Why have Saudi Arabia and Russia Suddenly Become Best Mates?

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Putin's surprise visit to Saudi Arabia, marked by warm interactions with Prince MBS, sparks questions about the unexpected improvement in Russian-Saudi relations and its geopolitical sustainability.
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[@hakunamatata1880]

It’s also worth mentioning that Angola left OPEC yesterday. There seems to be tensions inside OPEC, as many countries don’t want to cut oil production. Nigeria for example. This might lead to OPEC not being able to influence oil prices as much.

[@sosukeaizen2116]

It won’t, Angola and Nigeria are not major oil producers compared to these two giants.

[@Percival5]

Angola and Nigeria are nothing compared to these 3 giant UAE, Saudi Arabia and Russia

[@mcr2356]

​@user-wy4rl9db5x No, but if those countries alongside others leave it would have a major impact.

[@duran9664]

🔥 The West r so jealous of Russia as for they used to be the only white bitches for the saudi royal mafia 🤏

[@mrandersson2009]

If they can produce enough to supply half of the demands from a few industrial powers it will influence greatly. Also I suspect Venezuela would like to sell more

[@Haidar_fadel]

I like this guy his voice has a calming affect

[@RafaelW8]

Right? I watch him as ASMR

[@balern4]

​@@RafaelW8bruh 💀💀💀

[@Lepua2009]

​@@RafaelW8wow

[@dlln.1353]

He's a bit sleepy for me, not that calming is a bad thing. But, I like to watch this show when I wake up, and the other hosts higher energy wakes me up better haha

[@matulog]

Comments were complaining he was talking way too fast not too long ago lmao

[@xxxsaadxxxrok8120]

Because they respect each others

[@antyspi4466]

Saudi Arabia joining BRICS? The recent reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia? Why are these major factors not mentioned at all?

[@FarisAl-Said]

Also if Saudi does not normalize with Israel, why would Iranian intervention in the Palestine strain saudi-irani relations?

[@smilingpolitely12345]

BRICKS ... that name came from their mental state ? 🤣🤣🤣

[@debater452]

BRICS is a joke

[@emptyhad2571]

⁠@@FarisAl-Said if they want to normalize relations Israel better make a ceasefire now otherwise it’s done for

[@FarisAl-Said]

@@emptyhad2571 Saudi Arabia does want to normalize with Israel, however not at the cost of a Palestinian state

[@Kwippy]

They have these in common: their best known exports are oil, and death squads.

[@duran9664]

🔥 The West r so jealous of Russia as for they used to be the only white bitches for the saudi royal mafia 🤏

[@EbonySaints]

Don't forget mysterious suicides and disappearances from clumsy dissidents.

[@ayushkumar-bg1xf]

like for west major export is coloniser

[@thematthew761]

@@ayushkumar-bg1xf You realize the West props up SA

[@Psitau]

​@@ayushkumar-bg1xf"(insert global power that's not russia or China) does/did bad stuff, so Russia can too! "

[@CSS_Mustafeez]

Good job new guy!

[@trolltothebank]

Great presenter, clear and Informative - big thumbs up!

[@adriancanham3101]

Great video! However, maybe have the advertisement done by the same reporter to make it more cohesive and less startling when there is a change in energy and voice

[@Flame.1]

Nice

[@therambler3713]

Its so Hilarious watching the west trying to cope with this. When Biden fist bumps MBS, it's totally cool. When Putin does it, the west has a meltdown and rages. 😂

[@VanIife]

Heyyyy you gave him a better mic! You're welcome

[@irinazakirova5763]

True, they have some kind of chemistry ❤️

[@jjmmat133]

If Guyana manage to secure their oil reserve, USA might not need Saudi anymore BUT losing Saudi is still huge

[@kth6736]

No matter how much oil usa has, it needs Saudi for propping up Petrodollar. If Saudi stops taking dollars fhe usa empire crumbles in a few years.

[@jjmmat133]

@@kth6736 I think they made a deal with China without using Dollars as payment, If I remember correctly

[@BrandonBDN]

@@kth6736LMAO

[@davisdelp8131]

@@kth6736sure 😂

[@smithb0134]

It's a catch-22 for the Saudis. When oil prices are high, it becomes profitable for the Americans to produce via fracking and oil shale/sands production. So they flood the market in order to drive the Americans out of business. But low oil prices means that 2030 project is looking more like a 2060 or 2070 project and by then most people will be driving something other than a combustible gas car.

[@darius8214]

They don't care camels and tents are sufficient for the individual in their eyes.

[@paul1979uk2000]

Not only that, but renewable energy is getting so competitive now that pushing the price up of oil or gas will lead to more renewable energy adoption. This isn't like the past where Opec could control the price and there was nothing we could do about it, since the war in Ukraine, there's been a massive drive to renewable energy to create independence when it comes to energy generating, the higher the price is of fossil fuels, the better it is for the renewable industry and the quicker that takes over, being that cars and heating is going electrics, it's becoming high risk for the fossil industry to bump up the price, and even if they do, they likely can't do it long term because renewables is getting cheaper and better. Also as you point out, those countries are divided, if one country tries to bump the price up, another might take that opening to sell more oil or gas, after all, the value of oil and gas is likely going to be much lower than it is now, so better to sell now, even on the cheap, then not be able to sell at all in the future. Either way, let them play their games, they'll end up killing those industries much sooner than it would be and in the case of Russia and Saudi Arabia, considering how dependant they are on oil and gas revenues, it won't do those countries any favours, and naturally, they'll blame the west for not buying their resources, even thought they created this situation by being political and playing with the price of that resource, basically, the situation they are creating for themselves, they've only got themselves to blame, especially Russia, which are being screwed over by the west and by China, I wonder if Putin even realises that yet.

[@smithb0134]

@@darius8214 But they do care about the Iranians because the Saudis won't fight outside of an air conditioned building. Without the US, the Saudis have no security guarantees against the Islamo-fascist regime in Teran. Are the Russians supposed to fill that void? Fat chance, especially since the Russians are now buddy buddy with the Iranians. The Prince will have to make some sacrifices and walk a fine line here.

[@user-py6hf7sp6b]

Thanks for slowing down a bit your a good narrator 😅

[@remyphilly5168]

Listen faster bro

[@user-py6hf7sp6b]

@@remyphilly5168 sorry bro English is not My first language 🙏 but I will try to catch up

[@remyphilly5168]

@@user-py6hf7sp6b lmao I'm just teasing your english is better than any other language i know. I'm not multi lingual lol

[@knightwizarder]

English is not my first language and I can comfortably watch the video at 1.75 x speed@@remyphilly5168

[@Samdistrict3265]

*You are

[@jvbiians2358]

I mean it's their oil they can do with it what ever they please

[@Freeplanestine]

Respect

[@blazer9547]

Basically oil buddies need to stick together 😂

[@rbasnet3832]

Where is our old guy at ?

[@ruZsiaNa-C]

At the same time, Angola said GOODBYE to OPEC 😂😂😂

[@duran9664]

🔥 The West r so jealous of Russia as for they used to be the only white bitches for the saudi royal mafia 🤏

[@houzoud2416]

Who care about Angola

[@ruZsiaNa-C]

@@houzoud2416 🤣🤣🤣 you know nothing about how opec/ economic works huh??

[@asha8443]

So what?? Brazil has decided to join instead. Dude, your comment is irrelevant.

[@RafaelW8]

@@ruZsiaNa-C Angola is irrelevant in the grant scheme of things

[@hichic4390]

The oil belongs to them and they sell it as they wish. So get used to it.

[@kenthehobo]

Why wouldn't they be?

[@cageybee7221]

i hope your arm is ok

[@giantWario]

They're not ''suddenly'' best mates, they just still mates. Just like China, India, Kazakstan, most of Africa, most of South America and most of South-East Asia are still mates with Russia. I mean you guys do realize that the reason why every sanction votes against Russia passed in the U.N. is because the 93 small island nations who all mostly rely on the US for everything almost all voted in favor of them right? As far as world population goes, two-thirds of the world live in a country that either abstained from those votes or voted in Russia's favor. I don't know why it's taking some people this long to realize that Russia is nowhere near as isolated as the US and EU say they are.

[@mtaufiqn5040]

And the west is still trying to put their thumbs on third world countries while wondering why they switch their allegiance

[@Muzakman37]

*Yawwwwwwnnn*

[@giantWario]

@@Muzakman37 What an amazing counter-argument. You sure showed me.

[@ApproachingPerfection]

as an American whose taken the time to learn about whats really going on its apalling how hypocritical and oblivious the US government is, complicit in the death of thousands of innocent Palestenians while shaming Russia about civilian collateral damage. Ive learned that the US government is the true bad actor who puts on a act of sincerity and moral righteousness while committing and supporting other atrocities of the same magnitude. Cannot wait for the govt of this country to fall

[@letsgoloulou]

Some are delulus. They really think that USA = Angel and the reste of the World is evil 👹

[@hjalmarfreidenvall1655]

Neat

[@AlexAlex-lw6gw]

2 crazy dictators - murderers. Why are they friends?

[@KingofCabal]

Authoritarian despots have always had a tendency to stick together.

[@wamingo]

Never mind all that.. What happened to your arm?

[@James-9999]

He there to beg Saudi not to flood the oil markets

[@sandrahaywood3367]

BIRDS OF A FEATHER STICK TOGETHER****

[@concernedcitizens4110]

Putin has explicitly said time and time again that Russia is an Afro Eurasian power meaning he wanted the Soviet Empire resurrected and expanded. Also he wanted Russia to be closer to the Muslim World, the Global South and other non Western regimes. So him trying to cozy up to the Saudis come of to me as a no surprise there. However it’s interesting to see how long this partnership will last because we all know dictatorships always get along till the end right 😉😉

[@ver93]

video is too short

[@user-hi9cl6vt4c]

Third of the vid is ads cmon bro

[@ufemufem7198]

Geoploitical and financial gains no friends in that business

[@Silver_Prussian]

,,Relatively rocky" why is every little disagreement between non western states regarded as a big strife while major scandals between western ,,allies" are overlooked and brushed off ?

[@mrsylvester5874]

Got the paper 🗞️!!

[@theancientsancients1769]

This is Not about Russia or Saudi its the global majority aligning against the west! It is a trend 📈 happening across the world specially after Ukraine and Gaza

[@anonymousanonymous31]

The only video on your channel is "Ukraine will fall in 24 hours" uploaded on 24 Feb 2022.

[@waindayoungthain2147]

6:51 it’s good for the OPEC and the OPEC+ countries especially with the Brics that support the local currency for oil exports, it’s safe for the Nation Income. 6:51

[@Mi_Pi]

Because they have common interests: murder.

[@jeremywilson2875]

Wait, I thought Russia was selling cheap oil to India and China in order to avoid sanctions. Is there no longer a price cap on Russia oil exports?

[@gugulethuzangwa8358]

There was never a cap bcoz russia didn't sell to western country

[@kawaiikoto8800]

Price cap only applies to western countries. Russia simply sells it to their buddy china or neutral countries like India and Inddonesia.

[@kth6736]

China and India rejected the Idea of a price cap. The Russian crude now ships on Russian tankers instead of EU tankers and insured in Singapore instead of London.

[@aymanjc4146]

Label OPEC as cartel rather than alliance .

[@fnbstn32]

Because oil prices... They want to keep oil prices at a level that is profitable for oil producers

[@shafsteryellow]

😂 If something is not profitable it stops being sold. Opec stabilises market fluctuations by uniform production targets. It's necessary otherwise wall St traders would have crashed oil every few years like they do currencies, housing and markets

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Just autocratic things.

[@hughjass1044]

In the game of geo-politics; at least the "Big Boys" version, you find your allies and your enemies alike wherever you find them and an ally of convenience is still an ally nonetheless. As Lord Palmerston so eloquently put it in an earlier time - "We have no permanent allies and no permanent enemies. We have permanent interests." MBS no doubt has his own reasons for chumming up with the like of China and now Russia but uppermost amongst them is likely that he is increasingly seeing the traditional centers of power in the west; namely the US and Europe, the way a great many others are seeing them.... feckless, weak, unreliable, hopelessly divided and obsessed with trivial nonsense. In those circumstances, who wouldn't go looking for new friends?

[@RuffinItAB]

The U.S is the only great power who can actually defend Saudi interests both regionally and globally. Neither China nor Russia can secure maritime trade routes for them, and neither can effectively defend them on the ground if relations with Iran collapse and war breaks out between the two historic enemies. MBS has consistently irritated the west with oil price wars and exporting Islamic extremism. Saudi Arabian has been a lynchpin to U.S Middle East relations and strategic goals but now with Israel losing international support and Saudi moving towards eastern powers the U.S is simply losing interest in the middle east in general which spells disaster for the Arabian kingdoms if Iran is left unchecked in the region.

[@jaffri8220]

​@@RuffinItAB Sorry to tell you but US is by no means leaving the middle east. If anything even if it does, the only one effected by it would be the US. The gulf countries have already been signing plenty of contracts with European and East asian nations. Who also happen to be there biggest market. So yea American intervention won't really affect the Gulfs like it has in the past.

[@catdogmousecheese]

Make your friends rich and your enemies rich and then sort out which one is which.

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

Both MBS and Putin like to kill people who disagree with them. Of course they are friendly with each other.

[@ayushkumar-bg1xf]

in ideal world west is nothing in comparision to east , we are currently seeing downfall of west after illegal rise during colonialism

[@theconqueringram5295]

Not good here.

[@notusneo]

Cartel recognized another one

[@sladewinberry8283]

We need to ditch them, pronto.

[@johnleake5657]

Why are Saudi Arabia investing in its relationship with Russia in a time when US politicians seem to want to treat Saudi Arabia as an enemy state (Gaza doesn't help, but this has been a tendency from the US side since 9/11), and at a time when these two petro-states are facing a generation-long transition away from oil? Why would that be?

[@mandarinandthetenrings2201]

Saudi Arab is just playing nice. Look, as more and more attack by Houthi are going after shipping in the Red Sea this will force the Saudi which comes from land with "no trees" into the America side. Saudi don't have a Naval tradition and need support from America forces. Saudi oil tankers are slow moving and must travel through danger waters especially in east and west Africa.

[@richbob9155]

Saudi Arabia and the USA are very close allies and the USA is by FAR the closest ally Saudi Arabia has. They have standing agreements on everything and the USA has more airbases in Saudi than any other state in the middle east including Israel. The idea of Saudi being friends with Iran (their historical number one enemy) is laughable. You may as well say Hamas are allying with the USA. Both are just as ridiculous as the other. The Saudi government has never once helped Palestine in anything and has helped the USA many times. They care about money far more than anything else.

[@hannibalbarca8411]

No ,saudi is under heavy pressure, they can't play a role in fighting the huthi resistance​@@mandarinandthetenrings2201

[@tom_demarco]

Saudi Arabia did 9/11

[@muhammadhassankiyani8953]

​@@mandarinandthetenrings2201Nahh, we'd prefer to ally ourselves with the Persians.

[@user-tt6il2up4o]

This is now a propaganda channel that is a million miles of reality.

[@isbestlizard]

Just don't drink each others tea or visit each others embassies and they'll be fine

[@fidaananver]

What happened to ur arm?

[@VHStape_arts]

Bromance 💀💀💀

[@user-hv7kt9zc3m]

And god is punishing them how is the weather in Mecca lmfao 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dustup8873]

Pretty good tbh ... What you on about ?!😂😂

[@nurulhudavijapurwala4936]

Cry more 😂😂

[@dustup8873]

@@nurulhudavijapurwala4936 about what?

[@sheldonrowe4925]

Both av same interest and same enemies.

[@69elchupacabra69]

God just when you thought you're safe from poindexter's voice he immediately shouts at you to peddle his wares at the end of the video.

[@user-gl9go9dl5l]

How about the islands dispute BTW Iran n Saudi n the role Russia plays?

[@kevink1431]

So now that you've been able to add the podcast to any channel. Can we get some kind of labeling of the podcast episodes? So we can know the ones to avoid.

[@bettyswallocks6411]

MBS aka Mr Bone Saw.

[@getnohappy]

Why would two tyrannical oil producers who are well aware they have no other industry or appeal beyond oil work together? 🤔

[@duran9664]

🔥 The West r so jealous of Russia as for they used to be the only white bitches for the saudi royal mafia 🤏

[@Timur_Jalilov]

Tyrannical 😂 might wanna include the US into that list.

[@ApproachingPerfection]

they are only tyrannical in the eyes of the conceited and hypocritical american govt. I say this as an american whose very knowledgeable about whats going on.

[@Silver_Prussian]

,,No other industry" bro the revenue of oil and gas made like only 28% of the russian budget this year😂😂. Da fuq yu talkin abaut

[@2639theboss]

​@@Silver_Prussian Thats.....the point? Normal economies arent dependent on a single resource for a quarter of their economy?

[@Jagzeplin]

TIL that the US has become the biggest oil producer

[@momo82041]

This is he highest level of under reporting I’ve seen in this channel. You left out two massive points. 1. Starting next year Saudi will be in BRICS with Russia I’m not even going to explain why that relevant. 2. Their relationship with Iran has started to normalize and is now better than their relationship with Israel.

[@ORO323]

Authoritarian leaders… getting along with one another?! Who would’ve thought!

[@duran9664]

🔥 The West r so jealous of Russia as for they used to be the only white bitches for the saudi royal mafia 🤏

[@nikolavideomaker]

Omg, people like you are so annoying... When USA and Saudi Arabia cooperate, you don't care that it's a mediaval state that is waging war on its neighbour. But, when SA and Russia work together, it's as expected

[@Silver_Prussian]

Authority likes authority

[@Lepua2009]

I wander why ellenisky left the chat

[@baiwuli6781]

I didnt. Both Saudi Arabia and Iraq have Authoritarian leaders and they still dont get along with eachother. However, US and Saudi Arabia have good relationship despite the fact the US is a democracy

[@williamerazo3921]

MBS do t give a crap about GAZA

[@eymeeraosaka2954]

Saudis relationship with the US will never be the same again. Otherwise why is it joining BRICS and slowly but surely moving out of the petrol-dollar? The reasons are more systematic than just personal or geo-political relationships between countries? For a start the West aggressive push towards green energy is an existential threat not only to OPEC but all oil producing countries future? The Saudis are therefore forced to diversify their economy and its over-dependence on oil revenues. It sees Russia and China as the best candidates that will help it achieve its goals. Furthermore, the US is no longer buying oil from the Saudis but China is now its biggest customers...So naturally it has closer relationships with China than the US? Russia and China can also provide security to the Saudis which has traditionally been the US forte? Last but not least, US abuse of unilateral sanctions against Russia and countries it deem unfriendly and unwilling to toe the line is the straw that broke the camel's back. Countries of the world has lost confidence in US leadership and the thing that is always in their minds is, if it can happen to them, it can also happen to us? Don't forget Biden call Saudi Arabia a pariah state...and this kind of comments from the leader of the world most powerful country don't resonate well with the rest of the world.

[@alexanderclaylavin]

The new dark ages club

[@roubika1922]

Saudi Arabia has always acted against Russian interests . It is about time they cooperate with Russia. They will both benefit from their cooperation

[@robertsanders7060]

Satan and the Devil

[@joem0088]

Suddenly ? They've best mates for a loooong time.

[@Gerrard_Pike2008]

No they weren't . It's only like in 2019 that they started having good relationship

[@benjaminchooby6760]

Illegal invasion … bro

[@simonedelgrosso4519]

there are no friend or mate

[@mrinevitable2003]

man this guy needs to slow down when he talks he speeds up mid sentence which makes it hard to understand what he is saying

[@joemoa]

Trump can fix this problem to just like everything else.

[@Gamer-zq5eb]

You should also do a video on the recent tensions between Putin and Netanyahu

[@Silver_Prussian]

Putin has pushed for a two state solution recently and people within russia and outside russia who support the administration are pro-palestine. Russian telegram channels are booming with content and lots of graphic imagery, currently they are the best source for supporting the palestinian cause.

[@Maur.i]

It’s hard to understand what he says sometimes. I wish he would enunciate better

[@jeromefitzroy]

Birds of the feather

[@matkeyboard8054]

Wondering why does arab with so much money not RND themselves all the military equipment, and not hoping for American

[@posdos6677]

we both want to protect our families from the Rainbow this is not a joke we are in world war so far its cold 🥶 and Yes i am Saudi

[@jtgd]

Bonesaw and Mr. Radioactive neurotoxin would reasonably be friends

[@Silver_Prussian]

Dont be a lying douche who pretend to know everything and you wont get the special tea.

[@user-pi2uu2sp1c]

Mr sleepy is jealous of the friendship

[@cl8804]

mo bin salami

[@Feras_Plays]

Yeah well also one thing that I don't think hasn't been mentioned is that mbs wants long term stability in the middle east Which is why he is less enthusiastic about USA who wants instability in the region

[@oldowleye3161]

Sure bot … allways the russian psichpats approach … how about going to a psichiatric hospital ?… the US cores zero about what goes on in the midlle east for more than a decade now !… Mbs and putin have tried several times to manipulate the prices of oil - gladly with no results - just 2 terrorists

[@interrupted_reverie]

I like this reporter, very calm , I wish the others get to learn from him. Fake enthusiasm in reporting is so annoying .

[@robbycook4298]

MBS is acting as a middle man for the US. Saudi completely depends on the US for air defense, logistics protection, and national defense. Saudi Soldiers are not trained on the tech provided by the US. Either US DoD contractors or US Military run all major systems. They are completely dependent on the US. This man doesn’t know or understand that. That is all this was, and will ever be.

[@williamerazo3921]

Defense of Red Sea and oil tankers and attacks from Iran . Honestly US don’t need Saudi

[@leagueofbachis3642]

I really dislike this guy presenting the news, he’s so monotone and boring, excited for anew tldr video and then hearing his voice, puts me off 😂

[@mauritsbol4806]

3 letters

[@sharrk_34]

God, that second guy's voice is annoying.

[@Hadrian363]

Seems the Saudis foget about all the western help they have received over the years

[@mohammed44_]

It wasn't for free afterall. Also there is a bald eagle said that if iran and saudi arabia were to unite, no one will sell their weapons. Therefore the bald eagle want the middle east to stay in chaos, dirty tactic to gain money and beg for human rights.

[@sammya1970]

Seems like the Americans are putting their noses where it doesn’t belong again.

[@napolien1310]

It is actually funny when Americans start saying "after all what we did to Saudi Arabia they do this to us" Did you guys ever think about the things you did that hurt Saudi Arabia!!? The relation between the US and Saudi Arabia isn't an alliance, but mutual benefits, you give me something i give you something, look at what you did that doesn't agree and harmed Saudi Arabia. Here are some examples the unnecessary Iraqi war in 2003 and give Iraq to Iran on golden plate, the Arab's spring, Iran's nuclear program and allowing them to expand under Obama...etc

[@thetaomega7816]

Iraq was invaded because the Saudis didnt like Sadams ambitions. They already saw how he invaded Kuwait and Iran

[@zaynosman5162]

Biden promised to make Saudi Arabia a pariah , I guess that rattled MBS so he had to make plans for when US no longer feels it needs to be buddies with KSA

[@napolien1310]

@@thetaomega7816 that's a lie, Saudi Arabia opposed the US's invasion and didn't allow them to use their air space because we knew the moment Saddam get down Iraq will blow up into a semi civil war, which what happened, and the religious war blow up too as the US gave more power to the Shia. We Saudis predicted this, and Bush and his government didn't care as they wanted someone to take the blame.

[@TheSkcube]

@@thetaomega7816 Nah, Iraq was invaded because one Iraqi guy convinced the US that Sadam had weapons of mass destruction and fake links were created to between Sadaam and Al Qaeda. You can't blame this one on the Saudis.

[@Gerrard_Pike2008]

@@TheSkcubeno the US invaded Iraq because of Israel because Israel saw Iraq as a big threat

[@FrostBurn69Thingy]

you guys are traumatized by these small movements that your enemies are doing and feel threatened which shows your weaknesses 😂😂😂😂

[@herbertsteffen5815]

I think almost all your points are wrong. So Russia's oil revenue is roughly about 10 to 15% of their overall GDP. Growth in Russia is expected to be 3.5%. Does that look desperate. Even it is true, that Russia floated the market for a short time due to cash issues, there was never an issue of Saudi/Russian relations. They were always close. And the Saudi's did not distance themselves from the US cause of human rights issues but the hegemon behavior of the US

[@protoretro1290]

I see the fact that the Ukraine war has become a long war as a failure of the west. Acting too slow and getting worried about hurting Putin's feelings. It's pathetic. The support for Ukraine needs to be stepped up massively.

[@god6384]

the problem is that conservative politicians and liberal voters keep shouting "ceasefire" cause they want to be controlled by despotic muslims

[@god6384]

the west is feeding into Putin's nuclear bluff it is pathetic

[@segiraldovi]

What could the West do that hasn't been done?

[@SirNyanPanda]

I see that as just the reality of this war, expecting Ukraine to just blitzkrieg throught defended Russian lines while Russia is mobilized and has deep Soviet stocks is unrealistic. You are expecting Ukraine to do something that USA would likely struggle with.

[@anontheshade]

Why? Europeans sneer at us while their hand is open. What do we get out of it? Sticking it to putin? Who cares. Mainland Europeans are bad friends, worse allies, and terrible trading partners.

[@PoiPoi5189]

This video is so incorrect on so many levels

[@milesjolly6173]

Any examples?

[@user-tt6il2up4o]

@@milesjolly6173yes an easy one really. Saudi. Increased oil production a while ago to bankrupt shale oil producers in the USA, not to do anything to Russia. The USA Needs high oil prices due to the very high cost of shale oil. Whilst Russia has low oil production costs. So just on this point they are miles off.

[@mtaufiqn5040]

Care to explain why?

[@markstocker5121]

Mohamed Bone Saw

[@ps3301]

The axis of evil is getting stronger.

[@sakitperut123]

U mean US Israel right

[@redacted7060]

He isnt talking about NATO

[@squirrel9999]

I guess you are referring to the countries backing Israel mercilessly bombing and "accidently" killing children in Gaza....

[@categories5066]

Axis in 2023 is NATO

[@user-tt6il2up4o]

He is talking about NATO and the west you know the people who destroyed 4 countires and killing over a million civillians

[@FRATELLI_DI_GENOCIDEJOE]

TLDR ,you're simply echoing the mainstream media, and your analysis is wide of the mark! LOL!!!

[@JoeeyTheeKangaroo]

You do a video then

[@wearebecomedeathstar2658]

I find the idea that TLDR thinks Trump isn't also friends with Putin and that he would continue supporting Ukraine if elected amusingly optimistic.

[@___alessandro.007]

#DonaldTrump2024

[@KillerCombow]

While Trumps rhetoric on Russia was chummy his actual policy aims were far more hawkish than Obama. He greenlit military exercises in the Black Sea, among other things. Also he has said he wants to provide Ukraine with more military support if Putin doesn't accept a deal, whether or not that actually happens remains to be seen

[@orcho141]

Says a lot about Saudi Arabia, after everything the US etc has done for it

[@mam0lechinookclan607]

Its weird how we supported the more extrem one in this cold war. Iran isnt any worse than our ally.

[@paralaval225]

you didnt do anything for free :) and you insulted us and stabbed us in the back everytime you did something good for us (for money too not from the good of your heart)

[@napolien1310]

What about the things the US did that Saudi Arabia didn't like? Did you think about that? You do realise the relation is mutual you give me something I give you something

[@houseplant1016]

Lol, didn't the USA also backstab the Kurds just recently? This is geopolitics, Saudi Arabia supplied it with oil for decades. There are no friends, only mutual interests.

[@beepboopbeepp]

They are good at playing both sides, and influential enough in the region that both the US and Russia would want to bargain with them. If anything they are doing what any smart country in their position would do. The US would just as easily throw them away if not for the benefits they provide them. There isn’t a good vs evil debate it’s a preserve your country debate

[@AlexanBudni]

Khan's Democrats

[@damiengitt]

I love the report but please work on your PRONUNCIATION and pace too fast …😢 sorry think of your none English native non UK speaker !!!

[@abduco1847]

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[@CautionCU]

Mbs is all about the money and not going to forget the agreements Russia broke with him. He is just doing smart business.