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Jon Stewart recently traveled to Disney World to participate in the Department of Defense’s annual “Warrior Games” and, while there, was pleased to present a medal to Ukrainian soldier Ihor Halushka. The only problem? Halushka is a former member of the notorious neo-Nazi Azov Battallion and has the Nazi-inspired “starburst” tattoo on his elbow to prove it. …
We discuss Western hegemony and U.S. policy in Russia, Ukraine and China with Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs, whose new article is headlined “The West’s False Narrative About Russia and China.” Sachs says the bipartisan U.S. approach to foreign policy is “unaccountably dangerous and wrongheaded,” and warns the U.S. is creating “a recipe for yet another war” in East Asia. …
Moscow-based analyst Mark Sleboda joins Max Blumenthal to discuss the car bomb assassination of Daria Dugina and the targeting of her father, the political philosopher Alexander Dugin. Sleboda details the media campaign that led up to the killing and assesses whether the attribution of blame by Russian security services to a Ukrainian agent is indeed correct. …
Renowned political scientist John J Mearsheimer blamed NATO’s expansionist agenda as the main reason for Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine. In an exclusive interview with Zakka Jacob, the Chicago University professor said that the US has been trying to turn Ukraine into a de facto member of NATO and Russia views this as an existential threat. Mearsheimer also explained who stands to gain most from the war. …
This week is the seventh week of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The military and humanitarian stalemate lead to protracted suffering and a prolonged war. There are some with a pragmatic approach on who should take responsibility for the conflict. Among them Professor John Mearsheimer from the University of Chicago …
