“Dialogue Works,” 3 December 2024: Russia’s Solid Response Coming!

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This 57-minute discussion with host Nima Alkhorshid is the longest session we have had and, from my perspective, one of the most challenging.

The opening segments deal with the latest international crises – the ‘rebel’ takeover of Aleppo and threat to the Assad regime in Syria and the political struggle for power being fought out in the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia. My efforts were to present the Russian view of these crises, which differs very much from what you will hear and read today in both Western mainstream and in alternative media.

From there we moved on to a variety of currently hot issues including the likely Russian reaction to the Trump-Kellogg plan for peace in Ukraine and the risks of Russia’s using its new hypersonic ballistic missile Oreshnik against NATO countries leading to further escalation towards a nuclear exchange.

My overarching observation is that the Kremlin has written off any possible contribution by Donald Trump to ending the war in Ukraine and are relying solely on their own efforts to subdue Kiev in the coming weeks and ending the war on their own terms.

I am hopeful that viewers will find the discussion of the foregoing to be worth their time.  However, I am particularly pleased with the final 10 minutes in the interview in which I was given the opportunity to explain my position calling for the deconstruction of the European Union and the return to an economic alliance such as the European Economic Community before the creation of the Union in 1992. I see this as feasible, while retaining many of the benefits of the EU, such as the common currency, if the Euro is changed from a Fiat valuta to a gold-backed currency. In any case, the pitiful collective EU leadership consisting of nonentities is the direct result of the abandonment of sovereignty in the 1992 constitution which leaves the 27 “leaders” with no powers and no responsibilities to deal with the crises at Europe’s doorstep and beyond that we see today.

Comments will be most welcome.

See  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhSwiA-coPE

©Gilbert Doctorow, 2024

Translation below into German (Andreas Mylaeus)

“Dialogue Works,” 3. Dezember 2024: Eine massive russische Antwort kommt!

Diese 57-minütige Diskussion mit Gastgeber Nima Alkhorshid ist die längste Sitzung, die wir je hatten, und aus meiner Sicht eine der anspruchsvollsten.

In den ersten Abschnitten geht es um die jüngsten internationalen Krisen – die Übernahme Aleppos durch die „Rebellen“ und die Bedrohung des Assad-Regimes in Syrien sowie den politischen Machtkampf, der in den Straßen von Tiflis, Georgien, ausgetragen wird. Ich habe mich bemüht, die russische Sichtweise dieser Krisen darzustellen, die sich stark von dem unterscheidet, was Sie heute sowohl in den westlichen Mainstream- als auch in den alternativen Medien hören und lesen werden.

Von dort aus gingen wir zu einer Reihe aktueller Themen über, darunter die wahrscheinliche russische Reaktion auf den Trump-Kellogg-Plan für Frieden in der Ukraine und die Risiken, die sich aus dem Einsatz der neuen russischen Hyperschall-Rakete Oreschnik gegen NATO-Länder ergeben, was zu einer weiteren Eskalation in Richtung eines nuklearen Schlagabtauschs führen könnte.

Meine übergreifende Beobachtung ist, dass der Kreml jeden möglichen Beitrag von Donald Trump zur Beendigung des Krieges in der Ukraine abgeschrieben hat und sich ausschließlich auf seine eigenen Bemühungen verlässt, Kiew in den kommenden Wochen zu unterwerfen und den Krieg nach seinen eigenen Bedingungen zu beenden.

Ich hoffe, dass die Zuschauer die Diskussion über das Vorstehende als lohnenswert empfinden. Besonders zufrieden bin ich jedoch mit den letzten 10 Minuten des Interviews, in denen ich die Gelegenheit hatte, meine Position zu erläutern, in der ich den Abbau der Europäischen Union und die Rückkehr zu einem Wirtschaftsverbund wie der Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft vor der Gründung der Union im Jahr 1992 fordere. Ich halte dies für machbar, wobei viele der Vorteile der EU, wie die gemeinsame Währung, erhalten bleiben, wenn der Euro von einer Fiat-Währung in eine goldgedeckte Währung umgewandelt wird. In jedem Fall ist die erbärmliche kollektive EU-Führung, die aus Nichtskönnern besteht, das direkte Ergebnis der Aufgabe der Souveränität in der Verfassung von 1992, die den 27 „Führern“ keine Befugnisse und keine Verantwortung überträgt, um die Krisen vor der Haustür Europas und darüber hinaus, die wir heute erleben, zu bewältigen.

Kommentare sind sehr willkommen.

Siehe  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhSwiA-coPE

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Gilbert Doctorow's latest book, "War Diaries. The Russia-Ukraine War, 2022-2023" is a unique contribution to literature on the war thanks to the author's reports on the Russian home front written during his periodic visits to St Petersburg at a time when Russia no longer issued visas and nearly all Western journalists had left the country. Doctorow's two-volume "Memoirs of a Russianist" published in 2020 also constitutes a category of its own, consisting largely of diary entries rather than reminiscences written decades later.. Volume 2 focuses on the community of 50,000 expatriate managers working and living in Moscow during the 1990s, about which none of his peers has yet to write. Gilbert Doctorow is a professional Russia watcher and actor in Russian affairs going back to 1965. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College (1967), a past Fulbright scholar, and holder of a Ph.D. with honors in history from Columbia University (1975). After completing his studies, Mr. Doctorow pursued a business career focused on the USSR and Eastern Europe. For twenty-five years he worked for US and European multinationals in marketing and general management with regional responsibility. From 1998-2002, Doctorow served as the Chairman of the Russian Booker Literary Prize in Moscow. During the 2010-2011 academic year, he was a Visiting scholar of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University. Mr. Doctorow is a long-time resident of Brussels.

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5 thoughts on ““Dialogue Works,” 3 December 2024: Russia’s Solid Response Coming!”

  1. If Professor Marandi can regularly be invited to appear on BBC, Sky, Al Jazeera,CNN et all to argue for Iran and the “regime” as they call it, then why on earth is the same courtesy not extended for Gilbert Doctorow? Or Nicolai Petro , before he lost the body parts between his legs once the SMO commenced and chatted nonsense against the Russian state and Putin.

    You need someone who talks in clear ,coherant English and can put forth their intellectual position convincingly in a manner that’s either forceful or attracts empathy, whilst having the understanding of English language to not be a sitting duck for the MI6 approved dark tactics of the interviewer designed to make the Russian or Iranian look diabolical or a liar . For whatever reasons Iran as a nation of 90 million, and Russia as 145 million plus a handful of sympathetic westerners, does not have an abundance of guys able to do this like Marandi or Doctorow.

    In Britain we have a peculiar situation where the Ukrainian Ambassador to the UK, former Chief of Ukrainian Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhniy,has not uttered one word publically in Britain. Not one.In light of the previous Ukrainian Ambassadors being prolific as interviewees for British television and newspapers after 2014, and the critical importance being the Ambassador of a key ally country to the Kiev regime is , it all leads me to the conclusion that he cannot speak English. We all know how interlocked the Ukrainian military has been with the US,Canadian and UK counterparts since 2014, where Ukrainian officers having good English skills would be considered essential. It leads me to think he was nothing more than a clumsy, thuggish figurehead when VSU Chief.

    Other than the Nazism as defining feature of the state ,the other main problem is chronic incompetence in the circus act that is Ukrainian governance . Why is a 3rd-rate “comedian” with no previous position President? , why the boxing champ is Mayor of their main city ?and why is this oafish goon who fell out with same President, appointed as Ambassador to the UK ? He could have exiled him somewhere less important or given a non-diplomatic role in the UK – perhaps overseeing the training of thousands on British soil. Ukraine’s chaotic nature is what makes them willing authors of their own downfall.

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  2. “…the Kremlin has written off any possible contribution by Donald Trump to ending the war in Ukraine and are relying solely on their own efforts to subdue Kiev in the coming weeks and ending the war on their own terms.”

    I would concur and given the flurry of arsonist-activity by “Team-Biden’s” national-insecurity-“experts”, [on their way out the door], to create a raging inferno [at least, in the short-term] across the globe, Trump will come into office without the ability to focus solely on Ukraine [in the short-term] regardless of his intent.

    Still, the Kremlin could pull a coup on Blinken, Sullivan, Kirby et al… Release a statement that says;

    “…as much as we would like to negotiate a series of settlements with Trump immediately upon his taking the oath of office, the actions of the lame-duck Team Biden in the 90 days since they lost the election has poisoned the world situation to such a degree we feel it’s important give President Trump a chance to gain his footing before negotiating with us on matters regarding Russian-Nation-Security.  As such, Russia will suspend any efforts towards resolving outstanding issues with the United States and it’s satellite states in Europe”

    That would create a political cover for Trump at the same time allowing Russia to proceed apace while placing the blame for inability to negotiate squarely where it belongs, on Team-Biden’s Nation-Insecurity-Team.

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  3. I am curious to know who is the other (besides Zourabichvili) head of state with a double nationality that you mentioned on a broadcast?

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  4. Vintage! Well said sir. The ending was exceptional and passionate. I find a lot of nuance in both your analysis and in your reporting of Russian media. Please continue your hard work, especially in these longer formats where you are not interrupted.

    As a side note and a flashback: Isn’t it interesting that the Russian Tehran deal hasn’t been signed still. Your moths old voiced suspicions still are relevant. Let’s wait and see how it plays out. 加油!

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