15:12 "...but this could lead to WW3." "We are already at a tipping point risking WW3." "I don't want to believe what you are saying." That's really the entire problem in a nutshell.
Yeah... just because Nuclear war is intolerable, doesn't mean we should hang back and let nuclear powers move their tanks around freely... The strongest solution the west can do, while maintaining it's strategic aims (of not backing Putin into a corner), is to simply declare "war" on Ukraine and begin securing the west half of the country. Don't push against Russia, but don't give them an inch.
The world bullies, such as Putin, know people don't want WW3, so they just keep attacking other nations knowing that people like you won't do anything because you are afraid of engagement. There is a time when you need to face your fears and fight the bullies, whether you wanna call it WW3 or not. Sooner or later it will have to be done.
They dont understand now at least Ukraine have a safe place to move to. If NATO jump into military action they will have no place to go its world war maybe only option will be mars
With all the changes in media restrictions in Russia, the companies closing/withdrawing business from Russia, not to mention the fall of the ruble, Russian citizens hopefully will reach a tipping point with their leadership.
Anyone surprised? In all the Centuries before the Russian Revolution the peasants were were treated by the Czars as on a par with farm animals. After the Revolution in the "reign" of Stalin etc, the peasants were treated by the Communist Regime as a totally expendable commodity. In the post Communist period of Glasnost the peasants began to see their lot improve, then came the Oligarchs and Putin who made the US Civil war Carpetbaggers seem like Missionaries. Different Governments, same methodology.
It's the old adage, "In with the new boss, same as the old boss". The only difference between Vladimir Putin and Ivan the Terrible (or any other Tsar/Boyar, etc) is 500 or so years of history. In terms of the personality type, they are the same. The same psychopathy, same methods, same delusions of grandeur, etc, etc, etc. I call Putin the "little Tsar", because it's apparent that he believes he's some sort of great historical figure. "Saviour" of Old Russia, restorer of past glories. In reality, he's just a pissant who has massive delusions of grandeur. Tsar, velikiy kniaz, boyar, indeed. He's more like the court jester or the serf forced to clean out the buckets they used to go to the toilet in.
I am completely amazed that you were not shocked when 7 countries were totally destroyed by the US and NATO countries. The whole world was quiet when millions were killed and millions left homeless and the infrastructure of those countries was totally destroyed.
You mean USA 🇺🇸 FOR not listening to Russia.. they said over and over through the years way back to Bush but they never listened now they sucking Ukraine 🇺🇦 into Nato Russia 🇷🇺 is not going to like that. Its a big treat imagine Mexico growing and growing u think USA is going to like tht. Nope
@@v.hamilton5679 Western public is always manipulated, whether it be current Yemen, or Libya, or Serbia, or Iraq, or Latin American countries ... They want to throw more weaponry to poor Ukrainians so that more lives perish ... The only solution is to negotiate peace with Russia, but the West does not want it. They want to weaken Russia at the expense of Ukraine ... So rotten and evil.
@@v.hamilton5679 lier. Civil war has around 15000 casualties, ON BOTH sides, Ukrainian soldiers, Ukrainian seperatists and Russian soldiers, and civilians on both sides. If Putin had stayed out of Ukraine none of this would have happened.
The lady Jessica on the panel has a firm grasp of the situation. This is a turning point. Putin has been appeased the whole time he has been in power. How has that worked? If we value our freedom and independence the criminal Putin has to be stopped.
I would have to disagree, she is basically saying he ought to go to war, we ought to kill to protect Ukraine, and we ought to shut off gas to millions because of Putin, will she go to her house tonight and turn off the heating and sleep in the cold? NO, she is wearing rainbow socks, she herself wouldn't join any defensive unit or put her life on the line but she wants you too. She's a dummy.
@@thatguy5801 That's exactly what everyone should ask before wanting war either ARE YOU WILLING TO DIE or ARE YOU WILLING TO SEE YOUR LOVED ONES DIE it's really easy to say let's stop Putin and then staying at home
Well, it is official now. The horrible crimes against humanity we see now, brought about by one man with too much power, I see no way we can call ourselves civilized. Slava Ukraini
What about the horrible crimes brought about by Zelensky against the Russian civilians in Eastern Eukraine for the past 8 years? Out of sight, out of mind.
The difference is that people fleeing one European nation to another have largely the same culture. People fleeing from the Middle East do not have the same culture and consequently bring turmoil, mostly because they insist on bringing their tumultuous culture with them. Then they insist on enforcing their laws in their new 'home' instead of integrating into what's there and allowing a slow, gradual change.
That's your problem if you can't understand and appreciate different cultures. In the UK people from other cultures have been living here for decades with no problems, unless your scared of them, but that's your fault. If you spend any time in different cultures you'll realise that when it comes down to the important things, we aren't all that different.
There are many other mid eastern country who should be welcoming Palestinian or other mideastern population.. It's true it's easy to accept people with whom you share common religion, language, or skin color. It's a fact if not the ideal. But those country do not welcome their own people, and blame everything on the West. This is called tribalism.
**. The Russian military knows,, if it launches 1 nuke,,, Moscow is incinerated !!! We've got to stop acting like cowards, and give the Ukraine the air support,, she needs.. **
@@carmellaclarke7050 This person did not mention any of those, because the conversation is not about them in this post. How do you even know what their opinion is about that? Just because someone is against this war, does not mean they don't feel the same about others suffering because of wars.
I think an implicit but potentially important consideration here is the possibility of Putin losing his absolute power and the threat of war crimes is a very real consideration. Putin seems to be surrounded by yes men, but those amoung them powerful enough to eventually face war crimes might start thinking carefully about their own future. In the short term it would be risky for them to stand up to Putin. In the long run it might be fatal for them not to. It's hard to know from the outside how this might playout, but we could imagine scenarios ranging from influencing Putin, staging a Russian coup d'état or even an assassination of Putin. I thought this was the point, but then no one mentioned anything like this explicitly.
War never cared about civilians to begin with. the more important questions to ask are: how did the world let this happen in the first place and more urgently, what can we do to stop it?
@@JugglerBean well, the same way as societies allowed that for more than 2000 years: instability in everyday lives -> urge to find a strong leader ending this instability .....
19:20 This is what strikes me most about the current state of global affairs. It's no accident that Europe is so dependent upon Russia for oil and gas and if Europe wants to avoid authoritarianism it needs to take this threat seriously.
true, *BUT* europe alone cannot exist in an empty void on its own. so, who should it rely on? china? how long until a maniac runs it? the USA? well, remember 2017-2021 ...
@@montanus777 As a US citizen, I have to second this - Do _not_ forget 2017-2021!! Too many people in this country either are trying to erase the fact that it happened, or living in alternate MAGA reality. I don't have anything to say compared to what Europe faces w/energy supply: it will be worse for them, I'm afraid. I worry that paying even a bit more here will trigger the right, & make those prices the next big "infringement" they see on their "rights".. 😔
@@bellbookcandle3051 _luckily_ here in germany the federal elections were only half a year ago, so the recent government can pretty much 'do what they want' for another 3 years without caring _too_ much about approval ratings. and in france macron even seems to gain approval for the upcoming elections. so, the 'two big players of EU' are somewhat safe for now.
Thank you Christopher for that great quote from Tolkien’s “The Lord Of The Rings”. Maybe one of the greatest books ever written of the triumph of love and courage and faith over evil.
One of the best reporting, starting off by addressing wars that has occurred around the world, the learnings thereof, that is, the loss of humanity and treatment of humankind. Truly 😥.
She has a point. Look...what value is money worth when you compare it with saving innocent lives or defending freedom? Its not even a compromise. Cut the oil from Russia.
It might get cold in German homes, and they will have to bundle up, but they will have food, water, medicine, electricity, sewage, etc. while many Ukrainians have none of those things.
Meanwhile, Antarctica has enough natural resources for fueling the entire population of the earth for hundreds of years; so what's stopping the West from dominating those supplies as retaliation for Russia's aggression against Ukraine? In other words, instead of sending planes, troops, or ammunition to "fuel" the war machine, why not reconsider the Antarctica Treaty that was signed by all of those United Nations allies, and rewrite the rule book so that those natural resources can be tapped and distributed to every country that has need? That would be too easy, and make too much sense. Check out the video of Admiral Richard E. Byrd on the Longines Chronicles news show. Imagine all of the jobs that would be created internationally if we worked together Today, for a better tomorrow?
@@tjk3430 No. There are Hot water lakes and springs only 300 miles within the interior. No excuses. Subdue the earth, chop a tree, shoot a deer, and tap the mountains of carbon that are just sitting there for the taking. No excuses. Need fuel? Antarctica is LOADED with it.
Jessica and the guy born in Russia are so intelligent and sharp. Between gas price and future peace, German government chooses gas price. A topical short gain long term pain. It is sad.
Obviously the people should be in charge! We wouldn't be in this mess. It's the people's responsibility to end worldwide corruption. And those who propagate it!
sorry, but the people are in charge. each person has the capacity to choose to obey or deny the leadership of another- certainly the consequences of resistance could be dire, but how did it get there in the first place ? putin is the leader of russia- because his commands are towards the russian people, it remains their reponsibility and their duty to remove him from such power. countless dictators have fallen to popular revolts in the past- putin is no less vulnerable
@@katarinahinsey3931 Its a difficult situation. I don't think one can say categorically how a certain course of action will pan out. The supply of western war material to the Ukraine puts NATO on a de facto war footing anyway.
**. Absolutely... The men are cowards trembling in fear,,, of Putin's empty threats... Russians know that if they launched one nuke... MOSCOW WOULD BE INCINERATED..... EITHER WE GIVE THE UKRAINE AIR SUPPORT,,,, OR STAND BACK AND WATCH... THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.. **
**. We've been acting like cowards,, afraid of Putin's empty threats!!!if you launched one nuke all of Moscow would be incinerated !!!! We must give the Ukraine the air support it needs!! Today!! **
Where are the religious leadership and what are they doing for these displaced peoples??? When communist China invaded China many thousands of Tibetans fled to India and among them was my mother, grandmother and myself, just like Ukrainians now. I pray for all the displaced persons around the world and those who have stay behind to fight ! Let us also not forget innocent animals and natural environment that are sufferings too.
@@tech1238 me and my friend in interview Jessica berlin dont need sources, because we are geopolitical experts and students of history! Just trust us. Dont think! Thinking is bad! Trust me, trust us bro! If you trust us, we will lead you where you need to go! :D
@@krokodilkroki3744 Exactly and they're not even talking about Russia bringing aid to those that have no food and water as well. It's not just one country bringing aid. Ukraine and Russia are like family countries literally in a way because there's lots of Russians in Ukraine. Not just soldiers civilians. You can't have 2 countries side-by-side and not have in some form good relations as citizens. Countries might hate each other, leaders might not agree with each other, Some people on both sides might hate each other but there are still many many that are friends.
since lennin really, the loss of life doesn't matter as long as you accomplish your goal. Remember For the period from 1994 to 2003, estimates of up to 250,000 civilians and up to 50,000 Russian servicemen were killed during russia's raid on chechnya... this war/"special operation" was deemed "successful".
Soviet Union (Russia) waged war against Finland (Winter War and Continuation War) in Second World War and lost more than 400.000 men and more than 500.000 were wounded and on top of this they lost huge amount's of military vehicles... Approximately 100.000 Finns died and 200.000 wounded. In the end Finland gave some land for Soviet Union (Russia) in order to sign a peace agreement. Ironically Russian claim they won, yes they won some pieces of land but lost huge numbers of men. Lives don't really matter to such leaders.
🇺🇦 Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? (Jeremiah 49:7. Teman is south Russia. Famous for the wisdom they possessed. Aerospace engineering. Job’s friend Eliphaz is the Temanite. Eliphaz’s answers are from the point of “human experience”. When rubber meets the road they are not doing well.)
**. Jessica is right !!! Putin's not going to stop with the Ukraine !!!we can only stop him by giving the Ukraine the air support she needs!!! And the Russians aren't going to launch one nuke,,, because that would mean that Moscow would be incinerated... **
I agree, we citizens of the world must suck it up in the support of Ukraine. Europe will pay most in terms of humanitarian displacement and a cold winter next year. Happily this will accelerate conversion to renewable energy and get people on bicycles :)
You know what just hit me hard? I thought of all the children who never got to say goodbye to their best friends, their favorite teacher. Damn. Now I need a tissue wicked bad. 😢
Good grief give Mikhail more time to answer & contribute! He has an invaluable insight into how the West can try to win hearts & minds in Russia & also cripple Putin’s war machine. Overall, though, a terrifying but brilliant analysis- thank you all. Slava Ukrani from Australia (apologies if I’ve spelled that incorrectly!)
15:12 "He who loves his life so much will lose it". We have to challenge Putin vigorously even at the risk of WW3. One thing is certain, I don't want my descendants to be speaking Russian.
Here's what a lot of people are missing. The last time Ukraine fell under the Russian Boot millions were starved to death on purpose by Stalin. As bad as things are right now it is not hard for Ukranian leaders to remind their countrymen, and women, that fighting to the death is not the worst thing that could happen.
I understand that under Stalin Ukraine suffered terribly. But that was Stalin, Putin doesn't have a good word to say about Stalin. NOW Ukraine is rotten to the core and since 2022 has been responsible for the genocide of over 14,000 of its Russian population. Why is no-one talking about this
The Great Famine,in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 and killed millions of Ukrainians. It was a large part of the wider Soviet famine of 1932-1933. The term Holodomor emphasises the famine's man-made and allegedly intentional aspects such as rejection of outside aid, confiscation of all household foodstuffs and restriction of population movement. As part of the wider Soviet famine of 1932-1933 which affected the major grain-producing areas of the country, millions of inhabitants of Ukraine, the majority of whom were ethnic Ukrainians, died of starvation in a peacetime catastrophe unprecedented in the history of Ukraine. Since 2006, the Holodomor has been recognized by Ukraine and 15 other countries as a genocide of the Ukrainian people carried out by the Soviet government.
Jessica Berlin spoke most excellently here. As did all guests. I was just particularly impressed with the confidence she portrays in her well educated opinions. How refreshing to hear proper opinion pieces from well articulated, educated and honest guests. It is time to just say it how it is, without holding back our expression of views due to fear of worrying those listening, or ruffling the feathers of those who are trying to remain in business cahoots, despite the rapidly rising death tolls, alongside the rapidly rising wider dangers. Thank you for some real journalism. I appreciate this.
"Proactive" military yes. The woman is spot on about Putin using the Syrian siege war model in Ukraine! Correct also, the West politicians need to view this as the open skirmish of a potential WW III immediately or they risk incorrectly weighing the longer term consequences of timidity now.
A disagreement is not required to have a discussion. A debate is often a discussion with no plausible end point. Noam Chomsky once described the idea of "debating" as one of the human races most pointless creations. Essentially, it is more often than not, taking two staunch sides, neither of whom wish to change their view point, and you get these two sides to try to force their opinions onto the other, usually to no avail. When is the last time we have watched a serious debate, where one side says to the other "Actually, I never thought about it like that. Good point. I think I will now do a U-turn on the opinions I have presented to day, and instead take your points onboard". It rarely works like that. What is much more educational, is to have an open discussion like this, involving well credited, educated and experienced individuals, presenting to the people a set of factual information combined with their educated opinions, in the hopes that it brings some clarity to the outside population who are seeking more information on what is really going on within these complex situations.
I’m so thankful and heart filled to see the other countries stepping up to help the people displaced from their homes. It proves that good will prevail. ❤️🇺🇦❤️
It's so frustrating that when the topic of stopping importing Russian gas and oil comes up, announcer Peter Craven's has the typical response to start humming and hawing about increased gas and oil prices. How can you put a price on the lives of the innocent civilians in the Ukraine? Jessica Berlin's response is the appropriate one, pressing that we should pay this financial price for freedom in Europe. Mikhail in Bonn emphasized that from the military perspective this is not a declaration of war. Frankly it's a more civilized way of fighting back. Otherwise we are feeding the Russian war machine. Jessica is correct about the urgency of the situation, we are facing WW3. We must act very carefully but very decisively. The trump sanctions card has not been played. American has set the example. 26 -- 27% of European oil and gas comes from Russa they claim (France 24 says 40% for natural gas and about 25% for oil). In any case that means Europe has a stronger hand to play here than USA. I pray that German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz and other European leaders have the courage to act boldly and wisely in solidarity with Ukraine and for world peace. Stop feeding the war machine! Ask every consumer to voluntarily cut back their consumption of oil and gas. STOP IMPORTING RUSSIAN GAS AND OIL!!!!!!!!
People in the West are worried about oil and gas prices whilst at the same time think about the lives lost buying into Putin and his evil and barbaric acts. I don’t care about material things but lives innocent lives that’s different and a whole new ball game. I totally agree with this woman and what she says .
Problem is that if Putin panics, he may literally decide to end the human race because he'd rather take the world down with him. He is a classic sociopath and while he deserves the worst, he can be very dangerous to all life if he panics.
@@Xpistos510 that is what I fear. He's 69, if he goes down, the little man takes the whole world with him. Heard also he has a bunker, as if that'll work, and has ensured those near him aren't 'too' near, and are completely threatened by him. He's already covered that off. Really I think our only hope is if he is removed.
The overreliance of this lunatic was the problem. I suppose Europe knew who this man was many years ago, but it is not the Russian people, it is one person and his cronies. It is only the beginning and it is too late to do something about him. The more he fails, the greater the possibility of him using dangerous weapons on the people of Ukrain.
Лучший способ для Украины пережить это - это для Кремля осознать, что Путин разрушает не только Украину, но и Россию, убрать его и спасти нас от этого безумия.
If anyone who is trying to commit starts doubting and talking the IF this or IF that then it will become weak and confused. You act decisively, and precisely, with clear goals and vision. The West has the know how, has resources, has capability, and has brains. Timing is of the essence.
@John Grigg The west including the US and Canada has the resources, specifically oil and gas to fill the shortfall by cutting off Russian oil purchases. To be very blunt are we the consumers ready to pay much higher prices at the pump and do our politicians have the moral backbone and credibility to lead?
@@davidrink1291 I’m ok with wearing more clothes inside my home. Just keep it warm enough to keep the pipes from freezing. And I can plan my car trips better to cut down the amount of gas I need.
you should change your comment to "rather than let Nation perish" 101 in English, always clarify your nouns. when u type "let it perish" no one had a clue what youre saying. shame too youre top comment. misleading.
Every country deserves to protect is airspace and enact a no-fly zone, Ukraine included. They should not have to ask to defend their airspace. This is outrageous to prevent them from defending their own airspace.
Why do so many people assume this could easily escalate to a full-blown war? NATO would not attack targets in Russia. Russia does not have the means to threaten NATO countries. Given the losses in aircraft and tanks they had in two weeks against a far inferior opponent, engaging NATO would mean the fast and massive destruction of the Russian militry. And if that happens neither NATO nor Russia's neighbours will be afraid of the Russian armed forces any more. And that is the worst that can happen to Putin: Losing his position as a superpower and threat. And assuming Putin and his generals would call for the end of the world without a single bomb hitting Russian territory is just ridiculous. If NATO calls his bluff, then the war is over within hours. Stopping the imports of oil and gas would only be a problem for Germany if they last for 6+ months. What will Russia look like in six months? 50,000 dead soldiers, 1,000 destroyed tanks, hundreds of destroyed airplanes and helicopters? That is not a realistic scenario. Russia cannot keep up this controntation for that long. The earlier we stop the imports, that sooner they have to give up. And afterwards we will allow them to sell gas to us for half the price.
@Thou Swell That obviously referred to conventional warware. The button is not a "threat", at least not in the usual sense. I only watch Putin, the coward, making threats. I never hear him say "I am willing to commit suicide and have Russia erased from the world". During the cold war noone (publicly) assumed that there would be massive nuclear destruction without previous massive conventional destruction. Either you assume that Putin and the people he needs are suicidal / completely insane or you do not assume that. If you do not assume that then NATO stopping Russian units in Ukraine will not lead to a large scale nuclear war. Putin is afraid of the waekness of his military compared to NATO being exposed. Thus he has to prevent any such confrontation. Thus he makes these ridiculous threats. What are you willing to let him do before you support calling his bluff?
I couldn't agree more with you, everyone somehow subscribes to the madman with nukes theory... as if that can happen so easily, without actually thinking and analyzing it. The biggest nuclear deterrence Putin has is that we believe that without even thinking. The moment you analyze it, its deterrence vanishes, and Putin looks naked. The entirety of Putin's strategy is fear. That is why I also disagree with many advisors, politicians, etc treating him like a "madman"... he is not, he is just a dictator which gambled and miscalculated and doesn't care about losses, but he is not insane.
@@TheAlchaemist I agree. The west fighting in Ukraine does not mean nuclear war. We should be there fighting and destroying the Russian military if it crosses into the western half of Ukraine. As long as we vow never to send military into Russia, nuclear war can be averted. The nukes will only fly if Russia feels its very existence is threatened.
Ukraine is in a life and death fight against Russia, defending its right to decide it future. The future Ukraine had chosen, was to strengthen its fledgling democracy and joining as a EU member state. In 1994 Ukraine had voluntary stood down and dismantled its nuclear weapon capability; having had at that time, the third largest nuclear weapon arsenal in the world. Key Western powers including Russia, agreed to the Budapest Memorandum, to come to the Ukraines defence should it be faced with an attack on its sovereignty. Ukraine also signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Therefore Ukraine's fight is about fighting for common principals all of the West hold sacred. Defeat of Ukraine would therefore spell the potential defeat of any number of EU or Nato member states. As if Western states are not prepared to uphold the Budapest Memorandum, then it become a serious question whether NATO agreement is watertight. On principal alone the West should be defending Ukraine; as Russia is attacking principals the West agrees are the foundation stones of Western democracy. The right to sovereignty, the right to self-determination, the right to decide who it trades with and who it associates with, the right to chose it security alliance, the right for its citizens to live in peace and security. Russia is challenging the Wests resolve on defending democracy. So far the West has failed to support its agreements at Budapest. If Ukraine falls, its would be due to Western failure to uphold commitments to defend democracy. We can no longer stand by and watch daily as thousands of Ukraines civilians are indiscriminately killed or displaced by brutal Russian aggression. It is time to step in and stop this bloody murder of innocent people due to Putin's egotistical reading of history. A history Putin wishes to shape according to his whims. We cannot look the other way. This war whether we like it or not will spill over. Contain it now, while the Southern flank is still relatively to a lessor degree impacted. At the very least seek a UN resolution to provide the necessary legal military intervention (air and missile interception defence) along Ukraines southern flank.
Back to back wars and "interventions" by usa in Afghanistan, iraq, syria and yemen posed no threats to world. War next door to europe is a threat to entire world. Words, the use of carefully chosen words is all thats at play. I see no honesty, just bias.
I wish cable new in the US was this GOOD! I used to love to watch Al Jazeera America, it was definitely near the same level as DW. Then it got shut down. Here in the US, cable news is just like "In case you've been living under a rock for 3 months, let me repeat the same information/opinion over and over and over and over and over and over and..............." REAL JOURNALISM! LOVE IT!
That was very informative and interesting. Thank you very much. As "the West" I think we should really start to sacrifice some of our comforts for democracy and freedom of opinion and speech everywhere. I cannot forget the women and girls in Afghanistan we leave without hope of education, choice of profession and freedom of movement. I wish we had half the motivation with Afghanistan we have now with Ukraine. Yes, European countries are closest to European hearts - but 2022 we really are one people on one planet. Every natural catastrophe, every terrorist, every bomb, every virus is always at most just one plane flight away from our own comfortable and warm home, our own well supplied kitchen, our own fully equipped hospitals. Maybe Europe will at least get their act together and quickly turn to renewable energy - which we should have done ages ago. I am so sorry for all the losses on all sides. War is such a medieval means, such an incredible waste of human life and mind and resources. 🕊️🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇳
Afghanistan was a different story, the people there were not supportive. They didn't want the west there. You saw how they ran away or switched sides to the Taliban. They did a lot of terrible things too, horrible things really. They were not deserving of help, they rejected it.
@@witoldschwenke9492 Afghans are diverse like all of us. Many wanted help and made the best of the help they got. The Taliban are an extremist murderous and torturing group of male humans. That people bow to their pressure is to be expected - especially if we leave them all of a sudden with little or no preparation. All people needing help deserve help. To reject them is inhuman.
Hey. You know what happened next in Afghanistan. It wants to be a primitive, backwater, extreme religionist country whose values do not coincide with ours. War is not medieval. War is of all ages and all times. War is part of the human condition. Europe, with enlightenment has begun (begun, not completed) to shed several downsides of that human condition. That process did not always go well. Look at how socialists tried to force equally and produced national-socialist Germany and the Soviet Union. And the exports of communism further afield. Millions of dead in China. Later on, trying to force western values on Iraq and such did not go as disastrously wrong as exporting communism, but on the whole it has not gone well. You cannot force values on other people. Ukrainians do not want Russian values forced upon them. Trading war for an oppression in the name of peace is not peace. We should have gone renewable ages ago. I've always tried to minimize my fossil fuel consumption, but not everyone agrees. Preventing climate change is the most important, but destroying the income of putrid and evil governments has always been a close second. Other than that it takes effort, I see no downsides to getting rid of fossil fuels.
Finland gets 100% of gas from Russia at the moment. We have said on the governmental level we can do without Russian imports. I am ready to pay double for gasoline too if that it is what it takes.
The only ones that can show true mercy are the fighters on the ground and in the air or at sea. Miss your target. Oh no something, broken it won't fire. I lost the codes. We're out of that. Dang, just missed. Screens broken. I'm sick today. I overslept. Things break. Parts wear out. Screws come loose.
Regarding nuclear war, the world normalizes the idea of having them when the non proliferation gets down to a number we can tolerate. To bastardize a quote from someone way more intelligent than I'll ever be; Given enough time the impossible becomes possible, the possible then becomes probable and the probable becomes an almost certainty if given enough time. This being said, a major nuclear power still has to be stood up to or each red line will be backed with the threat of nuclear retaliation. Each time this nuclear sabre is rattled it becomes more normalized. Putin saying this time and time again is liable to make him believe what he is saying about using his nuclear arsenal. This has to stop or we will face the same problem in the near future.
In Slavic culture, the women and children go to safety and the men fight. Some women, after passing children to extended family, have returned and established female militia brigades. They literally just put out video taped announcements in the past few days.
I have been following U.S media and now also this American speaking lady, and I feel they are somehow exited to have all this action on European ground. In case of a major crises she will likely relocate to the U.S. Europe and Russia will be the biggest losers economically. U.S will be able to manage the energy deficit, Europe can not. Also U.S will be profiting hugely on selling all the weapons Europe now needs. And the majority of the pain in term of war and fighting will likely be contained in Europe and not spread to the U.S continent. At the same time Europe's and Russia's competitiveness will be hugely dented, making life easier in the U.S, supported by the FED's creation of currency out of thin air. U.S couldn't have wished and asked for more. Putin played the cards directly in their hand. China, India and Brazil will be the biggest winners, in that order. European/Russian trading ties, Nord Stream 2, etc., are in ruins and will remain so for likely decades or at least until Putin is longer alive. The sad thing is, that it has to be this way now, and I support it because Putin did what he did.
One thing I think about is the fact that with the exodus of 2,000,000 people, there are still about 42-43 million people in country. The lives of the Ukrainian people will NEVER be the same. 😢💔
Syrians of Afghans marching through numerous safe countries are not comparable with Ukrainians seeking refuge in the neighbouring first countries. I don't get why is it so difficult to understand....
Jessica IS right when she said the oligarch, the Secret Service protecting..around that person has the MOST POWER, Jessica is right, Paulo is also very right 👍
A "no fly zone" is in reality an active aerial combat zone. It involves directly engaging Russian aircraft in combat by NATO aircraft, NATO aircraft firing into Russian anti-aircraft batteries on the ground in Ukraine but also direct NATO attacks into Russia homeland to bomb and destroy Russian anti-aircraft batteries in Russia that are close enough to the Ukraine border to shoot down NATO aircraft over Ukraine.
The first finger should be pointed not at Putin but how the President of Ukraine acted in response to the military operation. Obviously he wanted to be a hero and he is responsible in no lesser extent for casualties of war including military loss and countless innocent civilians.
Also, these are many of the events that have lead to where we are today, I might be missing some stuff though: • “July 16, 1990: Ukraine’s Declaration of Sovereignty • July 31, 1991: The United States and the Soviet Union sign START • Dec. 26, 1991: The Soviet Union officially dissolves, delaying entry into force of START • Dec. 30, 1991: Minsk Agreement on Strategic Forces. The Commonwealth of Independent States agrees that strategic forces would be under the joint command of the former Soviet Union states • May 23, 1992: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the United States sign the Lisbon Protocol. The protocol calls for the return of nuclear weapons in three formerly Soviet states to Russia and for all states to be added to the START treaty and join the NPT • Jan. 14, 1994: Ukraine, Russia, and the United States sign the Trilateral Statement. Ukraine commits to full disarmament, including strategic offensive weapons, in exchange for economic support and security assurances from the United States and Russia • Sept. 4, 1993: Massandra Accords. Failed summit between Russian and Ukrainian governments • Dec. 5, 1994: Russia, Ukraine, United States, and the United Kingdom sign the BUDAPEST MEMORANDUM on Security Assurances. Includes security assurances against the threat or use of force against Ukraine’s territory or political independence • Dec. 5, 1994: Ukraine submits its instrument of accession to the NPT as a non-nuclear weapon state. The five START parties exchange instruments of ratification for START, which enters into force • June 1, 1996: Ukraine transfers its last nuclear warhead to Russia • October 30, 2001: Ukraine eliminates its last strategic nuclear weapon delivery vehicle • Dec. 4, 2009: Joint Statement by Russia and the United States. The two countries confirm the security guarantees made in the 1994 Budapest Memorandum • March 18, 2014: Russia annexes Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and provides support to forces in the eastern Luhansk and Donetsk provinces of Ukraine. • February 24, 2022: Russia engages in large-scale “military exercise of Ukraine.””
Jessica sincere analysis is obvious to everyone, but few are the ones that can face reality. Please listen, ACT united and defeat this worldwide enemy. Stop trying to ‘prevent’ what it is already happening. Trying to solve our ‘needs’ to the cost of freedom is plainly cowardice.
@@sofisa11 I agree with those who want to defend their county. But it still doesn’t change the fact that armed civilians are now militia and are no longer civilians but combatants.
A desperate person will make up their own definition of what fits their motives. Putin stating that the sanctions are an act of war but yet they are not is his way of advising he’s looking at the sanctions as a threat. That means his next phase will be his reaction from what he believes.
So sad to watch and hear the suffering people are going through. Please, men and women in uniform and in the front line just find a place in your heart and value the life of God in the people dying.
Would it not be great that we can put people through a device called the dictator detector and dispose of them before they ever become one? Good thing that people never have a change of heart and if they do their hearts will never harden and just become more receptive of rainbows and butterflies. No. You will always have people like Putin. Putin is human. Peace comes from our values and our willingness to defend them. It is people like Putin who like to take advantage of weakness. That's the way it works. Accept it.
Irrespective of the outcome of the war, Russia should be paying compensation for every civilian life lost and for the reconstruction of Ukraine, as instigators of the military aggression. The West should be running a tally and ensuring they have seized Russian financial assets in excess of the tally.
Europe needs to tighten their belts and stiffen their upper lips. I understand the reluctance to send actual troops against Russia. But the common population as a mass consumer can be utilized. Start rationing petrol and natgas, encourage work from home, public transport, and only weekly deliveries (looking at you Amazon). Get creative with heat saving sleepovers and cooking larger communal meals. Im from the US and i know if we ever had to ration our consumption and behavior the masses would tantrum like spoiled children. But we as humans are better than that, i hope. Moderating our consumerism is good for our ideals, our wallet and our planet.
What nobody in German politics speaks out that cutting off Russian oil & gas completely that would not only lead to increasing prices but also a lack of energy supply in general. Even electricity would then most likely be short which is a disaster for the whole economy. No nuclear power plants, increasing use of coal and LNG Terminals that take at least 3 years to be built could solve the situation anytime soon. Just keep that in mind by speaking out those sanctions which seem to be the peace bringer for people with narrow minds
Welcome to the world of struggle I can imagine in hardship the people of syria, libya, Somalia, Afghans and most of the other countries that USA and NATO destroyed.
You are totally right, no one is going to sanction Israel for it's acts of violence against Palestinians or sanction Saudi Arabia for it's war in Yemen. NATO can't answer for it's crimes in the middle east but God forbid Russia stands up for it's concerns. I blame NATO and it's expansion to the east for this mess.
This is crushing my heart for the people of Ukraine. And if you think that Putin will stop with Ukraine you are sadly wrong!!!! But by the time he ( Putin) goes into a NATO country it will be TOO late for Ukraine.
EU should create a robust system of managing natural gas within EU, in terms of distribution, transport and storage. This is a bit late in the game now, but it doesn’t mean we have to give up and postpone. Natural gas has to be seen not only as energy source (which is, in proportion) but also as industrial commodity (raw material), this should be clear even to countries that have electricity surplus, tout a fait. Enough storage should be built (near where it enters EU or in key distribution points). We’ve suppliers in the north (Norway, Russia*) and suppliers in the Mediterranean, what we need is a storage and a rail system to transport LNG between north and Mediterranean and vice-versa. This way if one supplier is not meeting its contracts, industry would not be impacted because options of alternative suppliers or storage from within EU. Creating wagons proper for secure LNG transport wouldn’t be difficult I think. Rail as transport because of relatively weather resilience. Security should be considered, where rails go densely populated areas alternative route should be found, or closely watched transit should be considered. * the fact that Russia is now a _personna non grata_ on trade right now doesn’t mean things can change in medium/long term, so, do not write it off.
You're totally right, if only a bit too late with the ideas (and that's the good news!). Check how many pipeline capacity and LNG terminals are in the EU. This is already quite an infrastructure. Also, natural gas is extracted even in Netherlands and France, albeit not a significant portion of the total consumed gas. The best of it all is a significant underutilization of France and, to a lesser degree, Belgium LNG terminals. Unfortunately, I do not know if pipelines are there to carry the extra capacity, but adding pipelines from Belgium to Germany over the North European Plain is going to be not far and likely less expensive than even building terminals; still 1-2 years horizon, unfortunately; perhaps closer to 1 (next winter is a concern) than 2 with a special financing, which is in the US best interest to provide to sell their gas to EU; we just burn it as a byproduct of oil extraction, adding to the CO2 footprint, otherwise. Germany is, unfortunately, is in the worst disposition right now: it has _not a single_ LNG terminal, and is the top gas consumer in EU. But with enough money and goodwill, solvable, if only barely. A war is a war.
Oh, and, BTW, rail transport of LNG is EU has its own problems, due to safety concerns. Trucking is much easier certifiable (but requires more of a better grade oil, unfortunately; most Russian crude does not qualify, rather fortunately).
@@Xeonophon That’s no where near true. The entire aligned Grad, TOS-1A units, and other Thermobaric Carriers cannot get close enough (they’re very short range artillery). The ground losses have been extreme, they’re stalled for a reason. We’re seeing increasingly likely satellite imagery evidence that the claims of over 1,000 Russian armored vehicles being destroyed is likely not an exaggeration. Military tactics are not a simple science. Russia has serious issues getting in range of anything but the suburbs of Kyiv. While thermobarics are effective at dislodging the resistance there, they don’t have anywhere near enough to effect more than 10% of Kyiv’s total territory. Not to mention it’ll kill hundreds of thousands and unify the world to bring extreme weaponry to the forefront, weaponry that Russia cannot counterbalance.
@@2600seraph2600 Russia has thermobaric bombs. RUclips the videos. stop deluding yourself. Russia has air superiority. they can trike at will any target. keep watching western media and you will see the majority of vehicles destroyed are Ukrainian. The ukranians then edit the videos for uninformed westerners and say the are Russian. the convoy is there for a reason. there are probably backroom negotiations going on right now and if they fail to meet Russian demands Kiev will fall in days.
7:30 you fool! It was artificial migration crisis created by Lukashenko! How come people from Africa and Middle East come to Poland from Belarus??? How come?? You fool!
My heart is with Ukrainian but just think about people in Iraq Afghanistan Syria and many more countries oppressed by America. At least Ukrainian has all the support from leaders from media but all other people who are ignored what happened to them. May be this is the call for the whole world to eradicate hypocrisy and think about all the oppressed people By a single country who has long lasting craving for blood.
Good sir, yesterday, 4,000 Russians. Men, women and even children were protesting against the war in Russia. The police have taken them all away. And not into the local prisons. My friend fears for his family, because his neighbour went to protest and doesn’t know when he will return. If he returns.
7:19 Needs cleared up "This is Putin's war" . I don't see Putin in Ukraine but his people. God gave every man a instrument to know the difference between good and evil. That excuse isn't good enough for me.
....just one comment to EU/NATO leaders.....you were in position to avoid the war, all of this dissaster may not happen if you timely did what you were voted and paid for.......you have blood of Ukraines on your hands! Europeans are not forgiving and you all will becalled to resposibility!
15:12 "...but this could lead to WW3."
"We are already at a tipping point risking WW3."
"I don't want to believe what you are saying."
That's really the entire problem in a nutshell.
Yeah... just because Nuclear war is intolerable, doesn't mean we should hang back and let nuclear powers move their tanks around freely... The strongest solution the west can do, while maintaining it's strategic aims (of not backing Putin into a corner), is to simply declare "war" on Ukraine and begin securing the west half of the country. Don't push against Russia, but don't give them an inch.
The world bullies, such as Putin, know people don't want WW3, so they just keep attacking other nations knowing that people like you won't do anything because you are afraid of engagement. There is a time when you need to face your fears and fight the bullies, whether you wanna call it WW3 or not. Sooner or later it will have to be done.
They dont understand now at least Ukraine have a safe place to move to. If NATO jump into military action they will have no place to go its world war maybe only option will be mars
With all the changes in media restrictions in Russia, the companies closing/withdrawing business from Russia, not to mention the fall of the ruble, Russian citizens hopefully will reach a tipping point with their leadership.
Germans and the USA have created this war .
Anyone surprised? In all the Centuries before the Russian Revolution the peasants were were treated by the Czars as on a par with farm animals. After the Revolution in the "reign" of Stalin etc, the peasants were treated by the Communist Regime as a totally expendable commodity. In the post Communist period of Glasnost the peasants began to see their lot improve, then came the Oligarchs and Putin who made the US Civil war Carpetbaggers seem like Missionaries. Different Governments, same methodology.
The eurocentrism is kind of disturbing. It hasn't happened in Europe (since WW2) so it hasn't happened.
Who's gonna be BRUTUS? PUTIN SHOULD BE APPREHENDED!
Well said stu 👏
It's the old adage, "In with the new boss, same as the old boss". The only difference between Vladimir Putin and Ivan the Terrible (or any other Tsar/Boyar, etc) is 500 or so years of history. In terms of the personality type, they are the same. The same psychopathy, same methods, same delusions of grandeur, etc, etc, etc. I call Putin the "little Tsar", because it's apparent that he believes he's some sort of great historical figure. "Saviour" of Old Russia, restorer of past glories. In reality, he's just a pissant who has massive delusions of grandeur. Tsar, velikiy kniaz, boyar, indeed. He's more like the court jester or the serf forced to clean out the buckets they used to go to the toilet in.
Good says sir ✊👍
It completely amazes me how just ONE PERSON can be responsible for so much destruction!
It's not one person, it's 1 person and millions of subordinates.
Putin is taking orders from his closest advisor, Alexandr Dugin.
I am completely amazed that you were not shocked when 7 countries were totally destroyed by the US and NATO countries. The whole world was quiet when millions were killed and millions left homeless and the infrastructure of those countries was totally destroyed.
What amazes me more is why nobody assassinates that ONE PERSON and end the war!
You mean USA 🇺🇸 FOR not listening to Russia.. they said over and over through the years way back to Bush but they never listened now they sucking Ukraine 🇺🇦 into Nato Russia 🇷🇺 is not going to like that. Its a big treat imagine Mexico growing and growing u think USA is going to like tht. Nope
My heart is broken for the elderly left behind 😭❤️🙏🙏🙏😢
Praying for all in Ukraine 🙏🙏🙏
And the poor animals....God be with all....
What about 15 000 Russians in Donbas that were butchered by the Ukranian army since 2014? Did you pray for them as well?
@@v.hamilton5679 Western public is always manipulated, whether it be current Yemen, or Libya, or Serbia, or Iraq, or Latin American countries ...
They want to throw more weaponry to poor Ukrainians so that more lives perish ... The only solution is to negotiate peace with Russia, but the West does not want it. They want to weaken Russia at the expense of Ukraine ... So rotten and evil.
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@@v.hamilton5679 lier. Civil war has around 15000 casualties, ON BOTH sides, Ukrainian soldiers, Ukrainian seperatists and Russian soldiers, and civilians on both sides. If Putin had stayed out of Ukraine none of this would have happened.
Thank you Jessica and Mikhal for your strong words and getting to the points that needed to be heard!
The lady Jessica on the panel has a firm grasp of the situation. This is a turning point. Putin has been appeased the whole time he has been in power. How has that worked? If we value our freedom and independence the criminal Putin has to be stopped.
I would have to disagree, she is basically saying he ought to go to war, we ought to kill to protect Ukraine, and we ought to shut off gas to millions because of Putin, will she go to her house tonight and turn off the heating and sleep in the cold? NO, she is wearing rainbow socks, she herself wouldn't join any defensive unit or put her life on the line but she wants you too.
She's a dummy.
@@thatguy5801 That's exactly what everyone should ask before wanting war either ARE YOU WILLING TO DIE or ARE YOU WILLING TO SEE YOUR LOVED ONES DIE it's really easy to say let's stop Putin and then staying at home
Yeah she should go to the front
Expect a weakling to speak so lightly about starting world war 3
She's also kind of cute.
Well, it is official now. The horrible crimes against humanity we see now, brought about by one man with too much power, I see no way we can call ourselves civilized. Slava Ukraini
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PSYWAR madness
What about the horrible crimes brought about by Zelensky against the Russian civilians in Eastern Eukraine for the past 8 years? Out of sight, out of mind.
@@zoomzoom3950 you're a right zoomer...
@@robertdavidson9674 oh yeah, when Zelensky invaded russia and bombed moscow. No you're right, that was much worse.
The difference is that people fleeing one European nation to another have largely the same culture. People fleeing from the Middle East do not have the same culture and consequently bring turmoil, mostly because they insist on bringing their tumultuous culture with them. Then they insist on enforcing their laws in their new 'home' instead of integrating into what's there and allowing a slow, gradual change.
Exactly......... European culture also felt tumultuous to them tooo......
That's your problem if you can't understand and appreciate different cultures. In the UK people from other cultures have been living here for decades with no problems, unless your scared of them, but that's your fault. If you spend any time in different cultures you'll realise that when it comes down to the important things, we aren't all that different.
Give me an example of them insisting on enforcing their laws in their new home.
uhm, no. 'steppe peoples' do NOT have the same culture as central europeans.
There are many other mid eastern country who should be welcoming Palestinian or other mideastern population.. It's true it's easy to accept people with whom you share common religion, language, or skin color. It's a fact if not the ideal.
But those country do not welcome their own people, and blame everything on the West. This is called tribalism.
The trouble with the 'taking account and documenting of war crimes' is that it doesn't help those poor Ukrainian people now...
**. The Russian military knows,, if it launches 1 nuke,,, Moscow is incinerated !!! We've got to stop acting like cowards, and give the Ukraine the air support,, she needs.. **
Do you feel as bad for Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Africa, Native Indians etc? You are a hippocrite
@@carmellaclarke7050 This person did not mention any of those, because the conversation is not about them in this post. How do you even know what their opinion is about that? Just because someone is against this war, does not mean they don't feel the same about others suffering because of wars.
I think an implicit but potentially important consideration here is the possibility of Putin losing his absolute power and the threat of war crimes is a very real consideration. Putin seems to be surrounded by yes men, but those amoung them powerful enough to eventually face war crimes might start thinking carefully about their own future. In the short term it would be risky for them to stand up to Putin. In the long run it might be fatal for them not to. It's hard to know from the outside how this might playout, but we could imagine scenarios ranging from influencing Putin, staging a Russian coup d'état or even an assassination of Putin. I thought this was the point, but then no one mentioned anything like this explicitly.
@@robertscott1660, good points
I agree that if we are not willing to accept financial consequences of cutting off Russian gas then we will lose our own freedoms in the long run.
@Jeff Smith Sometimes you have to lose what you have (i.e. freedom) to be appreciative of it.
War never cared about civilians to begin with. the more important questions to ask are: how did the world let this happen in the first place and more urgently, what can we do to stop it?
It's a proxy war between Americans-led NATO and Putin.
Unrestricted Warfare: China’s Master Plan to Destroy America. It came out in 1999 and was coauthored by Major General Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui.
How did Russians allow themselves to be ruled by a warmonger?
@@JugglerBean well, the same way as societies allowed that for more than 2000 years: instability in everyday lives -> urge to find a strong leader ending this instability .....
@@GoElonX well said
19:20 This is what strikes me most about the current state of global affairs. It's no accident that Europe is so dependent upon Russia for oil and gas and if Europe wants to avoid authoritarianism it needs to take this threat seriously.
Biden should also be looking at this in a different manner. Open the Keystone Pipeline so we’re not dependent on anyone but ourselves.
true, *BUT* europe alone cannot exist in an empty void on its own. so, who should it rely on? china? how long until a maniac runs it? the USA? well, remember 2017-2021 ...
@@montanus777 As a US citizen, I have to second this - Do _not_ forget 2017-2021!! Too many people in this country either are trying to erase the fact that it happened, or living in alternate MAGA reality. I don't have anything to say compared to what Europe faces w/energy supply: it will be worse for them, I'm afraid. I worry that paying even a bit more here will trigger the right, & make those prices the next big "infringement" they see on their "rights".. 😔
@@bellbookcandle3051 _luckily_ here in germany the federal elections were only half a year ago, so the recent government can pretty much 'do what they want' for another 3 years without caring _too_ much about approval ratings. and in france macron even seems to gain approval for the upcoming elections. so, the 'two big players of EU' are somewhat safe for now.
@@montanus777 What is your Government thinking excepting Polish MIGS to ship back from Poland to Ukraine .
He's right... Cut oil and gas. We have all summer to see who breaks first
Good point. We're almost out of winter.
"A day may come when the courage of man fails, when we forsake our friends, and break all bonds of fellowship...but this is not that day!" ~Aragorn
*Tolkien
"why no Christopher Robinson, this is not that day" -winnie
we need the help of the undead
"Turn down for what" - Gandhi
Thank you Christopher for that great quote from Tolkien’s “The Lord Of The Rings”. Maybe one of the greatest books ever written of the triumph of love and courage and faith over evil.
One of the best reporting, starting off by addressing wars that has occurred around the world, the learnings thereof, that is, the loss of humanity and treatment of humankind. Truly 😥.
She has a point. Look...what value is money worth when you compare it with saving innocent lives or defending freedom? Its not even a compromise. Cut the oil from Russia.
It might get cold in German homes, and they will have to bundle up, but they will have food, water, medicine, electricity, sewage, etc. while many Ukrainians have none of those things.
Meanwhile, Antarctica has enough natural resources for fueling the entire population of the earth for hundreds of years; so what's stopping the West from dominating those supplies as retaliation for Russia's aggression against Ukraine? In other words, instead of sending planes, troops, or ammunition to "fuel" the war machine, why not reconsider the Antarctica Treaty that was signed by all of those United Nations allies, and rewrite the rule book so that those natural resources can be tapped and distributed to every country that has need? That would be too easy, and make too much sense. Check out the video of Admiral Richard E. Byrd on the Longines Chronicles news show. Imagine all of the jobs that would be created internationally if we worked together Today, for a better tomorrow?
@@christopherbellore3511 isn't Antarctica melting enough already?
@@tjk3430 No. There are Hot water lakes and springs only 300 miles within the interior.
No excuses. Subdue the earth, chop a tree, shoot a deer, and tap the mountains of carbon that are just sitting there for the taking.
No excuses.
Need fuel?
Antarctica is LOADED with it.
@@christopherbellore3511 Yeah, no.
Jessica and the guy born in Russia are so intelligent and sharp. Between gas price and future peace, German government chooses gas price. A topical short gain long term pain. It is sad.
Also somewhat pragmatic. They don't want people dying of hypothermia next winter
Obviously the people should be in charge! We wouldn't be in this mess. It's the people's responsibility to end worldwide corruption. And those who propagate it!
sorry, but the people are in charge. each person has the capacity to choose to obey or deny the leadership of another- certainly the consequences of resistance could be dire, but how did it get there in the first place ?
putin is the leader of russia- because his commands are towards the russian people, it remains their reponsibility and their duty to remove him from such power. countless dictators have fallen to popular revolts in the past- putin is no less vulnerable
This women has more sanity and back bone then all of EU leaders.
and that's sadly not very difficult to achieve
She welcomes WW 3, how is that sane?
@@katarinahinsey3931 Its a difficult situation. I don't think one can say categorically how a certain course of action will pan out. The supply of western war material to the Ukraine puts NATO on a de facto war footing anyway.
**. Absolutely... The men are cowards trembling in fear,,, of Putin's empty threats... Russians know that if they launched one nuke... MOSCOW WOULD BE INCINERATED..... EITHER WE GIVE THE UKRAINE AIR SUPPORT,,,, OR STAND BACK AND WATCH... THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.. **
Let Russia destroy also, so that they will know the answer living outside...
I agree totally with Jessica, she’s a very knowledgeable, intelligent and sensitive woman.
**. We've been acting like cowards,, afraid of Putin's empty threats!!!if you launched one nuke all of Moscow would be incinerated !!!! We must give the Ukraine the air support it needs!! Today!! **
Where are the religious leadership and what are they doing for these displaced peoples??? When communist China invaded China many thousands of Tibetans fled to India and among them was my mother, grandmother and myself, just like Ukrainians now. I pray for all the displaced persons around the world and those who have stay behind to fight ! Let us also not forget innocent animals and natural environment that are sufferings too.
This program has such great informed discussion, thank you for providing these
Its not informed discussion. Trust me, I am a geopolitical expert and student of history. :D
@@krokodilkroki3744 Sources “Trust me bro”
@@tech1238 me and my friend in interview Jessica berlin dont need sources, because we are geopolitical experts and students of history! Just trust us. Dont think! Thinking is bad! Trust me, trust us bro! If you trust us, we will lead you where you need to go! :D
@@krokodilkroki3744 😂
@@krokodilkroki3744 Exactly and they're not even talking about Russia bringing aid to those that have no food and water as well. It's not just one country bringing aid. Ukraine and Russia are like family countries literally in a way because there's lots of Russians in Ukraine. Not just soldiers civilians. You can't have 2 countries side-by-side and not have in some form good relations as citizens. Countries might hate each other, leaders might not agree with each other, Some people on both sides might hate each other but there are still many many that are friends.
since lennin really, the loss of life doesn't matter as long as you accomplish your goal. Remember For the period from 1994 to 2003, estimates of up to 250,000 civilians and up to 50,000 Russian servicemen were killed during russia's raid on chechnya... this war/"special operation" was deemed "successful".
Soviet Union (Russia) waged war against Finland (Winter War and Continuation War) in Second World War and lost more than 400.000 men and more than 500.000 were wounded and on top of this they lost huge amount's of military vehicles... Approximately 100.000 Finns died and 200.000 wounded. In the end Finland gave some land for Soviet Union (Russia) in order to sign a peace agreement. Ironically Russian claim they won, yes they won some pieces of land but lost huge numbers of men. Lives don't really matter to such leaders.
🇺🇦 Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
(Jeremiah 49:7. Teman is south Russia. Famous for the wisdom they possessed. Aerospace engineering. Job’s friend Eliphaz is the Temanite. Eliphaz’s answers are from the point of “human experience”. When rubber meets the road they are not doing well.)
I'd say such a disregard for life has persisted ever since Ivan the great. This has been a staple of Russian state mentality for centuries now.
Precisely. That's what America thought when Americans nuked Hiroshima and Nagasaki
And now chechnyans are the most loyal Putin supporters ...
excellent analysis and articulation, Jessica . . . . the German Chancellor needs to abandon business as usual with the enemy
**. Jessica is right !!! Putin's not going to stop with the Ukraine !!!we can only stop him by giving the Ukraine the air support she needs!!! And the Russians aren't going to launch one nuke,,, because that would mean that Moscow would be incinerated... **
I agree, we citizens of the world must suck it up in the support of Ukraine. Europe will pay most in terms of humanitarian displacement and a cold winter next year. Happily this will accelerate conversion to renewable energy and get people on bicycles :)
You know what just hit me hard? I thought of all the children who never got to say goodbye to their best friends, their favorite teacher.
Damn. Now I need a tissue wicked bad. 😢
Good grief give Mikhail more time to answer & contribute! He has an invaluable insight into how the West can try to win hearts & minds in Russia & also cripple Putin’s war machine. Overall, though, a terrifying but brilliant analysis- thank you all. Slava Ukrani from Australia (apologies if I’ve spelled that incorrectly!)
15:12 "He who loves his life so much will lose it". We have to challenge Putin vigorously even at the risk of WW3.
One thing is certain, I don't want my descendants to be speaking Russian.
You probably won't have any descendants if nuclear war breaks out.
Yep. He wants to push buttons. Let's ablige him.
Here's what a lot of people are missing. The last time Ukraine fell under the Russian Boot millions were starved to death on purpose by Stalin. As bad as things are right now it is not hard for Ukranian leaders to remind their countrymen, and women, that fighting to the death is not the worst thing that could happen.
Not to mention the disappearances, arrests, and torture of certain people in Crimea after it fell under Russian control.
Don’t forget the forced population transfers of the people in Crimea and the Ukraine by the Soviets.
I understand that under Stalin Ukraine suffered terribly. But that was Stalin, Putin doesn't have a good word to say about Stalin.
NOW Ukraine is rotten to the core and since 2022 has been responsible for the genocide of over 14,000 of its Russian population. Why is no-one talking about this
Better to die fighting for your for your freedom than live for years without freedom. 💪
The Great Famine,in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 and killed millions of Ukrainians. It was a large part of the wider Soviet famine of 1932-1933. The term Holodomor emphasises the famine's man-made and allegedly intentional aspects such as rejection of outside aid, confiscation of all household foodstuffs and restriction of population movement. As part of the wider Soviet famine of 1932-1933 which affected the major grain-producing areas of the country, millions of inhabitants of Ukraine, the majority of whom were ethnic Ukrainians, died of starvation in a peacetime catastrophe unprecedented in the history of Ukraine. Since 2006, the Holodomor has been recognized by Ukraine and 15 other countries as a genocide of the Ukrainian people carried out by the Soviet government.
Jessica Berlin spoke most excellently here. As did all guests. I was just particularly impressed with the confidence she portrays in her well educated opinions. How refreshing to hear proper opinion pieces from well articulated, educated and honest guests. It is time to just say it how it is, without holding back our expression of views due to fear of worrying those listening, or ruffling the feathers of those who are trying to remain in business cahoots, despite the rapidly rising death tolls, alongside the rapidly rising wider dangers. Thank you for some real journalism. I appreciate this.
"Proactive" military yes. The woman is spot on about Putin using the Syrian siege war model in Ukraine! Correct also, the West politicians need to view this as the open skirmish of a potential WW III immediately or they risk incorrectly weighing the longer term consequences of timidity now.
Peace to the world.
Peace only come with freedom and that is earned not granted.
@@fixento what you said is true but we need peace not war anymore.
Jessica has a sobering delivery. Love the discussion but it's funny how there really wasn't disagreement as it's such a simple moral question.
Just a bunch of leftards talking nonsense. They are all delusional.
@@josephrodelli426 - Exactly.
I don't agree the West needs to admit their guilt in this
A disagreement is not required to have a discussion. A debate is often a discussion with no plausible end point. Noam Chomsky once described the idea of "debating" as one of the human races most pointless creations. Essentially, it is more often than not, taking two staunch sides, neither of whom wish to change their view point, and you get these two sides to try to force their opinions onto the other, usually to no avail. When is the last time we have watched a serious debate, where one side says to the other "Actually, I never thought about it like that. Good point. I think I will now do a U-turn on the opinions I have presented to day, and instead take your points onboard". It rarely works like that. What is much more educational, is to have an open discussion like this, involving well credited, educated and experienced individuals, presenting to the people a set of factual information combined with their educated opinions, in the hopes that it brings some clarity to the outside population who are seeking more information on what is really going on within these complex situations.
I’m so thankful and heart filled to see the other countries stepping up to help the people displaced from their homes. It proves that good will prevail. ❤️🇺🇦❤️
loooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
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It's so frustrating that when the topic of stopping importing Russian gas and oil comes up, announcer Peter Craven's has the typical response to start humming and hawing about increased gas and oil prices. How can you put a price on the lives of the innocent civilians in the Ukraine? Jessica Berlin's response is the appropriate one, pressing that we should pay this financial price for freedom in Europe. Mikhail in Bonn emphasized that from the military perspective this is not a declaration of war. Frankly it's a more civilized way of fighting back. Otherwise we are feeding the Russian war machine. Jessica is correct about the urgency of the situation, we are facing WW3. We must act very carefully but very decisively. The trump sanctions card has not been played. American has set the example. 26 -- 27% of European oil and gas comes from Russa they claim (France 24 says 40% for natural gas and about 25% for oil). In any case that means Europe has a stronger hand to play here than USA. I pray that German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz and other European leaders have the courage to act boldly and wisely in solidarity with Ukraine and for world peace. Stop feeding the war machine! Ask every consumer to voluntarily cut back their consumption of oil and gas. STOP IMPORTING RUSSIAN GAS AND OIL!!!!!!!!
People in the West are worried about oil and gas prices whilst at the same time think about the lives lost buying into Putin and his evil and barbaric acts. I don’t care about material things but lives innocent lives that’s different and a whole new ball game. I totally agree with this woman and what she says .
Jessica very well said!! You cannot have it both ways! Our freedom is at stake if we continue the gas imports.
Truth bombs from Jessica there: you are spot on.
This is the beginning of the end and downfall of Putin.
Problem is that if Putin panics, he may literally decide to end the human race because he'd rather take the world down with him. He is a classic sociopath and while he deserves the worst, he can be very dangerous to all life if he panics.
@@Xpistos510 that is what I fear. He's 69, if he goes down, the little man takes the whole world with him. Heard also he has a bunker, as if that'll work, and has ensured those near him aren't 'too' near, and are completely threatened by him. He's already covered that off.
Really I think our only hope is if he is removed.
The world and life must be RESPECTFUL.
Wrong! Not everyone is innocent 😇
Too bad not everyone cares to learn this... Welcome to the real world.
in dreamland
If the world were respectful then the war wouldn't be necessary.
The overreliance of this lunatic was the problem. I suppose Europe knew who this man was many years ago, but it is not the Russian people, it is one person and his cronies. It is only the beginning and it is too late to do something about him. The more he fails, the greater the possibility of him using dangerous weapons on the people of Ukrain.
Лучший способ для Украины пережить это - это для Кремля осознать, что Путин разрушает не только Украину, но и Россию, убрать его и спасти нас от этого безумия.
No such thing as peace talks during war, Putin is not trying to hear anything but okay you win! So any talks or promises is b/s. No talk just fight.
Yep, the only suitable thing is for Putin to step down to save Russia.
🇷🇺🌟🇷🇺 RUSSIA IS GREAT**GLORY TO RUSSIA**GOD GIVE RUSSIA VICTORY.
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Of course peace talks are necessary. The alternative is annihilation of a nation
If anyone who is trying to commit starts doubting and talking the IF this or IF that then it will become weak and confused. You act decisively, and precisely, with clear goals and vision. The West has the know how, has resources, has capability, and has brains. Timing is of the essence.
Completely correct!!!
@John Grigg The west including the US and Canada has the resources, specifically oil and gas to fill the shortfall by cutting off Russian oil purchases. To be very blunt are we the consumers ready to pay much higher prices at the pump and do our politicians have the moral backbone and credibility to lead?
Totally agree and we need to act now and fast.
@@davidrink1291 I’m ok with wearing more clothes inside my home. Just keep it warm enough to keep the pipes from freezing. And I can plan my car trips better to cut down the amount of gas I need.
“one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish”
Law of Nature: Equal and opposite reaction. Those that wish war shall get it, those that wish peace shall be left alone.
yeah...that's about it. It's all so sad
Congrats to Biden administration on the de-nazification of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Job well done.
More like thank you Putin for denazifying the Ukrainian people and getting rid of those level 4 biolabs the USA has funded and built there
you should change your comment to "rather than let Nation perish" 101 in English, always clarify your nouns.
when u type "let it perish" no one had a clue what youre saying. shame too youre top comment. misleading.
Every country deserves to protect is airspace and enact a no-fly zone, Ukraine included. They should not have to ask to defend their airspace. This is outrageous to prevent them from defending their own airspace.
100% agreed!
Zelensky should ask for a ceasefire and concede to Russia.
He has absolutely no mercy for civilians while stating he never wants to hurt civilians. Pretty much a LIAR.
Lol what about the president of Ukraine he could have stopped this war just with few words" not going to join Nato"
@@drd8530 no, the real reasons weren’t even nato, ukraine is not even in nato and were they about to join? also no
@@norydaisy7393 lol may be you are not following the news buddy grow up
Why do so many people assume this could easily escalate to a full-blown war? NATO would not attack targets in Russia. Russia does not have the means to threaten NATO countries. Given the losses in aircraft and tanks they had in two weeks against a far inferior opponent, engaging NATO would mean the fast and massive destruction of the Russian militry. And if that happens neither NATO nor Russia's neighbours will be afraid of the Russian armed forces any more. And that is the worst that can happen to Putin: Losing his position as a superpower and threat.
And assuming Putin and his generals would call for the end of the world without a single bomb hitting Russian territory is just ridiculous. If NATO calls his bluff, then the war is over within hours.
Stopping the imports of oil and gas would only be a problem for Germany if they last for 6+ months. What will Russia look like in six months? 50,000 dead soldiers, 1,000 destroyed tanks, hundreds of destroyed airplanes and helicopters? That is not a realistic scenario. Russia cannot keep up this controntation for that long. The earlier we stop the imports, that sooner they have to give up. And afterwards we will allow them to sell gas to us for half the price.
Thanks for your info
@Thou Swell That obviously referred to conventional warware. The button is not a "threat", at least not in the usual sense. I only watch Putin, the coward, making threats. I never hear him say "I am willing to commit suicide and have Russia erased from the world".
During the cold war noone (publicly) assumed that there would be massive nuclear destruction without previous massive conventional destruction. Either you assume that Putin and the people he needs are suicidal / completely insane or you do not assume that. If you do not assume that then NATO stopping Russian units in Ukraine will not lead to a large scale nuclear war.
Putin is afraid of the waekness of his military compared to NATO being exposed. Thus he has to prevent any such confrontation. Thus he makes these ridiculous threats. What are you willing to let him do before you support calling his bluff?
I couldn't agree more with you, everyone somehow subscribes to the madman with nukes theory... as if that can happen so easily, without actually thinking and analyzing it. The biggest nuclear deterrence Putin has is that we believe that without even thinking. The moment you analyze it, its deterrence vanishes, and Putin looks naked.
The entirety of Putin's strategy is fear. That is why I also disagree with many advisors, politicians, etc treating him like a "madman"... he is not, he is just a dictator which gambled and miscalculated and doesn't care about losses, but he is not insane.
@@TheAlchaemist I agree. The west fighting in Ukraine does not mean nuclear war. We should be there fighting and destroying the Russian military if it crosses into the western half of Ukraine. As long as we vow never to send military into Russia, nuclear war can be averted. The nukes will only fly if Russia feels its very existence is threatened.
No thanks. A desperate Russia would use nukes. We need to stay out of this war.
Ukraine is in a life and death fight against Russia, defending its right to decide it future. The future Ukraine had chosen, was to strengthen its fledgling democracy and joining as a EU member state. In 1994 Ukraine had voluntary stood down and dismantled its nuclear weapon capability; having had at that time, the third largest nuclear weapon arsenal in the world. Key Western powers including Russia, agreed to the Budapest Memorandum, to come to the Ukraines defence should it be faced with an attack on its sovereignty. Ukraine also signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Therefore Ukraine's fight is about fighting for common principals all of the West hold sacred. Defeat of Ukraine would therefore spell the potential defeat of any number of EU or Nato member states. As if Western states are not prepared to uphold the Budapest Memorandum, then it become a serious question whether NATO agreement is watertight. On principal alone the West should be defending Ukraine; as Russia is attacking principals the West agrees are the foundation stones of Western democracy. The right to sovereignty, the right to self-determination, the right to decide who it trades with and who it associates with, the right to chose it security alliance, the right for its citizens to live in peace and security. Russia is challenging the Wests resolve on defending democracy. So far the West has failed to support its agreements at Budapest. If Ukraine falls, its would be due to Western failure to uphold commitments to defend democracy. We can no longer stand by and watch daily as thousands of Ukraines civilians are indiscriminately killed or displaced by brutal Russian aggression. It is time to step in and stop this bloody murder of innocent people due to Putin's egotistical reading of history. A history Putin wishes to shape according to his whims. We cannot look the other way. This war whether we like it or not will spill over. Contain it now, while the Southern flank is still relatively to a lessor degree impacted. At the very least seek a UN resolution to provide the necessary legal military intervention (air and missile interception defence) along Ukraines southern flank.
Ukrainians are dying for the American right tò have bases in Ukraine
@@marioformosa4259 That's just bollocks and Russian paranoia
@@Dash8Q400Channel they have literally found and confiscated nato equipment in ukraine
@@tez8326 Its being donated to help them use your brain
@@Dash8Q400Channel LOOOOOOOOOL silly american man
Back to back wars and "interventions" by usa in Afghanistan, iraq, syria and yemen posed no threats to world. War next door to europe is a threat to entire world.
Words, the use of carefully chosen words is all thats at play. I see no honesty, just bias.
I wish cable new in the US was this GOOD! I used to love to watch Al Jazeera America, it was definitely near the same level as DW. Then it got shut down. Here in the US, cable news is just like "In case you've been living under a rock for 3 months, let me repeat the same information/opinion over and over and over and over and over and over and..............." REAL JOURNALISM! LOVE IT!
That was very informative and interesting. Thank you very much.
As "the West" I think we should really start to sacrifice some of our comforts for democracy and freedom of opinion and speech everywhere.
I cannot forget the women and girls in Afghanistan we leave without hope of education, choice of profession and freedom of movement. I wish we had half the motivation with Afghanistan we have now with Ukraine.
Yes, European countries are closest to European hearts - but 2022 we really are one people on one planet. Every natural catastrophe, every terrorist, every bomb, every virus is always at most just one plane flight away from our own comfortable and warm home, our own well supplied kitchen, our own fully equipped hospitals.
Maybe Europe will at least get their act together and quickly turn to renewable energy - which we should have done ages ago.
I am so sorry for all the losses on all sides. War is such a medieval means, such an incredible waste of human life and mind and resources. 🕊️🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇳
Afghanistan was a different story, the people there were not supportive. They didn't want the west there. You saw how they ran away or switched sides to the Taliban. They did a lot of terrible things too, horrible things really. They were not deserving of help, they rejected it.
@@witoldschwenke9492 Afghans are diverse like all of us. Many wanted help and made the best of the help they got. The Taliban are an extremist murderous and torturing group of male humans. That people bow to their pressure is to be expected - especially if we leave them all of a sudden with little or no preparation. All people needing help deserve help. To reject them is inhuman.
Hey. You know what happened next in Afghanistan. It wants to be a primitive, backwater, extreme religionist country whose values do not coincide with ours. War is not medieval. War is of all ages and all times. War is part of the human condition. Europe, with enlightenment has begun (begun, not completed) to shed several downsides of that human condition. That process did not always go well.
Look at how socialists tried to force equally and produced national-socialist Germany and the Soviet Union. And the exports of communism further afield. Millions of dead in China. Later on, trying to force western values on Iraq and such did not go as disastrously wrong as exporting communism, but on the whole it has not gone well. You cannot force values on other people. Ukrainians do not want Russian values forced upon them. Trading war for an oppression in the name of peace is not peace.
We should have gone renewable ages ago. I've always tried to minimize my fossil fuel consumption, but not everyone agrees. Preventing climate change is the most important, but destroying the income of putrid and evil governments has always been a close second. Other than that it takes effort, I see no downsides to getting rid of fossil fuels.
Finland gets 100% of gas from Russia at the moment. We have said on the governmental level we can do without Russian imports. I am ready to pay double for gasoline too if that it is what it takes.
Hello you can get free gas if you join Russia. Welcome.
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Ready or not, it's here.
@@reflect9715 I am happy with out "free gas" that Russians get from their militsiya (police) if they hold rallies against government.
Thank you, please consider joining NATO for help with defense...Putin will not stop!
The only ones that can show true mercy are the fighters on the ground and in the air or at sea.
Miss your target.
Oh no something, broken it won't fire.
I lost the codes.
We're out of that.
Dang, just missed.
Screens broken.
I'm sick today.
I overslept.
Things break.
Parts wear out.
Screws come loose.
Some Russian soldiers are probably doing such things, hopefully.
@@tayler2396 and many are not
Interesting that a woman had the biggest balls and the most factually based insight among these 4 people there.
and coloured socks.
She is very clear about the real situation of Ukrania on the ground!! I applaud her!!
While avoiding WWIII (inevitable); continue using the innocents within Ukraine as meat-sheilds.
The powerful decide when the less powerful die.
literally Godlike. Depressing when a madman gets to rule
Russian Bots are marching in the comments already.
Regarding nuclear war, the world normalizes the idea of having them when the non proliferation gets down to a number we can tolerate.
To bastardize a quote from someone way more intelligent than I'll ever be; Given enough time the impossible becomes possible, the possible then becomes probable and the probable becomes an almost certainty if given enough time.
This being said, a major nuclear power still has to be stood up to or each red line will be backed with the threat of nuclear retaliation. Each time this nuclear sabre is rattled it becomes more normalized. Putin saying this time and time again is liable to make him believe what he is saying about using his nuclear arsenal.
This has to stop or we will face the same problem in the near future.
russia will have to destroy it's nukes as a term of surrender in addition to being entirely responsible for the war reparations to Ukraine
I fear he will use them and take the world out with him when he realises he has lost
@melonbobful don't worry, be happy
Why do only the men stay behind? Aren't we fighting for equal rights?
In Slavic culture, the women and children go to safety and the men fight. Some women, after passing children to extended family, have returned and established female militia brigades. They literally just put out video taped announcements in the past few days.
@@2600seraph2600 shouldn't it be "All females between 18 and 60?"
the ukraine girls really knock me out, they leave the west behind
Jessica Berlin you’re so right about everything, people should listen to what you say.
Extremely good production quality of this post!! Truly outstanding people; very sharp!!!‼️👍🏿
And the ones who are willing to sacrafice billions of people for one principle. Sharp indeed.
This woman is correct. We are already there.
semantics at this stage. Time will tell
I have been following U.S media and now also this American speaking lady, and I feel they are somehow exited to have all this action on European ground. In case of a major crises she will likely relocate to the U.S.
Europe and Russia will be the biggest losers economically. U.S will be able to manage the energy deficit, Europe can not. Also U.S will be profiting hugely on selling all the weapons Europe now needs. And the majority of the pain in term of war and fighting will likely be contained in Europe and not spread to the U.S continent. At the same time Europe's and Russia's competitiveness will be hugely dented, making life easier in the U.S, supported by the FED's creation of currency out of thin air. U.S couldn't have wished and asked for more. Putin played the cards directly in their hand. China, India and Brazil will be the biggest winners, in that order. European/Russian trading ties, Nord Stream 2, etc., are in ruins and will remain so for likely decades or at least until Putin is longer alive. The sad thing is, that it has to be this way now, and I support it because Putin did what he did.
One thing I think about is the fact that with the exodus of 2,000,000 people, there are still about 42-43 million people in country. The lives of the Ukrainian people will NEVER be the same. 😢💔
Truly our modern tragedy already. We have not seen anything yet I fear
@@jazldazl9193 Fear is the right word, my friend 😞 😢
Syrians of Afghans marching through numerous safe countries are not comparable with Ukrainians seeking refuge in the neighbouring first countries. I don't get why is it so difficult to understand....
DW is excellent compared to what we have in the UK
SpeciallyAmerica with it’s corrupt mainstream media ran by the corrupt government.
You need bounty Hunter to take him out. An inside man is needed.
Jessica IS right when she said the oligarch, the Secret Service protecting..around that person has the MOST POWER, Jessica is right, Paulo is also very right 👍
A "no fly zone" is in reality an active aerial combat zone. It involves directly engaging Russian aircraft in combat by NATO aircraft, NATO aircraft firing into Russian anti-aircraft batteries on the ground in Ukraine but also direct NATO attacks into Russia homeland to bomb and destroy Russian anti-aircraft batteries in Russia that are close enough to the Ukraine border to shoot down NATO aircraft over Ukraine.
How come Ethiopian they did not get this kind of coverage? Very sad
The first finger should be pointed not at Putin but how the President of Ukraine acted in response to the military operation. Obviously he wanted to be a hero and he is responsible in no lesser extent for casualties of war including military loss and countless innocent civilians.
Also, these are many of the events that have lead to where we are today, I might be missing some stuff though:
• “July 16, 1990: Ukraine’s Declaration of Sovereignty
• July 31, 1991: The United States and the Soviet Union sign START
• Dec. 26, 1991: The Soviet Union officially dissolves, delaying entry into force of START
• Dec. 30, 1991: Minsk Agreement on Strategic Forces. The Commonwealth of Independent States agrees that strategic forces would be under the joint command of the former Soviet Union states
• May 23, 1992: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and the United States sign the Lisbon Protocol. The protocol calls for the return of nuclear weapons in three formerly Soviet states to Russia and for all states to be added to the START treaty and join the NPT
• Jan. 14, 1994: Ukraine, Russia, and the United States sign the Trilateral Statement. Ukraine commits to full disarmament, including strategic offensive weapons, in exchange for economic support and security assurances from the United States and Russia
• Sept. 4, 1993: Massandra Accords. Failed summit between Russian and Ukrainian governments
• Dec. 5, 1994: Russia, Ukraine, United States, and the United Kingdom sign the BUDAPEST MEMORANDUM on Security Assurances. Includes security assurances against the threat or use of force against Ukraine’s territory or political independence
• Dec. 5, 1994: Ukraine submits its instrument of accession to the NPT as a non-nuclear weapon state. The five START parties exchange instruments of ratification for START, which enters into force
• June 1, 1996: Ukraine transfers its last nuclear warhead to Russia
• October 30, 2001: Ukraine eliminates its last strategic nuclear weapon delivery vehicle
• Dec. 4, 2009: Joint Statement by Russia and the United States. The two countries confirm the security guarantees made in the 1994 Budapest Memorandum
• March 18, 2014: Russia annexes Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and provides support to forces in the eastern Luhansk and Donetsk provinces of Ukraine.
• February 24, 2022: Russia engages in large-scale “military exercise of Ukraine.””
The abandonment of conditions of the Trilateral agreement was a Russian travesty. The world will pay for Putin's evil for decades
Jessica sincere analysis is obvious to everyone, but few are the ones that can face reality. Please listen, ACT united and defeat this worldwide enemy. Stop trying to ‘prevent’ what it is already happening. Trying to solve our ‘needs’ to the cost of freedom is plainly cowardice.
look yemen and iraq and libya did you even complain to your countries no than why is more now
only the western powers can act with impunity and never be held accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
smh
Sorry, but when Zelensky started arming the civilians and encouraging them to make Molotov cocktails, they ceased being civilians and became militia.
They are DEFENDING THEIR COUNTRY. What Putin wanted was that Ukrainians just hand over their country. Be submissive to him. I don’t think so!
@@sofisa11 I agree with those who want to defend their county. But it still doesn’t change the fact that armed civilians are now militia and are no longer civilians but combatants.
If it's Putin's war and it must end then end Putin. Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦
A desperate person will make up their own definition of what fits their motives. Putin stating that the sanctions are an act of war but yet they are not is his way of advising he’s looking at the sanctions as a threat. That means his next phase will be his reaction from what he believes.
They are not Sanctions. They are a Special Economic Operations
Jessica is one smart woman. Listen Germany and all of Europe
Death throes of a dying empire.
Yes Ukraine is dying.
Distressing indeed. Thank u sir for bring up that point.
Germans are afraid to switch from Maybach to Audi.
So sad to watch and hear the suffering people are going through.
Please, men and women in uniform and in the front line just find a place in your heart and value the life of God in the people dying.
All it needs is that the non-ethnic Ukrainian president to agree that no American bases and missiles beestablished in Ukraine which borders Russia
As long as there are people like Putin on this planet the world will never be at peace!!
Would it not be great that we can put people through a device called the dictator detector and dispose of them before they ever become one? Good thing that people never have a change of heart and if they do their hearts will never harden and just become more receptive of rainbows and butterflies.
No. You will always have people like Putin. Putin is human. Peace comes from our values and our willingness to defend them. It is people like Putin who like to take advantage of weakness. That's the way it works. Accept it.
Irrespective of the outcome of the war, Russia should be paying compensation for every civilian life lost and for the reconstruction of Ukraine, as instigators of the military aggression. The West should be running a tally and ensuring they have seized Russian financial assets in excess of the tally.
Get rid of their nukes too.
💯. Russians will be paying for years to come.
i don't think they'll have much left
@@leechrec good luck with that
@@wamnicho haha ikr. How about sending a hit squad to get rid of that jackass? Dang, quite impossible as well.
Europe needs to tighten their belts and stiffen their upper lips. I understand the reluctance to send actual troops against Russia. But the common population as a mass consumer can be utilized. Start rationing petrol and natgas, encourage work from home, public transport, and only weekly deliveries (looking at you Amazon). Get creative with heat saving sleepovers and cooking larger communal meals. Im from the US and i know if we ever had to ration our consumption and behavior the masses would tantrum like spoiled children. But we as humans are better than that, i hope. Moderating our consumerism is good for our ideals, our wallet and our planet.
What nobody in German politics speaks out that cutting off Russian oil & gas completely that would not only lead to increasing prices but also a lack of energy supply in general. Even electricity would then most likely be short which is a disaster for the whole economy. No nuclear power plants, increasing use of coal and LNG Terminals that take at least 3 years to be built could solve the situation anytime soon. Just keep that in mind by speaking out those sanctions which seem to be the peace bringer for people with narrow minds
Welcome to the world of struggle I can imagine in hardship the people of syria, libya, Somalia, Afghans and most of the other countries that USA and NATO destroyed.
Don't forget Russia from the list
You are totally right, no one is going to sanction Israel for it's acts of violence against Palestinians or sanction Saudi Arabia for it's war in Yemen. NATO can't answer for it's crimes in the middle east but God forbid Russia stands up for it's concerns. I blame NATO and it's expansion to the east for this mess.
@@torrent1615 🙄
putin wants the east of ukraine for it's oil fields and ports, anti-nato political ideology has little to do with it
This is crushing my heart for the people of Ukraine. And if you think that Putin will stop with Ukraine you are sadly wrong!!!! But by the time he ( Putin) goes into a NATO country it will be TOO late for Ukraine.
God save Ukraine 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 ❤ 🇺🇦
Down with Putin ☠ ☠ ☠
History tells us when a country leader spent a long term in office he builds an empire around him and slowly become a dictator
it's quite annoying to watch when the host constantly interrupt when guests were speaking
And if Military uses homes and residential areas to fight , those places are no longer non military targets
The question is that Putin started the war against humans.
By that logic those dead in Donbass are all military targets and no civilians.
Again manipulation. Putins army shoot civilians and bombing residental areas, there is no ua military. You are justifying putin war crimes.
"If military use residential areas to fight..." if city don`t surrender you can bombard it down? Like siege of Leningrad, that was ok?
EU should create a robust system of managing natural gas within EU, in terms of distribution, transport and storage. This is a bit late in the game now, but it doesn’t mean we have to give up and postpone.
Natural gas has to be seen not only as energy source (which is, in proportion) but also as industrial commodity (raw material), this should be clear even to countries that have electricity surplus, tout a fait.
Enough storage should be built (near where it enters EU or in key distribution points).
We’ve suppliers in the north (Norway, Russia*) and suppliers in the Mediterranean, what we need is a storage and a rail system to transport LNG between north and Mediterranean and vice-versa. This way if one supplier is not meeting its contracts, industry would not be impacted because options of alternative suppliers or storage from within EU. Creating wagons proper for secure LNG transport wouldn’t be difficult I think.
Rail as transport because of relatively weather resilience. Security should be considered, where rails go densely populated areas alternative route should be found, or closely watched transit should be considered.
* the fact that Russia is now a _personna non grata_ on trade right now doesn’t mean things can change in medium/long term, so, do not write it off.
You're totally right, if only a bit too late with the ideas (and that's the good news!). Check how many pipeline capacity and LNG terminals are in the EU. This is already quite an infrastructure. Also, natural gas is extracted even in Netherlands and France, albeit not a significant portion of the total consumed gas. The best of it all is a significant underutilization of France and, to a lesser degree, Belgium LNG terminals. Unfortunately, I do not know if pipelines are there to carry the extra capacity, but adding pipelines from Belgium to Germany over the North European Plain is going to be not far and likely less expensive than even building terminals; still 1-2 years horizon, unfortunately; perhaps closer to 1 (next winter is a concern) than 2 with a special financing, which is in the US best interest to provide to sell their gas to EU; we just burn it as a byproduct of oil extraction, adding to the CO2 footprint, otherwise. Germany is, unfortunately, is in the worst disposition right now: it has _not a single_ LNG terminal, and is the top gas consumer in EU. But with enough money and goodwill, solvable, if only barely. A war is a war.
Oh, and, BTW, rail transport of LNG is EU has its own problems, due to safety concerns. Trucking is much easier certifiable (but requires more of a better grade oil, unfortunately; most Russian crude does not qualify, rather fortunately).
Putin looks at every civilian as the enemy.
Russia can wipe Kiev off the map with thermometric weapons,. bombs , rockets and artillery in 1 day if they wanted, what are they waiting for?
I think it is even worse than that, every free man not under his rule is an enemy more likely.
@@Xeonophon That’s no where near true. The entire aligned Grad, TOS-1A units, and other Thermobaric Carriers cannot get close enough (they’re very short range artillery). The ground losses have been extreme, they’re stalled for a reason. We’re seeing increasingly likely satellite imagery evidence that the claims of over 1,000 Russian armored vehicles being destroyed is likely not an exaggeration.
Military tactics are not a simple science. Russia has serious issues getting in range of anything but the suburbs of Kyiv. While thermobarics are effective at dislodging the resistance there, they don’t have anywhere near enough to effect more than 10% of Kyiv’s total territory. Not to mention it’ll kill hundreds of thousands and unify the world to bring extreme weaponry to the forefront, weaponry that Russia cannot counterbalance.
@@2600seraph2600 Russia has thermobaric bombs. RUclips the videos. stop deluding yourself. Russia has air superiority. they can trike at will any target. keep watching western media and you will see the majority of vehicles destroyed are Ukrainian. The ukranians then edit the videos for uninformed westerners and say the are Russian.
the convoy is there for a reason. there are probably backroom negotiations going on right now and if they fail to meet Russian demands Kiev will fall in days.
Trump was right. Germany finally knows it has to defend itself and not rely on a dictators oil. Peace through strength.
7:30 you fool! It was artificial migration crisis created by Lukashenko! How come people from Africa and Middle East come to Poland from Belarus??? How come?? You fool!
My heart is with Ukrainian but just think about people in Iraq Afghanistan Syria and many more countries oppressed by America. At least Ukrainian has all the support from leaders from media but all other people who are ignored what happened to them. May be this is the call for the whole world to eradicate hypocrisy and think about all the oppressed people By a single country who has long lasting craving for blood.
This needs to be revisited on the people of Russia for supporting it.
Good sir, yesterday, 4,000 Russians. Men, women and even children were protesting against the war in Russia. The police have taken them all away. And not into the local prisons.
My friend fears for his family, because his neighbour went to protest and doesn’t know when he will return. If he returns.
Putin terrorises, attacks, shuts down, imprisons and has dissenters murdered.
7:19 Needs cleared up "This is Putin's war" . I don't see Putin in Ukraine but his people. God gave every man a instrument to know the difference between good and evil. That excuse isn't good enough for me.
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most russians don't understand what is happening, not well educated, accept having no choice, they are no less complicit
It is indeed Putin's. It is just crazy that a madman can rule a country, intimidate a continent
....just one comment to EU/NATO leaders.....you were in position to avoid the war, all of this dissaster may not happen if you timely did what you were voted and paid for.......you have blood of Ukraines on your hands! Europeans are not forgiving and you all will becalled to resposibility!
Ukrainian women and children fleeing from a neighboring country is different than mostly young men fleeing a country that is 6 countries removed.