Welcome to the Washington Times for this special episode of history as it happens a podcast for people who want to think about Current Events historically. Im martin de caro and our guest today Catholic University historian. Michael kimmage. Welcome michael. Thank you for having me. Good to have you here. You are a member of the state departments policy planning staff 2014 to 2016. Your portfolio was russia and ukraine. So you bring a lot of expertise to the subject. Were going to talk about today. You are an expert on Us Russia Relations, and that is the road to war in Eastern Europe. How did we get to this point where europe is seeing its first major land war since World War Two the possible exception of the breakup of yugoslavia a civil war. So lets begin with something. I usually stay away with stay away from rather my daytoday podcast and that is whats happening on the ground. We want the podcast to survive forever not become dated, but i am curious as to what you think about why
a chinese surveillance balloon was detected above montana. the government has abandoned plans to house asylum seekers in a pontins holiday park on merseyside. and a warm welcome in south sudan for pope francis, as he continues what s described as a pilgrimage for peace in africa. hello. good evening, welcome to bbc news. lancashire police say they believe that nicola bulley, who went missing while walking her dog, most likely fell into the river wyre. the mother of two, who s a5, was last seen a week ago in st michael s on wyre. air and underwater drones, helicopters, police divers and dogs are being used in the search. we can speak now to our reporter rowan bridge, who joins us from that area. more than a week since her family have seen her, a desperate story. explain more about what the police are saying. explain more about what the police are sa inc. , explain more about what the police are sa in. , explain more about what the police aresa inc. , , are saying. yes, it has
Go, thats good, there is no such thing as a colony of ours somewhere that i dont know about some people who dont have a car. I know that the tow truck is pulled, and then there is a parking lot on the other side, so if the driver can pick it up, why do we insist that he must pick up the car, and then he wants to pay a few hundred thousand tomans to the tow truck . When someone resists , yes, the car will come and take it away, lets stop it. American Police Attacks on students protesting the crimes of the zionist regime continue in los angeles. At least 50 people were arrested at the university of texas, and there was a massive rally in support of palestine, when the students of Harvard University were confronted by the forces, as a sign of solidarity with the Palestinian People and condemning the crimes of the zionist regime , they set up tents on the university campus. University students in the east of the United States held a rally and chanted that we will never leave gaza. The new
Also this morning rage boils over in court. A father of three girls abused by the doctor of the American Gymnastics Team apologises for his actions and says hes no hero. Talk is cheap. The boss of the fbi hits back at donald trump in a row over a memo that accuses the bureau of bias. In sport, scottish hopes soar as they start the six nations in wales today, and theyre both hoping to snuff out englands hopes of becoming the first side to complete a hatrick of titles in 130 years. Ireland kick off in france. Theyre back, the spice girls say the time is right to explore new opportunities, but what will those those opportunities be . Well try and find out. And ben has the weather. Good morning. Your saturday looks great, damp and cold in most places. There will be snow in some high ground in the north and then the weather looks set to stay cold through the rest of the weekend and into next week. All the details on the way. Looks great. Thanks, ben, see you in a bit. Small businesses affec
The fairytale of Leicester City or Claudio Ranieri, as the manager who masterminded the most unlikely of premier League Titles is dropped by the club. Good morning. After weeks of Front Page Campaigns and political protest, the government has promised help for thousands of Companies Facing sharp increases in the amount they pay in Business Rates. Storm doris brought us near misses like this, and disruption to roads, rail and air travel. As many people try to complete their journeys, nick has the details on what the weathers going to do next. Yes, good morning. Storm doris is gone. It is cold and calm this morning. Many places will be dry. It will turn letter later. It is nowhere near as nasty as storm doris. I will be back with the full forecast. Good morning. First, our main story. A truly historic victory the words of new conservative mp Trudy Harrison after taking the labour seat of copeland in last nights by election, the first gain by a Governing Party since 1982. In the nights ot