Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "Putin's Humiliating Retreat from Kherson: The Latest Battlefield Update" video.

  1. It's always worth keeping talks open but it should be taken with a pinch of salt what Russia says, but it does seem like they are on the back foot and are either regrouping or are trying to find a way out of this mess whiles maintaining its credibility. Maybe this is the moment Putin is realizing the war is lost, maybe it's just more games from him, either way, this war has been a disaster for Russia, no amount of digging in like the hardliners want is going to change that reality and it would likely make things worse for Russia going forward. We should also remember that Putin planed on this war being quick, the longer it drags on, the more draining it's going to be on the country, with the European countries moving away from Russian oil and gas and Russia's reserves running out, maybe reality is starting to bite with Putin as I think it was said that Russia had reserve till October next year, I suspect it's less than that because that was all planned on energy prices staying high and Europe continuing to buy from Russia, so Russia is likely running out of reserves a lot quicker than they want us to think, that's when things really get bad for Russia if they don't find a way out. From Ukraine's and the west point of view, it changes nothing, keep doing what they are doing with pushing the Russians back, the west should continue with arming Ukraine with everything they need, especially with going into winter, which can get really cold in Ukraine. Anyway, I have a feeling that as the EU countries move further away from Russian oil and gas, both the EU and US are going to put a lot more pressure on countries that are buying cheap oil and gas from Russia, maybe even the threat of trade sanctions, after all, the west isn't going through all this only for other countries to try and prop up the Russian economy, there is very likely a high price to pay for those countries involved, especially when it comes to access to the EU and US markets.
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