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Join Puck writers Peter Hamby, Julia Ioffe, Matt Belloni, and Dylan Byers for an expert discussion about these topics and more:
​Putin knew he'd face sanctions if he invaded Ukraine — and he doesn't care
Is this the same Putin who invaded Georgia and Crimea, or has he changed since then?
What if NATO hadn't excluded Ukraine from joining its ranks for more than a decade?
Quentin Tarantino sold one Pulp Fiction NFT and then abandoned the project — why?
Eight Oscars categories are being cut from the live telecast, and Hollywood is pissed
Why the Academy has to change the Oscars ceremony, and what the complainers get wrong
White House press secretary Jen Psaki is being courted by CNN and MSNBC executives to be their next big host, and she's interested
How Psaki became a media star within the Biden administration, and who would likely replace her if she left
The drama at CNN is far from over, but is there enough dirt on Jeff Zucker to justify his firing?

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