Conflict Between Ukraine and Russia Escalates
Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 954 , Segment 1
Ukraine/Russia, Closing GM Factories, Mars InSight
Episode: Ukraine/Russia, Closing GM Factories, Mars InSight
- Nov 29, 2018 10:00 pm
- 19:35 mins
Guests: Celeste Beesley, Professor of Political Science, BYU; Scott Cooper, PhD, Professor of Political Science Russia fired on and seized three Ukrainian navy ships and their crews over the weekend in disputed waters between the two countries. Russia says Ukraine was provoking it. Ukraine says Russia is trying to seize more of its territory. In 2014 Russia annexed Crimea, which belonged to Ukraine. There’s been ongoing conflict along the border since then. What does this latest dispute mean, and what comes next?