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Viktor Medvedchuk is being probed by Ukraine’s Security Service. He will address the charges live on The Great Game. How far is Poroshenko prepared to go as he clings on to power? Who ordered the witch-hunt? Why does Donald Trump avoid the subject of Ukraine? And what does it mean for Russia?

Venezuela is under siege. Sanctions, illegitimate seizure of assets, diplomatic pressure — can Maduro overcome all that? Will the sanction-hit economy survive? Where is the main enemy: outside or inside the country? Does Venezuela have any friends? And how can the «Guaido precedent” affect the situation in other parts of the globe?

Worse than the Cold War. The INF Treaty is on its last legs. What should we expect once the treaty is dead? Without exaggeration, the future of mankind is at stake. Who will decide it?

Alarmism in the US: the Senate discusses the Russia threat. Europe, for its part, talks about the crisis of NATO. Germany and France prepare to defend themselves. The big question is, who are they going to defend against? Do they consider Russia their enemy?

The wars of today and of the future: cold wars, hybrid wars, trade wars… America threatens to bring down the «Troika of Tyranny”: Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. Yet there is a much more dangerous game taking place behind the scenes. How will the series of coups in Latin America affect Russia and China?

Cold peace with Russia. What did Petro Poroshenko mean by that? And how did Washington take it? Who is going to freeze in this «cold peace”? And who will be kept warm by Russian natural gas? How many more anti-Russian candidates will Ukraine produce? Whom does the US support? And how will Russia respond?

Caribbean Crisis 2.0: Venezuela faces the threat of an invasion. Maduro rides a tank while his opponent Guaido encourages the military to break their oath of loyalty. Donald Trump discusses the possibility of a military operation with his advisors. Washington creates a dangerous precedent by declaring itself the master of the Western Hemisphere. Who will be the master of the Eastern one?

A coup in Venezuela: Washington has appointed a new president, so there is no need for an election. International law is being ignored. Can the legitimate government hold on to power? Whose side is Donald Trump on? And why? Will America commit to military action?

The crisis of globalism: why are the masters of Davos no longer masters of the world? Are political leaders really turning away from financial elites? Is globalism in crisis? What is more important in Russia-US relations: global interests or national ones?

As Vladimir Putin meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, we take a look at their joint statement on the issue of a peace treaty. What would be better: peace without a treaty or an escalation of the territorial dispute in an effort to make such a treaty?

Why has the world become a more dangerous place? The US Missile Defense Review: weapons in space and preemptive strikes. The arms race is back, and the situation is even more dangerous than during the Cold War. Dmitri Simes is in Washington, giving us a first-hand account of the sentiment in the White House.