Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at a US military base near Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025 (CNN)
EA-War and Politics 24 VideoCast: Ukraine — Why Is Trump In Putin’s Pocket?
I joined Poland’s TVP World to examine how Donald Trump is selling out Ukraine, helping Russia’s 48 1/2-month full-scale invasion, to pursue the US-Israel War on Iran.
I explain to Sascha Fahrbach how the Trump camp eased last November’s sanctions that were choking Russian oil revenues, decreasing them by 47% in January and February.
The Administration has granted waivers to all countries through April 11 for imports of Russian oil currently at sea.
I evaluate Iran’s closure of the Straits of Hormuz, through which around 25% of maritime oil and 20% of maritime gas passes, and the first message of the new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.
