Comments by "pplr1" (@pplr1) on "Hindustan Times" channel.

  1. johnfisher697 "Tell that to America about the Cubans." Would this be repeating Mearsheimer messing up history in an attempt to push his ideology? Cuba had an alliance with the Soviet Union throughout most of the Cold War. The Cuban Missile Crisis was over missiles-not 1 nation trying to seize another nation's land.
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  2. "2014 it started and Putin has every right to turn down NATO and the warmongering west, Russia has the right to defend themselves" Funny that "defend themselves" means threatening and invading nations that are not attacking Russia. Wannabe Imperialist Russia is the aggreessor in this war, not the defender. It is also committing a great many war crimes.
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  3. The earlier claims was 500 people-and Iran claimed 1000 people. Maybe the numbers are not correct.
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  4. So you were part of Brexit and are now trying to make excuses for your failures too?
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  5. "A lot of lives would have been saved" By increasing the chances WW3 starts?? Putin never planned to stop with Ukraine. Ukraine putting up more of a fight than he expected (he predicted he would defeat Ukraine in 2 weeks back around 2014) has saved the lives of people in other nations. Helping Ukraine is the least to do as a response.
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  6. Many. would agree with you. But Putin does not want to end it yet. And if it is to end others want to be sure Putin doesn't try to start it again.
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  7. @militant_pacifist Correct. But those details don't help the current propaganda he is pushing.
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  8. johnbodman4504 "I agree, How would America like Russian bases in Mexico?" This sounds like more of Mearsheimer messing up history in service to his ideology. The Soviet Union had some troops in Cuba-not many but some. There were no US bases in Ukraine nor a likelihood some would be built soon. That is just repeating Russian lies about NATO when Ukraine wasn't in NATO and had not been in NATO for several years. Maybe if NATO had allowed Ukraine to join then perhaps Putin would not have started his Imperialistic war.
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  9.  @kingshark5938  So yes.
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  10.  @ronaldjunior8167  Correct. Also if the USA helped broker an agreement between different groups of Ukrainians after a corrupt former President of Ukraine fled because of the backlash his own actions created then that is not the USA invading nor even acting badly. Ukraine kept having elections for President long after and they were honest elections.
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  11. Don't salute dishonest excuses. That is all he is trying to do right now as a distraction from Brexit's problems.
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  12. Russia attacked his nation. Wanting a security guarantee is a very understandable desire for any Ukrainian leader. Being willing to step aside from a position of power shows he is more concerned about the future of his people and his nation than he is with his own political power. Putin-who has held on to political power in Russia for more than 20 years cannot say the same with any honesty.
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  13. He shouldn't resign because he is trying to protect his people and nation. Putin started this war. The death and destruction is because of Putin's choices. That President Zelenksy is willing to resign if it gives his nation security shows he cares more about his people and his nation than he does about his own political power.
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  14. More like he is trying to come up with excuses for his Brexit failures. Also this war was never over NATO-that is just 1 more lie spread to try to cover for Russian Imperialism. Ukraine was not in NATO nor was it able to join NATO for the several years prior. This was never over NATO. Other nations want to join NATO because Imperialist Russia is a security threat to them.
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  15.  @mandrews1245  "the US passed the Monroe Doctrine which outlawed any foreign government from being close enough" This sounds a lot like "repeating Mearsheimer messing up history in an attempt to push his ideology". No the US Monroe Doctrine didn't outlaw foreign governments. The British Empire still maintained control over lands that became Canada. Neither Mearsheimer, nor those who blindly repeat him, seem to know much history. "The Cuban crises was about a foreign country being in a position which could threaten USA sovereignty." This is shows more of a lack of knowledge when it comes to history. Cuba was never in a position to threaten US sovereignty. There was a question of if the US would invade Cuba-something that could have started a nuclear war-but Cuba was not in a position to invade the USA. That is just silly. "Russia felt NATO in Ukraine" This is repeating a lie. Ukraine was not in NATO. NATO is a group of nations that agree to defend each other if any of them is attacked. NATO primary exists to defend nations against invasion. And Ukraine was not in NATO at the time. Other nations at the time like Germany felt letting Ukraine join NATO would annoy Putin so they didn't let Ukraine join. Turns out Putin invaded anyway so maybe letting Ukraine join would've been a good idea as it may have prevented the current war. Now maybe not since Putin is an Imperialist and they like to invade other nations, but maybe it would have. Getting back to actual sovereignty. Putin has long been threatening Ukrainian sovereignty. Not only is the current war a major violation of Ukrainian sovereignty (and agreements Russia made with Ukraine) but years earlier Russia was unhappy Ukraine may make a trade deal with the EU. The EU is less corrupt than Russia so Putin probably feared a lot of Ukrainian businesses would end up doing more business with the EU than Russia. Putin wanted to be able to tell Ukraine not to make a trade agreement. That is also disregarding Ukrainian sovereignty. So please repeat this phrase in your next reply: "Ukrainian sovereignty"
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  16.  @billybigbollox  "It is everything to do with Russia when you have been surrounded, intimidated and threatened for the last 20 years." This would be repeating a lie. Russia is 1 of the biggest nations in the world. It is not "surrounded". Russia is often the nation invading neighboring nations, it is not being "intimidated" often it is trying to intimidate. Same when it comes to "threatened".
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  17.  @Maelli535  Thank you. It is good to remember Mearsheimer is not very good when it comes to history. I forgot to mention Mearsheimer once claimed Putin wouldn't attack Ukraine. And the Russian lies are so many.. though probably not as many as Russian war crimes.
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  18.  @louise_rose  Odd they don't want to run for election based on the success Brexit has been.. oh wait..
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  19. "Many of us knew, but you guys called us “conspiracy theorists” and wouldn’t listen. It’s only a surprise to those who haven’t known Ukraine’s history between 2014 and 2022." I've seen conspiracy theorists or, more accurately, Putin's PR folks make claims about 2014-2022. But they often deal in distortions if not outright dishonesty.
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  20.  @fabianschrotter  "In addition, armed foreign formations and mercenaries must be withdrawn from the territory of Ukraine, and not just Donbass, and this applied to both sides. Just study the Minsk agreements, it's not difficult." It looks like piratesofthebarentssea just admitted Putin violated the Minsk agreement.
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  21. Zelensky is supposedly evil for trying to protect his nation? For the Ukrainian people honestly electing him President while Russia's elections are rigged? For being the leader a nation that happens to be invaded by the corruption financed billionaire Putin because Putin is so greedy Russian lands aren't enough for him?
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  22. Considering Putin thought he would be able to conquer Ukraine in three weeks and it has now been years since Putin started this war it is reasonable to notice the war is far from over-especially since most Ukrainian lands are still in Ukrainian control.
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  23. No he doesn't. The USA recognized Ukraine was attacked and gave help. Putin should pay Ukraine for the harm done to it.
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  24. The blood of the thousands dead is on Putin's hands. His Imperialism started this war. Meanwhile Cummings is just trying to come up with excuses for Brexit having problems.
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  25. Most Ukrainian soldiers volunteered. They know their nation has been attacked and that Putin will try to destroy it if given the chance to.
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  26. Considering it never existed it is probably the same as before--not existing.
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  27.  @kaihusravnajmiddinov5413  Don't know. Zelensky is a millionaire because he was a tv star in Ukraine and Eastern Europe in general before he was President. So he does have money. That said $48 mil on a boat is more than he has and sounds like propaganda strangely similar to the false-and debunked-claims he was supposedly running around buying mansions in the USA. $1 million is more within his budget but probably unlikely simply because why put so much of the money he has in just 1 item.
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  28. Ukraine gave up those nuclear weapons in exchange for promises from both the USA and Russia. Those promises were broken. Since Ukraine helped build those weapons and gave up building any new nuclear weapons Ukraine did not break its promise.
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  29.  @JackMadeu  The Soviet Union stopped existing.
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  30. Less than the number Putin lost in the war he started with another nation. Ukraine is protecting its territory and population. Had Putin not made the choice to start this war many Ukrainians and Russians would still be alive.
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  31. Putin started this war. Russian troops and tanks moved from Russian lands into Ukrainian lands that is an attack.
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  32. Not really. Russia may have 1 of the richest Presidents in the world, but that is because Putin is so corrupt and the Russian population pays the price. Meanwhile in 2014 Putin said it would take 2 weeks to defeat Ukraine and the war is going for years. But at least the Russian military has managed to commit many war crimes.
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  33. So basically he is unhappy that the UK and other nations are opposed to Putin restarting Imperialism. Too bad. Given that Ukraine has honest elections for President while Russia does not there is more reason to be sympathetic to Ukraine than Russia in the current war. That, and the many Russian war crimes.
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  34. Did Putin do a 2 hour interview recently?
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  35.  @TLaguna  LOL. Ukrainian President Zelensky has 57% support or higher. The people of his nation appreciate that he isn't willing to sell them out to be oppressed by Putin.
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  36. This was never about NATO. Ukraine was officially Neutral when Putin sent forces into Crimea and occupied it. Putin has stated Ukraine is not an actual nation. That is Putin deciding he will not respect other nations nor the will of their people.
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  37.  @kingshark5938  Is that a yes?
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  38. "Yes. You are seeing the same real world." Or he said something similar to the PR casteretpollux prefers and likes the idea of not have having to address the problems what he was part of or supported actually caused.
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  39. ​ @kingshark5938  Thank you.. and yes it is.
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  40. In other words you like the man's lies.
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  41. Ah yes. Blame the President of the nation being attacked by a wannabe Imperialist Russia under the control of the corrupt billionaire Putin. And then after blaming him blame the CIA which wasn't part of this invasion. Blaming the person who started the war for the war is apparently unthinkable.
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  42. "Zelenskyy was the third choice for Ukraine's president." Not according to Ukrainians. They-not the CIA-voted for him to become Ukraine's President. Elections in Ukraine are honest-unlike in Russia.
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  43. Funny. I'm sure I pointed out earlier that President Zelensky was elected by the Ukrainian people-not the CIA nor any other group. In Ukraine the elections are honest-unlike in Russia.
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  44. 1. Your numbers are wrong, and more Russian than Ukrainian soldiers have died in this invasion Putin began. 2. Leaders of multiple nations tried to start diplomatic efforts with Putin to avoid and then stop the war. Putin refused-President Zelensky even invited Putin to a Peace Summit and no Russians came. 3. Putin started this war, the deaths that occurred are do to him.
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  45. I see the word "pawn" used with no acknowledgement that his nation was attacked. Putin decided that Ukraine shouldn't exist. President Zelensky and many other Ukrainians refused to submit to Putin's attempt to destroy their nation.
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  46. Putin's Imperialism started this death and destruction.
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  47.  @glennwilcock4593  And rightly so.
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  48. Putin does. Putin started it and wants it to continue. Putin may pause it now since Russia has lost over half of its tanks and may want to make more before restarting the war but Putin has wanted this war for years. Ukrainians did not but are defending their nation anyway.
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  49. More like excuse making. He lost his job and his political party is likely to take a well earned loss. He is looking for some kind of scapegoat for the failure of Brexit to provide much of anything for the UK. Though he gets some credit for the minor criticism of Putin. Though he is still rather light on it-especially since he failed to mention Putin's deep corruption.
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  50. You would have to be a citizen of the UK or some other "Western" nation in order to be part of the "we" you refer to. Don't see much evidence you are. As for Cummings, he is probably just looking for a way to come up with excuses for Brexit's problems.
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