S7 Ep39: Espresso Martini: Cluster Bombs, Ukraine NATO membership and Prigozhin’s meeting with Putin

On this episode of Espresso Martini, Chris and Matt look at
cluster munitions being supplied to Ukraine, Putin &
Prigozhin’s post-mutiny meeting, and Ukraine’s future membership
with NATO.

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speech at the Ditchley Foundation and Vladimir Putin’s secret
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Links to articles discussed in Espresso
Martini

Giving Ukraine Cluster Munitions is Necessary, Legal and Morally
Justified
By Dr Jack Watling and Professor Justin Bronk from the Royal
United Services Institute (RUSI)
https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/giving-ukraine-cluster-munitions-necessary-legal-and-morally-justified


Nato summit: Allies refuse to give Ukraine a
timeframe on joining
BBC Reporting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66167616

Putin and Prigozhin held a meeting in June, their first known
contact since the
mutiny.
By Paul Sonne New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/07/10/world/russia-ukraine-news/putin-prigozhin-meeting?smid=url-share


CIA's Burns: armed mutiny shows damage Putin has done to
Russia
By Guy Falconbridge for Yahoo News
https://news.yahoo.com/cias-burns-armed-mutiny-shows-154432408.html?guccounter=1



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