Geography and Strategy of Eastern Ukraine: The Fortress Belt

Major General Mick Ryan, Australian Army (retired), Senior Fellow for Military Studies the Lowy Institute and author of the Futura Doctrina Substack, joins the show to break down the latest on Ukraine, from the battlefield to the White House. 

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   •       01:05 Introduction

    •      02:06 The front

    •      06:23 Fortress belt   

    •      08:38 ROI 

    •      10:55 Shifting feelings       

    •      14:41 A realistic settlement     

    •      20:53 After Alaska

    •      23:15 Boots on the ground

    •      25:45 Unpredictability     

    •      28:49 A different vibe 

    •      31:31 Stop the killing

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