Switching Sides — The Weekly
Molly McKew (writer and lecturer on Russian influence and information warfare) joins Host Ron Steslow to examine twelve consequential days in U.S.-Russia relations and whether Washington is switching sides in Russia’s war on Ukraine.
They begin with the diesel deal, separating the real driver of soaring fuel prices from the Trump-Putin arrangement.
Next, they examine the pressure campaign on Kyiv, from a refinery truce that costs Moscow almost nothing to disrupt intelligence sharing and reported throttling of Starshield service.
Then they unpack Steve Witkoff’s visit to St. Petersburg, his…
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