Making sense of the new Ukraine-Russia crisis

A SSEESing NOW event with Oksana Antonenko (Control Risks), Professor Mark Galeotti (UCL SSEES), Orysia Lutsevych (Chatham House) and Professor Andrew Wilson (UCL SSEES). Chaired by Dr Ben Noble (UCL SSEES)

The growing confrontation between Western governments and Russia centring on Ukraine has emerged as one of the most pressing security challenges of the moment. But commentary and analysis around the issue are markedly varied, with some predicting imminent moves by Russian forces and others resolute in their view that this is mere posturing by Vladimir Putin – or, perhaps, an attempt by the Russian leader to force a new vision of European security on Western governments. Who is right? Is Russia's very strategy to keep us guessing? This panel brought together a distinguished panel of experts to help make sense of what is happening, how we have got to where we are – and what might happen next.

This event was recorded on 3 February 2022.

3:32 Oksana Antonenko – Director at Control Risks

13:37 Professor Mark Galeotti – Honorary Professor at UCL SSEES

24:23 Orysia Lutsevych – Research Fellow and Manager of the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House

36:45 Professor Andrew Wilson – Professor of Ukrainian Studies at UCL SSEES

45:04 Q&A

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Amazing how old this feels given it was only 7 days ago…smh