On the verge of war in eastern Ukraine w/ Mark Sleboda

#OnTheBarricades #Ukraine #USA #Russia #MarkSleboda #internatinalsecurity #internationallaw #war #Zelensky #Biden #Putin #MinskAccords #MinskAgreements Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, have discussed Ukraine-related tensions, security concerns, and the need for nuclear arms control, with the White House proposing a formal meeting in “a third country.” The exchange comes amid widespread concern that fighting in the Donbass region between Kiev forces and fighters from Moscow-backed self-proclaimed republics could escalate into a full-fledged conflict. The new standoff is the result of Kiev’s large-scale mobilization of troops and equipment, which prompted Russia to beef up its own military presence near its western border. Of course, the corporate western media portrays this as “Russian aggression.“ A few days before the virtual meeting between Putin and Biden, Boyan Stanislavski spoke with Mark Sleboda, an international security analyst, university