No longer is kyiv simply focused on grim defence as putins forces grind forward in eastern ukraine. But what is the long Term Strategy here . President Zelensky Talks of creating a Buffer Zone inside russia. But for how long and at what cost . Are kyiv s allies on board with what looks like a high Risk Gambit . Well, my guest is one of ukraines deputy prime ministers, olha stefanishyna. Ukraines move is daring, but is it borne of desperation . Olha stefanishyna in kyiv, welcome to hardtalk. Greetings from kyiv, stephen. Thank you very much. Now, Madam Deputy prime minister, youre a senior member of the ukrainian government. Tell me, when did you first know of the plan to launch a major Ukrainian Offensive Inside russian territory . Well, as long as im a member of the government. Im not a military person, so, of course, this is highly sensitive information. And there was an extremely small group of people engaged into this process, but no secret that it is not a decision which should re
Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. With its Surprise Offensive into russian territory, ukraine has successfully changed the narrative in its war with russia. No longer is kyiv simply focused on grim defence as putins forces grind forward in eastern ukraine. But what is the long Term Strategy here . President Zelensky Talks of creating a Buffer Zone inside russia. But for how long and at what cost . Are kyiv s allies on board with what looks like a high Risk Gambit . Well, my guest is one of ukraines deputy prime ministers, olha stefanishyna. Ukraines move is daring, but is it borne of desperation . Olha stefanishyna in kyiv, welcome to hardtalk. Greetings from kyiv, stephen. Thank you very much. Now, Madam Deputy prime minister, youre a senior member of the ukrainian government. Tell me, when did you first know of the plan to launch a major Ukrainian Offensive Inside russian territory . Well, as long as im a member of the government. Im not a military person, so, of course, this i
Applause hello. Welcome to the mystetskyi arsenal Cultural Centre here in kyiv. Let me tell you who is on my panel, who will be taking questions from our audience here. The deputy Prime Minister of ukraine is olha stefanishyna. Shes been very much the International Face of the Ukrainian Government during this current crisis. Kristina kvien is the charge daffaires, thats the Acting Ambassador for washington, here in kyiv. Carl bildt is a former swedish Prime Minister and one of europes leading statesmen, and professor Sergey Radchenko is a russian born political scientist based in europe. Thats our panel. Welcome to you all. Give them a round of applause. Applause and remember, you too can join the conversation its bbcglobalquestions. Now, were going to take a couple of questions to kick off with. First, from olha. Your question please. Is the build up of Russian Troops on the ukrainian. Borders, in your opinion, an attempt to get. The worlds attention or is there a real danger behind i
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Global questions. Hello, welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from kyiv, the capital of ukraine. The buildup of Russian Troops near the border with ukraine has raised fears of oscar wants to extend its influence in former soviet states such as ukraine. Moscow. We ask what is putins game in his backyard . Applause. Hello and welcome. Let me tell you who is on my panel and taking questions from our audience. Deputy Prime Minister of ukraine is Olha Stefanishyna. She has been the International Face of the Ukrainian Government during this covenant government. She is the acting ambassador for washington, Kristina Kvien. Carl bildt and Sergey Radchenko. That is our panel. Welcome to you all. Give them a round of applause. And remember you canjoin the round of applause. And remember you can join the conversation. Were going to a couple of questions to kick off with. Russian troops under the border, Russian Troops under the border, is Russian Troops under the border, is that Rus