Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: Nuclear Blackmail w/ Ilya Matveev

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🗓️ 5 October 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Suzi talks to Ilya Matveev about Russia's destructive war on Ukraine, now at a critical juncture. Putin has annexed four regions of Ukraine after holding farcical referenda, a clear and dangerous escalation in areas that are not completely under Russian control. Putin has also warned that any attacks on these areas are attacks on Russia—and that he would "protect" these territories by all means necessary, including tactical nuclear weapons. This follows the draft announced on September 21 of some 300,000 men, which has proven unpopular: about the same number called up are fleeing the country. The move belies Putin’s six-month propaganda effort to call Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a "special military operation," not a war. These latest events have reignited the anti-war movement, despite draconian penalties for anti-war activities, and further isolated Russia. We get Ilya Matveev’s perspective.

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0:00.0	This is Jacobin Radio, I'm Suzy Weisman. On today's program we speak to Russian political
0:22.4	economist and researcher Ilya Metvez about this critical juncture for the key pivotal event of
0:29.9	this century Russia's destructive war on Ukraine 220 days in Putin is annexed four regions of
0:38.4	Ukraine after apparently holding Farsicle referenda a clear and dangerous escalation in areas that are
0:46.2	not completely under Russian control. Putin is also warned that any attacks on these areas are
0:53.1	attacks on Russia and that he would protect these territories by all means necessary including
1:00.3	tactical nuclear weapons. This was preceded on September 21st by Putin's call for a so-called
1:08.4	partial mobilization or draft of some 300,000 men in itself a tacit admission that Russia is
1:15.7	losing the war and needs more troops. But the mobilization is in shambles about the same number
1:21.8	called up or fleeing the country and give the lie to Putin's six month propaganda effort to
1:28.0	call Russia's invasion of Ukraine a special military operation not a war. With this draft Putin
1:34.8	is reigniting the anti-war movement despite draconian penalties for anti-war activities. These
1:40.8	moves have further isolated Putin they mean even tougher sanctions that further devastate the
1:46.4	Russian economy and Russian capital and Putin's nuclear blackmail increases danger in the world.
1:52.8	We'll get Ilya Metvez perspective and analysis when our program returns in just a moment.
2:05.8	This is Jacobin Radio. I'm Suzy Weisman and very pleased to have Ilya Metvez with us again. We're
2:15.2	going to be talking about of course Russia's war on Ukraine which has reached a really critical
2:21.2	point. I think this is an important stage of the war. We're 220 days in and Russia has now
2:28.0	pad their referenda in four different areas and has annexed them. This is a clear escalation and
2:35.5	Putin has also warned that any attack on these areas are now an attack on Russia and that he would
2:43.6	protect these territories by all means necessary including nuclear weapons and this has everyone
2:49.2	frightened and so it should. But he can no longer pretend that this is a special military operation
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