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Playing with Fire? A Debate on U.S. Arming Ukraine & NATO Expansion to Russia's Border

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February 10, 2015

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As fighting continues in Ukraine, President Obama said Monday he has not ruled out arming the Ukrainian military against Russianbacked rebels. Meeting with Obama at the White House, German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated her opposition to arming Ukraine, saying the conflict could not be resolved militarily. Merkel is set to hold talks in Minsk on Wednesday with the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and France in a bid to end the crisis that has killed thousands and displaced 1.5 million people over the past year. Should the United States escalate its role in the conflict by arming Ukraine? We host a debate between retired Air Force general Charles Wald, the former deputy commander of U.S. European Command, and University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer.

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