The Lawfare Podcast Lawfare Archive: Ukraine Invades Russia
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Aug 16, 2025 
In this discussion, Anastasiia Lapatina, Lawfare's Ukraine Fellow and expert on Ukrainian politics, is joined by Eric Ciaramella from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, focusing on security and foreign policy. They delve into Ukraine's surprising military incursion into Russia, exploring strategic objectives, shifting frontlines, and the implications for U.S. policy. The conversation touches on the evolving morale among Ukrainians and Russia's chaotic response, highlighting the critical interplay of military and political narratives in the ongoing conflict.
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Pressure Partners By Demonstrating Capability
- Use battlefield actions to test and expand partner permissiveness about weapons use.
- Demonstrate capability and restraint to pressure allies to relax restrictive doctrines.
Plan For Holding, Not Just Raiding
- Plan operations with contingency tiers: primary objectives and fallback uses if limited gains occur.
- Anticipate reinforcement needs because holding territory requires far more resources than an incursion.
Morale Matters In A War Of Attrition
- The incursion produced a visible morale boost across Ukrainian society and social media.
- Boosting morale matters in a war of attrition because public support and belief shape endurance and political options.