{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/6a22b54514e465e5ceb74ac5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"395. Kinetic Sanctions","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e88563fad69dba4df81cdb6352749b29.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of <em>Battleground Ukraine</em>, Roger Moorhouse and Saul David explore how Ukraine’s \"kinetic sanctions\" are successfully targeting the heart of the Russian economy where Western diplomacy has stalled. With 55% of Russia’s refining capacity now in the crosshairs, the strategic impact of long-range drone strikes is becoming impossible for the Kremlin to ignore.</p>\n<p>We also discuss:</p>\n  <li>\n<p><strong>The Vanishing Victory Parade:</strong> Why Moscow has stripped its iconic Red Square celebration of vehicles and cadets, citing \"terrorist threats.\"</p>\n</li>\n  <li>\n<p><strong>The Cyber Front:</strong> From the \"Tehran-style\" internet clampdown in Russia to a daring Ukrainian hack of a military recruitment event at a Russian university.</p>\n</li>\n  <li>\n<p><strong>Robot Wars:</strong> The implications of the first-ever capture of a military position using exclusively unmanned systems and the mounting Russian personnel losses.</p>\n<ul>\n  <li>\n<strong>Domestic Discontent:</strong> How the \"Special Military Operation\" is finally coming home to the Russian people through \"black rain,\" internet restrictions, and VPN cat-and-mouse games.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Join the Conversation: If you have a question about the war in Ukraine or any of the conflicts we cover, email us at podbattleground@gmail.com</p>\n</li>\n  <li>\n<p>Follow us on:</p>\n<p>X - @PodBattleground</p>\n<p>Instagram - podbattleground</p>\n<p>Producer: James Hodgson</p>\n<p>A Goalhanger Podcast</p>\n<p><br></p>\n</li><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices\">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>","author_name":"Goalhanger"}