Thank you for this very, very informative and thoughtful conservation. In the time since the podcast, some discussions have now begun towards ending the fighting between Russia and Ukraine. The tentative agreement seems to include Ukraine's not joining NATO, as well some permanent ceding of territory to Russia.
Thank you for this very, very informative and thoughtful conservation. In the time since the podcast, some discussions have now begun towards ending the fighting between Russia and Ukraine. The tentative agreement seems to include Ukraine's not joining NATO, as well some permanent ceding of territory to Russia.
I don't know if you read listener comments, but I wonder if it could be worthwhile to ask the forensic question of whether Ukraine could have won. If they had been given more/enough weapons, funding and support, could Ukraine have conceivably won? I think that deserves a hearing.
My own feeling is that they could have. Although I wonder how that could have been solidified into an enduring victory. Would Russia have reignited hostile takeover efforts at some future point in time? It's a given they would be unaccepting of this defeat. Maybe this kind of postgame analysis could have some value as part of a future podcast? If only because Ukraine's defeat seems worthy of a broad understanding, including what went so wrong, but also a respectful examination of "what might have been".
Thank you for this very, very informative and thoughtful conservation. In the time since the podcast, some discussions have now begun towards ending the fighting between Russia and Ukraine. The tentative agreement seems to include Ukraine's not joining NATO, as well some permanent ceding of territory to Russia.
I don't know if you read listener comments, but I wonder if it could be worthwhile to ask the forensic question of whether Ukraine could have won. If they had been given more/enough weapons, funding and support, could Ukraine have conceivably won? I think that deserves a hearing.
My own feeling is that they could have. Although I wonder how that could have been solidified into an enduring victory. Would Russia have reignited hostile takeover efforts at some future point in time? It's a given they would be unaccepting of this defeat. Maybe this kind of postgame analysis could have some value as part of a future podcast? If only because Ukraine's defeat seems worthy of a broad understanding, including what went so wrong, but also a respectful examination of "what might have been".