Is Russia Not Doing Better?

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There was a lot written in the run-up to the war about the fact that Russia had spent an enormous amount of money over a period of years modernizing its military. But we've seen from the action on the ground, really sort of fundamental questions about the way the military is organized or disorganized. And the question is why, simply has Russia not done better? I want to phrase on the ground but I'm sure Mark has some observations about that too.

February 24 marks one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin believed the country’s military would be defeated quickly and Kyiv, the capital, would fall. Instead, Ukraine’s clever, nimble — and motivated — military has fought back Russia’s forces despite being vastly outgunned.

But the war has taken a terrible toll. Thousands of people have died. Cites have been devastated and millions of displaced Ukrainians are now living as refugees in other countries.

Bloomberg journalists Daryna Krasnolutska and Marc Champion in Kyiv, and Rosalind Mathieson in London join this episode to take stock of all that has happened in the past year, and what lies ahead for Ukraine.

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