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Podcast: Ukrainecast
Episode: Starmer boosts defence spending: Will it impress Trump and help Ukraine?
Description: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says a "dangerous new era" is behind his decision to boost defence spending and cut the aid budget.But will it impress President Trump ahead of Sir Keir’s visit to Washington later this week? And could this move help Ukraine?Shashank Joshi from the Economist joins us to discuss this and answer listener questions on rare earth minerals.Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.
The producer was Julia Webster. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The assi...