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21/11/2021 GMT

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US sends military support to Ukraine, as tensions with Russia worsen

Tensions rise on the Russian-Ukraine border as American reinforcements for Ukraine's navy sailed into the gateway to the Black Sea. Russia has sent troops to the border and long-range nuclear bombers flew repeated patrols near the European Union’s border with Poland.

Also on the programme, tensions at the Belarus border with Poland result in clashes and death. German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke to Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko to convince him to deescalate. 

And, the musician Sting reflects on music making in times of crisis such as the pandemic.   

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Helene von Bismarck, historian, author and research fellow at King’s College’s Centre for British Politics and Government, and Mark Kersten, a senior researcher at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto in Canada and senior  consultant at the Wayamo Foundation.

(Photo: U.S. flagged general cargo ship Ocean Grand, carrying two U.S. Coast Guard cutters, sails in theÂ Dardanelles, on its way to the Black Sea, in Canakkale,Turkey November 20, 2021. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik)

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