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What is Vladimir Putin thinking as his military forces appear poised for a large-scale invasion of Ukraine? Yale professor @TimothyDSnyder joins the show to help understand the Russian leader's mindset.
7 p.m. ET on @peacockTV and YT: youtube.com/w56c9lMW-yY
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.@mehdirhasan: Putin has tried to rewrite the history of Ukraine, questioning its statehood. What’s the real story behind the country’s independence? msnbc.com/the-mehdi-hasan-sh…
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Republicans tried out a new attack line on Biden today…
But, hey GOP, this your president? 🏃♂️
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If you want a temp check on the modern Republican party, look no further than the blathering of Josh Mandel, who’s running in the Ohio Senate primary.
Mandel is just one of many Republicans whose only platform seems to boil down to owning the libs at any cost. WATCH:
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The lack of universal health care played a large role in creating such disparate health outcomes in different communities during the last two pandemics in America.
@thrasherxy explains:
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“To the extent that sanctions could have a deterrent effect to keep Vladimir Putin from escalating in Ukraine, I’m skeptical of that,” says @stephenwertheim. “But to the extent they can have an effect, the sanctions that were imposed today would be helpful.”
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.@mashagessen just returned from Ukraine and explains the mood on the ground, telling @mehdirhasan, “resigned is the last word I would use to talk about the people that I interviewed in Ukraine.”
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How significant is Germany suspending the Nord Stream 2 pipeline?
“It’s a big step,” says @LianaFix, “and it tells you something about the seriousness of the situation.”
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Putin insists that Ukraine is not really a state. But that goes against not just the overwhelming majority of Ukrainians who have voted otherwise, it goes against the actual history.
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President Biden announces new sanctions against Russia after calling Putin’s actions in Ukraine "the beginning of a Russian invasion." @mehdirhasan is joined by @stephenwertheim, @LianaFix and @mashagessen to discuss.
7 p.m. ET on @peacockTV and YT: youtube.com/GrbUdrsOEck
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The Mehdi Hasan Show retweeted
The Kremlin claims Russia has never attacked in its history. @mehdirhasan sets the record straight. on.msnbc.com/3IeBsgB
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If Pres. Biden called @JustinTLogan tonight and asked for advice, what would he say?
“Well we’re in a heck of a pickle tonight,” he tells @mehdirhasan.
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“At this point,” says @ninakhrushcheva, “the military part of Putin’s brain is probably overpowering the political part of Putin’s brain.”
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“There’s a lot of inconsistency, particularly with language.”
@Russian_Starr talks about why the U.S. is not yet calling the movement of Russian troops into separatist regions of eastern Ukraine an “invasion.”
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This wife of a 9/11 victim says frozen Afghan funds do not belong to the U.S. or the Taliban, they belong to the Afghan people.
“The Afghan people are as much victims of 9/11 as we are,” says Andrea LeBlanc.
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Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said Russia has never attacked anyone in its history. Has he forgotten about Chechnya or Georgia, to name just a few? @mehdirhasan sets the record straight.
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The Russian government ordered the deployment of troops to two breakaway regions in Eastern Ukraine for what they claim to be ‘peacekeeping’ purposes.
“Or in plain English,” says @mehdirhasan, “they ordered the invasion of a sovereign country.”
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With military intervention off the table, sanctions remain one of the only options for the U.S., if Russia invades Ukraine. @HagarChemali breaks down what those sanctions might actually accomplish tonight at 7 p.m. ET on @peacockTV and YT: youtube.com/7FXv3cKBamg
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NEW: Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin formally recognized the independence of two breakaway regions in Ukraine.
@ninakhrushcheva, @JustinTLogan & @Russian_Starr discuss the latest on a possible Russian invasion.
7 p.m. ET on @peacockTV and YT: youtube.com/7FXv3cKBamg
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