He's a hack. He also said Ukraine would march to the Azov Sea in a few weeks. Ukraine advanced a few fields in a few weeks and then got completely stopped.
Not really. It's difficult to say what the response from Russia would have been had we front-loaded Ukraine with the equipment to win. Russia haven't even triggered a full mobilization of its population or economy. ----------------------------------------------------------- @petersmith7126 31 minutes ago We spent to much time trying to stop Ukraine losing but not enough to allow them to win .... Our behaviour has been despicable
We certainly are as we should have called out the USA in 2014 when they replaced the legally elected government and installed another American stooge so they could start a war with Russia. Murdering 14,000 innocent Ukrainians and not honoring the 2 Minsk agreements that Putin signed in good faith.
Great in theory, but politics are not conducive. Trump made statements that he would cut support for Ukraine. General Hodges would be a pariah in MAGA eyes despite his knowledge and military experience involving Europe.
@@ImpalaSJ You can forget about the Russian inflation rates. They are lying, obviously. It is fundamentally impossilbe to have an inflation rate of 8% while the central bank interest rate is above 20%. Inflation is around 25% and rising fast...
As of today the Ruble is at 103.6 against the Dollar. It's been devaluing week on week since 2023. Interest rates are 28%, and inflation is currently running at 9%. In the region of 47% of Russia's annual GDP is being spent on the war and to be announced next week is a rise in taxation on the Russian people. They are desperate for those Countries that they trade with - India, China - to pay with Rubles. The problem is that those Countries don't use them due to sanctions, every transaction between those Countries and Russia is being closely monitored. There's also the fact that the Ruble has been depreciating against those currencies equally by 22%, so it's not just the strength of the Dollar that's causing the downward trend against the Ruble.
Oh and I forgot to mention, mortgage interest rates are currently running at 43%. Imagine how the housing market is going to shrink. Who's going to commit to a mortgage ?
How about he comes back from retirement and explains the militairy of the NATO countries how to win this war? This guy has been spot on during this whole conflict. I tip my hat to you sir!
Nanny-pamby! Yes, sir! Hodges is absolutely right! It is a lack of decisiveness, on the part of the White House, has allowed the war to be dragged out for nearly 3 years and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians maimed or murdered. If Ukraine had been given the tools then they could have finished the job. It was the same in 1941 when Churchill had to beg USA for the tools to finish the job. USA did give Churchill the tools and Churchill did finish the job. It is a great shame that Sleepy Joe Biden and his side-kick Jake Sullivan did not read any history books at school.
Even if you gev so called Ukraine all the amineshons in the world the will still lost ther taretry to the Russia and still begin begin help me halp me.
General Ben Hodges should be next president of the United States of America. He is a decent, educated person and he could do many good things for world. He is able to make that this world becomes a better place.
@@secreteman205 They went from using close to 18,000 round a day at the beginning to around 8-10K now with the help of NK. Meanwhile Ukraine is still only using around 6K a day. Now Ukraine is much more accurate with their rounds, but the trend is clear.
Ben is so tiredlessly preaching his knowledge day by day here in the English/Ukrainian YT community.. He doesn't need to do it. He is retired and could stay home. Yet, still he does it - from a moral and humanistic point of view and because he has a backbone.
Thank you general, a pity your not in the Pentagon directing strategy. All the west has been half hearted, either defeat Russia in Ukraine or risk Putin attacking the Baltics. That,s NATO that,s WW3.
the way I see it Lieutenant General we haven’t met our objectives in any of our modern wars ,and you were one of them that was in command. That seems to be a problem.
@@sljhrt I am afraid that UK is much closer to Russia than Serbia. But you were close, Bosnia and Herzegovina region, Serbian part of it but I was born and raised in Sarajevo, ex Yugoslavia, until I became a refugee in 1992.
Manveen Rana ends the video with an all smiling and happy disposition. Just look at how lovely she is talking about thousands and thousands of people being slaughtered, incredulous.
The use of missiles in Ukraine has been ONGOING for at least two years. Iskander missiles are "nuclear capable" yet not one used in Ukraine had that capability used. There are at least 5 different types of missiles used in Ukraine, this last one was actually smaller than some of the others already used. This is pure fear mongering, hyped up to push EU, NATO US leaders to back off. The media love this for headlines, but the use of hypersonic missiles has been ongoing. One of those missiles hit the hospital with the children's cancer center. When are the various media outlets going to do some research into the weaponry used and know which are very dangerous, which are almost purely for show?
2:11 it will benefit them for sure. Afterall it did for the U.S against Japan. It would send a very very very serious message to NATO and the formed coalition.
Standard Russian negotiation tactics - pound the table, threaten, shout and talk utter nonsense with the hope of frightening enough of the West to capitulate. Our collective response is to Keep Calm and React by increasing pressure on them, not backing off and capitulating as this only encourages the bully.
Ben, I always enjoy listening to you. If say Russian tanks rolled into say Latvia, what would NATO do - the next day - talk or counterattack? An attack on one is an attack on all!
With respect Lt. General, the USA actually achieved its objectives. 1) Deplete Russian military assets and test their actual battle-field capability. 2) Capture the LNG market in Europe in order to draw down an over-saturated domestic NG supply to increase domestic profit and GDP. 3) Degrade Russia's economy to encourage political unrest. Bonus: Increase the profitability of domestic munition manufacturing. Sadly the USA never intended for Ukraine to win, but of course you know this.
I’ve written President Biden numerous times citing and emphasizing General Ben Hodges position on the statement of goals and unqualified use of long range weapons for Ukraine. It may not occur to many of General Hodges followers that their own communications to President Biden do in fact have an impact on policy. These statements are tallied and presented to President Biden and your voices are important. Please submit your own thoughts and support for Ukraine.
UKRAINE, FLAG, FREEDOM & MORE ??? You never said I’m leaving You never said goodbye. You were gone before I knew it And by conflict I know why. In life I loved you completely In death I love you still. I hold a place in my heart That only you can fill. It broke my heart to lose you But I know you’re not alone. A part of me left with you As the seeds of war were sown. The bombing and strafing of cities and towns Caused our country to declare full war. Where many a man lay down their life Fighting for flag, freedom and more. By Tom Zart
The finger pointing has already begun over at TR with one of the finest generals ever produced in the States. A general so wise that he was waxing lyrical about the so-called Spring Offensive last year, right up until the moment when it was comprehensively defeated.
The ruble broke resistance. The RUB is at .0099 to the USD; once below a penny, resistance is broken, and the currency is highly likely to break down. The Interest rate reaches infinity because no person will have the confidence to hold Russian Rubles in cash or denominated in RUB. The natural rate is negative infinity in the sense of profit but infinity of the price of waiting. The idea of an interest rate based on theory does not make sense in Russia. This means the Ruble is really collapsing.
Russia using you know what would be shooting them selves in the feet. Trump will return to the US presidency in less than two months. He is sympathetic to the Kremlin and previously praised Putin. Russian allies would be less likely to buy oil due to bad publicity. Russia’s best bet is to wait for MAGA to come back.
Hmmm. You talk as though Russia is the size of Jersey with a few tanks. The fight with Ukraine is a border skirmish using a tiny fraction of Russian resources. This reporting really is comedic.
Ben Hodges is awesome!!!
Ben Hodges is a war loving goon
Pleasure to listen US general Ben Hodges
How right he is!
He's a hack. He also said Ukraine would march to the Azov Sea in a few weeks. Ukraine advanced a few fields in a few weeks and then got completely stopped.
Delusional
He'll say anything for the right money, he is a disappointment.
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@@eudaenomic Ivan! 😂
God bless you, Mr. Hodges. Please continue to support Ukraine. Sadly you are right on every point. Sad and disappointing that US let Ukraine down.
We spent to much time trying to stop Ukraine losing but not enough to allow them to win .... Our behaviour has been despicable
Oh so a drive on Moscow was on the cards at some point was it?
That's their problem
Not really. It's difficult to say what the response from Russia would have been had we front-loaded Ukraine with the equipment to win. Russia haven't even triggered a full mobilization of its population or economy.
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@petersmith7126
31 minutes ago
We spent to much time trying to stop Ukraine losing but not enough to allow them to win .... Our behaviour has been despicable
Not as bad as ours in America. Biden and Jake Sullivan are a national disgrace, foreign and domestic.
@@AdamDziobek Exactly, and Prighozin did it......
Politicians should have listened to that man!
We are moral cowards. And WE are in trouble.
We certainly are as we should have called out the USA in 2014 when they replaced the legally elected government and installed another American stooge so they could start a war with Russia. Murdering 14,000 innocent Ukrainians and not honoring the 2 Minsk agreements that Putin signed in good faith.
You will be in trouble if Ukraine carry on.
@@paulbarradale4912What about you Paul?
Thank you, Lt. Gen Ben Hodges, for telling the facts. Biden should have given Ukraine what it needed to win long ago.
Think about the billions in weapons and equipment he left behind in Afghanistan… Ukraine could of put it to good use defending the home
He's right.
We need you to unretire and help Ukraine and America.
Great in theory, but politics are not conducive. Trump made statements that he would cut support for Ukraine. General Hodges would be a pariah in MAGA eyes despite his knowledge and military experience involving Europe.
Generals see better than Politicians
why hes useless
@@BaggaBliss not ben hes been wrong everytime hes been on
@@goonerboz6023 He's a better man than you. So, that begs the question, what are YOU? Durak
Rubel has depreciated 20 to 30 % against USD and Yuan and Rupi - IN 3 MONTHS !
This is how Russia loose
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@@ImpalaSJ You can forget about the Russian inflation rates. They are lying, obviously.
It is fundamentally impossilbe to have an inflation rate of 8% while the central bank interest rate is above 20%.
Inflation is around 25% and rising fast...
Agree, the US needs to pump oil and gas like crazy too.
As of today the Ruble is at 103.6 against the Dollar. It's been devaluing week on week since 2023. Interest rates are 28%, and inflation is currently running at 9%. In the region of 47% of Russia's annual GDP is being spent on the war and to be announced next week is a rise in taxation on the Russian people. They are desperate for those Countries that they trade with - India, China - to pay with Rubles. The problem is that those Countries don't use them due to sanctions, every transaction between those Countries and Russia is being closely monitored. There's also the fact that the Ruble has been depreciating against those currencies equally by 22%, so it's not just the strength of the Dollar that's causing the downward trend against the Ruble.
Oh and I forgot to mention, mortgage interest rates are currently running at 43%. Imagine how the housing market is going to shrink. Who's going to commit to a mortgage ?
Total agree with every word he says. Perfect Analysis. All should hear him as soon as possible !!!
General Ben Hodges, one of my favourites.
Great commentary as always. Ben Hodges top man.
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@@jamesgreen1116 keep hiding behind your screen watching a succesful man
hes 100 percent wrong again russia has the 4th largest economy and out produce nato on weapons
@@jamesgreen1116 what's that emoji supposed to mean?
@@goonerboz6023 Nato hasn't entered the chat. you goonybird plonker.
Ben...you are a good man !
How about he comes back from retirement and explains the militairy of the NATO countries how to win this war? This guy has been spot on during this whole conflict. I tip my hat to you sir!
Well he said Ukraine will reach azov sea in a few days
He said Ukraine would take crimea in 2023
Nanny-pamby!
Yes, sir! Hodges is absolutely right! It is a lack of decisiveness, on the part of the White House, has allowed the war to be dragged out for nearly 3 years and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians maimed or murdered.
If Ukraine had been given the tools then they could have finished the job.
It was the same in 1941 when Churchill had to beg USA for the tools to finish the job.
USA did give Churchill the tools and Churchill did finish the job.
It is a great shame that Sleepy Joe Biden and his side-kick Jake Sullivan did not read any history books at school.
@@kartikeyatiwari2502 Yes he did, but he also included the caveat that it would be possible if the west gives them proper support - which we didn’t.
Thank you Ben, always a pleasure to hear you strategy, reasonable and practical.
Spot on
Well said Ben.
So are we !
Gen Hodge, totally enjoy your insights on this conflict.
Did you swallow?
No wonder people are delusional.
I totally agree with Ukraine given what it needed would have ended the war with them in control of all their territory.
Yet Russia could obliterate Ukraine completely without warning from thousands of miles away????
Even if you gev so called Ukraine all the amineshons in the world the will still lost ther taretry to the Russia and still begin begin help me halp me.
Nope, Ukraine just can't win
@@kartikeyatiwari2502Or so thought the Russian general that was just killed😂
@@PianoGamer64 doesn't change the fact that Ukraine can't win
Too bad that both America and Europe have not even now learned from the Munich debacle of 1938.
i know its insane arming nazis again
Gen Hodges for President!
France and England have nuclear weapons that could decimate Russia 🇷🇺 😮😢
💣💣💣
Let's raise a toast.
No super power can ever lose,that’s the end of the debate,and we are one of the 9
@@GetItRightUpYees that's false, also, having nukes doesn't make a country a super power
@@sigis72erm yes it does🤡🤡🤡🤡I know you’re dropping the bombshell North Korea ,that boat has sailed.but we are a super power.
Sometimes fear is more dangerous than anything because it’s gives a lot of space to the enemy to manoeuvre
Hence, "The only thing to fear is fear itself." Winston Churchill WW2.
I grew up watching "The Day After", so I no longer have any ability to fear nuclear war
Lived during the cold war. Used to this BS.
SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦 ❤
General Ben Hodges should be next president of the United States of America. He is a decent, educated person and he could do many good things for world. He is able to make that this world becomes a better place.
Spot on.🇸🇪
Who believes Russia is running out of ammunition?
Nope it's not true
Lil Kim KNOWS Russia is running out
@@secreteman205 They went from using close to 18,000 round a day at the beginning to around 8-10K now with the help of NK. Meanwhile Ukraine is still only using around 6K a day. Now Ukraine is much more accurate with their rounds, but the trend is clear.
over 50% of russian artillery rounds are n.korean, the drones are iranian
They are the biggest producers of weapons in the world. I don't know how Western media doesn't get tired of playing the same record.
Its partly cloudy with a chance of storm shadows in the evening 😂😂
lol
A Snake Eyes chance.
Unfortunately windshear blew out your lighter.
Britain has orderd Ukraine to cease using Storm Shadows deep into Russia in fear of an attack by Russia's new deadly missile on a UK base.
With an early morning taking of Scalps.
The general has been correct from day one….how this situation has developed is a disgrace, a total let down and betrayal of trust.
Well spoken General👏👏👏
Ben is so tiredlessly preaching his knowledge day by day here in the English/Ukrainian YT community..
He doesn't need to do it. He is retired and could stay home.
Yet, still he does it - from a moral and humanistic point of view and because he has a backbone.
Thank you general, a pity your not in the Pentagon directing strategy. All the west has been half hearted, either defeat Russia in Ukraine or risk Putin attacking the Baltics. That,s NATO that,s WW3.
What to do today ! Not last year ! It does us no good to say if if if ! Do NOW 😮
Pretty sure he's been saying this from the beginning
Very good assessment.
Thanks for making me laugh!😂😂😂 Weather here is so depressing😂😂😂😂
The West should stand strong and support Ukraine.
😂😂😂Обосрëшься😂😂😂
the way I see it Lieutenant General we haven’t met our objectives in any of our modern wars ,and you were one of them that was in command. That seems to be a problem.
If Ben understand this surely US and other western administration too
Times Radio has best experts in the world!
I do hope that Ben tells the truth! Otherwise we would be devastated
He's not telling the truth.
@ I am afraid that you come from Serbia so you are very close to Puitin. PLEASE GO AWAY…
@@sljhrt I am afraid that UK is much closer to Russia than Serbia. But you were close, Bosnia and Herzegovina region, Serbian part of it but I was born and raised in Sarajevo, ex Yugoslavia, until I became a refugee in 1992.
@@jelena7440example, but not from your fantasy history textbooks, please.
Russia will run out of ammo in 10 days. Hodges March 14th 2022
I would feel better if his president would listen to him
Manveen Rana ends the video with an all smiling and happy disposition. Just look at how lovely she is talking about thousands and thousands of people being slaughtered, incredulous.
i bet thats why they used the icbm, because they running out of conventional rockets
I believe you are following the battle and it seems like the fight is still ongoing, or perhaps, they are again fighting with shovels?😂
are you deranged
@@a.u.b1 палками-копалками
I think they did that to try to intimidate Ukraine from shooting any more rockets or missiles into Russia.
Here we go again
Russia run out of everything
No way best army in the world
The correct phrase is "running out". And yes, ruzzia is running out of the stuff they need the most right now.
@@toby9999..and too think they had so much at the beginning of their invasion except of course for the brains.
Great news 🎉
#slavaukraini 💙💛💙💛
The use of missiles in Ukraine has been ONGOING for at least two years. Iskander missiles are "nuclear capable" yet not one used in Ukraine had that capability used. There are at least 5 different types of missiles used in Ukraine, this last one was actually smaller than some of the others already used.
This is pure fear mongering, hyped up to push EU, NATO US leaders to back off.
The media love this for headlines, but the use of hypersonic missiles has been ongoing. One of those missiles hit the hospital with the children's cancer center.
When are the various media outlets going to do some research into the weaponry used and know which are very dangerous, which are almost purely for show?
Where’s Starmer? Hiding somewhere while he leaves the country to fend for themselves. What a leader 🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣😂
The bots are out in force 😂
@@titch_551 Your english is coming along.
Russian bots is all there is!
Dont fool anyone anymore...get it
Over a year ago Ben Hodges was predicting that Ukraine would take Crimea. What happened to that prediction?
он как обычно обосрался😊
Russia is asking for a very harsh response from NATO and it's just a matter of time.
НАТО - дерьмо воинствующее.
how so? Ukraine is not even in nato & never will 😂😂😂
@@DrojanaleTorvicFriends can still help you without a contract. Guess you would need friends to know that😂😂
2:11 it will benefit them for sure. Afterall it did for the U.S against Japan.
It would send a very very very serious message to NATO and the formed coalition.
Hard times create strong men
Strong men create good times
Good times create weak men
Weak men create tough times
Standard Russian negotiation tactics - pound the table, threaten, shout and talk utter nonsense with the hope of frightening enough of the West to capitulate. Our collective response is to Keep Calm and React by increasing pressure on them, not backing off and capitulating as this only encourages the bully.
It seemed like the Whitehouse was trying to play a zero sum game according to Cold War rules….and nobody else has been.
I have been seeing this headline for 3 years
Thank you, we are glad to hear that, may putin experience a series of difficulties
Putin's health is his biggest concern pancreas issues
Every day for the last 25 years I hear "Putin in trouble"
Wow
Russia is a few month away from bankruptcy - but they hope the Trump administration will save them.
Here is when I want to hear 1001 stories LOL
Is always funny looking through Times Radio window to a parallel universe 😂
Yeah we can tell…..you’re here 24/7. Ever think of another hobby like maybe going outside?
@@Anthonythumb its mental how times is wrong everday its great satire channel
Doug Macgregor and Ben Hodges would be a great duo dual to debate each other?
Oh the irony !The Times warning its viewers about misinformation.
Ben, I always enjoy listening to you.
If say Russian tanks rolled into say Latvia, what would NATO do - the next day - talk or counterattack?
An attack on one is an attack on all!
They would instantly be at war with the 13 NATO member states that have troops stationed there.
Times Radio the voice from the asylum, totally without foundation, what we in the know call BS.
We failed miserably
Bigfoot is real!!!
Ruble is crashing fast!!!! Just hit 104 to the dollar 😊
Recommend reading "Strategy" by B.H. Liddell Hart. A real classic. Puts a lot of what General BH says into perspective.
This guy scares me to think this is not dangerous.
That may be true but what shape are we (U.K.) in? Stones and Glass houses spring to mind.
With respect Lt. General, the USA actually achieved its objectives. 1) Deplete Russian military assets and test their actual battle-field capability. 2) Capture the LNG market in Europe in order to draw down an over-saturated domestic NG supply to increase domestic profit and GDP. 3) Degrade Russia's economy to encourage political unrest. Bonus: Increase the profitability of domestic munition manufacturing. Sadly the USA never intended for Ukraine to win, but of course you know this.
Let's get Christmas out of the way first before Putin starts throwing them fireworks over our small island.
If North Korea sends a suggested 50K more troops why can’t NATO Send in Troops
Its ok ,Russians got shovels
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Putin's facing ammunition & economic crisis at home- who found out???
Ruble dollar 100 to 1. Interest rates 21% Infation 15%.
Ben Hodges,a man with an impeccable record of getting everything completely wrong.
I’ve written President Biden numerous times citing and emphasizing General Ben Hodges position on the statement of goals and unqualified use of long range weapons for Ukraine. It may not occur to many of General Hodges followers that their own communications to President Biden do in fact have an impact on policy. These statements are tallied and presented to President Biden and your voices are important. Please submit your own thoughts and support for Ukraine.
UKRAINE, FLAG, FREEDOM & MORE ???
You never said I’m leaving
You never said goodbye.
You were gone before I knew it
And by conflict I know why.
In life I loved you completely
In death I love you still.
I hold a place in my heart
That only you can fill.
It broke my heart to lose you
But I know you’re not alone.
A part of me left with you
As the seeds of war were sown.
The bombing and strafing of cities and towns
Caused our country to declare full war.
Where many a man lay down their life
Fighting for flag, freedom and more.
By Tom Zart
Yet over ww2 it turn that in a couple of years and destoyed germany. History has an habit of repeating itself.
Your failure is not military equipment but Leadership...just face it
Ben Hodges keeps repeating the same thing. We have no clear strategy. Yet nobody listens.
this guy said that Russia is running of ammunition 2 years ago
I used to like the General’s view on this but have learned it is unrealistic and “pie in the sky”.
They are either cowards or they don't care. Both are lamentable. History will not be kind to them.
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The finger pointing has already begun over at TR with one of the finest generals ever produced in the States. A general so wise that he was waxing lyrical about the so-called Spring Offensive last year, right up until the moment when it was comprehensively defeated.
If I had a ruble for every time I watched this video, I'd have bought myself a new phone by now for more laughs🐱
You watched it 1,000,000,000,000 times to get a brick? Go outside dude
I think that would take several lifetimes
If you had a ruble, period.
The ruble broke resistance. The RUB is at .0099 to the USD; once below a penny, resistance is broken, and the currency is highly likely to break down. The Interest rate reaches infinity because no person will have the confidence to hold Russian Rubles in cash or denominated in RUB. The natural rate is negative infinity in the sense of profit but infinity of the price of waiting.
The idea of an interest rate based on theory does not make sense in Russia.
This means the Ruble is really collapsing.
Not any more the rouble is now at it`s lowest so you`ld need even more
The mass production of KUB-M means they are thinking about tactical you know whats.
Russia using you know what would be shooting them selves in the feet. Trump will return to the US presidency in less than two months. He is sympathetic to the Kremlin and previously praised Putin. Russian allies would be less likely to buy oil due to bad publicity. Russia’s best bet is to wait for MAGA to come back.
Pootin in trouble? Good!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This new missile has them rattled, don’t think anymore Atacms or Storm Shadows have been fired
Half measures seldom deter despots like putin...
Hmmm. You talk as though Russia is the size of Jersey with a few tanks. The fight with Ukraine is a border skirmish using a tiny fraction of Russian resources. This reporting really is comedic.