Today is a major moment for Western Nations meeting in Germany to decide on military aid for Ukraine. Decisions taken will shape the war and whether Ukraine can be victorious over Russia.
Around 50 allies of Ukraine will meet at Ramstein Air Base in Germany and debate what kind of weapons Ukraine must have to push the Russian war machine back and out of Ukraine.
Ukraine has pleaded for tanks and air defence missiles, ahead of an expected Russian springtime offensive.
Will Berlin in the end agree to send advanced, German-made battle tanks to Ukraine? Or at least allow other countries that now have them to do so?
On Back Story this week Douglas London, a former CIA Station Chief on President Putin and what’s in his calculus of invading Ukraine and even consideration of a nuclear weapon use.
And Ret U.S. Major Mike Lyons on Ukraine’s position on the battle field, which he says is troubling.
Podcast Audio Link:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1016881/12075934
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