Comments by "" (@SG-js2qn) on "The Russian Dude" channel.

  1. America isn't in Ukraine. If it was, Russia would be feeling a lot more pain. Ukraine doesn't even have F-16s yet, or A-10s. So what are those babushkas talking about? This war isn't big enough for them?
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  2. If Putin has any doubts about Shoigu, he might need Prigozhin as a plan B. IMO, Shoigu is working for Xi, against Putin. I don't know if they are investigating this at all, but the notion of Shoigu lying to Putin about the success of the war while destroying Russia's ability to defend itself, all on behalf of China ... well, it makes a lot of sense to me. Remember, China already did somewhat similar soft takeovers in Myanmar and the Solomon Islands, while destroying the economy of Sri Lanka and taking over a port there.
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  3. Another suspicious thing: why did Lukashenko intervene in a matter of treason, where the aura of treason could potentially spread to him? Most people would tell Prigozhin: "You're on your own." So I think there's something going on here, and it's not friendship. As for the ongoing Wagner drama ... it's not over till the fat lady sings.
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  4. Putin, to the people of Russia: "The reason we had to give up Crimea and the other Ukrainian provinces is ... I suck. I should have been happy that we had taken Crimea without a major war, but I got greedy and thought I could take more, and I'd be able to be a great Russian leader, like Ivan the Terrible."
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  5. I remember Putin saying that about Lithuania, with the implication being that any place Russians have lived, well, that is part of Russia that Putin might seek to "restore" to the Russian empire. There are people of Russian descent living in a lot countries.
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  6. You know, most packages of dog food have a picture of a dog on them. I suppose any wolf seeing that man's tattoo will assume he's been packaged as wolf food. 🐺
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  7. Yup, that strategy of harassing supplies during the winter has been the goal this whole time, and this is a reason for why Ukraine waited till late in the summer before moving across the river. They spoke earlier of massive actions against Russia in the east because they wanted Russia's attention focused in the east. This winter, especially with the F-16s. could be pivotal for returning Crimea to Ukraine. The first step was attacking the southern bridge and then the northern bridge, complicating transfers of men and material in and out of Crimea, and then the attacks on shipping and anti-aircraft and missile defense units sealed the deal.
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  8. The estimates of how long it will take to demine Ukraine are sad, but you know ... we still come across WW1 and WW2 unexploded ordnance in those old battlefields.
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  9. Putin has seen so many of his defense systems fail that he probably felt he needed to run a nuclear test. "Let's try 13 of them. Maybe one will go off." As for Israel updates, my main interest in relation to this channel would be on news that relates to Russia and Russia's partners, like Iran, Wagner, and China.
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  10.  @mrexists5400  China wants all of Russia. Russia is on their northern border, and they want all of the resources, which just happen to be the ones they lack. Everybody's focused on Taiwan, which is a distraction, the shiny thing. China's real strategic interests have always been Myanmar and Russia, and it already has Myanmar. China is closing in on Russia.
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  11. Russia: "We must defeat the Netherlands. This is the homeland of french fries, and Russia must capture and dominate this highly strategic resource!!!"
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  12. As for the recent terrorist attack in Russia, please note that there is a police station around the corner of the place that was attacked. Officers could have walked over immediately, but they held off for a long time. Similarly, there was a tactical police unit less than 3 miles away, and they didn't arrive till it was over as well. There should have been more security at the location, as required by Russian law, but they didn't appear to be present. Doors at the venue are supposed to be unlocked for safety, but they were locked. Essentially, this whole story is fishy as hell.
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  13.  @insertcognomen  I think he'd feel honored.
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  14. Wagner showed that Russia cannot defend itself from an internal revolution. All of its war assets are in Ukraine.
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  15. Poor Anna! It's not Coke that's doing it, it's obviously Disney.
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  16. Maybe stop using the worlds "Ukraine" and "Russia," start using national symbols, like (IDK) "Trident" and "Vodka Bear." (That's kind of like "Cocaine Bear," except slower and more clumsy, and it likes to roll a bit on its back.) There are plenty of military channels that talk about weapons of war, so obviously YT is fine with talking about that sort of thing. of course, the #1 issue is probably that Vodka Bears are reporting your channel as being offensive.
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  17. France is pissed about Putin / Wagner's attacks in Africa, destabilizing countries formerly under French control. That's why he's talking about getting more involved in the Ukraine War.
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  18. The AI didn't get it right. AI is like a monkey throwing darts at a dart board. It rarely hits the bullseye.
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  19. As for the weight lifting, there's no indication how heavy the objects are. They could be very light. Maybe he should be doing pushups or rope climbing, because we can guess how heavy he is.
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  20. We all need a new platform that is much better than YouTube.
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  21. That's an interesting idea, to start a minor conflict in Belarus. I don't know what to think about that. Definitely, Russia is weaker now, and would have difficulty responding to a threat in Belarus.
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  22. It seems that Wagner proved that any internal armed force will meet with very little resistance if they strike quickly. They could roll right into Moscow. They can take over military bases. But they have to be decisive, and they have to be planning ahead to the Russian response, which could come years later. As with any vampire, you must make sure that what you have done prevents it from rising from the grave. For Russia, I think it means there must be widespread independence of oblasts, without ability to reform into another vampire state.
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  23. I disagree with this analysis, if I'm understanding it correctly. Putin cannot give up Crimea, and if he loses it, he must take it back. Which he should be unable to do because of his toppling economy. IMO, as things currently stand, Ukraine will take Crimea and continue to push Russia out, and at some point in the next year, Russia will suffer some form of break up / civil war. Russia is made up of conquered peoples who would like to have their independence from a federal govt that is continually mistreating them.
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  24. No monuments extolling death by missile that I'm aware of, but there is a Yoda statue in San Francisco. The Force should be respected, as it could surely divert that Russian missile.
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  25. The Pentagon probably has its nose in the air because Ukraine didn't follow the strategy they laid out for the summer offensive. IMO, Ukraine made a better decision, but this may be the fall out. Also, the west is wanting to shift to issuing loans for military aid, instead of just giving the aid to Ukraine. This is like the lend / lease program, so it's not unusual. What was unusual was all the free aid.
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  26. The Biden administration giving permission for Ukraine to protect itself from forces they can see building up on Russian territory should have come immediately, and not have ever been withheld. As for peace, I'd say Russia can either keep the Ukrainian land it has taken (including Crimea), or have the sanctions lifted. In either case, I would say that Ukraine will be invited to join NATO. That's the only way to prevent a re-armament and another war. If Russia chooses to take the land, then a law should be put in place to keep the sanctions in place for at least 50 years.
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  27. Israel was shelled by Syria, just after the Syrian president was welcomed by China. Iran was just given a loan worth a few hundred billion dollars by China. Qatar funnels money from China into Europe and Hamas. People need to understand who the puppetmaster is. I don't think this channel will do a good job of updating us on Israel, but I look forward to more Russia news.
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  28. Honestly, it doesn't look like Shoigu is playing for the same team. It looks like he is systematically tearing the Russian military apart.
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  29. Russia's able to trick some of the BRICS type associates into fighting for them, and these people have no idea what's really going on until they find themselves on the front line.
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  30. There isn't a single govt in the world that a citizen should trust.
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  31. I could see China using NK as a way to trap Putin. NK could tell Shoigu that they have, say, 20 million units of artillery to sell to Russia, no problem. So Russia begins to incorporate this into their strategies. But China wants Russia to fail, so now China directs NK to stop supplying the shells after delivering only 10%. Now Russia may have overextended itself. Likewise, the Russian soldiers leaving Belarus could actually have been recalled, because Russia is running low on troops after Avdiivka.
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  32. The Z patriots online are compensating for being too cowardly to go to the front lines.
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  33. Russia needs to get completely OUT of Ukraine. If the war was to end now, Putin would immediately turn the army against all of the rebel forces. The idea of a buffer zone is stupid, IMO. What is a buffer zone in this region, except for something that can easily be crossed in a day or less?
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  34. Actually, using puppets and stuffed animals is a great way to represent politics, because so many politicians are just puppets. "So ... 17 Zs come out of their trenches and want to play like this by a small town, so Unicorns say 'Shh! Shh!' and the Zs fall asleep." That pretty much covers it.
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  35. I imagine what the Crimean civilians are being recruited to do is to strip still functional parts from salvage equipment, and then those parts are being sent to the engineers in Soviet Russia.
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  36. Ukraine: "We are very, very fortunate to be able to use Starlink, but we HATE Elon Musk for being an enemy of Ukraine!!" Sorry, but that's rrrrrridiculous propaganda. And CNN is one of the least trustworthy news sites in America.
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  37. China doesn't really want this war to end. China wants both NATO and Russia severely weakened.
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  38. If Russia does decide to flood their ranks with alcoholics (didn't they already do this?!), maybe Ukrainians should offer free vodka to deserters in exchange for live ammunition, like artillery shells. "You'll get a pint of vodka for each live shell you carry across to us, boys!" Russia would be disarmed within weeks.
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  39. It's rare to get consensus, and often it only comes about after the major events have occurred and we can look back in hindsight. But very often, even with hindsight, people cannot agree on what they are seeing or what to do. That's just the way it is.
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  40. The Russians have already lost more soldiers in this short war than the US did in all of the years of the Vietnam War. This war is leaving a deep scar in the population of Russia as well as Ukraine.
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  41. IMO, Shoigu is going to waste those new recruits, because that's what the CCP has ordered ... and that's his real boss. The CCP is going to make Shoigu leader after Putin is gone, and Russia will return to communism.
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  42. Russia is moving its newest howitzers close to Finland because A) they don't want them destoyed, and B) they don't actually work very well and Russia would rather not have that exposed.
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  43. I like this idea of individual oppressed groups rising up in Russia. This is a good challenge to China, which I believe is trying to push Russia into weakness, install a puppet, and turn the clock back to communist days. These various rebel groups could potentially foil China's plan, and restore individual freedoms to Russians. Add to this the possible poisoning of Lukashenko by Putin, and there could be a healthy disruption of power coming to the region. Maybe what Russia has needed all along is to fight for their liberty, instead of having a financial collapse of the Soviets, followed by continued corruption and rule by the same people with the same practices, only changing the name from Soviet Union to Russian Federation.
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  44. If China has indeed infiltrated Russia, they will be very happy to steer them into martial law, and then bring in "friendly" security forces from China to assist.
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  45. And now the question is ... which of these "close confidants" of Putin have been bought by China and are CCP puppets positioned for the future control of Russia? China wants all of Russia's assets, and currently has to share the oil with rival India. So don't be surprised if conflict in Iran, coming from the Taliban, sponsored by China, ends up blocking the transit of vital materials from Russia to India. (Iran is geographically between Russia and India and has been the pass-thru for all trade since sanctions began.)
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  46. The sad thing is that even under heavy threat from Russia and having been given massive international support, most Ukrainians aren't committed to winning the war. And corruption continues.
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  47. What it looks like to me is that Russia is preparing for a successful winter operation ... by Ukraine. To counter the expected summer offensive by Ukraine, they have been keeping their men in the field for too long, and in high numbers. Now they're opening what is basically a new front in the east. It seems like they're betting the farm on Ukraine doing nothing in the autumn and winter. Now, I have no idea what Ukraine could do during the winter. But it seems likely that Russian troops will be at their ebb at that point.
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  48. Or, potentially that Polish farmer is an identity created by the EU to make it look like the whole European farmer's uprising is being conducted by the Russians ...?
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  49. Looking at those vehicles in Russia with the large missile on the top reminds me of a very similar, famous vehicle in the US: the Oscar Meyer wienermobile. https://youtu.be/fUGJ6i8g__w?si=JS1Ne7fXyeNZwy7O
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  50. I think it's possible that people don't understand that Russia has been attacking France's colonies in Africa for quite some time now, since 2017, and has done a lot of harm. That's where Wagner was operating, doing a lot more than they were doing in Ukraine. France has been hurt by this and has so far been unable to find a way to strike back at Russia or to correct the situation in Africa. This is the real reason why Macron was threatening to send French troops to Ukraine. It's not really to help Ukraine, but out of anger and frustration with Russia's successes in Africa.
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