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Ukraine’s long awaited counteroffensive has begun. And while its forces are still reporting their gains in meters, experts say the progress is credible…
As Ukrainian forces push to retake territory in the Russian-occupied south and east, they’re relying in part on Western-supplied weapons like these Leopard tanks. Soldiers report liberating a series of villages, but Russian military bloggers say at some of these are still being contested. Russia’s overall response could depend on a power struggle within its military leadership…As well as on the resolve of Ukraine’s allies – many of which are currently taking part in NATO’s largest-ever air exercise. Today we’re asking: “Ukraine’s counteroffensive: How will Putin react?“
Our guests: Marina Henke (Hertie School), Wilfried Jilge (DGAP), Vladimir Esipov (DW)
Chapters:
00:00 Counteroffensive of Ukraine: How will Putin react?
01:55 This is no D-Day Offensive by Ukraine, rather small operations
03:53 It puts Ukraine at a disadvantage to have only limited air power
04:30 The Ukrainian artillery is effective and is inflicting a lot of harm on the Russian army
05:22 There’s been a lot of hype in the West around the counteroffensive
07:30 The inundation blocked Ukrainian operations in this area
09:00 Russia wants to break the will of the Ukrainian people
10:00 It’s an “all-in-war” for Russia
11:00 Russia’s ecocide war tactic will also affect the rest of the world
12:20 The power struggle between the regular army and private armies is intensifying
14:20 Prigozhin: A Russian Trump and a rising star in Russia?
16:00 The consequences of this power struggle
17:25 Prigozhin is even more hardline then the rest of the Kremlin elite
18:00 A new tonality on the Russian side
19:45 NATO exercise “Air Defender 2023”: A strong sign of deterrence?
21:15 The aircraft potential of the West sends an essential message towards Russia
22:30 The NATO-maneuver cannot deter Russia from doing what it wants in Ukraine
24:30 Ukraine is important for our own security in Europe
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