You Can Call Him Al
- May 30
- 1 min read
Updated: 4 days ago
The guest on this week’s Al Franken podcast is journalist Tim Mak, who is the founder of The Counteroffensive, a Substack that chronicles life in Ukraine and the agony of this war. As the show writes, “Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin in Alaska last month and came up empty handed... No ceasefire, no concessions, nothing. So what does the future of the war in Ukraine look like? We turn to journalist Tim Mak who has been based in Kiev since the start of the war.
“Tim breaks down the current state of the war, and he’s not too optimistic about the possibility of peace anytime soon. 70% of Ukrainians believe the war will still be going on a year from now. And if a deal is struck, how does the world make sure that Russia doesn't just attack again?”
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