Russian clowns ‘unlikely’ to help troop morale in Ukraine
By DW
24 December 2022 |
5:49 pm
Efforts to send Russian circus performers and opera singers to the frontlines are unlikely to improve "fragile morale," the UK has said. Meanwhile, heating has been restored to frigid Kyiv. DW has the latest.
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