The Political Periscope
The Political Periscope offers weekly interviews about politics, geopolitics, economy and more, from the perspective of the eastern flank of NATO, in the context of the war in Ukraine. The weekly podcast is created by Radio Wnet, stationed in Warsaw, Poland. The interviews are conducted by journalists of the Radio Wnet in Warsaw, Kiyv, Lviv, Beirut, Dublin, Vilnius, London, Taipei, Medellin, the Balkans and more. Our guests are mainly european politicians and experts in security and military.Radio Wnet is an independent media created in 2009 on the basis of the ideas of freedom and responsibility. From the very beginning of the war in Ukraine in 2014 the station provides quality information from eastern europe and concentrates on the subject of security.
Dr Ian Anthony: European cold war weapons stockpiles were genuinely eliminated and destroyed
2022-09-15 19:00:00
Dr Ian Anthony from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute speaks about current Russian military potential, the risk of nuclear war, European difficulties with restoring its military capabilities and his personal experience with Mikhail Gorbachev. This interview was concluded in SIPRI's seat in Solna, Sweden on 1st September 2022 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz. Support the show
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Dr Ian Anthony from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute speaks about current Russian military potential, the risk of nuclear war, European difficulties with restoring its military capabilities and his personal experience with Mikhail Gorbachev.
This interview was concluded in SIPRI's seat in Solna, Sweden on 1st September 2022 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.
Talis Linkaits: For several years we had been preparing for decrease in east west transit
2022-09-08 19:00:00
Talis Linkaits, the minister of transport of the Republic of Latvia talks about Rail Baltica - railway that will connect the Baltic States and create new opportunities for economy and passenger movement, the importance of cooperation with Poland, especially in frames of infrastructural projects and cooperation of maritime ports and about new challenges for Latvian infrastructure and economy that appeared after the Russian aggression on 24th of February 2022. This interview was concluded in Riga on 22nd of October 2022 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz. Support the show
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Talis Linkaits, the minister of transport of the Republic of Latvia talks about Rail Baltica - railway that will connect the Baltic States and create new opportunities for economy and passenger movement, the importance of cooperation with Poland, especially in frames of infrastructural projects and cooperation of maritime ports and about new challenges for Latvian infrastructure and economy that appeared after the Russian aggression on 24th of February 2022.
This interview was concluded in Riga on 22nd of October 2022 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.
Jānis Bordāns: Saying that Poland has problems with justice would be absurd
2022-09-01 19:00:00
Jānis Bordāns, deputy prime minister and the minister of justice of the Republic of Latvia speaks about possible ban of Schengen visas for Russians and comments on the conflict around the Disciplinary Chamber of the Superior Court between the Polish government and the European Commission. This interview was concluded in Riga on 22nd of October 2022 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz. Support the show
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Jānis Bordāns, deputy prime minister and the minister of justice of the Republic of Latvia speaks about possible ban of Schengen visas for Russians and comments on the conflict around the Disciplinary Chamber of the Superior Court between the Polish government and the European Commission.
This interview was concluded in Riga on 22nd of October 2022 by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.
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Žygimantas Pavilionis: Poles, why do you stand with atrocious communist regime of China?
2022-08-25 19:00:00
Žygimantas Pavilionis, Member of the Lithuanian Seimas, former deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, former Ambassador of Lithuania to the US and Mexico and a diplomat for 23 years speaks about need to limit China's influence in Europe, the fall of Russia and Ukrainian perspective of membership in the European Union. This interview was conducted in the building of the Parliament in Vilnius on 18th of August 2022 by Piotr Mateusz Bobolowicz. Support the show
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Žygimantas Pavilionis, Member of the Lithuanian Seimas, former deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, former Ambassador of Lithuania to the US and Mexico and a diplomat for 23 years speaks about need to limit China's influence in Europe, the fall of Russia and Ukrainian perspective of membership in the European Union.
This interview was conducted in the building of the Parliament in Vilnius on 18th of August 2022 by Piotr Mateusz Bobolowicz.
Inna Kurochkina: Russian mentality comes from the Great Horde
2022-08-18 19:00:00
Inna Kurochkina, filmmaker, documentalist, creator of I-NEWS (Ichkeria NEWS) channel on YouTube, representative of the prime minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Akhmed Zakayev, half Ukrainian, half Russian speaks about the reminiscence of her youth in Georgia during its struggle for independence, Russian mentality and literature and how they differ from Western ones. This interview was concluded during the second Free Nations of Russia Forum in Prague on 23rd of July by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz. Support the show
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Inna Kurochkina, filmmaker, documentalist, creator of I-NEWS (Ichkeria NEWS) channel on YouTube, representative of the prime minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Akhmed Zakayev, half Ukrainian, half Russian speaks about the reminiscence of her youth in Georgia during its struggle for independence, Russian mentality and literature and how they differ from Western ones.
This interview was concluded during the second Free Nations of Russia Forum in Prague on 23rd of July by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.
Sergej Sumlenny: In Germany we have a fear of technology
2022-08-11 19:00:00
Sergej Sumlenny, German political analyst and expert, former director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s regional office in Ukraine (2015-2021), talks about Germany’s fear of technology and nuclear power and the existent lack of possibility of making deals with Putin. This interview was concluded during the second Free Nations of Russia Forum in Prague on 23rd of July by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz. Support the show
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Sergej Sumlenny, German political analyst and expert, former director of the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s regional office in Ukraine (2015-2021), talks about Germany’s fear of technology and nuclear power and the existent lack of possibility of making deals with Putin.
This interview was concluded during the second Free Nations of Russia Forum in Prague on 23rd of July by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.
Pavlo Klimkin: sustainable peace agreement with the current regime in Moscow isn’t possible
2022-08-04 19:00:00
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Pavlo Klimkin talks about the Russian missile attack on Odessa. We also discussed what conditions are necessary for Ukraine to sign a peace agreement with Russia and whether the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk people's republic can be called separatistic movements. This interview was concluded during the second Free Nations of Russia Forum in Prague on 23rd of July by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz. Support the show
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Former Foreign Affairs Minister Pavlo Klimkin talks about the Russian missile attack on Odessa. We also discussed what conditions are necessary for Ukraine to sign a peace agreement with Russia and whether the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk people's republic can be called separatistic movements.
This interview was concluded during the second Free Nations of Russia Forum in Prague on 23rd of July by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.
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Akhmed Zakayev, Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria: Fates of Putin and Kadyrow are absolutely mutually interlinked
2022-07-28 19:00:00
Akhmed Zakayev, Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria is speaking about opening the second front in Caucasus, perspective of Chechen independence and the image of Chechens in the West. This interview was concluded in Prague on 23rd of July by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz. Support the show
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Akhmed Zakayev, Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria is speaking about opening the second front in Caucasus, perspective of Chechen independence and the image of Chechens in the West.
This interview was concluded in Prague on 23rd of July by Piotr Mateusz Bobołowicz.
Dragomir Zakov, Minister of Defence of Bulgaria: NATO is not an offensive alliance, it is a defensive alliance
2022-07-21 19:00:00
Interview with Dragomir Zakov, Minister of Defence of Bulgaria. During this interview our guest talks about Putin’s plan to occupy the entire coast of the Black Sea. We also discussed food crisis, NATO’s role in this war and Russian propaganda. This interview was concluded in Sofia, on the 6th of June 2022, by Krzysztof Skowroński. Support the show
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Interview with Dragomir Zakov, Minister of Defence of Bulgaria. During this interview our guest talks about Putin’s plan to occupy the entire coast of the Black Sea. We also discussed food crisis, NATO’s role in this war and Russian propaganda.
This interview was concluded in Sofia, on the 6th of June 2022, by Krzysztof Skowroński.
Albin Kurti, Prime Minister of Kosovo: When you deny the existence of the other you are one step away from genocide
2022-07-19 12:00:00
Interview with Albin Kurti Prime Minister of Kosovo. During this interview our guest answers the questions regarding war in Ukraine and the Kosovo’s point of view. He talks about Serbia and its relation with Russia. He also talks about how does the tax system in Kosovo looks nowadays. This interview was concluded in Bratislava, on the 2nd of June 2022, by Krzysztof Skowroński. Support the show
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Interview with Albin Kurti Prime Minister of Kosovo. During this interview our guest answers the questions regarding war in Ukraine and the Kosovo’s point of view. He talks about Serbia and its relation with Russia. He also talks about how does the tax system in Kosovo looks nowadays.
This interview was concluded in Bratislava, on the 2nd of June 2022, by Krzysztof Skowroński.