Interviews with: US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Polish Ambassador Marek Magierowski, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Former CIA Director General David Petraeus, The New Yorker Editor David Remnick and Staff Writer Masha Gessen

State of the Union

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3.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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First, Jake checks in with Senior International Correspondent Ivan Watson, who is live in Ukraine, about Russia's increased attacks on civilian areas. Then, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield joins Jake to discuss prospects for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. Next, Jake presses Polish Ambassador to the United States Marek Magierowski on a preliminary proposal by Poland’s prime minister for a NATO peace-keeping mission in Ukraine. After, Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas joins to detail her priorities as she heads to the NATO summit this week. Then, former CIA Director General David Petraeus examines what's going wrong for Russia amid its expanding attacks. Later, The New Yorker Editor David Remnick and and Staff Writer Masha Gessen discuss Russia's pro-war propaganda, its resemblance to Stalin's Russia, and its effect on Russian citizens. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	How many more innocent Ukrainians will die?
0:22.0	I'll speak to the UN ambassador, Linda Thomas Greenfield, and Polish ambassador to the
0:26.6	U.S. Marek Magarowski next, and brutality and loss.
0:31.9	Russia forces suffer casualties by the thousands, as their push to overtake Ukraine meets fierce
0:37.3	resistance.
0:38.3	A look at Russia's strategy, and who's winning the war?
0:42.2	When former CIA director and retired General David Petraeus joins me to discuss, ahead.
0:47.5	Plus, behind enemy lines.
0:50.1	Inside Russia, the Kremlin moves to strangle all dissent, but as the war atrocities grow,
0:55.4	is any of the truth getting through.
0:57.5	I'll speak to two journalists with deep insight into Russia, David Remnik, and Masha
1:01.9	Gessim in moments.
1:03.3	Hello, I'm Jake Tapper in Washington, where the state of our union is wondering if this
1:15.4	NATO summit is more about images than solutions.
1:18.7	President Biden will travel to Europe this week to meet with allies for a series of critical
1:23.0	gatherings.
1:24.0	The Russian-CNATO summit, a special session of the European Council, and a meeting of
1:28.6	the G7.
1:29.6	But beyond the show of resolve, it remains unclear what, if anything, these Western leaders
1:33.8	might announce to stop Putin's slaughter of the Ukrainian people.
1:38.8	On the ground, the Russian brutality has increased overnight.
1:41.3	We learned an art school being used as a shelter in Mariopol has been bombed by Russian forces,
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