Putin caught 'unprepared' as Ukraine launches attack on Kursk | Frontline

“It's certainly embarrassing for Russia at the moment.”

Ukraine launch a surprise invasion into Kursk, in a turn events that could prove 'embarrassing' for Putin, say this weeks Frontline experts:

Professor of transnational crime and Russian security affairs, Mark Galeotti
RUSI Director of Military Sciences, Matthew Savill
Former Royal navy officer, Rear Admiral Chris Parry
English financier and political activist, Bill Browder
The Times's Maxim Tucker

[catherineandpaulfuters]

Thank you for your coverage
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[Cannon_Fodder_Russians]

General Seagal bursts into Putin's office and says..
Seagal : Mr President. It's the Ukrainians. They want to talk peace.
Putin : At last. I knew I would break them. Are they on the phone?
Seagal : No. They're at the front door and they look p!ssed...

[davetekannon]

At 35:00 into the brilliant interview, the Crimea card gets played and today's esteemed guest thinks Crimea will stay in Russia. Not being a military person or specialist, I have listened to American General (Ret.) Ben Hodges who has repeatedly stated that if Crimea stays in Russian hands, the Ukraine will never have compete sovereignty from the Russian navy which will have the coastal cities of The Sea of Azov and The Black Sea at its mercy. Crimea must go back into Ukrainian control or the whole point of the war will be lost. This is why I think President Zelensky will never yield in letting Russia retain control of Crimea.

[susansmith]

"Throw corpses at it"...😳 as long as they're not the sons and daughters of the Russian oligarchs and ruling class.🙄
They won't miss the poor, in far flung regions of Buryatia, Bashkortostan, Tyva and Chuvashia.
Russians aren't rising against the Kremlin's Imperial war, because ethnic minorities are bearing the brunt of military casualties and cost. Not to mention 15, 000 Nepalese recruited to fight for Russia.

[snacks]

Everyone, ruSSia and Nato has under estimated Ukraine.

[georgeoconnor]

It’s like a boxer that only guards their face and then gets popped in the kidney.

[ghoffmann]

Seeing this guy talk makes me want to watch "UP".

[MsZeeZed]

It’s not solely about the West, but also about the Russian political impact. Gerasimov ignored the intelligence of invasion as false (they wouldn’t dare), the double defence line in Kursk in open country turned out to be empty ditches fringed by dragons teeth that the Ukrainians could drive 4x4s through. If “FSB troops have control of the situation” (Russia propaganda) this could be the start of the final fall of the pro-invasion clique (which really includes Putin himself) the invasion of Kursk itself won’t cause public outrage in Russia, but it will cause outrage in the most Hawkish Russian politicians, for whom the name Kursk is Russia’s great victory and the breaking of the German Army in 1943, and cause political difficulty that way.

[smb]

Disagree completely about both sides having “aspirations” as if the moral stances were identical. Why in the world would Ukraine stop when they know Russia will continue attacking and the West will squeal they have a deal. Stop only if NATO membership is instant.

[angimayo]

He knows ALL his lies are going to be revealed

[macattack]

As an American it always cracks me up to hear the british pronounce Maryland for some reason

[mwtrolle]

35:50 they can't use Sevastopol for now anyway!

[sycapitan]

Putin wasn't complacent, the poor lad is just overworked.
What with sabotaging the Olympics and staging the riots here he was a bit distracted from manning the border in Kursk.

[dpelpal]

I am Russian, live Samara. First Putin scream "Kyiv in three days" and now Russia is to being invaded. I wish Bunker Grandfather would just leave🥵

[AuralioCabal-nlgi]

Putin was unprepared for his 3 day SMO. 😂LOL

[EasternAmerica]

i thnk what's not being discussed also is non renewal passports and revocation forcing russians to come home for conscrption into the russian army .

[sheiladownes]

Enjoy the interviews conducted by Kate Gerbeau the best.

[victoriagonzalez]

I always enjoy Mark Galeottii's take on Russia.
He has an expressive, clear, voice & is clever and insightful on Russia, he also has a super podcast too called In Moscow's Shadows.

[blind]

It’s all going according to plan. Totally…

[EasternAmerica]

Brilliant guest on air, didn't catch his name, but he is right on. I am talking about first speaker from UK.