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Shashank Joshi: Ukraine - how we got here and what next?

Thoughts in Between: exploring how technology collides with politics, culture and society

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Could the West Have Done More to Russia?

If we had accepted a neutralized ukrane, i can't think of any post war case where a country has done thatwher. I don't think puton wanted a balanced ukrane. He wanted a completely d militarized, disarmed, neutral ucrane. We could have invited ukrane into nato, yes, but that would have involved accepting a country that has an open conflict with russia into the alliance and defending it in a war against russia. Ultimately, that's not realistic, and there wasn't a consensus for that inside the alliance, inside the west. Tha, if a country is set on war, how much can you do

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