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

Ukrainian President Velodomir Zelenski comes to Congress. Could the war be one or last 5,000 miles from the home front?

I ask Ben Hodges, former US Army commander in Europe.

Also, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is still missing.

His close aide Maria Pevechik shares her worries.

Then, the extraordinary Marina Abramovich, the performance artist who brings a whole new meaning to body of work.

Plus the collision of free speech and anti-Semitism at some American universities.

Harvard backs its president,

while Harry Sri Wrenewasan speaks with Rabbi David Wolpe

who resigned from an advisory group there

over the issue. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Manpur in London.

Nearly two years ago, President Joe Biden

and his NATO allies rose up to defend Ukraine

and help stave off Russia's illegal invasion.

Billions of dollars, tons of armaments and ammunition was sent,

and the battle for democracy was well and truly joined.

Biden and his allies promised that they would support Ukraine for, quote,

as long as it takes.

Until now, that is, when the US Congress

decided to insert politics over the US border

into this existential fight against Putin's autocratic Russia, holding up about

60 billion dollars in new military aid as the White House warns that current funding could run

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