Top Russian general assassinated in Moscow as Ukraine war drags on

Factal Forecast

In our final podcast of 2024, Senior Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Alex Moore discuss a series of targeted assassinations in Russia, including the recent killing of a top Russian general in Moscow via an IED planted on a scooter, plus more on winter weather impacting U.S. holiday travel, some European countries scrambling ahead of new U.S. sanctions targeting Russia’s gas industry, Syria’s Damascus Airport possibly reopening and South Korea's Constitutional Court holding a hearing on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol..
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This episode includes work from Factal editors Alex Moore, James Morgan, Theresa Seiger, Ahmed Namatalla and Bada Kim. Produced and edited by Jimmy Lovaas. Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe.

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1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Top Russian general killed in Moscow blast - an interview with Factal Senior Editor Alex Moore (00:00:54)

3. Great Lakes winter storm and holiday travel (00:07:04)

4. European gas buyers rush to find U.S. sanctions workaround (00:08:28)

5. Damascus Airport possible reopening (00:09:43)

6. South Korea court begins Yoon impeachment hearing (00:11:02)

7. Next episode out Jan. 9, 2025 (00:12:42)

8. Credits (00:13:02)