Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russia. Show all posts

Monday, March 24, 2025

Steve Witkoff Is a ‘Kremlin Lover’ | Andrew Neil

Mar 24, 2025 | “One is just a busted flush mad American broadcaster, but the other is the president's special envoy and he knows nothing about what he's talking about.”

The interview between Tucker Carlson and US special envoy Steve Witkoff showed them both to be “Kremlin lovers,” says Times Radio’s Andrew Neil.



The quicker the world turns its back on America, the better! America is no longer a serious player which can be trusted. – © Mark Alexander

Sunday, March 23, 2025

Why the Baltics Are Preparing for Putin | The Story

Estonia, one of the Baltic states, sits on Europe's front line with Russia. The country that was, like Ukraine, once part of the Soviet Union is increasingly worried about the threat Putin poses, and has plans in place if there is an invasion. But, if western Europe can no longer rely on the transatlantic alliance, will it work? And what could Britain learn from it?

Guest: Oliver Moody, Berlin Correspondent, The Times and The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Olivia Case.


Thursday, March 20, 2025

Trump ‘Respects’ Russia and Is Tired of Europe | Former Russian MP

Mar 20, 2025 | “Europe's overestimated might and arrogance is built by American money and Russian gas.”

President Trump is reviving the Monroe Doctrine and retuning the world order to the 19th century, says former vice chairman of foreign relations in the Russian parliament, Natalya Narochnitskaya.


Rare Footage of Moscow and Leningrad in the 1970s and 1980s | Super 8 Home Movies

Mar 20, 2025 | Footage from Moscow and Leningrad during the 1970s and 1980s. Shot on a Super 8 camera.

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Jesse Dollemore: Insane Fox Interview! Trump Calls Canada Enemy and Russia Friend!

May 19, 2025 | Jesse talks about the upside-down world that Trump has created and the bizarre interview he did with Laura Ingraham last night, where he viciously attacked Canada while inviting Russia to be a trading partner with the United States.

Putin Will Be ‘Stopped in His Tracks’ by a Unified Europe | World in 10

Mar 19, 2025 | “It's absolutely the time for the coalition of the willing… to step up and really show its metal.”

The military might of the coalition of the willing will stop Putin “in his tracks” as long as it is unified in its defence of Ukraine, says former British Army Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon.


Saturday, March 15, 2025

Trump Backs Himself into a Corner in ‘Weak’ Deal with Putin | General Sir Richard Shirreff

Mar 15, 2025 | “He has absolutely backed himself into a corner.”

General Sir Richard Shirreff says Trump is negotiating from a position of weakness.


US - Russia Alliance Is a "Real Threat" | World Politics | The New Statesman

Mar 12, 2025 | Could the US become an enemy of the West?

Donald Trump has repeatedly stated he wants to annex Canada as the "51st State" of the United States.

Under Trump, the US has started a trade war with its nearest neighbour, imposing punishing tariffs.

Canada, led by Justin Trudeau and now his successor Mark Carney, are pushing back.

Meanwhile, Trump has sided with Vladimir Putin in the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Katie Stallard meets Daniel Béland, Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, to discuss Canada's response to Trump and in-country tensions ahead of the coming Canada general election. They also discuss the role of the US and Donald Trump in the world, and whether the US could form a military alliance with Russia.


Friday, March 14, 2025

Former Kremlin Advisor Says 'Best Possible Outcome Is Ukraine’s Total Capitulation' | BBC News

Mar 14, 2025 | While US President Donald Trump pushes Russia and Ukraine for a ceasefire, influential voices in Moscow are calling on the Russian authorities to adopt a hard line.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested he is ready for a halt in fighting but says "there are nuances" - which he laid out talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin on Thursday.

From the start of this war, Putin has demanded the "demilitarisation" of Ukraine, which is anathema to Kyiv and its allies.

The BBC’s Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg has been speaking to political scientist and former Kremlin advisor Sergey Karaganov.


Trump’s US No Longer a ‘Reliable or Stable Ally’ after Ukraine Betrayal | Michael Weiss

Mar 14, 2025 | Journalist, Author & Editor of The Insider Michael Wise tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee why the US Envoy Steve Witkoff's trip to Moscow and future call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is not yet cause for any celebration.

Trump Facing Pressure from Inside GOP to Ditch Pro-Putin Attitude | Sir Bill Browder

Mar 14, 2025 | "Trump's position is totally contrary to the public opinion in America."

It's suspicious that Trump is "so stubbornly" on Putin's side, considering the majority of America does not favour Russia, says Author, Financier and vocal Putin critic Sir Bill Browder.


Thursday, March 13, 2025

In No Hurry for Cease-Fire, Putin Demands Numerous Ukrainian Concessions

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The remarks by the Russian leader suggested he wanted to draw out negotiations or make a truce impossible. Ukraine’s leader called the response to a cease-fire plan “manipulative.”

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Thursday did not rule out a U.S. and Ukrainian proposal for a monthlong cease-fire, but he set down numerous conditions that would most likely delay any truce — or could make one impossible to achieve.

Mr. Putin’s comments during a news conference highlighted the balance he was trying to strike, exuding confidence in Russia’s position on the battlefield while seeking to continue talks with the United States and avoid upsetting President Trump. The U.S. president, having antagonized the country’s allies and realigned American foreign policy in Russia’s favor, has emerged as a key geopolitical partner for Mr. Putin.

In sharp remarks later in the day, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said the Russian leader set so many conditions “that nothing will work out at all or that it will not work out for as long as possible.”

Mr. Putin’s comments came before he was to meet with Steve Witkoff, Mr. Trump’s Middle East envoy, to discuss the cease-fire proposal that Ukraine had already agreed to. As of early Friday Moscow time, the Kremlin had not commented on how the meeting went. But the Kremlin said Mr. Putin had also spoken by phone with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, about Ukraine. » | Anton Troianovski | Reporting from Berlin | Thursday, March 13, 2025

Trump’s ‘Nonsensical’ Decisions Have Republicans ‘Appalled’: Sir Bill Browder

Mar 11, 2025 | Sir Bill Browder tells Times Radio’s Maddie Hale that Donald Trump’s decisions towards ending the war in Ukraine haven’t made “any sense”, and beyond closed doors Republican Party members are "appalled" at the way their boss has led negotiations with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Dr Russell Razzaque: 30 Years Ago Russia & the West Made a Promise to Ukraine. Will It Now Be Honoured Or Again Betrayed?

Mar 12, 2025 | In the 1990s Ukraine was one of the world's biggest nuclear powers. Now, while we await Russia's response to the latest proposal for peace, I thought it might be a good time to take a quick look at some fascinating footage from 1994 showing the promise that the West and Russia made to Ukraine, in exchange for relinquishing all their nuclear weapons.

Comrade Trump: Is His Relationship with Russia Too Close for Comfort? | DW News

Mar 11, 2025 | Donald Trump's handling of Ukraine since he came to office has reignited questions about his connections to the Kremlin. So far, he's been pressuring Ukraine's government to make concessions with the aim of starting peace talks with Russia. But why has Trump put no pressure on Russia to make concessions?

America's new alignment with Russia has upended a world order that has been in place for decades. US President Donald Trump's new deference to the Kremlin has alarmed many in the west. Trump and his administration have taken several steps favoring Russia, without appearing to require anything in return.

The first bombshell was an announcement in February by the new US defense secretary that Ukraine's goals of NATO membership and a return to pre-2014 borders were 'unrealistic'. In another boost to Vladimir Putin, the US agreed to hold talks with Russia on ending the war but excluded Ukraine. In a further rehabilitation, Trump said Russia should be re-admitted to the G7. Then in what critics are calling one of the most incomprehensible examples: the US sided with Russia in UN resolutions on Ukraine that contained no criticism of Moscow - again without appearing to demand concessions.

All the above have happened since Trump was inaugurated in January. But Trump's relationship with Russia and Putin goes back much further.

Journalist and New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger says that Donald Trump is indeed a Russian asset.


Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Schiff Responds to Trump's Attack on Him Live on MSNBC

Mar 11, 2025


Trump is Putin’s little marionette. – © Mark Alexander

Malcolm Nance Sounds the Alarm: America's Betrayal of Ukraine Could Lead to Global Disaster

Mar 6, 2025 | Malcolm Nance spent three decades in U.S. intelligence before taking up arms with Ukraine’s foreign legion. Now, he’s sounding the alarm: The American president isn’t just disengaged from Ukraine—he’s actively undermining its fight for survival.

A New York Times best-selling author and former MSNBC analyst who left his post to join the battlefield to liberate Ukraine, Nance is soon headed to Washington, D.C., to join the national rally to support Ukraine, he brings with a clear message: Americans must stand with Ukraine to win - anything less would be a disaster not just for Ukraine, but for the US.

Yet, securing U.S. support for Ukraine has grown increasingly difficult, as some lawmakers remain loyal to the cause, others dismiss the threat or align themselves with Putin’s vision.

For Nance, the choice is clear: Will America champion democracy, or will it allow authoritarian darkness to spread across Europe once again?


Monday, March 10, 2025

Ukraine Must Cede Territory in Any Peace Deal, Rubio Says

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The secretary of state, heading to talks with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia, said future talks with Moscow will be needed to determine what Russia is willing to give up to end the war.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that Ukraine would have to make concessions over land that Russia had taken since 2014 as part of any agreement to end the war. » | Alan Rappeport | Traveling with the secretary of state | Monday, March 10, 2025

Is this what Trump calls the 'Art of the Deal': peace at any price? Russia invades the Ukraine and Trump expects the Ukrainians to give up land for peace! There is something drastically wrong with this picture. – © Mark Alexander

Dr Russell Razzaque: US Policy Shakeup: Is America Now a Mouthpiece for Russia?

Feb 20, 2025 | Have you ever wondered how 80 years of global alliances could be turned on their head overnight? In this video, I talk about the unprecedented shifts in international relations sparked by recent U.S. policy changes. From the shocking rhetoric surrounding the Ukraine war to how America's stance echoes Russian propaganda, I break down what this all means for the future of global stability.


Trump will go down in history as the worst US president EVER. Trump is treasonous; he’s a traitor. Down with Trump! Down with Trump’s USA! – © Mark Alexander

Britain Is World’s Biggest ‘Warmonger’, Says Russia

THE TELEGRAPH: Britain is the world’s biggest “warmonger”, Russia’s foreign intelligence service claimed, accusing the UK of sabotaging US efforts to secure peace in Ukraine.

“It is time to expose them and send a clear signal to the treacherous Albion and its elites: you will not succeed,” the SVR intelligence agency warned, adding that Britain was also to blame for starting the Second World War.

It said British authorities were acting to “undermine Donald Trump’s peacekeeping efforts” and the growing rapprochement between Russia and the US.

Earlier today, Russia expelled two people connected to Britain’s embassy in Moscow, accusing them of engaging in “counter-intelligence work” and harming Russian security. » | Kieran Kelly | Monday, March 10, 2025

Depressingly, the world appears to be sliding inexorably towards a major conflagration. – © Mark Alexander