Wagner & the New Scramble for Africa ft. James Pogue

[@larrycloetta9816]

Great show, and one of the best American guests you have ever had.

[@RussiansWithAttitude]

Very true. Thanks

[@Giglioti]

What a phenomenal episode, guys, I've been catching up on a few episodes I couldn't watch earlier and while all of them are great this one takes the cake ! Keep up being awesome, dudes

[@makiadisan1937]

The best stream, I'm from Africa and that was one of the most informative streams on the general subject. I'm also impressed by Kirill's knowledge of African Current events

[@fconstraints]

Fascinating stream, great guest. Thanks!

[@andrejmucic5003]

Well done boys! Respect.

[@nikospitr]

great podcast, and very interesting subject !

[@MichaelKennedy-tr1xc]

Great stream...your guest was very knowledgeable 😊👍

[@piotrgrzelak2613]

Afreakan adventures? I'm pogueing right now.

[@robtherub]

More African history than African history month

[@paulmears5330]

Excellent job, fellas. James for secretary of State.🤘😎

[@Gunni1972]

One of your best streams guys. Thanks a lot.

[@Mark1JT]

Excellent discussion RWA. It's good to learn some more details on the situation in Africa.

[@willnottheciabillson8232]

great show poguechamp

[@berserker4940]

Nice song at the end

[@fabreezethefaintinggoat5484]

1:50 oy vey,sounds like a moldbug

[@averagebohemian5791]

amazing guest

[@patrickkerrigan3633]

What a class surname -as a massive fan of the band The Pogues -R.I.P Shane MacGowan

[@phonoacid]

Prinz Maskin ,i'm listening drunk and sober ,its basicaly Balkans ,with love from romania (adversary country ) .cu dragoste din romania !

[@jeannineonori3475]

it’s almost completely untrue, that france does fund extremists 😅😅

[@petrosros]

I would say that the historical figure Skylax was a proto-Chadian, his changing sides confirmed a Roman victory in the second Punic war, 2nd century BC. Also, they kicked Gaddafi out in some style after he annexed a third of Chad.

[@fabreezethefaintinggoat5484]

Cool

[@jeannineonori3475]

assimi goita ❤

[@DartXL]

Куча идеалистической хрени про советско-африканские отношения, не имеющей отношения к объективной истине.

[@david88497]

Great stuff. I was just thinking that you guys should do a deep dive into Wagner's recent moves. Great minds and all

[@antonygdouglas3935]

Greetings to you both , rubbish weather here in Ireland too . 🇮🇪

[@adek2989]

As an American working in ag in French Africa, but not in any country mentioned, I hear US/CIA in this guy’s takes. I would like to hear Nikolai and Kirill do a show on Wagner. For example, Pogue talked about Wagner being abided despite the rapes in the countryside. Are Wagner rapes a discernible problem? Or propaganda? I’d like to hear more about what Wagner is and what it means from a Russian perspective.

[@annshouse9070]

Complete agreement

[@fabreezethefaintinggoat5484]

1:18:00 heads up, fascinating interview but

[@nikolabiberovic2142]

love the show boys & girls ?

[@soberanobrasil9370]

What we hear here in Brazil is that WPMC helps some countries get rid of terrorists paid to provoke caos in countries in favour of Western interests. They also provide security. The Russian goverment also helps with energy and other building resources and other things and also train people to continue to make things work. They don't work like France at all, nor USA, nor China... not in the game to colonize the place.

[@marcomartinez9387]

🎉🎉

[@rashmigupta9]

I think an important connection is Russia saving Syria from ISIS. And all these jihadi groups are either funded or ultimately co-opted by West.

[@kate_martinez795]

Yeah, I think it was quite ignorant of Mr. Pogue to claim that France wouldn't fund extremist groups even if it was in their political interests simply because their average soldiers despise those groups. The grunts aren't in charge of policy. His example to counter that argument, that the US wouldn't fund the Taliban, was a very poor one, since the US govt directly and indirectly aided AQ in Syria, Libya, and Yemen after they had been (ostensibly at least) fighting them in Afghanistan for years.

[@elruss1]

Great interview. Wish you could have spent more time on a Wagner’s relationship building efforts, and particularly who is the point person for this.

[@GarfieldKartPMC]

hope russia will not indulge the mortal sin of bantu maximization

[@robertozanconi1360]

Long live Prigozhin!

[@a.m.8410]

He is 💀

[@j.k.1239]

@@a.m.8410 Plot twist.

[@marcomartinez9387]

🎉🎉❤😊

[@piotrgrzelak2613]

Nikolai (or was it Kirill?) perpetuates a stupid myth of "Belgians chopping hands off in Congo" so I have to yet again correct what became a third-worldist talking point. It was other congoans outside the control of white authorities that committed an unknown quantity of massacres as soon as they were given a meagre amount of authority themselves. Who does it say more about, us or them, tell me yourself. The events, which were taken under control by Belgians were later described as a geno-sigh by a black maoist of some sort in the 70s, who in a great tradition of black historiography arbitrarily put the number at 10mil. Since that day we will never forget the destruction of wakanda.

[@johnclay2716]

Source?

[@piotrgrzelak2613]

@@johnclay2716 one I talked about mightve been elika mbokolo, second hand source because I don't read French.

[@ejws1575]

Begging you to read a book

[@piotrgrzelak2613]

@@ejws1575 If you want to play an adult, try having arguments.

[@berserker4940]

baZed Black guys

[@marcomartinez9387]

🎉😂😂

[@Arnaud9]

In Southern Africa Russia is seen as vital to the Liberation struggle. Without support from Moscow ANC MPLA SWAPO ZANU-PF ( Angola Namibia Mozambique Zimbabwe RSA) would have struggled still. Military Diplomatic Academic HumanitarianAid -, especially these days Lawrov is harvesting the fruits of USSR Cold War strategy in the scramble to join BRICS.

[@TheGeezer30]

It weren't Russia, it was the Soviets. And yes, South Africa and Zimbabwe are now idyllic, and are both a peaceful, functional paradise for all.

[@Arnaud9]

​@@TheGeezer30the Warsaw pact countries blocked Apartheid/ Western Interests via votes at United Nations, eg Apartheid: crime against humanity, which strengthened International boycotts and sanctions which eventually toppled National Government in RSA.

[@davidbarkhuizen]

True that

[@Roman-Pregolin]

Recommend "the football war" by Ryszard Kapuczynsky

[@marcomartinez9387]

🎉😂

[@Roman-Pregolin]

Viktor Boot also loves Africa, lived here. Race identity is a west European and new world thing, aped by some elsewhere, but has no real place in Russian culture

[@piotrgrzelak2613]

Tell that to thousands of guys in Wagner and Russian military with sunwheel patches lmao

[@Roman-Pregolin]

@@piotrgrzelak2613 to quote myself, "aped by some" Podcast also mentions the 'black wagnerites'

[@Scrap_Lootaz]

​@@piotrgrzelak2613 , Bruh, when right-wing schizo ideas were more popular and active like the 90s or 00s, this never stopped Jews, Tatars and other nationalities from being members of their organizations. Basically they had problems with certain nationalities such as Central Asians and some Caucasians.

[@piotrgrzelak2613]

Honestly I still can't believe how slow you have to be to believe that. Have you read the russian internet after the Uzbeks started rioting in prisons lately, or heard how they constantly butt heads with Chechens fighting technically on the same side? If it was something to be voted for, Chechnya would be long glassed with full 1.5 million turned into charcoal. And these people aren't even that different, this isn't an Africa-Europe class of difference.

[@user-pn3io5oy3i]

Omg, he just goes on and on. What was he evan talking about??? James thanks for the headache!🖕

[@jeannineonori3475]

rt boring 🤣 whatch cnn.. 😊

[@avanildoalexandredesouza8530]

Show 🇷🇺 👏 🇷🇺 Wagner PMC

[@Roman-Pregolin]

"People of CAR are impulsive and easily manipulated" The Ukraine of Africa

[@joelfisk]

Seems I'm not the only one whose general skepticism led to an interest in Russia and Russian culture. I'm a year into learning to speak Russian thanks to western propaganda! 😂

[@Beaconism-Dollarism]

2.5 hours long episode? Information density is the concept you should think about.

[@michelegosse7116]

entertainment. Good.

[@hendrikvanleeuwen9110]

You need to work on your attention span.

[@arijao92]

Its a complicated topic, 2,5 hours barely scratches the surface

[@DavidImpatief]

To be fair I came for a Russian accent. Shame.

[@ConFetti-g2q]

*James Pogue's lispy and effeminate monologues were unbearable, no English speaker sounds like that unless they're trying to.*