How the West can dismantle Putin from the outside | Dr Stephen Hall

The West could dismantle Putin’s regime from outside, with the Russian leader becoming increasingly paranoid as elections loom, explains Dr. Stephen Hall.
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[@johnhume4346]

Reminder that nobody voted for our last two prime ministers 🙄

[@foilhat1138]

Their constituents voted them in and their party elected them PM. Read up on how the British Parliamentary system works if you want.

[@johnhume4346]

@@foilhat1138 Their party is not the electorate. If one of them is corrupt then they all are by association.

[@RobBCactive]

Even at a general election few ever voted for the PM as you vote for a candidate on the ballot paper. But your comment is nonsense as they were elected MPs.

[@johnhume4346]

@RobBCactive we vote for a party you clown.

[@johnhume4346]

@@RobBCactive we vote for a manifesto proposal from a political party.

[@madeinengland1212]

Hillarious

[@madeinengland1212]

Did i stumble upon a televised 6th form debate. ? Or was this a discussion about the 2020 US elections? Hard to tell

[@GdaySport]

Does nobody check the audio on these videos? Before they are uploaded question mark missed the last ten minutes

[@latinokid33]

It is done on purpose. Putin is listening! Only trained lip readers are privy to this information.

[@andreasferenczi7613]

I knew they were not checking the facts, but I would have expected them to check the audio at least...🤣🤣🤣

[@AnthonyCarroll-ue3uv]

I think he probably said some stuff they had to mute...

[@paulstewart4195]

You haven’t missed anything given it’s all horseshit from no nothing clowns 🤡

[@sforoushani1]

Given the way the audio comes back in at the end for the sign off, I'm guessing you're right @@AnthonyCarroll-ue3uv

[@castlerock58]

These people are as insane as the characters from "Dr. Strangelove".

[@mvp4lithuania]

Thank you Stephen for calling out the phrase "Russia's front lawn". These sort of phrases are Kremlin's talk. A grateful Lithuanian.

[@paulstewart4195]

But ok to for the Americans to see the whole world as there sphere of influence. How would they react to Russia forming an alliance with Mexico and posting soldiers and armour on the Mexican Canadian border. Think we know how that goes. As for Lithuania you have a population of a 1000 an army of 2000 and your prime minister is the chichuaua that barks behind Dementia Joes back. Don’t annoy the Russian bear and be content to be a client state of Washington. Good to see no Time is still funded by the CIA🤡🤣🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

[@NewPipeFTW]

​@@paulstewart4195NATO didnt consider putting troops into ukraine on russias border until Putin invaded. Russia continues to threaten its neighbors. Finland joining NATO didnt provoke a reaction. And how does annexing new territory closer to NATO help keep NATO away from russia..?

[@stu281]

@@NewPipeFTW because Finland and Sweden will never be a threat militarily total population 15 million. But a militarised Russia on the border with Finland is a direct threat to Finland.

[@bjt8764]

I must say, for a Lithuanian your english is spectacular. One might even suspect that there's a english bloke composing these sentences and loading them into an "influencer" bot.

[@jimmcintosh184]

as a Canadian I sympathize with all the countries on Russias borders. Putin is the instigator here and that is obvious. the situation requires a firm hand in order to end Putins childishness. Shame on him for being so irresponsible. A leader of a nuclear armed country should know better. shame on him

[@AndersWahlberg]

There seems to be something wrong with the video? Not only are the audio levels very low (as with many of your recent videos), but here the cc is out of order and the sound completely cuts out as of ca 24 minutes in. Unfortunate, as the topic really is very interesting

[@SuperRede4u]

I believe that they've uploaded a new copy. It's now 22:31 long and the audio sounds good to me. Probably something went sideways with the upload to KZbin on the 1st go round. That doesn't excuse them from not checking the final product that us viewers will see.

[@iainhunneybell]

Do you know the audio stops about 24 mins in????

[@SuperRede4u]

I think that they uploaded a new version as it's now 22:31 long. Sometimes the uploading process to KZbin gets fubared but that shouldn't excuse someone from checking out the finished upload that Joe public sees.

[@rouz0]

It was such a nonsense that they decided you don't hear the rest 😂

[@johnnybgood5836]

Times radio lives in a delusional fantasy land .... it's quite amazing how removed from reality....

[@MusehanaH]

As it turns out, they have loads of delusional followers judging by the comments

[@dublintvcontent2023]

Spot on!

[@s.d.h.3t981]

Times radio can't leave a day without mention Russia or Putin so keep hating

[@albertmaziarz6739]

russians self inflicted wounds

[@thetruth6099]

Their pay depends on that

[@mango2005]

Bring it on

[@skog44]

Thank you Doctor

[@user-iv2ov7lu4i]

Yeah, because the West has done a great job so far 😂😂😂😂

[@norwegianzound]

The title is misleading. There is no such plan. It's just a suggestion from the contributor.

[@rogerphelps9939]

Not quite. There is a general consensus on the approach to be taken.

[@k1c1us2008]

Not really a consensus…just this academic with nothing better to do than think up something to write and make himself relevant.

[@zigzagzaag]

The title isn't misleading. "How the West Can Dismantle Putin from the Outside" and the video is about how "The West" (aka the free world) can dismantle Putin from the outside. Pretty spot on I'd say.

[@MusehanaH]

@zigzagzaag, the west isn't free. Try calling Israel a war criminal state and see how your government deal with you...😂

[@okletmesignup]

OK... what happened at 23:47?

[@Dude0000]

Election interference.

[@KhalidHasanCanadian]

Audio cuts out at 23:48 and restarts at 31:10😢

[@tyman3331]

I am from Russia and my dream is that putin will be sent to Hague as soon as possible!

[@Oomph6006]

I really hope Europe and Russia will colab after Putin. We could together build a really strong economy, good welfare, healthcare, massive green energy by exploit Siberia, great farmland, crazy production, the sky`s the limit...

[@TobiasC-mg4zk]

Russia could have a bright future if they could find a way to jettison Putin and his gang of criminals. It’s baffling how they are so beholden to their dictator. Stockholm syndrome and n steroids I’m afraid.

[@ethansairsoftandmore5327]

Well if you're actually from Russia, you know that's never happening

[@Bustergonad81]

@@Oomph6006 not while Putins corrupt regime is ruling. It’s only going to go the other way

[@jimmcintosh184]

i truly sympathize with you. it must be agonizing to see your country being manipulated by this person.

[@chrisloukes424]

More of this chap. Brilliant insights, ideas and solutions.

[@victorsong8416]

A concrete example of when the incompetent and the dumb escapes into fantasyland...

[@niburu1508]

If as claimed by many that the elections are fixed Why would Mr. Putin get paranoid.? Is Dr. Stephan Hall paranoid ? The West don’t seem to need elections to become paranoid - their greed, stupidity and rigged elections ( postal votes) give the ‘ voters’ what they deserve. Warmongers, Liars, Thieves, Social climbers, useful/ useless idiots etc.

[@brothermaleuspraetor9505]

And that's just western leaders...

[@sumiland6445]

24:25 sound cut-off ??

[@Therealanimalhouse]

No sound at the end, about minute 24.

[@asasbs1411]

if you believe a word from this channel know you are far from reality and need to dig a little more .

[@dublintvcontent2023]

Absolutely! It is astounding the sheer nonsense they keep putting out. Pure CIA, MI6 operations and project. Ask your local Gardener for better insights or the local kindergarten teacher.

[@asasbs1411]

@@dublintvcontent2023 they truly think less of us.

[@vonmuschinski3935]

Okay, but as long as you not living in Russia and you have to "vote" this way, it's none of your business. It's up to the Russian people to stand up or not.

[@emm_arr]

"but as long as you not living in Russia and you have to "vote" this way, it's none of your business" Brexit and Ruzzian involement means it very much IS my business. Putin's a naughty chimp and deserves a spanking.

[@albertmaziarz6739]

they are scare and shitless

[@RobBCactive]

Vladolf made it our business, there's been many attacks and hostile aggressive acts for 2 decades, now he launched a failed invasion and has had to switch to a war time economy. Ignoring his crimes and saying he was rational lead to him destabilising Europe, threatening the international law based world order and making nuclear threats against neutral countries who responded by joining NATO.

[@BojanPeric-kq9et]

@@albertmaziarz6739 are Americans or Brits any different?

[@terranceaddison4599]

The 1917 revolution speaks for itself

[@RoyalBlue292]

The Empire is horrendously defeated!

[@todd1770]

American empire???

[@chriscottrell1446]

Great interview. But the audio goes silent at 23:48

[@johnnyjohnny7204]

too bad sound cut out with 10min to go. wish times radio would get these problems sorted.

[@mcloutier5]

Hey, what happened to the audio at 23: something?

[@me3883]

And now, I want him to talk about US elections, especially this, '24th, and the previous one.

[@bezdownunder5481]

Yaah nato putting troops on russian boarder is not provocatively done in any way... us bails on nato... nato would not stand at all. Then maybe peace could follow.

[@stephenhill545]

How many nato troops were in Eastern Europe before the annexation of crimea?

[@andrewtoporis]

@@stephenhill545 It states clearly on the NATO website that in 2008 Ukraine’s path to NATO membership had been agreed. It was a few years later Russia annexed Crimea. Do not try to pretend Russia was not threatened, that is just not true. www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_37750.htm

[@alexsimpson79]

Britain, keep on dreaming! 🤣

[@tubekane]

Audio stopped 10 min before the end

[@stuartgallus2025]

Yeah right’ Putin is not going anywhere and Ukraine is going to be lucky to have any men left.

[@terranceaddison4599]

What is this? the medieval times? Do you know what happen if he wins?

[@SuperMagnum2011]

Thank you. Glory to Ukraine. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🤝🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@julianpetkov8320]

Get off the gloryhole and do something that benefits humanity for a change.

[@curiouscatlabincgetsworrie7755]

Silence might be golden but this is one step too far? :D

[@jocelynyared2150]

You wish!😊

[@serviustullus7204]

When a dictator does not know when to move on - Vladimir Putin.

[@nozhki-busha]

It is ok, there will eventually be some people who will help him to move on...

[@stu281]

Dictator elected please explain.

[@hansrijke8477]

In Amerika yes !!!!@@nozhki-busha

[@DaveABerry]

@@stu281😂🤣😂🤣🤡

[@stu281]

@@DaveABerry prove me wrong.

[@user-yc4xf8cv5y]

The political system in UK is rotten 😂😂😂😂😂

[@benghiskahn3673]

Yes. But at least you can call it out in the street, in the press, on the Internet without being shipped off to labour camp in the outer Hebrides or being found dead from "mysterious circumstances. The UK ain't perfect. This British citizen is very real about that. But its a damn sight better than the utterly putrid mafia-cleptocracy in Russia.

[@harkonharkon9574]

Lost sound for last bit ??

[@s.d.h.3t981]

At 2:22 dude you know that's bs propaganda 😂😂😂

[@berniesinclair1351]

No sound halfway through ?

[@paulstewart4195]

And how you will be dismantled if the CIA pull your funding😂😂

[@Probablyacowtbh]

The knives are getting closer, puty.

[@GloryCarrier22]

Yeah right, it’ll only take a hundred years or so…

[@marksp1917]

What you really meant to say was, " The knives are getting closer , zelensky"

[@opsysofborg]

The audio cut out @23:47

[@us-Bahn]

This good gentleman might draw a straighter line between the question and his answer.

[@JacobZagha]

No Audio! @25min

[@alexandramochilina9260]

Intersting talk but the audio stopped at 23:50min

[@pieterviljoen1620]

Little Britain, a mere tiny speckle on the world map, wanting to dismantle Russia ? I mean, you simply don’t get to decide Russia’s future. It is rather presumptuous and out of place. And it is not your right.

[@gleestruwe1818]

that s true ,and the west is sure to get a taste of Russian wroth 🤕

[@julianpetkov8320]

"Little" Britain now owns 80% of the criminal tropical banks after they took care of the Swiss competition. When most of the EU politicians keep their loot safe with London, we have ZERO democracy in the EU.

[@anacallow509]

Great dictation ! Thank you !

[@McChes]

Loses sound @23:49?

[@leeds-yoga9265]

Why the f#ck would you want to do this? This is happening to the uSA, not Russia.

[@kenzubko9636]

The west had a chance to show Russia a better way as you say, after the collapse of the soviet union, supporting and creating oligarchs was just another western mistake.

[@stephenhill545]

Always the west's fault. You elected Yeltsin. He rejected social democratic model because it would encourage the communists. Your choice.

[@BojanPeric-kq9et]

Spot on. Why would anyone sane try to repeated failed experiment and give yet another chance for unipolar world? Oligarch wannabes.

[@user-bj3jk2sm5e]

Old jjoke from the Soviet era: a thief broke into the Kremnlin last night and stole next week's election results.

[@holger3943]

sounds like last Biden's election

[@me3883]

Do you have any jokes about US elections? 😉

[@jossiesh7649]

Times Radio and BBC manged to wash out your brain cells. Congrats

[@Metta33]

While the west is dismantled from within by the west...

[@billwilliams9251]

Please remove this video and put it back up when you have sorted out the sound.

[@Brett-jy9yk]

Putin needs to change his diapers.

[@user-yv3bf5qo1q]

Putin a sad strange little man

[@andreasferenczi7613]

I think he's quite happy. He will most likely have the last laugh...

[@stu281]

Yes he’s happy. This is the craziest skit I’ve ever heard 😂. Thank god it cut off…

[@liliabird3160]

Putin is a dangerous psychopath and should be stopped ASAP😢 but Western politicians are leftists and not able to handle political psychopaths like Putin, secondly there are no politicians like Churchill or Roosevelt😮

[@RaquelGarcia-fj7pk]

Little man??😂 The one is destroying nato? The one making fun of senile biden? The smartest leader in the world ? Envious of him 😂😂😂

[@gerryhouska2859]

Napoleon syndrome personified.

[@JC-rr1wu]

I like it!

[@bjt8764]

bot

[@gfhomeNevashedelo]

Hucpa is the second happiness! 😅

[@nicktechnubyte1184]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@captainhadd0ck]

Heroyam slava!

[@tonytugiau986]

Absolutely! The war is definitely heading towards dismantling Putin Era. The general election is a joke.

[@george1737]

Slava the worlds most 🃏people.

[@user-vx1fs5zi3x]

Ukraine lost hahahahaha

[@DarrenJamiesonJamieson]

Was it not you lot who said that they'd help Agentina with The Falklands if they helped you wirh Russia: Why are you here?

[@andreipolytov1059]

Я конечно не врач, может у Путина и паранойя? Вот у Байдена точно паранойи нет. Там где деменция, паранойи нет места😂.

[@edbaker515]

In Rasputin Russia..1500 family's are running Russia.

[@rekstok]

Conflict of interest. Rheinmetall owns ex Denel arms manufacturers in South Africa. South Africa is covertly supplying Russia with arms. And now Rheinmetall is manufacturing for Germany and Ukraine. Question- which country gets best support, quality and quantity from Rheinmetall? Should South Africa have an arms embargo or be sanctioned?

[@elspeth6070]

Thank you your recomendations are brilliant - I hope the European countries and nato support your ideas - it’s simple but powerful

[@McChes]

Bit of a ramble this. Some interesting points in it, but the delivery by Dr Hall is a bit unfocused and repetitive, and the interviewer could do a lot more to respond with more energy and drive the conversation.

[@asge0649]

Sound cuts of at about 24 minutes in

[@marks1167]

Dumb and Dumber

[@jossiesh7649]

well said

[@michaelrathbone7258]

The same criticisms about electoral legitimacy could also be said about countries in the West. We too are lied by our leaders about our leaders

[@johnhume4346]

"Electronic voting is open to be being manipulated"... like the 2020 elections.

[@mortenjohansen4120]

Putin wiill try Manuevers in Spitsbergen (Svalbard) which belongs to Norway (but not «really» through the treaty)

[@guderian557]

I hope you mean every centimeter of Nato territory, otherwise things might not work out so well.

[@DarrenJamiesonJamieson]

NATO territory. Ahem. British you mean?

[@guderian557]

@@DarrenJamiesonJamieson All Nato countries, except two, use standard units of measurement.

[@skullsaintdead]

​@@guderian557You mean metric. I think the Americans would say Imperial is their 'standard' unit of measurement (the fools!).

[@RobBCactive]

Displays are sized in inches! In Spanish "pulgadas". They still work fine using SI units.

[@DarrenJamiesonJamieson]

@@guderian557 What is you're point (Britain owns the world), get over it.

[@eltogibkamile]

no more sound after 23 minutes

[@cletusnze4171]

Hahahaha! This is your "expert"? Hahahaha!

[@bezdownunder5481]

Kind of assumes ukraine position is not weakened more.

[@MusehanaH]

Exactly when will this happen? Two years on and the man is getting stronger and stronger while the useless west is getting poorer 😂

[@Julei_]

Why did the sound go out the moment he started talking about possible actions the exiled opposition party could take in Russia?

[@jameskelley3365]

Shameless....

[@bizzfo]

Wow the us has all the same kind of voting 🤔

[@jdg9999]

Times readers are the same ones who ranted for years about MUH RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE in the USA and UK, ans who ridiculed Putin as paranoid for suggesting that the West wanted destabilize Russia (even this video does it) as the same time as they openly discuss how the West can effect regime change and destabilize Russia. The level of gaslighting shtlib neocons engage in is really impressive.

[@markbryant4641]

Yeah! It's insane. Imagine if Putin said he was going to destabilise and topple the french government. I saw Hilary interviewed a month or so back and she mentioned Russia's interference in the US elections. I couldn't believe it! That's not only been completely debunked, but it's common knowledge it was HER who cooked up the scandal in the first place. Unreal.

[@Crouchy232323]

"Putin is finished" "Ukraine is winning"

[@gleestruwe1818]

you must be a British dreamer , Putin can never lose , not sure what fake American movie u watching , but u way off , in fact I see Russia coming for ur wester kind for not minding there nosey parking , what can u do NATO , sweet nothing like ur article 5 is a joke 😏🥴

[@ethansairsoftandmore5327]

You must be brainless

[@Crouchy232323]

@@zimri-lim8254 what do you mean there is no evidence? Everyday Times Radio has a 30 minute video explaining "Putin is finished" "Ukraine is winning"

[@KenPassey-hd2mc]

🤞🤞🤞

[@ElRabito]

Cope harder RụŞŞɳaƶȋ 🤡

[@stu281]

So if this is true who’s going to replace the Putin. Be careful what you wish for.

[@tess1089]

I don’t think it could get any worse so I’m not worried

[@stu281]

@@tess1089 oh it could believe me.

[@stephenhill545]

Could it be worse?

[@stu281]

@@stephenhill545 all depends on who replaces him.

[@BojanPeric-kq9et]

@@tess1089 many consider Putin to be moderate or even too soft.

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

What a rambling argument this guy had

[@stephenhill545]

Hall is very respected

[@klarachiamarsi5935]

@@stephenhill545 yeah, by the idiots like himself.

[@BojanPeric-kq9et]

@@stephenhill545 Karadshians (and their backsides) have millions of viewers and followers. They are "very respected" too.

[@johnmay7774]

I would not be surprised to find out that Putin had threatened Prigozhin with battlefield nuclear weapons....

[@user-xw4gr9kn8n]

"The West’s plan to dismantle Putin from the outside." I read this. The first thing I wonder is if they plan to draw and quarter him.

[@DarrenJamiesonJamieson]

Seems The USA and EU are more of a threat (Hawaii, Western Samoa, to name but a few). How dumb or poor to want to be on they're side!

[@70newlife]

So far they have been as good as Don Quixote riding a donkey facing it's backside. You are going to declare Russian President illegitimate!!!😂😂😂 Jackson Society??!! Sounds like Society of Jack the Donkeys Son 😂😂😂

[@guardiangypsy2682]

Pootin wants dismembering never mind dismantling!

[@stu281]

Go and do it then bubba.

[@user-iq2rx7oj3e]

! No sound for the last 10 minutes! Hey, great Report! You should know that around 23:50 minute the sound cuts out

[@deepgardening]

Denazification? The only Dicktater in the room is Vladimir! THAT would be some denazification I could get behind...

[@NateWhitehorse]

1939. USSR helped Germany invade Poland. USSR made an alliance with Germany

[@RobBCactive]

Vladolf has been plagiarising, he just needed to look in a mirror.

[@BojanPeric-kq9et]

@@NateWhitehorse UK made peace with Germany in 1938. And UK was protected by Channel, Soviet Union had no natural obstacles. Beside, Poles were friends with Germans when they took part of Czechoslovakia. Poles hates to be reminded about that historical fact.

[@jeffreyrook8073]

Thanks for letting me know you’re referencing the full scale invasion. Unfortunately I’m more concerned about the half scale invasion, so not much for me here. 🤦‍♂️

[@theworld9623]

This is hilarious 😂😂

[@barnesthomas69]

Volume gone

[@DominicFlynn]

The vampires' ball has come to an end. The old world order is gone

[@edmundniedzialek8498]

Illegitimate. What a nice word. Whatever Russia is doing is not legitimate according to real and absolute standards of The " free and democratic world". That is the highest level of bulling and arrogance.

[@RobBCactive]

Vladolf's invasion of neighbouring countries has equal legitimacy to the invasions of Poland & Finland in 1939

[@RobBCactive]

Waging an expansionist war of aggression with genocidal war aims has consequences.

[@BojanPeric-kq9et]

@@RobBCactive you mean like US did in Sudan, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, with few land grabs here and there? By comparing numbers and percentage of population, GW Bush in Iraq is way ahead of Putin in Ukraine. So how is Putin "genocidal" and Bush is not?

[@dliu115]

Wishful thinking but possible

[@farooqmulla5280]

Sweet Dreams

[@philcalvert2427]

I like this guy and his words are true.

[@EASTSIDERIDER707]

Putin should receive a participation trophy or a lifetime achievement award.

[@templecreations2351]

Do not call Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia “Russia’s front lawn”, that was truly in bad taste. Geez.

[@rrickarr]

Instead of trying to sort out Russia and Putin America and the European countries should be taking care of themselves and the people of their countries.

[@jdg9999]

That's the last thing they want to do, that's why they're so focused on scapegoating Russia for all their problems

[@ogathingo8885]

Keeping peace and security for the free world is taking care of freedom and peace of their citizens because without peace there is no positive socio-economic development…

[@BojanPeric-kq9et]

@@ogathingo8885 Keeping peace by bombing and invading sovereign countries and killing millions, with tens of millions of refugees? That is "free world", while supporting the worst Islamic fanatics?

[@tabgresor8356]

@@jdg9999 absolutely

[@tabgresor8356]

I wrote my comments without insulting anyone but got censored, this is the West today ? Comments based on geo politics, eschatology , history, religion... but you still get censored...ok let's "let the blind bury the blind" then

[@Durnyful]

All gone to plan so far... eh?

[@andysm1964]

A genuine question,have any of these academics, lived in Russia or Soviet union ,and had deals with Russians ,i dont mean the rich ones living in the west ,but ordinary rank and file Russians?.how many have been to Crimea?

[@dannydetonator]

Johnatan Fink, Harley from E.Lancs4Ukraine, Todd Sweeny and many more who'se names escape me right now have lived (and still visits) both in Eastern Ukraine and Russia. Like a rule they're the staunches defendants of Ukraine. I have acquaintainces who lived in Crimea before and after occupation. Why do you ask?

[@andysm1964]

@@dannydetonator Hi,i think the question maybe for me? i to have had many interactions in Ukraine over the years,and Crimea, my question was not aimed at KZbinrs , more of the academics that contribute to news channels and advice govts.A big difference from knowing Russian exiles in London etc to the ordinary folk that still live in their Motherland. It`s the same here in uk how,wealthy and connected politicians and academics all know the woes and concerns of say, working class people,but have little to no connection with that group of people they are `experts` on...I hope that clarifies ?

[@leenickshramko1100]

Declaring him a war criminal wasn’t enough??

[@BojanPeric-kq9et]

Why would anyone sane declare him a war criminal?

[@mb37073]

Conservative party is also doing a Putin in the last decade and half, why do this guy only criticise Putin?