Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Last month, Ukrainian drones struck an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea - the first direct link between the wars in Ukraine and Iran, and proof of a secret arms pipeline between Moscow and Tehran.
The strike came amid an extraordinary shift inside MAGA world.
Pro-Trump influencer, Laura Loomer, who once called Zelenskyy an authoritarian and said Ukraine needed to be "denazified", has spent months touring Kyiv and doing friendly interviews with the Ukrainian president.
Now Zelenskyy is using his new MAGA allies to argue Ukraine can help Trump too, which is good timing because the US has nearly run out of missiles.

Catch up on our past episode on Russian influence over some MAGA commentators:

How MAGA YouTubers were paid to spread Russian propaganda | If You’re Listening
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