The Rachman Review

Russia faces defeat in Ukraine

Sep 15, 2022

20:27

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The Russians Are Not the Great Power That They Thought They Were

02:10

How Do You Expect the War to Develop Over the Next Few Months?

03:20

Russians

02:58

Introduction

2min

I Think It's the Beginning of the End of the War.

2min

How Do You Expect the War to Develop Over the Next Few Months?

3min

Russians

3min

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3min

The Ucranians Are a Nation, but They're Not Going to Stop Now

2min

Command and the Importance of Military Command

4min

The Russians Are Not the Great Power That They Thought They Were

2min

Ukraine’s rapid recapture of territory in recent days has put Russian forces on the back foot and raised the prospect of an early end to the war. Gideon talks to Lawrence Freedman, emeritus professor of war studies at King's College in London about the dramatic turnaround and what happens next.

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