Putin blames West for starting the War | Ukraine: The Latest | Podcast

Day 363.

Today, we analyse Vladimir Putin’s speech to the nation, look at the most recent intelligence reports on the situation on the ground and discuss Russia’s most recent defeats, including a bloody engagement near Vuhledar.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent).
Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent).

[sambufalini]

Your hour has become a part of my daily routine.

[r.b.m.]

Very interesting to listen to this, doesn’t matter that I‘m ukrainian and living in the capital now.

[hkusno]

Wow can’t believe I have been listening to your podcast on YouTube for a year now. I wish the war will end with Ukraine restored all their sovereign territory 🙏

[jeffreyespinassiao]

Watching from Lethbridge Alberta Canada 🇨🇦

[gilberthill]

Mutual inspections of each others nuclear facilities was always a non starter, for obvious reasons. Both sides have similar suspicions with good reason, however, the World by now realises that Russia as a state is a comprehensive liar and therefore a system which depends on even a minimum of trust between nations cannot rely on good faith in Russia which does not exist.

[SL-sdsg]

He lives in some sort of weird bubble 💙💛🇬🇧

[sabbasdsouza]

Putin blames homeowners for break-ins.

[bradsharkey]

Amazing to see how Russia lives in this parallel universe. The 'west' certainly isn't perfect, but it is definitely the best system we have for a civilised, just & fair society. Russian propoganda does seem eerily similar to the mid-late 30s with Hitler. Inciting hatred against other groups of people. Nobody is attacking Russia. Nobody was going to attack Russia. The civilised world has been trying to welcome Russia into the modern era of global trade and the benefits that flow to living standards etc.

We all know why Putin invaded. He is partly attempting to remedy past wrongs in the collapse of the Soviet Union and partly wanting to create some mystical legacy for himself in Russian folklore. It is so sad the whole lot of it. All built on lies from the Kremlin & Putin.

[jeggom]

The "Big Book of Tanks"... I love Brit humor. Slava Ukraini
🇺🇲🤝🇺🇦✌️🇬🇧

[PeterSedesse]

The part that stood out to me was his complete lack of reality to the economic situation. Last spring Russia cancelled all domestic projects.. no road construction, no new schools or hospitals. they just paused everything... yet a huge part of his speech talked about new plans for the future..he talked about building tech universities, industrial parks, primary schools... also he talked about their low unemployment rate, which is misleading because they just sent millions of workers home without pay.. so they are technically employed, but without income.

[robf]

The problem with signing treaties with countries like Russia is western countries generally abide by them transparently whilst Russia does exactly what they want anyway. The entire speech was delusional, criticism of supplying Ukraine weapons systems with extended ranges and the Russian response is to suspend participation in treaties that place limits on weapons.

[sherrillwhately]

Fascinating about Navalny. That sounds hopeful. More hopeful than anything I’ve heard out of Russia 🇷🇺 for quite a while.

[shanecollins]

Superb analysis. I am so grateful for the extensive discussion with such a wide and knowledgeable factual reportage. Keep up the good work

[marinaclarasanchezsuarez]

Thanks for the quality of your updates⭐⭐⭐⭐

[michaelkelcy]

Why does the introductory audio clip from Johnson have him forcefully denouncing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and from Sunak have him seeming to whine about energy prices? Surely Sunak must have said something more to the occasion. I'm not a Brit, but this has seemed odd to me for quite a while.

By the way, love the series - one of the best on the war.

[sirdudleynightshade]

Would be good if Dom could keep in touch with some of his army mates and update us with estimates of when the Challenger IIs, Leopards etc are expected to become active/effective militarily. Just an idea to keep me happy.😀

[ParksIII]

Russian genius at skillful withdrawal of its forces should be exploited in 2023 too!!!

[duncanbirnie]

Politics, this is not just about ending this war?it’s about the the security of Europe and the future of the world 😡

[defuse]

Great to hear my man Dom analysing nukes and critiquing the tactics!

[tvwatcher]

-Belarus is NOT imperialistic, it just because of the pressure applied by the moscovite hordes from the east