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Putin’s Mobilisation Gamble

Putin’s Mobilisation Gamble

This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler vor 3 Jahren

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This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler

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From the crisis in American democracy to the collapse of the Middle East’s petrochemical oligarchies, this is your guide to the dangers that mass media isn’t covering.

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As Putin announces a military mobilisation and Russian men flee for
the border, is his gamble of extra troops set to pay off on the
battlefield? Ian Bond of the Centre for European Reform joins to
discuss the Kremlin's call-up, and increasing nuclear
sabre-rattling. Plus, to make this a bumper edition China expert
Rana Mitter talks to Arthur about how the war in Ukraine has
affected Beijing's thinking over Taiwan. We're taking a pause on
our war bulletins, but don't worry. On October 12th our second
10-part documentary season is set to be released, so stay tuned for
an in-depth look at the global threats of tomorrow. Resources to
help the Ukrainian people can be found here:
https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/ “We see a lot of people heading
for the borders, but we shouldn’t mistake that for the majority of
the country.” - Ian Bond “Sending a lot of men with rusty rifles
into battle isn’t going to do the job.” - Ian Bond “Using nuclear
weapons to attack a non-nuclear weapon state is a huge taboo, and
the West needs to make that clear to Putin.” - Ian Bond “The
Ukraine crisis is exponential for Europe. Whether it’s exponential
for China is another matter.” - Rana Mitter “China cares more about
visible international publicity than the Russians do. Comms
management will have entered their minds over Taiwan.” - Rana
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