Katrina vanden Heuvel: Smart Diplomacy Can Still Resolve the Ukraine Crisis Without War
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5WC1S)
As President Biden warns of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine, France has secured a commitment from both Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet at a summit in an effort to defuse the escalating tension. We speak to veteran journalist Katrina vanden Heuvel, whose latest article for The Washington Post, A path out of the Ukraine crisis," argues both leaders must work to avoid a catastrophic war. There's a bluffing that could be taken more lightly, except this is the most dangerous confrontation between the United States, NATO and Russia in decades," says vanden Heuvel.