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After two splashy attacks from Ukraine, Russia has not properly struck back---at least not yet. Why not? Today, we look into a couple of central problems with trying to retaliate. Russia's own domestic political pressures limit how much Russia can mobilize for the war effort, and it seems that the Kremlin is uninterested in pressing those limits despite the attacks. As a result, the Kremlin does not really have any new cards to play. It is sitting to wait to draw new ones. In turn, the normal course of the war persists.
0:00 Where's Russia's Response?
1:54 Retaliation Timing 101
3:40 Russian Political Constraints
5:52 Russia's Lack of Military Capacity
10:53 The HIMARS/Oreshnik Affair
12:46 The Kursk Invasion
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Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/):
By Security Services of Ukraine:
https://t.me/SBUkr/14947
By Rosavtodor.ru:
https://rosavtodor.ru/about/upravlenie-fda/upravlenie-stroitelstva-i-ekspluatatsii-avtomobilnykh-dorog/transportnyy-perekhod-cherez-kerchenskiy-proliv/novosti/327721
By Kremlin.ru:
http://tours.kremlin.ru/tour/senate
http://kremlin.ru/catalog/keywords/78/events/50329
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/54660
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http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70746
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/72081
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http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73186
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73411
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http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73585
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73995
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http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/75614
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http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76073
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76446
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76450
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76879
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