U.S. Strategy vs. Russia: Regime Change, Encirclement, or Both?

<p>On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole &nbsp;Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how&nbsp;Joe Biden deepened the war in Ukraine during a trip to Poland over the weekend when he declared that &nbsp;Russian president Putin “cannot remain in power.” &nbsp;As the United States and other NATO powers raise the stakes, is there &nbsp;any hope for a breakthrough in negotiations? The panel also discusses &nbsp;the administration’s massive new military spending proposal, protests &nbsp;against British colonialism in the Caribbean, the death of Madeline Albright, the debate over Russian oil purchases, and more.</p> <p>Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at <a href="https://gate.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpatreon.com%2Fthesocialistprogram&amp;token=ce1cf5-1-1648547775068" rel="nofollow ugc" target="_blank" title="http://patreon.com/thesocialistprogram">patreon.com/thesocialistprogram</a>. &nbsp;We rely on the generous support of our listeners to keep bringing you &nbsp;consistent, high-quality shows. All Patreon donors of $5 a month or more &nbsp;are invited to join the monthly Q&amp;A seminar with Brian.</p>