How the U.S. and its allies are giving Ukraine an edge
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The Ukrainian military says it’s retaken more than 3,000 square kilometers of territory from Russia. American officials say the advance was in part due to increased intelligence sharing with the United States, but as President Biden asks for more aid for Ukraine, he’s facing new pushback. Plus, major credit card providers will start categorizing gun shop purchases. And, we want to know what’s driving you to vote this November. Guests: Olivier Knox, National Political Correspondent at the Washington Post and Abené Clayton, reporter at The Guardian. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Fonda Mwangi, Alex Sugiura, and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go deeper: Ukraine furthers gains in Kharkiv region following major breakthrough Visa, Mastercard, AmEx to start categorizing gun shop sales The staggering lack of female artists in America's museums Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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