Kremlin power struggle: What does infighting mean for Putin's war of aggression? | To the point

A Shakeup of Russia’s military leadership has Ukraine bracing for a possible new offensive in Putin’s war. So what do suspected rifts in the Kremlin mean for their future war strategies? Russia’s top soldier Valery Gerasimov has been named the latest new commander in Ukraine, with Moscow hoping he can turn the tide. His appointment hints at a fresh campaign after Russia’s bombardment of civilian infrastructure across Ukraine has caused enormous suffering and little to show for it on the battlefield. We are asking: Kremlin power struggle: What does infighting mean for Putin's war of aggression?

Leslie Schübel, Körber-Stiftung
Rachel Tausendfreund, German Marschall Fund
Nikolai Klimeniouk, freelance journalist

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
1:40 Kremlin unhappy how things are going in this war
2:00 Shift of personnel a signal to the West?
3:15 The army functions like the rest of Russia – rather inefficiently
4:30 A shakeup in the Russian military leadership
6:48 Personnel shakeup won’t change anything on the battlefield
9:50 Wagner forces are better functioning than the traditional army
12:30 Putin and Prigoshin: Two gangsters in power?
15:01 Zelenskyy’s direct appeal to the Russian public
19:00 Sociology shows huge support for the war among Russians
20:26 Only a huge defeat would trigger changes in Russia
23:15 Is the Russian army still strong enough for a new offensive?

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