This is the Friends of History debating society. I am Gaius and Germanicus is here.

We're in Londinium by the Thames. It's a pleasant spring evening.

Summer is coming on. We're far from Rome, we ruminate about the 21st century, headlines

from London in the 21st century reading them here in Londinium in the 1st century AD.

NATO Nations planned drone wall, in quotes,

to protect from Russian aggression.

Norway Poland and Finland will work with Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania after Kremlin forced migrants across the border.

And Russia captures village in Kharkiv.

And Macron, President of France, arrives in Germany for first state visit by a French

president in 24 years.

And Ukrainian strike on Russian nuclear radar system causes alarm in West, and Russia launched his deadly

missile strike on Kharkiv.

And Ukrainian author praises Britain for rescuing 3,000 pets fleeing Putin's war and Russian Defence Ministry

officers arrested in a war machine retune, most serious attack on the military and 25 years of Putin's rule, say experts.

Germanicus is a very good evening to you. From Moscow's point of view right now, they're on a role.

The remark that I saw passed around the last several days was that

Mr. Putin is seeking ceasefire in place.

Russia has the depth and the intention to wear down the front line defenses of Ukraine will speak first about what is the

ambition right now given that there's some caveats to that ceasefire good

evening to you.

Good evening, Gaius. The headlines are not necessarily describing the scene or the reality in Russia as it actually is, but rather as how they would want to convey it,

given the specific agendas of the various news organs or government agencies.

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