
Exclusive interview with General David Petraeus, Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
09/09/23 • 54 min
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Day 562: Bonus.
General David Petraeus is one of America’s most famous soldiers in the modern era, serving in Iraq and Afghanistan before a year in charge of the CIA.
The Telegraph’s Ukraine: The Latest podcast team interviewed Patraeus about his views on the war in Ukraine. He spoke about the Ukrainian counter-offensive, arms deliveries, western support, what the invasion means for the future of warfare and how western foreign policy has changed in the shadow of Iraq.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.
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Day 562: Bonus.
General David Petraeus is one of America’s most famous soldiers in the modern era, serving in Iraq and Afghanistan before a year in charge of the CIA.
The Telegraph’s Ukraine: The Latest podcast team interviewed Patraeus about his views on the war in Ukraine. He spoke about the Ukrainian counter-offensive, arms deliveries, western support, what the invasion means for the future of warfare and how western foreign policy has changed in the shadow of Iraq.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.
Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest
Email: [email protected]
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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Today, the team call in from Washington DC, Colorado, London, and Kyiv, bringing you the latest updates from the battlefront, analysing Russia’s local elections and - later - lessons from the air war in Ukraine with figures from the US military.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.
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With thanks to: Dr Tony Tingle, Programme Director of the Institute for Future Conflict at the US Air Force Academy Retired US Air Force Brigadier David Stillwell
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