Radio War Nerd EP 306 — Ukraine-Russia War Fever, with Leonid Ragozin

Guest: Leonid Ragozin, journalist Recorded: November 29, 2021 There's been a lot of noise lately about a large-scale Russian military buildup on its border with Ukraine, with Serious People in DC claiming Putin is planning to invade by February. Riga-based journalist Leonid Ragozin joins the Nerd & Ames for a wide-ranging discussion of the military theatrics, the cold-blooded political calculations, and the broader world of assassinations & conspiracies in the region, from the unsolved murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet, to the bizarre Wagnergate plot. Follow Leonid Ragozin in Twitter. Check out Leonid's reporting at Zabarona on the assassination of Pavel Sheremet here and here. Read his latest piece on the Ukrainian infowarriors smear campaign against him. Total time: 1:56:00 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here