Ukraine Russia War, One Year Later

04/06/23 • 19 min

On February 24, 2022, Russian ground forces entered and invaded Ukraine, with the intention to “denazify” the invaded nation. Russian President Putin called it a mission to get rid of Nazi influence in the region, while Ukrainian President Zelensky proclaimed that “The Ukrainians will never surrender”. The thunderous disturbance of war and its consequences have re-entered Europe, almost in parallel to World War Two. In this episode, Salomon Montaguth and Amy Mcgee from the W.A.T.C.H. team discuss the impact that this has on the region and the rest of the world.

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On February 6, 2023, Turkey and Syria experienced one of the deadliest earthquakes in modern history. Tens of thousands of lives have been lost and millions of lives have been impacted due to the destruction of their homes and their access to food and water. In this episode, Salomon Montaguth and Jennifer Radlinsky from the Emergency Management, Health, and Hazards team discuss the impact that these earthquakes have on the region and the rest of the world.

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Last year, the North American team here at the Counterterrorism Group, published a Flash Alert discussing the possibility of an increased risk of violence targeting minority communities. This Flash Alert, which was used as inspiration for far-right extremists, was based on a publication in Telegram which is a social media platform. The publication was called The Hard Reset: A Terrorgram Publication. Since then, the Counterterrorism Group has been monitoring the possible impact of these individuals on America’s infrastructure. In this episode, Salomon Montaguth joins Stacey Casas, a senior leader here at the Counterterrorism Group, to try and better understand the real impact far-right extremism may have on our infrastructure and nation.