Michael O'Brien spent time in eastern ukrane with the o s e special monitoring mission. He describes a residential community pounded consistently by russian bombs. Not a day goes by, except for maybe one or two days for easter, where a funeral doesn't take place. Military funerals there every day to day. Sometimes we have three young men a in the church at the same time,. their famly saying good bye.
Is the West doing enough to help Ukraine? What kind of endgame should Ukraine be seeking – all-out victory over Russia or a negotiated settlement that will allow both sides to claim they have won? To help answer some of these questions, we invited three prominent Ukrainian voices to get the view from the country. Kira Rudik is the MP who went viral on Instagram when she posted a photo of herself wielding a Kalashnikov and urging her fellow citizens to take up arms against the Russian invaders; Michael Bociurkiw, geopolitical analyst and humanitarian; and Olha Poliukhovych, a cultural historian and academic based in Kyiv. This discussion is hosted by broadcaster and academic Philippa Thomas.
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