Comments by "Olga P." (@olgap.) on "Anders Puck Nielsen" channel.

  1. I am asking myself the same questions.
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  2.  @JMAssainatorz  Majority of Russian population is old enough to remember how devastating it was. It is not so much about the fact itself, but the way how it happened and its outcome. Russians call the end of Soviet Union "razval" - breakdown, collapse, demolition from inside. Another often used wording is "prosrali sojuz" - those in charge screwed it, waisted potential, made things worse etc. At first under Putin things started to turn better. Any other Russian president could afford ending up worse than he started, but not Putin. Any outcome of the conflict that reminds 1991 will be impossible to sell as a victory. Hmm, can Russians really think "hooray, we became the 2. Iran, but we got Donbas!"?
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  3. @ovekkjlstad7703  That is what some Ukrainian analysts hope for and I think they are right.
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  4. Дожили, Андерсу прилетело за российскую пропаганду. Спасибо, рассмешили с утра пораньше! Я его видео начала смотреть ещё до начала войны, он НАТО до мозга костей и всегда был за Украину, зря Вы так напали. В чем конкретно он не прав? Что вы понимаете иначе?
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  5. "It is telling that hitting enemy civilian targets is so popular in Russia". That is why state press always tries to explain it were not Russian missiles hitting that civilian objects or that hits were accidental. Anders is such a great brainwasher if you believe it so easily.
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  6. You are the expert and I trust your judgment on maritime surveillance. What I struggle to believe is that Russia can control the outcome of the investigations and information policy about it. Or is it possible to pull off such a stunt with no evidence left behind?
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  7. German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs A. Baerbock said "we are at war with Russia" too.
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  8. He will explain how it is beneficial for Ukraine.
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  9. You would not find context here. A. P. Nielsen only presents facts that fit into the narrative.
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  10. Well, there are at least two interpretations of this message. 1) We will achieve so much more ones you give us sufficient amount of weapons and permission to use it as we like. 2) Look what unpredictable stunts we could do with the weapons you give us. While it is absolutely understandable that Ukrainian armed forces are fed up of fighting with their hands being tied behind their backs, the message of Kursk incursion the way it was done also is: Ukraine does not any more care whatsoever about concerns of its supporters. I would not be surprised if Ukraine's loose cannon behavior negatively influenced allies' decisions on military help.
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  11. ​ @mariaf.6601 May have had temporary issues!? I wish you were right. Where do you live? Can not confirm that for Germany.
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  12. Let's assume Anders is right, Russia is behind sabotage on NS that was supposed to signal the west same could happen to their infrastructure. Explosives on PIGs placed there by Russians can only prove Russia is able to blow up its own pipelines. If there were explosives on PIGs and sabotage was meant as a message, then someone from the west must be behind it to tell Russia what can happen with other Russian infrastructure any time.
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  13. ​ @sarahrosen4985  I guess you call all Russians Muscovites, not only those living in Moscow? Well, I am Russian citizen who happened to live abroad. The main impact on daily life compared to 3 years ago is self-censoring. First, as the war started, speaking about it was pointless as everything I said was used against me. Really everything. Like I would say -"The sky is blue" and hear - "there is blue in Russian flag, you love Putin, want this war, hate Ukrainians, you are nationalist, imperialist etc." - "Where does that come from? There is also blue in Ukrainian flag, for example ?! would I wonder. -" Whataboutism!!! " I never took what is said by officials and analysts for true value. Why would it change now? But, for any reason, critical thinking was set equal to blind patriotism. It was very frustrating and exhausting to have to explain that questioning 1 specific news or statement or trying to understand what it is based on is exactly that and not justifying Putin or supporting the war. Later I had to become more careful about public statements on social media as every unconscious word could mean a trouble. What about other Russians? Hard to tell in detail, because "it's not a topic for a phone call". It is easy to overlook the protest of broad mass because it is very subtle. Look at art, humor, read between the lines, observe how language changes. Disagreement is everywhere, but the biggest impact on daily life is that it is not spoken out.
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  14. In your other videos you do not hesitate to tell your very far away from flattering opinion about Russia's capabilities. What makes you think they are able to do this in one of the most observed areas of the Baltic Sea?
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  15.  @cmeyerhoffer1  @cmeyerhoffer1 Sorry for the misunderstanding, I did not intent judging you. I was critical of Commander Nielsen's content. To disagree with him or criticize some aspects of his work does not make anybody automatically Anti-Ukrainian. I am a living in Germany Russian citizen of Ukrainian decent. What those who want this war to continue the way it is till Russia's collapse conveniently forget: every day of the war is devastating for Ukraine. Ukraine does not need promises or concerns. Either give and do enough to help Ukraine defend itself or be honest about possible support and let Ukraine make informed decisions how to proceed. I cannot wrap around my head how Ukraine's "supporters" present themselves as good ones while using the country as disposable tool to harm Russia.
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  16. If what you said in "Why is Russia bombing civilians" video was true, if Russians really were entertained and pleased by bombs falling over playgrounds and hospitals, if it made Putin look strong in their ayes, why would using nuclear weapons lead to Putins downfall? Would not Russians get even more ecstatic about his strength?
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  17. Appropriate outfit for a Stereotypical Barbie of Western propaganda. And he looks good in it.
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  18. I doubt Anastasia Brjuhanova would use this wording and that many emojis.
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  19.  @dpelpal  Amount of such comments increased remarkably since European politicians, MSM and Influencers started to prepare public opinion to potential war with Russia. Are you Russian bot undermining official Western narrative?
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  20. Frost/Nixon 2.0
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  21. Suggestion for the next video: Ukraines Kursk offensive - what is the plan?
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  22. Yes
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  23. Мне кажется очень странным насколько разнятся оценки подготовки и опыта террористов. Или однозначно новички и дилетанты, или однозначно очень хорошо обученные, опытные и слаженно действующие люди. Видеоматериал из концертного зала эксперты просматривали один и тот же, а выводы сделали противоположные. Чем это можно объяснить?
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  24. Indeed, this part of the video was weird. I want to believe that it was just a bet what he can get away with. It would be a huge disappointment if mispresenting the facts becomes his new approach.
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  25. He actually correctly predicted Russia would invade Ukraine.
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  26. Просрать Россию Путину мало, он ещё и новый Союз насрал...
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  27. ​ @evgeniya7853  А по существу, без оскорблений, ответить слабо?
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  28. 6:45 What do you mean "maintaining popular support for the SMO"? Would Putin hesitate to mobilize as many as needed if there was popular support? I very appreciated you being one of few public figures who did not push the narrative about massive support of Putin and approval of the war. Please don't go down this road.
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  29. ​ @mariaf.6601 Please google Baerbock Putin 360.
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  30. Mostly men? I used to volunteer as a translator for newly arrived Ukrainian refugees. There were couple of men among them and one could see man driving cars with Ukrainian plates. But believe me, the vast majority of refugees are women and children.
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  31. ​ @claus-not-santa He has.
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  32. Exactly!
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  33.  @gustavalexander8676  After watching his videos since Russia started to gather armed forces near Ukrainian border, I struggle to give Commander A. P. Nielsen any benefit of the doubt. To me he is an excellent analyst on Russia as well as a very talented propagandist who fails to combine both roles in a plausible way. 2.5 years ago I was astonished how well he understands Russians, the way we think, communicate, negotiate etc, his content was balanced and objective. Then he started to incorporate some cheesy but still innocent rhetorical techniques, moved on leaving out facts to make his point and finally ended up spreading Anti-Russian propaganda of the dirtiest kind. There is no way his altered content matches class and level of expertise the original one uses to have. I cannot get rid of the impression that @anderspuck is using his audience as guinea pigs for his PHD thesis about the implications of social media on warfare. What you perceive as lack of knowledge appears to me being a test what someone knowledgeable and likable can "sell" to his audience.
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  34. After watching his videos since Russia started to gather armed forces near the Ukrainian border, I struggle to give Commander A. P. Nielsen any benefit of the doubt. To me he is an excellent analyst on Russia as well as a very talented propagandist who fails to combine both roles in a plausible way. 2.5 years ago I was astonished how well he understands Russians, the way we think, communicate, negotiate etc, his content was balanced and objective. Then he started to incorporate some cheesy but still innocent rhetorical techniques, moved on leaving out facts to make his point and finally ended up spreading Anti-Russian propaganda of the dirtiest kind. No way his altered content matches class and level of expertise the original one uses to have. I cannot get rid of the impression that @anderspuck is using his audience as guinea pigs for his PHD thesis about the implications of social media on warfare. What you perceive as lack of knowledge appears to me being a test what someone knowledgeable and likable as he is can "sell" to his audience.​ @gustavalexander8676 
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  35.  @gustavalexander8676  For the most part I agree with your assessment. The guinea pig impression was caused by his statements that are way too off, for example, according to Commander Nielsen Russian army deliberately targets children's playgrounds and hospitals because Russians like to watch it on TV. What is it if not a bold attempt of dehumanisation? Either it was an experiment how far he can go or he is even worse propagandist than I could believe. Any way I am very concerned about how many viewers took this obvious nonsense for true value.
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  36.  @gustavalexander8676  For the most part I agree with your assessment. The guinea pig impression was caused by his statements that are way too off, for example, according to Commander Nielsen Russian army deliberately targets children's playgrounds and hospitals because Russians like to watch it on TV. What is it if not a bold attempt of dehumanisation? Either it was an experiment how far he can go or he is even worse propagandist than I could believe. Any way I am very concerned about how many viewers took this obvious nonsense for true value.
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  37. Consider the source.
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  38. I doubt there is significant domestic audience. Putins nickname in Russia is "garazhnyj ded", that is a very disrespectful way to describe someone who loves to talk about politics while being totally clueless about it. Stereotypically drunk/senile, not someone who's opinion matters.
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  39.  @mariaf.6601  To begin with, I don't think "neutral" is an appropriate adjective to describe quality of analises. Neutral is a neither acidic nor alkaline solution. People are not. No presenter is neutral as well as no listener is. I doubt people even mean the same saying someone is or is not neutral. So, to be on the same page, what does "neutral" mean for you? What was to be improved in Colonel Reisner's analyses? Is Colonel Nielsen "neutral"?
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  40. Well, this particular video is indeed rather about Ukraine not loosing. Still, @boringmanager9559 gave really good summary of the content of the last 2,5 years.
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  41. ​ @rodneyfungus8249  As a military linguist Commander Nielsen does speak Russian close to native. He has direct experience interacting with Russians and understands our mentality. He showed detailed knowledge in his early videos and still partly does. That being said, I would not recommend to take everything he said about Russians for true value. His YouTube channel developed into being in the first place a tool for spreading Anti-Russian propaganda. Analysis plays a secondary role as carrier material.
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  42. Did he?
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  43. Did he?
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  44. He had to zoom out that far to produce a good news.
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  45. ​ @volkerr.  Well, if staying in own borders makes USA less criminal than Russia, Russia still can say we've never nuked another country. Would it make Russia less criminal than USA? Does either (no changing borders/ no use of nukes) make everything else undone?
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  46. You are welcome to go to Russia and protest.
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  47. Looking back at Russian history, Russian people are very patient and wait too long till taking action. It does not mean people like the situation. Change seldom enough came along with improvement. But ones it gets over the point there is no worse it ends up in a revolution.
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  48. Yes, he is fluent and very close to accent free.
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  49. ​ @jean-michelvanpruyssen936 Actually, it is not such a crazy thought. Right after Prigozhins mutiny, the way Lukashenko presented himself was like... hmm, hard to explain, but my impression was - is it an application for Russian present? Like look, I am a better choice.
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  50. Put propaganda instead of analysis and I would totally agree.
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