People stand in an underground parking used as a bomb shelter in a mall center in Odesa, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. In makeshift shelters and underground railway platforms across Ukraine, families trying to protect the young and old and make conditions bearable amid the bullets, missiles and shells outside.
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People stand in an underground parking area being used as a bomb shelter in a mall center in Odesa, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. In makeshift shelters and underground railway platforms across Ukraine, families try to protect the young and old and make conditions bearable amid the conflict outside.

Credit: AP Photo, Sergei Grits

The Panel: 

Chris Grant — Professor at Mercer University, Electoral politics and European politics

Jim Galloway — retired political columnist,  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sam Nunn — Former U.S. senator 

Tetiana Lendiel — Treasurer, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America Georgia Branch

 

The Breakdown:

1. Russia and Ukraine are negotiating a cease-fire at the border.

Former Georgia U.S. Senator outlined the diplomatic objectives he thinks are immediately necessary.

2. Ukrainians in the United States fear for relatives.

  • In Ukraine, professor Chris Grant was told to move from Ukraine to Poland ahead of Russia's invasion. 

    • The political science professor from Mercer University was in Kyiv for a Fulbright Fellowship. Now, he and his 12-year-old daughter are relocating to Warsaw, Poland.

Grant said many in Ukraine did not expect the conflict to escalate as quickly as it did.

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