Putin’s Wildest Dreams Come True
February 19, 2025
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Episode 455 · February 19, 2025
Putin’s Wildest Dreams Come True
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<p>Tommy and Ben discuss the seismic shift in US foreign policy that happened this past week after Trump announced that the US and Russia would directly negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine through talks that exclude Ukraine and Europe. They also explain how JD Vance’s first foreign trip insulted nearly every leader in Europe while boosting Germany’s far-right AfD party ahead of Germany’s election this Sunday, how support for a crypto scam has become a major political liability for the president of Argentina, the continued fallout from USAID cuts, the latest on the Gaza ceasefire, and intelligence leaks about a potential Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Then, Ben speaks to Max Seddon, Moscow Bureau Chief for the Financial Times, about how the flip flop in US foreign policy towards Russia is being greeted by the Kremlin.</p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, <a href="https://youtu.be/rlbS6Et2UDg">click here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p>
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