The largest land invasion in Europe since World War II meets the largest financial sanctions package in history.
As the war enters its fourth week Russia’s advance on major Ukrainian cities is still bogged down and stymied by a fierce Ukrainian resistance. And Western sanctions on Moscow are beginning to take their toll, with Russia’s economy cut off from global financial markets, its currency plunging to new depths, living standards plummeting, major companies heading for the exits, and a potential default on the horizon.
So we’re effectively in a race against time. Can Ukraine hold out long enough for Russia’s economy to crumble and undermine its ability to wage war? On the Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Daniel Drezner, a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and Maria Snegovaya, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Virginia Tech about the latest developments.