Biden's North Star in this war is no war with Russia and I think we can credit him for keeping to that thus far. Biden has always seen himself as a foreign policy expert, he's keenly interested international politics. He will whether he likes it or not when a biography is written in 10 years hence, there will be a big chapter on this war. My sense is that most Americans are consumed increasingly because of mounting problems in this country,. I think Ukraine will matter in summer stacks.
As the war in Ukraine reaches its one year anniversary, there is still no clear end in sight. And while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy anticipates Russia’s spring offensive, he’s been clear in asking the West for one thing - fighter jets. On this episode of the podcast defence expert Rajan Menon and policy expert Anatol Lieven discuss how crucial jets could be for Ukraine’s defence, what the western countries’ national interest is in giving them, and whether support for Ukraine in this war could wane as time goes on. Our host for this episode is The Sunday Times Special Correspondent, Josh Glancy.
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