Why the West's strategy against Russia should be more aggressive | Edward Lucas interview

"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace," was the way George Washington rephrased the famous Latin adage. Edward Lucas, Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) in London, is of a similar opinion when it comes to the US and Europe's treatment of Russia nowadays. Watch Ekaterina Kotrikadze's interview with Lucas to find out why he insists that the West must keep arming Ukraine and whose mistake it was to undereastimate Putin.

0:00 — Intro. The deterrence policy against Russia has failed
1:42 — Whose mistake was it to underestimate Putin?
3:34 — Is the West’s unity gone?
6:30 — Is Ukraine being pushed to negotiate with Russia?
7:36 — Are Russia and Ukraine both ready for negotiations?
9:16 — Can a more aggressive deterrence strategy lead to a war between NATO and Russia?
11:12 — Does the West have any red lines which if crossed by Russia would lead to war?"

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[rikkafe]

concise interview with concise and pertinent replies.

[gregdk]

Complete embargo no exceptions. Ceterum censeo Putinem esse delendam.

[manuelbello]

We need a documentary about gay in Russia, and it better go big everywhere and it could win an Oscar. Second Russian language documentary to win since Navalny