Are We in Cold War Too?

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The west needs to assert itself and defend its good values, says John Defterios. This may mean economic sanctions or putting peace keepers on the border. But it also means accepting that we are in a cold war with Vladimir Putin's Russia. The West has been deluded into thinking everyone everywhere thinks like us, he argues.

Freddie Sayers meets Konstantin Kisin.

Following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army, pundits from mainstream and alternative media platforms across the political spectrum have been left eating humble pie. Predictions of Russia’s next move as troops built up on the border have ranged from blaming hawkish Americans for hyping up a non-existent threat, to claims that Putin was using the standoff to make himself an international talking point. Now that it is clear that Putin is done with talking and intends to take action, we are left wondering: who can we trust on Ukraine? To puzzle out this question, Freddie Sayers sat down for an emergency episode with Konstantin Kisin, host of the Triggernometry podcast and YouTube channel.

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