Is a Peaceful Resolution Still Possible? Masha Gessen & Anatol Lieven on Ukraine, Putin & NATO
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5VWKA)
The U.S. warns Russia could soon invade Ukraine, as diplomatic talks continue in Moscow and Washington and the U.S. sends more military equipment to Ukraine. We look at the potential of war from the seldom-discussed perspective of citizens of Ukraine. This Russian brinkmanship is having a devastating effect on the Ukrainian economy, even without an invasion," says Russian American journalist Masha Gessen, who just returned from reporting in Ukraine. Foreign policy expert Anatol Lieven says that while a Russian invasion of Ukraine remains a possibility, there clearly is a desire in Moscow to pursue a diplomatic path" to resolve the crisis without war.