Vladimir Putin is the ‘biggest gift to NATO’ since the USSR’s collapse

Vladimir Putin is the ‘biggest gift to NATO’ since the USSR’s collapse | General Petraeus

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“He’s been literally the greatest gift to NATO since the end of the Cold War, how ironic that is.”
Vladimir Putin has caused damage to the Russian Federation, but not enough for him to leave Ukraine, says General David Patraeus.
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@ListenToTimesRadio 7 ай бұрын

This interview was recorded prior to the tragic events in Israel and Gaza. For General Patraeus's take on that conflict, watch here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYHKdXl-lsiIfZY

@larsrons7937 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the notice + link. I have been looking for general Petraeus' take on that situation too. My main focus is on the situation around Ukraine and russia, which I believe have immense importance for global security situation (not trying to neglect the Gaza situation). Greetings from Denmark.

@MoeElliot 7 ай бұрын

"Tragic events"....just call it an f'ing terrorist attack like it is

@walterbenjamin9681 7 ай бұрын

The cunning Biden has built up Ukraine's armaments step by step, but we're at the final stage, with long-range missiles and F16 aircraft far superior to Russian migs. The Russian navy was driven out of the western Black Sea by the Ukraine, which has no navy - a feat that will go down in history. Putin knows nothing about war, it's the trap of the dictator who thinks he's a genius because he has power. Democracies are talkative, but far more effective than dictatorships; free criticism allows mistakes to be corrected quickly. And Biden the GREAT is making a flawless job of it: the crescendo of arms deliveries to the Ukraine will go down in history as a model of finesse, with Biden pretending to refuse the deliveries every time. The Ukrainians now have an armada that will enable them to destroy the rest of the Russian navy and air force. If Russian migs fire from the Black Sea, they'll be shot down - they're not on Russian territory .... . Yes, the end of Putin is now very near. The spectacular destruction of the Crimean bridge will be the signal for the end of Putin, who will have his greatest tantrum.

@susieroberts8175 7 ай бұрын

Spelling.

@letXeqX 7 ай бұрын

@@MoeElliot Exactly right.

@patrickpontee7985 7 ай бұрын

Petraeus was constantly saying we were win the Afghanistan war until the very end, evening while we were obviously losing!!

@jamoin4310 7 ай бұрын

How can you loose if you just withdrew troops? That isn’t fighting. The American People wanted out of Afghanistan it wasn’t smart to leave but they got. what they wanted.

@Mc_D 7 ай бұрын

@@jamoin4310 Quite easy, US and its allies achieved exactly nothing during their time there. Complete waste of time, money and lives for zero achievements is a loss. Also the little side quest killing Saddam and 200000 Iraqis over the alleged WMDs that were never there to begin with resulting leaving the region with more enemies than friends. These operations hurt US more than it helped. US lost way more than it gained. US lost the war.

@jerboa303 6 ай бұрын

Dave will lie for whoever pays him, he talked about the Soviet withdrawal of Afghanistan, with absolutely zero self awareness.

@jerboa303 6 ай бұрын

Dave will lie for whoever pays him, he talked about the Soviet withdrawal of Afghanistan, with absolutely zero self awareness.

@gezalesko3813 6 ай бұрын

the most mediocre man ever lived on earth: general petreaus

@minoramare5829 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! It's very deep conversation. ❤ Greetings from Ukraine 😅

@jtothecc2421 7 ай бұрын

This guy said 3 months ago that Ukraine would have a very successful offensive and the Russian defense was a mess.

@rubylaser8601 7 ай бұрын

It is. He was correct.

@diegoflores9237 7 ай бұрын

The Ukrainian counteroffensive is a failure. So much that the US government is having a hard time selling to the US public continued spending on ukraine. There's widespread opposition in the US to continuing to fund Ukraine. The main reason is because of the lack of results, the failed Ukrainian counteroffensive

@hanshuber1875 7 ай бұрын

@@diegoflores9237thats BS. Ukraine is doing pretty Well, If you know, they hold the Line against a big Army without a airforce or a navy.

@richardmutabaruka4298 7 ай бұрын

Ok,

@klaasvakie 7 ай бұрын

@@hanshuber1875😂😂😂😂😂😂

@csh5414 7 ай бұрын

Glad to see Patraeus wearing my Regiments tie.

@s1nb4d59 7 ай бұрын

One of the best interviews,well done all round.

@javierfrancia1938 7 ай бұрын

what will these 2 ZOG warmongers do after Christian Russia finally wins the whole of Ukraine, ...will they host class-B youtube channels?, ...will they open an ice-cream parlor?, ...will they go underground?

@rpgadventurer32 7 ай бұрын

It's a lie, wake up!

@edwardfowle2404 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this interview. Two great minds in the same room, for the same interview! Wow!! Wonderful interview. Slava Ukraine!!

@braxxian 7 ай бұрын

Great minds? I suggest you look at the Generals past and his so called analysis of the Russia/Ukraine conflict. He is just telling you want you want to hear.

@javierfrancia1938 7 ай бұрын

@indigenousnorwegianeuropa4145 7 ай бұрын

Truth is most of us wanted the Russian people to flourish and do well after some 70 years of utter oppression and in particular those who experienced the tyranni of Stalinism. We really did want them to have individual freedom and we wished for them to prosper. Norway share borders with Russia and so yeah…the Russian people are our neighbour. Very much so…for millenniums and in good times as well as in bad ones we wish them well. Putin however…not so much.

@MrScandinavio 7 ай бұрын

But not even most Russians wanted things better for themselves, they fell hook, line and sinker for the Stockholm Syndrome affect of Putin and seriously love him.

@davidwallace4665 7 ай бұрын

@@MrScandinavioExactly except the millions of the brightest and productive Russians who fled along with hundreds of thousands of Conscript Age Men. The older Generation are fooled but lots of the younger Generation are not.

@bluemarlin8138 7 ай бұрын

This is true. Ruzzia was still so paranoid after the Cold War that it refused to allow Western investment during “privatization.” So the people in Ruzzia with resources and connections-the KGB officers, high ranking military officers, high ranking Commies, and the mafia were able to buy up all the assets and consolidate their power. Ruzzia also refused Western assistance to design regulations to limit this sort of corruption (which will always happen, but got to absurd levels in Ruzzia). Then, when Ruzzia did open up to Western investment after those initial few years, experienced Western businessmen were able to run rings around the Ruzzians, who had no real private business experience. And Ruzzia had no legal mechanism to control this because it had refused help in designing regulations. But of course, Ruzzians only remember the second part where businessmen got rich off them, and totally blocked out the first part where they refused assistance and handed their country over to control by the mafia, which basically remains in charge today, except now it’s called the Putin regime. And of course Putin has invented/encouraged the narrative that this was all a plot by “the West” and not just Ruzzia’s own intransigence and incompetence.

@josephtaylor6285 7 ай бұрын

I’ve often commented on You Tube that desire for a weak Russia was never desirable in America. Most of us were always pulling for the Russian people and excited for how modern and beautiful the main cities had become. Traveling there was on the bucket list of all my friends. The collapse of Russia and the mistakes of Putin are not a source of joy here, but rather a source of great disappointment and disbelief at the reversal of all the good that was accomplished over the last couple of decades

@erhardbaehni1832 7 ай бұрын

@@josephtaylor6285to bad this goldfish and his stirrup holders have to be rulling from the Kremlin.😮

@chrisx2234 7 ай бұрын

Go Ukraine Go, May God be with them (all Ukrainians) in their fight for FREEDOM

@javierfrancia1938 7 ай бұрын

@giselameunier4788 7 ай бұрын

Ukraine is not fighting for their freedom , their are fighting for USA on ukrainiens ground, poor population

@Baker311 7 ай бұрын

And who are Russians fighting for Putin and his stupidity poor population has to endure another megalomaniac leader in conquest of his grand empire instead of working on its vast territory of its own, it is the curse of Russia leaders, a cursed nation led by incompetence, but this will not stop as a new generation has been bred to believe America and the West is fault for their own endless mistakes a cycle, which will keep on repeating itself till people will hold accountability.@@giselameunier4788

@larrylamb3480 7 ай бұрын

Thank you little man putin for giving us a stronger NATO !

@sathinel77 7 ай бұрын

I think he forgot to see the drone, army, IT upgrade and how well its doing! They really innovative, and they try them in war! This is a factor to! And in this front Ukraine doing way better!

@javierfrancia1938 7 ай бұрын

@TheSimonPhoenix 7 ай бұрын

OH THIS GUY HAS REALLY DONE HIS RESEARCH. 100% SPOT ON. SUCH TRUTH.

@carolwilliams8511 7 ай бұрын

Don't forget that thousands and thousands of ordinary people all over the world are donating to United 24 and also NAFO for drones and trucks and to organisations directly helping Ukraine with humanitarian aid. Despite our politicians we stand by Ukraine and give our money and also physical help. Frontline Kitchen for instance.

@javierfrancia1938 7 ай бұрын

@jmfangio286 6 ай бұрын

Are they? When are you going to wake up and understand the reality? The Ukrainian people are just the victims here. Their government is in the hands of corrupt criminals and Nazis. Ukraine failed to honour three sequential peace treaties they signed with Russia which would have avoided all this. They have lost 500,000 men fighting a proxy war for the USA who want to break up Russia. It hasn't happened. Zelensky (on whom check the Pandora papers) has tens of millions stashed in bank accounts and homes all over the world.Where did they come from? Servant of the People? It's not even funny. They are finished, Ukraine is finished. Anybody who funds this is a fool.

@RogueSecret 6 ай бұрын

Most of the money goes to weapons, ukraine even sold over 30% of recived weapons on the black marked the first year of the war, you have to remember that ukraine is rated as the second most corrupt country in europe, with the same democratic vaules that russia have... Over 20,500 tonnes of humanitarian cargoes delivered to Ukraine by Russia untill May, so probaly around 30k tonnes by now. This war aint so black and white.

@markcepeda8144 7 ай бұрын

prigo told the truth about the lies for the invasion stay strong Ukraine!!!!😊

@mikeohandley1922 7 ай бұрын

I retired after a career in the US Army. I always enjoy hearing General Petraeus' point of view.

@luigimario4458 7 ай бұрын

He's one of the biggest idiots if he actually believes what is spewing out of his mouth. NATO is a bankrupt organization. They will very soon have no more weapons. 😊

@jeffreykalb9752 7 ай бұрын

He's an incompetent. Glad you're out of the military now.

@Shm00ly 6 ай бұрын

@@jeffreykalb9752on what basis big Jeff?

@flightofarrow 6 ай бұрын

You are a poor judge of character then

@mikeohandley1922 6 ай бұрын

@@flightofarrow - Interesting. You don't know me. You've never met me. You don't know what I have or haven't done - except for my having been in the military, yet, you think you are qualified to judge me based on a single 18-word comment. LOL.

@maxkosh4839 7 ай бұрын

Vladomia Putler - the greatest NATO expander ever lived😉

@dpelpal 7 ай бұрын

He was the guy that screamed the whole "Kyiv in 3 day" thing, right? What a chump😂

@user-ir9zn3lq8g 7 ай бұрын

He didn't @@dpelpal

@stuartx7865 7 ай бұрын

@@user-ir9zn3lq8g Sure he did. You just don't want to admit it.

@larsrons7937 7 ай бұрын

@@user-ir9zn3lq8g 21st february 2022, Pootin in the Duma: _"Kyiv in 3 days..."_

@javierfrancia1938 7 ай бұрын

@stephenking27 7 ай бұрын

A great interview. Thank you from 🇦🇺

@stephenwalsh1332triumph 7 ай бұрын

Invading Ukraine!! Big mistake! 🤔

@dpelpal 7 ай бұрын

Putin gonna take "Kyiv in three DAYS!" 😅😅😅😅

@braxxian 7 ай бұрын

Check the map. Russia has conquered 1/5 of all Ukraine not the other way around. You won’t get proper analysis watching TR as they are just propaganda. The initial plan to take the whole country my have failed but Russia will keep what it was really after, the East and South. Your kidding yourself if you think otherwise.

@alinasmiff1849 7 ай бұрын

@@dpelpalMuricans came up with it, P never said that.

@Justice4alles 7 ай бұрын

General Petraeus is a joy to listen to.

@braxxian 7 ай бұрын

Then you must like listening to propaganda. Don’t worry about it, most just hear what they want to hear.

@Justice4alles 7 ай бұрын

@@braxxian I am sure that you won't entertain the possibility of reading what he has to say or even listen to it. I just enjoy listening to intelligent individuals, something lacking these days. Please form a judgement by reading books, not social media.

@alka7145 7 ай бұрын

Good interview, thanks.

@davidcpugh8743 7 ай бұрын

Petraeus knows his stuff. His comments about Vietnam are dead on. Speaking as a spear carrier in that disaster. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦.

@karlheinzvonkroemann2217 7 ай бұрын

How many battles did he win?

@grandlotus1 7 ай бұрын

Heroyam Slava!

@Justice4alles 7 ай бұрын

@@karlheinzvonkroemann2217 You certainly lack the context. Military gains and wins do not translate into political ones. In several weeks in Iraq they did what they had to do, the government didn't have a lasting policy and therefore the chaos that followed for 20 years.

@stephenglover8828 7 ай бұрын

no he doesn't know he stuff, just look at how Iraq was such a disaster and he fails to acknowledge it

@karlheinzvonkroemann2217 7 ай бұрын

We NEVER should have invaded Iraq - it was a war crime.@@Justice4alles

@fintonmainz7845 7 ай бұрын

The next dog or cat I get is going to be called "Vlad". Vlad should get a medal for his services to NATO

@scottpreston5074 7 ай бұрын

Name a snake.

@MrGiselbart 7 ай бұрын

@@scottpreston5074 Or a rat.

@fgadenz 7 ай бұрын

Great interview! @timesradio ! Thanks for bringing such qualified guests and present us with solid analysis and info about the mess Putin started.

@braxxian 7 ай бұрын

Times Radio is nothing but one sided propaganda . They just tell you what you want to hear. The general claimed over a year ago Ukraine would crush Russia. It was nonsense then and it’s nonsense now. The reality in the ground is very different.

@javierfrancia1938 7 ай бұрын

@rpgadventurer32 7 ай бұрын

Putin did not start this mess. Stop believing this false narrative! These 2 men are pushing a propaganda that has nothing to do with reality! The invasion was not unprovoked, it was provoked and the organization these 2 people are a part of - NATO - has a huge role in this whole mess going back to before 2014. They are lying to you!

@alexxxXXXrus 6 ай бұрын

Theres no one word about history and goals.

@darrencorrigan8505 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Times Radio.

@brandonmedlin6703 7 ай бұрын

I love listening to him speak he was a great CDR.

@AnneNissen-nk4mh 7 ай бұрын

I was about to get the coffee in the vrong throat when I heard that Sweden was seaking membership in NATO , and especially under a social democratic government. I live in Denmark but my parents were Swedish and I grow up as a Swede.Sweden only ca 5 to 10 years ago held a conference about their 200 year old neutrality and how it had kept Sweden out of war.

@andersgrassman6583 7 ай бұрын

Swedish neutrality has been the official dogma publicly communicated. The truth though has been that Swedish and USA military intelligence have been in close cooperation ever since WWII, with Sweden even running spy airbourne operations into the USSR. It even became written doctrine in Sweden to rely on USA's nuclear deterrence in the 1960's, although it was never communicated to the public. When I attended technical college in the early 1980's, I did my programming exercises on an export restricted American super computer, of which there were only four in the entire of Europe, because one department was - and had done so for years - designing the propellars for the US strategic nuclear submarines. It's doesn't get any more secret! I perfectly understand the Americans both getting annoyed and puzzled by the double standards enacted by the then governing Social Democrat government towards the USA and the Vietnam war. Primeminister Palme was publicly ranting against the USA, while military cooperation was at the same time very trusting. The majority of Swedish people haven't had a pressing reason to seriously think about NATO membership before the Ukraine invasion. When people actually thought about it, they quickly came to the only sensible conclusion. I seriously doubt the Russian's ever considered Sweden neutral. Personally I'm very happy the ludicrous charade is finally over, also for the general public. I'm 60 and the situation has been perfectly clear to me since I was a teenager, reading and speaking with politicians and military. Politicians and the military even overtly moved to an "almost member" situation already around 2000, with all major weapons systems beeing integrated or compatible with NATO standards. Also having joint excercises. And Sweden actually beeing a very active "observer" at NATO headquarters.

@evilfingers4302 7 ай бұрын

Putin is also a Master Strategist with his 3 day Special Military Operation that has lasted more than a year.

@demivik5812 7 ай бұрын

Yesterday was 600th day

@dialecticcoma 7 ай бұрын

how long did it take for the US to lose in afghanistan lol

@foilhat1138 7 ай бұрын

@@dialecticcoma The US took Afghanistan in a couple weeks. The Taliban spent 20 years hiding in caves in Pakistan. Russia got smoked so hard in Afghanistan their whole country collapsed.

@stereomaster4231 7 ай бұрын

@@dialecticcomaRuzzia's at 100,000 casualties MINIMUM. There's really no comparison to any other countries blunder in written history

@dpelpal 7 ай бұрын

@@stereomaster4231 Russia lost 60,000 men trying to take Bakhmut. America lost 3,000 in Afghanistan over 20 years....and destroyed ISIS, Al Queda, and smoked Osama Bin Laden. 😂 Russia is a joke army now lol

@DerekWilliamsMusic 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful interview. Thank you.

@maxrobespierre9176 7 ай бұрын

There’s a very good reason why Patraeus is a has been. Like the song by Don Henley “Long way home”, there are three sides to every story.

@lucasjames7524 7 ай бұрын

General Patraeus is wonderful. Love him! 🇺🇸❤🇺🇦🤍🇺🇸💙🇺🇦

@BABOOM69 7 ай бұрын

Indeed, the ultimate tactician, we're so lucky he's still around while ww3 is about to kick off. 🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱

@jaredspencer3304 7 ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to meet him when he spoke at my university. He's a really pleasant, extremely competent, quick witted conversationalist.

@AA-oc9vu 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely! @@BABOOM69

@lightningleaf23 7 ай бұрын

The losses in Afghanistan were taken by a larger country the Soviet Union as well compared to what’s left of Russia now

@dpelpal 7 ай бұрын

Russia turned out to be nothing more than a clown army😂

@gordonho3828 7 ай бұрын

@@dpelpalcomparing RuZZians to clowns is an insult to clowns 😢

@Reza-Diba-Ahmagh-Vatan-Forosh 7 ай бұрын

It’s the evil American empire that enables the bloodthirsty jewish terrorists savages to do whatever they want to their Palestinian victims.

@javierfrancia1938 7 ай бұрын

@braxxian 7 ай бұрын

I suggest you do some reading about the Eastern front in World War 2. When it comes to defending their homeland Russia will pay any price. Regardless if we understand it or not they see that happening in Ukraine.

@JimmiAlli 7 ай бұрын

Andrew Roberts’ book on Churchill is lovely.

@SuperNova-bq2ge 6 ай бұрын

Great interview!

@tonupharry 7 ай бұрын

Putin has been throwing thousands of troops into an offensive but theyve been wiped out If they retreat Kadyrovs chechens hits them with artillery and machine gun fire . Injured are finished off .

@bryandimery6509 7 ай бұрын

You misspelled zelensky

@boink800 7 ай бұрын

@@bryandimery6509 Where are your anti-woke heroes now in Andiivka? The latest Russian offensive ... ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. From that great anti-woke superpower Russia. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

@tonupharry 7 ай бұрын

Theres plenty of video evidence Your narrative doesnt fly Tank tops litter the battlefield Bunker babushka has lost nothing he remains the richest man due to a recent payrise

@sot11cat 7 ай бұрын

@@bryandimery6509How is Kherson city, troll?

@skymaster4121 7 ай бұрын

@@bryandimery6509No he didn't...but you wish he did

@mitseraffej5812 7 ай бұрын

Patraeus speaks often about strategic leadership. This is something Trump demonstrated a complete lack of during the Covid pandemic, God forbid he is in the White House when China makes it play for Taiwan and the rest of the South China Sea.

@sven8633 7 ай бұрын

Imagine a TDS bot comment . 🤡

@briandbeaudin9166 7 ай бұрын

@sven8633 I think the opinion of someone (you) who supports and defends a multiply indicted and impeached lifelong criminal and traitor to the United States is highly suspect...

@drfreak01 7 ай бұрын

Wasn't he in Afghanistan?

@javierfrancia1938 7 ай бұрын

@giovannipotenza123 7 ай бұрын

Yes Biden is better - right? Oh wait ,he is asleep. No, wait he is peeing his pants

@stevenjohns-savage7024 7 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

@user-ei7rs1vo9c 7 ай бұрын

Yes like cigars at christmas when you don't smoke

@qlnbd 7 ай бұрын

I was enthralled. Thank you.

@marcl3763 7 ай бұрын

easily pleased

@qlnbd 7 ай бұрын

@@marcl3763 why did you feel the need to say that to me?

@K1lostream 7 ай бұрын

No such thing as a golden age, maybe, but the bit in between the Cuban missile crisis and February 2022 was relatively pleasant!

@jackthorton10 7 ай бұрын

Relatively Pleasant… Mostly

@jodu626 7 ай бұрын

that was great

@thefisherking78 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely, hands down

@sess5206 7 ай бұрын

Oh yes he can end it in an afternoon, he'd just give putin the keys to Ukraine and then say: Hey Vladimir, about that hotel in Moscow that I want to build...

@javierfrancia1938 7 ай бұрын

@judithcampbell1705 7 ай бұрын

Thank you 💛 both for this excellent opportunity to listen to the masters on the topic of all the different wars! Everything they said I agree with. I'm definitely going to purchase the book! Thanks again LT General Petraeus and Andrew Roberts! Well done!!! Can't wait to get the book!

@javierfrancia1938 7 ай бұрын

@jmfangio286 6 ай бұрын

Very soon you are going to realise that Russia has won and people like Petraeus and Roberts are just professional liars.

@DigitalNomadOnFIRE 7 ай бұрын

Ukraine shaping options are insanely successful, you see the benefits of these later on.

@rinmlo 7 ай бұрын

If you close your eyes, that general is 100% channeling J.K. Simmons.

@anontheshade 7 ай бұрын

Hey general, ik you said youd never run for prez.... but thats exactly why we need you. Nobody who wants that job should be allowed to have it and we need a tactician in the WH. Plz think about it 🙏

@javierfrancia1938 7 ай бұрын

@TheLocalLt 7 ай бұрын

He would almost certainly have been a future president if not for one colossal lapse in judgement. Still one of the great military figures of our time; how Iraq may have gone differently if he was in command from the start and had sway over the post-war plan

@anontheshade 7 ай бұрын

If gen petraeus runs for prez, he has my vote.

@carolmorton7213 7 ай бұрын

He HATES politics!

@scottpreston5074 7 ай бұрын

Where does he stand on domestic issues?

@anontheshade 7 ай бұрын

@scottpreston5074 center right on the moral, and center on fiscal.

@devildawgpryde4764 7 ай бұрын

THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU GUYS WERE SAYING IN 1990 IN KINGS BAY.

@sqnhunter 7 ай бұрын

Do you think Putin would dare to look at himself in the mirror these days, Sir!

@gregsutton2400 7 ай бұрын

Just finishing Napoleon by this author, excellent book.

@dneuf6146 7 ай бұрын

Roberts is a very good writer. His book 'Churchill': Walking with Destiny' was tremendous.

@TheVeritas2100 7 ай бұрын

Greg - LOL - so then you should understand that UKRaine cannot WIN over Russia , under ANY circumstances !

@patrikfloding7985 7 ай бұрын

Turns out the former taxi driver and hot dog salesman, and current gangster boss, isn’t a strategic genus.

@dinaf1409 7 ай бұрын

Prigozhin? He is dead.

@daluxe2000 7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂 Waldorf &Statler 😂😂😂😂 but then better. Great comedy 😂😂😂😂

@bryanfarris81 7 ай бұрын

More content like this please!

@alanmpage 7 ай бұрын

These 44 Billions given to the Ukranian military was the best investment America did in decades in strategic matters because it helped to decimate the Russian Army...and without America's involvement. Definitely they should continue.... Russia wont last another 2 to 3 years.

@dpelpal 7 ай бұрын

Russia is a total joke army now, putin screamed "Kyiv in THREE DAYS!" but now the world just laughs at russia🤣🤣

@surelyyoujokemeinfailure7531 7 ай бұрын

One imagines America will later get some good things out of this deal. Perhaps an airbase somewhere in the western side of the country. No-visa visiting for US tourists. Etc.

@renekuipers4563 7 ай бұрын

That.s true ...

@jackclayson7887 7 ай бұрын

The book "Churchill by Andrew Roberts makes excellent reading.

@dpelpal 7 ай бұрын

I still remember his "Kyiv in THREE DAYS!' 😂😂😂😂😂

@dpelpal 7 ай бұрын

I also remember Putin screaming _"To Berlin!"_ 😂😂😂😂

@dpelpal 7 ай бұрын

@@AlexVardr If you get mobilized then you get mobilized, you can try to take "Kyiv in 3 DAYS!" 😂😂😂😂😂

@dpelpal 7 ай бұрын

@@AlexVardr But the russian army is now the joke army of the entire world.😂

@user-ir9zn3lq8g 7 ай бұрын

List who is laughing. We, the west have a problem and pretending the Russians are losers and losing doesn't cut it. @@dpelpal

@stuartx7865 7 ай бұрын

@@AlexVardr So, ruSSia has a town named Berlin. It really is a small world.

@TTTT-oc4eb 7 ай бұрын

I bet Putins's first thought when he wakes up in the morning is "oh no, the war!"

@marcl3763 7 ай бұрын

yeah. yeah. yeah

@larsrons7937 7 ай бұрын

I imagine Pootin at night, awake, eyes wide open in fear, imagining how he might soon end his life.

@oneshothunter9877 7 ай бұрын

@@larsrons7937 With Ghaddaffis ending in mind. His own people took care of him. I've heard this somewhere: "Russia, if you are listening...."

@larsrons7937 7 ай бұрын

@@oneshothunter9877 And if not Ghaddaffi's then Mussolini's ending. And I do think that the longer he keeps his atrocities going, the higher the risk of ending like one of them.

@paul1979uk2000 7 ай бұрын

It's not just NATO that's benefitting from Putin's mistake, the EU is also benefitting with more support among its members and serious talks of reforms and expansion, basically, safety in numbers is helping EU countries and all it took was a threat from the outside. But the EU and NATO are not the only ones benefitting from this, we are all benefitting, because now there's a big push on renewable energy in the 3 major markets, the EU, US and China, that's going to benefit us all in the long run by making renewable energy cheaper and better, the only ones losing out here is Russia and the fossil industry and it might not seem like it at the moment, but with the big push away from the fossil industry, it's going to put downwards pressure on the price until it eventually squeezes them out. China if they are not careful could be another major loser in all this if they back Russia too much, especially as the EU and US among others are pushing hard to diversify away from China and China is making it easy for these countries to do so as long as China continues to support Russia and if they continue with hostile actions around the world like on Taiwan. It's going to be really interesting to see what the next 10 years look like, and I suspect EU and US relations could get much closer, especially with the rise of China.

@DavidMillsSeven 6 ай бұрын

Completely wrong. You’re either completely propagandized or a troll. I’d start with the IMF then the current economic demise of Germany. The stalling engine of the Eurozone.

@sot11cat 7 ай бұрын

Everywhere.

@ryanharriss7950 7 ай бұрын

It always strikes me how disconnected such individuals are from the suffering they have bestowed.

@braxxian 7 ай бұрын

Like most politicians.

@GregZO6 7 ай бұрын

Humanity is not a warrior's concern

@joedad999 7 ай бұрын

@ryanharriss, your comment is very much to the point. thanks very much for bringing it up. warriors differ from peacemakers in their abilities and attitudes toward conflict, but too often we discount the effect on the people who suffer the consequences of their decisions. we need a strong military which must refrain from hubris. this is a fine line, easily crossed. at times these men go too far in their self congratulations. i dont mean to discount their expertese, we need people with a strong sense of conscience to make these decisions, but it is borderline offensive to hear them chuckle at their own little jokes. we need men like them, its clear they care about the consequences when policy mistakes are made. bottom line after all, it is a book review, but a bit too chummy for me given the seriousness of the subject.

@JoseSanchez0795 6 ай бұрын

😅 yup, unfortunately!

@josephtaylor6285 7 ай бұрын

Oh Fabulous discussion! These longer interviews with truly knowledgeable guests is where Times Radio is starting to get it right time after time. More interviews with British and American generals would be welcome and maybe a few former foreign ministers and secretaries. Hillary Clinton comes to mind to this American. I’m sure others could pitch in a few ideas. Well done. I’ll get the book.

@javierfrancia1938 7 ай бұрын

@HonorV2ultimate1tb 6 ай бұрын

yup

@robgrey6183 7 ай бұрын

Putin is the greatest gift to retired Generals trying to stay relevant.

@kevinbailey3384 7 ай бұрын

It is very easy for me, as a private citizen, to air my views, whereas Public figures like General Patraeus needs to be more measured, as people will take more notice of what he says. My certain view is that Ukraine will reach Tokamak before the end of the year, and then be able to disrupt the land bridge to Crimea. Having already severally degraded Russian assets in Crimea, this will be significant, and lead to Ukraine kicking Russia out off Crimea.

@oldowleye3161 7 ай бұрын

Add to that the new tooks - F-16 and GLSDB !… plus the new Ukranian underwater drone

@kevinbailey3384 7 ай бұрын

GLSDB will be the game changer, as there are tens of thousands on their way@@oldowleye3161

@jackthorton10 7 ай бұрын

Tomak by Christmas!

@stuartx7865 7 ай бұрын

@@jackthorton10 Tokmak for Christmas! Kerch Bridge for New Years!

@javierfrancia1938 7 ай бұрын

@dirtyharry6297 7 ай бұрын

3% US military budget not only had good return on destroying 60% tank fleet, but also 300 fighter jets , 20 warships, 1 submarine and bonus - EU Energy Market! Pure Chess But play fair - Another return, Ukraine to win!!! TO WIN 💪🇺🇸🇺🇦

@adsfwef1331 7 ай бұрын

Yup, checkmate Europe. forever slaves now.

@skymaster4121 7 ай бұрын

I ❤ it!

@jjw1987 7 ай бұрын

You also forgot to mention hundreds of thousands of dead and maimed troops and a wrecking ball hitting their economy.

@JonathanRossRogers 7 ай бұрын

8:33 War never changes.

@GregZO6 7 ай бұрын

Good Lord, what a depressing display of inanity

@MultiPetercool 7 ай бұрын

Putin hated Gorbachev because his KGB job in Germany went away with the Berlin Wall. 😂

@dalecrocker3213 7 ай бұрын

Interesting as ever to hear an arms salesman's views on the situation.

@radhatter2018 7 ай бұрын

We wanted them to join Nato and counter authoritarian governments not be an authoritarian government...

@darhlvercaigne8795 7 ай бұрын

Conflict vs Communication ongoing

@thegbgfamily 7 ай бұрын

Please put boots on the ground in Ukraine. Greetings from Sweden.

@marcl3763 7 ай бұрын

go away

@larsrons7937 7 ай бұрын

While I agree I don't think it will happen. But it should have happened on day one. Oh, marcl - below... go away

@cobster4326 7 ай бұрын

The contribution of the UK is a fraction compared to the EU and the European countries.

@paul1979uk2000 7 ай бұрын

In total, I think the EU and its members have spent around the same as the US when it comes to Ukraine, with the US spending more on military aid and EU countries on humanity aid.

@ianworley8169 7 ай бұрын

Considering the UK is literally a fraction of the size of the EU, that is hardly surprising. The UK's significant role has been in establishing precedent. In terms of training and preparation of Ukrainian forces, pre-invasion. Then providing anti-tank weapons. Then being the first to provide Western main battle tanks, which overcame Western reticence. Most recently, the provision of Storm Shadow long range missiles, which led to Germany and the US following suit. Without these strategic firsts, the US and other NATO members would still be prevaricating about escalation. Where would Ukrainian forces be today, without the UK?

@Somedude54 7 ай бұрын

Oh no it’s General who betrayed us 😂😂😂just kidding I remember him he was a good General 👍

@javierfrancia1938 7 ай бұрын

@PerfectShrubbery 7 ай бұрын

The destruction of a designated enemy state cannot be the purpose of a defensive alliance, by definition. It can be the purpose of an aggressive, offensive alliance. The only way Putin and his mistakes are a "gift" to NATO is if NATO's objective is the destruction of Russia, and all it needs is an excuse. So... If this is indeed the prevalent sentiment in the NATO countries, then in some twisted double-triple-cross-hypocricy-over-hypocricy way, Putin is right and Russia needs to defend itself from NATO, and NATO is also right and needs to find a way to destroy Russia or be destroyed. If NATO is not really defensive, and if Russia is really the arch-enemy of the US-led NATO, then everything that happens makes perfect sense. The proxy wars, the lies, the propaganda, the shills, videos like this, the constant accusations and political maneuvering and angling and re-interpretation and omission, from all sides.... Now I'm bored, what's next.

@tondekoddar7837 7 ай бұрын

You forgot Ukr leaders are (at least have been before the war) corrupt. Yes, about NATO: in history even naz*s defended their barbrossa (after war) by showing ussr massed attack tanks near their borders - so "offence was the best defense", one will have your powerbase intact while enemy's area is affected by warfare. Very odd war, two not so developed countries (usa and rus) against eachother. One thing I don't especially like is (as seen in ATACMS) usa calculates its support like: (should dismantle old bradleys/ATACMS they're end of their usable lifetime, dismantling costs etc etc) - let's give Ukr bradleys, buy new equipment from own countrys companies and put the price tag of a bradley to the new IFV that's replacing almost useless (in NATO defence) bradleys. And say "we gave that much military dollars". Meanwhile EU gives money and Ukr just points that money to what they want to buy/upkeep. I guess it's kind of american thing, suits your, sir, suit suits you :P This odd kinda proxy war's pretty nasty but I do hope, despite all the history that Ukr would get back the areas they had before 2014 (krim also) and peace as fast as possible. Heavy military action (jets to Ukr, Rus mobilization) is going to happen after Putin is re-elected again to be Khan (best exit strategy for Rus as nation would be Putin slipping out of a window imo though). Keep on pushing, nobody wants a frozen conflict. Ukr has shot mines with arty (so no fast advance anyhow), and the area east [civilians/population] is now Rus-positive so Ukr can't have so good data from civilians what/where to attack any more, so slow advance may be strategic decision usa just don't get. Bit like thunder runs until they succeeded.

@kevinbailey3384 7 ай бұрын

I hope that for all his faults, one day Boris Johnson gets the credit he deserves for leading the support to Ukraine

@Kodakcompactdisc 7 ай бұрын

He will get no credit as he deserves no credit. He used Ukraine to escape scandal in the UK.

@imaginemetoo 7 ай бұрын

His Lead was inspirational ✌🏻

@dalecrocker3213 7 ай бұрын

Credit for being partially responsible for the needless deaths of half a million people?

@jacqdanieles 7 ай бұрын

@@dalecrocker3213we're not talking about Bloodimir Pootin, vatnik

@dalecrocker3213 7 ай бұрын

@@jacqdanieles If Zelensky had heeded Putin's peace proposals instead of being seduced into war by the egomaniac Johnson, there would have been no deaths..

@MAgaSUXX 6 ай бұрын

I am a liberal and looked for the proper RESPONSE to the Israeli situation in Gaza...and when I heard Gen Petraeus discuss...I had my answer. Not sure how the other left leaning folks are leaning. Bu the way, I left being a conservative for the left when George W invaded Iraq which I thought was INSANE.

@clarocarta8674 7 ай бұрын

Know your enemy...- SUN TZU

@JamesCee 7 ай бұрын

Oh I think he already knows he made a big mistake. He is like a person with a gambling problem and doesn't know how to stop knowing he is so far down in the hole. He is basically gambling his house away. And this does now give the world a chance to get rid of a bully in the neighborhood. So people can go about there business without worrying what Russia will do next. There is no room in this world for countries who act like this. Its so sad that so many where killed for no good reason what so ever. It just boggles the mind how a government can be so ruthless with so much hate and evil.

@jhngfdsdfgkjnbv 7 ай бұрын

The price for arrogance is high. 5 months after Ukraine's much-vaunted counteroffensive, which produced minimal territorial gains despite the enormous cost of men and equipment, support for Kyiv is clearly waning. Frustration stems from the growing economic burden of the war and ongoing corruption scandals in Ukraine. But the situation is aggravated by a negative reaction to the excessive self-confidence and arrogance of the Western, especially American, foreign policy establishment.

@raishaferreira8099 7 ай бұрын

God bless Ukraine families and volunteers 💙 💛

@karljensen893 7 ай бұрын

Interesting interview and Gen Petreous political advice, maybe President Petreous may sound good.

@thegbgfamily 7 ай бұрын

Problem is for anyone very into the ruzzian propaganda, everything any american or NATO representative say are percieved as propaganda. I have a very good friend who has this viewpoint. It is very problematic.

@hybridarmyoffreeworld 7 ай бұрын

"Благодаря невероятно успешной внешней политике путина у нас всегда будут полные холодильники! " - заявил директор Ростовского морга 🇷🇺 ...

@synystershreds 7 ай бұрын

😂

@Engineersoldinterstingstuff 7 ай бұрын

Great talk. The highest respect of these people. Slava Ukraini!

@rpgadventurer32 7 ай бұрын

They are lying to you! How can you be so blind not to see it?

@Engineersoldinterstingstuff 7 ай бұрын

@@rpgadventurer32 Payed by Cremlin or just not very cognitiveley gifted?

@dmytrokravets2264 7 ай бұрын

I’ve actually been to klitor

@stjepkomamic7916 7 ай бұрын

Today they are laughing and talking, and in two years these same people will deny that they ever said this. This is how it is done in politics and mass media. 🤣🤣

@ianmckenzie5303 7 ай бұрын

Never interrupt your enemy when he’s making a mistake… I might add all day and every day in the case of Putin.

@itsPanTatesnotPancakes-gp1jf 7 ай бұрын

He really does love me ....🫢❤

@redmustangredmustang 7 ай бұрын

It got Finland and Sweden so scared that it ran straight to NATO for membership.

@GwynBleys 7 ай бұрын

They were already in NATO in everything but name...

@Harp4803 7 ай бұрын

This is The Times Radio 📻

@imaginemetoo 7 ай бұрын

SLAVA UKRAINI HEROES 🇺🇦 DEFENDERS OF THE FRONT OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY IN EUROPE AND THE WEST 🇺🇦🔱💪🏻✌🏻

@marcl3763 7 ай бұрын

Your talking nonsense

@imaginemetoo 7 ай бұрын

@@marcl3763 You're writing 💩

@Rustsamurai1 7 ай бұрын

This is treacle.

@NZperrito 7 ай бұрын

But you also need to give Ukraine much more sophisticated means and weapons, not the old left over weapons that are OUT OF DATE 🥴

@khangvutien2538 7 ай бұрын

Maybe a pretty good assumption on why Putin started this war is at the end of this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4rWZIVvnbWDra8 In short, during the CoViD, Putin was simmering in his isolation state and considered that he is turning 70 and has to urgently leave in history a trace of his greatness.

@javierfrancia1938 7 ай бұрын

@ralphemerson497 7 ай бұрын

I’m very disturbed over Patreaus’ cavalier attitude towards America’s financial contribution towards funding the Ukrainian conflict with Russia. While Patreaus skims over American lackluster battlefield accomplishments since WW2. Korea was a draw. Vietnam was a colossal goatf**k. Panama was unnecessary. The 2nd Iraq incursion turned into another disaster. Afghanistan was a ten year waste of time, materials and human lives. And not even a year since running from Afghanistan leaving over $200 billion of working military equipment behind, the US military-industrial complex is already planning on spending more in Ukraine. The US is over $33 trillion in debt. Roughly $0.48 of every tax dollar goes to debt interest payments. And Patreaus is ready to commit the US to another undefined military engagement. Hasn’t provided a single clue what military success will look like in Ukraine. Not a clue about the financial commitment AFTER the war will be to get Ukraine back on its feet. And finally, not the least concerned how the current inept Presidential Administration has managed to unite Russia, China, Iran and North Korea for the first time in history. No, the US needs to stop being the world’s policeman.

@facespaz 7 ай бұрын

You call the current presidential administration "inept" and mention you have financial concerns, and yet you don't utter a peep about how Trump added 8 TRILLION to the national debt in 4 years, and Biden has given us record low unemployment, the best post-covid economic recovery in the world, and unlike Trump who promised an infrastructure plan and never delivered, Biden has given us one.