Ilya Ponomarev - ‘Elites’ in Russia Fight Over Positions, Resources, Wealth, Status and to Survive
Ilya Ponomarev is a Russian-Ukrainian politician who was a member of the Russian State Duma from 2007 to 2016. After the 2022 Russian invasion, Ponomarev joined Ukraine's Territorial Defence Forces, and categorically denounced the invasion. While a member of the Russian State Duma, he was the only deputy not to vote in favour of the Russian gay propaganda law and to vote against Russia's annexation of Crimea in March 2014. In 2015, while in the US, Ponomarev was formally charged in Russia with embezzlement, which he called politically motivated. In 2016, he was impeached for not performing his duties, and he went into exile in Ukraine, where he obtained Ukrainian citizenship in 2019. Ilya Ponomarev has endorsed acts of sabotage and arson in Russia and claims to be a spokesman with insurgent Russian forces (National Republican Army) fighting on the side of Ukraine.
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I have a tremendous amount of respect for Ilya Ponomarev. He has risked & continues risk much for his principles. I believe that, just as with Bill Browder, his continued conflict with Putin's regime puts him in very great danger.
yes, they r in danger from Ru hit-squads or such, but would be less so IF the West showed more intent, force presentation, posturing etc, as well as meaningful firepower to Ukr to make a true dent in RU capacities, which means hitting their military infra INSIDE RU. Ru is very simple as a small total system of tiny group of elites who are in real charge, ie Putin and the handful of ppl he trusts. They only understand simple frameworks of force for force. Very effing simple to figure out and we must present/show force! As many of us said in the run up to the invasion, Russia should not have been allowed to invade, we should have shown force to try to prevent them from invading on any large scale. I am a Biden supporter bigtime, BUT he should NEVER have mentioned the response potentials of the US/West like he did, at all, bcuz he gave impression US would not intervene in any meaningful way, and he implied that the only thing NOT going to happen was US boots on ground, but that if Ru invaded in a large scale way (LIKE THEY DID WHICH SURPRISED SOOO MANY PPL!) then US response might be far more major than anyone imagined, was his tone ,to me. Yet what happened? We did little after the invasion which was massive and comprehensive! [first 2-3 months the West did almost nothing, was possibly not even able to that fast, and Ukr was able, ALONE, to fend off massive russian attacks on Kiev, etc, in one of the most historic defences in the history of war!) ....... First land war in Europe since the horrific WW2. We need to get damn sober and clear about what this threat really is. These are ppl stuck in the past, they have only succeeded as a large country bcuz they were the last colonial enterprise-country, and they are barbaric, and that is a fact. It was seen in common businessmen's behavior in the '90's after the dissolution of USSR, when businessmen would simply murder the parter or associate when in disputes. The only way to deal with a country like RU is by force. No brainer of all time. So i say to you all, time to get clear ,time to sober up in the ways that matter, and tell your gvt rep's that we must rapidly prepare for the various arms of working against this Ru homicidal hyper-aggression, and i think that includes protecting the remaining intact infrastructure of Ukraine, which only in the past few weeks was finally getting really harmed in ways that take 10 years to repair an electricity production plant!! Ru is acting in ways to maim Ukr bcuz it knows it will have a lot of trouble taking the big cities, ie Kiev, Odesa and Kharkiv. Ru wants to make Ukr a failed state so that it is not an example to the Ru population of a free nation that Ru was unable to steal or harm, and a free successful joyful ppl, as opposed to the miserable attitudes that Muscovy has had for over 100 years, plus plus.
6:13 meanwhile, Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation continues to tarnish Ponomarenko's image and exact revenge on him for supporting the Russian Freedom Legion, releasing pseudo-exposing videos about Ponomarenko on their channel. It disgusts me to observe how the West tries to turn Navalny, a nationalist, into a Nelson Mandela, and his wife, who on the day the aid for Ukraine package was approved, wrote on her Instagram, "I'm not in the mood for joy today." The Russian opposition dislikes Ukraine, which is why they also dislike Ponomarev. However, the West fails to recognize this, much like its inability or unwillingness to see through obvious Hamas propaganda.
Is Bill Browder a citizen of the Russian Federation even, let alone being Russian? What are his real intentions about Russia, a country that is not his?
@@claudiopereira9900 Are you a citizen of the Russian Federation?
@@Awibrahor I am not, but contrary to Mr Bill Browder I didn't embark on a personal cruzade against Russia and her leader or against any other country. Contrary to that gentleman I didn't take advantage of Russia to exploit their people and steal their resources like many US and other western "business people " did following the fall of the Soviet Union. When Russia was at their most weak point with a US puppet drunk President, people like Mr Browder went there and made their fortune, the exact same thing they plan to do in Ukraine, leaving the local slavic population worse than at the times of the Soviet Union. Putin ended all that free for all for these kind of Western parasites and since then Mr. BB is butthurt massively. He couldn't care less about the people of Russia or Ukraine. PS: doubt KZhead will not delete my post.
Ponomarev is a true hero to me. If more Russians were like him, this war could be over much sooner. Thanks for having him on, those are the Russian oppositional forces who actually really make a difference instead of just self-pity and talking points, so thanks for having them on! @Silicon Curtain
Of course he is a hero for you, because he's a useful idiot.
There are no Russians in Muscovy, no single one. And the only opposition to the Muscovite regime is the Ukrainian army, in which Ponomarevъ is actually serving.
If more Russians were like him they wouldn't have invaded.
@@cindypomerleau950 That's correct. But since they did, more like him will be needed.
Thank you for this interview - was really impressed by this man, Ilya. We need more Russians like him.
There are no Russians in Muscovy, no single one. And this false identity is going to disappear after the final collapse of Muscovy spreading or imposing it.
Excellent interview. Mr Ponomarev's grasp of geopolitical realities is a breath of fresh air compared to the hand wringing jibberish coming out of Washington and Berlin.
Well said, ironically this 'hand wringing gibberish', over the last couple of decades, has eventuated in this brutal war in Ukraine.
@@artmcteagleCan you please explain what you mean by that?
@@kathrinkweseleit7074 Briefly, very weak, timid and ineffectual responses by western leaders to Russian aggression (e.g. Chechen wars, Georgia 2008, Crimea, Donbass 2014, Syria etc). Ursula V d Leyen, has admitted they did not take the warnings about Russia from the Baltics and Poland seriously enough. It's now taken a full scale war to open some eyes, that a much firmer stance years earlier would've prevented, yet even now, politicians like Scholz still lack the backbone to fully support Ukraine.
Illa Ponomarev. You are brave and wise. Thank you.
This man should be next russian president.
Can you imagine what an absolute shit show the next ruscist prez will inherit?
That would be impossible because Muscovy is not Russia. And also because he just explained the Ukrainian goal, Muscovy must cease to exist as an empire. There will be about a dozen of various national states, one of them is for Ponomarevъ to lead.
@@georgine321a lot of Russians will wish that person well.
Heartfelt greetings to you from Norway, Ilya! I am hoping very much for your success - 🌻🌻🌻
Kremlin Gopniks, playing by st. Pete gangster rules, wiping out competition for promotion!🐺 "Wolves eat dogs!"
@j.dunlop8295 If you decide to spam the comments, why not make your message clear by decyphering that mess?
Balls on that guy. Better man than me.
This channel is incredible. So many outstanding guests.
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 Slava the heros and supporters of Ukraine 🇺🇦
Great perspectives by Ilya Ponomarev. Excellent conversation.
I wish more Russians were like Ilya, I’ve been following him for several years 👍
putin name go down in history, with evil, hitler etc
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Oh really?Which history?your history ?what about all your US leaders and their European a.. lickers puppets???Vietnam,Iraq,Afghanistan,Palestine,Syria,Libya,Yugoslavia,Chile,Nicaragua,the whole of Africa do these places ring a bell to you??
Excellent host, excellent guests and excellent analysis. Keep it up. Thank you.
Not excellent but very poor...propaganda. Sorry for you.
@@aachoocrony5754Russian troll detected. Are you going to reply to every pro-Ukrainian comment here?
@@alhambrabiker1476 depends. I pity you.
@@aachoocrony5754 yes, of course it depends. I pity you as well.
@@alhambrabiker1476 you are not a Ukraine supporter. You're supporting their destruction. This channel does it intentionally, you ignorantly.
What a brave man! ❤
Since the 19th century, Russia and Russians have been drifting from one political catastrophe to another, so that the culture is conditioned to expect and even embrace the environment of intimidation, isolation, corruption etc. from generation to generation. Democracy, rule of law, western style institutions such as free speech/press, private enterprise etc. remain alien to the common Russian mind that is daily innundated with Orwellian propaganda. The one shining hope of Russians is to live long enough to receive the coveted meagre pension, ensuring perpetual servility and submission to the despot du jour.
No he isn’t a brave man.
@@williamkevinjames He is preparing a new russia, with the same imperialist characteristics. Colonies that bring in the money by exploiting their resources. Nuclear weapons for keeping the ultimate power against other states. He is planning to change nothing. Why is he brave?
@@williamkevinjamesThey’re a troll, and a waste of oxygen, don’t enable their BS plz!
@@Mariupol_is_Ukraine To speak out as a ruZZian against putin is brave
The resurgence of malignantly narcissistic leaders across the globe is immensely complicating.
Well put.
@@germansnowman
Ponomarev has an amazing command of world affairs. A true hero. Thank you, Jonathan, for this excellent interview.
Ilya definitely speaks the truth and is very well informed about geopolitical concerns. He will be Russia's savior if Putin's regime collapses. I remember seeing a video he did and said that his objective would be to have a "ready to go" leadership in place if and when that happens. What a delightful change that would be.
Thank you for this great interview. Good a Russian went to the USA to urgently call for Ukrainian support as he knows the Putin mafia regime from the inside. Victory for Ukraine!
Respects for people like Ilya.
The whole world, Russia included, would be rescued if we'd listen to him and Zelensky...the sooner the better!⏳!⏰!
Lol lost in space. Come back. Hello and warm welcome from Planet Earth.
@@aachoocrony5754Putin already failed with his war objectives. NATO is expanding. Look at Finland and Sweden. Ukraine is militarizing instead of demilitarizing. Glory to Ukrainian people who are defending their country.
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@@alhambrabiker1476Cope is strong in this one
@@mereassassinates550 is that all you got? Cope? I am sure with your knowledge on this subject you can do better than that.
Ukraine 🇺🇦❤
Huge respect for Ilya Ponomarev - thank you for this interview. Always worth listening to!
consistently top-notch content THANK YOU
Mega kudos on this one. Ilya was a thoughtful and extremely knowledgeable guest. This is one of my favorite interviews, and almost all have been excellent, not merely very good.
This guy is impressive in his depth of understanding. Thank you, Jonathan!
Ilya Ponomarev speaks effortlessly pure Logic. Great interview with a great man. 👌
Slava Freedom of Russia Brigade and Ilya Ponomarev! 😀 🤍💙🤍 Slava Ukraine! 💛💙💛💙 An enemy of Z is a friend of mine! xxx
Kremlin Gopniks, playing by st. Pete gangster rules, wiping out competition for promotion!😅 "Wolves eat dogs!"
💙slava🔱ukraine 💛✌
President Zelensky met with Speaker Johnson and he followed his own conscience in spite of MAGA Ex-president Trump's obstruction
@@sebastianthomsen2225 Heroyam Slava! xxx
And mine!
It's the first time I have heard Ilya Ponomarev speak. Total respect!
Thank you, Jonathan, for bringing back Ilya Ponomarev, very good conversation and indeed highly appreciated. Thank you, Ilya Ponomarev, for spending time with Silicon Curtain. 🇺🇦 Перемоги і миру всім українцям! 🇺🇦
Konstantin was saying this on his channel the other day.He said that Putin was giving out carrots but the carrots are getting smaller and less fresh.Its nice to hear the angle of this guest on this topic aswell.👍
Thank you for this conversation. Slava Ukraini
Slava what? Does it look like Ukraine is doing well? Compared to Russia?
@@aachoocrony5754Russian troll are you going to get paid in rubbles?
@@alhambrabiker1476 huh? Why would you think I'm a Russian troll? 😭 You're not ok. Get some help! Quick! Help! Help! This person is out of his mind! 😭
@@alhambrabiker1476 question: do you REALLY think Ukraine is winning???? Buahahaha
@@alhambrabiker1476 after 2 years, what have you done? No excuses to not know that Ukraine is in a lot of trouble, and Russia not.
Glory to Ukraine!
Thank you, Jonathan. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
'Not imperialism, solidarity'. Fine words. Another great interview from the best in the business.
Thank you Jon. Slava ukraine 🇺🇦 Uk stands by Ukraine 🇺🇦 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Just as Churchill said Bull dogs fighting under a rug!
Kremlin Gopniks, playing by st. Pete gangster rules, wiping out competition for promotion!😅 "Wolves eat dogs!"
Very informative. Cheers Ilya. Stay safe.
Most insightful interview I've encountered on this subject matter in months! Hope to hear from him again here.
Thank you, Johnathon. You interview some awesome guests!! Very interesting discussion with mr Ponomarev👍 перемога Україні 🇺🇦
Thank you Jonathan for your great guest. Glory to Ukraine 🙏🇺🇦💙💙💕❤️🇨🇦
Of course the interview was excellent but damn, Ilya is such a good looking man!
Yes. Especially his smile
Seems Mr. Ponomarev is the only russian diplomat to have a backbone. Very good to hear from him and learn about the nepotism of the russian elites. Some real history on this gentleman would be appreciated re his ethics, business and opinions. A man to watch for the future.
What an incredibly smart guy, his points were so eloquent and insightful
This show is in another League when it comes to analysis of Russian geopolitics. One of the great problems at the moment are these over-optimistic commentators who are constantly telling us that Russia is doomed or that Russia is incompetent or that Russia is crap, and these are the sort of people who are responsible for that stupid counteroffensive which never should have happened (they should conserved all equipment and built defensive lines). This show is what any decent person should be - completely anti the Putin regime - but it understands that it is a threat, and its not just going to disappear in this whirl of incompetence - economically military or in any other sphere. This show gets to the reality, and I really congratulate it's presenter and guests
One of the best supportive channels ❤ for the fight democracy and civilization against autocracy of criminal barbaric Z-Putinism
This interview is so good I’m going to listen to it again. 🇺🇦
Greetings from Utah. "Any kingdom divided against itself, that kingdom can not stand". Let's hope it won't take long🙄🤔😄. Glory to Ukraine.
@@williamkevinjames Heroyam Slava.
Since the 19th century, Russia and Russians have been drifting from one political catastrophe to another, so that the culture is conditioned to expect and even embrace the environment of intimidation, isolation, corruption etc. from generation to generation. Democracy, rule of law, western style institutions such as free speech/press, private enterprise etc. remain alien to the common Russian mind that is daily innundated with Orwellian propaganda. The one shining hope of Russians is to live long enough to receive the coveted meagre pension, ensuring perpetual servility and submission to the despot du jour.
Kremlin Gopniks, playing by st. Pete gangster rules, wiping out competition for promotion! "Wolves eat dogs!" 🐺
Glory to Ukraine? Does it look remotely like Ukraine is doing well? Where have you been? Not on this planet.
@@aachoocrony5754Russian troll where is Russian ship Moskva?
A great man. Brave and intelligent.
Thank for this brilliant interview !
Very insightful and thought-provoking.
Very informative broadcasts! 👍👌 Keep up the good work !💙💛🇺🇦 Free Russia !🤍💙🤍
Since the 19th century, Russia and Russians have been drifting from one political catastrophe to another, so that the culture is conditioned to expect and even embrace the environment of intimidation, isolation, corruption etc. from generation to generation. Democracy, rule of law, western style institutions such as free speech/press, private enterprise etc. remain alien to the common Russian mind that is daily innundated with Orwellian propaganda. The one shining hope of Russians is to live long enough to receive the coveted meagre pension, ensuring perpetual servility and devotion to the despot du jour.
a great interview, post!...full advance, Ukraine!
« If Russian citizens don’t have enough to eat, let them drink without eating « vladimirovich poutine
*Without zakuska😅
"You are starving? This is not famine yet... When your women start eating their children then you may come and say, 'we are starving". - Leon Trotsky
Let them eat poutine😅
Great respect for this man, so intelligent!
Wow, this speaker is much more interesting than I expected. I gained a new understanding from this interview.
Thank You for these vids, they are informative to me. Best Regards.
Power to Ukraine and all the allies power to the people
You and your broadcast are MARVELOUS and I wish more people knew of you.
I equate Ukraine's struggle to the American Revolution. We would not have won the war against England without the help of France. Viva Ukraine! They will win because they are fighting for their country and their freedom !
I guess it's difficult to draw conclusions from historical examples. Ukraine has been fighting for its independence multiple times in the 20th century as well as multiple times in the 21st century. Freedom will prevail only if we collectively help to make it so. Slava Ukraini!
It helped a little that England was a very, very long way away at a time when people relied on sailing ships for intercontinental logistics.
@@dianthus605ukr colleçt themoney?
There is no similarity in between this Muscovite-Ukrainian war and the American revolution. Ukraine is one of the oldest European countries, twice older than Muscovy that actually evolved from some medieval Ukrainian colony.
Yes, I definitely like this man, we should be helping his group more so that they may start laying the foundations (again!) for free amd democratic institutions in Russia, If at first you do not succeed, try and try again, afterall, who succeeds if they give up after failing at something multiple times?
Thank you, Jonathan! Ilya gives me hope. Love from Canada.
You are the best! Always interesting and informative!
Thanks Jonathan 👍 it's a shame, if more russians were like Mr ponomarev Russia would be a great country Slava ukraini 🔱💪🇺🇦🇬🇧🇺🇸✌️
People in Berlin... unfortunately I know them well. Greetings from Germany. Slava Ukraine! 🇺🇦🇩🇪
❤❤❤❤ 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 ❤❤❤❤❤
Mr. Ponomarev I hope you are the future of a free Russia. Much respect.
Slava Ukraine!
Bonjour 👋 Silicon Curtain, excellent 👌 Ilya Free Russia 🤍💙🤍 Heroyam Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 🇫🇷🤝🇺🇦🫶🤍💙🤍
Kremlin Gopniks, playing by st. Pete gangster rules, wiping out competition for promotion!😅 "Wolves eat dogs!"
Fascinating as ever, Ponomarev always brings a fresh view on events and makes so much sense - more like this!
Thank you, always interesting and informative!
I really appreciate that Mr. Ponomarev discussed, not only an immediate strategy for the critical war in Ukraine, but also a wider assessment of international relations and a positive vision for Russia's future. Excellent interview!
Easily the best channel on this subject
The silicon curtain is one of the most informed video casts on you tube. Great interviews
Amazing interview. Ilya has a clear understanding of the geopolitical interests that drive the countries and ultimately will decide the war in Ukraine.
awesome interview. we need to support Russians standing against Putin!
Great second interview with Ilya Jonathan. He always offers an interesting and illuminating perspective on the geopolitical situation in Ukraine and Russia.
Another excellent guest on your show Johnathan. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 Glory to the heroes 🇺🇦 Europe 🇪🇺 America 🇺🇸 Freedom & Democracy Worldwide 🌍
My favorite show by a mile. The best, Jonathan.
Right on, llya.
Thanks!
Always an excellent podcast.
He should be president of Russia right?
How do you keep pulling these amazing interviews out of the hat. Respect and thanks. So insightful.
Thank you
Brilliant thanks
Extraordinarily interesting and informative! Excellent interview. Thank you very much!
Top man
This man , a man of great insight should be listened to , for all our sakes . Great interview to be commended
Ilya you are a wonderful man and i greatly admire your valiant ways of opposing your former home of Russia,, Keep up your great work.
Thanks. Glory to Ukraine. God Bless Ukraine and her people. 🇺🇦🇺🇸
Very informative stream as usual. Thank you for bringing it to us.
Свободная Россия
Освободите и Украину!
Rescue from russia for sure . See what russia is doing to itself too Nobody from government really helps , can or wants to help the people hit by the floods . An official said , it is their fault too, they should have done themselves something in advance . Just how. And what is that to send 14 year old children to military factories ? So it is visible people in russia dont mean anything to putin to their government. But russia wants its historical lands , why ? If great russia cant help , govern , itself - they need other Lands to rule ? Great 🤦♀️ @@nolaserv
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This is the most intelligent job of interviewing I have seen by any European journalist. Thank you.
👍👍👍 thank you - and I’m not even a trained journalist!
Thank you both Informative!
Excellent interview
strange watching a guy speak with such an accent whom is more politically astute on American / International politics than 90% of the educated Americans I’ve interacted.
That’s funny and true ,I wonder what he makes of Marge Green ?
TY Jonathan and mr Ponomarev👍you doing great job,fighting for the truth,better future and for whats right!.👍👍
Excellent interview. Brilliant gentleman.
I enjoy your content! Very times radio. I’m impressed with the production quality! Cheers ❤