Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro broke down the complicated history of Ukraine in the latest “Facts” episode, pointing out the flaws in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s justification for invasion.
Shapiro began the episode, released Saturday, by talking about Putin’s recent interview with Tucker Carlson, where Putin said that his reason for invading Ukraine was based on historical claims to the land. In the episode, Shapiro analyzes Putin’s claims and lines them up to the historic record.
“Putin’s claim is that Ukraine is inherently Russian territory,” Shapiro said. “That’s a claim that requires two pieces of support. First, the idea that Ukraine is historically Russian controlled and Russian populated. And second, that Ukraine today has no claim to its independence.”
Shapiro explained how a state formed in the late 9th century known as Kyivan Rus which…
