Wierd Duk on the orphaned society, elections and stalemate war

In this episode, Paul Buitink talks to Wierd Duk. Wierd is a reporter for the Telegraaf and author of several books such as "Putin: Street fighter undermines world order" and "Wierd Duk in the Netherlands". Between 1992 and 2001, Wierd was a correspondent in the former Soviet Union for Dutch media. During this period he gained a lot of knowledge about the way of thinking and way of life in Russia. In this video, he gives an update on the war in Ukraine and on his expectations about the outcome.

Wierd and Paul also discuss the attacks on the Nordstream pipelines in detail and who may be behind them. Furthermore, Wierd notes that the economies of the West and Russia are increasingly taking on characteristics of a war economy and he gives his view on the propaganda used on both sides. Finally, Wierd elaborates on his latest book "Wierd Duk in the Netherlands" and concludes that we as a society have become increasingly orphaned and expresses his expectations for the last elections.