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Russia-Ukraine War: Putin, Zelenskyy, Drones and the Future of Warfare | Lex Fridman Podcast #504

Putin, Zelenskyy, Preston Stewart, Michael Kofman, Lex Friedman

Interview, Fireside Chat

By mid-2026, Ukrainian forces are achieving their strongest ground performance since 2023 while the Russian military pivots to strategic bombardment after its ground offensives fail to yield returns. The conflict has evolved into a drone-saturated "gray zone" where decentralized Western-style command contrasts with Russia's rigid, information-distorted hierarchy. Despite Russia's maximalist political goals remaining disconnected from military reality, the war persists through asymmetric resource consumption and a continued reliance on human resilience.