"They're trying to cut down to the south in order to break the so-called land bridge...resupplying and reinforcing Crimea becomes very, very difficult and in effect it will be under siege."

Losing Crimea would put Putin himself in jeopardy of being deposed, Mark Galeotti tells Times Radio.
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