How Putin ran out of options to defend Crimea | Keir Giles

"Russia is burning through some of the most experienced troops that they have remaining after the ground forces have been decimated by the earlier months of fighting."
Putin appears to have backed into a corner on defending Crimea as he is unable to respond to Ukrainian attacks on the peninsula says Ker Giles.
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[@jamesboekbinder3967]

Sharp questions, love this woman's interviews!

[@user-dd2xv3yv7m]

I like her hair style

[@stefanhames4655]

The questions were neither sharp nor particularly well considered. Overall, the interview was too short and ended rather abruptly.

[@dirtyharry6297]

I am ukranian Crimean who had to leave peninsula in 2014 ! We all waiting to liberate our land from rascists, cos to live along side with them like a torcher. 🇺🇦Crimea is Ukraine!!!🇺🇦

[@stevesecret2515]

I wish you the best.

[@Travis_22]

Best of luck from the UK 💙🙂

[@rogerphelps9939]

Rest assured the Russians will be ejected from Crimea never to return. At the moment Ukraine is making Russia's hold over Crimea extremely tenuous.

[@hardtackbeans9790]

@@nashonjoel20 Not yet . . . LOL!! Mad Dog putin needs it too bad just to stay alive. But eventually brighter people in russia may just decide they have to withdraw. Uncle Залупа by that time will have lost all of his power base & have no say in it.

[@alainlefebvre9860]

Crimea is 100% Ukraine!! 🇺🇦

[@janpeterbaark7540]

Keir Giles stands out as a very eloquent and thoughtful person.

[@realRainz]

West will support Ukraine 'till Russia is kicked out of Ukraine, Crimea included.

[@philipstaff9900]

Victory to Ukraine. From the UK. We must support 100% to the END.

[@fredslipknot9]

Agreed! Until every single square inch is home we cannot stop.

[@richardbayer5702]

To those Ukrainians now in Crimea: hang in there, the cavalry is coming! You can almost hear the thunder of the collective West with UAF coming for you! "Crimea Bound" !

[@austrianmedicine5770]

Ukraine is Sold to USA! American puppet Zelensky down! Kiewer Regime ist Killer of Donbass people!!! Zelensky ist evil 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@robertallbright]

Glory to Ukraine

[@lancewilliams8382]

My thanks to Keir Giles. Lucid, convincing, informative analysis.

[@vortigern3910]

Lucid convincing Lies about Musk

[@markb8468]

​@vortigern3910 which part?

[@imperatorvespasian3125]

convincing?

[@ibbyeddy3537]

Westerners and their media are effing LIARS!!! Entitled westerners will find that their selfish racist Anglo Saxon world will soon collapse.

[@jaycee5968]

I love your show so much. Always interesting and news I cannot get in the US news media

[@frankshailes3205]

Why not? Is there no free press there? Is that why you have to be a millionaire to buy the Presidency?

[@leifleblanc160]

I agree , I listen to every episode. Kate is a fantastic journalist

[@jocko4598]

1989 began the end of the Soviet Union. 2022 began the end of the Russian Federation. Lather, rinse, repeat.

[@dpelpal]

Russia has become nothing more than a joke at this point lol

[@dnmurphy48]

Lets hope so

[@hardtackbeans9790]

This wash cycle might be disrupted. A country splintered into many pieces aren't likely to rally around a common cause. Many will be lucky to not be ruled by warlords with a grudge toward moscow.

[@frankshailes3205]

@@hardtackbeans9790 If Russians are fighting each other, Prigozhin-style, they're not victimising their neighbours. Win-win.

[@rogerphelps9939]

Next time all of Russia's western neighbours will be in NATO.@@dpelpal

[@richardburgess8657]

Thank you for yet another illuminating interview. Consistently among the very best.

[@peetky8645]

ms chebow seems to be an actual journalist......others, not so much.

[@rambleon2838]

@@peetky8645 Kate Gerbeau

[@user-ng2hc8zj6x]

The west should support any Ukrainian effort to retake Crimea. Slava Ukraini!! 🇺🇦

[@ivormallatratt2764]

the uk goverment and also the US will not allow its country to be at risk to nukes...it doesnt make money as well if nukes start flying.

[@uncannyvalley232]

@@ivormallatratt2764 it doesn't make money to give away weapons either but they do lol

[@richardlafave2556]

​@@ivormallatratt2764 Yes the US will support Ukraine in taking back every inch of what is Ukraine and it includes Crimea!!!!! So don't speak for the US or the UK because your only one person....

[@freebolt5913]

@@ivormallatratt2764 The US should take one for team, since they are the only country to have used nuclear weapons on another country. I am sure they will be nuked sooner or later, they deserve it truth be told.

[@rogerphelps9939]

Nothing to do with money. It is all about freedom from oppression, democracy and human rights. Ukraine is standing up to the Russian monster an deserves our total backing. @@ivormallatratt2764

[@joandownes3106]

Great interview again Kate. Mr Giles is well informed and articulate.

[@dpelpal]

"Russia doesn't live up to expectations, Russia live _down_ to expectations." 😆😆😆

[@happyhappynuts]

​@@muhammadamir629are you serious bro? Ukraine is the victim here

[@Jude_B]

​@@happyhappynutshe's a long term troll

[@alainlefebvre9860]

​@@muhammadamir629ruZZia invaded a #26 military and is struggling to survive. ruZZia lost on Feb 24, 2022, they just don't realize it yet. Buh bye ruZZia.

[@PianoGamer64]

@@muhammadamir629 Are you trying to distract from Russia's failed invasion? You should remind yourself every second what a failed state Russia is.

[@anderslarsen4412]

​@@muhammadamir629The only pathetic thing here is you. But I suspect you know that already.

[@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156]

Mr Giles' answers contain an impressive amount of very clear information per square foot. I hope you'll have him on again.

[@user-dd2xv3yv7m]

He said the Putin stop threat or mention nukes attack Only because China told him to stop you think it’s true?

[@Mybigfinger_69]

One of the best interviews I watched on this war, alongside Bill Browder in my opinion. Thanks 😊

[@oldowleye3161]

Excellent interview - Kier Giles allways direct to the point

[@IamRemoWilliams]

Another excellent journalism piece of work.

[@yevhenkonowaletz1346]

Sensible , articulate and convincing presentation done so well it appeared to be read from a script. Great work

[@bertjilk3456]

Exactly. Diplomacy and negotiation doesn't work when you're dealing with psychopaths. The only language they will understand is military strength. Keep the weapons flowing to Ukraine, and let them finish this properly.

[@jamesewanchook2276]

Take Crimea. Send them the much needed heavy ordnance to win. Slava Ukraini! 🇨🇦🇺🇦

[@dpelpal]

Russia getting stomped in Crimea....and Ukrainian troops arent even in Crimea yet😂

[@dpelpal]

Putin's "Kyiv in 3 days" just makes russia look comical at this point.😂😂😂

[@WayneTheSeine]

And Ukraines navy..... a Songe Bob Square Pants floaty, has destroyed a lot of Russia's Black Sea fleet, including their almighty flag ship (reef) The Moskva , ran them off of Snake Island, and have castrated the remaining ships...they are in their little hiddie holes.

[@dpelpal]

@@WayneTheSeine A country with a navy consisting of nothing more than remote control Jet Skis has destroyed nearly all of russia's black sea fleet😂

[@straightreject2947]

​@@dpelpalSolovyov 🤨! 😂

[@dpelpal]

@@straightreject2947 Just another thing in russia to laugh at lol. What a complete clown country lol. Oh, here's your Mr. Propaganda, get ready to eat russia!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lindahayes7816]

Glory and lasting peace to the brave country of Ukraine... ❤ 🇺🇦

[@jaycee5968]

SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦

[@luiul1]

as long as any country shares a border with russia, if they are not a vassal, they will never have peace.

[@igorjajic2726]

As eternal part of russia

[@stefanhames4655]

@@igorjajic2726 The other way around; Kiev led to Russia.

[@romanryczkowycz851]

Thank you - excellent, intelligent presentation with many insights!

[@user-es5gx6ip7f]

Kate is one of my favorite journalists in the biz. Brings out the most insightful information from her guests.

[@jeremybunn8473]

Yes, Kate is like the old school journalists....she creates a structure to her interviews, she comes across as well informed, with sensible, relevant & well researched questions & always looks immaculate. She is really good.

[@ruaridhmacdonald3543]

Great guest - many thanks

[@neildevlin6563]

SLAVA TO THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMAN OF UKRAINIAN ARMY GOD BLESS STAY SAFE ///💙💛💙💛✌✌

[@dpelpal]

I guess putin's "Kyiv in 3 days" didn't work out so well after all lol

[@terrific804]

they're being slaughter under the dictatorship of Zellinskyy.

[@neildevlin6563]

No i no i bet he regrates starting his special milatery operation lol TO LATE NOW/@@dpelpal

[@16252]

The securing of the naval base in Sevastopol was - I guess - the driving motive of the 2014 occupation of Crimea and Sevastopol. The stuff about ethnic Russians being persecuted in the Donbass is just smoke.

[@s0ycapitan]

The Russians need to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO. Eventually they had to admit the only way to do that was to incorporate the Donbas (and probably Odessa and Kharkiv) into Russia.

[@outandabout4812]

Well said.

[@alainlefebvre9860]

More than just smoke, the situation was fabricated by the Kremlin and his little green men. All Kremlin BS.

[@jamesjackovich5886]

All the young people in the world want are more freedoms more opportunities and better paying jobs and in a very short time all the old men trying to play God will be gone, then it repeats itself

[@russellspeed1693]

You cannot take part in an occupation if your people are already there. You need another verb.

[@SuperMagnum2011]

Thank you Kate. 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇧

[@dantarradellas7351]

My God, you have the BEST guests. Thank you. !❤

[@AndreasMadsen]

Brilliant! Thank you!

[@MegaAslan10]

Love Giles input

[@mastercommander4535]

Great interview . Feel very sorry for average Joe in Russia . Years of misery under ever growing dictatorship. Only employment to look forward to, as evidenced on here, is perhaps a job as a troll or bot operator

[@alainlefebvre9860]

Or as 🌻 fertilizer.

[@billy2807]

"Wherever russia can reach, it touches lives in a terrible way." Preach. Slava Ukraini.

[@lmcsquaredgreendale3223]

I agree. I'm going to go full bore on Times Radio.

[@terrific804]

LOL go there and find out for yourself...or listen to CCN...

[@DD-uq8qg]

This is one of the best. Thank you !

[@JustinTimeEnglishClip]

Nicely done! Solid insight.

[@georgepayne9895]

Another illuminating interview. Thanks.

[@Nick.T-Alo.G-Car]

Thank you Sir and The Times for a great informative interview.

[@raymondhill3]

Yes!!! The more people who see this video, the better. Politicians need to get this message.

[@pedtrog6443]

Terrific interview as usual. Hope some of the politicians are listening.

[@user-tf4sx9el1u]

Excellent work. Thanks Keir & Kate

[@user-di8wk3pr9m]

Very good interview. I wish to add that for Europe and other neighbouring countries it is not only important to increase the production of weapons, but also to decarbonize our energy infrastructure. Such, we could avoid being dependent on and pumping billion after billion into Russia. Once a new decarbonized energy infrastructure would be established in the Western world, we swiftly should offer it to the other countries. It would be a project of tens of years, but it would greatly hamper Russias efforts to rebuild it's military.

[@DoRightMuse]

Most excellent. Very insightful.

[@chrisx2234]

Go Ukraine Go, May God be with them (all Ukrainians) in their fight for FREEDOM

[@IliyaOsnovikov]

They fight for a freedom to be UkraNazi and to be Anti-Russian. And they are expecting to get hansome monetary rewards for doing that.

[@petekwando]

Ironically, the advent of sea-based drones and the use of smart long-range munitions by UKR is undercutting the supposed value of having Sevastopol as a military port. The Black Sea fleet is looking more and more like fish in a bathtub.

[@raymondhill3]

Yes, the future will be one in which battleships in the Black Sea will be only in history books!!!

[@user-ww4od4jl1f]

*Do you mean "dead fish"?*

[@deansmits006]

Russia doesn't know how to defend against it, yet. Change in tactics and defense weapons may help Russia, though I hope not

[@loumcast]

Ukraine is not attacking the Russian fleet, it's NATO who is doing all of that (undercover), Ukraine doesn't have the capabilities, it is done with Western weapons, intelligence, NATO officers and soldiers operating them. If they tell you anything different, they are lying to you.

[@EppingBlogger]

It is also untrue to say (as commentators often lazily do) that Russia wants Crimea as a warm water base. They have their own Russian base only a few miles away on the north eastern coast of the Black Sea.

[@pilapila3580]

Listening to an intelligent and knowledgeable person like Keir Giles is a pleasure, and the interviewer thankfully only asks necessary questions. Thus Times Radio continues its outstanding coverage of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Thank you very much!

[@john_in_phoenix]

Yes, Sevastopol was hit pretty hard, and no nuclear rhetoric. The submarine and landing ship were legitimate targets and they won't sail again. That was a very impressive operation.

[@cgaud1n69]

Love this guy. He has no illusion that Russia will change its tune.

[@user-xz1ig4nl9b]

Refreshing to hear such a frank and realistic perspective of Russian policy and behaviour which had largely been ignored by the West Hoping that Ukraine will now become a Nato member as their only security against any ongoing future attacks after the Ukrainian victory .

[@travisstryder216]

Ukrainian victory?. Zelensky were in the US asking for more weapon. in his own word "Ukraine are dying". he fires his own minister. the defeated is inevitable. and here you still think they gonna win?. Zelensky really really needs what you were smoking.

[@curtisstafford9381]

Russian troops are going AWOL at alarming rates. Putin is begging third world country North Korea for weapons, ammunition and personnel. Pilots are defecting with helicopters to Ukraine. Yevgeny Prigozhin and Kadrov are no longer in the fight. Prigozhin is dead and Kadrov is on his death bed. A coup against Putin was almost successful with little to no resistance. Russian generals have been killed in alarming numbers. Russia can't fly in Ukraine and their ships can't navigate the Black Sea for fear of being sunk. Their most elite ship was sunk already. Their elite airborne unit was decimated. Everytime a mobilization is mentioned thousands of Russian military aged men flee the country in mass. Russian soldiers are calling the surrender hotline in such numbers Ukraine is having trouble receiving the surrenders. Russia can no longer take offensive rolls and has retreated to simply defensive positions and even those defensive positions are crumbling and yet you say Ukraine is losing.

[@virgorising7388]

It would be a disaster! The West needs to give up this goal of controlling/dominating the globe.

[@Pmlovat]

@@travisstryder216Putin is asking Kim for weapons. Personally I would rather be asking the US than North Korea. So by your comment Russia could be seen as losing because they are asking for help too.

[@rodkennedy9800]

@@travisstryder216 Whatever dude.

[@ahaveland]

Awesome interview, and intellect.

[@oeokosko]

When Kate flashes those dark eyes I just melt.😍🥰 What an absolutely super person, in every way.

[@martyfivars971]

She's a beauty!

[@trentriver]

Great discussion.Thanks

[@joeblogs6598]

You know, I have the suspicion this man doesn't like Russia very much!

[@alainlefebvre9860]

😆😆😆

[@alainlefebvre9860]

They should try interviewing me. They'd never be able to air it. 😆

[@nkojoaraali2849]

I presume that he's looking at facts that put Russia at a disadvantage in this war and possibly yo conscious can not take it for reasons well known to u.

[@alainlefebvre9860]

@@nkojoaraali2849 if you look at facts, the facts speak for themselves. A lot of facts point to very serious problems for Russia. Long term, severe problems.

[@CashMacGregor]

i so look forward to your offerings, kate.

[@leifer1667]

This sentence is worth repeating; "Wherever Russia can reach it touches lives in a terrible way", which is so true. What good have Russia done for the world. Is it like leaving ruined allies behind once their usefulness no longer is of need? How is it even possible to trust their word

[@nickmorgan8417]

Thank you so much for your insight.

[@gdutfulkbhh7537]

Is it 1905 again already? How time flies.

[@paulkaiser8834]

China isn’t watching the west get weakened - this guy clearly doesn’t understand combat arms. The experience being gained and insight to innovation places western military far ahead of China

[@lauchlanguddy1004]

China has never fought a war and is now terrified it will look like a Keystone cops movie if it ever did. Tofu army. I am laughing so hard

[@alainlefebvre9860]

Absolutely. We're learning what works and what needs more R&D or total funding redirection. All old ammo is being replaced with new over time. Getting rid of older weapons units, hardly touching the best stocks. And once this war is done, Russia will be very badly weakened, which is a huge plus for NATO.

[@ComradeOgilvy1984]

@@lauchlanguddy1004 The prospect of crossing 180 km of ocean to attack a well-prepared defense looks like suicide, more so now than any time in the last 60 years. The costs of making accurate missile attacks from land against ships looks cheaper than ever. The costs of building a flotilla of interwoven AA defenses that can prevent such attacks looks more expensive than ever, especially if they need to be floated all the way to Taiwan's shores. I suspect that some Chinese generals were fantasizing an invasion of Taiwan would be plausible in 15-20 years, and now they will look like idiots if they do not admit that is impossible. But, to be fair, the Chinese are not spending more than roughly 2% of its GDP on defense, which is not an unreasonable expenditure. However the lessons learned from Ukraine makes it seem that a comfortable 2% may never be enough to conquer Taiwan. It would take an increased investment over decades.

[@aletheiai]

A clear, concise conversation. Thank you both. As to Ruscia, yes, it is high time that the West stopped projecting its 21st century values onto a malfeasant society with a 19th century mindset. "All nations have personalities, Ruscia has malignant narcissistic personality disorder." ~ Sigmund Fried

[@richardbayer5702]

Wow, sounds profound. Maybe you could unpack a little about what Sidmund F. is saying here?

[@alainlefebvre9860]

We'd be happy to ignore what ruZZia does, within its own borders. It when their murderous ways spill into other countries that it starts to be our problem.

[@aletheiai]

@@richardbayer5702 Google "malignant narcissist traits".

[@villcrs4110]

Nietzsche called them "bad guys", is that elaborated enough for you?

[@villcrs4110]

Fried ahahahahaha

[@51madmitch]

Be nice to have the volume of you guest speakers turned up, can hear studio fine, many people have this problem with home speakers, thank you.

[@PraveenMalhotra-vn5zj]

Excellent analogy.

[@brianglick169]

Allowing Putin to keep Crimea will be like letting the bank robber keep the cash after robbing the bank and avoid being sent to prison.

[@j7j7j7j7x]

Right on! It is like a kind of Imperialism! No to foreign wars! I mean for Russians, no foreign wars. Others fine.

[@bradmodd7856]

Politics is about practicalities, not morality, I get the feeling a lot of governments want to end the war and get back to generating power in other ways

[@beatonthedonis]

Do you think Netanyahu should be allowed to keep the West Bank and East Jerusalem?

[@abrahamdozer6273]

What Crimea (and to a lesser extent Bahkmut) represents is Putin's credibility in Russia.

[@kokomo9764]

Excellent interview! Thank you.

[@fritzphelps1785]

His last statement is really powerful.

[@user-pz7jv2dy3l]

Give Ukraine what it needs to get this job done. Victory to Ukraine.

[@j7j7j7j7x]

Yes, they need many more villas in Italy and Egypt before this is over. Also shopping in Paris for wives of the leaders. Lots of seats at the oscars and eurovision, too.

[@pellepopcorn6129]

One more very important “wake-up-call” is how Elon Musk and some other private companies act. Things concerning the safety of a country, simply shouldn’t lie in the hands of jerks like Musk. If you don’t support Putler, then simply don’t buy a Tesla… When private companies act against our own safety, against democracy, then we certainly get a “wake-up-call” on what we have created. No one minds private companies, but they shouldn’t act in all spheres and certainly not in spheres concerning safety of democratic states.

[@jarrodgill7576]

We should be listening this man.

[@fortunecookie3765]

Another excellent interview that hits on the pertinent points.

[@rubenjimenez3873]

Very interesting and informative. ❤

[@user-nc1lb6vl9y]

Giles makes some good points. One in particular was that Crimea will be hard to defend from either side. Another was that the war even after Russia is removed from Ukraine could continue for Russia in sending missiles and drones into Ukraine could continue for a very long time. On the other hand he suggested that the West was comparable to Russia in its supply of defenses for Ukraine, but I doubt that in that the West is economically 20 times the size of Russia and given the sanctions on Russia we will see that the West can continue to supply Ukraine while Russia falters in around two years.

[@user-pj5tl5gf6l]

True

[@boatbeard7767]

Financially Ruzzia will be flat lining in 2025, as far as military resources it will be effectively out in 2026 should it stagger along that far. This assuming China does not fully fund and supply it's newest acquisition - or just moves into areas it wishes to possess again and Ruzzia cannot do a thing to stop it... Full financial collapse will visit enormous internal strife on the federation so post 2025 things become utterly unpredictable - who will control what munitions or weapons, and who they may be used on internally or otherwise will be the question...

[@shadowbanned636]

“The old days…when Russia mattered for something else than simply committing genocide” THAT PART 👆🏻Russia’s future is BLEAK. Deservedly so.

[@dpelpal]

Now russia is nothing more than a joke army to the entire world😂

[@motouno3778]

Wonderful , exact & precise analysis of the russian mindset ! Why is it that the people with the real understanding of the russian mentality don't have the power to deal with it ! All the people that are in power have been distracted & weakened by russian propaganda . russia only respects strength & it seems that Ukraine stands alone in this regard . SLAVA UKRAINI - HEROYAM SLAVA ❤❤

[@gunterdanner8983]

Outstanding analysis, especially with regards to the endless number of so called „ red lines“ certain Western politicians won‘t get tired of employing , even if just for a monent. Ukraine needs and merits more support NOW.

[@bobs_toys]

China's final warning has become Russia's final warning.

[@estherreverte44]

Ucrania te necesita en el frente de batalla! Ucrania necesita de valientes que mueran por ella y eeuu!

[@davidgamble6152]

Great show❤

[@terrybuckley9095]

Well done, good show

[@59jm24]

More anti missile and aircraft batteries coupled with F 16 jets,. Air superiority forces out Russia regardless of how many bodies are thrown into the grinder. Give Ukraine what they need to complete the job, it would actually save lives.

[@keeslubberding471]

Special operation goes downward🤣😂😏😈Slava Ukraini💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛✌✌✌✌✌(NL)

[@johntearle6357]

Excellent interview!

[@ulliburwood4706]

Brilliant analysis

[@lestermarshall6501]

I disagree. The US has started ramping up its production of weapons it is sending to Ukraine. Especially artillery shells, tubes and shoulder launched AA and anti-tank rockets. Improved models too since there would be no reason to build old models for restocking stored ammo that is being sent to Ukraine. Other nations are doing the same.

[@alainlefebvre9860]

As a western taxpayer, I demand that my taxes sto being wasted on useless politically motivated projects and ramp up weapons and ammo production. Ukrainians need and deserve our help. Let's end this war with a total Ukrainian victory, and ruZZian demilitarization.

[@Pyramidalist]

Endlich mal jemand der Russland richtig einschätzt. Finally someone who correctly assesses Russia.

[@51madmitch]

Very interesting post, thank you.

[@AubMar]

He says it like it is!

[@TheEvertw]

Again an excellent interview. I am thoroughly impressed by this lady and the guests / experts she invites.

[@perirgensolsson3673]

the weapons from the cold war is rather antigue,and the russian weapon industry was corrupt,and didnt produce much innovation .

[@lauchlanguddy1004]

but cute...

[@MaramaoMaramao]

Keir Giles, magnificent analysis! How right you are! Romney has been warning about the danger of the Russia with Putin for more than 10 years and he pointed out that Bush, Obama, Trump missed it with catastrophic consequences. We have even Trump who praise Putler!

[@gabrielbalbec883]

Could you live without a good old villain to flog from time to time ? Probably you couldn't.

[@dreinhard52]

you do the best interviews Kate :)

[@stevenford737]

Excellent and informative. There are some points that I have not heard anyone address: For the sake of discussion - supposing Russia was able to fully occupy Ukraine they would be faced by unrelenting and savage partisan resistance that would make Afghanistan look like a cake walk. Has Putin failed to learn the lessons of history? Ukraine cannot be held. Poland seems to be inclined to get involved in the event of an unfavourable turn of events. How might this play out? It occurs to me that Polish forces could occupy the Ukrainian land to the north of the E373, thus creating a cordon sanitaire against invasion from Belarus whilst not engaging directly with Russian forces and freeing Ukrainian forces for redeployment elsewhere. Or would this directly precipitate WW3? How are we to understand the talk amongst some European and other leaders in favour of territorial compromise? Given what the USSR did to Hungary (1956) and Slovakia - why is there any Russophile sentiment in those countries?

[@Burkhard_Ehnes]

convincing, logic, according own conviction, indisputable - yet why are such thoughts and arguments not to be heard in German language? Germany's sleepwalking into a historic disaster is just distressing. Britain - what can be done before it is too late?

[@JayDeeChannel]

ie call putins bluff at every stage.

[@jopowers5006]

Keir Giles' analyses are excellent.

[@stephenbethell7548]

Keir Giles is spot on here I believe . I recently read his book and it’s clear he’s been a long time watcher of Russian events and politics.

[@hybridarmyofthegdl2193]

"Благодаря невероятно успешной внешней политике путина у нас всегда будут полные холодильники! " - заявил директор Ростовского морга 🇷🇺 ...

[@0013dancer]

🤣🤣

[@rodkennedy9800]

What this chap referred to in the last 20/30 years and was foolishly referred to as the ‘peace dividend’ was in fact disarmament similar to that between WW1 and WW2. We all know how that turned out🤔🇺🇦👍🇺🇦👍

[@jasalexander-hain2601]

well done kate..you stay out of the brand mess

[@dongeorge4037]

What a well reasoned analysis of Russia.

[@igorjajic2726]

Not bad for Island dellusional ape

[@paularivero1878]

AMAZING DISCUSSION.RUSSIA MUST BE DISUADED OF BEING AN EMPIRE. POR THE SAKE OF EUROPE AND ALL OF US. SALAVA UKRAINE❤❤🇺🇦🇺🇦🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@mikelanglow-bi2sv]

❤ love your program

[@user-dl3dq6bc1b]

Thank you ATP 😊. Ive become quite outspoken these last month and like to share my thoughts at time. Thoughts on China falling. I think that like the "pain" of dealing with the loss of russian products the world needs to brace for impact and allow its failure. First i think it be better for the world at large to see the failure of monster governments led by these tyrants failing. That despite vast resources and people that a government by the people fares better. It grow and flourishes tho with with bumps and bruises. Second like weakening russia i think China needs to be put in check and weakened. Falling on itself is the best way i feel. No outside evil western government brings it down but its own failures due to its government

[@michaelmazowiecki9195]

China recently resusitated its demand for the return of the Primorski Kray or northern Manchuria which includes Vladivostok, on a State issued map. Russia grabbed that territory in the 19th century, later than UK taking Hong Kong. Does China have plans to take Siberia?

[@bikeman9899]

I hope the ppl who advocate for a cease fire as a way to achieve "stability " are chasing a mirage. Russian stability has proven to be a long term dangerous cancer in the region. Long term, Russia needs to be dismantled as a state, so its neighbors can live in peace.