Today we hear from Radhika Desai, director of the Geopolitical Economics Research Group at the University of Manitoba, for some deep analysis on two major crises shaping our world: the Ukraine and Iran conflicts. Our guest is quite confident that Donald Trump’s latest pivot toward peace is a sign of desperation since he cannot admit defeat, as that would undermine the Republicans in the November midterm elections. She also thinks that recent Ukrainian terror attacks against an Italian restaurant in Moscow and a crowded beach in southern Russia demonstrate Kiev’s collapsing position on the front lines. Watch the whole episode here on RT or on BitChute at ‘ricksancheztv’.

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