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Ukraine: A new $6bn US aid package

The US has announced details of the next six billion dollars' worth of military aid for Ukraine - with an immediate focus on air defences.

The US has announced details of the next six billion dollars' worth of military aid for Ukraine - with an immediate focus on air defences.

Also in the programme: Columbia University calls for an inquiry into its leadership, as student protests sweep across US campuses campuses; Hungary opens up to Chinese tech, despite protests, and running the toughest footrace in the world - aged 76!

Joining presenter Paul Henley are Paolo Gerbaudo, an Italian sociologist; and Dr Ulrike Franke, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

(Photo: A Patriot missile system used by Germany. Credit: Getty Images)

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