@@Ghosts1129 Yes and nato answered that russia has to be a democracy and they have to keep human rights too. Thats Part of nato Charta. Thats why russia didn't join.
"This is a war for Ukrainian survival as a nation, but also Russia's. Both depend on Ukraine winning. Anything short of Ukrainian victory will further Russia's decline into a mafia front and Chinese gas station." Gary Kasparov, October 2024 The grandmaster and founder of the Free Russia Forum is convinced that the only chance for Russia to become a civilized state is that it must withdraw from Ukraine, return the territories, pay reparations and extradite war criminals.
I can not believe that the russian and belarousan people are sitting back and watching this unfold! I thought these people were tough ! Obviously very very weak
@@RobMedvedev they are not watching it, most fear speaking out, some remember the soviet times, when that would've been jail, as of right now it's close to jail, it's mafia, though without the guns... yet...
@@RobMedvedev you don't understand how strong propaganda in those countries is. I wouldn't be surprised if half of Russians believed Ukraine is the aggressor and saint Putin is doing everything he can to protect his precious citizens.
@@RobMedvedevthey're resiliant. Theyre used to death. And they have enough propoganda to only somewhat know better. They're tough, but exausted and easy to exploit. I feel for them, but I feel more for the countries around thrm that want to do better, that want to be more then a warring union under a dictator.
@@golokavrndavana yeah, well a T-shirt for 30 USD is really an insignificant amount of money for me. So, if spending 30 bucks on a T-shirt that cost a dollar to help combat Russian disinformation efforts, then it is totally worth it.
Thank you, Artur, for all that you do on behalf of Ukraine, on behalf of the constructs of the best of Western Cultural and Political Values, on behalf of Freedom and Liberty related Principles. You are a truly magnificent exemplar of the best of humanity, the best of what it means to be a Man as well. Again, thank you for all that you do and take on for all of us in addition specifically for Ukraine and for Europe; I am not engaging in hyperbole, here. [Denver, Colorado]
Russia's economy is not growing! The cost of not repairing infrastructure is a deferred expense that needs to be factored in. Any country that is rationing eggs and butter does not have a "growing economy!"
Actually the cost of repairing infrastructure counts as part of GDP so things like floods and storms which provide lots of work for builders can actually give a short term boast too GDP. This trait of GDP becomes even more pronounced in a war which is why GDP is a really rubbish way to measure the health of a war or partly war time economy such as Russia currently has. Pity its not possible to split good GDP ie building new houses, new schools etc from bad GDP such as having factories work triple shifts to produce shells used to blow up homes and schools in the occupied territories of Ukraine then up and then rebuilding them and counting it as big increase in Russian GDP.
Keep eggs out of it. Poultry farming has taken a hit across the world due to bird flu. Maybe not to the point of rationing (anymore at least), but prices may be up to keep demand down. Defense industry does feed into the GDP, but if immediately used it's not causing anything of value. GDP is a lousy economic indicator in a war economy.
@@gottagowork Bird fly, pig pestilence, mad cow disease, ALL bs! Fairytales, at least in certain Eastern Europea countries, made up to destroy the local industries and even the particular, small farmers, to foment the sales from _certain_ Western European countries and China.
It certainly isn’t growing. What you say about repair is only true in countries where you actually do repair. I saw a video showing a house where one section collapsed . Konstantins channel. In russia, things are just left like the tanks.
I think you are right Jim. I think the plan of NATO and the West is too wear down Russia in this war, and win by the collapse of Russia. It's a slow process, and the Ukrainians are paying for it with their lives. The West is paying for it financially. So far, this is the best plan to avoid a wide open hot world war, and nuclear attacks. There might be only a small chance that Putin uses nuclear weapons, but even if there is a small chance, is it worth it for NATO to be more aggressive and take that small chance?
Artur, I want to send you a big hug with my spirit What you do is so intense and communicative but I am thinking it must be so hard on you. A great gift you give to the world. I find it painful but expect it is much more painful for you. None of us want the world to be this way. We hope that good has time and place to flourish soon. Keep the faith keep your humanity in tack. Love to you dear one.
I met a russian guy from Moscow whilst on holiday in Turkey a couple of years ago. He was in his late 20's, was there with his wife, he had a career with a Western pharmaceutical company and they were having a weeks holiday before moving to London because he got a promotion. He got a text saying he was being conscripted into the army when he got back. But not straight away to the front, but he was on the list incase they needed him at some point (obviously when they run out of peasants). He was totally against the war saying it was Putin's war, and most educated people in Russia were against it, but won't speak out because they'll end up in bother, and so will their families. I really wish I'd got his email address so I could find out how he's getting on.
That's the thing I don't like about all the anomosity we have been cultivating between East and West. Normal people want to lead a normal life, but they are the plaything of their indecent leaders. I dare say, nobody wants this war, but Russians have brought this over themselves. Ukraine is only going to profit after this war and will rebuild stronger than ever. Russia on the other hand will have lost almost everything, most of all their decency and reputation. The toll of this war is paid by Russian society, normal people, not by Putin or his mercenaries.
@@TheLobstersoup My biggest worry just now is if (and probably when) Russia loses the war they'll be weakened militarily, politically and economically. In which case China might make a move to expand West to get their hands on valuable Russian resources like oil and gas. In which case NATO and America will head east to try and stop them. A bit like when WW2 was ending. It was a massive land grab until we ended up with the iron curtain dividing east and west.
@the.just.able.biker67 I think you will find that nuclear deterance will prevent an armed conflict between China and Russia. However, you can expect China to invest in Russia's rescource industry as part of its assistance package to the Kremlin.
Yeah, after the initial shock of the ISIS offensive in Iraq and the back push I got back in touch with one of our old interpreters. Great guy. He was trapped in Mosul during the occupation and I was scared shitless for his safety. Attempting to contact him could have gotten him killed. Just had to sit by and wait for his message.
Question? Since Russia and North Korea signed a mutual defense pact, what stops Ukraine and say Poland doing the same thing? Poland could sign separately from NATO so as not to be prevented from doing so. They could send troops into Ukraine only so as not to invade Russia proper. Russia would not be able to say they were invaded. This would free up Ukranians to attack inside Russia.
Poland would love to. Boy howdy would they love to. But every time they've threatened to get involved, Scholz and Biden have popped their leash. I'm honestly wondering what it will take for the Poles to finally tell the rest of NATO to go to hell and jump in on their own.
THANK YOU ARTUR FOR MENTIONING THE WISE 🦉 OLD BRAVE GENERAL WHO SPOKE OUT AGAINST RUSSIA! An honorable man who really looked out for the welfare of the people. An honorable man needs to be praised and should be mentioned often, to keep the memory alive. Great video Artur 📸. Thanks.
@@bibs185 That's not how interest rates work. They are increased to cool down the economy. Their economy, however, is already in the freezer. No loans -> no investment -> no hope. USSR collapsed in 1991, two years after the Afghan war ended. Chernobyl didn't help either. Western investment incentives are gone forever. This stuff by far exceeds what was going on back then.
They can do this because the state and private sectors have little to no debt, and they are generating a large trade surplus. With industry continuing to wind up and unemployment near zero the focus is on keeping inflation from rising. The only way to do that is make it very attractive to save instead of splurging...
The butter thing is funny, they started putting it in those security boxes here in Serbia too. It's an expensive product per kilo and apparently shoplifters are particularly partial to it. Though there are a lot of Russians in Serbia now, maybe that's why 😂
It was more than hundred years ago, when Finnish milk producer companies made export company Valio to export butter to Russia (before World War 1). Company runs still strong but russia has failed several times in that timeline. You can not call it "reliable customer" if it go bankrupt every 30 years, right?
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I absolutely agree with you when it comes to mobilisation. But people (women too) could be mobilized to do supplementary work, digging trenches behind the front line, manufacturing drones and grenades, preparing food, help out in hospital, repairing vehicles and so on.
Hi Thomas!! I totally agree with your comment. Im British living n the US and its chilling to think Trump could possibly become president. Im sure your aware of how that would effect US support since he's Putin buddy,. If Trump wins Im telling my self to do exactly what your suggesting.
Hang in there. My Dad was a ptsd addled alcoholic. I came very close to going down that path. I broke the cycle, but unfortunately he broke me. 50 years later I'm able to process and heal, but I know I'll never be whole. Strength, courage and Peace I hope for you from another Canadian.
@@AstroGremlinAmerican Bummer. I quit drinking years ago, not because I wanted to stop, but because I lost interest in drinking. I'll have a drink or two once every year or two, but that's it. I quit smoking tobacco the beginning of July of last year...cold turkey, because I was ill and had to spend weeks in the hospital, so I just decided it was time. Sure, I get the occasional urge for a smoke, but not very strongly. What I'm saying, is that you have to really want to quit...most people who are trying to quit are only doing so because it's bad for their health, or someone else talked them into it.
Regarding the 'mobilization of Ukrainians' question: Of course I agree with Artur - in the current context, i.e. given the current lack of training and equipment. But Artur's call for our opinions invites me to focus on the most important aspect of this whole debate: The fundamental question underlying the debate is Western support (which is clearly inadequate for victory at the present time) plus Ukrainian organization and preparation. When those have been adequately addressed...then, and only then...will I switch sides in this debate. ❤ Amen. ❤
Exactly! Ukraine needs gear and trainers! Not really more soldiers. They say, they have 14 brigades a year, but they just can equip 4 brigades a year. The problem is known, and the analyst, who want a mobilization, are wrong. Imo the west should train and equip more divisions. I would expect, more people would volunteer, if they would know, they would get training and gear according to NATO standards in the west. I think, that's the biggest issue: Gear and training. I am German. Why can't Germany train and equip 2 brigades a year for Ukraine? 1 at a time for 6 months. Why can't France take 2, the UK and Poland 2 each, Italy and Spain 1 or 2 each? For Ukraine, it's a huge problem, but let's be real: If the will was there, for europe, it would be easy to solve. C'mon. 10 more brigades a year, so Ukraine has 14 instead of 4. It would help so much, and nothing, where you have to spend billions for. It would be efficient. I really hope, in future there will be a bigger focus on helping Ukraine to train and equip their soldiers properly. It's part of the basics. It's frustrating, that, as a single citizen, you can't really do much about it, and can't just bring up the idea, but some countries agreed to training ukrainian soldiers, so I hope, efforts in this matter will increase. They really need basic training and basic equipment, not meat waves.
Hello from 🇨🇦. Methinks that the allies are waiting for ruZZia's economy to collapse. There's a possibility that there's a pro democracy infrastructure being put in place by the political wing of the Freedom of Russia Legion which has been working inside ruZZia for almost 2 years now. With Gary Kasporov on board with the FRL, It could be happening. ruZZia's collapse could be this winter, the heating infrastructure is in really bad shape.
Ukraine also needs training for their NCO'S and officers. More importantly, Ukraine needs its own training battalions inside NATO, made up of ukrainian vetrans to train their own soldiers in tactics and survival on the front-lines. Ukraine also needs a reserve system that is training all military aged males in field craft, military tactics, first aid, entrenching, weapons handling, etc. Every military aged male should be in a uniform of one kind or another (not all military) in the reserves.
The importance of training was recognised early on in the UK and led to Operation Interflex, which has now delivered basic training for 45,000 Ukrainian personnel or about 9 brigades using facilities in the UK and trainers from various countries (notably not the ones you listed) See www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-to-extend-training-programme-for-ukrainian-armed-forces-personnel-throughout-2025 This is probably because of the priority given to training within the British armed forces and their good communications with the government. We have not equipped brigades as the French have done because we want the Ukrainians to have the freedom to choose whichever equipment they want but have concentrated on supplying equipment that Ukraine has asked for and where the UK has high quality kit that other countries are less able to supply. The southern European nations and Germany have done less (although Germany has made substantial equipment and financial donations) and this is for political reasons. Training Ukrainian personnel does impact negatively on a country's training of its own personnel but it is obviously a price worth paying and should also be factored into NATO countries' planning for the future including post war. There has been talk of resuming training by UK personnel within Ukraine and/or possibly in Poland. It would be good to see commitments from other NATO countries, including trainers for specialist systems
The Russian Central Bank raised loans to 21% I believe that was more than expected. Interesting.
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I was reminded by an old WW2 joke. Russian soldier shouts to a Finnish soldier, "Finski soldat, come here and we'll give you bread!". The Finnish soldier replies, "fuck you, come here and we'll give you butter for your bread!"
In 1990's many western professional agrologists and vets. spent a lot of time advising Russian farmers on how to improve their productivity which now seems to have been all for nought.
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Ukrainians that left Ukraine should return so they can work and support Ukraine's efforts from within. The country needs a work force, a Ukrainian work force. Not all men and women need to be in the military to support the war effort.
People don't feel for their country the way our great- grandparents and grandparents did. To run away and abandon your country when it is fighting for it's survival is unforgivable....
lol, that was pretty good. You'd think they'd at least use tennis rackets... increase that surface area! Although with the sanctions they probably don't have the tech to make their own rackets, lol. "Dual use, I swear!"
Kinda an insult to monkeys as they would at least oppose there cruel masters and uprise against them but russians are wimpy sheep whose promise of a green pasture and a fat wallet to retire on grassy beaches flood there common sense.in the end they get buried under green pasures as worm feed.what idiots!!!!
So if he is a commander, he should command all if his soldiers to surrender as long as Ukraine promises NOT to return any of his men until AFTER the war and AFTER his men perform rebuilding efforts until satisfied.
Artur, you are a champion among men. Respect and admiration, sir. Thank you for all you hard work, loss, and your humor. WAWA WEEWA! OOH LALAA!! Not every hero wears a cape. Slava Ukraini! Fuck Putin and his Russia. Thank you, and thank you again. Persevere, good sir.
It would be smart to include more Ukraine men in a way that they gain knowledge but are not put at risk. Drone racing, rifle marksmanship at a fireing range, running track, eating healthy, first aid classes, second aid, backpacking, camping, throwing baseballs, hunting, playing hide and seek would teach noise discipline. Play paintball, lazer tag, air soft. 2 years of living like that, then going into the Army if you care about Ukrainian success.
The sad thing is food isn't even sanctioned by the west but Russia kicked from Swift and banks in the west not accepting the Ruble makes it almost like it's sanctioned.
I'm with you 100% Arthur, as a Brit I'm appalled at the hubris, complacency and cowardice of the West in the face of existential threats to our way of life. Our leaders need to awaken from their slumber and act.
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Actually, if you had a long enough stick, like 15 feet, and it had some wires or a scrap of netting sticking out at the end, it might snag a rotor and take down a drone just far enough away to survive its grenade. Not a fun experiment, but when you're desperate...
Thank you Artur, for FINALLY, showing a video, with out making it to a Rocharchs test! Mortui vivis Praecipanant, RULES! Still , a trought, today. I just love. the video from Alex, from "Air Power", when the Houthis got " a surplice gift" delivered. Now, I maybe, will continue to watch your videos.
There is a tendancy for some to get what we in the UK call Gung Ho, getting over excited and over confident thankfully this doesn't seem to be happening with the Ukrainian armed forces. You are quite right Artur, a well trained and supplied soldier is worth 10 Russians! Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
There are actually quite a few videos of both Ukrainians and Russians taking down drones with rocks and sticks because either didn't have ammo, or didn't have their rifle on them.
JAKE brings shame to Ukraine he preaches us politics with Democrat syndrome this little punk Arse forgets under Obama Russia attached Crimea and under Biden Russia attacked Ukraine
No. What most likely is the case. That Putin never expected so many to live. Not to mention after the conflict that doesn't mean Putin won't throw them back into the Gulag. What I honestly see happening is Zelensky and the Prisdent for Israel will be in Asylum (all within the next 4-8ish years) Russia will absorb all the territory they have taken from Ukraine, and then China will make their move on Taiwan. This is a broad description to what I see is the most likely outcome from these micro wars.
You say that but USA is deliberately keeping Ukraine chief of armaments. The $60 Billion has perhaps fed 6 Billion to o Ukraine. Quite possibly the real value is even less.
From 40 tons down to 4 is a 10-fold decrease in supply while the demand remains the same. My guess is it's gone up (at least) 10 times. Probably more because some people will try to profit form that, buying it at 10x and selling at 15-20x.
The prices were roughly 200 to 300 rubles per pack, that's US $2 to $3 for 300 grams or 10oz. That's a lot when you consider the average pension is 20800 rubles or US $233 per month! Think 1to 2% of your pension for a pack of butter. For me that would be over $40/10 oz! Pensioners there are not eating any kind of meat for months on end! They're living on milk, bread & vegetables. Meanwhile the oligarchs and pootin are living LARGE
@@franceyneireland1633 My understanding is that pensioners in Russia live on milk for their protein and bread & veggies. That's about all they can afford on a $233/month average pension after rent & utilities.
The Russian Central Bank raised interest rates to 21% yesterday house loans cost up to 2x that figure. Inflation is officially 9% but more likely 35%. Printing money fuels inflation. Russia is running out of gold and other reserves. For a stressed businessman it is more lucrative to burn the house down before the business’s finances collapse.
Think it would be interesting if someone who speaks Russian could post something about insurance in Russia......with all of these fires, floods and explosions I wonder what has happened too insurance rates since 2022? Also most policies exclude "war risks" but Russia declared a SMO not a war so if your car or oil refinnery gets damaged by bits of a falling drone (and Russian MOD would not lie!?) can you still claim for the damage? Interestingly Kursk has been declared as terrorism, not sure what position is in other countries but damage to domestic property covered by UK insurance while for business its excluded but may be added back on with premium varied with location and type of business. So what is position for holders of Russian home insurance policies if your home is damaged as part of a "counter terrorism" opperation?
War industry is kept at fixed rates, artificially bringing down the inflation stat. Can do this in a command economy. Worth mentioning that inflation is the *rate* at which price increases. To get prices *DOWN* again, you need deflation. But deflation is a death spiral. My guess is they're pretty much screwed forever, as west investment incentives are gone forever.
Yup. Same with elite naval units, nuclear weapon units, etc. The regime is doing everything it can to scrape in a vain attempt to avoid general mobilization.
If training of new Ukrainian recruits is the bottleneck preventing mobilization, why can't these soldiers be trained in Poland, the UK, Germany or the US like they did with F16 pilots? I think Zelensky knows mobilization would be very unpopular and this is the main reason for not doing it.
You could very well be right. Younger generations seem to be less patriotic than older generations. I served in the military in the US and the same is probably true here.
Hey Artur. Yesterday, I saw a link from you about the destruction of a Russian fuel train. Before I could watch it, the link vanished. That one ever coming back?
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