On August 6, Ukrainian forces launched a surprising cross-border incursion into Russia's Kursk region, catching both the Kremlin and Ukraine's allies off guard, in the biggest attack on Russian soil since Russia's invasion into Ukraine in February 2022.
What makes this attack truly unprecedented and why is the Western response to it highly unusual? What does this turn of events mean for Putin? How far will he go to resolve the situation, and is there a risk of nuclear escalation?
On August 13, as events were still unfolding, Wikistrat CEO Oren Kesler explored these critical questions in a special webinar featuring Russia experts Mathieu Boulegue and Samantha de Bendern.
Mathieu Boulegue is a Consulting Fellow with the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House and Non-resident Senior Fellow with the Transatlantic Defense and Security Program at CEPA. Mathieu specializes in Eurasian security and defense issues, with a focus on Russian foreign policy and military affairs.
Samantha de Bendern is an Associate Fellow with the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House. Samantha specializes in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus and serves as a political commentator on the French Television news channel LCI.
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