Ukraine two years on – Inside Russia’s state of terror

This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler

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News, Society & Culture, Politics

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🗓️ 28 February 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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The first of two specials covering Russia’s war on Ukraine two years on. This time: Inside Russia. Avdiivka has fallen, Alexei Navalny is dead, and pro-Russia Republicans are starving Kyiv of ammunition. Putin finally feels the war could turn in his direction. Is he right? And how does the Russian tyrant keep control of a country where a restive mood is growing… and even fake elections can matter? Oz Katerji talks to Mark Galeotti, historian and host of the podcast In Moscow’s Shadows, about the political world Putin has made, and what it means. Part Two of these specials will be with Patreon people early in the week. • “We are looking at Russia’s degeneration into its Banana Republic phase.” • “The investment of human lives into taking Avdiivka is completely out of proportion to its strategic value.” • “Putin is a primordial 19th century nationalist… He can’t cope with the idea that Russia is not some world-bestriding colossus.” Support This Is Not A Drill on Patreon to get early episodes, merchandise and more. Written and presented by Oz Katerji. Produced by Robin Leeburn. Original theme music by Paul Hartnoll – https://www.orbitalofficial.com. Executive Producer Martin Bojtos. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. This Is Not A Drill is a Podmasters production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	F word and travel.
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0:28.6	Non-HSPC fees may apply. Do not ask Ukraine when the war will end.
0:45.0	Ask yourself.
0:47.0	Why is Putin still able to continue it.
1:01.0	Two years ago, Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and after a series of major battlefield successes for Kiev in
1:05.6	2022, 2023 saw the war enter a phase of dynamic stalemate. With the recent loss of Avdivka, Ukraine has started 2024 in a defensive posture as ammunition
1:19.7	shortages start to have consequences for Ukraine's war effort.
1:24.0	So at this critical juncture, as Ukraine still waits for adequate Western funding
1:30.0	to hold off Putin's army and Russian forces commit yet more bodies into a bloody and incremental
1:36.9	quest for land in the east of Ukraine. We ask what next? Both in Ukraine and an increasingly rogue Russian state.
1:46.4	I'm Oz Kataji and this is not a drill. Oh, uh brutal conflict which has cost the lives
2:26.0	of countless thousands of Ukrainians and left much of the country in ruin.
2:31.4	In the next episode, which subscribers to this podcast will be able to
2:35.1	access early right after listening to this show, we will speak to Ukrainian
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