'Putin under pressure' over Western weapon strikes in Russia | Maj. Gen. Tim Cross

"We have to give Ukraine as much ability as possible to strike deep and to cause Putin to pause himself and to think, okay, how do we bring this to an end?"
Ukraine's green light to use British weapons on Russian soil will put pressure on Putin to end the war if it is followed by similar pledges from Western allies, Maj. Gen. Tim Cross tells #timesradio on Frontline
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[@user-re4bw8wh9b]

Fear based order: Your opponent can strike any part of your land, but you can't strike any part of your opponent's land. Rule based order: Your opponent strikes any part of your land then you can strike any part of their land.

[@abrakkehakka1357]

Actually… according to the UN charter and international laws, Russia may not strike Ukraine for the reasons it does so. Ukraine may however strike military targets in Russia to defend itself. And not only that, any nation may come to Ukraines’s aid and send troops to help Ukraine defend itself.

[@jackthorton10]

Curious, but where exactly in the charter?

[@WJV9]

@@jackthorton10 - Doesn't matter, UN has no power to enforce rules, the countries must decide if they want to help enforce any UN agreements.

[@jefferyshute6641]

​@@WJV9Correct. While we're on the subject, why is Russia, the aggressor nation in an illegal war, still a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council?

[@Chisel_Chest]

@@jefferyshute6641 Yeah, they ought to be suspended for violating international laws/norms/basic human decency.

[@JohanThiart]

Pressure, pressure, pressure ………… we need the see the backend of this conflict. The Ukrainians deserve safety and security.

[@daramy9507]

They had an agreement with Russia in Istanbul but the West told them to reject it and continue to fight Russia to weaken the nation. Let us admit what everyone now knows, Ukraine has been used by the Western powers to provoke Russia into this war. Ukraine killed mostly 14,000 Russian Ukrainians in Eastern region of Ukraine, the Donbas from 2014 after their coup to February 2022 when this war started. Russia did not want a full blown war and that is why in 2022 they withdrew their 40 mile military convoy to Kiev which was formed to frighten Ukraine into a compromise and submission. But Z was convinced by the West to fight to the bitter end. This is a war that could have been avoided with the horrendous loss of life. Now what victory will look like for Russia is Ukraine's capitulation and surrender.

[@Jueyes-vg2gb]

this war is just NATO and the west using Ukrainian bodies to fight a NATO war. If that were not true you wouldnt have millions of Ukrainian men outside the country under threat of being force returned to fight a war they dont want, even inside Ukraine they had to do a draft with major tracking units to force men to fight a war they didnt want so this is gross its a war by nato for nato forcing men who dont want to fight it, fight it for the benefit of nato. its so gross

[@jim2376]

GO DEEP, UKRAINE, GO DEEP!

[@jamesgreen1116]

Russia have already said they'll return the favour ;)

[@cyclewisconsin105]

@@jamesgreen1116 Russia has already been going deep.

[@kentaylor2416]

Talk is cheap.​@@jamesgreen1116

[@glennbateman4483]

​@@monumentaltravel3745shallow you mean

[@jim2376]

​@cyclewisconsin105 From 3 days to Kyiv to Russian oil refineries going up in smoke. Putin bungled by invading a country he can't conquer. Putin choked.

[@Miroslaw-rs8ip]

The West shafted Ukraine big time in this war! First they delivered and continue to deliver weapons at a slow pace and not in sufficient numbers to make any significant progress on the ground and second they prevented Ukraine from striking into Russian territory with western weapons. It was madness to limit the war zone to only Ukrainian territory 🤨

[@tonyz766]

It wasn't " the West" it was Maganut Trump sympathizers. Sorry, the world is F' d up right now. But in the end Trump and Putin will fall!

[@peetky8645]

they want russia oil/gas fields to escape unscathed so they can trade with putin's successor. They supplly weapons only to make the rubble bounce higher in ukraine so global corporations can capture western tax monies to reconstruct a battered ukraine. this was never about ukraine, but about putin, oil, and reconstruction.

[@user-tf6mu6qf6e]

Sadly true. Putin's best ally is Western cowardice.

[@bourbonlover7158]

They want to draw it out over several years it seems.

[@kyletitterton]

They've also massively backed them.

[@britthoward4776]

Striking deep would require Russia to shift air defense.

What air defence?

[@alastairwallace6153]

They got zero air defence and soon zero planes and pilots while Ukraine is about to get 40 f16s to start

[@britthoward4776]

@alastairwallace6153 what about the s300, S350, and S400? Do they not have them in Ukraine to protect Russian assets? Crimea?

[@icekidtvshorts4504]

​@@alastairwallace6153According to the media Yes and Russia ran out of weapons since 2022 and only fight with shovels which they used to capture Bakhmut and Avdiivka fortress

@@icekidtvshorts4504 Umm... something an imbecile would say?

[@myBestWishes677]

We want Ukraine to WIN

[@ChestnutFarmhouse]

They will, with our help 💛💙🙏

[@retiredguyadventures6211]

Everybody but MAGA republicans that is...

[@rmdomainer9042]

@@retiredguyadventures6211 I think even Trump might surprise Putin. Nobody wants to look like an appeaser.

[@user-fz7zt6cw6f]

Excellent interview, thank you.

[@DanielOliveiraCarvallho]

since you're dreaming, why do not ask for a pony also?

[@longandshort6639]

Shoigu has been promoted to a penthouse apartment with a balcony. 😂😂😂

[@macmcleod1188]

And the people supporting him are being arrested for corruption. Once his support is gone, he'll probably be gone as well sometime in the next 6 months.

[@NAFO_Badger_Brigade]

Oh yes!

[@kirtjackson1830]

And he need to be ready when putin decide to throwing him tru the widow.

[@thomassaba9886]

Yes balcony may come handy.....

[@mw354]

I never understood why this entire war had to take place solely on the soil of Ukraine

[@noodlyappendage6729]

That was only at the start. It was to stop escalating things between NATO and Russia. But we’ve now broken Russia down into accepting that NATO is getting involved and getting serious.

[@Jueyes-vg2gb]

this war is just NATO and the west using Ukrainian bodies to fight a NATO war. If that were not true you wouldnt have millions of Ukrainian men outside the country under threat of being force returned to fight a war they dont want, even inside Ukraine they had to do a draft with major tracking units to force men to fight a war they didnt want so this is gross its a war by nato for nato forcing men who dont want to fight it, fight it for the benefit of nato. its so gross

[@davidbradford8542]

Ukraine can not be expected to fight with one hand tied behind there back.

[@johncorbett1130]

Their 😂

[@FoulPet]

​@@johncorbett1130 oh look a natzhy

[@celestinaalmeida6041]

Desde o inicio da invasão que os ucranianos deviam ter usado todas as armas contra os terroristas.A Ucrania tem estado a lutar com um braço atado atrás das costas.Os aliados são culpados da situação da Ucrânia, impedindo que atacassem quem os está atacando e dando as armas às pinguinhas.Muito têm feito is heróis ucranianos.

[@PauloCarnaxide]

Nesse aspecto parece que a chatagem das armas nucleares deu resultado. Indicia cobardia por parte dos dirigentes ocidentais.

[@johnnytampocao7671]

You’re exactly right, that right from the beginning the west should have kept the pressure of Putin by continues supply of weapons specifically long range and allow them to use anywhere if Russia continue to use their missiles to the civilian and right away sending air defense capabilities in most populated cities and infrastructures plus the F-16 at an early stage.

[@Jessica-kk1cz]

Amen to that! Totally agree

[@mrpocock]

It is not right that Ukraine is being prevented from hitting Russian planes while they are in Russian airspace. Or Russian staging areas their side of the border. Ukraine needs to be able to exclude Russian military assets from the zone around Ukraine where they can hit Ukraine.

[@AndreOosthuizen-yc6si]

Cant. 600 K dead ukr soldiers

[@JamesStreet-tp1vb]

Agreed. Russia was amassing troops and equipment right across the border from Kharkiv but Ukraine was powerless to hit them as long as they remain in Russia. That's 🐎🐎.

[@Jueyes-vg2gb]

this war is just NATO and the west using Ukrainian bodies to fight a NATO war. If that were not true you wouldnt have millions of Ukrainian men outside the country under threat of being force returned to fight a war they dont want, even inside Ukraine they had to do a draft with major tracking units to force men to fight a war they didnt want so this is gross its a war by nato for nato forcing men who dont want to fight it, fight it for the benefit of nato. its so gross

[@aaron4387]

I can’t imagine Zelensky meeting with Putin. How could he now after everything that’s happened

[@tonyz766]

Z should demand his surrender!

[@yeahnah7220]

​@@tonyz766there hasn't even been a retaliation in regards to prigozhin so I wouldn't hold ya breath mate

[@unoriginalname4321]

Maybe if putin is in a cage

[@AndreOosthuizen-yc6si]

Russia won No meetings. Only option is ukr must surrender

[@AndreOosthuizen-yc6si]

​@@tonyz766why. Z must surrender. He is without 600 000 troops, dead

[@DJFAmenHeavy]

Stop pretending Russia is democratic 😂

[@DavidZinselmeier]

@@michaellitten4538 idiot

[@jefferyshute6641]

​@@michaellitten4538You are talking gibberish. There is no comparison. As messy and frustrating as it often is, the democratic process in the west is much more preferable to a dictatorship that controls the entire political landscape.

[@user-tf6mu6qf6e]

Agreed. And stop pretending Putin is a president.

[@hansb7020]

@@michaellitten4538 sure, then what are you doing here? Go to Russia and protest against pootin to see what happens...

[@dj_cakes]

@@michaellitten4538 Yeah, how come you get put in jail for criticising the government in Russia? How come political opponents end up dead? Part of a democracy is freedom of speech... But Putin puts people behind bars for saying "stop the war". Do u have any answers for these questions?

[@longandshort6639]

We need a strategy that helps Ukraine not only to win this war, but thereafter to win the peace. This involves fundamental changes in Russia - so fundamental that the Russian Federation needs to break up into smaller countries that no longer want to bully their neighbours

[@yeahnah7220]

Crippling their whole one economic industry would be the impetus that could lead to a revolution. The driving force needs to come internally but I'm not sure the population has the psyche, will power or drive to inflict such change though. The boat with those who have half a brain and some drive has long sailed.

[@christianevanherck6023]

The combination of a failed war abroad and a brittle, strained system at home is increasing the likelihood of some sort of implosion inside Russia.

[@virtualrealityfitness283]

😂😂

[@AndreOosthuizen-yc6si]

Not clever. Ukr cant win with 600 000 dead soldiers

[@RazorMouth]

​@@virtualrealityfitness283 NAFO rules 🐶 😂😂😂😂

[@user-ne2uw8ji7h]

Sounds like appeasement ✌️1938

[@richardsimms251]

Excellent guest.

[@jeansdaughter]

What on earth does “the ability to defend themselves” actually mean? Defence must above all be timely and forceful - especially in the face of the mongol horde!

[@richardmarsden5610.]

The Kremlin finger painter is the most USELESS military leader in Russian history. He makes the Austrian painter look like a military genius and we all know how that turned out in the end.

[@bixbysnyder-00]

The Vienna art academy really should have accepted Hitler's application. The guy's legacy could have just been as a painter who produced mediocre landscape paintings, with some antisemitic rants thrown in once you got him drinking. Certainly nothing close to a mass murderer.

[@richardmarsden5610.]

@@bixbysnyder-00 Putin should've stuck to being a taxi driver and 500,000 Russian mothers would have sons instead of onions.

[@Jocular-mt3jb]

@@richardmarsden5610. Bums to breakfast comes to mind.

[@alexanderthegreat5519]

@@bixbysnyder-00 Hindsight is great, isn't it?

[@stijnvandamme76]

The austrian painter only had success for the early days when he allowed his military leadership to do the planning and left them alone. Things went south , every time he meddled.

[@adetunde6652]

Thanks for your good works, advice and enlightment. Blessings

[@Xiaobuxiaobibu]

" I can't see Russia being defeated" sums up the shyt opinion of weak Western military brass. Russia is already defeated. Just because you built a giant in your mind for 60 years you can't accept that this giant is actually only 5'3. Russia's real goal to erase the Kyiv govt is not impossible. They have been defeated, whether they eat on eastern lands or not.

[@bixbysnyder-00]

Putin's height (or lack thereof) actually explains a lot.

[@engliterra355]

Lol)) Russia is winning everywhere and that's the narrative you are telling yourself? Kiev gov will def be erased but that's not the point really

[@gherkamum]

So many Russians dying for one man....

[@APW-ry2ok]

They could surrender or join the free Russia army…

[@AndreOosthuizen-yc6si]

No. 600 000 ukr died for zelensky

[@RazorMouth]

​@@AndreOosthuizen-yc6si Ukrainians are dying for their nation you simpleton. Zelensky is the democratically elected leader and the defence is supported by the vast majority of Ukrainians. They don't want to live under the Ruskie Yolk. 😂😂😂😂😂🤡

[@markmorris1105]

​@AndreOosthuizen-yc6si RuSSists economy is on the rocks 😂😂😂 crawl back into the Caves for the next 100 years 😂

[@markmorris1105]

Russians follow like sheep 🐑 😄 🤣

[@joelmccoy9969]

Russia has put itself in a corner where it can no longer define when the conflict is over without complete withdrawal from Ukraine and maybe not even then,

[@morpheus2573]

💯%

[@koff41]

@@morpheus2573 Two idiots. Se you in 5 weeks. ;)

[@Jueyes-vg2gb]

this war is just NATO and the west using Ukrainian bodies to fight a NATO war. If that were not true you wouldnt have millions of Ukrainian men outside the country under threat of being force returned to fight a war they dont want, even inside Ukraine they had to do a draft with major tracking units to force men to fight a war they didnt want so this is gross its a war by nato for nato forcing men who dont want to fight it, fight it for the benefit of nato. its so gross

[@seancidy6008]

The most level headed military man who has commented on this war. Still, I think Western experts inveterately underestimate how far Putin is willing to go in regards to Ukraine.

[@user-ym9qw3gg3j]

Yes

[@emiliat.5881]

Timothy Snyder:” The peril of slowness” so true!

[@donmansfield68]

100 steps behind!

[@rullangaar]

Under pressure from whom? No one in his own country dares to stand up to him.

[@mellie2003]

Unless he possesses dark magical powers (which I doubt), there will be pressure. That is a guarantee.

[@crispinswainstonharrison9042]

Putin has an iron clad fist on the Russians

[@dracusmoon4822]

Ukraine has been fighting with one hand tied behind it's back, we in the West need to let them use both hands.

[@Jueyes-vg2gb]

this war is just NATO and the west using Ukrainian bodies to fight a NATO war. If that were not true you wouldnt have millions of Ukrainian men outside the country under threat of being force returned to fight a war they dont want, even inside Ukraine they had to do a draft with major tracking units to force men to fight a war they didnt want so this is gross its a war by nato for nato forcing men who dont want to fight it, fight it for the benefit of nato. its so gross

[@douglasrowland9986]

More like one hand being held out and begging!

[@contemplatingwithamaster]

Clarity 😊

[@rickardbromma1514]

Yes you are right ❤

[@EthanLomas]

I did not realize that Onslow from Keeping Up Appearances was a military expert! 😱

[@patrickmurphy7485]

Ukraine doesn’t have to negotiate with Russia

[@s.d.h.3t981]

These warmongers keep playing with fire

[@TheNemorosa]

You're absolutely right. Putin keeps playing with fire but he never learns.

[@lTandermthrust2001]

​@TheNemorosa when it comes to war the British should just shut up.

[@TheNemorosa]

@@lTandermthrust2001 But it is so much fun laughing at the Russian's humiliating themselves before the whole world! Putin certainly has got his country in a pickle, that's for sure.

[@AUmarcus]

Especially the dwarf that started it.

[@rolandbosley1174]

Someone mentioned Gerasimov, BTW.....where IS he?

[@VincentPeters-vs2us]

Last seen window cleaning?

[@foilhat1138]

Holding a top secret meeting with Sokolov.

[@bixbysnyder-00]

Gerasimov has been removed from the battlefield on a permanant leave of absence.

[@RazorMouth]

He's 💀

[@gerryhouska2859]

Where the sun don't shine.

[@touncy1533]

realization once one FO&FO priceless

[@gazisher2372]

It’s about time!

[@underdog578]

Tim Cross said: "I can't see Russia defeated" ... I wonder if the more practical statement is "I can't see Russia winning". At this point, Russia is on the offensive, advancing more than before but at staggering cost. If they achieve a "win" where they force Ukraine to sue for peace after ceding a significant amount of their country, where does that leave Russia? An isolated state with allies like Iran and North Korea and completely dependent on China. That seems to be the best Russia can hope for from the current course of action. The part of Ukraine they will inherit will be in shambles, the population resentful and in urgent need of reconstruction. The economy in poor shape, having burned commerce bridges and retooled for war. The war veterans will come back to a country with few prospects. Ethnic tensions, always simmering, might boil over. That does not sound like much of a win.

[@rossspenser8314]

I can see China waiting to invade Russia as it runs out of all

[@joeblack7660]

You can't win just playing defense

[@stephens2850]

Great interview Times but can you buy this guy a light

[@SaanichtonMinistries]

Good!

[@johndean1634]

Well lets see if Putin meant what he said last week. That if UK Weapons are used to strike Russia he will respond by hitting UK Targets.

[@rmdomainer9042]

Of course not. Just another "redline" that does not matter.

[@georgeschaoul1322]

Grandpa Putin is still unable since 3 years to occupy Dontesk, so how he will hit UK?😂😂

[@geofflepper3207]

Did the sun come up today? Yes? Then Putin issued another nuclear threat.

[@algernonis69]

Also because democracy vs autocracy, the turtle always wins when chalenged by the rabit😂

[@artlewellan2294]

Recommended move: "The Bodyguards..."

[@lenardbarasa6651]

A fight is a fight

[@dipschannel7867]

Sir slow n steady wins the race! It’s on the for long range missiles

[@Bird_McBride]

The Ukraine won't have electricity for a year.

[@Burt-rx8um]

Really we have not had any power cuts where I am

[@rmyronovich4382]

I subscribe to the view that Putin does not want a very competent person in charge of defence (to replace Shoigu) because they would control the armed forces and could then challenge Putin himself via a coup. He has no regard for human life except his own.

[@martinandreasvik6505]

I’m starting to worry these experts tell us just What we want hear.

[@euro-hawk-221]

I totally agree with Maj. Tim Cross

[@user-bu9nb8wr6e]

You never get anywhere giving in to a bully. First time we asked Putin, "Are you going to invade Ukraine and he said no. We should have said good because if you do, we are fighting alongside Ukraine if asked. It's just common sense on the street stuff. Obviously, it's not something that MPs and most world leaders are good at. They don't know how to deal with Putin because he is just a criminal acting as a leader.

[@AndreOosthuizen-yc6si]

Good leader. 85 percent popularity rating.

[@philipambler3825]

What do Americans think of Biden?

[@andyhurrell]

Will Surovikin replace Gerasimov?

[@wl200]

How could Ukraine defend itsself with one hand tied in the back? Orcs need to pay the prices to learn!

[@vasik9719]

It's absolutely straight forward, i thought!

[@stephenwilliams1824]

Hang on; The Russ are advancing in the east of Ukraine. Economies of scale should benefit Pootin whether that is manpower or materials. Should Russia be ostracised from the democratic world after this war is over and a deal struck. Or will the world again return for cheap oil & gas.

[@UnitedUA]

Ukraine is the shield that protects America. 💙 .Go home Ruzzia!

[@rodrigolara5258]

This Reckless Behavior by the USA And NATO

[@hansb7020]

Russia is suuuuuch a joke hahaha

[@StPiter111]

Let's laugh in Kharkov and Chasov Yar 😁😁😁😁

[@michaeldunham3385]

​@@StPiter111more than two years now and Russia has made next to no progress

[@johnhough7738]

The joke may well be on you, Hans ...

[@michaeldunham3385]

@@johnhough7738 Russian economy is in crisis being forced offer its natural resources at huge discounts because Putin lost the lucrative markets in Europe. The currency is literally less than half of what it was before 2014. More than a million of its brightest people fled the country. Even before the illegal invasion of Ukraine one in ten Russians wanted to leave due to poor human rights. You're not seriously suggesting it's doing well are you?

[@AndreOosthuizen-yc6si]

No. Killed 600 000 ukr soldiers. Abrams and leopard tanks in victory square in moscow. Captured from the west. What joke?. Wake up friend, russia won

[@Stigsens1]

Gerasimov is ⚰️, there was ONE video of him for 5 months, before he was often seen leading and giving instructions. The only video was of him voting, could be a 5y old video! Or a guy dressed and makeup as Gerasimov.

[@carlwhitehead217]

Slava Russia 🇷🇺

[@He-de-hi-js2yu]

@@carlwhitehead217GFYS 🇬🇧❤️🇺🇦

[@Kali_Yugas]

@@carlwhitehead217 Slava What??

[@HolocaustShmolocaust]

You mean Ukraine is being beaten by a dead man?

[@blitzroehre1807]

@@carlwhitehead217 ...ok comrade, calm down...

[@gregparrott]

This is a well balanced perspective. Admittedly, what one defines as victory or defeat is somewhat subjective. For example, some claim that Russia has already 'lost' relative to their initial goal because 2+ years in, they only hold ~19% of Ukraine, much of which they've held since 2014, and stands little chance of gaining much more. However, I'm surprised that General Cross said he could not see Russia being 'defeated'. While I lack the military background to impose a solid reality check on my view, I think the combined west has more than enough production capacity and advanced weaponry, and Ukraine has the will to overwhelm what Russia has left. This could define 'victory' as Russia leaving ALL of Ukraine. I consider much of what media presents as suspect. Yet in aggregate, it suggests to me that: -) Russian troop moral is already low. We can accelerate that. It may not take much for it to reach a critical stage where any semblance of coherence is lost. -) The troops are often ill equipped of both arms and even basics like food and first aid. We can accelerate this shortcoming with 'long range fires' crippling Russian logistics. -) The massive losses of offensive, transport, and defensive vehicles/platforms already exceeds Russia's replacement capacity. 'Long range fires' can accelerate that loss rate. -) Increased quantities and freedom of use of 'long range fires' and introduction of F16s, will effect the point at which the 3 tasks noted above cause the Russian offense to collapse. Does the collective west lack the capacity to overwhelm Russia? Is it just a lack of will? Or, is it a calculated strategy to limit Putin from feeling the need to issue full scale mobilization orders until such time that Russia has been bled so dry that there is too little left for full mobilization to amount to much?

[@frank834skinner3]

September 2005 the UK paid back the last 50 million USD war debt.

[@lTandermthrust2001]

As a retired Army 24 yrs E-8 senior NCO. I remembered the British in Basra, my command wasnt impressed. So when it comes to war the British should leave it to we Americans . British can barely stand up 3 armor division. But we American still love yall.

[@flyingwithmatt112]

We have the best trained armed forces in the world. We just don’t have many of them 😂.

[@Vertno_]

Read a history book good sir, our resume speaks for itself.

[@mikehurley5052]

Yanks have not won a war without the UK, you were late for the last 2 big ones.

[@douglasmiller8422]

Your not American

[@bencabral1453]

what pressure? Stop this nonsense

[@OlizerVanAntoninus]

Once the brits get there, the game changes and it's game over for putler.

[@aredub1847]

yeah you got a world class discount on that war material.

[@user-wc7jt8cz8k]

Question: did the allies negotiate with Germany in the nineteen forties?

[@boink800]

They tried in the 1930's and it failed totally.

[@glintongordon6811]

Germany never offered to negotiate

[@boink800]

@@glintongordon6811 What was the 1938 Munich Conference?

[@user-ne2uw8ji7h]

By the looks of it they should have.

[@boink800]

@@user-ne2uw8ji7h You mean Germany should have tried to negotiate?

[@marktuyet]

😅 this war could have been over a year ago if the West had any guts .

[@dave20thmay]

It would never have started if the West had not talked Ukraine out of their Nuclear capabilities. Clinton promised to protect. Best Dave

[@sandybrown4957]

@@dave20thmay get your facts right Ukraine never had nuclear weapons of their own

[@andrevc85]

​@@dave20thmaywhen the Soviet union collapsed Ukraine gained possession of the nukes that were in its territory but they never had the launch codes that were in Moscow. Without those codes those bombs were useless. Ukraine was promised protection when returned the nukes to Russia but guess what: Putin doesn't care about 30y old promises.

[@anthonyclegg1511]

Agree.

[@georgemoore4504]

They have not said this

[@Lori-jw8lx]

This was my feeling the second I heard a drone(that they(russia) admitted was Ukrainian)had hit the Kremlin and they didnt start launching nukes? I havnt wondered any further into how tough, or hostile russia is sense that.

[@jabato9779]

Well, I indeed can see Russia defeated, Sir.

[@user-ft2bt9kw7x]

Another failed general with more failed predictions

[@AndreOosthuizen-yc6si]

Thanks friend, you concentrated in class. 👏👏👏👍👍👍🍻🍻

[@ua697]

The 3 days special military operation has been delayed 😂

[@user-ft2bt9kw7x]

@@ua697 I would like to know who said that . Could you post a link . Then can you explain how a country as big as Ukraine could be taken in three days . I would like to know what kind of genius tactics could be used It would have been better for Ukraine if the war had lasted for three days . Less dead Ukrainians and a country in one piece . Now the place is doomed . If only Ukraine had abided by the Budapest memorandum or the Minsk agreement. Would have been no war

[@Bird_McBride]

The new buffer zone will include 80%

[@grunherzjg-5443]

👍👍👍👍👍👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@chriswhitehead5658]

I don't see Ukraine quitting and letting Russia keep Crimea is a solution. Ukraine would forever be at immediate risk of attack from a few miles from its major port. Which foreign investers would want to rebuild Ukraine with that risk?

[@CubicSpline7713]

Do you have a solution?

[@chriswhitehead5658]

@@CubicSpline7713 I think the west should help Ukraine retake the entire of the captured parts of its territory including Crimea. Ukraine needs to mobilise more people and the west needs to fund the weapons now and rebuilding afterwards. (well private capitol later) Much private funding has already been invested and that will never be repaid if Ukraine loses so the big money will also be calling for Ukraine to get a solution that ensures the safety of Ukraine and be definition their investment.

[@engliterra355]

@@chriswhitehead5658 I suppose you believe in unicorns as well

[@mickelodiansurname9578]

I said this before I will say it again... Putin refrained from mobilizing before Sept 2022 cos he was also afraid if he mobilized a million then NATOI would see that as a threat and ramp up themselves. So instead he mobilized a lower number and then kept up with a 'replacement' rate of casualties.... about 30k a month. But now the casualty rate in the last week as skyrocketed to over 1500 a day, if it keeps going his casualty rate could go over 2500 per day... and that means he needs 45k to 70k a months conscripted or over half a million a year. So now he has NATO's undivided attention on this issue, EXACTLY what Putin was hoping to avoid at all costs... and due to Russia's ramping up NATO too are arming up. Russia cannot compete with the EU and US in terms of industry, young men, money, infrastructure and military power. If NATO nations in Europe really wanted to, if they had to, then they could raise an army of 10 million in a year. Thats exactly what's starting now.

[@abrakkehakka1357]

The NATO nations total GDP is ten times higher than Russia’s “trust me on this” numbers. The NATO nations already invest close to 2% on their GDP of defenses. Russia simply has to meet those numbers now when he has embarked on an arms race. That means 10x2 = 20% of Russia’s GDP… And not the mere 6% Putin has as an ambition to reach. The USSR spend 17%. Something that contributed to its collapse. The troops that Putin will need to accomplish an invasion of Ukraine is still nothing to the amount of troops Russia will have to station indefinitely in Ukraine if it would turn into an occupation. An invasion is the relatively easy part. Occupation… not so easy! It’s not like after WWII when there was enough Ukrainian communist to control the people. Because there won’t be enough Ukrainian kleptocrats to control the people.

[@RazorMouth]

​@@abrakkehakka135710 times? Try again, the GDP of NATO is closer to half the entire world's GDP at nearly 50 trillion. That's 20 times that of Russia.

[@AndreOosthuizen-yc6si]

All lies. 600 000 ukr soldiers dead

[@priceyboy1975]

No chance of them two meeting up

[@carmenschumann826]

. . . anyway it is an stupidly arbitrary assertion that the useage of western weapons on RU territory would be making the "West a directly participating war party" - that is how RU wants to see / interpret it - but RU under no circumstances could take on a direct conventional confrontation with "the West" / NATO and so RU is threatening a (tactical) nuklear escalation which then would definitely cause an immediate direkt involvement of the West (or of NATO if any member would be attacked) . . .

[@1979BOUbou]

Putin and Russia are your biggest nightmare.......... Goodnight west

[@IAMSEYMOURMUSIC]

> 150 miles west > half a million casualties 😂 Yes the entire west is terrified

[@abrakadavra3193]

Love the unwavering optimism of these guys 😂

[@ibojkovic]

I think major should help on th front in Ukraine. Go major, go

[@Steve-gx9ot]

NO ONE WILL WIN

[@SionTJobbins]

appeaser. Basically give Ukraine enough not to lose, but not enough to win. Has he got shares in a company e.e. Reiffensbank, Rand etc and hopes to make money from Russia after a ceasefire with Ukraine giving up its eastern lands and Crimea.

[@CubicSpline7713]

You are naïve.

[@ConnieVanRee]

How dare anyone tell Ukraine they can't attack a country that has attacked them. So it's ok for Israil to commit genocide on civilians, wow, double standards

[@ThomasLindellart]

Hamas committed genocide on Israel. Now it's just a war. Get a job.

[@kd8199]

⁠@@ThomasLindellart- Russia is no different than Hamas. They are committing genocide on the Ukrainian people. Get a job.

[@simonfisher2239]

Weapons often come with strict limits on usage and resale. More so if donated.

[@JohnTaylor-od5ji]

Putin has said he would do a peaceful deal where the boundaries are now

[@rc75905]

Putin screams "Cobra!"

[@pjk1714]

Why is this a repeat from yesterday?

[@dj_cakes]

its a clip

[@rafaelsanz3441]

Appeaser.

[@darrellstevenson7702]

Blinkin said no

[@Jessica-kk1cz]

Bout time.

[@Ratkwad]

Shoigu about to suffer from plutonium pill open window grief syndrome😊

[@euphonyx3514]

This guy was a logistics general. Basically a warehouse manager and he's putting himself out there as a geo political/ military expert

[@mrdarbab]

If it were a war that would work. This is only a special op. Perspective,perspective.

[@juliaweber7941]

Fighting a larger nuclear neighbor in hopes of using promised borrowed weapons from across the ocean 🤡

[@kentaylor2416]

And winning!

[@peterflohr7827]

Afghanistan fought nuclear neighbour USSR and... prevailed!

[@juliaweber7941]

@@peterflohr7827 You don't get it, do you? The Soviet War wasn't against the Afghan majority. The Soviet just made sure the Western minor proxies 😂 in Afghanistan never got to dominate the popular Afghans (Taliban).

[@kentaylor2416]

@@juliaweber7941 Nice story bro. The Soviets were kicked out of Afghanistan. Total humiliation 😂🤣😂

[@juliaweber7941]

@@kentaylor2416 You don't understand warfare. The battle still rages. Today, Taliban and Russia work together towards common goals.

[@robturvey9156]

Why aren’t young Ukrainians signing up ? It seems odd to me that UKR wants weapons but so many don’t want to fight ? A war on home territory will not be won unless the entire population gets behind the effort to defeat Russia.

[@ash-pr7zj]

would you?

[@carlwhitehead217]

Ukraine is a shambles of a state, most men there run away from war.

[@stephencalcutt8396]

They want to stay alive!

[@michaelmaguire9330]

I think the Ukrainians can see that Ukraine cannot defeat Russia, and they see no point if giving their lives for the corrupt Zelensky government. War is a racket… No, I’m not working for the Kremlin.

[@toomuchadvice]

Why don't you go.

[@zim-zf7mq]

We’re providing Ukraine these things now because Ukraine is losing.

[@SelfieKumarJi]

Why does Blinkin and other EU potentates have to travel by train after obtaining permission from Russia to go to Kiev?

[@leonardbakers]

Hello, professional liars!🖐️

[@RalphBrooker-gn9iv]

Just stop your weathervane nonsense. Ukrainians are struggling to defend Kharkiv. Clickbait headline. Then heavily nuanced backtracking.

[@trondaas9685]

@RalphBrooker-gn9iv Ohhhh, the copium is strong in this Ivan!

[@michaelmaguire9330]

@@trondaas9685I agree with Ralph Brooker. Does that make me an Ivan! Cope…

[@Travis_22]

​@@trondaas9685Im not pro Russian, but Ukraine IS struggling. They will lose unless NATO steps in

[@joca6282]

​@@michaelmaguire9330Sure does no content account troll. It's obvious.

[@michaeldunham3385]

​@@michaelmaguire9330no you're a person who hasn't clue what's at stake

[@MattRios-jn1qx]

There is only two possibilities None Head It's all or nothing

[@fisdara]

clickbait title after clickbait title. So tired of it

[@simonfisher2239]

Clickbait titles are the natural outcome of the KZbin algorithm, and user behavior. The same thing on a much milder scale affected newspapers & news sites, even at the high quality end.

[@davidjones-wt2qq]

Comedy show 🤡

[@dj_cakes]

which part of the video was funny sir? Could you be specific and tell us all "David Jones"...?

[@davidjones-wt2qq]

@@dj_cakes It’s a Western propaganda channel,if you follow it,nothing they say ever transpires

[@Travis_22]

​@@davidjones-wt2qqok shall we watch Russia Today instead?

[@davidjones-wt2qq]

@@Travis_22 Nothing predicted on here ever happens,simple as

[@Travis_22]

@@davidjones-wt2qq You didn't answer my question.