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Ukraine: Can either side break the stalemate?

August 18, 2022

The cruel war in Ukraine has effectively come to a standstill. So, can either side seize the strategic initiative and launch a significant offensive? The guests on this episode of "To the Point"are Jessica Berlin (political analyst), Gustav Gressel (military expert) and Roman Goncharenko (DW Russia Desk).

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Jessica Berlin smiles at the camera
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Jessica Berlin is a political analyst with the German Marshall Fund.

 

Gustav Gressel wears a maroon tie
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Gustav Gressel, senior policy fellow at the Berlin office of the European Council on Foreign Relations 
 

 

Roman Goncharenko wears glasses and stands in front of a pixelated map of the world
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Roman Goncharenko, he is working for DWs Russia desk.

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