After former Russian President Dimitri Medvedev warned the Trump administration about Russia’s capacity to retaliate to a nuclear first strike, Donald Trump ordered two American nuclear submarines to approach the waters of the Russian Federation. Trump’s latest provocation adds to the mountain of evidence that his administration constitutes an existential threat to humanity – and Trump’s second term has barely begun. Dimitri Lascaris speaks with John Helmer about the dangers that lie ahead. They also discussed India’s refusal to be cowed by Trump’s threat of sanctions, as well as Russia’s military cooperation with Iran.
This video was produced by Reason2Resist and published on their YouTube channel on the 4th of August, 2025. We have translated it into German and are republishing it today to help build opinion on this issue in Germany and beyond.
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Dimitri Lascaris is a journalist and lawyer. As a lawyer, he specializes in class action litigation, international law and human rights. He was a member of the shadow cabinets of the Green Parties of Canada and Quebec. In 2020, he ran for the leadership of the Green Party of Canada and came in second. He is also the founder and editor of the YouTube channel Reasons 2 Resists with Dimitri Lascaris.
John Holmer is the longest continuously serving foreign correspondent in Russia, and the only Western journalist to direct his own bureau, independent of national or commercial ties. Born and educated in Australia, then at Harvard University, John has also been a professor of political science, sociology and journalism and an adviser to governments, including Greece and Australia.
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