Summary: Human Events Daily with Jack Posobiec

Episode: Tales of Regime Change: Ukraine — Shadows of Ukraine

Date: December 31, 2025

Host: Jack Posobiec
Guest: Mike Benz (Foundation for Freedom Online)

Episode Overview

Main Theme:
Jack Posobiec and guest Mike Benz explore the U.S. role in Ukraine's political upheaval, framing the current war as a consequence of decades-long American regime change strategies, NATO expansion, and globalist ambitions. The episode scrutinizes the Maidan Revolution, the rise of outside influence in Ukraine, and draws connections to broader global interventions by the U.S. and its allies.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Historical Context: From Soviet Collapse to NATO Expansion

• Jack stresses that the U.S. broke promises made to Russia post-Soviet collapse, especially regarding NATO's "not one inch eastward" commitment.

  “James Baker… told Gorbachev flat out that NATO won’t move 1 inch eastward… But then Clinton came in and boom, NATO expanded.” (06:59)

• Expansion into Eastern Europe and economic “shock therapy” led to disillusionment and resentment in Russia.
• Soros and the Clintons are identified as major figures in the post-Soviet economic transformation and the rise of new oligarchies.

2. The Maidan Revolution: U.S. Involvement and the Mechanics of Regime Change

• Mike Benz characterizes the 2014 Maidan as a “George Floyd style US government backed color revolution” (27:10).
• U.S. funding and on-the-ground support (NGOs, politicians) fueled unrest that deposed the democratically elected Viktor Yanukovych.

  “Victoria Nuland bragged on tape… about the USAID funding Ukrainian civil society institutions to the tune of $5 billion.” (25:18)

• Bipartisan U.S. participation: Both Democratic and Republican stakeholders supported regime change for economic and strategic reasons.

3. Neoconservatism, Globalism, and Color Revolutions

• The hosts accuse Washington insiders and the globalist order (including Soros, the Clintons, the Obama administration, and key think tanks) of manipulating Ukraine as part of a broader anti-Russian strategy.
• NATO is framed as a tool for enforcing globalist interests, not just mutual defense.

4. Post-Maidan Consequences: Intelligence Takeover and Deepening Division

• After Yanukovych’s removal, Ukraine’s intelligence agencies were reorganized as a partnership between Ukraine, the CIA, and MI6.

  “Three way partnership was struck… to rebuild Ukraine’s intelligence state… as a three way partnership between Ukraine, the CIA and MI6.” (29:59)

• U.S.-backed hard-right groups (notably Right Sector, Azov Battalion) were instrumental during unrest, likened to U.S. support for jihadist groups in other interventions (Afghanistan, Syria).

5. Information Warfare, Perception Management, and Civil Society Manipulation

• The hosts allege that Western-funded media and NGOs monopolized narratives during Maidan, labeling violent protests as “mostly peaceful” to justify sanctions and pressure against the existing Ukrainian government.
• Benz draws parallels to more recent U.S. civil unrest, warning of the consequences of similar regime-change tactics at home.

6. Aftermath and Ongoing War

• The Russian-annexed regions (Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk) are cast as organic responses to unconstitutional regime change in Kyiv.
• Both hosts argue the present war was predictable and are critical of bipartisan U.S. policies that fueled escalation toward World War III.

7. Blame, Responsibility, and Prescriptions for the Future

• Benz suggests that to move toward peace, the U.S. must acknowledge its role in the Ukraine coup and formally apologize to Russia.

  “There should be a formal apology by the Trump administration to, to the Russians as part of this, this peace process for the actions undertaken by the Obama government…” (46:19)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Jack Posobiec:
  “This was a classic US regime change operation that went horribly wrong. It backfired spectacularly, and now we’re all paying the price with endless billions of dollars, the risk of nuclear escalation.” (03:08)

• Mike Benz:
  “Imagine if that Black Lives Matter lawless mob… actually toppled the US Government and installed without an election, a new head of state… That is what was done in Ukraine in 2014 in the Maidan Square.” (20:08)

• On the Soros Factor:

  “George Soros openly bragging that the Soros empire was built out of the ashes of the Soviet empire, and that as the Soviet empire receded, the Soros empire picked up the pieces, was his phrase.”
  (13:10)

• On Right Sector:

  “The right sector was… essentially a hard right nationalist movement in Ukraine that comes out of this anti Soviet milieu… the US government also supported factions like the Azov Battalion…”
  (31:46)

• Perspective Advice:

  “You need to understand this is the perspective from which [the Russians] are coming. And if you disagree and discount and disavow their perspective, then guess what? You won’t have any idea what you’re doing.”
  (40:50)

Important Timestamps & Segment Highlights

| Timestamp | Segment | Highlights/Key Moments | |-----------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:51–02:56 | News montage & history of Ukrainian elections | Clips of protests, regime changes in Ukraine (Maidan, Poroshenko, Zelensky) | | 03:10–08:30 | Setting the narrative | U.S. and NATO roles post-Cold War, broken promises to Russia, early neocon/globalist strategy | | 10:35–13:10 | Intro to post-Soviet oligarchs (Soros) | Soros as early player, partnership with Clintons, rise of globalist influence | | 19:57–25:18 | Deep dive: Maidan Revolution | U.S. funding, role of Nuland, McCain, Cookie moment, bipartisan support, U.S. NGOs, media | | 29:15–33:08 | Intelligence state post-coup | CIA/MI6 reshape Ukraine’s agencies; rise of radical nationalist elements for geopolitical gain | | 35:16–38:04 | U.S. “proxy” tactics, parallels to Syria/Afghanistan | Funding and use of proxy militias, regime change playbook, information/propaganda machinery | | 41:23–44:29 | Russian perception and red lines | Anti-color revolution measures, importance of U.S. perspective-taking in negotiations | | 46:19–47:17 | Apology and prescriptions | Suggests formal U.S. apology to Russia for the coup as condition for peace |

Tone & Language

• Direct, combative, skeptical of mainstream narratives.
• Heavy use of analogies to American events (“George Floyd style,” “Black Lives Matter,” “proxy groups,” “color revolutions”).
• Calls out specific U.S. officials (Clinton, Obama, Blinken, Nuland) and bipartisan motives.
• Frequent use of “we", "they", "the regime", "globalists", centering the argument on a struggle of power and influence.
• Language frames globalist and interventionist actions in Ukraine as duplicitous, dangerous, and ultimately self-defeating for the U.S.

Key Takeaways

• The hosts argue the Ukraine conflict is the result of deliberate U.S. intervention and betrayal of post-Cold War assurances, not Russian aggression alone.
• U.S.-funded color revolutions and NGOs, combined with NATO expansion, provoked instability and war.
• Both Democrats and Republicans are implicated in Ukraine’s predicament, with motives ranging from profit to global power projection.
• Understanding Russia’s perspective is essential for any realistic peace approach.
• A call is made for U.S. accountability—especially a formal apology—to deescalate and avoid repeating the pattern.

Speaker Attribution Guide

• A: Jack Posobiec
• B: Mike Benz

For more discussion and resources, find Mike Benz at X (@MikeBenzCyber), YouTube, and Rumble.

“We need to understand these regime change operations, where they come from, who the people are behind them, who's really benefiting from them and how they always fail up against the law of unintended consequences.”
—Jack Posobiec, (47:34)