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Dr. Alan O'Sullivan

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The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

Yeah.

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

So you mentioned Ukraine there, Donika.

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

I mean, there are reports, and you're closer to this than I am, but that the drone warfare that the Ukrainians are utilizing is providing good results on the battlefield in terms of massive Russian casualties.

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

But are we seeing a bit of a turn?

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

What is the status at the moment in terms of this attritional war that we're seeing?

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

You know, I... Do you have any idea of the casualties, Donegha?

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

Because I get a lot of figures.

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

I hear a lot of figures.

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

I mean, and I agree with you.

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

Like, we kind of...

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

We kind of look at this stuff very corny, but I mean, have you any idea of the casualties on the Russian side and the Ukraine side?

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

Right.

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

Just a fascinating insight because a lot of us less informed would be looking at this, seeing huge casualties and just assuming that this can't go on forever.

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

I mean, at what point do the Russian society say, you know, enough is enough?

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

But it seems that it's much more complex than that and that the pool of potential fighters that Putin has is vast and deep.

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

Is that fair?

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

Yeah.

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

Yeah, it looks really, really interesting, Donika.

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

I'd like to finish up maybe looking, and you mentioned it's all very depressing and furious what's going on in the Russian-Ukraine war or the Russian invasion of Ukraine, to put it more correctly.

The MOST Important Thing
Putin's Gamble and the geopolitical chess game

But looking at perhaps a bright spark,