Comments by "Ash Roskell" (@ashroskell) on "Ben Hodges - After the Wagner Coup what is the Likely Future for Vladimir Putin and the Russian Army" video.

  1. That is a thoughtful and well stated comment. Forgive me for repeating a comment I put in the main thread, but it seems to me you might get it? And you are right. Too much has been sacrificed already by Ukraine. It gets too easy to forget the human cost. And to forget that Ukraine is fighting for us too. My comment from above is as follows: Putin has shown that he ALWAYS backs down, every single time he has faced a genuine, serious, direct challenge. I honestly think the safest move for the world would be to demilitarise a zone around the Zaporizhzhia Power Station, create a no fly zone over that demilitarised area, and fly in volunteer experts to de-mine the place, and put in a team that can relieve the, by now, frayed and exhausted people who have been held hostage to manage the plant. It should be NATO’s absolute priority, shouldn’t it? An explosion, or leak, from Zaporizhzhia won’t just destroy Ukraine and a sizeable part of Russia, but the cloud could reach North America. In the worst case scenario, it would be 64 times bigger and more lethal than Chernobyl! Simply putting mines in there is already an act of terrorism and threat to the entire Northern hemisphere! They have shown they are stupid and desperate enough, as the blowing of the dam demonstrated. NATO’s virtual silence about this is utterly disturbing, as though they WANT a nuclear disaster? Putin is getting ALL of the, “value,” out of his nukes, right now, by milking western fears. That’s the ONLY, “bang for his buck,” he can get out of nukes, and he KNOWS THIS! But, we are creating the environment in which ACCIDENTS HAPPEN! And Russia has the worst record in history for nuclear accidents, both military and civilian! When they blew the dam, half of Russia’s own troops did not know it had happened and did not get out of the way in time, losing millions of dollars worth of vital equipment. So, it’s quite possible that someone accidentally set off those mines! WHY are we just WAITING for Russia to make another mistake??? Keep in mind that the Ukraine invasion was only the first giant miscalculation of SO MANY that came after up to now. Russia’s biggest weapon blew up in their face: the Wagner group. So, we already KNOW Putin’s judgement is appalling! And every hesitation of the west has been taken by Putin as an invitation to commit another atrocity! It’s time we called Russia’s bluff! NATO should, AT THE VERY LEAST, warn Russia about Zaporizhzhia and spell out the consequences of the nuclear terrorism that he is ALREADY subjecting us to!!!
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  2. Putin has shown that he ALWAYS backs down, every single time he has faced a genuine, serious, direct challenge. I honestly think the safest move for the world would be to demilitarise a zone around the Zaporizhzhia Power Station, create a no fly zone over that demilitarised area, and fly in volunteer experts to de-mine the place, and put in a team that can relieve the, by now, frayed and exhausted people who have been held hostage to manage the plant. It should be NATO’s absolute priority, shouldn’t it? An explosion, or leak, from Zaporizhzhia won’t just destroy Ukraine and a sizeable part of Russia, but the cloud could reach North America. In the worst case scenario, it would be 64 times bigger and more lethal than Chernobyl! Simply putting mines in there is already an act of terrorism and threat to the entire Northern hemisphere! They have shown they are stupid and desperate enough, as the blowing of the dam demonstrated. NATO’s virtual silence about this is utterly disturbing, as though they WANT a nuclear disaster? Putin is getting ALL of the, “value,” out of his nukes, right now, by milking western fears. That’s the ONLY, “bang for his buck,” he can get out of nukes, and he KNOWS THIS! But, we are creating the environment in which ACCIDENTS HAPPEN! And Russia has the worst record in history for nuclear accidents, both military and civilian! When they blew the dam, half of Russia’s own troops did not know it had happened and did not get out of the way in time, losing millions of dollars worth of vital equipment. So, it’s quite possible that someone accidentally set off those mines! WHY are we just WAITING for Russia to make another mistake??? Keep in mind that the Ukraine invasion was only the first giant miscalculation of SO MANY that came after up to now. Russia’s biggest weapon blew up in their face: the Wagner group. So, we already KNOW Putin’s judgement is appalling! And every hesitation of the west has been taken by Putin as an invitation to commit another atrocity! It’s time we called Russia’s bluff! NATO should, AT THE VERY LEAST, warn Russia about Zaporizhzhia and spell out the consequences of the nuclear terrorism that he is ALREADY subjecting us to!!!
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