The Debate

With the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv devastated and the capital Kyiv braced for an attack by a massive Russian convoy, we're asking whether the US has made the right calls on Ukraine. The message of Joe Biden's State of the Union address was one of solidarity with President Volodymyr Zelensky. But seen from Kyiv, will this feel like enough?

Talks have begun on the Belarus border between representatives of Ukraine and Russia. But the one voice that counts and can immediately stop the violence is that of Vladimir Putin. Has the Russian president already gone too far and signed the end of his own time in power? With almost all the world united against his aggression against Ukraine, we ask our guests if talks and sanctions can stop Putin.

Talks have begun on the Belarus border between representatives of Ukraine and Russia. But the one voice that counts and can immediately stop the violence is that of Vladimir Putin. Has the Russian president already gone too far and signed the end of his own time in power? With almost all the world united against his aggression against Ukraine, we ask our guests if talks and sanctions can stop Putin.

Talks have begun on the Belarus border between representatives of Ukraine and Russia. But the one voice that counts and can immediately stop the violence is that of Vladimir Putin. Has the Russian president already gone too far and signed the end of his own time in power? With almost all the world united against his aggression against Ukraine, we ask our guests if talks and sanctions can stop Putin.

Western powers ramp up sanctions against Russia, but will it be enough? Never since World War II has a sovereign state attacked another with such force. Russia launched an invasion with attacks by land, sea and by air. It followed a speech in which President Vladimir Putin promised the “de-Nazification” of Ukraine's democratically-elected government.

Western powers ramp up sanctions against Russia, but will it be enough? Never since World War II has a sovereign state attacked another with such force. Russia launched an invasion with attacks by land, sea and by air. It followed a speech in which President Vladimir Putin promised the “de-Nazification” of Ukraine's democratically-elected government.

Western powers ramp up sanctions against Russia, but will it be enough? Never since World War II has a sovereign state attacked another with such force. Russia launched an invasion with attacks by land, sea and by air. It followed a speech in which President Vladimir Putin promised the “de-Nazification” of Ukraine's democratically-elected government.

How to respond to Russia's soldiers and tanks? After months of buildup and shuttle diplomacy, the gloves are now off as Russian President Vladimir Putin's has made his move for southeastern Ukraine. How far is the West willing to go for a non-NATO member that is pining to join the military alliance?

All bets are off: the Russian president has made his move. Months of Western efforts to stave off a Crimea-like land grab seem to have been wiped out with the stroke of a pen. Does Vladimir Putin's recognition of two breakaway regions of Ukraine's Donbass as independent mean war? Armoured vehicles are now near the front line, after Putin claimed that another Vladimir - Lenin - gave away eastern Ukraine when he formed the Soviet Union. We discuss the situation, and the international response.

Has war been declared? Following a day during which the Kremlin ratcheted up its rhetoric, François Picard’s panel weighs the consequences of the call in Moscow to recognise Ukraine’s pro-Russian separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. They also discuss Vladimir Putin’s ultimate goal.