{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Lieutenant General Ben Hodges - Russia's War on Ukraine","description":"Policy Exchange Director Dean Godson interviews Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, previously Commander of the US Army Europe who advised the Government of Ukraine on its defences, in the latest of our podcasts on Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. General Hodges argues that Russia \u2013 with its failure to quickly conquer Ukraine \u2013 has already lost the war. General Hodges argues that the West can be more robust in its response to Russian aggression without risking nuclear war.  He notes that the Russian army is less strong than its size suggests, evidenced by it now calling on Chechen and Syrian fighters as well as on what was the Wagner Group.  General Hodges argues that there are grounds for optimism. ","author_name":"The Agenda","author_url":"https:\/\/policyexchange.org.uk","html":"