Ukraine Counteroffensive Is Ready, Zelensky Says in WSJ Interview

WSJ What’s News

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🗓️ 5 June 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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A.M. Edition for June 5. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is ready to launch a long-awaited counteroffensive but is tempering expectations and warning of bloodshed to come. WSJ editor in chief Emma Tucker shares that and other takeaways from her interview with Volodymyr Zelensky. Plus, oil prices rise after Saudi Arabia announces more production cuts. And U.S. regulators prepare to force big banks to boost their capital reserves. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dad, I'm hungry!
0:01.6	Right, what do I cook for tea?
0:03.0	Er, McCain chips. These will be good.
0:05.2	You know they'll come out nice and crispy if you cook them in a rye fryer.
0:08.2	Just say, Alexa, open McCain, and Alexa will help you.
0:12.2	What? You mean if I say Alexa, open McCain, Alexa will open the bag of chips for me?
0:16.4	Not literally open the bag of chips for your dad, but Alexa can tell you how to cook them and give you ideas for tea.
0:21.8	Ah, okay. Alexa, open McCain.
0:24.4	Well done, Dad. Such a tech wizard.
0:26.6	Chip, chip, hooray.
0:27.6	Crispy air fryer perfection with McCain.
0:34.0	Oil prices rally after Saudi Arabia cuts output.
0:38.4	Plus, US regulators prepare to force big banks to boost their capital reserves.
0:44.4	And we'll hear from Journal Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker after her sit down with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelinsky.
0:52.0	He said several times, we are ready for this counteroffensive.
0:55.2	It's going to be bloody. It's going to be long. It could go in any direction.
0:59.0	But Ukraine is ready to start.
1:01.0	It's Monday, June 5th. I'm Luke Vargas with the Wall Street Journal.
1:04.8	And here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
1:17.8	We are exclusively reporting that US regulators are preparing to force large banks to shore up their finances.
1:25.0	By fortifying the capital buffer that lenders are required to have for absorbing potential losses.
1:31.4	Journal Market's editor Matthew Thomas says that the new regulations could boost larger banks' capital requirements by roughly 20%.
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