Comments by "John Walsh" (@johnwalsh4857) on "Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Stalin, Hitler, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine | Lex Fridman Podcast #289" video.

  1. Oliver Stone is a Russian stooge probably putin paid off all Stone's debts or found out Stone is a secret pedo or some blackmail.
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  2. My view, Russia uses nukes in Ukraine, west responds: 1. Total economic embargo on Russia, Russia is now considered a terrorist state and anyone else who trades with it gets the same sanctions. 2. NATO mobilizes , NATO troops enter Ukraine. and demand to the Russians any more nuke use, or attacks on NATO troops personel, in Ukraine or elsewhere will result in war with NATO. Also US 6th fleet with NATO ships largest of which are the UK and French elements enter the black sea, and establish a safety cordon to Odessa, Near WW3 confrontation between NATO and Russia. However Ukraine offensives stop, there is a ceasefire and peace talks. Russians stop bombing and missling Ukraine itself and NATO troops stay well away from the Russian troops and protect the major cities but there is still fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops in the front line. USA EU pressure Ukraine to stop offensives vs. the Russians, Russians however do major offensives vs. the Ukrainians which fail badly. war truelly ends when Putin dies. Power struggle in the Kremlin just like the ned of hte Korean war peace talks but the fighitng itself ends. and in the end , Russians totally withdrew back to the 91 borders Crime is abandoned by Russian troops , in exchange for total lifting of all sanctions vs. Russia, normalizaiton of relations betwen Russia and the west. as well as well as a massive economic aid package, also the sweeten the pot the Russians allow extradition of war criminals to stand trial in the Hague. for war crimes. several hundred billion USD reconstruction of Ukraine. Russia while saved from economic collapse by the USA and EU along with a democratic reformist gov pro west is suffering from political and economic chaos with Chinese and Turkish supported secessionist groups rising in east of the Urals and in the Caucasus. downwards slide for a decade or near civil war. after that Russia stabilizes however loses 50 percent of its territory to secession but comes out economically stable democratic robust. with a pro west reformist stable demoratic gov. the new former Russian independent republics are Turkish or Chinese puppets with authoritarian govs. effects on the world, markets massively crash , Nasdaq 100 crashes to 6K pts before being rescued by a massive QE by the US FED. BTC bitcoin crashes to 9K USD. then inflation rises to 20-30 percent and the US FED does a drastic rasising of the interest rates to 20-30 percent and a QT which crashes the markets more after a massive rally due to the death of Putin and peace in Ukraine.
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  3. Russian oligarchs and govs military leaders have messed up twisted brain cells, yah Ill loot the crap out of hte country but I love my country and I want to bring it to greatness, what a bunch of whacko aholes. You make your country great, by improving the country yah lead by example. and instead of looting, use the money to improve the country's infrastructure the lives of your citizens, Japan Singapore South Korea , Malaysia learned this, Russia nope.
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  4. its now 6 months into the war, lets see, its a stalemate, with fighting in the south and the Donbass and the east but the Russians are plodding along while the Ukrainians are blowing up shit in Crimea hahaha,
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  5. Putin's critical mistake will now result in Russian glory being destroyed, after Putin goes, Russia will degrade massively, possibly balkanize.
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  6. As for China, I think it will be a turning point for the war in Ukraine when this coming NOvember the CCP comes to its senses, and does not reelected Xinping for a third term, censures him and retires winnie the pooh. and the Shanghai group led of moderates come to power and a climbdown of tensions with the USA and the west, and more guarded relations with the Russians. that loss of support from China is bigtime and signals the start of the end of the war in Ukraine and Putin gets more significantly desperate.
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  7.  @bryanharrell4059  agree this novembers CCP meeting is historic. The China's fate depends on who they elect. support for a losing Putin and continued confrontation with the USA and the West will spell disaster for China, China closing off Mao style to the rest of the world will be disaster for China. Post Putin, India will probably backstab China and ally with the west.
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  8. China also has this Russia ego problem and constant suspicion of the west. well here is the amusing thing, for all the money and help we give these aholes. they think its weakness on our side, well, the Chinese and Russians rely on USA and 1st world money investments and technology. I find it funny when they thought they were strong enough to challenge us, they are not even close in terms of economic and military power. Well Russia and China are now FUCKED. hahahh how amusing.
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