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Jul 2023
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Ukraine 'advancing on Bakhmut' & Joe Bid...

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Day 501.

Today, we bring you updates from the front lines as Ukraine advances on Bakhmut, American President Joe Biden visits London, and western allies of Ukraine disagree over the supply of cluster munitions. Plus, we interview Sir Michael Fallon, the British Defence Secretary 2014-17, reflecting on his memories of the annexation of Crimea.

We are coming to the United States in September. For more information, listen to Friday's episode from 31:30: https://shorturl.at/bnUW7


Contributors:

David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.

With thanks to Sir Michael Fallon KCB (Secretary of State for Defence from 2014 to 2017).


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