Ukraine is facing a critical time in the war, after the nation was hit by a wave of enormously heavy Russian attacks. In his first television interview since he was appointed, Commander-In-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces General Oleksandr Syrskyi spoke to Christiane about the strategy behind the Kursk offensive, the status of the besieged city of Pokrovsk and low morale amongst Ukrainian troops.??

Also on today's show: US Senate Democrat Chris Coons; authors Anastasia Berg & Rachel Wiseman, “What Are Children For?: On Ambivalence and Choice”?