Retired General on How Ukraine Is ‘Bleeding Out’ Against Russia | WSJ

[@wsj]

Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine. Now he must decide how: on.wsj.com/48Glb1X

[@Boombox69in]

Trump must stop the fighting. The Russians are winning this fight, and we need to acknowledge their gains and their reasons for the special military operation.

[@Reina.Nijinsky]

No more taxpayer $$ for the 2 Zelensky’s 🙌🏼

[@Stepphenn]

@@Boombox69in you lost me at "acknowledge their reasons for the special military operation." The US wouldn't go quietly if the UK decided to take back the 13 colonies. Ukrainians shouldn't either. Foreign policy isn't so cut and dry.

[@IcebergHo-q6k]

Trump will free Putin from sentencing for invasion,Musk delegates China for Xijinpin, transfer the technology from US to China so that get money to support Trump, now these gangsters (Trump, Putin, Musk, Hamas, UN in Middle East )together to destroy democracy in the world

[@RisenThe]

@@Boombox69in We can also acknowledge that we've been playing softball.

[@danielbuckler7906]

Not once has any of these "experts" accurately predicted what was gonna happen next with this war

[@reedschrichte800]

Fair point!

[@ryelor123]

If "experts" actually knew the truth about the world and told people, then the world would react in a way that they don't expect or want. As a result, experts have to say the wrong things even if they know the truth. This is why they can never be trusted.

[@Samurai___Jack]

Эксперты даже Биткоин не могут предсказать, а там всего два движения - вверх и вниз! А тут театр военных действий на тысячи километров..

[@lightningdriver81]

That’s a fact. It’s mostly b.s.

[@geoffdb8118]

Because they base their predictions on current american military capabilty vs. the mid 70s tech ukraine is forced to use.

[@dvgsun]

I see propaganda machine is changing the narrative.

[@eddastrohmayer251]

Yes

[@samsteven8194]

It's seems they took pres.trump warning seriously...

[@underarmbowlingincidentof1981]

huh? Ukraine having to put up a desperate defense has been mainstream news since day one mate.

[@obsidianjane4413]

The WSJ has consistently doom and gloomed over Ukraine. They predicted they couldn't last 2 weeks remember.

[@BasicName02]

This whole wars “coverage” has been propaganda it’s pretty obvious

[@SathminChamindu]

The same guys who said ukraine can reach crimea in their 2023 offensive. Take a break WSJ😂😂

[@abbyl7916]

BBC's headline: Crimea is gone.

[@Mr.WestDickens]

West lies too much

[@oLii96x]

It could have, if the West had provided proper support. Instead, Ukraine received old equpiment and a couple dozen newer tanks.

[@chihieunguyen8477]

​@@oLii96x yet they still using the same tactic on the russia ww1 trench line :)) ukraine will blame everything for their failure except for themselves when they still using the same tactic and expecting the same result :))

[@oLii96x]

@@chihieunguyen8477 Your comment makes no sense buddy.

[@bencrd6150]

Building a narrative of 200k casualties among russians against 40k for ukrainians is all you have left 😂

[@timclark3914]

By defintion casuality refers to Dead and injured people combine but I get your point.

[@seanbrown6655]

You have over a million now on both sides based on the independent analysis

[@timclark3914]

@@seanbrown6655 source?

[@jorgeavelar236]

Legacy media. *sights*

[@timclark3914]

@@jorgeavelar236 so ABC, Fox, CBS?

[@charliesw1234]

This video was awful, spent 5 minutes telling what we already know! Basically you don’t have a clue what’s going to happen.

[@BrunoDias1234]

Zelenskyy was crying when trump wins

[@nicholasgutierrez9940]

“Orange man bad”

[@channelclosednow]

@@BrunoDias1234 Of course he did. Trump has no backbone! Against a real foe, he caves; against an unarmed civilian population who are being occupied, he says: administer the coup de grâce!

[@stockdale829]

He spelled it out quite clearly, that there is not the capacity or desire in Europe to match the Russian equipment production. The only hope is for Trump to reverse a fundamental position of his campaign. I think he may appoint a hawk to appease a large and wealthy minority within his base. And have him as a threat to geopolitical adversaries, like he claimed to do with John Bolton.

[@chova1123]

Trumps about to assume office. It's time for the media to have another profitable 4yrs

[@gramma677]

So the general is saying Russia is trying to push from the territory they control into Ukraine? Wow, mind blown.

[@itsallminor6133]

😂

[@MaximoSeptus]

He is a desk General and out of touch with real events on the battlefield.

[@cvr527]

He left out the fact that Russia is making significant gains in Donetsk and that Ukraine isnt coming even close to replacing their losses.

[@bobmcnelis3648]

Better yet, they can’t remove the Ukrainians that have entered Russia and take control of Russian territory! Ukraine has also sunk 2/3 of the Russian Black Sea fleet, with no Navy!!

[@louiscyfer6944]

he doesn't even know east and west .

[@JasonPD-m9u]

The video didn't really answer the question asked in the headline.

[@krissianvictir1291]

Recently created account with generic name, everyone this is a bot

[@heartborne123]

it's like reading between the lines, listen what is implied

[@shallex5744]

@@krissianvictir1291 well i mean so are you :/

[@KamBar2020]

Better Question to be Asked👀 Will 🇨🇳Invade 🇹🇼 after learning 🇷🇺 actions in Ukraine ❓

[@ESF-EF]

Ukraine will lose and be completely invaded, and Europe will be at war in 2 years.

[@pilotdawn1661]

(6:40) Low-balling the number of Ukrainians who have died in this war is disrespectful to the sacrifice they have actually made.

[@DustinMulligan-w9b]

Yeah but it's also a tactic to keep up moral and not demoralize the population. It's a double edged sword.

[@edvsilas8281]

There is such word as respect when talking about proxies sacrificed on the altar of the US MIC . There is only respect for money that the proxies bring in and the regret that there are not enough proxies to make more money .

[@alphalance9408]

This comment is very uneducated. I've been following the war since the beginning. The Ukrainian deaths are pretty accurate. The graph seems to depict around 80K which is very accurate. Don't go around spreading propaganda. It is the Russian deaths that are too high, the Russian deaths are around 130-170 thousand so their estimate of 200K is a bit too much. The fact that people actually believe this is insane. The number of Ukrainian deaths is only higher if you include civilians. Then it would be around 100K.

[@LEFT4BASS]

@@edvsilas8281lol, making the US the bad guy in a war Russia started

[@nathankeiser2359]

Its not lowballing. They may be off by off a little, but its known in military science that the invading force requires a 3 to 1 ratio of soldiers because of the casualties inflicted by a defensive force. It takes many more Russians to take a city than a Ukrainian force defending it.

[@Perhapsawiseman]

Not really an answer in the vid, mostly just rambling.

[@ThinkerHS]

Rambling is the point for the rag and war-addicted, lying WSJ and its agenda-driven guests

[@nolisarmiento1719]

that's typical WSJ journalism 😂

[@Kededian]

He clearly doesnt know what is really going on. Stalemate my ***.

[@aesop1451]

Do you think we exist at the "End of History" where countries will not attack other countries unless provoked? When Putin laments the fall of the Soviet Union, he's talking about the borders. The borders of the USSR helped protect the core of Russia. The core of Russia is Moscow and the area known as the Grand Duchy of Moscow during the Late Middle Ages. Because Napoleon and the Austrian man invaded Russia from the North European plain, Russia must have Eastern Europe and ideally Central Europe as a buffer zone. As recently as 1990, Russia was protected as far West as the Elbe River in East Germany.

[@joebenson528]

@@Kededian "The Donbass and Moscow are fleeing West" - WSJ, Fox News, CNN, Dailymail etc

[@bujuminodstrom2076]

a man who knows nothing, saying nothing

[@tonyh7158]

They knows very well, they just don't want to speak the truth.

[@eshoandy]

Russian bot from Moscow

[@ericteng7725]

@bujuminodstrom2076 what is evident is he's telling the truth.

[@jwdory]

nothing.

[@mikenahnychuk4413]

There's no fool like an old fool.

[@kraxkill4747]

This poor guy is completely clueless. WSJ is such a joke.😂

[@eshoandy]

Russian bot from Rostov

[@angelo_giachetti]

He said nothing that isnt obvious or what we dont already known.

[@garfieldirwin]

@@angelo_giachetti He said neither side is winning...utter nonsense. Ukraine cannot even hold their defensive lines. The Russians will only stop when they reach the Dnieper.

[@Unknown-r2p2o]

@@angelo_giachettihe said we should let Russ take land they control rather then let uaf take back what belongs to them that isn’t realistic Ukraine could get nuclear weapons if we don’t give them war winning weapons they need

[@allureofthelens8858]

Yeah Krax, you tell the General how it is

[@jamesefuettung7858]

Generals who have never fought any serious war. This guy has nothing important to say. An army that engages in propaganda and losses tens of thousands of troops and equipment will fall. It's simple, general.

[@Ein_Kunde_]

Exactly. He is an armchair-general.

[@hetaeramancer]

@Ein_Kunde_ xDDDDD

[@TimKyoutube]

That was literally the worst analysis. "This line" and "this line." How did this man make it to General officer? Seriously. An E-6 Intel officer could have briefed a better map than this dude. Not one bit of thinking went into his analysis.

[@cvr527]

Then Pentagon is filled professional liars now. The last 20+ years have honed their prevarication skills but lost all credibility in the process. It is telling that the main DoD spokesperson is now a 2 star general who never commanded a combat unit. Since when has the US military ever had a general who has only ever been a public affairs officer. Because the MSM never challenges their narratives now, the DoD thinks they can lie their way through anything.

[@katemcdonald3634]

General's are not masters of war, they're masters of hierarchy.

[@Ein_Kunde_]

Connections.

[@Sub0x-x40]

He isnt here to tell you whats really going on he is here to obfuscate reality

[@johnweerasinghe4139]

WSJ don't pay their " guests" to think.

[@funkmonkeyfun]

Idk guys remember they told us Russia ran out of missiles, fuel, vehicles, soldiers, ammo and food two year’s ago, those god dam Russian shovels……

[@U.H8]

🚜🔱🔱🔱🔱🔱🔱🔱🔱🔱

[@stevebusfield199]

guys, remember when pootin said this war would take 5 days? Remember when he also said Ukraine would welcome the invaders with flowers and parades?

[@EriKids1]

​@stevebusfield199 Johnson of 🇬🇧 is laughing at u

[@KirConst]

​@@stevebusfield199 No, we don't. That was a panicking reaction in western media on the day when Russians moved to Ukraine. If you are still insisting - prove it with the source of your quote.

[@tunnar79]

​@@KirConstPutin's propaganda machine didnsay that "Ukrainians would welcome the invaders with open arms". Putin himself bragged about being able to take Ukraine in 2 weeks. This is all archived info, you just have to do a simple search, before going instantly into denial.

[@zIVeNomIx]

Garbage video that didn’t answer its own title

[@TTURocketDoc]

But they did explain it - inability to replenish supplies due to depleted foreign support and lack of military aged soldiers. Title change?

[@mpetrison3799]

​@@TTURocketDoc This exact same phrase keeps getting repeated, even tho the title contains no "question." I am suspecting some talking point, organized by some group sending its members to push their propaganda in KZbin comments here.

[@staytune96]

2022 : Russia running out of ammo 2023 : Russia running out of manpower 2024 : Russia running out of Flag & Ukraine running out of territory 😂😂😂😂

[@Odog78]

2022. 3 day special military operation 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Инквизиторрасплатапридет]

Milly ​@@Odog78

[@frankrenda2519]

@@Odog78 who said this not any russian

[@doublea4012]

I'm low-key surprised at how successful Russia has been since their economy got severely crippled and Ukraine being heavily backed by the west, i fully expected the conflict to be over last year

[@terrycrews1584]

@@doublea4012 Rubles value has crashed, foods are getting more expensive and Putin cant keep up with the salary raises. Trains cant be repaired, half of the airplanes cant be repaired. There is no development because of the 21% interest rate by the Russian Central Bank. They are not doing well, theyre just hanging on.

[@gobodrodiont]

The biggest problem is that Russia, unlike Ukraine, doesn't even start its general mobilization

[@itsallminor6133]

It can't. It'll collapse and Putin likely risk power

[@iwanspolwatch.dieregimewache]

​@@itsallminor6133They don't need to. That's the key point. Should NATO intervene however, your described scenario will not happen and even a general mobilizing wouldn't be opposed.

[@andrzejskora7080]

Mówią cały czas wojna z ukrainą, Nie,to wojna na ukrainie a raczej na terenach nieopatrznie podarowanych Ukrainie przez Rosję.Ale są tam terroryści otan.

[@edoardoturco8780]

They called the draft in late 2022 and there is a hidden one en course, it is just that Russia has more people than ukraine

[@giuseppeanoardi3973]

Ukraine has not yet had a general mobilization, stop lying.

[@bidbidnanakowski2522]

Fun fact about General Kimmitt here: his 2008 nomination to become assistant Sec of State was delayed for several months because the Pentagon IG described his temper as being extreme and he was too difficult to work with. Joe Biden was apparently friends with his father, and greased the wheels enough to give him a chance. He was also a deputy director of operations in the rather unfortunate Iraq war in 2003-2004, his only real combat exposure, at the end of his active duty career.

[@AaronB99999]

And in a military chock full of mediocre 4-stars, this guy was a 1-star

[@Conradlovesjoy]

So that means Ukraine is going to win? Cuz this guys career wasn’t luminous?

[@AaronB99999]

@Conradlovesjoy I don't perceive him as a critic of the West-supported proxy war against Russia or even a pessimist. If he was, he wouldn't be in a mainstream outlet like WSJ. I think the point is that all American flag officers are to be considered as poor sources of military reality in Ukraine or anywhere.

[@Conradlovesjoy]

@@AaronB99999thank you for a reasonable explanation.

[@cyruslupercal9493]

​@Phuc_YuuNo, he was there because of nepotism.

[@cromwellmkhwane4575]

Propaganda machine in this channel

[@rsweeneydhl]

yep, ukraine can win if we give them what they need and the idea that we can't afford it is absurd. This is just astroturfing the message that they can't win so its a sunk cost fallacy. They could win in a second if we gave them fleets of jets instead of literally selling jets to every other country on earth EXCEPT ukraine. we even just inked a deal to send Indonesia the latest block variant of the f-15 for f's sake.

[@w.a.bumper2947]

@@rsweeneydhl what exactly will jets do given the insane amounts and quality of air defences on both sides? Aviation's effectiveness has been greatly limited for everyone since, let's say, 2014.

[@rsweeneydhl]

​@@w.a.bumper2947 you mean the high quality s300s and 400s that have been getting blown up regularly?😂 You know what a HARM missile is? Have you ever heard of the wild weasels? Guess which jet they fly to take out enemy air defenses? You think its the f35?(which isreal used to blow up much of irans air defenses 2 weeks ago without a single loss? Nope, its the f16 with f18 growler electronic warfare planes. 20 f16s for ukraine will do nothing but hundreds which we and our allies can afford given the massive ramp of f35 will change the course of war. Its only contested airspace right now becsuse ukraine doesnt have enough air defense or jets. But sure, I and everyone st the pentagon is wrong. We should just let russia win and then let him keep moving into the baltics and polnd because they owe us a couple of bucks. You think money matters right now? We can cut a zillion other things, perhaps (shocked Pikachu face) levying higher taxes on billionaires?

[@brodigy254]

What exactly is "propaganda" in this video?

[@devinfraserashpole4753]

@@brodigy254 Take a moment to think for yourself.

[@robcrow2593]

1:36 "russians continue pushing to the east" This retired general needs to have 'left' and 'right' written on his shoes...😂

[@samsudinudin1563]

This retired General's comments are full of BS and he is detached from the battle ground REALTY.

[@justabloke1806]

Of course because military generals don’t have a clue about battlefield tactics do they. But a nobody on KZbin does right? 😂

[@TurnerSusan-pe6vu]

​@@justabloke1806what his saying makes sense, the reality is very different from what his rambling about here on TV

[@Sabrina_wotb]

What the media is telling you is also far from reality ​@@TurnerSusan-pe6vu

[@obsidianjane4413]

Not really BS, pessimistic, but not unrealistic.

[@yAto-oz2kn]

Retired is Retired. Out of date and obsolete paid for by rubles.

[@yoddeb]

This is very weird propaganda, revolting. And the general they dug up from somewhere sounds like a moron.

[@eshoandy]

Russian bot from Novosibirsk

[@ronsmyth2005]

He would need three promotions to become a moron.

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

He's a Harvard Business School grad and never led men in anything contested by a formidable enemy. He's thinking numbers, particularly the numbers in his bank account. I guess his general's pension doesn't pay all the bills.

[@vincentvangogh8092]

working for the right wing obviously trumps puppets

[@creman12]

@@eshoandyhe’s a bot because he’s stating the obvious?

[@danielkirpichnikov2007]

"We are winning" (c) Napoleon.

[@VVV85650]

"Kursk is ours" - (с)Hitler.

[@916medic]

History Legends. He does the best videos about the war. Doesnt seem like Ukraine is winning.

[@kennybeans6115]

@@VVV85650 And what an irony it is that Ukraine has Not-See-battalions.

[@christopherf8912]

*RSN

[@-Ice_Cold-]

"We are winning'' (c) Putler

[@valeriepvi3667]

I dont know but when my country was in a war against an enemy ...even 15 years old lied for their age so to go to the front and protect their borders / My grand - grand dad was one of them/ Now Im traveling around the world and can see everywhere lots of Ukrainian people , families, lots of mеn ...run out of Ukraine to prevent going to the front. Yep, everybody love his life and dont want to diе , but if they dont care about their country ....why do we should do it ? Maybe there are some very different reasons for the conflict different from our Western view?

[@lordjim3109]

Spot on.

[@olpkol]

Poland has announced the amount of aid to Ukraine (not "promised" or "announced" but already PROVIDED!) "Poland provided aid for a total amount equivalent to 4.91% of the country's GDP, of which 0.71% of GDP was allocated to military support, and 4.2% of GDP was allocated to aid to refugees. The total value of the transferred weapons amounted to 3.23 billion euros (over 14 billion zlotys). Among the heavy weapons transferred by Poland were about 1,000 units of equipment, including tanks and armored personnel carriers. Of the almost 800 tanks received by Ukraine, more than 350 were transferred by Poland, which is more than the total number of tanks from the USA, Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Spain combined."

[@filinled]

That’s a drop in a bucket. Who cares

[@phillipdrake4371]

I thank Poland then

[@olpkol]

@@phillipdrake4371 we all thank you!

[@mikem668]

Pretty sure most of them were old. Zelensky, the Demander-in-Chief, wanted their newly purchased equipment. The Poles echoed the American general at Bastogne. F U.

[@bethetraveler7123]

Thank you for the stats. It's hard to get good info. from so far away. Makes sense that Poland is so invested.

[@julienckjm7430]

So... if I understand correctly, Ukraine is still winning?😂

[@ostensiblyquerulous]

No not at all. They were briefly "winning" when they successfully repelled the initial invasion around Kiev and managed to push Russia our of Kherson. Since then it's been mainly stalemate, but they had already lost a lot of territory. After Zelensky moved troops to invade into Russia, while perhaps a propaganda victory - many westeners think it was a great sign that Ukraine was winning - it is tactically a blunder to any war strategist. Zelensky pushed for this against the advice of his military leadership because propaganda victories for Ukraine and external support are the only ways Ukraine can control the narrative in the West and keep their munitions/forces adequately supplied. So it was vital for the war effort, but it came at a tactical cost. The tactical cost: Imagine you are fighting a defensive war with fewer guns, ammo, everything than your opponent. To preserve your strength and to be able to attrit your enemy as much as possible, you want to limit the size of your front line. Think Sparta at Thermopylae - if the front is only 100 feet wide 300 men will do a pretty good job defending it against 1500 invaders, but if the front is 3000 feet wide you're in trouble. Zelensky moved his best troops from the front lines to invade into Russia and the consequences were: 1. Front line is now larger, which stretches Ukraine's forces thinner. 2. Ukraine must spend resources occupying enemy land. 3. Russia chose now to redeploy resources to Kursk and instead focus on the East which Zelensky had just drastically weakened. 4. Russia has taken more land in the time span since Zelensky's Kursk initiative than it had in the previous 2 years, and the gains seem to be accelerating. 5. The troops sent to Russia were themselves pushed back, so Ukraine holds only about half of the territory they took from Russia, and much of that territory is dangerously close to being encircled by Russia. Essentially Kursk created a bubble of Ukranian troops that is surpunded by nearly all sides by Russian troops and which Russia is more capable of attacking. Since the Kursk maneuver, things have really gotten bleak for Ukraine. And the Trump presidency is the nail in the coffin. Support for Ukraine pushes NATO members to adjust their budgets and collectively lose about 2% more of their total national domestic budgets that they normally would have. Poland has started spending 4%. Unless you can raise those taxes - which is very hard to do and deeply unpopular - that comes from funding for national essentials, healthcare, roads, government services. That means that supporting Ukraine has a tangible cost on all NATO members. And eventually, everyone has a cost/benefit level where they decide it is no longer worth the investment. That seems to be what is happening with Ukraine. Russia's economy is also in shambles though, and the good news is they clearly aren't in good shape to invade any other countries after this for a while. But they're definitely going to end up "winning" this war.

[@nx3696]

​@@ostensiblyquerulous repelled? Lol

[@knoll9812]

​@@ostensiblyquerulousyour logic about military budget is wrong. Even if Europe didn't support Ukraine they are going to increase budget because Russia is a increased risk to Europe. In fact support for Ukraine is cheapest way of fefenyeurope. Russia has lost half it's tanks and half it's financial reservoir a tiny fraction of Europe military budgets.

[@ostensiblyquerulous]

I think you agree that Russia is in no position to be a threat to NATO or the West in any legitimate sense for quite some time, outside of nuclear weapons threats. It can't take Ukraine - so NATO would wipe them off the map. I agree if Russia was a huge threat then funding the war would weaken them. But they are not a huge threat. That's what the war has shown us. They were a paper tiger. So it makes sense countries have lost interest in funding it - it's a needless cost that absolutely is tangible and that money could be spent elsewhere on higher priority items - mainly domestic issues that are extremely heightened at the moment. With security guaranteed, why continue to fund a war that just kills thousands of people on both sides who don't want to be a part of it, when you could arbitrate, bring peace, Ukraine would still exist but just lose border territory where Russians were a large portion of the demographics anyways, and the West would have saved lives and money for themselves.

[@JosedeJezeus]

@@julienckjm7430 Putin thought he was going to send his military and march right into Kiev, while Zelenskyy fled, so, based on expectations, Ukraine has not lost. It’s been three years and Ukraine has not surrendered, so they haven’t lost, yet.

[@JanjayTrollface]

The biggest failure of Ukrainian planning has been to take their allies/partners words at face value. Pledges of aid and support are like campaign promises, easy to say, effective on an apathetic public, and when they fail to materialise can be blamed on timeline complications.

[@akojev297]

That and allowing the US to overthrow its government in the first place.

[@digi3363]

@@akojev297 lol

[@User0resU-1]

Censored and suppressed analysts have been telling us since feb '22 that Ukraine cannot beat Russia. Why? Because the objective military numbers and logistics say so. And plain old common sense does too.

[@LEFT4BASS]

Depends on what we mean by “beating” Russia

[@cmvamerica9011]

Instead of war, just let the leaders fight it out in an MMA ring.😂

[@tombayless9759]

💯 percent correct

[@tombayless9759]

I would gladly pay for a ticket

[@rubangukaelias]

That's better 100/100

[@wreckagevic]

Putin would drop Zelinsky 😂

[@chova1123]

All this would've been solved the day of Feb. 24th 2022

[@ronhemby7656]

Amazing how all these TV generals are completely wrong

[@ulooqulg]

KURSK was a MASTERFUL tactic?..... Guy just degrade this into bar talk...😂😂😂.

[@froggin-zp4nr]

Masterful in that it gave western journos and bots to write about for a week. It's accomplished nothing towards Ukraine winning.

[@cadicamo8720]

You thought Ruzzia would conquer Ukraine real quick, right?

[@ulooqulg]

@cadicamo8720 Nope, but whats sure Ukraine gonna loose its most lucrative land cos of its treatment to its MINORITIES. What a shame..

[@bobmcnelis3648]

@@cadicamo8720 Russia claimed they would capture The Ukrainian Capital, in 3 days! It’s been a long 3 days!

[@Khameesrahbani]

I was stunned when i heard it.

[@Herc11355]

Why dont you talk more about the hundreds of thousands of Ukranians that have died in a meat grinder. THey are getting slaughtered and nato keeps telling them to stay the course.

[@DustinMulligan-w9b]

Well they have to stay the course there is no option for them other than surrender the territory. Don't misdirect the anger that should be put towards Russia. And talking about the deaths and toll numbers is demoralizing, but I understand your sentiment.. but it's war, they gotta do everything they can to win it, even if it means not honoring our acknowledging the dead in the meantime.

[@Herc11355]

@@DustinMulligan-w9b Dustin, you gave a very respectful comment so I would like oblige in kind but you need to follow the history of this conflict. Russia invading Ukraine did not happen in a vacuum or just because Putin was evil. They are doing something that any country would of done in the same circumstances. If we had the equivalent happen in Tijuana today there wouldn't be a Tijuana. They even had something called the minsk accords to prevent the "special operation" but the west kicked it back. This beyond any evil that I know of. The west specifically the usa knew all along that hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians would die but the don't care as long as Russia also spills blood and treasure. Nato had an agreement with Russia which allowed the collapse of the berlin war. Yes , they agreed to leave Germany as long as nato did not set up shop on their border. Well, we see how that went.

[@danieldanieldadada]

One thing we should all learn from Trump's victory is to not listen to these clowns and their "predictions".

[@Myownboss35]

You can't win if you're outnumbered and outgunned.

[@MacTanz]

Afghanistan and Vietnam : "yes, yes, of course"

[@mirceazaharia2094]

You CAN if you outmaneuver, outlast and demoralise the enemy into not wanting to fight anymore, because victory would cost them too much. But this is not the case here. The Russians have hit upon winning formulas and have hit their stride. Ukraine is losing. Maybe this year, maybe the next. But it's happening.

[@Paolo1964]

You can if the Russian economy collapses

[@KonstantinTsiolkovsky-iv8fw]

Ukraine is not a guerilla warfare​@@MacTanz

[@tarro78]

​@@MacTanznobody wants to be second vietnam or afganistan

[@morgatoriodopassaro1912]

Stupid analysis

[@georgekaradov1274]

Where are they getting their casualties numbers? The one stated here are laughable...

[@Alimentasable]

Same as before, from their wild fantasies

[@MrGamerxpert]

Sorry that reality hurts you

[@TheAlwaysPrepared]

@@MrGamerxpert Known feeling?

[@TheAlwaysPrepared]

They printed about 500.000 obituaries in Ukraine to remember 80.000 dead soldiers. Makes sense.

[@MrGamerxpert]

@@TheAlwaysPrepared To you maybe...

[@うちはシスイ-c1c]

Wdym can ukraine win? There are no winners in war, the real question is can the war be stopped

[@Radioactivepaladin0703]

The war can only stop when Putin says so. Any other way would lead to catastrophic consequences.

[@freeejah]

Ukraine may capitulate

[@MrNag12]

This general is completely out of the subject, what is Kharkov? What is the offensive from Kherson if there is a river there? He does not follow the course of the conflict at all.

[@theguyishere249]

Thank you for saying this.

[@joshjones9878]

So Professor John Meirsheimer was right once again

[@jamesriepe]

Russia is not trying to brake through. They have already broken through. Everyday a little more.

[@-Ice_Cold-]

''A little more'' for 11 years?

[@Ilumin2000]

7:10 Unfortunately, your "expert" forgot that it would be possible to call up women to the army - after all, women have the same rights + parity. All the more reason for women to fight for the state when the state only cares about women and only men will have to rebuild the state. I'll give you a hint, a man who feels exploited, discriminated against and oppressed by the state that benefits an insolent and arrogant woman (especially a man who has been abandoned by a woman, which is about 70% of relationships) - will not sacrifice himself and rebuild the state that hurt him and allowed women to be boundlessly selfish and immature

[@kaspervestergaard2383]

Imagine the rapes...

[@ottomanpapyrus9365]

War in megtau perspective.

[@ericscott9029]

Sure the Kursk offensive had a good start, but ever since then Ukraine has been slowly losing ground there AND there were hardly any Russian troops diverted from the Donbas to allow for a Ukrainian counteroffensive. If anything Russia has continued their gains in the Donbas despite the Kursk offensive and Ukraine has struggled mightily in the east still. It was mostly a PR victory for Ukraine. Ultimately this war isn't looking good for Ukraine despite heavy losses on both sides, especially since Russia has a massive industrial capability and Ukraine has to rely mostly on the West for weapons and arty shells and Western aid is slowing down.

[@vectorfox4782]

Russia will lose

[@jayseaandfriends]

​@kooseyeok-n9d Its ridiculous considering that NATO is admitting they are unable to sustain Ukraine defending themselves, what is going to happen if conflict arises with Russia? The baltics wouldn't stand a chance, they buried their heads under the sand for too long and this is the result

[@willmunny9279]

I'm sure in years to come we'll learn more about the true goal of the "Kursk" offensive. However, it's looking more like a PR stunt to rally wavering Western support and a desperate attempt to draw Russian attention away from the Donbas - where things actually matter. That it failed to draw Russian forces away has been well established. Now with the arrival of Trump the PR points simply no longer matter. What matters is that previously impregnable Ukrainian towns/cities such as Vuhledar, Chasiv Yar and Kupiansk have fallen or are now under serious threat despite the heroic efforts of Ukrainian soldiers. And that's before you get to the dramatic success the Russians have had on their way to Pokrosvk and other advances that now occur daily across the entire front. Ukraine cannot win this war and every day it continues Ukraine will lose what little bargaining power it is able to bring to the table.

[@RickyRisnandar]

make sense, I tend to believe that the Russian did it on purpose. The Ukrainian throw so much resource into kursk operation.

[@JerryCalvert-x9u]

Hitler always starts off in the lead. In the end though is dead Hitler hiding in his 🐀 hole. History repeats.

[@jessetocker3412]

Kursk was one of the biggest blunders of the war. Complete waste of resources for a minor pr stunt.

[@Jake-bt3fc]

6 months ago I get called a bot for saying this and now the wall street journal finally admits it's true just like everything else, lol. It's the 6 month conspiracy life cycle.

[@jorgesaito461]

Maybe a bot called you a bot. We never know nowadays.

[@VIPER276]

If you get call a bot it means you are speaking facts 😂

[@Choo-choo-chookcha]

Well, nobody likes spoilers

[@jorgesaito461]

@@Choo-choo-chookcha LOL

[@mohamed652]

They use the term "Russian bot" and I'm one of those who get called "bot"

[@MiB1313]

If Europe made their defense obligations, they would not need the US to help them.

[@martincireg3862]

If the USA wouldn't finance and organize regime changes around the world. Europe would be happily trading with Russia. No need for help needed. 👍

[@koskok2965]

@@martincireg3862 At least someone gets it in this comment section.

[@knoll9812]

Illogical Europe has enough military to quadruple support to Ukraine. This is politics not pure military. If a non nuclear fight it would already be over. Russia air force would be gone and ..

[@digitalronin7787]

​@@knoll9812sure a country with the most advanced air defense systems in the world won't able to stop the air superiority of Nato

[@MrUdi123]

😂useless video with a puppet 😂

[@therealmcgoy4968]

These are the same people saying russia was going to run out of troops, ammo and tanks two years ago LOL.... yet here we are.

[@UgandanWarriorofHell]

its over for ukraine

[@soothsayer2406]

They already lost...they just don't know it yet

[@ChristopherR1981]

I was told that Ukraine was "winning."

[@Eothok]

By whom?

[@rodrigoshiozawa]

I cant believe it, you told me Russia was running out of ammo 3 days after the event ocurred

[@michaelwalls4287]

Sorry, but he lost me when he began tracing the wrong boundary line of Ukraine.

[@thiessmonkey]

Anyone who thinks the US is going to withdraw support hasn’t heard of the Lend-Lease Act. They used the same one with the UK before the US joined WW2, and the UK only finished paying off that debt in 2020. They stand to make too much money to let Ukraine fall, on top of all the security considerations

[@martincireg3862]

So, when are you joining the war effort?

[@golmanijev]

1:35 The good general says east and points west on the map??!?! Is this reflective of the current state of America's military, along the lines of what Doug McGregor and Scott Ritter have been saying for years?

[@johnnydoe3603]

I see Russian Bots malding in the Comments Section, i Watch the Video Completely. 🤣🤣

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

The future seems uncertain indeed, let's hope for peace. 🕊️

[@BrunoDias1234]

Putin: you did well my apprentice

[@RedSupergiant]

The future appears very clear. Russians seem determined to fight any eastward NATO expansion.

[@williamduffy1227]

Let Putin have his Neutral Zone; Demand he give up Kaliningrad and the Naval Base at Tartus, Syria. Putin DID say he wanted to negotiate, yes?

[@imperium_vox]

Are you crazy? Since when should the winner give anything? Especially Russia?

[@mds698]

Surrender without condition and let Europeans deal with Putin. See how they like that.

[@WQFTK]

third times the charm for world wars ...but we win all world wars ...americans are not worried

[@frk253]

This is the man who changes his narrations according to the situations.

[@edx_dex]

Thes general is lunatic... He is an idiot! Still talking about Ukraine counteratrack...

[@rodgermurphy5721]

Like that one near Kursk which Ukraine still holds

[@Lord_Cointoss]

​@@rodgermurphy5721And at what cost... At the cost of the collapse of the southern front.😂😂😂

[@rodgermurphy5721]

@@Lord_Cointoss Putin cannot even hold his own territory. It's a valuable bargaining chip

[@kmo20794]

He's going to give up on Ukraine for more golden showers in Moscow.

[@jaydibernardo4320]

It's a war of attrition now where Ukraine can't possibly win. It's a sad fact but sooner or later Ukraine will fold under Russian pressure. The latter has more troops and equipment that the West can provide. It sucks but that's the harsh reality. It won't be a forever war as Ukraine can't equal Russian power. I don't like this analysis either, I had hoped Ukraine could conduct productive counter attacks but it hasn't and will not happen.

[@catadoxas]

seriously. anyone who knows continental europes history knew this would happen. france and germany tried to veto it in 2008 and caved. its like expecting a talented 10 year old would beat mike tyson if he got in a great first hit .

[@bobbycarlin6136]

This video is neglecting that the situation for Russia is also looking increasingly dire.

[@fedanovstanislav]

No NATO - No WAR

[@amcgowan1970]

Just Putin everywhere.

[@robpeterslaypaul]

No Putin, No war.

[@jayseaandfriends]

"Let me invade you in peace"

[@RedSupergiant]

​@@robpeterslaypaul no America, no war.

[@Order-in-Chaos]

A hypothetical, everything about Russia is unchanged except that in 2022 a divine power replaces the Russian attitude with an American attitude. It would be safe to guess that we wouldn't have planet earth beyond 2023.

[@pippip8744]

I hope that made sense to you

[@ghtwghtw7197]

Its over for ukraine. As predicted

[@-Ice_Cold-]

You've been saying this for 3 years

[@barrynirmal]

Napolean said soldiers do the fighting, generals take the credit. So true.

[@-Ice_Cold-]

Who is ''Hapolean''? But if you meant Putin no, he's too miserable

[@auro1986]

chinese soldiers disguised as north korean are there and wsj acts modest with asks stupid questions

[@alcampbell3110]

Not Ukrainian territory. These areas are now Russian

[@robpeterslaypaul]

You're endorsing an illegal war of aggression. Ukraine wasn't part of Russia, Russia was borne out of the Kievan Rus. If anything, all of Russia should belong to Ukraine.

[@serega13]

Can Ukraine win? What kind of stupid question is that? Ukraine has 0% chance of winning. 0.

[@constantinebildukevich2665]

said like a Putin in 2022) So now some part of Kursks territory is a Ukraine)

[@lordjim3109]

An equally important questions if Ukr SHOULD win. Does a nation of grifters deverve to win?

[@-Ice_Cold-]

Также как и у РФ

[@blackvirus9]

It's very difficult to predict what happens in a war, theoretically you can provide insight as a general but on the battlefield the story is quite complicated and it can go in any ways possible.

[@daelam5142]

Ukraine is losing.😢

[@LarynxBlue-ds3dg]

Haahahhahahahahahahahah

[@jayseaandfriends]

@@LarynxBlue-ds3dg Was it worth the hundreds of thousands of men dead on both sides?

[@Desert_Rogue_Tanker]

😂😂😂😂 this general is a 🤡 Ukraine is the one loosing thousands men daily without a means of replacing them. Ukraine is going to loose the war THEY STARTED

[@h.w.barlow6693]

*lose

[@Desert_Rogue_Tanker]

@h.w.barlow6693 thanks for the correction

[@Catcherintherye11111]

Russia started*

[@blumen-kraft]

Don’t you mean a Putin-Trump victory? And do you really have to ask?

[@theguyishere249]

Well actually trumps has recently been telling Putin to get out of Ukraine. Even though I don’t like trump and believe his presidency is going to not be good. But I still think things will be alright for Ukraine.

[@blumen-kraft]

@@theguyishere249 Russian State television didn’t waste any time putting up nude photos of Melania after the Elmo-Trump call. BTW, Putin has denied that call.

[@jayel2531]

@@theguyishere249 Really? When did Trums say so? I've missed that, do you have any link or smth...? I guess you've misunderstood smth.

[@petervonstamer7859]

WSJ a trusted news & media source 😂

[@craftpaint1644]

I just saw the town of Kursk a few weeks ago and other than an air raid siren whaling off once, everything seems fine there. The fighting is going apace that's slow, but Russia is slow like that. Nobody was bothered by that.

[@PocketSunlight]

I think my non General assessment would have had more value!

[@waragainstmyself1159]

Ukraine lost long ago, only reason Russia hasnt won is because they are holding back

[@constantinebildukevich2665]

said like a Putin in 2022) So now some part of Kursks territory is a Ukraine)

[@RedSupergiant]

Ukraine lost this war the moment American leaders decided to expand NATO eastward and that was more than 25 years ago.

[@constantinebildukevich2665]

@@RedSupergiant ahaha relogin Kremlin-bot

[@ROY-yw1mj]

Russia is strong i don't why Ukraine is still think they can defeat Russia 😞

[@pippip8744]

I can sell you a gram of why they think why

[@FindWhatYouLookFor]

People do seem to remember history checking the channel here. I am glad to see that. Keep on going, I think you are all on the right way, keep it up!

[@Waywind420]

What a complete waste of human life. I feel so bad for every young man who was forced to fight and die for absolutely nothing. What a complete joke the political class are for pushing things to this point.

[@dazzer273]

No mention of all the foreign fighters including American fighting on the battlefield. While the BG does not commit to saying Ukraine is at a loss or loosing, I think they have already lost in many ways.

[@Cletus_the_Elder]

Department of State website says he served 30 years as an officer before retiring in 2006. He's been out of action for nearly 2 decades and he began his service as an officer in the 1970's. He served, and we should be grateful, but war is an academic interest for this general. He has never led men in battle in any war unless it was one of those bushfires where the enemy fought with outdated, improvised weapons.

[@rodneyagesa1851]

Even the US doesn't have the industrial capacity to produce weapons either.

[@DrPerch]

Thank you , Capital obvious!

[@chocolat-kun8689]

4:23 that map is outdated, the line indicatated is already in prokrovsk

[@paulreiland9705]

Sir, pleasure to see my personal finance instructor on KZbin. I am now retired and using your class instruction. Class of 1985, Beat Navy

[@deweyh8167]

The number of people fleeing the Ukraine must be huge and a lot of them professionals. I live in Manitoba Canada and we have a large amount of Ukraines who have come here to live. I see them in the gym, stores and their children going to school. These are young healthy people who probably will never go back.

[@Ein_Kunde_]

What a cool little wooden pointing-stick.

[@masiya3802]

Why are people laughing. This was very informative. The guy literally did analysis, which made me understand the war better.

[@vishnusharma-ht1pu]

Winning a war against a nuclear country is the biggest joke western countries think possible 😂😂😂

[@acabzmuse285]

Realistically, Crimea is lost..

[@candygirl6323]

Ive heard past Military leaders often say that Tactians wind battles but logistical supply officers win wars..

[@art-o9e7n]

This expert keeps saying Europe does not have capabilities. Really? When did he last time check the size of economy and industrial capabilities of Europe vs. Russia? It's all about the political will rather than industrial and military capability.

[@jaystoms3715]

They never could nor did anyone think they could

[@williamrenaud8844]

Incredible level of narrative management.

[@onEmEmbErstudios]

First, they were like "Oh, Ukraine is winning" meanwhile it was a stalemate Then, they were like "It's a stalemate" while Ukraine was clearly losing

[@johnuzoigwe7228]

Neither side is winning ? 😂😂😂 Are u on drugs😂 even the blind knows Russia is winning

[@lorristan]

Wrong Wrong Wrong.....thats not what this is all about. Lloyd Austin delivered a speech in April 2022 and he said that the aim is to weaken Russia. As far as I know Russia has lost many men and many weapons and Ukraine is still fighting to keep its country. So winning is irrelevant. Most of the west are supporting Ukraine as they would rather fight there war through the Ukrainian military and keep feeding them weapons.

[@Jimmy-Legs]

That is correct

[@-Ice_Cold-]

Russia is weaken indeed, so they couldn't help Assad