Will Ukraine war intensify after EU's $105bn loan to Kyiv? | Inside Story

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A loan drama tied to geopolitics.
Kyiv is getting a much-delayed lifeline from Brussels, as it fights Moscow's invasion with nearly empty coffers.
That's after Ukraine repaired a pipeline carrying Russian crude to Hungary, Slovakia.
The oil revenues will bolster Moscow's war chest.
So, is this complex EU deal going to intensify the conflict?
And, considering the mistrust between the parties, will the agreement even last?

Presenter: James Bays

Guests:
Marina Miron -- Researcher in Defence Studies at King’s College London

Maximilian Hess -- Author of 'Economic War: Ukraine and the Global Conflict between Russia and the West'

Pieter Cleppe -- Editor-in-Chief, BrusselsReport.eu

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