In this episode of The Source, our senior editor Zain Raza speaks with Lawrence Wilkerson, retired U.S. Army Colonel and former Chief of Staff to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, about the latest geopolitical developments. They begin with an assessment of U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent efforts to end the war in Ukraine, starting […]
After meeting for less than three hours in Alaska on August 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held a joint press conference in which they fielded no questions. During that press conference, Trump disclosed that no Ukraine peace-deal had been struck, but also claimed (without disclosing any details) that the U.S. […]
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 […]
In this video, journalist Aaron Maté interviews investigative reporter John Solomon, who outlines what he describes as a politically motivated misuse of U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies during the 2016 presidential election. Solomon argues that newly declassified documents reveal efforts by key officials to promote the now-debunked Trump-Russia collusion narrative, allegedly initiated by the […]
In this interview, journalist Dimitri Lascaris speaks with John Helmer about the June 2025 U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear sites, Iran’s limited retaliation, and the resulting ceasefire, which Helmer attributes to Israel’s rapidly depleting missile defense capabilities. They discuss Russia’s ambiguous role in the ceasefire, internal divisions within Russian and Iranian leadership, and Vladimir Putin’s […]
On June 1, 2025, hours before Russian and Ukrainian negotiators were scheduled to meet in Istanbul, Ukraine launched an unprecedented attack on Russia’s strategic nuclear bombers. At the same time, the destruction of bridges in Western Russia caused a Moscow-bound passenger train to derail, killing seven persons and injuring sixty-six others. Dimitri Lascaris spoke with […]
In this video, journalist Aaron Maté speaks with historian Jonathan Haslam about the prospects of renewed peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Haslam expresses skepticism regarding their success and discusses the role of U.S. diplomacy, suggesting that a stronger commitment from Washington is needed. He also comments on Russia’s economic challenges, NATO policy, and broader […]
Is Trump Serious About Ending the Ukraine War?
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