Articles from ‘Independent News Roundup’ in ‘Interviews’

From growing unrest in Paris to conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, RT's Sanchez Effect examines mounting political tensions. Correspondent Yasin Eken reports from Paris, where protesters are demanding President Macron's resignation. American political analyst Calla Walsh, now based in Beirut, challenges Washington's foreign policy, arguing that Democrats and Republicans maintain fundamentally similar positions on Israel despite their…

What appears to be a commercial arrangement to ease diesel shortages may carry consequences far beyond American fuel prices or November's midterm elections. In a wide-ranging interview with Lena Petrova, historian Dr Vladimir Brovkin outlines a potentially historic shift in US foreign policy, one that could reshape the Ukraine conflict, challenge NATO's strategic assumptions and alter the balance of power between the United States, Russia and…

Is the war in Ukraine approaching a strategic turning point that Western governments are unwilling to acknowledge? In a new interview with Lena Petrova, Professor John Mearsheimer argues that Russia holds the military advantage, Ukraine faces a deepening national crisis, and NATO's strategy has produced consequences that may reshape European security for decades American political scientist Professor John Mearsheimer has delivered a stark…

Was the War on Terror shaped by political and strategic interests that extended far beyond the attacks of September 11, 2001? In a new Neutrality Studies interview, Dutch political economist Professor Kees van der Pijl outlines his interpretation of the relationship between Zionism, Western ruling elites and decades of military intervention In an interview published on 8 October 2026, Pascal Lottaz, host of the YouTube channel Neutrality…

An extra edition of RT’s Sanchez Effect sees Rick joined by The Young Turks co-host Ana Kasparian to discuss US domestic and foreign policy. Kasparian argues Democrats and Republicans offer little real alternative on foreign policy, particularly toward Russia, while many Americans would rather prioritise prosperity at home. She also warns of possible escalation with Tehran, arguing Trump being a “sore loser” makes the prospect of ending the…

Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson says direct conflict between Russia and European NATO states is becoming increasingly likely, drawing on recent meetings and observations in Moscow. His warning is striking, but several of his military and economic claims are predictions or disputed assessments rather than established facts INR Report: Based on an interview with Larry Johnson by Lena Petrova for World Affairs In Context · Former CIA analyst and…

Former Ukrainian presidential press secretary Yuliia Mendel has returned to Tucker Carlson’s programme with a stark account of sanctions, censorship, mobilisation and Ukraine’s demographic decline. Several central elements of her story are independently verifiable, while some of her most serious allegations remain claims that require evidence beyond the interview INR Report: Based on an interview with Yuliia Mendel by Tucker Carlson for The…

By just about every metric, Ukraine is on the ropes. From the lack of adequate air defenses, growing budget holes, and crippling corruption, to the shortage of manpower on the front, the Kiev regime’s prospects are grim. At the very least, this is the end of the beginning. In the meantime, Europe wants Ukraine to fight to the last Ukrainian. · CrossTalking with James Jatras, Mats Nilsson, and Marko Gasic.

On today’s Sanchez Effect, Donetsk Republic head Denis Pushilin argues that corporate profit, rather than Western rhetoric about ‘justice’, remains a powerful force behind the Ukraine conflict. He discusses European politics, Germany’s economic pressures and continuing Western arms supplies, while outlining reconstruction already underway in Donetsk and an ambitious economic strategy extending to 2042.

Political scientist Ivan Katchanovski argues that Ukraine's military, economic and manpower position is becoming increasingly unsustainable as Russian forces continue advancing. In a wide-ranging interview with Lena Petrova, he challenges Western narratives about the battlefield, forced mobilisation and the prospects for victory, arguing that continued Western support is prolonging a war Ukraine cannot win. INR Report: Based on an interview…