Anders Puck Nielsen

What can we learn about conventional warfare from the war in Ukraine? I look at five suggestions from a recent RUSI report.

An update on the frontlines in Ukraine. The mud season is coming to an end, and the winter is about to begin.

Is Russia preparing for a long war or a quick win in Ukraine? Many analysts predict that Russia wants to drag out the war to win in the long run. But their current actions don't support this idea, and it rather looks like Putin is still hoping for a quick victory during the winter.

I discuss why the West is talking about peace negotiations when it looks totally unrealistic, and the balancing act that Zelensky has to perform between signalling opposite things to Russia and the West.

Russia has retreated from Kherson, but the war is far from over. There is no reason to believing that peace is around the corner. But we are moving into a new phase of the war, and in this video I look at what that might mean. And then I look at what's at stake for Russia's general Surovikin, because there will hardly be tolerance for more losses on his watch.

Russia's weird tango with the grain deal after the Ukrainian attack on warships in Sevastopol is interesting. It looks like Russia lost a diplomatic stand-off with Turkey and realized that they don't have the naval power to enforce a blockade on Odesa.

How is the winter going to influence the war? Military operations will be more complicated, but not impossible. In this video I look at what Russia and Ukraine would like to get out of the cold season.

I look at how Putin's explanation about the war has changed after mobilization. Surprisingly, it hasn't changed as much as one might expect. It is still a balancing act between pleasing the ultranationalists and comforting the population.

An update on the frontlines in Ukraine. I look at Russia's many dilemmas and the bombing of the Kerch Strait Bridge.