Tag Archive: Vladimir Putin
The Longer it Takes the West to Accept that Ukraine is Losing, the Worse Things Will Get for Ukraine
It's becoming clear to everyone except our rulers that Ukraine is losing and can now never win if winning means expelling all Russian troops, says David Craig. The longer it goes on, the worse it gets for Ukraine.
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Nick Dixon and Toby Young Talk About Joe Biden’s Failing Memory, Trump’s Radical NATO Shake-Up and Putin Giving Tucker a History Lesson
In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast – recorded live at the Hippodrome in Leicester Square – the talking points are Joe Biden's failing memory, Trump's radical NATO shake-up and Putin giving Tucker a history lesson.
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Nick Dixon and Toby Young Talk About Liz Truss’s PopCons, the U.K.’s Broken Asylum System and the Premier League’s Stadium Stasi Spying on Fans for Wrongthink
In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast the talking points are Liz Truss's PopCon event, the U.K.'s broken asylum system and the Premier League's Stadium Stasi spying on fans for wrongthink.
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The Tyrants Are Out in Force
Once a tyrant, always a tyrant and those people who during Covid used power cruelly are starting to make a resurgence. The latest is a call to withhold child benefit from those who don't vaccinate their children.
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The American Right’s Arguments For Ending Aid to Ukraine Don’t Pass Muster
Ian Rons made the mistake of reading an article by an American conservative arguing for an end to aid for Ukraine. The ignorance was almost bottomless.
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Putin’s ‘Weakness’ is a Delusion of Western Media
All our mainstream media have claimed that the Wagner mutiny has weakened Putin. But the evidence suggests the opposite, writes David Craig, after the Russian leader swiftly faced down the threat.
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What if Putin Falls From Power?
Duncan Allan, a fellow of Chatham House, has written a report speculating about what might happen if Ukraine's counter-offensive is successful and Putin is deposed. He fears that may not end well.
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If Putin Loses the War in Ukraine, Will the Russian Federation Break Up?
If Russia loses the war in Ukraine, how likely is it that the Russian Federation will break up, potentially leading to more armed conflicts? Not all that likely, says Ian Rons in the Daily Sceptic.
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Merkel and Minsk
It's been claimed that in a recent interview, Angela Merkel said the Minsk agreements were just a way to "give Ukraine time". Yet this statement has been taken out of context by her critics, including Vladimir Putin.
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Does Putin’s ‘Peter the Great’ Comparison Mean NATO Never Mattered?
Putin recently compared himself to Tsar Peter the Great. Does this mean NATO never mattered? No. The point is that Putin would not have acted on his 'imperialist' beliefs had the West followed a different policy.
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