Comments by "John Adam" (@johnadam2885) on "Channel 4 News"
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@gnehzeey All that Ukraine has was built by the USSR - the infra structure, power stations, the nuclear reactors, the educational institutions, the railways, the Antonov plane factory, T 72 tank factory. Although the media keeps telling Ukraine is the poorest country in Europe, the people look well dressed and fed, they fleeing with pets, their trains and buildings look good. The USSR rebuilt Ukraine after the devastation the Germans caused - without any Marshall aid. So how dare you say they had nothing ?
Ukraine's independence was conditional on agreeing not to join any military alliance against Russia. Putin said he had no objection to Ukraine joining the EU; that is an economic alliance, not a military alliance.
The Ukranians tried to cheat on the neutrality condition. They tried to join NATO, indulge in Russophobia and they thought they could do this because of NATO shield. They were warned by Russia not to play this dangerous game. Their society bred Ukro Nazis like the Right Sector and Azov batallion. Therefore Russia has revoked Ukraine's independence and take it back. Ukraine cannot be brought back, 20% is taken, and what remains is unviable.
Ukranias achieved something as part of the USSR. In fact, they had rulers - like Khrushchev, Chernenko. When they were given independence, in 30 years they chose policies that made them a failed state. So they would be better off taken back by Russia.
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@abodabalo It is not Ukraine’s free choice to apply for membership.
Under the conditions in which Ukraine became independent, it had to give up nukes and give an assurance to Russia that it would not join any military alliance against Russia. Ukraine's independence declaration said it would be neutral. Otherwise, Russia would not have given independence. Thus, Ukraine's sovereignty was never absolute in this regard. You are speaking like a simpleton. Either you are ignorant of the details above or you are wilfully duplicitous.
After the 2014 coup organised by the US, in which Nazi groups like Right Sector and Azov Batallion took part, Ukraine unilaterally changed its constitution to say NATO entry was a goal. The Ukro Nazi groups spread Russophobia thinking they had infinite American protection. Zelensky said if Russian Ukranians want links with Russia, they should go to Russia - the classic line of fascists.
Even before Ukraine entered NATO, the US was training the Ukranian army in a centre near Lvov, to make them NATO-ready. Why ? Ukraine sent 5000 troops to Afghanistan even though it was not in NATO yet. It was helping Americans kill Afghans who had done no harm to Ukraine. So now when Ukrainians get killed, in the non-west, many would say 'let them get a taste of what they did in Afghanistan'. Zelensky said Israel is the victim and the Palestinians are the aggressors. Hence, Zelensky has no credibility outside the west.
As Ukraine unilaterally reneged on its commitment on neutrality given to Russia at independence, and planned to enter into NATO and allow the US to threaten Russia, Russia has every right to annul Ukraine's independence and take it back so it does not bring in America to threaten Russia.
Ukraine has blown its chance to be an independent state due to American interference and machinations, and the Ukranians' penchant for Nazi style nationalism. The eastern part and the coastal regions are gone, and Russia will make the part that is left an unviable, failed state, where reconstruction is not possible. If the remainder of Ukraine wants to survive, it will have to go back to neutrality AND agree to lose more land. Russia will not agree to anything less now. Such is the price for following Zelensky, Ukro Nazis and America.
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Can Europe stop Putin on its own?
He who threatens or attacks Russia gets defeated. History proves that.
The French were defeated in 1812 by Russia. The French now would not dare send troops for a direct engagement.
The Red Army beat Germany into a pulp in 1945, and made Germans a peaceful people.
The British boast a lot because they won a war in Crimea in 1856, but they would not dare fight a land war against Russia now. Look at Russia's arsenal - a single Sarmat missile will take out Britain. 100 years later, the Soviet Union forced Britain to climb down after the Suez crisis in 1956 when Britain went back to its colonial mischief and invaded Egypt.
In 2025, Russia has defeated the collective west in its wicked plan to put NATO bases in Ukraine to threaten Russia. Ukraine has to cede 20% land at least (and more if it does not agree to neutrality), Ukraine cannot be in NATO, and the US is not going to send peacekeepers, and Russia will not allow Europeans inside Ukraine. This is comprehensive victory enough, but Russia is going to achieve more - end NATO altogether so that the double faced Europeans do not threaten Russia ever !
Russia is a great country and the rest of the world salutes it for defeating the collective west. The collective west invaded and robbed Africa, Latin America, India, China, Arabs....They practised slave trade and apartheid, and they back Israel. Russia helped the South African people fighting to end apartheid. It helped many developing countries.
Europe and the west will not be able to return to the world order they ran for their benefit at the expense of others. That is the magnitude of Russia's achievement.
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@frogashow NATO is not so innocent as you pretend. It invaded Afghanistan and runs around as the US's errand boy. Ukraine sent 5000 troops to Iraq. so it should not complain.
Actually, NATO is a just a tool for American expansion and threats to others. The US sponsored anti-Russian Ukro Nazi groups like Right Sector and Azov Batallion, and overthrew the elected govt. in Kiev in 2014, and implanted a govt. of their choice. This is the model they have used in Latin America, Pakistan - use money and military power to corrupt local governments and create a faction that supports them. The implanted govt. in Kiev wanted to join NATO, reneging on the commitment to neutrality given to Russia at the time of independence. The US desire was to have missile and more important naval bases in Ukraine. Russia took action in the nick of time to avoid US mischief. Putin had said in the interview, it is costly for Russia to take this action, but the cost will be greater later if the US got its way. If Ukraine got into NATO, Russia would have to fight a nuclear war to get remove US.
By intervening at the correct time, it is clear Ukraine cannot join NATO, nor the US have naval bases. Ukraine can keep shouting it is going to join NATO, but Ukraine will not exist in the form of 1991, its a failed state, its time is over. Russia has the upper hand militarily and it is the winning the economic war against the west.
Putin is a master strategist and what he has done is very profound. You do not have the intellect to figure it out. Single handedly, Putin has ended the so called western 'rules based order', and the dollar run international economy, where the rules are formulated by the west, which they impose on others and disregard when they want (like in the invasion of Iraq).
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@jusmeetsingh1907 You are putting on a brave face for the west, Singh.
'The power infrastructure they destroy is being restored immediately.' Ukraine's grid operator has told Ukranians to expect 4-5 hours power cuts. As winter advances, unless they do the cuts, the whole thing will collapse.
'So instead of complaining about these attacks and exaggerating them for propaganda purposes, Zelensky and Ukrainian govt and West are quietly welcoming these drone attacks... '
What are you talking about, Ukraine is begging for anti missile systems, and the west is scratching its head. Otherwise, there will be more refugees.
'....and how they are helping Biden to do regime change in Russia.'
Hmm, is that so ? Look at Italy - Draghi is gone. UK - arch anti-Russian, BoJo gone; Truss is slated to go. After mid-term elections, Biden will be a lame duck; Republicans are questioning blank cheque for Ukraine. I bet you any money Putin will still be there after Truss, Biden and many western leaders are gone.
Putin has got not only the Ukrainian but the European economy by the scruff of the neck. He is de-industrialising Europe. In fact, what has done is profound : he has single handedly ended the western 'world order' for good. China, India, Turkey, Saudi, Iran and the rest of the world is ignoring/defying the west. He has catalysed non-dollar trade and that portends the eventual end of US dominance. The satellite states go down with it.
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@nic7048 The western media was saying Putin was dying due to Parkinson's, cancer etc. They were also saying there will be a coup. Now, they recognise that was wishful thinking. So what you are saying is old wishes. As for Russia being poor by 2030, Europe is going to be poor immediately by this winter, and Ukraine'e economy is strangled, so what are you talking about ? Nobody in Russia will be freezing, its industry will have power - unlike Europe.
Russia has land, water, food (biggest wheat supplier), energy, metals, industry and strong armament industry (missiles + nukes). How many countries have all of these ? Hardly, any.
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