Dylan Matthews and Jerusalem Demsas are joined by Vox senior correspondent Zack Beauchamp to talk about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. They discuss Ukraine’s surprising strength to date, plus Europe’s and America’s overwhelming economic response to the invasion. Plus, a white paper about how citizens in authoritarian regimes think about war.
References:
Vox’s podcast playlist: What to know about Russia and Ukraine
All of Vox’s written coverage on Russia and Ukraine
Zack’s piece on why Putin is attacking Ukraine
Adam Tooze on the economic war with Russia
Putin’s brother died in the siege of Leningrad
The real history of the Soviet-Pepsi submarine deal
WHITE PAPER: “Authoritarian Public Opinion and the Democratic Peace”
Hosts:
Dylan Matthews (@dylanmatt), senior correspondent, Vox
Jerusalem Demsas (@jerusalemdemsas), policy reporter, Vox
Zack Beauchamp (@ZackBeauchamp), senior correspondent, Vox
Credits:
Sofi LaLonde, producer and mix engineer
Dara Lind, studio engineer
Libby Nelson, editorial adviser
Amber Hall, deputy editorial director of talk podcasts
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