Exploring the aftermath of the Ukraine invasion and challenges for war opponents while discussing alleged Ukrainian Special Forces in the Sudan conflict, questioning their implications.
Voting begins today in an election that has already been won – all the opposition politicians are dead, in prison or in exile. Vladimir Putin wants to give the illusion of legitimacy. Will the rumblings of a protest deprive him of that goal? There is evidence that Sudan is becoming the latest theatre of the Ukraine war (09:25). And, a tribute to the father of Dragon Ball Z (15:49).
Navalny audio clip courtesy of The National Desk.
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