Kira says western sanctions are more of a tool for politicians to pat themselves on the back and said, oh, look, we've done something. But those sanctions against russia are sto a wide right now, or then you could drive a truck through them. We have to get to a point where, as kira said, there's a united front, where the gulf states, india, even china a are altogether on the sanctions. And i'm worried again, also about indias a non alignment position when it comes to oil and energy, stuff like that. Michael y ymy television training is coming in, and that i i we are finishing. But i want to
Is the West doing enough to help Ukraine? What kind of endgame should Ukraine be seeking – all-out victory over Russia or a negotiated settlement that will allow both sides to claim they have won? To help answer some of these questions, we invited three prominent Ukrainian voices to get the view from the country. Kira Rudik is the MP who went viral on Instagram when she posted a photo of herself wielding a Kalashnikov and urging her fellow citizens to take up arms against the Russian invaders; Michael Bociurkiw, geopolitical analyst and humanitarian; and Olha Poliukhovych, a cultural historian and academic based in Kyiv. This discussion is hosted by broadcaster and academic Philippa Thomas.
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