Yanis Varoufakis: It's mad to think Ukraine can win

Freddie Sayers meets Yanis Varoufakis. Read the supporting article: https://unherd.com/2022/04/ukraine-ca... Listen to the podcast version: https://shows.acast.com/lockdowntv-wi... Commentators on the war in Ukraine seem to have come to a consensus: public figures have a moral responsibility not to challenge anything other than the Russian narrative. This rejection of balance in favour of propaganda poses a problem for political thinkers like Yanis Varoufakis, who has been accused of 'Westsplaining' and being a Putin apologist in the last week alone. To give this controversial conversation a chance, Varoufakis joined Freddie Sayers for a wide-ranging discussion about Western pressure on Russia and finding a space for debate in what feels like a binary moment. Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter:   / unherd   Facebook:   / unherd   Instagram:   / unherd   TikTok:   / unherdtv   // TIMECODES // 00:00 - 01:11 - Introduction 01:12 - 03:44 - Has Varoufakis been accused of being pro-Putin? 03:44 - 09:42 - Was a NATO expansion unwelcome? 09:42 - 17:03 - Varoufakis on current Russian sanctions 17:03 - 22:27 - Is a full-scale Russian defeat currently possible? 22:27 - 30:12 - Have liberal Western powers shown more 30:12 - 37:07 - Is Zelensky aiming to increase Western involvement in the war? Is that dangerous? 37:07 - 38:28 - A message from Varoufakis who worry about Western involvement 38:28 - 39:10 - Concluding thoughts #Putin #YanisVaroufakis #Ukraine