194. Three weeks on since Ukraines invasion of Kursk

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🗓️ 6 September 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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In this episode, Saul is joined by Roger Moorhouse whilst Patrick is away. They discuss the state of play as it's now been three weeks into Ukraine’s surprise invasion of Russia’s Kursk Oblast and there is no sign of Kyiv’s troops leaving anytime soon. Putin seems to be doubling down on his determination to take the road and rail hub of Pokrovsk but will this high-stakes game of poker backfire on Putin? They also discuss the impact of the recent state election in Germany and the Norwegian government's decision to transfer artillery production to Ukraine will potentially have on the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:18.5	Hello and welcome to the Friday episode of Battleground podcast with me Saul David and Roger Morehouse.
1:27.4	We're now three weeks into Ukraine's surprise invasion of Russia's Kerskoblast, and there is no sign of Kyves troops leaving or being forced out any time soon.
1:33.0	Yet one of the stated aims of the operation to force Russia to divert troops from eastern Ukraine has not yet come to pass.
1:35.4	Instead, Putin seems to be doubling down on his determination to take the road and rail hub of Pekrovsk.
1:42.0	He said of the Ukrainians on Monday, their calculation was to stop our
1:45.8	offensive action in key parts of the Dombas. The result is known. They did not achieve stopping
1:51.2	our advance in the Dombas. I suppose the question we need to ask today, Roger, is will this high
1:57.2	stakes game of poker back firearm Putin? And does the loss of Pocrofts matter in the
2:03.1	broader scheme of things? Hysterical commentators in the Western press can't stop describing
2:07.8	the town as a strategic target as if its loss will fundamentally change the course of the war.
2:13.4	In my view, it won't, and it isn't any more than Bachmut was. Its fall will, of course,
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