America wants to point out some 'spine', use its leverage towards Russia, political scientist says

FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen speaks to Peter Zalmayev, Director of the Eurasian Democracy Initiative, concerning the newest Ukraine negotiations in Washington. He says that America has leverage with Russia however hasn’t actually employed it to date, including that the US wants to point out to some ‘spine’ and ‘not fall prey to Putin’s wiles’.[/gpt3]