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Vinjamuri joins the Council from the Royal Institute of International Affairs, known as Chatham House, in London.
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Samuel Charap, Elina Beketova, Jen Stout, and Ivo Daalder discuss the current state of the war in Ukraine and the ongoing attempts to end the conflict.

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