In this war, donors are supplying troops on the front line with a certain amount of high tech gear. The ukranians as well as some russian forces have asked donors to supply them with gifts. A lot of the gifts which they are asking for have been drones and thermal images. We see lots of examples of donors who are chipping in, particularly from the ucranian dispore. You can put your name on an artillery shell or rocket that gets fired at Ucrane soldiers. Or you can even have your name printed on the side of a tank. It's an interesting way to raise funds.
The visit of America’s speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has Chinese tempers flaring. We ask what the trip suggests about American policy and what it means for Taiwan. Crowdfunding is making a real difference in the war in Ukraine—but its effects vary between the two sides. And a close listen to a young pianist’s prizewinning Rachmaninoff-concerto performance.
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