Comments by "Dale Crocker" (@dalecrocker3213) on "Could this man replace Putin? Hear Russian journalist's answer" video.

A very viable scenario. At least someone is thinking for himself and researching the facts instead of swallowing ridiculous propaganda.
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@KK-qi6mt All these wonders have been replaced by Russian versions, virtually indistinguishable from the originals. Many Russians actually prefer them.
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@KK-qi6mt Nobody wants to put the USSR back together. And while some Russians fancy Western ways, most are happy enough with the dramatic increase in living standards under Putin. As for being integrated with world trade, Russia and the other BRICS countries, along with 20 or so wannabees, are currently forging an economic alliance designed to demolish American dominance and to replace the dollar with their own joint currency.
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@KK-qi6mt I think there's every chance he can win - despite his dysfunctional army. And I am sure he has no idea of putting the USSR back together again. He has said on many occasions that while the collapse of the USSR is a matter of great regret, it would be impossible to recreate it. Which it is. This war is about survival for Russia, not expansion. It's a gamble, as all wars are, but one which Putin had little choice but to take. And the end of the day it could lead to a huge re-alignment in the way the world is run. If it becomes clear that, despite the West pumping billions and billions into continually re-arming Ukraine, Russia just keeps on coming then the West's hegemony is severely threatened. It already rests on pretty shaky ground.
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@riversidegardenradio9070 In war, so they say, the only thing that is certain is that nothing is certain. All the same , that's the way it's always looked to me.
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@KK-qi6mt The outcomes you predict are possible, although not probable. The reasons for this war are principally commercial, as is the case with most wars. They centre upon the vast mineral wealth of Donbass where there is coal, iron, gas, oil, lithium and other rare and costly metals. America wants these and Russia- which discovered and exploited them, is reluctant to give them up. The results of the war depend almost entirely upon how much money America and its allies are prepared to spend on continually re-arming Ukraine. I think they are already throwing good money after bad, and know it. Russia has no wish to take the whole of Ukraine. Putin knows this will mean a permanent and costly civil war. He just wants Donbass and Crimea. It is impossible, really, to say how much objection there is to the war among the mass of the Russian people. I tend to think not much. Younger people in the larger cities, students and so on, resent it and the high casualty rate does not go down well but when you start to analyse these numbers they are only a relatively small percentage of the country as a whole. The war so far has largely been about reducing Ukraine's army. After the Maidan unrest of 2014 the West spent billions on creating a new, large Ukrainian army. To Russia it was clear that this army was intended to be used to retake Crimea and Donbass. It therefore launched a "special operation" aimed at destroying this army, whatever the cost. This has now been largely achieved and round two has begun. So far Russia has thrown mainly inexperienced troops and ancient equipment into the fray. What reserves it has one cannot say, but I suspect they are considerable. I predict a very heavy bombardment soon, followed by a mass invasion of at least 500,000 men. If Ukraine does not surrender Russia will seek to take and hold much of Eastern and Southern Ukraine and to defend it against all comers.
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@KK-qi6mt The Russians are already making considerable advances on the eastern and southern fronts. And they haven't recruited half a million new men just for show. I agree totally that the West(ie America) have set Slav on Slav and that a weakened Russia is one of the desired results. I don't think it's panning out quite as intended though. We tend to judge Russia by our own standards, and when it doesn't do what we think it ought to do, we say it's failed. This applies to both the situation on the ground and the economic war. A huge shift in the distribution of power in the world is happening. This war will only hasten it and America will be the loser, not Russia.
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@KK-qi6mt Exactly so. Thankyou for a civil conversation. Best wishes,
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