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Sep 2023
48m 29s

Ukraine: Rustem Umerov set to be new def...

Bbc World Service
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Ukraine is to get a new defence minister - but why now in the middle of the counteroffensive against Russia? And what difference will it make? Also in the programme: the first ever Africa Climate Conference opens in Nairobi, with a focus on finance; we hear from the new head of the UN's Green Climate Fund, set up to help developing countries. And school tea ... Show More
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