Is Russia Going to Invade Ukraine?

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How likely is russia to actually go there, to invade the entire country with its full force? I would not put money on that. A lot will become clearer next weekw there's a series of talks between us. And russian officials in geneva on january tenth. Amy mc kinnon is a national security reporter for foreign policy magazine who has reported from across eastern europe. Sara sinkerova is a freelance human rights journalist.

Russia has kept its military at Ukraine’s doorstep for almost a decade. But a recent escalation on the border is creating fears of a full-blown invasion.

Today’s show was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Haleema Shah.

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