Did Solovyov call for Putin's resignation?

Ps. I deliberate pronounce the Russian words "Verkhovny" and "Glavnokomanduyeshy" with an English accent for clarity.
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[@GafferBob]

Besides looking better and sounding better, I hope you're feeling better. Thanks for pointing out misinformation derived from mistranslation (which can lead to catastrophic consequences)

[@rachelatwood9555]

the mispronunciation had me very confused/slightly worried that severe congestion or dry mouth had ruined your ability to speak clearly

[@VladVexlerChat]

@@rachelatwood9555 it can be annoying when people just say it fast in a foreign language as you can’t follow along

[@igorbednarski8048]

​​@@VladVexlerChat I understand your approach, but I think that for people that don't speak any Russian it will not make a difference, they will not understand the word regardless of the pronounciation, while for those that do know Russian it makes it more confusing when it's pronounced with an English accent

[@VladVexlerChat]

@@igorbednarski8048 thank you!

[@SardonicALLY]

It makes sense that Gerasimov is ''the top guy'' because he is the top scapegoat. There always needs to be someone between putler and failure or judgement. putler can never be responsible or to blame for the ills of ruzzia.

[@Sdfsoepvmsywocmzyw]

Gerasimov has no way to be called “Verkhovny” as it’s translated not “top guy” but “Supreme” and he has nothing like that in any of his titles. He’s the head of the general staff but not supreme (commander) of anything. Basically the only guy who may be called “Verkhovny” in Russia these days is Putin.

[@SL-sd3sg]

I hope you’re feeling better Vlad ❤️

[@VladVexlerChat]

Doing my best! Thank you!

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

@@VladVexlerChat It's all we who have health issues can do.

[@Jesse-ey5xd]

Thank you neighbor. ✌️

[@JustPSNTrophies]

You're looking much better vlad. I wish you nothing but health. We're glad to have you here in the UK! A hidden treasure for sure

[@SamiJuntunen1]

He has a recent clip after a longer video showing the truth of hes condition. 😢

[@VladVexlerChat]

Very grateful to you!

[@brianfreeman8290]

That answered the question that sprang to my mind. Thank you Vlad.

[@zegermanscientist2667]

Solovyov would never be stupid enough to oppose Putin when his entire job is to keep him free from any kind of blame. It would mean immediate defenestration. It obviously had to be something else.

[@petermaunsell4575]

Ooh a big word there mate

[@qwormuli77]

I love that word. And It's rare to see it used without a joking or hyperbolic slant.

[@Ukie88]

Defenestration…great word!

[@Muljinn]

A delightfully precise way of describing equipment free flying lessons…

[@Grant_S_M]

To be on the safe(r) side, Solovyov may want to drink coffee instead of tea for a while :D

[@RealUlrichLeland]

And avoid apartments with balconies, or flying a private jet

[@TheBiggreenpig]

Nah, I think he is more informed than us, and Putin speaks with his mouth. Gerasimov's days were counted when Shoigu was dumped. Putin should have listened to Prigo, but Prigo was too impatient. Putin can remain top dog, if he culls all factions.

[@splattbinat1542]

I dont know... heard coffee is bad for the heart

[@Grant_S_M]

@@RealUlrichLeland 100%

[@CMY187]

@@TheBiggreenpigPutin is currently relying on the FSB to cull the military. How would he cull the FSB?

[@stevenandrews7180]

May God restore your health. Great report.

[@VladVexlerChat]

@@stevenandrews7180 thank you so much

[@TM-cm4gb]

I am from the Baltics and even though i was a child i still remember when soviet union suddenly collapsed. We listened to the radio and just could not believe it. The day before even it seemed utterly impossible that this behemoth could just collapse like that and so quickly. So as unlikely it would seem I am kinda hoping history will repeat it this time and one day i can wake up and this nightmare will be over. Lots of love to you and all the Ukrainian boys.

[@luigiaqua2263]

There is a misconception about the reality of collapsing Soviet Union. First, the Union went bankrupt due to huge corruption and stealing government money, introduced by Breshnew, spread by the years all over and tickling down.Gorbatshev realized that this is a devastating threat, together with diminishing revenues of oil sales and bleeded out all other Warshaw Pact countries by Russia. But then the top corrupted officials had a plan to end up Gorbatshevs Perestroika and Glasnost just by ending Soviet Union, so they may carry on their stealing.

[@hasselnttper3730]

I wasn't even alive, but I can imagine the "mood" when listening to Кончится лето/Summer is ending by KINO. What an event it must've been, especially in the Baltic countries. You guys basically got the ball rolling, after which the Russians made every possible mistake. Must've been a scary and uncertain moment when the 1991 august coup happened. Glad it ended the way it did, even though Yeltsin put Russia on the wrong path... again.

[@samisami-qb5tl]

​@@hasselnttper3730and tsoy was killed in baltics

[@comicipedia]

The issue is it took 70 years to collapse. The Russian regime will almost certainly collapse at some point but its anyones guess as to when it will happen.

[@timonsolus]

@@hasselnttper3730: Yeltsin really needed a lot of help from the West (particularly from the US) to put Russia on the right path. For example, the US could have provided millions of daily food rations to keep the Soviet population fed until they got their new commercial economy running, and money to keep the education and medical systems running. The Western European countries should have helped with organising local government and anti-corruption measures. Without help, it was perhaps inevitable that Russia would become as corrupt as South Africa and fall back into authoritarianism.

[@DarkestAlice]

Thank you, Vlad, and all the best for your health. Lots of love to you and to the beautiful community. 🇺🇦 Перемоги та миру всім українцям! 🇺🇦

[@JB-mb1qf]

Thank you Vlad for explaining, all the best, J

[@vladimirzarkov6777]

Vlad, it was not that clear who Solovyov meant, judging by the startled reaction of the other participants in that "discussion". A couple of them froze for an instant - because they are scared to death of Putin, not of Gerasimov. Yes, you are right, Solovyov meant Gerasimov but those two propagandists were not so sure for two or three horrifying seconds. And this is the darkly funny side of the story.

[@Sdfsoepvmsywocmzyw]

He’s wrong Soloviev could not apply that term “Verkhovny” to Gerasimov under any circumstances. I tell you as a native speaker.

[@petermaunsell4575]

Why

[@raraavis7782]

Pretty risky to be even the slightest bit unclear with a statement like that 😳

[@begr_wiedererkennungswert]

It would have been an unusual public display of suicidality if he meant Putin.

[@JuliaMRichter]

❤

[@janronschke7525]

And even the fact that people misunderstood that he meant Gerassimov, could still get him a ticket to fly "Prigoshin Class"...

[@EvoraGT430]

suicidality? WTF is that word?

[@begr_wiedererkennungswert]

@@EvoraGT430 I asked Google, Google can't be wrong.

[@olavl8827]

Yes, he's not suicidal. He would only call for the resignation of Putin if he knew something like a coup was definitely going to happen within 24 hours. Don't think for a second that Solovyov won't turn like a leaf in the wind when the Putin regime is finally over. He'll do anything to save his own skin at that point and to be able to say he was on the correct side after all.

[@The_ZeroLine]

Let me guess: no.

[@paulvr3158]

Many thanks for the clarification!

[@johannes8270]

The important question is: Does Putin think he means him?😂

[@PeterMacTavish]

Well put 👍

[@thomash3716]

Very interesting! We have to think all the way through to get the job done...🙌🙏

[@barbarad1986]

It brings a smile to my face to think of Solovyov seeing the West interpreting him as threatening putin

[@dinismantas7265]

I saw that floating around the internet but these days I always wait until I get some solid confirmation from more reliable sources. In the case of Russia, that means I don't even trust the mainstream media that much. I wait for comments from Vlad Vexler and/or Konstantin Samoilov.

[@daiakunin]

Knowing the language is a very useful skill. I don't know Russian so I wouldn't have known the error.

[@Yamthief]

The basics of the language aren't terribly difficult to learn. I've had fun with it.

[@Sdfsoepvmsywocmzyw]

There’s no error, Soloviev would never call Gerasimov “Verkhovny”.

[@petermaunsell4575]

Why?

[@Sdfsoepvmsywocmzyw]

@@petermaunsell4575 because this is how Russian govt titles work. There are no “Verkhovny” titles now except the one Putin hold

[@noelgregan247]

Your right again Take care

[@drgetwrekt869]

this makes more sense than what the western press is saying. btw, why is lavrov still allowed to go to New York? I do not understand this. This crap has to stop. The West has to say "BASTA" to this nonsense.

[@tailsorange2872]

Because he was heading to the UN - which is physically located in NEW YORK.

[@drgetwrekt869]

@@tailsorange2872 and why does beeden allow a war criminal to go to his country? I am appalled by the weakness of the West. Remember when "we" defeated nazism? exactly. that wasnt us! thats the fucking point. It was NOT us. It was people from the 30s and 40s, when human brain was not yet reduced to mosh by present day propaganda. My grandfather fought the nazis, to basically have a Europe which is scared by its own shadow. frog that!

[@Balrog2005]

The U.N is even for dictators... it's international ground, he has the right, his country is a permanent member of the most important U.N. body...

[@viktorsmoletto6039]

As an Russian, i confirm...

[@LaimisMatas]

Why would he be relieved of going there? he's a top guy in the country's diplomatic branch, which is foreign ministry affairs. Fun fact - he wants to get off Putin's administration train for a decade now - he asks his boss to have him resigned every year since 2014, gets rejected every time. The irony is that he would totally resign himself, but he just can't. lol.

[@marklinlionel7163]

Good catch with the terms for various political/ military kremlin officials.

[@Sdfsoepvmsywocmzyw]

He’s wrong. It’s not “top guy” it’s literally Supreme [commander] and Gerasimov is not supreme anything by his title.

[@Mateorann]

I wish to be an oat milk frappuccino drinker from vancouver who doesn’t engage in fruitless dialogue

[@PeterMacTavish]

You so carefully prepare the context that I keep forgetting that there is a barbed hook at the end of the line🤭

[@TheNaturalLawInstitute]

Vlad. Thanks for this clarification.

[@cristiandarie]

Effectiveness matters 💪

[@dennistate5953]

Logic. Works

[@GizzyDillespee]

The subtitle, in English, even said, "supreme commander-in-chief" so I wonder if it was translated like that in order to stir the pot.

[@johnboie4964]

The subtitles are added by the YT channel's staff in the West, not by RT.

[@Sdfsoepvmsywocmzyw]

It’s translated correctly

[@NorthonBruce]

In fact he proposed to create "stavka", the commander in chief's war room, like ones that were created during existential wars of the past, but since the word was following the "a" sound of the previous word "nuzhna stavka verkhovnogo" (war room of Supreme commander in chief is needed) it could be misheard as "nuzhna otstavka verkhovnogo" (resignation of Supreme commander in chief is needed). "Verkhovnogo" (supreme's) is the short for supreme commander in chief, first word of the name of the job. This word shows exactly that no other than the president is addressed. Anyways, it's meaningless casual propaganda by itself, but what's relevant is that people got triggered by alternative intepretation, this is peculiar.

[@wollaminfaetter]

Oh. now it makes much more sense. Sigh.

[@25usd94]

I figured as much

[@MariaLauraBellinazzo]

Oh my my! Something makes me think Prigozin was right 😏

[@karabenomar]

He was right about the war being horribly mismanaged. He was sadly mistaken to think he could ride to Moscow at the head of an armored column to talk some sense to Putin and not be seen as a traitor.

[@jakeaurod]

I would define "misinformation" as intentionally wrong information, not accidentally wrong. I would just call accidentally wrong information bad or poor or incorrect information.

[@AtlasAndersson]

You've correctly defined disinformation 🎉 (Disinforming is Deliberate, Misinforming is a Mistake)

[@BlueHawkPictures17]

you are thinking of disinformation, which is deliberately incorrect. Misinformation is not intentionally incorrect information.

[@jakeaurod]

@@BlueHawkPictures17 No, I still think there's a different distinction. Disinformation is faked information that is intentionally spread usually by or originating with formal actors as an element of hybrid warfare, while misinformation is flawed information or misunderstanding of information deliberately spread by either formal or informal actors that may not be an element of hybrid warefare, while bad information is just unintentionally flawed interpretation or that may be generated locally or go viral spontaneously and organically. I'm not saying this is how they _should_ be defined, just that the contexts in which I have seen them used suggest these distinctions.

[@fractalentanglement8485]

lol i am literally drinking an oatmilk latte as i watch. good stuff - i made it myself from beans i roasted at home.

[@GK_690SMC_R]

How about not asking about his resignation, but about his suicide...

[@danwylie-sears1134]

It sounds like a mistake to me, but I have no way of telling.

[@ChristyBermingham]

I knew the little coward would not mean putin !

[@TheopolisQSmith]

When I read the headline for the vid I thought that the next one would be Solovyov dies in sudden plane crash.

[@sweetleaf9668]

❤

[@bader3677]

Bruh how did you get so good at offering unique insights and different perspectives?

[@danielcreamer9669]

I thinks it very easy for the West to crave unearned progress.

[@daviddelgado6090]

Reminded me of the Batman/ Robin meme. Plusgood

[@georgeholloway3981]

I'd really love to hear you use more Russian terminology (with Russian pronunciation would be perfectly fine from my point of view). It's very interesting to know some of the salient concepts in the original language.

[@JonathanLopezUT]

If only life was like a video game and you could smack someone with a book and they would instantly learn what was in it. I think I would use a custom bound book stuffed with great works of philosophy, art, mathematics, science, literature and history, and the dictionary would be the foreword. Which books would you use to destroy ignorant minds?

[@petermaunsell4575]

Oh! You mean smack yourself right? I was confused for a second

[@andrewfiles4184]

Flawed Logic… SMDH

[@AtlasAndersson]

Could you try pronouncing Russian words in an Aussie accent next time? 🙃

[@rachelatwood9555]

kkkhhhello!

[@VladVexlerChat]

@@rachelatwood9555 khhhhhhhh

[@scisher3294]

Thank you for calling out the poor translation that stands as misinformation. 🫡

[@toddpeterson5904]

Negative feedback is inferior to positive feedback, and I can sense a bit of frustration in your passionate statements, but I also agree with them. We need neither gamification of Ukraine nor its fetishization as theater. Equally, we do not want to get too academic about the war. It must be grounded in the humanity of those immediately effected and the consequences on our collective lives.

[@MariaLauraBellinazzo]

Oh my my! Something makes me think Prigozin was right 😏

[@The_ZeroLine]

It’s embarrassing anyone paying attention to 🇷🇺 media throughout this war believed Solovyov would ever actually be calling for his resignation.

[@Brian-bw3uu]

I know. It's crazy. I'm not sure how to put it into words but it's just contrary to the foundations of reality. Solovyov is Putin's animal. He's not just going to turn on him in some random throw away comment on his show. Of course, that's not what he meant lol

[@quasimaven-i9h]

It's instructive of how ignorant the average Westerner (even pro-Ukraine, sadly) is; this highlights some things we need to improve on as a society frankly

[@Katoshi_Takagumi]

It's possible the misunderstanding occurred elsewhere. If Solovyov used the phrase 'supreme commander-in-chief', that should only mean Putin, but he may have not been referring to him. Another possibility is that he just said 'commander-in-chief' and people jumped to the wrong conclusion. I haven't been able to hear the original audio.

[@The_ZeroLine]

@@Katoshi_Takagumi But they should know, regardless of phrasing, he would never do that the moment they see a post claiming he had.

[@The_ZeroLine]

@@quasimaven-i9h I lay the fault with the US media, which is shaping their understanding. And the US news media is the most ignorant and delusional of all. They’re stuck in this paradigm of treating Russia like it’s the USSR and its government isn’t just a bunch of thugs in suits. They think it’s a juggernaut and treat “government” statements as if they’re credible.

[@garydavidson1970]

'Thanks for tolerating this potentially condescending message.' Vlad's commentary is always brutally honest, even when it comes to himself.

[@jimg2850]

Calling for Gerasimov to be removed is where Prigozhin started... Just saying.

[@bennymountain1]

Solovyov isn't marching through Rostov anytime soon, which is what actually got Prigozhin killed. He is literally Putin's ventriloquist sock puppet. If he says something unexpected, it's to measure public's reactions on possible future developments.

[@davidshelton1898]

I did not take it condescendingly. I believe I needed that explanation and context. New perspective acquired. Thank you Vlad.

[@martstam2016]

Gerasimov, don't gaslight!!!

[@WayneWerbovetski]

Thanks you for the clarification. It's interesting that Solovyov did not mention Gerasimov specifically as to the call for resignation. Why would he be afraid to call him out specifically? Certainly, reference to the military "top guy" can only mean Gerasimov. And Solovyov has never been shy about exactly who he is talking about. Interesting.

[@tomwende5529]

On effective engagement: something I consistently struggle with is dealing effectively with waterfalls ("the Gish Gallop"), in which the untruths come at such a high volume that they overwhelm my DESIRE to engage. I recognize that waterfall is DESIGNED to elicit just such a response; you either spend way more energy responding to each untruth individually than the purveyor of untruth did (while giving each untruth if not credibility, at least oxygen by responding to it at all AND ceding the narrative), or you shut down and the purveyor of untruth gets the last word. I watched Nebenzya do this during his riposte at yesterday's meeting of the UN Security Council, and I watched myself respond in my usual way. What might be an effective strategy for dealing with this?

[@billrolston5800]

You really seem to dislike Vancouver

[@thomash3716]

😅

[@eliasross4576]

I'm from Seattle and feeling a little bit called out. Though I did have a cappuccino this morning, but it was whole milk, and not from Starbucks. So maybe I'm okay?

[@thomash3716]

@@eliasross4576 😂🤗

[@timur43378]

Lol. 😂😂😂😂 He means Putin. But he never said anything about resignation. He said completely different word. 😂😂😂😂

[@vanessak.sanders1292]

It's called "mirroring." Hearing what we want to hear. Thank you dearest Vlad.

[@paprika777]

Hello from Vancouver! I was having Turkish coffee tho! Lots of love!

[@far_rainbowz]

Russian here. As much as I would like for Solovyev to say those words, he actually said "stavka glavnkomanduyushego", and not "OTstavka glavnkomanduyushego". The difference is that "OTstavka" translates as resignation, while stavka roughly translates as headquarters, that was the name of the main executive body in the USSR during WW2 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stavka_of_the_Supreme_High_Command ), and what he says next kinda proves hes talking bout some drastic WW2 style decisions, and not about resignation of Putin or even Gerasimov, unfortunately

[@viniciusdavila2737]

Betteridge's law of headlines: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."

[@barracuda6900]

It's been well established by those who know Russian propagandists well that Solovyov has never been a sincere believer among his colleagues. His loyalty to Putin only began after he got his high-paying State tv job. As Natalaya Sindeyeva put it, he would be the first to betray his side. Even if he didn't call for Putin's resignation here, he might desert his masters later on.

[@TheYvian]

Thank you for caring enough about us to be this honest and direct in your communication even when it might not be welcomed or appreciated by many. ❤ Your insights and perspectives, delivered with blunt and direct honesty, has previously sobered me up to be more realistic in my own outlook on this terrible situation, and i appreciate it even if it wasn't and isn't very comfortable. 👍

[@ЄвгенВолощенко]

Solovyov sais "Verkhovny", which can only mean Putin, because Putin is a Supreme Commander In Chief. There is no other "Verkhovny" position in rus army, except Putin's position. "Verkhovny" means the highest position in rus army which is Putin's position. Putin's full position is "Verkhovny Glavnokomandueshy". And you, Vlad, are deliberatly misinterpret this, because you know russian language very well.

[@Sdfsoepvmsywocmzyw]

@@ЄвгенВолощенко да он вообще много балаболит того, чего на самом деле нет

[@LaimisMatas]

Vlad, we NEED you to talk about Zelensky's UN speech. Thank you.

[@ua420]

He didn't said resign. He says "ставка главнокомадующего" not "отставка главнокомадующего". Meaning "General Headquarters" not "resignation". When he refers to past experience he refers to his favorite topic СМЕРШ (SMERSH) during WW2

[@adamwood7993]

Rockstar young man.. wishing you good health 😎

[@TheTruthHz]

Thank you so much for shedding some knowledgeable light on this.

[@petermaunsell4575]

If he was talking about Putin he would have said huilo, is that correct spelling?

[@nvrgr]

This was a good one, Vlad. You might one want to explain "epistemic" for us one day🙂

[@olgajoachimosmundsen4647]

Vlad, look up Nixon's interview from the early-mid 90's where he talks about Russia. He is very sharp and predicts russias current situation 20-30 years before its time

[@johnfsenpai]

I understand Russian and I could have made that mistake tbh. Solovyov calls Putin "Верховный главнокомандующий" (Supreme Commander-in-Chief), which is so long it's natural that when he just says "Верховный" ("top guy" is correct but you're using a different word for what you previously translated as "Supreme") one would assume it's a shorthand for that.

[@diance837]

Not condescending at all Vlad. The guard rail is not condescending when you're car is headed for it. Thank you for keeping us on track and bless you.

[@Perce1ver]

I am Ukrainian, living in Kyiv. Just want to say thank you for your wisdom and insights.

[@Michiel_de_Jong]

Thank you. You're right. I want to hear the truth, preferably the whole truth if available, and nothing but the truth. Speculation can be tolerated if explicitly addressed as such.

[@kubexiu]

We are having fun from Solovyov here in Poland. Hes just burning frog on a pan. So comic. Screaming, shouting like crazy. Something really significant happening there in russia.

[@bydlokun]

Solovyov didn't kill himself

[@morecroutonsplease4582]

I have to speak up and defend the poor oatmeal Frappuccino, it didn’t ask to be part of the conversation as part of a disdainfu criticism 😂

[@billtwok6864]

I heard this and my pessimism is exactly why I clicked on this video. Vlad has the ability to cut through a lot of spin and get closer to a truth. Thanks Vlad.

[@cmbunit01]

If you can donate money to military units or other causes in Ukraine, then it's more worthwhile than speculation on social media. Write to your MP or other political representative.

[@thorhilda]

Hierarchies and movements, particularly those characterized by unquestionable leadership and rigid dogma, tend to collapse in a manner reminiscent of sinking ships, where the lower compartments fill with water first, followed by the middle decks, ultimately resulting in the upper levels being submerged in a dramatic and catastrophic plunge. In this analogy, the lower ranks are swiftly blamed and sacrificed for the cause; next, the middle ranks are disavowed; and finally, when those at the top exhaust their supply of scapegoats, the leader is overthrown and held accountable for the failures. The fact that blame might has now reached Gerasimov's level is a promising indication. It suggests that there may be no subordinates left beneath him to take the fall. The defense minister, Shoigu, has already been relieved from the bridge. This leaves Gerasimov as one of the last figures standing before calls intensify for Putin, the captain of this ill-fated war, to go down with his ship. It will be interesting to see which of the rats, such as Simonyan and Solovyov, will try to jump ship first.

[@hififlipper]

I have to think about the movie "Trainspotting" and the scene in the highlands where Ewan´s character is screaming out loudly about the English and the Scottish relationship. Something tells me, that it isn´t very nice to tell the truth, but it is a great relief. It is Ukraine's war in the first place. If we really wanted to, the war would be over in a few days and Russia would end being the mental illness that affecs mostly people of northern Asia, but also some in the west. It really doesn´t matter, what kind of coffee one drinks, but how he or she can make his relatives and comrades think that might have been poisioned by Kremlin propaganda and tell them to do the right thing at the ballot box to support Ukraine. It doesn´t matter at all, what you write here or there. There is no moral obligation. The opposite is true. If everybody would post their favourite coffee recipe under the right podcasts, it gets promoted. The more words you write, the better. Nobody cares, what one viewer thinks and no creator should care what their viewers think or write alltogether. There is a big difference between a podcast creator and a personal mentor, but it doesn´t matter what I say, do or make of it to anyone but myself. KZbin is responsible for NOT letting Ukraine win, by ignoring and choosing not to have automatic AI translation. Gems like Vlad need be heard and understood in every language. "Our" war is to make presence in the sphere of a private organisation, that happens to have the world at its guts. If Google chooses to go evil, there is nothing that can replace it, or save us from it. Power corrupts. Totat power corrupts totally. You cannot win any wars by choosing to be a youtube creator. One must become its destroyer. Ukraine has its war today. We have ours tomorrow. Prepare for it, having the Frappochino you like today, because it could be your last one anyhow. If Russia spreads around some more like the virus that it is, it doesn´t matter what kills you. Could be the FSB. Could be climate change, or being eaten by polar bears. It simply isn´t important anymore. Russia must be exterminated and ruled out. Ukraine is fighting for its freedom. They don´t care, what we have after the Kremlin Agents went home or go somewhere else in their malefic enterprises around the world. You are not save so or so. Thank you. Just enjoying my coffee here. Ukrainians and people on the ground in Ukraine give nothing for what we think is a moral obligation. They survive barely and if they do they will remember, who has helped them not to win. Nobody here can say he helped Ukraine to win, because it simply hasn´t won yet. Until then any conversation about the winning part is futile. We need to demand better internet, better politics and better Frappochinos, for f--- sake! We can demand these things because we are in the West, because we had won against evil in the past and even Russia was helping with that. Russia is a mental illness. You cannot win by dropping bombs on it only. KZbin has the ways and means to win the war that is fought in the heads of our opponents. Becoming a you-tube creator is part of the Russian game, that makes people ignorant and stupid. When creators think they are important and my Frappochino isn´t, I know I have to remind everybody to better not mess with Walther, when he enjoys his cofffe. I could go on like that forever... maybe I should become a youtube creator... and tell everybody how to celebrate their coffee time.

[@jessicarowley9631]

Hello Vlad. A striped shirt? You'll start a fashion trend! Thank you for this message. I try to have a very varied selection of news sources so I am not caught in a trap/echo chamber. I am watching the American election. I am watching what is happening in South America. Same with Africa and Asia etc. The problem, I feel, with statements coming out of Russia is that their are layers to the language that is so often used. Most political speech is seldom absolutely straightforward if it is via a government source. This applies double to the Kremlin.

[@bobfry5267]

Nuances of language. I was on a Russian train once (In Hungary!) And the sign said either that it was forbidden to use the toilet in the station, or that it was impossible. I suspect that the meanings were intended to be synonymous. Hearing Putin referred to as "Supreme Leader" is telling.

[@PlaAwa]

cheers Vlad. yeah it was funny to watch this news on 'the enforcer' channel today. they, and most of their audience were convinced it was about putin and said that Solovyov's definitely going to die. in the same episode, they were harping on about the USA and anyone else not wanting to immediately intervene in russia's excursions and shots fired near norway, saying that they've got no spine etc. ironically this guy claims to have tried getting into the army but couldn't due to scoliosis. i know you want us to not be mean and i know that i'm only aware of my own ignorance but I've noticed that this label of 'conservative' is so deceptive. they're often really hot-headed and trigger-happy, ultimately. it's like people who bottle things up then explode eventually. this guy wants to be president of the USA in 2040. anyway, back to the topic at hand, Solovyov usually refers to putin by his full name, including middle name. and on that same show, when panelists refer to putin without using his name, they often use the word 'supreme'. as a thought experiment, let's say that putin (or one of his doubles - whoever is currently the president) is merely a puppet of the russian deep state (a decoy/branch/face of the 'vertical of power' to emit the illusion of strength and continuity). wouldn't then Solovyov be like THE guy? like the real director of russia? he's basically given free-reign verbally and almost full artistic licence. and it's almost as if he's so confident that he 'kicks freestyle'. Let's just say that Solovyov WAS referring to putin, possibly in a deliberately ambiguous way to maintain plausible deniability and convey to putin, 'just trust me on this one'. I got the impression that he's trying to curb his outrage at the fact that russia is under invasion and getting bombed in all the wrong places, so he's trying to scare the West, who he sees as no longer scared of putin. And that's why he's conveying, 'how about we put someone in power who's not so diplomatic, patient and relatively restrained?' and that we should 'quickly replace the top brass with someone who won't hesitate to use the nukes'. more threats, basically. because if the west isn't scared of putin and his 'non-existent red lines' and there's a vertical of power and a situation where everyone else in russia is scared of putin, then this directly implies that every russian other than putin is even less scary/potent/intimidating, including the big-talking Solovyov. He must really hate that. as soon as the paper tiger at the top is discredited and humiliated, the same applies to everything beneath it to a greater degree. if you look at all the dictators around the world these days, they all seem fairly aloof, calm and distinguished however if you look at the historical stereotypes/archetypes of the same, in popular culture, movies or cartoons, you'll see a character such as Solovyov. He certainly looks and sounds the part. He could simply be the 'bad cop' who gets extra licence that comes with the turf. He does put in a lot of work. Like venomous creatures that have bright colours to warn and ward-off predators, Solovyov probably provides quite a defensive buffer for putin. He might also be getting brave, with putin getting older and weaker, plus new polls apparently claiming that 50% of russians wanting to withdraw from Ukraine. Another thing is that the big hullabaloo about long-range missile use permissions could be used as a great distraction and decoy. there doesn't even need to be the intention to actually use them on ukraine's part. ukraine simply has to keep doing what they're doing without the bigger guns and it's all legitimate. russia, by focussing on the 'big missile' issue, and issuing threats about it, are essentially consenting to everything else 'below' the use of long range US and UK missiles. That is, they have no excuse if they lose a war in which the big guns aren't used. it's a proper, 'legit' loss and humiliation and the only escalation can come from THEM, at which point ukraine will most likely be given the green light. Solovyov's wife is much better at masking and putting on the fake smiles and arrogance in the face of such a predicament, even as all the secrets and secret connections become exposed. Solovyov seems to be getting closer to tripping up. If he doesn't have as much power as he seems to have, he could very well end up in a situation where his life IS endangered because 'perception is 99% of reality as they say' and even if he doesn't refer to putin during such tirades as this, if the West believes he is doing so and the russians are unable to read between the lines, then the end result is almost the same: people think putin has been disrespected. and therefore, he kinda has been. because at the end of the day, 'public disrespect' has severe consequences mainly due to the 'public' nature of it. the greater the number of people who believe 'sol' was referring to 'poot', the more of a fuss is generated and attention is paid to it and therefore the more embarrassment and awkward attention arises for those at the centre of it all. chaos is visiting 'stable and ordered' russia now. topsy-turvy opposite land, instead of being generated behind the scenes and projected outwardly, is now merging with and manifesting in russian physical reality. the infighting can't be suppressed for much longer. I believe it's started in russian telegram channels. can the words of propagandists keep the beast tame and suppress underlying dragons and demons or will they continue to dig a hole that only something like a helicopter crash can solve by quickly bringing us back to the regular schedule? if you read this, thanks. be gentle. i'm just an ignant rapper.

[@louisquatorze9280]

Blunt honesty. Thank you.

[@MilesPrior-Wilson]

Et tu Slobbychops? Not yet…

[@kevinfarrellUK]

I have seen the ‘imminent demise’ of Trump every day for the last 8 years. A lesson there, methinks.

[@tiapina7048]

Who watches Solovyov and cares about what he spews?

[@davidwright5094]

Some number x of Russians resident inside Russia. Others here have much greater insight than I into the value of x.

[@tiapina7048]

@@davidwright5094 Thanks for pointing out that I should have specified "outside Russia"

[@davidwright5094]

@@tiapina7048 And we (outside Russia) should probably care at least a little about the care (inside Russia, about what he spews).

[@tiapina7048]

@@davidwright5094 he is been spitting lies and disinformations and behaving like a court jester for years. I know there are people who believe him and the rest of the pathetic cast. I just have the impression that we are analizing too much what he says.

[@johncromwell2529]

🙏👏👍🇺🇦💪🤞

[@iris1224wwad]

At this point, would anybody in Russia even dare speak out publicly (or in private) against Putin himself?

[@VladVexlerChat]

They could say: I wish our great leader rethinks X. But he knows best of course.

[@iris1224wwad]

@VladVexlerChat Subtle. Perhaps the only way to go in Russia, for a variety of reasons.

[@petermelville5524]

"Vancouver" and "sipping on your frappuccino," ...why degrade yourself?

[@adamski-l5w]

Feeding the algorithm.🤓 VS wouldn’t make such a mistake.

[@jz7692]

Thoughtful, thanks for you're conscientious inflorming.

[@craigshagin5506]

Thanks. I appreciate your clarification.

[@maxheeringa753]

But putler is the 'supreme leader', alk the same. Sick sick sick 'people'