a putin update and why he must be frightened and feared

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[@FieldBlaser]

Putin has literally backed himself in a corner. After so many looses if he backs out of Ukraine he’s toast. If he continues he’s toast..

[@SteamedHorse]

Fucked if he does, fucked if he doesn't.

[@AzDaz-q1g]

What losses it’s the ukranians who are about to send childrtn

[@andrewelphick2304]

Losses.

[@AzDaz-q1g]

@@FieldBlaser his Ukrainian English not hit first language

[@patrick39432]

The ultimate no-win scenario!

[@kirstymctear5030]

His illegal war on Ukraine has had another effect. It has shown up how poor Russian weapons really are and as a result, their arms exports have reportedly nosedived. This was a major cash cow before his unjust war. Maybe future generations will call him Vladimir the Vain‼️

[@MrBadBean]

Gone from 13 billion to one, I read somewhere

[@minhloi4536]

🤣🤣🤣 What do you call Boris Johnson⁉️ Wolverine ⁉️🤣🤣🤣 Gmail Bush ⁉️ Superman😂 Von DER Leyen ,wonder woman 🤣 Julian must be Badman Snowden must be robbing hood. 🤣🤣🤣

[@minhloi4536]

🤣🤣🤣 Are you delusional ⁉️ ZENSNAKE 😂 Poutine did challenge the so called irondome🤣 Oreshnik 🤣........

[@mikeoglen6848]

Poo-Tin the Slow?

[@minhloi4536]

@@mikeoglen6848 Di ain't Na ⁉️ The Fast and furious......or Curious ⁉️✌️

[@jethrotull2142]

That is precisely why we are so damn lucky to live in a democracy and we are constantly reminded of just that because of an autocratic leader.

[@MoltenTitanium]

It sounds like you are pridefully bragging about democracy.

[@RandolfScherieck]

@@MoltenTitanium So what if they are? What's your point? Come on speak up say what you mean and be deliberate, offer your views. Then we can weigh the value and accuracy of your views. We'll wait.

[@michaelrapson]

Doesn't some bloke in America want to be dictator for a day? You know how days can lead to weeks and so on.

[@TeresaGallavan]

An Oligarchy, with a suggestion box... With so few owning so much it is difficult to imagine a representative democracy. ○Discouraged from collective bargaining with employers. ○Forced to buy products from corporations that sue to weaken then purchase their competition. ○Often we are stirred by fearful news coverage that seeks obscure only to increase ad revenue. - Informed consent? (eg: Brexit, Iraq, Panama, Libyan wars) - Why is the Suez a hazard to shipping more than a year later? ... - How do you feel about Israel and Lebanon? - What is the strategy in the Ukraine?

[@davidhunter3754]

Surely this is a satirical post

[@Jaytee70b]

It's so very unfortunate that Russians still believe problems will be solved by the very person responsible for creating them. But then, why should anyone be inclined to correct an enemy while they are making a mistake?

[@fredrikh9299]

Putin or window are the choices for Russians.

[@wishingb5859]

I wonder how many Russians honestly believe in Putin versus being afraid of a 10-year prison sentence if they say what they really think.

[@ClockworksOfGL]

This was a Trump campaign point: why would you elect someone (Biden, Clinton, etc.) that’s been running the country into the ground for decades?

[@jondarbyshire-s7k]

It is Russia's reliance on the ethnic minorities in rural areas to fight the war that could lead to countless terrorist organisations springing up. People saying our sons died so that those in the Kremlin could enrich themselves further. Victories will always unite countries but a stalemate or defeat and people will ask what was this war all about, our sons died for nothing. The key question can anyone fill the vacuum of power that will arise in 2025.

[@orchidorio]

Josef Stalin died when I was two years old. I remember Russia and the cold war. THAT still exists. That way of thinking. Probably more complicated.

[@geofflewis8599]

..compare what happened in Weimar Germany..

[@GARDENER42]

@@geofflewis8599 NO; compare with what happened in post WW2 Germany. THAT is how Russia could be if they cease this "Ruzzia stronk" nonsense.

[@annepoitrineau5650]

Absolutely correct. Putin cannot afford to conscript too many people from Leningrad/Moscow and the other big urban centres, else he'll have rebellion. His power depends on these people remaining reasonably happy and well-off. But, by deppleting the ex-centered republics and the countryside, he is also creating rebellion. He probably thinks it does not matter because it is all too far from him and cannot touch him, and I believe/hope he is wrong. Already, there are dissenting voices (Bashkorstostan for example).

[@TeresaGallavan]

What influence do the two largest economies China, United States have on the number and quality of weapons supplied to both sides? If armaments are supplied slowly and in small amounts Russia will win by attrition. Will the west be any more eager to quickly spend the trillions necessary to rebuild Ukraine? Will you invest your 401k in a Ukrainian company after the war?

[@dprout3392]

Excellent writing. Thank you

[@JZsBFF]

Stratospheric writing!

[@eyesopen7946]

very creative but non factual as per usual

[@stu281]

@@eyesopen7946yep every post should start with once upon a time. Still quite amusing reading the comments.

[@eyesopen7946]

@@stu281 indeed very much so

[@housemaster1988]

Just an opinion

[@umerowgeorge]

Good on You Professor!!

[@peterrusatsky8395]

Nice to listen to an intelligent Professor !

[@banisan2035]

I appreciate British Robin Williams' well-spoken take on Putin that randomly appeared in my feed.

[@Paco...448]

😁

[@Martynhse]

Yeah good call, there is a resemblance 😄

[@cpk313]

Russia has already lost

[@TheWorld_2099]

A lot. How incredibly sad for its people.

[@andreme7326]

​​@@TheWorld_2099 How? They're taking more land and the cuckolds in the west are still afraid of russia. That doesn't look like loosing to me.

[@01blaval]

No matter the outcome...

[@DK72-341]

This sounds very encouraging to the West, but remember Putin still has an “iron grip” on everything in Russia, reminiscent of Soviet times.

[@_alienblood]

How did that end all despots go the same way

[@StatetrooperBillyBill]

This is because of Margaret Thatcher the iron lady gave Putin inspiration to be the Iron man.

[@minhloi4536]

🤣🤣🤣 The Irondome and IronFist ⁉️ 🤣 All belongs to the 😂 Global Control Freak........ 800+ Base ball Bats 🤣🤣🤣

[@billy2807]

Oh, I LOVE that that thing in the Kremlin is hanging onto power in the rf. He's terrible at military strategy, horrible at economics, and he's proving to have an extremely outdated approach to global diplomacy. The regime has hardened - like glass. When it breaks, it will not break slowly.

[@cheekysodful]

Time is not on his side!!

[@tedfurlo2268]

Profound commentary. Thank you for your thoughtful reflections.

[@SC-g2b]

When you have an animal trapped in the corner it can be at its most dangerous let’s hope he doesn’t launch his nuclear missiles in one last act of madness.

[@norseman5]

I don’t think so, he has many kids & grandkids, anyway, we van’t let that scare us from supporting Ukraine even more.

[@michaelzzzzzzzzzzzz]

No, he might be in control at the face of it... but their will be many others behind the scenes also pulling strings

[@hailarwotanaz5848]

If he knew he could get away with it he would have done it long ago sir

[@davidkallin]

Only those alive during the 1960's Cuban Crisis, will remember how close the U.S. and the world came close to a nuclear war? We were at Defcon 2? There was a Russian nuclear sub. underwater near Cuba with missles unable to contact the Kremlin for orders but being pinged to death by U.S. destroyers whose Captain decided to surfaceand not launch that saved the world. That unnamed man had the forethought to surface to see what was going on? It's not up to Putin but the man on the button after Putin gives the order. As for Putin, I don't think he cares for his children or grandchildren? If he says to Putin FO Iam not launching as I want Russia to live! One person who we don't know just like that Captain of that Sub.? AS OF 01/15/2024 WE ARE AT DEFCON 3. Last time we were at DEFCON 2 was during Operation Desert Storm? If nuclear were ever used again; even locally the planet will not be habitable for many years!

[@brianferguson7840]

Russia can't launch intercontinental nuclear weapons as they were all refueled decades ago for safety non of Russia's nuclear arms have been maintained just like all his other military material. It's scrap.

[@bbert-fauxlopher]

In my opinion, I find that Putin has forced his way into his position by having to overcome a low opinion of himself. He just got used to it and nobody stopped him.

[@RatSlayer-qu2pl]

Very refreshing.Thank you for honest and commonsense reporting.Happy New year my friend

[@Corey-dy2cq]

he will be remembered as a little quiff

[@johnfallon6906]

I Agree , Putins a Queef🎯🙏🔱🙏🎯

[@jmatt98]

Putin’s body doubles will just take over.

[@rbaxter286]

... or queef ...

[@Corey-dy2cq]

@@rbaxter286 or queff

[@gerryhouska2859]

@@Corey-dy2cq or quean

[@mykota2417]

They could be down to 1 tank n 1000 men n putin still wouldn't surrender

[@fredfred2363]

It makes you wonder how it'll end.

[@2394Joseph]

Putiin is possibly dead, with lookalikes standing in for a bunch of his KGB types.

[@chipthomas4169]

​@2394Joseph I wish! But if that were true, it would come out pretty soon. Can't hide it for too long. No real power figure in Russian government will accept orders for long from a mere lookalike.

[@zozoa1]

A desperate Putin is a very frightening thought. He may just take us with him.. I think it would be sensible if the West gives him some slack but that just isn’t going to happen because they will say he made his own problems. However his problems WILL turn into our demise. That’s the worry. Damned if we do Damned if we don’t.

[@johngraham245]

His desperation is due to his self-generated internal (ie domestic) threats. He has no external threats to his rule, however he might try to conjure such. Using nukes against the Free World cannot benefit him.

[@davedavies-uk9gz]

Hear hear !!!

[@lohikarhu734]

Sadly, places like Germany are experiencing an almost revolutionary feeling in many people, people who don't appreciate how good, even the reduced level of life is, compared to 75% of the world.

[@spxram4793]

75% ? Make it more like 90%. I live in Germany, it is among the best few places in Europe. The only problem is, as usual, the dumbards letting themselves influenced by propaganda.

[@whalefish83]

@@lohikarhu734 Yeah, great excuse to tell tax payers who dont enjoy having their economy sunk for US neocon strategy. 'Hey, at least you're better off than... Somalia!'

[@fredrikh9299]

What are you talking about? Nothing the polls ahead of the election indicates a "revolutionary feeling". "Die linke" shrank from 9 to 3%. The most "revolutionary" party.

[@ClockworksOfGL]

Iirc, Soviet soldiers during WWII were puzzled when they pushed into Germany. They saw how much better the standard of living was, and couldn’t figure out why Germany would want to take their backwards dump of a country.

[@MãoLê-g7b]

thank you so much for interesting news!😊

[@jarnleikr]

I love the fridge analogies 🙂and of course the analysis. 👍

[@davidmarkwort9711]

The "Blitzkrieg" was devised by the Germans, the roles of the infantry, mobile units, airforce all combined to deliver a shock onto enemy troops. Putin on the other hand used the Russian ideology, mass numbers, it didn't work, that strategy died in 1945 as the Soviets realised that they could not win with numbers alone, they needed allies. In February 2022 Putin started his own version of Unternehmen "Barbarossa", and like Hitler he has had his own "Stalingrad", he has lost this war, and Russia is left crippled.

[@stu281]

Nope wrong and a massive oversimplification. Blitzkrieg was developed by the German generals who in turn were defeated by the Russian generals. The German generals also wrote most of NATOs tactical doctrine. Last two years of WW2 is the key especially the Soviet destruction of army group centre. Operation Bagration

[@thegreatkimber3777]

@@stu281 The Blitzkrieg against France was a fortunate coincidence. The german army did not plan it as such. They prepared for years but did not expect to be that successful. Russia had a lot of help from other countries to win at the russian front. Sure, the german army was not able to hold it, but without US trucks and other equipment it would have been impossible to push them back that fast and that far. The german tactical doctrine may have been influential in the young NATO, but a lot of time is gone by since that. Plenty of wars have been fought, new doctrines have been developed since that.

[@stu281]

@@thegreatkimber3777 I agree lend lease from the US saved both Britain and Russia. But then again they were our allies.

[@davidmarkwort9711]

@@stu281 Dear Mr Putin loverboy, you have it wrong again, we were not beaten by Russian generals, we were beaten by Adolf Hitler, you poor Russians just bled dry on the battlefields, just like in the Ukraine, our Generals knew what they were doing, yours feared Stalin, and they paid the price after 1945, he culled them too.

[@allankvist6741]

Looks like Russia is slowly winning and will keep ocupied regions.

[@desoneill6021]

Excellent talk as always.

[@JunkerOnDrums]

Well spoken - Thank You Professor :D

[@TheAsrgrant]

Wow! Thank you ! You made me realise how perfect we are in the west! Thank you

[@grizellda2540]

I'm reminded of Edgar Allan Poe with your clever wordplay. Hopeful you're spot on about this slavic ogre who besets the world! Will no one rid us of this turbulent pest?

[@ARWest-bp4yb]

Putin = Smeg, I like it! Thanks professor, your commentary is most welcome.

[@frankshifreen]

GREAT VIDEO- Hope you are right

[@Neunaber-dt9jr]

Fingers crossed that Trump doesn't let Pootler off the hook and ease sanctions.

[@thomasbradley2225]

Had Trump been reelected 2020 it's arguable Putin wouldn't have invaded Ukraine, nor Xi be eyeing Taiwan now.

[@PaulWright-x5f]

Well said

[@orchidorio]

Professor, I am in my seat and stand ready for the your next class.

[@Commentariat-t1f]

Unfortunately, I have to agree with you.

[@yohancereece2509]

Rat cornered will strike back

[@LancashireLad1975]

Not if its ended 1st.

[@HarvinGwin-kr1ry]

"Struggling with the icecicles" You phrasemaker!😅 2:52

[@fredfred2363]

When Zimbabwe collapsed, life carried on. When Libya collapsed life carried. When Russia collapses, life will carry on. But it will be interesting to see if they ever open up, so people find out the reality. Has Russia already collapsed? How does someone define a country's collapse?

[@annepoitrineau5650]

No, life in Libya is not carrying on. In Zimbabwe, life was also quit disrupted for a while. Things seem to carry on from your vantage point.

[@DarknessovHezrou]

Well said sir.

[@robertstane5823]

If Putin humbles himself and agrees that it was not in Russia's best interest to occupy any other country who wants their independence and freedom... then he could state that the best future for Russia is to make peace with the whole world and ask them to remove their sanctions and once again buy Russian oil and products. Then he would gain the respect of his countrymen and the rest of the world. This would take a greater man to admit to being wrong, but would bring the people of Russia to once again be behind him... It is up to him...

[@rockahbilly76]

"Good news, everyone!" (Professor Farnsworth)

[@carolspoors8057]

Love the analogy intro! 😆 Wonderful presentation! Give us more!

[@BFPO1]

There was no need to give us the brand of fridge, but I`m so glad that you did.

[@mariabengtssonviking]

I hope Putin, Trump and Elon Musk will become unimportant and that our politicians will start to stand up for all the people of democratic, free countries and people who wish to be able to vote for the leadership of their country! We, the people of Europe have to start fighting for our future in all ways possible.

[@playedout148]

Oligarchs all 3.

[@Jim-fp3kt]

Trump fought for four years against the American swamp of politicians and bureaucrats in D.C. We the people have given him another four years to right the ship. Americans are tired of being the world’s police. I’ll take Trump +Elon over any current leader.

[@lyn2894]

@@Jim-fp3ktTrumo is the swamp

[@physiocrat7143]

Our own politicians are leading us to ruin.

[@GARDENER42]

@@Jim-fp3kt That's really funny. 😅😅😅 Oh, you're serious... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@schlussmitschiss]

The intro, the grim humor 😂 priceless

[@stu281]

Ground truth reality professor. Reality not propaganda always dictates the outcome.

[@laundonsloft4629]

Ahh Smedley’s peas. Was sad to see Peter say goodbye in Switzerland ❤

[@johnrussell3961]

He appears to be so mad he no longer thinks MAD needs to be followed..

[@AlbinoMutant]

I agree Putin will be at his most dangerous when his regime (and by extension, his life) is at risk. I have no concern for Putin, but I am not one of those people that sees his weakening grip on power as a 'good' thing. Nothing at all can be ruled out when considering the list of things he is willing to do to stay alive and in power. For example, Putin would surely use a nuclear weapon to create global chaos if it meant he could stay in power one more day. His track record is unambiguous in that respect. He has a long history of creating regional chaos to attempt to exploit it and profit from it. What if the only way out of this war is further in? The war with Ukraine isn't just about pursuit of his imperial ambitions. It is also about shoring up his power at home. Can it really be argued he would never use a nuclear weapon to shore up his power at home? I agree that things would have to be very dire for him, but we are now in a position to see, for the first time, a path to things getting that dire for him, and I think it's worth examining the new possibilities that opens up.

[@ecaeas4439]

There might be a "safe" way to get rid of Putin that doesn't involve the scenarios you've discussed, but I don't think that it's a remotely realistic possibility. A sort of lightningly fast coup with all the state apparatus on-board (especially the intelligence services), would stop Putin from being able to see any danger coming and seeding chaos to protect himself, but who in Russia is influential enough to organise such a difficult operation? Anyone in Russia that has ever had people power or organisational power has been culled or disarmed by Putin's regime - he's effectively removed all individual threats to his regime. The only thing left to challenge him is gradually changing attitudes that may ultimately lead to some kind of revolt. There's no Putin dynasty to take over really; he has children, but he has strictly sidelined them instead of preparing them for a transfer of power after he's gone. So I do agree ultimately with the message you're getting across. Putin's eventual fall will be messy and potentially catastrophic. Even if there's some kind of revolt by the russian people (which is unlikely after the decades of propaganda and apathy), Putin will find a way of dragging his ideological and Russia's imaginary conflict with the west to preserve his power. Very sad and concerning.

[@allankvist6741]

But Russia seems to be winning against Ukraine😒

[@vascoyonchev4220]

According to previous statement of yours he is dead now he is frightened and numbers are so unreal Professor Wilson give us a break

[@stu281]

Makes you wonder where he gets his information from. He actually reads it of his screen hardly original thought don’t you think.

[@keithanderson181]

Dudes, you can’t even touch the intellect and wisdom of the good professor. Happy new year to ya!

[@stu281]

@ nope all I see is someone giving marching orders to the uninformed.

[@anniec6420]

stunning piece....thank you very much....

[@petersmithson4644]

I can see that big hook on the end of a pole coming on from behind the curtains.

[@andyarmstrong1175]

I hope you are right Prof! That would get the New Year off to a good start 👍🇬🇧

[@alib6060]

Thanks, Professor Tim. Now I have more things to worry about. We should be careful about what we wish for. I listened to a podcast about Ukraine drone production. The retired engineer and his group of volunteers had developed designs for a drone that could kill tanks. With that program and others, hidden Ukraine mini factories will produce about a million drones next year -- at a materials cost of about $500 each. That was how he described his tank killer project. His pride in perhaps helping save Ukraine was admirable. Applause. Applause. But -- I live in the USA. Here, some grade school kids get guns for birthdays or Christmas as soon as Dads and Moms think they should be ready to hunt. Gun manufacturers target youth in ads with small guns. The result -- we have more guns than people. Millions of us have WAY more than $500 worth of guns in our collections. There are many tinkerers and craftsmen who lovingly make their own beautifully designed guns and other weapons. Since I heard about the $500 tank killing drone, I have been wondering how many are already in basements around my country. When will we hear about the clever grade schooler who sends a drone to school instead of taking a gun there? I think it's inevitable.

[@alastairbrewster4274]

You know the professor is garnering interest generally when you see the amount of Russian bot comments on his videos .

[@martinholmes-ue9ko]

Oh! Reminds me to check out my fridge. That pasta sauce......

[@ChristyBermingham]

Your channel is getting bigger prof well done !

[@allisonstandley2573]

Terrifying Professor. Thank you for you analysis.

[@AQUAessex]

Fantastic lyrics!

[@vickyking3408]

Why would you put a tin peas in a fridge😂

[@marcse7en]

To keep your Smedley's tinned peas cool!

[@kurtisengle6256]

Offer Putin the Napoleon option. Jeffery Epstines Island, and Secret Service protection. Later, Trump can join him. They already love one another. Everyone wins.

[@tommybryson2311]

Well said .

[@allotmentuk1303]

Interesting, making me think.👍

[@Pooter-it4yg]

I draw your attention to the concept of "nervnyi lyudi" (literally "nervous people" but there are contextual and idiomatic resonances beyond that). An age old idea but one greatly amplified and refined during certain periods of the USSR and raised to fever pitch by Putin. It's savagely simple - keep the population chronically fearful, suspicious and needy and they effectively police and terrorise themselves. In so doing they obey without particularly knowing why and they're too busy tearing shreds off each other to be a threat to the regime. Sadly, we're witnessing the psychological brutalisation of roughly three generations of Russians (and connected others) and not for the first time. Human beings become accustomed to coping with constant anxiety on a conscious level, but deep down it changes you, robs you, makes you harder that you naturally are, want to be or should be.

[@European-antinazi]

‘a leader grasping for relevance’ - nice! I agree that Russia is cornered, but we cannot counter this with fear on our side. We need to remain principled in order to save our own identity. There are too many forces that try to divert us from our dearest values (and I expressly want to state that I don’t mean specific left-wing political ideology with these values).

[@richardbarber4444]

Remember the result of US insistence on Germany paying impossible reparations following the Armistice after WW1? Hitler, for a while, united Germany, created a dynamic industrial country then tried to overtake Europe. More effective to stabilize Russia and Russians would be to provide redevelopment support and less finger pointing. They, the Russians, have endured more than 100 years of totalitarian control, a mindset which will take generations to to change and the patience of the west to support and not to blame. It is one man who started this war, not the people per se'.

[@markhenderson4001]

well said; very well written Doctor. even got the Smedley's in there he he he.

[@emptiester]

Excellent intro summary.

[@jerryfields4837]

thats cheered me right up thanks Prof

[@grogery1570]

Last night I got a translation of the Russian national anthem and was struck by the words." Republics welded by Russia into a unbreakable Soviet Union" that made me wonder if Putin takes that seriously and thinks war in Ukraine is just putting down an internal rebellion?

[@thegreatkimber3777]

You can stop wondering because that is what he said years ago.

[@grogery1570]

@@thegreatkimber3777 I would have missed that because I try and ignore Putin specifically and liars generally.

[@wishingb5859]

@@grogery1570He has said that he doesn’t believe in national boundaries. He believes in historical boundaries and that anywhere Russians live are fair game. He uses a similar logic that Hitler used.

[@markwilson7846]

Thank you for this excellent summary. Tim, you did not address the most critical (my observation) component. The Russian mentality. The Russian population have, for generations, surrendered their individualism. They completely accept their position as serfs. This acceptance cannot be changed. Whether Putin is alive or dead matters not.

[@operator9858]

i love how the more ukraine obviously fails the more you have cartoon characters like this trying to tell us how much trouble putin is in. if you go back across the history of warfare you will always find cope like this coming from the defeated trying to convince everyone to hold out just a little bit longer when even they have to know its over.

[@Mindsi]

Ramzan Kadarov, Is to Putin as Elon Musk is to Trump 🎉🎉🎉🎉best buddy…. Or is he😂😂😂😂😂

[@Rockall57]

Definitely NOT...😂..

[@jasonsmith373]

Putin's skating on the thin ice of Swan Lake.

[@stephenholmes1036]

Professor, Where you in Chipping Norton this afternoon?

[@michaelallington7397]

You have obviously not been to Russia or Ukraine recently Regurgitated Daily Mail opinions.

[@SL-sd3sg]

With all his ships and subs dotted around the world he could let off some finale fireworks, I hope our combined intelligence is on the ball.

[@baronvonslambert]

Unlikely, one of the best locks on Pandora's box is that the low level grunts who actually push the buttons are loathe to actually carry out their assigned responsibility of opening the box. I can't recall the exact figures but when drills are ran it's fairly normal for a majority of a nation's deterrence forces to refuse to turn the keys and launch, at least until they have adequate information about the situation confirmed through multiple sources. The leader/s can give the order all they want, the military still has final command authority over the arsenal, and there's almost always someone in the chain that goes, "Yeah, no. We're not gonna do that."

[@baronvonslambert]

Assuming you are talking about the spicy fireworks that is.

[@shannonbooth9164]

Passionately put Prof 😅❤

[@AcesAndNates]

Vlad Vexler and yourself are the only two bastions of my sanity. 😅

[@scriptbusters]

If only these 'leaders' had a conscious mind, they wouldn't hurt a soul ♥️🙏

[@richardgmitchell]

I really enjoy a daily dose of your anti-Putin commentary. I do wonder - are you actually in contact with Russians within Russia itself, from your time there ? Or are they all emigres ? Keep it up, it’s enjoyable and reassuring.

[@svenolofandersson2572]

The key is in Minsk. If Belorus turns against Russia, things will change dramatically.

[@DaleWoodward-v7z]

No, as Peskov said if Putin dies or is replaced, Ozero dacha will replace him with a new Putin, the same, but different

[@ProfessorTimWilson]

putin is a concept that can be replicated again and again as has been demonstrated since 2023

[@docmike8601]

Professor, your mastery of the English language is perhaps rivaled only by John Bercow.

[@billy2807]

7:03 I think it's going to thaw into the largest province in the Chinese empire.

[@billblunden1549]

Back with a vengeance. Thanks Tim. Nothing wrong with drinking from puddles.

[@theostapel]

As long as one does not have to do - it for oneself - hey?

[@allenhill1223]

I THOUGHT THE DOCTRINE WAS FRIGHTEN AND FEAR.

[@allenhill1223]

CENTURIES-OLD

[@fairman1455]

We have to be careful we may soon be feeling sorry for Putin

[@davefave4351]

Blimey Tim, Smedley frozen peas! Not heard that since the days of Leonid Brezhnev, the days of the mighty t55 and t62 rolling across the plains of Eur Oh. Some of us in the West now in our retirements are spending BIG money on our toys of youth; the train sets, the model aircraft kits* - retro is big business but some in the East have taken this a little too far... Slava Ukraini 💛🇬🇧🇺🇦💙 Heroyam Slava *after many hours of KZbin videos I, in my early 60s and close on 50 years after putting down my last tube of glue, finally took the plunge and bought a 1:32 scale Dauntless Marauder, Battle of the Coral Sea era - you really couldn't make this stuff up! 😉

[@ProfessorTimWilson]

brilliant...love airfix and the like!

[@AncoraImparoPiper]

He is teetering on the abyss. It's time for his oligarch supporters to give him a nudge. No doubt his oligarchs will have safely stashed their ill-gotten gains by now and can live happily ever after. Then again, why should they bother. The question is, who is still keeping him teetering on the edge? What still needs to happen for someone to give him that nudge? Maybe everyone around him sees that it is in their own benefit to keep him on that edge for as long as possible, and so no action will be taken until some other external force gives him that nudge to just get over this and start anew.

[@TigerP1]

"May you live in interesting times" as it is claimed.

[@annalisewalker6060]

Clear, concise, persuasive. Like/Subscribe. Thank you sir.

[@victorialucky8839]

For the truth must read the bool "Exposing Putins Lies"

[@ronaldmorell9793]

this all sounds like a well organized summer breeze .... preliminary to a book perhaps ??

[@martinholmes-ue9ko]

Oligarchs are the thing nowadays. ( e.g. USA)

[@tomcolvin8199]

All true, but no mention anywhere of the Ukraine's true casualty figures, ever discussed.

[@MorMulle]

👏👏👏

[@joekavanagh7171]

What if Russia moves even further to the right post-Putin? There are a lot of hawks behind him.

[@SM-mb5kq]

Moving further right would accelerate their collapse.

[@_alienblood]

Without a army for decades the Russian war machine has been decimated in Ukraine

[@playedout148]

Russia is a pariah. Moving further right or left or whatever doesn't matter.

[@ecaeas4439]

​@@SM-mb5kqThe circle of oligarchs that rule Russia, one of whom is the most likely candidate to replace Putin after he falls, really don't care about it's future as a country. The oligarchs are set up to survive the collapse, so they won't care as long as they can keep making money scamming Russia's people into believing dangerous myths about the world to distract them from the vast scale of corruption going on in their country.

[@redsquirrel888]

Thanks for your thoughts on President Putin. His eventual demise is to be desired. However, having run the Russian Federation for 25 years, can we really believe he is on the way out in the near future ?

[@DonnaHolt-ge6om]

Syrian money will help Putin for a short time!

[@constantineclinoff7796]

A new self-proclaimed Russia Expert. 😂😂😂 Anyway, it'funny enough.

[@Rockall57]

Prof have you ever putea tin of beans in a microwave!!! Its an exciting result....😂.....