What Are Vladimir Putins Intentions in Ukraine?

Published: Dec. 16, 2021, 8 a.m.

b'Russian President Vladimir Putin\\u2019s troops continue to amass at Ukraine\\u2019s snowy border. A tense atmosphere permeates the cold. And one question is on many minds: Will Russia invade again?\\nAlexis Mrachek, research associate for Russia and Eurasia at The Heritage Foundation, says she thinks it\\u2019s quite possible. (The Daily Signal is Heritage\\u2019s multimedia news organization.)\\n\\u201cI think in looking at a potential second invasion of Ukraine versus not another invasion, I think it\\u2019s more likely that Russia would invade Ukraine,\\u201d Mrachek explains. \\u201cI think it is more likely just looking at the tensions building up, and Russia is now demanding that NATO retract its pledge to admit Ukraine and Georgia one day.\\u201d\\n\\u201cAnd so Russia and the U.S. and Western players keep going back and forth,\\u201d she says. \\u201cIt seems more likely that Russia would invade.\\u201d\\nMrachek joins \\u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\\u201d to detail the history of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, lay out the consequences of another Russian invasion, and explain how America and the world should respond to Russian aggression.\\nWe also cover these stories:\\xa0\\n\\nThe House votes to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress.\\n\\nSen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., says she supports expanding the Supreme Court from the current nine justices.\\n\\nFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, introduces a bill targeting critical race theory in K-12 classrooms.\\n\\n\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.'