tonight with the context, brian taylor, political commentatorfor the herald, and leigh ann caldwell, political reporter for the washington post. welcome to the programme. there s been an evolution in the way the west views this war in ukraine, an evolution in the arms which nato countries are supplying first it was shoulder held stingers, then the hymars, next came the patriot missile systems, now it s a conversation over tanks. the red lines have shifted with the evolving nature of the war. in recent months, the allies have come to the opinion that a year long stalemate in ukraine is in no one s favour except russia s. so what would it take to allow ukraine to win rather than just avoid losing? what would ukraine require in order to punch through the russian defences in towns like bakhmut and soledar, from where the bbc s andrew harding reports. we are in an area where russian and ukrainian infantry now appear to be fighting at close quarters. clambering through the remain
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in the process, cohen deceived the voting public by hiding alleged facts that he believed would have had a substantial effect on the election. the sentence impose shod reflect the seriousness of cohen s brazen violations of the election laws and atonement attempt to counter the cynicism that may arise when cohen acts like the political process belongs to the rich and powerful. cohen suggests that this was but a brief error in judgment. not so. he knew where the line is and chose to deliberately and repeatedly cross it. they were stirred like his other crimes by his own ambition and greed. during and after the campaign, cohen privately told friends and colleagues, including in seized text messages that he expected to be given a prominent role and title in the new administration. when that did not materialize, cohen found a way to monetize his relationship with and access to the president. cohen successfully convinced numerous major corporations to retain him as a consultant who could pr
would have had a substantial effect on the election. the sentence impose shod reflect the seriousness of cohen s brazen violations of the election laws and atonement counter cynicism that may arise when cohen acts like the political process belongs to the rich and powerful. cohen suggests that this was but a brief error in judgment. not so. he knew where the line is and chose to deliberately and repeatedly cross it. they were stirred like his other crimes by his own ambition and greed. during and after the campaign, cohen privately told friends and colleagues, including in seized text messages that he expected to be given a prominent role and title in the new administration. when that did not materialize, cohen found a way to monetize his relationship with and access to the president. cohen successfully convinced numerous major corporations to retain him as a consultant who could provide unique insights about and access to the new administration. some of these corporations were then st
a particular outcome to the election knocked on doors, toiled at phone banks, or found any number of other legal ways to make their voices heard, cohen sought to influence the election from the shadows. he did so by orchestrating secret and illegal payments to silence two women who otherwise would have made public their alleged extramarital affairs with donald trump. in the process, cohen deceived the voting public by hiding alleged facts that he believed would have had a substantial effect on the election. the sentence impose shod reflect the seriousness of cohen s brazen violations of the election laws and atonement counter cynicism that may arise when cohen acts like the political process belongs to the rich and powerful. cohen suggests that this was but a brief error in judgment. not so. he knew where the line is and chose to deliberately and repeatedly cross it. they were stirred like his other crimes by his own ambition and greed. during and after the campaign, cohen privately to