On this episode of Espresso Martini, Chris & Matt look at President Joe Biden’s historic trip to Ukraine, leaked documents showing how Russia plans to take over Belarus, and CIA director William Burns's secret trip to Libya and more!

Links to articles discussed in this episode

“Biden’s Surreal and Secretive Journey Into a War Zone”

By Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear for the New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/20/us/politics/biden-kyiv-ukraine.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

“Revealed: Leaked document shows how Russia plans to take over Belarus”

By Michael Weiss and Holger Roonemaa for Yahoo News

https://news.yahoo.com/russia-belarus-strategy-document-230035184.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=ma

“Russian state news accidentally publishes article saying Russia has defeated Ukraine and restored its 'historical borders”

By Yelena Dzhanova for Yahoo News & Business Insider

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-state-news-accidentally-publishes-181749627.html

“LIBYA’S FRAGILE DEADLOCK”

By JALEL HARCHAOUI for War on the Rocks

https://warontherocks.com/2023/03/libyas-fragile-deadlock/

“Hive of spies’ trying to steal sensitive information removed from Australia, Asio chief says” by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/21/hive-of-spies-trying-to-steal-sensitive-information-removed-from-australia-asio-chief-says

“The neo-Nazi movement behind the plot to blackout Baltimore”

By Brenna Smith for Baltimore Banner

https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/local-news/power-grid-plot-neo-nazi-R3R54GDYCBECDOOY3HA4NHVNII/

“Borderless Vigilantism: The Nativist US Militias Entering Mexico”

By Avery Schmitz for Bellingcat

https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/02/21/borderless-vigilantism-the-nativist-us-militias-entering-mexico/

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