Tommy and Ben discuss the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the military defeat of Avdiivka, panic at the Munich Security Conference over Republicans blocking more aid to Ukraine, and how Ukrainians have adapted to living in a state of war. Then they talk about calls for accountability for Alexei Navalny’s death and his wife Yulia’s promise to continue Alexei’s work, the arrest of an American dual national in Russia, Tucker Carlson’s Moscow metro propaganda videos, and an update on Russia’s space nukes. They also look at Netanyahu’s insistence on invading Rafah, a pro-Israel group’s attack on a Washington Post reporter, the Indonesian elections, why Jared Kushner is still a sniveling little prick, and a very Australian mankini scandal. Then Tommy talks with Mstyslav Chernov about his incredible documentary, 20 Days in Mariupol.
Putin invades Ukraine
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Putin’s Choice: War or Peace
Russia and China’s new world order
Understanding Putin
WTF is happening with Ukraine?
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Secretary of State Tony Blinken
Putin invades (but not where you thought)
Trump endorses a dictator
China 101
The Trump-Bibi Netanyahu bromance is dead
Biden’s Olympic Boycott
Rihanna replaces the Queen
What happened to Peng Shuai?
The case for invading Australia
Rhodes goes to Glasgow
The world gathers to fight climate change
Cocaine Hippos
We booked a Nobel Prize winner
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