History and Politics with Dr.Brovkin

The Diesel Deal Aftershocks

Questions: Will it make a difference

EU maneuvers

Zelensky’s chances

The New Reality:

Trump wants to buy Russian diesel.

Rupture with Zelensky

Confronting EU hypocrisy

HERE COMES PUTIN

1. How can Putin help Trump?
2. Why would Putin want to help Trump?
3. How can Putin help Trump?He can help Trump by: 1. Lowering the price of oil in the USA2. Finding a way to reach a compromise with Iran.

CAUSES

Underfunding of public education (lack of resources/money for schools), which caused overcrowded classes, teacher shortages, dilapidated buildings, long school days, and related problems—especially in poorer areas.

The West Refuses to Listen to Putin

Putin: A Threat or a Warning to the West

What the West Did Not Notice in Putin’s Speech

What is Valday: annual conf. experts

3-hour speech 45 min plus 2,5 hours Q&A

He spoke on multipolarity, BRICS, AI and Mankind, the UN and its possible Reform; Russia and Europe, as Russia and Eurasia.

Western media focus almost exclusively on the nuclear threat.

WHY do they refuse to listen?

Why do they ignore what Putin tirelessly tries to explain?

WHAT THE WEST GOT

WHAT THEY IGNORED

Two questions today.

Why does Putin reject a ceasefire or a deal with Zelensky?

Why does Zelensky refuse to accept Putin’s terms?

Zelensky at the UN

THREE IMPORTANT EVENTS

TRUMP SANCTIONS ON THIRD COUNTRIES:

ELECTIONS IN GERMANY

UKRAINE ATTACK ON RUSSIA 2000 DRONES

TRUMP: THIRD PARTY SANCTIONS TARIFFS. cHINA

iNDIA, RESPONSE

CAN THEY BE ENFORCED. NO WHY COUNTERMEARURES WILL HURT US MORE; BRICS PAY WORKS.

TRUMP LOOKS PATHETIC LAUGHABLE

THE DOG BARKS THE CARRAVAM MOVES ON.

2GERMANY

AfD to be banned not to be banned its policies hijacked,

EU leaders out of line with trends in D.

There is no EU without D

in that case they fall together with Zelensky

Results in Germany: MECKLENBURG AFTER SAXONY ANHALT

AFD 38% SPD 35. Linke survived 6% Greens 6%all others gone. They will all gang up on AFD double down to pursue the same course

1. Rebellion against ruling parties and establishment
2. Unprecedented rise of AFD. Double votes in one election cycle
3. Combined with collapse of CDU
4. Dramatic decline of SPD. Losing in their own historical bastion, Mecklenburg. They lost; they got fewer votes than AFD.
5. Policy of the firewall is doubling down on the old policy of the Grand Coalition it means ignoring results and pursuing the same course.

2Ukraine attack Russia drones MOscoW 2000 drones at one time. On election day.

Zelensky troubles

1 AFD

2 Marine Le Pen

3 Juli Mendel

4 new corruption scandal

4 Russian bombing of rail and bridges

URSULA KEEP FUNDING UKRAINE

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her State of the Union address, which reaffirmed strong support for Ukraine.

Due to the conflict/closure involving the Strait of Hormuz, imported fossil fuels have cost the EU an additional €90 billion “without a single molecule of energy added.”

Continued strong support for Ukraine (humanitarian/energy aid for winter, joint missile defence projects, using leftover SAFE funds for joint defence projects with Ukrainian firms).

1.AFD POSITION

NO money to Ukraine

Trade with Russia

German national interests: Europe of sovereign states

No to militarization

No to migration

2 MARINE LE PEN POSITION interview

No money for Ukraine as no money for pension indexation

No billion transfer to EU

France first

3 UKRAINIAN OPPOSITION

Content of Mendel’s Planned/Delivered Remarks

According to reporting that obtained the text of the speech, it was not a detailed peace plan with specific ceasefire lines or security guarantees. Key themes included:

• Military victory over Russia is no longer possible.
• Continuing the war risks severe demographic, economic, and human costs for Ukraine (described by some reports as risking an “Afghanistan path”).
• Preference for diplomacy over further escalation; prioritizing preservation of the Ukrainian nation over recovering every kilometre of territory.
• Criticism of the current strategy and Western approaches that, in her view, prolong the conflict. intellinews.com

Zelensky: profits from war, declined peace in 22, 24, 25 anchorage.

B New Corruption Scandal

Prosecutor ran away

4 Military developments:

Two bridges leading to ports to Romania bombed,

Locomotives, rail depot

On Polish border

Petraeus BoJo hysteria

Their plan: double down on drone deliveries, NATO membership for Ukraine

Conclusions:

Ursula and war hawks double down in war effort

But new forces gathering momentum: AfD in D and Le Pen in France

Zelensky’s corrupt regime is running out of supporters

Russia tightens its grip over supply routes

So: Is that an alternative to SWIFT?

Yes it is

Is it fully world-wide? NO

Is it a way to bypass sanctions? Yes

Does it blunt US ability to impose sanctions? Yes

Is it visible to the US? NO

Does it add to independence of countries? Yes.

It makes trade between 40% of world GDP escape US control. In that sense, it is de-dollarization.

We have nothing against the dollar; we just prefer to trade in our own gold-backed currencies. Well that is exactly what de-dollarization is.

Questions:

Witkoff-Kushner mission: the fallout:

1. Its impact on Russian politics
2. Its impact on Ukrainian politics
3. Its impact on US politics

Why is there talk of Ratcliff replacing Witkoff-Kushner as chief negotiator

d. Impact of this mission on EU