Friday Focus: Ukraine’s dangerous escalation against Russia and the ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant
Friday Focus: Ukraine’s dangerous escalation against Russia and the ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant
On this week’s edition of the Friday Focus podcast, Rudyard and Janice start the show with the biggest geopolitical news of the week: the Biden administration gave Ukraine the green light to use American long range missiles to attack deep into Russia, which was met with an unprecedented Russian response. How significant is this escalation? Why, in his final 60 days of a lame duck presidency, is Biden so willing to take such risks? Are they setting up Donald Trump and putting him in a position where he can’t cut a deal between Russia and Ukraine? In the second half of the show, Rudyard and Janice turn to the other big geopolitical news of the week: the ICC issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense Minister Yoav Gallant. How will this affect Israel and its standing internationally? And as a co-creator of the court, does Canada have a responsibility to abide by this warrant should Netanyahu land on Canadian soil? And finally, what damage is this doing to the validity and legitimacy of these international institutions?
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