There are signs that Ukraine has begun its biggest counter-offensive yet to win back territory held by Russian forces.
It's too soon to know if the operation will succeed or how concerted the effort will be - but there’s no doubt that a new battle in the war would be difficult and costly.
Meanwhile, Ukraine and its president Volodymyr Zelenskyy are also fighting the clock. Winter will make it difficult to take back ground and also signals the beginning of untold economic pain for the whole of Europe.
Today, world editor for The Saturday Paper Jonathan Pearlman on the coalescing crises facing Europe, and what the next phase of the war in Ukraine will look like.
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Guest: World editor for The Saturday Paper, Jonathan Pearlman
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