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Branko Marcetic: Neoconservatives are hysterical over Trump’s Ukraine peace plan
Season 1, Ep. 145
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Branko Marcetic of Jacobin joins Emily to break down news from the Trump administration’s peace talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine. Marcetic explains how Volodymer Zelensky lost leverage as the war became unpopular at home.
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