Ukraine’s war is shifting fast—US support was halted temporarily, Russia's tank losses remain staggering European resolve is yet to be determined.

In this episode of Facing Coming Storms, we unpack it all with George Barros (Institute for Study of War), Iuliia Osmolovska (Globsec Kyiv), and ex-British Army officer Nicholas Drummond.

We explore Kyiv’s gritty fight, America’s exit shockwave, and Europe’s do-or-die moment. Peacekeepers? NATO rearming? Nuclear sharing? The stakes are sky-high. Is this Europe’s wake-up call—or Russia’s chance to dominate?

Key moments

10:50 - Perspectives from Ukraine
18:26 - The Bigger Picture of Defence
21:23 - Future of European Military Cooperation
24:49 - Ukraine's Defence Strategy
27:40 - The Complexities of US Foreign Policy
36:38 - The Importance of Security Guarantees
48:38 - Technology vs. Manpower in Warfare

Facing Coming Storms is brought to you by the British Army’s Centre for Historical Analysis and Conflict Research, in partnership with the Project for the Study of the 21st Century, and produced by Urban Podcasts.

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