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Weekend: Ukraine capital braces for Russian assault

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Ukraine capital braces for Russian assault

12/03/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Ukraine capital braces for Russian assault

Residents of Kyiv prepare for possible Russian attack on the city.

Residents of the Ukranian capital Kyiv have been fortifying their neighbourhoods as Russian forces edge closer to the city. 

Also in the programme: A look at how the war in Ukraine has affected Germany’s political and economic ties with Russia.

Julian Worricker is joined by two guests to discuss the news and issues of the day. Laleh Khalili is a professor of international politics at Queen Mary University of London and Alexander Stubb is the Director of the School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy and a former prime minister of Finland. 

(Photo: Members of the Ukrainian military are seen near a tank, amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine, near Kyiv, Ukraine March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Anna Kudriavtseva )

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