Comments by "Joshua Paul" (@joshuapaul2022) on "Zeihan on Geopolitics" channel.

  1. Peter is as clueless as always. The war is irretrievably lost by Ukraine. Russia rejected any freeze of the conflict. I think they aim at finishing off Zelenskyy regime by January. "Since 2022 the number of Russian tanks has “doubled” – from 1,700 to 3,500. Artillery systems have tripled, and armored personnel carriers gone up from 4,500 to 8,900. “The enemy has a significant advantage in force and resources,” top Ukrainian general Syrsky, the Guardian.
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  2. Peter is getting more and more detached from reality. It seems that he simply can't admit that he was wrong on this war. Zelenskyy is wasting lives of 500 Ukrainian troops daily only in Bakhmut while having to catch in the streets even disabled (he is officially forced conscripting disabled people) to try to fill the dwindling ranks of Ukrainian army. It's pure madness that reminds madness of one Austrian artist in 1945. Zelenskyy is using cannon fodder against overwhelming Russian artillery, but to no avail. According to WaPo of all places Russians have 1:6 advantage in artillery (you can imagine their real advantage). 85% of Ukrainian soldiers are killed even without seeing an enemy. All escape routes from Bakhmut and Avdeevka are under Russian fire control. WSJ is describing Zelenskyy mobilization in this way: "Mr. Zelensky in January introduced even harsher punishment for desertion and disobedience. A disabled person was drafted in western Ukraine and pronounced fit for service despite having no hands . Another died on the front lines within a month of mobilization after 10 days of training, according to his relatives."
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  3. The war is lost by Ukraine. Before the latest offensive that proved to be an epic unmitigated disaster Zaluzhny said in The Economist interview: "I need 300 tanks, 600-700 ifvs, 500 Howitzers. Then, I think it is completely realistic to get to the lines of February 23rd." He got what he was begging for, lost it along with 90 000 of hapless Ukrainian cannon fodder and there is nothing to show for it. Then there is a media hype obsession of Zelenskyy that also bled Ukrainian army white. Many Ukrainian operations make zero military sense except media hype. These Dnipro crossings are just senseless slaughter of thousands upon thousands of hapless Ukrainian cannon fodder.
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  4. Peter's as clueless as always. At this point unconditional surrender is the only practical solution for Ukraine. Hitler's Germany also refused to admit defeat until Hitler killed himself, then Keitel signed unconditional surrender.
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  5. Sure thing, Peter. These sanctions deindustrialized Europe and caused hyperinflation in US while making Russia the 4th largest economy in the world (by GDP (PPP)). What could possibly go wrong?
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  6. Yeah, Ukraine is winning on twitter... Real life is a completely different matter. Ukraine already lost most trained and motivated soldiers along with almost all hardware it had before the war plus hundreds of tanks and IFVs it got from Eastern Europe (to understand the scale of losses it had 1 990 tanks, 1 212 IFVs, 1 112 heavy artillery systems, 354 multiple rocket launchers). Its army is a shadow of its former self at the beginning of the war. Zelenskyy is catching and forced conscripting mostly people with zero motivation to die for him, who never served in the army, often disabled. When such people are in the trenches, it means that the front can collapse at any moment.
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  7.  @heyho4770  You are still in a state of denial like Peter.
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  8. Peter, you are hilarious. Just go back and see what Peter said about this before.🤣🤣🤣
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  9. Avdiivka is Bakhmut 2.0. Even NYT noticed in desperation: "Some American officials say the fight in Bakhmut has become something of an obsession for Mr. Zelensky and his military leaders." Bakhmut was a slaughter which was entirely Zelenskyy folly as Stalingrad was entirely Hitler's folly. Zelenskyy just for media hype wasted on average 500 troops daily (total tally was at least 51 000 KIA) in Bakhmut meat grinder even when all escape routes came under Russian fire control and this debacle turned into a sheer slaughter of Ukrainian troops . But obsessed with Bakhmut Zelenskyy didn't stop even at that. Since May 20 when Russians took Bakhmut General Syrsky (Zelenskyy minion) launched wave after wave of suicidal counterattacks failing to retake a single village near Bakhmut (parts of villages Andriivka and Kleshiivka are still controlled by Russians and it's driving Zelenskyy nuts) while wasting thousands upon thousands of hapless Ukrainian conscripts. This ongoing obsessive lunacy that makes zero military sense is simply astounding. Russians established fire control over all escape roads from Avdiivka. At this point it turned into a slaughter of Ukrainian troops which are sent to Avdiivka in huge numbers (yeah, Zelenskyy and his minions are that dumb even after Bakhmut debacle). Zelenskyy is the gift that keeps on giving for Russians.
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  10. With this level of deindustrialization and pervasive corruption to start another war would be a complete lunacy, but Peter is as clueless as usual. At this point unconditional surrender is the only practical solution for Ukraine . Hitler's Germany also refused to admit defeat until Hitler killed himself, then Keitel signed unconditional surrender.
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  11. ​ @MrToubrouk  Ukraine is losing ground pretty much everywhere but it's not the most important point. Russians are pounding Ukrainian army into oblivion with artillery. They achieved a lot. “The main object of operations should not be the territory, but the army of the enemy” Helmuth von Moltke Sr. You still don't get it.
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  12. Zelenskyy is lying as usual. Blinken said that it was time for Ukrainians to go to the slaughterhouse. WSJ is describing Zelenskyy mobilization in this way: "Mr. Zelensky in January introduced even harsher punishment for desertion and disobedience. A disabled person was drafted in western Ukraine and pronounced fit for service despite having no hands . Another died on the front lines within a month of mobilization after 10 days of training, according to his relatives." Zelenskyy is officially catching and forced conscripting even disabled. Ukrainian Ambassador to London Vadim Prystaiko: "We're losing people left and right." For some strange coincidence sons of Mr. Prystaiko are living in Belgium and don't want to die for Zelenskyy.
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  13. Yeah, Ukrainian army still failed even to take Robotyne and still failed to come even close to the first main line of Russian defense after wasting at least 47 000 troops since June 4. Zelenskyy started to burn through his last reserves like an elite 82 brigade that was never meant to be slaughtered in this senseless way. It seems that obsessed with deadlines Zelenskyy firmly made up his mind to slaughter all his reserves by August 24.
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  14. Yeah, sure, next wonder weapon.😂 Russians are exhibiting captured M1 Abrams and Bradley in Moscow. Well, it's a quote from The Time article. Zelenskyy top advisers say about him: “He deludes himself, ” one of his closest aides tells me in frustration . “We’re out of options. We’re not winning. But try telling him that. It is immovable, verging on the messianic.” According to the Economist Zelenskyy is literally screaming at his generals at this point. One Austrian artist was in a similar state in 1945.
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  15. Peter is as clueless as usual.
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  16. It's a pipedream. Ukraine has very few jets left and no safe airfields. Poland sent dozens of modernized MIG 29s to Ukraine. Almost all were lost. F-16s won't be any better. Lockheed still has a very large stake in the F-16 program because it continues to offer modernized variants of the class for export at times for hundreds of millions of dollars per airframe, so I don't think that Zelenskyy regime that is effectively on its last legs will last till getting its first F-16. This conflict, for example, already demolished Patriot reputation among potential buyers. They had certain suspicions after lackluster Patriot performance in SA, but Ukraine debacle was a final straw . This unmitigated disaster happened with modernized Patriot with modernized, cutting-edge missiles. Something similar could happen with F-16, but after Patriot folly it's unlikely that it will get to Ukraine.
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  17. At this point unconditional surrender is the only practical path for Ukraine. Hitler's Germany also refused to admit defeat until Hitler killed himself, then Keitel signed unconditional surrender.
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  18.  @Whatsupwiththisname  You are still in a state of denial as Hitler was in 1945.
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  19.  @bigbeautifulape5283  He pinned his hopes on wonder weapons as his successor in Ukraine does.
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  20. ​ @Thaidory No wonder weapon will save Zelenskyy hide as no wonder weapon saved Hitler's hide.
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  21.  @2russo.phobic4u  Zelenskyy is running out of cannon fodder. He is forced conscripting even amputees, HIV positive and people with hepatitis. It's only a matter of time before women will be forced conscripted too. It's a sign of utter desperation and hysteria. Well, it's a quote from The Time article. Zelenskyy top advisers say about him: “He deludes himself,” one of his closest aides tells me in frustration. “We’re out of options. We’re not winning. But try telling him that. It is immovable, verging on the messianic. ” One Austrian artist was in a similar state in 1945.
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  22. After 2018 coup Armenia was doomed. Wherever Soros comes you can expect only war, crime, poverty and despair be it American cities or Armenia.
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  23. Peter is as delusional as usual. Deindustrialization is a cost of crazy money printing. Government at this stage can't live without crazy money printing as a crackhead can't live without crack.
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  24. Peter is as clueless as usual. It seems that he is incapable to admit that he was wrong on this war. Unconditional surrender is the only practical solution for Ukraine. Hitler's Germany also refused to admit defeat until Hitler killed himself, then Keitel signed unconditional surrender. Zelenskyy is running out of cannon fodder. WSJ is describing Zelenskyy mobilization in this way: "Mr. Zelensky in January introduced even harsher punishment for desertion and disobedience. A disabled person was drafted in western Ukraine and pronounced fit for service despite having no hands. Another died on the front lines within a month of mobilization after 10 days of training, according to his relatives." Zelenskyy is officially catching and forced conscripting even disabled. When such people are in the trenches, it means that the front can collapse at any moment. Zelenskyy's strategy reminds a strategy of one Austrian artist in 1945. Biden administration is urging Zelenskyy regime to start its last and most likely suicidal offensive because current situation is unsustainable. It would be difficult to convince republican congress to keep wasting hundreds of billions on this lost war.
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  25.  @sarahrosen4985  These are facts and they make bots like you really mad.
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  26. You still don't get it. Currently we see a cumulative effect of an attrition strategy implemented by Russians. For a long time it seems nothing changes on the map, but then we see rapid collapse. "The main object of operations should not be the territory, but the enemy's army. If the army runs out, the territory will come by itself. " Helmut von Moltke Senior. This war proved once more that old Moltke was right. Zelenskyy troops in Pokrovsk area (Pokrovsk is a key logistical hub that Zelenskyy is about to lose) and further south, mostly consist of hapless cannon fodder kidnapped off the streets. They are totally disorganized and demoralized. Ukrainian army is ripe for collapse and Budanov gets it.
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  27. Peter keeps drinking his koolaid. Meanwhile in reality Zelenskyy wastes 500+ troops daily and still loses ground in Bakhmut. Ukraine controls less than 12 buildings in Bakhmut and all escape routes are still under Russian fire control. Zelenskyy is wasting lives in Bakhmut just for media hype while having to catch in the streets even disabled (he is officially forced conscripting disabled people) to try to fill the dwindling ranks of Ukrainian army. It's pure madness that reminds madness of one Austrian artist in 1945. Zelenskyy is using cannon fodder against overwhelming Russian artillery, but to no avail. According to WaPo of all places Russians have 1:6 advantage in artillery (you can imagine their real advantage). 85% of Ukrainian soldiers are killed even without seeing an enemy . WSJ is describing Zelenskyy mobilization in this way: "Mr. Zelensky in January introduced even harsher punishment for desertion and disobedience. A disabled person was drafted in western Ukraine and pronounced fit for service despite having no hands . Another died on the front lines within a month of mobilization after 10 days of training, according to his relatives."
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  28. Peter with a next bunch of BS. It seems that he simply can't admit that he was wrong on this issue. BBC (hardly Putin fans) managed to prove 16 000 Russian KIA by March 2023. Ukrainian losses are at least ten times as much. You can see it with your own eyes when men are literally hunted in the streets by Zelenskyy goons. Zelenskyy has to catch in the streets even disabled (he is officially forced conscripting disabled people) to try to fill the dwindling ranks of Ukrainian army. It's pure madness that reminds madness of one Austrian artist in 1945. WSJ (also no sympathy for Putin) is describing Zelenskyy mobilization in this way: "Mr. Zelensky in January introduced even harsher punishment for desertion and disobedience. A disabled person was drafted in western Ukraine and pronounced fit for service despite having no hands . Another died on the front lines within a month of mobilization after 10 days of training, according to his relatives." The war is lost by Ukraine to all intents and purposes.
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  29. It's not the first time they did it. Not long ago Kinzhal was shot down by the ghost of Kiev. He did it while sitting on a Patriot missile. 😂😂😂 The funny thing is that Pentagon clowns confirmed this wonderful story and then Ukrainian clowns started to pose with some wreckage that simply couldn't belong to Kinzhal .🤣🤣🤣
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  30.  @ChucksSEADnDEAD  It's BS and you know it.
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  31. Shale revolution happened only because crazy near zero interest rates. Only such crazy monetary policy can guarantee huge malinvestment in such projects. With current interest rates this projects are dead in the water.
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  32. Neocon lunatics like Victoria Nuland and company started this mess when they orchestrated a coup in Kiev. Peter is as clueless as usual. Unconditional surrender is the only way out for Ukraine. Hitler's Germany also refused to admit defeat until Hitler killed himself, then Keitel signed unconditional surrender. Zelenskyy is running out of cannon fodder. WSJ is describing Zelenskyy mobilization in this way: "Mr. Zelensky in January introduced even harsher punishment for desertion and disobedience. A disabled person was drafted in western Ukraine and pronounced fit for service despite having no hands. Another died on the front lines within a month of mobilization after 10 days of training, according to his relatives." Zelenskyy is officially catching and forced conscripting even disabled. When such people are in the trenches, it means that the front can collapse at any moment. Zelenskyy's strategy reminds a strategy of one Austrian artist in 1945 . Biden administration is urging Zelenskyy regime to start its last and most likely suicidal offensive because current situation is unsustainable. It would be difficult to convince republican congress to keep wasting hundreds of billions on this lost war.
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  33.  @tylkolurkuje  Zelenskyy wasted hundreds of thousands of trained and motivated Ukrainian troops in Krinky-style senseless PR/media hype operations. Ukrainian generals chosen exclusively on ideological grounds never say NO to delusional Zelenskyy. For example, after losing Bakhmut (holding this town with all supply routes cut made zero military sense) and 51,000 Ukrainian troops KIA with it on May 20 2023 general Syrsky (Zelenskyy minion) for months launched wave after wave of suicidal counterattacks to no avail just to oblige obsessed with Bakhmut Zelenskyy. And what about publicly declared with great fanfare failed Zelenskyy counteroffensive in 2023? It's ridiculous to expect that hapless cannon fodder kidnapped off the streets by Zelenskyy thugs will hold the front at this point.
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  34.  @niweshlekhak9646  It was a success on CNN, unfortunately potential buyers don't buy propaganda, they rely on facts.
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  35.  @ChucksSEADnDEAD  China, India. With dismal Patriot performance in this conflict it will take plenty of arms-twisting to sell it.
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  36.  @niweshlekhak9646  Yeah, sure, they said it to you in private.🤣
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  37.  @niweshlekhak9646  Really?🤣 Give us a name of an article or a link. You can't, but, sure, Russian state media or may be Putin himself said it to you in private.🤣
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  38. Peter is delusional as usual. Watch Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis or prof. John Mearsheimer to know more about the conflict.
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  39. Peter, you are such a clown! Export of what?
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  40. Half of Ukraine has a blackout today. Ukrainians are so good at downing Russian missiles and kamikaze drones that they managed to shoot down 700 out of 70 today. I suppose they did it again with their power plants and weapons depots .😂😂😂The war is lost by Ukraine. It's just throwing good money after bad. Corrupt politicians just want some more time to line up their pockets.
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  41. Zelenskyy is wasting lives of 500 Ukrainian troops daily only in Bakhmut while having to catch in the streets even disabled (he is officially forced conscripting disabled people) to try to fill the dwindling ranks of Ukrainian army. It's pure madness that reminds madness of one Austrian artist in 1945. Zelenskyy is using cannon fodder against overwhelming Russian artillery, but to no avail. According to WaPo of all places Russians have 1:6 advantage in artillery (you can imagine their real advantage). 85% of Ukrainian soldiers are killed even without seeing an enemy. All escape routes from Bakhmut and Avdeevka are under Russian fire control. WSJ is describing Zelenskyy mobilization in this way: "Mr. Zelensky in January introduced even harsher punishment for desertion and disobedience. A disabled person was drafted in western Ukraine and pronounced fit for service despite having no hands . Another died on the front lines within a month of mobilization after 10 days of training, according to his relatives."
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  42.  @Ikkeroger  I have access to google. So do you I hope. These are facts and you can easily check them.
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  43.  @GowthamNatarajanAI  You are still in a state of denial. Sooner or later you will have to reconcile with reality.
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  44.  @kickicker6058  looks like child Batman cartoon got his cnn update today, keep up the narrative trooper!
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  45. Unconditional surrender is the only way out for Ukraine. Hitler's Germany also refused to admit defeat until Hitler killed himself, then Keitel signed unconditional surrender. Biden administration is urging Zelenskyy regime to start its last and most likely suicidal offensive because current situation is unsustainable . It would be difficult to convince republican congress to keep wasting hundreds of billions on this lost war. WSJ is describing Zelenskyy mobilization in this way: "Mr. Zelensky in January introduced even harsher punishment for desertion and disobedience. A disabled person was drafted in western Ukraine and pronounced fit for service despite having no hands. Another died on the front lines within a month of mobilization after 10 days of training, according to his relatives." Zelenskyy is officially catching and forced conscripting even disabled. When such people are in the trenches, it means that the front can collapse at any moment. Plan B of Biden administration is to try to throw Polish army into a meat grinder. I just hope that Polish government isn't that crazy.
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  46. Peter is as clueless as usual. Zelenskyy is running out of cannon fodder. With catastrophic failures on the frontlines of the war, Zelenskyy regime resorts to terrorist attacks and rounding up of civilians and throwing them into the meat grinder . WSJ is describing Zelenskyy mobilization in this way: "Mr. Zelensky in January introduced even harsher punishment for desertion and disobedience. A disabled person was drafted in western Ukraine and pronounced fit for service despite having no hands. Another died on the front lines within a month of mobilization after 10 days of training, according to his relatives." Zelenskyy is officially catching and forced conscripting even disabled. When such people are in the trenches let alone forced to go on the offensive, it means that the front can collapse at any moment. Zelenskyy's strategy reminds a strategy of one Austrian artist in 1945.
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  47. Blinken is on an absurd mission to try to persuade China to halt Russia support and save Biden reelection campaign. Everybody knows that's an absurd mission except this clueless administration and Peter.🤣🤣🤣
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  48. Peter, you are turning into a complete clown. Just admit that you were wrong.😂😂😂
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  49. Peter, you are such a clown. 🤣🤣🤣 You can't even google essential facts before your rants.
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  50. It was obvious from the get-go, only Peter could take it seriously. I even remember a joke. EU "Russians are using winter as a weapon" EU "Russians are using oil price cap as a weapon" EU "Russians are using our stupidity as a weapon" 🤣🤣🤣
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