{"id":389057,"date":"2026-10-18T13:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ex-cia-chief-russia-losing-more-troops-than-it-can-recruit\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T13:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T12:00:23","slug":"ex-cia-chief-russia-losing-more-troops-than-it-can-recruit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ex-cia-chief-russia-losing-more-troops-than-it-can-recruit\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-CIA chief: Russia losing more troops than it can recruit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cdA3mxpdvPY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ex-CIA chief: Russia losing more troops than it can recruit\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cdA3mxpdvPY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former CIA director and retired US General David Petraeus speaks to Sunday Morning presenter Ayesha Hazarika about the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump&#8217;s approach to the conflict and the future of the US relationship with its European allies.<\/p>\n<p>Petraeus assesses whether Russia can sustain its losses, what Ukraine needs to continue fighting and whether Vladimir Putin could ultimately be forced to end the war. <\/p>\n<p>He also discusses the impact of Starlink restrictions and questions over America&#8217;s commitment to NATO.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/world<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #ukraine #russia #trump <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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