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Podcast: This Matters
Episode: Can the world deter Putin’s plans for Ukraine?
Description: Guest: Edward Keenan, Washington Bureau Chief Host: Raju Mudhar After weeks of posturing, on what President Vladimir Putin is calling a peace keeping mission, Russian forces have entered Ukraine. It is the culmination of weeks of troop buildups on the border. Despite several attempts at diplomatic resolutions, many NATO countries including the U.S. said this would happen. Now the world watches and attempts to find new ways to isolate and punish Russia for this incursion, but also try to find a way to deter any further escalation that may lead to armed combat.