Breaking financial news, the Hamas attack, and the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine discussed, along with Republican senators blocking aid for Ukraine and Israel.
With winter falling in Ukraine and Russia’s war there poised to enter its third year, supporters of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy are nervous about whether they will have enough arms and military aid to support their defense. The conflict between Israel and Hamas has captured world attention. In the US, Senate Republicans have blocked $66 million in emergency Ukraine aid. And further out, Kyiv is closely watching the 2024 presidential prospects of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump, who has praised Russia’s Vladimir Putin and threatened to pull the US out of NATO.
To discuss the prospects for Kyiv, Bloomberg’s Kyiv Bureau Chief Daryna Krasnolutska and Alberto Nardelli, Correspondent-at-large for Europe, join Rosalind Mathieson.
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