One of the biggest issues we're currently facing in the national security space is the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. It can be easy to get lost in all of the details surrounding what's happening with this war. One of the greatest factors that comes into play here though is time; each side taking advantage of time, and how they can use it to achieve their particular goals. Listen now to learn about Russia's war on Ukraine and what this war is really all about.

Key Takeaways:

• What the Russian war on Ukraine is really all about {0:50}
• The systematic approach Russians used {2:12}
• How a continued lack of poor planning and preparation from the Russian military has come into play {3:34}
• Russia's successful effort that involved invading and capturing a large part of southern Ukraine {5:24}
• The significance of the Azovstal Plant for Ukraine {6:14}
• How the Ukrainians were able to take advantage of Russia's weaknesses {6:44}
• Russia's goals regarding the war on Ukraine {10:15}
• Where we can expect the war to go from here {11:14}
• Russia's critical strategy targeting the civilian population {14:31}
• The Russian army has swapped out commanders at least 4 times during this war, but Ukraine has not done so at all {17:23}
• How quickly each side is going to respond to each other when they're operating on different clocks {18:41}

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