Kyiv reprieve: Trump loses patience with Putin
Economist Podcasts15 Juli 2025

Kyiv reprieve: Trump loses patience with Putin

For months, Donald Trump has appeared to back Vladimir Putin. Now, frustrated at the lack of a ceasefire and fed up with Russia, the US president is offering to send weapons to Kyiv. Trust-busters are investigating a whiff of price-fixing in the perfume industry. And why bilingual people may have healthier brains.


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