Ukraine - Will sending weapons lead to peace? | Medea Benjamin

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In this episode of The Source featuring activist and founder of the women-led peace group Codepink, Medea Benjamin, we talk in depth about the war in Ukraine. We discuss recent developments and whether NATO's latest military aid will lead to peace. Medea is the author of ten books, most recently "War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict".

Interview topics:
0:00 Introduction
0:41 Is Russia's justification for its war against Ukraine legitimate?
2:15 The right of Ukraine to enter into military alliances
4:37 Did NATO really pose a threat to Russia?
6:22 Is it fair to compare the war in Yemen with the war in Ukraine?
8:25 Will sending more weapons to Ukraine lead to peace?
13:40 What is the US trying to achieve in Ukraine?
18:16 The role of the military industrial complex in Ukraine
24:04 Position of the US Progressives on the Ukraine War
26:43 How can peace be achieved in Ukraine?

ABOUT MEDEA BENJAMIN: Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of the women-led peace group CODEPINK. She is also co-founder of the human rights group Global Exchange, the Peace in Ukraine Coalition, Unfreeze Afghanistan (which advocates for returning the $7 billion of Afghan funds frozen in U.S. banks), ACERE: The Alliance for Cuba Engagement and Respect, and the Nobel Peace Prize for Cuban Doctors Campaign. Medea has been an advocate for social justice for 50 years. Described as "one of America's most committed -- and most effective -- fighters for human rights" by New York Newsday, and "one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement" by the Los Angeles Times, she was one of 1,000 exemplary women from 140 countries nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the millions of women who do the essential work of peace worldwide. She is the author of ten books, including Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control, Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection, and Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Her most recent book, coauthored with Nicolas J.S. Davies, is War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict.

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