387. The Baltic Blitz: Dismantling Putin’s War Chest

About this episode

The episode discusses Ukraine's offensive against Russian oil infrastructure and features an interview with author Julian Evans.

In this edition of Battleground Ukraine, Roger Moorhouse and Patrick Bishop explore a week where the geography of the war has expanded significantly—both through daring long-range strikes and complex global diplomacy. We begin with an analysis of Ukraine’s concerted offensive against Russian oil infrastructure in the Baltic. With repeated strikes on the Primorsk and Ust-Luga terminals, Kyiv is hitting the Kremlin where it hurts most: the wallet. We examine how these attacks are effectively neutralising the financial "boon" Putin hoped to reap from rising global oil prices following recent escalations in the Persian Gulf. Later in the program, Patrick Bishop interviews author Julian Evans about his acclaimed book, Undefeatable: Odesa in Love and War. Join the Conversation: If you have a question about the war in Ukraine or any of the conflicts we cover, email us at podbattleground@gmail.com Follow us on: X - @PodBattleground Instagram - podbattleground TikTok - battlegroundukraine Producer: James Hodgson A Goalhanger Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Roger Moorhouse, Patrick Bishop

Guest: Julian Evans

Topics covered

• Ukraine conflict
• Russian oil infrastructure
• long-range strikes
• global diplomacy
• Odesa

Keywords

• Baltic
• Putin
• Ukraine
• oil prices
• Odesa
• war
• diplomacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Goalhanger

Books & works: Undefeatable: Odesa in Love and War

Places: Baltic, Primorsk, Ust-Luga, Ukraine, Russia

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