'BradCast' 2/27/2023 (Staring Down Putin's 'Nuclear Coercion' in Ukraine)

Published: Feb. 28, 2023, 3:40 a.m.

b"On today's 'BradCast':\\xa0 Last week marked the one-year anniversary of Russia's horrific, imperialistic invasion of its sovereign neighbor, Ukraine. Some on the Right have begun to call for an end to U.S. financial support for Ukraine's self-defense, despite the ominous echoes of a new battle for democracy v. autocracy in Europe. New leaked documents, purportedly from the Kremlin, detail Russian President Vladimir Putin's plan to take control of neighboring Belarus within this decade. Putin has threatened to use nuclear weapons and trigger World War III if the U.S. and Europe don't stop supplying support for Ukraine to fight Russia's invasion. But many in what used to be known as the anti-war movement on the Left have adopted Kremlin talking points after the years-long effort by Russia to sow disinformation through state-funded programming and other methods.\\xa0 Recently on 'The BradCast', nuclear weapons policy analyst Stephen Schwartz explained the dangers of turning a blind eye to an adversary because they threaten to use nuclear weapons. Schwartz' argument is compelling and based on decades of experience, but it has failed to convince many on the anti-war movement. We open the phones to callers, particularly those who disagree with the idea that the West should continue supporting the battle for democracy in Europe before Russia moves even farther beyond its own borders."