NATO aid allows Ukraine to target 'the one thing Russia would not want to lose' | Sean Bell

"You have to provide bullets and artillery rounds, but smart weapons are. That's where the game changer is genuinely provided by the West."
Ukraine could "find a different way of fighting the war" as US missiles and British boats sent to Ukraine will enhance their capability to strike Crimea, says retired Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell.
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[@vasik9719]

Absolutely agree: no bully can be stopped by begging! We have to stand united against terror!

[@willkerslake8820]

You just can't appease megalomaniacs...

[@ikechukwuogbu9306]

You are right. And please don't forget the Chief-bully-in charge. The bully who stepped into Iraq claiming they had weapons of mass destruction (wink wink).

[@Dark_Bandon]

When Putin kneels before Kim Jong Un begging for weapons he's like a Slavic Oliver Twist. "PLEASE SIR CAN I HAVE SOME MORE".

[@Oppen1945]

​@@ikechukwuogbu9306Please do tell how invading your democratic neighbour because they didn't want to be ruled by your puppet is soooooooo much better?

[@christophersaohatse4809]

Thinking NATO can stop Putin/Russia is a Joke. NATO led by the US could not defeat Talibans who only Had Russian AK47s, No NAvy, No Airforce or even nuclear weapons only Russian AK47s( rifles), could fight US and NATO for 20 Years. Stop dreaming NatO weapons cant even stand Russia AK47s

[@T_157-40]

In both Junior High and High School, we had two different bullies always picking on the weak. At first, I observed a minor incident but when bully #1 threw a mentally handicapped boy to the gym floor intentionally, I challenged him. Then he lunged at me. I knocked him flatly on the floor. No more harassment of the weak. All the bullying stopped. Same with bully 2. Sometimes you have to make a stand and do the right thing to protect the weak. It’s no different with Putin & Russians. NATO should provide support troops and free up UA soldiers to fight on the front line. Russia knows if they use nukes, they can expect the same. Most politicians never took on the bully in a school yard so they just don’t get it. And there is no guarantee Russia may not strike first regardless as they want us not to interfere. The bully does not want to be challenged. Stand tall!

[@philsilk1666]

The whole world failed Ukraine right at the beginning before Russia even considered invading. In the 90s Russia marched in when the war in Bosnia started (kind of makes you wonder HOW that really started now?) but British forces followed them in under UN flags, and Russia turned tail. Consider Russia is a member of the UN… When the so called none Russian soldiers started fighting before the full invasion, the UN (of whom Russia is a member) should have stepped up and said they would send peace keeping forces made up of Russia, Britain, and France. This would have put Russia on the spot immediately while implying they were there as a supportive role. In this scenario they would have had no choice but to de-escalate, giving legitimate reason for external forces to be alongside Russian forces without a war footing to watch over them.

[@telluwide5553]

Ukraine can take a lot of that blame on itself as well. Just look at its history since the collapse of the USSR, the corruption, playing Russia off on the west and vice versa to get what it wanted for its Elites who've robbed the country blind for over 30 years. Especially, its former President Kuchma and his Oligarch son in law Viktor Pinchuk, who by the way has the Pinchuk foundation (a whitewashing organization)who's attendees have included Bill Clinton, Niall Ferguson, Kissinger, Tony Blair and a whole host of other prominent westerners in an attempt to cleanse the reputations of these 2 scoundrels. Slava Ukraini, Heroyem Slava! P.S. I lived and worked in Ukraine for 20 years from the late 90s.

[@badgoat666]

NATO is the bully.

[@poshgentleman559]

You sound a beast Terry, but thankyou for your efforts.

[@Hasan-jf7by]

While most of the world see USA as the real bully.

[@lefthandedluke]

Stop telling Russia what we are going to be sending, if they dont know they cant be ready ??

[@dpelpal]

The russian army is such a joke they can't even be sober for more than 8 hours at a time, anyway. They still mad about losing all of Kherson and Kharkiv, and putin screaming his "Kyiv in THREE DAYS!"

[@dpelpal]

​@@jpenterprises9396 Oh yes and the Moskva still sails as well! Kherson and Kharkiv still russian! Kyiv fell in THREE DAYS!😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnfalstaff2270]

We don't, however our big mouthed media (ABC, CBS, MSNBC and CNN) compete between each other to spread any almost classified information to the whole world.

[@OlenaBz]

@@dpelpal they never had Kharkiv and never will!

[@richardmarsden5610.]

@@jpenterprises9396 Have you forgotten that Vova doing his Slavic Oliver Twist impression begging weapons from North Korea. Belarus. Syria. South Africa. China. Kazakhstan. Turkmenistan. Uzbekistan. Libya. Sudan. DRC. Sierra Leone. Cuba. Algeria. Iran. Uganda. Egypt. Somalia. Vietnam. Burma. Burkina faso Cambodia. Laos. Thankfully most of them told him to F-OFF.

[@mr_incognito9305]

Franklin Roosevelt - 'you cannot tame a tiger into a kitten by stroking it'

[@psikogeek]

Please let this be a KZbin video. Please let this be a KZbin video. Please let this be a KZbin video.

[@fyrchmyrddin1937]

Appeasement... It's what's for dinner! 08:20 is spot on, yet the Minor Attracted President hasn't bothered to make the case - or bother to actually, like, *lead*. Instead he's funded China, Iran, and Russia itself. But the Establishment prefers to blame the powerless bad orange man.

[@luisromanlegionaire]

That is why Russia is not stroking NATO's proxy wars

[@ctcole77]

@@luisromanlegionaire stop lying Russian fascist bot

[@KingzofSwing]

Never fought a flea

[@johnswimcat]

The Kerch bridge is long. Must be pretty difficult to defend all of it

[@vegas1a]

Especially so when all of your defensive equipment is Junk and the Joke of the planet.....

[@dannythomson5239]

not really, an S-400 missile defense battery at either end covers the whole bridge and surrounding areas from missile or other airborne attack.

[@pashakdescilly7517]

​@@dannythomson5239 Ukraine has destroyed a lot of S-400 missile systems

[@paulbedichek5177]

@@dannythomson5239 S-400's have proved they are useless.

[@dannythomson5239]

@@pashakdescilly7517 and how many patriot missile systems have been blown up by Russia, along with all the wests "world beating tanks" and artillery? Ukraine lost this even before it kicked off because Ukraine allowed the west to interfere in its internal politics via the maidan coup when America installed a terrible actor as a "leader" voldemort zelensky is a bad actor playing a part scripted by the CIA

[@mohammeduddin2334]

Hes right, this could have been a much shorter conflict, had nato stepped in and declared a no fly zone over Ukraine a month after the invasion started, i say month because thats when it became very clear that Russia wasnt gonna walk over Ukraine

[@JaneSoole]

How I agree.

[@mannysosa592]

You know why NATO (USA) didn’t impose a no fly zone in Ukraine because that would mean going to war with Russia and you need to understand that NATO (USA) is not prepared to fight Russia they are scared of Russia. Europe and the USA weapons stocks are depleted they have no weapons to give Ukraine… the British army is to small to fight Russia British army is only around 70 thousand soldiers France army is around 100 thousand soldiers Germany army only has around 80 thousand soldiers now compare that to Russia 1.2 million soldiers and advance high tech weapons 😂

[@chillxxx241]

@@mannysosa592the fact that you say NATO (USA) means we can discard the rest of you response😂😂😂

[@plebius]

​@@mannysosa592No one has given weapons to Ukraine that damages their national security. Not one. UK gave old stock that was either already replaced, or in the process of being replaced. Same with the US, Poland, France, Sweden, etc .. unlike Russia, western countries are still fully armed. They are also now starting to gear up production levels in more and more countries. Do you have any idea how lob sided this contest actually is, if it went live. Russia understands/understood this. Even during the cold war they understood this. Russia has conscription at the moment. Of course they have a large army and at the moment NATO doesn't. Europeans doing a limited conscription similar to Russia, on their own would dwarf that number by a factor of around 2.5. Europe is 440mil, Russia is only 140 mil pop. People used to say don't wake the bear, Russia's biggest mistake was waking a quiet sleepy Europe. Making her re-arm. That's not even counting that America is gearing up now too.

[@wolfiemum461]

Yes hindsight is wonderful but they have to calculate how far putin is/was willing to go Nuclear is a very scary scenario

[@edgarLV]

Finally someone said it loud - what future generations will think about our cowardice.

[@AnthonyMcRedmond-Vg2ry]

So your willing to die for Ukraine a country more corrupt than Mexico millions of Ukrainian men of fighting age fled defending their country because they hate Zelensky and American investers like Blackrock Who now own all the crop growing land in Ukraine

[@Tiasung]

Not wanting to fight for the wrong thing is not cowardice. And when many try to make you fight for it anyway.. staying the resolve is in fact courage. 80 years later.. people dont speak of courage when they talk about those that cooperated with the nazis.

[@peace4myheart]

I think you are being a bit too harsh there. Cowardice??? I feel like our hesitation and caution is a more correct term. Sure hindsight is 20/20 but I think history won't be as harsh if Ukraine wins in the end.

[@MrDaveWebster]

Hopefully future generations will continue to exist once these idiots are done f-ing everything up. It’s not looking like the most solid bet these days…

[@TheDa6781]

Dont be a coward, enlist in Ukraine foreign legion tomorrow.

[@forrest5266]

This guy is spot on!

[@davidray483]

Are you so thick you can't see the sun coming upon the morning.

[@soniahamilton9914]

🇨🇦 Sean Bell is fascinating to listen to. He sure knows his stuff!!

[@andymartinez767]

Well said, its time NATO and the western world should step up 100% not the piddly effort at the moment

[@diegobaca9453]

Ignorant.

[@omarlondon]

what and start ww3? pi@s off

[@paulvoas3328]

Yes, send more non combat advisers as well.

[@dpelpal]

​@@paulvoas3328 The russian army is such a joke, why not?😂 Kyiv in THREE DAYS! 😂😂😂

[@Cubertron]

@@dpelpalRussia never said it’s going to take Kiev in 3 days. It was US general Mark Milley. He didn’t understand the situation on the ground then, and he doesn’t understand it now. So, blaming Russia for not leaving up to the standard that was placed on it by the US is at least disingenuous…

[@lowwatthalo1654]

Sean Bell & Michael Clarke are legends for their summarising of strategic & tactical events that anyone with a modicum of interest can follow. This conflict is literally the reverse, east to west version of pre WW2 with the appeasement danger so very obvious.

[@mikelanglow-bi2sv]

I believe Mr Bell has summed up the question on a broader war quite appropriately.

[@dpelpal]

i.e. russian army is such a joke they'd lose to Luxembourg right now😂

[@user-kj5bf9rm9d]

"mr bell" ?? you gay or what ?

[@anthonymitchell8893]

go fight this broader war on behalf of the war mongering bell end 😎

[@SworBeyE16]

@@dpelpal which is why Europe is massively upping its defence spending and the Ukrainians are desperate for as much aid as they can get? That's a fairly silly comment and undermines the sacrifices thousands of Ukrainians have made thus far.

[@user-kj5bf9rm9d]

@@dpelpal you'd lose to Luxembourg in a eurovision comedian contest.😂😂😂

[@mrbigolnuts3041]

General Ben Hodges has been stating this since the start of the war

[@russellspeed1693]

He is an idiot

[@badmusicboxbadmusicbox]

he is idiot whit 0 expirience on front line

[@acreguy3156]

Agreed. General Hodges is an excellent tactician and historian. I really enjoy his interviews. Wish there were more of him.

[@gustokohappykachannel9883]

You really enjoy his propaganda nonsense how can Ukraine take back crimia if they cant even take back occupied land😅😅 do you have brain? Pls use it

[@mickser101]

He also said Ukraine would retake Crimea by August 2023. He's a joke who hasn't predicted a single thing right this war

[@philfletcher3434]

Thank Heaven for retired Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell; I reckon he should be brought back into service to advise on the UK's faailing military situation right now. Such encouraging words of wisdom I've not heard in a long time. Big respect to you sir.

[@karlheinzvonkroemann2217]

There's nothing that will save the UK but a full on regime change.

[@mikeharrington5593]

Air Vice-Marshals retire on FULL PAY so its not unreasonable to ask them to work for it .. ..

[@frog252]

There's ANOTHER , smaller, warm-water port ! That's where the fleet has retreated to FGS .

[@JimTimber]

Its called Puketinpisspuddle

[@user-lz6kt6su2oxry]

​@Jim🤝✍️👍🤸🥷🏋️💪🧑‍🤝‍🧑🧑‍🤝‍🧑Timber

[@Akenfelds1]

Yes, but it's not the warm water port they want. And that's the whole idea.

[@gerryhouska2859]

Much of the fleet retreated to the bottom.

[@pashakdescilly7517]

​@@gerryhouska2859 40% of the tonnage, 1/3 of the ships are sunk.

[@juergenlorenz9698]

It's really time that somebody speaks out what has to be said. Thank you; Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell.

[@andrewgibson6495]

Air control over Crimea means you don't have to invade.

[@goenzoy712]

Air control with what ? 20+ something F16 will not do the job

[@saeed7099]

@@goenzoy712air defense. It’s not who owns the spice kind of thing

[@dpelpal]

Not to mention Ukraine has completely destroyed russia's black sea fleet. And Ukraine doesn't even have a navy😂

[@Metoo3232-pu2wc]

@@goenzoy712 Russia can't control the air over Crimea already. Half the Black sea fleet is sunk, the Back sea fleet headquarters is ashes along with it's officers and all the S-400's there have been wiped out.

[@scottbarker9058]

@@dpelpal HILLARRIOUS!!!!

[@vanessabourne52]

Thanks Sean bell. This was very interesting and in plain English what can be done with this horrible war.

[@DoctorFixMaster]

Now we get to find out how many Russians are willing to die trying to keep it.

[@dsloop3907]

putin will be sending teenagers and babushka women soon.

[@lauchlanguddy1004]

and how many Ukraine have died in a war that should have been long over.

[@dv2045]

​@@lauchlanguddy1004it could be over tomorrow. The vatniks just have to go home

[@tonyfranks9551]

A refreshing and straight forward assessment...thank you

[@normplatt7549]

Same old same old! POLITICOs sticking their beaks in something flower powered! War is fickle and real!

[@emmanuelmaakana1530]

And it will end in tears

[@giorgiocooper9023]

I just read, that the only thing the UK would not want to loose to Russian missiles is London !

[@niio111]

Only warm water port? Novorossiysk is only 200 miles away and is where the Black Sea fleet is currently based.

[@robertpatrick3350]

Good warm water port novowhatsitsname is a poor substitute

[@WJV9]

Not nearly as large or defensible as the Crimean port.

[@anthonymitchell8893]

Robert patrick 😅😄😃😃😎 you side t even know that port existed another ignoramus who dosent have a clue that russia hold most of the aces

[@Ernesto-pk5tp]

This fool doesn't realize he is giving the reason why Russia has every right to do what they are doing. Crimea hosts their naval base they have had for centuries and now NATO wants to take over Ukrainia including Crimea. Every fool should have known (and offcourse the West knew) that would be unacceptable for Russia. But The West/NATO went ahead anyway and basicly forced Russia into this war...

[@MrThedoublec]

@@anthonymitchell8893 A lot of us knew of the secondary base of Novorussisk. And from its performance, it looks like Russia holds most of the deuces.

[@johnnywalker4490]

Very Great Info Reporting , Thank You Sir.. !!

[@randydawson5403]

Aid being sent to Ukraine from every Country is not a sacrifice, it is a necessity. The Ukrainians are fighting this War not just for their own Country, but for the stability of the rest of Our Free World...putin (The Unhinged Terrorist) can not be allowed to intimidate the World, otherwise other "Crazy Dictators" with the same mentality across the Globe (And there's a fair few) will feel Empowered and more threats throughout the World will follow...Best Wishes to Ukraine.

[@marijanstankovic8036]

You are taking some very strong drugs, man. And you are watching too much movies.

[@user-zl2qr8ck5c]

Англосаксы поджигатели войны! Настоящие волки которые прячутся под овечьими шкурами!

[@mumu8727]

@randydawson5403 repeating what regime controlled media ha told you does not make you sound intelligent or good. Money taken from hard working people / taxpayers in western countries and given to the dictator/puppet Elensky is a robbery. What Russia is doing in Ukraine has the terrorists in the white House done several times before ex Irak, Libya, Syria, Afganistan Use your brain please

[@petardetar5191]

Please do not drink too much, or at least do not write comments when you drink...

[@michaelm8027]

ATACMS were thought to be useful in hitting Russian supply depots supplying its military operations. Now that these offensive weapons are being made available that might be a better option m.

[@AnchorsAweighNarooma]

Agree agree thank you

[@user-pd5qz2vt2c]

Crimes is not an island.

[@roydavis5613]

@user-pd5qz2vt2c Destroy land bridge and rail bridge and it would be !!!!

[@operator9858]

Thank you sean bell. Without folks like you russia never would have taken an inch but they are going to end up with everything in the end. Great job buddy! 😂

[@harvesteasternedge]

Thanks

[@ruperterskin2117]

Appreciate ya. Thanks for sharing.

[@mwh3227]

Remember Mockingbird? It didn't go away!

[@dennisnolan5787]

Could NATO destroying Lybia or Serbia be described as bullying?

[@nic.h]

Ask the UN who approved the intervention in Serbia

[@davidecramp]

Well said.

[@terryhadfield2427]

Great facts, good commentary. Well done.

[@user-od1pe2ip2n]

The political system in UK is rotten 😂😂

[@normplatt7549]

we are seeing what some are calling the new world order! pushed by dictators ,traitors! N.A.T.O! Must rule for world peace!!!!!

[@ChrisSmith-mu1we]

Russian Bot.

[@user-wv8tm2iv9b]

No use for Sevastopol without a Black Sea fleet.

[@dpelpal]

Russia now the only country to lose their navy to a country with no navy. That just has to be a new low🤣

[@andersgrassman6583]

Furthermore, the Baltic fleet has kind of gotten irrelevant as well, now that both Sweden and Finland have joined NATO. The Baltic sea is now a NATO ”mare nostrum”.

[@SlavaUkraine420]

@@andersgrassman6583❤ exactly. They are now Nato locked 🔒

[@Micha-tl2zi]

@@dpelpalYou are on high drug. In fact Ukraine lose their navy. You are brainwashed

[@Burt-rx8um]

Don't worry NATO will make good use of it.

[@lancerudy9934]

Great video thanks 😊

[@LindsayVisser-tg6tz]

Spot on Bell.

[@geraintlloyd7767]

Let the men on both sides go back to their families! End the war now!!

[@APW-ry2ok]

Only Russia needs to go home. Ukrainians are home !

[@ozyrob1]

Sadly Mary Poppins that's not reality. I wish life was that simple but it isn't.

[@yvonnetomenga5726]

@geraint • Tell it to Putin. He could end the war in a day by just withdrawing his invading troops from Ukraine. Zelensky can't order Russian troops to leave, but Putin can. Simple. Now convince Putin to do it.

[@itwoznotme]

i find your comment very sexist

[@donnacox1354]

That will not solve the problem of the putins and other dictators. We have to have strength and Military strength and NATO as our allies to defend the World not just Ukraine.

[@A.N.N.E.X]

His math was all the way messed up 😂

[@bashy2.0]

@Times Radio, please sort out the audio prior to upload in the future, my laptop was on full pelt and i was struggling to hear your presenter, Mr Bell was a bit better, its not hard to increase the db gain, you could level both sides if a bit of time was taken, thank you.

[@ellebee6712]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

[@hakangustavsson3538]

The audio of this video was badly mishandled. Sean Bell comes through loud and clear while James Hansen is reduced to a whisper. Very annoying for an old man like me.

[@labouraredangerous]

1000 bombers carrying 20 bombs is 20,000 bombs 🤔

[@Paul-md8de]

Just do the maths ............DUH !!!!

[@WJV9]

@@Paul-md8de - Then do that night and day every day for over a year in Europe and Asia and you have an idea of the amount of ordinance it took to wage just the air war in WW2. Now add artillery and tank and infantry and naval ships and their weapons to that daily tally to get real big numbers.

[@Ozninjaguy]

@@Paul-md8de Maths are beyond some people. He's just trying to be a smartarse because the Air Vice-Marshal didn't say 'each.' What a tool.

[@alandougan4534]

Looking back at WW2, Sabotage proved very effective, infriltrate and destroy . This is War not a Special Operation.

[@buimiguel7281]

Very interesting comments. Mn tks

[@framethis]

Well in WW2 many many people in uniform said the Allied forces would not be successful in crossing to France.Ukraine will find a way to take Crimea.

[@Mimicry161]

Massive copium

[@K1110.]

​@@Mimicry161Take Your Meds. 🤡

[@kevinrobb86]

Come the end of summer nothing will have changed other than another 63 billion added to the US debt

[@katiechapman277]

That wasn't added to our debt...keep up...facts are important

[@petardetar5191]

@@katiechapman277 No it(that 61 B$) did not go into US debt, it just fall of the sky...NO, it was just money printed without backup-cover :)

[@rogerfroud300]

Once they have enough weapons to overwhelm the defences, they'll surely do it. We're already seeing them reducing the effectiveness of the air defences.

[@LuisMarioOchoa-Artist]

Interesting how military experts and strategists know what to do, vs politicians who care only about their personal political survival.

[@Timberius]

This is what happens when you get too greedy... You can lose everything, not just small gains, but your own country.

[@Hunt3r2k]

Oh do u know something nobody else know ?

[@georgewilson4245]

@@Hunt3r2k Never, ever translate Russian into English directly. Makes yo sounds like an idiot!

[@hollywood5274]

@@Hunt3r2k HE THINKS UKRAINE IS WINNING!

[@MaineOffGrid.]

I know a “smarter way of fighting wars” Don’t do it.

[@johnnorris2716]

Thank you. Well reasoned. Now is the time. Unfortunately, politicians in my country dither and play games. Sad.

[@andresdeks]

Russia has never been a navy power anyway. No need if you control the land and the air

[@MrThedoublec]

We saw a great example of Russian naval competence at the Battle of Tsushima. The Black Sea fleet is just carrying on that great tradition of finding the fastest way to the bottom.

[@petardetar5191]

@@MrThedoublec This one(war) is a Land War ! if you did not noticed and figure it out by now, just continue your naval historical philosophy :)

[@MrThedoublec]

@@petardetar5191 It is a land/sea/air/hybrid war. None of those are in isolation. Apparently you did not notice that.

[@normplatt7549]

peace ! Putin WANTS WAR!

[@lauchlanguddy1004]

well not in the Black sea now....

[@stratorunner1]

Thankiuu , M. Hodge !

[@jimamar]

It is naive to think that the Russians will not pick up technical aspects of Western weapons. West is having trouble keeping up with new innovations in products at the same time. What have you been doing up to this point if manpower is the deciding factor?

[@cheekeongchan9750]

lol..but what happen if Kviv was routed and captured too ?

[@damirsirotic052]

Day after day, Ukrainian successes continue to grow. This could be over sooner than we think.

[@AndydeQok]

😂😂😂

[@user-mf1xc3zb2t]

Evidence???

[@kite7214]

Sorry Sean - wrong again. Sevastopol is not Russia's only warm water port. Novorossiysk??

[@maneshipocrates2264]

Russia always rented it until it forcefully invaded it. Shows you how important it is to them.

[@bigglesharrumpher4139]

Correct. Novorossiysk is a warm-water port.

[@TomatoFettuccini]

Rosotv-on Don, too.

[@hymns4ever197]

A true warm water port is open year round. If memory serves Novorossiysk freezes over during the winter.

[@grosey11]

Doesn’t have the scale of port facilities or project as much power into the western Black Sea as Sevastopol.

[@jeffrobinson-sp3tw]

What good is a port when you can't get anywhere the blocked sea locked in

[@Jocular-mt3jb]

What would the UK do if we were targeted by a proxy enemy?

[@rogerhudson9732]

Threatening Crimea is very dangerous, you are right Russia would pull the sky down and we would all be toast.

[@Peter-nu6ix]

So let it be !!!

[@normplatt7549]

so Churchill WAS RIGHT AT THE END OF WW2! coming TRUE!

[@Peter-nu6ix]

@@normplatt7549 Why did Churchill claim that the Soviet Union wanted? "Answer and Explanation: In his famous Iron Curtain speech, Winston Churchill claimed that the Soviet Union wanted to spread Communism throughout Europe. He used the term "iron curtain" to describe how the Soviets were exerting dominant control over Eastern European countries." What did Winston Churchill accuse the Soviet Union of? "In particular, he warned against the expansionistic {and imperialist} policies of the Soviet Union. In addition to the “iron curtain” that had descended across Eastern Europe, Churchill spoke of “communist fifth columns” that were operating throughout western and southern Europe." "Churchill claimed that the Soviet Union wanted the fruits of war and the indefinite expansion of their power and doctrines; so that communism can spread." Where the word "communism" is used, replace with "Russian revanchism" and the "Russkiy mia" "Russkiy mir"The "Russian world" (Russian: Русский мир, romanized: Russkiy mir, lit. 'Russian world', 'Russian order', 'Russian community') is a concept and a political doctrine usually defined as the sphere of military, political and cultural influence of Russia. This concept is sometimes also phrased as Pax Russica, in parallel to the Pax Romana, and as a counterweight to the Pax Britannica of the nineteenth century and the Pax Americana after WWII."

[@user-vi4rv2zh4q]

So it did belong to Russia ! But then given to them for free ?

[@JaneSoole]

What?

[@michaelmazowiecki9195]

Crimea was conquered by Russia in 1783 , taken from Ottoman Turkey and the native Mongol Tatar people.

[@nigelmorley5414]

was stolen by catherine the great

[@IvanChelyabinsk]

Before the Russians stole it Crimea belonged to Ukraine because everything Russian used to be Ukrainian. Moscow was founded in 1147 by a Ukrainian prince called the Grand duke of Kyiv but then the Mongolians took and had it for a few hundred years. Hence why Russians are good at being obedient slaves.

[@user-vi4rv2zh4q]

@@nigelmorley5414 Dats a loon times agos

[@capnfrankly]

Absolutely correct, as well destroying the Port of Sevastopols infrastructures preventing its use as a Port would hurt the Russians deeply and cost a fortune to rebuild it all again !!!

[@johannesschubert403]

He‘s absolutely right. It‘s the exact same situation as in the classroom. Though there the teacher would stop the bully. And if not the teacher - angry parents would. Out western nations leaders behave like helpless little children. Brave leaders would‘ve stand up in the early days and provide everything they have on the first day of the invasion. Not even Boris Johnson is that brave. The only one fitting this description is Zelensky

[@5400bowen]

I think the west is bleeding out Russia while it gets ready to intercede directly. Think about what the Russian people perceive today, and what they will perceive when the west goes fully into the war. Think about how they will view it then. It will be a big “OOOOPS!”. We are preparing….

[@kummer45]

This man spoke common sense. We are cowards, entirely, that includes the US, NATO and Europe. If we do not fight for our democracy then who will when dictatorship and hooliganism challenges it?

[@lambastepirate]

What he said needs to happen is what Obama should have done when they invaded Crimea we had a treaty to protect Ukraine but we squirmed our way out of it as usual!!!

[@616CC]

Use your brain, why do you think we havnt actually gone in. If we thought we could get away with going in we would have. It’s because we know we have no grounds to go in. Well you don’t but anyone who knows anything knows we’re pushing and pushing and pushing and any retaliation is justified. But we do it anyway because.. you guessed it.. insane profits. Profit and money is the only reason we’ve created this situation that forced Russia to deploy, whatever you’re feeling right now whilst reading what I’m saying just stop and realise it’s all theatre to rob us out of tax money

[@puraLusa]

Usa would need europe support on that, a nato iniciative. At that time, europe wasn't at best relations with usa due to iraq invasion. Even the trump don't give russian gas monopoly wasn't heard. That's a consequence of iraq wmd that weren't there. Geopolitics are always more complex than just allies vs enemies.

[@wesleyshaw7563]

It Moscow

[@almarn]

He did the same with red lines in Syria...

[@a.barker7792]

Blame Obama. How about Moscow Mitch he was the one that put the kibosch on everything. Only so much you can do without the house and the senate.

[@Richard-eo6rc]

No mention of the aggressive nature of NATO’s encroachment on Russias border contrary to previous agreements given by the West to not do so, Ukraine was Russia’s red line also follow the money.

[@johngillon6969]

Ukraine will prevail. Slava Ukraine , God is on Ukraines side and will not it fail.

[@neric37]

And tell us the vulnerability of Weapons sent that will be destroyed before reaching the front!!!

[@sharzadgabbai4408]

Dream on ivan

[@petersilas4234]

The beggar will be back, you know he has a lot of experience in that.

[@Metoo3232-pu2wc]

@@petersilas4234 Yes Putin will be begging NK China and Iran for more weapons for sure.

[@jackcat3745]

The NATO is a big mouth.

[@normplatt7549]

N.A.T.O. world peace ! And AS BIG A MOUTH AS YOURS!

[@ronaldl9085]

Why not make Crimea a liability instead of an asset, just like Kaliningrad has already lost most of its value now that Sweden en Finland have joined NATO? The Russian economy is already suffering heavily, making Crimea too expensive to keep it, could make Ukraine getting it back without a major battle?

[@philiphoward4966]

Excellent comment, so knowledgeable, scary

[@julianfowler1608]

Ukraine preparing the ground work for a massive aerial assult.

[@elmerkilred159]

They have more F16s than you can shake a stick at! (Thanks to Denmark)

[@marijanstankovic8036]

You are watching too much movies.

[@IvanChelyabinsk]

@@marijanstankovic8036 Ivan. You're about to be replaced by an AI comment bot and mobilized. You'll be 200 withing 5 days of reaching the Zero line.

[@paulbedichek5177]

@@elmerkilred159 F-16's not active yet, we gave then an ancient variant, they should have block 70.

[@DissectGibberish]

@@marijanstankovic8036 THIS USER ID IS A DUD ACCOUNT, IGNORE ANY COMMENTS MADE BY THIS BOT.

[@heikechilds2816]

If Russia lost Crimea, the Russians still could just use the port of Novorossiysk. It would be great for Ukraine to gain its own territory back, but it would not entirely eliminate the Russian threat.

[@dpelpal]

I don't think anybody in the world takes russia seriously at this point. They're a bit of a joke now lol

[@dpelpal]

@@user-yi8rt5zq9e Kind of like when putin screamed the whole "Kyiv in three days" OR when russia said Kherson and Kharkiv would be "forever russian"

[@Emoralis]

@@user-yi8rt5zq9e go clean some windows.

[@cosmonaut9942]

All of Russian logistics will depend on rail lines that are within range of long range missiles. I'd be surprised if this war lasted past the end of this year. The Russians are lying about their economy and are not transparent with their numbers. Their economy will crash within 18 months. They will abandon Crimea this year.

[@user-yi8rt5zq9e]

@@dpelpal Putin has never said about Kiev in three days The most Kherson region is Russia The city is on the other side of the river It doesnt worth thousands of lives Russia managed to. destroy provided NATO munition and Ukrainian troops during its failed offensive These days a settlement or two.are liberated daily

[@colingibson5966]

If Russia could take over all Ukraine, they can't hold it (too expensive to fight the continual guerilla warfair that would insue) and on the other hand Ukraine haven't got the ability/manpower to defeat Russia in conventional warfair to push them out of the territory they hold any time soon. This is another Vietnam or Iraq war, with Ukraine/Russian blood instead of western troops. It'll go on for at least 10 years without any significant progress, and lots of dead soldiers and civilians.

[@user-mx5ch9mo1d]

It's good to hear a man who knows WTK is going on

[@peterhowells7309]

Sean, you are right, Putin is no more than a school bully and as with all bullies, the only way to defeat them is to stand up to them and fight back! Ukraine has shown incredible courage and done just that! I take my hat off to them! (Well, I would, if I owned a hat...) 😊

[@user-kj5bf9rm9d]

like they accused saddam of trying to rule the world, when obviously he was just warning off his neighbour enemies

[@peterhowells7309]

@@user-kj5bf9rm9d Of course he was! He was a sterling fellow! 😂😂

[@user-kj5bf9rm9d]

@@peterhowells7309 u clown

[@hardto994]

@@user-kj5bf9rm9d No you see he did get Kuwait. If after that he gets Saudi Arabia then he owns half the worlds oil. Then if he turns the tap off he does actually rule the world.

[@user-kj5bf9rm9d]

@@hardto994 plausable but the saudis don't even rule the world.

[@InfiniteNomad-jo6go]

War is serious business.

[@dpelpal]

Unless it's russia, then you can just laugh at what a joke military they have. Now russia has lost half the land they had 2 years ago, and nearly their entire black sea fleet is destroyed. And Ukraine didn't even have an army 3 years ago

[@sunnyboner676]

@@dpelpalbut, with the help of more than fifty countries including NATO arming, financing and assisting Ukraine, how did they manage to lose 20% of their country to such a joke of a Russian army?

[@BlackonBlack-]

@@sunnyboner676 Easy to answer. Only NATO's [ not even including other allies ] millitary spending is more than 1.3 Trillions. - [ that is 1300 Billions. ] And it is annual budget. meaning they spend similar amount Every single Year. Now in 2023 Ukraine received 30 - 40 Billions of aid talking only about the military stuff, because a lot of aid went to help the economy, rebuild, social aid etc. So we need to help Ukraine more. Way more. If we were more serious Ruzzia would go home

[@BlackonBlack-]

Also, what about the capabilities they needed since the beginning? all this delaying and fear... Atacms, F16s, all this stuff should have been in Ukraine last year. And what about the ridiculous rule that UA can't strike Russia's bases within RF territory? UA is fighting with their hands tied behind

[@sunnyboner676]

@@BlackonBlack- I don’t believe any amount of help will help Ukraine. Spending and supplying is all part and parcel of the war strategies from both warring parties. In the end, Russia is a nuclear power and it’s never a good idea to corner anyone with such capability. This all could have been avoided. In the 60’s Americans almost ignited WWIII during the Cuban missile crises when Russians brought nukes to Cuba as a response to Americans bringing nukes to Turkiye. Since then, Russians voluntarily moved their borders 2000 Kms eastwards when they left East Germany, while NATO moved closer to Russia. Today, Americans have their nukes in Germany, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands and Turkiye all pointed a Russia. America didn’t like Russian nukes in Cuba but expect Russians to love having hundreds of nukes in close proximity to them in Europe? Maybe Putin thought enough was enough.

[@brentchattin6081]

Ukraine seems to have made it difficult for Russia to use Crimea as a naval base even without gaining control of Crimea. Which will make occupying Crimea not quite the victory Russia wanted it to be.

[@gerryhouska2859]

The world is a wonderful place!

[@teresas8173]

If only 😑

[@BlackonBlack-]

is this Putin's photo on your profile pic ?

[@herlenicecold]

​@@BlackonBlack-pouteen rossiya💪🏻

[@user-lz6kt6su2oxry]

👍💪🤝💪🤝

[@user-lz6kt6su2oxry]

3:25

[@user-lz6kt6su2oxry]

3:35

[@metal1999]

There is nothing to match British comedy thanks times radio

[@helenrushful]

Its important to mention that Chinas aspirations dont extend just to Taiwan, they extend to the entire region. Lets not forget that it has already claimed most of the seas and small islands in an area right up to the very shores of at least 3 countries and built military outposts. Australia and New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia too, should be very worried. China is the real mad-dog of the world, Putin is just a sad side show. Europe is on the same landmass as China and should be equally worried.

[@DavidCooper-bn6te]

In large part, l agree with your assessment. China's aspirations are going to be limited to Taiwan, Manchuria,Skhkakln iIsand and Vladivostok. The United States, Japan and the Philippine government will be keeping a watchful eye on the northern Indo-Pacific region. The "Five Eyes" and AUKUS will be monitoring the western Pacific. Based upon the rhetoric of xjp and his foreign minister, war over Taiwan seems all but unavoidable at this juncture.. l pray he will not be foolish enough to engage the US and our allies, but he may have to learn "the hard way". While China has a lease on a seaport in Germany, I don't believe that the EU should be too concerned. China's export capacity is an economic threat, much moreso than it's military. Only time will tell. Be well My friend.

[@davidkrull4501]

Amen

[@LuckyZeroooo]

all this could have been avoided if nato had listened to putin when he said dont get any closer to our borders

[@20quid]

Don't be silly. NATO wasn't moving closer to Russia, Ukraine was moving away from Putin, and it was moving away from Putin because Putin doesn't respect their sovereignty. This is all Putin's doing, if he wasn't an authoritarian despot then his country would be thriving right now.

[@MrThedoublec]

Putin is the thief who CROSSED borders. In Chechnya, Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, .... Who's next? There is no sane reason to listen to any of his lies.

[@normplatt7549]

Unluckey zero ! World order are united nations ! Hence N.A.T.O! Putin is one country in our world order who chose threats and war!

[@josephphoenix1376]

SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦

[@jayhawk9267]

Sevastopol is the only warmwaterport russia has 😂😅 this man is supposed to be an Expert?

[@user-fy5jb5wk6i]

Smart guy!

[@keith8609]

Slava Ukraini ♥️ 🇺🇦

[@williamjacque6612]

Absolutely Ukraine must take control over Crimea. Not only would controlling Crimea be a Strategic win for Ukraine but also very symbolic as a big Putin failure in his War of choice.

[@philsilk1666]

I believe the Donbas fight to be a distraction, and they will take back Crimea

[@Comm0ut]

The strategic importance of Sevastopol is negated by modern weapons to which the formerly intimidating Black Sea is but a (shrinking) puddle. Seas awkwardly force transit to be vulnerable surface traffic or submarine traffic and both are increasingly vulnerable.

[@machdaddy6451]

Will ATACMS be Russia's eviction notice from Crimea?

[@Cubertron]

The whole conversation is a definition of “grasping at straws”.

[@normplatt7549]

War is fickle!

[@mojo9291]

This was a good segment. I agree with him 100%.

[@marijanstankovic8036]

Your opinion is very important, hahahaha!

[@user-sn3uo7uq6y]

When cornered, tigar flies. When cornered bear goes berserk. Beware of Russian bear!

[@davidanderson2547]

I have viewed you tube videos about the United States and the United Kingdom developing and deploying Laser weapons that shoot down drones and missiles for very low costs. Why doesn’t the U.S. and Britain assist Ukraine with sharing theses weapons to neutralize the Russians missile attacks?

[@johndon7384]

With longer range weapons and F16 aircraft they could chase Russia right out of their country.

[@philsilk1666]

And they have been promised them from the very beginning and yet to materialise 🙄

[@Metoo3232-pu2wc]

@@philsilk1666 The pilots and planes will be in Ukraine within a month.

[@senianns9522]

They will never take it all back! Many people in Eastern Ukraine wanted to belong to Russia. Troubles along that 'border' happening for years! New demarcation lines need to be agreed!

[@tanksmakau7672]

Keep dreaming and never wake up from your miserable dreams muppet

[@anthonymitchell8893]

me too yes of course they will 😄😃😃🤣😎 go take your meds you silly bollix

[@terrencesimons7781]

Oligarchies are so excessively top heavy, that there are a limitless amount of other possible scenarios where such as in the example of the debate between Plato and Socrates about the guilt associated with actions against enemies by groups of men who are aligned together, that someone will display a more fair policy, and this will be the catalyst for the end of the oligarchy of Putin. The question is when. The result will be certainly it will happen, but what will be the faction: In the case of the debate, the tyranny was replaced by an even worst tyranny against the oligarchy led by the father of Polemarchus called Cephas. Stoicism becomes the sober structure upon which guilt can be avoided by instructing a leader to accept his condition in the context of his leadership or governance. The perfect example is Seneca and Nero. Why did Nero fail to become what Seneca had instructed him to be? Because he turned to art and began to perform without the necessary training in a stoic sense, that means to accept the condition of reasonable expectations with regards to his predicament. Currently Russia is led by people with unreasonable expectation about the countries destiny and state and condition. For Nero this became an attempt to communicate less than ideal concepts through art to the greater population or his attempt to be a populist leader, and at the root of this is the intoxication with the unrealistic sense of that cultures condition and future. No matter how much he performed well his policy mirrored his art, it was an unrealistic sense of being and condition, such as is the state of Russia in looking back and romanticizing its past such as Stalinism and Communism and the power it had even though the opposite is true, its a fantasy, based on populist imaginings of what was. Christianity accepted this mission, to reduce the power and make power more relative, whereas the orthodox Church glorifies the ungodliness of Marxist Communist Stalinism.

[@timtrewyn453]

The Siloviki seem organized to select a leader and secure his rule until his death. His henchmen receive benefits for maintaining the system. Above all, by necessity, it is a system of personal security of the leader. The leader has to deliver for the henchmen but is deemed by them to be the most qualified to use the greater society to bring that about. As long as the leader keeps that covenant with his "State", the society can be forced to produce and suffer for it. It seems to be the world's most sophisticated street gang after decades of development. Watching it crumble in the 1990s truly must have been traumatic for Putin. He is confident he will get it right this time. No less than Mikhail Gorbachev said of Putin, "He is always right." I think we get the sarcasm.