Scott Ritter joins Part 2 of The World This Week from St. Petersburg where he attended the International Economic Forum amid drone attacks on the city from Ukraine. Watch the replay.
WATCH: The World This Week ‘The War: Putin’s View’, Pt. 2
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WATCH: The World This Week — ‘The War: Putin’s View’
In St. Petersburg this week, the Russian president spoke frankly about Ukraine, NATO and the course of the war: there’s no end in sight. With Ray McGovern and Patrick Lawrence. Watch the replay.
WATCH: The World This Week — ‘Luring Russia into War’
NATO’s Ukraine proxy war seeks to weaken Russia and topple Putin. To launch an economic, information and ground war, NATO needed Russia to invade. Now it needs Russia to attack a NATO nation to justify direct war. Watch the replay.
WATCH: Russia Debate — Ritter vs. McGovern
Scott Ritter says Russia will strike command centers in Kiev and German and English factories after Ukrainian attacks cut Russia’s oil exports 20 percent. Ray McGovern says Russia will continue to avoid hitting Europe to prevent a NATO-Russia war.
WATCH: Media, Power & Manipulation
Is the West still a democracy – or already a declining empire? German journalist Patrik Baab interviews CN Editor Joe Lauria about the U.S. roles in Ukraine, Gaza and the suppression of free speech in the West.
WATCH: The World This Week – w/Ray McGovern
Former C.I.A. Russia analyst Ray McGovern joins Episode 5 of The World This Week to discuss the war in Ukraine and the Middle East. Watch the replay.
WATCH: The World This Week, Episode 2
We break down Davos after Trump’s Greenland retreat, Mark Carney’s speech, Zelenksy berating the Europeans and Sy Hersh channeling Ukraine War myths. Meanwhile, Australia outlaws criticism of Israel. 8 pm EST tonight, Saturday.
Consortium News’ Suit Against NewsGuard & the USG
A U.S. federal judge dismissed Consortium News’ action, calling CN “contrarian” and saying it resorted to a “Hail Mary pass.” CN then settled legal fees with NewsGuard.
RAY McGOVERN: Trump Ukraine Plan AOA (Alive on Arrival)
Yury Ushakov, Putin’s man on Ukraine, said there’s no firm plan for Ukraine yet and some American ideas are acceptable to Russia, some not. But the plan is not dead.
What Defeat Looks Like
As in Potsdam at the end of the Second World War, the only path forward now is working out the terms of Ukraine’s defeat. And there is still time to save lives, writes Stefan Moore.