Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Lord Skidelsky, one of the greatest economic historians of the 21st Century and award-winning biographer of John Maynard Keynes. He discusses why the UK’s policy towards Ukraine is a shambles based on lies, Trump’s victory leaving the UK and Europe without a plausible policy for the Ukraine proxy war, why his opinion of opposing Britain’s fuelling of the proxy war is rare in Britain’s political class and the media, Britain’s policy having nowhere left to go after climbing the escalation ladder to nuclear war, Russia’s consistent opposition to NATO expansion after the collapse of the USSR and the myth that NATO is a purely defensive organisation, the cliche narrative that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was ‘unprovoked’ and ‘full-scale’, how the UK’s perspective of WW2 skews its policy towards Russia, and much more. Show less

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Charles Kupchan, National Security Council Director for European Affairs under US President Obama and President Clinton, and Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. In a heated exchange, Afshin Rattansi challenges him on the current massacres in Syria carried out by Ahmed Al-Sharaa/Al Jolani’s allies, the US’ role in supporting the Al Qaeda and its affiliates in Syria, the Maidan Coup and his belief that it was a ‘grassroots revolution’, Tulsi Gabbard’s characterisation of the proxy war as a campaign to destroy Russia and depose Vladimir Putin at the risk of World War 3, his assertion that the West went out of its way to prevent the Ukraine proxy war from widening, the neo-Nazis in Ukraine’s military and the bombardment of the Donbas since 2014, his view that China, Iran and North Korea being on Russia’s side is ‘not an impressive coalition’, the rise of BRICS and the shift of power to the East and global south, whether the think tanks can understand the rise of a multipolar world, and much more.

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer, Veteran Intelligence Officer of the US Army and member of the Trump 2020 Campaign’s Advisory Board. He discusses how long he thinks Zelensky has left in power in Ukraine, Britain’s plans of deploying troops to Ukraine and Trump’s order to stop intelligence sharing with Ukraine, MI6 and the UK’s role in the Trump-Russia collusion hoax, why Britain and the European Union are ‘on the wrong side of history’ when it comes to Russia and the Ukraine proxy war, Western European countries’ delusional belief that Russia will attack London and Paris, Trump’s cabinet picks to avoid pressure from the deep state and traditional lobbying power centres, his belief of a coming clearing house of the intelligence community, the delay in releasing the Epstein files to the public, and much more.

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Anatol Lieven, Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute. He discusses Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Ukraine proxy war and the administration’s view that it is China, not Russia that is an existential threat to the United States, the attempt to break the Russia-China alliance and China’s strength in the current geopolitical landscape, Europe’s complete submission and vassalage to the United States and the subsequent consequences surrounding Trump and the proxy war, the mutual mistrust between Europe and Russia, whether Donald Trump will actually withdraw from NATO and scale down the US’ European presence, why Israel would go into a frenzy if the US reduced its presence in Europe, why new German Chancellor Merz will likely continue to just defer European policy to Washington, Europe’s incapability to get off the path off of hostility towards Russia to their own detriment, the complete uniformity of establishment and media thought in the UK and Europe, the catastrophic backfiring of the Trump-Russia hoax perpetuated by the Democrats, and much more.

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dmitri Trenin, member of Russia’s Foreign and Defence Policy Council and the Former Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center. He discusses the prospect of British and European troops being deployed to Ukraine and why this could result in a direct conflict with Russia, the reckless decisions of European leaders that has made them direct participants in the Ukraine proxy war as viewed by Moscow, why the UK and EU have little to no choice but to follow Washington’s orders on Ukraine, the voices in Russia that advocate for striking the countries supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles, whether the US has truly changed course on Ukraine and relations with Russia under Donald Trump, whether Donald Trump’s administration will aim to split the Moscow-Beijing alliance, de-dollarisation and Donald Trump’s threats against BRICS and any efforts to create a common currency, Russia’s attempts to regain the technological sovereignty the Soviet Union had, the current dynamics of the US and Europe opposing each other over Ukraine, and much more.

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to veteran former US Congressman and libertarian icon Dr. Ron Paul. He discusses how much waste and nefarious projects have been uncovered in USAID and other departments by Elon Musk’s DOGE, the debasement of the US dollar and the economic policies that have led to the current precarious state of the US economy, Elon Musk wanting him to run the Federal Reserve, Musk’s plan to audit the gold reserves at Fort Knox, the ‘fake’ audit of the US’ gold reserves and the inevitable change of the US’ economic system, Donald Trump’s proposed plan for Gaza plan and the possible looming Israeli strike on Iran, Donald Trump’s pursuit of peace and his reservations on Trump’s instincts and policies, Iran being chosen to be the ‘enemy of the day’, the US providing the weapons for Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the continuing threat to Donald Trump’s life, and much more.

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktree.com/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Sevim Dagdelen, Member of the German Bundestag of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance and Author of ‘NATO: A Reckoning with the Atlantic Alliance’, ahead of the elections in Germany on Sunday. She discusses J.D. Vance’s speech to Europe and the lack of freedom of speech and freedom of the press in German society from the COVID lockdowns to criticism of Israel, Germany’s attempts to censor UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese who has spoken out against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the censoring and smearing of voices in Germany that advocated for negotiations to end the Ukraine proxy war and opposed NATO expansion antagonising Russia, Europe’s ‘insanity’ in continuing to announce new sanctions and attempting to continue the Ukraine proxy war without the US, the complete vassal status and obedience of Germany’s government and the European Commission to Washington, Donald Trump trying to make Europeans pay the bill for the Washington-led Ukraine proxy war to focus on China, NATO’s war for hearts and minds of the people in Europe through universities and the media pushing the idea that Russia is an imminent threat to Europe, the floated proposal to send German troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire and why it would be a disaster, the US’ huge military presence in Germany and Germany becoming an aircraft carrier of the US, Germany’s needs for good relations with all superpowers and emerging powers, why Germany cannot afford to confront China at the behest of the United States, and much more.

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to CIA Directorate of Intelligence Veteran Prof. Melvin Goodman. In one of the most heated Going Underground interviews of all time, Afshin Rattansi clashes with Prof. Melvin Goodman on Donald Trump’s and Elon Musk’s gutting of USAID, Donald Trump’s cabinet picks such as Tulsi Gabbard, the US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza, and much more.

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Gilbert Doctorow, Author of ‘Does Russia Have a Future?’ and former Visiting Scholar at the Harriman Institute at Columbia University. He discusses US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s remarks stating that there won’t be NATO membership for Ukraine and that Ukraine has to give up their land in a negotiated settlement, the ignorance and ill-informed decision-making of US and European leaders regarding the Ukraine proxy war, Donald Trump’s various cabinet picks such as General Kellogg who disagree with his foreign policy positions, the lies the US leadership has been told by the intelligence agencies and mainstream media, the information, why the US’ plan to mine the rare earth minerals of Ukraine is not viable, why a total Russian victory is looming which may derail Trump’s plan for a ceasefire, the UK’s empty threats against Russia over Ukraine and the danger Britain faces, Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza and seemingly taking war with Iran off the table for now, and much more.