Stanislav Krapivnik, Glenn Diesen: Russia’s Permanent Divorce from Europe; Russian History; Ukraine; US & Europe

by Glenn Diesen [12-16-2025].

(RAD: Stanislav moved back to Russia about 15 years ago from the US after serving in the US military, so he has a unique perspective from both sides. It is fascinating & very educational to listen to him explain attrition warfare that Russia is fighting in Ukraine that most in the West don't understand. Ukraine is collapsing. What happens when Russia has liberated all of Ukraine east of the Dnieper river & has taken Odesa & Kyiv? Countries bordering the western part of Ukraine are already looking to take back some of western Ukraine. He also talks about some of the serious criminal problems Europe is going to face as this Ukrainian war winds down. NATO forces from Europe & the US are already in Ukraine & are being killed, yet this information is suppressed. For many Russians the SMO has turned into a holy war that both Christians & Muslims in Russia have joined. There is a lot to learn here that you aren't going to get from anyone in the US. — RAD)

Stanislav Krapivnik is a former US Army officer, supply chain exec and military-political expert, now based in Russia. He was born in Lugansk during the Soviet times, migrated to the US as a child and served in the US army. Krapivnik discusses how the Ukraine War has permanently changed Russia.