The Proxy-War Is COLLAPSING! | Prof. Nicolai Petro

[Part 1 of 2] As the front lines of Ukraine are disintegrating and the political leadership in Kiev is in disarray, the west still refuses to seriously contemplate talking about a realistic peace (or at least cessation of hostilities) in Ukraine. Rather, the wizards in Washington, London, Paris, Berlin, and Warsaw contemplate NATO boots on the ground or-at least the germans-motivating Rumania and Poland to start using their air defence systems to shoot down Russian missiles and drones over Ukraine from the safety of their states. Crazy ideas and escalatory to say the least. This and the recent cabinet reshuffle are the topics of this first interview part with Nicolai N. Petro.
Nicolai's Homepage: www.npetro.net
Nicolai Petro is a Professor of Political science at the University of Rhode Island and the author of “The Tragedy of Ukraine: What Classical Greek Tragedy Can Teach Us About Conflict”.
Nicolai has ties to both Russia and Ukraine and has been analysing their internal political developments for decades. Today we want to do an update on the political developments in both countries and talk about the Foreign Affairs article by Samuel Charap and Sergey Radchenko that a few weeks ago contributed another puzzle peace to the question about the failed Istanbul-peace process back in 2022.
Part 2 (available from 5/16): • This Changes EVERYTHIN...

[@neutralitystudies]

Chapters: 00:00:00 - The Time Constraint of American Aid 00:03:42 - Russia's Success in Dealing with Difficulties 00:07:20 - The Transition of Power in Russia 00:10:51 - Disobeying Orders and Corruption in Ukraine 00:14:28 - Lack of Information on Mobilization in Ukraine 00:18:14 - The Existing Pool of Mobilized People 00:21:46 - The Humanitarian Concerns of Deportation 00:25:33 - The Russian Strategy and the Buffer Zone 00:29:11 - Offensive Commencement on the Border

[@metugeekane8454]

There are so many Ukrainian men doing construction work across Europe. I asked three of them if they would consider going back to fight. They said "NEVER"!

[@burtharbenson8860]

Nobody in their right frame of mind would want to go back there and fight knowing the truth and the real facts of this whole Ponzi scheme proxy.

[@milanmarinkovic3016]

Wise man.

[@frutt5k]

They came to europe with the certainty of 'free money'. Now they are the only ones that can do skilled labor, so they can do without the free money and earn a good living. But going back to the ukr stone age? NEVER... Neither would we.

[@stuartwray6175]

​@@milanmarinkovic3016men (plural)

[@prestonyoung3807]

@@stuartwray6175 Sensible men

[@rcrinsea]

This is such an awesome channel. I love the seriousness of the host, the intelligent discussions, the lack of interrupting or arguing. Much better than most American hosts.

[@soniavadnjal7553]

Better than Brit hosts too.

[@marions7423]

h is lying about 10 millions, where he is taking such crazy numbers. largest numbers i heard are 8 millions. it is probably closer to 5 million. and most of that are women and childrena cause men were not allowd to leave unless they had exemption like sick parents 3 children disability etc.

[@robertdyson4216]

Agreed. Wonderful to hear people who know in depth what they talk about. I have totally given up on the MSM who just spin what our governments allow us to know.

[@johnsmith1474]

Do you have a point concerning the discussion or are you a cheerleader?

[@marions7423]

why would you remove pro-ukrainian comments if you are so pro peace libertarian something. do you really think that there are no ukrainians in switzreland

[@colinturner1951]

We have in Britain the uniparty system controlled by corporate interests . Talking about democracy is a joke the people have no say .

[@burtharbenson8860]

Same here in America. OBVIOUSLY. I’m so sick of hearing the word “democracy” and things like “free and fair elections or legal system” etc. there is nothing but the polar opposite going on in the west.

[@iriscrocus1717]

I totally agree with you - it has been rigged so that both parties are essentially the same and if anyone stands up to argue against it then the Dogs in the Press (owned by the Bankers) are let loose to slander that person.The masses fall for it and they know it.

[@iriscrocus1717]

@@burtharbenson8860 100% correct

[@artdavida4197]

Purchased leadership by a sinister foreign power

[@vaska1999]

Same in Canada.

[@JeanSweeny]

When you say no one doubts heroism about Ukraine. I don’t consider any part of the reason, methodology or tactics of the US/Nato/Ukraine military strategies as heroic. Everything done in war is dark, but the horror of armies built on lies and dishonesty make it truly inhuman and nauseating. I don’t doubt some brave individuals exist, but Ukraine’s army has lived up, for the most part, to the people behind the entire dishonest premise of this war.

[@augustinelopez3880]

🐂💩💩💩💩💩💩💩🤡How can Zelenskyy' say Hes Winning the War that they shoot down missiles if they are begging for Patriots to all of Europe because they have none? Boy how they lie to the news and fools, that is why the whole City is lit up 💣💥💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥on Fire🤔🤐🙄😝

[@lat1419]

The "heroic" dispatch of 600,000 to a terrible fate on the front line by politicians is what they mean.

[@johnsmith1474]

Good criticism. I'd add that the fundamental power of the Ukrainian effort is anti-Russian propaganda + neonazi military police rounding up conscripts and manning rear guard units that shoot anyone refusing to fight & die. The whole Ukrainian effort is Nazi ideology of national self-pity & grievance hiding behind a US smoke screen of budding democracy.

[@milathexton3880]

The best quote I’ve seen since the beginning of this war

[@NoelleChanHin]

Pascal, I thank you for informing us so honestly with good guests. ❤ Prof Nikolai Petro wrote a very good book " the tragedy of Ukraine". It was first a civil war. Thank so much

[@wadegoodwin6773]

Professor Petro is spot on Pascal ❤

[@stuartwray6175]

...is spot on, Pascal.

[@johnsmith1474]

Actually no he is not.

[@user-gi8me5sl3d]

The Russians are not changing horses. The General Staff under Gerasimov run the war and no changes have been made in that structure.

[@Stevenhines461]

The Russian general staff has certainly kept a lot of people guessing. Looking back to how this war has been fought by Russia so far, I think that Russia is employing a very sound strategy. Going forward they will adapt to events on the battlefield and to geopolitical realities.

[@vaska1999]

Correct.

[@vitorlopes2064]

The truth will be revealed

[@kennedyjames007]

Who knows where that 61 billion is really going, but it’s not really going to Ukraine.

[@JCSY1]

Yes. A big chunk goes to the US military contractors. Maybe leftovers of a few billions are left.

[@iamsorryforbeingrudebefore1626]

10% is surely for Big Guy.

[@MnemonicCarrier]

10% goes to "The Big Guy" 🤣

[@stephensuddick1896]

Your hubris is off the charts.

[@piotrberman6363]

Of course, WE KNOW that most will go to military contractors, while Pentagon has very opaque system of weapons in reserve that could be quickly send to Ukraine, an unaccounted trillion that we read about from time to time, and which gives the ability of sending weapons NOW from the reserve. You still need to trace where they are ("unaccounted" often means stored by the maker...), check if they work, with munition it means firing samples of them, so it is still not instataneous. OTH, economy in wartime is in shambles, while Ukraine needs salaries for administrators, teachers, municipal services and, last but surely not least, the military, and resources for all those civilian and military activities, like weaponizing drones. This is presumably EU responsibility, and 50 billion was "penciled" for 5 years, plus some countries topping it.

[@opulenceoche5118]

Professor is a great and sincer analyst

[@stuartwray6175]

sincere

[@danielezurcher5540]

Thank you both for still caring about peace!

[@mariom6449]

The US wanted this war Putin drew a red line and we crossed it. I just took Uber the other day and my driver left Ukraine 2 years ago. He was about 25.

[@brendanc5519]

You have to have a full US license with 3 years driving experience minimum to drive for Uber 21 to 25. So if he is in the USA for only 2 years he cannot drive for Uber. The reasons been experience, clear proper English, know your way around the nav on Uber won't tell you the local short cuts that the locals know which will cause conflict. I say to you liar liar pants on fire.

[@djape1977]

​@@brendanc5519there's a bit of the world outside US

[@555usher]

Great to see Nicolai back again!

[@peterfeatherbone6268]

Greetings from Australia

[@user-pj5ub5cp9k]

You're no Aussie.

[@johnsmith1474]

Worst white nation on Earth - Sky News, John Anderson, total US toadie nation.

[@zamraaj0652]

Thanks Professor for giving such a logical, elaborate, objective and candid review of the Russo-Ukraine war. Seldom one gets a true picture of the ground reality of this war from a Western analyst. Unfortunately the West's aim of this war is to keep the Ukis in battle to the last standing Ukrainian. It is cruel and inhumane, specially when it is realised that the West will get no tangible advantage by getting an entire Uki generation decimated.

[@ralphbernhard1757]

Other regions of the world have been set up as tools for more than 50 years, to become "next Ukraines". Philippenes. Taiwan (not a "country") Thailand. Baltic States. Scandinavia. Japan/South Korea. India. Saudi Arabia. Mena region (Israel).

[@johnsmith1474]

You are very simple.

[@TIATAC]

Corruption never works for any system. Just like in a video game, if you corrupt the save files; the game will eventually come crashing down.

[@kirrausanov]

This is all we - Ukrainians need to know about this proxy NATO vs Russia war: “Being an enemy of America is dangerous, being a friend of America is fatal.” - Henry Kissinger * >>>I guess it was the 12th or 13th time to Kiev, and I was supposed to announce that there was another billion-dollar loan guarantee. I got a commitment from Poroshenko and from Yatsenyuk that they would take action against a state prosecutor, and they didn’t. “So as they were walking out to the press conference, I said, nah, we aren’t going to give you the billion dollars. They said you have no authority, you are not the President. I said call him. I’m telling you, you are not getting the billion dollars. “You are not getting the billion; I am leaving in six hours. If the prosecutor is not fired, you are not getting the money. “Well, son of a bitch, he got fired.>If you put aside the immense human suffering and look at Ukraine’s war through the cold lens of international power politics, a clear picture emerges: the West is having a good war against Russia. All NATO has to do is send Kyiv munitions, equipment and money, which, as any general knows, is the c h e a p e s t way to wage war. (...) The lives are being given by the Ukrainians. They’re defending their nation but also, inadvertently, helping decide the Cold War. For 70 years, NATO deterred a Moscow attack westwards. The Russians eventually invaded, last February, what they assumed would be a conquerable target on their south-western border. The war that NATO long prepared for is finally being fought.

[@GeoStrategixTalk]

Great work

[@probasket8159]

Great job!

[@jann9507]

Nice talk. The presumption of western nations to know who will lead Russian government lacks fundamental understanding of how Russia works. Think, as an example- did anyone predict Putin to be leading Russia ? Or for that matter Gorbachev. American here; So it be would help to get off our high horses and rethink of the nuances of Russian leadership, their history and cultural influences when choosing leaders. Not all nations choose actors and comedians without a clue about policy , principles or Government to lead them.

[@vesakaitera2831]

@jann9507, but Putin and the men around him are clearly lacking the basic understanding of how the Western political systems societies are working. If they would have had this knowledge, Russia would certainly not have made the huge mitake by attacking to Ukraine in February 2022. Russia is now in a big trouble, and this trouble will increase by the time. Glory to Ukraine ! Glory to the heroes !

[@walterstoll8043]

@@vesakaitera2831 heros? all sides are dominated by greatest idiots of our time bringing humanity faster to an end.

[@markolumovic2750]

@@vesakaitera2831 In what way is Russia in trouble?By being way stronger in every way then 2 years ago?And everyone knows how West works by ponzi scheme and LBTQ+++ ideology not reason.If i know it Putin knows it for sure.

[@archimedesnation]

@@vesakaitera2831 Russia is in big trouble? Yeah... They have 4 times as many troops in ukraine as of 2022, their air force is pounding everything to dust, they have a 10-1 advantage in artillery, they outproduce the collective west in weaponry, their economy is booming and putin is more powerfull than ever. On the other hand, Ukraine has to kidnap people in the middle of the street to send them to the trenches, they are deficient in each and every weapon category, their manpower is spent, their economy is destroyed, their allies see them only as cannon fodder, the money for fortifications have disappeared, they retreat all along the frontline, and budanov and Shirsky are on each other's throats. But Russia is in big trouble...

[@milanmarinkovic3016]

​@@vesakaitera2831 They know us much better then we know them. Our experts completely miscalculated everything - they overestimated us and our influence in the world and underestimated Russia. Very dangerous to base policies on wishful thinking. Or as Sun Tzu put it - if you don't know yourself and you don't know your enemies you will loose every battle....

[@tonidimitrova6078]

It's interesting the hubbub over Putin's new cabinet, oh he changed a few people. Does the wholy new administration every new US president (actually, every new TERM) brings to Washington , provoke the same reaction abroad?

[@lioneldemun6033]

In my country ( European US colony ), it does....to a certain point.

[@vaska1999]

​@@lioneldemun6033 What country is that and when did your change of the minister of defense cause a big stir abroad?

[@chokosabe]

This was so insightful - thanks!

[@brunodanner7777]

When I read the title... I thought: which proxy war? There are more than a few.

[@ralphbernhard1757]

The "next Ukraine." The new proxy in the setup phase. The Maidan "color revolution" is being repeated as we speak, as US modus operandi. *Georgia/Divide and Rule* Here is what they tell you these days: Something along the lines of "Georgian leaders are all Moscow puppets," and the oppression of the poor people via a "foreign influence law," and how it is all about current leaders being Moscow stooges.... *Here is what they won't tell you:* That the foreign state/empire (Washington DC) which pays these protesters or their handlers, via such agencies as the CIA affiliated NED (of ex-Maidan fame) already have their own act to avoid foreign meddling in the USA. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Agents_Registration_Act What the MSM won't tell you is that the foreign meddling in Georgia came FIRST, and that the act attempting to regulate this foreign meddling by Tiflis, came AFTER that. *A typical act of hypocrisy and deception, as per strategy of divide and rule, to avoid continental European/Eurasian unity implemented by Washington DC, as it has been for the past 200 years, using various deceptive divide and rule techniques.* First by London, and very convenient for Washington DC. Then after 1945, after the British Empire was driven into the ground using economic warfare means, directly taken over by Washington DC as explained by Michael Hudson in his book Super Imperialism. GRAND STRATEGY/GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS Georgia, and millions of Georgians, are simply being set up as the "next Ukraine." Such a setting up of neighbors against neighbors has a long history and it is considered the absolute "acme of professionalism" by Washington DC to set up others to fight and die, so that US leaders in faraway Washington DC can haggle and arguing how much the lives of these locals are worth, all in efforts to score brownie points amongst their adoring fans. To "invest" in such death, is considered the Washington DC norm, as stated by several Washington DC advocates for US global hegemony. The scale of such setups is not important, nor how it is justified: It is divide and rule. Such selective FAVORATISM is indicative of a divide and rule strategy, by an outside power. Whether it is currently Tiflis, or historically London which was being FAVORED by the POWER with the GEOGRAPHICAL ADVANTAGE which was Washington DC, it remains a divide and rule strategy. *It does not matter if anybody tells you it is a divide and rule strategy, or not, because the strategy is given away by the EVENTS.* One might chest-thump around about how powerful ones "fwiends" are, but there will always be a PRICE TAG. See Ukraine today, the "past FAVORITE." *There is always a price tag.* Often the excuses for meddling mirror each other, from "we must help the poor peopke" to "but, but, it was voluntary". Regardless of any apologetics it remains DIVIDE AND RULE.

[@esioanniannaho5939]

Shoigu has a civil engineering background and had to plan around western weapons and tactics on a technical level. In the Security Council his job will be planning on a possible NATO war and post Victory battle front. His successor is an economist and now that the battle is about to be won will be approaching it from a logistical and economically sustainable front.

[@maungphong2956]

Great insight. Objective and fair.

[@vesakaitera2831]

@maungphong2956, but still only a pro-Rusisan war-propaganda. Glory to Ukraine ! Glory to the heroes !

[@maungphong2956]

@@vesakaitera2831 Reality is that Russia is winning in the battlefield in all fronts. Is that still a Russian propaganda or pro Russia?

[@americanexile]

Professor Petro: read your book quite recently. Outstanding! Thank you for your contribution. I do not think Ukraine can be saved as a nation, however: think a reconciliation is no longer possible between West (Galicia) and East (Malross) Ukraine.

[@averageamerican6727]

It is so.

[@stukenbrock27]

Forever split, topographically, historically, culturally and linguistically...now politically. .

[@vitaliyv1849]

no more Ukraine 100%

[@vesakaitera2831]

@americanexile, that will depend very much of the willingness and ability to support Ukraine from the Western countries. I think, that the Ukrainians are a very strong piece of this chain, but the Western supporters are a more a questanable factor. Those countries, which are neigbours of Russia, will certainly continue supporting Ukraine very strongly, but when we go to the West, then this ambition will weaken. This war might continue for several years. Glory to Ukraine ! Glory to the heroes 1

[@averageamerican6727]

@@vesakaitera2831 I heard that 80% of ukrops doesn't think this war is worth fighting. I think they may be onto something.

[@dinnerwithfranklin2451]

I learn a great deal every time I hear Prof Betro. Thanks to both of you.

[@seeker2118]

A lack of delusional thinking based on created narratives and a basic understanding of history, geography, geopolitics, economics and numbers made it easy to predict the current outcome of the current situation in Ukraine

[@urimtefiki226]

This war will end up soon, lets see what is next.

[@ioannisimansola7115]

And what about the economic companies who make money out of this war ?

[@ioannisimansola7115]

Very true

[@boydw1]

Shoigu is primarily an engineer & manager. He's also just been made deputy chair of Russia's military industrial complex, so he's been promoted to a role he's well suited to, and was already deeply involved in.

[@eddieokpara3549]

"Where is all the money?" Zelensky " Send more "

[@petervanderjagt7136]

Good management includes having competent managers for the future, including when V.P. retires or somewhat retires. He's doing that

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

Right now I think it is about more htan morale. I think it is about stretching the front line when it is already failing in order to cause it to actually break up. If so then Russia could more quickly begin to really break up and cut off various units and move towards a scenario where Russia has freedom of movement in Ukraine and can do whatever they want.

[@motivo-academy]

I think the 2 X recent arrests of senior officials for corruption may have something to do with the recent shuffle.

[@nabarunghoshal560]

While discussing the change of guards in the Russian cabinet, the question of corruption should not be overlooked. Prigozhin pointed his finger to Shoigu. Recently, Shoigu's deputy has been arrested on the charge of corruption.

[@sharonjames2041]

😢Listening ❤

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

divine unity before government / democracy

[@Alex-lg6nz]

As far as cohesion of Russian elite goes, there are few disagreements during an existential conflict. People can have all kinds of differences, but survival has universally strong appeal.

[@lintrichards6007]

Every core principle of the EU: Money. Centralization of power. Appointment of the political class. Nope, I don't see any problems with engaging in what is kinda-sorta adjacent to genocide.

[@June-ns5fo]

I don't know WTF is going on but I just watched the veterans bikers new video and he was showing Anthony blinken on stage playing a guitar in Ukraine

[@vaska1999]

​@@June-ns5foFiddling while the hegemony collapses.

[@tradingwizard562]

By the time the 61b arrives around 100b of equipment would have been finished on the battlefield.

[@JetSurfingNation]

Professor Nikolai looks like exact copy of Pascal in 20 years! Time travel? 😊

[@stuartwray6175]

Perhaps? Lol - glasses and similar hair (side parting). Perhaps 30 years: Nicolai was born in 1958; Pascal was born in 1985.

[@Alex-lg6nz]

What's so unusual about Russian Minister of Defense reshuffling? It's a position in charge of equipping and supplying the military, not planning and executing military operations. This is who makes sure the generals have what they need to do what they are ordered to accomplish, how they decided to do it. Shoigu is good at reforming, streamlining and optimizing fulfillment of military needs and the new guy is good at managing rapid expansion of production capacity, without disrupting continued deliveries. They let the professional soldiers do their thing. Those who do majority of the dieing are in charge of choosing how to do it. Seems like the only fair way to run things.

[@Alex-lg6nz]

Slaver gangs prowling the EU for men, condemned at birth by borders not yet drawn, destined to become a negligible bump on a path of advancing Russian tank... Senseless and tragic waste... Exactly why that's not going to happen, unless someone is incredibly clever enough, to infuriate and disrespect their supporters, train them to be violent and dangerous, arm and equip them, and relocate them into direct contact with like-minded adversaries that you're loosing a conflict to already. Seems impossible, but impossible things happen every day.

[@johnbones261]

The former Prime Minister of Ireland, Leo Varadkar, said he was more than willing to round up Ukrainian men in Ireland and return them to Ukraine.

[@horsemanoftheapocalapse5837]

He ddnt have much luck with that

[@nicolasjuandecardenas7921]

I thought that he was back?

[@andrewrivera4029]

The Russians have been saying exactly what they want for years but this professor isn’t listening or comprehending.

[@vaska1999]

At least since Putin's 2007 speech at the Munich security conference.

[@antoinerobert7753]

A nice little couple of collaborators....slava ukraini!

[@kwabenaamoako6726]

❤

[@richardgraham7055]

(10:15) AFU lacks senior staff: RFLOL!! Oh come on, there are NO Senior AFU Staff. These people have been humiliated into supply positions in favour of NAYOYO Colonels.

[@covid-19warrior36]

12;05 civilian contractors couldn’t build because they were under constant Russian artillery fire.

[@wadegoodwin6773]

Ukraine lacks both the managerial depth and organisational structures to manage or win a war of this magnitude Pascal

[@alexandriablack8042]

Can keep him close if they let him fish more

[@sjoormen1]

No neutrality here. All is very pro russian.

[@opulenceoche5118]

What about the high corruption in Ukraine 😂

[@meggallucci5300]

Dr. Petro is a good source for sure on many things Ukraine, but he takes things literally. When a Brit says there is no soldier shortage, it’s probably a prelude to supplying soldiers if they are not there already. Europe will send soldiers in any event. Petro is no military expert. There is nothing new here, just a rehash. And there will be no negotiations. People just don’t seem to get that when it is patently obvious.

[@tammykennedy4165]

Sarcasm?

[@drprofessorsoso208]

I have a different opinion it's top secret I'm not telling it might be information that could influence people thinking and they might just see the truth

[@LazyTelevison]

I’ll take “Money laundering for Billionaires for $2,000” Alex.

[@user-lt6xz4du2h]

This Mr. Petro does not seem to understand the military situation on the ground. Ukraine is unable to defend the border because they are not allowed to use NATO supplied weapon systems to attack Russian territory. A defense of the border is impossible with those restrictions. Plus you do not defend a border, you defend the defensible terrain, not an imaginary line. That is why after two weeks Vovchansk still has not fallen. You defend the river. In regards to recruits, Russia is in just as big a pickle. As is pointed out by those at Combat Vet News, the reason for 5 man fire teams is that is what you can train a raw recruit in a few weeks. US military training usually spends a year training a recruit who has completed basic training to be effective at the brigade level. Real military effectiveness occurs when a large unit can maneuver.

[@commonwunder]

The most important issue for Russia... is time. This accelerating dilemma converges into two conjoining scenarios. Firstly the new weapons will begin to flow into the hands of the Ukrainian nationalists very soon. It will be a steady trickle... but the US have made it clear, it's not going to abruptly end. This means any major advance in the near-future will be far too costly to contemplate. Pushing the war into a frozen conflict. Which only 'helps' the current Ukrainian nationalist regime enter NATO and complete safety. Time is moving speedily against the Russians .. and they know it. So Russia has to make gains now. The only way to do that is make Ukraine pull resources away from the main 'active' frontline. To try and 'win' the oblasts they annexed... in order to say they have won their main objective. They're using ill-trained cannon fodder to push aimlessly at Kharkiv. The Ukrainians know this is just a poorly executed subterfuge. That's why they aren't concerned about it. They're only concerned about how Russia is using the propaganda from it. It is a meaningless gesture, as most efforts by the Russian regime are now. This leads to Russias' real and main worry. Trump is not going to be elected this year. That's official now. Whomever, or whatever controls the US has made that obvious... Trump is not a mistake they're likely to make a second time. This means four more years of a near-constant military lethal aid reaching the nationalists. As soon as Biden is re-elected... there will be a huge push to 'finish Russia off'. Get as much lethal aid there as possible. The Russian regime has no leverage... all they can do is rattle their nukes. But agains, it's a bluff... because they literally cannot use them. Russia is on the ropes... and the regime in charge know it.

[@sirvikalcrusader3668]

You're trying too hard.

[@commonwunder]

@@sirvikalcrusader3668 You are trying.

[@sirvikalcrusader3668]

@@commonwunder Maybe but you're trying hardest.

[@thomas4315]

Say one fighter is shooting 1,000 round a day 12 hr 35 k fighter in a week use 204,500 round a week, no way on earth we could make that and deliver that weekly fir month. And they’re about 20 types of equipment needed a critical only almo, iv seen Russian drone footage of Ukraine men throw down tank stinger and run away. Would you keep a weapon you got no almo for. Any Russian small drone has night vision and are taking out their supplies they show that. War coming to it end, Russia has better equipment and out supply all nato countries combine.

[@thomas4315]

The party that started this war in denial, they had better look ahead to rebuilding they want that, De- mind million of miles and rebuilding thousands of high rises and million of houses. 2-4 trillion

[@thomas4315]

Let Russia have that

[@jonabub]

This "expert" has been wrong right from the beginning. He is wrong now.

[@WorldSpaceRace]

The US just approved 30 over billion dollars to Ukraine... Lol 😂😂😂 Omg!

[@urimtefiki226]

Russia didn't collapse economically because of support from China, otherwise things would had been different.

[@user-ft2bt9kw7x]

Nothing to do with China everything to do with smart planning by Russia going back years. And the idiocy of western leaders

[@Theworldaccordingtomickey]

Russia did not collapse economically because of support from the global majority. There, fixed it for you. Russia is a member of BRICS, an economic alliance with a larger GDP than the G7. Of course Russia has economic alternatives to the Western markets. Only a fool would not understand this. The world is so much bigger than the West 😊

[@vaska1999]

Part of the reason Russia didn't collapse economically because all of Europe's still buying its gas and oil, only at a much higher price, from India. More importantly, Russia turns out to have a larger economy than Germany and is #5 globally in PPP. China had nothing to do with that.

[@pamelastorer8570]

You show the valuelessness of your analysis when you compare what happens in Russia to what in the highly corrupt and dysfunctional American Political system. They are worlds apart - and different in nature. there is a vertical of power respected in Russia, and Putin does manage most things. This change from Shoigue to Belousov is a change in thinking and long term strategy, which you lot would never be able to grasp. You' re trying to analyse Russia in terms of America, and thats like trying to asses an orange as if it were a banana.

[@alexzivkovic6538]

SERBIA and HUNGARY say good bye to western dictate specially serbia will never go eu or nato

[@nkosipwl]

Blabls from fasciststudies

[@walterstoll8043]

How about the information, that the frontline is marginally changing despite huge efforts of the Russian side? 10 km frontline changes with an artillery shooting 70 km is not worth anything strategically?

[@milanmarinkovic3016]

".....huge effort.....(Russian)......" It may seem big to us but it is just a part of Russian capacity. Russian standing Armed Forces are 1,3 milion and 2 milion reservists. Right now, there are no more then 6 to 7 hundred thousand in Ukraine. Only parr of Air Force is involved. (Crews are rotated to get experience). Russia still didn't have mobilisation, only professionals, reservists and volontiers are fighting. Russia could mobilize about 30 milion soldiers. That would be a huge effort. What we saw up to this point is very moderate effort from Russian side.

[@lioneldemun6033]

​@@milanmarinkovic3016I wonder what is the population of the Kiev- controlled areas right now. I guess around 25 millions, if not less....

[@zamraaj0652]

You haven't paid full attention to Professor's talk. Russian war strategy is not to gain territory but to destroy AFU. They allow Ukis to stay in a position for longer time and destroy them methodically.

[@susanpetropoulos1039]

Why would Putin ever trust any agreement the west signs off on?

[@milanmarinkovic3016]

@@lioneldemun6033 Yeah, not much more than that.

[@liewnteck9250]

knowing very well all this money is corrupted yet u people have no idea and keep on talking and talking later will point and blame others what is shame and disgrace u people never care only know how to point on others own failure

[@GerhardUmlandt]

Sorry, but Mr. Pascal Lottaz has no clue saying, "Mr. Shoigu is a civilian." Mr. Shoigu is a GENERAL IN THE ARMY! And Mr. Shoigu presented himself in military outfit, always. You should have known better as an "expert"!

[@alxdava2004]

Shoigu is an engineer, not an officer.

[@dfaltin]

@@alxdava2004Correct, it is well known that Shoigu is not a military man by training.

[@davidwestwater2219]

This is all lies

[@paulkohut6347]

Yet another pro-russian propagandist I had never heard about.

[@johnsmith1474]

What the hell is Petro talking about? There is no importance to Ukraine receiving aid, he should stop promoting that idea in the minds of people who have been trained to look for and accept the foolish notion that Ukraine, under any circumstance, can win this war. It cannot, because the Russian effort will expand commensurately with any aid to Ukraine. The Russia position is CLEAR, they consider this an existential threat to their nation, thus they will do whatever is necessary. They would for instance use tactical nukes on airports that fly the F16 if that was necessary. Petro, wake up. Petro suffers from an intractable inability to admit the Big Truth: Russia is right, doing the right thing, and when it wins it will actually benefit the US people helping to end the illusion that it is exceptional.

[@zukisamabusela61]

This "professor" is a clown.. The Russian team has just been streamlined for efficiency, and Shoigu has been promoted not demoted..Go check his new post and responsibilities🙆‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@TheWayouy]

Who cares

[@connor1414]

Mothers and fathers and brothers of would be soldiers

[@USAWATCHING-rk1bq]

Guys you need to address President Putin..not by name are you so ignorant person.

[@prostytroll]

11:44 It wasn't "millions of hryvnia" but millions of my tax dollars...

[@joshhawks7231]

Why do you call yourself neutral studies ? There is nothing neutral about your diatribes especially not Nicolai Petro whose book the tragedy of Ukraine is a tragedy itself .poor scholarship , mistruths and lies .