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Zelensky's tour of western capitals

Amanpour

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🗓️ 15 May 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has been on a lightning tour of western capitals, securing almost three billion dollars’ worth of weapons from Germany and promises of dozens of light tanks and armored vehicles from France. Today, Zelensky landed in England, meeting Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in the wake of Britain arming Kyiv with long-range cruise missiles. Correspondent Matthew Chance joins the show from London to discuss.  Also on today's show: Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira; CNN Correspondent Jomana Karadsheh & Asli Aydintasbas, Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institution; Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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

0:07.0

We want to create this Jeth Coalition. We're training Ukrainian citizens to become

0:15.7

absolutely combat-ready aircraft pilots. The UK pledges long-range attack drones and

0:22.0

fighter pilot training for Ukraine as President

0:25.2

Zelenski drums up European support for his counter-offensive.

0:29.7

Meantime as Brazil accuses Europe and the United States of fueling the fighting in Ukraine,

0:35.2

I ask for a minister Maro Vieira if his president's plan to play peacemaker holds up.

0:41.5

Also ahead, democracy on the ballot as Turkey heads into its first

0:46.0

presidential runoff why the outcome of this election matters to the wider world.

0:50.8

Then overall we find that about a quarter of all jobs will be effective in some

0:56.5

form or the other.

0:57.7

As technology and climate upend the global economy, Harry Srenevasan explores the future of jobs

1:04.0

with the Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, Sadir Zah Zahidi. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Montpur in New York. Today we look

1:26.7

at global developments that could impact the outcome of Russia's war of aggression in

1:31.2

Ukraine and shape alliances from Europe to the Americas.

1:35.4

We begin with President Velodemir Zelensky's lightning tour of Western capitals.

1:40.0

Over the weekend he met first with Chancellor Olaf Schultz who promised Germany's biggest military

1:44.9

support package so far, almost $3 billion worth of weapons, then to France and President

1:50.7

Emmanuel Macron, who announced plans to send dozens of light tanks and armored vehicles in the weeks ahead.

1:57.0

Today, President Zelensky landed in England, meeting Prime Minister Ricci Sunac,

2:02.0

Britain is already ahead of the curve,

2:04.0

arming Kyiv with long-range cruise missiles.

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