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In this episode of Ukraine This Week, host Don Arleth examines Ukraine’s new counteroffensive, Operation Vivaldi, and the battlefield tactics that George Barros of the Institute for the Study of War says could “restore mechanized maneuver” and show that “tanks aren’t obsolete.”

We follow up on the diplomatic push at the UN General Assembly, including President Zelenskyy’s meeting with Donald Trump and efforts to secure an energy ceasefire as Ukrainian strikes put pressure on Russian oil infrastructure.

Ukrainian journalist and media adviser Kateryna Lisunova joins us from New York to discuss Trump’s position on sanctions, plans for Patriot production in Ukraine, and the latest signals from Washington.

We also examine the growing risk of the war spreading beyond Ukraine, amid concerns over Russian hybrid and military activity targeting NATO countries.