Russia is losing ground in eastern Ukraine and suffering mounting casualties. So why is the White House handing Vladimir Putin a lifeline? Retired Australian Army major general Mick Ryan, author of the newsletter Futura Doctrina, joins Aaron MacLean to examine the links between the Iran war and Ukraine, and explains why Ukraine’s battlefield successes aren’t translating into political advantage. Putin’s best hope, Ryan argues, is getting Donald Trump on his side: “He’s tried everything else and it hasn’t worked.” Could Washington give Putin what his army can’t?
03:07 Ukraine and Iran
05:58 Putin’s American Lifeline
08:04 Rising Diesel Prices
11:22 Ukraine’s Starlink Dependence
13:30 Satellite Speed Limits
18:00 Russia’s Jet-Powered Drones
19:40 Ukraine Without America
22:34 Stalled Peace Talks
25:39 Economic Warfare Against Iran
31:08 Ukraine’s Counteroffensive
36:40 Adapting on the Battlefield
39:14 China’s Lessons From War
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