Why Abandoning Captured Ukrainian Territory May Be Putin’s Masterstroke l John Mearsheimer Explains

Is Vladimir Putin looking for a face-saving outcome in Ukraine? No, says American political scientist and international relations scholar, Professor John Mearsheimer. In fact, the Russian president is determined to turn Ukraine into a neutral state or at least turn it into a dysfunctional state, as per Mearsheimer. Mearsheimer warns that Putin can go to enormous lengths to seal victory since he believes he’s facing an existential threat. He says the US will most likely not reduce its commitment to Ukraine and there is no evidence that the Ukrainians are going to lose any time soon.
What can be the possible outcomes of the war? Will Putin resort to the use of nuclear weapons? Will the US-led West get weary of a protracted war and choose to isolate Ukraine? Is there a strategy behind Russia's withdrawal from captured territories in Ukraine? Watch the full interview for a detailed analysis of Russia's war in Ukraine.
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[@Lexomm1]

In Germany the foreign minister actually told her audience that she will stick with Ukraine no matter what her voters think. This seems to be viral...

[@KrolKaz]

She knows that the german people are largely push overs. Why should she care what the peasants think? Her marching orders arrive from Brussels and DC, nobody else's opinion matters.

[@chrisko6439]

Send her to the Eastern Front!

[@quanfung5958]

They call it Democrashit !🤣

[@Ulawrence4231]

America bought him

[@beatxassassin6439]

Then do something and change her!!!! She is US puppet with Soltz...

[@zharkoo]

Very rare sane western intelectual, huge respect to Prof. Mearsheimer

[@VMan29397]

He is a dummy

[@DK-wp2rk]

Ikr this guy saw the whole thing coming a decade ago, and in spite of knowing the likely ultimate outcome. The US did another coup in another botched attempt to nation build in their image.

[@zharkoo]

@@DK-wp2rk Everything Prof. Mearsheimer have said very accurately explains the behavior of both Russia and usa, and still retarded idiots attack him for speaking the truth.

[@namasi7070]

If only America would not have so many "interests" to protect all over the world we might not be in this situation in the first place.

[@cooltorap]

Facts

[@gti500]

But here you are.

[@nikolademitri731]

@@gti500 it’s frankly a “hear we are” situation, if we’re being honest about the global effects of US foreign policy… Idk if you’re in Australia, or where you are, but the reality is that whatever country you’re a part of, the US has effected you to some degree, for better or worse (and frankly your class/social status is what largely determines the better or worse part).. Not trying to be condescending, I’m sure you understand this..

[@davidsnedeker8098]

if only the ignorant would learn something before saying stupid crap.

[@davidsnedeker8098]

Russian population is declining fast. They need people. Or maybe a smaller country? Honduras? Go for it.

[@Marrow9000]

I read John Mearsheimer's book in 2006 and probably cited him in more than one paper I wrote back then in school. He came and spoke to my grad school in person. Offensive Realist brand of international relations theory. More scholarly people like him should be given airtime so that audiences can think more objectively about geopolitics.

[@ffff7164]

He is not objective.

[@4-SeasonNature]

Realistic

[@ice9055]

As a fellow I.R. student, I wouldn't recommend talking about him being objective. He's simply offering his theory of neo-realism which is just that, a theory, to extend off of realpolitik which isn't an objective tool either. There truly isn't anything in social science that can be seen as objective - especially with the subject of human actors with our interpretations and what we decide to include or exclude from what we talk about. Since I can recognize there is no objectivity in theory regarding social sciences, I view Mearsheimer being as objective as most neoliberal scholars in academia today. If there's no objective media with journalists almost always never using political or social theory, how can we say a scholar famous for advocating and publishing about a theory is objective?

[@VeyroneR]

He is clown not a prefessor.

[@NachttiSchlampE65]

​@@VeyroneRJust what a clown would write

[@A_Derpy_NINJA]

Wether you agree with the guest or not, this is how you do an interview. Well done sir.

[@karl5056]

Dr Mearsheimer is a US National Treasure. Great American.

[@rogerpennel1798]

The Putin regime likes to talk about how the West is trying to exterminate Russia but the fact of the matter is Putin and Xi are sitting on a demographic implosion and both know it. The Russian government and its military have never held the lives of their people in high regard. It's a consequence of having a huge country with vast undervalued natural resources. Historically there's no impetus to view their people as anything other than a resource and conserve them. However, their leadership steeped in the Russian Imperialistic mindset hasn't woken up to the reality of their dire lack of manpower. The Soviet population in 1989 was 282 million but declining. Today the Russian population is 140 million and diminishing quickly. Up to 100,000 were emigrating per month from Russia before the war so it was quickly bleeding to death. The Soviet population in 1940 was 194 million and growing. The Soviet population in 1989 was 282 million but declining. Today the Russian population is 140 million and declining quickly. Putin attacked Ukraine now because he knows he won't be able to in the near future. The majority of the Russian population is 35 and aging while the population below 35 is shrinking fast. While men/women 35-50 can still be drafted they are sub-prime candidates for military service and if you take them out of the workforce the economy and Russian infrastructure would collapse. When the Soviet Union collapsed its education system also collapsed. A country that used to produce a lot of scientists, engineers, and technicians has drastically declined. Up to 100,000 were emigrating per month from Russia before the war so it was quickly bleeding to death. Nobody is moving to Russia and their population is quickly nearing the end of its childbearing years with NO replacements. This brain drain is why the Russian military has failed in Ukraine and why their industry hasn't been able to keep pace with the rate of their losses of material. The Russians aren't buying Iranian weapons because they are world-class they are buying Iranian weapons because their industry has collapsed. Their lack of military-aged men/women is why Russia has removed age restrictions on recruitment. If the Soviets couldn't subdue Afghanistan's 13.4 million at the height of Soviet power they aren't going to subdue Ukraine's 42 million. The well-accepted occupation force ratio is 1 soldier for every 50 people when facing a low-level insurgency. 143 million Russians won't be able to successfully occupy 42 million Ukrainians no less the 291 million Eastern Europeans of the former Soviet Block. Putin wanted to reintegrate all of the former Soviet Block countries to thwart Russia's demographic implosion. However, the rest of the former Soviet Block is experiencing the same demographic decline, and his belief they would willingly become Russian cannon fodder is a fantasy. Nobody in Western Europe is willing to hand over 291 million people roughly two times the Russian population to Putin's domination without a fight and Eastern Europe would rather die fighting. Russia's multi-polar world fantasy is bleeding to death quickly in Ukraine. So anyone who talks about mother Russia repeating history with millions of men in arms is completely delusional.

[@johnthebookman51]

@@elenarus6382 "Rubbish" - is that all you got?

[@clemfarley7257]

How do you conclude rubbish? He turns out to right, makes sense, and is understandable and logical and factual? Lol.

[@dragotarrasch]

“Masterstroke”, pitiful effort to positive script the biggest loser of all time after hitler. Where being smart just shows how dumb the whole premise was to begin with.

[@jamesporrazzo7640]

This is a great, professional interview. True journalism mostly free from over emotionalism and propaganda. Bravo CRUX!

[@christianevanherck6023]

Not true! Do some research and you will see he's following the Russian propaganda narrative. For example 1:48 is not true, the Russians continue to lose occupied territory

[@christianevanherck6023]

@coro nice? Why does John Mearsheimer's opinion even matter? He isn't living under Russian occupation or the threat of being killed by a Russian missile. One of the bitter ironies of the invasion is that the devastation inflicted by Putin’s troops has fallen disproportionately on the regions of Ukraine that Moscow claims to be protecting. The Russian army has reduced dozens of towns and cities throughout southern and eastern Ukraine to rubble and killed thousands of civilians. Millions more have been subjected to a brutal occupation regime marked by systematic torturing, executions, abductions, terror tactics, and forced deportations.

[@trade1713]

Finally one analyst that's not only serious, but he knows what's he talking about unlike some clowns claiming Russia running out of ammunition, missiles, Putin dying and all sort of other laughable stuff. It's refreshing to watch a serious person talking objectively, instead of someone who makes his bias too obvious.

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

You are so right!!!

[@petermaunsell4575]

Watch also Steve Kotkin.

[@petermaunsell4575]

Stephen Kotkin

[@coreyham3753]

@@mariaadelecagna3540 The problem with the Mearsheimer analysis is that he does not admit the real possibility of Russia losing to Ukraine and the real possibility that Putin will be overthrown or killed by the Russian people and top military Russians. It remains to be seen how much pain Russia is willing to suffer, and even more so if Ukraine somehow steps up the war directly in Russia. One wonders how the Russian people would react if Ukraine adopts a strategy of destroying Russia like Russia is doing to Ukraine.

[@rodniegsm1575]

Most politicians and news outlets don't talk sense. They fail to see that putin is not some stupid megalomaniac but a smart ex spy who works for one of the best intelligence agencie in the world. And is ferry tactical like a chesplayer!

[@REOGURU]

I enjoy listening to all points of view. In particular when the interview is conducted in a professional and civil manner. Time will only tell how this all hashes out. One thing is for sure, there will be no winners.

[@ilovethisworld3059]

Great of Crux to host Prof Mearsheimer. No emotional hype! Plus a respectful interviewer, not pushing his narrative onto the guest, as so often seems to happen. Well done!

[@christianevanherck6023]

Mearsheimer is obviously a Putin apologist!

[@dddz961]

cope!

[@paulfaigl8329]

That because Crux is not really known for objective reporting 🤑

[@8888LR]

Crux is anti Russia 🤡

[@ilovethisworld3059]

@@8888LR I know, that's why I was so impressed 😀

[@XA1985]

An army travels on its stomach- Napoleon Don’t matter if you have 500k soldiers in the field, if you can’t provide what they need you got nothing

[@robertmacleod6221]

Do you think they are sitting around

[@XA1985]

@@robertmacleod6221 nope, but they are on the defensive tho

[@Scrotalyser]

Maybe Hunter can switch investing from Biolabs to putting a bunch of Mc Donald’s outlets in Bahmut?

[@pierrerobert6458]

Yeah, they'll freeze their balls off !!😂🤣😅

[@aksbeixhev]

@@robertmacleod6221 no they're on the run 😅

[@user-qu8yx6nf5d]

The adage of Henry Kissinger may come to haunt the people of Ukraine “ To be an enemy of the USA can be dangerous, to be their friend is fatal”

[@seanmoran2743]

I wish my country Britain would wake up to that fact Followed by the rest of Europe

[@franzlotscher4432]

My history teacher told us, memorize the countries that Americans haven't manipulated or warred with, you'll have less to memorize, sadly

[@richbattaglia5350]

You’re welcome.

[@Skylark_Jones]

😂😂😂😂👍 First laugh I've had today in this frightening world.

[@ecaesar614]

Literally only 3

[@istvankemer6442]

But in this case it is Russia who invaded its neighbour. Can you name some neighbours of Russia who Russia never invaded?

[@ElectronFieldPulse]

Oh Germans, always obsessed with America. That is a weird thing for a history teacher to say, not going to lie. Our history teachers don't talk about how the Germanic people became inhumane savages when they wanted land.

[@Sandy-qs5og]

Thank you for the interview. Prof. John was really truthful and composed in his analysis unlike most western analysts they are more Ukranian sides analysts.

[@republica7337]

And he's more Russian apologist. A profound ass.

[@usergiodmsilva1983PT]

Mearshmeir is an idiot. He failed to perceive Putin's intents and he keeps pandering his demonstrably false ideas.

[@dildo196]

nahhhhh it's just opinions. he isn't necessarily right (or wrong)

[@peterbennet7145]

@@dildo196 No. He's wrong. Has been all along. H'es learnt absolutely nothing from the past year.

[@dontknowwhattoput1900]

He has guessed most things about Russia right being against the grain this man speaks truth.

[@davidsnedeker8098]

Nope, you are making stuff up. John was a failed lefty consultant who paved the way for Putin, and now usway past his 'use by date."

[@fubarbrandon1345]

Great guest and interview...thank you.

[@DevinderKumar]

The Professor is so clear in his thinking and analysis that it is impossible to trick him into saying something according to the insinuations of the interviewer.

[@christianevanherck6023]

Don't be fooled, Mearsheimer is following the Kremlin's propaganda narrative.

[@calicocat8213]

He's been telling this at least since 2015: "The West led Ukraine down the Primrose Path".

[@meikala2114]

@@calicocat8213 so clear he cannot see Russia is a failing empire, Russia can only win if everything is turned into Russia, much like One China, Empires never know where they stop exactly, failing empires even more so, Putin is a death cult leader, the EU is the best empire there has ever been, Putin must be got rid off, that is the realist position

[@calicocat8213]

@@meikala2114 Stop mumbling and go to sleep or otherwise busy yourself, unlearned child.

[@claesvanoldenphatt9972]

And mearscheimer is dead wrong. Ukraine is not a unique victim of Moscow. Chechnya, Georgia, Moldova already occupied by Russia, Syria and Afghanistan devastated, Baltics and Poland future targets. Why should Russia be allowed to wreak such havoc?

[@marcoborraz3763]

Excellent interview.

[@cheguramana]

Superb 👍 Lends lot of clarity to a volatile situation

[@davidsnedeker8098]

correction, false clarity by a human artifact of the 1980s who has tenure.

[@trespasser121]

About Sweden and Finland: they were neutral only in name. As we see, in a crisis, that could change in a few weeks, so them getting into NATO doesn't change things much. 40 years ago might have been different, but things can move much more quickly these days.

[@mrsuave101]

Well put. Sweden has been participating in huge Nato military exercises for many years.

[@mrmarcman]

@@mrsuave101 Indeed we have, well...latest I saw is that a group of senators sent a letter to Biden asking to stop selling F-16 planes to Turkey if they do not let us in..but in the reality..not sure if it matters that much honestly...I mean..it will be more costly and messy to build up our military alone and we can not expect troops..but...just as Ukraine we would get huge support in case of an attack I think..which is very unlikely *knock on wood* say for the next five years..Ukraine has done a good job on weakening the russian military.

[@philipcamp1370]

Maybe they should sign a peace treaty with Russia ?

[@mrmarcman]

@@woodforthetrees3496 Seymour Hersh's claims have been refuted.. I do not have time to send now as I am on my work..but as always cite sources when making claims. In terms of neutrality - officislly we have bedn but we have always been leaning towards the US/ west, yes.

[@KINGGEORGE-nl5ye]

Us millitary operations never came under critical criticism but bombarded Iraq with airstrikes and tomahawk missiles in a special millitary operation

[@trojanhorse6029]

and Libya, Syria, Vietnam, Loas, Cambodia, Korea, amoung many many others.

[@quietus13]

These American wars are morally controversial for many reasons, but a key difference is Russia's war is one of blatant territorial expansion Not so much in Vietnam perhaps, but in Iraq at least there is no comparison to the sheer scale and brutality of intentional attacks against purely civilian targets Russia has perpetrated in Ukraine.

[@ketelin4285]

@@quietus13 Purely civilian targets that house javelins ? If something has become apparent in this conflict it was the use of cities as points of resistance . Long time ago armies fought on the field , what you have today is a industrial use of civilian shields made from pro russian civilians . If you check the election maps from 2012 you will see that ucraine is more like two countries glued together .

[@bgdabg6769]

@@quietus13 Can't compare civilian killing. Russia will never reach level of NUCLEAR attacks on civilian

[@quietus13]

@@bgdabg6769 when did the US attack Iraq with nuclear weapons? Are you trying to compare US actions in the great patriotic war to the Russian, offensive, expansionist war in Ukraine? Nice fallacious comparison. Russia used to be able to claim being a victim of Barbarossa and Nazi aggression but now they are no better than the Nazis they claim to be fighting.

[@samuelmahmud1909]

Great video coverage very informative

[@glenkover7430]

Sounde quite reasonable! Thanks for the interview!

[@timmugaseth1292]

John Mearsheimer speaks very logically. He makes a lot of sense.

[@philipcamp1370]

Isolationism never works . Don't believe in everything America does . But on this issue I do .

[@charlesrichardson8635]

Zakka Jaob, you need to do more videos on Crux!!! I look forward to them!

[@1LSWilliam]

Excellent interview. Thank you. But a missed opportunity. Why not be speculating on how a peace deal might yet be struck with which both parties have good reason to agree?

[@christianevanherck6023]

Why negotiate with the losing side? Putin and Russia, have to pay - financially and otherwise - for all the damage and disruption of lives they have caused.

[@boynamesue7720]

If someone stole your car and then agreed to give you back the bumper for peace. Are you going to be OK with that.

[@ubroc]

Mearsheimer appears less crazy than usual.

[@daveyjones18]

@@boynamesue7720 You're right. NATO should give Ukraine back to Viktor Yanakovich 👍

[@Joshua_Cares]

@@christianevanherck6023 hate to break the news to you but Russia is going to win! All this money going to weapons could end homelessness, strengthen our aging infrastructure, and help fund Medicare for all in the United States! It would also save hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions of lives.

[@nataliehozjan9103]

I want to thank Professor for giving us very interesting program and I like to wish you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

[@kevindarroch7332]

Good interview. thank you.

[@vitalybilo]

As a Russian Ukraine i can say god bless this guy for speaking the truth! He is the ONLY ONE i saw on youtube making REAL analysis!

[@WH-hi5ew]

And the analysis says basically there is no easy way out and hard to see it ending soon. Pretty grim situation.

[@Coillcara]

@W H you are absolutely right. It's a very grim situation. Ukraine is winning now, but it means little until Russia surrenders. Otherwise Russia will continue killing Ukrainians, steal their children, ruin the infrastructure and so on.

[@warpspeed8305]

@@WH-hi5ew yep. Makes me want to leave Ukraine. It seems there no future. But I am part russian part ukrainian ethnic in Ukraine. Same time after all this I would hate to live in Russia. I am just not a nationalist and I don't care much about Ukraine, me and my family are more important. I can understand people that care. And i am not saying that it's bad to be a nationalist and a patriot. But it's really hard to express my opinion publicly in Ukraine for obvious reasons. It's like if you are not a Ukrainian nationalist you are really bad person. Can't I just live in peace in some other country. IDK

[@vitalybilo]

@@warpspeed8305 really? East or west? I never heard anyone make any noise about stuf like that in kharkiv should move more east bro🙃

[@christianevanherck6023]

@@warpspeed8305 I don't believe a word of your disparaging BS story about Ukraine!

[@billharron8977]

It’s my opinion that the good Professor is not watching the same war as I am!

[@truth959]

It's my opinion that you are not watching the same war as the rest of us.

[@peter12266]

How so and favoring who ?

[@loumcast]

You have been fed the US''s narrative, which is full of lies and propaganda. Check out U.S. Col. Douglas Mcgregor, or U.S. Weapons Inspector/Military Analyst Scott Ritter, they both tell the truth.

[@sharzadgabbai4408]

Opinions are many, facts are few. Fact: Putin started this war and must join his troops in a refrigerated trailer

[@loumcast]

@@sharzadgabbai4408 Ha, ha, ha, we will see US/NATO's mercenaries in body bags, before we see Putin in a refrigerated trailer. Putin is defending its people and its borders from fascists in Ukraine and NATO's aggression. It's the West who lied to Putin/Russia, by admitting the MINSK2 accords were a sham to gain time to build up Ukraine's army so they could attack the separatists in the Donbass.

[@kostalion777]

Great interview

[@AtNovember]

Well done! Good explanation I do feel luck this kind of interview on TV and KZbin! thank you!

[@mohamud3917]

Sad that we live in a censored society

[@teddycharm191]

John is spot on... very good analise .. very good interview

[@marvinfrankel9019]

Really, John was not challenged on anything. He said Kherson was a tactical retreat, it was a route. That amazing general he was talking about was replaced. It was well stated with zero basis in reality.

[@SuperHaz007]

"Russia doesn't care about Sweden and Finland". Really?! He says he doesn't care because he can't do shit about it. But does he really not care about having a 1,500 mile NATO border in an area that tanks can't use effectively? Errr - Yes he does! Maybe not as much as Ukraine - but believe me - he cares!

[@Coillcara]

Man, you still believe in the NATO threat pretence? The reason why Putin invaded Ukraine is because decades of bribery of Ukrainian politicians failed to bring a pro-putin regime, so he decided to do it by force. And now putin cannot stop because he's dead if he stops. That's it, everything else -- NATO, protection of Russians in Ukraine, it's all meaningless fluff.

[@georgesampson2228]

If we could not win in Afghanistan, what changed for us to win here.

[@niteowl789]

The Ukrainians are doing the fighting, not us, and they are VERY motivated against an external enemy. Afghanistan was fighting a civil war, so every time a town was bombed or an enemy killed, it pissed off their own people. In Ukraine, it's Russia that keeps making Ukrainian resolve stronger with every atrocity they commit. And every thing Russia does in Ukraine is an atrocity because they are invaders.

[@josephnuing3373]

The Ukranians are fighting for their freedom. They are not asking for US boots on the ground, we got it wrong in Vietnam and Afghanistan.

[@TheChewman2001]

@@josephnuing3373don’t worry guys, all the wars we ever fought were mistakes but this one is different! grow up. this is exactly what people thought about iraq and afghanistan

[@ilovethisworld3059]

@@josephnuing3373 Are you talking about Eastern or Western Ukraine? Which one of them is fighting for their freedom? Remember their civil war has been ferocious over the last 8 years.

[@daveyjones18]

@@ilovethisworld3059 That was more of a proxy war, but yes, there is a big divide in attitudes towards the current Ukrainian government in the East and West of Ukraine. I agree with the Professor that Putin intends to split Ukraine in half. Annexing the east and putting his own puppet into power in the west. If he can't achieve this then he'll just completely destroy the place until NATO don't want it anymore 💀

[@Anteater01]

"America goes around the world toppling regimes not because it loves democracy, but because it wants the next leader to be Pro American." Prof John Mearsheimer, 2016. Continues to prove him right to this day.

[@Mr.Altavoz]

So, you would rather live in a Putin / XI Jin pin Regime?

[@jackd1582]

Ameñ

[@kevinjohnson9533]

I could listen to Mearsheimer brilliance 24 hours a day. Very inspiring scholar who shares his analysis with pitch perfect clarity.

[@brotherprofits6484]

I would never imagine Prof. John Mearsheimer being on CRUX. 4 once good job Crux 🎉…

[@BuddyLee23]

I think your ‘X’ key might be broken ⌨️💢

[@brotherprofits6484]

@@BuddyLee23 thanks

[@karl5056]

Once in awhile Crux DOES get it right. Mearsheimer's analysis on the RUSSO/Ukraine conflict has been spot on over a decade ago. He is a great American.

[@volkerr.]

Putin basically has one weapon left: hope! Putins russia is outgunned and outplayed on every field. His hope is to devide minds and NATO and to cut supplies for Ukraine. All other things - beside nuclear war - won’t work to save his life.

[@brotherprofits6484]

@@volkerr. what u smoking?

[@edmundt.buckley6858]

At the very end it is interesting to hear Prof. Mearsheimer effectively concede that the American public has no real control over the Washington establishment vis a vis foreign policy. The Republic has become Empire. So sad, but not something that surprises me. I would point out, however, that we did pressure the US to leave Viet Nam in '71/'72.

[@ronlanter6906]

Very sad indeed. We have turned from being a beacon of light to the world for individual freedom to being a war mongering state that cares more for spreading their (the elites) global tyranny than peoples lives.

[@gintasvilkelis2544]

No, if the majority of voters _wanted_ the US to stop supporting Ukraine, they would have the power to achieve it. But the majority of voters _do_ want the US to continue supporting Ukraine.

[@gintasvilkelis2544]

@K Totci There are a lot of issues, on which the majority of public agrees, regardless of their political orientation. Defending against an invasion my a foreign army is one of those issues, and it takes intense propaganda to change (some) people's minds about it.

[@4411825]

@@gintasvilkelis2544 Rubbish, if the citizens were so concerned about invasions than they would stop their own country first!

[@vp4744]

Republic or Empire we have to make sure Putin has no future among the civilized.

[@ianrichardmorrissey5793]

The most important take away Mearsheimer dropped on this was referring to the Dems and GOP as being Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum in policy matters.😂

[@rodgerhempfing2921]

In this case, good news for Ukraine. Land grabs against a democratic country cannot be allowed because it will not stop there. China is watching closely and learning lessons. The West really needs to crank up its support and crush the invaders.

[@davidsnedeker8098]

Really? Was he in a coma during the last 6 years? Like so much John is out of it.

[@joemammon6149]

John Bolton said something similar when discussing the withdrawal from Afghanistan. he referred to Trump and Biden as Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum respectively.

[@EthnosSynergyEnergy]

Yes they are basically two sides of the same coin.

[@malcolmyoung7866]

Goldfish have 20 sec memory retention. Nearly 15 minutes of video and that was your only ‘takeawa………..

[@alfredkirkham846]

Professor Mearsheimer is an extraordinary intellect.

[@jimjones8736]

Seriously? You seen this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5TMh6Kwg9l2eq8

[@spxram4793]

Intellect, yes. Extraordinary? No. He keeps pushing Russian propaganda, obviously he is past his best years.

[@aurelio-reymilaorcabal9669]

Most of his talks are pro Russian .I like to see him move to that country .

[@johnjuba1496]

He has no idea of the strength of Ukrainian resilience. NATO was never really a threat to Russia...but a democratic, independent Ukraine is...especially to a federation, “Russia” , that is really an Eurasian ethnically diverse empire. The professor continually fails to realize this in his flawed analysis. As for a victory in Ukraine...a Russian occupation there would be met with an underground resistance that would eventually destroy Russia.

[@jimjones8736]

@@aurelio-reymilaorcabal9669 He is of no use to Russia in Russia😀

[@markaxworthy2508]

Mearshimer in a speech in Chicago several years ago: "What they are doing is not trying to conquer Ukraine....There are many people saying that the Russians are going to go on a rampage, going to re=establish.... a Greater Russia..... He is not trying to conquer Ukraine. That is not going to happen......Putin is much too smart for that."

[@EthnosSynergyEnergy]

Thanks Crux for airing this fair and balanced interview. Always good to hear another point of view besides what shoved down our throats by the American MSM.

[@christianevanherck6023]

He's trying to shove down Russian propaganda lies.

[@BRG9121]

Finally some actual reporting from Crux! Thank you!

[@pera1]

Reporting? Check the title, how does that make any sense to your brain? They are just making a ridicule of their watchers.

[@vn3353]

crux is pro western bs. ironically the same owner of crux also does the pro russ version on firstpost channel.

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[@rathindrasarkar3238]

Good discussion.

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[@gregortaljan7227]

Top assesment without too much impact from western propaganda!

[@masnarto5973]

With all due respect to Prof. Mearsheimer , Ukraine is de facto dysfunctional state already .

[@andrewwarren4206]

Good interview Zakka. "American domestic politics have nothing to do with foreign policy" 🙄 Ummmm.

[@trojanhorse6029]

You don't understand the point. No matter if it is dem or republican, they are both pro war etc.

[@dzikiwaz8987]

@@trojanhorse6029 exactly, they sent troops into Ukraine, gossips that Russia has anything in common with that war is a primitive rusophobia.

[@emmanuelmccarthy2187]

@@trojanhorse6029 The point was about nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation education.

[@kerriwilson7732]

American domestic politics have nothing to do with foreign policy. Don't leave out essential words to misrepresent the position. It makes you appear simple.

[@BFG_10G]

He's absolutely right. The establishment will not allow you get out of the box they have set for any leader. Remember when Obama said that he would get out of Iraq on day one? And Mearsheimer's example of Trump eventually arming Ukraine? The establishment will always get their way. No matter what you promise the electorate. That's why they had to muddy the matters and keep calling Trump a Russian stooge ---with minimal or no evidence.

[@TalibanSymphonyOrchestra]

I only have a 4 year degree but I could've given the same analysis. I would like to add that "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."

[@IANJCAMBELcali]

CNN has the pep rallies for Zelensky

[@josep6528]

Your 4 year degree cannot analyze the battlefield like John can. Why? He actually has war college military training. He's was an actual officer.😃 🙂. You don't have those credentials.

[@IANJCAMBELcali]

@coro Capitalist Russia 🇷🇺 isn’t communist . Dprk is communist . USA is a oligarch driven by Wall Street .

[@ElectronFieldPulse]

This guy has been wrong on so many things, his opinion isn't that valuable.

[@Jin-fd6jo]

Russia said they don’t object Ukraine joining EU, just not the NATO to become a threat to Russia.

[@johnburrows3385]

Wonderful analysis.

[@pigxstix]

This guy has no credibility from the first sentence where he declared the war a stalemate. That's just not the case and anyone can see it. So much for a smart guy.

[@currawong60911368]

He is a curious mix of intuitive and fundamentally flawed. His piece from 1993 "The Case for a Ukrainian Nuclear Deterrent" bears this out.

[@briant5685]

if your looking for your so called credibility go to cnn they pay music to your ears

[@andrewwarren4206]

Agreed.

[@stephenroldan5107]

Yep

[@stephenroldan5107]

I guess he hasn't seen the mud. This guy is the blind leading the deaf.

[@Verysimpleinvesting]

As far as I remember in February 2022 prof. Mearshaimer said that Ukraine is going to fell apart with a days and russians are going to be in Kyiv celebrating victory

[@lanceroparaca1413]

They were very close to doing that. You just don't know how close.

[@Verysimpleinvesting]

@@lanceroparaca1413 Absolutely they were not even close to be in Kyiv. You can read now on wikipedia details how it went down. I’ll just give you couple facts: long before russians invaded Ukraine US inteligente already knew it and know the details of russian planned operations. They warned Ukrainians especially told them about russian planning to take Hostomel Airport and establish air bridges to ship troops and equipment to Hostomel and farther to Kyiv. So Ukrainians concentrated already some troops in Hostomel area in order to prevent russians from taking airport. So when russian paratroopers and special forces landed on the ground of Hostomel and took in some area they meet pretty heavy resistance which caused heavy casualties in russian forces and of course russians called airstrike and retook the airport but in progress of doing this they destroyed tarmac and no more planes could use airport anymore. There’s much more detail to this battle but basically russian plans were known before invasion because of spies in russian arm forces.

[@TheStoicCatt]

Mearsheimer ❤️

[@ana-pi6ut]

Great interview. Thank you!

[@denadar1576]

Whom Can We Trust If No One Is Trustworthy? One of my favorite quips from Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is when Tom is defined as “a glittering hero…the pet of the old, the envy of the young,” and there were “some that believed that he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.” With these few words, Twain captured the essence of leadership in our world. Those who get to the top are the fiercest, most determined, and most ruthless. Today, the latter quality has become so intense that we can no longer believe our leaders, and certainly not trust them to have our best interest in mind. I am not accusing any leader in particular, or even leaders as a whole. It is simply that in an egoistic world, where people vie to topple one another on their way to the top, the one at the top is clearly the one who trampled over and knocked down more people than anyone else. Concisely, to get to the top in an egoistic world you have to be the biggest egoist. So how do we know whom to trust? We don’t know and we cannot know. All we know is that we are in the dark. In a culture of unhinged selfishness, any conspiracy theory seems reasonable, while truth is nowhere to be found. When every person who says or writes something is trying to promote some hidden agenda, you have no way of knowing who is right, what really happened, or if anything happened at all. The only way to get some clarity in the news and goodwill from our leaders is to say “Enough!” to our current system and build something entirely independent. The guiding principle of such a system should be “information only,” no commentary. Commentary means that information has already been skewed. Information means saying only what happened, as much as possible, not why, and not who is to blame and who we should praise. Concurrently, we must begin a comprehensive process of self-teaching. We have to know not only what is happening, but why we skew and distort everything. In other words, we have to know about human nature and how it inherently presents matters according to its own subjective view, which caters to one’s own interest. To “clear” ourselves from that deformity, we must learn how to rise above our personal interest and develop an equally favorable attitude toward others. This is our only guarantee that our interpretation of things will be even and correct. Once we achieve such an attitude, we will discover that the bad things we see in our world reflect our own, internal wickedness. Our ill-will toward others creates a world where ill-will governs, and so the world is filled with wickedness and cruelty. Therefore, all we need in order to create positive leadership-and to generally eliminate ill-will from the world-is to generate goodwill within us. When we nurture goodwill toward others, we will fill the world with goodwill. As a result, the world will fill with kindness and compassion. By changing ourselves, we will create a world that is opposite from the world we have created through our desires to govern, patronize, and often destroy other people.

[@jiyushugi1085]

The problem is that humans are flawed creatures. Thus, anything we create, any economic system or form of government will embody those flaws. The 'better world' you envision will only come to be when a more evolved human species comes into being.

[@msimon6808]

Abused children ==> Hitler, Stalin, Putin. Child abuse destroys human empathy.

[@davehuston2094]

Well said.

[@marielle5893]

spot on 👌

[@simonfivez2947]

Thanks for saying this!

[@trespasser121]

4:20 Also, Ukraine is not such a monolithic state. Clearly the East is pro-Russian and Putin will never accept those people turned into adversaries (and they themselves wouldn't accept that). If Kiev was more practical they'd have recognized they can only take the Western part into UE/NATO and accept a split. Difficult to work that out, but it might have been one way out for them. But what they did with the 2014 coup was to start a civil war.

[@chrisrobert5252]

z clown

[@warpspeed8305]

Majority wants to live in peace. Putin forcibly mobilizes them and sends to war.

[@NAFO_Badger_Brigade]

The professor has toned down some of his comments in recent times but take only a glimpse of his views (online) about the causes of the war and you can see how his overly simplistic view that USA/NATO is completely to blame for this conflict plays right into Russian hands!!!!

[@user-np7st5mi1t]

He hasn't pushed Ukraine more to the hands of the Western powers because there will be no Ukraine left as you say much more eloquently

[@cecilialayer459]

Mr. Mearsheimer is very knowledgeable. Highly analytical and must be an ADVISER in this war. Good luck to him and good luck to you and your Channel.

[@gintasvilkelis2544]

John Mearsheimer is an aggressor apologist, who still believes that the world operates under the principles of the 19th century. Here is what he said in one of his previous presentations: I'm very popular in China. I go to China quite often, and I usually start my talks by saying “it's good to be back among my people because when I'm in China, I'm intellectually much more at home there than I am in Washington because in Beijing, much like in Moscow, you're dealing with 19th century people like me, whereas in Washington you're dealing with 21st century people.” In other words, Mearsheimer is a person who is mentally stuck 200 years in the past, and he's damn proud of it!!!

[@MorrisDugan]

Leaving Ukraine entirely this winter would be an even greater masterstroke, saving Russia from complete doom.

[@walterwhite5307]

Delusional

[@susanpotter9720]

Agreed Russia go home...

[@larsrons7937]

Correct, that would be an achievement.

[@MorrisDugan]

@@walterwhite5307 Agreed; Putin is delusional, and probably not wise enough to cut his losses.

[@walterwhite5307]

@@MorrisDugan he will win the war. Hands down.

[@wsm7929]

I can't imagine the Ukrainian population accepting Ukraine being within the Russian sphere of influence whatever the outcome of the war is.

[@tomkleist1815]

What on earth is Mearsheimer talking about? How could Ukraine possibly be "neutral" after Russia's aggression and atrocities? Does he effectively mean demilitarized? Subjected to a despotic regime beholden to Moscow?

[@alanrushing4491]

The greatest help is the most appropriate help, given before it is too late to be of much use. Better to give assistance before it is needed, than to give it after it is of no use.

[@devonnicely2532]

How about the UNITED STATE and NATO get the hell away from the Russian Federation border? They the RUSSIANS have a right to their damn security. Just like the United States, and what we now know as the (Monroe doctrine)The deep Hypocrisy from the UNITED STATE, EUROPE and NATO corrupted ass politicians is disgusting and despicable.

[@devonnicely2532]

@Ryan very useful to do what? Get more Ukrainian citizen, killed 🤷🏿🤷🏿 and slaughtered by the Russians, this constipated lopsided pre-notion the west have that the Russians are losing this war is fairytale Santa Claus is not real.

[@ozymandiasultor9480]

@Ryan It will not be, in one way on another.

[@ozymandiasultor9480]

@Ryan Keep giving weapons to one side in a conflict where it is not exactly clear who to blame. That is like giving a full moral right to Russia to give some nasty weapons against those who help their enemy. I hope Russians will do that, and those who provide weapons to Ukraine will feel how that feels on their skin.

[@rexsceleratorum1632]

@@ozymandiasultor9480 You ask a good question. The Ukrainian government elected 3 years ago or the Russian dictator of 22 years who clings on to power by poisoning his opponents and even the opponents (Yushchenko) of his puppet in Ukraine. Hmm, no idea who could potentially have the moral high ground, because invading and annexing a neighbor can't possibly affect that either. Nor does choosing to commit terror bombing of the basic necessities of Ukrainian civilians of course.

[@elizabethfayehall8876]

The Prof is right in his analysis.

[@evelynfakira5612]

Totally agree

[@frogfoot1653]

Very wise and precise analysist

[@kamalolama4124]

I am sorry but I disagree !!! If Putin doesn't care about Finland joining NATO and reinforcing military, Poland becoming soon one of the strongest military countries, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia increasing dramatically military spending AND all those countries are MUCH CLOSER TO St Petersburg and Moscow than Ukraine, then he is insane.

[@lordfedjoe]

Ukraine is different because of the cultural ties. Ukraine is Rus

[@kamalolama4124]

@@lordfedjoe The gentleman was talking about existential threat, not cultural backgrounds

[@christianevanherck6023]

@@lordfedjoe Kyiv was already a city at the time when Moscow was just a small village. The traditionally recognized year of Kyiv's establishment is 482 CE, in 1982 the city celebrated its 1,500th anniversary. The first documented reference to Moscow is found in the early monastic chronicles under the year 1147.

[@nsevv]

@@lordfedjoe no.

[@marymarlow3646]

@@lordfedjoe Russians and Ukrainians could not be more different. As for the cultural ties, when Ukrainians phoned their relatives in Russia to report they were being bombed, the reply was either no you’re making that up or be patient we are coming to help you. Needless to say, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are now no longer in contact with their Russian relatives.

[@Stern5495]

When two elephants fight , it is grass that suffers. Indirectly it's war between Russia and America , using Ukrainian atmosphere.

[@lindaradicek7852]

Wake up Biden

[@aryank1769]

A great and accurate perspective to see this war!! Maybe Zelensky realise that as soon as possible.

[@Protolamna]

I guess you missed the plan where Russia plan to assassinate most of the political leadership of Ukraine if they were successful in March. Then they send a lot of the population to sorting camps were many more people are executed, imprisoned, tortured, and sent to the hinterlands of Russia.

[@yohanessugiarto8620]

If Ukraine war is Russia vs US, then why Russia is targeting and annex Ukraine's territories? Also, why US only send defensive weapon and asked Ukraine not to use it against target in Russian soil?

[@kleinenfuchse5365]

It gets worse and worse, is not normal. Even in your cleverest role, you act like the dumbest mop on the floor 🤣

[@tsegatekleyesus287]

Honest and professional assessment

[@olgabeaulac6087]

Good interview. Excellent analysis! Thank you very much.

[@joestrat2723]

"Existential threat." No, he's just another dictator suffering from a god complex. They all do eventually.

[@sigmasix3719]

😂😂😂😂😂😂so Russian nukes in Mexico would be fine by you ? Hypocrisy and delusional and gullible hmmmmm 😂😂😂

[@cartninja6479]

Hes saving the world

[@liongordel9088]

USA bot.

[@nsevv]

Yea this guy is just rubbish. russia has the most nukes in the world and is feeling existential threat. 🤣😂🤣😂. The reality is every country on earth is feeling existential threat from russia.

[@jxwlticrkld]

@@cartninja6479 He could save the world by taking the Curt Cobain exit route.

[@marymarlow3646]

Well the problem here is that Russia can’t accept that the soviet countries they invaded and occupied for decades have rejected Russia and turned towards the West for prosperity and a better life. Russians need to acknowledge the injustice of what they inflicted on these countries and recognise why they were all so keen to join NATO. None of these countries has a responsibility to put Russia’s mind at rest regarding its security. Russia’s best option is to be a good neighbour and form good relations with the West which has no desire whatever to attack Russia - they have nukes as they never stop reminding us.

[@robertdavidson9674]

YOu totally don't get it. Russia has been trying to be a good neighbor and have good relations with the West for 30 years, but the West has broken one promise and treaty after another. Since 2014 the U.S. Deep-state has been training and equipping Ukraine's neo-Nazi army to attack the civilians of Donbas and murdered 14,000 of them. Russia finally got fed up when they saw that army massing for an assault on Donbas in 2014. Listen to Marine Major Scott Ritter and Col Douglas Macgreger to get some historical context.

[@Nectpost]

Russia has no problem, that ex soviet are looking toward the west, but don't want nato on it border, like America did to Cuba, when the ussr wanted to arm Cuba

[@usergiodmsilva1983PT]

@@Nectpost nothing to do with NATO. It's about gas and land grab.

[@msimon6808]

@@Nectpost Brilliant move - attacking Ukraine to prevent the advancement of NATO. Sweden and Finland are in process. Ukraine is encouraged to join at the end of the war.

[@troytroy-rq7fd]

Tell me, who has been expanding since 1991, is NATO or Russia? Russia has allowed Poland, Germany & many others to join NATO. The Russia made it clear that Ukraine contemplating joining NATO is a red line and what did NATO do in 2008? . Do your research & not just listen to the news networks.

[@weiminglu5331]

JM is also a West Point graduate. Although we may not listen to his political assessment, we have to listen his military assessment on Russo-Ukrainian war.

[@martinepstein3332]

All we are saying is give peace a chance

[@Yosemite_Sam]

He predicts that either Ukraine will win or that Russia will win. He says no one can predict the winner. He says it depends on too many things. Wrecking Ukraine is the obvious objective.

[@Lee-pf6od]

He seems to straight up predict Russia will win (using nukes if it comes to that). Didn't hear him talking about the potential for a failed Russian state, only a Ukrainian one.

[@christianevanherck6023]

This war is costing Russia between $500 million and $900 million a day - which means $15 billion to $27 billion a month. How long will they be able to afford that?

[@sigmasix3719]

@@christianevanherck6023 Russia have millions of bombs and missiles from the 60s and 70s that need getting rid of. They are making billions from doing business with China,India,South America,the Middle East,Africa,Indonesia and Asia 😊😊😊😊😊you seem to think the west is the world 😂😂😂it isn't

[@okwrite7120]

@@christianevanherck6023 Who told you that and why do you believe it? What evidence have they provided that those figures are true? If Russia is spending that then so is Ukraine or rather the West. How long can the west afford that?

[@maxsportsman2416]

@@christianevanherck6023 Where are you getting your information? Have you seen the price of oil these days? Do you know that the Russian Rubble was the highest performing currency in the world? You need to do proper research before commenting so you don’t look like a fool. Cheers mate. And Merry Christmas 🎄

[@romeofabros6870]

Ukraine should realize that they cannot continue governing people that do not want them!

[@IslamicOrigins]

When did the US ever promise that Ukraine would become a member of Nato? I think Prof. John has got an imagined memory. Ukraine asked but Nato discouraged it for fear of provoking Russia.

[@endcapitalism5274]

Multiple times. The first was in 2008.

[@IslamicOrigins]

@@endcapitalism5274 An actual promise? It never happened. Considering happened, that's not thesame thing as a promise.

[@endcapitalism5274]

@@IslamicOrigins Newsflash. You can promise something to someone and not keep your promise.

[@IslamicOrigins]

@@endcapitalism5274 OK, give me one instance where the US government said that on such a date the Ukraine will be accepted in NATO. Take your time. Random US politicians saying it would be a good idea doesn't count, because you can always find someone to say anything you like. Give me one instance that a relevant person in charge said this was actually going to take place.

[@endcapitalism5274]

@@IslamicOrigins I posted it twice and you tube deleted it twice. Google is your friend, you have to do your own homework.

[@annwilson9712]

My only wish is peace

[@volkerr.]

A World without Russia would be at least 80% more peaceful. So let’s all together work on it 😊 And finish the evil once and forever.

[@Kellyh7777]

Peace without justice is no peace

[@mikedon5205]

@@feralmode except one side is an aggressive invader

[@jaykolinsky7103]

Everyone wants peace. But sometimes, because of the adversary we face, the only way to it is by picking up a gun.

[@clemfarley7257]

Send over your kid

[@thomasrogers9146]

THE USA SPENT 20 YEARS IN IRAQ AND AFGANINSTAN AND WE LOST BOTH WARS AND TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS. WHO ARE WE TO JUDGE RUSSIA'S PERFORMANCE.?

[@ubroc]

This is also another colonial war. It will end the same way.

[@niji0199]

What Russia have achieved in Ukraine, yhe whole NATO could not achieve it in 20 years war in Afghanistan. The Brics must defeat NATO in Ukraine because of the Multipolar world order. It is a must.

[@level7041]

@@niji0199 The only thing Russia has achieved is killing off a record number of their soldiers in such a short time.

[@jonathonletts8972]

Awesome stuff John.. you just forgot the part where mic are involved to make money.

[@kukukaka968]

this war began in 2014

[@rexplorer.official]

This war is a stalemate at the moment. Agreed with that.

[@Vadderax]

One thing that could come into question, is the aid given to Ukraine at what rate from USA? Because there is a difference between depleting aid from the US storage arsenal being send to Ukraine. And the rate the factories can produce and replace the US arsenal armaments.

[@TheSpiritombsableye]

The idea that the public and thus Russia doesn't know is likely paramount.

[@msimon6808]

The supplies were meant to target Russia. More are in the works.

[@pogo1140]

We are spending a fraction of what we spent to fight a war, so it's cost effective.

[@rubynamayespiritu2755]

Russia are one of the arch enemy of U.S which includes china. Defeating Russia in a war without putting a man in the field is a worth it scenario for U.S. and about supplies they can increase their supply anytime they want. There is a saying. "If there's a will there's a way"

[@dananorth895]

For specific items perhaps but our arsenal is diverse and massive. If we run out of a few items take your pick of multiple alternative technologies.

[@KINGGEORGE-nl5ye]

Isnt Us in its intervenention outside its jurisdictional responsibility?

[@murimurimrui]

The US is famous for intervening. By hook or by crook.

[@phileddison4786]

America and Europe needs the face saving off ramp

[@petermannix1772]

He was right so far.

[@raphael3620]

This is the only truth coming out of crux

[@drfill9210]

Withdrawing from territory a master stroke? Prepare for many more master strokes 😎

[@sirfrancis9619]

This bloke is a joke

[@peterbennet7145]

Quite. Mearsheimer's a delusional fool. Oh yes, Russia have a "better general" in charge now and the "Ukrainians are scared". So why didn't they do that 10 months ago if it was that easy ? The guy's basically batting for Putin here and not objective at all as he claims to be. No credibility.

[@JC-hu1wd]

Dunkirk?

[@drfill9210]

@@JC-hu1wd that was a pr victory, yes but no sane general would willingly allow their troops to be pushed back and evacuated, leaving all their equipment. When that happens, it takes the skill of an amazing orator and leader to turn things around. Putin ain't that. He's a bully with small manhood, totally isolated lest he get hurt. When are we going to see him in bakhemot? That's the point. Bravado only works when it's backed by cast iron balls. Ukrain got it. Russia don't.

[@peterbennet7145]

@@JC-hu1wd Dunkirk wasn't a "masterstroke" either (or planned). We (Britain) also lost all our equipment. False analogy.

[@__Andrew_]

Tech note to many concerned… Please give us solutions that prioritise audio quality over video. Low quality audio gets very fatiguing to listen to. A few seconds of the video as a scene set, to better understand the participants is valuable, but after that I would argue that most people can do without the video completely and just listen to what's being said. Thanks for reading this far, what are your thoughts???

[@vsohmen]

Putin is extremely envious of Ukraine's prosperity, leaning towards Europe, and its rich natural resources (proportionate to those of Russia), technology, culture, and access to the Black Sea & Sea of Azov.

[@monikadale8961]

😅😅😅

[@gigi-iv4gj]

Great interview. They give the deserved respect to the professor who is highly qualified to talk about this important topic. Professor John Mearsheimer is renown for being a specialist in geopolitics.

[@alphacenturi8038]

Question: what do people get from a war ? As far as I know a war, whatever reason for it, does not benefit those who will die fighting in it.

[@Marvin-dg8vj]

You could ask Putin why he invaded then because Ukraine certainly wasn't doing much at the time.

[@alphacenturi8038]

@@Marvin-dg8vj You must be feeding on too much western propaganda.

[@nusaibahibraheem8183]

@@Marvin-dg8vj You clearly don't know much about both countries before the war.

[@Marvin-dg8vj]

@@nusaibahibraheem8183 more than you do though that wouldn't be difficult

[@user-rd8rv6nb7f]

You have to read the collective unconscious theory of Carl Jung . The leader of a nation/Group are the manifestation of a country's/Peoples collective unconscious and the soldiers that dye fighting in the war are also manifestation of a country's collective unconscious

[@earthtwits]

Very educated and wise responses

[@mohamedfawas9452]

Well explanation

[@normanbaldwinjr7681]

Prof. Mearsheimer, seems inclined to favor the Putin. Russia 🇷🇺 outcome. But he belatedly, made the point that America and NATO/EU are too invested to back away and the threat Russia would poise to the West.

[@Vatnik_tschistilka]

He also spreads quiet a few weird narratives. Early on he established that Ukraine pushing Russia out means nuclear strikes, while Russia winning means settlement. Neither of those statements is correct. At 9 minutes he goes on spreading Russia's "regrouping" tales, when in reality they just ran cause the front collapsed.

[@Brian-qj4kk]

well he knew russia will win

[@Rocket_scientist_88]

@@Brian-qj4kkNot going to happen, my bud.

[@christianevanherck6023]

@@Brian-qj4kk There are lots of reasons Russia is losing this war, and among them, the unimaginably cruel prioritization of civilian targets over military ones.

[@panoramicview698]

"Seems inclined" is vague. Substantiate your claim.

[@frankdegroot3732]

There are two ends The most dynamic side will win Slow to take decisive action will define the loser

[@missesCarmenB]

@@MRM00M0066 God doesn't Bless Natsies! #FUkraine LOL

[@justice2375]

The media doesn't know about it yet! China and Russia have signed a secret memorandum...In the event of a military clash between China and the United States, the Russians will help China. Taiwan's accession is scheduled for October 2023

[@tomijmcd]

@Russians are murderers There is video evidence of Ukrainian soldiers torturing and murdering Russian POWs.

[@davidbrunsdon3245]

Putin's masterstroke would be to get his ass out of Ukraine, before it's kicked out.

[@georgeh8937]

can anyone confirm that some people like Mearsheimer for being anti-american and some dislike him for making excuses for other countries doing similar things?

[@Scrotalyser]

The ground is hardening. Then he will ROLL.

[@modemmann303]

For the first time, the Russians face an enemy in the West who is actually quite familiar with their tactics?

[@RoninTF2011]

Yeah, no better way to achieve a "neutral Ukraine", by making the Ukrainans hate you to the bone...totally genious

[@koenraad4618]

They surely hate the USA for the 2014 regime change.

[@RoninTF2011]

@@koenraad4618 Thats only the russians...they ar sour becasue their puppet in Kiev, was swept away by a popular uprising of the ukrainian people...

[@stateservant]

Putin doesn't need a neutral Ukraine if there is only western Russia. Morals and sentiments aside, it's good logic, could work just fine.

[@lanceroparaca1413]

It can happen, if they get tired enough of the war, regain their territories.

[@rayquaza1245]

@@stateservant Not when you consider the fact that attempting that angers and alienates the Ukrainian people to the point they'd never accept being part of Russia now.