The latest on the war in Ukraine. Plus Monocle’s Europe editor-at-large, Ed Stocker, discusses two pivotal elections in Serbia and Hungary, and personal finance specialist Annabelle Williams has today’s top business stories.
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Morning News: Russia Regroups, China’s Zero-Covid Policy, Fake Profiles
The Russians are pulling some troops away from Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. But what exactly does this mean? China places the city of Shanghai on lockdown due to a surge in Covid-19 infections. And Stanford researchers uncover fake LinkedIn profiles being used by the sales industry.
Morning News: Ukraine’s Borders, Regime Change In Russia, Social Media
Ukraine insists on territorial integrity as talks loom, President Biden says he is not calling for regime change in Russia, and single dad receives kidney donation from total stranger who replied on social media.
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Georgina Godwin sets the tone for the weekend, Latika Bourke reviews the papers and our correspondents round up the biggest news from their regions. Plus: Andrew Mueller recaps what we have learned this week.
Morning News: War Crimes In Ukraine, Middle East Food, Mexico City
Joe Biden, among others, has called Vladimir Putin “a war criminal.” International tribunals have tried and convicted war criminals from Rwanda and Serbia: will Russia’s president suffer the same fate?
The war in Ukraine will disrupt the world’s wheat market, with potentially grave political consequences in the Middle East. And three public-works projects in Mexico are stirring controversy.
Political Analysis: Ukraine War & China, Free Trade, War’s Corporate Fallout
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: how the war in Ukraine determines China’s view of the world (9:45), confronting Russia shows the tension between free trade and freedom (16:42), and who are the corporate winners and losers in Russia’s war.
Morning News: Ukraine Invasion, Republican’s & Trump’s Russia Problem
The latest on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Plus: a look at how the war has become a sticking point within the Republican Party, a flick through today’s papers and executive producer Audrey Morrisey on the American Song Contest.
Political Analysis: Putin’s Repression, Commodity Chaos, China Backs Russia
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, why Vladimir Putin is resorting to repression at home; (10:15) how war and sanctions have caused commodities chaos; (16:35) and why Xi Jinping has placed a bet on Russia.
Morning News: Ukraine City Destruction, South Korea Election, Aviation
We have the latest on the invasion of Ukraine. Plus: an interview with former Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves; a look ahead to the South Korean presidential elections; and the latest aviation news.
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