Frontline: The War in Ukraine and Global Security

135 episodes

Putin’s crisis deepens as Ukraine launches huge assault on Moscow | Robert Fox
21/07/2026 | 33 mins.
“That would’ve really hit public opinion. It’s like saying you can’t get anything from Amazon.”

Putin is under pressure as Ukraine’s largest attack on Moscow, combined with hints of full mobilisation, leads to dwindling public support, says Robert Fox, defence editor at the Evening Standard and writer for the i paper.
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Putin’s ageing circle of command is a sinking ship | Nikolai Petrov
10/07/2026 | 35 mins.
“The only way to keep this system afloat is to construct it in a manual way and replace the old guys with the new generation.”

Putin must replace his management system to survive, as his inner circle is now “of his age or older”, says political scientist and analyst Nikolai Petrov.
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Putin could face oligarch uproar as Ukraine strikes the heart of Russia | Cormac Smith
08/07/2026 | 29 mins.
“Drafting troops from St Petersburg and Moscow would be a massive gamble.”

The strikes on St Petersburg and Moscow are making Putin’s grip on power “more tenuous”, as the cities are home to the Russian leader’s largest support base: the oligarchs, says Cormac Smith, a former British diplomat to Ukraine.
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Putin’s nightmare: Ukraine demolishes Russia’s A2/AD and targets Crimea’s grid | Maj Gen Chip Chapman
07/07/2026 | 30 mins.
“Crimea is becoming a burden for Russia.”

Ukraine has paralysed life in Crimea with its recent attacks on energy grids and infrastructure, increasing the burden on Putin, says former Major General Chip Chapman.
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Putin left with no way out as Ukraine leaves Crimea in a deadlock | George Barros
17/06/2026 | 31 mins.
“These longer to medium range strike drones are able to pick off the Russian trucks and trains.”

Ukraine isolates Crimea through a thoughtout campaign which denies Russian land forces freedom of movement and freedom of manoeuvre, says The ISW’s George Barros.
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The sharpest minds and analysis on the frontline of the war in Ukraine - and related conflicts - on Times Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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