United states and around the world. Im Fareed Zakaria coming to you from new well start todays program with two of the worlds critical hot first, ukraine, where president zelenskyy admitted this week that the counteroffensive is difficult as western officials tell cnn that further decisive progress by kyiv is highly unlikely. So where does the war go from here . Then to niger where a Military Ju Junta Launcheded A Coup three days ago. That makes for a sixcountry belt of coups spanning 3,500 miles right across the african continent. Well tell you what you need to know about the startling trend. Also, are you amazed by the power of Artificial Intelligence . Well, wait until you hear about Quantum Computing. It will make todays a. I. Look like childs play. I talked to the famous physicist miccio kaku about what he sees as the real gamechanger. But first, heres my take. In only may 2023, it seemed obvious that the United States was going to face an unmanageable Border Crisis in the Previou
11 months ago on this program, president volodymyr zelenskyy told me his goal was to remove all russian troops from ukraine. the interview took place as soldiers seized kharkiv back from russian control. today the picture looks very different. ukraine is evacuating civilians from kharkiv as russia mounteds an area of bombardment of the territory. western officials have expressed disappointment in a much-wanted counteroffensive which began in june. ukraine has only taken back 100 square miles of territory since then. so why does the counter offensive seem to be faltering and does ukraine have a chance at gaining more ground? joining me now to discuss is alina polyakova the president and ceo of the center for european policy analysis. welcome, al ina. tell us if we re right that the