Why Russia was caught off guard
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 26 March 2024
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, the Ukraine war distracted Russian security forces from addressing Islamist terrorism threats, and Boeing chief executive Dave Calhoun plans to step down at the end of the year. Plus, the FT’s Antoine Gara explains how infrastructure went from an investment backwater to a $1tn asset class.
Mentioned in this podcast:
How Ukraine war distracted Moscow from Isis-K threat
Infrastructure: from investment backwater to a $1tn asset class
Israel cancels Washington visit after UN resolution demands Gaza ceasefire
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down as company battles safety concerns
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| 0:00.0 | The UK's energy partner. |
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| 0:10.0 | At Aquinore. UK. Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Tuesday, March 26th, and this is your |
| 0:18.4 | F.T. News briefing. The UN Security Council is demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and Russia's security forces are in the spotlight after last week's terrorist attack. |
| 0:31.0 | Plus, infrastructure investment is hugely popular. Right now it's |
| 0:36.0 | looking riskier. I'm Sonia Hudson and here's the news you need to start your day. The United Nations passed a resolution yesterday calling for an immediate |
| 1:00.3 | ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution made it through the UN Security Council |
| 1:05.3 | after the US abstained from voting on it. It's the first time since 2016 that the |
| 1:11.5 | US has allowed a resolution criticizing Israel to pass. |
| 1:15.0 | And it led the Israeli government to cancel an upcoming trip to Washington. |
| 1:20.0 | The resolution says that the ceasefire should last for at least two weeks. |
| 1:24.8 | That's when the Holy Month of Ramadan ends. |
| 1:27.0 | The Islamist group ISIS was quick to take responsibility for an attack on |
| 1:37.6 | Friday at a concert hall in Moscow. Most Western countries also pointed a finger at the group. |
| 1:44.0 | But Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted that Ukraine is somehow involved. |
| 1:49.0 | Ukraine has forcefully denied this, |
| 1:52.0 | and now the assault has raised serious questions |
| 1:55.0 | about Russia's security service. Joining me now is the F.T.'s Polina |
| 1:59.5 | Ivanova. She covers Russia. Hi Polina. |
| 2:02.0 | Hi Polina. Hi. |
| 2:03.0 | So tell me a little bit about Moscow's internal security service, the FSB. How does it operate |
| 2:09.9 | inside Russia and what's been on its plate in recent years? |
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