The Next Phase of the War in Ukraine

<p>After a disastrous defeat in northern Ukraine, Russia has begun a high-stakes battle for the east, while Western allies arm Ukrainian fighters determined to stave off the attack.</p><p>After Moscow’s pivot, what lies in store in the coming weeks?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/eric-schmitt?smid=pc-thedaily">Eric Schmitt</a>, a senior writer covering terrorism and national security for The New York Times.</p><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia defined a more limited military goal: taking control of the Donbas region in the east of Ukraine —<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/12/world/europe/putin-donbas-war-russia.html"> not the whole country</a>.</li><li>Russia<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/09/world/europe/russia-ukraine-general-kramatorsk.html"> reorganized the command</a> of its flagging offensive, selecting for the mission a general accused of ordering strikes on civilian neighborhoods in Syria.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>