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How seriously should we take Putin’s nuclear threat?

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27 September 2024

Episode 3394

35 minutes


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Russian president Vladimir Putin draws a new nuclear red line and the US announces $8bn of military aid for Ukraine. Where does that leave the war and prospects of peace? Then: what does Japan’s new leader mean for the country? Plus: Monocle’s Andrew Mueller reflects on the week. 

27 September 2024

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Japan’s new PM

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Shigeru Ishiba has been elected the new leader of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party and therefore the new prime minister. Fiona Wilson, Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief, breaks down what the change means for the country.

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