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World Service,01 Oct 2022,26 mins
Does Putin's land grab increase the risk of nuclear conflict?
Unspun World with John SimpsonAvailable for over a year
This week BBC World Affairs editor, John Simpson, explores: how far President Putin might go to defend the newly annexed territories of Ukraine with the BBC's diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams; what Russia’s chaotic performance in the war could mean for Vladimir Putin’s future with BBC Russian editor, Famil Ismailov; the challenge Italy’s Girogia Meloni might pose for the European Union with Italy correspondent Nick Beake; the impact Kenya's new president, William Ruto, might have on the nation's spiralling debt and corruption with Anne Soy, senior Africa correspondent; the ongoing and very brutal conflict in Ethiopia and the impact of Eritrea's recent involvement in the fighting with BBC Africa's Kalkidan Yiebeltal. Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories with the BBC's world affairs editor John Simpson and the BBC's unparalleled range of experts. (Photo: President Putin celebrates annexing more of Ukraine / Credit: Kremlin)
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