It's an understatement to say that this last week has been eventful for Ukraine. Russia has built up more than 150,000 troops on three sides of the Ukraine, and tensions have escalated with Vladimir Putin as the United States and NATO work to deter an invasion of Ukraine and surrounding regions.

Today we turn our attention to the events unfolding there as a possible meeting between President Biden and Vladimir Putin could happen soon, after an initial meeting between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov possibly later this week.  

For more, KCBS Radio news anchors Kris Ankarlo and Megan Goldsby spoke to Sonoma State University professor and political scientist Dr. David McCuan (filling in today for State of California host Doug Sovern) and Kathryn Stoner, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and professor of political science at Stanford University.