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iGlobeViews Episode 2: Will the War in Iran Seal Ukraine's Fate (Guest: Professor Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik)

Episode Summary

iGlobeViews - our weekly video podcast series. (Episode 2, 19 March 2026) iGlobenews Editor-in-Chief, Diana Mautner Markhof, discusses current events and world politics with China expert Professor Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik. During this episode we discuss how the war in Iran affects the war in Ukraine and vis-versa. Will the escalation in Iran bring about an escalation in Ukraine? Has peace in Ukraine moved even further into the future or will there be a speedy push to end the war? Is Ukraine’s corruption being instrumentalized to end the war? Has Russia’s position changed since the US/Israeli attack on Iran? Will China’s role in Ukraine change as a result of the war in Iran? Will Russia benefit from the US and its disregard for international law? How will the economic fallout of the US/Israeli war in Iran benefit Russia? What new security arrangements? Looking at history, what are the parallels/lessons for Ukraine and Iran? Has the US learned nothing from its policy of regime change in Ukraine and Iran? Follow, Like, Subscribe. iGlobenews brings global views (www.iglobenews.org)