Frontline: The War in Ukraine and Global Security

Putin’s fatal lack of strategic ingenuity could cost him the war | Aaron Edwards

Frontline: The War in Ukraine and Global Security

Show Notes

“It’s quite imaginative, the things they’ve [Ukraine] managed to carry out.”

Russia’s failure to learn and adapt its special operations tactics has put Putin on the back foot, says academic and global security expert Dr Aaron Edwards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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