Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – one year later; Moldova in Russia's crosshairs; the earthquake in Syria – a disaster on top of a disaster

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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🗓️ 19 February 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Guest anchor Bianna Golodryga speaks with Tikhon Dzyadko and Ekaterina Kotrikadze of TV Rain, the exiled Russian TV network, about how Russians are reacting to Putin's war. Then CNA Russia Studies Program Director Michael Kofman and War on the Rocks founder Ryan Evans discuss the current state of the war and what we might expect on the battlefield in the future. Moldovan journalist Paula Erizanu explains what is happening in Moldova, a country that now finds itself in Russia's crosshairs. Plus, Nicole Perlroth, advisor to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, joins to talk about the less visible Chinese threat: cyber espionage. And finally, Bianna speaks with Wa’el Alzayat, former Senior Policy Advisor to Samantha Power, about the lack of aid entering Syria in the wake of the devastating earthquake and the political forces at play. GUESTS: Tikhon Dzyadko (@tikhondzyadko), Ekaterina Kotrikadze (@katyakotrikadze), Michael Kofman (@KofmanMichael), Ryan Evans (@EvansRyan202), Paula Erizanu (@paulaerizanu), Nicole Perlroth (@nicoleperlroth), Wa’el Alzayat (@WaelAlzayat). 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	This is GPS, the Global Public Square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world.
0:07.4	I'm Biana Goldriga, filling in for Foridsekaria, who is off this week.
0:11.3	On the program, this week marks the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
0:16.1	In that year, hundreds of thousands dead, tens of billions of dollars in damage, and there's no end in sight.
0:22.8	We'll look at how Russia views this grim year with the anchors of exiled Russian broadcaster TV Rain.
0:28.8	Then we'll examine the present and future on the bloody battlefield.
0:32.4	Is the war in a stalemate now, and how might it finally end?
0:36.5	I'll ask the experts.
0:38.4	Also, while all eyes are cast upward looking for more Chinese balloons,
0:42.9	which of Beijing's other actions are we missing on the ground?
0:46.8	And in the cyber realm, we'll explore.
0:59.1	In the 360 days since Russia's invasion, Ukraine has become the front line in the global battle for democracy.
1:05.6	It's a fight that is being fought in the airwaves as well as on the battlefield.
1:09.7	Putin's minions are working overtime to control the message overseas and at home.
1:14.7	Under a law past last year, journalists in Russia can be jailed for up to 15 years
1:19.5	for reporting what the Kremlin considers fake news about what its military is doing.
1:24.2	And to wit, calling the war in Ukraine a war could land one in prison.
1:28.8	And because of this crackdown, many in the industry have fled, including my guest today,
1:33.3	who run the Russian Independent News Station TV Rain.
1:36.4	In 2022, the network famously ended its last newscast with an anti-war message
1:41.2	before cutting to an old performance of Chikovsky's ballet Swan Lake.
1:45.9	Today, TV Rain operates an exile broadcasting its content on YouTube.
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