@@hmq9052 I quite agree. However, the collective West lead by Uncle Sam-Land are at it again. They are trying their hardest to weaken Russia 🇷🇺 so that they can looting their natural resources like they always have been in many countries around the world/the so called promoting democracy and human rights /infact, they are still illegally occupiedSyria and looting their oilsandgas . Remember the former Yogoslavia ? Nato flattened them and divided them into smaller pieces and pumping money/bought each individual leaders. Now, they are part of Nato members and part of the eu Gangsters . You can't make it up .
@@hmq9052 It's all planned by the warmongering organisation called NATO since 2014 . Proxy war against Russia 🇷🇺 . To weaken Russia 🇷🇺 and hoping to split them into smaller pieces like they have done in former Yogoslavia.
God , I feel like this was the first time I saw someone in western media talk about the russian people as people and not just some orcs. He genuinely cared. I'm stunned that he even was allowed to do that. Brought tears to my eyes. Cheers to you good sir.
You may, like Peter Hitchens's Bristol University on youtube from several years ago talk about "Is Putin a force for good"? Of course, it's moved on since then. However, he is very aware of the complexities of life in a way you will never get on mainstream media.
The thing about Russians, at first they are distrustive to you (this due crazy capitalism and fakeness of human beings to gain thier profit - see the oceangate sub).But when you get close to them and you get their trust, they are some of the most trust worthy and reliable people that you can meet in this world.
@@darcymoon2109 Its the physical infrastructure... US taxpayers pay for the destruction, then Globalist Big business (BlackRock et al) gets the contracts to rebuild..
We need to hear more from people like Peter Hitchins. Who admits, we should be careful about what we wish for and I think we should not be blind to what is happening in the West.
Really, you just answered your own question, there's no excuse for people to be in the dark about this US NATO UK cabal proxy war against Russia, with Ukraine as a means to end. Corporate owned established media are not there to report the real news fgs, thought people knew that by now? . And Hitchins is rambling, why anyone still watches MSM is beyond me. That's why millions of us with critical thinking watch alternative media, with real independent journalism and actual military experts. The Duran, George Galloway Moats, Colonel Douglas MacGregor, Scott Ritter, Brian Berletic, Redacted and many more. You have the Internet use it.
Indeed, but we all know our media is owned lock stock and barrel, and it's a bit late now for MSM to report on this and , Hitchins is rambling, and why anyone watches it is beyond me, I do only as a point of reference. Alternative media, with real independent journalism, actual military experts, The Duran, Brian Berletic, Scott Ritter, Colonel Douglas MacGregor, Redacted.
Tell me this….what is the difference between Russia and the UK. We are moving closer to a dictatorship, we don’t know the difference between men and women, our leaders don’t look out for their people and they are corrupt. Anything I have missed? Seriously, when we are looking to quotes from Anthony Blinken we have a problem.
agreed , we live in a "democracy" where not one single person has voted for our current prime minister , not even in his own political party!! we are ALREADY in a dictatorship
@@arvydassabonis8162, talking out of you're arse, Putin is nothing like Hitler, you're betraying the victims of Nazism even implying such a thing. He's a nasty little despot for sure, but not even on the same level as Hitler.
@@ThomasDanielsen1000 honestly Putin is a moderate, he gets criticized from the communists and nationalists all the time that he hasn't gone harder. If he is replaced you will get someone who will take everything off the oligarchs and Russia will turn into a war economy / command economy.
I'm a lefty, so kudos to me for tuning in. What I like about Hitchens is that he's an old school journalist who actually went to various places and lived there for years in order to better understand the culture and nuances of a situation. This enables him to make informed and precise statements such as Russia being an army and a secret police organisation with a country rather than a country with an army and a secret police organisation. His articulate delivery makes me think harder about things I don't even agree with, and has sometimes even changed my own view. What extraordinary brothers Christopher and Peter were.
11:03 Talking about Russian people as if they were a different species ... We are all people, we are all connected. What our so-called leaders want to do is divide us. We shouldn't let them.
Well said, the idiots down on stupid street follow a poisoned flag. Russians are human beings not insects, but demonising people to justify heinous deeds is a historical cliche and a disturbing reality. The Russian people have been long suffering, no matter what flavour holds power that’s an undeniable Historical fact. And by the by it’s not all sweetness and light in the West, the States in Western Europa are largely oppressive but their weapon of choice is robbing their own citizens of money & thus power & oppressive laws designed to keep their own citizens under “Control”, the falsehood of so-called democracy, the mother of freedom is anarchy. The UK is a Dystopian State.
Nah, his late brother championed the worst domestic and foreign policies of our age. He was an ardent supporter of Tony Blair and the Iraq war, enough said!
His brother was the type of propagandist whom without, the War in Iraq would not have been possible. No contrition. No nuance. He smoked and drank himself to death because he knew himself to be a fraud and a willing fool for war... all because he had some insecurity over his masculinity and sexuality. It's a shame there isn't a Hell for him to go to. I love Peter, though. There are plenty of things I'll disagree with him on but he is honest, compassionate and has integrity.
@@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns , the only policy I'm aware of upon which I agree and have respect for his late brother is on abortion, he was opposed to it, surprisingly, but credit where it's due.
@@ThomasDanielsen1000 To be frank Putin and Hitchen's are intelligent independent speakers, more than i can say for 90% of Western leaders who have to wait for the Fax from Washington telling them what their positions for the week are going to be.
Everyone in the world from 6min 48 sec until 7min 13sec watch and listen to this (such a true point!). Something I have been saying about almost everything and especially about the ''issues'' in Russia. We only know what social media and dodgy news stations want us to know. There is sooooo much more to all of it. Sad that we all just believe whatever we are told without doing any of our own research!
I have to say I prefer Kevin to Mike as an interviewer. At least Kevin allows the interviewee to speak freely without interruption and he pays attention to what the person is saying - he looks interested. Mike on the other hand usually spend most of his time looking at his computer or phone, or both and always seems particularly disinterested in what is being said.
Never understood why other countries UK? USA? EU STATES? have to "help" ukraine 1: It's not our war 2: It's not our business 3: We owe them nothing 4: just stay the hell away from this...
Peter Hitchens displays a better appreciation of/ things Russian than the British MSM but he is letdown by being stuck in a time warp from the era of the collapse of the USSR.
Vladimir Putin has handled the situation wonderfully, he has come out of this much stronger. We could do with a leader like him here. Full respect to this man
Seriously? A leader like him? Are you a complete walker? Putin is a dictator who offs people who get in his way. Go live in Russia if you think he is so great
In Russia is a fact that you can go the prison for criticising the so called special operation. Think about that before admiring a dictator like Putin. We are very lucky compared to many people in Russia.
British animosity towards Russia is long standing. As Britain plummets in its fortunes it will only get worse. Oh, poor old Ben Wallace… Little Britain has nothing to show for being America’s poodle in the Ukraine fiasco! Oh dear, how sad, never mind.
Well put John, 😂. Bit it’s a disgusting little poodle that eats it’s own offspring & shits on their remnants. It a happy little poodle that needs putting down.
Well, the british cousin did betray russian czar during the bolshevik revolution. The germans and the british even sponsored lenin on his return to russia and communist take over.
I like Peter Hitchens, agree on many things he says, except on communism and socialism, the USSR had its faults, and many. The day the Soviet Union indeed was a sad day. It provided America and the west with a carte blanche attitude towards everything, it gave America a hegemonic role in the world illegally. Ask the Iraqis, ask the Afghanistanis, ask the Libyans, ask the Yugoslavians. The Soviets provided a counterbalance, and equilibrium if you like in that role. Communism was misguided and badly enforced, true Marxism was not sadly. Still, overall, the pros outweigh the cons regarding the Soviet Union. Its intentions were good in terms of equality, access to health care, sports, space exploration and culture, equity, education, science, engineering etc, it kept the American foreign policy in check. The problem again, I reiterate, was it's enforcement. So while I agree on Peter on many things, not this. Communism/ Socialism is not evil, if its accepted and nurtured properly.
Very true, we in the west actually experienced a massive rise in living standards at the time as western capitalism had to complete with another system so they couldn't get away with the extreme usery that is now standard. It kept geopolitical balance and made sure no one power could aim for complete world domination. It massively added to scientific and technological advancement as well as advancements in music, art and culture. People till this day that experienced life in the soviet Union say life was better than it is now for them under western neo liberalism. Its such a shame they could never break out of the police state mentality and brittle control over people as I really believe that was what caused it to fall in the end
@funbarsolaris2822 Brilliant 👏 👌 👍 post. The west didn't collapse the USSR, it collapsed itself, pouring too much money into military and it's Eastern block satellites, Warsaw Pact, it was bankrolling all of the Eastern Block countries, as well as the Afghanistan war, sure any country in the world, communist or capitalist couldn't keep that up.
Used to hate Hitchens on Leftie instinct. I now find that he has many interesting and important perspectives on political matters and on freedom of speech, in particular. He is too ultra-conservative for me, even though I no longer consider myself a Leftie. How could you nowadays with they way most of them behave? Anyway, however I may dislike some of his views, he seems to be sincere in those beliefs, and has changed even deeply-rooted beliefs in the face of incoming evidence, which most people do not. He definitely is a man who has seen a lot and done his best to understand it, without pre-fitting the evidence into his own ideology. He may not have always succeeded but has, at least, tried, or so I believe. not on the right now either, BTW. I am more concerned with how people behave, than what they say they believe. You learn a lot more that way. How could you nowadays with they way most of them behave? Anyway, however I may dislike some of his views, he seems to be sincere in those beliefs, and has changed even deeply-rooted beliefs in the face of incoming evidennot on the right now either, BTW. I am more concerned with how people behave, than what they say they belive. How could you nowadays with they way most of them behave? Anyway, however I may dislike some of his views, he seems to be
The host is clearly worried that the guest is not pushing the narrative and looking at his body language you can see that he is nervous about the aftermath of the interview !! This is real journalism where Experience beats Western propaganda !!!!
We would all love to know what Prigozhin was up to - perhaps it was a ruse or perhaps he thought he had more support than he had! One thing is clear from this, based on what I heard about intelligence services with social media etc Russia now will have an idea of those who were with the State and against the State. That is as clear as day in my eyes!
And the CIA will have been, as it always does, stirring the pot, plotting, cajoling different groups, whilst backing and using Ukraine as its patsy in this US proxy war....yet another one to go on that list of phoney wars that never work...this was not a coup, it was a dust up between Prigozin and the govt defence minister...all that amplified by the West to suit the constant red under the bed narrative..
3:47 "Russian leader "mortally" wounded by coup - LOL There was no coup only political differences, Putin is hugely popular and nowhere near in danger!
Putin not making moves are more scary than when he decisively act because he is not just reacting and that he knows something that makes him refrain from taking action. And the resolution of the matter makes the Russia trusts him more because he resolved it with minimal bloodshed.
The forced Russian propaganda in these comment sections is so obvious. If you were actually reacting to the interview you’d appreciate his compassion and understanding towards the Russian people. I hope you get paid enough and get to see some sunlight.
Is Blinkin referring to cracks in the USA and NATO?😂 It's astounding how these conversations are always so bias and one sided.😂 There is never any positives on Russia economicly or other. There are never any conversations about NATO involvement in pursuing the destruction of Russia as sovereign legitimate country. There no compassion or respect toward the betterment of mankind or the destruction of mankind over all.😂 Its as though we the subjects are supposed to shove our heads in the sand and ignore the bias propaganda ignorance of it all.😂
Yep, projection. The CIA has trained their facilitators in the US state department to take their cues from the grab bag of US NATO foreign policy failures, then pop Putin or China into the narrative instead. It's a short-cut for people of low intellect whose role it is to confuse and distract the public.
"Bad countries have the best jokes" Sure, being a Brit you should now from experience. And please, do not deprive us from your beautiful smiles, nothing personal, by the way😉
Regarding Peter's comment that Prygozhin couldn't capture McDonald's 'on his own', I'm quite sure it isn't the case that a commander does all the fighting themself 😂
President Putin is actually a very reasonable person. He is a patriot and a moderate person you can reason with. He trusted Minsk Agreement but it was just to buy time to Arm Ukraine. He wanted to join NATO. He wanted alliance with Germany. Anyone than him will be very hardline and Ukraine will be flattened 'shock and awe' style. If I was Ukrainian I know who I would want as Russian President.
this guy interviewing hitchens is talking bullshit. prigozhin thought he'd take over but then realized that he did not have broad support, so he lost his nerve.
Mr Sayed hitchens I have started specialising in russia affairs from 1987...entered russia in early 1992 stayed full time on the ground for almost 6 years ...have reseached in the French CNRS everything about Russia inclusive the work of Helene Carrere d Encausse .chevalier decla legion d honneur avec Épée...author of 3 key books about russia by the way she is exceptionally fluent and masterly with the rf the Rf ussian language.her 2 breakthrough books" studies" l empire eclate + Victorieuse Russie. .are intim8datingly well informed.. Mr Hitchens you are a great humaniste ..humanitaire Your eloquent informed sensitive description and depiction of the Russian People is truly MASTERLY ...
As an African, I really cant agree more with Hitchins on regime change / coup in Russia vs the nationalism that is enshrined in its citizens and leaders. The next Russian leader would be more unpredictable, and the last straw to play with, imagine Prigozhin seating on those nuclear buttons...."the west would really get what they wish for", and the effects will spill over the rest of the world. This is a doomsday wish.
Patrick Lancaster was on the spot and the crowd loved Wagner and also loved Putin. It didn't match the rhetoric comeing from the Western Media. The Russians he spoke to love Russia, love Putin, love Wagner and love their generals. Oh and one lady loved the Chechens. All very confusing ☺️
Hitchens could expound on the virtue of paint drying for an hour and it would still be witty and thoroughly entertaining 👍 His observation of Russian people is so true...Especially the chilled vodka in kitchen 😎
11:00 WTF is this journalist asking his guest "what do you like about Russian people' as if they are some foreign alien entity? Why not ask that about your own countrymen and women and various genders.Such a question is uncalled for and totally xenophobic.
Prygozhin..couldn't capture Macdonalds..!! An arrogant insult..If it wasn't for the Wagner group the Russian army would have been more humiliated in fighting against the Ukranians..Come on Peter that was uncalled for arrogance which undermines your wisdom.
Prigozhin has no military training and is more a manager and figurehead for Warner which was set up by the Russian state as a hands-off method for foreign military interventions, chiefly in Africa. There are real military leaders inside Wagner but they are not Prigozhin.
@@retrocool He is not going to walk into Macdonalds and capture it on his own is he.? .Mr Hitchens means him and his men, which was a flippant insult..beneath Hitchen's intelligence.Easy to sit in Oxford and pontificate about what the west is doing wrong..and how the various players are making a mess of everything.Funny, he is always seems to play Devil's advocate, he 'understands' Russia, he 'understands' Putin..I won't pour more oil on the fire..suffice to say...Putin was foolish to invade Ukraine and he personally will regret it..Pity that his own soldiers and a whole host of other suffer destruction in the meantime.
@@iandaniel2153that is how it is in the Uk, they are given an illusion of a choice and then told who to vote for by their lying criminal media, then they think they are superior than everyone else. The did not even vote for their prime minister.
He's basically saying that he has no idea of what happened when he was there and has no idea of what's happening now. Entertaining but not very informative.
I'd love to hear what Hitchens thinks about how we should deal with crime, not being sarky, I really would value it. The Victorian idea of using gaol as the punishment rather than the place you hold convicts until you punish them does not seem to have worked terribly well.
USA and BJ encouraged Ukraine to go to war with Russia and promised Zelenskyy armaments and other support. This is a proxy war with the aim of destabilising Russia. U.S. has been arming Ukraine since 2014. Ukraine is the sacrificial pawn.
Can people stop saying what I wish for without even asking me. I will tell you what I didn't wish for. Loads of men coming over by boat and working class paying the bills. Weapons that also cost millions, working class paying for. I didn't wish for high taxes and high inflation,high interest rates. I also didn't want lockdowns. I wish we had a western government that listened and others around the world also say we didn't wish for this. You in charge wished it. No my sons are not fighting. Good luck with the west. It is not us.
Not the Narrative prescribed by the pro Ukraine media 🤔 VP gave enough rope and they took it and he fell short of kicking the box from under their feet. Alternative media with a clearer message free of the shoulder to shoulder BJ speak has the answers to most questions. Good chat though. 🙈🙊🙉🇬🇧
So wise that he has destroyed the Russian military, Russia's economy, Russia's already terrible demographics, and utterly ruined whatever respect Russia had left on the international stage. Oh yeah, what a wise man.
One can have understanding with nefarious terrorists in public or privat armies, as long as they don't enter your house or garden. Civilization is a process of throwing a word instead of a stone. 🍷📜🗿⏳
I wish we would learn not to be haveago heros regarding other countries whose business we really do not comprehend. Only very expert swimmers go deep sea diving. We are but paddling in the convoluted seas of our world, unaware of the riptides and undercurrents, without knowledge, safer just dipping our toes.
What this man is saying is very sobering. What is frightening is that he is the only one so far to be saying it out loud.
He's been there, done that and got the t,shirt so to speak .
@@tinaforbes1059He said the west shouldn't help Ukraine
@@hmq9052 I quite agree. However, the collective West lead by Uncle Sam-Land are at it again. They are trying their hardest to weaken Russia 🇷🇺 so that they can looting their natural resources like they always have been in many countries around the world/the so called promoting democracy and human rights /infact, they are still illegally occupiedSyria and looting their oilsandgas . Remember the former Yogoslavia ? Nato flattened them and divided them into smaller pieces and pumping money/bought each individual leaders. Now, they are part of Nato members and part of the eu Gangsters . You can't make it up .
@@hmq9052 It's all planned by the warmongering organisation called NATO since 2014 . Proxy war against Russia 🇷🇺 . To weaken Russia 🇷🇺 and hoping to split them into smaller pieces like they have done in former Yogoslavia.
normal when empires decline...
God , I feel like this was the first time I saw someone in western media talk about the russian people as people and not just some orcs. He genuinely cared. I'm stunned that he even was allowed to do that. Brought tears to my eyes. Cheers to you good sir.
You may, like Peter Hitchens's Bristol University on youtube from several years ago talk about "Is Putin a force for good"? Of course, it's moved on since then. However, he is very aware of the complexities of life in a way you will never get on mainstream media.
@@harryflashman3141 Is there a video on RUclips that is still up regarding this subject?
The thing about Russians, at first they are distrustive to you (this due crazy capitalism and fakeness of human beings to gain thier profit - see the oceangate sub).But when you get close to them and you get their trust, they are some of the most trust worthy and reliable people that you can meet in this world.
Especially the people who have seen life and experienced hardships of it.
You absolute @rse of course people see Russians as real people. And no, you didn't cry. Utter nonsense you are pathetic.
I don't want to pay to rebuild Ukraine. The spending will never end.
You wont be asked
They have the most farmland and supply a huge amount of grain to the world. They have other resources. It isn’t just a pile of rocks like Afghanistan.
@@darcymoon2109 Its the physical infrastructure... US taxpayers pay for the destruction, then Globalist Big business (BlackRock et al) gets the contracts to rebuild..
That's the whole point war is a racket
That’s the idea! Constant stream of money laundering
We need to hear more from people like Peter Hitchins. Who admits, we should be careful about what we wish for and I think we should not be blind to what is happening in the West.
I totally agree with you on that.
Really, you just answered your own question, there's no excuse for people to be in the dark about this US NATO UK cabal proxy war against Russia, with Ukraine as a means to end. Corporate owned established media are not there to report the real news fgs, thought people knew that by now? . And Hitchins is rambling, why anyone still watches MSM is beyond me. That's why millions of us with critical thinking watch alternative media, with real independent journalism and actual military experts. The Duran, George Galloway Moats, Colonel Douglas MacGregor, Scott Ritter, Brian Berletic, Redacted and many more. You have the Internet use it.
No surprise to hear sence coming from a hitchens
We do. Problem is most people in the World would rather listen to online Influencers most of whom should be banned Imo.
What a surprise! There is actually somebody in the Western media who is thinking rationally about Russia and Putin!
There are plenty of people,
@@Noel-ji8nmBut not in Britain!!!
Indeed, but we all know our media is owned lock stock and barrel, and it's a bit late now for MSM to report on this and , Hitchins is rambling, and why anyone watches it is beyond me, I do only as a point of reference.
Alternative media, with real independent journalism, actual military experts, The Duran, Brian Berletic, Scott Ritter, Colonel Douglas MacGregor, Redacted.
@@corneliuscornia3189, Britain is a brain-dead nation, totally finished, and I'm stuck on this sinking ship.
Hitchens is not thinking rationally - he's a Putin apologist!
Hitchens bringing the conversation back down to earth
maybe the ONLY person in the UK who speaks sense regarding the war in Ukraine
Alexander Mercouris
Oh dear.
Indeed, but It's a bit late now for corporate owned established media to report now alternative media is killing them.
@@themsmloveswar3985Yep. Mercouris = consistently excellent analysis.
No, he isn't - he's a disgusting Putin apologist!
Tell me this….what is the difference between Russia and the UK. We are moving closer to a dictatorship, we don’t know the difference between men and women, our leaders don’t look out for their people and they are corrupt. Anything I have missed? Seriously, when we are looking to quotes from Anthony Blinken we have a problem.
" we don’t know the difference between men and women"
You mean it's not illegal to not be heterosexual? Move to Iran.
@@patrikfloding7985 I don’t need to go to Iran. You sound like you need to go back to school if you don’t know the difference.😂
agreed , we live in a "democracy" where not one single person has voted for our current prime minister , not even in his own political party!!
we are ALREADY in a dictatorship
the difference is the russians dont teach kids about the wonders of sodomy
Well said
It's always good to listen to Peter Hitchens.
I could not agree more, Putin is a moderate if you know anything about Russia. Ditto the sanctions on Russia - we have sanctioned ourself!
That's like saying any german leader after Hitler is moderate😂
@@arvydassabonis8162 er no it isn't at all
@@arvydassabonis8162, talking out of you're arse, Putin is nothing like Hitler, you're betraying the victims of Nazism even implying such a thing. He's a nasty little despot for sure, but not even on the same level as Hitler.
Thank God Churchill didn't think that way "Hitler is a moderate - we shouldn't push him too hard or he'll be replaced by someone worse".
@@ThomasDanielsen1000 honestly Putin is a moderate, he gets criticized from the communists and nationalists all the time that he hasn't gone harder. If he is replaced you will get someone who will take everything off the oligarchs and Russia will turn into a war economy / command economy.
Sorry but the Americans mocking Putin for a “catastrophic strategic failure” is the definition of Irony 😂😂😂
Not sure what irony you are talking about.
@@occif2023probably Afghanistan. That was a strategic failure I believe.
@@occif2023 Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria? Notice a pattern? 😂
@@fujohnson8667 Also Viet Nam, Korea ...
@@occif2023 Every major operation they've conducted in the past 6 decades
I'm a lefty, so kudos to me for tuning in. What I like about Hitchens is that he's an old school journalist who actually went to various places and lived there for years in order to better understand the culture and nuances of a situation. This enables him to make informed and precise statements such as Russia being an army and a secret police organisation with a country rather than a country with an army and a secret police organisation. His articulate delivery makes me think harder about things I don't even agree with, and has sometimes even changed my own view. What extraordinary brothers Christopher and Peter were.
11:03 Talking about Russian people as if they were a different species ... We are all people, we are all connected. What our so-called leaders want to do is divide us. We shouldn't let them.
They act as a different species right now.
Look at your self in a mirror and reflect on your deeds that you do during day.. I guess you will see a reflection of your words in the mirror.
@@olegkovalev4135 Yes ... Which is why I try to think for myself and not merely follow whatever the media says we should think.
@@patrikfloding7985 You have to differentiate between the Russian people and its government. Those are two very different things.
Well said, the idiots down on stupid street follow a poisoned flag. Russians are human beings not insects, but demonising people to justify heinous deeds is a historical cliche and a disturbing reality. The Russian people have been long suffering, no matter what flavour holds power that’s an undeniable Historical fact. And by the by it’s not all sweetness and light in the West, the States in Western Europa are largely oppressive but their weapon of choice is robbing their own citizens of money & thus power & oppressive laws designed to keep their own citizens under “Control”, the falsehood of so-called democracy, the mother of freedom is anarchy. The UK is a Dystopian State.
I like the way he slipped over that British people used to be stoical. We're not now, we roll over and wait to have our tummies tickled now.
😂
What an interesting chap to sit and listen to 👌👌
Excellent to see Mr. Hitchens on as a guest. I still feel the loss of his brother too.
... ditto!
Nah, his late brother championed the worst domestic and foreign policies of our age. He was an ardent supporter of Tony Blair and the Iraq war, enough said!
His brother was the type of propagandist whom without, the War in Iraq would not have been possible. No contrition. No nuance. He smoked and drank himself to death because he knew himself to be a fraud and a willing fool for war... all because he had some insecurity over his masculinity and sexuality.
It's a shame there isn't a Hell for him to go to.
I love Peter, though. There are plenty of things I'll disagree with him on but he is honest, compassionate and has integrity.
@@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns , the only policy I'm aware of upon which I agree and have respect for his late brother is on abortion, he was opposed to it, surprisingly, but credit where it's due.
Excellent from Peter, talks so well on Russia.
And prison
Yeah, so well you would think that he was paid by the Kremlin to parrot their propaganda!
Hitchens is always so interesting to listen to.
You might as well listen to a Putin speech. They say the same thing!
@@ThomasDanielsen1000 To be frank Putin and Hitchen's are intelligent independent speakers, more than i can say for 90% of Western leaders who have to wait for the Fax from Washington telling them what their positions for the week are going to be.
@@bigdaz7272 I you love Putin so much, I suggest you move to Russia. He could use some more meat for his meat grinder...
Peter,a wholesome good Man👍
Everyone in the world from 6min 48 sec until 7min 13sec watch and listen to this (such a true point!). Something I have been saying about almost everything and especially about the ''issues'' in Russia. We only know what social media and dodgy news stations want us to know. There is sooooo much more to all of it. Sad that we all just believe whatever we are told without doing any of our own research!
Not me , unlike the beguiled ignorant ship of fools .
"I saw tanks coming down the street ...and I thought crikey!" how quintessentiallly British.
Lmao
Don’t always agree with Hitchens, but admire his mouth is always connected to his brain, and his words defined by the English dictionary.
I would think that one would need to have lived for two years in Moscow in order to agree or disagree.
“The whole thing is fishier than a fish’s wet bits…and I’m not talking about the content of Baldrick’s apple crumble”.
😅
I have to say I prefer Kevin to Mike as an interviewer. At least Kevin allows the interviewee to speak freely without interruption and he pays attention to what the person is saying - he looks interested. Mike on the other hand usually spend most of his time looking at his computer or phone, or both and always seems particularly disinterested in what is being said.
Agreed.
Or drinking water 😂
Same, Kevin asks then listens. Mike is still okay, there can be the odd decent laugh from time to time.
On second thoughts, I have to say I prefer Piers Morgan. 😂
Mike is a real specimen
Never understood why other countries UK? USA? EU STATES? have to "help" ukraine
1: It's not our war
2: It's not our business
3: We owe them nothing
4: just stay the hell away from this...
Because if they dont, poland is next
Global dominance the US doesnt have a thousand foreign military bases for P.R.
I would be a British citizen here in Ohio if not for Dutch money. Spanish money. French infantry. French war ships. Think before you speak.
That's what people in the USA said about Germany under Hitler.
@@troymash8109 be much better if you were still a British citizen. The US has been the worst superpower ever to grace the superpower club.
Great Interview.
Peter Hitchens displays a better appreciation of/ things Russian than the British MSM but he is letdown by being stuck in a time warp from the era of the collapse of the USSR.
Vladimir Putin has handled the situation wonderfully, he has come out of this much stronger. We could do with a leader like him here. Full respect to this man
Seriously? A leader like him? Are you a complete walker? Putin is a dictator who offs people who get in his way. Go live in Russia if you think he is so great
Well said 👍
Go back to bed, bottie!
In Russia is a fact that you can go the prison for criticising the so called special operation. Think about that before admiring a dictator like Putin. We are very lucky compared to many people in Russia.
@@jimmyjemal8802 try saying that to Julian Assange
British animosity towards Russia is long standing. As Britain plummets in its fortunes it will only get worse. Oh, poor old Ben Wallace… Little Britain has nothing to show for being America’s poodle in the Ukraine fiasco! Oh dear, how sad, never mind.
Well put John, 😂. Bit it’s a disgusting little poodle that eats it’s own offspring & shits on their remnants. It a happy little poodle that needs putting down.
Well, the british cousin did betray russian czar during the bolshevik revolution. The germans and the british even sponsored lenin on his return to russia and communist take over.
I like Peter Hitchens, agree on many things he says, except on communism and socialism, the USSR had its faults, and many.
The day the Soviet Union indeed was a sad day. It provided America and the west with a carte blanche attitude towards everything, it gave America a hegemonic role in the world illegally.
Ask the Iraqis, ask the Afghanistanis, ask the Libyans, ask the Yugoslavians.
The Soviets provided a counterbalance, and equilibrium if you like in that role.
Communism was misguided and badly enforced, true Marxism was not sadly. Still, overall, the pros outweigh the cons regarding the Soviet Union. Its intentions were good in terms of equality, access to health care, sports, space exploration and culture, equity, education, science, engineering etc, it kept the American foreign policy in check. The problem again, I reiterate, was it's enforcement. So while I agree on Peter on many things, not this. Communism/ Socialism is not evil, if its accepted and nurtured properly.
Very true, we in the west actually experienced a massive rise in living standards at the time as western capitalism had to complete with another system so they couldn't get away with the extreme usery that is now standard. It kept geopolitical balance and made sure no one power could aim for complete world domination. It massively added to scientific and technological advancement as well as advancements in music, art and culture. People till this day that experienced life in the soviet Union say life was better than it is now for them under western neo liberalism. Its such a shame they could never break out of the police state mentality and brittle control over people as I really believe that was what caused it to fall in the end
@funbarsolaris2822 Brilliant 👏 👌 👍 post.
The west didn't collapse the USSR, it collapsed itself, pouring too much money into military and it's Eastern block satellites, Warsaw Pact, it was bankrolling all of the Eastern Block countries, as well as the Afghanistan war, sure any country in the world, communist or capitalist couldn't keep that up.
LOVED THIS INTERVIEW
Hitches is always honest and worth while
Wagner troops not well trained?????? Sorry, but whatever you think of them, they are one of the most effective fighting forces in the world today.
the most effective *ruZzian* forces, you mean.
Great conversation.
Used to hate Hitchens on Leftie instinct. I now find that he has many interesting and important perspectives on political matters and on freedom of speech, in particular. He is too ultra-conservative for me, even though I no longer consider myself a Leftie. How could you nowadays with they way most of them behave? Anyway, however I may dislike some of his views, he seems to be sincere in those beliefs, and has changed even deeply-rooted beliefs in the face of incoming evidence, which most people do not. He definitely is a man who has seen a lot and done his best to understand it, without pre-fitting the evidence into his own ideology. He may not have always succeeded but has, at least, tried, or so I believe. not on the right now either, BTW. I am more concerned with how people behave, than what they say they believe. You learn a lot more that way. How could you nowadays with they way most of them behave? Anyway, however I may dislike some of his views, he seems to be sincere in those beliefs, and has changed even deeply-rooted beliefs in the face of incoming evidennot on the right now either, BTW. I am more concerned with how people behave, than what they say they belive. How could you nowadays with they way most of them behave? Anyway, however I may dislike some of his views, he seems to be
The host is clearly worried that the guest is not pushing the narrative and looking at his body language you can see that he is nervous about the aftermath of the interview !! This is real journalism where Experience beats Western propaganda !!!!
We would all love to know what Prigozhin was up to - perhaps it was a ruse or perhaps he thought he had more support than he had! One thing is clear from this, based on what I heard about intelligence services with social media etc Russia now will have an idea of those who were with the State and against the State. That is as clear as day in my eyes!
And the CIA will have been, as it always does, stirring the pot, plotting, cajoling different groups, whilst backing and using Ukraine as its patsy in this US proxy war....yet another one to go on that list of phoney wars that never work...this was not a coup, it was a dust up between Prigozin and the govt defence minister...all that amplified by the West to suit the constant red under the bed narrative..
Wise words from Peter Hitchins
Nahh, more like his usual anti-Western drivel.
3:47 "Russian leader "mortally" wounded by coup - LOL There was no coup only political differences, Putin is hugely popular and nowhere near in danger!
putler is not popular Ivan.
Concur Peter, the populous run the show worldwide. Good.
People were not applauding Pregohzhin, people were applauding the patriotic Russian troops fighting Nato and the filthy Anglo Saxon Imperialism
Anglo Saxon? Have we gone back to 700 AD
Putin not making moves are more scary than when he decisively act because he is not just reacting and that he knows something that makes him refrain from taking action. And the resolution of the matter makes the Russia trusts him more because he resolved it with minimal bloodshed.
We're basically in a dictatorship anyway, there's no choice. We either get Red Labour or Blue Labour, might as well be a leader who is patriotic.
The forced Russian propaganda in these comment sections is so obvious. If you were actually reacting to the interview you’d appreciate his compassion and understanding towards the Russian people. I hope you get paid enough and get to see some sunlight.
Spot on Peter
Don't believe Blinken. He's a liar.
He should be deported.
Is Blinkin referring to cracks in the USA and NATO?😂
It's astounding how these conversations are always so bias and one sided.😂
There is never any positives on Russia economicly or other. There are never any conversations about NATO involvement in pursuing the destruction of Russia as sovereign legitimate country.
There no compassion or respect toward the betterment of mankind or the destruction of mankind over all.😂
Its as though we the subjects are supposed to shove our heads in the sand and ignore the bias propaganda ignorance of it all.😂
Blinken is talking about America, not Putin..he just threw in the word Putin instead of America or Biden..easy mistake...
Yep, projection. The CIA has trained their facilitators in the US state department to take their cues from the grab bag of US NATO foreign policy failures, then pop Putin or China into the narrative instead. It's a short-cut for people of low intellect whose role it is to confuse and distract the public.
Unfortunately, the smarter, more intelligent brother was taken first....
Wise words!
"Bad countries have the best jokes" Sure, being a Brit you should now from experience. And please, do not deprive us from your beautiful smiles, nothing personal, by the way😉
I think Wagner's leader acted upon the orders of his Master.
Regarding Peter's comment that Prygozhin couldn't capture McDonald's 'on his own', I'm quite sure it isn't the case that a commander does all the fighting themself 😂
Wagner has given Russia all its gains in the war nvm capture mcdonalds
When Peter speaks of the horrors of the Civil War whose did he mean? Britain, USA, Rwanda, France ... every civil war goes this way
You need to read about the Russian civil war, 1917 to I think 1922. 8 million dead, Communists v non communists.
He meant the Russian one. But yes, all of them are disastrous
@@JustineBrownsBookshelfand he said so.
Really good interview
I do like Peter Hitch
President Putin is actually a very reasonable person. He is a patriot and a moderate person you can reason with. He trusted Minsk Agreement but it was just to buy time to Arm Ukraine. He wanted to join NATO. He wanted alliance with Germany. Anyone than him will be very hardline and Ukraine will be flattened 'shock and awe' style.
If I was Ukrainian I know who I would want as Russian President.
Do the Americans think with the fall of Putin they would be able to put their own stooge in!
If Putin falls it's entirely due to his megalomania and stupidity.
Long Live Mother Russia. Putin is loved by Russians. Who loves Sunak or any other western leader? 😂
Exactly my point also.
Idiots! Or are you ruble collectors? Putler is the same as hitler.
It's not hard to be loved, when all criticism of you is banned!
Excellent stuff
Communism never goes away.
And usa Upper class communism
How wrong you all were. how come BBC gets insider info and others do not question it. Where are the True old style reporters?
this guy interviewing hitchens is talking bullshit. prigozhin thought he'd
take over but then realized that he did not have broad support, so
he lost his nerve.
It is clear that it was not a coup but a little military drama.
"By himself probably couldn't capture a macdonalds"
Hitchens
7:23
"Ex prisoners not particularly well trained"
What war has Peter Hitchens been watching? 🤷🏼♂️
"Whats its like?"
"Dismal"
ITS MEANT TO BE PETER.
Mr Sayed hitchens I have started specialising in russia affairs from 1987...entered russia in early 1992 stayed full time on the ground for almost 6 years ...have reseached in the French CNRS everything about Russia inclusive the work of Helene Carrere d Encausse .chevalier decla legion d honneur avec Épée...author of 3 key books about russia by the way she is exceptionally fluent and masterly with the rf the Rf ussian language.her 2 breakthrough books" studies" l empire eclate + Victorieuse Russie. .are intim8datingly well informed..
Mr Hitchens you are a great humaniste ..humanitaire
Your eloquent informed sensitive description and depiction of the Russian People is truly MASTERLY ...
Thanks for posting
Hitchens is the man. He saved me from being a stupid naive delusions lefty.
Prighozin never left Rostov-on-don, a small group was on the highway to Moscow.
You have to feel for the Russian ordinary citizens. They have put up with so much.
What about Ukrainian citizens? I would much rather care about them.
Interesting listening
As an African, I really cant agree more with Hitchins on regime change / coup in Russia vs the nationalism that is enshrined in its citizens and leaders. The next Russian leader would be more unpredictable, and the last straw to play with, imagine Prigozhin seating on those nuclear buttons...."the west would really get what they wish for", and the effects will spill over the rest of the world. This is a doomsday wish.
Patrick Lancaster was on the spot and the crowd loved Wagner and also loved Putin. It didn't match the rhetoric comeing from the Western Media.
The Russians he spoke to love Russia, love Putin, love Wagner and love their generals. Oh and one lady loved the Chechens. All very confusing ☺️
Confusing only in the sense it didn't bear any relation to what our government or MSM were claiming.
@@belladonna6624: is that a fact Ivan?
'Straight talking starts here'
- Shows a photo of Piers Morgan
I think Russian patience is running out fast. Holding back too much can backfire for Putin…
No one can talk-over people like Hitchens...
bahmut alone swallowed man enough to fill uk army to the last man...
The west,s best day and achieved NOTHING! the desperation STINKS!
😂😂😂👍
Hitchens could expound on the virtue of paint drying for an hour and it would still be witty and thoroughly entertaining 👍
His observation of Russian people is so true...Especially the chilled vodka in kitchen 😎
11:00 WTF is this journalist asking his guest "what do you like about Russian people' as if they are some foreign alien entity? Why not ask that about your own countrymen and women and various genders.Such a question is uncalled for and totally xenophobic.
Speaking broadly about what you like about Russian people is hardly xenophobic, it's not even xenophilic.
Prygozhin..couldn't capture Macdonalds..!! An arrogant insult..If it wasn't for the Wagner group the Russian army would have been more humiliated in fighting against the Ukranians..Come on Peter that was uncalled for arrogance which undermines your wisdom.
Prigozhin has no military training and is more a manager and figurehead for Warner which was set up by the Russian state as a hands-off method for foreign military interventions, chiefly in Africa. There are real military leaders inside Wagner but they are not Prigozhin.
@@retrocool He is not going to walk into Macdonalds and capture it on his own is he.? .Mr Hitchens means him and his men, which was a flippant insult..beneath Hitchen's intelligence.Easy to sit in Oxford and pontificate about what the west is doing wrong..and how the various players are making a mess of everything.Funny, he is always seems to play Devil's advocate, he 'understands' Russia, he 'understands' Putin..I won't pour more oil on the fire..suffice to say...Putin was foolish to invade Ukraine and he personally will regret it..Pity that his own soldiers and a whole host of other suffer destruction in the meantime.
12:44 Blinken talking about a devastating strategic failure for Putin. I wonder what words he will use when Putin has a strategic success.
We should never show hate towards the Russian people because they cannot change there leaders or make any decisions for fear of punishments.
What a condescending untruth.
@@iandaniel2153that is how it is in the Uk, they are given an illusion of a choice and then told who to vote for by their lying criminal media, then they think they are superior than everyone else. The did not even vote for their prime minister.
President Putin was voted into office.
The one thing I got out of this interview is that neither of them understand basic facts about Russian soul.
He's basically saying that he has no idea of what happened when he was there and has no idea of what's happening now. Entertaining but not very informative.
I'd love to hear what Hitchens thinks about how we should deal with crime, not being sarky, I really would value it. The Victorian idea of using gaol as the punishment rather than the place you hold convicts until you punish them does not seem to have worked terribly well.
If I was UK PM and would of phoned up Putin and ask him if he wants any help in exchange for leaving Ukraine. But the coup stopped.
USA and BJ encouraged Ukraine to go to war with Russia and promised Zelenskyy armaments and other support. This is a proxy war with the aim of destabilising Russia. U.S. has been arming Ukraine since 2014. Ukraine is the sacrificial pawn.
Team Russia - Z.
Be careful what you wish for. But wasn’t jeltsin who was the reason why Putin came to power
The yanks done well in vietnam lol
Can people stop saying what I wish for without even asking me. I will tell you what I didn't wish for. Loads of men coming over by boat and working class paying the bills. Weapons that also cost millions, working class paying for.
I didn't wish for high taxes and high inflation,high interest rates. I also didn't want lockdowns.
I wish we had a western government that listened and others around the world also say we didn't wish for this. You in charge wished it.
No my sons are not fighting. Good luck with the west. It is not us.
If you hear a shot that hits its mark it sounds different...,...only if your the target.
Not the Narrative prescribed by the pro Ukraine media 🤔 VP gave enough rope and they took it and he fell short of kicking the box from under their feet.
Alternative media with a clearer message free of the shoulder to shoulder BJ speak has the answers to most questions.
Good chat though.
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putin is wise man...
So wise that he has destroyed the Russian military, Russia's economy, Russia's already terrible demographics, and utterly ruined whatever respect Russia had left on the international stage. Oh yeah, what a wise man.
One can have understanding with nefarious terrorists in public or privat armies, as long as they don't enter your house or garden. Civilization is a process of throwing a word instead of a stone. 🍷📜🗿⏳
I wish we would learn not to be haveago heros regarding other countries whose business we really do not comprehend. Only very expert swimmers go deep sea diving. We are but paddling in the convoluted seas of our world, unaware of the riptides and undercurrents, without knowledge, safer just dipping our toes.
Peter “not Christopher” Hitchens can’t explain any of this.
Initially liked news channel not so much now, better than bbc though
Is this Christopher Hitchens brother?
Yes.
No
It's his Grandfather.
His younger brother by two years.