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The long game: how will US missiles help Ukraine?

The long game: how will US missiles help Ukraine?

Update: 2024-11-18
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America feared that letting Ukraine use US weapons to attack far-off targets in Russia would escalate the conflict. Why has President Joe Biden finally changed his mind? Markets soared when Donald Trump was elected, but the longer-term impact of Trumponomics may be less positive (9:42 ). And why airships are back in our skies (18:12 ).


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The long game: how will US missiles help Ukraine?

The long game: how will US missiles help Ukraine?