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Ukraine Drones Bring War to Moscow. What Happens Next?

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🗓️ 1 August 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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INTERVIEW: Russian officials say three Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow over the weekend, and one of those drones struck a skyscraper in the city. Ukraine has now taken responsibility for the attack. “Gradually, the war is returning to the territory of Russia—to its symbolic centers and military bases, and this is an inevitable, natural, and absolutely fair process,” Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The strike is part of Ukraine's ongoing counteroffensive against Russia. In response to the drone strike, Russia's former president and prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, said, “Just imagine that the offensive … in tandem with NATO succeeded and ended up with part of our land being taken away. Then we would have to use nuclear weapons by virtue of the stipulations of the Russian Presidential Decree," according to a Telegram post reported by CNN.  How likely is it that Russia would use nuclear weapons against Ukraine in the coming months? Victoria Coates, Heritage Foundation vice president of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, says that "it's been possible from the beginning," but added that she has "never considered it a particularly likely turn of events." Coates joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain how likely it is Ukraine will continue to target civilian infrastructure in Russia, what the results of such targeting might be, and what America’s involvement in the war should look like moving forward.  Enjoy the shoe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Daily Central Podcast for Tuesday, August 1st.

0:09.5

I'm Virginia Allen.

0:11.0

Ukraine's counteroffensive has come to the streets of Russia.

0:15.1

Over the weekend, a drone struck an office building in Moscow.

0:20.0

And now, Russian officials say if Ukraine's counteroffensive succeeds, they would consider

0:26.2

the use of nuclear weapons.

0:29.1

Victoria Coats' Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign

0:33.7

Policy at the Heritage Foundation joins us here on the show today to talk about what transpired

0:39.2

in Russia over the weekend and what America's responsibility is to Ukraine moving forward.

0:45.5

And how the U.S. has handled the entire war from the beginning.

0:49.8

She says if she was calling the shots, she would have done things a little bit differently.

0:53.4

So stay tuned for Victoria Coats' analysis on the war in Ukraine after this.

0:58.9

The Heritage Foundation is the most effective conservative policy organization in the country.

1:04.7

Every semester, our interns are a vital part of that mission.

1:08.6

We pay competitively, we develop talent, and we give our interns access to some of the

1:13.6

sharpest minds in the country.

1:16.0

We're going on offense.

1:17.5

So join us.

1:18.5

To learn more about the Young Leaders' Program here at the Heritage Foundation, please

1:22.9

go to heritage.org slash intern.

1:27.1

It is my distinct privilege today to be joined by the Heritage Foundation's Victoria Coats.

1:32.6

Victoria is the Vice President of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign

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