Ep 27: Fred Kagan on Ukraine II
Fred Kagan, Senior Fellow and Director of Critical Threats Project at AEI, joins the show to discuss where the war in Ukraine stands, how initial Russian designs failed, and where the conflict is headed.
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02:14 Introduction
03:22 Accurate Predictions
06:45 The Baffling Russian Attack on Kyiv
08:36 A River Runs Through…The Russian Plan
10:22 Operational Design 101
13:22 Back To Basics - Reading Terrain Still Matters
16:33 Russian Objectives In The East
21:51 Russian Command And Control
26:29 Ukrainian Strikes On Senior Russian Officers
28:38 Russian Objectives In The South
33:06 Putin Still Seeking Total Victory?
36:42 Russian Game-plan For The South Coast
39:18 Transnistria
42:27 False Flags - Putin’s Comfort Zone
44:01 Moldovan Capabilities
47:46 Force Is A Kind Of Failure
50:47 Putin’s Options
54:48 Deterrence And Nuclear Taboos
Ukraine Maps 05/02/2022 per ISW