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Mr. Book just finished The Folly Of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself About Russia and Betrayed Ukraine, by Alexander Vindman.

This book will be released on February 25, 2025.

Vindman was the first White House official to testify, at the impeachment hearing against Trump, on what was on the July 25, 2019 phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky, in which Trump asked Zelensky to investigate Hunter Biden.

This book gives a very good look at the history of the Ukraine/Russia relationship, along with how the United States has spent decades misjudging the situation and coming up with the wrong calculations and strategy options. The US actions have helped to embolden Russia over the years and have helped contribute to the mess we find ourselves in.

I give this book a B+. Goodreads and NetGalley require grades on a 1-5 star system. In my personal conversion system, a B+ equates to 4 stars. (A or A+: 5 stars, B+: 4 stars, B: 3 stars, C: 2 stars, D or F: 1 star).

This review has been posted at NetGalley, Goodreads and my blog, Mr. Book’s Book Reviews

I finished reading this on October 1, 2024.