Three years of Russia's full-scale war: a conversation with Rob Lee

The Kyiv Independent's Francis Farrell sits down with Rob Lee, former U.S. marine infantry officer and senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Eurasia Program. They discuss the evolving battlefield realities as Russia's war on Ukraine enters its 4th year and why peace negotiations are unlikely to bring results any time soon.
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