Does Putin's land grab increase the risk of nuclear conflict?
John Simpson asks how far Putin will go to defend newly annexed Ukrainian territory after 'sham' referendums. Plus can Kenya's new president get on top of corruption?
This week Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Affairs editor, John Simpson, explores: how far President Putin might go to defend the newly annexed territories of Ukraine with the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ's diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams; what Russia’s chaotic performance in the war could mean for Vladimir Putin’s future with Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Russian editor, Famil Ismailov; the challenge Italy’s Girogia Meloni might pose for the European Union with Italy correspondent Nick Beake; the impact Kenya's new president, William Ruto, might have on the nation's spiralling debt and corruption with Anne Soy, senior Africa correspondent; the ongoing and very brutal conflict in Ethiopia and the impact of Eritrea's recent involvement in the fighting with Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Africa's Kalkidan Yiebeltal.
Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories with the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ's world affairs editor John Simpson and the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ's unparalleled range of experts.
(Photo: President Putin celebrates annexing more of Ukraine / Credit: Kremlin)
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