War in Taiwan? Putin, Macron, Sudan and leaky US intelligence — Chinwags with Misha and Hagar

With so much happening in the world, Misha and Hagar caught up for their regular chinwag that went waaaaay longer than it was supposed to (as it always does — but we love having Hagar on!)

In this episode we talk:

• Russia’s domestic political crackdown, including the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporert, Evan Gershkovich and the sentencing of dissident Vladimir Kara Murza
• The US Intelligence leaks, what do they mean and who benefits? 
• Sudan: will a civil war have big geopolitical consequences?
• China, Macron and Taiwan: what do we make of the rising East Asia tensions? Could war break out in 2027? or 24?
• Chinese government secret police stations around the world. 
• Also, Saudi Arabia joining the BRICs and how Russia recruited a US citizen to pose as a pro-Russia Ukrainian living inside the Donbas.

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