“Rick Lorenz is interviewed by King 5 in a segment on “Why the long game is unclear in Russia.“

“Ukraine is not a member of NATO, so the U.S. is not required to provide help.”

“After Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there are a lot of questions about why it happened and what the role of the United States will be in an imminent war. We break down three of the top questions people in Washington state are asking about the crisis in Eastern Europe.”

“…Russia is the number one exporter of natural gas in the world. The number two exporter of crude oil, the number three exporter of coal. It also was the number two exporter of petroleum fuels. So gasoline, diesel jet fuel etc., and it also exports a very large amount of nuclear power technology. It’s there’s

“As you follow the ongoing situation in Ukraine, here are some terms that may frequently come up.”

“Russian President Vladimir Putin is moving fast, and our sanctions, by President Biden’s own admission, could take months to have an effect. But there may be another pressure point. “At the University of Washington, Professor Scott Radnitz teaches Russian studies and also monitors Russian social media, noting that despite Putin’s control of the internet, Russians

“No one should have been surprised that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine on Thursday morning, experts in that region’s history and politics said. “‘This didn’t come out of nowhere,’ said Professor Scott Radnitz, associate professor of Russian and Eurasian studies in the University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International

“John Koenig, University of Washington professor and ambassador, talks to FOX 13 Morning News about Russia invading Ukraine.”

“After weeks of signaling and buildup of troops and equipment, Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In other words, Vladimir Putin has ordered likely the largest conventional military action in Europe since World War II. KUOW’s Soundside heard from several Seattleites about their view of what’s happening in Ukraine.”

“’Like just about everybody else, I’m watching the news in shock,’ Professor Scott Radnitz told KIRO Newsradio late Wednesday night. ‘People have warned about this for a long time. The U.S. government was fairly confident that Russia would invade Ukraine pretty soon. And yet, watching this now happen, watching the explosions in various cities around Ukraine