
Russia's troop build-up outside Ukraine is the biggest since Cold War says US military chief
General Mark Milley has said that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be "horrific" and would lead to a significant number of casualties.
General Mark Milley has said that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be "horrific" and would lead to a significant number of casualties. Meanwhile the country’s president calls on the West to avoid creating ‘panic’ by suggesting Russia is poised to attack.
Also in the programme, Disney’s latest remake of Snow White has prompted Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage – who has a common form of dwarfism known as achondroplasia - to question the stereotypes that that film might reinforce.
To discuss this and more, Julian Worricker is joined by Olivia Cheung, research fellow and expert on China at London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies, and James Rodgers, British author and reader in international journalism at City University in London.
(Picture: General Mark Millay Credit: Reuters)
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