Jeffrey Sachs with probably the smartest and most accurate assessment of the Ukraine war, American foreign policy more broadly, ever caught on tape

“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was unprovoked.”

That’s what talking heads in Washington’s political and media establishments have spent years telling the American people. But it’s not true.

(20:17) Why did America push for Ukraine to Join NATO?

(58:34) What is a Neocon?

(1:25:28) Regime Change Never Works

(1:36:27) Who Blew up the Nord Stream Pipeline?

(2:01:45) COVID Origins

Although it’s shameful to admit, the United States government’s foreign policy initiatives blazed the trail for this war to begin. And now the entire world, including 500,000 dead Ukrainians, is paying the price.

“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was unprovoked.”

That’s what talking heads in Washington’s political and media establishments have spent years telling the American people. But it’s not true.

Although it’s shameful to admit, the United States government’s foreign policy initiatives blazed the trail for this war to begin. And now the entire world, including 500,000 dead Ukrainians, is paying the price.

Professor and author Jeffrey Sachs saw this coming for years. He even tried to convince the Biden administration’s policymakers to reverse course while they still could. But they ignored him. Today, Sachs joins The Tucker Carlson Show for an in-depth conversation on US-Russia relations, the CIA, NATO expansion, what ultimately doomed Ukraine, and more.

Jeffrey Sachs tells Tucker:

“It’s not about Russia. It’s about the U.S.… the neocons are very explicit: the U.S. must be the unchallenged superpower in every place in the world. In every region, we must dominate. That’s quite the load for us American people. What they say is, ‘We are going to be a constabulary duty holder.’ [That’s a] fancy word for saying ‘we’ll be the world’s policeman.’”