Last weekend, the world came very close to nuclear war.

This week we’re talking about diplomacy — or the lack of it — in the now 31-month war in Ukraine. I have the honor to welcome Ian Proud who was a member of His Britannic Majesty’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023 and served as the Economic Counsellor at the British Embassy in Moscow from July 2014 to February 2019. Prior to Moscow, he organized the 2013 G8 Summit Northern Ireland, working out of 10 Downing Street.

We cannot let name-calling and toxic party politics interfere with the shared goal: Ending the war and stabilizing the region

He’s also boxed himself in by his own language.

The world is now closer to an actual nuclear conflagration than at any time since the end of the Cold War.

It is natural for people to block out the endless drone of fearmongering emanating from the Beltway.

Before breaking down the latest round of “election interference” accusations, let’s look at what Russia’s “sinister” actions amounted to in 2016 and 2020.

MIT professor emeritus Ted Postol talks with ACURA’s David Speedie and James W. Carden on arms control, the war in Ukraine and the dangers of escalation.

TBILISI, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Georgia’s most powerful man, Bidzina Ivanishvili, suggested that the South Caucasus country could apologise to Ossetians for the 2008 war with Russia that led to Moscow recognising two rebel Georgian regions, Georgian media reported.

Vladimir Putin said allowing Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons would mean NATO countries were “at war with Russia.” It was one of his most direct threats yet.