formerly head of the british army, the ukrainian mp oleksiy goncharenko, and michael koffman, director of russia studies at the centre for naval analyses. good evening. welcome to the programme. a special edition tonight as we look towards the one year anniversary tomorrow of the war in ukraine. on this night a year ago, we were still largely guessing at what president putin had in mind. the russian troops had been massing for weeks along the ukraine border, though most ukrainians still doubted the intelligence that was coming from washington. but then just a few hours after the programme came off air, this. the first bombs had begun to fall. the air raid sirens wailed across kyiv for the first time, as russian tanks rolled towards the capital. and at that point, most people expected a quick russian victory. it hasn t turned out that way. the war waged by vladimir putin has been a disaster for his country. the resistance much stronger than he d anticipated. for ukraine it has
2014 course a war that has gone on since 2014 and course a war that has gone on since 2014 and we really mustn t forget that 2014 and we really mustn t forget that i 2014 and we really mustn t forget that. i think the thing also that we have that. i think the thing also that we have to accept and understand is that in have to accept and understand is that in classic military involvement, most conflicts like this and involvement, most conflicts like this and in involvement, most conflicts like this and in some form of negotiation. but this war, you look at the negotiation. but this war, you look at the position of president zelenskyy, you look at the position of vladimir zelenskyy, you look at the position of vladimir putin, they are irreconcilable. so this war, and i think irreconcilable. so this war, and i think it s irreconcilable. so this war, and i think it s an irreconcilable. so this war, and i think it s an opinion shared by many, think it s an opinion shar
up up all items with the enormity of what we witnessed over the last year. alexi let me start with you. there was a moment with stuck with me this week and it s this image of president zelenskyy alongsidejoe president zelenskyy alongside joe biden president zelenskyy alongsidejoe biden wiping away a tear as he introduces the president to his top team and keep. partly through sheer exhaustion but also out of immense pride of what his team is achieved this year. what will you be reflecting pride of what his team is achieved this year. what will you be reflecting on tomorrow quest mark it reflecting on tomorrow quest mark t was a difficult day. at first of all i want to say it was not the beginning of the war because many people were saying it was the beginning of the war. in relative the war started in 2014 when the russian attack. so it s already the tenth year in this war but yes this