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A New European Peace Plan For Ukraine

As the war in the Donbas escalates, the debate about sending arms to Ukraine is heating up in Washington and Brussels.

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By Andrew S. Weiss
Published on Feb 9, 2015

Source: NPR’s Diane Rehm Show

German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. today to talk about the growing crisis in Ukraine. At a security conference in Munich over the weekend, Merkel reiterated her opposition to arming Ukrainian forces to fight pro-Russian rebels. She favors working toward a diplomatic solution. To that end, Merkel and French President Hollande met in Moscow with Vladimir Putin last week. In the U.S., a chorus of voices in support of sending weapons to Ukraine has grown louder. But opponents fear the risks of escalation are too great. Carnegie’s Andrew S. Weiss joined Diane Rehm for a panel discussion on options for achieving peace in Ukraine.

This interview was originally broadcast on NPR’s Diane Rehm Show.

About the Author

Andrew S. Weiss

James Family Chair, Vice President for Studies

Andrew S. Weiss is the James Family Chair and vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he oversees research on Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia. His graphic novel biography of Vladimir Putin, Accidental Czar: the Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin, was published by First Second/Macmillan in 2022.

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