Ukraine’s surprise drone strike on Russia marks a major milestone in the conflict. #TEDExplains

Political scientist Ian Bremmer breaks down how the Ukrainians pulled off the astonishing attack, the risk of nuclear retaliation from Putin and why “asymmetric warfare” is here to stay.

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Political scientist Ian Bremmer breaks down how the Ukrainians pulled off the astonishing attack, the risk of nuclear retaliation from Putin and why “asymmetric warfare” is here to stay.

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@tcauton4861

June 4, 2025 at 12:10 pm

Love the Trojan Trucks, they really perked me up!

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@ronwest7930

June 4, 2025 at 12:21 pm

Striking Russia while making a peace deal? Stupid. A lot of people may die because of this action.

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- @karolgutkowski4678
  
  June 4, 2025 at 4:16 pm
  
  As if Russia stopped strikes on civilian and military targets during previous talks. Only language Russia understands is power.
  
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- @Dr.exsack
  
  June 5, 2025 at 9:15 am
  
  Did you say that about Russia last time?
  
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@naganwhat8364

June 4, 2025 at 12:54 pm

Drone attacks during peace negotiations, yeah i do wonder if this will escalate the conflict… The contradiction is crazy

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- @finbharasa7777
  
  June 4, 2025 at 10:24 pm
  
  Russia never agreed to a ceasefire. This drone strike was completely justified because Ukraine is still being invaded. Russia is the agressor and all they have to do to make the conflict stop is a agree to a peace deal. Putin has refused to do so. Get your facts straight
  
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- @danieldobleman1279
  
  June 4, 2025 at 10:33 pm
  
  Bringing the war closer to Russia the Russian people will force Putin to make a peace deal. That’s how war works. I don’t listen to the people who lost the Korean and Vietnam wars, and who gave away Eastern Europe to the Communists. Putin’s a dictator but he’s a dictator who wants to stay alive and keep his power so he won’t go nuclear. He knows how to scare weak Democrats.
  
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@ryansandwich1086

June 4, 2025 at 12:57 pm

Can we get some complete sentences?

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- @Kentaj35
  
  June 4, 2025 at 2:07 pm
  
  lol
  
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@mihaifogoros3498

June 5, 2025 at 12:55 am

How stupid can you be to call a terorist attack a “drone strike”? How effing dumb can you be to not know the simple basic rules of any war? What ukraine is doing by these “surprise attacks” as they are called by western propaganda…are by the book terorist attacks. Simple. How the f can you encourage such things when in paralel they want peace talks???

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- @Dr.exsack
  
  June 5, 2025 at 9:12 am
  
  Attacking military targets in a war is not a terrorist attack!
  
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@mosthighindweller

June 5, 2025 at 4:57 am

Dronelenesky succeed, but he failed to bring goons to the region

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