On the Budapest agreement- my understanding is the nukes were only on Ukrainian territory by virtue of the rapid collapse of the soviet union and subsequent Ukrainian independence. Control of those nukes was never in Ukrainian hands. It was in everyone's best interests to get those missiles out of Ukraine due to the potential for nuclear material from corrupt & impoverished Ukrainians and put onto the black market. It should be noted that Russia assumed all soviet era debt of Ukraine, leaving it virtually debt free at independence. Also- sympathy for Zelensky regarding Russian invasion in violation of the Budapest agreement? Who started this? Who escalated this? Who tried on multuple occasions to find a diplomatic solution? Invade? More like liberate.
Wonderful show Sir. The only exception I would take is on Budapest memorandum. Nuclear weapons never belonged to Ukraine. They only were deployed there. All the operations were conducted from Moscow anywhere in USSR they were staged.
Sigh. The Budapest Memorandum was NOT a treaty. The US Embassy in Minsk stated that on their very own website when the US started to interfere in the affairs of 'the Ukraine' (the memorandum states that no outside powers should interfere in the affairs of 'the Ukraine' OR Belarus!
Correction: Ukraine never had any nuclear weapons. The USSR did. When the Soviet Union failed it was agreed that those nuclear weapons should be returned to Moscow.
Something you might not be aware of is that, when the USA was drafting people into military, the draft age was always 18 for American boys. To this day American boys have to register for the military draft before they turn 18 or they get rather threatening letters from the Govt.
Whether they are walking out or not is increasingly not the prerogative of the US or the west. It will be decided by Russia when they want to end this.
Sigh. 'The Ukraine' never had nukes. The only country in the Soviet Union that had nukes was Russia, which *stationed* some in Belarus, Kazakstan, and 'the Ukraine'. They were in Russian bases/installations, guarded by Russian troops, maintained by Russian operatives, and would have been launched by and from Moscow. Countries that housed Russian nukes were *not* able to touch them, let alone launch them! They did not have the know-how or technology (or the launch codes). When the USSR collapsed 'the Ukraine' *begged* - literally - for Russian nukes to be removed from their soil due to high costs. Russia obliged and removed them. President Clinton and the US agreed to all of this.
Compared to the Duran London Paul is a total lightweight and the very definition of a Alt media. this rubbish he talks about being informed not entertained is arrogance personified.
A total lightweight who has been completely correct about the Ukraine war for its entire duration. Happily be that lightweight. Just because you don't like what I say doesn't make it incorrect
@ he’s correct. I just hate the way he accuses everyone else of being alt media dismissing their views especially when his views are no different to so many others
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Ukraine did not inherit Nuclear Weapons from the USSR. Those weapons were the property of the USSR and then became the property of the USSR's legal successor the Russian Federation. They never ever belonged to the Ukrainians or the Kazakhs or anyone else who hosted Soviet Nukes. Ask yourself this Do you think the USSR handed over the launch codes for those Nukes to the Ukrainians or the Kazakhs? Right Of course not.
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Very informative thank you Paul
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On the Budapest agreement- my understanding is the nukes were only on Ukrainian territory by virtue of the rapid collapse of the soviet union and subsequent Ukrainian independence. Control of those nukes was never in Ukrainian hands.
It was in everyone's best interests to get those missiles out of Ukraine due to the potential for nuclear material from corrupt & impoverished Ukrainians and put onto the black market.
It should be noted that Russia assumed all soviet era debt of Ukraine, leaving it virtually debt free at independence.
Also- sympathy for Zelensky regarding Russian invasion in violation of the Budapest agreement?
Who started this?
Who escalated this?
Who tried on multuple occasions to find a diplomatic solution?
Invade?
More like liberate.
Wonderful show Sir. The only exception I would take is on Budapest memorandum. Nuclear weapons never belonged to Ukraine. They only were deployed there. All the operations were conducted from Moscow anywhere in USSR they were staged.
Great job in articulating what the public can sense but cannot explain
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@@cmonkey63 how wonderful to find thinking, history learned people who can reason
Paul, I always appreciate your reports. Thank you. Still following you from France. I wish you a happy 2025 year. Stay safe
Awesome breakdown Paul!!
Another fantastic video
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Geopolitics not macro, and not economics. An excellent channel.
@@sciagurrato1831 , Everything is our perception, and for me , I look at " Cui Bono " for all disputes / conflicts .... it always go back to finance
Sigh. The Budapest Memorandum was NOT a treaty. The US Embassy in Minsk stated that on their very own website when the US started to interfere in the affairs of 'the Ukraine' (the memorandum states that no outside powers should interfere in the affairs of 'the Ukraine' OR Belarus!
Correction: Ukraine never had any nuclear weapons. The USSR did. When the Soviet Union failed it was agreed that those nuclear weapons should be returned to Moscow.
Something you might not be aware of is that, when the USA was drafting people into military, the draft age was always 18 for American boys. To this day American boys have to register for the military draft before they turn 18 or they get rather threatening letters from the Govt.
Whether they are walking out or not is increasingly not the prerogative of the US or the west. It will be decided by Russia when they want to end this.
Those nukes belonged to Ukraine as much as US nukes stationed in Poland belong to Poland, that is to say - they don't.
Sigh. 'The Ukraine' never had nukes. The only country in the Soviet Union that had nukes was Russia, which *stationed* some in Belarus, Kazakstan, and 'the Ukraine'. They were in Russian bases/installations, guarded by Russian troops, maintained by Russian operatives, and would have been launched by and from Moscow.
Countries that housed Russian nukes were
*not* able to touch them, let alone launch them! They did not have the know-how or technology (or the launch codes). When the USSR collapsed 'the Ukraine' *begged* - literally - for Russian nukes to be removed from their soil due to high costs. Russia obliged and removed them. President Clinton and the US agreed to all of this.
Compared to the Duran London Paul is a total lightweight and the very definition of a Alt media. this rubbish he talks about being informed not entertained is arrogance personified.
A total lightweight who has been completely correct about the Ukraine war for its entire duration.
Happily be that lightweight.
Just because you don't like what I say doesn't make it incorrect
@ he’s correct. I just hate the way he accuses everyone else of being alt media dismissing their views especially when his views are no different to so many others
I see comments here are controlled.
Good to know.
Depends what you write RUclips auto deletes comments. Especially sensitive any negative comments around Jews, the Imperial project known as Israel and other favourite projects like LGBT, climate change, covid (when it was being pushed) etc.. I have even had negative Bitcoin comments removed.
Ukraine did not inherit Nuclear Weapons from the USSR. Those weapons were the property of the USSR and then became the property of the USSR's legal successor the Russian Federation. They never ever belonged to the Ukrainians or the Kazakhs or anyone else who hosted Soviet Nukes. Ask yourself this Do you think the USSR handed over the launch codes for those Nukes to the Ukrainians or the Kazakhs? Right Of course not.