What effect will further Western arms in Ukraine have? | Russia-Ukraine war
As Ukraine calls for more weapons, critics fear further militarization will only mean more war.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brought a war between two European countries on a scale not seen since World War II.
Death and the devastation has been extended – but Russia faced stiff resistance and Ukrainian forces recaptured some territory.
Western weapons and training played an important role in the conflict, forcing Russia to reevaluate its tactics. Moscow is now turning to long-range weapons and drones.
Some critics of Western strategy say that pouring more weapons into the war simply means more deaths – and delays the need for peace talks. is farther military aid to Ukraine the way forward?
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Western Nastasya
Guest:
Peter Zalmayev – Executive Director, Eurasian Democratic Initiative in Kyiv, political commentator and post-Soviet thinker
Pavel Felgenhauer – Defense and military analyst in Moscow
Leonid Ragozin – Independent journalist in Riga and publisher of the book European Tragedy – Russian history and the current conflict.