Putin reconsiders 'failed' Ukraine strategy ahead of Trump's ceasefire

[@lindahartman4609]

An excellent interview Vice Marshal Bell's thoughtful insight provides us with the very real challenges being faced by Ukraine and eastern European countries.

[@JasonSpielberg]

i will poo in the toilet u cant stop me

[@ericwillis777]

And the democracies of the world ! You think you are a bystander - boy have I got news for you !

[@JasonSpielberg]

@@ericwillis777 keyboard

[@ticnatz]

Russia can't even defeat a nation like Ukraine. I think Poland can't wait to have a go at Pootin.....

[@Worldturnedupsidedown]

Ukraine has the 3rd largest army in Europe and has been armed to the teeth and built huge defences and fortifications over the last 10 years. The Polish army is small and inferior to the Ukrainian as is most of Europe's armies

[@GodwinGodfather]

Dreamer.

[@carlosoomano]

​@@Worldturnedupsidedownarmed to the teeth? With daggers, javelins, stingers and sophisticated air defence. Poland's been spending $$$ on its army and it has had access to equipment specifically desogned for combined arms combat ... totally different kettle of fish bro

[@ticnatz]

@ Poland has far superior tech than Ukraine. Ukraine has been getting second hand equipment from the west (for the most part) and using old soviet era garbage, and they still are holding off Pootin.

[@bck481]

​@@carlosoomanoPolish army hasn't been to war for ah long time, Russian army has been incompetent beyond belief, especially the first 2 years, But they are learning, If the west doesn't wake up, Ukraine will fall, Then Poland will have ah very big, very angry, And very battle hardened army on their border,

[@tonywilliams9041]

Russia escalates.The West de-escalates.To Russia that is interpreted as weakness,so Putin will continue to escalate unless he is stopped.

[@stephanepierrot623]

The Turks shot down a Russian plane which had violated their air space. Russia stopped violating Turkey’s air space. Simple.

[@chespocket1756]

Exactly!

[@dw7647]

Turkey has the backing of NATO. Big difference

[@JasonSpielberg]

dog poo

[@bogi9358]

Erdogan personally apologized to avoid an escalation , fired his US spy military man but still got his black market fleet bombed

[@chespocket1756]

@ where did you get that twaddle from? 🤣🤣😂

[@gramos9115]

Sean Bell is an absolute master of assessment of this war. His frank attitude is what is needed in our political establishments. " you have to stand up to a bully " as we all know from our schooldays , bullies have to be confronted , there is no other way .

[@johnadam2885]

Nobody in the west wants to get killed standing up to the bully. You want Ukrainians to die, but you want to save your skin.

[@MrThartofwar]

Hypocrites unless your country stands up to Israeli genocide and nato invasions, that why the world don’t trust you’s :) Can’t talk about Russia until you hold nato actions to account coward hypocrites :)

[@hgkwbsx7]

He makes some reasonable points, however, there are far better analysts out there

[@JohnCSmith-lp1qr]

😂

[@fluffybunnyslippers2505]

You mean, "the master of alarmist clickbait"

[@julesbaby47]

Ukraine should get their nuclear deterrent back

[@crazyguy0_0]

US wont allow it.

[@t7s-b6x]

This is the worst thing about Putin's war. No-one will ever unilaterally disarm ever again.

[@JamieDodson]

When the USSR dissolved, Ukraine had about 25% of the strategic rocket forces misslies

[@silver831cali3]

​@@russellspeed1693If they never had it then why would Russia, the U.S and the United Kingdom sign the "Budapest Memorandum"?

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

@@russellspeed1693 Denying reality doesn't change reality.

[@garryjones8334]

Good on you Vice Marshall for saying if as it is when it comes to paying your way

[@jacksmitheram7412]

Ukraine 🇺🇦 have developed awesome airpower. DRONES ❤

[@Bodkin_Ye_Pointy]

This guy is talking like a soldier in his dismissal of trade sanctions. Not only has Russia lost significant markets, those markets have found alternative sources of energy. Further, it is all well and good to have massive reserves of natural resources. But Ukraine is attacking the infrastructure needed to produce and store these resources and the trade sanctions are making it difficult to repair the damage caused. Finally, the Russian economy is collapsing, which means nothing to Putin now. But see if he can afford the raw materials to actually rebuild the exhausted military hardware he has lost. See if he can replace the intellectual drain of its citizens who have found other places to live that value their services. War is not just the military, it is economical and Russia no longer has superiority over Ukraine in that sense.

[@djanitatiana]

Yep. Every war in the last 150 years has been a battle of economies, even Vietnam. As long as Europe stays in the fight, Russia has no chance, long term.

[@pragmatist165]

Negotiations start with US stating that Ukraine wants to join NATO, an so based on that, it must be permitted. Russia has threatened us all and what are the compelling, the visible outcomes from that, Finland and Sweden felt the heat, and joined NATO. The US must not " go marshmallows" about this, nor should the NATO countries

[@BradHirsch-y3z]

​@@pragmatist165 Our new old president is in Putin's hip pocket. Not only will the United States refuse Ukraine NATO membership, we may withdraw from NATO altogether. Trump getting elected again is a disaster for freedom-loving people around the world.

[@grahamthom8597]

Always good to hear from Mr Bell. Very clear sighted. 🇨🇦

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

The big mistake the west made was before the war started. The west/NATO should have given vague answers as to to whether the West/NATO would defend Ukraine. It might have just stopped Russia invading.

[@GodwinGodfather]

No country would attempt suicide for Ukraine, Russia might be bluffing in using nukes in ukraine, but they have it.

[@johnadam2885]

That would not work. Sir Putin invited those who think they can beat Russia to come to the battlefield and show it. No one in the west had the courage to go. Those who are afraid to die cannot win wars.

[@louiscypher4186]

Russia's intelligence services are still top notch and the Germans are notoriously compromised when it comes to Russia. So it doesn't matter what was said publicly, the Russians most likely would have known the actual position of the main players.

[@robertwoods3873]

The opposite is the case. NATO should have made it clear that they would back Ukraine to the hilt. Putin wrote a manifesto outlining his plan to take all of Ukraine, committing genocide against Ukrainians, and then moving on to Europe.

[@allenwilkerson7073]

great call out

[@waynek805]

Does the world really want to repeat the mistake of the disastrous selling out of Czechoslovakia in 1938 which only emboldened another famous bully!?

[@mosestekper7659]

“The only thing that we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history.”

[@waynek805]

@@mosestekper7659 You mean people (especially political leaders) continually fail to learn from the mistakes of the past, right? I would agree with that sentiment. If you are trying to say past history is irrelevant 'because it's different now', then I whole-heartedly disagree!

[@Itried20takennames]

They shouldn’t. If you give any reward, even a sliver of new land, to a dictator who invaded….you can only expect more invasions.

[@waynek805]

@ Yeah the only tricky part here is what to do about Crimea. It was not part of Ukraine until the 1950s when Soviet leader Kruschev (himself a Ukrainian) assigned it to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. The fair thing would have been for Russia to have compensated Ukraine for the seizing of that territory back in 2014. But now we have this war for which Russia should also have to pay reparations for the destruction they have done to the rest of Ukraine. The bill is getting very large for the Russians........

[@william_marshal]

I don't agree with Sean that Sanctions have hardly had any effect as Gas and oil is sold elsewhere. Gas is not sold elsewhere because Russia has no pipelines to China or India. Oil is being sold ever less because Ukraine is destroying Russian oil depots and refinery's and secondly sanctions on Russia's shadow fleet is making that obsolete. But sanctions are far more than just oil and Gas. Sanctions on banks has frozen the economy, sanctions on technology and machinery. Russian planes and trains no longer function because they're built in the west, major infrastructure like Hydro plants, Refinery's and so on. Even Russian military weapons like tanks were full of parts made in the west. Putin is pushing hard because he knows economic collapse is not far away and when that happens the Army will cave in !!!

[@seanlander9321]

Well, Europe buys a tanker load of Russian LNG every day, so there is a market for their gas.

[@jamesspica8804]

the french are still buying russian gas. were the french always cowards, or is this a new thing ?

[@geofo60]

Sean's analogy of bullies is spot on. I had to deal with one when I was at senior school in the 60's, the only way to stop them is go head to head with them. Now we have two individuals on opposite sides of the planet, one of which is a known bully and the other coming back into power in a couple of days who as a youngster was known for bullying kids that he didn't like in his neighbourhood. It's going to be interesting to see which of the two can stand their ground. Will it be the one that says little but has that smug grin, or the one that runs his mouth off before engaging his brain ?

[@stephenlyon1358]

You know nothing old man, go back to your BBC viewpoint and pretend you are worldly.

[@RaulFields-s6z]

I did it in elementary school. It works!

[@JasonSpielberg]

@@RaulFields-s6z i farted it works

[@russellspeed1693]

@@geofo60 this analogy is absurd

[@MartinLundström-l4v]

Soldiers are not neccesarilly an asset, it is also a TARGET. More targets....more losses... ( Sweden )

[@johnadam2885]

A Danish F 16 trainer was killed in Ukraine.

[@JasonSpielberg]

censored

[@jamescobban857]

Soldiers call being massively outnumbered by the enemy a "target rich environment".

[@CrispyOkra]

Putin attacked McDonald's today. That's a direct attack on Trump's interests. Big Mac mistake!

[@midbc1midbc199]

Who can last. Russia spends 110 billion on its whole military a year. The budget just for the US airforce alone is around 187 billion. Russian weapons are also old tired and imprecise and old shells with bad powder and powder bags for cannons so imprecise that their shots are wildly different and old ammo and powder degrades over time so unless you keep your military freshly supplied you are at a war losing disadvantage

[@stephenlyon1358]

Nato spends 1.5 trillion a year son. There is war in ukraine, then there is nuclear war with nato. Putin would not try to fight 1.5 trillion vs 110 billion.

[@mmurphy1533]

@@stephenlyon1358If it goes nuclear, Russia ceases to exist. Putin can pull that card, but it would be his last.

[@ianmarshall9057]

Russia as no chance of taking Poland. Wake up man how could that happen. Russia on its knees

[@thegibbonslad]

Why would they bother taking Poland? They have enough gherkins!

[@dragosdoreldumitru6633]

😂😂😂

[@mosestekper7659]

I soo much agree with his last statement. Fear and appeasement should stop. Putin only understands strength. Show him that.

[@dpelpal]

I am Russian and many in my country know this war to be lose. Now Donald Trump is saying he will support Ukraine. I believe this is good for Ukraine😮

[@dpelpal]

@boota1979 Russia economy smaller than Canada and has not even taken 20% of poorest country in Europe! War is losed

[@nankerphelgetv9308]

trump always tries to side with the winner. it's not about anything else, so he is starting to believe ukraine will win.

[@dpelpal]

@nanker I am to an agreement with u😊

[@dinaf1409]

I would not believe one word of Trump's. 😞

[@dpelpal]

@dinaf I think somebody convince him it better to support to Ukraine, now he is angry with my Russia

[@LLlap]

NATO created to fight russia and never having fought russia telling Ukraine that is fighting russia that it is not up to their standards of fighting russia is beyound cynical.

[@mrh2594]

NATO was created to defend other NATO members against aggression. It’s clear to the rest of the world that PUTIN is the aggressor ❗️ Putin favors lying to remain in power. No one had plans to attack or invade Russia❗️ Putin continues to take Russia backwards in 2025❗️ FACTS❗️ Putin’s lies never helped Russia. Putin’s mindset is simply delusional. It makes zero sense to continue with his aggression❗️

[@darrencorrigan8505]

Thanks, Times Radio.

[@Mark-l7i]

Russian losses in WWII were so severe that by 1945, 80% of the Soviet Union's cohort of males born in 1922 (only 23 years earlier) were dead. Read that again: BY THE END OF WWII, 80% OF RUSSIAN MALES AGED 23-YEARS OLD, WHO WERE BORN IN 1922 WERE DEAD. On either sides of that year (1921 and 1923 etc) there were similar losses but not as severe. The demographic impact of WWII, some 80 years ago, has had far reaching demographic implications for modern Russia and those implications are still being felt today. You can say that Russia can afford the losses incurred by its current strategy and use of Meat Wave assaults in its' war on Ukraine but the reality is that they can't afford it. The gruesome results of this current war are: hundreds of thousands of dead and even more seriously injured. It is also estimated that 600,000 young men (of child creating age) have left the country (and as of yet have not returned). And these were the highly educated of that cohort and many were members of key economic sectors whose skills are not easily replaced. Before the war it was estimated by the UN World Population Center that, given current demographic trends, in a worse- case scenario that the Russia population could decrease to 85 million (from its current number of 140 million) by the end of this century. And that was a 'worse case' scenario BEFORE this War. That number represents a population comparable to Britain today. In such a situation, a country with the largest land mass on the planet would have a population equal to Great Britain today. With 1.4 BILLION Chinese sitting on Russia's Southeastern border, that is totally unsustainable. What is the expression: You do the math.

[@waynek805]

Also consider they have a very low birth rate. Russia had severe issues prior to this ill conceived war and those have only gotten worse. Western countries should throw the doors open to all people from Russia who want to come, which will further weaken the regime.

[@owen-trombone]

Maybe someday in the far distant future we’ll finally stop hearing WW2 stats from guys who read a few books

[@GrooveTasticThang]

@@owen-tromboneit’s called education

[@waynek805]

@ Know the past or be doomed to repeat it, grasshopper. And NO it's not different now - human nature does not change.

[@owen-trombone]

@@waynek805 great, now tell us what happened at Appomattox 🥱

[@submariner99]

I find Sean Bell’s analysis so depressing. His analysis is realistic which suggests Russia will make gains from their evil attack on Ukraine. I also listen to Ben Hodges whose analysis in my view is less realistic but I wish was right.

[@kevinlight1530]

I agree with you too, although he has admitted a few times he has got things wrong, such as the Kursk invasion, and that Ukraine wouldn’t hold it.

[@ericwillis777]

​@@kevinlight1530well, we only have experience to go by, and what was the experience when all of Europe was occupied, and America was just a bystander ? Wouldn't it have been 'realistic' to make peace with Germany ?

[@Digmen1]

I hope that Trum will soon realise that Putin does not want to negotiate

[@kimepp2216]

Canada's GDP is about $2.1 trillion per annum. 2% is $40 billion. That works out to over $10,000 per Canadian per annum. This is actually a ridiculous sum not based in reality. NATO military spending has no relationship to how much the US spends on defense. If the rest of NATO spent 5% the US would not cut back on military spending. For all the billions in military equipment aid the US sent to Ukraine, it was mostly surplus and expiring equipment.

[@felipearbustopotd]

“The Soviet ( even in 2024 ) understands only one language; action, respects only one word; force” - Dean Acheson No brainer-Ukraine has shown it deserves a place in NATO.

[@joeybobbie1]

I think so too. Ukraine would be the Strongest Member of NATO behind the U.S. I would hate to have a War against Ukraine. They have the Bravest Soldiers on the Planet. Against all odds, Ukraine chose to Fight. I think that is Incredible. Ukraine will never give in. If NATO doesn’t want to Fight Russia, give Ukraine everything they ask for and Ukraine will beat Russia! NATO needs to quit Hiding with its Tail between its Legs!!! It’s Sickening how Scared NATO is Acting!!! Quit barely feeding Ukraine Weapons and give Ukraine what it needs to Win! Ukraine can and would do it!!!!

[@soton5teve]

There's no ceasefire, never was before.

[@talesofcanterbury42]

Everything Sean talks about is tactical not strategic. What if Ukraine’s military strategy was to destroy the USSR’s military reserve? What if by doing that you’d stop Russia attacking for a decade? You’d withdraw and let them advance and destroy their stockpile. Doesn’t sound a bad strategic plan.

[@trevorwebster5401]

Spot on Sean

[@patsy2851]

Dear me, they are getting worse. How long before they start mentioning that Putin not getting as far asThe Channel is a complete and utter strategic defeat😅😅😅😅

[@superkiwistar]

baltic states and poland understand russia better than lazy foolish politicians.

[@AndrewC.McPherson-xf5zw]

Middle of winter there now. Hard times

[@MrCatalhuyuk]

The good expert does not mention the drones and missiles striking Russian wealth. He says Poland is at risk, although Russia's population is no longer formidable and Poland has one of the best armies in Europe.

[@adrianlang6550]

No disrespect to Poland as what they are investing in their military however no one knows how good there army is until the are faced with a determined opposition. We were told that the NK were sending some elite troops to the Kursk region yet they are wandering about like children in dark uniforms in the snow, or more recently snow camouflage uniforms but the snow has melted. They may as wander around with flashing lights on their heads.

[@owen-trombone]

@@adrianlang6550 Poland may be untested but it seems a little silly to compare them with troops from a place called the Hermit Kingdom.

[@MrCatalhuyuk]

@@adrianlang6550 Well, unlike Russia, the Polish army is well armed and well trained., combined of course with long historical experience of Russia.

[@Itried20takennames]

You can find some fault with any military, but I would say Poland would have no trouble taking on with the Russians as they are now, and it would be another catastrophic blunder if Russia tried. But I doubt it will be,…it’s just more Russian bluster and empty threats.

[@stewartmaxwell135]

Absolutely disastrous destruction and death, what a devastating man this person is.

[@koiguidenishikigoi4972]

If I were you, I would blame your war alliance.

[@govinda102000]

And maga leadership along with many "americans" love putin but too embarrassed to proclaim their love for Xi.

[@markmorris1105]

​@koiguidenishikigoi4972 yeah Putrids war alliance

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

It would help clarify which person you are talking about.

[@davechan8613]

@@AnotherPointOfView944If you read that and don’t automatically think Putin, I don’t know what to tell you.

[@grumlasgrum8226]

General Nikolay Bogdanovsky, said that Russia can only keep this up for another 6 months due them having a useless government.

[@Shelby-t6p4j]

Trump doesn't care about anything or anybody but Trump.

[@Jimmithy-u4m]

And Biden doesn’t care about you or your daughters with the 21 million illegals that are coming over and having their way

[@olga.lawson]

When nothing works your way try to tell the truth, times radio

[@Shelby-t6p4j]

Trump doesn't care about Ukraine, please understand that.

[@bruceradz]

Trump does care, if it can make him a dollar. He likes Crimea for himself

[@michaelnannestad7399]

With the exception of Poland and Finland ,NATO needs Ukraine to give the rest of those NATO chickens a backbone.

[@TERRYB0688]

Absolutely right, we have to stand up to Putin, once and for all

[@Fatbodypyle]

Lies

[@pragmatist165]

Sean , in three words... you are brilliant. The pedigree of fighter pilot has rounded you, so much so that you should be leader of British defence 😊

[@lordhuggington9615]

Why indeed.

[@robertwoodhouse-bm7kt]

The west is training up 200 Ukraine people as F-16 pilots, the US has 800 surplus F-16- Give them 200 F-16 under lend lease with maintenance support spares etc. No cost to US Tax payer and with missiles and JDAMS Ukraine has a viable airforce. Poland getting F-35. US has a squadron of F-22 which has temporary time in Poland and the Baltic states. Lend lease can be used to boost up significantly the Ukraine army and meanwhile build very goos defence lines in Ukraine. If Ukraine can swap occupied Kursk oblast land for Kherson and Zapporzhzhia Oblasts you have a smaller front line to protect and Ukraine will strongly defend some of it. If the bridge to Crimea is destroyed then Russia will be difficult to surprise an invasion from Crimea and Ukraine will build several defence lines to fall back on.

[@kennethkong5484]

So it’s USA war using Ukrainian mercenaries and pilots

[@melweconsultancy4452]

Is this the same guy who said Russia has run out of missiles and was now using shovels and refrigerator chips to Hit Ukraine???. Funny 😂😂😂😂😂

[@bb1457]

Sanctions are not impacting Russian fossil fuel exports? Look at the numbers before saying that.

[@phwodehouse]

the elefant in the room is that more defence expenditure in europe is immediately fed into the us arms industry. so win win for trump.

[@sueschlesinger8152]

PLEASE don't let TRUMP bully NATO nations. INSURE that NATO NATIONS involve the US MILITARY LEADERS in ALL discussions.

[@memirandawong]

This is a war of tipping points.

[@eamonryan2198]

Just a quick comment re Crimea. What Kruschev actually did was RETURN Crimea to Ukraine. It was invaded, overrun, and ultimately annexed by Catherine the Great if memory serves me right. To claim otherwise is just more imperialist guff. As an Irish person I know a lot about that.

[@mike4480]

Thanks to “ The Times Radio “ for the very informative stream … 💙💛💙

[@mileshigh1321]

The guest was insightful and also empathetic !

[@t7s-b6x]

Peacekeepers would have to be NATO. Otherwise there would be scope for backing out if they got killed.

[@Joakimjohannessen]

Don’t listen to this guy as he’s a terrible in predicting anything!

[@maxthemagition]

UK-Ukraine 100 Year Partnership Declaration detailed on the Gov Uk web site is so unusual and it points to the UK taking responsibility for the situation in Ukraine. One wonders exactly what has the UK done or what involvement has the UK been in with the leaders of Ukraine to make such a declaration. In other words is the UK responsible for what is happening to Ukraine?

[@maxthemagition]

Prepare for War…..

[@seanlander9321]

Just a little reminder, it’s 94 years since the UK stopped repaying American WWI loans, yes 100 years is a long time and Britains failure to stand by any agreement doesn’t give much confidence that the Ukraine pledge will be worth more than the paper it’s written on.

[@memirandawong]

Most of that pledge must be upheld by people not even born yet.

[@bodhibrightwell6445]

The whole worlld must use'green~energy'for utilities'to side-step this 'blackmailiing' that we need the oil &gas😮they supply, so our past needs of gas&oil,must be replaced for preserving our planet throo using the 'green~energy' we know how to produce!

[@SuperMagnum2011]

Thank you. 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇧🇺🇦

[@FritzAltenfels]

3% military budget is reasonable. But Europeans are not freeloaders. US is the major arms producer, so 3.4 % is appropriate : EU members have to buy arms ( US makes the profit on their budget...) , whereas US has factories running nonstop and US gets material much cheaper.

[@magichead79]

I’m reminded of WW1 where Germans were begging the enemy to not run at them because they would be mowed down by machine guns.

[@jacksmitheram7412]

Nato would be lucky to get Ukraine 🇺🇦.. look at what they can do ❤

[@ianmarshall9057]

Putin is done he'll be gone come summer

[@killeresk]

Yes but expecting everyone to spend more in a globally synchronized recession is totally moronic.

[@stefana1446]

The reality that Trump learned is that keeping the war going in about the same state of affair (positional ) will be more beneficial for the US industrial army complex. Trump will flex his muscles for the whole term while doing basically nothing concrete one way or the other, blaming everyone for standing in the way of his peace keeping deal while praising himself for everything that might be perceived positively.... He's quite transparent this way.

[@deathski2]

Just to let you know, there is a conveyor belt of smiling people looking in your window.

[@mr.mayhem7402]

If Trump is able to being an end to this conflict, what news stories will TR place the close-up of Putin's face on?

[@trevorroberts9584]

The overthrow of Putin. The collapse of the Russian Empire. The collapse of the Russian economy. China reclaiming Outer Manchuria and possibly 'liberating' other regions of the 'Russian' far East.. There are many other disasters or permutations of disasters that Putin has, or will, cause and that he will be legitimately blamed for.

[@marcmullan]

I love Sean Bell. Ex-fighter pilot and very intelligent man. Knows how to nail the situation.

[@dano9008]

The US NEVER made security guarantees to Ukraine in the Budapest Mem. They made security assurances which is an explicit way of saying "No, we are not willing to give security guarantees, but we will be involved in other ways to support the defense of Ukraine -diplomacy, sanctions, and aid."

[@Emankind]

3 days, 3 years…. C’est la vie!

[@dpelpal]

I am Russian and I remember VV Putin screaming the whole "Kyiv in 3 days." Makes me Embarrassment😒😢 Many in my Russia try to scream that he did not say it: because of this embarrassment

[@Emankind]

@ It would be better for everyone in the whole world (except Putin) if Russia would go home. I think we can all see where the problem is here? Only the Russian people can “fix” this mess.

[@marcmullan]

😂😂😂

[@anthony-m9m1i]

@@dpelpalThat's because he didn't say it, ever.

[@FireCrack83]

​@@anthony-m9m1isays the 3 month old kremlin bot Account

[@coachking5208]

What are you on at Times Radio?.

[@travishartman5662]

What ceasefire?

[@bennynamn8063]

I think you need to address Ukraine's general conscription, it starts at 26, they have 800,000 who are between the ages of 18 and 26, why don't they use them like they do in most countries, should they save these until Russia has taken over their land so Putin can use these in war against Poland and Finland

[@johncochrane1301]

Let's be honest, if Ukraine had oil or minerals the west woiuld be there in minutes.

[@artturretje423]

Stop counting 2% without defining what that is!! US Coast Guard is included, Canadian CG isn't as an example, don't talk like Trump, thínk! The enormous waiste in US and German procurement proves you'll have to be more specific: 2% of whát? And even then: it's ínput, not output: stop repeating dumm Trump lines, sry to say

[@johncromwell2529]

Healthcare for US military costs included? Yep

[@HarrySatchelWhatsThatSmell]

07:55 Exactly ZERO countries have been "swallowed up" by Russia. In order for anyone to be, "next" there would have had to have been at least one. Which, of course, there hasn't been. Words mean things. Choose them more carefully.

[@BradHirsch-y3z]

umm, let's see, Ukraine, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Hungary, Czeckoslovakia, East Germany, Romania, Bulgaria..... all occupied by the Soviet Union for most of the last century. Half of Europe was run from the kremlin. Poland regained its freedom in 1989. What are you talking about?

[@nicholastyrrell]

EUROPE ARMIES SHOULD BE AT DNIPRO.

[@goldcoasttime]

yeah he's failed, LOL

[@johnadam2885]

Who is asking for negotiations, US or Russia ?

[@noahway13]

I don't understand the reluctance for a cease-fire. They say Russia will go and rebuild its military--- like Ukraine and NATO will just stand around with their hands in their pockets and whistle and wait. Ukraine could build up faster with NATO bringing supplies and TROOPS.

[@MemekingJag]

I can understand it for Putin, a million armed men coming back from a white peace ended expeditionary war to an awful economy is a good way to get yourself put up against the wall. If I had to guess, the main issue with a cease-fire for Ukraine would be that no one would be all that eager once peace has been achieved to stand up to Russia once again if the ceasefire break down. Economies recovering from the downturn due to the war will be hesitant to start sending money to Ukraine if Russia breaks their word, and that 3 day drive to Kyiv might work.

[@russellspeed1693]

@@noahway13 why on Earth would there be a ceasefire, unless you actually what you are told by TR.

[@noahway13]

@@russellspeed1693 How do YOU predict this war will end?

[@joemintsa869]

Is there any Trump's cease fire? You are talking about the product of your little imagination as something real.

[@JamesMckenzie-qm2gp]

Bro . That brown coat … either you have 1000 of them Sean . Or … let me order you some !

[@JosephJohn-fb9wx]

As we saw in WW1, the technology is ahead of the tactics and thus there have been enormous casualties on both sides.

[@dougmarshall4010]

I’m sick of these so called experts who get on air and pontificate and ‘astound us with their intelligence’. These same so called experts thought the Russian army would walk to Kyiv in 2 weeks.

[@JMSROgden]

The Russian Army has lost between 600k and 800k men. The armour force has been bled white. By what measure has the West "Not stood up" to the "bully"? NATO won the war. Now is the time to make peace.

[@prosimulate]

Keep telling yourselves that.

[@MartinLundström-l4v]

Russia se, they are soon finished/done.....when oil stop following... So the DESPERATLY push... ( Sweden )

[@tommybryson2311]

I hope your right but i worry that Trump will lift sanctions Russia has an abundance of resources to sell And rebuild their war machine..

[@leisti]

14:15 "The world consumes a hundred barrels of oil a year"?

[@hassletanaka9195]

It isn't 89,000, it is 890,000

[@B0bChorba]

My Sykes: It is PUTIN, not PYUTIN. You are a journalist, just pronounce the name properly for Christ's sake.

[@talesofcanterbury42]

I find Sean baffling. He said on his own KZbin channel we have no defence against Russian missile. We have 7 Type 45 Frigates with the Aegis system. The whole of Europe is defended by two Aegis Ashore missile defence in Poland and Romania.

[@hanskleinjan]

Of the biggest failures ever

[@davidwaskul2821]

Canada's GDP is 2 plus trillion per year, so 2% is how much. Canada is in 10th and Italy is in 9th place in the World GDP. Thank you....

[@eskayem992]

You guys in this platform seem to be a club of dreamers living in fantasy land.i dont support putin but find your tall claims unrealistic and not based on reality checks

[@QuinlinBane]

That background is distracting

The European countries, especially the British, should be made to secure their own future against Russia. Why should the Chinese and America get involved

[@Ode-to-Odysseus]

Russia should have consolidated its gains at least a year ago. Their stubborn pushing has brought their economy to the brink of ruin.

[@copperdragon9041]

Trump is Putins ace in the hole.

[@anthonyhulse1248]

Buddy, the guy in a computer mic is far more audible than you. Turn your mic up or move it closer to your mouth.

[@visualnetwork3773]

Ukrain's elimination of oil assets etc. in russia mirrors what was done in WWII to weaken the Nazis and enable their defeat. If they had focused only on the front lines then you would be speaking German. How do people loose this experiential knowledge?

[@claudinefiona9698]

Putin has never changed the objectives of the SMO (except #4), 1. Demilitarization, 2. Neutrality, 3. Denazification, 4. Independence for the Donbass originally but now annexation of the 4 oblasts, after the referendums in Sept 2022.