“For Putin, this begins to smell like defeat.”

The United States has formerly labelled Russians as war criminals for actions undertaken in Ukraine, but while the accusation seems more than justified is America the one qualified to make it? Ketanji Brown Jackson has faced marathon grilling sessions over her nomination to the US Supreme Court but even as political theatre the questions seem wildly off course. Also talking about a record Antarctica heatwave, voter intimidation, Boris Johnson, and the passing of Madeleine Albright.

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