external In the Media February 16, 2022 Matthew Schmidt, associate professor of national security, international affairs, and political sciences, says Putin is “fighting an ideological war to hold onto Ukraine in the Russian sphere of influence” to get back Ukraine. https://mobile.twitter.com/tickernewsco/status/1494042729223168000?s=24 matthew-schmidt news-all news-in-the-media year-2022 month-february name-matthew-schmidt