Putin's Road to War: Julia Ioffe (interview) | FRONTLINE

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[@dilaur2983]

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[@aliciagarses9470]

Why is "paranoia" to have asked to the NATO to stop installing military bases surrounding Russia? don't pretend to be a fool we are not fools! at least I see this is just gaslighting and deforming the reality: NATO and the U.S have been breaking the agreements that Russia and the U.S. had back in 1991. Why this Julia is not mentioning the United States bombed Yugoslavia without the authorization of the U.N and the EU? How the NATO have not been threatening russia? they have been surrounding them with military bases for the last 30 years!!

[@aliciagarses9470]

All this is because U.S. wanted to increade their economy by stealing the business of the natural gas of Russia. Ukraine was only the scape goat

[@dinamaksimova9359]

@@aliciagarses9470 I guess that's our "new normal". Statements only. No proves. No reasons. But ... all KZbin knows what Putin thinks, believes, wants and is fantacising about.

[@godanddevil.5331]

IF PUTIN GOT BALLS THEN HE SHOULD GO FOR WAR WITH AMERICA

[@rabblelevin6923]

We need more interviews like this where there is sufficient time on the clock and the expert is allowed to talk at length uninterrupted. That was an actual professorial explanation into Putin's probable mindset by someone steeped in the nuances of the matter.

[@dixonpinfold2582]

It's only one person's opinion. It's a qualified opinion, to be sure, but professionals steeped in the nuances of what they study frequently disagree and see things a great deal differently. Putin could be where she really shines, but I don't know. I do know that I've listened to her on other topics and at times was struck by just how much of an unquestioning/standard-issue 2000s collegiate mind she had. (This is a major hazard of attending a prestigious university-you trust everything you learn there, including the mistaken prejudices common among your fellow students, who are just leaving adolescence.) Not that I disagree with you, though. I do agree.

[@victorcates9330]

I would have preferred that they ask a couple more questions. There's been some focus elsewhere on Merkel having miscalculated (and Biden going along with this) and people claiming that Trump had made some accurate remarks on Germany's energy situation. A focus on the US doesn't address the role of Europe in filling Russia's coffers and putting them in a situation where - in the aftermath of pandemic related economic effects - they want their economies to return to life and are deeply compromised (Europe using Russian hydrocarbons and Britain regarded as morally compromising via banking). The other question where she kinda goes both ways is where this comes from. She addresses Putin's prior remarks, but there's a split on people who claim "this isn't the same Putin we knew" (which lets them off the hook) and others who regard him as always having wanted this (but having manipulated envoys and journalists etc). So I've noted experts who observe Putin initially sounded like he wanted to make Russia more liberal and others who say that he controls western perceptions (can be charming as needed, threatening when he feels like it etc). So I appreciate the journalism (and letting her talk at length) but would have liked some questions to test how her thesis responded to complications. These would have added nuance or allowed her to address why she thinks other narratives are wrong (and strengthen her position). To be clear, I found this interview to be profoundly interesting, but I've seen a bunch of other credible commentators (or at least people with decent bona fides) with disparate opinions. It's because I hold the interviewee in high regard that I'd want her thoughts on other narratives.

[@jaykay1053]

@@dixonpinfold2582 I encourage you to watch all of the episodes of the PBS series that aired on KZbin 4 years ago. This may give you the multi-dimensional view that you’re looking for. The Putin Files

[@cgsather3309]

@@jaykay1053 I watched all of them a couple of years ago. With one exception (don’t remember who), they were all shamelessly one sided, like they had been produced by the press office of the Department of State during the Obama administration. The entire series seemed like a hit job.

[@dixonpinfold2582]

@@jaykay1053 I saw The Putin Files shortly after it aired and watched it with great interest. Then I watched it again a year or two ago.

[@superbri007]

This is the first I've heard of Julia Ioffe and she is top shelf. I learned more about this whole situation, Putin, and Russia from a 47 minute video with her expertise than from any other source. It's refreshing how candid and organic she is, yet articulate as well.

[@155gerard]

I agree, beyond brilliant young woman, Incredible. Would make a great Secty of State

[@LNMarls]

She's definitely top shelf. I'd make babies with her 💯

[@rogersutton1768]

I concur completely.

[@PatrickBatefan]

putin live in American head 24/7 rent free

[@MrGercela64]

Julia Loff e is an activist anti-putin and AntiRusian, Don't take her statements as true, A journalist and Activist at same time the objectivity is totally at compromised. You can tell how she speak with terrible resentment.

[@carriew92]

I think this woman encompasses EVERYTHING that so many of us have been looking for in a true journalist. Hats off to this woman. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[@diosmios186]

she doesn't just encompass what you want in a journalist, she's also everything you could want in a woman, incredibly sharp, intelligent, beautiful independent woman

[@Wilett614]

SHe tells it LIKE it IS No Bullshit !

[@Pinko-Diamond]

@bhakta_joe while Abby Martin is amazing and had done more work then this lady. She definitely has a strong amero-centric bias.

[@sheripaisley5263]

100%

[@peterhenman2662]

@@froggylegspeople Everything came out when Trump was investigated. Barr ran interference and the Senate did the rest. She makes total sense. Let me guess, you support Putin.

[@johnfraser4893]

Unbelievable that this interview is 10 months ago. It could've been minutes ago. Well done Julia, very respect for your insight...

[@MPP241]

I suspect she reads the NYT!

[@darrenprior6339]

One of the most engaging, fascinating interviews I've ever watched. I could have listened to Julia all day. Very clear, and intelligent. Brilliant

[@situated4]

Nice cans too.

[@MAchannel2024]

@@situated4 really? U must be 12

[@joeking433]

She's amazing!

[@sg5720]

@@situated4 yah- you single and lonely. 🤦🏽

[@alexanderiliev9802]

@@situated4 Yeah, this comment will definitely get you canned. Get ready for a Socialist Justice gulag because you objectify women.

[@Codetutor-DemystifyCoding]

Absolutely riveting interview. I am going to search more of her interview and binge watch them. Such eloquence, clarity of thought. Probably one of the best long interview I have seen in long time and didn’t get bored for a moment.

[@freethinker284]

No, it was absolute garbage. The lady is nothing more than a grifting propagandist.

[@Bisquick]

Lol, man how does this kind of shit work on people...before I flesh out why this is largely bullshit emotional rhetoric, as Atzlan was vaguely suggesting, with little grains of truth covering up a larger and more revealing context ("limited hangout"), I'll answer my own question and suggest people read Manufacturing Consent by Chomsky/Herman, Ukraine is a perfect example of a "worthy victim" in that text. Also, disclaimer, this isn't apologia/justification for the invasion, my only point here is to describe why this whole thing is _infinitely_ more complicated than the flattened palimpsest of history presented here which amounts to "US good, Putin bad" while simultaneously whitewashing the vastly more reprehensible crimes of the US corporate empire (lol my god, she even mentions the proxy conflicts in Nicaragua, El Salvador, et al. but leaves out of course the forces instigating and directing these conflicts at the behest of corporate/finance capital, the CIA - a perfect example of how a limited hangout functions to abstract away any grounded material realities behind a veil of emotionally driven nebulous speculation/nonsense - see Operation Condor, basically the Monroe Doctrine 2: no sovereignty for you). I mean like, if one wants to claim Putin is Hitler as the corporate media is brazenly pushing, despite being a tenuous analogy at best (woah they both invaded, what a parallel...literally where this parallel ends) but whatever, that's fine, but then extrapolating such a weak comparison would mean the US is Hitler x 1,000,000. To pretend US hegemony/global empire _doesn't even exist_ is quite the feat of "misinformation", simultaneously surprising and not at all surprising as this was very intentionally constructed, to quote -demonic arcon- CIA director William Casey in his hubris describing the efficacy of Operation Mockingbird, _"We'll know our disinformation campaign is complete when everything believed by the American public is false."_ Surely he's giving two thumbs up in hell, which is probably hard to distinguish from the world he helped create for us all, but I clearly digress, let me flesh this out a bit as I certainly don't fault anyone for not knowing this stuff as a capital-L Liberal cultural hegemony ideologically obscures even looking at what is really just hidden in plain sight at this point. The US is the global hegemon...we do imperialism by merely existing and as the "consumer of last resort" at the end of the global supply chain (that we enforce/coerce militarily/financially) to absorb capitalism's inevitable overproduction through cheap consumption or of course, as it relates here, through war and arms sales (military Keynesianism, the only button we can push at this point clearly). We accomplish this through the Bretton-Woods international financial system, leveraged by the US post-WWII by being the only industrialized nation-state _not_ bombed to shit and effectively taking the imperial baton from the British and their pound sterling, cementing the dollar as the "global reserve currency" and through the IMF/World Bank and its post-'71 (Nixon shock) -debt peonage/resource/labor control austerity policy- "structural adjustment" programs lend capital in dollar loans under the stipulation of absolute control of labor/markets/resources by US capital, "an offer they can't refuse" essentially - any nation-states refusing to bend the knee like Cuba (see: Operation Mongoose, Operation Northwoods a perfect template for the US "detachment strategy" aka the "strategy of tension", merely was prevented by Kennedy), Venezuela (sitting on the largest oil reserve in the world, what a coincidence), Iran (which we couped in '53 installing the Shah to prevent oil nationalization, shocker, Operation AJAX), et al. of course gets unilaterally sanctioned (we have sanctions on like 1/3rd of the world currently) and excluded from the global trade network run at our behest _at the minimum_ , but also perpetually coup-ed by the CIA or just overtly invaded. Aka "freedom" and "democracy" lol...I mean John Mearsheimer has been screaming about a war in Ukraine for decades, hell William Burns (now CIA director) has a cable you can read leaked by wikileaks that notes how consciously Russian security was known to be threatened by NATO expanding eastward and revealing how this was deliberately exploited for US interests, well US corporate/finance capital's interest that is (reneging James Baker's promise to Gorbachev in '91 promising NATO would not expand "one inch eastward", which one can read the transcript of in the natsec archives). So idk, let me do a rough sketch of some more historical reference points as there's an infinite amount of angles to get at all this, importantly this is grounded in _material_ reality to cut through rhetorical nonsense and so hopefully one can triangulate a fleshed out understanding of all this: Operation Gladio ("stay behind" fascist paramilitary "in case of Soviet invasion" ostensibly, "strategy of tension", see Aldo Moro's assassination & the bologna bombings blamed on the red brigades, aka the "years of lead" in Italy, insane honestly), Operation Cyclone (in the late 70s/80s before/after/during the Saur revolution in Afghanistan, the CIA funded/trained the Salafi-jihadist mujahideen separatists to, in the words of Zbigniew Brzezinski its cold-warrior architect, "give the USSR its own Vietnam", that insurgent faction later fractures into Al Qaeda and the Taliban..."oops"), Guatemala in '54 (Operation PBSUCCESS, modest land reform by democratically elected Arbenz, origin of term "banana republic" with United Fruit Company directly connected to Honduras, El Salvador, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, et al. which again she mentioned in passing leaving the implication that these were somehow connected to the USSR or something), Lumumba in the Congo (famous pic of JFK crying over this as he supported Lumumba's vision of a unified Africa, the CIA carrying this out right before he took office so he couldn't cancel it as he would have, corroborated by his cancellation of Operation Northwoods false flag for invasion of Cuba...gee, weird that guy got his head blown off and LBJ escalates Vietnam, what a coincidence lol...), Sukarno in Indonesia (The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins documents the grotesque genocide of at least 1,000,000 civilians at the hands of CIA-directed paramilitary - also check out the Phoenix Program in Vietnam, really "cool" stuff, can't imagine why the USSR was so paranoid...and yeah, sarcasm, hopefully obvious lol), the _first_ 9/11 in 1973 in Chile ousting democratically elected Allende to install Pinochet's military dictatorship, I mean sadly the tip of the imperialist iceberg here (realizing I'm gonna write a book before I'm done honestly lol), but I guess my point is "terrorism" is and has been cultivated to serve the perpetuation of capitalism and US hegemony immediately post-WWII. I mean really in the most important ways, the nazis didn't lose WWII, the only distinction between the US neoliberal corporate empire and the third Reich fascist project seems more aesthetic/ideological than anything else, chopping off the visceral ultranationalist id in favor of a generic "cost-effective" corporate sheen (unconsciously serving "the market" gods essentially, all possibility strictly bounded to profitability; Sheldon Wolin's conception of "inverted totalitarianism" elaborates this well). Hell, the US absorbs the _literal_ nazi leadership in things like Operation Paperclip and the ratlines to south america, putting many of them like Reinhard Gehlen, Paul Schafer (instrumental in Pinochet's ascension), Klaus Barbie (France/Bolivia), Otto Skorzeny (basically nazi james bond), et al. on the -SS 2.0 for transnational corporate/finance capital- CIA's payroll. NATO is an arms distribution network for the military industrial complex and essentially the public face of a European sphere of US domination, covertly enforced by the template of Operation Gladio, its mission as succinctly put by its first secretary general was/is to "keep the Americans in, the Germans down, and the Russians out". If not apparent from all of this, as it relates to Ukraine, conveniently there was a leaked phone call from Victoria Nuland to the Ukrainian ambassador during the '14 maidan uhh..."revolution" (I would say coup as though it starts with peaceful demonstrations it ends with an unconstitutional ousting of Yanukovych and is backed by the US/regional oligarchs aligned with the west, as the sniper insanity/this phone call reveals), where she tells the ambassador "f*** the EU" (the only thing the corporate media focused on of course, to misdirect from the more revealing/damning elements of US domination over this entire region, I would say at least) and "magically" picks the Ukrainian president installed. She says, _“I don’t think Klitsch_ [Vitaly Klitschko] _should go into government… I think Yats_ [Arseniy Yatseniuk] _is the guy…“_ The immediate issue was whether to accept a loan from the IMF which was going to require a 40% increase in natural gas bills or to accept a loan from Russia with the inclusion of cheap oil and gas. The opposition wanted the Yanukovych government to take the EU/IMF loan. The opposition was comprised of different factions, undeniably including the neo-Nazi Svoboda Party and Right Sector, but right there is where it all connects to financial empire of the US, the IMF/World Bank are essentially the financial tentacles of US corporate empire worldwide. If we ask the _only_ political question of cui bono? (who benefits?) shocker, as usual, the military industrial complex; their only success is the rest of the world's defeat (climate change _alone_ my god...), the common ruin of the contending classes. Socialism or [continued] barbarism.

[@spencer5028]

Look into Julia Ioffe's ethnic background and then also look into the main belligerents pushing Ukraine into conflict (Zelenshki, Kolomoski, Victoria Nuland, Kagans, Bliken and Wendy Sherman). Go through their wiki bios and tell me what dots are connecting the gl0ballists. The have a deep hatred for Europeans and especially Russians (and Ukraines as well). Recommend checking out 200 Yrs Together and Kultura of Critique

[@koolaidimmunity4032]

@@freethinker284 You have to explain why you think that in order for anyone to take you serious. What do you know that she doesn’t?

[@rob9726]

@@Bisquick You know, if you wanted to say, "she glossed over all the context I think is important," you could've just said that.

[@tpreston8453]

This woman is freaking brilliant. I've watched dozens and dozens of hours of her interviews and lectures. An encyclopedic, scholarly mind.

[@carlamerritt490]

Yes! She's absolutely incredible. Such thorough and deep insight. I sure hope she or people of same caliber advising western actions now.

[@Av-vd3wk]

Pretty too!

[@jakebredthauer5100]

What religion is Putin?

[@michaelnguyen8166]

@@Av-vd3wk The last message she said that Putin will use Nuclear is scary shit.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@michaelnguyen8166 Washington has been advancing on Moscow.

[@kayakingirl7252]

Julia, if you're reading this, I am simply BLOWN AWAY by this interview. I've never seen or heard of you before and just was browsing, looking for new info on Putin/ Ukraine and am so glad I stumbled apon this. Your sense of humor and way of explaining this subject in layman's terms really got me hooked! Thank you so much!

[@denisefelton5207]

WORD

[@billgatesleavingyamomshous8177]

She did a great job. A very unique perspective on the situation

[@lillydogpoo65]

I hadn't heard of her before either til yesterday and I saw another Frontline interview from 2017.. watching it I have a better understanding 👍

[@audreylappan3046]

Sure anytime

[@audreylappan3046]

As in the woods my door was always open

[@GentleBen85]

This is hands-down the best interview in the whole series. Julia Ioffe is a magnificent journalist

[@HKim0072]

Listen to her on the Larry Wilmore podcast. The most entertaining and a bit funny breakdown of the war.

[@danadams6477]

I agree.

[@grittychops6755]

She’s a duper, and your the fooled.

[@KanakarisGeorge]

@@grittychops6755 Source ?

[@EvoraGT430]

@@grittychops6755 You're, dummy

[@davidsasvari1309]

This was 40 mins well spent! I didn't know who Julia Ioffe was. But I'd like to congratulate her. This is a remarkably insightful and informative interview... an analytical summary with great clarity of thought. Hats off & greetings from Hungary.

[@vodkaboy]

@@paulzx5034 "Foggy Bottom clerk" yo what "He is one of us." Servant of the People would have been better.

[@paulzx5034]

@@cubuffsfan4147 I believe UN count 500 dead civilians after two weeks. I remember same UN count 65.000 dead civilians after two weeks of your invasion in Iraq. You better shut your f*** up and look at what is REAL WAR means, not your carpet bombing everything colonial-style safari.

[@buddywilliams5650]

@@cubuffsfan4147 poop 💩 In 🚽. Putin's time is gonna come.

[@buddywilliams5650]

@@paulzx5034 Iraq was a sacrifice. Saddam Hussein killed and gassed his own people. Plus he treated his people like animals. I was very close to going in the military in 2004 right after a year later when I was supposed to graduate high school. Talked to a military officer looking for young men to die for old men. My uncle who I never got to meet died in Vietnam he was a Medic. Plus my great,great, grandfather was buried with a mini ball in his hip after the battle of Shiloh in 1862. Fighting for the CSA. My family has seen enough blood and guts.

[@buddywilliams5650]

@@paulzx5034 One Moore thing I was in the hospital for a week about five six years ago. And my roommate was a Iraqi Vet and the stories he told me was pure PTSD. I mean real life nightmares. I was surprised he opened up to me about his experience over there. The treatment he received was a real eye opener. I feel bad for the guy when he left I shook his hand and hugged him and said thank you for your service. He was a Puerto Rican about seven years older then me. His job was to deactivate bombs but he became color blind which is useless with IEDS. So they put him in the infantry. And he seen people blown to bits kids blowing them selfs up. He was shy at first and a little stand off but after a few days he opened up about his nightmares and PTSD. Which is what I suffer from also. I hope he doing ALot better be r knowing half the stuff he told me he's probably been dead for a few years. And he told me he hates Iraqi people. I told him it's not his fault it's the government's fault. Just like my neighbor old Henry hated the Germans. I picked him up from the hospital one time. And was told not to bring up the war. Henry fought at the Battle of the bulge in 1944. And he killed over 20 Germans. He seen ALot of his friends blown up and shot to bits. He brought back a MG-42 and some Scumbags stolen it from his home. He told me if he ever caught the person that did that to him he would kill them. Old Henry has been dead for years.

[@rickhicks2445]

Brilliant reporting, that young lady (Julia Loffe) was gobsmackingly honest, I will never regret spending 40 minutes watching this, more people should see this. Thank you FRONTLINE, thank you Julia Loffe.

[@michaelsize]

As fantastic as the full Frontline shows are, I've found these "unabridged" interviews to be incredible supplemental materials that offer so much additional and useful context. Incredible journalism, thank you.

[@robrowe9866]

Do you mean when the speakers have insight?

[@JoeCohenSaxophone]

Great for frontline binge watching!

[@thrownbear]

Things always Great when it fit your narrative NATO was created to keep the German down and the Russian out that facts, I seen those propaganda when they west was wagon war against Irag and Syria and Libya etc they always manage to justify because the West has MasterCraft they propaganda machine, NATO could avoid this war if they have tiny interest in peace ☮️, not the people of Ukraine paying the price so sad 😢I hope they come to peace 🕊️ agreement because only the poor people paying the price women and children, this to me nothing but tool to justify upcoming war

[@xino_z]

I vastly prefer these interviews to the documentaries. The documentaries are okay but leave so much out

[@stratocasterblue]

@DonaldJ Words came from her too ya know, geeez

[@b.terenceharwick3222]

Julia Loffe is a testament to what real journalism can look like today.

[@vidalskyociosen3326]

Not L , it’s letter I

[@HeyGuy4321]

It's creamy 🤤

[@cheiatianbriem2078]

​@@vidalskyociosen3326how do you pronounce that?

[@danmarquez3971]

Julia is absolutely amazing! Her intelligence, wisdom, understanding, and articulation is impressive!!!

[@mickbond2895]

that's because u r stupid

[@ulrichulrich364]

and extreordinarily pretty, I may add

[@uggadugga8070]

@@ulrichulrich364 Yes, smart, HOT and down to earth!

[@HeyGuy4321]

She's to young to have wisdom but is smart

[@HeyGuy4321]

Baby making material right there.

[@robertginsburg8113]

Thanks for giving Julia the time to unwind all she has studied and give us a succinct look into Putin and the Kremlin. It's obvious the weight of the burden she carries for the people of Ukraine and Russia. You can see the pain in her face as she brings this stuff to the surface. Thank you Julia. Your voice on this subject is undeniably important.

[@jamesjoseph8343]

Olllkllo

[@steveclarke1857]

My goodness she's remarkable. Her opinions and depth of knowledge are impressive. An excellent addition to the documentary.

[@jmzochsnrtr]

walking talking beautiful encyclopedia of Putin

[@BernieHollandMusic]

My goodness - how ignorant and stupid can people be ?

[@tabithabryan]

I can listen to her all day. Her Frontline interview 4 years ago is just as relevant to this present day as this one.

[@papatrev6465]

I just watched that three days ago and was blown away by her insights.

[@rosemullen1856]

All lies. She is great at it and it is absolutely scary how someone can change the whole story and sell Americans these lies. Nothing about the American led coup in 2014, assisting neo nazies to power murdering the east bombing the people they have 15 bio weapon labs along the border Putin asked them to stop repeatedly for 8 years, everything she says is a lie. This is why the US people have no idea what our leadership is really doing . Please research gif the truth do not get your info from TV shows. They call it the boob tube for a reason..

[@unicorn_6932]

So happy to see another interview with her!

[@Yomi4D]

@@rosemullen1856 Hey Einstein

[@stephensaines7100]

@@rosemullen1856 Say, weren't you at one of the Trucker rallies a few weeks back?

[@EricBishard]

Please do more of these unabridged interviews, this is massively helpful to understand where we are today.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

We should probably try to get another perspective before we go to war with Russia.

[@ГеннадийКаа́кк]

@@jakebredthauer5100 сперва мы построим новую Югославию Потом проведём марш победы в Нью Йорке

[@amandaw6872]

Most of the Frontline documentaries have the full transparency interviews posted in playlists..... 😉

[@godanddevil.5331]

IF PUTIN GOT BALLS THEN HE SHOULD GO FOR WAR WITH AMERICA.....

[@suttonmatthew]

Julia Loffe nails down the entire situation with clarity and understanding.

[@mattjones8254]

Propaganda......Its no secret, the side putting out the most propaganda is the one loosing the war..... its always been that way. The Ukrainians will not win this war.

[@ellaavakova8093]

@@mattjones8254 you would know

[@ruoyuli4091]

she is speaking through the lens of the west, Not exactly an unbiased view of what's going on in russia

[@michelsavoie8262]

Not only does she express herself with ease, perspicacity, and intelligence but, in addition, she is pleasant to watch.

[@helgabaroness]

Because she is Russian…. Her English is perfect and Russian pronunciation of Russian names having no accent in Russian … WOW 😮

[@AVweb]

She's especially penetrating around 15:00 when she discusses Putin's distress over the so-called uni-polar world after the Soviet Union collapsed and how, illogically, Putin used this to justify Ukraine. Good interview. She's exceptional.

[@maxgueits124]

Incredibly insightful and honest. Kudos to her contribution in inderstanding Putin. The west must be smart but not blink.

[@kenhiett5266]

I don't know if I've ever seen someone project their perceived superiority more explicitly than Julia. Too bad her bifurcated perspective is the epitome of shallow. Criticizing Putin is easy. Understanding the dynamics of a corrupt country that should have remained neutral instead of pushing to be in NATO is more difficult. Understanding that western partners were brazenly selling influence on the vulnerable western flank of an adversary, means taking some responsibility. The real world is rarely as simple as good vs. evil.

[@XTSonic]

She knows little about Central and Western Europe though, when she compares the Ukrainian refugee situation with the Syrian one. She looks at that from a very American lens, unable to see the difference in migration types: women and children vs young men, people who love their home country vs people who oftentimes don't. We got riots going on right now in Sweden with Middle Easterners, we had terror attacks, we had severe rises in crime. That won't happen with Ukrainians and it's got nothing to do with their skin color.

[@dfddg7560]

she sucks. American hegemony was bad. The Soviets absolutely kept us from our worst instincts and tendencies. Funny how she talks about life expectancy...the largest single drop is when the Soviet Union collapsed, and the West helped loot Russian state assets. I'm not excusing Putin, but NATO never had any intention of admitting or defending Ukraine. Germany is still sending 1 Billion euros a day to Russia for energy.

[@cookiecola5852]

​@@XTSonic, yeah Trump talked about all those terrorist attacks that had happend years ago, and everyone made a joke out of it, since it turned out to be noting that had happend in Sweden, because a former president that spread lies as easily as he breathes, take it with a truckload of salt...

[@nothembagoldstein9428]

Hands down THE most comprehensive, logical and fact bearing opinion on Putin I have heard, EVER. Julia Ioffe presents horrific and disturbing facts in a calm graceful manner. My God. Her ability to analyze matters on the ground and give them a logical voice is a gift.

[@DickToles]

She should cover interracial violence in America next

[@tarquinbullocks1703]

@@DickToles Not her area of expertise.

[@nothembagoldstein9428]

@@DickToles Agree. She could easily. She would not be accepted in the position to do so being white and Jewish and female, but she is seriously phenomenal imo.

[@zforzone]

It’s Night and day, her interview compared to Meg Kelly’s on Sky Australia. Ms Kelly’s sounded gossipy and her feelings towards the Biden’s administration is intertwined with Russo-Ukrainian conflict.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@zforzone Judging by the results, she was hypnotic.

[@johnj8683]

I watched this shortly after the video was release and was very impressed. Now, a year later, it’s still spot-on.

[@johnduarte1428]

Two weeks on, the worm has turned.

[@wncoulte]

We requested you, Julia Loffe!!! Thank You so much for coming back. You're Awesome!!!

[@FlipFlopsQ]

Absolutely love all of Julia Ioffe's interviews. Great insight and analysis.

[@ValeskaTruax]

yes she is great

[@FlipFlopsQ]

@@JohnMoran Can you give examples or direct me to your sources?

[@buckin8969]

@@FlipFlopsQ He definitely cannot 😂

[@JESUSCHRIST-ONLYWAYTOHEAVEN]

JESUS KNOCKS ON YOUR HEART AND LONGS FOR YOU TO ANSWER! HE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE PERISH INTO HELL. GOD LOVES YOU SO HE GIVES YOU FREE WILL AND A CHOICE TO ACCEPT HIM OR REJECT HIM. TO LOVE HIM OR TO LOVE SIN/THIS WORLD. CALL UPON JESUS & ASK HIM TO FORGIVE YOUR SINS! SURRENDER YOUR WILL & YOUR LIFE TO HIM AND HE WILL GIVE YOU ETERNAL LIFE IN HEAVEN! PICTURE YOUR BEST DAY ON EARTH TIMES A BILLION FOR ETERNITY, THAT'S HEAVEN! NOW PICTURE YOUR WORST DAY ON EARTH TIMES A BILLION FOR ETERNITY, THAT'S HELL! HE WILL GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT IF YOU REJECT HIM, TOTAL SEPARATION FROM HIM & HIS BLESSINGS (LOVE, PEACE, JOY, HOPE, FRIENDS, FAMILY, REST, ETC). IN HELL YOU WILL BE ALONE, YOU WILL BE HOPELESS, YOU WILL BE IN DESPAIR & AGONY FOREVER! GOD'S STANDARD FOR HEAVEN IS PERFECTION AND ONLY JESUS (THE SON OF GOD, GOD IN THE FLESH) LIVED THAT PERFECT LIFE AND LAID DOWN HIS LIFE AS AN OFFERING FOR ALL PEOPLE'S SINS! YOU CAN CHOOSE TO REJECT JESUS' GIFT & PAY FOR YOUR OWN SIN WITH DEATH (HELL) BUT THAT SEEMS PRETTY FOOLISH! GOD SEES & HEARS EVERYTHING YOU HAVE SAID & DONE. YOU WONT WIN AN ARGUMENT ON JUDGEMENT DAY & YOU CANT DEFEND ANY OF YOUR SINS. WE'RE ALL GUILTY WITHOUT ACCEPTING JESUS' SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINS! MUHAMMAD DIDN'T DIE FOR YOUR SINS, BUDDHA DIDN'T DIE FOR YOUR SINS, NO PASTOR/PRIEST/MARY OR SAINT DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO IDOLS OR FALSE GODS DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO ACTOR OR CELEBRITY DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO ATHLETE OR POLITICIAN DIED FOR YOUR SINS! JESUS CHRIST ALONE DIED FOR YOUR SINS & WAS RESURRECTED FROM THE GRAVE! HE IS ALIVE & COMING BACK SOON WITH JUDGEMENT! PREPARE YOURSELVES! IT'S NOT ABOUT RELIGION, TITHING, CHURCH... IT STARTS WITH ASKING HIM TO FORGIVE YOUR SINS & INVITING HIM INTO YOUR HEART/LIFE, SURRENDER ALL TO HIM! IT'S ABOUT A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CREATOR, DONT WAIT TO CRY OUT! NO ONE IS PROMISED TOMORROW! HE LONGS FOR YOU TO INVITE HIM IN, HE LOVES YOU MORE THAN ANY PERSON EVER COULD, HE CREATED YOU! Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."-John 14:6 "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."-Matthew 10:33 “For the wages of sin is death (hell), but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”-Romans 6:23

[@verve4000]

@@JohnMoran she's not spewing Bunk, so she can't b "De-Bunked"

[@KennyEvansUK]

Never seen or heard of Julia before. What an amazingly intelligent and articulate woman, so knowledgable on this subject. We need to get this info out there!

[@shanemac1646]

She was a huge pusher of "Havanna Syndrome" a made up sickness that a bunch of CIA goons made up when they were hungover. She's a HUUUUGE Dunce.

[@maroli8023]

@@shanemac1646 spot on Shane

[@skyhigh1154]

And beautifull to look at also ;)

[@Kitzkrieg]

@@shanemac1646 she's hawt af, so I'd listen to her babbling 😁

[@darrylpowell9361]

@@skyhigh1154 ya right with her 15 hairs on her head ,did you just get out of prison or something ??

[@luth3713]

PBS/Frontline is THE best source of information available to the American people on matters of such importance.

[@djdrocco]

It reassures and comforts me that this woman exists and does what she does. I fervently wish people of this caliber were not so exceedingly rare.

[@andrei89er]

Well...invest in education, then.

[@seanmurphy26]

I was thinking the same thing! What a high caliber of woman!

[@kashatnick]

​@@andrei89er Its not education, its indoctrination, who is is favored in those systems now? The compliant. She skips over all geopolitical and historical realities and resorts to thinly veiled school yard female aggression, queen bee smears, attacks for reputational damage, reframing interactions to sway people to her narrative. But the proof that this is post hoc rationalization is simple, her favored administration did not have insight, it did not prepare, in fact it did the opposite, making the west even more dependent. Your gas prices and inflation will continue to prove it as it all becomes self inflicted damage. People of her caliber caused this, and unfortunately they are not rare.

[@djdrocco]

@Haung Jo Bad take, yo.

[@seanmurphy26]

@Haung Jo , just cuz they calibrated you "Hung Jo," doesn't mean you have to show off and wave it in our faces!!

[@chemweapon]

These long-form interviews are great. Keep 'em coming!

[@jakebredthauer5100]

It seemed to me it was about Putin.

[@johnnygreen1376]

"He will not lose. He will grind the country down to a fine, fine ash" - literally sent a shiver down my spine.

[@jabatheshort660]

Jesus

[@martinmcguire5458]

He WILL not lose! I agree! It's pretty simple to win when you're willing to use chemical and biological weapons, drop bombs onto maternity Hospitals full of Women and Children, fire missiles into occupied residential buildings full of terrified families and threaten to use nuclear weapons on anyone who tries to assist his victims risking Armageddon for all humanity. How could anyone lose who is willing to take things to the levels that Putin is? He's already displayed his willingness to murder innocent civilians én massé without hesitation and that's without any credible resistance. Imagine what he'd be capable of doing if his back was against the wall and he was under attack himself? He's already attacking Babies, Pregnant Women, Children, Civilians, Schools, Hospitals, Churches, Mosques, Cities and food supplies leaving people to starve to death. He's already despised by the majority of the civilised world. He will not hesitate to launch a nuclear warhead directly onto any City in any Country without giving a shit about wiping out a couple of million people and erasing an entire City in a heartbeat. One nuclear warhead has the capability to achieve that devastation. Putin has 12,800+ of them. He'd only need about 6 of them to wipe out the whole of the United Kingdom. He has enough of them to wipe out the planet 2 or 3 times over.

[@blackshirtsd9916]

He’s been able to get away with all that only because the U.S. was busy with Iraq & Afghanistan the last 20 yrs. Now he’s got our full attention, he’s second guessing himself. Now we just wait for him to realize he’s made a huge mistake or wait for his own people to overthrow him. Either way he’s done. His army can barely handle Ukraine, let alone a whole other united army (UN).

[@steven-nb6rt]

God will bring him to a fine ash for eternity. Eternity is a long long time.

[@monicascott2354]

I would hope that Russian citizens would rise up if that were case. I'm curious to see what happens from that chick who crashed the news with her "you're being lied to" poster.

[@sirshep4915]

what an incredible interview. this woman is amazingly insightful

[@salembuckeye9030]

She is, by far, the most eloquent, deeply informed expert in this area. Her cultural background adds a depth that others do not possess.

[@tasty_ak_keto8165]

From a Russian married to Ukrainian but living in the US: Great interview summarizing all my thoughts about Putin and HIS war in Ukraine. Absolutely agree that he has no choice to stop now, I mean I hope I’m wrong and so is Julia cause I have so many relatives and friends in both Ukraine and Russia and it breaks my heart to see all of them suffer from a one persons shallow Ego.

[@magstar19]

Sadly now they know how the Iraqis, Syrians, Afghanis, Libyans & people of Yemen have felt. Every time the US meddles in a country, war & destabilization ensues.

[@pacu9]

You should listen to the interview magstar19. It is Russia that has invaded Ukraine, not the US.

[@spencer5028]

Interesting that she totally omits the US backing of the coup by her coethnics, the Globalists narratives are so predictable and ideologically monotone

[@conquiserpent9757]

@@spencer5028 stop drinking the koolaid

[@ИгорьВолков-э4ю]

The United States invaded Ukraine 8 years ago, organizing a revolution there, and preparations began much earlier. What would have happened if Crimea had not gone to Russia and Donnbas had not resisted the Kiev regime? Now there would be US bases in Crimea, and installations for launching missiles would be on the eastern border of Ukraine. Did Putin come to the US borders? No, the United States came to the borders of Russia. And Putin warned - stop, you crossed the "red line". You were struck by the virus of omnipotence and impunity. But this time, next target does not want to be a victim and turns into a hunter. How unexpected, isn't it?

[@markanthony1972]

Julia is super advanced in her knowledge and experience 9n foreign affairs and more importantly Eastern Europe. She is a master communicator. I highly respect her. A very very smart woman. Wow....

[@waseatenbyagrue]

@EnjoyYour Life You get my future wife's name out of your mouth!

[@xXxTeenSplayer]

She is amazing! It's almost too hard to pay attention to what she is saying because of how drop dead gorgeous she is though, just saying...

[@bryanemmel6516]

One of the best liars in the business!

[@waseatenbyagrue]

@@bryanemmel6516 What did she lie about?

[@dayers8715]

@@bryanemmel6516 her opinion not lies

[@juuze4581]

This is how you should conduct interviews. Let the person speak the whole point instead of most interviewers interrupting before they can finish providing fuller understanding with context

[@anitak3795]

Of course, she is allowed to speak. She says the western mainstream))

[@CCCP1968]

I’ve been waiting for a long form interview from her since the war started. Thank you PBS 👍

[@tabithabryan]

Me too.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

Should Frontline try to get someone with an alternative point of view?

[@ІванДжиніч]

@@jakebredthauer5100 Ukrainian?

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@ІванДжиніч United States should stop supporting Ukraine and Zelinski should end the war now, quit. Continued resistance is harmful to the Ukrainian people. Risking a nuclear war for humanitarian reasons does not make sense to me. The important issue glossed over is why Russia invaded Ukraine. Frontline view is, Russia invaded Ukraine because Putin has a defective personality.

[@ІванДжиніч]

@@jakebredthauer5100 May be, but this is not your choice, neither it is mine or Zelenski in this matter. Everyone should do what they had to do at this point and let’s hope that God forgive us for violence.

[@klyxrasta]

This woman really has a way with words. Further the interview goes more thrilling it gets. Her answers are like a movie script. "Getting high on his own supply" is not a phrase a political journalist would use. It's really not something I would ever have said in a thousand years. But that's a really unique perspective on this whole last 3 year period in regards to Putin. Her journalism scope must be crazy. Recollection of events is remarkable. Well prepared, knowledgeable, quick-witted. She's giving interview in a way she as a journalist would like to receive one. Casual and formal at the same time. Great job Frontline, this interview might go down in history.

[@dantakeoff]

It looks really good because its not news, its a movie they want you to see, scripted and well acted.

[@mihaigrigoras7956]

@@dantakeoff care to counterargument what she's "acting"?

[@alpenglow1235]

I hope you have read her bio on Wikipedia. Russian born… Jewish… Princeton - Magna Cum Laude…

[@alpenglow1235]

@Tony TorresJoined Mar 20, 2022. RusBot. Tony, You are babbling. What she says is corroborated by others.

[@chrisfraser9220]

@@alpenglow1235 corroborated... You got THAT part right...

[@asphaltpilgrim]

That last line gave me chills, "... believe me, he knows - and that only makes him more dangerous."

[@zenscout]

And driven by him "getting high on his own supply" The Horror.

[@patlynch6517]

Yup, it’s terrifying!

[@bogdanmeleshchenko6706]

i t is RUSSIA WAR (not only Putin) 75 % IS supporting . Putin support only grows. !!!

[@asphaltpilgrim]

@@bogdanmeleshchenko6706 That's how war propaganda works, it I hope it will go down, but saying "yes I support" in a poll means nothing. Especially in the early weeks. I don't know what your stake is, and if this affects you deeply then my words don't mean much but I don't believe this war starts without Putin... now that it has started... I don't know. :( Stay safe

[@iamf6641]

wise words. he knows and hes dangerous reallly words of pure substance. no contect rewlly makes for good pr.

[@49prodog]

What a great interview, Julia! I really appreciate your historic knowledge and your unbiased commentary.

[@4X10S]

"historic knowledge and your unbiased commentary" For a shithole like CNN or MSNBC - yes. But she speaks no facts, she doesn't touch the dark side of Ukraine in this conflict and all she does is constant bashing on Putin that he's the sole reason of this war. Does this sound unbiased when you're not even trying to look for a reason of WHY this is happening and simply shove it under the rug as Russian propaganda and Putin mad he gonna nuke us all..

[@bhunjiboyy]

She is biased

[@jayspik6498]

She is completely biased..

[@richardvervoorn6626]

I’m heartened by how the interviewee has studied so deeply the actions of the enemy. This is a stark indicator how dramatically necessary it is to have honest objective reporting coverage of politicians. I’ve never been so grateful to have these checks and balances in democracy. The older I get, the more I realize how imperative it is to have intelligent people doing this important work. Thank you so much, 4th Estate !

[@dagjohansen8641]

She didn't just study it, she lived it. She's from Russia.

[@jrdelag]

Equally impressed by this journalist.

[@jackyblevins8724]

​@@dagjohansen8641 born in Russia, family had to left when she was young

[@polarexperts2125]

A lot of people and polititians and Ukranians told quite the same things about announcement of beginning of the conflict toward Ukraine. Just watch this original video where Putin did asked others about the beginning of military operation on TV channel. You will see all she says yourself

[@qvintuse.urvind7002]

She knows the subject very well. She's an American journalist, born in Moscow, Oct 1982, Russian Jewish family, moved in 1990 to the US, degree in Soviet history from Princeton in 2005, lived and worked in Moscow 2009-2012.

[@omarionflores5874]

I could listen to Julia talk about history all day! amazing interview.

[@davidmackintosh429]

What a brilliant lady, so precise and knowledgeable with her information. Saying what needs to be heard.

[@thomasp.crenshaw185]

And absolutely beauitful!!! Her husband is a very lucky man! :) She'd be gorgeous in bed.

[@stj971]

LIES

[@BernieHollandMusic]

No, she is just saying what any racist xenophobe would want to hear

[@VVsess]

She’s brilliant, well versed on the history and antics of leaders! Bravo and we need more people like you. Thank you 🙏 Julia and PBS

[@rogerfournier3284]

"SHE KNOW JUST ABOUT 12%, THAT'S ALL SHE KNOWS!

[@jayjaygee3306]

The first Julia Loffe interview I've seen. Impressive. I like getting a full discussion and more insight into the questions and the context of the discussion. Love it. This is getting much closer to REAL journalism. More please!

[@kashatnick]

She is a system pig, and knows the audience doesn't know enough to know better. Talking about feelings and building a narrative rather than dealing with the basics of geopolitics, instead they tell stories like the world is harry potter, its why they didn't prepare, in fact doing the opposite, its why your gas prices are expensive, and why europe will now be cold and poor.

[@jayjaygee3306]

@@kashatnick Why do you have to call her a pig? Is that necessary? Is it helpful? And I'm curious: What are the "basics of geopolitics" she should be dealing with instead? What source do you recommend? Lastly, I didn't say I agreed with her. I just appreciate getting the full picture of how her mind works and where she's coming from rather than getting a bunch of 10 second sound bites pieced together. I liked seeing the entire interview. It's just one perspective, but at least you get a lot more.

[@paolopericolini9894]

@@kashatnick classic racist comment , you cant bring any decent reason to counter what she says, so you just bring ur ignorance in here.

[@towedarray7217]

Some of the intel analyzed by Ioffe and others has been available online for a while but this is a super revealing and an excellent piece of journalism. Here we see Ioffe show her grit, her guts and her thought leadership. This is what true journalism looks like, from an impressive person whose knowledge is very real. For newcomers to this space it might seem convenient or timely in March of 2022 but Ioffe is no spring chicken. This candid PBS coverage goes back awhile. When it comes to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other adjacent countries, she was way WAY out ahead of this in terms of open-source intelligence. They (PBS, Ioffe, others) have been really gutsy, talking truth to power and have done it for a long time. This is not an example of a random journalist doing a hit piece. Ioffe has been on top of this for a long time and now that the “story” has picked up due to the war - this isn’t new. Any notion of it being new is just a western construct. She has been covering this story with authority for a very long time. I hope more people pay attention to what she is saying here, and I hope people educate themselves about this issue and recognize her clear-headed, sober assessment of where we are right now and let’s pray that they listen. She has been playing this song for awhile and truthfully, she warned us. At her own risk, she stuck her neck out, made people aware of this conflict. She probably saved a few lives along the way. Major hero here. She may not wear a NATO/US military rank on her shoulder but has certainly earned the right to some high-level rank as an intelligence authority.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

I feel that she left out many important facts. The interview was admittedly restrictive.

[@yogicfly4bliss]

This is one of the most helpful interviews! Julia is a pleasure to listen to and she is so clear and compassionate and inspiring. Thank you for sharing this!

[@I_Am_H8d]

This is simple propaganda, I don’t even know which of the European countries. You all look the same. In the European Union, genderless politicians, no one resisted the termination of mutually beneficial cooperation with Russia in the energy sector. Europe could produce competitive goods with cheap energy from Russia, but has caved in under American threats and has imposed or is threatening to impose sanctions against Russia. You will all be told about bad Russia and bad Putin without any background and reasons that led to the conflict in Ukraine. Nobody will tell you that the Ukrainian president threatened to withdraw from the agreement according to which Ukraine should not have nuclear weapons. Nobody will tell you that in Ukraine there are special Nazi battalions in the army. These battalions with the same worldview as the SS were in Nazi Germany. No one will tell you in your media about how Ukraine shelled its own cities with artillery guns and threatened the Russian population. Europeans, Americans, don't be fooled by propaganda! They will all present Ukraine to you as a victim without any background, without the cruelty that the Ukrainian army did against its population and against the Russians who live on the territory of Ukraine. It was the genocide of the Russian population, which was carried out by the Ukrainian government against the Russians. Look for the causes of this conflict rather than watching propaganda that presents you with the consequences in a way that is beneficial to the Western collective government.

[@paty1083]

Do you believe her lies? he is a spy.

[@kashatnick]

She tells a story missing all concrete geopolitical factors to manufacture a tale of psychobabble. War is about concrete interests, and there are many, its why Russia is rich with energy, and why sanctions are the west hurting ourselves. If people like her had insight, we would have prepared, and not done the opposite. Just look at the gas pump and realize the cost of having foreign policy being based on stories in a woman's head.

[@susancorgi]

and what an ending too. wow. she explains everything very very well.

[@stepsvideos]

Poor Putin apologists. They are getting slaughtered in the comments 100 to 6 just like in Ukraine. It's interesting that the number of clueless Russian soldiers pointlessly dying in Ukraine, is increasing at about the same rate as the number of protesters being jailed in Russia. It's like a detonating cord being lit at both ends, with Putin in the middle.

[@dooleyh158]

I could listen to her all day. What a breath of fresh air to listen to an intelligent, eloquent woman.

[@themuckler8176]

She's a globalist clown 🤡

[@gomey70]

Kudos to PBS, their coverage of Russia is always top notch.

[@wattheheck6010]

Miss Julia is a voice of history past, present and sadly future for Ukraine. I hope more people watch, listen, reflect and learn. Thank you for posting.

[@HH-qk2or]

I wish I had known about Julia before. This interview was so insightful and she is so knowledgeable. As someone who majored in poli sic/ international and is current events/history nerd relations I find the short surface level interviews so boring with no new info and perspectives to learn. It is as if everything has to be “byte size”, rapidly shot off, and easily digestible for the modern shortened attention span. The interviewer did a great job as well.

[@raypresley7965]

As a foreign policy major and concerned citizen, I am totally amazed by Julia Loffe. Very inciteful and articulate

[@jesusavila452]

All her interviews are top of list. If you want to learn about these situations, the insights of Julia are a must. Thanks Frontline, always top of the list too.

[@obtuseangler768]

I wholeheartedly agree...there's actually some idiot elsewhere in these comments, saying he's here to report it as fake news. Where do they find these people🤣

[@crayon7369]

I don't beleive her at all. A wise man will know she is trying her best to demean him, maybe she got instructions to do that. Looks like another western media propaganda. Honestly, I will beleive on the clips and interviwes I see of Putin than this nonsense. Putin is chosen by Russians and usa cant digest that. So Biden election was also tampered? Three steps of western world to become superpower. 1. Demean the country, its leaders and show how that non democratic country is not fucntioning properly. 2. then talk about how people hate that leader and want to topple govt , but they forget that the leader was chosen by people. 3. then they try to change the regime by attacking that country using informational, psychological and arms warfare 4. then after things done as per plan they ask the country to pay huge debts 5. eastablish te leader they want to 6. now they are the protectors of world, rich and hence superpower. They did the exact same thing in Libya, Palestine, Iraq, Syria and so man

[@handlemonium]

John Mearsheimer is another great geopolitical scholar to learn from. Basically Putin wants a return to the US-USSR days while the world has moved on to US/EU vs China with India in the middle. If Trump was more manipulative, tactful, and bureaucratically saavy we would effectively have two Putins. Thankfully that's not the case 😅

[@crayon7369]

@@handlemonium You are underestimating a KGB official lol. he is in power for almost 20 years and look at you. Trump couldnt survive but biden is also not much respected in usa. Why not Question USA, so called peaceful nation aboout the existence of such big millitary old fashioned orgn like NATO? What about Iraq, Libya, Syria, Cuba, Somalia? Only Ukranians are human?

[@handlemonium]

@@crayon7369 Well as an American I am absolutely not proud and frustrated that those in charge (politicians, megacorporations, billionaires, lobbyists, interest groups, SuperPACs, etc.) over the past 50 years have decided to elevate themselves at the expense of the lower 90% and exploiting or destabilizing every developing country on Earth and their respective populations. Does America deserve the status and influence as the current undisputed superpower? No. Is the trajectory towards insanity of American politics and contributing factors going to improve? Probably not noticeably until the next decade at earliest. But am I still confident in myself as a US citizen and optimistic that the pendulum of history will eventually swing back to more positive & progressive trends? Absolutely.

[@citysquirrel7663]

She is always on point. Please more interviews with Julia please! She is articulate and smart.

[@triplikeido75]

Such a fantastic, insightful interview. Julia Loffe is a true class act.

[@qvintuse.urvind7002]

Ioffe, or Юлия Иоффе, with the Cyrillic alphabet.

[@citizenwr1823]

We need more journalists like Julia Ioffe...

[@HerdingDogRescuer]

Mercy, the insight I gleaned from this interview is incredible. Her background knowledge of Russia is incredible and puts so many world events into perspective. My wife and I have intentionally kept our heads in the sand as the news is so depressing. When Russia invaded Ukraine, were had no idea why. This interview explains so much and in a manner that puts so many other world events in perspective. Her final comments gave me chills. This is journalism at its finest.

[@angelbrumfield6134]

This is a civil matter not a world matter. As simple as this interview is it nowhere near covers the complexity of the war. She is leaving out A LOT of context here and speaking from a bias perspective.

[@saxum2171]

@@angelbrumfield6134 You would say that after the brainwashing propaganda crap you are subscribed to RT, WION & HINDUSTAN TIMES are you for real they will feed you with russian & Indian & Chinese lies lies & more lies after all this I could read your mind & everything your into I bet you believe Julian assange is not a rapist & the video's he puts up about America & the atrocities are real but they are really Putin's handy work..also I bet you believe Putin never used novichok on British soil..😆REIGN CHECK HE DEFINITELY DID LOVE..the west do not treat there own people like dogs or there cabinet..the freedoms we have are much better than a mass murdering arresting millions of there own people & imprisonment for those millions that starve to death or try to speak up because they are sick of there greedy dictator governments like communist China & Russia do in country's that spy on each other with paranoia & have loads of concubines who they rape & torture like Kim Jong un does, I could go on & on & on.people in Russia are being lied to right now because of channels you watch & surely you know it's all propaganda to dumb down there people because if they knew the truth about Putin's cold blooded murder they will protest & out the dictators ..Russia would want to recruit people like you because his brainwashing filth you buy hook line & sinker😆🤪

[@jakebredthauer5100]

Are you satisfied hearing only one side?

[@Phillip713]

@@jakebredthauer5100 I've heard the other side. Neo Nazis and NATO and Ukranians are really Russians and a coup 8 years ago BLAH BLAH BLAH. am I forgetting anything

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@Phillip713 No. Washington is the aggressor. Your reply was not posted.

[@birgitteb.m.bourgois2813]

Clear and concise, compelling and communicative -- what a phenomenal journalist

[@markmakallister4653]

Not really, Julia Loffe starts out with some smug face, her whole argument being that Putin doesn't use a Knights of the Round table...she knows better...a REAL MAN doesn't need to stand up while they pee. She is utterly useless as an expert...yes she has a Russian background, but her whole world outlook is based on the meaningless rhetoric of postmodern thought. Putin will lose because he meets in giant gilded halls with him sitting higher then the rest. I mean he took over a whole nation...but this woman thinks he's tacky, so she gets to have the smug face?? Nope, not buying it...this is a terrible way to try to understand what is going on.

[@t.dmytryshyn2615]

@@markmakallister4653 Oh my is the little man offended because a woman is smarter than him? Too bad it's 2022 not 1922, grow a set.

[@dixonpinfold2582]

@@markmakallister4653 So? Her Princeton self-satisfaction doesn't do a thing to make Putin any less of a skumbag. Your boy is smugness personified himself. With her smugness she calls him tacky. With his smugness he puts thousands of women and children to death.

[@williammilestone5386]

@@markmakallister4653 I’m interested in your take, and I would like to know the other side of the story in order to form an educated and unbiased opinion on the matter at hand, however I’m having difficulty finding anything like this that speaks on the side of Putin (other than Jimmy Dore or Tucker Carlson). Are you able to provide some links, maybe to other videos that discuss Putin’s struggle?

[@Ebiru2387]

I could listen to her all day. So well informed and well spoken!

[@ssorgpm]

Thank you Julia for your story. I believe you, and you can’t imagine what your story has done to help me understand much more, and to confirm what I did know. You are incredibly believable.

[@fs5775]

I felt exactly the same way!

[@peterstadler6217]

This woman is so bright and eloquent, she should play a major public role

[@ondrovaquero1372]

What an absolutely incredible woman! Julia, you are a true Queen! We absolutely need women like you in top leaderships everywhere around the world. Smart, educated, driven, focused and with the huge empathy for what's right and what's wrong, Thank you. Sincerely Ondrej.

[@microsoftpainenthusiast8096]

Julia is amazing. Well-researched, well-educated journalist and it’s all combined with a sense of humour and a real connection to the subject they talk about.

[@marka6395]

She was taught well. An agent of CIA's talking points and fake stories that get propelled in media by this so-called journalists and debunked few months later, of course in media silence.

[@notsodelusional]

@@marka6395 Your word salad sounds like TASS propaganda.

[@marka6395]

@@notsodelusional Sounds like you being verymuchdelusional. Is Virginia's weather doing for you or you can't get out much?

[@notsodelusional]

@@marka6395 Watch your back. Putin will be cleansing you soon.

[@TheRoadfarmer]

@@marka6395 no one wants to talk about the US/NATO abandoning the treaty with Russia where they said they wouldn't expand NATO anymore. Putin is a piece of shit but the US/NATO and CIA have pushed him and Russia continuously. The CIA has kept the Cold War going with the pure intent of crushing Russia. Both of these things can be true at the same time. It's not fake Russian propaganda.

[@ayellowbeard]

This is by far the best interview I've seen on the Russian situation and in particular Putin. Julia Ioffe is the master of both the literacy and fluency of such a dynamic historical event and I've now watch this interview multiple times because of how compelling it (and she) is.

[@margiemontgomery285]

Putin is right about America we do not want to go to war we're tired of our soldiers dying and bleeding for other countries

[@ayellowbeard]

@@margiemontgomery285 You've got it wrong. The West, incl US and Canada, understand the importance of Ukraine and Europe in general. We also understand that Putin is Evil and will not stop at Ukraine on his conquest! He is a war criminal who must be stopped!

[@margiemontgomery285]

I do believe that Putin is a war criminal and I think that NATO the neighbors of Ukraine should be fighting with the Ukraine they're going to have to take Putin out going to rush and clean it out but I do believe there is some good Russian people there they are just scared of him

[@ayellowbeard]

@@margiemontgomery285 Of course there are good Russians! I know some of them but unfortunately they had to leave Russia because of Putin. Putin is 100% wrong, however, and while most people don't want war many including Canadians and Americans would be willing to fight against Putin's advances if it were necessary including myself who's barely walk.

[@HungryGhost999]

@@margiemontgomery285 🙄🙈

[@henrikmadsen6446]

This lady. She really knows her stuff and well spoken and perceives perspective. Fun fact: In Danish we got the Russian way of saying "round numbers". I leave a like to her and the journalists giving her a mic. Edit: Those final comments seems like a correct assessment - chilling realistic outcome.

[@nimanthanadunge4549]

wake up Henrik

[@marilynmuckerman1564]

This is the second interview I have seen with Julia. She is able to articulate very clearly what few people have knowledge !

[@jamesnicholsiii6785]

This interview is incredibly articulated to the knowledge that Putin has become successful in being a WAR CRIMINAL and made United States of America as FOOLS...Through very rich people.

[@JESUSCHRIST-ONLYWAYTOHEAVEN]

JESUS KNOCKS ON YOUR HEART AND LONGS FOR YOU TO ANSWER! HE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE PERISH INTO HELL. GOD LOVES YOU SO HE GIVES YOU FREE WILL AND A CHOICE TO ACCEPT HIM OR REJECT HIM. TO LOVE HIM OR TO LOVE SIN/THIS WORLD. CALL UPON JESUS & ASK HIM TO FORGIVE YOUR SINS! SURRENDER YOUR WILL & YOUR LIFE TO HIM AND HE WILL GIVE YOU ETERNAL LIFE IN HEAVEN! PICTURE YOUR BEST DAY ON EARTH TIMES A BILLION FOR ETERNITY, THAT'S HEAVEN! NOW PICTURE YOUR WORST DAY ON EARTH TIMES A BILLION FOR ETERNITY, THAT'S HELL! HE WILL GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT IF YOU REJECT HIM, TOTAL SEPARATION FROM HIM & HIS BLESSINGS (LOVE, PEACE, JOY, HOPE, FRIENDS, FAMILY, REST, ETC). IN HELL YOU WILL BE ALONE, YOU WILL BE HOPELESS, YOU WILL BE IN DESPAIR & AGONY FOREVER! GOD'S STANDARD FOR HEAVEN IS PERFECTION AND ONLY JESUS (THE SON OF GOD, GOD IN THE FLESH) LIVED THAT PERFECT LIFE AND LAID DOWN HIS LIFE AS AN OFFERING FOR ALL PEOPLE'S SINS! YOU CAN CHOOSE TO REJECT JESUS' GIFT & PAY FOR YOUR OWN SIN WITH DEATH (HELL) BUT THAT SEEMS PRETTY FOOLISH! GOD SEES & HEARS EVERYTHING YOU HAVE SAID & DONE. YOU WONT WIN AN ARGUMENT ON JUDGEMENT DAY & YOU CANT DEFEND ANY OF YOUR SINS. WE'RE ALL GUILTY WITHOUT ACCEPTING JESUS' SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINS! MUHAMMAD DIDN'T DIE FOR YOUR SINS, BUDDHA DIDN'T DIE FOR YOUR SINS, NO PASTOR/PRIEST/MARY OR SAINT DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO IDOLS OR FALSE GODS DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO ACTOR OR CELEBRITY DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO ATHLETE OR POLITICIAN DIED FOR YOUR SINS! JESUS CHRIST ALONE DIED FOR YOUR SINS & WAS RESURRECTED FROM THE GRAVE! HE IS ALIVE & COMING BACK SOON WITH JUDGEMENT! PREPARE YOURSELVES! IT'S NOT ABOUT RELIGION, TITHING, CHURCH... IT STARTS WITH ASKING HIM TO FORGIVE YOUR SINS & INVITING HIM INTO YOUR HEART/LIFE, SURRENDER ALL TO HIM! IT'S ABOUT A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CREATOR, DONT WAIT TO CRY OUT! NO ONE IS PROMISED TOMORROW! HE LONGS FOR YOU TO INVITE HIM IN, HE LOVES YOU MORE THAN ANY PERSON EVER COULD, HE CREATED YOU! Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."-John 14:6 "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."-Matthew 10:33 “For the wages of sin is death (hell), but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”-Romans 6:23

[@jakebredthauer5100]

It wasn't intended to be comprehensive.

[@carolpascua1848]

Ending this video with Julia Ioffe's comment on Putin knowing that a very real conclusion to the Ukraine conflict is to "put a bullet between his (Putin's) eyes" is extremely compelling. I personally applaud her bravery for stating out loud what I can only imagine what many high-ranking people have already thought (yet cannot openly express for obvious reasons) and I also applaud and sincerely thank FRONTLINE PBS for making this video available to the public.

[@O1OO1O1]

I'm not convinced. America already did this in other places, and the shadows only grow longer. He may be an autocratic war criminal, but he's their criminal, and have been fooled to think the US are against them. If they kill him, it may create the next Putin.

[@carolpascua1848]

@@O1OO1O1 For the record, I want to be clear that I think that the US, or any other major power for that matter, will most likely NOT openly assassinate Putin at this time or any time in the near future. Doing so would be a ridiculous choice, unless he does something insane, like actually use nuclear missiles. I’m willing to speculate along with many of the prominent journalists and analysts on the current media platforms that Putin will be taken out internally in Russia. He may be replaced by another dictator; in fact, he probably will be by Western definitions simply because the structure of the Russian government and the Russian economy is currently beyond the tolerable limitations acceptable in most Western nations. In short, I believe his days as a ruler are numbered because money talks and when those Russian oligarchs start feeling the pinch in their bottom lines, he will not be protected. Putin was put into power to maintain the corrupt status quo, but according to most major sources, he does not have someone that he’s personally hand-picked to replace him for when he has to step down. I think his problem is his hubris. Had he just successfully planned for an acceptable replacement and quietly faded into the background with his I’ll-gotten gains instead of trying to fulfill his delusional fantasy of reinstating Russia as as a superpower to leave as a legacy, he would have been better off. There is no doubt in my mind that the war in Ukraine is at its root level a proxy war intended on seeking revenge at Western leaders that he perceived did not give him, or his precious Mother Russia, enough respect during his time at the top. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is not only a a disservice to the world in terms of security and the disruption of the global economy, it is a cruel act because it is directed at a peaceful nation and is a selfishly manifested super-spreader event in a world attempting to recover from a global pandemic. While some criminals may profit from this conflict, I believe that the undue attention they may garner from Putin’s decisions will eventually lead to his demise. Whether this “demise” is literal or merely figurative, only time will tell. Thank you for your response.

[@O1OO1O1]

@@carolpascua1848 I'm not sure which is a more ridiculous choice: assassinating Vlad or not using paragraph spacing

[@carolpascua1848]

@@O1OO1O1I’ll give you that ☺️ Sorry, this whole Ukraine thing just make me angry 😏

[@O1OO1O1]

@@carolpascua1848 I find understanding the situation better helps address that. This isn't really a new situation. The media has told us to care about this one and are openly manipulating people (as usual). There's a lot that can be done about this situation by ordinary citizens. It won't resolve the crisis, but perhaps address future ones.

[@StephanieGould]

She's such an amazing journalist. Her interview is the best I've seen.

[@safuwanfauzi5014]

Julia Ioffe she look very slavic.

[@stuartmoore6310]

@@safuwanfauzi5014🎯 born in Russia

[@jonv2911]

I’ve watched this great interview two times already, Julia Loffe is a top expert on the Russia-Ukrainian situation, so much information she gives here.

[@DavidJ222]

Putin is like a guy who's girlfriend left him 30 years ago, and he's never gotten over it. He still thinks he can get her back. Give it up Putin. She's gone. She has moved on. She has had enough of your abuse. More importantly, she's much happier without you in her life.

[@vanessanunez1297]

i need to repost this 🤣

[@dgmare]

Yes,but it's not just Putin....Russians mentality in general. Russia is a problem over 80 year. Basically,NATO was formed because of russia after cold war and ww2

[@crhu319]

the real living people in Crimea, Donbas are not marrying NATO

[@dennismiroshnichenko7585]

You have no idea who Russians are, and never, I highlight Never, understand our purpose. Firstly, always respect the other party while speaking about someone. Secondly, try to put our shoes on in order to understand our living. And the last but not the least thing is not only western scholars and western world has the right to make decisions, others also can. We are just the same as you, equal, but another. At least try to respect us and never judge people by their nationality.

[@dgmare]

@@dennismiroshnichenko7585 I learned history in school,so I know something about Russians.Agression and brutality. I do believe that not everyone is the same,but I'm disgusted how many support invasion on Ukraine. They deserve to live free.And it's ridiculous in this time and age killing people for territory.And don't tell me shit about NATO and neonatzi cuz it's just propaganda.If russia wasn't the problem,NATO would never be formed or needed.

[@idiedoflaughterinc.666]

Julia is simply amazing. I love her deep insight and fluid articulation. I want more Julia!

[@jakebredthauer5100]

Would you like to have Frontline do a video opposing World War with Russia?

[@ГеннадийКаа́кк]

@@jakebredthauer5100 все русские хотят мировой войны с Россией Чтобы провести марш победы в Нью Йорке

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@ГеннадийКаа́кк I don't read that.

[@ГеннадийКаа́кк]

@@jakebredthauer5100 вы можете не ЧИТАТЬ Но когда придет русский Солдат Не спрашивай Что нас Мы не причём Все причем Так как не захотели видеть зародыш Неонацизм неофашизм А русские солдаты придут и уничтожат на любой точке планеты

[@idiedoflaughterinc.666]

@@ГеннадийКаа́кк вам промывают мозги российские государственные СМИ. Путин - военный преступник и полный сумасшедший.

[@kerstinklenovsky239]

She is in shock at Putin's evil potential playing out before her very eyes. She also knows how naïve her fellow Americans' perception of him is. This lady deserves to be listened to.

[@troygoggans5495]

But she constantly pull her punches when data clearly a weak and indecisive president and his administration.

[@Metoo3232-pu2wc]

@@troygoggans5495 That was Trump. Biden is better than Trump, much better. That isn't saying much since my dog would make a better President than Trump.

[@cecilkeith1951]

@@troygoggans5495 Troy, she spoke truthfully. I especially liked the part where she said Trump made America look weak for Putin. Because he did. Stop worshipping at the cult of personality.

[@guidodiiorio6183]

It is surprising how Julia Ioffe elaborates such an accurate and exhaustive picture, within a complex speech but remaining extremely understandable. This is pure talent.

[@yassersyd154]

is that right 😂

[@Kelkschiz]

Can we get a part 2 and 3 of this interview, please? Especially would like to hear her insight on how the situation is developing now in Russia.

[@girlanonymous]

Follow her Twitter

[@Kelkschiz]

@@girlanonymous I already am.

[@Noname-c9w2g]

What a wonderful intelligent and brave reporter! She has become my new hero. I have listened to a lot of political science professors and political analysts. But none of them had such a profound impact on me as she did. Her mind is sharp, her analytical skills are superb, and her English is perfect. Her manner of speech is clear and concise. She is very observant and confident. Some of what she is saying was an eye opener for me even though i have been watching Putin's Russia for years. Thank you thank you Julia.

[@jacquelineclauson4891]

Yes I love her clear talking, some people talk too fast.

[@Noname-c9w2g]

@@chrischristof6705 What do you mean?

[@Noname-c9w2g]

@MrHowToDoIt Not just any agent. He is a damn troll. Russia is paying millions to their overseas shiteaters.

[@colinjames2469]

Her English is perfect?? She moved to the USA when she was 7 years old. 😂

[@Noname-c9w2g]

@@colinjames2469 "Exactically." But how many native speakers, much less foreign born, can claim they have her vocabulary, her ability to articulate, her ability to speak clearly and convincingly?

[@vladimiramuravska2374]

This was breathtaking. All the knowlwdge, deep understanding and emotion. Thank you so much for this interview.

[@yamerojones]

Mostly emotion, like gossip between women to turn friends against one another, the truth hardly matters.

[@ПётрПроценко-б3к]

Sick fantasizing, not interview.

[@vladimiramuravska2374]

@@ПётрПроценко-б3к I don’t wish to be commented on by Russian trolls. You should be ashamed of what you are doing in a public space.

[@dinamaksimova9359]

@@ПётрПроценко-б3к +++

[@satoshinakamoto7253]

Its not an emotional decision. There is full reasoning behind it

[@lucdelhaize4029]

This is the second video that I am watching featuring this woman and frankly I am impressed with her knowledge, understanding and assessment of the whole Putin and Russia situation. She also has an amazing personal presence, but her last sentence is the most sanguine of the entire interview. I am now very worried.

[@refuge42]

This woman is a delight to listen to her knowledge and her delivery regarding Russia and Putin. I've watched this several times and will watch it again. The entire Frontline Putin files series is a treasure box of insight into who this man is. Considering the trouble he's caused in the world we need to know cuz he can make more trouble quite easily.

[@kathleenwright4826]

Western strategy is so much a product of post WWII hubris but that has blown us the putrid wind of Trump.

[@bojohnsson4215]

Incredible interview. Julia Ioffe is an exceptional journalist.

[@ThomasMarshall-pg7ye]

She is propagandist which is not quite the same what journalist.

[@blackonyxcat8558]

Julia never gives illusions about Putin. She just tells it like it is.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

Fair and balanced.

[@bicyclethief]

@Bigbunero you really need to get a life

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@Bigbunero We don't give a Frontline about Brandon.

[@JESUSCHRIST-ONLYWAYTOHEAVEN]

JESUS KNOCKS ON YOUR HEART AND LONGS FOR YOU TO ANSWER! HE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE PERISH INTO HELL. GOD LOVES YOU SO HE GIVES YOU FREE WILL AND A CHOICE TO ACCEPT HIM OR REJECT HIM. TO LOVE HIM OR TO LOVE SIN/THIS WORLD. CALL UPON JESUS & ASK HIM TO FORGIVE YOUR SINS! SURRENDER YOUR WILL & YOUR LIFE TO HIM AND HE WILL GIVE YOU ETERNAL LIFE IN HEAVEN! PICTURE YOUR BEST DAY ON EARTH TIMES A BILLION FOR ETERNITY, THAT'S HEAVEN! NOW PICTURE YOUR WORST DAY ON EARTH TIMES A BILLION FOR ETERNITY, THAT'S HELL! HE WILL GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT IF YOU REJECT HIM, TOTAL SEPARATION FROM HIM & HIS BLESSINGS (LOVE, PEACE, JOY, HOPE, FRIENDS, FAMILY, REST, ETC). IN HELL YOU WILL BE ALONE, YOU WILL BE HOPELESS, YOU WILL BE IN DESPAIR & AGONY FOREVER! GOD'S STANDARD FOR HEAVEN IS PERFECTION AND ONLY JESUS (THE SON OF GOD, GOD IN THE FLESH) LIVED THAT PERFECT LIFE AND LAID DOWN HIS LIFE AS AN OFFERING FOR ALL PEOPLE'S SINS! YOU CAN CHOOSE TO REJECT JESUS' GIFT & PAY FOR YOUR OWN SIN WITH DEATH (HELL) BUT THAT SEEMS PRETTY FOOLISH! GOD SEES & HEARS EVERYTHING YOU HAVE SAID & DONE. YOU WONT WIN AN ARGUMENT ON JUDGEMENT DAY & YOU CANT DEFEND ANY OF YOUR SINS. WE'RE ALL GUILTY WITHOUT ACCEPTING JESUS' SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINS! MUHAMMAD DIDN'T DIE FOR YOUR SINS, BUDDHA DIDN'T DIE FOR YOUR SINS, NO PASTOR/PRIEST/MARY OR SAINT DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO IDOLS OR FALSE GODS DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO ACTOR OR CELEBRITY DIED FOR YOUR SINS, NO ATHLETE OR POLITICIAN DIED FOR YOUR SINS! JESUS CHRIST ALONE DIED FOR YOUR SINS & WAS RESURRECTED FROM THE GRAVE! HE IS ALIVE & COMING BACK SOON WITH JUDGEMENT! PREPARE YOURSELVES! IT'S NOT ABOUT RELIGION, TITHING, CHURCH... IT STARTS WITH ASKING HIM TO FORGIVE YOUR SINS & INVITING HIM INTO YOUR HEART/LIFE, SURRENDER ALL TO HIM! IT'S ABOUT A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CREATOR, DONT WAIT TO CRY OUT! NO ONE IS PROMISED TOMORROW! HE LONGS FOR YOU TO INVITE HIM IN, HE LOVES YOU MORE THAN ANY PERSON EVER COULD, HE CREATED YOU! Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."-John 14:6 "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."-Matthew 10:33 “For the wages of sin is death (hell), but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord”-Romans 6:23

[@georgelahmon4539]

You honestly believe she could say the truth especially if it went against the U.S. propaganda. Hell no she has to say what they want otherwise they might call her a spy, freeze her bank account. LOL sheep

[@HannahTrapeze]

WOW. Powerhouse analysis. Possibly the best, most comprehensive I've heard so far, and since feb 24th I've been closely following the war, reading analyses of history, current events, people, military, etc etc.

[@davissteffens]

Julia Loffe is amazing. Pronounces Russian terms with perfect enunciation and still says Putin is getting 'high on his own supply'. She knows the history and the tone of everything going on right now.. Great great interview.

[@michaelkennedy3372]

Shes Russian born.

[@Atombender]

Ioffe

[@densitypop]

That's why they're carting her out to sell you a war. And it's working.

[@DemocracyFirst2025]

Hell yes. Been waiting for this! Meantime I’ve been recommending to everyone I know, the one she did 4 yrs ago. Also Julia, marry me? 💍

[@rak2332]

She is Russian Jew.

[@wilhouts6173]

My favorite interview. Please have Ms Ioffe back. Very educational. Good sense of humor. Amazing match.

[@rogerfournier3284]

IT'S CIVILIZED TO WHAT SHE IS STATING ABOUT PUTIN. IN REALITY PUTIN WILL BE TRIED FOR "WAR CRIMES" AND WILL BE "SHOT IN THE HEAD" BY SOMEONE IN THE KREMLIN!

[@lisaferrara8120]

I had sensed from the beginning of this episode that Julia Ioffe was distracted and uncomfortable. The last minutes reveal why. She said she is nauseated and infuriated. Then she gives the frightening and dire warnings.

[@zebo11]

Yeah....saw her on Colbert recently, and she seemed to be really nervous. I hope she gets used to the camera--such a valuable voice, needing to be heard

[@lisaferrara8120]

@@zebo11 I had first heard of her when she was recently on the Colbert show. Ever since then I have tried to find as many interviews with her as possible.

[@ChiRedWhiteBlue]

She was definitely nervous and fidgety; but she's so brilliant and beautiful, I just love this woman

[@ModMINI]

@@ChiRedWhiteBlue She started untangling her hair at one point. I think it made her human and we can realize how much stress she must be under for these past few weeks. Not everyone has on camera training. I'd rather hear her talk than someone who's just putting on a show for the uninformed masses.

[@lilaworley8935]

You can see it in her eyes when she described seeing friends on both sides... She's very very worried. As we all should be.

[@michaelmcilrath9466]

Absolutely powerful insights! Listening to Julia more than a year after this interview and this information is astounding.!

[@jaymesnin]

I agree. She's vrry intelligent. Shes very interesting to listen to

[@pantalaimon6809]

Thanks for a great interview. And for letting the camera concentrate on her. So many interviewers wants to be in focus and often cut the camera to them self, their ego. But here you really let us focus on what she is telling us. Great work. And she is amazing really deep dived into Putin and Russia.

[@HockeyVictory66]

Love her insights and how well spoken she is. Her years of experience are invaluable. She should be advising our President and cabinet. Haven't seen anyone ever have this depth and breadth of insight into Putin and Russia. She was born in Russia by the way. Here parents emigrated to the U.S. in 1990 when she was 7. Her Princeton Masters Degree in Soviet history is pretty impressive too.

[@ldhorricks]

I agree but there are others....Stephen Kotin, Vlad Vexler to name two who have a deep understanding of Russia and Putin.

[@RR-et6zp]

its common sense

[@leoncapsouto6391]

Was impressed by her knowledge and experience

[@TinLeadHammer]

Sergey Brin of Google was six when his family left Russia. He hates when people call him a Russian. He is a Jew born in Russia, and so is she. They just happen to have Russian as their first language.

[@Tempestzzzz]

The best interview I have seen ever. Interviewer did not interrupt. Ms. Ioffe insight is amazing and fully on display. She has command of her subject matter.

[@afterforever2765]

Outstanding interview. Thank you, Julia and PBS.

[@MrDICKHEAD28]

SHE'S LYING

[@billyparham630]

Just yesterday I watched Julia's episode of The Putin Files and I was thinking I'd like to hear her take on recent events. The series is absolutely amazing, packed with volumes of information presented in civil yet formal language that is easy to understand. Big thanks to everyone involved!

[@SardonicALLY]

Hers was one of the best

[@I_Am_H8d]

This is simple propaganda, I don’t even know which of the European countries. You all look the same. In the European Union, genderless politicians, no one resisted the termination of mutually beneficial cooperation with Russia in the energy sector. Europe could produce competitive goods with cheap energy from Russia, but has caved in under American threats and has imposed or is threatening to impose sanctions against Russia. You will all be told about bad Russia and bad Putin without any background and reasons that led to the conflict in Ukraine. Nobody will tell you that the Ukrainian president threatened to withdraw from the agreement according to which Ukraine should not have nuclear weapons. Nobody will tell you that in Ukraine there are special Nazi battalions in the army. These battalions with the same worldview as the SS were in Nazi Germany. No one will tell you in your media about how Ukraine shelled its own cities with artillery guns and threatened the Russian population. Europeans, Americans, don't be fooled by propaganda! Don't watch BBC and CNN. They will all present Ukraine to you as a victim without any background, without the cruelty that the Ukrainian army did against its population and against the Russians who live on the territory of Ukraine. It was the genocide of the Russian population, which was carried out by the Ukrainian government against the Russians. Look for the causes of this conflict rather than watching propaganda that presents you with the consequences in a way that is beneficial to the Western collective government.

[@youmakeitreal]

The you tube algorithm seems to be hitting on all cylinders. I just watched the 'putin papers' and thought the same thing. So here it is. Her perspective on this latest "adventure" of Putins's. We need to heed her advice. Or we will be seeing a desperate man do a desperate act.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@youmakeitreal The best way to avoid world war is to leave Russia alone.

[@youmakeitreal]

@@jakebredthauer5100 Yes that would appear prudent in hindsight. Even American politicians in the time of Bill Clinton knew American policy towards Russia was going to lead to trouble. Here we are 😔

[@letXeqX]

So brilliant and well spoken. For anyone wondering, her necklace says in Hebrew "Eshet Chail" - Woman of Valor. It's a song, a section of proverbs 31, sung by men in honor of women. At Shabbat (sabbath) dinners the men stand and sing to the women the following- A Woman of Valor, who can find? She is more precious than corals. Her husband places his trust in her and profits only thereby. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. She seeks out wool and flax and cheerfully does the work of her hands. She is like the trading ships, bringing food from afar. She gets up while it is still night to provide food for her household, and a fair share for her staff. She considers a field and purchases it, and plants a vineyard with the fruit of her labors. She invests herself with strength and makes her arms powerful. She senses that her trade is profitable; her light does not go out at night. She stretches out her hands to the distaff and her palms hold the spindle. She opens her hands to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy. She has no fear of the snow for her household, for all her household is dressed in fine clothing. She makes her own bedspreads; her clothing is of fine linen and luxurious cloth. Her husband is known at the gates, where he sits with the elders of the land. She makes and sells linens; she supplies the merchants with sashes. She is robed in strength and dignity, and she smiles at the future. She opens her mouth with wisdom and a lesson of kindness is on her tongue. She looks after the conduct of her household and never tastes the bread of laziness. Her children rise up and make her happy; her husband praises her: "Many women have excelled, but you excell them all!" Grace is elusive and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears God -- she shall be praised. Give her credit for the fruit of her labors, and let her achievements praise her at the gates.

[@ghostpos]

I searched the comments but didn't anticipate such a helpful answer. thank you.

[@letXeqX]

@@ghostpos Oh, I'm so pleased it was helpful ! Shalom from Jerusalem.

[@JamesSmith-vz8yr]

Every Single Time

[@letXeqX]

@@JamesSmith-vz8yr That's code for you're a Jew hater. That's your problem, feel sorry for you.

[@roxineus]

@D R I’m not sure how but I’ll try. I’ll definitely need your help. 🤝

[@shanehenderson630]

The journalist we all need! So clear, concise and well explained 👏🏼

[@ikihaku]

This is the second interview I'm watching by Julia. She is literally doing the most amazing analysis of all this mess, this is the thing that no person without her background could do. Listen to her, she spotted all of the tension points and gave an excellent explanation of the reality.

[@blueeyes6192]

Delusional.

[@NightOwlinNewOrleans]

@@blueeyes6192 🙄

[@blueeyes6192]

@@NightOwlinNewOrleans 🤣👍

[@bongodave13]

@@blueeyes6192 Yes. You are.

[@blueeyes6192]

@@bongodave13 lmao sure buddy

[@kalinaralov9919]

At last... Someone to say it loudly. Her finishing sentence about what's the only way to end this tragedy. She is really a brave one. Wish the rest of us were more like her.

[@lolah3838]

Right. Some world leaders have already expressed that they see no off ramp or negotiation working here, sooooo...yeah, I hope they are hinting at what I think they are hinting at.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@lolah3838 What would happen if Ukraine would stop fighting. This is an option that should be considered. Of course, this video did not address that option. It is like the political power-brokers do not want us to think of that.

[@EyeofRa1133]

@@jakebredthauer5100 why should they surrender to Putin? How are their lives going to benefit by accepting an invasion from a man that doesn't respect their autonomy, commits atrocities to their people and creates a false narrative about why he decided to invade their country?

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@EyeofRa1133 what happened to your comment? Why? To stop the war. Ukraine can't win without outside assistance.

[@EyeofRa1133]

@@jakebredthauer5100 I don't know, perhaps a Russian propagandist reported me.

[@MissionsRN]

This is masterfully presented…. I could listen to her speak for hours. Great insight and perspective on Putin and the surrounding story.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

Did you feel like her perspective was biased?

[@waseatenbyagrue]

@@jakebredthauer5100 Biased in favor of truth

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@waseatenbyagrue Seems like she favors Ukraine winning.

[@ГеннадийКаа́кк]

@@jakebredthauer5100 Украины больше нет Вас обманули

[@waseatenbyagrue]

​@@jakebredthauer5100 Sure, what rational person doesn't? Ukraine has a right to self determination.

[@graemehansard884]

Hi, this is one of the best documentaries I have ever heard on this subject. Well done Julia!!!

[@HumanGoodOne]

Extremely well-spoken journalist. Deeply into the subject. Inspite of the fact that it's terrifying topic, I couldn't stop listening of Julia. Great interview. Thank you so much for clearing a lot for me.

[@Eagle-cy4qj]

She is such a talent. I never feel better after hearing her talk 😂, but I'm always more informed.

[@girlanonymous]

@Haung Jo 🙄

[@bradbray1737]

Truth SHOULD never make us "feel better."

[@xino_z]

Lol on never feeling better after hearing what Ioffe has to say. Brilliant, true.

[@xino_z]

@Haung Jo look up julia ioffe 2014 2015 2016 2017 etc she warned of this legacy crap of reabsorbing the former ssrs with Putin for years while our diplomats were telling Crimea to cry me a river and looking the other way while Russia shot down a passenger plane over Ukraine. Anyone paying attention could see what putin was doing. You don't need finishing school to understand what the hell is going on here.

[@accesstotheredcarpet]

@Haung Jo 🙄🤡🙄🤡

[@SlurryNoises]

She's very soft-spoken. It's soothing hearing her talk. Great interview!

[@emmagriffin2802]

Wow. What an interview. Kudos to the interviewer who let her talk uninterrupted.

[@notsodelusional]

Excellent interview. Julia Ioffe is a first-rate mind and analyst.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

Frontline should get someone with an alternate viewpoint.

[@notsodelusional]

@@jakebredthauer5100 The other side, in this case, is just a bunch of QAnon delusion or TASS propaganda. Put differently: the mindless blathering of Tucker Carlson.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@notsodelusional Tucker isn't mindless. I do not know what TASS is. Russia felt threatened. You aren't addressing the issues. My interpretation of Julia is that she wanted World War. If your reply is on the final list, it has been blocked from my view.

[@notsodelusional]

@@jakebredthauer5100 Tucker is a blithering moron, and feeling threatened is not a justification for invading a sovereign nation, or starting a war that has led to thousands of deaths and result in many more.

[@Lorax28-y9t]

@@jakebredthauer5100 are you saying Frontline should go to the Kremlin and get a Putin advisor?

[@jamesturner1348]

I just find this woman to be so articulate, so informed and so charismatic. I could listen to her all day.

[@marioguti9887]

And not hard on the eyes too...

[@chrisfraser9220]

It's easier to believe a hot woman spewing propaganda than Hillary Clinton...

[@marioguti9887]

@@chrisfraser9220 Yeah because we all know Putin isn't a totalitarian, right?