Konstantin Kisin

William, thank you so much for coming on. Head on over to Substack where he's going to answer your questions.

Andrei Laronov, welcome back to the show. We had you on exactly three years ago to talk about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, what Vladimir Putin was doing. Our interest was you were someone who worked with Vladimir Putin closely for six years, and we talked about it then.

Andrei Laronov, welcome back to the show. We had you on exactly three years ago to talk about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, what Vladimir Putin was doing. Our interest was you were someone who worked with Vladimir Putin closely for six years, and we talked about it then.

Andrei Laronov, welcome back to the show. We had you on exactly three years ago to talk about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, what Vladimir Putin was doing. Our interest was you were someone who worked with Vladimir Putin closely for six years, and we talked about it then.

And you messaged us recently saying that there are a lot of things being said in the English-speaking world that are not true and that need to be discussed, something we agree with you on, by the way. So... What are you talking about? What's going on? What do you think needs to be talked about in a different way?

And you messaged us recently saying that there are a lot of things being said in the English-speaking world that are not true and that need to be discussed, something we agree with you on, by the way. So... What are you talking about? What's going on? What do you think needs to be talked about in a different way?

And you messaged us recently saying that there are a lot of things being said in the English-speaking world that are not true and that need to be discussed, something we agree with you on, by the way. So... What are you talking about? What's going on? What do you think needs to be talked about in a different way?

Well, let's do that. Let's do that. And look, from our perspective, we don't have a line. I guess my to the extent that I understand Ukraine and Russia, you know, growing up in Russia, living in Ukraine for some time, having family, having relatives, speaking to people in both countries about what's going on from the inside, speaking to people who are involved in various things.

Well, let's do that. Let's do that. And look, from our perspective, we don't have a line. I guess my to the extent that I understand Ukraine and Russia, you know, growing up in Russia, living in Ukraine for some time, having family, having relatives, speaking to people in both countries about what's going on from the inside, speaking to people who are involved in various things.

Well, let's do that. Let's do that. And look, from our perspective, we don't have a line. I guess my to the extent that I understand Ukraine and Russia, you know, growing up in Russia, living in Ukraine for some time, having family, having relatives, speaking to people in both countries about what's going on from the inside, speaking to people who are involved in various things.

at various levels in government. I'm just telling people in the West what I know and what I'm hearing. That's all I'm doing. And if I was hearing something else, I'd be saying something else. But I agree with you. One of the fascinating things, I'm not sure if you experienced this because we're both Russian speakers and I imagine we both consume Russian speaking media.

at various levels in government. I'm just telling people in the West what I know and what I'm hearing. That's all I'm doing. And if I was hearing something else, I'd be saying something else. But I agree with you. One of the fascinating things, I'm not sure if you experienced this because we're both Russian speakers and I imagine we both consume Russian speaking media.

at various levels in government. I'm just telling people in the West what I know and what I'm hearing. That's all I'm doing. And if I was hearing something else, I'd be saying something else. But I agree with you. One of the fascinating things, I'm not sure if you experienced this because we're both Russian speakers and I imagine we both consume Russian speaking media.

is watching something become a talking point in Russian media, and then two weeks later, or three weeks later, or a month later, it appears in English-speaking media as this new thing. Have you seen that pipeline happen yourself?

is watching something become a talking point in Russian media, and then two weeks later, or three weeks later, or a month later, it appears in English-speaking media as this new thing. Have you seen that pipeline happen yourself?

is watching something become a talking point in Russian media, and then two weeks later, or three weeks later, or a month later, it appears in English-speaking media as this new thing. Have you seen that pipeline happen yourself?

And that's quite a claim. Can you give us some specifics? Like, personally, I've never heard him say he wants to destroy Western civilization. What are you talking about specifically?

And that's quite a claim. Can you give us some specifics? Like, personally, I've never heard him say he wants to destroy Western civilization. What are you talking about specifically?

And that's quite a claim. Can you give us some specifics? Like, personally, I've never heard him say he wants to destroy Western civilization. What are you talking about specifically?

So this is realist sphere of influence politics.