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Weekend: Russian troops seen moving towards Kyiv

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Russian troops seen moving towards Kyiv

12/03/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Russian troops seen moving towards Kyiv

Air raid sounds heard across Kyiv as Russian forces comb the city.

The air raid sounds were also heard in several other cities as Russian troops continue to make their way towards Kyiv. 

Also in the programme: The significance of Ukraine’s national anthem, its increased use as a symbol of solidarity and how it’s taking on a new meaning in the wake of Russia’s invasion.

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: Service members of pro-Russian troops in uniforms without insignia are seen atop of a tank in the separatist-controlled settlement of Mykolaivka (Nikolaevka), as Russia"s invasion of Ukraine continues, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko)

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