Ukraine: What comes next?

<p>"It's not a sprint, it's a marathon."</p><p>That was the reported assessment of a Ukrainian battalion commander recently describing Kyiv's counteroffensive against invading Russian forces. To be sure, the progress of the Ukrainian forces has been slow and the human cost incredibly high.</p><p>Meanwhile, more than 40 countries — not including Russia — met in Riyadh last weekend to discuss the war. </p><p><i><strong>At this point in the war, what are the strategies of the two combatants? </strong></i></p><p><i><strong>Is time on Kyiv's — or Moscow's — side?</strong></i></p><p><i><strong>What U.S. interests are at stake on the battlefield in Ukraine?</strong></i></p><p><i><strong>What happened at the NATO Summit in Vilnius last month?</strong></i></p><p>Guest host <a href="https://www.fdd.org/team/bradley-bowman/" target="_blank"><strong>Bradley Bowman</strong></a>, senior director of FDD's Center on Military and Political Power, poses these and related questions to two leading experts: Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General <strong>Ben Hodges</strong> and Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral <a href="https://www.fdd.org/team/radm-ret-mark-montgomery/" target="_blank"><strong>Mark Montgomery</strong></a>.</p>