The Times podcast: Russia’s Syria playbook in Ukraine
Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in January 2020.
(Alexei Druzhinin / Associated Press)
Listen to this episode of The Times:
Aerial strikes, targeting civilians, cutting off supply chains: Russia’s brutal war tactics in Ukraine are shocking, but also hauntingly familiar. These are tactics the country has used before.
Six years before Russia launched its brutal attack on Ukraine, it began another horrific military operation in Syria. Today, we talk about what we can learn about Russia’s strategy in Ukraine from its involvement in Syria. Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times Middle East correspondent Nabih Bulos
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About The Times
“The Times” is made by columnist Gustavo Arellano, senior producers Denise Guerra, Shannon Lin and Kasia Broussalian and producers David Toledo, Ashlea Brown and Angel Carreras. Our engineers are Mario Diaz and Mark Nieto. Our editor is Kinsee Morlan. Our executive producers are Jazmín Aguilera and Shani O. Hilton. Our theme song was composed by Andrew Eapen.
