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Radio 4,21 Jan 2023,28 mins

Ukraine dreams of a different future

From Our Own Correspondent

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Kate Adie presents stories from Ukraine, Nepal, Iraq, Norway and the United States. Andrew Harding is on the frontline in Eastern Donbas, close to Russian lines, where Ukrainian soldiers share their dreams of a future after the war. The Yeti airlines crash in Nepal last Sunday was the worst in 30 years. Rajini Vaidyanathan saw the grim reality of the crash site and spoke to mourners as they prepared to bury their loved ones. From chocolate biscuits, to porcelain to air-conditioning units, Iranian produce lines the shelves of stores in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. But despite the strong commercial ties and shared cultural influences between the two countries, tensions are flaring in the Kurdistan region of Iraq after the death of Mahsa Amini, writes Lizzie Porter. In Arctic Norway, cod fisherman rely on Russian cooperation to share fish stocks in the Barents Sea. Hugh Francis Anderson was in Tromso where he met fisherman increasingly wary that souring relations with Russia could impact their livelihoods. Mark Moran reports from Arizona on the water wars in the state, where rural farmers and ranchers are launching a fightback against the move to divert water to the expanding city of Queen's Creek. Producer: Serena Tarling Editor: China Collins

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