Putin It All on the Table

With the Ukrainian counter-offensive bloodying the Russian nose and Putin losing serious face into the bargain, everyone's favourite former KGB officer responded with a chilling ultimatum - back off or The Bombs drop. Mobilising 300K Russian reservists, holding referenda in the occupied regions of Ukraine and threatening to go nuclear, it appears Putin is going all-in in a desperate ploy to maintain his authority at home. So should we be reinforcing our blanket forts and stockpiling water? Or is this yet another empty threat from a strongman whose days are numbered? And how is the world, both friend and foe, going to respond? Keep the 1000+ sunscreen handy for this weeks ep!

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