War in Europe: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

 
FEATURED | PERRY WORLD HOUSE EVENT Expert Briefing | War in Europe: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 4:00pm-5:00pm ET | Hybrid Event 

With Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine, the most serious crisis in Europe since the end of World War Two has come to a head. Diplomatic efforts by the West to reduce the risk of war have failed. Russian troops have advanced into Ukrainian territory by land, air, and sea, with reports of heavy fighting and bombing of military and civilian targets across the country.

 

As a result of Putin’s decision, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union have instituted sanctions against Russian official entities and individuals, while Germany has halted the opening of the Nord Stream 2 energy pipeline.

 

How will Ukraine defend itself against this attack? What are the goals of Putin’s military campaign? What could be the humanitarian and economic consequences for Europe and beyond?

 

Join Perry World House and the Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics to hear from experts Trudy Rubin, The Philadelphia Inquirer’s foreign affairs columnist, who has just returned from a reporting trip to Ukraine and Lithuania; Rudra Sil, Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania; and Alexander Vershbow, former Deputy Secretary General of NATO. This discussion will be moderated by Jane Vaynman, Lightning Scholar at Perry World House and Assistant Professor of Political Science at Temple University.

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