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On the frontlines of the NATO summit Jul 11, 2023

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky got a rockstar welcome in Lithuania, as he arrives for the NATO summit in Vilnius. The president has expressed frustration about the lack of a timeline for his country's membership of the alliance, calling it absurd. This ahead of his meeting with US President Joe Biden tomorrow. The American leader comes to the summit with a win already in the bag, Turkey opening the way for Sweden to join the alliance. Correspondent Melissa Bell reports on the latest details from Vilnius.

Also on today's show: CNN Correspondent Hadas Gold reports from Jerusalem, followed by former Israeli politician Erel Margalit; US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith; Alexander Betts, Director of Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford; author Xochitl Gonzalez

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Volker: NATO needs Ukraine Jul 10, 2023

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As Russian airstrikes continue in Ukraine, NATO leaders are gearing up to hold their summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. The issue dominating the meeting is the much-debated topic of Ukraine’s accession into NATO. However, President Biden has poured cold water over that happening anytime soon by saying Ukraine is not ready for NATO membership. Former US Ambassador Kurt Volker argues that the opposite is true, and that the bloc needs Ukraine. He joins to preview the summit and discuss Ukraine’s position there.

Also on today's show: Former Mexico Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard; author Jeff Goodell; award-winning war correspondent Jane Ferguson

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US to send controversial cluster bombs to Ukraine Jul 07, 2023

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First: After months of debate, the US announces a major new aid package for Ukraine, including controversial cluster munitions. Joining the show to discuss is the National Security Council's John Kirby.

Plus: Two weeks after after the Wagner mutiny, is Putin weakened? We get the view with Russia from historian Nina Khrushcheva.

And: With all eyes on Wimbledon, we revisit Christiane's candid conversation with tennis great Rafael Nadal.

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Behind the remarkable raid on Prigozhin Jul 06, 2023

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As a Russian strike kills civilians in western Ukraine, we get the latest from the ground, and we dig into the extraordinary raid on the St. Petersburg home of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin with US national security expert Evelyn Farkas. Then, the Taliban ramps up efforts to shut women out of the workplace by closing all beauty salons. A former Afghan diplomat joins the show to discuss.

Also on today's show: Amid fatal flooding and record-breaking temperatures, we get a health check on our planet.

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What next for the West Bank? Jul 05, 2023

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The Israeli military incursion into the West Bank is over for now. But at what long-term cost? Joining the show to discuss is Norwegian Refugee Council head Jan Egeland who helped launch the Oslo peace accords.

Plus: After a week of riots across France, the far-right seizes the political moment. French Transportation Minister Clément Beaune weighs in on government efforts to regain control.

And: As Ukraine warns of a potential Russian threat to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, correspondent Ben Wedeman reports from Eastern Ukraine.

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Colombian peace negotiator Sergio Jaramillo Jun 30, 2023

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The Kremlin's war machine in Ukraine shows no signs of slowing. Today, the Kherson region suffered significant Russian shelling. It comes as Ukraine mourns those lost in a strike on a Kramatorsk pizza restaurant on Tuesday -- a blast that killed at least twelve people, including three teenage girls. Colombian peace negotiator Sergio Jaramillo was in that restaurant when the missile struck and he joins the program from Brussels.

Also on today's show: Nic Robertson reports on the latest unrest in France; author C.W. Goodyear; author Michael G. Vickers; Primatologist Jane Goodall (from the archives)

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Should NATO invite Ukraine? Jun 29, 2023

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The deadly Russian missile attack on a busy restaurant in Ukraine this week has left the country reeling, and the pressure is on NATO allies to start forging a proper route towards permanent security guarantees for Ukraine. President Zelensky this week stepped up calls for an invitation to join the alliance, and the critical question of whether to proceed will dominate NATO’s summit in Vilnius in two weeks’ time. Anders Fogh Rasmussen is the former secretary general of NATO and a former prime minister of Denmark, now advising the government in Kyiv, and he believes all of Europe’s security would be strengthened by inviting Ukraine into the alliance. Historian and author Stephen Wertheim represents a different view, recently arguing in The New York Times that “Ukraine’s best path to peace is to be well armed and supported outside NATO.” They join the show to discuss.

Also on today's show: former tennis champion Billie Jean King; author Darrin Bell

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Has Russia been weakened? Jun 28, 2023

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As the Kremlin struggles to contain the fallout from Yevgeny Prigozhin’s uprising, Russian missiles struck a pizza restaurant in the heart of Kramatorsk, Ukraine, killing at least eleven people. And while the US government is keeping its distance from the thwarted rebellion in Russia, President Joe Biden says Putin has "absolutely" been weakened. CNN Correspondent Ben Wedeman reports from Eastern Ukraine.

Also on today's show: Microsoft President Brad Smith, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, musician Graham Nash

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What do the latest developments in Russia mean for Ukraine? Jun 27, 2023

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First: Putin thanks his security forces, but what do these cracks within Russia mean for Ukraine? Andriy Yarmak, head of President Zelensky's office, joins Christiane from Kyiv.

Then: Christiane is joined by the young Americans fighting climate change.

Plus: A look at the increasing risks faced by LGBTIQQ people and those helping them to safety.

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What's next for Putin, Russia? Jun 26, 2023

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What happened this weekend in Russia stunned the world. And what’s left as another week of war begins, are only questions – Where is Prigozhin? And what is his fate? Where is Putin? And what is he saying to the public? President Biden says he convened allies, and that the United States had absolutely nothing to do with the short-lived rebellion. Former US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker joins Christiane to talk about the American view of this weekend’s extraordinary events.

Also on today's show: writer Nina Khrushcheva; former Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk; writer Dexter Filkins

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