Russia Sanctions Crumble; St. Pete Hosts US German Business; Zelensky Sends Drones; US Iran Fighting

US-Iran trade blows, ceasefire crumbles. Drones hit Russia, West aims to disrupt St Petersburg Forum

Russian Massive Strike Shatters Kiev; Tsirkon Missile First Mass Use Kiev Troops Flee Konstantinovka

The Duran: Episode 961
France's Marine Le Pen Acquitted in Case Over Violating Hate Speech Laws
https://sputniknews.com/europe/202105041082797685-frances-marine-le-pen-acquitted-in-case-over-violating-hate-speech-laws/

The two wars - in Ukraine and between the US/Israel and Iran - go on. and both are intensifying. In fact in both wars we look to be on the brink of an escalation cycle.

Meanwhile the global economy continues to sag, energy problems stack up, the positions of Merz and Starmer unravel, and in the UK we have had a grisly murder of a young student, which is intensifying political polarisation.

A great deal therefore to discuss.

America’s Debt Bomb Explodes: $1.25 Trillion in Credit Card Debt Signals Economic Crisis (~10min)

World Affairs in Context | Wednesday June 03, 2026

Super podcast. Thanks Lena! It just goes to show the dangers that NAFTA brought about that allowed consumerism to be way too large a share of the US Economy. The oddity is that the money is there but in very unequal ways. I think the super rich at the top need to take a massive pay cut. But they won't, and they won't have to, and that's the problem. I don’t see a way out of this one.