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Mar 2022
23m 10s

Red Lines and War Crimes

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Russia’s onslaught on Ukraine has left widespread destruction in some of the country’s major cities. But as Ukrainians fight back, there are fears that Vladimir Putin could escalate the conflict by using even deadlier weapons. In this episode of the Tug of War podcast, Christiane talks about why Vladimir Putin’s strategy isn’t working as well as he had hoped, examines the war crimes allegations leveled against him and breaks down how battlefield losses could backfire in Moscow.

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Recorded on March 25, 2022. 

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