Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Topics: Cemil Kerimoglu joins to discuss Russian infiltration and influence in populist parties in Europe; first we tackle what is driving Russian imperialism; Cemil argues that Russian expansion is driven primarily by a language imperialism; Russian leaders claim anyone who “speaks” Russian as part of the “Rusky Mir”; they believe “Russian speakers” can be reabsorbed into the empire; this is why Ukraine has sought to limit Russian language expansion; next we look at how AfD has been completely co-opted by Russia; numerous AfD members have close links to the Kremlin & to China; this is part of the tendency of “anti-establishment” parties to seek aid from foreign rivals.
