Hello and welcome to the political orphanage a home for plucky misfits and problem solvers.

I'm your host Andrew Ewe.

I was recently in Latvia for very legal reasons, and I made friends with a war correspondent named

Christoph who you will hear from momentarily. He's a good chat in a surprisingly fun

chat given everything that man has been through. He's been in a Russian jail, he's lost family members

in the current conflict in Ukraine. He is somebody who is waste deep in that conflict reporting

on it from the front lines. He is not an armchair jockey like yours truly and he's a fascinating guy to hear from.

So I'm going to talk to him about what the hell is Putin up to?

How is the war in Ukraine apt to resolve and what should the West do to facilitate that speedy end and how should it handle Ukraine after?

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This week's Patreon only bonus episode is a fun one which dovetails with today's program.

A comedian friend and I are going to swap Cold War jokes.

Christoph will bring up why here in a minute.

If you're thinking about visiting the Cold War

in the near future, this will be very helpful.

That's Patreon.com.

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