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