Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhny on the war’s stalemate
Also on the daily podcast: Paris’s battle for art-world supremacy and Indian influencers’ birds-and-bees lessons

General Valery Zaluzhny concedes that five months of counter-offensive have not gained much—and can see from history why the impasse may be impassable. Paris is starting to nip at London’s heels in the battle for supremacy in the art world (10:27). And India’s influencers battle to teach the country’s youth about sex—because the government will not (17:16). Runtime: 22 min
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