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Feb 2023
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Biden in Poland for Ukraine war annivers...

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US President Joe Biden travels to Poland to mark one year since Moscow invaded Ukraine, the FT’s Felicia Schwartz discusses US response to the war over the past year and the FT’s John Paul Rathbone describes how the war has progressed.


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Poland calls for security guarantees for post-war Ukraine

UK defence secretary: Russia’s ‘big’ Ukraine offensive advancing in ‘metres not kilometres’

Germany faces repeat of 2015 refugee crisis as 1mn Ukrainians seek safety

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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.


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