Kyiv Calling | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas

Kyiv Calling | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas

From DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas by Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas

June 5, 2026 · 1h 3m

About this episode

The episode discusses the latest developments in the Ukrainian conflict, US political dynamics regarding aid to Ukraine, and a scandal involving a Democratic candidate in Maine.

Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST. Today we discuss: • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposes a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and a full ceasefire in a rare open letter. The Kremlin said Putin had not yet seen the letter but welcomed a potential meeting in Moscow. • More than a dozen GOP lawmakers defy their own leadership — and Trump — by voting with Democrats to approve a major bill to deliver billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine while imposing steep sanctions on Russia . Speaker Mike Johnson had urged his members to oppose the measure, arguing that they should give Trump space to negotiate with Russia. • Democrats are at each other’s throats about Graham Platner after his latest scandal, after the New York Times released a report with disturbing accounts from several of Platner’s ex-girlfriends, just days before he is set to win the Democratic nomination to face GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, a critical Senate battleground. One woman described Platner grabbing her in ways that left marks and once locking her in a room. She also…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ted Rall, Jamarl Thomas

Topics covered

  • Ukrainian conflict
  • US politics
  • European defense
  • GOP Democrats
  • Zelensky Putin meeting
  • Graham Platner scandal

Keywords

  • Ukraine
  • Russia
  • Zelensky
  • Putin
  • GOP
  • Democrats
  • Graham Platner
  • European defense
  • Mike Johnson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times, Italy

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