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Carlton King discusses the implications of Britain's involvement in the Ukraine conflict and questions the justification for escalating military support.

Is the Ukraine worth dying for? (Part 1) Black Spy Podcast number 247, Season 25, Episode 0006 In this week's and next week's explosive episodes of the Black Spy Podcast, Carlton King delivers a hard-hitting geopolitical assessment of Britain's deepening involvement in the Ukraine conflict. Examining the UK's provision of missiles, drones, intelligence support, and targeting assistance used in strikes against Russian territory — including civilian areas around Moscow — Carlton warns that London and its NATO allies may be dangerously escalating the war beyond that of a conventional proxy engagement. Carlton argues that patience within Russia, both amongst ordinary citizens and elements of the ruling elite, is rapidly diminishing, increasing the prospect of retaliatory attacks against European infrastructure, factories, cyber networks, and military-linked industries. Referencing Operation MIDAS alongside the clear endemic corruption within Ukraine, Carlton questions whether Western governments are risking continental war for a at best questionable cause that is now increasingly detached from public interest and their citizens safety. The central question posed by Carlton is stark…

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