There’s no reason to believe that any successor to Putin would be any more likely to depart from Russia’s current path, Paul Poast argues.
"This is part of a very deliberate Russian strategy,” says Ivo Daalder, "to take control of the plant, not only physically but the electricity that gets produced.”
Caroline de Gruyter, Gideon Rachman, and Prashant Rao join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
Could the Western Balkans region become a ‘second front’ in the Russia’s conflict with the West? Tim Judah and Ilva Tare join Deep Dish to discuss.
Mikhail Gorbechav’s peaceful dissolution of the Soviet Union starkly contrasts Putin’s war. Cecile Shea weighs in on WGN's Evening News.
Many Americans feel Russia's invasion is morally wrong and nearly three-quarters back increasing US military aid to Ukraine, Dina Smeltz tells NPR.
"Putin needs to understand that there is no other way out but negotiation," Elizabeth Shackelford argues on WTTW.
Karen DeYoung, Ryan Heath, and Stefan Kornelius join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
"A diplomatic solution is far from guaranteed in the near term," Elizabeth Shackelford writes, "but Ukraine must not close the door to it."
The West has inflicted damage on the Russian economy, Bruce Jentleson writes, but Putin has so far contained those costs.
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