Comments by "Ash Roskell" (@ashroskell) on "Fear, Deceit and intimidation is no longer working in Russia" video.

  1. So, I went off to look at the inaugural The Culture Report video, letting Mr Robertson know that it was on the strength of your recommendation that I was there and I must say, I was transfixed. This is not something that MSM seems to be discussing in any detail at all, yet the noises of dissent seem particularly numerous and loud in Russia right now, if TCR is to be believed? The question for me is more to do with how much his video speaks of hope over judgement? Or whether this guy really has his finger on the pulse and is sensing the real, growing rumblings of change in Russia? I certainly hope he is right, but only time will tell. He shows clips and clearly uses sources correctly. But, as to how, “controlled,” all of this stuff is remains another question. If Putin is flushing out dissenters, by using agents to speak out, so as to encourage others, in a, “glasnost,” like sham, just to identify these people for a new, “hit list,” it wouldn’t be the first time. I’ll give this guy a chance and follow his channel for now, to see where this leads, if anywhere. But, I do disagree about Putin being dead (you offer no sources or links to follow up on that assertion that I know of) and I do believe that if he were to be bumped off or, like Nikita Khrushchev after the Cuban Missile Crisis, forced into, “early retirement,” that would present Russia with a face saving opportunity to withdraw troops from Ukraine (either partially or entirely) and seek a, “reset,” with with west in return for sanctions relief. Do you not see that as a possibility?
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  2. If Putin was to be, “replaced,” it would necessarily follow that the new leadership would be seeking sanctions relief and an end to the Ukraine war, surely? After all, that would be their reason for replacing him. Certainly, the people speaking out against Putin are a mixed bunch, most of whom echo the above reasoning, but not all. There are some who don’t believe Putin has gone far enough, and it is those whom we should fear, if anyone. Prof Wilson says, “it wouldn’t change anything,” but I think he’s demonstrably wrong, again, for the above stated reasons. Whomever takes over from Putin would necessarily be seeking a, “reset,” with the west, in hopes of getting their MONEY flowing again. Whether partially or entirely, they would have to start withdrawing forces from Ukraine, or they would remain in the same pickle, after having taken all of the risks that attend a coup in the first place. We just need to hope that it isn’t a Hawk that gets in Putin’s chair, rather than a Dove.
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