As 2024 dawns, there is palpable trepidation in the air.
With Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine approaching the two-year mark, Vladimir Putin’s autocratic and imperialistic regime is acting like time is on its side.
And as Kyiv and its Western partners assess the lessons learned from last year’s disappointing counteroffensive, this high-stakes war appears to be at an inflection point.
So what happens next? On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks to James Sherr of the International Center for Defense and Security about why the war has reached the moment of truth about the stakes and what needs to be done.
SHOW NOTES
The audio clip opening the podcast came from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech on January 9, 2024. The translation is as follows:
“Glory to all who work for freedom, to all who fight for freedom! To those who do everything to make freedom stronger and to make terror – namely terror – lose. Every week there should be fewer opportunities for Russia. Every week there should be more opportunities for Ukraine.”
The audio clip opening the second half of the podcast came from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech on January 6, 2024. The translation is as follows:
“The strength of our Ukrainian forces must be much greater. It will happen. We will rebuff every manifestation of Russian terror, every attempt by Russia to increase its pressure on our state, our people, our positions.”
James Sherr’s article, “The Moment of Truth,” which was discussed on the podcast can be accessed here. His other published work for ICDS can be accessed here.
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