Ukraine: The Latest

Why the Ukrainian counter-offensive can still succeed with Frederick W. Kagan of the AEI’s Critical Threats Project

Aug 8, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Ukrainian Assault on Pokrovsk
02:21 • 3min
3
Putin's Three-Week Lightning Offensive Is Proceeding According to Plan
05:05 • 5min
4
The Russians Targeted Prokrovsk
10:13 • 5min
5
The State of the Counter-Offensive in Ukraine
14:43 • 6min
6
The Russian Defenses in the Western-Sapadija Area
20:21 • 3min
7
Ukraine's Counter-Offensive: How to Define Victory
22:56 • 5min
8
The West Needs to Recalibrate Its Expectations
27:38 • 2min
9
Putin's Purpose in the War
29:17 • 3min
10
The Russians' Failure to Learn From the Black Sea Fleet
32:11 • 4min
11
The Economic Impact of Sanctions on Putin
35:48 • 3min
12
The West Should Have Led in Right Away to Provide Ukraine With the Material It Needs
38:18 • 2min
13
The Russians' Fear of a Russian Tactical Nuclear Strike in Ukraine
40:28 • 4min
14
The Failure of Leadership in the Western World About the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
44:22 • 4min
15
The Ukraine War Has Found the Machinery of Western Governments Wanting
48:03 • 2min
16
The Importance of Reading Jack's Paper From Roosie
49:45 • 3min
17
Frederick's Thoughts on the Napoleonic Wars
52:27 • 2min
18
The War That Ukraine Is Fighting Is Not an Altruistic Intake
54:45 • 4min