Russia's big gamble on Ukraine
Planet Normal
Louisa Wells
4.7 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2022
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
As tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to build, co-pilot Halligan is joined for one week only by a new co-presenter. Telegraph defence editor, Con Coughlin, steps in to give his take on the recent developments in the region and how it could affect the rest of the world.
Con believes Russia remains the biggest threat to the Western Alliance, but warns we shouldn’t overlook China and its bid for ‘global conquest’.
Whilst Liam is concerned with the bigger economic issues that might be at stake and how the turmoil could impact our wallets if it isn't contained.
Also boarding the rocket this week is MP and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Tom Tugendhat, who tells our co-pilots the European Union's response to the conflict simply proves the EU is ineffectual on foreign policy issues.
He also shares his concerns on the net zero agenda, and why it shouldn’t come at the expense of levelling up or when households are grappling with the rising cost of living.
And one listener email has our co-pilots laughing at an unlikely encounter with their GP.
Read more from Con: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/con-coughlin/ |
Read more from Liam: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/ |
Con Coughlin: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/13/vladimir-putin-taking-big-gamble/ |
Con Coughlin: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/10/appeasing-russia-west-conspiring-destruction/ |
Ambrose Evans- Pritchard: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/02/15/putin-close-winning-ukraine/ |
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| 0:00.0 | The Telugu... |
| 0:02.0 | ...podcasts. |
| 0:09.0 | Five. |
| 0:10.0 | If you're sitting in the cremly, |
| 0:11.0 | you think, well, this is a good opportunity to test the resolve of the Western Alliance. |
| 0:16.0 | Or... |
| 0:17.0 | The European Union has never been a successful foreign policy player |
| 0:21.0 | and what we're seeing today is part of the evidence of that. |
| 0:24.0 | Let's hope that we can contain this turmoil because if we don't, |
| 0:29.0 | it is going to impact us in our pocketbooks and our wallets. |
| 0:32.0 | Moster itself, as you will remember, |
| 0:35.0 | is a bit like the Wild West. |
| 0:37.0 | They're fun, nonetheless. |
| 0:39.0 | We were young men. |
| 0:40.0 | We were young men. |
| 0:48.0 | Welcome once again to Planet Normal, |
| 0:50.0 | the Telugu-of-podcast with me, Liam Halligan, |
| 0:53.0 | an ordinarily Alison Pearson. |
| 0:55.0 | But today, co-pilot Pearson's unfortunately off-sick. |
| 0:59.0 | I'm delighted, though, to welcome as my temporary space companion, |
| 1:02.0 | the telegraphs distinguished defence editor and chief foreign affairs commentator, |
| 1:07.0 | Concoctlin. |
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