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Ukraine: what's the counter-offensive latest?

Published: Dec. 7, 2023, 5:42 p.m.

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The start of Ukraine\\u2019s counter-offensive against occupying Russian forces was hailed as the breakthrough moment of the war so far. Now six months on, we ask what happened?

The Secretary General of NATO has said we should be \\u2018prepared for bad news\\u2019 and the White House has warned that the US is running out of time and money to fund the war.

In this week's Briefing Room with David Aaronovitch we find out why things haven\\u2019t progressed as hoped and how much Ukraine\\u2019s key backers still support the war.

Joining David to discuss are:\\nShashank Joshi - Defence Editor at The Economist\\nMichael Clarke - Professor of Defence studies and Specialist Advisor to the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy\\nKarin Von Hippel - Director General, Royal United Services Institute\\nProf. Dr. Daniela Schwarzer - Executive Board member of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, a German foreign policy think tank based in Berlin

Production: Kirsteen Knight and Alex Lewis\\nProduction Co-ordinators: Jacqui Johnson and Sophie Hill\\nSound: Neil Churchill\\nEditor: Richard Vadon

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