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November 13, 2024 66 mins

Welcome to another episode of Headlines and History with Jon Molik. This week LTC Lisa Bennet joins us--again--for a conversation spanning a wide range of topics that includes Russia, NATO, Ukraine, Putin, Zelensky, and Trump. Lisa is an Army intelligence veteran with nearly 30 years' experience that includes numerous deployments overseas. She spent approximately three years with United States Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) and leans on that experience to educate us on the Ukraine-Russia war, European geopolitics, and what the upcoming U.S. presidential term may mean for the war. Thanks for joining Lisa and me this week and enjoy the episode!

 

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Citation(s):

Russia Gains in Ukraine Early November

https://kyivindependent.com/russia-seizes-more-territory-over-past-week-than-at-any-time-in-2024-during-same-period-bloomberg-reports/    

Russian EW capabilities

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/04/another-us-precision-guided-weapon-falls-prey-russian-electronic-warfare-us-says/396141/

Russian Vehicle Modifications

The "Arena-M" complex is designed to intercept missiles and other anti-tank munitions in the immediate area around it by physically destroying them with counter-munitions.

https://mil-in-ua.translate.goog/uk/news/u-rosiyi-pochaly-stavyty-na-t-90m-kompleks-aktyvnogo-zahystu-arena-m/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGQmLBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYocjcu0JHLutqvlsrhFKVkraX2E1CyrQJoODeVSDPxuLu-uH3F5KUsUHQ_aem_kTM11MbE7G-vRxrmLN1-iA&_x_tr_sl=uk&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

It consists of radar stations that monitor the space around the tank.

Russian “Barn Tank”

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-captures-russian-barn-tank-modified-against-drone-threat-2024-06-21/

Russia modifies the MT-LB vehicles with the 9K55 Grad-1 systems, revealing critical equipment shortages

https://en.defence-ua.com/news/russian_forces_repurpose_the_mt_lb_vehicles_for_artillery_roles_amid_equipment_shortages_photo-11646.html

Should Ukraine Join NATO

Russian Redlines  https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/06/12/testing-russias-red-lines-could-become-a-fatal-experiment/

2008 Bucharest Summit Declaration https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_8443.htm

2023 Vilnius Summit Communique https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_217320.htm

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