Putin defenceless as Russia will be “turned to cinders” if he retaliates to Nato | Diane Francis
Putin is nothing if not smart and he knows that he is outgunned and out financed and outmanned the minute he attacks and brings NATO into this war we will not do that what’s your current analysis of the situation in Ukraine at the moment I’m optimistic and I’m sad uh this is a blood bath this is not not a wonderful Prospect for a nation that just wants to be a nation and and of course Putin is is I think monstrous uh and but the situation is such that the ukrainians have continued to fight be resilient courageous and Europe is finally waking up and as is the United States so today is a very important day uh May 31st marks when Germany France Britain and uh United States it looks like have finally given permission to the ukrainians to strike back back at Russia’s in Russia inside Russia during the war to protect themselves with their weapons this is a huge Turning Point President Biden has given Ukraine permission to launch American missiles at Putin’s military inside Russia that involved with the kremlin’s offensive in the harke region why do you think that there has been this major change in policy well I think because Putin uses every angle he can and one of the reasons he mounted that offensive was to spread out Ukraine’s defenses but also the second largest city is only a few kilometers from the Russian border so he could just sit up there in the Russian border and lob bombs and kill children and ruin everything bomb textbook Factories at will without any counter fire because the the restrictions were there in place on the Weaponry the long wage range weapon ra that the Europeans and Americans have given ukrainians so it’s you know uh sort of like finally being able to fight fire back with fire and that will make a very big difference I guess the limitations is that this permission it only applies for that arean H do you think that this will be enough to bolster support for Ukraine well that that is the American stipulation but the German French and British stipulations for their long range W missiles do not say that neither does a I don’t know what the restrictions will be but the F-16 fighter jets that are about to arrive which I think will turn the tide of the war dramatically quickly um are are with the permission of European countries who’ve gifted them to Ukraine and I don’t think they have any restrictions do you see there being any more leeway in the US’s decision on this I don’t think there need be at this point if the Europeans allow the the bombing uh and and the f-16s arrive uh but you know look you’re either Allin or you’re not in at all and he he is a a a very difficult person what what’s happened since this red letter day when these permissions were granted is that Putin again played his nuclear escalation game he didn’t say anything this time but before they made the decision he warned them about nuclear response but he did he doesn’t do this personally but when this permission was granted there was one of his uh party members in the Duma that said I think we should do a demonstration nuclear bomb just to make them Focus their minds on what they may be in for and and so that has not stopped Biden went ahead and it shouldn’t and remember Britain is a nuclear power the Americans are nuclear Powers the French are I mean he he’s matched he’s more than matched Russia has made a response to this change and they’ve said that NATO and the US is provoking a new level of tension do you think that there is any substance in that claim no this is more talkie-talkie tough talkie talkie before the bullies actually start to hit each other and I’m afraid that we may inevitably lead there however Putin is nothing if not smart and he knows that he is outgunned and out financed and outmanned the minute he attacks and brings NATO into this war we will not do that do you think that there’s any sort of dangers to um almost disregarding these threats as empty of course there’s dangers but zalinski has said look he likes life too he’s not going to do this he’s not going to start a new nuclear war because you know and I don’t mean to sound like a tough guy or anything but he’s got three nuclear Powers against him NATO’s forces the the GDP of the NATO countries is like a hundred times bigger than Russia’s one nuclear incident and Russia will be turned into Cinders I mean that’s the reality of it he may do some damage too and that’s really scary but you know this is at the end of the day he’s rational asides from you know nuclear threats do you think that there is any other alternative ways that Putin May react to this well he’s already reacted to uh the ukrainians bombing Crimea and and bombing and using drones to destroy his oil facilities inside Russia uh by you know ferociously killing civilians in Ukraine that’s his response there’s you know just constant bombardment because they don’t have air cover until the f-16s arrive and there’s some things that are underway that are going to be helpful you recently wrote how us mainstream media press has turned negative about Ukraine’s prospects could you elaborate on that well I noticed this turn because you know I mean having run a newspaper myself you know you’re in the news and you always want to get ahead of the competition everybody’s covering the war The Wall Street Journal the wash post the times you know everybody and so the New York Times who doesn’t have any direct expertise by the way in any of this none of these newspapers do I’m not impressed with any of their reportage basically they’re relying on bloggers secondhand heay reading reports by Generals in the field and so on and so they decided to get ahead of the uh the New York Times in particular let’s get ahead of the competition by saying it’s looking bad they’re getting overwhelmed they’re retreating just the language they used and then of course that was matched by The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post and many other newspapers so it’s just a a narrative chase that is an internal media situation that I found particularly wrong because it was um inaccurate and based on selective isolated information uncorroborated and and misle you know it was just misleading and so you know these are the things that that we media people have to watch with our competition and this is just an internal media problem I guess in response to that we’ve seen Russia currently occupies around 18% of Ukraine at the moment and we’re also seeing their current offensive especially in the hke region do you not think that that is of some concern for Ukraine totally so and that is very concerning and zalinsky has you know work the phones and now he’s got permissions to use longrange weapons the way they were intended to use and that was to kill Russians inside Russia or inside Ukraine and so you know there’s been a lot of loss and Devastation and suffering but the the NATO side has responded with I think a solid front and now that has fortified Ukraine more than before we did have the US approving that Aid package to Ukraine and we are seeing a trickle through of that Aid and weaponry to Ukraine but for example zalinsky said you know this is a decision that was made too late what what’s your thoughts on that well it was made too late because they lost 5% of their country they did a counter offensive and then they were stopped and then this nonsense with the financing in the United States happened it was a six-month delay um I think there were still weapons trickling through and the Europeans were sort of stepping up their game quite dramatically too fortunately but the the thousands of lives were lost in about 5% of the country they lost back to the Russians after having regained it from the initial invasion in February so that was that was the loss and that’s very serious that has to be you know made up somehow if possible but we’ll see um you know it’s it’s a horrible situation but the ukrainians would rather die than be Russian so that’s the calculus that maybe Putin hasn’t made didn’t make that they were willing to die rather than be under the control of Moscow again and this is what we’ve seen demonstrated over and over again the resolve is there the polling shows it the the spirit shows it so this is going to be the deciding factor in the war they would rather die than be Russian they will fight to the death to the man woman and child and the West is now finally recognizing that they have to help them can you make any predictions for the end of summer for Ukraine um at this point and it’s a stalemate I mean because the Russians have 600,000 troops inside Ukraine now the entire Ukrainian Army is a million uh but what what you’ve got is it so so let’s call it a stalemate of sorts with the with the help of the West I think that they are possibly now fighting for the DMZ line in other words wherever when the first one says and and Russia’s already making noises about a ceasefire ceasefire is a you know a euphemism for we give up at this point and if that is something that Ukraine agrees to and they may not uh then that’s going to be where the negotiations start and you and I and everybody else knows that the Border will not shift then it will become a frozen conflict again and instead of seven and a half percent of the country they will have 15% of the country and and prepare and prepare to take more again in terms of Vladimir Putin’s Inner Circle you know we’ve had president XI he has um openly condemned and allegedly privately condemned Putin’s threats of nuclear war who do you think that Putin has surrounding him right now I don’t you know he has Yes Men surrounding him he really is also not only the last last European Empire standing but maybe the most powerful dictator in history because he has a nuclear Arsenal he has a dysfunctional democracy beneath him a faux democracy uh the election was a joke and the war has enabled him to throw in jail everyone who would possibly oppose him for anything and so he he has solidified his power and so I think that the only thing that will rid the world of Vladimir Putin is is a defeat in Russia and by defeat I mean that that Ukraine is able to push them back and maybe retake Crimea um but that isn’t also necessary I think the defeat will be when NATO rears its head and said enough of this stop it already and defies it and then he’s really lost the war against the west and then he may be toppled or given a window tax as they say pushed backward out of a window defenestrated
“Putin is outgunned, out-financed and out-manned.”
Diane Francis reacts to the US decision to partially lift the ban on American-supplied weapons used to counter Russian fire near the Kharkiv region.
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Putin is using North Korea and Chinese weapons…the WEST FINALLY WOKE UP!
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I don't care about Ukraine or Russia. I care about the USA.
These people are absolutely lying to us😢
This woman clearly has mental problems.
how can putin be stopped?
Zelensky didn't try to prevent the conflict through diplomacy because he lacks honor and integrity.
In 2014 there was a coup. Soon after, there was a massacre in Odessa (dozens of people were burned alive). Ethnic Russians living in Ukraine were treated as subhuman. Their language and culture was being oppressed. A civil war broke out due to the rise in ethnic tensions. For 8 years the Ukrainian military was indiscriminately shelling civilians living in Donbas.
If Zelensky honored the Minsk agreement and pledged neutrality, none of this would have happened. The 8 year civil war would have ended and Donbas would have remained part of Ukraine. War is the ultimate failure of diplomacy.
Zelensky, Poroshenko, Merkel and Hollande admitted that Ukraine had no intention to honor the Minsk agreements.
Who didn't want peace? Who advised against the 2022 peace talks in April? Hint: someone visited Zelensky in Kiev at that time.
Russia's national security was compromised once NATO began to expand eastwards. Russia clearly stated that Ukraine joining NATO was a red line (November 2021) and unfortunately this concern was never taken seriously. The Russians openly stated: if nothing changes, we will be forced to act in order to defend our national security. Enhancing the national security of one country at the expense of another is unacceptable. The Russians have legitimate security concerns.
20th September, 2021. Ukraine launched military drills with US and NATO
NATO is not a defensive alliance. NATO illegally bombed Yugoslavia (a direct violation of the U.N. Charter).
We should never forget what they did to Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq etc.
Who blew up the pipeline causing an environmental disaster?
Zelensky banned all opposition and arrested a leading priest.
Zelensky tried to invoke article 5 under false pretenses. Remember the incident in Poland.
Ethnic Russians living in Ukraine were treated as subhuman. Their language and culture was being oppressed.
Poroshenko said, “Our children will go to schools and kindergartens—theirs will hide in the basements”.
Russians will never forget the 2014 Odessa massacre. The whole world needs to know about it.
Why was Denis Kireev eliminated? He was a member of Ukraine's negotiating team during the peace negotiations. He wanted to help his country.
Ukraine has a hit list. They target artists, journalists and ordinary citizens. Hundreds of children are on this list. 13 year old Faina Savenkova was placed on this list.
Pink Floyd's Roger Waters is on this list. Jimmy Dore (American stand-up comedian, podcaster) and Aaron Maté (Canadian writer and journalist) are on this list.
There is evidence that Ukrainian troops have been indiscriminately shelling civilians in Donbas (they used petal mines and targeted areas where there was no military presence).
The azov troops trapped in the azovstal steelworks in Mariupol used human shields. They refused to allow civilians to leave despite of humanitarian corridors being present.
Russia held a proposed cease fire in order for the civilians to leave, but azov would not allow the civilians to leave.
Ukraine has committed many acts of terrorism (car bombs and other forms of assassination). Darya Dugina (journalist) RIP.
The first terrorist attack on the Kerch bridge killed the truck driver and the individuals in the adjacent car (innocent civilian victims).
The second terrorist attack on the Kerch bridge killed two parents and severely injured their young daughter.
I have done a lot of research and it took me a long time to write this comment. I have stated a lot of facts and I have given my honest opinion.
I have provided a brief summary of events that took place. In order to explain this whole situation in great detail, a book would need to be written.
Hopefully someone will write an UNBIASED book, stating facts and allowing the readers to form their own judgments. Everything I said can be fact checked and verified.
Putin is a lying Monster.
Zelensky didn't try to prevent the conflict through diplomacy because he lacks honor and integrity.
In 2014 there was a coup. Soon after, there was a massacre in Odessa (dozens of people were burned alive). Ethnic Russians living in Ukraine were treated as subhuman. Their language and culture was being oppressed. A civil war broke out due to the rise in ethnic tensions. For 8 years the Ukrainian military was indiscriminately shelling civilians living in Donbas.
If Zelensky honored the Minsk agreement and pledged neutrality, none of this would have happened. The 8 year civil war would have ended and Donbas would have remained part of Ukraine. War is the ultimate failure of diplomacy.
Zelensky, Poroshenko, Merkel and Hollande admitted that Ukraine had no intention to honor the Minsk agreements.
Who didn't want peace? Who advised against the 2022 peace talks in April? Hint: someone visited Zelensky in Kiev at that time
Russia's national security was compromised once NATO began to expand eastwards. Russia clearly stated that Ukraine joining NATO was a red line (November 2021) and unfortunately this concern was never taken seriously. The Russians openly stated: if nothing changes, we will be forced to act in order to defend our national security. Enhancing the national security of one country at the expense of another is unacceptable. The Russians have legitimate security concerns.
20th September, 2021. Ukraine launched military drills with US and NATO
NATO is not a defensive alliance. NATO illegally bombed Yugoslavia (a direct violation of the U.N. Charter).
We should never forget what they did to Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq etc.
Who blew up the pipeline causing an environmental disaster?
Zelensky banned all opposition and arrested a leading priest.
Zelensky tried to invoke article 5 under false pretenses. Remember the incident in Poland.
Ethnic Russians living in Ukraine were treated as subhuman. Their language and culture was being oppressed.
Poroshenko said, “Our children will go to schools and kindergartens—theirs will hide in the basements”.
Russians will never forget the 2014 Odessa massacre. The whole world needs to know about it.
Why was Denis Kireev eliminated? He was a member of Ukraine's negotiating team during the peace negotiations. He wanted to help his country.
Ukraine has a hit list. They target artists, journalists and ordinary citizens. Hundreds of children are on this list. 13 year old Faina Savenkova was placed on this list.
Pink Floyd's Roger Waters is on this list. Jimmy Dore (American stand-up comedian, podcaster) and Aaron Maté (Canadian writer and journalist) are on this list.
There is evidence that Ukrainian troops have been indiscriminately shelling civilians in Donbas (they used petal mines and targeted areas where there was no military presence).
The azov troops trapped in the azovstal steelworks in Mariupol used human shields. They refused to allow civilians to leave despite of humanitarian corridors being present.
Russia held a proposed cease fire in order for the civilians to leave, but azov would not allow the civilians to leave.
Ukraine has committed many acts of terrorism (car bombs and other forms of assassination). Darya Dugina (journalist) RIP.
The first terrorist attack on the Kerch bridge killed the truck driver and the individuals in the adjacent car (innocent civilian victims).
The second terrorist attack on the Kerch bridge killed two parents and severely injured their young daughter.
I have done a lot of research and it took me a long time to write this comment. I have stated a lot of facts and I have given my honest opinion.
I have provided a brief summary of events that took place. In order to explain this whole situation in great detail, a book would need to be written.
Hopefully someone will write an UNBIASED book, stating facts and allowing the readers to form their own judgments. Everything I said can be fact checked and verified.
The proxy war in Ukraine is the first time NATO has tried to pick on someone their own size and NATO is getting humiliated.
NATO is not a defensive alliance. They illegally bombed Yugoslavia (direct violation of the UN Charter). We must never forget what they did to Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria etc.
Ukraine’s top negotiator, Davyd Arakhamia: Russia was “prepared to end the war if we agreed to… neutrality, and committed that we would not join NATO.”
But the US and UK stood in the way
Zelensky, Poroshenko, Merkel and Hollande admitted that Ukraine had no intention to honor the Minsk agreements.
Who didn't want peace? Who advised against the 2022 peace talks in April? Hint: someone visited Zelensky in Kiev at that time.
Russia has a winning military strategy, Ukraine and NATO have a PR strategy. The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
Saying NATO can defeat Russia is like saying biden can run up the stairs without stumbling.
biden: do we have hypersonic missiles?
Military expert: No sir, we are not that advanced sir.
biden: But we have more money.
Military expert: I understand sir, but the Russians have more brains.
This is all well and good but what happens if he does fire a nuke, the west risks nothing but Ukraine could lose everything.
With this move NATO takes one step closer to the edge of the cliff.
What nonsense is this? Russia can obliterate NATO in less than a day.
I hope it turns out as you say. May the Lord bless and keep you.
Russia successfully tested the modern RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (most powerful ICBM in the world).
Russia successfully tested the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle.
Russia successfully tested 9M730 Burevestnik (nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile).
Russia has Poseidon nuclear capable super torpedoes. Only Russia has this capability. World's largest submarine K-329 Belgorod, unlimited range, carrier of 2M39 Poseidon nuclear torpedoes.
Russia successfully test-launched a new missile defense system A-235 PL-19 Nudol
Russia successfully tested the new S-550 air defense system.
Russia has powerful anti-satellite weapons (if used, nato will be blind).
The Russkis backed down in 1962 when Krushchev slithered away from Cuba with his tail between his legs. Putin and Medvedev are craven lunatics living in a Potemkin slum. They too will back down again.
Stop it already!
Europe, countries can only use the weapons that the commanding general of nato will allow them to use general is an American general they always have been American generals since the founding of nato why do you think the countries that allow the Ukraine to use their weapons against Russia was not able to let the Ukrainians attack Russia all their territories because the commanding general NATO has not allowed them to until now
I had a good laugh. The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on. Message to NATO: После нас – тишина (After us – silence) – Russian Strategic Rocket Forces
You make me laugh. "После нас – тишина (After us – silence)" – Russian Strategic Rocket Forces
This would be funny if it wasn't so pathetic. NATO is a clown show.
Russia turned into cinders along with the rest of us.
Slava Ukraini 💙💛
I find it really funny when these so called analysts try to make you believe that NATO is going to strike back if Putin uses nuke in Ukraine!
Diana Francis – you're a legend my Dearest and thank you! Finally the turning point is here and finally we must all end this 👊!!! With love from UK, from a retired Navy Officer chap serving back to the Soviet Union Cold War period. Now helping to support three beautiful 'fatherless' refugee Ukrainian families in my area – please lets wake up!
No ceasefire until Russians leave ALL Ukrainian territory, and I'm an Australian saying this!
Once his inner circle fully understands that they gain nothing from this, Putin is history.
Everybody is tired of Mr. Putin's tongue, He can just bring it on and see the results. Nobody is afraid anymore, death is waiting there for all of us, and people can't be bullied forever…
Putin does not value human life.Not even his own countrymen. Russian people are not like him but have no way to stop him.This war has to stop and he must be replaced.
Ukraine must win and Russia must lose. Putin has no democracy at all, his democracy is a bad joke. Russia is a state ruled by the KGB or better ruled by the GESTAPO which in this case speaks Russian.
So many Russians dying for one man….
Putin is smart, intelligent person.Zelensky is the monster
Security guarantees first!. In order for negotiations to be reached, the integrity of the Ukrainian territory must be respected, of course, with the Crimea, without this the invaders continue to lose people, economy and credibility.
Window tax… Diane, can I use that?
When are the shadow oil ships with no insurance going to be stopped in NATO waters??
Diane Francis understanding and knowledge shines with wisdom and was so refreshing and uplifting for me. Thank you ! ❤
Russia is just saber rattling. It's gotten to the point that nobody's listening.
Without the support of the USA Europe wouldn't do anything. They are a bunch of cowards.
😂🤣🤡🤡
Fake news
Putin is nervy. Evidence of his "smartness" is in short supply.
This is truly inspiring. A beret wearing battle hardened veteran of tumbler, twitter and reddit just schooled me on the combat readiness of NATO.
Yes, I'm sure the Bieber generation is combat ready. Totally. Russia is shaking in their boots at the mere thought of facing two moms Emma and Brad formerly known as Emily on the field of battle. Especially since they would be backed by a lot of financial instruments. Not a lot of shells, we don't make many of those anymore but who needs shells to fight a war when you have synthetic default swaps and collateral debt obligations?
The war is all but won, we won it in Hollywood movies, in the press and in (very expensive) simulations. Winning it in real life is going to be but a formality.
I…..have no words.
wuah jd nih perang😢