Knocking on hell’s Dvornikov: the battle for Donbas
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 21 April 2022
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has entered a new phase, and its forces in Ukraine have a new commander—one with a history of targeting civilians. The next few weeks are likely to see huge, bloody battles for control of the eastern Donbas region. As Sunday’s presidential run-off vote approaches our French-election series profiles the incumbent, Emmanuel Macron. And why smell preferences vary little across cultures.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from the Economist. |
| 0:06.7 | In London, I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 0:08.4 | And in New York, I'm John Fassner. |
| 0:11.3 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events |
| 0:14.6 | shaping your world. |
| 0:17.7 | It's three days until France elects its president, |
| 0:20.5 | and last night, the two candidates |
| 0:22.0 | sparred in a spiky debate. |
| 0:24.6 | In the latest installment of our French election series, |
| 0:27.3 | we take a deep dive into the incumbent |
| 0:29.3 | and still odds on favorite Emmanuel Macron. |
| 0:34.3 | And what music people like, what food they prefer, |
| 0:37.5 | and what faces they find attractive varies widely |
| 0:40.7 | across cultures. |
| 0:42.3 | It turns out that's not the case, though, |
| 0:44.4 | when it comes to smells. |
| 0:45.6 | But first, today, Russia's president Vladimir Putin |
| 1:05.1 | claimed control of the key city of Maripol in Ukraine's south, |
| 1:09.8 | even though Ukrainian troops are still |
| 1:11.5 | holed up in a steel plant. |
| 1:13.6 | He's hoping his offensive there and in eastern Ukraine |
| 1:16.2 | will give him something to celebrate |
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