Putin's peace narrative 'rendered useless' by Zelensky's cunning move | Scott Lucas

Putin’s ageing circle of command is a sinking ship | Nikolai Petrov

“The only way to keep this system afloat is to construct it in a manual way and replace the old guys with the new generation.” Putin must replace his management system to survive, as his inner circle is now “of his age or older”, says political scientist and analyst Nikolai Petrov. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Putin could face oligarch uproar as Ukraine strikes the heart of Russia | Cormac Smith

“Drafting troops from St Petersburg and Moscow would be a massive gamble.” The strikes on St Petersburg and Moscow are making Putin’s grip on power “more tenuous”, as the cities are home to the Russian leader’s largest support base: the oligarchs, says Cormac Smith, a former British diplomat to Ukraine. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Putin’s nightmare: Ukraine demolishes Russia’s A2/AD and targets Crimea’s grid | Maj Gen Chip Chapman

“Crimea is becoming a burden for Russia.” Ukraine has paralysed life in Crimea with its recent attacks on energy grids and infrastructure, increasing the burden on Putin, says former Major General Chip Chapman. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Putin left with no way out as Ukraine leaves Crimea in a deadlock | George Barros

“These longer to medium range strike drones are able to pick off the Russian trucks and trains.” Ukraine isolates Crimea through a thoughtout campaign which denies Russian land forces freedom of movement and freedom of manoeuvre, says The ISW’s George Barros. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Putin’s war machine at breaking point as Ukraine’s ‘Darwinian innovation’ excels

On today’s episode of Frontline, Kate Gerbeau speaks to Major General Richard Shirreff about Ukraine’s “Darwinian innovation” and he reacts to the breaking news of the UK defence minister’s resignation.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.