From Seversk Selfies to Euroclear Theft: Trump Pressures Kiev, Europe Panics, and Trust Collapse Goes Global — Fast
Update: 2025-12-16
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If you ever needed a reminder that propaganda doesn’t sleep, today’s show is your proof.
Samuel Trapp opens with a little self-inflicted comedy (yes, the mic problem… Nimrod moment) and then gets right into the hard stuff: Ukraine’s battlefield and political reality versus the story being sold. We talk fresh polling—Ukrainian trust in the U.S. and NATO sliding, while Zelensky’s support is still reported as surprisingly high—plus why “no elections until after the war” is a convenient rule for a government that never wants to leave. From there: the Berlin talks, Trump’s push to end the conflict by year’s end, and the central problem—Washington wants movement; Kiev resists territorial concessions; Moscow says “no ceasefire theater” without a final settlement.
Next, we zoom out: Lavrov’s warning about the NATO-expansion “assurances” tied to German reunification—and the long memory Russia brings to the table. Then we hit the money story that could boomerang: the EU’s move around Euroclear and Russia’s massive lawsuit to claw back frozen assets (and what that does to trust in Western financial custody). We also cover Trump’s lawsuit accusing the BBC of deceptive editing, and a dark segment on violence and backlash in Australia—because once politics turns tribal, it always eats the innocent first.
Live weekdays 7:30 –9:00 am (Chicago) on damradio.com/live. Podcasts at internationalflavor.com.
International Flavor: Where the Truth Just Tastes Better.
Samuel Trapp opens with a little self-inflicted comedy (yes, the mic problem… Nimrod moment) and then gets right into the hard stuff: Ukraine’s battlefield and political reality versus the story being sold. We talk fresh polling—Ukrainian trust in the U.S. and NATO sliding, while Zelensky’s support is still reported as surprisingly high—plus why “no elections until after the war” is a convenient rule for a government that never wants to leave. From there: the Berlin talks, Trump’s push to end the conflict by year’s end, and the central problem—Washington wants movement; Kiev resists territorial concessions; Moscow says “no ceasefire theater” without a final settlement.
Next, we zoom out: Lavrov’s warning about the NATO-expansion “assurances” tied to German reunification—and the long memory Russia brings to the table. Then we hit the money story that could boomerang: the EU’s move around Euroclear and Russia’s massive lawsuit to claw back frozen assets (and what that does to trust in Western financial custody). We also cover Trump’s lawsuit accusing the BBC of deceptive editing, and a dark segment on violence and backlash in Australia—because once politics turns tribal, it always eats the innocent first.
Live weekdays 7:30 –9:00 am (Chicago) on damradio.com/live. Podcasts at internationalflavor.com.
International Flavor: Where the Truth Just Tastes Better.
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