2022
IKEA fully exited Russia in March 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, having begun there around 2000.
“they end up completely exiting the market in March of 2022 after Russia invades Ukraine.”
Topic
Russia
19 facts from 11 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2023
Brad Smith said Microsoft is basically not present in Russia.
“And then you get to a country like Russia, where we're basically not present at all.”
2023
Brad Smith said the Russian government runs a large-scale network producing misleading information in twenty-three languages, which Microsoft monitors.
“which operates a global at scale network to generate information designed to mislead the public, and it puts it out in twenty-three languages.”
2024
Dario Amodei said that, with chip export restrictions, Russia and China could be kept roughly two to three years behind in AI.
“I think if the US government plays its plays its cards right, then, uh, you know, those countries could be kept behind, I don't know, maybe 2 or 3 years.”
2026
Oil executives cited both the war in Iran and Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, which took capacity offline, as causes of a supply shock.
“Executives from all the companies pointed out that they're dealing with a massive supply shock, you know, not only the war in Iran, but also Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil refineries that have taken a lot of capacity offline.”
2026
The Trump administration waived sanctions on Russia to let more fuel reach the market and loosened federal rules on a type of farm diesel.
“They've waived sanctions on Russia to allow them to move more fuel onto the market. They loosened federal rules on a type of diesel used for farming”
Undated
Jacobsen says the Russian early warning satellite system, called Tundra, can mistake sunlight or clouds for a missile launch.
“Uh, the Russian satellite system, for example, can mistake sunlight for flames, can mistake clouds for a nuclear launch.”
Undated
Jacobsen says Vladimir Putin gave a speech saying Russia would no longer wait to absorb an attack before launching, a shift from its past stated position.
“But that was their official position, and that changed just two years ago. When Putin gave a speech and he said that their position had changed, that they will no longer wait to absorb an attack.”
Undated
Ahlberg says Recorded Future chose not to have customers in China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.
“chose to not have customers in China and Russia and and and, e- Iran and North Korea”
Undated
Ahlberg says the General Prosecutor of the Russian Federation issued a statement declaring Recorded Future an 'undesirable' enemy of the state.
“the General Prosecutor of the Russian Federation put out a statement around why Recorded Future is an enemy of the state.”
Undated
Bray says Russia has run an intensive campaign aimed at teaching large language models untrue things about events, history and people.
“Russia has done a very intensive campaign focused not just in the US. but other free societies, to teach them things about events, about history, about people that actually just are just patently not true.”
Undated
Tyson says China, India, Russia and the United States have each destroyed one of their own satellites with a missile.
“Uh, China's done it, India's done it, Russia's done it, and we've done it four times.”
Undated
Ray Dalio said that when Russia's other assets were confiscated, its gold was not, which he used to argue for holding gold.
“Think about how different it would be for Russia. Okay, they confiscated these kind of other assets, um, they didn't get these.”
Undated
The White House said it was aware of a suspected plague outbreak in Russia and was monitoring the situation.
“White House is aware of a suspected plague outbreak in Russia, and it is quote unquote monitoring the situation.”
Undated
A young lab worker was reported killed and about 200 others were reportedly forced into quarantine, according to an official quoted in the headline.
“After a young lab worker was killed and some 200 others reportedly forced into quarantine, an official said.”
Undated
Russia's infectious-disease agency denied reports of any accident at the institute and said no other infections had been detected.
“the Russian agency that handles infectious diseases now denies reports there was any accident at the institute and that no other infections have been detected.”
Undated
At least three hospitals confirmed to ABC News that they were under quarantine.
“At least three hospitals have confirmed to ABC News they are under quarantine, and the State Department said”
Undated
Donald Trump signed an executive order pulling back tariffs and sanctions on Russia that had been imposed under a bipartisan law named after Lindsey Graham.
“on Friday night, he signed an executive order pulling back the tariffs and sanctions placed on Russia as part of an overwhelmingly bipartisan law named after Lindsey Graham”
Undated
Tommy Vietor said the full 1.8 million tons of Russian diesel covered by the sanctions relief equals about three and a half days of global supply.
“the full 1.8 million tons is, like, three and a half days of supply”
Episodes
- 18 Nov 2024IKEA3h 21m
- 30 Jul 2026Ray Dalio: I Predicted The 2008 Crash, I Know What Comes Next1h 34m
- 9 Jul 2026Neil deGrasse Tyson On Aliens, Simulation Theory, and What Happens Inside A Black Hole1h 49m
- 22 Mar 2024#420 – Annie Jacobsen: Nuclear War, CIA, KGB, Aliens, Area 51, Roswell & Secrecy3h 12m
- 20 Oct 2026Vance Bombs at Brutal Town Hall1h 34m
- 6 Oct 20261065. Andy & DJ CTI: White House Monitoring "Plague Outbreak" In Russia, Teen Hand Blown Off & $100K Benefits for Illegal Families1h 37m
- 31 Oct 2026Oil Earnings, Binance Heist, A MAHA Update15m
- 9 Oct 2025Top Data Scientists Explain Bad Data, Poisoned Datasets, and Other AI Killers | CXOTalk #89659m
- 26 Jun 2024Dario Amodei CEO of Anthropic: Claude, New models, AI safety and Economic impact1h 11m
- 9 Aug 2023Vice Chair and President of Microsoft: AI and Geopolitics33m
- 8 Apr 2025Inside the Dark Web, AI and Cybersecurity with Christopher Ahlberg CEO of Recorded Future50m