Russia and Ukraine: On the Brink of War

<p class="x_MsoNormal">Vladimir Putin is threatening to erase the sovereignty, independence, and self-determination of Ukraine.</p> <p class="x_MsoNormal">What caused this crisis?  What are the likely consequences not only for Russia and Ukraine but for the U.S., Europe, and NATO? How would a war between Russia and Ukraine turn out? What lessons are the rulers of China and Iran learning? How do Russian energy resources – and Europe’s need for them – factor in? What are Putin’s goals – short-, medium-, and long-term? What should be the goal of the U.S. and its allies?</p> <p class="x_MsoNormal">James Brooke is a former New York Times foreign correspondent and Voice of America Moscow bureau chief who just days ago left Ukraine where he had lived for six years as editor-in-chief of Ukraine Business Journal.</p> <p class="x_MsoNormal">Bradley Bowman is senior director of FDD's Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP). He previously served as a Senate national security advisor, U.S. Army officer, and assistant professor at West Point.</p> <p class="x_MsoNormal">Brenda Shaffer is FDD’s Senior Advisor for Energy.</p> <p class="x_MsoNormal">They join Foreign Podicy host Cliff May for a wide-ranging conversation.</p>