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Finland's President Sauli Niinistö, who has a longstanding relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, joins CNN's Fareed Zakaria to discuss what he has learned about Putin over the years, and what is next for his war in Ukraine.

Can you survive a nuclear war? Yes, you can. As long as you are not in the physical blast zone your main goal is to create distance between yourself and the radiation and then wait it out.

We have to talk about this because of failed leadership. It doesn't have to be this way.

As President Vladimir Putin offered his support to the mothers, wives and girlfriends of Russian soldiers, CNN's Alex Marquardt reports that many of these women would prefer to know where their husbands and sons are and if they're alive. Some are reaching out to Ukraine to find out.

Russia's war with Ukraine will result in "total failure" and could spark the threat of international conflict, an FSB whistleblower has claimed in a leaked report. An anonymous FSB official reportedly leaked the document which revealed the intelligence agency was left in the dark over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and was unprepared to deal with the crippling sanctions that followed. The Federal Security Service, or FSB, is the main successor agency to the Soviet-era KGB.

Former Hawaii congresswoman castigates American lawmakers for their handling of the Ukraine crisis on 'Jesse Watters Primetime': "This could have be prevented if we had leaders which put the interest of people first".

Jelle van Baardewijk in gesprek met historicus en mediaspecialist Pien van der Hoeven over haar boek: 'Spoken.'

Moeten we bang zijn voor Rusland? Prof Herman Philipse gaat in gesprek met schrijver en correspondent Pieter Waterdrinker. In een paar jaar tijd annexeerde Poetin de Krim. Hij joeg het conflict in Oost-Oekraïne aan, en werd een cruciale speler in de Syrische burgeroorlog. Rusland doet er alles aan om het Westen te ondermijnen. Of is dat een waanbeeld? Hoe kunnen we Poetins machtsvertoon begrijpen?

Chris Hayes: “When Republican politicians say that Putin would not have invaded Ukraine under Trump, they are probably right. But for the wrong reasons.”

For the first time in decades, it's hard to ignore the threat of nuclear war. But as long as you're far from the blast, you're safe, right? Wrong. In this sobering talk, atmospheric scientist Brian Toon explains how even a small nuclear war could destroy all life on earth -- and what we can do to prevent it.

In this video, we'll try & understand why Russia launched a full-scale military attack on Ukraine. And what story or narrative is being passed on to other countries in the world.

Former United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta joins Morning Joe to discuss the crisis unfolding in Russia and Ukraine, and the American response to it — both from the current administration, and from members of the former. 

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday stressed that Moscow did not want war over Ukraine, and called for resolving discussions over Kyiv's bid to join NATO "right now". After meeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Kremlin, Putin said Russia had put forward proposals during weeks of diplomatic attempts to resolve tensions which had not received "substantial constructive response".

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer werd gepushed door George Bush junior om in Boekarest de optie open te houden dat Ukraine lid kon worden van de NAVO.

Hij was een grote speler op het toneel die marges had om een eigen koers te varen om naar compromissen te streven. 

On September 27, 2018, Yale's Program in Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, and the Poynter Fellowship for Journalism hosted Vladimir Pozner, the acclaimed Russian-American journalist and broadcaster. Pozner spoke on the impact of US foreign policy towards Russia after the Soviet Union has been disbanded, and shared his opinions on a range of issues raised by the audience, from the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential elections, to Skripal poisoning, to the state of independent media in Russia and the US.

Bekijk het uitgebreide interview met voormalig secretaris-generaal van de NAVO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. Tijdens de periode dat hij navo secretaris was, is de NAVO uitgebreid van 19 naar 26 landen. Daartegen heeft Poetin zich altijd verzet.
Na 2007 is de toon van Rusland veranderd en trok Rusland de rode lijn. de NAVO schreef: 'Georgie en Ukraine zullen NAVO lid worden'.
De top was in april 2008 en in augustus viel Rusland Georgie binnen.

Bij het aantreden van Scheffer was de relatie met Rusland nog goed.

When nuclear-armed nations face off, the threat of mutually assured destruction is expected to keep the worst from happening. But is this a rational strategy? Or is it one that is doomed to failure? In this eye-opening and powerful talk, Commander Robert Green shares his experience piloting nuclear-armed aircraft -- and his shift to becoming a staunch opponent of nuclear deterrence.

"Als ik in Nederland zeg dat de NAVO wellicht de gevaarlijkste organisatie ter wereld is, wordt ik waarschijnlijk uitgelachen! Eisenhouwer waarschuwde ooit voor de gevaren van het "military industrial congressional complex". Karel van Wolferen was correspondent voor het NRC en volgt al 40 jaar de NAVO. Hij schreef meerdere boeken.