Putin’s Taunt: What Are You Going To Do About It?

On a somber day, Chris, Melanie, Zack, ponder the implications of
the war in Ukraine. What, if any, lessons should we take away
from the inability to deter Vladimir Putin from attacking
Ukraine? With the war now raging, what measures should be
employed to help the Ukrainians and complicate Russian war aims —
and what should be held back? What are the escalation risks? Are
broad-based economic sanctions likely to be effective, and under
what circumstances might they be lifted? And what does the
post-Ukraine world look like, especially in terms of Europe’s
defense posture? A grievance for the second show in a row toward
Vladimir Putin (obviously), and to those in the Twitterverse
attempting to use the crisis as an opportunity to score
ideological points. Melanie scolds those Republicans who attended
a white nationalist conference and talks about what they mean for
of House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy. A hearty attaboy to Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelensky who has shown remarkable courage and
resolve under pressure, to Kenya’s Ambassador to the United
Nations, Martin Kimani, for an inspiring speech criticizing
Russia’s attempt to redraw borders by force, and to international
sports leagues for shunning Russia.


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