Outgunned and outmanned, Ukraine has been forced to cede territory to Russia in recent months. Now it has been thrown a lifeline with the latest US military aid package. How much difference will this make and can Ukraine still hope to win the war? Gideon puts these questions to the FT’s Christopher Miller, recently back from the frontline. Clips: Sky News, MSNBC

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Ukraine is the front line of a much larger conflict

Greece and Spain under pressure to provide Ukraine with air defence systems

Ukraine faces race against time to deploy US funding

Military briefing: Russian ‘glide bombs’ pound Ukrainian troops and towns

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Gideon discusses Iran’s attack on Israel with Emile Hokayem, senior fellow for Middle East security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. What will the leaders of Israel and Iran be thinking about as they ponder their next move? And where does this leave the prospects for a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza? Clip: ABC News

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Ukraine’s air defence struggle highlights risks to Israel

US and EU prepare fresh sanctions against Iran after Israel attack

The Biden dilemma on Israel

Military briefing: Israel’s options to strike Iran

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Gideon discusses the history of international humanitarian law since the first world war with Boyd van Dijk, a historian at Oxford university and author of a recent book, Preparing for War - The Making of the Geneva Conventions. They discuss current efforts to prevent war crimes and hold leaders engaged in conflict to account. Clip: The Fog of War, RadicalMedia and SenArt Films, distributed by Sony Pictures Classics, 2003

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Russia ‘prepared’ for nuclear war, warns Vladimir Putin

Israel grapples with ‘Eichmann’ dilemma over Hamas attack trials

Mexico and Chile ask ICC to investigate Israel-Hamas conflict

S Africa accuses Israel of breaking international laws on genocide in Gaza

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