February 2022: Will RUSSIA Observe the Olympic Truce in Ukraine?

As Russia assumes the Security Council presidency in February,
international tensions are high over the country's military buildup
at the Ukraine border. On this episode, we look at how Russia's
2014 annexation of Crimea could offer insights into the Council's
ability -- or inability -- to address the current crisis and
whether China will choose a side: the West or Russia? We talk with
Russia's Deputy UN Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy, who shares the
country's plans for the Council this month; as well as Kadri Liik,
senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations
and Russia expert; Richard Gowan, UN director at the International
Crisis group in New York; and Sven Jürgenson, Estonia’s ambassador
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