This should have happened a year ago, taking into account the initial, sensible caution. Twice before everyone dived in and we know what happened there, Meanwhile Ukraine has proved every day of the war that they are worthy of all the required assistance, by stepping up and defending itself.
Absolutely! The USA has gone utterly mad! I don't know what the outcome will be in November but they're already saying that this aid package will be the last that the USA gives them. I won't print the words that go through my head when I think of the USA!
@@iansaliba-curtis1041No. The US has not gone mad. The US has a high national debt, it has minimal local manufacturing, it has maximum dependency on foreign attained manufacturing + resources, but beyond this - it has high internal divide driven by ideological stand points; one is nationalistic - the other is globalist, and that is what is playing out in the US political sphere right now. If you look around, you will see that same thing playing out in many nations - and it's creating massive divides, and what is driving it is how open primarily left wing parties have been to immigrants, to a point that it is breaking nations: and the citizens of those nations are tired of it, growing more fed up with it, and you are seeing a rise of racist views, as well as nationalistic outlooks. And as problems grow - you are going to see more Nationalistic governments take over. Oh, and Nationalism is not the only thing that is going to play into this. The entire left wing driven woke movement has created it's own boundless amounts of internal hostility - just most of it has been contained, and restricted in where it was spoken out with, but - slowly but surely, everyone has gotten so desensitized to the attacks, that it is starting to emerge very blatantly. The short of this: There is a LOT going on, that is all playing into this - and if your answer is to jump to blaming the US, you should be looking at your own nation.
You clowns prefer to hear the lies instead? Only happy when you hear good news? Well this guy tells the truth so that this NATO Hype parade gets real and stops imagining Putins collapse. Go to Ukraine for yourselves and you will quickly agree with Ron
@@bobdillon1138 We ran out of old stuff a long time ago mate. We are not sending M114s anymore. Most of the munitions are going right from the factory to Ukraine. Days of old stocks has been gone for over a year.
@@trogdortpennypacker6160 The US has to have large reserves and is regularly retiring old or near expiration munitions but its not just the US its allies are giving older or near expiration munitions as well and being replenished by newer systems from the US.
@12:25 Sorry, my friend, but Ttump is _not capable_ of nuance. What happened is that the discharge petition for the pre-exisiting Senate bill was building support. So forestall that (and to make it _look_ like the Republicans could actually function) Ttump was notified that Johnson (in a weird act of reasonableness and responsibility) was going to move the House bills to the floor for a vote. Once they reached the floor, it was all over because there *is* actually overwhelming support in the US for Ukraine ... just not in the far right fascist wing of the GOP.
Ron Johnsons next door neighbor should decide one day to move their property line 40% into his and claim it. Unbelievable this guy holds the position he does.
No, he'll be proven right. Either time will prove him right or the woman saying "There's a stalemate because funding dried up". No, there was a stalemate when Ukraine was given $100 billion and they only advanced 10 km. This is a forever war, and when this $60 billion runs out you people are going to say the same thing.
Oh, he just doesn't want anybody to die(!) As if any of his reasoning makes sense I thought a Senator would be more intelligent than a Representative - my bad
Those poor people in Ukrain, they were living a happy life, and then putin happened, I feel so sorry fior them, life must be unbearble for them, I think of them al the time, may this end soon for them , I am an Australian, originaly from the Netherlands, may peace and happines return to you soon ❤❤❤
Tiny Ukraine didn't even have a military 3 years ago and has now completely humiliated russia. Putin and his "Kyiv in THREE DAYS!" didn't work out so well lol
Russia has now lost more than HALF the land they held 2 years ago in Ukraine.....and Ukraine didn't even have an army or any weapons 3 years ago. My money is on Ukraine.
If this is your understanding you must be seriously obtuse. What about the people of Donbas that Ukraine shelled for eight years? Don't you feel sorry for them?
Do you mean Mike Johnson (James Michael Johnson ) the speaker of the House in the US congress, who delayed bringing the bill for a vote for Ukraine aid for six months?
@franceyneireland1633 no, I am ok with him. He tried to force Biden to secure the border. How can I blame him for trying? It didn't work, so it was time to fund Ukraine and he did. The delay scared Europe and due to the delay, they really stepped up and now Speaker Johnson pushed aid through. This aid will keep Ukraine afloat until Europe gets its new programs running and continually arming Ukraine. So, I forgive the Speaker for the delay. Btw, Russians are crossing the Mexican border. Border control is essential. Hopefully they will get there.
Ukraine 🇺🇦 has all the right in the world to protect its people and how they want to live free from Russia influences fight for your freedom Ukraine slava Ukraine
That's the whole point they were not protecting a large part of their citzens. They were doing the oppersite and if you don't know that you know nothing...
true unfortunately the Americans do not believe this... the US does not support Ukraine winning this war, just to wear Russian forces down. The Americans do not want to offend Putin's ego!
The problem with giving Ron Johnson air time is that he doesn’t know what he is talking about: US taxpayer spent this money decades ago when the weapons that are being sent to Ukraine were built. The US taxpayer will continue to pay for secure storage of these weapons and munitions until they are either given/sold to a cause like Ukraine or they are dumped. It’s not that current US taxpayers can’t afford to give them; its that it makes no economic sense to keep then when allies (people whose interests are aligned with the US’s) could use them to advance shared interests. So many Americans don’t understand that the US can’t exist without a global mindset. Even when someone in a country on the other side of the world hacks their identity or bank account, with the connivance of that country’s government. How did so many people become so ignorant so quickly? People like Ron Johnson were given air time.
In which decade were the American people wanting to spend money on Ukrainian weapons? We didn't start arming them until around 2010? You would know more than me, Military Industrialist Schill... The American people do not support giving so much of our money on the world's wars. Its insane to me. Look at historic military spending, it was over 5% for decades! It has never fallen below 3%. Wealthy European countries barely spent 1%, and yet American taxpayers paid for their defense? The defense of the FIRST World, not the third world. Europe owes us reparations if you ask me. They have better healthcare than us. I believe they have better infrastructure, more high speed rail? I wouldn't know, I'm too poor to visit. I believe Europeans are more able to travel the world than Americans. All thanks to the peace they have enjoyed off the backs of harder working American taxpayers. Where am I wrong? www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/USA/united-states/military-spending-defense-budget
@@jessehachey2732 deeply selfish American attitude? The US DWARFS Europe in MILITARY AID to Ukraine. Despite being thousands of miles away. It is to Europe's ETERNAL SHAME that this is the case. I support Ukraine but its honestly disgusting how as usual Europeans are free riding off the US and yet you have the audacity to still criticize the US. You are disgusting
@@daviddestefanis2989 Yes, Europe has enjoyed a 30+ year peace premium. Yes, they need to rebalance their expenditures. All that said, the US enjoys the 1st economic position in the world. This was gained by great sacrifice on the part of Americans. With great privilege, comes great responsibility. If you personally are experiencing difficulties, I would suggest you direct your efforts there instead of focusing on global affairs 👍🏻. Conversely, if you’re partaking of American affluence, understand that there is a price for this.
Michael Clarke actually knows what he is talking about, one of the few observers who understands the military details, contemporary Russian politics, as well as the historical context of this conflict. We are are lucky to have him
Yes, they forget that they will lose more than the money. Their own people will end up facing Russia and dying. Russia will have more human resources and money if putin takes Ukraine to take on any European country and Nato
The threats are already in our countries, and most are still not awake.. in fact, they hold hands and sing 'don't look back in anger' when we are attacked
Johnson is just one more CATHOLIC TRAITOR. R and D mean nothing. A third of all ‘elected’ are CATHOLIC, not Americans. 150,000 Russians invade Ukraine. What about the 500 MILLION ILLEGAL ALIEN CATHOLIC invaders from 'down south'. Invading the USA? ? ? ? Biden, CATHOLIC TRAITOR is inviting them!
Good grief, you're short sighted. Were those running Europe's governments who decided to underfund their militaries for three decades space aliens? Scholz is worse. Dragged kicking and screaming to provide _lethal_ aid to Ukraine. And this debacle is due to Chancellors Schroeder and Merkel. Both in Putin's pocket and the problem goes deep into both the SDP and CDU. Germany refusing Ukraine (and Georgia) a membership action plan in Nato in 2008 set this catastrophe up. Cheap gas has a large cost, doesn't it?
Funny how Ron Johnson thinks two years is too long for a "proxy war" in Ukraine while simultaneously thinking that 20 years was not long enough for a *direct* war in Afghanistan.
If you are not intelligent enough to understand the context of the Afghanistan war and Ukraine war, maybe speaking out on the internet isn't a good fit for you. Also, I'm not positive that the Honorable Representative Johnson believes that 20 yrs was not long enough...just putting that out there to consider.
@@Maja-Danmark I don't think that word 'hypocrisy' means what you seem to be presenting it to mean. There is a requirement of similarity or likeness to be compared to determine a judgment of hypocrisy. From a US point of view, there is no similarity between these two wars, other than the fact they are both wars. It isn't as if the USA is blocking anyone from helping Ukraine, or even denying selling supplies to those who are assisting Ukraine. Your dislike of the positions isn't enough to establish likeness or similarities.
@@robertevans2450 Actually, the US for a long time blocked transfer of "made in the US" weapons by their European owners. Think F16, for example. Or Maven.
Ron Johnson sounds as though he would appease Vladimir Putin and likely ask Putin, "How much of Ukraine would you like? All of it? OK, let's move on with it."
Pretty much what Greene is doing she so pro Russia/Putin. The fact she doesn't even have the basic sense to understand how bad that is to let be known out in the open demonstrates how mentally unstable she is.
Well done to the gentleman and his most able analysis of the war market in Ukraine. Brilliant straightforward delivery of a most - complicated piece of intellectual capacity to analyse.
USA GDP $25.44 trillion. USA Defence Budget $857.9 billion Ukraine aid $61 billion So about 7% of defence budget About 0.24% of GDP. Your tax bill will barely show a thing. USA spending on Iraq and Afghanistan $2.313 trillion from 2001 to 2022 Ukraine gave up their nukes with the understanding of having protection. Also, over 6,000 Ukrainians performed military service in Iraq and Kuwait during the war, including a permanent presence of 1,600, and 18 Ukrainians were killed
The moral boost for Ukraine from the aid package being approved (and the demoralising effect on russia of course) is worth considerably more than $61. It's priceless.
Actually most the money goes to the manufacturing workers as labor is the biggest cost. so the surrounding businesses get their spending too. Its very good for the US people. Remember the Great Depression the same method was used to get the economy going again, spending money on manufacturing helps the economy
@@brobinson8614it’s good for a tiny fraction of the population, there’s far more pressing domestic problems at home in America this money could’ve been spent on, but the ruling class all of whom are wealthy don’t have those struggles so they simply don’t care
@@Joe_1sr9 we have at least 3000 miles of ocean on either side of us, satellites, a navy and an airforce. how would they even get to our doorstep? or what good would it do them?
Russia and Putin are not in 1940. They were effective in undermining our former president and one political party that now come to their senses and now support Ukraine 🇺🇦.
How will these aid packages do that when the previous ones didn't? What is the difference? At the moment it is a bl00dy stalemate. Around half a million have died on both sides.
I thought they had run out of artillery shells and missiles, Putin was near death, then they were losing in bakhmut and fighting with shovels. Then there was going to be a coup and Ukraine was going to overrun their defences with a couple of dozen donated tanks. Or am I taking reports on here too seriously?
The US arms manufacturers need to invest Trillions of USD to get to the same production rates as the Russians. That is around 10,000$ per US household. Go ahead and donate, if it is worth that much to you.
@@andreasferenczi7613Do you know why America does not have massive artillery production? Because we don’t fight WWI trench warfare like Russia does, we don’t require massive artillery duals & trains like Russia. The west has moved far past that, we do Combined Arms Mobile Warfare using smart munitions and could roll right over any Russian trench line in a matter of hours. This is why Russia would not last 4 days against a modern western military like America or NATO.
There are no more REAL Republicabs.. only ignorant anti democracy trumpian Fascists who don't even comprehend that they ARE Fascists. A true nightmare.
Amazing strategic points! Every NATO think tank should use these points to layout the next year of objectives and strategic models to achieve these objectives. Thank you very much!
Vote for the Reagan half of "red" in order to "keep Europe and the world free." Don't forget that it was Reagan's policies that led to the collapse of the USSR and the liberation of eastern Europe. As to the current situation, we are in this mess because in 2014, Obama/Biden refused to discharge the obligations under the Budapest Memorandum to "protect the territorial integrity of Ukraine," and because Biden displayed such monumental weakness in Afghanistan that Putler saw his chance.
Presumably you mean vote for tories, which is insane. The Tories have been taking Russian money for years. can you answer why they accepted all those donations? Why under Boris was London called Londonstad? When are they going to fully release the Russia report? They're not fit to govern and have been traitors to the UK by taking their money amongst other corruption.
from my research, America has already prepositioned around $1 Billion into Europe in the anticipation of the aid package approval. So that $1 Billion will get into Ukraine within the first week of May.
300 km is NOT a long range. 500 km is barely mid range, 1,000 is a long range. Ukraine needs at least 500km range which Storm Shadow can deliver provided it is the for own use French British version, not the 250km export version. The 500km range would allow Ukraine to hit the Russian Black Sea fleet in its home ports as well as the Kerch bridge.
If British and French missiles hit Russia, then Russian missiles will arrive in London and Paris. Have you thought about that? Russia has 6,000 nuclear missiles, this is not Iraq and Syria.
@@miracle7689: It’s irrelevant whether you have 6,000 nuclear missiles or 300 (Uk& France). It only takes a handful to get through and nobody wins. Putin is NOT going to send missiles against U.K. He can’t even beat Ukraine . Against NATO it would be over in weeks.
@@miracle7689 Have you thought about how easy it would be for NATO to destroy Russia in less then a week if they got involved? be funny to see Russia beg for mercy
One month later, I will just clap my hands after what you wrote in the title of the video^^ UK and US are NOTHING against the huge number of "trained" people in Russia/China/Iran/North Korea (and I don't want to mention all the other lands forming a "alliance" with them, the list is too long. Two years of packages sent to Ukraine for NOTHING but wind. Zelensky is holding the money for himself while forcing children to go to the front line. Well done NATO, you are as always, the BEST, the saviors of "humanity"...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Oh pls , Russian navy is fully in tactic , most of it's lethal navy is under water , Ukraine bombs a navy ship and thinks it's moving forward, must be just as dumb as Mr Clark
Couldn’t be any dumber of a comment. You blame Trump and think Putins regime is weak. Completely wrong, utterly lost. You must be a baby boomer who watches CNN with your mouth open.
Bolton, who worked for Trump, says that Trump really does intend to withdraw from NATO. The House had enough signatures plus promised signatures for the discharge petition to pass. That is why Johnson and Trump changed their stance.
@@RyanBrown-nx8dw I can criticize dumb republicans for political decisions that deny the fact that no country on this planet could ever stand up to Russia as the Ukrainians did over the first weeks when they got almost no support - rather than getting destroyed over 2 days. and I can blame populist pseudo politicians for putting domestic bantering over the existence of a great and brave country and their second-to-none fight against a long term archenemy of the USA for sure.
Great conversation. I maintain a positive view of Ukraine's future given the tragic dithering of the Republican - led House in delaying necessary support to Ukraine's defenses. This is that without sufficient munitions and machines both offensive and defensive Ukraine has had to dig deeper within their rather substantial capabilities to fight and survive (I doubt even Americans could match one for one the fierce Ukrainians in a contest!). Now with a considerable supply of munitions Ukraine will use them with greater efficiency and deadlier effect. Add to this, that Ukrainian's European neighbors have been stepping up to their responsibilities to link arms together with Ukraine, to fight this scourge within their own region!
This is the latest swan song for Ukrain. European realized now and desperate in give some answer to their people because now ukrain doesn’t have more manpower to surpass Russian number of soldiers on front. The wrong strategy last year killed thousands of important Ukraine soldiers and now the FAB-500 is devastating hundreds of men on east. So Russia is make Ukraine bleed until exhaustions, lake of forces. The guilt is the U.S. Congress of course who blocked the important aid package to Ukraine. Now seems to be too late . And the worst scenarios to Europe in a couple of years Ukraines soldiers will be fighting at same side against Europeans East countries. In mean time let keep inside the Bubble EuroCup and Olympic Games because it is summer time.
I’m from uk 🇬🇧I hate the government giving our tax payers money away. But if someone is going to attack one of our neighbouring and friendly countries. Then it’s game on as far as I’m concerned 🤷♂️
How 'bout providing Ukraine with the means to assert air supremacy over its territory? Say 200+ F16s with trained crews and pilots under a revived Flying Tigers banner if needed? Get Erik Prince on this for a billion bucks and chances are it can be done fast. It will turn out cheaper in the long run.
We only have about 800 operational F16s... so give them 1/4 or more of our F16s??? And the training time for that many pilots would be ridiculously long....
FAb 500 and bunker buster Bombs as well as lidar mapping to see Russian trench networks and command posts. Give Ukraine everything they need and stop providing just enough not to destroy Russian capabilities. The providing of just enough brings a great shame to us all in the west. Political games making President Zelenskyy beg is disgusting and shows how arrogant leaders and representatives are. Disgraceful.
"Europe realises it's its problem". It was stunning to read pro-Putin posts and anti-american rants at the start of the war, from France. Today we can also read pro-china post. NATO, EU and US may not be perfect (far from it) but Putin and the China may not be Europe's best friends like some think.
I remember when NATO b o m b e d the G M R in L i b y a. which is/was a w a r c r i m e. So why would Russia want NATO as a neighbour? Good to know you support w a r c r i m i n a l s and NAZIS
Well how would we know who's the better friend really? I dunno but the past decade have really not been exceptional as far as NATO, EU, US or even the "liberal world order" goes. I'm no real fan of Russia, China or Iran etc. however it's way more then just a good or evil scenario at play here but if that were the case, we are very often the bad guys... and to be entirely frank, if we had the same kind of advantage over these "evil nations" as we do in Africa etc. we would just simply exploit them to no end... so if i was living in any of their countries i would probably also desire a though and more independent government ready to stand up against "the west" and it's imperialistic endeavors.
If you think France having anti-American Attitudes is strange: Lets just say, France had made arrangements to buy O&G from Iraq in Euro's rather than in USD. The US failing to negotiate that away, found an excuse to go to war - and terminated that arrangement by gun point, and France holds a grudge. The amount of money France has sunk into it's intelligence apparatus to shut out the US is absolutely ludicrous. The truth is, France and Germany both have reason to be unhappy with the US. If they can figure out how to develop without ties to the USD, they will - and part of that, is understanding the importance of China right now, as well as automation, and advanced technology, but to get there - France and Germany need to strengthen their own local economies, AI development, and Militaries. As much as you might not realize it, but the war in Ukraine has been a huge justification for European countries, long having let their military languish, receive renewed focus to develop it, grow it, and that is mildly terrifying. With China flooding the market with cheap items - maybe, the view will shift on China, but pretty much the entire west has a debt problem - and it's crippling the cost of living, it's crippling job income value, it's crippling the birth rate.
@@ykcirnhoj2225 aha you are one of those who want to paint it as something else than a defensive alliance because you are part of the offence alliance trols.
When russia lost all of kharkiv and Kherson, that ain't going forward. Russia has now lost 50% of the land they held 2 years ago, and has lost all their black sea fleet
Russia has also sacrificed its future. Those dead young men aint coming back to be a productice part of society. For an already overaged society, this is a tragedy.
@@WuFu-ku8si I got my intel from the same guy that told me russia has now lost half the land they held in Ukraine 2 years ago. Turned out to be accurate😏
I love hearing someone with a British accent telling our senator how to spend our money. Compared to any other governments in Europe we have pulled our weight, time for everyone else too. Our border is a little more important!
Your border has nothing WHATSOEVER to do with the struggle for freedom for the civilized world in Ukraine right now. It is not an either either. It's a here and now foreign affair matter. and a serious one, to the US. The Texas border is an internal concern, Totally unrelated to one another.
"How the US and UK’s aid package to Ukraine will destroy Putin" Come on, the UK package is a drop in the water. Denmark is providing more aid than the UK
Complete nonsense .Negotiations only the answer .Thats if Russia still want one .This is the USAs fault i am afraid .The politicians need to eat humble pie . But they probably wont .End of story
Thanks and interesting. Just seen J.Napolitano and Pro. J. Mearshheimer these two gents have a complete different attitude to the whole spectrum, worth seeing actually. You can only wonder whose side they are on or?.
LOL. Upgrade your vatnik script. You have been posting ths stuff since 2022. What happened to the Scott "caught in the same ped o sting operation twice" Ritter? Too much blowback?
GEN Syrskyi is NOT a legacy Soviet maneuver leader like GEN Zaluzhny. GEN Syrskyi was born in Russia and trained as a Soviet Commander. Nevertheless, GEN Syrskyi spent much time in Ukrainian Military Command acting as a NATO liaison. He seems far more NATO influenced in head military philosophy. It was GEN Syrskyi who actually Commanded Units defending Kviv in 2022. It was GEN Syrskyi who also Command Units which liberated Kupiansk, Izium, and Lyman in the Ukrainian Kharkiv Offensive. These were good signs of NATO schemes of maneuver being executed. GEN Syrskyi took over Military Command just prior to the fall of Ukrainian defenses in Avdiivka. GEN Zaluzhny did not leave GEN Syrskyi with a robust Avdiivka defense plan. This forced GEN Syrskyi to use a NATO scheme of inserting a fresh battle hardened Unit into an immediate difficult fight so that another mauled Unit could be retrograded and salvaged to as great a degree as possible. This was achieved at Avdiivka by GEN Syrskyi. Additionally, GEN Syrskyi used another NATO scheme called a fighting retreat as rear defensive lines were hastily constructed. This Operational Level strategy was executed in a series of Tactical Level maneuvers and bought time to build 2 Defense Lines. So far it has only failed at part of 1 point where a Russian breach succeeded. NATO allies of Ukraine are stepping up in terms of Industrial Level war support. However, Ukraine’s current biggest weakness is self made: a manpower shortage. Ukraine needs to recruit about 150,000 troops per year. They need 10,000 to 15,000 per month or 35,000 to 40,000 per quarter. All these troops need NATO quality Basic Training and AIT (equipment/specialty) training outside Ukraine in NATO countries. This 2 part training takes 4 to 8 months depending on AIT. Next is 3 months in Germany to train as Companies and then Battalions. Those troops AIT for Battalion Staff support need all 3 months in a Battalion TOC, battle planning and also monitoring Company Level training as if they were monitoring a battlefield operation. Finally, Battalions will be inserted into Ukraine in low risk areas along the Polish, Slovakian, Hungarian, Moldavian, Romanian, and Belarus borders. For 3 months they will practice Brigade Level maneuvers including moving to new locations. Then it’s 3 months along the Russian border from Kviv to Kharkiv. Finally, it’s up to 18 months on an active frontline with daily challenges. This is how 36 months of mobilization will look like to a good military training program. No trained troops will be demobilized until after the war. KIA and WIA beyond return to battle, are the only troops removed from the register. After 36 months, all fit troops will be reassigned to National Guard Units near their homes and families. They will drill monthly and train annually as a Unit. They can be Activated for service at anytime for up to an additional 18 months. All time served will count towards retirement points and preferred employment points in government jobs. This is in addition to any medical or disability benefits earned.
Thanks for this information informative thread. My friends have been mobilised into the Ukrainian army, I now understand a little better their difficulties
@@buddyrojek9417 I wish all Ukrainians but particularly troops my prayers for safety. This is not always practical. So, I also pray Ukrainian Officers and NCOs lead their troops wisely to suffer minimum casualties. I called my Congressman 5-6 times supporting passage of US Aid to Ukraine. I was proud to see him on Kviv Independent making the announcement of Ukraine Aid passage along with Israel and Taiwan Aid.
This should have happened a year ago, taking into account the initial, sensible caution. Twice before everyone dived in and we know what happened there, Meanwhile Ukraine has proved every day of the war that they are worthy of all the required assistance, by stepping up and defending itself.
Meanwhile Ukraine has proved every day of the war that IT IS worthy of all the required assistance, by stepping up and defending itself." Right.
@@Comm.DavidPorter Ta.
@@Comm.DavidPorter We are 2 years in, if theyve not been defending themselves then what have they been doing? Hm?
Absolutely! The USA has gone utterly mad! I don't know what the outcome will be in November but they're already saying that this aid package will be the last that the USA gives them. I won't print the words that go through my head when I think of the USA!
@@iansaliba-curtis1041No. The US has not gone mad. The US has a high national debt, it has minimal local manufacturing, it has maximum dependency on foreign attained manufacturing + resources, but beyond this - it has high internal divide driven by ideological stand points; one is nationalistic - the other is globalist, and that is what is playing out in the US political sphere right now.
If you look around, you will see that same thing playing out in many nations - and it's creating massive divides, and what is driving it is how open primarily left wing parties have been to immigrants, to a point that it is breaking nations: and the citizens of those nations are tired of it, growing more fed up with it, and you are seeing a rise of racist views, as well as nationalistic outlooks. And as problems grow - you are going to see more Nationalistic governments take over.
Oh, and Nationalism is not the only thing that is going to play into this. The entire left wing driven woke movement has created it's own boundless amounts of internal hostility - just most of it has been contained, and restricted in where it was spoken out with, but - slowly but surely, everyone has gotten so desensitized to the attacks, that it is starting to emerge very blatantly.
The short of this: There is a LOT going on, that is all playing into this - and if your answer is to jump to blaming the US, you should be looking at your own nation.
Ron Johnson is almost a tie for the dumbest US politician!
Agreed. Not only that. He's a Trump boot licker.
I don’t know MTG is very gifted to win the gold medal years after years
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Always good to listen to Mr. Clark. Expert and realistic.
Ron Johnson is a disgrace! 😤
You clowns prefer to hear the lies instead? Only happy when you hear good news? Well this guy tells the truth so that this NATO Hype parade gets real and stops imagining Putins collapse. Go to Ukraine for yourselves and you will quickly agree with Ron
MAGA is the treason wing of the Republican party.
They are Pro-Kremlin and advocates of overturning elections.
I fully agree, and I am out of words as to what to say about him. Anything would be an insult to those very words.
And Tucker just interviewed Aleksandr Dugin.
@@LA-kc7ev Yeah. A. Dugin is the dicktator's chief ideologist, the RU equivalent of the Nazi's Alfred Rosenberg.
Der Mr. Clark - straightforward sober analysis !!!
Ukraine doesn’t get 60 billion in cash most of the money goes to US arms suppliers.
Yup its win win Ukraine gets older or near expiry systems and America
get arms industry expansion and job creation.
@@bobdillon1138 We ran out of old stuff a long time ago mate. We are not sending M114s anymore. Most of the munitions are going right from the factory to Ukraine. Days of old stocks has been gone for over a year.
They get nothing in cash. Cash was for Afghanistan and Iran, pallets of it.
@@trogdortpennypacker6160 Old Bradleys and Abrams, worn M777 barrels, old ATACMs etc.
@@trogdortpennypacker6160 The US has to have large reserves and is regularly retiring old or near expiration munitions but its not just the US its allies are giving
older or near expiration munitions
as well and being replenished by newer systems from the US.
@12:25 Sorry, my friend, but Ttump is _not capable_ of nuance. What happened is that the discharge petition for the pre-exisiting Senate bill was building support. So forestall that (and to make it _look_ like the Republicans could actually function) Ttump was notified that Johnson (in a weird act of reasonableness and responsibility) was going to move the House bills to the floor for a vote. Once they reached the floor, it was all over because there *is* actually overwhelming support in the US for Ukraine ... just not in the far right fascist wing of the GOP.
no wars under Trump and he's not paid off by the MIC like the Democrats are.
Ron Johnsons next door neighbor should decide one day to move their property line 40% into his and claim it. Unbelievable this guy holds the position he does.
You nailed it ! Exactly correct
He’s a Russian shill
Don't give Johnson a voice.
It would be even better if he mined the property taken from Ron Johnson.
Only the British are ordained by God to act like an Empire.
Ron Johnson is a lot of what is wrong with America nowadays. A putin apologist i'm curious how much he has been paid to hold russia's talking points.
Next year another 60 billion will wipe out putin.😅😅😅😅.Lobbyists are criminals
Trump and Biden is what's wrong with America today.
1) fight climate change, 2) fight farmers, 3) fight Covid 4) fight Putin.
@@bo45but Trump would’ve been worse bc he would give Ukraine away to Putin. So simplistic and unwise ……
@@ValMartinIrelandVery confusing post. Fight farmers?
The support of The UK has been incredible
Silliness.
@@JCrow-kz4nw What would be intelligent then in your eyes?
Sen. Johnson is absolutely disgusting.
No, he'll be proven right. Either time will prove him right or the woman saying "There's a stalemate because funding dried up". No, there was a stalemate when Ukraine was given $100 billion and they only advanced 10 km. This is a forever war, and when this $60 billion runs out you people are going to say the same thing.
No, ALL of congress is disgusting.
He is a stingy scared bird.
Oh, he just doesn't want anybody to die(!)
As if any of his reasoning makes sense
I thought a Senator would be more intelligent than a Representative - my bad
@Maja-Danmark It's how most Republicans reason, stupidly. Have you ever listened Majorie Green Taylor, you would just cry.
Those poor people in Ukrain, they were living a happy life, and then putin happened, I feel so sorry fior them, life must be unbearble for them, I think of them al the time, may this end soon for them , I am an Australian, originaly from the Netherlands, may peace and happines return to you soon ❤❤❤
Tiny Ukraine didn't even have a military 3 years ago and has now completely humiliated russia. Putin and his "Kyiv in THREE DAYS!" didn't work out so well lol
Russia has now lost more than HALF the land they held 2 years ago in Ukraine.....and Ukraine didn't even have an army or any weapons 3 years ago. My money is on Ukraine.
If this is your understanding you must be seriously obtuse.
What about the people of Donbas that Ukraine shelled for eight years? Don't you feel sorry for them?
@@throughput6674 eh??
@throughput6674 Are you telling us Ukraine completely leveled entire cities in Donbas region? Which ones are no longer there?
We won't call Ron Johnson "America first." Ron Johnson is Russia first.
Exactly
Do you mean Mike Johnson (James Michael Johnson ) the speaker of the House in the US congress, who delayed bringing the bill for a vote for Ukraine aid for six months?
Dry your eyes fud
@franceyneireland1633 no, I am ok with him. He tried to force Biden to secure the border. How can I blame him for trying? It didn't work, so it was time to fund Ukraine and he did. The delay scared Europe and due to the delay, they really stepped up and now Speaker Johnson pushed aid through. This aid will keep Ukraine afloat until Europe gets its new programs running and continually arming Ukraine. So, I forgive the Speaker for the delay. Btw, Russians are crossing the Mexican border. Border control is essential. Hopefully they will get there.
Open borders are destroying America.
How will a destroyed America save Ukraine?
Ukraine 🇺🇦 has all the right in the world to protect its people and how they want to live free from Russia influences fight for your freedom Ukraine slava Ukraine
That's the whole point they were not protecting a large part of their citzens. They were doing the oppersite and if you don't know that you know nothing...
And now Ukraine will live free from Ukraine.
So does gaza 🇵🇸
@@ConnorJane and now more russian trolls will caput in Ukraine 🇺🇦❤️🇸🇪
true unfortunately the Americans do not believe this... the US does not support Ukraine winning this war, just to wear Russian forces down. The Americans do not want to offend Putin's ego!
@Times Radio thanks much 🌻🇺🇦
That's wrong to say one thing can be a game changer. Air power is always the game changer.
The problem with giving Ron Johnson air time is that he doesn’t know what he is talking about: US taxpayer spent this money decades ago when the weapons that are being sent to Ukraine were built. The US taxpayer will continue to pay for secure storage of these weapons and munitions until they are either given/sold to a cause like Ukraine or they are dumped. It’s not that current US taxpayers can’t afford to give them; its that it makes no economic sense to keep then when allies (people whose interests are aligned with the US’s) could use them to advance shared interests.
So many Americans don’t understand that the US can’t exist without a global mindset. Even when someone in a country on the other side of the world hacks their identity or bank account, with the connivance of that country’s government.
How did so many people become so ignorant so quickly? People like Ron Johnson were given air time.
By neglecting their education system, and the deeply selfish American attitude…
In which decade were the American people wanting to spend money on Ukrainian weapons? We didn't start arming them until around 2010? You would know more than me, Military Industrialist Schill...
The American people do not support giving so much of our money on the world's wars. Its insane to me. Look at historic military spending, it was over 5% for decades! It has never fallen below 3%. Wealthy European countries barely spent 1%, and yet American taxpayers paid for their defense? The defense of the FIRST World, not the third world. Europe owes us reparations if you ask me. They have better healthcare than us. I believe they have better infrastructure, more high speed rail? I wouldn't know, I'm too poor to visit. I believe Europeans are more able to travel the world than Americans. All thanks to the peace they have enjoyed off the backs of harder working American taxpayers.
Where am I wrong?
www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/USA/united-states/military-spending-defense-budget
@@daviddestefanis2989 everywhere
@@jessehachey2732 deeply selfish American attitude? The US DWARFS Europe in MILITARY AID to Ukraine. Despite being thousands of miles away. It is to Europe's ETERNAL SHAME that this is the case. I support Ukraine but its honestly disgusting how as usual Europeans are free riding off the US and yet you have the audacity to still criticize the US. You are disgusting
@@daviddestefanis2989 Yes, Europe has enjoyed a 30+ year peace premium. Yes, they need to rebalance their expenditures. All that said, the US enjoys the 1st economic position in the world. This was gained by great sacrifice on the part of Americans. With great privilege, comes great responsibility. If you personally are experiencing difficulties, I would suggest you direct your efforts there instead of focusing on global affairs 👍🏻. Conversely, if you’re partaking of American affluence, understand that there is a price for this.
1 Billion from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤❤
Michael Clark is such a smart man, very interesting to listen to.
Michael Clarke actually knows what he is talking about, one of the few observers who understands the military details, contemporary Russian politics, as well as the historical context of this conflict. We are are lucky to have him
I can't stand people who cry about 'all the money'
this is war, we have to do what we can.
LOL you Merry-Cans are obtuse.
Yes, they forget that they will lose more than the money. Their own people will end up facing Russia and dying. Russia will have more human resources and money if putin takes Ukraine to take on any European country and Nato
do what you can - you go there and help or can it zippy
@@Krispy1011you go to live under putlers laws then.
@@Krispy1011lol 😂
To see and recognise the threats now out there, should wake up everyone. Get the defences out there
The threat I see is US influence in Eastern Europe (to a lesser degree in Western Europe). We must start to resist!
Put your sons and daughters into the army then. And shut your face.
What threats?
The threats are already in our countries, and most are still not awake.. in fact, they hold hands and sing 'don't look back in anger' when we are attacked
@@lesterquintrell4844 muslims
Thank God we dont have many politicans like Ron Johnson here in Europe.
Your Orban is worse.
We do have them though.. Orban and few more like like him.. And the far left, far right in most eu countries too
Johnson is just one more CATHOLIC TRAITOR.
R and D mean nothing. A third of all ‘elected’ are CATHOLIC, not Americans. 150,000 Russians invade Ukraine. What about the 500 MILLION ILLEGAL ALIEN CATHOLIC invaders from 'down south'. Invading the USA? ? ? ? Biden, CATHOLIC TRAITOR is inviting them!
The far left is much more prevent and is the real danger to Europe.
Good grief, you're short sighted. Were those running Europe's governments who decided to underfund their militaries for three decades space aliens?
Scholz is worse. Dragged kicking and screaming to provide _lethal_ aid to Ukraine. And this debacle is due to Chancellors Schroeder and Merkel. Both in Putin's pocket and the problem goes deep into both the SDP and CDU. Germany refusing Ukraine (and Georgia) a membership action plan in Nato in 2008 set this catastrophe up.
Cheap gas has a large cost, doesn't it?
Funny how Ron Johnson thinks two years is too long for a "proxy war" in Ukraine while simultaneously thinking that 20 years was not long enough for a *direct* war in Afghanistan.
Funny how hypocrisy always slaps them in the face without them knowing what hit them
The difference is Ukraine never attacked anyone.
If you are not intelligent enough to understand the context of the Afghanistan war and Ukraine war, maybe speaking out on the internet isn't a good fit for you.
Also, I'm not positive that the Honorable Representative Johnson believes that 20 yrs was not long enough...just putting that out there to consider.
@@Maja-Danmark I don't think that word 'hypocrisy' means what you seem to be presenting it to mean. There is a requirement of similarity or likeness to be compared to determine a judgment of hypocrisy. From a US point of view, there is no similarity between these two wars, other than the fact they are both wars. It isn't as if the USA is blocking anyone from helping Ukraine, or even denying selling supplies to those who are assisting Ukraine. Your dislike of the positions isn't enough to establish likeness or similarities.
@@robertevans2450 Actually, the US for a long time blocked transfer of "made in the US" weapons by their European owners. Think F16, for example. Or Maven.
Ron Johnson sounds as though he would appease Vladimir Putin and likely ask Putin, "How much of Ukraine would you like?
All of it? OK, let's move on with it."
Ron Johnson is a failure as a human being.
Pretty much what Greene is doing she so pro Russia/Putin. The fact she doesn't even have the basic sense to understand how bad that is to let be known out in the open demonstrates how mentally unstable she is.
Great professor, well informed 👍💖💯vielen dank ✅ Slava ukraina 💙💛✌💯
This guys got the critical thinking skills of a 6 year old.
Well done to the gentleman and his most able analysis of the war market in Ukraine. Brilliant straightforward delivery of a most - complicated piece of intellectual capacity to analyse.
This is a brilliant man and well spoken.
USA GDP $25.44 trillion.
USA Defence Budget $857.9 billion
Ukraine aid $61 billion
So about 7% of defence budget
About 0.24% of GDP.
Your tax bill will barely show a thing.
USA spending on Iraq and Afghanistan $2.313 trillion from 2001 to 2022
Ukraine gave up their nukes with the understanding of having protection.
Also, over 6,000 Ukrainians performed military service in Iraq and Kuwait during the war, including a permanent presence of 1,600, and 18 Ukrainians were killed
Nice to see a credible ex UK Prime Minister speaking sense. Superb interview and assessment 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 💪
Lol, you are kidding, right?
Ahahahah
Thanks a lot, Brits!🇬🇧🇺🇦
The moral boost for Ukraine from the aid package being approved (and the demoralising effect on russia of course) is worth considerably more than $61. It's priceless.
likely to be too late if the front breaks "Moses" Mikey Johnson is responsible...
Excellent! Thanks for this information!
Eleanor in DC.
As Usual Very well said
Thank You for your insite!
I suggest that you guys NEVER have Ron traitor Johnson on again ever
He’s a Chamberlain defeatist. Who is also well “informed” on Putin’s desire.
A lot too much informed.
It's a marathon. But Ukraine has a chance.
Professor Michael 👏👏👏👏
Top Notch info from this man, ( Michael Clark ) & explains his thoughts with great detail, that we the pullic, can understand !!!
Thank you for saying the truth on RUclips. It is devastating to me as a US citizen to feel so betrayed by my Congress.
Why are foreign wars on the other side of the planet your problem?
@@braxxian Russian troll here.
Actually most the money goes to the manufacturing workers as labor is the biggest cost. so the surrounding businesses get their spending too. Its very good for the US people. Remember the Great Depression the same method was used to get the economy going again, spending money on manufacturing helps the economy
@@brobinson8614A bit of history with a slice of economics. Appreciated!
@@brobinson8614it’s good for a tiny fraction of the population, there’s far more pressing domestic problems at home in America this money could’ve been spent on, but the ruling class all of whom are wealthy don’t have those struggles so they simply don’t care
The Americans were late to both World Wars so no surprise to the Ukraine delays.
im sorry but why is it our obligation to save you from your own weakness exactly?
@@operator9858 because eventually it will be on your doorstep. You couldn’t survive without Europe.
@@Joe_1sr9 we have at least 3000 miles of ocean on either side of us, satellites, a navy and an airforce. how would they even get to our doorstep? or what good would it do them?
Russia and Putin are not in 1940. They were effective in undermining our former president and one political party that now come to their senses and now support Ukraine 🇺🇦.
@@operator9858then your trapped on a island if they defeat europe big nevertheless... Come from east and West aswell...
Starkey so good to see and hear from you.Slava Ukraine🇺🇦 from an American👀😊🤗.
“Europe will be poorer and less sensitive”, he said. What the f*ck does that mean!
How will these aid packages do that when the previous ones didn't? What is the difference? At the moment it is a bl00dy stalemate. Around half a million have died on both sides.
It's time for allies to take real action!,,
Go to the front line
I thought they had run out of artillery shells and missiles, Putin was near death, then they were losing in bakhmut and fighting with shovels. Then there was going to be a coup and Ukraine was going to overrun their defences with a couple of dozen donated tanks. Or am I taking reports on here too seriously?
The US arms manufacturers need to invest Trillions of USD to get to the same production rates as the Russians. That is around 10,000$ per US household. Go ahead and donate, if it is worth that much to you.
@@andreasferenczi7613Do you know why America does not have massive artillery production? Because we don’t fight WWI trench warfare like Russia does, we don’t require massive artillery duals & trains like Russia. The west has moved far past that, we do Combined Arms Mobile Warfare using smart munitions and could roll right over any Russian trench line in a matter of hours. This is why Russia would not last 4 days against a modern western military like America or NATO.
Joined Aug 6, 2022
I hope you are right, sir 🙏
Time will tell...
It is so excruciating listening to this guy and other republican like Marjorie Taylor Greene talk like this 🤦🤦🤦🤦
There are no more REAL Republicabs.. only ignorant anti democracy trumpian Fascists who don't even comprehend that they ARE Fascists. A true nightmare.
Well go back to RT and get your news from there.
Amazing strategic points! Every NATO think tank should use these points to layout the next year of objectives and strategic models to achieve these objectives. Thank you very much!
In the battle of Hong Kong, Japan lost 700 soldiers and took 10,000 POWs.
Slava Ukraine ! We must vote blue to help keep Europe and the world free !
Vote for the Reagan half of "red" in order to "keep Europe and the world free." Don't forget that it was Reagan's policies that led to the collapse of the USSR and the liberation of eastern Europe.
As to the current situation, we are in this mess because in 2014, Obama/Biden refused to discharge the obligations under the Budapest Memorandum to "protect the territorial integrity of Ukraine," and because Biden displayed such monumental weakness in Afghanistan that Putler saw his chance.
Presumably you mean vote for tories, which is insane. The Tories have been taking Russian money for years. can you answer why they accepted all those donations? Why under Boris was London called Londonstad? When are they going to fully release the Russia report? They're not fit to govern and have been traitors to the UK by taking their money amongst other corruption.
Russia is only 2.4 miles distant from the US if you cut the world map in two and paste the other parts together. 🤣
yeah right, free from peace with these insane demon rat incited endless wars.
Another delusional american voting for a sleepwalker
damn I love the analysis of this man
from my research, America has already prepositioned around $1 Billion into Europe in the anticipation of the aid package approval. So that $1 Billion will get into Ukraine within the first week of May.
In WW2, in Indonesia, the USA and UK did worse than the battle of Singapore.
It’s a shame but when anyone connected to the Sun is talking I move on straight away. The newspaper tars all of them unfortunately.
Same for me with the Grauniad
300 km is NOT a long range. 500 km is barely mid range, 1,000 is a long range. Ukraine needs at least 500km range which Storm Shadow can deliver provided it is the for own use French British version, not the 250km export version. The 500km range would allow Ukraine to hit the Russian Black Sea fleet in its home ports as well as the Kerch bridge.
Is there even a Black sea fleet left? Ukraine has practically destroyed it lol
If British and French missiles hit Russia, then Russian missiles will arrive in London and Paris. Have you thought about that? Russia has 6,000 nuclear missiles, this is not Iraq and Syria.
@@dpelpal unfortunately 75% still exists, including its missile carrying ships and submarines
@@miracle7689: It’s irrelevant whether you have 6,000 nuclear missiles or 300 (Uk& France). It only takes a handful to get through and nobody wins. Putin is NOT going to send missiles against U.K. He can’t even beat Ukraine . Against NATO it would be over in weeks.
@@miracle7689 Have you thought about how easy it would be for NATO to destroy Russia in less then a week if they got involved? be funny to see Russia beg for mercy
It is time that NATO plan to take him out. You have to take some risks, but it’s worth the risk taking him out. How hard is that?
Ukraine took out 350,000 russians and the entire black sea fleet😅
he who was born in 1952 must be wacked
@@dpelpalukraine has lost nearly a million men
@@jonbathurst953 Are you sure it's not 900,000,000,000? 😂😂😂 Ukraine has turned Russia into one big joke!
Putin is the President of Russia What is NATO ? Is it a terrorist ? I guess so
:) 😃
You can only imagine the Ukrainian death toll in avdiivka. The USA didn't expect thermobaric weapons and glide bombs.
One month later, I will just clap my hands after what you wrote in the title of the video^^ UK and US are NOTHING against the huge number of "trained" people in Russia/China/Iran/North Korea (and I don't want to mention all the other lands forming a "alliance" with them, the list is too long. Two years of packages sent to Ukraine for NOTHING but wind. Zelensky is holding the money for himself while forcing children to go to the front line. Well done NATO, you are as always, the BEST, the saviors of "humanity"...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
In the battle of Singapore, Japan lost 1000 soldiers and took 100,000 POWs.
Ukraine can recruit 100,000 willing "volunteers" from around the world to help solve its lack of manpower problem!
We had a rough patch of doubt (thanks, MAGA), but Putin has to read the writing by now...
Don't worry, at the end of the day the russian army is a joke. I would say the russian navy is also a joke, but there is no russian navy any more😂😂😂
Oh pls , Russian navy is fully in tactic , most of it's lethal navy is under water , Ukraine bombs a navy ship and thinks it's moving forward, must be just as dumb as Mr Clark
Couldn’t be any dumber of a comment. You blame Trump and think Putins regime is weak. Completely wrong, utterly lost. You must be a baby boomer who watches CNN with your mouth open.
They are an embarrassment to the world 🇬🇧❤️🇺🇦
Don’t lump all MEGA with this. It’s like calling all French is evil. Not all MEGA didn’t want give Ukraine aid.
Thanks.
Glory to Ukraine. God Bless Ukraine and her people. 🇺🇦🇺🇸
Did Afganistan forget that we helped them evict Russia from there country?
No but the rest of the keyboard warriors have....
We need to stop talking up war and find a way to start talking peace . There are too many vested interests in prolonging this dreadful war .
Bolton, who worked for Trump, says that Trump really does intend to withdraw from NATO.
The House had enough signatures plus promised signatures for the discharge petition to pass. That is why Johnson and Trump changed their stance.
How to debunk Ron Johnson's entire debate 101:
>Appeasement 1930s
How to describe everything Ron Johnson thinks, believes in or does: 1930.
@@BawonSamdi1 is that honestly the best u can do?
@@RyanBrown-nx8dw No, that's obviously the best Ron Johnson can do. I thought I was very clear on that.
@@BawonSamdi1 u can't blame politicians even in ur country for not wanting to support a losing cause. And a bunch of banderites on top of that
@@RyanBrown-nx8dw I can criticize dumb republicans for political decisions that deny the fact that no country on this planet could ever stand up to Russia as the Ukrainians did over the first weeks when they got almost no support - rather than getting destroyed over 2 days. and I can blame populist pseudo politicians for putting domestic bantering over the existence of a great and brave country and their second-to-none fight against a long term archenemy of the USA for sure.
Great conversation. I maintain a positive view of Ukraine's future given the tragic dithering of the Republican - led House in delaying necessary support to Ukraine's defenses. This is that without sufficient munitions and machines both offensive and defensive Ukraine has had to dig deeper within their rather substantial capabilities to fight and survive (I doubt even Americans could match one for one the fierce Ukrainians in a contest!). Now with a considerable supply of munitions Ukraine will use them with greater efficiency and deadlier effect. Add to this, that Ukrainian's European neighbors have been stepping up to their responsibilities to link arms together with Ukraine, to fight this scourge within their own region!
I love Prof. Clarke's analysis. He always talks so much sense.
This is the latest swan song for Ukrain. European realized now and desperate in give some answer to their people because now ukrain doesn’t have more manpower to surpass Russian number of soldiers on front. The wrong strategy last year killed thousands of important Ukraine soldiers and now the FAB-500 is devastating hundreds of men on east. So Russia is make Ukraine bleed until exhaustions, lake of forces. The guilt is the U.S. Congress of course who blocked the important aid package to Ukraine. Now seems to be too late . And the worst scenarios to Europe in a couple of years Ukraines soldiers will be fighting at same side against Europeans East countries. In mean time let keep inside the Bubble EuroCup and Olympic Games because it is summer time.
I’m from uk 🇬🇧I hate the government giving our tax payers money away. But if someone is going to attack one of our neighbouring and friendly countries. Then it’s game on as far as I’m concerned 🤷♂️
First learn to wipe your nose before picking up a fight. We are in shambles already.
How 'bout providing Ukraine with the means to assert air supremacy over its territory? Say 200+ F16s with trained crews and pilots under a revived Flying Tigers banner if needed? Get Erik Prince on this for a billion bucks and chances are it can be done fast. It will turn out cheaper in the long run.
We only have about 800 operational F16s... so give them 1/4 or more of our F16s??? And the training time for that many pilots would be ridiculously long....
This old man should be ashamed of himself. So many people dying.
How actually buys this BS anymore?
This is just arrogance. Ukraine cannot do anything to stop Russia 🇷🇺
I was looking for something to listen to while mowing the lawn… sure enough Michael Clarke comes up big!!!
FAb 500 and bunker buster Bombs as well as lidar mapping to see Russian trench networks and command posts.
Give Ukraine everything they need and stop providing just enough not to destroy Russian capabilities.
The providing of just enough brings a great shame to us all in the west.
Political games making President Zelenskyy beg is disgusting and shows how arrogant leaders and representatives are. Disgraceful.
What happened to Ukraine spring offens?
@@DavidAshne-sv8nh What happened to taking Kyiv in just three days?
@@DavidAshne-sv8nh What happened in Kherson City? "Russia Forever" ... ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
@@DavidAshne-sv8nhwhat happened to Kyiv in 3 days 🤡
The delay got Ukraine long range bombs and a desire to beat Russia.
They may have thousands of glide bombs but they don't have that many planes.
They'll have even fewer soon! 😄
Yahoo 😂😂😂🎉
Half UK families get 3 pounds left per week, that is enough to buy a pack of eggs in London.
COPIUM is real, and it comes with a British accent!
"Europe realises it's its problem". It was stunning to read pro-Putin posts and anti-american rants at the start of the war, from France. Today we can also read pro-china post. NATO, EU and US may not be perfect (far from it) but Putin and the China may not be Europe's best friends like some think.
I remember when NATO b o m b e d the G M R in L i b y a. which is/was a w a r c r i m e.
So why would Russia want NATO as a neighbour?
Good to know you support w a r c r i m i n a l s and NAZIS
Well how would we know who's the better friend really? I dunno but the past decade have really not been exceptional as far as NATO, EU, US or even the "liberal world order" goes. I'm no real fan of Russia, China or Iran etc. however it's way more then just a good or evil scenario at play here but if that were the case, we are very often the bad guys... and to be entirely frank, if we had the same kind of advantage over these "evil nations" as we do in Africa etc. we would just simply exploit them to no end... so if i was living in any of their countries i would probably also desire a though and more independent government ready to stand up against "the west" and it's imperialistic endeavors.
If you think France having anti-American Attitudes is strange: Lets just say, France had made arrangements to buy O&G from Iraq in Euro's rather than in USD. The US failing to negotiate that away, found an excuse to go to war - and terminated that arrangement by gun point, and France holds a grudge. The amount of money France has sunk into it's intelligence apparatus to shut out the US is absolutely ludicrous.
The truth is, France and Germany both have reason to be unhappy with the US. If they can figure out how to develop without ties to the USD, they will - and part of that, is understanding the importance of China right now, as well as automation, and advanced technology, but to get there - France and Germany need to strengthen their own local economies, AI development, and Militaries. As much as you might not realize it, but the war in Ukraine has been a huge justification for European countries, long having let their military languish, receive renewed focus to develop it, grow it, and that is mildly terrifying.
With China flooding the market with cheap items - maybe, the view will shift on China, but pretty much the entire west has a debt problem - and it's crippling the cost of living, it's crippling job income value, it's crippling the birth rate.
Well when calling for "Peace" and "Negotiations" in Ukraine and or Gaza makes you Pro Putin, expect a lot more of them.
shame on putin
He shouldn't have screamed the whole "Kyiv in THREE DAYS!" bit. I think the world just laughs at russia now lol
cute, Merry-Cans talking about dictatorships believing they are somehow free and moral
@@dpelpal let me guess you voted for the potatoe along with 50 million other Merry-Cans.
@@dpelpalhe didnt. It was Mark Miley
Viva Putin😂
Well, the Dutch people largely still don't understand who Putin really is, I'm afraid.
Well the russian army is the joke of the world, that's for sure. So was the russian navy, but it's been destroyed
The russian army is the joke of the world, that's all they need to know
No you don't understand what nato is
@@ykcirnhoj2225 aha you are one of those who want to paint it as something else than a defensive alliance because you are part of the offence alliance trols.
Remind them never to forget MH17.
It IS our fight, and this American will support Ukraine in the long run. Many here do understand what this means!
Thanks!
But he keeps going. He must be removed
When russia lost all of kharkiv and Kherson, that ain't going forward. Russia has now lost 50% of the land they held 2 years ago, and has lost all their black sea fleet
Bye Bye Putin
Yahoo? 😂😂😂😂😂🎉
Russia has already lost half the land they held 2 years ago. That ain't winning.😂
Russia has also sacrificed its future. Those dead young men aint coming back to be a productice part of society. For an already overaged society, this is a tragedy.
@@frederikzinn6568 Not to mention their army is now the joke of the world😂
@@dpelpal The Russian Navy is even more of a joke 😂😂😂😂
@@Gaz9845 When did that "same guy" claim that? Please tell us, botski.
@@WuFu-ku8si I got my intel from the same guy that told me russia has now lost half the land they held in Ukraine 2 years ago. Turned out to be accurate😏
Thank you,😊❤❤❤
Well articulated.
I love hearing someone with a British accent telling our senator how to spend our money. Compared to any other governments in Europe we have pulled our weight, time for everyone else too. Our border is a little more important!
Your border has nothing WHATSOEVER to do with the struggle for freedom for the civilized world in Ukraine right now. It is not an either either. It's a here and now foreign affair matter. and a serious one, to the US.
The Texas border is an internal concern, Totally unrelated to one another.
"How the US and UK’s aid package to Ukraine will destroy Putin" Come on, the UK package is a drop in the water. Denmark is providing more aid than the UK
It's not a competition mate
@@mrglide7078 I know, but the "UK aid will destroy Putin" bit sounds like it is
It won’t. It’s the usual pipe dream nonsense TR has been telling its clearly gullible audience for the last 2 years.
Funny 😊
Complete nonsense .Negotiations only the answer .Thats if Russia still want one .This is the USAs fault i am afraid .The politicians need to eat humble pie . But they probably wont .End of story
F Russia and what they want. They have zero credibility.
you're insane
It takes years to train good pilots for F16s.
war cow feeding the oligarchs ...
more people will also die this year
Thanks and interesting. Just seen J.Napolitano and Pro. J. Mearshheimer these two gents have a complete different attitude to the whole spectrum, worth seeing actually. You can only wonder whose side they are on or?.
I enjoy douglass macgregor
@@SgtAndrewM Macgregor and Ritter are both botski heroes. Understandable
@@SgtAndrewM So do I, he's a funny guy...Wondering what actually happened to him.
LOL. Upgrade your vatnik script. You have been posting ths stuff since 2022. What happened to the Scott "caught in the same ped o sting operation twice" Ritter? Too much blowback?
Alexander Mercouris and The Duran 👍
GEN Syrskyi is NOT a legacy Soviet maneuver leader like GEN Zaluzhny. GEN Syrskyi was born in Russia and trained as a Soviet Commander. Nevertheless, GEN Syrskyi spent much time in Ukrainian Military Command acting as a NATO liaison. He seems far more NATO influenced in head military philosophy. It was GEN Syrskyi who actually Commanded Units defending Kviv in 2022. It was GEN Syrskyi who also Command Units which liberated Kupiansk, Izium, and Lyman in the Ukrainian Kharkiv Offensive. These were good signs of NATO schemes of maneuver being executed.
GEN Syrskyi took over Military Command just prior to the fall of Ukrainian defenses in Avdiivka. GEN Zaluzhny did not leave GEN Syrskyi with a robust Avdiivka defense plan. This forced GEN Syrskyi to use a NATO scheme of inserting a fresh battle hardened Unit into an immediate difficult fight so that another mauled Unit could be retrograded and salvaged to as great a degree as possible. This was achieved at Avdiivka by GEN Syrskyi.
Additionally, GEN Syrskyi used another NATO scheme called a fighting retreat as rear defensive lines were hastily constructed. This Operational Level strategy was executed in a series of Tactical Level maneuvers and bought time to build 2 Defense Lines. So far it has only failed at part of 1 point where a Russian breach succeeded.
NATO allies of Ukraine are stepping up in terms of Industrial Level war support. However, Ukraine’s current biggest weakness is self made: a manpower shortage. Ukraine needs to recruit about 150,000 troops per year. They need 10,000 to 15,000 per month or 35,000 to 40,000 per quarter. All these troops need NATO quality Basic Training and AIT (equipment/specialty) training outside Ukraine in NATO countries. This 2 part training takes 4 to 8 months depending on AIT. Next is 3 months in Germany to train as Companies and then Battalions. Those troops AIT for Battalion Staff support need all 3 months in a Battalion TOC, battle planning and also monitoring Company Level training as if they were monitoring a battlefield operation.
Finally, Battalions will be inserted into Ukraine in low risk areas along the Polish, Slovakian, Hungarian, Moldavian, Romanian, and Belarus borders. For 3 months they will practice Brigade Level maneuvers including moving to new locations. Then it’s 3 months along the Russian border from Kviv to Kharkiv. Finally, it’s up to 18 months on an active frontline with daily challenges. This is how 36 months of mobilization will look like to a good military training program.
No trained troops will be demobilized until after the war. KIA and WIA beyond return to battle, are the only troops removed from the register. After 36 months, all fit troops will be reassigned to National Guard Units near their homes and families. They will drill monthly and train annually as a Unit. They can be Activated for service at anytime for up to an additional 18 months. All time served will count towards retirement points and preferred employment points in government jobs. This is in addition to any medical or disability benefits earned.
He led the battle of Kyviv. Gen Syrskyi is tough.
@@maneshipocrates2264 "He LED the battle of Kyiv." The word "lead," pronounced with a short "e" like "led," is a heavy metal.
Thanks for this information informative thread. My friends have been mobilised into the Ukrainian army, I now understand a little better their difficulties
@@Comm.DavidPorter Oops typo. Thanks :) You understood my point though.
@@buddyrojek9417 I wish all Ukrainians but particularly troops my prayers for safety. This is not always practical. So, I also pray Ukrainian Officers and NCOs lead their troops wisely to suffer minimum casualties. I called my Congressman 5-6 times supporting passage of US Aid to Ukraine. I was proud to see him on Kviv Independent making the announcement of Ukraine Aid passage along with Israel and Taiwan Aid.
I like the European decision step they take for Rassia
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