More military aid to be sent to Ukraine and Baltics
The UK says it is willing to double its NATO troop contingent in Eastern Europe and the Baltic states, while Canada’s defence minister tells us all aid options are on the table.
Canada’s Minister of National Defence, Anita Anand, explains how her country will extend its military training mission for Ukraine, and is also pledging military aid options.
Also on the programme, Italy re-elected its 80-year-old president, though he had said repeatedly he wanted to step down. But President Sergio Mattarella was persuaded to stay after MP’s failed to agree on an another candidate after seven rounds of voting. We find out exactly what happened.
To discuss this and more, Julian Worricker is joined by Elif Shafak, an award-winning Turkish-British author and women’s rights activist, and Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group.
(Picture: Ukrainian troops in training. Credit: Reuters)
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