Russia and China Forming Unprecedented Alliance as Russia Destroyed Ukraine's Army | Tony Norfield

For nearly twenty years, Tony Norfield worked in bank dealing rooms in the City of London. For ten years he was an Executive Director and the Global Head of FX Strategy in a major European bank, travelling to some forty countries on business, negotiating with finance ministries, central banks and major corporations. He was frequently quoted in the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Guardian and Telegraph, and on news services such as Reuters, Bloomberg, CNN and CNBC. In 2014, he was awarded a PhD in Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
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[@kirrausanov]

I the late 80's a Soviet journalist was invited to the US for a visit. After some time host asked the guest what he thought of the US. He was expecting to hear praise of freedom but rather shocked when the guest said: "I didn't expect so much propaganda in the US." BUT, the host argued: "Don't you have more propaganda in the Soviet Union?" Yes - the guest replied - but nobody believes it.

[@Amerikaz]

LOL. Anecdote close to truth.

[@mattjoy]

Sad but true, at least the believing it part

[@user-sd9eg2zz9b]

After the introduction of Western sanctions, the lives of ordinary Russians have improved significantly, and we are very happy with our lives.

[@user-rt3st1jo2i]

В чем улучшения?

[@user-sd9eg2zz9b]

@@user-rt3st1jo2i в заработной плате.где я в 90-х на заводе получал мизерную зарплату четвертинками мой сын получает по 250000 в месяц.а жена которой осталось 4 года до пенсии по 90000.вот такая арифметика.а жилье свое за 2 квартиры 8000 и продукты сами знаете что доступны.город маленький и до москвы далеко.а там зарплаты ого го.

[@user-sd9eg2zz9b]

@@user-rt3st1jo2i хорошие зарплаты и пенсии.стало хватать денег на то что раньше не могли себе позволить.

[@user-rt3st1jo2i]

@@user-sd9eg2zz9b это и до СВО было

[@user-sd9eg2zz9b]

@@user-rt3st1jo2i дак и санкции до сво были.

[@faizafernandez5728]

As a brit, so happy to hear a fellow brit speak sense. Can he run for pm?

[@user-rp2li7ks4e]

Thank you Nima for your top-notch Guests. 🎯 Tony Norfield is a revelation. Following him now.

[@iRelevant.47.blacklisted]

Interesting and forward looking contemplation's. A bit like Pepe Escobar, but a step beyond into the possible future.

[@mattjoy]

I agree. Good to hear from someone with nothing in the game

[@stevezodiacXL5]

Between 2006 and 2016, I used to spend a lot of time travelling around East Asia. Mainly Japan and China. And even then, I used to read constantly in Japanese newspapers that China was trying to gradually pivot to domestic consumers. It wasn't covert - it was an open plan. First they had to increase the wealth of the general working person, and they have succeeded in that aim. Now their products are affordable to their own people, they don't have to kow-tow to the West to get customers. So none of this is new - but current events have made the issue that much more important. The West loves to use sanctions as a tool to discipline non-aligned countries. But we are at the point where China could sanction us! They don't need us like they used to, but our economies would fall apart without their products, and their money.

[@PhiloSurfer]

Spot on!

[@tonytroiani6599]

Thankyou Nima. This was brilliant! You really do have first class guest on your channel. This was very interesting and imformative 🍻👍👍

[@georgiebestmanutd4746]

Nima, Tony is an outstanding guest speaker, invite Tony back

[@rodolfovazquez9289]

What I cannot understand is how the American population allows themselves to be given orders by the nation of Israel. This is incredible.

[@cosac6]

Look at who owns USA/EU corporations. “The one who pays the Piper chooses the song”.

[@TonyChong-zj9ld]

Fab show. Both host n guest : fantastic !!

[@soniavadnjal7553]

Brilliant, illuminating.

[@anthonydunn3860]

Superb analytical discussion. Thank you Nima and Tony.

[@JC-4791]

Another great guest 👍🏽

[@jvs333]

Nima THANK YOU for having Mr. Tony NORFIELD on your show. One of the most intelligent informative and knowledgeable guest ever. This man needs to be on as many you tube channels as possible. High respect to Mr. Tony NORFIELD ❤👍👍👍👍 PS: I watched this interview twice back to back and I wish there was more! Please invite him back. This is one of the BEST you tube videos I’ve seen in years! This man needs be world famous.

[@aaronbell8113]

Hey Nima... I really like Mr. Norfield and his insights! Thanks for bringing him on!

[@GMT-yv2br]

Thank you for introducing us to this great guest, such insight and experience and knowledge and most importantly, intellectual and moral honesty.

[@ElenaKozyreva]

Thank you, Nima. The guest is amazing. We are waiting for him on your channel again.

[@karenwhitley5622]

Brilliant❤

[@darrellcross4538]

Really found this a great interview, Mr Norfield was a revelation and has given me a broader view of what is going on in the world, you ask the right questions Nima and you gave all the time needed for the reply. Regards from Australia 🇦🇺

[@user-xp3jb6ve9w]

DID YOU THINK WESTERN COLONIALISM WAS OVER? The United States has strategically engaged in promoting "color revolutions," fueling regional tensions, and initiating military conflicts in the name of democracy, freedom, and human rights. By holding onto Cold War ideologies, the United States has intensified bloc politics, escalating conflicts and confrontations. It has expanded the definition of national security, misused export regulations, and imposed unilateral sanctions on other nations. The United States has shown a preference for selective adherence to international laws and regulations, applying or disregarding them based on its own interests, and attempting to enforce regulations that benefit its agenda under the guise of upholding a "rules-based international order."

[@PaulSimonMcCarthy-fu6ms]

Algorithm comment: great guest, love your work, Nima, love from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@aleksandracar]

A wonderful guest, I hope to see mr. Norfield again at your channel! Thank you Nima

[@annaweiers2947]

You’re right Tony “western leaders don’t read”😂 enjoyed your interview with my favourite channel, Dialogue Works❤️🇨🇦

[@rotax636nut5]

This guy Tony Norfield is really top class!, many many thanks Nima for inviting him onto your show and please bring him back soon for more discussion

[@vivienmartin9661]

Fantastic guest Nima. Thank you.

[@OneDayWillFlyAway]

Impressed by Tony. Thank you Nima

[@ruskoruskov3086]

Thank you Nima for inviting such an insightful & knowledgeable guest....Thank you Tony for sharing your learning & wisdom....shall go & look for you & your work....

[@robertalexanderho5268]

Palestine is critical in saving moral principles and humanity.

[@TheTruthwillOut442]

Another great guest with real wisdom and knowledge. Pity none of these people are advising governments.

[@judithmackay7158]

The western governments would never listen to or take their advice, it's too sensible.

[@calanmacleod3948]

Great guest, very informative.

[@jamesnewman9024]

Fantastic Nima and Tony! Thanks for the clarity and depth of analysis. Very impressive.

[@marthamora5215]

A very interesting new guest you had, Nima. Thank you for all your effort and for your respectful approach to all the topics you deal with.

[@NicTrades]

Great guest! 🎉

[@RoxanaKawas]

Very interesting interview. Thank you Nima.

[@TeriBrown-li4ge]

Great show

[@jimmychoi5219]

Good and sensible conversation which we increasingly need more of 💪

[@user-gb1pj5ns2x]

Nima? Great show, as usual. I like this man here. Excellent show Sir, excellent indeed. I like a straightforward, honest voice & you have the show that gives it to us. Thanks! w

[@fedinvestment]

Great host. Great guest

[@MarinaDiaz-dp3dx]

THANKS NIMA A GREAT GENUINE TRUTH TONYNORFELD❤❤

[@mechannel7046]

Nima, you always have the best guest on!

[@alansavill5299]

I am new to your show. I love it. I like the fact you have very articulate guests. I like your penetrating questions. And the fact that you let them talk.

[@zocho09]

Dima, invite Mark Sleboda or Glenn Diesen .They are great geopolitical analysts

[@carinalundstrom7684]

Outstanding Tony Norfield is a shining star, good initiative of you Nima to invite a Marxist guest.

[@Mr.Carter777]

Nima, After so many videos of " Ukranian this and that " This is refreshing to see the economic damage done by the EU & US their actions made Western export marker (smaller) self-defeating

[@klap43zx]

Great guest 🎉

[@adrianmorris5546]

Thanks very much Tony Norfield for your brilliant analysis of the whole situation and very interesting to hear a new perspective and Nima I always enjoy your programs for bringing truthful knowledge

[@Chinese-qq3ep]

nice interview

[@Amerikaz]

Very true analysis of ukraine -Russia-NATO future.

[@tusker2418]

Comment for the algorithm. Great job Nima!

[@romeokimss]

I truly appreciate the honest and insightful conversation with Mr. Norfield. Would love to hear an extended one on changes in Africa since the Ukraine conflict. Thanks as always for the refreshing honesty that is sorely lacking in MSM

[@aleaiactaest8354]

Excellent interview, great guest. Please bring back again.

[@MGTOW-nn9ls]

Excellent interview.

[@moniruzzamankhan8218]

Good discussions

[@stephen_pfrimmer]

Thank you Tony Norfield. Thank you Nima.

[@gunnarMyTube]

Putin explained in a 2023 conference how leaving Russia out of the Swift banking system forced them to overcome this by developing own credit card system for domestic needs, and leading to the BRICS coalition settling much of their trades in local currencies. So exposed to hardship they developed solutions that made them stronger overall. It repeats in many areas. Import/Export restrictions on electronic hardware leads to own development/production; Forced to defend against billions of dollars of proxy force weaponry trained Russia the hard way to become a more hardened and skilled military. The "by-the-west-taken-advantage-of Ukranians" became training collateral in the most tragic context.

[@paulgilbert8354]

Tony Norfield 👍

[@ahmuqasim7540]

This discussion is long and deep. Good! Tony Norfield has lots of knowledge. His analysis of bitcoin is interesting. But why is the blockchain system important for registering property rights and information? Alternative systems must have existed for centuries. What is uniquely provided by blockchain technology?

[@sergiod.6170]

Security. It's permanent. Can't be falsified. Universal.

[@peterh.1521]

European policy essentially, I wouldn't entirely say the’re slaves to the US, it's more that they are buddies to the big bully, and the big bully maintains the system they benefit from, so they want to keep that system in place in order to make sure that the various privileges they have in the world economy are not taken away or threatened. - Tony Norfield

[@michelegosse7116]

exactly what the actual pres in Finland said nearly 2 decades ago : of course you want to be on the big bully's side! - at least it prevents cookies being given around on your marketplace...

[@Bob-sb7sp]

Excellent program and presentation Tony

[@tobyclear1651]

"When men co-operate rather than compete, they will find a magic potion entering their lives. The ease with which long-lasting problems will be solved will astonish... -Benjamin Creme

[@iriscrocus1717]

Great Guest

[@vladoparenzan3344]

Great guest Tony is nobodys fool and nobody's SLAVE Rare now days

[@HashTagBunny]

Great guest 👌, thank you

[@BestFitSquareChannel]

Thank you. Best wishes.

[@benjaminmitchell5345]

Fascinating

[@toveirenestrand3547]

This mentioned security speech was given by Putin in Munich in February of 2007, the month before Wesley Clark told that America would take out 7 countries in 5 years (these plans, what Western intelligence dubbed the Arab Spring in 2011, were in the least partly known about since 2005).

[@danthemansmail]

Good stuff once I gave Norfield a chance. I almost didn't because of his terrible video quality, lighting, and always looking down. But I'm glad I stuck with it because he's a smart guy.

[@soniavadnjal7553]

I also thought the video quality was dreadful, but then it occurred to me the set up was due to his possible shyness. ?

[@ruskoruskov3086]

Dan....your comment is a modern reflection of us westerners judging a book by its cover....rather than its substance....

[@danthemansmail]

@@ruskoruskov3086 His cover is terrible. There is a reason people make efforts so that their covers look presentable.

[@liisatikka6254]

Thank for a very good conversation!

[@Laura-xv4io]

33:44 the Nordstream pipeline has not been "blown to bits"! Here he's talking about first steps for recovering the trade relationship between Europe and Russia. It would seem a logical first step would be to open up the part of Nordstream pipeline (one of the 2 pipes) that is not damaged. That would cost Russia nothing and I think they would do it. The thing is, that would indicate a huge political change from the current European Outlook. A positive political change to be sure!

[@gti500]

Nah screw Europe. It can't be trusted

[@AIPretendingToBeHuman]

"The Difficult We Do Immediately. The Impossible Takes a Little Longer"

[@paulwellman1030]

I assume Tony is not aware of Jill Stein.

[@ChrisHalden007]

Great video. Thanks

[@victorceja5029]

The world is so much peril due to my own country the US but my fellow Americans are so clueless. That’s why the US can get away with so much that could jeopardize their own very existence

[@judithmackay7158]

Very interesting and informative interview with a new guest, I suspect he will be back.

[@vladoparenzan3344]

Imagine Amazon, Wall Mart , Ikia without China 😳

[@trundlepufpendants]

It would have higher quality items? 😂

[@trelosyiaellinika]

نیما جان دستت درد نکنه!

[@DavidImpatief]

Morning Rod. The "food" and the "schools" Regards England

[@rafaelmarquezb.6133]

👍

[@tamerlane7]

Salam Nima, I hope you’re doing well. I watch your channel quite regularly, and enjoy listening and learning from your guests. I would like to make a few observations if you don’t mind. Please don’t take them in a negative way, rather take them as positive criticism. Please don’t get me wrong I do like your channel. Please employ the art of follow up questions in your interviews. I feel that it is something seriously lacking in your programs. Let me elaborate a little as to what I mean. Often times a guest of yours would say something quite serious or dramatic but not fully explaining what he meant. After hearing them say that, the viewers would be really wanting to know what they actually meant, in other words, wanting a bit more information/explanation about it. In most cases, the host would ask a follow up question saying something like, “ what did you mean by that/in what way/ you just said xyz could you please shed some more light on it/you just highlighted the danger of this happening, how do you think it could be avoided etc etc etc. These are just a few examples of a follow up question, but there can be many other ways of asking a follow up question for further explanation/clarification. The way you conduct the interview my friend, is in a very robotic way. It is almost as though you don’t really pay attention to what the guest is saying, and you have already decided in your mind that I’m just going to let the guest finish, and then I’m going to ask him a question about Ukraine or Gaza, or any other thing which you have already decided. You don’t interact with your guest, you just ask a set of questions which you have already decided, and then robotically ask them one after the other. Many times if you pay close attention to your guests, you will realise that a new question would be born out of what your guest just said. And that’s called a follow up question. I would strongly recommend you to watch Judge Napolitano’s interviews to see what I mean by follow up questions. If you were to include that into your interviews, your interviews would become a lot more interesting and fun to watch. It would seem that you are not just going through the motions robotically and asking a set of questions which you have already written down or decided in your mind. It’s a bit like suppose, one of your guests something dramatic like he thinks that world war 3 in a few months because of Ukraine. And instead of asking a follow up question on such a dramatic statement, you would be like, “ how do you see the situation developing in Gaza / the protest movement on the U.S college campuses “ ? Your program would become more attractive if it gives the viewers a feeling of a human interaction between two people instead of a robotic going through the motions. I hope you take it as a positive feedback. I wish you all the best, and success for the future of your show. Khuda Hafiz

[@eoinhogan152]

The Jolly George was the name of the ship

[@lemdixon01]

Theres also ARM in Cambridge UK which make processors in every smartphone but licences out the archutecture to compaies like Qualcomm to make theor own chips based on ARM. But ARM got sokd to Softbank for 4 Billion after Brexit. But yes there's industry but the many large European tech companies.

[@DavidImpatief]

Do you think Yank knows were all the comms and server fibre cable comes from?

[@mehdi_so]

🌹

[@coracora161]

HARP in south Brazil! 😢

[@felipefeitosa6574]

What is HARP?

[@coracora161]

@@felipefeitosa6574Brazil is under attack.

[@felipefeitosa6574]

@@coracora161 attack from?

[@coracora161]

@@felipefeitosa6574 listen what cor. Richard black said about the food in Syria. Listen to professor Lourenço Carrasco. It’s very strange all this.

[@peterdorrfuss2680]

@@felipefeitosa6574haarp high active auroral research project, i think. antennae arrays, using emf/ microwaves to heat the ionosphere, along with spraying nano metals and chemicals in sky to create manmade ‘cloudforms’, solar radiation reduction, p01soning life, w3ather m0dification/ g303ngineering, un worldwide programs ostensibly based on climate warming 1d30logy, at least the cover story. and this comment, like all my yt comments will soon be deleted..I’ll just take a quick screenshot, for the class action suit against yt for illegal c3ns0rship

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

Regarding local processing, Indonesia recently banned nickel exports and has now expanded that to include bauxite. The metals must be refined in Indonesia before being exported. The IMF had a fit. The EU had a fit. The WTO had a fit. But the US has sabotaged the WTO enough that they have no teeth anymore.

[@V12F1Demon]

Timestamps pls!

[@kandastrike]

Homie looks like Sean Locke (RIP to the great comedian).

[@markschroter2640]

Nima: That is a half truth when you say that Russia does not want to conquer western Ukraine. Russia wants absolute control over parts of government of any surviving state (mainly military).

[@michelegosse7116]

territory v. security

[@MegaVero23]

❤

[@humptydumty4975]

Putin will not bend the knee

[@neviocapodagli4742]

Interesting

[@eoinhogan152]

serious speaker you look to get Alex Callinicos

[@segovia5758]

Excellent video. Superficial comment perhaps but traditional Leninist communism seemed correct to see 'the state' as subservient to the capitalist class and acted on its behalf - so political analysis started from that premise. Current events, Tony's comments (and perhaps the WW1 citation?) seem to directly contradict this. Perhaps this is function of change in nature of capitalism itself?

[@Gunni1972]

I am somehow not aware that MI6 had dealt with the situation in Ukraine since the 1930's. That's a harrowing fact, if true. I knew, Edward VI had a bit of a crush on German Technology. And a few Sympathizers to the Nazi regime were certainly "Influencing". But i could see it plausible, after what happened in the 1800's.

[@dannicu1513]

You are british? Uauu,there are smart british analysts left?

[@suegreene1]

When you find dear Nima that has a realistic vision through the dense cloud of lies imperialism, and stupidity, not wanting to pay with jail or worse (a Petacci end in Italy) for all the horrible and strange that have being doing for so long.

[@BOZ_11]

He's cool, but his information is out of date: 1:20:55 -- Turkey has ceased ALL trade until a permanent ceasefire. 1:21:25 -- Gaza Flotilla, Israel paid $20m in compensation, Erdogan wouldn't let that issue go. 1:22:04 --- Abandoned EU accession has NOTHING to do with NATO. Moreover, full EU accession was abandoned 20 years ago, but Turkey are a member of the EU customs union for several years now. This man is still in 2010 Abandon NATO why? Turkey does nothing it doesn't want to do.

[@Laura-xv4io]

33:44 I also really like this guy Tony Northfield who I've never heard before but I like how he crystallizes things to the pertinent facts without a bunch of drama or judgement (looking at you Scott Ritter). So, I appreciate him, even though he doesn't seem to be aware that the Nordstream pipe line is not completely destroyed. 33:44 Here he's talking about first steps for recovering the trade relationship between Europe and Russia. It would seem a logical first step would be to open up the part of Nordstrom 2 that is not damaged. That would cost Russia nothing and I think they would do it. The thing is, that would indicate a huge political change from the current European Outlook.

[@BOZ_11]

@@Laura-xv4io Putin already explained in the Tucker interview that the Germans refuse to switch Nordstream 2 on. They're a puppet state, and have been since 1948.

[@jimmychoi5219]

Erdogan has proven on many occasions that he can’t be trusted and will turn where the wind blows much like Modi

[@DavidImpatief]

Morning Boz. Give the man a break. There's to much going on in the world. He's of an age where he still reads books. He's not going to be sat behind an Apple knobbook, turbo, pro max live feed all day. I'd just like to see him in slippers puffing on a pipe, whilst he chats away. We've got loads of these old boys here. But they are going fast. Regards England

[@soniavadnjal7553]

​​​​@@DavidImpatiefAgree. Gentlemen scholars like Tony are becoming precious because ever more rare.

[@neppuccino4]

I have an only question, man can i ask her ??

[@user-eo7cf2cd7k]

Progolosovano protiv... gromkost' zvuka slishkom nizkaya. Govoril tebe mnogo raz. Ty ne novichok, tovarishch.

[@mehdi_so]

Nima joon merc

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

If Europe wants to normalize relations with Russia, a number of things will be different. Goods will need to be paid in rubles. Trust will take a long time to rebuild.