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Hello everyone and welcome to Amman Four. Here's what's coming up.

Battered and in darkness.

Russia targets Ukraine's energy system in a massive missile and drone attack.

I speak to former Defense Department official Evelyn Farkas from Kyiv.

And...

The most important thing is for our Congress to act and to demonstrate that the US stands behind Ukraine at this critical moment.

With US military aid still in limbo, Walter Isaacson discusses America's shifting position on

global politics with President of the Council on Foreign Relations. Then, published without permission. I ask the son of legendary author Gabriel Garcia

Marquez why he released the novel until August after his father's death.

Also ahead.

There is so much in every scene of a Shakespeare play

which is relevant to life, living, humanity.

King of the stage, we look back at Christian's conversation with Sir Ian McKellen, as he takes on one of Shakespeare's toughest

roles. And then. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Biannagoladriga in New York sitting in for Christian

Ammanpur. Putin targets Ukraine's power plants and energy system and one of Russia's

biggest ever missile and drone attacks. Moscow is finally calling this a state of

war as well. At least 10 regions were hit, leaving over 1 million households without

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