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  1. He didn't humiliate Zelensky. He just tried to.
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  2. Europe needs to buy European made military equipment and not depend on the US equipment
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  3. I remember in December 2021 and January 2022, the ‘alarmists’ were also claiming that Russia would invade Ukraine…
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  4. As a retired economist in the UK I must commend your explanation Anders. They are basically suffering cost push inflation, due to shortages of labour, higher raw material costs mainly due to sanctions and higher interest charges on capital investment. But there is also the double whammy in some areas where huge wages being paid to workers in the industrial military complex and soldiers who sign a contract to fight are causing inflation on the basis of too much money chasing too few goods. There is now a massive structural problem in the economy. I have said to Russian friends since the invasion that the Central Bank Governor has done a very good job given the hand she was dealt and the tools at her disposal. But I have also said she can only perform a miracle for a short period of time. It is clear she is being set up for blame. Putin's words saying there must be another way to control inflation is disingenuous. He knows the only other way is to cut government spending, which he will not do whilst the war continues. I think if the war continues the Russian economy could go bust and crash in 2025. The west needs to keep up the pressure.
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  5. Unfortunately, Mike Johnson knows exactly what he's doing. He can't say no to Ukrainian help outright so instead he's setting up conditions where it would be impossible to provide enough information to satisfy him so that the vote can happen and at the same time, he can blame the Dems / Admin that it's their fault for not providing sufficient information. It's not lack of understanding, it's despicable political tactic how to deny Ukraine the help and blame the administration for it.
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  6. Rule 1 of war: Don't pick a fight with countries who are richer than you. Rule 2 if war: Don't pick a fight with countries whose friends are richer than you.
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  7. The sad truth is that the USA has been a questionable ally for a long long time. We saw the writing on the wall 8 years ago. The real question is, why are we not prepared?
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  8. Thank you for standing with Ukraine
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  9. When you are right you are right, take the credit Anders. You are the most accurate commentator on this stupid war, thank you for your efforts.
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  10. Speaker Johnson has no intention of ever allowing a vote in the House for Ukraine aid. He is just trying to sound reasonable by asking for a detailed strategy.
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  11. As a dane, I am very proud we have people of your caliber in our defense
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  12. Bro, Trump and Vance can't differentiate between internal politics and foreign affairs. They looked like two fools.
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  13. Mr. Nielsen, as a Ukrainian, I want to thank you for being an advocate of freedom and Ukraine. This means a lot to me, and without people like you we would have a much tougher time dealing with evil
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  14. SO important video! This is a must see for EVERYONE
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  15. The reality is that, if Ukraine had just given up Bakhmut, the SAME battle (a strong Wagner v a strong Ukraine) would be happening in Khasiv Yar, or Kramatorsk etc. In other words, that battle HAD to happen somewhere. Wagner had to be stopped and destroyed somewhere. So better Bakhmut than the next town or the next...
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  16. If Russia invades a piece of Finland, then Finland will go to war for it. We won't wait the Americans to come here and then go to war. And if Finland is at war, then article 5 will HAVE to be used, otherwise it's completely useless. And I have no trust issues, that at least Norway, who also has a border with Russia, and Sweden, who also has areas in the high north, would assist Finland, and I'm sure Poland would also contribute, alongside the Netherlands, and the UK. Maybe even Estonia and the Baltics would directly aid the war effort with troops, even when they themselves would be at real danger at that moment. Who knows what the US would do under Trump, but Finland also has bilateral agreements with countries, one of them being the US.
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  17. John Mearsheimer in Feb 2022: "Putin has no reason to invade Ukraine, he doesn't need to, he's already won." Mearsheimer in 2023: "The Russian invasion of Ukraine was a rational act." For those wondering, the latter is the title of an article/book chapter Mearsheimer wrote, which was published by Yale University Press. How people (including those at prestigious universities) take this guy seriously I do not understand. His theory of politics involves ignoring the role of ideology, emotion, and incomplete/inaccurate information in decision making. In other words, he removes the essence of politics from his theory of political action. Can anyone think of a single political figure, current or historical, who was entirely unaffected by those factors?
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  18. Respect to you and Ben Hodges for making the right calls.
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  19. The reason TV cameras were there was to show an opponent submitting to Trump on TV. Trump is used to people submitting to him and kissing his ring. Republicans in Congress have reinforced this thinking. When Zelensky would not submit and kiss Trump's ring, Trump lost anything resembling composure that he had.
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  20. I am Ukrainian (originaly from Crimea), and all I want to say is - YES! Thank you for actually listening for what we are saying.
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  21. This channel is the voice of reason! Thank you Sir!
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  22. Very few people in the US are millionaires while everyone in Zimbabwe is millionaire. Clearly US needs to take lessons from Zimbabwe's economic model.
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  23. Anders, for a non-economist, you did a pretty good job connecting the dots on the Russian economy. Well done, sir.
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  24. Just one detail that I think is important: the algorithm is NOT open source. Some code for the algorithm was made public at some point last year but no updates have ever been published so we can safely assume that what is published and what is run have no relation to one another. This was all just a(nother) publicity stunt.
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  25. You are as always the voice of reason. Thank you 🙏
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  26. This gives me similarities from the Brusilov offensive in WWI, where using these human waves Russians managed to annihilate Austro-Hungarian army. But the cost was so high, that Russian army lost it's offensive capability and the morale in army and home front plummeted. At that time, the average number of kids in the Russian family was five. Now it is a little over one. The mothers of Russian soldiers are already rising their voices against the treatment of their sons and like in Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, this could become a real problem for Kremlin.
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  27. Thank you, Anders. Your videos are must watch productions.
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  28. Probably the best take on this topic I've ever heard. Many thanks from Ukraine!
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  29. Thank you Anders!
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  30. I am remined of Vlad Vexler saying that by attempting to predict a state's actions without looking at the internal functions of the state, Realist theorists are effectively trying to judge the quality of a restaurant by looking at photos of it on google maps
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  31. Great video Anders. Your channel continues to be the only one where I will never skip a video.
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  32. Fantastic Anders! The Kremlin will accept that we think we believe in these norms, but not that we actually believe in them.
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  33. Great analysis as always. The stubborn defense of Bakhmut has always been a great dilemma for the Ukrainians, but it may indeed have been worth it... and probably they were even hoping for a bigger collapse on the Russian side, which was another theoretical possibility...
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  34. For the media, the definition of an expert is - A person that will answer the phone early morning so the quote can hit the morning news.
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  35. Anders, please keep making predictions and analysis! You are honestly one of the only voices I feel I can trust on Ukraine.
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  36. "The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his." - Patton
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  37. Thank you for the voice of reason. I've stopped bothering to follow or listen to sites that know nothing about how war works and the importance of logistics. Budanov told us months ago these months would be difficult and territory could be lost. Clearly content creators are more interested in hearing themselves talk than listen to Ukraine. Excellent analysis from you. Thanks again.
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  38. The great part of this channel is it doesn't overload. Concise and occasional videos. Would like to see more of the big picture view/analysis of the war. Thank you!
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  39. Thank you Anders!
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  40. Great analysis as always Anders - I also enjoyed your contributions on Jake Broe's podcasts - thanks for agreeing to be part of that.
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  41. BTW, your interview on John Fink’s Silicon Curtain should be required viewing for political leaders / advisors + military decision makers.
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  42. You are absolutely right. Mistakes need to be openly discussed to improve.
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  43. Always glad to see your content Anders regardless of its length. Your commentary on this war is one of my favorite sources for its accuracy and responsibility to be accurate. Thank you Anders , here’s your next beer on me
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  44. Tak, Anders. Det er godt at vide, at vi har så kompetente folk i Forsvaret som dig.
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  45. You give the best analysis on the war against Ukraine 🙌💪
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  46. Dear Sir, Do not stop making videos, please. Normal folks rarely have access to "professionals" such as yourself. Informing, the way you do, is appreciated. Thank you.
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  47. Thank you Mr. Nielsen for your intelligent content that is still transparent and honest. I wish I could give more. I feel more informed after every one of your posts. Good luck sir with your ongoing issues with YT. It is so unfortunate that YT does this because this platform is by far the best way to get your content to the masses and YT knows this
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  48. Few other issues which makes sea drones hard to target. 1. The curvature of the Earth. If your radar is 5m off the water, at 10km, 0.3m (over a foot) is obscured. If the drone is 1m high and you have 0.5m waves (pretty calm), the most you can see is 20cm of the craft. 2. Speed. A typical speed boat running 45 knots is closing at about 1 km ever 40 seconds. Even if you can "see" it at 2.5km, you could have less than two minutes for someone to scan a five or six square kms of ocean. 3. Vision. Darkness, fog, rain, sun in your eyes, etc. can all make it all but impossible to see those distances. Further, if you are in harbour and anchored you probably have coastline, rocks, islands, other ships, etc. 4. Other attacks/distractions. Air attacks, air drones nearby, etc. can easily get your attention. Naval drones can use smoke screens, flares, lights, radar reflecting panels, chaff dispensers, etc. to draw attention. A drone 5km out with a blinking light and aluminum panels is going to draw attention. 5. They are almost impossible to target. They are too small and moving too fast for missiles or large gun systems to target with any radar-based system. Something like a 50mm gun would need a thermal or night vision site and they are hard pressed to hit things the size of people moving quickly with single shot weapons and they pretty much need direct hits. A raid firing 30mm system might, but most of these are radar guided for use against aircraft. When aimed at something 3km away on the horizon, they can't easily spray and area. Most visually aimed heavy and machine guns typically don't have thermal sights, can't easily be aligned to radar or thermal directions (i.e. the gunner needs to visually see the target even if the ship's radar or thermals could see it), and realistic ranges are likely in the sub 1km range. (i.e. you have less than 45 seconds). etc. This said, there are things other navies can do which help -- staying out at sea, moving, using thermal imaging systems, smoke screens, patrol boats further out, nets and sea fencing around ports, or specific ships, proximity detonating mines/buoys around ships, laser grid detection, radar on smaller patrol ships, acoustic sensors, GPS/data sharing (so you know where your own ships are), etc.
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  49. So good to have you back, Anders. Saw your interview in Deadline which was very eye-opening for me :) You see the broader perspectives clearly, and is very good at explaining things in a way we civilians understand and thereby broadening at least my understanding of various topics. Thanks for that, and yes please keep it coming.
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  50. Just love it when a new post notification pops up from you.
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