Could Nato survive a Trump presidency?
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 9 July 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
World leaders are gathering in Washington for the Nato summit and Ukraine is high on the agenda. The military alliance, which is marking its 75th anniversary, will also be closely watching US President Joe Biden whose recent halting debate performance has left many wondering if he’s up for the task.
Kurt Volker, former US Ambassador to Nato, tells us whether he thinks the alliance could survive a Trump presidency.
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Cordelia Hemming and Sanjana Idnani. The technical producer was Jack Graysmark. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.6 | Hello, it's 867 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:09.6 | And today, Tuesday, a day of morning is being observed after those devastating |
| 0:15.1 | missile strikes which killed dozens of people and injured hundreds more. |
| 0:20.8 | Flags are flying at half-mast across the capital Kiev, where all entertainment events have been cancelled. |
| 0:29.1 | The rescue operation is now over at the site of the Ohma Dait Children's Hospital in Kyiv, which was |
| 0:36.3 | hit by a missile. |
| 0:39.3 | And emergency workers are dismantling the ruins of the buildings that were badly damaged. |
| 0:46.5 | And over in Washington, where a NATO summit is about to get underway, various people gathered outside |
| 0:52.3 | the White House to protest against the attack on the kids hospital. |
| 0:56.1 | Everybody to please stand with Ukraine, support Ukraine, support justice in the world world and make Russia pay. |
| 1:04.0 | May Russia pay. |
| 1:07.0 | May Russia pay. |
| 1:08.0 | Make Russia pay. |
| 1:10.0 | Make Russia pay. |
| 1:11.0 | May Russia pay. |
| 1:12.0 | The Vice President Joe Biden called the attacks a horrific reminder of |
| 1:15.8 | Russia's brutality and said that additional support for Ukraine's air |
| 1:20.1 | defence systems would soon be announced. |
| 1:23.2 | And it is Mr Biden who is the host of this summit over the coming days. |
| 1:27.8 | We're going to talk about that summit. |
| 1:29.1 | We're going to talk about concerns around the stamina of Joe Biden and we're going to talk about what it can |
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