NATO’s Top Military Officer: We Cannot Afford To Let Russia Win In Ukraine

Admiral Rob Bauer (Royal Netherlands Navy), the 33rd Chair of the Military Committee of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) spoke with Forbes about Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine and how NATO's role has evolved over the years.
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[@larryneville1811]

When will the media be held accountable?

[@katong1953]

@larryneville. Like never.

[@Brian-pz3wh]

@@katong1953 I don't think so. These behaviors come with severe and tragic consequences. Once it gets so bad that it's clear it will never get better unless there is harsh intervention, people will stand up. We just aren't there yet. MSM and their acolytes are going find short and harsh futures.

[@javasrevenge7121]

I am asking myself too with their propaganda and lies.

[@Tonyw55]

@@javasrevenge7121 If you listen to Russia propaganda then that's your probably, Russia will not win this war and that is a fact, the west is much stronger then Russia, Putin is a bully trying to take a smaller country by force he will not succeed, you herd what Admiral Rob Bauer said, their is one thing that Russia has not got freedom 😉.

[@zpatrickz81]

Accountable?😅😂🤣

[@dekismokton2407]

What he means is he cannot afford loosing his job at NATO.

[@peterkilby1497]

nor can Putin

[@aliciakennedy8138]

This just prove nuto is completely involved

[@peterkilby1497]

All democratic countries involved we mean it get out of Ukraine Russia P&ss Off

[@ceemor3404]

No doubt

[@outsiderfrancis5979]

Well ain't that something, because Russia can't afford to lose this war either.

[@benjaminhenderson5025]

For us its a war of upholding our propaganda. For Russia, its litterally letting the US keep a gun pointed at their heart 24/7

[@Antiklirikal1]

What a stupid officer! 1. It was NATO that provoked Russia all these years by expanding its military infrastructure towards Russia and staging coup d'état in countries along the perimeter of Russia's border and placing its Western puppets there! 2. Now the question is not about Ukraine's entry into NATO, but whether Ukraine will remain at all as a state or some part of it. 3. Russia will not lose and will go to the end (the West does not understand the processes that are taking place inside Russia at all) 4. Russia is not waging war, Russia has mobilized only 300,000 of its reserve of 25 million with a population of 146 million. When NATO escalates a war with Russia, it mobilizes everyone. 5. If Russia waged war, then Zelensky and all the political leadership of Ukraine would have already been destroyed and they would not be able to receive guests in the center of the country. Russia is slowly, but grinding the entire Ukrainian army and weapons supplied by the West. There is no war between Russia and Ukraine, there is a war between Russia and NATO. Ukraine is a millet tool in the hands of the West, like a private military company.

[@Katoshi_Takagumi]

Correct, essentially, or rather more specifically the Putin regime cannot afford to lose. I'm not sure if there's been anything unclear about this since day 1, because it was apparent from the start that neither side could afford to lose this one.

[@gaoxiaen1]

It already did.

[@2WorldWar2]

@@gaoxiaen1oh really? Must have missed that headline

[@drbarco]

PURE PROPOGANDA

[@rastafaruan4039]

Probably he doesn’t know Ukraine are not in NATO alliance

[@alberthenriette8976]

Ukraine today is a child of NATO. NATO trained and financed ukr army for 9 yrs. NATO troops are in Ukr as the foreign legion of Ukraine. NATO satellites, reconnaissance drones and aircraft, command centers, logistics are the backbone of the Ukraine army in this conflicts.

[@chriswong9158]

@@alberthenriette8976 More to the point Ukraine is the lapdog of NATO, for NATO have no care how many are kill as long as they are use as attack dogs.

[@peterkilby1497]

They will be soon nice one Putin

[@mattgrady5301]

Oh we can’t afford it alright, but I’m sure it’s not hurting his pockets in anyway.

[@chriswong9158]

would not be surprise if he also have black market deal with those EU, NATO & US weapons ship

[@jackspring7709]

True.

[@jamboism]

The highest ranking but the lowest consiousnes.

[@mikele9878]

You nailed it bro 👍

[@mouradbelkas598]

That's why Nato promoted him to admiral: Highest ranking and lowest brain

[@javasrevenge7121]

Agreed, lower than a lunatic.

[@peterkilby1497]

Compared to Russian military leadership are you serious do not see this guy shooting retreating NATO soldiers what a stupid thing to think

[@ngagary7256]

I'm just loving the humiliation of NATO

[@aleksandraslisauskas2871]

Please explain me what you are talking about?

[@peterkilby1497]

I'm just loving the Russian infighting

[@Kaatu-barada-nikto]

It's looking like the world and NATO is turning their back on Zelensky. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2SzqKethtt6jsU

[@AbuBawa-sw1ut]

​@@peterkilby1497🤡

[@petercoleman2834]

This admiral contradicts himself on so many levels

[@joelyates2404]

U.S.should stop spending so much much money. Then let's see what NATO can afford.

[@andrewthornber7783]

That makes sense. Let’s just identify that US interests stop at the Atlantic and the Pacific! You must be a moron if you think that the US can deal with its strategic interests in a US first way. It is stupid. How much soft power does the US have because if it’s involve my in the world, how can it have a global reach without the participation of Allie’s? You clearly have a MAGA mentality and really understand nothing of the US interests at play at the moment. Without NATO and without its involvement in the war in UKraine then the US ( as would Europe) lose everything

[@greengarnish1711]

Lol k, this guy thinks that EU isn't a superpower that can achieve anything if they put their minds to it

[@joeysausage3437]

@Green Garnish The EU is a super power? Try again.

[@you_beg_my_pardon]

​@Green Garnish look at what the EU has donated in comparison to the US. They only had what other countries were donating or if the Uso they donated as much as other countries did they would not be involved in this war at all.. it would already be over. Nobody expected America to spend this much money. And look at how bad they're losing still..

[@payekhant4575]

😂❤😂😂😅😅😂😅😊😊

[@brianbozo2447]

Imagine if NATO had disbanded in 1992 and the Warsaw Pact did not and kept expanding into western Europe.? The military keep asking for money and say "we need" but never bother to do any audit to allow tax payers see how their money is being spent.

[@jkcesko3597]

Exactly. Gorbachev was promised there will be no NATO expansion eastward. That was a lie. Nobody should be surprised that Putin is pissed

[@davidcooks2379]

Authoritarians don't win long term

[@benjaminhenderson5025]

@@davidcooks2379 lol, our oligarchs disagree.

[@tukangketik6034]

@@davidcooks2379 look china before poor and know rich the system same but get good leader in rich era to make china people proud and democracy just a system choice leader in the country and if war happen because national interest teritorry,economy not because system choice leader is fake reason

[@JonROlsen]

Imagine if NATO had disbanded when the Warsaw Pact did and Security arrangements had been put in place in Europe including Russia.

[@Ksegger]

There's nothing NATO can do about it, Russia will achieve whatever objective they want in Ukraine while using only a fraction of their military power

[@defintity_9951]

Did the US win in Afghanistan?

[@defintity_9951]

@@tfantini2966 So what do you exactly expect with Russia?

[@ThePRCommander]

A fraction?

[@daveboy2000]

What fantasy land have you been living in? Russia was unable to muster anything but a single T-34 for the MOSCOW PARADE the other day. Meanwhile they're steadily losing in Ukraine.

[@ThePRCommander]

@@daveboy2000 Russia has lost a lot of equipment in Ukraine. And Ukraine has received enough new material to form a new panzerkorps. Somewhere between 1600-2000 heavy combat vehicles. And more is on the way. Much more. We are starting to gear up production in the West. Russia will not be able to keep track when we peak. So, I hope the war will end soon.

[@vladislavskalicky6283]

it seems that the war to the last Ukrainian soldier was a cheap solution to weaken russia , it does not work and is to be lost . In reality europe does not need this and would be better off if they joined together with Russia to develop the world in peacefull cooperation.

[@asicdathens]

Your drug dealer has some interesting stuff. From 1992 to 2016 Europe joined ruZZia in peaceful cooperation. The ruZZians began ethnic cleansing, invasions murdering civilians abroad, killing journalists. No thank you we do not want to work together with snakes.

[@eduardtarniceriu102]

Russia is a dictatorship and EU is a democracy. They don’t mix. EU should send more weapons to Ukraine to defend the invaders.

[@rajlowkie6616]

The 🇷🇺 will certainly give you exactly what is happening rightnow in all of 🇷🇺

[@cardinaltraveltourism4682]

Correct ✅

[@robertsattler8201]

@@rajlowkie6616 Even during the cold war RU was a solid deliverer of gas and oil - that's why US had to blast the pipelines. - And having worked more than ayear in Moscou for an international company Ican tell u: It is better than London in most aspects!

[@mrmotto6902]

Russia should put some military in cuba see how the us would respond 😂😂 then people would understand how Russia feel

[@peterkilby1497]

Russia cant manage it backyard let alone put soldiers in Cuba

[@michaelsburger665]

so what america is saying Russia is not allowed to do anything without americas approval, look at america's disgrace of attacking ather countries, for the last 20 years nobody mention that

[@yaoliang1580]

Bcos the endless conflicts crimes n atrocities committed by the US around the world are cleverly disguise by their powerful propaganda machine as defending freedom n democracy n the majority of the Americans just buy into this garbage narrative without evaluating the validity of what they r being told

[@davidgoh681]

America is just as bad as Russia is a debate you can start and there will many opinions still. Nevertheless to use that to justify the atrocities of Putin’s Russia and to excuse it’s high crimes is disingenuos and dangerous

[@Raptify-sh4kt]

@@davidgoh681 But we excused libya, iraq, afghanistan, nicaragua and many many other places on this planet too. Why should i care about ukraine? I don’t live there, they are not more my people than all the other nations. Media told me i should not care about iraq, so now i don’t care about that damn ukraine.

[@ahoraya1047]

I sm from Spsin, and I dont think about Russia as a threat to us but as a partner

[@daveboy2000]

ok account literally a few days before Russia started hostilities with Ukraine in 2014 that does nothing but praise Russia.

[@peterkilby1497]

Best to think of them as a threat-that's what they are right now

[@ramirami3924]

This bozo has no idea what his talking about but he looks good in uniform! I`ve seen another interview with him.He managed to contradict himself in the same sentence!

[@ehisgeorge414]

I thought i am the only one seeing his foolishness like a red flag.

[@peterkilby1497]

you seen the Russian Generals - and they don't look good in uniform.

[@ehisgeorge414]

@@peterkilby1497 Do you need uniforms to win wars. What matters is that they are dealing with the entire NATO single handedly and telling the whole world how stupid and useless US and her NATO vassals state are. Now they are scared of Russia and cannot do what they did in Iraq, Syria, Serbia, Libya and other nations where they wasted time attacking.

[@chazzitz-wh4ly]

Yeah, where would we launder money to now?

[@barrychmak7852]

Would Russia consider NATO as a Threat as well ?

[@benjaminhenderson5025]

They should, we are.

[@sulimanakeri7374]

😂😂😂 Go Russia do yo thang.

[@davidcooks2379]

Well they don't, given how easily they let Finland join

[@benjaminhenderson5025]

@David Cooks short of going to war with Finland, what are they going to do?

[@donald2665]

While this Netherlands Admiral is talking up this Proxy War Crusade of the US Biden Administration which has dragged NATO willingly into the Proxy Crusade, no one is mentioning the debacle going on in the Netherlands where the Farm Lands of Farmers is being taken away in mass - a Tyrannical Action for sure, only the Farmers can only Protest and the Over Lords in the Netherlands Government and EU are completing this travesty.

[@sddukay1744]

We can't afford to send anymore money or a War FFS

[@davidcooks2379]

Chinese troll? Russian troll?

[@benjaminhenderson5025]

@Jayhoahu yah, i mean how dare they do things america doesnt aprove of. Only america is allowed to invade other countries, after all. Didnt you learn ANYTHING from Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, ect. They will all tell you; Americans are the only conquerors alliwed here thank you very much.

[@gaoxiaen1]

Then stop, vatnik troll.

[@nohandler1493]

Hmm this plan has been going on for long time

[@sayedkhalilullahmonib3363]

In all of these points only one was very important that West started realizing Democracy is not everyone choice so West must stop marking and promoting Democracy into other nations. Democracy is not suited for everyone anyway

[@jameselliott8203]

We don't have democracy in the West

[@yulgol7136]

Human nature and democracy are conflicting events in human history since the beginning democracy in Greece. Look at Greece today...

[@nayanmalig]

America has free speech and a ton of talking, but there is no real change ... Obomber promised change and made the situation many times worse.

[@soewin9964]

​

[@kaleeysmith8801]

the west don't promote democracy........ THEY INSTALL it onto people's backs...... in other words they ENFORCE it against countries who don't want it.

[@pouheernest3489]

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF RUSSIA WINS ? BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO WIN.

[@theadvisor6666]

Thank you, Pouhe Earnest. The end. 😆😆😆

[@archstanton2055]

The idiots just don't get it. Russia can't afford to lose. Otherwise, the globalists will do to Russia what they did to many African nations. They went in and killed their leaders and brought in their big globalist own corporations and raped the country, and left the citizens to suffer. Africa and Russia are not allowing this to happen. And Russia is not going after these countries has this Moron claims. Want real news, go elsewhere.

[@1khuncho]

Can’t even beat Ukraine😂 by itself

[@rajlowkie6616]

🇷🇺 Russia will most certainly be the 🏆 WINNER , onlywhen PUTIN'S🇷🇺KREMLIN AXCEP all of ("🇺🇦INDEPENDENTS").

[@robertsattler8201]

Wrong question: What will we do when Russia has won.

[@sonialboresi348]

I only want that this war ends as soon as possible sir

[@rolandhippe903]

sadly that,s not NATO,S goal . Ukraine is a testing gound for U.S weaponry so they don,t have to do it on their own soil. Fight till the last Ukrainiane.

[@michaelsburger665]

do the think we are all stupid, america wants military bases in Ukraine to be on the Russian border, what would happen if Russia wants Mexico to become part of Russia so that Russia can open military bases in Mexico, America would get a fittt

[@marchoderos1215]

Mexico joining BRICS would be enough reason for the US to cross the border for a regime change.

[@yaboichuck3185]

Notice how Ukraine wants nato there because Russia is a threat to them but Mexico isn’t asking Russia to be in Mexico since it sees the US as a partner rather than a threat

[@peterkilby1497]

Russia wants to invade Mexico as well?

[@padraigwayne7451]

Like they did during the Cuban missile crisis.

[@barbarashaw-qw3vz]

Nato should not be involved in Ukraine.

[@alberthenriette8976]

I'm afraid they've been involved since 9 yrs ago.

[@usul573]

Too late.

[@peterkilby1497]

Russia should not be either

[@CarlosGarcia-vw8sc]

Threat to whom? If Russia did not annex Crimea Ukraine would have allowed NATO have Sebastopol the biggest militar port in the Black Sea. They had to stop that.

[@mikele9878]

Ukraine doesnt exist anymore Viva Russia 🇷🇺👍

[@lisawise9849]

You don't know what you're talkin about

[@benjaminhenderson5025]

@Lisa Wise actually he does. Its Russias only real port to the Mediterranean.

[@lisawise9849]

@Benjamin Henderson that's too bad because Crimea is Ukraine. Just because the Russian Nazis don't have a place to doc doesn't mean that can take it. It's called tough luck

[@davidcooks2379]

This would be great!

[@dkotovSJ]

"We Cannot Afford To Let Russia Win In Ukraine" True! We need to fight Russia ..to the last Ukrainian!

[@theadvisor6666]

That's what's happening. It is the US that has caused the disintegration of Ukraine.

[@user-tx7tm6uf8n]

I just don’t care about Ukraine

[@lisawise9849]

Says the man who is living in a free country that is safe and protected and not being invaded and turned into Rubble . Nobody cares about what you don't care about. At least you're free to not care.

[@chazzitz-wh4ly]

I liked how corrupt and in poor shape the country was right up until Russia invaded. Now I am being told I have to care after being told for years it is such a criminal dump.

[@rolandhippe903]

self inflicted

[@johnla7968]

Let's fight till the last Ukrainian! Brave man

[@SmeeUncleJoe]

The second last Ukrainian you mean ... Zelensky has no intention of dying in, or for, the Ukraine.

[@peterkilby1497]

Don't bet on that and there is 44 million Ukrainians think that hopeless Russian army can do that well they will have to sober up a little

[@tonyv596]

Ukraine in this war because of NATO.

[@jimc9596]

Correction, because of the Russo-Fascist putler.

[@vaskodimoski5690]

​@Jim C no because the yanks pushed it to make profits out of war . It is like the Cuban missile crisis not acceptable

[@teresathompson235]

No way. Putin is a bully.

[@smallmass]

Wrong. Because Putin thinks Ukraine is a fake state and the land belongs to Russia

[@lisawise9849]

No, it's because of the Russian Hitler. Ukraine is not a member of NATO and they were invaded. Why do you think Sweden and Finland want to join NATO after over 100 years of being neutral? Because they don't want to be invaded and their country turn into Rubble like Ukraine.🤡

[@Batlee45]

History repeats itself

[@alexsalemo9137]

The difference is, this time is different: we talking about mutual destruction

[@johnmartin5671]

NATO is not at war! So you have to "let" Russia win. You cannot be and not be in war! It is a logical contradiction. Do you understand that?

[@death2641]

You really want yourself to be drafted to fight against the Chinese in Taiwan since you really want Russia to win

[@princealexyonwuren4028]

Therefore this war must escalate into WW III.

[@zpatrickz81]

Biden's slush fund must be defended at all costs!

[@katong1953]

The US couldn't afford to lose in Vietnam and Afghanistan too. Yet, the US went on to lose wars in those faraway sovereign nations. Was the US invaded by anyone after losing those wars? Saying the US can't afford to lose in Ukraine is saying the US can't afford not to provke Russia by crossing Russia's brightest red line. Yeah, provoking Russia is so important that the US will fight till the last Ukrainian to provoke Russia. With leaders like the admiral Rob Baur, endless war is inevitable.

[@nayanmalig]

Hurry find a few more suckers to fight for proxy wars.

[@rabbitazteca23]

EXACTLY. they want us GONE. Project depopulation and it starts with reduction of Europeans. Who will suffer mlst in this WW3 Europeans. Amd then Asians and then Africa

[@gaoxiaen1]

I'm cool with that.

[@torrokasparov2210]

NATO is in no way as united as this pompous gentleman thinks. Furthermore, in this case (Russia vs Ukraine) most nations see Russia as having the moral highground. If NATO were to stop their continual advancment toward the Russian border, this conflict would never have happened. NATO would be well advised to seriously reconsider their position, it should have been disbanded along with the Warsaw packt. 😠

[@whogivesaflyingfock5401]

ruzzia having the high moral ground??? Somebody is high alright...

[@torrokasparov2210]

@@whogivesaflyingfock5401 Many millions of well inforned peolple, world wide, see it that way, you have of course the right to dissagree.🤣🤣

[@fschiller4189]

Did Putin whisper this comment into your ear? It is total nonsense.

[@torrokasparov2210]

@@fschiller4189 The quality of your "so called comment" shows your level of education or lack therof, it is therfore unworthy of any reasonable reply. Please no further comments. Regards

[@fschiller4189]

@@torrokasparov2210 Is that how you Russians deal with freedom of speech? Just try to shut people up who have a different opinion. That may work for Putin in Russia, but it doesn't work in the free world.

[@johnlally5296]

Harder Ukrainian fights back the sooner it's over if they have the weapons to do so the quicker it's over period.

[@petercoleman2834]

You have had your box of.lead soldiers out again, mummy warned you, you will have nightmares

[@adzmarsh]

“World war one, world war 2” THAT WAS A TERRIBLE WAR You don’t say.

[@niji0199]

This guy is just chatting nonsense. He is before the whole world and just lying.

[@massimomaghetti8349]

What do we mean when we Say " Russian must not win ? 1) We can- t let Russia to take over all Ukraine and annex it. Okay, we have achieved this minimum result. 2) Russia must withdraw from the four occupied Regions + Crimea. No, we can' t achieve this " maximum " result because Russia has transformed these territories in four fortresses which The Ukranian army can' t overcome.

[@peterlangan1181]

The minimum result is achieved? I don’t think so. Russia is moving slowly because that bleeds out the west at the same time as its crushing Ukraine. By 2024 Europe will be in chaos and as much of Ukraine as Russia wants will be a part of Russia again.

[@dkotovSJ]

A liar! Russia didn't attack Georgia! "BRUSSELS (Reuters) - An independent report blamed Georgia on Wednesday for starting last year’s five-day war with Russia..“In the Mission’s view, it was Georgia which triggered off the war when it attacked Tskhinvali (in South Ossetia) with heavy artillery on the night of 7 to 8 August 2008,” said Swiss diplomat Heidi Tagliavini, who led the investigation.

[@ndwandwewasendwedwe7964]

These people lie because they're criminals, criminals lie all the time

[@yaoliang1580]

Those US led Western media always distort information to deceive their naive public

[@bogi9358]

Georgians shelled a Russian peacekeeping station killing 20 peacekeepers in South Ocetia in 2008

[@bogi9358]

Georgians attacked Tskavalli but we're chased by the local miltia

[@bogi9358]

They retreated so fast the militia could hardly keep up with them

[@huatchia7600]

Peace No War!!!!!

[@peterkilby1497]

tell russia

[@robinstevenson6690]

Extremely poor (noisy) interview location!

[@faqirm6317]

NATO has lost this war military and economic wise.

[@aalhadbapat3489]

Terrorist

[@bradleyroth9870]

Russia has lost they are in panic mode and economical are declining steadily. It's clearly a disaster for the Kremlin.

[@peterkilby1497]

Rubbish stronger than ever

[@valterorzari9897]

Ho dei seri dubbi sul fatto che il signor Ammiraglio conosca bene la situazione storico-politica,economica,sociale,culturale e molte altre cose ancora.Auguri e viva la modestia.

[@jeepdan7776]

What we can’t afford is for these crooks in our government to keep sending $Billions in taxpayer money to Ukraine when we the American people continue to struggle.

[@Lucia-sy7le]

Reply is gone.

[@leonardgodliver9043]

Man you know nothing abbout security, it is better to have low life with peace rather than having good life while you don't have capability to defend yourself..US is trying to defend world peace...If you think your money is wasted by US gvt tru to acquire the Philipine citizenship

[@goatrockhunters8000]

@@leonardgodliver9043the greatest excuse for the MIC ever said!!!! What a shill.

[@lisawise9849]

@@goatrockhunters8000 said the man who thinks he's a man.

[@Pistolpete218]

Russian shill 😂

[@FT4Freedom]

War is about money. Drag it on to make more money.

[@VolcanoView]

he american military industrial complex( Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon och General Dynamics) don´t like a peaceful world. they thrive on conflicts and wars. they want endless wars and conflicts so they can profit from these wars. “WAR is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.” ― Smedley Butler- War Is A Racket

[@VolcanoView]

“I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents.” ― Smedley D. Butler- War Is A Racket

[@jkcesko3597]

Nobody ever mentions how Russia got screwed. When Gorbachev agreed to dismantle Eastern block he was promised there will be no expansion of NATO eastward. We all know how well that went. Putin singed agreement no NATO in Ukraine. That went very well also. Is anyone surprised that he is pissed?

[@benjaminhenderson5025]

💯

[@wendel6]

This is a lie, the US & Europe NEVER promised this, and it was never put in wtiting in any agreement. Turn off Fox News and take a history course at your local college.

[@davidcooks2379]

There was no promise, written or otherwise as for NATO expansion.

[@jkcesko3597]

@@davidcooks2379 actually yes there was

[@benjaminhenderson5025]

@@davidcooks2379 literally on tape. Try your propaganda again.

[@mikedc]

Trump2024

[@anjosfeio4129]

I like listen Admiral Robert Bauer...

[@babycricket9649]

THE WEAPONS YOU USE TO MAKE MONEY FROM WILL BE USED IN YOUR HOME AND IN YOUR COUNTRY.🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@martyn4501]

17:55 started it yeah and as I said today if 17:58 Russia stops the war today the war is 18:01 over If Russia stopped today (or any other day earlier), would Ukraine stop their shelling campaign in the Donbass? Would Ukraine drop their intended large scale assault on the Donbass for which mobilization had already started? Would Ukraine stop marginalizing ethnic Russians in Ukraine? Would Russia ending its intervention mean it would fulfill an important part of its SMO targets? This Bauer guy said on Dutch tv that Russia did not start this war because Ukraine would be a real physical threat to Russia but because Russia feared something more important, namely that Ukraine would become truly democratic. Clown world.

[@atmforex]

The highest ranking US military official in NATO should not have such a soprano.

[@maggiealena]

If we can not afford Ukraine not to win then give ukraine maxiumum range weapons a guidance for the drones to be more accurate in flight.

[@elspeth8476]

Exactly!

[@JustMeHere291]

What do you mean “we can’t afford.” What we can’t afford is billions and billions in aid to Ukraine while the US is in serious debt already.

[@carstenrenekjrulff6272]

Well start tax the rich then....problem solved.

[@Corbots80]

Right... so do not support them. And then have to spend way more doing it themselves. In money and lives

[@Katoshi_Takagumi]

That billions and billions is actual a drop in the bucket. This is not about the money, it's about either making sure that Putin's aggression is defeated or having to live with the consequences, for a long time to come.

[@daveboy2000]

and each dollar in aid to Ukraine pays itself back tenfold in economic stimulus when reconstruction comes around, and the capability to scale back military power for some time as Russia's military is left in tatters.

[@peterkilby1497]

cheaper than losing Europe right been through that not again

[@fschiller4189]

Si vis pacem para bellum - If you want peace, prepare for war. Due to the long period of peace in Europe and the assumption that commercially intertwined societies (Wandel durch Handel) would never go to war with one another, European politicians never had sufficient foresight to keep their armed forces in functioning condition.

[@yfelwulf]

What peace in Europe they gave started and supported wars for decades your comment proves their control over your mind

[@michaelesq.atpcfii.9862]

What the heck is going on in the background? i’m thinking lots of bureaucracy and nothing is getting done.

[@saiedahmed5289]

This navy leader seems a better politician than a military “Mann”; he is trying to score a point with the one who selects NATO chiefs. He would have seemed practical if he compared the choice of eliminating Facebook, which is more used in time terms than TikTok.

[@Kaatu-barada-nikto]

It's looking like the world and NATO is turning their back on Zelensky. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2SzqKethtt6jsU

[@ninotufegdzic9175]

Wonder who is the real terrorist..

[@jonathanchirwa]

Give him more questions n sensible one how many governments Europeans overthrow n how many done by Russia imean either is a threat or not n who is a big problem here we want to understand not always sweep one side problems under the carpet😊

[@peterkilby1497]

what

[@willy-gs9ei]

Why not ? It’s not our business! My money stay inside US! Ukraine is part of Russia either you like it or not!

[@babycricket9649]

HOW MUCH WEAPON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX PAY YOU SIR? HOW MUCH BLOOD OF INNOCENT PEOPLE YOU NEED FOR AMERICA 🇺🇸?

[@lisawise9849]

Maybe you should ask the Russian Hitler that question. He's the one that invaded a peaceful, freedom-loving Sovereign Nation. He wants to take over their country and take their freedom away. UKRAINIANS DON'T WANT THE PARASITIC RUSSIANS IN THEIR COUNTRY.

[@benjaminhenderson5025]

The answer is simple: a LOT.

[@enochcushite496]

Has NATO won any wars?

[@kennethmcgrawjr4276]

The Cold War.

[@enochcushite496]

@@kennethmcgrawjr4276 did they really? Seem like they just pushed the war unto another generation?

[@joelyates2404]

​@@kennethmcgrawjr4276 A great American president won the Cold War while NATO did nothing.

[@davidwallace4665]

​@@enochcushite496No it's just another lunatic leader of Russia, its been like this for Century's.

[@geraldtraynor]

The aim is not to win. It is to create chaos, make profits on arms sales and steal resources (as with Syrian oil and grain).

[@aunggabe]

Russia should ask all the way back to Cuba.

[@vincenttay2812]

Sound like US mouthpiece 😮

[@zeke5491]

We are 32 trillion dollars in debt. We are about to face an invasion like No country has ever seen. FJB

[@francie2915]

I’m not sure but I heard that our biggest lender has been China. If that’s true…

[@zeke5491]

@@francie2915 don’t take someone’s word, look it up. Government is just printing money now

[@bradleyroth9870]

Russian bot

[@Daniel-Strain]

Any comment on this section that mentions the U.S. debt is a Russian bot. It's the 'talking point' of the day. The U.S. can carry such a huge debt because their economy is so huge. They are doing fine.

[@EXPONENTIAL-ik8uz]

@@Daniel-Strain YOU NAILED IT BROTHER! YEEE! HAWWWW! RUSSIA HAS THE SAME GDP AS PORTUGAL! BACK TO EATING MOULDY BLACK-BREAD AND GRASS-HOPPER SANDWICHES RUSKIE-CHINKO COALITION!!! ENJOY! MUUUWAAAAHARHAR!!!

[@danielread1942]

What would you expect a warmonger military man to say when his whole life is centered around war and his career in it.

[@davidcooks2379]

You don't want to listen to him? Then pass along

[@DianaKazimiera-]

What is very important is that NATO has a strong position. Hoping that it will expand to include new allies 🕊️🤝 Great respect !

[@Tedd0]

The amount of Cope and ESL in the comments is telling.. Yikes.. Imagine being a Russian right now..

[@TwinGoats]

I disagree, we can’t afford to help. End all aid

[@leneil]

How are they still fighting

[@davidcooks2379]

Because we haven't given them F16 and Atacms. We should do this urgently

[@javasrevenge7121]

Highest rank, lowest cockroach.

[@stickitupyourasteric]

This guy is a NATO stooge..

[@rolandhippe903]

apologies to the three stooges

[@josesanto9305]

yes more money to Zelensky to buy more houses the people in nato countries dont need that cash

[@citylinkproject9901]

What has NATO got to do with Ukraine and Russia conflict

[@lg4lg479]

This lady’s description of NORAD shows she has no idea what NORAD is or was.

[@syaifulsarnawi9607]

NATO’s Top Military Officer: We Cannot Afford To Let Russia Win In Ukraine World's Countries except EU+US ally: We Cannot Afford To Let Western Win In Ukraine Too 🤔😅😂

[@vincenttay2812]

Russia see you as a threat.What garbage are you talking about?? Russia need not win bro all they need is to nuke you and the whole world decimated

[@rolandhippe903]

The U.S. has to go down for the sake of the world.

[@defintity_9951]

I don’t think you have a full grasp on global politics. Most countries are indifferent to the results, but to say they actively want Russia to win is incredibly false.

[@defintity_9951]

@@rolandhippe903 Plus, do you realize the whole reason why the world post cold-war has been so stable is the fact that the US has acted as world police. Do you really think that free trade or economic growth can happen without the US bearing the cost to uphold the whole system?

[@vincenttay2812]

@@defintity_9951 Let wait and see

[@medicuswashington9870]

Russia will not lose the special military operation in Ukraine. Madness made real continues.

[@brianticas2068]

Russia will get through and go ahead and take on the west.

[@lazynow1]

sure they will China will want to be paid by Russia

[@medicuswashington9870]

@@lazynow1 Communist China will not allow Russia to lose the special military operation in Ukraine.

[@Antiklirikal1]

What a stupid officer! 1. It was NATO that provoked Russia all these years by expanding its military infrastructure towards Russia and staging coup d'état in countries along the perimeter of Russia's border and placing its Western puppets there! 2. Now the question is not about Ukraine's entry into NATO, but whether Ukraine will remain at all as a state or some part of it. 3. Russia will not lose and will go to the end (the West does not understand the processes that are taking place inside Russia at all) 4. Russia is not waging war, Russia has mobilized only 300,000 of its reserve of 25 million with a population of 146 million. When NATO escalates a war with Russia, it mobilizes everyone. 5. If Russia waged war, then Zelensky and all the political leadership of Ukraine would have already been destroyed and they would not be able to receive guests in the center of the country. Russia is slowly, but grinding the entire Ukrainian army and weapons supplied by the West. There is no war between Russia and Ukraine, there is a war between Russia and NATO. Ukraine is a millet tool in the hands of the West, like a private military company.

[@peterkilby1497]

Russia also might find China needs a little more space in the future especially as they see how weak they are

[@chrisbremner8992]

He says all the right things but doesn't seem convinced.

[@peterkilby1497]

Ukraine convinced that's all that matters

[@chuckshoemaker1742]

We pay for the R&D, our opponents steal the R&D !!

[@MelvilleSperryn]

The US underestimates Russia and deliberately provokes a war through its proxy, Ukraine, which Ukraine could never hope to win, despite the MSM hype to the contrary. Now the US says ' We cannot allow Russia to win'. The only alternative is the nuclear option. So are thy saying they are going to use nukes? This loss just hurts US pride and is not existential, so resorting to nukes amounts to a childish tantrum.

[@cookeandrew2987]

More chance that US will use nukes first

[@Antiklirikal1]

What a stupid officer! 1. It was NATO that provoked Russia all these years by expanding its military infrastructure towards Russia and staging coup d'état in countries along the perimeter of Russia's border and placing its Western puppets there! 2. Now the question is not about Ukraine's entry into NATO, but whether Ukraine will remain at all as a state or some part of it. 3. Russia will not lose and will go to the end (the West does not understand the processes that are taking place inside Russia at all) 4. Russia is not waging war, Russia has mobilized only 300,000 of its reserve of 25 million with a population of 146 million. When NATO escalates a war with Russia, it mobilizes everyone. 5. If Russia waged war, then Zelensky and all the political leadership of Ukraine would have already been destroyed and they would not be able to receive guests in the center of the country. Russia is slowly, but grinding the entire Ukrainian army and weapons supplied by the West. There is no war between Russia and Ukraine, there is a war between Russia and NATO. Ukraine is a millet tool in the hands of the West, like a private military company.

[@nayanmalig]

Do not underestimate a NATO loss to Russia, whole world is watching and the implications will be shattering.

[@Aussie-Mocha]

Bla bla bla ! Cope cope cope! Kremlin is running your brain power.

[@cardi1710]

@@nayanmalig Exactly so. NATO cannot afford to lose this, as it would correctly reveal that they are unable to fight a proxy war against a comparable adversary and win. Even if it was a direct, toe to toe confrontation, the outcome is not certain... and risks escalation to mutually assured destruction.

[@staffordgeduld2023]

4.45 The Ukrainian armed forced after this conflict will be the biggest and best trained [COMPLETELY DEAD AND ANNIHILATED] armed forces in Europe. (My special emphasis on what the guest forgot to say). I don't deny that they have been very well trained by NATO since 2014 and that they were NATO's very best fighting force in this proxy conflict ... sacrificing their lives so that US citizens need not die . But they will be exterminated by Russia and abandoned by NATO very very soon as US need to urgently run away to light up the Taiwan conflict and their sacrifice to try and protect US Hegemony... now already TOAST.

[@Antiklirikal1]

What a stupid officer! 1. It was NATO that provoked Russia all these years by expanding its military infrastructure towards Russia and staging coup d'état in countries along the perimeter of Russia's border and placing its Western puppets there! 2. Now the question is not about Ukraine's entry into NATO, but whether Ukraine will remain at all as a state or some part of it. 3. Russia will not lose and will go to the end (the West does not understand the processes that are taking place inside Russia at all) 4. Russia is not waging war, Russia has mobilized only 300,000 of its reserve of 25 million with a population of 146 million. When NATO escalates a war with Russia, it mobilizes everyone. 5. If Russia waged war, then Zelensky and all the political leadership of Ukraine would have already been destroyed and they would not be able to receive guests in the center of the country. Russia is slowly, but grinding the entire Ukrainian army and weapons supplied by the West. There is no war between Russia and Ukraine, there is a war between Russia and NATO. Ukraine is a millet tool in the hands of the West, like a private military company.

[@peterkilby1497]

Dare you to say that to one of them see who ends dead an annihilated

[@distinctiveelegance5947]

This did not age well for Nato officially.

[@noejon6]

You are a treat

[@jagone5672]

Rutin 4 Putin.

[@disneybudgetinn3752]

This NATO chief is a talking dolt.

[@lisawise9849]

Says the talking dolt

[@benjaminhenderson5025]

@@lisawise9849 says the lemming in here to defend a colonizing murderer.

[@davidcooks2379]

Then pass along

[@rolandhippe903]

your giving him too much credit.

[@stevenjohns-savage7024]

Go The Mighty AllBlacks 😊

[@rockygallego1583]

So to the last Ucranian.

[@mohiuddinalamgir6315]

Those who are inviting disaster for their own general population, should be boycotted socially, kicked out from society, from media, from discussions

[@rajlowkie6616]

When the MILITARY that invade is 🎯 & disabled .

[@jackspring7709]

Who and what did Eisenhower warn us about in his final address as president? This man right here and everything he represents.

[@jeffperteet2327]

What is the hold up with banning tiktok?

[@rusantmandewaowaranay1261]

So what can you do?

[@Ohionortheast]

We can not afford to pay for Ukraine war its there problem were not the world police

[@lisawise9849]

That's what some people were saying said about Hitler too. He's not our problem.

[@formerlyfromthefuton8171]

@@lisawise9849 The problem is that this time, the West is the bad guy. NATO is the Nazis, pushing their disgusting 🏳️‍🌈 ideology on everyone everywhere.

[@francie2915]

Ukraine has two huge problems : 1) Nazis 2) The US who created (with the guidance of Victoria Nuland, John McCain, Lindsay Graham, Amy Klobacher, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, WEF, etc.) the 2014 Coup. This lying demon must think very highly of himself in his starched white uniform but he’s a pos.

[@chazzitz-wh4ly]

I want to know who is policing the West if the West is deciding who gets to live or die. It’s not the people, because it’s our pockets they’re stealing the money from. It’s not themselves because nobody seems to be concerned with western expansion under the guise of “democracy”.

[@benjaminhenderson5025]

@Lisa Wise yah, because russia is tyrannical and we arent. Tell that to: Palestine Yemen Iraq Afghanistan Serbia Cuba Argentina Vietnam Korea Grenada The Phillipines Guam Ect. Ect. Ect.

[@Branca179]

✌️🇺🇦✨SLAVA UKRAINA💪💙GLORY TO HEROES 💪✨

[@padraigwayne7451]

Nuland?

[@ivaniniguez2553]

Lol they getting destroyed Russia will win. Russia will fre the world again from nazis usa

[@kj1483]

14:34 Debate needed within defense industry manufacturers production sector reviewing their own internal business values to place more priority on protecting peace and order interests of their own nations,...being prepared to take a two year knock on the traditional economic drivers such as max profitability and dividend value to shareholders. Hence Admiral Rob Bauer attending private sector conference as NATO Senior Military

[@schishne7546]

Im sorry but i can't understand what you're trying to say because of your extensively long sentancing.

[@2bullcrap]

@@schishne7546 not saying anything...nothing important anyway...just another opinion

[@davidcooks2379]

We should have taken Ukraine's into NATO in 1994 as a security guarantee when giving away their nuclear weapons

[@colinbeck1285]

The wandering spirit will get himself into very serious trouble and dupes are abandoned & forgotten. [ forever ] ___ Both Napoleon and Hitler were wandering spirits and both abandoned their troops in the Mid East & Russia. Putin also is a wandering spirit and he too abandons his dupes.

[@ehisgeorge414]

Wait and see the outcome because Putin has not crossed his Russian tuff yet. Eastern Ukraine is Russian, get that first into your brains before comparing Putin to Napoleon and Hitler who left their tuff thousands of miles behind in a wild venture.

[@peterkilby1497]

He already has left them for dead same as hitler just buying himself few more months of life at the russian soldiers expense could not care less about how many young men he kills

[@jeffyu3488]

Why not?

[@ew5153]

That’s not up to them.

[@j7j7j7j7x]

Sadly, he does not seem to understand that NATO is solely defensive.

[@j7j7j7j7x]

He wants more money for Nato. A scammer with his hand out for more $$$

[@doniehurley9396]

Tell that to the staff of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade

[@petercoleman2834]

The NATO was set up to stop the spread of soviet communism across Europe, and the post 1945 world. Nato is fighting in Ukraine to expand its borders up against Russia Why to force regime change in Russia and the exploitation of Russian resources, and to stop china's economical expansion as the.world first industrial and financial power

[@ismaellara4007]

@j7j7j7j7x, Defensive? try to tell that to Yugoslavia, Libya, Afghanistan, Irak and Syria and the latest is Ukraine, NATO exist to enrich the MIC in the US and west Europe

[@peterkilby1497]

Putin is the one that does not understand that, all those countries he thinks belong to his orbit don't want to be part of his rule and influence that's why they apply to join NATO freedom very infectious

[@stroker413]

He needs to go to ukrain and lend a hand that would show he really cares

[@Lucia-sy7le]

Yep. Hit the road, Jack. Put your money where your mouth is. Here's a shovel. It's muddy in Donbass. Dig a trench.

[@chazzitz-wh4ly]

Give him one of those cardboard guns Fox had a still of with two “soldiers”.

[@EXPONENTIAL-ik8uz]

YOU 'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING? IN THAT PRISTINE WHITE BALL-GOWN!!!

[@rolandhippe903]

armchair warrior