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Can Ukraine's counteroffensive meet expectations?

May 4, 2023

Ukraine's forces are close to concluding their preparations for a counteroffensive. Can they live up to expecations with the limited means at their disposal? Our guests: Christoph Reuter (journalist), Yuliya Bidenko (analyst), Nick Connolly (DW)

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To The Point | TTP Christoph Reuter
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Christoph Reuter reports from conflict zones including Ukraine for the German news magazine Der Spiegel.

 

To The Point | TTP Yuliya Bidenko
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Yuliya Bidenko is Associate Professor at the Karasin University in Charkiv and research fellow at the Berlin based Center for East European and international Studies ZOIS.

 

To The Point | TTP Nick Connolly
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Nick Connolly reports from Ukraine for DW and joins us today from Kyiv.
 

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