How do six men in three vans outside a Cotswolds air base end with America flying its bombers home?
What can 300,000 tonnes of Russian diesel actually do for American drivers?
And, are a quiet corner of England, an airport in Riyadh and the war in Ukraine all part of the same story?
In this Legacy Inbox episode, Peter Frankopan and Afua Hirsch try to work out how the week's biggest stories fit together.
A farmer who spotted men in balaclavas, a suspect who rang the police on himself, and Peter's three theories for what really happened at RAF Fairford. Then Houthi missiles hitting King Khalid Airport, the long war in Yemen the world stopped watching, and a diesel deal with Putin that covers roughly one American morning. Plus Trump's call for Ukraine to find a new leader, the Nobel Peace Prize he didn't win, and a rare moment when Afua changes Peter's mind about how Americans see Russia.
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[0:00] Iran, Saudi, Ukraine and the Cotswolds, all in one week
[1:05] Men in balaclavas outside RAF Fairford
[3:53] Three theories: diesel thieves, an Iranian plot, or a US exit plan
[9:20] Houthi missiles hit Riyadh, and the war in Yemen nobody watched
[12:06] Trump, Putin and a diesel deal worth one American morning
[14:36] The Nobel Peace Prize, and the court under threat
[16:38] Do Americans still see Russia as the bad guy?
[21:05] Is it all connected?
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Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com
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