Can Ukraine convince? At United Nations, Zelensky talks up 'victory plan'

Alessandro XENOS | François PICARD | Rebecca GNIGNATI | Charles KUPCHAN | Inna SOVSUN | Dominique TRINQUAND | Jean DE GLINIASTY

Edité par France 24 - 2024

On the battlefield, Ukraine is on the backfoot in the brutal battle for Pokrovsk in the east, but has scored a huge moral boost with its cross-border incursion into Kursk. We bring you an exclusive FRANCE 24 report from that Russian region.

And of course, we ask our panel if any deal can be struck, whoever the next occupant of the White House is and whether it is all down to who sits at the Kremlin

Read moreExclusive: On the ground in Russian territory held by Ukrainian forces

Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Rebecca Gnignati and Mélissa Kalaydjan. 

Note
  • Winter is coming. So are the US elections. So how about diplomacy? It's UN Week in New York and before heading to Washington, Ukraine's president is trying to rally support for what he's branded his "victory plan". How much support and how much leverage can he expect?

Langue
anglais
Date de publication
25/09/2024
Collection
The Debate
Contributeurs
Charles KUPCHAN Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Inna SOVSUN Ukrainian MP, Golos Party
Dominique TRINQUAND Former Head of the French UN Military Mission
Jean DE GLINIASTY Former French Ambassador to Russia

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