Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference following the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, September 2, 2026
EA-Ukraine VideoCast: CIA Director to Putin — Your Invasion Is Failing
EA’s Cormac Smith joined Frontline’s Philip Ingram on Tuesday for a 32-minute evaluation of the difficulties for Vladimir Putin in his 4 1/2-year full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Cormac analyses Putin’s growing isolation, with even Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for a halt to the invasion. He sets out the damage from Ukraine’s counter-attacks inside Russia, and the prospect that toughened sanctions could add to Moscow’s problems.
Cormac also speaks about the situation inside Ukraine where Ukrainians are “worn out” amid Russia’s aerial assaults — but “they know they can’t give up” even as they approach “their toughest winter yet”.
