1. Stalin's Geopolitical Exploitation of Lend-Lease - Sean McMeekin,

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CAPTION 1934 KIROV AND STALIN Stalin's Geopolitical Exploitation of Lend-Lease Sean McMeekin, author of Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Part One: This interview details how Joseph Stalin manipulated Western powers to recover and expand Soviet territory. Through FDR and Harry Hopkins, the U.S.provided massive Lend-Lease aid, military equipment, and proprietary technology without demanding anything in return. Roosevelt consistently appeased Stalin, ignoring massive Soviet crimes like the Katyn massacre and enabling the sidelining of democratic forces in Yugoslavia and China. This massive, unrestricted U.S. aid ultimately helped establish the Soviet Union as a formidable global…