Russia’s war on the future | Conversation
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🗓️ 21 August 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
After spending several days reporting in Pokrovsk, a small city in eastern Ukraine and the recent target of two missile strikes, Katie Stallard describes the devastating impact of Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine’s civilians.
“The first strike hit just as people were making dinner, coming home from a long day at work. The first strike hit and the emergency services responded. Then, 37 minutes later, the second strike hit. So it seemed to have been deliberately timed to hit the rescue workers.”
Our foreign editor, Megan Gibson, is joined by Katie Stallard, speaking from Warsaw, to discuss Russia’s assault on the next generation, what Putin is aiming for, and why Ukrainians will not give up.
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| 1:11.8 | The New Statesman |
| 1:17.8 | I'm Megan Gibson. I'm Katie Stellard. And you're listening to The New Statesman podcast. |
| 1:22.8 | In this episode, Russia is waging a war on the future in Ukraine. |
| 1:32.6 | Hello, I'm Megan Gibson, foreign editor at The New Statesman. Joining me via a video call from |
| 1:37.6 | Warsaw is Katie Stellard, who is currently traveling back from Ukraine, where she has been reporting |
| 1:42.3 | on the conflict for the New Statesman this week. So you've spent the last week and a half |
| 1:47.6 | traveling back and forth between Kiev and Houston, Ukraine. Before we get into the meat of |
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