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Senior Russia expert Dr. Dmitry Gorenburg joins WHYY’s Radio Times program to discuss the Russian and Ukrainian military forces and their battle for the Donbas region of Ukraine.

Michael Kofman says, "Compared to the first few weeks of the war, this next offensive is a lot less decisive than it may seem.”

Michael Kofman says, “That while Russia still has more military resources at its disposal than Ukraine does that “no matter what happens in the Donbas, the Russian military will be a spent force.”

Elizabeth Wishnick says, “That while they have shown support for each other in response to the U.S. there are "differences in their implementations."

Jonathan Schroden writes, “The bottom line is that these leaders envision substantial changes for SOF. Whether the changes they outline will be significant enough to transform the SOF enterprise from its two-decade focus on terrorist groups into a more balanced force that is aligned with the NDS’s emphasis on China and Russia, however, remains to be seen.”

Michael Kofman says, “The Moskva, then, was never crucial to Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN’s war plans, even if it was the Black Sea Fleet’s flagship. The loss is “pretty embarrassing but otherwise not that significant.”

Michael Kofman says, “It will take time to properly reorganize and redeploy so many units given the heavy losses Russia has suffered.”

Samuel Bendett writes, “The last year was a busy one for Russia’s military and civilian artificial intelligence efforts. Moscow poured money into research and development, and Russia’s civil society debated the country’s place in the larger AI ecosystem.”

Ken Gause says, "There's nothing to give (North Korea) any hope for sanctions relief, meaning no economic engagement or any kinds of economic incentives that can be granted from the United States or South Korea."

Dmitry Gorenburg says, "From the Ukrainian point of view, any new capability is better than no new capability,"

Samuel Bendett says, “For years, the Russian infosec industry was preparing for a possible disconnect from international Internet data exchanges. Now, with the unprecedented IT sanctions that are impacting Russia’s high-tech industry, some in Russia think that threat may come to fruition.

Cornell Overfield writes, “The Arctic cannot remain a zone of exception while the world rightfully punishes Russia in other areas for its flagrant violations of international law.”

Samuel Bendett says, “That Orlan-10 are often used with Russian long-range artillery.”

Dmitry Gorenburg  says, “We all expected that Russia would do several days of airstrikes, precision missile strikes, that kind of thing — ‘softening up,’ so to speak.”

Michael Kofman says: "It's going to be a while before this kit is serviceable, manned, and deployed where it makes a tangible difference.

Michael Kofman says: "So antitank missiles alone are not going to cut it."