How Winter Might Be Ukraine's Ally
William Spaniel
Dec 14, 2022
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Much of the public discourse regarding winter and the war suggests that the change in weather will hurt Ukraine's chances by giving Russia more time to regroup. Russia indeed will benefit from that, but the overall relationship is not so simple. Freezing temperatures and snow will give Ukraine an upper hand on other dimensions. Ultimately, we may come to see winter as Ukraine's ally.
- 0:00 Winter in Ukraine
- 1:59 War Is a Political Decision
- 3:06 Winning Is Zero Sum
- 3:59 Conventional Wisdom: Winter Helps Russia
- 7:02 Winter Does Not Freeze Conflict
- 10:01 How Winter Can Facilitate Conflict
- 12:53 Rotating Units
- 15:45 Supply Logistics
- 17:37 The Crimean Bridge
- 18:59 Military Discipline
- 22:16 Infrastructure Bombing
- 23:34 German Support
- 25:26 Misplay of the Week: Sam Bankman-Fried
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