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Podcast: David Petraeus on Putin's war games
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: David Petraeus on Putin's war games

Listen: At the 2022 Munich Security Conference, world leaders are gathering again for the first time in two years at a moment of unprecedented crisis. At the time of this GZERO World Podcast interview, Russia’s 150,000 plus troops have yet to cross the Ukrainian border, but Western officials warn that an invasion could happen at any moment. Ian Bremmer is joined by former CIA director and retired four-star general David Petraeus—who’s taken part in a couple of invasions himself—to talk about this critical moment in world history. Things look grim, no doubt, but when it comes to the state of NATO today, Petraeus says that there is a silver lining.

Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
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