Ukraine

Glenn Diesen, Professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway and author of The Ukraine War and the Eurasian World Order, discusses the upcoming Trump-Putin talks on Ukraine in Alaska – a meeting Ukrainian President Zelensky was not invited to. Trump recently acknowledged NATO’s role in starting the proxy war, and...

Prof. Glenn Diesen of the University of South-Eastern Norway and author of The Ukraine War & the Eurasian World Order, joins the show to discuss the state of the Ukraine war three years after Russia’s incursion. Diesen argues the US, recognizing its NATO expansion strategy in Ukraine has failed, is...

Sevim Dağdelen, MP in the German Bundestag and foreign policy spokesperson for the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) party, joins the show to break down the stakes of Germany’s upcoming election on Sunday. As Elon Musk promotes the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as an “anti-systemic” force, Dağdelen delves into his...

Some right-wing pundits and politicians are coming out against US support for the Ukraine war, arguing that taxpayer dollars ‘should not be going to those Ukrainians’ but should be spent at home. Brian Becker of the ANSWER Coalition says that while it’s true the war has ‘overstretched’ resources for working...

Newly released treaty negotiation documents show that Ukraine and Russia were very close to ending the war—more than two years ago, in April 2022. But U.S. imperialists and NATO have worked with and strengthened the right-wing in Ukraine to achieve their long-term goals in the region, including endless war, no...

While world leaders prepare to convene in Switzerland for a “peace summit” ostensibly called to advance peace in Ukraine despite excluding Russia from the meeting, Brazil and China have proposed an alternative. Both countries released a joint statement calling for an international peace conference with equal participation from both Russia...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday as the US continues to prop up the stalling Ukraine war that has killed tens of thousands. Despite the US funneling close to $175 billion into the proxy war, Ukraine is facing significant military setbacks, a renewed offensive from Russia,...

A massive terrorist attack targeting civilians in Moscow killed more than 140 people and wounded hundreds more. Meanwhile, the Biden administration and the Pentagon are demanding billions for more war against Russia in the asymmetric, proxy war being waged in Ukraine. Brian Becker is joined by Eugene Puryear, the author...

Two years into the war in Ukraine, peace remains nowhere in sight. Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians have died, and the US has funneled close to $80 billion into the proxy war. Despite Ukraine’s failed counter-offensive, significant military setbacks, a decrease in arms supplies, and declining public support...

In Germany, 10 MPs have quit the Left Party (Die Linke) due to its increasingly pro-war stance and established a new party called the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW). Defined by a pro-peace policy, BSW emerged in response to the collapse of anti-war positions within the Left with respect to the...