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The Fourcast

Mar 30, 2022

Was the invasion of Ukraine by Russia inevitable?

Were the plans of Vladimir Putin always there out in the open?

Does this all go back to 1989, when a KGB officer in Dresden saw the Soviet Empire begin to crumble and felt bitter at its inability to fight for itself?

Today, we speak to the historian, Professor Mary...


Mar 29, 2022

In Russia money means power. 

And that’s why in this war, to punish Russia for invading Ukraine, the West’s main weapon isn’t its military but economic sanctions.

The war has shone a light on Oligarch wealth used to purchase super yachts, mega mansions and private jets.

But will targeting the rich really hurt...


Mar 28, 2022

 

Just a few weeks back, Mariupol was a bustling city in south-eastern Ukraine, overlooking the Sea of Azov. Home to just under half a million people.

 

Now, it is basically no more.

 

Most people’s homes have been destroyed. Half the city has fled and even those who have managed to leave have faced a treacherous...


Mar 25, 2022

We've all seen the horror of this Russian invasion of Ukraine. We know the truth of the situation, the lies of the Kremlin.

But what about in Russia itself, where Vladimir Putin's version of reality reigns supreme?

What is the reality that Russians are being fed and who is still taking the risk to speak out?

Today, we...


Mar 24, 2022

When Vladimir Putin announced the start of this war, he said that one of his aims was to “demilitarise and denazify” Ukraine.

What is he talking about, given that Ukraine is run by a popularly elected Jewish President whose grandfather’s three brothers and parents were all shot dead by the Nazis.

In today’s...