Near Peer: Russia (Understanding Russia's Military History)

Near Peer: Russia
Subject matter experts discuss Russian history, current affairs, and military doctrine. Putin’s declarations, advances in military technology, and Russia’s remembrance of the Great Patriotic War are also addressed. “Near Peer: Russia” is the second film in a four-part series exploring America’s global competitors.
0:00 Introductory comment
0:45 Title Screen
1:50 Chapter One - History of Russia
24:20 Chapter Two - Putin’s Goals
30:00 Chapter Three - Current Military Power & Its Application
43:11 Conclusion - Summary Comments
49:47 Credits
For more information on Russia's stated justification for its invasion of Ukraine, please see www.armyupress.army.mil/journ...

[@ArmyUniversityPress]

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[@tmoe6674]

I just want to say thank you to whoever is running this channel. This is the kind of outreach we need from the government to build trust and credibility, as opposed to silly sound bites from the news, which no one believes anymore. Whether it’s Fox or CNN, etc. It was very interesting to see assessments by US Defense personnel about the current composition and operational capability of the Russian forces while also comparing those to our own capabilities and their potential impact on the foreign policy of both nations and those in-between, such as the Baltic States. Bravo!

[@samueljackson6188]

If there was any justice in this world. Then the politicians who declare war should themselves should be forced to join the infantry as a private. In a combat unit that’s on the front line.

[@raketny_hvost]

Not really because strategics and tactics are not made in first lines lol

[@samueljackson6188]

@@raketny_hvost that’s the role of generals. Politicians are nothing more than chicken hawks. Who sacrifice nothing during times of war. If politicians knew that they themselves would have to do the fighting instead of some poor peasant. Then their calculations would be very different than they are now.

[@stringfellowbalk2654]

I am not too sure about that. Combat units tend to oust jackassery and shitbags.

[@Proud_GOY_Not_juwish]

@@samueljackson6188wars are juwish banker creations to kill gentiles/ non juws

[@oneshothunter9877]

Ironman Stalin sacrificed his son. No mercy.

[@redball7362]

The question that was never asked or answered. In what combat areas or domains have the Russian Federation Military performed at Near Peer or Peer to the United States Army in one year of combat operations since Russia invaded Ukraine?

[@The_Conqueeftador]

The ability to wipe cities off the earth.

[@redball7362]

@@The_Conqueeftador What city have they wiped off the earth? Hiroshima and Nagasaki were not wiped off the earth. They still exist.

[@The_Conqueeftador]

@@redball7362 I realize now I am talking to a child brain. Go look up destroyed Ukranian cities aerial views. This is with Conventional weapons and compare it to destroyed Iraqi cities. As for weapons of mass destruction. The japanese cities were infant stage atomic weapons and are not even in the same league as what is available today by Russia and the U.S. I do not think Russia is stupid enough to drop nuclear weapons however I could see them resorting to biological warfare as the next stage of escalation.

[@redball7362]

@@The_Conqueeftador Destroying cities is not a combat area or military domain. I realize now I am talking to someone that has never served in the U.S. military or any other military.

[@The_Conqueeftador]

@Red Ball One would think destroying cities is not only a domain but also a prerequisite. I'm sure you know best though, Rear Admiral Pogue.

[@sballantine8127]

So delighted to have come across this channel!

[@ashleyflores4397]

It would be good if AUP put what differences the videos have in the description.

[@mooaaron]

awesome! awesome! video documentaries...

[@briandenison2325]

When was this filmed?

[@michaelsnyder3871]

OK, that was disappointing. Yes, the AK series assault rifles use the 7.62x39. But that's not a 7.62 x 54R. It is not superior to the 5.56x45mm M855 or even the M193, even in the 14.5" barrel of the M4A1. The AK-74 and its successors continue to use the 5.45x39 round which was developed based on Soviet experience in Vietnam. I don't see how the RPK-74 is better than the M249 or the PKM is better than the M240.

[@vondantalingting]

Russian LMG's are lighter tho. The RPK74 and PKM are light as fuck that the Polish tried to Re-chamber it for nato use... hilariously. They're perfect for motorstrelsky tactics(I.E. mobile defense tactics) when used in conjunction with BMP's and tanks. But I would digress that they would suck against a well prepare Nato formation. And motorstrelsky tactics are no doubt outdated since the '80s. But if you were banking on a thunder rush, an entire motor rifles division with supporting Armor and Arty could do the job well. Just don't expect them to do well in the defensive.

[@commie5211]

It depends on what distance the military expected to engage. if you are engaging vietnam moneys jumping out of a hole 20 meters away blast at you, M14 or M16 is not going to work. 7.62x39 is gonna knock people out, the US marine uses 300blackout round, which is the 7.62x39 equivalent.

[@Lomi311]

The difference in small arms is inconsequential on an operational or even tactical level. The PKM is probably more pleasant to carry than the M240B for a soldier but artillery, tactics, reconnaissance etc. are so much more instrumental.

[@Lomi311]

The Kornet is not a 1-2 man portable shoulder fired system and must be set up on a tripod and maintain a laser on target until impact unlike the javelin. Popping smoke and moving a few meters can defeat a Kornet, but good luck trying that on a javelin. NATO has laser guided TOW systems that do what the Kornet does. The comment on air defense superiority is valid however IMO. NATO largely expects aircraft to shoot down enemy air assets but Russia has a better system for totally ground based air deterrence.

[@user-us7xp5fi7c]

PKM is match lighter, that's all.

[@emmettochrach-konradi2785]

This was a good discussion. I don't think it really made me "understand the russian military" so much as "understand russian geopolitical aims."

[@user-ih8vd3gk5g]

This channel is criminally under subscribed !!!!

[@adammitchell3462]

The soviets did sacrifice 28 million of the nations youth in this war,of course this is still felt today. However,had the soviets not had access to American aid and supply's,they never would've prevailed over Nazi Germany. It was a group effort that never would've been possible without the total collaboration of all of the allies.

[@VES.]

not true at all. russians would have won alone. probably would have a lot more dead than 27 milion and a few more years of war.

[@jamie2015]

The communists are far more evil then nazi's, USA should have aided the nazi's against communists and after go after the nazi's. Even with all the fighting back against communism it reached east Germany and is far more prevelant and evil then nazism.

[@lefthook2]

Lmao, one on one in 1939, Germany would have wiped the floor with the US.

[@mr.sir.]

It's true

[@drawingboard82]

They also started it, by signing the Molotov Ribbentrop pact, and invading Poland in 1939

[@kovona]

"America carried the bulk of the fighting in the Pacific." Chinese holding down 750k Japanese troops at home: "... Well, fuck me I guess."

[@what-uy7go]

China is sometimes regarded as its own theater entirely so that may be why

[@TukozAki]

And up to 1 million during operation "Ichigo" that started during summer 1944.

[@stevenspilly]

Yea, the Chinese navy was critical in defeating the Japanese in WW2. I particularly liked their carriers.

[@TukozAki]

Hey@@stevenspilly do you think it's all because of their lack of navy that China got a permanent chair at the UN Security Council right after WW2?

[@bartdr5146]

Chinese had their own theater during WW2, they weren't really fighting in the pacific.

[@MrKbtor2]

51: 32 Aren't the newer AK74 and AK12 (unlike AK47) chambered in 5.45 mm?

[@streetfightinmanrs]

Yes, the AK-12 and AK-74 are both in 5.45. The AK-47 is still in use but it was probably a result of the Russians issuing old stocks after the initial invasion failed, much in the same way older WWII vintage weapons made their way to the front. They by no means provide any significant advantage over western weapons as they require just as much maintenance to keep functioning in a combat environment. Additionally, the simplicity of use and reliability of the AR-family of weapons used by the US and many of our western allies far surpasses that of any garden variety of AK platform when considering maintenance, marksmanship training, and ability to accept attachments that enhance the shooter’s performance. This is what happens when you assign an officer to report on small arms even though they’ve never served in an infantry squad. They find boomer-influenced myths and perpetuate them in our doctrinal understanding of a near-peer adversary.

[@yoloman3607]

Nobody still uses AK-47 except for a few that occasionally pop in rebel hands in Africa. The 47 pattern is pretty rare, the bulk of old 7.62 AKs are either AKMs or type 56s because they were mass production models. AKs are durable, easy to service, and easy to use. They also cost 1/3 the price of the garden variety AR for similar performance and the people selling them have no scruples in shipping arms and ammo to anyone with the cash. A stock AR has negligible benefits over an AK-74 so there is very little reason to buy one if they don’t plan on issuing attachments beyond gp-25 underbarrel grenade launchers and PSO dovetail scopes.

[@user-zn7rg4uu3c]

not just the newer ones. The big idea behind the ak74 was to replicate the success of the 5.45 Nato round

[@johnweerasinghe4139]

Very hazy presentation of cause and effect over history. Glosses over large periods of chronology. Not mentioned is the US attempts to leverage its atomic monopoly and attempting to force the USSR to change its policy in Poland that the Allies agreed to at Yalta to begin with. FDR failing to inform Congress that Stalin was going to need a USSR friendly Poland. This is what led to the Cold War. The Allies reneging on their agreement at Yalta. In a well documented meeting between Molotov and Byrnes , Byrnes threatened to nuke Russia if they didn't follow US policy for Poland. Naturally Molotov refused. Naturally, the Soviets were gonna " double down and Churchill then plays the iron curtain speech. The Monarchist racist had a list of Russian cities he wanted Truman to drop the atom bomb on. The ultimate jerk. The crass pig completely ignored that the Soviets spent lots of blood and treasure to eject the Nazis from Poland and Churchill expected Stalin to just hand over Poland. The pig wouldn't send 2 divisions to the Eastern Front but was happy to enforce operation Unthinkable using American blood. Also not mentioned was operation Gladio which sought to reverse the USSRs goodwill in Europe built as a consequence of defeating the Nazis and attempt to discredit the USSRs achievemt in defeating Hitler. Painting Stalin - uncle joe - as a mass murderer also began. The " champions of democracy" then began to interfere in Italian elections and assassinate communist candidates to prevent any communists from being elected. I am pretty sure the CIA had an excellent teacher in MI6 as the British sought to maintain influence in world affairs from the coattails of the USA. Not mentioned is the false portrayal of the USSR as an expansionist threat and the resultant containment doctrine by Kennan. All these events and probably more contributed to Soviet Paranoia. Stalin is supposed to have said, " You are like kittens oblivious to the danger you are in ...but he soon died of a stroke. But he has been proved right. Europe is now ruled by a bunch of Hitler wannabees... Talks of the Cuban Missile crisis without mentioning the context for that crisis. I.e. US attempts to encircle Russia by placing Jupiter missiles on the Turkish border. Expansion of NATO even after Russia ceased to be a threat proves that it is the west that is expansionist. It is the west that is trying to preserve the Colonial Empire it lost. It is the west that is trying to hang on to rule by a wealthy minority and hang on to the hegemony that it has lost as other nuclear powers have grown bigger than the US. Videos like these under the guise of rational analysis are the reason we have NEOCONS....idiots without knowledge. Idiots without insight. Idiots without a clue as to how the other side will respond.

[@VES.]

well said

[@broccoliultra2810]

Finally, someone in this comment section who has read history past the words 'Molotov-Ribbentrop'. Gladio in particular seems to have been ignored by most.

[@somethingelse9228]

👏👏👏

[@genconsensus4205]

36.15 An army officer states Russian weapons such as ak74 have larger caliber than US weapons. Explain how 5.45x39 mm is larger than 5.56x45 mm. I’m no ballistics expert but they seem to be equivalent. Makes me doubt the rest of his expert opinions. And if he is referring to 7.62x39 of ak47 we have seen very few of those weapons operating in current conflict.

[@stevedavenport1202]

AK47 is less accurate but the round has more kinetic energy upon impact.

[@nateone9588]

What you get out of these 'experts' is arrogance. The best they see something is as 'near peer'. This coming from a military that has been fighting third world militaries at best, and usually guys in sandals. No one has had air defence, or an air force at all in the last few decades.

[@andrewstickley6681]

I encountered multiple people in the military who claimed to be an “expert” on near peer/Russian equipment, who not only made the claim that “7.62” was the standard Russian caliber, but they thought it was a 7.62x51mm equivalent. They did not even know 5.45x39mm exists. A Drill Sargent even told us that the reason we use 5.56 is because it’s cheaper per round than 7.62.

[@cum4986]

The bullet of the 5.45 is longer, maybe he meant that

[@magnem1043]

the Ak47 have those sharper bullets, making them a menace when hitting humans, in the west its called green tip ammo

[@noco7243]

Wait Putin still uses Windows xp?

[@erikinbody2627]

This was a good watch. I was disappointed however that something covering russia's military history neglected Manchuria. 12:53 in the video she says that the Americans carried all the weight.

[@sharknizer9662]

Can you do an episode of Near Pear on Iran and it's military

[@malikialgeriankabyleswag4200]

Iran will smash your zionist master

[@bettinadorling1942]

You can see how all of this plays out in Vughledar and Bakhmut.

[@DONREGO-nb9tl]

Yeah Bukhmut lol

[@ThePimpedOutPlatypus]

Is there a new one?

[@NickSchale]

This version removes some possible inaccuracies. A little bit about the AK 47

[@BeppeRGDL]

Well now, this didn't age well now did it?

[@curtiswong7280]

I mean, they were right that Russia had a pretty significant chance of expanding into Eastern Europe, and they were completely correct about Russia's reliance on massed artillery and its inability to conduct operations flexibly

[@gezalesko3813]

these people rely on the short attention span of the population..

[@robertwilson214]

It did age well...this was made during Ukraine war.

[@kingwing3203]

The US military is the axis of evil. They invaded dozens of countries, massacred millions of people, and caused economic losses of tens of billions in the morning. 90% of the disasters were caused by the US military.

[@noreply-7069]

19:50 A mistake there. Should say Boris Yeltsin becomes the President of Russian Federation, not Soviet Union.

[@cd4429]

Excellent channel. If you want to really understand any culture you must look deep at its history. Every grandfather has told stories to their grandchildren. Russians are knee deep in horror stories.

[@TheFaveteLinguis]

what a load of bs.

[@inzhener2007]

The USA and Europe have always been imperial-centric. For them, the USSR was "Russia". Ukraine was Russia, and nothing else but Moscow should decide for Kyiv, Tbilisi, Yerevan, Tashkent... While even this Russia that exists now -- let alone the Russian Empire and USSR -- is not a federation and has never had any real, free and fair, elections. Russia has always been a centralised empire, which was built from hundreds of annexed nations and peoples of different languages, not even slavic. Up to date.

[@Jaqen_Hghar]

Better than USA, Canada, Australia where white Europeans committed genocide and wiped out the native people and built their countries.

[@PaperSmiles]

To suggest that the Americans were carrying the full burden of the Pacific kinda overlooks huge numbers of other Allies forces. Free French, Indian, ANZAC, British…I get that this is focussed on the US and Russia, but let’s not blot out the US’s WW2 allies any more than they already have done, eh?

[@donparky1812]

You forgot the Chinese.

[@ianshaver8954]

The Pacific was a naval war, and the Americans brought the overwhelming majority of naval power to the war, especially in the final years.

[@KamalShariff]

Vietnam. Afghanistan. Iraq. Syria. When was the last time the US won a war?

[@christiankalinkina239]

American revolution 😂

[@AspieTrips]

pacific war.@@christiankalinkina239

[@KamalShariff]

@@christiankalinkina239 You should be embarrassed. If that is possible.

[@sodvar5047]

In Granada, lol.

[@CheshireSB]

Did I miss the part where before it got bloody the Nazis were allowed to train their panzer crews in the soviet union away from western eyes?

[@footisman2059]

Nazis werent allowed to do that. Weimar germans were.

[@johntuman1891]

@@footisman2059wrong. It was nazi germany

[@Alex-lg6nz]

No, but you missed the part where Hitler was allowed to capture a bunch of territory with no consequences by the Western Allies, so he can have a chance against the USSR.

[@simondancaster8334]

The old Russia is done. Evolve or perish

[@fuuz642]

it evolved to Isissia now. its soldiers execute POWs by beheading now, don't you know?

[@simondancaster8334]

@@fuuz642 Of course I fucking know! And I agree wholeheartedly fuuz. But my comment is a month old. Though no doubt they were beheading, torturing and castrating Ukrainian heroes taken prisoner long before my post, mate

[@fuuz642]

@@simondancaster8334 yeah well, what can you do

[@simondancaster8334]

@@fuuz642 Beyond physically joining the heroes on the frontline, I guess this is it. Contributions in all forms we have the resource to provide

[@malikialgeriankabyleswag4200]

yo moma is done

[@tomkavulic7178]

Why reupload?

[@redball7362]

The first video's information was not consistent with how the Russian Federation Military performed in combat in the war in Ukraine.

[@meddy833]

@@redball7362 Can we see the original?

[@zhukie]

It did NOT age well when compared with actual reality lol

[@jasonblack6142]

I think there are to be a new rule if there's any fighting to be involved between countries . the politicians the leaders that are having the problems. they need to get them and their family suited up and they need to fight leave us peasants alone

[@kingwing3203]

The US military is the axis of evil, Russia is the force for world peace

[@christopherbettridge5983]

That adage "two levels down" is one of many things which the American armed forces (to use the by far most successful example) and many others have learned from studying the operational and tactical doctrines of "Der Größer Generalstab." He makes it sound like it's an American military doctrine of unique lineage. Not that I don't agree that the U.S. Armed Forces are the best professional army the world has ever seen, at least by modern standards. But I'm often irritated by what to certain foreign observers seems to be a fantastic ability to forget how recent that military hegemony actually is, and how much they've learned from others and adapted or simply made bigger and yes sometimes better. It's tricky challenging Americans at times even just in this type of way, they can get most testy about things! This might be one of those comments better let be too late

[@martin1226]

To be fair the "Combined Arms History" episode (on this channel) the Yank historians/veteran brass admit that everyone watched the Germans do it first.

[@xxxnamkhaxxx]

You're not the only one suffering irritation from such hubris regurgitated by some uniformed members of the US armed forces as depicted on this video who definitely drank too much Kool Aid and cannot see the forest for the trees. In other words, they don't know what they're talking about.

[@christopherbettridge5983]

@@martin1226 as in love, all is NOT quite fair in war, either! But in this instance fairness it shall be (sorry love! You know you love it 🙃😉); I will be interested in the subject matter anywayz so I am looking forward to seeing the video you mentioned. Thanks for your time

[@anushkasekkingstad1300]

How ridiculous that you claim the US to have “the most professional army the world has ever seen” quite apart from their internal dysfunctionality and bigotries, their history of war crimes is staggering and they haven’t managed to be on the winning side in any significant conflict in almost 80 years.

[@raketny_hvost]

Main unique thing in American military is that they never fight even a bit strong opponent

[@uktenatsila9168]

The early video of Putin really shows that he has a problem with his right-hand side.

[@fcadcock]

He doesn't move his right hand from his side when he walks because of KGB training to keep his hand near his pistol (and likely thinking that looked cool), not because of neurological issues.

[@uktenatsila9168]

@@fcadcock I have heard that. Yet whatever the issue, it is his entire right side. Other former KGB I have observed do not have the same idiosyncrasies. I have a hypothesis. But I will keep it to myself for now. Thank you for the thoughts.

[@doomerbloomer6160]

@@fcadcock i'm pretty sure I heard that that's a myth. There's nothing in the KGB manuals that say "walk with your right arm close to your pistol at all times." It WAS something that KGB officers would do, but probably more out of tradition than training. It would actually be incredibly stupid for it to be in a manual. All you had to do to spot a KGB agent was look at how they walk

[@magnem1043]

Its to have the gun hand ready, from KGB manual. Probably just kept the practice

[@magnem1043]

@@doomerbloomer6160 According to this manual, KGB operatives were instructed to keep their weapon in their right hand close to their chest and to move forward with one side, usually the left, presumably allowing subjects to draw the gun as quickly as possible when confronted with a foe,” the researchers, based in Portugal, Italy, and the Netherlands, wrote.

[@jasonblack6142]

All the innocent children around the world. Lying there hour after hour minute by minute. Dying Lying there without food. Can you imagine the horror that you go through the slow horrible death. But yet our government are building missiles. Nukes that will destroy everything. we the people are dumb as hell . But part of me believes that . We signed up for this life . So duality has me shutting up. And understanding and just living my life. Getting up going to work everyday. Living week-by-week. just like I had the past 30 years. I still love love all humans . Even if they free will them selfs into a snail in their next life . And get salt poured on them . May source be activated in everyone

[@kingwing3203]

The US military is the axis of evil, Russia is the force for world peace

[@CptEggman]

That one is out already...

[@randymasten9183]

Yes, this is a rerelease of the film.

[@NickSchale]

This version removes some possible inaccuracies. A little bit about the AK 47

[@rick7424]

​@@NickSchale I had a top comment on that video that called them out on this.

[@timothynolan7250]

9:48 Wow

[@pat8988]

AUP, please enable CC.

[@WellBattle6]

CC is out.

[@ce641]

wonder what the old guy behind putin at 13:50 is thinking

[@kingwing3203]

The US military is the axis of evil, Russia is the force for world peace

[@inzhener2007]

The stabilisation of Rus economy happened not because of Putin but because of reforms done 1991-1999 and most importantly because oil prices doubled and tripled and quadrupled.

[@user-ve3xv8uu3m]

🙈

[@justinmathews8507]

2 mins in and I've gotten 2 ad pop ups and a long intro.

[@mariomeves8329]

Now thats a nice Peace of PR.🎉

[@antonpasternak-gw4dk]

👍

[@martinbarba7689]

"new forms of repression"... like the guatemalan coup of 1954, the black lists of senator McCarthy and so on

[@donkeyfly43]

35:00 Saying Russia has an advantage because they don’t need to maintain their weapons has proven to be hilariously inadequate as the circus of T54 tanks rolling into Ukraine has proven that even ruggedized gear needs maintaining and training or else you have 40 mile long armored columns breaking down and being abandoned.

[@apo617]

Yeah no shit. You talk to the Ukrainians, whose equipment actually works, and it requires plenty of maintenance. Now does everything they have require as much complexity as our equipment? Probably not, but you kidding yourself if you think crews and mechanics don’t have to spend an ungodly amount out hours doing maintenance and support like every other military.

[@G0TIMAN]

They didn't use T54 at the begining of invasion when this happened

[@Mortablunt]

What T54 circus? I'm seeing T72B3 and T90M as far as the eye goes.

[@angryralphs2516]

Those T54 are Ukrainians tank, though. They just film it to think it was Russia who used those and made people believe that Russia has low technology weapon. Russia only uses T90 and T72. Even in Syria.

[@bobjohnson3940]

This is very, very good.

[@donparky1812]

Why do you think Russia sends troops into Ukraine? The video does not explain it explicitly.

[@DKobb]

really? without any mention that USSR was Nazi ally in Poland occupation? Molotov-Ribbentrop act? come on, you can't be serious

[@Burgstaller007]

Lo Motley Crew Sinister line up of Crimms.

[@TRD315]

Beautiful documentary good coverage and analysis on the Russian nation from the medieval kievan (Ivan the terrible Alexander Zelensky and the other leaders to the Russian Empire Peter the Great Survov and Catherine the great to the very Soviet Union which was the pinnacle of the Russian civilization Lenin Stalin Trotsky and khrushchev and Brezhnev and Gorbachev to the current State and the Russian Federation with Vladimir Putin.

[@ulrikschackmeyer848]

The ' Sovjet' famine of 1930-34 was man-made and mainly in Ukrainia. Seing af you bring this up on the coat-tails of the Ukrainian war it would be both nice and proper. of you to mentions that.n

[@kingwing3203]

The US military is the axis of evil, Russia is the force for world peace

[@jasonblack6142]

How stupid is it. That so many people are up for consequence. Cuz of the leaders of our country's not getting along how pitiful and sad is that

[@kingwing3203]

The US military is the axis of evil, Russia is the force for world peace

[@chrisyuri4187]

3:20 except Norway

[@joeyj6808]

IMHO, it all went wrong when Stalin succeeded Trotsky after the death of Vladimir Ilyich. Trotsky would never have signed agreements with Hitler, and would have never purged the Red Army, would have trounced the Nazis. In fact, Hitler would never have taken a Red Germany. Oh well, this is the disappointing timeline we're stuck with...

[@Mortablunt]

Trotsky wanted continuous worldwide revolution. Stalin wanted revolution in one country. Trotsky led the Red Army and introduced the Red Terror and the Cheha. He was not a nice man.

[@arcyniminimagik]

the sound quality is atrocious

[@epeeypen]

why are Jewish voices so dominate in world history

[@ibelieveinaccuracy.fact-ch5942]

Because they are intelligent and informed and not quivering monkey racist like yourself? What do you think?

[@Lomi311]

The Kornet is not a 1-2 man portable shoulder fired system and must be set up on a tripod and maintain a laser on target until impact unlike the javelin. Popping smoke and moving a few meters can defeat a Kornet, but good luck trying that on a javelin. NATO has laser guided TOW systems that do what the Kornet does. The comment on air defense superiority is valid however IMO. NATO largely expects their aircraft to shoot down enemy air assets but Russia has a better system for totally ground based air deterrence.

[@ski8799]

Respectfully disagree, the S-400 is good but the advanced sensory array is a lot of “fluff”. True, the low L band frequency to “detect” may find stealth fighters, but they cannot “target”. The S-400 is highly capable but not nearly as good as advertised, my example is just one of the bullshit advancements of their IAMD capability.

[@christianlong-lo3jm]

I don't think you understand how advanced the West military equipment is half the stuff is top secret some things we don't even know about that exist and the reason for that secrecy is because of when we go to war with the near Peer will pull out the goodshit

[@0katze]

How would javelin work if a tank pops smoke and rolls back? Modern smoke launchers work in thermal range too. Javelin is way more expensive and technically complex, including training and maintenance... that's the only difference between the two. Nowadays we don't have a way to stop Kornet until we modernize our defence systems accordingly...also Kornet can be operated by a single person but normally it would be two...same as an AGL or AGS.

[@VES.]

@@ski8799 if they can see you, they can track you. just dont go in the range of other sensors ...

[@markorstb]

If Kornet is not on par and sufficient then Russian Army can adapt and solve that issue. They captured many unused Javelins and NLAWs in Ukraine so they have the ability to reverse engineer them and develop their own mobile AT system like Javelin. Russians have developed PMK guidance kits for their unguided bombs to guide them properly to targets which is similar to US made JDAMs. If this was the case Kornets would already be replaced or in the process of being replaced.

[@Elongated_Muskrat]

Russia can be classified as Near-Near Peer now

[@penskepc2374]

No way

[@karelianmghow9095]

It belongs to the Near-Pear category.

[@ibrahimn22]

They got nuclear weapons and can deliver them everywhere that's near enough to every peer out there .

[@Imprudentman]

I think the first 25 minutes of the film can be skipped, because they hardly relate to the theme of the film. Only after 25 minutes does the analytical analysis of the Russian army begin.

[@Nikolaievich9837]

Still quite interesting that all these so-called Russian "experts" don't go into that deep on the Russian military operation strategy in Ukraine and instead apply it to how the US invaded Iraq. This is the most typical and ideal Russian battle scenario imaginable with the current conflict in Ukraine- the strategy of "active defense" or however it's officially called is based on fighting over the same area over and over again and shaping the battle and the field to Russian own liking and strengths. They decide when to stand their ground and when to "retreat", bombard, retake the area and rinse and repeat. Its funny to see westerner "Russian experts" who said Russia is incompetent and all the soldiers are drunk and don't want to be in Ukraine and with NATO tanks in Ukrainian army used for counteroffensive would swipe away all the Russian conscripts, were dead wrong and the opposite is what happened these so called Russian conscript soldiers armed with shovels have annilhated the Ukrainian army destroying more than half all the NATO supplied tanks and at the same time launched a counteroffensive in Northern Luhansk/Kharkov direction pushing Ukrainians back to the Oskil river.

[@da4647]

And yet both are still fighting inch for inch of land at a slow pace. Nobody is annihilating anything, both are taking heavy casualty's and losses, hence the stalemate going on at the moment. You're just as foolish as the same people you're calling out.

[@Nikolaievich9837]

@@da4647 On the former mention of NGW, let's state the specifics. The method of warfare, as specifically discussed before; heavily leans on the exploitation of the artillery and airforces. Avoiding direct en masse violent conflict. Specifically favouring incredibly violent and intensified conflict at pivotal strategic locations. Limiting high casualties across the front, placing immense and unbearable pressure. With the usage of PMC's and paramilitary forces MoD casualties remain at an offical low. NGW favours a heavy espionage support, infiltrating the OPFOR's civil administration and performing PSYOP's. Controlling police and local authorities to assert and establish a sense of De Jure authority. In coordination with cyberattacks, which is known to be a field of Russian specialty. This, is the more straightforward and expected forms of hybrid warfare. What makes NGW more special is the other surreptitious movements. Massive training excercises near borders of NATO or impartial non-aligned nations, a habit of more abroad affairs. Aggressive flight routes near or outright in the airspace of another nation. A success of this tactic, is that not even the most informed of OPFOR intelligence agencies. Have an idea of what Russia plans strategically are outside of large movements during peacetime. Other elements of economic warfare and attritional proxy warring are also to be noted. Russian; muntions, intelligence, sustainment logistics assistance, and legal cloud are a beloved gift. However the more important element is the soft power conquest. A favored strategy of Russia is to sell very cheap crops and foods to a nation. Either being the majority or the un-replaceable minority of the imports. Then comes the pharmaceutical support, then the inevitable reliance on Russian exports and medical staff. Or training of the nation's nurses and doctors. This is a rather brief but the most necessary explanation of NGW. It is a young and expansive form of warfare. The new development of an officiating of Cold War policy. There is no war and peace, just a miasma of both. Russia conducted similar operations in Chechnya and Syria and in the long run both operations were successful however of course the one in Ukraine is on a much bigger scale it’s already clear Russia will be victorious despite all the military support from NATO to Ukraine. Without Western support Ukraines military would have easily crumbled and with support to Ukraine decreasing it means Ukraine won’t have the necessary support to sustain its military and army.

[@dewbiedewdew]

Awesome content

[@Crashed131963]

Where are they ? Its been 2 years after invading Ukraine Russia said it had T-14 Armatas and a airforce too.

[@kingwing3203]

The US military is the axis of evil, Russia is the force for world peace

[@nathanwalls9406]

I didn't even watch five minutes of this documentary before spotting some glaring inaccuracies. First of all, the Great Northern War occurred during the 18th Century (1700-1721), not the 11th. There is not even a mention of this conflict in the timeline beginning at 3:49!!! Yes, there were wars between Russia/Russian principalities prior to the Great Northern War but none occurred in the 11th Century. They're right that the Russo-Japanese occurred between 1904-1905. However, Tsarist Russia was the aggressor in both the Great Northern War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the Crimean War among other conflicts. I know "11th Century" in the graphic first seen at 3:00 might have been a typo, but come on guys. If you're going to talk about the history of Russia at least get your facts right. Especially given the fact that this is the "Army University Press", FUNDED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, this is completely unacceptable and frankly embarrassing. The irony is that the aforementioned facts would strengthen the argument that the Russian Federation is an aggressive pariah state that has twisted history to justify its invasions/military operations in Chechnya, Georgia, Nagorno Karabakh and Ukraine. Russia has a long history of being invaded by its neighbors; this was what precipitated Russia's expansion into a massive empire. It is wrong, however, to make it sound like the explanation for the Russian government's perspective on geopolitics and current foreign policy is because they've been playing defense throughout their entire history. This is literally how the regime in Moscow is justifying their invasion of Ukraine (facepalm). This video is an embarrassment to the senior historian (whom I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt as they likely had little to nothing to do with the production of this documentary) and to the United States Army. I know the above is a bit harsh, but this video really needs to be taken down, revised and reposted or just taken down altogether. Do your homework, folks.

[@kiwinz8392]

You didn’t show the loss of New Zealanders who lost their lives in WW2

[@kingwing3203]

The US military is the axis of evil. They invaded dozens of countries, massacred millions of people, and caused economic losses of tens of billions. 90% of the disasters were caused by the US military.

[@nuadtrainer]

Great and well informed video . Thank you.

[@sedickisaacs8464]

now its time to call out the American endless wars lets see how good you going to on that

[@yoloman3607]

Who the fuck wrote this script, send them to 29 Palms. Get someone from the NTC to give a proper introduction on eastern equipment. 7.62x39 was phased out nearly 50 years ago. Kornet is a SACLOS TOW equivalent not javelin.

[@slugshell2901]

13:45 We need ceremonies like this.🇺🇸

[@juvezhang1715]

Hypersonic missiles are Russia most advanced that others could not match

[@Crashed131963]

Where are they ? Its been 2 years after invading Ukraine Russia said it had T-14 Armatas and a airforce too.

[@afrobandera1221]

13:04 "The soviets" doesn't mean moskovites! The countries that suffered the most from WWII in Europe are Belarus and Ukraine!

[@footisman2059]

Stop larping, ukie. The soviets means the soviets and you cant change that.

[@Nicolas-uu3jr]

they signed the ribbentrop-molotov...

[@kennethvenezia4400]

This is puzzling. Why are they not able to use their aircraft successfully in Ukraine. How is it possible that they are losing their navy to a country that has no navy? Just asking

[@ladeedaa]

Hey its me Blippi

[@modemmann303]

Again: the reason why it`s not called war but special military operation is, that the naval convention of Montreux of 1936 allows Turkey to close the Dardanells and the Bosporus in case a country with black-sea-coast is at WAR. The Russians have ships in the mediterranean (Latakia, Syria).

[@dixonpinfold2582]

Interesting. Thanks

[@starchild692]

Not really, Turkey already closed the straits as soon as the war started. The reason it's called a "Special Operation" beside other domestic implication, is mainly due to international law considerations. From that perspective Russia is protecting an oppressed minority "Ethnic Russians" and their right to self determination. This same pretext was used for most of American modern wars. Regardless who's right or wrong it's the same playbook.

[@toddcolclough1634]

do north korea

[@EspenShampoo25]

meanwhile in the real world ruZZia is bringing out their t55s from museums...

[@raketny_hvost]

What's with Slovenian T-55S and outdated Leopard 1? Ah, it's AnoThaR

[@Josey-nx4ps]

Lol imagine not understanding that having ur land invaded means ur losing

[@bartdr5146]

How are they winning exactly?

[@danwelterweight4137]

​​@@bartdr5146they have killed over 500 000 Ukranian soldiers, including over 80 000 in the past 3 months aline. They are bleeding Ukraine white and destroying the Ukrainian military as a fighting force to denazify Ukraine. This was the point of their entire operation all along. The point of their operation was never to take over the whole of Ukraine or to destroy Ukraine like your mainstream media is lying to you guys about They are doing this while holding hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers and thousands of tanks in reserves back in Russia . You guys in the West are so foolish you believe in your lying own mainstream media who is being used by your governments to manipulate your public opinions and shape your thinking about the war Spreading straight out lies and propaganda Zelensky is living in the presidential palace in Kiev in plain day light, meeting with foreign dignitaries, doing daily interviews with reporters, using all sorts of easily traceable telecommunications devices. You think Russia does not know where he is or can't get to him? You never even stopped to think that if Russia's goal was to take over the whole of Ukraine they would have killed him on day one Same thing with Kiev and every major city in Ukraine. All their major cities, their population centers are pretty much left unscathed and pretty much untouched. You don't think the Russia has the capacity to flatten every major city in Ukraine in 2 to 3 day with incendiary, vacuum and thermobaric bombs into moon craters. Do you guys have any idea what Russia did to Aleppo in 2016, Grozny in 1999, Mariopol 2022, Berlin during WWII? The only reason why Zelensky is alive today is because Putin wants him to be alive. The only reason why every major city in Ukraine has not been flatten by the Russian bomber fleet is because Putin doesn't want them to be destroyed Ukraine is divided by the Diniper River. Every piece of equipment being used by the Ukrainian military, every soldier, supplies , ammunition, weapons by the West to Eastern Ukraine has to cross the bridges in That river to Eastern Ukraine . The only reason why the Russians have not destroyed all those bridges in the Diniper and cut the entire Ukranian military East of the river is because Putin does want them to. Russia invaded Eastern Ukraine to protect and save the Ethnic Russians of Eastern Ukraine who were being brutally oppressed by Neo Nazis far right groups like the Azov Batallion C-14 and the Right Sector who were funded and armed by the US and NATO. One of those Nazis who fled to Canada after WWII was honored in the Canadian parliament just a few days ago. The West knows very well the Ukrainians are full of Nazis Tracing back to WWII and yet they are pretending they are freedom loving fighters just like the West knew the Jihadis in Afghanistan were a bunch of crazies and they funded them in the 1980s anyways Russia sent 150 000 fighting troops into Eastern Ukraine. They had no interest of taking over the whole of Ukraine When Nazi Germany invaded Ukr3theus entre over 1 million Men and when they invaded Crimea alone in WWII they sent 400 000 Germans troops. Yet you clowns believe Russia tried to take over a country like Ukraine with just 150 000 troops. It was never Russia's intention to take over the whole of Ukraine or destroy Ukraine. If Russia wanted to destroy Ukraine they would have sent over 1 million men and they would have killed Zelensky on day one. They would have carpet bombed every major city in Ukraine. All of Ukraine would have been turned into a moon crater in the first 2 to 3 weeks of the conflict. Russia does even consider this conflict a war. They see it as a special military operation. Most of the Russian forces fighting in this conflict are not even Russian regular forces. They are militias like the Kublan Cossacksx Wagner, Chechen fighter and local ethnic Russian Ukranians who joined pro Moscow militias to fight against the Nazis in Kiev. The bulk of the Russian military is not even fighting in this conflict. The bulk of the Russia military is still back in Russia keeping an eye on NATO in case NATO decides to act cute. This is what your mainstream media is not telling you. They are doing nothing but lying to you.

[@jeremylee5828]

Meanwhile ukronazis are dragging people out their homes to fight and conscripting elderly.

[@afrobandera1221]

8:50 What about MILLIONS of people starved to death by artificial mass famine of 1932/33 ?!?!?!

[@josetrujillo2394]

This certainly should have been a part of the discussion with Ukraine. It serves as a further impetus for war over peaceful cooperation. Russia is far less likely to choose influence over war when dealing with neighbors due to hostility from the atrocities of the Soviet era (which were only a few generations ago, with people still alive today who experienced them). Therefore it is much more difficult for Russia to move towards cooperation with the West, unlike its former soviet republics (Estonia, Ukraine, Georgia, etccc). It definitely has relevance to this topic and should have been mentioned even if not fully addressed in this and any Geopolitical documentary on Russia.

[@user-bn1zd3us5l]

Most died in Western Ukraine which was occupied by Poland in 1920 and returned in 1939. As well as army's grain reserves were spent for countering the deficit and up to 5 million Ukrainians moved to Kazakhstan and Far-East to reduce the local demand. Hardly an artificial hunger policy.

[@abrahamnelson4562]

@@user-bn1zd3us5l bullshit, what about the so called “three ears of grain law”, according to which whoever will take even a couple ears of grain from the field will be declared as an enemy of the state and executed on the place? Also, people were sent to Kazakhstan and Far East after the hunger and against their will just to be replaced by russians. This is also a part of a genocide.

[@TimBabych]

Glaring omission! Especially considering that US officially recognizes Holodomor artificial famine as a genocide.

[@noaoah3662]

@@user-bn1zd3us5l But then you conveniently ignore the many policies that also drove starvation. Blacklisting villages and blocking all services and supplies (including food) to villages deemed not worthy or deserving of said resources (usually on political grounds, and not being able to meet the excessively high grain production quotas), harshly punishing the gleaning of grains and food, especially when starving, preventing people from leaving their regions or the Ukrainian SSR, and preventing them from being able to move into towns and using rail transport (literally forcing them to remain in areas afflicted with starvation), etc. The USSR also persistently denied even the existence of the famine and refused foreign aid. And no. Most did NOT die in Polish-occupied Ukraine. There was no famine in Poland, there were no policies that drove a famine like that. You can literally look at maps of areas most affected by the Holodomor. Ukraine, the North Caucasus (which had a large Ukrainian population), and Kazakhstan were the worst affected. Statistical maps show regions, mostly in the center and east of Ukraine, as having over 25% depopulation. Take your propaganda and keep it to yourself. Liar.

[@garyeuscher4499]

I don’t think Russia is a near peer. The economy is the size of Texas?

[@GarretShadow]

How is economy size of Texas managing to match war supplies from 31 NATO countries and dozen of alliagned non NATO countries in Ukraine?

[@josephsmith6777]

Why did they originally fight on the German side

[@user-bn1zd3us5l]

When?

[@antoniogabriellisboa5733]

​@@user-bn1zd3us5l In 1939 when both Soviet Union and Nazi Germany invaded Poland.

[@TimBabych]

@@user-bn1zd3us5l 1939-1941 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov%E2%80%93Ribbentrop_Pact

[@VES.]

@@TimBabych this isnt " fight on the German side " its a peace of an agreement betwen the to. they have devided central europe between, just like the USSR did after the war with the US and Britain.

[@TimBabych]

@@VES. Hitting Polish Army in the back when it was fighting Nazies is pure and simple fighting on Nazi side.

[@davidday2373]

LOL, "It was unprovoked"... Oh the propaganda 😂

[@baneofbanes]

It was.

[@afrobandera1221]

30:10 😁 "russia's vast geography" is a result of the countless AGRESSIVE wars since XIV century! And I never heard someone saying something like "oh, this poor British Empire is so much concerned about it's internal security because of it's vast geography - and we must understand it and give them everything they want!". 😁 I think it never came to the XIX century brits themselves to say like this! 😁 Many countries gained at least a part their territory though the agressive wars. But only muscovy demands to be pitied for it like AUP wants! 😁

[@voidtempering8700]

Ironic, since that is how every country gained their territory.

[@afrobandera1221]

@@voidtempering8700 It's very russian argument - in a "you all are the same sh...t as we are" style! 😁

[@voidtempering8700]

@@afrobandera1221 I mean, all countries are the same, or at least most of them. Most modern countries specialized, or still specialize in war crimes and invasions.

[@afrobandera1221]

@@voidtempering8700 😁I sincerelly wish you to fall a victim of a war crime to fill the fundamental difference between "specialized" and "still specialize".

[@moritamikamikara3879]

@@voidtempering8700 Sure, Moscal.

[@SFxTAGG3]

13:20 I had a Russian friend who earnestly told me that Russia was the only country fighting to defeat the Nazis in World War II. I asked her if it was true that World War II included all of the world powers at the time and she actually told me everybody else was fighting their own war, and it was the Soviet Union who actually defeated Hitler. She actually got very angry the more I asked about it, and pointed out lend-lease, and the unbelievable losses Russia suffered in the initial invasion. I just couldn't believe that she was taught that. I have asked just a handful of other Russians in person and online about that, and they told me that history is taught differently depending on which region a Russian lives in. So a Russian who lives in Moscow Oblast is taught a different narrative from a Russian who lives in the Altai Republic (just an example. Idk if these two regions are taught differently or not).

[@johnchisholm3004]

The Russian/Soviet Union has an indisputable history of placing it's image , at the very top of it's priority list. Above the health and safety of the very Russian citizens it proclaims to care so much about. This type of mentality, is better suited to an insecure child. The country is currently as misguided as it ever has been. Instead of putting honesty or the desire for peace , or fairness , at the top of its stated priorities, and giving it's people an altruistic purpose, and inspiring it's people to make the world a better place, it lies and corrupts and has made itself a toxic and undesirable country to share this planet with.

[@m......7984]

Sounds like America to me

[@sodvar5047]

@@m......7984 Yes, classic projection. Russia is no saint but America spends 100s of billions on foreigns wars while millions of its own people go hungry, homeless and OD from Fentanyl.

[@Diamond-vp9je]

It's just history repeating it self

[@cd4429]

Russians are just as proud as any European or American, anytime anyplace, Do not forget the USSR.

[@TimBabych]

That is exactly the problem. Russians are proud while they should feel guilt and shame for the things they have done.

[@footisman2059]

@@TimBabychWhat the hell? By that logic, brits, americans, french, germans, and even white people all should feel so.

[@ibrahimn22]

It's natural for Europe and Russia to work together Don't have to be an empire Europe would be safer and better of Not being part of the American empire

[@notamoonraker]

LOL. Are you joking? Poland, Czech, Baltic states, Finland, Romania (who still couldn't reunite with Bessarabia/Moldova).. are all irritated by Moskau's imperialism

[@dangersnail5839]

All of the nations under the "American Empire" have not been invaded, but nations that were once under the Soviet Empire were subject to invasion, most recently, Ukraine.

[@Noname_NoID]

​@@notamoonraker they are under heavy influence of US-baked political puppets and propaganda in fact. But social hangover will hit Europe soon.

[@jasonblack6142]

Good video besides coverage of fake news reels

[@bakhiman]

44:29 NO surviving. SADISM - thay are sadists!

[@Rutyos]

Putin has watery blue eyes.

[@yuratumanov4381]

How is that possible? Grown up people are saying stupid things, that it's even funny how stupid they are. But it's not funny how they simply trying to put their lies in as much people as possible. Some people have their own head, but most people just swallow whatever liers confidently feed them, knowing that they so stupid that they will ask for more.

[@flamezealous]

We have so many articles on WWII but isn't there one about the significant contribution the allied air forces played in the defeat of Nazi Germany, and how the destruction of Germany's war industries helped pave the way for the success of the Red Army on the Eastern Front?

[@bivvystridents3752]

Look harder. Plenty has been written about the Allied bombing campaign over Germany, especially the RAF.

[@flamezealous]

@@bivvystridents3752 These I have come across, but hardly any which connect the weakening of the Nazi forces in Russia due to the destruction of Hitler's war industries in Germany by the Allied Air Forces

[@pseudonym745]

Very complex topic. If you only look at the output of the german industry, you will be surprised to find ever increasing numbers in vehicles, planes, and other hardware. What caused the germans far greater headaches was the lack of oil/fuel AND access to specific other important stuff like copper, aluminium, magnesium, tungsten, chromium, molybdenum... AND last not least, qualified people, workers, as well as warriors...

[@user-bn1zd3us5l]

Bombings effectively started in 1944, when USSR reached across it's border and Germany's allies already switched their sides.

[@Thrainite]

Go even further and you find out that by 43’ or 44’ half of the Soviet logistics truck fleet was American lend-lease. Makes sense that the Russians didn’t have enough trucks for Ukraine when the US didn’t supply any to them.😂 After that, you realize that the crown jewel of Soviet military supremacy, Bargration, wouldn’t have been possible without our considerable support.

[@perun814]

European union one good kick and the entire roten structure will come crushing down

[@RayHuk-wb8kk]

Ukrainians were Soviets too remember that

[@JeeeeeZ289]

Not willingly. That’s a part of their history that they don’t want to be affiliated with

[@GloryToUkrainianPeople]

Ukrainians were put through Holodomor to break their resistance. Majority of people served in WWII from the soviet side were also from Ukraine. Muscovy forbids Ukrainian language more than 130 times over the last 300 years of its invasion on Rus lands. Forbids and kills Ukrainian people. Ukraine (part of Rus, the second part will be Belarus) as well as Poland and Baltic countries fight Muscovy since it was raised by Golden Horde in 1300!

[@nyareyes8618]

Welp golly gee whiz Comrade Wilson whatcha thunks? Nearly peering now presenting novel papers notating purported neo peeps no pressure now please no presence near put-putt

[@jackham4407]

Now putin have mention back to Prince Rurik in the 800s

[@angelomicallef3916]

Alexander Nevsky

[@georgebouloukos8264]

Wagner pmc : exists!😂😂😂😂

[@inzhener2007]

What a low level of history review in this Army University!!!! Hitlerism was not "most aggressive form of capitalism". In fact, Nazism is National Socialism, and it was left compared to the economies in the USA and Great Britain or even France. The problem of Germany of 1930 and 1940 was not their capitalist economy, but the aggressive militarism, racial xenofobia and ethnic chauvinism (the 'Nazim' in present terminology), and revanchism. Likewise, the USSR has never had a real communist or socialist economy. The USSR was a totalitarian empire and its economy was a state capitalism i.e. the centralised state totally owned all commodities and controlled all processes. By the way, it was Stalin who help materially and otherwise Hitler to rise and build his military. Stalin prepared for war not because he wanted to defend from Germany, but because he wanted to conquer Germany. He used Hitler as the Icebreaker into Europe, and the two invaded and divided Poland into two, that's how they got a common border in 1939.

[@ilirllukaci5345]

Hitting that Russian kool-aid again. When will they learn?

[@snapdragon6601]

It helps Congress to justify spending the big bucks on the military. I'm not against it, I just think that China would be a much tougher fight than Russia. Especially after all the losses they've taken in Ukraine.

[@jamesomalley4556]

Amen brother

[@parkjrjr]

That really IS $800,000,000,000 worth of editing!

[@reallymentalpig1173]

lol I just realized this is official government information 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Lugh9]

The arrogance of the American perspective boggles my mind sometimes.

[@johnhopkins6260]

"...Putin stabilized the Russian economy...": as the fossil fuel market afforded his rise to power, so shall it contribute significantly to his demise.

[@paulzx5034]

@Swarmpope Oh, hi from Russia. Putin IS a genius. He flock resource suppliers under the wing so the West cannot dictate prices.anymore. Its not fair to charge $1200 for China-made Iphone when barrel of oil priced as low as 40 bucks. Maybe soon we will be able to buy iphones for the bucket of gasoline. Imagine how our GDP will rise, without any effort.

[@VES.]

there is a lot more to the economy than oil.

[@chrissalerno5529]

Russia ain't gonna run out of oil to drill there country is huge and only getting bigger

[@raketny_hvost]

Oh really? What about nuclear energetics?

[@footisman2059]

You wouldnt say that if you knew how bad the situation was before Putin.