It’s become a cliche in Western circles to say that Russian President Vladimir Putin has a poor hand of cards but he plays them well. This may seem like a compliment to the Kremlin’s tactical ability, but it ignores the fact that Russia has a lot of hard-power resources to draw upon. How much has this narrative of Putin’s ‘poor hand’ contributed to the conflict against Kiev? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Steve Jermy, a retired Royal Navy commodore and author of ‘Strategy for Action: Using Force Wisely in the 21st Century’.
