LARRY JOHNSON : Why is the CIA in Moscow ? Ukraine plans to send Women to the Front Line!

A CIA director flies into Moscow on a C-17, and the move feels anything but routine. We talk through what that kind of high-profile visit can realistically accomplish, why the loudest rumors don’t hold up, and what Russia would actually want to hear from Washington after years of broken assurances and escalating strikes.

Larry Johnson joins me to map the Russia Ukraine war as it looks right now: pressure along the line of contact, the possibility of a renewed push toward Kyiv, and why Odessa remains a strategic north star for Moscow. We also react to the St. Petersburg car bomb and what it says about escalation, retaliation, and the limits of “messaging” when the battlefield timeline keeps moving.

Then we pivot hard into economics and national security: Iran sanctions, secondary sanctions, and the risk of weaponizing the U.S. dollar into irrelevance. We get specific about de-dollarization, SWIFT vs China’s CIPS, why more countries are buying gold, and how rising U.S. debt depends on global confidence that can disappear faster than policymakers expect. If you care about foreign policy, reserve currency status, and what happens when strategy turns into improvisation, this conversation is for you.

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Chapter Markers0:00 Cold Open On Moscow Visit1:14 Welcome And Setting The Stakes2:15 Why Fly A C-179:04 Car Bomb And Escalation Fears10:21 Russia’s Offensive Outlook And Trust Gap15:43 Kyiv, Odessa, And Endgame Scenarios19:39 Drafting Ukrainian Women Into Combat25:32 Iran Sanctions And Dollar Threats31:16 De-Dollarization, Debt, And Gold39:51 Planning Failures And What Comes Next47:18 Closing And Conference Promo

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