84. Can Ukrainian battlefield progress be maintained?

Battleground

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4.6 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Joining Saul on this significant week in the war in Ukraine, and stepping in for Patrick is the excellent Roger Moorhouse. Together, Saul and Roger digest the news that Ukraine is starting to make significant inroads into the main Russian defences, a pledge from Brussels to give the war-torn country EU membership by 2030 at the latest, and confirmation from Russia that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the boss of Wagner, was indeed on board that private jet that crashed between Moscow and St Petersburg. They also discuss some thought provoking listeners thoughts and questions. If you have any thoughts or questions, you can send them to - [email protected] Producer: James Hodgson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:18.2	Hello and welcome to the Friday episode of Battleground Ukraine with me Saul David and Roger Morehouse. Patrick is away this week and Roger, a brilliant historian and a good friend,
1:23.1	has agreed to fill the breach. Well, I have to say, Roger, you've picked a good week to make your
1:27.3	debut because the news for Ukraine is mostly breach. Well, I have to say, Roger, you've picked a good week to make your debut
1:27.6	because the news for Ukraine is mostly positive. Firstly, after weeks of steady but incremental
1:33.5	gains, the Ukrainian army is starting to make significant inroads into the main Russian
1:37.8	defences, particularly in and around Robotene, south of O'Ricque, in Western Zaporica.
1:43.7	If these gains are exploited, they might
1:45.4	soon have fire control over the East-West transport route, thus effectively severing Crimea
1:50.6	from the land bridge in occupied Ukraine to Russia. In other good news for Ukraine, Brussels has
1:56.0	pledged to give the war-torn country EU membership by 2030 at the latest, and Norway has become the latest country
2:02.8	after the Netherlands and Denmark to announce it will donate F-16 fighters when Ukrainian pilots are
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