World Review from the New Statesman

How Putin fights wars, with Mark Galeotti

Ahead of the publication of his new book, Putin’s Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine, the political scientist Mark Galeotti speaks to Ido Vock about how Vladimir Putin views his right to wage war, Russia's military tactics, and why Ukraine is proving a much tougher battle for the regime. Read more: Rachel Clarke on <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/11/kyiv-bunker-palliative-ukraine-war-zone-jeremy-hunt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a night in a Kyiv bunker</a>, palliative care in a war zone, and another chance for Jeremy Hunt Lawrence Freedman on why Putin is counting on <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/10/vladimir-putin-dirty-bombs-temperatures-win-in-ukraine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“dirty bombs”</a> and dipping temperatures in Ukraine Mark Galeotti asks if Putin is really <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/04/is-putin-really-willing-to-go-nuclear" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">willing to go nuclear</a>? Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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