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Sep 2024
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Crunch talks in Washington over Storm Sh...

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Day 934.

Today, we consider the crunch talks taking place in Washington over Storm Shadow missiles, the decision by Moscow to suddenly expel British diplomats, and assess Putin’s latest threats to an emboldened West.


Contributors:

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

Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.

James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.

Hamish de Bretton-Gordon. @HamishDBG on X.


David Knowles, journalist who helped make the Telegraph podcast Ukraine: The Latest a runaway success: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/09/11/david-knowles-telegraph-ukraine-podcaster-died-obituary/


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