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In Ukraine: a popular president, a less popular war

After two years of leading a country at war, Ukraine’s president remains popular. But as support for the fight wavers both inside and outside the country, Volodymyr Zelensky faces a new set of high-stakes challenges.
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden during the G7 Leaders' Summit in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

After two years of leading a country at war, Ukraine's president remains popular.  But as support for the fight wavers both inside and outside the country, Volodymyr Zelensky faces a new set of high-stakes challenges.

Does demoting a popular general signal a shift in military strategy? Will international allies deliver the support Zelensky says he needs? If not can he negotiate a popular end peace?

Today we're joined by Tim Mak, founder of the Kyiv-based publication The Counteroffensive.

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