The Washington Post reports that US officials are encouraging Ukraine to publicly accept diplomacy. Cynical ploy, or progress? Plus: Max Blumenthal and I get cancelled by Ukraine’s First Lady at a conference in Portugal. And the Democratic Party’s progressives cave to the neocons.Diplomacy:https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/05/ukraine-russia-peace-negotiations/My new article on Democrats:https://mate.substack.com/p/pro-war-hawks-have-progressives-onMe and Max cancelled: https://thegrayzone.com/2022/11/03/ukrainian-zelenska-grayzones-web-summit/https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40998296.htmlDownload the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com