The Briefing

We give you the latest on Russia’s missile strikes in Lviv as Ukraine braces for an all-out assault on the west of the country. Plus: the political aftermath of an unholy weekend in Jerusalem, a flick through today’s papers and a special interview with veteran Nasa astronaut Commander Susan Kilrain.

Monocle’s news editor Chris Cermak on the day’s biggest stories from around the world. Also in the programme, Andrew Mueller rounds up what we’ve learned in the past seven days.

On day 50 of the war in Ukraine, we look back on the conflict with philosopher and writer Volodymyr Yermolenko. Plus: Boris Johnson’s controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, a global fashion update from Monocle’s Natalie Theodosi, and we head to Ghana for ‘The Global Countdown’.

US president Joe Biden accuses Russia of genocide in Ukraine. Plus, Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck on Boris Johnson, Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts on business and Anna Brady with the latest art news.

We give you the latest as the UN issues a dire warning about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Plus, the relationship between Pakistan and India, Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts on business and Monocle’s Lucinda Elliott on a new crypto coin named after Argentina’s most famous political movement.

Can Marine Le Pen become France’s next president? Plus, Mark Lyall Grant on Boris Johnson’s meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, Karen Middleton on Australia’s federal election and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco reviews the papers.

We discuss what Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation means for the US supreme court. Plus, the latest from Ukraine, Fernando Augusto Pacheco on how the international media are reporting the French election and a roundup of the week’s stranger stories.

Are Nato members preparing to offer Ukraine additional military support? We also have an update on the Australian submarine row and hear from the veteran Nasa astronaut Nicole Stott. Plus: India’s music charts.

Have reports of war crimes forced Western leaders to change their strategy in Ukraine? Plus: the Chinese Communist Party bows to public pressure over Shanghai’s lockdown; Turkey’s inflation rate; and the latest gadgets.

What more can European nations do to put pressure on Russia? Plus: Philippe Marlière on the French presidential elections and Monocle 24’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco and Lucinda Elliott round up the news in Latin America.

Will evidence of war crimes be a turning point for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? Plus: Sri Lanka’s government reels from mass resignations, France’s election and has collaboration on the ISS has been irreparably damaged?

Former Ukrainian politician Aliona Hlivco and foreign policy expert Scott Lucas on attempts to evacuate civilians from areas of heavy fighting. Plus: Mary Fitzgerald on France’s election and Andrew Mueller reflects on the week’s stranger stories.

We have the latest as a UK spy chief warns that Russian troops are low on morale and disobeying orders. Plus: journalist Lynne O’Donnell discusses plans to get money to ordinary Afghans, the day’s business headlines with Bloomberg and Fernando Augusto Pacheco’s pop countdown.

Russia analyst Stephen Dalziel and Politico’s Suzanne Lynch discuss European attempts to end the fighting in Ukraine. Plus: former US diplomat Lewis Lukens looks at the huge gap in Donald Trump’s phone logs on the day of the US Capitol attack and Andrew Mueller reflects on the life of Australian cricket great Shane Warne.

Are Ukrainian and Russian diplomats close to implementing a breakthrough peace settlement? We also have the latest on Brazil’s presidential election, Bloomberg’s Yuan Potts has a business update and our deputy design editor Nic Monisse tells us about a new furniture hub in Turkey.