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| As 2024 begins President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to The Economist’s Editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, about his political and military goals for the coming year and why he won’t compromise with Vladimir Putin. 00:00 - 2024 military goals 01:35 - Why he won’t negotiate A New Year’s interview with Volodymyr Zelensky: https://econ.st/48A4Nim Read our coverage from the war in Ukraine: https://econ.st/41MgGjc Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Russia tries to overwhelm Ukraine with missiles: https://econ.st/41PnIni How five Ukrainian cities are coping, despite Putin’s war: https://econ.st/41MgJLU A majority of congressmen want more military aid for Ukraine: https://econ.st/3tuWKVl Ukraine’s army is struggling to find good recruits: https://econ.st/3vsViDd Vladimir Putin is running Russia’s economy dangerously hot: https://econ.st/3H5uviU Could China, Russia’s “no-limits” friend, help rebuild Ukraine?: https://econ.st/48fMi2R “Grief camps” help Ukrainian children face the loss of parents: https://econ.st/3viainw Putin seems to be winning the war in Ukraine—for now: https://econ.st/41MLgcf As Ukrainian men head off to fight, women take up their jobs: https://econ.st/3NRHo3Z Ukraine’s new enemy: war fatigue in the West: https://econ.st/41JvDlZ |
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