The Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine on February 24th, 2022 surprised many around the world for its speed and scale, making it the largest military operation in Europe since World War II. Western media was quick to condemn the action as a flagrant act of aggression on the part of Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin, while news sources in other parts of the world – particularly China, India, and Africa – have been more sanguine, viewing this as a defensive response to NATO encroachment on Russia’s border. Dr. Matthew Raphael Johnson, Russian scholar and long time author on the political economy of the region, joins us tonight to help us disentangle the truth from the propaganda. Because Dr. Johnson has received numerous interview requests and could only speak with us for one hour, we will be following this episode in the coming days with a brief ‘After Dark’ bonus show focusing on the potential long-reaching supply chain implications of this conflict.
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Myth of the 20th Century – Episode 234 – The Ukraine Crisis
— References —
The Rise and Decline of the Soviet Economy, Allen (2001)
Russian Populist: The Political Thought of Vladimir Putin, Johnson (2012) – http://barnesreview.org/product/russian-populist-the-political-thought-of-vladimir-putin/
The Russian Revolution and its Consequences – Dr. Matthew Raphael Johnson, Myth of the 20th Century (2019) – https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2019/11/27/the-russian-revolution-and-its-consequences-dr-matthew-rafael-johnson/
The Orthodox Nationalist: General Alexander Lebed – TON, Johnson (2019) – https://www.radioalbion.com/2019/03/the-orthodox-nationalist-general.html
The Soviet Experiment, Johnson (2019) – https://barnesreview.org/product/the-soviet-experiment-challenging-the-apologists-for-communist-tyranny/
Ukrainian Nationalism, Johnson (2019) – https://www.amazon.com/Ukrainian-Nationalism-Matthew-Raphael-Johnson/dp/1698191618
The Foreign Policy of Mass Society: The Failure of Western Engagement in the Islamic World, Johnson (2019) – https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0823VNPQC/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i3
The New Russia – Dr. Matthew Raphael Johnson, Myth of the 20th Century (2020) – https://myth20c.wordpress.com/2020/08/13/the-new-russia-dr-matthew-rafael-johnson/
Pentagon says Polish proposal to transfer jets to US to give to Ukraine isn’t ‘tenable’, Atwood (2022) – https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/08/politics/poland-jets-ukraine-russia/index.html
EXCLUSIVE-Facebook and Instagram to temporarily allow calls for violence against Russians, Vengatattil, Culliford (2022) – https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-meta-platforms-idCNL3N2VD40U
Russia Adjusts to “Sanctions from Hell”, Bhadrakumar (2022) – https://www.globalresearch.ca/russia-adjusts-sanctions-from-hell/5774075
Why Russia Can’t Survive Tech Sanctions, TechAltar (2022) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV_4M9R8Ggs
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation – http://eng.sectsco.org/
Paul Craig Roberts – https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/
Global Research – https://www.globalresearch.ca/
Shadow Stats – http://shadowstats.com
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