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Interviews with: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee Sen. Marco Rubio, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy, House Foreign Affairs Committee Member Rep. Michae McCaul, Former CIA Director General David Petraeus and Pussy Riot member Nadya Tolokonnikova. episode artwork

EPISODE · Mar 6, 2022 · 1H 14M

Interviews with: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee Sen. Marco Rubio, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy, House Foreign Affairs Committee Member Rep. Michae McCaul, Former CIA Director General David Petraeus and Pussy Riot member Nadya Tolokonnikova.

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First, Jake interviews Secretary of State Antony Blinken about what the US is doing to address the growing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Next, Sen. Marco Rubio joins to discuss President Zelensky’s pleas for help from US lawmakers. Then, former CIA Director Gen. David Petraeus and Under Secretary of Defense Michèle Flournoy break down the escalation of Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and what the coming days and weeks could look like. After, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discusses the mass exodus of refugees fleeing Ukraine and how quickly Ukraine could join the EU. Jake also speaks with Rep. Michael McCaul live from Poland where his is on a bipartisan fact-finding trip to the Ukrainian border. After that, Pussy Riot member Nadya Tolokonnikova speaks out about the thousands of Russians detained today for protesting against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Finally, Jake closes the show with his analysis of how 20 years of misplaced optimism, appeasement and looking the other way paved the way for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Interviews with: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee Sen. Marco Rubio, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy, House Foreign Affairs Committee Member Rep. Michae McCaul, Former CIA Director General David Petraeus and Pussy Riot member Nadya Tolokonnikova.

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