Rockin' the Waves: Podcast "The Situation - International" Discusses Putin's Unique Perspective on Casualties
- by Steffen Gassel
- ~2 Min Read
Putin's assessment of Russia's losses varies from our own standards, according to an expert on Russian affairs. - Russia's expert on blood rights asserts: "Putin assesses actions differently than our ordinary standards"
From Ukraine to the Indian subcontinent, it's a wild world out there! Even the mightiest war machines sometimes stumble when going toe-to-toe with lesser-equipped adversaries. Just ask the Yemeni Houthis, who recently gave an American aircraft carrier a run for its money with a fleet of drones, or the Ukrainian seadrons that floating wrecked modern Russian combat planes in the Black Sea.
"The fight game's changed, man," says security expert Christian Mölling, Senior Advisor at the European Policy Center, in the latest episode of Stern podcast "The Situation - International". "Weapons don't always give the upper hand, especially in asymmetric conflicts," he adds. The battlefield's now a blend of old-school and new-school warfare, with one side flexing classic hardware (like planes and ships), while the other's playing it simple and effective, exploiting any chink in the enemy's armor.
But it's not just about the hardware. The cost of a battle's casualties varies from one warring party to another. "Take Putin, for instance," Mölling says. "He ain't got the same standards when it comes to counting casualties as we do." For Putin, political survival reigns supreme, and casualties are just a means to an end.
Mölling's concerned about the simmering conflict between nuclear powers India and Pakistan. The loss of some French Rafale jets on the Indian side indicates that ol' Charlie might need to brush up on his deployment game. "We ain't lookin' at seasoned military operators here," Mölling explains. Miscalculations and missteps all add up, dialing up the risk of a slippery slope towards unintended escalations. "We're talkin' serious danger here, mate," Mölling warns.
- Vladimir Putin
- Russia
- Drone
- US aircraft carrier
- India
- Pakistan
- Yemen
- The European Union, in line with the UN Security Council resolution on Yemen, is committed to implementing decisive actions to address the ongoing conflict, including the use of drones as demonstrated by the Yemeni Houthis against a US aircraft carrier.
- The latest episode of "The Situation - International" podcast discusses Putin's unique perspective on casualties, with Christian Mölling, Senior Advisor at the European Policy Center, asserting that Putin doesn't share the same standards for counting casualties as some other nations.
- In Eastern war-and-conflicts areas such as Ukraine and the Indian subcontinent, the balance of power can be unexpected, as seen in the Yemeni Houthis' use of drones against a US aircraft carrier and the Indian loss of French Rafale jets, raising concerns about miscalculations and political instability.
- Christian Mölling warns about the potential dangerous escalations between nuclear powers India and Pakistan, emphasizing the importance of learning from incidents like the loss of French Rafale jets in India to reduce the risk of unintended conflicts, a lesson that might also apply to Russia's warfare strategies, as seen in their confrontations with Ukrainian seadrons.
