In this episode, Charlotte Baris takes stock of the economy and demographics of the two countries at war which are not quite perceived in the same way. Clara Marchaud, correspondent for L’Express in Ukraine, and Charlotte Lalanne, journalist for the World service, break it all down for us in this episode.
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The team: Charlotte Baris (presentation and writing), Miléna Rossi (editing), Jules Krot (directing)
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Charlotte Baris: Before starting this episode, I offer you, dear listeners, an update on the front in Ukraine.
As a reminder, in the summer of 2023, the Ukrainian army attempted a counter-offensive to break through Russia’s lines. A plan that quickly failed. From now on, it is Moscow which has been on the offensive, since October, in the south and east of the country. Progress is slow, but the Russian army continues to advance. This is how it captured Avdivka in February, and has been concentrating for several weeks on Kharkiv, the second largest city in the country. While the Ukrainian army lacks everything, weapons and ammunition as we know, but also men, the Russians want to push them to choose: defend painfully with what they have, or move troops to better protect the area around Kharkiv?
The imbalance in the fights is real. But the outcome of this war is not only decided at the front.
On the one hand, the war could endanger the entire Ukrainian population for years to come, while on the other hand it is clear that Russia is not suffering as much as imagined from Western sanctions.
In this episode, we are therefore interested in the long-term future of the two belligerents, and from now on it is no longer simply a question of losing or winning.
For further
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Ukraine’s four wars, between resilience and weariness, by Marion van Renterghem