Anatolian jets has been promoted to today as Secretary General of NATO. What do you think is the most realistic and desirous outcome here from the perspective of the Western Alliance? Well, I think unfortunately realistic and desirable are two different things in this case. It's extremely hard to imagine a full scale peace settlement given the difference between the two sides. And as we've seen in Korea, in Kashmir, in Cyprus, I think is theMost likely outcome.
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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