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Weekend: Ukraine: Fears of war rise

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Ukraine: Fears of war rise

20/02/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Ukraine: Fears of war rise

There are heightened fears that Russia is about to invade Ukraine.

Fears that Russia may invade Ukraine continue to rise amid reports of fighting in Eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russian backed separatists.

Also in the programme: How drug cartels in Mexico are influencing a rise in the prices of limes.

Paul Henley has two guests to discuss the ongoing Ukraine crisis and other topical news issues. Celia Szusterman is the Director of the Latin American Programme at the Institute for Statecraft, here in London and Dimitar Bechev is a lecturer at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies and an author and expert on Russia, Eastern Europe and Turkey.

(Photo: A service member of the Ukrainian armed forces (soldiers, troops) is seen at combat positions near the line of separation from Russian-backed rebels outside the town of Avdiivka in Donetsk Region, Ukraine January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Maksim Levin)

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