What Robert Pape has said about Russian invasion of Ukraine
3 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 5, 2026
Robert Pape, American political scientist, professor at the University of Chicago and director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats, has been quoted on Russian invasion of Ukraine 3 times in 1 episode of The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, most recently on November 5, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Pape predicts Trump cannot deliver the Ukrainian territory Putin wants because only Ukraine can surrender it.
“Trump can say that he'll deliver it, but he can't do that on his own. Only Ukraine could deliver that territory”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Prof Robert Pape: Are We Entering The Eight Most Dangerous Weeks In Our Lives? (Nov 5, 2026) · Listen from 47:43
Pape predicts Putin will escalate by attempting to knock out most electricity in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa this winter.
“the plan is to knock out 90 percent of the power in those cities and that would keep that out”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Prof Robert Pape: Are We Entering The Eight Most Dangerous Weeks In Our Lives? (Nov 5, 2026) · Listen from 49:32
Pape argues that if Europe retaliates directly against Moscow for cyberattacks, that would constitute World War III.
“there's going to be enormous pressure on Europe to retaliate directly against Moscow”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Prof Robert Pape: Are We Entering The Eight Most Dangerous Weeks In Our Lives? (Nov 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:13:57
Episodes
Prof Robert Pape: Are We Entering The Eight Most Dangerous Weeks In Our Lives?The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Nov 5, 2026 · 1 h 30 min
Political scientist Robert Pape tells Steven Bartlett why the eight weeks after the 2026 US midterms could escalate political violence, the Iran war, and Russia–Ukraine tensions.
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