Melania in the Middle: How Putin Used The First Lady To Influence The President

On Today's Show:


Julia Ioffe, founding partner and Washington
correspondent of Puck and the author of Motherland: A History
of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy (Ecco,
2025), talks about her new book that delves into the feminist
history of Russia and why it offers context for the war in
Ukraine, and the latest news of Melania Trump's backchannel
conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.