Sanchez Effect

“For the European elites the war itself is the point. There are billions of pounds being made out of this conflict” - Craig Murray

“For the European elites, the war itself is the point. There are billions of pounds being made out of this conflict.” - Craig Murray.

Russia and the United States make a deal to recover the world’s diesel prices but Ukraine and the EU lash out at it. Craig Murray, former British senior diplomat is on RT’s ‘Sanchez Effect’ saying that “the idea that the Western elites work for the good of the ordinary people is obviously wrong.” He describes the Western policies as cynical and focused on self-enrichment instead of building a better world and welfare for their own citizens. Craig has also shared his experience of being a British ambassador in one of the former Soviet Republics and reveals that NATO did very dire things there.

Democracy is made by the rich for the rich – Fadi Lama

The European Union is hit with major protests – the Spanish government collapses over a housing crisis, French students clash with police over education underfunding, in Germany people protest against militarization and a dire economic situation. What would you do as the leader of any of those countries? Go to Ukraine and pledge more money like Friedrich Merz did? Or test a new missile like Emmanuel Macron? RT’s Europe correspondent Chay Bowes joins Rick Sanchez for a conversation mocking these poor elites. And in the second part, Fadi Lama, author of ‘Why the West Can’t Win: From Bretton Woods to a Multipolar World’ tells Rick why Europe and the United States, despite all their colonial and hawkish policies, can’t win against the emerging multipolar world.

What do you get as an American for all the wars the US started? ‘Zilch’, says Bobby Sausalito

With the US Midterm election looming, it’s high time to make predictions. American political commentator and comedian Bobby Sausalito joins the discussion - but there’s nothing funny this time, especially for Donald Trump. Rick and Bobby agree that the Democrats will probably prevail this time, as Trump “lied too much.” Mr. Sausalito says Trump has forgotten all the pledges he made and instead has followed the same rhetoric his predecessors. Rick and Bobby both call the US political system ‘one-party’ and a shame compared to those in BRICS countries.

If the dog doesn’t work, you train it. But if it’s a rabid dog, there is one solution: shoot it. Europe is that dog – Scott Ritter

'If the dog doesn’t work, you can train it. But if it’s a rabid dog, there is only one solution: shoot it. Europe is that dog.’ – former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter.

On the latest Sanchez Effect, Scott Ritter compares the Western political establishment to a misbehaved canine and explains why Russia will not call a timeout now. When you are winning the game by five touchdowns in the fourth quarter, you do not pause to negotiate with an opponent that has repeatedly broken its word.

Together with Rick, they break down the seismic shifts happening in the world’s most critical flashpoints. From the heavily contested waters of the Red Sea to the drone-choked skies of Ukraine, this episode exposes why multi-billion-dollar Western arsenals are suddenly failing against highly motivated and adaptive forces, leaving the West to reckon with its own technological and political vulnerabilities.

‘We have a totally artificial kind of narrative that lacks credibility’ – Luxembourgish MEP Fernand Kartheiser

‘We have a totally artificial kind of narrative that lacks credibility. It is important for Europeans to resist, and that is a message that I would like to give, we are close to that point - it is enough’ – Luxembourgish MEP.

Fernand Kartheiser, Member of the European Parliament from Luxembourg is on RT’s ‘Sanchez Effect’, as Rick wants to discuss Europe’s snowballing issues. Kartheiser calls on the EU to start talking to Russia, as it could both bring peace closer and create trade opportunities between the bloc and Moscow. The European lawmaker is also concerned over billions of euros sent to Kiev while the EU’s own citizens are facing daily challenges: how to feed their families and where to find money to pay taxes.

‘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’.