Trump was not against nato, he was just trying to force germany and other european nations to pay for their agreed 2% of gdp on defence which they hadnt been doing for years. How he said that is very misleading
Bill Taylor does not like Trump. He was part of the failed impeachment process that accused trump of bribing Zelensky. It only makes sense why Vice would bring him on lmao
The Ukrainians were already saying what the US was saying, & we already knew Russia was going to lie about it... It's been 3 months since you posted this comment, hopefully real life has taught you something about how this played out.
This is Putin's wargame, where he is gathering intel on everyone electronically: how fast everyone gets on the board, who are sure players and who are mostly talkers, who will put the most pieces on the board, etc. At the same time he is probably really doing something on an entirely different hemisphere. There's no "bluffing" in chess.
@@caitlynmcconnell9006 it was part of the pact, they will let east germany to join west germany, and germany could join nato. but nato should not expand eastward. pact already violated, now they're using western puppet in ukraine to join nato
@@caitlynmcconnell9006 oh how easily you've fallen for the western propaganda. Ask your self this, why are all the media outlets so one sided. And aren't bringing up any of the cold hard facts that have surfaced over the 8 years of western Ukraine killing and shelling innocent people, where there were no rebels? Look up Alley of Angels. Look up how many innocent people were killed ruthlessly by Ukrainian shellings, or how Ukrainian death squads were sent out. You won't find any of that here on the biggest western propaganda machine known as youtube because they removed anything that tells the truth about Western Ukraine and paints them in a bad light. You, are in fact a puppet of the west.
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@@kalyanbv1000 you are literally on the internet. It would take you no more than 5 minutes to find out who said it. It is insanse how there can be so much information at our fingertips, and so many misinformed people spouting nonsense.
@@ALeaud I’m not Russian or even anti-Ukrainian. It’s just funny how people in the comfort of their peaceful homes in the West continously use platitudes like these as if they have any bond with the Ukrainians, let alone a ”brotherhood”. Get over yourselves. If you considered them your brothers you would be fighting alongside them.
He really went through the effort so we could see it, the way he is sitting, the angle he is sitting. That tells me he only put that there for this interview
@@Sikyu-ye4ns "free from influence"? So then requesting to join NATO is western influence? Having the ability to join NATO and the EU are western influence and not what they legit want? Saying that someone wanting to work with some country or alliance doesn't mean it's influence. Same goes for people talking about South America and Africa when it comes to "Russian" and "Chinese" influence. They do things in their self interest, it's that they're the ones offering things.
@@Sikyu-ye4ns you guys in this thread are crazy the eu is destroying western Europe in allinment with Russia We all get worser we all lose Is doesn't matter what happens with Russia and Ukraine its just another excuse for sumore purging
@@Sikyu-ye4ns you're obviously a Russian troll or otherwise completely brainwashed to say stuff like that. I'm a Ukrainian and my family is in Ukraine and let me tell you that we want MORE western influence and less Russian invasions any day of the week.
It won't matter how hard they fight because they're overpowered. If there really will be war Ukraine stands no chance. Other countries don't want to get involved and Ukraine isn't in Nato
@@everythingsfinett3903 Exactly. This has to be resolved without firing a single shot or else the world is really in for it. The future sure does look bleak. . .
Putin really likes this. He might not invade. But he is going to make thing uncomfortable for the rest of Ukraine and NATO. The fear and anxiety is his best vehicle for concessions
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Exactly and what trump said was true we are basically paying for natos defense every country should at least pitch in more and strengthen their military
Bill Taylor gave the most balanced and realistic take on this that I've heard in the past weeks. Thanks to him and Vice for trying to clarify this situation
If you actually listen to actual experts in Ukraine or other Western News agencies that are confident in the job they do, they will all generally point somewhat towards the side that more or less give a message that says "An actual large scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia is unlikely." It's disappointing how some news agencies fear mongers of a Russian invasion of Ukraine though it's not any better than the crap coming out of the Russian state media.
@@kynn884 if you actually listened he is saying both Obama and trump were insufficiently hawkish on Russia and should have sent more weapons to Ukraine
I’m not sure I understand Bill Taylors perspective here. So the last 2 times he invaded Ukraine under the same circumstances, did the threat of our sanctions stop him then???
Yea, it kinda did. Putin was aiming for novorossiya, a bigger chunk of Ukraine. Sanctions forced him to negotiate, the Russian backed separatists said they wanted all of Ukraine.
Yep, third world dictator Vlad Putin was flaccid to do anything. When President Obama placed sanctions on Russia, their economy was crippled and Putin, was too impotent to war. Then Vlad ordered traitor trump to lift the sanctions. Traitor trump, being a weak and submissive president, did as ordered and now here we are.
@@slickrick2420 exactly. This is good discussion thank you all for the thoughts, interested in different perspectives too. That’s my thinking - yes, sanctions make things more difficult, but he literally annexed Ukraine territory both times…why would he not do it a third despite the sanctions? Time will tell but this feels to me more like a 3rd occurrence of invasion and annexation, not a “we are taking all of Ukraine” move.
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Why did Putin fly 500KM around NATO countries in 2017 on his way to G20? Why didnt Putin accept Zelenskys invitation to meet in East Ukraine close to the front lines? Why wont Putin accept Dutch MH17 crash Investigation boards invitation to discuss the shooting down of this aircraft?Is Putin afraid of these things?
i just want everybody to not have hate for the russian people cause its not their fault, we all can agree putin is making a terrible decision. tbh putin is not he only one with nukes, and lets face it you cant take ukraine with ease then your not ready for a bigger conflict i mean with all due respect russian soldiers are not performing they way we all expected them to perform.
This guy needs a home his old out with the old in with the new is it not 65 retire why are all the political people still working past that date. Lol most of theses ppl can not even work google on this smart phone wtf
This guy is one of the few intelligent persons who've talked about Russia/Ukraine. The Russian economy be hammered by an invasion; A lot of Russian blood will be spilled that could foment domestic instability give insufficient moral/morale purpose for an invasion. Russian soldier will lack moral purpose. Russian soldier see Ukrainians like themselves and identify with them. Putin lacks the military required for a full scale invasion and subsequent occupation and counter insurgency. Any invasion without clear objective accomplishment with have no good exit strategy making Putin look like a fool trapping Russian soldiers in Ukraine for no reason.
you have already torn our economy to shreds with sanctions, what are you afraid of? you have been applying them for 8 years without a break. Even if nothing happens, sanctions will be imposed 100%.
The same Ukraine that has said the drills Russia is doing with Belarus amount to psychological pressure? The same Ukraine that has said Russia is blocking its access to the sea? Forgive me...clearly we live in the era where every single thing is a hoax.
@@eco2geek. yeah it is .... This isn't the first time if you didn't have a memory of a gold fish you would see this happened 6 times already .... Zapod is an exercise they been doing for YEARS ....
@@mcfch9625 why didn't Russia cut off there gas then .... Why didn't they attack them last year when 120000 troops did the same exercise? Or the year before that or the year before that .... It's called exercise " zapod"
This guy is talking nonsense! If Russia really wants to invade Ukraine it will be done within a matter of a week. Your kidding urself, only issue is the sanction which will have an impact on the Russian economy.
This guy has no idea what he is talking..Russia clearly said that if Russian rightful security concerns are not met Russia will undertake unspecified military technical measures and Putin never talks in vain.
"I suppose at the least, the Russian forces will be invited into New Russia (the Donbas region), but if Ukraine responds militarily to that incursion, then the Russian missiles will fly, and Ukraine will be lost."
From the point white european people of view USA, - in the US can be invaded. But if you are a native American Indian, then how can you be invaded if you are already in the occupied territories?
when the people of ukraine are forming there own government and taking government buildings and actually fighting back I think the state of ukraine has failed, its only being held up by individual NATO allies.
@Carter Fontaine if the people don't fall the capital wouldn't fall. The military and citizens unfortunately in a very literal way must obviously fall. If the people don't fall the capital wouldn't fall....
You don't need to kill the people if you destroy their and freeze their economy. By capturing the capital and the government, the country will stop function. Then you just need to blockade all forms of trade, the country will destroy itself.
An insurgency by Ukrainians if Russia took over Kyiv would be a pain in the ass for Russia - just look how the Taliban and such were a major problem for the USA in Afghanistan
@@kingkea3451 yeah but the cultural difference between russians and ukranians isn't that great. and looking at Afghanistan, would forming an insurgency be worth it considering the human cost and the failed state result? In this case they speak the same language basically.
A political upheaval within a country is a lot harder to defend against than a literal invasion. Its pretty clear why the US has different stances on these issues.
I guess Ukraine is another Yugoslavia, yes? It appears the nationalism is not strong enough to hold onto folks who think they are not a natural part of the country, so it means that the separatists will probably get their way sooner or later. When you look at the dozens of maps that try to show the language splits among the different areas in Ukraine, there is a suspicion that more than the Donbass may be involved if parts start splitting off. This could be a real mess - especially if the superpowers get involved. Maybe we just have to let Ukraine figure it out for themselves. Hear that, Putin and Biden?
Did anyone see the Russians coming in 2014 when they annexed Crimea? If Russia was going to invade the Ukraine it would of already happen before the US and NATO could react.
Not really only because no one wants war and won’t expect Russia to attack just like Britain and France didn’t expect Germany to invade Poland. So even though nato is “expecting” it to happen they won’t be ready to react. Since ww2 it’s all talk no bite
Not how the NATO 5th article works. They're bolstering NATO countries currently. Ukraine is a non-NATO member but they are considered a partner as they have intentions to join
I am from Latvia (a NATO country) The only thing provoking Russia is democracy. Russia has no problems with China or North Korea, Belarus. Countries with corruption, censorship, dictatorship. As soon as Ukraine started on the path to democracy, problems began. Bad comparison with Mexico. The United States has not recently annexed part of Mexico, and the US president has not openly expressed the view that Mexico should not exist. The United States is not concentrating its forces on the Mexican border. Russia is doing all these things. If the United States did all that, Mexico would have every right to ask for help.
Note all the former soviet block countries are once again telling us, we told you then, and we are telling you now again ! which of course Ukraine and Georgia have always taken on board, however what makes things different is the fact that traditionally neutral Sweden and Finland last month both revisited the idea of NATO membership, Putin is sure contagious ?
I'm from Serbia and I'm telling you to talk nonsense, why NATO bombed Yugoslavia in 1999, ie Serbia and Montenegro, so that I could tell you that we were not a sufficiently democratic society, so NATO showed us what true democracy is, answer me because I see that you are pretending to be very smart.
What will determine when Russia invades? When the ground begins to thaw where they are located. Russia will have to move before the ground becomes too unstable to support their heavy vehicles.
@@newcoatresurfacing5477 doesn't have to do with vehicles. The f'n ground won't hold up the weight when the ground thaws until it dries out to hold the weight of armored vehicles and tanks. Look at it this way, I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you. Have a nice day 😆
@@IYF_Productions_SL Well good for you if you think Russia will be relying on vehicles. It’ll be mainly precision guided missiles, long range artillery and air power. But let’s pray it doesn’t come to that.
Like the Bible says in Matthew 24, “You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.”- Jesus
All world so how Biden administration abandon Afghanistan. So likely we don't have American troops to abandon as in Ukraine. Thank for sending weapon and political support
Now that the US is getting involved and third world dictator, Vlad Putin, is afraid of the US. Old Vlad will just morph in Europe's version of Kim Jong-un.
Really? This is the best you can offer? A cheerleader for the Biden administration? This man has zero credibility, and watching this is a waste of time. Don't present American speakers from either party -- they can't get past their own self-interested infighting. What do the Germans say? The French? The Poles? The Belorussians? Can you, for once, give the American people news with some substance in it, instead of the usual empty noisy palaver?
Anybody from the Trump administration would also have zero credibility -- just to make it clear that my comment is not the usual American "I hate the other side" crap.
The Russians have fought 14 wars the last 30 years taking teritory from their neighbours or created areas that are now under Russian control. This has gone on because they can do it and there is no NATO precence. If you are a small nation bordering to Russia you are not free to do as you want in your own country if not in NATO. The only thing keeping Putin from invading is the fact that he will be thrown out of the European and American Market making Russia a Chinese slave.
@@sorennilsson9742 I'm still not convinced Russia will invade Ukraine. I think it's more likely posturing than anything else. NATO has been getting closer to Russia boarders for the last 20 years. They rightfully view that as a threat. Ukraine will never be a NATO member for many reasons the least of which is the level of government corruption. So what does NATO have to lose if they emphatically say that Ukraine will not become a NATO member? Such a statement would go a long way towards getting Russia to back down. Then there's the issue with the eastern part of Ukraine. It's historically had a large Russian population. The breakup is the USSR created problems that separated people from what they viewed as their home country. There was an agreement to let the people vote on what they wanted to do. The west didn't like the results. It's not our problem and if Russia does invade we need to stay out of it. Everything America has done for the last 20 years has only made things worse with Russia. It's pushed them closer to China. If what we've done hasn't worked then why don't we try something different? Maybe we can put a wedge between them and China. That would make the world a safer place. Russia buy itself is not a significant threat to the US or Europe. Their economy is to small to pay for any major military campaign. They can't afford to build 5th gen fighters or new tanks.
@@richardcontinijr9661 That's a very good point, but I must add in something... and that is if Russia invades, there's a possibility (maybe a low chance but still possible) that WW3 could start, which no one wants
@@da_duccchannel only if the west decides to go to war. We have the option to not play that game. It's not our problem and hopefully our leaders won't make it our problem. Unfortunately Biden needs a war to distract everyone from how bad he's doing. His buddies that build the machines of war are also the ones who financed his campaign and lined his pockets for 40 years.
I love how every one we listen to now is somehow tied directly into financially whatever it is that being talked about. Like the virus we listen to people who are heavily invested in pharma and when war comes they're heavily invested in defense contractors.
@Rej vaccines have been around long before covid existed and they've been proven to be effective. The same goes with masks. If you're referencing cancer treatments and how expensive those are then yeah, fair point
The readiness and probability of Russian interference most likely solely depend on the probability of the Croatian scenario by the Ukrainian side and on the state of escalation in the Donets Basin.
Every day is the last. We stand for our relatives, for our homeland, for the truth. There will be no mercy for the enemy. There will be no forgiveness for the Russians.
@@NorwegianNationalist1 Crimea's population is 65% Russian, they didn't put up any fight and it was during a presidential crisis. Russia sucker punched Ukraine whilst their back was turned. Putin knows he's overstepped his weird fantasy of Russian irredentism and he's scared by NATO.
Never underestimate a person who from time to time proved himself. This guy is doesn't seems to know Putin. Putin is not Trump, Biden or anyone else who are not clear what they are doing but that guy is working on just one thing for the last 40 years Russia motherland and its hegemony.
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NATO: Every country has a right to self determination and a right to defend itself from aggression from hostile external threats. To be fair, If S/American countries ask Russia or China to set up military bases for security and protection, the US should also respect their choice. 👌
Vlad sez he hasn't decided on whether to invade, when to invade or where to invade Ukraine. That is his answer on invasion of Ukraine. for now he sez he is content with having 100,000 troops near the Donbass region across from where 100,000 Ukrainian troops had been sent recently.
bro USA NEEDS WAR because of their plummeting economy. it has nothing to do with russia wanting to invade - i am an estonian russian and this is purely nato/americas bullshit.
Yeah, nevermind that it was Obama/Biden in the white house while Russia took Crimea from Ukraine in 2014... Now Biden is in the white house with the threat of Russia invading Ukraine LMAO!
