Betraying Ukraine—The Weekly Roundup

To unlock Politicology+ visit politicology.com/plus This week, we discuss the Trump Administration’s 180 degree turn on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  Then, we talk about why housing prices keep climbing even with higher interest rates—and why we should be thinking about a paradigm shift in how we think about owning a home. Finally, we head to Politicology+ where we’ll talk about a piece in The Atlantic calling for Democrats to have a DEI purge Joining Ron Steslow on this week’s panel:  Susan Del Percio  (MSNBC political analyst and crisis communications expert)  Marc Polymeropoulos (Former CIA Official) Segments this week: (03:06) Russia and Ukraine (39:18) Housing  Not yet a Politicology+ member? Don’t miss all the extra episodes on the private, ad-free version of this podcast. Upgrade now at politicology.com/plus. Send your questions and thoughts to podcast@politicology.com or leave a voicemail at ‪(202) 455-4558‬ Follow this week’s panel on X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/RonSteslow https://x.com/DelPercioS https://x.com/Mpolymer Related reading: Segment 1:  CNN - Trump falsely calls Zelensky ‘a dictator’ after Ukraine’s leader accuses him of living in ‘disinformation space’ | CNN MSNBC - I’m a former U.S. intelligence officer. Trump's Ukraine betrayal will have terrible consequences. Segment 2:  WSJ - Biden’s Mortgage ‘Relief’ Fuels Higher Housing Prices - WSJ NBC - Toughest housing markets shifted toward Trump, data shows NYT - A Democrat Who Is Thinking Differently - The New York Times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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