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Putin’s people fear China’s political takeover | Ian Williams
31:10|“There is a fear that, look across the border, there is an economically successful, teaming in population terms, rival. At what point does China seek to turn its economic domination into political domination.”There is “a lot of fear in Russia” as the expanse in the Far East closest to China becomes more economically deprived and loses its population, says China expert, author and journalist Ian Williams.
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Putin’s army is in ‘survival mode’ as fortress belt assault collapses | George Barros
22:02|“The Russian idea of encircling the fortress belt within the next six months—that’s not going to happen.”Russia’s 25th Combined Arms Army is in “survival mode”, trying to establish a new defensive line along the Zherebets River, says The ISW’s George Barros.Frontline footage shows Ukrainian commander's rescue under Russian drone attack | Maxim Tucker
24:10|Lieutenant Vladyslav Polskyi has won Ukraine’s highest military honour for rescuing two wounded soldiers in the ‘kill zone’. Maxim Tucker discusses his time speaking with the former teacher and his unit in Ukraine on Frontline. Read Maxim's interview with Polskyi on The Times: https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/ukraine-dispatch-teacher-hero-xkv7qkrk3Putin’s people ‘are starting to get angry!’: Ukraine's spy chief reveals intelligence | Maxim Tucker
32:01|“Discontent is starting to rumble among the population.”Ukraine’s new spy chief has received intelligence suggesting that the Russian people are beginning to express their anger publicly over the war in Ukraine, says The Times’ Maxim Tucker.Putin ‘deliberately targeted’ train with former UK PM | Lord Ricketts
26:59|“They were certainly deliberately targeting to kill the people, to destroy the train, or at the very least to send a very intimidating signal that it is dangerous for Western VIPs to go into Ukraine.” Russia tries to “choke off” constant Western visits to Ukraine by targeting Boris Johnson’s rail route to Poland, says Lord Ricketts.Putin’s self-deception is driving Russia towards operational disaster | Keir Giles
28:40|“If you have a command structure that thinks Russia is already in charge of a piece of territory and sends more people in, they die in their hundreds.”Putin’s self-deception is causing operational setbacks for the Russian military and making the prospect of a ceasefire even more remote, says Keir Giles.Putin loses major position in Ukraine’s biggest operation since Kursk | Col Hamish de Bretton-Gordon
24:51|“Ukraine has managed to attack Russia where it is weak.”Ukraine has managed to suppress Russian drones using manpower and armour in Lyman and hold its position, says former British Army colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon.