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PBS Washington Week with The Atlantic - Full Show

Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 2/23/24

PBS Washington Week with The Atlantic - Full Show

Washington Week

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

It’s been two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For a while, it seemed as if Ukraine had the upper hand in its war to remain free, Russia is again on the attack. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic, David Ignatius of The Washington Post and Lara Seligman of Politico for a discussion about the state of the war.

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It's been two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

0:05.0

For a while, it seemed as if Ukraine had the upper hand in its war to remain free,

0:11.0

but now Russia is on the offensive again. The Ukrainians are

0:17.1

outmaned and outgun and Republicans in the House are in no rush to help.

0:21.2

Next.

0:28.0

This is Washington Week with the Atlantic.

0:31.0

Good evening and welcome to Washington Week.

0:34.7

We're going to focus tonight on Ukraine.

0:36.9

Its struggle against Russia, its central place in the global struggle between democracies

0:41.1

and autocracies, its battlefield difficulties, and its worry that

0:44.8

President Trump, should he return to office, will abandon it to Vladimir Putin.

0:49.2

Joining me tonight in conversation are three great experts on the subject.

0:53.6

Anne Applebaum, my colleague and a staff writer at the Atlantic,

0:57.4

David Ignatius, a Foreign Affairs columnist for the Washington Post,

1:00.8

and Lara Seligman covers the Pentagon for Politico. Thank you all for joining me. Big topic, second anniversary.

1:10.0

And things have changed somewhat dramatically in our perception of what's happening on the ground in Ukraine.

1:17.5

David, let me start with you, but I want all of you to answer this very simple question. Is Russia winning? So Russia certainly

1:26.3

has the momentum after last weekend's Iranian evacuation of their position at Abdifka in eastern Ukraine.

1:37.0

There's a sense that the Russians are on a roll.

1:40.0

Putin's arrogance in the killing of Navalny reinforces this sense that it's Russia's time.

1:47.0

I have to remind myself thinking back two years to what Russia expected.

1:53.1

They thought they'd roll through Ukraine, take Kieve in 10 days.

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