Russia widen attacks on Ukraine cities
Blasts were heard in cities in central and western Ukraine for the first time since the war began.
The Russian military strikes hit the western and central cities of Lviv, Lutsk and Ivano-Frankivsk. Sirens were also heard overnight in Lviv, Odessa, Kharkiv, Sumy and Kyiv.
Also in the programme: How Ukraine's neighbour, Moldova is struggling to deal with refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Julian Worricker is joined by two guests to discuss the news and issues of the day. Laleh Khalili is a professor of international politics at Queen Mary University of London and Alexander Stubb is the Director of the School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy and a former prime minister of Finland.
(Photo: Medics walk outside the regional administration building, which city officials said was hit by a missile attack, in central Kharkiv, Ukraine, March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy )
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