EA on WION: Worried Kremlin Threatens to Obliterate Kyiv

Posted by Scott Lucas | May 28, 2026 | 0

Vladimir Putin in the Kursk region in western Russia, March 12, 2025

EA-Ukraine VideoCast: Why Kremlin’s Threat to Destroy Kyiv Betrays Its Weakness

I joined India’s WION on Wednesday to analyze the threats of a concerned Kremlin to obliterate Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, its residents, and the diplomats in the city.

I set Moscow’s missile and drone strikes in the context of stalled frontlines, the ongoing resistance of Ukrainians, and Ukraine’s increasing effectiveness in counter-attacks inside Russia.

Along the way, I take apart the pro-Kremlin propaganda of Russian-based Gilbert Doctorow, including his promotion of war crimes through targeted assassination of Ukraine’s leaders.

Watch from 3:11:

About The Author

Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView. He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.