Philip Ingram - Putin is Making Little Headway in his War, but does he Understand he's now Losing?

[@irongron]

Colonel Ingram is a great guest, I always like to hear what he has to say, but I take issue with the comparison of "russia" breaking up making the former Yugoslavia look like a "Sunday school picnic", my father's Bosnian side were all ethnically cleansed from their home town of Bosanski Novi 35 years ago almost, and are now all over the world in Canada, the USA & Australia. They can never go back as Bosanski Novi is now in Republika Srpska and renamed "Novi Grad". No "Sunday School picnic" for them. The USSR had 40,000 nukes (yes, 40,000 google it) when it broke up in 1991 without any major wars like in Yugoslavia, so why is the break up of "russia" with a piddling 7,000 nukes a "huge worry" ? The world community dealt with that ok and here in Ukraine we do not consider the breakup of "russia" a huge worry, but a must or they will just keep doing the same 💩 they always do. Like the USSR, "russia" must go! No ifs or buts.

[@SiliconCurtain]

I tend to agree, and the shouldn’t let the fear of Russian breakup limit our support for Ukraine. I’m sorry to hear about your family’s experience.

[@irongron]

@@SiliconCurtain Cheers Jonathon, they have rebuilt their lives since so it's all good in those aforementioned great countries they went to. On another note with the nukes, if you look at a distribution map of where they are located in russia, there are none whatsoever in southern russia, and for good reason. Therefore, there is no chance the Kadyrov clan will ever get their hands on any nukes if russia breaks up! Ditto for say, Azerbaijan getting some to pass on to Iran etc.

[@marisabenson1222]

Agree

[@timthetiny7538]

​@SiliconCurtain you're wrong.

[@leuveu6610]

Well said

[@johnmaclean5429]

Love listening to philip. Thanks, good choice.

[@JaneSoole]

How I agree.

[@bobjohnbowles]

Philip Ingram makes a lot of sense of the drip-feed of equipment. The main problem is our own lack of readiness for this scale of conflict.

[@dangeerraaron]

Very astute observation.

[@imacp2909]

Very True. But also the West's cowardice. These punks should be defeated by now if if the West had a pair of balls.

[@devonglide1830]

It makes sense, but I’d be surprised if it was the planned intent behind the drip feed.

[@saeed7099]

@@devonglide1830nonsense

[@huhummmmmmm]

I don't think he did. He repeated reasons that Americans and Germans gave in the past, some of which are nonsensical, such as china will attack Taiwan if Russia falls apart; some of which has been disproven and he was contradictory there himself (time for training).. he didn't really go into the parts that were hopes to get back into economic ties afterwards (Germany), or the fear of being the ones who pay more than others (also Germany and rightfully so), etc. etc. Most about the global economic impact of a collapsing Russia was just wild guess work and inconsistent rambling.

[@lorijones8860]

I’ve been watching Since beginning it’s with heart felt emotion and rage just been a profound effect on me and my opinion of Russia I’ve never Trusted Russia being a child of the 60’s it’s made me love Ukraine and the people who defend there land and people at a highest cost to them and they continue stand strong so much respect

[@amandadonaghey7540]

Here! Here!

[@davidbrancaleone3039]

Hear! Hear! Beautifully expressed. Thanks

[@barb.gerhard9501]

Alot of blame can go to the western nations and Nato !

[@davidbrancaleone3039]

@@barb.gerhard9501 so botkin, now blame everyone else but invader for invasion. Typical Kremlin media narrative. It's getting kinda repetitive, ya losers.

[@timmommens901]

Hear Hear

[@G0ldfingers]

It's like this as i see it, the Russian Bear has been caught and chained, and like any wild animal it continues to flail around wildly with a fiery look in it's eyes, after some time it pretends to have calmed down and pleads for ceasefire, but we all know damn well if you release any of the chains holding it down it will strike while your in range, so it has to remain chained until it finally retreats into it's own cage.

[@SiliconCurtain]

Exactly that.

[@sickboy8682]

Projection - look at the demeanor of Putin compared to the western 'leaders'. Putin is calm, collected and totally within his comfort zone. You guys are delusional.

[@fredfred2363]

Excellent analagy.

[@biggusdickus5986]

Just conpatring them to a bear annoys me and all this dont poke the bear crap is just bolstering their self image, they're not a bear thats a tough animal looks after itself, they're more like Hyenas scavenging and picking on the seemingly weakest

[@samuelarthur9247]

How is bear chained? A chained bear making incremental progress on the battle is not chained at all. Soon there will be nobody to fight for Ukriane, stop this war now. Russia obviously had the upper hand at the moment unfortunately.

[@elainekarlsson8384]

Thanks so much for this conversation, guys!!Extremely interesting and scary at the same time. Philip Ingram is one of those people I leap at when he pops up on KZbin on different channels. Thanks, Jonathan 🙏

[@michaelmichaels-tw7wd]

Brilliant Philip & Jonathan 💖💖💖💖💖 Excellent video 💖💖💖💖💖

[@nadenek]

WOW! I'm only 20min into this interview and this guy's grasp of the situation is blowing me away. The geopolitics combined with transnational organized crime means it is not going to be an easy way to get us out of this mess that our betters have gotten us into. By far, this is the best interview I've seen so far on what we are up against.

[@toby9999]

Russia got us into the war in Ukraine. Rouge states (bullies) stuff up the world, just as bullies stuff up school playgrounds.

[@matthiasklopke161]

Putin is not "our betters"

[@CharlieStokes-hw8rw]

Once again Jonathan, you present fantastic analysts and commentators. I was impressed by Phillips whom I was unfamiliar with prior to your posting. Your channel broadens the scope for those of us struggling to understand this exceedingly complex new world.

[@SiliconCurtain]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@SiliconCurtain]

👍👍👍

[@RayBrown]

Thank you! I always learn much from each of these video interviews.

[@johnvellinga8487]

Read "Inheriting the Bomb" by Marianna Budjeryn. She chronicles the de-nuclearization of SSRs after the dissolution of the USSR. It seemed scary at the time. But it went well. Although I suppose that Ukraine regrets it all now. Since they were sold out by all parties.

[@philblum1496]

Fantastically information, thanks. We are not paying enough attention to the information war.

[@agustinussiahaan6669]

Thank you, Jonathan. Support from Indonesia.

[@SiliconCurtain]

👍👍👍

[@robby3467]

Brilliant guest. First time I've heard someone provide a balanced nuanced take on the whole war. Been too much of the "give them everything up front". Just not practical nor sensible. That said, weapons supply has been too slow at times, but that a different discussion. Too many people lose sight of who Ukraine is up against. They have to be ground down and that takes time.

[@ClayronHilaireTessier]

Well, let him lose ! I want Putin to lose

[@JaneSoole]

So do I - so much. The Ukrainians have shown the world what true bravery is, unlike the wobbly cosy West leaders.

[@TenylegMinekez-uc7co]

That surely will happen if you want it strongly enough!🤡

[@des_smith7658]

Ukraine got played and lost

[@TenylegMinekez-uc7co]

@@des_smith7658 Well, I would like to say that we never saw similar in history...

[@carolwilliams8511]

​@@JaneSooleAbsolutely. Our politicians are a feeble lot.

[@djparn007]

Thank you, Jonathan. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

[@HarvinGwin-kr1ry]

Very excellent plain spoken facts. Way to go, brother. What a guest! 36:58

[@sickboy8682]

But, it's all bullshit.

[@shaiaheyes2c41]

Very important talk. Thank you both.

[@Unruffledbird]

Wonderful guest-such depth of knowledge!

[@sickboy8682]

Do deep I'm drowning in the bullshit.

[@csmiller5221]

No need to broadcast this to Putin. Let him find out the hard way.

[@CAPSLOCKPUNDIT]

Putin is likely aware that his colossal vanity project is careening toward disaster. Everyone in his inner circle knows the same. But they all have to stay the course and pretend Dear Leader is in it to win it, if they know what's good for them. And who knows? Maybe they'll pull it off anyway, through sheer stubbornness and blind luck, maybe with "hybrid warfare" shenanigans thrown in. A Trump win would be the ultimate UNO reverse card for Russia.

[@TOMAS-lh4er]

SHAME,SHAME,SHAME . on the West for withholding all the weapons that Ukraine needed, weapons that NATO armies would NEVER go to war against Russia without, BUT expect Ukraine to do so !!! HOW is it even possible that the WEST does not understand that PUTIN is the 2nd, HITLER ?????? History books written by hounest people will condemn the EU and US for Giving Putin 3 years to kidnap Ukraine children and for his soldiers to torture civilians in the basement of every village !!!!

[@TOMAS-lh4er]

AND NATO and the EU should have been training Ukraine's forces and pilots Much sooner.

[@Donovanwashere]

Great work, Jonathan 💪🇺🇦🙏 🇺🇸

[@mamindhive]

USA feeding Ukrainian men to the bear, USA as usual causing wars and chaos in the world

[@dougjones4538]

Fascinating discussion, and extremely knowledgeable guest. Thank you, Jonathan!

[@happymethehappyone8300]

I'd like to thank both of you gentlmen so very much for a very interesting & informative conversation..I truly enjoyed & appreciated it.

[@lsees5753]

Boy, this should be good! Can’t wait.

[@matscarlsson2522]

I cannot understand how it can the west’s task to keep russia together.

[@ak5659]

Who in the West is doing that?

[@matscarlsson2522]

@@ak5659The guest speaker says we need to do that, and I disagree

[@a5cent]

​@@matscarlsson2522 I also disagree, but I still think there are things to consider. I couldn't care less about China invading Russia and securing resources. As far as I'm concerned they should do that right now. On the other hand, six regional powers gaining control over nukes, rather than all of them being controlled from Moscow, are risks, and people generally hate change and risks.

[@erichbreckoff3405]

Nuclear armed warlords who make putin look like a saint

[@mesquick]

Mostly because the ones running the show are slavics and therefore indo-europeans, and people tend to thnk they are more western oriented than the other multiple etnicities that exist in RF.

[@johnwalsh4857]

he knows he is losing, however he is hoping the Ukrainians will give up first

[@40watt_club]

He knows, EU, US and NATO will falter and dismantle. Which I think is true. but it doesn't mean he will win the war. Cause Ukraine won't falter.

[@greierasu]

No, he hopes that "west" will abandon Ukraine as they did in Siria, Afganistan and so on. Also Russia is not passively waiting that west to give up they do whatever possible to push it towards this outcome by using corruption, useful idiots, agents, propaganda, sabotage, disinformation. West is attacked of totalitarian regimes, it's a full-fledged hybrid war, for many many years but it fails to acknowledge it. We have weak and stupid leaders.

[@IusedtohaveausernameIliked]

Maybe he does, maybe he doesn't, but the fact that he refuses to admit that he's losing makes it moot.

[@SteveOhw594]

Putler is counting on reaping the rewards of his investments in the world wide coalition of autocracies and the radical right that he has funded coupled with the disinformation war on social media etc that his infected the minds and polities world wide. Putin is a war criminal a hybrid modern day mafia czar who has embarked on his imperial genocidal war. He must be stopped. Give Ukraine everything they need to win. They are us: modern day western rule of law democracy. We need to win

[@mamindhive]

​@@IusedtohaveausernameIlikedhe admitted that he has not achieved his goals, but no side has won as of yet, that's absurd, Russia has overtaken bakhmut and few other cities and villages, they are very slow gains with heavy casualties in both sides, you are misinformed or in denial

[@edschofield37]

The bottleneck in training is not pilots for the F16, it's ground crew. It takes 2 years to train the maintenance crew.

[@Filpy-hk7di]

Why not split maintenance into routine/minor - done in Ukraine, and major/periodic - done in Romania or Poland with already trained technicians. Or is everything major with F16s?

[@dananorth895]

F-16's require a large amount of minimal daily maintanance/diagnostics every flight to keep the craft in top shape. Also proper hangers/bunkers and supply logistics have to be set up. Poland and others can handle major repair/maintanance, but daily is formidable.

[@dananorth895]

Also radars and missle defence to restrict missles/drones from airspace.

[@reaperbsc]

Everything is major. The F-16 has very intensive maintenance requirements. Not as bad as a 5th Gen. But the bar is very high. The Gripen is an arguably better option for Ukraine at this moment. It's MUCH easier to maintain. But Sweden wasn't in NATO at the start of the war, so they needed what they had. Plus, there are 6,000 F-16s in the world. Versus a couple hundred Gripen? (Not sure of exact figures on that.) Making spare parts cheap and easy to find for the F-16.

[@sickboy8682]

Ukraine will never get the F16s it's fanciful to think that they will at this stage.

[@vovchisko-dev]

Jonathan, Philip, Thank you very much for this amazing episode! 🖖

[@theworkshed1253]

He is hoping and helping Trump get back into power he has to know the mess he is in otherwise he would be nowhere near N Korea

[@lorijones8860]

@@theworkshed1253 a Sad truth hopefully we give The conservatives the shellacking the Uk Did during their recent election 🎉 be a beautiful thing not that some left leaning figures aren’t a complete dumpster fire in them selfs if we can take the super majority in the house & senate hot dam back to America again

[@bdub1934]

I heard Putin is willing to share Crimea....lol He knows!! he is losing

[@jan-erikjanson1995]

Huh? Please use sentences. Your reply is all jumbled.

[@toby9999]

That makes no sense.

[@fretworka3596]

Presumably, by "he" you mean "putin". russia is too far gone for trump to be able to help putin - if Americans are dumb enough to allow a convicted criminal to win the presidency.

[@karinbreuer4577]

Great guest! Thanks for having him on 💪🙏🏻

[@GloriaHoulihan]

The Australian Slinger is joining the Vampire 🦇. I hope it's successful.

[@DarkestAlice]

Thank you, Jonathan, for inviting Philip Ingram. Thank you, Philip Ingram, for sharing your experiences with us. It was an interesting conversation and I hope, we will see part 2 on the "informational Armageddon" that you touched upon, and perhaps also on how the brain is formed by propaganda (or marketing), partly through our subconscious. 🇺🇦 Перемоги та миру всім українцям! 🇺🇦

[@niio111]

Lukewarm US support is not from political acceptability, it is because Putin intimidated the administration. Fear of nuclear escalation drove the foolish restriction to not allow attack on Russian soil. Same is true for long range fires, which could have knocked out the Kerch bridge two years ago, before Russia built the new rail line across southern Ukraine. This would have made supply of Kherson and Crimea very difficult, and construction of the heavy defense lines there impossible. Instead, the Russians are dug in. The breakup of Russia might be as described, but there is no requirement for us to stop any criminality that goes on or might go on. The USSR broke apart without world calamity. The economic impact outside Russia would not be as dramatic as described; Russia is already very isolated from the world economy.

[@CharlieStokes-hw8rw]

A few facts: 1) the new rail line is not complete. If completed, it will be extremely vulnerable to short-range HIMARS. 2) Ukraine has, until this time, had no strategic interest in completely destroying the Kirch Bridge. Might be a benevolent concern to allow civilians to bug out of Crimea. 3) Regarding criminality: Who are you? A criminal?

[@andreabocchi6676]

I agree with you 100% and I couldn't disagree more from Mr Ingram's points of view, that in my opinion perfectly reflect the irresolution, cowardice and blindness of the Western governments as well as the revolting hypocrisy they use in order to hide their huge faults.

[@ak5659]

Off hand, I'd say Finland, Poland, and the Baltics. Sweden and Romania not long after. It would depend how things go hot.

[@robinkelly1770]

Not the administration that was intimidated. He bought the republivan party. Trump has been in his pocket for 30 plus years and people like tuberville, jordan etc have spent americsn independance days in meetings with putin. Know your enemy and in the USA's case many of its enemies are elected representatives

[@reaperbsc]

You know that's not true. Why in the hell, should America be afraid of russia? russia has nothing to attack us with. putin can't press the big red button. If he does, he's 100% a dead man. And he knows this.

[@judithbarton9410]

I look forward to you shows in this vital time to have honest news. Thank you

[@paulchambers3142]

Get Philip back in again!....there's still a lot of territory to cover. Thanks Jonathan....again a great guest.

[@SiliconCurtain]

👍👍👍

[@luminyam6145]

Excellent interview, thank you.

[@chrismackenzie4789]

Always really interesting listening to Ingram.

[@yamaneko-ex8fy]

Thanks Jonathan. Great interview.

[@Anders-fs4ku]

Can't wait

[@jasft9746]

Look at the trends in his "peace proposals". He knows he's lost.

[@bdub1934]

I heard he is willing to share Crimea lol. he knows

[@CollectiveDefence]

@@bdub1934 Where did you hear that?

[@reaperbsc]

Ukraine isn't.

[@TenylegMinekez-uc7co]

Surely 🤡. That is why Ukraine grabs people from the streets to send them to the front. To see the great Ukrainian victory...

[@agh0x01]

I agree with Ingram about the risks of an uncontrolled, rapid collapse of the Russian Federation. We need to manage their decline to be neither too slow, nor too fast.

[@hawklord100]

Russians are used to a gangster culture where money and guns have primacy, a few warlords getting special treatement from the west would help to manage this breakdown

[@PinPointEye00]

This was one of the best and most interesting interviews I have seen on your channel. Phillip Ingram spoke with great insight and knowledge. The analysis and observations he made were objective, believable, and startlingly revealing. Thanks also to Jonathan for his excellent questioning and analysis as well.

[@louisnaidu9140]

Thank you for another interesting and informative interview.

[@paulinemasters9125]

My goodness! What an enlightening conversation this has been. I really appreciate the depth and breadth of Philip's experience and analyses of so many aspects about Russian tactics and what could be possible outcomes in the future. Thank you also for your penetrating questions. We need to be so careful about our media and how it can influence rather than truly inform about so many issues.

[@SiliconCurtain]

👍👍👍 a great guest, that’s definitely coming back on.

[@lasalleny]

Jonathan, I have never heard articulated so clearly the potential fallout from the possible disintegration of Russia as I heard from Philip Ingram. What an eye opener.

[@katewoolf6059]

Imagine if Ukraine loses -- much worse for the globe. I'm tired of pundits talking about what ifs

[@hawklord100]

Can't make an omelate without breaking some eggs and with Russias commodity resources, who ever grabs power has an incentive to remain peaceful if it wants to sell these.

[@edwardhammond5582]

Biden, with his military advisors, and Speaker Mike Johnson should be required to meet the families who have lost fathers, husbands, brothers and other family members as a result of the delayed delivery of aid and the short deliveries of aid. Maybe if they had family members in Ukraine, that would change their attitudes.

[@terjeoseberg990]

Especially Johnson and MTG.

[@dbsteckey]

Excellent podcast and great guest

[@victoriahigman6802]

Gosh this man’s geo politics is so intense and knowledgeable! The world will change

[@lsees5753]

Wow, question asked and answered.

[@arek7198]

Thank you for your very interesting material

[@michaelmulcahy2277]

Interesting and thoughtful as always.

[@SiliconCurtain]

I appreciate that

[@snegglepuss6669]

"May you live in interesting times" isn't actually a Chinese curse: An American made it up and wanted to give it a bit of faux gravitas, but it is still a useful saying

[@SiliconCurtain]

I heard that too! What a curious story!

[@stevelelew3190]

Great work and updates as always

[@jimrt1738]

foreign policy at time like this in the UK need to be a manage by all party’s and any dissuasions agreed upon need to be carried through whichever government is in power for continuity.

[@oohhboy-funhouse]

The drip feed narrative is problematic, more of an excuse for poor planning, a lack of vision and coalition cat herding. A lot of capabilities weren't training restricted. Rocket artillery didn't need the same training as a tank. HIMARS is a truck, their farmers could maintain those. ATACMS is just another missile. Storm Shadow took a lot more effort. Tanks weren't given enough numbers to get combat mass. Bradley's is an example if you can get enough. The Ukrainians were screaming for demining equipment, they only got iirc 20% required. We held back DPICM, cross border attacks until it became critical. Not sending contractors sapped time from deploying capabilities like F16. Our treatment of Ukraine has been overly paternalistic and trying to fight the war on the cheap. War on the cheap is the most expensive way to fight. Every time we gave them a new capability, they have used them better than expected.

[@yak41m]

Renting land armies worked in 1941, not so much in the 21st century. If NATO is serious about standing up to RU/China they have to abandon the expedition approach and actually stand up corps/armies.

[@davidbowers912]

A True Delight 👣👐☮️🇨🇦🌻🌻🌻🌻

[@bobouzala]

Thank you Philip, you are one smart cookie!!!

[@KathyDow-zg2de]

Love your work

[@SiliconCurtain]

Thank you!

[@fardreaming]

One of the best guests you've had IMO, really breaks down complex subjects so that even idiots like me can understand them! He speaks very early without losing too much detail, and seems able to see what's really happening and convey this in a way the news, papers or TV don't seem able.

[@terrydoe1842]

The fall of the USSR could have turned out differently if Putin had not been allowed to be in control. The Russian Federation in the future could still hold together and prosper if the right person was at the helm. Getting rid of Putin is paramount to the future of the region.

[@bobjohnbowles]

Not disagreeing with you, but it will take a lot more than the disappearance of the current FSB appointee.

[@amandadonaghey7540]

I agrée. ruzzia has a lot to offer. That said, while all our democracies are under threat from similar sorts of capitalist feudalism how do we overcome the generation of popular impotence/disinterest? 🇺🇦🇮🇪🇺🇦

[@terrydoe1842]

@@amandadonaghey7540 Good question.

[@dalecrocker3213]

Putin has prevented the new Russia becoming yet another American puppy dog. Whether you think that's good or bad is entirely up to you.

[@TheYeti308]

Pssssttt ; He's right behind you , here's your chance .

[@esmew3850]

So much good points and reflections! Thank you for this excellent analysis.

[@SiliconCurtain]

👍👍👍

[@tracywright6908]

Always heed Baltic wisdom.

[@ragingmonk6080]

I am American, US Army Vet, former contractor for DHS and NGIA. Putin is not losing and because you all are so smart. You can tell me why. This should be fun.

[@tikaanipippin]

Like the Black Knight in Monty Python's "The Holy Grail": 'Tis but a scratch... ... Come on you Pansy!', as his limbs are detatched, one by one.

[@TesterAnimal1]

It’s more like Pyrrhus of Epirus. Google him, and why he is remembered by military strategists.

[@habloverdi7047]

Leaving behind poisoned vodka after a redeploy seems to work well.

[@arek7198]

Thank you very much for your program, great work.

[@camo6344]

If Russia wasn’t aggressive NATO wouldn’t expand,NATO doesn’t look for customers countries look for NATO protection

[@pgr3290]

Losing? Industry is booming in Russia, especially the funeral industry. Putin will no doubt cite you several statistics to highlight massive growth in this sector over the last couple of years

[@TB-zf7we]

😆

[@johnwalsh4857]

haha yes also high growth in the fertilizer industry, human fertilizer that is.

[@guidoaselmann-brinkmann4034]

There seem to be some areas that benefit from the huge casualties and the money they received as compensation for the death of their family member. So dead soldiers become fertilizer for their areas.

[@Songshare]

They do not even always collect and return their dead home.

[@johnwalsh4857]

@@Songshare yah so that they dont have to pay the relatives and they can claim that they have low casualties. Ive even heard they shoot their wounded, most prevailent in the storm Z units

[@Sylvie_M]

Excellent episode!

[@moomoonine]

Thank you for an excellent conversation.

[@alanharwood1636]

Food for thought.

[@williamrizzo8574]

Thank you for your contribution

[@artmcteagle]

Philip neglects to say that Ukraine begged for advanced weapons after 2014 but were rebuffed by the West. Poroshenko has confirmed this.

[@betterdonotanswer]

Not just advanced, Ukraine was prohibited from bying ANY weapon, so the Ukrainian volunteers smuggled them across the border.

[@Ollies2CentsWardill]

He also neglected to say what toothpaste he uses. Do you expect every bit of relevant information in a 50 minute video?

[@artmcteagle]

@@Ollies2CentsWardill Touchy! It's very relevant additional information, especially when Phillip states that equipment delays were due in part to UAF having to 'master' the western arms. This could've all been avoided years ago, but the likes of Merkel and Cameron, Obama didn't want to 'annoy' Putin by supplying modern western arms.

[@Nenad-qz7zo]

Very intelligent man, almost no propaganda, cool headed analysis. Shame that such people are so rare.

[@markquigley9730]

Brilliant understanding and analysis.

[@SiliconCurtain]

👍👍👍

[@robinadair9759]

An absolutely excellent conversation.

[@dangeerraaron]

Another first class interview! Deeper understanding of the conflict you won't get on mainstream outlets.

[@dylanthomas12321]

F16 takes 17 hours maintenance for every 1 hour of flight and costs $27,000 per flight hour, and can fly for 3-4 hours. So Ukraine will have a challenge keeping them in the air and protecting them on the ground.

[@a5cent]

To be fair, a big chunk of that cost is labour, which is many times cheaper in Ukraine.

[@wilberwhateley7569]

Yup - upkeep for jets is labor-intensive: you can’t treat them like your grandpa’s old pickup…

[@pedtrog6443]

It appears that much of the advanced maintenance will be done out of country, Poland etc.

[@sickboy8682]

Or, never at all. I doubt they'll ever make it back to Poland. They'll go the same way as Ukraines Su27's.

[@a5cent]

@@sickboy8682 Is anyone stupid enough to expect no losses? It is a war you know, right?

[@bipolarman9246]

There are some things that can never mix with each other. I think it's because of ideological differences.

[@richardrummage7830]

What planet are you guys living on... I live on a planet where truth and reality are important... Where and what dimension are you guys in?

[@DougWedel-wj2jl]

I also thought it was interesting to compare the breaking up of Russia to what happened to Yugoslavia.

[@Mopsisgone]

Another fascinating conversation with powerful insights! 😀

[@sannip7404]

Thank you for your fantastic program. What baffles me is that the UN is so indifferent to these criminal Russian gangster networks in Africa. We need to refine our definitions of these to bring them in the forefront.

[@kerstinsjö]

Thank you, so intressting

[@sumwun9908]

The problem is Putin isn’t losing, it’s Russia that’s losing and Putin doesn’t care.

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

I enjoyed all but one of your guests! I'd say you have a perfect record! For the win in Ukraine, nothing less!

[@MartinLundström-l4v]

Unmaned aircraft is must, considering pilot shortage/cost.

[@MrGanjasmurfen]

Good job, love from Norway

[@colmderispottery4804]

This man is a complete genius!! Enlightened by his brilliant perspective, thank you both for ring fencing so many loose ends.

[@SiliconCurtain]

👍👍👍

[@paularivero1878]

I do not agree with this UK former military officer. His thinking sides with US government cautious approach to Ukrainian war, that is: strike a careful balance between supporting Ukraini and avoiding, at the same time, a catastrophic defeat of Russia. This is a lack of strategic clarity about the primary goal in this war: a complete defeat of Russia. Slava Ukraini❤🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@reinhardsterlika4480]

Slava Ukraini Jonathan!

[@Brasidas69]

A great channel and a great guest with point of views I haven't heard before.

[@Gooddeeds023]

👍

[@robb1324]

This interview shows the superiority of Russia's combined arms warfare. They don't combine their various types of armed forces like us, they combine armed forces with their intelligence agencies. Complete infiltration of western leadership. Less in the form of actual political leaders (but there's still a bit of that too) but leadership in all of the think tanks and people like this gentleman getting us to worry about Russia's collapse. Make no mistake, either Russia collapses or the west does, and yet we worry more about them and their collapse at try expense of hundreds of billions of dollars (and soon to be lives). We could have ended this war and all Russian aggression in 2014! Literally 10 years ago! We let them get away with genocide, REAL genocide 🤯

[@timmommens901]

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[@SiliconCurtain]

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[@WindsurfingNelson]

Clearly, this provides a lot of new aspects and allows changing the perspective on some of the rather bleak points of efficiently supporting (or not) Ukraine. Thank you!

[@pistoletprezesa6835]

He's not losing, because Ukraine is not winning either. The civilized world is not doing enough to ensure Ukraine's victory.

[@JaneSoole]

How I agree...drip, drip, drip all the way. Why are the West leaders, our leaders, such scared little mice?

[@TheisKrarupHansen]

It is possible for both sides to loose, which is what happens when we only just support Ukraine enough to inflict damage on Russia.

[@johnwilliams2660]

Thanks!

[@CraigAnderson-h2h]

He's losing even though his troops are moving westward steadily; Russia has taken out the Ukrainian power grid; they have overrun another key strategic city on the SE front line, losing, really? I won't say he's winning but you cannot explain the above and claim that Ukraine is actually winning.

[@nigelgarrett7970]

How is it going in Vovchansk? How are the Russian oil refining facilities going? How are 16% interest rates and tax increases going? How is that LPG pipeline to China going, the one that was agreed to in 2006? Yes, things are going so well for Russia.

[@CraigAnderson-h2h]

@@nigelgarrett7970 Right. Same for the Ukrainian economy. Nobody is winning.

[@mrglide7078]

How is the 10 day special military operation going? How is the retention of illegally stolen land going the last 2 years? M0r0n

[@gokkilokki770]

Great interview..what a range of knowledge.