How Putin's 'reckless' military strategy will be thwarted by US-Ukraine aid package | Michael Clarke
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“For the Kremlin this is a disastrous week because they had based their current offensive on the assumption that the aid package wouldn’t go through.”
Michael Clarke explains how the US $61 billion aid package will fundamentally undermine Russia’s “reckless” offensive strategy in Ukraine.
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80% of the money loaned to Ukraine by the US stays in the US, ie used to create weapons and ammunition. Am I hearing this right?
Yeah, the weapons companies get most of it. They pay them to make the patriot systems and ammunition so there are people making money mostly the military industrial complex but yes, only a small amount of the actual money is being sent to Ukraine to help with their energy infrastructure and other thingshumanitarian
Pretty much. Ukraine gets some old stuff America has lying around and a few billion to buy back some of the gear they flogged off to the Arabs.
@@joshuathompson3325 Thanks
Add to this money goes to paying Ukraines loans to people like blackrock, the same people who own most of Ukraines farmland. Do you get a picture of who might be behind the war now?
@@user-tt6il2up4o Oh really? Source pls, orc. Pretty obvious to the rest of us who invaded whom.
Maybe one silver lining in regard to that six month delay in US funding is that this helped get the EU to step up their own funding.
While I more or less agree with you, thinking from a historical perspective a heavy armed Europe makes me uneasy.
Ron I agree
Very funny, THE EU IS HOPELESS.
I agree with you but sadly many Ukrainians had to die.
@@user-tt6il2up4oit's EUROPE not the EU. Do you really not know the difference? Guessing you voted for brexshit?
Do people really pay for this ‘intelligence’?
They have to: no choice!
Yes - government pay for liars to spout propaganda to justify/ cover up their corruption/ profiteering. They are accruing DEBT for future generations to pay off via taxes. And Royalty etc thrive on collecting payments from this taxes.
Pretty much comrade
MOD lies for free
When civilian "military analysts" talk about an air defence battery, it sounds as if they're referring to a single missile launcher. In actual fact, a battery is a unit comprising of a hundred soldiers with eight to twelve launchers.
Battery is one of those words like enfilade -- it always means multiple units.
In terms of military organization, yes, a battery is multiple launchers. But it's become common parlance in public discourse to refer to a single launcher unit as a 'battery' when discussing purchasing/logistics.
I wonder if MTG is still gonna get paid in full or the Kremlin will want a refund.
No, the rent she received for her trailer park home has already gone to the landlord.
Moscow Marjorie
@@jeremybunn8473 As much as I disagree with MTG on the Ukraine issue. She is still bringing up valid concerns on other issues. That's how congress is supposed to work, so that all positions are represented.
@@kurtwinslow2670 yeah those jewish space lasers? or the blackmailing of republican officials? has any of those been proven true yet? why doesn't she stare at hunter's pics some more? she seems a little obsessive with his junk, she not getting it from the trainer anymore? funny how these "good christian woman" are all getting divorced huh
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We as Europeans really need to step up and take this seriously. We can’t (and shouldn’t) expect to rely forever on the American tax payer to defend us. This means putting our differences, both political and national, aside and coming together. We can easily out produce Russia, as long as we realise that there is a genuine threat.
As long the war stays in Europe, the world moves on.
Absolutely. One of the problems I see is obviously the cost. Personally I would be happy if my tax was doubled to pay for it but we have had a lot of protests about the cost of living etc etc . Our politicians need to outline the defeat of Russia and how we are going to pay for it.
More yet...the West need to agree to DEFEAT RU and win....through Ukraine. At the moment there is no target to aim for. For more information read Gen. Ben Hodges take on it...its a clear message!! Surely ALL NATO countries should be sending all they can NOW... I understand the "minimal defence requirements " elements but restocking can happen in the background. Finally, I would like to see the UK start to think strategically and boost the numbers of armed forces personnel asap. Remember that there is a lot of time between joining and being fit for role....months!! Ex serviceman
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There's no real threat to Europe. This whole mess is down to USA's interference. The best option is for Ukraine and Russia to do a deal and stop the fighting.
Has Times Radio ever been right ??
A lot more often than you
No, paid to spread the preferred narrative
pure western propaganda
All paid by the US 😂😂. RFE/ RL to spread US and EU values 😂😂😂to the rest of the world 😂😂😂😂
@@PeterLamin-pi6rv value colonialism?
I don't know how Russia will cope they ran out of missiles 18 months ago
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Yes things are going very well in the two week special military operation clearly.
Ok so all well, Russia loses on a schoolyard technically,🙄
@@nutyyyy I am still yet to see the quote or video where Russia said they would capture all of Ukraine in two weeks. It was just western propaganda so as the be able to say Russia failed before it even got started. That said Ukraine did fold pretty quickly and sign a peace deal until Boris went there and told them to fight on with Western backing that is slowly disappearing
@@nutyyyy You meant Kiev's Special Anti Terrorist Operation to storm the Donbass made 10 YEARS AGO.... Hows it working out ?
I like how the interviewer doesn’t have to ask any questions cause the Professor knows the answer before the question is asked 😆! Love it
Lol right
lol yes. He is Top Notch
First question is what offensive? There isn't any . Russia is doing the same thing they been the same for last years ie grind down the Ukrainians. What will 60 billion do that the 300 billion earlier couldn't do?
He is the BS man. On the 29.8.23 on Sky news, professor Clarke reports that Ukraine has broken through two of the toughest defence lines and should breakthrough to Tokmak in a few days ! (Clarke ref 3.25 min in kzhead.info/sun/abCccrqAe3hpqWg/bejne.html )
Clarke knows ukraine has no hope, yet he lies to us.
🇬🇧 Mr Clarke 🇬🇧 is one of the most honest and well informed. He’s been legendary from the start of the invasion of Ukraine 🇺🇦
ahhahaha legendary clown you mean :)
Did Clarke predict that the Ukranian counter offensive would be a flop ? Or before that NATO expansion to Ukraine will bring war ? Independent commentators like Scott Ritter, Macgregor etc predicted it and explained it before. Clarke took the optimistic establishment line. He is just a paid hack, with low IQ.
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Lol , so you like being lied to and wrong information
Legendary fool. Can't you see he is sponsored by Nato? ffs.
Are you the very analyst who said Ukraine with all her NATO trained soldiers and all the Nato's wonder weapons will break through Russian lines in their summer offences which failed badly.??
You know who failed? ... Putin and his inability to take Ukraine.🤣
Wait till he'll "explains" why this not happened, like with "counteroffensive" before...
This time the Ukrainians will “win”, when the Russians already destroyed their 3rd Army.
Comrade timur
@@vertigo2894 I'm not comrade to you, and anyways comrades are in the past. So, what did you mean by that? And the names supposed to be written with a capital letter, "comrade".
@@timur3505 You are a Putin lover.
@@timur3505rus idet nahujj
This guy is a great commentator. No nonsense, no posturing, just brass tacks, on point, boilerplate analysis. The best I have received on the conflict so far.
you should follow judge Napolitano
This is a joke eh ???
such a generic handle for a ruskie troll or are you wumao ?
@@kevinford6420 such a generic handle for a ruskie troll
Yea! he’s been telling us about the demise of Putin for years!
I love it "when they're having a bad day, they threaten nuclear war" 😂😂🤣😂🤣 that sums up the ruzzians 😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂
We don't need nukes there right now. Russia just started a mass production of new super heavy FAB3000 bombs 😁
@@Infopirates lɳƀɽȩḑ ŘụŠŠɳaƶȋ 🤡
The nuke threat is a good measure of what's working or put another way, what the Russians are opposing.
@@Infopirates Nobody cares about your lot flexing their non existent muscles!
@@Matt1975ismtell that to Kharkov's TV tower😅😅😅
At one time russians were firing 60 000 artillery rounds a day, not 20 000.
Reading a lot of very uninformed comments sadly. Just to make it clear: The EU/individual European countries has given more money to support Ukraine than the US has. If we look per capita GNP spending, the US is down around 10th place on the list. The reason the US is so important in this, is because no matter how much money the EU throws at it, the US is the only western nation that has the military industrial complex to produce all this stuff so fast, as well as having large stockpiles that they can send off right this moment, whereas Europe is still in the process of setting up manufacturing plants for all this stuff. I keep reading again and again that "Europe shouldn't rely on the US". Let's make this clear: The US has specifically worked, FOR DECADES, to ensure that they would be the primary arms suppliers for Europe. They have actively worked to ensure that EU military spending happens in the US. Unsurprisingly, when the US then suddenly says "Yeah, no", then that creates a massive problem. Let me say it again: The European countries have given more aid to Ukraine than the US has, and per capita WAY more than the US has. The reason the US is so important, is that they're the ones who purposely built up a massive military industrial complex for exactly this situation.
YES! Thank you for taking the time to explain this.
@@davidallison5204 You're welcome! There's so insanely much misinformation and Russian propaganda being posted non-stop after the war broke out, it's just bonkers. The least I can do, while Ukraine is fighting for a Free Europe on my behalf, is try to combat some of the misinformation.
The US has committed 120 billion and EU has 90 billion at best. Still looks like Europe is either poor or loves Putin.
In order words THE US ARE THE WARMONGERS forcing the peace seeking Europeans to pay for the US proxy war.
We are a dysfunctional family politically in the US, aid is late, but most of us see Ukrainians as too valuable for the world to lose any more of.
Please explain what this can possibly mean.
No...that's not true. Ukraine is a corrupt Country.
The weapons don't exist, the manufacturing capacity doesn't exist Russia, north Korea and China are out producing the entire west by 7 times it would take 5 years to even set up to try to match them. All of this money will be stolen, it will have zero effect on the war and a bunch of senators and congressman will buy beach houses. This should of been named the beach house bill. Nothing is going to change that Ukraine has lost
You go over to Ukraine then. There needs to be Diplomacy....not War.
@@PrettyGoodLookin "War is diplomacy by other means."
I'm a Viet Nam veteran. If the U S has already provided $75 billion in military aid to Ukraine, the U S & NATO has not been successful in defeating Russia, what makes you magically think $60 Billion dollars U S aid will do the job?
The US and NATO haven't been trying to defeat Russia. NATO haven't done anything as they haven't been attacked. Countries have just been trying to help Ukraine with war materiel and humanitarian aid to eject the invading Russian forces from their sovereign soil, not to defeat Russia.
Not spending the 60 billion will definitely do the job. ..for Putin.
As a vet, I’m supportive of FIGHTING Putin’s conquest. American colonists received aid when fighting an oppressive tyrannical government for freedom. I don’t believe Reagan, Eisenhower or others would acquiesce to Putin… The Molotov mindsets need adjustment.
It might not "defeat" Russia in the sense of throwing them out of Ukraine, but it will certainly help Ukraine halt the invasion and make the Russians pay dearly for their crimes. Then again, it might do the trick. We'll have to see. But you don't need to be a Vietnam veteran to understand how withholding support will ensure Russian conquest of an innocent country.
@@cjraymond8827 What is innocent about Ukraine? The government of Ukraine is the successor of the anti Russian 2014 revolution that overthrew the president and started the civil war and furthermore Ukraine exacerbated by declaring their wish to join nato, Russia's enemy. There is nothing innocent about Ukraine especially when you remember that Ukraine was a peaceful country with Ukrainian and Russian speaking Ukrainians living peacefully together.
The American weapons industry should be forced to lower their prices ! If they refuse buy the weapons from someone else and give them to Ukraine
It’s amazing that after years of being wrong the comments are still so full of optimists. Just goes to show how strong propaganda can be, how easy it is just to dismiss everything you don’t like as ‘bots’ and just gloss over it. You could take entirely pro Ukrainian news outlets and still come to the conclusion this war has been disastrous for Ukraine.
Didn’t this guy said the counteroffensive will 100% successive
Europe still needs to step up more, they can, they have the money, they just need the resolve to stop ruzzian tyranny
I think Germany hum and ha a bit too much over certain things, they stepped up with a lot of stuff since the early days but I still think they are stalling on their storm shadow equivalent, Taurus?
@@MrFish1968 I agree with you.
They are but it takes time. Building factories isn't something you do in a fortnight.
Hi, Europe is not doing enough. Europe needs to supply the weapons they need and order more to replenish and re equip the armies of Europe. For too long they have been under funder and reliant on the USA. Maybe with the change in administration in the USA they will fund it properly as DJT said many years ago. They relied upon the USA and did not like it when he pointed it out. Take care all M
@@markeh1971 Hi, Europe is doing enough but it doesn't have a magic wand. Reality is a bit different than Hollywood. Also most weapons systems used in Europe are American and are produced by America. We've placed huge orders and are still waiting. So the U.S. needs to do more and faster.
This guy said Russia would run out of artillery shells in 2022.
Russia most likely would have unless for North-Korea selling Russia shells.
@@nielsjensen4185 and?
@@nielsjensen4185stop the cope
@@TonyFontaine1988 How is it cope when it literally happened?
lol yep. There is a difference between what you want to happen and what is actually happening.
This war will not be won on the battlefield but in the factories
IF that were true, the war would already be over and Putin's Russia would be no more. Russia would still exist, but with different leadership, and possibly with fewer puppet states they had taken over in the past several years.
It will be won by the profiteers. N
I have been listening to this guy,and all his predictions proved completely wrong. He was saying about Ukraine winning,when everyone can see the opposite.
At the start of this conflict Ukraine was militarily around the same strength as Canada, Russia was just below the United States. How much aid do you think it would take for Canada to win a war against the United States? A lot more than a few billion.
Day dreaming it is as if they had never received anything 😅
A win for Ukraine means Russia stops and leaves. Russian economy is tanking right now. Thats a win for everyone
Ukraine hasn't won yet, but Putin has already lost on the strategic level. NATO and Europe have never been as united and conscious of Russia as a threat as they are right now. The war has been ruinously expensive for Russia in both materiel and manpower. Even if Russia somehow succeeded and conquered the rest of Ukraine (now *extremely* unlikely), the cost of the war would devastate their economy for at least a decade, probably longer.
@@johnnopeyy4129 I think, Canada with help from Russia and Europe will win over US...but Ukraine cant win over Russia, not now, they could, with the right support in right time...but, west was trying to prolonge war to benefit as much as possible, and they made a fatal mistake to underestimate Russia...Z
Never heard a foreigner pronounce Kharkiv properly until Mr. Clarke! ❤
That's the only thing he's been right about 🤣🤣🤣
@@kevinford6420 how does that koolaid taste, Kevin?
@@kevinford6420 Whatever 🙄
@@topROXANNua 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@kevinford6420 what an intelligent argument, you have brought me to my knees, Kevin, have mercy
Michael Clarke is the best!!! You can verify this by all the Russian trolls trying to contradict him on this site!!!
Lol. Best my but. From this British m-ron and the mainstream western media, Russia ran out of food supplies and ammo many months ago. Ukraine needs many many people like him and you for the collapsing frontline while the Russian Army slowly moves westward. If only they would had followed the Minsk Agreement then many lives would have been saved.
Absolutely agree and support your comment. If the ruzzian/pro-ruzzian trolls, shills, sympathisers and supporters were not desperate, they wouldn't be in these comments forums trying to lay false seeds of doubt. The proliferation of these russian/pro-ruzzian entities shows how desperate ruzzians really are.
What was your favorit part?
@@fluffyusa Fact No. 6 of "10 facts you should know about the Russian military aggression against Ukraine" 09 December 2019 14:10 Fact 6: Russia violates the Minsk agreements on a regular basis "The Minsk Agreements (Protocol of 5 September 2014, Memorandum of 19 September 2014 and Package of measures of 12 February 2015) are a basis for political resolution of the conflict in Donbas. They have been violated by the Russian Federation on a regular basis. Signing of the first documents in September 2014 followed direct incursion of the Russian regular troops in Donbas and intense hostilities near the city of Ilovaysk - the place of one of the most shameful crimes, committed by the Russian Army in Donbas. At least 366 Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 429 were wounded there while leaving the city in the so-called “green corridor” under the guarantees of commanders of Russian troops." "In violation of the Minsk Memorandum, Russian troops and Russia-backed illegal armed formations seized 8 pieces of land 1696 km² in area, which had to be on the Ukrainian government-controlled territory according to the line of contact, defined by the Memorandum." "Debaltseve is one of the most telling examples of how Russia violates the Minsk Agreements. Combined Russian-terrorist forces attacked and seized the city and the outskirts on 16-18 February 2015, immediately after the Minsk Package of measures, establishing the comprehensive ceasefire since 15 February, had been signed."
In war, some people die, some people get really rich. One of those groups want war to stop.
Best is how they convince the people it's honorable to give your life for them to get ritch and people believe it
I'm sure Everyone in Ukraine would love Russia to stop their invasion. Lot of Russian parents with their kids coming home in boxes - but they can't complain...
Everyone wants the war to stop. They just want it to stop in a different ways. Putin wants it to stop with him in control of Ukraine, and pretty much everyone with a sense of justice wants it to end with Russia withdrawing to their own borders.
Extremely overly simplistic, especially in regards to this war. Money has NOTHING to do with it. Of course for immature pea brains who never study anything it makes them feel good to make such kind of inane comments.
Russia is getting really poor now. Putin is the only person that can stop this
From Portugal: Michael Clarke and Sean Bell, true gentlemen, doing a great service to everyone who wants to hear fair and truthful information on the war in Ukraine.
He is the BS man. On the 29.8.23 on Sky news, professor Clarke reports that Ukraine has broken through two of the toughest defence lines and should breakthrough to Tokmak in a few days ! (Clarke ref 3.25 min in kzhead.info/sun/abCccrqAe3hpqWg/bejne.html )
So what do you do, assume the opposite of what he says
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@@StevenKellyBelly The last time I checked, there were no Russian oblasts being occupied…Also, two years have gone by since he said he was not going to invade Ukraine. We’ve got a few, here, that “assume the opposite”, but unlike Putin, we don’t throw them in jail nor do we poison them…we tend to call it freedom and democracy!
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Michael Clarke has a brilliant mind. No ums or ams. Utterly fluent, logical and informed. He is a pleasure to listen to. Thank you, Michael for a superb analysis.
Cometh the hour, cometh the man.
Did Michael Clarke predict the Ukrainian counter offensive would flop and explain why ?
😂😂😂 he's joke
@@johnadam2885 NO he didn't, he claimed it would be a success, like the other 'experts' in western propaganda media.
He's nothing but a paid propagandist, who lies for a living. There's nothing that's 'brilliant' about that.
They should be figuring out a way to stop fighting and dying .. develop a stop dying and fighting package!!!
Riiiight.....
We figured that package out on day one! The Russians can pack up and f*ck off home. If Russia stops fighting, there's no more war. If Ukraine stops fighting, there's no more Ukraine.
They did a couple of months into the conflict,, unfortunately Boris J went over to Ukraine and told them to pull out of the deal. It was such a travesty.
that's easy, we'll all just move to the land of candy and faries where none ever fights over anything. I don't mean to be snarky its just that while true these comments just totally discount human nature, which is not going to change this side of judgement day.
@@texazwhyte2791 Right, just give up another 15% of their territory on top of the 15% the Russians took eight years before, turn over millions of their countrymen to Russian oppression, lose a large part of their industrial output, become an economic and political vassal of Russia and lose their democracy. What could be wrong with that? And you really think the Ukrainians were about to take that Russian offer? After all, they did send their assistant vice minister for toy production to represent them in those talks with Russia.
I wonder what would have happened to Europe if Ukraine decided to fold on the first day of the war. Europe must be extremely grateful to Ukraine that they’ve put up a fight. And Europe must show its gratitude in the form of uncommitted military aid for Ukraine.
Russia is a regional force at best with very little capacity to project that force beyond neighbouring countries. If their struggles in Ukraine against a much weaker foe hasn't demonstrated how weak they are, then I don't know what to tell you. I also think you misunderstand the EU and US position here, I don't think either of them really cares if Ukraine wins or loses only that they do significant damage to Russia in the process.
@@Skullet Most countries in Europe care very much about Ukraine, and are considering Russia an existential threat to the whole of Europe. Nobody believes anymore that Russia is even remotely interested in peace and cooperation.
europe failed to pay for their own militaries for the past 40 years....ukraine will lose unless the EU puts boots on the ground to fight the russians in ukraine.....not gonna happen.
@@Skullet thats the problem, first Ukraine, then the next "neighboring" country, then the next.
What would have happened is that it would not have been destroyed and stayed mostly intact.
The Americans can hit hard with fast aid and spending, but the Europeans can keep the steady stream going if they would just spend the money.
Yes, need to keep the momentum.
The EU should try to match what ever the US gives.
@callofdutyguy9 you'd think Europe could as they have 200 million more people but they've all but stripped their militaries and budgets
@@callofdutyguy9The Europeans gave more than USA.
tell that to French, German, Polish and other farmers
God bless and protect the brave and valient people and soldiers of Ukraine all our prays are always with you night and day alf
Why is my country expected to fund this war when there’s almost 20 other countries between me and Ukraine. This war should have been done 2 years ago without our involvement.
210 billion dollars were already given to ukraine, but this guy believes another 60 billion will make a difference.
It all makes a difference, last time I checked, RU does not control Ukraine and it never will.
So happy to see they got their support approved .
Do they have a plan for more soldiers ? Cause most are dead
you are supporting coupted government
As if Michael Clarke has been right with anything he has predicted so far.
Love listening to Michael Clarke.
I really think Michael Clarke is an outstanding analyst. I enjoy his explanations and view on things. Regards from Spain.
very true
So Russia was counting on the 60 billion not passing as part of their strategy, when every Western media source said the aid would eventually pass, it was just a matter of time and weeks delay was better than months delay, which is what has happened? And it was pretty clear the Republicans had to pass Ukraine aid now because with only a narrow margin in control, if they tried to stop the speaker they risked Democrats gaining control of the House of Representatives, Democrats having full control of the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Presidency and just passing aid on their own. Where was Russia getting its intelligence to confirm Michael Clarke's view that Russia thought the aid package would never pass. Regards from an American that knows how my country's politics work and that the aid package was always going to pass.
Lol , so you like being lied to and wrong information
Lol , so you like being lied to and wrong information
@@hmmm2564hmmmm 🙄🤌🏼
Absolutely Fabulous insight with clear and proper language from the much underrated Michael Clarke who is great...❤
You are joking, he’s been wrong on almost everything so far.
@@user-tt6il2up4o You are from 🇷🇺
watch judge Napolitano and guests for correct reporting !
I agree, Professor Michael Clarke is the Man. 👍👍👍
@@e.palpatine2464 may be he needs to step out of his classroom ! If not he can learn fro watching judge Napolitano and guests!
There are a lot of Americans who do not want to let Putin win. They vote, they care, America must show it is still No1!
It will be very good news indeed. If this add package does indeed go through. And the add can get to Ukraine quickly to save the country from Russian enslavement !
🤡🤡😂😂😂😂😂Go back to sleep
They are fighting not just for themselves but also for us!. We must give them everything they want, AND MORE.
We can all be saviours of freedom and contribute to containing Russia. For example, by donating to Ukraine24 which funds drone programmes.
@@TauNomm I have donated money since the begining of the "special military operation began"....
@@paulbird3235 Thank you! Me too. And I'll continue to do so.
how is ukraine fighting for us(usa)? its nonsense.
@@orbitalair2103 In one of your comments you say: “Laughing at you US”. At this comment you say: “us (USA)” So you are lying in one of your comments. You are just another Russian liar who is ashamed of being Russian.
The russians in the comments 😂
their cries are music to my ears.
This all laughable as far as I'm concerned if 200B did nothing what do you think 61B is gonna do lol
@@stephenglover1818kept ah superpower stuck in the donbas for 2 years 😅
@@stephenglover1818 Lol. I understand that the average viewer here isn't looking into the average Russian material losses of the past 6 months where UA lacked US aid. Russia is not going to keep that up for the next ten years. 2 years at best before the stocks of Tanks are emptied.
@@Infopirates lɳƀɽȩḑ ŘụŠŠɳaƶȋ 🤡
People have been saying that Russia will lose for over two years now..... Russia keep gaining ground after EVERY "aid package". It just means more men for the meat grinder....... and Russia has way more men to put in that grinder than Ukraine.
Yea but Ukraine has no choice. You either defend you country or lose it to Russia and we've seen what happens where Russia goes. Mass graves, rapes, theft... Russia is bleeding hard. Their money wont last forever. Especially when their oil refineries are being attacked. They have been gaining VERY little ground and with huge losses.
@@PeXis We will just have to wait and see I guess.
Can Russia keep it up? When they can't do it anymore and they leave, Ukraine has the West to help them. Russia will have China and Iran. China and Iran have their own problems
There is ONE game changer that would turn the tide into Ukraine’s favour. €300 Billion of russian money sitting in European banks. GET IT.
The problem is not money. The problem is that there are not enough weapons in NATO to fight Russia. Ukraine cant fight with a bundle of dollars. Eurpoe is still hesitant to steal Russian money. Usually people of the world dont want to loan their mony to thiefs. Europes economy would sink even faster ir they steal this money. And therea are still no weapons to buy with this money anyway.
Stealing this money will not hurt Russia much. The Russians knew from the start that the money would be stolen sooner or later. There is no lack of foreign currency in Russia so they have written this money off already.
The laws should be changed so that the funds can be confiscated legally.
@@borgorjonsson4120 If its given to Ukraine it will make a huge difference. Accepted that its no loss to Putin. He's probably the richest man that has ever lived (proof that crime CAN pay!) but it would make a massive difference to the war
@@andyhurrell So, if Russia wins, Ukraine will have 300 billion dollars more to return in addition to the money owed to the West.
Excellent insight of USA & Europes views & actions on support for Ukraine, Excellent speaker.
this speaker is full of krappp
He is the BS man. On the 29.8.23 on Sky news, professor Clarke reports that Ukraine has broken through two of the toughest defence lines and should breakthrough to Tokmak in a few days ! (Clarke ref 3.25 min in kzhead.info/sun/abCccrqAe3hpqWg/bejne.html )
The rest of NATO countries were waiting for the US to come forward. Now that the US has, all of them are announcing the largest aid packages they have ever given. Russia will not be able to match it.
Wild optimism indeed. Most of the aid money will go towards replacing the old American weapons stockpile with new weapons to be stockpiled. This is an Election Year in the USA and rising inflation is of more concern to the average American who cannot afford car payments. Ukraine is not high on the list for ordinary people.
Yeah - having caused this proxy war in 2014 the US warmongers have tried hard to pass it on to the Europeans. 😂😂😂Not had a lot of success though. A lot of hot air has passed - mostly from France and Poland. Very little action . All the US nuclear weapons of mass destruction they have are now a bit of a threat since aRussia knows where they are located and can do more damage to them than they can do to Russia. They have to wait until US allows them to use WMD. All those European countries become big Chernobyl sites. The US done it to the Japanese - now they want Russia to do it to Europe.
One more month they will need more money . 😂😂😂
Michael Caine is looking younger than ever!
Democracy has a value in itself than some people like MTG will never understand. Oscar Wilde talked about people who know "the price of everything and the value of nothing".
Puti is an absolute FOOL for starting this war. The age of lebensraum is OVER.
The lateness of this aid is a disgrace and has meant so many lives lost. The old adage about the USA will always do the right thing only after every other option has been attempted!
What’s a disgrace is Europe!!!! They have 100 Patriot Air Defense Systems and wouldn’t give Ukraine 1. Not one Missile, Not One Anything!!!! Everyone expects the U.S. to rescue them, and don’t Pay anything for their own Defense!!!! I’m not sure who Europe could Defend themselves against without the U.S.!!!! They have Never met their obligations to NATO!!! So if anyone is a Disgrace and should be ashamed, it should be Europe!!!! They did nothing for Ukraine while the U.S. was Debating the Aid!!!!
Or we've been shamed into it.
For so many years what has Europe done? I remember Trump telling Europe all along they need to carry their proper share of Defense burden. Now here is why!
@@robertheisterbergii8655 not too dissimilar to the prelude to WW2.
This is not a US problem. Spend your own money.
One of very few competent speakers. It is a real pleasure to listen to you Sir
Nothing he ever says comes to light😊
Lol , so you like being lied to and wrong information
Lol , so you like being lied to and wrong information
@@dilonkumar4960 it's fairytales for the gullible, that's why.
He is the BS man. On the 29.8.23 on Sky news, professor Clarke reports that Ukraine has broken through two of the toughest defence lines and should breakthrough to Tokmak in a few days ! (Clarke ref 3.25 min in kzhead.info/sun/abCccrqAe3hpqWg/bejne.html )
Why does Ukraine need so much if they are winning ..? Whatever they get in artillery and air defence shells and missiles can be easily matched by Russia with their huge manufacturing base
Dream on and stay out of other People's business! Send Your own Kids and Grandkids to fight to protect YOUR Own interests. We won't be fighting on Your behalf
Ignorance is bliss, eh.
@@bonse1 Yes very True! Let's see how all those Globalist supporters feel when that call up letter drops through Their letterbox! There is a quote ( Can't remember by who ) " it is always the Rich who start wars but it is the poor who die".
Michael Clarke is phantastic how analysing and explaining what happens around the Ucraine war. I don't miss any videos. Thanks to Times Radio.
Can you speak English?
@@lesliewoinarowicz7018Every one should welcome all podcast ; use their power of reasoning to sort truth out from propaganda ; freedom of thought is still a freedom . SLAVA UKRAINI ❤❤❤😊😊😂 !
🗣💩From beginning to end
It's been a pleasure to listen many time before to Micheal Clarke but I don't think I've ever heard him so eloquent, succinct, correct in every regard and uplifting to those who support Ukraine. Thank you Michael.
What is that gross protuberance on your thumb?
It's pie in the sky regime propaganda. He's getting paid.
Correct in his delusions. Scary
He's lying, in almost every respect, and he knows it. He's just another Western figure saying what Western Governments want people to be told. Tell the truth and push for negotiations; only this can save Ukraine from being destroyed totally.
@@realbrickwalls It's a tribute to and reminder of Ukraine. Isn't that obvious??
Although the saying goes, better late than never, it is unfortunate how NATO and America have been lethargic in supporting Ukraine against Russian invasion. They have wasted valuable time bickering instead of reinforcing Ukraine. Where are the fighter planes they pledged months ago? NATO and American indecisiveness, have cost Ukraine alot, sorry to say.
Your analysis is as sick as is the dire situation Ukraine is in today. What a crock.
I want to know what these people are smoking to escape reality to this level.
This guy knows how to bring genuine knowlegde. I was watching 5 minutes, and felt like an hour of info.
Lol , so you like being lied to and wrong information
Lol , so you like being lied to and wrong information
Don't conflate concise language with the truth. This man has a terrible trick record. Because he's on UK intelligence payroll and his job is to keep you happy your taxes are going to the anglo American geopplotics under the guise of helping ukraine
The propaganda is smooth and so well spoken
My Comment about him being on mi5 patrol was censored. Go figure
Best app I have seen that gives you all you require to understand the Russian incursion.
I don't think Russians will lose more troops. They're kindof throwing them in there at the pace that they're recruiting, and Ukraine, while falling back, has made minced meat of them. This will continue now with US support at the same rate, roughly, but Ukraine won't have to fall back and less ukrainians will be unlived.
These people have been saying the same thing for two years after every aid package, and in 6 months time when Ukraine needs another $60 billion they'll be saying the same thing again.
Europe are saving up, don’t worry. We don’t want 🇷🇺 on our doorstep!
Good
Its a drop in a bucket for how rich the west is. Russia on the other hand, not doing so well.
@@ThaDonJsuan 🇷🇺 are poor, and getting poorer. The size of their country, population and wealth of natural resources and yet they have an economy the size of one American state. One word, corruption starting at the top. The fish rots from the head!
There are around 165M taxpayers in the USA, 350M in the EU, and 32M in the UK. A total of around 547M, so USD 60B is around USD 110 per taxpayer. The price of a night out. Combined GDP is about USD 47.9T, so USD 60B is only about 0.125% of that. A drop in the ocean in the grand scheme of things.
We the west must give support in a more timely manner. Slava Ukraine from Summerland bc Canada
Indeed.
Immense love to BC, Canada's most beautiful province !!! (From an eastern Washington state native.)
Yeah, What about Europe!!! Europe was going to let Ukraine Fall before they would give up any of their Weapons!!!! Europe are the ones that should be Disgusted and Ashamed!!!😡😡😡
Mr Clarke is PURE QUALITY love listening to him
America your people are the backbone for protecting freedom. Your history since WORLD 2 before and after have been nothing but fantastic. May you continue to lead the charge against the current invader who has no regard for. humanity. GOD BLESS.
Backbone of serving the globalists interests.
You must be joking right??? Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria all "nothing but fantastic"
@@lambo-ke4lt compared to any other World Hegemon in history, the US is the best. And ask any Afghan, especially Afghan woman, and she would say she preferred the 20 years under US url 2001-2021 over the pre 2001 or post 2021 Taliban controlled Afghanistan. The US simply gave Afghanis 20 years of a better life
@@AW-zk5qb Tell that to the 46,000 civilians killed. Tell that to the 70,000 ANA soldiers' families or those abandoned without notice, left to die. All worth it because some women "preferred" it despite her brothers, friends, cities being destroyed? What about Iraqis? Vietnamese? Conveniently skipped that part out.
@@lambo-ke4lt yes, all worth it. Afghanis actually had some level of peace, rights under the US compared to the Taliban. Not "some women," to a person nearly all Afghanis preferred NOT having the Taliban. Iraq was an utter mistake. Vietnam slowed the spread of communism, but can still be considered a mistake. On the balance, the US has been better by far than any previous World Hegemon in history
Go Estonia!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Love these people here commenting! They know everything! Yet, in reality they wouldn't be able to show Ukraine on a world map, let alone know or understand Ukrainian and Russian history and geopolitics. Love how they repeat what they hear on their TV. Oh and of course, they learned "Slava Ukraine". Hilarious.
If it’s that bad, why are you here?
Now is the tool!. Western countries believe that it is only a matter of a good package of weapons and ammunition, they forget that the invaders had almost last year to fortify themselves in addition to an arsenal that seemed unlimited. The Ukrainians are slow but they must think that Ukraine is the battle line of all of Europe, without it they would quickly reach the Baltic countries, Moldova, Poland and others.
Russian orc bots are in full swing with the cope😂 all is fine in Kremlin. Kiev is captured 😂😂😂 silly fools.
What exactly is meant by 'orc bot'?
@@KyleFisher-Hickman (fantasy) orc (humanoid monster warrior) (derogatory, Internet slang) a Russian person with little to no desirable qualities (unattractive, low intelligence, uncultured, etc.) (politics, derogatory, neologism, Ukraine) Russian invader (a Russian, DPR, or LPR soldier participating in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine)
@@KyleFisher-Hickman Have you been living under a rock.. or did you sit om khuilo's lap too much?
@@KyleFisher-Hickman Broadly speaking, social media bots are automated programs used to engage in social media. These bots behave in an either partially or fully autonomous fashion, and are often designed to mimic human users. While benevolent social media bots exist, many social media bots are used in dishonest and nefarious ways.
@@464nescio6 maybe u should see a doctor
If the Ukrainians get F16s will thei also get AIM120 air to air missiles to go with them. They have over 100miles range so could target the Russian planes from well within Ukrainian lines. Would it be more effective and cheaper than using Patriots and risking the patriot systems close to the 0 line?
I don't think they're gonna tell the Russians - yet
From your mouth to God's (and Biden's) ears.
AIM 120 --- LOL --- If it was 1980 Russia would be worried.
So mister Clarke - how many soldiers do the Ukrainians lose per day?
Always money for war . Never money for poor.
War you can lose all, poor is poor. If one cannot negotiate, lets throw the towel in! hey give Putin everything and then see what happens!
It’s the spring offensive all over again. Except this time money can’t bring back the dead.
Well done, you've earned a potato today.
You're two rubles will arrive shortly comrade
3 day special operation.
@@DannyMancheno you seem to have made the error of thinking I care about either side, I don’t. I don’t care who wins as long as my money isn’t being used to support any of it.
@@JosephStealin I care who wins, and i care that it’s my money that supports it. Ukraine.
Help is on the way ! ..Glory to the Ukranian heroes 💙💙💛💛
MICHAEL CLARKE I LOVE YOU ❤
How can Ukraine win if it depends on others all the time ?
They cant lol but silly people think they can
Why is it as a US taxpayer that I can see the sense of urgency and moral imperative to do everything possible to help Ukraine win this war, but Europeans can't seem to be able to find their wallet while the threat is at their doorstep?
Good thing US taxpayers aren’t sending any money to Ukraine, russian bots have not yet got the message though.
Education?
the EU has commited $93 billion in aid
You cannot negociate with bandits. Bandits understand only strength. Putin will never stop. US helped with ONLY 0.4% of its GDP. People don't understand it. China is watching...
The UK was one of the first to help Ukraine.
This week has been a disaster for Ukraine.
Next week the tide will turn
The few seconds of video showing American armor being sent to Ukraine represents way less equipment than Ukraine began the war with. 🇺🇸/👁️\🇷🇺
I don't believe that Trump allowed Speaker Mike Johnson to have the vote. If Trump had put his weight behind Johnson, then there wouldn't have been 112 Republicans voting against aid. Could it be that Trump was perceived as being weak in his trial appearance? That he will not be the next POTUS and his dominance over the Republican Party is coming to an end?
I think Trump perceived that his anti-Ukraine stance wasn't working out for him politically.
@@kurtwinslow2670 I agree that his anti-Ukraine/pro Moscow stance may be a vote looser. However, 112 Republicans voting against the bill (all MAGA?) suggests he hasn't changed his mind. I'm
Trump gave Johnson a green light to proceed with the vote. He didn't want to alienate his base, so he was not particularly vocal about it, except that he DID praise Johnson and say that he was 100% behind him - just when nutjob M. Greene was calling for Johnson's ouster.
@@Comm.DavidPorter Sounds like a divided party at war with itself and no clear foreign policy. Not exactly a recipe for success?
Could it be that Johnson’s daily security briefings convinced him of the necessity of defeating Putin and he was able to convince Trump? He went to Mar-a-lago recently and I assumed he was going there to get his orders from Trump but maybe it was the other way around.
Ukraine downed more than 10 Russian fighter jets in a week or so. How did they do that back then?
the patriot battery that did that damage was destroyed by russian drones while changing position.
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@@skavcic Russia has lost hundreds of jets this is a fact.
@@Metoo3232-pu2wc No, it isn't.
@@peetky8645 Then who took out the 5 S400 launchers? ATACMS?
What did our FoundingFathers recommend: NO ENTANGLING ALLIANCES!!!!!!!!!
I know this sounds “offensive” but how come the USA is “needed” to supply ammo? Look, NATO is a group of rich nations! They couldn’t supply the stuff for, say, at least a year?
How much money has been spent so far? Way more that $61b and last year we very well saw how Russians where humiliated by all that money spent in Ukraine and you think this money will change something on the front line??? It definitely will change pockets of those politicians holding US arms companies stocks.
Russian bot point of view
@@GeorgeLerma Why don't you try putting forward a counter argument to show that you aren't a Ukrainian bot?
@GeorgeLerma You wish Western bot
@@user-lc2yk5jg5z oh ok, my mistake. You are a real human who has no concept of reality.
@@dacorum8053You can tell from the username, it's a bot. And --lolz--, I'm no bot. I'm am American, who's a full Ukraine supporter. However, to play your game, my argument is this: There is no good or easy way Russia can or will win. Why? Because if somehow Russia continues to advance, even after this round of funding, the west will likely have to intervene more directly, an d France has already spoken about this. Russia has a large army, but they cannot go on the attack indefinitely. Do you know how difficult it is to maintain offensive momentum? The only reason the Ruzzians still aren't on their backfoot is that the U.S. and the E.U. have been miserably-slow to respond with aid. The silver lining is that the Ruzzians are terrible at warfighting and only have large numbers of personnel to fight in "meat waves", circa 1915 as a strategy for "winning". Additionally, massive amounts of their equipment has been lost. The truth is, they have a lot of equipment. And the only reason the RU public has not revolved is that Ruzzia has control of mass media, controlling the narrative. Ukraine has stood on its own against a 7:1 advantage in personnel/equipment, and Ruzzia has yet to conquer them. I could still happen, but it's really embarrassingly-sad how they have not been able to succeed in over 2 years. The west has hopefully woken up from their slumber. They will not let Ukraine be conquered.
Democracy might be messy, but it usually comes through in the end with renewed vigor. Thank you professor Clarke for a wide ranging and well reasoned analysis.
It is the boring, responsible option. It forces people to act like adults.
@@ruthie8785 Democracy is the worst form of government - except for all the others. Winston Churchill
The Ukranian democracy that kidnaps its citizens and avoids elections 😅
@@BDRioga Source?
US democracy? UK democracy? Which one?
How delusional has the West become? From Vietnam to Afghanistan, we haven’t learnt a thing 🤦♂️
Its the delusions of the wider public that worry me. have you seen some of the comments in this section? They're imbeciles, utterly absorbed by what their televisions tell them.
The difference is Ukraine wants to fight to keep their independence. Obviously the Vietnamese and the Afghans didn't want to fight for their independence. That is the difference. Case in point... South Korea.
Afghanistan in the 1980,s was Russias exodus of shame=Ukraine will provide the same humbling, much needed experience.
keep reading. its not the same.
@@chitownlivingston7007 The Vietnamese fought ferociously for their independence, and won it. What are you talking about?
USA has provided now... So come on! Europe and Friends Do the same
Krembots here squealing like little piggies today
They don't seem "quietly confident" about these "old" US weapons do they?
Забавный комментарий на американской платформе .
What do you think a “Krembot” is?
@@nickthepostpunk5766 Kremlin Bot. Krembot.
And ZeBots are here for another total victory and the Ukrainian flag over Kremlin (again) aren’t they?
Very nice to hear a grownup talking
Distasteful snobbery
Lol , so you like being lied to and wrong information
Lol , so you like being lied to and wrong information
🤣🤣🤣Keep sniffing🤣🤣🤣 Wasn't Russia out of missiles 2 years ago
Is that why Putin had to go grovelling on his knees to Kim Jong Un?
@@dansegelov305 Tell us what you smoke
“This can keep Ukraine going till the end of this year” At least he is honest saying that the goal is not to win and finish the war, but to keep it going… I suppose the goal is to weaken Russia, but nobody is worried how many Ukrainian lives that will take…
Ukraine has also lost a lot of infrastructure too during that 6-months period. For example a hydroelectric plant and a thermal power plant. (That’s as well as all the lives previously mentioned)
Day after day, Ukrainian successes continue to grow. This could be over sooner than we think.
Notice how nobody is calling for peace talks, that tells you we are in a war/debt cycle. Even in the Vietnam war there were peace summits between North and South. Last gasp in debt collapse
As a guy who lives in Kyiv, I should say that I am really impressed by this guy. He really knows what he is talking about.
Yep, he really knows. With this aid package Ukraine will take Vladivostok tomorrow.
guy is clueless