Yeah. Putin has a lot to answer for.

We are where we are. I'm a huge supporter of Ukraine and have studied geopolitics. I can't help think that Ukraine should have been better prepared for this war. Both America and the UK were warning Ukraine about the invasion yet they ignored it. They even disbelieved. How much land would they have prevented Russia gaining if they had mobilised earlier? It's much easier to defend land than retake it.

@captainbadger1013 I'm surprised USA and UK weren't more prepared, given their contractual obligation to prevent Russia invading Ukraine. Preventing this war would have been, by far, the less expensive option. In both blood and money. The country is one with a huge demographic issue. The generation in the 90s was never born. They're like Russia, but more so: damaged by the instability, corruption, lack of infrastructure following the fall of the Union. It's a bit rich, honestly, to say their lack of military preparation is their fault. They've given up their greatest protection in exchange for guarantees from two very powerful allies, lack a young generation, and are trying to participate in the westernisation they were promised

@@captainbadger1013 America disbelieved about the invasion right up to the last minute.

@@frankshailes3205 Simply not true as Biden was warming publicly in December that an invasion was imminent. Go back and check the media. Who knows how much earlier they knew and didn't disclose to the public.

@@captainbadger1013 And yet they nailed the Russian invasion against all odds and drove them into a retreat not seen since 1941. At the beginning they had more volunteers than they could mobilise that that argument doesn't hold water either. The fact is the reason why Ukraine has failed to take full advantage of the initial chaos the Russians found themselves in and have been struggling ever since is because Putin's calculus about the West and their cowardly and venal politicians was right on the money even if their assessment of Ukraine's capacity to defend itself was not.

Bullshit.

How can they when their puppet masters are on the side of Israel. Even readers of the telegraph wouldn't buy into the narrative that Israel aren't committing genocide.

And 2 of your little friends, the "unstoppable" zircons just got shot down by the Patriot.

No. 1. Russia never lost 3000 tanks 2. Russia can make 800 tanks a year.

@@errolkim1334 LOL?

The USSR model to counter USA's superior military budget included a lot of anti aircraft weaponry and huge amounts of tanks

@stephaniewaters1777 Yes, but they already can't defend their airspace. They are very good at having their tanks blown up, though.

@@errolkim1334 Then where exactly are these hundreds of new ones. The great majority of those showing up on the front are old Soviet kit.

Putin's genocidal myth

Bloody good chap eh govna?

They face the largest minefield the world has even seen, and we sent them less than 15% of the promised anti-mine equipment for their counter offensive. So few meant every attempt to breach the field was solidly covered by Russian artillery. They really were depending on simultaneous beaches to thin Russia's defence

they were given enough. The problem was, that half of what's given ended up somewhere else.

@MetaView7 incorrect. For example, 15% of promised anti-mine equipment was delivered for the counter offensive - and for some reason Ukraine failed to breach the minefields. And USA funding has been halted since October. That's tens of billions they haven't received

@@stephaniewaters1777 try the black market in Africa.

@@stephaniewaters1777 Not to mention these minefields are/were so dense there was 1 mine for every 3 meters! Western tanks may be great, but they can't fly over the battlefield.

They plundered washing machines

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they ran out in April 2022

Like everything else, Russia's definition of hypersonic weapon is different than the rest of the world

Alternative Western reality....Russia has used Zircon multiple times. Targeting training camps in western Ukraine

Why not? According to the Western clowns... sorry, I mean "experts", yes, Western "experts", Russia has been a month away from running out of ammunition for almost 2 years now

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@@JohnCSmith-lp1qr Russia is merde

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NATO's function is as a deterrent. It's been challenged exactly once since it formed after WW2 (USA September 11, 2001). Members believed, incorrectly, that it remained a sufficient deterrent. They spent on the military, but not the full 2% because in peace time its politically preferable to spend on hospitals, roads, infrastructure. Improving the day to day lives and its of civilians. There were several events that signalled a weakened NATO in a few short years and these were interpreted, again incorrectly, as sufficient for Russia to succeed easily in Ukraine. These events include UK pulling out of the EU. By withdrawing from trade, travel, work they signalled a shift toward more nationalistic priorities and away from European priorities. Also, UK scuttling its currency shortly after, and the loss of the Queen who is the most connected diplomat in modern history. USA also signalled nationalistic priorities and withdrawing from European interests, with Trumps administration withdrawing from several important trade and military agreements, and open rhetoric against NATO itself. USA also extorted Ukraine's government to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars, and Trump became the first US leader to withdraw the request for Israel to supply Iron Dome priorities to Kiev: up until Trump the USA had a standing request, and Israel always stalled. The plausible deterrent being that should Russia make a move, Israel would agree. Germany also had governmental upheaval. From a stable, strong, long-standing leader to an inexperienced and unstable many-party coalition. France, always a proponent of moving away from Europe depending on USA, increasingly saw political rift with USA. Not helped by USA taking the multi-billion dollar contract to supply submarines to Australia, which France had already signed years previously and invested in. When USA, UK, Germany, and France have situations that undermine dedication to NATO, political upheaval, financial issues that lower the appetite for funding war, Russia looked well placed in their actions

@@stephaniewaters1777 Very good summery, thankyou.

That there is majority support for Ukraine in Congress is not "odd." What's odd is the game that Speaker Johnson has been playing, AND the refusal of the Democrat leadership to cooperate in stemming the border crisis. Instead, they only seem to want to facilitate the illegal immigration.

yeah, it's as if people having brains in American govrernment have seen their Afgani allies run like there no tommorrow getting billions in modern US weaponry handed over to Taliban and don't want that scenario to repeat itself..

stop barking imb3_cil3 - send your own money - not ours

@@trumpyla And so says Russian bot😂

House will not pass it before the border gets its money..

It sure isn't dummy😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

maybe when the pilots have finished the basic English course ?

I don't think they will ever receive planes for Air Support. They've been waiting months and months, Ukranians are apparently receiving training in how to fly them BUT I don't think for one minute the offer or promise have any substance.

Is there any evidence to support that view?​@@judgeroybean6930

Two more weeks

The F16s will not change anything.

Yes...they have problems with having to worry about AA missiles being fired at them....something the Telegraph is conveniently omitting from this story.

Let's hope enough Republicans in the House have the balls to do the right thing like they did in the Senate.

In an election year ahead of their own... should have passed border funding first... this was engineered to fail.

​@@RandomDudeOneJohnson already told the Senate it's DoA. Won't even get a vote in it's current form.

What? Very clear that UA is dealing with a dire situation w arms, ammo, supplies and taking it hard on Advaiika and Bakhmut area... plenty of sites covering offence updates in detail, incl hits on Dnipro,Kherson and on...

Russia is slowly gaining ground is why

Does krajina rely on herself?

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Yep. To US industry.

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Ukraine isnt a democracy

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Is demcracie sacred?

Even pre 2014 they never wanted to join russia. The russian backed insurgencies exaggerated this nonsense a heck of a lot.

@@wishusknight3009 very funny. Prior to 2014 Ukrainians were fine being second Belarus, acting as a gate between Russia and Europe which was mutually beneficial for both. After violent massacres that Ukrainian army and ultra-nationalists committed - Eastern Ukrainians became both hands for joining up with Russia again (too bad Russia was hesitant for that option for too long).

@@dimas3829 More making things up by Ivan.

As per Ukrainian law, in times or war, all of the mobilization decisions fall upon the president’s shoulders. Instead of doing his job, he’s scared of this responsibility and loosing face, he’s handed this job to Zaluzhnyi. And he should not even be in charge of this. So Zelenskyy is handballing off responsibility to others. That’s one of the reasons at least. Another- Zelenskyy hasn’t got much authority with the army due to the fact that when it was his time to serve in the army when he was young, he “disappeared” until he was no longer required to serve and therefore “ran away” from army service. This is now, many years later, biting him in the arse. In Ukraine the Ukrainian army has the people’s full trust. And because the army trusts Zaluzhnyi, Zelenskyy comes after…

The volume of comments under the UKposts video of Mitt Romney's speech today was to a large degree made up of bots.

So we waited for the ukrainians

@@keyon4200 Cold, bot😂. Trenches are nice and warm. May even have eggs😂😂😂

@@keyon4200 Sorry, the Ukrainians could not show up. Supposedly they where in Moscow strolling in the area of Gazprom Neft and Leningradsky Avenue and taking in the lovely sights.

77th brigade, present sir.

Micro Johnson unfortunatly is a xtian nationalist. And seems to be on the kremlin payroll.

No

@@uku4171 so why are they copying each other? Explain that

Youd' better study last Boeing crashes, at this point, even company itself doesn't know how to properly operate their puzzles of planes.

He wont win. It isn't possible when he has lost support of the moderates.

@@wishusknight3009 We live in a strange world where helping your own countrymen is considered "extreme"

Definitely welfare recipient,(Dem).

Er, that is total nonsense. For starters Crimea is nearly 30,000 sq km (bigger than Israel) and the Russian Donbass territory is over 100, 000 sq km. (bigger than Portugal) Ukraine might have lost 500,000 casualties, Russia certainly hasn't with the overwhelming advantages in artillery shells, rockets and air power that they have had since day one, plus tactics that have been casualty averse. Bandera-Ukraine has zero future.

@@richardmarsden5610 Lol, no, your comment was a load of nonsense.

it could be the endgame. The river will act as a natural defensive berrier for both sides and thus this is not long way over since Russia already has most of what it wants and ready to nengotiate peace.

@@dimas3829 Russia wants all of Ukraine, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and who knows what else.

Russians are colonists. There is no endgame.

Who are Russia's supporters in the west?

Russia will win, it's only a matter of when. When depends on how long the West will support Ukraine.

@@sarahbrown5073 Better known as MAGA!

​@@sarahbrown5073 most level headed, educated people with morals.

A rational voice. 👍

Hear,Hear.

😂 Nobody has done more for NATO than Putin, who has been tireless in strengthening it😂

He will never lose. Ukraine will lose.

@@dreadhead170 HAHAHA cope harder.

why, though?

This would make matters worse

@@dessmith7658 With support?.? Sitting back helpless for TWO YRS witnessing delayed supplies while the enemy continues random assaulting has to be addressed... Far too long a border... Putin's arrogance is begging to be disciplined.... Master of Lies and Murder has not 'thought this thru'.... the more he offends UA, the tighter the support against him....

yours

Rubbish😂

no one either listens or believes anything vaguely pro Russian , the game is up with bots and propaganda . There is so much on the internet no one bothers with russian stuff and i just post to increase the number of comments and support the algorithm. That works. And a tick on the thumbs up. Does not matter how many times this russian blizzard of comments and propaganda puts out .... never cut through the background noise on the internet and MSM is a joke. Slava Ukraini

@@liberty_and_justice67 I tried to reply to your comment but the telegraph dont appear to like anti conflict voices. So I'll leave youto guess what I replied.😉

There was no "peace plan" other than a demand that Ukraine surrender. Not acceptable to the Ukrainians. Boris, whether yes or no, made no difference.

What a shame Ruzzia attacks its neighbours.

Russia excels at it... Anything underhanded they take pride in... as if 'winning at any cost' is still winning... disgraceful or 'no' ethics ... lies and fraud Masters...

@@camillep9346 speak for yourself, NAFO bot.

How are we being paid....I thought the Russian economy was in tatters?

The Senate didn't "ignore" the border issue. It passed a border / Ukraine / Israel / Taiwan package. Unfortunately it proved unacceptable to the House leadership. (I could have told them it would be, and for good reason as there was no restoration of "remain in Mexico.) As to the Budget - that's the whole reason why this "supplemental" was necessary; the House refused to include aid to Ukraine in the budget (while promising to take it up later).

I didn't feel like writing that much. It

​@@Comm.DavidPorterThe Senate removed the border funding from the bill, this is why the House said "No".

How is Russia so "greatly weakened"? What was forecast to have been a 25% devastation of the Russian economy turned out to be a 2% dip, which within 6 months returned back into economic growth, Russia found other, more reliable customers for its energy exports, other countries started dropping the use of the US Dollar for international trade, BRICS (of which Russia is a prominent member) doubled in size, from 5 to 10 nations, with a further 74 nations seeking membership. None of the sanctions from the US or its European lapdogs have weakened the Russians at all, though those aforementioned European lapdogs are being hurt, not only by Russian countersanctions, but by their own sanctions on Russia, as they can no longer export to Russia, which was a significant export market to them.

@@kasumimori1798 gdp statistics on Russia are somewhat illusory, there's not reliable financial data out of Russia as of late, and even imf numbers don't take into account debt spending. But, yes, Russia has been wounded, though not far enough. It has lost out on foreign investment, it has lost foreign contracts, it has lost prestige, it has lost military credibility, it has lost productive capacity and manpower. And all of these losses have been in great measure. Furthermore, whatever growth has been happening in Russia has largely been devoted to wartime efforts, this will not translate into a very dynamic economy in the coming years.

ok Einstein

In what alternate reality is this happening Ivan?

This is absolutely the opinion of the majority of Americans, no matter their political leaning. It's astonishing how many Europeans just fail to understand.

@@sarahbrown5073 Confederites and trumpists are not american.

Of course it's fair, the big fat American dude pays for everything!

Only been up an hour, bellend

That's just the first hour. Be patient.