Vladimir Putin's career and what comes next | John Sweeney 

Appeasing a bully never works

"Big pushback in Autumn or winter" That aged extremely well.

Play this to German ex-chancellor and Putin friend Gerhard Schröder. And as well so called Neutral Countries like democratic India.

Much love to John for staying and covering this terrible war. Cheers!

Agreed. Trolls continue the unsupported thesis that ruble is strong, support from EU is disintegrating, etc. when very opposite is true. Your argument is correct: always a bully, Putin's never had anyone stand up to him. Слава Украине. Bob, Calif.

Wow.. John Sweeney! Yes!! Knowledge and insight. “ the difference about this war is that it really is about the difference between good and evil”.

YES! At last somebody talking sense and no nieve interviewer giving crass, inane politically correct retorts. Whether you want an enemy or not whether you want a war or not doesn't matter. Putin is the enemy of the west and at war with the west, that is his choice and his decision. We have to see that ,live with that and a adapt to that and either win or lose. My view as a grandad is that losing is not an option - particularly not as in every resourse but one we are 20x more powerful than Putin.. What is that one resourse you ask? It is the ability and willingness to dip into and exploit the power of evil.

Even with 118K subscribers and counting, Times Radio is underrated.

Absolutely!!! It's thanks to the Ukrainians... they are standing up to Putin. The West could well learn from them. A pride to our humanity❤️ Slava Ukraine!!!!🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦😍

God Bless Ukraine and its brave and courageous people. 🇺🇦

A very interesting view, and I think right in point Slava Ukraine

My 80-year-old father has just watched this and stated: "If only I were as retentive of history and intelligent as this extraordinary man". Well worth watching. Thank you John Sweeney from all of us in Australia.

I just returned to Australia, from a four week tour of Ukraine. This gentleman’s comments are entirely spot on.

Loved listening to this man. I could listened for at least 3 more hours. 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦

This speaker is giving one of the best explanation on why we have to stay firm on the side of Ukraine. I'm not for getting involved in crazy wars, which only sap the energy out of a country, but we need to be more vigilant where it matters.

I’m amazed someone AT LAST talking sense! I wish there were more like him👍

"Enough of this guy already - we have to stand up to him" This is what the whole civilised world feels like.

Mr. Sweeney. Thank you for sharing your first hand witnessing of the war criminals and war crimes

What a breath of fresh air! Well done John Sweeney and Times Radio. This gives me hope that people across the free world are finally shedding the polite, seeing evil for what it is, and standing up to monsters like Putin.

I did not expect such an informative and entertaining video. Going by the list of dangerous places John Sweeny has gone into, he is quite crazy.

Great interview! Very engaging and i found myself engrossed in the story and by the end i was fully invested and onboard. well done Times Radio!

John Sweeney’s passion for investigative journalism is something else. The insight into Putin’s path to university was new to me and fascinating, it explains why he was a gangster from day one, like when he was an assistant to the mayor of St Petersburg and already massively corrupt.

I think Putin has a career in NATO. Nobody before him has managed to unite us so much, expand us with two more countries and at the same time totally rewrite Germany’s defense spending approach. Truly historically. NATO should definitely hire him 🤣🤣🤣

What an excellent program, insightful, interesting and so well presented.

Thank you Mr Sweeney. Your insight confirms my POV that Putin's intellect is there while his reason is gone. Something vile has replaced it and evil now reigns, which would poison the blood.

Great man John Sweeney, you get proper news and no propaganda.

People like John Sweeney are a breed apart. They witness the most brutal actions of humanity. Staying on the ground in the theatre of War, when others flee for their lives, takes something that most of us just don't have. Brave doesn't even come close.

Excellent video!! It explains to me one of the reasons that pootin is such a bully... he was bullied himself as a child. There are other reasons, but that one stands out. I sure hope that this speaker is correct in his theory that Russia suffers major defeats in the war this winter and pootin is ousted from power one way or another.

WOW - I wasn't sure what I was going to be seeing. Generally I wouldn't opt to view something of this length 21 minutes, perhaps skipping through it. But I watched ever second of it and what an eye opener it was. 👍 👍 👍

Absolutely stunning interview. This should be compulsory viewing for everyone in the world right now.

If a few American HIMARS can inflict that much damage on the russian army imagine what the American army would do to russia in a war between the two of them.

Love this interview what a legend! 💙💛

More of this guy please!

Clever. thoughtful, well informed and also funny. No wonder the Ukraine seem to like him. I have watched a lot of interviews about this war, and this was by far the best.

John sweeney in his beautiful orange beanie so happy to see him here!

Wishful thinking which matches one hopes doesn’t mean it will become reality. Especially coming from usa generals who lost EVERY war (over 50 of them ) since ww2….and THIS guy was not even a part of 1 of them

John Sweeney legend! What a refreshingly honest interview. Knowledgeable, insightful and most importantly from years and years of experience in reporting on the Russian state under Putler. Well done Times Radio

This is a good point. Ukraine doesn’t have to defeat the Russian army it’s just has to defeat the credibility of one man

Brilliant talk there I thoroughly enjoyed it And his take on Putin is spot on Slava Ukraine

That man is spot on and really knows the background because he spent so much time in the danger zone . I also liked very much the last interview he gave James O‘Brien .

Finally someone who realised that we have been at war with Putin for 20 years. Been saying this myself since 2003, new exactly the type Putin was. Politicians both left and right have had their heads firmly stuck up their back sides until now.

Excellent report from John Sweeney. Very insightful and interesting take on the entire situation with the war, Putin and the Russians.

What an interesting conversation. I could listen to this man for ever over a couple!

I’ve got so much respect for this man.

Brilliant interview

I was sick of the West running away from putin Great choice of words that all of us are thinking but no one says

Wow everyone should see this video. Crazy what Russia is doing to good people. Ukraine still needs help and we can do this. Come back alive Ukraine, Blue and Yellow a Lithuanian organization that supplies drones, or VestForUkraine which supplies vests and other much needed gear. These are all good places to donate even a little to help Ukraine kick the bad guys out of their country once and for all. Another good thing to do is write your government demand more action and sanctions against Russia or aid for Ukraine.

This was a brilliant interview. Smart guy, very knowledgeable, and uninterrupted. Couldn't stop listening from start to finish. Phillip.

Absolutely one of the most informative and interesting sessions.

Wow! I absolutely loved this interview. First time hearing of/from this fascinating man

More interviews like this one. Very entertaining, informative, engrossing, I was hoping it would not end. Thank you.

What a really interesting and informative talk by a very articulate journalist .. excellent!!

He's the Brian Clough of journalism. A little bit of a maverick but he gets results and there's probably not going to be another like him anytime soon.

Excellent talk. What I don't understand is why we don't disinvest in China as well. Get manufacturing back in western countries

I think John Sweeney is a legend after hearing this interview.

Fascinating interview, I forgot how good this man is. I look forward to hearing from him more.

John's comment about 70% injury in modern war is due to artillery is spot on, and his thoughts on Putin being bad not mad are interesting.

Great perspective and analysis-so rare from journalists these days. So many journalists don't know the history of how we got here, and how horrible Putin has been for so long, and how horribly European politicians have been in affirming Putin's reign of genocide.

We've all just got to hang in there. Time is on the side of the West if we keep up the pressure. Russia never stopped being at war. Gorbachev was in the minority. They just didn't know it yet.

A very interesting and captivating interview, thank you.

It amazes me that people have doubts about the existence of true evil.

Kyiv is "London in 1930" is so easy to grab the total picture. Thank you for this signifying and comprehensive analysis.

This man has seen an incredible amount of destruction and suffering in his long career.

Of all the interviews regarding Ukraine this is by far the best. Thank you.

If the world was actually educating all about the past atrocity of the Russian army Putin wouldn’t have received support from outside for this war. I also think Ukraine should have been preparing to join NATO as soon as they received their freedom in the 90s.

Fascinating interview of John Sweeney, thank you Times Radio! 🔘

Unusual, this journalist speaks with well informed knowledge and experience

Could have listened to this guy for hour's 👌👍🇺🇦

John Sweeny top reporter.

John Sweeney is the quintessential Englishman: courageous, well-spoken, eccentric (look at the hat). Too bad we ignored the Russian attack on the west until it's almost too late: the divisions they've sowed in Western society are scary.

Very good interview,

USA bombing list: the democracy world tour: Korean and China 1950- 1953 Guatemala 1957 Indonesia 1958 Cuba 19591961 Guatemala 1960 Congo 1964 Laos 1964- 1973 Vietnam 1961- 1973 Cambodia 1969-1970 Guatemala 1967- -1969 Grenada 1983 Lebanon 1983-1984 (Both Lebanese and Syrians targets) Libya 1986 Elsavador 1980 Nicaragua 1980 Iran 1987 Panama 1989 Iraq 1981( Persian gulf) Kuwait 1991 Somalia 1993 Bosnia 1994-1995 Sudan 1998 Afghanistan 1998 Yugoslavia 1999 Yemen 2002 Iraq 1991-2003 ( US/ UK on regular basis) Iraq 2003-2015 Afghanistan 2001-2015 Pakistan 2007-2015 Somalia 2007-8 and 2011 Yemen 2009 and 2011 Libya 2011 and 2015 Syria 2014- 2015 Never forget who's the real threat to the world!! Who have killed more people in the last two decades? America or Russia?

Excellent interview with this man John Sweeney. Time well spent. Thank you Times Radio for this. Sweeney's assessments of Putin I couldn't agree with any more than I do. He's right on. It's obvious he's well corroborated his own theories, and thoughts on the subject. In addition he's gone into these places and witnessed that of which he's speaking of so instant respect there from me. As for Vladimir Putin, I watched for many years dating back to when Yeltsin appointed him as his successor, and even before that. I knew that Putin as a former KGB operative was never comforted by the fall of the Soviet Union, and how it had fragmented. I knew it had to have had a profound impact on him as it truly was, " his family ". This was so easily to be seen. This was a guy, and an eventual Russian leader that could never be trusted. Yet, I watched him manipulate, and navigate the Western World, American President after American President, along with other naive Western European leaders presenting himself deftly as a world statesman. For me, when he fixed his earlier, " election ", by appointing Medvedev to the Russian Presidency, and then Medvedev appointed him to the Prime Minister position, that just confirmed for me where this was all heading. He attained the confidence in knowing how easily he could shape the West. I believe this was all around 2004. When after his half hearted charade of a democratic electoral process re-installed him as the new Russian President. President Bush stating, ' I looked into his eyes, and could see his soul ", literally made me nauseous. I knew what we had on our hands. I cannot believe we permitted ( we meaning all of the West ) this guy to continue to operate unabated as he was for all of this time. I knew I just couldn't be the only one out there knowing this. In listening to John Sweeney here, I believe now that perhaps I wasn't. It provides however no relief. Now, we've absolutely got to clean this mess up. Together, right now. Thank you, Glory to God, Victory for Ukraine, Rise Free Nations!

13:57 “ Putin is bad but not mad”. I wouldn’t take too much comfort from this. Bad could well mean that Putin has zero empathy for even the closest people in his life, and if facing his own downfall and/or death he may elect to destroy as much as possible in his way out. Hopefully his generals will not allow it.

Good job Times Radio for telling it how it is 💪👍

Partition Russia, maybe they'll go the way of the Vandals.

A breath of fresh air interview

Superb interview and a fascinating insight into Putin’s past and future. John is a great guest and easy to listen to.

Thank you for your well presented accurate analysis , its a nice change from the sensationalism you get from click bait.

Mr Putin is now desperate.

Great speech and really didn't think it will be that good. I feel sad same as this person how Europe build relationship with Putin's russia without doubt. And even now, we see how democracies like India, Brazil in love with Putin.

This man is a proper journalist and a delight to listen to. I hope he is right about Putin being bad not mad?

I know I shouldn’t and it’s wrong , but I am beginning to dislike ALL Russians, I am hoping that it doesn’t give over to hate, because I know in my heart that not all Russians are the same, a lot actually disagree with Pootins actions!

🇺🇦💗😘👊SLAVA UKRAINE 🥇🏆🍻💯

Said by a " Pundit " From the irrelevant country with phantom imperial pains... 😂😂

Listen all day.. what a articulated speaker.

Always liked JS, he needs to be listened to a lot more by the powers that be in the west, he is perfectly right in saying that we have allowed him to get away with too much instead of confronting him along time ago. I think Germany under Merkel has not helped ? God speed Ukraine.

Wow that was a fantastic analysis , he has seen Putin personally , yes Putin is really bad neighbor , God will put him away with his cruelty and sinister behavior .. Bless Ukraine and all who helped …

I can recommend John Sweeney's book ...Killer in the Kremlin ...i just read it and is worth the read....and also his podcast "Taking on Putin"...He "knows his stuff" as he likes to say about others and he's been reporting on Putin for a long time. Since Chechnya and maybe before.......and no I'm not a relative of his either. Thanks for your work Mr Sweeney....Slava Ukraine

He is right, this is the first war since WW2 that their is an obvious good side and bad side. Russia had absolutely no justification for their aggression against Ukraine. They deserved to be destroyed due to it.

John Sweeney calls the Ukraine war a battle between the forces of good vs evil. I agree with his assessment of the situation esp. since I have listened to or read the screeds of sophisticated arguments about this horrible war. I haven't been to the battleground whereas John most certainly has. I attach high value to his brutally factual reporting from the front for which I say thank you.

Best interview I have heard in a long time. 10/10

There you go, goad Ukraine into losing another 100k people. You people don’t get it

He’s a really engaging speaker but he looks like an extra from the life aquatic

The problem with his math , and Russia moving 1million troops logistically. They could even move small forces correctly.

I very much liked listening to your interview.I think we are about the same age and we think alike.Great job!👍

A rare man that understands the Real Cost of Freedom & Democracy, I hope the leaders of the west are listening.

John Sweeney the hero who warned everyone what was coming. I followed every bit of investigative journalism you have done from 2002.

A perfect example of the culturally proofed evidence that a society should be ruled by old men and not by young girls. Smart old men make the difference. And i subscribe all statements of this guy! Respect!

My goodness! I believe good will triumph over evil!