Rajan: The greatest weakness that the Ukrainians have faced is the inability to reach far beyond Russian lines. He says Ukraine has been buoyed by full some support of verbal, but as Anatol pointed out, also substantially material. Rajan: If you are in this for the long haul and you want to add to the capability that these artillery systems and multiple launch rocket systems give, the next logical bridge you're into face crossing is combat aircraft.
As the war in Ukraine reaches its one year anniversary, there is still no clear end in sight. And while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy anticipates Russia’s spring offensive, he’s been clear in asking the West for one thing - fighter jets. On this episode of the podcast defence expert Rajan Menon and policy expert Anatol Lieven discuss how crucial jets could be for Ukraine’s defence, what the western countries’ national interest is in giving them, and whether support for Ukraine in this war could wane as time goes on. Our host for this episode is The Sunday Times Special Correspondent, Josh Glancy.
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