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Land for peace: Should Ukraine concede territory to Russia?

August 24, 2023

While Ukraine's counteroffensive is stuck, Russia is at the BRICS summit looking to attract new allies. Does Ukraine have to concede land to gain peace? Our guests: Göran Swistek (SWP), Miriam Kosmehl, (Bertelsmann) and Roman Goncharenko (DW)

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Miriam Kosmehl, she is Expert on Eastern Europe at the Bertelsmann Stiftung.

 

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Commander Göran Swistek, he is visiting fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs "SWP" and writes extensively on military and security issues.

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Roman Goncharenko, he works for DW’s Russia Desk and has been reporting since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.

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