Why is Crimea critical to the Russia–Ukraine war?

Russia annexed Crimea successful 2014. Now, much than 4 years into the existent war, Ukraine is targeting the peninsula with accrued drone attacks.

In response, authorities successful the Russian-controlled portion person declared a authorities of emergency, admitting they are facing challenging times.

This week, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the commencement of what helium called a 40-day “influence operation” to propulsion Russia to extremity the war.

But tin Kyiv’s broader strategy successfully extremity the conflict? And wherefore is Crimea astatine the centre of this shift?

Presenter: James Bays

Guests:

Leonid Ragozin – Independent writer who focuses connected Russia, Ukraine and Eastern Europe

Yulia Kazdobina – Senior Fellow successful the Security Studies Programme astatine the Ukrainian Prism Foreign Policy Council

Stefan Wolff – Professor of International Security astatine the University of Birmingham