Although I realize that many people may disagree, I believe that the error that NATO has made with Russia in regard to Ukraine, has been in not being anywhere near aggressive enough. I believe that deterrence is very important. I think that great efforts should be made to either stop bad things from happening or to stop them from getting worse. I think that a major motivator for Putin's actions in regard to Ukraine starting with the 2014 invasion and annexation of Crimea, has been his belief that the West is indecisive and scared and that he could get away with doing pretty much anything that he wanted to. I believe that the primary reason for the inadequate reaction of NATO has been fear of a nuclear conflict. Basically, I believe that through nonsensical bluffs and the West's own independent fear, Putin and his cronies have succeeded in cowing the NATO alliance into allowing Russia to seize Crimea in 2014 and begin a new invasion in 2022 that could result in Ukraine's eventual defeat. I believe that the chances of Russia's using nuclear weapons in Ukraine is miniscule at best. If Putin/Russia used nuclear weapons, I am sure they realize that they could easily be "signing their own death warrant" which I very much doubt they have much interest in doing. I strongly believe that corrupt government officials and oligarchs who spend billions of dollars of stolen money on colossal yachts and mansions have very little interest in committing suicide in attempts to keep stolen lands in Ukraine. People who are very interested in worldly goods of great luxury, are expressing a strong desire to go on living. When Russia seized Crimea in 2014, I believe that the U.S. and the rest of NATO should have told Putin in "no uncertain terms", that if Russian forces did not immediately leave Crimea, they would send their military into Crimea and destroy the Russian forces that were present there. If Russia had not complied with that demand, then NATO should have made that threat a reality. These actions almost surely would have prevented the 2022 Ukraine war from happening and could have saved hundreds of thousands of Ukranian lives. In 2022 when U.S. intelligence predicted that Russia was about to invade Ukraine, the U.S. and the rest of NATO should have warned Putin/Russia, that if they go ahead with their invasion, then the combined NATO forces would enter Ukraine and destroy the Russian military that was present. Again, I think that that this action could have very possibly stopped the Russian invasion before it happened. I still believe that the U.S. and the rest of NATO should take direct and aggressive action now in the war in Ukraine. I believe that the combined NATO forces should send into Ukraine a very large military force and destroy the Russian military that is present there. Russia is no longer a super-power and has not been one since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russia has demonstrated in Ukraine for all to see, that it does not have a great military. The Russians are well aware that they cannot possibly successfully stand up to the U.S. alone or to the combined forces of NATO. The only real danger that Russia has is a large nuclear arsenal that I would strongly suggest that they dare not use. Confronting Russia on a Ukrainian battlefield would in fact not create "World War III". - This is a myth. The 32 countries that make up NATO versus Russian forces that are present in Ukraine, is not a World War. It is the total destruction of those Russian forces that have invaded Ukraine. NATO needs to "grow a backbone". China, North Korea and Iran are not sending armies to Ukraine to fight "shoulder to shoulder" with Russia. - This is not going to happen. This threat of World War III is little more than nonsense that Russian would dearly love for the West to believe. Russia should be forced to give back to Ukraine, every inch of land that they have illegally seized including Crimea. After all Ukrainian lands have been returned, Russia should be compelled to pay backbreaking reparations to rebuild all of Ukraine that they have destroyed. A stern message needs to be sent to all aggressor nations that all they will receive for their actions is military defeat, isolation and economic collapse.
@@Stomper66666 Yes. Putin's bots are really trying hard to make themselves out as victims when they themselves are the aggressors. It's the same abusive dynamic in spousal abuses where the man says: "Look what you made me do!" when he's beating his wife for not washing his clothes. Gaslighting all the way.
@@RaveYoda You are missing the point. USA/UK/NATO/Ukraine started the WAR on Ukrainian citizens in Eastern Ukraine, killing civilians daily. Russia launched SMO to stop that war. Easy to understand if you go back to 2014 reports openly showing how Ukrainian military were killing people of Donbass 10 years ago. Even CNN were showing the truth back then. But later rhetoric was changed.
Thanks for this special! The failure of the counter offensive is mostly a failure of the west. Everybody knows that key weapons were never delivered, quantities were much lower than demanded, delivery was painfully slow and key targets like Kherch bridge were prohibited. It's obvious that western leaders never wanted Ukraine to win (too fast) in fear of Putin escalating. The jeopardy failed, Biden even miscalculated with american support package. I see miserable bad long term planning in the west while Russia spreads chaos all around the world (HAMAS, Houthis, Africa, ...) and disperses attention. The lessons from WW2 were not taken.
Don't leave America out ; Russia infiltrated there also . Who knew President Biden would be Putin's puppet. After his treason ; now Biden is trying to crawl back as though nothing he did was wrong SLAVA UKRAINI ❤❤❤ 😊😊😂 ! America is sorting that mess out now . See why no leader of any country should be able to serve for long terms to be able to completely destroy the country he leads .
The same 'experts' who got even all the basics completely wrong. Save the hot air and send them to fight for a few years. See how they can do with wet feet. Most would not last a day...
There are a lot of countries that could alter the planet in a second - doesn't give a reason for fighting for democracy and freedom. Never a good day to die.@@jeremymanson1781
Ukraine rapidly understood that their much touted offensive was going fail. Trying to capture and hold territory was not realistic without airpower etc. At which point Ukraine switched to a strategy of attrition. This strategy has been pretty impressively successful. If you look back at various war strategy discussions, the eventual need for Ukraine to abandon Adiivka has been known for months. Ukraine was only going to hold it whilst the casualties they could inflict were in the ratio 5:1 or better. Once Russian forces had penetrated into the urban areas, it became impossible to maintain that casualty ratio and at that point any wise commander arranges an orderly as possible exit to a pre-prepared new strong defensive position. The Russians will gloat over their 'great victory' for quite a while. There is a good chance that in the long run it will prove to be pyrrhic.
What will Ukraine do when Trump becomes president? He has promised to stop sending money and weapons to Ukraine and the EU and NATO are following USA will also decrease their help to Ukraine. It is horrible!!! USA have many many times broken agreements and this will just be one in the history of many. Thanks to USA Germany and EU will just leave Ukraine to itself to appease Russia because of Russias nuclear capabilities and without USA Europe is nothing without Americas help. Europe will sacrifice Ukraine for their own cowardice and security. But you can't appease a monster like Putin. He will only continue if he is not stopped NOW!!! Please contact your local politicians and explain this!!! Please put pressure on USA by protests and sending emails and letters to the people in power! PLEASE DO NOT FORGET UKRAINE!!!! Just like USA abandoned the Kurds fighting against ISIS, they will abandoned Ukraine!! But this time the enemy has nuclear weapons and is the worlds 2nd largest army!! Ukraines future is ours!!! PLEASE FIGHT FOR UKRAINES FREEDOM! BECAUSE THAT IS ALL OURS FREEDOM!!!!
Amazing. While all the media are reporting on the devastating loss of the second largest city of Ukraine and largest industrial area (Avdiivka, now named "Avdeevka" by Russia who took over that whole area) here we hear that Putin is finished... and the commentators here actually believe it. That's the power of propaganda. Hearing the same lies over and over again many become convinced it's factual. 🤣
scripted talk it mean not allowing personal decision , the truth about politicianism is that it dont allow personal decision not even the democrats not even the republicans none , population is forced to go in a way which they never accepted and never decided instead to allow personal separate decision
A good bit of the blame for the Russian "traffic jam" can be placed on corruption and lack of discipline regarding SOP first tired equipment was equipped with Chinese tires but not the military versions but the civilian versions because they were cheaper and so funds could be pocketed. Secondly the equipment which was in storage was not properly maintained for example the routine movement of vehicles that is necessary just so that they don't always have one side facing the sun caused the civilian Chinese tires to deteriorate and burst on the exposed side. Maintaining a standard Table of Organization & Equipment as is done in most western militaries would have prevented that otherwise simple problem.
Insightful, indicative of the Russians, how unprepared they are for war, and this is after the WW ll, which also caught them off guard and on the back foot. As they say, if you don't learn, you are bound to repeat history, this is do or die situation, that's war for Russia, a nation so backward and unprepared. It offers them hope, the choice, either to escalate and mobilize, get serious, or roll into fetal position and stick their foot in their mouth. Putin seems to be a fighter, otherwise he wouldn't be feared so much, and everyone respects strong men, they have a backbone and a brain, unlike politicians, even fear is respect in disguise, coming from the cowardly.
@@enndee989 Ah - politicians, no backbone, or answerable to electors? Benevolent dictators, ideal government, especially with wise, not corrupt advisers they actually listen to... They tend not to last, and people migrate towards those flawed democracies. Away from the dictators, warlords, kleptocrats. But the wretched Russians, away from the cities, are between a rock and a hard place.
They would just deflect like a typical leftist and say "you're a traitor for Putin." It's no different than saying you're a "racist" if you question immigration, etc, etc.
They have yes. And lost 9ver 50,000 and 600 armour tanks and APVS doing it! That's larger than most top,level armies today! Just to gain a single town and advance 5 miles!
Ukraine’s top negotiator, Davyd Arakhamia: Russia was “prepared to end the war if we agreed to... neutrality, and committed that we would not join NATO.” But the US and UK stood in the way
What differences does it make how much aid Ukraine gets? And, if you're going to lie, lie like a Russian. We're keeping a promise to provide security to Ukraine. The same promise Russia made. And, you need more laughing emojis in your post when you pretend you're laughing Edit When Russia tried to take Kyiv and not only failed but failed MISERABLY all Ukraine had at that time was NLAWs, Javelins and Stingers--hand held weapons. Three days? Russia couldn't beat its meat in 3 daya.
Seems good news today for Russia with Ukraine withdrawing from Avdiivka. BBC article saying basically Russian weight, size, is winning, long and slow. Other article by them recently says Ukraine are having big trouble getting men to join up any more. The ones willing are largely dead or injured. Perhaps an end is on the way and peace will be restored with a chunk back in Russian possession. Better to spend on rebuilding rather than more munitions. Best thing to come out of this is we all know Russia is no threat to the west any more, if it ever was. Worst thing, the west pushed Russia and China together.
"Better to spend on rebuilding rather than more munitions." Except Putin or a future Putinite will go for more land down the line. Because the west proved weak. The issue is is when/if said leadership goes further and attacks one of our allies. That will mean more lives lost. But... sure. You do you, beau.
If most politicians and commentators agree that it is imperative that Putin loses, why in the UK and across the West are we not ramping up our industrial output as a matter of urgency, so that we can effectively supply Ukraine and ourselves for war. It seems a contradiction that political leaders, military commanders and other experts across the majority of the West say we must defeat Putin but then do not seem to act with sufficient urgency to get our weapon supples up to scale, this causes confusion amongst the population and emboldens Putin.
Because our industry has been systematically destroyed since 1945: coal, steel, shipbuilding, aerospace, electotech, infotech. Our industry is now finance, academia and biotech, with the other 50 percent of the working population employed in local government, NGOs. or driving private hire taxis and food delivery scooters
Because the Germans are still w/ Putin and their dream of European Commonwealth from Lisbon to Vladivostok lives on. 3rd time in 110 years Germans caused/paid for a war in Europe…take a moment and dwell on it for a while.
Right off the mark, she states that there was a full scale invasion. A full scale invasion would have required the russians to field at least 2 million soldiers, as the germans did in 1941. In 2022, the Ukrainian trained army was the most powerful in Europe at over 800,000. Anybody with any sense of scale would know that Russia's 190,000 would never be enough to mount a 'full scale' invasion. The level of competence from these 'experts' is atrocious.
It is a forever shame that NATO with a $1.2T defense budget was always dithering about assisting Ukraine and putting the brakes on Russian imperialism.
"It is a forever shame that NATO with a $1.2T defense budget was always dithering about assisting Ukraine" Hmmm, let me think. Ukraine is not a member of NATO. Ukraine is the second most corrupt state in Europe behind only Russia. Ukraine has a Soviet military that does not come close to meeting NATO standards. Wonder why NATO is reserved with aid? Perhaps you can explain?
Well said, the CIA under Obama made this mess people have no idea what the CIA get up to it's truly criminal, not forgetting the self-righteous holier than thou EU warmongers pushing East and cheering on the bloody carnage.
Not sure how aspiring for your own democracy and free institutions rather than a puppet president and suppression ( ie Belarus style) is poking the Bear? Maybe the bear is getting paranoid and finding it harder to steal other peoples food now the post Cold War generation is wising up.
This is a daily dose of "Putin is done, Russia is losing the war" for all those from the West who watch this kind of nonsense with their morning coffee, put "like", donate 10 euros to "glory to Ukraine" and go to work. ..
George Robertson was the VIP at my brother's passing out parade at Sandhurst in 1999. He stood up and made a speech for ten minutes. Nobody could understand a word that he said. Then he sat down and everybody continued as normal.
All countries in the world that have sanctions against Russia due to its invasion in the Ukraine that have a material negative impact on Russia represent only 16% of the world population as of 2023. Russia is focusing its trade on the other 84% of the world population directly, some of which, ironically, ends up in these handful of sanctioning countries
A talk laid out very well! It’s rare to see a content like this in English. I mainly keep an eye on the war using russian opposition media and they frequently say that it is crucial for a common western person to understand what we as the world are up against. For whoever finds this, please remember that Putin’s tried strategy is to wait out the opponent. He always waited for something to happen in the past and, unfortunately, got lucky sometimes
In the last 30 years nato has killed 2.5 million civilians, they killed 1.2 million civilians in the last conflict alone . Yeah Russians aren’t thick and nato joining a country who abuses there own is a big no no . Russians know first hand what Ukraines have done
Stalin also had fear regarding all kinds of plots against him. He destroyed his opponents and ruled for many decades, as has Putin. The fragility that these experts talk about is perfectly natural for this kind of regime. So they should not get too excited about fragility and what that portends about the lifespan of such a regime.
Stalin was Georgian Kroutchev, Brejnev, Tchernenko were Ukrainians Trottsky was Ukrainian Tcheka Founder Polish Djerjinsky Putin is Russian it is a shame to compare him to Stalin
@@h.e.hazelhorst9838 stalin did not fail it was westernized leader long after his dead that brought fall of the greatest thing ever if next leader gonna be soft and do what please west only time can decide
Small point on neutrality bias, "thousands of casualties both sides" could have been clearer with something like "with an apparent ratio in military casualties of multiple times higher in Russian ones, while civilian casualties are higher by several multiple on the Ukranian side"
Well I think you're leaving out the Ukrainian citizens who are being killed by the AFU in places like Donestk city because that is.viewed by the Ukraine govt as a "Pro- Russian" city. And neutrality bias? Times Radio? Neutral? That's insane times Radio is ridiculously biased towards Ukraine.
Let's hope that the war ends with either Russia winning or, preferably, a negotiated settlement because the alternative isn't going to be pretty...for the West. BTW, it turns out that a while back the two countries were close to a deal but Boris scuppered it. And, it also appears that 30+ years ago, NATO agreed not to push further east as long as Russia pulled back its forces from Eastern Europe. But, the US ( keen to expand its NATO Empire, went back on that arrangement.) With that in mind, it does seem to me that the USA ( along with the UK ) are the real bad guys in this whole mess.
Totally agree. Everyone here in UK know America caused this. And they don't want us to be economic allies with Russia. America causes more war and suffering than anyone elce in history
Ukraine needs all the help they can get as soon as possible in order to make this a 1920 moment instead of a 1939 moment. When the Russian army was defeated by Poland! The sooner Ukraine receives this aid the more lives will be saved in the long run.
You couldn't be more wrong. Giving more aid to Ukraine will just make the war last longer where more lives will be lost but will not change the outcome. You obviously have no clue of what is going on in this war.
@@samaries5463 I do know that the second army in the world is unable to take Charkiv under control only a few km outside of Russias border. ❤️🇺🇦 You need to stop trying to control other nations and focus on the deep problems inside Russia! Let the Ukrainian people govern themselves. I follow the war very closely with great horror. Witnessing the Russian crimes against humanity, and international law.
Why is no one talking about one thing ? The war only started, because PooTin DOESN`´T WANT A DEMOCRACY on his doorstep? Given Russias demography was really poor beforte the war, he even more feared that Russian people would no longer stand for their poor life in Russia and emigrate to a prospering Ukraine ?
Ukraine is a democracy like Somalia is a democracy. It was a cruel cesspit of corruption and oppression before this conflict and its only got worse. We support this regime as we once supported the Taliban, only because of its value against Russia. I suspect the result will be the same, an ultra nationalist terror organization within the EU.
Putin had 20 years to make Russia a model country. But the money drained out of the country by Putin and the Oligarchs caused a lower standard of living is what it looks like.. I was shocked when the Russian soldiers were stealing toilets, TV, washer, dryers from Ukrainians homes. I did not realize they were so poor. Some don't even have running water. Or paved roads. So Putin invaded Ukraine for what? To bring up his numbers? Any young Russian with a brain left Russia. How could Putin think that would help? Now he is adjudicated a war criminal and will go down in history as most hated.
@@harryflashman4542 so do you feel the same about Poland and the Baltic States? If Putin wants to acquire more territory as it seems he would like to do?
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Russian air defence is mostly around moscow @ABanRocks Russia does n9t have air superiority over East Ukraine or sea of Azov. Ukraine have it over on occupied Ukraine and Russia over land between Ukraine and moscow. If Ukraine can establish it over crimea with land forces nearby they could potentially take crimea and it would then be easy to defend it. The Donna's would become a Russian stronghold but Ukraine would not be spread across a large front and be able possibly to go on the offensive. But it could dig in for another few years. However Ukraine would have to take all of southern Ukraine to get to thismposotion.
Putin does not need to win. He simply needs to stay where he is. Ukraine has to keep pushing Putin back. In effect Ukraine has to be seen as winning. This is especially important if Trump wins the US presidency.
Ukraine smashed its teeth against Russian prepared defences last year. Their begging for our money and weaponry. But why should we intervene. Nato caused all this moving east. It was unnecessary as Russia wanted to be pur friends in Europe but America scuppered it as usual
I know right? It’s like the propaganda machine is so busy trying to schedule in all the narratives and talking heads they want to peddle that they haven’t any time to consider reality as part of this equation, so they just ignore it. I’m waiting for more of the old “Putin has already lost” rhetoric to come out but it seems to have gone missing of late.
This is a good mix of UK opinion. I will start by offering my Political Science (Temple University) and US Military Training (MI Brigade/AR Company) credentials. Maybe it is better to understand a mono polar world. The US leads by minimizing input until it is necessary. In this regard, many US leadership moves are via the UN, or NATO, IMF, World Bank, World Trade Organization, and other group activities. The US puts enough resources in these organizations to apply on soft power in most cases. In other times, the US uses a UK and French colonial policy of letting local leaders and elites solve issues until intervention is necessary. Of course, when 2ND and 3RD level powers intervene, the US has been forced to intervene as a counterweight. This model of leadership is sustainable for a very long period with evolving economic and political conditions. Compare the US leadership model to historic and current authoritarian leadership models. Getting compliance in the authoritarian model almost always depends on Force projection. Over time, Force projection becomes increasingly more expensive and non-compliance by the subjugated increases in cleverness and frequency. Remember, authoritarian models require spending more on their internal maintenance of power as external Force projection costs increases. This gap has usually destroyed authoritarian leadership beyond its own borders over time.
Yes, our goal needs to be tightening sanctions, big time! Secondary sanctions to tighten the screws even more. Financial pressure till it causes collapse.
well except that its no longer a uni polar world like it was in the 1990s/2000s....but the american neo cons are refusing to accept the reality of todays multi polar world and thats why the USA keeps intervening and invading countries with poor results - and its american neo con foreign policy that duped Ukraine into fighting this war for the USA against a country it has no chance of defeating...the neo cons used Ukraine to incite Russia into invading because they thought that getting Russia into a long protracted war combined with economic sanctions would lead to regime change in Moscow, a collapse of the russian economy and dissolution of the Russian Federation. Like all neo con fantasies this one also ran into Reality and has caused a disaster for ukrainians and wasted 200 billion dollars of americans tax payer monies. Peace talks must start in earnest .
On day two i heard that the Ukrainians had blown up two Russian tanks. I thought wow! Bet Putin wasnt expecting stiff resistance like THAT. It took me a while to realise the actual serious readiness of Ukraine to protect itself.
One criticism of this debate, which was excellent, was the criticism of Zelenskyy for not holding an election. Constitutionally, an election cannot be held whilst martial law is in place, as is the case. So to suggest Zelenskyy was actively avoiding an election is outright wrong, and should have been called out!!!
I'm just wondering how the United States will react. If Cuba enters into a military alliance with Russia, allowing it to build military bases. It is an independent state. However, I am afraid of such a scenario, since the Americans can carry out their own special operation)
Are you wondering about this in the comforts of living in Western Liberal Democratic State or Axis Powers of Orc Russia, Iran, Syria, North Korea or CCP China? As I assure you I bet the majority of these peons, wished they lived somewhere else with our privileges, wouldn't you say?
We will not surrender Mariupol We won’t give up the Popasnya We will not surrender the Rubeznoye We will not surrender Severodonetsk We will not surrender Lisichansk We will not give up Soledar We will not surrender Bakhmut We will not surrender Marinka We will not surrender Avdeevka Not working out too well for Ukraine is it
I was in hospital that day in a ward with a Russian patient by coincidence. He was horrified. He said Putin will be removed, it won't last long. Two years later, it still rages on. He had been in UK for 40 years with a successful business.. he was weak and possibly not in this world now. Nice man. Had several chats. He was totally against Putin.
