The idea that Ukraine is an independent nation with its own national identity is one that Russian President Vladimir Putin has openly disputed since long before the invasion, and he’s not alone and this is not a modern idea but one that dates far back into history. Our guest today strongly disputes this claim, and his recent books offer direct evidence of a decades-long effort by the Soviet Union and then Russian to stoke divisions among the Ukrainian diaspora and people around the world, and cast doubt on the very idea of an independent Ukraine.
what would russia do with such assets? because they ve got them. well, i mean they re doing with they re doing, which is the amplification of this information that is now validated by a journalist, and i throw that in big quotes. you take them to court and they did say don t believe anything he says. that s numb. but we are literally in a cycle of soviet disinformation. from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, i just can t believe this is stuff i ve read in history books about propaganda and disinformation warfare carried out by the soviet union. we are where every were never russian was a lie. these people are, first as we used to call them, useful idiots, but now they ve bumped up to where they want to amplify russia s message. a need to damage the united states. i, to, defend tucker carlson s right to say anything stupid thing he wants, because he is a moron, but that does not give
platform to put on its charm offensive isn t going to change anything that the united states and its allies are still going to try to isolate north korea to convince it to give up its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program. back to you. dana: thank you very much, rick. those are important interviews. fox news exclusive. for more on this now with walter russell meade, wall street journal global view columnist. i was so thrilled to know you would be joining the wall street journal so i could read you there. i love the way you think about things. help me understand, why do you think the russians want to meddle, not just in our elections, but latin america, too, south america? what do they think they re getting out of this? they re getting influence and they re getting attention. it s important to president putin to look to people of make russia look like a great power again. and remember, he s an old kgb guy. back during the cold war, soviet