Putin's troops gain ground: How will Germany and the West respond? | To The Point
The situation in Ukraine is growing increasingly dire as Ukrainian soldiers struggle to maintain their defense lines against Russian aggression. So, does that mean that the Russian President is edging closer to his goal of seizing large parts of Ukraine? "If Putin believes he can simply wait out the conflict, he has miscalculated."- strong words from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in support of Ukraine. However, they come at a time when his own party has emphasized the need to “freeze the war”. The question remains, of course, whose interests would this really serve - Ukraine's or perhaps Putin's?
Our guests:
Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, former Commanding General, United States Army Europe and now Chairman of GLOBSEC Future Security and Defence Council (FSDC).
Malte Lehming, Der Tagesspiegel.
Yuliya Bidenko, associate professor at Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine and visiting researcher at the Center for East European and International Studies (ZOIS) in Berlin.
00:00 Opener
02:50 The lack of ammunition is affecting the morale of the Ukrainian soldiers.
04:00 Russia hasn’t achieved a lot of territory in the two years of the war.
05:00 The war between Russia and Ukraine is an industrial competition that the West will win.
05:40 Does Biden have to better explain to the American people why the war in Ukraine matters?
07:20 Video: The situation on the ground in Ukraine.
08:40 Do Ukrainians have a chance in this war?
09:15 The Ukrainian government has to convince their people to join forces.
10:30 Are there too many holes in the sanctions against Russia?
11:20 Taurus missiles can counter thousands of Russian artillery ammunition.
14:00 Is the West preparing for a nuclear war?
16:15 Does it makes a difference, if a country is a member of NATO or not.
16:50 Video: Freezing the conflict?
18:30 Freezing the war would only help Putin.
20:10 If the West fails in Ukraine, China might take wrong steps against Taiwan.
23:00 NATO-members should give security guarantees to Ukraine.
25:00 Is domestic policy shaping international and security policy in Europe?
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General Ben Hodges” Ukraine will capture Crimea end of August 2022” The Russian military will collapse before 2023” Hodges June 2022. Ukraine will capture Crimea by spring of 2023” Hodges September 2022” This ex general is clueless
he was one of the biggest cheerleaders of the counter offensive. dw should have stopped inviting him a year ago
if the west had given ukraine everything it needed in time, russians woudn't have had the time to dig up and defend effectively. in that scenario, crimea would've been plausible.
@@Qnexus7 it could be that it wasn't an actual possibility. Let me give you an example. The long range missiles require trained personal. Is it so easy to send NATO personal to fight an undeclared war? I'd guess it depends a lot on volunteering. Given the news on how contract armies in EU and US are shrinking (lack of applicants!), it could be that the men simply didn't want to go fight that war. Joining army is a conservative thing. Conservatives nowadays often sympathize with Putin and his ways.
@@antonlevkovsky1667 i don't disagree but the factual impact is a matter of varying degree, thus still debatable in that sense.
He’s putting blame on trump and cheerleading Biden when Biden has done nothing for America but drag it down more and more Yes I don’t agree with trump waiting to abandon Ukraine but we need to stop sending all this money that we can use for our own people. And if they want to spend money on something and still help Ukraine. Give them stuff we aren’t using anymore. The stuff that’s just sitting around collecting dust and replace it with newer stuff for the our country’s defense
Ukrainian offensive going backwards. While Russians retreating forward.
There isnt a huge amount of movement yet since Avdiivka was lost. The reverses are the fault of the Republican Congress for obstructing aid for the last 6 months.
Putin claimed Kherson as a Russian city before retreating out of it 19 months ago . Strange way to move forward .
@@mango2005 whatever makes you sleep at night
@@Crashed131963You're still talking about things that happened 19months when we're talking about latest gains and loses. Stop living denial....i hear Kherson is next on the bear menu....😂
@@avex3903 you're gonna lose, imperialist colonial gen*cidal or c.
10year war? I thought they said 2 year anniversary. For 8 years they were shelling donbass and lugansk - they call that a war😂
They touch on the Minsk agreements briefly and when they realized they were cornered, they left the topic
Exactly, the killer phrase was when she said during freeze Germans doubled their imports.
They actually left the topic because that agreement was worth less than the toilet paper I've used today... At least the toilet paper did it's short but useful job of wiping the poop while that paper was a waste of electricity, trees and everyone involved. The only reason they've pulled it out was to show precedence of the past how naive the comment of Der Tagesspiegel guy was... Care to explain what you've expected out of a such useless thing?
@@DerDoMeN That was the point.
@@konfunable Ah... The "they" part confused me as understood it as all of them...
yes
wow, shovels and washing machines chips really works 😂
remember to thank your master trump🤣
Rusted Shovel Army
@@frederikpedersen689 More tears
Lol😂
Who?
Just call Victoria Nuland, she will bring more cookies. 😂
There is a mountain of material that falsely claims Nuland's interference in Ukraine. It's a shame that you still continue to support a falsehood and that you haven't made the effort to inform yourself.
Ru bots are more repetitive than broken records.
@@Deathadder90COPE dude. COPE harder 😂
@JohnCSmith-lp1qr Projection pur sang. 😉
Macron seems to be the only one who has balls
How in the world does Mr. Lehming intend to "freeze" the conflict and fight later, after negotiations. It's an absurd idea. The Russians will simply use the time to further consolidate their gains and prepare for future advances.
What drugs are you on Hodges!!
😂
Shovel power 😂
Not very effective against “old men and women” is it? You must be fighting literally ghost of Kyiv 😂
And the grandma who shootdowns missles with jars of pickles
Nothing make sense anymore. Prepare for the worse
Isn't that the truth, totally insane people running the world
worst
Already am.
Because everyone on this panel is lying
@@mcdaddy2011 😆ok Putin
Let them stop the war
21:00 the american general basically saying we should keep fighting to the last ukrainian, otherwise if we agree to freeze it then we might aswell honored the Minsk Agreement instead of wasting 8 years 😂
Even the german deep down doesn't believe russia can be driven out 🤣🤣
This war is brother vs brother... so terrible for the people there
Ukranians and Russians ARE NOT BROTHERS
I thought a lot of Ukes see themselves as not being "slavic?"
❤❤❤They need peace.
@@bourbonlover7158no, they consider us as subhumans
@@IgorSmirnoff-qr3xd oh?
he thinks russia is going to just walk away.....? INSANITY
If Ukraine is smart and goes hard after their oil and gas infrastructure they might have no choice.
Which "he" were you talking about? If you were talking about Lt. General [ret.] Ben Hodges, I would suggest that he is extremely qualified about military matters & he is very familiar with what is really happening on the front lines in Ukraine. Furthermore, it has become quite obvious that Russia's army, air force & navy are not very good at all & they are not motivated like the Ukrainians are. If you watch interviews with Hodges where Hodges has enough time to describe in detail his logic, you will understand why Hodges' believe that Ukraine can decisively defeat Russia & force Putin to withdraw from Ukraine *IF* Ukraine's allies provide sufficient quantities of *every* type of equipment, weaponry & munitions Ukraine needs, and do so in a timely manner.
@@bobdillon1138You think Russia will just seat idly by while Ukraine hit their main source of revenue? You're too naive
@derekbaker3279 a lot of them are dead or stumpies, no legs or missing an arm. They've squandered their strength.
The amount of damage the ukrainians can deal to the Russian refineries is minimal, but more importantly than that, many western people seem to miss the point entirely. There is NO scenario in which NATO wins this. Either Russia wins or humanity loses. There will be no world if the west tries to defeat Russia, they won't allow it simply because they are the #1 nuclear power in the world, PERIOD. If western ukrainians are smart they will join the Russians and march west, that's their ONLY option, otherwise there will be NO ukraine. @@bobdillon1138
Germany and west must consider the peace and stop this war immediately.
Russia invaded Ukraine and can stop the war any moment
Irs nor the west that needs to focus on peace its russia
Appeasing war mongering dictators never leads to peace 🙄🙄 If anyone should understand this, it's both Germany AND Russia ffs 🙄🤦♂️
@@techtitanuk5609it's the west that's refusing to negotiate. You might want to do some research.
@@techtitanuk5609 both the parties needs to come to the table before the situation becomes even worse.
Benny the hedgehog is such a scoundrel 🤡
The real Ukrainian there speaks the pain of her people while the representatives of the NATO Speak about thier western hegemonic positively and how they will win Russia at the expense of Ukraine and Ukrainians. What a bizarre relationship
There was no NATO representatives in the panel 🤦🏼♂️
@@cyberfunk3793 Not? 🤦♂️
I wonder why some Ukrainians still want to suffer instead of telling their president that he should go to the negotiation table and make peace!
@@eddastrohmayer251 Nope. Hodges is retired, not a NATO general anymore obvoiusly.
@@eddastrohmayer251 How many Russians have died in the pointless war they started?
Russia troops and not Putin troops. The west is pathetic.
Who?
Asked
@@RichardHoogstad keep coping
@@RichardHoogstad So by that logic USA army are Bidens Troops? You are delusional.
i only see a pathetic putin troop here.
Ben Hodges is in denial 😵💫
on this American channel we cant hear never other side.
I remember Ben Hodges told us a year ago that Ukraine had already won. He would look much better in a cheerleader skirt than in a military uniform.
People should really pay a close attention to what Gen Ben Hodges is saying because 99% of what he has been saying turned out to be Wrong, and I am not sure about 1%.
@@MJGMJGMJGyou are too generous with 1%
Exactly man. He once said “Ukraine will be in Crimea by December of 2022 because of HIMARS” He sounds like he’s just a puppet for the Biden administration at this point with no actual common sense about what’s actually happening. But of course if you say that in our country you’re automatically labeled a pro Russian… Ridiculous!
This clown got no idea what he's talking about. lmao
You forgot that zelensky is a member of Putin's gang. It is really hard to Ukrainians to win against such enemy provided western help is too slow and too little. Ukraine was winning nevertheless while Zaluzhny was chief commander. Now zelensky is doing ethnical cleansing and removed Zaluzhny and replaced him with a russian
it's painful to listen to 26 minutes of lies 😢😢
So you may not torture yourself and not watch this, if you don't trust the guests😅
only putin says pure truth... just like soviet newspaper "Pravda" (Truth)...
Then go! 😂
Thank God for the warning,so I stopped mine at 8 mins.
Why painful? I'm sorry but I find quite amusing watching these guys experience their "rules based international order" decline in real time
Ukranian military is "advancing in a different direction".
.................. they Are advancing mostly to the west!
18:30 ... What "millions of Ukrainians on occupied territory"? Those who were shelled by Ukrainian army for 8 years?
Who blew up Nordstream pipeline? It is over a year now and yet we still do not know does behind the greatest infrastructural terrorism in Europe.
USA🇺🇸
NAFO duh,
They put in on Ukraine.
Japan
The US.
They have only.Talks, no action.
Agree completely. They are living in a bubble of self importance with no real world practical impact.
No Action Talk Only
What a useless interview
It seems Mr. Ben Hodge is in the sleep mood without knowing the current situation
If Putler has his own way you will be sleeping for a long time.
In some cases Ben Hodges was very uninformed. Specially his historical "knowlegde" leaded him to missinterpretations of the situation.
In some cases Ben Hodges lacks historical knowlegde, which leaded him to missinterpretations of the situation.
Poor Ben, having to actually have a conversation where people can talk back on his nonsense
I'm sad to see that German people could get so hypocrite in 21st century.
Nice Russian bot
ich tu not see any Tyske ind dete blöde runde of heucheler.
Why? Germany tried to expand and learnt the hard way. USA and Russia won. Now Russia expands and it's USA and EU helping Ukraine to make it at least difficult.
I mean it is Germany. They have been weak for the last 150 years except for 14 years in the 30s and 40s. Other than that they have been a weak joke
@@RUTHLESSambition5 Are we sure we know whose side Germany is on in this one?
All these guys are from cnn
As a Serb, I am very interested in the story that the West must never give up on Ukrainian sovereignty 20:43 . And what about the sovereignty of my country? Is the principle the same or not? What about our southern province Kosovo?
Serbia commited war crimes in Kosovo and Ukraine does not. That's the difference!
@torstenr.6210 Please, just compare the number of civilians killed during the serbian forces counter separatist actions in Kosovo and civilians killed during the ATO- ucrainian counter separatist actions, in Donbass ....
Your leader forgot to make the big guys in the West happy. That's one of the difference. 😊😊
@tekinfomedi probably you are right...or maybe Yugoslavia was just a testing/probing polygon on much less scale....
This Lady forget a lot in her strictly nationalist view. She is talking about millions of former ukrainians, the ethnic russians. The nationalists treated them and thats why thy lost them. For ever.
it's not about ethnicity in Ukraine, it's about political views. There are plenty of Petrenko's on the Russian side, plenty of Petrov's on the Ukrainian.
The West doesn't respond. "Strong words in support of Ukraine?" Are you serious?!?!?! Strong Words????? WORDS!!!! We're toast with leaders like Scholz & Co.
its ok, just remember to teach your kids russian
@patzan48 the western empire need to make peace with Russia, you don't need ukraine, you not toast at all holdings majority of Europa, greed is what usually led to collapse an unwillingness share the wolrd with other great nations an this time it happen to be you not Russia
@@CGplay186 100%, as if America would stand for Russia or China meddling in Mexico.
Nobody said you can't go visiting the Russian meatgrinder to save Wall Street! - We'll come later, surely!
@@CGplay186 How many times does the Russian empire need to fall apart before you understand that the world does not belong to you?
Only 18% gain is also 18% lost on one side . Too many lives are lost , generalization and wishful thinking will not end this while families on both sides are destroyed .
Ukrainian families are much more destroyed. It's not just bombs but psychological pressure of lawless draft + having to live in complete uncertainty. If these EU politicians cared about Ukrainians they would stop the war long ago. After Ru mobilization of 2022 things became clear. Now Ukraine is like a suicide squad, and everyone realizes that but the "weaken Russia" thing must go on. Especially if paid for by UA lives alone.
he not optimistic he is delusional or he is lying
"...the vampires' ball is ending.." so naturally, they don't want the sunrise, but it's rising 😂
?
Take your medication.
Hodges is on weed.
Nah I smoke weed and I say ridiculous things like ben, he's definitely smoking something else
This is like a comedy show 🤣 With clowns 🤡
He said Ukraine would be in crimea last year😂😂He must have been in charge when we were in Afghanistan
What happen to Ukraine was Winning..Russia was fighting with shovels😂😂😂
May peace prevail
Hodges saying: "Red Army". This guy lives in a different era
He is a rubbish this guy
He's absolutely right. It's not Russia, it's USSR. If you still don't get it then you have lost the plot.
@@frankschaeffer8153 sure it is Frank, sure it is.
You know full well what he neant
Vladimir Putin has spent decades talking publicly about his desire to re-create the old Soviet Union. That is the reason that Russia has been carrying out an imperialistic agenda since the early 2000s. So, in effect, Putin's ground forces are his dream of a "Red Army".
These war will definitely leads to negotiations So why not now 🤔
If Ben Hodges is an example of the American military leaders then I understand the fiascos in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan. They live on a different planet. Ukraine and NATO lost this war!
They lost in the sense of failed over ambitious objectives. But didn't lose in the sense of Russia failing to reach her objectives (denazification demilitarization part). The front so far is holding. But in the long run I don't see how EU/US can outcompete Russia/China in arms production. And there's manpower advantage. Long term it's a mess. Wise UA leadership would prevented this with reorganizing country according to Minsk. Less wise would sign March 2022 agreements. But completely deranged leadership of Ukraine today continues banging UA people's heads against the wall. It's a sad story.
Trolling your own. Shame on you.
This mediocre Hodges, just everything he says is lies. Wow. I'm amazed.
HOLD IT!! point 9:30... Has Ben Hodges just admitted that the new Ukrainian recruits are being sent to the MEATGRINDER? SHOCK! HORROR! The Truth.....
What are russians are sent for?..
@@user-sv2pt5nc6m just to make that minced meat tastier , mix it up meat from both sides, two types of meat in one product, but it is "Human" meat and "Human" blood sadly. Pardon my english im not a native English speaking person.
Putin has invaded in an sovereign country!, just reminding!,,
@@user-sv2pt5nc6mчтоб тебя пережевать 😂😂😂
Ukraine is not in nato so why is nato there??
Good question
Its isn’t
Nato is hypocrite
NATO isnt there.
The West can cover it's huge banking debts with Russian mineral and gas resources only.
"it may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's ally is fatal." Henry Kissinger, (U.S, Secretary of State 1969 and 1977)
Imagine using a Henry Kissinger quote to comment on war issues 🤣
The American is utterly uninformed or just seriously wrong.
I say he was lying!
Lieutenant General is either dreaming or lying about Ukraine victory! 😇😇😇
He is lying yet the whole world knows what is happening on the ground
Lt. General Ben Hodges is a highly-qualified, extremely-experienced military expert who commanded NATO troops for many years. He has a superb reputation for being well-informed & honest with the officers & soldiers he commanded. Hodges also has a lot of legitimate contacts within the upper levels of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, so he is keeping up-to-date with the real situation on the front lines. Finally, there are other highly-qualified, extremely-experienced military experts who agree with everything Hodges says about the Russo-Ukraine War, such as General [ret.] Phillip Breedlove, and Major-General [ret.] Sir Richard Shirreff. So, your suggestions are inaccurate.
Hes making milions with this war
Hodges is more NAFO Liar that anything else!
And you have evidence of that? @@beatlesleo
“I said let them think how to do it with dignity. There are options if there is a will. Up until now, there has been the uproar and screaming about inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield. Now, they are apparently coming to realize that it is difficult to achieve it, if possible at all. In my opinion, it is impossible by definition, it is never going to happen. It seems to me that now those who are in power in the West have come to realize this as well. If so, if the realization has set in, they have to think what to do next. We are ready for this dialogue.” - Vladimir Putin
You should do fortune cookies
They literally invited a weapons contractor lobbyist to talk about war. Brother, he ain't there to say the truth, he's there to say what sells.
Has zero care for the women and children Ukraine
Dusting off Ben Hodges again I see. The "broader, strategic picture..." So how much does he get paid to advocate war and sell weapons?
TBF, he doesn't say whose strategic interest he's advocating. It's just a misunderstanding, see.
Why this American guy lying so much
Well, he's an American. he's either lying or foolishly believes what he's saying.
Unlike you he actually knows what he is talking about.
@@SteveOhw594because you like what he is saying or you know he is telling facts like Avdiika is located as far in the east of Ukraine as you can came. Avdiivka is north west from Donetsk city. So no he doesn’t know what he is talking about. Both Zaporizhzia and Melitopol are further west from Donetsk.
He's not American, he's a former British defence minister and of course a full member of the military industrial complex, now he has a little 'think tank' where he can use his previous position to make money pushing the more money more war line
@@SteveOhw594 8:48 well that was the most depressing uh Doomer narrative I've heard and I don't think it accurately portrays what's going.😄😁😆😅😂🤣👍👍👍
nato comes clean and declares nato already in ukraine fighting russians
Nato special forces and CIA have been in Ukraine since before the war
Germany has already opened their mouths and said that the UK was there.
NATO is not inside Ukraine, when it does, you will definitely see it and know it. That is why NATO has not shipped any resource from its strategic resources.
If Nato was fighting in Russia the war would be over 😂😂
@@johndewey6358 yes nato and cia are there already
According to retired and former Col. Douglas McGregor, Gen. Hudges is living in the fantasy land. 😂😜😂
Incredible what shovels from a gas station can do to the most powerful military alliance of the world.
The question should be what can Nato do except barking like toothless dogs 😂
Nice try Ivan
@@CoachMischa You gave the Orc a name ?
@@CoachMischa Unfortunately, he's not entirely wrong. NATO talked a good game, cheered well from the sidelines and delivered just enough to achieve a faltering stalemate. We should have conditionally granted membership status to Ukraine while they transformed back in 2014.
They can destroy a lot of diplomatic porcelain. That pink elephants in stockings.
Russia is their father, they can do nothing about it, they will just talk and talk.
Keep underestimated Russia… I don't understand how people like that get the “General” status in an army, maybe this guy is too good laying to the public when privately think a totally different thing, that could justify why he was a general.
I’m shocked he has that title myself
They though Ukraine would fall it two weeks and the proved to be wrong
ONE SIDED DISCUSSION
“He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? Because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust.” - Thomas Aquinas
If that is the case you would never smile on planet earth. Have you seen how france and America brought back slavery to Africa?
5:30 Did he really just blame Trump, who is not in power in any sort of way, for the funding being held up? Insane
GOP, The republican party which Trump is the leader of, is holding back aid to Ukraine. You need to read up a little.
For half a year now, he has been holding back the money so that Ukraine can defend itself against Russia's aggression, so you can say that Trumpski is doing everything to seize power.
Like did you miss the part where all the republicans were going to vote for the funding and then trump literally told them not to so that he can use it as a campaign issue😂. He is literally the ENTIRE reason the funding was held up ffs *edited to remove spelling error
@TylerLang-xh5wu it's a kremlinbot.
Not in power in any way?? LOL. Gump has been telling Republican senators and congressmen HOW HE WANTS THEM TO VOTE, and they've been obeying. You are obviously CLUELESS.
Where are all those so-called Western experts, and analysts that kept insisting from onset that Ukraine was winning .
Russia has already seized a large part of Ukraine, nearly 20% is a lot of land.
Hey Mr Hodges Ukraine is out of troops, you don't address that. Where are you going to get them from?
“You know, it is a subject matter for the negotiations no one is willing to conduct or, to put it more accurately, they are willing but do not know how to do it. I know they want it. It is not just I see it but I know they do want it but they are struggling to understand how to do it. They have driven the situation to the point where we are at. It is not us who have done that, it is our partners, opponents who have done that. Well, now let them think how to reverse the situation. We are not against it.” - Vladimir Putin
Warmongers! People of Ukraine, save your sons and husbands, save your future. 🙏🕊️Peace for the people of Ukraine, peace for all the people of the world NOW!
Ok we will stop defending ourselves when ruSSia stops attacking, until then there is no choice
Which war is Ben Hodges following?
The 10 Year Ukranian War Ivan, he is a brilliant man.
@@billybonds4449 Well, he has been 100% wrong in all of his previous opinions. And it is Sergei, actually.
@@billybonds4449 Yes he is smart enough to know who's paying him.
Vietnam
@@psnarisWhich ones, Ivan?
He said Mr. Trump ??? 😂instead of sleepy Joe !!😂
Howling failure in Iraq. Howling failure in Aftganistan. Ben Hodges assures us everything is excellent and going well. Be cheerful and ignore any bad news, bad news is just 'doomer'! This time, it's different!
Howling? And why is "Iraq" and "Afghanistan" a "failure", please expand your premise with points
Well maybe DW was excessively negative...it took 16,000 dead Russian troops to take Avdiivka...thats from a Russian milblogger...It wasn't a collapse of the Ukrainian front its a tiny town on the map Better get your info from Perun than DW
@@warbler1984 You're already trying to shape the narrative about your loss, lol
Everyone grew up with Marxist teachers who said because we didn't find WMD's it was a "lost the war" when we completely changed the regime to be favorable to US Interests and free of tyranny. @@suburbia2050
Absolute Bollocks Ivan.
Get Colonel Davis or someone else with an opposing view point? Why have an echo chamber of the same drivel coming from all of them?
He's never been right on any issue. Acquire info from other sources like Col. MacGregor.
Dude, he had an opposing view that the moderator even commented as "very optimistic". All views were explained. Thats what you call the exact opposite of an echo chamber, diversity of opinions within the framework of facts. It seems you cant even recognize diverse opinions anymore and only want your to be represented. THAT would be an echochamber.
Gefi|tech@mber
Why not get Tucker Carlson on (irony)
Cause they continue to propagandise for 2 years But people already see the reality
Hodges shown a video of a Ukraine soldier on the front line and from his studio chair states that the guy doesn't know what he's talking about.
The US former general always cheer up Ukraine fighting on no matter what
Theyll be gaining ground for no reason 😬😂
Aall their analyses sounds so delusional. The man there is perversed. I feel so sorry for Ukraine.
Basically USA is pushing for a total mobilisation and it means we give money and Ukraine must all in with weaker cards in their hands.
Germany should only defend their country
On its own ? Rightee. You'd last a week.
If that was the logic we would have no South Korea and just one large North Korea .
Defending Ukraine IS defending Germany
@@Crashed131963 Ok, and now for us, so what?
I dont understand because if ukraine would have signed or agreed to a peace agreement and not join NATO we wouldnt be here
That Lieutenant General is indeed very optimistic.
Germany: You can't win a war against Russia. Zelensky: Why? Germany: Because we already tried and it didn't end well for us.
I think this propagan interview. The russian is inevitably will win this war i think
Hodges is talking about precision probably talking about the mythical superiority of western weapons. So with the so-called game changer weapons and “precision “ artilleries you supplied to the Ukrainians, what has it done to the war? This war has actually taught us that you don’t need to waste money buying overhyped and expensive weapons because in a modern warfare full of drones, anything burns without any difference.
Yes. You are right. Russia possesses 600,000 drones while the US's F-35 is nearly useless.
These have destroyed over 3000 tanks and 40000 soldiers
@@Amradar123those are numbers posted by ukraine.... 😂😂😂😂1.Ukraine claimed a pilot shot down 40 Russian jets in 2 weeks, (ghost of Kyiv😂) 2.that Russian soldiers were graping civilians, (it was proven to be false and zelensky had to blame it on one woman and fire her 😂😂😂she said she told the lie to get ukraine aid) 3.that the snake island soldiers fought bravely to the death against the Russian army, (they all surrendered in a single day) 4. that mariopol wasn't a surrender but a evacuation, 😂😂😂😂 5.that Russian soldiers didn't know what they were doing in Ukraine, 6. that Russia was out of soldiers and were sending untrained children to the Frontline with rusty ak and shovel. 7. that their incursion into belgorod was a success and non of the freedom of Russia Legion wasn't killed (we haven't heard from them since 😂) 8. That Russia didn't destroy any patriot system (we later say it on video getting blown to smithereens) 9.that the war was in a stalemate (obviously not or france wouldn't want to send troops now) 10. That aid would help them stop Russia (ukraine lost mariopol, bakhmut and marinka when ukraine was still getting aid) 11. They shot do
Cut your losses. Keep what you have left and concentrate on your own country problems. It's almost like another version of COVID to reduce population numbers, what better way than war... and profiting from it at the same time.
“We prepared a huge document in Istanbul, Turkey, that was initialed by the head of the Ukrainian delegation. He affixed his signature to some of the provisions, not to all of it. He put his signature and then he himself said: “We were ready to sign it and the war would have been over long ago, eighteen months ago. However, Prime Minister Boris Johnson came, talked us out of it and we missed that chance.” Well, you missed it, you made a mistake, let them get back to that, that is all. Why do we have to bother ourselves and correct somebody else’s mistakes?.” - Vladimir Putin
Mad people western media
Very hard to face reality…..
1.Ukraine claimed a pilot shot down 40 Russian jets in 2 weeks, (ghost of Kyiv😂) 2.that Russian soldiers were graping civilians, (it was proven to be false and zelensky had to blame it on one woman and fire her 😂😂😂she said she told the lie to get ukraine aid) 3.that the snake island soldiers fought bravely to the death against the Russian army, (they all surrendered in a single day) 4. that mariopol wasn't a surrender but a evacuation, 😂😂😂😂 5.that Russian soldiers didn't know what they were doing in Ukraine, 6. that Russia was out of soldiers and were sending untrained children to the Frontline with rusty ak and shovel. 7. that their incursion into belgorod was a success and non of the freedom of Russia Legion wasn't killed (we haven't heard from them since 😂) 8. That Russia didn't destroy any patriot system (we later say it on video getting blown to smithereens) 9.that the war was in a stalemate (obviously not or france wouldn't want to send troops now) 10. That aid would help them stop Russia (ukraine lost mariopol, bakhmut and marinka when ukraine was still getting aid) 11. They shot down hypersonic missiles
Hodges playing cheerleader role. Offers no real meaningful input, but stay optimistic and cheers for the blue and yellow team.
That American Ben says Advidka alone taken by Russia cost them about 40,000 troops???Whatttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt🤣🙃he doesn't know what is happening how did he get his degree 🥱
Ukrainian, American & British intelligence have all stated that number, and they used reliable methods to calculate the number of Russian KIAs. All three intelligence services used surveillance drones & satellite imagery were used to count the number of bodies of Russian KIAs after each failed attack, and were also used to count the number of destroyed Russian MBTs, IFVs, APCs, and other equipment. They did not rely on blind guesses. Furthermore, a Russian mil-blogger was killed by Putin for publicly stating that Russia had 16 000 KIA in Avdiivka, even before the last phase of the battle. Furthermore, we know that this Russian mil-blogger was purposely under-estimating the number of KIA so Russians would not feel embarrassed. Last, the Russians are quietly mobilizing about 20 000 soldiers each month, and they are sent to the front lines in Ukraine as soon as they receive ome training....yet, the number of Russians on & behind the front lines has not increased. That would suggest that the Russians are losing 20 000 soldiers per month, and the 20 000 new Russian troops are just sufficient to replace Russian soldiers lost each month.
When the American guy speaks one only notices how he havent or will step a foot on a war, he find so easy for people to go to war as it was a game, never get in the humane side but the one US interests.
It seems people get the title of a General without having to do anything.
Totally agree and imagine his stupidity and with that he became a general. Then think about the quality of us generals..? This guys stupidity is beyond me..
Germany and allies could simply plot a path to peace and not risk the very survival of all human beings. De-escalation is the word the media should be pushing right now
Right! DE-Escalation!
How are you going to do that? Do you think Putin will suddenly agree to leave Ukraine alone?
@@oliverhardy9464 Why should Russia leave.. Reap what ya sow!!... Long live LPR/DPR ...
No, he has taken 23 percent of Ukraine / disputed regions. You negotiate and end the war, or you lose more, thats the problem we face. Negotiate NOW.@@oliverhardy9464
Dictators should not be appeased, if Ukraine were to sign a peace treaty right now it would mean abandoning its people under occupation and its homeland. If the Russian government is threatening the survival of all humans then they are an enemy of humanity and should be dealt with, i don't understand how people in Russia are letting this happen.
us and ukraine politicians not talkin about russian majority in the annexed territories? if they would not want russia they would revolt. it is as simple as that.
Ukraine cannot win this war. All these other debates are simply useless.
Thinking Ukraine can win a war against Russia is actually laughable 😅😅😅, then Cuba can defeat United state with Russia support 😅
The United States is a Naval Power. Of course, Cuba couldn't fight a war against the United States, even with Russia. Ukraine is a country that has a geographical advantage for Western Arms. What are you expecting? These aren't comparable possible wars of manufacturing or industrial capacity let alone capabilities.
Your so funny you forgot that Russia 🇷🇺 3 days military operation 😂😂 now come to 3 years 😂
The haven't done much in 2 years. What ar e you talking about
@@OmarJawara-yk1wd no one in russia said that but keep whining and coping nato troll ❤
@@OmarJawara-yk1wd well at least the truth is NATO lost its proxy war terribly.
This guy Ben Hodges talks so much rubbish its laughable. Guy has no credibility
General Ben Hodges” Ukraine will capture Crimea end of August 2022” The Russian military will collapse before 2023” Hodges June 2022. Ukraine will capture Crimea by spring of 2023” Hodges September 2022” This ex general is clueless
@@DjokovicTheGoat So how's the 3 day "Special Military Operation"?
That KI-briefed palki copy neither.
Ok Putin
@@lostlogic6911 you have to ask US general Milley about the 3 day operation because he is the only one who was saying “ Kyiv could fall in 72 hours “ no where has Russia said ever 3 days operation.
This panel of guests is completely clueless ... I don't know how strong was the Kool-Aid they were served ...
what's the real truth then?
The DW Kool-Aid is less than %1. But globally, all Kool-Aid producers envy Russia, where Putin's favorite drink served to all of the Motherland is %98 ... the missing %2 the FSB exports duty-free to MAGA.
@@boringstuff1542 Hubris, they are clueless.
The War is lost, Ukraine is out of troops. Time to negotiate peace,@@boringstuff1542
@@boringstuff1542listen to Patrik Lancaster, Colonel Douglas MacGregor and Scott Ritter, Brian Berletic. All Americans. All will tell you the truth about the war and how it's going. Not like DW and all their panels of professional liars.
The host should ask those on the panel to go and join the war at the front line, and stop pushing the poor Ukrainians to die.
Great talk, you are wise
For 2 weeks every rubot has been repeating this same spam. Is your president at the front? Why not?
Wow. What nonsense.
Same Kremlin talking point repeated by every rubot.
Nobody has lost more men then russia
Ben Hodges is one of the worst Military man I've ever seen. He has no shame. Everything he has said since the start of the war turned out to be shamefully wrong. He really has no shame. I can't who would take this fool serious
You got the name mixed up, you actually mean Putin who thinks he is Emperor like Napoleon and how did things end for him?
I wonder how he became a General😂. US how to review how they promote people to the senior positions in the military
Lt. General [ret.] Ben Hodges, General [ret.] Phillip Breedlove, Major-General [ret.] Sire Richard Shirreff & other highly-qualified, very experienced former NATO commanders have stated that *IF* Ukraine's allies provided Ukraine with sufficient amounts of every type of equipment, weaponry & munitions that Ukraine asked for, that Ukraine would be able to chase the Russians out of Crimea within a year. The fact is that Ukraine's allies have NOT provided every type of equipment, weaponry & munitions that Ukraine needed, and the equipment, weaponry & munitions that Ukraine actually did receive from its allies were not provided in sufficient numbers & did not arrive in a timely manner. Lt. Gen. [ret.] Ben Hodges was not wrong, and neither were General [ret.] Phillip Breedlove, Major-General [ret.] Sir Richard Shirreff, etc.
@@derekbaker3279 🤣 follow the USA led NATO narrative! Believe blindly without questioning! With that said, Ukraine stands NO chance to defeat Russia.
Why you guys answering this Russian bot?
Your US guest is a probably CIA and have some share in US weapons factory. He is so brave asking for more Ukranian soldier does he knows how many are dead. You can print money and send more weapon but you cannot print soldier most are injured or dead.
When all think the same, no one thinks much… How about negotiations, dear hawks? It’s becoming more and more clear where DW funding comes from
Its funny to see how they look at Ben Hodges when he starts saying the hyperbolic
Aaaah Gen Hodges....reminds me of a "friend" i had during my high school years. 'hyped me into a fight.....i got so seriously trashed the other guy dislocated my jaw. Yep.....believe whatever Hodges says....at your own peril.