Putin faces consequences of Ukraine legacy failures as post-election troubles loom | Scott Lucas

"The purpose was to try to give a veneer of legitimacy to Vladimir Putin at home because of his problems abroad...we are now into the third war of his failed effort to conquer Ukraine. We're now looking at Russia possibly having to mobilise hundreds of thousands of more personnel if they actually want to try to conquer Ukraine."
After his election 'show' Putin faces a series of mounting concerns surrounding the war in Ukraine including the Russian economy and a new round of conscription, Prof. Scott Lucas tells Frontline on #TimesRadio
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[@JayDeeChannel]

No negotiations. Russia must be stopped in Ukraine

[@foilhat1138]

@@russellspeed1693 Russia cant even take the Donbas bud, get serious.

[@livingtribunal4110]

What with? Harry Potter-esque _magic?_

[@foilhat1138]

@@russellspeed1693 Yes at their current pace they should secure the Donbas in another century or so. Truly an unstoppable force.

[@UA-380-]

@@russellspeed1693 ❌❌🧨🧨

[@UA-380-]

@@russellspeed1693 Russel is one of the type of people who support the war

[@govinda102000]

I will not shed a tear for Putler.

[@TheJohn93226]

Nobody ever will

[@livingtribunal4110]

You _will_

[@livingtribunal4110]

@@TheJohn93226 You will, especially!

[@user-fi7gy7gh1w]

Nobody ask you when idiots get up in the morning they start to think how am I going to go thru the day, just in case you missed it he got over 80% of the votes how much did your president or PM got

[@user-ge5vf5md7r]

I wonder if he is gonna be aware of such a controversial legacy he leaves behind.

[@Sameoldsongdance]

As with many would be monsters trying to be feared, putin has just become a pathetic figure.

[@dpac956]

Pathetic figure? The West has no idea how to deal with him for the last 24 years.😂 He is one of the most respected modern politician outside of West. And is leaving the legacy of greater Russia.

[@DDSRdds]

@@dpac956a War criminal weak littel boy

[@LindaStevensBZ]

Everyone should read the New York Times piece by Thomas Friedman. Titled... Putin, the world's most dangerous Fool.

[@goldenaye3]

Including you

[@goldenaye3]

​@@LindaStevensBZ Not relevant, waste of space and time. You guys look more like fools

[@jackrobson2553]

Great interview, Slava Ukraine!

[@tracyscott2550]

I agree with Scott 100 percent. i think Scott is one of the best at analyzing Putin and this dastardly war. Putin will not stop until he is made to stop. Putin would throw his mother into the war if he had to. It amazes me the ones that don’t won’t to keep supporting Ukraine. My father is one and he gets so defensive. He says Trump will help Ukrainian, he just can’t say it now. Well we can’t afford that gamble. I think Trump is a dangerous man.

[@omydog3794]

Putins mother died in 1998. But i agree with your comment.

[@andreasferenczi7613]

So why then did he agree to the draft peace treaty in Istanbul? Obviously he wanted to end the war before it even really got going...

[@DissectGibberish]

@@andreasferenczi7613 Putin STILL wants to expand Russian land all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. He wants to be the next Tzar. If you think Putin will stop before he reaches his goal, THINK AGAIN. Therefore, the quicker the Western countries get their act together, the faster Putin will be taught to back the F**k off!

[@Matt1975ism]

@@andreasferenczi7613 He didn’t, he lies when he opens his mouth. Here is an emoji that looks like him 🤥

[@niburu1508]

If you can - listen to what Mr. Paul said in 2014 when speaking at Michigan University.

[@eliseleonard3477]

Prof. Lucas is always up-to-date and well-informed about our craziness here in the US. His analysis always adds something to my understanding, even for someone who follows Ukraine closely. More of him please!

[@doughughes5732]

Agree. Prof. Lucas was great.

[@mattgee5609]

Interesting people being allowed to finish their sentences and make their point...Sounds simple but long gone in TV land. Thank you gentlemen, that was a very informative interview.

[@thegbgfamily]

That's why millions only look at youtube..❤

[@number1genoa]

TV Soundbite journalism became obsolete years ago , it's just been hanging on all these years with the support of a steadily reducing boomer audience.

[@harryroper7821]

Slava Ukraini 💙💛🇺🇦

[@tomcotter8138]

It is written: ‘Sociopaths are incapable of guilt or shame for their actions; they don’t feel remorse as they are only concerned with their own interests.’ Putin 😂

[@user-zm4qd4yr3t]

tomcotter - sounds like a certain failed president 😎📜🇺🇸🌊

[@DarrenJamiesonJamieson]

Putin is The D.U.K.E. I am The K.I.N.G. My mum is The G.E.N.E.R.A.L. My dad is a P.R.I.N.C.E. My niece is The A.D.M.I.R.A.L. The man you understand up there is a T.R.O.L.L. What does that make you: Poorer than poor? He needs locking up for treason (inability to mind his own business).

[@macduff14]

That's every politician your speaking about

[@alanwhiplington5504]

Boris Johnson

[@marioformosa4259]

And what is written of losers? In Vietnam, Afghanistan and Ukraine

[@taymot2131]

Great! Thank You from Germany! 👌

[@timking2459]

Brilliant interview. It is so heartening to hear someone who actually knows what he is talking about.

[@irongron]

Same, Professor Lucas is always on point!

[@livingtribunal4110]

So humorous to hear someone who actually has no idea what they´re talking about.

[@vegas1a]

@@livingtribunal4110 Like yourself you mean.

[@andreasferenczi7613]

@@livingtribunal4110 Same here. This guy was thoroughly entertaining! Times Radio never disappoints. The scale of delusion and projection is hilarious!

[@Matt1975ism]

@@andreasferenczi7613 The only delusional people on here are you Krembots

[@j.davidbogue3961]

Lindsay Graham consistently demonstrates a notable lack of both character and fortitude. One can take nothing from what he says, as he will abandon one notion for another as the winds blow.

[@ajr1775]

You just described a politician. 😁

[@xGoodOldSmurfehx]

@@ajr1775 Even among politicians, there are much stronger politicians that dont back down and change pants every week

[@jaredvf1976]

Lindsay Graham is a disgrace.

[@avasolaris1]

He is a 'running dog " for Trump\Putin

[@jason1440]

Very true.

[@abynor8687]

It was neither free nor fair nor elections

[@livingtribunal4110]

Globally, it was the freest, fairest election of recent years...

[@DarrenJamiesonJamieson]

Neither is anybodies (since Coupmoron)! You are a poor simpleton.

[@foilhat1138]

@@livingtribunal4110 Free fair elections to don't see every political rival exiled, jailed or executed. Nor do you see armed goons standing behind the voters ensuring they are voting for the right candidate. Or ballot stuffing and all the other irregularities with this election. Luckily we don't have to guess, you can check out one of the democracy indexes, Russia doesn't do very well.

[@JimRogers-oc2jd]

o​@@livingtribunal4110 How can it be fare when there is NO opposition? It was a one horse race!

[@themcgeachys]

​@@JimRogers-oc2jdthere eating the horses

[@phileasler5401]

Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@phileasler5401]

@@PetronileEdit 🤖

[@PetronileEdit]

@@phileasler5401 WHAT? I AM CONVINCED THE TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER WAS CONDEMNED EVERYWHERE ON PLANET EARTH!

[@dankelly2147]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@Zelensky_Huilo]

It's not so.

[@UA-380-]

@@Zelensky_Huilo what

[@Zelensky_Huilo]

@@UA-380- Ukraine is not a glory (slava), but a disgrace.

[@Matt1975ism]

@@Zelensky_Huilo Down with N*zi RuZZia!

[@jumpferjoy1st]

Scott Lucas, well done for rounded, well grounded opinions. For me, part of Macrons hawking is to put Putin in an element of doubt. With NATO members originally saying "We will never put boots on the ground" is all well and good, but in this war, and it is a war, the last thing you want to do is give the enemy an advantage. By leaving it at that, Ukraine has an arm tied behind its back as Russia knows there are lines drawn in the sand for NATO. So by Macron saying "We may put troops in there" is just a form of "LOOK PUTIN!!! WE CAN ESCALATE THIS JUST AS EASILY AS YOU, SO CALM THE F*** DOWN!!!!"

[@paularivero1878]

Oh God, a more hopefull thinking on Ukrainian future❤❤🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@thegbgfamily]

I've been thinking like this since day one.

[@moejaime2654]

GLORY TO UKRAINE !!!

[@idalbasanchez537]

Not negotiating with putler👹👺😈, his words are ashes on the window, sweep away by the windy times ❤❤👍👍👍👍

[@michaellitten4538]

Great leader. The Western leaders should take notes…

[@geelangfordo3272]

Nothing says great leader like getting 100s of thousands of your own people killed.

[@lynnfern2116]

Absolutely spot on.

[@andreasferenczi7613]

🤣 He couldn't possibly be more wrong!

[@ticnatz]

Pootin will be President for Life......just a much shortened life.

[@carlylerogers3529]

Why don't you shorten it for him then?

[@ticnatz]

@@carlylerogers3529 Little 'ol me? I don't want to be anywhere near that creep....

[@niburu1508]

@@ticnatz and nothing other than creeps would want to be near you.

[@ticnatz]

@@niburu1508 Sure about that? You think you know me? You do not....

[@niburu1508]

@@ticnatz your words define you

[@volkerr.]

What Putin doesn’t know: we’re always one step ahead😊

[@davidjones-wt2qq]

Think so? 🤣

[@livingtribunal4110]

...with woke diversity and inclusivity. How´s that working out?

[@evank8459]

But if Putin then finds something from an even earlier date to gripe about, he was there first!

[@andreasferenczi7613]

🤣🤣🤣Say the same people who sent countless Ukrainians into an unwinnable offensive less than a year ago...

[@Matt1975ism]

@@davidjones-wt2qq Know so, always have been always will be

[@illiteratio]

Fascism sometimes surges but it always fails at the final hurdle.

[@livingtribunal4110]

Might be a good idea for you to learn about what Fascism actually is...

[@saeed7099]

Seems like an overly op optimistic take

[@foilhat1138]

@@livingtribunal4110 Look up Ruscism if you want to see what modern day fascism looks like.

[@andreasferenczi7613]

Maybe read The Doctrine of Fascism by Benito Mussolini. Maybe you are smart enough to realize who the real fascists are these days.

[@Matt1975ism]

@@andreasferenczi7613 🇷🇺 = Fascists and N*zis

[@ericaward702]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-br7sl3bp1l]

James.Scott is you're best guest always🇨🇦

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

He's as corrupt as Biden, and has contempt for Democracy.

[@robryan1933]

Ben Hodges said "I won't comment on whether there are British soldiers in Ukraine and neither should you" when he was interviewed

[@johnreynolds7996]

Ben Hodges predicted that Zelensky's summer offensive would smash the Russian army to smithereens, and result in the recapture of Crimea. So excuse me for thinking that Ben Hodges couldn't find his backside if he used both hands. He is utterly clueless. Completely delusional.

[@rey1953]

I think it was dumb for the U.S. and European countries to immediately after Ukraine invaded they started proclaiming what the would not do. This gave Putin almost carte blanche to do anything short of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine without concern for a response by Ukraine allies.

[@Namo-xx1sz]

even, before that actually saying there would be no us soldier send to ukraine before that war started (i mean the current part) was like a "free go"

[@niburu1508]

Was it notDUMB of US to start this proxy war in the first place. And all the other wars they are responsible for? Listen to what Mr, Paul had to say at speech at Michigan University I. 2014. Tucker Carson interview recently.

[@okjohnokok]

great reflection

[@johansmallberries9874]

Granted the war isn’t over yet, but It’s truly remarkable, when you go down the list of what he hoped to achieve versus the reaction he actually caused. He has achieved in making the opposite of his goals come true. He has already failed.

[@tinykitten8937]

Slava NATO Lake!! 🥰

[@user-im3ln3lr1l]

A very interesting interview which offers some hope in rather dark times.

[@AndriyHavryliv]

Brilliant discussion! Thank you! 😊

[@michaelmccullough3461]

Stop all these countrys buying for russia🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@niburu1508]

Yeah especially France - they will close down form lack of enriched uranium.

[@matebalota9987]

Excellent interview

[@andreasferenczi7613]

This was not an interview. On what point did he push back? What opposing viewpoints were mentioned? An interviewer must to some extent confront the interviewee with the opposing talking points. Where did this happen at all?

[@ikku4321]

Academic's discussions are always good listen, they manage to provide more rational and argumented angles while trying to steer away from the hype. Please invite him back, would certainly tune in again.

[@bigglesharrumpher4139]

WW1 saw creeping gains and losses similar to the Ukraine conflict today, but it was the German economy that got ground down in the end that resulted in capitulation

[@markg4679]

It's harder to grind down an economy now that that are so many channels for money and aid and trade. Ukraine's economy is growing faster than Russia's now.

[@Matt1975ism]

RuZZia are doomed! It will take a while but they are doomed and they will eventually blame VP.

[@CynthiaBlair]

I despise Miss Lindsey Graham for his loathsome spinelessness. We OWE Ukraine support, we pledged it in 1994 Budapest Memorandum.

[@GregSheffer]

Never heard this Scott Lucas before, he knows his stuff and seems to be plugged into good information.

[@mikelanglow-bi2sv]

thank you Mr Hanson/ Mr Scott. This very question has puzzled me for awhile now. I never viewed Putin as a ‘legacy man’. However confused I was this interview answered my thoughts ❤

[@markbrzezinski8889]

Balanced!!! Thank you.

[@andreasferenczi7613]

Balanced?!? Between what exactly? Delusion and projection maybe?

[@markbrzezinski8889]

Well Sir, what is your perspective?

[@user-ge5vf5md7r]

Thanks for the insight.

[@michaelnannestad7399]

Very intelligent analysis of the Ukraine situation.

[@ChadHarm_Toad]

When he was respected as a leader in the early 2000s I'm sure he didn't dream of becoming a pariah to the rest of the world. But he is a self-made man after all.

[@andreasferenczi7613]

The majority of nations still treat him with respect. Pariah? To the West maybe, but otherwise? No. Niger just cancelled their security deal with the US, because they would rather not break ties with Russia. People in the West have become so self centered, it's baffling.

[@TrickShepherd]

The BRICS+ are growing and the US, NATO, and especially France are getting ejected from Africa. Putin is stoking latent anti-western sentiment and flipping countries to him. Nigeria is next.

[@Matt1975ism]

@@andreasferenczi7613 Majority? He’s a wanted war criminal. How embarrassing for a “leader” (well Dictator) of a country. It’s some governments and a few people who have been brain washed. To the vast majority of us he is a joke!

[@NemesisoftheGrandPoohbahputin]

@@andreasferenczi7613 Sure they do andreas. LOL!! ~ As China waits patiently to invade russia's far east ~

[@Sameoldsongdance]

@@andreasferenczi7613 That's okay, Bud. Not your fault you are baffled. Look how far little putin has come & he stays baffled all the time. I'm sure Niger sees some benefit right now, just as they will see benefit to do the opposite later!

[@tomasjonsson7141]

Pootin is a bad joke 🤡🤡🤡

[@sbarmiueenl]

People protesting the election by going voting. Think about it for a second. That's the most desperate propaganda I've ever heard.

[@roncollins1046]

Meduza and other Russian-exile sources have reported that all three 'challenger' candidates were required to meet a 3% minimum vote tally in order to receive a half-million (USD) 'grant' apiece from the state's election commission, and that the lowest tally between them , all totaling barely ten percent combined, was 3%. Imagine that.

[@roncollins1046]

@@felipearbustopotd Assuming this is a serious question would be doing a big favor to the one asking it. You might want to update your information intake, if it is.

[@felipearbustopotd]

I misread your comment

[@user-zm4qd4yr3t]

As subtle as the GOP 😂

[@Zelensky_Huilo]

Firstly, in Russia there are rubles, not dollars. Secondly, they receive 152 rubles for 1 vote to compensate for the costs of the election campaign, but no more than was actually spent. Thirdly, according to you, $500M - but that's 50 billion rubles. It's not true. They will receive ~500 million rubles each. So you lied, you exaggerated 100 times.

[@roncollins1046]

@@Zelensky_Huilo Misplacing a zero is hardly a lie, it's what is more commonly known as a typo, but I'm not even guilty of that. Given that a half million USD is a half million USD, let's not get into an argument on who is seeking to deceive anyone here. And as I cited a source, anyone who cares to can check it. The point being, that every element of the three 'candidacies' was part of a pre-arranged setup: who was or was not allowed to enter the race based on petition compliance ought to be self-evident. Those remaining on the ballot were clearly chosen for that purpose, guaranteed the 3% required to collect for their services, and they all got at least 3%, and collected. All in a day's work, and not a serious oppositionist among them. Those had already been dealt with.

[@sumiland6445]

11:23 the problem with any changes to the bill that has already passed through the Senate will have to go back to the Senate and go through their process again, adding at least another month before it can go to President Biden to sign. It is Republicans' orders from Putin via Orban, to stall stall stall!! aide to Ukraine

[@andreasferenczi7613]

Putin via Orbán to the Republicans of the US Congress? Very interesting theory you got there...🤣

[@sumiland6445]

@@andreasferenczi7613 orban just the bag man. He carried an attache that could not be searched because of his diplomatic immunity

[@andreasferenczi7613]

@@sumiland6445 Like there was anything unusual about that...

[@sumiland6445]

@@andreasferenczi7613 it was "timely". trump had 3 days to file an appeal to the defamation suit. Orban flies to Margolargo, next day trump plunks down $91 mil and files an appeal. Then publicly announces he won't give Ukraine another penny if elected president again. Hmmm, coincidence? 🤨

[@crimeajewel]

❤❤❤❤❤❤ 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 ❤❤❤😊

[@user-zm4qd4yr3t]

The MAGA Congresspeople should think about their personal legacy. Think about their Family Name. What will your children's children think of you ? " What good is it if you gain the world and lose your Soul ?". 📖 😉

[@user-im3ln3lr1l]

They already have lost their soul.

[@andreasferenczi7613]

So should those who needlessly sent hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to the front, when right at the start in Istanbul a peace treaty could have been had. And also those who keep cheering for this insanity!

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

So according to you, MAGA congress people should make a deal with the DEMOCRAT President to "force" said President to do his CONSTITUTIONALLY mandated job? What makes anyone here from sea to shining sea believe that said President would honor any deal? If said President ignores his constitutional job, what makes you think he would honor a so-called deal? You talk big about soul, does this President have a soul?

[@MAJOR-D]

I have never seen this this guy before but he’s well read and studied up on what’s really going on in Ukraine and the politics of it, thank you for having him , he needs to get together with Ben Hodges and all you guys together would be great

[@andreasferenczi7613]

Yet he clearly is clueless. He doesn't understand the logic of attritional warfare for example. Or what could it possibly mean, that villages in Ukraine have no more men left? Who cares whether the front moves or not, when you run out of soldiers, you lost.

[@grumblesa10]

The statement about "holding on to part of Ukraine as a buffer zone", I think is revealing. He's gone from "Complete Victory" to "well, we're hanging on to this piece".

[@fgadenz]

The first question and the answer made my day!

[@tomcotter8138]

Small man 😮

[@veronicaclayton8163]

small evil (not man)👿

[@Jwinius]

It's so ironic. As an older person, I've seen this conflict turn so many of my old left-wing pacifist friends into hawks of necessity. But now its the younger right-wing generation who don't see it that way.

[@roberthiorns7584]

Sound reporting! Many thanks.

[@paulmutter8301]

Fantastic analysis and presentation. Thank you for you insights so clearly presented.

[@vasik9719]

Great such comprehensive analysis!

[@cynthiamarie2107]

"We shall go on to the end...we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our [homes], whatever the cost may, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills, we shall never surrender..."

[@johnnyjohnny7204]

another one of times radio's guests who has it exactly correct.

[@doughughes5732]

Excellent show. Incredibly informative and interesting. Scott Lucas is awesome and an excellent guest. 👍🌍🎙️

[@Polzeath70]

As we have come to expect from Times Radio another brilliant and informative interview. I just don't understand why Europe is still dragging its heels. We cannot rely on the Yanks and in the end it's our back yard, and through our appeasement the situation has got to this state. When are we going to wake up and do what is necessary?

[@ElenaDelgado-ch5fx]

Excellent situational analysis.

[@SirBala]

I like this Scott guy he gives good info

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Scott makes it up as he goes along. Biden is corrupt and if Ukraine had cooperated with the investigation into Hunter and Joes graft the aid would now be flowing.

[@charlesmackey8179]

A correct assessment.

[@LiamHanilton-ko8kg]

Dont drink but have bought a bottle champagne for when Putin leaves this earth.

[@matf5593]

Très bonne capsule! Merci pour l’information importante et intéressante!

[@alive4627]

Clarity of thought and presentation. Kudos Scott Lucas!

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Biden is corrupt and if Ukraine had cooperated with the investigation into Hunter and Joes graft the aid would now be flowing. Trump may be screwball, but there is serious truth to what he claims. Not petty and vindictive like Scott claims.

[@andyhinch3198]

Even my cat knows uk boots are on the ground in ukraine. The sas have been there since before the invasion. How do you think the intelligence is so precise and up to date 🇺🇦❤🇬🇧

[@bobbyibarra3432]

Very good insight.

[@matthewcummings9024]

People are starting to wake up and see the Kremlin Goblin for what he really is

[@peterwhite7428]

Just to take two towns! Can you imagine the insanity of this?

[@DominicFlynn]

Thoroughly entertaining. Of all the crazies invited on Times Radio nobody is more delusional than Scott Lucas.

[@user-wv8tm2iv9b]

How come Germany can supply Taurus to South Korea but not to Ukraine? Is security in the Pacific more important to Germany than security in Europe?

[@jim2376]

Imagine being a young Russian male. What do they have to look forward to? A mobilization. The zero line in Ukraine.

[@niklaswikholm514]

Yes, Putin is all in, europe is tying to figure out the game.....

[@livingtribunal4110]

´FRANCE has entered the game´ 🤭

[@ScottMcMaster-er4xj]

And yet Putin still can't win. Just imagine how fast Putin would lose if the west really began to actually try.

[@robbiekop7]

And..........They have surrendered 🙌

[@NateWhitehorse]

He will never be Peter the Great. 😂😂😂

[@ScottMcMaster-er4xj]

@@NateWhitehorse Putin isn't even smart enough to be Peter Griffin.

[@RasmusDyhrFrederiksen]

A great, nuanced discussion.

[@ronsweeney5898]

Excellent

[@mbshaw1]

The end for Putin started way back around 2000 when he started removing opposition in politics and business, to stay in power he made enemies and then used his power to build his business empire. Once this route was chosen he knew the only way to stay alive was to stay at the top at whatever cost. Marching troops into the Donbas was a desperate attempt at boosting popularity as was heading for Kiev, Putin forgot a very wise phrase " The last bastion of ambition is failure" perhaps he should be reminded of that when his last available ancient soviet tank rolls out of the bone yard. Baffling how a modern Russia can be so misled. The fact that he feels he has to try to convince his people that the recent "election" process was fair when many know they are subject to a dictatorship perhaps says much about the extent he knows he has to go to in order to stay alive.

[@richardwarner3705]

This has got to be the stupidest way to fight a war that needs to be won! That I have EVER HEARD OF!🤪👎

[@LindaStevensBZ]

Everyone should read the New York Times piece by Thomas Friedman. Titled... Putin, the world's most dangerous Fool.

[@andreasferenczi7613]

Everyone should also read: The Attritional Art of War: Lessons from the Russian War on Ukraine by Alex Vershinin in The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).

[@PunctumQuaesitor]

Blackadder Goes Forth reference 🥰

[@haavardbraathen9687]

LOAN?? Should nato send a bill to trump for invoking of article 5 after 9/11? 🙂

[@foilhat1138]

Moreover, Ukraine spent 14 years in Afghanistan fighting with NATO.

[@jararank8813]

@@foilhat1138 and The Soviets were fighting in Afghanistan and lost 15.000 troupes, tRump let in 2019 5.000 Taliban criminal prisoners out, and caused the horrible end.

[@foilhat1138]

@@jararank8813 Yeah I know, and?

[@user-sy5yw2dj3k]

You forgot Capt. Darling astute indication of the worm in said one to one map of conquered ground. Very good comment though.😂

[@NemesisoftheGrandPoohbahputin]

And to think, if putin had put his mind to it, he could have made something of himself. He might have become a great ball-room dancer!

[@andreasferenczi7613]

Putin has done a tremendous job for his country and will probably be seen as one of the most capable statesmen of his time by future historians. If you can't see that, then you are clueless.

[@YUDNSAY]

Always good to read the comments section, a clear demonstration of the effectiveness of propaganda without questions.

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Biden is corrupt and if Ukraine had cooperated with the investigation into Hunter and Joes graft the aid would now be flowing. Trump may be screwball, but there is serious truth to what he claims. Not petty and vindictive like Scott claims.

[@blind8686]

„No, because it was a show”.I am going to steal this line.

[@ianmackinlay1894]

How unusual. A Times Radio broadcast without the regular pointless, massive microphone obliterating a participant's face.

[@stephensuddick1896]

The republican party will never down the shame they have brought to our nation.

[@philcollins884]

Putin tried to show himself voting. But only clicked the mouse once. Putin; you need to hit the mouse twice to vote, not once, Einstein. SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦

[@peterholman6156]

What a scary prospect ahead of us if we don't give full support to Ukraine the end game is in my view the possible end to Europe chilling thought the west must act with more speed 😢 Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🇬🇧

[@trleith]

It seems to me (American) there should be 250,000 Poles, French, Spanish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, even Swiss soldiers and airmen on the front line in Ukraine a year ago. They're not. All I hear about is F-16s. Europe has plenty of aircraft not built by General Dynamics and pilots already capable of flying them. And there are F-16s in Europe with crews and support. All sitting on the ground. 16:23 It appears to me Latin Alphabet Europe agrees with Moscow's geopolitical view, and Cyrillic Alphabet Europe really does belong to Moscow. If this is the case, Europe should say so. Now. If Europe fights, I hope America will provide support. If Europe is unwilling to fight, the US will adapt and move on. I really don't know what Macron's up to. We'll see I suppose.

[@andreasferenczi7613]

Ukraine is primarily fighting for American corporate interests, not European ones. The people of Europe want to peacefully coexist with Russia, it's the US and the British elites who don't want that. Ordinary Europeans will not go fight in Ukraine, let alone the elites.

[@trleith]

@@andreasferenczi7613 So your answer is Moscow gets to dictate policy and draw borders anywhere east of Saxony, in the name of peace.

[@ElongatedEyeballs]

The Stormshadow and Scalp missles have most definitely not been used "deep inside Russian territory " This was a disclaimer before they would be supplied. They were only to be used in Ukrainian territory. So you really need to be careful spouting off and claiming to be an expert. Slip of the tongues in this situation can be very costly for us all....

[@michaelbee2165]

I see journalists here in the West speak often of the massive casualties Russia continues to take. There is also frequent mention of the possibility that Putin could undertake a new round of mobilization. The last major round of mobilization that we KNOW about was when he emptied his prisons, sending many of those guys to Prighozin and his mercenaries. Well, Prighozin and his merry band are gone. My guess is that Putin has never really stopped mobilization. I'm sure his defense people are regularly drafting new recruits and conscripts from the far flung provinces to the East and the South. He has to. But there can be no doubt that the Russian public doesn't have anything approaching accurate statistical data regarding casualties; especially deaths.

[@danielboyd9380]

great guest..

[@marekrozkowski1786]

Here’s your clue, Sherlock. They were FSB hired thugs with AK 47s, driving off to Belarus on Belorussian plates. They turned around, as Lukashenko says, when he block roads.

[@nichollswilliam5029]

the aid America sends to Ukraine is not first grade. most of the money stays in the country building new stock for their military. so to make them pay for old stock is absurd and a bit rude. they won't benefit from what their paying for. I think in the end, other countries will look elsewhere for assistance first.

[@FiveLiver]

The TDS starts here 11:25

[@lqr824]

3:43 "Some people say the best thing you could do is, not turn out. And depress the turnout." YOU DON'T GET IT. THE TURNOUT IS A NUMBER ON A SPREADSHEET THEY FINALIZE MONTHS BEFORE THE ELECTION. THE "ELECTORATE" HAS NO INFLUENCE ON THAT NUMBER.

[@llyngeled]

What is the movie he is mentioning at 7.40?

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Blackadder, a PBS series.

[@hedydd2]

Ukraine seems to be advancing faster within Russia at the moment than Russia has advanced in Ukraine in the last nine months. Yes, these are Russian dissident soldiers rather than Ukrainian nationals, but the result is the same. I’ve no doubt that Ukraine have no intension of keeping Russian territory long term, unlike Russia’s intensions for Ukraine. Russian territory gained is a superb bargaining point against the territory Russia occupies in Ukraine of course.

[@Zelensky_Huilo]

You should not hang your ears in front of ukrainian disinformation and ukrainian PR fakes, but look at reality. Everything is already finished there, the Ukrainians are only firing from afar from their fortifications deep in their territory.

[@jararank8813]

Ukraine is getting help from Russians against Putler: Freedom of Russia Legion, you can find it on wiki.

[@andreasferenczi7613]

And how would Ukraine make the Freedom of Russia Legion make to give the territory back to Putin?

[@stephenwalsh1332triumph]

He's yes men told him you will be king in 3days!! 😭🤣🤣🤣