This week, tensions between Russia and Ukraine have raised, and the international community is concerned about a potential war conflict.

So far, Western countries, including Australia, has economically sanctioned Russia after President Vladimir Putin accepted the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent, and sent troops as ‘peacekeepers’ to the border.

The situation is dire and complex in the border, but experts say Ukraine has the control to avoid a war conflict.

Produced By: Eduardo Jordan

Featured In Story: Alexey Muraviev -Associate Professor of National Security and Strategic Studies at Curtin University

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 23 February 2022