Discussions on President Putin's influence on American politics and the U.S. election

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President Putin's recent comments about preferring Joe Biden over Donald Trump, Nikki Haley's opposition towards Trump in the primary race, and Putin's statements on the U.S. election in an interview with Tucker Carlson.

Donald Trump picked plenty of fights with Nato during his time in office. Now, even as war rages in Ukraine, candidate Trump is back at it. But is his aggressive attitude toward Nato resonating with American voters? The FT’s Lauren Fedor and Alec Russell join this week’s Swamp Notes to discuss.

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Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor, and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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