A historical event for Ukraine: the European Commission recommended EU states begin accession negotiations with Kyiv.

At the frontline, a positional war is being waged, with both sides wanting to take the initiative before the winter period.

This is our weekly roundup of key events and trends in and around Ukraine.

Volodymyr Yermolenko, the chief editor of UkraineWorld, is joined by Anastasiia Herasymchuk and Dariia Synhaievska, analyst and journalist at UkraineWorld, to discuss key events and trends in and around Ukraine over the past week.

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