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Ukraine says shortage of manpower weakening morale
President Zelensky says a shortage of personnel is weakening morale in Ukraine's army.
President Zelensky says a shortage of personnel is sapping morale in Ukraine's army. Samuel Ramani from the University of Oxford assesses Zelensky's options.
Also in the programme: Cuba's struggling sugar industry; and the shooting of Slovakia's prime minister.
Julian Worricker is joined by British writer Timandra Harkness and economist Ganeshan Wignaraja.
(Picture: A firefighter works at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Odesa, Ukraine May 17, 2024. Credit: Reuters)
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