Fmr. Russian minister of foreign affairs calls Putin’s invasion a 'miscalculation' | ABCNL

ABC News’ Kyra Phillips speaks to former Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Kozyrev about Putin’s strategy in Ukraine, Putin’s miscalculations and his nuclear threat.

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[lloydgarth]

The Russian people should get rid of Putin the same way the Italian people got rid of Mussolini!

[ActiveDodger]

Wow, good to see someone who was in the know, come out to speak. Courageous!

[Peter-osnk]

Why Putin won't last long?

1. His economy is going down.

2. His assets are being frozen like the great ice age.

3. Russian forces invading Ukraine will eventually turn into an all paid expense to see long distance relatives.

4. The country Putin is "running", is trying to run him out.

5. As much love as he claims to have for his country, his awesome daughter has become his biggest irony.

6. He is that bully that starts a fight knowing he's surrounded by his peers, but when push comes to shove, his friends won't lift a finger when it really comes down to it. They are the type of friends that say "Bro, don't you think you're going to far?"

To conclude, Putin does not have the indefinite means to replenish his troops. His own homeland is in dissent due to his mishandling of the nation. EVEN IF he somehow captures Ukraine, how will he hold it? By the end of this, he will lose at least 1/3 of his forces. He will need to keep up with authority on an entire seperate country, which case in point, will divide his forces even further! Even if that was all said and done, what's the next step? I doubt he did NOT seriously think that far ahead.

Lastly, this is not the time of the cold-war nor is it the time of world war 2. There are no gaps to fill on the map. Social media has, in itself, interlocked most countries together. By giving everyone the opportunity to coincide with one another, every step he takes is actively being recorded, discussed, and reviewed on such a timely basis that he can't correctly issue false propaganda.

[gallons]

Eventually, this whole thing is going to come down to morale. The Ukrainians have every reason to fight, the Russian soldiers have only the orders of one man. No skin in the game. Even if the latter win physically, the moral victory will be more important.

[charlielan]

Very enlightening to hear directly from someone who was actually part of that govt. Excellent journalism.

[catalinacurio]

“Miscalculation”, it’s a murderous war crime! 🇺🇦🌻🌻🌻

[ndh]

It's simple.
In Russia thay don't make waight scales to weigh the balls of Ukrainen soliders.
The respect for Ukranian ppl fighting back against entire Russia is way up on my list.

[BlueJazzBoyNZ]

Stand with Ukrainian sovereignty
f Putin
NATO a no fly zone over Ukraine would help if your listening

[nicolem]

Volodomyr Zelensky is a name I really didn’t know before this and now I have gained more respect for this man a leader to his people than I can even express. I’m sure the Russian population must see the difference and be disheartened by it.

[thcenturyboy]

Thanks for this generous and insightful interview.

[Shadow__]

It's called a war crime, not miscalculation.

[cleanestboi]

i love how the reporter completely missed his point at the end

[chicobangs]

It shows you how scared Putin is of the 🇺🇸

[mchristr]

Very informative interview. I'd like to hear more from former officials in the Russian government.

[hommhommhomm]

at the end the interviewer just picked out some buzzwords and completely changed the overall tone of what the russian gentleman was saying that Putin is most likely bluffin as an old street gang tactic and someone on his side would stop nuclear war even if Putin is actually mad which for him seemed unlikely to be the case

[adamboy]

Miscalculation is an understatement he’s committed a war crime

[casparnigell]

Very very insightful. In a few minutes I learned more than I have in one month from other sources.

[kxugirj]

Bless the Ukrainian people from Taiwan, stop Putin's Russia!

[sigmawords]

People of India like me who used to support Russia since last hours we are seeing a lots of Indians are coming in Ukraine support including BjP state level members.... I am impressed with the bravery of their president... Lord Krishna said one thing if you fight the war even against the strongest evil you will win if you have a willingness to win
long live Ukraine

[VDIORE]

Oops my maths was off I accidentally invaded a foreign country.