S7 Ep24: Espresso Martini Episode Six

On this episode of Espresso Martini, Chris & Matt look at
President Joe Biden’s historic trip to Ukraine, leaked documents
showing how Russia plans to take over Belarus, and CIA director
William Burns's secret trip to Libya and more!

Links to articles discussed in this
episode

“Biden’s Surreal and Secretive Journey Into a War Zone”
By Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear for the New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/20/us/politics/biden-kyiv-ukraine.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare


“Revealed: Leaked document shows how Russia plans to take over
Belarus”
By Michael Weiss and Holger Roonemaa for Yahoo News
https://news.yahoo.com/russia-belarus-strategy-document-230035184.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=ma


“Russian state news accidentally publishes article saying Russia
has defeated Ukraine and restored its 'historical borders”
By Yelena Dzhanova for Yahoo News & Business Insider
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-state-news-accidentally-publishes-181749627.html


“LIBYA’S FRAGILE DEADLOCK”
By JALEL HARCHAOUI for War on the Rocks
https://warontherocks.com/2023/03/libyas-fragile-deadlock/

“Hive of spies’ trying to steal sensitive information removed
from Australia, Asio chief says” by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs
and defence correspondent The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/21/hive-of-spies-trying-to-steal-sensitive-information-removed-from-australia-asio-chief-says


“The neo-Nazi movement behind the plot to blackout
Baltimore”
By Brenna Smith for Baltimore Banner
https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/local-news/power-grid-plot-neo-nazi-R3R54GDYCBECDOOY3HA4NHVNII/


“Borderless Vigilantism: The Nativist US Militias Entering
Mexico”
By Avery Schmitz for Bellingcat
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/02/21/borderless-vigilantism-the-nativist-us-militias-entering-mexico/



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