The State of It

Treated as a pariah elsewhere, the Russian President is being warmly welcomed in reclusive North Korea - and a deal could bolster his anti-Western alliance. Plus, sanctions imposed on Russia may become less effective as Mr Putin rebuilds neglected relationships.

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As the Ukraine peace summit concludes a senior Ukrainian official warns Russian President Vladimir Putin could use nuclear weapons if he’s losing. Plus, China is stockpiling nuclear warheads faster than the US or Russia.

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Director of Military Sciences at the Royal United Services Institute Matthew Savill discusses how strikes on missile systems in Crimea might soften up Vladimir Putin's defences and leave his control of the region in tatters.

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Today's guest is the former British Army Officer Hamish De Bretton-Gordon, a former commander of the Royal Tank Regiment and the UK's joint chemical biological and nuclear regiment. He discusses the damage Ukraine is carrying out on Russian targets specifically thanks to NATO - and in particular American and British - intelligence.

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What did the G7 leaders announce at their summit and is Ukraine happy about it? We ask The Times' chief political correspondent, who is in Puglia following the meeting. Also, hear from a defence expert on what Russia's ability to defend itself is currently like and what he makes of America's decision to lift a ban on supplying a contentious Ukrainian group.

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The West is warned Russian spies are utilising a rule allowing diplomats to travel freely in Europe to sabotage critical infrastructure. Can anything be done to close the loophole? The Times' man in Brussels, Bruno Waterfield, looks at the damage that's being done by free movement on mainland Europe. Also, Russia's influence in Africa grows ever stronger, as Vladimir Putin sinks his claws into both sides of a civil war in Sudan. Are we close to a second genocide in Darfur in 20 years? Africa Correspondent Jane Flanagan explains all.

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Russia sends a flotilla to Cuba, its ally closest to the USA, but what message is it sending and how much danger does it pose to the West? The Times' Latin America Correspondent, Stephen Gibbs, analyses this bold move. Meanwhile the US has agreed to allow a controversial Ukrainian brigade to use its weapons for the first time, but why? The Times' Alec Luhn explains all.

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We hear from The Times’ George Grylls who assesses the political pressures facing Vlodymyr Zelensky at home. George has also visited the last open border crossing with RussiaPlus, Hamish de Bretton-Gordon looks at the forgotten battle threatening Ukranians.

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We hear from Alexander Titov, a lecturer in Modern European History at Queen's University Belfast, as around 100 countries sign up to take part in a Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Russia, though, won’t be attending.

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Historian Dr Yuri Felshtinsky discusses the war in Ukraine, and why the US' decision to allow Ukraine to use American-supplied weapons to strike targets inside Russia could be a turning point.

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