I totally agree! LOL! You should see my house! I have over 550+ books in the Bibliography of the Book I myself am writing! 200 are physical books, but the rest are electronic books thank goodness!
Can you imagine that after nearly 3 years, ukraine has still not regained its country eastern border despite being supported by the West and its allies?!🤔
It’s interesting to see how deeply ingrained Russophobia, cultivated over centuries by the British Empire, continues to shape attitudes today. Perhaps it would be more productive for the British to reflect on their own challenges-where a significant portion of the population struggles below the poverty line, many face food insecurity, and millions of immigrants rely on state benefits.
@@P00009 Fact free nonsense. We're doing quite nicely thanks & no, only a small proportion of the population is below the poverty line & fewer still have food insecurity. What you're doing is projecting the state of the Russian people.
@@P00009-it’s interesting to see how ingrained anti-Ukrainian sentiment is among the moscovites -i think putin never thought Ukrainians were a people, and Ukraine is not a country -i think the moscovites are getting an education -what do you think??? 😎
@@P00009 - total nonsense - Russia has only itself to blame for the global Russophobia - When Putin invaded Ukraine, he effectively rewrote the rulebook that draws boundaries between sovereign countries - if this is allowed to continue the consequences would be disastrous and he alone is not in charge of the globe - the global community understand this and Putin’s attempt to undermine the principles of global security will be stopped dead in his tracks
why you dont go to help , when you loveUkraine so much ?? If you need contact when to report your self for being hero , just say , and other brainwashed idiots , i mean i know you are from ''land of the braves'' Afgans knows too , So there is a lot places when you can help ,
Great synopsis - this gentleman is evidently well across the current and historical situation. Older heads are often wiser heads. I'd like to hear more from him.
Putin said the Special Military Operation vould take 72 hours, 3 days. Trump says he will end it in 24 hours, 1 day. I think they have the same problem with time...
Sadly, amount is so huge that supply and demand means the price will be low. However,northern African countries made money after ww2 exporting battle scrap.
Yes, I've joked about moving to Ukraine when the war is over to start a scrap business. Russia will have given the Ukrainian steel industry a big boost.
You're right. His whole shtick is of the mastermind tough guy. He's had over 20 years to sell that image to the Russian people. So there's no going back.
Imagine that all the value of those tanks and the lives in them were dedicated to helping those who need it. Maybe the money could have been spent on education, or healthcare? Such a waste!😢
Yes but no. Always turns into Tax cuts for the Rich I'm afraid. Every time a false choice like War vs Hospitals/Homeless shelters/Free school meals/Social housing etc etc etc is an empty argument. All that money you saved on War?.....Tax cuts for the Rich every time. Every. Time. Sorry.
Putin's regime has embezzled $3tn since 2002. Imagine how modern, productive & prosperous Russia would be if that had been spent on infrastructure, education & industry.
Yeah well didnt germany and netherlands sent lost fo leopard tanks to ukriane recently, and they begun to disentegrate before they could reach the front lines?? and this is from forbes a lot of wastefull stuff on both sides..
At the beginning of the war, Russia used T90M tanks at the front. Now, Russian soldiers use electric scooters, jeeps, cars, motorcycles, and bicycles when they are not on foot. The Russian submarine fleet is growing every day, by 2025 Russia will have lost more than 1,000,000 men in the war, the Russian economy is in free fall. What's the point? To boost mr. Putin's ego?
the ruble is extra low lately, it looked like they did their best to keep it at 100 ruble for a dollar, so the fact that they can't get it up anymore seems to indicate some level of impotence (pun intended)...
As of 2023 Russia had a population of 143.8 million. Their casualties are a mix of different nationalities, so even when it reaches the 1mill mark... that will still be less than 1% of their people. In just manpower they can keep this war going for many years to come. Would probably be beneficial if their technology wasn't garbage af 🤷♂️
They will not have lost a million men by the end of 2025. That number includes severely disabled and wounded in action. Some of the wounded in action are injured multiple times and are in the count more than once. But their Kia and severely disabled rates are through the roof. They use terrible military tactics and have terrible medical support for their injured. As a society, they treat disabled military veterans very poorly. After world War II, over a million disabled veterans simply disappeared.
Whilst I also have praise for Budanov, he is still dealing with a mountain of misinformation and the worst part is the western media and western analysts presuming Russia has infinite resources. The idea that Russia can't be defeated militarily drives the media frenzy over "peace" talks. I would like to see Budanov (and Ukraine in general) start to talk about Russian weakness.
Western media sensationalizes Russian gains and ignores Ukrainian ones. Joe Lindsley has pointed this out a number of times. This gives the false impression that Ukraine cannot win.
Western media is mostly useless with few exceptions. If Russia has infinite resources as they claim, Vladimir Putin wouldn’t have to grovel with hat in hand to Pyongyang. Russia is cash poor, hurting for young men to fight Putin’s war and clearly is losing tanks and artillery faster than Russia can replace them. It might be possible to replace military equipment but it won’t be quick. Especially if President Trump makes his first trip as President, to Saudi Arabia just as he did in his first term.
I'm certain there will be a 'special operation' undertaken soon by Russian political forces. 1 target - short n self conscious, puffed face, has trouble reconciling facts, lives alone in large ground floor dwelling n has very small range of dietary requirments. will be largely lost to history as nothing but a mental \ leadership deficient failure
A Russian nurse horrified a 1000 soldiers/day turning up with parts of their heads missing and such injuries she's never witnessed before Russian NHS anyone?
I am a little surprised that Robert Fox refers to the official inflation rate (Russian sources) of approx. 9 % in Russia, without mentioning that the real inflation rate is considered to be significantly higher, around 30 %. The central bank rate is currently 21 %, which does not correlate with an inflation rate of 9 %, but more likely around 30 %.
This is correct, but its a grey market inside Russia as they don't officially trade, so the conclusions are guesses. The most telling indicator are the rates, which a good bank will try to make higher than inflation without triggering stagflation. And, they can't really do that. Russia is in trouble
The Russian bank's independence has been sacrificed to Kremlin control because of the baying of the Duma hounds recently. The interest rate was therefore not raised as urgently necessary and has thus opened the flood gates to hyperinflation.
Missing word: 'believe' after 'I'. Also 'knew' is past tense, 'knows' is present indefinite and therefore appropriate. 'Putin knows' = it's current knowledge of his.
@@deborahcurtis1385 No I don't think so. I believe the opening "I" is a misspelled "If" : "If only Putin knew ... " is perfectly acceptable, as is the conditional "If only Putin had known (how badly things would be) going". I think the original poster is pointing out that Putin is unaware of the true scale of the catastrophic results his invasion has brought about and certainly failed to predict them. Not that Putin is the only man on earth who recognizes that said results are catastrophic - which is what your proposed edit would imply.
Putin isn't having a bad day. If you want to rattle his cage, ship him a case of English tea, along with pictures of 5 story apartments around Moscowand his special train and homes he has around Russia. If they were satellite images that would really rattele him?
It puzzles me that two intelligent men can anticipate Trump "losing patience" with Putin. From my point of vieuw, Trump is totally under Putin's thumb, come what may.
Trump was under Putin's thumb. But Putin has become weak. So Trump's adoration for strong men no longer extends to him. And whatever embarrassing information Putin had on Trump can't touch Trump anymore.
Trump is unpredictable. He moves on his own judgement but not even he knows the decision he wants to make until he makes it especially concerning decisions like this. Don't forget that Trump believes in America having the strongest posture in the world. He isn't just someone to bow down. Trump actually wants peace but he isn't going to kiss up to get it. I think Putin is over playing his hand with an unpredictable Trump who does not kiss up to people. Just so you know it is Putin that is in a compromising situation with the Russian economy crumbling and him losing his grip on power. Putin is in no position of power when Trump takes office, Putin is in a weak and desperate situation with Ukraine. He just lost his power in Syria and is now losing power and allies is African nations.
@@saltator1802 as I said in my censored post, Putin has become weak and it is Trump's nature to worship strong man and despise weak men. And whatever dirt Putin haf on Trump expired when Trump won his second term.
Generally, it is the other way around. You risk stagflation by raising rates too high, which Russia has entered, but using higher interest to combat high inflation is standard.
Inflation figures are only as meaningful as the services and commodities used to measure it. I wonder if they include the cost of mortgages for flats and houses. If the cost of borrowing goes up 2% then so should inflation.
No, you have it backwards. Central bank set rate at 23% to discourage loans, so inflation is around 20%. If interest were below inflation, everyone would take out loans because they would beat inflation - free money.
Trump said he would cut aid if Zelensky refuses to come to the negotiating table. Zelensky will come, but that doesn't mean he can't say no to whatever is proposed (like territorial concessions). Ukraine can continue to fight without US aid, especially if Europe steps up its game, which they would. They are increasingly aware that any one of them could be next. It would be more difficult for Ukraine, but they can continue. When Trump realizes that he has been shut out of the process, he will see that as a failure he cannot accept. He will then realize that arming Ukraine to the teeth and lifting the Biden restrictions is the only option to end the war quickly.
In the last months, Biden has provided sufficient kit and cash, coupled with European aid and profits from frozen Russian assets (I love the irony), that they have sufficient to get them through 2025. If, as predicted, Orcland develops a siezure in 5-6 months as predicted (by Budanov and others), it should be more than enough.
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And You Tube is as always not doing their job dealing with Russian bots. But one day YT, you WILL pay for that.
the ruble has lost 10% in the past two weeks, this jacks up inflation, even if the ru figures refuse to admit it. It is a matter of fact, as now everything costs 10% more 😆
That's a low estimation, considering as of a week ago potatoes had risen 84% in price since August '24. Butter is up by 35% and is being kept in security packs in locked cooler cabinets in the majority of supermarkets across Russia. The average increase across all food items/ household purchases is 35%. Those numbers are as per Steve Rosenberg from the BBC, who lives in Russia and were covered in his weekly blog. This illegal war is starting to hurt the Russian population and for what ?? To satisfy the wannabe Tsar's ego !!
@@marviwilson1853 like butter and eggs ? but i read also that fuel has gone up 13% (inflation) as labour shortage pushes up wages which pushes up prices to pay for extra wages for the labour... and as everything is transported using fuel, everything goes up, all that black market stuff under sanction goes up in price, spare parts LOL as ru makes nothing 🤣😆😆
For Europe to step it up means social security that Europeans love so much, will have to die as we know it.. i dont think Europeans are going to like that... also if young ukrainian men are avoiding conscription and the war, wait until you see the same or worse with western europeans as well.. And i cant say i blame them either
The Russian economy is supposed to be in dire straits. Currency is low, inflation is very bad and interest rate very high. Cost of food and basics rising. RS. Canada
I never made it all the way to the USSR, the satellites was as far as I got, mainly Poland and East Germany. During Solidarnosc (spelling?) I was running books and paperwork into Poland as a sideline, loved it and got away with it. Comrade of mine doing same thing had to throw himself off a moving train to avoid arrest and was lucky to escape with his life. Just as Germany never really de-Nazified, I never really believed the Soviets system had been rooted out at the so-called ‘end of history’ 1989. I knew all this would be back one day.
It seems the best way to get Ukraine the American military aid they need is to point out that supporting Ukraine would most likely earn Trump a Nobel Prize. If Trump did supply Ukraine, and Russia is pushed out of most or all of Ukraine, Russia will be forced to come to the negotiating table and end the conflict. Trump will have then bested Putin and saved Europe from the Russian threat. Trump would be a hero among our allies. This would also boost American prestige and deter China from invading Taiwan, halt their communications sabotage, and reduce their cyber attacks on America. IMHO.
I dont think he cares about any of that, his aim, and this what people voted for, was for the US to be less interventive in forgein afairs militarily... people are tired fo wars, and to pay for other people wars while their quality of life is decreising and problems domesticaly not being adressed... and imo whataver is your opinion of the unted states that is a very legitimate stance to have. Of any country.
Speculation on figures from a figure who you have just applauded for manipulating the figures and false news. I am totally against Russia but we know Ukraine needs us to fight alongside them, and hugely increase our supplies of shells and hardware. Us, the UK, NOT the USA. It is we in Europe who need to take this much more seriously, not the USA. Also that bloke was as clear as mud at times. He tried to cover too many topics in one delivery so lost focus. If you are going to hammer in some nails dont try too many nails or you going to mis-hit some. This is an analogy. ( Ie, dont waffle).
The EU is trying to expand and build military factories. Issue is the underlying laws and agreements between multiple countries. These can take years to finish up.
That's why it's one of the only positives of being out of an unwieldy octopus that is EU. I was a remainer but we here (UK) have less red tape and hopefully someone foresaw this two long years ago. Europe? They are pulling in all directions so I am sure some have taken the initiative but Ukraine is short of shells. No 1 problem. And men.
Russia has a long tradition of grinding down their own forces. It really depends what you would consider a “human wave” but Russia has been doing this since the Swedish invasion. They lost their entire military basically twice in that war and had to re-mobilize a new armies. They melted every church bell in Russia to make cannons because they lost all their equipment. What we are seeing now in Ukraine is similar to what the Russians realized in WW1. Unless some technological breakthrough presents an opportunity to support that human wave, then they just hit a brick wall. In WW1 artillery and Machine Gun nests were too much for the Russians to overcome. Especially considering that they had poor logistics and tactical inferiority. The fact of the matter is, Russia only won WW2 because tanks provided a tactical advantage to open up the enemy front. Human waves would grind down that front but typically it was a “throw men and materials where it matters most”, use numerical superiority to make offensive thrusts. The German army in WW2 was fighting a multi front war and had no strategic oil reserves. Russia, even without the western allies, was in a strategic position to win WW2 despite the absolute failures in the first couple years. Why is that? Well they had developed all the advancements necessary to win eventually. PPSH sub machine guns we’re widely available, SVT-40s were already in production to replace bolt action rifles, artillery shells were in abundance with dedicated infrastructure for mass production, the T-34 tank was designed and under going testing and was a revolution in tank design. People forget that the German army primarily rolled into Russia with Kar-98 rifles and light tanks like the Panzer 3, with medium tanks at the spear head. Looking at this perspective, it’s easy to understand Russias lack luster performance in Ukraine. They had no technological advantages that made a human wave viable. There was nothing that gave them an overwhelming advantage upon either breaking through or over running a position. So it’s basically like Russia just hitting a never ending wall “as long as Ukraine keeps getting military aid”. They don’t have the money or logistics or technological advantage. Even if they got a break through, those forces don’t have a monopoly. The cost in men and material alone would make it impossible to exploit the gap. All anyone can really hope for is that both sides come to the negotiating table and agree to compromise. Neither side really has incentive to keep fighting. Ukraine will obviously have to give up Donetsk, while Russia will have to withdraw from ethnic Ukrainian territory. Being honest, the other breakaway republic is under populated and isn’t really valuable to Russia. It’s under developed and Russia would be better suited investing resources in their own regions. If Russia was a mother, she has 200 kids and only Moscow and Saint Petersburg are really doing well. Obviously mother Russia doesn’t need to adopt two breakaway republics but I’d argue just give her one so she chills the F out
Seriously injured troops are more of a load on the system than fatalities. They require a constant input of care and they also are visible to the civilian population.
Russia now is attacking with forcefully drafted infantry supported by drones, missiles and glide bombs. Russian artillery, tanks and AFV are almost exhausted.
@@nic.h Why would anyone put a commercial on a satellite? Wouldn’t it be somewhat easier to read on a blimp, or one of those planes with the banners? Is it an Elon Musk thing?
It is a common misconception that Trump dislikes Ukraine. Nor is he any fan of Putin. In an interview with Piers Morgan awhile back, Trump was heaping high praise on President Zelensky. In the meeting Trump had with Zelensky (in the US) Trump told Zelensky to ignore his campaign rhetoric, since that is all it is. If Trump is given accurate intelligence (a big IF) he will realize that he has it in his power to completely crash the Russian economy. This would give him a powerful negotiating position.
Accurate intelligence and Tulsi Gabbard is an oxymoron. Besides, since when does Trump bother with intelligence reports. His time is better spent on the golf course.
@@timrider1224 Trump was campaigning on “drill baby drill”, meaning flood the market with US oil and gas. If that drops the global market price of oil and gas, Putin is in for a world of hurt in his economy.
seems right to me, but Russia has been doomed for one year for sure, on many fronts. look at the numbers, inflation unemployment, Rouble, interest rates, working manpower, frontline losses of manpower, Russian artillery losses, armour and naval. They are on the bottom of the barrel and cant build from new at any great rate
@@lauchlanguddy1004Yet they’re gaining ground every day for the past 10 months. Westerners are actually going to live there. They have a trade surplus and their economy has grown by almost 4%.
Lol. The success in war would not be judged by tanks lost ..most importantly is the lands won day by day..tanks lost can rebuild..lands lost will be extremely difficult to take back.
It is estimated that Russia has lost 400 000 men during 2024 and gained 4000 sq.km of land in Ukraine. It means that the average loss of men per sq.km has been 400 000/4000 = 100 men/sq.km. Ukraine is a big country...
With Russia's complete incompetence at retaking Kursk and inability to take the donbas after 3 years, I can see why some would think Russia is fighting with shovels
Pootin needs to smarten up IF he wants to remain in power. He's going to have to negotiate to some extent, or risk losing his grip of power over Russia. This war cannot continue on status quo for another year.
Fox is wrong about the Israeli use of fire power; it should not be compared to the Russian type of warfare. Makes me wonder if he is right about his other statements.
A professor with an office like that is a man i can trust
Method in the madness kind of professor, I agree lol...
I totally agree! LOL! You should see my house! I have over 550+ books in the Bibliography of the Book I myself am writing! 200 are physical books, but the rest are electronic books thank goodness!
I was just thinking that.
Indeed. This scholar is the real deal.
Haha you’re easily duped
Can you imagine a superpower reduced to a level that they require help from a third world country
Why are you so worried then? Why does the usa need 37 off their obedient drooling lapdogs to invade and get humiliated in afg after 20 years?
The UK has also relied on the Sikhs and Gurkhas in many combats from WW1 onwards to the Falklands.
Can you imagine that after nearly 3 years, ukraine has still not regained its country eastern border despite being supported by the West and its allies?!🤔
@ What your point?
@ Can you imagine Ukraine has taken just as much of Russian territory in 6 months as Russia has in three years
Inflation and currency devaluation are some of the nails in Russia's coffin
It’s interesting to see how deeply ingrained Russophobia, cultivated over centuries by the British Empire, continues to shape attitudes today. Perhaps it would be more productive for the British to reflect on their own challenges-where a significant portion of the population struggles below the poverty line, many face food insecurity, and millions of immigrants rely on state benefits.
@@P00009 Fact free nonsense.
We're doing quite nicely thanks & no, only a small proportion of the population is below the poverty line & fewer still have food insecurity.
What you're doing is projecting the state of the Russian people.
@@P00009-it’s interesting to see how ingrained anti-Ukrainian sentiment is among the moscovites
-i think putin never thought Ukrainians were a people, and Ukraine is not a country
-i think the moscovites are getting an education
-what do you think??? 😎
@@P00009 - total nonsense - Russia has only itself to blame for the global Russophobia - When Putin invaded Ukraine, he effectively rewrote the rulebook that draws boundaries between sovereign countries - if this is allowed to continue the consequences would be disastrous and he alone is not in charge of the globe - the global community understand this and Putin’s attempt to undermine the principles of global security will be stopped dead in his tracks
@@P00009....The British didn't start this war. Putin did. Nice attempt at blame shifting.
Giving Ukraine everything it needs to win this war and Ukrainian integration into NATO and the EU is the west’s best self defense.
Well said.
ukraine can't win the war without an official Nato entry into the war.They are running out of manpower.
Problems of giving Ukraine everything is Russia might retaliate with everything...
@@joesephsmith7991 ditto
Maybe for Europe, but this does not affect the US at all😂 Russia already proved how weak the military is
❤Ukraine ❤
why you dont go to help , when you loveUkraine so much ?? If you need contact when to report your self for being hero , just say , and other brainwashed idiots ,
i mean i know you are from ''land of the braves'' Afgans knows too , So there is a lot places when you can help ,
No compromise Putin must be removed
Preferably out the window
100% correct !
@Arvind-fs5zh 👍👍anything less will not end the war...
Can you win Nuclear war with Russia?
if no is the answer then shut up .
Stop Dreaming
Biden/Harris removed.
UK PM removed.
German PM removed.
French govt collapse.
Georgea Govt defeated......
.....All but Putin.
Its a treat to find someone with more untidy bookshelves than me. THANKS.
Great synopsis - this gentleman is evidently well across the current and historical situation. Older heads are often wiser heads. I'd like to hear more from him.
Well spoken! Thank you Robert Fox. Slava Urkaini!
Indeed.
The telegraph estimates Russia only has $33B left and burning $12B per month pre gas stoppage….
Bankrupt by March.
Over by summer.
Putin said the Special Military Operation vould take 72 hours, 3 days. Trump says he will end it in 24 hours, 1 day. I think they have the same problem with time...
That's a very well used library. Had a professor who's office library looked like that. Smartest fellow I ever met ,but a bit scattered!
Scrap metal will be a lucrative industry when the war ends.
And land mine removal.
Sadly, amount is so huge that supply and demand means the price will be low. However,northern African countries made money after ww2 exporting battle scrap.
Tons of it...
👈🤡NO YOU just don't like or work with FACTS@@rootiyriddle636
Yes, I've joked about moving to Ukraine when the war is over to start a scrap business.
Russia will have given the Ukrainian steel industry a big boost.
10k lost tanks? 20k, 30k doesn't matter. 1 million casualties, 2 or 3 million casualities. Doesn't matter. The little fella has no reverse gear.
Good. He's approaching the cliff
W. Coyote just about to hold up a sign.
You're right. His whole shtick is of the mastermind tough guy. He's had over 20 years to sell that image to the Russian people. So there's no going back.
Such bravery as he peers from behind his over-sized desk. Come on Ruskis - get him out or you will live in shame for a century like the Germans.
Imagine that all the value of those tanks and the lives in them were dedicated to helping those who need it. Maybe the money could have been spent on education, or healthcare? Such a waste!😢
Yes but no. Always turns into Tax cuts for the Rich I'm afraid. Every time a false choice like War vs Hospitals/Homeless shelters/Free school meals/Social housing etc etc etc is an empty argument. All that money you saved on War?.....Tax cuts for the Rich every time. Every. Time. Sorry.
Ik ben het volledig met je eens
Putin's regime has embezzled $3tn since 2002.
Imagine how modern, productive & prosperous Russia would be if that had been spent on infrastructure, education & industry.
Yeah well didnt germany and netherlands sent lost fo leopard tanks to ukriane recently, and they begun to disentegrate before they could reach the front lines?? and this is from forbes a lot of wastefull stuff on both sides..
@@knightheaven8992 Utter twaddle.
Go read the article again, as it's not saying the tanks are falling apart.
Compromise with Putin is as good as a loss.
that is an extreme view
At the beginning of the war, Russia used T90M tanks at the front. Now, Russian soldiers use electric scooters, jeeps, cars, motorcycles, and bicycles when they are not on foot.
The Russian submarine fleet is growing every day, by 2025 Russia will have lost more than 1,000,000 men in the war, the Russian economy is in free fall. What's the point? To boost mr. Putin's ego?
Exactly!
That ego is well known for being massive and deadly.
the ruble is extra low lately, it looked like they did their best to keep it at 100 ruble for a dollar, so the fact that they can't get it up anymore seems to indicate some level of impotence (pun intended)...
As of 2023 Russia had a population of 143.8 million. Their casualties are a mix of different nationalities, so even when it reaches the 1mill mark... that will still be less than 1% of their people. In just manpower they can keep this war going for many years to come. Would probably be beneficial if their technology wasn't garbage af 🤷♂️
They will not have lost a million men by the end of 2025.
That number includes severely disabled and wounded in action. Some of the wounded in action are injured multiple times and are in the count more than once.
But their Kia and severely disabled rates are through the roof. They use terrible military tactics and have terrible medical support for their injured. As a society, they treat disabled military veterans very poorly.
After world War II, over a million disabled veterans simply disappeared.
Those human losses are absolutely tragic.
Not the Russian ones.
Also evil to the extreme....
@@johnf3885 This
@@johnf3885 He said human
Putin has zero regard for human life, even his own people.
Thanks!
Whilst I also have praise for Budanov, he is still dealing with a mountain of misinformation and the worst part is the western media and western analysts presuming Russia has infinite resources. The idea that Russia can't be defeated militarily drives the media frenzy over "peace" talks. I would like to see Budanov (and Ukraine in general) start to talk about Russian weakness.
Are you a secret agent?
Western media sensationalizes Russian gains and ignores Ukrainian ones. Joe Lindsley has pointed this out a number of times. This gives the false impression that Ukraine cannot win.
Budanov is in the midst of the information and decision-making apparatuses in Ukraine. He is nobody's little fool! Slava Ukraine. Heroyam Slava!
@@allysonashby5201 Are you an Azov general secretary?
Western media is mostly useless with few exceptions.
If Russia has infinite resources as they claim, Vladimir Putin wouldn’t have to grovel with hat in hand to Pyongyang.
Russia is cash poor, hurting for young men to fight Putin’s war and clearly is losing tanks and artillery faster than Russia can replace them. It might be possible to replace military equipment but it won’t be quick. Especially if President Trump makes his first trip
as President, to Saudi Arabia just as he did in his first term.
Pootin won't compromise - stupidity and arrogance are a potent mix
So much for a 3 day Special Operation
I'm certain there will be a 'special operation' undertaken soon by Russian political forces.
1 target - short n self conscious, puffed face, has trouble reconciling facts, lives alone in large ground floor dwelling n has very small range of dietary requirments. will be largely lost to history as nothing but a mental \ leadership deficient failure
come on now ...be fair it's on a few days out of the estimation.....🤔🙄
It took NATO 20 years to replace Taliban with.....Taliban.😁
Nobody has ever said 3 days..
@@samsmith3469 It was mentioned many times in 2022....
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
Heroyam Slava! 🇺🇦
I think putin should learn to drive a tank,,,,,
A Russian nurse horrified a 1000 soldiers/day turning up with parts of their heads missing and such injuries she's never witnessed before
Russian NHS anyone?
Wrong. Inflation in real life in Russia is around 48%
Interest rates follow inflation. Central bank last week set rate at 23%, so inflation is around 20%.
@@thinkerly-hq8dx Source? I thought it's still 21%.
Special Military Debacle.
You gotta give it to the Ukrainians. I am quite sure, that no other country in Europe could have inflicted such losses on the Russians like they did.
France has nukes, so does england and poland has the biggest army in the EU..
Well maybe the Russians themselves?
Hasta la vista Rossija and poooooor Poootin!
😂🎉😢😮😅😊😊
Very informative
I am a little surprised that Robert Fox refers to the official inflation rate (Russian sources) of approx. 9 % in Russia, without mentioning that the real inflation rate is considered to be significantly higher, around 30 %. The central bank rate is currently 21 %, which does not correlate with an inflation rate of 9 %, but more likely around 30 %.
This is correct, but its a grey market inside Russia as they don't officially trade, so the conclusions are guesses.
The most telling indicator are the rates, which a good bank will try to make higher than inflation without triggering stagflation. And, they can't really do that.
Russia is in trouble
The Russian bank's independence has been sacrificed to Kremlin control because of the baying of the Duma hounds recently. The interest rate was therefore not raised as urgently necessary and has thus opened the flood gates to hyperinflation.
Very insightful , good analysis of the war 👏
Russia initiated its war. Israel did not initiate a war.
@davidroux7987, Effectively, your second sentence may be a matter of semantics.
Robert Fox really knows his stuff.
I only Putin knew how bad things are going…
Missing word: 'believe' after 'I'. Also 'knew' is past tense, 'knows' is present indefinite and therefore appropriate.
'Putin knows' = it's current knowledge of his.
@@deborahcurtis1385 No I don't think so. I believe the opening "I" is a misspelled "If" : "If only Putin knew ... " is perfectly acceptable, as is the conditional "If only Putin had known (how badly things would be) going".
I think the original poster is pointing out that Putin is unaware of the true scale of the catastrophic results his invasion has brought about and certainly failed to predict them. Not that Putin is the only man on earth who recognizes that said results are catastrophic - which is what your proposed edit would imply.
Putin knows, and he is in denial. DAY 1045
@ brokenrecord
I concur.
Putin isn't having a bad day. If you want to rattle his cage, ship him a case of English tea, along with pictures of 5 story
apartments around Moscowand his special train and homes he has around Russia. If they were satellite images that would really rattele him?
The only reason he just sent another 300k is so he won’t have to support them after the war 🤷🏻♂️
It puzzles me that two intelligent men can anticipate Trump "losing patience" with Putin. From my point of vieuw, Trump is totally under Putin's thumb, come what may.
Trump was under Putin's thumb.
But Putin has become weak. So Trump's adoration for strong men no longer extends to him.
And whatever embarrassing information Putin had on Trump can't touch Trump anymore.
Trump is unpredictable. He moves on his own judgement but not even he knows the decision he wants to make until he makes it especially concerning decisions like this. Don't forget that Trump believes in America having the strongest posture in the world. He isn't just someone to bow down. Trump actually wants peace but he isn't going to kiss up to get it. I think Putin is over playing his hand with an unpredictable Trump who does not kiss up to people. Just so you know it is Putin that is in a compromising situation with the Russian economy crumbling and him losing his grip on power. Putin is in no position of power when Trump takes office, Putin is in a weak and desperate situation with Ukraine. He just lost his power in Syria and is now losing power and allies is African nations.
That is a ridiculous notion
@@saltator1802 as I said in my censored post, Putin has become weak and it is Trump's nature to worship strong man and despise weak men.
And whatever dirt Putin haf on Trump expired when Trump won his second term.
Great guest. Thank you for posting.
9% inflation is a lie. Inflation is above the interest rate - by definition.
Says who? Central bank interest rate needs to be above inflation to be effective.
Those who actually compare consumer prices put the figure around 30%. Russian stats cannot be trusted.
Generally, it is the other way around.
You risk stagflation by raising rates too high, which Russia has entered, but using higher interest to combat high inflation is standard.
Inflation figures are only as meaningful as the services and commodities used to measure it. I wonder if they include the cost of mortgages for flats and houses. If the cost of borrowing goes up 2% then so should inflation.
No, you have it backwards. Central bank set rate at 23% to discourage loans, so inflation is around 20%. If interest were below inflation, everyone would take out loans because they would beat inflation - free money.
Trump walks out of the Hanoi summit with Kim as he won't lift sanctions. 🤔 Meanwhile Ukraine is preparing for war with or without Trump.
ukraine is dumb and weak
Are you a secret agent?
Trump said he would cut aid if Zelensky refuses to come to the negotiating table. Zelensky will come, but that doesn't mean he can't say no to whatever is proposed (like territorial concessions).
Ukraine can continue to fight without US aid, especially if Europe steps up its game, which they would. They are increasingly aware that any one of them could be next. It would be more difficult for Ukraine, but they can continue.
When Trump realizes that he has been shut out of the process, he will see that as a failure he cannot accept. He will then realize that arming Ukraine to the teeth and lifting the Biden restrictions is the only option to end the war quickly.
@@timrider1224 Did you get toy soldiers for Christmas or a water pistol?
In the last months, Biden has provided sufficient kit and cash, coupled with European aid and profits from frozen Russian assets (I love the irony), that they have sufficient to get them through 2025. If, as predicted, Orcland develops a siezure in 5-6 months as predicted (by Budanov and others), it should be more than enough.
And You Tube is as always not doing their job dealing with Russian bots. But one day YT, you WILL pay for that.
Putin's doing that for you by banning YT in Russia.
the ruble has lost 10% in the past two weeks, this jacks up inflation, even if the ru figures refuse to admit it. It is a matter of fact, as now everything costs 10% more
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That's a low estimation, considering as of a week ago potatoes had risen 84% in price since August '24. Butter is up by 35% and is being kept in security packs in locked cooler cabinets in the majority of supermarkets across Russia. The average increase across all food items/ household purchases is 35%. Those numbers are as per Steve Rosenberg from the BBC, who lives in Russia and were covered in his weekly blog. This illegal war is starting to hurt the Russian population and for what ??
To satisfy the wannabe Tsar's ego !!
Only those things bought from outside Russia.
@@marviwilson1853 like butter and eggs ? but i read also that fuel has gone up 13% (inflation) as labour shortage pushes up wages which pushes up prices to pay for extra wages for the labour... and as everything is transported using fuel, everything goes up, all that black market stuff under sanction goes up in price, spare parts LOL as ru makes nothing 🤣😆😆
The longest 3 day plan in the history of mankind... 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Putin must have planned the 'special military operation' based on planet Venus day lengths. 😁
For the truth must read the book "Exposing Putins lies"
France will step up I'm sure.
For Europe to step it up means social security that Europeans love so much, will have to die as we know it.. i dont think Europeans are going to like that... also if young ukrainian men are avoiding conscription and the war, wait until you see the same or worse with western europeans as well.. And i cant say i blame them either
The Russian economy is supposed to be in dire straits. Currency is low, inflation is very bad and interest rate very high. Cost of food and basics rising.
RS. Canada
Russia reminds me of the confederates during the American civil war.
Interesting, I’m not from America, could you elaborate?
That bookshelf looks like my teenager's room
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦!!!!!!!!
This is going to age like milk…
Man ! He should read a book !! ❤
I never made it all the way to the USSR, the satellites was as far as I got, mainly Poland and East Germany. During Solidarnosc (spelling?) I was running books and paperwork into Poland as a sideline, loved it and got away with it. Comrade of mine doing same thing had to throw himself off a moving train to avoid arrest and was lucky to escape with his life. Just as Germany never really de-Nazified, I never really believed the Soviets system had been rooted out at the so-called ‘end of history’ 1989. I knew all this would be back one day.
What a mess.. someone needs to do some housekeeping
Oreshnik isn't better than Trident II
No, you're right. It isn't.
Are you a secret agent?
😂😂😂😂 Oreshnik missile has 36 warheads😁
@ Deadbeat
I am, over here, looky… you who, pstt…
@@taxesdeathandtrouble.1886 I'm heterosexual, sorry.
Israel is not russia. This speaker has no detail. Comparing Israel with Russia is nonsense. He lost his credibility Respect from Australia
The problem Russia has is that it didn't watch Rambo 3
It's just as well....
It seems the best way to get Ukraine the American military aid they need is to point out that supporting Ukraine would most likely earn Trump a Nobel Prize.
If Trump did supply Ukraine, and Russia is pushed out of most or all of Ukraine, Russia will be forced to come to the negotiating table and end the conflict.
Trump will have then bested Putin and saved Europe from the Russian threat. Trump would be a hero among our allies.
This would also boost American prestige and deter China from invading Taiwan, halt their communications sabotage, and reduce their cyber attacks on America.
IMHO.
I dont think he cares about any of that, his aim, and this what people voted for, was for the US to be less interventive in forgein afairs militarily... people are tired fo wars, and to pay for other people wars while their quality of life is decreising and problems domesticaly not being adressed... and imo whataver is your opinion of the unted states that is a very legitimate stance to have. Of any country.
Speculation on figures from a figure who you have just applauded for manipulating the figures and false news.
I am totally against Russia but we know Ukraine needs us to fight alongside them, and hugely increase our supplies of shells and hardware.
Us, the UK, NOT the USA.
It is we in Europe who need to take this much more seriously, not the USA.
Also that bloke was as clear as mud at times. He tried to cover too many topics in one delivery so lost focus.
If you are going to hammer in some nails dont try too many nails or you going to mis-hit some.
This is an analogy. ( Ie, dont waffle).
The EU is trying to expand and build military factories. Issue is the underlying laws and agreements between multiple countries. These can take years to finish up.
That's why it's one of the only positives of being out of an unwieldy octopus that is EU.
I was a remainer but we here (UK) have less red tape and hopefully someone foresaw this two long years ago.
Europe? They are pulling in all directions so I am sure some have taken the initiative but Ukraine is short of shells. No 1 problem.
And men.
@@ArneCamPro Oh its too late The EU took to long, and i think they are having issues finding people willibg to join the military, as well
Russia has a long tradition of grinding down their own forces. It really depends what you would consider a “human wave” but Russia has been doing this since the Swedish invasion. They lost their entire military basically twice in that war and had to re-mobilize a new armies. They melted every church bell in Russia to make cannons because they lost all their equipment. What we are seeing now in Ukraine is similar to what the Russians realized in WW1. Unless some technological breakthrough presents an opportunity to support that human wave, then they just hit a brick wall. In WW1 artillery and Machine Gun nests were too much for the Russians to overcome. Especially considering that they had poor logistics and tactical inferiority. The fact of the matter is, Russia only won WW2 because tanks provided a tactical advantage to open up the enemy front. Human waves would grind down that front but typically it was a “throw men and materials where it matters most”, use numerical superiority to make offensive thrusts. The German army in WW2 was fighting a multi front war and had no strategic oil reserves. Russia, even without the western allies, was in a strategic position to win WW2 despite the absolute failures in the first couple years. Why is that? Well they had developed all the advancements necessary to win eventually. PPSH sub machine guns we’re widely available, SVT-40s were already in production to replace bolt action rifles, artillery shells were in abundance with dedicated infrastructure for mass production, the T-34 tank was designed and under going testing and was a revolution in tank design. People forget that the German army primarily rolled into Russia with Kar-98 rifles and light tanks like the Panzer 3, with medium tanks at the spear head. Looking at this perspective, it’s easy to understand Russias lack luster performance in Ukraine. They had no technological advantages that made a human wave viable. There was nothing that gave them an overwhelming advantage upon either breaking through or over running a position. So it’s basically like Russia just hitting a never ending wall “as long as Ukraine keeps getting military aid”. They don’t have the money or logistics or technological advantage. Even if they got a break through, those forces don’t have a monopoly. The cost in men and material alone would make it impossible to exploit the gap. All anyone can really hope for is that both sides come to the negotiating table and agree to compromise. Neither side really has incentive to keep fighting. Ukraine will obviously have to give up Donetsk, while Russia will have to withdraw from ethnic Ukrainian territory. Being honest, the other breakaway republic is under populated and isn’t really valuable to Russia. It’s under developed and Russia would be better suited investing resources in their own regions. If Russia was a mother, she has 200 kids and only Moscow and Saint Petersburg are really doing well. Obviously mother Russia doesn’t need to adopt two breakaway republics but I’d argue just give her one so she chills the F out
TIME RADIO IS OUT OF TOUCH
Seriously injured troops are more of a load on the system than fatalities. They require a constant input of care and they also are visible to the civilian population.
Is this a rerun we were told by Times Radio for 2 years now that Russia was using shovels and washing machine chips No need for tanks
Russia now is attacking with forcefully drafted infantry supported by drones, missiles and glide bombs. Russian artillery, tanks and AFV are almost exhausted.
“Noewh, noewh, dear chap… this month they truly are running out! The previous 27 months what I’d said was - they were running short!”
We can see Russian equipment depots from space, we have a fairly good idea what they have left.
@ Your saucer orbits that low!?!… have you been buzzing New Jersey?
@@gerry4b not heard of commercial satellite imagery?
@@nic.h Why would anyone put a commercial on a satellite? Wouldn’t it be somewhat easier to read on a blimp, or one of those planes with the banners? Is it an Elon Musk thing?
@@gerry4b as in images taken from satellites that are available for purchase commercially for consumers to purchase.
a lot of major Russian gains over the past year were due to the heavy use of glide bombs...a single 500# bomb is devastating...
It is a common misconception that Trump dislikes Ukraine. Nor is he any fan of Putin. In an interview with Piers Morgan awhile back, Trump was heaping high praise on President Zelensky.
In the meeting Trump had with Zelensky (in the US) Trump told Zelensky to ignore his campaign rhetoric, since that is all it is.
If Trump is given accurate intelligence (a big IF) he will realize that he has it in his power to completely crash the Russian economy. This would give him a powerful negotiating position.
Accurate intelligence and Tulsi Gabbard is an oxymoron. Besides, since when does Trump bother with intelligence reports. His time is better spent on the golf course.
@@timrider1224 Trump was campaigning on “drill baby drill”, meaning flood the market with US oil and gas. If that drops the global market price of oil and gas, Putin is in for a world of hurt in his economy.
@@rollievancleave7753 TDS crowds out your good reasoning. Your comment is foolish.
@@rollievancleave7753 yes because Biden was so much better .... Your TDS is showing..
10k armoured vehicles surely. Rather than 10k tanks.
No. Tanks. All vehicle losses hover around 100000.
@@Pikkabuu Well I stand corrected. Ukrainians claim almost 10k Russian tanks destroyed. Even if that's inflated it's a staggering statistic.
Treating Trump as an intelligent person completely misses reality.
smarter than Biden or Kamala for sure
@@babylonian5 Clearly you don't live in reality.
@@doubletap-z8c And you think you do?? Biden and specially kamala were anything but smart...
LOSS OF 30k SOLDIERS A MONTH!!! What the f*ck!!
Putin's been doomed for nearly 3 years according to the Russian experts from "Behind The Times Radio!" 😂😂
Well he has, and he still is.
The Russians attacking in anything with an engine now. They are doomed
seems right to me, but Russia has been doomed for one year for sure, on many fronts. look at the numbers, inflation unemployment, Rouble, interest rates, working manpower, frontline losses of manpower, Russian artillery losses, armour and naval. They are on the bottom of the barrel and cant build from new at any great rate
correct.
@@lauchlanguddy1004Yet they’re gaining ground every day for the past 10 months. Westerners are actually going to live there. They have a trade surplus and their economy has grown by almost 4%.
‘ a clean desk is a sign of a sick mind’ - Albert Einstein 😁
Lol. The success in war would not be judged by tanks lost ..most importantly is the lands won day by day..tanks lost can rebuild..lands lost will be extremely difficult to take back.
Sure. Muddy fields temporarily gained are worth 100s of thousands of people… Also, do you really think Russia outputs tanks at a high rate?
Lol. Tanks proven not suitable in Unraine war. Drones are more useful
lucky you are not a general
History won't remember tanks loss..only lands lost or won
It is estimated that Russia has lost 400 000 men during 2024 and gained 4000 sq.km of land in Ukraine. It means that the average loss of men per sq.km has been 400 000/4000 = 100 men/sq.km. Ukraine is a big country...
This is more of the 20th century kicking and screaming on its way out the door.
Or so you think, but the majority of world, isnt the west nor does it think like the west
Donald Duck could best Donald Trump in any negotiations.
His uncle's got more cash
Based on what? His lack of experience? TDS crowds out good reasoning.
UK has 90 operational tanks. Russia LOST 10 000! Which number is more shocking?
The latter. Britain has an anti tank ditch
The UK supports an expeditionary military.
We were tild two years ago that Russians were fighting with shovels and washing machine parts.😁
and now may not even have shovels!
Maybe that is the explanation to why Russia is failing? 🤔
and golf carts, one ran over a land mine and got a hole in one.
@@gayan2517 No we weren’t.
With Russia's complete incompetence at retaking Kursk and inability to take the donbas after 3 years, I can see why some would think Russia is fighting with shovels
Huge losses and yet they still come unfortunately
I believe this is propaganda
i believe the earth is flat
You can believe whatever makes you feel fuzziest inside.
I believe i can fly.. unfortunatly believing something, doesnt make it real.. Facts do
I think Russia will be running out of money, quite frankly.
reality will sink in one day Ivan.
Their cardboard tanks are tough. Like a cereal box.
What in the: Ukraine is running out of men, dont these dudes get🤡
It isn’t. Rus bot.
Russia losing more of everything faster and economy tanking. Im not seeing ANY great Russian gains, just huge losses
Check economy after world war 2 of all economy . Russia lost 30 million soldiers in world war 2 and Ukraine population is 40 million do your maths .
Cheka psyop on the level of a 12 year old child.
@@miteshghadi3146 Russians obviously are very expendable.
Pootin needs to smarten up IF he wants to remain in power. He's going to have to negotiate to some extent, or risk losing his grip of power over Russia. This war cannot continue on status quo for another year.
Can UK even theoretacally lose such fairytale amount of 10000 tanks? I am afraid you can't even crew them all...
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Clueless Bot
Considering Russia are now using scooters and golf carts I can well believe it
@@_alienblood mongering for war with 213 tanks is not the wisest move in any dictionary..
no, but its not fighting a war. dohhhh. irrelevant.
Very interesting and well developped
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And so we go on! Blaming, blaming…
Propaganda is fine with me but to see some grandpa lying is sad.
Thats why there should be universal pension.
Professor. Beats a know it all 16 yo Russian bot.
I’m distracted by the mess behind you.. not a good sight. For a so called senior editor.
Doomed? Only time will tell.
Results of attrition.
@@donaldclifford5763 My earlier post's focus was on the prematurity of the prediction "Doomed";
not on the reason behind it.
@@lychan2366 Doomed to fail by means of persistent attrition.
@@lychan2366 Doomed to fail by means of persistent attrition.
If trump chooses the right path then we all come out on top. Even the russians.
Takes 30 Years Total destruction to Doom
You don’t know a damn thing about trump
TDS crowds out good reasoning.
what an incredibly messy library/office.
Russia lost a lot of elite troops.
Putins choices of compromise: Give up Crimea, *OR* Give up Luhansk and Donetsk, *OR* *BOTH*
He's just bitter about the shelling of his office.
What about desertions on both sides?
The name is _Kyrylo_ Budanov, not Kyrylov. It's so easy to get this stuff right
12:00: Did you really have to slander Israel like that, bro?
Define "indiscriminate"
😂😂😂10k tanks? that's beyond hilarious
Fox is wrong about the Israeli use of fire power; it should not be compared to the Russian type of warfare. Makes me wonder if he is right about his other statements.