T he latest developments in Ukraine and among the Russian forces gathered on the border have led to more uncertainty about Russia’s intentions. In this podcast, Time magazine correspondent Simon Shuster talks about Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky who he has profiled extensively and why the friendship between Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Medvedchuk led to this escalation in the crisis. While western intelligence continues to anticipate an invasion, Shuster explains why a full invasion would destroy a key strategic goal for Putin and that is the disunity and disharmony among the countries of the west. A full invasion…

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