The attack by the Ukrainian army was a major military surprise that put the Russians on the defensive and put the military leaders under enormous pressure. It is possible that Ukraine will be able to hold on to the territories it has gained in the longer term - but only developments over the next few days will show this. Prof. Schlie also explains that the important Sudzha gas measuring station, through which countries such as Austria and Slovakia continue to receive gas from Russia, could also be a Ukrainian target. He assumes that NATO did not know about the attack beforehand.
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie in an interview with rbb3 on Ukraine's advances in the Russian border region of Kursk Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie in an interview with rbb3 on Ukraine's advances in the Russian border region of Kursk
Ukraine has caused an international stir with its military incursions into Russian territory. What is the background to the offensive? Is there a large-scale strategy behind it? And did NATO know about it? In an interview with rbb3, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie assesses the attack.
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Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie is Director of the Center for Advanced Security, Strategic and Integration Studies (CASSIS) and Henry Kissinger Professor for Security and Strategy Research at the Institute for Political Science and Sociology.