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Foreign Policy Live

Has Ukraine’s Spring Offensive Already Begun?

Foreign Policy Live

Foreign Policy

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.1622 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Is the next phase of the war in Ukraine upon us? Rand Corp. expert Dara Massicot joins host Ravi Agrawal to discuss Kyiv’s much-anticipated spring offensive and how Moscow might respond.  Suggested reading: Dmytro Kuleba: 5 Reasons Ukraine Should Get F-16 Jets Robbie Gramer: Ukraine Is Knock, Knock, Knocking on NATO’s Door Russia’s Boom Business Goes Bust Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

America is changing. And so is the world.

0:04.5

But what's happening in America isn't just a cause of global upheaval.

0:08.7

It's also a symptom of disruption that's happening everywhere.

0:12.5

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0:14.7

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0:18.8

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0:24.4

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0:29.6

What I told people, I was making a podcast about Benghazi.

0:34.1

Nine times out of ten, they called me a masochist, rolled their eyes, or just asked, why?

0:40.7

Benghazi, the truth became a web of lies.

0:44.6

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0:50.5

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0:53.9

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0:56.1

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1:01.5

Hi, I'm Ravi Agrawal, F.P's editor-in-chief.

1:04.6

This is FP Live.

1:10.6

Welcome to the show.

1:12.5

This week, the next phase in the war in Ukraine.

1:15.9

So from the very start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine,

1:19.9

Kiev's military has performed above expectations,

1:23.4

just as much as Moscow has done worse than we expected.

1:27.1

And perhaps that's why in recent weeks, there have been high hope just as much as Moscow has done worse than we expected.

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