As Russian troops continue to mass on the Ukrainian border, Jeremy Cliffe discusses his dispatch from Kyiv with Emily Tamkin in Washington, DC and Ido Vock in Berlin.What do Ukrainians think Russia is up to if not an imminent full-scale invasion as suggested by the US and UK?Then in You Ask Us, a listener asks if Germany's phasing-out of nuclear energy has hobbled their foreign policy towards Russia.Further readingJeremy Cliffe’s letter from Kyiv: how Ukraine is preparing for PutinIdo Vock asks will the lights go out in Europe if Russia invades Ukraine.  Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.