As the war between Russia and Ukraine enters its third week, with seemingly no end in sight, the U.S. is facing confounding challenges in how it responds to Russia’s continued escalation and the worsening humanitarian crisis.

Meanwhile, observers are paying close attention to China, and at least to some extent, Iran, for their responses to shifting power dynamics.

Hart Energy was joined in an exclusive interview with geopolitical analyst Tom Petrie, chairman of Petrie Partners, to get his take on what more the U.S. can do, what Russian President Vladimir Putin’s eventual end-game might be in Ukraine and what the impact may be of domestic bans on Russian oil and economic sanctions.