Ben Hodges - After the Wagner Coup what is the Likely Future for Vladimir Putin and the Russian Army

GUEST: Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges - Retired United States Army officer
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After the incursion by Wagner mercenaries revealed how badly the war is going for Russia, Ben Hodges, former commanding general for the U.S. Army in Europe asks what the future for Vladimir Putin and the Russian Army is likely to be.
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SPEAKER:
Ben Hodges is a retired United States Army officer, who became commander of United States Army Europe in November 2014, and held that position for three years until retiring from the United States Army in January 2018. He has been Senior Advisor to Human Rights First since June 2022 and also serves as NATO Senior Mentor for Logistics. Until recently was the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, at the Centre for European Policy Analysis, specialising in NATO, the Transatlantic relationship and international security.

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CHAPTERS:
00:01:33 Ben Hodges: Putin is not the Tower of Power we thought he was
00:03:22 Ben Hodges: Armies on the path to victory do not behave like this
00:06:44 Ben Hodges: US and others concerned about nuclear escalation after coup
00:09:34 Ben Hodges: How much did US intelligence know ahead of the Russian coup
00:12:20 Ben Hodges: The West is trying to manage the war with 'fine-tuned' dials
00:15:54 Ben Hodges: UK has been out in front supplying military capability to Ukraine
00:20:30 Ben Hodges: Prighozin is a businessman and a showman - an exteme opportunist
00:23:37 Ben Hodges: Lukashenko's army even less prepared and competent than Russia's
00:25:42 Ben Hodges: Victory must include a return to Ukraine's 1991 national borders
00:28:34 Ben Hodges: The weaker Putin is, the more likely is Ukraine acsession to NATO
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