Why Hasn’t Ukraine Killed Putin? with Tim Mak.
In this all-new Independent Americans bonus pod, Paul Rieckhoff takes you from the streets of Minneapolis to the freezing front lines of Kyiv with fearless war correspondent Tim Mak. Together they connect Trump’s Venezuela “snatch and grabs,” ICE’s killing of Renee Nicole Good, and Russia’s winter assault on Ukraine to show why Ukraine is still the front line for freedom—and why this moment is a global test for democracy, American credibility, and the future of war.
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In this all-new Independent Americans bonus pod, Paul Rieckhoff takes you from the streets of Minneapolis to the freezing front lines of Kyiv with fearless war correspondent Tim Mak. Together they connect Trump’s Venezuela “snatch and grabs,” ICE’s killing of Renee Nicole Good, and Russia’s winter assault on Ukraine to show why Ukraine is still the front line for freedom—and why this moment is a global test for democracy, American credibility, and the future of war.
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