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Scott interviews journalist Rick Sterling about what he learned on a trip to Crimea back in 2016. Sterling explains how the trip came about, who he was able to meet and why it’s convinced him the current regime in Kyiv will not be able to take control over the peninsula.   

Discussed on the show:

• “Why Zelensky Will NOT Take Back Crimea” (Antiwar.com)

Rick Sterling is a journalist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He can be contacted at rsterling1@protonmail.com.

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