Bear Attack, VIPs at Football Game, Government Shutdown Deal, Mercenary Memorials, Uncertain Future of Wagner, and Fraud Trial of FTX Founder

Ukraine gets left behind on two fronts as Congress avoids a shutdown by stripping funding for Kyiv and Ukraine’s neighbour Slovakia elects a pro-Russian candidate, who has vowed to end its support. The trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried begins this week, as does Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial. Plus the fallout from a suicide attack in Turkey’s capital, and how 24 hours in Nagorno Karabkh has altered the balance of power on Russia’s doorstep.

*This podcast was updated to correct the pronunciation of Travis Kelce’s name. Apologies from London.

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