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May 2023
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Has Ukraine’s Spring Offensive Already B...

Foreign Policy
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Is the next phase of the war in Ukraine upon us? Rand Corp. expert Dara Massicot joins host Ravi Agrawal to discuss Kyiv’s much-anticipated spring offensive and how Moscow might respond. 

Suggested reading:

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