Vladimir Pozner: How The United States Created Vladimir Putin Apr 2026

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Pozner contends the U.S. could have treated Russia as a partner—similar to the Marshall Plan after WWII. Instead, it adopted a policy of containment and superiority, often referred to as the Wolfowitz Doctrine , which viewed Russia as a "second-rate country" rather than a superpower.

In his lecture, veteran journalist Vladimir Pozner argues that current tensions between Russia and the West are not inevitable, but the result of specific U.S. foreign policy decisions made after the Cold War. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Pozner

The enlargement of NATO into former Soviet satellite states, which Russia views as an existential threat. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Pozner