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As the war in Ukraine escalates, will NATO soon be party to the conflict?

October 20, 2022

Russian forces are destroying more and more critical infrastructure in Ukraine, most recently with drones. How will the West respond? Our guests: Karolina Wigura (journalist), Marina Henke (Hertie School), Moritz Gathmann (Cicero).

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DW Sendung To The Point | Marina Henke
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Marina Henke, security expert and professor of international relations at the Hertie School in Berlin.

 

DW Sendung To The Point | Karolina Wigura
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Karolina Wigura, board member of the Polish weekly Kultura Liberalna.

DW Sendung To The Point | Moritz Gathmann
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Moritz Gathmann, chief reporter for the German political magazine Cicero, he joins us after having just returned from Ukraine.
 

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