Welcome back to Potsdale's world.

Thank you guys for tuning in as always, this is Tommy Vittor.

My guest this week is Julia Yafi.

She is an excellent reporter at the Atlantic.

She's a Russia expert.

She's someone who can help us understand not who is in the room with Donnie Jr. in his

meeting with the Russians, but why would Putin want to interfere in our elections in

the first place?

What is his motivation?

What was the response?

Will it actually deter him or do we need to worry going forward?

She also talked about her experience after writing a profile about Melania Trump, where

she was actually viciously attacked by supporters of the Trump administration.

What that experience was like and what it means for our ability to have a free press going

forward and what she's heard from Russian journalists who were worried about the level

of access they've seen get reduced week over week year over year under Vladimir Putin.

So thanks for tuning in to Potsdale's world.

Hope you guys enjoy the interview.

Joining me on Potsdale world this week is Julia Yafi.

Julia covers national security and foreign policy for the Atlantic.

She's also worked as a Moscow based correspondent for the New Yorker and for foreign policy.

Among others, she is a Russia expert who was actually born in Moscow.

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