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Q&A: Middle East escalation, Russia’s threat to Nato and fibre optic drones

Your questions answered as Iran-Israel conflict boosts oil prices.

As oil prices rise, is escalation in the Middle East between Israel and Iran a positive development for Russia? How successful has Ukraine been in downing Russia’s fibre optic drone capacity? And is the Kremlin really intent on extending its invasion beyond Nato borders?

Lucy and Vitaly answer all that, and discuss the impact of the latest western sanctions with ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Verify’s Olga Robinson and Matthew Savill of the Royal United Services Institute.

The producers were Laurie Kalus and Polly Hope. The technical producer was James Piper. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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