Monday's Encounter
Monday February 2nd, 2015 with Boba Borojevic

January 27, 2015 marked 70 years since the liberation of Auschwitz . Vladimir Putin , president of Russia was not invited to the ceremony in Poland. This is how on the anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation some Eastern European politicians are using the history of the Second World War. From WWII to present time. All EU foreign ministers at Thursday’s meeting in Brussels, including the new Greek minister, agreed on the extension of sanctions. The European Union extended by six months an existing set of sanctions against Russian and pro-Russia separatist officials because of the continued fighting in eastern Ukraine and was planning further action. Meanwhile, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said the confrontation between Moscow and the West could spill into all-out war. Gorbachev, one of the architects of the peaceful dismantling of communist rule in eastern Europe, in comments to the Interfax news agency said the West has “dragged” Russia into a new Cold War and warned of risks of a military confrontation. To comment "the cold war" remarks, Monday's Encounter is joined by Dr. Srdja Trifkovic, Foreign Affairs Editor of Chronicles, is the author of The Sword of the Prophet and Defeating Jihad. He currently teaches international relations at the University of Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina.