Frontline: The War in Ukraine and Global Security

Putin cornered as Ukraine turns up the heat on the Russian people | Cormac Smith

Frontline: The War in Ukraine and Global Security

Show Notes

“For four years, the Russian people were insulated from this war, but over the past six months, the war has been brought home to them.”

Ukraine is putting “the feet of the Russian people… to the fire” through its campaign against Russian oil refineries and Wildberries logistics centres, says Cormac Smith, a former British diplomat and adviser to Ukraine’s foreign minister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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