denials? let s cross to glasgow to join our guests, a research fellow and lecturer in central and eastern european studies at the university of glasgow. welcome. european studies at the university - of glasgow. welcome. you of glasgow. welcome. thank you. you have studied of glasgow. welcome. thank you. you have studied very of glasgow. welcome. thank you. you have studied very closely of glasgow. welcome. thank you. you have studied very closely both - have studied very closely both russian and ukraine military formations. when you look at what russia has massed along the border now both in terms of troops and heavy weaponry, are they ready if they wanted to carry out a full frontal assault? they wanted to carry out a full frontalassault? in they wanted to carry out a full frontal assault? frontal assault? in order to understand frontal assault? in order to understand this frontal assault? in order to understand this question, | frontal assault? in order to l understand t
but it stores still open to find a way out. washington does the same, talking to allies in moscow, too, while bringing in military reinforcements and warning about any war. it reinforcements and warning about any war. ., , ., . ., war. it would be horrific, it would be terrible war. it would be horrific, it would be terrible and war. it would be horrific, it would be terrible and it s war. it would be horrific, it would be terrible and it s not war. it would be horrific, it would be terrible and it s not necessary| be terrible and it s not necessary and we think a diplomatic outcome is the way to go here. this and we think a diplomatic outcome is the way to go here. the way to go here. this is what it looks like now. the way to go here. this is what it looks like now. russia the way to go here. this is what it looks like now. russia released i looks like now. russia released these images of its anti aircraft missiles arriving in neighbouring belarus for next month s milita
washington does the same, talking to allies in moscow, too, while bringing in military reinforcements and warning about any war. it would be horrific, it would be terrible and it s not necessary and we think a diplomatic outcome is the way to go here. this is what it looks like now. russia released these images of its anti aircraft missiles arriving in neighbouring belarus for next month s military exercises. a month fraught with ever growing risk. and so what could this next month bring? the us presidentjoe biden says there is a distinct possibility that russia will invade the ukraine in february, but president putin says he doesn t have any plans to invade and that he doesn t want a war. but no one is expecting a full scale frontal assault, but between that and a possible diplomatic solution, there is so much in between.
certainly the likelihood of a nuclear war is greater now, as unthinkable as that is, than let s say a week ago. and the close proximity of nato and nato forces as this combat heats up, and i expect to get worse and the russians to get more brutal and to bring in their artillery, that, all of that just raises the prospect or the chances for a real confrontation. now, in the past, we ve been pretty successful at being careful. and the interaction between the russians and the u.s. and syria is a case in point. it s not been without challenges, but a frontal assault on another country like this, in close proximity to nato forces, again, as they build up, as we reinforce nato, i think