Best Jonathan Fink Podcasts (2025)

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Silicon Bites #150 - Putin's Bridge, Pride and Authority go Boom as SBU Attack Infamous Kerch Bridge 14:22

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Edition No150 | 03-06-2025 - We’ll come to the extraordinary strike on the Kerch Bridge in a minute, but there has also been significant development in the so-called peace process. Or rather the mask has slipped, and Russia’s true purpose in engaging in the Istanbul process has been made abundantly clear by vodka-soaked political thug, Medvedev, Ru…

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Silicon Bites #149 - Finland Preparing for the Worst as Russia Rebuilds its Military Border Forces 10:19

2h ago10:19

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Edition No149 | 03-06-2025 - Finland is ‘preparing for the worst’ as Russia expands military presence near border. Finland has said it expects Russia to further build up troops along their shared border when the war in Ukraine ends, after reports that Moscow had strengthened its military bases near the NATO frontier. Head of strategy of Finnish def…

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733. Bohdan Nahaylo - "Ukraine has Always Aspired to be Free." Voltaire. Ukraine has a Long, Rich History 40:54

1d ago40:54

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Bohdan Nahaylo, Chief Editor of Kyiv Post since December 2021, is a British-Ukrainian journalist, author and veteran Ukraine watcher based between Kyiv and Barcelona. He was formerly head of Amnesty International's Soviet Union unit, a senior United Nations official and policy adviser, and Director of Radio Liberty’s Ukrainian Service.----------LIN…

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734. Livestream with Jonathan MS Pearce - Strategic Disaster for Putin as Bomber Fleet Annihilated 1:27:37

1d ago1:27:37

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Your support is massively appreciated! SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon CurtainNEXT EVENTS - LVIV, KYIV AND ODESA THIS MAY AND JUNE.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur first live events this year in Lviv and Kyiv were a huge success. Now we need to maintai…

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Silicon Bites #148 - Russian Bomber Fleet Smashed as Ukraine Makes Military History in Bold Attack 12:05

1d ago12:05

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Edition No148 | 01-06-2025 - 41 Russian strategic bombers have been hit with an operation taking well over a year to plan. At least 5 Russian air bases hit. Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has just struck aircraft at the Olenya airbase, including A-50s, Tu-95MS, and Tu-22 bombers. "A black day for our strategic aviation" - Russian milblogger Alexa…

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731. Ilya Lozovsky - Agents and Assets of Russian Operating in Europe Through Russian Front Organization. 50:34

2d ago50:34

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Ilya Lozovsky and the co-authors of his research article investigated nearly 50,000 internal emails obtained from a Russian foundation that pitches itself as offering legal aid to Russian "compatriots" abroad. In fact, "Pravfond" also helps numerous spies, criminals, and blatant propagandists, works hand-in-glove with intelligence services, and bui…

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730. Sergey Radchenko - The Kremlin's Bid for Global Power, Influence and Dominance During the Cold War 52:08

5d ago52:08

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Sergey Radchenko is a Soviet-born British Russian historian. He is the Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at the Henry A. Kissinger Centre for Global Affairs, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and visiting professor at Cardiff University. He is an historian of the Cold War, mainly known for his work on Sino-Soviet relat…

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729. Livestream - Trump Turns on Putin? Let's not get Excited Unless Actions Follow Trump's 'harsh' Words 2:04:54

5d ago2:04:54

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Your support is massively appreciated! SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon CurtainNEXT EVENTS - LVIV, KYIV AND ODESA THIS MAY AND JUNE.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur first live events this year in Lviv and Kyiv were a huge success. Now we need to maintai…

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728. Anna Danylchuk - Russia's Dark Beginning and the Dark End of Europe's Last (and Most Brutal) Empire. 45:59

6d ago45:59

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Anna Danylchuk has been creating a war diary since the early days of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022. Anna Danylchuk aims to tell the truth about Ukraine and Russia’s war and cut through the noise and propaganda. Anna is passionate about the beauty and independence of her country, and communicates this powerfully in her videos,…

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Silicon Bites # 147 - The Fake Peace is Over as Trump Loses Interest and Caves in to Putin's Demands 12:55

8d ago12:55

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Edition No147 | 26-05-2025 - Trump may be inferring that Putin has lost his mind and is behaving out of character with mindless violence. But Trump has already clearly abandoned the peace process and is well on the way to washing his hands of the war, the peace and Ukraine. By the way, Putin is not mad, and the current violence is totally character…

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711. Valerii Pekar - Make Russia Small Again is the Slogan but Decolonizing Russia is the Strategic Objective 15:13

8d ago15:13

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Valerii Pekar has been an entrepreneur since 1992. He serves as an adjunct professor at Kyiv-Mohyla Business School, the Business School and School of Public Management of Ukrainian Catholic University, Open University of Maidan, and the Ukrainian Academy of Leadership. He is the author of four books and was a member of the National Reforms Council…

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705. Angelina Kariakina - Ukraine's Existence is Non-Negotiable by the Kremlin or Washington 23:39

9d ago23:39

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Angelina Kariakina is a journalist, researcher, and co-founder of the Public Interest Journalism Lab in Ukraine. She has worked as a journalist for over 17 years – with print media, TV, and online. Angelina Kariakina is a journalist and media manager. In 2020 she co-founded the Public Interest Journalism Lab. She is currently the general producer o…

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Silicon Bites #146 - Where is Taurus Merz or is this Just Another Empty Threat that Emboldens Putin? 21:21

9d ago21:21

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Edition No146 | 25-05-2025 - In a clear indication that peace is the last thing on Putin’s mind, overnight on May 25th Russia attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions with drones and missiles, in an attack that may constitute the largest of the war, and certainly the largest over several nights. The bombardment killed at least a dozen people inclu…

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725. Joe Lindsley - It's Now Clear What a Disaster Biden's Ukraine Policy has been in Extending the War 1:06:52

10d ago1:06:52

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Joe Lindsley is a traveller and a writer, and American reporting on Chicago's WGN Radio from Ukraine each and every weekday of Russia's full-scale war. He once was protégé to Fox News founder Roger Ailes, but Lindsley escaped that frenzied world where power mattered more than truth. He came to Lviv for a Ukrainian Catholic University journalism con…

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Silicon Bites #145 - "You Want a Ceasefire, and I Want Your Death." Threatens Propagandist Solovyov. 8:06

11d ago8:06

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Edition No145 | 23-05-2025 - Julia Davis has penned a superb article, published on CEPA’s website. She describes the Kremlin’s propagandists as being in ebullient mood as they anticipate the disengagement of the US from mediating in the Ukraine conflict. This is what they wanted all along, and Trump is threatening to give them exactly what they wer…

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726. Operator Starsky - Invasion of the Toilet Snatchers - Why Envy Drives Russian Theft and Aggression 55:28

11d ago55:28

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Today I’m speaking with Operator Starsky, a former Ukrainian National Guardian, blogger, and inspiration for everyone who is following the war, and supporting a Ukrainian victory. He has created one of the most popular and original YouTube channels dedicated to the international community. I’m not sure you need an introduction – I’m sure most peopl…

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724. Konstantin Samoilov - Trump Admits that "Putin Only Wants to Wage War" Not Find Peace 1:02:08

12d ago1:02:08

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Welcome to our monthly conversation with Konstantin, who is one of the most respected voices on YouTube about what is happening Inside Russia. Konstantin Samoilov is a well-known YouTuber whose channel ‘Inside Russia’ comments insightfully on Russia’s decent into authoritarianism over the last few years. But now, like many others, he’s outside Russ…

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712. Olena Hrazhdan - The Economics of War and Resilience in Ukraine and Using the Frozen Russian Assets. 35:10

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Olena Hrazhdan is a business journalist specializing in finance, macroeconomics, retail market and policy making.----------LINKS:https://www.kyivpost.com/authors/1062https://www.linkedin.com/in/olena-grazhdan-507b86171/https://x.com/OlenaHrazhdanhttps://bsky.app/profile/olenahrazhdan.bsky.social----------Your support is massively appreciated! SILIC…

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Silicon Curtain #144 - Russians Just "Don't Care" About the War - Radical Lack of Empathy is Issue 18:50

13d ago18:50

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Edition No144 | 20-05-2025 - Journalist Ekaterina Barabash apparently escaped from house arrest, and fled Russia in May 2025. Russian film critic and journalist Ekaterina Barabash has penned an extraordinary article in the Kyiv Independent confirming what many realistic ‘Russia watchers’ have suspected through most of the full-scale war. Most Russi…

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Silicon Bites #143 - Putin's Next Phase of Peace Negotiations - Threat, Intimidation and Mass Murder 10:22

16d ago10:22

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Edition No143 | 18-05-2025 - Ukraine’s military intelligence HUR reports it has information indicating Russia intends to conduct a training launch of an RS-24 "Yars" intercontinental ballistic missile during the night of May 19. It says the launch is meant to "intimidate Ukraine" and that the missile will be equipped with a training warhead. Russia…

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695. Howard Amos - Where Russia Begins in a Country that Fails to Understand Where it's Territory Ends 55:08

17d ago55:08

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Howard Amos is a writer and journalist, who has been published by outlets including The Guardian, Newsweek, Foreign Policy, The Associated Press and The New Republic. Raised in London, he spent a year living in Russia’s Pskov Region before working for almost a decade as a correspondent in Moscow. He left Russia in the days after the full-scale inva…

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706. Kateryna Zarembo - Ukraine’s Sun is Ascending as the Imperial Militarism of Moscow Burns Itself Out. 14:13

18d ago14:13

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Kateryna Zarembo is a researcher, lecturer, translator, and author who has long combined academic, literary, and policy work. Since August 2024, she has also served as a volunteer combat medic with the Hospitallers Medical Battalion. From 2010 to 2019, she worked at the New Europe Center, focusing on European integration, Ukraine’s security, and in…

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Silicon Bites #142 - Peace is not Peace for Putin, Meaning he is Unlikely to Turn up for Peace Talks 14:39

19d ago14:39

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Edition No142 | 14-05-2025 - Why did Putin suddenly seem so desperate for direct peace talks with Ukraine, when he’s been avoiding the optics and consequences of such a meeting for more than three years? This is the question asked by the Moscow Times, ahead of the anticipated talks in Istanbul. Putin’s proposed meeting with Ukrainian negotiators in…

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702. Alexandra Chyczij and Lubomyr Luciuk - Moscow Imperialists Celebrate Defeat of Nazis Without Irony 26:14

19d ago26:14

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Alexandra Chyczij is President of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and is a Ukrainian Canadian community leader and advocate for human and civil rights, the rule of law, and righting historical injustices. Organizer of legal conferences in Europe, USA, South America and the Caribbean. Promoter of Canadian values abroad as an international election o…

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703. Aaron Gasch Burnett and Bill Browder - We Must Choke Off Funds to Putin's War Economy to End the War 52:36

21d ago52:36

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Aaron Gasch Burnett is a German Canadian political analyst, news journalist, communications strategist, and expert on German politics with over a decade of experience based in Berlin and over 15 years in journalism, research, and communications. ----------William Browder was the largest foreign investor in Russia until 2005, as CEO of Hermitage Cap…

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697. Yuri Rashkin - We're Not Nearly Scared Enough of Monsters Gathering in the Dark - Autocrats, Tyrants 37:12

22d ago37:12

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Yuri Rashkin is an educator, presenter, musician, court interpreter, news analyst, and host of the Rashkin Report on YouTube. He is becoming better known in the community and his content appreciated through his regular collaborations with influential Ukrainian journalist and commentator, Vitalii Portnikov. ----------LINKS:https://www.youtube.com/@U…

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701. Hugh Eaton - Defence Review in UK Needs to Assume Rapidly Evolving Tech and Crisis is the New Normal 41:32

23d ago41:32

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Hugh Eaton OBE, MA, VR, is a Defence, Security and Digital Transformation expert, with experience across strategy, organizational design and leadership. Hugh Eaton is an Expert Adviser to Boston Consulting Group, specializing in the UK and the Middle East. He was previously the Global Vice President for Government at Microsoft, before which he was …

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Silicon Bites #141 - Putin's Victory Day in Moscow was a Triumphal Celebration of War and Aggression 13:33

24d ago13:33

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Edition No141 | 10-05-2025 - World leaders attending the military parade in Moscow to mark the end of the second world war bring shame on themselves and their countries. This is what Donald Tusk of Poland said, and I completely concur. Shaking hands with, embracing, and even normalising a blood-thirsty tyrant and killer, and one that is actively en…

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686. Alexey Kurayev - Europe is Next Warns a Serving Member of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Patriot. 1:00:50

24d ago1:00:50

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Your support is massively appreciated! SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon CurtainNEXT EVENTS - LVIV, KYIV AND ODESA THIS MAY.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur first live events this year in Lviv and Kyiv were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this mo…

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Silicon Bites #140 - Rumours Swirl on Telegram of Failed Assassination Plot and Threat to Putin 8:06

26d ago8:06

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Edition No140 | 09-05-2025 - Brace yourselves for an extraordinary piece of speculation. A friend alerted me to rumours swirling around Moscow of another potential threat to the life of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. Perhaps that’s not a surprise, given that his senseless war has caused upwards of a million Russian to be grievously wounded or lose t…

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700. Keir Giles - How Seriously Should we Take the Russian Missile Threat to UK's Defence and Security? 32:55

25d ago32:55

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By subjugating Ukraine, he hopes to reassert Russia’s status as a great power, discourage other neighbours from pivoting west, and distract from domestic issues through nationalist fervour. Ultimately, Putin fears the erosion of Russia's imperial legacy and the contagion of democratic aspirations among his own people—making Ukraine not just a strat…

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698. Konstantin Samoilov - Bank and Airline Collapses Suggest Economic Crisis in Russian 47:03

26d ago47:03

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Welcome to our monthly conversation with Konstantin, who is one of the most respected voices on YouTube about what is happening Inside Russia. Konstantin Samoilov is a well-known YouTuber whose channel ‘Inside Russia’ comments insightfully on Russia’s decent into authoritarianism over the last few years. But now, like many others, he’s outside Russ…

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Silicon Bites #139 - 'The Main Bastards' - UK Prepares for Major Military Confrontation with Russia. 15:03

27d ago15:03

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Edition No138 | 04-05-2025 - Russia was formally declared a national security threat to the UK last month. After Litvinenko, Skripal, the invasions of Georgia, Crimea, Donbas and then Ukraine full-scale, we could be forgiven for asking why this status as the ‘main adversary’ took so long to formalise? This is also against the backdrop of repeated t…

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696. Alexander Khara - Possession of Crimea is Still Key to Victory and Peace for Ukraine and the Region. 55:28

28d ago55:28

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Alexander Khara is CEO at CDS – The Centre for Defence Strategies. He is a Ukrainian / Greek native of Donetsk. A former diplomat/ proponent of Europe Whole and Free and at Peace with Ukraine, Belarus and Georgia as its integral part----------LINKS:https://x.com/alexanderkharahttps://icds.ee/en/autor/alexander-khara/https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex…

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694. Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges - Rain Fire on Putin's 9th May Parade - A Legitimate Military Target for Ukraine 31:49

29d ago31:49

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Ben Hodges is a retired United States Army officer, who became commander of United States Army Europe in November 2014, and held that position for three years until retiring from the United States Army in January 2018. Until recently he was the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, at the Centre for European Policy Analysis, specialising in NATO, Tr…

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Silicon Bites #138 - Igor Girkin (Strelkov) Claims that Summer Offensive and War "Doesn't End Well." 24:13

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Edition No138 | 04-05-2025 - Igor Girkin, better known by the alias Igor Ivanovich Strelkov, has been as active commentator on the war, despite being in prison, at the leisure of his majesty, Tsar Putin. Before we get into the episode, let’s not forget that Strelkov played a key role in the Russian annexation of Crimea, and then in the Donbas War a…

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692. Dom Nicholls - Russia Shows no Interest in Peace as Putin's Forces Apparently Surge on Sumy Border 40:34

1M ago40:34

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By subjugating Ukraine, Putin hopes to reassert Russia’s status as a great power, discourage other neighbours from pivoting west, and distract from domestic issues through nationalist fervour. Ultimately, Putin fears the erosion of Russia's imperial legacy and the contagion of democratic aspirations among his own people—making Ukraine not just a st…

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692. Livestream with Jonathan MS Pearce - 100 Day Shambles - Trump's Chaotic First 100 Days in Office 1:43:14

1M ago1:43:14

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Easter Pysanky: Silicon Curtain https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/easter-pysanky-silicon-curtainCar for Ukraine has joined forces with a group of influencers, creators, and news observers during this special Easter season. In peaceful times, we might gift a basket of pysanky (hand-painted eggs), but now, we aim to deliver a basket of trucks to our …

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689. Jesse Alexander - The Russo-Ukrainian War 2014 to ? Putin will not Stop Until Ukraine is Eradicated. 1:17:21

1M ago1:17:21

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Jesse Alexander is a public historian based in Vienna, Austria. He holds an MA in Modern History from the University of Vienna, where he focused on propaganda in World War One. Jesse has also researched, written, and hosted documentary films on 19th and 20th century conflict, including “The Great War” series.----------LINKS:https://x.com/jesse_hist…

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Silicon Bites #137 - Trump Slumps in the Polls - Collapse in Trump's Popularity Triggers GOP Panic 18:52

1M ago18:52

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Edition No137 | 01-05-2025 - There are indications that all is not well in the dark Narnia of Trump’ administration. As President Trump approaches the first 100 days of his second term, a Fox News poll suggests that core voters as well as swing voters have concerns about the direction of travel. 82% are extremely or very concerned about inflation, …

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691. Anna Danylchuk - Strike Moscow on 9th May Victory Day to Bring the War Home to the Russia Population 1:14:52

1M ago1:14:52

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Anna Danylchuk has been creating a war diary since the early days of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022. Anna Danylchuk aims to tell the truth about Ukraine and Russia’s war and cut through the noise and propaganda. Anna is passionate about the beauty and independence of her country, and communicates this powerfully in her videos,…

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Silicon Bites #136 - GRU Expands List of Targets - Opponents and Critics of Kremlin May be Targeted. 12:51

1M ago12:51

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Edition No136 | 30-04-2025 - It’s been reported that Putin's spies are building a hit list of journalists, politicians, and public figures across Europe. GRU agents have been ordered to collect home addresses of Kremlin critics for potential "active measures." Aktivni meropriyatiyi. This story has been repeated by respected opposition figures such …

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685. Samuel Greene - Russia is at War with Us All Whether our Governments and Media Acknowledge the Fact. 52:44

1M ago52:44

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Samuel Greene is professor in Russian politics at King’s College London. Prior to moving to London in 2012 to join King’s, he lived and worked in Moscow for 13 years, most recently as director of the Centre for the Study of New Media & Society at the New Economic School, and as deputy director of the Carnegie Moscow Centre. He holds a PhD in politi…

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688. Sir Richard Shirreff - Russia is on its Knees - We Should not Let it Get Back up to Rearm & Regroup. 44:31

1M ago44:31

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Vladimir Putin’s obsession with dominating Ukraine stems from a mix of geopolitical paranoia, historical revisionism, and authoritarian self-preservation. He views Ukraine’s westward shift in political aspirations and values—especially EU integration—as a direct threat to Russia’s sphere of influence and his regime’s legitimacy and indeed survivabi…

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Silicon Bites #135 - Your Armies have Become Redundant Because of Rapidly Evolving Drone Warfare 18:11

1M ago18:11

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Edition No135 | 28-04-2025 - After transitioning to become his excellency, Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi kept a relatively low profile. Now he’s attending more civic events that have connections to the Ukrainian community, and has given keynote addresses at several significant events, including Chatham House and Rusi. Hi…

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687. Yuliya Ziskina & Timothy Ash - Seizing Russian Assets Must be Treated as Matter of National Security 38:26

1M ago38:26

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Yuliya Ziskina is a Policy and advocacy attorney specializing in information policy and public international law from Ukraine. She is based in the New York City Metropolitan Area.----------Timothy Ash, who has been professional economist for more than 30 years, with two thirds of that in the banking industry. Timothy’s specialism is emerging Europe…

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682. Vlad Mykhnenko - The Delusion of Buried Riches in Ukraine - The Challenges of Trump's Minerals Deal. 48:10

1M ago48:10

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Vlad Mykhnenko is Professor of Geography and Political Economy at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St. Peter's College, Oxford. He is an economic geographer, specialising in geographical political economy. His academic focus is on challenging the conventional wisdom of urban and regional development within the transition economies of easter…

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684. Yuri Felshtinsky - Trump's Peace Deal was Authored in Moscow, and Designed to be Punitive on Ukraine 1:05:04

1M ago1:05:04

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Dr Yuri Felshtinsky is a prominent author, historian, and journalist, and expert on Russia and the former Soviet Union. He has appeared in hundreds of print, TV, and radio interviews worldwide, and is widely known as co-author of the book “Blowing Up Russia” with Alexander Litvinenko, a former Lieutenant Colonel in the FSB who was poisoned with rad…

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Silicon Bites #134 - One of Putin's Military Generals Erased in Bomb Blast on the Streets of Moscow. 5:39

1M ago5:39

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Edition No134 | 25-04-2025 - Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik has been killed in a car bomb attack near Moscow. The most likely suspect for this highly targeted assassination is Ukraine. The elimination of Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik follows that of another senior Russian military figure, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, in December. …

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