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Ryan and Emily discuss bipartisan pushback to Cluster bombs to Ukraine, Zelensky fuming over NATO's conditions on entrance, Senator Tuberville stumped by CNN host on white nationalist question, Hunter Biden star witness indicted, judge approves Microsoft-Activision merger, Tucker Carlson interviews Andrew Tate, Emily looks at the real history of Oppenheimer and Barbie, Ryan looks into Congress holding Covid Origins hearing, and we're joined by Chernoh Bah a journalist from Sierra Leone to talk about their recent elections.

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Day 501.

Today, we bring you updates from the front lines as Ukraine advances on Bakhmut, American President Joe Biden visits London, and western allies of Ukraine disagree over the supply of cluster munitions. Plus, we interview Sir Michael Fallon, the British Defence Secretary 2014-17, reflecting on his memories of the annexation of Crimea.

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