'Putin needs war' in Europe, NATO must prepare to stop Russia | Dr Jamie Shea
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- "Ukraine allows NATO to buy time in a way, keeping Russia sort of tied up there so that it can work out what it needs for its own defence, on its own territory."
NATO must meet Russia's war society with higher defence spending and preparedness if it wants to deter Russia from more aggression in Europe and end the war in Ukraine, Dr Jamie Shea tells #timesradio
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In the UK year on year there has been cuts on the armed forces for decades to the point now we are weak, we don't have enough to fight abroad and defend our country, this was said years ago there's been more cuts since then. All they could say was austerity whilst putting us in danger.
We don’t need numbers to fight abroad, just to defend our boarders….
@@cooldad7297 Not true. As a NATO member, the UK has signed up to defending any attacks on NATO members.
@@joesoy9185 if not,britain is an unreliable allie and,frankly said is just an island. If europe is done,ure kids will have the same fear as we ,eastern europeans ,currently have.Think for the future
The UK stopped being a major power years ago when it pulled out of Suez!!!!!
Austerity always hurts the poor more than the rich. I'm sure the rich would be very sad if the UK were bombed and invaded, but it wouldn't really affect them as they flew off in their private jets to somewhere well away from the dying.
NO MORE WAR....
Well, if you push the peace button right now Russia will get away with having stolen 20 % of Ukraine inclusive Crimea and will have no reason to bring back the tens of thousands of Ukrainian children they have abducted. Plus they will have no reason not to start yet another war, since this one - in that case - went well for them. So please be careful on how you use that imperative.
believe your government who said WW2 was the war to end all war. After that war they sang bless them all the long the tall, there will be no more negation this side of the Ocean so drink up my lads bless them all. This was referring to all they were intending to force into fighting and dying to depopulate this country. And after all had killed each other and the survivors came back they had their actors singing and dancing in the streets of London laughing and cheering so all can just forget that their family members have been slaughtered supposedly for King and Country. It is a lot of mass murdering being forced on the people of this world.
@@user-yg8mn9ub4b I don´t get your message. First, what country are you talking about? And what´s the bearing on the actual waring going on? Should we let Putin have it all, lay down our weapons? I´ve heard that opinion before, I have a hard time taking it seriously. Saying "Give peace a chance" doesn´t really help much. I correct myself: At all. Rather the opposite since it gives a free hand to madmen like Putin.
There's always going to be war. Those who said to pull out of Ukraine must understand that this is the same unchanged Russian behavior for the past few 200+ years. Putin has his hands in pockets of other leaders, and Ukraine became the first that he does not.
Great !! so you support Russia withdrawing from Ukrainian territory, right !?
A new report claims the British military can't even defend their home Islands for more than one week without running out of ammunition
That's why they call it "Great Britain" 😂
That's how it goes when you de-industrialize and go to proxy war with Russia. I understand most of the ammo and equipment was shipped of to Ukraine. When you read stories about them fixing nuclear subs with super-glue, it seems pretty much over.
Soon to be the Great islamic britain republic@@danithaweda1808
Britan is still tha biggest empire we all here are using their lenguage. USA is it's derivate so that's it.
They just play it down and try to appear as weak. Reality can be different. Putin is saying how strong they are and nobody wants to fight as much as he does. Just political mind games.
In Latvia we have a day every month where we are taught country defense
It's a not a bad idea. As the old Latin adage says: "Si vis pacem, para bellum".
Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania even Finland are not as strategic as Crimea with its strategic naval base Sevastopol at the Black Sea region. So, keep calm there is no reason it would happen like in Ukraine.
what's the best day to go?
I advise Latvians not to misbehave and keep quiet. If you provoke the bear, it will gobble you. And don't count on NATO, the Americans don't want to fight Russia.
are they willing to fight China?😅@@johnadam2885
Never in the course of human history has
so many words been used to say so little.
Nor so many brain-dead sheep been led the in the wrong direction.
Yes, excellent point.
That North Korea has supplied more ammunition to Putin in ONE shipment than NATO has been able to provide to Ukraine in 2 years.
Europe needs to step up its game.
That's total BS.
Ref?
Thats a lie
Haha that is a joke
Democracy is weak and pathetic. Just look at Germany! What has been the response of the population? The rise of an anti EU/Nato party wanting to remove sanctions on Russia. The AFD is leading the polls. The US will elect Trump and leave Nato. Putin will have Eastern Europe back in his Neo Soviet Union in no time while Nato and the Western alliance as a whole falls apart.
I hate we have to do this just bc of one person going mad. It's crazy
Who will benefit more from this war, Russia or America?
@@dawiddzej9473Russia invaded Ukraine, without provocation. That’s all of relevance here.
One person?! You clearly dont know Russia and Russians😂 they are all responsible
@@DerekWilliamsMusic Believe it or not there are consequences for trying to genocide ethnic Russians for 8 years, who could have predicted that? Any other lemons in here that say "illegal invasion" or "without provocation" need to read some history instead of just the BBC headlines.
@@vato9680 not really. They just get fed a constant stream of lies by their media just like the american public do.
NATO needs to bulk up. Pootin needs to be satisfied with what he has (not Ukrainian territory). Pootin also needs to find an 8th story hotel window.....
USA done a coup in Ukraine in 2014 Victoria nuland was recorded choosing the next administration
Pootin needs to avoid 8th storey hotel windows…😮
You guys are in so much trouble it's crazy. Good luck dissing Putin. See how that works for ya
That's all NAFOs have, coping and seething.@@Cavebabyberserker
Good we will be sending you people and the immigrants to fight this one. You got this one!
Well, they should hurry to prepare, because over the last decades and in particular over the last years we lost of time because of our naivete 🙄
How old are you 12?
@@martyfellow7698 Do you have anything relevant to say or are you just one of those grumpy guys who haunt the comment sections of social medias?
@@pourtoukist:)
Russia will n0pot be ready to invade Europe for more than a year. Poland and Germany are already rearming. Their factories are ready to go according to the owners. All thy need are orders.
Prepare for what exactly?Russia can' even beat ukraine.
Arming Ukraine fully is just common sense a no brainer. What’s up with these leaders ???????????
How is it a no brainer? Why does it matter if Russia takes Ukraine
@@josephs3169 Why has your question not been asked by anyone yet? Excellent question 🎉
@@josephs3169 ....it's about who comes next. Ukraine is the 'current' front line.
Some people like you would have to go there and watch everything they´ve done for yourselves to realise that
"These leaders" are not bots like you
It's going to be all good we the people of the free world will not accept evil. Ever.
Yea but those people are few and far between these days and everyone else is distracted in their own hubris. I genuinely believe we are witnessing the stepping stones to democracy no longer holding the reigns in the world. And its the peoples fault.
yeah, you would think that but have you seen what the MAGA Cult in the US is doing? They're brainwashing their people into thinking Russia are the good guys. There is a serious infiltration going on in the US, and it's generating a defacto sleeper cell within MAGA.
wake up and look around you, do you spot anyone cut out for war? bed wetters everywhere
You'd be surprised how much evil we've already accepted.
But, sure, we're unlikely to accept some evils... unless they're presented in a very nice package with a really pretty red ribbon.
@@rollthetape88
Honestly, people are "bedwetters" until the shooting starts. Then you see a lot of people have a reality check, a slight panic attack and then pick up a gun.
But, sure, there are some that will never do that... but that's a minority of people.
"To be an enemy of the US is dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal"
― Henry Kissinger
He should know.
well... better than to be ally to russia
@@Roeper437exactly
And i speak from oersoective of former soviet satelite state... And not much has changed in russian reasoning since then.
Kissinger was a Fascist 😂
Britain needs strong Leadership, a visionary, but there is no one who comes to mind. Defence must be prioritised
King Charles duuh
Absolutely
You could ask Zelensky to be leader of Britain. I understand he is an incarnation of Churchill.
Hard to defend your country when you have allowed the Trojan Horse of Islam in, mate.
Why your broken teeth people need to prioritize is to remember your place as modern losers, dirt beneath Russian boots.
No point in having a big army if we have to import our steel for tanks,munitions and ships that we cant build due to lack of resources,with money that we have not got
They'll tell you it's okay lol USA got your back bahahahaha aren't you so glad they involved you into their wonderful drama.
The US has more than enough strategic reserves of oil and resources to fight two wars at the same time
We're supposed to be the 6th biggest economy in the world in the UK. Well either that's not true, or some of these rich influential people need to start backing our defence economy.
@@johnwhitehead1305 Its just a matter of converting to a wartime economy from a peacetime economy. The UK outproduced Germany during WWII. UK's GDP is three times that of Russia. It's all about production and logistics. During WWII Russia produced a lot of Tanks, Artillery and Planes. but it was Allied logistics pouring in through Iran that kept the Russian juggernaut moving. The US supplied fifty to sixty percent of aviation fuel that kept Russia's Air Force flying.
@@JessicaD.-vb9ho Th US and NATO are not going to wait for war to breakout before accumulating resources. The US is ramping up to produce 1,000 artillery rounds a month. By the time Russia is ready to invade Europe the US alone will have produced more than two million artillery rounds.
Has he just admitted that the country and its people were always there to be sacrificed?
Always good to hear Dr. Shea's insights, I remember him from way back when he was the NATO spokesman during the Kososvon war.
Ah, back when I couldn't blame alcohol for a wet bed
And they made a right bloody mess of that NATO war too!
Вы что собрались воевать с Россией и вы думаете что сможете победить. Лучше выпейте виски
Should you not be posting in English? your bosses at Агентство интернет-исследований will be upset!
A very evil conflict by NATO indeed was Kosovo. Zero principle. NATO have been the bad guys for last 30 years. Simply self serving vested interest rather than any principle or practical strategy.
For sure Russia can cause alot of damage to many european countrys but in long run Russia cant fight on several fronts against 30 countrys. Anyone who thinks that is ignorant. Most people dont know that Nato countrys acctully match the size of the russian army. Only shortage is ammo but if it comes to that we always adapt if war breaks out. Dont underestimate Europe who have plenty experience of war since begining of time!!!
You want to fight Russia go to Russia It is as simple as that
@@WingkKongActually go to Ukraine.
@@jeremyboughtono2 nobody is stopping you
@@WingkKong Its not me who wanted to go. I wont fight for a multiculuiral Britain.
@@jeremyboughtono2 I don't know why the conflict between Ukraine and Russia is the British business
Wise words. Civics and why peace is far more profitable than men's warmongering should be our ambition to move forward with.
Mrs Thatcher took us to war twice!
Who actually did the invasion? Who broke the Budapest Memo TWICE in not respecting Ukraine's borders? If Putin were interested in peace, none of this would be happening, and he would have not torched hundreds of billions of Euros of trade, that he profited immensely from. No, Putin has shown that he is not interested in peace. It's why two neutral countries, Sweden and Finland decided that joining NATO was the wiser option, because the previous logic of trade promotes peace was found to not apply to Putin lead Russia. Putin needs to be incentivized to stay on his side of the border - that means his skin is in the game that he wants to play.
yes, but sometimes war is nessesary, when a country is pushed into a corner and left no other option like Russia was.
Its sad, because most countries in Europe wanted peace and trade with them.
But America saw it differently. The purpose of nato is to keep Russia out, America in and Germany down. It have never been more apperent then it is now.
Really like Kate's interviewing best. Very good interview
You have been totally brainwashed. Nato is the aggressor. Read more widely.
@@tonygreen6185 so Russia is not?
We need someone to talk peace not war ❤❤❤❤❤❤
No one has done more to strengthen and expand NATO than Putin. Thanks Putin's tireless efforts, member countries are now meeting (and in many cases exceding) the 2 % defence spending requirement and motivated two formerly neutral countries to join.
And you really think that 2% will make a difference?
Defence spending are a complete waste of money which country ever is spending it .
If UK,France,Germany or Russia
NATO expansion has been driven ENTIRELY by the United States. Firstly they fomented regime change and then tried to expand NATO to the Russian border in direct violation of the Minsk agreements.
America wants to weaken Russia and take over the European natural gas Market and replace it with their more expensive shale derived LNG.
Ukraine id Americas proxy war to achieve these aims. They also get to make more money through dollar expansion and move money from taxpayers to the military industrial complex.
Putin had no reason to go into Ukraine until NATO provoked them. Putin tried negotiating for 10 YEARS prior to finally entering Donbass.
You either just have a very poor understanding of the actual situation or your a paid propagandist.
@@goenzoy712 If you look at the relationship between the West's economy and Russia's - there is only one loser - Russia!
@@goenzoy712 I agree with you. Military rearmament is also an ecological disaster. Putin is a war criminal and is obsessed with invading other sovereign states or wants to tell them what to do or not to do. This must be stopped.
Adding Sweden and Finland has just made things more dangerous for the rest of us.
Really great to hear such a knowledgeable guest. Thank you
He was wrong on everything
All guests just cursing and complaining about not being able to maintain their hegemony any longer.
You must love neo nazis
NATO's history is a criminal record
he's talking so fast and i don't speak english that good , can u summon what exactly did he say that could qualify as knowledgeable ?
AT THE END WE ALL GONNA DIE......PEOPLE THINK FORE YOURSELVES
Blessings, peace and luck from California to Ukraine 🙏🙏✌🍀💙💛May this war end soon
Your corrupt leaders will not allow this to happen
Who really suffers from all these wars? The civilians and the soldiers protecting them, not the politicians that sat on their hands on achieving peace
How do you achieve peace with an imperialist ruzzia?
@tedmcgee7363 NATO tried, but they also voted against proposals to improve their development internationally, NATO is the current boss, and Putin feels like he should make Russia the boss before he dies
@@tedmcgee7363 what drugs be you smoking lol Go do some research and stop listening to the mainstream media
@@tedmcgee7363politicians go and fight the battles they start . It isn't that hard my goodness
@@lionheart3429 so Putin stops the battle he started. how come?
It's called whiskey on the rocks, because during the Soviet Union time, the Swedes found a whiskey class submarine on the rocks of their shore
Jasiek leci aeroplanem z Chicago do Pierdzidzews.Prosi o wiskey on the rock ale bez lodu
Great interview
After the war, Europe needs to invest fully into defense and military technology.
We´ve seen now the true colors of Russia or Putin i might say.
I wonder what took us (especially Europe) so long to realize what a danger Russia is. After decades of dangerous brinkmanship with the Russians we should have known better a long time ago.
Must have nothing to do with the expansion of American nato then
Unfortunately the Russians saw the true face of Europe as well. Better prepare for a radical lower standard of living.
@@jasc4364defense spending isn't a vote winner.
@@terryl858 Nato isn't a country
Good idea. Better be prepared.
These days you can't show utter contempt for the working class of a nation for decades and then suddenly ask them to sign up and go off to fight in a foreign war they care little about. You can try and conscript them but all that will happen is that you'll have problems on your own doorstep to deal with.
I sympathize with your sentiment but would like to add that you can't do that in Western Europe. In Russia, and potentially the rest of the world, you can obviously do that, and worse. But also, even tho politics in Europe could be better, we have been living in good times all considering, and we just got a wake-up call, so our mindset might have to change, whether we like it or not.
@@obeshy Not sure it's a wake up call for many people. Hardly anyone is afraid of the Russian spectre any more. There are people who are still going there on holiday and they are welcomed with friendship and respect. I mean you wouldn't want to speak out of turn infront of the wrong people but Putin has what he wants. The risk of escalation is more likely to be from Nato, if they ever manage to get their fighting numbers up.
@@strongandcoare you serious? Putin invaded a neighbor and you think that escalation will come from NATO?
The escalation has already happened and it came from Putin?
Are you some kind of low key Russian, this is ludicrous
i know mate, like anyone would be willing to but i do agree that we need a strong home force in case anything comes to close to home
@@franciscomap75 I mean way back, we escalated a situation and invaded Iraq, that didn't mean we were going to escalate it to invade Iran.
Putin has what he wants, The Donbas and a land bridge to the Crimea and warm water port, the Black Sea. I presume you've noticed it's gone very quiet there for a long time since he invaded those regions on the map, including Putin's sabre rattling. Nato countries on the otherhand have been making alsorts of assertions about what he 's planning on doing. It's almost like they are itching for a fight. War is a very profitable buisness for defense companies, of which America, France, Germany and Britain has many.
We must build strong multiple defense lines in the Baltic right now
It´s already starting in the Baltics. It´s on a "municipality level negotiation" now, but hopefully, it will get going. Some people there are willing to do it during weekends as voluntary work.
@@martavdz4972 Excellent. Even better to know that civil society is involved!
Mobilisation is the answer
@@martavdz4972 That's complete Bs. The only thing going on right now is a discussion on exiting the Ottawa Treaty. Only once, and IF, that is done, could a serious fortification of the borders commence.
Russia will take Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania within days NATO will make a stand in Finland will Poland and Germany will stop Russia. The Baltic will be a no go ocean for Russia because NATO will have control of it.
How is Russias semi skilled army doing against Ukraine ?
Is he doing so well he needs more enemies to fight.
Poland would take care of them on there own at this stage
It doesn't make sense, Russia cannot successfully invade a largely flat, poorly equipped country they share a border with but is somehow supposed to be a the biggest threat to NATO.
This war is all about Putin staying in power. This war is a
distraction for his populace. Who seem sheepish, so this war
may go on for a while.
Didn't Stalin say, Quantity has a quality of its own?
@malokk5773 Putler is using Ukraine as a temperature gauge. If the West freezes then it'll boost the Orc Kings ego and he'll actually believe everything he orders the trolls to believe
Thanks 👍😊
Nope. Not going to volunteer to fight in this crazy war
its about money power corruption these solfdiers dying while the elite are sat on a chair makig milions it sad
Stand up together against Putler!
Just get rid of Putler! and there will be no war.
The claim that the US cannot support as much as they have in the future is incorrect. Per capita US is a small donor to Ukraine. Also given how much they spend on the military and how big their stock of armaments are, they can give much more than what they have done without compromising their position in any way.
God bless America long live da king
You clearly don't understand basic economics or anything else. your call of duty education is something to laugh at, nothing more.
The claim is valid and the reason it's valid is the Republican Party within the US, most of whom are pro-Putin, compromised by Putin, are afraid of Trump or their voting base, or otherwise don't want to invite trouble.
The only reason Putin would attack a NATO country would be to have an excuse for why Russia loses this war. It would be easier for him to claim he lost to NATO than to admit he lost to Ukraine.
Actually Putin has said for a long time that he is fighting NATO.
Very good point 👍
If Russia were truly fighting NATO, they would have lost already. NATO have provided a few weapons and know how to help Ukraine defend itself
@MikeBrown-dk7or so what happens when hes really fighting NATO?
Agree totally
If there's no Soviet Union , why's there still a NATO?
Russia is the answer Ukraine is the proof.
Because the Russian empire has not gone away. It just changed names: Tsarist, then Soviet, and now Mafia.
SInce it is evident that Russia as the former Soviet Union is still confused about where their borders are located.
The European NATO countries need to have a more independent strategy of defence without this mentality of the U.S. deploying and coming to our aid from across the Atlantic. They've got enough on their plate in the Pan Pacific arena and the AUKUS alliance commitment. Their role in a European NATO conflict should be backup rather than a main player. It's amazing that resupply of artillery shells that are needed in Ukraine and NATO could take 24 months? Surely this is a serious underestimate of the requirement and readiness strategy.
Dr Jamie Shea is someone we all need to listen to his warnings very carefully. With all his extensive experience working in the heart of NATO HQ he talks a great deal of sense. Defence of this country is the primary obligation of all politicians. Sadly since the end of the Cold War far too many UK governments have ignored this obligation claiming defence expenditure is no longer a vote winner and so can be ignored. Looking at the current chaos and lack of commitment towards Ukraine in the US & EU the future security of Europe is delicately exposed.
No good will come of this by dragging the whole world into it.
He seems so excited about it by the sounds if him.
Another Neville Chamberlin
Everyone on this channel from news anchors to Dr's professors writers host special guests and stars won't be fighting. Everyone is pretty fine with telling you you will 😂 let's just wait and see how that turns out
You talk as if there were a way to prevent Russia's actions that haven't already been tried. It's not dragging the world into it because we realise the fight is greater than Ukraine. That was just the obvious starting point but Ukraine's heroic defence, an example to us all, has thankfully shaken us out of blissful complacency.
Totally deluded point of view. @@marisabenson1222
Great news thanks. a bunch
We here in the northpart of Sweden don't whant nato here. We have never been a target, but nato does give us one.
Germany will look the other way, Italy will head south , the US will say ‘not our problem ,’ the UK will have a parliamentary debate and then ask for a governmental apology followed closely by compensation for those vulnerable people affected by it all . A couple of Baltic states may stand fast but otherwise it will be a forgone conclusion.Let it go.
War is basically oldcels sending young men to unalive each other
Is that a quote from something?
@@dmib55555 It sounds like a Newspeak-esque form of something that's been said for as long as we've been fighting wars.
Countries that helped Ukraine and Ukrainians the most (% of GDP, Kiel Institute, graphs: 2nd + 8th) (2022-01-24 - 2023-10-31): * Poland - 3.65% (= 0.67% + 0.55% + 2.43%) * Estonia - 2.86% * Lithuania - 2.52% * Latvia - 2.50% * Czechia - 2.46% * Slovakia - 2.38% * Bulgaria - 2.30% * Norway - 1.76% * Denmark - 1.72% * Germany - 1
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 ♥️ NAVALNY Strong ❤ 💪 NEVER FORGET!!!
And the fact that in Ukraine they organize marches and build memorials in honor of the SS is good and correct?!
And the fact that Ukrainian propaganda exposes the Russian nation as genetically incorrect is also apparently good?!
Or the presence of children's camps like "Azovets" where rаcism is brought up is also good?!
It's high time to get our act together and change our thinking. We need a mental attitude that says you are a soldier from cradle to grave, and you will fight for your country at a moments notice.
I have no issues at all with Russians and also I have seen regular Russian citizens like a lot of Brits say the politicians are the warmongers most of us just want peace. Since Tony Blair getting millions killed in Iraq including many of our soldiers for a lie I NEVER would die for the elites.
I'd rather go out without harming or taking any soul on this Earth 🌎
An outstanding and insightful strategic analysis. Well done Frontline!!
Garbage level, self serving nonsense analysis. The West loves globalism and perpetual war, not Russia. NATO advances towards Russia and now that Russia pushes back you people act shocked. Good luck finding new recruits ! 🤣
Just guff 😂. How can you take this mince seriously. I despair at gullibility and stupidity of so many people.
Ahahah! Oh, man. This is not an analitic)) he didn't collect even all sides of conflict)
Excellent interview and in-depth knowledge about the subject. Europe (UK included) definitely needs to wake up.
what NTO does is: sit at a desk surrounded by NATO admirals and generals, sign the surrender order, then abolish itself. Alternative is doing the same with a torch because Europe has no electricity, Military or food.
What has really got to do with it
We are in this position because NATO showed a weak hand with a slow start in supporting Ukraine. Essentially, NATO and the Americans have fannied around whilst Russia strengthened. God Bless Ukraine!
Not the Americans
Western. App
What do u mean. Ukraine has been preparing for war with Russia and building defenses under US and UK guidance since 2014 or before.
@@timthetiny7538 Actually, let’s just call them Republicans now. Utter shambles. American Russians.
@@theo3030 And the rest of NATO...?
This guy keeps saying “remember?” Like we were there.
Its why we should know our history. George Santa Y Ana once said "Those of us who fail to remember history are doomed to repeat it"
Knowing history is indeed important
no, you weren't there
Don't neglect the Artic where Russia is expanding.
Norway is there and keep an eye on them
@@dagandreassen3115 can not match the russians norway won't able to run Russia one vs one
Not just Norway ,theres the US (incl with Alaska ) ,also Canada ,n Denmark,with huge Greenland , then too Finland ,and Sweden both with forces incl aircraft in Lappland ,and Murmansk only 100-150 miles from the Finnish border. also the UK bordering /on the Norwegian Sea ,with nuc subs that patrol/exercise in the Arctic ,Royal Marines in Norway,& France w subs there as well sometimes, in the Arctic ,and participates in exercises there ,due to with (small) holdings in N America
The part of the arctic that belongs to Russia? None of your business what they do there, it's Russian property today and it will continue to be Russian until the end of time :) US needs to hand over Alaska as part of their reparations payment for Ukraine and stay far away from the arctic ;)
Don’t we know it😂🇳🇴. Scary actually.
as always with Kate Gerbau - very best contribution to the comprehension of the terrifying contemporary developments.
Thereby comforting.
NATO arms spending = 1 trillion. Russian arms spending = 70 million 🤔
Billion.
@@Stadtpark90 Well spotted and corrected 👍
Katcha this was a remarkable interview! Your ability to ask such insightful well reasearched questions is invauable to our understanding of what is going on and what is neede by the west to defend our democracy. Thank you so much
Do you mean the unelected e u leaders
Looks like we all doomed if this war starts ...
People thought the same during the age of the Vikings.
@@user-bu9ju5ic9h u know what I mean ..
@@user-bu9ju5ic9h And they were correct.
@@user-bu9ju5ic9h Last time I checked the Vikings didn't have nuclear weapons.
Its only America, NATO and Russia doomed. China will rule it
However, it is too little too late for europeans to start building up their militaries when war may be immenent. The criticism of the former president was correct.
is the third time in thss day this channel show in my feed,,, they are really pushing for a war
Yes stop putler now before it's too late .
bot
collect your rubles @@Proxymated
We need to keep Russia within its borders
Yeah ! Like Czechoslovakia in 1968 when I was a kid ! How many Russian invasions over m seventy years would you like me to name for you ?@@phYT01
Hmm, looking at the news, Russia has invaded ONE country in the last, what, 2, 3 decades. How many countries has the US invaded in the same period? Who needs to be kept within their borders? Step away from that mirror when talking about others
@@tonidimitrova6078 whataboutism
@@tonidimitrova6078 one country?!!! Where tf do you get your history from ahahahahahaha
@tonidimitrova6078 it's 13 conflicts since 1990, not 1
a conventional war with russia would be pointless as the losin side would then use nuclear weapons
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Free Russia from NATO expansion 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
@@I-like-cows Muppet
And it's worth Remembering that WW2 lasted 6 years. And ww 1 for 4 years
And both started with sucessful occupations. Unlike now
@@julianshepherd2038kinetic started..... Ww1 and ww2 started long before kinetic phase, same as now.
Reason for ww1, ww2 and now is the numbers don't add up in the monetary system the central banking elites spent it all.
Like before and a monetary reset is needed.
Russia and Co aren't playing a petro dollar reset.
And ?
Yeah how would have France & other countries have felt during the first signs of stalemate if the world just told them it was hopeless & they should sue for peace, give land to the aggressor…
@@boxcutter0 And you can't give land to the aggressor, even in a deal that's otherwise tough for them, because they'll always be back for more. Hitler's breaking of his deal with Neville Chamberlain taught us that much.
RIP Europe
🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣does Russia have anymore of those turret flying tanks to attack with? Europe isn't exactly quaking, Putin wouldn't dare attack ANY NATO country because he knows it would be the end of him.
Europe and NATO will make Russia and Putin red Marmalade
Dr. Jamie Shea should be next NATO General Secretary
This man knows what he is talking about. NATO has to wake up to this threat yesterday.
Great Interview - Dr. Jamie Shea describes very clearly and down to earth NATO's position.
Very interesting outlook. Two observations from this "armchair general" (National service Tankie 1950s...!)
(A) I do think Putin is very unlikely to attack any NATO country - he expected a walkover in Ukraine, and, although still not sane, would learn, after we saw his duplicity, it would be worse for Russia.
(B) But - did Dr Shea not realise any Trump presidency would be pro-Putin, and he may have enough support from his people to abandon Ukraine? Maybe not invade any EU country, but worrying.
The United States is currently spending about 4% of its GNP on defense, Russia is currently spending approximately 37% of its GNP on defense and military.
Of the 31+ countries in NATO currently only 11 are currently meeting the 2% minimum requirement for spending on military . Wake up Europe… this is your backyard!
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Yes. But what are the numbers? Not the percentages, but numbers.
Then add in the fact that **37%** of the Russian economy has switched over to war production. And that's JUST to support the war in Ukraine.
Compare the vast pools of kit (from the 1980s) which is outclassing the Russian kit, let alone the modern stuff. Let alone the air power, which hasn't played a role yet (F16s have yet to arrive in theatre) vs Russia scavenging T62 from scrapyards.
I absolutely want the U.S. to remain in NATO, but I also think that all NATO members should spend on defense as though we weren't. It's not a permanent obligation - plan accordingly.
And the rest of the world is asking who is next for America, hopefully not us....
A superb interview - so much clarity - thank you so much.
If you say so then we have facts that contradict everything he says
Yeah NATO should shut down putin aggression
Nato should shut down period.
Europe and the US must take this seriously. Russia is not playing games. We must have unity, mental resolve and discipline. We need smart and intelligent leaders that fearless. We must show strength.
The jugganaught is coming and it's packing a punch and will do lots of damage as it passes. The jokes are rife about putin being useless, but to create havoc in Europe and elsewhere, does he need to be anything else, going by the past two years. It's not military support Ukraine needs, but intervention IMO.
Like what we have done in Afghan.
@@vagabond919cheap card.
The republicans in the US are being played by Trump and Putin. They do not understand the pandoras box they have opened.
and Europe and US have absolutely NONE of those qualities... No resolve, no discipline, no smart or fearless leaders.. also weak and impotent army with zero battle morale, they don't even know what they are fighting for. no unity either.
So sick of warmongering!
Very informative. Thanks for that interview.
Great Interview again!
I thought Russia was losing and were incompetent and ran out of artillery and had only spades and shovels according to your channel not long ago
Thanks 👍
We can't rely on the Americans unfortunately.
Trump proves this
They are con artists in white gloves
Dont rely on anyone...
Last in ..first out ..as always
But you do.
I think every college student their first year should have to do some training instead of heading off to college and every two years they have two do a 2 week refresher which can be done when they are off from college.
Question, given that Russia has failed in Ukraine, how could they take on Nato.
Lol how did they fail? Boy are you misinformed, the reason for this sudden war panic is because Ukraine has lost and the NATO countries are now struggling to aid them or supply them any further.
@@JessicaD.-vb9ho Probably also a way to keep the public under control as the backlash of the Sanctions set in on the economy.
@JessicaD.-vb9ho what a complete load of nonsense. New 50 billion worth of aid signed off today. The Russian people are missed informed as like the North Korean people. Deluded, gangster state. Super power that have only taken 19% of Ukraine territory and will hopefully lose that.
Best interview I’ve seen this week.
Looks like Orban has been told that either Sweden joins NATO with Hungary in the fold or, Sweden joins NATO without Hungary in the fold. Either way, Sweden will become a NATO member.
There is no way to remove a member from NATO at present
@@aidan11162 Follow rules or survival, that's the question.
@@aidan11162może sam zrezygnować.
@@aidan11162they can be frozen out though.
Great info❤
US military ain't got enough shells to train artillery Soldiers with England ain't got enough shells to defend the whole the English Island for more in a week it's a disgrace
Excellent analysis and proposals from Dr Shea.
NO, NATO must not do that.
the countries of Europe must prepare for a new reality in which Russia is a mayor power that can't be ignored or defeated and come to terms with that.
And I doubt NATO will play a role in that, as it have outplayed its usefulness
.Many European thinkers are still looking to America as it was in the 50s. America today has undergone considerable changes in popuation, culture, economic intrest, and geopolitical interest, it is no longer in the same position as before, to endorse European traditional expansionist ambitions. The same trend is making headways in Australia, and Canada. Recently the UK walked away of trade negotiation with Canada.Austrilian economy is more and more moving toward Asia.
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Yes NATO has a long border but also applies to Russia. Alongside Finland’s border Russia has only one road north to south.
It was NATO who insisted that having this direct border with Russia is not a big deal while Russia wanted a neutral buffer area, now that Russia is winning in ukraine NATO is panicking.
@@davidshapiro292 No Russia is not winning but it is showing more and more that it wants a total war. Industry is being switched to war mode, kids in schools are totally brainwashed, country is moving closer and closer to full dictatorship. Similarity with Germany in the early 1930's is evident.
@@davidshapiro292there is no such thing as 'buffer" it doesn't exist. Ukraine was buffer, Russia invaded Ukraine
Russia invaded Ukraine because NATO was militarizing Ukraine.
I live next to russia and you are saying that my country should be russian buffer zone also? Of corse Nato because there are no peace with russia ever, get that straight@@davidshapiro292
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US playing Ukraine like a puppet 😂
@@angeluceta5688 yeah that's not how that works
One thing for sure u r misinformed
I wish this channel would invite diplomats as guests as much as former military men. It just feels like a platform for Nato and retired military folks to discuss war which is their 'bread and butter'. Of course their solution to problems will be military force and defense expenditure.
Dr Shea refers to Russia becoming more assertive. Well Putin certainly wasn't in the first 8 years of his presidency. So what changed? Could it have been broken promises from the West and especially the US not to expand Nato east towards Russia border? Seems like there has been a breakdown of trust. Could we not have some guests from non military background to discuss this issue?
When they haven’t been able to definitively beat Ukrainian, you have to wonder what would make them want to take on NATO.
@jamesroberts2216 Delusion?
You are looking only to Putin... You are forgetting the other ones that Putin has been influencing against the West for decades... Brics were a creation of Putin's mind to defeat US hegemony and the West...in Africa he does the same for decades know... He supports Iran and Hamas... Trying to brake the supply channes for the West... China is watching all this dances...Only to mention some of the troubles we are facing... Did you untherstand by now what we have to deal? Geopolitics is a very sensitive topic, and in most of the time we the people don't have a clue what's going on. I try to think larger as I can...
Your understanding of war is based on yankee propaganda fantasy. I'd say grow up but we both know it'll never happen.
Russia is bleeding the west
@@terryl858 They're bleeding each other.
I'd like to see Sweden join NATO, but...would it really matter in a Russia v NATO war? Probably not. They would clearly be on the NATO side. Finland was probably more important due to the 1000ish km border they share with pootler.
Also....if pootler was actually concerned about NATO, he wouldn't have removed russian forces from the Finnish border after they applied for membership. It's all pretext. NATO isn't invading Russia. Even pootler knows this.
Bega offers
Incorporating Sweden and Finland as part of an integrated defence of Scandanavia makes the northern flank of NATO far more secure.
You are correct that Putin knows full well that NATO does not pose an imminent threat of attack against Russia.
@@gavinringland1362 I don't know what that means. Please explain...
I believe NATO's single largest issue is that it relies on a 'disjointed' band of weaker countries, many of which suffer from their own lengthy level of personal corruption. Trying to get everyone on the same page takes NATO much longer than it takes Putin to make & follow through with any given battlefield military objective.
NATO did a good job standardizing ammunition and communications, but the war in Ukraine has shown that there is a severe lack of standardization in heavy equipment (MBT's, SPG's, IFV's, AA, APC's etc.) and advanced munitions (AA, cruise missiles, ATGM's etc.).
In a small conflict that lack of standardization doesn't matter. But in a large scale conflict where you need a system for building, training, suppling and repairing every different piece of equipment, you don't want a dozen different types of equipment all doing the same thing. It's a huge waste of logistical resources.
But the Russians are incompetent. Poland on its own would defeat the Russians in Ukraine
Russia has even more of the same problem
NATO countries specialize in abilities rather than trying to have everything, this allows smaller member countries to provide one or more necessary capabilities such as anti-submarine warfare, electronics warfare, air assets, naval assets, ground forces, anti-tank weapons. This allows the larger member countries to have a larger air force, naval force etc. since they don't have to spend dollars on those capabilities.
What a joke, who is attacking you?
1d10t. Regards from Northland, Sweden.
But General Breedlove says Pootin is losing his troops at an unacceptable rate in Ukraine , why would he want complete annilation by attacking Europe?
just don't move nato further east like was agreed and there will be no war. im not fighting for corrupt politicians NO WAY
Did Ukraine agree to that? Why were they left out of the conversation when they were directly involved? Why can’t a SOVEREIGN nation decide things for themselves without listening to Putin? If you don’t want to fight then don’t. NOT ALL POLITICIANS ARE CORRUPT no matter how many scream they are. They are put into power by the people who vote for them.