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hello and welcome to the program. i'm coming from june new front and the ukraine war anti kremlin on the groups launching attacks and border regions. drone and artillery strikes further into russian territory. and near daily bombardment of the ukrainian capital civilians in both countries are bearing the brunt as the war drags on will be exploring the latest developments and the prospect of this conflict coming. coming to an end with our guests and a few moments. but 1st, charles stratford has this report from keith of what we've seen in the last few days and weeks is an escalation, fly both sides. really what we understand all attempts to talk and supply lines and weapons stores the ukrainians. coming on, the heavy, bombardments all the cruise missiles and so kind of causing drones by the russians and various locations across the country and the ukrainians targeting we understand this apply lines, for example, the northern crime a are and in that pull the city of baird dental school in the as of the see which

was occupied 5 of options in the early stages of the war. we understand that these moves are or in relation to the build up for these long expect teacher training and counter offensive accounts who are offensive. that analysts will tell you who is going to be a huge challenge to the ukrainians. they talk about fees that so the, the spread of some of these weapon rate that is being supplied by ukraine's elolize along a 1000 kilometers the front line could be a bit seen. they also concern about the element of surprise. of course, this has to be planned for months. it's given the opportunity to the russians to begin the defensive positions in various areas. and we've seen satellite imagery of that highly socialist talk about the difference between sequential and singleton is military maneuvers. up until now both sides have used what they say. i see quite short moves. that's basically the use of ox, hillary. and then what app, how they've got, for example, to bombard areas in the enemy's territory before they moving forward with infantry

. i always the saying now what's needed is more of a civil tamia, so tank that is a lot more complex bringing in various different strands of the military takes a lot more planning is a little more risky. let's give you an example about just what kind of threats the ukrainians potentially all facing. analysts say that the kill ratio in a situation like this is very much always in the defend this favor. of course, that's russia in this instance, a q ratio of around $3.00 to $1.00. so there are affairs wire unless about manpower about getting the ukrainian forces getting as many of them as they can to operate this huge, this minus task one thinks the shoulder is that ukraine's allies want results off to having your best. each so many tens of billions of dollars worth of military equipment and training will be on the sign a tens of thousands of ukrainian soldiers. they want to see results. and there are many people saying that the outcome of this counter offensive will determine the

outcome of the will child stuff with the inside story. keith, ukraine's military capability before the war was worked by russia's, but the international community has changed that at least 40 countries have made significant donations. for us is by far the largest contributor, sending weapons, ammunition, and military equipment worth $46000000000.00. by the end of february, this year, the u. k is the 2nd biggest donor, it's assistance amounts to $7000000000.00 and includes fighter jet training. germany support involves armored personnel carriers, drones and left for 2 battle tanks. a package totaling $3800000000.00 to date. well, poland has said equipment in ammunition worth $2600000000.00. it also plays a vital role in logistical efforts to deliver international military aid to ukraine . so let's take a look at some of the recent developments on the ground. the commander and ukraine's ground forces says his troops are advancing on russian occupied bust. moved in the east. moscow announced it had taken the city in may,

after months of brutal fighting with thousands of casualties on both sides. elsewhere in the don't ask region, russia says it's forces have stopped a major ukrainian offensive. part of the in the ask is under russian occupation. the rest is still under ukrainian, control pro ukraine on the groups have a tax, the russian border region of belgrade, which has been bombarded over the past week. keith is denying involvement. all right, let's go ahead and bring in our guests. in moscow, we are joined by public health in our defense and military analyst. and athens is disappearing off and truly executive director at the institute of international relations, specializing in foreign policy and european affairs and in bath in the u. k. is patrick period defense and security analyst at the university of boss and a former british army officer, a warm welcome to you all and thanks so much for joining us today on inside story. patrick, let me start with you today is what we're witnessing now. the start of the ukrainian counter offensive, is that what we're seeing?

i think so. yeah, it's the next phase. the 1st phase is what we call the saving phase. where are you great and was trying to set the conditions as best as possible to facilitate the next phase of this phase is basically reconnaissance and for probing. they're using their ground forces, especially in the southeast and the division between zachary uh, glass online. they were talking um, around a tangle of uh, novo dentists and they've had some success there already. some reports, credible reports suggest 5 to 6 kilometers david bonds since yesterday. and so i think that's where we are. they're not committing all their forces. they're attacking actually in a number of different places, some to the north and back moved as well. and they're basically because they are small. and of course they're trying to find a weak spot. pro pro pro joel russian force is a way and then they would get their heavier forces and try and exploring any breakthrough that they can make. a patrick. i also want to ask you about what we're

seeing in terms of the far right russians allied to keep that have been launching these cross border attacks into russia. and also the drone attacks that have been hitting cities like moscow. do you expect that that's going to continue that? uh well the builder on res rage and in that area are essentially that they're raised by the, to the volunteer for on the foreign legion. the volunteer for much less seems controlled and the, the legion which is sort of flies in kind of in hand with the brain. and um, but yeah, that are the design of the for us is doing virus versioning degree uh, on certainty, in the border area. and also to force russia to send more troops down to draw a drag them away from other areas where the offensive is going to be trying to break through. so that's what's going on there. i would expect that to continue. we've seen, it's basically continued now for a few days. they'll have those courses for how soon retreat and be based off for a while, but their, their,

their job at the moment just to create as much traffic as they can. and um, in terms of the drone attack on moscow, i think that was part of basically tit for tat, for the heavy wave of the tax and key of that experience. and then the ukranian gentleman said, you can expect us to hit box on the next morning. you know, there was between a, you can probably be more like 30 drones flying into size wise moscow. a number of them were shopped in, but some of them were and i think the target there was really at the, the leads the rest of the lead to live in that area as opposed to the or real russian people the ukrainians trying to trying to bring the more home to, especially those leaders and also maybe so some sure. so subdivision, sorry, and problem, let me get your view on this. so when it comes to drawing strikes that it hit moscow when it comes to far right russians allied to keep that have been launching, attacks across the border. first of all, how does that change things and, and you heard, you heard patrick there say that some of this has meant to embarrass president boot

and is it an embarrassment for him? only yes, it is an embarrassment that cause the cartridge stirring public opinion in moscow, and that the moscow is that will, shall baldor of bo gave you your brain. you're not back though. of course these were well nice rather small drawings and no one gone to you a is seriously injured and that was mine or damage it. ready kind of positive of psychological. ready warfare more or less the same with the trash border raids by the like 0 or a you and that's uh, weird share. it goes to create, getting problems. no, not for you. we are grabbing your holding any time the 3rd trailer and the russian side. but that's not their object, therefore, jammed up, they would most likely premium so that they could draw some russian reserves

from the main back of fuel that's going in the south where the now in the summer campaign, everything is going to be decided, i believe the alcohol and the whole costs are just fine to be decided this summer and it yourself. so if you're free a problem, let me also ask you, you know, ukrainian counter offensive this have been talked about for quite a while. now rush obviously has had time to prepare. how prepared is rush to be preparing for the summer time being how they are prepared and how effective we will see in the, on the battlefield. your premiums. one do rate is very good. rock o mo, bile and cheese rectory during the summer campaign which begins now and can last to toby or something where it says dry summer weather. yeah, you can move heavy equipment trucks some time,

some other heavy stuff over fields and dirt roads. you can go mo bile last to on top of your premiums, manage the spectacular mo bile offensive, and that harp, you free. you may have tried to pull something a bit bigger now. they have more equipment of the russian stop, read more troops. the russians after billy just stop to your brain in a sense of give them a bloody nose, heavy casualties, a small success, and then maybe your brain will be ready to end this floor on russian times. it basically means this freeze of the present status quo o, a frozen conflict. and this mean obviously, we can't have this discussion without talking about nato. from your perspective, what is nato is view of what is currently happening to i think that i am not the result of shit anymore, but the something i mean i can think of bread,

the alliances, my positions. all right, we have, we have here some talk to the get off, and these folks are in favor of ukraine. ukraine has a model of the month of june. we school. they are fighting for the country for the dougherty. they have, as a additional board of, of the western countries was yours and the main to allies, i think 90 to is of the month. the sure could a better song them better because repeated. they are very often. that's where we stand by your brain as long as you think. patrick, let me ask you a question about the fact that the west, the nato as well, you know, they supplied all these modern weapons to ukraine. but one thing i'm curious about how complicated are they to use because we talk about tanks being delivered. we talk about perhaps f sixteens at some point being given to ukraine,

argues training being provided as well. yeah, the key on most of them to be honest, we do training for the time cruise has already happened. and you know, it happens in, in europe and a, uh, those, those forces of gone back to your brain with their times, you know, the 230 western times to buy de brian was they have inside the country now over 1505 armored infantry fighting vehicles, the thing with the time, so i can terms of that, it just takes it's um, because there are different variants, there's more leverage. but there's also the challenge of twos. and i was in there as well. the us, i mean, it varies. you know, they've got different logistical jameson. different means not when you don't have standardization. that is just a bit of a pain logistically, but it's all impossible. and it does, you know, those are what actually all of them names, logistics, i wouldn't be surprised if there was an, you know, independent contractors hire didn't to help them to have the expertise to know all

the parts and the working or the ends. that's another hendrick i did want to follow up with you about that specific point. i mean, do you believe that there are specialist or contractors or former military officers from western countries that are currently on the ground in ukraine, helping either to operate or to repair this equipment? i don't know. this is a short on so i don't know, but i wouldn't be surprised if they were in, you know, because there's nothing to borrowing that essentially. so, but that's, so that's another way of getting rid of the problem. the 16 issue. you departments are being drained in europe and in the us as well, but that takes a fair amount of time. my understanding is if you took an english speaking very current, i mean like the fine or a pilot from the brain and air force who is literally being flying his own just a 100 a few weeks ago and then started to train them on the 16 it could take anywhere between 6 weeks and 3 to 4 months. that's the best. and that would be the opposite and fast as you could do. and of course, other pilots who either have less experience or in training,

it will take longer for them to know. so it depends on the pilot, and of course, the kinds of get, you know, the 3 or 4 bias to do this. you need to move be able to do it. so the systems work together. and so that will take, uh there's, i'll take longer, but i wouldn't be surprised if we started to see. yeah, 16 come in towards the awesome uh, bridge. there still a bit of time for potentially another offensive. and really interesting thing about this in terms of walker as the west and most companies will not be fighting mean either way. ukraine is. yes, they can do combined arms in terms of artillery drones and times things intrigues. but you know, we've never committed sources for their, their support and even like air power, energy. and they don't have that at the moment. so it's a very brave thing to do as well. just be, now let me get your perspective. uh, do you think that were any closer to seeing potential, formal mediation or formal piece talks when it comes to the ukraine conflict? or are we farther than we've ever been from that possibility?

i think all the major bowers are trying to, to negotiate the solution. the fingers got the initial loose, young uh we have, we know some loose, well, the time being i can into for it to the ukraine animal friendship as, as a, as a very serious effort to come to negotiations with an advantage on the day something moves in my view would be the most complex negotiation often via and the cold war. similar, i mean to the negotiations that took place in the ninety's. after the dissolution of all the shall review again. because ukraine cannot lose. uh but, but of course they have to accept some pleasure. she to ation on the ground to say the least. but uh what, but i sure would that is your question mark. i don't think that our ceo will accept the thought that was the sheet. and i don't know if it thought them be,

she would be in favor of stability in europe in general. so i see many behind this change negotiations for the time being and may be, i mean, weekend weekend before she, uh, 4 months ago, she ation we, by the end of lee and the problem, you know, reason both in europe and in the united states by the end of the year, we will enter a pre elect for our periods. i mean for us is all the use they would have brian mothers and for europe may be, i mean, oh colleagues, i'm not so familiar with europe. the lead disability change next year of the course of the year to be on elections. so this is something that maybe in be a negotiation. we get all some patrick, i want to ask you about the fact that the commander of ukraine's ground forces has said that you creating and forces are moving forward in your buff moved um from

your point of view, is there a chance that ukraine could retake best mode and what would that mean and all of this? well firstly, i totally would agree with what the status that i think that's all and uh, in terms of the movie there goes like, for example, in the last 24 hours, you have a need for goes in the head of the wagner cmc. instead, he handed over a village, just north of the box, moved to the russian army, and then the russian army was to under pressure and from the premiums. so we'll have to see exactly what the situation is that, but it's certainly not stable and judging by well, i don't even know if we have getting for going to stable, judging by his rounds on social media. but the from there does not seem to be the same as the russians were like, it is possible them to get, and that would be a political cause as being sort of symbolic. and it's being invested in so much human capital in terms of desperate russia turned into something much bigger than it actually was it needed to be in terms of military strategy. and that would be able to talk to them as well. so i mean,

seeing fighting to the north of there as well, and showing in solid are etc. so we just have to see. but it would make perfect sense to, for example, from a ministry perspective, to try to in circle or, or go even further behind the pin. so behind box moved and then start moving behind those lines either to the north edge of the site that will make perfect minute for your sense of it. just as a question of whether the defenses are too strong. there are no probable. i'm curious from your perspective to know um, is there any willingness on the part of the russian government to try to enter any kind of mediation or formal peace talks when it comes to the conflict in ukraine, or is that a non starter at this point to well, the official one of the crown mondays, the pressure is ready to basically negotiate. but right now there is no one to negotiate with the president. ukrainian leadership is not ready to negotiate anything from the russian point of view because of russia demands,

but more or less a lot pressure state them and the, the united with the mother. why shouldn't be recognized as russian derek trip meaning crime. he is on bus. and a 5 service of $5.00. yeah. and her song. so basically this kind of freezing the present stage, just quote, that's why i brush you was more or less one. and once you bring it does not want the door and the back way and you are a boat, not all you don't want that either. it was kind of for the award as they say russia . so that means right now it's not much talk is going to be $55.00 instead of 12. it will be decided on the battlefield of this summer campaign. oh, how things turn out by order them and when they want to brain turned everything the so your mother and my mobile i work with who are fair is impossible. again,

i believe yes, negotiations can begin. but right now the, the terms on which they could be held are totally not fully understood because 1st so have to see how this kind of being a goes through this being a, um, what must the level of concern be among you members? dates right now at the start of the conflict. anyone think this would last this long? i think it's very high level of concern because the launch calling in regards of the uncertainty about the end of the school. and you know, maybe it's not the diet, it's going to shift lunch that inflation the euro, but it's still a big problem. price or something, not that i'm not going dog, energy and prices as well. so i think the public opinion in europe is going to get the uh, from the launch going to andrews,

gonna be doing the finance because as i said, you will be in the election of loans in may 2024 and, and you'll be election of not of great interest in europe any way, but i believe that a single video, pre owned institution would, wouldn't change. so i don't know if they will have the opposite diag number dime and the political instead of just the image of the machine to, to go on to the table of negotiations and provide their solution. because these you, i was to be part of the visual solution. they have to offer the carter to grade. they don't have to isolate that. i shouldn't be as at home because otherwise they would grade a black hole in euro. so it is very complicated and i'm afraid we don't see any very, really clear positions on behalf for you'll be any union. i'm probably you heard this be another talking about public opinion in europe. i'm curious to know about where public opinion stands in, in russia, right? now and also what is the situation in russia right now when it comes to the

economic sanctions that have been imposed of the knowledge such as, of course, uh, receipt or is the thing though? uh, the russian, the. com. i mean, tennessee or with g b a is not as much information as not bad for you. a bad as it could be. a, there's a lot of defense spending, which means that g, b is growing as it always does. and then you kind of war situation. so right now the public opinion basically supports the war effort, supports the government that's afford to spread the gym. but what happens if they're serious, russian, the problems on the battlefield that can change dramatically. but the thing is, as it is right now, as a why the russia should fight on and go to negotiations,

a firm position of strength to kind of secure the present situation. the kind of cease fire, frozen situation that's going to be more or less supported. i believe just by the end of the year there will be some kind of pause in the finding. simply both sides will run out of arms and munitions lodge rate. there's price as the logistics on both sides. so some kind of pause is call me, but they to come after a very vicious summer campaign. this means that if the counter offensive is not as successful for ukraine as they would like, how much more pressure will be applied by the you, by the us, by nato, for president zalinski and his colleagues to enter into negotiations with president. first of all, you know, this excess of innovation has its own,

not the. i mean you grant has come save up to your friends, she would be successful and wash them. she would come to dick this assumption, should we, i'm not talking here about big, big stories for be, could the sheets. you see how it's going. we'll look at on step by step. uh, i here as a patient about the us and you are pushing towards the extent i don't know, but they would like to she and negotiating solution. and so i believe that they have made it clear to you, granny and be there she reveals. on the other hand, the sheepish viper restoring country show the which expands. i mean, the pressure can be effective. it's a question about the, let's see,

i mean how it was for the time being. if you do successfully, not, then maybe in days a week and a have a some change, a lot teacher possible. um, when it comes to weapons stockpiles where things stand currently for russia, as well as high school, a lot of weapons that can be used. but there are some problems, of course with the your money they're using says so here stop files which are usable. but to the premiums are getting increasing, were very sophisticated weapons they're getting and somebody sped on or how though they stay with don't have a air force that can challenge in any way the russians in the air, but they do not waste the russian there for us of flight good capabilities, deep into your brain and control thera,

trace so that's also very important. so both sides have weapons right now. ready for this game and you can carry on. but the probable problems come up later on when there's going to be there's a crisis of our moments of munitions in the west that so i'll talk about that. there's also some problems of that in russia. i believe of the, the present intensity of finding to not be sustained investor. that way. i think there's going to be a pause somewhere closer to the end of the year and negatively, which will maybe some kind of a tentative ceasefire edge. all right, well we have run out of time, so we're going to have to leave the conversation there. thanks so much to all of our guest publish. felt in an hour and to spin up into a, a patrick period who joined us earlier. and thank you to for watching, you can see the program again any time by visiting our website. i'd 0. com and for

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