About this episode
Ep 27: Fred Kagan on Ukraine II Fred Kagan, Senior Fellow and Director of Critical Threats Project at AEI, joins the show to discuss where the war in Ukraine stands, how initial Russian designs failed, and where the conflict is headed. Times 02:14 Introduction 03:22 Accurate Predictions 06:45 The Baffling Russian Attack on Kyiv 08:36 A River Runs Through…The Russian Plan 10:22 Operational Design 101 13:22 Back To Basics - Reading Terrain Still Matters 16:33 Russian Objectives In The East 21:51 Russian Command And Control 26:29 Ukrainian Strikes On Senior Russian Officers 28:38 Russian Objectives In The South 33:06 Putin Still Seeking Total Victory? 36:42 Russian Game-plan For The South Coast 39:18 Transnistria 42:27 False Flags - Putin’s Comfort Zone 44:01 Moldovan Capabilities 47:46 Force Is A Kind Of Failure 50:47 Putin’s Options 54:48 Deterrence And Nuclear Taboos Ukraine Maps 05/02/2022 per ISW