BFBS Sitrep

In this week's programme....   Why is President Obama sending more troops to Eastern Europe & upping the cash to pay for it?   Why Putin’s been excluded from the top table of world leaders.   Kate Gerbeau talks to British former ambassador to Washington Sir Christopher Meyer about the influence of US foreign policy on Britain.   And it’s the 70th anniversary of D Day tomorrow, BFBS’s Tim Cooper & Patrick Eade report from Normandy.   PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST: BFBS defence analyst Christopher Lee.

Obama's big foreign policy speech - where does Britain fit in?    How much does it cost for the UK to go to war these days?   In Afghanistan, Sandhurst in the Sand prepares to welcome its first female recruits.   And it's D Day minus eight.  Counting down to next week's 70th anniversary.

THIS WEEK'S SITREP (22nd MAY) A look ahead to the Ukrainian elections this weekend, The diplomatic fallout from Prince Charles’ comments about Putin Find out about the UK involvement in the search for the missing sailors, Do American Veterans really get such a good deal from their government? And a former PARA's extraordinary tale of survival in the jungles of Sierra Leone. PRESENTER: Kate Gerbeau STUDIO GUEST: BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee. OTHER INTERVIEWS: The BBC's correspondent in Moscow, Bridget Kendall BFBS Reporter Cath Brazier speaks to the man in charge of Army sailing, Retired Lt Colonel Alan Flavell. Simon Marks from Feature Story News, discussing the Veterans’ scandal in the States. Former PARA Steve Heaney author of Operation Mayhem You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via webb, App & DAB in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum) Sky Channel 0211 Alternatively listen again on the website