Just absolutely love Julia Ioffe's way of immediately calling bullshit and setting the facts out. She doesn't try to pussyfoot around anyone's ignorance, be it innocent or not. If you don't want to hear the honest, painful truth, don't ask Julia Ioffe.
She is pushing her own narrative and she omits very important historical points including the overthrow of the Ukrainian government in a previous broadcast and the question is do you honestly believe that the Ukrainian people want AUS installed Neo nazi white supremacistic leadership and the answer is probably no so I don't think that they have political support of the people in Ukraine. And we know they don't have the support of the political arm because the US was circumventing the president of Ukraine when it was supplying weapons to the Ukrainian military. The US used the Ukrainian military and its connections to it to control the presidency with threat of a Civil War. It actually'll fact the US boxed in zalenski And fully control him and it's quite evident and she mentions nothing about that.
I would agree but when she talked about president Trump I felt like she added some negative personal feelings about him while making democrat presidents, biden Obama look better. So is she truth teller historically or looking to change how historical events are told?
@@florahiggins9713 Carlson and Cruz might feel too at home in Russia, where they'd be handsomely rewarded for repeating Russian propaganda on TV. Send them to Ukraine instead. Strap them to an electrical substation in an urban area that still doesn't have missile defence. Leave a webcam there so we can all enjoy them pondering on the subject with Ukrainian passers by. As a Brit/European I can only imagine what a Ukrainian might be thinking but something along those lines would no doubt seem like a suitable educational opportunity and valuable experience here in the real world. As an American - and particularly if I were a parent in a community that's been blighted by gun violence - I'd give a lot of thought to a gallows and a good piece of hemp rope. I''ve no doubt that both have fully earned it in the eyes of many. If a foreigner killed as many Americans as the things that these guys openly support then they'd be considered a legitimate target for many with a Stars and Stripes hanging in front of their home. And to openly sympathise with people who themselves fund a state TV channel (and tightly control its content) of a hostile state that openly debates attacking American cities and killing millions of Americans with nuclear weapons is, in my view, nothing short of being traitor. When these same people undermine servicemen and servicewomen in the United States military, how can one possibly avoid that conclusion? As a foreigner I'm lost for words when I think that these people still enjoy freedom, leave alone sky high ratings on Fox News or sit in the US Senate. If they were from the Middle East they'd probably be wearing a bright orange boiler suit and enjoying a vacation somewhere in Cuba by now.
She is amazing! Anytime someone has her on their show, I am listening and rewinding every few minutes. thanks so much for giving her time to speak, Al and please come back to the US govt.
Every single American should listen to this podcast. Ms. Loffe provides the most comprehensive insights into Putin, Russia and the Ukraine war I have ever heard.
I'm from Russia and can confirm. She's a great expert. Could also recommend Anne Applebaum, Fiona Hill. Here is a recent interview with Fiona Hill: ruclips.net/video/maBUKuJmQ4M/видео.html I left Russia years ago when I saw there it was going.
@@skyeplus Spasibo, I will watch the Fiona Hill interview. And congratulations on your decision to leave Russia. There's little doubt that country will suffer for may years due to Putin.
@@pokey5736 not sure how you conclude I’m putting it on Ukraine. Clearly it’s 100% Russia fault, they are the aggressor, and the war criminals. And yes, war IS hell. 🇺🇦❤️
I have listened to Ms. Loffe's interviews from 1 year ago and 4 months ago (?) On PBS News. Riviting. Thanks for having her. I'm anxious to hear her evolving insight to Putin, Russia and the genocidal barbaric war they have brought down on Ukraine. God bless you both 🙂❤️🔥
If you bothered to look at a brief sampling of Ukraine History from the last 100 years, you might notice how much development Russia has invested in Ukraine? You might be surprised at how many Russians actually live in Eastern Ukraine since WW2? If you view history of the region over a few centuries, you begin to notice that Ukraine area has been a victim of many Empires conquest? But when we begin to look at the US desire to weaponize Energy and sell European Consumers LNG at outrageous prices, and the ability of Russia to provide cheap gas to Europe, we might notice an economic trend that might make us question the validity of installing a Puppet Government, and killing Civilians in Donetsk for over 8 years? Facts do matter, the US State Department has used lies like the Domino Theory, Yellow Cake, Iran Contra, or even the word Democracy as if they actually believed in the possibility that those terms were facts? We should understand that since overcoming Spain, and taking a few Colonies from them, we have become pretty good at the Colonial exploitation that the Declaration of Independence protested?
Daniel, perhaps you realize that Russia slaughtered millions of peoples including Ukrainians, which suffered this twice and now a third time. Russia populates other countries with Russians where they've genocidally eradicated the indigenous people. THAT DOES NOT MAKE THAT COUNTRY RUSSIAN. NOR DOES SPEAKING RUSSIAN AS YOUR FIRST LANGUAGE MAKE a person RUSSIAN FIRST. If you disagree, let's agree to disagree.
Thank you AL and Julia. Some wars are justifiable and must be fought. This is true for Ukraine. For Russia this war is criminal from so many perspectives.
I really enjoyed this podcast. Both Al and Julia both have relevant insights that are quite thought provoking. I also love the way that Julia calls out (friendly enough) Al and doesn't let him "miss" things that he has just said!! Hilarious. I really like both characters. Very informative.
What was surprising was Julia's estimate that the death/injury casualties on both sides were 100,000+. Any estimates I have seen or heard are nowhere near an equal amount. The ratios I have heard are something like 4 to 1 up to 8 to 1 in Ukraine's favor and against the Russians.
Thank you Al and Julia. I listen every week as it is important to know the truth and be aware of what is going on. I googled Wagner Group in SA and I am alarmed. I know the SA government has major dealings with Russia and I am disgusted. My heart goes out to Ukrainians fighting to stay alive. Slava Ukraini!
Thank you, Al, for your help in reinstituting proper usage of the word, "carnage". I know you know the only way we can stop our ideological adversaries from warping our words into meaninglessness is to use them properly and often. That dead guy with the name semi- alliterative with the word Limburger tried to kill the word "liberal" by warping its definition and Trump tried the same with the word "carnage." You've fought for both those words. I've watched you. Do not die for a long, long time. We need you.
The terms Proxy War, Puppet Government, and exploitation appear in Vietnam and Iraq invasions by the US. The profits that people discover from using US Military Might, appears to have a strange similarity to Crime Organizations selling of Protection?
@@jamesgillen2339 If Trump actually was capable of changing Obama Administration Policy, why did he fail to change the appropriations that were used to make Ukraine into a Military Industrial Punching Bag?
@@jamesgillen2339 I noticed little that Trump actually accomplished, or appeared to accomplish, that was not a GOP priority for decades. His Supporters seem to overlook the effects of Robert Mercers work to install Trump, or the fact that Mercer dumped him in 2018? The business of Elections is a cruel and merciless affair.....
Al, this was a great Pod Cast. Having Julia Loffe discuss her experience with Russian culture relative to Putin was enlightening albeit a little dark. I think her comments here are dead-on relative to what we should expect in Ukraine and that we need to stay the course here and support Ukraine over the long next 2 to 3 years.
Sending military hardware to Ukraine appears to be killing Ukraine Civilians.? The Proxy Warfare appears to be difficult to justify, unless you have massive investments in LNG or Weapons.
Al and Julia ? Did I die and go to heaven for common sense and intelligence in humans ? Nice preamble by Al. Julia is part of a series on frontline that interviews people with insider knowledge and insights into Russian culture. Her assessments compare to "insider trading' when it comes to calculating where these folks go next. Amazing woman Mister Franken ! When are you coming back ? We need you in the Senate. Let's vote Julia in as well.
Do you understand that WGBH has an endowment of well over $300 million? That is not something that is accumulated by small public contributions. Those big Investor firms that find profits from exploiting other nations, might seem to be Oligarchs, if the US was not so good at promoting Capitalist Investors to some Pastille?
@@youdonthavetoreadthispost.5850 I apologize for not going out and meeting them. I have encountered both Montana Senators and I did have a brief encounter with Al's predecessor in the 1990's, when He met a group of active Minnesota Citizens to discuss issues with us. I do enjoy pointing out facts that are important to Citizens, when ever I get the chance to discuss current events with the people we elect to serve in Representative government. I always enjoyed Al's speaking style in Congressional debates, and had hopes for him as a Senator. But here we are with a US Debt that appears to grow more enormous every day the Government appears to attempt to exploit Russian assets. The US has exploited and overdeveloped the resources that were easily available. I have participated in the destruction of Timber, until the ability to find trees that could produce lumber were reduced to the size of Pulpwood stands in Northern Minnesota. I have hauled Mining equipment to Docks so other Nations could be exploited for their easy to dig up Minerals. The effects of allowing Capitalist Investors to take all the Profits they could possibly extract from the US, now appears to face the need to seek the assets that Communist Nations seem to have retained? We may need to do some introspection?
@@danielhutchinson6604 Growth is viewed as only positive, but rapid growth can indicate cancer. Overgrowth chokes out the undergrowth in more than just forests. Fear of socialism cloaks in anti-social behavior. Social consciousness is the most completely thing destroyed. Society must be symbiotic in nature in order to serve its own needs and remain social towards each other. The parasitic nature of capitalism exploits the inherent value in others for the capitalist in question. Beyond balance there is only malfunction. Introspection by all is required but elusive. Well said and well written by you.👍
@@youdonthavetoreadthispost.5850 I believe you have assembled all the reasoning needed? I like to refer to Leon Rusels song called, Magic Mirror...... Hitching rides reveals the empathy that Human are capable of......
Она психиатр!!? Если бы не русские в 1945 её предков гитлеровцы сожгли бы в печах! Вся Европа встала на колени перед Гитлером, , а русские уничтожили фашизм в самом логове! Поэтому она сегодня живёт.... Да еще подтявкивает на свою историческую РОДИНУ!
Julia Ioffe should be secretary of foreign affairs. She could have saved a LOT of brave Ukrainian lives. Reaction isn’t a winning strategy. This is not a board game like risk. Military is not a plug&play app. That’s why US military is so expensive. Readiness isn’t a grocery store. It’s an interwoven network. Thank goodness it’s not a chain where one broken link stops everything.
The 15,000 Donbas residents who have died in the 8 years that the US has delivered over $50 billion worth of provocation to Azov Nazi Guys, appears to have been missed by your inspection of current events? Did you miss the 6 million who died in Southeast Asia to provide profits to Anaconda, Chevron, and Chase Manhattan? That incident where a million Iraq Citizens died so Halliburton could discover a few dollars of profits, may have been another incident that you may have overlooked? Being ready to exploit Caspian Oil was something that Krupps may have suggested to Hitler as well? What exactly do you mean by "Readyness" ?
Thank you two f for clearing up this on going turmoil. Knowing some history and what is and likely to happen. Always better after time spent with you Al
Al, thanks so much for having Julia on. She is an amazing human being with incredible insight as to what is happening in Europe. I hope in the future you could get her and Alex on the same panel.
Julia is totally fire! I hunt out everything she’s on. And tbh al is a comedian but Julia is funnier on this podcast. Her bit about 99% approval rating the day before he was executed is totalitarian comedy gold.
I've seen a couple of times tv persons talk over her mid sentence. She analyses dismisses or enlightens , then gets right back on track the reason she was invited on in the first place, to speak as an expert on the matter.
@@liiv3354 Quite a few. However Putin has persuaded a lot of them to leave Russia, and many of the rest of them to keep a low-profile. Putin is threatened by competency.
@@pokey5736 Tucker seems to be the "Lord Haw-Haw" type of traitor. Happy to ally himself with the people who are the professed opposites of the democratic republic in which he grew up and which has sheltered him for his whole life.
The best part of a Julia Ioffe interview is watching the emotions and thoughts flit across her face. Beautiful! And sadly missing here. Maybe time to update yr podcast...?
Estimates for Russian casualties are about 180-200k. Operator Starsky says that they count the dead by drone, and factor in desertions and wounded. Putin sees destroying civilian homes and infrastructure as a means to increase the refugee burden, and probably resentment towards these refugees. Which tragically is happening in my country Ireland, admittedly with a small portion of our society.
in intercepted phonecalls Russian soldiers say that they leave the bodies where they fell, or bury them there, because the higher ups don`t want to pay money to the fallen`s family. They put the fallen under "missing" instead of "killed" even thought they know for a fact he`s dead. Wonder how that affects the statistics.
I was living there and working on one of his projects when he undertook the Beslan school massacre late August 2004 which cemented his status as a psychopath. Behind the steroid driven strong man image is a shallow empty hollow vessel of a human being. So it wouldnt take much for her to have him figured to a T.
I saw the Julia Ioffe pic onb this, & I had to listen. Her Frontline interviews are stellar, & if she'd been around when I was in high school, I would have maybe continued my international studies & language degrees...Back then I admired Madeleine Albright, but in college it was hard to see how I could continue my original pathway. JI, you are an inspiration to women (in particular) in this field! Ausgezeichnet, und vielen Dank für Ihre Kenntnis und Einsicht.
Thanks Al, Julia is always an important voice. Re; Putin's potential use of nuclear weapons, I believe it would be best if we responded with conventional arms, perhaps with twice the destruction & zero the radiation fallout. Use of nuclear bombs is never a good idea, nor justified!
agreed. in Japan more people died during the conventional air raids on cities like Tokyo or Osaka, than Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It just took longer. Nuclear bombs are vicious because of the speed and aftermath, as you point out. That said Hiroshima and Nagasaki were 70 years ago, so I can`t imagine how much bigger the damage would be now... edit:spelling
@@danielhutchinson6604 obviously nobody wants to kill anybody, but just trying to think like the US government here. They have to respond somehow, but they can not respond to nuclear weapons WITH nuclear weapons. Do you have an alternative?
@@momosaku16 The Russians have responded to the NATO Threats presented on March 19 2021. Russia has faced invasions from French , Brits, Turks, Americans, and Germans in the last 200 years. The history of Western Powers that have attempted to exploit Russian Resources appears to be a long and colorful one. But the US has been encouraging Bandera Supporters since 1950, they appointed Saakashvili to be Governor of Odessa, they appaently encouraged and supported revolution by supporters of the Galicia Movement. The US contributed $50 billion worth of weapons to kill Russians who happen to be Ukraine Citizens. The Kyiv Military is being killed for US Profits and you apparently do not notice that?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH RUSSIA BORN EXPERT JULIA IOFFE AND FORMER USA SENATOR AL FRANKEN FOR YOUR DIGITAL AGE/ INTERHUMAN/ LATEST EVALUATION/ ON THE SITUATION IN BY PUTIN'S RUSSIA/ WAR STRUCK UCRAINE.
As a German, I am really embarassed by the speed with which the decision to send tanks was done. Apparently, to get chancellor Scholz to commit to something or even say something definitive is more difficult than nailing a pudding to the wall. On top of the late decision, the lack of foresight is very appaling. As far as I know, no efforts have been made to ramp up the production of Leopards. This should have happened in the summer or at the latest in fall. Even without the decision or even the intent to send Leopards to Ukraine, it would have been a good idea to stock up, in particular the latest variant of the Leopard, the A7V. Iirc around 3500 Leopards built in total, latest variant A7V in the low hundreds (fun fact: A7V is the official designation of the first German tank ever, back in WW1). In Germany, we have new tank designs coming up, which however will take around another ten years or so until they are ready. For now, the Leopard 2 is still a very good design and likely among the best tanks in the world and available in relatively large numbers (for western tanks) in quite a lot of allied militaries; they would probably able to have more. Hopefully the replacement of the failed former secretary of defense Lamprecht with Pistorius will change the speed with which we in Germany prepare, but I fear the real blocker that needs dislodging is Scholz.
I also heard Germany is causing delays in parts needed from other countries donating Leopards. They need the parts to quickly upgrade their Leopards so they can send them to Ukraine. The best way to help Ukraine is for us citizens in the West to fully support helping them.
@@jimmyhyun8546 Could be part of the reason, but I don't know about this. I follow US news more closely than german news sources, and I have not heard of this one. However, what I heard is that the state of our military is not good, in particular long underfunding has led to low numbers of operational vehicles. In addition, after the fall of the wall, the better deal for us was to have friendly neighbors who we supply with our weaponry. At one point in the 80s we had around 2500 Leopard II ready (iirc), now it is a bit more than one tenth of that. A few of those went back to Rheinmetall, the others were sold to friendly militaries. Those Leopards which are out there exist in a number of variants, A4 (late 80s variant), A5 (turret front uparmored), A6 (longer barreled gun), A7(V) (the latest). So, the situation is definitely complicated and the specifics of the tanks could be a reason Germany was hesitant, but I suspect there are others, like a) the currently ruling party has traditionally strong ties to Russia, b) the optics of german tanks fighting in Ukraine are really bad, and/or c) we are even now not mentally ready to take the lead in Geopolitics. There are other reasons as well ...
"Time and bodies.." There's a contradiction there. Russia is wasting their force, not building it up for a long war. They sent trainers into battle. They exhibit an ingrained contempt for human lives, including their own, and for human factors in war.
That same contempt for human life is part of why the Soviet Union ended. There is a fascinating account of this in the book "Ecocide in the USSR" by Murray Fessbach.
Thank you, Mr. Al Franken, for having Julia Ioffe; a phenomenal journalist who has been an exemplary author on fascism and authoritarianism. We do have to fight like Ukraine💛💙 for our Democracy - Western flank. Feb 2023.
Al, I would like to hear a conversation between you and Matt Taibbi, as you all are two of my favorite public figures which I would like to be able to reconcile as much as possible.
Great interview. My father's father's family where Germans from Lithuania, East Prussians who found themselves on the Russian side of the border after the Napoleonic Wars. Family rumor has it that the reason my great grandfather came to the USA was to avoid conscription into the Czarist Russian Army, in the late 1800s. Looks like things in Russia are not that different in a century and a quarter.
Sounds like a branch of my family. My grandfather left Prussia just before the Franco-Prussian War to live with relatives in the USA. He lived in Westphalia which was an independent Catholic bishopric prior to the Napoleonic War and was geographically, linguistically and culturally closer to Netherlands. And then with Napoleon, that region was annexed to France (they were briefly involuntary French citizens). France lost, Prussia switched sides to join Britain and got the lion's share of northern Germany including my ancestral home as a result of the Congress of Vienna. Update a few generations later, my teenage grandfather was ready for conscription and left his home and the future unified Germany forever.
The only difference is the conscription army service was for 25 years at that time. Parents organized funerals for conscripted sons since they would rarely return. Crazy to think of these days.
"Who the f--k knows." and "I love a good tank." Can't get enough of Julia. Also, the NYT Daily podcast episode is "Scenes from a Russian Draft Office" which paints a remarkable portrait of life in Russia late in 2022.
Al, you should amend your script to say, "not one active American military member" has been killed in Ukraine. There have been several American military veterans (and others) who have been injured, captured, or killed trying to help the Ukrainians.
Ironically just yesterday I binge watched several videos about WWll and Germany afterwords. Seems putin is using the same book on Ukraine. I agree we should have sent the equipment months ago that President Zelensky has been asking for, also really sad to hear Obama didn't listen to Biden. Al it would be great if you could have Malcolm Nance on again.
I have been watching a lot of European coverage and the prevailing opinion is that there were several years of threatening - but when Putin invaded Crimea and nothing was done - remember he never admitted there were Russian troops in Crimea - even after he signed a treaty - he still would not admit they were his troops . But the EU view was when he was not stood up to then it was a foregone conclusion that he was going to do something like this to Ukraine . Personally, I have never understood this - Russia seems much better at hybrid warfare - massive disinformation campaigns - than a shooting war - they were more effective for a lot less . At the same time tyrants have to tyranny
I couldn't agree with Julia more. I have been frustrated by the creeping response by the allies. Lives have been lost unnecessarily by political wrangling . Germany could have waivered the restrictions imposed by them to countries that have purchased the Leopard 2 . Its like they were afraid of violating the Ribbentrop agreement again. They still want to cling to the illusion of a unrestricted Nord Stream pipeline that will never pose a threat .
Thank you Al & Julia. Another excellent podcast, for a change. Biggest thanks for the jaunt down memory lane(grin) from our marches what??60years back? "War! Huh? What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!." Not only a relevant song but our daily chants on the lines, whether in DC, or at students local campuses coast to coast.Back to issue of this program, I wish more bravery was shown, w/MTG,from everyone, no excuse for anyone of your informational input and intelligence; an embarrassment and only for uneducated idiocy! Obviously voters need to vet their candidates, not vote based on emotional reactions to reality disconnected right wing rallying cries. (Another show, one all your listeners know to some extent): I wish peeps would stop saying her name. Ukraine is important, the battle is important, for every democratic nation worldwide. How about a podcast which puts in stark perspective just how much the USA contribution is compared to other nations based on your choice of analogous base: GDP is insane; per capita?; per % of nation's total military arsenal stocks?; per Nato nations? you pick it. I want to puke at American ethnocentricity and unread US citizens blurting out inane BS against our support for Ukraine.
"You're an expert on Russia, and that's not gonna happen to Putin, or is it?" "Who the fuck knows? I don't know." God I love this woman so much. Thanks for giving her your platform again, Al.
Julia is absolutely right at about 33:00 that far right sympathies for Russia stem from the christian orthodox yearning for a christo-fascist government. There was a retired US colonel who said that quiet part out loud, "he (Putin) has similar christian values, he does not cow-tow to the LGBT causes" etc or words very close to that effect.
Humans better learn to get along with each other soon, or needless suffering will be our only legacy on earth. Julia Ioffe is fantastic, smart and a great journalist. 👍👍👍😊
Why don't the hundreds of thousands of men who are most likely going to war stand out in the streets and protest. Let them all get arrested and then Pootin won't have anyone to send . Serve him right.
Julia is fantastic. Don’t miss her interviews on Frontline (available on RUclips ). Great insight on Ukraine, Russia, Putin and Putin’s take on us presidents.
Anyone interested in hearing interviews of Russian public about how they view all this, I highly recommend RUclips Chanel 1420. Very very interesting. They are as scary and polarized as we are.
We made more large sales of new weapons to friendly big countries too. But I guess not all districts would benefit from the sales. Local "Patriots" can't realize this sort of national success
Julia's style is one of my favorite ways of receiving what I believe is honest information. Her no BS way of delivering it makes it easy on my ears and goes right to heart of the matter. She is well written. She is on my short list of heroes.
Just absolutely love Julia Ioffe's way of immediately calling bullshit and setting the facts out. She doesn't try to pussyfoot around anyone's ignorance, be it innocent or not. If you don't want to hear the honest, painful truth, don't ask Julia Ioffe.
This comment is laughable, she has no idea what she's talking about. She's a neocon propogandist.
Julia is SOoo Russian! she may give her heart, but she will always command her own soul!
Agreed, she’s the best
She is pushing her own narrative and she omits very important historical points including the overthrow of the Ukrainian government in a previous broadcast and the question is do you honestly believe that the Ukrainian people want AUS installed Neo nazi white supremacistic leadership and the answer is probably no so I don't think that they have political support of the people in Ukraine.
And we know they don't have the support of the political arm because the US was circumventing the president of Ukraine when it was supplying weapons to the Ukrainian military. The US used the Ukrainian military and its connections to it to control the presidency with threat of a Civil War. It actually'll fact the US boxed in zalenski And fully control him and it's quite evident and she mentions nothing about that.
She is lying and an anti Putin neo con, they started and wanted this war... please see a video of prof Mearsheimer... than you see the truth...
Julia's analysis is a brutally frank yet welcome voice. Kudos for having her on.
Brutally Franken?
I'm now a huge Julia Ioffe fan. Her Frontline interview about Putin is not to be missed.
Totally agree
I would agree but when she talked about president Trump I felt like she added some negative personal feelings about him while making democrat presidents, biden Obama look better. So is she truth teller historically or looking to change how historical events are told?
@@1k20a I watched a few of her interviews. I think she believes all last 5 presidents were inept. And her arguments are pretty damn good!
Why don't we send Ted Cruz one way to Russia since he is such a fan? That would solve 2 problems with one trip.
Send Tucker Carlson with Ted Cruz to Russia as well.
And the big & baby Trump's as well
@@florahiggins9713 Carlson and Cruz might feel too at home in Russia, where they'd be handsomely rewarded for repeating Russian propaganda on TV. Send them to Ukraine instead. Strap them to an electrical substation in an urban area that still doesn't have missile defence. Leave a webcam there so we can all enjoy them pondering on the subject with Ukrainian passers by. As a Brit/European I can only imagine what a Ukrainian might be thinking but something along those lines would no doubt seem like a suitable educational opportunity and valuable experience here in the real world.
As an American - and particularly if I were a parent in a community that's been blighted by gun violence - I'd give a lot of thought to a gallows and a good piece of hemp rope. I''ve no doubt that both have fully earned it in the eyes of many.
If a foreigner killed as many Americans as the things that these guys openly support then they'd be considered a legitimate target for many with a Stars and Stripes hanging in front of their home. And to openly sympathise with people who themselves fund a state TV channel (and tightly control its content) of a hostile state that openly debates attacking American cities and killing millions of Americans with nuclear weapons is, in my view, nothing short of being traitor. When these same people undermine servicemen and servicewomen in the United States military, how can one possibly avoid that conclusion?
As a foreigner I'm lost for words when I think that these people still enjoy freedom, leave alone sky high ratings on Fox News or sit in the US Senate. If they were from the Middle East they'd probably be wearing a bright orange boiler suit and enjoying a vacation somewhere in Cuba by now.
@@florahiggins9713 please include Trump
Putin won't issue visas for these two (Carlson and Cruz)... He needs them more in the US...
Listening to a brilliant mind is so invigorating; Al is good, too.
Al sucks.
if he goes 5 min without mentioning Trump his head explodes.
Julie is great though.
Thank you Mr. Franken and Ms. Loffe for your commentary on the madman Putin's senseless war. Slava Ukraine.
i o f f e, I think, not Loffe
F-I-N-A-L-L-Y!!!
Clear, comprehensive, succinct, etc., etc., etc interview.
Thank you, Julia.
Julia Ioffe: "Russian men are rarely what they think they are." 😂
Sounds like a woman with serious daddy issues.
Great now we have to worry about falling from a building
Julia going for the kill :)
Юлия знала многих русских мужчин!?....
Julia is always insightful and entertaining.
Love this woman’s reporting 👍👏👏👏👏👏
She is amazing! Anytime someone has her on their show, I am listening and rewinding every few minutes.
thanks so much for giving her time to speak, Al and please come back to the US govt.
Every single American should listen to this podcast. Ms. Loffe provides the most comprehensive insights into Putin, Russia and the Ukraine war I have ever heard.
I'm from Russia and can confirm. She's a great expert. Could also recommend Anne Applebaum, Fiona Hill.
Here is a recent interview with Fiona Hill: ruclips.net/video/maBUKuJmQ4M/видео.html
I left Russia years ago when I saw there it was going.
@@skyeplus Spasibo, I will watch the Fiona Hill interview. And congratulations on your decision to leave Russia. There's little doubt that country will suffer for may years due to Putin.
Julia is a breath of fresh air to listen too
This entire program should be shown on 60 Minutes! This is so sad and shocking.
War Is Hell. Ukraine Strong 🇺🇦
@@jaybee4059it’s self explanatory
@Jay Bee How? By letting Russia trample all over them?
@Jay Bee How?
@@hmmcinerney get real. Russia has the power to end this war peacefully. Don't put this war on Ukraine!
@@pokey5736 not sure how you conclude I’m putting it on Ukraine. Clearly it’s 100% Russia fault, they are the aggressor, and the war criminals. And yes, war IS hell. 🇺🇦❤️
Never a dull moment! Great interview/conversation. Just so informative and interesting.
Thanks, love Julia & her insights, she is a gem!
i enjoy a heavy dose of cold hard reality with my morning coffee. thanks for always keeping it real.
Julia tells it like it is. No BS.
Love, LOVE Julia! Smart, salty, and Terrific Insights.
Nice catch, Al! 😀
Thanks Al for your podcast
Such deep knowledge and clear perspective.... and completely without cant. Julia Ioffe raises the level of conversations she is in.
I have listened to Ms. Loffe's interviews from 1 year ago and 4 months ago (?) On PBS News. Riviting. Thanks for having her. I'm anxious to hear her evolving insight to Putin, Russia and the genocidal barbaric war they have brought down on Ukraine. God bless you both 🙂❤️🔥
If you bothered to look at a brief sampling of Ukraine History from the last 100 years, you might notice how much development Russia has invested in Ukraine?
You might be surprised at how many Russians actually live in Eastern Ukraine since WW2?
If you view history of the region over a few centuries, you begin to notice that Ukraine area has been a victim of many Empires conquest?
But when we begin to look at the US desire to weaponize Energy and sell European Consumers LNG at outrageous prices, and the ability of Russia to provide cheap gas to Europe, we might notice an economic trend that might make us question the validity of installing a Puppet Government, and killing Civilians in Donetsk for over 8 years?
Facts do matter, the US State Department has used lies like the Domino Theory, Yellow Cake, Iran Contra, or even the word Democracy as if they actually believed in the possibility that those terms were facts?
We should understand that since overcoming Spain, and taking a few Colonies from them, we have become pretty good at the Colonial exploitation that the Declaration of Independence protested?
Daniel, perhaps you realize that Russia slaughtered millions of peoples including Ukrainians, which suffered this twice and now a third time. Russia populates other countries with Russians where they've genocidally eradicated the indigenous people. THAT DOES NOT MAKE THAT COUNTRY RUSSIAN. NOR DOES SPEAKING RUSSIAN AS YOUR FIRST LANGUAGE MAKE a person RUSSIAN FIRST. If you disagree, let's agree to disagree.
Thank you AL and Julia.
Some wars are justifiable and must be fought. This is true for Ukraine.
For Russia this war is criminal from so many perspectives.
Julia is so lovely. Composed and intelligent.
I really enjoyed this podcast. Both Al and Julia both have relevant insights that are quite thought provoking. I also love the way that Julia calls out (friendly enough) Al and doesn't let him "miss" things that he has just said!! Hilarious. I really like both characters. Very informative.
What was surprising was Julia's estimate that the death/injury casualties on both sides were 100,000+. Any estimates I have seen or heard are nowhere near an equal amount. The ratios I have heard are something like 4 to 1 up to 8 to 1 in Ukraine's favor and against the Russians.
@@coreyham3753 she was including civilian deaths in the Ukrainian numbers. Those 4 to 1 or 8 to 1 stats are strictly about military losses.
@@stevehatcher7700 OK, thanks for the information.
Thank you Al and Julia. I listen every week as it is important to know the truth and be aware of what is going on. I googled Wagner Group in SA and I am alarmed. I know the SA government has major dealings with Russia and I am disgusted.
My heart goes out to Ukrainians fighting to stay alive. Slava Ukraini!
Of course they do, they're communist/pro-soviets.
She's simply the best on Russia and my second cousin in law Putin
Polish and US Groups appear to be equally offensive, but dying at an equal rate as the Kyiv Draftees.
She is a neo-con, for the truth you need to see prof Mearsheimer or Jeffrey Sachs, this lady y is clearly lying...
Wonder about any connection to Elon.
Thank you, Al, for your help in reinstituting proper usage of the word, "carnage". I know you know the only way we can stop our ideological adversaries from warping our words into meaninglessness is to use them properly and often. That dead guy with the name semi- alliterative with the word Limburger tried to kill the word "liberal" by warping its definition and Trump tried the same with the word "carnage." You've fought for both those words. I've watched you. Do not die for a long, long time. We need you.
The terms Proxy War, Puppet Government, and exploitation appear in Vietnam and Iraq invasions by the US.
The profits that people discover from using US Military Might, appears to have a strange similarity to Crime Organizations selling of Protection?
Oh, I disagree. Trump talked about carnage, and he actually delivered it.
@@jamesgillen2339 If Trump actually was capable of changing Obama Administration Policy, why did he fail to change the appropriations that were used to make Ukraine into a Military Industrial Punching Bag?
@@danielhutchinson6604 Both Trump's enemies and friends tend to assume he was capable of a lot more than he actually did.
@@jamesgillen2339 I noticed little that Trump actually accomplished, or appeared to accomplish, that was not a GOP priority for decades.
His Supporters seem to overlook the effects of Robert Mercers work to install Trump, or the fact that Mercer dumped him in 2018?
The business of Elections is a cruel and merciless affair.....
Wow thank you, Al! This is the first I’m hearing of the people of Russia turning against each other and I listen to news shows all day 😮😢
Al, this was a great Pod Cast. Having Julia Loffe discuss her experience with Russian culture relative to Putin was enlightening albeit a little dark. I think her comments here are dead-on relative to what we should expect in Ukraine and that we need to stay the course here and support Ukraine over the long next 2 to 3 years.
Totally agree
For a change.
Yeah, well, Russia is a moral black hole.
@@eburns2772 Think 1923 Russia - Now.
Sending military hardware to Ukraine appears to be killing Ukraine Civilians.?
The Proxy Warfare appears to be difficult to justify, unless you have massive investments in LNG or Weapons.
Al and Julia ? Did I die and go to heaven for common sense and intelligence in humans ?
Nice preamble by Al. Julia is part of a series on frontline that interviews people with insider knowledge and insights into Russian culture. Her assessments compare to "insider trading' when it comes to calculating where these folks go next.
Amazing woman Mister Franken ! When are you coming back ? We need you in the Senate. Let's vote Julia in as well.
Do you understand that WGBH has an endowment of well over $300 million?
That is not something that is accumulated by small public contributions.
Those big Investor firms that find profits from exploiting other nations, might seem to be Oligarchs, if the US was not so good at promoting Capitalist Investors to some Pastille?
@@danielhutchinson6604 I know Al and Julia.
@@youdonthavetoreadthispost.5850 I apologize for not going out and meeting them.
I have encountered both Montana Senators and I did have a brief encounter with Al's predecessor in the 1990's, when He met a group of active Minnesota Citizens to discuss issues with us.
I do enjoy pointing out facts that are important to Citizens, when ever I get the chance to discuss current events with the people we elect to serve in Representative government.
I always enjoyed Al's speaking style in Congressional debates, and had hopes for him as a Senator.
But here we are with a US Debt that appears to grow more enormous every day the Government appears to attempt to exploit Russian assets.
The US has exploited and overdeveloped the resources that were easily available. I have participated in the destruction of Timber, until the ability to find trees that could produce lumber were reduced to the size of Pulpwood stands in Northern Minnesota.
I have hauled Mining equipment to Docks so other Nations could be exploited for their easy to dig up Minerals.
The effects of allowing Capitalist Investors to take all the Profits they could possibly extract from the US, now appears to face the need to seek the assets that Communist Nations seem to have retained?
We may need to do some introspection?
@@danielhutchinson6604 Growth is viewed as only positive, but rapid growth can indicate cancer. Overgrowth chokes out the undergrowth in more than just forests.
Fear of socialism cloaks in anti-social behavior. Social consciousness is the most completely thing destroyed.
Society must be symbiotic in nature in order to serve its own needs and remain social towards each other.
The parasitic nature of capitalism exploits the inherent value in others for the capitalist in question.
Beyond balance there is only malfunction.
Introspection by all is required but elusive.
Well said and well written by you.👍
@@youdonthavetoreadthispost.5850 I believe you have assembled all the reasoning needed?
I like to refer to Leon Rusels song called, Magic Mirror......
Hitching rides reveals the empathy that Human are capable of......
Can't get enough of Julia. She is the only analyst who gives us an insight into the Russians psyche. She tells it like it is and intelligently funny.
And you are sure that she gives an insight and not propaganda? How?
I think she has a pretty good window into the American psyche. She has the number on the Trumpers. They want to ally with Putin in his war on wokism.
Она психиатр!!? Если бы не русские в 1945 её предков гитлеровцы сожгли бы в печах! Вся Европа встала на колени перед Гитлером, , а русские уничтожили фашизм в самом логове! Поэтому она сегодня живёт.... Да еще подтявкивает на свою историческую РОДИНУ!
Julia Ioffe should be secretary of foreign affairs. She could have saved a LOT of brave Ukrainian lives. Reaction isn’t a winning strategy.
This is not a board game like risk. Military is not a plug&play app. That’s why US military is so expensive. Readiness isn’t a grocery store. It’s an interwoven network. Thank goodness it’s not a chain where one broken link stops everything.
The 15,000 Donbas residents who have died in the 8 years that the US has delivered over $50 billion worth of provocation to Azov Nazi Guys, appears to have been missed by your inspection of current events?
Did you miss the 6 million who died in Southeast Asia to provide profits to Anaconda, Chevron, and Chase Manhattan?
That incident where a million Iraq Citizens died so Halliburton could discover a few dollars of profits, may have been another incident that you may have overlooked?
Being ready to exploit Caspian Oil was something that Krupps may have suggested to Hitler as well?
What exactly do you mean by "Readyness" ?
Loffe is really smart. Her insights are deep about the culture and politics of Russia. Along with the players within that system.
She is so brilliant.
Thank you two f for clearing up this on going turmoil. Knowing some history and what is and likely to happen. Always better after time spent with you Al
julia is the best commentator on russian affairs and it isn’t close.
Al, thanks so much for having Julia on. She is an amazing human being with incredible insight as to what is happening in Europe. I hope in the future you could get her and Alex on the same panel.
I subscribed to Puck, because of Julia's writing, but there is a bunch of other great work as well! Great work Al, subbed!
It’s amazing how much knowledge Julia has with the current situation. She’s sharp as a tack!
Julia is really and truly brilliant
Great show! Thanks.
Thank you both.
Julia is totally fire! I hunt out everything she’s on. And tbh al is a comedian but Julia is funnier on this podcast. Her bit about 99% approval rating the day before he was executed is totalitarian comedy gold.
I've seen a couple of times tv persons talk over her mid sentence.
She analyses dismisses or enlightens , then gets right back on track the reason she was invited on in the first place, to speak as an expert on the matter.
The problem with Russia is that incompetents can do a lot of damage.
Are there any competent Russians?
@@liiv3354 Quite a few. However Putin has persuaded a lot of them to leave Russia, and many of the rest of them to keep a low-profile. Putin is threatened by competency.
Wonderful interview. Thank you. 🇬🇧
And Russia and Putin have huge support by the likes of Tucker and MTG and Fox News and of course Trump. I just want to scream.
They are traitors in more ways than one.
@@pokey5736 I keep seeing great comments from you. You earned a subscribe from me. Keep up the good work! 👏
@@pokey5736 Tucker seems to be the "Lord Haw-Haw" type of traitor. Happy to ally himself with the people who are the professed opposites of the democratic republic in which he grew up and which has sheltered him for his whole life.
Julia and AL are 2 gems 💎 ✨️
The best part of a Julia Ioffe interview is watching the emotions and thoughts flit across her face. Beautiful! And sadly missing here. Maybe time to update yr podcast...?
Estimates for Russian casualties are about 180-200k. Operator Starsky says that they count the dead by drone, and factor in desertions and wounded. Putin sees destroying civilian homes and infrastructure as a means to increase the refugee burden, and probably resentment towards these refugees. Which tragically is happening in my country Ireland, admittedly with a small portion of our society.
Everything you just said is 90% incorrect. Latest studies, non Russian, showing 20K Russians deaths
Look up Mongol tactics and you should see the similarities!
in intercepted phonecalls Russian soldiers say that they leave the bodies where they fell, or bury them there, because the higher ups don`t want to pay money to the fallen`s family. They put the fallen under "missing" instead of "killed" even thought they know for a fact he`s dead. Wonder how that affects the statistics.
@@momosaku16 hopefully thats a rumour. If true that is beyond insane
Intercepted calls, ok, how do you know that or are you just a part of the empire of lies ?
Hi AL! I'm new and I can't stop thinking about the dish on your head back in the day. Loved that skit! Great podcast!
She knows more about Putin than Putin
Why type silliness?
@@liiv3354 u did too
I was living there and working on one of his projects when he undertook the Beslan school massacre late August 2004 which cemented his status as a psychopath. Behind the steroid driven strong man image is a shallow empty hollow vessel of a human being. So it wouldnt take much for her to have him figured to a T.
@@IVNHYPRFNK you're a Russian bot, no one cares
What type ?
Julia is so awesome. I love reading her on Puck
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Ms. Ioffe îs THAT lady, always has razor sharp analysis. Respect.
I saw the Julia Ioffe pic onb this, & I had to listen. Her Frontline interviews are stellar, & if she'd been around when I was in high school, I would have maybe continued my international studies & language degrees...Back then I admired Madeleine Albright, but in college it was hard to see how I could continue my original pathway. JI, you are an inspiration to women (in particular) in this field! Ausgezeichnet, und vielen Dank für Ihre Kenntnis und Einsicht.
I’ve a feeling this warlord won’t die an old man in his own bed.
Great discussion I wish it was longer
Fantastic episode!
Thanks Al, Julia is always an important voice.
Re; Putin's potential use of nuclear weapons, I believe it would be best if we responded with conventional arms, perhaps with twice the destruction & zero the radiation fallout. Use of nuclear bombs is never a good idea, nor justified!
agreed. in Japan more people died during the conventional air raids on cities like Tokyo or Osaka, than Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It just took longer. Nuclear bombs are vicious because of the speed and aftermath, as you point out. That said Hiroshima and Nagasaki were 70 years ago, so I can`t imagine how much bigger the damage would be now...
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if killing Humans is something that appeals to you, the thoughts of operating a Colonial Empire seems to be right up your alley?
@@danielhutchinson6604 obviously nobody wants to kill anybody, but just trying to think like the US government here. They have to respond somehow, but they can not respond to nuclear weapons WITH nuclear weapons. Do you have an alternative?
@@momosaku16 The Russians have responded to the NATO Threats presented on March 19 2021.
Russia has faced invasions from French , Brits, Turks, Americans, and Germans in the last 200 years.
The history of Western Powers that have attempted to exploit Russian Resources appears to be a long and colorful one.
But the US has been encouraging Bandera Supporters since 1950, they appointed Saakashvili to be Governor of Odessa, they appaently encouraged and supported revolution by supporters of the Galicia Movement.
The US contributed $50 billion worth of weapons to kill Russians who happen to be Ukraine Citizens.
The Kyiv Military is being killed for US Profits and you apparently do not notice that?
@@danielhutchinson6604 oh, look! a strawman :D
"Villany mitigated by sheer incompetence" 😂
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Julia, you're all on top of it, really, chapeau.
Thanks for having such a qualified, informed, de mode and eloquent guest this time.
As a German, I am really embarassed by the speed with which the decision to send tanks was done. Apparently, to get chancellor Scholz to commit to something or even say something definitive is more difficult than nailing a pudding to the wall. On top of the late decision, the lack of foresight is very appaling. As far as I know, no efforts have been made to ramp up the production of Leopards. This should have happened in the summer or at the latest in fall. Even without the decision or even the intent to send Leopards to Ukraine, it would have been a good idea to stock up, in particular the latest variant of the Leopard, the A7V. Iirc around 3500 Leopards built in total, latest variant A7V in the low hundreds (fun fact: A7V is the official designation of the first German tank ever, back in WW1). In Germany, we have new tank designs coming up, which however will take around another ten years or so until they are ready. For now, the Leopard 2 is still a very good design and likely among the best tanks in the world and available in relatively large numbers (for western tanks) in quite a lot of allied militaries; they would probably able to have more.
Hopefully the replacement of the failed former secretary of defense Lamprecht with Pistorius will change the speed with which we in Germany prepare, but I fear the real blocker that needs dislodging is Scholz.
I also heard Germany is causing delays in parts needed from other countries donating Leopards. They need the parts to quickly upgrade their Leopards so they can send them to Ukraine. The best way to help Ukraine is for us citizens in the West to fully support helping them.
@@jimmyhyun8546 Could be part of the reason, but I don't know about this. I follow US news more closely than german news sources, and I have not heard of this one. However, what I heard is that the state of our military is not good, in particular long underfunding has led to low numbers of operational vehicles. In addition, after the fall of the wall, the better deal for us was to have friendly neighbors who we supply with our weaponry. At one point in the 80s we had around 2500 Leopard II ready (iirc), now it is a bit more than one tenth of that. A few of those went back to Rheinmetall, the others were sold to friendly militaries. Those Leopards which are out there exist in a number of variants, A4 (late 80s variant), A5 (turret front uparmored), A6 (longer barreled gun), A7(V) (the latest). So, the situation is definitely complicated and the specifics of the tanks could be a reason Germany was hesitant, but I suspect there are others, like a) the currently ruling party has traditionally strong ties to Russia, b) the optics of german tanks fighting in Ukraine are really bad, and/or c) we are even now not mentally ready to take the lead in Geopolitics. There are other reasons as well ...
Another german that says true that
"Time and bodies.." There's a contradiction there. Russia is wasting their force, not building it up for a long war. They sent trainers into battle. They exhibit an ingrained contempt for human lives, including their own, and for human factors in war.
That same contempt for human life is part of why the Soviet Union ended. There is a fascinating account of this in the book "Ecocide in the USSR" by Murray Fessbach.
FRONTLINE (PBS) did a terrific interview with Julia Ioffe that is well worth hearing.
Thank you, Mr. Al Franken, for having Julia Ioffe; a phenomenal journalist who has been an exemplary author on fascism and authoritarianism. We do have to fight like Ukraine💛💙 for our Democracy - Western flank. Feb 2023.
Al, I would like to hear a conversation between you and Matt Taibbi, as you all are two of my favorite public figures which I would like to be able to reconcile as much as possible.
Let her speak!!!!
This is a great video!!!
Thank you, Julia. You speak clearly. 👍👍
Great interview. My father's father's family where Germans from Lithuania, East Prussians who found themselves on the Russian side of the border after the Napoleonic Wars. Family rumor has it that the reason my great grandfather came to the USA was to avoid conscription into the Czarist Russian Army, in the late 1800s. Looks like things in Russia are not that different in a century and a quarter.
Sounds like a branch of my family. My grandfather left Prussia just before the Franco-Prussian War to live with relatives in the USA. He lived in Westphalia which was an independent Catholic bishopric prior to the Napoleonic War and was geographically, linguistically and culturally closer to Netherlands. And then with Napoleon, that region was annexed to France (they were briefly involuntary French citizens). France lost, Prussia switched sides to join Britain and got the lion's share of northern Germany including my ancestral home as a result of the Congress of Vienna. Update a few generations later, my teenage grandfather was ready for conscription and left his home and the future unified Germany forever.
@@larryhovekamp4318 I have been to Meunster many times. My favorite city in Northwestern Germany.
The only difference is the conscription army service was for 25 years at that time. Parents organized funerals for conscripted sons since they would rarely return. Crazy to think of these days.
How is it possible for the world to allow this continue? NATO should join the battle.
Crude and great interview that won’t be heard in mainstream news.
"Who the f--k knows." and "I love a good tank." Can't get enough of Julia. Also, the NYT Daily podcast episode is "Scenes from a Russian Draft Office" which paints a remarkable portrait of life in Russia late in 2022.
Al, you should amend your script to say, "not one active American military member" has been killed in Ukraine. There have been several American military veterans (and others) who have been injured, captured, or killed trying to help the Ukrainians.
We needed to send earlier, but were stalled by trumps meeting with putin in helsinki when no one was in the room what did putin promise trump?
Excellent as usual
An excellent guest.
Ironically just yesterday I binge watched several videos about WWll and Germany afterwords. Seems putin is using the same book on Ukraine. I agree we should have sent the equipment months ago that President Zelensky has been asking for, also really sad to hear Obama didn't listen to Biden. Al it would be great if you could have Malcolm Nance on again.
I have been watching a lot of European coverage and the prevailing opinion is that there were several years of threatening - but when Putin invaded Crimea and nothing was done - remember he never admitted there were Russian troops in Crimea - even after he signed a treaty - he still would not admit they were his troops . But the EU view was when he was not stood up to then it was a foregone conclusion that he was going to do something like this to Ukraine . Personally, I have never understood this - Russia seems much better at hybrid warfare - massive disinformation campaigns - than a shooting war - they were more effective for a lot less . At the same time tyrants have to tyranny
I don't know where you live, but his disinformation here in the states has really screwed us. Ironic that Brexit happened the same election yr as us.
Julia, you are amazing. I love you!
the problem with listening, and especially watching and listening to Ioffe is that you start wishing she was your wife.
I couldn't agree with Julia more. I have been frustrated by the creeping response by the allies. Lives have been lost unnecessarily by political wrangling . Germany could have waivered the restrictions imposed by them to countries that have purchased the Leopard 2 . Its like they were afraid of violating the Ribbentrop agreement again. They still want to cling to the illusion of a unrestricted Nord Stream pipeline that will never pose a threat .
Thank you Al & Julia. Another excellent podcast, for a change. Biggest thanks for the jaunt down memory lane(grin) from our marches what??60years back? "War! Huh? What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!." Not only a relevant song but our daily chants on the lines, whether in DC, or at students local campuses coast to coast.Back to issue of this program, I wish more bravery was shown, w/MTG,from everyone, no excuse for anyone of your informational input and intelligence; an embarrassment and only for uneducated idiocy! Obviously voters need to vet their candidates, not vote based on emotional reactions to reality disconnected right wing rallying cries. (Another show, one all your listeners know to some extent): I wish peeps would stop saying her name. Ukraine is important, the battle is important, for every democratic nation worldwide. How about a podcast which puts in stark perspective just how much the USA contribution is compared to other nations based on your choice of analogous base: GDP is insane; per capita?; per % of nation's total military arsenal stocks?; per Nato nations? you pick it. I want to puke at American ethnocentricity and unread US citizens blurting out inane BS against our support for Ukraine.
"You're an expert on Russia, and that's not gonna happen to Putin, or is it?"
"Who the fuck knows? I don't know."
God I love this woman so much. Thanks for giving her your platform again, Al.
Julia is absolutely right at about 33:00 that far right sympathies for Russia stem from the christian orthodox yearning for a christo-fascist government. There was a retired US colonel who said that quiet part out loud, "he (Putin) has similar christian values, he does not cow-tow to the LGBT causes" etc or words very close to that effect.
Julia is great!
Humans better learn to get along with each other soon, or needless suffering will be our only legacy on earth. Julia Ioffe is fantastic, smart and a great journalist. 👍👍👍😊
Why don't the hundreds of thousands of men who are most likely going to war stand out in the streets and protest. Let them all get arrested and then Pootin won't have anyone to send . Serve him right.
But then that would imply that Russian men have spines.
I love every interview I hear with Julia. She is so inspiringly eloquent.
Thanks for the interview going to have to see if you have a fiona hill interview
Julia is fantastic. Don’t miss her interviews on Frontline (available on RUclips ). Great insight on Ukraine, Russia, Putin and Putin’s take on us presidents.
Anyone interested in hearing interviews of Russian public about how they view all this, I highly recommend RUclips Chanel 1420. Very very interesting. They are as scary and polarized as we are.
We made more large sales of new weapons to friendly big countries too. But I guess not all districts would benefit from the sales. Local "Patriots" can't realize this sort of national success
Julia is one sharp cookie! She does know Putin.
Al are you going to any Dead and Company shows on the final tour
Julia's style is one of my favorite ways of receiving what I believe is honest information. Her no BS way of delivering it makes it easy on my ears and goes right to heart of the matter. She is well written. She is on my short list of heroes.
You need to run for president! We need you.
great voice - and a great voice
"At no risk to American lives" how incredibly short sighted can we be. Do we forget history so quickly?