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John Sipher
Retired CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer John Sipher joins Ron Steslow to talk about how the Russian troop buildup at the Ukrainian border and the American response. Before retiring, Sipher ran the CIA’s Russia Operations at headquarters.
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(01:58) Russia’s troop buildup near Ukraine
(04:03) The Russia policy Biden inherited
(13:43) NATO’s open door policy
(18:00) The Republicans focus on state legislatures over federal laws
(21:29) The Biden-Putin phone calls
(24:06) False Flag operations
(46:50) How the US could Respond
(51:33) What John is watching for