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@TheContrariann

2 жыл бұрын

West did not do it foolishly, US, did it deliberately to create Wedge Divide strategy to Divide Europe and Russia, and to feed money for its Military Industrial Complex

@TheContrariann

2 жыл бұрын

Only one to benefit from this War - one winner- is US 🇺🇸 China-Russia-India should come together against US 🇺🇸, US can never be trusted because of their Use and Throw policy and Wedge Divide strategy.

@nnout

2 жыл бұрын

East Germany will be returned To Putin’s New Soviet Union soon!!

@walterpovajnuk4355

2 жыл бұрын

Oil Oil Oil💰😎😎😎🩸🌚🇺🇦🙏🌈

@bbbbbbears6999

2 жыл бұрын

Because they are not stupid. You want to precipitate a nuclear war? Russia can do it, germany wants no part of it.

The fact the pentagon and the state department has become a revolving door to lobby groups for oil and weapons manufacturers is a very serious problem and responsible for a lot of our foreign policy.

@lawrenceralph7481

2 жыл бұрын

The evangelism of the liberal democracy wing of US government, state department, military and religious evalgelists determines more of US policy than the military industrial complex. The evalgelists determine the actions. The technologists merely execute them.

@derekcraig3617

2 жыл бұрын

yeah blame it on them while Russia commits war crimes... makes you look smart

@Ampel_off

2 жыл бұрын

Watch the BBC / CBC / Arte documentary WHY WE FIGHT (2005) then you probably can imagine what's going on in Ukraine kzread.info/dash/bejne/an98mKiQo5yfcdo.html

@russ_6214

2 жыл бұрын

@@derekcraig3617 Fascinating people don’t understand what “wartime propaganda is”. Ever wonder why every single conflict we’ve been involved in during the last 20 years has the same exact accusations about the other side? Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya. It’s always identical accusations about: bombing hospitals, schools, using civilians as human shields, using chemical weapons. Just Google the conflict name and one of those words (for example “bombing hospitals [Iraq or Libya]. Ever wonder why that is? Are some Russian soldiers committing war crimes? I am positive they are. That is a component in every single war by every side. Type in “war crimes in Iraq” and read any article or Wikipedia and ask yourself why you didn’t hear much about any of these things on the TV. Welcome to the wonderful world of wartime propaganda.

@Brandespada

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on. And those greedy lobbyists are in the process putting the very existence of the USA in the line.

Nobody wins in a war, only politicians while the people suffers...

@archer721

2 жыл бұрын

Military arms manufacturers win every time there's a conflict... and they will do anything they can for escalation!

@sepphechinger

2 жыл бұрын

There is one problem you can't trust Putin

@neilabernath5862

2 жыл бұрын

In a perfect world there would be no war.

@vhsshoebox5789

2 жыл бұрын

The weapon manufacturing companies are loving this.

@Sombisto

2 жыл бұрын

I don't blame Jehovah's Witnesses for not participating in politics. Politicians are part of this wicked system of things. JWs seem to make echo of what the Cathars preached almost a 1000 years ago.

I just came over here from a Yale Uni lecture from Mearsheimer, posted 2017, where he states that Ukraine trying to join NATO would cause Russia to invade. He called it.

@busterbiloxi3833

2 жыл бұрын

Troll.

@andreirodin2061

2 жыл бұрын

I heard his lecture of 2017 too. Brilliant man!

@michaelforansich8090

2 жыл бұрын

They were already at war since Putin came to power. He would have kept taking territory under his "Buffer" campaign. Putin is not Russia anymore than Biden or Trump was the US voice. Why do you think that Putin 'Conned' all his troops into an exercise...that he knew it was a war but even most of his closest supporters did not. Putin's repression of everyone to make a nation of criminals is the underlying issue.

@imaie3617

2 жыл бұрын

Same. He is right. I am in the Middle East and think like him. America caused enough mess in my region.

@ragglefraggle9111

2 жыл бұрын

Yet Ukraine's NATO bid was denied in 2009. Why invade in 2022?

"In war, both sides lose. The banks win." -Adam Smith, Economist (Author: The Wealth of Nations)

@MeMe-lm9bm

Жыл бұрын

not only banks. they use our kids as fodder.

@vicbanks9079

Жыл бұрын

military industrial complex too

@hj925

9 ай бұрын

Well that is maybe OK unless you are the victim of invasion and aggression. If someone breaks into your house with force and aggression and you have reasons to fear for your life in any case, do you do your best to defend yourself or leave yourself to their mercy?

Defense industries that sell weapons globally always profit from any war. That is true in Ukraine right now.

@pretol2730

Жыл бұрын

The weapons are used against russian fascists, so that's what weapons are LITERALLY designed for. It's not enough to make a claim that defense industries are profiting, that's just basic capitalism at its best. You can make dumb arguments like, food companies are just profiteering from the fact that we need food.

@user000aaaqqqq

Жыл бұрын

All Countries citizens should have inalienable rights to vote for THEIR OWN President and Governments to preserve their OWN Nationalism Rights and Freedoms without interference by Putin or others illegal interference in unlawful killing of innocents.

@naturalselection1203

Жыл бұрын

You are going to see that in Taiwan, too.

@naturalselection1203

Жыл бұрын

@@nikolamilicevic1040 I can't understand your question. Can you elaborate.

@naturalselection1203

Жыл бұрын

@NIkola Milicevic got it. I mean, the weapons industry will start making money out of the situation.

Russia will tolerate Missiles close to its borders in the same way the US would....but then the US motto is; 'do as we Say', not as we Do'....

@paullangton-rogers2390

2 жыл бұрын

Russia has put nuclear missiles (or nuclear weapon materials) inside Ukraine during the Soviet era, they're there already. Those pose a threat to neighbouring NATO member States, if Russia were to seize and occupy Ukraine. And Russia's historic (and current) attempts to install a pro-Russian undemocratic puppet President and government in Ukraine is totally unacceptable to both the Ukraine people, and the West. The Ukraine people have made that absolutely clear to Russia. They're prepared to fight to the death to protect their democracy, sovereignty, and independence from Russia. Ukraine is not a NATO member. NATO has not asked it to be a NATO member. And NATO has no intention of putting nuclear weapons inside Ukraine. So Russia's argument there is baseless.

@Faradiddle

2 жыл бұрын

@@paullangton-rogers2390 when it comes to geo-poLIEtics and War nothing is as it appears and no Government can be trusted ...as Henry Kissinger once said "it is not the Truth that matters but the 'Perception' of that Truth that matters"....

@roryt6417

2 жыл бұрын

You're wrong. The US prevented Russia from installing weapons in Cuba, but didn't annihilate them for being communist

@gregchekhov1052

2 жыл бұрын

What Missiles? Ukraine was not even close to be admitted to NATO in the foreseeable future. In 2008 NATO declared that it might join sometime maybe. All of a sudden, in 2022, it becomes an "existential threat" to Russia. And you are buying this simplistic propaganda?

@Faradiddle

2 жыл бұрын

@@roryt6417 true but US sanctions has caused untold suffering for ordinary Cubans and Venezuelans and Syrians and Iranians and Libyans and Yemeni and now Russians, but ironically never themselves suffered Sanctions after carpet bombing Hundreds of Thousands of Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian 'innocents'...not to mention over a Quarter of a Million Japanese 'innocents'...seems like the US motto is: 'don't do as we Do, do as we Say'....imho of course.

It's good to see that chanels like CRUX hosting Professor John Mearsheimer and giving more people a chance to hear and learn about Russia's history and how we all got to this point from someone who is an expert on the topic of Russia... and it's not what you may think.

@rehany3401

Жыл бұрын

He is on the same level of intelligence as igor lopatonok

As many other have commented below, the other big winner in this process apart from China has been the military industrial complex, it certainly is very plausible to believe that this was all intended from the start since many other prominent intellectuals have been warning about it for years. Look at the situation over the past few years, NATO was losing its relevance, Russia was growing richer and closer to Europe thanks to providing it with cheap energy. The US was losing its political influence and distribution channel for arms. As John says, the US has been poking he bear for a long time, and it seemed like a very foolish thing to do unless of course your an arms dealer, for them it made perfect sense. Today the aid package of 40 Billion flew through congress, 7 Billion more than what the president requested, all Democrats voted in favor, only 7 Republicans opposed it. When it's difficult to make sense of things, the best thing to do is "follow the money", it's like Occam's razor.

@RicardoMartinez-jy5lo

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Nick, you are right, check the alternative media outlet Redacted to find more about this topic.

@kingdomcome6078

2 жыл бұрын

Banking cartel is another victor !!

@JohnDoe-nj6ef

2 жыл бұрын

So, Putin is a pawn of that all mighty and singular industrial military complex. He was directed to start that war… yup. Sure. …. -what did you say? Oh, the Jews? Ah, right… sure… lol

@JohnDoe-nj6ef

2 жыл бұрын

So, for the first time in a long time there is a REAL threat to the freedom of the western world and your reaction is… yeah, how dare those silly Ukrainians to think that they could have the same freedom as yourself! And in the end they were all manipulated by those evil ominous forces. Poor Putin had no choice but to force thousands of young men to their heroic deaths, because… yeah… he was poked. RIGHT. WHAT THE HECK GUY?! Ugh. Of course! Nice work. I wonder how much Russian trolls are paid …

@raymundogonzalez6450

2 жыл бұрын

Of Course follow the $ ( biden / neocon / money laundry in Ukraine)

One of the arguments of Western countries is that they have been fighting Russia for some 20 years because Russia has an autocratic regime, which is a legitimate argument, but then I don’t understand why the same Western countries maintain close alliances with autocratic regimes and dictatorships around the world, like Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar or Egypt, including helping them in brutal wars against neighboring countries, such as Yemen? If they are in close alliances with dictators, then it is not so much a fight of good against evil, but rather something like a Great Game between two imperialist blocs from the 19th century.

@evolassunglasses4673

2 жыл бұрын

And the Wesr backs the Nazi AZOV.

@joeshow8815

2 жыл бұрын

Western countries have been fighting Russia since 1241. that is about 780 years not 20 years.

@natalileon979

2 жыл бұрын

if Russia is autocratic, then other countrys are fashistish...

@natalileon979

2 жыл бұрын

more then 30 years in Russia so much freedom, like in not other countrys

@priyanshu3182

2 жыл бұрын

Yup thats why u never believe what the west say.

I'm sure the US military/industrial complex hopes it goes on for years, it's an excellent little earner and sorely needed since they lost their pay check in Afghanistan. Got to keep those highly profitable wars going.

@JaygeSattler

2 жыл бұрын

they probably paid Putin to do this.

@jamessoyars9840

2 жыл бұрын

I hope the US does exactly what you describe, and gets the military industry going for Ukraine. The weapons we can give them, combined with their own fierce resistance, might be the only thing that saves them as a nation. And we will GIVE them everything we can, but they can buy whatever they want directly. That's kind of how a free country works.

@Yuki_Ika7

2 жыл бұрын

typical greed if so

@nevink4717

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamessoyars9840 🤡🤡🤡

@earthwizz

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamessoyars9840 The US military/industrial complex has been stirring the pot in Ukraine for years just as they've been spreading disruption, division and provocation throughout the world with regime change activities in their almost constant state of war since WWII. Eisenhower warned the world about these war-mongers for profit but nobody listened and now it's too late, the foxes are in charge of the henhouse they run US foreign policy. They persuaded Ukraine to poke the Russian bear for years with the promise Uncle Sam had their back and now they're stuck with it, the US will not officially put boots on the ground. I only hope the Taiwanese are watching how the USA treats its toys because they're next. BTW we may well GIVE them arms but that will come out of the public purse not from the military/industrial complex who don't give a stuff how many Ukrainians or Taiwanese die, or Americans for that matter because they're making a bundle out of using them as cannon fodder. Wake up, they're robbing you blind.

This guy, Professor John Mearsheimer predicted this war and was exactly on target back in 2015 in a KZread called "Why is Ukraine the West's Fault? Featuring John Mearsheimer" It's on the University of Chicago's KZread channel.

@Google_Does_Evil_Now

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, he's an excellent and experr. Professor John Mearsheimer, a number of excellent talks and Q+As. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fKaBy7WKcaq1g5c.html Why Is Ukraine The West's Fault - Professor John Mearsheimer. kzread.info/dash/bejne/dYyj2JmGm8q2cpc.html Why China Cannot Rise Peacefully - Professor John Mearsheimer. kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6SJzJWPodPaqJs.html 2015 The Ukraine Crisis It's Not All Putin's Fault - Professor Stephen F Cohen.

@bat9056

2 жыл бұрын

This guy has been wrong from the start and refuses to admit his predictions and theories about Russian motivation have been proven wrong.

@AW-gd6uz

2 жыл бұрын

He said in that same interview, Russia would 'Never' attack Ukraine.

@yoichikirigami607

2 жыл бұрын

@@AW-gd6uz “when things change , you change your mind “

@jayhill2193

2 жыл бұрын

@@AW-gd6uz he said, he couldn't imagine Russia attacking, because it would be detremental for Russia, and look how that unfolded itself.

Certainly there was no need for any further expansion on the part of NATO after the fall of the SOVIET UNION

@gatoshepherd

2 жыл бұрын

Before President Mandela died, during his visit tothe USA, in an auditorium filled to capacity with people who had wanted to meet first time with this iconic leader, told a journalist, and I quote, "one of the mistakes political commentators make is that they want their enememiy to be our enemies". Infact the great statesman meant the political leaders across the world to think well. Not entice other nations, dragging them into their conflicts instead of peacefully negotiating all thorny issues amicably

@gatoshepherd

2 жыл бұрын

When I have a problem with someone, it's purely prudent to think in the framework of a person who is not self sufficient, whose needs depends on others on the planet, hence one chooses diplomacy to solve queries and differences.

Itzak Rabin : “ the graves are a testament to the failure of the politicians to negotiate peace .”

@Kurol12345

2 жыл бұрын

No one can negotiate with putin. It's like making friends with a tiger. at some point it will turn on you The EU and the US have been trying to do this

@lancelotwilson5761

2 жыл бұрын

What can be achieved with a puppet comedian mis-leader????

@pratyushojha

2 жыл бұрын

it is unfortunate but several million Ukrainians will have to be killed. before any kind of peace can be negotiated.

@nswanberg

2 жыл бұрын

The can be no peace with a tyrant like putinhead.

@trishawilson1436

2 жыл бұрын

The graves are a testament to Putler's determination to continue with this war. He doesn't want to stop, so how can anybody negotiate with him?

No one is critically asking why SHOULD Russia and India work together to contain China? What’s in it for them? This will only maintain the US-led “rule-based order” that mainly benefits the US, and the US will not hesitate to crush India or Russia if their economies did a little too well for America’s comfort, the same way it crushed Japan’s economy in the 1980s and the same way it’s trying to crush China now. On the other hand, China is quite happy to live in a multi-polar world and do business with everyone. Russia and India have more to gain by working WITH China than against it. The world would be a much more peaceful and prosperous place, including the US, if the US just minded its own business.

@jacquelinevanbaren7519

2 жыл бұрын

You get remarkable little thumbs up, but you have mine. I fully agree on what you say

@randlemcmurphy8007

2 жыл бұрын

I think the world agreed to not just US hegemony, but to super-hegemony in the style of Rome, the world needs consolidation for global projects. But the last decade has shown that this is not a world empire, but an unstable, irresponsible country with an atomic baton and a fleet, from which you can expect ANYTHING. Some clowns and villains in the presidential elections, now an old man with dementia, the funeral of a fentanyl addict in a platinum coffin at the state level, some invasions of the capitol - this is the internal policy not of a world empire and a city on a hill, but of a developing country, which is sometimes disrupted into excesses. In foreign policy, everything became clear after they overthrew a democratically elected president in the middle of Europe and staged a civil war that claimed 14k lives by 2020. And now they have brought matters to a hot war, and God knows what the prospects of all this are. And don't tell me they had nothing to do with it and didn't play a major role in it. I do not think that the elites in Europe and the rest of the world agree on such an overlord. The only question is whether they will be able to reduce its influence, and ideally to deprive of atomic weapons, before it causes too much damage to the world around.

@Isaac5123

2 жыл бұрын

Of course the world will be a better place when the US is no longer a world leader

@deadbutmoving

2 жыл бұрын

Your idea won't work because the Indians hate the Chinese. Chinese people don't care much about India but the Indians have a massive superiority complex when they think about China. This is an extremely complex issue but I will try to explain in this TLDR: Indians are a deeply colonized people. For generations Indians where under British rule and have adopted a kind of self hatred for colored peoples. Many Indians love White people and worship Western countries. After winning their independence, India basically adopted the political, linguistic, and philosophical outlook of their former colonial masters, while China completely rejected Western Liberal Democracy. The whole world thought India would easily beat China because of these reasons. Indians themselves thought they were on right path. But alas that did not happen, in fact the opposite happened. In the early 1980s China was more poor than India. But by 2020 China is MUCH richer and far more developed than India. China has become so successful that every political and economic theory of development was thrown out the window. China has become the envy of the developing world. Even the West is becoming afraid of China, and with fear comes a certain level of respect. The kind of respect that Indians have always desired from the West. In short, China's massive success is a constant reminder to Indians of their failures. It's a constant reminder that even with the whole world backing them, supporting them, and cheering them on, they lost to China. India's self-hatred and blind worship of the West caused India to neglect it's own cultural/historical circumstances and adopt Western economic/political systems that are ill suited to solve it's own problems. India projects this self-hatred towards China. But in truth Indians are really disappointed in themselves. Perhaps one day Indians will see their mistakes and fix their country. Until that day comes they will project all their anger and disappointment at the Chinese. Whom the Indians see as racially inferior to White people, yet somehow defied all odds and are dominating at everything. If China had remained a poor and wretched country, India and the West would love and pity them.

@debse.7286

2 жыл бұрын

I wish Europe could keep some distance from the US. We are being used.

the professor is right...the us and nato are the main instigators of this disaster. i too can not understand why europe and russia are divided unless the usa ultimately wants to keep them all weak....one day the american geopolitical strategy is going to blow up in its face and i think that might be soon.

@sylviam6535

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with everything you said. Can I also add another element to this: how much western citizens now distrust and hate their own establishment. When you combine all of that, The whole house of cards is about to come crashing down.

@MariaML14

2 жыл бұрын

NATO objective is to keep USA in Europe, Russia out of Europe and to keep Germany down “The primordial interest of the US, over which for a century we have fought wars - the First, Second and Cold War - has been the relationship between Germany and Russia, because united they’re the only force that could threaten us, and to make sure that that doesn't happen" George Friedman

@ni9274

2 жыл бұрын

Bro Russia invade Ukraine and you think Europe should be happy ? NATO never planned to invade Russia. AND IF A COUNTRY WANT TO JOIN NATO THEY JOIN. RUSSIAN ARE NOT THE MASTER OF EUROPE and do not decide if a country join nato or not.

@adeniyialale4291

2 жыл бұрын

You are so right. Have been saying it for long America do not respect russia

@RicardoMartinez-jy5lo

2 жыл бұрын

Ever since 2014 NATO has been secretly training the Ukrainian military to effectively fight against Russia, thus it is NATO expertise which has allowed Ukraine to put an effective resistance to Russia. As the professor says, this in turn endangers the entire planet because under an existential threat states can resort to, indeed, risky tactics.

Western media intentionally ignores the history behind this war since 2008. This is nothing new. And the US foreign policy won't change, and neither will Russia. Countries caught between the geopolitics will continue to suffer :/

@mohamedsaid9416

Жыл бұрын

Exactly people should’t be blind to U.S. imperil

@robertluxenhofer1579

Жыл бұрын

@@mohamedsaid9416 neither should they be blind to Russian imperialism. You think Russia is not in hard-core, brutal, murderous and imperialistic-expansionistic power? Read history. I am not excusing the terrible things other countries have done, including US, but if you think a second Russia is the good guy here, you´re fooling yourself

@abraham9446

Жыл бұрын

@@robertluxenhofer1579 Both of them are evil, but people who are against West has no option but to support Russia.

Those who have made a fortune from this war should know when to stop before it is too late. When the conflict escalated into a nuclear war, that fortune will become nuclear ash

@poweredbynato6313

2 жыл бұрын

Russia needs to stop... invading an independent nation.

@howiescott5865

2 жыл бұрын

Those that are in the business of war don't create war. They're in the business because they know war is in man's nature.

@mkodyChallengesYOu

2 жыл бұрын

Bunkers Come back out and their kids will rebuild and influence and bankroll wars

@peterwallace7015

2 жыл бұрын

Those that are making a fortune will be safely ensconced out of harms way and don't care if that is the fate for everyone else as long as they are making the money.

@Wordpirate

2 жыл бұрын

Is this American anti-China or anti- Chinese? Is he a Zionist or a Western Church Christian? #savemasjidilaqsanow NoThirdTempleOnMountMoriah For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, but lose his soul Surah Al-Ankaboot, Verse 30: قَالَ رَبِّ انصُرْنِي عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْمُفْسِدِينَ He said: My Lord! help me against the mischievous people. (English - Shakir)

I can't believe my ears: I hear discussion about Ukraine and Russia without usual hysterical propaganda. Thank you!

@xxxxxzzzzzyyyyyy

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/m5Wq15OGp9yvgrg.html

@matsu1140

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. To add to that, no one talks about how the Ukrainian government must've known their attempts to join the NATO would not sit well with Russia. Not saying Russia is not to blame here, but everyone cheering the brave Ukrainian president is asinine. As far as I'm concerned, the blood is both on his and Putin's hands.

@yukas1ngas

2 жыл бұрын

@@matsu1140 Today, we came to Dark Age of Media. I'm glad if I see something that was not mechanically parroted hundred times. Something that was created how it should be normally: facts are checked, argumentation is sound, thoughts are genuine and not banal. I'm even prepared that I will be lied. OK, do your propaganda but show an effort at least. Not just because it's "dangerous for our democracy"

@joannab7403

2 жыл бұрын

Would you like bombs fall on your poor ears as they fall on the residents of Ukraine? Would be so calm and not hysterical.

@Rod732

2 жыл бұрын

THIS IS PURE RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA

💯 Clear explanation by John Mearsheimer on Ukraine conflict supported by facts specifically the first few minutes!

Dear Mark Slinger, I have some vivid memories from the horrible war in Viet Nam. While the average number of civilians killed within a war zone is typically between 3 to 5 killed for each combatant soldier killed, when “advanced weapons” are used, that ratio can climb to 10:1 (as you have stated so well). However, short and long-term afflictions such as Malnutrition and Infectious Diseases raise this horrible ratio even higher. Last but certainly the worst consequences of war are the INJURED SURVIVORS who often suffer from severe long-term incurable disabilities such as PHYSICAL AND PSYCHICAL PAIN, DEPRESSIONS, and PTSD, resulting in astoundingly high SUICIDE RATES THAT ARE RARELY ACCURATELY REPORTED BY GOVERNMENTS (and those governments usually hide these final “statistics”). The same happens with the children who are orphaned by War. ***Thank You for your cogent remarks. Salomè (Live Well, in Peace). Mögest Du in das Licht, der Wahrheit, und dem SEIN der Schöpfung leben.

@keithwright7448

Жыл бұрын

RUSSIAN BOT, did you get your 120 responses in today to get paid. This guy is totally wrong this whole thing started in 2014 when one guy went into another country and stole a large portion of land

@barmherzigsein3259

Жыл бұрын

@@keithwright7448 Dear Herr Wright, Thank You for your comment which, sadly, is a complete waste of my time. However, being a well-educated Human Being, propriety demands that I answer your inane comment. Hey, YOU STEPPED ON THIS TRIP-WIRE, but I will try to pull YOU out of the carnage (because I actually KNOW HOW AND HAVE DONE "IT" MANY TIMES - what FUN!). When YOU start a conversation by accusing a Human Being that he (or she) is just a computer program without a consciousness, YOU present Planet Earth with several "perceptions": 1) YOU need to get back in school!!! Learn to write logical sentences (try English before you try German). And try to FINISH HIGH SCHOOL or, if YOU have a High School Diploma with a "B" average (at least!) please OBTAIN A MEANINGFUL UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE (Chemistry, Physics, Math, Engineering, Pre-Med, Pre-Law, History, ... WHATEVER...blah, blah, blah…..) because the Planet needs women and men who can actually help society. 2) Learn to speak, read, and write German (because the English language is not very precise and happens to be derived from the ancient German language), and then re-read the above paragraph. So, LEARN TO THINK (which does NOT require a college degree, BTW) and help disadvantaged orphans (FACT: The United States is AN EXPERT AT CREATING ORPHANS). Salomè und leb wohl! Mögest Du in das Licht, der Wahrheit, und dem SEIN der Schöpfung leben.

@realnaveen

Жыл бұрын

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@user000aaaqqqq

Жыл бұрын

All Countries citizens should have inalienable rights to vote for THEIR OWN President and Governments to preserve their OWN Nationalism Rights and Freedoms without interference by Putin or others illegal interference in unlawful killing of innocents.

@barmherzigsein3259

Жыл бұрын

@@user000aaaqqqq So sweet and so uninformed. Take a good look at the number of civil rights the current American administration in Ukraine has curtailed: Closed TV Stations that PEACEFULLY questioned the administration. Closed radio stations that PEACEFULLY questioned the administration. Banned the use of the Russian language WHEN SPOKEN BY ANYONE IN PUBLIC. BANNED ALL POLITICAL PARTIES EXCEPT ZELENSKY‘s. Usw, usf... Look, I doubt that Facts of Reality and the Truth will change your perspectives. But I gave it a brief attempt. Regardless, I wish You Peace. Remember this ancient Wisdom from before the Sumerian civilisation, which is worth a few minutes of Thought: A fool creates enmity, but A Wise Human Being protects his/her enemy’s Family. Salomè und leb wohl. Mögest Du in das Licht, der Wahrheit, und dem SEIN der Schöpfung leben.

Ukraine was never in control of those nuclear weapons, they were always controlled from Moscow.

@mileselon1339

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I kinda Figured...

@theodoroseidler7072

2 жыл бұрын

Right, but I am sure they could "repurpose" those nukes.

@georgeclarke2258

2 жыл бұрын

True then, but they could have been reprogrammed and rearmed. The US and NATO could have assisted them in that process

@morganrees3603

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgeclarke2258 not really those nuclear weapons require particular codes to launch which was in Moscow.

@md.sohailali7961

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgeclarke2258 yes they could have but that time they may have needed tons & tons of dollars to do that while their economy was in toilet. US Needed to do that but they didn't.

The saddest thing is that all these political games are leading Ukraine down the path to destruction, as mr.Mearsheimer said.

@jacklondon295

2 жыл бұрын

Let’s not forget who is committing war crimes here.

@marcusaureliusantoninus2597

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacklondon295 Like shelling of Kramatorsk Railway station or Donetsk (and a plethora of other Donbass cities) residential areas? We all know who does it - the so called Ukrainian army.

@TiberiiGrakh

2 жыл бұрын

​@@marcusaureliusantoninus2597 true. im russian and im really sorry for usual ukranians civilians who suffer this and im sorry for both armies who is dying all the time and i wish this never happen from veeery beginning,. but when i watch western media like cnn or bbc they talk literally animalistic BS all the time and literally noone said that war started in 2014 and who started it and who sponsored it. its smth beyond my understanding. This 8 years war made me understand a LOOOT about Western countries. A LOT

@marcusaureliusantoninus2597

2 жыл бұрын

@@TiberiiGrakh same here, mate. I have a lot of friends and family members in the Ukraine, and I feel sorry for them, but then again, I didn't see much remorse in Western media when the Ukraine bombed Donbass for 8 years, killing thousands of civilians.

@stephanyschneider5144

2 жыл бұрын

@@marcusaureliusantoninus2597 Not true, Russian propaganda

Prof. Mearsheimer is an informed voice of reason & exactly right in his analysis of the motivations behind the invasion of the Ukraine.

@claude199x

Жыл бұрын

I suggest you also look for Dr. Stephen Cohen arguments on this issue. I found it sad how our leaders don't listen to this guys advices.

@johncerminaro4549

Жыл бұрын

@@claude199x Thank you very much, will do.

@susanjones8667

Жыл бұрын

really, prove it

The rumor I heard is Zelensky was ready to settle the situation with Russia a couple of months ago. But Boris Johnson called if you settle the matter with Russia, all West support will be dropped. Then, the conflict continues... So sorry for the Ukraine citizines, the country will take over 20 years or longer to recover from this disaster. A lot of good people are messed up by their not-so-smart leaders ( current and past). I aways admire the STEM education and capability of my Ukraine co-engineers, hard working and good foilks.

Talking about India, I find it fascinating how, since they're keeping right away from the Ukraine issue, Biden is suddenly finding human rights issues there. So transparent that it's almost funny if it wasn't so sad - seeing what's possibly coming in India (if they don't kow tow) and mindful of what happened recently in Pakistan.

@Anuzyx

2 жыл бұрын

Tell me know absolutely nothing about the state of democracy in India without telling me you nothing about the state of democracy in India.

@hmq9052

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anuzyx India is heading for pariah status. They have chosen the side of evil

@utrukkurtu7293

2 жыл бұрын

I hope India doesn't have lots of oil. Cause having lots of oil and not licking an American boot is a risky thing.

@sylviam6535

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on. You get it. I think they are stretching the abuse out in too many fronts now and it will all come crashing down soon.

@nancygrimm2897

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but Biden does not speak out against China’s human rights abuses. Wonder why (sarcasm)?

"When the game is as stupid as a war, the only way to win is NOT to play." - a wise man from the mountains.

@jaykellett2327

2 жыл бұрын

"Only the dead have seen the end of war." It's called the Human Condition....we can't help ourseves.

@squireson

2 жыл бұрын

'Wise man from the mountains' didn't have to worry about Putin's flagging poll numbers. Putin does and starting a war is how he has dealt with it on *_four_* occasions over 2 decades. NATO's expansion is a _response_ of nations looking for shelter from his self serving acts of aggression and this clown is doing what 'intellectuals' are best at: serving some powerful people's interest.

@henrikvoigt6175

2 жыл бұрын

It doesnt help that you dont want to play if Our neighbour attacks you. If you dont fight back than you are already dead

@johncrowley9649

2 жыл бұрын

Isn’t that from war games?

@whynottalklikeapirat

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaykellett2327 That guy from the mountains could

Secretary of State James Baker’s famous “not one inch eastward” assurance about NATO expansion in his meeting with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on February 9, 1990, was part of a cascade of assurances about Soviet security given by Western leaders to Gorbachev and other Soviet officials throughout the process of German unification in 1990

@fergushashimoto2021

Жыл бұрын

In 2014 Gorbachev made perfectly clear that they were only talking about east Germany, and that no assurances were given with respect to any state other than Germany.

@Kevin-ru8mx

Жыл бұрын

@@fergushashimoto2021 the promise was about Nato . . . . Nato would not move one inch eastward. But let's say you are correct and that they were talking only about east Germany, well, how did we do in keeping that promise!

@cartrips9263

Жыл бұрын

@@fergushashimoto2021 And before many times he said the opposite. It really doesnt matter anyway. Der Spiegel recently found the official documents that prove the assurance that NATO would not expand eastwards. Black on white, hard facts. You can deny all you want, but ultimately you only make a fool out of yourself with that.

@Janster01

Жыл бұрын

@@Kevin-ru8mx how did Russia fare on the promise of keeping ukraines integrity in return for nukes...hm?

@F1990T

Жыл бұрын

@@Janster01 The integrity of Ukraine was first violated by the government that was installed through the NATO-backed coup in 2014, NATO involvement and schemes for Ukraine triggered the conflict, US grand strategy requires Ukraine natural resources and special geographical position in the Black sea, southern Russia, the caucasus, caspian sea and Iran, ultimately NATO is responsible for triggering Russian intervention, anything trying to legitimate NATO schemes and actions in Ukraine are just shallow excuses.

You do a great job! I love your Crux videos. They are Very informative.

There are two winners in this war, China and US defense contractors along with the politicians who have stocks in the armaments industry. Always such a pleasure to listen to Professor Marsheimer! I never miss any of his talks. It is so rare to have such a confluence of intellectuality, integrity and courage. Good bless him!

@anthonykenny1320

2 жыл бұрын

Meatscheimer is a delusion Russian apologist and is intellectually dishonest He hasn’t got a clue how NATO membership works and doesn’t seem to grasp Putin’s genocidal tendencies Sitting in his University ivory tower making false pronouncements that echo this brutal dictators rhetoric is akin to excusing Hitler for attacking Poland

@henrikvoigt6175

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you about the both winners but not fully agree with what the professor say, the treat putin feel is he could end like gaddafi and for this the chance would be hugh if ukraine would become a real democratic state where the people life better than in russia. Georgia was on the rise and than he send his marionette from russia to stop it, now since 8 years georgia is more stepping back and back

@markhirstwood4190

2 жыл бұрын

Great point...

@omega2469

2 жыл бұрын

To just add some clarification, there is no law prohibiting the politicians from investing on the market fully knowing that they are investing from an insider position,,, They make the laws and the rules and they call the shots, so they know very well what will go up and what will go down and when,,, It was not for nothing that back when 9/11 happened, Dr. Jon Najarian and his brother Peter right a way said if you want to know who did it '' Follow The Money'' where for few trading days before 9/11 happened, there was huge amount of trades especially in PUTs and shorts on American United, and other airlines,,, So, this is corruption at its best,,, Causing the death of thousands for individual AMerican politicians to make money..,,,

@collinshardyproust

2 жыл бұрын

@@omega2469 It’s sickening! Politicians in office should be barred from holding stocks in armaments manufacturing companies. It’s a conflict of interest.

It was never a war involving the US but they always invite themselves.

@halimjaffar

2 жыл бұрын

hehehe...u r right...can sell defense systems and all kinda stuff...take now, pay later..

What a fantastic world we live in, where I can come back from my morning walk and then listen to these two intelligent men.

@user000aaaqqqq

Жыл бұрын

All Countries citizens should have inalienable rights to vote for THEIR OWN President and Governments to preserve their OWN Nationalism Rights and Freedoms without interference by Putin or others illegal interference in unlawful killing of innocents.

@fr-uc6oi

Жыл бұрын

True ! It is a good luck to live in a free and democratic country.

@vicbanks9079

Жыл бұрын

And see in the news later the same day that few listened, and even fewer did anything about it.

Thank 🙌, someone is at least saying the truth… Thank you Prof. Mearsheimer.

@leninha5549

Жыл бұрын

This is A truth... Not THE truth...

@jimjones8736

Жыл бұрын

Merscheimers logic would see the USA as still being a British colony

@lampegutt123

Жыл бұрын

@@jimjones8736 His logic would save tens of thousands of American lives all the way from the Korean War, all the way up to the war in Afghanistan.

@jimjones8736

Жыл бұрын

@@lampegutt123 I refer you to my previous post.

@lampegutt123

Жыл бұрын

@@jimjones8736 the difference if you didn’t know, was that previous to the end of the Second World War, America went to war for political interest as territorial of strategic, while it afterwards went to war mainly due to the military industry being such a powerful sector of the US government. As you could see when Iraq was invaded to the cost of trillions of dollars. Where do you think that money went? I can tell you, soldiers salaries weren’t even in the top 10 expenses

Excellent analysis, as always. However, I do not agree with the rhetoric about China. US and NATO should not be in the business of containing anyone. Instead, they should concentrate on fixing their own problems and be able to compete economically. All the resources wasted on plotting and conflicts can be diverted to help the respective people. But greed, not common sense and peace, is running politics. That will only lead to more wars to benefit greedy minority at the expense of a great majority, worldwide.

@Drxyz-tk6le

2 жыл бұрын

Let me tell you what China is upto in the Asia - Pacific. India and its northern border. India can take care of it. The Chinese cannot fight in the mountains. And India runs few of the most sophisticated outain Warfare schools, where soldiers from around the world come to train. The 1962 defeat had taught us a lesson. And we aren't ever going to forget that. Anyways.... China is milutarising whole of Asia - pacific. That means Chinese policing the trade routes to Asia, Australia, Sout east Asia and India. That's why India doubled down and said 'Indian Ocean' is India's ocean. All the whole saying 'south China Sea is not china' s sea'. There is a real threat to trade involved here.

@coderentity2079

2 жыл бұрын

In a race there are two ways to win: eihter you get better better then the others or hold them all down. The USA can't get better than China. Option 2 is on.

@frisco21

2 жыл бұрын

Tom Bushong....you are burdened with a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature and purpose NATO, which is a _defensive alliance_ only, and not constituted to "contain" any nation. Containment implies offensive action, and this is a concept that is anathema to the spirit and function of NATO. Rest assured that most of the 30 members of the alliance (soon to be 32, with Finland and Sweden) would never have signed up for an offensive strategy.

@the0cool0guy

2 жыл бұрын

Come on, not isolationism again! In USA there are either isolationists or people engaging in stupid wars. As an Indian, even when I respect the great Chinese intellect, I know how brutal they can be. I'm grateful for the US influence that contains China, otherwise Korea would be in Chinese hands by now. And Chinese control of India would be an impossible disaster not just for India but for the whole world.

@tombushing4907

2 жыл бұрын

@@frisco21 It seems you are the one burdened with explaining how a defensive NATO would bomb Yugoslavia for 78 days, without provocation, and dismember it. Then you will need to explain how a mission to protect the civilians in Libya turned into regime change? Also, more burden on you to prove after the Taliban and Al Qaeda were out of power, why did not NATO pull out? Plus, attacking Iraq with a lie? When that is not enough, why arm, train and finance ISIS to overthrow a democratically elected government in Syria. NATO is US tool to expand its domination over the globe. NATO has no reason to be. It should have disbanded long ago.

I remember this guys saying in a lecture like 6-7 years ago... "Russia wont invade Ukraine. In fact if you really want to screw Russia, encourage it to invade Ukraine. That would never happen, because Putin is not that stupid"... well...

@loverov1561

2 жыл бұрын

There seems some confusion. Because he said, Russia does not want to expand on the Ukraine, which is not close to "invade Ukraine". Just look it up!

@TwiZztedMind

2 жыл бұрын

@@loverov1561 I wont argue, In fact you are most probably right. EDIT: here's the exact quote "In fact if you really wanna wreck Russia, what you should do is encourage it to try conquer Ukraine. Putin again is too much smart to do that" 23:44 from this video :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/fKaBy7WKcaq1g5c.html

@ricksmithguitar

2 жыл бұрын

@@TwiZztedMind Thank you!

@stablecoinlabs961

2 жыл бұрын

Academics don't live in the real world thus they are often wrong

@tu1469

2 жыл бұрын

Just so we clear dawg, Russia did not invade Ukraine, Russia came to help out its Allie’s in Donetsk and Luhansk against the Ukrainian gov who were bombing the citizens there. The world is ducking delusional for believing that Russia invaded Ukraine to take over. Also why the fuck is America and Europe so involved in this? No government simply helps countries in need if there is nothing to gain from it.

The professor is on point on the geopolitical arena, but he is completely off when it comes to the actual military operation of the Russian arm force in Eastern Ukraine. He is wrong to insinuate that Putin could be dangerous and has to resort to nuclear weapons. Nothing new here, any leader would counteract any existential threats. Why single out Putin? The US's bullish intention to control resources in the world is the problem. It really tries hard to dictate India , Russia and China but in vain. The professor's prescription of containing China is simply stupidity. What does he think that India, Russia, and China would bow to the US's manipulation? He is wrong to suggest this approach. It is just like a champion plays tennis against a worthy opponent, and instead of improving and focusing on his own skills, he hires hitmen to break the opponent's legs. Russia is less dangerous than the US and European clowns. They are the most dangerous ones. If they they go home, then he will leave them alone. In the beginning of an official WWIII, Russia will shut off all energy valves from Russia and simultaneously hypersonic missiles would hit European command centers and petroleum infrastructure that bring Europe to its knees. Since it is no longer a special operation, the firing power will increase exponentially. If things escalate, then special mushrooms will appear all over planet earth.

@gatoshepherd

Жыл бұрын

Well said. Unfortunately words of wisdom are rarely taken note of by the west.

@Janster01

Жыл бұрын

I hope now that you know your wrong, that you use that time to think about what you said, and how to maybe learn more about the world so you can understand it better, propoganda is not helping you today.

@PD-bs1kf

Жыл бұрын

@@Janster01 What is he wrong about?

He makes so much sense, finally someone educated enough is explaining real story behind thank u

@barmoleydd6300

2 жыл бұрын

He is Russian agent

@Netty2304

2 жыл бұрын

@@barmoleydd6300 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@tr1bes

2 жыл бұрын

It's always war time since the Cold War. It's never going to end for West vs Russia. Now we have a another main power from the East to rise. This professor wanted peace but it's unlikely. Russia poke US and US poke Russia via proxy wars given their historical events. Just remember that Russia and China stole US nuclear know how. So it's never a friendly perception. I have doubts of his statue given his supports to Russia. Russia and China are working together against US through the last 20-30 years. China is a beast of itself. I think India should be the counter and influence against China. This war doesn't have a winner and loser to both countries. Best pray to the innocent people. To me, this resemble the 3 kingdoms in China (Romance of the 3 Kingdom). 1 shall win. To me, China is winning in long term effect. With this war, China is happily no matter who win. Russia's military and economic power have decreased dramatically. Also China look at the full effect of a full sanction and see all those new military hardwares being display.

@VodShod

2 жыл бұрын

How is a defensive pact an aggressor? It literally cannot attack russia. It is a DEFENSIVE pact. the only time it can do anything at all is if one of the members were attacked. If russia thinks that it is aggressive then they must have already planned on attacking ukraine. So that means russia was already planning on invading regardless of what NATO did.

@eyeswideopen7431

2 жыл бұрын

Watch his older documentary.. I sent this to my brother..he is spot on.. Putin actually jumped the gun because Ukraine 🇺🇦 was going to attract first. The west didn’t to tell you that..

"Risk" is an understatement when we talk about nuclear weapons. Try "madness".

@MrZoomZone

2 жыл бұрын

True, 2 months ago many would have said the same about nuclear power and still do. Now look at the mess.

@sergevtorino

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrZoomZone Indeed, it would be remarkable if politicians would stop incite aggression among each other. I really think there is absolutely no barriers for Americans and Russians to live and love each other other than those obsolete and inadequate political views put forward by politicians!

@cooldudecs

2 жыл бұрын

@@sergevtorino This is the last stand for the establishment … They want a final war to boost Biden and will probably get it at the expense of global stability

And that brings me to my sainted Mothers comment to me in 1965 , " No one in the world needs to believe that Russia or China are the ones to be afraid of as someday the entire world will unite to fight the US . "

@capdan68

2 жыл бұрын

Just imagine! All of Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Latin America, the Arab world, all of Asia, and Russia... all pointing their weapons at the US to stop being such trouble makers. 😆

@untilcrazy

2 жыл бұрын

at the very least, most of Asia except India and Japan, the Middle East and Africa are on the same page, any country that suffered from imperialist rules in the past is likely to join in.

@guitaschulthess5401

2 жыл бұрын

so let me get it clear, you would prefer such governments such as saudi arabia,uGanda, afghanistan, belarus, etc.. also since we owe all the advancements in medicine, technology and science to them?? wow! if you try to lead in anything you are always blamed for the mistakes but never appreciated for what you contributed to the betterment of the human race

@think2146

2 жыл бұрын

@@guitaschulthess5401 Thats your interpretation . tRUMP ane republicans already working on bring that kind of government in .

@ShamanMcLamie

2 жыл бұрын

I don't really see the world uniting against America anytime soon. Primarily because the US is a relatively benign Super Power. The US has most of the resources it needs at home. There aren't any territories the US is desperate to have it doesn't already. So everyone can trust the Americans not to violate their territorial integrity. The US protects the sea lanes and for the most part ensures global peace and stability and all the US really asks for is peace and trade. Unless you disrupt and threaten the peace and trade the Americans will tolerate a lot. Saudi Arabia is a far worse country than Iran, but the Saudis largely play by America's rules while Iran actively antogonizes America and propagates violence across the Middle East. As America retreats from the global order it has built and that order crumbles I think a lot of people are going to learn the hard way and very violently how central America is to global peace and prosperity. I think you're going to see a lot of countries begging America to help them and prop them up.

Hurra,hurrah,hurrey!!! Brilliant analysis. Just love it. This has always been my take.

18:13 THANK YOU!!!!!! Jesus, I have been questioning why we haven't been doing this and (especially) after what's occurred within these last few years but for some nonsensical reason, it appears we are just going to continue looking (anywhere else but there) and it has me wondering whether we've all lost our god damn minds or not at this point!!! In the meantime, god help Taiwan!!

Imagine how rich the entrepreneurs and businessmen who invested in the military-industrial complex will be. This super private class will make a vacation on mars and tell the poor population that if they worked hard they could do the same.

@LRRPFco52

2 жыл бұрын

There aren't really any huge gains to be made from this. Defense industry in the US isn't even in the top 10 markets. ATGMs, MANPADs, artillery, and small drones are some of the lowest price point/ profit potential weapons in the industry. The MIC angle is really a flawed argument here.

@dede2023-2

2 жыл бұрын

There's no one in Zelensky team who are not billionaires now. Biden IS corrupted too for his son was paid a salary in Ukraine since 2014. Ukraine is thé perfect money laundering machine for Biden and Company enterprise.

@LRRPFco52

2 жыл бұрын

@@dede2023-2 Ukrainian, Belorussian, and Kazakh fronts were used to launder Russian money for Putin. The Burisma CEO was a Russian puppet who didn't pay taxes in Ukraine, and fled after tax-evasion and corruption investigation into him. That's who Hunter Biden was working for. Hunter also was involved in human trafficking business with the former first Lady of Moscow. Russia paid for Biden's Senate campaign in 1972 to get moles/traitors into the Senate to help Russia kill US defense programs from within.

@dede2023-2

2 жыл бұрын

@@LRRPFco52 lol :)

@raymundogonzalez6450

2 жыл бұрын

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Anyone who thinks a military operation against an enemy the size of Ukraine will last a few weeks DOES NOT know what they are talking about.

@suryakumairi3622

2 жыл бұрын

That means alot of the so called former US Generals do not know what they are talking about ... haha Even 20 years to eradicate Taliban ... Failed miserabely ... and USA did it with the help of NATO members ... haha USA want it will be very long war to weaken Russia ... so as long as USA want it ... the longer the war the better for USA ... They do not care about the suffering of civilian ...

@discipleofdagon8195

2 жыл бұрын

@@suryakumairi3622 Russia tried to do take over Afghanistan, went bankrupt trying ... haha

@suryakumairi3622

2 жыл бұрын

@@discipleofdagon8195 RUSSIA vs (AFGANISTAN + USA Help) (USA + NATO + AFGANISTAN puppet regime) vs TALIBAN USA always fight together, never fight alone and still for 20 years failed to eradicate those TALIBAN fighters wearing sandals ... haha

@natalileon979

2 жыл бұрын

@@discipleofdagon8195 the war is not so funny...

@catalinxnecula

2 жыл бұрын

@@discipleofdagon8195 that was the soviet union. you should check your info

I remember his great book on AIPAC- they tried to ruined this great man, as they have many others. Glad to hear him doing what he does best

@Meloncholymadness

Жыл бұрын

Why am I not surprised, Israel has it's fingers in all the pies. Which book?

Listen to what he says: "I don´t see how you get a neutral Ukraine at this point in time because a neutral Ukraine would be a victory for Russia"

@themindsojourner

2 жыл бұрын

NATO has opened the pandora box

@gushammerly5345

2 жыл бұрын

That would be ok with me. Peace and coexistence is more important than stupid and shallow imperialist goals. My stupid government and their criminal foreign policy provoked this war.

@Perplexer1

2 жыл бұрын

To me it's more interesting to know what will happen after Russia occupies Donbas and the southern regions of Herson and Zaporizhia. What will Russia do then? Will it keep going or what? And if not, what will Ukraine do? Will it just keep shelling the Russian soldiers in those regions every day? One Russian (I forgot who) said that the "demilitarization" will take 5 to 10 years. What does this mean? These are the things that personally interest me more that whether or not Ukraine will be neutral. We don't even know what Ukraine will look like and when the war will officially stop.

@tyfive

2 жыл бұрын

@@Perplexer1 I have a very bad feeling about this war. Not only are the sanctions slowly killing the west, it is so incredibly dangerous! World War 3 is only one dumb mistake away! Also nobody in the west wants a diplomatic solution, and I don't see how this will end. I mean most western politicians basically said we are in war with Russia right now. This is pure insanity! There were these crazy statements and ideas on the first day but how will this be 3 years from now? Putin offered to deliver weat if the west stopped the sanctions. This offer was rejected - still can't believe it... What this and the statement from the video combined show is absolutely shocking to me: It's not about peace or human rights or even the wealth of our countries, it's all about fckng ideology. That means the war - even if Russia left Ukraine tomorrow -, the war won't end. Then all this trouble with China... I feel like we will suffer. Hard. Russia on the other hand has time on its side. Honestly I have no clue what they're plans for Ukraine are but maybe they themselves have not made a decision yet. Like I said time is on their side. Some say they want to lure Poland into Ukraine to then "defend" Ukraine and beat their army but who knows... Apart from that from my experience Russia certainly will not attack NATO. That definitely is bs. I think priority number one is to make sure Ukraine will never be part of NATO in any way. Ukraine will be neutral or part of the Russian alliance. One of these things will defenetly happen. They put too much effort into this war already to stop now. The problem is that it is the same with the west. What they don't seem to understand is: in a war there is no winner. It never should have come so far!

@jimjones8736

Жыл бұрын

​@@themindsojourner NATO has done nothing. NATO treaty has not been invoked. Get your facts right.

The fact that Professor Mearsheimer, an International Geopolitical Scholar who is mostly ignored, only reveals how off balance the world is.

@bassmouter4694

2 жыл бұрын

@Kirstin Strand, this professor is “ a sleeper “ from Poetin. Thank God not many take him seriously.

@dirk3518

2 жыл бұрын

@@bassmouter4694 Yeah, if he was taken seriously we would have 1) a prosperous and peaceful Russia within NATO, so any threats can be answered; 2) a better balance of power within NATO, so the US would act more prudently vis a vis sovereign nations; 3) No war in Ukraine; 4) No risk of Nuclear escalation. Thank God, such a peaceful outcome has been prevented. Thank God for the destruction of Ukraine. Thank God, for the increased risk of nuclear holocaust. Do you really think the current situation is great? For whom? Do you think it would have been worse if we had paid some respect to Putin in 2008 (he surely is no longer worthy of respect now)? I want the war to end. Good vs Evil rhetoric will not help.

@bassmouter4694

2 жыл бұрын

@@dirk3518 , I am sorry that you are personal involved. But Poetin is a Freemasonry. Remember the way he met Trump, and touched his elbow? That’s a way to express:” Be nice to me, I am also a Freemasonry “. At every battle you see Freemasonry starting it, and losing a lot of lives and fortune. Poetin is now in real trouble, and whatever damages he brings, he or the Russian Federation has to pay it by reparations payments. Freemasonry needs wars, they cause always troubles. But they lose for sure.

@bassmouter4694

2 жыл бұрын

@Dirk, even yesterday Poetin blamed NATO that we not surrender 234 miljion inhabitants from Europe to the Russian Federation including his former 14 Sovjet countries.

@tubetorpedo

2 жыл бұрын

​@@bassmouter4694 Yeah, I am sure he has been talking these issues at least tens years for more geopolitical perspective and happens to be person who have other views than "Putin has lost his mind" crowd must be Russian agent or something. Just like everyone who dared to question existence of those weapons of mass destruction back in the day was sus. But if he is "a sleeper", then put forth some actual evidence for that. Other than he has more nuanced views that Putin is a doo-doo head (although I remember him at some point calling Putin as rogue or something like that)

'America will fight to the last Ukrainian' An ominous yet truthful statement.

@TesterAnimal1

2 жыл бұрын

Ukrainians have agency. They fight for their homeland. Wouldn’t you?

@samanthacuckow51

2 жыл бұрын

@@TesterAnimal1 Yes I agree with you. The sadness remains though that Ukrainian citizens are pawns in a game manipulated by larger powers.

@afron8818

2 жыл бұрын

hmmm can we be able to question about from hypocrite midea as of finland was propagating jouning country of the coward zelensky

@monipenny408

2 жыл бұрын

US is also preparing to fight China using the last Indian. That's the genius of US regime, orchestrating proxy wars, very profitable indeed. The west is like a factory for wars under US management.

@afron8818

2 жыл бұрын

@@monipenny408 suddenly profitable country could not been able to domained what its thinking for import custom its to much stupid thinking for in our your own souldiers was taken to kill our lidership coward profit unable to condempt indorsed leadership what we taking by death caust in foreign country to humiliated outlawed hypocrite american native like use tung of american language like phillipine polution or pat robertson

The host keeps putting the onus on Putin in every question. Mearsheimer's trying to tell him that concession and peace is on the U.S. too.

Am watching this on 20-2-2023. Deeply impressed by Zakka Jacobs knowledge & competent interviewing. Above all the prescience of his question (around 17.20)on what the alliance between Russia & China imply for the developing situation.

This war started 8 years ago...

@AndrewEvenstar

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. And who was president then and now?

@catalinxnecula

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewEvenstar xi

@christianm6403

2 жыл бұрын

No it started much earlier

War happens for few days, Life cries for years, Nature is burdened with gunpowder, the wind is spreading the smell of death, There is helplessness on the wounds, Disease roaming in the streets, These dying children in our hands and the mothers cry in the nights, Colonies are deserted and cities are dead, Faces are stones, hearts are stones. 😭😭

@DC-wp6oj

2 жыл бұрын

Wow. I wish people wrote poems like this for the Iraqis, Afghans and Palestinians. The aggressors which happen to be America and Israel.

@jasont2610

2 жыл бұрын

@@DC-wp6oj That poem seems pretty applicable accross all wars. It doesnt look anti Russian - or anti Ukraine, or anti US, or anti Israel, etc etc. It looks anti war. I would suggest you read it again.

@DC-wp6oj

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasont2610 I agree with you. My point though is that when America and Israel commit their atrocities there are no poems no accountability for their actions.

@heminhaw

2 жыл бұрын

@@DC-wp6oj You must be forgetting when USSR invaded Afghanistan ya knucklehead.

@rhondaweber5638

2 жыл бұрын

@@DC-wp6oj Some of us are spreading the word about US and especially Isreali atrocities. And I'm from the US.

It should be noted, 3 months on, that Amnesty international has published a report confirming what the Russians have been saying since day 1- that Ukrainians as a routine practice were placing artillery and command posts amidst residential infrastructure as a shield. The Bucha incident smelled for all kinds of reasons, I'm sure, like the Azov siege, there will be further documentation of those incidents as well.

Keep spreading the truth guys share share share

Why is it acceptable to contain some other countrys growth. I mean this conversation speaks of it as normal. If a country does something illegal then by all means stop or tackle that act but trying to contain some other countrys growth due to their hard work is just plain wrong. Thays why we have conflict in the world

@alrent2992

2 жыл бұрын

It's not just the country ( zelinsky ). But NATO and the West using Ukraine as a tool! Ukraine has to be a neutral country. No other options!

@Rama-if3ze

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I just realized now. Kinda sad this kinda comment got no support.

@coderentity2079

2 жыл бұрын

It's called reality. Big fish - small fish. Stroner dog takes the bitches. You got too far from nature it seems. Get back.

@plendafuture7451

2 жыл бұрын

For power !!!

@raftguy1376

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not about being acceptable. It’s just inevitable. Whatever global power dominates the world has always sought to undermine the next closest global power. Look back in history and you see the same thing with Spain, France, Britain, Japan, Rome, etc.

I had sympathy for some of his arguments a couple of years ago. I even repeated some of them but I was wrong.The West didn't allow Ukraine into NATO, out of fear of provoking Russia. The West has been weak not too aggressive. Cutting their armed forces to the bone. There was no reaction to poisonings overseas, taking Crimea, South Ossetia. The West instead built pipelines to benefit from Russian gas, those countries are dependent on Russia, they didn't want conflict. The only countries who wanted to expand NATO were those who shared a border with Russia. It turns out with good reason.

@hrvojelasic5794

2 жыл бұрын

Not correct, the CIA staged a coup in 2014 and directly involve the US. Hunter Buden has received millions of USD from Burisma. Joe Biden replaced the public prosecutor. I think it is a very bad idea about NATO in Ukraine and overall making Russia an enemy and pushing it to the east. It is unfortunate as Russia could have been a source of commodities for EU and the west.

@evolassunglasses4673

2 жыл бұрын

The NeoCons / Victoria Nuland should never ever of backed the coup against the ELECTED government of Ukraine 8 years ago that started this nightmare off.

@flamboyant91

2 жыл бұрын

Self fulfilling prophecy caused by actors that dont understand what the security dilemma is.

@natalileon979

2 жыл бұрын

you are very naiv...

@violetlew1798

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, and Germany and France voted against Ukraine's NATO m'ship, to be on good terms with Putler. At least Germany relies on russia's hydrocarbons. Their own pocket over Europe's security. There was also no reaction to Grozny or Aleppo.

So much for an independent country remaining independent.

Anyone who wants to understand the true causes of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict would benefit from watching his lecture on this issue that he presented in 2017. 2017!!! He gave warnings to the West about the risk of encouraging Ukrainian conflict with Russia! Wish the US and NATO watched his presentation.

@Mizernyi

2 жыл бұрын

He is wrong on many points

This gentleman Makes more sense than anyone I've heard on KZread

@miklosgergely2356

2 жыл бұрын

Truth Well Told. Please, let me make it more precise. Not only on KZread, but across the entire world.

@delonthomas5049

2 жыл бұрын

Yes more than all western news media

@ChalrieD

2 жыл бұрын

He’s always right too. The people on tv are always wrong. Weird we always listen to the people who got us into this huge mess we are facing and we dismiss those who have been right all along

@gregchekhov1052

2 жыл бұрын

Sense?! Ukraine was not even close to be admitted to NATO in the foreseeable future. In 2008 NATO declared that it might join sometime maybe. All of a sudden, in 2022, it becomes an "existential threat" to Russia. And you are buying this simplistic propaganda?

thank you prof. John Mearsheimer for tell the truth

@gregchekhov1052

2 жыл бұрын

Truth?! Ukraine was not even close to be admitted to NATO in the foreseeable future. In 2008 NATO declared that it might join sometime maybe. All of a sudden, in 2022, it becomes an "existential threat" to Russia. And you are buying this simplistic propaganda?

@susanjones8667

Жыл бұрын

telling the truth, he is 100% wrong. cant you see for yourself

@donnykiofetzis5775

Жыл бұрын

@@susanjones8667 man you should wake to your self you can see past your cu%nt

China would not be a threat and would not need to be "contained" if America would cooperate with it as a partner instead of trying to maintain its worldwide hegemonic position. American needs to accept a position as simply another player in a multipolar world of players. America's time as the dominating unipolar force in the world is at an end but it's very foolishly and destructively attempting to maintain this.

Brilliant and Amazing discussion!

If we look at the world's nuclear weapons Russia has about half of the world's nuclear weapons. I hope NATO doesn't make Russia use nuclear weapons.

@RahulKumar-tp4zr

2 жыл бұрын

Nuclear weapons dont act like that...its need regularly maintenance and costly ....so max of missile is in passive....

@owenhoong88

2 жыл бұрын

A few of them are enough for you and me to say bye to this world

@Ali-dl9qm

2 жыл бұрын

@@owenhoong88 May God forgive our sins and have mercy on us.🤲

@manishhb7864

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ali-dl9qm there is no god

@Ayeen1986

2 жыл бұрын

@@manishhb7864 I am god, so there is god

I think that the warm water port in the Crimea was originally the real target for Russia but because of the massive military aid to Ukraine the price on both sides makes this war a real potential catastrophe. Russia can't afford to lose

@Katoshi_Takagumi

2 жыл бұрын

Crimea was very definitely the real target, Donbass was the distraction. Something's changed the game, though, and I for sure would like to know what it really is. China's definitely the big winner here, unless they start making some wrong moves.

@arnoldlg

2 жыл бұрын

Donna's is an essential land link between Russia and the base before the war Ukraine had cut off the fresh water one of the first things Russia did when the attack started was open up the aqueduct that supplied drinking water to base

@holyfox94

2 жыл бұрын

The Crimea peninsula already is in possession of Russia and changed very much to the positive since then by the way. But having the Donbas and a land access to the Crimea peninsula probably is very welcomed by Moscow, or should I say Sotchi? Because that’s where Putin is since Covid. Funnily he fears the virus like the devil fears holy water.

@jolantaleska3853

2 жыл бұрын

russia needs to go back to russia to end this war

@rap3208

2 жыл бұрын

@@Katoshi_Takagumi What are you talking about? Crimea was already annexed in 2014 after Crimea voted unanimously to join Russia.

It would be interesting to ask John Mearsheimer why the US seems constantly to get foreign policy wrong, beginning with Vietnam.... Where are the historians, the political policy specialists and why are they not heard by administrations? Apart from the military-industrial complex, who benefits from these failed policies?

@hamish1309

2 жыл бұрын

To many people in power US intervention in Vietnam was a success, they don't think like us. They don't care about the 60000 Americans or the million and a half Vietnamese that died, it was all so America's allies would see they would back their friends and go to war. In the words of Donald Rumsfelt "every now and again America has to throw a small country up against the wall and show them who's who".

@nancygrimm2897

2 жыл бұрын

Politicians getting kickbacks from their donors?

@zeruchofficial

2 жыл бұрын

"who benefits from these failed policies?" Follow the money

Governments, companies and individuals are under pressure to reduce emissions, meanwhile the arms industry grows, year on year.Militaries are a significant source of carbon emissions, yet we have little understanding of the true extent of these as countries are not currently required to report them, let alone reduce them.

Everybody fights 'til the last Uke. That defines this proxy war.

@TheZombieGAGA

2 жыл бұрын

Better fighting 'til the last Uke than 'til the last Nuke

@tarsisvanbrussel5221

2 жыл бұрын

No Nuke War! Please! Let there be peace! peace! peace!

@El-sr1id

2 жыл бұрын

Has human life ever been worth less than it is today ?

@johanmetreus1268

2 жыл бұрын

What bloody proxy war?! This isn't just Russia vs USA. Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the rest of EU have a very keen interest in letting Kremlin know that the days of bullying are OVER. Invading Ukraine, Putin crossed a line into a territory he is not allowed to stay in, and the Russian nukes is the ONLY reason Europe hasn't cleaned house with the Russian forces within Ukraine's border. If you want to know how upset Europe is, Sweden is about to abandon over 200 years of neutrality, joining NATO. Germany not only permanently scrapped the Nordstream 2 project, the crown in their long term plan to forge a bond with Russia like the Coal&Steel union did with France, that was the beginning of the EU. Germany also discarded the pacifistic posture they clinged to ever since the end of WWII. Even the most neutral country of all, Switzerland, and the Putin-hugging Hungarians went right in with the sanctions. Then there is Ukraine... they're no puppets to anyone, they are a sovereign nation, with a president who got higher rate of votes than any American president could even dream about, and unlike Putin and Luckatjenkov, that happened in free and fair elections without tossing the opposition in jail for fictitious crimes or poisoning them. Had they wanted to be bound to Kremlin, they would been long time ago, but they have absolutely NO desire to become part of a repressive and oppressive USSR 2.0

@user-qt2ji8ef5q

2 жыл бұрын

The problem is that when the people of Donbass ended in the proxy war, Russia introduced troops, and it is unknown what will happen to Ukraine.

Just one point. The nuclear missiles based in Ukraine at the dissolution of the Soviet Union were always controlled by Moscow, as they had the launch codes, etc.

@shrinidhikulkarni479

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting. I didn't know it.

@maxkoshchuk9362

2 жыл бұрын

Sure but the most important is warhead it self within the scope diplomacy the codes could have been changed.

@zumaanandrade3961

2 жыл бұрын

@@shrinidhikulkarni479 There is a 20/20 documentary on it. Came out after the cccp dissolved.Fun fact America were shown some weapons that Russia had. And they were shocked eg. The bomb called Satan plus many more. America had no clue but the Russians showed them anyway.

@Leto2ndAtreides

2 жыл бұрын

Meh. If you physically control a machine, you can always find workarounds for such minor problems. It's like saying that you don't have the key to a car... But if you have the car itself in your garage...

@chesshooligan1282

2 жыл бұрын

My cousin knows how to hack passwords.

Prof. Sir, thank you so so much. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

He's speaking the right thing the US should have been doing. The problem is the current US Administrations is moving further away from Russia as its potential ally while trying to contain China and began openly fighting Russia at the same time, which is impossible. I remember during Reagan's Administrations direct talks with the Russian leadership (at that time a hardcore Communist totalitarian) on controlling and limiting even reducing the production of nuclear arsenal between the two superpowers was possible and in fact was a success. The problem is that the US Admnistrations especially the Democrats believed that pseudo power vaccum existed after the crumbling of the USSR, made them believe that only the US is left standing and are now trying to recruit former USSR states into its domain, NATO. I remember Rev. Billy Graham in one of his book wrote 'these two nations have worked together in the past to contain and defeat evil to successful end', such alliance and understanding is even more nevessary today as the Communist is advancing unchallenged in most part of the world. I also believe that if Russia-China alliance were to be realized one day it happens Not because the Russian administrations are more attracted to Communism that they form an alliance with Communist China, but more to the reason that the US foreign policy that acting as if it is the only superpower left after end of the Cold War and can do anything it wishes to other nations. The US adminstrations of today are more inclined to follow their own sentiment rather than seeking sensibility, wisdom and prudence. I hope that the new US presidents in the future will put more emphasis on an 'alliance' with Russia.

It's always refreshing to hear an analysis from intelligent person such as Prof.Mearsheimer. I shared his 2015 lecture many times, but the majority of the people are so brainwashed by the propaganda that they do not understand the game that is being played.

@bassmouter4694

2 жыл бұрын

@Captain Obvious, your KZread channel is working as a Russian troll. This professors is a puppet from Poetin. As some other professors at university Chicago.

@sea2959

2 жыл бұрын

Mearsheimer spills out propaganda most of the time

@captainobvious-CH

2 жыл бұрын

​@@sea2959 That's absolute BS !!! How much brainwashing from spreaders of propaganda did you hear to insert this ridiculously fake belief in you? I'm willing to bet 100% that you do not have one SHRED of supporting evidence! Everything I've heard from him, so far, is factually accurate, coherent, logical and reasonable. It is also confirmed as envents unfold! Listen to what he said in 2015 - his predictions were all painfully accurate. You don't seem to understand that propaganda consists in lies. You could not even explain for whom he would spread "propaganda". He's clearly NOT "pro-Russia", as he wanted Ukraine to keep their nukes - which was also my position, back when the issue came up, although I didn't know Mearsheimer. If you cannot independently verify the accusation, it's untrue. If you read it on the NY Times, the WP, the Atlantic or heard it on CNN or MSNBC, it's guranteed lies. Remember, those channels lied to their audience for 5 years about the non-existent "Russian collusion" and called Hunter Biden's laptop a "Russian hoax". They knew all along that they spread lies. They have ZERO credibility.

@wodemoshou

2 жыл бұрын

@@sea2959 yet he predicted all of current event 7 years ago? His “propaganda” is the truth.

@atomhtwoo

Жыл бұрын

How can we sure this is the other propaganda and brainwashed ?

Actually, the US is also a significant winner in this war, using Ukraine as a proxy to weaken Russia. Proxy wars between the USA and Russia are a legion, often taking turns within the same country, as in Afghanistan !

@Matt-xj2bx

2 жыл бұрын

usa doesnt need this, china is americas concern, russia is a territorial power not a superpower anymore. there GDP is very small

@ApolloOverDionysus

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Add to that the cancellation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the increase in the German military budget, and the destruction of the European-Russian relations, all of these longstanding objectives of the US government.

@ian7379

2 жыл бұрын

Not so sure, China is now able to do its nefarious deeds while the US is distracted…

@robertholland7558

2 жыл бұрын

Thing is Russia and USA are yesterday’s news. The new powerbrokers are China and India, and there is no love lost between those two either. Remember between them they have close to half the world’s population!

@Tomasteunis88

2 жыл бұрын

Dont forget the consequences for europe. As it weakens both europe and russia. So that the USA can remain the dominant force in the world

To the US, “threat“ is when you’re doing or have the ability to do better than them. Wtf!?

How can't they see it? Just amazing!!!

If these Professors ran Governments we would not be in the mess we are today

@paulcooper5200

Жыл бұрын

And we would have no free speech or freedom he would be saying in 1939 that Hitler had no choice but to invade Poland because they happen to be next to Nazi Germany.

@BleedingSnow

Жыл бұрын

@@paulcooper5200 The free speech combined with the propaganda of today is laughable. Everyone is anti war until the TV tells them their Wars are justified and their political opponents are not.

@cartrips9263

Жыл бұрын

Well, many of them were in western governments as advisers, defense secretaries, etc. The governments listened to what they said, but used it in an aggressive way. Just like they use 1984 as a manual.

@susanjones8667

Жыл бұрын

if this man ran governments, we would be history

This "prof" is disconnested from reality many/ most of the ex Soviet states WANT to be free from Russia and rather be connected to the West with its much economic and freedom levels The rush by some of those countries that are not yet NATO members to , now that the war has started , urgently want to become NATO members ,very clearly shows which side they want to be on. Since the fall of the USSR they are also independant nations (again) and want , and deserve to be treated as such. The fact that Putin is not in agreement with that fact is HIS problem (and ultimately it is HIS problem since he is the one with dreams of an Imperial Russia (propely sees himself as Czar too). These countries deserve their freedom where they choose it to be and it is so very clear that the decision has been taken, Ukraine also falls in that group . Putin needs to take his meds and calm down and start working on how all those familes that had loved ones murdered by the Russian hordes is going to be compensated, how the country is going to be fixed. He (and his hordes) are responsible and should face the Hague

@robrob9050

2 жыл бұрын

And you need to watch less CNN crap, we are probably soon into advanced phase of this shit.

@johnmoser1162

2 жыл бұрын

Dude - you still not getting it. It's Putin who has the finger on the red button - whether he (Putin) understands or not.

@u.d.7543

2 жыл бұрын

It's you who is disconnected. You don't see it yet. Your hate towards russia is valid, so is the hate of the rest of the world against the west.

@theculturedjinni

2 жыл бұрын

What Mearsheimer ignores is all the threats coming from Russia towards all the countries close to it, such as threatening neutral Sweden over Gotland kzread.info/dash/bejne/dJZkyrWSYbzMgLA.html . He ignores the fact that Russia is aggressive on its own and he does not answer why people should respect Russia's sphere of influence.

Great work guys thank you

I am experiencing the distress of having all my favorite voices on KZread systematically erased from existence by heartless machine algorithms that care only for their duty of performing state censorship. With difficulty I was able to find this excellent recent dialog with Professor Mearsheimer. This is only the beginning; ministries of thought control notwithstanding.

I agree in the longer term China wins out. In the shorter to medium term the US wins. Nordstream 2 closed. Trade between Russia and the EU stopped. Belt and Road initiative curtailed in Russia and probably Kazakhstan, The US picks up the trade slack with the EU.Russia's power diminished but also keeps the EU economies at a slower pace because of the lack of basic resources from Russia.

@MidnightTheOne

2 жыл бұрын

Trade between Russia and the EU has not stopped, especially with gas. Trade between US and EU has remained fairly unchanged.

@cartrips9263

Жыл бұрын

But also never underestimate the amount of interference and outright coups the CIA runs all over the world. If they really wanted, they could start a coup in even Germany.

I think prof. John Mearsheimer seems to assume that the will of the Ukrainian people is not a factor that needs to be considered, as if Ukraine is just capable of being manipulated by one side or the other but not of making their own decision for their future.

@jez3774

2 жыл бұрын

This man is a historian with no concept of military strategy. Russia has no intension of invading the Ukraine. Just by the troop Nos 40000 troops where never intended to take a 2,8million or so city like Kiev with a 200000 Ukrainian army defending it. it was there as a diversionary tactic to pin the troops there and cut it off from the eastern army Azof brigade which Russia intends to annihilate in this it has been successful. Russia has demonstrated at a great Blood loss to itself that it has gone in soft in order to minimise civilian casualties. It has maintained Ukrainian infrastructure. it has not knocked out railways, bridges, allowed the Ukrainians to keep cell phone networks it allowed the Ukrainian leader to have Zoom conferences with NATO,EU, and American Governments in order to maintain a possible solution which the Ukrainian leader is throwing away ( a peace mandate he was overwhelmingly elected for). any military person will tell you that so far the Russians have not gone in hard and are open to small skirmish losses but in a full on military attack the Ukraine could be reduced to rubble something the Russians demonstrably do not want to do, so far.

@Cliohna

2 жыл бұрын

@j ez You are pretty arrogant. I don't agree with a lot of what Mearsheimer says, but what he does have is military knowledge, probably more than you do. What you don't seem to know is that this man was in the military before he was a historian. When he was 17, Mearsheimer enlisted in the US Army. After 1 year as an enlisted member, he obtained an appointment to the US Military Academy at West Point, which he attended from 1966 to 1970. After graduation, he served for 5 years as an officer in the US Air Force. Please sit down and educate yourself before you embarass yourself again.

@coccola4416

2 жыл бұрын

When Korea got divided into 2 countries agaist our will at the end of the ww2, korean people had actually no choice for their future (I am Korean and I know very well about this sad history. Not proud history either). The result of the war wasnt what Korean people wanted. We still cannot do anything for north korean people because of all those sactions by other contries with great power. We will never be abke to unite just like Germany. Because countries with big power would never want us to reunite. Ukraine will be the same. This war is never going to be ended by Ukraine people. This war is continuing for months because of Nato and Usa. Think about Georgia case. For the good of Ukraine people this war must end as soon as quickly. And Russia will never give up because of they ve been continously humiliated for years and years by Nato and Usa. Usa and Nato will never give up either. In this situation only part remined in actual shit of war is Ukraine. But i doubt Ukrainian have any power or chance to decide their own future. Korea was in almost the same situation 70 years ago. And Ukrainian nazis (NOT NORMAL PEOPLE) will be a big problem inside Ukraine as north korean regime does in korean peninsula.

@luisanthonychau

2 жыл бұрын

Ukrainians' will don't matter. Ukraine is already in US debt trap. If they won, they serve the US for the rest of their lives to repay the weapons they got. If they lost, they serve Russia instead. There is no win for Ukrainians, so their will to fight only matter to the eventual winner, which is either US or Russia.

@HimanshuShekhar1

2 жыл бұрын

Ukraine would have lost if USA didn't help. Just having the will of the people don't win wars, weapons and training do.

Perfect El Profisori 👌🏾. Those who're understanding understood

Mearsheimer never explains how exactly NATO possessed a legitimate “existential threat”. Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many European NATO members were not meeting their financial obligations to the alliance, the US was pivoting to Asia, and there was many questioning if the alliance would continue. There was no indication that Ukraine was seriously going to be a member of the alliance even after Russia had already annexed Crimea. So to think that that NATO was going to some how launch an attack in Russia from Ukraine is just not realistic.

@fcsoldeu5338

Жыл бұрын

I think he has explained it very well and clearly. If you still don't get it, well...

@davidparker7920

Жыл бұрын

@@fcsoldeu5338 I agree with Traveller 1980, Mearsheimer takes the ‘neo-realist’ view which only gives agency to superpowers and is devoid of any moral position. If there is a threat to anyone it isn’t to Russia, it is to Putin and his gang of kleptocrats...and that threat is not from NATO it is from having a liberal democracy living next door. Mearsheimer gives no agency at all to what the Ukrainian people may or may not want. Clearly they don’t want to be run by a puppet government friendly to Putin, they’ve looked across the border at Belarus and not liked the look of it. At the end of the day the Ukrainian people are fighting for their freedom and as a British army commander once said, armies don’t wage wars, a country does...the Russian army is fighting for what?...they don’t know and the people back home are not invested in this ‘special military operation’....Ultimately the Russian army will be kicked out, they don’t have the manpower to occupy territory indefinitely and we all know that what Putin really wants is to topple Zelenskiy...that isn’t going to happen.

If Ukraine has kept nuclear weapon in the 90s (btw. it was Soviet not Ukrainian) they would probably sell it to the first bidder. 😂😂

@fukgoogole2

2 жыл бұрын

there are tales that the current US - EU military support is going to the black market....

@kurtwollermann2210

2 жыл бұрын

how do you think north korea obtained their nukes

@marcusaureliusantoninus2597

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. That's why I keep saying that making the Ukraine cede its nuclear weapons is like grabbing a grenade out of a monkey's paws.

@westwindsailer

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Ukraine gave up nukes, look what has happened..a neighbour attacks. Now every country without them will want to have them aa a deterent.

@vaneh6982

2 жыл бұрын

or trade it in for more heroin and cocaine traffic rights

It is great to see, that there are human beings still exist in this word who use their head to think.

Do you know; the Russians are using 10% of their army in Ukraine? Do you know that its a police action in part of the Russians, if God forbid they declare war its going to be over in one week if not in one weekend, I do not know their game plan but they can prolong it or end it at their discretion meantime people in Asian,African and soon Europe continents are starving because of this war witch is fueled by the US we in Eu are sold out by our politicians and the ones we never voted for example; Ursula van ther crazy and all the unelected birocrats in Brussels

@mayagavrikova950

2 жыл бұрын

West will suffer the worst. India will get wheat this year instead of E U (and Africa if to believe to Russians). EU will cut themselves off as they banned everything that of Russian origin, self inflicted pain. This is why India took a neutral stance on sanctions against Russia. They rely 50% on Russian fertilisers, but E U get none. E U blame the war, but they should blame themselves as they banned everything from Russia in the hope to destroy it.

@manilajohn0182

2 жыл бұрын

The Russian Federation committed approximately 95% of the ground forces to the conflict in Ukraine. Just prior to the invasion, the active- duty Russian Ground Forces were just over half the strength of the United States Army. Likewise, the active- duty Russian aerospace forces were also just over half the strength of the United States Air Force. The commitment of practically the entire Russian Army to the offensive in Ukraine is the reason why Putin publicly raised the alert level of his strategic nuclear forces. With next to no ground forces defending Russian borders, Putin made clear that any nation which invaded the Russian Federation would be subject to nuclear retaliation.

@dumitruneagu3542

2 жыл бұрын

@@manilajohn0182 How come? from one million and a half active duty personal one hounded and fifty thousand make 95%. What are you smoking?

@manilajohn0182

2 жыл бұрын

@@dumitruneagu3542 There weren't a million and a half active duty personnel in the Russian GROUND forces.

@dumitruneagu3542

2 жыл бұрын

@@manilajohn0182 What it that suppose to mean? That the army ground army have roughly 160 k total ok, but there are ships on the black sea subs, planes and chppers on the skies, again I am asking you 95% of what? For your info; they have 3 million reserves force, that means soldiers who returned to civilian life in the last two years or so ( every army in the east is doing that) and then they can go further in time, I hope you get it!

I very much agree with this brillant analysis.

It's gas he's interested in, the Ukraine has the second largest untapped amount of gas reserves in Europe It would enable him to corner the energy market even more than Russia can now. No one speaks about it. War is generally waged for resources and or control.

@Gunni1972

2 жыл бұрын

The oil field is in the Black sea. and Putin already "corners" the energy Market. Why would he tap it, with Bulgaria, Turkey and romania as possible competition? Risky proposition to build an offshore drilling station, with disastrous consequences for all these countries, if a leak a la Deepwater Horizon should occur. It is a Stupidly expensive thing to do. Even if there were no risks.

@antiidiottaskforce

2 жыл бұрын

And also access to the Black Sea , a shorter shipping line to Africa and Asia.

@nt_Sculptor

2 жыл бұрын

About a third of the gas the European Union imports from Russia hurtles down a clutch of pipelines that thread their way through Ukraine. Zelensky was amassing billion from Russia this.

@jacobjorgenson9285

2 жыл бұрын

I love how people think they know what putin thinks . I know he has an issue with fascists kzread.info/dash/bejne/YpV3yJipnce_Z6g.html

@Gandalf98

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds reasonable and that's why it doesn't work as an explanation. The issue is not what Russia wants. The issue is that the Leftist/Marxist elements in America must destroy Russia (and the Rural United States) because these people are reprobates who do not accept the fact that LGBTQ+ rights are all that matters in life. War is not waged very often for resources or control--it is waged for more insane issues--like senseless ideology.

Best comment for US shortsightedness and greed is this “remarkably foolish” war US provoked.

This aged like fine milk

One of the greatest of all professors is stuttering now.....a very tough situation is the war in Ukraine

Wow. Its a treat to listen to Mearsheimer, just like reading his books. What a great scholar, honest too!

@bassmouter4694

2 жыл бұрын

@Sherry K, ( funny name by the way, you got an alcohol addiction?) , your KZread channel is working as a Russian troll. Listen in that way to KZread channel UnHerd, about the now falling apart from the Russian Federation because the Russian Federation republics ending on- Stan lost 25.000 comrades into sixty five days? Listen to KZread channel Perun, indicating that the personal citizens from the Russian Federation pay the burden of this war, not Poetin and his oligarchs?

@gienol

2 жыл бұрын

He is “useful idiot” as Lenin said about western intellectuals

@davidbartle7169

2 жыл бұрын

He is the least useful idiot, seems not to care about dead people, or notice that this is Putin's personal war

@susanjones8667

Жыл бұрын

i am wondering if putin is compensating him for his stupid lectures. probably so. biden should oust you out of the u.s. i am sure he wants to.

China has no choice but supporting Russia, because it's the next on the list. So they will support it, in the great length as he says.

@mindjail5512

2 жыл бұрын

The Chinese government enslaves their own people. God will destroy them eventually.

Cool solution. I have a mutual solution in addition to that: Russia removes all weapons from Kaliningrad and Belarus, and stops any attempt at Kaliningrad and Belarus being a Bulwark on Nato border. Sounds moronic? Yeah, that's how Mearsheimer sounds to eastern Europeans. The fact that modern Chamberlains still exist and are not called out enough is baffling.

@Tysca_

Жыл бұрын

Then eastern Europeans have no idea what the consequences of this actually are. It'll be a long war and a cold winter. May the odds be ever in your favor.

if US will not give in and Russia will not give in neither, then it would be on Ukraine's shoulders to end this war. will that be the scenario we should be looking into?

Putin was not "forced to respond", as this interviewer stated. Ukraine was not threatening Russia in any way. Putin felt his position of power was threatened by his own people seeing that a country on Russia's border (i.e. Ukraine) was making social and economic progress.

@Nigerianreaction

2 жыл бұрын

Keep lying to yourself

@Nigerianreaction

2 жыл бұрын

Where was Ukraine making economic progress are you nuts or just crazy in the head

@Stefan556

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nigerianreaction Russian attack on Donbas and Crimea forced Ukraine to shift public spending towards its MIC. This triggered a recession but after 2015 Ukraine recovered quickly.

@heybabycometobutthead

2 жыл бұрын

Well said

@alongsleep

2 жыл бұрын

Cope harder

Ukraine is the sacrificial lamb!

@violetlew1798

2 жыл бұрын

No, it is a lion fighting off savage aggressor. See their will to remain free

@nevink4717

2 жыл бұрын

@@violetlew1798 A lion that will eventually be squashed into oblivion

@fungames24

2 жыл бұрын

They choose to be one. No one forced them to be a lamb.

The prof sounds like a Putin apologist. Ukraine is an sovereign nation. They should have the right to decide who the associate with.

@GF-ef4lk

2 жыл бұрын

You don't understand international politics. The US did not allow Cuba deploy Soviet missile, and Cuba is a sovereign nation too, so it's normal that Russia does not allow Ukraine to join NATO. In international politics, power is more important than rights.

@permrussiatoday

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing good comes from Chitcago

@griselespinal3517

2 жыл бұрын

Like México, for example?

@garrywilliams8479

2 жыл бұрын

They unfortunately are being used as a [ tool ] by the Cold Warriors of the West !

@imreungor7232

2 жыл бұрын

Ukraine was never a sovereign nation. Just like the South was never an independent America.

"Bizarre situation" is exactly correct.. But then, what ISN'T when one looks at the many other actions being undertaken by our country right now..?

@nathamwright

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly paul you dont have to look much further back than the last election to see the signs.Lets hope two better candidates can be found to make america great again no matter which side of polotics they come from.

@fxgreek5490

2 жыл бұрын

When the nation is doing the things you despise, Why call it Your Country and take ownership of Evil?

@paulkillinger5915

Жыл бұрын

Natham, The problem as I see it is the "political class" itself. They consider themselves to be the go-to experts on everything, while they actually know little or nothing about economics or even how to operate a successful business. This makes "professional politicians" the problem, not and certainly not a solution to developing an economic turnaround!

Why does everyone think it's Putin alone who decided for this military intervention? Russia as a whole is a patriotic system that includes many forces!

@ragglefraggle9111

2 жыл бұрын

Because Russia is not a democracy. Putin does not share responsibility or power

If this explanation on why Russia invaded Ukraine is correct, then does that mean that Russia will invade Finland next, as it shares a border with Russia?

Could we please acknowledge that not every claim of an "existential threat" is valid? If the Czech Republic sees a border with a Russia-controlled Ukraine an existential threat, do we approve their response no matter how unsettling and violent?

@stereoreviewx

2 жыл бұрын

Yes good point I mean who wants to actually invade Russia is there a possibility I don’t think so everyone is talking about this conflict like it’s happening 60 years ago no one is going to invade Russia with its nuclear weapons

@navrongo3524

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The Russians have said that NATO in Lithuania and Poland is an “existential” threat.

@kaewakoyangi8071

2 жыл бұрын

Just an excuse to blame the victim. Russian aggression against the Ukraine has been ongoing for eight years, should the invaded nation have done nothing to defend itself? It was sheer madness to deprive Ukraine of its nuclear weapons.

@boxtodragon

2 жыл бұрын

See if US sees a country as an existential or homeland security threat, they would get CIA and NGO in there to start a coup/insurgency or just outright start a war with the country. Czech Republic however isn't going to that's just how politic power works if a nuclear holding country says i feel like this is a threat you should take it seriously if it is by Czech Republic no one at the "international community" table gives a fuck they don't run the "international community" like UN members who have veto power. UN members are all self-interested, UN is not a benevolent organization. UN protects the national interest of the big players in it. The enemy politician in Russia and China won't view actions the same way as US. Everyone is so spooked by NATO and US when things like the Iraq War happened, where you can just hold a small flask of white powder and say that's the evidence of WMD in Iraq the enemies just stop trusting anything NATO and US all together, which is fair in my opinion if you sit on opposite side of fence looking in, it's not a great look. There are plenty of shit we can throw at each other, but throwing weapon into Ukraine is exactly opposite of cooling things down in Ukraine, it would just split Ukraine as a country. Right now Ukraine is already becoming a proxy, as supplies are supplied by NATO, NATO + Ukraine vs Russia + Belarus + China. Although China isn't sending weapons in but China is obviously on Russia's side in terms of sanctions. Ukraine is starting to look more and more like Syria. It's just that this time we have Zelensky who is democratic + US instead instead of a dictator + Russia running a country against separatists at the end of the day when dusts settle, Ukraine doesn't have anything win out a war.

@monipenny408

2 жыл бұрын

@@kaewakoyangi8071 I think you are getting confused. Firstly it was Nuland from US state dept who orchestrated the maidan coup in 2014, and installed a puppet govt. US, UK then trained and supported the Azov Nazi Batalion, just like they did with Al Qaeda, for simple reason, that US needed radicals to create chaos to keey the Russian busy with internal conflict for years to come. Ukraine govt, by then was infiltrated with Nazi politicians, who wanted to "cleanse" just like Hitler did, clean out eastern part of Ukraine aka Donbas region, as these were mostly Russian speaking people with russian ties, due to it being apart of USSR. Ukrainian Nazis have been shelling them on and off for 8 years, and for 8 years Putin asked UN to investigate but each time vetoed, shut down by US, UK. Please do educate yourself more before making comments on subject matter you know little about. BTW I am not Russian.