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4 October 2026
As the war in Ukraine rages on, mainstream media narratives increasingly obscure realities on the ground. In this exclusive interview, Washington insider and foreign policy expert Professor Anatol Lieven (Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft) breaks down the true state of the conflict, collapse of Western air defences, overstretched US military capacity, and why NATO's approach is leading us into a very dangerous dead end.
01:51 - Introduction 03:02 - Who is Really Winning the War? 05:18 - Has Western Media Become Ukrainian Propaganda? 06:58 - The Long-Range Air War: Drone Attacks & Infrastructure Damage 08:38 - Ukraine's Air Defence Crisis & Western Stockpile Failures 10:22 - The Fantastical Russian 'Threat' to Europe 11:20 - "America Cannot Fight 3 Wars at Once" 12:54 - The Ground War in Donbas 16:09 - Global Energy Sanctions, Oil Spikes & Worldwide Recession Risks 17:14 - What Does Putin Want? 18:43 - NATO Expansion: "The Reddest of All Red Lines" 20:40 - Sevastopol, Crimea & Nato Membership for Ukraine 23:03 - Ukraine, Putin & The European Union 25:30 - Viktor Yanukovych, Maidan Protests & an American Coup 27:50 - Cold War Parallels with Austria & Finland 32:34 - The Minsk Accords & Why They Failed 36:21 - Ukraine Nationalists & Russian Trojan Horses 37:48 - Is Donald Trump Really Pro Russian? 39:34 - Why Did Putin Invade Ukraine 43:40 - The Infamous Peace Deal & Why It Didn't Succeed 46:07 - How Do We Stop The War? 50:07 - Nuclear War vs Hope
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