Putin faces consequences of Ukraine legacy failures as post-election troubles loom | Scott Lucas

“The purpose was to try to give a veneer of legitimacy to Vladimir Putin at home because of his problems are now into the third war of his failed effort to conquer Ukraine. We’re now looking at Russia possibly having to mobilise hundreds of thousands of more personnel if they actually want to try to conquer Ukraine.“ After his election ’show’ Putin faces a series of mounting concerns surrounding the war in Ukraine including the Russian economy and a new round of conscription, Prof. Scott Lucas tells Frontline on #TimesRadio 📻 Listen to Times Radio - 📍 Subscribe to our channel - 🗞 Subscribe to The Times 📲 Get the free Times Radio app