What Putin's defeat could mean for the West | Ivo Daalder

"The spending is going up because Europeans understand there is a real threat...that's Mr Putin, the one thing you can thank him for."

Russia's defeats in the war in Ukraine will guarantee security for Europe and the West if they can end Putin's invasion, Ivo Daalder, Former United States Permanent Representative to NATO, tells Kate Gerbeau on Frontline.

[themcgeachys]

Putin said that his troops were training on the borders in 2022 and had no intention of attacking Ukraine

[aburakadabura]

Excerpt from the blog of Li Jianwei, a Chinese mercenary in the Russian army on May 25, 2024
The casualty rate is tremendous. Once deployed to the front lines, almost everyone dies within 10 hours. Everyone in my squad was wiped out except me. Russian reinforcements soon arrived, but they too were soon wiped out. None of us had any combat experience.
The battlefield was not at all what I had imagined. The Ukrainians used armor-piercing rounds to destroy every target where they thought the Russians were hiding, not to mention the walls where we were hiding. The enemy was utterly relentless and had a determined offensive spirit. Anyway, there were too many Ukrainian drones. After a few reconnaissance planes arrived, the ruthless attacks began. All we could do was to lie down and pray for a quick end. We Russians launched three attacks, all of which failed with heavy losses. Even when tanks came to support us, they were immediately detected by the drones and instantly destroyed. Polish mortars are particularly troublesome. They hardly make a sound until they hit the ground. There are Cubans, Indians, Nepalese, Syrians, and blacks here, but they all flee immediately. No one helps each other. I was blown up by a bomb, but my protective gear saved me. Now I am recuperating. I tell you people, the Russian army cannot win this war."

[larsp]

7:38 Well, when has Putler ever spoken the truth? The treaties he did sign aren’t worth the paper they are written on.

[TomThomas]

Leave the Russian trolls/bots be. This is how they get paid. Don't engage. The ultimate humiliation is to be ignored.

[dpelpal]

*Vladimir Putin meets with his top General.*
Putin: Did you Take Kyiv?
General: No
Putin: Did you take the Kharkiv, Kherson?
General: No.
Putin: Well, what did you take?!
General: _Three washing machines, a toilet, and 2 fur coats!_

[matthewsteen]

How can Ukraine determine it's own future if it ceades territory? Zelensky has already said in his mind victory is restoring the 1991 borders. Why do the US continue to be ambiguous about what success is? This is a consistent failure in US foreign policy from Vietnam to the Global War on Terror

[ScienceTalkwithJimMassa]

NATO needs to have Kaja Kallas as its next secretary general. She is no nonsense and understands totally the threat that poopin poses to Europe. Mr. Rutte has appeasement aspects to his approach which is exactly what is NOT needed for NATO or Europe now.

[mikloskallo]

S others said about 7:45 "Why would he say that?"
Well, he's lying, that's what Russians do. You may remember they said all those troops were on the border for a military exercise. Attacking Ukraine? What a nonsense! Then 2 days later they did attack Ukraine. Examples of Russian statements proved to be completely false later would overflow the comments section....

[tedtratt]

Didn't Russia UK and USA commit to defending the sovereignty of Ukraine in the Budapest Memorandum? The least we can do is help Ukraine with whatever it takes to defend themselves against one of the signatories? Nobody can take the word of Putin on anything, as he has proved.

[lhwrsrm]

That sculpture is going to give me nightmares, and I did a lot of acid in my 20s.

[richardsimms]

That previous ambassador is an EXCELLENT guest. Great discussion. Thank you.
RS. . Canada

[bigg]

Always good to get a laugh from the times radio ..

[axelfoleyt]

So Russia is taking ground around Karkiev and looking for a huge success this summer. Then this strange article comes out.

[jpavlvs]

It could mean a real end to the cold war in Europe.

[anthonyhulse]

When we were kids we would collect Football cards from cigarette packages. That's illegal now. Nowadays we can collect zzzbot tears. It's even more fun. zzzbots line up here and cry.

[russellspeed]

This is certainly one of the more ludicrous interviews that Kate has given.

[MarkHurlow-cfix]

The nato allies don’t pay the US they just need to equip themselves to be able to fight with their allies. They have rode the US gravy train for decades time to get off.

[MrShaneSunshine]

It would mean VU day in Europe! Get on with it already!

[coomberaider]

Really telling about the core values of alliance with Estonia’s contribution to the Afghanistan war. It puts us to shame. Respect to them and thank-you for highlighting this example.

[ronsmith-ugjl]

The first casualty of War is always the truth full stop..