Comments by "zjeee" (@zjeee) on "Could UKRAINE go bankrupt and LOSE the WAR? - VisualPolitik EN" video.

  1.  @AntonSobyanin  That's great but we don't live in the 1900s anymore. Things change, in the past the Europeans dabbled in Genocide and colonization. These days the Chinese and Russians have taken over that role.
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  2.  @CUPAVI1  Swede here, I did military service in the early 2000s and my dad did military service in the 70s, we were both preparing and training based on the assumption that a possible attack would be coming from Russia. That's what our military has prepared for ever since the Soviets attacked Finland 70 years ago. So the way I see it if we can stop Russia in Ukraine that's beneficial for us too. If anyone would attack Sweden it would be Russia. Stopping them now before they get to the Baltic regions and Finland is a matter of our national security.
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  3. It's because we have countries like Germany that has been getting in bed with the Russians for decades that we have such a "weak" and "timid" response. If the Baltic countries and Poland was running the show Russia would most likely have lost already. The Germans and the French still wants to appease Putin and hope he turns into a "good guy" over time.
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  4. The US and EU is sitting on a large part of Russia's foreign reserves - those funds can always be used to rebuild Ukraine after the war.
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  5. Yes because Putin has never ever done anything bad to his political opponents so we should let him win. I am sure he will treat the opposition better.
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  6. Simplified view only takes into account the short term. Once Russia wins in Ukraine and goes for the Baltic states which they have said they want you think that will be better to the bottom line of finances? The fact is that it's way cheaper to fund Ukraine today than it will be to fight an all out war against Russia in 5 years. You spend a little money today to save A LOT of money in 5 years.
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  7.  @AntonSobyanin  Ask the former USSR states in Eastern Europe what that liberation looked like. The first thing they did when they gained their freedom when the USSR fell was to remove all communist monuments and replace them with their own anti-communist heroes. Go to Poland, to the Baltic states, to Hungary and tell me how many monuments of Stalin you can find. They used to have a lot of them before the fall of the USSR. Now they have none. The only ones that miss the USSR is the Russians.
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  8. A weak Russia is in the US best interest though, eventually Russia will go for the Baltic states or Poland and then the US will be dragged into a war with Russia that will be even more costly than funding Ukraine today. You think it's expensive to fund Ukraine just wait until you see the bill for an all out war with Russia when they attack our NATO allies. As for US student loans I fail to see the correlation, stopping Russia has major benefits for US interests and national security. Student loan debt is something that benefits... well the people that have student loans.... lol I mean it's great if you got student loans to pay off I suppose but it's not really a question of national security, is it?
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  9. If Germany falls it will be felt in the whole world, not just Europe.
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  10. Depends on which Eu country you view it from. For the East and the North of EU the quality and state of the mattress doesn't matter - the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Buying a leaking air mattress and fixing it will be to the detriment of their enemies and is worth it. For countries like Germany it's a bad deal since it will cost a lot to fix the mattress and it will make their sugar daddy angry leading to them being cut off from his money (energy in this case).
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  11. Your name is perfect, Ivan. "When asked if they believe Ukraine will win the war, 98% said yes. With regard to President Zelensky, 91% of Ukrainians approve of his job performance". That's from August 2022 from the IRI polls. Even if Ukraine would accept a peace deal and giving parts of East and South Russia will still come back in 5 years and invade them again. So there really is little point to accept territorial concessions. Russia will only use them as a springboard for their next invasion.
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  12. Not all countries have made stupid choices like Germany, from a northern European country here and 1% of our energy comes from Russia. We're fine and the solidarity towards Ukraine won't change for quite some time. Add to the fact that most males have done military service and trained to defend our country against Russian invasion for generations. But yeah I can understand that Irish are feeling quite safe tucked away on your island over there. For East and North Europe however I don't see this solidarity decreasing anytime soon. It's a matter of national security for us.
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  13.  @fagozi  he is right though, the corruption part is true the rest is just BS so I'd say 30% truth 70% BS is about right.
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  14. US and EU sit on 300 Billion dollars of Russian foreign reserves, that's a good starting capital for Ukraine.
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  15. Unfortunately politicians from both parties are pushing the dividing agenda calling the other side traitors or threats of democracy.
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  16. You should blame your government for getting in bed with Russia your gas bill and rent is a direct result from decisions made by your politicians. The war will end when Ukraine and Russia agree to terms, not because of whatever goes on in Germany. Ukraine is free to continue the war as along as they like and any nation willing to support them can. I don't want to sound harsh but for me personally I don't care if your politicians made some shitty deals that put you guys in a bad spot, Germany was warned plenty of times about relying too much on Russian energy and doing business with Russia. Now you pay the price. Why should Ukrainians give up their independence just because you guys elected incompetent politicians?
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  17. Stop playing Democrat vs Republican games, I am an independent and I can at the top of my head tell you Lindsay Graham is a complete war hawk and staunch supporter of US intervention in Ukraine. That's just on top of my head I am sure there are plenty of Republicans that agree with him. I really wish people like you from both parties would stop being hyperbolic and always overexaggerate about the other side like it's the end of the world if your side would lose. The pendulum have been swinging back and forth between Republicans and Democrats all the time during our history. I wish you guys would grow up and stop being so divisive.
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  18.  @real_lostinthefogofwar  Putin was never interested in peace he was just gathering his strength for the next incursion. That's why it really is pointless for Ukraine to give up territory and make peace because they know the Russians will just use it as a spring board for their next invasion.
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  19. US and EU are sitting on more than 300 billion of Russian foreign reserves, that should be enough for 30 months then.
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  20. Z is the last letter of the alphabet for a reason.
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  21. You are referring to countries like France and Germany that don't really want to go against Russia but they have to due to public pressure. Countries like Poland, the Baltic states and so on are supporting Ukraine out of necessity. They know it's just a matter of time before they are next. I am from Sweden and both me and my father did military service, he in the 70s me in the early 2000s. What were we training for? We trained to defend our country from Russian invasion. Even for neutral Sweden a weak Russia is a big win for our national security.
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  22. Well if the goal was to completely wreck their economy and sacrifice tens of thousands of soldiers they are clearly succeeding in their goals.
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  23. Yes it's always a tactical thing isn't it. Yeah I mean sure Russia fell back from Kyiv but it was just a tactical maneuverer you know. Oh yeah Russia stopped it's offense but no man it's not about being unable to push Ukraine back it's about the counter attack which we totally stopped. Yeah Don't mind the fact that we're not advancing on ANY front we're doing great bro, we will be in Kyiv by tomorrow for sure.
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  24. There is no Russian or Polish half they are all ethnically Ukrainians.
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  25.  @angeyannick9550  the EU is around 25% of the world economy, Russia is 1%. Even if the EU economy is slowing down it's still at least 20 times stronger than tiny Russia.
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  26.  @ThomasTomiczek  They will get the funds if they really need them. Also the EU and the US are sitting on 70% of Russia's foreign reserves. If things get really bad you can always tap into those.
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  27. What are you talking about? The war has been going on for months lol this is a war that could potentially last years, things might look very different in 2 years. It's hard to predict what will happen as we have no complete insights of the true state of the Russian economy and what the political elite thinks of Putin.
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  28. At the start of the War the Russians were going for Kyiv, intending to some to annex the whole country all together. Now they are fighting for the small scraps that they already controlled before the war started and desperately trying to hold on to Kherson. The Russians won't take much unless they call for a general mobilization. Zelensky knows that and as long as they keep their "special military" operation status they are not allowed to draft Russian. As long as the west keeps Ukraine afloat time is on Ukraine's side. They have the might of the west behind them while Russia stands mostly alone.
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  29. Yep hard to compare a nation that is 1% of global GDP with the west which is well above a third of the world economy.
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  30. Yep they don't have a choice though they are fighting for their survival, if they lose they cease to exist as a nation. Perhaps this time Russia will settle for a few parts of the East and South then they will invade again 5 years later.
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  31. There are no "pure" nations, the strong conquer the weak - that's all there is to it. Now it just happens to be the west that are the strongest so they get to do what they want. Perhaps in the future it will be someone else.
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  32.  @magnari81  You cannot use Rubles anywhere in the west though, it doesn't matter how much it's worth in Russia. Outside Russia it's worth less than toilet paper.
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  33. Your leadership and fellow countrymen don't agree with you, around 72% of Americans support Zelensky last poll I saw and your leaders know a weak Russia is in your best interest.
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  34. Doesn't matter the US and EU sit on 300 billion dollars of Russian foreign reserves. Can always tap into that if need be.
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  35. Most Ukrainians would rather be dead than be forced to become Russians.
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  36. Of course, most of his audience is based in the west. You won't find Russia friendly content here. Perhaps go to Russian state media for that?
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  37. I am sorry if you suffered but you should blame your Serb leaders for starting a genocide. The harsh truth is that UN sanctioned the intervention and NOBODY, NOBODY opposed the intervention. You blame NATO but you don't realize not even Russia or China opposed the intervention in the UN. Nobody in the rest of the world was in favour of the genocide of Bosnians in the former Yugoslavian republic.
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  38.  @saikatchakrabortty  That's totally up to the Ukrainians though, they are fighting for their survival. Sure the Ukrainians receive a lot of support from the west but at the end of the day this conflict only involves Russia and Ukraine. It's up to them when this war ends.
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