Kyiv reprieve: Trump loses patience with Putin

This episode of The Intelligence from The Economist covers three distinct topics: First, it analyzes Donald Trump's evolving stance on Russia's war in Ukraine, noting a potential shift towards increased pressure on Putin through arms shipments to Ukraine and possible sanctions. Second, the podcast investigates the perfume industry, highlighting the dominance of a few major firms and antitrust concerns related to price-fixing and market division, while also noting the industry's current boom driven by Gen Z consumers. Finally, the episode explores the cognitive benefits of multilingualism, discussing research on executive function and delayed onset of dementia, as well as the optimal timing and intensity for language learning to maximize these advantages.