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Is Germany losing hold of Europe?

Is Germany losing its standing in Europe? What does Turkey stand to gain from its Nato veto? Plus, why record numbers of Cubans are migrating to the US.

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ world affairs editor John Simpson speaks to Katya Adler, the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Europe editor, about how the war in Ukraine has changed the power dynamics in Europe. Emre Temel, correspondent for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Turkish, explains why Turkey is blocking Finland and Sweden from joining Nato and what President Erdogan stands to gain by casting himself as a mediator in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Francis Scarr, Russia analyst from Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ monitoring, looks at Putin’s propaganda machine. Tom Bateman, the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s Middle East correspondent, talks about the challenges of reporting on the Israel-Palestinian conflict and the continuing outcry over the death of Shireen Abu Aqla. And Cuba correspondent, Will Grant, investigates why record numbers of Cubans are migrating to the United States.

Image: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a session of the Bundestag in Berlin (Credit: Omer Messinger/EPA)

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27 minutes

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Sun 29 May 2022 18:32GMT

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  • Sat 28 May 2022 10:32GMT
  • Sun 29 May 2022 04:32GMT
  • Sun 29 May 2022 18:32GMT