Putin loses support as Russia heads towards becoming a ‘vassal state of China’ | Christopher Steele
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“There’s a great degree of instability underneath him where people are jockeying for leadership.”
Putin is losing the support of the Russian people as it seems his country is becoming “a vassal state of China”,says former MI6 officer Christopher Steele.
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I can’t believe how naive and complacent western leaders are about Russia and Putin.
Russia is a paper tiger...
@@robertscott961 China is the paper tiger. Russia is the circus bear.
See Trump, he really wants to be best buddies with the worst dictators in the worls. He smiles on the photos and never hears the laughs behind his back "The western clown", because he is so full of himself
You say this why ?
Yes, Putin mk 1.0 version, had a lot of people fooled. Me, included I'm sorry to say. I wasn't alone. Putin is "modern, reformist, democratic, forward looking " etc etc etc etc. Well, we know now. The signs were there from the beginning. Their M.O. doesn't change. It never has, unfortunately. Litvinenko, the Chechen thing, Syria, Georgia, etc. Putin's ambitions were mapped out quite early on, but the power of self delusion is very strong. The thing is Russia and before Russia, Muscovy / Moskva has ALWAYS been that way. It certainly long predates the Bolsheviks in 1917. Read Joseph Conrad's "The Secret Agent" written at the end of the 19th century. Conrad was a Pole. He knew the Russian M.O. very well. His father Apolloniusz was sent to Siberia for his part in the 1863 uprising. With Russia history drearily repeats itself again and again and again. It's just the same old, same old, same old, over and over. How to stop it ?
It's time for Ireland to to the same. Ireland has an ordinate amount of Russian diplomats presumably spies. Ireland should shutdown diplomatic relations and send embassy staff home ASAP
Ireland has an inordinate number of wegibbeygoogas running around in tents and being a general menace
At this point, all Western countries need to take an inventory of their Russian diplomats and lower-ranking staff. I think we can assume they're all spying, as that's sort of a traditional function of embassies and consulates.
A westernisation of Eastern Europe happened because russia lost their grip. That never meant that russia would change. Russia has never been a functioning democracy or a functioning state whereas most of eastern europe was similar to western europe before the formation of the Soviet Union. Hungary and Czechoslovakia tried to free themeselves but were brutally stopped by russia.
Russians do not like Western democracy, which is in fact a liberal oligarchy. Moreover, Russians are now satisfied with their standard of living.
Russians do not like Western democracy, which is in fact a liberal oligarchy. Moreover, Russians are now satisfied with their standard of living.
And in addition, Russians now live a better life than Czechs and Hungarians.
Spot on. The “eastern” and “western” Europe thing was an invention of the cold war era. The countries that emerged from the collapse of the Austro Hungarian empire were no more or less “democratic” or “European” than many of their neighbours at that time .
Russia has been an empire for a long time
Very insightful indeed by someone who clearly knows what he’s talking about.
Thanks to Kate for a great presentation and an outstanding guest.
Excellent interview and very thought provoking. It just goes to show how spiteful Putin is and we are witnessing his angst against both Ukraine and Western Europe. His time will come to an end- the sooner the better.
Kate is a fantastic journalist.
Eventually Mos-chow will be a thriving Chinese city
Unfortunately for Putin, Xi is wayyy smarter than he is.
Before that UK will become Africa. At least Moscow will remain Slavic in culture, character and demographic. Parts of London has already become Islamabad.
Excellent interview, thank you
A great interview with someone who really does understand the situation.
Very interesting conversation. This whole mess is by no means near being cleared up. We need good answers and clear destinations, and that isn't what we have.
China is showing a great interest in Siberia I wonder why?
I would like to know how you got that impression. Must be an interesting story.
yep. Theyve made no secret about wanting Outer Manchuria back . China has a real problem with lack of water and they want Lake Baikal which holds 1/5 of all fresh water on the planet
@@andreasferenczi7613 Look at a map. Find the Amur river. To the south, you'll see China, densely populated and lacking in natural resources. To the north, you'll see the Russian Far East, sparsely populated and rich in raw materials. Read some history. In two treaties in 1858 and 1860, a weak Chinese emperor was forced to sign over nearly one million square kilometres of territory to Russia, including access to the Sea of Japan. China wants that back. For Xi, Taiwan is an amuse-bouche. Russia's Far East is the main course.
@@andreasferenczi7613 you've 'expressed' your 'self', now have a shower, comrade
Wooly mammoths
My question is, will China try to maintain the whole of Russia as a vassal state or will they lop off the problematic Grad Dutch of Moscow and just keep the useful eastern part?
I just saw a news item today about how many North Koreans are being allowed to enter Russia.... Its a lot of people. That's strange and worrying. 2 dangerous states colluding. People aren't allowed to leave N Korea I thought so why to Russia.. To prop up its military? Or replace soldiers being killed in Ukraine war? And N Korea agenda???
Not your business
The Chinese will take the Russian port city of Vladivostok back. They have already printed maps with their Chinese name for it. 😂
I think the original Chinese name for Vladivostok is HAISHENWAI.
China do not use Force to solve problem
The original name of Russia was The Grand Duchy of Muscovia... because "Rus" was actually the Kyivan empire that never belonged to them. Have you heard of the term kleptocracy?
BRICS lack of assistance to Cuba and Brazil in their time of need now has become a topic in those countries
BRICS is a club of losers with no commitments from any involved nation
Yet they’re queuing up to become members
@@stu281 I bet the membership fee is 0
@@stu281Brazil was a founding member. How could they be queuing up to join?
@icu17siberia The first letter in BRICS donates Brazil!! They are one of the founding members!!!!
Already Russian, Outer Manchuria is part of China according to Chinese School Text Books. So the Chinese Russian Treaty of 1858 and the Treaty of Peking 1860 are already being broken.
Very good interview . Only about 130 people in their 60's in Russia are in effect in control of the The three components of the leadership ,the largest section is the Security Intelligence Services ,which does pose a huge threat to Europe & UK.
But in uk etc . A few billionaires control, the media and have massive. Stakes in defence contractors etc but that’s ok?
@@user-tt6il2up4o typical deflection from a Russian nutjob
What nonsense. In the UK there are many sources of news, it is hardly dominated by a few billionaires. The major defence companies are not controlled by individuals- they have tens of thousands of shareholders.
Russia as always ruled by fear, THE WEAPONS FACTORIES ARE WORKING ROUND THE CLOCK, WEAPONS ARE OF LITTLE USE TO A HUNGRY POPULATION!
Good for the UK.
Putin is secretly learning Mandarin
The utter humiliation for poots for all his jingoistic propaganda of rustbelt mir's mighty supremacy over all he surveys and his people
russia is on the way out. bye bye
Do you actually believe that,l think you are forgetting something and that is that they are a nuclear power 😂😂do you know how blackmail works 😂
There is no "bye bye". Whoever will be in charge, the huge land mass, a big chunk of the Earth's land surface area, is STILL going to be there. At present it's called the "Russian Federation." What should replace it ? That's the $ 64,000,000 question. I think it would be de-federalised. Break it up into smaller countries AFTER the removal of any residual nuclear warheads. The Russian (so called) Far East, including Manchuria is high on 🇨🇳 China's shopping list. The rest should be broken up into smaller nations, like the outer Soviet Republics that broke away in the 90s. Chechnya is definitely a thing, I suppose. A residual bit around Moscow would remain Russia or New Muscovy. Some kind of reformist democratic chap (pess) could be put in charge. If any are still left alive....?
@chloeroberts6652 yes smart people believe this as the west has more then russia including nuclear weapons that are a waste of money as no one will use them again as God forbids
@tgg1765 Dear oh dear.
Get real.
Good to hear from MI6 Christopher Steele. 💙 Haven't heard much from him since the "Steele Dossier" controversy in our investigation of Russia's involvement in our 2016 US elections.
And we learned from that investigation, that he is a fraud. No truth to be found in his dossier.
Oh yeah whatever happened there then, pal? 😂😂😂😂😂
Nope, it was just greed.
Your statement lacks context. What was just greed?
Finally someone using the terms 'possible' vs 'probable' in a meaningful and proper context.
Emperor Xi's new tributary
After the cold war all countries became complacent and cut back on defense thinking they wouldn't need it anymore.But the bad guys Russia didn't see it this way and instead continued with defense or increased it.Kate is lovely I would marry her .
This development into a vassal state is wonderfully described - prophetically - in Vladimir Sorokin's 2006 novel "The Day of the Oprichnik". 👌
Excellent insight 🧐. Thanks!
The oil price manipulation is already being done both by corporations and countries! It started in April.
Bit like the Uk being a puppy of the US!
Yes , we were finished after Suze Chanel when they threatened to break the pound if we didn't pull out, the french begged us to stay firm we controlled with them and Egypt wanted to nationalise it. American was flexing it's financial might. The pay back was us Brits refusing to go along with them in Vietnam, even though Australia did
@@Paul-qs3nu Not payback. The Brits could see the blatant stupidity of the Vietnam adventure. The Aussies probably could too, but need to stay as sweet as possible with the Americans given the Yellow Peril at their doorstep.
What is a bit like the UK being a puppy of the US?
@istvanglock7445 The UK is a vassal state of the US just as Russia us about to become a vassal state of China. This is what happens when you rely on another state to fund your expensive war - the funds come with strings attached.
in the UK as a Vassal of the united States I find this funny
That should be a warning of what can happen when you fight an expensive war and end up relying on another state to fund it for you.
Very enlightening interview, thanks
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As sympathetic as I am to a Ukrainian case I can't take seriously anything Steele says.
Why not?
@@leemiguel3437 because of his dossier about Trump. I believed that this thing was real and I was laughed at later. That was a total scam.
@@lukaszr8410 Trump just had to pay this guy $384k in compensation after a failed lawsuit where a high court Judge couldn’t say whether the dossier was accurate or not, but you’ve got all the answers?
Great show, Kate! Thank you!
Waiting for a change in outer Manchuria
Thank You for the podcast. Its just a shame countries who have Authoritarian heads of state. Are sooo non humanitarian. Think of how much further humanity would be if a better democratic ideal was preferred.
Excellent segment👍🏼Thanks✌🏼😎
How can a nuclear power with 6,000 nuclear warheads and ranked 1st in the world in the field of nuclear weapons be someone's vassal?
Money.
You can not eat nuclear warheads!
@@JohnSmall314Exactly. You can't eat nukes. You can't give people jobs because you have nukes. They serve an extremely narrow purpose. The economy and productivity make a country great, not nukes.
You are not very well educated I see. Ever heard about soviet union, or pre ww1 Russia, or UK, or Rome? None of this countries ring a Bell?
Cuz most don't work
Excellent. Thanks.
I keep on hearing that Putin is too frightened to touch other people, that he's dying, that he is unpopular with his own people, and yet when I watched the May day parade in Moscow he looked in perfect health, walked to and from Kremlin, sat in there in quite a snow storm to watch the parade, he was greeting loads of veterans shaking their hands and kissing their cheeks. I'm beginning to think that our news here in the UK is as much propaganda as the news in Russia probably is.
Welcome to the real world
Lol you have literally just been watching Russian propaganda. Also Putin's health was not mentioned in this video nor was his popularity. He's not going to live forever regardless of how well he appears to be today.
I think you need to change your media sources. Plenty of reliable sources in the UK. You just have to be a little more discerning. Russians don't have the luxury of independent media - and of course independent media doesn't necessarily mean reliable, accurate, and unbiased media. It means nothing more than independent of government.
@@istvanglock7445 🙄 Tavistock Istvanglock
Putin's been dying for years according to the British press who were even telling us the Western Ukrainians were winning up to last week. They just make stuff up . Especially the Murdoch press .
Was the trump dossier factual?
No, and of course Hillary Clinton wasn't really interested in the truth when she commissioned it.
parts have been proven
As a foreigner, I question if Times Radio is factual.
@@dr_stevious your reasons?
@@dr_stevious I question if Trump is factual
“Poland and Czech Republic and others…” Is it really that hard to remember or that easy to forget Romania? It has often made me wonder why it seems so hard for some to even mention Romania and its history, let alone anything else about it 🤔🤨🧐
This is the mst insightful and clear thinking interview you have had in the last few months. This kind f analysis should be published in capital letter throughout Europe, particularly Germany, who seems to e living in a sort of dreamland about Russia. Scholz either cannot see the danger or, for reasons unknwn, does not dare to speak out about Russia; Thankfully, Poland, France and the UK all seem to understand and show their lack of trust in Russia and Putin.
Yet Germany is the top military and financial supporter of Ukraine, right behind the USA. In addition to housing about one million Ukrainians, and the huge financial strain because they do not rely on russian gas and oil anymore. Maybe the rest of Europe, especially countries more to the West, should stop talking big and start supporting more. Germany spent more than France, Italy and Spain together. Even when looking at % of gdp germany spends more than the big european economies individually. That includes the UK. So maybe the others should stop talking and start acting more.
The real question is, how valuable is Russia to the Chinese as an Ally\Vassal? I don’t think it’s very valuable, and their value is declining over time. The West can also afford to wait, or call Russia’s bluff.
That's a great point, Marsha. China has no real need for oil, gas, cobalt, copper, gold, platinum, chrome, lead or timber.
@@MrMen007 Marsha's not too bright. She probably doesn't even know what Siberia is.
@@MrMen007 you miss the point, China need all that but they don’t need russia to exist to take them.
@@Kodakcompactdisc take them through force? There are about 5000 reasons why that might be a bad idea.
@@MrMen007 most likely none of them work. And yes I am willing to find out as russia would just be a bad memory if they ever tried.
Desperation
poor you!
No the joke will be on you day days
Whatever they paid you to write that word, it is too much.
Have fun learning Cantonese and Mandarin, Oleg
Actually it is Little Britain which is a vassal state of America and the Americans themselves are vassals of a small group mostly from a little tribe.
Brilliant guest. Great presentation. Thank you.
Hopefully Putin will take his Brexiteer mates with him when he goes.
Putin hasn`t got any mates
@@robertscott961 That would presumably be Boris Johnson, who sent Ukraine 2,000 anti-tank missiles two weeks BEFORE the Russian invasion and who supports Ukraine joining the EU? The only thing as dumb as unthinking Brexiteers is uninformed Remainers!
That includes your wife.
@@saeedmustapha1334 more likely yours, as I'm sure you're aware
@@JeffGatto oh almost forgot, you Anglo-Saxons men don't even know what sex you are.
where does the times get there info from this is garbage
So maybe not friendship without limits?
It looks like the limits are the urals....
Konstantin of "Inside Russia" has made the same prediction- even to the extent of it becoming a province of China
Perfect assessment, I think. Thanks.
Well make up your mind.
Great interview! thank you so much
the NAFO copium flows 24/7
I am genuinely reassured that Macron has a strategic view to inform his policy; perhaps the Lard Cameron & co should shut up & take some notice. Their lack of strategic vision, an alien concept to them, has helped embolden Putin into launching this and other murderous attacks his neighbours.
Ex intelligence bureau chiefs and the like are great sources of perspective as they don't have to worry about politics any more. Great guest, well done as always.
Id love to hear this guy interviewed on his phoney Trump dossier.
Different guy same surname
@@123fishpond She literally mentions the dossier in the intro.
An optimist would say people going back to russia will take it back once there's nobody to defend putin
Excellent interview, thank you.
If Chris steele said it, it must be true,Pfft..
A very fine and accurate assessment from Chris Steele.
Excellent. Lets start with one thing that's easy, rallying the commitment of the allies. Claim our UN back. Draw the lines.
Certainly an interesting conversion! Why should we trust this man?
Who are we to talk? USA>UK Europe >UK ECHR >UK Israel > UK
lets not forget uk annexed Northern Ireland give it back!
@@liammccauley9312 Look at how the Wealth of Eire is calculated to make it appear rich. A tax haven for mega corporations, not useful for you and me.
I can't believe how patently absurd Times Radio reports are. The guy Steele is a proven liar but TR uses him as a source LOL
You would need to expand that viewpoint for it to carry any weight.
Christopher gave an open and frank opinion of the Russian foreign and domestic affairs which is great to hear and see as a layman. It does seem that the US & European nations will have to be able to create mechanism’s in an attempt to open dialogue with the post Putin regime. This in all likelihood that the Russian state as we know it may fracture into smaller nations some time in the not too distant future. The maintenance of nuclear power stations and weapons could then be an issue if not taken very seriously.
I am amazed. I really wonder do they believe in what they say??? It must be exhausting to blatter ongoing nonse. Intellectually emotionally etc. Apparently not..
Russia is getting what it's bargained for.
Oh Kate, Steele as a result of the dossier has lost all credibility. I am disappointed you interviewed him .
This guy admits he underestimated Russia in the early 2000s but goes on to say half way through the interview that china’s ambitions are lower than Russia’s and they are a moderating force ????
Let me say that it would be helpful if you checked your sound from time to time. I'm having some difficulty understanding the gentleman you're interviewing (as though it were too much the low-frequency components of his voice). For instance, at 11:17, he says something that I cannot make out.
He's a monotonous mumbler.
But, Putin doesn’t give two hoots what the people think..the only thing Putin is worried about is himself…
Sounds like an orange turd we all unfortunately know.
Very true. You cant touch Putin unless you scare him enough. Putin answers with Nuclear threats when he is scared. A new Nuclear excersice is declared after the new US Aid package
Almost but not quite.
Yep. Best attitude to have, too...
Of course he doesn't.
Thank you for a intressting interview.🎉
He is very based, i wish somebody like him was a top poletician
It used to be the other way around lol
Unfortunately, Times Radio is removing comments, which is sad.
The European sites are far worse in their YT censorship than the U.S. sites. They work with the censors at YT of course.
Not TR removing them. It's the YT algorithm. If it doesn't like what you have written it deletes it. If it finds your IP address suspicious it deletes it. If suspects you're a troll farm account. It deletes it.
@@Dark_Bandon Unfortunately, the KZhead algorithm is imperfect. I use truthful information from the international press, which may not be liked. Tolitarism is everywhere to some extent.
@@user-g5xnx7gjqb YT is a private company not a public forum. So it's not totalitarian.
@@Dark_Bandon It doesn't matter who restricts freedom of speech, a private campaign or the State Department. Nevertheless, thanks for the enlightenment.
Desperation at it's best @ West. He has been paid for his words. Do worry about him
China's East side is short of water apparently, and they would love to leverage Russia to be able to have access of some of Russia's Northern rivers.
The fundamental mistake we made was we assumed it was ok to accept oligarchs deposits with alacrity. We are still fluffing ourselves, And thinking we are the epitome of free market economics. Accepting money into London has been the making of our headaches. We never think we're has these billions come from. If anyone has thought about it it hasn't been our mass media or our secret intellegencec services.
Kiitos!
Oh how sweet. This is your 1st comment in 11 years. You've finally popped your Cherry 🍒 Classic example of a recently purchased NPC bot farm account
What total utter BS!
I agree!! And i believe as much the war prolong Russia would fall unwillingly under China mercy, this clearly as most of Russian allies now establishing relations directly with China rather than through Russia as it used to be before war, and this weakening Russia.
Chistopher Steele? He has shown that he will say anything he is paid to say.
First interview, as ever, Kate. Thank you, both, hugely, for sharing your invaluable knowledge. Jane Soole, 80 years. Dorset.
😂😂😂
Dementia is a terrible disease.
All the Russian fan boy tears 😢😢😢😂😂😂😂
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@@user-mz3in7vo5b Says the bot with the random user name 😂
@mikemanship even the RuSSy bots are projecting..😂
@@mikemanshipyou do know that these usernames just mean theyre accessing via google account not a youtube account right...?
Ukraine bots are out in force tonight.
The first minute has the key points in this interview, then it's repeated at the end.
I would rather say that Russia and Putin is under my thumb!👎
I always come to this blog for news about the gas station . Accuracy counts here. Ukraine is winning !!!
your joking of course ???
Good one! 😂
Hahahahaha. You had me going there for a minute. You funny man!
Interesting analysis.
Better than being a vassal state of the Americans.
Wow...
what a smart deep thinking analytical man!!!
Aren't EU and USA not also on trck of becoming a Consumer vassal state as long as we don't stop China dumping of cheap goods like EV's killing our car industry?
No. US policy is headed toward pulling US manufacturing capacity back onshore.
just how deep into the 2016 election were the Russian intel ?
Today, heartless human beings return to the world of darkness. Without leadership about to be decimated. Not knowing that the wisdom of God reigns over understanding
I cannot believe that our governments haven’t taken all of this very seriously etc I’m absolutely disgusted with our governments
Simply that they are not blabbing about the threat does not mean they don't care or are doing nothing. I think the contrary, however there is no 100 percent that they can catch all actions.
@@59jm24 it’s just because I suffer from anxiety and depression and we don’t want an escalation with Russia 🇷🇺 etc
This man is a serial liar and propagandist. Don't presume that because he is plausible that he is telling you the truth. He's not serving the public interest, he has a different master.
@@JohnPretty1 projecting, again, comrade
@@DanHart10 Anyone with significant investment in pharma companies' production, and distribution, of anti-depressants inside Russia is making good money out of Putinism -- I'm serious (google it).
Trump will be a big win for Putin. Unfortunately they both have the same view about their own position and the value of their own people in regards to this.
Trump doesn't stand a chance of winning the election. He's finished. He's yesterday's man and tomorrows convicted felon
China had ambitions about Australia it's vast population needing more space, but the recent nuclear submarine deal ended all that. It won't invade you it will suffocate in debt as it's already doing to some other countries around the world then basically they own you. A bit like the US with us Brits they threatened to break the pound if we didn't pull out of Suze Chanel . But the prefect natural expansion for china is on their border Russia, India is holding them off in north east India but not for long
Please note - Central Europe: Visegrad 4/ the legacy of the Habsburgs … Austrians, Czechs, Hungarians, Poles, etc. Also see for the work of Timothy G. Ash et al. Thank you ;-)