'BradCast' 3/7/2022: ('Forget the Cheese. Let's Get Out of the Trap': Callers ring in on a path to peace in Ukraine)
On today's 'BradCast':\xa0\xa0 The corporate media is fixated on the 'war porn' of Russia's unjustified invasion of Ukraine, with many pundits who have ideological axes to grind. Yet there is precious little discussion about a pathway to peace to end Russia's horrific targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure. Ukraine and Russia entered into a third round of peace talks on Monday to negotiate a temporary cease-fire to allow for humanitarian corridors for civilians to evacuate and allow import of food and medicine. Previous cease-fires fell apart over the weekend within a few hours, with both sides blaming each other.\xa0 On Friday's 'BradCast', we spoke with Russia-Ukraine expert and author Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute, who detailed a proposed roadmap to peace in Ukraine that included tough choices for all sides. On Monday, the Kremlin reportedly presented a list of its demands that shares some of the broad contours of Lieven's proposal.\xa0 We open the phones today to listeners to discuss peace - - whether Ukraine should take such a deal, whether Putin can be trusted, whether accepting such terms would be the equivalent of rewarding Putin's bad behavior and alleged war crimes, and much more...