What Sarah Paine has said about Russian invasion of Ukraine

4 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 29, 2026

Sarah Paine, American historian and geopolitical strategist, retired professor at the U.S. Naval War College specializing in Russian and Chinese history and maritime strategy, has been quoted on Russian invasion of Ukraine 4 times in 1 episode of The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, most recently on October 29, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Paine argues Putin's full invasion was a pivotal error and he would have done better holding Crimea and Donbas while slowly destabilizing Ukraine.
“Putin would have been much better when he did the easy walking with his little green men into Crimea and Donbass of just sitting with that”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Dr. Sarah Paine: Why The World Is Turning Away From America (Oct 29, 2026) · Listen from 16:27
Paine explains that unlimited war aims put adversaries on 'death ground,' turning even dysfunctional states into lethal opponents.
“it can transform the most dysfunctional country into a lethal adversary, as Hitler discovered”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Dr. Sarah Paine: Why The World Is Turning Away From America (Oct 29, 2026) · Listen from 25:26
Paine judges that history will regard Zelensky as a hero and a great statesman.
“He's a hero for all time. Oh, he's, he's, you met a great statesman”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Dr. Sarah Paine: Why The World Is Turning Away From America (Oct 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:38
Paine expects European support for Ukraine to continue because Europeans believe Russia will come for them next.
“I don't think it will from Europe. Why? Because Europe, Russia will be coming for the rest of Europe”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Dr. Sarah Paine: Why The World Is Turning Away From America (Oct 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:28:17

Episodes

Dr. Sarah Paine: Why The World Is Turning Away From America
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Oct 29, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Historian Sarah Paine tells Steven Bartlett why the Iran war, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and U.S. continentalism threaten the rules-based maritime order and risk World War III.

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Danny Jones · 1 quote
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