i'm very uneasy about the degree to which support for the ukranian resistance can turn into support for continuation and then ascalation of this war. The solidarity of e ukrane is one thing, and supporting the continued escalation of the war is another thing. We should try ang to stop that part. I think ordinary cranians want this to stop. Re i hope not, but i think we could be looking at something sim here,. where there is a creation of a context of tension, within which one power then commits an aggressive act that unleashes a wider conflict.
Tony Wood returns to The Dig to discuss Russia’s invasion, what it reflects about Russian politics and geopolitics today and historically, and how the Left should be thinking about it all.
Tony's LRB essay: lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/n04/tony-wood2/why-didn-t-they-stop-it
Listen to past Dig eps for context on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine:
Tony Wood on Russia and Putin: thedigradio.com/podcast/russia-beyond-putin-with-tony-wood
Volodymyr Ishchenko on Ukraine: thedigradio.com/podcast/ukraine-w-volodymyr-ishchenko
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