Yuri Felshtinsky - Only Thing Certain after Terror Attack in Moscow is that Putin will Leverage it
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- Dr Yuri Felshtinsky is a prominent author, historian, and journalist, and expert on Russia and the former Soviet Union. He has appeared in hundreds of print, TV, and radio interviews worldwide, and is widely known as co-author of the book “Blowing Up Russia” with Alexander Litvinenko, a former Lieutenant Colonel in the FSB who was poisoned with radioactive polonium in London in 2006. His latest book - “Blowing up Ukraine: The Return of Russian Terror and The Threat of World War III”, was researched before the invasion of Ukraine, and is the first comprehensive investigation into the lethal methods Russia has used since 1999 to take over Ukraine - culminating in the full-blown unprovoked war in 2022 and mounting atrocities.
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A pleasure to listen to an informed Russian!!
Nah Just Paid Russian saying what they pay 8:51 him for
Hi Jonathan, I find your penetrating discussions with distinguished guests like this one with Prof Felshtinsky enlightening, thoughtful and refreshingly honest. Thank you very much.
👍 thank you!
Unfortunately just a wishful Thinking..those guests have no grasp of reality ...
I was attentive to every word Mr. Felshtinsky said and he really confirms what I intuitively thought would happen when this war on Ukraine started and especially what is at stake if Ukraine does not win. Thank you so much for inviting him . The situation is scary and I’m still appalled at the ignorance of the US and some European countries about Putin’s organization. You are a fantastic interviewer, always bringing out the best in every guest.
What is at stake? 🤔
Putin is squeezing the U.S. in his fist using the right wing to stall spending on Ukraine. Putin and Trump are working toward a common goal-currently. The American left has it arms tied behind it back or is exclusively focused on Gaza. Putin was involved in the preparation of Oct 7th for this reason.
lost lives in russia, ukraine and eastern europe, lost money and economic recession in west europe, bad times for 99 % of people in the world. @@AnthonyCarroll-ue3uv
Its hard to comprehend the sheer brutalisation of russian society.
AMericans need to vote out every RUSSIAN/REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE...LOCAL/STATE/NATIONAL .
Your channel is one of a kind, and the insights / revelations are fascinating stuff. Thanks, Jonathan.
Fantastic guest!
We have just arrived in Italy and the TV is full of news about France and Poland preparing militarily with tanks and soldiers shown as Kyiv is bombed horribly.
The tone is noticably more concerned than in Germany.
Not alarmist, but worried.
The drumbeat of war sounds closer here than in Germany.
Unsettling.
Do know that many Italians are pro-Potin and are drumming it up to get people more scared.
Germany is psychologically paralyzed by its WW2 legacy. Germans need to remember it, but also remember that it was their forebears who did those things, not the Germans who are alive now. Learn from it, but also not let themselves be defeated by an external evil force which seeks to do to others what their German forebears sought to do. Don't feel guilty Germans. You didn't do it. And continue to help the Ukrainians.
a lot of Italians have a pathologic suspicion againt anything American. They rather believe any form of Russian desinformation or Marxist bullshit than accepting that it was America and the American economic system who built up Italy after WWII and made it into the prosperous country it is today, albeit all troubles that certainly exist. Italy is still among the richest countries on earth. Italy's GDP alone is larger than that of all of Russia. And the whole European Union has a GDP ten times larger than the Russian Federation (*10!). There is no need that we let ourselves get bullied by Russia.
Part of this thinking comes out of the extreme right tradition (the Americans destroyed our beautiful little fascist state, that we had under Mussolini), part of this comes from the extreme left tradition (Italy had the largest communist party in Western Europe).
Surprisingly Ms. Georgia Meloni has shown to be rather reasonable, albeit the political camp she is coming from. With Mr. Salvini on the other hand, it is not so clear where he stands, he is still testing the ground, with which position he may gain the most among populist susceptible voters.
I cannot imagine Russia purposely setting out to engage in an outright war with NATO. Whatever may be their words of pride and bluster, Putin and his top officials must surely understand that Russia's position vis-a-vis NATO is incomparably worse than it was in, say, the 70's, when Russia was much bigger, far more populous, had more allies, and had a military that may well have been superior to that of the West in both numbers and technology in the dispiriting days after Vietnam War.
If anything, the invasion of Ukraine and Georgia etc. shows that nations unaffiliated with NATO or without other strong allies are those most at risk of attack, and talk of a Russian push on the Baltic states or Poland is just alarmist nonsense.
If any real danger exists of WWIII occurring in Europe, it comes chiefly from the danger of some accident of war drawing the West in, such an errant missile killing many Westerners, or from the war in Ukraine getting out of hand, with some abject massacre occurring or some terror weapon deployed.
The best way to avoid a future war with Russia would be for Ukraine to cede Crimea and some other territory already controlled by Russia and incorporating what is left of Ukraine into the EU and NATO right away, with NATO troops moving in on the first day of peace and establishing permanent bases there. Thereafter would come a settling down of the entire situation -- albeit sanctions could be continued as usual, and the West could intensify its disengagement with all things Russian.
This peace would come at the cost of Russia declaring some form of victory, and the loss of the territory mentioned. Ukrainians in the lost regions would also no doubt suffer greatly. But peace, like war, is seldom free.
Strengthened by a closer bond with West -- and indeed nearly fully integrated -- Ukraine could hope to yet regain its lost land should Russia completely falter and disintegrate, as many predict.
I do not necessarily recommend a push for peace. Indeed I would be vehemently against it should Russia object to Ukraine fully and immediately joining the West after a cessation of hostilities. But the danger and costs of a war to the bitter end to liberate the lost Ukrainian land by force of arms should be realistically considered, and balanced against a sober assessment of the benefits and costs of peace -- which do not realistically include a resumption of fighting by Russia against any land protected by the NATO guarantee of mutual military assistance.
I'm German myself. The Germans have since the second WW grown up with a very naïve version of pacifism that fundamentally blurs out the possibility that anyone else could be a terrible as Hitler was and that what happened in Germany in the 1930's and 40's was a uniquely German phenomenon - and most importantly that it should never be repeated. Part of the latter dogma is that as long as Germany remains pacifist - i.e. none militarist - nothing can happen. We still assume / see ourselves as the only real potential for a new disaster. To highlight this there was, and still is a discussion going on in Germany if it is morally right for German weapons to be used against Russians after everything we did to them in WWII. This completely ignores the fact that the tables have turned and we are now facing a new if not identical incarnation of Hitler sitting in the Kremlin. Compounding this is the fact that Germans are extremely comfortable financially and have grown complacent of the fact that democracy and peace sometimes has to be fought for. It does not come free of charge. Sorry for the long post but couldn't compress it more! :)
Ever since i read "Blowing up Russia", by Mr. Felshtinsky and the unscrupulously assassinated Mr. Litvinenko, i hugely respect Mr. Felshtinsky's Expertise and Eloquence. Thank You so much, for a very profound and intelligent Analysis of the Situation, which some State's Intelligence Agencies would have Problems to arrive at !
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Yuri Felshtinsky is really a clever and brave person. Thanks a lot, Silicon Curtain, to have invited him to the program, is brilliant.
This is a GREAT interview, a great lecture by Professor Felshtinsky. I learned so much. Sad. And brave.
I appreciate Yuri's reflections and how much space you provided for him to speak, Jonathan. Much respect and gratitude from an insomniac Ukrainian. :)
Request for future topic: A deep dive on Nikolai Patrushev - Putin's right hand man and crisis manager during Prigozhin coup, and suspected by many to be the brains behind Putin. No one ever talks about him.
I would enjoy that as well. I wonder if Mark Galeotti mighr be a good guest for that or Mr. Felshtinsky as a return guest.
In a way he certainly influenced Putin's ideas. Novorossija is a religion of death. I'll add my preferable and contraversial topic: traitor's in the US goverment or "west" in general. Starting from Mike Johnson, who turns out got handily sponsored by at least 3 Russian oligarchs, notably Konstantin Nikolayev, on personal sanction's list and close to Kremlin. Problem with anything close to Kremlin and its agents is the apparent absence of reliable information.
We should shed a light on that network, because people are in the dark and don't know who they're voting for or where their infobubble comes from. I'm nowhere near America and see that large part there are clueless.
He has a psychic working for him who told him madelaine allbright was plotting to invade siberia.
Indeed, Patrushev is kind of RU's grey cardinal of national security for decades. Very nationalistic, unscrupulous, anti West figure. Is said to have played a key role in many violent decisions, among others the annexation of Crimea, the invasion of Ukraine and the blow up of Prigozhin's plane.
Jonathan, you're the living example of how 4 essential rules (which tend to be forgotten nowadays) make good discussion and thus good journalism :
1-A thourough preparation of the topic : before informing others, one got to inform himself/herself
2-Pertinent, clear and short questions
3-Scrupulous respect shown to the guest, starting with giving him/her time to respond and elaborate his/her arguments without any interruption
4-All wrapped into an atmosphere of exquisite politeness, trust and serenity.
Thank you so much and best regards from France !
Yes Yuri was Brilliant... and you let him speak a lot 👈 He's cautiously optimistic like many of us but realistic too
Great interviews!
Thx J
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Thank you so much! I really enjoy Yuri wherever you invite him on your show! Wow! So much to talk about! So much insight! What a great historian! I just ordered his latest book! Im going to enjoy reading it. Thank you Jonathan! Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
he's bang on about it all
Great to have mr. Felhstinsky on , I was wondering what his view on the latest developments would be. Still have his older books , I will check out his latest
I am often astonished by the intelligence of your guests and the patience with which you interview them every time I think 'I hope Jonathan lets him keep talking' you do just that! Amazing depth and a length the topic deserves. Another excellent presentation..Chapeau! Truth is more important now than ever it was xxx
Could have listened to him for days thank you.
I’m Latvian. I can only say thank you for your broad range of interweaves you have on your channel.
And whilst I’m in my 40s, I’ll always stand by and with my fellow neighbours - Estonians and Lithuanians. I’m hearing a lot from various sources that Baltic’s will be invaded. I hope not as Russia is not a new World ruler.
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I'm from Finland and used to know a Latvian. I learned what Latvians went through and still go through because of Russian colonialism. It was heartbreaking. Many of us also know Estonians and read Estonian literature on their story... Our own struggle against USSR invading pales in comparison to the plight of the whole Baltic region during and after those times.
I truly hope that now in NATO Finland would show up for you guys.
Thanks Jonathan, it's always a pleasure to listen to Felshtinsky.
I hope European leaders are listening to him.
Your worth more than a battalion now Johnathan. Your a 'Johny Seven Gun. One man army'. Seriously, massive achievement, can't salute you enough, thank you for every video.
👍👍👍 thanks for your support!
Thanks Johnathon & Dr Yuri 👍 God Bless 🙏 from Australia
Loads to think about, as always.
If only our politicians had the necessary determination to push back now and with all might.
Putin as a puller of strings? Yes, but he could well entangle himself in these strings.
I'm afraid this man has the most realistic view of the situation.. as someone who was in Russia when Putin came on the scene and I've watched things and been there for years in Russia and Ukraine.
thanks.. i thought so too, although i have never set foot in Russia
Excellent guest..he spoke so eloquently and chimes in with so much foreboding im currently feeling.. I also think the Putin regime attitude to thier imperialist project is one of its better to burn out than fade away!..there is no point burying our heads in the sand,if WWI and WWII were accurately forecast and foreseeable then they wouldn't have happened and become the huge problem they were.I fear the longer we take in giving Ukraine our full support the much larger the problem becomes and *is* already becoming.
Imagine if, eighty odd years ago, the allies were only allowed to strike in occupied territories and not allowed to touch home territories of Germany, Italy, Japan.
As always, and excellent interviewee, and I really appreciate you staying in touch with the important voices.... it's not too hard to spot them, and repetition will reach more minds, and have an impact on perceptions.
I just hope the minds that need reaching / are reachable, would hurry TF up and open their minds wider.
Jonathan, you really do extraordinary, and selfless work sir! .
Thank you
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You're welcome 😊
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I genuinely thought people were ignoring me for a few weeks 😭😭😭😭
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Thank you very much, Jonathan, for inviting Yuri Felshtinsky again. Very interesting conversation.
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Thank you for a superb interview.
Excellent guest.
I bought the last book of Felshtinsky, and I think it´s the best book about the war on Ukraine and the forecast he does are completely right.
His strong suspicion that trump is colluding with putin and orban really hit me hard. Here across the pond to suggest such a thing would be considered possible by a few, doubtful by many, and probably approved by MAGA.
There's no doubt that Trump is an asset of the Kremlin. I think the influence is deep within the GOP, as well.
Respect from Canada
I’ve always assumed Trump takes orders from putin. Some of his schtick is pure krembot failure troll
Absolutely
I think im going to read one or two of Mr Felshtinskys books, he really seems to have deep insights on Putins mindset
From the thousands who fled when their country invaded their peaceful neighbour, there is mainly silence. Only a tiny few speak out from their comfortably safe new homes. Freedom comes with responsibility. Where are the sanctions against those who turn a blind eye and silent mouth to the atrocities their people commit in their neighbour’s home?
Dr. Felshtinsky is completely correct - it would be unthinkable for Britain to try to reclaim even all of Ireland in the name of empire.
The UN ambassador from Kenya was the first to call out Russia’s imperialistic motives in Ukraine after Feb 24, 2022. He knew what he was looking at from painful past experience.
Dr. Felshtinsky is also 100% correct that Russian cultural figures excelled not because of the state, but despite the state.
Great interview! Opened my eyes a bit.
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I heard from CZcamsr,"Inside Russia" that the Crochus C.H. center has a large police station adjacent to it. If true, that would have huge implications. Can anyone confirm this?
On blue lights it’s about 5mins Drive
I heard that broadcast as well. I have heard from other sources that metal detectors were not working, not that it would have mattered, I also heard emergency exits were locked but I can not confirm these reports. It does seem very suspicious that the perpetrators got away when such a large event was taking place. I would think there would be some police presence at a venue such as this where there is not only a music arena but also stores, restaurants, etc.
Yes. There’s government district of moscow oblast less than 2 miles away. It’s heavily monitored and secured area full of riot and all kinds of police and special forces as any autocratic regime would have. On top of it, just moscow alone has 200 000 live cameras in public places with face recognition feature. Not a mouse can escape or sneak in weapons with metal detectors being everywhere including concert halls and similar venues.
100% true - if you go on Google Maps and search - Omon Gu Rosgvardii Po Gorodu Moskve - north of that up the road is Crocus
Yes, search - Omon Gu Rosgvardii Po Gorodu Moskve - on Google Maps, north up the road is Crocus. Your eyes will pop out. It's an OMON SWAT / Rosgvardia station.
Dr. Felshtinsky thank you for this excellent and enlightening conversation. Your erudition and deep knowledge of Russia is palpable. I hope that President Biden and Chancellor Scholz hear this. I feel the whole world is now living in the craziness of one of those Russian novels and this includes America even though the American gov. still seems to think that they can be a great power but withdraw from world events.
Thank you for explaining what Moldova is for Romania, historically speaking. I don’t t know about reunification but is good to know the history. ❤
In 1812 ruzzia took about half of the Romanian Principality of Moldova. Then many Romanians from the annexed area were taken to Siberia and some ruzzians were brought there. Typically ruzzians.
It’s how did the gun men evade even getting into the concert hall. Why where the sprinklers turned off, why was the metal detectors closed, why no one was searched on entry which was the norm , the guards freely let everyone in .
On every few yards on every street that has facial recognition, if you walked into any public place just holding a blank sheet of paper, would be pounced upon within a minute. This gang got out of there car no one was suspicious, every stop corner face recognition cameras .
Why was the sprinklers switched off number 1
What was the metal detectors also not on line ?
Guards always search you prior to entry , again not done.
The Guards just opened up and just let every one in. No security were killed ??????
How did the incendiaries work so fast bringing down the ceiling . They all got away, in the most oppressive police force on the planet . Why did it take a min of 30 minutes to arrive, an hr and a half before they were sent in, for a country with high policing and in of all places Moscow ! None makes sense, how did they escape ?
They said they were heading to Ukraine, it’s the most guarded area , it’s on the front line no way, heading to Belarus more likely . Now ISIS is demanding the recognition they carried out this attack, but someone close to the FBCor another group was well trained ie ISIS caused this as too many inconsistent tactics used . , but this is 100% not Ukrainian, they have spent over 2 yrs committed to not once attacked Russian civilians, unlike Russia who bombed the theatre in Mariupol who’s theatre was full of Children, they wrote in large Russian letters saying Children, unlike Russia where but the bomber didn’t care and killed them anyway including a maternity hospital, every bloody Russian should see what barbaric methods the so called army slaughtered thousands in Mariupol, they should be forced to bear witness to what their soldiers did. .
I think that this had to be an inside job, to encourage more poor sods into the meat grinder.
As for Trump he is a traitor he gave away many top secrets to his buddy 💩 tin , 💩 tin is planing on a Trump victory, this will be a very sad moment, as America selling its soul to the devil that being Putin. The entire free world and democratic is on the line , I’m British, and we have been At Americans bet and call, even now Britain is joining the Americans fighting in the Red Sea.
France and Britain do hold nuclear weapons, we can inflict much damage without America . All ready has blood upon there hands by not delivering what was all ready agreed upon. If the shit hits the fan, Europe will defend all of Europe , who will go running to help The US, you leave us all out , they will be totally alone .
Trump has all ready got Putin dancing of glee , Trump told Russia to do what ever it wants with NATO and think they can defend on all fronts , Middle East, Africa, Asia, this is dangerous thinking , plus there boarders . If Russia is allowed to win by Trump, it will plunge Europe into a all out war , our equipment will have been looked after, Russian corruption is so rife , the Quality is a joke, just watch the very entertaining tanks explosions, I love to see how high can a Tourette fly, and when they evacuate said tanks always leaving hatches open for another how they let the drones blow up the tanks go boom and remaining weapons give great fireworks.
I’ve never been so disappointed by our alliance with the US, there stupidity has deeply effected this war, and mr speaker and Trump and his sheep have blood on there hands .
Us Brits as of today should no longer be the US lackies .
The entire Western values are at stake.
America do you understand 100% that Trump is even more dangerous than 💩 tin,
If he wins May God have mercy upon Mankind.
trump needs to understand that USA is not a self sufficient country. Should Europeans continue to fund USA debt?
.. tRump will only win if you believe as I do, that the Most High Eternal Creator God must approve. Daniel 4:17, 35 explains what I'm saying...
Very well put.
@@bigolboomerbelly4348 The glow ballistic system is based on American debt. It's falling apart. When all else fails, they take you to wore. That's America's plan. Ukraine and Israel are the current battlegrounds.
It's almost like the Tom Clancy novel, Red Storm Rising.
2:05 Speaking of «terrible scale of tragedy» turns the Muscovites into victims, which is not true. Every single poll shows the total majority of Muscovites does support the invasion of Ukraine and the genocide of Ukrainians. Moreover, this particular concert showcased a Muscovite band Piknik that also supported the war and crowdfunded money for the Muscovite army, which speaks everything about their audience, dead or alive.
.. the Muscovites are very much like the concert-going Israeli supporters of genocide against the Palestinians, on Oct. 7th...
After such a comment, from someone who probably considers himself a democrat, a fighter for human rights, freedom, justice, I can only say...Putin, you are too soft. Hypocrites. Behind the mask of fighters for democracy and "our way of life" is only mindless hatred of Russians.
The russians were warned about the time, location and nature of this attack. Normally in such circumstances police would be on high alert ready to deploy according to a pre planned strategy to any major concert halls. How many major concert halls are there in Moscow? Any fool could've have predicted it'd be Crocus.
And of course having been warned by two governments that specialize in studying Islamic terror attacks, they would screen any large audiences or crowds for weapons upon entry with perhaps pat downs or metal detectors. Surely they'd follow basic fire safety and refrain from locking thousands of people in a crowded venue.
But according to survivors on VK there was no security, no weapons check and they were locked in. As for a timely pre planned arrival of the police a whole 87 minutes passed before arrival. The police station is minutes away. Look at the map.
By that time the terrorists had managed to travel hundreds of kilometres from Moscow, arguably the most heavily surveilled and policed city extant.
Either they let this atrocity occurr or were negligent beyond imagination. The Kremlin is partially responsible here not Ukraine, not the fascists nor the CIA or whatever tales they may spin.
Sounds a lot like Israeli negligence on Oct. 7th...and both were Music venues....!!
Thanks, Jonathan.
Valuable interview.
were any of the Crocus security guards casualties or were they all conveniently absent when the attack began ?
No, none apparently. Rumours are they ran away.
There were apparently some security guards who were casualties. What was conveniently absent for an entire hour were the SWAT team, despite the fact that the police station is only a couple miles away from Crocus (literally right next to each other!), meaning the terrorists got away and were only caught near the border of Belarus.
@@dx-ek4vrYeah, if you go on Google Maps and search - Omon Gu Rosgvardii Po Gorodu Moskve - north of that up the road is Crocus
@@dx-ek4vr Four to five hours of driving to get there.
@@rambleon2838i checked on google maps and it's a 5h or 6h depending on the route chosen.
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The Akerlof adverse selection problem: The more harshly a dictator punishes betrayal, the lower the ability of those seeking to work for him. Of course, in a dictatorship most punishment must be harsh, thus the feedback loop of incompetence and corruption.
That seems to be it.
Xi is having the same problem with chinese military loyalty vs competence.
@@puraLusa Made all the harder by his removal of the normal CCP retirement rules.
It was interesting to hear Yuri describe how Russia persecuted and destroyed thier own intellectuals and artists.. not just something that they did to Ukrainians and thier other colonies.
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fantastic guest!
It took the special services one and a half hours to get to the music venue in one of the most surveillance conscious cities in the World, when the special services were only nine minutes away, that seems very suspicious.
.. similar to how long it suspiciously took the IDF to respond on Oct 7th ????????
Super interview
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Jonathan.. It would so good if you could get the Polish Foreign Minister Sokorski on for a chat..
Great guest, great insights! Thank You very much!
Thanks!
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Great conversation. Many insights. Very informative. Thank you.
What a great guest ( again ) ! People like him should be our political leaders....thank you Jonathan for this fantastic interview. Slava Ukraini
Thank you for interviewing this guest.
Yet again, both-side-ism from the BBC. I loved Yuri's book btw. Quite a tough read, but incredibly illuminating.
You could have had a pizza delivered while you were waiting for the cops to show up
We said never again, I hope for all our sakes we meant it
Another great interview! It’s a great pleasure to follow you! This channel deserves a million subscribers!!
Thank you very much for bringing to light all these extraordinary people you have been talking to!
very good conversation with a person who knows the stuff. Thank you.
Excellent analysis. Great inside understanding of Russian history and thinking.
All the West’s politicians need to hear this.
Great interview, Yuris comment are to the point. Very rare insights.
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I agree. Putin has no limits.
Except reaching high shelves due to being “vertically challenged”. lol
Obsessive personality.
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A brilliant interview giving plenty of food for thought and as someone who studies History , especially Military 'escapades' I think , once again , we are facing another war in Europe and it is time , as they have in Finland , we accept this and 'gear up' accordingly .........sad to say
Very informative, thanks
Thank you!!!
Thank you for your explanation.
This is such a a public service thank you.
Your guest, Dr Yuri brings an enlightened revelation to Russians' mindset .
Definitely got to buy his books
Loved the interview
Great work from the both of you
Silicon curtin better than main stream media
Jonathan, can you have a show devoted to the Ukrainian attacks on refineries and oil extraction points? Are there certain extraction points that could Stop oil production in Russia? For instance.
YT channels; Joe Blogs, Inside Russia, (Konstantin is a regular on Silicon Curtain) have covered this topic in depth recently, if you want an update.
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..Thanks again for another Great update,..you seem to get better and have even more interesting guests…💙💛💙
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Kudos for such content!
You are doing a fantastic contribution. The type of discussions we need to hear from people with deep insight.
What a normal human being! Mr Felshtinsky very naturally dealt with all topics but more importantly, he reflected insights and common sense. An interview where you feel you can't afford to miss anything as he allow the audience to better understand the position Russians are in, as well as the real governing forces behind decisions taken ❤
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Thank you Jonathan and Yuri for this eloquent discussion. Unfortunately Scholz will be like Orban, Slowakia and last but not least Austria , the nail in the coffin of europe. Or at least the Baltics. Slava Ukraini from Vienne/Autriche.
Why does everyone say the Baltics are doomed? We're in NATO and have the biggest concentration of NATO Enhanced Forward Presence battlegroups on the NE flank, Finland, Sweden, Poland as neighbours. Everyone just going to sit back and watch?
@@EEX97623 where to start... bc people like william Spaniel try to analyse , bc NATO allready proved useless in Ukraine, bc there is Scholz, Orban, Slovakia and Austria more or less openly either supporting Russia or just scholzing. IMHO/by my state of education if Putin wants the Baltics NATO, EU and UN might roll over :-) Slava Ukraini from Vienne/Autriche
@@EEX97623peeps who say such are from countries who officially aren't getting prepared. And ur right ur not alone. Also, from the other tip of europe, unoficially things are happening I think.
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You say NATO has proved to be useless in Ukraine...
Ukraine is not a NATO member and NATO isn't fighting in Ukraine.
If you are questioning NATO members' willingness to adhere to Article 5 , what do you base that on?
@@puraLusaThanks. I know where we stand in the Baltics, we live it everyday, Tapa NATO base is not far from me, the build up in the past 3 years has been incredible, Swedish and Finnish troops also to join here in Estonia alongside UK battlegroup. I watch everything like a hawk including all security services and foreign relations reports. Russia has no movement from Kaliningrad or Baltic Sea any longer, and are overextended in Ukraine, as well as putting out multiple fires everyday inside Russia, and now the ISIS problem getting much louder and which will only keep repeating itself. After cessation of war in Ukraine, however it plays out it'd take 5-6 years for Russia to rebuild for any realistic attack on the Baltics and by then would be so heavily outgunned by NATO forces in east Europe and NE flank, Russia would be neutered in any incursion to the Baltics. Seems it's people regurgitating something they hear online with little actual understanding or knowledge.
Question, who paid the gunmen?
That is a good question.
@@SiliconCurtain Apparently they weren't paid.
@@peterstaniforth451
One of the gunmen on video 'confessed' to being paid 500,000 and was anticipating 500,000 more. He said it had been paid to his card. The interesting thing is that he said he was paid in rubles. Not dollars, not Hryvnia (Ukrainian currency) but rubles. 500,000 rubles .
Which country uses rubles 🤔
@@blackcountrylad464the cop who !ade home say that messed up. The number is too small and why is it in rubles? If the Russian government is after you and there's only so !any places that accept rubles, then why pay them in this currency. No they'd want to get as far as possible where they don't accept rubbles.
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I don't understand what you're trying to say.
I'm just quoting footage of an interrogation of one of the alleged terrorists. The terrorist claimed he was paid 500,000 rubles. If he was genuinely ISIS, he would be willing to kill and die for his God, not money. There is so much that doesn't add up, but that includes stating rubles as the currency.
Great interview Jonathan! Felshtinsky is just the person I wanted to hear from on this topic.
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... and so will those eager to step into Putin's shoes, which are beginning to feel very uncomfortable for Vladimir Vladimirovich, who now has to run to remain in the same place.
Brilliant and very enlightening
Excellent episode - was thinking almost as it happened that it was Maskirovka time again.......but, the current depleated state of Putin's thugs might mean this was just highlighting how incompetent some of the internal security functions now are in Mordor.
fascinating and inciteful as ever, very good!
Refreshingly frightening
Always fun to visit the Sheekoz family! Your daughter is such a bright little girl and she is very fortunate in her parents! Best wishes!
Thanks, another great interview and insights into this war.
Thank you Jonathan and Yuri.
Highly appreciated. Thank you! You're wonderful.
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Once again. The best interviews on the web!
Great thinker, Dr. Felshtinsky. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
Thank you sir for offering this premium content for free.