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Our show opens with a new edition of Tara's Top 10. This is only the second one for 2025 and we love being able to jump through several news stories in quick fashion. Yesterday, I conveyed by disgust at Hamas parading the coffins of the dead children and their mother in a festival atmosphere. Before the day was over, Israel had done a forensic autopsy and discovered both kids were brutally murdered before the end of November 2023. Also, the remains of the “mom” were not her. Some other corpse was in the coffin, but it was not a DNA match to the mom of the murdered children. We then move to Ukraine and I provide a little backdrop to it's history, beginning in 2014 and then hit the Minsk II treaty. I then couple that with comments from Professor Jeffrey Sachs who begged National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to publicly declare Ukraine would not be part of NATO. Sullivan never did. At the White House press briefing there was some discussion from reporters about being being fired. The National Park Service is playing the game of malicious compliance. Sean P. Diddy's attorney just quit the case, saying he cannot go forward. In the UK the Telegraph brought a female minority on a show to ask her how she felt about President Trump canceling all DEI programs. To the shock of the Telegraph, the woman agreed. While Sen. Adam “Lying Piece of” Schiff is out on all the shows, trying to get the mantle of Designated Liar back, he ought to be reminded that while President Biden gave him blanket immunity for his work on the J6 Reality TV Show, it does not prevent an investigation into the Russian collusion hoax. Finally, in a late night budget hearing in the Senate, it seems Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) got in an Amendment that resembles the REINS Act. It's a measure that aims to prevent agencies from creating back-door laws through regulation. Please take a moment to rate and review the show and then share the episode on social media. You can find me on Facebook, X, Instagram, GETTR and TRUTH Social by searching for The Alan Sanders Show. And, consider becoming a sponsor of the show by visiting my Patreon page!!

PREVIEW: UKRAINE: APPEASEMENT: Professor Serhii Plokhy, author "The Russo-Ukrainian War," outlines the Minsk II agreement in 2015 that included an echo of the 1930s appeasement. More tonight 1944 Kyiv in the Great Patriotic War, 1941-45.

Das Buch "Wahrheitssuche im Ukraine-Krieg" von Thomas Mayer beleuchtet unaufgeregt und pragmatisch die Ursachen des 2022 begonnenen Krieges in der Ukraine. Mayer hat im Wesentlichen westliche Quellen für seine Recherche verwendet und steht damit nicht im Verdacht, so etwas wie ein "Putin-Troll" zu sein. Im ersten Teil des Interviews geht es um die Entstehung des Ukraine-Krieges, Mayer spricht über die Hintergründe geopolitischer, aber auch innerpolitischer Auslöser, die zum Krieg geführt haben. Im zweiten Teil wird die aktuelle Lage der Eskalation beleuchtet und über mögliche Szenarien der näheren Zukunft spekuliert. Tom J. Wellbrock im Interview mit Thomas Mayer. Inhalt: Teil I: Zur Geschichte des Ukraine-Krieges 01:00 Recherche 04:30 (Westliche) Erzählungen 07:00 Die innenpolitische Situation in der Ukraine 19:00 Minsk II 24:00 Die wirtschaftliche Problematik vor dem Maidan 34:30 Wahlmanipulationen und Volksabstimmungen 37:30 Zur Krim und zu völkerrechtswidrigen Sanktionen Teil II: Zur aktuellen Situation 54:00 In der Eskalationsspirale 56:30 Weltkriegsangst versus militärische Realität 58:00 Kriegsparteien in Deutschland und der EU 01:07:00 Raus aus dem Depressionsstrudel https://www.buecher.de/artikel/buch/wahrheitssuche-im-ukraine-krieg/69054525/#product_description Spenden: Per Überweisung oder Dauerauftrag ● Kontoinhaber: Jörg Wellbrock ● Kontobezeichnung: neulandrebellen ● IBAN: DE10 2305 2750 0081 6124 26 ● BIC: NOLADE21RZB ● Via PayPal:neulandrebellen@gmail.com oder tjwellbrock@gmail.com Telegram-Wallet: 1NWHn1MxDACfGEefN9qxVWKXLucKwmiWcy #Ukraine #Russland #NATO #Deutschland #EU #EuropäischeUnion #MinskII #Merkel #Hollande #Kiesewetter #Mittelstreckenraketen #Putin #Selenskyj #Faschismus #StepanBandera #wohlstandsneurotiker #ThomasMayer #TomJWellbrock #neulandrebellen #Interview #Podcast #Geopolitik #Politik #Krieg #Frieden #USA #CIA #Maidan Ukraine, Russland, NATO, Deutschland, EU, Europäische Union, Minsk II, Merkel, Hollande, Maidan, Kiesewetter, Mittelstreckenraketen, Putin, Selenskyj, Faschismus, Stepan Bandera, wohlstandsneurotiker, Thomas Mayer, Tom J. Wellbrock, neulandrebellen, Interview, Podcast, Geopolitik, Politik, Krieg, Frieden, USA, CIA Folge direkt herunterladen

78. UN-Generalversammlung: unversöhnliche Fronten. Scholz offenbart verhängnisvolle GeschichtslückenEin Kommentar von Wolfgang Effenberger. Am 19. September 2023 sprach Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz anlässlich der 78. Generaldebatte der Generalversammlung der Vereinten Nationen(1) und erinnerte eingangs an ein besonderes Jubiläum:Vor 50 Jahren traten im September 1973 die Bundesrepublik Deutschland und die DDR den Vereinten Nationen bei. Dieser Schritt, so Scholz, war für Deutschland als „Urheber furchtbarer Kriege und grausamer Verbrechen“(2) mit der Möglichkeit verbunden, zurückzukehren in die Familie friedliebender Völker.War denn Deutschland auch Urheber des 1. Weltkriegs?Diese Anfang der 60er Jahre vom ehemaligen NS-Historiker Fritz Fischer in die Welt gesetzte These von Deutschlands „Griff nach der Weltmacht“ ist schon lange nicht mehr haltbar. Fischer war von den Alliierten als gefährlicher Nationalsozialist auf die Liste jener Personen gesetzt worden, die automatisch zu arretieren seien. Mit seiner Entlassung 1947 erhielt er dann merkwürdigerweise seinen ehemaligen Lehrstuhl in Hamburg zurück. Das macht stutzig, denn einfache Dorfschullehrer durften allein schon wegen ihrer NSDAP-Mitgliedschaft nicht mehr unterrichten.Am 28. Juni 1919 wurde Deutschland in Versailles ein „Friedensvertrag“ aufgezwungen, in dem seine Alleinschuld am Ersten Weltkrieg festgeschrieben war. Dabei hatte die deutsche Reichsregierung um Max von Baden US-Präsident Woodrow Wilson am 3. Oktober 1918 vertrauensvoll um einen Waffenstillstand auf der Grundlage seines friedensfähigen 14-Punkte-Plans(3) gebeten. Dieser sah einen für alle Parteien annehmbaren Friedensschluss vor (Räumung besetzter Gebiete und generelle Neuordnung Europas nach dem Prinzip des Selbstbestimmungsrechts der Völker).(4) Um den 14-Punkte-Plan scherte man sich bei den Friedensverhandlungen – von denen Deutschland 1919 ausgeschlossen worden war – aber dann überhaupt nicht mehr. Die Parallele zu Minsk II ist überdeutlich......weiterlesen hier: https://apolut.net/verhaengnisvolle-geschichtsluecken-auf-der-un-generalversammlung-von-wolfgang-effenberger+++Bildquelle: Alexandros Michailidis / shutterstock+++Apolut ist auch als kostenlose App für Android- und iOS-Geräte verfügbar! Über unsere Homepage kommen Sie zu den Stores von Apple und Huawei. Hier der Link: https://apolut.net/app/Die apolut-App steht auch zum Download (als sogenannte Standalone- oder APK-App) auf unserer Homepage zur Verfügung. Mit diesem Link können Sie die App auf Ihr Smartphone herunterladen: https://apolut.net/apolut_app.apk+++Abonnieren Sie jetzt den apolut-Newsletter: https://apolut.net/newsletter/+++Ihnen gefällt unser Programm? Informationen zu Unterstützungsmöglichkeiten finden Sie hier: https://apolut.net/unterstuetzen/+++Unterstützung für apolut kann auch als Kleidung getragen werden! Hier der Link zu unserem Fan-Shop: https://harlekinshop.com/pages/apolut+++Website und Social Media:Website: https://apolut.netOdysee: https://odysee.com/@apolut:aRumble: https://rumble.com/ApolutTwitter: https://twitter.com/apolut_netInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/apolut_net/Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/apolut_netTelegram: https://t.me/s/apolut Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky admitted he refused to implement the 2015 Minsk II peace deal with Russia. Germany and France said Kiev used the agreement to “buy time” to prepare for war. Israel's ex Prime Minister Naftali Bennett revealed the West "blocked" attempt to hold negotiations. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QLJDROnssgA Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/10/ukraine-zelensky-minsk-peace-russia West killed peace proposal to end Ukraine war, Russia supported negotiated settlement: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/09/03/west-peace-proposal-ukraine-russia US, UK, France promised USSR not to expand NATO east of Germany, newly discovered document proves: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/20/us-uk-france-russia-expand-nato-east-germany US gov't body plots to break up Russia in name of ‘decolonization': https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/06/23/us-government-decolonize-russia

oder ein Wandel der deutschen RusslandpolitikEin Kommentar von Bernd Murawski.In russischen Medien wurde die Stellungnahme Angela Merkels mit Bestürzung aufgenommen, wonach das Minsker Abkommen dem Zweck gedient hätte, die Ukraine zu stärken. Die implizite Annahme, dass diese Position bereits bei Vertragsschluss bestanden habe, wird jedoch nicht durch Fakten gestützt. Ebenso wenig dürfte Wladimir Putin einer Täuschung aufgesessen sein. ... hier weiterlesen: https://apolut.net/minsk-ii-als-finte-von-bernd-murawski+++Apolut ist auch als kostenlose App für Android- und iOS-Geräte verfügbar! Über unsere Homepage kommen Sie zu den Stores von Apple und Huawei. Hier der Link: https://apolut.net/app/Die apolut-App steht auch zum Download (als sogenannte Standalone- oder APK-App) auf unserer Homepage zur Verfügung. Mit diesem Link können Sie die App auf Ihr Smartphone herunterladen: https://apolut.net/apolut_app.apk+++Abonnieren Sie jetzt den apolut-Newsletter: https://apolut.net/newsletter/+++Ihnen gefällt unser Programm? Informationen zu Unterstützungsmöglichkeiten finden Sie hier: https://apolut.net/unterstuetzen/+++Unterstützung für apolut kann auch als Kleidung getragen werden! Hier der Link zu unserem Fan-Shop: https://harlekinshop.com/pages/apolut+++Website und Social Media:Website: https://apolut.net/Odysee: https://odysee.com/@apolut:aRumble: https://rumble.com/ApolutInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/apolut_net/Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/apolut_netTelegram: https://t.me/s/apolutFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/apolut/Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/apolut Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iracundo Isidoro, Pedro García Bilbao, Juan A. Aguilar y Ernesto Flores, analizan a modo de rastreo cómo hemos llegado hasta aquí. EEUU/OTAN ha declarado la guerra a Rusia para impedir una relación natural entre Europa y Rusia utilizando como excusa barata al gobierno títere de un nazi como Zelenski. ¿Si no hubiera sido por el golpe de Estado del 2014 el actual nacionalismo ucraniano hubiera llegado al poder? ¿Qué diferencias hay entre los golpes del 2004 y 2014? ¿Qué significaron los Acuerdos de Minsk I y Minsk II? ¿A qué se debe este servilismo y entrega de la UE a los intereses geoestratégicos de EEUU/OTAN? ¿Por qué UE ha renunciado a una política exterior y militar propia? Estas y otras muchas cuestiones planteadas en este DAF son respondidas por nuestros compañeros. Marta Ruiz Jiménez y Jose M Corrales moderan esta vuelta de EC. Arena Yac se encargó de la postproducción. Correo produccionradioonline@gmail.com Twitter @EnfoqueCritico_ Fb https://www.facebook.com/DebateAFondo https://www.facebook.com/arena.vhemt @ebfloress84 @IracundoIsidoro @Marta51970 @pedroagbilbao

Jack F. Matlock, ehemaliger US-Botschafter in der Sowjetunion und Direktor für europäische Angelegenheiten im Nationalen Sicherheitsrat der USA, hat in einem bemerkenswerten Beitrag für die US-Denkfabrik „Institute for Responsible Statecraft“ die US-Regierung aufgefordert, alles zu tun, um einen Waffenstillstand in der Ukraine zu erreichen, und zudem erklärt, dass der Ukraine-Krieg „wahrscheinlich“ hätte verhindert werdenWeiterlesen

Analizamos todo lo ocurrido en el conflicto dentro de las fronteras Ucranianas entre los años 2014 y la actualidad. Los acuerdos de Minsk I y Minsk II para intentar concretar un alto el fuego y los continuos movimientos por parte de Rusia anunciando la operación militar que se ha llevado a cabo a principios de este año 2022.

Since the last edition of the podcast, Vladimir Putin has carried out actions in Ukraine that go against all forms of decency and civil behaviour. One month later, Marcus Stead and Greg Lance-Watkins try to make sense of the situation. All decent people are disgusted and appalled with Putin's deliberate targeting of innocent civilians, and he has no role to play in any lasting discussions on a peace settlement. However, this has been a horrendous military campaign by Russia. They are facing a humiliating defeat, but the big question is – where does Ukraine go from here? This conflict has been going on since the Meidan Revolution of 2014, when the democratically-elected pro-Russian President Yanukovych was overthrown by a US and EU-backed mob, which included Nazi-sympathising elements such as the Azov Battalion and the Right Sector. The rights of the ethnic Russians and Russian-speaking peoples of Donbas were signed away at gunpoint, and an eight-year conflict began, in which 14,000 innocent civilians have died in the region. The Minsk II agreement, brokered with the help of Germany, France and Poland, would have seen Donbas giving autonomy within the Ukrainian state, but this was never implemented. While this in no way excuses Putin's actions, it nevertheless played into his hands. The current Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is also no saint, as the Pandora Papers reveal huge corruption and offshore accounts linked directly to him. One of the great tragedies of this conflict is that Ukraine has the potential to become a rich, prosperous country. It has a great deal of natural resources, and its ports are located in superb positions in terms of trade. But a lasting peace will require compromise and for the language and civil rights of all peoples to be respected. The lack of leadership from the West is also deeply concerning. President Biden, once a steady, likeable if unspectacular Senator and Vice President, is very clearly in cognitive decline. The British army is now so small in size, it would fit comfortably into Wembley Stadium, and the Royal Navy so small that recapturing the Falkland Islands, as happened in 1982, would now be impossible. A key ‘piece of the jigsaw' is Russia's relationship with China, which will soon become the world's largest economy, which will have serious consequences for us all. The days of China being ordered about by Western countries are over. As for Russia itself, it appears as though Putin has surrounded himself with sycophants, or at the very least people who are terrified of telling him the truth about how badly this military campaign is going. What does all this mean for Russia? Putin does not look well. If he is overthrown, will Russia survive as a nation state? This podcast does not claim to have all the answers, but it does provide an interesting discussion. The podcast is available on the Talk Podcasts website, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Spotify and the iTunes app.

Minsk II-aftalen var Rusland og Ukraines andet forsøg på at opnå fred i de ukrainske regioner Donetsk og Luhansk, der i dag anser sig selv som selvstændige republikker. Aftalen er nødvendig for at forstå, hvilken rolle de separatistiske regioner spiller i Ukrainekrigen.

In 2014, Germany, France, Russia, Ukraine, and representatives from the separatists regions in Donbas, began talks to negotiate peace in Donbas. Representatives from these governments met in Minsk, Belarus, and on September 5, 2014 they signed an agreement for peace. It was called the 'Minsk Agreements', and it called for an immediate ceasefire. Unfortunately, this did not stop the fighting in Donbas, so representatives met again to hash out a new agreement that was called Minsk II. Minsk II was signed on February 12, 2015, and it called for an immediate ceasefire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front lines, prisoner releases, and an amendment to the Ukrainian constitution granting self-governing status to the separatists regions of Donbas. However, Minsk II also failed to bring peace. At the same time that these peace talks were taking place, representatives for the United States were visiting Ukraine and encouraging them to keep up the fight, and go on "offense". Was the United States working against these peace agreements, and what is the Biden administration currently doing to negotiate peace? Join the conversation and get answers to these questions and more on According2Sam episode #109.

Photo:  Drawing of Miensk (1772) Minsk II, signed on 12 February 2015, consisted of a package of measures, including a ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line, release of prisoners of war, constitutional reform in Ukraine granting self-government to certain areas of Donbas, and restoring control of the state border to the Ukrainian government.    1/3  #Ukraine: Failure of Minsk II. Anatol Lieven @LievenAnatol @QuincyInstitute https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russia-launches-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine-v35ch8qww Anatol Lieven, @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst  Georgetown University 

Photo:  Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa): Mensk (Miensk), the horn of Vysoki Rynak [market] Square and Kojdanaŭskaja Streets. Ezuitzky kalegium. Minsk II, signed on 12 February 2015, consisted of a package of measures, including a ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line, release of prisoners of war, constitutional reform in Ukraine granting self-government to certain areas of Donbas, and restoring control of the state border to the Ukrainian government.    2/3   #Ukraine: Failure of Minsk II. Anatol Lieven @LievenAnatol @QuincyInstitute https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russia-launches-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine-v35ch8qww

Photo:  Miensk. Менск (1772)   Minsk II, signed on 12 February 2015, consisted of a package of measures, including a ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line, release of prisoners of war, constitutional reform in Ukraine granting self-government to certain areas of Donbas, and restoring control of the state border to the Ukrainian government.  3/3  #Ukraine: Failure of Minsk II.  Anatol Lieven @LievenAnatol @QuincyInstitute https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russia-launches-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine-v35ch8qww

The situation on the Russia – Ukraine border is becoming more serious by the day. There are now 130,000 Russian troops on the border, but what's it really all about? In this new episode of Twenty Minute Topic, Marcus Stead and Greg Lance-Watkins try to make sense of the situation. The history, politics and demography of Ukraine is complex and bloody. We're being told by the mainstream media that Russian president Vladimir Putin could be about to invade Ukraine. President Putin is many things – a bully, a tyrant and an egotist, but there is very little evidence that he is mad. There is a lot more to this story than the simple cliches we're seeing banded about on our TV news bulletins. Neither President Putin nor President Zelensky of Ukraine say an invasion is coming, so why are there so many Russian troops on the border? An understanding of Ukraine's history and population is vital when assessing the current situation. A significant minority of the Ukrainian population are Russian-speaking and identify culturally with Russia, particularly in the area around Donetsk. During the collapse of the USSR, Russia surrendered a great deal of land in Europe and Asia, mostly without violence, and it consented to the reunification of Germany. Documents in the George Washington University show that at the time, agreements were made that NATO would not expand towards the Russian border in return. George Kennan, the greatest anti-Soviet diplomat of the immediate post-Cold War era, warned against the expansion of NATO towards Russia's borders. He said: “The expansion of NATO right up to the Russian borders is the greatest mistake of the post-Cold War period.” Yegor Gaidar, the former Prime Minister of Russia, liked in the West because of his economic reforms., contacted Canada's ambassador, Chris Westdal, in Moscow in 2004, to say he had come ‘to beg, to plead' to advise Ottawa against further NATO expansion which would, he warned, ‘bring out the worst of Russian instincts'. In 2014, President Yanukovych, who refused to sign a political association or free trade agreement with the EU, was overthrown by a mob which included Nazi sympathisers and hardline football hooligans, with the support of the EU and the USA. At the time of the revolution, President Yanukovych was just one year away from facing re-election at the ballot box. The government that came next was much more friendly towards the EU, and an agreement followed. The Minsk II agreement, signed by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany in 2015, was intended to pave the way for a federal, peaceful Ukraine, allowing for enhanced rights for the significant section of the population that speaks Russian and identifies with Russia culturally. Not a single provision of the Minsk II agreement has been fully implemented. History teaches us that it is far easier to begin a conflict than it is to end it. Should NATO or any Western countries be involving themselves in a complex and dangerous conflict few people outside the region understand? The podcast is available on the Talk Podcasts website, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Spotify and the iTunes app.

Photo:     Stalin and the Red October mine signed a socialist treaty. (Photo essay by E. Langman "Socialist Donbass" - Soyuzfoto Exhibition) Minsk II is the second cease-fire agreement in the War in Donbas.  #Ukraine: The Minsk II way forward without catastrophe.  Anatol Lieven  @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst https://www.thenation.com/article/world/putin-ukraine-peace/

Photo:  Minsk:  Prazdziecki's Palace (Praździecki).  #Ukraine: Minsk II and the road ahead. Colonel Jeff McCausland U.S. Army (ret.) @CBSNews Dickinson College https://www.dw.com/en/what-is-the-normandy-format-for-resolving-the-crisis-in-ukraine/a-60566531

I spin a post on the Nezygar Telegram channel out to explore the current uncertain state of play over Ukraine, covering topics from the current US claims of what its intelligence says about both Zelenskyy and Putin to whether recognising the Donbas pseudo-states is being floated in Moscow precisely as an escape route.  In the second segment, I tackle some of the requests for predictions sent in by Patrons and offer what turn out to be some disappointingly unexciting responses. The article on Minsk II for the Council on Geostrategy is here.You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials right here. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/InMoscowsShadows)

Movimenti di truppe russe al confine con l'Ucraina suscitano preoccupazioni. La Russia invaderà l'Ucraina? Gli elementi per interpretare i fatti: la situazione della Bielorussia e la debolezza interna dell'Ucraina. La posizione dell'amministrazione Biden e fli accordi di Minsk II.

durée : 00:41:09 - Un Jour dans le monde - Malgré la signature des accords de Minsk II en février 2015, la situation est toujours enlisée dans le Donbass, à l’est de l’Ukraine. Dans la perspective d’un nouveau sommet à Berlin, le président séparatiste Denis Pouchiline réapparaît sur la scène médiatique : le point avec la chercheuse Ioulia Shukan.

durée : 00:58:26 - Cultures Monde - par : Florian Delorme, Mélanie Chalandon, Hélaine Lefrançois - Cinq ans après les accords de Minsk II, force est de constater que le cessez-le-feu n’est toujours pas respecté. Dans le Donbass, les affrontements continuent de faire des morts. Alors quels sont les principaux points de blocage qui empêchent la mise en oeuvre de ces accords ? - réalisation : Vincent Abouchar, Benjamin Hû - invités : Anna Colin Lébédev Maître de conférence à Paris Nanterre spécialiste de l'Ukraine et de la Russie post-soviétique; Florent Parmentier enseignant à Sciences Po, chercheur associé au Centre de géopolitique de HEC, co-fondateur du blog EurAsia Prospective. Auteur de « Les chemins de l’Etat de droit » (ed. Presses de Sciences Po) et de « La Moldavie à la croisée des mondes » (ed. Non lieu).; Maxime Audinet doctorant à l'Université Paris-Nanterre au CRPM (Centre de recherches pluridisciplinaires multilingues), chercheur associé à l'IFRI

Zac and Nick discuss the surprising yet not-so-surprising result of Ukraine's presidential elections, what it means for relations with Russia, and whether or not there's any life yet in the Minsk II peace process. Recorded on April 27, 2018. The post Ukraine Election Result appeared first on Geopolitical Monitor.

More than two years after the Kyiv protests, the crisis in eastern Ukraine threatens to settle into a frozen conflict between the central government and separatists. While the Minsk II ceasefire agreement appears to have tempered the violence, a permanent resolution seems elusive. Meanwhile, relations between Russia and the West remain tense—and increasingly complicated by Russia's intervention in Syria. Veteran journalist and scholar Marvin Kalb offers a timely reassessment of the conflict's origins by turning an eye to the deeply intertwined history between Ukraine and Russia—a history, he argues, that must inform the way forward. What stands in the way of a durable peace? What remains to be done by the West? Join Marvin Kalb for a discussion on Ukraine's past ghosts and future hopes.

Jason Burack and Eric Dubin return for Episode 7 of the new Welcome to Dystopia podcast. In this podcast, they talk extensively about market volatility reappearing in stocks after almost no volatility for the last few years. Jason and Eric discuss how all the major economies in the world are trying to manage or manipulate important markets. The stock market, the oil market and the gold and silver markets are discussed. With this increased intervention, Jason reads his "3 Most Important Rules for Investing in the New Normal" and how much rules changes going forward are going to be a difficult part to figure out. Next, Jason and Eric talk about the gold and silver mining sector and how there's a new article out talking about the cost of gold miners http://www.zealllc.com/2015/gm1200fl.htm and why it's not an accurate picture of the industry since the cyclical bear market for gold and silver (manipulated) started in 2011. Scumbag of the Week Nominees: 1) Former Subway sandwich pitch man and pervert/child porn aficionado, Jared Foglehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/news/mo...2) Government agencies and law enforcement practicing totally unjustified civil forfeiturehttp://photographyisnotacrime.com/201...3) Oligarch and president of the Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko breaks a key part of the Minsk II "peace treaty." See: http://thenewsdoctors.com/?p=499156

Juan Ruitiña interviews Policy Fellow and Associate Director of ECFR Madrid Office Francisco de Borja Lasheras on the reforms in the Ukraine and the effectiveness of Minsk II.

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (former US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy) returns to the programme for an extended interview on the ongoing tensions between Washington and Moscow. Drawing upon his extensive experience in government, academia and journalism, Dr. Roberts explains how Washington's current hostility towards Russia, with its demonisation of Vladimir Putin, is a bitter fruit of the neoconservative ideology of world hegemony that came to dominate US centres of power from the early 1990s onwards. Assessing the geopolitical landscape with an eye to historical, economic and political realities, Dr. Roberts judges there to be only two hopes for the world to avert nuclear Armageddon: a Europe decisively resistant to Washington diktat, or economic collapse of the US empire itself. We also discuss the murder of Boris Nemtsov, prospects for Washington-agitated colour revolutions in Central Asia/Caucasus, MH17 and the growth of the police state in the US. (For show notes please visit http://themindrenewed.com)

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (former US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy) returns to the programme for an extended interview on the ongoing tensions between Washington and Moscow. Drawing upon his extensive experience in government, academia and journalism, Dr. Roberts explains how Washington's current hostility towards Russia, with its demonisation of Vladimir Putin, is a bitter fruit of the neoconservative ideology of world hegemony that came to dominate US centres of power from the early 1990s onwards. Assessing the geopolitical landscape with an eye to historical, economic and political realities, Dr. Roberts judges there to be only two hopes for the world to avert nuclear Armageddon: a Europe decisively resistant to Washington diktat, or economic collapse of the US empire itself. We also discuss the murder of Boris Nemtsov, prospects for Washington-agitated colour revolutions in Central Asia/Caucasus, MH17 and the growth of the police state in the US. (For show notes please visit http://themindrenewed.com)

Guests: Balazs Jarabik, on his article is "What Did Minsk II Actually Achieve?" Valerie Sperling on Sex, Politics, and Putin: Political Legitimacy in Russia published by Oxford. The post Podcast: The Fate of Minsk II and Gender, Sex, and Putin appeared first on SRB Podcast.