Kursk Momentum Stalls: Rising Losses & Negotiation Realities | Fridman & Zelensky - Ukraine Update

[@willyOAM]

G'day Legends, I am very glad I could get a video out, After last night I thought there was no hope! As an independent reporter, your support makes this possible. You can support the channel directly. www.paypal.me/MWilliams745 buymeacoffee.com/willyoam www.patreon.com/willybeatingcancer MERCH: www.willyoam.com/

[@Slushey51]

Love you Willy! God bless you.

[@leftfootforward1040]

More pro kremlin perspective from willy leg end

[@matthewlampe8032]

​@@leftfootforward1040why do you have to call it pro kremlin? Id rather hearing the facts on both sides. If people want nothing but pro Ukrainian stories or even lies there are many other people to go to like denyss

[@cali4tune]

Hang in there. I don’t know if you can do the THC down under but some say the oil was only thing that worked for them during chemo… but everyone is different. Come to Cali and we will hook you up.

[@cali4tune]

@@leftfootforward1040bro you be trippin. The man is just trying to be realist and is generally very fair. If anything he is biased pro-Ukraine… by a lot actually.

[@musehtaicho]

About hand to hand bodycam video. I watched 52 min interview with that Yakut soldier callsign Tuta. Here is summary [I already posted it on Martyanov's channel]: On Nov 16 2024 - two of them had mission to enter village on bike and place a flag. Bike was damaged by drone drop, so they proceeded on foot. They did not know that building they choose for placing flag was in fact Ukr command post. His comrade was off right there, while he managed to reach cover. Two ukr soldiers followed him, he got one and hid in a shed where second ukr tried to persuade him to surrender (actually stalling for time for FPV to reach them). After hand to hand happened, he took radio from ukr soldier, put a nade under his vest and after checked him in a head. Took cover in a basement with two enters and heard in a radio that after him ukr sent another 6 soldiers. They surrounded basement and began calling him - he remained silent. Then they threw few nades one after another through both entrances while he ran rounds trying to avoid shrapnel. First ukr soldier who was ordered to check on him was off on spot. More nades followed. After that smoke. Tuta soaked his cap in water and covered face. Another volunteer who decided to check on him was shot, but thanks to low visibility survived and was dragged out crying "I am 300!" After that they tried to set basement on fire, but water in 5L bottles were stored inside and he somehow managed. Nobody tried to storm him after that. 5 a.m. Tuta left basement thankfully not guarded and hid nearby. At morning ukr came back to drop into basement another batch of nades and shoot RPG into each entrance. After that they left. Tuta contacted his commander and recieved new task - recon and sabotage. Hiding at day he scouted area at night and found house where ammo and weapons were stored, house with other goods - clothes, drones etc, and yard with fuel. No guards at all. He took plast-d from storage and cooked fuel storage - he was afraid that will reveal him but ukr reported to command that storage was hit by 122mm. That emboldened him and he set material storage on fire - that is when on radio enemy agreed that Yakut survived and somewhere there. At least 10 people and APC was sent for clean up. Tuta hid in a munition storage - prepared RPG - he found RPO-A Shmel but was not trained to use it so decided not to, also tried to prepare MG but his old wound from May 9th 2024 reduced ability of his right hand so instead he prepared few AKs. When group passed by, he shot APC near engine knocking it out with RPG and opened chaotic fire with AK followed by nades. Enemy fled and reported via radio that Yakut somehow recieved reinforcement. On Nov 18 russian forces tried to storm village with armored column but were stopped by drones and bombarded by 120mm mortar. As hesitant as he was, Tuta could not bear hearing in radio screams of his comrades so he left hiding and found mortar position - crew of 3 did not notice him so he finished leader and gunner, ammunition bearer tried to raise hands, but anyway... At night he tried to fall back, but was spotted by thermals and hit multiple times by drones. He was forced to hide back in a village. Once again he left building before morning and hid nearby. Group of ten arrived, hesitant to go in - all of them in civilian clothing, hiding weapons and vests. Probably to avoid russian drones. Two women amongst them - one said "We hit him hard with drones, he bled out for sure" - young guy literally sniffed the door and said "Yeah, I think he is done". They left. Tuta decided to leave by daytime (he had a dream of his wife and kid and time on his phone was 14:28, while irl his phone was damaged long ago) - easier to avoid drones. People passed 10m nearby while he was hiding in grass and mud. He crawled about 500m until taking refuge in a burned MTLB. Inside he found dead russian soldier a bottle of water and a "Snickers". He decided to wait a day or two until rain stops. There he had another dream - all his 5 kids shivering from cold, and eldest son told him "We cant stay, we need to move". So he left his cover next day and continued to crawl through the fields, avoiding treelines as they are point of interest for drones. At some time russians made another attempt to storm village and all focus was on armored column (damaged MTLB where he was hiding was also hit by arty). Tuta used it for a run. Some shots were fired his way from column also. His friend offered to pick him up on a bike, but that would mean focus of FPVs so Tuta refused, but asked to make double shot every half an hour so he could keep direction crawling in tall grass. It was about 500m to hangars (as I understand near Ugledar) when he noticed drone above him. He picked radio "Hey, pal, is that you above me?" - "No! That is not ours, run!" As he dashed to the nearby hangar, drop exploded behind him and another later in front of him. That was last on that drone, so Tuta showed few international gestures and reached safety. Aside from wounds he got in close combat, he also got 14 shrapnel pieces from drone strikes. Also few additions: Whole operation took him 6 days and he barely had something to eat as his supplies were in a backpack of his comrade shot first. They were second pair to enter village - first fell to drones. And his first dream was about his dead comrades walking area and showing him "Look, here is danger zone where they got us" - when he woke up he remembered that they were hit in a complitely different area. But when he tried to leave village he was wounded around place they showed him in a dream. So in his interview he concluded: "Spirits of our ancestors do not leave us in a time of need and try to warn us through our dreams". That is why he followed two other dreams I mentioned above. While he was running fields and drones were flying above him to armored convoy he tried to shoot them and took down one Baba Yaga. But from the direction of convoy started shooting at him (or at drones) and he decided not to try join them or positions in a treeline as he was covered in mud - to avoid friendly fire. When he reached buildings on outskirts he heard voices inside and could not grasp what language it was, as it was windy outside, but for sure not russian, so he quietly passed by - uncertain if that may be ukrainean foreign mercs. Turns out that was his friends speaking yakutian - those who made warning shots for him. He was not aware of bodycam video until his brother sent it to him. He could not watch it in full as it was too difficult to relive that fight again, also was surprised of how long it was - he remembered barely a minute of that fight. Also could not remember what exact words they exchanged with ukr soldier but reviewing record concluded: "He also a human, a warrior fighting for his motherland, just as I am. Somehow, anyway... we have to keep some humanity [in us]".

[@Sub0x-x40]

If he was british he would be getting a VC after that seriously what an animal

[@eddiebbb1340]

What is the homeland of a Yakut who is fighting tens of thousands of kilometers from his home in another country?🤡 An ordinary killer who, because of poverty, went to kill for money

[@shifty5917]

So much to unpack here. So basically he got stranded near Ukrainian base and somehow was fortunate enough to survive by simply holding some small place that Ukrainians didn't dare to actually go in even tho they totally knew he was there. Weird. But sounds real, I wouldn't wanna go in there too because he might kill me (even tho he would likely die to others coming after me).

[@gingerfox7143]

thank you

[@yarfadoibrahim8158]

Who believes this nonsense

[@jameslongcdr]

Good morning Matt. Greetings from Dublin, Ireland. There’s no need to apologise. Take the time off that you need. You are definitely in your own “Attritional War” as you battle cancer. The important thing is that you win the overall war. The world is a much more informed place because there’s a “Willy OAM” in it. Take care brother. Thank you for your news updates. ❤🙏🏻

[@dipayanroy8300]

Jokes apart, Wiily transformed himself from an Ukrainian supporter to a hard-core realist.

[@jeffmaxwell7391]

He has come a long way, but still has more to learn

[@Aleksandr_TRI]

not really but yeah he is on the way

[@onemoresmartone]

Hes 100% at ukraine supporter. That never changed. Glad to see he's getting more traction with the russian symps though

[@kirrausanov]

@@jeffmaxwell7391 Not long ago Willy spent some time with a humanitarian mission in Ukrainian, where he made a lot of friends (some of them are still his informers). However he still fails to do some homework regarding origins of this civil war between Ukrainians who support the 2014 putsch (backed by the West) and the Ukrainianz opposing it (backed by RF). I have relatives fighting on both sides. *** Here in Odessa we are afraid of being hunted down by the Zelensky's press gangs, who forcibly "recruit" 25-60 year old men (possibly 18-24yo soon) in our streets, shopping malls, restaurants, fitness clubs public transport, roadblocks... and - recently in night clubs, pubs and even at the rock concerts. The only men not press ganged into Ukrainian Army are relatives of politicians and ... grave diggers. I rest my case. Привіт Тобі з окупованої бандерівською сволотою Одеси

[@wyattlightning6681]

So you should only back causes that are bound to win? Solid spine you got there

[@BigallBrazil]

Russia demands elections because without elections all the agreements signed by Zelenskyy could be canceled as illegitimate and invalid. Russia has lost trust in intermediaries as seen in the recent agreements in Istanbul and Minsk. Thus, Russia will only accept agreements with a government and congress elected by the people in Ukraine, which makes perfect sense and can be easily resolved.

[@bumble-g2j]

The Ukranian government functions within the legal framework of its constitution, recognised world wide.

[@delta_glider4362]

@@bumble-g2j UA constitution doesn't have chapter about postpone pres election. @BigallBrazil >Russia demands elections because without elections all the agreements signed by Zelenskyy could be canceled as illegitimate and invalid. That's f funny. Could you please name signatories of Minsk 1 agreement?

[@GuayusaPure]

Russia is not demanding elections. They have stated that Zelensky presidency has expired, hence no agreements with him but speaker of rada(parliament)

[@coffeebreakchat2450]

Russia has been a Police state for 20 years! When is it going to have free elections?! So none of the agreements signed by mad Vlad are valid I guess.

[@bumble-g2j]

@delta_glider4362 sure, fairly similar to the Budapest Memorandum actually. Unless there was total capitulation on the part of Ukraine, it was in Russia's interest for a frozen conflict. Same with Moldova. Same with Georgia. Kept those 2 out of NATO as well. Still do. Minsk was meaningless. Are you STILL on about that? It's time you moved on. How many years ago was that?

[@ПётрНауменко-т4з]

Why are you saying that they censored media with start of Marathon? Zelensky closed ALL opposition media in 2021.

[@michaelotieno6524]

He closed Russian speaking media in 2021 and in 2022 he closed Ukrainian speaking broadcasters belonging to the opposition.

[@AtticusKarpenter]

And political parties too

[@ПётрНауменко-т4з]

@@michaelotieno6524 op my last comment didnt aploaded. So i repeat. Thay blocked all russian media and media on russian language in 2014. in 2021 they blocked ukrain media from oposing parties. in 2022 they just finished their censorship rule.

[@IrinaLondon-tr3ww]

When Zelenskyy started talking about his grandfather fighting fascism, lex should have asked him about which side did Stepan Bandera fought for and who rounded up the Jews who were slaughtered in Babi Yar. And why there is a Stepan Bandera Boulevard in Kiev?

[@AtticusKarpenter]

I want to ask Poles the same thing, what their ancestors slaughtered by Banderites would think of them now, supplying and helping openly Banderite state Willy are pretty naive with his "why Ukraine not banned Banderite symbols from the start of the war" because how could country ban their own state ideology

[@knn059]

Thats why he refuse Tucker interview but agreed to Lex. Lex doesnt ask those kind of questions, he had to be politically correct.

[@grimmilitaryvideos-gmv]

Hard to ignore that a large number of death camp guards were from Ukrainian volunteers brigades. Also there were: Ukrainian Auxiliary Police, Ukrainian People's Militia, Trawniki men, SS Division Galicia, the Ukrainian Liberation Army, the Ukrainian National Army, 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS, Nachtigall Battalion, Roland Battalion and the Freiwilligen-Stamm-Division. All pro nazi collaborators.

[@reljamrkic2663]

​@@knn059What would be politically incorrect if Lex were to ask him about the actual facts? Sure, not in favor toward Beglensky's freedom and democracy propaganda but none the less, facts

[@knn059]

@reljamrkic2663 Well politically "incorrect" would be if he asked him about corruption, running after ppl on streets to send them to front lines, about ppl partying in Kyev while crying about man power, about all the rich ukrainians that freely roam europe, about him not being legal president anymore, out of his term, about Minsk 1, 2, about losing kms every single day for last few months and still talking about some victory and Putin being an idiot, etc etc.

[@joshuapaul2022]

27 Ukrainian troops from the supposedly elite 82nd airborne brigade surrendered to Russians in this latest failed Zelenskyy Kursk misadventure. Ukrainian army is disintegrating.

[@bumble-g2j]

Collapsing again? I suppose that's why they've been using teenagers and babushkas for the past 2 years.

[@onemoresmartone]

Slava ukraini

[@thatoneguyinthemiddle1910]

slava rossiyya

[@Mrbuckaroonie..]

Yeah they were supposed to fold in 3 days and it has been three years. Give yourself an uppercut mate. Willy has built up a nice little pro Russian gathering on this channel. Absolutely nothing ever positive to say about Ukraine. The fact they are still hanging in there is incredible.

[@dgeneral6667]

@@Mrbuckaroonie..Without natos help they would have fallen in 2 days. Yall talk like it was just pure ukraine fight, when in reality nato weapons and meceneries help Ukraine.

[@hamsterSNAKE]

980k Ukrainian Service Men......with an alleged 48k KIA.... Yet they have a manpower shortage and need to recruit 18yr olds..... I smell BULLSHIT

[@brianrasmussen2956]

Putin will have you know, that he singlehandedly killed 8 billion Ukrainian soldiers. And he says it's true, so it must be.

[@Br1cht]

48k KIA, on paper.

[@bumble-g2j]

You're smelling the source where you pulled these fantastic numbers from.

[@tesha199]

More like 480k KIA

[@thomaslacornette1282]

@@tesha199 More like 480 casualities not KIA. For every KIA there is one crippled man. So if Ukraine have 150 KIA that means 300K people out! Add to this at least 100K deserters. The million men army already reduce to 600K which is the number of Russians in the special mlitary operation. Ukraine Army is now most probably 500K max.

[@Fullgrym]

Russian, and also other minority or regional languages, have been "limited" since 2014, not 2023. This has been confirmed by people actually living there, including some that I know personally.

[@LoveBagpipes]

True

[@bumble-g2j]

This is utterly UNTRUE. Before Mariupol was destroyed it was run successfully by a Russian speaking mayor. Russian was never limited. The laws giving primacy to Ukraine as the "official language" a common practice around the world was the result of a naked political grab by Yanukovych in 2014. Understandable given the invasion of Ukraine proper by the Russians, repeating their successful occupations of Moldovan and Georgian territory ensuring they could never get into NATO nor the EU. THE Russian language was the rationale for those such as YOU.

[@PhillyD-n9b]

@@bumble-g2j it is not the case for Kharkiv, I saw a real crack down on russian in many instances.

[@nedialkosimonov3893]

​@@bumble-g2jBS , Bulgarian minority there slos suffer , but in 2020 ban was remove do the EU pressure to Ukraine. Not only russian was banned , also Hungarian.

[@rebelmango2141]

Limited how exactly? So questionable anecdotes

[@tobystewart4403]

Thanks for the summary the interview. A lot of people do not fully understand the context of the "300 billion" dollars of frozen Russian assets. Firstly, that is not actually held by the USA. The US share of russian reserves is only around 62 billion. The rest is held by European and other Ramstein group nations, with 6 billion being held by Australia, for example. So, seizing it all would require a lot of negotiation. Secondly, it is not only Russian government money. Much of it is the private property of Russian citizens. Thirdly, Russian holds around 280 billion of assets from these nations, and it has stated that it will simply seize this money as reciprocation for any seizure of Russian assets. Therefore, "taking 300 billion from Russia" actually means, in fact, taking it from both western governments and western private investors. The transfer of wealth would therefore be from western nations and private individuals to Ukraine. Russia would just about break even. In fact, the Russian state would likely not compensate their oligarchs who lost overseas assets (money hidden in tax shelters for the most part), so the Russian war machine would likely profit from the move, to the tune of tens of billions of dollars. The other major downside to the exchange is that western assets inside Russia are mostly highly profitable shares in oil wells and mines, whereas the Russian assets in the west are overpriced real estate, expensive cars and currency. Hence the lack of willingness to do this. Zelensky appears to be speaking to his domestic audience in this podcast, which makes sense. He is not going to throw in the towel early, not until he is told he must.

[@musehtaicho]

Also that summ is not in cash - it is property, shares, bonds etc. Lets say you seize russian-owned shares in Intel for example. Then what? Gift it to Ukraine? Sell it to send money to Ukraine? What if it is shares of some Romanian factory - are they willing to change shareholder under some vague justification? West arent even sure what these "frozen assets" consist of - they just say "we think it is around 300 billion" - souns cool in headlines.

[@AtticusKarpenter]

With oligarch property seized in the West situation is utterly hilarious because West helping Putin big with moves against Russian oligarchs 1.West seize oligarch property. Expects oligarchs to begin hate Putin and led masses to overthrow him like Ukrainian oligarchs overthrown Yanukovich 2.Oligarchs who held property in the West, usually already anti-Putin, scream in agony, Putin giggle and blame them for not investing in their own country instead of West, common people applaud and view Putin as defender of country against oligarchs 3.Pro-Putin oligarchs take influence from oligarchs that was robbed by West, invest in Russia, enjoy favors from government and diverted attention of public that hate and clown on pro-Western oligarchs (robbed by the West) only, instead of all of them, including pro-Putin ones 4.West seized property of Russian oligarchs, but don't understand how is Putin not overthrown yet, Putin enjoy increased control over oligarch class, increased popularity among common people. Common Russian people enjoy seeing oligarchs suffering. Pro-Western Russian oligarchs broke and whine in Twitter about not having money to hire someone to do their laundry, Russian bloggers overview this tweets and clown on them together with their Russian audience. Everyone is happy besides pro-Western oligarchs, and Western analysts again played themselves.

[@CJ-yb8uw]

Always good mate👍🇦🇺

[@mrcrecer1312]

In this interview, Zelensky acts like a hysteric, constantly telling Putin to fuck off. Apparently, that's all he has left, because things won't be the way he wants.

[@ЯБезымянный-о5ф]

@@mrcrecer1312 according to international IQ register, Ukraine is on 78th place. Zelenki is simply speaking to the masses

[@r423fplip]

Putin will be gone soon, the Russian people will very soon see to it .

[@thea6573]

If he continues to be stubborn, his fate and Ukraine will be no different from Germany during World War II. Yes, I see more and more pro-Russian parties talking about this. They are betting that if Russia cannot reach the Dnieper River or capture Kiev, Ukraine will never surrender.

[@ЯБезымянный-о5ф]

@thea6573 Russia doesn't need Kiev. There's literally nothing there. All the good stuff is in the south

[@thea6573]

@@ЯБезымянный-о5ф Right but you forget the stubbornness of Zelensky and Kiev. Do you really think that if Russia takes over most of south Ukraine Zelensky will come to Putin asking for negotiations? No way as long as Washington and Brussels don't abandon Kiev, Kiev will not surrender and the enemies of Russia will be happy to turn Ukraine into a second Afghanistan for Russia.

[@GeoffDemarest]

Yesterday someone quoted, "Ukraine was sold a false hope of victory." Yes, and there is a real problem hiding in the semantics. The passive 'Ukraine was sold' slips us by focusing on who exactly did that. It was not just 'done.'

[@michaelotieno6524]

Just the same way someone destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines.

[@ben_tang]

Hold in there Willy, we love you, you bring us all up ! ✊

[@StillDanix]

Respect to Willy for beating the propaganda, I remember not too long ago during the siege of Adveeka, when Willy kept talking talking about how UA can breach the land bridge and isolate Crimea but since then, he has grown pass such naive thinking

[@макслюлюкин]

The Crimean Bridge is now guarded by a regiment of the latest S-500 air defense systems.

[@Sub0x-x40]

it was pretty obvious what was happening at kursk. russians had 360 degree view of the offensive and we saw columns of armor getting annihilated really

[@michealkelly1414]

Willy I wouldn't waste your time on the Lex, Zelinsky interview, how many times have we listened to Zelinskys BS, nothing new.

[@ЯБезымянный-о5ф]

@@michealkelly1414 at least this time his hysterical swearing is pure comedy

[@gadgetbuster69]

No need to apologize Willy. You do us all a great service and if you need to rest, you need to rest. My mother went through chemo and I couldn't imagine her going to work during that process so no one holds it against you ❤

[@drutter]

Apologies bring donations, and sympathy comments like yours.

[@8739paulstep7]

Indonesia has apparently just joined Brics, thats a major geopolitical shift.

[@ricardocima]

Doesn't mean supporting Russia's crimes.

[@ary2407]

​@@ricardocimawhat you didn't know is. Our government didn't support the invasion because our Constitution. But if you asking majority of the people, they support it , we know something that you didn't.

[@ary2407]

You can ignore us. We just small country not a big deal

[@ricardocima]

@@ary2407 well, shame on Indonesian people then. We brazilians have a minority of US-hating leftists so they will support anyone against NATO. But the majority obviously supports Ukraine. It's a no brainer for us.

[@ary2407]

@@ricardocima we never forget our history. And we support donetz and Luhansk thats why majority here didn't support ukr. But for now and hopefully forever we must mantain our neutrality or we end up like ukr because we had same situation as ukr

[@Parabellum-oe3sw]

Sometimes I think the Ukrainian general staff is working for Russia lol

[@nedialkosimonov3893]

@@Parabellum-oe3sw , Sirsky is russian native . His relatives still lived in Russia 😉.

[@MetallicReg]

@@nedialkosimonov3893Well they all are historically Russians. That land didn’t exist not long ago. You were „classified“ as Ukrainian just by mere unfortunate circumstance of being located there at the moment of the dissolution of the SU.

[@delta_glider4362]

@@MetallicReg >Well they all are historically Russians. That land didn’t exist not long ago That independent _sate_ didn't exists. It always was a part of other states. Land and natives do existed for a long time. You can open 3 age old Poland map and read Ukraine on it or open Pushkin letters and read "Украйна", "Малороссия", "малороссы"

[@MetallicReg]

@@delta_glider4362 Not really. No „natives“ without a nation. And this is not a nation. This is a economic puzzle made up for feasibility in the SU system. The whole area is a synthetic agglomeration.

[@jesan733]

@@MetallicReg fortunate circumstance.

[@ronbourquin9305]

Zelensky was just a fouled mouth brat in this interview.

[@bumble-g2j]

Really? Foul mouthed was he? Give us an example. Include timestamps could you?

[@BuildAndMine]

​@bumble-g2j You probably listened to the dubbed version and they did not translate it for you, but he said many obscene words, such as pohui, blyad, huinya. Lex even made a joke about this last word that it was the one he could understand without translation. Note that in Ukrainian and Russian such words are much more obscene than say the f word in English, people are never expected to say such words on the media.

[@yellowtunes2756]

​@@bumble-g2j he said "they don't give a fuck about us" and, if I remember correctly "мне похуй" which means "I don't give a fuck"

[@luthlexor123]

He really should remember his manners next time the country he leads is invaded. How rude of him!

[@Type2DiabetesLol]

@@bumble-g2j i like how you did not challenge zelensky being a brat.

[@gregchijoff9959]

Happy Orthodox Christmas 🎄 to all believers, including the vast majority of Ukrainians. ☦️ 🤶 🧑‍🎄 🎁

[@aantonic]

didnt you hear, they celebrated Xmass on dec 25 according to Elensky

[@LoveBagpipes]

Zelensky, a non Christian changed the Ukrainian Christian religious calendar They also had the Ukrainian church advise that "God does not understand Russian, and prayers in Russian are a sin according to god" Sure sign of sociopathy

[@bumble-g2j]

At the moment they're a little pissed at Russia. Why oh why would that be? Unfathomable.

[@theaviator06]

Christ is Born!

[@shueyk2320]

@@bumble-g2j seethe

[@igorkrizanac1260]

Fair play to Zelensky for doing the Interview, but after watching it I'm convinced that he is not the right person to continue as president of Ukraine. He is uncapable of accepting reality. Either that or he is not allowed to. Russia will get what they want one way or the other and the sooner Ukrainians settle this with negotiations the better for them. A fair peace is the one where young men stop dying

[@brianrasmussen2956]

No President will be at liberty to surrender Ukrainian country, this can only be done by the Ukraine people.

[@eddiebbb1340]

So why did the USA enter World War II if it could have negotiated a "just peace" with the Nazis?🤡

[@terr0rbyte-yi2kv]

he never was the right person da fk lmfao

[@xanthus8699]

In the end, a win would still not be a win for Ukraine, but for other nations. Another question one must ask, if the people do not have the will to fight, then is forcing them to fight serving them at all?

[@igorkrizanac1260]

@@terr0rbyte-yi2kv Probably true. But he is in office is he?

[@georgesibley7152]

what Willy fails to mention is that the people of Eastern Ukraine do not want Zelensky or the fascists of Ukraine, Instead they favour Russia . This is not disputed, Thus it becomes a problem that he thinks he overcomes by him by just saying Putin does this, Willy never mentions that the vast majority of eastern Ukraine does not want to speak Ukrainian, that they do not want Ukraine since 2014.

[@coffeebreakchat2450]

They voted for independence as a nation in 1991. Why doesnt Vlad allow independence elections in Chechnya or.... any region really! He brutally suppresses any independence movements within the Russian federation.

[@jesan733]

The Eastern part of Ukraine has tasted the benevolence of Russia for long enough now. If an honest referendum was held now, probably 90% would want the Russians out.

[@tayikolla6205]

​@@jesan733In 2010 the Pro Russian vote reached 85% in the Donbass.

[@philognosis6409]

​@@jesan733I am sure that 90% agree with me just ignore the actual voting patterns and the oppression from people who call them openly subhumans because people just love that.

[@jesan733]

@@philognosis6409 you think people who stand in the middle of it are as easily fooled by Russian propaganda?

[@wolf1597]

Marry Christmas my orthodox brothers ☦️

[@theaviator06]

Christ is Born!

[@aleksandrarancic6018]

@@theaviator06 ваистину се роди

[@RlsIII-uz1kl]

Merry CHRISTmas, my Christian brothers. -nondenominational protestant Christian-

[@AtticusKarpenter]

Amen

[@delta_glider4362]

@@theaviator06 "ай маладца!" (с) 😆

[@AdeleKakwandi]

Thank you for being probably the only pro-Ukrainian who is willing to live in reality and tell the truth

[@egorzhu6320]

Stay strong Willy, congrats on the 200k :)

[@Pingolinou]

Arestovich has released a statement that no Ukranian is ever spoken on Bankova st. It is always in Russian. All meetings, all negotiations etc are all always exclusively in Russian, and Ukranian is never heard. Also by the way Zelenskys Ukranian is total rubbish. Hence why he spoke in almost childish like manner, who has no grasp of the words that would show a high level of sophistication.

[@nedialkosimonov3893]

@@Pingolinou , he start learning Ukrainian from 2018 🤣🤣🤣

[@ЯБезымянный-о5ф]

Figures. Ukrainian is very rural language invented to separate and isolate western part of Ukraine from the east.

[@jesan733]

@@ЯБезымянный-о5ф conspiracy theory. Languages aren't invented.

[@jesan733]

This makes a point that's good for Zelensky to make: Ukrainian isn't just a dialect of Russian and Ukrainians aren't little Russians.

[@christianpervert525]

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[@ad-ko5iy]

We must admit zelinski has some nerve ! His army is on the back feet everywhere, and his proposition of negotiation is a total capitulation for Russia and its leader ! Looks like the black knight from the Monty Python holy Grail. Could be funny, if men weren't dying.

[@woody_fromda6ix206]

What a trip today was the first time I watched that movie now I read this comment lol and your spot. That was one of the funniest scenes I have seen in a movie in quite a bit of time! He cuts his first arm off the knight says it is nothing but a flesh wound lmao at the end he has no limbs so the king crosses the bridge the knight says so you are retreating you coward lmao! The movie is funny but nothing about that midget comedian is funny he knows once the war finishes that’s it for him he will either have to escape the country or be hung by his own people that are clearly starting to hate his guts almost as much as they do Putin and I don’t blame them this conflict could of be avoided the both sides had an agreement on the table that both sides agreed on Putin even pulled his man from Kiev but then the western puppet met with his puppet masters and sold out to them this has been confirmed by pretty much everybody.

[@UncleJoeLITE]

Evening everyone from Canberra. I'm sure we'll all still be here for you, whatever happens down the track. 🇦🇺

[@markm.9731]

"Busification" was declared the Word of the Year 2024 in Ukraine. Did Lex ask elensky about forced mobilization in Ukraine? Did he asked about "constitution on pause" situation?

[@victormy8897]

The 1st question about those "300 Bln" you should ask: "How much of this money will disappear in Zelenskiy pockets?")) About restrictions of russian language in Ukraine, you should look in recent changes in schools. One of the infamous is penalties for pupils, who are speak russian on their free time on school. Speak russian to your friends, during lunch? Parents will pay fine up to 40$. Didn't work and you spoke russian again? Then you are object for expulsion. It's maybe not an official law right now, but very common practice in different schools.

[@lesbo37]

I don't know how anyone could think Lex is a Russian shill. He platforms Zelensky, doesn't challenge any of the plethora of lies that he blatantly told, agrees to let him speak broken Ukrainian for symbolism, lets him have advisors in the room and goes to him for the interview. The platforming with no pushback alone should be solid proof, there's no way Russia would want to give Zelensky a chance to play up for sympathy to his biggest funders, the worst thing that could happen for Russia is for Zelensky to con the American people to support him again having lost it thoroughly. He went out of his way to let Zelensky do whatever he wanted without challenge. To be clear, I'm not saying Lex was part of the Ukrainian/NATO propaganda machine but if he was on one or the other it's so obviously that side and not the Russian one. He interviewed him like a man who knew what happened to Gonzalo Lira for questioning the Ukrainian narrative and to me a genuine fear for his life seemed to be the priority motive to how he conducted the interview and I don't blame him, Zelensky has proven that no life is sacred if it is between him and a dollar.

[@TheEvolutionHDGaming]

One thing I have noticed the most bloodthirsty ghouls on either side of this conflict are not citizens or native to either country.

[@eleveneleven572]

I don't know about the ethnicity of the senior Russians but I suspect they are Slavs. But Zelensky, his oligarchs, many of his clique, Blinken, Nuland, Stroul and Haines, BlackRock, State Dt and Vanguard are not Slavs but share a common heritage

[@bumble-g2j]

Zelensky is Ukranian. What are you talking about? Have you not been paying attention these past several years? Very slack.

[@delta_glider4362]

@@bumble-g2j he's impliing jew nationality not citizenship.

[@ViktorKorolyov]

@@bumble-g2j he is Jew

[@tombicmail]

@@bumble-g2j ukrainian, that have to learn speak ukrainian just before his presidency, because he normally don't talk ukrainian :-)

[@chancth]

All my heart to you through those next tough months Willy

[@LilNeenerMcWomanRaypist]

This madness MUST END

[@paulogaspar3354]

They keep going against the wall, looks like they don't learn.

[@VadimBolshakov]

It will require a lot of will from all sides: Putin, Zelensky, Trump, EU. Everybody should all of a sudden realize value of human live - not likely to happen...

[@novenoshogun8666]

Tell this to the puppet of Kiev

[@Oktokolo]

It will end when one side runs out of men.

[@nnenguengoti9611]

200k subs 🎉🎉🎉🎉, congrats Willy, hope you'll make it to 500k this year. Wish you the best for your chimo...

[@samsungtap4183]

Indonesia has just joined Bric's. The implications for Aussie i don"t know but i image you all could be feeling a bit isolated.

[@LoveBagpipes]

As an Australian myself, I already feel internationally isolated...the US and UK are horrible masters

[@bikramjeetgoswami6523]

​​@@LoveBagpipesaren't really bothered about you Aussies either. 😂

[@74zowee86]

As a Brit, I'd rather be an equal partner with Australia than a slave to the US.

[@bumble-g2j]

Russia is loved around the world but their immediate neighbours seem to loathe Moscow. Gee, I wonder why. I'm sure once the BRICS countries integrate with Moscow their economies will boom alongside Russia. LOL. Russia, the basketcase of Europe. Its true, Moscow cannot abide anyone, anywhere, especially within the RF, to surpass its majesty and brilliant environs. Pity about the sh*t geysers but...

[@onemoresmartone]

You'd have to stop accepting american money if you don't want their influence. 😂

[@FredBilan]

Heard what happened with chemotherapy yesterday, stay strong. Take some time off. You have done a service for all of us.

[@uralprospector]

I pray for peace (not Zelenskys peace) and Willy's good health.

[@grigoris.7732]

Guy has been an absolute trooper through all his bad luck. He should take a good solid week off, rest up, relax a little and then come back when he feels capable. I don't want Willy burning himself down.

[@aalolooo]

Get better. Your analytics are amazing

[@mikejess04]

That Lex interview was terrible. So terrible. Yikes

[@SkyDiver-wd5oj]

I tuned out 2 mins into it. It was unpalatable.

[@adm58]

I listened to the interview. It was very interesting to hear Zelinsky's point of view and I am sure that leaders engaging in these types of interviews is beneficial to both themselves and to the public who then learn more about them, both personally and in policy terms. I did, however, think that Zelinsky's terms for resolving the conflict were basically delusional. Return of all territory, Putin and others in prison, reparations, etc. How would it be possible to achieve them under any realistic circumstances? Russia would burn the world before accepting such defeat.

[@Rustem626]

Zelensky's point of view was often based though on untruths which a proper journalist should have picked up on. The Minsk agreement etc was nothing but bull. Some statesman, foul language and irrational thought

[@adm58]

@Rustem626 and he talks about Putin aspiring to expand Russian control and influence but there was no mention of the blatant and ongoing pursuit of exactly the same by the US, including by direct military intervention and political interference in other states. It's all a lot more complex and nuanced than simple good v evil. What about China too? The Chinese govt will know full well that if Russia falls, China is surely the next target so will be as supportive of Russia as it needs to be.

[@michaelotieno6524]

I keep hoping that what he is saying are the maximallist demands and that he is much more willing to accept so much less. Other times i think he is plainly delusional and other times i know he is lying.

[@xuandatle2525]

Zelensky was just ranting

[@zloyboy8]

@@Rustem626 Im sure he's very well about the situation. One of the people in his cabinet that he fired, recently did a interview in PBD podcast, he said zelensky is very much different from what he's showing. He doesn't trust nobody, and saying that guy has no idea whats going on? doubt it.

[@tcastrucci69]

Thank you Willy, I really hope everything is goint to be super for you. In the meantime I must admit that your comments from the fronline are amongst the best avalable on the tube. Love from Rome

[@77advanced]

How can you even put "Ukraine" and "position of power" in the same sentence))

[@mikele9878]

Best comment bro 😂

[@ЯБезымянный-о5ф]

@@77advanced top down bottom up, this is how Ukraine is going to go

[@kirrausanov]

Russophobic paranoia in the so called West hit the rock bottom. I have just read in one of the Australian newspapers that The Seekers' famous hit " The carnival is over" is based on "an 1883 Ukrainian folk song" ("Stenka Razin").

[@4_E_JI_O_B_E_K]

Что же Стенька Разин тоже украинец? 🤣

[@kirrausanov]

@@4_E_JI_O_B_E_K ... and The Volga is an Ukrainian river...

[@gerasmus]

19:00 Zelensky He lost me when he said he disrespects Russian speakers, the people he claims he wanted to "liberate". A rant filled word salad, and avoided questions and solutions, he came across as a bitter and arrogant with severe victim mentality. The Russians are liberating them from this childish tyrant. Zelensky will be given the Saddam, Ghadaffi and Ceacesco 'treatment'.

[@CCconflictTV]

Good morning Willy. You're so strong take all the time you need! You got this!!

[@JohnEcco]

He's a legend so are you CC thankyou for your livecams on yootoob

[@MrTommy0201]

Fight your fight my friend we are behind your stuggle

[@mercedesmartin5194]

Sending thoughts, prayers, good vibes, positive karma and all things of the sort. Thank you for keeping us updated wirh current events in the world and may you have a year of improving health.

[@bluikkso]

What an embarrassment that goblin interview with LF was. He probably does not know at all what is Minsk or Budapest, or he just blindly swallowed all the lies from Elensky.

[@bumble-g2j]

He's Russian.

[@TheDayAfter1984]

Regarding the waste of time from Lexi "Love and BBQ in Texas" interview full of bs and easy easy questions, this was one "of many" that I noticed: Elensky said that he called Putin many times back in 2019, hundreds of times, and he tried to negotiate between Ukraine and Russia, he tried to negotiate Minsk Agreements and tried to negotiate a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. This is the misleading key that leaves ignorants and uneducated people believing that is true. The key here, is that the Minsk Agreements was not an agreement between Russia and Ukraine it was between Ukraine and the Donbass, it was an internal conflict, that's how the agreements was framed. Russia in relation to the Minsk Agreement was no different than what France and Germany was, they were guarantorous of the agreement.

[@manodirivera6703]

​@@TheDayAfter1984BINGO

[@bumble-g2j]

@TheDayAfter1984 you are simply being disingenuous. The militias WERE Russia. Confirmed on annexation of the Donbass in 2022. Including unoccupied territories of Luhansk and Donetsk. Still occupied by the sovereign state of Ukraine. Still recognised internationally by funnily enough, the BRICS members. Dear oh dear. Some might call your observations untruthful.

[@bluikkso]

@@TheDayAfter1984 And even more importantly. It was an *agreement* that was *already signed* !! What is there left to "negotiate"?? All parties already agreed and signed!

[@afterisforever]

All the best to you Willy

[@doctoribanez]

Lex's first question should have been, when you ran for president did you know the US overthrew the government in 2014? Did you agree to puppet?

[@knn059]

That would be Tucker question thats why he was not sllowed to have an interview with Ticker 😂

[@nicnic4166]

Thanks!

[@seeker2118]

Economics, the more money thrown at a problem the more expensive things become.

[@mudkoerfgen9843]

Good On Ya Willy 👍🙃🍺🦘 Best Wishes from Perth Western Australia - You are Inspirational Aussie 💪 Fighting the Good Fight - You have Decent Heart ☝️🙏 God Bless transparent Truth Only

[@str0ngb0lt41]

Украина постоянно в какой-то позиции, но постоянно не в той. Ну ничего, в Камасутре их много, хватит надолго.

[@Dirtdabber1972]

Russia is kicking butt with those shovels

[@fightforaglobalfirstamendm5617]

Hope your treatment went well mate, love and best wishes from Birmingham, England!

[@qillqiggins294]

Personally, zelensky came across very much as deluded and very on script ...

[@zloyboy8]

He's an actor, and its not that difficult to portray a very entitled victim.

[@FranciscoPerola]

Zelensky presents himself in this interview as he really is: a comedian, with a delirious look, parroting the same nonsense we have heard for years, and, insulting Putin, the man he has to deal with if he wants to end the war! A man who appears to suffer from the Messiah complex, but who, at the same time, he behaves like a man of very low character, with simply shameful language! Anyway, nothing new in this interview which clearly demonstrates that this man, who was elected by the power of the media, does not have the minimum capabilities to be president!

[@HubertBarnes]

Trump is Ukraine's only hope .

[@HubertBarnes]

Ukraine has never recognized the DPR .

[@IrinaLondon-tr3ww]

Ukraine military act like they are playing a computer game. Where, as you push through you magically get x3 soldiers and bigger weapons fall into your hands.

[@wash_out]

Well, they win the kurskaya nuclear power plant. Which is a big thing if you mine the reactor.

[@Freedom_Half_Off]

Hello Willy ... Glad to see you posting !

[@paintsilj]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Zelensky the heavyweight statesman. An expert in military strategy. One that deliberately ignored the advice of his generals about Kursk last August and most likely again this week. Luckily Putin knew about the second offensive as it was leaked 2 days beforehand. Now not only will thousands more die unnecessarily, but there will be more desertion, more men avoiding conscription and more air defence experts needlessly forced to take up front line infantry positions with zero or no training. I hope you are proud of the mess you and channels like this have propagated. Congratulations

[@DewskyDillshineMoonpickle]

Congrats on the 200k subs Willy!

[@junglejarred6366]

I have also been in a battle of attrition that began February 2014 and I began my actual offensive in February 2022. That's one reason I've been so interested in this conflict. It's very relevant in my life. Best wishes

[@dgeneral6667]

What you fighting?

[@junglejarred6366]

@dgeneral6667 i appreciate your curiosity but it doesn't really matter what label I give it

[@dgeneral6667]

@@junglejarred6366 never give up lad. Fight till the last breath

[@junglejarred6366]

@dgeneral6667 sure. I will also curse existence to the last breath

[@crinklecut3790]

You do what you need to do, Willy. I’ll keep buying coffees whenever I can. God bless.

[@1vigorousdragon]

Numerous Current videos showing HUNDREDS of Ukrainian Army Bodies, some with USA,British, Columbian & NATO aligned flags accompanying them ! Its a Slaughter !

[@Harrison-u7h]

Lots of new stars appearing on pentagon Walls for fallen colleagues.

[@LoveBagpipes]

BBC Scotland just published a story about a Scottish "medic" whose been killed. We should be wise, and admit we lost the war

[@bikramjeetgoswami6523]

Do you have any links?

[@bumble-g2j]

A comments section with comedians. Wonderful. So where are these picture pray tell. I'm waiting for your reply with bated breath. Please don't disappoint. So many claims like this simply fail to materialise. It's as though they are simply fantasy.

[@bikramjeetgoswami6523]

​@@LoveBagpipesThe Western forces haven't lost yet. Another year or so should do it though. 😒

[@News_Watcher]

Get well soon, we love your programme.

[@eleveneleven572]

Zelensky and Friedman have a religion in common. More coincidences..... You're welcome 😊

[@reload.8056]

They both khazars as well

[@Takpram]

Willy, i wish you the best for the New Year !!! Get well soon !!!

[@panicbutton4380]

Zelensky would never go on Rogan or Tucker Carlson; he knows he would not get away with his nonsense. He chose Lex because he knew he would get an easy ride

[@johntowers1213]

Rogan would be no different. just like Lex he's a conversationalist and is willing to let anyone speak at length on pretty much any topic and let their own words hang themselves. how much flack did he give Trump or Bernie? for any of their bad takes for example

[@IeuanEinion]

Take care Willy and get well soon. Your insights and objectivity are invaluable.

[@Rooikunbo]

If Zelensky doesn't consider making some concessions, Lindsey Graham's words, ‘To the last Ukrainian!’ may sadly become a reality.

[@макслюлюкин]

Well, in 1991, the population of Ukraine was 52 million people, now, by all indications, no more than 18 million people, so everything is going to zero.

[@flexerwabb4638]

Congrats on 200k willy😎

[@greenspiraldragon]

Ukraine doesn't have the capability to be in a position of power. They can keep this war going for maybe another year at most, but what does it gain them to keep the war going when they are losing ground?

[@andyturbo]

Hey guys if you can spare a doller this man is a legend 🙌

[@CJ-yb8uw]

200K subscribers, awesome mate👍🇦🇺

[@erictir7986]

Take all the time you need brother, we will be here for you and keep you in our prayers

[@Mack_Dingo]

26:48 Trying to draw similarities between Hitler and Putin. Classic establishment buzzword of 2024. Laughable.

[@alexanderhildermann9761]

More like a classic propaganda tool...

[@TheSash95]

I know right, Putin's the way worse

[@nonodaclown9033]

CONGRATULATIONS ON 200K!

[@MrLeadb1]

If Ukraine was serious about negotiations, it would remove the decree that Belendsky made in Sept'22, thst made it a crime to negotiate with Russia while Putin was leader. As long as that decree remains..... Ukraine is not serious about any talks.

[@SaddamHussein69420]

Good luck on your recovery willy! Best of luck to you!

[@maxnikolenko2302]

I love how Zelenski talks about his grandfather as a hero fighting the Nazis in ww2 but today Zeli has the Nazi Azov brigade with swastika and SS bolts tatoos on most of the Azov fighters. Also, when asked about corruption, Zelenski says he deals with corruption in a very strick manner, everyone caught in the act of corruption gets a slap on the wrist😂....well no wonder corruption is flourishing, no one geta jail time, only a slap on the wrist.😂 And finaly, everyone can see his racist attitude towards Russian people. He litteraly says all Russians are bad for not starting a revolution or a civil war to stop Putin and the Russian government. Zelenski totally ignores the fact that there are very many Russians who are against this war and they have protested in the streets and many are in jail because of that, but Zeli doesnt care. For him its not enough.This man is an insane psychopath

[@ilyeshmusic]

Bs

[@maxnikolenko2302]

@ilyeshmusic well if you dont believe me, liaten to that interview. Do research before you call something BS. Thats weak AF

[@ilyeshmusic]

@maxnikolenko2302 bs

[@maxnikolenko2302]

​@@ilyeshmusicyou must be getting paid by Kiev. Obviously they are paying you to deny...deny...deny 😂😂😂😂

[@ilyeshmusic]

@@maxnikolenko2302 shure...go back to ru

[@tobystewart4403]

200k subscribers! Nice work.

[@dsharon26]

What democracy is in Ukraine????

[@robroyMcK]

Well done for keeping your posts going Willy. You’re one of the best analysts around IMO. All the best.

[@laminmohamedkamara-fi8of]

Stay strong....wish you speedy recovery

[@aleslod6499]

Great Willy, keep up and get better soon

[@shaun1463]

elesky was lying. he wasnt "contradicting". He was lying

[@515351535153]

You’re not missing much if you haven’t seen the interview. Fridman mostly served up softballs, and let Zelensky rant on and on. Zelensky is as bitter toward his Western masters as he is towards Putin. He is also as delusional as the Austrian artist in the bunker.

[@WewasAtamans]

Kursk stalls? Kursk is thoroughly effed up!

[@Vasileios92]

I didn't regret one day for following your channel

[@seanallard9335]

So, safe to assume, Ukraine's Kursk 'second wind' is turning into quite a fart.

[@MarekzAnglii]

Willy, no apologies necessary, we get it. Take care of yourself, we can wait, no problem.

[@zaynevanday142]

No apology required m8 🔥

[@smith9157]

200k big man congrats

[@Lord_Cointoss]

On podcast Zelensky was High as kite..... 😂😂😂

[@SkyDiver-wd5oj]

I thought so. It made me feel like an observer in mental ward

[@GTR003121]

I don’t know how you do it Willy. You have my great respect and my thanks for your hard work!

[@eleveneleven572]

Zekensky is responsible for his situstion Had he anided bythe Minsk Accords this would never have happened....and Ukraine could have been the Switzerland of Eastern Europe.

[@adocuric9154]

😂

[@mikusoxlongius]

Abided*

[@SkyDiver-wd5oj]

This is what Ukraine could have been - the Switzerland of Eastern Europe. But this required integrity and enlightenment. Instead, they went for grift and early 20c nationalism.