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In today’s episode, Keir Starmer says the UK is prepared to send peacekeepers to enforce a Ukraine peace deal, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio tours the Middle East, and Germany’s political leaders focus their fire on the far-right with less than a week to go until the country’s federal election.
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Sources:
✍️ JD Vance’s Speech at MSC
www.ft.com/content/b91bb954-8786-49c8-b237-e47d860…
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/14/jd-vance-s…
youtube.com/live/pCOsgfINdKg?feature=shared
✍️ Starmer Willing to Send Troops to Ukraine
www.politico.eu/article/keir-starmer-uk-peace-keep…
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/17/europe/europe-ukraine-s…
✍️ US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Travels to the Middle East
news.sky.com/story/israel-hamas-ceasefire-thrown-i…
www.reuters.com/world/rubio-arrives-saudi-arabia-b…
✍️ Xi Jinping’s Business Meeting
www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-xi-attends-symp…
www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/17/xi-jinpin…
✍️ Germany’s Upcoming Election
www.ft.com/content/b5050f61-7070-4e41-a058-aaacb8d…
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00:00 Intro
00:28 JD Vance’s Speech at MSC
03:17 Starmer Willing to Send Troops to Ukraine
04:03 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Travels to the Middle East
04:48 Xi Jinping’s Business Meeting
05:31 Germany’s Upcoming Elec
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