Putin will not take Kharkiv, but not for the reasons you think | Robert Fox 

Ukraine wouldn't be able to build defenses to close to the border. They would constantly be targeted.

We don't really help Ukraine and then we criticize them for not doing enough ... total BS

I don't think Fox made a great deal of sense. Perhaps his age is catching up, but it was mostly a confused rant.

Robert fox on this channel saying last year that the Ukraine offensive spelled game over for Russia 😂😂😂😂😂😂

They are fighting with one arm tied behind their back

Completely disagree. (1) One cannot be expected to place defensive lines right on the border in the middle of a hot war; Russia’s Surovikin lines were done several KMs behind the front line; (2) Russia lost an *extra* 500 personnel per day trying to cross the border at Kharkiv, which seems like a poor use of the meat tactic if this were a feint; (3) Russia’s use of glide bombs show they *don’t* have any control of the air; these are fired over 50KM behind the front to avoid being shot down.

The Ukrainian defenses near the Russian border are not the main defenses. Russia could shell that region with relative impunity. The main defenses are further back.

the russian established air superiority?!? they're launching the glide bombs from WAY beyond the front lines, and the cruise and other missiles from hundreds of miles inside russia. has this dude forgot what happened a month or two ago when russian jets dared to get close to the frontline on the eastern front? more than a dozen shot down in a couple days... come on...

Not much if anything new here. "Thing's are very, very dynamic." What an insight on war! Who knew!?!

This guy is the definition of couch warrior. He completely ignores the West’s failure to deliver aid in a timely manner and the restrictions on its ability to strike into Russia

he does not have to, it will fall anyway

The Ukrainian 1st line of defense was 10km inside the border for good reason. Otherwise it would have been under constant surveillance and bombardment. Ukrainian border troops withdrew in good order to the defensive line, inflicting heavy losses on the invaders. By this time the axes of attack could be seen and reserves were brought forward where needed to defend the line. Now Ukraine is defending from heavily fortified positions and Russia is attacking across 10km of mostly open terrain. Of course there is much consternation in Ukraine that Russia was able to advance into Ukraine, but you can’t call yourself an expert by simply repeating the very understandable anxiety being expressed by Ukrainians at this time.

Not even ten minutes into this explosive interview and we see the soft underbelly of President Zelensky's war effort. We know the Ukrainians have suffered through 813 days of war, but what we hear from Robert Fox is that Ukraine's war effort has some holes in it and mistakes have been made and western support is coming albeit in drips instead of flood waters. The bottom line is that war is unpredictable and what you need is a mindset to win. I am betting on Zelensky getting through this thing and Ukraine winning all of its land back, but what is sure is that there are some battles ahead and lady luck is high on the list of demands from both sides of the conflict. We must remember that invading forces have less desire to win than the other side. Ukrainian forces may be worn out and exhausted, but they are still able to fight 3 times harder than a Russian conscript who knows no one in the Russian chain of command cares at all for his life.

Unless it was a suicide mission or, "D-Day," type invasion, I can't imagine a US Commanding General losing 1,000 men KIA/WIA in one day and still being in command. Heads would roll! Yet the Russians have these kind of losses every day for two years! Lately, it seems more common to hear 1200-1400 per day. The carnage.

Can't do this without his notes and still can't pronounce Vovchansk, leave the analysis to the experts pal

Interesting reality and worthwhile interpretations in there, here's another one. Putin has no plans to capture Kharkiv, and everyone is cheering because in their perception he admits defeat, but his plan may well be to get closer and flatten it ... he never said that he wanted to conquer the city, always look at the actions, not the words, rusnia's tactics till now has always been 'burned soil', if we can't have it, then no one will have it ... The defense lines were not put on the border for the simple reason that the russians were within shooting range. Stay away from the russian narrative that there were serious mistakes made. Ukraine keeps operational silence, but take a step back and observe. 3 Nights of bombing Crimea, and Krasnodar, disabling air defence and radar systems and pushing the russian airforce back (Dzhankoi, Belbek), demolishing the russian Black Sea fleet's fallback port of Novorossisk, disabling another oil refinery (Tula) that was sending crude oil to Turkey, where it gets blended and then ends up in the EU (brilliant loophole in the sanctions there, excuse my sarcasm). The Ukrainians are fighting a war of attrition, and running a race against time with their drone developments (AI, baba yagas, FPVs, mother drones, drone squads, these are brilliant guys, they were the brains of the russian military industrial complex (with eg a missile factory under the tractor plant in Kharkiv ...). Of course, with the new American munitions and weapons arriving, at this moment the game has changed and we may well be able to keep putin far enough from Kharkiv. But don't forget that Surovikin has come back ... give him some time, he's good and cruel, Putin's inauguration has passed and that guy no longer needs to keep up appearances. Mass mobiilization, the digital systems have been put in place, no public chasing people anymore. Never underestimate your adversary. On the other hand, putin's visit to China was a disaster. Xi Jinping was not there to welcome him, just a subordinate to welcome putin when he got of the plane. A commercial deal on artisjoks and beef cartelage and stomacs, and russia rented for 99 years a geographical area larger than France to China (to protect the big cat, cq Siberian tiger, but the Chinese have already started exploiting the area) Before putin's inauguration, 'all is fine' was the message that came from the propagandists and the head of the national bank, within a week after putin's inauguration, inflation in russia is communicated to be back at 8%. And official channels deny it was communicated differently before. Interesting how russia is a master in changing narratives, they're real spindoctors. But things are not going well, and although the posture of putin may reflect confidence (is it ?), putin is a dead man walking but he does not know it yet. Slava Ukraiini ! Heroyam Slava !

So called "expert" criticising Ukraine for not building defences right at the border... Is it really such a great idea to send diggers 100m away from the border with RUS? Few villages were taken, thousands of RUS mercenaries were send to die for nothing (quite a few Nepalese). The offensive petered out pretty fast. Storm in the teacup.

Rusha is losing this war in slow motion.🤷‍♀️

buffer zone .. never going to be honoured by Putin,s lot .

I'm not sure when this interview was recorded but we have been hearing for over a week now that addition to playing the guitar Blinken brought the permission to use us weapons anywhere they need to for defensive purposes. Including into Russia. I agree concepts but if he's going to give interviews be up-to-date.

People think this war is being fought with guns like other wars.

I'd rather you tell us what stocks and shares he has as opposed to how many papers he's been involved with

Does Russia need 1.5 million's Kharkiv to feed and supply before the next winter? 😅 Let's NATO do that🤓 Russia wants to bring its artillery closer to Kharkiv, and push Ukrainian artillery out of Russian borders 🙂

Next month: why they took the city.

Russia is broke out of money😢

So far 7.4 billion dollars of US aid delivered/promised. That leaves 19.3 billion dollars still to be delivered/promised. F16 due in 6 weeks. They are being prepared and modernised. Pilots being trained. Russian economy in a terrible state. Unclear why Ukraine needs to negotiate anything.

Half the population have left , the city is a wreck soon to be a ghost city he doesn't need to take it

"Putin is looking increasingly confident." Wow, how the analysis has changed.

Russia has lost this war. Once Ukraine has been restocked with ammo and equipment it will be impossible for Russia to make any strategic gains. Ukraine has had no ammo, no anti-air, no artillery shell, and no Airforce for the last 8 months and they have still held the Russians back. Ukraine is far from finished.

Great interview. Realistic appraisal.

1:50 "Largely stabilized" Means the Russians are going forward 1.5 km every day and not 6 km like few days ago.

Putin no,,,, but the Russian Solders Yes..... Dont beee ridiculsssss!!!

Ukrain is winning backwards

Meekay Jabow glad to see you again.

Thanks!

I belive Putin when he said he won't occupy Kharkiv as much as i believe he won't invade Ukraine in 2022. 😮

Mariupol was a liberation from Ukraine, not a tragedy. No one is Eastern Ukraine supports the Kiev regime which has been firing artillery shells at the locals for them refusing to recognize the 2014 coup d'etat.

Mumbled incoherence.

And what if I don't think Russia won't take Kharvov? Did not Putin add 'for now' in his recent Q&A? I think Russia will take Kharkov and whatever else is required to create a buffer zone between it and Ukraine, just like they have consistently said for the reasons they have consistently said. Then Ukraine will surrender the territories it has lost, peace will prevail, and we can get on with our lives of our own countries being destroyed by the implememtatiation of policies we never agreed to or were consulted about.

rusky said "just Training" , at 2022 ALSO ....

This guy is just reciting Russian talking points - no credibility at all.

NATO should enter Ucraine for humanitarian reasons considering that Ucraine did not invade Russia And Russia uses 'Defense Forces'.

Are the Ukrainians making a ruse? - drawing the Russians past their defenses out in the open where they can be defeated?

Putin told you not after Kharkive lol ...Just a Buffer zone to keep Belogorad out of artillery range ..

Too little too late and with strings attached, let alone the whole rest. And we're still here philosophizing and criticizing.

What the heck is he talking about ? I can't tollow

Really, you try to make us suffer through this twice, i do not understand why Times radio wants two thumbs down on the same clip by the same person every time, not very good for ratings.🙃

The folks watching this are with IQ 30 seems like ,....Judging by the comments 6:24

Shame on Russia

Failing is the only thing Poo-tin is proficient at.

Saw this yesterday with a different title. Today it earned a solid Down vote.

Sorry Uncle the word is not unrealistic. It is arrogance

You have to admire Times Radio for its ability to find analysts from many fields but all comedians lol

Guess what he will

Ukraine did build the defences. The Ukrainians people have seen the bills that their government paid for the said defences. Unless someone stole the money I guess

Remember Putin said he wouldn’t invade Ukraine. Mad man 😡😡😡

Look to pootin the puny actions in Georgia. Slow creeping advance there. In Ukraine the appearance since the initial plan of taking Kiev in three days, has been to push probing attacks into different areas to keep the Ukrainian Armed Forces guessing where they will attack next. This supplies slow creeping advance.

Thanks for your honesty and realism 👍🌈

Ukraine soldiers were walking fast but people mistook that for fleeing

Before the war begin he has see that he won't attack ukrania. This président don't has words.he is crazy man😂😂😂😂

Always count on Times Radio for an endless parade of colonel Blimps.

Are you going to be naive enough to believe anything thisguy has to say? Give me a break!

Mr.Fox has mediocre analysis. Ukraine has defence in depth, not a hard defensive line near the border. It is another full defenive line back... it is odd that he doesn't say this. the AFU couldn't build trenches within 10km of the border because they were constantly under fire. Weak analysis.

Whos this military genuis? 😂

8 minut .... o o o o o o of the removal of the o o o o o o o /.//// god please teach this man to talk normally

Team "West" is making me sick.

ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.... ya know??

My BS meter got into the red zone rapidly with this guy.

Bet you a tenner he’s already took it.

Mote nonsense from Times Radio

We in America want to help Ukraine, but the general sense is that many European countries need to do much more for themselves.

Where did I hear this before? Ah, yeah Avdiivka.

This guy's clueless.

The problems the Ukraine forces are having is no trains and it's raining hot steel on their side of the front.

Turn the volume up

Shame on Putin

worst US propaganda ever!

And Karkiv isn't sitting on a recently discovered and quite enormous deposit of high grade lithium either.

Wow! This guy is not very knowledgeable on military facts.

Foreign aid is taking money from poor people from the rich countries and give to the rich people from the poor countries

I don't think he only wants donbas, he still wants all. He is now driven by his fascist fairy tales and genuinely believes them. He could not talk about anything else in his interview with Tucker.

Ukrainian's for the most part speak Russian fluently, good thing!

If Putin says he wil not take Kharkiv he will ATTEMPT TO DO IT ,he thinks he’s smarter then rest but he is not

Robert Fox - ill informed, given a forum as if he is some sort of expert.

Yeah, not worth the tiime listening to this old geezer. The evening standard, is that some kinda socialist magazin?

He can’t take but he wants

The way these experts talk big and lament about USA not sending resources! Ukraine should have known better… Ukraine is winning, you have our support but it is USA to send the money!

Russian narrative

Putin can't take it more like it

That is a bold statement no where near based in reality.

It wasn't that they didn't know how to build defenses, it was they new how better to take our money and run with it.

Brilliant Guest! What a comment on Blinken! Game over! Psychologically & Militarily illiterate remark He is giving you a dose of realism Keep pumping Ukraine is winning wet dreams lol

Finally, someone with common sense! What's going on, Times Radio?

It's was corruption (not done properly) on defensive line near kharkiv

Reason and reality are absent in this interview.

Robert Fox is right in saying that the Russian military will not attempt to re-run attacks like in 2022 on Kharkiv city and his use of the word "invest" is interesting outwith its military usage. The reasons are a mixture of mutual pragmatism and Russian history, so one has to know a bit and, sadly for the west, ignorance prevails. I disagree with Fox re Mariupol because it was a stronghold of the Azov very large and brutal militia (which Zelenskyy made into a regiment but the AFU rejected the thugs). Mariupol was earmarked for replacement anyway with expanded portage and shipyards along the coast but when the Azov's dug in and held hostages under the steelworks and sent wrecking parties to disrupt the railways, Russian forces had no option but to evacuate civilians as best they could [aided by Ukrainian railway workers outstanding bravery] then flatten the city. Air power was not organized enough for what we see now so artillery, missiles and sapper platoons were used. I know this from the initial refugees whom I helped with IT here in Ireland were from that city. It is worth seeing the progress on new Mariupol undertaken by Russians and Ukrainians -- not that the western press will show that. The strange status of Kharkiv with Moscow has two strands, one dating back to when it was the capital city of the Ukrainian SSR 1919-34 then (no longer as capital) the craft jewel in the crown of metals production from the mines and steel ingots of the Donbas, making machine tools, vehicles, the famous T-34 'Kharkov' tank and it meshed with Russia's metallurgy industries in Veronezh and Belgorod oblasts. It was also a cultural hub of old Ukraine relatively close to Moscow's 'Muscovite' cultural showpiece city and capital of Russia/Soviet Union and associations with the Russian imperial period. Fox mentions other 'probes' and all of these date from 'New Russia', built during the reign of Catherine the Great, whereas Peter the Great's interests rather earlier had been on securing territories often dominated by Sweden and allies until his victories in the Great Northern War and building of St Petersburg. Whereas Catherine's forebear had been more interested in trade and economics, she wanted a Russian 'shop window' in a less cold climate. Note that Kiev/Kyiv had had a different developmental history and was often as much Polish-Lithuanian as 'Ukrainian' or 'Russian'. The other strand relevant to now connects to history but because modern Kharkiv and Sumy have relied on Russian railways for their export consistency since the big slide into decay after 1993 then especially post-2013 Maidan splits and massive indebtedness worldwide, Russia offers routes to the Black Sea and now much more important markets of Asia as well as access to oceanic routes via Iran and/or what the Chinese call 'the Caspian leg' of their initial BR Initiative, which had to be changed a bit when Biden ran away from Afghanistan. The shape and types of governance post-conflict per area of what is now the Rep of Ukraine depend upon what the people choose BUT a Kharkiv/Moscow accord would have the dual advantage of efficiency all round, a possible role for Kharkiv in a semi-autonomous Donbas as well as cultural and production links to the southern and western regions excepting Kiev nexus oblasts -- not that there are many. Lviv will probably seek independence (as it tried to in 2019), some areas stolen by Stalin at Potsdam could be reclaimed and it is possible that an administrative 'capital' of federated Ukraine could be at Dnipro city. The 'west' is humiliated, the USA did not get its proxy war using Ukrainian blood, the EU Commission's excesses have been exposed and NATO needs to return to its charter then discuss full status and affiliate status of countries -- or simply shut up shop.

Pooptin/russia: we have now taken 5km at the cost of 500k russians, 7000 russian armoured infantryman, russia is not a major threat only bluff like north korea

I think he is wrong! But only time will tell !

Putin will not take Kharkiv.... you ofcource ment 🤣 Putin can not take Kharkiv 🤣

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