About this episode

The episode discusses the reasons behind Putin's decision to scale back this year’s Victory Day commemorations and touches on the Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire and new charges against James Comey.

We discuss the drivers behind Putin scaling back this year’s Victory Day commemorations. Then: The Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire teeters and former FBI director James Comey faces fresh charges from the Trump administration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• Russia
• military
• Victory Day
• ceasefire
• Putin
• James Comey
• Trump administration

Keywords

• Russia
• Victory Day
• Putin
• James Comey
• Trump administration
• ceasefire
• Afghanistan
• Pakistan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump administration

Places: Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan

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