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THE CIRCUS EXAMINES AMERICA'S RESPONSE TO RUSSIA'S WAR
‘The Escalation Ladder’ Airs Sunday, March 13 at 8 PM on SHOWTIME®
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NEW YORK – March 11, 2022 – The Emmy® nominated series THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE GREATEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH continues its seventh season this Sunday as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unleashes a desperate humanitarian crisis and has America and its allies on edge.
Reporting from Eastern Europe and Washington, D.C., hosts John Heilemann, Alex Wagner, Jennifer Palmieri and Mark McKinnon examine the question facing the Biden administration and America's allies -- what more can be done to help Ukrainians defend themselves while not provoking a wider war with a nuclear-armed superpower.
For a preview, go to: https://youtu.be/Sq1R3ipHzOI.
Episode highlights include:
- The Circus returns to Eastern Europe to cover U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s tour through NATO’s eastern flank.
- Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on the threats her nation faces from neighboring Russia.
- Ukrainian Parliament member Oleksandra Ustinova on her desperate calls for America to do more militarily to stop Russia.
- Senator Mitt Romney on what Congress should do to support the Ukrainians and curb Putin’s onslaught.
- Michael McFaul, the former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, on what Putin’s moves this week say about what he’ll do next.
THE CIRCUS is produced by Left/Right for SHOWTIME. John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon, Alex Wagner, Banks Tarver, Ken Druckerman, Tom Johnson and Siobhan Walshe serve as executive producers. To learn more about THE CIRCUS, go to: SHO.com, follow on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and join the conversation using #TheCircus.
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