Thread by @I_Katchanovski

My @CBCNews interview: "NATO exercises near Russian borders could be used by Russia to respond and escalate" if Putin decides escalation is in his interest, said Ivan Katchanovski, a political scientist at the University of Ottawa 1/
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@CBCNews has written extensively about conflict in his native Ukraine. Like all wars, this one will end someday. Katchanovski said Ukrainians are counting on something like a Marshall Plan for their country - a massive injection of foreign capital to fund the country's post-war recovery 2

My @CBCNews interview: "It would be very helpful to access private money," said Katchanovski, pointing to private fundraising efforts that already have raised significant amounts of money, such as the one organized by Ukrainian-American Mila Kunis 3/ #Ukraine #Russia #Ukrainians

"But Russia's demands go much further than that, said Katchanovski. "Currently the Russian demands include no NATO membership, demilitarization of Ukraine, Russian-language official status, independence of Donbas, recognition of the annexation of Crimea, and a demand for..." 4/

"... 'denazification'," he said. But the extortionate demands Russia has presented to Ukraine in negotiations do not include ruling out Ukraine's eventual membership in the European Union, said Katchanovski." 5/

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@CBCNews My @CBCNews interview: "Ukraine could be offered EU membership as part of a peace deal where it agrees to renounce NATO membership and declares itself neutral," said Katchanovski. "This would present Ukraine with something tangible and generate public support."" 6/
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@CBCNews "Katchanovski says that the harshness of final peace terms will depend entirely on the progress of the war.
"If Russia achieves more significant military success, this would lead to Ukraine losing its independence or becoming a Russian client state ..." 7/
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My @CBCNews interview cont.: "... with some kind of formal union between Russia and Ukraine." 8/

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@CBCNews "Katchanovski said the Europeans know their position is weak. "Russia would just stop delivery of natural gas to western Europe and other EU countries like Poland and Slovakia," he said. "This would lead to very negative consequences for these countries."" 9/
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French-language version of @CBCNews article with my interview on how the West can help #Ukraine during #RussiaUkraineWar 10/

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Spanish-language version of @CBCNews article with my interview on how the West can help #Ukraine during #RussiaUkraineWar 11/

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CBC News Interview on How the West Can Help Ukraine During the #Russia - #Ukraine War 12/

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