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Stop repeating the slander against Tulsi Gabbard. Also the woke army is a serious problem. Nobody is signing up. They want to start Wars but nobody will fight for woke. Blue haired cat ladies aren't picking up a rifle.
When talking about nuclear proliferation, it always worth noting that Ukraine did have nuclear weapons in the past, but agreed to exchange it for guarantees of territorial integrity. USA and Russia both were guarantors of this deal. Abandonment of Ukraine by US means that these guarantees are worthless, and only shown all countries that nuclear weapon is the only working deterrent. It's bad start, if USA plans to convince some new countries to give up their nuclear programs in exchanges of "guarantees". I expect many countries already started their programs after invasion by one guarantor and lack of any serious reaction from others.
TBF while the Chinese do say "better to live as a dog in peacetime than a man in war", ”may you live in interesting times“ is as Chinese as Zuozongtang chicken. Or to put it more bluntly, a US misconception about China.
Lived through 9/11, Iraq/Afghan War, 2008 Great Recession, ISIS/Syria/Libya, Obama, Trump, Covid crap, Ukraine War, possible global war with China and Russia. I'm sick of interesting times.
In the event of a frozen conflict dont see ukraine rebuilding to an extent where it is better off than before the invasion. That requires uninterrupted aid from the west which is far from guaranteed. Memories fade quickly and with more pressing issues at home i think many countries will quickly choose to spend the money elsewhere. And thats not even mentioning the millions of people who left ukraine many of which may not return and more may continue to leave once they are allowed to following demobilization
The EU membership has proved a poison pill for many Eastern European countries. On signing the EU agreement, EU made goods could enter Ukraine tax free but not Ukrainian goods into the EU. In return for tax free access for European goods into the EU, the EU allowed Ukrainian citizens to enter into the EU live and work there. With the 2022 invasion Ukrainian citizens are now allowed access to unemployment and other benefits within the EU. What has happened is the EU gets free market access and cheap labor from Eastern Europe in expanding.
Demilitarised zone along the current frontline stationed by European troops means NATO troops/hostile forces right at the border of Russian-held territories, meaning Russia has to permanently place forces all along the 1300km long frontline and spend enormous expense to repair all the war torn infrastructures. This is a worse situation since NATO troops are actually closer to Moscow now and the expense to maintain such a defence will put a great toll on the already battered Russian economy. So no wonder Putin outright rejected it.
But Russia is not worried of that invasion. It's shown clearly with how they quite easily abandoned their position with existing NATO-Russia border to transfer troops to Ukraine. NATO never planned to invade Russia and as defensive alliance would have hard time to do it. And Russia knows it. They just use it for internal and third countries propaganda.
I suspect that's the point. They'll likely serve as a tripwire force that will deter Russia from invading again in the face of Ukraine not joining NATO.
Not even mentioning the fact that part of Kursk region is occupied, so it can be considered NATO occupation of russian core territory , worst fear for all Russians.
@@redcrewmate927my bringing in North Korea he’s expanded the war to Asia which will drag in South Korea. Personally I think Chinas XI pings silent support and supply to Russia is what made it even worse
@@WarfokiBut there are biolabs though? That’s factually correct information. A war breaking out can and would absolutely lead to potential outbreaks if those biolabs had their contents exposed. What context are you referring to?And how does the context disqualify a pretty legitimate concern?
What I don’t get is why this administrations opinion on China isn’t applied to Russia; they’re both threats that should be weakened by any means.. Why can’t their opinions on Ukraine be the same as what they have for israel.. It’s mental…
the problem is when you gave Them the time to become a threat, china wasn't a threat during the cold war , but look at what happened now , @@Nathan_Whaley-g8m
The US has a lot of leverage but not exclusive. Ukraine can, and will, say no if Trump suggests a sh*t deal. Europe will maintain support, and Russia is not in a strong position, despite their rhetoric.
Europeans spends twice as much on supporting Ukraine than the USA. Even if the USA would turn their backs Ukraine would still have 2/3rds of the support remaining. The idea that the US president can unilaterally decide the outcome of this was simply isn't true. The only one with that amount of power is Putin and only for surrender, not for winning.
@@ZemanTheMightybut they have no saying on the outcome of the war. I suspect that a pissed Trump is not something Putin wants to deal with. Not even China wants that smoke.
it doesn't matter what Ukraine wants. US can spin the narrative anyway they want. just watch, in the next year, US media will be talking like Ukraine is the most corrupt state in the world unworthy of saving. this is what they did with Afghanistan and Vietnam. US doesn't care about Ukraine, Ukraine is just the fall guy, and when US narrative change and Ukraine is seen by the world as the most corrupt state, you think EU can still support it? EU without it own narrative control is doom to accept whatever position US wants. even if it is a shitty one. and Ukraine, can struggle just like Cuba can struggle against the US, but it will never be able to win. US is never going to give gitmo back to Cuba, and Ukraine can kiss Donbass goodbye regardless of how unhappy they are about it, because they just don't have the means to change anything.
Yes, they have final say in whether their war of conquest and genocide continues, that is true. But their nation is suffering horrendously. Their currency is cratering, their losses haven’t been higher higher and the end of their massive soviet stockpiles is in sight. Both countries are getting absolutely destroyed. But at the end of this, Ukraine has many friends and admirers across the world and Russia is widely hated. It would’ve been a masterstroke if it had went down the way Crimea did. But he misjudged the Ukrainians and the World’s desire to stop a conqueror. It has turned out to be the greatest blunder. After this, Russia is a regional power on par with nations like Poland. A regional power with alot of nukes still, but a regional power all the same
I am old enough to have been around for the regan revolution. today's cabinet is not all that surprising to me, just a natural progression of the frameworld and priorities set down in the 80s.
Really? You already lived through almost 4 years of a president who can’t read a teleprompter, is senile, and has had dementia which gets worse by the day.
A good summary of a very complex situation, with lots of moving parts. As a EU citizen I view these developments with trepidation, there will be hell to pay if Ukraine loses.
A pretty spot on assessment I'd say. Just a few points to add to what you have said. 1) Trump's first term it would (in retrospect) seem that he was a bit too politically naive about how politicians operate. He picked a side on whatever subject, and kept to that until the bitter end. Whereas politicians will flip & flop to whichever side is most profitable (in more than monetary sense). As you mentioned, many of his anti-ukranian cabinet was supportive until Trump started surging again, then they changed. 2) What is happening with Ukraine is a trial of how things will go with China. If Putin decides not to play ball with Trump, it will make Trump look bad. Trump does not like that kind of thing, he will take it personally. What does that mean? Well, if Putin does not 'do as it is told' then he will make them bend the knee. Likely turning Ukraine armed to the teeth or supporting EU going in with the objective to 'finish it. now.' Trump's own personal pride will supersede any kind of foreign policy. 3) I don't think Putin CAN even end the war if he wanted to. The whole country is in a war economy, Even the US had issues after WW2 ended with unemployment & whatnot. Iran is not particularly interested in a land war with Jordan to attack Israel, so other than Azerbaijan, Russia does not have many neighboring countries that it can throw into a quick proxy war to spool down their economy into something else. 4) The weapons going to Ukraine are mostly EOL that had to be replaced anyhow. The weapons production has expanded significantly for the first time in over 30 years. Not a low intensity anti-terror/insurgency war where materiel consumption is very low. This war is more representative of what a war with china would look like. Those weapon manufacturers need the expansion if they are going to supply on that scale. It takes years to do that, which Europe found out the hard way with artillery shells. There is a possible political way to spin helping Ukraine / europe with arms as a means to compete with china. Would not be surprised if EU makes an arrangement to buy tremendous volume of weapons for Ukraine and lets the USA profit from it, all the while building up for China. Effectively making EU pay for the USA to upgrade its agedout manufacturing. It would not be even that hard of a sell, because it would still be USA hands off with ukraine while also *theoretically* helping them to win faster. All I'm saying is: Politians change sides faster than I change socks, and if it can be spun into some kind of win, particularly a profitable one, Trump may go for it. He is 'anti-war' & 'anti-interventionist' yet also, used tomohawk missiles on Syria gov when they gassed their own city. He is mostly against Ukraine because they refused to do what he wanted in terms of Hunter Biden, and Putin offered some sympathy/camaraderie. But the moment that turns into humiliation infront of his supporters? That's going out the window.
do not forget that tarrifs can be specific, it must be said that americans can be somewhat arrogant towards other states and whilst tarrifs on chinese EV components and minerals don't benefit them they don't intend to put tarrifs on these, the tarrifs will focus on cars and other complex manufactured goods
@@nhjhbmkuy7173 that does somewhat make sense as well, as long as no alternative markets for these goods are found, I'm guessing that it depends on how eager people would be to get their goods onto the US market, as for the arrogance, well, the US wil not be able to tell developing countries not to utiluse tarrifs to fostr industrialisation either, not without being hypocritic
Barak was mild because Europe was impotent. Politicians in Europe didn't want to face down Putler in 2014 just like they were not eager to stand up to Putler in 2022.
The problem for russia is that the cost of this war for them has allready become too high , ukraine is batterd but will allways have european simpathy and get good deals to recover. Russia have not had such simpathy from its allies par from north korea who even then are getting somthing from there help. In all with the equiptement losses for russia , they will be looking to rebuild their armed forces from the ground up and with the squeeze of their post war enviroment . This isnt possible quickly, leading to russia being a non credible threat to nato for 20 odd years. Russia simply is not a threat to nato anymore , the illusion of the Cold War army is gone and thats going to ruin russia for some time.
@@michaelotieno6524 They have learned many of the mistakes of the First few years and there reforms have gave them the ability to advance with high casualty rates against the poorest country in europe , yes they can advance finally but not quick enough to end the war Without a even higher cost to the russian people.
@@micheal6898 Being a dictatorship doesn't come with the same considerations that western democracies need to contend with. The Russian economy is running on the war effort now, if anything they would probably prefer the war to continue so all the jobs it has created are kept. and Russians can buy their potatoes and vodka.
@@micheal6898 You know how arrogant that sounds, right? The United States fought with farmers in Vietnam for 20 years, fought with outdated terrorists in Iraq for 8 years and did not achieve any strategic goals, while Russia is fighting against 37 million Ukrainians, to whom it provides tons of technological weapons from the West, and even so Russia is advancing, it is a fact, and to behave arrogantly in this situation is stupid.
@@starvito7288 Russia Has lost 8 times the number of men in Ukraine than America Lost in its entire Era In veitnam and at this rate by the time they would win they would have lost Millions of men and equiptment Destroying ukraine but becoming a Chinese Satellite State And a third world country to do it.
This is such a great channel this guy judging by his accent when he speaks English is probably Ukrainian or at least Eastern European of some sort which not to be shallow but clearly gives him more perspective of what's really going on rather than what world famously corrupt American Media says
@@MeanBeanComedy Yeah. I know he is a complete hack. I wish I had found The Confessions of Peter Hegseth's Diary so that I could read some gossip on which news anchors swears a lot and are wild in the bedroom.
I'm a conservative and Republican based on party alignment. I am beyond upset that "my party" are being such idiots. I do not believe Trump will kick NATO and let Russia keep Ukrainian lands, but it's still maddening.
I think they will certainly try. Trump is not known to be long term strategic or ideological (beyond political point scoring) in his negotiations, he is instead very transactional. This video is pointing out the long term dangers of that approach explicitly in the final sentences.
Yeah that's why I happened during his first adminstration. He DEFINETELY didn't spend his first adminstration arming Ukraine to the teeth. Try having an original thought for once in your life.
Having seen that the US is willing to elect trump a second time, I dont mind anymore if NATO collapses. I'd rather have Europe be motivated to defend itself than rely on an ally that won't show up
There's a Reagan Republican on TH-cam by the name of Professor Gerdes, maybe you've seen him? What puzzles me is that he ends his videos by saying "Thank you for being the kind of person who cares about Ukraine." And, you know, I just have to think: are you sure you're conservative? Because that sounds like something a conservative would never say. Some of the 1990s conservatives might say that. But after 2010? After 2016? Nah. Caring about foreigners? It's very unusual, to say the least.
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There was no permanent NATO military presence east of Germany before the first Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014, and Ukraine wasn't going to be a full member of NATO anytime soon. They definitely weren't going to join NATO after the war froze in 2015, either. Putin's decision to invade again in 2022 was not a response to a perceived provocation but a power grab.
Depends, the left want forever wars. The right largely wants isolationism and protectionism with focusing on defending themselves, improving nation, and defending what is deemed as proper allies. Like on russia the democrats/left absolutely despise russia on a fundamental level, they want them to be destroyed, the right wing are more of neutral and in some cases even friendly wanting to bring russia to the table as a potential ally or friend. China by both sides though more heavily right wing is viewed as highly dangerous. Middle east is a wierd one right wing strongly support Israel, left wing praise Muslims constantly despite having entirely opposite views of Muslims but their politicians typically side with Israel still.
A strong bottom line is this: Trump/the US does not have a lot of leverage towards Ukraine, since the EU will continue to support it no matter what. The US - however - has a *lot* of leverage against the Kremlin, being able to threaten it not only with material support for Ukraine - but also a sliding scale of direct support. We've seen that Biden - while pro-Ukrainian - has been incredibly careful not to rock the boat. Trump on the other hand has never seemed afraid to ruffle some feathers and jump over red lines. Opinions aside, the facts of the situation mean that threats to Russia are infinitely more effective than threats to Ukraine. I wouldn't be at all surprised if Trump ends up making some grand gesture like using F-35's to destroy a certain bridge just to force Putler to the negotiating table. Without the Kerch bridge, the entire southern forces would be nearly entirely dependant on supplies by sea - something the battered remnant of the Black Sea Fleet would likely fail to facilitate. Cessation of hostilities and subsequent Turkish lifting of the naval blockade would suddenly become a VERY strong incentive to force Putler to end the conflict one way or the other.
We will know soon enough the real foreign policies towards Russia with the new incoming administration in the White House. But I heard he ( Mr. Trump) also have a tougher stance towards Mr. Putin rhetoric, despite the arguments in the past.💙
To be fair Venezuela assuming usa wants to commit could be handled easily enough, it's closer to usa and is in a weak position. It certainly only proposes minimal threat.
It seems like you guys don't understand US politics. You see, in the US, we have a president, and we have a congress. You talk a lot about how Obama and Biden should have done more about Ukraine without seeming to realize that it was the GOP congress - which is responsible for the budget - that refused to move and promised to make unilateral presidential action a lode stone around the president's neck. And now Trump will have that GOP congress for at least two years.
what are you talking about? The GOP did not prevent Obama from acting in 2014, in fact the GOP was criticizing Obama for his INACTION. The aid that Biden gave to Ukraine, which did not include the weapons necessary for Ukraine to take the initiative to win this war, was not stopped by the GOP Congress. And the GOP didn't even have control of the House or Senate when the war began, and from 2023-present has only had narrow control of the House and didn't have control of the Senate. They only will have the House and Senate and White House against starting January 2025
It is highly unlikely that providing further weapons to Ukraine will be a mitigating factor for bringing Russia to negotiations, at the timetable available; Ukrainian forces are far too eroded and significantly behind in the manpower replacement timetable for modern warfare for such weapons to make a difference. I believe it more likely to have intensified financial warfare, possibly by pressuring third parties and sanctioning China for transactions with Russia.
She's definitely a useful idiot at the minimum. She's proven herself to be untrustworthy and will make intelligence sharing much harder between US and their allies.
With what army is Ukraine supposed to retake the Donbas and Crimea? They were given hundreds of tanks, jets, artillery, and more, and their military is bled white of manpower; beating Russia in attritional war is like beating Lizzo in a hotdog eating competition, it's fighting to their strengths. Expecting prolonged war to benefit Ukraine at this point is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result. A 20 year ban on joining NATO just puts the war on hold for 15-30 years. Russia will still be a corrupt 3rd world petrostate by then, perhaps in that time Ukraine will stop being one too because it will have had time to get its act together by then; if they can achieve that, then buying time benefits Ukraine much more than it benefits Russia.
Russia already is a corrupt 3rd world petrostate, Ukraine is equally as devastated. Russia can just repeat when US-China tensions rise, maintaining that manpower advantage they have. Meanwhile, Ukraine would be cut out of NATO membership, and guarantees are flimsy. No, this war needs to be won, and if the US won't support Ukraine, Europe will have to.
Short term time benefits Russia. A pause during negotiations means no burn rate. Russia is by far recruiting more and producing more than Ukraine or Ukraine receiving in aid. The reason why it's a stalemate is exactly due to the higher losses of Russia. Without any loses during a negotiation time frame of about a year, Russia can simply walk away then and be in a much better position for military operations. So it would not surprise me if there's a pause, then Russia walks away, then has actual strategic military success after that period of time that they used to re-equip and increase their number of battalions. But long term, in terms of decades, you are right. Russia screwed themselves in the long run. But they know this, too. So the only option is to try to get as much now that they can.
@@milo-qh7cv Biden was never a "great mind". He was always mediocre and could never win a presidential election until he was up against somebody as bad as Trump and the country was desperate for somebody else. In the end he was too out of it to even beat him a second time. The quality of our politicians on both sides of the isle is by and large atrocious and the voting public is ill-informed and getting stupider by the day and don't care enough to do anything about it,.
Gabbard never said they were weapons labs. She correctly said they were bio research labs, and that they needed to be properly secured so that pathogens do not escape as a result of damage from fighting.
a veterinary lab is also a biolabs biolabs are separated in levels, 1 being nothing to worry about and 4 being super secured "prey nothing get out" Ukraine had none of level 4 russian actually bombed one of the few, civilian, level 3 in ukraine
There are 25+ US-funded biolabs in Ukraine which if breached would release & spread deadly pathogens to US/world. We must take action now to prevent disaster. US/Russia/Ukraine/NATO/UN/EU must implement a ceasefire now around these labs until they’re secured & pathogens destroyed Mar 13, 2022 Then on march 15, 2022 she clarifies as "Well Ackchually" (1/4) I'm not convinced there are biological weapons labs or biological weapons in Ukraine-that's not what I'm concerned about. I'm concerned about the existence of the 25+ biological labs in that warzone. As i said 2 days ago: (2/4) “Biolabs”, “bioweapons labs”, and “bioweapons” are 3 very different things. But because these phrases are so similar, there is sometimes miscommunication and misunderstanding when discussing them. I recently experienced this myself. So let me clarify... (3/4) “Biolabs” are facilities which contain and experiment with dangerous pathogens, ostensibly for the purpose of serving the public good (i.e. vaccines, etc.). “Biological weapons labs” are facilities which exist for the purpose of turning pathogens into weapons... (4/4) ...so they can be used against an enemy (i.e. “bioweapons”). The danger of pathogens being released from biolabs in Ukraine is very real, and we need to take action immediately to prevent an impending catastrophe. source: her own tweets.
Obama's pivot to China and Southeast Asia, in my opinion, is a far better move. Instead of focusing on Europe and Russia. Especially given the fact that Europe is home to 4 of the top 10 largest economies. It was safe to say Obama and his administration believed the EU had it, but as we have seen in 2014, they didn't and they sat on their hands.
@@zv7ws Washington was never in true danger WWll but Paris was and honestly if Paris did fight to the death it would have been destroyed during the occupation
Trump isn’t looking for isolation, but he does want to put our nation first as every nations leader should do - He doesn’t want our country taken advantage of, nor gutted out & taking all of the jobs away.
Please, someone explain me why such a level of support for Israel, there is not a single elite political force in the US against sionism, genuinely dont understand
- Many Elites in the US are strongly religious, thus have sympathy for the Israelis. - Many wealthy Americans are Zionists. - Many of these people have heavy economic interest in the area. (trade, oil, military contracts, real estate, technology) - These wealthy Elites lobby to have Congressmen elected to represent their interests, and the ones who are against it, usually get a smear campaign.
For primarily two reasons. Strategy & values. Strategy They are the USA's easiest ally regarding their policies. The only interest geopolitically they have is their own safety. This makes them an easy place for the USA to have a friend in the middle east. Many other countries have complicated interests depending on the day. Like all the fun stuff in Europe. For Israel it's about survival, everything else foreign policy that most other countries do, doesn't exist for them. The USA now has unofficial NATO bases their etc. While Israel gets protected, and never undermines the USA's foreign policy. Values. Israel is the only democratic country in the area. And they fought hard for it. Europe has many, while they are the only one in the middle east. The average Americans have great sympathy for a people struggling for life & freedom. Especially among those old enough to remember the difficult times for them to keep their country alive. Like 2014, 2008, and 2000-2005 Their efforts made in the late 90's to try to make peace. The struggles of 87 to 93, 82, 73, 67, 56, & 48. The USA has a lot of sympathy toward a country struggling for their lives in a free country.
Something important to know, for all who are interested in history and/or support Ukraine: Rus' ought not to be confused with modern “Russia,” which derives its name from the Rus' but historically is a completely different state, which for almost all of its existence, was at war with the Rus'. Just like the Holy Roman Empire was actually Germany, “Russia” is actually Muscovy, despite their best attempts to convince everybody otherwise. The name “Russia” was adopted only in the 18th century, when Peter I simply changed Muscovy’s name to the “All-Russian Empire.” (Russia originates from Rosia, the name used by the Greek Orthodox clergy to refer to Rus'.) Lands that Russia (Muscovy) claims were part of the original Rus', but actually weren’t, include Novgorod, Suzdal, and Ryazan. In historical texts of the 11th-12th centuries, these regions are mentioned as separate entities from Rus'. They can be considered parts of extended Rus', although their culture was distinct from that of the main Rus'. In 1493, Muscovite Duke Ivan III appointed himself the Great Ruler of All Rus'. No other kings acknowledged this. From that point on, Muscovy began making false claims on Rus' ownership. “Russia” is an offshoot of Ukraine and not the other way around, despite what Soviet and Russian (Muscovite) historians have been trying to say for years. It is a Slavicized Finnic, and later Mongolized, offshoot. Kyiv was a developed, cultured capital when Moscow was just a small settlement. Moreover, Italian sources from the 15th century also mention that: Russia is bordered by Poland to the west, Lithuania and Livonia to the north, and Muscovy to the east-further proving that Russia, historically speaking, is an exonym for Ukraine, which was later consciously appropriated by Muscovy to legitimise its power. Germany used to call itself the Holy Roman Empire; that didn’t mean they became the Romans or suddenly had the right to claim all of Italy and its history. Yet that’s exactly what Russia (Muscovy) did in regard to Rus'-Ukraine, which is a horrible injustice!
6:08 Tulsi Gabberd expressed views in line with Kremlin propaganda? 😂😂😂 Like what? 1 Anti-war stance 2 Anti-woke 3 Pro-America stance You call tthat a kremlin supporter? Just mention the points and we will decide for ourselves.
No, he's referencing her repeating Kremlin propaganda about "Ukrainian bio-labs" in 2022, as well as her remarks about Putin having "no choice" but to invade Ukraine (У него не было выбора "He had no choice" was literally the slogan of Putin's political party for a while, so... Decide for yourself, then)
@@runi5413he literally didn’t tho. I’m not defending Putin, he’s a dictator but he’s not dumb. His enemies have gone far enough to make a neighboring state a part of thier team (NATO) just imagine if china gave nukes to Mexico. It’s not a safe position to have your enemies at your doorstep.
I think the US should be ashamed of electing Trump. However, as a European I think it's actually good for Europe that Trump is elected. Europe has to reform and stop relying on the US. We have to make big investments in our military and stop Russia ourselves. The EU should become a country, with 1 EU military and central investments.
oh please, our country can't manage to run themselves, let alone reforming europe the main issue is that without a European federation and european army is nowhere to be seen in the future
EU as 1 country would be so bad. We have different cultures and history. Joining everyone together under one leadership would be insanely bad. We can have a strong defensive pact without being 1 country...
@MrHappy-hx3go it's only natural too look for silver linings. I'm in no way happy or glad Trump got elected, but as a european, i too hope for a least worst scenario -besides voterfraud being proven and trump not becoming president- where a trump presidancy will spur cohesion in europe, accalerating and enabeling reform of the EU... I'm still not glad about such a course, it will definitly come at the cost of people in America, the cost of ukraine and rising authoritarianism globally
From a Trump supporting American, maybe you should have been focused on building functioning and capable militaries and not getting addicted to Russian energy. Also, we don't care what you think about us. Enjoy your new Russian overlords.
@@cte4dota As long as Russia does not attack a NATO member, Russia has nothing to fear from NATO. Besides, Ukraine was unable to join NATO after 2014 due to border disputes, so why the invasion in 2022?
@@Aleks96 Well everyone is becoming NATO that is the problem. NATO i made to fight Russia at first place. There was illegal western sponsored and led coup back than and pro Russian leaders was removed by force and pro Western installed. Ukraine was on the NATO path. It's unacceptable for Russia simply as that. If Russian/Chinese similar Military alliance was expanding West trough Europe what would happen? Can you even imagine ? Russia did not expand after USSR collapse NATO did many times why? And keep expanding.
@@cte4dota They are sovereign democratic countries that voluntarily join a defense alliance. NATO is growing because Russia is the best advertisement for NATO with its aggressive foreign policy. Sweden and Finland would never join NATO if Russia did not attack Ukraine. Moreover, the pro-Russian president was not removed, he fled to Russia.
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Stop repeating the slander against Tulsi Gabbard.
Also the woke army is a serious problem. Nobody is signing up. They want to start Wars but nobody will fight for woke. Blue haired cat ladies aren't picking up a rifle.
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When talking about nuclear proliferation, it always worth noting that Ukraine did have nuclear weapons in the past, but agreed to exchange it for guarantees of territorial integrity. USA and Russia both were guarantors of this deal.
Abandonment of Ukraine by US means that these guarantees are worthless, and only shown all countries that nuclear weapon is the only working deterrent. It's bad start, if USA plans to convince some new countries to give up their nuclear programs in exchanges of "guarantees". I expect many countries already started their programs after invasion by one guarantor and lack of any serious reaction from others.
You obscured the fact that treat made CLEAR Ukraine won't join EU or NATO.. .
@ …Didn’t it also make clear that Russia wouldn’t invade Ukraine?
@@chriscortez2036 Yes. And Nato broke it. So the Russians followed accordingly
@@thethinkingman5645…How exactly did NATO break it?
@@chriscortez2036 they openly talked about joining it. Dont be a hypocrite
Old Chineese curse "May you live in interesting times" affected us all
since when？
TBF while the Chinese do say "better to live as a dog in peacetime than a man in war", ”may you live in interesting times“ is as Chinese as Zuozongtang chicken.
Or to put it more bluntly, a US misconception about China.
Lived through 9/11, Iraq/Afghan War, 2008 Great Recession, ISIS/Syria/Libya, Obama, Trump, Covid crap, Ukraine War, possible global war with China and Russia.
I'm sick of interesting times.
@@tinman3586all times are interesting times
@@tinman3586 you and me both
In the event of a frozen conflict dont see ukraine rebuilding to an extent where it is better off than before the invasion. That requires uninterrupted aid from the west which is far from guaranteed. Memories fade quickly and with more pressing issues at home i think many countries will quickly choose to spend the money elsewhere. And thats not even mentioning the millions of people who left ukraine many of which may not return and more may continue to leave once they are allowed to following demobilization
I think Ukraine can give up on joining NATO, but only under the condition of joining the EU ASAP.
@@akapilka wh9 know maybe ukriane will take in all the immigrants that the other country don't want
The EU membership has proved a poison pill for many Eastern European countries. On signing the EU agreement, EU made goods could enter Ukraine tax free but not Ukrainian goods into the EU. In return for tax free access for European goods into the EU, the EU allowed Ukrainian citizens to enter into the EU live and work there. With the 2022 invasion Ukrainian citizens are now allowed access to unemployment and other benefits within the EU.
What has happened is the EU gets free market access and cheap labor from Eastern Europe in expanding.
@@michaelotieno6524 Ukraine is a net asset. Too much amount of so many resources in Ukraine.
@@michaelotieno6524say that to Romania's 5% pre-covid growth rate.
Demilitarised zone along the current frontline stationed by European troops means NATO troops/hostile forces right at the border of Russian-held territories, meaning Russia has to permanently place forces all along the 1300km long frontline and spend enormous expense to repair all the war torn infrastructures. This is a worse situation since NATO troops are actually closer to Moscow now and the expense to maintain such a defence will put a great toll on the already battered Russian economy. So no wonder Putin outright rejected it.
But Russia is not worried of that invasion. It's shown clearly with how they quite easily abandoned their position with existing NATO-Russia border to transfer troops to Ukraine. NATO never planned to invade Russia and as defensive alliance would have hard time to do it. And Russia knows it. They just use it for internal and third countries propaganda.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the blue helmets did it instead of NATO
I suspect that's the point. They'll likely serve as a tripwire force that will deter Russia from invading again in the face of Ukraine not joining NATO.
Not even mentioning the fact that part of Kursk region is occupied, so it can be considered NATO occupation of russian core territory , worst fear for all Russians.
@@AmericanAdvancement Fun fact. The blue helmets are technically still at war with North Korea.
I think Putin broke the status quo before Trump even got a chance funny enough
How? I am actually curious! If you're willing to explain it.
@@redcrewmate927 I think he's referring to yesterday's first ballistic missile strike on my country, or Putin dragging the North Koreans into the war.
@@redcrewmate927my bringing in North Korea he’s expanded the war to Asia which will drag in South Korea. Personally I think Chinas XI pings silent support and supply to Russia is what made it even worse
@@redcrewmate927Russia has been making many territorial gains, the most noteworthy would be the fall of Vuhledar
@@redcrewmate927 how? by full scale invasion, biggest European war since WW2
My heart breaks for Ukraine...
should have never relied on the west to back them.
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Super interesting analysis ! Thank you.
Thanks for yet another excellent video
This is definitely Bad Time Worse Times.
The 2020s in general is Bad Times Worse Times
BTWT 😂
Clown
War is better than peace bro lmfao goofball comment
How?
Trump winning is an improvement...
Ukraine doesn't have the ability to retake the annexed territory without actual foreign military intervention which simply isn't going to happen...
Great job. Outstanding analysis.😊
Tulsi never said there were weapons biolabs but rather just that there were biolabs...
Context matters. In the context she said it, the implication was clear as day. You are falling for the thinnest veil of plausible deniability.
@@WarfokiBut there are biolabs though? That’s factually correct information. A war breaking out can and would absolutely lead to potential outbreaks if those biolabs had their contents exposed. What context are you referring to?And how does the context disqualify a pretty legitimate concern?
@@SingerDucego ahead and tell me which one there are and where are they
What I don’t get is why this administrations opinion on China isn’t applied to Russia; they’re both threats that should be weakened by any means..
Why can’t their opinions on Ukraine be the same as what they have for israel..
It’s mental…
Because most Americans barely know about Ukraine.
@@RedLancerMotoMost Americans know about Ukraine, we just don't see Russia as an existential threat to our nation.
@@CruelandCold Based on their war in Ukraine, it is clear that they are not even close to a threat.
@@Nathan_Whaley-g8m agreed, even if they were, they are a European power and therefore is is on Europeans to handle their problems.
the problem is when you gave Them the time to become a threat, china wasn't a threat during the cold war , but look at what happened now , @@Nathan_Whaley-g8m
The US has a lot of leverage but not exclusive. Ukraine can, and will, say no if Trump suggests a sh*t deal. Europe will maintain support, and Russia is not in a strong position, despite their rhetoric.
Europeans spends twice as much on supporting Ukraine than the USA. Even if the USA would turn their backs Ukraine would still have 2/3rds of the support remaining. The idea that the US president can unilaterally decide the outcome of this was simply isn't true. The only one with that amount of power is Putin and only for surrender, not for winning.
Russia is in as strong a position as a warring party can hope for. For instance, they have the final say on whether or not the war continues.
@@ZemanTheMightybut they have no saying on the outcome of the war.
I suspect that a pissed Trump is not something Putin wants to deal with. Not even China wants that smoke.
it doesn't matter what Ukraine wants. US can spin the narrative anyway they want. just watch, in the next year, US media will be talking like Ukraine is the most corrupt state in the world unworthy of saving. this is what they did with Afghanistan and Vietnam. US doesn't care about Ukraine, Ukraine is just the fall guy, and when US narrative change and Ukraine is seen by the world as the most corrupt state, you think EU can still support it? EU without it own narrative control is doom to accept whatever position US wants. even if it is a shitty one. and Ukraine, can struggle just like Cuba can struggle against the US, but it will never be able to win. US is never going to give gitmo back to Cuba, and Ukraine can kiss Donbass goodbye regardless of how unhappy they are about it, because they just don't have the means to change anything.
Yes, they have final say in whether their war of conquest and genocide continues, that is true. But their nation is suffering horrendously. Their currency is cratering, their losses haven’t been higher higher and the end of their massive soviet stockpiles is in sight.
Both countries are getting absolutely destroyed. But at the end of this, Ukraine has many friends and admirers across the world and Russia is widely hated.
It would’ve been a masterstroke if it had went down the way Crimea did. But he misjudged the Ukrainians and the World’s desire to stop a conqueror. It has turned out to be the greatest blunder. After this, Russia is a regional power on par with nations like Poland. A regional power with alot of nukes still, but a regional power all the same
Thanks for posting these videos. Im double majoring in Econ and International Studies with a focus on Public Diplomacy
I never thought I would live to see the day where US’s cabinet look like this. 😶
I am old enough to have been around for the regan revolution. today's cabinet is not all that surprising to me, just a natural progression of the frameworld and priorities set down in the 80s.
Waiting for Hulk Hogan as Dept of Energy head
Trump will throw Ukraine under the bus guaranteed.
Really? You already lived through almost 4 years of a president who can’t read a teleprompter, is senile, and has had dementia which gets worse by the day.
Never thought I’d see the day we have populists in our government
A good summary of a very complex situation, with lots of moving parts. As a EU citizen I view these developments with trepidation, there will be hell to pay if Ukraine loses.
This is the video that I've been waiting for!!!
A pretty spot on assessment I'd say. Just a few points to add to what you have said. 1) Trump's first term it would (in retrospect) seem that he was a bit too politically naive about how politicians operate. He picked a side on whatever subject, and kept to that until the bitter end. Whereas politicians will flip & flop to whichever side is most profitable (in more than monetary sense). As you mentioned, many of his anti-ukranian cabinet was supportive until Trump started surging again, then they changed. 2) What is happening with Ukraine is a trial of how things will go with China. If Putin decides not to play ball with Trump, it will make Trump look bad. Trump does not like that kind of thing, he will take it personally. What does that mean? Well, if Putin does not 'do as it is told' then he will make them bend the knee. Likely turning Ukraine armed to the teeth or supporting EU going in with the objective to 'finish it. now.' Trump's own personal pride will supersede any kind of foreign policy. 3) I don't think Putin CAN even end the war if he wanted to. The whole country is in a war economy, Even the US had issues after WW2 ended with unemployment & whatnot. Iran is not particularly interested in a land war with Jordan to attack Israel, so other than Azerbaijan, Russia does not have many neighboring countries that it can throw into a quick proxy war to spool down their economy into something else. 4) The weapons going to Ukraine are mostly EOL that had to be replaced anyhow. The weapons production has expanded significantly for the first time in over 30 years. Not a low intensity anti-terror/insurgency war where materiel consumption is very low. This war is more representative of what a war with china would look like. Those weapon manufacturers need the expansion if they are going to supply on that scale. It takes years to do that, which Europe found out the hard way with artillery shells. There is a possible political way to spin helping Ukraine / europe with arms as a means to compete with china. Would not be surprised if EU makes an arrangement to buy tremendous volume of weapons for Ukraine and lets the USA profit from it, all the while building up for China. Effectively making EU pay for the USA to upgrade its agedout manufacturing. It would not be even that hard of a sell, because it would still be USA hands off with ukraine while also *theoretically* helping them to win faster. All I'm saying is: Politians change sides faster than I change socks, and if it can be spun into some kind of win, particularly a profitable one, Trump may go for it. He is 'anti-war' & 'anti-interventionist' yet also, used tomohawk missiles on Syria gov when they gassed their own city. He is mostly against Ukraine because they refused to do what he wanted in terms of Hunter Biden, and Putin offered some sympathy/camaraderie. But the moment that turns into humiliation infront of his supporters? That's going out the window.
Russia will not bow down to USA just like Russia didn't bow down to Napoleon 😂
Towards isolationism and strained relations with Europe. That's my guess by the looks of it.
EU bought some on itself.
@@unknowninfinium4353 Dude what?
@@Aleks96 EU bought some on itself for example - Immigration.
I see English is not your first language. You came to EU by boat?
@@unknowninfinium4353 It's rich that you're asking that after making the same grammar mistake in two different comments
God, I hope so.
at the time of the videos uploading, Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his nomination for Attorney General
Thanks for the content you guys not only are you keeping many entertained but also informed
Matt Gaetz was replaced by Pam Bondi. She should have little trouble getting confirmed.
You deserve a million subs
do not forget that tarrifs can be specific, it must be said that americans can be somewhat arrogant towards other states and whilst tarrifs on chinese EV components and minerals don't benefit them they don't intend to put tarrifs on these, the tarrifs will focus on cars and other complex manufactured goods
Trump said he wants a 10% universal tariff bud, and that includes Mexico and Canada for some reason
@@nhjhbmkuy7173 that does somewhat make sense as well, as long as no alternative markets for these goods are found, I'm guessing that it depends on how eager people would be to get their goods onto the US market,
as for the arrogance, well, the US wil not be able to tell developing countries not to utiluse tarrifs to fostr industrialisation either, not without being hypocritic
@@istoppedcaring6209 tarrifs invite retaliatory tariffs, this very change reaction is what caused the Great Depression
Barak was mild because Europe was impotent. Politicians in Europe didn't want to face down Putler in 2014 just like they were not eager to stand up to Putler in 2022.
Don't call him that. It makes you sound rétárdéd.
Barak wanted to gain influence over all that sweet, sweet farmland. Notice how Ukraine guraunteed these debts with farmland.
Fucking bonkers.
And their is 0 appetite to fight Russia on Europe’s behalf among the people who fight the US’s wars. You people can go and fight this one.
well some of us dont have canada as our most powerful neighbor.
@@Mrchungus11C-OIR Ukraines behalf.
Europe is not 1 country. We also dont need to do jack.
The problem for russia is that the cost of this war for them has allready become too high , ukraine is batterd but will allways have european simpathy and get good deals to recover. Russia have not had such simpathy from its allies par from north korea who even then are getting somthing from there help. In all with the equiptement losses for russia , they will be looking to rebuild their armed forces from the ground up and with the squeeze of their post war enviroment . This isnt possible quickly, leading to russia being a non credible threat to nato for 20 odd years. Russia simply is not a threat to nato anymore , the illusion of the Cold War army is gone and thats going to ruin russia for some time.
At the end of 2022 we were told the same story about Russia. Yet Russia continues to fight and advance at a much faster pace than before.
@@michaelotieno6524 They have learned many of the mistakes of the First few years and there reforms have gave them the ability to advance with high casualty rates against the poorest country in europe , yes they can advance finally but not quick enough to end the war Without a even higher cost to the russian people.
@@micheal6898 Being a dictatorship doesn't come with the same considerations that western democracies need to contend with. The Russian economy is running on the war effort now, if anything they would probably prefer the war to continue so all the jobs it has created are kept. and Russians can buy their potatoes and vodka.
@@micheal6898 You know how arrogant that sounds, right? The United States fought with farmers in Vietnam for 20 years, fought with outdated terrorists in Iraq for 8 years and did not achieve any strategic goals, while Russia is fighting against 37 million Ukrainians, to whom it provides tons of technological weapons from the West, and even so Russia is advancing, it is a fact, and to behave arrogantly in this situation is stupid.
@@starvito7288 Russia Has lost 8 times the number of men in Ukraine than America Lost in its entire Era In veitnam and at this rate by the time they would win they would have lost Millions of men and equiptment Destroying ukraine but becoming a Chinese Satellite State And a third world country to do it.
Thank you so much for your rational, intelligent perspective into these chaotic times we find ourselves in
This is such a great channel this guy judging by his accent when he speaks English is probably Ukrainian or at least Eastern European of some sort which not to be shallow but clearly gives him more perspective of what's really going on rather than what world famously corrupt American Media says
The American corrupt media are PRO Ukraine you know that right?
He's a Pole.
He’s Polish 😊
Bob Woodward's War? Nice. I just bought it in Prague at a book store over there near the National Museum just a couple of days ago.
Bob Woodward might be the least reliable man in journalism.
@@MeanBeanComedy Yeah. I know he is a complete hack. I wish I had found The Confessions of Peter Hegseth's Diary so that I could read some gossip on which news anchors swears a lot and are wild in the bedroom.
@@Swedishpolymath 😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
The biggest question is whether Vladimir Putin will believe he can gain more by continuing the war.
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I'm a conservative and Republican based on party alignment. I am beyond upset that "my party" are being such idiots. I do not believe Trump will kick NATO and let Russia keep Ukrainian lands, but it's still maddening.
You are a neoconservative. You are an antiquated Republican. A liberal conservative, not a true conservative.
I think they will certainly try. Trump is not known to be long term strategic or ideological (beyond political point scoring) in his negotiations, he is instead very transactional. This video is pointing out the long term dangers of that approach explicitly in the final sentences.
Yeah that's why I happened during his first adminstration. He DEFINETELY didn't spend his first adminstration arming Ukraine to the teeth.
Try having an original thought for once in your life.
Having seen that the US is willing to elect trump a second time, I dont mind anymore if NATO collapses. I'd rather have Europe be motivated to defend itself than rely on an ally that won't show up
There's a Reagan Republican on TH-cam by the name of Professor Gerdes, maybe you've seen him? What puzzles me is that he ends his videos by saying "Thank you for being the kind of person who cares about Ukraine." And, you know, I just have to think: are you sure you're conservative? Because that sounds like something a conservative would never say. Some of the 1990s conservatives might say that. But after 2010? After 2016? Nah. Caring about foreigners? It's very unusual, to say the least.
I don't get it. What's implicitly unfavorable for Ukraine in Rubio's post election statement?
Thanks for your work over the years. Looking forward to this one.
Joel Salatin as head of the Dept of Ag is a great choice.
Yeah, I'm shocked, frankly. He's a great choice.
These people haven't been confirmed by Congress.
They will though. The GoP will control both chambers next year.
Trum is loudly thinking about sending the congress into recess and then appointing his picks.
Okay and? That is how it works
@@cahdogehe never said that
They will be. He has a pretty strong mandate.
Excellent video.
Matt Gaetz is gone
He would have brought such unique experience to the cabinet.
@@ianshaver8954 i'd say quite minor experiences.
@@mattbowdenuh🤭
@@mattbowdenuh Wasn't even enough for the DOJ to even pretend to prosecute him.
he was nominated for Attorney General, it should have nothing to do with foreign conflicts.
Thanks for the insights
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Why would Putin accept NATO soldiers in Ukraine?
Why would NATO accept Russian soldiers in Ukraine?
@@beri4138 ukraine isnt NATO. But ukraine legally isnt Russia either.
only ukraine can make that call if nato wanted it
It's none of his business really. So he can suck it up
There was no permanent NATO military presence east of Germany before the first Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014, and Ukraine wasn't going to be a full member of NATO anytime soon. They definitely weren't going to join NATO after the war froze in 2015, either. Putin's decision to invade again in 2022 was not a response to a perceived provocation but a power grab.
It feels like the US is more interest in forever wars than actually winning/ending wars
Depends, the left want forever wars. The right largely wants isolationism and protectionism with focusing on defending themselves, improving nation, and defending what is deemed as proper allies.
Like on russia the democrats/left absolutely despise russia on a fundamental level, they want them to be destroyed, the right wing are more of neutral and in some cases even friendly wanting to bring russia to the table as a potential ally or friend.
China by both sides though more heavily right wing is viewed as highly dangerous.
Middle east is a wierd one right wing strongly support Israel, left wing praise Muslims constantly despite having entirely opposite views of Muslims but their politicians typically side with Israel still.
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Excelente analisis.
Definitely Bad Times.
Superb video about our current world politiccal climate, thank you for entertaining me during dinner!
18:15 update your map lil bro
Barack and Hillary owe an apology to humanity for Perezagruzka
Well, still "Not so bad times" for most people, but for some people it's really but times.
Excellent Reporting as always!🙏🏼
Obama said to wait until after the election to putin as well (regarding the invasion of Crimea).
Pam Bondi is now the nominee for AG. She has the votes.
It's better to have a good war than to have a bad peace.
there's no such thing as "good war", war is war.
@@18meter totally on point, marcl is so deluded
@@18meter if peace offer causes more suffer
@@nikajaliashvili1346 since when is peace less inducive to suffering than war? You're deluding yourself with warmongering hysteria.
I agree with you, we can t just give to the agressor what he wants without a fight.
A strong bottom line is this: Trump/the US does not have a lot of leverage towards Ukraine, since the EU will continue to support it no matter what. The US - however - has a *lot* of leverage against the Kremlin, being able to threaten it not only with material support for Ukraine - but also a sliding scale of direct support.
We've seen that Biden - while pro-Ukrainian - has been incredibly careful not to rock the boat. Trump on the other hand has never seemed afraid to ruffle some feathers and jump over red lines.
Opinions aside, the facts of the situation mean that threats to Russia are infinitely more effective than threats to Ukraine. I wouldn't be at all surprised if Trump ends up making some grand gesture like using F-35's to destroy a certain bridge just to force Putler to the negotiating table.
Without the Kerch bridge, the entire southern forces would be nearly entirely dependant on supplies by sea - something the battered remnant of the Black Sea Fleet would likely fail to facilitate. Cessation of hostilities and subsequent Turkish lifting of the naval blockade would suddenly become a VERY strong incentive to force Putler to end the conflict one way or the other.
We will know soon enough the real foreign policies towards Russia with the new incoming administration in the White House. But I heard he ( Mr. Trump) also have a tougher stance towards Mr. Putin rhetoric, despite the arguments in the past.💙
President Joe Biden and I, are in synced.💙👍
None of these politicians have friends
Start of the Good Times.
I think Ukraine will try one large push first before any negotiations
Lol, they called it.
Hot points in the middle east eastern Europe and north africa will never end imo
And they better hope Venezuela does not pop off
To be fair Venezuela assuming usa wants to commit could be handled easily enough, it's closer to usa and is in a weak position. It certainly only proposes minimal threat.
ty as always
It seems like you guys don't understand US politics. You see, in the US, we have a president, and we have a congress. You talk a lot about how Obama and Biden should have done more about Ukraine without seeming to realize that it was the GOP congress - which is responsible for the budget - that refused to move and promised to make unilateral presidential action a lode stone around the president's neck. And now Trump will have that GOP congress for at least two years.
what are you talking about? The GOP did not prevent Obama from acting in 2014, in fact the GOP was criticizing Obama for his INACTION. The aid that Biden gave to Ukraine, which did not include the weapons necessary for Ukraine to take the initiative to win this war, was not stopped by the GOP Congress. And the GOP didn't even have control of the House or Senate when the war began, and from 2023-present has only had narrow control of the House and didn't have control of the Senate. They only will have the House and Senate and White House against starting January 2025
No biden could have green lit m1 Abrams, ATACM, F16s attacking russian territory way earlier. He didn't. He didn't need congress to do so
It is highly unlikely that providing further weapons to Ukraine will be a mitigating factor for bringing Russia to negotiations, at the timetable available; Ukrainian forces are far too eroded and significantly behind in the manpower replacement timetable for modern warfare for such weapons to make a difference.
I believe it more likely to have intensified financial warfare, possibly by pressuring third parties and sanctioning China for transactions with Russia.
The nukes were only in Ukraine they were not Ukrainian. Moscow had the codes
Give it a year and itd be cracked
i cant believe anyone actually anyone genuinely believes tulsi gabbard is a russian asset
They don't
Its party propaganda
Notice how he didn't call her a liar?
Everything she said stands thats the only thing the can do
Ad hominems per usual
She said the exact same bullshit as the russian ministry of propaganda, of course people believe she is a russian asset. Thats her fault alone.
She surely behaves like one. She's also a member of some wacky cult. Unfit for any position in the WH let alone DNI
@thethinkingman5645 all i know is that democrats i know dont like her, but they probably dont really pay that much attention
She's definitely a useful idiot at the minimum. She's proven herself to be untrustworthy and will make intelligence sharing much harder between US and their allies.
2:16 gaetz is gone now from the cabinet
With what army is Ukraine supposed to retake the Donbas and Crimea? They were given hundreds of tanks, jets, artillery, and more, and their military is bled white of manpower; beating Russia in attritional war is like beating Lizzo in a hotdog eating competition, it's fighting to their strengths. Expecting prolonged war to benefit Ukraine at this point is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result. A 20 year ban on joining NATO just puts the war on hold for 15-30 years. Russia will still be a corrupt 3rd world petrostate by then, perhaps in that time Ukraine will stop being one too because it will have had time to get its act together by then; if they can achieve that, then buying time benefits Ukraine much more than it benefits Russia.
Russia already is a corrupt 3rd world petrostate, Ukraine is equally as devastated. Russia can just repeat when US-China tensions rise, maintaining that manpower advantage they have. Meanwhile, Ukraine would be cut out of NATO membership, and guarantees are flimsy.
No, this war needs to be won, and if the US won't support Ukraine, Europe will have to.
Short term time benefits Russia. A pause during negotiations means no burn rate. Russia is by far recruiting more and producing more than Ukraine or Ukraine receiving in aid. The reason why it's a stalemate is exactly due to the higher losses of Russia. Without any loses during a negotiation time frame of about a year, Russia can simply walk away then and be in a much better position for military operations.
So it would not surprise me if there's a pause, then Russia walks away, then has actual strategic military success after that period of time that they used to re-equip and increase their number of battalions.
But long term, in terms of decades, you are right. Russia screwed themselves in the long run. But they know this, too. So the only option is to try to get as much now that they can.
This guy really wants Ukraine wiped off the map, love how Polish people care about Ukrainian lives.
24:22 You have issues, man, seriously.
Bro Biden doesn't know what day it is...
biden used to be a great mind but these days he is a shell of his past. did not like his alignment but have to respect the person.
@@milo-qh7cv Biden was never a "great mind". He was always mediocre and could never win a presidential election until he was up against somebody as bad as Trump and the country was desperate for somebody else. In the end he was too out of it to even beat him a second time. The quality of our politicians on both sides of the isle is by and large atrocious and the voting public is ill-informed and getting stupider by the day and don't care enough to do anything about it,.
стоило один раз ударить Орешником по Украине, как стали предлагать инвестиции в орешники )))
Gabbard never said they were weapons labs. She correctly said they were bio research labs, and that they needed to be properly secured so that pathogens do not escape as a result of damage from fighting.
a veterinary lab is also a biolabs
biolabs are separated in levels, 1 being nothing to worry about and 4 being super secured "prey nothing get out"
Ukraine had none of level 4
russian actually bombed one of the few, civilian, level 3 in ukraine
Weasel words there Craig. She said they were bioweapons labs.
There are 25+ US-funded biolabs in Ukraine which if breached would release & spread deadly pathogens to US/world. We must take action now to prevent disaster. US/Russia/Ukraine/NATO/UN/EU must implement a ceasefire now around these labs until they’re secured & pathogens destroyed
Mar 13, 2022
Then on march 15, 2022 she clarifies as "Well Ackchually"
(1/4) I'm not convinced there are biological weapons labs or biological weapons in Ukraine-that's not what I'm concerned about. I'm concerned about the existence of the 25+ biological labs in that warzone. As i said 2 days ago:
(2/4) “Biolabs”, “bioweapons labs”, and “bioweapons” are 3 very different things. But because these phrases are so similar, there is sometimes miscommunication and misunderstanding when discussing them. I recently experienced this myself. So let me clarify...
(3/4) “Biolabs” are facilities which contain and experiment with dangerous pathogens, ostensibly for the purpose of serving the public good (i.e. vaccines, etc.). “Biological weapons labs” are facilities which exist for the purpose of turning pathogens into weapons...
(4/4) ...so they can be used against an enemy (i.e. “bioweapons”).
The danger of pathogens being released from biolabs in Ukraine is very real, and we need to take action immediately to prevent an impending catastrophe.
source: her own tweets.
@cinderball1135 No she didn’t, rewatch the full clips of Gabbard talking about it, Craig is absolutely right here, the media is twisting her words.
She literally tweeted it
... this isn't Pieta, She of the Blessee Renown...
Ukraine is screwed whichever way you swing it. It was dumb to go to war with Russia. Should have made a deal in Turkey.
Ukraine didn’t “go to war” with Russia, they were invaded.
Tovarish it it Russia who invaded Ukraine, panyemayesh?
@@Nicholas3412 They should have given in to the initial terms and become neutral
Obama's pivot to China and Southeast Asia, in my opinion, is a far better move. Instead of focusing on Europe and Russia. Especially given the fact that Europe is home to 4 of the top 10 largest economies. It was safe to say Obama and his administration believed the EU had it, but as we have seen in 2014, they didn't and they sat on their hands.
have what?
U.S. was party to the Budapest memorandum. EU signed nothing.
If Berlin or Paris would not fight to the death for each other, then why should Washington?
Berlin and Paris still support Ukraine and wont stop in the near future.
Last time they did that we called it WWII lol
@@abraham2172 till the death?
@@zv7ws Washington was never in true danger WWll but Paris was and honestly if Paris did fight to the death it would have been destroyed during the occupation
@@jaguarmemez And does Russia want to have Kyiv til death?
Dude why they pushed this stupid alliance further
Just for greed
Here we go. Give me a break
18:50 huh, so Ukraine wouldn't be in NATO but in practice they'd have NATO troops guarding the border
Trump isn’t looking for isolation, but he does want to put our nation first as every nations leader should do - He doesn’t want our country taken advantage of, nor gutted out & taking all of the jobs away.
Please, someone explain me why such a level of support for Israel, there is not a single elite political force in the US against sionism, genuinely dont understand
- Many Elites in the US are strongly religious, thus have sympathy for the Israelis.
- Many wealthy Americans are Zionists.
- Many of these people have heavy economic interest in the area. (trade, oil, military contracts, real estate, technology)
- These wealthy Elites lobby to have Congressmen elected to represent their interests, and the ones who are against it, usually get a smear campaign.
For primarily two reasons.
Strategy & values.
Strategy
They are the USA's easiest ally regarding their policies.
The only interest geopolitically they have is their own safety. This makes them an easy place for the USA to have a friend in the middle east.
Many other countries have complicated interests depending on the day. Like all the fun stuff in Europe.
For Israel it's about survival, everything else foreign policy that most other countries do, doesn't exist for them.
The USA now has unofficial NATO bases their etc. While Israel gets protected, and never undermines the USA's foreign policy.
Values.
Israel is the only democratic country in the area.
And they fought hard for it. Europe has many, while they are the only one in the middle east.
The average Americans have great sympathy for a people struggling for life & freedom.
Especially among those old enough to remember the difficult times for them to keep their country alive.
Like 2014, 2008, and 2000-2005
Their efforts made in the late 90's to try to make peace.
The struggles of 87 to 93, 82, 73, 67, 56, & 48.
The USA has a lot of sympathy toward a country struggling for their lives in a free country.
We love and support Pete Hegseth!!!
hahahaha this channel is the best analytic comedy when it comes to Russian-Ukrainian conflict
"Tulsi Gabbard follows Kremlin propaganda" 😆 Man, the fake news is strong in this one!
Something important to know, for all who are interested in history and/or support Ukraine:
Rus' ought not to be confused with modern “Russia,” which derives its name from the Rus' but historically is a completely different state, which for almost all of its existence, was at war with the Rus'.
Just like the Holy Roman Empire was actually Germany, “Russia” is actually Muscovy, despite their best attempts to convince everybody otherwise.
The name “Russia” was adopted only in the 18th century, when Peter I simply changed Muscovy’s name to the “All-Russian Empire.” (Russia originates from Rosia, the name used by the Greek Orthodox clergy to refer to Rus'.)
Lands that Russia (Muscovy) claims were part of the original Rus', but actually weren’t, include Novgorod, Suzdal, and Ryazan. In historical texts of the 11th-12th centuries, these regions are mentioned as separate entities from Rus'. They can be considered parts of extended Rus', although their culture was distinct from that of the main Rus'.
In 1493, Muscovite Duke Ivan III appointed himself the Great Ruler of All Rus'. No other kings acknowledged this. From that point on, Muscovy began making false claims on Rus' ownership.
“Russia” is an offshoot of Ukraine and not the other way around, despite what Soviet and Russian (Muscovite) historians have been trying to say for years. It is a Slavicized Finnic, and later Mongolized, offshoot. Kyiv was a developed, cultured capital when Moscow was just a small settlement.
Moreover, Italian sources from the 15th century also mention that: Russia is bordered by Poland to the west, Lithuania and Livonia to the north, and Muscovy to the east-further proving that Russia, historically speaking, is an exonym for Ukraine, which was later consciously appropriated by Muscovy to legitimise its power.
Germany used to call itself the Holy Roman Empire; that didn’t mean they became the Romans or suddenly had the right to claim all of Italy and its history. Yet that’s exactly what Russia (Muscovy) did in regard to Rus'-Ukraine, which is a horrible injustice!
6:08 Tulsi Gabberd expressed views in line with Kremlin propaganda? 😂😂😂
Like what?
1 Anti-war stance
2 Anti-woke
3 Pro-America stance
You call tthat a kremlin supporter? Just mention the points and we will decide for ourselves.
No, he's referencing her repeating Kremlin propaganda about "Ukrainian bio-labs" in 2022, as well as her remarks about Putin having "no choice" but to invade Ukraine
(У него не было выбора "He had no choice" was literally the slogan of Putin's political party for a while, so... Decide for yourself, then)
@@runi5413he literally didn’t tho. I’m not defending Putin, he’s a dictator but he’s not dumb. His enemies have gone far enough to make a neighboring state a part of thier team (NATO) just imagine if china gave nukes to Mexico. It’s not a safe position to have your enemies at your doorstep.
@@runi5413plus we do indeed have bio-labs in Ukraine that need to be dismantled imo.
If you watched the video: bio labs in Ukraine which was proved to be push by Russian shills
@@camquest6108 Why should hospital labs be dismantled?
The Tulsi hate is so weird.
He doesn’t hate her he just reports on what was said about her or what arguments people have against her
The unconditional admiration is really weird too
Babe wake up! Its more bad times end times!
Can we now consider space-x, Tesla, twitter, etc. as state corporations, like Huawai?
Well did you consider Twitter one before? Cause it was a state propaganda machine
@@thethinkingman5645literally
Not yet.
YET...
Yes, has been for half a decade or more.
No, becuse China doesn’t have private companies like we do in US.
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I think the US should be ashamed of electing Trump. However, as a European I think it's actually good for Europe that Trump is elected. Europe has to reform and stop relying on the US. We have to make big investments in our military and stop Russia ourselves. The EU should become a country, with 1 EU military and central investments.
oh please, our country can't manage to run themselves, let alone reforming europe
the main issue is that without a European federation and european army is nowhere to be seen in the future
We are, some of us are, I am disgusted that people honestly believe that his victory is a good thing.
EU as 1 country would be so bad. We have different cultures and history. Joining everyone together under one leadership would be insanely bad. We can have a strong defensive pact without being 1 country...
@MrHappy-hx3go it's only natural too look for silver linings. I'm in no way happy or glad Trump got elected, but as a european, i too hope for a least worst scenario -besides voterfraud being proven and trump not becoming president- where a trump presidancy will spur cohesion in europe, accalerating and enabeling reform of the EU...
I'm still not glad about such a course, it will definitly come at the cost of people in America, the cost of ukraine and rising authoritarianism globally
From a Trump supporting American, maybe you should have been focused on building functioning and capable militaries and not getting addicted to Russian energy.
Also, we don't care what you think about us. Enjoy your new Russian overlords.
Russia will be remembered as the country that made Nato look weak 😂
Nato army in border of Russia Russia would never agree on that 😂
NATO already borders Russia (Finland, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia).
@@Aleks96 Ant that is the problem at first place. The reason why Russians fight and wont let Ukraine become part of nato also.
@@cte4dota As long as Russia does not attack a NATO member, Russia has nothing to fear from NATO. Besides, Ukraine was unable to join NATO after 2014 due to border disputes, so why the invasion in 2022?
@@Aleks96 Well everyone is becoming NATO that is the problem. NATO i made to fight Russia at first place. There was illegal western sponsored and led coup back than and pro Russian leaders was removed by force and pro Western installed. Ukraine was on the NATO path. It's unacceptable for Russia simply as that. If Russian/Chinese similar Military alliance was expanding West trough Europe what would happen? Can you even imagine ? Russia did not expand after USSR collapse NATO did many times why? And keep expanding.
@@cte4dota They are sovereign democratic countries that voluntarily join a defense alliance. NATO is growing because Russia is the best advertisement for NATO with its aggressive foreign policy. Sweden and Finland would never join NATO if Russia did not attack Ukraine. Moreover, the pro-Russian president was not removed, he fled to Russia.
I fear of the first option.
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Been watching tiktok and Bluesky. They are.
Trump is very predictable, especially if you understand and have a lot of experience with narcissists.
24:32 Belarus? 😂 ruined the whole video's credibility with that, Lukashenko is Putin's dog, he wont invade it
Good luck America, you’ll need it 😬
For the biggest army ib the world by far?:))
If you think this election changes anything, you don’t understand how bad things already are
Who doesn't? Could be worse we could be in the EU, Chinese or Russian.
No more TH-cam for you if they're not lucky.
@@IloveDoubleD Lucky i’m none of those then