Why Russia gambled on Ukraine, with Bruno Macaes
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its third week, the former Portuguese Europe minister and New Statesman contributing writer Bruno Mac\u0327a\u0303es speaks to Ido Vock, Europe Correspondent, about how we got here and what could happen next. They discuss Russia\u2019s increasingly indiscriminate bombings of Ukrainian cities, whether Putin misread Ukrainian strength and morale, and what action Western governments could take to support Ukraine militarily.
Further reading:
Why Putin invaded Ukraine
Without more planes from the West Ukraine can\u2019t defend itself
Our addiction to oil has paid for Putin\u2019s war
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