Understanding Russia's breaking point, how Putin's regime could fail in Ukraine
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- Опубліковано 19 тра 2024
- Brig. Gen. (Retd) Peter Zwack Former Defence Attache to Moscow.
There's a growing internal tension in Russia. The population grapples with an inherent trust in their leadership and a desire to believe in their nation's narrative, versus the disturbing news they hear from external sources. The regime has responded by stifling dissent, but significant public resistance exists beneath the surface.
Brig. Gen. Peter Zwack gives his insight into the war in Ukraine and shares his experiences of living and working in Russia.
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What a load of bullocks. Ukraine is over. What are you going to say when everyone can see it themselves???
WHY DO YOU NEED US, I AM SURE USA PAYS WELL.
delusional .....there is no leader in the world that is stronger and more dominant than putin
"The Russian mind" is easy to understand if you stop overanalyzing. They enjoy being the "tough" villain. They respect that more than empathy.
GOOD LUCK Russia will never lose.
As for the Russian people, I have to say that I have had a dimmer and dimmer view of them the longer the Ukraine war has gone on. I have tremendous respect for those Russians willing to stand up and voice their displeasure with the war, who risked their safety and freedom to protest, or even those who have defected to fight for Ukraine; however, on the WHOLE the Russian population is and always has been sheeplike, reactionary, gullible, and submissive to authority. Until they find a way to unify, organize, and embrace a better national character that IS worthy of a democratic, republican form of government, Russia will always remain a corrupt, authoritarian regime and a danger to world stability. Ukrainians could teach them a thing or two.
And how long have you lived in the RF to come to this opinion? Many of us have lived here two decades or more and have a slightly different opinion. Ukraine is the most corrupt country in Europe, a fact generally accepted before the conflict but soon forgotten by the Western media when the conflict started. As for the general he's just spinning a conventional US narrative take that as you may. Poka!
Ethically bankrupt.....
@@lenkapenka6976Google “Corruption Perceptions Index” - Russia is more corrupt than Ukraine.
Ukraine will have work camps where russian civilians are forced to rebuild what they destroyed.
Little to NO chance the Russian populace with ever do that, they are just lemmings, running at Putin's orders over the CLIFF!
A Patriot battery is very much needed to protect the area around Odesa.
Yes 100% agree with you, should have been there 6 months ago, then maybe the port and grain would still be usable, Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦
A Patriot missile costs £4 million a pop. They have to pick and choose very carefully.
Yes this time last year.
Its unbelievable that the world did not provide air defence to prevent world famine and soaring food prices.
@@tonupharry That’s the trouble, many retired top ranking military men have criticised the west for not supplying Ukraine’s needs, just giving enough to hold on, they should be ashamed of themselves.
I believe the US has a system that sends a missile to the location of where the incoming missile came from. Give Ukraine plenty of them too.
What a gem of an interview. A rare thing to find an articulate, warm, and empathetic expert on things military and cultural. A British and American expert officer all in one! Thankyou.
Just ignore the fact that he's perpetually wrong!
@@BobBob-uv4vc the only thing we have to ignore is your moronic comment.
@@BobBob-uv4vc Shall we also ignore the russian paid trolls who perpetually haunt this site?
If you study his face closely even you must notice this expert doesn't believe much what he is saying.
@@marthas.4456 you should visit my aunty's shop, she is an optisian.
A teenager, Mathias Rust, landed a private plane on Red Square in 1987. Whatever people might have assumed, the Russian air defense system has never been very tight.
Amen, very good remark
yep, air security was allways best in USA (Twins).....jesters...
Now be fair they are good at selling oil or were,😅
Well just one note: Mr Rust flew from Helsinki Finland to Moscow Red Square. Finland is now a member of NATO which were not the case in 1987
@@CogitoNonovis Is that a serious statment or irony?
This is so dangerous. We are dealing with a psychopath. Heaven help us.
General Zwack offered an illuminating perspective that seems remarkably objective. Great questions. Great answers. Thank you for all your many and diverse interviews!
Objective in the sense of spinning the US narrative yes. Factual? much of it just spin.
The Brigadier General is a deep thinker and it was a pleasure to listen to his life and connections to Russia for his overview of the war. His credibility is enhanced in my eyes knowing that he actually spends time in Ukraine to get a close up view of the situation on the ground which allows him to speak with authority unlike some commentators.🇦🇺
Detached from reality was my immediate impression.
He doesn't know a thing about Air Defense and the first 5 minutes proves it (any other Air Defenders will be able to pick up how he speaks about the subject). Very typical US Army General IMO (and it's not a compliment).
Good advocate for Ukraine too. Tries to be open minded without compromising his values.
Pathetic western propaganda. Ukraine is getting crushed.
@yumpladukfoo A bit above your pay scale eh mate ?
Sir Zwack is as inspiring as truthful!
Thank you @TimesRadio for such refreshing and informative interview!
Slava Ukraini!
A true statement, just not in the way you think it is.
he is a complete idiot, spwing lies and non-sense in front the reality on the ground
Well put Peter, I agree the Ukrainians intellectual nimbleness has been key to survival!
400,000 dead ukranian troops might argue otherwise, if they weren't dead, of course.
@@alanwatts9229 hindsight is always 20/20, especially when their dead.
In China, heavy floods have recently destroyed lots of farmland with grain, so China is now more dependent on grain coming out of Ukraine or Russia. That may have influence on China's position on grain deals and therefore the war in Ukraine.
God creates karma in mysterious ways 🙏🙏❤️🇺🇦🇺🇦
And what do you think which country will they choose? Ukraine? 😂
@zviki68 doesn't matter which....if the other is not allowed to sell, prices will be high for everyone. If you run short on Sunflower oil, olive oil will become more expensive because it will be used as a substitute.
And China is buying up our farmland.
Not really China is simple interested on a stability strategy
Ukraine imports are totally marginal for China.The whole annual imports 2022 from Ukraine are roughly what China imports from Australia in the last 10 days.
Even imports from Switzerland what is the size of London are 10 times higher
The General is fascinating here in this interview. I lived through that as well, but was in the service before the wall fell, and over "there" for periods of time. I became Russian-adjacent back then, as I do have Ukranian blood (my grandparents escaped Odessa in the early 1900s), and felt so sad for the culture even back in the 70s/80s. Watching what happened to Russia over Putin's reign has been tragic. It's a lesson to be learned to us here, in the west. This is what happens with dictatorships and oligarchies. Ya can't let that happen.
As a Moscow-born 1st generation Russian-American with Ukranian family, half of which was sent off to Siberia by Stalin..... I've literally remained furious every single day from day one of 2022 invasion. The amount of anger affected my relationships with family members, many of whom remain silent or make statements word for word from Russian state TV.
Russia will never be forgiven by several Ukrainian generations. As for Russians, unfortunately, I don't see a majority accepting their actions and atrocities.
Absolutely
The lesson has been learnt. Most of the world's nations are actually seeking to join or are actually engaged in building an alternative financial system.
@@marioformosa4259people do not trust dictators with their money.
So because your grandparents lived there more than 100 years ago, do you believe you know what happening over there???? Mind you the msm is very much biased, you can't get an honest account. Yes, the war is horrible. So why the western politicians are pushing for it??? Which western politician called for a peace talk???? Actually they scuppered it - in March last year. This war is beneficial only to the US elite, and to nobody else.
As a Pole, I'm also schizophrenic about the Russians because as individuals they are truly wonderful people: warm, intelligent, witty, and kind. But it's like Bulat Okudzhava sang in one of his song the Road to Smolensk (about Polish-Russian relations), or even more like Zhanna Bichevskaya, loved her songs when she was young. But we actually know where our differences lie,. Russia is always the same, its Bucha, and its the fact that that sweet dear Zhanna Bichevskaya wants Ivan the Terrible declared a "Christian" saint.
Jozekfolbe..Even if Russians are "wonderful" people, I'll tell you who's not and that's Puzzi. He's an evil tyrant that must leave Ukraine in peace. 🇺🇦
You realize don't you if not stopped here and now Poland is next to be invaded by Russia
@@Bvi221he/she is simply saying that its confusing. Russians are human and its the government that are attacking. I now see all Russians as the enemy since I have no other option in my mind. Alot..a massive amount arent happy about whats happening. They have chosen their sides...and fair play. At some point nukes will/may fly..at that point it wont matter where you are from but every Russian will be my enemy in my death.
Seems as a Pole, YOU forgot about the Katyn Forest Massacre, an act that NO Pole can EVER forget!
@@Bvi221Russia won’t invade a NATO country. They’ll likely invade Georgia.
Fact that Ukraine sinks Russia’s navy ships without having a navy speaks volumes of Russian incompetence 😂😂😂
Brilliant isn't it!🏋️🇺🇦👏😊
@@davidbarr9343 Russia, where evil meets stupidity 😂
@@liberty_and_justice67never assume malice where you can assume incompetence.
Russia's response to this is "why not both?"
I'm sure you believe everything liberal media serve you. www ua-cam.com/video/uSNY1yYPPYA/v-deo.html.
@@bobs_toys 😂😂😂
The general is a wealth of knowledge. Great interview.
A brilliant interviewee with remarkable insight and nuance!
I agree. A brilliant interview by a very good presenter. But why can't we klnow the name of the host/interviewer? Nowhere in the blog is he credited?
I think that the breaking point is when it actually affects their own family.
Reporting is that the Russian widows will receive a pension. That's why they're trying to verify war dead from Ukraine information. Russia will not give them this information.
Too bad somebody can’t get to Putin’s girlfriend friend and his brood of kids.
The bridges family or the boats family's 😅
Give them lots of every thing they need to win, pronto. Slava Ukraini! 🇨🇦🇺🇦
They've lost.
Kiev killed its own people long before Russian invasion, and used western weapons and tactics.
@@s0ycapitansomeone doesn't follow current events 😂
@@s0ycapitan In a stalemate, historically the attacking side always lose, it is just a matter of time. Also do note russia already lost main war when Finland and Sweden were forced to join NATO by putin.
@@s0ycapitanIf only you had a Free Press... then you might have a chance to realize that your "Russian Government" throws its own citizen conscripts into a hopeless meat grinder without a care as it directs the vast majority of its missiles and mortars, not onto military targets, but onto innocent Ukrainian civilians.
Good News is that Russia treats its own enslaved conscript citizens no worse (nor better) than it treats Ukrainian civilians. No wait... That was the Bad News. Or... which? Confusing, eh?
So if Putler doesn't care about Russian citizens And doesn't care about Ukrainian civilians, then who does he care about? Answer: His own power, inglory, and personal riches... You know what I mean. Same kinda Sell-Out as paid Russian Disinformation Bloggers, but on a much greater scale.😢
Great interview! He also seems like a great human as well. I wish all military is as thoughtful and empathetic as he.
Props also to the interviewer for insightful questions and not interrupting, letting the General say everything he wants to say.
Hej Hej Sokoly.
As a former half of a scout dog team walking point, I learned what makes an army fight. It’s not a movie. Men die as 55,000 of us did. Infantry understand. Definitely the Ukrainian Sokoly understand.
All tyrants fall some day.
Biden’s time is coming
@@enochcushite496 lame MAGATS 🤷🏻♂️ Biden is the President and will be again in 2024 👍
@@enochcushite496 And Trump will sent to prison. Ha, ha, ha, ha
@@enochcushite496 your brain has already fallen, teenager.
Yes even all the one's the West supports.
That was a fascinating interview! He described and explained Russian psychology very well.
he is a complete idiot, spwing lies and non-sense in front the reality on the ground
Times Radio lands another fantastic guest. The presenter did a great job giving the deeply talented General all the room he needed.
All help to Ukraine is Fantastic News, God Bless every Country for all your Support. When we all Stand United Together, we will help President Zelensky to "Extinguish" Putin (The Russian Murdering Dictator) from the land of Ukraine..Glory Ukraine from the UK
why don't you grab your 4 remaining tanks and go over there?
instead of getting Ukrainians killed fighting your wars!!
God does not bless war criminals! Criminals who have been killing innocent civilians since 2014 with the help of the biggest war criminal USA.
You said it right,
Brilliant!
"I will never understand the Russian mind".....from one who lived there, this says a lot....
Russians had successful wars, they never learned the benifits of peace and friendship, so they default to what they know mongrel barbarianism of stealing and killing.
I have never lived in Russia, and hope never to do so, but as a Brit who has experienced the idiocy of Brexit, I would say that Russian chauvinism is akin to British chauvinism but multiplied a great many times!
@@peterellway7608 Brexit was about the right to self determination politically which is freedom. Leaving a large economic bloc is a costly process . The Ukrainians are fighting tooth and nail for this principle. Brexit is going to be less expensive.
@@johnbooth3073 ridiculous comment, Ukraine has a sporting chance of winning, Brexit is something the UK will never recover from. Brexit and this Russian invasion are based on lies and both are monumental mistakes.
Third existential fight. Western democracy. Everything we and our grandfathers and great grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters have fought for. Ukraine is the shield for Europe. If Ukraine falls, then in turn Europe falls to Russian imperialism, then Africa and the USA will fall. We will be done. Terrible miserable existence. We really have no idea how much we have to lose. Our grandparents knew and Ukrainians know. They pay in blood for our slack jawed passive uselessness. We must get our act together and fully support Ukraine and Ukrainians. Now.
And lots of Africans and Asians will settle in Europe but we stopped Russia in Ukraine 😆
😂
I like how in your world nuclear weapons don't exist and haven't been the ultimate guarantor of European security since the 50s
It's a big drop from that high horse you are on. The West is not and never was civilised. Russia has zero interest in conquering what it sees as a decaying and degenerate Europe. But if Europe threatens Russia as it has repeatedly done over the centuries. 1600's, 1700's. 1800's. 1900's. It will act and so far the results are not encouraging.
The real threat to Democracy is populist manipulation (Trump, Johnson, Orban, etc) which has no doubt been exacerbated by ruzzian interference. The fact that Trump still isn't in jail and is still considered by many republicans to be their best representative is probably the greatest threat to democracy at the moment.
Thank you BG Peter Zwack. Skills of those who - have been there- are invaluable.
This was a extremely fascinating discussion!👍👍 Excellent questions & very informative & impactful responses from retired U.S. Brig. Gen. Peter Zwack.👍👍 I must say that that Brig. Gen. Zwack's comments were delivered with such passion that I couldn't help wondering if he should be addressed as "Reverend/Pastor Peter Zwack"! 😉I greatly appreciated hearing his learned assessment of the military & political situation for Ukraine, as well as his stories regarding the character & hopes of the Russians he got to know.
However....IMHO, every observation Brig. Gen. Zwack shared just provided more support to the notion that the U.S.A. wants to guarantee the Ukraine will not lose (and, so far, the U.S.A. & the rest of NATO are definitely succeeding in that way), HOWEVER, the U.S.A., is not interested in seeing Ukraine WIN. Unfortunately, the U.S.A. not been willing to provide the types & amounts of advanced weaponry/munitions that would enable 'David to DEFEAT Goliath' for good & guarantee that Ukraine can liberate ALL of its sovereign territory.
To be specific: Although Brlg. Gen. Zwack skirted around the issue of long-range precision missiles & avoided using the acronym, the fact that many of his peers (and perhaps Brig. Gen. Zwack), know that equipping the AFU with a sufficient number of ATACMS (and ideally a couple of F-16s) would ensure Ukraine's ability to isolate Crimea, starve the Russians on the front line of fuel, munitions, food, command & control, timely interdiction of ground-attack aircraft against AFU break-throughs, etc., plus make the port of Sevastopol untenable, thereby limiting Russian naval forces from entering the Black Sea near to Odessa to fire missiles at Ukrainian civilians, grain stores, etc. In fact, retired U.S. Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges & retired U.S. Gen. Phillip Beedlove (both of whom has commanded NATO forces) have stated that if ATACMS & F-16s had been provided in a timely manner to the AFU, this horrible war would be over by the end of this year!
I can't help but wonder this: If only Brig. Gen. Zwack''s impressive skills as an orator & his ability to inspire others could change the minds of Pres. Biden and his administration, and persuade them to make a commitment to see Ukraine victorious....perhaps the suffering & killing could end this year, and Ukraine & other Black Sea nations could feel safe & secure from the threat of Putin's evil, imperialistic Russian war machine....
I love listening to Peter Zwack. I must read his book. Thanks for sharing!
Great interview. Great talk ❤. Eu , nato but most Ukrainian people are the strongest. Slava Ukraini
excellent
SLAVA UKRAYINI , HEROYAM SLAVA !
Slava cocaini!
My friend’s brother was fighting on the front line ,was wounded in the eyes, had 20 percent vision. He recovers enough to go back to fight,
Wow! Awesome!
Excellent interview both host and guest
I can't imagine leveling someone else's home in another country, and no sooner than a couple years later using it as a vacation home.
The breaking point will most likely come when the occupiers realise their 'safe' spaces in Ukraine are diminishing daily with Ukraine's long range targeting capabilities far behind the front lines.
Give 'em enough hope
This is not only an existential fight for Ukraine, but for the world. We (Ukraine and the West) need to win and win fast or this thing can go like Japan in 1932 into a widening war.
BullXXKs
The war is lost.
Your right you also picked up a troll
Excellent discussion very thoughtful words from Mr. Peter Zwack. Thank you
Ukraine can only exploit the break in the fronts with air cover
What air cover? They barely have an air force.
@@joepublic8473F-16 that will come
I broadly agree with your statement, but allow me to add a little bit of nuance. Oh and by the way, I'm no expert, but I have a LOT of spare time and I've been watching and reading a lot of reporting from a lot of different sources for quite a while, so I feel like I have a pretty good idea :)
Ukraine really wants air cover, preferably from jets because they're the most flexible, preferably F-16's because they're the best because of how many the 'West' has, what F16's can do on the battlefield, and the fact that they're relatively easy to use and maintain compared to more modern NATO jets. From what I understand, F16's are ROUGHLY comparable to the most common jets in use in Russia. The Russians do have more modern stuff but not a lot of it, and it's not clear at all that they actually can or want to use their more modern stuff. Lack of training, lack of mechanics, lack of modern missiles and spare electronic parts... it's probably a mix of some of all or those, but regardless of the reason, we're seeing Russia mostly use jets from the 1980's. Same goes for Ukraine, by the way, and F16's are also also from that era, more or less.
Of course, the F16's have been and are still being upgraded, and they were specifically designed during the height of the cold war when the US thought they were going to be fighting the Soviets. So they're not the newest jets but they're still very useable and in fact widely being used world-wide by NATO or NATO-friendly states who don't want or can't afford the newest jets. Which is why there's so bloody many F16's all over the world. And why a lot of nations like the US have a whole bunch of retired F16's still in storage.
Without this air cover, if they can create a break-through (we're possibly seeing the first signs of the beginning of a breakthrough but we're not there yet), exploiting that breakthrough is going to be very, very, very, very, very hard. And if you're wondering what that looks like, just think about the news we've been getting for the last 2 months or so about how hard the Ukrainians have to fight and how slow they're forced to go in the counter-offensive so far.
I don't have any special inside connections in to the various western governments (i'm really as civilian as civilian can be :) ), but I can't help but wonder why we didn't at least start preparing to maybe give them F16's a little sooner, would have most likely made a big difference.
Oh, and just because i'm all nice and focused at the moment, the whole point of air cover in this context is that you can easily directly attack things like artillery, tanks, and enemy aircraft, so that the Ukrainian ground forces can work on getting through the minefields and defensive lines on the Russian side without being constantly bombarded with everything the Russians can throw at them.
It's so nice that your guests can actually go into depths and bring a lot of nuances to their answers instead of those annoying blitz-interviews with superficial answers 🙏🏼🤓
Hear, hear! Thank you for your exquisite description.
I like Peter. I was born in Hungary in 1955. I was there from 0 to 10 years. I was somehow protected by some beings. However, I despise The Krenlin et al! They disregard anything human and humane.
Yes, the Grain Deal. Russia shot itself in the foot on the diplomatic / international front. This man talks a lot of sense.
You have to hand it to the russians, they never miss an opportunity to shoot themselves in the foot.
Why? I hope you know that western countries didnt uphold their parts in the deal, the parts they agreed to.
First rate informative interview. More of this general, please.
Fascinating insights and great interviewing - thank you both.
I served USDAO Moscow and came to know Putin well, after he failed to do well at the "Charm School*" resulting in his counterintelligence assignment in Leningrad watching western diplomats (his hometown, where he could be watched more closely). For whatever reason, Putin chose me to surveil while there on multiple visits (there was a great opportunity to watch the RO/RO facility) using what is known as "hostile surveillance," where he was physically touching me. This gave me the great, unique opportunity to speak with him, revealing virtually little of what I already knew of him.
Early on, Putin's generals lied to him inflating their successes. Then he wasn't getting support needed for his general staff.
They treated for their lives. This is shaping up to being more disastrous than the Winter War with the Finns.
That was a great interview. Thank you,
I find Ukrainians genuinely ingenious. I mean, I have not seen, I'm sure others as well, a supposedly 'super power' be so ridiculously powerless. Solders being amputed go back to fight, is full of meaningful will! I'm proud of them. i'm not for war, but Ukrainians have the right to be liberated and free from Russian imperialism that has no right to invade any country. Go Ukrainians go!
did you feel the same for the people of the Dombass fighting Ukrainefor 8 years without proper backing or the people of Iraq fighting a Nato invasion.
Putins final year? Hopefully. As a "President" but also as a human being
He's a human being? Huh. Who knew!
@@bertjilk3456 Sorry my bad. He´s a subhuman
You frothing at the mouth Putin haters are hilarious
Australia// There is an amazing amount of support- in MANY different fields and people with life-time skills/ learning, who work and help Ukraine. Its a pleasure to aid people such as Ukrainians and their good leader President Zelensky.
Very Excellent Insight and 1st hand Story ! Eye Opening, Thank You Sir !!
Entertaining & informative man to listen to on the subject 👍
This is a very brave fight Ukraine is putting together. And the people are going to be so United for generations to come. Ukraine will become a superpower one day. They're going to field a US capable Navy Air Force ground troops, they are going to have something to be extremely proud of for generations to come. And it's only going to fuel their hunger to be even greater. They will rebuild it's only a matter of time
Anything else in your dream that America would do for you as surely all of Ukraine deserve a Ferrari or something as well. The truth is America has just stepped on the dead bodies of Ukrainians and pushed them into human meat grinders to sell weapons and make money to keep America's economy afloat. Ukraine means nothing to America. But you be you mate... silly goat, serious.
I appreciate this reporting, thank you!
Interview was straight fire!
Very credible. I agree Americans will never fully understand Russians. And I agree Putin has put all Russians in a terrible dilemma.
a nation that voted trump into power is also impossible to understand.
I also agree with the Trump comment. And I voted for him the first time he ran. Will never do that again.
Brilliant interview .
Great interview, thank you.
Ukraine MUST be NATO member, it is so capable and brave nation!
The West says no.
NATO is a threat to world peace to Russia
Glory to Ukraine !!!
This guy has convinced me. Get 'em some air attack craft. US air force has tried time and again to get rid of a-10's. Is that a craft that can split open an emerging weakness to lead ground forces? F15's to provide b.v.r. cover to the a-10's? F16 is better, yes, but how much quicker can airmen and pilots be trained on a10's? And that 37.5 mm brrrrrrrvvvvttttt!!! Thoughts?
A10s are believed to be less effective as tank busters than has been supposed - the gun shakes the plane too much for good accuracy. But it is notoriously frightening to be anywhere near where the gun is hitting. As Russian morale degrades, A10s may prove ideal for starting them running.
I answer to your question. More than credible. Thank you very much.
Every Russian I've met has been very nice, and they're smart, hard-working people. It's such a tragedy that an autocrat like Putin hijacks an entire nation, sends its youth to die in a "vanity war", and in the process visits the terror of war onto an innocent nation.
Putin's days are numbered.
In hindsight, I see the wisdom of having slowly ramped up aid to Ukraine. But now that Ukraine victory is inevitable, I no longer see the value of "slow". At this time I'd like to see NATO (incl US), Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Israel send Putin a message: Russian forces out of all of Ukraine including illegally annexed oblasts by the end of August or they will be subjected to saturation bombing, and all Russian naval units worldwide not in port will be sunk.
Have you spoken to them on a deep enough level to come to an understanding of their feelings about Ukrainians? As a culture? A lot of people are "very nice" on a shallow, personal acquaintance basis. They have exhibited antipathy for the invasion, and only indignance about the loss of Russians to do it.
You obviously haven't met any Ukrainians. I doubt that you'd find many that regard the Russians as "smart, hard-working people". I've heard many descriptions of Russians from Ukrainians who were primarily Russian speakers: most descriptions were contemptuous.
Do any of you think we would allow 200k Russians make a base in mexico? would you not blame Mexico for its own destruction if the USA went into Mexico and destroyed it to achieve their objective to not allow it to be hostile to USA. Same goes for ukraine and Russia. Russia may be inept, but they also have been sandbagging this war and going half throttle. They want to live with their neighbors ukraine. Not live next to a nato base. They will not allow this
@@shadowotaku43Russia will not be in a position to allow or not allow anything. Ideally, it won‘t exist at all.
@@shadowotaku43 There should be special classes for people like you who think that that war has something to do with NATO.
THE WAR IN UKRAINE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH NATO or it's expansion!
And why is it so difficult to comprehend is beyond me!
Another hugely interesting interview. Thanks to both of you
As a Brit I would tell the interviewee there is NO need for apologies in making the Churchill comparison with President Ze... I was ABSOLUTELY RIVETED to his speech to Congress, to Parliament and Westminster Hall. All of them i "had something in my eye" by the end them.....
a great interview with this very smart and insightful general.
This is a really great interview, this guy is absolutely trying to be kind, for good reason. Information given is democratic, however it’s like politically, politicians would have hard time listening for their self interest. So it’s great to listen to this truth
There it is Russia has always been offer great peace but to be honest they support aggressive politicians and promises of we will, look after you ! But they can’t they refuse our help? So it’s getting hard to sympathise with the population that chose to live in a bubble
2024 is likely the last win Putin wins as he’s secured that already but he can’t go further.
After that he’s done so support Ukraine as they have to face awful disgusting war little more on our behalf
Do you know where his stock interests are, may be worth a look
@@andypeutherer4218 yup and who pays him?...you wont have to scratch very deep to find the US state dept
@@andypeutherer4218 scratching the bottom of the barrel chum, I presume you are a trump lover.
Neil Kinnock... legend!
Hes lost his welsh accent 😁
@@tonupharry true, but he's still keeping it real.
Genuinely thought it was him until he opened his mouth
@@officialsnufkin Snuffkin.... legend.
@@officialsnufkin Snuffkin.... legend.
Very credible, thanks.
"I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin. Upon this battle depends the survival of Christian civilization. Upon it depends our own British life, and the long continuity of our institutions..." - Churchill...
Ukraine too, is fighting for survival and for the civilised world.
Ukraine is fighting for democracy and for the freedoms we all enjoy worldwide.
U-Crane has no democracy anymore. Zelenskyy ended any free election - until "he wins the war" which of course will never happen. Many countries already gave up on supporting him.
Most of us are waiting for Putin's final minutes!
Excellent discussion. Nice and long. Perfect to listen to while doing other things.
Peter...gotta love ya! A brilliant mind with sweet experience & knowledge!
A great guest, thanks.
A fascinating interview! Very in depth thinking by the General thank you. Slava Ukraini forever 🇺🇦 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇬🇧
Harpoon missiles on drones, end of Russian black sea fleet.
Makes me hard just thinking about it.
Better still.. just send Haarp to Russia 😂😂🤷🏼♂️
Harpoon for Putin, brought to you courtesy of NATO :)
What an interview🎉 love it
Enjoyed watching this news cast,thank you.
@11:50 I'd have to disagree here because we (Western Intelligence) are VERY aware of what Russian military personnel and soldiers are thinking and feeling regarding the war. Tens of thousands of phone calls have been intercepted by Ukrainian intelligence and even people with a radio because many Russians are calling family and friends back in their homes and are outright fed up and angry about the war and how they're personally being treated and forgotten about by Russia. Those conversations have been gold to Ukraine and its partners! Knowing how the adversary feels on a personal level is what may very well be a key to ending the war.
Let’s hope the elections don’t put paid to international support to Ukraine 🇺🇦 🇺🇸🇬🇧
If nato and the west dont mess it up, Ukraine will be fine. The Ukrainians are much braver then we are.
@@Leadbelly. they certainly are
Our support in GB is solid
It is but still could be better.
Its a shame other countries have been slow to realise the way to protect our economies, is to destroy Ruzzia on the battlefield .
French soldiers may now have to face wagner in Africa, instead of ukraine dealing with them in Ukraine.
Putin will spread destruction and death as wide as possible the longer he survives. 🇬🇧🇺🇦
Complaining is in our Dutch blood, if we don't complain then we are dead.
But you won't hear anyone complaining about Ukraine.
Another fine piece of comedy. Thanks to "Times Radio" for introducing us to these comedians who don't get mainstream exposure. 😄 😆
Times Radio sure attract a fair number of Comical Ali's. In fact they all been Comical Ali's.
Peter, I thank you for recognising as I have done previously that Zelensky should be held in the same esteme a Winston. It is a case of the the few, it is a case of the beaches and it is a case of one man rallying the masses. It is also a case of a dictator biting off more than he can chew. Lets see what the winter brings to the troops in the tranches that the Russians are relying on. Let us also see what the privelaged of Russia do when Putin continues ti fail!
@nigelleyland166 And in July 1945, when the country voted in the GE, the Labour Party led by Attlee won a landslide victory and gained a majority of 145 seats.
@@boota1979 And your point is?
@@davidbarr9343 If you can't work that out, I give up.
No oil exports breaks Russia.
Russia exports oil in several places not just the Black sea
Final weeks, not years. Be patient and wait for outcome of failure.
General you have opened our eyes to the situation in Ukraine. Thank you. My admiration of Ukrainians has risen 100 fold. God bless you and Slava Ukraine
"531 days into my 3 day war, I am still master strategist" Vladimir Putin
Putin has proven to be a clown 🤡
Incredible Ukranian military, we love you! Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🇺🇸
Super Interview with Brigadier General. Peter Zwack (Retd) as Guest Speaker.
Very Interesting Information and Insight.
I really enjoyed this informative interview, I'll be going on line to find his book.
Great interview! I believe its time for Nato countries starts on making covertetly a private army without flagging the soldiers/armies, like Putins Wagner group did when they invaded Crimea back in 2014 and at the same time denied the existence of Russian army present in Ukraine.
Should be able to send 100 000 personell easily all qualified and proffesional teams. Nato could just say that they do not have a presence in Ukraine.
@jimris4170 Blackwater.
I love this guy💙
Ukraine need more air defences, especially against kinzhal missiles
Great interview
This horrible state of russia has to be defeated
It’s too expensive for the civilised world to handle them
Very credible. Great summation. Excellent interview.
Last year on earth, l hope.
❤ 🇺🇦
My heroes🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Brilliant Analysis Sir--in depth and realistic (re: breaking point): Great Respect to General Zwack for his professionalism--and to the Podcaster who allows full answers without interruption!!!