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Russia faces defeat in Ukraine

Ukraine’s rapid recapture of territory in recent days has put Russian forces on the back foot and raised the prospect of an early end to the war. Gideon talks to Lawrence Freedman, emeritus professor of war studies at King's College in London about the dramatic turnaround and what happens next.Clips from BBC, Russian state TV More on this topic<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/eeecf636-adb4-424a-9cc7-5609af86a7bc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Military briefing - Ukraine offensive ‘dooms’ Russia’s aims for Donbas</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/534b68ce-66eb-4446-8997-c2430b5890ec" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Russian army hobbled by shortage of soldiers</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/ee62788a-8191-48e2-87ee-e455614d58ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ukraine faces ‘tough fight’ even as Russian forces retreat, says US</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4351d5b0-0888-4b47-9368-6bc4dfbccbf5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in maps — latest updates</a> Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5805788e-38e0-44f7-9c73-536443405e09" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</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.

Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist talks to the decision-makers and thinkers who are shaping world affairs. 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.