🇺🇦 From Odesa, Latika Takes interviews Nico Lange

This week Latika Takes: The Podcast is in Odesa, Ukraine attending the Black Sea Security Forum.Latika’s guest is Nico Lange, who served as an advisor to former German Defence Minister AKK.Now, as founder of the think tank IRIS, he goes back and forth from the frontline in Ukraine and monitors the changing nature of warfare.In this episode, Latika and Nico discuss how Ukraine has made its gains in 2026, the ongoing failures of the West to adapt and enable Ukraine, whether the Europeans should negotiate with Vladimir Putin and NATO’s inability to protect its airspace from Russian drones.Latika Takes is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.latikambourke.com/subscribe