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Gilbert Doctorow

International relations, Russian affairs

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Ukraine to Boost Natural Gas Imports by 30% Amid...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/10/08

We heard about devastating Russian airstrikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure a day ago. The Ukrainians meanwhile claim that their drone and missile attacks have crippled Russia’s refineries and forced Moscow to import gasoline! In this 8 minute interview I bring the two stories together and comment on what is true, what is false. However, I … Continue reading Ukraine to Boost Natural Gas Imports by 30% Amid Escalating Russian Airstrikes: NewsX World, 7 October →

Transcript of NewsX World interview, 6 October

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/10/08

Transcript submitted by a reader https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLoEkNyU4vw NewsX World: 0:00Systems used by Ukrainian forces are performing rather poorly in intercepting Russian ballistic missiles. The system has failed to intercept Russian missiles in recent attacks, attributed to the fact that Russia is continuously modernizing its weapons to circumvent American systems. Ukraine has recently received Patriot systems from … Continue reading Transcript of NewsX World interview,

NewsX World interview of 6 October 2025

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/10/07

US Patriot Missile Systems Struggle Against Russian Ballistic Missiles in Ukraine | NewsX World This 8 minute long interview from yesterday covers the hottest issues in the Ukraine war at this moment: what value if any does the Patriot system have in Ukrainian defense today, what would delivery of Tomahawks to Kiev by Donald Trump … Continue reading NewsX World interview of 6 October 2025 →

Transcript of News X World interview, 5 October

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/10/06

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADl-ifTpYtw NewsX World: 0:00–Israel to scale back operations in the Palestinian territory. All right viewers, those are the headlines and our top focus, what’s happening in Europe. The governor of Lviv region of Ukraine, Maxim Kozitsky, has now stated that a Russian drone and missile strike on Ukraine’s western Lviv region overnight killed two people. … Continue reading Transcript of News X World interview, 5 October →

Important interview this morning on News X World (India)

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/10/05

This morning, I was interviewed by this leading Indian global broadcaster in sevedal segments. The link to the first segment is provided here below. It is about yesterday’s Russian missile and drone attacks on Lviv in Western Ukraine that caused several deaths and much destruction. In the interview I explain why Lviv was spared the … Continue reading Important interview this morning on News X World (India) →

Transcript of ‘Conversation with Glenn Diesen,’ 4...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/10/05

Transcript submitted by a reader https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQdNcL7XkU8 Diesen: 0:00Hi everyone and welcome back. We are joined by Gilbert Doctorow, historian, international affairs analyst and also author of the Russia-Ukraine War or more specifically _War Diaries, the Russia-Ukraine War_. I always carry it with me. It’s an excellent book, and I really recommend it. So welcome back … Continue reading Transcript of ‘Conversation with Glenn Diesen,’ 4 October

Transcript of Press TV ‘Spotlight,’ 3 October

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/10/05

Transcript submitted by a reader https://www.urmedium.net/c/presstv/134767 PressTV: 0:14Hello and welcome to “Spotlight”. Tensions between Russia and NATO are escalating once again with Moscow warning the US about the potential deployment of long-range missiles to Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that such a move would mark a new stage of escalation in the conflict, significantly … Continue reading Transcript of Press TV ‘Spotlight,’ 3 October

Conversation with Professor Glenn Diesen: Restoring...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/10/04

Conversation with Professor Glenn Diesen: Restoring Russia’s Deterrent or Emboldening NATO? My latest essays and video interviews with Americans, Indians and Iranians disseminated as podcasts on internet channels in the USA, in India and in Iran set out my impressions from Vladimir Putin’s 4-hour speech and Q&A session on Thursday, 2 October in Sochi at … Continue reading Conversation with Professor Glenn Diesen: Restoring Russia’s Deterrent or Emboldening NATO? →

India Gains Strong Backing From Russia & China Amid...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/10/04

This panel discussion with three Indian commentators at least one of whom is clearly highly placed and one discussant in Russia presents perspectives on the official Indian position welcoming Russian solidarity in the face of US secondary sanctions on the country imposed by Donald Trump over Indian purchases of Russian oil. Note the emphasis on … Continue reading India Gains Strong Backing From Russia & China Amid U.S. Pressure | NewsX →

A very good “Spotlight” show from Press TV:...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/10/04

This discussion with New York based radio journalist Don Debar hosted by ‘Spotlight’ presenter Bandia Honardar may be taken as my ‘coming out’ on the subject of Putin’s dismaying performance in the Valdai Discussion Club plenary session on Thursday. Note that in my response to Honardar’s first question, I swept past the question and used … Continue reading A very good “Spotlight” show from Press TV: Russia-NATO Clashes →

Transcript of WT Finance podcast, 1 October 2025

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/10/02

Transcript submitted by a reader https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aeigb0SeHrA Doctorow: 0:00He has been persuaded that controlling the whole world is too big a task and highly controversial and leads you into wars which you usually lose. Fighting in Afghanistan, fighting halfway around the world at great logistical disadvantage versus powers that are there on the spot, assisting Ukraine … Continue reading Transcript of WT Finance podcast, 1 October 2025 →

WT Finance podcast: The End of American Imperialism

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/10/01

As I noted several days ago, it is always a challenge and sometimes rather interesting to accept invitations from new hosts of youtube channels. So it was several days ago when I entered into a 42-minute conversation with Anthony Fatseas of UK-based WT Finance. The title he gave to our conversation is apt because we … Continue reading WT Finance podcast: The End of American Imperialism →

Transcript of ‘Judging Freedom’ edition of 1 October

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/10/01

Transcript submitted by a reader https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80RIa_KHCR0 Napolitano: 0:30Hi everyone, Judge Andrew Napolitano here for “Judging Freedom”. Today is Wednesday, October 1st, 2025. Professor Gilbert Doctorow will be with us in just a moment. Are the Russians losing patience with President Putin? But first this.[ad] 2:18Professor Doctorow, welcome here, my dear friend. Thank you for accommodating … Continue reading Transcript of ‘Judging Freedom’ edition

‘Judging Freedom’ edition of 1 October: Are Russians...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/10/01

This interview focused on the issues I laid out in an essay this morning, namely whether the intense discussions on Russian state television news and commentary shows these past few days of the way Russia is now perceived in the West as weak, indecisive and incapable of prosecuting its war in Ukraine to victory suggest … Continue reading ‘Judging Freedom’ edition of 1 October: Are Russians Losing Patience [with President Putin] →

Transcript of Conversation with Glenn Diesen, edition...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/09/28

Transcript submitted by a reader https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDsIswiAREs Diesen: 0:00Welcome back to the program. We are joined today by Gilbert Doktorow, an historian, international affairs analyst and author of _War Diaries – the Russian-Ukraine War_. So I remember the last time Trump was ramping up the pressure and rhetoric against the Russians. He gave them 12 days … Continue reading Transcript of Conversation with Glenn Diesen, edition of 27 September →

Conversation with Professor Glenn Diesen: Trump...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/09/27

I am particularly grateful to Professor Diesen for providing his audience with commentators offering divergent interpretations of the key international developments. Today in separate interviews he asked both me and Jeffrey Sachs the same questions regarding Trump’s speech to the General Assembly gathering, his statements on Truth Social that Ukraine can win the war against … Continue reading Conversation with Professor Glenn Diesen: Trump washing his hands of the Ukraine war →

Transcript of WION ‘Game Plan,’ 24 September 2025

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/09/25

Transcript submitted by a reader https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZXVX6xRatk WION: 0:00Welcome to Game Plan, I’m Shivan Chanana. While Europe has been busy dealing with unknown drones flying into NATO airspace in various countries, Russia planned and executed a subterranean ambush in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kupyansk, just across the Oskil river beyond Luhansk. Now this is a … Continue reading Transcript of WION ‘Game Plan,’ 24 September 2025 →

WION ‘Game Plan’: Russians use Soviet gas pipelines...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/09/24

With over 10 million subscribers worldwide, WION is by far India’s biggest and most authoritative English-language broadcaster. It is an honor to be called upon by them periodically to comment on major Russia-related developments. My last time with them on air was a month ago. This 9-minute interview taken this morning focuses on the ongoing … Continue reading WION ‘Game Plan’: Russians use Soviet gas pipelines to infiltrate Kupyansk / 700 Ukrainian forces trapped →

Transcript of ‘Judging Freedom’ edition of 24 September

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/09/24

Transcript submitted by a reader https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY4T88gIpdw Napolitano: 0:33Hi everyone, Judge Andrew Napolitano here for “Judging Freedom”. Today is Wednesday, September 24th, 2024. Professor Gilbert Doctorow will be with us in just a moment on President Trump embraces Ukraine. But first this.[ad] 2:02Professor Doctorow, good morning and welcome here. Thank you for coming on the show. … Continue reading Transcript of ‘Judging Freedom’ edition of

‘Judging Freedom’ edition of 24 September 2025: Trump...

Gilbert Doctorow ·

2025/09/24

In today’s discussion with Judge Andrew Napolitano, I was able to set out more completely arguments that I have made over the past several days regarding the linkage between the alleged Russian drone attacks on Poland and the alleged incursion into Estonian air space of Russian military jets, all of which I say add up … Continue reading ‘Judging Freedom’ edition of 24 September 2025: Trump embraces Ukraine! →

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