Comments by "John Adam" (@johnadam2885) on "Into Europe" channel.

Exactly the correct argument : Europe is shooting itself in the foot to please America and the nebulous concept of 'shared western values'. Europe may be able to find substitutes for Russian gas - after years, and it will always be more expensive. Alternative to Russian gas is decline in living standards.
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@Arby631 'that’s a small price to pay for not helping Russians...' You mean the beating Ukraine got for Russophobia is a small price ?
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@pahatpahat9566 Unfortunately, the Europeans fought between themselves 70-80 years ago and they required American help to pull them up. So they have a debt to America. However, America started exploiting the situation and they want to keep the Europeans dependent permanently. Europe would be better off trading with Russia - it would be a win-win situation. America would get left out, so they create conflict, using eastern Europe to trigger conflicts against Russia, and western Europe has to support eastern Europe and be dependent on the US. Lot of Europeans also have a superiority complex believing they have shared values with a powerful America.
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The most optimistic scenario is Russia takes Ukraine and rebuilds it. The west has taken Ukraine for a ride, thrown it under the bus by inciting it to fight to Russia, and then leaving when it could not win.
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@hellboystein2926 You are right, there is not the infrastructure in place yet to reorient the gas supply from Russia to China. But that will be built in due course, that is the direction. Meanwhile the infrastructure exists for gas from Russia to Europe. Europe chose not to use it. So Europe needs to find an alternative and build the infrastructure for it. The biggest loser is not Russia or China, it is Europe. It does not have the resources. In Europe's new chosen position, it is still going to be dependent on someone - America, Gulf - and it needs to build infra structure. LNG is never going to be as cost competitive as piped gas from Russia. On the equivalence of Japan, Korea's situation with respect to Europe, they have lower wages than Europe. And the other competitor for manufactured goods is China, and Europe will become even more uncompetitive. Whichever way you look at it, Europe has shot itself in the foot by allying itself with America. It is going for industrial decline; it has to feed and house 7 million refugees; it has to spend more on defence. So it means a cut in standard of living. That could lead to the growth of Nazi groups in Europe destabilising democracy. Democracy in the US itself is in danger with Trump threatening to undermine it. And yet the western leaders and the media say the west is winning against Russia. It is just false pride because it is difficult to admit defeat. Was NATO expansion worth it ? Is it not time for Europe to decouple from the US ?
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Europe has shot itself in the foot with NATO expansion to Ukraine. Europe's standard of living in the last 30 years was due to cheap Russian gas. Europe may find alternatives eventually, but even so, its standard of living will come down and its industry will become uncompetitive.
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@roberthoyt7921 Who is the we that will liquidate the Russian Black Sea fleet ? I understand that Russia has the capability of liquidating all NATO countries. Hence no one will dare, so don't make pointless suggestions which cannot be implemented.
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@roberthoyt7921 No one has the capability of telling Russia what to do, least of all Ukraine. Russia is not denying Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania access to the Black Sea. Ukraine wanted to fight Russia and offer the US naval bases, that is why Ukraine has lost all ports will not be given access to any unless it signs up for neutrality.
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@hellboystein2926 Japan, Taiwan, S. Korea,.. are ALSO paying more for energy in the moment, because they wanted to be classified as the west. However, China is not paying more and that is the main competitor for Europe.
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@TurinStark5 Other countries are sensible, and don't allow the US to incite them against their neighbour. Imagine for instance if Russia funded Scotland to breakaway from the UK, and came and gave them weapons and training.
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@aslampervez2294 Europeans adore Zelensky as they need someone to shore up their morale. They are relieved Ukraine is taking the beating rather than the Europeans. Apparently Johnson wanted to be a Churchill, he sees Zelensky as Churchill.
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Only Russia can rebuild Ukraine. Russia will not allow EU and NATO a foot in Ukraine again. That is the geopolitical reality. What the video does not mention is the US role in taking advantage of the corruption - Biden and his family made money out of it. The Ukranians sold 35% of their agricultural land to three US companies. Plus the Jewish oligarchs like Kolomoivsky filched out the wealth using their Jewish connections in US and Europe. What undid Ukraine is not corruption. That is a relatively minor issue that the west harps on about - so as to hide their own guilt in ruining Ukraine. What undid Ukraine was its Bandera Nazi inspired ethnic nationalism against Russia. The US took advantage of this to drive a wedge between Ukranians and Russians who were living together. Once that nationalism got mired in violence, that poisoned the country and led to war between two related communities. Essentially it is a civil war with foreign interventions, the like of which we see in many countries (and often incited by the west for economic gains). The blame has to be put on the majority community, the Ukranians, who should have realised what the consequences of ethnic nationalism would be when there are two sizable communities, one with the support of a powerful neighbour.
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@artiefakt4402 'Putin gave them no other choice...' Liar, Putin asked you to give a security guarantee that Ukraine will not be used to place US missile and naval bases. EU, US and NATO refused. So don't lie. Then Russia said it will go ahead with technical military action. Russia told you what was your mischief, they warned you of the consequences, you did not believe it, so you got the beating of your life. Now Russia has the upper hand, they do not want to negotiate. 'and Russians will have to pay the price for the decades to come....' What about the price Ukrainians and Europeans are paying ? Russians at least have heating and food.
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@YannR34 If you have the intellect, specify what is the Russian propaganda.
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@monkey1o8 Europe has mentally subordinated itself to America. Firstly, Europeans have too many nations, and no central direction, apart from a vague notion of European values. Germany and France have rivalry, and the rest of the Europeans have resentment to their domination. The UK looks down on Europe and thinks it is someone due to special relationship with America. There is no European army. So you need NATO, which is America.
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@kbityy Westerners are now supporters of Ukro Nazis like Right Sector and Azov Batallion, who are in the Ukranians govt. and military. Once you needed the Red Army to drive out the Nazis from Europe. The Ukranians chose to aid America to threaten Russia, and got a beating, they knew what they were doing, so they cannot cry about genocide. Russia gave them plenty of warning, Ukraine had the option to stick with the neutrality it adopted in its Independence Declaration. The Ukraine of 1991 is gone, it was given an opportunity to be independent, but instead its people and politicians turned it into a failed state. It does not deserve to exist.
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@kbityy You have simplistic and conceited western notions about what this war is about. This war is caused by the US attempt to get naval bases in Ukraine and cut off Russian access to the Black Sea. Russia cannot and will not allow that. An independent country does not have the right to invite a superpower from across the Atlantic and team up with it, to threaten a neighbouring superpower. Independence is not absolute, it rests on history and geopolitics. Ukraine has a choice to return to neutrality or face being annihilated. You can howl as much as you like about genocied but Russia will do anything to prevent NATO bases in Ukraine, including fight a nuclear war. There is nothing you can do about it. Are you ready to fight a nuclear war to defend Ukraine ? You are not. Then you should not be encouraging Ukraine along the wrong path. In 2008, Russia warned the west not to to expand NATO to Ukraine, otherwise, there will be consequences. The US brought this on Ukraine and Europe.
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@kbityy You are self-certifying it is a defensive alliance and making your argument of NATO innocence based on your self certification. NATO went to attack Afghanistan. How is it a defensive alliance ? It is a merely a tool for US hegemony. Others see you as an offensive alliance based on evidence. It is the perception of others that matters. The Ukranians who are not in NATO sent 5000 troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, countries that never attacked it. Why should it complain if it got attacked. The current war was instigated by the US. The US funded and staged a coup in which Ukro Nazis like Right Sector and Azov Batallion were involved. You are a shameless apologist for Nazis. The purpose of the US was to get naval bases in Ukraine and shut off Russia from the Black Sea. That is an offensive plan. Russia will not allow it. Ukraine's independence is over. Russia will take the eastern part and the coastal part, and bomb the remainder and make it a wasteland. The west is exposed and defeated, and hence you are burning. It incited Ukraine to fight Russia, and when Russia gave a punch, the west did not have the courage to send troops to Ukraine. The west is happy sending Ukranians to their deaths, but does not want to die itself. The US and NATO will not be allowed to enter Ukraine. No rebuilding is possible without Russian permission.
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@silentdeath7847 'does the russian troll factories pay good? ' Weak reply. Did I sting you ?
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Europe's natural economic linkage should have been Russia. There was nothing like piped gas. But Europe has committed economic suicide on behalf of the US. The US split Europe by getting the support of Eastern European countries, by bribing and thrusting NATO expansion through them. That led to the war with Russia. The US gained, the Europeans lost heavily - but the Europeans do not have the intellect to understand. Now the US is pressing the Europeans to take up cudgels against China as well. And the dumb Europeans will agree. They are vassals of the US.
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@sababugs1125 Is that so ? What is your evidence ? Sounds like you do not want to admit your wickedness. Russia had said it does not object to Ukraine joining EU, but it had made it clear Ukraine joining NATO is a security threat for Russia. Then why did you seek NATO expansion ?
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@sababugs1125 Don't make feeble excuses to justify western duplicity and cheating. The US and the west had said NATO would 'not move an inch to the east'. By going against the spirit of detente, the west created mistrust and ill feeling. Russia has 7k nukes indeed. But that does not mean it can allow the US to have missile and naval bases in the Ukraine. US naval base in Ukraine would mean it will block the Russian Black Sea fleet (Sevastapol in the Crimea is the HQ of Russia's Black Sea fleet). Then Russia would have to fight a nuclear war to dislodge the US. Russia decided to pre-empt the US from getting naval bases in the Ukraine. This way they do not have to fight a nuclear war with the US. Hence, consider it best for you that Russia has taken Crimea and the coastal ports along the Black Sea, so Russia does not have to strike you with any of those 7k nuclear weapons.
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@sababugs1125 'Not an inch forward was promised to Gorbachev during the ussr . After it collapsed west had every right to accept anyone it liked. ' You are a typical duplicitous westerner who wants his cake and eat it. So you think that what was promised to Gorbachov as Soviet Union does not apply to Russia. Even if legally correct, it was against the spirit of detente. Gorbachov has shown goodwill, but you stabbed Russia in the back. That is your culture and breeding. Yeltsin had been furious when he observed the first NATO expansion and saw it as a betrayal. He had said 'the Soviet Union is gone, but Russia will be back, you just wait'. Russia is back. It had protested all NATO actions and seeing the west was ignoring it, Russia decided to take action against the remaining ex Soviet countries to stem NATO advance. Now you find Russia can take on 30 countries both militarily and economically. 'Ukraine being nato would mean it would be protected by article 5 meaning Putin couldn't take Crimea and donbass to boost popularity back home '. First of all, Ukraine is not in NATO, so there is no Article 5. Secondly, you have not read Article 5. Article 5 offers no guarantee of armed counter. All it says is if one member is attacked, other members may/will take measures to defend that member, in various ways each one sees fit, including and up to armed attack. There is no compulsion nor guarantee that anyone will take armed measures. Thus, Lithuania blocked Kaliningrad claiming it was following the EU. That is a direct attack on Russia's internal business, then Russia could have pounced swiftly at some stage. If that happened, what would Lithuania do ? To invoke Article 5, NATO would have to call a meeting of 30 and get parliamentary approvals. It all depends on the US being prepared to fight. The US may decide it does not want a nuclear war, it will support Lithuania from the outside. So don't fool yourself. Don't mess with Russia and don't over estimate about NATO's strength. When was the last time NATO won a war ? Afghanistan exit was a debacle.
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@sababugs1125 'the reason Yeltsin hated NATO expansion isn't because of any "betrayal" .' Why don't you say why even a pro west leader like Yeltsin hated NATO expansion ? Article 5 depends on what America will do. America has repeatedly said they do not want a war with Russia. If Russia is threatened, it will attack any country, regardless of Article 5. It was sooner or later going to attack Lithuania over Kaliningrad, that is why Lithuania and the EU backed down. Recall Kissinger said that the US would not fight a nuclear war with the USSR to save Germany and Europe. The same applies now. If the US will not risk fighting Russia, you think the spineless Europeans will be able to fight Russia ? Afghanistan was a debacle because it had a western supported government that was unsustainable. The US could not afford to support the Afghan govt. and so withdrew. Similarly, the time is approaching when the US and west cannot afford to maintain Ukraine. Ukraine will be thrown under the bus. The west is trying one last throw of the dice with the Kherson offensive, if that fails, the US and the west will look for an exit strategy.
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@sababugs1125 Kissinger said long ago that the US would not fight a nuclear war with USSR to save Germany and Europe. That is the same case today. That is why Biden stated at the outset, US will not send ground troops to Ukraine. This is not Iraq in Kuwait. The Ukranians were demanding a 'no fly zone'. Biden ruled that out. Why ? Yes, Russia is willing to fight a nuclear war over Ukraine and Kaliningrad. Make no mistake about. Putin said you will face consequences you have never faced. That is why the US backed off on a 'no fly zone' and the EU on Lithuania. With those Sarmat hypersonic missiles, the US would dare contemplate a war with Russia. We shall see after this winter western resolve in Ukraine. US is willing to fight small countries but would not have the guts to fight Russia. The rest of the west is a collection of weaklings. The west is gros bouche, petits mains. Big mouth, tiny fists. Russia does not talk much, it just does.
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@sababugs1125 Kissinger was pragmatic. Why would the US allow all its cities to be nuked for someone else ? It is not going to happen. Not only Kissinger. Biden's haste to say the US would not send troops or put a 'no fly zone' is proof that US resolve to fight Russia does not actually go to the extent of fighting. USA doesn't have back bone - for the reasons cited. NATO expansion is a threat - if Russia takes not action. But Russia takes action to neutralise the threat. When Putin said if anyone sends troops to Ukraine or tries to put a 'no fly zone', they will face consequences they have not faced before, the US declared meekly the very next day it will not put a 'no fly zone'. Pussy cats cannot fight Siberian tigers. Where is the west's resolve on Ukraine - you threw them under the bus, why don't you go to Ukraine and fight the Russians ? 'Russian hypersonics are hot junk . Only thing keeping them alive are nukes'. The US's hypersonic test failed two times. But you fear their nukes ! They can deliver those nukes to US cities in minutes and your missile dome cannot stop them. If for a moment you thought you could win, you would have sent troops to Ukraine.
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@rob6927 You will remember about Biden's pious promise in 2023 that no decision will be taken on Ukraine without out the consent of 'our partners in Ukraine'. The US sold out the Afghan govt. it put in place and negotiated with Taliban in Doha without the Afghan govt. or other NATO members. In July 2023, Biden took the decision Ukraine cannot enter NATO and there will be no timetable, without consent of Ukraine or rest of NATO !
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Yes, and the nuclear fuel as to come from Niger, and Russia is part of the nuclear supply chain.
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