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Ukraine is proving that it can indeed restore justice and ensure the necessary pressure on the aggressor.

Ukrainian forces press deeper into Russia as Moscow strikes around Kiev. I asked the former US ambassador to Russia John Sullivan how Putin will respond to Zelensky's

gamble.

Then, an Israeli strike on a school refuge in Gaza city, sparking international outrage.

Dr. Javid Abdul-Mahn joins me after spending two months in Gaza with the NGO MSF.

And...

What they are trying to do is send a message to me and other journalists in exile that we are still targets.

Michelle Martin sits down with New York Times columnist Marcia Gessen to discuss their recent conviction in absentia by a Moscow court and the Russia Prisoner Swap.

The Russia Prisoner Swap. Welcome to the program, everyone, I'm Christiana Wannpour in London.

It's been a week since Ukraine launched its surprise incursion into Russia.

President Zelensky's military chief says their troops now control about 1,000 square

kilometers of Russian territory.

And Russian authorities say they have evacuated around 120,000 civilians.

Today, President Vladimir Putin again framed this as a battle of survival

against the West, saying that Keeves' move is a negotiating tactic.

It appears that the enemy, with the help of the Western masters, is fulfilling their will,

and the West is fighting us with the hands of the Ukrainians.

So looks like the enemy seeks to improve its negotiating positions in the future.

While President Zelensky officially confirmed this new strategy during an address to the nation on Saturday night.

I received several reports from Commander-in-Chief Sirsky regarding the front lines

and our actions to push the war onto the aggressors' territory.

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