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Operation Spider Web: A serious threat for Putin?

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June 5, 2025

The war in Ukraine is intensifying, marked by Russian airstrikes and Ukrainian drone attacks. Is it time for harsh sanctions against Russia? Our guests: Aylin Matlé (DGAP), Manfred Sapper (Eastern Europe expert), and Roman Goncharenko (DW)

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Alexandr Burilkov – Assistant Director for Research at the GLOBSEC GeoTech Center. And an expert on military and security issues in Russia, China, and the post-Soviet space.

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Roman Goncharenko – Reporter from DW’s Russian desk.

 

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Aylin Matlé – She is Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Security and Defense at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).

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