1 Dec 2024

What will Putin do next?

From Sunday Morning, 8:11 am on 1 December 2024
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the press after attending a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Astana on November 28, 2024. - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kazakhstan on November 27, 2024 for a two-day trip aimed at shoring up ties with his Central Asian allies as tensions mount over the Ukraine war. Kazakhstan is a member of the Moscow-led CSTO security alliance but has expressed concern about the almost three-year conflict, which Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has refused to condone. (Photo by Mikhail TERESHCHENKO / POOL / AFP)

Photo: MIKHAIL TERESHCHENKO

It's been more than 1000 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, and there seems to be no end in sight.

This week, Russian president Vladimir Putin levelled threats against Kyiv with a new ballistic missile, dubbed Oreshnik.

Meanwhile, there are reports that Russia is experiencing war fatigue as it struggles to recruit soldiers for the conflict.

Mike Eckel is a veteran war correspondent, reporting on Russia, Ukraine, and the Ukraine war for Radio Free Europe.

He joins Jim to discuss the latest events.