Why Russia Is Beating Ukraine

For nearly two years Russia and Ukraine have been locked in a state of intense war, and while many of us in the United States have been led to believe that Ukraine is performing well, and that Ukrainian victory is inevitable, an honest review of the Russo-Ukrainian War shows us that Russia is beating Ukraine. The continued endurance of Ukraine in the war with Russia is now almost entirely in the hands of the Western Powers via their support and funding. Efforts in the West aimed toward weakening Putin and Russia have failed to deliver on tangible results, and Russia's economy, in spite of sanctions and war, is restabilizing. So who is winning the war between Russia and Ukraine? Can Ukraine beat Russia? Will Russia beat Ukraine? And will American go to war with Russia?
#russia #ukraine #ukrainewar

[@MonsieurDean]

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[@fyurs-gi1ly]

WEAPONS OF MASS DISTRACTION lies about using nuclear bombs if Ukraine strikes inside Russia

[@user-jv3mm6vt6e]

may lord jesus christ bless you all. join the orthdox church asap. the lord loves you all.

[@hybridarmyoffreeworld]

you suck at geopolitics , you promote here RT myths . one thing , if you believe in Donbas rebellion, you ´d make many more if - history videos instead

[@Wendeta-hq2cp]

@@user-jv3mm6vt6e Already part of you. It's also the real Christianity because it started in the Real Rome!

[@hybridarmyofthegdl2193]

you are SO wrong, MAKE Make what if The Third German Reich was made of Chocolate INSTEAD, Moscow horde´s war record :- 1856 defeated by Britain and France 1905 defeated by Japan 1917 defeated by Germany 1920 defeated by Poland, Finland, Estonia and all Baltic states 1939 defeated by Finland 1969 defeated by China 1989 defeated by Afghanistan 1989 defeated in the Cold War. 1996 defeated by Chechnya 2022 defeated by Ukraine WW2 won USA/Britain , meanwhile Stalin's officers were shot or sent to the Gulags. Millions went to the Gulags, including Solzhenitsyn Moscow's only victories come from invading smaller countries :- a) Hungary 1956 b) Czechoslovakia 1968 c) Moldova 1992 d) Georgia 2008

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

Russia is never as strong as we fear but never as weak as we hope.

[@Ajayharrysimon]

NATO is not as powerful as we think as well

[@noahtylerpritchett2682]

@@Ajayharrysimon unmotivated woke armies made that clear as day

[@captainsnakeye4495]

@@Ajayharrysimon I mean to be fair it's still the most powerful military alliance on the planet lol

[@xgiorgiox]

@@captainsnakeye4495 "Laughing in taliban"

[@captainsnakeye4495]

@@xgiorgiox Yep, no matter how powerful you are it seems guerrilla warfare always win. Ask China, USA, or USSR

[@christopherhoffer6643]

I remember when people (mostly the media) thought that Ethiopia would collapse and lose the War in Tigray, this never ended up happening and Ethiopia achieved a massive victory over the region of Tigray but strangely western media stopped talking about Tigray after that happened.

[@budgetking2591]

Its the same reason why Russia is lying to his own people too, its all propaganda.

[@robertdeckard2136]

Didn't realize there was a whole war in Ethiopia. Missed that one somehow.

[@Red.83]

​​@robertdeckard2136 it's understandable the media only reported on it the first week of the war

[@cavemancult1999]

@@robertdeckard2136Yeah I mean if it's in the middle east or africa then it's just treated as "another case of war down there", just goes to show just how underappreciated black and brown lives are

[@flowcade6997]

​​@@cavemancult1999 has little to do with race, most powerful countries are either majority European (Britain, France, russia, USA) or Asian (China, taiwan, iran). The war in gaza (a brown people conflict) has a ton of attention and will continue to do so because of the importance of Isreal on the geo-political stage between western and non western powers. Same with Ukraine and Russia. If the country is important people will pay attention. If Ethiopia was very important to any major power it would on the news constantly during wartime.

[@bnbcraft6666]

One thing I think about a lot is how this war has ruined Russia and Ukraines demographics

[@ElTigre12024]

People forget war isn’t always a zero sum game and both participants can come out as losers. Even if Russia wins in Ukraine, it lost on a strategic scale.

[@vorynrosethorn903]

Both sides have been expending their older population first (the ones trained as conscripts back during the Soviet days and near to retirement), Russia has also been using minorities.

[@Vault96]

I agree, but they were already bad before the war, Russia's luck is that its rivals also have a demographic problem, in the case of Europe just as bad if not worse.

[@untitled2235]

I think the case is much worse for the western countries side. Russia became much more nationalistic than Americans becoming patriotic, i mean look at them you got a bunch of whiny ass colored hair kids who loves attention and pretension.

[@BiesGorielyj]

You're Goddamn right, but I can assure you - Russia's demographic was ruined all along

[@robertalaverdov8147]

After one of the first battle's of the American civil war, one of Lincolns generals said that a couple more battles like this and we'll lose half our army. To which Lincoln replied and they'll lose all of theirs.

[@admiraltroll5255]

Based American dictator

[@cajunpower]

@@admiraltroll5255 POV: Your 11 and you watched a YT video essay.

[@jamesives4375]

Ok but if the south had managed to get outside powers like England or France to support them, both sides generally agree that there’s a good chance the south could have won. Getting or not letting those outsiders support the south was a HUGE political front for both sides during the whole conflict.

[@robertalaverdov8147]

@@jamesives4375 The chances of the French and British intervening on the side of the confederacy were almost none existent. Having just fought the Crimean war a few years earlier their respective publics appetite for a bloody war far away wasn't present. In addition defending slavery wasn't a popular rallying cry. And lastly, ironically enough both Prussia and Russia threatened to intervene in defense of the US should the French and British do so. Perhaps an empty gesture on their part but something that could not be ruled out.

[@admiraltroll5255]

​@@cajunpowerPOV: you're 10 and can't comprehend there are different opinions.

[@kaiserpatrick2597]

During the lead up to WWI, Russia had 1) lost the Russo-Japanese War and 2) had had a bloody failed revolution. During WWI, Russians suffered from famine on top of the poor military situation. The current situation is radically different than 1914-1917 and the people trying to draw links between the two are radically off-base. Russia was far weaker then than it is now

[@BluegrassKnight]

while true, you have to take into consideration that people in early 1900's Russia would have been much more used to living rough, dealing with famine, poverty, and had no rights or property, that is not true in Russia today, they are for the most part just as spoiled as the west and so would be much easier to make revolt, than back then!

[@Aq_3]

nah man they hate the west and don't accept an western victory @@BluegrassKnight

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

Russian casualties in Ukraine (killed and wounded: 300,000 Russian casualties in Russo-Japanese War: 120,000 (to include 18,830 deaths from disease a statistic that is negligble in Ukraine) tldr - no, accounting for the obvious technological advantage over Russia in 1905, the Russian Imperial Army was a far better trained and equipped fighting force for its time. The modern Russian Army can't even be considered a modern military by anyone who wants to honestly and truthfully analyze modern warfare.

[@pedrogallegos9545]

Are You Are you seriously SMOKING 🚬 CRACK ❗🤣 As far as I remember During World War II The RUSSIANS DEFEATED 💥 The NAZIS.... & THIS Ukrainian - Russian war started About 2 years Ago the RUSSIANS 🇷🇺 are taking almost 20% of UKRAINE 🇺🇦, So how is RUSSIA 🇷🇺 doing worse.❓❓

[@vanivanov9571]

The empire of lies literally says both things. That Vladimir is hugely popular and so dangerous, and that he is ready to topple.

[@jasongarland3165]

I think Russia was inevitably going to achieve whatever they set out to achieve against Ukraine one way or the other. Russia is just too big for a state like Ukraine to hold off alone. I imagine Putin is currently waiting for interest/support from the West to be exhausted before heading back to the negotiating table to bring this conflict to an end.

[@engineerenginering8633]

the western support will continue. russia cant win this war. the fact that it even started is a loss for russia.

[@BrandonBDN]

Russia won’t be able to annex Ukraine unless they control all of it and that’s never gonna happen

[@charmyzard]

NATO equipment for Ukraine though.

[@redscope897]

Russia goal was to take Ukraine in weeks avoid a proxy war with the west and carry on as normal. It has failed completely on every front.

[@andrewspears8891]

It's more like bringing it to an official stalemate until Russia can recover and make a new attack.

[@dannydacheedo1592]

Is Russia winning? Yes Is it anywhere as fast as we first thought? No

[@CJ-re7bx]

Will they still be in a worse position than they were prior to the war? Yes.

[@SocramOlrak]

​@CJ-re7bx No? Russia got the most resource rich areas of Ukraine and now they are exporting more oil than before the sanctions, while Europe is collapsing due to their previous overreliance on Russian gas and oil, and them and USA printing too much money for a fruitless effort.

[@budgetking2591]

Europe is collapsing? Western Europe economy is the strongest of the whole wide world, get ur facts straight, lol.

[@CJ-re7bx]

@@SocramOlrak What do resources matter? Russia already has a virtually limitless supply. The fact is, they have thrown their much needed young men into the meat grinder, driven away their best and brightest minds, united the west against them, and proven that they have a second rate military at best.

[@throughmyshutter305]

​@@CJ-re7bxWishfull thinking huh

[@AGamerthatregretsalot]

I hope these comments aren’t gonna be as bad as the Balkans and the eastern front of 1914

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

Why? All he's saying is facts.

[@NOWNewsNetwork.tv.watchnow]

I dont think you understand ​@@just_a_turtle_chad

[@Vault96]

@@just_a_turtle_chad But people have feelings, and feelings don't care about facts.

[@magikskittles5496]

​@@just_a_turtle_chadit's not about the video/ video creator, once the war is mentioned Ukraine keybord warriors will say what they hear and russian keybord warriors will say what they hear Both think they're right and the other is wrong, Both very opinionated, And Both will argue for hours if they want

[@TheZiaryanNationalNewsStation.]

I understand Ukraine has falled there counter offensive against russian fortifacations, Ukraine and Russia will probably sit in a deadlock unless Russia makes major moves. update ig: what the actually flip....

[@Kirby5413]

@@Theggman83 Not yet. Ukraine was losing on all fronts during the beginning of the war and turned the tide around. They can do it again

[@zangrygrapes4571]

@@Theggman83 even if russia wins, russia's military would need decades to recover their losses

[@YourSocialistAutomaton]

​@@zangrygrapes4571Ukraine has had 13 mobilizations Is now calling for 500k new men Said it had 1.1 million in 2022 Now it has 600k in 2023 Versus Ukrainian MoD claims Only 39k ukrainians have died 328k russians Kia and 1 million WIA This number is 4x the initial russian army in ukraine And 2x the army after partial mobilization

[@death2641]

Land mines everywhere size of Florida that's how Russian army planted it making it difficult for counter attack and for Russia since they also killing themselves

[@BrandonBDN]

@@Theggman83source? LMAO

[@CasualGamingDad187]

Ohhh I’m sure these comments will be polite and in good taste.

[@giuseppecappelluti3626]

I miss the old videos with images and maps.

[@GermanConquistador08]

Same.

[@maryanchabursky9148]

And not filled with thinly veiled ruSSian propaganda

[@giuseppecappelluti3626]

@@maryanchabursky9148 well, you don’t have to follow “RuSSian” propaganda to understand who is winning this war.

[@tempejkl]

@@maryanchabursky9148Because every opinion that disagrees with me is Russian propaganda! And what does “RuSSia” mean? Is it trying to say Russia are Nazis or have a Nazi problem? They do, but Ukraines is far worse so it would be idiotic to point that out.

[@maryanchabursky9148]

@@tempejkl nah just the talking points that are almost verbatim taken from ruSSian state to. No Ukraine does not have a n@zi problem. That is propaganda that is easily debunked if you just look at the last election results.

[@dylangtech]

Something telling about this war is that war as a whole is suicidal moreso than at any point in recent history. Any armed conflict between developed countries destroys their ability to recover from collapsing birthrates and ruins their ability to defend themselves in the future. It just so happens Russia is dying off much more slowly due to recent initiatives and sheer size. They will win the war, even if it means possibly losing future wars

[@reignadams6692]

your comment clearly just means you want russia to lose an you have no solution for it russia isnt going to lose from the birthrate issue as they arent a country with birthrate issues as your comment explains so why even mention the birthrate issue like its gonna hurt russia at all? you mention it as it is a problem for other countries an you want it so be a solution for russia as well but it isnt

[@decayingbrain7494]

Neither nations are developed countries. Definetely not 1st world countries, and a hard "maybe" on being 2nd world. I personally think that both countries are going to have a rebound in birth rates after the war, as does happen with any other under developed nation. There's just a lack of information what happens with, what most conservatives would call "white countries", after a war in the modern day, and that's what might be muddying the waters. Though I wil admit that whoever loses the conflict in their populations perspective, if not both, is/are going to expierence a smaller rebound in birthrates.

[@VunderGuy]

LOL. Who is Russia going to lose to, especially in a long form land war? The Chinese are friends, the North Koreans are friends, the Euro-peons are weak and don't want the smoke, and the less said about the central asian former soviet republics, the better. Even Japanese are weak and don't want the smoke and a war with them plays into the naval side of the war tree which Russia to this day historically lags in because Russians can't swim apparently. But in terms of putting down arty downrange? No one's beating them at that and no one wants to.

[@ThighErda]

China is allied with Russia due to shared enemies, they hate each other in every other way though. Cooperation between the 2 will happen, but it'll be dogshit. @@VunderGuy

[@dylangtech]

@@VunderGuy If Xi smells blood in the water and the USA is out of the picture, you better believe Outer Manchuria, Outer Mongolia, and Tuva will look pretty tasty to China. Same with Finland with Karelia/Kola, Poland with Kaliningrad, as well as Siberian nationalists, Chechen nationalists, Tatarstani nationalists, etc. I am using examples that have caused Russia trouble in recent times, not some possible crisis with zero precedent or relevancy. If I were Putin I would be cautious about overplaying my hand. If the US weren't holding the Poles back, I'm pretty sure they would have acted by now.

[@00martoneniris86]

What if the ottomans stayed neutral in WW1 What if the Nederlands United Germany instead of Prussia or Austria What if Sweden joined the central powers What if Poland won the Polish Sovjet Russian war

[@ryannowo5954]

Poland did win it tho??

[@user-kk3bi9rx6x]

@00martoneniris86 Possible History made a video on the Dutch uniting Germany, although in the video the Dutch united only the protestant North Germany

[@nicbahtin4774]

Then Erdugan will probably be happy

[@nicbahtin4774]

@NAXALAKhalistanCommunist Don't think so, as if the ottomans would have stayed natural the traffic to the black sea wouldn't have been mined so russia would have been supplied from the west much easier. Also one less front means more soldiers fighting germany and austria. Same for the westren powers all those soldiers from the middle east would be diverted to the westren front. In short the would have ended much sooner with allies victory

[@segiraldovi]

Poland won the Polish Soviet War, They maintained their independence and They kept most of the territory that was worth it Sweden in the 20th century and was very far from the Sweden of Gustavus adolphus. A Sweden joining the Central Powers would have been somewhat useless since Sweden had too little population and it would be relatively easy for England to invade it. Perhaps it would have been more difficult for Russia to receive military support but that would be in the initial stages of the war and I am sure that by the end of 1915 they would have capitulated.

[@00martoneniris86]

What if Russia converted to catholism instead of Orthodox y What if Napoleon Bonaparte became a carsican Rebel and united Italy becoming Italian emperor or King What if Cesare Borgia United Italy What if the Borgia family kept the persision of pope What if the Nobel Family of Nassau kept the title of holly roman empire What if the first crusade was focused on Spain al Andalus

[@Murphy_Law]

Corsicans do not consider themselves as Italians but as a separate sovereign nation independent from both France and Italy. Napoleon would probably have the same beliefs so I doubt he would be interested in uniting Italy.

[@gianbasta]

​@@Murphy_LawNot entirely true, some corsicans thinkt they are italians some not. Especially at that time the italian sentiment was even stronger

[@saladin3273]

This was pretty much inevitable. Anyone who didn't see the writing on the wall after the sanctions, I can give a pass to. When it comes to the failed counteroffensive, the writing is very clear on the wall. Ukraine will not win and the West will dump it like a used condom.

[@bestcyborg889]

at least the west had fun eh? Shame about Ukraine though...

[@Wendeta-hq2cp]

@@bestcyborg889 Meh not really. Ukraine was created by Germany and Austria-Hungary in WW1. It was a young, artificial puppet state with illusions of nationhood. The Lord giveth and The Lord taketh away. Ukraine abandoned The Lord when it decided to oppress it's Slavic brothers for years, at the behest of the West.

[@saladin3273]

@@bestcyborg889 the West has already lost decisively in the geopolitical sphere. Especially in Africa, with regard to the French.

[@engineerenginering8633]

why would the west dumb ukranie? when the war ends its gonna be a big money bag for the eu. plus no russia wont win this war. even if they get all the land the occupied. it would still be a big loss for russia. they bassicly traded thier geopolitical standing for some farming lands and a few more resources.

[@PerryKobalt]

​@@saladin3273honestly the West already lost the Geopolitik, because of America Waning Influence the World It was a big mistake invade Middle East of senseless conflict should've have invested on Preparing economy

[@theguy3517]

Mister Z, wanted to give a suggestion: Rhetoric is fun, and many enjoy it in their day-to-day conversations, but I would advise popping up sources as you speak. I read several articles just today supporting what you say - sources exist, data exists. This would give you more credibility and appear more professional if you did a long-form video. Love to see the channel grow and mature. Thank you.

[@twentysecondnomad8177]

True, just more work, more editing.

[@Separatist777]

Didn't he have his stuff/car stolen?

[@CLAROSCURO-uu7vs]

@@Separatist777I am new to this channel so your words got me intrigued

[@Separatist777]

@@CLAROSCURO-uu7vs ok, he posted a video about it too if you're interested

[@vinniechan]

When the whole ukraine thing kicked off in 22, Konstantin Kisin of Triggernometery said on BBC Question Time that there would come a day when Ukraine had to arrive at the conclusion to settle ans Britain (with other NATO allies) would need to jave a very honest conversation as a country about putting boots on the ground on Ukrainian soil He was so right

[@BrandonBDN]

Had a stroke trying a read this

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

Glory to Novorossiya

[@redline841]

​@@just_a_turtle_chad Hello

[@BrandonBDN]

@@just_a_turtle_chad actual clown Typical American toddler, it’s like they choose between either being Nazi or a tankie despite being neither German nor Russian. Just be American, won’t you?

[@HNH421]

@@just_a_turtle_chad Novorossiya is that part of china ???

[@bthegawd8113]

“Will the Ukrainians be defeated by the end of the year? Find out next time on Monsieur Z!” - Bruce Faulconer background music

[@sullathehutt7720]

"Why Ukrainians have all switched to speaking Polish, Estonian and other languages in the past 6 months" Published summer 2024 by the ISW 🥴🔨

[@maryanchabursky9148]

Spoiler alert: no

[@Felixdeaap]

russians are in trenches, ukraine has western support. this war wont end, or it will end with russia holding east ukraine and west ukraine being free.

[@sullathehutt7720]

@@Felixdeaap Astonishingly deluded comment.

[@thorpeaaron1110]

​@maryanchabursky9148 They will if they keep using the same strategies.

[@nope1959]

I believe the stance that one side has to be winning and one side has to be losing is one inherently based on the fact that humans love a good story and love it when things are explained and told as such. One must look at the facts as it is: The Russians set out to control Odessa and the Donetsk oblast completely, having failed to do so. I have watched many Ukrainian Supporter's videos basing the theory that Ukraine is winning on this, and sure, you could definitely bring those two points into the argument. On the other side: The current occupation of the Ukrainian south. It is a fatal mistake to compare this to the German occupation of most of Belgium and northern France during WW1, with the war as it is right now and its current belligerents, Ukraine will have no choice but to accept that Russia has control of its current territories. While not the success they wished for, a success nonetheless. One more perspective: Mapping videos demonstrate the wild ride that was the Russo-Ukrainian front in its earliest stages well, with the Russians coming incredibly close to the center of Kyiv. The Ukrainians beat them back and several counterattacks worked out in their favour: This too is a success in its own right. There are far too many things to count here and I wholeheartedly believe it is nonsensical to state either that Ukraine is winning or Russia is winning. Both have economical ramifications as a result of this conflict, manpower-wise as well with their already dogwater population and birth demographics.

[@TheRoseBoy11]

Never over or underestimate a country like Russia. Stay safe out there Ukrainians & non-war Russians

[@billybill1272]

I think western leaders miscalculated, and failed to consider that their prolonging of this war has backfired in the sense that it has given Russia’s military invaluable combat training and experience in waging a modern conventional war; while also hardening the Russian populations resolve in the face of armed conflict.

[@arturonotari8235]

But all experiwnced russian soldiers are diying acording to what I heard.

[@YourSocialistAutomaton]

​@@arturonotari8235Well according to what you heard, Russia is collapsing, they are fighting with shovels, and over 500,000 russians are kia ( the entire russian army in ukraine lol )

[@peasantjeff4731]

Mediazona says about 120k dead and 300k wounded. That would line up with what Prigoz said before his rebellion when run out to todays date.

[@YourSocialistAutomaton]

@@peasantjeff4731 prigozhin also said that ukraine lost over I believe 80,000 or around that and 100k+ WIA. So perhaps. But im checking mediazona now and it says 40,559 KIA. Dk where you got that number.

[@saladmcjones7798]

By the same token, the west isn’t kicking their feet up on this conflict. NATO is also analyzing this conflict to gain knowledge of tactics and Russian capabilities. Also, it’s not a miscalculation to support a faction that inevitably cannot win a war against a stronger opponent. While ideally NATO would have liked to see Russia fully removed from Ukrainian lands, a pyrrhic Russian victory over some eastern lands is an acceptable consolation prize. Having invested so many resources and manpower into what ultimately amounts to insignificant territorial gains puts them in a far more precarious position against their ambitious rival China. They too have been learning from this conflict and I wouldn’t put it past them to be more confident against a weakened Russia and make moves/demands in resource rich Siberia.

[@Waffen305]

Lmao never thought of the Z in the way

[@spoonsareoccasionallymadeo5728]

So, what if somehow, some way, Switzerland united Germany?

[@lightningboltt5437]

And people were saying Ukraine would be marching on Moscow by now, how unreliable western media has proven to be Bare respects to you monsieur Z but plz do more alternate history as that's why I subscribed to you in the first place

[@lemonaid8678]

Russia was supposed to run out of ammo a year and a half ago. Well that’s what western media told me.

[@williamfrank962]

I remember when it was stated that Russia was using only shovels at one point and that half the army was destroyed yet they were still gaining ground. To me this had the opposite effect as if the media was correct that means that a bunch of Russian conscripts were note only gaining ground but also doing it with half their army gone and with nothing but shovels, it makes them seems like those guys with shovels in Warhammer or something.

[@kallekulmala1876]

Strawman.

[@thomaskunst642]

i have never heard any media say this in the EU

[@jamesives4375]

Beyond joke means literally nobody ever said anything of the sorts….

[@crusadingtime8327]

Appreciated for the straight fact

[@crusadingtime8327]

Also won't most of the west not recognise Russias land gains once/if the victory happens?

[@SmallPharm]

@@crusadingtime8327 dunno, dude, I don't give a heck about "recognition" and, for example, as a Russian, I spent some of my vacations in Crimea.

[@Wendeta-hq2cp]

@@crusadingtime8327 De jure is not as important as De Facto. Usually the former follows the latter. Once Russia wins fully the West will be obligated to accept the border changes which already happened.

[@crusadingtime8327]

@@Wendeta-hq2cp thanks for clearing that up

[@engineerenginering8633]

what straight facts?

[@lars1701again]

If that’s winning I don’t want to see what losing looks like lol

[@KolchaksGhost]

Keep coping

[@JamesHolmez]

Bro high on Copium.

[@lars1701again]

@@KolchaksGhost I couldn’t give a shit what either side does but it’s clear to all that Russia is taking a beating winning this war

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

How's reaching Crimea going?

[@KolchaksGhost]

@@lars1701again the Ukraine’s taking an even bigger beating, that’s why they’re losing

[@l0necroc]

Thank you for the honesty 🙏

[@projectarduino2295]

Well, Ukraine and Russia seem to be mostly technologically equivalent on their own. If nato and other countries stop support Ukraine, yeah it would immediately quickly (relatively, assuming none of the stuff given to them is given back) the tech needed to hold off Russian mass. Russian people are willing to suffer. Putin is willing to cause them to suffer. With no outside support, Russia has just got more mass to throw. It all depends on it nato (mostly US) support continues. US support seems mostly unwavering though, and is mostly aimed at whittling down Russia rather than saving Ukrainian lands. At least from my point of view. There is just no political difference between a whole or partial Ukraine (specifically) for NATO or the USA.

[@LT_Silver]

If the democrats lose the election, It's very likely gonna end the moment Trump gets into office

[@Dr.Blader]

Alexander Dugin (Putin’s Spiritual Advisor & Major Member In The Siloviki) is a eschatologist. He believes on the concept of a Russian based Eurasia and also believes that it’s time for Russia’s renaissance. He believed that to achieve such dreams sacrifices must be met.

[@DoktorDomo]

@@Dr.Bladeractually many nations benefit in the long term from loosing populations in the short term. China lost huge swaths of their population multiple times. Same as India and the Soviet Union each time they arose again. This war has caused Russia to revive its military capabilities and root out corruption and insufficiencies in its ranks and system.

[@A-A_P]

​@DoktorDomo well, the entire state structure is one big corruption to begin with, the changes have been made to replace unuseful idiots with the useful ones more like.

[@mikesmnell414]

@@DoktorDomoNo nation has ever benefited from losing large parts of their population. China as we speak is on the verge of a demographic collapse from a falling birthright, aging older population reliant on the state, and an incredibly unequal distribution of men and women. Russia faces the same issue and losing many of their young men is still a negative.

[@generalposition]

sadly, being unbiased is being pro-russian

[@huntergilliam5400]

One of your best videos yet.

[@revantobias8567]

Shilling for Russia or Ukraine is cringe. Shilling for Djibouti is based.

[@everrettbreezewood3665]

Although your political reasonings make no sense, your poetry is awe-inspiring. All in for Djibouti.

[@leandersearle5094]

You want people going all in on Djibouti?

[@aaronfire359]

Keep up these awesome videos! 😎

[@Nicholas-ql3sm]

It is genuinely insane to me how nationalistic some Westerners seem to be for a completely foreign nation, while at the same time demonizing nationalists in their home nations

[@MedicalMilitaryDoctors]

Some good food for thought

[@user-zb3ed4lo9u]

Thanks a lot for a profound analysis!

[@PeffHus]

Personally i think russia will take up to the dnipro river, and in the south they will take the coastline, making ukraine a landlocked country, as well as connecting russia with transnistria

[@ElTigre12024]

That’s more of a long term goal if they can even achieve that.

[@r8rgtrs]

The big problem is that multiple cities are dissected by the river, including Kiev itself

[@sababugs1125]

I doubt Russia could pull that off , in Avdiivka they lost more than the entire Ukrainian counter offensive

[@YourSocialistAutomaton]

​@@sababugs1125Source? What confirmed source is saying they lost that many?

[@engineerenginering8633]

dude. russia coundlt even take bahkmut in a few weeks. russia wont win this war. the fact it even started means russia lost.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content and look forward to another year of it😊😊😊😊

[@lardstehbread]

The funniest thing to me is that i know some of these terms like "pariah state" or "belligerent" exclusively from the game Victoria 3

[@frostyonair]

I just noticed but you have a striking resemblance to GypsyCrusader, love the content as always!

[@DavidNaval]

Yikes

[@sarubet8725]

"russian nationalism" bruh putin relies on Tatar and Turkic people at this point.

[@236260]

You mention numbers a lot, but you don't tend to provide or cite them.

[@kgb4973]

Precisely everything on point.

[@Iraniwegian]

Make what if The Third German Reich was made of Chocolate

[@hybridarmyofthegdl2193]

+1, There is a reason we have in Finnish verb "Ryssiä" (Muscovy ) , roughly meaning "to totally fail something".

[@MrMurica]

"Just 2 more weeks bro" - Vatniks 97 weeks ago

[@PatagoniaAries]

“Just two more raids bro” US army year 20 in Afghanistan

[@MrMurica]

@@PatagoniaAries I'm glad you're finally starting to compare this to other failed wars

[@PatagoniaAries]

@@MrMurica yeah, hey, at least Russia got land from it, what did our fellow burger vets get? Opioids and divorce papers?

[@MrMurica]

@@PatagoniaAries it's not Russian land until the war ends, after all the Russians claimed Kherson would be "Eternally Russian" before the Ukrainians took it back. And the Russians hold none of the territory that the USSR occupied during their invasion of Afghanistan.

[@PatagoniaAries]

@@MrMurica give it like…few more months, objective analysis and information dudes said Russia is planning attack from the sumy region another front open, spreading the more thin I know conventional war is hard for us Americans but come on bro

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Happy new year man!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@MonsieurDean]

Happy New Year!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

@@MonsieurDean 🔥🔥🔥

[@cordell4850]

I’m curious, as someone with your content as to why you don’t have a twitter for this channel

[@TheoHawk316]

I'd be shocked if they weren't winning.

[@budgetking2591]

Truth is both lost the war, both Ukraine and Russia are destroyed because of this war, wil take decades to come back from this.

[@AgentPerry8018]

That’s what I’m saying

[@DavidNaval]

True

[@chadgaming8071]

true, but Ukraine was suffered way more but russia has not been so much stronger but rather china has become way more stronger due to war

[@user-gl9iw1fv2h]

Are you a comedian? Russian economy has been growing for past two years. Recover from what?

[@Felixdeaap]

@@user-gl9iw1fv2h thousands have left russia (mostly highly educated men) russia has around 100k (injured/killed) men, and has been declining since the 1990's. everything besides the big cities is falling apart and u say that russia's economy is growing?

[@lindelheimen]

This is a great video, and I agree fully with you.

[@engineerenginering8633]

hes wrong tho

[@LT_Silver]

@@engineerenginering8633 Explain

[@engineerenginering8633]

@@LT_Silverexplain what?

[@LT_Silver]

@@engineerenginering8633 How he's wrong

[@engineerenginering8633]

@@LT_Silver russia won't win this war. An attritional war isnt to Russias favor. Even tho putin accepts the losses, it dosent mean that there are replacements. Altho russia is building up its war economy it won't be enough for this war. Even if Russia gets away with all of the land it would still be a loss for Putin. As Russia geopolitical standing is destroyed with all of russias neighbors drifting towards the west. Even Armenia recently did some buissnes with turkey or some other western country (don't remember) for its defense.

[@SolidH3x]

brilliant you are right on point excellent video

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

Will there be any major frontlines changes in 2024?

[@ak2l220]

no

[@giuseppecappelluti3626]

Very difficult to say.

[@MonsieurDean]

If Western aid decreases, I think you could see significant changes in Russia's favor.

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

@@MonsieurDean Do you think Western aid will decrease if Trump becomes US president in 2025?

[@lordfoxquaad1611]

@@MonsieurDean I'll more believe that the tired and sick of war beyond insanity kremlin's soldiers who haven't seen any rotation since the "partial mobilization" in September 2022 and who are being thrown at the meat wave style offensives like hordes of deadly tired and demoralized zombies will turn their guns against the kremlin than what you just spitted out about "significant changes in kremlin's favor". Clearly you know little to nothing about the specifics of this war if you can say such stuff so easily

[@Liberty-rn4wy]

Even if Ukraine "liberated" Donbas, Crimea, and Luhansk, they would be entering areas where the people speak Russian and don't at this point want to be liberated, they just want peace. Most of the pro-Kyiv people there are gone so who would they be liberating?

[@ballin-zf5lq]

Interesting…However you don’t believe in climate change caused by an increase in CO2 levels due to human activity. You are retarded and obviously come to opinions based on your feelings. 👍

[@ezonplays2260]

​@@ballin-zf5lq ???

[@PatagoniaAries]

@@ballin-zf5lquntil you present a plan to remove India I refuse to hear anything about muh environment

[@NeoZondix]

You're from there? Then shut up

[@peterbc6129]

Historically, people have both overestimated and fatally underestimated Russian capabilities and ambitions. The start of this war was a bad showing for Russia, due to overconfidence and Putin's weird desire to retain a degree of 'normalcy'. Like the Winter War was a HORRIFIC showing for the USSR. This led people to see Russia as a dying power, as a collapsing power, that will see Zelensky marching through Red Square a conqueror. But they underestimated how long Russia is willing to hold out. They underestimated how much Russians are willing to take to win this conflict now. I was convinced, early on in the war, that both sides pundits and shills, had started to huff their own supply too much. I think many in the West especially, have huffed too much of their own propaganda, basically now seeing the war through a 'narrative' and through a 'facade'. Ultimately: Russia will win without direct NATO intervention. But one can win the war, yet lose the peace. Russia can win all this land, take everything on the Dneiper, and suffer a hellish insurgency campaign which destroys them.

[@tingleblade4274]

insurgency? ukrainians are not afghans. they live with Russia for centures. Their independence is much shorter in time than Russia's power on this land. Moreover, the most active Ukrainian nationalists will die in the war. The population is being selected. And the cultures are too close (de facto one)

[@TomasFunes-rt8rd]

If there's a future insurgency in Russian aligned independent Donbass, then far more likely the Donbass militias will do the counterinsurgency fighting - they have battle hardened regiments fully up to the job.

[@marshalljulie3676]

What you don't understand is this was not a war of conquest rather the defense against genocide on an ethnic group. Yes they started the war clumsily underestimating Ukraine's capabilities but after a few months of back and forth Russia has gained grounds almost the size of UK in 2 years that's more than US did in Afghanistan for 20 years against an army equipped with state of the art NATO weapons. Plus Ukraine also has mercenaries from NATO countries especially UK France Canada Poland and US basically Russia is fighting the collective west in Ukraine by itself.

[@delanovanraalte3646]

​@@marshalljulie3676Russians and Ukrainians are both mainly slavic tough

[@realnapster1522]

There will be no insurgency as eastern Ukraine is majority Russian speakers and sympathetic to Russia. This is just a pipe dream of west. Ukraine is inherently a divided country.

[@randomguy6152]

by any chance would you be interested in trying to make a video about what if Crassus and Publius "Parthicus" won conquered persia?

[@nickhawkes2188]

Question aside from the videos are you not gonna do animation or pictures n stuff like that no more?

[@finv10]

Happy New year everyone

[@MonsieurDean]

Happy New Year, pal!

[@gabrielseth5142]

I think Ukraine will still be around as a viable state, but NATO membership will be a solid no from the Russians and it has been for decades. Perhaps Ukraine can form another military alliance with Poland, Lithuania, Romania, etc. independent of NATO and other nuclear powers, but the Russians don't want nukes or the potential for nukes that close to them. The USA didn't like it when the USSR put nukes in Cuba, and so the Russians in this matter have a right to put their foot down too. Militarily the Russians are doing miles better than the beginning of the war, which was an absolute disaster. Just from mobilization numbers I think we too can get the picture that Ukraine is coming away worse for ware in what is currently an attritional conflict. We can see 1 Russian mobilization of 300K and we've seen 4 Ukrainian mobilizations with more willing volunteers, always with talks of more mobilizations. It's not looking good for Ukraine and for Ukrainians and this isn't me putting them down. They've fought hard and good, they have more competent military commanders than can be found in ANY NATO country, they've done a very good job. But I blame NATO for this debacle and the writing was on the walls for Ukraine all the way at the start of Bahkmut and NATO still pushed for the war to continue. For what? A population of people that don't even want to be Ukrainian? Of course across the river is valuable farm land, but it shouldn't be valued with the amount of casualties Ukraine is taking for it

[@rogerphelps9939]

Ukrainian membership of NATO is not Russia's business. It is a matter for NATO and Ukraine only.

[@gabrielseth5142]

@@rogerphelps9939 No. I understand and sympathize with the Ukrainian position, but America wouldn't like Russian, Iranian, Chinese or Afghan soldiers stationed in Cuba or Mexico and they wouldn't like the ability for nukes to be put into these countries. It wasn't nice when the Soviets did it, why should that be a possibility now? If it's a matter of defense, Ukraine should seek to making mutual pacts with countries that have a dog in the race; Poland, Czechoslovakia, Finland, the Baltic states, Romania etc. most NATO countries just don't have a risk in it beyond monetary value they could gain or lose from the conflict

[@NeoZondix]

​@@gabrielseth5142genius, nato already borders Russia in 4 countries

[@danielbob2628]

What if Mr. T was instead named Mr. Z, forcing you to name your channel after a different letter?

[@A-A_P]

I understand both sides of the argument, at least try to. However, every few months or when something big happens, people in support of that side go "this is the final crushing blow, now it's only a matter of time", and that mentality has failed countless times in history and is continuing to fail. Things never are so simple and yes, eventually one may win or the other, but people act like it'll happen tomorrow by noon. And of course, a Phyrric victory is not talked about enough, no matter the winning side. And often, it's up to the losing side to decide, wether they lost, and we might not know, what the real goals were or are as anything can be said or made up.

[@thechromeassasin9517]

I think predicting the future is largely a gambling game. In the end anything could happen.

[@jackniessen]

The only honest thing ever said about this war in English

[@TerraThink]

Agree completely except that I don't think Russia will agree to any deal that involves what's left of Ukraine joining NATO.

[@albertiulianharasemiuc3386]

Love your video

[@MrAnonymous979]

Happy New Years!!!!

[@MonsieurDean]

Happy New Year, pal!

[@emperorvader283]

Zelenskyy does seem to have the people’s support, but it is questionable that he has the support of his Generals.

[@Matt_Alaric]

Given that he's banned elections and outlawed free media i don't see anything at all to say he has the support of the people in Ukraine.

[@user-ke9dk4hs3u]

His support is based on him having the West support . If Trump comes into power it’s game over for Zeleneksy .

[@principleshipcoleoid8095]

If he was smarter and of better moral charachter, Russia's initial invasion would had been stopped the same way Ukraine's counteroffensive fizzled out

[@zarikvarik1177]

Both sides lost. End of the story. And that's almost entirely because one angry old man got nostalgic

[@tedjpepe3827]

Monsieur Z you've been the man of the year 2023, keep up the good work for 2024 !

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

Calling Ukraine offensive a success is like calling NATO a defensive alliance.

[@GermanConquistador08]

So, a completely accurate statement? Got it. NATO is a Defensive Alliance.

[@Based_Lord_Waifu]

​@@GermanConquistador08Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, and Ukraine are defensive actions?

[@iiiinvestor7817]

​Yeah, ​@@Based_Lord_Waifu, Albanians were defended in yugoslavia, ever heard of srebrenica? Or maybe far - right russian groups entering Ukraine in 2014?

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

​@@iiiinvestor7817 they volunteer to help Donbas

[@NordicSupremacist]

@@Based_Lord_Waifu "Afghanistan" and 9/11 wasn't an attack on the US. To the rest, not all NATO members partook in Yugoslavia, Libya, Iraq, Syria and not a single country has intervened in Ukraine. Point is, NATO is a defensive alliance and all those states that intervened did it out of their own interests and not because of some requierment enforced by NATO.

[@TerraThink]

Love the talking head video! Simple but I actually prefer it to your usual stuff :)

[@umurtagh0083]

Great analysis, love to see you talk about this topic more, really refreshing.

[@JustAnNPC69]

Most of the time when someone claims to be unbiased is often unaware that they are biased. The best way we can say who wins when everything is settled. But at least to me we can assume that the biggest winners here are American geopolitical strategist.

[@MrAngerissues1]

What? This a complete failure for everyone but Russia.

[@fallenknighttyler8695]

The winner is the military industrial complex they are making so much cash off this conflict

[@chico9805]

If you think America has scored a geopolitical victory here, you have no business discussing geopolitics.

[@IceYoshi51]

@@chico9805ok chico

[@RenBR]

China is benefiting a lot to. The US is distracted in Europe (unable to pivot to Asia). Russia (and its vast wealth of resources) is more dependent on China than ever before.

[@daboi5779]

A few things that sounded a bit too ''casual'' and ''possible'': 1. Poland will never help Ukraine directly, they are pissed at them. 2. It is not true that most ukrainians like/support Zelensky, i have spoken to many, no one liked/supported him. Yes my sample size is not that big, but it tells you that, if upscaled, many dont like him.

[@MrMurica]

The hatred the Polish hold for Russia is much stronger than any anti-Ukrainian sentiment

[@patrickwalsh2086]

Can one blame the general public in Ukraine? I mean seriously, People are getting sick and tired of this conflict and Zelensky is begging like a kid with puppy-dog eyes to Biden for more military aid😕

[@daboi5779]

i don't like him either, but i won't take any side in this conflict, i know too little :D i just hope it gets to an end tbh.@@patrickwalsh2086

[@niriop]

I don’t buy it: he won nearly three-quarters of the vote in 2019. In February last year his approval rating exceeded 90%.

[@niriop]

@@patrickwalsh2086”sick and tired of this conflict” So you’re saying the majority are willing to surrender? I don’t buy it.

[@ItIsBlank.]

Thank you for finally clearing things up and speaking as unbiasedly as possible.

[@jackdaugaard-hansen4512]

I my opinion russia will probably win this war for the reasons you just mentioned, however something you didn’t mention is the wider implications which have been made worse due to this military operation, such as population, arms industry and soft power.

[@tingleblade4274]

Russian Soft power will only increase for the world. She destroyed the Western proxy and went against the whole West, withstood the sanctions. Now the Russian propaganda plays everything off as an uprising of civilizations against the West, which is ruled by people from Epstein Island. coordinates are changing. In this coordinate system, Westerners KNOW that half of their elite are f***g ped_ op_ hiles and they can't do anything, NOTHING. they are just morally destroyed, they no longer have such a concept. These are already post people. and world civilizations are restoring the culture of mankind

[@Independentflims33]

I don’t think it’s even possible to rebuild Ukraine.

[@cheesebooger1570]

Don't worry. Blackrock is happy to come to the rescue 😊

[@ektran4205]

@@cheesebooger1570 BLACKROCK AND VANGUARD aim to control ukraine's farmland

[@Z11Recon]

Questions: 1) Outside of Russian oil-gas revenues, how is the Russian economy doing well? If this cycle starts a downtrend can it survive? 2) Your point as to the cost of victory is the cost of war, how exactly is Ukraine facing defeat? Their counter offensive failed, but as they are forced into defence, attrition rates will once again favour them again. The only thing that I find concrete is that Ukrainian victory or continued stalemate will depend on western support. To say one side or the other will defintely win is to be ignorant of how contigent factors play into victory - for either Russia or Ukraine

[@Pik180]

1) Russia remains one of the top agricultural and industrial powers. Russia is self-sufficient regarding food, fertiliser, machine tools, automobiles, aeroplanes etc. which means prices for consumer goods remain quite affordable. Russia's only "weakness" is the service sector, which is unnecessary to an economy's survival. 2) "The weaker the motives of action are, the more they will be swallowed up and neutralised by this difference between attack and defence, and the more often the act of war will pause, as experience teaches." Clausewitz "On War", p.13. What this means is where the incentive to attack is outweighed by the disincentive of enemy defence a stalemate ensues. So there can't be favourable rates of attrition where there are no attacks. In practice, this is already the case. Strongholds like the New-York-Toretsk agglomeration see no offensive attempts and hence cause no attrition. The Russians only attack where they can tactically encircle the defenders from three sides, like in Avdeevka. Furthermore, they attack with a 7 to 1 advantage in artillery concentration and UAVs. Either way attrition warfare favours the country with more weaponry, personnel, industry and population. "The only thing that I find concrete is that Ukrainian victory or continued stalemate will depend on western support." This is a subjective frame that could be adjusted to any liking, for example: "The only thing that I find concrete is that Russian victory or continued stalemate will depend on Iranian and North Korean support." "To say one side or the other will defintely win is to be ignorant of how contigent factors play into victory - for either Russia or Ukraine" Contingent factors do not sway a war unless they scale. The CSA was able to buy 100,000 Lorenz rifles from Austria during the War between the States, but the Yankees bought 300,000. Ultimately the supply route via French Mexico and British naval support did not save the Confederacy because their stakes in Dixie were outweighed by the cost. The tsar's warships in New York and San Francisco scared London away from intervention and the tenuous hold of Maximilian I. distracted Napoleon III. more than enough. The South was strangled by the Anaconda strategy and sheer Yankee numbers and industry. With the Black Sea closed, Odessa blockaded and a regular hailstorm of missiles unleashed upon its supply depots across all oblasts, Ukraine is facing a very similar fate against 150 million Russians and their burgeoning state-owned arms industry (Uralvagonzavod, Almaz-Antey, Rostec and so on). The question is whether the West has enough of a stake in preserving Ukraine to pay the ultimate price. Dixie provided the West with "King Cotton", tobacco, sugar, tea, hemp, rice etc. and even that was not convincing enough. What does Ukraine provide for us? lol, lmao even.

[@ektran4205]

UKRAINE IS FARMLAND

[@christiankalinkina239]

Russia's manufacturing industry surpassed the oil industry and I highly doubt Ukraine will have a better attrition rate and even it did its population decline has percentage of total population would still always be worse

[@Richard-iw1dd]

I would expect that joining the EU will further deplete Ukraine in a way as with entry to the zone I’d expect a lot of skilled people will simply move to other parts of Europe.

[@user-gl9iw1fv2h]

Aliens landing in Kiev is more probably then joining EU

[@NeoZondix]

Don't worry about it. EU is not made of rubber

[@adamhenrywalker]

And that’s what no one will admit; Russia is winning this war.

[@hybridforcesofthegdl3313]

Yes. Seems to me there should be more explicit emphasis that US support for Ukraine is a national security issue, not a “foreign aid” issue.

[@somehowstillhere8766]

In order for the US and Europe to keep support for Ukraine they have to sell people the lie that the war is winnable.

[@NordicSupremacist]

Winning at a great cost of the minorities, not the Muscovites.

[@chico9805]

@@hybridforcesofthegdl3313 How exactly is Ukraine a national security threat for America? You sound exactly like the MIC scumbags who caused this war in the first place.

[@oldmanjinkinsskyrim737]

​@@hybridforcesofthegdl3313no way, screw Ukraine lol 😆

[@Glorymoon97]

At the start, I said Russia would not be able to steamroll Ukraine. I also said that Russia is and always has been a second-half team. Up until six months ago, I said Ukraine had the initiative. Unfortunately, they sat on it too long and lost that initiative. We're seeing this 2nd half start, and unless Ukraine can pull something off with this deal with Rhinemetall, I don't see this ending well.

[@ryanfleshbourne3547]

Glorymoon, sit right there. I'll send a message to Ukraine's high command because your skill in 2020 hindset is a valuable asset. Don't move! They'll be sending their recruiters right away for you to lead the millitary

[@Glorymoon97]

@ryanfleshbourne3547 Pfft! Yeah, okay, I ain't that good. Lol

[@ardour1587]

People usually cant see the situation in dinamics and perspective. 1st RF never intended to "steamroll" Ukraine. I mean, Elensky walking on Kiev streets free and noone cares. Also critical civillian infrostructure is allmost untouched. Thats just tells you that they dont need that 404 country to be managed by themself. They are doing exactly what Putin said (imagine that): denizifiing and demilitarising ukies [shrug]. And 2nd, Russians just have more of everything. Like a lot more. NATO tactics, intelligence and weaponary turnd up to be an overrated junk. Mmmm...again... :)

[@Patson20]

It's just numbers, Russia can lose 100k men a year and not blink, if Ukraine loses 100k men it's devastating. We learned in Korea it doesn't matter if you've got air support and better guns and training If your enemy has 300k men to your 3000. Eventually you're gonna run out of bullets and sleep before the enemy runs out of fresh bodies.

[@mikesmnell414]

⁠@@ardour1587I mean they did intend when they tried a decapitation strike on Ukraine in the first week of the war and couldn’t get into Kiev. And they did target critical civilian infrastructure by blowing civilian power plants etc. I’m not pro Ukraine but what you’re saying is very silly and shouldn’t be discussed among people talking about the actual event.

[@madcat789]

Its an absolute stalemate, and its working.

[@engineerenginering8633]

yeah, working for ukranie

[@MrAngerissues1]

😂🤣 Working how?

[@IceYoshi51]

@@MrAngerissues1death

[@MrAngerissues1]

@@IceYoshi51 For whom? The Ukrainians.

[@sullathehutt7720]

​@@engineerenginering8633 Yes. Good. Continue to believe this. In fact, donate your own money to Kiev. Every bit helps. 🥴

[@awesomestevie27]

Why is the screen blurry ?????

[@PLpatriot999]

Because peole laugh at him being non white

[@tylermorrison420]

Good take

[@sebjay0009]

Happy new year

[@MonsieurDean]

Happy New Year!

[@user-tn5rs7uq9r]

At this rate I am fearing a massive demographic shift in Russia and Ukraine into a really bad situation

[@JohnMinehan-lx9ts]

Neither Putin nor Zelensky are that popular internally.

[@NeoZondix]

Zelensky is popular

[@anonym2006]

Damn monsieur Z was quit handsome…

[@Lejeron]

I do have the same feeling that Ukraine is being used as a kamikaze puppet againts russia to wear them down and to test the western arms and equipment againts russian ones to improve them. Classic move😂

[@anthonyyawtwumasimensah197]

I heard someone literally make the same point but with Russia.

[@Anon206]

Can't wait for the terminally online redditors to come out of the woodwork and sperg out

[@ThighErda]

I mean this entire video is just that, but with youtuber instead of redditor.

[@littlejimmy8744]

hey found the redditor @@ThighErda

[@alokinrainborn]

Is that a map of New York boroughs behind you??

[@JohnMinehan-lx9ts]

Short answer: Russia is not winning and has not learned from its mistakes. The defeat of the Black Sea Fleet is historic.

[@jamesrussell8518]

"Trust me Ukraine is winning" The reddit people

[@hybridarmyoffreeworld]

Безопасность Европы и мира в целом это развал MOSCOW Horde (орды 🇷🇺 🌴) ...

[@antiares1684]

Yeah "good morning" Russia is winnig... who would have thought of that? Wow such a big surprise, isn't it.

[@terrymortal5517]

Well the west is funding the war so it is actually

[@ChrisRedfieldsbloodline]

Next we'll be hearing that water is wet and the sky is blue.

[@cheesebooger1570]

Nothing in history is inevitable and all things were not equal

[@maryanchabursky9148]

Except for that part where they are vary much not

[@terrymortal5517]

@@maryanchabursky9148 the delusion is truly crazy

[@user-wq5rh9cn4e]

The situation is despite us sending billions in cash and weapons (without the peoples vote as most are Against it) russia still took the eastern territories it had eyes on whats more they cemented themselves solid and now no offence will take back lost territories.

[@death2641]

But will this cause another war between US/Asian south pacific and China

[@masterqui-gonjinn90]

how would eastern europe effect a the tensions between the US and China, china doesn’t support russia and russia doesn’t have the ability to invade a nato country

[@death2641]

@@masterqui-gonjinn90 Russia doesn't care if they invade a nato country unless their leader and government is run by putin supporters like how MAGA supporters in the US are like that

[@essexclass8168]

Neither China nor the US would, in their right minds, blow up the most important region in telecommunications and Microchip technology in the world. It would be a net loss for both regardless of who wins.

[@Ksescel]

This is an… interesting take. I see the thinking behind it, but saying Russia is doing fine economically is bull

[@budgetking2591]

its a big cope

[@cooldanrod5596]

The economy is doing better than it should. Otherwise Russian people would be unhappy with Putin (they aren't)

[@Ksescel]

@@cooldanrod5596 I assume some are

[@R_TERRA916]

0:01 ✌️😎

[@aedenali5985]

BASED

[@ChironTheWounded]

What if the Soviet Union was chocolate?

[@crimsonterror5795]

To me, I believe that even if Russia wins, it'll still be a giant political blunder. Not because of any symbol victory we all wish could happen, but because Ukraine would probably join Nato, which would affectively end Russian ambitions of expansion.

[@adamcolon]

Ukraine is not joining NATO. It would immediately initiate a larger war.

[@gr6373]

Ukraine wouldn't be able to join NATO unless it recognizes Russian annexation of the eastern provinces. Even then, that's if neutrality isn't forced on it in the peace negotiations.

[@emZee1994]

Russia has no interest in expanding further West. Putin has clarified this so many times. It's the US Empire who wishes to expand to the East. At most, Russia would like to retake their former USSR states in Asia

[@crimsonterror5795]

@@emZee1994 Bruh you have no clue what you're talking about do you? Put in is just playing politics, he says he wants a thing, and he actually does another, and his actions above all tell me directly that he wants to rebuild the old Soviet eastern block. And if actions speak more then words, then I'm right, because he's already been expanding westward for decades.

[@teyrncousland7152]

@@crimsonterror5795The Soviet Union isn’t coming back and Russians aren’t communists anymore. Quit living in the Cold War. If Putin is creating anything it’s not the Soviet Union.