Putin’s ‘unacceptable’ casualties could lead to ‘social revolt’ in Russia | Maj Gen Chip Chapman

“The Russian economy might also be beginning to overheat.”

The “burn rate” of Russian troops has forced Putin to change the eligibility criteria for soldiers in Russia, leading to increasing unrest, says Maj Gen Chip Chapman.

[tages_matuna]

Hey Times Radio! You made it..!! First time you start with the presenter and not with a 1 minute piece of the interview. Hope it's not a mistake. Keep going this way 👍

[AndrewTimir]

I am Russian who defected Russia. I was software engineer. I had good pay and good life. I received draft letter to fight and i had to show up in 7 days otherwise they can freeze my bank account, take away my apartment and car, forbade me to work. And also put me into jail up 12 years. Now I am in Canada and work as Data Analyst. I would say that war is not popular in Russia at all especially among young generation and middle and upper class. War only supported by elders, people who work at the government, and people who get paid to promote the war like: actors, bloggers and singers. Majority of Russians hate this war and not interested at winning it. Our state media tries it's best to fearmonger us with west, NATO and Ukraine. But people not longer falling for this. A lot of young men scared to be drafted and live in severe anxiety. People who work at draft center have severe depression, mental breakdown and anxiety, since they dont want sent people to die, and even notifying potential draftees so they have time to dodge the draft. War bloggers who used to advertise and promote the war starting speaking up against Putin, war and incompetency of Russian ministry of defense and high casualties, and advising young males to not come to fight. Even staunch Putin's supporters angry with him. If Putin will die, war will end right away, since nobody interested at waging senseless war and hating the west. I personally want coup to take place, even want to participate in it. I am Russian patriot I love my country but this regime failing Russia and ruining it, they pitting us against whole civilized world and we heading toward poverty, alliance with third world like: North Korea, Taliban, Iran, Africa and potential war with NATO. Putin is the worst thing happened to us. Even though I am in the safe spot, I still feel bad for average Russians, who cant defect Russia since they don't have means to leave and be likely to be drafted into mean grinder. Main narrative of putin's propaganda is if we won't defeat Ukraine we will be surrounded by NATO, and evil USA along with NATO will launch surprise attack at Russia will bomb Russian cities, will enslave us and take away all our resources, but Putin foreseen all of this and saved Russia by invading Ukraine .My 2 classmates were drafted and died 1 week after the draft, my best friend was wealthy lawyer, he never supported Putin or Ukraine war, but he also was drafted and got killed 3 weeks after the draft his body was torn apart by shell and was unrecognizable. Russian officers treat civillian draftees as cannon fodder, don't care about their deaths. You westerners should appreciate your freedoms and democracy, if you were born in Putin's Russia government would have probably sent you into meat grinder against your own will and have full control over your life

[proselytizingorthodoxpente]

Not likely to ever happen - Unless Putin was the kind of hapless chump that would put a violent ex criminal in command of a heavily armed army of mercenary convicts or something

[nickperspective]

Great interview with a very knowledgeable man. Thak you for not putting 30 seconds of the interview at the start of the video. That was becoming tedious.

[greeneyeswideopen]

A wise man once said that once you open the door to war, anything can happen.

[sunshinesue]

🗽🇺🇸 🦅Stand proud, strong and ✝️Keep the faith🌻💙💛🕊️🇺🇸🇺🇦🕊️ 🫂with much Love from Indiana, USA🙏

[paulyoung]

Who in Russia would tell Pollsters, what they really think.

[vasik]

That polling just shows what nation of Dostoevsky really is!

[SuperAnatolli]

First: Most ruzzians are unaware of the number causalties.
2nd: Even fewer are intresseted in some kind of revolt? What would they gain from a revolt?
3rd: The repression is more or less total. It is not posible to organize any kind of collective revolt as it is now in ruzzia. FSB is everywhere. There are no revolts in North Korea either.

[petemiller]

I always love a chit-chat with Chip Chapman.

[gadgetgus]

Team Times 👊🏼
Chip knows his onions...
Putin may be forced to order another mobilization in the next few months.
Though he doesn't want to, he is more likely to now, as #Ukraine may have forced his hand.
Great podcast 💪🏼
Thanks for sharing,
ATB Gus 👍🏻
🇺🇦

[kamielbuize]

the average russian don't want to end up in the meat grinder

[nickpricey]

Times radio the amount of times of seen this title. Putin close to revoke. You lot put so much BS out

[ben_jam]

I don't think so, i can't see there being any social revolts in RU whilst he's in charge

[faithrada]

The PROBLEM is.. you protest and you become the NEXT Casualty.

[larrousseyves]

You'd almost thing the riots are in Russia and not in the UK. Seriously. I can Understand why the Brrits have had enough of this.

[alanbird]

Times with more horsecrap. Amazing. Been consistently wrong about geopolitics for years.

[robertplatt]

The Duchy of Kiev is far older than the Duchy of Moscow. Perhaps Ukraine isn't Russian as much as Russia is Ukrainian.

[proselytizingorthodoxpente]

Times Radio is attracting a lot of orcs nowadays

[gaerinraj]

Putin get out Ukrainian. You are losing so many precious soldiers . Beautiful soldiers. Very Good people too.