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Ukraine wrongfoots Russia in Kursk

Ben Hall, the FT’s Europe editor, discusses Ukraine’s Kursk incursion with Andriy Zagorodnyuk, former defence minister and chair of the Centre for Defence Strategies in Kyiv. What is the strategy behind the move? How could it affect the fighting elsewhere on the frontline and could it prove to be a turning point in the war?  Clips: Global News; France 24 To take part in the audience survey mentioned by Benn, and to be in with the chance to win a pair of Bose QuietComfort 35 Wireless Headphones, click <a href="https://www.feedback.ft.com/c/r/podcast_survey_2024?Podcast_Title=The%20Rachman%20Review" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Click <a href="https://www.feedback.ft.com/c/r/PodcastSurvey2024_CompetitionTerms" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> to find T&amp;Cs for the prize draw. Free links to read more on this topic: <a href="https://on.ft.com/3YTajLn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ukraine wants to create ‘buffer zone’ with Kursk incursion, says Zelenskyy</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4czhZpe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘People are horrified’: Moscow turns to reluctant conscripts to defend Kursk</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4cQkSlX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Ukraine pulled off its biggest gamble: invading Russia</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Xe4pmE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ukraine’s battle against Russia in maps: latest updates</a> Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Benn Hall. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Simon Panayi. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2145cf0b-7137-46c8-b401-22726b67f038" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist talks to the decision-makers and thinkers who are shaping world affairs. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.