Defending Freedom: Former US Army Chief backs Ukraine’s right to hit back at Russia | DW News

[@DaleneTeixeira]

General Hodges, I applaud you. In the noise of social media discussions on the war in Ukraine, you remain a clear and informative voice.

[@gleestruwe1818]

🥴

[@nuke_Godjira]

Doesnt matter, Once Trump gets back to office this November, he will personally gift Ukraine to Putin as peace offering 🤗

[@SS-yt2sq]

stay outta politics. to characterize word salad harris as steady is a Myth

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

@@SS-yt2sq Huh? I'm looking for my bleu cheese dressing.

[@AD-kq4hb]

😆 😆 😆

[@PhuNguyen-ww8su]

Mr. Hodges, please continue with your good and important works. Your works matter for US and the world. May good journey always be with you.

[@katyelder.5]

🙏. 🫡🪖

[@nuke_Godjira]

Doesnt matter, Once Trump gets back to office this November, he will personally gift Ukraine to Putin as peace offering 🤗

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

These are excellent questions from DW, asked with efficiency and answered in kind. This I admire.

[@runrau9275]

@@AstroGremlinAmerican Absolutely, was waiting for him to respond.

[@JohnJones-k9d]

He is wrong every time.

[@Angel_M777]

General Hodges will be remembered for many years - veteran, soldier, general, expert, such a gentleman and articulate speaker, pleasure to listen to and always makes sense. Respect ✊

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

The Biden administration will be remembered for years. They accepted only the yellow from the Ukrainian blue and yellow.

[@zdravkoavdalovic3131]

What are his military acomplishments

[@mladensaric7325]

@@zdravkoavdalovic3131military defeats in Afghanistan

[@kurtolsen6175]

I wonder How many children he killed in Iraq

[@Baebon6259]

The West doesn't want Ukraine to use these donated weapons to target Russia from Ukraine. So Ukraine improvised and use these weapons in Russia to target Russia.

[@gerryhouska2859]

Don't say The West, it is only the US and perhaps Germany. Europe (except HUNgary and Slovakia) is standing with Ukraine, supporting as much as they can, per person or as a percentage of GDP more than the Yanks.

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

@@gerryhouska2859 The U.S. is the gorilla in the room. Biden rides the gorilla and tells him what to do. Looking to make money for contractors, for example with the new 300 weak armor Abrams, still not supplied.

[@amalia_ag]

@@gerryhouska2859 European elites stand with Ukraine, not regular people. Ukraine is their and American elites project, even if the whole male population of Ukraine will be extinct, they will not care...the "trillions in minerals" that decrepit Lindsay Graham talked publicly it is what matters to them....and fight any country that opposes their sick (see Paris Olympics opening ceremony) agenda. Now they got to "knock" on Russia's door. The history of the world has seen that before. It is either Saladin or Montezuma. Putin chose Saladin.

[@StoccTube]

@@gerryhouska2859Australia supports Ukraine, South Korea supports Ukraine, Japan supports Ukraine… many support Ukraine

[@ramspace]

Yes, we should say that most of the freedom-loving-non-oppressive regimes support a free Ukraine.​@@gerryhouska2859

[@buskerbb]

Ben Hodges is an American treasure.

[@zadadazadada4298]

Thank you Mr. Hodges for your unwavering support of Ukraine ❤❤

[@terahndlovu6571]

It changes nothing though😅

[@RationalQuestions]

​@@terahndlovu6571 your claim doesnt look like it

[@terahndlovu6571]

@@RationalQuestions well wat did it change except a bunch of unthinking soldiers running straight to their death

[@RationalQuestions]

@@terahndlovu6571 in wars, soldiers do sadly die I agree. The thing is, the moral of Ukrainians is in general higher than hired soldiers from Russia, because they are defending their country

[@terahndlovu6571]

@@RationalQuestions well how do u defend your country....front lines are difficult for ukraine....then they ran to kursk to destroy civilian houses? U call that d2fending?

[@Antropoids]

WTF - russia uses NK equipment so who cares on what UA uses

[@ExaltedHermit]

USA & EU used to care because they are afraid of 'escalation', they think putin might nuke them. But since Ukraine decided to take this gamble and putin is still not nuking anyone I guess nobody cares anymore.

[@paladro]

russia uses chinese and iranian equipment too

[@nuke_Godjira]

Doesnt matter, Once Trump gets back to office this November, he will personally gift Ukraine to Putin as peace offering 🤗

[@copaloadofthis]

Russia needs to stop being a cry-baby..

[@fusonegro1462]

@@copaloadofthis Russians is crying because they saw foul in the war rules for Ukraine, as if Ukraine does not follow their restrictions, like they are not allowed to hit back at Russia

[@davegreen4681]

Thank you General Hodges for stepping up once again to help your country by educating them.

[@gleestruwe1818]

Thank u for what , ppl need to wake up , Hodges will be the world war creator 🤕

[@sirruss101]

I've listened to him a few times before. He always was wrong in his analysis. What a joke and disgrace for the US uniform. Just another sold-out talking head for the Military Industrial Complex.

[@anyakosta364]

​@@sirruss101 all your comments are anti Ukraine hmm

[@braxxian]

Indeed. Hodges pulled the same BS during Iraq and Afghanistan. Continually telling the White House they were winning when they clearly weren’t. I would take his “analysis” with a pinch of salt.

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

Education is an "old school" concept in America. We are taught to follow our feelings and our "passion." It makes us feel good, like fast food.

[@wakspipes]

I respect General Ben Hodge's commentary on military issues

[@peetky8645]

he said zalushnie would retake crimea in 2023. dude is a delusion fountain.

[@tjk3430]

​@@peetky8645 Did he say they would or could? A lot of his predictions have been based on what was possible if the US & NATO didn't have one of Ukraine's arms tied beht its back.

[@braxxian]

Stop making excuses. Ukraine has been given more support in its war with Russia than any nation in recent history.

[@PaulZink-k8d]

Harris should of Ben Hodges as her VP but she still made good choice,and she has my vote!

[@larsrons7937]

It's always a pleasure to listen to Ben Hodges.

[@gluteusmaximus1657]

The tanks are only made in Germany. It is Ukraine that uses them!

[@wojstube9359]

So what?

[@chimpansi2]

Russkies claim there are nato soldiers using them.

[@gluteusmaximus1657]

@@wojstube9359 Right! So what!

[@JagnaLesna]

@@wojstube9359 If you make something and then give or sell it to me, this is not yours any longer, it`s mine!

[@rockbutcher]

In the REAL world, when one country supplies another country with military vehicles and/or weapons, those things come with a contract that states, "thou shalt not use these in..." this or that sort of situation. Much like the US weenies telling the Ukrainians how far into Russia they can shoot their missiles. Failure by the receiving nation to follow those rules has negative ramifications. Clearly in this case, both the US and Germany have given UA permission to use their armored vehicles in Russia.

[@patrickdolinski7105]

Ben Hodges is a national treasure.

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

He keeps track of the details. I'm not sure Trump can be tarred with the 2025 Plan from which he has distanced himself. Has Harris come out in strong support of veteran benefits? No, because her platform is intentionally vague.

[@sharingfamspace3156]

The guy literally lies for the war machine!

[@momosanchez5025]

He got everthing wrong for 2 years, but yeah it doesn't matter i guess because the west is all about émotions nothing else.

[@pavelt8235]

Ben Hodges is war criminal on which hands blood of million Iraqis.

[@larssoderstrom1666]

@patrickdolinski7105 Agree 100%

[@janebaker9711]

I love listening to Ben. He talks so much sense. Glad he's talking to American people, hope they listen. Slava Ukraini 🇬🇧🇺🇦♥️

[@alexkarpukhin]

General Ben Hodges has been explaining that Ukraine has the right protect itself for years. Thank you for your position!

[@vasik9719]

My respect to your position on Ukraine and American democracy, General!

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

Ben Hodges maintains a high level of situational awareness.

[@stephenhill545]

A clear moral position does wonders.

[@abd6462]

@@vasik9719 🤣🤣🤣💩

[@eddastrohmayer251]

​​​@@stephenhill545 hypocrysy makes wars all over the world ...

[@cannowuppass8214]

He isn't a general and he is lying. He knows Ukraine doesn't have a chance. This move by Ukraine will only make the peace talks more difficult. Ukraine's money will be cut off by the end of winter.

[@primalamusica3]

Thank you for inviting Ben Hodges. He is fantastic! I could listen to him for hours!

[@ecomandurban7183]

as a South African I do not agree with ben Hodges when he said he is not a good speaker, on the contrary I view him as being a very good powerful speaker who presents a very clear and informative message.

[@davidfentonhancock6646]

Bravo Ben Hodges.....a humble US serviceman with an eye to history and good old time fairness.......

[@AK-ej5ml]

As some German fellow (defence counsel members or something) said (paraphrasing): These are Ukrainian weapons, it's just that some were made in Germany.

[@TheAlchaemist]

As a EU citizen I am thankful for Ukraine to be defending us from the ruzzian hordes. I find it asinine to restrict them from where to use the weapons they are given. I also find Olaf Chamberlain extremely risky, as he is constantly manipulated by ruzzia, not that far from Gerhard Schröder.

[@leonardoorellano6652]

There is such thing as a EU citizen?? maybe a denizen of said organization. You guys actually call yourself EU citizens ? i mean legally speaking. Also its Russia not Ruzzia in English at least

[@alhambrabiker1476]

@@leonardoorellano6652what is Russian fascist Z and V swastika stand for?

[@leonardoorellano6652]

@@alhambrabiker1476 those letters are the from latin alphabet its not cyrillic..

[@alhambrabiker1476]

@@leonardoorellano6652 I didn’t ask you what alphabet they are from. I asked you what are they stand for. Since you don’t like ruzzia.

[@NickolayKutovoy]

@@leonardoorellano6652 well, russia steals a lot from latin/eu even (for example) including russian month names - Janvar, Fevral, Mart, Aprel. All cyrillic countries except russia have own names for months, so that is not surprising that russia stolen Z and V. So explain what your russian stolen Z and V swastika stands for?

[@JanMcIntosh-c5y]

General Hodges you are a true American and a Patriot. America needs more of you. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@HardLineElektron]

I just love Ben Hodges! Crystal clear and analytical mind, he’s really a great guy. 👍

[@braxxian]

Yea. Pity he is wrong most of the time.

[@denismunro214]

Well done General. Great to hear you are putting the case for Ukraine where it’s needed in the USA.

[@rockbutcher]

Any interview with General Hodges is a great interview. No BS, 'in MY opinion" and let the chips fall where they may. I wish he had run for President, but I'm sure he would avoid that job like the plague.

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

People see a person who is adequate and talented and suggest they become a politician. It's not how it works. Look at politicians and ask what their other skills are.

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

@@AstroGremlinAmerican General Hodges didn't rise to the rank of general, and the position of Commander of United States Army Europe, without being a skilled politician. That said, I think he's too intelligent to run for president. Politicians as a group, tend to be sociopathic social climbers, that's why they only very rarely make good leaders. They attempt to look like good leaders because they think it will help them win election, but they rarely have the motivation and skills to actually be good leaders. An army general on the other hand is someone who has already proven that he is a skilled and motivated leader, and probably only indulges in the political side of the job in order to further their career.

[@Kirstinevad]

I think he would hate the compromises and all the talk that leads nowhere.

[@MrBudgiejoe]

Ben Hodges for President! Just love this guy. So logical and rational in all he says. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 Glory to the heroes 🇺🇦

[@braxxian]

Pity he has been wrong virtually 100% of the time regarding this war.

[@JamesBarry-lc1lj]

@@braxxiandon’t mind the Ukrainian troll farms they are hard at work

[@chimpansi2]

​@@JamesBarry-lc1ljcute

[@HardLineElektron]

@@braxxianthis is completely wrong. You’re spreading nonsense.

[@braxxian]

No I’m not. Hodges has been telling people right from the start that Ukraine will be winning this war any day now. 2 and a half years later they have lost 1/5 of their country. This joker is the kind of general who caused the debacles in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[@charlestyser8176]

Giving Ukraine everything it needs to win this war and Ukrainian integration into the EU and NATO is the west’s best self defense.

[@braxxian]

Russia will never accept Ukraine joining NATO anymore that the U.S would have accepted Canada or Mexico joining the old Warsaw Pact. I suggest you open a history book sometime.

[@Ptolemy336VV]

​@@braxxian o but Russia will accept. Lets wait another 2.5 years. Russia lost almost 90.000 vehicles, airplanes, naval units. Some of these 90.000 are as expensive as Moskva, Barriev, S400s, subs. And then Unit losses. Then brain drain. Then massive strain on economy. And massive depletion of stocks. Lets see if Russiw can maintain anotyer 2.5 years. It was fun till now, because Russia is putting 40% of its entire economy into this war. But lets see what happens. Lets see if Russian people will put up with this for the next 2.5 years. I bet they dont. I bet Russia will collapse under internal pressure. What is Russia paying again for soldiers now? 65.000 dollar? Ha. How long are Russians believing that when many dont get their money. This is 100% a cardhouse waiting to collapse

[@antebratincevic6764]

That is okay but how will Ukraine get new Ukrainians ready to fight whilst most of them want to leave Ukraine?

[@IhaveWaartz]

@@braxxianwinner wins it all

[@JagnaLesna]

@@braxxian Russia has a bad habit to attack its neighbours.

[@josephnulley6808]

Always good to hear what Ben Hodges has to say .... A very learned gentleman who knows what he is talking about 👍👍👍

[@RudolphoAqui]

I would think the German chancellor’s worst nightmare should be Russian tanks rolling into Germany

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

What tanks? Rolling into Germany? What about Russian dirigibles?

[@stephenhill545]

Not if you used to be a young communist like Scholz was.

[@stephenhill545]

Mr Scholz has a colorful political background, red with a little yellow symbol including a hammer.

[@derJackistweg]

This is never going to happen: - via east sea??? While FIN and Sweden ware watching RUS to pass NATO Countries with tanks on ships? - via Poland who will stand still and watching RUS Tanks to pass theri country? Especially Poland? For very, very sure not happening. Besides the fact that it will be funny to who a bunch of motivated and TRAINED Poland LEO II tank operator will "handle" RUS T72....

[@Artur-z6h]

@@derJackistweg I think I take you wrong and what you mean is a complement to Poland, Sweden, Finland. You have to understand, however, that to expect Ukraine now - and Poland (and some other countries) in the future to bleed Russia enough to prevent it from reaching Germany is not quite fair. They would pay (Ukrainians actually already do) for your relative safety with THEIR blood, destroyed cities, killed civilians. To prevent just that Germany has to take her responsibilities VERY seriously: Russians have to know that there is a VERY HIGH price for expanding this conflict /war. Funny part, you can do it, [even in a crisis] you still are European superpower.

[@cocobue]

PLS HAVE MR. HODGES ON FOR AN IN INTERVIEW AGAIN RE UKRAINE WAR! EXCELLENT KNOWLEDGE & INSIGHTS!

[@braxxian]

Rubbish. The guy is a pro Ukranian propagandist who has been say Ukraine will win any day now for years.

[@bone9683]

@@braxxian You are not forced to watch an interview with General Ben Hodges you just titeled as "Ukranian propagandist". Stay away.

[@Ed_Stuckey]

The US asked Ukraine to not fire certain weapons from Ukraine into Russia. I'm unaware of any request to not fire these weapons from Russia into Russia.

[@annetteroennow9694]

Thanks for helping the US fight this project 2025, and helping voters understand Europe/Ukraine. I hope people listen!!

[@annetteroennow9694]

@@MatthewEGolden you must have misunderstood!

[@chuckkottke]

There's a refreshing conversation, Ben Hodges is a voice of calm reason in a world of rhetoric! Thank you Ines Pohl for your interview with Ben Hodges. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@sunnextamerica5071]

If Russia did not respect red line then there is no red line

[@bkay7781]

There's no red line, so Russia can also nucked Kiev?

[@thomasjohnson3205]

I appreciate your support and engagement to explain what is at stake with the war in Ukraine. Thank you General Hodges.

[@DAVIDEMARTELLO]

Ben Hodges is the best 😎

[@knybergh]

Always great to listen to Ben Hedges!

[@SS-yt2sq]

sorry, absolutely DISAGREE with word salad giggles harris as being presidential material in any way.

[@juliocaracciolo]

This guy is a truly patriotic ..great general and human being . ..

[@smoozerish]

Ben Hodges is the most intelligent commentator out there on the Ukraine war by a country mile

[@alexandraturnwald2286]

If Russia feels threatened, it just has to withdraw all occupying troops from Ukraine and stop targeting Ukrainian territory. That's all it needs to end the war immediately.

[@carolwilliams8511]

Exactly. Then they can return all the kidnapped children and face up to their war crimes in order to get sanctions lifted.

[@camrenwick]

Well done Ben Hodges. Freedom for Ukraine means freedom for many others too.

[@qualitytraders5333]

They should implement that policy in the US. You can buy/possess weapons but not use them. Great! Try.

[@oyojambal5801]

Ukraine should keep the land they occupied.

[@alik1989]

Did you see the videos made by brainwashed locals in the Kursk region? No sane person will want to coexist with such people. Ukraine will use the gained territory for military and possibly political benefit, but deoccupy it when it's all over.

[@trumpforever6706]

Like in Robotyne?

[@siphofunnykhosa9871]

😂😂😂 they will need supply to defend what they have

[@almaddow3229]

😅😅😅😅😅😅 can they, though

[@michaelwilson9921]

How?

[@SS-yt2sq]

Gen. Hodges has been calling out the pathetic US administration policy from the start.

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

And yet, especially with the selection of Vance, Hodges seems to have accepted that half a loaf is better than none.

[@memirandawong]

@@AstroGremlinAmerican He's just being realistic.

[@mvelilla12]

The Biden Administration has done more for Ukraine than any other country. Everyone knows that Trump will stop helping Ukraine, remember this administration has to deal with the GOP/MAGA controlled House.

[@kentl7228]

​@@memirandawongsurely not Vance being realistic...

[@ninemoonplanet]

Reports today show the Ukranian military forces have cleared out a munitions storage with lots of ammo. Then there are all the captured "conscripts" that were never used in battle, it's against Russian policy. Kursk is now a transportation hub for the Ukranian military forces to remove the people and ammunition. This situation was planned, so it's not a fluke. OPSEC sure is keeping people, news etc guessing. Well done 💯

[@PeaceWithYourNeighbour]

Hahahahaaaa, what a fool.... you forgot what Ukraine said about Krinky....

[@Blodhelm]

@@PeaceWithYourNeighbour You forgot what Putin said, "everything is going to plan." His 3-day SMO is in its third year and now Russia has been invaded. Good job, comrade.

[@franksheehy4103]

I would like a dw editor answer the question "do you want Ukraine to win" this interview could have been on Russia State Media.Her attitude was how dare Ukraine do something to upset the Kremlin.

[@markojuric4954]

This will speed up additional mobilization in Russia

[@JG-xi4tu]

Critical journalism, take the other side. It helps get a better picture.

[@luzr6613]

@@JG-xi4tu How few people get this - and the point that good journalism involves asking questions / taking positions that viewers might think of posing....

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

I didn't hear that. The question was more, "How dare Ukraine not inform its handlers in Washington?"

[@mikedx2706]

The DW network and German govt seem to be big on appeasement. They are under Putin's thumb.

[@primalamusica3]

Thank you, Ben Hodges, for helping US citizens understand the danger of Project 2025 and why helping Ukraine is in the interest of The United States.

[@marisabenson1222]

Lift restrictions placed on Ukraine

[@carolwilliams8511]

Yes. 🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@77661966godders]

Ukrainans are the only ones that know how the Russians think and how to exploit that ,just trust them .

[@UniversalAwareness101]

General Hodges, you're the best!

[@sockhal4595]

Ukraine is creating the buffer zone that Putin wanted 😂

[@davetekannon]

America's greatest living general is for historians to decide, but General Ben Hodges has to be the most inspirational military commander of our time. If it was a perfect world, Ben Hodges would be Secretary of Defense for the USA and the Ukrainian war would have ended long ago. Why do I say that? Because when General Hodges speaks about Ukraine, he always starts out by saying they are going to win this war and he ends his talk by saying Putin will lose the war.

[@cherienafo7676]

Always great to listen to the good General Hodges- shame countries don't have men IN CHARGE like him.

[@SteenLarsen]

It is always a pleasure to hear the analysis of Ben Hodges!

[@robertginsburg8113]

There's only one thing I disagree with what Gen. Hodges said. He said, "I'm not an eloquent speaker". I would vote for Gen. Hodges for what ever office he might chose to run for.

[@lipgloss202]

Excellent guest! (Germany should be proud of supporting Ukraine militarily!)

[@Tsiqara]

What a guy, huh!!! Always to the point and analysis you can trust. Thank you. God Bless America!

[@monsterfilms3278]

Hoooooah Sir... Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 ♥️

[@gyanendrakumar2350]

Ukraine should occupy Russian territory, so after a ceasefire, Ukraine has something to exchange with Russia. India did the same with Pakistan in the 1965 war. When Pakistan was gaining ground in Kashmir, India opened a front in Rajasthan and got close to Lahore. In war, position matters, and it matters a lot. Being at the top of a mountain is not the same as being at the bottom. If Ukraine has to reclaim its land from Russia, where the Russians have already fortified positions, Ukraine will face heavy casualties. Similarly, every inch of land that Russia takes from Ukraine, if well fortified, will result in significant Russian casualties. However, even though Russia may suffer heavy losses, it is still gaining land. If Ukraine occupies Russian land that was not fortified and builds defenses similar to other parts of Ukraine, then Russia will face huge casualties. Even if Russia wins that land, it will not lose Ukrainian territory. Most importantly, when it comes to a ceasefire, Ukraine can exchange this land for its own, otherwise, Ukraine risks losing its land permanently."

[@skellurip]

occupying large swath of territories is costing a lot of manpower, a resource that ukraine severely lack of

[@knowshet313]

Thank you, General Hodges, One of my favorite authorities on the war in Ukraine. Thank you for all your service to freedom everywhere! Slava, Ukraine!

[@gregmorgan8350]

Keep up the good work Ben and DW

[@luminyam6145]

I love General Hodges.💖💖💖

[@sportsterrider2087]

Ben Hodges has my vote for new leadership in either party.

[@JohnJones-k9d]

He is wrong every time, he has been saying upto now Ukraine can win. He is another US military man who only experience was killing goat herders in Iraq, therefore his experience is irrelevant. He and you might want to reflect on Vietnam, remember you were winning until you ran away in the night and lost, this is the same.

[@HuggingCactus666]

He did soooo well in the debacles of Iraq and Afghanistan. How soon people forget just cause he’s all “Ukraine good, Russia bad.”

[@Fellow117]

Vietnam war was exactly the problem. South Vietnam was not allowed to enter north Vietnam to fight VC but north Vietnam can fight in south Vietnam, and end up the south Vietnam losing the war!

[@mikesimpkins7919]

Thank you, Gen. Ben for your efforts and your wisdom.

[@philipstrachan6212]

Bravo Gen. Ben Hodges!

[@olabodeadeleye4771]

Refreshing to listen to listen to General Hodges as always.

[@murrayeldred3563]

GENERAL BEN- ONE OF THE VERY FEW MILITARY COMMENTATORS I ALWAYS LISTEN TO WHEN HE SPEAKS.

[@ivankavolkova2714]

Thank you, General 🙏🏻❤️🇺🇦

[@patriciahill1101]

Thank you Ben Hodges for your advocacy!

[@braxxian]

That’s just the thing, he is an advocate for Ukraine. He hasn’t provided one inch of impartial professional analysis during this entire war. If I want clueless flag wavers I will watch the MSM.

[@Snowy-p2k]

Always great to hear from Ben Hodges.

[@GermanGreetings]

Thank you, Mr. Hodges.

[@Radwalls]

Thanks Ben!

[@paularivero1878]

Amazing US general B. Hodges.!!! Great man, great patriot❤❤

[@robertturner5848]

As always Ben, precise and insightful.

[@AndrewGalan]

It is good to hear from Ben Hodges on this.

[@myheadisaturnip]

very good interview. have Ben Hodges back again please.

[@Piden-l4b]

My biggest nightmare is Chancellor Scholz governing Germany for another year

[@Pollys13a]

Always interesting to hear Ben Hodges views.

[@johnnytampocao7671]

Ben Hodges is a very intelligent General and a very supportive figure regarding the Ukranian war and he is very diplomatic in answering those sensitive questions with regards to the American position in connection with the latest Development of the war. He is saying that part of this incursion inside Russia is to destroy those Russian asset located in this region where the Russian arm forces using this place as the source of their attack on a Ukranian soil and those asset that Help Putin Finance this war like the pipeline being used to supply Oil to Hungary and the Slovakia I supposed in this regard.

[@gawkthimm6030]

there is also a nuclear power plant and a critical rail-road junction

[@almiroff6949]

It is easier to beg forgiveness than it is to seek permission. It helps if the issue is resolved successfully.

[@ngreen1596]

Excellent show. Thanks.

[@RogerGoodeNH]

Thank you, General Hodges, for all you do.

[@basvleeskruyer]

Thank you, Sir.

[@micksand4704]

Ben is the right man at the right place, in this interview & in Pennsylvania. Realism and pragmatism!

[@ricklotter]

I very much appreciate the integrity General Hodges. He split with his party when his party contravened the election process. He speaks plainly, carefully, and calmly, urging people look at events as they are. This is how we all should act, no matter our political party. Be aware, be involved, and be *rational*.

[@iankirkwood2110]

Wow he really is a great guy...people like him should be in charge ..not just of the army but other things as well....❤

[@wowJhil]

US cannot make the same mistake as back before before WW2, its really not in US best interest.

[@stephenhill545]

The Red army standing on the Atlantic coast with an extra 800 million people in its empire including modern economies like France and Germany, the Red navy using Atlantic ports facing the east coast was not in your interest btw. You are not a native English speaker.

[@phenri4809]

What?

[@lamda3s634]

General is on it!

[@Robert-ms5so]

Ben is truly an American hero very intelligent 🙏

[@monsieurgrigny]

This was an excellent interview.

[@pcopeland15]

Thanks DW, Thanks Gen Hodges

[@plinkfuture2557]

Bravo Commander Hodges - a great American. ❤

[@ColleenC-n5v]

Another brilliant interview. Thank you both☮💜✝🌻❤🌻✝💜☮

[@dirtyharry6297]

Wise man

[@johnobiro5202]

Love Ben Hodges. He’s a Great Man. I wish him all the Best in the world.

[@oua4397]

This narrative ( of Kremlin ) about German tanks on Russian land. Mostly in WW2, tanks were on Ukranian land (fully front covered it ) and only part of Russia had fighting in their areas! Remember Germans never reached Moscow cause ukraine was first on the way from Germany to the east of ussr. Sooo Germans first should be worried not to desert Ukrainians , first of all ! Again . by denying all needed support .

[@stumpymctool3718]

Ukrainian and Russian soil during WW2. The Battle of Stalingrad is a perfect example.

[@sergeibejnar3120]

People don’t know history about 2nd world war all Ukraine was under occupation russia only fraction

[@zorantomic6009]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Blodhelm]

You missed the part where the Germans split their forces and laid siege to Moscow. Stalin got bailed out again and again but Russians pretend they did it on their own.

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

Germans are wracked with guilt over WWII. They need to get over that.

[@sfstoltenberg]

Thank you for your service General Hodges. We need more people like you to speak out in favor of Ukraine and American Democracy.

[@edwardwaters3820]

USA 🇺🇸 for Ukraine 🇺🇦 Americans for democracy and our veterans

[@RandalPenman]

General Hodges - Thank you for your past service and ongoing voice of reason. Many of us wish that you would run for Congress in the near future. Slava Ukraini!

[@michaeltichonuk2176]

Lotta respect for General Hodges. And project 2025 benefit very few and definitely not this old retired disabled Vet. Keep up with the messaging General!

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

only benefits ethe ultra rich. and ironically it won't benefit those maga cultists. they are being used.

[@Darryl1963D]

Great guest. Very well done for your channel. Respect from Australia