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1. Russian Drone Strike Near Boris Johnson Highlights Risk of Western Escalation - Gaius and Germanicus:
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1918 UKRAINE
In The Londinium Chronicles, Gaius (John Batchelor) and Germanicus (Michael Vlahos) explore the intersections of Roman history and modern geopolitics.
Russian Drone Strike Near Boris Johnson Highlights Risk of Western Escalation
Gaius and Germanicus: In Londinium during 92 AD, the hosts reflect on 21st-century events from their wine bar. They examine reports of a Russian drone strike occurring near a train carrying former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, David Petraeus, and Carl Bildt near the Ukraine-Poland border. Germanicus argues that Western leaders are engaging in dangerous proxy escalation against Russia while living in a delusional dream world. Comparing current events to the 1939–1940 "Phony War" before the German Blitzkrieg, they warn that uncontrolled escalation threatens a major global conflict. (1)R
In The Londinium Chronicles, Gaius (John Batchelor) and Germanicus (Michael Vlahos) explore the intersections of Roman history and modern geopolitics.
Russian Drone Strike Near Boris Johnson Highlights Risk of Western Escalation
Gaius and Germanicus: In Londinium during 92 AD, the hosts reflect on 21st-century events from their wine bar. They examine reports of a Russian drone strike occurring near a train carrying former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, David Petraeus, and Carl Bildt near the Ukraine-Poland border. Germanicus argues that Western leaders are engaging in dangerous proxy escalation against Russia while living in a delusional dream world. Comparing current events to the 1939–1940 "Phony War" before the German Blitzkrieg, they warn that uncontrolled escalation threatens a major global conflict. (1)R