Is a new battlefront emerging in Ukraine?

What winter and new weaponry means for the war…

Professor Michael Clarke and Russia analyst Anna Borshchevskaya discuss the importance of the eastern town of Avdiivka, President Putin’s visit to China and how a change in seasons might influence events on the battlefield.

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