Putin’s war narrative is collapsing and it could cost him the Kremlin | Maj Gen Mick Ryan

“It is becoming increasingly clear that he's not winning the war…He cannot afford to have a story for the Russian people of losing the war.” Putin “is not going to keep his job” if Russians realise he is “losing the story of the war”, amid heavy military casualties, escalating crime from returning veterans, and the spiralling economic consequences, says Major General Mick Ryan. You have been watching Frontline, with Kate Gerbeau, Philip Ingram and Louis Sykes, produced by Times Radio. For more on the war in Ukraine and Global Security hit subscribe and turn on notifications: https://www.youtube.com/@FrontlineDailyPodcast?sub_confirmation=1 You can also hear Frontline on Times Radio at 0100UTC or wherever your get your podcasts. 📲 Get the free Times Radio app https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio/how-to-listen-to-times-radio/app