Wagner mercenaries’ gold smuggling is financing Putin's war | Scott Lucas

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  • Опубліковано 31 лип 2022
  • "These cookies weigh more than a ton. That's pretty heavy for your standard biscuit. And that's when they discovered the gold."
    This is how gold smuggled from Sudan by the Wagner group is financing Putin's war.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 153

  • @williaml.baptiste3597
    @williaml.baptiste3597 2 роки тому +11

    Nothing Rooskie Pookie does is ever legal or moral.

  • @krakhedd
    @krakhedd 2 роки тому +8

    Economically & politically, LNG terminals in Germany are the thing to watch; I heard a report yesterday that they're significantly ahead of schedule. As soon as those start coming into service, North American LNG exports will defund the remainder of Mad Vlad's war machine

  • @akbeal
    @akbeal 2 роки тому +10

    Ukraine still needs help and we can do this. Come back alive Ukraine, Blue and Yellow a Lithuanian organization that supplies drones, or VestForUkraine which supplies vests and other much needed gear. These are all good places to donate even a little to help Ukraine kick the bad guys out of their country once and for all. Another good thing to do is write your government demand more action and sanctions against Russia or aid for Ukraine.

  • @flamingbeaver9414
    @flamingbeaver9414 2 роки тому +25

    So obviously Russia/Wagner is doing this all over Africa, that is why Lavrov was there just last week!

    • @AlanStrandbygaard
      @AlanStrandbygaard 2 роки тому +5

      Exactly! Everything falls into place.

    • @boombyte8849
      @boombyte8849 Рік тому

      rotten uSSr spent many-many years and lives to do the same.

  • @garyb5998
    @garyb5998 2 роки тому +22

    Amen 🙏 😎Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 💪 🇮🇪

    • @olgabaker6525
      @olgabaker6525 2 роки тому +1

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @alanmcgowan3457
      @alanmcgowan3457 2 роки тому

      That's perhaps the most common phrase I hear in Ireland today.
      Слава Україні ❤🇺🇦💚🇮🇪
      It took us 800 years to get the Brits partially out, let's hope the Ukrainians can remove the murderous Fascist RuZZians in 800 days.

    • @boombyte8849
      @boombyte8849 Рік тому

      Heroiam slava!

  • @j9670
    @j9670 2 роки тому +58

    We must become militarily stronger and energy independent.
    Russia will only continue to blackmail us if we don't!
    We Fight Evil!
    💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
    🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇧

    • @Ramtin-Blue_rose
      @Ramtin-Blue_rose 2 роки тому +3

      UK, France ,Poland (not Germany )
      Each of these countries can individually stop Russian Armies by them selves
      Why do you want to spend more on military budget while Russia is a regional power that couldn't defeat the poorest country on Europe (Ukraine)

    • @KaloyanKasabov
      @KaloyanKasabov 2 роки тому +1

      @@Ramtin-Blue_rose I have two guesses. Fear of a war breaking out (not fear of Russia itself) and China.

    • @olgabaker6525
      @olgabaker6525 2 роки тому +2

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 You see evil in the mirror dude

    • @3s0t3r1c
      @3s0t3r1c 2 роки тому

      @@olgabaker6525 No, we see evil in ruzzia and ruzzian people. Why do you think NATO was created, just for the funsies?

    • @JB-pu8ik
      @JB-pu8ik 2 роки тому

      @@Ramtin-Blue_rose because, as expensive as deterrence is, it is far less expensive than fending off an invasion.

  • @Zenon00007
    @Zenon00007 2 роки тому +3

    ❤️Ukrainian 🇬🇪

  • @paulbradbury4174
    @paulbradbury4174 2 роки тому +6

    Major world events.
    Interviewer: mmm cookies

  • @williewonka6694
    @williewonka6694 2 роки тому +7

    Boy, I wish that know-nothing would stop interrupting the flow of information from the expert.

    • @crose7412
      @crose7412 2 роки тому

      @Willie Wonka She clearly stated that they were running out of time.

    • @williewonka6694
      @williewonka6694 2 роки тому +2

      @@crose7412 Obvoiusly, her time is more important than the story. False choice, as the interview will be heavily edited before its released.

    • @crose7412
      @crose7412 2 роки тому +1

      @@williewonka6694 She's not self-employed - it's not her radio station; she has schedules to stick to.

  • @morriswilburn9858
    @morriswilburn9858 2 роки тому +17

    There has been a significant amount of pro-Russia sentiment in Africa regarding the war between Russia and Ukraine. What do they think of Russia now?

    • @xo121w
      @xo121w 2 роки тому +1

      they love them, africans are short sighted

    • @DarkRoomAmbience
      @DarkRoomAmbience 2 роки тому +9

      They have embraced Russia so let them learn their lessons

    • @angrydoggy9170
      @angrydoggy9170 2 роки тому

      @@DarkRoomAmbience “They” haven’t embraced Russia. Russia is actively supporting military dictatorships. The people are dead against it.

    • @ChillingCrowley
      @ChillingCrowley 2 роки тому +4

      Russia is running successful influence ops in developing nations. Half of African countries abstained in the UN vote on Russia sanctions, only Eritrea voted against though..The west's has been forfeiting their soft power over the past 20years and it's starting to show. We need to get on it asap

    • @zameisie7016
      @zameisie7016 2 роки тому

      Just wait until petunia threatens them with nukes . They will change their minds quickly

  • @haroldellis9721
    @haroldellis9721 2 роки тому

    Cookie Monster asks, "One ton of cookies? How do I get?"

  • @norman6694
    @norman6694 2 роки тому +3

    Why does this lady keep interrupting

  • @garryfrancis2055
    @garryfrancis2055 2 роки тому +5

    Must be smuggling quite a bit then.

    • @schplafff
      @schplafff 2 роки тому +4

      At this point, I suspect any little bit might help. Oligarcs and Putin sure aren't going to open their own wallets.

  • @SeemoreDunkan
    @SeemoreDunkan 2 роки тому +25

    If world hunger is in such a crisis why won't the UN and NATO put forces in Odessa and the Black Sea to protect the ships and ports? Once Finland had assurances NATO will protect it, Putin quickly forgot about the whole ''NATO Threat'' thing didn't he?

    • @livingtribunal4110
      @livingtribunal4110 2 роки тому +3

      Putin was actually quoted as saying he wasn't bothered if Finland or Sweden were to join NATO

    • @benwilson6145
      @benwilson6145 2 роки тому +6

      NATO is forbidden to intervene unless in support of a NATO member that has been attacked.

    • @michaeldunham3385
      @michaeldunham3385 2 роки тому +5

      Russia can veto any UN security decisions and as for NATO becoming involved that could make things worse

    • @schplafff
      @schplafff 2 роки тому +15

      It was never about Nato, preemptive attack, nazis or anything like that.

    • @Pifagorass
      @Pifagorass 2 роки тому +3

      When do you think what RasPutler says and actually does overlap?

  • @philmckay9973
    @philmckay9973 2 роки тому +5

    Protests happening in sudan now…

    • @williewonka6694
      @williewonka6694 2 роки тому +8

      The people will not be pleased to find out they are being robbed by the same country that is also trying to stop the flow of vital grain. Hopefully, the people will put an end to that game.

  • @stephenchandler6738
    @stephenchandler6738 2 роки тому +3

    It will take them some time to wake up to the fact

  • @mikedevlin2048
    @mikedevlin2048 2 роки тому +16

    Why bother conducting an interview when all your going to do is talk all over the “expert” ?

    • @clivebroadhead4857
      @clivebroadhead4857 2 роки тому

      You are being too harsh. If you could brandish a bic like that you to could be deserving.

  • @bradb33
    @bradb33 2 роки тому +1

    Poopin might not be around much longer

  • @guillermolimon9832
    @guillermolimon9832 2 роки тому +2

    central intelligence find those countries snuggling Russian gold

  • @deborawilliams6390
    @deborawilliams6390 2 роки тому

    Unbelievable

  • @julianbryantjb
    @julianbryantjb 2 роки тому

    Where is it going? Financing has to have others involved.

  • @christophernicolson5086
    @christophernicolson5086 2 роки тому +2

    Uk doesn't import gas or oil from Russia. So waaaaaaaaa

  • @alien4422
    @alien4422 2 роки тому

    And here is me thinking that it was the billions he is getting from Germany.

  • @jimcameron9848
    @jimcameron9848 2 роки тому

    Contrary to Sudanese gold hawks the Sudanese whole wheat pop over and milk biscuit is worth its weight.

  • @KodaGSD-uf3hg
    @KodaGSD-uf3hg 2 роки тому +2

    Take gold from Africa off the market

  • @ChillingCrowley
    @ChillingCrowley 2 роки тому

    He's called putin's chef because he used to have a fast food van and he's a chef?

  • @stevetait8878
    @stevetait8878 2 роки тому

    This must be one of the reasons gold bullion prices have been so depressed.

    • @nharwood111
      @nharwood111 2 роки тому

      Gold prices by are controlled by the us government. They passed legislation allowing them to control gold prices decades ago. Its costing them a fortune at the moment but they keep printing the money so who cares.

  • @MrGiorgioud
    @MrGiorgioud Рік тому

    Wow, you have to admit Wagner has really surprised us from the days when he was a cheesy X-factor wannabe.....

  • @stuckinamiddlewithyo
    @stuckinamiddlewithyo 2 роки тому

    Why invite an expert when you won't let him talk?

  • @OAlem
    @OAlem 2 роки тому +5

    I'm going to summarize by quoting Black Sabbath.
    The Mob Rules.

  • @hmq9052
    @hmq9052 2 роки тому +1

    How's Aaron Banks these days?
    💰

  • @kennethroy9974
    @kennethroy9974 2 роки тому

    Stop buying gold from sudan

  • @dannydingus3416
    @dannydingus3416 2 роки тому +1

    Here's another one I said from the beginning they got to get his gold yeah that's the only reason he's surviving is this freaking gold I guess no one listened to my comment dude that's what you get now they're talking about it his gold well why do you think he kept arrogantly showing it to you he was letting you know what he's buying his war with I guess they'll wake up eventually

  • @MrManny075
    @MrManny075 2 роки тому

    Russian frozen money is gathering interest when they get realised they be in the trillions

  • @olivere5497
    @olivere5497 2 роки тому +1

    why cant western countries have Wagner like groups of Chads running things?

    • @eddiel7635
      @eddiel7635 2 роки тому +1

      They aren’t chads? Have you seen the state of them?

    • @olivere5497
      @olivere5497 2 роки тому +1

      @@eddiel7635 chad in terms of attitude.

  • @paulhowden720
    @paulhowden720 2 роки тому

    Chips ahoy

  • @KodaGSD-uf3hg
    @KodaGSD-uf3hg 2 роки тому

    So drone key oligarchs

  • @paulbarrett7797
    @paulbarrett7797 2 роки тому

    Come on fake news or what - LAUGHABLE

  • @rogerpeterson9631
    @rogerpeterson9631 2 роки тому +1

    NATO send troops to Ukraine

  • @Reid-xw2tb
    @Reid-xw2tb 2 роки тому

    Stop fooling yourselves

  • @marisabenson1222
    @marisabenson1222 2 роки тому

    Very bad interview style.

  • @zubutv.
    @zubutv. Рік тому

    Sudan doesn’t produce cookies? Racist

  • @georgedoolittle9015
    @georgedoolittle9015 2 роки тому

    "what good are any of the weapons now?" seems to be the problem as Western rocket technology simply overwhelms the pretense that having this equipment makes one an effective military to ahem "run a Country" ahem let alone run all of Sudan.
    The fact remains that it takes US Dollars to run a War economy but certainly this is true for the rather hodgepodge slapdash reality of an ahem *"Russian economy."*
    Having said that Russia does have a seemingly endless supply of manpower to fight in Ukraine and Putin seems more than willing to sacrifice that for what reasons one cannot even imagine at this point in time August, 2022 now nearly 6 Months of (incredibly) continuous fighting now along an enormous front line by any military sense of that term.

  • @muruganlj3355
    @muruganlj3355 2 роки тому

    Talk about usa stealing Syrian wheat

  • @garsimmulholland4984
    @garsimmulholland4984 2 роки тому

    Scott Lucas the least intelligent voice ever.

  • @pauljonze
    @pauljonze 2 роки тому

    What an irritating interviewer

  • @POLISHAMERICANLEGIONS
    @POLISHAMERICANLEGIONS 2 роки тому

    fake news