The Continental Rift · June 28 · 27 min

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Ten years (and 6, soon 7, Prime Ministers) later was Brexit worth it and how did it change Europe? Also, why is Europe's hard right suddenly speed-walking away from Donald Trump? A former President & a comedian on what's going on and what comes next. CLARIFICATION Zelensky was not stripped of Poland’s Order of Merit, but of the Order of the White Eagle, Poland’s highest honour, awarded to him in 2023 by then-President Andrzej Duda. Some Ukrainian officials returned Order of Merit decorations, while former Ukrainian presidents also returned their Polish honours in solidarity. Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:30 Heatwave 00:03:55 EU's Chief Diplomat 00:07:11 Ukraine vs Poland 00:09:55 Ukraine's EU Accession vs Hungary 00:11:20 Brexit Vote, 10 years on 00:18:05 Meloni vs Trump 00:25:42 Outro Youtube @TheContinentalRift Instagram @thecontinentalriftpod Facebook TheContinentalRift X @ContRiftShow CREDITS Editor Conan Roberts Animation & Design Roland Seer - Tartu Multifilm @rolandseer Music by Paabel @paabeltheband (Estonian folk-fusion) Executive Producer Fred Casella © Fresh Lens Film Sàrl 2026 all rights reserved

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Ten years (and 6, soon 7, Prime Ministers) later was Brexit worth it and how did it change Europe? Also, why is Europe's hard right suddenly speed-walking away from Donald Trump?

A former President & a comedian on what's going on and what comes next.

CLARIFICATION

Zelensky was not stripped of Poland’s Order of Merit, but of the Order of the White Eagle, Poland’s highest honour, awarded to him in 2023 by then-President Andrzej Duda. Some Ukrainian officials returned Order of Merit decorations, while former Ukrainian presidents also returned their Polish honours in solidarity.