Konstantin Kisin on BBC Question Time

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  • @ChrisWillx
    @ChrisWillx Pƙed 2 lety +2826

    You were great here mate. Heartfelt, reasonable, insightful, powerful. Well done.

    • @afcjonny1
      @afcjonny1 Pƙed 2 lety +58

      He was brilliant. I'm an avid listener of theirs and your podcast

    • @bubbajones6907
      @bubbajones6907 Pƙed 2 lety +14

      Great?
      Acting as a mouthpiece for the BBC?

    • @MatchesMalone1183
      @MatchesMalone1183 Pƙed 2 lety +114

      @@bubbajones6907 He was representing himself and his own views. How is that acting as a mouthpiece for the BBC?

    • @kelvincasing5265
      @kelvincasing5265 Pƙed 2 lety +13

      He looked like a future PM... comics are also great wartime leaders apparently, so I'm sure he'll do a good job when Russia arrives.

    • @kon1402
      @kon1402 Pƙed 2 lety +7

      The thing about Russians is that there is a demand in this country for Putin and people like him, so don't count on Putin losing power.

  • @twotone1a
    @twotone1a Pƙed 2 lety +30

    She makes me ashamed to be Scottish. They dont like it but the SNP do NOT speak for all of us.

    • @TrueNativeScot
      @TrueNativeScot Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I am a Scot too and the fact that people like her have reached positions of authority ashames me. I am thoroughly a supporter of independence and that will never change. The SNP used to be a sign of hope of our freedom but they have become a joke. They care more about woke quotas that have rendered themselves weak and highly feminised. We have no need to be ruled by fat women who have lived easy lives of luxury, even having anglicised accents, who are bent on making us weak and “nice”. Imagine if we were being shelled, do you really think she would stay and fight? Absolutely not. Scots were once renowned for being ferocious warriors and brave men. That’s who we need as leaders.

    • @twotone1a
      @twotone1a Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@TrueNativeScot We can (I hope) respectfully disagree about independence, while agreeing that many years of SNP government have led to nothing but a diminished Scotland. I'm very proud to be Scottish, and British. In every sphere they control, health (I work for the NHS), education, industrial development and infrastructure etc, things just get worse while the Scottish Government agonises about personal pronouns.

  • @slamonthebrakes9871
    @slamonthebrakes9871 Pƙed 2 lety +234

    Awesome - Konstantin is so articulate it puts pretty much every Brit to shame, knows what he thinks and not a single hesitation. The applause toward the end is proof that most people are still (despite all the woke nonsense we've suffered for the last 10yrs) still can dig deep and agree with common sense. This gives me hope.

    • @vinniechan
      @vinniechan Pƙed 2 lety +10

      He is speaking out loud what we used to take as common sense twenty or thirty yrs ago but somehow became too toxic or politically incorrect to say anymore
      I'm saying this as a millennial

    • @Thephilmills
      @Thephilmills Pƙed 2 lety +7

      @@vinniechan agreed, though I'm developing an allergy to "as a" - everytime we use it it reinforces divisions - as a person of colour, as a englishman, as a trans. Your statement is just as correct regardless of whether you're a millenial or not ;)

    • @redarmy1778
      @redarmy1778 Pƙed rokem

      he’s not that smart, as there is a lot more to what started this war, it’s not as black an white as russia just invading ukraine

    • @sheilamacdougal4874
      @sheilamacdougal4874 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      He was awful here. You think because he tries to pre-empt criticism by protesting "This is not appeasement!" that he's not espousing capitulation and appeasement?

  • @neilolson3220
    @neilolson3220 Pƙed rokem +113

    Konstantin was brilliant from the get go. His obvious emotional attachment to the hard truths he spoke demonstrates his authenticity and regret at how things are and sadness in his family being caught up in it all.
    I bristled when I saw him being referred to a comedian -- while he is one, he was the most serious person on the panel.

    • @sheilamacdougal4874
      @sheilamacdougal4874 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      He was atrocious here. He tries to pre-empt criticism by protesting "This is not appeasement!", since that is precisely what he's espousing: capitulation and appeasement.

    • @Primus54
      @Primus54 Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

      @@sheilamacdougal4874Rubbish.

  • @leebay6093
    @leebay6093 Pƙed 2 lety +396

    That Scottish MP is the problem we are all experiencing throughout the world, how do these people get in to these positions , frightening. Well done KK

    • @ingeforman6140
      @ingeforman6140 Pƙed 2 lety +37

      Same here in the USA. No wonder Putin and Xi are not afraid

    • @John__-ie3od
      @John__-ie3od Pƙed 2 lety +38

      It all starts in school. Producing nothing but indoctrinated children who vote for incompetent politicians disguised in a camouflage of being kind, good and for the people.

    • @harisadu8998
      @harisadu8998 Pƙed 2 lety +15

      Democracy. Throws up all kinds of people who shouldn't be in power.

    • @benjaminjacks1211
      @benjaminjacks1211 Pƙed 2 lety +48

      The Scottish MP is a typical lefty that lives in a fantasy world . If the reality of war hit her she would soon realise the taste of the shit coming out of her mouth.

    • @sheilaroderick9123
      @sheilaroderick9123 Pƙed 2 lety +20

      They get into power the same way as almost every other politician - by lies and deceit. The SNP have lost a huge number of members by their change of direction over independence. This QT was a pattern for the future - they need to get panellists on who are committed to their subjects and are knowledgeable.

  • @Gonzoweb69
    @Gonzoweb69 Pƙed 2 lety +1634

    Watched it last night. Konstantin's first statement was an absolute mic drop. The rest of the panel realised they had been rumbled and there was absolutely nowhere to go apart from their meaningless platitudes. 10/10

    • @narcosniper78
      @narcosniper78 Pƙed 2 lety +67

      BOOM! He owned the WOKE morons....

    • @PeteCourtier
      @PeteCourtier Pƙed 2 lety +69

      KK was a hot knife through butter. Fantastic pragmatism.

    • @Tad1945
      @Tad1945 Pƙed 2 lety +50

      They’ll not let him back on shit BBC show

    • @aiistyt
      @aiistyt Pƙed 2 lety +19

      @@Tad1945 Oh they will, he’s box office

    • @Gonzoweb69
      @Gonzoweb69 Pƙed 2 lety +54

      @@PeteCourtier Did you see the standing ovation in the UN when they saw Zelensky's video call? It reminded me of those films where the people in charge have no intention of helping, but celebrate the bravery of the people who are going to die - something like Armageddon.
      KK knows exactly what is going to happen - Putin will take as much as he can, then negotiate a peace

  • @alasdairfinlayson
    @alasdairfinlayson Pƙed rokem +100

    Konstantin wipes the floor with everyone in the studio. Most straight talking, common sense person, I've heard in years. No axe to grind personally, unlike virtually all the spokespeople, who all have their own personal corners to fight.

    • @sheilamacdougal4874
      @sheilamacdougal4874 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci +1

      He was awful here. He tries to pre-empt criticism by protesting "This is not appeasement!", since that is precisely what he's espousing: capitulation and appeasement.

    • @rogera.bendiksen1237
      @rogera.bendiksen1237 Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci

      Agree ,Kisin Konstantins "hard truth ", is at its core ,a Neville Chamberlain method of rewarding Putin for his aggression.@@sheilamacdougal4874

    • @Primus54
      @Primus54 Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

      @@sheilamacdougal4874Rubbish
 are you a bot?

    • @sheilamacdougal4874
      @sheilamacdougal4874 Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

      @@Primus54 Yeah, I'm a bot, so I never make mistakes. And what are you, a dumb troll? Then maybe fa cough.

  • @wecu4dk
    @wecu4dk Pƙed 2 lety +74

    Konstantin is the only voice on this subject that doesn't make me feel all slimy and wrong.

    • @sheilamacdougal4874
      @sheilamacdougal4874 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      He was atrocious here. He tries to pre-empt criticism by protesting "This is not appeasement!", since that is precisely what he's espousing: capitulation and appeasement.

    • @HFFCANADA
      @HFFCANADA Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

      ​@@sheilamacdougal4874N9 like the Polish people in WW2 he being realistic.
      You can only stand for so long against a giant. Capitulation means giving up, that's not what he said. Negotiation are not capitulations

    • @sheilamacdougal4874
      @sheilamacdougal4874 Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci

      @@HFFCANADA You can delude yourself all you like. In the first place, the only thing, quite obviously, that would be "negotiated" is how much of Ukrainian sovereign land that the Russian dictatorship seized by force they get to keep. And since the stronger party, on your own admission, would effectively dictate terms, quite obviously again, the "negotiations" would be as unequal as the war. But the main way you delude yourself is with your analogy to Poland. Kissin's treacherous view is that first the democracies must abandon Ukraine, and stop arming them, effectively forcing them to capitulate, excuse me, "negotiate". That would render Ukraine even worse off than Poland in 1939. But that's Kissin's preference, the critical betrayal he urges with utterly zero argument. There is no reason in the world, whether moral or real politik, to reduce Ukraine to that helpless state, which is why Kissin didn't dare attempt to provide any.

  • @theoilandgasresourceportal2132
    @theoilandgasresourceportal2132 Pƙed 2 lety +596

    This man spoke for millions of ordinary British people, stuck on a panel full of the self-righteous and deluded narcissists.

    • @lasttango7522
      @lasttango7522 Pƙed 2 lety +15

      Thank you Konstantine. You spoke for me and my family here in the UK.
      Ffs go into Parliment I would vote for you in a heart beat.

    • @snowbird7614
      @snowbird7614 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Yes and let’s add the narcissistic self righteous people in my country.

    • @Covertfun
      @Covertfun Pƙed 2 lety +8

      to be fair, Bridget Kendall (the one who had met Putin) seemed like the real deal too.
      Just those two would've been fine with me.

    • @AmyStephenson
      @AmyStephenson Pƙed 2 lety +6

      I thought they all seemed pretty reasonable. Except for maybe the Scottish woman who seems to want Scotland to be incinerated.

    • @jerryscanas
      @jerryscanas Pƙed 2 lety +3

      They don't understand as they have not lived the experience nor have they heard it from those who have the concept of a world war is so foreign to these fattened on the teat of peace and prosperity they have no slue nor do they care to think about the fact

  • @JadesFitnessBucketList
    @JadesFitnessBucketList Pƙed 2 lety +1054

    It's an interesting time we're living in when comedians are more articulate, informed and candid than journalists and politicians etc. Thank you for sharing

    • @elkpaz560
      @elkpaz560 Pƙed 2 lety +23

      Depends on the comedian.

    • @leeclapton5947
      @leeclapton5947 Pƙed 2 lety +15

      When the king can no longer tolerate his jester the tyrant is nigh

    • @leeclapton5947
      @leeclapton5947 Pƙed 2 lety +9

      Jesters had a higher role than too entertain the king.
      If comedians and musicians are having to speak up you know something going deeply wrong.

    • @JadesFitnessBucketList
      @JadesFitnessBucketList Pƙed 2 lety +8

      I heard a saying once that resonates ‘in a Kings court, only the jester can tell the truth’ - think that’s Stephen Fry not sure

    • @JadesFitnessBucketList
      @JadesFitnessBucketList Pƙed 2 lety

      Hi, yeh I mean some not all. We predominantly communicate via technology and comments with strangers on topics where I feel nuance is lost and we have to make our point in the least amount of words possible and include disclaimers to appease any ambiguity. I’m not ve ey good at this 😅

  • @marcase2003
    @marcase2003 Pƙed 2 lety +49

    I could feel Konstantin's facepalm re the Scottish comments way over here in Holland... Great job KK, we need MUCH more of your insights and realism in this day and age. KK for prez! 😄

  • @wojciechpytlak8532
    @wojciechpytlak8532 Pƙed rokem +50

    A comedian smarter than all politicians. What a times we have to live.!

    • @Hyperdriveuk
      @Hyperdriveuk Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci +4

      They usually are.. times haven't changed all that much.

    • @sheilamacdougal4874
      @sheilamacdougal4874 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      He was atrocious here. He tries to pre-empt criticism by protesting "This is not appeasement!", since that is precisely what he's espousing: capitulation and appeasement.

    • @noelashman8519
      @noelashman8519 Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci +3

      Ricky Gervais is another case in point. Listen to your satirists people

    • @goodtimes1890
      @goodtimes1890 Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci +1

      A good comedian is always smarter than his public

    • @sheilamacdougal4874
      @sheilamacdougal4874 Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci

      @@goodtimes1890 Standard YT comments sycophancy.

  • @ChuddmasterZero
    @ChuddmasterZero Pƙed 2 lety +740

    This is a wonderful example of ‘establishment’ intellectuals/pundits/etc being totally outclassed by a genuinely informed and intelligent person from ‘outside’ the established spaces. Konstantin is so good because he is probably the one person on the panel who genuinely doesn’t care what people think of him. That liberates him to be honest and truthful.

    • @paintsilj
      @paintsilj Pƙed 2 lety +12

      He conveniently ignored the fact that fascist militias are operating alongside the official Ukrainian army and have been doing so for years. Go and look at the Vice channel video from 2016 about them. NATO and the American government are also responsible for this situation. Ukrainian leaders are just puppets. Pawns in their game. He's lying when he says Russian people do not value life. Disgusting liar. I've been to Russia several times and worked there and know that not to be true

    • @nickgoesvestmode
      @nickgoesvestmode Pƙed 2 lety +15

      "Konstantin is so good because he is probably the one person on the panel who genuinely doesn’t care what people think of him."
      Exactly! Well said.
      Politicians and the like just spout off emotional talking points that they think we want to hear. Then rinse and repeat. Nothing with any real substance to it or that would back them in a political corner. Best to stay vague as possible yet sound emotional by yelling meaningless vapid platitudes.

    • @paintsilj
      @paintsilj Pƙed 2 lety +4

      @@nickgoesvestmode he talks alot of garbage too. He conveniently ignored the fact that right now, and for years previously that fascist militias are operating alongside the Ukrainian army. Go and look at the Vice channel video from 2016 about them. Ukraine unfortunately has a long history of fascism. Research the massacres they committed in Poland during WW2. Fascist militias fought alongside the Nazis then, jumped ship to fight alongside the French resistance then fought against their own. A neutral Ukraine is the only solution to this

    • @raceyjaseyAP50
      @raceyjaseyAP50 Pƙed 2 lety +28

      @@paintsilj I don't know enough about the fascist militias to comment, but you seem to have misunderstood Konstantin's meaning when he said that Russian people do not value life. He was not talking about the average person on the street - the individuals you met during your visits - he was talking about the establishment. And he was talking about the broad values and philosophies that underpin Russian culture with regard to things like individuality, personal expression and liberty - the way in which such values differ between the USSR and, say, the US or UK. You are confusing the individual with the collective. They are not the same.
      I respect that you feel strongly about this, but it is important that you calm your ire enough to understand what is being said.

    • @paintsilj
      @paintsilj Pƙed 2 lety

      @@raceyjaseyAP50 there is no ussr and Russians do value individuality whilst having a strong sense of community

  • @pconhispc2759
    @pconhispc2759 Pƙed 2 lety +614

    My dad hates QT due to the relentless BS. Whilst my mum was watching this, he sat in the other room doing his puzzle and whenever u spoke he shouted ‘whoever that bloke is, he’s most honest straight talking person that show has ever hosted’. I agreed. You were brilliant.

    • @user-zy9yg2eu5t
      @user-zy9yg2eu5t Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Why do you live at home with your parents?

    • @pconhispc2759
      @pconhispc2759 Pƙed 2 lety +55

      @@user-zy9yg2eu5t I was visiting them. I like to pop in and c them from time to time. They’re getting on.

    • @user-zy9yg2eu5t
      @user-zy9yg2eu5t Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@pconhispc2759 Ridiculous behaviour. Let it go.

    • @user-zy9yg2eu5t
      @user-zy9yg2eu5t Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @Top Lobster I haven't seen them for 12 years. I have no need to waste my time with trivial matters. Baby birds dont return to the nest once they can catch worms for themselves.

    • @GrooveSpaceArk
      @GrooveSpaceArk Pƙed 2 lety +36

      @@user-zy9yg2eu5t Do you look in the toilet before you flush to see them wriggling?

  • @frenchenstein
    @frenchenstein Pƙed 2 lety +39

    Konstantin; so much common sense. Very glad they chose you for this airing of the show.

    • @sheilamacdougal4874
      @sheilamacdougal4874 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      He was atrocious here. He tries to pre-empt criticism by protesting "This is not appeasement!", since that is precisely what he's espousing: capitulation and appeasement.

  • @hugohackenbush1554
    @hugohackenbush1554 Pƙed 2 lety +38

    As ever, Konstantin is the voice of hard truth, which is something we desperately need at these scary times. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family Konstantin.

    • @sheilamacdougal4874
      @sheilamacdougal4874 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci +1

      He was atrocious here. He tries to pre-empt criticism by protesting "This is not appeasement!", since that is precisely what he's espousing: capitulation and appeasement.

  • @TheOverlordOfProcrastination
    @TheOverlordOfProcrastination Pƙed 2 lety +371

    It takes a comedian to speak the truths that we don’t get from our politicians.

    • @LilySaintSin
      @LilySaintSin Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Always

    • @DanielConcerto
      @DanielConcerto Pƙed 2 lety +12

      It takes a comedian to show what Leadership is.

    • @mesolithicman164
      @mesolithicman164 Pƙed 2 lety +15

      I always thought most politicians were comedians. I didn't realise what an insult to comedians that was

    • @jasondashney
      @jasondashney Pƙed 2 lety +6

      That's because a comedian gets to speak like this without it affecting their day job. It's ironic that most politicians do them themselves in some ways by refusing to speak the truths we all know. It costs them a lot of respect.

    • @terrorbilly2520
      @terrorbilly2520 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      It really shows the sad state of affairs we're in, doesn't it?

  • @SteelR4t
    @SteelR4t Pƙed 2 lety +226

    Those awkward silences from the panel after Konstantin delivered a truth that they all ultimately knew but didn't have the courage to say or really admit. Bravo, sir. Bravo.

  • @MisterMonsterMan
    @MisterMonsterMan Pƙed rokem +22

    This would have been better as a Q&A with Mr Konstantin Kisin. He was the whole show here.

    • @sheilamacdougal4874
      @sheilamacdougal4874 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      He was atrocious here. He tries to pre-empt criticism by protesting "This is not appeasement!", since that is precisely what he's espousing: capitulation and appeasement.

  • @wjdeoliveira3809
    @wjdeoliveira3809 Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci +11

    I've been avoiding watching discussions about this, like I avoid discussions about Israel/Palestine. Voices of reason in these debates are so few and far between. But Konstantin is one of those voices of reason. I'm happy that I decided to watch this, even if more than a year after it aired. It's still very relevant. Thanks KK.

  • @hgostos
    @hgostos Pƙed 2 lety +591

    This is one of Konstantin's most courageous and sincere moment. Equally moving, worrying and hopeful. Well done!

    • @lesserspottedmugwump.363
      @lesserspottedmugwump.363 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      He’s starting to take himself too seriously.

    • @hgostos
      @hgostos Pƙed 2 lety

      @@lesserspottedmugwump.363 I see what you mean but I think here it's justified.

    • @DieFlabbergast
      @DieFlabbergast Pƙed 2 lety +12

      @@lesserspottedmugwump.363 How seriously is "too seriously" when you have relatives in the firing line, as Konstantin does?

    • @sheilamacdougal4874
      @sheilamacdougal4874 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      He was atrocious here. He tries to pre-empt criticism by protesting "This is not appeasement!", since that is precisely what he's espousing: capitulation and appeasement.

  • @spartanghost_17
    @spartanghost_17 Pƙed 2 lety +250

    Incredibly articulate, no invective, no fluff, no insults. He went straight to the point instead of using endless meaningless platitudes

  • @direwolf6234
    @direwolf6234 Pƙed 2 lety +15

    what a great insight into how debate is conducted in a civil way with each person being allowed to speak calmly without interruption and the marvelous use of language combined with all the different accents .. we need more of these shows in the USA now ....

  • @smileyfaceharry
    @smileyfaceharry Pƙed 2 lety +6

    Well done lad! Great to see you on the telly and doing a fantastic job.
    Praying for your family 🙏

  • @carolb6511
    @carolb6511 Pƙed 2 lety +344

    You got me to watch 10 minutes more of the BBC than I've watched in years!

  • @ethanhoward389
    @ethanhoward389 Pƙed 2 lety +212

    Hearing the crowd cheer konstatin calling out that nuclear weapons can't be put back into pandoras box was reassuring

    • @iAmTheSquidThing
      @iAmTheSquidThing Pƙed 2 lety +26

      Yeah. I think there's a strong argument to be made that nuclear weapons should not exist. But they do. And we're not going to get rid of them through unilateral disarmament.

    • @Chris-i0i0i0
      @Chris-i0i0i0 Pƙed 2 lety +10

      @JJerem Riiiiiiiiigghhtt đŸ€”

    • @fraserct533
      @fraserct533 Pƙed 2 lety +18

      @@iAmTheSquidThing unbelivable!
      - that now, of all times, the SNP lady spouts on unilateral dissarmiment
      - providing a very strong argument against Scottish indipendance if ever there was one

    • @TimParker-Chambers
      @TimParker-Chambers Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Why would you find that reassuring? đŸ€”đŸ€” It's not as if any one of those people is in a position to determine how they should be used or not... If the last two years has proven anything, it's that line from Men in Black, that while people individually can be intelligent and decent, in a crowd, collectively, people can be absolute morons... If you take reassurance from the behavior of the mindless mob, you are just a rudderless ship on a stormy ocean: 'Drop anchor' and fortify your emotional and intellectual foundations to not need the guidance or approval of the crowd 🙏🙏👍👍

    • @ethanhoward389
      @ethanhoward389 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      @@TimParker-Chambers its just reassuring that the crowd wasn't buying into a false reality. Nuclear bombs exist, and any conversation about unilateral disarmament is not based in reality. I don't look for the "mob" to inform me. And I'm aware of how dangerous a "mob" can be, that's why its reassuring to see a crowd that at least can see reality. I also don't look to men in black for my moral or ethical guidance.

  • @gawentaylor6838
    @gawentaylor6838 Pƙed 2 dny

    Always a pleasure to listen to an expert like Konstantin as opposed to the 'think they're informed but they're not' lot on the panel.
    Why were there seats between each member in the audience?
    Are the audience being vetted by the BBC for BBCQT?

  • @a1b1c184
    @a1b1c184 Pƙed 2 lety +29

    Konstantin has provided more insight into this situation than any other talking head out there.

    • @sheilamacdougal4874
      @sheilamacdougal4874 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      He was atrocious here. He tries to pre-empt criticism by protesting "This is not appeasement!", since that is precisely what he's espousing: capitulation and appeasement.

  • @131alexa
    @131alexa Pƙed 2 lety +181

    Well done Konstantin: powerful, articulate and realistic.

  • @D4n1t0o
    @D4n1t0o Pƙed 2 lety +301

    I've sent this to my whole family. You were brilliant, Konstantin.

  • @caps_lock_
    @caps_lock_ Pƙed rokem +4

    I discovered Konstantin via his recent viral speech at Oxford. I love him!

  • @vivarc2
    @vivarc2 Pƙed rokem +2

    Konstantin! So much love for you man! Thank you!

  • @farqitol
    @farqitol Pƙed 2 lety +130

    Watched it here in Australia.
    KK, legend.
    Politicians same everywhere.

    • @londonhodnet4079
      @londonhodnet4079 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      So agree but what to do

    • @andythompson2009
      @andythompson2009 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      @@londonhodnet4079 start your own pharmaceutical company and buy them back...

  • @tonypetts6663
    @tonypetts6663 Pƙed 2 lety +187

    The best point of all is that a comedian ran rings around career politicians who were supposed to be the knowledgeable ones. I'm sure the BBC only thought to have you on because of your russian heritage and weren't expecting you to run the show. Well done.

    • @luciusesox1luckysox570
      @luciusesox1luckysox570 Pƙed 2 lety +9

      He didn't run rings around them because he is a comedian he is a political observer with his own extremely popular CZcams channel. He ran rings around them in that capacity. Sorry most comedian's are pc turds nowadays.

    • @tonypetts6663
      @tonypetts6663 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      @@luciusesox1luckysox570 True, but I think you'll find Konstantin is also a comedian, one with a very biting wit. The real point I was making is that they underestimated him when choosing the guests and were completely outclassed.

    • @straighttalking2090
      @straighttalking2090 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@luciusesox1luckysox570 I can only name two Urainians and both of them are comedians Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Konstantin Kisin, both of whom I highly respect. You're right about a lot of comedians but perhaps there is something in comedy that fits a good politician. I can certainly think of a lot of politicians who I feel don't deserve much respect and they're not funny either.

    • @annharding9634
      @annharding9634 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      KK's manly parts are alive and well. Despite the last 2.5 years of British Propaganda.

    • @michaelmaroney1660
      @michaelmaroney1660 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      I'm just surprised he was this gentle. Because when KK gets his feathers up, his Russian temperament is utterly merciless.

  • @DarkPigeon21
    @DarkPigeon21 Pƙed 2 lety +9

    It's almost odd to hear the cold truth being told in one of the establishment arenas! Well done Konstantin! We are in strange times!

    • @view1st
      @view1st Pƙed 2 lety

      He doesn't support Putin, communism or the war against Ukraine so at best he's what's called a liberal, that is, a devil's advocate, who gives token pushback but otherwise more or less supports the mainstream position.

    • @sheilamacdougal4874
      @sheilamacdougal4874 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      He was atrocious here. He tries to pre-empt criticism by protesting "This is not appeasement!", since that is precisely what he's espousing: capitulation and appeasement.

  • @SB-kl1kq
    @SB-kl1kq Pƙed 2 lety +7

    I watched this episode and found him very insightful, measured and balanced.

  • @vankyan
    @vankyan Pƙed 2 lety +294

    As an Eastern European I love the West for the freedom of speech. I have to say though there have been massive steps back on that front. Whether it’s direct censorship or self-censorship due to fears of being cancelled, it’s appalling how people are afraid to truthfully say their thoughts. Thank God for Konstanin and Triggernometry for saying things as they are!

    • @fraserbailey6347
      @fraserbailey6347 Pƙed 2 lety +27

      There is very little free speech remaining in the West.

    • @fiizzy3884
      @fiizzy3884 Pƙed 2 lety +29

      We don't have free speech here. That woman was talking about how Russia can't hide information from their citizens thanks to the internet, but our leaders are doing a great job of doing just that here. Any dissent from the narrative on social media is suppressed, there's no real journalism at all, they all follow the same narrative, it makes me sick that they pretend we have free speech and a free press.

    • @joycegibbs5267
      @joycegibbs5267 Pƙed 2 lety +7

      @@fiizzy3884 could not agree more. Thank you.

    • @RKSidd
      @RKSidd Pƙed 2 lety +6

      Only Elon Musk believes in "freedom of speech".
      Any news and views not consistent with our government's narrative has indeed been heavily sanctioned...e.g. banning of RT, banning of MPs and student bodies voicing opinions against NATO, etc

    • @Extra_050
      @Extra_050 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      We have freedom of speech in the sense that we have the freedom to criticise the government. The trouble with a free society is that it assumes its own freedom after a while and takes for granted its ancient liberties. When its citizens remember their history poorly- or worse, are encouraged to learn it in a distorted form- the people at the top start wondering whether we really need these freedoms anymore. Hopefully, with our patience being tested to the limit with the pandemic we will see some pushback.

  • @Mauther
    @Mauther Pƙed 2 lety +201

    The near seizure Konstantin had while the SNP lady was speaking was epic. He's not a politician so there's no reason to act politic. Good job showing them the light, even if most wont bother looking.

    • @Lincjones09
      @Lincjones09 Pƙed 2 lety +23

      For the love of God, while there are still madMEN like Putin in the world, do not let your fate be decided or your life defended by women politicians spouting platitudes about how the world should work. The real world has never worked that way and never will.

    • @mesolithicman164
      @mesolithicman164 Pƙed 2 lety +21

      @@Lincjones09
      Women seem ill equipped for the realities of world leadership. Look at the mess Merkel's created, the authoritarian idiocy of Ardern and Sturgeon. Women have a place but it's not in leadership roles, their famous 'empathy' is best saved for children and looking after their families.

    • @lindalaw5466
      @lindalaw5466 Pƙed 2 lety +12

      @@mesolithicman164 ; Mrs Thatcher?

    • @mesolithicman164
      @mesolithicman164 Pƙed 2 lety +9

      @@lindalaw5466
      She's the exception. And is generally hated by other women.

    • @cumbriatreesurgeons8943
      @cumbriatreesurgeons8943 Pƙed 2 lety +8

      Unpopular, but unfortunately true. The rise of feminist women in positions of power and influence, underpins all of the 'Woke' nonsense being inflicted on the western world at present. Their levels of incompetence and lack of rational judgement is sometimes truly staggering.... @@mesolithicman164

  • @ichdu7310
    @ichdu7310 Pƙed rokem +2

    Excellent comment about the negotiation table for Ukraine, thanks!

  • @MrAbigail5
    @MrAbigail5 Pƙed rokem +2

    Brilliant and you said this ten months ago đŸ‘đŸ»đŸ‘đŸ»đŸ‘đŸ»

  • @richardjw953
    @richardjw953 Pƙed 2 lety +577

    I'd previously held Konstantin in high regard, now I learn he is worthy of so much more.
    Good man, Konstantin.

    • @baylorsailor
      @baylorsailor Pƙed rokem

      I can't wait for it to one day come to light that this is two corrupt governments at war. Ukraine's government is no saint. The money-laundering alone proves this. Unfortunately the Ukrainian and Russian people are caught in the middle of corruption.

    • @mitskofitzgerald2361
      @mitskofitzgerald2361 Pƙed rokem +3

      KK is clever and a brilliant comedian, but so biased and misinformed. I don't know where to begin.

    • @anatolydyatlov963
      @anatolydyatlov963 Pƙed rokem +8

      @@mitskofitzgerald2361 By providing examples relevant to this conversation. What exactly is he misinformed about?

    • @Johnny-sj9sj
      @Johnny-sj9sj Pƙed rokem +5

      @@mitskofitzgerald2361 You don't know where to begin? Well that's easy, just don't start. You're welcome.

    • @israelnwanne8401
      @israelnwanne8401 Pƙed rokem +5

      Konstantin is well informed. He makes mistakes like everyone else but he handles every topic and delivers brilliantly.

  • @id.unknown1283
    @id.unknown1283 Pƙed 2 lety +106

    You're a bigger man than me, I wouldn't have suffered these talking heads. You stayed on point and made them look foolish.

    • @bubbajones6907
      @bubbajones6907 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      KK was in almost 100% agreement with these woke politicians, and denied the genocide.
      You never thought to ask why the BBC brought KK on the show? He obviously agreed to push their line. KK is deliberately deceiving people.

  • @cavendish009
    @cavendish009 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Well said, Konstantin !! No-one else has the guts to tell the truth.

  • @chrismlone
    @chrismlone Pƙed 2 lety +2

    You can see what we're dealing with in Scotland. Absolutely embarrassing.

  • @benm454
    @benm454 Pƙed 2 lety +354

    So refreshing to hear from a native Russian who actually understands the situation in Russia. As someone who regularly visits Russia and is married to one, I can vouch for what he’s saying and unfortunately the average westerner cannot even fathom what Konstantin is talking about.

    • @carolynbrightfield8911
      @carolynbrightfield8911 Pƙed 2 lety +22

      I'm an Aussie that crossed class boundaries - impoverished working class to secure middle class. Imo, these Westerners think that everybody thinks like them, wants what they want etc. KK brings a refreshing approach - not every society is the same with people with the same values. I saw this personally teaching Arabic background kids. Two gangs fought, a boy was killed. Revenge and honour overroad everything. This included mothers, sisters and girlfriends supporting the "honour" trail. These were basically good people, by "gang" I mean normal young male behaviour bonded together. Just normal kind of scuffles, but making a bad decision around knives. Basically good teenage boys make bad decisions sometimes. If they're lucky they live to learn from it. Not usually illegal e.g. not drugs, stealing etc. (1990s)
      Reminded me a lot of my mother's working class people who sent money back to support the IRA inthe Troubles in Ireland. Sometimes even mothers seeing their sons die for a cause is worth it. Think Australians WW1! I don't agree but then I've never been in that position and my "backs never been against the wall" as the expression goes.

    • @Mialogan2009
      @Mialogan2009 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      💯 agreed

    • @zootsoot2006
      @zootsoot2006 Pƙed 2 lety +22

      As a foreigner living in China, I understand the idea that eventually the population will wake up and see reality for what it is is just Western polyannaish thinking. The first thing to understand about totalitarian societies is not that information is limited, which of course it is, but that critical reasoning abilities are repressed, so that even if the people had access to information that contradicts state propaganda, they simply wouldn't know how to process it. It's like expecting children to stand up and take charge. They're kept in an arrested state of development, so that the leaders can get away with every crime and every lie they want without the slightest backlash.

    • @deathrides4756
      @deathrides4756 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      @@zootsoot2006 as a native Brit, you describe England. The differences between them would typically be in the definitions of hard and soft power.

    • @zootsoot2006
      @zootsoot2006 Pƙed 2 lety +7

      @@deathrides4756 As dumb as many people in the UK are, you only have to turn on UK TV nowadays to see that, they still have a scintilla of reasoning powers and will certainly stand up for themselves if they feel the government is oppressing them. That's another big difference, we can separate out the government from the country, because in democratic societies governments change so often. Not true is authoritarian societies, where to be against the government is to be against your 'motherland'.

  • @TerryMurrayTalks
    @TerryMurrayTalks Pƙed 2 lety +237

    As usual KK's analysis is cogent and balanced reflecting his insight and grasp of the issue. He is a great ambassador for alternative media and shines head and shoulders above most of the mainstream mouthpieces in the legacy media.

    • @bubbajones6907
      @bubbajones6907 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Didn't he deny the Ukrainian genocide program?

    • @bobblehat6603
      @bobblehat6603 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@bubbajones6907 programme

    • @bobblehat6603
      @bobblehat6603 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@bubbajones6907 ... and no, he did not deny Holodomor, if that was the question.

    • @andrewheron2399
      @andrewheron2399 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@bubbajones6907 No. He said he had not heard about it from his Russian parents, who live in Eastern Ukraine and that if there was a program he would have likely heard about it from them.

    • @bubbajones6907
      @bubbajones6907 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@andrewheron2399 Yes, that's what I thought. Now we know he's a liar.

  • @stephenchavura8456
    @stephenchavura8456 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Virtuoso performance, Konstantin. Thank you.

  • @gdok6088
    @gdok6088 Pƙed rokem +2

    Awesome contribution Konstantin. Hardly anyone in the audience seemed to agree with lady from the SNP arguing for abolition of the nuclear deterrent. President Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy maxim, "speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far" remains true today.

  • @sheenydonut
    @sheenydonut Pƙed 2 lety +97

    I can tell that at first it was really hard on Konstantine to talk about this. Especially when he mentioned his family in Ukraine, you can see him fighting off the tears. Good job on him for keeping it together.

  • @liberalatheist
    @liberalatheist Pƙed 2 lety +121

    Finally someone making sense on this subject. So far it's been leftists (suddenly dropping covid paranoia) just calling everyone Putin stooges, and right-wingers low-key admiring Putin and "understanding his concerns". KK burst the bubble of arrogant ignorance here, and I hope many people watched.

    • @MeanBeanComedy
      @MeanBeanComedy Pƙed 2 lety +6

      The latter is a laughable media construction.

  • @robertsmuggles6871
    @robertsmuggles6871 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    ".. as for the serious business of what we're talking about, I'm afraid everyone on the panel is refusing to give you an honest answer"
    Golden.

  • @MsEzio17
    @MsEzio17 Pƙed rokem +1

    It funny how the most sensible in a table of politicians is comedian. What has the world come to. Absolutely brilliant by the way. I agree with every single point you made. I can't begin to understand how these people don't think the same way.

  • @jacksmith3095
    @jacksmith3095 Pƙed 2 lety +23

    The fact the Scottish MP religiously held to the same course of action that landed Ukraine in this mess should tell you all you need to know.

  • @simonc5383
    @simonc5383 Pƙed 2 lety +45

    Big fan of the galactic face palm when the she banged on about getting rid of nukes.

  • @mrnobody9227
    @mrnobody9227 Pƙed rokem +1

    Powerfully delivered contributions Konstantin. Well done.

  • @wkrpcincinnati3495
    @wkrpcincinnati3495 Pƙed rokem +1

    Finally someone who gets it and is making sense!!
    Love your stuff Keep it up!

  • @BillFindlater
    @BillFindlater Pƙed 2 lety +277

    Konstantin . The only reason to tune in to QT for a long time.

    • @joba4848
      @joba4848 Pƙed 2 lety +22

      Certainly not for the usual moronic SNP take. Always, always the stupidest person/people in the room.

    • @mikeyteee95
      @mikeyteee95 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      @@joba4848 I agree - this may be an unpopular opinion but i think nicola sturgeon usually comes across fairly reasonable and well spoken, same with salmond back in the day; i wouldn't call either of them stupid. Every single other SNP politician however....it's fair to say they don't stand for or know much about anything bar dogmatic support for scottish independence

    • @fujohnson8667
      @fujohnson8667 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      @@mikeyteee95 she’s proposing to spend £300,000 cutting the bottoms of doors off in primary schools because of the plague. She’s a moron.

    • @anonnemo2504
      @anonnemo2504 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Since well before I cancelled my TV licence, I stopped watching "Question Time". I wish more edited highlights, containing things worth listening to on this programme, were more generally available. I would exclude from that description, of course, the inane ramblings of the SNP spokeswoman. I thought the audience applause for one of Mr. Kisin's answers was well deserved, by the way.

    • @richardcrook2112
      @richardcrook2112 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      You can say that again, it's been unwatchable for a long time.

  • @seraeggobutterworth5247
    @seraeggobutterworth5247 Pƙed 2 lety +239

    Outstanding. It’s so good to see someone talking so sensibly about this issue, especially in such a mainstream forum.

  • @cjp592
    @cjp592 Pƙed rokem +8

    As an American, I lean more towards what Kisin is saying. But I marvel-whether their point is good or flawed or delusional-at those commentating because they’re articulate with a strong grasp of the English language or have amazing vocabulary. Lastly, they don’t talk over each other or try to drown the other out. Most American liberal shows would drown out Kisin because American media is filled with liars, propagandists and just plain ignorant wrapped in arrogance. That’s the crazy part. There is no reason to be arrogant if we are interested in solutions and answers.

    • @rosebud040686
      @rosebud040686 Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci

      True. The language did originate here so that does somewhat count in their favour ;)

    • @cjp592
      @cjp592 Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci

      @@rosebud040686 No, there is no favor where it originates. Many things originate somewhere but is improved upon elsewhere.

    • @rosebud040686
      @rosebud040686 Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci

      @@cjp592 well American English is not one of those things unfortunately, but you’re entitled to your opinion

    • @cjp592
      @cjp592 Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci

      @@rosebud040686 Reading and comprehension isn’t yours obviously. đŸ€Ł I didn’t say English is something USA made better.

  • @kikiursalone
    @kikiursalone Pƙed 2 lety +4

    You know it's bad when the Russian is the most animated one on the panel 😂

  • @richardlangly4635
    @richardlangly4635 Pƙed 2 lety +111

    While his professionalism has never been in question, Konstantin was seriously impressive on Question Time. A heartfelt and unwavering performance that made the most of this opportunity to speak truth from the belly of the beast. Well done.

    • @JesseP.Watson
      @JesseP.Watson Pƙed 2 lety +6

      Yes, he was indeed. I have to admit, as someone who gets his information from podcasts and youtubers... well, when he was introduced as a youtuber you could kind of feel a: "oh right, here we go - some unqualified nut job" wafting about in the air ....So seeing him come out looking like one of the most straight talking, pragmatic guests I've seen on a TV panel debate... Yep, that was a moment of validation for the counter-media, if it might be called that. On such an important topic also. Aye, powerful fellow that Konstantin.

  • @doodlebrighton124
    @doodlebrighton124 Pƙed 2 lety +64

    Ah god I've been desparate to see this... Can't bring myself to watch anything on the BBC but to see KK on QT was throughly heartening... Thank you Triggernometry.

    • @SuperMarion61
      @SuperMarion61 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Same here, stopped my BBC licence tax & watching live TV just over 3 years ago, best thing I did in ages. Yes, maybe they do some good drama, but not enough to keep me watching & there is good stuff elsewhere too. KK was đŸ€©

  • @chrisgorton4577
    @chrisgorton4577 Pƙed rokem

    By sheer chance I have happened upon your channel. You are very intelligent and articulate, and a common sense man. A breath of fresh air in these times. I have subscribed. I will continue to watch your output with great interest.

  • @badwellasia4898
    @badwellasia4898 Pƙed rokem

    I am writing from South Africa
    I admire Konstantin Kisin
    he is sharper than everyone in the room BBC'S woke my mob
    doesn't even come close.

  • @philsheridan7659
    @philsheridan7659 Pƙed 2 lety +193

    Konstantin is a VERY bright mind. His voice should be heard and understood by all if we want to avoid unnecessary destruction

    • @janisauzins4103
      @janisauzins4103 Pƙed 2 lety

      I'm suspicious of everyone who makes a living from having an opinion. Especially if you don't have a proper steady job in a newspaper or wherever. Where does he get his money? Who does he hang around with? I just read a suspiciously similar phrase from some "analyst" about Russians having a "different view of the value of human life" (or something along those lines). Are these talking points that are being distributed in certain circles? I hate Putin and I hope he croaks but I don't think he's actually psychopathic and wants to go down in history as the most evil person in existence after causing a nuclear holocaust

    • @janisauzins4103
      @janisauzins4103 Pƙed 2 lety

      And the actual strategy to stop this is to let the Russians kill the Azov neo-nazis, let them broadcast images of their dead bodies on Russian TV and declare it a victory and go home. This is the price Ukraine has to pay for excessive tolerance of the extreme right wing when they're sitting right next to a militaristic chauvinistic country constantly on the brink of economic collapse - how stupid do you have to be?!? (Again, I hate Putin and hope he will go to hell for what he has done, but I'm just being realistic)

    • @philsheridan7659
      @philsheridan7659 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      @@janisauzins4103 I hear you. I would suggest, however that a man who gets his funding only from his viewers will be far more honest than his counterpart who is beholden to big money donors and advertisers, and in some cases governments. KK has no financial incentive to lie. Although I've been wrong before

    • @philsheridan7659
      @philsheridan7659 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      @@janisauzins4103 Stop hating on the right-wingers. they didn't cause this problem and they do not hate you. If you truly think they will take photos of dead nazis and call it a day you are sorely mistaken

    • @mariogmajner6549
      @mariogmajner6549 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      @@philsheridan7659 They said the same about Saddam Hussein wanting to destroy America with Nuclear Weapons, it turned out to be a pack of lies.

  • @lingolarker9318
    @lingolarker9318 Pƙed 2 lety +136

    He’s a highly impressive commentator. His perspective is also invaluable.

    • @lesserspottedmugwump.363
      @lesserspottedmugwump.363 Pƙed 2 lety

      A bit too much makeup.
      If he’s going to wear it he could of at least done it in style.
      Lipstick, and knee high pvc boots.
      Just to take the piss.
      String vest.

  • @sylviathomson6667
    @sylviathomson6667 Pƙed rokem +1

    So I would love to discuss the Donbas with him. Or the Minsk agreement.

  • @caraynemalham8640
    @caraynemalham8640 Pƙed rokem

    Konstantin you truly are the voice of logic, lived experience and total reason I admire you wholeheartedly and I believe the UK is richer for your presence here , God bless you.

  • @87cmacguinness
    @87cmacguinness Pƙed 2 lety +231

    This guy is a breath of fresh air I love straight talkers. Very authentic and educated points of view we need more people like this making decisions and being in an open forum of discussion

    • @keithdon3313
      @keithdon3313 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      His really not. Not much critic of what ukraines been doing here. Playing into the narrative.

    • @Dextronaut1
      @Dextronaut1 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@keithdon3313 what narrative you mean?

    • @keithdon3313
      @keithdon3313 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@Dextronaut1 ukraine, Putin evil/bad.. No mention of US Europe actions n corruption in ukraine.

    • @Dextronaut1
      @Dextronaut1 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@keithdon3313 but what Putin is doing is evil thats obvious. He has caused an incredible amount of suffering on a massive scale.

    • @keithdon3313
      @keithdon3313 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@Dextronaut1 you asserting how you feel does not make it true. How about you justify your claim without ignoring the past 30years.. And the precedents set by the west.

  • @ReallyFarFarAway
    @ReallyFarFarAway Pƙed 2 lety +85

    - Thanks for putting this on-line where the rest of the world CAN watch it !!!

  • @nobbytang
    @nobbytang Pƙed rokem +1

    With hindsight this was absolutely spot on !!.

  • @terfrocks2583
    @terfrocks2583 Pƙed 2 lety

    Bloody brilliant Konstantin
.. I watch Triggernometry and love the channels content 

but right now
.. I am so proud of YOU mate
.. and I stand with you

 đŸ’ȘđŸ’ȘđŸ’ȘđŸ’ȘđŸ’ȘđŸ’ȘđŸ’ȘđŸ’Ș Honestly, you did so well on every front. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @IndigoHazelnut
    @IndigoHazelnut Pƙed 2 lety +137

    Konstantin, you’re the voice of reason on this topic. Thank you for speaking up and helping people understand what’s been taking place

    • @warrenduffy1377
      @warrenduffy1377 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      The blunt truth he speaks is too much for some, he nearly gave Fiona Bruce a heart attack.

  • @misewixe2777
    @misewixe2777 Pƙed 2 lety +171

    Konstantin absolutely smashed it out of the park. Direct but not arrogant, still humble and emotional without beeing emotional :)

    • @zknarc
      @zknarc Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Indeed, perfectly pitched.

    • @nuckygulliver9607
      @nuckygulliver9607 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      "he wasn't the same man I met in 2002" What a deluded and self important fool that lady is. Did she plumb the depths of his mind? What a naive statement! If she met Bin Laden in the nineties she'd have trusted him.

    • @nuckygulliver9607
      @nuckygulliver9607 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      also the lady just writes off Putin's actions as irrational

    • @misewixe2777
      @misewixe2777 Pƙed 2 lety

      Shows you just how out of touch these ppl are :)

  • @lenwilkinson672
    @lenwilkinson672 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci +1

    Konstantin.A man who doesn’t mince his words,he talks sense,more than some on thuis programme. Well done sir.

  • @rekindlefitness
    @rekindlefitness Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Incredibly lucid, reasonable and honest comments from Konstantin. Bravo! 👏

  • @Newbonic
    @Newbonic Pƙed 2 lety +243

    If they had guests every week as knowledgeable and on the point as you Konstantin I'd almost be tempted to regularly watch QT again. Almost...

    • @Gonzoweb69
      @Gonzoweb69 Pƙed 2 lety +14

      Me too. I only watched it because Konstantin was on. I hoped that he would cause a stir - boy, did he do that from the first syllable. He knows the score

    • @MrMickyboyblue
      @MrMickyboyblue Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@Gonzoweb69 same here

    • @whitecrowwing1730
      @whitecrowwing1730 Pƙed 2 lety +7

      SNP 😂

    • @mesolithicman164
      @mesolithicman164 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Politicians specialise in blah, KK was a sniper firing bullets of truth.

    • @joycegibbs5267
      @joycegibbs5267 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      remember, the BBC were accused of helping win the leave vote because they allowed Nigel on so I wouldn’t hold your breath about getting real people on. We’ll continue to have to use the internet. A bit like some truth seeking Russians it seems ?

  • @TchHry
    @TchHry Pƙed 2 lety +136

    I loved the blunt bite you took out of their flimsy arguments.
    Just clean statements and rebuttals.

    • @jh0003
      @jh0003 Pƙed 2 lety +7

      Honest conversations with uninteresting npc’s

  • @nevillekinsley5610
    @nevillekinsley5610 Pƙed rokem

    Agreed with the person who said it had made them watch the BBC for the first time in years. Totally enthralling.

  • @keithbill310
    @keithbill310 Pƙed rokem +1

    He is a light amongst sheep his words are clear and truthfull, and the sheep are not really listening to him...

  • @christinawheeler1253
    @christinawheeler1253 Pƙed 2 lety +111

    Konstantin, Your presence on the panel was definitely, an added bonus to the usual bloviating that occurs.
    You give it, the human element personal as well as historical all while being gracious and brilliant.
    Well done KK!

  • @jsegor
    @jsegor Pƙed 2 lety +175

    The lady who says that a Western country should give up nuclear deterrence while Putin and Xi and other totalitarian states keep building up theirs is absolutely ludicrous. It astounds me that logic is not taught to some people. Konstantin is right on this. That was one of the fatal mistakes of Ukraine.

    • @RuneRelic
      @RuneRelic Pƙed 2 lety +11

      When you believe the world is populated by those who have mutual respect, rather than those who chose office seeking power and control.

    • @Draclord35
      @Draclord35 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@RuneRelic exactly. Her reasoning does make sense in a rational world with only "good actors" or at least if the whole world was operating with the same framework as the Western democracies. Sadly, this isn't yet the world we live in. We still live in the world of the "Melian Dialogue".

    • @marcustulliuscicero2676
      @marcustulliuscicero2676 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@Draclord35 i.e. Utopia. As unrealistic now as when Utopia was written 500 years ago. Also it's wrong to think that the framework of Western democracies is any different or consists of good actors. Explain the invasion of Iraq. The bloody mess created and sustained in Syria for a decade. Etc. etc. As a matter of fact, Bush, Obama and Biden have more blood on their hands than Putin so far - a lot more dead, wounded, and people whose children, parents, spouses, friends and relative have been killed or mutilated.

    • @Bargarz
      @Bargarz Pƙed 2 lety +4

      It would be extremely hard to find a workplace, institution or political party populated only with good actors. Why on earth do some persist in stating that world or regional leaders would be any different when all the evidence points to the contrary?

    • @pastcontrolsfuture
      @pastcontrolsfuture Pƙed 2 lety +11

      She knows that an independent Scotland would still be hiding under an English or NATO nuclear umbrella. Even if they left NATO. It's simple geography. Would we just stand by and watch a Russian (or any foreign) occupation of Scotland? Of course not. And the same goes for the Republic of Ireland.

  • @themeatspot5020
    @themeatspot5020 Pƙed rokem +1

    You smashed this bro

  • @andrewcumming6319
    @andrewcumming6319 Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci

    He always talks clearly and without spin. Gotta love him.

  • @kutark
    @kutark Pƙed 2 lety +121

    So refreshing having someone who doesn't mince words on a show like this. I think several people on the panel (not *that* one obviously) had a few moments of clarity when you spoke.

    • @I_Don_t_want_a_handle
      @I_Don_t_want_a_handle Pƙed 2 lety +8

      Sadly not. Their ears are closed and their minds made up. They will follow the party line until another line comes along and guarantees their space at the trough. They are career politicians.

  • @fareshajjar1208
    @fareshajjar1208 Pƙed 2 lety +111

    Sound analysis, better than any politician I have heard.

  • @nednoxic6187
    @nednoxic6187 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Knocked it out of the park! First comment was incredible

  • @asanulsterman1025
    @asanulsterman1025 Pƙed 3 měsĂ­ci +1

    Was impressed by Konstantin before, now I'm sure he's got his finger on the pulse of UK and Russia.

  • @larshoneytoast90
    @larshoneytoast90 Pƙed 2 lety +45

    Konstantin, I've been a long time listener and viewer of Triggernometry, even though I disagree with some of your beliefs or perspectives. I've never commented on your channel before, but I was compelled to do so here. I can see how heartbreaking and emotional this time is for you and your family, so for you to have such a honest, heartfelt, and more importantly insightful appearance, deserves nothing but respect and adoration. I'm not sure you'll even read this, but well done lad. You've done yourself, your countrymen (both Russian and British), and humanity at large a massive service. I wish you and your family strength and courage. Keep fighting the good fight.
    Ryan

  • @nicholasmudrinic4464
    @nicholasmudrinic4464 Pƙed 2 lety +64

    How is it? That this comedian makes 1000x more sense than any politician I have ever heard speaking.

    • @alaakela
      @alaakela Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci +3

      Bc he doesn't need to be elected.

  • @truthhurts00777
    @truthhurts00777 Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci

    This fella is just amazing!!

  • @glenquinn6853
    @glenquinn6853 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    He put the panel in the place

  • @robt4976
    @robt4976 Pƙed 2 lety +36

    you bloody legend KK. Amazing how someone that speaks honestly stands out so much when on the BBC

  • @busydad4858
    @busydad4858 Pƙed 2 lety +319

    Awesome performance Konstantin, honest and heartfelt as well as balanced and rational, gracing a formerly great television programme with your presence. I used to tune in every week but this is the first time I’ve watched anything related to Question Time in at least a couple of years, and you made it well worth going back for. Hope you can appear again on this forum in the future.

    • @maz59
      @maz59 Pƙed 2 lety +11

      same here - been about 2 years for me too - glad for this clip that focused on KK's - as couldn't have sat through any more from the SNP woman.

    • @tiberio1352
      @tiberio1352 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      He will not be. You will all be pulverized if you keep pushing Putin into a corner, morons.

    • @andsowot
      @andsowot Pƙed 2 lety

      @@tiberio1352 All that hobbit has done is show us how weak he is. He only has nukes. And he'll be shot by a Russian General before he could give the order you coward!

    • @frenchenstein
      @frenchenstein Pƙed 2 lety +2

      I haven’t watched QT in two decades or more. After hearing of the debacle when last Charles Moore appeared I thought I was finished with QT. Thank you Konstantin for your sensible comments. If you appear on this show again I will endeavour to watch.

    • @theelderelk5582
      @theelderelk5582 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      He's a boss. I saw him speaking at the Battle of Ideas. He's a literary boss

  • @magnashield8604
    @magnashield8604 Pƙed rokem +5

    10 months on, Konstantin is being shown as more correct by the day

    • @sheilamacdougal4874
      @sheilamacdougal4874 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      10 months on, the capitulation urged by Kisin and carefully engineered by the Kirby-Sullivan-Blinken-Biden-Milley gang who previously designed Obama's appeasement policy is closer to being forced on Ukraine. Kisin joins the elite in Germany, France and the U.S. who have mastered posturing about helping Ukraine while urging truncation of its territory to appease Putin.

  • @Mr.MikeBarksdale
    @Mr.MikeBarksdale Pƙed rokem +4

    His analysis is on par with everything I saw and observed over there. I was in Ukraine when the war started and I just now managed to get my family out (my wife is Ukrainian). There are all these idiotic ideas that somehow he can be toppled by his own people. Please, this only ends at the negotiating table.

  • @b.alexanderjohnstone9774
    @b.alexanderjohnstone9774 Pƙed 2 lety +37

    That was brilliant. Lucid, honest, sane and morally courageous. What a fine fellow.

  • @robinellis6
    @robinellis6 Pƙed 2 lety +213

    Absolutely awesome - really important to have someone on that panel who's not playing party politics and is driving at the actual answers, a very different dynamic to many other question time panels and a move back towards what used to make BBC's political programming excellent

    • @LukeTPZ
      @LukeTPZ Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Can you imagine a system whereby politicians only got paid on result 😍

    • @KiltBill2
      @KiltBill2 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      TBF, it's easier for KK to be honest because his words carry no weight. Politicians can be taken to speak to for a Government or a majority. They should be more guarded.
      Can you imagine the outcry if the party of UK Government or opposition were to say "Ukraine are on their own and we think they need to hand over parts if their land to the invaders"?

    • @ilikeknives1000
      @ilikeknives1000 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@LukeTPZ depends on the results and how far they are willing to go to get them ...

    • @KiltBill2
      @KiltBill2 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@LukeTPZ what result do you expect British politicians to create in the context if the Ukraine invasion?

    • @PMKehoe
      @PMKehoe Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@KiltBill2 and therein lies difference between political mediated rhetoric, theory and actuality whenever open dialogue manifests
 sadly, all too rarely


  • @matthewmills6029
    @matthewmills6029 Pƙed 2 lety

    I clicked on this video and after listening for a few minutes I assumed this man was some kind of journalist or other 'professional'. Stunned to see he 's a comedian.

  • @rajjoshi2803
    @rajjoshi2803 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Great contributions KK, the rest of the panel just waffled