Is Trump’s Venezuela operation a ‘gift to Putin,’ and what is the state of Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’?
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of the U.S. capture of Venezuela’s president for Vladimir Putin and Russia's military operations.
Meduza speaks with political scientist Seva Gunitsky and Russian oil industry expert Craig Kennedy about what the U.S. capture of Venezuela’s president means for Vladimir Putin and his war machine.
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