Putin's Novichok stash and Twitter armchair experts with Dan Kaszeta

Melania and Victoria sit down with Yva Alexandrova to discuss anti-NATO sentiment on the Western Left, the reception of Ukrainian refugees in the UK, and whether a collective Eastern European identity exists.

Victoria and Melania are joined by Afghan human rights researcher and reporter Meetra Qutb to talk about everyday life under the Taliban, one year on from the Afghanistan takeover. Stay connected: https://www.interzine.org https://www.instagram.com/interzine/ https://twitter.com/interzinemag https://www.facebook.com/interzine/ Subscribe to our newsletter to get information about upcoming episodes: https://interzine.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9e5cdfbcc18f8aa7aa856db04&id=8cef39d247

Melania and Victoria discuss the mess of US politics and whether socialism needs rebranding with the founder of openDemocracy, Anthony Barnett. Stay connected: https://www.interzine.org https://www.instagram.com/interzine/ https://twitter.com/interzinemag https://www.facebook.com/interzine/ Subscribe to our newsletter to get information about upcoming episodes: https://interzine.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9e5cdfbcc18f8aa7aa856db04&id=8cef39d247

In this episode, Melania and Victoria meet the formidable chemical weapons expert Dan Kaszeta, author of "Toxic: A History of Nerve Agents, From Nazi Germany to Putin's Russia". We discuss Syria, Putin's stash of Novichok, and why are we so terrified of chemical warfare. Stay connected: https://www.interzine.org https://www.instagram.com/interzine/ https://twitter.com/interzinemag https://www.facebook.com/interzine/ Subscribe to our newsletter to get information about upcoming episodes: https://interzine.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9e5cdfbcc18f8aa7aa856db04&id=8cef39d247

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