Europe’s response to the war in Ukraine
Victor Mallet, a journalist and commentator for Financial Times, Hannah Lucinda Smith, a correspondent based in Istanbul, Michael Bociurkiw, global affairs analyst based in Lviv, Joining us from Ukraine, Kavita Sharma, a correspondent for the German TV, RTL News. Moderated by Chris Morris, a writer and broadcaster.
The sweeping gains made by Ukrainian forces left thousands of Russian soldiers in disarray and severely compromised Russian supply lines.
Putin has responded with a call for a ‘partial mobilisation’ of Russia and threatened nuclear retaliation. Over safety concerns, in Ukraine, the last reactor at Zaporizhizhia nuclear plant has been shut down.
Ukraine's advance has been hailed as a moment of hope by European leaders. They remain united in calling for more financial and military support for Ukraine despite rising inflation, a cost-of-living crisis, and the possibility of energy rationing at home, but how long will political support for Ukraine within Europe last and how deep are the divisions about how best to support Ukraine?
Join Victor Mallet, a journalist and commentator for Financial Times with more than three decades of experience in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. He has written books on the River Ganges and on the modernisation of south-east Asia.
Hannah Lucinda Smith, a correspondent based in Istanbul and writing for The Times, Monocle and other publications. She is the author of Erdogan Rising: A Warning to Europe and co-author of the forthcoming Zarifa: A Woman's Battle in a Man's World.
Michael Bociurkiw, based in Lviv, is a global affairs analyst. He is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a former spokesperson for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and author of Digital Pandemic: How tech went from bad to good.
Joining us from Ukraine, Kavita Sharma, a correspondent for the German TV, RTL News, recently awarded Intermedia Globe Gold for her reporting from Ukraine. Prior to this, she worked for Al Jazeera English as a producer at the channel’s Berlin bureau and covered Ukraine during the war 2014/2015 on a regular basis.
Moderated by Chris Morris, a writer and broadcaster, who was a foreign correspondent with the BBC for more than 25 years, based in Colombo, Washington, Istanbul, Brussels and Delhi. He spent ten years during two postings as Europe correspondent, reporting from across the continent.