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Apply with £100,000 annual income or £100,000 savings or investments with HSBC UK or Premier status abroad. Hello and welcome to the Friday episode of Battleground Ukraine with me Patrick Bishop and Saul David.

This has been a news-packed week with important developments coming thick and fast from all quarters.

In Vilnius, the NATO summit has just ended the firm pledges

of continuing robust military support for Ukraine, but no movement on the timetable to full

membership of the alliance that President Zelensky has been pleading for. There were also signs of

tensions between leading NATO members in Kiev, with both the US and the UK hinting strongly that a bit more gratitude from the Ukrainian government, the great assistance they have received from America and Britain have not come amiss.

And on the battlefield, there are reports that Ukrainian forces are suffering heavy casualties

as the counteroffensive grinds on, particularly on the front around Bakhmud.

On top of that, there appear to be serious shortages of Kirtan, particularly ammunition.

Now, on the other hand, there are indications that progress is being made, particularly in Bakhmut,

with Kiv making credible claims that their troops have captured high ground, which means they can cool down artillery fire

on the Russian held city and the defender's supply routes. And as we've come to expect,

there have been more fascinating twists in the Wagner saga, with reports that one of the main

targets of

Yevgeny Pregosian's vitriol, Chief of Staff Valerie Grasimov, has been given the push,

while Progogian himself has had a cozy chat with Vladimir Putin to discuss his future employment.

But first of all, that all-important NATO meeting, what did you make of it, Patrick?

Well, there's plenty of drama, wasn't there?

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