«ВСЁ ГОРАЗДО СТРАШНЕЕ, ЧЕМ МЫ ДУМАЛИ!» — Дугин о том, что происходит на самом деле

Summary

Alexander Dugin argues that Russia’s “special military operation” should be understood not as a localized conflict over Ukraine, but as part of what he calls an ongoing Third World War: a global struggle between a US-led, unipolar order seeking to preserve its hegemony and an emerging multipolar order represented chiefly by Russia and China, alongside other states and groups that invoke multipolarity.

He says military and non-military approaches to the conflict cannot be separated, because the search for peace is bound up with questions of sovereignty, power, and political realism. In his view, however, there are no meaningful signs of de-escalation. He points to Western support for Ukraine and forecasts of a possible future Russia–Europe conflict as evidence that the confrontation extends beyond the battlefield in Ukraine.

Dugin says he had hoped Donald Trump might accept a multipolar world and seek a place for the United States within it, but argues that this has not happened. He believes neither Trump nor other Western political currents are likely to abandon the goal of maintaining Western dominance. He describes Ukraine as a territory caught up in that larger contest and says its future has become secondary to the global stakes.

A central warning in the speech is that, in Dugin’s assessment, the opposing side seeks Russia’s “strategic defeat,” including the loss of its sovereignty. He criticizes Russians for focusing on local military objectives or expecting accommodation with the West, and urges a fundamental shift in political and public thinking toward the scale of the conflict he describes. He compares recognizing the war’s true scope to reassessing events after an unexpected attack, and argues that Russia must develop a strategy for defeating its adversary.

Dugin also condemns what he calls historical irresponsibility among Russia’s past political leadership, while expressing support for Vladimir Putin’s government. He concludes that Russia should name the conflict plainly, analyze it as a global confrontation, and move beyond what he sees as a complacent hope for peace that does not confront the strategic stakes.

Presenter/contributor: Alexander Dugin.