The most interesting thing Sleboda said is that Ukrainian military officers trained in England for the Kursk battle. It is at the point Nato, US and UK can no longer pretend they are not at war with Russia.
Oh come on ! How many Special Forces from multiple NATO Countries have been in Ukraine since early on and who is providing the technical expertise with operating the imported weapons ... It was always known that NATO Forces were active ... additional training for Ukrainian Forces in NATO Countries is nothing to write home about in comparison ...
We in the West have been lied to from the very start of this war combined with encountering unprecedented censorship of information about the conflict - all this by so called :liberal" governments that claim they are "defenders of Democracy" while allying us with neo nazis in Ukraine. Its absolutely disgusting all of it.
If Russia did what the other side does then Russians would have been harassing the elderly in Poland by now.Russia fights for a future,other side fights for destruction.
Seem to remember hoards of Russian Soldiers surrendering on video. Also, if NATO was attacking you would be on the other side of the Urals right now and Putin would have passed you in his limo fleeing for the Chinese border.
Ukrainian Banderites have very much common with Israeli Zionists. After all, they both come from from exactly the same areas - (historical Khazaria) - which are now part of present-day Ukraine.
You are right Neo nazi/fascist israel of Miliekowsky Netanyahu/billionaire Zelensku of Ukraine are both israeli jews of origin that is the reason the AIPAC jews israeli oligarchies supported trillions dollar wespons in exvhange of their matural resources
@@mathieu00805You can listen to people of Israel themselves saying how it all changed when there was large migration there from Ukraine etc after 1990.
@@AlxFitztraitor? The UK prime minister is the traitor! WEF Shill who has sold out our country. Gives more support to illegal immigrants than the British working class
You must be a Russian Bot. Why must win 😂😂? Explain how a permanent member of the UNSC should get away with illegally and brutally invading the sovereign territory of a peaceful neighbor without justification. I guess you would argue the same for Nazis invasion of Russia, USA invasion Iraq, Russia invasion of Afghanistan and so on. I wish the anti west pro Putin puppets would think and make logical arguments. Comments like this just make you sound stupid and ignorant 😊
Sleboda you're mistaken. The whole point of the incursion was to occupy the nuclear power plant. They failed. Now all they inhabit is a host of tiny Inlets from which they are being cleared. Ukraine has suffered a massive loss of military hardware and a lot of it's best troops so we're is the great victory?
I think he means that Ukraine and NATO got a propaganda victory. Where they can sell the bullshit story about how Russia dropped their guard at Kursk (which is a mistake grant you, even Russia is capable of making mistakes) and suddenly Ukraine is storming Russia and winning the war and dummies can use this to cope about the reality that this was actually a suicide move and now Russia can slam what's left of Ukraine's fighting forces (and by that I mean the highly skilled and capable fighters that they had left to pull this off with).
I doubt that. The Ukis saw an opportunity and went for it, there was no deeper plan behind it, they just did it because what they did before did not work.
@@tigersilberhannes9153 Yeah, it really was a simple but novel strategy really. Though I think it was only a temporary victory and it's already seeming to backfire now because Ukraine bet everything on it practically.
Understand your impatience , why can't the Russian Federation just pummel Kiev into submission ? Although according to Mark that Putin is a cold blooded strategist , he seems far too decent compared to the Nato mercenaries . Putin hates to kill lots of his Slavic brothers , which is what the State Department bets on ; Russians killing Russians. For them the Ukraine proxies are just different Russians they are brainwashed to hate for most of their lives. Nato expects to achieve its goal with this Kursk invasion , Russia might be tempted to respond big time, so Nato (u.s.) propaganda hopes to show up Russia for the "brute" it is, insofar western corporate media propaganda hasn't managed to do so already.
@@enrique663 Because of the risk of a direct NATO intervention. NATO is still dangerous but Brings are gaining strength faster. A slow war of attrition works to Russia and its allies advantage but there's always the risk of bad surprises.
Just heard today that china on the 15th, yesterday completely disengaged with oil sale with US and signed with iraq. That is huge. This also happened after china made backing iran defence publicly which means china is done with US and completely is in with iran which strategically looks like iran, russia, and china is all together going in playing very strategic rolls within. The real fact is, west cant fuk with any of those 3 countries alone. So with the 3 combined is what I would say is the proper way to say iron clad.
Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea combined has the collective west fuked. They had no choice seeing the globalists with CIA and MI6 are up.to no good
this is precisely what England and France did to Germany prior to WWII. They provoked Germany and killed Germans. It was to start a war. SO, what is the correct response to NATO/UK/US provoking a world war with Russia? What chess moves defeats UK/NATO? Lets hope there is no Sunami in England.
People were saying things like that two years ago (i.e, that Ukraine was going to get a beatdown) but yet here we are two years later with Ukraine invading Russia and taking Russian Prisoners.
@@harpagornis this whole video and comment section is a big massive bullshit propaganda to cope with the situation. You can tell in first few sentences of the guest, when he tells that Ukraine's incursion was designed by USA and GB. Super paranoid. And he blames GB for training Ukraine's Special Forces especially for this mission. He has NO IDEA if it really happened, Ukraine's troops are trained all over Europe - Poland, Spain, Germany etc. They must blame NATO for anything bad that's happening to the Russia, because it's not that they are losing to armed and trained by NATO Ukraine, no, they would crush Ukraine anyway, but there is this big giant evil force that stands in the way of peace and they are ALEADY and ACTIVELLY fighting this menace that wants nothing but Russian's demise. Every time they are super dramatic about it, almost zealous. I love it. After last Ukraine's failed counter-offensive they are keeping they mouths shut, You can tell that from everyone's reaction to incursion, as everyone is surprised this actually happened. There is build up of troops in Zaporizhia, and all eyes were turned there.
this attack by Ukraine was a "hail Mary" move where they hoped to get into Kursk and capture the Nuclear plant. This would give them something to negotiate with. They failed, they were wiped out, Ukraine is ded, the corpse just has not stopped twitching
@@madenod5145 😁meaning BS and sarcasm meaning their news. You want real news? Go to Easter European news like Polish, Ukrainian, Romanian and Russian dispora in UK, USA etc. So you may understand that war in Ukraine is not one sided. Russians are not always winning 😁. Currently they have a real problem to fix it. Take care and have a nice day.
Maybe in the past but now is different story. While in the first 2 years of the conflict they spoke of Ukrainians as their equal brother people they also have stopped saying this.
@@derkernspalter Russia is recruiting people who want to show the world the power of prayer taken into a war-zone. That kid in that tank was wild, no-fear.
stoltenberg: Are we winning the proxy war against Russia? Military expert: No sir, we are not. stoltenberg: But we have more money Military expert: I understand sir, but the Russians have more brains.
It is a pain to finally realise that Ms Pelosi is sometimes right. The support of the US for Ukraine sadly goes until the last Ukrainian. It also shows how stubborn, blind and ruthless these Western Politicians are! Why don't they go and fight themselves? Only offer their heartless money.😢
If it were the money of the western political scum, they would not be anywhere near as generous with it as they are with the money coming from taxpayers.
Danny I have been watching your content for a long time. I wish you would put less bombastic titles. It makes you look like cheap click bating channel which I think is the total opposite of what you and your guest actually are. If it gets you more subs, than I guess I am wrong.
There is a large difference between being eye catching and being stupid. If you can't even put a subject in the title it makes me less likely to watch it. I've skipped a bunch of Danny vids because they boil down to "CLICK to find out about THING!" no thanks I'm not interested in "THING!" I'll go watch some geopolitical analysis instead. If I have the interest to watch some 1-2 hour videos I'm not gonna be dazzled by stupid titles.
"What the world has been experiencing is one alliance telling the rest of the Earth "" this is how you run your economy, this is how you run your industry, if you don't sell our rich corporate moguls your private resources under favorable terms, we will forcefully liberate your markets" . "
And they call it the Rules Based Order. ie we make the rules and issue the orders, and you obey. PS We ourselves can ignore the rules when they don't suit us.
do you have a skull inside your brain and not opposite? russia attacked another country in the middle of the night, for no reason, you lucky that it didn`t strike Finland, cause it would be much easier to get into europe later. russia started wars around the world, including taiwan conflict. cause of useless UN russia is asshole of this earth. have nothing to do with any peace.
Who are the bright people who keep thinking and saying Ukraine can win this war? Russia held a referendum and people voted, all be it they voted to stop violence, but still voted nonetheless. It’s time to be adults and end this costly war.
Plus it's not in NATO's interest if Ukraine wins the war. The ruling elites in the west give zero shits about Ukraine and they were a sacrificial lamb. Zelensky knows this. The US government knows this and the Russian government, KNOW this. The real battle is Russia vs NATO, Ukraine was just a face for NATO at this point.
The longer the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, the better off for China. The wars cost NATO and the United States. They also take focus off China.
In WW2 times the Nationalist did most if not all the fighting & dying in China. When the war ended & it was time to recover the Communists took over. It’s how they roll.
@@joeyonikas5366But gold was long gone, through Operation Golden Lily. Then it was hidden in the Pi., to sneak out later down the road. Marcos was Knighted for his role.
@@Shadowless_Kickif that was true they wouldn't be selling millions of drones to ukraine. They also wouldn't be fueling the united States MIC supply chain which would be kneecapped without Chinese chips and Chinese gunpowder. China is the big winner because they're selling to both sides
Mark Sleboda has become one of my favorite speaker on RUclips, along with Scott Ritter. His analysis is fascinating, with solid logic. Thank you, Danny, great host, for posting the full interview.
This is a combined force of Ukraine & mercenary from the western military. There were some videos showing soldiers speaking English without Ukrainian accent.
Nope Putin called it Special Miltary operation since it was suppossed to be fast and swift. You guys will spin the story either way and make shit up so its pointless.@@Charlie-px7xk
The Ukrainian object was to sized the NPP and force the Russians to divert troops from the Southern line of contact where Russia is mopping the floor with Ukraine. This has not happened nor is it likely to happen. Currently the Ukrainians have a propaganda victory which will help them sway the upcoming American election.
Russians are a stoic people. The big bear. They love a good fight and live the slogan: no pain , no gain to the fullest. Russians have the highest pain threshold of all human races. Napoleon burnt down Moscow before the bear was fully awake. Hitler was in front of Moscow and Leningrad, before the bear started to push back. It suits the Russian soul, which is a mix of melancholy and slight whining with a streak of pessimism. While the Americans are super hysterical and will declare war of all insects globally when hearing a mosquito at night, Russians only get going when their house is fully burnt down and the cattle taken. It is an alien mentality for the Europeans. But just look at Russia which is three times the size of Europe. It takes a lot of time to wake such a huge organism and get it to move fully. After 1812 it took Russia 2 years until they finally went to Paris to burn down the windmills and make a point.
So poetic and true. Kundera branded the Russian soul as passionate while he described the European soul as more dispassionate or apathetic. I can’t remember which book and couldn’t find a quote online! The fire of the Eurasian soul kindles differently than that of the European which is rash and impulsive. Her soul is dark, deep and full of mysterious resilience that thrives on hardship and pain as the basis for existence. The European seeks comfort and ease-that which weakens.
During NAPOLEON invasion,Russians themselves burnt Moscow, so Napoleon''s exhausted hungry army would get no place to rest and warm up. They brought key to the capital of Russia to Napoleon and there was burned down city with no food supply
@@DajeilGelian war and peace are some of the most prevalent literary themes, inspiring great writers like Thomas Mann, Tolstoy, Kundera, and more. Unfortunately they seem to exist in the past yet they can always be awakened in the present! “Within the real, we find the surreal, searching endlessly for the ideal.” My quote of the day!! 😎
@@BillGraperAmerica paid $5 billion for a coup in 2014, they trained western Ukrainian banderas for that coup, Ukraine was not sovereign from that point on, it is owned and controlled by the CIA. Black rock also have contracts for the Ukrainian rebuild.
The Nazis were defeated at Kursk in 1943.But only surrendered in 1945.Dont confuse the two. US casualties were at their highest on April 1945 when the Germans were well defeated. Ukraine has lost this war.
Russia fail enormously detecting this move. Now it's a myth of Russia "seeing" everything happening in that territory. It's an embarrassing for Putin. Ukraine is winning!
Russia is learning more and more about US military tactics being used on Russia for future reference 😅 😂 ..at no big loss for Russia. US and British are the most experienced in how to fight dirty military and economic wars 😅 😂
By the time Russia learns enough, they will no longer have any trained personnel and will have lost most of their conventional military equipment. The U.S. and NATO have drastically depleted Russia's military and did it all with NATO forces taking little or no casualties. That's one way to fight intelligently. Russia also lost their best oil and gas customers. The EU has drastically reduced their purchases by more than 50% since 2022. They plan to phase out all purchases by 2027. That's a big F U to Putin. Putin thinks he can make up the business by selling to China, but that just makes Putin China's puppet. China can now end Russia economically. If Xi Jinping says, "Jump," Putin better ask, "how high?"
Russia is a has-been, decrepit middle-power that is headed for its 3rd national collapse in 120 years - and this time they will lose vast swathes of territory to China and central asian republics.
@@jackbuaer3828the weakening seems mutual. Nato has expended their own stockpiles of ground weaponry and Russia develops countermeasures to all their smart weapons faster than the west can develop new types of munitions or even produce them in sufficient Number. The wests manpower situation is also ridiculous. Through anti white racism, poor treatment of veterans and the brutal reality of modern warfare. The west is struggling to recruit any soldiers willing to fight their wars. In contrast, Russia without a doubt currently has the largest battle hardened military on Earth with retained experience in modern conventional warfare. it will be mutually destructive even without nukes but I think Russia alone could put up enough of a fight to collapse the combined west.
What a sad outcome to this horrible event. All that was required was a "NO" to the US for the Ukraine's entrance into NATO. The loss of half a million young Ukrainian men.
No, it was definitely naive. Dangerously naive even. Reasonable is not what the US and Europe have historically been for the past few hundred years. We can look at the Native Americans for instance and what happened to them. Not much different than Israel to Palestine aside from the century of technology. They weren't "reasonable" to Africa neither (though in those time periods even Russia wasn't reasonable to Africa though that changed after the early 1900s which if you noted was when the West became hostile to Russia. The closest the US was to reasonable was helping Russia fight Nazi Germany and that's because Germany wanted to conquer the US as well as Russia (and Japan was allies with them and tried to take on the US).
@@drewm9903there were tribes who helped the Europeans and then the US because they had ferocious tribes for enemies who would raid, kidnap, torture and enslave them.
@@winderofcoils Really? China historically has been relatively reasonable. Russia post 1900s I would say is more reasonable at least than Europe. I would say many African and Native American tribes have been more reasonable (some of course were barbaric as heck). But sure, let's ignore the sins of today and pretend everything is fine. Which is why Europe and the US is morally behind the rest of the world.
@drewm9903 I guess the thousands of kilometers of Russian borders mean nothing? Of course, there are weak points, and Nato intelligence has helped to locate for Ukraine. Why would you assume a country would be suicidal? Well, I guess we can say yes, suicidal. This will peeter out. What else can it do? Militarily insane and silly, and the lies are just outrageous. Putins' speeches lay out the reason for this debacle. This has been started after ww2, Na'is recruited and nurtured for the last 75 years. This did not break out in 2022 or 2014, it broke out after the usa support of the banderite Na'is after ww2. Na'i character treating ethnics and Russians as subhuman.
The Russians have intelligence prior of ukrnato incursion. The ucrnato force get trapped in a fishing net. Right now their gas/diesel supply is cutoff as the new information surfaced.
NATO? You look so confused. It’s just Ukraine. The war would have ended 2.5 years ago if NATO was in Ukraine fighting Russia. This is something Russians tell themselves to reconcile how incapable their military is. It’s been over 900 days and they can’t take Donbas, yet alone Ukraine after demilitarising 60% of their land army. Moreover, they have lost ground since the apex of their invasion. Now they lost more of Russia a week than they have stolen of Ukraine in the last year. Embarrassing
Fantastic commentary by Sleboda on all aspects of this Kursk episode. Im glad he told us about its historical background too, namely in WWII. I knew the German army "entered Russia through Ukraine, " and this makes it all the more difficult to understand why Russia neglected its defence here.
I'm born and bred in the UK 57 years. I make no apologies for the Russian military decisions. Our UK government counted its chickens before they hatched backing America/Nato, thinking we are guaranteed a chunk of Ukraine resources. British taxpayers picking up the bill . Disgusting
'Nobody' is a very uninformed generalisation. Maybe inform yourself about the discussions in Congress during the last war funding. Also learn about a bloke called Donald Trump.
@@TheHikuky I'm born and bred in the UK 57 years. I make no apologies for the Russian military decisions. Our UK government counted its chickens before they hatched backing America/Nato, thinking we are guaranteed a chunk of Ukraine resources. British taxpayers picking up the bill . Disgusting
Hi Danny and Mark, Mark is very knowledgeable and honest, I like his explanations, and the way he explains the strategies on the battlefield is seamless, and his able to cut through the fog of war , keep it going 👍 and I would buy him a beer anytime.
I agree with Dr Sleboda there are lessons to eb learnt namely to avoid similar incursion by NATO countries with better military resources...Not to be dismissed!!!
Absolutely THE best analysis you can find on the web. Not hopium, not copium, not even wildly optimitic, just pure realism, with a dose of deliciously dark humour. Thank you Mark for these brilliantly insightful long form rants. Love that accent too.
Was this solely a Ukrainian assault, or where there NATO contingents involved. Russia still screwed up; however, Ukraine might not have done this without outside help.
It was a US NATO UK assault, Zalenskyy doesn't do anything without US approval. Russia already knew about this, you remember that the line as they call it is a thousand kilometres, bound to have a few gaps.
@@francescostello1377 I concur, My question was rhetorical, Russians were reporting that they could hear French, Polish, and English languages in the conversations. I just saw a photo that showed coffins of several bodies draped in English Flags that supposedly came from that region. I am afraid that the USA-NATO alliance will keep escalating their efforts.
I really appreciate Mark's commentary. He does sugar cope things. I appreciate that he looks at things with a realistic views and doesn't over estimate Russian ability.
It's very hard to assert your full military cabability , if your walking on eggshells , trying hard not to trigger a nuclear war , or having brotherly feelings for your enemy .
@@user-rv9hp6bo3y No, it won't be. And most of the commentators here regardless of whose side they are rooting for or if they are rooting for any side should understand that they don't have first-hand access to military information so we can't be 100% sure on anything. I do think Russia has the serious upperhand on this conflict but it isn't over yet and Ukraine and NATO are not above dirty tricks neither.
I believe there's some truth in Ukraine running out of men, equipment & money. The Country is virtually taken over, & it's been said, over & over Russia is in no hurry. Ukraine would be lost sooner if it wasn't for NATO.
Russia lost 26.5 million people fighting Nazis in WW2. Only the US and UK take it as “they won”. The resolve and patriotism of the Russian people has not been diluted or diminished like the “West” when their culture, people and Territories/land are under threat and danger.
Keep telling yourself that the Russian ship is sailing right over Niagra Falls and your on the ship saying everything is just wonderful. Well the Kremlin still has the vodka taxes it can't seem to live without so that business will boom soon as Russia heads into a intense period of economic pain.
*gain l, especially after economic intervention and innovation with other nations. Sadly, the western world is in long term economic crisis that has been gradually worsening, hence why the wall st monopolies are turning towards degrowth methods of lowering the quality of life, and depopulating the working classes who they see as undesirable.
Ive been seeing Ukraine is done or dead videos for literally 2 years. Ive also seen Russia is done or dead videos for literally 2 years. Y'all are liars😂😂😂😂😂😂 Just admit you have no idea wtf is happening. Worry bout yo self!
Russia has a manpower shortage and the Kremlin requirement that provinces should contribute to higher military bonuses cannot be met financially by quite a few Russian provinces now. Guess what that means for Russias future.........lol.
Yes, they can’t Jeep the frontline if they move away from it! Lots of russian conscripts talen prisoners without a fight. Seems like they like the fascist Putin
Mark Sleboda has been the best analyst of this war. I remember back in 2022 during the first week of Russia's intervention Mark gave a cautious analysis and warned that Russia may get bogged down in a conflict that could last for years. Whereas other analysts said Russia would steamroll the Ukranians in a couple of months. Mark was spot on.
That was the US neo cons' goal - to get Russia bogged down in a long protracted conflict in Ukraine that those neo cons believed would lead to severe economic problems in Russia and in turn that causing Putin to be overthrown and the Russian Federation collapsing. Once again the neo cons were dead wrong.
Probably some that are in Russia or people that have a strong bias/love for Russia. That said, I don't think Mark Sleboda is entirely correct neither on his analysis. The war ain't over but we can see the crippling injuries done on the Ukrainian military and it is doubtful especially now that Ukraine will last long. But who says Ukraine has to last long. They are a vassal state to NATO and NATO's fight against Russia (or I should say Russia's fight against NATO) is the real battle and I think that will last years.
can you name few? Am I wrong by saying this facts? Zelenski killed close to million of his man, destroyed ALL country and for what?? RUSSIANS ONLY ASKED THEM TO BE NEUTRAL (this was the main point in 1991 Ukrainian independency agreement) AND TO COMPLY WITH MINSK AGREEMENT (they sign many times)!! and now we know Ukraine blow up German pipe line!, this alone is act of war against ALL Europe! Clown dragging all of us to WW3, and people supporting him!! just pathetic!!
@@D4NK1 Alex & Alexander have proved to be consistently on point presenting facts on the ground, Does pro-Russian mean presenting facts that point to a reality adverse to a western narrative ?
Will Germany still be offering that aid package to Ukraine now that they have issued international arrest warrants for a Ukrainian diver and any of his accomplices for blowing up the Nordtstream pipelines? I fail to see how a patriotic Ukrainian and a few of his mates managed such a complex operation. It was three separate deep sea dives on three different pipes which would have required detailed sea bed maps, and as and far as I am aware only militaries and oil companies would have them. Where did this diver get the plastic explosives, timers and detonators suitable for this operation? That is military grade materials not available to the public or businesses. I take it he didn't swim there, so a vessel suitable for deep sea dive operation would have to be obtained. In short that Ukrainian diver if he did do it needed they support and backup of military special forces. I wonder what the US navy seals or the British SBS have to say about this?
Germany is not Russia. The person hasn't been tried yet and you have found him guilty already. Germany actually has a fair trial system where people are tried with facts and there is no predetermined outcome. Russia is like the Klingon Empire with it's trials only the Klingons dress a little better.
Seems obvious, these open or vulnerable areas along the border were or could've been traps Russia laid out as their strategy seems to draw Ukrainians out and then hit them hard, which appears to be this situation. The main objective appears to be reaching the nuclear site in Russia which this mission was not completed.
When the Nazis pushed into Kursk as a spoiler to disrupt Soviet advances on the Donbass Zhukov pressed harder into Donbass. Exactly what's happening today. Read the biographies of Zhukov.
Haha - uh sure, Americas fault Putin invaded a peaceful ppl who were causing no threat. Americas fault Putin went in and destroyed homes, lives and cities to restart a failed empire. This channel is little more than pro Putin propaganda. Sickening.
Always a pleasure to listen to such a smart man like Mark. I have to say that it is amazing how the Ukrainians managed to advance several kilometres in a few days and Russia struggles to advance a few blocks in one month. Not Russias brightest moment. This is very hard to swallow for those hard line Russia lovers.
This is apples and oranges. Remember russia advanced extremely quickly and surrounded kiev in the first month of fighting. They took a lot of casualties doing it same as ukraine is doing in kursk. Russia thought it was worth it to secure a peace deal but were backstabbed by ukraine and boris Johnson. So now they changed to a different warfighting style where they absolutely annihilate everything before them while advancing slowly, this reduces their casualties by a lot.
It was all NATO forces and an idiotic strategy with inevitable outcome of all assets used stripped away; thankfully not conscript fodder, but nonetheless pleases weapon manufacturers and their aggrandising finances. Now Russia realizes the psychopathic lunacy it is dealing with with this demonstrably totally flawed strategy which impugned an assault on a Nuclear Power Plant as being primary objective and all that implicates as being acceptable to the lunatic psychopaths or merely moronic sadists directing it. I believe Russia was well informed and saw it for the illustration it would present to the World as NATO has demonstrated very effectively that it is an organization of war hell bent on instigating nuclear conflict and not in any way even considering peace and needs to be completely disbanded if not destroyed. Most will fail to see it is Israel that is directing every conflict as the Zionists run the World through every Govt and Corporation as the right hand puppets of the ruling elites. USA is merely a Pawn of Israel and China is not far behind aspiring to take that role. Russia will likely merely continue to grind down every opposal military of the Planet and bankrupt all their economies whilst continuing to reveal the moronic psychopathy at play.
Consider this: Prior to the Kursk offensive, Ukrainia's best men and equipment were scattered all over the line of contact, and Russia had to first locate, then target these forces. Now they are in an area of perhaps a few hundred square kilometres, or less. Ukrainia has hastened the destruction of their most capable fighting force. Why would Russia try to stop this?
They literally took an almost empty land as was mentioned by Mark. Russia is big so obviously you can take enormous chucks of territory once you invade cuz there's simply no one to defend it as it isn't densely populated. So it isn't that surprising. So comparing the two is kinda illogical as Ukraine eastern side is one of the most populated regions in whole Ukraine before the war, and Russia western side can't even come close, atleast not until you reach some big city. That why it's dumb to measure everything by territory gains, it's misleading and can be easily reverted back if you still have a standing army.
This is my second try at giving Mr Sloboda a chance. Thank you but no thank you. The quality of the analysis is underwhelming, starting with the assertion that Russia was truly humiliated by the events in Kursk. Just because Western media presents it as such doesn't make it so. And he should stop calling border villages "podunk," that's just disrespectful.
The most interesting thing Sleboda said is that Ukrainian military officers trained in England for the Kursk battle. It is at the point Nato, US and UK can no longer pretend they are not at war with Russia.
They can pretend ,but all Russian leaders called it ,,NATO terrorist provocation,,, NATO led operation,, and so on.
Oh come on ! How many Special Forces from multiple NATO Countries have been in Ukraine since early on and who is providing the technical expertise with operating the imported weapons ... It was always known that NATO Forces were active ... additional training for Ukrainian Forces in NATO Countries is nothing to write home about in comparison ...
Exactly!
Germans also, heavy monetary and military donations... They have a hard on to little Banderites
We in the West have been lied to from the very start of this war combined with encountering unprecedented censorship of information about the conflict - all this by so called :liberal" governments that claim they are "defenders of Democracy" while allying us with neo nazis in Ukraine. Its absolutely disgusting all of it.
Saying there are no nazis in Ukraine is like saying there are no nazis in the Canadian parliament. R.I.P. Gonzalo Lira
Gonzalo was an incredibly troubled and disgusting human being. You’re making it fairly evident how corrupt your moral compass is
Ukraine is called "The Biggest Crime Scene in World History" because the Holocaust was worse there then anywhere research it!!!!!
And don't forget Bogdan Syrotiuk who is still in Ukrainian prison
@@blake4590 whos he?
@@nemiw4429 A socialist writer who was accused of treason by Ukraine
To enter Russia is easy but to return ????
It was only a one-way ticket! None of them will live to yell the story!
😂😂😂😂😂😂
enter the trap easily
To enter Russia without any air support is simply a suicide mission. 😁
Impossible
The NATO trained terrorists only managed to slap around some unarmed civilians, and in particular the elderly.
Really not
If Russia did what the other side does then Russians would have been harassing the elderly in Poland by now.Russia fights for a future,other side fights for destruction.
@@garethhhhh Yes really
Seem to remember hoards of Russian Soldiers surrendering on video. Also, if NATO was attacking you would be on the other side of the Urals right now and Putin would have passed you in his limo fleeing for the Chinese border.
While wearing Nazi helmets as they did it.
Blackrock wants Ukraine
Blackrock is Zionist connected
How are they going to take it from Russia?
Correction- owns
They want population -free land
And others like Vanguard too
Ukrainian Banderites have very much common with Israeli Zionists.
After all, they both come from from exactly the same areas - (historical Khazaria) - which are now part of present-day Ukraine.
You are right Neo nazi/fascist israel of Miliekowsky Netanyahu/billionaire Zelensku of Ukraine are both israeli jews of origin that is the reason the AIPAC jews israeli oligarchies supported trillions dollar wespons in exvhange of their matural resources
nah what look like the Kiev regime is the Hamas regime just look at how they threat there minorities in there country.
Usual suspects
The Khazarian Mafia never forrgave Russia for kicking them out of Ukraine hundreds of years ago.
@@mathieu00805You can listen to people of Israel themselves saying how it all changed when there was large migration there from Ukraine etc after 1990.
From Terence Wise in UK.........Russia needs to do whatever it takes to win this conflict.
Thank you Terence the Traitor. Who probably doesn't exist.
100%
@@AlxFitzhow are you a “traitor” if you’re not a Ukrainian citizen? Ukraine isn’t owed shit. They’re not in NATO or the EU. They’re just a proxy.
@@AlxFitztraitor? The UK prime minister is the traitor! WEF Shill who has sold out our country. Gives more support to illegal immigrants than the British working class
You must be a Russian Bot. Why must win 😂😂? Explain how a permanent member of the UNSC should get away with illegally and brutally invading the sovereign territory of a peaceful neighbor without justification. I guess you would argue the same for Nazis invasion of Russia, USA invasion Iraq, Russia invasion of Afghanistan and so on. I wish the anti west pro Putin puppets would think and make logical arguments. Comments like this just make you sound stupid and ignorant 😊
Sleboda you're mistaken. The whole point of the incursion was to occupy the nuclear power plant. They failed. Now all they inhabit is a host of tiny Inlets from which they are being cleared. Ukraine has suffered a massive loss of military hardware and a lot of it's best troops so we're is the great victory?
I think he means that Ukraine and NATO got a propaganda victory. Where they can sell the bullshit story about how Russia dropped their guard at Kursk (which is a mistake grant you, even Russia is capable of making mistakes) and suddenly Ukraine is storming Russia and winning the war and dummies can use this to cope about the reality that this was actually a suicide move and now Russia can slam what's left of Ukraine's fighting forces (and by that I mean the highly skilled and capable fighters that they had left to pull this off with).
I doubt that.
The Ukis saw an opportunity and went for it, there was no deeper plan behind it, they just did it because what they did before did not work.
I agree.
The new clear plant was their goal.
@@tigersilberhannes9153and you think this will end well?! 😂
@@tigersilberhannes9153 Yeah, it really was a simple but novel strategy really. Though I think it was only a temporary victory and it's already seeming to backfire now because Ukraine bet everything on it practically.
Seen this headline for a year... just get on and finish the corrupt government so the people can move on.. gloves off time.
The West is trying but Putin doesn't want to leave power.
Understand your impatience , why can't the Russian Federation just pummel Kiev into submission ?
Although according to Mark that Putin is a cold blooded strategist , he seems far too decent compared to the Nato mercenaries . Putin hates to kill lots of his Slavic brothers , which is what the State Department bets on ;
Russians killing Russians. For them the Ukraine proxies are just different Russians they are brainwashed to hate for most of their lives.
Nato expects to achieve its goal with this Kursk invasion , Russia might be tempted to respond big time, so Nato (u.s.) propaganda hopes to show up Russia for the "brute" it is, insofar western corporate media propaganda hasn't managed to do so already.
I don't understand why they don't take the gloves off
@@enrique663 Because of the risk of a direct NATO intervention. NATO is still dangerous but Brings are gaining strength faster. A slow war of attrition works to Russia and its allies advantage but there's always the risk of bad surprises.
@@enrique663if they could, they would. There would have to be a much larger mobilization and there would be serious casualties involved.
you can come in, but you can't get out and that's the dilemma for Ukraine.
Just heard today that china on the 15th, yesterday completely disengaged with oil sale with US and signed with iraq. That is huge. This also happened after china made backing iran defence publicly which means china is done with US and completely is in with iran which strategically looks like iran, russia, and china is all together going in playing very strategic rolls within. The real fact is, west cant fuk with any of those 3 countries alone. So with the 3 combined is what I would say is the proper way to say iron clad.
I cant find a reference to that. All i can find is China's import of oil is down. Down on purpose.
Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea combined has the collective west fuked. They had no choice seeing the globalists with CIA and MI6 are up.to no good
Saudi Arabia too
People in the United States are about to spend $50 on milk
@@doombug1439 they lowered the as mount they were going to buy. They didn't cease doing business . They also lowered their order with Russia.
Thats pretty funny and thanks for the laugh in regards to China.
Ukraine throws so many lives away for these stunts and nobody questions whether it's worth it.
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Not Ukraine. NATO Nazis in Ukraine.
Ukraine has NO 'president' Ukraine is NOT a country - but function only as a NATO/US attach dog
Well, their President and their banksters all share a relationship which has an historical grudge with Occidental Christianity.
Coincidence?
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this is precisely what England and France did to Germany prior to WWII. They provoked Germany and killed Germans. It was to start a war. SO, what is the correct response to NATO/UK/US provoking a world war with Russia? What chess moves defeats UK/NATO? Lets hope there is no Sunami in England.
Thanks for having mark excellent explanation
Too many F-ups to say the least 😮🙄😉🙃😔🙂😵💫🤕🙁😲😬😐
Russia instantly closed off their suppy route, from that point on it was over! Not one of them will ever see Ukraine again!!
@docsmallblock6584 No, they are keeping the land 😀
@@rodrigofernandezmattos1583Exactly. Keeping it from the grave....
People were saying things like that two years ago (i.e, that Ukraine was going to get a beatdown) but yet here we are two years later with Ukraine invading Russia and taking Russian Prisoners.
Source?
@@harpagornis this whole video and comment section is a big massive bullshit propaganda to cope with the situation.
You can tell in first few sentences of the guest, when he tells that Ukraine's incursion was designed by USA and GB. Super paranoid. And he blames GB for training Ukraine's Special Forces especially for this mission. He has NO IDEA if it really happened, Ukraine's troops are trained all over Europe - Poland, Spain, Germany etc.
They must blame NATO for anything bad that's happening to the Russia, because it's not that they are losing to armed and trained by NATO Ukraine, no, they would crush Ukraine anyway, but there is this big giant evil force that stands in the way of peace and they are ALEADY and ACTIVELLY fighting this menace that wants nothing but Russian's demise.
Every time they are super dramatic about it, almost zealous. I love it.
After last Ukraine's failed counter-offensive they are keeping they mouths shut, You can tell that from everyone's reaction to incursion, as everyone is surprised this actually happened.
There is build up of troops in Zaporizhia, and all eyes were turned there.
this attack by Ukraine was a "hail Mary" move where they hoped to get into Kursk and capture the Nuclear plant. This would give them something to negotiate with. They failed, they were wiped out, Ukraine is ded, the corpse just has not stopped twitching
Really 😁 where? And when?
There's more than 2000+
for modern ukraine it would a hail Perun. Remember, they are throwing a toddler fit and want to be pagan fаggоts now
@@Carlos-SantosWhat do you mean where and when.?
@@madenod5145 😁meaning BS and sarcasm meaning their news. You want real news? Go to Easter European news like Polish, Ukrainian, Romanian and Russian dispora in UK, USA etc. So you may understand that war in Ukraine is not one sided. Russians are not always winning 😁. Currently they have a real problem to fix it. Take care and have a nice day.
Russia didnt want to move forward after Donbass.
Maybe in the past but now is different story. While in the first 2 years of the conflict they spoke of Ukrainians as their equal brother people they also have stopped saying this.
at first ... but NOW I think they look at Odessa and Kharkiv and ... around 8 oblast to run referendum.
@@derkernspalter Russia is recruiting people who want to show the world the power of prayer taken into a war-zone. That kid in that tank was wild, no-fear.
@@SlackerUthere is no God.
@@persuadertron6454 Sure but that doesn't change their motivation.
stoltenberg: Are we winning the proxy war against Russia?
Military expert: No sir, we are not.
stoltenberg: But we have more money
Military expert: I understand sir, but the Russians have more brains.
LOL😂
i ve been following the war from the start and i can say mark is one of the best analysts in youtube at least
So when do the Democrats commit US troops to Ukraine? Before or after the election?
he's delusional and cringeworthy
It is a pain to finally realise that Ms Pelosi is sometimes right. The support of the US for Ukraine sadly goes until the last Ukrainian. It also shows how stubborn, blind and ruthless these Western Politicians are! Why don't they go and fight themselves? Only offer their heartless money.😢
Decadence at the peaking point
If it were the money of the western political scum, they would not be anywhere near as generous with it as they are with the money coming from taxpayers.
Bcos zels is a fool not to recognize the bait.
They don’t care how the bodies pile up. They are of no consequence to them. Everyone wants a piece of Ukraine. It has been used for criminal activity.
They only offer OUR money
Mark Sleboda...one of very few sane voices these days
by sane you mean delusional and drunk on empire? Then yes
Danny I have been watching your content for a long time. I wish you would put less bombastic titles. It makes you look like cheap click bating channel which I think is the total opposite of what you and your guest actually are. If it gets you more subs, than I guess I am wrong.
He could learn a thing or two from Brian Berletic. (The New Atlas)
Agree. Almost didn't click because of the title, but clicked despite it
There is a large difference between being eye catching and being stupid. If you can't even put a subject in the title it makes me less likely to watch it. I've skipped a bunch of Danny vids because they boil down to "CLICK to find out about THING!" no thanks I'm not interested in "THING!" I'll go watch some geopolitical analysis instead. If I have the interest to watch some 1-2 hour videos I'm not gonna be dazzled by stupid titles.
Don't listen just be yourself Danny we love you!❤
@@Bullitt3401 every one is different
Great to see Mark again. He's one of a small number of very good analysts I always listen to. ✊
Look his Z svastica 😄 he is very good gey 😂
@@semtex1914 better than your SS
@@LarissaHarwood he looks like ruzzia nazzi, why me?
"What the world has been experiencing is one alliance telling the rest of the Earth
"" this is how you run your economy, this is how you run your industry, if you don't sell our rich corporate moguls your private resources under favorable terms, we will forcefully liberate your markets" . "
Evile empires
And they call it the Rules Based Order. ie we make the rules and issue the orders, and you obey.
PS We ourselves can ignore the rules when they don't suit us.
fascist globalism
Don't stop your enemy when he is making mistakes
Winning against your enemy = stopping him.
Ukraine will end up like a submarine named the Kursk.
Appreciate Mark Sleboda's "rant"... so enlightening !
‘Professional Cynic’ lol
Exactly..
🦾🚀🇷🇺🙏✝ BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS ✝🙏🇷🇺❤️🔥🕊
do you have a skull inside your brain and not opposite? russia attacked another country in the middle of the night, for no reason, you lucky that it didn`t strike Finland, cause it would be much easier to get into europe later. russia started wars around the world, including taiwan conflict. cause of useless UN russia is asshole of this earth. have nothing to do with any peace.
Who are the bright people who keep thinking and saying Ukraine can win this war? Russia held a referendum and people voted, all be it they voted to stop violence, but still voted nonetheless. It’s time to be adults and end this costly war.
The referendum was a Russian scam. Do you really believe that Ukrainians voted to be Russians? wtf?
Exactly, Russia can pull back to within theirs borders and let the Ukrainians be.
Plus it's not in NATO's interest if Ukraine wins the war. The ruling elites in the west give zero shits about Ukraine and they were a sacrificial lamb. Zelensky knows this. The US government knows this and the Russian government, KNOW this.
The real battle is Russia vs NATO, Ukraine was just a face for NATO at this point.
One of them is Lindsey Graham, George Soros etc., Deep state. Ukraine is owned 30% by Blackrock Corporation
a referendum. Thats what your calling it. your world sucks 😂
The longer the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, the better off for China. The wars cost NATO and the United States. They also take focus off China.
In WW2 times the Nationalist did most if not all the fighting & dying in China. When the war ended & it was time to recover the Communists took over. It’s how they roll.
@@joeyonikas5366But gold was long gone, through Operation Golden Lily. Then it was hidden in the Pi., to sneak out later down the road. Marcos was Knighted for his role.
I don’t think Chinese are that selfish, majority of them want Russia to win quickly and Ukraine people to stop suffering.
@Shadowless_Kick how do you stop suffering if you're occupied by Russia
@@Shadowless_Kickif that was true they wouldn't be selling millions of drones to ukraine. They also wouldn't be fueling the united States MIC supply chain which would be kneecapped without Chinese chips and Chinese gunpowder. China is the big winner because they're selling to both sides
Mark Sleboda has become one of my favorite speaker on RUclips, along with Scott Ritter.
His analysis is fascinating, with solid logic.
Thank you, Danny, great host, for posting the full interview.
This is a combined force of Ukraine & mercenary from the western military. There were some videos showing soldiers speaking English without Ukrainian accent.
And French,and Polish and many other languages
Russia has a winning military strategy, Ukraine and NATO have a PR strategy. The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
So how come Russia still can't win?
Kyiv in 7 days!!!! LOL.
@@xcrockery8080For the millionth time, Russia never said this. This was a western media construct. Stop trolling.
What a Joke
Nope Putin called it Special Miltary operation since it was suppossed to be fast and swift. You guys will spin the story either way and make shit up so its pointless.@@Charlie-px7xk
@@xcrockery8080 The US took 20 years to replace the Taliban with "the Taliban".
War is inevitable when there is injustice and a just peace will be profound.
It’s a Pyrrhic victory for Ukraine. Pyrrhic victories are unfavorable in the long run and if anything Russia has time.
The Ukrainian object was to sized the NPP and force the Russians to divert troops from the Southern line of contact where Russia is mopping the floor with Ukraine. This has not happened nor is it likely to happen. Currently the Ukrainians have a propaganda victory which will help them sway the upcoming American election.
Keep telling yourself that. Will check back with you in another 5 years of war after the Russian male population has dropped further.
Dream on😅
@@jannakovalenko2788 good song
When Mr. Sleboda gets up on his soabox and launches into one of his 1 hour+ quality rants, I'm always here to listen.
he counts on you to believe what he says lol
Good analysis by Mark like always, with a grain of salt and a funny punch in the teeth! Sympathic personality and very precise. Thanks Danny.👍
I pity your sense of humor then
Nah, the US is NOT saying "you are with us or against us" it's "you are our Vassal or our enemy!"
Russians are a stoic people. The big bear. They love a good fight and live the slogan: no pain , no gain to the fullest. Russians have the highest pain threshold of all human races.
Napoleon burnt down Moscow before the bear was fully awake. Hitler was in front of Moscow and Leningrad, before the bear started to push back.
It suits the Russian soul, which is a mix of melancholy and slight whining with a streak of pessimism.
While the Americans are super hysterical and will declare war of all insects globally when hearing a mosquito at night, Russians only get going when their house is fully burnt down and the cattle taken. It is an alien mentality for the Europeans. But just look at Russia which is three times the size of Europe. It takes a lot of time to wake such a huge organism and get it to move fully.
After 1812 it took Russia 2 years until they finally went to Paris to burn down the windmills and make a point.
So poetic and true. Kundera branded the Russian soul as passionate while he described the European soul as more dispassionate or apathetic. I can’t remember which book and couldn’t find a quote online!
The fire of the Eurasian soul kindles differently than that of the European which is rash and impulsive. Her soul is dark, deep and full of mysterious resilience that thrives on hardship and pain as the basis for existence.
The European seeks comfort and ease-that which weakens.
Russia is the laughing stock of the world now, even China is embarrassed.
During NAPOLEON invasion,Russians themselves burnt Moscow, so Napoleon''s exhausted hungry army would get no place to rest and warm up. They brought key to the capital of Russia to Napoleon and there was burned down city with no food supply
@@Hypatia1999 What poetic and true response - very rare in these environs. Thank you!
@@DajeilGelian war and peace are some of the most prevalent literary themes, inspiring great writers like Thomas Mann, Tolstoy, Kundera, and more. Unfortunately they seem to exist in the past yet they can always be awakened in the present!
“Within the real, we find the surreal, searching endlessly for the ideal.”
My quote of the day!! 😎
Rootin' For Putin!
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and he's rooting for you😂
God bless Putin and the Russian family
Rootin' for evil to take over a sovereign country? Ok.
@@BillGraperWhich sovereign country?
You should open your eyes and see the real evil, not what TV is telling you.
@@BillGraperAmerica paid $5 billion for a coup in 2014, they trained western Ukrainian banderas for that coup, Ukraine was not sovereign from that point on, it is owned and controlled by the CIA. Black rock also have contracts for the Ukrainian rebuild.
Mr. Sleboda thank you for today’s lesson. O. S.
The Nazis were defeated at Kursk in 1943.But only surrendered in 1945.Dont confuse the two. US casualties were at their highest on April 1945 when the Germans were well defeated. Ukraine has lost this war.
CIA has decided to cashier Zelensky.
I haven't seen Mark Sleboda on Real Time with Bill Maher in a long time
How could Russia have not noticed the movement of thousands of troops and equipment to a specific location?
Because they’re stupid
Because they are russian 😂
Watch History Legends analysis and you will see.
Russia fail enormously detecting this move. Now it's a myth of Russia "seeing" everything happening in that territory. It's an embarrassing for Putin. Ukraine is winning!
Corrupt generals who betray Russia and see the West as their master.
Never heard anything about any BOMBSHELL ON NATO, but thank you for having the excellent Mr Sleboda on.
Russia is learning more and more about US military tactics being used on Russia for future reference 😅 😂 ..at no big loss for Russia.
US and British are the most experienced in how to fight dirty military and economic wars 😅 😂
Russia ate incapable of winning any war against the USA. Economically, the difference is just huge. Many US states are wealthier than Russia.
By the time Russia learns enough, they will no longer have any trained personnel and will have lost most of their conventional military equipment. The U.S. and NATO have drastically depleted Russia's military and did it all with NATO forces taking little or no casualties. That's one way to fight intelligently. Russia also lost their best oil and gas customers. The EU has drastically reduced their purchases by more than 50% since 2022. They plan to phase out all purchases by 2027. That's a big F U to Putin. Putin thinks he can make up the business by selling to China, but that just makes Putin China's puppet. China can now end Russia economically. If Xi Jinping says, "Jump," Putin better ask, "how high?"
BS!@@jackbuaer3828
Russia is a has-been, decrepit middle-power that is headed for its 3rd national collapse in 120 years - and this time they will lose vast swathes of territory to China and central asian republics.
@@jackbuaer3828the weakening seems mutual. Nato has expended their own stockpiles of ground weaponry and Russia develops countermeasures to all their smart weapons faster than the west can develop new types of munitions or even produce them in sufficient Number. The wests manpower situation is also ridiculous. Through anti white racism, poor treatment of veterans and the brutal reality of modern warfare. The west is struggling to recruit any soldiers willing to fight their wars. In contrast, Russia without a doubt currently has the largest battle hardened military on Earth with retained experience in modern conventional warfare. it will be mutually destructive even without nukes but I think Russia alone could put up enough of a fight to collapse the combined west.
What a sad outcome to this horrible event. All that was required was a "NO" to the US for the Ukraine's entrance into NATO. The loss of half a million young Ukrainian men.
Russia is a vast vast country. Easy to judge from the sidelines. Expecting NATO and the US and the EU to be reasonable isn't naive.
No, it was definitely naive. Dangerously naive even. Reasonable is not what the US and Europe have historically been for the past few hundred years. We can look at the Native Americans for instance and what happened to them. Not much different than Israel to Palestine aside from the century of technology. They weren't "reasonable" to Africa neither (though in those time periods even Russia wasn't reasonable to Africa though that changed after the early 1900s which if you noted was when the West became hostile to Russia.
The closest the US was to reasonable was helping Russia fight Nazi Germany and that's because Germany wanted to conquer the US as well as Russia (and Japan was allies with them and tried to take on the US).
@@drewm9903nobody has been reasonable throughout history. As if it's all just the US. Ridiculous.
@@drewm9903there were tribes who helped the Europeans and then the US because they had ferocious tribes for enemies who would raid, kidnap, torture and enslave them.
@@winderofcoils Really? China historically has been relatively reasonable. Russia post 1900s I would say is more reasonable at least than Europe. I would say many African and Native American tribes have been more reasonable (some of course were barbaric as heck). But sure, let's ignore the sins of today and pretend everything is fine. Which is why Europe and the US is morally behind the rest of the world.
@drewm9903 I guess the thousands of kilometers of Russian borders mean nothing? Of course, there are weak points, and Nato intelligence has helped to locate for Ukraine. Why would you assume a country would be suicidal? Well, I guess we can say yes, suicidal. This will peeter out. What else can it do? Militarily insane and silly, and the lies are just outrageous. Putins' speeches lay out the reason for this debacle. This has been started after ww2, Na'is recruited and nurtured for the last 75 years. This did not break out in 2022 or 2014, it broke out after the usa support of the banderite Na'is after ww2. Na'i character treating ethnics and Russians as subhuman.
I've been hearing "end of Ukrain" for months. When will they be rid of Zelensky?
The Russians have intelligence prior of ukrnato incursion. The ucrnato force get trapped in a fishing net. Right now their gas/diesel supply is cutoff as the new information surfaced.
Idk, that sounds too convenient for Russia.
from Slovakia then
@zoltankolumban1705 hahaha, and yet they keep taking ground from the n a Z i Russians
BS. 2,000 Russian citizens were kidnapped by Ukraine and sent to the Sumy oblast.
NATO? You look so confused. It’s just Ukraine. The war would have ended 2.5 years ago if NATO was in Ukraine fighting Russia. This is something Russians tell themselves to reconcile how incapable their military is. It’s been over 900 days and they can’t take Donbas, yet alone Ukraine after demilitarising 60% of their land army. Moreover, they have lost ground since the apex of their invasion. Now they lost more of Russia a week than they have stolen of Ukraine in the last year. Embarrassing
Fantastic commentary by Sleboda on all aspects of this Kursk episode. Im glad he told us about its historical background too, namely in WWII. I knew the German army "entered Russia through Ukraine, " and this makes it all the more difficult to understand why Russia neglected its defence here.
Nobody in England, UK ,Americans, and European are complaining of the costs of the Ukrainian war ...
i am . I'm English an i think its ridiculous we are paying for this bullshit. i care not a bit for either Russia or Ukraine. not my dog, not my fight
@@randomname3109 I am not
I'm born and bred in the UK 57 years. I make no apologies for the Russian military decisions. Our UK government counted its chickens before they hatched backing America/Nato, thinking we are guaranteed a chunk of Ukraine resources. British taxpayers picking up the bill . Disgusting
'Nobody' is a very uninformed generalisation. Maybe inform yourself about the discussions in Congress during the last war funding. Also learn about a bloke called Donald Trump.
@@TheHikuky I'm born and bred in the UK 57 years. I make no apologies for the Russian military decisions. Our UK government counted its chickens before they hatched backing America/Nato, thinking we are guaranteed a chunk of Ukraine resources. British taxpayers picking up the bill . Disgusting
The most realistic assessment so far, this conflict is not ending anytime soon.
I love an honest analysis.
This man is pure gold. What a gem. At last I feel I'm hearing some truth.
Hi Danny and Mark, Mark is very knowledgeable and honest, I like his explanations, and the way he explains the strategies on the battlefield is seamless, and his able to cut through the fog of war , keep it going 👍 and I would buy him a beer anytime.
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exceptional analysis on Kursk......SUPERB...
The most convincing answer I got for this question on russia failure so far . Wow what a excellent analysis 👏
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It's a cynics point of view & nothing more. Ukraine is done, they no longer have a President & Azov's wiped out.
@@miacat1727but zelensky still in power, and they just took more land in 1 week than Russia could in 1 year😮
@@Benny-m7o they're not doing it alone you absolute bird brain
@@TonyNaber Whats that got to do with it? You think Russia is doing it's offensives on their own🤔
I agree with Dr Sleboda there are lessons to eb learnt namely to avoid similar incursion by NATO countries with better military resources...Not to be dismissed!!!
Quite a realistic and sensible analysis by Mark. Congratulations Danny for the selection of guests.
Facts. Ukraine has 1000 sq km of Russia. And Russia has 120,000 sq km of Ukraine.
Thought that area was part of Russia not Ukraine…according to Putin. Get your story right.
Ukraine has -119,000 sq km of Russia.
Absolutely THE best analysis you can find on the web. Not hopium, not copium, not even wildly optimitic, just pure realism, with a dose of deliciously dark humour. Thank you Mark for these brilliantly insightful long form rants. Love that accent too.
Was this solely a Ukrainian assault, or where there NATO contingents involved. Russia still screwed up; however, Ukraine might not have done this without outside help.
Ukraine couldn't do any of it without outside help (weapons, money, nato troops, mercenaries, War-shington advisors, etc.).
@@AAC2446 Absolutely!!
It was a US NATO UK assault, Zalenskyy doesn't do anything without US approval. Russia already knew about this, you remember that the line as they call it is a thousand kilometres, bound to have a few gaps.
@@francescostello1377 I concur, My question was rhetorical, Russians were reporting that they could hear French, Polish, and English languages in the conversations. I just saw a photo that showed coffins of several bodies draped in English Flags that supposedly came from
that region. I am afraid that the USA-NATO alliance will keep escalating their efforts.
Russia doesn't have outside help? Really?
I really appreciate Mark's commentary. He does sugar cope things. I appreciate that he looks at things with a realistic views and doesn't over estimate Russian ability.
It's very hard to assert your full military cabability , if your walking on eggshells , trying hard not to trigger a nuclear war , or having brotherly feelings for your enemy .
@@andykyriakides2144 Yes very true. They will win in the end but it won't be a quick Hollywood victory
@@user-rv9hp6bo3y No, it won't be. And most of the commentators here regardless of whose side they are rooting for or if they are rooting for any side should understand that they don't have first-hand access to military information so we can't be 100% sure on anything. I do think Russia has the serious upperhand on this conflict but it isn't over yet and Ukraine and NATO are not above dirty tricks neither.
I believe there's some truth in Ukraine running out of men, equipment & money. The Country is virtually taken over, & it's been said, over & over Russia is in no hurry. Ukraine would be lost sooner if it wasn't for NATO.
Russia lost 26.5 million people fighting Nazis in WW2. Only the US and UK take it as “they won”. The resolve and patriotism of the Russian people has not been diluted or diminished like the “West” when their culture, people and Territories/land are under threat and danger.
Keep telling yourself that the Russian ship is sailing right over Niagra Falls and your on the ship saying everything is just wonderful. Well the Kremlin still has the vodka taxes it can't seem to live without so that business will boom soon as Russia heads into a intense period of economic pain.
Most of the Russian success in WW2 was from Ukraine
U mean the present west had a side role in WW2.
*gain l, especially after economic intervention and innovation with other nations. Sadly, the western world is in long term economic crisis that has been gradually worsening, hence why the wall st monopolies are turning towards degrowth methods of lowering the quality of life, and depopulating the working classes who they see as undesirable.
Mark Sleboda , full respect , but if you think this is exclusively the Ukraine military in this Kursk operation , then i have a bridge to sell you .
Yeah it was definitely a NATO operation written all over it. The French and Polish mercenaries alone gave that game away.
He's clearly a good zioboy
British involved.
Indeed, he dropped the ball there, it was the US NATO UK, Zalenskyy doesn't do anything without US approval.
Happy to hear from Mark today. Godspeed. ❤
Ive been seeing Ukraine is done or dead videos for literally 2 years. Ive also seen Russia is done or dead videos for literally 2 years. Y'all are liars😂😂😂😂😂😂 Just admit you have no idea wtf is happening. Worry bout yo self!
Putin makes too much empty noise.
He is severely embarrassed by this Ukraine incursion which he hasn't been able to uproot
Mark k is one of the most amazing commentators on politics
your bar is quite low lmao
What it is is a total embarrassment for putin and his government. Every time it seems putin can do no more to add to his shame, he outdoes himself.
Thank You Gentlemen!
Wonderful analyst!! Lost track of earlier interviews on internet!! Great that you Danny are bringing him back!! Great interview!!
The USA gets invaded by far more people from other countries on a daily basis 😂😂😂
So does the UK!
@@belladonna6624 yes it does and they use the RNLI as an Aqua UBER service
Another SUPERB PRESENTATION by Mark.
I belive Russia did not pull any units from the front to take on the new threat. I think that tells you something.
Russia has a manpower shortage and the Kremlin requirement that provinces should contribute to higher military bonuses cannot be met financially by quite a few Russian provinces now. Guess what that means for Russias future.........lol.
Yes, they can’t Jeep the frontline if they move away from it!
Lots of russian conscripts talen prisoners without a fight.
Seems like they like the fascist Putin
Mark Sleboda has been the best analyst of this war. I remember back in 2022 during the first week of Russia's intervention Mark gave a cautious analysis and warned that Russia may get bogged down in a conflict that could last for years. Whereas other analysts said Russia would steamroll the Ukranians in a couple of months. Mark was spot on.
That was the US neo cons' goal - to get Russia bogged down in a long protracted conflict in Ukraine that those neo cons believed would lead to severe economic problems in Russia and in turn that causing Putin to be overthrown and the Russian Federation collapsing. Once again the neo cons were dead wrong.
lol god help you
Presstitutes!!
I love that word!!!
Who are these pro-Russian analysts that have been proven wrong ? Most analysts I listen to deal with facts, are they pro-Russian?
Probably some that are in Russia or people that have a strong bias/love for Russia. That said, I don't think Mark Sleboda is entirely correct neither on his analysis. The war ain't over but we can see the crippling injuries done on the Ukrainian military and it is doubtful especially now that Ukraine will last long. But who says Ukraine has to last long. They are a vassal state to NATO and NATO's fight against Russia (or I should say Russia's fight against NATO) is the real battle and I think that will last years.
can you name few?
Am I wrong by saying this facts?
Zelenski killed close to million of his man, destroyed ALL country and for what??
RUSSIANS ONLY ASKED THEM TO BE NEUTRAL (this was the main point in 1991 Ukrainian independency agreement) AND TO COMPLY WITH MINSK AGREEMENT (they sign many times)!!
and now we know Ukraine blow up German pipe line!, this alone is act of war against ALL Europe!
Clown dragging all of us to WW3, and people supporting him!!
just pathetic!!
I guess people like Scott Ritter
The guys from Duran as an example
@@D4NK1 Alex & Alexander have proved to be consistently on point presenting facts on the ground, Does pro-Russian mean presenting facts that point to a reality adverse to a western narrative ?
Mark seems to be the most unslanted person bringing us information. Thank you Sir
Will Germany still be offering that aid package to Ukraine now that they have issued international arrest warrants for a Ukrainian diver and any of his accomplices for blowing up the Nordtstream pipelines?
I fail to see how a patriotic Ukrainian and a few of his mates managed such a complex operation. It was three separate deep sea dives on three different pipes which would have required detailed sea bed maps, and as and far as I am aware only militaries and oil companies would have them. Where did this diver get the plastic explosives, timers and detonators suitable for this operation? That is military grade materials not available to the public or businesses. I take it he didn't swim there, so a vessel suitable for deep sea dive operation would have to be obtained. In short that Ukrainian diver if he did do it needed they support and backup of military special forces. I wonder what the US navy seals or the British SBS have to say about this?
Germany is not Russia. The person hasn't been tried yet and you have found him guilty already. Germany actually has a fair trial system where people are tried with facts and there is no predetermined outcome. Russia is like the Klingon Empire with it's trials only the Klingons dress a little better.
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Seems obvious, these open or vulnerable areas along the border were or could've been traps Russia laid out as their strategy seems to draw Ukrainians out and then hit them hard, which appears to be this situation. The main objective appears to be reaching the nuclear site in Russia which this mission was not completed.
But who in their right mind would want a defectively built Russian Nuclear Plant?
When the Nazis pushed into Kursk as a spoiler to disrupt Soviet advances on the Donbass Zhukov pressed harder into Donbass. Exactly what's happening today. Read the biographies of Zhukov.
THE USA GOV.HAS DUG ITS OWN GRAVE.
THEIR GOOD KARMA IS GONE...DUE TO
THE PAIN AND SUFFERING THEY HAVE CAUSED.
America will be hated in Ukraine for at least 2 generations for all this
They've been causing pain and suffering abroad for the past 200 years, practically since Day 1.
Haha - uh sure, Americas fault Putin invaded a peaceful ppl who were causing no threat. Americas fault Putin went in and destroyed homes, lives and cities to restart a failed empire. This channel is little more than pro Putin propaganda. Sickening.
America doesn't have the money to go 3yrs.
Thanks for your insights and contibuiting to the truth that complements the propaganda we hear from both sides.
Crystal clear explanation and well balanced - cap off, great show
Amazing show
Thanks Danny and Skeboda
This incursion is whats called a"Storm in a teacup". Roughly 500 sq kms out of 29,000 sq kms of Kursk oblast.
Always a pleasure to listen to such a smart man like Mark. I have to say that it is amazing how the Ukrainians managed to advance several kilometres in a few days and Russia struggles to advance a few blocks in one month. Not Russias brightest moment. This is very hard to swallow for those hard line Russia lovers.
This is apples and oranges. Remember russia advanced extremely quickly and surrounded kiev in the first month of fighting. They took a lot of casualties doing it same as ukraine is doing in kursk. Russia thought it was worth it to secure a peace deal but were backstabbed by ukraine and boris Johnson. So now they changed to a different warfighting style where they absolutely annihilate everything before them while advancing slowly, this reduces their casualties by a lot.
It was all NATO forces and an idiotic strategy with inevitable outcome of all assets used stripped away; thankfully not conscript fodder, but nonetheless pleases weapon manufacturers and their aggrandising finances. Now Russia realizes the psychopathic lunacy it is dealing with with this demonstrably totally flawed strategy which impugned an assault on a Nuclear Power Plant as being primary objective and all that implicates as being acceptable to the lunatic psychopaths or merely moronic sadists directing it. I believe Russia was well informed and saw it for the illustration it would present to the World as NATO has demonstrated very effectively that it is an organization of war hell bent on instigating nuclear conflict and not in any way even considering peace and needs to be completely disbanded if not destroyed. Most will fail to see it is Israel that is directing every conflict as the Zionists run the World through every Govt and Corporation as the right hand puppets of the ruling elites. USA is merely a Pawn of Israel and China is not far behind aspiring to take that role. Russia will likely merely continue to grind down every opposal military of the Planet and bankrupt all their economies whilst continuing to reveal the moronic psychopathy at play.
Consider this: Prior to the Kursk offensive, Ukrainia's best men and equipment were scattered all over the line of contact, and Russia had to first locate, then target these forces. Now they are in an area of perhaps a few hundred square kilometres, or less. Ukrainia has hastened the destruction of their most capable fighting force. Why would Russia try to stop this?
They literally took an almost empty land as was mentioned by Mark. Russia is big so obviously you can take enormous chucks of territory once you invade cuz there's simply no one to defend it as it isn't densely populated. So it isn't that surprising. So comparing the two is kinda illogical as Ukraine eastern side is one of the most populated regions in whole Ukraine before the war, and Russia western side can't even come close, atleast not until you reach some big city. That why it's dumb to measure everything by territory gains, it's misleading and can be easily reverted back if you still have a standing army.
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Good show
"Professional cynic & Realist"
I love it.
Well balanced rant. Thank you
Mark is actually Zoro
Zorro
More like El Kabong...
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Fabulous guest! Thank you!
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This is my second try at giving Mr Sloboda a chance. Thank you but no thank you. The quality of the analysis is underwhelming, starting with the assertion that Russia was truly humiliated by the events in Kursk. Just because Western media presents it as such doesn't make it so. And he should stop calling border villages "podunk," that's just disrespectful.
he's a lunatic to say the least. Drunk on CNN talking points
I hope Ukraine doesn't do that the other US ally is doing to maintain their occupation.
Mark I Reilly like listening to you totally correct time will tell .✌
If the analyst knows of this big troops build up and then goes on to suggests that the Russians did not know is really stupid