'The invasion of Ukraine is suicide for Putin,' says Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- Exiled Russian Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky said in an interview with FRANCE 24 from London that the Russian invasion of Ukraine is political "suicide" for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who "cannot win in Ukraine, even if he manages to take Kyiv or Kharkiv". This war is the result of an "emotional decision" by Putin, the former oligarch said.
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Guys! I am Russian.Please believe me- Russian people didn’t want this horrible war!!
They are absolutely against this war!! We are heartbroken.. We love Ukrainian people!
And unfortunately Russian people will suffer the most from this war, the consequences may be catastrophic for Russia and Russian people..
Russians will starve in a few years if you can’t reverse this situation
Revolution starts on Empty Stomachs.
We will all die 🥺
@@jameshender5539 You don’t know Russians … please do check out Gonzalo Lira’s last podcast on UA-cam
It's just a little pop in the back of his head. Make it a heart attack. He's 70. Just do it.
All it takes is ONE brave Russian. And that person will be saving countless lives.
If he is smart he would know west doesn't care about Ukraine or him
They're using him as pawn ♟️
one brave ukranian you mean
They can slip something into his tea.🍵
@Bob Shingles Are you still crying about your failed attempt to overcome an democratic election?
They did that before ww1 and ww2.
🤔Never mind lets have another go …💥🤬😂
What a waste of people's lives, no age barrier, young and old, and loads of devastation, and a country destroyed.
Sadly we haven’t seen anything yet this scumbag wants to take over the world
My heart goes out to Ukrainian people.
❤❤❤
@x x why?
Do u know what's going on
If this is the nightly news in France?….. it is far and above what we have in the USA.
The mothers of the soldiers killed in this unnecessary war will ultimately topple him.
hope it will be soon
I sure hope it will too. VERY SOON❗️
It’s another two years before there is an election.
My heart goes out to the people of Ukraine. Stay strong! The world is behind you! Putin has committed crimes against humanity and needs to be held accountable in the ICC.
I am so sick of hearing that the whole world is behind the Ukrainians. That does not help them at all but I also know we don't have a choice but to watch this dragedy because of the threads that he has made if anybody interfears and this guy is crazy enough to push the atomic button.
Actually not "all" the World is behind you.
Perhaps the people are behind them but our government seem a bit behind the forefront. Without actual military action, there are a number of things that could be done but Biden refuses to do so.
@@Peekaboo-Kitty those who like what Putin has done is behind Putin. The rest of the world is behind the people of Ukraine. The people of Ukraine want their independence. This has nothing to do with NATO.
@@jimcronin2043 The only thing that can be done is to give the people of Ukraine military weapons. If there is a "no fly" zone, it would be tantamount to declaring war on Russia. That would lead to WWIII. I don't want to see that happen. We have sent some of our own military to certain places in our NATO allies. Military action can lead to WWIII. Let's concentrate on other things that can help reduce tensions in that region.
“ The government had to choose between war and shame. They choose shame. They will get war too” - Winston Churchill. History repeats!
Stalin all over again.
Stalin ended up poisoned and his successor, Khrushchev, may have been involved.
tunnel visioned
As a Indian I'm feel ashamed cause a lot of people from my country used think about Putin very highly because of our friendship for a long time but I hope finally people from my country wil seel how egotistical and immoral he is
He create image for this years, deceiving the world
They are uneducated perhaps? I've seen Indian tribe people that don't even know what a cell phone is.
bhai as an Indian ashamed h to ja kar mar kyu nhi jaata! larpers saale!
The West needs India's strong moral support !
@@ankitgupta1298 who you are to dictate anyone what to do?
Glad to see Khodorkovsky is alive and well
Mee Too
Glad to know he’s well known.
A Russian civilian was recently interviewed, he compared the war to 'Texas started a war with Louisiana.' It would not make sense. We love Ukraine like our brothers and sisters.
I see a lot of courage in this war first by the Ukrainians both soldiers and civilians but also the ordinary Russian people who demonstrated against this war. It will not be easy for them. To be imprisoned for demonstrating is awful. I'm praying for them all. Thank you for this great interview. PS I think Putin is unscrupulous enough to kill us all with nuclear weapons. There's no point in worrying. None of us know if we have tomorrow. We have to live our lives one day at a time.
do some research and uncover the truth about what is going on. Start with the NWO and World Economic forums evil plans as they tell you and you still don't believe.
John you are so out there it’s sad
@@johnarthur7924 Dear Little John Arthur, are you the Captain of The Flat Earth Organisation 🤪🤪🤪 or maybe you are a Jehovah's witness? Seek help!
Нет там мужества, это ссыеугы
I agree... he would go to the last consequences to get what he wants, even if that means destroying half the planet. One day at a time...
This guy has spoken exactly my mind. His predictions are spot on. Best comment by far so far.
Россия должна избавиться от Путина и присоединиться к остальному миру в свободе сейчас!
Exactly! You are right
Yes!
My beloved Mikhail Khodorkovski is wrong, saying that Russia is with Putin and supports this war. I beg you to understand, that we are all hostages here in our own country. Each of us who goes out for a protest on the 6th of March will go to prison for 20 years. We are all devastated with this war, which the government doesn't even allow us to call as such. Officially it is called "special military operation". All of my friends are in shock, we can't sleep or eat. Our voices have been taken away from us. Even if we all go outside, Putin will say that we are all brainwashed by American spyes and our opinion means nothing.
I’m so sorry for your situation. 💔
We are with you. Thinking of you. And doing all we can to help end this situation.
MK’s commentary is quite amazing .. The man child’s decision to invade Ukraine will absolutely be his ultimate failure ! Long live Ukraine 🇺🇦 God bless them ..
lol OK
@@saulpizarro4684 very argumentative.
This guy is lucky to have gotten away with his life… proud of him to come out and speak.
The Russians might try to take him out, remember they already assassinated or attempted to assassinate Russians in the UK.
Minus a decade in jail and the litigation period
Why do you care about OLIGARCHS!
@@fuckfannyfiddlefart he’s not anymore.
This man Khodorkovsky has no proud...
His country hate him, he criminal
This man’s putting his life on the line again. Stay safe. We salute you.
They have killed him. Didn't you see the news? He is assassinated already. Check the news he died I think after this interview.
He was sentenced the first time because of supposed tax evasion then the second time for stealing all of the oil in his company, which, if happened, would negate the original tax evasion conviction.
trustworthy
@@novaguy9767 He's still vulnerable
My respects both soldiers and civilians in Ukraine, also the ordinary Russian people who demonstrated incredible bravery against this war. Godspeed the entire world is on your side
Yeah you know you are western cliche' when you think the worlds ends in europe. rest of the world...... India China just joined the chat
@Nofilter Senzafiltro Touche.
@@nofiltersenzafiltro9596 India and China owe the west their hats for how they brought them out of the Stone Age..
@@sabni8668 and for ruining countries?
Remember what the britishers used to do in India
We would rather stay in stone age than in the presence of some greedy animals
It's unusual (and a privilege) to have a man like Mikhail being interviewed. He has had 10 years of prison time to carefully think about what he's saying. He's not some retired general: rambling on about what he guesses to be true.
Did Putin really expect to be welcomed as a liberator? If so a high level of delusion is suggested.
True sign of a narcissist! Just like his best buddy the orange face moron!
It is apparent that he thought he would be welcomed with flowers. Problem with all despots. Nobody to tell them about their " Emperors new clothes".
I think he was watching too much Fox News!
@@Kate-ec1uy 🤣😅😂 LOL hey but it’s nice to have a dream or nightmare!
I actually belive he did
All dictators eventually make a fatal error.
Except Lenin, Stalin, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il, Franco, Kadar, and some others. Unfortunately, getting rid of dictators takes work
how many US Dictators have made a fatal error , anyone remember,... Iraq,Syria,Libya.,to name a tiny amount of US " Invasions" along with their Lapdogs the UN and Nato,..
@@petakarini7567 There were obviously not fatal errors. Next.
@@petakarini7567 dictators can't be voted out of office
@@scratchy996 Perhaps they were fatal. Those wars did help with the decline of this country. And soon to be collapse.
As history shows, horrific events happen during wars,but the wars never end well for the tyrants who caused them
Look at all those poor, sick and elderly suffering under dictator abusing authority to send cops conspiring with criminals to scam vulnerable elderly for decades since 1970,
He has brought this to him self, the thought of being assassinated this is what he has chosen for his legacy, " A man will reap what he sows"....
Waiting..
I fully expect Russia to close borders so that people can't escape, confiscate all private property, and go back to the old soviet ways in the next few years. After all, Putin has repeatedly said that Soviet Union collapse was a mistake.
Yup
It won't be really "soviet", more of a nationalist dictatorship, but increasingly impoverished.
There will be no place for Russians to go, even if they can leave.
Not a chance.
@@wetcrow_com They'll have the choice of going on holiday to either China or North Korea
Russians from Russia, please stand up and show the world you don't want this war. Please gather on the streets and show who you are.
They will get beaten and put into jail if they choose to do so.
They have been, and many have been jailed.
@@MB-ij8vr please, get real.
There is a 5 year prison term for this by the way.
Actually, I'm glad that we are hearing a lot of different views. While we cannot 'simply' believe that this is what it really is, there is this voice that expresses something that a person can hold onto for hope along one pathway. And, if there's hope, there's a way.
People of the Ukraine, the people of the UK stand side-by-side with their brothers and sisters. Stay strong, and have faith. God bless you all. 🙏🙏
Sociopathy & narcissism is a bad combination.
Just like Trump.
Trump?
Plus weapons 😳
Narcissism, sociopathy and psychopathy are all forms of antisocial personality disorder. Narcissism is actually pretty common.
Yea a lot of NATO GOVERNMENTS HAVE THAT I KNOW WHAT you mean
Like
American 🇺🇸
Germany 🇩🇪
France 🇫🇷
England 🏴
As an American I appreciate hearing a different insight on this.
Yes it's very sad, it seems American news channels always have a political agenda, an alliance to one group or another. And it's very difficult to get a balanced view. All societies need that.
The US has been a dictatorship for decades. You will never be fed any truth.
@@beniteztheconman It is not a dictatorship; it's an oligarchy.
Unfortunately, due to the politics in the recent past, America is no longer trusted as a reliable player.
I wish one of his people would stop him!!
Some unrelated thoughts:
1. An excellent, informative interview!
2. May Ukraine survive this trial! Many have fallen, and the fallen must be remembered, but I believe the stand is worth the effort…
3. I’ve been wondering from my vantage point here in the States, how close we may have been to our own I’ll-advised military adventure, say, two or three years ago, and I’m am very disconcerted…
This was a foolish and unnessasary move by Putin. Mr. Khodorkovsky is right that Putin couldve had wealth, power and stability. This move could be the beginning of the end for him. No one is invincible. The only question is how many people are going to die needlessly to get there.
I would argue that this IS the beginning of the end for him.
@@AlfaGiuliaQV just think about it, as soon as his own people will be unemployed and rejected from everything the western world has to offer … what is left for them to do??
It all will turn into bloody protests and eventually into driving the holy dictator to Zimbabwea or something in that taste.
A New World Order is beeing formed without him, maby this is why he is acting like this? Or maby he is part of the plan? Who knows! But something big is plan ed behind the scenens!
@@jaimematus7308 The belief that there's a plan, or a group that controls everything, is a fantasy that helps us deal with the opposite reality (that no one really has control of anything).
Mr. Khodorkovsky, I sincerely hope you are right, for the world's sake. Thank you for these words.
Please do some research into Khodorkovsky.
Khodorkovsky est criminelle
Thankfully, it is just wishful thinking...😋
He is criminal. No one trust him.
No, he is not. The Khodorkovsky-related criminal cases were fabricated by the Kremlin so that the authorities could later buy his thriving business at a very low price to eliminate competition among oil companies and create a monopoly of state-owned companies.
Very Informative [& the English version is appreciated]
This is beyond sad,and inhumane.
Imagine a world without evil dictators.
Imagine a world without Biden or mentally challenged socialist leftists..........a much happier place
@Andy Gadd it would be pretty chaotic
@Andy Gadd Imagine a smart comment
@Andy Gadd What?? I love America. You’ll get it
putinhead's tactics: Send your troops in with no water, food or fuel for a return trip and tell them to conquer the country or die.
Great job by those two interpreters by the way. To translate such complex political and economic language in real time is an incredible feat. Thank you for making this accessible to us
As an interpreter myself, I'm impressed by their skill
The Interviewer is interpreting himself, Marc Perelman
This is one of the best interviews that I’ve seen so far.
I’m in the UK and yes the interpreters were excellent.
@@Gio-ym4uj I myself would not be able to do this at all. I'm fluent in English and my main language is Swedish, however I'd still struggle to translate Swedish to English despite knowing English better, it's very hard. Especially when pressure is on you.
I believe that the interviewer translation was added afterwards for uploading to their English channels like this one in YT.
Thanks for the translation.
A very enlightening interview and I am sure this man is putting his life on the line to provide us with his thoughts. Ukrainians are showing amazing bravery and fortitude. I just hope the Russian people see through this and do all in their power to demonstrate to Putin that he has no power or control.
Unfortunately, that is completely inaccurate.
Having been to Moscow, there are many many good Russians and never thought it would come to this.
I do believe you but I think it will be up to the younger generation keep their elders more informed, as it will be a disaster for them otherwise.
American here. I went to Moscow & St. Petersburg in 1981. It was like stepping back in time 200 years.
All it takes is a Russian hero to end this and save humanity and the world for our children and grand children 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🙏🙏
Peyton stop stressing out and go take a vacation somewhere and just let the armies Go On by
And die in the process.
Please Peace🙏
This was the most insightful interview I’ve watch thus far.
He is right, the problem with dictators is they do not like to be told they are wrong and therefore will continue to make big mistakes in strategy and tactics!
Dictator Puking 🤮 is a short little girl with a twisted communist mind 👊🏻
we can only hope he backs away from this threat. '
He underestimated UKR. He thought its easy meat market.
Not many ordinary people like to 'be wrong' let alone a meglamanic dictator! So we can safely say he's not backing down😫
Sounds like my manager.
Best explanation I have heard about this mess, Great interview, I wish I knew people as intelligent as this gentleman Mikhail.
Oh good heavens, this guy was the #1 oligarch who got rich off the looting of public property by the new ruling class in Russia. No better than Putin. Just on the outs.
Who else did you ask to explain??
Really appreciate the great coverage from FRANCE24ENGLISH during this crisis. As an English/French speaker, have to say translators here do an amazing job. Thanks so much.
Always in awe of the translators , thank you 🙏🏻
An interview with someone that didn't become an expert since last week AND he's intelligent and not completely one-dimensional. Refreshing
"The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions."
-Robert Wilson Lynd
Like "The troops will be home by Christmas" mentality? How many wars has that been said in the US? It's a way of manipulating the population.
We love the people of Ukraine. ❤️.
I hope and pray that everyday!!!!!
Wow this guy knows what’s really going on , bless you sir God speed!
Be strong Ukrainian people!!! Canada is with you!!❤️
Is the dictator of Canada with the people of Ukrainian, or is he still riding down women with horses and freezing bank accounts?
@@michaelofmarble2094 dictator of Canada? Get a new pusher!
Canadog...
Hello from Calgary Canada! I really wish we could do more to help the Ukranian people
No, he is referring to Priminister Trudeau!
Another excellently done program. Thank you.
This situation must be stopped by Russians themselves. Either by military, political or judicial means. Either way
it will be nearly impossible but necessary.
Thus it was with Hitler. He surrounded himself with military advisors who became yes men, because it was dangerous for them to tell him anything he didn't want to hear and to contradict him. Consequently, they told him lies, assurances that Germany could do the impossible, when they knew they were lies, but this is how they stayed alive. And we know the results.
Sounds like Biden
Germany most certainly WAS divided into two camps.
Unfortunately, one camp was shot in the streets and in their beds, while the rest were shipped off to to concentration camps, to be incarcerated in work camps and incinerated in death camps.
The world will never forget what Putin has done.
He certainly wil make it to all history books, that is, on the black pages...
Did you say that about Bush and NATO when they were slaughtering thousands of Afghans or Iraqis or Libyans. Did you wear the flags of those countries or attend rallies in support of those innocent folk. Are you in solidarity with the Ukrainians because they are white like us. Were those in the Middle East the wrong sort of people or the wrong colour. ??
thats exactly the reason he has done it.
@@stevemitchell1454 they were all terrorist nothing to feel pity about terrorist
@@stevemitchell1454 So true!
Great reporting
What is someone, who's spent 10 years in prison doing...... BEING ALOUD TO LIVE IN THE COUNTRY..... 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
Mikhail is right, Putin could have kept status quo and enjoyed his golden years as the wealthiest man on Earth, but instead blew it all in about a week's time.
what gain vs cost, no sense, he has truly lost it
@@johnsavaryn1440
... because he doesn't deserve it
As Saddan did invading Kuwait ….
@@amarosavary220 Now that you mention it, that indeed was about as well thought out as this invasion.
@ᚱ ᚣ ߇ ᛊ ᚢ Everyone thought the tanks and lorries worked properly too.
God bless EVERY single Russian who turns up on the 6th March, truly, well done to every last one of you risking so much to speak on behalf of Ukrainians. YOU are true Russians. YOU are the beating heart of Russia! Never give in.
Anyone who has struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor!
Thank you for this commentary. It is beyond belief that we have to witness Putin's savage brutality. My parents are German Jews who fled Germany in 1939. They had to go to South America, because too many people came to the US at 1 time. My Mom grew up in Cali, Colombia, my Dad in La Paz in Bolivia. This horrible situation touches me deeply, I never thought I'd witness this again in my lifetime. I hope and Pray daily & nightly to G-d, Putin get taken out & SOON!~ Poor Ukranian people fleeing, leaving their homes, men, families & pets behind, & going no where with NOTHING!! I could PUKE!~
Glory to Ukraine! Glory to Ukrainian heroes! Glory to its allies!🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Amen Anem Amen 🙏🙏🙏
🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
"Glory to all those who will get rid of the degenerates from Azov and the Right Sector battalions, descendants of SS Galizien and bandits of Bandera and the UPA murderers..."
@@antenku Also PMC Wagner Group and others promoting genocide of innocent people.
@@antenku what, all dozen of them?
My heart goes out to all children in the world who suffer or have suffered under men like him. Stay strong the world is finally pulling together, I’m just sad that it’s taken so long
I send you lots of love and peace
You mean like USA in , Korea , Vietnam , Grenada , Iraq, Afghanistan , Yemen , Ukraina and so fort....? Read up fast !
So sad to hear
Tell that to the children caught in drone strikes that goes unreported
Most of Humanity suffers the consequences of their government. Government is a leech on the Human race.
To gain ground on a devastated country is no victory!
Great reporting. Thank you. Well done everyone.
A very insightful interview. Thank You
@@randyborstol2491 only in russia on trumped up charges
I hope colideres take the power over putting, putting is in bankruptcy, money and power was everything for him, now he has nothing to lose
It was awesome. The people hurt most always very insightful.
Thank you Mikhail for speaking the truth, Stand for Ukraine
No one trust him. He is a criminal. His place is a prison.
We can only hope!!!!
Great information
Love to Ukraine and to all the people around the world who are against war.
And this why Ukraine must surrender , enough people already die for a lost war
I think most people are if you ain't there's something very wrong.
*Ukrainian army has been killing Ukrainians for 8 years*
*where have you been for the last 8 years with your slogans?*
@@mikhailc1081 right!
@@mikhailc1081 You mean the Donbas separatists who shot down a Malaysian passenger plane?
Awesome interview and awesome guest!!! Thank you both!
Another thief.... He represents no one!
@@davidvpn9619 What kind of regime they have, such are the guests.
Yup I know this so 😔
thank you France 24 for broadcasting in english. In the USA, we need to hear from our European partners and friends.
somebody needs to take putin out.
SIMPLE!!
”Senile paranoia” sounds about right.
He is infact so.
Thankyou France 24 English
Look at all these people weighing in on this matter ..
Someone from within may have to just handle the Putin situation
Can't agree more and that's where we headed
This gentleman is very informative, Imagine a Europe without Putin
Imagine a world without Biden.
Not everyone wants to live in Sodom and Gomorrah
@@rchobbies4life imagine a world without trolls
@@ignacio6217 you were brainwashed. UA-cam and the government are filtering news to there benefit. Social media accounts are not credible sources.
@@rchobbies4life their not there
One on the best interviews on Russia I’ve seen, great information delivered in a calm manner, respect.
It makes absolutely no sense why he would do this.
I fear the best hope lies with the Russian people and especially with their military rebuking the will of Putin. I cannot imagine Putin being overturned but I can hope. May God bless and keep Ukraine free and in tact! And may He also have mercy on the Russian peoples who are also victims in all of this mess.
It won't be the public it will be the ones near him
Very good interview. Thank you, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Marc Perelman.
This is why having a presidential election every 4 years works. If the president is bad, he gets fired and someone new comes in. Why don't these folks just TRY that. Just try it. You can always go back to having astonishingly destructive dictators if you don't like the "fired in 4 years if you're bad" thing
@@Greg_Chase Tell it to the Germans
@@ericcasey3761 The last German dictator got fired in 1990. There was another who got fired in 1945. Is that the one you mean?
at the first bills you will understand that you have forgotten something ...
Externally and internally
My family called me paranoid Russian phobic, come and found out I am Russian realistic.
Hopefully someone from inside his own circle will take care of him and do the rest of humanity a favor. The absolute only thing Lindsey Graham has ever said that I agree with.
Why doesn't Europe call his bluff
I salute the brave Ukrainian who had given strong resistance to Russian. Thanks
I am not familiar with the Budapest agreement but the idea that some treaty was signed has anything to do with wise choices to be made by a middle aged megalomaniac pushed in to a corner is an is ludicrous. An "agreement" or "protocol" is as worthless as paint on a stop sign. The sign is meaningless if a drunk driver plows through an intersection. What is obvious to me is that any nation that has a tyrannical leader who CAN launch nuclear weapons must be isolated until there is at least some bureaucratic control over that leader. The idea that this beautiful planet is at the whims of a war monger is unacceptable. Why this is not obvious to everyone is a mystery to me. We must stamp out this mentality if the world will continue, otherwise, it is just a matter of time before this world ceases to exist.
Let us hope so.
I think so.
Hopefully, he doesn’t try to take the rest of the world with him.
👍
My thoughts exactly!!!
Once his troops all realize what he is doing they well turn on him because they don't want this war with Ukraine.
i hope so, been forced to kill innocent people because your boss has a hard on for more power is utterly ridiculous
We can only hope. It would be comforting if you were right.
KEEP ON THE WATCH!
We can only hope.
My heart goes out to all of the Ukrainians. You guys are inspiring the world and showing everyone how real heroes and leaders look like. Hang in there you will prevail.
I totally agree with you. their president is true definition of A True Leader
Hahaha lmao
Unfortunately Realpolitik is not yoga.
Should have felt that way 2014 when US started the genocide
Lol
What is more dangerous for a president, having the hate of the world or having the hate of his own country??
Having a two metre table!
Having both.
@@elevationmoto6208 , Yep he has to be taken down by his own people and shown to the world that the emperor has no clothes!
Has Ukraine won yet western media told me Ukraine is winning 🤣
Nope, I think he just doesn't believe all the fake news. That is why he is president and you a keyboard warrior.
It was very interesting and informative...have passed it on as we all should!✌️
Every good. Well said SIR THANK YOU 🌈