E104 What's going on in Ukraine? w/Boris Ryvkin

Today on the show, Boris Ryvkin, a veteran of U.S. policy circles whose family hails from Russia and Ukraine. We talk about Putin's rationality, what Russia wants in Ukraine, the beleaguered history between the two countries, where the conflict goes from here, what the United States can do, the Russian Orthodox Church, and implications for the wider global security arena. It's a really good discussion and I learned a lot from Boris.

You can follow Boris on Twitter at @BRyvkin (twitter.com/bryvkin).