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- As the West considers further sanctions on Putin's war economy NATO begins planning for arms support to Ukraine without US help.
Speaking to Kate Gerbeau and James Hanson this week's Frontline experts outline how the war could end:
Timothy Ash, Economist and expert on Ukraine/Russia
@StarskyUA
Nick Lloyd Author of The Eastern Front
Yuri Felshtinsky, American/Russian historian and author of Blowing up Russia
Paul Conroy, Photojournalist and Filmmaker, speaking from Kherson
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Yes he is running out of washing machines to take chips from😂😂😂
Don't worry he can handle that and whatever comes up.
He'll be chipping looted toilet bowls next.
The Anglo-Saxon media's leave you terrible ignorant without the critical thinking skills to gather information westerners are living in delusions and wishful the west is blind with their arrogance there four fathers had been trying to defeat russia for centuries and they get smashed they've no idea of whom they're dealing you most know that the west is dealing with the most brave human species on earth with a cross in there hearts and weapons in there hands no human power can defeat them
No he’s running out of Jacket 🥔 and sausages 😂😂😂😂
@DanHart10 so many have before, look at America, full of homeless on the streets, not even a jacket potato let alone sausages
Sanctions too weak - 1000% agree. What a joke.
Agree, but one cannot dismiss the efficacy of the sanctions- they just take time to take effect and must be constantly tightened which they are. Look to the success of shipping companies involved in mid-ocean transfer of oil (shuttle shipping). Tightened in October-November’23. In February 24 over 90% of global shippers had stopped touching Russian oil- even returning it in some cases... Serbia’s economy is still undergoing retardation from sanctions decades after lifting- and they were tiny in comparison to Russian sanctions.
What would you do
The sanctions were mostly symbolic and useless. Business between Russia and rest of the world especially BRICS was not affected.
Ukraine is doing the work rather than relying on the west they are attacking in Russia. UKR are amazing
@@gary1632Nothing, absolutely nothing.
Beer and other alcoholic beverages should be an exception to sanctions. Vodkas is probably in the top ten anti-tank weapons for this war.
Unfortunately self sufficient
They have breweries in Russia
Funny poignant comment
I really think thats one area they dont need imports😅
I love it when people keep believing in there own propaganda amd lose track of reality
Check for typo
You are right. Just idiots like this boldly guy ....
Google Ukraine Worshipping Bandera still today. Bandera statues, Bandera flags, Bandera monuments.... Worshipping Bandera is worshiping Adolf H.
Like when Putin had to fire a massive amount of the FSB when it turned out that they would in fact not be welcomed as liberators in Ukraine.
It is kind of funny.
There seems to be a disconnect from reality here😂
😂😂😂😂😂 too much cool-aid supply
It seems like the "leaders" of the world have let greed make them weak.
Good people don't see leadership there has never been a good leader in the world for decades
Democracy is sometimes weak because it requires the support of the people and there willingness for hardship to help another country is weak. Sad but true
Wow you are crazy
Exactly all they have left is spending. They keep comparing themselves(the west) thru military spending. "Are milatary spending is bluh and bluh russia is 10xtimes smaller", and where still losing
Exactly, also if things weren't stolen from Trump this wouldn't have happened also if Germany would go nuclear for their energy instead of pumping vast sums of cash into Russia for their atmosphere polluting oil which Trump banged on about the whole time he was in office😮💨
I would love to see a conversation with this guy and scott ritter
Me too.
It would fall apart for dr evil in a second
Me too 😂
a minute is like a millenium, this is cool-aid staff 😂😂😂😂
Scott Ritter said Russia was gonna win in 1 week 😂
An example of a person who pretends to know everything when in reality knew nothing.
Priceless that you express that in broken grammar, Mr Know-Nothing.
Damn... for a second, I thought Dr. Evil out of Austin Powers was talking! 😁
Thanks for sharing,
ATB Gus 🍻
I was just about to make the same post! :)
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Dr. Evil is busy with Amazon
@@drewstead316
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Is Elon Musk #2?
It is sad that we have been brow-beaten to "respect" and "fear" this pathetic backwater. Our vibrant allies in eastern Europe have been telling us what a dangerous clownshow Russia has been for years, but our politicians did nothing.
>>"this pathetic backwater ... what a dangerous clownshow Russia has been for years"
Congratulations. As self-defeating proofs of ignorance and philistinism go, that one is excellent!
You are the pinnacle of Russian counter-propaganda. They have once again convinced everyone of their backwardness and played it perfectly. You are living proof of the success of levels of play that we can only guess at.
Russia’s history can be summed up in 5 words: 'And then it got worse'!
Thank you ..I needed a giggle [ your guest ] .. Fact .. 2022 EU IMPORTED 22 GIGA watts from Ukraine ..now Zero ... Worse .. ALL!!! EU underground Nat Gas Tanks blown .. worse ... 80 % all thermal power plants blown ... All load on Nuke power plant [ Look up Nuke Scram ] don't even have to hit plant .. blow transmission lines [ blow off steam ] ..wait hr ..Hit turbine Can you say Stone ages ...worse .. USA burns 1 trillion a quarter [ guest does not understand GDP ] ..
Yes compared to that of Ukraine and Britain!!!!
@@marioformosa4259 Very much worse than Ukraine and Britain indeed.
Yes! And thats why they are losing this war! Everyday Times gives us riveting words about the ineptitude of russia and thats why ukraine will surely win....right? Id say otherwise but youtube would ban me...AGAIN, for not buying the pravda
@@rmdomainer9042 poor uninformed loser?
I feel like I got tricked into watching this video because I watched it a long time ago (probably weeks ago) but I stopped it at 16:29. I feel frustrated that they upload the same videos to make it seem like they are new and I can't tell when they were actually first published.
Not just that, they actually mashed 2 old videos together here, wasted half an hour myself!
Times Radio says Putin is growing weaker. They just forgot to say in which universe.
Shovels are winning! They are using the latest Stealth, 5th generation shovels
That was moronic when the first ruZZian said they only have shovels. They only had shovels because they were digging trenches, ffs...
This channel has been beating the same drum now for more than two years.
Thanks 'Front line'✴Amazing interviews! Keep going✴
Use the assets to pay for the war crimes.
Russia has international assets too
And weppen
EU and US , are already in the stages of Russian Frozen assets to 🇺🇦.
Russia has a similar amount of Western assets, should they steal them to? What would happen to the worlds banking system if countries started stealing assets off each other?
Should Russia also steal the european assets in Russia? Since stealing is fair game now.
Who else is here for the comedy?
Me
Me!! The comments are beyond. One person was blaming the Dutch for selling flowers to Russia to ‘find the war effort’. 😂😂
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@@simaosimoes I was passing by, but I am tempted to CAMP HERE 🤣🤣🤣
I witnessed a drone strike targeting a Russian tank just one day ago. Approximately seven soldiers were on top of the tank, hitching a ride, and all of them jumped off before the impact, failing to save themselves. I paused the frame just before the strike and noticed that they were all wearing rubber Wellington boots, indicating a severe lack of basic equipment. Whether you have 10 well-equipped troops or 100 poorly equipped ones, numerical superiority does not guarantee effectiveness. Additional troops require resources for sustenance, clothing, and maintenance, ultimately reducing efficiency. This incident highlights their inability to reach a sustainable level of readiness. It's not about having more troops, but rather about their quality and morale.
Were you able to see the size and model of the boots?
I always tune out when it repeats, and quit watching.
Propaganda everywhere
This is propoganda
it's all propaganda, always
@@AX1Athen do tell … what is the truth?
Times Radio is 100% BS.
It's always about Putin being weak.
He seems to be fine in reality.
I've stopped watching your videos because they keep repeating theirselves for some reason
I'm only here to read the funny comments of the pro-Ukraine team
@@renemartin5729 because there's nothing to say against Russia they're just winning every day
This guy is better comic, than an economist
A simple question, how much have Russia confiscated from westerm buissnesses in Russia? you cant defeat a cheater by playing fair, i think we are to weak on Russia we should just let Ukraine use the Russian assets and shop for weapons as they think fit.
Russia kept everything that the west left behind when they left Russia, eg; aeroplanes, shops fully fitted and equipped like McDonald's etc....
Excellent and we'll said ....I used to be like that too until l learned to abuse abusers ,abandon abandoned,cheat on cheaters ...it's the only way they get it ...we should take the frozen assets as a loan ,to sort out later and pay it back the same way Russia paid back USA for ww2 land lease armaments
You must have missed the "out of stock" sign in the shop.
russia just needs to mind its own business and stay out of Ukraine.
And Nato and US can stay in Russian land?Get some real fact loser/
Dr Evil is coping hard in this interview.
If Russia and China decided to help the other small countries who have resources to start developing thier own resources, where will be Europe ?
Thanks for the update
Another clickbait title, he's not getting weaker !
really you know 87% of his Inital force he invaded Ukraine with is dead or wounded to badly to continue. we are getting to 500K pretty quick 463K right now today. Their using T55 tanks from world war two... their black sea fleet is a THIRD DESTROYED and now permenant Submarines on the black sea's floor and are scared of leaving port!!! so please explain to me how these losses are not felt by Russia. Russia will not recover anytime soon from this. none the less the brain drain, generation gaps from WW2 still this is going to hurt Russia in the future from lack of skilled workers and lack of young people around from a brutal world war then losing 500k to another war. none the less their economy is being artifically propped up and will have to stop doing that sooner then later. so tick tock, times running out for Russia.
And let not forget the UK acting as a middleman to launder Russian gold to Switzerland just before the war.
Strange that we have the resources to supply Ukraine properly but we don’t want to do it.
I am simply AGHAST that, despite what looked like a rapid and commensurate response initially has dwindled to what amounts to the next best thing to frig all.
Having FAILED to prevent Britain from becoming a Russian laundromat - in fact having ENCOURAGED it - having FAILED to foresee the Russian annexation of Crimea and thus failing to prevent it - having FAILED then to make life difficult enough for Russia thereafter - we, Britain AND ALL THE GLOBAL WEST - are HANDING it to Russia.
Seriously, do we want to risk Russia eyeing us from Calais???
To any politician listening, my number ONE priority is NOT cost of living, nhs waiting times or state pensions - it is MANIFESTLY that we are UNEQUIVOCAL in leadership in doing what is necessary to BEAT RUSSIA.......Uuuuuuuuuugggggggghhhhhhhh i could SCREAM with frustration 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
You are fretting over nothing. Russia's territorial ambitions consist solely in keeping the mineral resources of Crimea and Donbass out of Western hands.
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Easy to say when you aren't years on NHS waiting lists but I agree
Russia has no interest in a war with nato thats WHY it invade ukraine. It had to be done before it joined. This guy knows nothing.
You are fretting needlessly. Russia couldn't care less about you.
Shame on Putin
Shame on winning 😂😂😂
Nobody wins in war? DH😂
@@zakjuly6721 "Loses Kherson to poorest country in europe" I'm winning guys!
@@zakjuly6721 Ah the guy supporting genocide. Thanks for showing your true face.
Shame on the globalist war machine that makes war on everyone in the world for profit. Put the Leftist mainstream media news down and stop drinking the purple kool-aid already.
Who remembers Jimmy Saville I know these old parts were best buddies😂😂😂
You are soo right !!
While the west farts around and doesn’t face up to the fact that sacrifice is required …… Ukraine gallantly uses its initiative to the highest level … sacrifices young men and endures the horrific destruction of beautiful cities !!
Literally makes me cry!!!
😂😂. That sort of makes my day. You now realise that the West lies and thus has just been one big grift. Well done for catching on.
Stop messing around action is what's needed to end Putins rane of terror
stop supping at the Kool Aid fountain
No putin is not weak. Have some more tea.
On the reduction of export: The Dutch flower industry doubled it's export to russia last year! Because russians have so much funerals to organize! This will only help the Dutch economy and their support to Ukraine.
Also used to honour Navalny... Well, the flowers can't be used for military purpose, so no problem I guess.
Pretty sure there is a sanction
@@peterflohr7827 But the money from the flower trade can be donated to be used for military purpose, creating more funeral flower recipents back in russia when the coffin of the next late invader returns. So in a way russian women are helping to liberate Ukraine from their own men. But I'm not sure they see it that way.
😂😂. The comments from people who watch this show are priceless. I come here for laughs. So, the Dutch are funding the war effort through ‘flowers’. 😂😂😂
@@ashfield1425 You missed the "tongue in cheek" intention?
So true 👍
Jokes on u if u guys believe the garbage! We're lucky he's been patient!
This guy is a patient. I think they did this interview in a dementia ward.
This man is absolutly right
He is a total fool. And absolutely wrong about everything
About what?
@@Serbian1985 LOLserbian. There are so many jokes about you and Russians. Heard any good ones lately?
He’s absolutely full of it.
Europeans paying for Ukraine's reconstruction after Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine is outrageous. Russia must pay. The 300bl Russian money sitting in banks around the world belongs to Ukraine.
These assets are Russian central bank assets mainly held in Belgium as Euro bonds. Russia has a similar amount of Western assets, should they steal them to? What would happen to the International banking system if countries started stealing each others assets?
They will pay, for generations!
No it doesn't (unless you want to break international law).
@@Worldturnedupsidedown Russia has robbed all west assets in Russia already.
Never forget that Putler had been planning for his invasion of Ukraine for 10 years. His fatal mistake was believing his own propaganda that “most Ukrainians wanted to be part of Russia.”
I see this as well, you can see it in the visible Economic stats. Gold reserves dwindling, Oil production falling (but being stated as production cuts), inflation matching or exceeding increases in income, more people leaving the country via various means of escape, FSB increasingly overtaxed and unable to respond rapidly to a terrorist attack, Nuclear weapons "modernization" using antiquated technology, inability to defend against repeated Naval attacks by Ukraine, Defense minister public pronouncements not always reflective of reality. It's a slow burn but Russia is in a slow collapse. True the internet trolls do not publish to these facts but you can Google most of what I stated above.
All published by Western trolls, and hardly any of it true.
You must not see so much of Joe's Blog, I insist.
@@alexanderlazarev3570 Instead he should listen to random russia bots in the youtube comments.
Google? Hah!
Most of this is untrue, and some of it directly opposite to the truth. Russia has certainly been put through a hard time, but seems to be surviving remarkably well.
Look I am extremely well educated and this review is wrong. You are the one who is not doing their research properly.
B. S.!!!!!
His problems have just started we will see to that ?
"We"? Not so much. Frankly I don't get the sense Ukraine's allies want Putin out of power or Russia in particularly bad shape. Out of Ukraine, sure, but they'd rather just have the whole crisis go away.
Problem is Putin's 70 years old and all his inner circle hate each other. Normal dictatorship stuff. At some point it becomes a prisoner's dilema for the guys at the top, you eighter take over or someone else does and gets you executed. So when it eventually collapse a regime like this tends to implode faster tan a minisub full of millionaires.
Could happen in a week, could happen in four years, but it's coming. That's the dark side of being "president for life", you still have a very obvious term limit.
Problems just started? He was dying of cancer, his troops were out of ammo, beaten in two key Ukrainian towns and enduring seven game changers .To make matters worse, the smaller the Ukrainian army gets, the better it becomes
Their economy is outperforming every G7 country. They are now the 5th largest by PPP index surpassing Germany and just behind Japan. What are you talking about?
The first thing you should do is sue your former teachers for malpractice.
You should take your own advice
Why are we stopping Russia from paying back bonds and paying dividends that it owes to the west . These are pre war bonds not recent issues that are rightly being blocked . . The only people affected are those investors in the west whilst Russia is laughing at us as they get to retain those maturity sums and also retains the dividends.
They should have sold their shares already. Gazprom is directly involved with his mercenary troop, be ashamed and loose your money.
@@harryhole5786 I am talking bonds and dividends taken out a decades or more before . Not shares . This was pre invasion by many years . Why tell Russia you can keep the money and no need to pay back either the bond or dividends. Russia is very happy about it .
Can we attack putins money ? He must keep it somewhere !
@@ananamu2248 Yep, billions of trillions of it! Or maybe trillions of billions. All one's gotta do is find it and steal it. How hard can it be?
The G7 should stop all trade with Russia. All frozen funds should be allocated to Ukraine. Ukraine should be given all means to send as many drones to Russian refineries and terminals. Set Russia alight as Churchill would say.
Hast,Du schon Mal was von verbrannter Erde gehört,wenn unsere Jungs von der Raketentruppen loslegen,dann ist die Westukraine schwarz,kein Leben mehr geh hin wenn Du keine Angst hast,ich schaue mir das Szenario mit meinen Jungs von weiten an,wohl bekommst.
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Russia has a similar amount of Western assets,should they confiscate them to. And what would happen to the world banking system if countries started stealing assets off each other?
Europeans love to steal from other people. It's in their nature.
HEROYAM SLAVA 🔱🇺🇦✌🏻
>>"Putin is becoming weaker"
Times Pravda is becoming ever more ridiculous.
superb commentary..thank you🙌
The effects of secondary sanctions are beginning to work their way through the Russian economy. Since the beginning of 2024, banks in Turkey have severed nearly all financial ties with Russia. The UAE (which recently joined the BRICS) has similarly begun exiting the Russian market. Cyprus, once a safe haven for the Russian ultra-rich, announced it would begin partnering with financial crimes specialists from the U.S. FBI to root out sanctions evasion.
Thanks for that ...we can play " oh ,woe " but we need patience and more learning on HOW to make " never again " a reality ..it takes effort to make a promise come true ...this abuse is not going to go away
@@thetruth9210 Happens to me all the time, but it's not YT, it's Times Radio. This doesn't happen on other channels.
Biden, early 2022: "The sanctions will bring Russia to its knees within months."
And India severed its ties with the Russian ghost fleet fearing Western sanctions! That alone was bringing $38 billion in oil revenue!
@@thetruth9210 don't expect me to believe that
They are not dependent on import of commodities far as I know. Sanctions don't work because they are self-sustained. The few items they need like microchips can easily bypass sanctions, being smuggled in etc.
thats why targeting the oil refineries makes total sense. Russia already imports diesel and gasoline from Belarus.
I was always told by the science teachers the universal currency is energy. Another currency is commodities.
@@kynchan3332 and Russia has a ton of it
@@stephenglover1818 I wish I had a ton of it.
@@kynchan3332 don't we all !!!
You can print your dollars, pounds and euros as those are just cutted papers with huge state debts behind those currencies.😅
However, you can't print ammo and weapons😁
What do you mean?
Apparently you never heard of 3D printing…
@@michaellindqvist5288 I mean you can print shells for example. That's why Russia produced three million shells last year, and 23 countries of NATO could get only 300000 shells😅
@@wilberwhateley7569you'll know how that works when it gets to the battlefield.
@@wilberwhateley7569 try to print FAB1500 and FAB3000 bombs😅
Stay strong, keep smart. Slava Heroiam Ukraini, Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 from Canada 🇨🇦
Heroam slava!
This man talk a LOT of sense
NATO's collective professional standing army is also overwhelming. Not conscripts... its just no comparison.
NATO is tapped out and not unified and this post is utter nonsense.
Just having a tea and biscuit listing to this mate 😅 🤣🤣
Typical Times absolute garbage😂
Bull, you don't know Russian people, no you could not without crippling your own economy
The most importante idea is stop invaders!. Only with sanctions will they understand that invading is not allowed and there are serious consequences.
And yet he is winning
May be..in the mean time Russia is demolishing Karkyv day after day with 1000 pounds gliding bombs and Ukraine is defenseless while waiting fro help from the USA...Sanctions are eroding Russia military machine but not enough.
They aren’t even eroding it. They are getting all the chips etc they need from China.
Yeah Right! Right?
You have to trust Joe 90 👓 He's Super Intelligent
Watching this guy, hearing this guy...I discovered the word...wonkers..
Thanks, Times Radio.
Maybe you should have a closer look.
nATO is throwing Ukraine under the bus.
NATO is the bus.
...that was the plan from day 1
Not anymore, EU is ramping up funds for Ukraine while US being held up by 1 person which is Donald Trump and Mike Johnson!
@@renemartin5729 Yes, Putin's plan
@@michalooo3425 Nope, the neocon's plan.
It's impossible to win a war against a nuclear armed country that has 3 times the population and endless amounts of oil, gas, minerals etc. Especially if that "win" includes taking Crimea, because anyone with more than half a brain knows that Russia will go nuclear before that happens.
Unfortunately, the western alliance is totally dependent on the US and we are tired of flipping the bill for everyone else who should have been spending more money on defense.
And If I'm correct..Putin's standard of living is virtually unchanged. Whereas it's the normal Russian person who is Suffering from the war.
Couldn’t be further from the truth
Russia is a pathetic country.
Is this a repost of older material?
Puke nukem
Amazing Russia will have to start using dishwashers as well as the Washing machines and shovels. How many of Russia's 6500 nukes has Russia used so far?
This was comedy. I wonder of they actually beleived in what they said. Probably. Funny program, saved my day 😊
Putin has to change his underwear several times a day.
Trying too hard. So far he's had cancer, Alzheimer's, now some diarrhea disease, a bit too much wishful thinking surely.
Where do you find these muppets?
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Even two cops with guns could have stopped or slowed down the attack. There was ZERO russian security there...weird...
Is this person on the same planet !!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Long live Ukraine
No, I hate nazis.
Lol, its finished already.
Yes I think it has got two more years. At least.
@@graemes52 The long live is counted on the minute scale not years.
Re-install the iron curtain and let them do their own thing over. As long as they leave us alone.
Well thats the problem they dont live us alone.
Ironically, what Russia has been saying for the past couple of decades is precisely that - "Leave us alone". Stop funding pro-western opposition, stop inciting civil unrest, stop installing hostile regimes in neighbouring republics, stop expanding NATO. But sure, it is Russia who is not leaving us alone, let's go with that.
@@thetruth9210
You can allways choose your friends..
But you cant choose justice if you live in a dictatorship.
Unfortunately Russian threats and agression did'nt go away during the 7 decades of the 'iron curtain' - you are probably too young to know that the threat of imminent nuclear annihilation by Russia was very real, and a factor always present in everyday life. That's what RSGs were for. That's why the bigg demonstrations and marches were not about Climate Change but about 'Ban the Bomb' - were you hunched over one of the first transistors with your less fortunate class mates, to find out if you were going to get the famous '4 minute warning' during the Cuban missile crisis ?.
they have left us alone .
he forgot to mention china and the middle east if he wants to bring up the combined power of nato.
Thats not we hear anywhere else
If it is true that Putin is growing weaker, then what basis is there for the threats of a Russian Summer offensive to take Kiev, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia?
Russia will never take Kiev. Do you really think for a moment that NATO will stand idly by while Russian troops approach the Polish Border? I might say this is not exactly how NATO works, even during the days of the Cold War NATO had status of forces agreements with Russia not to storm towards NATO's borders with troops. No way will the Kremlin risk war with NATO and Putin is not foolish enough to attempt another attempt on Kiev after the last disaster. Watch what happens on the NATO side as Russian troops move West.......if they ever get that far which is a big IF at this point.
Drop a nuke...P O W
@MogwaiGoogly puke nukem...P O W
I'm sorry to say, but without weapons deliveries, and because they have more manpower constraints, and tons of economic problems, Ukraine grows weaker too.
So the real question is, who grows weaker faster. Being a keyboard ninja, I don't give a prognosis.
@@tallguy6055 No i reckon his goal now is to simply hold onto to the territory he occupies in the east of Ukraine.. but the truth is that this war is lost, we are never going to take back the land that Russia has made theirs, not without risking nuclear conflict..
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Weaker are those 32 countries against Uno 😂
Get a life. Putin.!
Economic projection decrease, foot soldiers looses, military hardwear devastated, d fall of russia is very near,
You have listened for too many Joe's Blog programmes.
That's horrible for UK. My condolesences.
30 Year total WAR
I am ashamed and disgusted by the west approach to Ukraine we can see what's going on we can see how much and how desperate you cry is for new Nations and equipment yet the west is still just trick or feeding stuff through just enough to Barely hold the front lines we should be giving them everything they need a fast as I needed straight away worry about the cost lighter
How is Putin growing weaker? Russia seems to be doing very well - his govt. debt to GDP is only 22%! What’s Murica? 130% or more?
This channel should called Clown Radio.
The headline made me laugh
Desperate propaganda 😮😅
@@waynereid9471what is the truth? Do tell
Yet here you are! 😂🤡 Thanks for promoting this channel to YT algorithms and having it shown to more people! AND making them money with your engagement, BS and all. You ain’t fooling anyone either way!
@@jessehachey2732I triggered you, mission accomplished.
Yes but?Putin didn’t count on his war being a total disaster and lasting longer than he could ever imagine?and it’s not over 🙈
But he is holding out better than Europe and is using his fsb agents in America and now he is back on track to taking Ukrainian lands. So what's the point in the end?
@@glintongordon6811at his current rate of progress it would take Russia 15 years to reach the Polish border. At best.
At Ukraine’s rate of progress in destroying Russian armoured vehicles (all types) Russia has less than 2 years until it is sending only those 2 dozen per year that are completely newly built, at best.
@@glintongordon6811 nonsense, similar to WW I
@@SLOWLYdoesit1 Ignoring the 400 sq km Russia has recently gained, you obviously weren't paying attention on 24th Feb '22, when Putin stated the SMO is not about territorial gain! Besides Russia would not want western Ukraine - it's full of nationalists!
@@graemepeters5717 in 2 years.
A great collage of interviews! Very different people with different viewpoints! Slava Ukraine!
interesting, thanks
People talk about russin desinformation and propaganda and still WE allow sites like Times radio.😂
I agree. Russia Today is so much more reliable. Personally i don't trust anything that has not gone through thorough vetting by a autocratic dictatorship that kills political opposition.
You must always remember. In time of war You can't believe any thing eitherside tells you.
Or comments here.
I wholeheartedly agree. Only believe verifiable facts, believe what you can actually see happening, not what others are telling you is happening.
Economy doesnt win wars. Nukes does.
His story is not complete.. missing the difference in purchasing power.. with less money russia can do much more because materials and salaries are cheaper in russia .. also the ftontline is not far so logistics expenses much lower
Thank you for another interesting interview. A very fair argument about how taxes are spent but Russia's money cannot used to stop the war.
Agree with zero trading with Russia. It will take decades for political change in Russia to the better, if ever. If we go for zero trade, I will say it is more likely that Russia will fragment into smaller separate nations.
So where will you get your cobalt, chrome, copper, gold, lead, manganese, nickel, platinum, tungsten, vanadium, and zinc - just to name metals? You might also think about corn and wheat!
@@graemepeters5717 It can be sourced elsewhere, and should. In Norway, we are now working towards developing the mining and processing industry for our mineral resources that we have found but not yet tapped into. We are also investing alot of money in surveying for yet more minerals as we have many potentially promising geological areas for REE resources. Other countries are doing similar preparations with their resources.
The situation change, is really an eye opener. We have mislead ourselves by ignoring the tell tale signs of Putins actions the last 20 + years. His plan and goals were hammered out long before he actually annexed Crimea. So now the EU and affiliated countries are working strategically to be independant of Russia and China for supplying the tech productions that will be the cornerstone for future new tech development, innovation and consumption.
We will have to work fast, and that will have a negative impact on environment sadly. But it cannot be helped. Putin has factored that into his assumption that the EU will not be able to transition quickly enough. But It is easy to factor wrong here, and he did. We are now seeing a new nuclear power initiative from the EU. Green energy will be coming from SMR power distributed all over Europe. Reliable, protected infrastructure will benefit us all in the future, and at the same time hurt Russias very vulnerable economy.
Russia made a huge gamble, and it has already failed. They are past the point of no return, and the trajectory they find themselves in leads them hurdeling towards ruin. It is simply a question of time. They can still do much damage to the West, but it will not be able to match the resources of the combined GDPs of the West, and in the end this will be apparent to even the strongest Putin supporters, and many of them will turn their back on him. In the end there will be an internal power struggle, but the scraps they will fight over, will lead to civil unrest and turmoil will result in a deconstructed Russia fragmented into smaller states is my prediction. Maybe we will see the rebirth of former states like Pskov, Yaroslavl, Smolensk, Novgorod, Tver, Muscovy, Nizhny Novgorod to name a few in the west. In the east I think Northern Manchuria will be contested. China still views this region to be part of the Chinese "Empire", and Mongolia might have objections. It will certainly be interesting to see what emerges from the ashes.
Oh, I see the confusion. I believe you are assuming that Russia needs US/EU and we do not need Russia, right? You are in for some major disappointment mate...
@@graemepeters5717 The United States has the capability to feed ourselves plus a large percentage of the world. Have you never seen the videos of ships unloading pallets full of grain in bags labelled U.S. A.I.D.? We've been sending relief to famine victims in Africa and other areas of the world for decades. And Russia does not have a monopoly on ANY of those strategic metals. Create a demand, and the suppliers will come to fill it. Like the drug trade.