Sanchez Effect

‘Europe is a half-dead body’ – Timofey Bordachev. ‘We don’t need an inch of EU land’ – Sergey Karaganov

Europe is being shaken by a number of events and crises. That’s the main topic of this episode of RT’s Sanchez Effect on the sidelines of the Valdai 2026 forum. Ricks brings in two experts from the gathering – Sergey Karaganov, honorary chairman of the presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defence Policy, and Timofey Bordachev, a professor at Russia’s Higher School of Economics. Both think the EU’s days are numbered. Dr. Bordachev says it will be natural, as the bloc is a US puppet. Dr. Karaganov is more radical in his view, saying it should be finished off by Russia, by force, after decades of escalations against Moscow. They also talk about the Ukraine conflict and agree that there is no chance of survival for the Kiev regime. Dr. Karaganov has also served as a non-governmental adviser for Russia’s leadership, and he brings some insights on Vladimir Putin and other Russian and Soviet heads of state. Don’t miss that, here on RT or on BitChute at ‘ricksancheztv’.

The West’s ‘Political Hallucination’: Prof. Gong and Prof. Mielniczuk expose chilling European realities that threaten us all

On the latest episode of Sanchez Effect, Rick sits down for an explosive panel at the Valdai Discussion Club with two global experts whose predictions from last year have already come true. They are back to piece together a dangerous new geopolitical puzzle.

Prof. Mielniczuk warns that the Western media narrative of ‘Russia losing’ is a dangerous political hallucination. Prof. Gong points out that European elites are trapping themselves in a corner because of this false stance – a miscalculation that could trigger a full-scale war.

From Venezuela to Iran, the US is attempting to corner the energy market. If global straits are closed, everyone is forced to come to Washington. The puzzle comes together. Find out more, only on RT.

‘They are arming Europe so much that the only way out they have is to do a war’ - Lorenzo Maria Pacini

‘They are arming Europe so much that the only way out they have is to do a war - and it might be a nuclear one’ - Lorenzo Maria Pacini, Associate Professor of Political Philosophy and Geopolitics at UniDolomiti of Belluno.

On the latest ‘Sanchez Effect’, Rick sits down with two professors at the Valdai Discussion Club to dissect a fracturing global order. Mr. Pacini is not optimistic, saying European elites have launched a massive cognitive operation against their own citizens. They have bought into their own anti-Russian rhetoric so deeply that they are arming Europe into a corner where conflict feels like the only logical outcome.

Emeritus Professor of History at University College Cork, Geoffrey Roberts is more positive – saying it’s hard to believe in a nuclear conflict – but they both agree it’s the Russian restraint to thank for the management of escalation, not the Western warmongering provocations.

Is Europe blindly marching into a conflict its own people don’t want, or will Washington pull back the reins before it’s too late? Tune in to the latest episode to learn more.

‘The US government is happy to gamble with the lives of future generations for their own sick personal enrichment’ – Ana Kasparian

There’s an extra portion of RT’s Sanchez Effect this week as Rick talks to co-host of ‘The Young Turks’ Ana Kasparian. The main topic is US domestic and foreign policy. Ana says that America’s political system lacks real alternatives, citing the example of Democrats and Republicans conducting the same pro-war, anti-Russian foreign policy. She adds that most people don’t support it and want to focus on prosperity for America, not ‘balkanizing’ Russia. Ms. Kasparian also projects a possible escalation against Tehran as Trump is ‘a sore loser which makes the Iran war a lot more difficult to see a light at the end of the tunnel on.’ Learn more here, on RT or on BitChute ‘ricksancheztv’.

‘Sounds like a Soviet KGB story’: Why was an American professor fired over an opinion?

On the latest episode of Sanchez Effect, Rick sits down with Dr. Shirin Saedi, a former University of Arkansas professor whose academic career was terminated via email. Her crime? Questioning the actions of Israel.

Dr. Saedi reveals a shocking reality: the university allegedly outsourced its disciplinary decision to a politically funded external lobby, labeling her ‘anti-Semitic’. She is convinced that if she have criticized Russia or Mexico, she would have been promoted, not fired.

Together with Rick they dissect US support for exiled groups now calling for the bombing of their own homeland, as well as how decades of media conditioning trained the public to accept institutional bias. Tune in to RT for the full conversation.

‘The Iran war caused a restructuring of the global balance of power in favor of Iran, Russia, and China’ – David Pyne

On the latest episode of Sanchez Effect, Rick sits down with David Pyne, US Security Task Force deputy director, for an unfiltered look at American foreign policy under Trump. From ignoring US intelligence on Iran to the ‘strategic defeat’ reshaping the global power balance, Pyne pulls zero punches. He says that Trump chose to believe Netanyahu over his own intelligence agencies and argues that the US would lose a direct war against Russia or China right now. He also explains how pushing Russia into a corner backfired, transforming Ukraine into an authoritarian state.

Together with Rick, they dissect what the US and Iranian presidents have said at the UN General Assembly, with news analysis you don’t want to miss. Only on RT.