As someone from the Balkans I can say one thing: Russians are well integrated in Western society and know how it works, westerners don't have a clue about Russia...
It took you that long? What about the cold war? Vietnam? Korea? All the interventions in South America? The US has done 250+ military interventions just since 1990. If it took you until the 2nd time we bombed Iraq to wake then you're slow asf.
@@simioncsm5042 in all honesty, russia committed wayyyy worse acts than America ever did in that conflict. But yeah, no saints there. Taliban even asked america for help against ISIS. It's so bad over there.
@@X9xredgkoa look at you go broski; cant have a conversation without calling names to those that think differently. Do you think that the Afghans saw the Russian invader as a friend? Cmon man
As an Indian, I can say that common Indians are actually very fond of Russia as it stood by India through thick and thin. Through out our independent history. And also that the same Indians have a visceral dislike of the American media and the American establishment. Though again, we do have a soft corner for Trump.
@@MonkeyDLuffy-pc9fk if you are a Dem, you won't understand. Trump did what he thought was best for the US of A. Period. And with Trump, at least at the presidential level, there apparently wasn't any back-stabbing India, unlike all the Dems in recent memory. Including from the holier-than-thou Barack Hussain O(s)bama.
@@MonkeyDLuffy-pc9fkso what ? We always admire the leader who always tells the truth ,and taken care of their country first. We( most indian) like trump and Putin and modi
Even if you knew nothing about the situation. Look at Biden's 5 decade long track record. He's literally been on the wrong side of every issue his whole career.
As a Russian, I completely agree with him. Russia only wants security around its territory. I have always respected America, admired technology, cinema and the greatness of the USA. We are not your enemies
It took years before Western citizens realised what actually happened in Iraq . For example in India the majority of people are with Russia. You guys have to understand that before any war a media propaganda and narration is run so as to justify the war .
The last thing he said was perhaps the most important -- American military leaders are not demoted or removed anymore. George C. Marshall aggressively replaced commanders during WWII to find the most competent people and get them in. But if you look at things like Iraq or Afghanistan the generals are grossly incompetent, just fail constantly, and yet are never pushed out. Then they leave and go join some cushy defense contractor job, usually for the company they touted while in uniform (see Joseph Dunford for an example). This is a major, major sign of decay for the nation, IMO. It shows the military leadership just isn't earnest anymore, everyone is out for themselves and, most cynically, there might not even be any intention of winning anything; it's just expenditures and budget justification.
Yep. Or they join a lobbying firm or think tank promoting the interventions that are constantly occurring in the name of freedom, democracy and humanitarianism. …or the board of directors for any number of publicly traded companies profiting from the wars. Smedly Butler outlined all of it but people are set on being laptop warriors cheering for their side like it’s a sports team. 😂
@@thewolf81lobo86 On 27th Feb 2022, he stated: “The battle in eastern Ukraine is really almost over". In March 2022, he stated: “I would say another 10 days this should be completely over”. In March 2022, he stated that: “[Ukranian forces have been] grounded to bits. There's no question about that despite what we report on our mainstream media". And yet, fighting continues In July 2022, he stated that: “The war, with the exception of Kharkiv and Odesa, as far as the Russians are concerned is largely over”. In September 2022, he stated that: “this war may be over soon”…..well, you get the idea
"We 🇺🇸 are seen as people who are completely selfish, completely self-interested, no sympathy for or interest in anybody other than ourselves. That's a very bad reputation to have." ~ Col. Douglas MacGregor
If you look at America as a brand, it is without a doubt, the most valuable brand in the world, possibly ever to exist. We are a beacon of hope for freedom. We embrace the underdog mentality, we don’t replicate we innovate. The Germans feared, fighting us in World War II, simply because, they never knew what we were going to do, our soldiers were constantly barking orders, and improvising. Just because we don’t live up to these high high standards, sometimes doesn’t mean it’s time to throw the baby out. Without the United States, leading the world, free-speech would be nonexistent. Anyway, we need to do this simply, so that peace and freedom of people have something to strive for.
Since the cold war Americans have been taught Russia is bad. They no longer teach Americans the importance of Russia and their IMPORTANT role in defeating Hitler. Whether people like it or not Russians are our brothers and sisters. They know it but Americans do not.
Don’t know why the “EVEN”, yes Mexico is highly literate compared to US dumb f**ks population who can’t even point Russia at a map. Everyone knows the high tech, high design & high strategy is made not by the dumbed down US population but by the migration talent from other countries. But you guys keep self centering on your consumerism, it’s the only thing you guys can talk about
Most Mexicans can't find Russia on a map, nor do they care. Russian propaganda bots have gotten so retarded lately. They don't know squat about the world outside of Russia.
@@drwasikeokile7299 im American who is passionate about history and i can tell you the vast majority of Americans just dont give a shit about world history at all, not even American history and its sad.
Эх как вас жаль, армян... выбрали президента на свою голову... надеюсь Армения выдержит до следующих выборов и у вас появится нормальный правитель а не этот пашинян.
Facts are Russia is isolated. You don't need the thousands of articles and statements from analysers and the like. Just look at how four countries have spoken out in favour of Russia's invasion
@@hellothere4045 I think you should listen to the whole podcast to get an idea what is really going on and dig into the reason why it all started in the first place. (You don’t have to of course)
We're all afraid to speak the truth and the more afraid we get, the more we hate the ones who do -Tom Macdonald Bacteria is life on Mars, but a heartbeat isn't life on Earth? -Tom Macdonald
and the US/UK/EU are stealing a sovereign country's reserves. Much like they did Iraq and Iran. And by the way, they were not forced by the Russian government. They were forced by the US/EU et al. Furthermore, less than 30% of Western companies actually stopped and sold their business in Russia. The rest just STFU and continued on with business.
The west also just out of a blue took money and other things that belonged to Russian businessmen who had nothing to do with the war. I mean they just took it, like thieves they didn't even buy things for cheaper they confiscated it. They stole it in clear terms
I m Slav, i know russians, my friend have a company there. 120 million people around Russia was under theit boot, for 45 years. Now some clown from US telling us, Slavs, who are Russians 😂 Russia, with all their resources, have lower gdp then my country that has no resources and is very corrupted 😂 He has no clue about Russian economy...
@@Manu.K89they dont know name of their capital city. Ofcourse they will believe to this clown. We live with russians over 1000 years, and some US clown will teach us who are they 😂
Yes, birth rate in Russia low, but where in a world government paying $10.000 for every child birth, enormous support on all levels for 18 years, paid maternity leave up to 3 years,...
Not going to take effect in time and it wont even make up for their casualties of war. Also, the men that survive will have PTSD and high suicide rates.
As a Canadian, this entire event, compounding on the conformist and coerced Covid narrative that we were forced to accept, has shown me how simplistic and dangerous our media enterprise is. We are repeatedly told such asinine and blatantly over-simplified tropes that we are expected to just repeat uncritically, like a zealous, true believer. If we don’t wholesale accept the trademark narrative being forced down our throats then we’re made to seem “unintelligent” or “conspiratorial” when, in fact, the approved narrative is the epitome of those very things. Strange world we’re beginning to live in, or at least becoming aware that we’re living in.
I think there's always been a veil of disinformation presenter to us via the mainstream media, but it was done much more subtle & the media was viewed far more credible. American 24/7 news channels changed that. Not that much happens in a single day, but that doesn't work well for a 24/7 news channel that wants to keep viewers watching for as long as possible...so what do they do? They sensationalize, they pump out the fear, and they bring on their 'experts' so the viewers feel like they know what's up the next time they have a conversation about something... Then that 24/7 news idea became dominant. Actual journalists that investigated issues & reported from event ground zero were gradually replaced with quite pretty to look at 'talking heads' reading a teleprompter. And what do they read on that teleprompter if they don't have journalists in the field reporting from something directly? They rely on government press releases for what they should report, and that's the beginning of that endless rabbit hole! The MSM has become completely irrelevant, and it's their own fault. It's shocking that not one person at Global, CBC, CTV, etc has recognized how wrong and evil it is for them to go along with the current Liberal plans & speak up... The media dictate what the average person talks about, what they think about, how they feel about certain issues, and the general fervor of the public as a whole...THEY should have been speaking up & pissing people off about COVID, C-18, C-31, etc I'm not getting political, but I don't see any other way for us to regain some sanity without PP at the helm come election time
We cannot display our current level of backstabbing and zero integrity, even to our Allies, and expect to be taken seriously as a world power in the future.
😂😂 not it’s not😂 I am European and everything he said was fiction to me, lol he said the US would love to Russia 😭😭 come on man. Its all America right wing bullshit. Funny how American right wing bullshit is let’s all just all dick ride Putin but European right wing is all about fucking killing Putin and destroy the country so they can never oppose us again 😂 Crazy world we live in. Trust me if you Americans actually lived next to Putin and saw all the bullshit he does every day, u would cringe so hard at everything he just said.
There are so so many insane and false statements in this interview that I don't even know where to begin. First of all, Russia is NOT selling their products at a premium. It is very well documented that they're selling their oil heavily discounted to India way below the world market price. Second, the Russian economy is NOT doing well. You can't just look the value of the currency to determine the strength of the economy. Inflation in Russia is through the fucking roof and most prices in grocery stores have gone up by 50-150%. This is also very well documented and there are hundreds of videos from Russians that show this. 3rd. Their Military is NOT stronger now and this is a totally insane statement to make. We live in 2023 and everyone has a smartphone so whenever Russia or Ukraine transports ANYTHING to the frontline it's being filmed by civilians. You can clearly see a gradual deterioration of equipment being transported to the front line by Russia. For the past year, they've transported mostly very old sovjet era equipment to the frontline which is not indicative of a military who is getting stronger.
yup, in military affairs....that's it. what does he know about worldwide economics and the ramifications of this war? I guess there would so many more qualified people to have this discussion
@@Markuden Russia doesn’t impose its will on us, to give you further context, when most African countries were under European colonialism, it’s the Soviet Union that helped us get back. They asked for nothing in return. They don’t tell us to be gay, or to live in a way that goes against our culture. The West on one hand is about control and exploitation. If you’re European or American you wouldn’t probably understand this because they tell you how evil Russia or China is, but that’s not the truth. Check around the world, you’ll notice that Russia has always been helping countries, they just don’t Preach it, when India was attacked for declaring its Independence, Russia helped, asked for nothing in return. Check how most Indians love Russia. Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali have been exploited by France for years, 1/3 of France’s energy comes from Mali, they don’t pay for it. Russia helped the countries to get back their autonomy, and asked for nothing in return.
Putin was naive dealing with the west initially but since he's not an ideologue he was able to process things objectively. However, the west underestimated Russia. History will judge everyone.
Putin has planned to invade or annex Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland since the 2000s. Source: My contacts inside the Russian Foreign Ministry who bragged about it all......in the early 2000s. I learned it from them no later than 2007. In 2008, when I was in Estonia, Putin invaded Georgia. When he lost his puppet Yanukovych in Ukraine in 2014, he invaded Donbas and annexed Crimea.
@@xylemrays671 Exactly, his motivations (besides personal enrichment) are ideological: To reestablize Russia's dominance. Invading Ukraine was the worst decision he ever made and purely based on ideology.
@@patricksweeney5308 It is largely a myth that Putin is a rational actor. Many have to chosen to believe it, because the reality of Russia being in the hands of an ideologue is a much scarier propositon. 1) Truly rational actors accept when things are not going as expected, and then adjust to the new reality. Here it does seem that Putin’s refusal to negotiate even a ceasefire, let alone a withdrawal based on a Ukrainian agreement not to join NATO, reflects his inability to see the long-term implications of a continued fight. 2) Just as we might be loath to say suicide bombers are rational when they undertake horrific acts that they believe will secure them a place in heaven, so Putin’s action could be seen as irrational if he is doing all this for his “place in history,” perhaps to be seen as the individual remembered for recreating the glory of the historical Russian empire. He has talked for three decades about the tragedy of the fall of the Soviet Union. He knows that Russia’s own history is connected to the medieval empire of Kyiven Rus’. This empire, with its capital in Kyiv, reached its height under a ruler named Vladimir the Great in the late 10th century. (Tellingly, Putin in 2016 erected a statue of this earlier Vladimir near the Kremlin to match the one already existing in Kyiv.) He seems to believe strongly that Ukraine has no legitimacy as a sovereign state and is only a province of Russia itself.
@@patricksweeney5308 he’s reformed the education system with Slavic peoples as superior and Anglo Saxons as inferior, and he refers to everyone not Slavic and white as Anglo Saxons, including the Americans. He wrote a paper on Novorossiya and how he should implement it and how Russia should control and occupy all of Europe to counter the United States. These are but a few of the insane ideological statements and positions he’s taken along with the invasion on Ukraine to fulfil his dream of recreating his empire. That’s an ideologue and there’s nothing logical in any of those positions he’s publicly taken.
Russia is an incredibly poor country. Rural Russia is basically no more advanced than in the 70s. Macgregor is a boomer contrarian. The Russians have lost billions in this war. Hundreds of thousands of their young men dead.
Please have Col. MacGregor on a lot more often. He's a breath of fresh air, and I'm so tired of The Narrative that's continually regurgitated on the "news" channels, and which is almost always WRONG!
You believe Macgregor about Ukraine is finished in a few weeks (he has said that since March 2022), and the Russian economy is better now that before the war! Wow! Suggest you get an IQ examination, there is welfare support for cognitive disability.
This dude is totally full of crap. Don’t get someone spewing out hetero Dox opinions with actual truth. And just so we’re clear, I do not consume corporate news, and was antiwar before the special operation and continue to be. Honestly, I can’t believe how easy people have just stepped in line and phone for this. It wasn’t that long ago the Biden was braving the Ukrainian government. Do you honestly think all that money we are sending to Ukraine isn’t just making its way back here?
"The Narrative" isn't always wrong and going against "The Narrative" just for the sake of it is sometimes way more inaccurate, as is the case with this man.
There are so so many insane and false statements in this interview that I don't even know where to begin. First of all, Russia is NOT selling their products at a premium. It is very well documented that they're selling their oil heavily discounted to India way below the world market price. Second, the Russian economy is NOT doing well. You can't just look the value of the currency to determine the strength of the economy. Inflation in Russia is through the fucking roof and most prices in grocery stores have gone up by 50-150%. This is also very well documented and there are hundreds of videos from Russians that show this. 3rd. Their Military is NOT stronger now and this is a totally insane statement to make. We live in 2023 and everyone has a smartphone so whenever Russia or Ukraine transports ANYTHING to the frontline it's being filmed by civilians. You can clearly see a gradual deterioration of equipment being transported to the front line by Russia. For the past year, they've transported mostly very old sovjet era equipment to the frontline which is not indicative of a military who is getting stronger.
Love and support russian from indian . Unfortunately most of the media with regards to ukrain amd russia aint exposing the truth , most of them are one sided supporting only ukrain . Thanks to this conversation for revealing the truth .
@@considerthis7712he is wrong, how so. How do you know? He is pretty spot on with everything and if you had any actual knowledge apart from the diet on propaganda you must have been consuming over the last few decades you would know. A stupid person doesn’t have any concept that they are a stupid person, that is you.
This guy is a doomsayer. We are an amazing country, because we are filled with amazing people. We give a fuck. Our government is out of control right now, but everyone knows when the car to start up against us we come up winning.
I don't know about russians in USA but in my country they just love him and most of my countrymen love him too and we are not russians. He is very popular. I believe this war has isolated the USA more the Russia... at least for what concerns to non european-north atlantic countries. People just love this guy for stood up against NATO-USA imperalism.
141 countries voted to condemn Russia's invasion at the UN, only 7 voted against and 32 abstained. Your comment is a load of nonsense. A bunch of despot & tinpot banana republics are on Russia's side congratulations. Not even been a week since Wagner Russians were shooting down Russian helicopters and planes on the way to Moscow 😂
😂😂 no his not. It’s all meant to be fed down the throat of American right wingers. All the bullshit he said doesn’t make sense to any Europeans, please learn our history before you make bullshit like this.
@@M-M-M-M idk, I see 37 likes on my original comment. One thing is for certain, the USA is in tough shape with a massive national debt and weak governance.
@@PaulValickas Not just that, he deliberately spouts propaganda, while the Russian bots and paid shills in the comments make it seem like he has some sort of expertise.
@@Do_the_Scarn Agree. I listened more he is out of his mind. I meet ukrainians my city every day. He is either lying or incompetent beyond belive. No amount of propaganda can make one this dumb.
As an American I’m very naive on this whole thing. However listening to this man he seemed genuine, and I know my government (or any for that matter) is not genuine, and was curious of why he would be telling the truth like he is. Regardless if he is pushing some sort of agenda, he’s being a hell of a lot more honest than anyone else we got. But yes of course he has and aim.. he is and American colonel lol. He’s high up.
@@corning1 I agree he sounds very believable and genuine. This is why it is so much worse. I sort of agree in a way Russia is more dangerous and western media is not reporting many important facts and Ukraine needs as much more support, but Russian leaders and oligarchy is an agressor and Russian army are savages and are committing war crimes and there is no other way out of this situation except the the fight. Eventually truth will reach all the Russians once they loose brothers and fathers and their livelihoods. I live way too close to this war and do not see way out of this. Putin will never ever stop unless he is forced to stop.
Finally, someone from west who understands what's the reality, most of the countries in Africa and Asia don't necessarily view west as they think about themselves. In sub-Saharan and central Africa ppl know what France does, ME knows American hypocrisy, South Asia plays a safe game to its interest and South East Asia sympathetic to Russian cause. They only thing is their opinion is not that valued due to monetary interests and the significant financial power that the west do posses now. Ppl in developing part of world see Putin as a man who is patriot, a strongman who is doing everything for his country unlike the so called leaders of west whi are just a bunch of clowns.
MacGregor doesn't know what he talking about here. He clearly hasn't lived in Russia on his own as I have, and his studies on Russia are straight out of Russian Pravda. I wish I could debate him and counter his arguments with my experience and perspective.
@@LRRPFco52 Exactly , They don't even speak the language to hear from the Russians themselves , Almost all young people dream to leave RuZZia because you cant even say a work against the dictator . Only babushkas that they get food stamps who still believe that Russia is super power
He works for the Russian federation on RFTV and sells 100% Russian agitprop bs. He compares American general Marshall’s reorganization of his generals in WW2 to more battlefield ready officers to an armed rebellion 100 miles from Moscow where the Wagner group shot down Russian planes. He says they are stronger than ever while thousands of Russian soldiers are dying and thousands have fled the country. The ruble is tanking and he’s lost all western commercial business. This guy is a pro Russia propagandist
Regarding talent: During my time studying in Russia from 2004 to 2009, I had a highly intelligent professor, whom I'll refer to as M. M had an impressive scientific research background and had been taken by the Americans in the early 90s. However, Putin ensured his return to the country. It was intriguing to witness the presence of KGB cars around the school when I would leave late after studying in the library. M and several other professors were actively working on finding solutions to various problems. Regarding drinking habits: When I first arrived in Russia, the prevalence of drunk individuals was quite striking. Bums and intoxicated individuals seemed to be present on every street corner. However, I believe that Putin's emphasis on a healthy lifestyle and religion has contributed to positive changes in Russia. Although I initially disagreed with his decision to close down the casinos in Moscow, as I have grown older, I now understand the reasoning behind it. Regarding the population: Putin is making considerable efforts in this regard. The Russian male population is not procreating enough, and it appears that he may need to consider allowing foreigners who respect the country's history and values to come and assist with this issue
@@sirkermitthefirstoffrogeth9622 I cant really put a hand on it.. I think cost of living from the early 90s is/was one of the reasons.. all most men had then, was poverty and cheap drinks. they were thinking more of food than procreation.. I think Putin knew about this and started a welfare funding for new mothers.. so parents don't have to worry about money for their kids for a while.. he also tried to push fitness among men, so they leave alcohol.. but they probably still have a PTSD from the 90s..
I know this is going to sound immature (my apologies) But that part you mentioned at the end there is the best news I have heard since 2020!! (Thank you for writing this post, it gives me some insight into the real Russia)
I think Russia may get a good source of qualified workers from western nations since there is a lot of people that hate their governments woke idiocy in policy and their messaging. Literally everyone i know have a LOT of disdain of progressive leftist virtue signaling. The chance of moving to a more traditional society where they also can find a woman that isn't infected by western "feminist" mind virus B.S. I think the amount of westerners that chose to move to Russia & Eastern Europe in general will increase A LOT in the future unless things change and most government admins do an 180 where they focus on traditional family values, christian values.
@@Mogamishu Nope. I specifically have covered down on the region since the 1970s, to include detailed study of Russian history, order of battle, culture, and have lived there. He hasn't done that and will never be as well-versed in Russia as I. He's a charlatan that has been wrong on every major proclamation he's made since March, 2022. You can verify this for yourself by searching, "Douglas McGregor, March, April, May, June, July, etc. 2022", then through 2023. Every month he makes a headline-statement, like "The war is over, Ukraine is done", or "there was no Ukrainian victory in ____ city", all the while Russia has been losing ground. Imagine how stupid you have to be as a senior military officer, to constantly proclaim that Ukraine is losing, as they consistently take back territory, sink Russian ships, hit the Kerch bridge, shoot down Russian aircraft and missiles, and put Russia on their heels. Why would he keep making utterly false statements? What's his motive?
Playing AAA hockey my entire life and being very close with my fare share of russians, and also playing there myself a few times I like to explain the Russian people like: 1st off, they have a no bullshit personality and way of life & are rugged, strong, and crafty people like we would see in the south on a farm or in Louisiana alligator fishermen who works on the river everyday. They are like Italians where family is important & it's not uncommon for the young adults to not part ways once 18 hits. Honestly they remind me of us, they are great people who love their country. Recent backlash on Russia has been really pissing me off cuz ya they might be a little rough on the outside but on the inside they are beautiful people with big hearts.
The only real problem with the people is they love their country so much that they tolerate an insane amount of corruption and evil from their elites. US is starting to become the same way, but it's still no contest.
He hasn’t dropped one fact this whole interview it’s all Russian state propaganda you know you can pay to watch footage from the front Russia sent men into combat with pellet guns
@@ssaini5028 lol straight from the kremlin only 50,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died not hundreds of thousands. The counter offensive has not begun and Russia has no power over the pmc group that gave Ukrainians Russian military positions for artillery strikes. Also beat part is the calls from Russian soldiers to family back home telling how they killed everything that moved women children I’ve watched the videos of the Russian jet bombing an apartment because the military tartlets had missile defenses
My country will be receiving Putin as a FRIEND this September for the annual BRICS meeting and definitely going to see big moves on global economic markets. Sanctions have forced Russia to work and I hope this inspires other sanctioned countries to leave the matrix and develop from the beginning
Putin invaded Ukraine. He invaded Georgia. He controls part of Moldova. His people have threatened Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Eastern Europe. Not the best friend, so take care.
A clear, fair and honest analysis for real Zelensky blundered with his comedian approach to this war and the western action support to Ukraine actually added a blazing fire Putin is a strategic leader with his country and nation at heart
America has been sold out...your president is a criminal get ready for your next lock down...you have no free speech and explain to me why you have a second amendment again...while you Americans clown focus on wars ...brics is the new currency..fools
@Alexander-gh8sp There is only one God and Jesus is his son. The truth the light and the way. No false prophets. Not one miracle can de attributed to Mohammed. Only Jesus made the dead rise.
I think that both versions are right, that there are internal shake ups, but not so tragic plus that it was as well as show not only to expose friends and allies, but mainly to move troups on the battelfield.
United we stand divided we fall; the Russians understand the keys to success. The other thing that the average people may not consider is: Russia sold their energy products to Germany and other European countries at cheap prices, unlike what is currently happening whereby the US is selling Germany the same energy at much higher prices, in some cases up to 5 times the Russian cost. It is clear to me that the EU don't know who their true friends really are; and it certainly is not the US.
3:50 Central Asia (former Soviet states) has had a massive baby boom. They are culturally a mix of Eastern Orthodox, Muslim, and an old Soviet culture. Russia has the food, central Asia has the immigrants. Most of the people in central Asia also speak Russian as a second language.
Thats the inpressive thing in Russia. Despite being religiously and ethnically diverse with traditional and conservative values (orthodox, muslim, etc). People respect each others differences and unite under a common threat. The West on the other hand have deep ethnic frictions between, white, black, hispanics, etc.
Meanwhile this month in Russia "900+ agreements worth nearly 4 trillion rubles were signed at SPIEF. More than 900 agreements totalling 3.86 trillion rubles ($46 billion) were signed at Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russian presidential adviser Anton Kobyakov said. Among them, 43 agreements were signed with foreign companies, including Spain and Italy. The forum was attended by 17,000 delegates from 130 countries, including 150 companies from 25 "unfriendly" countries. The largest delegation was from the United Arab Emirates"
Thanks again for this talk show and pray the war mongers are watching and get this great advice from Col Douglas Mc Gregor great questions from the journalist 🙏👍
After this interview, Col. MacGregor will be very much hated and belittled, not only by the US government as a whole, but also by the NATO and EUs, because of his truthfulness ans sincerity.
He loves to waffle on like some would-be elder statesman. I suspect he simply likes - and always has liked - being 'the belle of the ball' (I'm special because I'm different') and this motivation is, of course, not helpful in the pursuit accuracy and honesty.
Sincerity? He is just extremely biased. As a russian I can say he is repeating Russian propaganda keypoints. Probably he is just a Putins double agent. Check his biography.
Would be great to have good Col on regularly if thats possible Pat. Really enjoyed his very forthright and direct analysis. Thanks in advance if you can.
@@skitvandarken I have despised CNN for 40 years, so that's a huge swing and miss on your part. I don't watch any corporate legacy media presstitutes. More importantly, I've been studying Russia since the 1970s and lived there in the late 2000s. Everything MacGregor said about Russia is Kremlin Pravda, which is strange.
Ukraine fighting for their independence from a foreign power is a pointless scuffle? Yeah? Maybe the American Revolutionary War was a pointless scuffle as well. Dipshit
@@mar-a-lagofbibug8833 They closed down all anti govt news in Ukraine and are dragging men off the street to fight a war they don't want. They have arrested western Journalists as well. Tell me who is a dictator. They are both on the same side of the coin it's just that one is on our payroll. Plus, other than Europe and a few Asian nations we are allied with a lot of dictatorships. This country over the last 80 some years has been built on a house of lies. I don't agree with all of the Col, assessments, but he isn't delusional like you.
Kindly do invite Col McGregory severally on your prestigious channel, for he is an exceptionally well informed military wizard with vast practicable expertise on world affairs! Roundly informative interview!
America is superior. Biggest economy. Biggest military. Industrial powerhouse and geographically impossible to invade. Most allies and most military bases all around the world. US could have kicked Russia out of Ukraine long ago but they’d rather stretch out this war
They're not delusional, at least regarding American superiority. If there were not American superiority, then Ukraine would have already been crushed a year ago. The fact that all it took is $100 billion worth of mostly old equipment to turn this into a nearly frozen conflict says it all. Meanwhile Russia is cranking out arms as fast as they can just to keep it frozen.
Politics and history always had unexpected turns.I am so happy that someone in US elite is there seeing the geopolitics with some realistic attitude after a long time and it makes me super proud that his parents are coming from our own state, Kerala.Vivek's entry as an indian american and his rise and his wisdom over each and every topics was an unexpected one.Infact his understanding and level of knowledge in china and it's expansionism is second to none and can only be compared that of Senator Marco Rubio. If Ramaswamy becomes POTUS now or next time, India can act as a mediator bw US and Russia and can even bring them together as allies against chinese expansionism. No other elite from US knew better than Swamy that Russia was an old threat which now also continued to be perceived as a threat by western elites and lobbies for no real reason but just to cater the needs of their military industry complex. The real existential threat of US is china and US today doesnt even have the capacity to face china alone. Then their elite must think like Ramaswamy why face Russia and china at two fronts. Like how pakistan mediated bw US and china when cold war was at its height using the sino soviet split and brought them together as friends; in the same way India can bring together US & Russia. Note that Russia doesnt see china as a total ally.k Infact Russia doesnt want to be as a puppet state behind china and had its own border concerns with china in its far east which was infact the actual reason for sino soviet split and skirmishes back in 1961. The only reason why Russia is moving towards china is just becoz of NATO expansions towards the east despite many promises given to Russia. So if US can respect the old soviet warsaw nations or atleast soviet member states as Russian sphere of influence and withdraw missiles and radars from there and disband NATO, then Russia will inturn respect american sphere of influence and will even turn as an ally bcoz as i said before Russia has its own concerns with china's rise. Given that India is a closer ally for both, India can bring both Russia and US together. And it's no one else other than an Indian American who can understand the Indian perspective like Ramaswamy is the best eligible candidate to lead USA in that direction. Vivek Ramaswamy
Seeing for the first time an even handed conversation by an European regarding the ongoing situation, which was not fully Western biased and it was good.. enjoyed it.. jai hind 🇮🇳
No cheap energy from Russia anymore + crazy incompetent greens in power = Germany getting wrecked. Russia's industry on the other hand is doing well thanks to western sanctions.
What is triple in price in Germany in the last year? My food bill is up a good 30% but I have not seen 2X 3X or at least I'm not aware of it anecdotally. Not being a prick, this is an honest question from a place of curiosity.
What Europe and America are paying for are the ridiculous sanctions and price tag of funding Ukraine. There is literally nothing in the US that comes exclusively from Russia or Europe that is of any intrinsic importance or value to our economy, fact. Most all of the consumer goods come from China and SE Asia. They saw this as an opportunity to raise all of the prices on everything to bankrupt the west and grab an even bigger share of global market. Manufacturing in Europe is stagnant to nonexistent. Manufacturing in the US is lacking and being held back by ridiculous democrat policies.
Ну что я могу сказать, приятно слушать этого дядьку. Нам русским еще много нужно сделать для развития своей страны, но я рада что правительство так отчаянно помогает продвигать традиционные ценности, потому что я долго жила заграницей и теперь очень счастлива жить дома. Ведь для счастья нужно не очень много. Мир всем странам и развития! Любите бога и свою семью!
If majority of American politicians have the same point of view with colonel McGregor wars could have been avoided. And America would gain the respect and admiration around the world. 😍
😂😂 Leaving Ukraine would make America be love and admired across the world 😭 it just makes you look like pussies that’s are scarred of Russia. What’s wrong with kicking some Russian ass? Or r u a Russian meat lover?
If USA wanted to stay neutral it could. It wouldn’t change the outbreak of war. All of Europe is giving military assistance to Ukraine. U.K. provided NLAW anti tank missiles before USA. U.K. also trained 20,000 Ukrainian Troops since 2014. The war was going to happen. Putin thought USA weak so took his chance. Finland is now in NATO. That’s far more dangerous to Russia. Finland has kicked Russian arse 3 times
In what world would Marshall re-organizing his leadership team during World War II be the same as the Wagner group marching on Moscow shooting down Russian planes, severely criticizing RF leader ship be an equivalency. Montgomery is a registered for an agent for the RF as I see it. Certainly nothing wrong with a different perspective but his arguments are almost all shallow
@@markthomaschristopher3648 if you say they is nothing wrong with having a different perspective, why then do you potray someone a RF agent?? You don't agree with his views period and real loyalty does not mean if you told black is white you must agree, that kind of loyalty has deep consequences to the loyal subject
@@blessingbikinyaamidu5224 there’s an old saying that one could have their own opinion but not their own facts. Russia is losing thousands of young men, thousands are fleeing the country, their military is getting depleted and they had a full scale mutiny in their leadership. They are now surrounded by members of NATO with new countries joining. They lost the German pipeline and all that revenue and they lost western commercial investment. The ruble is struggling and the UN condemned the invasion. Facts don’t care about your feelings here. How is Russia stronger?
IT’s right wing American bullshit not even fact. Tell this bullshit to any foreigners even a Russian and they would be shocked at how stupid it is😂 let’s not make this a politics thing cause am not even American.
I also like him. I respect obama, biden and i love Gavin hope he runs for president. Now am i now aweful? I hate trump and rednecks all those that stormed the congres should get the death penalty if you ask me. :)
Yeah because Tucker and one other colonel know more than federal agencies, independent journalists at Ukraine itself, thousands of other generals, Ukraine's own claims and video evidence and Russia's own behaviour. If Russia's military, one of it's few considered strengths is losing to Ukraine then what does that tell you
@@hellothere4045 We'll know our disinformation campaign is complete when everything the American public believes is false. ~ William Casey former CIA director. The federal agencies, msm outlets, and journalists are controlled by the CIA and propagate the same lies. So according to your logic if 1000's of scientists said that the earth was flat but only two said that it was round, you would believe the majority because the majority is always right?
As someone from the Balkans I can say one thing: Russians are well integrated in Western society and know how it works, westerners don't have a clue about Russia...
baaaam
Russia is too powerful for the west ,
So, in your opinion was the coup attempt real or a chess move ?
True
I agree 100% as an African. It's the same for us. The West understands very little about Africa in the same way.
After Iraq and Afghanistan, I wouldn't trust the U.S. on anything.
It took you that long? What about the cold war? Vietnam? Korea? All the interventions in South America? The US has done 250+ military interventions just since 1990. If it took you until the 2nd time we bombed Iraq to wake then you're slow asf.
Ukraine isnt anything more for russia than iraq/afgan wad for usa. Just oligarchs chasing that dough.
Well that’s why you have the BRIC countries now, alliance against the west.
I can make a list of atrocities committed by China and Russia. No country in this world is completely clean
@@simioncsm5042 in all honesty, russia committed wayyyy worse acts than America ever did in that conflict. But yeah, no saints there. Taliban even asked america for help against ISIS. It's so bad over there.
The last time someone underestimated Russia, the red flag was flying over Berlin.
Russia has underestimated her opponents to broski. Asks the Finns, Afghans or Chechens.
@@fabrizzio234you just compared local/proxy wars to a total war of annihilation. Smooth brain detected
@@X9xredgkoa look at you go broski; cant have a conversation without calling names to those that think differently. Do you think that the Afghans saw the Russian invader as a friend? Cmon man
@@X9xredgkoaproxy war lasted 10 years, they killed 1 mill of Afgans and still were defeated. Japan destroyed all their navy...😂 proxy...yeah right...
@@fabrizzio234he doesnt know the history 😂
As an Indian, I can say that common Indians are actually very fond of Russia as it stood by India through thick and thin. Through out our independent history. And also that the same Indians have a visceral dislike of the American media and the American establishment. Though again, we do have a soft corner for Trump.
@@MonkeyDLuffy-pc9fk if you are a Dem, you won't understand. Trump did what he thought was best for the US of A. Period. And with Trump, at least at the presidential level, there apparently wasn't any back-stabbing India, unlike all the Dems in recent memory. Including from the holier-than-thou Barack Hussain O(s)bama.
@@MonkeyDLuffy-pc9fkso what ? We always admire the leader who always tells the truth ,and taken care of their country first. We( most indian) like trump and Putin and modi
Indian loves Russia but migrates to America or West. Great. 😂😂😂
@@akiltn6698I heard that Modi lies frequently. Even his degree certificate is false. 😂
@@gospelmusic28 because west needs Indians...
Even if you knew nothing about the situation. Look at Biden's 5 decade long track record. He's literally been on the wrong side of every issue his whole career.
Ukraine is going to win.
Thanks Biden.
Couldn't agree with you more
no wonder he keeps winning. Imagine if he was on the right side n people actually voted for him n kept him in office for 5 whole decades 😳 😂
But, but 81 million votes! 😂
WMD's. Crime bill 5 year mandatory sentence for everyone but his own kin.
😂 As a Russian I have to comment this: THANK YOU, Guys!
All the best things happen when west stays away from Russia!
I absolutely agree as a Russian
I like Russia good people and humble
Bud isnt it russia comming close to the west the whole time
This is perhaps the best comment I’ve seen here, Anna. Very true.
@@marijnnn4992 how exactly?
Westerners underestimate Russia and developing countries, they are actually blind to this world
As a Russian, I completely agree with him. Russia only wants security around its territory. I have always respected America, admired technology, cinema and the greatness of the USA. We are not your enemies
So after 30 years you still haven't learned from your mistakes. You Russians are really easy to deceive.
Yes you are Correct My Brother 🇮🇳🤝🇷🇺🥺🥺
shup up, bot
No, you aren’t our enemy. You don’t need to fear us! Conquering your neighbors is not a friendly action. It is not acceptable.
Cause he's a russian spy, Bot!
It took years before Western citizens realised what actually happened in Iraq . For example in India the majority of people are with Russia. You guys have to understand that before any war a media propaganda and narration is run so as to justify the war .
So go to russia get out of USA
With your logic it was Iraq who invaded the US lol!
Wrong. Fact India last voted against Russia.
@@messonoread his comment again I think you might be slow.
@@considerthis7712they never voted against they abstained.
The last thing he said was perhaps the most important -- American military leaders are not demoted or removed anymore. George C. Marshall aggressively replaced commanders during WWII to find the most competent people and get them in. But if you look at things like Iraq or Afghanistan the generals are grossly incompetent, just fail constantly, and yet are never pushed out. Then they leave and go join some cushy defense contractor job, usually for the company they touted while in uniform (see Joseph Dunford for an example). This is a major, major sign of decay for the nation, IMO. It shows the military leadership just isn't earnest anymore, everyone is out for themselves and, most cynically, there might not even be any intention of winning anything; it's just expenditures and budget justification.
No they don’t, they are installed and work for Wall Street.
Yep. Or they join a lobbying firm or think tank promoting the interventions that are constantly occurring in the name of freedom, democracy and humanitarianism. …or the board of directors for any number of publicly traded companies profiting from the wars. Smedly Butler outlined all of it but people are set on being laptop warriors cheering for their side like it’s a sports team. 😂
he’s wrong a LOT
@@AFuller2020 Please explain? Thanks
@@AFuller2020 where ?? Show me where just pull any statistical prove. Ur a liberal democrat
Russia also has banned all GMO products. Now you tell me who won?
You sound so knowledgeable.... so why do you have to ask questions you already know the answer to there sunshine?
Whats the issue with GMOs? We have been doing like proto gmos for centuries throught selecting breeding the best plants and animals.
@@hubertcumberdale2651it's a rhetorical question you halfwit
@@cyrusthegreat7030yeah, because having your seeds and food controlled by Monsanto is working out so amazing
@@hubertcumberdale2651 you're so smart you understand rhetorical questions. P.S. this is sarcasm
The only thing that i love from macgregor is he always speaks the truth
He only lies
How do you know?@tuttirulla
@@thewolf81lobo86 He has become Russia's propagandist
@@thewolf81lobo86 On 27th Feb 2022, he stated: “The battle in eastern Ukraine is really almost over".
In March 2022, he stated: “I would say another 10 days this should be completely over”.
In March 2022, he stated that: “[Ukranian forces have been] grounded to bits. There's no question about that despite what we report on our mainstream media". And yet, fighting continues
In July 2022, he stated that: “The war, with the exception of Kharkiv and Odesa, as far as the Russians are concerned is largely over”.
In September 2022, he stated that: “this war may be over soon”…..well, you get the idea
That us true and he's usually wrong
"We 🇺🇸 are seen as people who are completely selfish, completely self-interested, no sympathy for or interest in anybody other than ourselves. That's a very bad reputation to have."
~ Col. Douglas MacGregor
It's also absurd. No country in the history of the planet has done so much for other nations and people and so unselfishly.
@@gaetanomaximus8650trillions donated
@@AyooRyo donated to the military complex.... just money laundring
@@antoniolsls7774 easy throwing rocks from the bottom champ
If you look at America as a brand, it is without a doubt, the most valuable brand in the world, possibly ever to exist.
We are a beacon of hope for freedom. We embrace the underdog mentality, we don’t replicate we innovate.
The Germans feared, fighting us in World War II, simply because, they never knew what we were going to do, our soldiers were constantly barking orders, and improvising.
Just because we don’t live up to these high high standards, sometimes doesn’t mean it’s time to throw the baby out.
Without the United States, leading the world, free-speech would be nonexistent. Anyway, we need to do this simply, so that peace and freedom of people have something to strive for.
Even Mexico knows Russia more than the USA.
I just had a conversation with an American Tourist in Kenya about the world and History . I was disappointed
Since the cold war Americans have been taught Russia is bad.
They no longer teach Americans the importance of Russia and their IMPORTANT role in defeating Hitler.
Whether people like it or not Russians are our brothers and sisters. They know it but Americans do not.
Don’t know why the “EVEN”, yes Mexico is highly literate compared to US dumb f**ks population who can’t even point Russia at a map. Everyone knows the high tech, high design & high strategy is made not by the dumbed down US population but by the migration talent from other countries. But you guys keep self centering on your consumerism, it’s the only thing you guys can talk about
Most Mexicans can't find Russia on a map, nor do they care. Russian propaganda bots have gotten so retarded lately. They don't know squat about the world outside of Russia.
@@drwasikeokile7299 im American who is passionate about history and i can tell you the vast majority of Americans just dont give a shit about world history at all, not even American history and its sad.
Europe is playing with fire by underestimating Russia, and by treating it with such belligerence.
As they deserve!
The West has turned into a bunch of decadent losers.
lol Russia is pathetic. Cope harder bro.
Europe is a bitch for the anglosaxon establishment.
@@TaTa-pe9gdRussia is having trouble finishing what they started
Respect to Russja 🇷🇺♥️
Да пребудет с вами Бог 😇
Мы справимся с этим своими глазами Greets and loves from Yerevan❤
❤ Боже храни Армению, Русский и Армянский народ
Эх как вас жаль, армян... выбрали президента на свою голову... надеюсь Армения выдержит до следующих выборов и у вас появится нормальный правитель а не этот пашинян.
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Blessings from America, viva orthodoxy
Good to see that there are still enough Americans who can make good observations and are not afraid to state the facts
Don't let facts stand in the way of a good yarn....
Facts are Russia is isolated. You don't need the thousands of articles and statements from analysers and the like. Just look at how four countries have spoken out in favour of Russia's invasion
@@hellothere4045 they will be crushed if they try.. peace is the only solution
@@jeroenlucas If Russia wants peace then they can leave Ukraine tomorrow and peace would ensue. They haven't because they don't
@@hellothere4045 I think you should listen to the whole podcast to get an idea what is really going on and dig into the reason why it all started in the first place. (You don’t have to of course)
“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.”
*_-Selwyn Duke-_*
To whom it may interesting: This citation is from George Orwell ("1984").
Without the last "it" it is reality. So deep. 😢
We're all afraid to speak the truth and the more afraid we get, the more we hate the ones who do
-Tom Macdonald
Bacteria is life on Mars, but a heartbeat isn't life on Earth?
-Tom Macdonald
Oh, how true.
@@andrealexanderwild well said.
All the US brands in Russia were forced to sell their franchise assets to Russian companies at cheaper prices
and the US/UK/EU are stealing a sovereign country's reserves. Much like they did Iraq and Iran. And by the way, they were not forced by the Russian government. They were forced by the US/EU et al. Furthermore, less than 30% of Western companies actually stopped and sold their business in Russia. The rest just STFU and continued on with business.
The west also just out of a blue took money and other things that belonged to Russian businessmen who had nothing to do with the war. I mean they just took it, like thieves they didn't even buy things for cheaper they confiscated it. They stole it in clear terms
No they didn’t leave they just changed their commercial names
@@angrysmurf3974yaa like I phone to my phone 🤳😂
@@angrysmurf3974 not all. That guy is a businessman in Russia. He is a famous guy here.
An outstanding lessen on Russian history,society,economy and people. Only wish more would listen to Mr.Macgregor.
I m Slav, i know russians, my friend have a company there. 120 million people around Russia was under theit boot, for 45 years. Now some clown from US telling us, Slavs, who are Russians 😂
Russia, with all their resources, have lower gdp then my country that has no resources and is very corrupted 😂
He has no clue about Russian economy...
@@Manu.K89they dont know name of their capital city. Ofcourse they will believe to this clown. We live with russians over 1000 years, and some US clown will teach us who are they 😂
Yes, birth rate in Russia low,
but where in a world government paying $10.000 for every child birth, enormous support on all levels for 18 years, paid maternity leave up to 3 years,...
Not going to take effect in time and it wont even make up for their casualties of war. Also, the men that survive will have PTSD and high suicide rates.
Enormous support? You are smoking very strong shit,dude.
ah, was looking for this comment, I forgot the specific numbers
As a Canadian, this entire event, compounding on the conformist and coerced Covid narrative that we were forced to accept, has shown me how simplistic and dangerous our media enterprise is. We are repeatedly told such asinine and blatantly over-simplified tropes that we are expected to just repeat uncritically, like a zealous, true believer. If we don’t wholesale accept the trademark narrative being forced down our throats then we’re made to seem “unintelligent” or “conspiratorial” when, in fact, the approved narrative is the epitome of those very things. Strange world we’re beginning to live in, or at least becoming aware that we’re living in.
I've said for years, "What happens when the media actually tells the truth for once? Nobody will believe them."
The matrix
Well said!!
The new bizzaro world where up is down
I think there's always been a veil of disinformation presenter to us via the mainstream media, but it was done much more subtle & the media was viewed far more credible.
American 24/7 news channels changed that. Not that much happens in a single day, but that doesn't work well for a 24/7 news channel that wants to keep viewers watching for as long as possible...so what do they do? They sensationalize, they pump out the fear, and they bring on their 'experts' so the viewers feel like they know what's up the next time they have a conversation about something...
Then that 24/7 news idea became dominant. Actual journalists that investigated issues & reported from event ground zero were gradually replaced with quite pretty to look at 'talking heads' reading a teleprompter.
And what do they read on that teleprompter if they don't have journalists in the field reporting from something directly? They rely on government press releases for what they should report, and that's the beginning of that endless rabbit hole!
The MSM has become completely irrelevant, and it's their own fault. It's shocking that not one person at Global, CBC, CTV, etc has recognized how wrong and evil it is for them to go along with the current Liberal plans & speak up...
The media dictate what the average person talks about, what they think about, how they feel about certain issues, and the general fervor of the public as a whole...THEY should have been speaking up & pissing people off about COVID, C-18, C-31, etc
I'm not getting political, but I don't see any other way for us to regain some sanity without PP at the helm come election time
The exact Opposite of what media and politicians say..
Not surprising
😂😂 So everything the media says is wrong but everything he says is right. Even Russian’s would be surprised when u tell them all this bullshit.
Stumbled across this channel and glad I did... I have seen the host on other pods in reels and always have wondered! Awesome content.
We cannot display our current level of backstabbing and zero integrity, even to our Allies, and expect to be taken seriously as a world power in the future.
They’re already seeing the backstabbing. Example: Nordstream.
US will not be a World power in 5 years, and US most likely will go into Civil War.
Amen 🙏🏿
@@patricksweeney5308Would Russia also need US approval to sail their trawler through that exact location and time?
uk still blindly follows the US with no foresight at all.
Colonel's knowledge of military affairs and Russian history is incredibly deep. Thank you for interviewing him on the show.
The moron is Pro-Putin. It's why Trump loved him & picked him
😂😂 not it’s not😂 I am European and everything he said was fiction to me, lol he said the US would love to Russia 😭😭 come on man. Its all America right wing bullshit. Funny how American right wing bullshit is let’s all just all dick ride Putin but European right wing is all about fucking killing Putin and destroy the country so they can never oppose us again 😂 Crazy world we live in. Trust me if you Americans actually lived next to Putin and saw all the bullshit he does every day, u would cringe so hard at everything he just said.
There are so so many insane and false statements in this interview that I don't even know where to begin. First of all, Russia is NOT selling their products at a premium. It is very well documented that they're selling their oil heavily discounted to India way below the world market price. Second, the Russian economy is NOT doing well. You can't just look the value of the currency to determine the strength of the economy. Inflation in Russia is through the fucking roof and most prices in grocery stores have gone up by 50-150%. This is also very well documented and there are hundreds of videos from Russians that show this. 3rd. Their Military is NOT stronger now and this is a totally insane statement to make. We live in 2023 and everyone has a smartphone so whenever Russia or Ukraine transports ANYTHING to the frontline it's being filmed by civilians. You can clearly see a gradual deterioration of equipment being transported to the front line by Russia. For the past year, they've transported mostly very old sovjet era equipment to the frontline which is not indicative of a military who is getting stronger.
yup, in military affairs....that's it. what does he know about worldwide economics and the ramifications of this war? I guess there would so many more qualified people to have this discussion
@@Unbiased321it is hard to believe this guy legit believes what he is saying.
Russia was using cadets to try and defend Moscow from wagner
Although not many, I'm glad to see there are some US individuals that have brains..👏
Sure
There are very few in the older generations and even less in the newer generations
They not stupid, they acted stupid, but behind US peoples, these politicians & companies made money
This old man doesn't have any clue what he is talking about
@@mikemike6182 well, people are still stupid for letting them.
As an African, we know we do not have much power as compared to the rest, but we very much support Russia
Why if i may ask
@@Markuden Russia doesn’t impose its will on us, to give you further context, when most African countries were under European colonialism, it’s the Soviet Union that helped us get back. They asked for nothing in return. They don’t tell us to be gay, or to live in a way that goes against our culture. The West on one hand is about control and exploitation. If you’re European or American you wouldn’t probably understand this because they tell you how evil Russia or China is, but that’s not the truth. Check around the world, you’ll notice that Russia has always been helping countries, they just don’t Preach it, when India was attacked for declaring its Independence, Russia helped, asked for nothing in return. Check how most Indians love Russia. Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali have been exploited by France for years, 1/3 of France’s energy comes from Mali, they don’t pay for it. Russia helped the countries to get back their autonomy, and asked for nothing in return.
Why???@@Markuden
@soumi1984 because of how russia treats them with "respect " that's how my Senegalese girlfriend explained it to me
They helped most african countries to gain independence by supplying weapons .independence from European countries e.g England
Putin was naive dealing with the west initially but since he's not an ideologue he was able to process things objectively. However, the west underestimated Russia. History will judge everyone.
He’s literally an ideologue, what the hell are you talking about?
Putin has planned to invade or annex Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland since the 2000s.
Source: My contacts inside the Russian Foreign Ministry who bragged about it all......in the early 2000s. I learned it from them no later than 2007. In 2008, when I was in Estonia, Putin invaded Georgia.
When he lost his puppet Yanukovych in Ukraine in 2014, he invaded Donbas and annexed Crimea.
@@xylemrays671 Exactly, his motivations (besides personal enrichment) are ideological: To reestablize Russia's dominance. Invading Ukraine was the worst decision he ever made and purely based on ideology.
@@patricksweeney5308 It is largely a myth that Putin is a rational actor. Many have to chosen to believe it, because the reality of Russia being in the hands of an ideologue is a much scarier propositon.
1) Truly rational actors accept when things are not going as expected, and then adjust to the new reality. Here it does seem that Putin’s refusal to negotiate even a ceasefire, let alone a withdrawal based on a Ukrainian agreement not to join NATO, reflects his inability to see the long-term implications of a continued fight.
2) Just as we might be loath to say suicide bombers are rational when they undertake horrific acts that they believe will secure them a place in heaven, so Putin’s action could be seen as irrational if he is doing all this for his “place in history,” perhaps to be seen as the individual remembered for recreating the glory of the historical Russian empire. He has talked for three decades about the tragedy of the fall of the Soviet Union. He knows that Russia’s own history is connected to the medieval empire of Kyiven Rus’. This empire, with its capital in Kyiv, reached its height under a ruler named Vladimir the Great in the late 10th century. (Tellingly, Putin in 2016 erected a statue of this earlier Vladimir near the Kremlin to match the one already existing in Kyiv.) He seems to believe strongly that Ukraine has no legitimacy as a sovereign state and is only a province of Russia itself.
@@patricksweeney5308 he’s reformed the education system with Slavic peoples as superior and Anglo Saxons as inferior, and he refers to everyone not Slavic and white as Anglo Saxons, including the Americans. He wrote a paper on Novorossiya and how he should implement it and how Russia should control and occupy all of Europe to counter the United States. These are but a few of the insane ideological statements and positions he’s taken along with the invasion on Ukraine to fulfil his dream of recreating his empire. That’s an ideologue and there’s nothing logical in any of those positions he’s publicly taken.
Truth is never easy to digest.
Russia is an incredibly poor country. Rural Russia is basically no more advanced than in the 70s. Macgregor is a boomer contrarian. The Russians have lost billions in this war. Hundreds of thousands of their young men dead.
Please have Col. MacGregor on a lot more often. He's a breath of fresh air, and I'm so tired of The Narrative that's continually regurgitated on the "news" channels, and which is almost always WRONG!
You believe Macgregor about Ukraine is finished in a few weeks (he has said that since March 2022), and the Russian economy is better now that before the war! Wow! Suggest you get an IQ examination, there is welfare support for cognitive disability.
This dude is totally full of crap. Don’t get someone spewing out hetero Dox opinions with actual truth.
And just so we’re clear, I do not consume corporate news, and was antiwar before the special operation and continue to be.
Honestly, I can’t believe how easy people have just stepped in line and phone for this. It wasn’t that long ago the Biden was braving the Ukrainian government. Do you honestly think all that money we are sending to Ukraine isn’t just making its way back here?
"The Narrative" isn't always wrong and going against "The Narrative" just for the sake of it is sometimes way more inaccurate, as is the case with this man.
He is full of shit half the time
There are so so many insane and false statements in this interview that I don't even know where to begin. First of all, Russia is NOT selling their products at a premium. It is very well documented that they're selling their oil heavily discounted to India way below the world market price. Second, the Russian economy is NOT doing well. You can't just look the value of the currency to determine the strength of the economy. Inflation in Russia is through the fucking roof and most prices in grocery stores have gone up by 50-150%. This is also very well documented and there are hundreds of videos from Russians that show this. 3rd. Their Military is NOT stronger now and this is a totally insane statement to make. We live in 2023 and everyone has a smartphone so whenever Russia or Ukraine transports ANYTHING to the frontline it's being filmed by civilians. You can clearly see a gradual deterioration of equipment being transported to the front line by Russia. For the past year, they've transported mostly very old sovjet era equipment to the frontline which is not indicative of a military who is getting stronger.
Colnel Douglas Macgregor is well grounded and talks sense. No drama.
I'm very happy to see MacGregor getting a proper platform.
It may well cost PBD his platform
@@11thHourRecordshe has been interviewed on multiple YT channels, I think he might even have his own YT channel.
This guy just lied the entire interview 😂
@@Andrew-wz6ss Ukraine is winning, Russia blew up their own pipeline and the world loves and respects Americas endless wars , got it .
Douglas Macgregor knows his stuff 👏☑️
He is a boomer contrarian. The Russians have lost billions in this war. Hundreds of thousands of their young men dead.
The first American news I watch that are real news 💪🏼
This channel, yes. This guest, no.
@@LRRPFco52 guest is spot on every topic
Love and support russian from indian .
Unfortunately most of the media with regards to ukrain amd russia aint exposing the truth , most of them are one sided supporting only ukrain .
Thanks to this conversation for revealing the truth .
Colonel MacGregor is clear , concise , and to the point... we need guys like him or we're certainly doomed.
Except he is wrong, very wrong, in which case being clear, concise and to the point is worthless.
@@considerthis7712 EXACTLY!!! How can so many people in this comment section be so blind? This guy is either a moron or on the FSB payroll.
@@considerthis7712he is wrong, how so. How do you know? He is pretty spot on with everything and if you had any actual knowledge apart from the diet on propaganda you must have been consuming over the last few decades you would know. A stupid person doesn’t have any concept that they are a stupid person, that is you.
This guy is a doomsayer. We are an amazing country, because we are filled with amazing people. We give a fuck.
Our government is out of control right now, but everyone knows when the car to start up against us we come up winning.
@@considerthis7712 Yes, with guys like him we're certainly doomed.
I don't know about russians in USA but in my country they just love him and most of my countrymen love him too and we are not russians. He is very popular.
I believe this war has isolated the USA more the Russia... at least for what concerns to non european-north atlantic countries. People just love this guy for stood up against NATO-USA imperalism.
Most Russians in the US don't like him. US is the place where all inveterate Russian haters go.
What is your country?
That is exactly what is happening with BRICS. Anyone dumb enough to not pay attention to America losing most of its power are blind.
141 countries voted to condemn Russia's invasion at the UN, only 7 voted against and 32 abstained. Your comment is a load of nonsense. A bunch of despot & tinpot banana republics are on Russia's side congratulations. Not even been a week since Wagner Russians were shooting down Russian helicopters and planes on the way to Moscow 😂
@@jakesmith6337 Some shit hole.
About Russians speaking their mind. I have family in The Russian Federation and every one of them is very open with their opinions.
Maybe they should hold a sign out in public, or post something anti-war. Then see what happens.
Privately, whispering in the kitchen? Ok, you know what I'm talking about.
Yeah go and voice your complaints in public. I'm sure the 15 years spent in Siberia will be worth it
@@beatle7809why would they do this?
@@hellothere4045you're probably living in times of Soviet union😂
There is no greater strength than patience.
MavGregor is an exceptionally well spoken man. He’s a very bright person.
😂😂 no his not. It’s all meant to be fed down the throat of American right wingers. All the bullshit he said doesn’t make sense to any Europeans, please learn our history before you make bullshit like this.
I guess if you put him into a dark room, ho could also be referred to as bright. If only because of the color of his skin...
@@M-M-M-M weak retort
@@Paulco67 At least you like your own comment 🤣🤣
@@M-M-M-M idk, I see 37 likes on my original comment. One thing is for certain, the USA is in tough shape with a massive national debt and weak governance.
Great of you to have Col. MacGregor. A great specialist on what's happening in Ukraine now.
He got way too many things wrong. He is no expert on subject at all.
@@PaulValickas Not just that, he deliberately spouts propaganda, while the Russian bots and paid shills in the comments make it seem like he has some sort of expertise.
@@Do_the_Scarn Agree. I listened more he is out of his mind. I meet ukrainians my city every day. He is either lying or incompetent beyond belive. No amount of propaganda can make one this dumb.
As an American I’m very naive on this whole thing. However listening to this man he seemed genuine, and I know my government (or any for that matter) is not genuine, and was curious of why he would be telling the truth like he is.
Regardless if he is pushing some sort of agenda, he’s being a hell of a lot more honest than anyone else we got. But yes of course he has and aim.. he is and American colonel lol. He’s high up.
@@corning1 I agree he sounds very believable and genuine. This is why it is so much worse. I sort of agree in a way Russia is more dangerous and western media is not reporting many important facts and Ukraine needs as much more support, but Russian leaders and oligarchy is an agressor and Russian army are savages and are committing war crimes and there is no other way out of this situation except the the fight. Eventually truth will reach all the Russians once they loose brothers and fathers and their livelihoods. I live way too close to this war and do not see way out of this. Putin will never ever stop unless he is forced to stop.
Finally, someone from west who understands what's the reality, most of the countries in Africa and Asia don't necessarily view west as they think about themselves. In sub-Saharan and central Africa ppl know what France does, ME knows American hypocrisy, South Asia plays a safe game to its interest and South East Asia sympathetic to Russian cause. They only thing is their opinion is not that valued due to monetary interests and the significant financial power that the west do posses now. Ppl in developing part of world see Putin as a man who is patriot, a strongman who is doing everything for his country unlike the so called leaders of west whi are just a bunch of clowns.
MacGregor doesn't know what he talking about here. He clearly hasn't lived in Russia on his own as I have, and his studies on Russia are straight out of Russian Pravda. I wish I could debate him and counter his arguments with my experience and perspective.
I'm American and i am pro Russia. Putin is fighting the communists and pedophiles. The rest of the world sees us as weak.
@@LRRPFco52 Exactly , They don't even speak the language to hear from the Russians themselves , Almost all young people dream to leave RuZZia because you cant even say a work against the dictator . Only babushkas that they get food stamps who still believe that Russia is super power
As an African what u said is very true and just to add to that almost all African countries sides with Russia
@@LRRPFco52 Russia has improved alot in the last decade . Where are you getting your numbers?
We Love Colonel MacGregor! 🇺🇸
He works for the Russian federation on RFTV and sells 100% Russian agitprop bs. He compares American general Marshall’s reorganization of his generals in WW2 to more battlefield ready officers to an armed rebellion 100 miles from Moscow where the Wagner group shot down Russian planes. He says they are stronger than ever while thousands of Russian soldiers are dying and thousands have fled the country. The ruble is tanking and he’s lost all western commercial business. This guy is a pro Russia propagandist
Really happy to see MacGregor on PBD, amazing guest.
He'd be even more amazing if he said something that made sense.
@@TheLowerIntestine you must be very unintelligent if he doesn't make sense to you
@@engin3ar he's an idiot.
Regarding talent: During my time studying in Russia from 2004 to 2009, I had a highly intelligent professor, whom I'll refer to as M. M had an impressive scientific research background and had been taken by the Americans in the early 90s. However, Putin ensured his return to the country. It was intriguing to witness the presence of KGB cars around the school when I would leave late after studying in the library. M and several other professors were actively working on finding solutions to various problems.
Regarding drinking habits: When I first arrived in Russia, the prevalence of drunk individuals was quite striking. Bums and intoxicated individuals seemed to be present on every street corner. However, I believe that Putin's emphasis on a healthy lifestyle and religion has contributed to positive changes in Russia. Although I initially disagreed with his decision to close down the casinos in Moscow, as I have grown older, I now understand the reasoning behind it.
Regarding the population: Putin is making considerable efforts in this regard. The Russian male population is not procreating enough, and it appears that he may need to consider allowing foreigners who respect the country's history and values to come and assist with this issue
Why is the male population not procreation? Costs of living, mental health crisis, feminism?
@@sirkermitthefirstoffrogeth9622 I cant really put a hand on it..
I think cost of living from the early 90s is/was one of the reasons.. all most men had then, was poverty and cheap drinks. they were thinking more of food than procreation..
I think Putin knew about this and started a welfare funding for new mothers.. so parents don't have to worry about money for their kids for a while..
he also tried to push fitness among men, so they leave alcohol..
but they probably still have a PTSD from the 90s..
I know this is going to sound immature (my apologies)
But that part you mentioned at the end there is the best news I have heard since 2020!!
(Thank you for writing this post, it gives me some insight into the real Russia)
I think Russia may get a good source of qualified workers from western nations since there is a lot of people that hate their governments woke idiocy in policy and their messaging. Literally everyone i know have a LOT of disdain of progressive leftist virtue signaling. The chance of moving to a more traditional society where they also can find a woman that isn't infected by western "feminist" mind virus B.S. I think the amount of westerners that chose to move to Russia & Eastern Europe in general will increase A LOT in the future unless things change and most government admins do an 180 where they focus on traditional family values, christian values.
where did you see drunk people on each street corner? what city? Where did you study? where are you from?
This man is on point
With Pravda talking points, yes...he's spot-on.
@@LRRPFco52he knows more than you ever will.
@@LRRPFco52we are happy the truth hurts.
@@Mogamishu Nope. I specifically have covered down on the region since the 1970s, to include detailed study of Russian history, order of battle, culture, and have lived there. He hasn't done that and will never be as well-versed in Russia as I. He's a charlatan that has been wrong on every major proclamation he's made since March, 2022.
You can verify this for yourself by searching,
"Douglas McGregor, March, April, May, June, July, etc. 2022", then through 2023.
Every month he makes a headline-statement, like "The war is over, Ukraine is done", or "there was no Ukrainian victory in ____ city", all the while Russia has been losing ground.
Imagine how stupid you have to be as a senior military officer, to constantly proclaim that Ukraine is losing, as they consistently take back territory, sink Russian ships, hit the Kerch bridge, shoot down Russian aircraft and missiles, and put Russia on their heels.
Why would he keep making utterly false statements? What's his motive?
Playing AAA hockey my entire life and being very close with my fare share of russians, and also playing there myself a few times I like to explain the Russian people like: 1st off, they have a no bullshit personality and way of life & are rugged, strong, and crafty people like we would see in the south on a farm or in Louisiana alligator fishermen who works on the river everyday. They are like Italians where family is important & it's not uncommon for the young adults to not part ways once 18 hits. Honestly they remind me of us, they are great people who love their country. Recent backlash on Russia has been really pissing me off cuz ya they might be a little rough on the outside but on the inside they are beautiful people with big hearts.
God bless you!
Not too late .... call your governor to stop military aid to Ukraine and call for negotiations.
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❤
The only real problem with the people is they love their country so much that they tolerate an insane amount of corruption and evil from their elites. US is starting to become the same way, but it's still no contest.
Super impressed with Col MacGregor, he really knows his shit!
He hasn’t dropped one fact this whole interview it’s all Russian state propaganda you know you can pay to watch footage from the front Russia sent men into combat with pellet guns
He has been wrong since day one! And still is!
@@anti-emo4721 back to CNN then little man
@@Andrew-wz6ss I just checked its all out and verfied his facts, dude is legit
@@ssaini5028 lol straight from the kremlin only 50,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died not hundreds of thousands. The counter offensive has not begun and Russia has no power over the pmc group that gave Ukrainians Russian military positions for artillery strikes. Also beat part is the calls from Russian soldiers to family back home telling how they killed everything that moved women children I’ve watched the videos of the Russian jet bombing an apartment because the military tartlets had missile defenses
My country will be receiving Putin as a FRIEND this September for the annual BRICS meeting and definitely going to see big moves on global economic markets. Sanctions have forced Russia to work and I hope this inspires other sanctioned countries to leave the matrix and develop from the beginning
Getting off the Dolla plantation. Can’t blame ya!
Let us know when politicians start taking Yuan and Rubles for bribe money instead of dollars....oh wait.
Putin invaded Ukraine. He invaded Georgia. He controls part of Moldova. His people have threatened Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Eastern Europe. Not the best friend, so take care.
😂😂 yh leave the dollar plantation for the Chinese one 👍 Good for you
@@Christian-uj1mqthe Chinese one that’s already failing
A clear, fair and honest analysis for real Zelensky blundered with his comedian approach to this war and the western action support to Ukraine actually added a blazing fire Putin is a strategic leader with his country and nation at heart
Зеленский это марионетка, какие у марионетки могут быть ошибки? Ошибки делает кукловод, а марионетка выполняет свою роль
Sublime analysis. Clear and precise
What a perspective. Amazing! Pbd more guests like this, please!
Keep it coming PBD. I'm proud to see a brilliant businessman like you thinking this way for America. God bless.
I enjoy PBD but this was nothing but Russian agitprop.
America has been sold out...your president is a criminal get ready for your next lock down...you have no free speech and explain to me why you have a second amendment again...while you Americans clown focus on wars ...brics is the new currency..fools
It’s refreshing to hear such an honest, unbiased fact based perspective from a true American colonel.
Lol. He's a Russian shill
😂
Honest mistake.
@Alexander-gh8sp
There is only one God and Jesus is his son. The truth the light and the way. No false prophets. Not one miracle can de attributed to Mohammed. Only Jesus made the dead rise.
You Sir won the internet Sarcasm award 2023😀
Very informative Talks with honorable Guest.
One of the most Brilliant minds you've ever interviewed👏👏👏👍👌
I think that both versions are right, that there are internal shake ups, but not so tragic plus that it was as well as show not only to expose friends and allies, but mainly to move troups on the battelfield.
United we stand divided we fall; the Russians understand the keys to success. The other thing that the average people may not consider is: Russia sold their energy products to Germany and other European countries at cheap prices, unlike what is currently happening whereby the US is selling Germany the same energy at much higher prices, in some cases up to 5 times the Russian cost. It is clear to me that the EU don't know who their true friends really are; and it certainly is not the US.
So well said by McGregor
Kudos to Valuetainment for telling it as it is
Nonsense.
Putins puppet. That who he is.
3:50 Central Asia (former Soviet states) has had a massive baby boom. They are culturally a mix of Eastern Orthodox, Muslim, and an old Soviet culture. Russia has the food, central Asia has the immigrants. Most of the people in central Asia also speak Russian as a second language.
Thats the inpressive thing in Russia. Despite being religiously and ethnically diverse with traditional and conservative values (orthodox, muslim, etc). People respect each others differences and unite under a common threat.
The West on the other hand have deep ethnic frictions between, white, black, hispanics, etc.
Central Asian Turkic culture is not fully Muslim ( Arabic origin) to begin with ...this is hard for Westerners to understand
@@greenearth9945the thing is 50 years of communism made everyone liberal in true sense
Meanwhile this month in Russia "900+ agreements worth nearly 4 trillion rubles were signed at SPIEF. More than 900 agreements totalling 3.86 trillion rubles ($46 billion) were signed at Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russian presidential adviser Anton Kobyakov said. Among them, 43 agreements were signed with foreign companies, including Spain and Italy. The forum was attended by 17,000 delegates from 130 countries, including 150 companies from 25 "unfriendly" countries. The largest delegation was from the United Arab Emirates"
Fantastic news.
48 billion lol. That's just a slow Tuesday on Wall Street. Cope harder vatnik.
48 billion can't even buy a footballers contract over 5 years. Laughable
Blah blah blah. Get in your Lada and don't spread crap
@@logitech1928Americans crying over 100 billion sent to ukraine though. Can’t even get 7 billion for a wall 😂
Thanks again for this talk show and pray the war mongers are watching and get this great advice from Col Douglas Mc Gregor great questions from the journalist 🙏👍
After this interview, Col. MacGregor will be very much hated and belittled, not only by the US government as a whole, but also by the NATO and EUs, because of his truthfulness ans sincerity.
Because of his clownish Pravda talking points. He's an embarrassment.
like this creature for example. ⬆
He loves to waffle on like some would-be elder statesman. I suspect he simply likes - and always has liked - being 'the belle of the ball' (I'm special because I'm different') and this motivation is, of course, not helpful in the pursuit accuracy and honesty.
Sincerity? He is just extremely biased. As a russian I can say he is repeating Russian propaganda keypoints. Probably he is just a Putins double agent. Check his biography.
@@LRRPFco52 YOU MY FRIEND ARE AN EMBARRASSMENT! PERIOD
I watched the whole Podcast. Great interview!
Love Col MacGregor and PB ❤
Col. Douglas Macgregor for President!!
Would be great to have good Col on regularly if thats possible Pat. Really enjoyed his very forthright and direct analysis. Thanks in advance if you can.
If you're going to have him on, they need someone who actually knows what's going on to counter his Pravda arguments.
@@LRRPFco52 Says the guy with CNN arguments
@@skitvandarken I have despised CNN for 40 years, so that's a huge swing and miss on your part. I don't watch any corporate legacy media presstitutes. More importantly, I've been studying Russia since the 1970s and lived there in the late 2000s. Everything MacGregor said about Russia is Kremlin Pravda, which is strange.
I'd rather he get someone that actually knows what they're talking about.
@@LRRPFco52 True, PBD goes way too easy on guys from the right. He needs to have the same energy going at both sides.
Man, I thought Iraq and Afghanistan were massive pointless scuffles over nothing. This Ukraine shitshow puts all of that to shame.
How many Americans died in Ukraine?
Ukraine fighting for their independence from a foreign power is a pointless scuffle? Yeah? Maybe the American Revolutionary War was a pointless scuffle as well. Dipshit
You must like dictators.
@@mar-a-lagofbibug8833 They closed down all anti govt news in Ukraine and are dragging men off the street to fight a war they don't want. They have arrested western Journalists as well. Tell me who is a dictator. They are both on the same side of the coin it's just that one is on our payroll. Plus, other than Europe and a few Asian nations we are allied with a lot of dictatorships. This country over the last 80 some years has been built on a house of lies. I don't agree with all of the Col, assessments, but he isn't delusional like you.
I mean you can make the argument WW2 started all over the Danzig corridor. A miniscule stretch of land in northern Poland.... THAT'S IT.
Thanks for the information, i feel like a lot of this we dont really see out there. So appreciate the info 👍🏽💯
I always knew that the idea that Russia's economy isn't resilient was bs.
“Blinken is a wonderful guy “ , is that sarcasm from PBD or was he serious?
100% sarcasm
100% sarcasm
Kindly do invite Col McGregory severally on your prestigious channel, for he is an exceptionally well informed military wizard with vast practicable expertise on world affairs!
Roundly informative interview!
Colonel MacGregor is amazing
He's a nut.
Yes I was totally amazed how far his despicable beliefs extend
@@gaetanomaximus8650how so?
@@VincentCVazquezbecause just about everything he said was false
They need a follow-up conversation, much has changed.
Best interview of MacGregor seen so far. Very insightful.
Thank you for this informative and truthful video. Please keep them coming.
Ru a Russian bot?
@@considerthis7712 ... are you one of Joey's trans friends ?
You only consider it the truth because it’s what you wanted to hear. If trump suddenly turned his back on Putin then it would be “fck Russia”.
@@considerthis7712 Putin wing confirmed
@@considerthis7712are you a triggered gate keeping establishment shill bot? 🤡
people need to remember that every time an empire tried to go against russia, always lost to it....
Tell me one empire that went against Russia before, waiting here
@@viniciusjr4767Napoleonic France and Hitler's Germany
@@muziraaggrey6270 None of them were empires
Every time people fight them their loss of life levels are through the roof
@@seamushayday1222 and how do they win? and whos doing the count the same that told you about iraq weapon of mass destruction?
How right you are Colonel!
I am so glad that this gentleman gave this interview. I have shown this to my delusional American friends boasting about "American superiority."
America is superior. Biggest economy. Biggest military. Industrial powerhouse and geographically impossible to invade. Most allies and most military bases all around the world. US could have kicked Russia out of Ukraine long ago but they’d rather stretch out this war
Get it right - it's "white" (Christian) superiority that spawned "American superiority", in the first place. Learn and recognize.
Uummmm , he is an American also .
@@johnnada1222 Americans of today think this is 1945.
They're not delusional, at least regarding American superiority. If there were not American superiority, then Ukraine would have already been crushed a year ago. The fact that all it took is $100 billion worth of mostly old equipment to turn this into a nearly frozen conflict says it all. Meanwhile Russia is cranking out arms as fast as they can just to keep it frozen.
Politics and history always had unexpected turns.I am so happy that someone in US elite is there seeing the geopolitics with some realistic attitude after a long time and it makes me super proud that his parents are coming from our own state, Kerala.Vivek's entry as an indian american and his rise and his wisdom over each and every topics was an unexpected one.Infact his understanding and level of knowledge in china and it's expansionism is second to none and can only be compared that of Senator Marco Rubio. If Ramaswamy becomes POTUS now or next time, India can act as a mediator bw US and Russia and can even bring them together as allies against chinese expansionism. No other elite from US knew better than Swamy that Russia was an old threat which now also continued to be perceived as a threat by western elites and lobbies for no real reason but just to cater the needs of their military industry complex. The real existential threat of US is china and US today doesnt even have the capacity to face china alone. Then their elite must think like Ramaswamy why face Russia and china at two fronts. Like how pakistan mediated bw US and china when cold war was at its height using the sino soviet split and brought them together as friends; in the same way India can bring together US & Russia. Note that Russia doesnt see china as a total ally.k Infact Russia doesnt want to be as a puppet state behind china and had its own border concerns with china in its far east which was infact the actual reason for sino soviet split and skirmishes back in 1961. The only reason why Russia is moving towards china is just becoz of NATO expansions towards the east despite many promises given to Russia. So if US can respect the old soviet warsaw nations or atleast soviet member states as Russian sphere of influence and withdraw missiles and radars from there and disband NATO, then Russia will inturn respect american sphere of influence and will even turn as an ally bcoz as i said before Russia has its own concerns with china's rise. Given that India is a closer ally for both, India can bring both Russia and US together. And it's no one else other than an Indian American who can understand the Indian perspective like Ramaswamy is the best eligible candidate to lead USA in that direction. Vivek Ramaswamy
Good stuff Col. McGregor
@@natural5584 Yes 👍...beautiful architecture
What Col. Douglas said is the exact same thing my father said to me about Rusia 🤯 This is a brilliant discussion 👍
Great interview, really enjoy Colonel McGregor and his candidness
Seeing for the first time an even handed conversation by an European regarding the ongoing situation, which was not fully Western biased and it was good.. enjoyed it.. jai hind 🇮🇳
in the meanwhile Hindustan Times is producing the most biased russian propaganda its actually hilarious.
@@pyroakakohleblock584 and i love that.. i follow it too. They shows everything legitimate details..
jai hind 🇮🇳
@@pyroakakohleblock584 cope.
cry harder radeesh @@umax870
This man is well knowledgeable in world affairs and its dynamics. fresh perspectives
Great podcast. Very analytical.
We in Europe paying for this shit. In Germany in past year some things are doubled and tripled in price.
No cheap energy from Russia anymore + crazy incompetent greens in power = Germany getting wrecked. Russia's industry on the other hand is doing well thanks to western sanctions.
In USA too
What is triple in price in Germany in the last year? My food bill is up a good 30% but I have not seen 2X 3X or at least I'm not aware of it anecdotally. Not being a prick, this is an honest question from a place of curiosity.
What Europe and America are paying for are the ridiculous sanctions and price tag of funding Ukraine. There is literally nothing in the US that comes exclusively from Russia or Europe that is of any intrinsic importance or value to our economy, fact. Most all of the consumer goods come from China and SE Asia. They saw this as an opportunity to raise all of the prices on everything to bankrupt the west and grab an even bigger share of global market. Manufacturing in Europe is stagnant to nonexistent. Manufacturing in the US is lacking and being held back by ridiculous democrat policies.
Germans voted for it.
Hope Valuetainment become the no 1 media outlet in the world. PBD👑 is one of the toughest and fearless man in business. God bless him.
Ну что я могу сказать, приятно слушать этого дядьку. Нам русским еще много нужно сделать для развития своей страны, но я рада что правительство так отчаянно помогает продвигать традиционные ценности, потому что я долго жила заграницей и теперь очень счастлива жить дома. Ведь для счастья нужно не очень много. Мир всем странам и развития! Любите бога и свою семью!
One of the best podcasts
These dudes are literally interviewing in a safe deposit box vault. Major flex!!
If majority of American politicians have the same point of view with colonel McGregor wars could have been avoided. And America would gain the respect and admiration around the world. 😍
😂😂 Leaving Ukraine would make America be love and admired across the world 😭 it just makes you look like pussies that’s are scarred of Russia. What’s wrong with kicking some Russian ass? Or r u a Russian meat lover?
If USA wanted to stay neutral it could. It wouldn’t change the outbreak of war. All of Europe is giving military assistance to Ukraine. U.K. provided NLAW anti tank missiles before USA. U.K. also trained 20,000 Ukrainian
Troops since 2014. The war was going to happen. Putin thought USA weak so took his chance. Finland is now in NATO. That’s far more dangerous to Russia. Finland has kicked Russian arse 3 times
The us politicians control by Vatican
But they want wars. US government wants everything for themselves.
100% Facts Colonel, undiluted reality
In what world would Marshall re-organizing his leadership team during World War II be the same as the Wagner group marching on Moscow shooting down Russian planes, severely criticizing RF leader ship be an equivalency. Montgomery is a registered for an agent for the RF as I see it. Certainly nothing wrong with a different perspective but his arguments are almost all shallow
@@markthomaschristopher3648 if you say they is nothing wrong with having a different perspective, why then do you potray someone a RF agent?? You don't agree with his views period and real loyalty does not mean if you told black is white you must agree, that kind of loyalty has deep consequences to the loyal subject
@@blessingbikinyaamidu5224 there’s an old saying that one could have their own opinion but not their own facts. Russia is losing thousands of young men, thousands are fleeing the country, their military is getting depleted and they had a full scale mutiny in their leadership. They are now surrounded by members of NATO with new countries joining. They lost the German pipeline and all that revenue and they lost western commercial investment. The ruble is struggling and the UN condemned the invasion. Facts don’t care about your feelings here. How is Russia stronger?
douglas macgregor is by far the best analysis on geopolitics. what a legend.
If you’re on crack and unable to think for yourself.
IT’s right wing American bullshit not even fact. Tell this bullshit to any foreigners even a Russian and they would be shocked at how stupid it is😂 let’s not make this a politics thing cause am not even American.
Pat says he loves Anthony Blinkin, and that he's a good guy. Well, Pat just lost a lot of credibility for me.
WHAT? He actually said that? I guess everyone has at least one or two blind spots…. But wow.
Anthony blinking could be a good guy in a bad spot.
I also like him. I respect obama, biden and i love Gavin hope he runs for president. Now am i now aweful? I hate trump and rednecks all those that stormed the congres should get the death penalty if you ask me. :)
He was being sarcastic. Americans really don't do sarcasm do they?
@@lyingdogfaceponysoldier5003 Nah dude, that guy LOVES bombing middle eastern children.
Sir your absolutely correct
Said no one ever.
What an amazing asset to society. Facts and knowledge are King 👑👑👑👑👑.
Also a major contributing factor of why Tucker was forced out. Too many truthbombs on Ukraine
Yeah because Tucker and one other colonel know more than federal agencies, independent journalists at Ukraine itself, thousands of other generals, Ukraine's own claims and video evidence and Russia's own behaviour. If Russia's military, one of it's few considered strengths is losing to Ukraine then what does that tell you
Too many idiotic takes is more like it. Putin shill.
@@hellothere4045 We'll know our disinformation campaign is complete when everything the American public believes is false.
~ William Casey former CIA director.
The federal agencies, msm outlets, and journalists are controlled by the CIA and propagate the same lies.
So according to your logic if 1000's of scientists said that the earth was flat but only two said that it was round, you would believe the majority because the majority is always right?