This is the Friends of History Debating Society. I'm John Bachelor of

Welcoming Professor H.J. Mackender, International Relations to comment on

Ukraine conflict and six capitals this week the number six capital will be

Berlin. A very good evening to you professor. I begin with the news from

Moscow which is unusual following the revelation that somehow air power in

Russia bombed the wrong city now being attended to by Russian authorities. But

then there's this official news Russia on Saturday today announced the tit

for Tatyak's version of over 20 German diplomats following the quote mass

removal of Russian embassy staff from Germany and Russia accused Berlin of

destroying ties foreign ministry spokeswoman told state-run television

more than 20 German diplomats have to leave her statements came shortly after

the ministry denounced another mass expulsion of employees of Russian

diplomatic missions in Germany. So Berlin and Moscow at odds a very good

evening to you professor. Good evening before we get into the the broad

picture let me just look at the even broader picture what you've described is

escalation and we do not want this war to escalate we want it to terminate but

right now according to a number of military analysts such as Lieutenant General

Ben Hodges who might admire my my my or lot the Ukrainians are quite likely in a

position having been thoroughly rearmed all the rest by the west who with Russia

having so weakened herself in so many ways to carry out a successful offensive

that would inflict a sufficient defeat on Russia that I think it's quite

likely that Russia might end the war and Hodges the Lieutenant General retired

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