More or Less: Behind the Stats - Has the US really given Ukraine more aid than Europe?

As negotiations to end the Ukraine war rumble on, Donald Trump seems equally interested in talking about the past, repeatedly claiming that the US has given much more aid to Ukraine than Europe has, and that Europe?s aid took the form of a loan that they?ll be getting back.

Emmanuel Macron has publicly contradicted the US President - so who?s correct?

Nathan Gower speaks to Taro Nishikawa, project lead at the Kiel Institute?s Ukraine Support Tracker to get the true picture.

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The Indicator from Planet Money - Slender Starbucks, Medicaid at risk, and the gold card visa

It's Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at interesting numbers from the news.

On today's show, we have potential cuts ahead for Medicaid, Starbucks goes back to basics and gold card immigration.

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The Indicator from Planet Money - Europe’s NATO members take an economic hit

When it comes to defense, one thing looks certain: European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are going to have to pay more. Countries that are struggling economically will soon need to spend hundreds of billions of dollars. Can they do it?

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