Should we start preparing for Russia's collapse?
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2024
- "Compare the picture we saw today of President Zelensky in Izyum, surrounded by soldiers... to the guy who is who has never been near his troops since 2014, except on a victory day parade and stays at the end of a long table from even his closest advisers, what a contrast."
We need to start preparing for Russia's collapse as Ukraine's offensive keeps up momentum says Former US Army Commander in Europe Ben Hodges.
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That closing comment about Putin is spot on.
💯 And text available in description, 1st paragraph… tho an actual side-by-side photo would’ve been much better (host/guest video as small inset).
@@gr8dvd side by side👈yes
@Danis 🤡 🇷🇺 🪦 🌻Мы будем в порядке. Россия падет....
@Danis Wait until you are conscripted, you can then show your loyalty to Putin by dying for him 💀
@Danis
Better wait than actually do useful fighting, uh ?
I love the humor and determination of Ukrainians in these hard times. It's sad that they understand the the west might "lose interest". Dear Ukrainians, I have NO PROBLEM "suffering" high energy prices when the alternative is seeing Ukrainians suffer in blood. 100% support to Ukraine from Sweden 🕊️🇸🇪❤️🇺🇦
If you're going to copy and paste this on hundreds of videos, you might want to spell "lose" correctly.
i cannot agree more strongly, i gladly send dollars and will WELCOME "taxes" that would support the citizens of Ukraine!
Amen. Kör till det är klart 🔥
*lose interest (sigh)
@@TeemarkConvair You are welcome to pay extra taxes for your precious Ukraine, but I am not.
Your virtue signaling is pathetic and selfish.
Ben Hodges has provided excellent commentary from the beginning!
Yes he has! Finally, a brilliant military official who gives important, factual information. A chosen few like him. Ignore the pundits, local tv stations, and commentaries who are full of possibilities, presumptions, and out right guesses, or bringing up irrelevant arguments. Bravo Ben. Local tv stations are owned by sound bytes and very very limited and sometimes wrong info.
Indeed! 🤩
😂😂🐑🐑
You hit the nail on the head at the end there about the contrast between Zelensky and Putin. Zelensky didn't run he stayed behind, and is often seen with his troops at the front. Putin on the other hand hides away in his palace, is never seen with his troops, and usually gets rid of anyone who disagrees with him. Is it any wonder the Russian soldiers have no morale?
I was thinking today it’s been a while since he was photographed visiting wounded troops in Moscow hospitals. I wonder what the rate of medals being handed out too.
Not to mention the soldiers are ALL from poor lands and are the criminals and bad kids from the education system who had zero chance of getting anywhere in life...
@@spookyt8692 too many to see now. Putler just hides
@@spookyt8692 and even those rare encounters are scripted
@@fargusmaloy that’s what I’m saying. Token PR outings that seem
Yo have fallen by the wayside now
What Putin did was a historical mistake. Russia was a lot scarier when they were only threatening instead of actually invading. This is a future lesson for China if they decide to attack Taiwan. Do NOT underestimate your opponent. Great analysis by Ben Hodges.
I am completely convinced that China would have invaded Taiwan if Russia's Ukrainian invasion had achieved success. But they saw the Russians fall flat on their face and realized now was not the time.
Most definitely!
Huge Respect to Russia! What a Nation! What a Brave People! They say NO to NATO imperialism. The say NO to NATO Invaders. They say NO to NATO war criminals worldwide. They say NO to NATO baby killers worldwide. They fight for their Independence. They fight for FREEDOM. they fight for their friends and family. They fight for everyone who enjoys Freedom. Huge Respect. Russia will win.
@@sd1262 what a sad little troll you are Ivan. So sad. 😢
I couldn't agree with you more. This war, sadly, has revealed the true face of Sputin's Russia. A joke. Like you said, his threats were worse than his pathetic war. And China is another paper tiger. A lot of those soldiers are the one child China policy. I can't imagine they will be too invested in any conflict. And their mighty economy is headed south. Keep yapping, Xi
No. Autocrats do not give up power easily. The thought of them giving up power is abhorrent. It will take the society to make change.
Many dictators have fallen. Pooptin may fall and russia with him. It is a empire of conquered large nations.
If Ruzzians were against the war and Putler, millions would show up on Red Square and protest until the government changed- akin to how Czechoslovakians did during the Velvet Revolution. They won't, as most support their precious oligarch..
@@stevemcgowen many are, including my relatives living in St. Petersburg, Moscow and various towns in Siberia. They fear retribution for their actions. Not only are they afraid for themselves but endanger the lives of family members. Neighbors are rewarded to tell on each other. You have no clue what it is like to live under an oppressive system of government. Russians have lived under autocratic rule for centuries and behave accordingly. After the Russian revolution they tasted democracy for six months and then lived under the thumb of communism.
@@harveyhorwitz1346 Many certainly isn't most. The vast majority in Mordor aren't fit to be part of the world. In Czechoslovakia protestors against the government and the anti government movement were arrested, jailed, tortured and even killed. They had enough and took a stand. Orcs don't have it in them. They need isolated and impoverished so they can never warmonger again, or be taken over by China and colonized. Even the CCP is better than Putler and the Ruzzia's style of government...
All of these sudden unexplained (and unexpected) deaths surrounding Putin’s inner circle (of Oligarchs) are not the result of people who opposed Putin. All of these deaths are a result of the "resistance" in Russia trying to get inside of Putin's head and make him more paranoid. These are people well within Putin's inner circle being assassinated. Russian alliances are collapsing all around him. Look at Armenia-Azerbaijan. Russia will not be able to send any troops in accordance with their CSTO Agreements. Georgia is ready to vote on a referendum to take back Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Putin's world is crumbling and there will be much more to come. The collapse of the Soviet Union is imminent.
The Ukraine high command has done a super job
Also U.S. & NATO "consultants" ain't that bad. 😉
They had consultants from other countries providing strategic intelligence.
They did a magnificent job lying so far.
Ive heard this chap interviewed on numerous channels and he is very impressive.
Indeed BLA bla.... talking is cheap
@@rob5197 Your talking is. Dirt cheap. Your wages are shyte.
@@rob5197 😢
@@rob5197 you upset that you didn’t earn your potato this week? 😂
@@MikeOxlong- hard times for Russian trolls these days. But hey: gotta get that borscht!
I loved the visual contrast drawn between Zelensky with his troops vs. Putler and his "dining table."
Putin: my giant table is to distract everyone from my tiny peen. :(
General Hodges is ALWAYS a great interview! Thanks!
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇲🇺🇦🇬🇧
russia went into Ukraine to "de-militarize" Ukraine. Now Ukraine is armed to the teeth and russia has lost 50,000 combat troops and most of its military gear.
It is very good that you stupids use desinformation and plan your strategy on it )
And to make Ukraine an example for any countries contemplating application to NATO. Come to think of it, perhaps they have …
Actually they have lost a lot more troops, since that number you gave is only the dead soldiers and does not include severely injured ones.
@@majortom7038 not in the way they'd hoped
The reality is that Russia is out of combatants, and there is a difference between general soldier and combatant, for every soldier doing the fight (combatant) you need at least 1 for support, so after all KIAs, POWs, and wounded definitely Russia is not in fighting conditions, let alone to be able to capture more ground.
Holding territory is far easier when that land is your own.
Quite obviously! ... from a Swiss Army officer who knows a thing or two on the topic... Defending your country, your family, your freedom, your future... definitely trumps (pun intended) fighting for.a meager salary, which may or may not be paid!
Well, Russia had months and months to dig in and they’re still getting steamrolled.
@@The_ZeroLine Digging in doesn't do them any good when they run away the moment they see a Ukrainian soldier.
@@TheEGrievous Exactly my point. They just give Ukraine hundreds of miles of convenient, pre-built fortifications that will never be retaken.
It's hard to believe that we are witnessing the fall of Russia. Couldn't have come sooner! Ukrainian troops are brilliant. When you made the comparison of President Zelenskyy there in the middle of the troops to Putin, that was absolutely perfect! Thank you General!
Russia's been in terminal decline for decades now. Their demography in particular has just been horrendous. Sooner, or later it would come crashing in on itself. The war in Ukraine was one last desperate grasp at holding things together and for Putin to buy more time to stay in power. The problem with these kind of moves is that they're huge gambles which if you lost things come crashing down faster. A gamble that Putin seems to have lost. What really got him is that he seemed very unaware of how bad corruption has hamstrung his own military and the Ukrainians will and ability to fight. Funny enough one contributing factor to the sinking of the Moskva was that emergency equipment was under lock and key because people kept stealing it. I've never been sold on Russian military might, but I always figured Ukraine would be something they could handle, the most they could handle really and they couldn't even manage that.
What is ironic is that the Russian backed insurgency in Donbass and Luhansk has likely gone a long in preparing Ukraine. Ukraine in a lot of ways is like a little Russia. It has a lot of the same demographic issues as Russia, in an economic rut and plagued by corruption arguably worse than in Russia. Russia's transgressions have forced them to get their act together in terms of their military. Instead of facing a smaller, poorer and weaker version of the Russian army they found an army determined and battle hardened by years of fighting.
@@ShamanMcLamie actually their birthrate is highest in europe except ireland and france
"The fall of Russia" Be careful what you wish for. The LAST thing the world needs is for this huge country to collapse into anarchy or civil war: the losers will not be the Russian people alone (many of whom do not support the war, and most of whom have been brainwashed by their media), it will be everyone in surrounding countries. And the danger of Russian nuclear weapons getting into the hands of groups more hot-headed even than the Kremlin cannot be overemphasised. What the world needs is the collapse of the Russian invasion effort: that's all. Russian revolutions have a habit of turning out to be no good for anyone, and whoever comes after Putin could be even worse.
@@D4v3Serious They are all below replacement level (2.1 children).
@@D4v3Serious I think you need to go look up those statistics and charts again... this time get them from Mordor itself, as they’re far worse than wiki or other similar sources.
I have recently found your channel and your coverage is outstanding.
Same here.
"Exhaustion makes cowards of us all." That is a very powerful insight. Given their manpower issues, I strongly suspect that Russia doesn't have the reserves to rotate out front line troops. Battle fatigue combined with poor leadership combined with the fact that many Russian troops aren't getting paid what they were promised - all this helps to explain Ukraine's recent success (combined of course with the collective grit and determination of the whole Ukrainian people). It is truly remarkable.
It took the Russian soldiers far to long for the penny to drop. But I'm assuming that very slowly the information and the reports spread throughout the soldiers fighting in the front line about Putins total lies about the war, and Putins neglect of them regarding compensation, non payment of wages, non reinforcements, no supply's, etc etc, and now they are all just saying "Fk this and fk Putin, we're out of here. " Putins military have already given up, they refuse to fight now. Well the majority of them anyway.
Excellent interview. Good info, good observations.
I fear it’s too early to call. Putin, when he knows he’s lost the ground battle may feel he has nothing to lose and go big rather than be humiliated. This is potentially the most dangerous point...
He will be removed by his own people in Dec 2022
If he goes Nuclear he knows NATO will step in and cities like Moscow will be gone as will any hope of him living - NATO has many nuclear powers in it who will not sit aside and let a rogue state go nuclear
@Arif Erturk Putin only uses tactical nukes if he has already lost. The greatest fear of nuclear powers is that using nukes is accepted, because it makes it a lot more likely that nuclear war escalates to MAD. If Putin uses a nuke then China and India join the sanctions and the US uses some non-nuclear response to punish Russia, probably 72 hours of airstrikes on Russian targets in Ukraine.
If Putin uses strategic nukes on the west, well he won't. He will decide instead to commit suicide via two shots to the back of the head immediately after asking for the launch console.
Putin has nowhere to go other than to escalate, as the news today shows. The question is, will it turn the situation in Russia’s favour and, if it takes a long time, will others in the Russian government or the Russian people turn against him. It’s getting risky for Putin, as partial mobilisation sends messages to the Russian people that the ‘military operation’ is not going as planned.
SKAVA UKRAINI ! !
And a big thanks to Ben Hodges for the wonderful oversights ! If I were a soldier I would follow you to the end & beyond . Thank you
When Ben Hodges is speaking about this war, my ears always perk up and he gets my full attention.
The fall of the Berlin Wall and the fall of Russia, both in my lifetime, wonderful.
But what will russia do with the icbms?. Will they keep them to rot naturally😂
An Ukranian comedian comparing himself to a kgb agent😂😝
@@Akash11898 👈🤡 the fact Zelensky was a comedian before being elected president is irrelevant, he has shown the world what a true Leader he is.
@@stevenmartin8828 stop watching news with rosy glasses. He was a puppet leader assigned by USA. Go and search 2019-20-21 pandora papers, panama papers. He was third most corrupted leader. USA knows if he flew from ukraine, russia will make a puppet regime in ukraine. So zelensky is forced to stay there. Also to regain his repo back from a corrupted traitor he didn't flew away. IF russia takes full force action ukraine will have a nuclear winter by now but he has a soft heart for slavik people . So he didn't attacked with full force
@@Akash11898 Zelensky started as a comedian and ended up as a statesman, putler thought he was a statesman, but ended up as a joke.
Agreed it’s bingo for the free world and sends a clear message to China.Dictators take note.
The withdrawal of Russian Federation forces from Kharkiv is a turning point. The news itself has energized Ukraine and the larger world. Russia is having a bad week. His decision Not to mobilise Russians in millions on May 9th was vital. He lost the war months ago. The probing advance into Luhansk and Donetsk from the north is pivotal. Izyum is no longer among Russian garrisoned and active supply bases. A great firing position for the whole battle field. 50 miles of trouble in any direction. Air bases and strategic forces missile battery units. New units being sworn in and prepared and trained. Training of 100 top pilots will restore Ukraine. Readying reinforced concrete bunker type facilities. Ready for the new aircraft and drones and ammo coming in daily to the front!
Just a word of caution in optimism: there can be more than one turning point in a road.
Now I'm all in favor of Ukraine, and hope they kick the Russians 60 miles back into their own country, but:
The Russians still have huge amounts of forces in the center of the conflict area, and some of them (Wagner group and others) are pretty nasty characters. They seem to be incompetently led at the higher levels, but they are still nasty characters to deal with. There is also still a huge amount of supplies and manpower to the south, not even counting Crimea. The southern offensive is currently trying to take less than a third of the southern area, and even if or when it succeeds, will have a hard slog getting across the river and retaking more land.
Ukraine has a number of things in it's favor, but clearing out the LNR/DNR areas and recovering the south is not going to be an easy walk.
@@lwilton Wagner was wiped out weeks ago. Mordor can't mobilize more troops. Their logistics are a joke and it's getting cold in Ukraine...
@@stevemcgowen Well, if all the nasty Wagner guys were killed, I guess they now must be zombies. Because they are the ones attaching in the central area around Bakhmut and a bit south.
And Mordor is mobilizing more troops. Not very good ones, and poorly trained, and only about 12,000 so far. And they may not be able to get them to the fronts to be shot as cannon fodder. But still, they are generating some number of troops.
@@lwilton they stopped that whole process over a week ago when Ukraine started this offensive, even though Wagner is still trying to recruit from prisons.
they’ve even admitted it in the news...
As Russia has no trained forces to mass mobilize and the equipment in deep storage it would take a lot of time up to a year to get properly trained troops. They are scrapping the barrel, taking basically everyone and offering large sums for short service. Either way, Putin had too few troops to start the war with, lost a lot, and have trouble to even replacing the losses. So we see troops that are fighting for 6 months and lose more and more their combat effectiveness. Worst of all you can't replace the better-trained troops, the lost officers and Russia never had an NCO like western troops. So we watch a deteriorating army that still can hurt a lot, but becomes less and less useful.
Great topic. This is certainly the biggest challenge we have right now. What will happen to Russia's nuclear weapons and natural resources after they collapse.
They will need to de-militarize for sanctions to be lifted, or they can compete with N. Korea as to the poorest 'developed' nation on Earth...
One step at a time. Two weeks ago it was considered a low probability that we could even effect regime change. I'm guessing that there would be some sort of tax imposed on the sale of Russian resources for war reparations. The nukes would be a big question mark, but they will probably keep them.
A huge issue. Hopefully the West has anticipated the breakup and knows where the nukes are.
We will need to sweep in and colonize them
@@jouvertalandwa5337 De-Nazify.
Thank you very much for that insight.
General Hodges never fails to impress.
Speaking of failing to impress, has Putin been seen in public recently?
I think Putin was at the Moscow Day celebrations with fireworks while his troops in Ukraine were running for their lives. Horrible optics!
Ooooooohhhhhh
He was last seen cutting the ribbon on a Ferris Wheel. Kinda tells you where his head it at...
@@Waltham1892 That is wrong. Putin has meet Xi two days ago then had another regional public event. In both cases he made weak statements basically begging for negotiations and had a livid face. We can criticize and comment as we want, but please get your facts right.
General Hodges is a skillful analyst.
Ben is my favorite former general turned war analyst!
I'm really impressed with Ben Hodges in all the clips I've seen him in. We need a channel to subscribe to his commentary. :-)
Even if Ruzzia uses nukes, (And I highly doubt Ruzzia will do it) they'll be in for a world of Shxt.
I doubt they maintain their nukes, they may blow up themselves. Also, The US wouldn't allow it. Generally the US is 15-20 years ahead of Russia in terms of technology, they developed an anti-nuke system in the 80s. I doubt Russia ever did.
Precisely, the US only got away with nuking Japan because no one else had them, no risk of retaliation, nowadays that won't work.
I can imagine even the neutral countries turning on them at that point. General condemnation at the UN Assembly and severance of all ties. We can only hope. But a cornered Putin with nothing to lose is a bit disconcerting. And in the Kremlin power circles there are worse people than he, even more extreme, who'd be eager to take the reins when he's gone.
1/2 of russian airborne units are stranded in Kherson. The bridges are blown and Ukraine controls the air space so no escape for them. Expect MASSIVE surrenders in the coming days and weeks in Kherson. Nothing like this has happened since Germans surrendered at Stalingrad!
I doubt about surrender, full rout probably. Paratroopers are lightly armed.
@@martstam2016 Yea! But damn easy to detect, specially those running just in underwear, and with refrigerator on their back.
Russia’s Airborne? They went 6 feet underground at Hostomel airport near Kiev! And will be made fertilizer in Kherson.
They don't really have anywhere to run, we'll not many of them anyway, surrender is their only option.
@@martstam2016 There are persistent rumors that some Russia units in Kherson are negotiating with the Ukrainians about conditions for surrender.
The rise and fall of an empire. What a sight to behold... Russias whole security architecture will be dragged down with it. It has been a generation since it last collapsed. For some Russians it will be their first state collapse... For many it will be the first burned deeply into their collective and generational memory... But we aren't there yet, there is still some final moves to make for the dark king to fall. Patience and time are the best warriors of all. We need both now, to finish what was started
If we can endure 3 once in a lifetime financial collapses, they can endure one empire collapse 😏 They'll get over it!!
Question is should the USA disintegrate too?
HE AIN´T NO KING. HE IS THE BLACK SATANIC FORCE FOR EVIL IN OUR TIMES.
@@Mewanrahnam575 do you suffer from attention deficit syndrome?
@@Mewanrahnam575 you know who most desperately doesn’t want that to happen? ukraine. you know who else? poland, estonia, latvia, lithuania, the czech republic, germany, japan, south korea, taiwan and i could keep going….
Most insightful interviewee I’ve heard for a long time.
Oh… and nice to see the questions before the answers… 🙂
Excellent reporting, thank you! Glory to Ukraine🇺🇦
I love this guy, so consice and informative!
Spot-on analysis.
*Quick NOTE* to the description: Putin was also near a few of his troops when he and Shoigu once visited the Russian Military Exposition of new Russian military equipment. We recall Putin and Shoigu inspecting a new vehicle, the door was stuck, the lock didn't work, then without effort the *handle broke,* and they tossed it through the window into the vehicle. _"Oh, __-those Russians-__ that Russian quality."_ (Side question: Are the Russian *nukes* of the same "quality"? Might they fail while still in Russia?)
Absolutely a possibility.. For decades the Russian military was not paid properly The corrupt military hierarchy sold off many nukes to Supplement their pay. Unfortunately however they had hundreds of nukes and it would only take 2 or 3 to completely destroyed Ukraine
@@nickisnyder3450 _"only take 2 or 3 to completely destroyed Ukraine"_ ...or the nearest part of Russia, should they fail. But you are right, yes.
Man I can’t wait to look back on these videos and rewatch them
I liken the need to maintain momentum by rotating fresh troops into the front line to a chainsaw wherein each tooth represents a force that "bites" and then in turn, is quickly rotated out and immediately replace by the next tooth in the chain. You still have to keep the machine fueled and maintained, so pauses are necessary. The chainsaw of an offensive battle.
Civil defense? Who knew that existed any longer? There is hope for others. “I don’t need a ride. I need ammunition.” Anyone who has ever been around anyone who talked like that while under fire knows those words will never be forgotten.
We see history being written in front of our eyes.
Great interview!!
Hodges is a military man who speaks with knowledge and authority about war. He also has the wisdom of a philosopher. I learn so much from listening to his explanations about the situation in Ukraine. As usual, EU nations are grumbling about the costs of the war without acknowledging that Ukraine is shedding blood to keep the West safe. No matter what. Scholz and Macron say in public, they are hypocrites who have not stepped up to the plate to help Ukraine. All they want is to stay in power. If it hadn't been for the US and UK, Ukraine would have gone down the drain long ago. EU member states are spoiled, selfish brats.
Due respect to Poland which has already donated more than the EU and is only behind US and UK in spite of being a smaller and less affluent country.
Agreed: General Hodges is very thoughtful in his analysis and insights.
@@geoffreycodnett6570 Germany and France talk big, but their actions say that they don't care about Ukraine. Yes, Poland has been heroic. Macron and Stolz are only interested in keeping power. Schöder and Merkel cuddled Putin and filled his war chest with Euros.
@@geoffreycodnett6570 Yeah, don't include Poland on that list. They also took in a ton of immigrants.
I disagree. Depending on the support Ukraine received, they might have lost the military fight, or if they won, won at far greater cost. But I think Ukraine is done being owned by Russia and even if Russia had occupied Ukraine it would have been temporary and very painful for Russia.
The ancient Romans had a 3 wave system. The first wave would move forward and after a time the second wave would take over and move forward and the first wave would hold then the second wave would hold and the third wave would move forward. .
By then it would be time for the first wave to regain the forwardmovement as the other two held positions.
We had an opportunity to bring in the former Soviet Union and we failed. If Russia collapses, we need to assist people who want to make a break with one despotic leader after another. Bring them in the fold!
I remember in February & March when everyone was saying Ukraine couldn't possibly win the war. It was just assumed that the best they could hope for was years of stagnation.
Probably no war in history has gone the way people expected it to. War produces chaos, and chaos has a tendency to spiral off into unimaginable realms.
I fully expected it to turn into a protracted proxy war, and I'm delighted to have been proven wrong
I for one wasn’t saying that. I was sending money and support to Ukraine
My expectation was that Russia would win the war and lose the occupation, Afghanistan style. Happy that Ukraine is Vietnam instead.
I really enjoy your interviews, Thankyou. 🤟😎🇦🇺☮️👍
What we must prepare ourselves for is to be more Independant in Energie sources. We in Germany saw it comming, but the Government wanted to believe in a "trustworthy" Russia.
Wind, Solar and Bio Gas. We want to produce the Energie ourselves, Village by Village.
It is the only way.
Genau
Bio gas is a red herring. Its production will always be very low (but also very expensive). Wind/solar will always need to be backed by something else: hydro for the lucky few with the right geography and population distribution, gas for everybody else - maybe humongous batteries in the far future. For now, the only thing that scales (which also happens to be safer and greener) is nuclear.
We are in the current mess because Russia got such a huge war chest from selling gas to “green” Europe. We are in this mess because we were too scared to lose the Russian gas.
How about actually going green instead of only going pretend-green? How about not listening to the paid agents of first the Soviet Union and then Russia?
Exactly village by village. Small scale infrastructure for everything. Otherwise we are hostage to higher powers. Lesson learnt
Yea, you Germans really need to be tossing Merkel in prison for treason... no, I’m not kidding either...
The last comment, I mean the fact which it describes, has never ceased to amaze me. Mr. Zelensky has been in close touch with his people all the time. No wonder they have the will to go on and repel the orcs while vladolf putler is hidden in a bunker somewhere.
Zelensky and Ukrainian heroes ❤️❤️❤️
I hope it doesn't happen, but my sense has always been that Zalenski would happily give his life for his people.
When Ukraine wasn't doing so well and Zalenski was asking for talks but specifically wanted to be in the same room as Putin, my theory was he planned to use a suicide bomb, hoping Putin dying would save Ukraine.
Visiting the troops is something he is happy to do. He knows the risk but he knows it helps his nation.
Hope so
cant wait man
we should start contributing to it
It is often said that a great intelligence has a grasp of the large picture. Mr. Hodge belongs to that group.
This was a excellent interview. When Ben Hodges speaks. I like to listen.
The best expert♥️🇺🇦🇺🇦
Putin is done,general !
Prepare by throwing a party!
Good discussion!
We all hope so.. . .
General Hodges is the best
I loved it when Zelenskyy told his soldiers...'you will see the enemies back'.
Reminded me of 'Conan' when asked what was most important in life, that part of his response about seeing the enemy driven before you.
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What do you mean Prepare? I'm ready!! 🇺🇲🇺🇦🗽🤠
PUTI MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE! HE MUST GO BEFORE THE WORLD COURT FOR HIS EPIC WAR CRIMES!
I prefer the tank station à la Mussolini.
Let him join USA, UK, Israel, Saudis, France and few others shall we ? - they are all responsible of crimes against humanity - - why are you selective and impartial ?
Good stuff.
Yes
General Hodges views are always spot on!!🖐️
Considering that by June, all genuine military experts predicted a Ukrainian victory, we should have started preparing then. Russia losing the war will inevitably mean Putin's removal from power (possibly by assassination), major political turmoil and civil unrest, and, if not a collapse, a rapid decline of the economy.
Kasparov almost got it right.
What if Putin is replaced by someone even more ruthless and intelligent?
@@thepunisher2988
And what scenario, according to you, would lead to this outcome?
@@MarcF.Nielssen (You don't have to read what I wrote, I am only writing for those who are interested in my perspective, so if it is too long for you, don't read it, it doesn't bother me)
I don't know the exact scenario that would lead to that particular outcome, just like how you can't be certain of the scenario that you mentioned. What I questioned isn't the outcome I want, but I'd rather have our leaders be prepared for that contingency. If our leaders seriously considered the possibility that Russia would invade, they would have armed Ukraine, and provided other support much earlier, and that may have allowed Ukraine to defend itself without as much casualty it has had so far. All these military experts making predictions last year? Where were they when Russia began to move into Eastern Ukraine after Russia took Crimea?
Sure, it is good to hope for the best, but it is also important to consider the worst and be prepared for that contingency.
You just assumed that I am siding with Russia and trying to instigate some kind of an argument with you, just because I mentioned a possibility contrary to what you believe. For the record, I am NOT. I wish this war had not even occurred in the first place, and if our leaders weren't as shortsighted and as self-assured, they might have been able to take measures to prevent it.
Hardly anyone care what could have been done to prevent the war or what could have been done to at least reduce the deaths and destruction, people only care about winning and wanting to see Russia lose and collapse.
I am tired of arguing with people who in their fervent support for Ukraine pick a fight with anyone that question their belief. I am not picking a fight with anyone, I am only leaving my comments in hopes that people would think more about prevention of future wars, not taking sides once it occurs.
If I were to take your side, and agree to everything you wrote, it makes no difference to all the deaths and destruction that have already occurred.
@@thepunisher2988
You are reading a lot into my neutral, straightforward question. I read all you wrote, but you didn't actually answer my question.
I have no idea why you believe that I think you side with Russia. And you could not side with me because I did not describe a desired outcome. You described a possible outcome without saying whether you'd approve or disapprove of it. And I listed the processes which I expect to result if Russia loses the war, processes which might lead to what you described, or not.
I did not attack or criticise you. Relax.
@@thepunisher2988 indeed. Putin could be replaced by a Ultra Nationalist. Who decides that using a "tactical" nuclear weapon is a price worth paying. Their view is that Russia needs to be feared and can't be seen to be weak. One way to be feared again is to use a nuclear weapon. B
The General is a very smart man and it is worth listening to his educated opinions RS. Canada
I like General Hodges. He’s down to earth General not like your typical Brit general.
I feels he’s got the campaign analysis spot on from the beginning of the conflict! He’s a pleasure to listen to as an ex professional soldiers myself. It would of been a pleasured to have served under his command.
Excellent analysis
Is Vlad Mad? If he is then there are a number of unpleasant possibilities. Hopefully his generals are not as crazy as he is.
I don't think he is mad. He just has an ego problem.
Sad Vlad at the moment.
@@deang5622 I sincerely hope that you are correct
"Pооtin the Great Loser" is rapidly sending Muscovy back to 1917. «…Браты мае, мужыкі родныя. З-пад шыбеніцы маскоўскай прыходзіць мне да вас пісаці, і, можа, раз астатні. Горка пакінуць зямельку родную і цябе, дарагі мой народзе. Грудзі застогнуць, забаліць сэрца, - но не жаль згінуць за тваю праўду… Няма ш, браткі, большага шчасця на гэтым свеце, як калі чалавек у галаве мае розум і науку… Но як дзень з ноччу не ходзіць разам, так не ідзе разам наука праўдзіва з няволяй маскоўскай. Дапокуль яна ў нас будзе, у нас нічога не будзе, не будзе праўды, багацтва і ніякай наукі, - адно намі, як скацінай, варочаць будуць не для дабра, но на пагібель нашу… Бо я табе з-пад шыбеніцы кажу, Народзе, што тагды толькі зажывеш шчасліва, калі над табою Маскаля ўжэ не будзе.
Твой слуга
Яська-гаспадар з-пад Вільні»
yes!!
"It ain't over till it's over."
Finally someone with a brain.
Just imagine the extent of demoralization should Russia some how reverse this. We really need to stop this unreasonably high expectation and let this play out to its full extent.
Slava Ukraine we ❤you
команда 43 миллиона человек Украины 🇺🇦герои слава Украине 🇺🇦
🤮🤮🤮🤮 украинские националисты вроде Азова?
Short answer, yes.
Long answer, you should have prepared for it a long time ago because they were due to fail for a while now.
Yes.
Great analysis as always, General Hodges.
Slava Ukrainia 🇺🇦
TO ALL VIEWERS: Ukraine is a cause worth supporting. Let's contact our government representatives to urge them to do two things:
1 - Increase military aid to Ukraine.
2 - Toughen sanctions on Russia.
You can call your representatives, send them an email, send them a letter, respond to one of their Tweets ... something. Take the time to help Ukraine now ... you'll be proud of yourself when you do.
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" ... Thorough planning and preparation .... skillful use of weapons ..." and the exact opposite on the other side.
I reckon collapse, in several variations, is certainly a possibility. But there are so many variables and so many other possibilities as well.
Ukrainian President and people are amazing people ❤️
Zelensky and Ukrainian heroes European people must be very pleased 😃
Europeans are cowards. Germany preferred a Russian gas to moral. They took actions when Russian tanks went westward.
😂😂😂😂🤢Ukrainian fascists?
@@yuryastrakhan4476 yes, sadly there are some Ukrainians who support Putin the Fascist. Hopefully they go live in Russia after Russia flees.
Good Riddance!
Putin is playing Russian Roulette but he's loaded all six!
General Hodges speaks well I live hearing his points 👍🇦🇺
russian empire must be divided into national countries. It almost happened in 1991.
Would it resemble east and west Germany being separated?
Some places did get independence.
If the Federation collapses, I bet Servalan escapes. Again.
Obscure Blake’s 7 reference? Top marks if so!
@@whiskywhippet Oh yes.
Very Good CZcams Channel
2nd rule of combat... Momentum can ALWAYS be reversed. One battle, no matter how well planned or executed has ever won a war. I would have thought a
former "general" officer would know that. Not saying Ukraine can't or won't win, just it is FAR from decided right now. 6 months ago these same "experts"
had written Ukraine off, i am SURE they are just a wrong about this now. Way to many people getting carried away with one single victory.
To quote Churchill, "This is not the beginning of the end but perhaps it is the end of the beginning." Mark my words, this fight is far from over.
Ukraine has had the momentum now for 7 months, losing material and men far slower than russia.
@@Apjooz I agree, but, can they maintain this momentum? It is not as easy as you might think. Gaining it is only half the battle.
Personally i think whoever is better prepared at the end of winter will have a huge advantage because history teaches us that in that part of the world General winter steals momentum from everyone.
@@Apjooz No argument, my concern is can they maintain this through the coming winter. Personally, i hope so.
With cost of “black gold” at 15-23 dollars per barrel, the USSR economy collapsed, and the sovok itself collapsed, and the "golden" horde ("russia") budget can only be fulfilled only with oil price at $ 42.4 and higher Mосковская орда должна распасться т к смысла в ее существовании нет. Нынешняя элита Неспособна на Реформы, общество неспособно на революцию, поэтому будет продолжаться гниение, которое закончится распадом, т к и затяжное гниение тоже всех утомит. Сегодня московская орда занимает первое место в мире: ■ по уровню умышленных убийств; ■ по числу курящих детей и подростков; ■ по числу взяток при поступлении в вузы; ■ по темпам роста табакокурения; ■ по аварийности на дорогах; ■ по смертности от самоубийств среди подростков 15-19 лет; ■ по абсолютной величине убыли населения; ■ по количеству самоубийств среди пожилых людей; ■ по числу разводов и количеству детей, рожденных вне брака; ■ по числу детей, брошенных родителями; ■ по смертности от заболеваний сердечно-сосудистой системы; ■ по числу пациентов с заболеваниями психики; ■ по объемам торговли людьми; ■ по количеству абортов и материнской смертности; ■ по объёму потребления героина; ■ по потреблению спирта и спиртосодержащей продукции; ■ по продажам крепкого алкоголя; ■ по темпам прироста ВИЧ-инфицированных; ■ по количеству авиакатастроф (в 13 раз больше среднемирового уровня); ■ по числу миллиардеров, преследуемых правоохранительными органами;
WOW just WOW! 😲
Putin might survive until christmas, but it is touch and go.
He will haveto stay away from windows 🪟 🤣 😂
I am planning on New Year's Eve in Kyiv...
A great interview! May Queen Elizabeth who is a proven woman of faith, ask the Almighty to remove Putin, Lavrov, Shogui and their minions from power. May they all be tried for war crimes. May Ukraine fight for a just peace. May Our Lady of Sorrows comfort and support all Ukrainians who have lost loved ones.
Based on the pace of missile attacks, cruise missiles, etc.... Russia has literally blown thru their reserves. Ramping up the Defense Industrial Base takes significant time, Mobilization and actual training takes time as well..... and as the Starks say..."Winter is Coming". Ukraine's motivation and morale has to be thru the roof right now. Any mobilization or production ramp up by Russia is way too late. I look forward to vacationing in Crimea some day!
Ukraine will rebuild and the world (-russia) will rejoice, becoming a mecca for tourists and ridiculous amounts of continued support for years to come.
We all hug the Ukraine peoples with fervent humiliation and endearing love.
Bliss
Prayer is still needed. Please join me in crying out to heaven for the type of spiritual and political earthquake that will lead to the conversion of Russia and an end of the war.
Also for great wisdom and protection for all in leadership in Ukraine
Prehistoric nonsense.
Which God or to all of them?
Keep your religious mumbo jumbo to yourself, we all want Ukrainian victory but religious nonsense is not going to achieve it.
@@rolodarknet Of course to all of them, just to be sure...
I'm sure that'll make all the difference.
Nothing fails like prayer.
What is important to the US is getting Russia to be a democratic nation. If Russian SSRs do not remain as one, the US has security needs in far eastern Russia. The US does not want China to expand to the North Pacific. It important to help Japan get back their islands. It’s also important to the US that Kamchatka is not Chinese. The US may have to intervene to keep this area independent IF it is not part of Russia.
Perhaps a joint US/Ukrainian defense force in Green Ukraine (Vladivostok region)?
@@aaronbaker2186 I was thinking this also. Are there any Jews left in the nearby Jewish Oblast?
I thought the title said "should we start pregaming" .... it's a little early but I'm in 👍🍻 cheers!
Belarus should still be a concern. Its seems that Lukashenko has gotten cold feet over the last 6 moths but Russia can still send troops through there into Ukraine. If anything to pull Ukrainian troops away from the fights around Kershon , Kharkiv and by extention the Dombas. I really don't think Putin has enough quality troops to pull anything off. They seem to be as bad as the Iraqis were. His last gambit is the winter and freezing out the EU with lack of natural gas but I think Europe as a hole are going to be prepared for it.. My worry is that if Putin really is sick with a terminal illness he may choose to use low yield tactical nukes. I'd hope that the Russians themselves would take care of him before it got that far.
Lukashenko does not have a strong grip on power.
He doesn't have the people or the army on his side. It wouldn't take much for a peoples revolution to overthrow him and install a democratic government and free the imprisoned opposition leaders.
I’m more concerned about America’s collapse. We’re going 1991 Soviet Union.
The US will remain dominant for the next century.
You need to read. Fool.
Time to offer Russia a trade deal that helps them recover while they pay reparations. Not to include any territory from Ukraini.
Patton would have targeted Kerch bridge first thing huh!