The Ukraine war signalled the end of Western hegemony | David Hearst | The Big Picture S2EP4

Putin, NATO and the threat of nuclear war - has the world entered a new reality?
More than a year and a half ago, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shocked the world, destabilising energy markets, food security and diplomacy.
But attempts by the US to rally the world behind Ukraine have failed, with many former allies choosing instead to sit on the sidelines and bide their time - signalling a fissure after decades of unchallenged Western hegemony.
This week on The Big Picture podcast, we sit down with MEE’s Editor in Chief David Hearst, who reflects on his time reporting in post-Soviet Russia to analyse the current global landscape, and the ways in which the Ukraine war has pushed it to the point of no return.
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[@Rahmanurrahim1]

Putin is doing what is needed by a leader to do to keep his nation safe and secure from external threats.

[@zalishaabdool7030]

AMEEN/ AMEN 🙏

[@dekik.979]

He's lazy and always late. Running everything cheap. He should've had this operation at 2007. when OTAN started their push towards east and broke the promise to Gorbachov. He's learning slow

[@danadouglas1968]

@@dekik.979nope. He was allowing OTAN to continue to bury themselves deeper into the current pit of insanity it’s in. He saw this coming years ago and just let them get to the point of no return. Now we’re seeing not only the collapse of NATO but also the EU and the UN. Strategy with a side order of patience and this is what you get. Western world thought they had it in the bag. Hope you like the Yuan or Ruble.

[@miraivas6203]

@@dekik.979 NO. At that time Russia was not ready and it is. Also, the rest of the world has become aware of the foul play by the west and that does make a difference. The world is much bigger than US&EU.

[@dekik.979]

@@miraivas6203 ok, I can accept that, and maybe Russians calculated that they need time to prepare. But overall its a great waste of human lives just from being passive

[@anonanon7235]

I'm sorry, but Mr Hearst is wrong about Americans having 'human rights'. Not at all!

[@lawrencemorris2261]

Dont forget that some americans truly dont. Still the biggest prison population in the world.

[@glenb29649]

We have some truly wonderful people in America. We also have utterly contemptible trash. More are good than bad. Given factual information, Americans have always made the right choices as a whole. The problem now is the government, military industrial complex, and main stream media all collude to only present information that will skew the publics opinion to their narrative. I guess though, supporting evil because you think it’s good, and supporting evil because you are evil has the same outcome.

[@DrSpooglemon]

Slave labour still exists in the US!

[@MissFortune-mk6gn]

@@lawrencemorris2261Are you in prison?

[@janinasimons8533]

@@MissFortune-mk6gn No, why does one have to be in a USA prison to know what it is like? OR how big it is or how they think are God's republic and are spreading the democracy they don't have around the world? Any good education centre with a decent library is a very good source

[@elvenkrasi8988]

Ukraine made a lethal choice. It had the richest soil in all of Europe (majority of which are now under Russian control), a decently-educated population, and access to the Black Sea. I cannot believe they squandered all of these. They could have been a bridge between two powerful neighbors and took advantage of that. All they needed to do was be neutral. What a shame.

[@vasilispatsalidis5683]

They Ukrainians were betrayed by a gang of foreigners.

[@Komona]

Yes, let's not let countries decide for themselves who they want to be allied with. Let their bigger neighbour decide for them, fuck sovereignty.

[@KhairulFadzlyAKarim]

Because they get greedy.

[@katielouisemcgeary6838]

obviously, you can't read maps, russia does not hold a lot of land in Ukraine..

[@lordhumungous7908]

@@katielouisemcgeary6838 Russia holds more than a 1/3 of land in Ukraine. But you're right, that's not a lot. 🤣

[@rebrana]

How about holding the US and the UK to account for the war crimes in Iraq ? 18:33

[@PumpernickelBread25]

and Syria, and especially Libya, which was one of the most peaceful and prosperous countries in the Arab world before western "liberators" moved in.

[@lauriealach1072]

And Australia. Criminal warhawk Howard still insisting it was a good cause.

[@klaudio29751]

@rebrana.......well said:spot on !!!

[@miraivas6203]

@@lauriealach1072 When history lessons are not learned they are repeated. Australia is now buying American nuclear submarines to defend US interest in the CHINESE SEA. Once colony always a colony.

[@mhd7832]

Objects For Facts #

[@kamalanshanova]

Russian nationalism and messianism are much less terrible than the nationalism and messianism of Western countries. Unlike the West, Russia never imposed its religion, its national characteristics, shared technologies, promoted education, raised industry in exchange for good neighborly and friendly relations. What has Western nationalism given to the world? Millions of destroyed inhabitants on the lands subjected to colonization, the total loss of their own languages ​​and religious beliefs, a total ban on education for the local population, theft of values. Is the guest embarrassed by the talk in Russia that it is time to wash the island of Great Britain into the ocean? These are just words. Is the guest embarrassed that the ideas of Nazism are rooted in the British ideology of their own exclusivity? And how many millions of people died as a result of this ideology? Take away your arrogance and you will understand why in this confrontation many countries have taken the Russian position or a neutral position. The world that the Anglo-Saxons offer is a world where there are people of the first class, and all the rest, who in this category of the elite should provide a wonderful life.

[@Godfrey544]

The fact that all of Russia’s neighbors hate it intensely more than America and England’s neighbors, and that Poland hates Russia more than India hates England, is proof against your nonsense. By the way, the Russians massacred the Asians from Siberia

[@Faiez-rh1gm]

Well said

[@andrews.5212]

Russian nationalism stems out of the zarist idea of power which in hands stems from the medieval roman empire idea of power and relations, once the roman empire ceased to be the universal power in the mediterraneum (V-VI century) it had to adapt to a world where its universal nature was contested all over the world. Even the original ECUMENIC IDEA (one state, one religion for all humanity) had to be reinterpreted and the romans became the KEEPERS, the baluard against those forces that wanted to destroy the ecumene. Also the roman were always nothing but PRAGMATIC. Something the latin west never was.

[@emkoh2746]

@@Faiez-rh1gmditto 🙌👍

[@jirislavicek9954]

The very same applies for Russia! The UK was naval colonial power, Russia was land-based colonial power. That's the only difference. Russia did ethnic cleansing, subduing nations by weapons and alcohol. Russia did mass deportations under Stalin, crazy social engineering programs resulting in tens of millions of deaths of their own people. Russians conveniently forget that they started WWII when they jointly with Germany attacked Poland.

[@desmondfaria4095]

I am really sorry to say, that this whole interview, is slanted towards the US and the western point of view. No mention about how this conflict was created by the US when they promised not to move the US lead NATO an inch east.

[@ac12484]

He can't talk about it, so that people can hear what he says about other topics without branding him as Putin's propagandist

[@miraivas6203]

Exactly. Still, it is heartening that we, the people, are becoming more knowledgeable and able to discern true info from propaganda.

[@Blanka1100]

Stop spreading russian lies. Nato it is bs excuse for Putin. Nato never promised not to expand. There is no paper signed that you can show me and Putin hates Nato because he knows he can ot invade Nato neighbours and annex as much as he would like to. Russia is not Eastern Europe's master. Russia is not a special need baby to demand anything. Blaming Nato expanson is like blaming a victim for calling the police.

[@tomtraster2065]

My only question is what security guarantees does russia need? They have the largest stockpile of nukes in the world. No country that has nukes has ever been invaded. It seems clear that its not about security but rather a bigger country taking from a smaller country because they can. No?

[@miraivas6203]

@@tomtraster2065 Educate yourself and watch Prof Jeffrey Sachs, Prof John Mearsheimer, Col Douglas Macgregor, Scott Ritter,...

[@JamesSmith-bo3po]

The host of this channel has a lot of bias. For instance, why should Russia be held accountable when the US and the west was not asked to be held accountable? Why is he talking about the ICC when the US is not a member of it. Why is the west talking about their freedom when Ukraine is located miles away from them. You cannot be hosting a show and be bias at the same time.

[@maddy123sir]

part propaganda

[@miraivas6203]

Spot on.

[@frostflower5555]

Because they are protecting their freedom to steal from the 2 slavic brothers. It was a goal to cut up Russia for a very long time.

[@ivangangur8207]

@@frostflower5555 spot on brother. To quote ex secretary of state Maddalena Albright USA (of Zionism) quote: It is sooo undemocratic for a country such as Russia to have all those natural (40%), resources all to herself. End of quote. Greed for power and wealth has no saturation level. Albright is now with her god Satan, the god of lies and deception.

[@TacticalMayo]

You're biased as well against the West so who cares.

[@imme12]

Still a very one-sided commentary, even if it is more balanced. Any word about the suppressive policies of Kiev? Any word about the people of Donbass that have been shelled and killed by the Ukrainian army for over 9 years now? Bandera is not only a hero for a fraction of Nazis in Ukraine, Bandera is studied in Ukraine as a national hero, father of the nation, he is celebrated every year on 1 Jan, many monuments of him are erected all over Ukraine. It’s time for the West to really wake up to the lies being spread by their governments and mass media.

[@daviddoran3673]

Hearst is a Russophobic fool. His future is behind him....

[@maddy123sir]

exactly

[@CremeDeLaMeme.]

THIS.

[@georgewhite2469]

on target...thanx

[@jhngfdsdfgkjnbv]

Ukraine could become the richest country in Eastern Europe only because of its geographical position, but the Soviet Industrial Legacy went to Ukraine on a gigantic scale, which they successfully squandered on orders from Washington in 30 years of Independence, they did not build anything serious in Ukraine, they only stole gas from Russia

[@dweamy1]

add to that the huge corruption that benefits a handful of people, leaving the country to suffer.

[@westleymanc]

Bollocks

[@MissFortune-mk6gn]

Who was in power before the coup? Was that Trump? ((Bad Joke)) 🌹

[@user-bc8bm7nk1b]

​@@dweamy1and that's any different from amrika

[@chuletaization]

Ukraine did build something serious, an army. Look how well that turned out.

[@Patendyck76]

It also finally put an end to the, 'NATO is a Defensive Alliance' BS forever.

[@maddy123sir]

good point

[@cabbageswithcars9532]

being a former paratrooper from the uk i would class NATO on what they have done over the years as a terrorist organisation , a few videos and some names the maggots in westminster have most of the population brain washed . NATO's secret TERROR armies exposed in newly declassified documents kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6unkn6bjbJ8mLM . Ukrainian SS In Britain - Postwar SS- Division Refugees kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3PCeKZjZcmbhdE . colonel douglas macgregor , larry c johnson , colonel richard black , scott ritter , richard medhurst , colonel wilkerson , the new atlas , eva bartlett , graham phillips , anne laure bonnel , tom , the duran , alex christoforou , christine anderson , patrick lancaster , the REDACTED channel , the jimmy dore show , the grayzone , telesur , judge napolitano , TFI GLOBAL , GONZALO LIRA , Jeffrey sachs . john mark dougan tour of azovstal the nuclear power plant and one of around 46 US Govt bio labs in ukraine . richard medhurst THE TRUTH Behind Secret US BIOLABS in Ukraine | Dilyana Gaytandzhieva

[@vijjreddy]

Nato is not a Defensive Alliance, Europe thought it is so, Truth is - America designed it as an Offensive Mechanism, but the joke is - the real Govt of USA, the Military Industrial Complex, for MIC Nato is just a source of Income, lucrative orders for arms and ammunition

[@pausereflect5911]

It blew open the locked door to all their murky wrong doings!

[@katielouisemcgeary6838]

shows you know nothing.. 2 new countries join..🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@empirecases4128]

It's not about people being western or democrats, it's about recognizing who is actually to blame, who covertly instigated a coup, and who has repeatedly lied about expansion of NATO, ending the war in Eastern Ukraine and did nothing. Basically recognizing when the USA and NATO are trying to pull the wool over everyone's eyes, is the real antagonist and to blame for the war.

[@michaelwoods2903]

Hearst slyly avoids this with his quasi intellectual posture and smug British accent.

[@Blanka1100]

Sto sreading russian fakes. Nato expansion is not made by force. Russia's neighbours asked for it and Russia has nothing to say because Russia does not own Eastern Europe. Nato never promised not to expnad. It is russian lie. Russia simly loves annexing with every stupid excuse possible. Nato is not a reaon, it is an excuse for Putin.

[@numbersix8919]

@@michaelwoods2903 English accent. It is an English accent.

[@dro355]

LOL - all countries begged to join NATO for fear of russia and in fact russia was invited to apply for membership but didnt. Because putin and his oligarchs are only interested in doing whatever they like, when they like. You’re only right about one thing: nato was a coward and was compelled to stop russian invasion of Donbass but Obama did nothing. This was shameful and let putin know that he could get away with being a bully

[@davidsmithson865]

Yes!

[@berkesattila5914]

In short, Russia used to be a good democracy while (under B.Jeltsin) her vast resources could easily, freely be looted, exploited (by the masters of certain fine western democracies)... after 1999. when this business was shut down, (under V.Putin) Russia turned out to be a dictatorship. A typical vantage point of the colonialists. "If you let me rip you off, if you do whatever i tell you to do, you are a fine democracy..., but if you resist, you are a monstrous dictatorship.... and we may go and help you to get on the right track" (i.e. turn your country into chaos, misery... (take a look at a brief period of history e.g. from Vietnam to Ukraine)...

[@fitgirl8812]

хахаха поверьте, всем бы такую "диктатуру" как у нас) свободнее страны нет просто в мире. Об этом и наши классики писали)

[@petrsindler1525]

Bingo

[@insomniacresurrected1000]

Yeltsin was such a democrat he sent tanks against the parliament and faked elections.

[@k.cz.2289]

very well said....

[@georgewhite2469]

yup yup

[@jessiejb4684]

Bandera has been awarded ‘hero of Ukraine’ by the president of Ukraine. They create statues, rename streets after him, and his birthday is an official state holiday with tiki torch marches in Kiev. The gov sponsors children azov camps where they learn to kill Russians, nazi salute, and paint shell casing that were used to kill people in Donbas. Azov is one of many neonazi organizations and they are a part of the state. Officially in the armed forces. Difficult to argue they are in any way marginalized in Ukraine. They are celebrated by many and have international organizing with offices in Kiev. Also well documented war criminals during the last decade of war on people in Donbas. They often video their crimes and post them online to brag about their disgusting war crimes and straight up crimes against humanity.

[@christinepeach8213]

You are correct and then some!

[@delboyg01]

Has Mr. David Hearst actually visited Russia lately? When was he last time he was there?? Because he is still parroting the old stereotypical nonsense about Russia not build the infrastructure, yet if he'd visited he would see masses of new road infrastructure and development happening now. He should take into account that Russia is a massive country and Putin started his leadership at a time when the country was almost dead on it's feet, the 1990's were an absolute disaster so it as obviously taken time to recover from that and the financial crashes after! The reason why Putin has some 80% approval rating IS because the Russian people recognise the work he has put in to bring the country up. There is a long way to go but his people trust him to work tirelessly on the development of the country.

[@zasmirko100]

Putin "work tirelessly on the development of the country", "masses of new road infrastructure and development happening now" ??? Are you ever visited Russia behind Moskva and St. Petersburg? Go to Karelia, go to Siberia and you see the results of Putin's "tireless work" for roads and towns there. Putin and his comrades have two course "to work tirelessly" - 1) to grab as much money and power they can " 2)prefer military industry to any civilians-oriented industry. What kind of goods Russia is itself producing behind kapusta, kartofelya, cibulki i morkovi? (I visited Russia not so long time ago).

[@delboyg01]

@@zasmirko100- How quickly people forget, or failed to understand just what a state Russia was in at the end of the cold war, the 90's were an absolute disaster for the country. It was only during the 2000's that the situation turned in the right direction, that's less than 25 years, I really wonder what people are expecting during that short time? "Putin and his comrades have two course "to work tirelessly" - 1) to grab as much money and power they can. Absolute nonsense, just the old stereo typical view of communist Russia. How did the Central Bank build up foreign reserves of $650,000 million if Putin and the Oligarchs are grabbing all the money?? That, and the fact that the country is run on sound money principles, very low level of debt, mostly denominated in their our currency. That is a financial situation which almost every country in the world would die for!!! They are building the infrastructure as and when the budget allows, not with borrowed or freshly printed money as in the West, who are borrowing not to build infrastructure, but to keep their 'day to day' operations going!! "2) prefer military industry to any civilians-oriented industry." More nonsense, with the globalised trading world, it's near impossible for most countries to develop 'civilian industries', tell me which other counties are able to manage that? China and that's about all, even the Wests industries are in decline, the USA is keeping theirs going with massive subsidies of freshly printed money injections. What are you expecting from Russia exactly? Which country should they be emulating?? Your comment are just the 'rinse and repeat' of talking points about the USSR, nothing more than that!!!!

[@strasbourgerelsass1467]

80% approval for Putin? Sure... because if you dont agree you disappear. 🙋🏻‍♂️🤦🏻

[@constantquestioning4010]

Bravo! Thank you putting it so well Entirely agree Horrendously cliché and know-it-all Nauseatingly patronizing Fatuously so Paris 🙏🏼🕯🕯🙏🏼

[@constantquestioning4010]

@@zasmirko100 What’s your agenda? In 30 years, Putin has rebuilt a unified powerful country, with a strong resilient planned liberal economy, strong alliances and trading partners and faces a strong positive and secure future alongside its friend and neighbour, China Greatest leader of the our times, with President Xi who has lifted 200 million people out of poverty and built the world’s largest and most powerful economy PEACEFULLY through commercial trade and development that improves the lives of other nations. BRICS+50 reflects this constructive cooperative approach to international relations - free of systemic U.S. neocon regime genocidal conflicts year upon year. The steeply declining « Empire of Lies » is producing nothing but self serving neocolonial conflict and illegal regime control interference - unlike China, which uses diplomacy to maintain the peace that is necessary for free trade.

[@desmondfaria4095]

We the public want the truth, whichever side is wrong, not a calculated western bias.

[@AlexRodriguez-gb9ez]

For most people its "uncalculated" western bias, if all the material we read is from Western sources we won't be able to see if other people have different opinions

[@katielouisemcgeary6838]

then start watching a Ukraine who is actually on the ground or maybe a proper Russian blogger who has to leave their country or be a force to the Russian front line.. really open your eyes..

[@listenmullahsb]

​@@katielouisemcgeary6838ROBOT KATIE IS ON A ROLL... 😂

[@Faiez-rh1gm]

It's not in their interest to do that as they the juice in power wants to destroy Russia and regime change Putin

[@Faiez-rh1gm]

​@@katielouisemcgeary6838Ukraine bloggers are not allowed to tell the truth otherwise they get tortured and locked up

[@darrylbaker5271]

Hearst lost me when he said Putin was wishing to rub out Ukraine as a separate nation. That is bs and unfounded. If his reasoning is based on that assumption then he has lost credibility. What a pity.

[@Kavala76]

I agree. If Putin wanted the erase Ukraine why did he sign the Minsk 2 agreement in 2015 which preserved Ukraine? Why did he negotiate (and nearly sign) a peace deal in April 2022 which preserved Ukraine?

[@carolinedaniell285]

Me too!

[@georgewhite2469]

scatterbrain fossil blather...not a word as to mccain, neuland and all the rest of the adreno junkies from DC, putin said it s satanic, he is correct, ritual blood sacrifice labeled war, and usa inc. has blood dripping from it s chin

[@andyharpist2938]

Yes that was a shocking thing to say. Seems to me that Putin said he was happy to allow Ukraine so long as it remained independent, no NATO and looking after its own citizens that speak Russia.

[@conorwhite2066]

As if Putin was going to conquer Ukraine with 150K troops This was putin trying to leverage an agreement with Kyiv..it was not a attempt to annex Ukraine

[@ananke2104]

Talking about propaganda . . . . . . . Anglo-Saxon analyzing Russians and Putin . . . . . . Really ? Whether you like or not , the wave is turning against you . Get rid of colonial mindset .

[@benbo7042]

You are absolutely right.

[@tamjansan1154]

😅😅😅💯

[@maddy123sir]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TacticalMayo]

Russians are Anglo-Saxon Slavic. 🤣

[@jirislavicek9954]

Colonial mindset has not only the US, but also Russia, China, Japan, Turkey, possibly Arabs. The US is the strongest militarily at the moment so it projects the most power and keeps the other superpowers at bay. The only large country that doesn't have imperial ambitions is India. At the moment.

[@wildandwooly]

Ukraine is not a "Democratic victim", scratch that. It was strongly influenced by Moscow before the Nationalist/Nazi Coup Detat which was similar to letting the Genie out of its bottle. You could say that Yanukovich was a Russian Sympathizer, which others might call a puppet, and maintained a somewhat uneasy peace where Nationalism and a Banderist past were stirring. That, coupled with Western foment and interference, forced Putin to act, something he did not want to do, hence the gentle hand he has applied to his brother Slavs. He didn't apply "shock and awe" as the USA has demonstrated in the Middle East where we brought about the death of a Million Iraqis. Instead, Putin is doing to the Ukrainians and NATO what the USA has set out to do to Russia: bleed them into capitulation. I.e., keep a defensive pose and let the attackers die in the fusillade and minefields. The USA is supporting a corrupt, Nazi-influenced government in Kiev that has been sold to the US and British News Media as a "Democratic" victim of the former Soviets by the International Cabal of Ultrawealthy elites that control Western governments. The common folk in the West consume this propaganda with gusto while having no idea of the machinations behind the scenes. But this Cabal has made a gamble that will fail this time, for in their arrogance they could not keep their ducks in a row, and the situation is out of control. They have no answer for the lack of weaponry to keep supplying the Ukrainian troops. Western industries, for efficiency reasons, produce materials just slightly faster than they are consumed. Likewise our chains of supply. Russia on the other hand, saw this threat a long way off and retained all the WW2 means of war industry although that had to have the rust emoryed off. This time the war between East and West will have a different outcome, and one not to our liking. The Empire will die quickly because of our arrogance....

[@tamjansan1154]

💯🙏

[@billreetz]

Well said and thank you.

[@mimiwinarto9164]

Can't wait to witness that.

[@user-sv2rx7xu6i]

💯👍

[@cosmos237]

Wonderfully succinct.

[@muslim7608]

''The West, led by the Americans (US oligarchs) believe they've been entrusted by God to decide the fate of other people. the US prefers not to be guided by International Law but by the rule of the gun. They have come to believe in their own exceptionalism, believing that they can decide the destinies of the world and that only they can ever be right” ---Putin

[@nvonliph]

I hate to say it, but Putin needs his own little”x” book .

[@CremeDeLaMeme.]

V.V.P. one of the best leaders of nations of all times.

[@rickydee5863]

@@CremeDeLaMeme. true that

[@strasbourgerelsass1467]

​@@CremeDeLaMeme.🤮🤮🤮

[@michaelwoods2903]

It's so heartwarming to read so many insightful comments condemning Hearst and seeing through his arrogance. People who are well versed on the historical truth behind this war and are not gullible to the immense US propaganda machine.

[@TacticalMayo]

That's just some leftist anti-American garbage.

[@ShadowCider]

I feel the same scrolling through these comments

[@Skelterer]

You could call it arrogance, but listening to him carefully, I can clearly see that he doesn't understand much himself, really. That's what I was trying to say politely. To put it bluntly, he is limited in knowledge, naive to the point of stupidity, and shallow in reasoning. That's partly why the stupid things he says seem arrogant. It can be that way. However, this is my personal impression, which I do not insist on

[@FUAlexander2028]

I thought Russia owned the biggest propaganda machine.

[@Skelterer]

@@FUAlexander2028 Of course Russia has a propaganda machine, but, believe me, against the Western propaganda machine it looks like a kindergarten, a midget against an elephant. The main communist newspaper "Pravda" from the Soviet times, somewhere in the 70s, was just a model of objectivity, truthfulness and tolerance comparing to modern western media like CNN and BBC.

[@benbo7042]

Propaganda at its highest peak. Can this man compare British railways to that of Russia's ? Can he compare the British underground railways infrastructure to that of Russia's? I am asking because he says Russia has not invested in its railways infrastructure.

[@maddy123sir]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@tashi1315]

Regurgitating western propaganda in a thoughtful hesitating voice, with a tiny counterbalance here and there. Also either ignoring, unaware historical facts. Might have expected something more balanced from MEE, but usual western imperialist self aggrandizing ahistorical fluff.

[@rickydee5863]

Tash great comment .thanks

[@AndrewCharnley]

Mr Hearst. Having a deep appreciation and a healthy knowledge of how the USA/UK/NATO/EU manufactured this war, not just with the coup in 2014 but from 1946 in Ukraine, where the OSS, CIA's WWII insignia, but to hear your observations, which I must because of your past reputation of quality analytical abilities, it seems to me that you are either doing your job under instructions or you have fallen to propaganda in the west and been stalled up by the quite revolting morally corrupt MI6 who's only equal is to be found in the USA or Israel in the so called western world. Your perspective is sharp in some points but you do not mention how this war was not provoked, but manufactured by the organisations I quote above, which in itself negates most of what you perceive about Russia or the realities of Pentagons and NATO's inadaqucies. I will likely listen to you one more time after the west fails, which was clear from the beginning. A most important point that illustrates the pivotal point of the energy and intellect applied by Russia is that they are fighting for survival, whilst America is fighting for its LOSS OF FACE... and that will be another problem where I see danger for Nuclear war from the US, as they have discussed this in planning at the Pentagon.

[@klaudio29751]

Spot on !!!

[@billreetz]

Very well said!

[@miraivas6203]

All true. It's pity you were not invited instead of david Hearst.

[@JuanPublo2023]

@@miraivas6203here you go troll 🙄

[@pietjepuk6674]

👌🏻

[@jannaZX]

" other countries" are not just sitting on the sidelines, they are actively supporting the Russia/China alliance.

[@OsellaSquadraCorse]

Well, except those who tried to remain neutral - such as Imran Khan in Pakistan. And look how well that worked out for him... If ever there were any clearer sign needed of what's truly happening.

[@marcusaurelius9123]

How so, beyond buying cheap oil.?

[@willia3r]

@@OsellaSquadraCorse indeed. No such thing as being neutral these days, if ever. If you dont take stand, you will be _"uncovered."_ And thereby subject to _"removal from office"_ by other means.

[@chopinmack5418]

Ukrainians are fighting a proxy war in Ukraine on behalf of the US and becoming the Cannon Fodder for over a year . 400 thousand Ukrainians were killed and over 2 million injured so far . US politicians have very high interests to start another proxy war in Asia . Will the US convert Australia as the battlefield and the Australians as the Cannon Fodder as well ? Are there too many Warmongers in the US at present ?

[@Godfrey544]

They’re fighting for their own land and taking US support as any nation would

[@strasbourgerelsass1467]

Where do you have the number from? Monopoly? 🤦🏻

[@NashHinton]

We know the USA wouldn't survive one day without bullying others. 😂

[@Godfrey544]

They’re energy independent and food independent and the largest economy in the world

[@Anastasia-sy2lo]

I like it how USA heavily sanctions other countries, while owning almost 1000 military bases around the world, and than says that they are poor because of communism or dictatorship and so on. 😂

[@Godfrey544]

@@Anastasia-sy2lo you're saying communism requires access to capitalist markets?

[@CremeDeLaMeme.]

@@Godfrey544 largest economy on paper only, just numbers. they produce nothing and their economy is completely dependent on China and cannot survive without stealing energy from other countries, not really energy independent.

[@davidparry5310]

@@Godfrey544 You're saying that if a 'third-world' nation-state's government refuses to allow US TNCs to take over said nation-state's economy, and to act essentially as a comprador government for American trans-national capital, and the US retaliates by embargoing the shit out of them, then that's the fault of the 'third-world' government because ... MUH COMMUNIZMZ?

[@currawong2011]

Putin's aim was certainly not to rub out Ukraine...this kind of ignorant arrogance makes me sick.

[@austenhead5303]

I'm so glad that this comment section is calling out this guy's bullshit. Well done, comment section. People like you give me hope.

[@stephenlamb9008]

He wasn't dishing out the truth he was biased and sprouting B'S.

[@Faiez-rh1gm]

True.We not all brainwashed

[@maddy123sir]

i agree

[@JuanPublo2023]

Putin is a smart leader and real patriot of his country ❤️🇷🇺

[@TacticalMayo]

🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@Kir-vx5gj]

⚰️⚰️

[@rockyfjord5338]

Putin never sought to rub out Ukraine, wherever did Hearst get that idea?

[@FrancoisMouton-iu7jt]

Fairly accurate commentary except Russia never intended to annex Ukraine. Putin wants Ukraine to be a neutral buffer which incidentally would be in Europes interest as well as Ukraine. Putin has not once stated that the use of nuclear is an option in Ukraine.

[@Blanka1100]

Putin hates Nato because he can not invade and annex as much as he would like to and he blames his victims for calling the police. Russia has never been a friendly neighbour. Putin can not invade Nato member state. If Ukraine had been in Nato, he would have never invaded . Nato is bs excuse. Putin says Ukraine does not exist. It is not about Nato. It is about Russia's never ending greed and Putin's sick legacy. If your country borders Russia you can become Russia's victim, Russia's puppet or Nato member state.

[@Faiez-rh1gm]

He is another deceiver.Zelensky could have had the whole Ukraine bar Crimea if Ukraine agreed not to oppress the Russian speaking Ukrainians

[@marcusaurelius9123]

Maybe not Putin but Medvedev has MOSCOW, July 30 (Reuters) - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who has sometimes raised the spectre of a nuclear conflict over Ukraine, said on Sunday that Moscow would have to use a nuclear weapon if Kyiv's ongoing counter-offensive was a success

[@Blanka1100]

russian nuke threats are getting boring. This crap does not even work. @@marcusaurelius9123

[@ralphthethang3907]

David Hearst, when did Putin declare that he wanted to "wipe out" Ukraine from the map?? If so, then why are they still teaching & speaking the Ukrainian language in the newly built schools in Mariupol? Why are there people speaking the Ukrainian language within Russia?

[@ebflegg]

Mr Hearst's remarks about Russian hostility to the West would be best addressed to Western policy makers. Where did this hostility come from? Why has a 'messianic' nationalism found a fertile soil? All Russia's attempts to be integrated into the west, including in the early Putin era, eg to join Nato or the EU, were contemptuosly spurned. Similarly, Russian offers of help - eg after 9/11 - were also disrespected. See Vladimir Pozner on how the west created Putin. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bomaf5ptasponbM

[@brookman2923]

For sure,the West wanted Russia as opponent,they didn’t want integrate Russia into western world, so outcome was obvious

[@enndee989]

It's not a matter of being injured and insulted, you are thinking like a Westerner, you are thinking in terms of democracy, this is what Russia hates, you, your values, democratic policies, politics, mentality. Russia is shocked that people can be so self-centered and absent-minded, the arrogance, the sense of entitlement of the power, assuming that the world revolves around them, expecting this pathetic subservience from the world, Russia is used to some objectivity and freedom, some thought and common sense, and simply said "enough" after trying to reason with the West.

[@nkvk2810]

I watched it. So educative.

[@christinepeach8213]

Russia has not been hostile to the West. I remember Russia offering respirators to the USA during COVID. Russia has all but begged NATO to Stop increasing for over a decade. Plus more.......

[@peterp5889]

Extremely valuable conclusion

[@wildandwooly]

Hearst retains the good old British Imperial outlook on the Planet while feeling the sand slipping away beneath his feet.

[@klaudio29751]

They never change.....NEVER trust the british. NEVER

[@rashmigupta9]

Yes, his western exceptionalism is literally dripping.

[@dol3980]

Hearst is a spent Brit (look at his lime color) who has the sand quaking underneath his ingrown toenails. He spends precious time talking about BS peripheral issues the the holacost, Bandera and Nazis in the Ukie Brigades whereas he rarely mentions anything of significance to ending this special military op like getting the ukes to abandon Nato certification and re-occupying Crimea (a pipe dream). Hearst is a vendu and a vassal of the West.

[@kamalanshanova]

Great words!

[@katielouisemcgeary6838]

And Russia does not??????????????????

[@rebrana]

The oligarchs in the US are also in charge of a massive nuclear arsenal, and the U.S. has used their nuclear weapons in two cities filled with civilians. 41:18

[@McFraneth]

This time they'll get one back though.

[@kahutochishisumi9056]

​@@McFranethright

[@user-sv2rx7xu6i]

You don't understand, it's different.🙃

[@TacticalMayo]

You will absolutely get a nuclear war if you try to change anything that the United States has created never forget that.

[@TacticalMayo]

​@@McFraneththe difference is it would matter to everyone else but it would not matter to the United States. Because for the United States it is better to die in a nuclear war and take everyone with them then allow anyone to take their crown or change what they have created.

[@dwightmcqueen5771]

Viva Russia 🇷🇺

[@salimmazariboufares3118]

The ending is just messed up, people should travel to Russia before to start to speak about it and see how the country is evolving for the benefits of all. Many Russians who wanted to flee the country before the war thinking the west is a great place to be are actually preferring to stay home, many have return back to Russia.

[@tomtraster2065]

Yes sir, russia needs soldiers

[@nvonliph]

I went over in 2009. Absolutely loved it. Trying to get things in order to go back soon I hope.

[@Blanka1100]

and then you woke up, Ivan.

[@salimmazariboufares3118]

@@tomtraster2065 They don't need, you just guys imagine some stories, for someone who was living in a military town there I can tell you, they're far to be needing.

[@ilovejesusalways]

It's really mind blowing. Weapons, money, special forces, mercenaries, Intel and other supports supplied by NATO countries cannot stop RU from taking east ukr including sea of Azov. Russia still manage to take Bakhmut recently The whole world is witnessing this.

[@frostflower5555]

It's mind blowing how USA and the puppets willing to fuel the fire. Russia would not have done that with let's say Mexico.

[@bornholm1588]

Ukraine did not raise a single tax for the rich. Klitschko,Zelensky remain super rich and give not a dime. This is all a big show. Greed never can win.

[@mariam.3612]

It is not a first time when the group of the most powerful countries pushing Russia. And Russia never gave up.

[@TacticalMayo]

That is such bs

[@Patch801]

Klitcho is a punch drunk US puppet, selected for his fame rather than his intelligence.

[@alterego157]

Big hug for people in Donbass. Down with Zelensky regime and banedra-nazis.

[@Blanka1100]

Donbas belongs to Ukraine and Putin is the one to be in power for over 20 years. He kills all his political opponents.

[@JUAN_OLIVIER]

You sound like one of those antifa idiots that goes around and calles everyone nazis and facists.

[@KiritoAkira]

End of western hemonogy is good

[@Fedotof]

It surprises me how even adequate representatives of the West, when they remember that Bandera killed 120,000 Jews, do not mention at all that he also killed Russians and Belarusians. It's like it's completely unimportant. These are, like, uh, Russians, why count them, right? right on the video of European news agencies, Ukrainian soldiers wear SS Galicia badges, and they are not at all shy. Although the main work of the SS Galicia was to surround the village and burn all the Jews, Russians, Belarusians and Poles in it. For the same reason, the West did not notice the murders of Russians in the west of Ukraine point-blank for years. Torture, murder, terrorist acts, ethnocide. No, it was ok. But in fact, you don't give a damn about Ukraine either. Because every day it loses its economy, population, potential. at the moment ukraine has already lost tens of millions of people who fled (who will not come back), hundreds of thousands of soldiers, the economy of ukraine actually no longer exists and works on a constant flow of money from the usa and europe. And the only way for Ukraine to survive is to immediately stop the war and start negotiating. But for Westerners, this war is just a way to bite Russia on the heel. And their puppets in the Ukrainian government are obedient as long as they are paid, and are afraid that if they stop obeying they will be punished (this will still happen, you will see, the West always does this). God, I'm so disappointed in humanity that you just have no idea.

[@user-ld9hx7eh8b]

Россия укусит и голову откусит.

[@neovxr]

Looking at events coming from that direction, it is obvious, that there is a factor of revanchism by the Neocons against Russia. Because from the beginning of the meddling with the Maidan protestors, it was obvious the life of a Russian did count nothing to that US cabale like McCain and Nuland, and not to the right-wingers. First thing Turchinev did was shelling Donezk. Berkut was violent for reasons of order, not for hatred of Ukrainians. But shelling the Russians always meant hatred.

[@uglaegilsdottir]

What you say rings true. They teach it in American schools as well. They teach that Bandera only killed 120,000 of jews. However, there were also Russians, Belorussians, Poles and even Ukrainians themselves! It's like the other nations simply didn't exist! Very sickening.

[@TheDynamicmarket]

war in ukraine forced people to think and educate themselves about foreign policy. unipolar momen was disappearing but people were not told that.

[@kaleeysmith8801]

only way for america to win, is to go direct nuclear war with the russians and chinese......... i think this should be done to save american lives.

[@MARINA4163]

Hearst is very wrong about Putin not putting the welfare of Russians front and centre. He seems just as confused as the rest of the west on some issues, but makes good points about the realities the west must face about themselves. Particularly the Brits.

[@geoattoronto]

We are witnessing the bully flipped on its back. The longer US THINKS WITHIN delusional perspectives the more slaps in delusional reality will occur.

[@josephineamawiafe9428]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@TacticalMayo]

The United States will stay number or you will get a nuclear war so devastating that not even a cockroach will survive the nuclear fallout that comes with it. Those are your only options there is no alternative so the world has a choice; either US stays number one or we will all die☢️

[@Godfrey544]

Everyone will decline and you’ll see the rise of neoFeudal powers internationally

[@The_D_Man]

Really because the US is barely getting ready for a war and russia is already struggling with little Ukraine

[@johnlund2036]

21:24 In the 1990s, Americans developed a plan that eventually would enlarge NATO by incorporating countries bordering Russia into NATO. Ukraine was the ultimate objective. This after promising Russians they would not do that.

[@Blanka1100]

Is there any paper signed that you can show me? Joining Nato it's a choice of every independent state and Russia has nothing to say because Russia is not Eastern Europe's master and USSR is gone. Nato owes Russia nothing. Putin hates Nato because he knows he can not invade and annex Nato member neighbours. Nato never invaded Russia. Russia never stopped invading and annexing its smaller neighbours with every stupid excuse possible.

[@FrancesSanchez-gw7lt]

DOES DAVID not realize that, there were referendums in the 4 districts/oblasts and the PEOPLES OF THOSE AREAS WANTED TO BE REUNITED WITH RUSSIAN FEDERaTION. does AGENCY NOT A MATTER FOR DAVID?

[@tamjansan1154]

Both of them are playing stupid and call Russia agressor repeatedly. Also Hurst undermind Nazi Epidemic in Ukraine.

[@miraivas6203]

Yes. It is interesting how the context is always ignored by the "western experts."

[@Blanka1100]

Russia is ot allowed to take somebody else's land if Those people love Russia, they are free to move out to Moscow.

[@tamjansan1154]

@@Blanka1100 Land Russians live on in Donbas and rest of Ukrania is their ancestral land. One thing world hates about US is ignorant arrogance Americans radiate. US institution of general education is very poor and manipulative and level of self-education amongs Americans is conserning.

[@tamjansan1154]

@@Blanka1100 One thing world hates about US is ignorant arrogance Americans radiate. US institution of general education is very poor and manipulative and level of self-education amongs Americans is conserning.

[@sjv9147s]

Hope to holiday in Russia one day soon with my family. St Petersburg is probably the most interestingly beautiful city in the world, which include rich history, architecture and culture.

[@KHZ555]

Lucky you, I would move there tomorrow if I could, but I'm too old 😢

[@sjv9147s]

@@KHZ555Age is just a No., as they say.

[@nvonliph]

Absolutely go. Petersburg is truly beautiful.

[@elenagamora448]

Yes, St Petersburg is amazing. But to see Russia I would recommend you to take a boat cruise from Moscow to Astrachan

[@sjv9147s]

🙏 thanks. Will research.

17:58 the United States power elite doesn’t care about what others think. It acts with impunity.

[@williamyalegoodman36]

Outstanding and sane commentary. Putin is the new Peter the Great. Putin the Great.

[@numbersix8919]

Whether or not that's a Good Thing, it is definitely a fact.

[@FUAlexander2028]

Putin shot down a plane over his own country and risked the lives of innocents.

[@misty671]

In many way USA has been in decline since the 70's. Their loss of primacy was inevitably. Too bad they squandered so much blood and treasure in a vain attempt to stop the march of time.

[@Kavala76]

"...Too bad they squandered so much blood" Agreed... mostly other people's blood.

[@maysarabahja]

Putin has calculated his priorities very well, Education system, health care , police and security of people , banking system to serve people rather thank destroying them, roads , new building for old people , new infrastructure, hot water and heating you get from the government and very cheap, not from a broken boiler, even food at the schools healthy. The talk is very good thank you however I suggest to visit russia and see yourself.

[@elenagamora448]

I'm a Russian and about Putin's priorities during his presidency - over 5 000 hospitals over 6 000 clinics over 26 000 schools and kindergartens got closed But over 28 000 churches got opened In Duma (political institution) there are 450 deputies, 320 from United Russia (Putin's party), 18 of United Russia deputies are dollar billionaires 250 of them are dollar millionaires

[@rashmigupta9]

This person is wrong about so many things, so very western exceptionalist. But about nukes, if nukes are used, there is much greater chance of US using it if they realize they're losing against Russia. US is the only country arrogant and immoral enough to use nukes. Russia is not losing and will not lose. When people talk about use of nukes, they need to talk about both sides.

[@jirislavicek9954]

US didn't even enter the Ukraine war with a conventional army, nevermind nuclear. It's a proxi war, the Ukrainians do all the fighting. Also the US used nuclear bombs against Japan in 1945 after being attacked by Japan. It was at the time when they had a monopoly on them, there was no risk of nuclear escalation.

[@ambition112]

1:27: 🌍 The balance of power in the world is changing psychologically more than anything else, with the West needing to adjust its thinking to a new world where it can't simply bully people into accepting its writ. 7:07: 🌍 The coverage of the Ukraine war in the media is biased and lacks critical examination, while Russia and the West have contrasting narratives. 14:08: 🌍 The international community lacks accountability and justice mechanisms in conflicts like Ukraine, leading to a divided world. 21:10: 🌍 The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is driven by different geopolitical, cultural, and religious frameworks, making it challenging to define victory or success. 28:43: 🌍 The US is struggling to regain trust from its allies and maintain its position as a global superpower. 34:29: 🌍 The balance of power in the world is shifting, and the West needs to adjust its thinking to a new world where it can't simply bully others into accepting its influence. 42:05: 🌍 The danger of Russian nationalism lies in its opposition to the West without a clear vision of its own, leading to neglect of vital priorities and potential conflicts. Recap by Tammy AI

[@suddentwist]

Bandera is part of an official Ukrainian state's ideology. Not limited to Azov. Besides crosses on Ukr tanks are the same one Nazi tanks had marching in Poland in 1939.

[@bradploof9796]

Spo not invasion, liberate the Russian people in the donbbass from the constant aggressive action since 2008 .

[@bawonos024]

Suppose to be since 2014.

[@richavic4520]

That had twenty plus years to decide peacefully if they were Russian or Ukrainian. If they decided to identify as Russian, there was plenty of time to take advantage of the attitude of free migration which the puppetmasters implemented, and pick up their asses and plop them down in Russia.

[@TacticalMayo]

It is an invasion.

[@Blanka1100]

turn russian state media off, Ivan.

[@haifaisrail2016]

Russia is fighting in the right side in this war!

[@barryshaw5660]

Afraid this guy doesn’t have a clue about the Ukrainen’s casualty’s

[@djape1977]

Russia is on the right side of history

[@user-uk8ob7uu6m]

u did that because you dont have confimational

[@djape1977]

@@user-uk8ob7uu6m your statement makes no sense. Perhaps your English is inadequate and you're using some automatic translator? Write it in your own native language. Is it Russian?

[@strasbourgerelsass1467]

Nope

[@RealJustLaw]

Why did you guys fail to discuss the Minsk Agreement, which was deemed International Law by the United Nations?

[@FUAlexander2028]

Because it was a tired Russian propaganda point.

[@RealJustLaw]

@@FUAlexander2028 specifically, how is it Russian Propaganda? Real answers only, no bullshit.

[@FUAlexander2028]

@@RealJustLaw Russia was always going to invade Ukraine. I mean just look at Russia, it's covered a wide continent by conquering its way over the centuries. The Minsk agreement was just a stalling tactic for Russia. Russia had dozens of reasons for wanting/needing to invade Ukraine, and now it's shifting to a war economy against the West, that tells you how serious Russia is. The top reasons? Putin bragging rights, buffer zone, NATO encroachment, energy, warm weather port, Crimea, sphere of influence. Putin is now teaching kids to hate the West by adding it to the curriculum. Also, Russia was in the Donbas from the beginning successfully stirring up trouble. The Minsk Agreement was just a bump in the road and never would have changed the end result.

[@vatnikxxi7717]

​@@FUAlexander2028what do you mean propaganda? Do you eat too much western propaganda?

[@FUAlexander2028]

@@vatnikxxi7717 Mostly I consume Russian propaganda these days. There's so very much more of it.

[@DajeilGelian]

Bandera worked intimately together with Hitler and Himmler and initiated the set up of of the SS Division Galizien....people all know this, not just you and me. BTW, here I have something for you to ponder on: The Ukraine language and culture was designed and injected into Galicians from 1772 on by the Austrian Empire, which wanted to culturally seperate Galicians from Poles and Russians alike- as they knew that these territories would again be fought over. So there you go. And then when Lenin and Stalin created the Soviet Union, the Bolsheviks didn't want to have a Galician SSR, as itw ould have been dirt poor. So they convinced Lenin and Stalin to add Western Russian Oblasts. This worked as long as the Ukraine was just an administrative construct within the Soviet one. Lenin and Stalin wanted to create the Soviet man as a global standard anyway. In 1991 when the Union broke up the Ukraine had three options: Become a confederation of people and cultures like Switzerland, divorce again, after all it was a forced marriage or try to work as a one homogenous nation. They chose the latter model and failed utterly. All the corruption and the brain loss and the inability to collaborate within the country has its source at the fundamental rejection of Galicians of all things Russian and of course the will of thze Russian people to preserve their lives and culture and heritage. It could never work. So it became the poorest country , most corrupt loosing 50% of its populatioon and 90% of its brain and now 90% of its assets. Czechoslovakia, a non phobic dual culture nation choose a proper referendum and divorced peacefully at the very same time in 1991, and lived ever happily after. Doubling down after the Coup in 2014 the by then truly nazified West of the Ukraine=Galicians started to cleanse the state and country of all things Russian. And all of us, at least the ones with a spine, will always take up arms when threatened by NAZI ideology and extermination. There you go! Now all we see is an ugly divorce which was overdue and which will happen no matter what an ailing and decaying Empire with a demented Emperor at its helm says or does. That train has left the station in 2014. Let's see what happened in one year - it'll be interesting- for sure.

[@tamjansan1154]

💯🙏

[@alxdava2004]

Yap. The myth of German villainy is an interesting book which confirms much of what you said and many more

[@zk1479]

Absolutely. The beginning of the end of bully boys approach from Washington, London, Berlin, and Brussels.

[@josephineamawiafe9428]

Useless countries! You forgot France, Isreal and Japan

[@TacticalMayo]

Not without a nuclear war.☢️

[@Blanka1100]

@@TacticalMayo russian nuke is a broken crap. Only poor countries and other dictatorships support Russia. China is tired of Russia's failures.

[@latiendamac]

And Paris and hopefully for the zionists in general

[@OsellaSquadraCorse]

Unfortunately to be replaced by dictated terms from Riyadh instead. Riyadh already controls much of world news, oil, finance, sport, tourism, shipping; particularly with the allied nations around them (notably UAE and Qatar) - this is all fully intentional. Take down Russia, China AND the 'West' at the same time - along with funding campaigns to 'go green' and 'modernise'; leaving all oil to the arab nations and relying on financing from those nations with theoretically infinite money. just look at who this podcast is from!

[@RobertsDigital]

Ukraine was never a member of the EU or NATO so we should just have left them to Russia and minded our business. Biden is also at fault here....

[@AlySadek1945]

You cannot defeat a nuclear power.

[@sixmillionsilencedaccounts3517]

Gaddafi and Hussein would agree.

[@TacticalMayo]

Then we will all die together ☢️

[@Blanka1100]

russian nuke is as poor as russian army in Ukraine

[@paulthomas-hh2kv]

Short and to the point 😂

[@piotrd.4850]

Chinese in Korea, Vietnamese, Afghans be like: hold our chopsticks xD

[@tonytan6547]

Ukrainian conflict: It is a lost cause for Ukraine, USA n the West

[@yu-jd5jg]

It was the 20-year war in Afghanistan against the part-time goat-herder Taliban and not being able to win was the starting point of the end of the American Empire + Vassals and its World Domination of 78 years

[@lebohangmoloi6229]

The responsibility to end this lays with Neto not Russia.

[@good2freelance1]

Sun Tzu was right, the best way to win a war is without fighting. Once fight, its a loose loose, only some loose more and some loose less. The US also loose in terms of Americans living in poverty.

[@mimiwinarto9164]

But America will declare WW3 once it is on the verge of losing its global hegemonic power. Only this time, unlike the two previous wars, will mark the end of civilization. May we all rest in peace.

[@marmadukecarruthers8751]

Lose not loose

[@nvonliph]

@@mimiwinarto9164our dying gerontocracy may just be that crazy.

[@mimiwinarto9164]

@@nvonliph Biden, being demented and unfit for office is still running in 2024. What a joke!

[@TacticalMayo]

The United States is absolutely going to go to war with China.

[@marcomartinez9387]

Russia the winner

[@Mike_Alastor]

There are more human rights in Russia than in US really,

[@bigred8438]

Given that Chinas belt and road initiatives had been in full swing for around a decade before the war began, to which many nations that it would directly and indirectly affect had shown a great deal of interest, plus the BRICS associations were well established by then, it just shows how out of their depth the US and European commentators and legislators were. Even Britain had left the Eurooean union, and although the establishment there wished it were not so, this sent a signal to Europe of its essential over reach, misguided philosophical policy outlook and irrelevance as an economic entity. Even Germany outsourcing some of its industrial production, such as having cars made in China by this time, so there was no surprises for those who had a well honed critical eye. The problem for the US is ideology and hubris guided delusional thinking on foreign policy and economic strategy which had been following a road map put in place by Oh Bummer, that included continuing world domination based on corporate interests alone. The global balance of power has been changing incrementally for a long time, such that it is not obvious to those in power in the US suffering psychopathy. Chinas partnerships with other nations in both hemispheres and particularly in the Africa continent is mature and based on an equal exchange in outcomes. It is practical based on the needs of people not ideaaological in the western sense of the Greco/Roman and Judeo/Christian view of reality or mythology. Chinas outlook together with Russia, Brazil and India demonstrates to all and sundry that a pragmatic approach to the living demands of the global population is better than a pointless ideaological one based on primal urges.

[@patrickkoh1056]

BIGRED. Brilliant 'A' Assessment. Well worded.

[@litesp]

100% Amen.

[@nvonliph]

Uh, can I follow work somewhere/ let’s be pen pals.

[@TacticalMayo]

The United States stays number one or you will end up with a nuclear war that's your only option.

[@Godfrey544]

Brics is nothing compared to western alliance blocs and India should know being part of the Quad which is more cohesive a bloc than the Brics and China is set to collapse this decade or the next. They get 80% of their energy from imports and they won’t be able to secure their energy needs outside of US hegemony. The world is changing yeah but it’ll be a neoFeudal world order with the USA still being the greatest power but in decline and other great powers rising but it’ll probably be India, Poland and Argentina. The rest of the Brics only grew in the American led order. Brazilian soil sucks without Russian fertilizer and Russia won’t be able to keep the different ethnicities from breaking away after it bleeds enough in Ukraine

[@milomilo417]

He has a shallow grasp but at least, he noticed the ground is slipping from his masters lol

[@NathansHVAC]

Ukrain will win because zelenksi is the greatest president in history. He is the best for his people. Even russia wants ukrane to win because a free ukrane with western companies there means a free russia.

[@I_r_i_]

​@@NathansHVAC🎃

[@elenagamora448]

​@@NathansHVACIs it sarcasm?

[@ebflegg]

Sorry but Bandera is not a hero to the far right. He is a national hero and is honoured on 1 January; large numbers of streets and squares are named after him, etc. The Azov battalion are neo nazis, celebrated by Zelensky as heroes and martyrs of Mariupol and embraced by him on their release by Turkey. Some Greek mps walked out in disgust when Zelensky put these types on to broadcast to the Greek parliament.

[@zakariyeyahye5566]

“When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals.” - Edward Snowden

[@shabalalamartin]

WESTERN COUNTRIES overplayed ▶️ their hands by dealing with Russians like Iraq 🇮🇶, totally forgot that Russia 🇷🇺 is the Superpower

[@josephineamawiafe9428]

😂😂😂😂😂😂ikr

[@deleoladeji8246]

When a seasoned British journalist could not express his opinions fluently, it is because he was looking for best way to present his alternative truth.

[@grantbablitz]

In Edmonton Alberta where Canadas 5 million BPD is refined from Bitumen. Typically at least 100 unhoused people each year have extremities and or limbs amputated due to frost bite . The same with Calgary and I presume several other cities. The alternative is lower East side Vancouver. Any YT video of East Hastings Street can give you an idea where the western world is heading.

[@maddy123sir]

interesting

[@mazengomazengo9810]

Thi first major signal which occured last Year 2022 which unprecedented in global economy was the announcement which was later put into effect by the signature of the president concerned the RUBLE being officially introduced as medium of exchange for commodities! EU chief Ursula vehemently protested that such move meant blackmail & weaponisation but the move went on until today now ruble has been accepted as medium of exchange.before 2022 ut could not be possible to come at that point( remember the downfall of Ghadafi)

[@soulflame799]

And the YUAN as well. Also, Ursula can say what she wants, her words have no weight on the international scene and neither does Europe. Our countries are only America's vasal states, nothing more.

[@gilsondekazan6852]

This action is nuclear bomb in EU economy.

[@elozinoemeovrode9779]

They haven’t reached the first line of defence they are all fighting in the grey zone.

[@tonytan6547]

Ukraine n Ukrainians had foolishly provoked n asked for this conflict

[@vrrc7686]

That was an amazing well put theory. Putin has tried too many times to reach the West and the West has deny them too many times.

[@user-mm6jj5hs6k]

The first bit of the conversation was kind of interesting however the last bit from my point of view was utter bias anyway i not surprise tipical angle that an Anglo-Saxon would take.

[@maddy123sir]

pretty much all propaganda

[@koroshitchy]

In my view, we are at a historical inflexion point. The tide is turning and so are coats. New allegiances are being formed and these allegiances are going to be the key of the future. Ambiguity is the natural state in this sort of process. The China/Russia tandem is extremely powerful, with China being the economic arm and Russia the military arm. Clear symptoms of the decline of the western civilisation have been obvious for quite a while, but the Ukrainian conflict is acting as a catalyst that is unfolding the new reality. Europe needs to think what its role is going to be in this new world order, in which the USA will no longer be hegemonic. Are we going to be trusted and respected partners or are we going to follow the US in its downfall, thus becoming pariahs in the eyes of the rest of the world? That is the question that will divide Europe and lead to the collapse of the EU.

[@koroshitchy]

The western world is also completely in the hands of oligarchs. Precisely the main symptom of the decline of our civilisation is globalised corruption.

[@jirislavicek9954]

Yes, European politicians follow the USA like sheep. There are no strong politicians who would follow and develop European interests. EU is a failed project since the Lisbon Treaty or even earlier. It's built on totally naive foundations and it will collapse once Germany will get into financial difficulties. They won't be able to afford to subsidise the massive welfare state and social cohesion at home, never mind paying for bankrupt states like Greece.

[@DarlyaFaroeste]

America sings 🎶FOLLOW THE LEADAH, LEADAH, LEADAH 🎵 and closely behind follows European countries shaking to the ryhthm😂 🎶 to the left, to the right, to the left,right, left, right🎵

[@catalincarceanu7991]

It was necessary this war in Ukraine to learn that western countries are still colonial powers on the way to lose their colonies. France it is kicked out from Niger,UK is ilegally ocupying teritories of another sovereign state Mauritius (Chagos Islands) ,USA has troups in Siria...

[@mymuse111]

You can say "Thank you to the US"

[@tonytan6547]

The Western /US media had almost lost all its creditability today

[@TacticalMayo]

I mean if your leftist like you of course you would say that.

[@rebrana]

Your Sinophobia is startling. The US is also interested in natural resources

[@gerhardbenade5869]

When people say that "a war like this should never happen again" then I think of a quote on a wall at the Imperial War Museum in London: "Only the dead has seen the end of war" - Plato circa 400 BC

[@elpalmar238]

There is no one in the west/United States that can out smart not do Putin. Best president in history

[@zakariyeyahye5566]

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” - George Orwell

[@rctube1958]

In all the usual limited ways, this speaker is at least trying to understand Russia beyond the childish "Putin bad."

[@numbersix8919]

About oligarchs, Russia is in control of theirs. So is China. Can we in the West say that?

[@stephenkikon1475]

The oligarchs are the govt in the west .

[@jaimedu5350]

Absolutely true! UKRAINE has 400,000 thousand DIED Ukrainian SOLDIERS so far this month and counting.

[@V12F1Demon]

Came here for some sensible commentary on the war. Glad to say, wasn't disappointed. 👍👍👍

[@silveriorebelo2920]

no vision about the geo-strategic implications of the war - lots and lots of spurious talk, only geting one or two things correct

[@mariq9918]

Not a mention of the major influencers...the US Military Industrial Complex which has captured US Government as Eisenhower warned..and then some Silence too on the influencing role of Biden family in Ukraine, well before this current war in Ukraine - a story still unfolding in US. Suggest each are key matters if thete is to be examination of why.this war "happened" to "prevent it happening again" Mr Hearst opines cf reports

[@giselapfeifer4666]

Ukraine doesn't need American money and weapons but rather a rightous constitution..

[@losiamesa]

Thank you for this episode. This is very helpful analysis of the truth of the current situation and where it's leading to, and whether it is going to be desirable for ALL people and nations of the world.

[@esayasalemu3340]

very matured and insightful discussion a break from the tired, and shrill propaganda from western media.

[@stevenyellow7638]

I’m agreeing with you …No more hegemony

[@TacticalMayo]

Not without a nuclear war.

[@tenzinthinlay9051]

NO NATO NO WAR IN THE WORLD

[@deaftears]

It’s very simple Russia wanted to be dealt with in good faith

[@mhenkelmann11]

I would like to give another thought to this right-wing problem in Ukraine. I first heard about right-wingers and Bandera in connection with the revolution in Kiev. Wikipedia says right-wing militias Azov, which was founded in 2014. The co-founder and financial supporter of the Azov was the business partner of President ZELENSKYY, Ithor Komsomlsky, a Jewish oligarch. For me, the specter of the Nazis is being misused by both sides and history is being politicized. I also notice in myself that the Second World War without the peoples of our democracy would not be asked about it. 😮

[@mhenkelmann11]

For the rest, Zelensky is your guy. An MI6 CIA Gedcho 😮 The framework does not match the real Actors. BORIS Johnson has a large share of the blame for the war and that the peace treaty that was negotiated last year March "April in Istanbul by Johnson destroyed. 😮

[@joylarson9040]

It was the Russians who defeated the Nazi's and lost 26 thousands people doing it! Not the "democracies" NOT AT ALL! And China is NOT the enemy. Neither is Russia. Remember it was US that use 2 Nuclear bombs on civilians. And Russia is the Good guys! Not the US!

[@kahutochishisumi9056]

Have you stopped to wonder that maybe it's greed of Jewish oligarchs who don't scruple to use anything to gain more wealth, even if it means using Nazis?

[@josephineamawiafe9428]

Are we surprised? Jews !

[@piotrd.4850]

Dude: Ukrainians carry SS Galizien emblems and have streets named after it. Use Nazi (as in orignial, capital N Nazi ) symbolism all over.