A US military MQ-9 surveillance drone crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday after being intercepted by Russian fighter jets, in the first such incident since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago. What ramifications will that have for already tense Russia-US relations?

In the UK, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his first Budget on Wednesday, vowing a US$114 billion in cost-of-living support for this year and next, as it forecast the UK to stay out of recession and inflation to slow sharply. As strikes continue to rage on, will we see more being done to alleviate this issue?

On Euro Watch, Drive Time's Elliot Danker speaks with Dr Samir Puri, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at King's College London and author of 'Russia's Road to War with Ukraine' for more insights.