Andrew S. Weiss | Source | James Family Chair, Vice President - Studies at CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT
Andrew S. Weiss
Andrew is the James Family Chair and Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he oversees research on Russia and Eurasia. His graphic novel biography of Vladimir Putin, Accidental Czar: the Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin, was published by First Second/Macmillan in 2022. Prior to joining Carnegie, Andrew was Director of the RAND Corporation’s Center for Russia and Eurasia and Executive Director of the RAND Business Leaders Forum.
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Well, in practical terms, right now, it means a great deal because one of the most important pieces of Ukrainian territory that Vladimir Putin's mind has to be focused on right now is Crimea. And that bridge was both a symbolic gesture to connect mother Russia to Crimea, which was seized from and illegally annexed in 2014 from Ukraine. But right now, the Russians are in need of good military infrastructure and supply and logistics routes. And that bridge was a key part of the plan.
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Examining the importance of the only bridge connecting Crimea to Russia
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and NPR's Jason Beaubien about the implications of the explosion on the bridge.
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