Ukraine Strikes Russian Data Centers as Trump’s Diesel Deal Faces Bipartisan Backlash
Summary
The episode details Ukraine’s strategic drone strikes on three Yandex data centers, which disrupted Russian digital services and significantly reduced bot traffic. Hosts criticize Donald Trump for falsely claiming an energy ceasefire with Putin and Zelensky, noting that Russia immediately violated the truce by striking a power plant in Kharkiv. The discussion also covers the potential flow of Iranian diesel to the U.S. via Russia, European intelligence warnings of Russian assassination plots against defense executives, and legal violations regarding the importation of Russian oil.
Topics discussed
Ukraine strikes three Yandex data centers in Russia
Trump's false claim of an energy ceasefire
Russian drone attack on Kharkiv power plant
Impact of Yandex outages on Russian services and bots
Video footage of the Vladimir data center strike
Russian bombing of Kharkiv residential area
Criticism of Trump's lies and the 'refinery for refinery' deal
Recent Russian attacks on Ukraine's power grid and Kiev blackout
Russian staff return to Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant
Iranian diesel potentially resold by Russia to the US
Scale of oil deals and criticism of US energy policy
Reports of Russian plans to assassinate defense executives
Trump regime threatens to halt PURL weapons procurement
Legal violations regarding Russian oil imports and immunity
Promotion of the book 'WTF America'
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