United Nations member states voted 141-5 to denounce Russia's attack on Ukraine. Even Russia's heavyweight ally China got off the fence and expressed concern with the killing of civilians, offering to play the role of peacemaker. Today's show begins with an interview with Barbara Woodward, the UK's Ambassador to the UN, who previously served as Ambassador to China. Next, Christiane explores what's happening on the ground militarily with General Sir Richard Shirreff, who served as NATO deputy mil...
Mar 02, 2022•57 min
After days of setbacks, Russian forces are now aggressively bombing cities full of civilians. Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba joins the show from inside the country ... In France, President Macron continues his efforts for a diplomatic resolution, but it seems unlikely any time soon. Christiane speaks with the French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire about the impact aggressive sanctions are having on Russia ... Only one independent news channel remains in Russia: TV Rain. Forced off the ai...
Mar 01, 2022•56 min
One day after Vladimir Putin put his nuclear deterrent forces on high alert, Russia bombarded Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, and explosions were heard in Kyiv, the capital. Yet Putin's war doesn't seem to be going as far and fast as planned. Christiane discusses the military situation with David Petraeus, former commander of US Central Command. Also on today's episode: Former Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, who understands the determination of Ukraine's resistance, having lived...
Feb 28, 2022•56 min
As Russian forces encircle the Ukranian capital, Christiane speaks with Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko, hunkered down in Kyiv ... Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya issues a warning about Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko, who's supporting the Russian invasion ... Foreign policy expert Angela Stent talks to Walter Isaacson about the global ambitions of Vladimir Putin ... Veteran foreign correspondent Jane Perlez discusses the Russian/China alliance against the United S...
Feb 25, 2022•57 min
NATO's Secretary General joins Christiane for an exclusive interview, followed by Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova. CNN correspondent Matthew Chance then joins from Kyiv where he encountered Russian forces just outside the capital city. Today's show also features military analysis from former Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen and Richard Shirreff, the former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe. It closes with Garry Kasparov, the former Russian champion who now chairs the H...
Feb 24, 2022•56 min
Citing US President Joe Biden's promise to "defend every inch of NATO territory," Christiane asks Estonia's prime minister if the alliance is indeed doing enough to counter Russian aggression. Then, the Canadian foreign minister joins the show to discuss how to bolster Ukraine economically and militarily. And later, we speak with a Russian American journalist about how this threat is forging Ukraine's identity. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn mo...
Feb 23, 2022•57 min
Russia’s Vladimir Putin has ordered his army into the breakaway rebel areas of eastern Ukraine, despite weeks of Russian assurances that they would not invade. Now Germany’s Chancellor Scholz has stepped up, halting the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia for now. The US is also imposing a whole raft of sanctions, while Ukraine’s President Zelensky continues to project calm publicly. Today's show is dedicated to these dramatic developments. Guests include America’s former ambassador to NATO I...
Feb 22, 2022•56 min
Just prior to Vladimir Putin formally recognizing Ukraine's separatist eastern regions, Christiane spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and former French Minister for European Affairs Nathalie Loiseau ... Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian tells Christiane his government has "never been this close" to a deal on its nuclear program, but that the last few obstacles could scuttle the whole thing ... Michele Martin speaks with award-winning authors Jason Reynolds and Kies...
Feb 21, 2022•57 min
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Feb 18, 2022•2 min
Christiane speaks to the Irish Foreign Minister about the Russia-Ukraine crisis as well as the Iran nuclear deal ... Breaking down the legal ramifications of the Trump administration mishandling White House records ... The saga of Russian ice skater Kamila Valieva. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 17, 2022•57 min
Large-scale refugee crises accompany any conflict, whether in Europe, the Middle East or Afghanistan. Christiane speaks with International Rescue Committee President David Miliband about this human cost ... Prince Andrew goes from denial to settlement, acknowledging that his accuser Virginia Giuffre suffered as a victim of abuse. What does this mean for the Royal Family and victims' rights ... As Denmark becomes the first European company to lift all Covid restriction, Walter Isaacson asks that ...
Feb 16, 2022•57 min
Russia says some military forces are returning to base after completing drills, and Vladimir Putin -- after meeting with Germany's leader Olaf Scholz -- says there's room for further discussion. Dmitri Trenin, Director of the Carnegie Moscow Centre, joins Christiane to analyze these latest developments ... Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb offers insight into Putin's thinking ... Former US Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison offers her perspective. To learn more about how CNN pro...
Feb 15, 2022•56 min
US Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby addresses the intel onslaught about Russia's moves over Ukraine ... Christiane asks Ukraine's ambassador to Germany if western countries are doing enough ... With the highest court in sports clearing Russian skater Kamila Valieva to participate at the Beijing Olympic games, we talk to expert and Oscar-winning filmmaker Brian Fogle about Russia's perennial doping problem ... Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson explains how his city is bucking the trend on violent crime. ...
Feb 15, 2022•58 min
Friday’s show begins with a fascinating conversation with one of the last of the civil rights warriors, former Mayor Andrew Young, who explores his extraordinary life fighting for equality then and now … With press freedom under attack, Christiane speaks with Jodie Ginsberg, new head of the Committee To Protect Journalists, and NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen … Uyghur advocate and attorney Rayhan Asat discusses her fight for her brother, who she says was disappeared. To learn more about how C...
Feb 11, 2022•57 min
Congresswoman Karen Bass talks about leading the bipartisan effort to fight human trafficking in the US … How the warmer weather might affect any conflict between Ukraine and Russia … Building an insurrection index, the director of Public Wise discusses the effort to remember those responsible for the January 6 attack. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 11, 2022•57 min
As Democratic governors get ahead of the CDC on lifting mask mandates, we ask top doctors around the world how best to manage the end of the Omicron wave … With even more pressure piling up on Boris Johnson, how long can he survive this self-inflicted crisis? … Tara Westover, who wrote the best-seller Educated , explains why she is not proof of the American dream. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...
Feb 09, 2022•57 min
Following meetings with Putin and Zelensky, French President Macron says he sees concrete solutions to easing tensions between Ukraine and Russia. French Ambassador to the US Philippe Etienne weighs in on the situation … Economist and author Heather McGhee explains what racism really costs everyone … Culture critic Thomas Chatterton Williams on healing a divided nation. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...
Feb 08, 2022•57 min
With the RNC claiming the events of January 6 constitute “legitimate political discourse,” Christiane asks GOP Senator Todd Young of Indiana how the democracy disconnect at home impacts America abroad … With book-banning in the US on the rise, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnamese American author explains how reading so-called “dangerous” books helped change his life … During this particularly divisive Black History Month, writer Imani Perry heads south to better understand her peoples’ past. To l...
Feb 07, 2022•57 min
China’s most celebrated artist, Ai Weiwei, explains why he’s slamming the use of the stadium he created … Amid the saber rattling between Russia and NATO, what’s really behind Moscow’s obsession with Ukraine? … Why one of the most distinguished works of Holocaust literature is under attack. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Feb 04, 2022•57 min
As the US sends more troops to Eastern Europe, Christiane speaks with Vladimir Chizhov, Russia’s ambassador to the EU … Journalist George Packer reviews his gut-wrenching reporting on America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan … Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman tells Michel Martin why he’s suing several of Trump’s closest allies, and how they tried to intimidate and retaliate against him for testifying against Donald Trump. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn....
Feb 03, 2022•56 min
As Syrians continue to suffer under Bashir al-Asaad, Christiane asks a Syrian journalist and a former US ambassador why world leaders are welcoming him back into the fold … The story behind the emotional reunion of a US Army vet who refused to leave his Afghan counterpart behind ... A famed explorer invites us to share in his adventure and expand our horizons along the way. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...
Feb 02, 2022•57 min
While another round of intense diplomacy over the Ukraine situation grinds on behind the scenes, Christiane asks the US Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Michael Carpenter, if all the talk is actually making a difference … One year after Myanmar's military coup, the resistance is stronger than ever. A member of the ousted government joins Christiane from exile … With the Beijing Olympics days away, what it's like to cover these games under the world's ...
Feb 01, 2022•56 min
The long-awaited report on Boris Johnson’s scandal arrives just as the PM heads to Ukraine, prompting the question: Is this a desperate ploy to avoid war or his mounting crisis at home? … Actor Jamie Dornan on his new filmy Belfast … The new documentary exposing a horrifying truth about America's southern border. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jan 31, 2022•57 min
Friday’s show focuses on how the world of culture and entertainment is taking on two huge issues. First, Christiane speaks with Meryl Streep and Adam McKay about their outrageous climate-change satire, Don’t Look Up. Then comes a bold look into the deeply troubling world of sexual assault, accountability, and taking women seriously by comedian W. Kamau Bell, director of We Need To Talk About Cosby. Plus: Walter Isaacson interviews New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu. To learn more about how CNN ...
Jan 28, 2022•57 min
As the US and its NATO allies anxiously await Vladimir Putin’s response to their written letters addressing Russia’s security concerns, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, joins Christiane for an exclusive interview … Javier Bardem, who plays Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin’s new film Being The Ricardos, joins the show from Madrid … Michel Martin interviews David A. Kaplan, author of The Most Dangerous Branch, which deals with the growing polarization of America’s Supreme ...
Jan 27, 2022•57 min
European leaders say “a threat against Ukraine is a threat against Europe,” promising “severe and massive” consequences. Norway is a key member of the NATO alliance, and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was at the United Nations today to discuss this crisis as well as the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan … Walter Isaacson interviews Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla … French philosopher and director Bernard-Henri Lévy on his new movie, The Will To See . To learn more about how CNN protect...
Jan 26, 2022•57 min
Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai joins Christiane for an exclusive interview about how to deal with the Taliban and try to save Afghan lives … Marin Alsop, the first woman to lead a major American orchestra, discusses the new documentary about her life, The Conductor … The terrifying reality of the pandemic for the immunocompromised and the disabled, and why they feel abandoned by the Biden administration. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Lear...
Jan 25, 2022•57 min
As fears of war reverberate around Europe, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg tells Christiane that diplomacy is not dead – but it’s up to Putin to dial down the aggression … Amid fears of conflict, Covid, inflation, supply-chain issues, and rising energy prices, the head of the International Monetary Fund speaks exclusively with Christiane about all of this and why the IMF is downgrading prospects for growth this year … Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt discusses his new book,...
Jan 25, 2022•57 min
"There is a gaping hole in the governing of Britain” is the sobering assessment of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, who joins Christiane to discuss his country’s future amid the Boris Johnson scandals, and whether diplomacy can diffuse the standoff over Ukraine ... A conversation with Ian Shaw, co-writer and star of The Shark Is Broken , the play based on the 1975 thriller Jaws ... Walter Isaacson interviews former US Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott. To learn more about how CNN protects liste...
Jan 21, 2022•57 min
After blowback over his comment that a “minor incursion” Vladimir Putin in Ukraine could provoke a different response from the US, President Biden reiterated that Russia would pay a “heavy price” if any units cross the Baltic state’s border. Senator Chris Murphy, who just returned from Ukraine, joins the show from Capitol Hill … Oscar-winning actor Penelope Cruz on her new film Parallel Mothers … Michel Martin interviews Merritt Tierce, author of “The Abortion I Didn’t Have.” To learn more about...
Jan 20, 2022•56 min
