Mason Clark, Lead Russia Analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, joins Giselle, Dalibor, and Iulia again for a military update.He assesses the sinking of the Russian flagship, Moskva. Mason explains its significance for naval warfare in the Black Sea and what it means for the Russia-Ukraine war as a whole. He also describes what's happening on the many fronts in Ukraine now that the Russian military has withdrawn from northeastern Ukraine. Mason and our hosts also dig into the background of the "Butcher of Syria," General Dvornikov, whom Putin has appointed ground commander in Ukraine.References: <a href="https://www.aei.org/op-eds/whats-wrong-with-the-russian-army/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What's Wrong with the Russian Army?</a> by Giselle DonnellyYou can find AEI's CTP and ISW's daily Ukraine updates <a href="https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/ukraine-conflict-updates" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.

Reconstruction of Ukraine (with Ivan Mikloš, Former Finance Minister of Slovakia)

Ensuring the balance of power in Europe has, since the inception of our republic, been a core security interest for the US. Today, and for the entire post-Cold War period, the challenges to the European peace have emerged along the line running roughly from the Baltic to the Black Sea. This is what we call the Eastern Front. Our goal in this podcast is to better inform the American people about what’s going on there. 
Join us, Iulia Joja and Dalibor Rohac every week on in our discussions on what’s next for “The Eastern Front.”