Target USA Podcast by WTOP

Lennart Meri Conference Director Eeva Eek-Pajuste discusses the top issues at this year's event. Ukraine is at the top of the list. New York Times Chief Diplomatic Correspondent Steven Erlanger, also discusses the precarious position Ukraine's President is in. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Yuriy Sak, Advisor to Ukraine's Minister of Defense says Ukraine had nothing to do with the attack. He suggests it was an act of Kremlin fiction to cover for Russia's poor performance in the war inside Ukraine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Professor Jok Madok Jok, who teaches Anthropology at Syracuse University, says bodies are lying in the streets. The hospitals, he says, are "useless", because many of the surgeons have been kidnapped by the fighters. He also says foreign diplomats and NGO leaders are rushing to leave just when the Sudanese people need their help. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

Nicholas Eftimiades, a retired U.S. intelligence officer says it's a case of if the U.S. knew then what it knows now. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Shawn Turner, a former Head of Communications for the Director of National Intelligence, and Robert Baer, a former CIA Case Officer, share insights about the leak, its impact, and how to stop them. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Peter Stano, Lead Spokesman for the European Commission denounced Russia's plan to move nuclear weapons to Belarus. And, Daniel Fried, former U.S. ambassador to Poland says, Finland's entry into NATO was "a bad day for Russia." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Edgars Rinkevics, Foreign Minister of Latvia, says Russian President Vladimir Putin is desperate over the war in Ukraine. Hanno Pevkur, Estonia's Minister of Defense, says allegations of Estonia "enriching itself" off of the Ukraine re-reimbursement fund is a "false" story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-inf...

Sundberg discusses the top threats facing Washington DC, including terrorism, espionage, and violent crime. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

His trial, in Moscow, on treason charges started this week. His wife Evgenia tells Target USA he's recently started suffering symptoms again like those he suffered before when he was poisoned. We also hear from Vladimir himself (a prophetic 2020 interview). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Nick Eftimiades, a retired U.S. intelligence expert on Chinese espionage breaks down what the balloon was likely doing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Yuriy Sak, Advisor to Ukraine's Minister of Defense, and John Kirby, Strategic Communications Advisor at the National Security Council discuss the state of the war. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Didem Demircan, Oxfam KEDV’s deputy executive director, and Kieren Barnes, Country Director for Mercy Corps talk about their organization's efforts to help survivors of the quakes that have killed 10s of thousands and left more than 1 million homeless. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Urve Eslas, a disinformation expert in the office of Strategic Communications Department of the Estonian Government Office, explains how they are fighting back against Russian disinformation. ALSO, Michigan State University Professor Shawn Turner joins us to share his experience during a mass shooting that left three students dead and five wounded. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy a...

Abby Maxman, President and C.E.O. of Oxfam America describes the tragic earthquakes that rocked southern Turkey and northern Syria and their efforts to help. Also, Dr. Hans-Jacob Schindler says ISIS fighters escaped prison during the earthquakes in a stunning fashion -using U.S. dollars to bribe prison officials. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at http...

He discusses the war om Ukraine, Russia, Iran, North Korea and other intelligence concerns for the US. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Rodrigo Chia, a transparency activist from Brasilia explains how the riot was organized and what took place. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A devastating Russian military missile strike on an apartment building on January 14th, killed 45, injured 80, and left two dozen missing. Four days later, a helicopter crashed near Kyiv killing the entire leadership of Ukraine's Interior Ministry. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

What have authorities learned about the event? On this episode, Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project, says it could’ve been much worse. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Yevheniia Kravchuk, a Member of Parliament in Ukraine discusses the power outages and new Russian attacks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

A chronicle of the war from the beginning to the present day. Interviews with victims, reporters, officials, and elected representatives. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Abraham Awolich, head of the People's Coalition for Civil Action-South Sudan discusses problems looming in South Sudan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Alireza Jafarzadeh, Deputy Director of the National Council of the Resistance of Iran discusses the turmoil going on inside Iran. Also, Vedant Patel, Deputy Spokesperson from the State Department fills us in on the Biden Administration's Africa Leadership Summit. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

More than two dozen people were arrested in a massive raid that spanned 130 locations across Germany. Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director of the Counter Extremism Project explains what happened. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Kristjian Prik says, "This is War in Ukraine will define the future as we know it." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

France, after a decade, has ended its military counterterrorism operation in the Sahel. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director at the Counter Extremism Project says it could lead to problems. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .