Is Putin on the back foot in Ukraine and in Russia? | The Global Story
US President Donald Trump will be attending a NATO summit in Turkey this week, where he’s likely to hear one consistent message from European leaders: the tide is shifting against Russia in its war with Ukraine. And not just on the battlefield.
Russian cities are being pounded by Ukrainian drones in ever increasing numbers. Fuel shortages have become widespread as key infrastructure has been targeted, with long lines seen at gas stations and trucks abandoned by the side of the road.
Vladimir Putin recently made a rare admission; that his country is actually facing problems caused by the conflict, amid growing disquiet about Russia’s enormous economic problems.
In today’s episode The Global Story’s Asma Khalid speaks to Simon Shuster, staff writer at The Atlantic, and veteran reporter of Russia and Ukraine. With the war starting to hit home, we ask if Putin is now on the back foot?
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00:00 Introduction
01:31 Putin’s admission
05:42 Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russia
07:23 The reaction of Russians
11:01 Problems for Putin in Crimea
13:30 Putin’s ‘excitement’ for war
15:15 Where does this leave peace negotiations?
22:03 Continued Russian strikes on Kyiv
23:50 Generational devastation on Russia and Ukraine