The Russia-Ukraine conflict has escalated sharply in recent weeks. Ukraine says Russian missiles hit a military academy and neighboring hospital in the town of Poltava killing at least 50 people and injuring 271 more.  

Joining the discussion:

• Vladimir Golstein heads Brown University’s Slavic Studies department. 
• Sergiy Kudelia is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Baylor University.  
• Dmitry Babich is a Russian journalist and political analyst.  
• Michael Maloof served as a Senior Security Policy Analyst for the Pentagon.