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Who launches the mechanisms of protest? Why do all the protests look so similar? And where is the line between protesting and rioting?

Nationalists hold massive protests outside Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada in response to the signing of the Steinmeier Formula. In the meantime, the United States’ Donald Trump is being threatened with impeachment.

The US president faces the prospect of impeachment while his main rival in the presidential race, Joe Biden, faces the prospect of a criminal investigation.

Ukraine has rejected the Steinmeier formula which was meant to be Kiev's first step in implementing the Minsk Accords and securing peace for the Donbass.

A pivotal reshuffle affecting one of the key figures in today’s international politics: Donald Trump fires John Bolton, his National Security Adviser and Washington's staunchest hawk, a man who, in Trump’s own words, could have started at least four wars in his under 18 months in office.

In this special issue: the prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine; traps that may trigger a nuclear conflict.

Now on Sundays: The Great Game adopts a larger, week-in-review format. Each week, we dive deep into key global events. How are decisions made? We talk to observers or participants in global processes.

The Eurasian Union and the battle for global dominance: China versus the United States, the West versus the East, with Ukraine and Iran as battlegrounds. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov talks to us from Tehran about Russia’s special role.

Ukrainian warships and Highway to Hell: what is the current repertoire of the Ukrainian military? And what is the part that President Zelensky played in his first visit to the disengagement line? Who will do the talking next: politicians or guns?

President Zelensky says he has two wars to fight: one on Russia, and the other one on corruption. Prime Minister Groisman proves unsinkable. Also, the INF Treaty is dead. Professor Robert Legvold, grandmaster in political chess, joins us in studio.

«And forgive us our debts»: Kolomoisky wants Ukraine to default on its debt. Ukraine admits it depends on Russia yet issues an ultimatum, demanding that Moscow release the people who entered Russia illegally. Is there any logic to what the new Ukrainian leadership says and does? Let’s talk about it.