Scott is joined by Joe Cirincione to talk about the situation in Ukraine. They start with some background on the U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals. They discuss the levels of warheads and how its evolved. That brings them to the current crisis, where Cirincione says...
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Vladimir Putin Launches Multi-Pronged Attacked on Ukraine
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said Thursday that Russia has “has just launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.” A series of explosions were reported across Ukraine, including near the capital Kyiv. Anton Gerashchenko, an advisor to Ukraine’s interior...
Damn!
Vladimir Putin's invasion and bombing of Ukraine deserve the condemnation of all decent people. Regardless of what has been going on over there, Putin did not have to do it. He had a moral obligation to deal with the issues properly. His actions cannot be excused.
Breaking: Putin Attacks, Ukraine Declares Martial Law
Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a "special military operation" in Ukraine, with reports of blasts erupting in several cities across the country. "Circumstances require us to take decisive and immediate action," Putin announced in a national address on...
Putin’s Donbas Move Threatens U.S. Global Dominance
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to recognize two break-off republics in eastern Ukraine as independent states, stoking cries of horror and condemnation from the Western keepers of the ‘rules-based international order.’ The Russian legislature passed a bill...
Israel Fears US Sanctions on Russia Will Curb Its Ability to Bomb Syria – News Roundup 2/23/2022
NATO’s response to Russia’s troop movements in the Donbas will undoubtedly have global consequences, and Israel has already aired fears that its friendly relations with both Russia and America could complicate its “security interests” in the Middle East. Citing an...
Sanctions & Troop Deployments: US Retaliates to Russia’s Donbass Move
Reacting to Moscow’s decision to recognize the independence of Ukraine’s Donbass region, the United States has imposed a raft of harsh sanctions targeting Russian financial entities and bolstered its troop presence in the Baltics. The White House announced its “first...
2/18/22 Anne Williamson on How the US Sabotaged Russia’s Economy after the Fall of the Soviet Union
Scott interviews former reporter Anne Williamson about the flawed privatization of Russia after the fall of the USSR. While privatization had mixed success across the former Soviet Bloc, Russia ran into problems immediately with a poor definition of property rights....
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