If Biden Doesn’t Run...

Putin, Propaganda, and the Russian Elite • The West’s Campaign Against Oligarchs • Blurring the Red Line Around Nuclear War [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( If Biden Doesn’t Run... Good morning from the Hive newsroom. Chris Smith [explores]( the various possibilities for the Democratic Party should President Joe Biden not run for a second term in 2024. Kamala Harris? Pete Buttigieg? AOC? No matter who Democrats put up for the nomination, there’s only “one candidate Democrats are counting on most: Trump,” Smith writes. Elsewhere, former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky [says]( the West must ramp up its campaign against Vladimir Putin’s billionaires. Joe Pompeo has an [exclusive interview]( with Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar on Putin, propaganda, and the Russian elite. Eric Lutz [explores]( the potential for another arms race as the Kremlin blurs its red line around nuclear war. Finally, Bess Levin [highlights]( the resignation letter of prosecutor Mark Pomerantz, who left the Manhattan district attorney’s office over the handling of the investigation into Donald Trump’s business practices: “The team that has been investigating Mr. Trump harbors no doubt about whether he committed crimes—he did.” Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Dwayne Johnson, Human, Person, Bernie Sanders, Hilary Cawthorne, Advertisement, Collage, and Poster]( [“Plan B Is Complete Fucking Chaos”: What Will Dems Do If Biden Doesn’t Run?]( By [Chris Smith]( [With 2024 looming, Democrats are already feeling out their options. Pete Buttigieg? Kamala Harris? THE ROCK?!]( [Read more button]( [“The Oligarchs Are Financial Outposts in His War”: Why the West Must Ramp Up Its Campaign Against Putin’s Billionaires]( By [Mikhail Khodorkovsky]( [Sanctions will not turn oligarchs against Putin—but they will sap a key source of the Russian dictator’s wealth and power to do damage abroad, writes Mikhail Khodorkovsky.]( [Read more button]( [“Only the Most Loyal or Most Scared Will Remain”: Author Mikhail Zygar on Putin, Propaganda, and the Russian Elite]( By [Joe Pompeo]( [The prominent Russian journalist goes deep on what Kremlin insiders are thinking, and what Putin’s crushing of independent media really looks like.]( [Read more button]( [“The Threat is Increasing”: Kremlin Keeps Blurring Its Red Line Around Nuclear War]( By [Eric Lutz]( [As the threat of a global arms race looms, Biden and allies are trying to keep conflict in Ukraine from escalating.]( [Read more button]( [New York Prosecutor Who Investigated Trump: Indict This Crook Immediately]( By [Bess Levin]( [According to Mark Pomerantz, the ex-president is “guilty of numerous felony violations” and should be charged ASAP.]( [Read more button]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2022 Condé Nast