Ukraine Crisis: The Signals Pointing to Russian Invasion

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

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4.7 • 830 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2022

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Tensions in Ukraine are high as Russia builds up its military capacity along the border. Cyber attacks on Kyiv have also increased. Can the US and NATO do anything to deescalate the situation, or will Putin decide to invade? Ian Bremmer speaks with Russia/Ukraine expert Alina Polyakova of the Center for European Policy Analysis, who believes that based on Putin’s actions, all the signals are pointing to an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine - though that could actually strengthen NATO.

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0:00.0	I think a lot of what's driving Putin and Russian foreign policy as a result is this desire to have the sphere of influence, but even more than that, to have Russia whole again.
0:12.1	Ukraine is really seen as the historical heart of ancient Russia and not modern Russia.
0:19.9	Hello and welcome to the GZero World podcast.
0:23.5	This is where you'll find extended versions of my interviews on public television.
0:27.7	I'm Ian Bremmer.
0:28.6	And today, we look at President Joe Biden's biggest foreign policy challenge yet, Ukraine.
0:36.0	Russia has amassed roughly 100,000 troops along the border. They're still
0:41.6	expanding. They've ramped up their cyber attacks on Kiev, and they've announced joint military
0:47.6	exercises in nearby Belarus. Though the Biden administration has been trying to build a more
0:53.7	stable and predictable relationship with Moscow,
0:57.1	U.S.-Russia relations are right now on a knife edge.
1:01.2	But will Putin invade, or is this just a high-stakes game of political chess?
1:07.1	I speak with Alina Pahliakova.
1:09.5	She's president and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis.
1:13.6	And she thinks that NATO countries need to get on the same page if they're going to stand
1:18.2	a chance against Putin.
1:20.6	Let's get to it.
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