29 August 2026
Professor Scott Lucas is the founder and editor of the analytical news outlet EA WorldView
TV hosts Daniel Tkiie @WorldatStake24 and Sofia Nazarenko and Scott Lucas, professor of international politics, discussed the duration of Russia’s war against Ukraine. CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise visit to Moscow on Tuesday, August 25. How significant is this for the CIA Director to travel personally to Russia, to Moscow, to meet with Russian officials and Vladimir Putin? And what is your personal assessment of this? Because there have been a lot of speculations both on social media and across Western media outlets.