1,000 Days of the Russia-Ukraine War (and more)

20/11/2024 17 min

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This week, Erin Flanagan and Jake Shropshire discuss reaching the 1,000 day mark in the Russia-Ukraine war and how the US is allowing American missiles in Ukraine to be fired at Russia, ongoing protests in New Zealand around a treaty with the Maori indigenous people that could be completely changed, and the sentencing of 45 people for involvement in the Hong Kong democracy protests in 2019 and 2020. Then, in the Have You Heard rundown, they talk about Dr Oz for the head of medicare and medicaid and Linda McMahon for Education Secretary in Trump’s cabinet, the retiring of a Spanish tennis legend, and the story of a Russian whale spy that ran away from home.Sources for…American missiles in the Russia-Ukraine war:Al JazeeraCNNTrump’s cabinet picks:The Associated PressThe Kyiv IndependentBusiness InsiderLibérationMaori protests in New Zealand:Al JazeeraBBCSentencing in Hong Kong after democracy protests in 2019:BBCAl JazeeraSky News UK