Is Putin panicking?

Putin has publicly admitted that Ukraine's strikes are causing real damage inside Russia. With fuel being rationed in Siberia and supplies in Crimea running out, Christiane and Jamie discuss how worried Putin is, and whether this is the beginning of real pressure on Moscow.

They also discuss Venezuela's devastating earthquake which has exposed a country incapable of dealing with crisis. With the US doing the bare minimum to help - and effectively took control after removing Maduro - Christiane and Jamie ask: if you break it, do you own it?

Next they turn to Colombia, where a far-right multimillionaire with no political experience has just been elected president. Abelardo De La Espriella calls himself 'El Tigre', models himself on Trump, and has already threatened mass military operations and mega-prisons. Is Latin America turning Trumpian?

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