The Kremlin's Response to Ukraine's War on Crimea

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The election of a ukranian president, vladimir zalenski, in two thousand and 19 was a contributing factor to this. He campaigned on a platform of resolving the conflict in the donbas and eastern ukrane. And then i think there's the broader international context as well. The cremlin has just seen an opportunity at this moment in which it feels it may be able to force the west to the negotiating table.

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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