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The Dispatch Podcast

No Deal in Alaska | Interview: Tim Mak

The Dispatch Podcast

The Dispatch

News, Politics

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Tim Mak, Dispatch contributor and founder of The Counteroffensive, joins Kevin Williamson to discuss the details of President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladamir Putin in Alaska. The Agenda:—Life in Kyiv amidst war—Analyzing the outcomes of the summit—Trump’s “diplomatic” approaches—The fragmentation of European unity—Mak’s reporting on human interest stories in Ukraine Show Notes: —Tim Mak's piece for The Dispatch on war machines The Dispatch Podcast is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—click here. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to the dispatch podcast. This is Kevin Williamson. Our guest today is Tim Mack of the

1:05.6

counteroffensive. Tim has been on the ground in Ukraine since hours before the war began

1:10.3

and consistently has been there for almost the entire since hours before the war began and consistently has

1:11.7

been there for almost the entire course of hostilities.

1:14.4

He has a lot of interesting insights and things to say.

1:16.5

So I hope you enjoy the conversation.

1:34.8

I'm going to talk. Tim Max and Tee, how is the weather?

1:36.6

I trust it's not raining rockets right now.

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