NatSec Matters Podcast’s Post

Transcript

Uh, if I could summarize it, the way I think the US sees it is the issue of Ukraine is going to be solved and that we make a big offer to the Russians, encouraging them or inviting them into a new strategic relationship. And all the allure of that might persuade the Russians to shut this war down amicably. But it's not the Biden administration track or what some I think Hawks in Congress and elsewhere might advocate, which is that you have to back Ukraine with a tightening of sanctions on Russia. With additional weapons package to put pain and pressure on Putin so that he arrives at that conclusion, it's much more inducement, much, much more carrots than it is sticks. By the way, just as a final wrap up, Zelensky, taking that metaphor forward in his interview with Newsweek this week, said he's fine with carrots provided that they're poisoned.