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and Luhansk people's republics is far less clear cut than it seems
and independent reporting from there,
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Well, this week's all been about the flights across the Atlantic.
Yesterday it was Keir Starmer's turn to go west to meet Donald Trump.
And if you want to hear Chris and me chatting about what's in store for him there,
do have a listen to Wednesday's newscast
and we will have another episode of course for you after that meeting is finished.
But in this episode we're talking about another man heading to the States.
At least that's what we've been told.
Pretty sure he is.
It's the social media influencer Andrew Tate,
who along with his brother has left Romania where the two of them were facing trial relating