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The Daily Signal

#515: What Putin Really Wants

The Daily Signal

The Daily Signal

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🗓️ 18 September 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Military aggression is no surprise coming from Russia—it’s what Russia’s been doing for generations. But Americans might be surprised to learn the motivations behind that aggression. What’s going through Putin’s mind when he invades Crimea and wages war in eastern Ukraine? Today, we address those questions and more with Nolan Peterson. He’s the Daily Signal’s foreign correspondent who lives in Ukraine and has been covering Russia’s aggression in that country for several years.We also cover the following stories:-Trump continues to rail on Baltimore as "corrupt."-Contrary to popular belief, the U.S. women's soccer team actually earned more than the men's team.-America's approval of tech companies has plummeted.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, and Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, July 31st.

0:07.9

I'm Rachel Dulljudith.

0:09.3

And I'm Daniel Davis.

0:11.2

Military aggression is no surprise coming from Russia.

0:13.6

It's what Russia has been doing for generations.

0:16.4

But Americans might be surprised to learn the motivations behind that aggression.

0:20.4

What's going through Putin's mind when he invades Crimea and wages war in Eastern Ukraine?

0:24.8

Well, today we'll get into those questions and much more as I interview Nolan Peterson.

0:29.8

He's the Daily Signal's foreign correspondent who lives in Ukraine and has been covering

0:34.1

Russia's aggression in that country for several years.

0:37.3

By the way, if you're enjoying this podcast, please consider leaving a review or a five-star

0:41.8

rating on iTunes and encourage others to subscribe.

0:45.3

Now onto our top news.

0:49.8

President Donald Trump hasn't let up on his critique of Baltimore's leaders after calling

0:54.0

out the likes of Reverend Al Sharpton and others, pushing back on the notion that he

0:58.5

is racist.

0:59.9

In recent days, the president said Baltimore is, quote, corrupt and, quote, and that those

1:05.1

who reside in the city are, quote, living in hell.

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End quote.

1:09.2

Here's what Trump had to say on Tuesday.

1:11.3

Baltimore is an example of what corrupt government leads to.

1:17.7

Millions of dollars have been given, and I feel so sorry for the people who called

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