Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine enters its third week as Russia continues to indiscriminately bomb civilian targets as more than 2 million refugees flee the country.
Ukraine’s David-and-Golliath resistance continues to be fierce and defiant as the defenses of major cities like Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Mariupol hold fast against the Russian onslaught.
Intensifying Western sanctions and increasing boycotts by Western companies effectively unplug Russia from global markets and finance.
And the debate continues about how to arm Ukraine with the weapons it needs to defend itself, most importantly fighter jets to prevent Russia from dominating the skies.
On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with three Ukrainian experts about the war and the situation on the ground: Volodymyr Dubovyk, an associate professor in the Faculty of International Relations at Mechnikov National University in Odessa and director of its Center for International Studies; Maryna Vorotnyuk, an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Service Institute; and Aleksandr Khara, a former official with the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council who is currently a Fellow at the Center for Defense Strategies.