144. How big is NATO's presence in Ukraine?

Battleground

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🗓️ 22 March 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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In this episode of Battleground - in the wake of Putin's "re-election" - Patrick Bishop and Saul David, ask how much that support is actually genuine and just how solid are the foundations of Putin’s rule? They also take a look at the cyber warfare scene, accusations by Russia that NATO troops are operating in Ukraine, and the effectiveness of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian territory. Plus, Saul speaks to Irish filmmaker Johny O'Reilly about a fascinating documentary project he's working on focused on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. If you are interested in supporting the project you can get in touch here: [email protected] If you have any thoughts or questions, you can send them to - [email protected] Producer: James Hodgson X (Twitter): @PodBattleground Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.9	Well, the least surprising news of recent days is Vladimir Putin's victory in the Russian presidential elections. He scraped home with a mere
0:56.0	87% of the vote, thus confounding predictions that he would only manage 75%. The result was an impressive
1:03.8	demonstration, not of his popularity, but of the efficiency of the machine of repression he's built
1:09.9	up in nearly a quarter of a century in power. But it's easy to be dismissive of the efficiency of the machine of repression, he's built up in nearly a quarter of a century in power.
1:13.0	But it's easy to be dismissive of the outcome.
1:15.7	How much support is actually genuine, we'll be asking.
1:19.1	How solid are the foundations of Putin's rule?
1:22.9	Emboldened, perhaps, by the results.
1:24.9	Putin's men lost no time in issuing new threats to the West,
1:28.2	and in particular to President Emmanuel Macron of France,
1:31.7	who has emerged in recent weeks as the most belligerent Western leader
1:35.3	by hinting strongly that he is willing to send French troops to Ukraine.
1:40.1	Russia's chief of foreign intelligence, Sergei Naryshkin,
1:43.6	warned that if French troops do appear
1:45.7	on the battlefield, they will become, and I quote, a primary and legitimate target. When Putin was
1:52.1	asked about Macron's remarks in a post-election press conference, he replied, it is clear to everyone
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