Coffee and a Mike Gilbert Doctorow #1302
Jan 30, 2026
Dr. Gilbert Doctorow, an independent political analyst and historian of Russia based in Brussels, offers sharp takes on US politics from abroad and media distortions. He discusses Trump’s Davos strategy to sideline Europe, the leaked 28-point peace framework favoring Russia, Kremlin debates over diplomacy versus force, and the geopolitics of reconstruction funding and EU cohesion.
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Media Bias Shapes US Perception
- Doctorow cautions against trusting US media narratives about Trump because coverage is broadly hostile and distorted.
- He says many Democrats and the press are exploiting controversies to attack Trump in an election year.
Doctorow Tuned Out Trump's Davos Speech
- Gilbert Doctorow listened to about 15 minutes of Trump's Davos speech before tuning out at 15 minutes into the hour-and-a-half address.
- He concluded Trump spoke strategically rather than out of senility, noting Trump 'has a brain' and is not senile.
Davos Was A Strategic Shakeup
- Donald Trump deliberately humiliated European leaders at Davos to break their unity and sideline them from the Ukraine peace process.
- That disruption created a political vacuum which Trump could exploit to negotiate directly with Russia and Ukraine.
