Europe | Metre by metre
Ukraine’s counter-offensive is making progress, slowly
Ten weeks in, the army is starting to figure out what works
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Metre by metre”
Europe August 19th 2023
- Germany is becoming expert at defeating itself
- Ukraine’s counter-offensive is making progress, slowly
- Poland’s far right could be the next government’s kingmaker
- How Russian prisoners of war see Putin’s invasion
- French bakeries are thriving in unlikely places
- Having shaken off nationalism, Europe risks civilisationalism
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