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Foreign Policy Live

Ukraine’s Spring Offensive

Foreign Policy Live

Foreign Policy

Politics, News Commentary, News

4601 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Russia’s winter offensive in Ukraine was largely a bust. Now, it’s Kyiv’s turn to strike back. What can its army achieve, and what help does it need from the West? Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis joins FP’s Ravi Agrawal to game out what happens next, plus how Beijing is viewing the conflict. FP subscribers can watch these interviews live and submit questions and suggestions by going to https://foreignpolicy.com/live/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hi, I'm Ravi Agrawal, Foreign Policy's editor-in-chief. This is FP Live.

0:41.2

Thank you. Foreign Policy's editor-in-chief. This is FP Live. Welcome to the show. You might sometimes hear Russia's war in Ukraine described as a stalemate.

0:48.1

Loyal followers of this program will know that that's not quite right. War is different than chess. Unlike stalemates in chess,

0:56.5

which are final, the battle in Ukraine is very much live. There are constant ebbs and flows,

1:02.3

and there aren't just two players, there are many. In general, in this war, Ukraine has seemed to

1:08.9

first weather the storm and then find the right moment to strike

1:13.0

back. That moment, we hear, is coming up again soon, a likely spring offensive by Kiev. But

1:20.2

despite a surge in support from the West this year, Ukraine still says it needs more long-range

1:26.1

missiles and fighter jets, attack-ims, and much else.

1:30.6

It's a fraught debate. How much should Washington do?

1:34.4

Is incremental support the way to go, or should it just go all in?

1:38.6

And how much does the answer to that question determine whether Ukraine's spring offensive works out.

1:45.8

How do we even define success? So many questions, and I have the perfect guest to guide us through

1:52.0

them. James DeVredis is a retired four-star U.S. Navy Admiral and NATO's Supreme Allied commander.

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