Always good to hear David Starkey. He’s the most sensible, forthright and knowledgeable contributor. He’s not shy about saying what he truly believes which is refreshing.
There are many more breaths of fresh air on alternative media, which is why many millions of us, with critical thinking prefer to watch them. It speaks volumes about our corporate MSM, when we have to grateful actual journalism?, and the fact that Governments think they have the right to tell us what we can or not watch, in a so called democracy.
@@francescostello1377 Only 20% of world is a democracy... try living in the 80% that is not. Then come back and tell us ... you will find you are much more free here and with far more opportunities.
He's a timeless classic. I would like to say they don't make them like that anymore.. but it we don't I fear we are lost. I fear because of all he has given... somewhere in out collective psyche we pass on.. we will.
Of course he is not mad in fact with NATO America and there missiles on his borders he would have been mad to allow it.would America tolerate Russian troops on the Mexican border. All hysterical nonsense
I read that WEF funded neo Nazi groups have been bombing the buffer zone for over two years 🤔 Why are there NATO bioweaponry installations all over Ukraine? Too many questions not enough answers
Spot on. The west have provoked this war. Russia have never made any secret of their determination to never allow Ukraine to join NATO, and who can blame them. They will not tolerate it, yet the west (USA and its allies) have continued to push push push. What did they expect?
@@vanpallandt5799 Yeah, but they're not China or Russia. China and Russia have, for the most part, been a part of the global community for decades. Hilter was not. China and Russia don't want to take over the world.
The Queen gives people like Tony Blair Knighthoods, the Prime Minister associated with a dodgy sexed up dossier who took the U.K. into a war over WMD’s that weren’t there.
I don't necessarily like hearing some of these points. BUT I think Dr Starkey is probably indeed correct on a number of them. Some painful truths here. A very intelligent man.
not allowing people to watch RT - and we think were a free society! lol. this is the kind of think you get in China - not in the UK!!!!!!! Its all about not allowing people to make their own minds up on issues and ramping up the hate Russia rhetoric! All the world is happy to do business with China and look what they did to Tibet! How they treat the Muslims in China! Its all about money! We need more people like Starkey on the radio - people who have the ability to think for themselves and can see whats really going on....instead of calling Putin names and earning virtue signal points like most the guests!
I don’t necessarily agree with some of Putins decisions within this war so far, but he certainly has some legit grievances, especially his compliant about nefarious nazi influences that are a threat to Russia as well as indoctrination of Ukraine culture. The decision of the west to ban Russian media inside NATO, despite claiming we have a free media and freedom of thought is so hypocritical, yet the masses haven’t even blinked an eye lid. Yet our Tory Government and British elites are still drowning in Russian wealth.
I don’t necessarily agree with some of Putins decisions within this war so far, but he certainly has some legit grievances, especially his compliant about nefarious nazi influences that are a threat to Russia as well as indoctrination of Ukraine culture. The decision of the west to ban Russian media inside NATO, despite claiming we have a free media and freedom of thought is so hypocritical, yet the masses haven’t even blinked an eye lid. Yet our Tory Government and British elites are still drowning in Russian wealth.
Starkey is certainly not impartial as his record shows he is very much right-leaning and conservative (not sure if Tory). However, I studied some of his work in College and believe he is a very articulate and intelligent man, just prefer his Tudor history over his politics
It is obvious that David Starkey has thought deeply about this in the context of geopolitics together with the way similar situations have played out historically. This is an extremely complex situation and at the moment we are playing right into china's hands by cutting off Russia.
The biggest loser in all of this is the poor man, the Ukrainian citizens bombed, the rusian middle class sanctioned and the European citizens dealing with higher inflation. Was it worth the Ukraine joining nato for millions of people being displaced and this crisis being prolonged?
The most honest truth I have heard from a fab authority being a historian that not only understands the facts and history which continuously repeats itself but knows the mindsets of the world leaders throughout the ages which simply shows the mindset of situation in present David my respect to you x
WEF not mentioned. I think these need looking at and how many ex memebers of the Young Leaders Programme are now in power. Like it's been a long, stealthy plan.
Putin is also in the club. The Kazarian Mafia. In USA, UK, EU, China, Saudi Arabia. All players in a big game. AKA the illuminati, the committee of 300, WEF, the deep state, British Military Intelligence. The Square Mile, The Vatican, Wall Street, Billderberger, Skull & Bones, Club of Rome, United Nations World Bank, Trilateral Commission, Chatham House. Etc etc etc the list goes on and on.
David Starkey's historian's intelligence and analysis cuts through the BS we hear non-stop...especially from our idiot politicians. Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.
@@rich99global David Starkey has lost all credibility of late. I find him embarrassing. I'm well qualified and read where history and politics is concerned thanks.
@@petercolledge2236 Its a good question, Peter. First I'd say he's ignored the downfall of many empires : imperial overstretch. The USSR was a far mightier empire, which nevertheless overstretched itself. Russia has always been an empire....Crimea and Transnistra were doable but the whole of Ukraine is way too much. He's also ignored soft power : persuasion sometimes beats threats. The USA was successful at this in the 20th Century. His invasion will not persuade Finland (for example) to stay neutral. Now he's hitched himself to China....one day he might have to give up Vladivostok and historic Manchuria (which was always Chinese) to appease them.
Haha, looking after his own country, sorry a repressed dictatorship that has a really poor GDP against the rest of the world even before the war. If you want to love in a country were if you made a comment on RUclips like you have and got found out, you would suddenly disappear.
@@Sam88-l4k GDP means fuck all when you have the fourth most powerful army in the world + nuclear weapons that can destroy the whole planet. Stop talking bollocks, please.
@@chesshooligan1282 well when it comes to looking after your own country actually GDP has a lot to do with it, especially when the comment was looking after your own country when a majority of Russians live a miserable very financial poor existence.
@@Sam88-l4k poor gdp against the rest of the world? They have the 11th GDP in the world out of 190. If you came 11th in a competition against 190 people would you say you lost? Or you had a low score? Stop believing all the BS in the media and do 5 seconds of research before making yourself look like a pillock
This is a cracking interview from David. He gave such an interesting argument in regards to our handling of Russia, I don't know if I agree with him 100% or not but I know for sure that I haven't been comfortable with how the West have gone about this mess for years and it is nice to hear somebody speaking so eloquently, so precisely, from a different perspective. No wonder the BBC don't want him anywhere near their broadcasting anymore, lol. All that being said, I know 1 thing David is not correct about - 14:04 whilst I am sure that the general perception in the country is that the men should stay and fight whilst the women and children escape to safety, those young women of Ukraine who do not yet have children to protect are not leaving the virtuous men to fight this battle on their own at all! It has been incredible to witness all the brave young Ukrainian women taking up arms to defend their home alongside the young Ukrainian men!
whilst having done Russian Studies and been there and always been interested in Russian history and culture, i understand Russian concerns, a preemptive invasion is like the US taking concerns about the Southern border and invading Nothern Mexico (done in past of course and seemingly advocated, jokingly, by Trump)
@@vanpallandt5799 but saying it was a preemptive invasion ignores all of the build up. The Coup in 2014 with Western support and funding, the Donbass war between ukranians where those of an ethnic minority were persecuted and killed, the Minsk agreement and this isn't even all of the build up. Its not like russia woke up one day and decided to march into Ukriane.
@@GromDarkwater I am sure Hitler said the same, butty. And so did the USSR when it stabbed Poland in the back. Even if it were accepted that Russia could take over the Donbas, whats Putins proposal for the rest of Ukraine - demilitarise and danazify? Where is there a genuinely demilitarised country in the world of any size beyond a very small island - Iceland? in NATO from 1949. Panama and Costa Rica - large non military security forces aka de facto militaries (tell me when you saw civil police with 80mm mortars). A puppet regime put in by Kremlin is going to be accepted in Lviv, Rivne and Lutsk? - be serious
@@vanpallandt5799 Putin will offer Lvov to Poland, Transcarpathia will go back to Hungary. South and East will be Russian. A small Ukrainian puppet state around Kiev similar to Belarus
@@JesterEric The Soviets took almost a decade to defeat the UPA in Western Ukraine. I think zero possibility that either will accept that territorial offer and what is Putin going to do, threaten to nuke them. Poland if you recall just offered its Mig 29s and though that was declined by US, it shows their attitude. Its Lviv btw to the inhabitants.
*How is is right to confiscate private individuals property for the crime of being Russian or knowing Putin. Tried out on Oligarchs next the normal Brit.*
Canada have done it and now that Trudope has come over here, Boris has stated clearly that he is bringing in new laws that will him to seize people’s assets!! Eliminate private property ownership, as stated in the communist manifesto!
It really is time we stopped thinking of Pakistan as a friend and ally. Stop sending aid, much of which goes towards its arms and nuclear programme, or into the pockets of corrupt officials. And stop allowing its citizens to come live in the UK.
All this craziness with seizing assets is lunacy. How do we expect foreign investors to look at the UK as a safe place to invest if like Starkey says we ignore the rule of law. The short sightedness is staggering really.
Absolutely. The Ukraine should be a neutral buffer state and should not be enticed into NATO or the EU. The EU is the continuation of Germany by other means.
@@carlallcott4067 Exactly. The EU just wants to get bigger. Why ? It's run on an old german foreign policy model called limited sovereignty, and the Germans have always looked East.
Of course he is not mad. If he was mad than he would have destroyed Ukraine in 2014 when their military was nothing compere to what it is today. But he gave diplomacy 8 years and Ukraine still insisted to join NATO and Host US Military on Russia’s border. It’s still sad that Ukrainian people are suffering but Putin is not mad at all.
It's also sad that the Ukrainians have had the choice of living in a relatively free democracy taken away from them by Russia. Dictators are a paranoid being, which is a very well documented trait of dictatorship and that's Putin's stupid paranoia about NATO. Russia is a huge country, it's impossible for boarders not meet
@@Sam88-l4k I think you forgot how there was a coup backed by America in 2014 and they overthrew the elected president of Ukraine and put A western friendly president on office. Or how The Oppositions in Ukraine are not allowed to have the independent media and seats. And I guess last time when Russia took its military on America’s border in Cuba in 1962, USA said well Cuba is a sovereign country and they have the right to choose for themselves. But that didn’t happen did it? There was almost a nuclear war but dummies like you simply don’t know or just ignore those facts.
@@luckyluke1503 I think you forgot how the Cuban crises started. It was because America put missiles in Turkey and Italy. Then the Soviet Union decided to retaliate by putting ballistic missiles in Cuba, it had nothing to do with Cuban independent. Check your history first on how these things started. I'm not the dummy
@@AMBK And? The year that we are in doesn't make any difference to culture whatsoever. The one thing we can learn from history is that we never learn from history. Ukraine became an independent nation only a few decades ago, which means they still have Russian speaking people, some old communist culture will still exist. You can't wipe out passed cultures just over decades. It doesn't work like that regardless of what time we live in.
I also wonder where exactly is the line that separates Russian "oligarchs" from Russians who are simply rather wealthy. What net worth exactly do you need to have to be considered "an oligarch"? And is it OK to be Russian as long as you're broke?
@Stop Putin killing kids in Ukraine 🇺🇦 But Putin is a billionaire and richer than any western leader. I’m sure politicians here wold love to be rich at the public’s expense.
@Austin Flowers Russia was bankrupt when he took over. He first had to overcome years of Soviet era neglect and rebuild the economy. Russia does things its own way they’re not western and don’t think like westerners. Neither do they want to.
I thought that was strange also .And the reference to Zelensky was a bit odd. Zelensky was a comedian previously and is hardly qualified to be a leader of a country
I don't know what David means when he says America is not about power - they may not be efficient at diplomacy but they spend more on the military than the next 11 countries China, India, Russia, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, Italy, and Australia - combined. Then look at how that compares to how much they pay on education. How can that be taken any other way but power is the only thing they care about and when they need to defend the dollar we will see how serious they are about using it all. Those of us who follow military spending knew that when they increased the military budget after leaving Afghanistan knew they have their sites on bigger fish. The reality is that America likes quagmires because they are so profitable.
You can win a war by engineering a financial crisis.. The Anglo-Dutch War. The Brits undercut the cost of making ships with help of Dutch designer and made ships three times less and simply bankrupted them? I do not know this is the only sentence I have ever disagreed with from decades of Starkey. I hope he thinks this is a possible exception to his statement.
Thank GOD... someone is talking sense I never thought that I would would back up David Starkey... Thank GOD, I thought I was the only one.... The bloody West is Bonkers...
David Starkey is a very logical thinker. I admire that in him. PUTIN in my opinion does not Trust NATO, you only have to look at its historical deceitfulness. PUTIN might not consider backing down now or ever because of the Westerns own war games. TRUST HAS BEEN BROKEN AS FAR AS PUTIN SEES IT. TO BACK DOWN NOW WOULD BE SEEN AS A LOSS FOR HIS MOTHER LAND. (just my opinion)!
This gentleman is right and what's even worse is he's stating the damn obvious, hence the annoyance in his tone. I have also been saying this to friends and colleagues alike and so far it has been met with raised eyebrows.
In modern democracy we don't want you to speak your mind! We will give you an opinion and we will collectively believe it! - cause we are not totalitarian
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Always good to hear David Starkey. He’s the most sensible, forthright and knowledgeable contributor. He’s not shy about saying what he truly believes which is refreshing.
Ain't he just!
fan boy.
@@jamesbogart Have a nice Day...
@@jaycearoo fan boy.
British values. This guy ain't afraid of political correctness.
David Starkey voice of reason.
Voice of reason....lol if you're a psychopath.....
Such a breath of fresh air to hear David Starkey speak. The only voice of reason I have heard during this entire debacle.
Hot air more like it
There are many more breaths of fresh air on alternative media, which is why many millions of us, with critical thinking prefer to watch them. It speaks volumes about our corporate MSM, when we have to grateful actual journalism?, and the fact that Governments think they have the right to tell us what we can or not watch, in a so called democracy.
@@francescostello1377 Only 20% of world is a democracy... try living in the 80% that is not. Then come back and tell us ... you will find you are much more free here and with far more opportunities.
@@louisebrown4622 How insulting and what a low unintelligent ignorant remark of a great fine special intellectual . Do you have no shame?
@@classicalpsychpunkdude3093 stop being a Karen
Dr David Starkey is ahead of his time!! He hasn't seen the future, his calculated it and it absolutely plausible
He's a timeless classic. I would like to say they don't make them like that anymore.. but it we don't I fear we are lost. I fear because of all he has given... somewhere in out collective psyche we pass on.. we will.
fan boy.
That's because he's 130 years old
Trump Derangement Syndrome, Brexit Derangement Syndrome, Covid Hysteria, Climate Alarmism and, now, Putin Hatred. It's all the same people.
You forgot the culture wars and the uplifting food banks.
It's our own fault, we have the ability to physically dominate and silence these clowns but we don't.
Well said exactly 💯
Putin Hatred?
They are “The Kazarian Mafia”
Finally someone who has done homework 👍🏻
It’s so nice to hear such an intelligent conversation on this situation!
Of course he is not mad in fact with NATO America and there missiles on his borders he would have been mad to allow it.would America tolerate Russian troops on the Mexican border. All hysterical nonsense
Er, Cuban missile crisis? Rules for thee but not for me.
I read that WEF funded neo Nazi groups have been bombing the buffer zone for over two years 🤔
Why are there NATO bioweaponry installations all over Ukraine?
Too many questions not enough answers
@@loafersheffield especially when you remember the Cuban missile crisis only happend because the US placed nukes on the USSR border in turkey
Spot on. The west have provoked this war. Russia have never made any secret of their determination to never allow Ukraine to join NATO, and who can blame them. They will not tolerate it, yet the west (USA and its allies) have continued to push push push. What did they expect?
There was a signed peace deal in 2022 but Johnson ripped it up and told Ukraine to continue the war
I always enjoy when Dr Starkey is on the show, so full of wisdom. I could listen to him talk all day.
I try to.
That is excatly why he was canncelled during the scamdemic, we dont need too much truth !!!!!
fan boy.
@@jamesbogart indeed, I am a fan of Dr Starkey, and a fan of history in general.
@@mykingofkings1439 He is a historian who wants to be a modern day war tactician which he is not .
David Starkey gives me hope. I am not alone in the world of wobble-brains, I actually have a life-line in David Starkey.
You are not alone, I feel the same.
Hitler also had different values..so did Stalin and Mao
...and your point is?
Watch some Star Trek: The Next Generation. There are many people like this, and some of them made an amazing show about it.
@@vanpallandt5799 Yeah, but they're not China or Russia. China and Russia have, for the most part, been a part of the global community for decades. Hilter was not. China and Russia don't want to take over the world.
Starkey knows his stuff,
He should be given a Knighthood because he deserves to be called Sir.
He's the Teacher. Legend
No one deserves that.
I wouldn't wish that tarnished award on any body!
He won’t get a knighthood as he is not woke and uses facts to support his discussion.
Lol. Knighhood.
The Queen gives people like Tony Blair Knighthoods, the Prime Minister associated with a dodgy sexed up dossier who took the U.K. into a war over WMD’s that weren’t there.
I don't necessarily like hearing some of these points. BUT I think Dr Starkey is probably indeed correct on a number of them. Some painful truths here. A very intelligent man.
Awesome David Starkey
Starkey speaks with diamond cut clarity. We have lost our way and Ukraine has reminded us all of a time past.
Brilliant, Mr. Starkey. A treat to listen to.
Absolutely
not allowing people to watch RT - and we think were a free society! lol. this is the kind of think you get in China - not in the UK!!!!!!! Its all about not allowing people to make their own minds up on issues and ramping up the hate Russia rhetoric!
All the world is happy to do business with China and look what they did to Tibet! How they treat the Muslims in China! Its all about money!
We need more people like Starkey on the radio - people who have the ability to think for themselves and can see whats really going on....instead of calling Putin names and earning virtue signal points like most the guests!
The funny is the media always make Russia and China look bad by saying they control the media out there
I don’t necessarily agree with some of Putins decisions within this war so far, but he certainly has some legit grievances, especially his compliant about nefarious nazi influences that are a threat to Russia as well as indoctrination of Ukraine culture.
The decision of the west to ban Russian media inside NATO, despite claiming we have a free media and freedom of thought is so hypocritical, yet the masses haven’t even blinked an eye lid. Yet our Tory Government and British elites are still drowning in Russian wealth.
I don’t necessarily agree with some of Putins decisions within this war so far, but he certainly has some legit grievances, especially his compliant about nefarious nazi influences that are a threat to Russia as well as indoctrination of Ukraine culture.
The decision of the west to ban Russian media inside NATO, despite claiming we have a free media and freedom of thought is so hypocritical, yet the masses haven’t even blinked an eye lid.
Yet our Tory Government and British elites are still drowning in Russian wealth.
So good to hear sensible talk for a change
This guy never stop to amaze me.
Respect
Everyone needs to listen Dr Starkey!!
A brilliant, insightful man.
A man exuding rationality, wisdom, level-headedness, critical thinking. The very essence of impartiality and balance.
Starkey is certainly not impartial as his record shows he is very much right-leaning and conservative (not sure if Tory). However, I studied some of his work in College and believe he is a very articulate and intelligent man, just prefer his Tudor history over his politics
@@xfmmanktwat9383 I think your missing the point in the comment which is focused on this particular video. What you’ve studied about him is irrelevant
fan boy.
Prof Mearsheimer is light years ahead of Starkey on this topic.
It is obvious that David Starkey has thought deeply about this in the context of geopolitics together with the way similar situations have played out historically. This is an extremely complex situation and at the moment we are playing right into china's hands by cutting off Russia.
He has the same values; he's just not hypocritical and delusional about them.
David Starkey says it all - and so much better than I can
Again thank you Professor Starkey !❤
Dr starkey - you have such clarity. Thank you.
Such an articulate and truthful speaker. Thank you, David.
fan boy.
Justin Trudeau is an actor. As a politician and a statesman, he's a lightweight.
That is the nicest description of that globalist puppet I’ve ever seen.
@Jack Hawthorn I think you meant "dead weight".
He's also Klaus Schwab's economic forum build back better.
Dr Starkey is spot on, as usual
The biggest loser in all of this is the poor man, the Ukrainian citizens bombed, the rusian middle class sanctioned and the European citizens dealing with higher inflation. Was it worth the Ukraine joining nato for millions of people being displaced and this crisis being prolonged?
Yes
Apparently having Pride parades in Moscow is more paramount vs than all the mention ed cost.
I'm not sure U.K. is democratic. I'm sure Canada isnt. New Zealand probably not. Covid has shown this.
Brilliant on every point
Great stuff from Mr Starkey, as always.
The most honest truth I have heard from a fab authority being a historian that not only understands the facts and history which continuously repeats itself but knows the mindsets of the world leaders throughout the ages which simply shows the mindset of situation in present David my respect to you x
The Kazarian Mafia. Do some research and open your eyes. Mr Starkey is a legend and a rare spectacle. An honest media personality.
This man talks common sense
WEF not mentioned. I think these need looking at and how many ex memebers of the Young Leaders Programme are now in power. Like it's been a long, stealthy plan.
I heard putin was also in the club. ..
Putin is also in the club. The Kazarian Mafia. In USA, UK, EU, China, Saudi Arabia. All players in a big game. AKA the illuminati, the committee of 300, WEF, the deep state, British Military Intelligence. The Square Mile, The Vatican, Wall Street, Billderberger, Skull & Bones, Club of Rome, United Nations World Bank, Trilateral Commission, Chatham House. Etc etc etc the list goes on and on.
Exactly !
Totally agree, the WEF Globalists really are the flies in the ointment.
David Starkey's historian's intelligence and analysis cuts through the BS we hear non-stop...especially from our idiot politicians. Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them.
I hope you are joking.
@@braindonor8753 Study history a little. Then come back.
@@rich99global David Starkey has lost all credibility of late.
I find him embarrassing.
I'm well qualified and read where history and politics is concerned thanks.
What are the lessons of history for Russia? And is Putin heeding those lessons?
@@petercolledge2236 Its a good question, Peter. First I'd say he's ignored the downfall of many empires : imperial overstretch. The USSR was a far mightier empire,
which nevertheless overstretched itself. Russia has always been an empire....Crimea and Transnistra were doable but the whole of Ukraine is way too much. He's also ignored soft power : persuasion sometimes beats threats. The USA was successful at this in the 20th Century. His invasion will not persuade Finland (for example) to stay neutral. Now he's hitched himself to China....one day he might have to give up Vladivostok and historic Manchuria (which was always Chinese) to appease them.
Sadly the corrupt BBC has cancelled Doctor Starky ... no longer have common sense on our airwaves.
Perhaps they cancelled Starkey because he's a Right wing lunatic...maybe?
Of course his not mad his just looking after his country.
Haha, looking after his own country, sorry a repressed dictatorship that has a really poor GDP against the rest of the world even before the war. If you want to love in a country were if you made a comment on RUclips like you have and got found out, you would suddenly disappear.
@@Sam88-l4k GDP means fuck all when you have the fourth most powerful army in the world + nuclear weapons that can destroy the whole planet. Stop talking bollocks, please.
@@chesshooligan1282 well when it comes to looking after your own country actually GDP has a lot to do with it, especially when the comment was looking after your own country when a majority of Russians live a miserable very financial poor existence.
@@Sam88-l4k poor gdp against the rest of the world? They have the 11th GDP in the world out of 190. If you came 11th in a competition against 190 people would you say you lost? Or you had a low score? Stop believing all the BS in the media and do 5 seconds of research before making yourself look like a pillock
@@GromDarkwater 57th per capita Mr angry
This is a cracking interview from David. He gave such an interesting argument in regards to our handling of Russia, I don't know if I agree with him 100% or not but I know for sure that I haven't been comfortable with how the West have gone about this mess for years and it is nice to hear somebody speaking so eloquently, so precisely, from a different perspective. No wonder the BBC don't want him anywhere near their broadcasting anymore, lol. All that being said, I know 1 thing David is not correct about - 14:04 whilst I am sure that the general perception in the country is that the men should stay and fight whilst the women and children escape to safety, those young women of Ukraine who do not yet have children to protect are not leaving the virtuous men to fight this battle on their own at all! It has been incredible to witness all the brave young Ukrainian women taking up arms to defend their home alongside the young Ukrainian men!
whilst having done Russian Studies and been there and always been interested in Russian history and culture, i understand Russian concerns, a preemptive invasion is like the US taking concerns about the Southern border and invading Nothern Mexico (done in past of course and seemingly advocated, jokingly, by Trump)
@@vanpallandt5799 but saying it was a preemptive invasion ignores all of the build up. The Coup in 2014 with Western support and funding, the Donbass war between ukranians where those of an ethnic minority were persecuted and killed, the Minsk agreement and this isn't even all of the build up. Its not like russia woke up one day and decided to march into Ukriane.
@@GromDarkwater I am sure Hitler said the same, butty. And so did the USSR when it stabbed Poland in the back. Even if it were accepted that Russia could take over the Donbas, whats Putins proposal for the rest of Ukraine - demilitarise and danazify? Where is there a genuinely demilitarised country in the world of any size beyond a very small island - Iceland? in NATO from 1949. Panama and Costa Rica - large non military security forces aka de facto militaries (tell me when you saw civil police with 80mm mortars). A puppet regime put in by Kremlin is going to be accepted in Lviv, Rivne and Lutsk? - be serious
@@vanpallandt5799 Putin will offer Lvov to Poland, Transcarpathia will go back to Hungary. South and East will be Russian. A small Ukrainian puppet state around Kiev similar to Belarus
@@JesterEric The Soviets took almost a decade to defeat the UPA in Western Ukraine. I think zero possibility that either will accept that territorial offer and what is Putin going to do, threaten to nuke them. Poland if you recall just offered its Mig 29s and though that was declined by US, it shows their attitude. Its Lviv btw to the inhabitants.
Sometimes history is the only guide. It's times this that the likes of Starkey come into their own.
I watched the Stone interviews with Putin.
Putin studies history, and applies its lessons.
If we want to know Putins plan, find a historian.
But history only takes you so far. Once the tanks roll, much of history is necessarily binned.
Excellent as ever!
*How is is right to confiscate private individuals property for the crime of being Russian or knowing Putin. Tried out on Oligarchs next the normal Brit.*
Canada have done it and now that Trudope has come over here, Boris has stated clearly that he is bringing in new laws that will him to seize people’s assets!! Eliminate private property ownership, as stated in the communist manifesto!
It really is time we stopped thinking of Pakistan as a friend and ally. Stop sending aid, much of which goes towards its arms and nuclear programme, or into the pockets of corrupt officials. And stop allowing its citizens to come live in the UK.
Yep, more racism is the answer not better diplomacy...🤣
@@rax816 The Irony of this comment
All this craziness with seizing assets is lunacy. How do we expect foreign investors to look at the UK as a safe place to invest if like Starkey says we ignore the rule of law. The short sightedness is staggering really.
Nato and EU expansionism are really to blame
Absolutely. The Ukraine should be a neutral buffer state and should not be enticed into NATO or the EU. The EU is the continuation of Germany by other means.
@Susanna Marker yes. If eu was such a good organisation then they could offer Ukraine a free trade deal without membership
@@carlallcott4067 Exactly. The EU just wants to get bigger. Why ? It's run on an old german foreign policy model called limited sovereignty, and the Germans have always looked East.
Pakistan is so close to Russia, and yet Pakistan seems to have no problem in being the greatest recipient of British aid money.
Its clear, Pakistan is making fool out of British.. xdd
It’s called being a sucker
Of course he is not mad. If he was mad than he would have destroyed Ukraine in 2014 when their military was nothing compere to what it is today. But he gave diplomacy 8 years and Ukraine still insisted to join NATO and Host US Military on Russia’s border. It’s still sad that Ukrainian people are suffering but Putin is not mad at all.
It's also sad that the Ukrainians have had the choice of living in a relatively free democracy taken away from them by Russia. Dictators are a paranoid being, which is a very well documented trait of dictatorship and that's Putin's stupid paranoia about NATO. Russia is a huge country, it's impossible for boarders not meet
@@Sam88-l4k I think you forgot how there was a coup backed by America in 2014 and they overthrew the elected president of Ukraine and put A western friendly president on office. Or how The Oppositions in Ukraine are not allowed to have the independent media and seats. And I guess last time when Russia took its military on America’s border in Cuba in 1962, USA said well Cuba is a sovereign country and they have the right to choose for themselves. But that didn’t happen did it? There was almost a nuclear war but dummies like you simply don’t know or just ignore those facts.
@@AMBK corrupt because it wasn't that long ago they were still in the Soviet Union. It can take centuries to get away from passed cultures
@@luckyluke1503 I think you forgot how the Cuban crises started. It was because America put missiles in Turkey and Italy. Then the Soviet Union decided to retaliate by putting ballistic missiles in Cuba, it had nothing to do with Cuban independent. Check your history first on how these things started. I'm not the dummy
@@AMBK And? The year that we are in doesn't make any difference to culture whatsoever. The one thing we can learn from history is that we never learn from history. Ukraine became an independent nation only a few decades ago, which means they still have Russian speaking people, some old communist culture will still exist. You can't wipe out passed cultures just over decades. It doesn't work like that regardless of what time we live in.
I'm surprised to see the Dr speaking out of his arse, I always thought he was well informed, he's clearly not, !
I'm so glad Starkey has queried the attacks on oligarchs - I thought I was the only one who had a problem with it!
Russians living here instantly lost their human rights !!!
I also wonder where exactly is the line that separates Russian "oligarchs" from Russians who are simply rather wealthy. What net worth exactly do you need to have to be considered "an oligarch"? And is it OK to be Russian as long as you're broke?
@@chesshooligan1282 the oligarchs are the people handed their wealth by Putin not just regular rich Russians
What is wrong with attacking the oligarchs. They are the people helping Putin steal Russians wealth.
@@stevenicol1 So what?
Zelensky is a puppet, a figurehead only.
Putin was head of the KGB in Eastern Germany and must have a very high I.Q.
He's also one of Klaus's young leaders. Is this really a young leader vs young leader conflict, or something else?
He was also a taxi driver. Nothing wrong with it just saying.
@Stop Putin killing kids in Ukraine 🇺🇦 But Putin is a billionaire and richer than any western leader. I’m sure politicians here wold love to be rich at the public’s expense.
@Austin Flowers Russia was bankrupt when he took over. He first had to overcome years of Soviet era neglect and rebuild the economy. Russia does things its own way they’re not western and don’t think like westerners. Neither do they want to.
A man with great knowledge, unlike our pathetic mps and so called journalists
Bloody well said.
Talking sense as always, David Starkey. Thank you. I wish the politicians would listen to him.
fan girl.
Dr David Starkey is a brilliant geezer and he is %100 correct.
If wales tried to join a military alliance with Russia and then pointed ballistic missiles at London, Birmingham and Manchester what would happen!
There’s no threat of England invading Wales. It’s a complex issue though.
@@mikecheq45 England have invaded Wales !
We don't see David on TV anymore such a shame as he is very knowledgeable and his opinion is very valued by many of us.
He doesn’t fit the woke agenda ,there’s the reason ,calling a spade a spade is a Nono to the establishment
Starkey is a rare grown up prepared to say "No" to eternal juveniles.
Dr Starkey is a highly intelligent and insightful man. Whatever he says is reasoned and well thought out.
Love Starkey
A clear voice in a muddled world.
Rationality on display
Why anyone would use the word 'Churchillian' in the same sentence as Alexander 'Boris' Johnson is beyond my comprehension.
Fat and privately educated.
That's about it.
I thought that was strange also .And the reference to Zelensky was a bit odd. Zelensky was a comedian previously and is hardly qualified to be a leader of a country
@@deisegirl4123 Johnson was a journalist who got sacked for lying.
He's tip top.
Churchill helped wreck this country
Brilliant as always - Dr Starkey
What a breath of fresh air.
Humanity has become really childish.
I don't know what David means when he says America is not about power - they may not be efficient at diplomacy but they spend more on the military than the next 11 countries China, India, Russia, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, Japan, South Korea, Italy, and Australia - combined. Then look at how that compares to how much they pay on education. How can that be taken any other way but power is the only thing they care about and when they need to defend the dollar we will see how serious they are about using it all.
Those of us who follow military spending knew that when they increased the military budget after leaving Afghanistan knew they have their sites on bigger fish.
The reality is that America likes quagmires because they are so profitable.
Spot on with everything he said BRAVO Sir 👍👍👍👍
You can win a war by engineering a financial crisis.. The Anglo-Dutch War. The Brits undercut the cost of making ships with help of Dutch designer and made ships three times less and simply bankrupted them? I do not know this is the only sentence I have ever disagreed with from decades of Starkey. I hope he thinks this is a possible exception to his statement.
He also thinks the sanctions are just against credit cards 😂
I like listening to David Starkey he knows what’s really going on
Excellent. Very insightful imo.
With all due respect, both of the gentlemen have complete lack of understanding of Russian motives. Cheers from Russia.
Thank GOD... someone is talking sense I never thought that I would would back up David Starkey... Thank GOD, I thought I was the only one.... The bloody West is Bonkers...
Putin against nwo
Isn't this called virtue signalling by all the politicians. Well done Starkey, good to hear common sense
Yes a bit of common sense something that is in such short supply within the MSM these days.
Nothing about the Azov battalion extremists.
Great conversation. DR David is very sensible.
Well said David.
Perhaps you should mention that Pakistan is backing Russia as we are paying them £350 million in foreign aid..
Dr David Starkey .... excellent reading of the situation as ever, academies loss is our gain!!
The best thing I've heard all day !!!
At last a man with sense.
Spot on Dr
Some dam good points there.
Dr Starkey talks so much common sense, we really don't have a true democracy in Australia. Cheers Rosemary Perth Western Australia (71 yrs)
An international war v a local war. Neither is good. One is worse.
I can't stand Starkey, he makes my skin crawl but he's bang on here. I applaud his real and unbiased take here 👏
Superb as ever Dr Starkey.
Dr Starkey is on point 💯
David Starkey is a very logical thinker.
I admire that in him.
PUTIN in my opinion does not Trust NATO, you only have to look at its historical deceitfulness.
PUTIN might not consider backing down now or ever because of the Westerns own war games.
TRUST HAS BEEN BROKEN AS FAR AS PUTIN SEES IT. TO BACK DOWN NOW WOULD BE SEEN AS A LOSS FOR HIS MOTHER LAND.
(just my opinion)!
I don't know what it is like in Russia, but if there is none of this western PC there. Seems better then the decaying West in my eyes.
"We in the west don't believe in power" Looooool
Who in the name of god cut off RT
Starkey is right on
So Starkey has again been proved right.
This gentleman is right and what's even worse is he's stating the damn obvious, hence the annoyance in his tone.
I have also been saying this to friends and colleagues alike and so far it has been met with raised eyebrows.
David Starkey is an amazing man.
It's good to see that David Starkey knows better than all of the world's leaders.
In modern democracy we don't want you to speak your mind! We will give you an opinion and we will collectively believe it! - cause we are not totalitarian
Brilliant analysis 👍🏻