Europe SPEEDS UP March To War With Russia | Dr. Rein Müllerson

Regime change in Iran, Kremlin threat perception, trust collapse in diplomacy, Europe boxed into living with Russia or fighting it. I sit down again with Dr. Rein Müllerson, an Estonian academic and former advisor to Mikhail Gorbachev, to map the logic he sees behind Iran, Ukraine, NATO expansion, and a US divide and rule playbook.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Introduction and setup

00:00:21 Iran war and Russia’s reading of it

00:05:13 Kremlin stakes and regime change fears

00:06:20 Oil shock and military depletion effects

00:13:43 Diplomacy as cover and trust collapse

00:21:20 Divide and rule thesis and article frame

00:22:02 Russia and NATO integration rejection

00:31:04 Ukraine as proxy and neutrality bargain

00:48:42 Europe facing Russia or war

00:55:48 Where to find the article and closing remarks