Putin is a 'cornered rat' & preparing a second front against NATO | Ex-diplomat Cormac Smith

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Former British Diplomat Cormac Smith delivers a searing assessment of Vladimir Putin’s desperate strategic state. With Russian casualty figures exceeding 1,500 a day - losing more troops in a single month than the Soviet Union lost in ten years in Afghanistan - Cormac explains how Putin's military options are rapidly shrinking. From Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi pushing back frontline forces in Lyman to deep-strike operations that have knocked out roughly 50% of Russia’s oil refining capacity, the Kremlin is resorting to a forced 300,000+ troop mobilisation and dangerous hybrid escalation against the West. Video Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:06 - Ukraine’s 1,500km strike on the perm oil refinery 01:30 - Halving Russia’s oil capacity: economic vulnerabilities 02:32 - Western handcuffs vs. Ukraine’s long-range drones & missiles 03:51 - Operation Vivaldi: Ukraine’s offensive initiative in Lyman 05:18 - Rejecting Kremlin peace terms & defending Donetsk’s fortress belt 06:55 - Russia’s mass

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