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American Prestige

News - Russia Drone Barrage in Ukraine, West Bank Settler Violence, U.S. Destroys Ecuador Dairy Farm

American Prestige

Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

News, History, Politics

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Subscribe now to skip the ads and for access to all of our episodes. Just a reminder: there was too much Iran news to fit into this episode, so we gave it a standalone special you can find here. Otherwise, this week around the world: in Israel-Palestine, the Gaza Board of Peace negotiates a Hamas disarmament agreement (1:54) while the West Bank sees settler violence surge around Nablus (3:35); Pakistan resumes its war with Afghanistan after the Eid ceasefire expires (7:09); Trump reschedules his China trip for May (8:26); in Sudan’s Blue Nile State, RSF and SPLM-N militants seize Kormuk as Chad boosts its border military presence after Sudan spillover violence (11:19); in Ukraine, Russia launches a massive drone barrage as a new offensive begins (14:14), the United States ties security guarantees for Ukraine to territorial concessions (16:04), and Russia reportedly offers to end support for Iran in exchange for the U.S. ends support for Ukraine (19:00); Denmark’s snap election leaves Mette Frederiksen weakened, but still in contention to govern (21:46); Raul Castro joins Cuba’s talks with the United States (23:55); in Ecuador, a U.S.-backed operation reportedly destroys a dairy farm instead of a drug camp (27:12); the UN General Assembly condemns the transatlantic slave trade, the United States votes no (29:56); Trump pays TotalEnergies to halt East Coast wind projects (31:22). Be sure to check out our new series premiering Tuesday, Marx Prestige. Listen to the trailer here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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...that's kind of conversation to'm sorry.

0:55.3

Hello, Prestige heads, and welcome.

1:09.3

I'm Danny Bessner, here as always with

1:11.0

my friend and comrade Derek Davison, and we are excited to bring you the news. But before we do,

1:15.7

some quick updates, we've got a special series coming out next week titled Mark's Prestige. It's

1:22.2

an examination of Karl Marx and his effect on the United States in various forms with the historian Andrew Hartman.

1:30.0

Please keep your eyes out for it. Go to Marksprostagepod.com. Also want to remind everyone,

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if you haven't yet subscribed, please consider doing so. Go to Americanprostagepod.com.

1:41.7

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And if you subscribe at the level of $60 or more,

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you get a digital subscription to the nation.

1:54.2

In terms of how to access that,

1:56.4

you should receive an email in your introductory email.

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You should receive a link to a Google form,

2:01.0

letting you know how to fill out your information, and then we'll get you that nation.

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