On today’s Land Warfare program, sponsored by American Rheinmetall, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses and Dr. Eugene Rumer, the director of the Russia and Eurasia program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss the latest on the Ukraine war as Kyiv strikes ever deeper into Russia and Moscow retaliates with heavier strikes on the Ukrainian capital; the both static and changing nature of ground as well as air and deep strike operations as both sides continue to adapt to the other’s novel approaches; whether Vladimir Putin’s grip on power is as vulnerable as some analysts suggest; how much longer Moscow can bear the internal economic stresses caused by the war; and implications of President Trump’s decision to allow Ukraine to license produce Patriot air and missile defense weapons at NATO’s annual summit in Ankara July 7-8, 2026.
