former foreign policy adviser to the eu nathalie tocci, and from chevy chase, maryland, joel rubin, who served in the 0bama administration as assistant to the secretary of state. hello, welcome to the programme. in a significant escalation of the war in ukraine, vladimir putin has ordered the partial mobilisation of reservists. 300,000 russians with military experience will be sent in to defend those parts of ukraine that russia still occupies. in a much anticipated address to the nation, the russian president said he was ready to use all means at his disposal, including nuclear weapons, to defend the territorial integrity of russian occupied land. it follows a string of embarrassing defeats in eastern ukraine, where the russians have lost over 1000 square miles of territory they had captured. most signifanctly in the north around kharkiv, but also now in the south around kherson, the only city they fully control. the russians intend to hold a referendum this weekend in f
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a faster downturn than other countries and interest rates could rise again. there are growing concerns about a growing shortage of family doctors in england, as a new study predicts a quarter of posts could be vacant by 2030. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk will provide an extra billion pounds of military aid to ukraine, almost doubling the amount of support provided to fight the russian invasion. it s after president zelensky urged nato leaders to give more help to the country, saying the war effort was costing more than £4 billion pounds every month. the uk is second only to the us in terms of military aid for ukraine. the government says the new cash will go towards sophisticated air defence systems, electronic warfare equipment, drones, and thousands of pieces of kit to transform ukraine s defences. the uk will have provided £3.8 billion in support since the start of the invasion. that includes 1.3 billion of already commit