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While Ukrainian cities are being bombarded with Russian fire, it might be of little comfort but Ukraine is winning the information war. Whether it's inspiring daily clips of the president rallying the country's morale or phone footage showing ordinary Ukrainians doing extraordinary things, what do two Ukrainians still in the country make of their country’s resistance so far?

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Guests: Lisa Yasko, Ukrainian MP in the Servant of the People party.

Oleksiy Sorokin, Political Editor, Kyiv Independent.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: DW News, NBC News, Global News.

For information on how to help the people of Ukraine visit: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-to-help-ukraine-uk-v8grddrs8

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Did the British military see Putin’s war in Ukraine coming? What more should Britain be doing? And how might the war end? Manveen Rana speaks with the former Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Nick Carter.

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Guest: General Sir Nick Carter, former Chief of the Defence Staff.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: RUSI, CBS, ABC News, Sky News.

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What is going through his mind? Where will this end? And would he press that button?

There's a view of Putin which says these are impossible questions to answer, which paints him as a mysterious, mercurial figure. But today, we take the other view: that for quite some time, the Russian president has told us exactly who he is. If only we'd been listening.

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Guest: Matthew Campbell, Foreign Features Editor, The Sunday Times.

Host: David Aaronovitch.

Clips: ABC News, Channel 4 News, BBC News, CBS, Euronews, AP, CBC, ITV News.

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One year ago this week, Sarah Everard was kidnapped by a serving police officer as she walked home in south London and then raped and killed. Her murder sparked global outrage and shone a harsh light on police culture and violence against women. But, a year later, has anything changed?

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Guest: Fiona Hamilton, Crime and Security Editor, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: Sky News, 5 News, BBC.

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He describes himself as the enemy’s number one target. So, as a plot to assassinate the Ukrainian President was reportedly thwarted by the nation’s armed forces, and the assault on the Ukrainian capital intensifies, we ask how Volodymyr Zelensky came to lead his country in its darkest hour since the Second World War.

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Guest: Peter Conradi, Sunday Times Europe Editor.

Host: David Aaronovitch.

Clips: BBC, Talk Radio, CBS, Al Jazeera, CNN, France24.

For information on how to help the people of Ukraine visit: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-to-help-ukraine-uk-v8grddrs8

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The war in Ukraine is forcing countries to reconsider their relations with Europe's easternmost neighbour. As Germany prepares to almost double its spending on its military, following the postponement of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia, are we seeing a sea-change in Russo-German relations?

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Guest: Oliver Moody, Berlin Correspondent, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: DW News, Reuters, C-Span.

For information on how to help the people of Ukraine visit:

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As thousands flee the bombing to get to safety, we hear from two local journalists about what it's like to watch and report as your home country comes under attack.

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Guests: Natalie Gryvnyak in Kyiv.

Kateryna Malofieieva in Dnipro.

Host: Manveen Rana.

For information on how to help the people of Ukraine visit:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-to-help-ukraine-uk-v8grddrs8

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As Ukraine’s capital Kyiv continues to come under fire from Russian forces, a 36-hour curfew has been imposed and residents have taken shelter. One likely reason for that curfew: 400 Russian mercenaries already operating in Kyiv with orders from the Kremlin to assassinate President Zelensky, as Manveen Rana exclusively reports.

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Guest: Catherine Philp, Diplomatic Correspondent, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: Sky News, BBC Radio 4, ITV News.

For information on how to help Ukraine visit:

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Following the announcement of Prince Andrew’s settlement with Virginia Guiffre, the Queen was diagnosed with Covid and Prince Charles faced questions over an alleged cash-for-honours scandal. We speak to the Times' New York correspondent and Sunday Times royal editor about the fallout from a less-than-vintage week.

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Guests:

- Will Pavia, New York Correspondent, The Times. 

- Roya Nikkhah, Royal Editor, The Sunday Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana. 

Clips: CBS, GB News, Sky News, ITV, BBC, 5 News, Channel 4, Daily Mail.

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Last weekend police swept through Ottawa, clearing a settlement of protestors. For three weeks, truck drivers from all over the country gathered in the Canadian capital. They were furious with covid laws, and with Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. With the protests gone, where does that anger go? And with American truckers planning to shut down Washington D.C. next week, how far has this movement spread?

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Guest: Charlie Mitchell, Canada Correspondent, The Times and The Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: Clips: Al Jazeera, CBC, BBC, Fox News.

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