After Ukraine Invades Russia, Analysts Assess Risks

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🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Ukraine has brought the war to Russia. Its incursion on Aug. 6 into the Kursk region marks the largest invasion of Russia since World War II. It also marks a shift in strategy for Ukraine and carries significant risks. We’ll talk about what Ukraine’s incursion signals at this point in the war – and how Moscow and the US are responding – two and a half years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Guests: Illia Ponomarenko, journalist and author, "I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime Kyiv”; former defense and security reporter, The Kyiv Post; co-founder, The Kyiv Independent. He has covered the war in eastern Ukraine since the conflict's beginning, as well as Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine since 2022 Michael McFaul, director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University - and former U.S ambassador to Russia Greg Myre, national security correspondent, NPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.4	I'm Mina Kim.
1:08.6	Tomorrow marks Ukraine's Independence Day from the Soviet Union and two and a half years since Russia's invasion.
1:12.1	A lot has happened in the war in just the last couple of weeks,
1:19.1	including a surprise attack by Ukraine on Russian territory. The Ukrainian military's gamble is being called risky as Russia continues to make gains in the east. We take a closer look at both side
1:24.7	strategies, their potential impact, and get your reactions to the latest developments in the war.
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1:52.1	Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim. Vice President Kamala Harris pledged to stand strong with Ukraine in her speech last night at the Democratic National Convention.
2:00.9	Five days before Russia attacked Ukraine, I met with President Zelensky to warn him about Russia's plan to invade.
2:07.8	I helped mobilize a global response over 50 countries to defend against Putin's aggression.
2:16.2	And as president, I will stand strong with Ukraine and our NATO allies. In the last two weeks, Ukraine has brought the war to Russia with an attack on Russia's
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