About this episode

The episode discusses recent developments in the Ukraine-Russia war, including EU financial support and military progress.

With the EU approving a €90bn loan for Ukraine, a surprise visit from Prince Harry, and data suggesting Russian troops made almost no territorial gains in March – are there reasons for optimism in Kyiv? Lucy Hough speaks to senior international correspondent Luke Harding – watch on YouTube . Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

People in this episode

Guest: Luke Harding

Topics covered

• Ukraine
• Russia
• EU
• war
• territorial gains

Keywords

• €90bn loan
• Prince Harry
• optimism
• Kyiv

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv

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