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Are Russian forces on the brink of seizing Pokrovsk?
John Simpson analyses why Russia is so keen to capture the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, and explores how difficult it will be to rebuild Gaza.
This week John Simpson, in discussion with the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses why Russia is so keen to capture the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, explores how difficult it will be to rebuild Gaza, and looks at how quantum computing could change the way we solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.
Producer: Kate Cornell
Executive Producer: Benedick Watt
Commissioning Editor: Vara Szajkowski
Last on
Sun 16 Nov 2025
05:32GMT
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