Russia’s war on Ukraine may be stalling, but that didn’t stop Vladimir Putin from staging a massive military drill with some help from his friends.
The week long exercise at seven locations on land and sea involved 50,000 troops – Russians side by side with forces from China, India, and countries still further afield.
The two Asian giants also get favorable mention in Putin’s new “Russian World” foreign policy doctrine.
So we’re asking: „Russia’s war games with China and India: The start of a global arms race?”
Our guests: Michael Thumann (Zeit), Sarah Pagung (DGAP), Alexej Yusupov (FES).
Chapters:
00:00 Will Russia start a global arms race? 02:34 Vostok war games are not a big thing 04:00 India tries to find its role in geopolitics 06:00 Is Putin working on a new alliance against the West? 10:00 Russia’s new military doctrine means a right to intervene 12:45 After the Ukraine war the Russian military will be in bad shape 15:45 Many countries don’t know what side to take 17:30 Is the Western front against Putin starting to crumble? 19:30 Protests in Germany are small and calm 23:30 Sanctions will bite, it’s a matter of time
