See former Russian colonel's big change after criticizing Putin's war on state TV
Mikhail Khodarenok, a former Russian colonel, criticized Putin's invasion of Ukraine on state TV but backtracked and had a remarkably different tone later. CNN's Matthew Chance reports. #CNN #News
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It's amazing how a visit from the FSB can change a Russian's opinions.
@readingtips2690
2 жыл бұрын
We knew it's finally here kzread.info/dash/bejne/a6Ckj5OjYZXJqKw.html
@bigsexxy1
2 жыл бұрын
Keep giving Ukraine $44 billion you gullible dopes.. Mariopul now belongs to russia . but I thought Ukraine was winning the war
@Ghatbkk
2 жыл бұрын
GRU more likely
@anonymousfx5254
2 жыл бұрын
"it's amazing what you can accomplish with a simple baseball bat" - George Carlin
@dreamdiction
2 жыл бұрын
The English translation fooled you.
The retired colonel had a change of heart when he realized that he didn’t want a ‘short retirement life’ in Siberia or die in a tragic accident when a piano falls on him on a Moscow street!
@Degarth
2 жыл бұрын
More likely someone came and started naming off the names of his family.
@kristiankruse3964
2 жыл бұрын
We was send up on the 9th floor to get some maps next to the window and Colonel Clumsy
@rachelkateve1397
2 жыл бұрын
Or get bitten by a poisonous bee🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Quantum-1157
2 жыл бұрын
@@Degarth 😂😂 quite possible - these things happen in Russia all the time - at 2am a police patrol passed by his neighborhood and on the speaker system was just reading out the names of his close Family and friends and drove off
@zenithdawn9646
2 жыл бұрын
He realized that he hadn't taken flying lessons when someone dragged him to the window of a 10th floor window. I am proud of him for being brave enough to speak truth.
God bless this man and protect him and his family!
@Sharon_McCluskey
2 жыл бұрын
god does not exist 🤣
@henningandersen9027
2 жыл бұрын
Amen. But am I the only one to whom the female American presenter's TWANGING is TORTURE? And she is not even as bad as many of her collegues.
'Lose his cool' ? What on earth is she talking about? That retired colonel took an enormous risk when he decided to tell the truth about Russia's outlook in Ukraine! A very deliberate choice. It wasn't like he was having some kind of nervous breakdown in front of the cameras. Does she even understand what happened?
@keithmorgan3295
2 жыл бұрын
It was the Russian host that lost her cool.
@kazbekmairbek5502
2 жыл бұрын
He's only simply making advice
@conmcgrath7174
2 жыл бұрын
Do you?
@PeacefulPariah
2 жыл бұрын
@Master Drive how is that incorrect. Ukraine can arm 1million civilians. That doesn't mean a whole lot, strategically, but it is factual. Is it not?
@lunafringe10
2 жыл бұрын
things are looking quite different now in the Ukraine,
This man traded his entire future and freedom to tell the truth for five minutes, and he knew it when he did it. Courage like that is incredibly rare in this world now.
@JJ-bs5bo
2 жыл бұрын
You don't get courage from Putin who is a coward.
@Ryan-ff2db
2 жыл бұрын
Nothing is aired without approval, they wanted this out. If you watch the whole show they counter his argument saying, What other choice did Russia have? and they were fighting an existential threat for their very survival. I think this was a way to save face and show that there have been major losses, which are obvious, but Russia didn't have a choice, it's all the wests fault, according to them.
@falconeaterf15
2 жыл бұрын
They will never find his body.
@erikzhukovsky9742
2 жыл бұрын
You guys really need to get proper education. Freedom of speach aint that poor in Russia there is many openly voicing their opinions. You guys areade to believe Russians have no freedom but this is just bs propoganda. Its a bit more strict here but not China or North korea or Iran by any means.
@falconeaterf15
2 жыл бұрын
@@erikzhukovsky9742 Nyet Nyet, Soviet.
I cannot imagine a retired Russian colonel speaking out against Putin while he was still in Russia. BRAVE MAN!
@petezappa8748
2 жыл бұрын
& that is what Russian people need more of, brave people who will speak out against dictator Putin. Otherwise they are all just sheep who will continue to suffer & have very little future.
@edwinmotieri2837
2 жыл бұрын
What this media is reporting is also propaganda because Ukraine is not winning already they have at least 1k soldiers, they have no chance
@rebecavillanova7622
2 жыл бұрын
There are two comments replies for Jon Boz and am the third, but KZread doesn't show it, why?
@eyemc2450
2 жыл бұрын
Point is: was the translation correct? Did he really say what was put in his mouth?
@hoesandhose
2 жыл бұрын
@@eyemc2450 Google translate u tinfoil hatter
The colonel could smell the plutonium tea and backed down but the fact he took on the entire Russian state in the first case is very respectful
@ericdesmond5292
2 жыл бұрын
Unlike you.
@iceiejest103
Жыл бұрын
At Zyzz. You got it man. That retired colonel has proved what he said was true. Today is 11.12.22022 Kherson city has been liberated by Ukrainians. Only those without brains didn't get it, just like Eric Desmond above. LOL
@ivanalvarez5511
Жыл бұрын
*polonium
I saw that a couple days ago and was just thinking to myself "why are they letting this happen?". Couldn't believe what I was hearing. Also, I would've expected a very different outcome than him just being allowed to go back on the same program to walk back his comments. I can really only think of 2 possibilities, either he is a very important person who Putin can't easily act against and that was the better option, or his previous comments did a lot of damage and they really had no choice but to send him back to undo it.
@steveTGO
2 жыл бұрын
Or, they made him walk it back and will dole out his real punishment later. Putin has a massive PR problem to deal with, they aren't done with this retired Military man!!!
@jsmith3798
2 жыл бұрын
@@steveTGO Yeah, I thought about that. It actually seems more likely. Or possibly a _your fate is sealed, but there are many other ways we can get to you, and what we have in store for _*_you_*_ is only the beginning if you don't do what we want. So you're going to go back and retract those comments and do and say whatever else we require_ kind of thing. Seems very much like something in a movie from a diabolical villain type character. But it doesn't seem like much of a stretch in Putin's Russia given the kind of punishments we already know for a fact he dishes out to journalists or anyone else who even mildly challenges him, whether they're prominent or not.
Looks like they had a “friendly” chat with him. His reality views on the war have been short lived. Can’t undo what’s already been said though
@dabsafe
2 жыл бұрын
“You are liking generous state pension, da? “ You are liking ability to walk freely, da? “ You are liking not being in Siberian gulag, da? “You would like to clarify statement publicly, da? Smart former Colonel”.
@bosmerfromcanada3878
2 жыл бұрын
@@dabsafe "You are liking ability to chew solid food without assistance, DA?"
@jasperhorace7147
2 жыл бұрын
But that probably doesn’t matter, the Russians are so brainwashed, so restricted In their news sources and only ever get to hear all the pro Russian stuff, that they will now believe the general made a ‘mistake’.
@BRK5813
2 жыл бұрын
it's amazing what a visit from men with guns, in the middle of the night, who have pictures of your family, can accomplish...
@havenhemmings3574
2 жыл бұрын
They reminded him that he had a family.
When a citizen can face 15 years for not repeating your words like a parrot, you are not returning to repression, you are in the middle of it.
@jamtommy6446
2 жыл бұрын
“An unrelenting stream of immigration, nonstop, nonstop. Folks like me who were Caucasian, of European descent for the first time in 2017 will be in an absolute minority in the United States of America, absolute minority. Fewer than 50 percent of the people in America from then and on will be White European stock. That’s not a bad thing. That’s as a source of our strength.” - *Joe Biden* , Replacement proponent.
@reality6968
2 жыл бұрын
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@readingtips2690
2 жыл бұрын
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@readingtips2690
2 жыл бұрын
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@xiaoka
2 жыл бұрын
Umm dude, you already posted this almost identically in another comment from another ID.
The truth is out there!
War is never a good experience.
Amazing the guy survived the night.
@richardtheweaver4891
2 жыл бұрын
They needed the retraction
@Sokol10
2 жыл бұрын
All in Russia TV is staged, this guy was put there to tell de people, in a soft way, that the "special military operation" is not going well.
@umenhuman7573
2 жыл бұрын
@@richardtheweaver4891 they needed both because they want the public to suppoort an escalation of troops ... its social engineering 101... only its tuned to russian culture if you look at western media, they do social engineering in a similar way ... though they are far more subtle .at first , then thye gradually bring an issue front and centre or rapidly depending on the issue ...
@umenhuman7573
2 жыл бұрын
why do you think that ? because it fits the often reported stereotype ?
@shanoyknight582
2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He seemed to have a good head on his shoulders and now his life and/or family is in jeopardy. Good thing is the damage has already been done and his message got out before they could shut him up the first time.
@jerrynaylor4092
2 жыл бұрын
But he's in danger still
@eduwino151
2 жыл бұрын
@@jerrynaylor4092 He already knows russias total military defeat is coming at the rate Russia is losing troops and equipment, it will be impossible in another couple of months to carry out offensives, Ukraine will begin swamping the east with reserves , the Russians will find themseleves massively outnumbered at some point
@etiennebaree6176
2 жыл бұрын
feel bad for him ??? are you crazy ???
@nonyabusiness6234
2 жыл бұрын
@@etiennebaree6176 right. If Russia successfully steamrolled Ukraine this would be a very happy man on Russian TV.
@aliross2720
2 жыл бұрын
@@jerrynaylor4092 So are the people in Ukraine and the soldiers Russia are sending to fight in a sensless war. If more Russians would step up and tell the truth it would lead to less death in the long run. aThis war is nothing but a waste of human life.
crucial phrase "they got to him"
too bad...can't believe it
We all know that him and his family‘s life were probably threatened
@readingtips2690
2 жыл бұрын
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@readingtips2690
2 жыл бұрын
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@bigsexxy1
2 жыл бұрын
Keep giving ukraime $44 billion you gullible dopes I guess those sanction against Russia don't mean squat. Now India won't give us Americans wheat
@moni2415
2 жыл бұрын
No, he had to have permission to say what he said.
@Sokol10
2 жыл бұрын
All in Russia TV is staged, this guy was put there to tell de people, in a soft way, that the "special military operation" is not going well.
He's not a former colonel he's a retired colonel. There's a big difference. He kept his commission he just retired. Now, since he spoke out he may become a former colonel because I can definitely imagine Putin stripping him of his rank.
@multipl3
2 жыл бұрын
Losing pension probably scared him
@JeighNeither
2 жыл бұрын
He didn't say what CNN claims. He was basically just setting up someone to blame besides Putin.
@tyr7859
2 жыл бұрын
being stripped of his rank would be a GOOD outcome.
@mohammedallah8083
2 жыл бұрын
You mean stripping him of his life by Novichok??
@mpalmer7800
2 жыл бұрын
And his pension
Deep down we know exactly how he feels that’s all that matters
Amazing what a visit from the security folks will do.
A flash of bravery, He spoke with conviction the first time...not so much after being threatened with his life.
@Grimnir_x
2 жыл бұрын
Typical Russian coward
@jaycee4504
2 жыл бұрын
Or his family's
@johnsonhunglo1993
2 жыл бұрын
He had a 're-think'!!!
@pissonthe0fighteverybody276
2 жыл бұрын
I’m sure his Grandkids were threatened or some bs
@jaysandi88
2 жыл бұрын
who threatened him? and when?
Amazing how a retired colonel can change his mind, after being threatened by secret service. I'm sure he and his family are too frightened to pass wind now.
@josepheclesopasno6051
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, at least they don't dox over there, right?
@_Epsilon_
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah when he realised that they might stop inviting him and he stops making tons of $$$ he had to backtrack on his BS. Russia is in world's isolation? I didn't know West was the whole world. This incompetent clown needs to learn geography.
Wow.
Shoutout to that dude for spreading some seeds of truth dang
The gentleman from the FSB must have visited the Colonel, can't blame him, unfortunately, his whole family's existence and well-being could be at stake.
@vanaema6374
2 жыл бұрын
@MrRocksW
2 жыл бұрын
Reminder not to take living in a free country for granted
@mrwong8584
2 жыл бұрын
It wasn't the FSB who visited him..! It was Joe Pesci ..! One visit from joe Pesci, sorted that c**ks**ker out..!! 😅😅
@leonieromanes7265
2 жыл бұрын
Yes you can almost see the gun the GRU is holding to his head in the second clip.
@_Epsilon_
2 жыл бұрын
@@MrRocksW _Reminder not to take living in a free country for granted_ Yeah Snowden can tell you about that first hand. Assange should have followed Simonyan's advice and moved to Russia. Instead he got imprisoned by British thugs.
This Russian Colonel is a witness to truth which will not be suppressed - even by Putin.
@_Epsilon_
2 жыл бұрын
The "colonel" is a product of the 90s, he is incompetent and doesn't know what modern war is. He is the guy that praised how amazing the turd F-35 is. Also he realised that they might stop inviting him and he stops making tons of $$$ he had to backtrack on his BS. Russia is in world's isolation? I didn't know West was the whole world. This incompetent clown needs to learn geography.
On one hand it is a shame to see someone being threatened into compliance, just for saying the truth. On the other hand, I'm glad they refuse to listen to unpleasant truths. I hope they keep chasing their delusions, and never learn anything from their mistakes. It's all to the benefit of Ukraine.
@KazeHorse
2 жыл бұрын
I really wouldn’t hope that they keep ignoring everything and everyone. We are already riding the train to catastrophe.
@tannerhuxtable6118
2 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say it is benefitting Ukraine. It's just hurting Russia. But war is a hurt contest, so . . .
Sir, Can I reupload Your video.
Victory to Ukraine. 💛☮💙
@reality6968
2 жыл бұрын
🤡🐑💩
@bigsexxy1
2 жыл бұрын
Victory for Russia taking mariopul
@Viktor-gk5ri
2 жыл бұрын
@@bigsexxy1 the "second army in the world" was supposed to seize Kyiv in few days. Russists (you can read fascists) have failed misarably and the tide of the war is changing.
@rodneyagesa1851
2 жыл бұрын
Stop joking. Ukraine has already lost.
@robertplant6667
2 жыл бұрын
@@rodneyagesa1851 lost what?
Once you break the glass you can't put it back together. Colonel Khodarenok's remarks happened and nothing he says now will take them back or negate their truth.
@adelbertantonio2937
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely right!!
@jameslong9921
2 жыл бұрын
Except a large dose of propaganda and an extra big tube of super glue.
@martinoamello3017
2 жыл бұрын
More like the rung bell.. Once rung you cannot unring the bell.
@jesussantiago8303
2 жыл бұрын
💯.
@geoben1810
2 жыл бұрын
@drwisdom1 Dr. wisdom huh? Wow... The saying goes; you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. Or unring the bell. Now stop playing with your mommy's computer and go play in traffic with your little zombie friends 🤣
Fear is a tool...
Seems to me Putin should put him on the front line rather than fear-mongering on TV.
Number one rule in The Art of War , never underestimate your enemies.........
@brianbozo2447
2 жыл бұрын
Russia made that mistake on day 1 !
@Kingtiger98
2 жыл бұрын
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@grimsoncrow
2 жыл бұрын
@Congress-to designate Russia sponsor of terror Number 2 is know yourself. Obviously Putin has failed at both. Someone remarked that overall it is almost like he did read Art Of War, and decided to do the exact opposite of every advice.
@multipl3
2 жыл бұрын
Rule #2. Dont over-estimate Russia
@Gopferteckel
2 жыл бұрын
Sun Tzu
Putin: "Silence that Man. I never lose. Russia always wins."
@anonymous.youtuber
2 жыл бұрын
Tired of winning yet Vladimir ?
@catrush6642
2 жыл бұрын
I thought the history of Russia has been always a loser?
@Raydensheraj
2 жыл бұрын
Vladim Trumpkovsky...
@Liza03V
2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🇺🇦💛💙🇺🇦
@PETE4955
2 жыл бұрын
Russia has lost more than just a war its lost its historical spirit.
I admire his honesty. Brave!!! TIme to stop the untrue Naratives.
wow
I am pretty sure he was told " we know where your grandchildren live "
Retired Colonel: *speaks negatively about Russias future prospects* Putin & FSB: „ We don’t do that here.“
No, he’s not “literally a different human being.” Literally is the opposite of figuratively. The two words are not interchangeable. How are you a journalist? Language matters.
@-BuddyGuy
2 жыл бұрын
Fight the good fight
@seanmcdonald4686
2 жыл бұрын
@@-BuddyGuy lol, I know it’s petty, relatively speaking. I can’t help it though, it makes it impossible for me to focus on the actual story..
@-BuddyGuy
2 жыл бұрын
@@seanmcdonald4686 I was being serious.
They most probably told him his family would be in danger, if he did anything like that again and they let continue in that role of military expert because he is important for them. They just need to control him and they have done that now
Walked back so he not walked back out a window
@jonathanjollimore4794
2 жыл бұрын
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It doesn't matter. He said it and it can't be unsaid. It's amazing what happens when they threaten to take away your army pension and whatever other benefits that were being received.
@manuelhernandez2017
2 жыл бұрын
Probably his family
@almac9203
2 жыл бұрын
@@manuelhernandez2017 probably his ability to breathe 🙀
@_Epsilon_
2 жыл бұрын
Or he realised that they might stop inviting him and he stops making tons of $$$ he had to backtrack on his BS. Russia is in world's isolation? I didn't know West was the whole world. This incompetent clown needs to learn geography. Also so many CIA bots repeating the same thing over and over again.
@daisiesandpandas1218
2 жыл бұрын
Yup, the benefit of being able to live
@scendalbymodelrailway
2 жыл бұрын
Its Russia! They don't just take away your benefits they take away your life, and the lives of anyone who means anything to you.
"Freedom of Speech", in a Country like Russia, where a person only has the Rights to say just what the Russian Goveenment wants someone to say, is NOT REALLY a Country with "Freedom of Speech".
@markm4623
2 жыл бұрын
Oh the irony coming from a country where it’s citizens cheer the removal of its political opponents on social media or for that matter anyone who doesn’t think like them 🤣🤣🤣
@The_Naughty_Kitten
2 жыл бұрын
Just like the USA with Cancel Culture, and introduction of Ministry of Truth. We have no more freedoms. You can lose your job over some statements.
@itellyouforfree7238
2 жыл бұрын
well, it's not even a country, it's just a potato field
How dare they do this.
This colonel is absolutely correct . It’s a matter of time before the reality hit and when it does , they will ask and wonder what hit them .
@_Epsilon_
2 жыл бұрын
The "colonel" is a product of the 90s, he is incompetent and doesn't know what modern war and what modern army is. He is the guy that praised how amazing the turd F-35 is. I mean he basically claims that West is the whole world. WTF?! Reality is that Ukraine is losing big time. They went through several waves of mobilisation/draft which means that they have terrible loses. And they started surrendering in droves. Russia is very methodical and very careful here, they are not in a hurry. US minister of defense called Shoigu to ceasefire. If Russia is losing why doing it, right? Reality is Russia is obliterating NATO prepared and NATO run army, so US officials started panicking. Ukraine had better ground forces than any NATO army but US and Turkey. Not anymore.
@MrPati0
2 жыл бұрын
that realization will bite hard on their egos
@_Epsilon_
2 жыл бұрын
@@MrPati0 American egos you meant. Since their level of ignorance is off the charts. Western economic blitzkrieg failed and bites back hard. They don't know anything about Russia and they don't know much about war. I mean US generals has never won a single war but make a lot of bold claims left and right. They are a largely clueless especially those who we see on CNN, MSNBC, Fox etc. There are knowlegeble people in the US but they are blocked by mainstream brainwash machine.
FSB officer says to retired Col., "you will read from the script...do you agree or yes?"
@jask7908
2 жыл бұрын
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2 жыл бұрын
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@darkpatches
2 жыл бұрын
In Soviet Russia, script reads you!
Well done Ukraine, continue to burn the enemy for the evil of their fans.
Impressive i would have thought respect
The colonel reminds me of that guy who speaks out on a forum, gets shouted down by the rest of the forum members, then turns out he‘s right. Thanks for the videos!
@blackflagqwerty
2 жыл бұрын
DFV!
@josepheclesopasno6051
2 жыл бұрын
Just like Twitter!
@_Epsilon_
2 жыл бұрын
Turns out he‘s right? He is the guy that praised how amazing the turd F-35 is.
He said what had to be said He's done his duty
@emiller9426
2 жыл бұрын
Right! At least he said it once, even if he had to change it later.....he had far more courage than most Russians.
Oh, that woman's face. It so much reminds me of Soviet days. They all have faces like undertaker's. In both films he remembered to say "Special Operation." That kept him walking around free.
He gave the public apology that was required of him and now he will never be seen or heard from again
This guy has been an outspoken critic for 2 decades, including his articles some weeks before the invasion warning against bloodthirsty politicians and their "warm welcome, easy job" ideas without any basis in reality - laying out what would happen pretty much as it has now transpired (except like many in the West, indicating that in case of a protracted conflict, there would be a greater extent of urban guerrilla war at this point). His 22 years of military journalism has been highly reckognized in Russia though, including being awarded for exceptional contribution to the fatherland/federation by Putin himself, just a year or two ago. So his openly penned and widely published (in state media no less) criticism is well known, and appears somewhat tolerated, although all bets are off these days. His hard rebuke a few days ago was in line with his predictions and warnings in january, and pretty much an "I told you so". Kremlin did reel him in this time, but that is to be expected. Khodaryonok being as hard, sharp and outspoken as he was on that show though - that's a sign of 2 things. 1, that he knows he's generally well respected and favored in both Kremlin and the population so any severe "retaliation" against him is risky and costly, he doesn't play politics much so he's not controversial and the population trust his expressions. Then onto no. 2: Those in positions of public platform, with an interest in providing the Russian people a reality check, some cleareyed information - they are reckognizing that Putin, Kremlin etc are wrangling such a large number of dissenters, critics and various scapegoats right now - that the odds of getting away with or only getting minor backblow from making these kinds of public "transgressions" at this time, are getting fairly decent. They also know that the Russian population reckognize most of these kinds of follow-up "retractions" and "corrections" for what they are, so the messages conceyed earlier will stick even more in the public awareness, when followed a few days later by these "corrections".
@elektrotehnik94
2 жыл бұрын
These observations seem fairly reasonable, likely correct. Thank you
@conmcgrath7174
2 жыл бұрын
My worry, is that Putler will get replaced with Generals who actually know what they're doing. Western propaganda has made much of the failures of the average Russian soldier, there are millions of them and Ukraine only has so many? Sure, fighting for your homeland' that's what I would do too, being a proxy war against invaders? Take all the help you can get, don't forget Warsaw. Take the weapons and use them wisely, sorry Ukraine (because I am a friend) I will point out how that city got just 'shafted', brave men and women rising up, no hope of even surviving. i am absolutely against the Russian invasion of a peaceful and sovereign nation. This will I say, just because it's true, hard to believe, in these enlightened times, that any super-power will invade another country? How does that work out? Modern weapons surely create a loss-loss situation? In Ireland, it's simple, we don't have the GDP, we cannot afford high-end frigates or 4'5 generation fighters, what we do have, is brave well-trained soldiers and a population that will never give in. Ireland is the force of the Irish people and Ukraine is the force of many brave soldiers, men and women who will not back down? Don't trade your lives for geopolitics, be careful of your new friends? I don't suggest that Russia is one of them! Maybe think how great it is for Western arms manufacturers and their chance for free trials? Russia has systematically levelled cities to the ground, even in terms of progress/ strategic advantage, it's not great? Now that they command a wasteland, it seems that Ukraine is the scrapyard for Russian vehicles? I couldn't answer this truthfully, would I happily fire on Russian soldiers? Well, yes, if they were in my country, without a doubt but I wouldn't forget they probably didn't wish to be here, bottom line, it's not working and it will only get worse. Not surprised that Ukraine will also claim the Crimea, you fucking asked for it! Now you got it!
@Hugh-Glass
2 жыл бұрын
Wise analysis, thank you.
@stinkybhole
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure no one else in this comment section knew this but you so thank you
@NickHurrBoi
2 жыл бұрын
I just read your book and I cannot wait for the sequel.
"The whole world is conspiring against us" has been a Russian propaganda point since the days of Ivan the Terrible.
@Crichjo32
2 жыл бұрын
People don't tend to like you, when your version of diplomacy is "do what I want, or I shoot you".
"It's a good experience, though." How do they say this stuff and then go home and sleep at night?
I knew they will get to him somehow. Perhaps after this the disappearing act.
It's not a big deal even thousands of Russian surrender in Ukraine ,it happens in war not a issue God bless you Ukraine
@donttellmejustlisten4598
2 жыл бұрын
Lol , good copium there , MSM outlets have abundant supply for a long time to come . And bad for russians that they surrendered and were not evacuated like Azoz people in Azovsteel mill .
@Metisochkada
2 жыл бұрын
The SBU caught 6 Ukrainians in Kiev who were against Nazism in Ukraine. The Nazis shot them, cut off their heads and posted photos on the Internet. The Nazi recorded a video that they did it and so they will do it to everyone! There was no trial, there was no investigation, they just wanted it! Ukrainians in social networks rejoiced and clapped their hands! Those people who stand Ukraine moral accomplices🧐 Corrupt journalists are silent again!
@peace7394
2 жыл бұрын
In total surrender in recent days there were 1700 neo-nazis from Azovstal. While a few weeks ago already more than 1000 have been caught from several areas. And thousands of Ukrainian neo-nazis from various battalions have died. While there are many Ukrainian soldiers who have already left their posts. And some are caught in the siege in some areas. UKRAINIAN PROPAGANDA MINISTRY TROLL ACCOUNTS and AMERICAN INTEL TROLLS are still busy with the FAKE WINS they spread on Social Media and the mainstream media they pay for. The eforia of the people of western Ukraine is not comparable to the ill effects of Poroshenko's deception with the neo-nazi doctrine under the guise of nationalism. You people of western Ukraine, know and realize immediately that you have been prepared to be cast out and killed by carrying out the falsehood of the doctrine of nationalism. America overlaps. GENOCIDE has occurred because of American-backed neo-nazis. Then now the law consequences must apply. There is only one way, be aware... And break the politicians who have brought Ukraine into crisis due to fascism I am sure that there will soon be peace and reconciliation.
@_Epsilon_
2 жыл бұрын
And your source is?
@sowbinchandran1128
2 жыл бұрын
Nothing supporting Ukraine
Putin threatened his family and he changed his tune.
@shah-zj1tt
2 жыл бұрын
Muhahaha ) You people are naive. 🤦♂️ I'll tell you a secret, almost all the experts speaking in this program, ATTENTION......they get paid for it. It's a talk show, and all the dialogues there are pre-written. This is what propagandist directors learned in America 😂
@Youalleatmuffins
2 жыл бұрын
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What a hero to speak out like that! I sadly expect him to be more pro Putin for fear of what will happen to him or his family.
He's done his job , seems like he had this planned. He would have known his own life and his relatives would be threatened for what he said and gambled on the fact he was to popular to murder instantly and they would force him to change his opinions. Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦
@alisarabirh6906
2 жыл бұрын
Ali Sarabi 6 September 1979 Natural Way
Harm is allready done on prime time tv.
“What I meant was ‘We are doing great and Putin is awesome’”🙄🙄
Thank you Erin Burnett I can’t wait to see you in person
He was told "if you don't tow the line, you will go missing " ....🤫
We should sympathise with the man. He’s in trouble.
@almac9203
2 жыл бұрын
I think he appreciates the ability to keep his head 🥶
surprised there's still a brave individual like him in Putin's Russia where people are sent to jail for making a statement less critical than that
They asked him, do you prefer Lead, Poison or Radiation?
Fantasy gets shattered by reality.
This is not "change". This colonel said same before this war. He estimated results of this war very scaptic and he was right.
LOL im very surprised he’s still alive🤣🤣 No doubt «someone» paid him a visit🤗 Regular Russian,(s) would gotten 15 yrs in prison for saying what this guy said🤫
One sentence was whisper into his ear over night, "Do you want to keep your military pension?"
The logic that should exist is, if they have to tell you they are winning, that’s means they are not. And when someone changes their position from the previous day, they are now lying.
The world has gone mad. Life just seems so different these days. I just can’t describe it, everything changed so drastically and so fast. It’s sad.
@chaseyourtale9647
2 жыл бұрын
No, you've simply been living in a dream land created by a technological boom and Western ideas of free thinking and cultural appropriation. History is rife with human savagery
@jacobgreer1512
2 жыл бұрын
@@MrLukky37 LOL peaceful???? Are you really saying it’s “peaceful” we could literally get nuked at any moment, many different countries are planning on going to war not just Russia and Ukraine, over 3 million people have died from COVID, UFOS being discussed by the US government, and it’s peaceful to you? Ok bro
I think he knew he had to do both statements from the beginning, he made his point the first time and saved his and his family’s lives with the second
@itellyouforfree7238
2 жыл бұрын
it wasnt obvious that he would get the chance to give the amended statement though...
🔥
Say By By to the colonel!
He wisely decided to tow the line instead of eating a Novichok sandwich
The FSB had some “convincing arguments” for him.
I'm sure they have his entire family as hostages........
Finally a Top Ranking Russian official lays down the card on the table.That man should be running things, he’s the only one who isn’t deranged.
@privatename3621
2 жыл бұрын
None of it matters if the very next day he retracts his sentiments and falls in line to tow Russian propaganda. This reminds me of all the 180's that Republicans did after the Jan 6th insurrections. At first, sounding sane and denouncing it and and Trump, and then weeks later, acting completely different. I hope that before we die, we finally find what kind of blackmail Trump used on all these guys to get them to sell their souls and completely change course in such a short time. Especially Lindsey Graham. That guy is the enigma of the century. Trump must have some really serious dirt on him.
@thorazine8402
2 жыл бұрын
Too bad. It didn’t take long for Putler’s brown shirts to tell him to reconsider his position.
The guy didn't have a change of mind, someone changed it for him. One call from Vlad and KGB reminding you that they own grave digging shovel anyone would change their mind.
@wisdomn
2 жыл бұрын
They probably said to him that his grave is already dug out.
@dragozslanislav437
2 жыл бұрын
Grave digging shovel..and that he might have to do the digging 🤣🤣🤣
@richardmoloney689
2 жыл бұрын
No KGB in Russia. Only in Belarus.
@peace7394
2 жыл бұрын
... In total surrender in recent days there were 1700 neo-nazis from Azovstal. While a few weeks ago already more than 1000 have been caught from several areas. And thousands of Ukrainian neo-nazis from various battalions have died. While there are many Ukrainian soldiers who have already left their posts. And some are caught in the siege in some areas. UKRAINIAN PROPAGANDA MINISTRY TROLL ACCOUNTS and AMERICAN INTEL TROLLS are still busy with the FAKE WINS they spread on Social Media and the mainstream media they pay for. The eforia of the people of western Ukraine is not comparable to the ill effects of Poroshenko's deception with the neo-nazi doctrine under the guise of nationalism. You people of western Ukraine, know and realize immediately that you have been prepared to be cast out and killed by carrying out the falsehood of the doctrine of nationalism. America overlaps. GENOCIDE has occurred because of American-backed neo-nazis. Then now the law consequences must apply. There is only one way, be aware... And break the politicians who have brought Ukraine into crisis due to fascism I am sure that there will soon be peace and reconciliation.
One can force people to change what they say. One can not change how they choose to think.
So sad , too bad . .
They reminded him of his 'yes man course' he took at the military academy. 🤣
Ukraine will Prevail.. Slava Ukraini.. Slava Ukraini.. God Bless all the Brave heroic Ukrainian Forces, and Civilians! You're a True Inspiration to the Whole World, and the Whole Freedom Civilized World is DEFINITELY On your Side! To all the Ukrainians Much Love, Light, and Respect From New Jersey, U.S. #IStandWithUkraine
The cracks are showing, you can see the barefaced lies in their faces.
The courage and will of the Ukrainian people will be rewarded.
Someone obviosly got to him. I wonder who. I still respect his inital honesty & bravery.
@lincolnanderswyt6902
2 жыл бұрын
It got to him well. Russians are now fully isolated which is very bad for the whole of the world
@joelgarcia1150
2 жыл бұрын
Hello Dkinla
@alisarabirh6906
2 жыл бұрын
@@joelgarcia1150 Ali Sarabi 6 September 1979 Natural Way
Apparently Russians don’t know the phrase “You can’t unring a bell”.
Somebody had words with him !
Thank you Sir! Your apparent change of speach the very next day is understandable. Praying others in your country realize the truth whether they can speak or even hear the truth or not.
That man risk his life to speak against the war may God reward his bravery in heaven.
Love that the Russian who spoke the truth!
@rtqii
2 жыл бұрын
Until he didn't.
The FSB could send him on a "mandatory holiday in a Siberian beach resort" for his past remarks. So he had to change his views.
@KillerofWestoids
2 жыл бұрын
FSB is comparable to the FBI. The FSB is not the KGB. The KGB was more like CIA + FBI + NSA + department of homeland security under one wing .
That was pretty good analysis....
Uncle Vlad has told him about an interesting new career position that's just come up on the Ukraine front- holding a gun and running in a westerly direction. If he doesn't fancy that, there's always Norilsk.
@Caesar88888
2 жыл бұрын
uncle vlad told him his grandchildren may suddenly become crippled if he continues speaking like that
@yekaterinakarnashauskaite1708
2 жыл бұрын
He is more of a grandad at 70, not an uncle
@anonUK
2 жыл бұрын
@@yekaterinakarnashauskaite1708 Ever heard of "Uncle Joe" Stalin?
@yekaterinakarnashauskaite1708
2 жыл бұрын
@@anonUK no, I am not from an English speaking country.
@ekaterinasaveleva5361
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry for being a nurd, but stop calling him Uncle Vlad, that’s a different name. He’s Uncle Volodya or Uncle Vova, both are the same
The Ukrainian heroes in Mariupol defied the Russian Air Force, Russian artillery, including Russian : missiles, navy shelling, tanks, flame throwers, incendiary bombs, bunker bombs and anti tank weapons.Radically outnumbered and surrounded by enemies the Ukrainian warriors did all that was humanely possible. Who else can claim this level of commitment to their country's defense?
@donquixotedelaketa3444
2 жыл бұрын
True but they lost. No one likes losers.
@alastairbrewster4274
2 жыл бұрын
Vietnam The Battle of Britain The battle of trafalgar Those danish farmers who beat the Landsneckts Any Swiss army Those loads of examples , Russia never had the numbers and they never had the support network they were fooked from the get go , however it’s good to see it
@serjik973
2 жыл бұрын
Проснитесь. Азов сдаётся в плен русским войскам. Зеленский обманывает всю Европу. Зеленский клоун, а вы слепые.
@subcomandanteiska6134
2 жыл бұрын
@@alastairbrewster4274 ahahah they defended their lives, knowing that the Russians were going to destroy the Nazis, they hid in a bunker under the plant, the only thing that awaits them is either death or prison, perhaps a tribunal or execution for commanders
@bid84
2 жыл бұрын
@@alastairbrewster4274 Also Irelands fight for independence from Britain
His original statement was *scathing* SCATHINGLY *HONEST* Then, a total about-face. A total 180-degrees.
why was the reporter standing in the London rain? for some kind of effect?
"And then, it got worse." - Ancient Russian Proverb