nato expansion

Day 740.

Today, we bring you the latest military news from Ukraine, look at the mood music in the West in a big week for budgetary decisions, and interview Danylo Mokryk, War Crimes Investigations Unit Reporter at the Kyiv Independent, about his work investigating the murder of Ukrainian children by Russian forces.

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David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.

With thanks to Danylo Mokryk (Investigative Journalist). @DMokryk on X.

Read:

BULLET HOLES | An investigation into Russia’s systemic killings of Ukrainian children - https://kyivindependent.com/bullet-holes-an-investigation-into-russias-systemic-killings-of-ukrainian-children/

Business for Ukraine Report - https://b4ukraine.org/pdf/b4u_report_2024.pdf

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Tuesday briefing: Michigan primaries; Sweden and NATO; Ruth Gottesman and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine; and more

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NATO's history and problems are discussed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr with Link Lauren and Jeffrey Sachs.

For months, President Biden has been wrestling with one of the most vexing questions in the war in Ukraine: whether to risk letting Ukrainian forces run out of the artillery rounds they desperately need to fight Russia, or agree to ship them cluster munitions — widely banned weapons known to cause grievous injury to civilians, especially children. On Friday, the Biden administration announced that it would send the weapons, which have been outlawed by many of Washington's closest allies.

David E. Sanger, a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, tells the story behind the president’s contentious decision.

Guest: David E. Sanger, a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• With Ukraine burning through stockpiles of conventional artillery, Mr. Biden concluded that he had little choice but to provide the weapons.
• Read The New York Times Editorial Board’s piece on “the flawed moral logic of sending cluster munitions to Ukraine.”

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Day 483. Today, we examine President Zelensky’s warning that Russia is considering carrying out a “terrorist” attack at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, report on a Ukrainian strike against a Crimean bridge, and hear from attendees at the Ukraine Recovery Conference.

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Francis Dearnley (Host & Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.

Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Reporter). @RolandOliphant on Twitter.

Aliona Hlivco (Former Ukrainian MP). @aliona_hlivco on Twitter.

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Day 477.

Today, we hear the latest from the capital, talk to Colin Freeman on the frontlines, and touch on the long shadow of the Napoleonic Wars on European history.

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Francis Dearnley (Host & Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.

David Knowles (Reporting live from Ukraine). @djknowles22 on Twitter.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.

Colin Freeman (Foreign Reporter). @ColinFreeman99 on Twitter.

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Author Benjamin Abelow discusses his book, How The West Brought War To Ukraine, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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The military runs on young soldiers, and sometimes, chatroom braggarts who want to share classified documents get recruited too. Plus, the real world damage in Ukraine from the leaks, and Putin's paranoia. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling joins Charlie Sykes today.

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Krystal and Saagar cover the Buffalo mass shooting, NATO expansion moving forward, Elon's Twitter purchase, polling data on the state of the country, Netflix's cultural change, Biden's new slogans, economic collapse, and the electoral forecast for PA and beyond!

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If Russia invades Ukraine, it would be the largest and potentially deadliest military action in Europe since World War II.

So why is there so much division between the U.S. and its European allies over how seriously to take the threat?

Guest: Anton Troianovski, the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times.

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Background reading: 

• Biden administration officials told lawmakers that a large-scale Russian invasion could kill as many as 50,000 civilians and prompt a refugee crisis in Europe.
• U.S. and European leaders say that they are “absolutely united.” But are they?

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The diplomatic talks in Geneva this week are of a kind not seen in a long time: an effort to defuse the possibility of a major war in Europe.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has amassed military equipment and personnel on the border with Ukraine.

President Biden has warned that there will be consequences if Mr. Putin decides to invade, but what can Washington do to impel the Kremlin to back down?

Guest: David E. Sanger, a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times.

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Background reading: 

• Russia and the United States expressed some optimism after negotiations in Geneva, but they did not break an impasse over Moscow’s demand that Ukraine never become a member of NATO.
• Can the West stop Russia from invading Ukraine? Here’s a guide to what’s at stake.

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