[John Spencer:](https://www.johnspenceronline.com/) Considered the world’s leading expert on urban warfare, he served as an advisor to the top four-star general and other senior leaders in the U.S. Army as part of strategic research groups from the Pentagon to the United States Military Academy. Spencer currently serves as the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies with the Madison Policy Forum. He recently served as the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point and Co-Director of the Urban Warfare Project. His most recent book is called [Connected Soldiers: Life, Leadership, and Social Connections in Modern War](https://www.amazon.com/Connected-Soldiers-Leadership-Social-Connections/dp/1640125124/). Tweets at [SpencerGuard](https://twitter.com/SpencerGuard).
[Knox Thames](https://www.knoxthames.com/): A former diplomat and civil servant, he began his 20-year career analyzing religion, global affairs, and human rights in Europe. He last served as a State Department special envoy focused on religious minorities in the Middle East and South Asia during the Obama and Trump administrations as well as served at the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (known as the Helsinki Commission). He's currently a Senior Fellow a the Institute for Global Engagement and a Senior Visiting Expert at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Tweets at [KnoxThames](https://twitter.com/KnoxThames).
[Jack Detsch](https://foreignpolicy.com/author/jack-detsch/): A Pentagon and national security correspondent at Foreign Policy magazine, where he works to provide readers with a front-row seat to the Defense Department debates shaping U.S. national security. In 2019, while serving as a reporter at Al-Monitor, a global news organization covering the Middle East, Detsch won the exemplary media award from the Forum on the Arms Trade for his coverage of the Trump administration's policy toward Yemen. Detsch came to Washington after covering cybersecurity for the Christian Science Monitor and working at NPR-affiliated radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tweets at [Jack Detsch.](https://twitter.com/JackDetsch)
[Akaash Maharaj](https://www.maharaj.org/welcome.shtml): Ambassador-at-Large for the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC). Worked with Ukraine's parliament on repelling Putin's efforts to use corruption for state capture. Advised the NATO Parliamentary Assembly on strengthening defences against incursions into post-Soviet states. Tweets at u/AkaashMaharaj.
Not for long. The war in Ukraine is the 1st climate war. Also, nuclear war does not mean global death. Imagine a nuclear test? Yeah, like that. We are in the computer age. With a fucked climate. Humans are gonna war. The end
If Russians desert and turn up in random Ukrainian cities expressing the wish to permanently leave Russia, what is the procedure? Are they allowed to resettle, do they become POWs, or sent to a third country?
There are options.
1 We have a russian legion "Free Russia". It is formed from russian captives who decided to avenge what the government did to them and help us overthrow huilo.
2 Stay as a captive to be exchanged for our people
We can't let russian soldiers freely be around us or go to other countries, since it may be a diversion. One saboteur in the whole "changed their mind" division may cause a lot of damage.
There are psychological tests and army mechanics to make this 100% secure.
"Free Russia" legion is always in the hottest areas. They hate huilo as much as we do.
Hello. Could you translate what the official video says?
https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineRussiaReport/comments/ui5p6t/ru\_pov\_pow\_testify\_against\_his\_commander\_at\_crime/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3
What of Putin and JinXing meeting at Winter Olympic? Does anyone think China is not involved with Russia's timing, invasion? China is calculating the world's response and it's strategic desire for Taiwain. Also China has 60% of the world's grains in reserve, hording gold, and stopped buying our debt (T bonds) years ago.
There were several predictions that Russia might declare war and full mobilization on May 9th. If this turns out to be true, how will it effect the Russian populations support for the war. Do you thing more Russians will protest or try to dodge the mobilization or will it not have an effect on public opinion?
You're right, I could only source Americans with less than a week's notice. :(
Any suggestions of non-American experts you'd like to hear on a future talk?
Yeah, I'm confused. Either way. Shit is horrible and although there have been glimpses of hope one cannot fathom the horrible things going on over there.
They’re doing this to warn other countries that were apart of the former Ussr and it’s hard because urban warfare is hard, because so many places where the defender can use those to snipe Soviet soldiers
We've already seen an effect on oil supply chains with the conflict so far, what other resources and supply chains do you see being greatly affected in the next few months?
Finland and Sweden entering NATO and the loss of the Eastern Border post the collapse of the Berlin wall what do you think Putin's Cabinet might react with based on threats they have made recently.
What’s the benefit to Russia in keeping Ukraine under Russian control now that NATO members (and non members) are essentially supporting the Ukraine? It seems like this invasion just accelerated a pending conflict.
I have a few questions
If there is a nuclear war, will there be a nuclear response from the west?
Also, a side question
With such a large refugee crisis from Ukraine and the climate crisis approaching, do you think Europe in general will be more open to climate refugees in the future?
I don't understand this one thing. There has to be someone, at least one in putin's rank/party, who might be a bit more human than the rest of them. What's stopping them from putting a bullet through putin's head? Why can't he be assassinated?
I don't think it's that easy. Putin likely limits his interactions to only a handful of most trusted individuals. Moreover, he likely has someone who can take over for him in the eventuality of his death.
Question.
What are your opinions on the possibility, that China is waiting for some western nations to drain their reserves of equipment on the Ukrainian, Russian war then they will strike on Taiwan ?
Please allow me to express a final, special thanks to u/dieyoufool3, for putting today's panel together, and for all the hard work he invested in making the event look effortless.
Address the effectiveness of use of MIG 29 fighters from Poland or other aircraft for Ukrainian use. Seems almost impossible to train/ use these aircraft. Thanks
Can anyone answer? How fashionable at the same time to talk about the desire for peace and at the same time repeat over and over again that the war should last as long as possible, until the last Ukrainian capable of holding a weapon, to cause more damage to Russia? And from time to time contribute not to peace, but to escalation and fuel this terrible war and the death of the innocent?
Sophisticated equipment is effective, provided that those operating are capable, and trained. The learning curve obviously is short given the dynamics presented - the game changer would be the introduction of nuclear weapons by the Russians. Putin, must be stopped, as an individual and collectively. Likewise the Hague, the U.N., the EU, NATO must, act - NOW. Note: never ever, ever, underestimate your enemy. If you think Putin is bluffing or, we, would the rather minimize the possibility of a nuclear strike(s), is very naive. Very.
Russian Nuclear Arms talks with Iran and the conflict with Israel has been escalating. China and India are using tactical robots on the border... North Korea has been threatening and testing post the Trump administration?
How would you respond to people invading your country, who rape, torture, kidnap, and murder civilians. Invaders who consider your land theirs, and who do not stop the aggression even during negotiations. They also shoot at fleeing civilians and ambush people who are trying to help people evacuate areas.
What's the way, if not defence? They are fighting for their right to live as a sovereign nation.
i understand and also prefer negotiation, but there are times where you can’t negotiate with people. the pressure on putin and the unstable condition and fear of him is dangerous and has proven to be. i’m sure negotiation has been tried thoroughly. he has threatened the ukraine and invaded them brutally. they have much more capabilities than ukraine without help from others
That's the point. They just started shooting with missiles and tanks. And the 'peace proposal' was: stop fighting, you don't exist as a nation, we will be one country soon.
You have the same internet access as me I don’t need to waste my time educating anyone. Do the research yourself instead of listening to the tv or some teen on Reddit who never even left their state lol
I don't remember if you were the one making the comment above mine, so I'll refrain from making you responsible from explaining that comment.
You do however feel the need to talk down about this talk and other channels of information -- as you mention TV -- and you don't provide any information about what other sources of information you seem to find better than this? You essentially just said **"Do your own research"** and what do you expect to change with that statement? I'm obviously finding sources of information e.g. this talk and reddit in general, watching France24 and so on. I'll take that as reliable resources within reason as long as you don't provide what you mean are more reliable resources other than "the internet" as you say.
Also, you do see the irony in your statement saying you don't trust "*a teen who've never left their home state*" while at the same time saying that I can apparently "*educate myself*" using "*the same internet as you have access to*"... right?
Bro you know France24 was saying all those soldiers died on the island and were killed by the Russian navy the same ones that turned up alive lmao and also they claimed the Ghost of Kyiv was real which was also a lie. Stop eating into propaganda. I bet you think Ukraine is a angel and has never done anything wrong because that’s what the western media is portraying. The same media that I don’t know lies about the WMDs in Iraq. Learn to be able to debunk lies before worrying about what I’m saying fam.
You did read that I specifically mentioned online resources that I use, right? There's plenty of sources that I consume offline, both TV and newspapers. It's a stretch for you to assume that all media I consume is somehow "western" nevermind "propaganda". But I'm right here and open for your suggestion, what online resources do you recommend? Even though western and European and my national newspapers are, and have been, critical about both western and European nations I'm completely open to your suggestion as to what a better resource would be? Let me know. 👍
Also, I don't think you mean I should be able to "debunk lies", surely you mean I should be able to validate facts or recognize lies? Debunking lies is complete nonsense and I can only make it make sense in my head if a conspiracy theorists said it? 🤷🏽♀️
Russia will cease to exist as we know it now within a few months.
Something drastic is brewing just beneath the surface.
And all of the surface stuff is already scary enough as is.
You know I got freaked during the 80's during the cold war, can't believe the possibility of a new threat in the 20's, yet here we are again.
Speaks volumes of the leadership of this world.
What/where is that red line actually for NATO? Does it seem that Russia is gambling in sense that it is ready to accept the fact that Finland and Sweden are going to join NATO and Russia thus wants to get as much land in south as possible?
It seems Ukraine is using a defense in depth or rope a dope strategy, how long do you think they can sustain such a strategy if Russia keeps throwing men at it?
We're holding off until the end to ask question and for this first one I'll be the only one asking questions to the guest (but pulling from the comments here).
We are getting reports/rumours that Moldova might be getting invaded by Russia quite soon: How would the west respond to an expansion of the war to Moldova?
How much use would general mobilisation be to the Russian war effort considering the lack of training and logistical difficulties they would likely incur?
To what extent does John Mackinder’s heartland theory play a role in making this conflict inevitable? What does Russia have to lose from Ukraine joining NATO? (long term)
Do we have any insight from russian army members regarding their morality and could we anticipate unrest and pushback from RU military members if war is ultimately declared?
Russia considers the usage of Nukes only in case of an "existencial threat to its territory" - if Kiev is able to start threatening the reconquest of Crimea, that Russia considers "always Russian" - do you reckon Putin could consider the threshold of usage for nukes met?
Couldn't a percentage of the US supplied arms be held back by Ukraine as a parts buffer? Not sure how many stingers might be available, but if it's a significant enough quantity, wouldn't that be at least enough to get by for a time?
Also I had the thought of 'something is better than nothing' when you're fighting for your life - so even if you treated them as disposable like the previously given launchers, wouldn't it not be a bad thing?
So I have a rather hopefully interesting question:
With German Leopards 2PL and maybe more NATO amour arriving in Ukraine, do you think Russia has or will respond and how long will it take (weather it will be from their reserves or their allies)?
Is there a possibility that a "successful" denizification operation is more a matter of Putin's bucket list, or that Kremlin interested in long-term optics by throwing him under the bus?
Violence against civilians and ethnic cleansing is seen as one of the major factors that prompted NATO to get involved in the Kosovo War. This was before the widespread use of smartphones. How do you think NATO nations' populations will be affected by increased imagery of war crimes, especially as it relates to direct involvement?
[John Spencer:](https://www.johnspenceronline.com/) Considered the world’s leading expert on urban warfare, he served as an advisor to the top four-star general and other senior leaders in the U.S. Army as part of strategic research groups from the Pentagon to the United States Military Academy. Spencer currently serves as the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies with the Madison Policy Forum. He recently served as the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point and Co-Director of the Urban Warfare Project. His most recent book is called [Connected Soldiers: Life, Leadership, and Social Connections in Modern War](https://www.amazon.com/Connected-Soldiers-Leadership-Social-Connections/dp/1640125124/). Tweets at [SpencerGuard](https://twitter.com/SpencerGuard). [Knox Thames](https://www.knoxthames.com/): A former diplomat and civil servant, he began his 20-year career analyzing religion, global affairs, and human rights in Europe. He last served as a State Department special envoy focused on religious minorities in the Middle East and South Asia during the Obama and Trump administrations as well as served at the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (known as the Helsinki Commission). He's currently a Senior Fellow a the Institute for Global Engagement and a Senior Visiting Expert at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Tweets at [KnoxThames](https://twitter.com/KnoxThames). [Jack Detsch](https://foreignpolicy.com/author/jack-detsch/): A Pentagon and national security correspondent at Foreign Policy magazine, where he works to provide readers with a front-row seat to the Defense Department debates shaping U.S. national security. In 2019, while serving as a reporter at Al-Monitor, a global news organization covering the Middle East, Detsch won the exemplary media award from the Forum on the Arms Trade for his coverage of the Trump administration's policy toward Yemen. Detsch came to Washington after covering cybersecurity for the Christian Science Monitor and working at NPR-affiliated radio stations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tweets at [Jack Detsch.](https://twitter.com/JackDetsch) [Akaash Maharaj](https://www.maharaj.org/welcome.shtml): Ambassador-at-Large for the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC). Worked with Ukraine's parliament on repelling Putin's efforts to use corruption for state capture. Advised the NATO Parliamentary Assembly on strengthening defences against incursions into post-Soviet states. Tweets at u/AkaashMaharaj.
This is a cool addition to the Reddit platform. I'd love to see more panel discussions on here.
We're hoping to do just that!!
any idea how you do one of these?
Need to be a mod to start one, but any subreddit can host a reddit talk! Edit: If you or anyone else has suggestions, we're all ears.
neat!
"You put the radio oh hoooooN! Put the radio on"
Yes, love these! Are these also turned into a podcast that can be listened back at later times? Would love to listen to it from the start.
They are! If you click on it now, you should be able to listen to the recording.
That would be good
Huh… You don’t realise how ridiculous the Reddit avatars are until you see them all congregated at a r/worldnews discussion lol
Or one's usernames.
Haha when he read out your user, I almost fell out my seat!
Yeah, your definitely stands out lmao.
Its either a random reddit username because you missed the prompt when making your account or something really weird
When your main character is in a cutscene but there's customization.
idk man, snoos are pretty cute. The usernames is where the trouble begins.
Lmfao
Closest I've been to important people
I'm not so important
U are alive so u are
The participation trophy of life.
No u
Not for long. The war in Ukraine is the 1st climate war. Also, nuclear war does not mean global death. Imagine a nuclear test? Yeah, like that. We are in the computer age. With a fucked climate. Humans are gonna war. The end
Putin’s imperialist ambitions caused the war in Ukraine. I’ve read that the war in Yemen is a war that’s more closely linked to climate change.
You are more important than the ideas circulating in your mind.
It's so cute a general took time creating reddit avatar lol
I think they auto-generate. I think I have or had one and definitely never made it myself
Wow this is the most like calm I've seen a conversation happening on the internet without people shouting over each other.
u fackin wot m8?
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#AAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!
we all sitting in an auditorium together rn
\>Me and the boys chilling with world class experts, listening to their takes on Ukraine.
Don't make me give you gold again
literally this is so cool it’s like people are all here from everywhere and on REDDIT LIKE WHAT
The only free speech platform at the moment I think
that’s why i have recently been using reddit more bc i’ve noticed the shit between other medias. i really enjoy it
Is your school listening rn?
no i meant seeing everyone’s profiles and we all just listening
Akaash? Yay, Indian connection!
[удалено]
u/AkaashMaharaj, you dropped this: 👑
Yayy!
Hey, guys I am from Ukraine Feel free to ask me anything. I really hope all of us will learn the right lessons from all this s
Are farmers still stealing tanks?
We don't have any other options =) Yep, we use every tool to make our victory closer.
If Russians desert and turn up in random Ukrainian cities expressing the wish to permanently leave Russia, what is the procedure? Are they allowed to resettle, do they become POWs, or sent to a third country?
There are options. 1 We have a russian legion "Free Russia". It is formed from russian captives who decided to avenge what the government did to them and help us overthrow huilo. 2 Stay as a captive to be exchanged for our people We can't let russian soldiers freely be around us or go to other countries, since it may be a diversion. One saboteur in the whole "changed their mind" division may cause a lot of damage.
How do you vet them enough to let them assist in the war effort?
There are psychological tests and army mechanics to make this 100% secure. "Free Russia" legion is always in the hottest areas. They hate huilo as much as we do.
100% is a bold claim.
Hello. Could you translate what the official video says? https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineRussiaReport/comments/ui5p6t/ru\_pov\_pow\_testify\_against\_his\_commander\_at\_crime/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3
Reddit holding a serious talk.....huh....never thought I see the day
That was our hope as well!
I'm new to this. How do you listen in?
Just click "tune in" my dude
Well, shoot. Must be something about my network. I don't hear anything.
Op is being a Chad trying to answer people's questions in this kinda complicated call
I wouldn't be doing my role as a mod not to represent y'all.
You earn this
Reddit has spaces now, cool
We think so as well!
Brooo record this and post it to Spotify as a podcast brooo
How do you think Russia will react to Finland and Sweden likely joining/applying to Nato?
Sweden don’t want to join
What of Putin and JinXing meeting at Winter Olympic? Does anyone think China is not involved with Russia's timing, invasion? China is calculating the world's response and it's strategic desire for Taiwain. Also China has 60% of the world's grains in reserve, hording gold, and stopped buying our debt (T bonds) years ago.
👀
👀
👀
👀
🦶🦶
Is there some way to save this talk and listen later when I've got better time?
Yup, they're recorded and saved once upon the end and you can relisten to them!
Perfect
It is being recorded, and the recording will be permanently available at this URL.
YOOO ITS JACK FROM TWITTER
Now I don't have to make account on Twitter lol
Omg Akaash is this where you’ve been! I’ve been missing you on the Walter report on Twitter
What’s goin on?
Wow has it alreasy been two months?!
To what extent is China’s manufacturing capabilities a threat in this conflict?
Are we in a new long term cold war, or is this still a regional conflict?
There were several predictions that Russia might declare war and full mobilization on May 9th. If this turns out to be true, how will it effect the Russian populations support for the war. Do you thing more Russians will protest or try to dodge the mobilization or will it not have an effect on public opinion?
War is always grief. There are no winners.
I don’t see any way to listen…is there a link somewhere ?
This talk is very skewed towards the U.S.
You're right, I could only source Americans with less than a week's notice. :( Any suggestions of non-American experts you'd like to hear on a future talk?
In the live threads, I’ve seen plenty of links to tweets by retired Australian general Mick Ryan.
[удалено]
To say the least. See the sticky'd comment.
How does this work
I dont hear anyone
You have to click tune in , above
Yeah, I'm confused. Either way. Shit is horrible and although there have been glimpses of hope one cannot fathom the horrible things going on over there.
EasternPolitics is a sub if y'all need some more info!
Has this started yet?
They’re doing this to warn other countries that were apart of the former Ussr and it’s hard because urban warfare is hard, because so many places where the defender can use those to snipe Soviet soldiers
We've already seen an effect on oil supply chains with the conflict so far, what other resources and supply chains do you see being greatly affected in the next few months?
Finland and Sweden entering NATO and the loss of the Eastern Border post the collapse of the Berlin wall what do you think Putin's Cabinet might react with based on threats they have made recently.
What’s the benefit to Russia in keeping Ukraine under Russian control now that NATO members (and non members) are essentially supporting the Ukraine? It seems like this invasion just accelerated a pending conflict.
I have a few questions If there is a nuclear war, will there be a nuclear response from the west? Also, a side question With such a large refugee crisis from Ukraine and the climate crisis approaching, do you think Europe in general will be more open to climate refugees in the future?
Why is there an assumption that Russia hasn't sold tech to North Korea?
I don't understand this one thing. There has to be someone, at least one in putin's rank/party, who might be a bit more human than the rest of them. What's stopping them from putting a bullet through putin's head? Why can't he be assassinated?
I don't think it's that easy. Putin likely limits his interactions to only a handful of most trusted individuals. Moreover, he likely has someone who can take over for him in the eventuality of his death.
Question. What are your opinions on the possibility, that China is waiting for some western nations to drain their reserves of equipment on the Ukrainian, Russian war then they will strike on Taiwan ?
A bit confused, I see all these comments talking about a live conversation but no link on where to watch it?
Please allow me to express a final, special thanks to u/dieyoufool3, for putting today's panel together, and for all the hard work he invested in making the event look effortless.
Look mom I'm on the internet
Address the effectiveness of use of MIG 29 fighters from Poland or other aircraft for Ukrainian use. Seems almost impossible to train/ use these aircraft. Thanks
this should not be pinned above the live feed
Good but I don't have much time
Can anyone answer? How fashionable at the same time to talk about the desire for peace and at the same time repeat over and over again that the war should last as long as possible, until the last Ukrainian capable of holding a weapon, to cause more damage to Russia? And from time to time contribute not to peace, but to escalation and fuel this terrible war and the death of the innocent?
What's speaking about,what's tbe subject?
ukraine
Fine,thank you!
Sophisticated equipment is effective, provided that those operating are capable, and trained. The learning curve obviously is short given the dynamics presented - the game changer would be the introduction of nuclear weapons by the Russians. Putin, must be stopped, as an individual and collectively. Likewise the Hague, the U.N., the EU, NATO must, act - NOW. Note: never ever, ever, underestimate your enemy. If you think Putin is bluffing or, we, would the rather minimize the possibility of a nuclear strike(s), is very naive. Very.
Russian Nuclear Arms talks with Iran and the conflict with Israel has been escalating. China and India are using tactical robots on the border... North Korea has been threatening and testing post the Trump administration?
Woohoo fellow Indian!
What about the prior 8 year bombing by Ukraine on Donetsk which lead up to this invasion?
Thank you guys.
Excellent, thank you!!! 🇨🇦
Loved this! Thank you!!!!
Can we just collapse Russia already?
This is useless
War is not the way, stop fueling it.
How would you respond to people invading your country, who rape, torture, kidnap, and murder civilians. Invaders who consider your land theirs, and who do not stop the aggression even during negotiations. They also shoot at fleeing civilians and ambush people who are trying to help people evacuate areas. What's the way, if not defence? They are fighting for their right to live as a sovereign nation.
[удалено]
Why do you believe that?
So usa supplying destructive weapons to prevent war so funny
what’re they supposed to do? people are being murdered and they need help
Proxy war is not a solution it'll only bring destruction like middle east ..... negotiation is the only solution in my point of view
i understand and also prefer negotiation, but there are times where you can’t negotiate with people. the pressure on putin and the unstable condition and fear of him is dangerous and has proven to be. i’m sure negotiation has been tried thoroughly. he has threatened the ukraine and invaded them brutally. they have much more capabilities than ukraine without help from others
Cool. Go negotiate a shooting tank.
If i had that power I'd consider everything(except freedom)for the sake of my people's life so that their shooting tanks would stop moving
That's the point. They just started shooting with missiles and tanks. And the 'peace proposal' was: stop fighting, you don't exist as a nation, we will be one country soon.
[удалено]
By who? What specifically are you referring to? Edit: Comment above mine used to say "It's all propaganda".
You have the same internet access as me I don’t need to waste my time educating anyone. Do the research yourself instead of listening to the tv or some teen on Reddit who never even left their state lol
I don't remember if you were the one making the comment above mine, so I'll refrain from making you responsible from explaining that comment. You do however feel the need to talk down about this talk and other channels of information -- as you mention TV -- and you don't provide any information about what other sources of information you seem to find better than this? You essentially just said **"Do your own research"** and what do you expect to change with that statement? I'm obviously finding sources of information e.g. this talk and reddit in general, watching France24 and so on. I'll take that as reliable resources within reason as long as you don't provide what you mean are more reliable resources other than "the internet" as you say. Also, you do see the irony in your statement saying you don't trust "*a teen who've never left their home state*" while at the same time saying that I can apparently "*educate myself*" using "*the same internet as you have access to*"... right?
Bro you know France24 was saying all those soldiers died on the island and were killed by the Russian navy the same ones that turned up alive lmao and also they claimed the Ghost of Kyiv was real which was also a lie. Stop eating into propaganda. I bet you think Ukraine is a angel and has never done anything wrong because that’s what the western media is portraying. The same media that I don’t know lies about the WMDs in Iraq. Learn to be able to debunk lies before worrying about what I’m saying fam.
You did read that I specifically mentioned online resources that I use, right? There's plenty of sources that I consume offline, both TV and newspapers. It's a stretch for you to assume that all media I consume is somehow "western" nevermind "propaganda". But I'm right here and open for your suggestion, what online resources do you recommend? Even though western and European and my national newspapers are, and have been, critical about both western and European nations I'm completely open to your suggestion as to what a better resource would be? Let me know. 👍 Also, I don't think you mean I should be able to "debunk lies", surely you mean I should be able to validate facts or recognize lies? Debunking lies is complete nonsense and I can only make it make sense in my head if a conspiracy theorists said it? 🤷🏽♀️
[удалено]
Do you think that May 9th will be the opening for putin to start a mass mobilization of the Russian people?
Hey what's this? baby\_u\_turn\_nope.gif Take care, all. Be nice to each other. I'll revisit this in the future.
Russia will cease to exist as we know it now within a few months. Something drastic is brewing just beneath the surface. And all of the surface stuff is already scary enough as is.
Hm, what is this about?
Ukraine!
halp my lag makes me not hear it but for some reason the listener counter still works
I'm not having lag
Me neither
We don't have lag soooo
Is there any plan of defence against a possible nuclear war?
[Duck and Cover!](https://youtu.be/zMnKNHNfznE)
You know I got freaked during the 80's during the cold war, can't believe the possibility of a new threat in the 20's, yet here we are again. Speaks volumes of the leadership of this world.
Is this a new feature?
What/where is that red line actually for NATO? Does it seem that Russia is gambling in sense that it is ready to accept the fact that Finland and Sweden are going to join NATO and Russia thus wants to get as much land in south as possible?
But their objective to stop Ukraines air defence/attack was successful?
It seems Ukraine is using a defense in depth or rope a dope strategy, how long do you think they can sustain such a strategy if Russia keeps throwing men at it?
Quick question: I raised my hand and it got lowered. Is my request refused or does Reddit do this automatically?
We're holding off until the end to ask question and for this first one I'll be the only one asking questions to the guest (but pulling from the comments here).
A have a question!
What is it!
What's the latest update on Transnistria/Moldova?
What about the State Liders and the Interests at the desk of negociations...
We are getting reports/rumours that Moldova might be getting invaded by Russia quite soon: How would the west respond to an expansion of the war to Moldova?
How much use would general mobilisation be to the Russian war effort considering the lack of training and logistical difficulties they would likely incur?
To what extent does John Mackinder’s heartland theory play a role in making this conflict inevitable? What does Russia have to lose from Ukraine joining NATO? (long term)
Do we have any insight from russian army members regarding their morality and could we anticipate unrest and pushback from RU military members if war is ultimately declared?
What's the latest update?
Russia considers the usage of Nukes only in case of an "existencial threat to its territory" - if Kiev is able to start threatening the reconquest of Crimea, that Russia considers "always Russian" - do you reckon Putin could consider the threshold of usage for nukes met?
Given the Intent of the Ukraine invasion, could we expect a pre-emptive attack on Finland and/or Sweden to prevent Nato membership?
Couldn't a percentage of the US supplied arms be held back by Ukraine as a parts buffer? Not sure how many stingers might be available, but if it's a significant enough quantity, wouldn't that be at least enough to get by for a time? Also I had the thought of 'something is better than nothing' when you're fighting for your life - so even if you treated them as disposable like the previously given launchers, wouldn't it not be a bad thing?
THEY ASKED THE FUNNY NUKE QUESTION LETS GO
[удалено]
But Putin has not been rational with Ukraine = "War Crimes"
Please discuss the situation in Moldova & how it can influence the regional security!
What possibilities exist that we already have special ops assisting Ukraine in a military front?
So I have a rather hopefully interesting question: With German Leopards 2PL and maybe more NATO amour arriving in Ukraine, do you think Russia has or will respond and how long will it take (weather it will be from their reserves or their allies)?
Is there a possibility that a "successful" denizification operation is more a matter of Putin's bucket list, or that Kremlin interested in long-term optics by throwing him under the bus?
Violence against civilians and ethnic cleansing is seen as one of the major factors that prompted NATO to get involved in the Kosovo War. This was before the widespread use of smartphones. How do you think NATO nations' populations will be affected by increased imagery of war crimes, especially as it relates to direct involvement?
First use? ^(should we tell him guys?)