Rob Lee
@RALee85
Senior Fellow @FPRI. Previously @USMC, @ColumbiaSIPA, @CentreAST. Focused on Russian defense policy.
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We filmed a new Ukraine Military History podcast with @francisjfarrell one of the few journalists who still goes near the front. We discuss his recent reporting trips to the front line, war journalism, the situation in Donetsk oblast, the evolving role of drones, and how the war may unfold in the fall and winter.
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“China's armed forces secretly trained about 200 Russian military personnel in China late last year and some have since returned to fight in Ukraine, according to three European intelligence agencies and documents seen by Reuters…
The covert training sessions, which predominantly focused on the use of drones, were outlined in a dual-language Russian-Chinese agreement signed by senior Russian and Chinese officers in Beijing on July 2, 2025…
A significant number of Russian personnel who received training in China were ranking military instructors in a position to pass knowledge down the chain of command, the two intelligence agencies said.”
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