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Podcast: Squawk Box Europe Express
Episode: US-Russia talks loom while Macron calls European strategy huddle
Description: The U.S. is set for Ukraine peace talks with Russia while President Macron calls for an emergency summit of European powers in Paris. We hear from the German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the Munich Security Conference who says the West must step up to the plate and demonstrate unity on the war in Ukraine. Her comments follow U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s speech on the ‘retreat’ of European values at the MSC on Friday. In Germany, all four main candidates vying to become the next Chancellor clash in a heated televised debate. Friedrich Merz’s CDU leads...