{"id":292787,"date":"2025-11-04T18:42:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/michael-clarke-ukraine-war-qa-could-ukraines-defence-collapse-if-key-city-falls\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T18:42:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:42:29","slug":"michael-clarke-ukraine-war-qa-could-ukraines-defence-collapse-if-key-city-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/michael-clarke-ukraine-war-qa-could-ukraines-defence-collapse-if-key-city-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Clarke Ukraine war Q&amp;A | Could Ukraine&#8217;s defence collapse if key city falls?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/KE4L-xAoeYM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Clarke Ukraine war Q&amp;A | Could Ukraine's defence collapse if key city falls?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KE4L-xAoeYM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Professor Michael Clarke, our military analyst, returns to answer your questions on the Ukraine war, this week joined by Sky News presenter Gareth Barlow. <\/p>\n<p>In key developments this week, Moscow claims its forces have advanced into the key Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, a strategic hub in Donetsk that could pave the way for the capture of other territory. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Donald Trump appears to have decided not to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine after weeks of lobbying by Kyiv officials, telling reporters on Air Force One when asked if he was considering giving them: &quot;No, not really.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Catch up on last week&#8217;s Q&amp;A \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/ask-michael-clarke-your-ukraine-war-questions-13453857<\/p>\n<p>#MichaelClarke #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Trump #Zelenskyy #SkyNews #UkraineWar #WarInUkraine #Live #QandA <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Michael Clarke, our military analyst, returns to answer your questions on the Ukraine war, this week joined by Sky News presenter Gareth Barlow. 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