Ukraine crisis is making Europeans think again about '30s and origins of World War II , says Timothy Snyder . Snyder : The Russian invasion of southern Ukraine is a threat above all to the citizens of Ukraine . As with Putin today in Ukraine , Hitler in 1938 in Austria based claim on need to protect fellow ethnics . Once Austria had gone , European leaders easily betrayed Czechoslovakia , which truly deserved support , he adds . Score: 6
Ukraine crisis is making Europeans think again about '30s and origins of World War II , says Timothy Snyder . Snyder : As with Putin today in Ukraine , Hitler in 1938 in Austria based claim on need to protect fellow ethnics . Once Austria had gone , European leaders easily betrayed Czechoslovakia , which truly deserved support , he adds . Score: 6