Oligarchs & A Nuclear Scare
Squawk Pod
English - March 04, 2022 17:30 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB - ★★★★ - 450 ratingsInvesting Business News Business News leadership health entrepreneurship business productivity startups finance interview entrepreneur fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
After the Russian military fired on and seized control of Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine, retired U.S. army colonel and a Medal of Honor recipient Jack Jacobs discusses Vladimir Putin’s military strategy, as well as the war’s most likely outcome. CNBC’s Robert Frank details the sanctions levied on dozens of Russian oligarchs, and author Ben Mezrich reflects on his experience yachting and clubbing with the Russian oligarchs who put Putin in power. Mezrich has written about Russian and bitcoin billionaires, and considers whether crypto is the currency of choice for the country’s elite.
In this episode:
Jack Jacobs, @ColJackJacobs
Ben Mezrich, @benmezrich
Robert Frank, @robtfrank
Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk
Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick
Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin
Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie