Government Matters (Full Show) – April 12, 2022
Stopping further Russian atrocities in Ukraine; assessing Russian intelligence and Putin’s next moves; European dependence on Russian energy imports
Stopping further Russian atrocities in Ukraine; assessing Russian intelligence and Putin’s next moves; European dependence on Russian energy imports
Western leaders have vowed to hold Russians accountable for alleged war crimes in Ukraine. However, the current priority must be protecting the Ukrainian population from further crimes against humanity, argues Peter Dickinson, UkraineAlert editor at the Atlantic Council and chief editor of Business Ukraine Magazine. Dickinson said the weapons the United States has provided to […]
Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, senior fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center and former senior Central Intelligence Agency operations officer, says the risk that Russia could use a nuclear weapon is “not zero.” Mowatt-Larssen told Government Matters the potential for Putin to use a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine or against NATO should not be off the table and […]
Russia is one of the world’s largest oil and natural gas exporters, but bans and restrictions on those exports could lead to a serious energy crisis and more pain for consumers. Emily Holland, professor at the U.S. Naval War College, said Western states’ policies of moving away from Russian energy have increased demand and caused […]
