Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Prostate Cancer
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What is President Biden's health diagnosis?
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It's Monday, May the 19th. I'm Azhar Sukhri for The Wall Street Journal, filling in for Luke Vargas. Here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today. Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer just months after he left office. His representatives said Sunday that the cancer has spread to his bones, but that the disease appears to be hormone sensitive, which allows for effective management. Biden and his family are reviewing treatment options with his doctors. Biden, who was 82 when he left office in January, has come under scrutiny for age-related mental and physical declines he suffered while he was president.
What treatment options is Biden considering?
President Trump wrote on his Truth Social channel that he and First Lady Melania Trump are saddened to hear about Joe Biden's recent medical diagnosis. He wished Biden a fast and successful recovery. President Trump is hoping to secure a Ukraine peace deal in calls today with Russia's Vladimir Putin, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO leaders. It comes as Moscow yesterday launched one of the largest aerial barrages of the war, killing at least one person and injuring three in the capital Kiev. Journal foreign correspondent Georgi Kanchev joins me now. Georgi, this is the third call between Trump and Putin this year so far. What are we expecting?
What does Trump's statement on Biden's health reveal?
So this call is crucial because ultimately the discussions between Ukraine, Russia, the West, they're about an immediate ceasefire. But at the same time, Russia has been resisting such a truce. And for that reason, it's not very clear how much this call could accomplish. On Friday, Russia again came to the Istanbul talks with their maximalist demands that Ukraine's troops retreat.
What to expect from the Trump-Putin call?
withdraw from these four regions, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2022. And of course, this is a complete non-starter for Ukraine. And Russia came up with other demands as well, something they call the root causes of the conflict, which include basically questioning Ukraine's whole sovereignty and expansion of NATO. So we're seeing so far that Russia has not moved back an inch from its demands. And while Trump, of course, has had direct contact with Putin, it's not very clear how much this call can actually accomplish, given that Russia is continuing to hold to its maximalist demands.
How is Russia responding to the Ukraine conflict?
Indeed, Georgi. And in fact, Russia has continued to keep up the pressure on Ukraine, hasn't it?
Absolutely. Yesterday, Russia launched one of its largest aerial barrages of the war. They deployed over 270 drones across Ukraine. People were killed. Ukraine has said that Russia is preparing the ground for a potential summer offensive. So on the ground, as in the diplomatic realm, we're not seeing the Russians really giving any concessions or preparing for any meaningful cessation in military activity. Of course, there is pressure from the United States, potentially devastating economic sanctions on Russia, which the Europeans have said would kick in if Russia doesn't agree to ceasefire. So far, this has not happened.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is President Biden's health diagnosis?
0:54–1:59
2
What treatment options is Biden considering?
1:59–2:46
3
What does Trump's statement on Biden's health reveal?
2:46–3:12
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What to expect from the Trump-Putin call?
3:12–3:49
5
How is Russia responding to the Ukraine conflict?
3:49–5:19
6
What are the implications of Trump's discussions with NATO leaders?
5:19–10:16
7
How is Israel conducting military operations in Gaza?
10:16–12:56
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