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- čas přidán 14. 05. 2024
- I speak with the legendary Artur Rehi about the course of Ukraine's defense against Russia's genocidal invasion and what comes next.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:00 - How'd you get here?
3:26 - How does being Estonian affect your channel?
5:20 - Did you know the invasion was going to happen?
6:38 - Did you think Ukraine would be able to defend itself?
7:13 - How do you rate the response of the democratic world?
8:40 - Will CEE and USA be closer in the future?
10:35 - Will people still buy German weapons?
11:25 - Will Estonia's military change?
12:26 - The USSR vs. Russia
15:44 - The need for logistics & maintenance
19:40 - Is Ukraine going to win this year?
21:46 - Russians handicapping themselves
23:32 - How will this invasion change the region?
25:50 - The disintegration of Russia?
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I'm from Ireland and I believe this tragic war will bring together Europe like nothing has before. I'm looking forward to visiting Ukraine and all of it's neighbours, my fellow Europeans.
I so hope you are right about that. Speaking as an Englishman who lives in Scotland, and as a guy who figured we have had quite enough domestic division to want to learn some lessons from Ukraine’s plight. It’s often hard to even start looking for the positives in situations like these, but they are there. And the potential for European and transatlantic unity, cooperation and solidarity of purpose, in the aftermath of this is something we need to make clear to our leaders that we’ll be expecting them to capitalise upon in the coming years. ✌️🇺🇦
Or the opposite. Germany, and therefore the EU, had given Russia tacit approval to gobble Ukraine up. Cheap energy was worth far more to Germany than the liberty of the Ukrainian people. Britain wanted to aid Ukraine as early as 2014. Germany and the foreign office talked Cameron down. It was in the election of Johnson in 2019 that things began to change. Boris ignored his civil servants and the EU/Germany and was prepared to go full send on aid for Ukraine. Much to Germany's and the EU's annoyance. Once the history of events is written, the EU and Germany, in particular, won't come out in a positive light. The strain within the EU, especially between eastern members and Germany, will scar the landscape for a considerable time. Togetherness not so much.
@@CharlieVane21 : I think you are overlooking recent events in that analysis? Yes, there has been a lot of corruption in Germany (particularly with regard to the Nordstream deals) over the last 20 years. And as Mr Massaro reminds us, not all corruption is technically a crime. But none of the leading European powers come out of that well. Boris was lead by what his friends in America wanted from him, not any moral imperative. And the fact is that he has been pictured and videoed in as many prestigious events, looking all cozy with the Russian Oligarchs who donated to his campaigns, as Scholtz, Merkel, Macron, Berlusconi, etc, have. Ever heard the term, “Londongrad”?
What we’ve seen more recently, with the tank debacle being a perfect illustration of this, is America promising to, “compensate,” and protect certain European (especially German) business magnates and politicians with favourable terms over fuel and other trade dealings in the future, in return for Germany’s commitment to begin burning bridges with the current Russia.
It will have been pointed out to Scholtz that Ukraine’s victory in Crimea will result in the collapse of Russia’s current government, and much weaker Russia looking to reset its relationship with the west. That doesn’t necessarily mean that those pipelines will be abandoned; far from it. But it begs the question as to who will be deciding what trade terms are established with Moscow’s new regime? To the victor go the spoils. And if Ukraine defeats Russia with everyone’s help, excluding Germany, that will put them at the back of the cue when it comes to restructuring Russia’s future. It’s not inconceivable that Russia might (this is a big, “might”) become a democracy for the first time in its existence. If that were to happen, America, Ukraine and their NATO allies will be opening up offices all over Moscow and St Petersburg, rebuilding their political and trade infrastructure from the ground up, much like West Germany in the post war years; with gas and oil still being their main asset, ironically, now competing with their newest, biggest rival, Ukraine, who’s gas and oil reserves are believed to be huge and untapped (if you accept the reports from Shell, Exxon, BP, et al?) and Germany will want the lion’s share here too.
If we’re taking a realpolitik perspective, we’d all start by saying there are too many moving parts and variables to make any firm predictions. And, we’d have to add that Germany had some legit concerns (even if they were too slow in resolving them and too myopic to look at the bigger picture) about America’s future commitment to this war. And it was fair of them to want America to put its money where its mouth was. Well, they’ve done that now. And they’ve committed double the number of Abrams tanks that Germany was asking for. A powerful message.
The top leaders in Europe are coming around to the idea that Ukraine really can and will win this war. And what they’ll lose financially from one hand, they’ll get back in the other, so long as everyone marches in lockstep. So this commitment was Germany finally getting it and throwing in for the long haul.
I hasten to add that your concerns are very legit’ and worth keeping in mind, but they’re not the whole story; just one small part of it. With all those factors in mind, I think we have good reason to believe that, “this could be the start of a beautiful relationship,” but we’ll have to see. ✌️🇺🇦
Ukraine is really beautiful place! I have been some times to Kyiv and Odessa. Odessa is the best! Beautiful seaside, much restaurants and amazing old town. Very good food! You can enjoy cultural life … very interesting. And of course welcome to Estonia!
@@ashroskell when Ruzzia collapses most people won’t just forgive and forget. Ruzzians won’t change with a change of government snd Ruzzia will be a pariah for generations.
Thank you, Paul, for your support of Ukraine. Ukrainians will never forget this.
Ukraine fights for us all
Stay strong buddy..
❤from Estonia Oksana! 🇪🇪🇺🇦
@@aixdentist9568 Thank you, Estonia, for your support. But thanks to all the countries that help us. Ukrainians will never forget this.
@@apmassaro3 hi Paul, do a story in atacms and f16 like how it would help reduce Ukraine die from Russia missile shelling and end this war for Ukraine and global economy.
Зв‘язок України, зокрема недавньої історії заходу України з країнами Балтії, спільний досвід червоного терору менш ніж століття тому, дав нам сьогодні неймовірну порцію розуміння від друзів з Литви, Латвії і Естонії. Ваші дії, ваша допомога - це база. Подяка, повага ✊🏼🤝🙏🇪🇪🇺🇦
Sincere thanks from Ukraine 🙏💙💛
Paul, thank you for supporting Ukraine !!!
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Two of my favorites Arttu and Paul! You rock guys!
Slava Ukraini!! 🇺🇦🇪🇪🇺🇸 🫡🇫🇮
Hey Arthur early on in this talk you grouped UK with the late response of other Europeans! We may be small but i believe the early 🇬🇧 javelins and political support made a big difference to long term Ukrainian success. Apart from that love the mtg.
Without UK advance help, it would have been over all ready. Zelensky knows that.
UK tanks were the catalyst for all other nations to respond.
Arthur: "I didn't know Russia sucks so bad"
At the beginning of the war, like the rest of the west, I didn't know how incompetent the Russian Army was. Now that I have seen how they fight on the battlefield (or lack thereof), I know and am confident that Ukraine will win the war. It's just a matter of how soon.
It will the most interesting news to find out what happens in the Kremlin in the end. Glory to Ukraine.
I have a feeling that US intelligence has known all along that Russia has a paper military that could be easily defeated but they couldn't justify all the military spending by telling the truth
@@JustMe-gn6yf I'd be surprised if Russia has any nuclear weapons that actually work.
@@bigguy467 well as much as I talk shit about their military I can't deny they have a great rocket system so they have no problem delivering a warhead but as far as guidance system and maintenance who knows where it goes or if it blows
Here in Finland we were all pretty sure what was about to happen. Neighbours of Russia tend to be twitchy that way after hundreds of years of experience.
Good episode 💪 You make great job, Paul. Every day in CZcams, Twitter you are helping to Ukrainians. We feel your involving in our live as strong as you can. Not less than really Ukrainian patriot. ❤
Дякую. Ukraine is an example to us all. Enormous heroism, bravery, resilience...you inspire the world
@@apmassaro3 Absolutely glad to hear and recognize it. And many thanks for your good words for us. They are really inspiring to live and fight for the hole free world. We must do much more in following next years. ATACMS, Gray Eagle, F16 and may be even F35 for Ukraine 🇺🇦!!! 😉 😆 🇺🇸
Good questions on many subjects and Arthur had interesting answers.
Arthur: "I didn't know Russia sucks so bad"
I was surprised too. In hindsight I think the answer was right in front of our eyes. We all new that the Russian Kremlin was a corrupted organization. Instead of using the money to improve their weapons and investing in research, the money was funneled into the pockets of the dictator and his cronies. Their greed will be their own demise.
I would like to add that "control and ignorance" will also play a role in their defeat. In order to defraud their people, the Kremlin controlled the information to keep their population uneducated. You can see this concretely when you compare the demeanor between the Russians and Ukrainians. Ukrainians (soldiers and civilians) are so much more enlightened. They have a "twinkle" in their eyes that you will not see in Russians.
Thank you for reading.
I enjoy reading your messages too.
United, we will defeat the Kremlin. 🤟
Insightful, thanks!
Paul, thank you !!!! 💙💛
I was watching Artur on CZcams from "history oversimplified reaction" days, and now he lives through history!
He's fantastic
Me too I've been with him for awhile myself I worry about his mental health through all this war and chaos but he seems to be doing good
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 Heroyam Slava 🇺🇦
We were too slow on supplying major defense systems. ❤ from Tucson Arizona
Sadly, yes. We need to speed up all deliveries
Why? You dont give a shit how many Ukrainians die for America
@@jacobjorgenson9285 Russian bot
@@monsoonmadness3743 oh comes now! Don’t argue like a 12 year old. Your feelings are not facts child
@@jacobjorgenson9285 you are making do sense.... obviously we do care about Ukrainian lives. Ergo, Russian bot.
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Good Morning Paul,
Repeating myself here.
I don't know why some viewers seem to have problems with sound so I did a sound check with a decibel meter app between 3 sites and yours. The average decibels from your video is pretty much the same as the other sites except for one which was slightly lower. Hope this helps
Keep up the good work.
I have thanks. Seeing Artur made me tune in for the first time.
UK was training Ukrainian troops so the push back on Russia was on. Also UK has provided a lot of help as have Balts n Poland
Thank you for that video! ♥️🫡🇺🇦
Never had I thought Russia was powerful they way you did. Being born there, raised there, in a backward authority-kissing land that my family fled from decades ago, knowing Ukraine prevented russian world invasion in 204 and then in 2014, there was no doubt Maidan spirit would not give Ukraine to Putin in any capacity.
And now the entire West knows and admires Ukraine.
Hello 👋 Slava Ukraine, Slava Estonia 🇪🇪 f pootler
Excellent conversation
Awesome Paul & Artur chatting , what a treat
Thank you for your support. 💙 💛🙏🙏🙏
Great as usual Paul! I knew the Estonian guy was going to do great last year.
Great interview as always.
Great interview - thanks for sharing this with us. If ever you have the time & the will, I'd love to host you for a discussion about Ukraine as well, either on CZcams or Twitter Spaces. Thanks again for all you do!
Let's do it!
@@apmassaro3 That's awesome, I'll reach out to you through Twitter sometime next if that's alright!
Cool chat, boys. Slava Ukraini!
Heroiam slava
Arthur is very right. Unification is the key.
Paul, thank you for your supporting Ukraine!
To be fair; despite the debacle with the tanks, we actually do deliver a lot of stuff to Ukraine
and non of it has made a diffference in the outcome. Russia will prevail
@@jacobjorgenson9285 buhahahahahahahaha
@@jacobjorgenson9285 well done Ivan. Now go back sucking Putler’s dick
@@RadekSuski watch and learn child
@@jacobjorgenson9285 learn what? How fascist are killing innocent people. Or how they’re getting their ass kicked? They are already so fucked up it will take decades to recover
Yessss the boys together at last.
Cannot wait for the energy that this interview brings
That line "I've been waiting for this since my grandfather died " is so accurate ! My own Polish grandfathers were prisoners of war, one spent 10 excruciating years in Siberia and only got out because stalin died . The motto was " One day those red devils will fall" ! I'm always thinking about them these days, and all of our ancestors who were annihilated by this horrific psychopathic horde . We were between two evils -hitler and stalin, but as one Polish official said back then : "When the Germans come, they take your land, when the russians come, they take your soul". A hundred years later it still applies.
Btw. we Poles are very similar to the Ukrainians emotionally - when the war started I quit using capital letters for these names , and then as I began to watch Ukrainian blogs, I noticed they were all doing that .
Thank you for sharing. I enjoy reading these little anecdotes. I can share this interesting story that I heard from my mother in law.
To the best of my memory, here's how I recall it.
My mother in law escaped the war in Poland when she was 6 years old. Her father stayed behind to join the Freedom Fighters. They took a boat to Halifax Canada. They then took a train to Toronto or Ottawa. The train ride was 3 days long in the winter. People were looking at the scenery outside their window and saw trees and snow resembling their own country. Apparently, people in the train were starting to panic because there was a rumor that they had been fooled and the train was actually taking them to Siberia.
For some reason, this story has always stuck with me.
The Poles have shown themselves to be amazing allies. Everyone will remember
Thank you very much for Solidarity and Help to Ukraine and Ukrainians!
Amazing keep it up 👍
Russian propaganda seeks to split American society and they are good at that. Russia has split their own society though.
Lets be honest amerika isnt that smart of a country nor strong cause any country could beat the strong orthe weak like vietnam won against amerika
He was the first blogger i subscribed to.
SLAVA 🇺🇦
Thank you, guys)
Artur is awesome and I'm glad to find you Paul. Well done.
Consider a collaboration with "The Russian Dude." He does daily news and analysis too, but his specialty is what's going on in Russian political maneuvers behind the scenes and he backs up his sources.
Nice to subscribe to you :)
Love from Dallas, Texas 💙🇺🇦
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So great to hear a Baltic voice! And could you include Nordic voices as well? I truly enjoy your channel, Paul and have learned much more about international affairs and thought from your program. You deserve many more subscribers.
#FreeTheLeopards
can't shake the thought...
They keep the balance of strength
if GR & TR commit same number of Leo2 to Ukraine
100 from each, is a large number, but then countries that do not have the number themselves come with money
#ArmUkraineNow
The generosity of these small but fierce countries toward Ukraine is totally humbling. As Artur says, the northern countries are realists when it comes to Russia and we should be listening to them a lot more. By the way, I knew where Estonia is! Because I have always wanted to visit beautiful Tallinn. (Edited for spelling)
I've been subbed to Artur for a few years I like his content and personality and kudos to Estonia for giving the most to Ukraine percentage wise
Estonia may not have tanks but the UK has a battle group (including Challenger 2s) in Estonia as part of NATO.
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Hello Paul. Mention at the beginning of the video for people to leave any comment. It helps youtube channel to grow as well✊
Good idea
Wise! Thanks.
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ARTURRRRR🙏🏽
To use a financial analogy that might appeal to you, when Russia invaded Ukraine, Zelensky saying, “I don’t need a ride, I need ammunition,” through western diplomacy into disarray. And the fighting that followed was like when someone applies to a bank for a large business loan. Ukraine had to prove it that barely needed the loan (by defeating Russian troops in battle) before the banks were willing to lend, realising the risk was so low that their money would not be wasted.
It could be coincidence of course, but I think you really have worked on the volume thing! Great job, it's so much better now. I didn't have to change the volume once. Therefore I can fully focus on your awsome content now: Thank you so much for that!
Great! I've been experimenting. I'm close now...getting sound right is harder than it seems, I've discovered!
Sorry to hear that! I had no idea. Me and my ears are even much more thankful for your efforts now ...
such an excellent guest. I started watching Artur when I studied in Estonia 5 years ago. And now, my neighbors in Ukraine are sharing an interview with him and Mr. Massarenko.
The next thing would be Lady Gaga driving Abrams somewhere near Kharkiv
good general talks strategy, great general talks logistics
Exactly
Drone airplaines for reconnaissance and artillery spotting and correction and live feed image was used in Croatian operation "Oluja" (storm) in 1995, in combined armes liberation of 18% of our territory. 10400 sq kilometers.
Just have to point out that the ability of America, Britain, and France to provide material to Ukraine quickly is a benefit of being involved in military actions almost continuously for the past 50 years. Really hones the logistics and the equipment pool.
Hi great interview- Artur is a great communicator. *Have you heard his song? He and part of the Estonian army recorded it.* I think it’s called *Slava Ukrainiy, Heroyim Slava!* I love it, I purchased it on iTunes and have it as a motivator wake-up alarm clock sound - I realized it took a certain time before the singing begins,hence why I since purchasing the song never snooze my alarm - I just let it play ❤
Love Grace
#СлаваУкраїні #Героямслава
I brought this up over a year ago now. But with the supplies going to Ukraine I think it might be an even better idea logistically.
I wish there was more interchangeability between parts for all of NATO.
If you look at ammo like the 5.56 or the 120 tank round you'll see serious advantages when it comes to logistics. What if there was a requirement for mounting hardware being identical on all tanks that use the same fuel. Obviously you wouldn't be able to drop an Abrams motor into a Challenger. But going forward if every diesel motor from a wheeled NATO vehicle could be swapped into any other NATO diesel wheeled motor vehicle it could make things a lot easier and cheaper with logistics and the ability to supply different countries like the current situation in Ukraine with be markedly easier.
Or turret size. For example if the turret from a Bradley could drop into a Stryker or a Finnish Patria AMV or a Canadian LAV or British Ares because they were all made to the same specifications then it would be easier for nations to order exactly what they want for specific ancestors but also you could see situations where one nation donates the motor and transmission, another nation donates the chassis and another nation donates the turret. And the receiver can just put them together and go
Great videos Artur and Paul!! I try to watch all of your video presentations in regards to the Ukraine War.
Also don't see alot people complaining about French stuff. I mean been huge increase in orders for Caesar's and Rafael etc. France behind USA and Russia is the largest exporter of arms by 2x over Germany.
So I mean think might slightly have misrepresented current European defence.
Also France exports more arms than china by 2x give you the scale we talking.
Also Frances state owned weapons maker (one of the few left in the world) recently bought kmw the maker of the leopard 2.
So France now owns / has control of the maker of the leopard 2 and has set up an sub company to avoid German export laws.
So lots stuff happening behind the scenes.
Also I have a citation of the Kyiv newspaper about the effectiveness of french equipment and everything else I claimed.
Would recommend have CZcamsr Perun on
Bonus, two of my favourite CZcamsrs. Good start to a Friday! What more do you think Britain can do?💖🦄💖
Catatstrophic voice and leading this intervew! Cant finish this!
USA is not doing enough! No mid range rockets, no fighter jets, only 31 tanks! Usa spent in Afgan war 2 200 billion, aid to Ukraine is 50 billion.
No point making big deal out of it. Estonia had a mandatory military service what means every able man has to go trough minimum 8 months military training (use to be 1 year)
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in USA, it seems to be considered interference in the affairs of another country and talking about the destruction of a foreign country, this is strange, I imagine that if someone in another country talks about the disintegration of the United States
Let's hope that escalating infighting in Russia gives Ukraine the victory in this war.
That would be the best outcome. Imagine Russia realizing that the internal division they have worked to inject into countries around the world is the very thing that's ruining their own country. They would never admit it openly, but if it's obvious enough they will know.
Ukrainians constantly think about different types of weapons. We are starting to find ways of repairing the weapons.
100%
" Our only threat is Russia and Ukraine is taking care of that " that's why we're giving them our money and weapons 👍
Need to repeat that in Berlin every day.
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Did you think Ukraine would be able to defense itself so well?
Well... I didn't expect the Russians to be smoking so carelessly in the war zone...
Paul, this is the first video of yours I have seen ( I am a long time subscriber to Artur). He is a great guest. Good job overall, but I recommend a bit more precision on some of your facts (like 800 mi systems). Playing loose with specifics takes away from an otherwise great presentation
I would guess Abrams and Challenger tanks are sent just to break the barrier of sending western tanks. Leopard an upgraded t72s will be on the frontline.
Did it did it did it though, did it? Im glad tht was there i cant stop laughing
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If Russia does break up is there anything being put in place to govern what happens with all the nuclear ☢️ weapons all over the country? This could get real messy…
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I think Dennis calls the equipment difference a "Zoo".
Putler's plan which he had clearly stated many times was:---take Kyiv in 3 days, the rest of Ukraine in 2 weeks, and in another two weeks his army could be in Berlin and Paris!--This would would have been a slam dunk as there were not enough NATO troops to prevent such a move at that time-----And, after having captured Ukraine in such a short time period, and with the threat of turning off Europe's gas and Nuclear scare tactic, Putler, (along with his Trojan Horses and collaborators) could have taken Europe probably without a fight!
It was Ukraine that refused to join RuZZia and fought to remain free that foiled this plan!
Russia banning phones is the equivalent of Belarus illegalizing inflation. 🤣🤣
Nogorno karabahk war had the drone warfare but nothing like in this war.
55 Mi away not 800 miles
Thank you, guys. It was a real pleasure to watch this interview. Slava Ukraini and its friends!!
Paul it would be great if you could do interview with Ben Hodges 💪🇺🇲 . Wish he would replace Miley 😒 !
He has.
Check out the video titled "Liberating Ukraine / U.S. General On the Russian Invasion, Nuclear Weapons, and Ukraine's Next Moves".
Sorry, I don't know how to add hyperlinks.
It's a great interview!
@@retired_raspberry thanks I'll check it out. I haven't watched all his videos, but ones I've watched are great. 👍
@@Kim-J312 Same here. Since the beginning of the war, I've been on an emotional roller coaster. Whenever I need some inspiration I watch that video specifically. 😌
@@retired_raspberry same here, I'm half Czechslovkian , so this awful war is like watching your cousins being ripped apart. RuSSia invaded Czechslovkia long ago and I grew up hearing all about it from my family that escaped my whole life. Us slavs stick together, we've all been invaded by ruSSia within last 120yrs . Ukraine will win 💪🇺🇲🇨🇿🇸🇰 ❤️😁
Here you go! czcams.com/video/kN6h7oNQJes/video.html
All the different sistems is a logistical nightmare. At least Nato countrys haubitzers use same ammo. And Ukraine might also run out of Russian spare parts and ammo types. So all this is a challenge. But Russia also have problems with parts and logistics.
You mean the emorgens of the Russian empire.
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Well, there you mentioned it Paul right there at 10:00. The steep learning curve. What is it General McCaffrey tells us about the M1 Abrams tank? Supposedly there is huge number of these in Europe allready and they could be transferred and applied within a month or so. He even says they are NOT complicated for the operator and not a subject of concern with regards to the russians to copy or steal classified technology. In other words M1Abrams could be applied immediately and make a huge difference. Sounds suspicious to me. czcams.com/video/BT08QT1Jc08/video.html&ab_channel=MSNBC
It would be good if this were true but a pinch of salt is probably wise.
Korean arms factories gonna take cream.
UK politics and it's influence by Russia goes very deep if you look into it.
Maybe should't be telling Russia what they are doing wrong.
the F 35 sucks...
I'm going point out that, contrary to what Arthur said (and implied) about the US supplying military kit in a timely fashion and with sufficient quantities/resources, the US (along with Germany) were the last ones to offer modern western battle tanks - only agreeing to it after Germany insisted as a condition to supplying Leopards - and have not, so far, even mentioned the supply of aircraft, while Poland, France and the Netherlands have. Indeed, in addition to tanks, countries like Poland have already supplied aircraft by the back door as - ahem - spare parts (that still fly and come in a package that looks remarkably like a complete military aircraft).
And while Challenger 2 and Leopard 2 will be in Ukraine next month, US tanks are unlikely to arrive in the next six months and possibly not before the end of the year. Let's face it Artur, at the moment the tanks that the US is supplying don't yet even exist. They won't be supplied from US stocks. They'll be built to order. The factory hasn't even *started* work on this yet. And when they do come, currently the US plans to supply 31 such tanks out of 8,000 in the US inventory. That's a little less than 0.4% of the US tanks available. Compare that with the UK that is supplying just of 6% of its entire fleet of main battle tanks right now, with other countries making similarly large commitments. If the US matched the UK in percentage terms this would be 480 tanks, not 31. Based upon population it would be 73 tanks instead of 31. And they'd be coming now, not at the end of the year.
The main US worry is with logistics and maintenance of the Abrams and even they say the requirements for both would be way in excess of the Leopards. Which directly implies they'd be less reliable than the Leopards without this outsized maintenance and logistics support. Not to mention training. It's all very well for Artur to talk about "reliability" when the US is concerned about training in order to ensure that the Ukrainians don't break stuff on Abrams tanks: like blowing the engine. Similarly, we have no idea what they've done with some of the equipment that they've been provided with and whether they've adhered to the maintenance/training or not. Some of the faults in the field, regardless of source of supply, will be due to abuse in the field as well as any quality issues that may've cropped up. This happens in all wars to all military hardware. That's just the way it is.
No matter how excellent the M1A1 and M1A2 are when functional and properly supplied/maintained - and these tanks are, no doubt at all - they're not here yet (and won't be for a long time) and won't be reliable unless a whole mountain of support, training and logistics is put into place. Parts, so the Americans tell us, will be a real issue for the Abrams, since the logistics pipeline (including holding stocks in the right place) will take quite a while to set up. In other words, if the US supplied these tanks immediately, they'd more than likely end up broken down on the side of the road (or in a field somewhere) after some time in the field. That makes them neither more/less reliable or better/worse quality than anything else that's been supplied from Europe or elsewhere.
Furthermore, the UK (along with the US) has been training the Ukrainian army since 2014/15. And even prior to the war had provided the Anglo/Swedish NLAW anti-tank weapon system that proved extremely effective, along with US Stingers and Javelin. The main training program for Ukrainian troops abroad is led by the British. And the British were the first to contribute modern western main battle tanks. So Artur can't honestly tell the British with a straight face that they didn't step up in time or in sufficient quantity. Particularly when Ukraine itself points to the UK (after Poland), along with the United States, as being the most instrumental allies. Even if the smaller Baltic states - who have been top notch in their support - have contributed more as a percentage of GDP. The UK, however, is on a par with the US on that front: both come in at about 0.25%.
All of the European countries that are in a position to provide modern weapon systems have provided very effective weapon systems along with the United States and of similar quality/effectiveness. My understanding is that the French Caesar artillery is first rate and, like HIMARS, the Ukrainians that operate these are big fans. While some German artillery has suffered problems (requiring remedial work before return to service), other systems have performed excellently and reliably across the board: IRIS-T, Gepard AA tanks, Nasams and so forth.
Artur's contribution here can be summed up as "US military hardware is better, reliable and delivered on time while European hardware is crap, unreliable and delivered late". There's a gaping hole in this: reality and objective facts tell us otherwise. It's all well and good to act like a brainless fanboy, Artur, but you do have to keep your (military) boots on the ground as well as your eyes and ears open. The United States is doing a huge amount (with over 42 billion dollars spent) versus the EU's 53 billion dollars (including national contributions of EU members) which doesn't even include the UK's contribution to this. All are doing their part: money, financing and modern, high-quality arms as well as ex-Soviet stock. Over the next year Europe is likely to exceed US production of 155mm ammunition for Ukraine (since it has a higher capacity to supply it). Both Europe and the US will have to buy additional ammunition from South Korea, Australia and elsewhere to keep up with demand.
Oh, and Artur: Rheinmetall produces some great products, but it is *FAR* from the largest military supplier in Europe. Not even remotely close to that. BAE Systems, Dassault, Saab, ThyssenKrupp, Thales, Safran, Leonardo, Rolls-Royce, Fincantieri are all out in front of Rheinmetall - as is Airbus, if you wish to include it in this list.
I really value Artur's contributions in this conflict on CZcams - he's right on the mark in so many ways and it's a real shame to feel that I have to take him to task. But with regard to the above, he was well off the mark in this video. To the extent that he very visibly stepped off into fantasy land for a little while while expressing his bubbling and breathless enthusiasm for all things American. However detached from reality, stupid and annoying some of that was.
How can Paul scream so load into the mic. My ears are bleeding.
Paul, review if the introductions are too long. If you are going to bring someone to the show, do not you think that they present themselves?
Check out how professionals do it (CNN, MSNBC, bla bla bla). Maybe review if you are doing a interview, a debate or whatever. Can you bring Malcolm Nance? I would like to hear about his experience
Artur is his normal self.. interesting.. this other guy is a joke 😂😂
Boring stuff Ukraine needs: Artillery, tank, and rifle barrels.
Why are you laughing about war? Thousands of people are Dying. You are so happy about this. You should not be happy about this Paul.
Man, Massaro, how over the top you were in this broadcast. You spoke like a showman, yelling and mostly doing the speaking all yourself. Calm down.