Name: Is Russia Planning a Major Offensive? Tom Lynch on President Putin's Goals in Ukraine
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Description: In order to help better understand the war in Ukraine, NTD sat down with Dr. Tom Lynch, a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Center for Strategic Research at the Institute of National Strategic Studies of the National Defense University. Lynch discusses Russian President Vladimir Putin's possible objectives and potential next moves.

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