Show Notes
With Washington's support for Kyiv increasingly uncertain, Brussels is looking to its allies to help keep Ukraine afloat. The price tag: €70 billion.
On today's show, Zoya Sheftalovich and Kathryn Carlson discuss how the EU hopes to persuade Canada, Britain and Japan to help foot the bill — and whether closer trade and defense ties could be part of the bargain.
Then, Germany's far-right AfD leader Alice Weidel is in Strasbourg to present her vision for a radically different European Union.
And who owns your face and voice in the age of AI? As deepfakes become increasingly convincing, MEPs are pushing for new protections.
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Articles mentioned in this episode:
“AfD’s Alice Weidel to unveil plan to downsize the EU.”
“Socialists push for EU law on deepfakes.”
“EU to press Canada and UK for more Ukraine funding.”
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