ZELENSKY HAS 'THE CARDS'
From The Power Vertical Podcast by Brian Whitmore by The Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center
April 3, 2026 · 47 min
About this episode
Brian Whitmore discusses the current political landscape in Ukraine with Casey Michel, focusing on corruption and kleptocracy.
On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore breaks it all down with journalist, author, and longtime Kremlin-watcher Casey Michel, head of the Combating Kleptocracy Program at the Human RIghts Foundation and author of the books American Kleptocracy, Foreign Agents, and United States of Oligarchy.
People in this episode
Host: Brian Whitmore
Guest: Casey Michel
Topics covered
- Ukrainian politics
- Kremlin analysis
- corruption
- kleptocracy
- journalism
Keywords
- Zelensky
- Kremlin
- kleptocracy
- corruption
- Ukraine
- Casey Michel
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Human Rights Foundation
Books & works: American Kleptocracy, Foreign Agents, United States of Oligarchy
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