The Russian military invasion of Ukraine has unified the free world against acts of aggression by dictators and autocrats who threaten the territorial integrity of their neighbors.
After years of bullying, threats and intimidation by Putin and Kremlin against what it regards as one of its vassal states, Russian troops were ordered across the Ukrainian border on Thursday February 24th, 2022. This resulted in almost immediate global financial and trade sanctions by the west and the isolation of the Russian economy. This included a closure of the skies to Russian airlines and other aircraft across Europe, Canada and America and the freezing of Russian state and Oligarch assets all around the world and the sequester of many Russian Oligarch assets including some multi-million dollar luxury yachts. It also included agreement to supply defensive weapons to Ukrainian forces from NATO countries and as far away as Australia.
But concerns have risen sharply that such tacit support of Ukraine against Russia could result in cyber attacks against the west and in particular the United States by Russia's considerable arsenal of GRU and FSB cyber weapons, or the letting lose of Russian organized crime syndicates to launch their own cyber attacks.
In the light of such concerns, University of Denver University, College faculty leaders agreed to come together this evening to examine the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They were joined by other Colorado academics from Colorado State University and the University of Colorado.
Join moderator Arianna Nowakowski and panelists Jack Buffington, Eric Fattor, and Richard Staynings as they adeptly navigate complex topics pertaining to the short-term and long-term consequences on security, supply chain, media, and globalization.
