Analyst warns: Russia is on the offensive | DW News

Ukraine’s withdrawal from the embattled town of Adiivka could just be the beginning of a series of setbacks if US lawmakers fail to confirm more military aid to Kyiv -- even to the point of the capital falling by the end of 2024. That’s the warning from US-based geopolitical analyst Dmitri Alperovitch. Speaking to DW's Richard Walker at the Munich Security Conference, he said Russia and the West are locked in a long-term contest of military production and political wills. He said that Russia’s economic outlook is "incredibly weak" and that the West can outlast it "if we have the will to do so."

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[samsungtap]

2yrs ago the cost of a single 155mm shell was $2.000....today the same shell $8-10.000... don't believe me google it ? What a racket.

[dirgsuite]

Negotiation positions: Ukraine: Return of all territory and joining NATO / Russia: Ukraine remains neutral or war continues / U.S.: no NATO for Ukraine whilst the war is ongoing / Russia: Ok, if neutrality is a no go, we will fight until a big enough part of Ukraine becomes Russia and Ukrainian neutrality won't matter anymore to us.

[vladsaveluc]

It's impressive what Russians can achieve while fighting only with shovels

[eyasum.dessalegn]

the dude enjoys the interview, he seems ready to defeat Russia using tiktok

[kaayaelectricals]

😅😢😅they were trying to name it stalemate 😅😅😅😅

[cheztaylor]

Russian military spending is not productive for their economy, but the Ukraine aid package goes mostly to America's military supplies which is good for the economy.
Make it all make sense...

[vervetech]

They assume Russia would let itself to collapse? 😂 China wouldn't let Russia collapse because NATO would go after China next.

[cybronichuman]

That dude saying "Russia is incredibly weak. They cannot sustain it." We've been hearing this bs since the beginning, all these awesome storys about armed only with shovels and repurposing the parts from washing machines to build crappy rockets. Tell us something new, pal! This is getting kinda old.

[ArtisticControl]

'analyst' = lobbyist for the US military industry

[chokosabe]

Misinformation again - what reserves is he referring to. 40% drawdown measure is from 2 years ago. Drawdown in last 12 months is less than 10%.

[fredpotgieter]

Need your son and daughter send your children buddy

[gtaraya]

The ANALyst talks about russian losses but never the ukrainian. If arms aid came, who is going to use it? 12 year olds?

[jesusaguilar]

Remember that just a few days ago we were told that this war was a "stalemate." Today we are told that the tens of billions of dollars that need to go to Ukraine will benefit the US economy an workers since that money will go directly for war material production. Tomorrow we'll be told that Taiwan...

[brankoprosic]

He was talking as he is some sales representative on some big fair...

[xzy-xx]

The reporter puts in so many of his own viewpoints in this interview. Is he doing an interview with this person or is he telling everyone what to think?

[XKS]

This conference is where rich people figure out ways to make themselves even richer.

[cmfoo]

The world is in such a mess because of all these war mongers.

[matriputra]

These guys will never learn till they take the world to a nuclear Armageddon.

[deepakgeorge]

War is for supporting armament industry and not for democracy.. thank you for speaking out the truth.. Even Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria is for their armament industry.. Results are very clear..

[leenjiru]

The Wests' version of "experts" are laughable at best😂😂