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@probasket8159

23 күн бұрын

Thanks

@manofsan

23 күн бұрын

Why did Adm James Stavridis make such loose comments about "neutralizing" Kaliningrad?

@kittybrowneye3163

23 күн бұрын

"My whole career was to stop war" we've been at war for 30 years and ended millions what he actually said is he is a complete failure and not worth listening too. War happens because people like this are running the show, ridiculous

@paja2788

23 күн бұрын

​@@kittybrowneye3163no. He suxeeded. There was no ww3 untill now after these old men. Women and weak men did this!

@paja2788

23 күн бұрын

@ Alexander. Ive heard of an article written by Nokia Asian leader, wich described the fall of Nokia company by "the raise of unqualified ppl in the organization." He apparently illustrated that what happened was, that unqualified ppl united in the company and drove out the qualified ppl from the company and thats why the competence of the company plummeted. I believe this was the quota women who passed any man because of theyr sex, regardles of skills. Much like politics today?

Mr Matlock - 94 years young Thank you Sir - I so wish we still had Diplomats like you

@pausereflect5911

23 күн бұрын

Amazing man! A decent human being worthy of respect. Just the FACT he can SEE both sides makes him unique in our 🌎 today. America has taken its Imperialism too far and people don't want them. Which is right! These Regimes must go for the safety and security of ALL people in the world including Americans.

@Gipsi711

23 күн бұрын

Wow. 94 years.. makes Biden look like 110..no Brain left

@joeae6297

23 күн бұрын

A decent human being indeed. So sharp in his reading as well. Excellent debate. Thank you for this great debate

@iRelevant.47.blacklisted

23 күн бұрын

Impressive mental capabilities even at that high age.

@parvispooyan9178

23 күн бұрын

He looks like 64, so sound and articulated... Respect.

Mr.Matlock speaks more sense now than the entire current U.S regime.

@alexlazar4738

23 күн бұрын

True, cannot see any great men like Jack Matlock anywhere int the West.

@kkkriv7407

23 күн бұрын

💯 .They are laughable CHILDREN & clowns compared to him.

@kazab873

23 күн бұрын

Mr Matlock, a diplomat, when they used to educate such people! God Bless him

@MsPardal123

23 күн бұрын

He spent his entire life working and studying 📖 - Meanwhile Brandon spent his life lying and gambling in politics.

@catherineladd5300

23 күн бұрын

A brilliant mind on display.

This man is from a time when politicians were statesmen. Nowadays they are just errand boys for the lobbies.

@adinahaun6001

23 күн бұрын

We’re in a disastrous place in the US and globally

@Penny-em2cs

23 күн бұрын

Totally agree 😢

Truly historical times are unfolding right at this very moment.

@louise_rose

23 күн бұрын

Yes, I just hope they don't spiral out of control...

@norbertgeorge7700

23 күн бұрын

Thank God both Russia and China know how to manage escalation!

@louise_rose

23 күн бұрын

@@norbertgeorge7700 "Is this the Anarchy? / I thought it was the U.K." - no one had imagined that the classic punk one-liner would get realized like it is now, half a century later

@norbertgeorge7700

23 күн бұрын

@@louise_rose prophetic words of the Sex Pistols!!!

@SuanLuang

23 күн бұрын

The end of an epoch.

Damn! Glenn Diesen seems to have access the prestige guests! Lucky for us in the Duran Community. Thank you Glenn.

@louise_rose

23 күн бұрын

I'm planning to get his book about the Ukraine conflict and the undoing of US hegemony.

@TacticalMayo

23 күн бұрын

Vodnik tankies 🤣

Sadly, great intellects such as Mr Matlock are swept under the carpet and deliberately ignored. The Neocons do not tollerate dissent.

US hegemony was not about security, but about impunity.

@alexdetrojan4534

23 күн бұрын

No it was about security...all nations do this, they do what they feel is in their own best interests...Russia does this, China does this...this is what nations have done since the first city state millenia ago...

@mignoncat1

23 күн бұрын

@@alexdetrojan4534 it is all about impunity. You are wrong .

@alexdetrojan4534

23 күн бұрын

@@mignoncat1 please, go study history...as I said before all nations do this, ancient and modern.

@Windband1

23 күн бұрын

@@alexdetrojan4534 Wrong. It is about greed and power! The US Gov wants to own and rule the world! That is NOT about "security", says this American!

@alexdetrojan4534

23 күн бұрын

@@Windband1 omg, the stupid is strong in your statement...😆😆😆

I wish that the US and Europe still had some people like Jack Matlock, who have a clue about geopolitics and diplomacy.

@Eventual-Visitor

23 күн бұрын

The people exist, it's just the US arrogance that doesn't permit those people to practice their craft, because the US opted for a threatening, aggressive, bully like posture.

@lanternlanguages-ielts4158

23 күн бұрын

They still have him.

@annyer262

23 күн бұрын

Jack is a competent white man. DEI prevents the promotion of competent white men!

@TacticalMayo

23 күн бұрын

Pro Russia 🤣

@Haale

23 күн бұрын

This is the pity that wize, informed people are not listened to by people in power and that the people in power were not smart enough and were too proud to know that they themselves did not know. Such arrogance.

What a desperate shame that this excellent, wise and cultured ambassador, much loved and appreciated by the Russians when he was there, should now have so little influence on the global elites. Like so many alternative voices, he has the answers but is not being consulted.

@richardpeychers4076

23 күн бұрын

He is obviously in the wrong think camp

@natalialymar7301

23 күн бұрын

Мы никого не любим и не ценим, кто приложил руку к уничтожению Советского Союза и к пробиванию американских интересов в России, и проклинаем Мишку Горбачева и Борьку Ельцина, ставших проводниками этих интересов на нашей земле.

@spacetraveller9399

23 күн бұрын

@@natalialymar7301Вы очевидно не слушали ничего, из того что он говорил 🤦‍♀️ Или вы украинка, которая пытается выставить русских в негативном свете.

@charlesachilefu

23 күн бұрын

​@@richardpeychers4076You spend so much time & effort in the "Wrong Camp". I can smell your fear 😨.

@acktionjackson666

23 күн бұрын

​@@natalialymar7301He said that he and others did not want to see the Soviet Union collapse. I think you must have misunderstood what he said or not heard part of it. Quit being a Doopa!

I understand why the US/West couldn't understand Russia's views: arrogance, hubris, Russophobia, quest for domination and a superiority complex.

@simonschneider5913

23 күн бұрын

in germany in the 90ies, all of this was widely understood. yet, the same people now cry for war. since 9/11, the propaganda was insane...and many just hid their ambitions for a long time...now the masks come off..

@TacticalMayo

23 күн бұрын

No that's not why at all it's just your pro-russian.

@simonschneider5913

23 күн бұрын

@@TacticalMayo youre projecting about biases.

@813infinityfilms123

23 күн бұрын

Don't forget hatred for non-LBGQT Russia and its traditional values. Another reason why the elites hate Russia!

@TacticalMayo

23 күн бұрын

@@simonschneider5913 yes and so are all of you. I have watched many episodes of this and they are absolute traitors to the core and should be tried for treason and held accountable to the most severe extent of the law if they ever come back to the United States.

Wow, Amb. Matlock looks pretty good for a 94-y/o. Moreover, despite his advanced age, he still speaks with greater clarity & wisdom than any of America's current leadership.

Ambassador Matlock is more clued up than all the "experts" half his age. Thanks for sharing his wise counsel.

Well done on having Mr Matlock give his account and analysis of the events that led to our present catastrophe. Having heard him speak, I am left wondering how on earth the US presentation of its ideas has gone from his poise and erudition to the inanities of Blinken, Sullivan, Kirby et al? Great interview with a great man.

A real American DIplomat. So refreshing to listen.

The more I study the Treaty of Versailles and the treatment of Germany before and after WW1 the more it resembles the treatment of Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. To repeat Hegel, one thing you learn from history is that people never learn from history.

What an amazing man! Highly intelligent and full of wisdom. Not many of his calibre remaining in the diplomatic service. Thank you Duran for a very interesting and informative discussion ❤

Mr Jack Matlock is an example of living history . Thank you for making this available for the Historical Record .

Он лукавит, был референдум о роспуске СССР. Граждане СССР проголосовали против роспуска СССР

@tommackling

23 күн бұрын

I imagine he may have been uninformed of the intentions and activities that others were pursuing at the time. Cheers, peace and love (and God bless)

@kaashlia

23 күн бұрын

Even today, watching some independents news talking to people on the streets, some of them miss those times.

@LenaTeresh

23 күн бұрын

Absolutely.

@vaska1999

23 күн бұрын

Exactly.

@antediluvianatheist5262

23 күн бұрын

He's a western liberal supporting the US empire. What we're you expecting?

When this old man speaks, we listen. Remarkable dialogue.

@TacticalMayo

23 күн бұрын

Russian shills listen.

All said and done , Mr Matlock is probably one of the few remaining dying breed of American intellectuals who knew exactly what is diplomacy. I wish you well , sir !

@TacticalMayo

23 күн бұрын

It's crazy to me that you consider those that are against the United States and against the West as Patriots. LOL oh my God 🤣🤣🤣

@andytwentyman9573

23 күн бұрын

Against the West? Sounds like he doesn't want to see it commit suicide.​@@TacticalMayo

@Windband1

23 күн бұрын

Yes. So sad that we lost the great Prof. Stephen Cohen too. We need him now.

@Windband1

23 күн бұрын

@@TacticalMayo It's crazy to me that you're so brainwashed when the crimes of the US and West are so obvious...

@mydancinglife730

22 күн бұрын

​@@Windband1agreed, his was a great loss in regards to understanding Russia. Likewise, losing Chalmers Johnson was a great loss to understanding China. Be well.

I found Mr Matlock very interesting to listen to, I learnt from this. Regards from Australia 🇦🇺

That was incredible. Amazing history education. Thank you Duran

True, cannot see great men like Jack Matlock anywhere int the West.

@TacticalMayo

23 күн бұрын

Of course not he sides with the enemy.

The Duran has been getting some quality guests in recent months. It's what brought me back.

@northeastslingshot1664

23 күн бұрын

Casual...😂

Even loyal Americans are beginning to realise what a menace their country is to world peace.

That gentleman is one of the most truthful Diplomat I've listened to in a long time.

Mr. Matlock is absolutely a national treasure. His caliber of diplomacy is lacking in not only in the United States but also in the entire world. Integrity and intelligence makes for an outstanding diplomat. One particular diplomat that is of the same caliber is Mr. Lavrov of Russia. There are also a couple of other diplomats in the world today that are high end diplomats such as President Putin, President Orban of Hungary come to mind. Chaz Freeman, Col. Douglass MacGregor & Col. Wilkerson are also top notch individuals who are extremely capable of diplomacy 1st class. These are all gentlemen and scholars. Last but not least Glenn Diesen & Alexander Excellent discussion! It has been an honor to listen to Mr. Matlock. I cherish his every word & his phenomenal ability to speak with accuracy & with such detailed descriptions of past geopolitical events. Remarkable human being!

@lesleyriseam1282

23 күн бұрын

In addition to the erudite Gentleman Diplomats . I would add Alastair Crooke and Phil Giraldi .

В 94 года Jack Matlock сохраняет ясность ума и последовательность рассуждений. Всем бы так жить - в гармонии со своим умом всю жизнь.

@pavellaptiev8398

22 күн бұрын

Тоже обратил на это внимание. И он очень хорошо донес свои мысли. Мне было легко его слушать и понимать.

Good day gentlemen. Humanity faces itself once again.

❤😊RUSSIA IS WINNING BIG.

@jchung5265

23 күн бұрын

The world is winning big!

@user-ok6re8gv1q

23 күн бұрын

We need to support China and Russia as they have the heft to lift the world out of a path to WW3 and they can hild America to account by hilding America at bay from the out of control Congress - nope, Congress won’t get any better , more like worse.

@kahhowong3417

23 күн бұрын

The democratic world is winning big.

@vaughnwarren8446

23 күн бұрын

Couldn't have happened to a nicer country

@TacticalMayo

23 күн бұрын

Who told you that? 🤣

Very interesting and important interview. Matlock gave a very clear reason why NATO was kept after the end of the cold war and why the Soviet Union accepted it. They were concerned that a reunited Germany could dominate Europe; an argument and justification that Gorbachev accepted. This is an important reason why NATO should have been kept. But it was a betrayal to have allowed it to expand.

Matlock is one of the few people that predicted this tragedy too bad nobody listened to him

@societyreborn33

23 күн бұрын

And Mearscheimer as well

@rankoorovic7904

23 күн бұрын

@@societyreborn33 I said one of the few i can't list them all even though there was not many of them in the West

@societyreborn33

23 күн бұрын

@@rankoorovic7904 i watched Mearscheimer give a talk at his alma mater (university of Chicago) back in 2015 and it's almost like he had a crystal ball 🔮, he predicted the timeline pretty damn accurately

@rankoorovic7904

23 күн бұрын

@@societyreborn33 I watched Steven Koen(deceased unfortunately now) give a speech in 2011/12 that the new March on Moscow will bring war between Russia and NATO for sure He was talking about Obama's policy regarding Russia he was begging Obama to stop the March on Moscow

While both China and Russia have improved their standing in the world over the past year, the US has seen its approval rating deteriorate in the Middle East and even in Europe, according to respondents from 53 countries. “For the first time since the start of the Biden administration, many Western European countries have returned to net negative perceptions of the US” The reversal of previously positive attitudes has been “particularly stark in Germany, Austria, Ireland, Belgium and Switzerland” However I applaud what Biden has done for raising Dementia awareness worldwide.

@TacticalMayo

23 күн бұрын

Regardless of the outcome the United States will reign supreme. 🇺🇲

@bobdu3412

23 күн бұрын

⁠​⁠​⁠@@TacticalMayoUS tuck its tail and ran from Afghanistan back in 2021. Operation Enduring Freedom was a total failure. Russia and China together are stronger than NATO so remember that.

@ia24645

23 күн бұрын

@@TacticalMayoWe shall see….

@TacticalMayo

23 күн бұрын

@@ia24645 or we will all lose together.

@mydancinglife730

22 күн бұрын

​@@TacticalMayoyou're totally delusional. The U.S. is massively in debt, globally overextended and rapidly collapsing. Take off your blinders!

Thank you for educating us with people who are full of experience and wisdom and most of all people who are not afraid to speak the truth.

@TacticalMayo

23 күн бұрын

That's not what you people are 🤣

Simply brilliant. Many thanks to Mr Matlock, and The Duran for having him on.

The whole of eastern and southern Ukraine is populated by predominantly ethnic Russians and is Russian speaking. This territory called Novorossiya was given to Ukraine by Lenin. Communists then proceeded to carry out an ethnicide of ethnic Russians living there called "ukrainization", by making them assume Ukraininan identity under threat of repressions. Russia is now free of communist yoke and is now redeeming this historical injustice returning her people to the fold.

Thank you, gentlemen ❤️ You bring us true "sophisticated journalism" 💯👍🏻

@alexdetrojan4534

23 күн бұрын

😂

Thank you Sir. Mr. Matlock.

Jack Matlock still got all of his marbles

Thanks Duran for your excellent guest of Mr Matlock a real American diplomat, sadly something that is lacking in the USA foreign policymakers today.

in 30 years, the usa has gone from being one of the most popular and successful countries in the world to one of the most unpopular and doomed to fail.

@TacticalMayo

23 күн бұрын

United States is still the number one emigrated country in the world and still the number one destination spot for all humanity. That's a fact whether you like it or not.

@justjake5389

23 күн бұрын

@@TacticalMayo What kind of people are you talking about? the dregs of South America and Asia? If people knew how well they could live in Europe or Asia, even US Americans would emigrate.

@alexdetrojan4534

23 күн бұрын

Doomed to fail? No. Likely? Yes. But there is still a lot of resilience in America and once the political class that is lording over the nation is gone, I am hopeful America will return to a more balanced stance with the rest of the globe.

@alexdetrojan4534

23 күн бұрын

​@@TacticalMayoan inconvenient truth that the Duran and its fanboys does not see.

@alexdetrojan4534

23 күн бұрын

​@@justjake5389😂

I remember the fall of the USSR as well. It was ALWAYS and UNIVERSALLY seen a defeat for the USSR and a victory for the USA and (Ronald Reagan in particular on the right). It was never seen as a negotiated agreement. The USA screwed over Russia at every opportunity just after the fall, Jeffrey Sachs has said as much on this channel.

Thank you Duran and honoured guest ambassador Matlock, please take good care friends

Please don’t apologise, Mr. Matlock, for the length of your answers. They were riveting. Thank you Glen, for letting him speak at length. Significant historical recollections, as well as cogent observations about spreading democracy. And as if I weren’t already impressed by his wealth of knowledge, he reaches over and pats his cat. 💜

Excellent analysis of the current suicidal policies of our ruling class.

Jack Matlock is fascinating, eloquent and credible

US had the wisdom after WW2 to ask France n Germany to seek peace. It has lost all that wisdom.

@kaashlia

23 күн бұрын

Had what? Plans, you mean.

Enlightening point of view from Jack Matlock, the US Ambassador to the USSR at the time, regarding of the collapse of the USSR, and the goals of the USA at the time.

Una lezione di storia da chi l'ha vissuta in prima persona, rara e preziosa opportunità. Thank you sir.

Excellent The Duran. As always.

Great guests on this show. Thank you.

Wow- I was waiting to hear you all say, " what an honor!" This man was truly a great , artful, & brilliant diplomat. So much written by him and about him that is immensely impressive. Even at his advanced age, he was awesome.

One of your best offerings to date. Thanks for giving Amb. Matlock room to express his understanding of the present situation. His analogies were most illuminating.

Wisdom and experience the only response to peace. Great moment. Thanks The Duran&Guests ❤

3 a.m. in my country 😅 I have insomnia. ..good morning.

this gentleman should be the PRESIDENT of the USA...he knows what he is talking about, has wisdom, intelligent and cognitively alert and agile. this gentleman i never heard before, but he is talking a lot of sense and historically correct. as i always said, there are so many walking saints with brains in the usa but none of them is running the show.

@WagnerBoy1990

23 күн бұрын

😂not everybody can be president

The biggest impediment to good policy is the refusal of political leaders and MSM to try to understand, let alone explain, the Russian perspective. Same with China and other countries we're supposed to hate. A good litigation lawyer knows the importance of understanding the other side's case better than opposing counsel. That's crucial to understanding how to deal with their case and crucial to informing the decision of whether the client should plead guilty in a criminal case or whether you try to reach an amicable or pragmatic settlement in a civil case. Basic stuff. It's especially important in international relations, but the idea has taken hold that if you try to make any effort to understand the other side, you're a traitor and you need to be ostracised from polite society. But, a commentator more expert than me always says - "you can't solve a problem you don't understand" Without understanding the Russian perspective, it's impossible to deal successfully with Russia. Even if you want to remain hostile to Russia, failing to understand Russia, its perspective, and especially its military capacity, its resolve and its economic strength means your hostile actions will fail and backfire time and time again. That's exactly what's happened.

Thank you Ambassador. It was very refreshing to hear the history (of the last four decades at least) the way I remember it since my teenage years living in the West and from a person that had been in the thick of it all. A living historical narration. As a student and a fervent follower of the news and political affairs, I truly enjoyed this video. Thank you Glen and Alexander. Thank you Duran🌹🙏

Humanity without guidelines and laws is hopeless …

@TacticalMayo

23 күн бұрын

Let anarchy reign supreme.

I honestly thought this was an amazing interview. Well done guys!

If the Soviet Union has gone by it's own, why did traitor Gorbachev has run away to US then? Cut the crap please....

A wise man indeed, the Ambassador....

❤😊UKRAINE IS COLLAPSING FAST.

From:- RSingh [New Delhi] Russia should not get Fooled, west/nato is "only acting" (no boots on ground, ect) (till usa elections are over) Russia "must use" this opportunity in "every way", & act fast n swift to "achive" all its goals. This a God gifted opportunity, Russia must "use it" & not loose it. Whole world is with Russia.

@societyreborn33

23 күн бұрын

I agree partially. America wants a European alliance to put boots on the ground in Ukraine, that way more of Europe can suffer from war without triggering article 5 of NATO. European economies are a threat to the dominance of the dollar and now, deprived of cheap Russian oil and gas, all of Europes economies and manufacturing capabilities are suffering greatly

@stevenriften7561

22 күн бұрын

80% of the world does not support sanctions on Russia. Most seem to like Russia. White-liberals are globalists with a savior-complex, obsessed with diversity.

Thanks Sir And Elder statesman and this is the best Guest this Year

*Jack F. Matlock - A diplomat of the highest degree . . .* Thank you to *The Duran* - Jack, Alexander & Glenn for this absolutely _stellar_ analytical exchange, very sobering to watch and listen to in these extremely troubled times! . . . 🙏

Amazing video. Thank-you

We really hope for this around the world

Mr. Matlock, very humble yet very articulate & deeply knowledgeable. Wishing him proper health & wisdom, and praying for the Collective West to finally heed his words.

Brilliant Talk!!!

What an honour to hear such an elderly Ambassador speak. I enjoyed listening to him and I was glad that he wasn't interrupted.

What a wonderful interview! The highest praise I can give: I learned a lot from Ambassador Matlock. Many thanks to all three of you - and to the Ambassador's Cat, who made a cameo not-quite-appearance.

You guys are the coolest with all that intellect and wisdom! So respectable are those who hold truth in their knowledge of the world! ❤

@alexdetrojan4534

23 күн бұрын

😂

Impressive clarity of mind at 94yo!!

Interesting point of view on the USSR collapse, but the part about Baltic states is completely wrong, these lands didn't join due to Molotov-Ribbentrop pact😅 They first were practically bought from Sweden as a result of Sweden's defeat in 1721, and the Russian rule over Baltics continued for centuries, until the collapse of the Russian Empire. At that time, the Baltic states declared independence, and the new Soviet government kind of agreed, actually had to, with civil war going on and stuff like that. However, by 30s it was clear that the big war was on the way. The statement that the Baltic states were oh-so-democratic is just laughable, in reality in those short times of their independence they were practically dictatorships, in 30s they were controlled by far right, basically pro-n.zi governments. USSR in 1939 agreement demanded influence over Baltic states to protect the western borders in case of the war, and later these states joined USSR formally by their own decision (yeah, under pressure, but all formalities were carried out). So in fact these states existed as independent for barely two decades, and they never ever were democratic.

Referring to Fukayama is not a good sign. He always was a vulgar commentator who believed human history could be frozen in some unilateral ideal that only ever existed in his head while his 'vision' was being expropriated by the unipolar imperial globalists. He also invited three Ukrainian Azov neo-nazis to Stanford University.

Jack Matlock has provided a lot of valuable insight; thanks for arranging to have this discussion with him.

00:01 Discussion on the rise and potential fall of American hegemony post Cold War 02:52 NATO expansion and Soviet Union breakup 09:19 Expanding military alliances can be seen as threatening to the sovereignty of other states. 12:42 NATO expansion and ABM systems in Eastern Europe were seen as offensive by Russia 18:37 Russia's desire for a stable relationship in Europe 21:03 Soviet Union's BRF Doctrine Threatening Western Ideology 26:53 Internal contradictions in US hegemony 29:17 Risks of US military involvement and escalating tensions 35:11 Crimea's complex history and the need for a settlement 37:48 Uncertain path to victory and nuclear war risk Crafted by Merlin AI.

Great stuff

Thank you Gentlemen excellent as always. Good Day 🇦🇺

Thank you Guys 👍🇬🇧🇮🇹

Don't you think that by the end of the cold war, the MIC was very largely in control of US policy and regarded the continuation and expansion of NATO as absolutely vital?

well said by this wonderful gentleman we must listen ?

Congratulations The Duran! You found a priceless guest, who gives an astounding and incisive exposé of everything wrong with the dreadful imperial nato narrative.

MANY THANKS FOR A GREAT DISCUSSION WITH JACK MATLOCK AND GLENN DIESEN.❤😊

He was born in the 20s, was inside the U.S state dept during the Cuban Missile Crisis and predicted the disaster of Ukraine months before the SMO. While I do not agree with him entirely politically, I can see that he has a lot of knowledge and understanding. Great interview.

It is ridiculous to hear that the United States and the USSR were concerned about the dominance of Germany. Germany from 1945 to the present occupied by the United States! She has never solved anything without the United States. It is also ridiculous to hear that the USSR wanted NATO to remain in Europe. If the USSR was concerned about order in Europe, it would not have withdrawn its troops! Entrusting your geopolitical adversary from 1945 to keep order with your neighbors (on another continent) is absolute nonsense.

I disagree that the US didn't want dissolution of USSR. He can believe whatever he wants. Maybe his part of the gov didn't want it, but the rulers above them really wanted it. It was absolutely not the internal tensions within USSR that brought it to the end and the proof of that is crystal clear: There was a referendum in USSR where everybody voted against the dissolution. In fact the Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, were absolutely shocked when the dissolution was declared and their deputies in the parliament were stunned and didn't move for a while not knowing what to do next. Because these republics were seriously part of one country. Also about Baltic states: Yes, they got into USSR later, but they were conquered in ~1700 by Peter The Great after ~20y war with Sweden - the superpower at that time, and at the end of the war, Russia not only conquered but also paid ~2mln in gold. Which is a huge amount. So these republics were part of Russian Empire for nearly 300 years. Also, the US/EU did not want to integrate Russia into Europe. The proof is this: When they took back the Poland, they immediately forgave it's debt and started heavy investment into modernizing the industry ~80bln. None of that was done to Russia or to any other ex USSR state. The dissolution of USSR was done by 3 traitors: Yeltsin, Kuchma, Shushkevich - then leaders of Russia, Ukraine and Belorussia, they got together near the border of USSR and signed some "declaration" all in fear that they will be arrested for treason, and ready to escape USSR to the west if that happens. Then this document was given to Gorby who was pushed to sign it. Gorby sold our country for nothing to the West and pushed this useless "democracy" that doesn't exists even in the West into us. We had a democracy in USSR. We were electing members of parliament, and many other members of the government. We didn't have different parties, diff ideology, but ideology is not everything, and we don't have diff ideology in the west either. Do we have communist parties in the West? No, so we don't have different ideologies in the parties. The way I see it, as well as many others: It was all an evil plan of destruction of USSR economically and militarily, politically, destruction of standards of living, industries, similar to the one happened after a defeat in the war. Their goal was to steal the resources and just to enjoy other people's sufferings. How would you destroy a country non-militarily? You put a traitor in it and you make them pass laws that destroy industries and population and give away territory without a war. And that was exactly what happened. Do the west need any more arguments why Russia doesn't trust it, to say the least?

Not once I heard the wordt Blackrock...

❤😊THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE HERE WITH US GENTLEMEN.

Mattocks cat is more diplomatic & sensible than Biden Sullivan combined

Duty to spread democracy, because they have developed a work-around to it.

Thank you Alexander and Glenn for inviting Ambassador Matlock. Great guest who gave a very valuable historic context

I don't care if I have to listen to a long lecture all day long is they is about the truth and words of wisdom, Humanity will be much better off if we listen to long lectures like this one. Thank you Ambassador Jack Matlock.

Thank you Mr. Matlock for your service in the past, and for today’s appearance.

The problem here is the virtually non existent pushback by the general public, its almost as if there is a complete disconnect with reality, which of course has been fed by the often bias, bought and paid for main stream media. Now that this type of media has become far less popular and independent media is starting to take its place, more people are starting to wake up, but it's not enough yet. As far as I'm concerned the general public has to force the politicians to choose between them or their donors, while labeling the consequences for making the wrong choice. This can be the only way to rip apart the connection between corporate governance and independent governance controlled by the general public, there cannot be both, as these politicians would prefer, in a dying Capitalist system.

Jack Matlock est fascinant

Mister Madlok speaks about the important part the USA had by supporting after WW2 the réconciliation between France and Germany. So why they didn't support the réconciliation between Russia and Poland, the Baltic States and so on after the end of the cold war.? On the contrary the USA tried to create more and more hatred of these countries towards Russia and encouraged even Ukraine in their war against Russia by bringing more and more weapons inside of Ukraine????. Only when the whole configuration is turning to a catastrophic out come for the USA that some people begin to reflect., much too late.

Excellent guest ❤