Olga and Tara welcome Larry Johnson, former CIA officer.

Why is the US-Russia diesel deal meaningless for the US — and massive for Russia? Did the deal violate laws Trump himself signed? And can it hold if, as Johnson claims, the CIA is a “wild card” pursuing its own agenda?

Can Washington really pressure Kiev? What would a halt to satellite data or aStarlink shutdown change on the battlefield? What does Larry Johnson believe changed in Russia’s approach after the Starobelsk college attack?

What does Larry Johnson mean when he calls Europe the “canary in the mineshaft”? Could Riyadh use its Treasury holdings to pull the US into its conflict with the Houthis? And with Trump caught in the Iran conflict before the midterms, does Johnson’s reading of US politics hold up?

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