In the coming week, the Ukraine-Russia conflict escalates after the U.S. approval of missiles that target Russia.

The COP29 climate summit comes to a close in Azerbaijan,

and diplomatic efforts continue to try to bring a ceasefire in Lebanon.

It's November 21st, 2024, in time for the world next week.

I'm Bob McMahon.

And I'm Carly and Robbins.

Carla, let's kick off with Ukraine where there's a lot going on.

This past Sunday, November 17th, President Biden gave Ukraine permission to use the U.S. supplied long-range missiles, attack them to hit targets inside Russia.

Now, President Zelensky has long campaign for the use of these missiles to strike into

Russia, given the way the campaign is going over there, the Russian offensive

that we've been citing repeatedly in this podcast.

And Zelensky did not hesitate once he got this green light.

Just two days later, November 19th, he launched U.S. Attackams into Russia for the first time.

And then yesterday, November 20th, he launched British Storm Shadow missiles.

So with these new missile capabilities, are they enough to turn the tide of the war in Ukraine's favor, Carla?

Well, Bob, you know, we've been talking for weeks about weather and how President Biden would use his remaining months in office to try to preserve his legacy in Ukraine and change the facts on the ground.

And in addition to the attack, as we learned on Wednesday

that the administration had also agreed to supply Kiev with American anti-personnel mines.

Those are really nasty things to bolster Ukrainian front lines in the country's east. You know,

I fear these decisions speak more than anything to the really desperate circumstances in Ukraine,

that in the presence of 10,000 North Korean troops

backing up the Russians in what is anticipated to be a pretty nasty offensive to retake

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