Is there an alliance between Russia, China, and Iran?

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@anderspuck 5 ай бұрын

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@realkina84 5 ай бұрын

Interesting analysis, i agree, but i think the situation was not much different in WW2. The main axis members were there for convenience reasons and not really helping each other too much. If your ideology is that tour nation is the best, that it’s special, that kinda hinders any real alliance, intended as sincere collaboration to find win-win and help each other.

@HanSolo__ 5 ай бұрын

I disagree with your statement that China doesn't care about Ukraine at war. In fact, they care a great deal. China had a significant trading partnership with Ukraine that was mutually beneficial, but it's all gone now. Chinese sources aligned with the West reported that the CCP leadership was furious about this trading setup that Russia flushed in the toilet just like that.

@Princip666 5 ай бұрын

@@HanSolo__ "In February 2024, China exported $221M and imported $477M from Ukraine, resulting in a negative trade balance of $256M. Between February 2023 and February 2024 the exports of China have increased by $125M (130%) from $96.3M to $221M, while imports increased by $19.4M (4.23%) from $458M to $477M." - OEC World. You are clearly wrong.

@Anon-yd2xz 5 ай бұрын

I normally quite enjoy your videos, but this time none of what you say is backed up by facts. It seems like you are just making stuff up for this video. So first of all, is there any evidence for the claims that you are making in this video and why didnt you present any of it? And second, in what sort of direction should one be looking for actual facts regarding the relationships between these nations?

@secondhalfcomeback 5 ай бұрын

@@Anon-yd2xz so don't watch.

@zivjaron 5 ай бұрын

what did germany italy and japan had in common? It doesn't really matter as long as they can unite against one common enemy.

@volkerr. 5 ай бұрын

Remember WWII..? Who were allies..?! 😅

@zivjaron 5 ай бұрын

@@volkerr. I was refering to the Axis in WW2, what do u mean?

@FabiusPolis 5 ай бұрын

"what did germany italy and japan had in common? Same as all other members of the axis as Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia, etc: Nationalism and fascism. It was an ideological alliance. Russia, China, Iran, India, Brasil, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethopia and the UAE are economicly bond together in BRICS, the common enemy USA doesn't matter much

@zivjaron 5 ай бұрын

@@FabiusPolis BRICS is much different than the geopolitical rivalries building towards ww3

@prrrromotiongiven1075 5 ай бұрын

@FabiusPolis National Socialists and Fascists believed they were clear and different things. For example, the Austrian Nazis wanted union with Germany while the Austrian Fascists did not. Italy naturally felt very threatened when Germany did annex Austria. Germany would also later sponsor a national socialist coup against the Fascist Hungarian government. And the Romanians would tell you that what they had was different to both National Socialism and Fascism! The idea that it is only the left that fights over seemingly small differences is a myth, there is plenty of ideological conflict within the far right.

@MarkMiller304 4 ай бұрын

New axis of evil vs old alliance of evil. Just because one side is evil it doesn’t mean your side is good.

@kimholder 5 ай бұрын

'Iran is using Russia as a proxy' - wow, a bunch of Russian trolls must have spat out their energy drink right there. Nice one. :D

@Confucius_Says... 5 ай бұрын

😂 That insight of Anders was ABSOLUTELY brilliant ‼️So, in essence ; Russia's status has been reduced from a world superpower to ragtag rabble rousers.

@larssoderstrom1666 5 ай бұрын

It would be fair to say the same thing about China Its hard to see any winners when it comes to the russian rape of Ukraine but China

@ChrisChocol 5 ай бұрын

@Confucius_Says... they have been doing that forever tho right? part of the reason Syria is all bombed out- Russia was there

@robertfoster7807 5 ай бұрын

The reason why syria was detroyed is the usa created isis to overthrow the assad government

@Jimbo2193 5 ай бұрын

@@Confucius_Says... But the reality is Russia is stronger than ever before and the west is desperate for an off ramp. Enjoy the bullshit rhetoric... truth is Russia will decide when and how this conflict will end.

@lunachu8691 5 ай бұрын

A cool-headed and reasoned view that can only come from a country like Denmark. I’m beginning to really value these videos. They’ve moved from ‘interesting’ to ‘essential’

@rogerwilco2 5 ай бұрын

He doesn't make videos often, but all of them have been on the ball.

@blip1 5 ай бұрын

@@rogerwilco2He is entirely incorrect, in my opinion

@Muzakman37 4 ай бұрын

He's very good at getting someone to see things that are happening from a slightly different angle, and always with an eye to the bigger picture. Very insightful.

@correctionguy7632 4 ай бұрын

@@blip1 you have zero constructive argument, just vague handwaving.

@blip1 4 ай бұрын

Maybe you should try reasoning how convenient it is, instead of listening to this guy incorrectly tell you why the Russians would never do anything that convenient for them. It's preposterous for him to not mention this. It all happened in a USA election year, too.

@michaelkimber6203 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Anders. An excellent, clearly explained analysis (as usual!) 👌

@richardfox239 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your time and your insights.

@awesomehpt8938 5 ай бұрын

There is a mutual interests based on necessity, converging interests and mutual enemies. Russia needs weapons and markets to sell fossil fuels to keep the war effort in Ukraine going. Iran wants money and technology to fuel their Cold War struggles with Israel and Saudi Arabia. China wants cheap fossil fuels and a nice distraction for the West in case they make want to make a play for Taiwan. All hate Western Hegemony over the world and want to undermine it. Especially Americas superpower status. These countries have nothing in common. Culturally, ethnically or religiously.

@claudemaggard7162 5 ай бұрын

Well freaking said my friend. That is the truth right there.

@jmjones7897 5 ай бұрын

China and Russia are both Heir to the Mongol Empire. Moscow proves this on a regular basis. Fundamental difference between Ukraine and Moscow

@marinblaze 5 ай бұрын

Good summary.

@menofyes1069 4 ай бұрын

Russia far-east natives sure had some something in common ethnically with Chinese west (Xinjiang), if you wan't to sort out majority which represent much of these both nation in apparents.

@bearcubdaycare 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the thoughts on an important topic, as usual.

@mortenlundberg199 5 ай бұрын

Good stuff Anders - thank you

@souxcasa 5 ай бұрын

Japan didn't care if Germany controlled Europe either but they had an alliance when it came to certain interests. That's exactly what an alliance is, it doesn't necessarily need to be formal

@13christbane 5 ай бұрын

it's almost like that's exactly what he said.

@brooklyna007 5 ай бұрын

Once the US entered the war Japan cared a lot about Germany exhausting the US in Europe to make their life easier on the western front.

@OhisGeorge-e8j 5 ай бұрын

NATO is the coalition of demons.

@mickelodiansurname9578 5 ай бұрын

Agree same is true of the nations in NATO. The US doesn't care about Polish politics other than Poland is physically beside Russia and Russia is pointing nukes at the US. If we moved Poland to Africa the US wouldn't care less.

@true_xander 5 ай бұрын

Don't you seriously listening to this speeches? They are meant for dumb people who doesn't give a shit to the politics and just searching for the word of comfort: "you are on the right side, continue working and don't ask questions".

@Chimp_No_1 5 ай бұрын

Incredibly helpful information ! Thank you for sharing !

@JerryZhangz 5 ай бұрын

Axis during WW2 is pretty loose initially as well

@diegoferreiro9478 5 ай бұрын

With a difference, the Axis powers had signed agreements of mutual support in case of war. The fact that Japan did not honoured them did not mean that they did not exist. Once Japan attacked the US in Pearl Harbor and the US declared the war on Japan, Germany promptly declared the war on the US, hoping that Japan reciprocally would declare the war on the USSR. Japan never declared the war on the USSR until they were attacked by the Soviets in August 1945 after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There was also the factor of the existing huge geographical distance between the European Axis powers and Japan, that made impossible any practical cooperation .

@johnsmith1953x 5 ай бұрын

He left out Kimmy Kim-Kim!!!

@Strykenine 5 ай бұрын

They were pretty loose in 1943 as well. Alliances between these kinds of actors can be counted on to do one thing: weaken.

@yohanannatanson4199 5 ай бұрын

With this difference, Italy sent troops to fight alongside the Germans in Russia (neither China nor Iran will ever do that in a foreseeable future.) But true, there was no strategic cooperation between Axis powers, and decision making remained in German hands. There was nothing comparable to the British-American Joint Chiefs of Staff organisation.

@allo-other 5 ай бұрын

@@Strykenine "No nation has friends, only interests." ~ Charles de Gaulle

@larryclemens1850 5 ай бұрын

Agree with everything but the worst Russian loss for China and Iran would be the scenario where a general uprising causes a democratic revolution. That could serve as inspiration in their own countries.

@alexbayer2365 5 ай бұрын

Peace ☮ for everyone from Russia 🇷🇺

@TheDaveRout 5 ай бұрын

Really appreciate your calm and reasoned analysis. Could listen to you all day

@YamaDrahma 5 ай бұрын

So it's totally like the Axis. A group of countries with aligned goals but not in an alliance. Fits 10/10

@istantinoplebullconsta642 5 ай бұрын

Yup. All three are working together on multiple levels (weapons, intelligence, technology exchanges) to weaken the West. But after doing a quick review it is obvious that there are frictions between them. For example, China's most recently updated maps show part of Russia as belonging to China now, which might indicate how China feels about land Russia took from them after WWII. I think China and Iran would prefer Russia wins in Ukraine, but if Russia loses, I would not be surprised to see China's "little green men" help stoke insurrections in some far eastern Russian provinces.

@Writeous0ne 5 ай бұрын

Albeit... Ukraine, Palestine and Taiwan are all conflicts caused by Western interference.

@michaelsnedker5446 5 ай бұрын

Correct. Anyone who argues otherwise is deluded / ignorant / one of them. It's been so since the early 2000s --> 90s. Finally these things have become so apparent that they're being spoken about in public forums.

@thewolfofswingthat2035 5 ай бұрын

their goals are not aligned. It is explained in the video.

@Wert-vl2dy 5 ай бұрын

No, at least Germany and Italy had a binding security commitments and Japan has been allied with Italy(they even sent volunteers on the Alpine front in WWI)since the RussoJapanese war in contrast China or Russia hasn’t nearly has much of level of commitment to and they even have competing interests with China having direct financial benefits from an enlargement of the EU and Chinese nationalists reclaiming the city of Vladivostok

@MDCDiGiPiCs 5 ай бұрын

As always, a great & less discussed perspective. Thanks Anders

@KL-nj7vi 5 ай бұрын

Enlitening insight as usual. Thanks Anders!

@sorenkristensen-g6f 5 ай бұрын

Great as always.

@DanielNistrean 5 ай бұрын

In WW2 Italy and Japan didn't really care about reunification of Germans, but they were part of the same axis.

@GothPaoki 5 ай бұрын

Japan only joined the axis before they got screwed by the allies in ww1

@yfelwulf9930 5 ай бұрын

Japan was forced into WW2 by Israelistan seizing all their cash and assets the purpose to force an attack on Israelistan giving them excuse to enter the war.

@ulfosterberg9116 5 ай бұрын

In ww2 Russia first wanted Germany to weaken for Russia to hit them in the back. Then it backfired... China try the same gambit now.

@heathclark318 5 ай бұрын

Believe it was Hitler who said something along the lines of, what is the point of an alliance if not to make war. This after Japan did not attack Russia in the East, freeing up hundreds of divisions, thus turning the tide on the German-Russian front

@brooklyna007 5 ай бұрын

But Italy did care that the Germans won the western front. It was an active mass war so it is a bit different. The regimes of Iran and China have no existential concerns about a simple Russian loss.

@paulhaynes8045 5 ай бұрын

Excellent analysis. Plenty to think about. Thank you.

@lenaaxelsson5103 5 ай бұрын

Interesting as always 😊👍🏼

@deckearns 5 ай бұрын

Really great information. Thank you ❤

@pete3036 5 ай бұрын

They are not a official alliance.. but are working together...

@DuckNatic 5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@johntomasini3916 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your analysis Anders. To my mind it is a must that Russia be removed from ALL Ukrainian territory, the world needs to send a message to China, Iran, Israel and Venezuela that taking territory from another country will have a devastating affect on their own economic future.

@martinhansen6802 5 ай бұрын

Anders upping his "Like, Subscribe , get notified". Great content!

@MrExec3549 5 ай бұрын

Sir, thank you once again for your intelligent commentary. As a military man I appreciate your military conversations.

@jonathancowan2251 5 ай бұрын

My enemy's enemy is my friend.

@Ramirez83786 5 ай бұрын

Neither China or Russia is an enemy of Iran, jew.

@allo-other 5 ай бұрын

I think it's more a case of "my enemy's enemy is a temporarily useful eeeeeejit".

@jonathancowan2251 5 ай бұрын

@@allo-other 'There is no honour among thieves' - could that apply, also, possibly?

@allo-other 5 ай бұрын

@@jonathancowan2251 Yup! Or "All nations have personalities. Some nations have personality disorders." ... ?

@Taistelukalkkuna 5 ай бұрын

My enemy´s enemy is my enemy´s enemy.

@eddiegoodman9267 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the update and views 🇺🇲🇺🇦

@TueRossau 4 ай бұрын

Det er et interessant interview med dig på silikone curtan

@Robertchu 5 ай бұрын

For China, a Russian victory would also be devastating. China's dilemma is that it doesn't want Russia to lose, and it doesn't want Russia to subjugate the whole of Ukraine.

@thelammas8283 4 ай бұрын

No, all they have in common is one irritant.

@kevincilek5313 5 ай бұрын

Always excellent insight

@bismark911 5 ай бұрын

This guy is the best analyst on youtube

@bismark911 5 ай бұрын

@@analogueavenue ops 😁

@Bob-nd2mr 5 ай бұрын

thanks for making the present situation . very clear . thanks

@wwlb4970 4 ай бұрын

Another thing I would like to disagree about is China's interests in Ukraine. China had two interests before 2014: arable land projects and technology acquisition. With annexation of Crimea, and US influence, both of it were cancelled. Acquisition of jet engine production technology (which China is notoriously bad at and Ukraine used to be a world-class expert recently), rather, cancellation, was done in a rathe humiliating way for China; as they play long, they may allow for some revenge and humiliation back. Not much, but there is some Chinese interest in Ukraine.

@ejvindgeckler4951 5 ай бұрын

en meget interessant analyse. og overbevisende!.?

@AL-ku1zq 5 ай бұрын

YEAY! Thank you America and thank you American Representatives! I had hoped the vote would be strongly in favour of passing for aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. American's have not forgotten their importance to the free world.

@mikkelvoltelenstergaard9711 5 ай бұрын

Just finished your book. Thanks for a easy updated read about modern war.

@davidsawyer1599 5 ай бұрын

"Essentially a destructive project..... " No doubt.

@deezeed2817 5 ай бұрын

The U.S goes around bombing and supporting genocide and this dude is calling it a "destructive project". I hate to tell him this but China isn't the constantly engaged in wars. This isn't about "democracies" vs "autocracies" either because that's what they want you to believe. This is U.S imperialist power and its influence in the west vs Eurasia. The ideological aspect is used to justify it but in reality it is about U.S global interests. Zbigenew Brzezinski wrote that America has to control Eurasia because otherwise its influence and hegemony will fade. Thus it is engaged in a war against Eurasian interests.

@evgeniya7853 5 ай бұрын

@@deezeed2817 We are always talking about RESOURCES that the United States wants to receive for free. The United States generally wants a lot... It's time to trim their wishlist

@augustweil2389 5 ай бұрын

Once again many enlightening thoughts - thank you very much!

@nrm224 5 ай бұрын

Love the Dr. Evil look!

@patclaffey3854 5 ай бұрын

thank you - excellent as always

@Psykologisss 5 ай бұрын

you definitely do not understand the essence of multipolar visions which is quite different than have alligned values do to a hegemonic state of the world

@ribevej57 5 ай бұрын

Of course he understands, he just pretends not to. This is about his paycheck.

@sallybaughn4376 5 ай бұрын

Putin's vision of a multipolar world is one where he can deal with other countries on a one-to-one basis where he is always in the dominant position. The multi-polar world we have is one in which individual countries can negotiate through international bodies like the UN which uphold common rules to protect them from more powerful ones.

@ribevej57 5 ай бұрын

@@sallybaughn4376impeccable, now you just need to correct one little refuse: insert USA instead of Putin

@squireson 5 ай бұрын

High quality alliances and alliance structures are _Superpowers._ Also: *the House moves !!* Ukraine aid has moved out of committee and to the house floor. There are still some weeks to go until the aid arrives, but knowing that it is coming lets Ukrainians make decisions now. Maybe they don't have to ration a few munitions with replacements on the horizon.

@dpelpal 5 ай бұрын

The weapons were on their way last week. 😂

@E3ECO 5 ай бұрын

Johnson has finally realized the damage his ideological grandstanding is causing. He doesn't want to go down in history as the man who enabled Russia.

@anderspuck 5 ай бұрын

Yes, great news!

@E3ECO 5 ай бұрын

Apparently you're not allowed to say anything about Johnson on youtube.

@HanSolo__ 5 ай бұрын

We already supplied Ukraine with ammo, the Patriots and other stuff they need. Europe surpassed the US in the scale of support by large numbers. What's more important the European countries do not allocate their funds to their own military production like Americans do. When American MOD deliver Bradleys, they count those 1 to 1 with orders of M10 Booker (example). When they decided to supply the ATACMs, it was just because the missiles were expired. It was cheaper to give them away than to properly utilize them. Europe does not make loan deals with Ukraine. Stuff is either sold (in rare cases) or transferred free of charge.

@michaelmichaels-tw7wd 5 ай бұрын

Video is informative & helpful Slava Ukraini ❤💙💛❤

@retriever7061 5 ай бұрын

Afghanistan is an interesting example of relations between Russia and China. During the invasion of the USSR in Afghanistan in the 1980s, China fought against the USSR, bought weapons in the USA and supplied it with Russia's opponents. Now China is restoring the "New Silk Road" and the railway across its border with Afghanistan, wants to connect itself with Europe by bypassing Russia. But after the Taliban arrived in Afghanistan, Russia appeared and offers to build its own railway, not compatible in width with Chinese and European, they will even build for free, the main thing is to prevent the Chinese with the high-speed path to Europe.

@LarsMyghAndersen 5 ай бұрын

As always a sober analysis. Tak for den.

@MayaPosch 5 ай бұрын

Alliance of common interests in keeping the US and Europe down, pretty much. At the very least creating dilemmas for your geopolitical opponents creates new opportunities.

@FabiusPolis 5 ай бұрын

Despite his claims in the video, there is actually no active intrest of any of those to "keep the US and Europe" down, but as every nation they want to thrive. Chinas main focus is to trade, so much that the US sees it as a threat to their position as the only economical superpower. Its hillarious that he hasn't even mentioned BRICS when talking about those 3 nations. Its the USA that is a destructive force what tries to keep THEM down and do that in many occasions. Europe has completly other intrests than the USA when it comes to China as they want to increase the trade as China does.

@ethank5059 5 ай бұрын

But an alliance of common interests can only go so far. In the 20th century alone Moscow has sent troops into Persia/Iran twice to control and dominate the nation. Iran and Russia are happy to work together now because their interests align but I doubt Iran wants to get too closely tied up with an expansionist Russia given Russia's own history in the region.

@maxstone9148 5 ай бұрын

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@a5cent 5 ай бұрын

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@geofflepper3207 5 ай бұрын

I was looking at a chart of the countries with the highest GDP in 1990. The G7 countries (along with their ally Spain) completely dominated. With the rise of China, India and Brazil that has changed somewhat.

@802Garage 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for being rational and analytical about this. It drives me crazy when people call this some kind of dark triad, axis of evil, or a major alliance in general. Especially frustrating when it comes from people who support Ukraine and may alienate plenty of others who would otherwise support the cause if they weren't being called evil and supporters of genocide or something like that.

@stephenkiss5790 5 ай бұрын

Also, talking about driving a wedge between the axis will be difficult. It is easier for Russia or China to drive a wedge into NATO. Look at Slovakia and Hungary.

@mirekslechta7161 5 ай бұрын

NATO is criminal organization led by USA. What USA did in Iraq, Libia is disgusting.

@letzte_maahsname 4 ай бұрын

Can you point me to some resources regarding this topic? I'm new to this bubble and would love to learn more. Some channel recommendations, websites etc?

@kenjohnson5124 5 ай бұрын

Anders, thank you for your videos!

@AirB-101 5 ай бұрын

Excellent analysis, thank you Sir!

@tnndll4294 5 ай бұрын

They do military exercises together. It's an alliance, but NATO is just so much better at it.

@Aixynwo 5 ай бұрын

About 15 years ago I was studying social and political science at university and our teacher got the question along the lines of: "What are your comments on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?" To which he dryly replied: "Well, at least its easier to spell then the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact." --- This was very much his rhetoric style, a superficial comment that might seem off / irrelevant but with a hint at something deeper. ie. one of these days these guys are gonna stab each other in the back.

@jamesricker3997 5 ай бұрын

I suspect China is keeping the Russian economy afloat with long term high interest loans. What happens when muscle defaults on them ,will be interesting.

@johncale1849 5 ай бұрын

@@jamesricker3997 I suspect .... that the sky is green in your world ... but my concept is less speculative than yours.

@doyouwanttogivemelekiss3097 5 ай бұрын

@@johncale1849Mr. Ricker has at least put forth a falsifiable hypothesis. What's your hypothesis?

@ipnorospo3000 5 ай бұрын

@@johncale1849 flash news: you couldn't block U.S. funding, you are f****ed, it's over you just don't know it yet.

@matthewm4016 5 ай бұрын

@@doyouwanttogivemelekiss3097 The rubles in his bank account obviously.

@ChrisGurin 5 ай бұрын

"Nations do not have friends, only interests." Lord Palmerston...and Charles de Gaulle, and throw in Henry Kissinger. Always a pleasure to get my "Intel brief" from you, Anders- even when you occasionally scare me.

@lgude 5 ай бұрын

I think Iran directly attacking Israel, not just through proxies, may well have changed the deep dynamics of the political order. No one can anticipate longer deny Iran’s willingness to act directly. I believe this clear act of war reminds the world clearly that since 1979 Iran has had the express goal of leading and dominating the Muslim world which is anathema to the majority Sunni Muslims. So I see a shift where the quiet alliance between the conservative Sunni states and Israel has the potential to progress as the more fundamental conflict within Islam becomes more important than the conflict with Israel.

@iBcv_Dubs 5 ай бұрын

Don't know how you made my feed, but this is actually a solid video setting perspective straight!

@byakka 5 ай бұрын

He’s consistently good, consider subscribing

@dougsinthailand7176 5 ай бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking too! Thank you for bringing this up!

@timandsuzidickey9358 5 ай бұрын

Thanks. !!

@vonries 5 ай бұрын

I hadn't thought about the idea of China helping Russia to not lose to badly. They could always send troops and gain combat experience. Thanks. Glory to Ukraine. God Bless Ukraine and her people. 🇺🇦🇺🇸

@nicpiperdebreit8211 5 ай бұрын

Thanks again for your clarity Slava Ukraini

@elsotto3314 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your insights, with love from The Netherlands 🇳🇱

@chisank 5 ай бұрын

Always happy to see you in my notifications!

@fireplusbirdfilms6517 5 ай бұрын

An interesting analysis from my favorite KZbin commentator on military issues. Great point on the contrasts between the goals of the various countries in the new so-called Axis of Evil.

@dpelpal 5 ай бұрын

He didn't mention that the armies of all 3 countries are a complete joke😂 I still remember putin screaming his "Kyiv in THREE DAYS!"😂😂😂😂

@SilentTraveller21 5 ай бұрын

Putin didnt say 3 days, it was the american general who said that at the very beginning@dpelpal

@MultiMenvafan 5 ай бұрын

Of course, Putin never says anything that can be held directly against him since he is a coward. His RT mouthpieces said it. And the military plans Ukraine captured. Bringing parade uniforms to Kiev LOL

@volkerr. 5 ай бұрын

@@SilentTraveller21no. Russian TV as said it 😊😅 solovjow etx

@olmostgudinaf8100 5 ай бұрын

@@SilentTraveller21 You are right, Poory himself didn't say it. He "only" "strongly suggested" it and made his minions say it. I don't remember anyone in the West say "3 days". It is true that most Western analysts agreed that Ukraine would fall "within weeks". Because they, too, believed Putin's "big, strong Russia" propaganda.

@jeroenschoot-l5h 5 ай бұрын

Good points again, Anders, thank you. Russia's adventure in Ukraine is a textbook example of imperial overstretch [mixed with Putin's personal imperial obsessions] resulting in a weakened Russia for decades to come. Dominance in the Black Sea and Baltic Sea is gone, military reputation is gone, long term profitable energy exports to EU partners are gone, reputation as a weapons maker and exporter is gone and RU has only a few allies/friends left. In the meantime China is silently colonizing Russia geopolitically and economically and seems primarily interested in [non violent] ways of co existence with the US.

@citrusfarmer 5 ай бұрын

I'm so glad i found this guy. So interesting.

@evank8459 5 ай бұрын

As a people, nations do not have friends. They have interests.

@tmike_tc 5 ай бұрын

Except Canada 🇨🇦 They are our Friends, plain and simple.

@martavdz4972 5 ай бұрын

We Czechs absolutely have friends. They´re called Slovaks. Same with Latvians and Lithuanians.

@juventinocasillas3023 5 ай бұрын

Nope, he is right.

@hansleijonmarck9768 5 ай бұрын

You and Peruan is the best commentators on Ukraine War.

@crhu319 5 ай бұрын

Both delusional and omit every important detail.

@dlmsarge8329 5 ай бұрын

@@crhu319 Incorrect

@michaelsnedker5446 5 ай бұрын

These comments are making me feel a lot better about this problem. The Alliance is strong and we will prevail.

@memirandawong 5 ай бұрын

I absolutely love your videos. You deliver your material in a calm unbiased fashion. Most importantly; I LEARN. This one is like a lesson in geopolitical dynamics.

@Ramontique 5 ай бұрын

I'm not convinced by the arguments. A common goal is what makes an alliance in my opinion. It would be a mistake to underestimate what is happened in the world.

@papalodza1552 5 ай бұрын

one man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist. We're inherently biased against anyone that goes against our school of thought, beliefs, etc....

@markmonaghan2309 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic thanks again

@volkerr. 5 ай бұрын

In 2008 Ukraine wanted to join Nato. Unfortunately that didn’t work out because of Germanys Angela Merkel. Putin’s Girl from former Sowjet times.. 😢😮

@JahNgomba-ir2zi 5 ай бұрын

With merkel Germany was an economic power house. She did what was best for Germany

@FabiusPolis 5 ай бұрын

Only a small minority of Ukrainians wanted to join NATO in 2008, it was the USA what wanted to push this. France and Germany were against those plans as it would lead to a war because it would directly target Russias ability to strike back when it comes to a nuclear war...well, here we are, France and Germany were correct back in those days..

@dshaw8356 5 ай бұрын

From what I've heard that's not true. The numbers of Ukrainians supporting joining the EU and NATO had increased over time. It was a divided country ethnically and politically. Russian speakers tended to favour closer integration with Russia. That's happened now.

@FabiusPolis 5 ай бұрын

@@dshaw8356 there were polls in 2008, the vast majority of the population didnt want to join NATO at all.

@dallysinghson5569 5 ай бұрын

The vast majority of Ukrainians are Russian speaking. Yet the vast majority are now anti Russian XD

@Kevik70 4 ай бұрын

I like to call them the Axis of "F Around and Find Out" They are messing around in the world and are going to find out why that's a bad idea.

@johncromwell2529 5 ай бұрын

Thx🇺🇦🙏👏👍

@FrenchmansFlats51 5 ай бұрын

i follow all of these topics in agonizing detail. Your analysis is very learned and logical yet expressed in very straightforward and in every day language. Ive recommended your channel to many others seeking a simple and quicker explanation, who are confused by my overly dry and detailed analyses, haha.

@Tonik-13 5 ай бұрын

Where did you see the logic here? It's all propaganda nonsense. He claims that Iran supports Russia against Ukraine because Iran benefits from destabilizing Europe, to put it mildly far-fetched. Why would Iran destabilize Europe, what is the benefit? The author also claims that Russia's task is to create problems for the United States, which is also not true. It is the United States that is creating problems for Russia and around the world...

@rasmuspetersen2480 5 ай бұрын

More an axies of Chaos, each with their own axe to grind - but some interest in common

@doncarlodivargas5497 5 ай бұрын

An axis of countries that need enemies to not fall apart

@MultiMenvafan 5 ай бұрын

Accurate. Part of me believes the whole Ukraine incasion was an attempt by Putin to earn respect from Xi not to be the junior partner. Talk about blowback...

@olmostgudinaf8100 5 ай бұрын

@@doncarlodivargas5497Or rather, an axis of countries *whose leaders* need enemies to survive.

@shueyk2320 5 ай бұрын

@olmostgudinaf8100 Must be real nice to be so ignorant and oblivious to our recent history

@olmostgudinaf8100 5 ай бұрын

@umbrellastudio7481 Almost. You are only 40 years late.

@FroggyTWrite 5 ай бұрын

to say china does not care if russia wins the war seems a bit odd. with china wanting to invade taiwan, they have a vested self interest to see russia succeed in their invasion

@tdn4773 5 ай бұрын

China would gain more from taking back territory from Russia than it would from invading Taiwan.

@jamesricker3997 5 ай бұрын

China wants Russia weakened to the point where it becomes a client state

@owen-trombone 5 ай бұрын

China would also be happy with a weakened Russia

@iBcv_Dubs 5 ай бұрын

Logical fallacy. What does China have to gain/lose from the Ukraine-Russia war? Also, to 'invade' Taiwan means China recognizes Taiwan as a sovereign country. China-Taiwan is not the same as Ukraine-Russia, Ukraine is a sovereign country.

@eriks.9730 5 ай бұрын

If Russia loses or gets severely weakened, China will have greater access to Siberia’s abundant water and other resources.

@petardetar5191 4 ай бұрын

Usually I do not agree with your analysis or the way how you see the things, but this one I agree a lot ! Thank you and thumb up :)

@Nurit-wg1pr 2 ай бұрын

That was interesting! Thanks. I have something to add, namely the connection Alexander Dugin - Iran - Iranian Revolution Garde and Dugin's ideology which make the connection between Russia & Iran deeper

@George-gk7nc 2 ай бұрын

Axis of evil 😈? What and who do you think America is.

@thomasjgallagher924 5 ай бұрын

The one adjustment that I would make in making this very same point to an audience is to separate the leadership from the nation. In so doing, it exposes Xi's primary interest is the communist party not Chinese society on whole, as it does with Putin needing to retain power, as it does whith Khamenei, who is so obviously threatened by public unrest in Iran. Losing power for Putin and Khamenei would be life-ending; Xi, not so much yet. Anders makes this point tangentially at the end about needing each other to be effective disruptors, but I think this goes broad and deeper, and it's why we see Orbán and Erdogan making dodgy decisions, along with Trump and Bolsonaro.

@hanscarlsson6583 5 ай бұрын

Very good points!

@robderich8533 5 ай бұрын

Agreed, however its Khamenei, not Khomeini. Khomeini has been dead since 1989. Though, the confusion is understandable, as it would be quite a stretch to describe either of them as even remotely likeable.

@thomasjgallagher924 5 ай бұрын

@@robderich8533 Ach, yeh caught me being lazy and just hitting the suggested spelling.

@HeadsFullOfEyeballs 5 ай бұрын

@@robderich8533 Having two different leaders named Chamenei and Chomeini isn't _quite_ as bad as electing two guys called "George W. Bush", but it's still pretty inconsiderate.

@thomasjgallagher924 5 ай бұрын

@@HeadsFullOfEyeballs The H was more helpful in the case of the Bushes.

@berndhofmann752 5 ай бұрын

Russia is for us Europeans the most dangerous. So Nato is Important.

@mnk9073 5 ай бұрын

Russia didn't threaten us ONCE, it liberated us from nazism and for the decades since it has offered nothing but friendship, trade and cooperation. NATO is the real threat since the US is and always has been using us as a buffer and potential battlefield against the East, they would have gladly nuked us all in a heartbeat if it meant defeating the USSR. It's their bases still occupying our homelands, not Russian ones. It's their politicians forcing their laws upon us, not Russian ones. It's their leaders our so called presidents answer to, not Russian ones. It's their feckless agents meddling that caused every war on European soil since the fall of the wall, not Russian ones.

@Lightbeerer 5 ай бұрын

I suppose in some ways the US has a similar view of Ukraine: They don't want Ukraine to lose too badly. It's clearly not essential to them that Ukraine wins back all its territory, because otherwise they would have made a real effort to help them, like they did for Israel which seems to be their main ally. But they don't want Ukraine to be completely defeated, so they keep supporting them just enough to achieve that goal.

@allo-other 5 ай бұрын

Agreed (mostly). An "axis" of shared envious resentments is not necessarily a formal alliance. If I were Xi, I would anticipate two possible benefits from Pootin's war in Ukraine. 1. Ruscia ultimately wins --- in which case, Xi would have a stronger helper. 2. Ruscia ultimately loses --- in which case, Xina would meet less opposition to any ambitions to seize Siberian oil fields and access the Arctic. Both scenarios impose costs on the USA and Europe.