Comments by "" (@tekannon7803) on "Fiona Hill: Absolute victory over Russia is not possible" video.

  1. It's only ten minutes into Freddy's interview with Fiona's and Fiona has just said something to the effect where Russia feels Ukraine, Moldova and other countries should be a part of Russia and ruled by Russia and that has made me sit up and write this comment because of this question. Why on Earth wouldn't the Russians see it as very culturally richer to have Ukraine be a country run by Ukrainians, ditto with all the rest of the countries in its orbit? It is so much richer to have cultures that are living and evolving, rather than having them steam-rolled over by a domineering Empire-thirsty, mega-country like Russia. You just have to hear about teachers bussed in from Russia to teach the children of Mariupol who are teaching these young Ukrainian kids that the Ukraine has never existed to realize a culture is being erased before our eyes!!! Why do Russians think they need to dominate other cultures in the first place? Why aren't most of the countries in the world outraged by what is going on in the Ukraine? All of South America is neutral on the Ukraine war; that means if Russia wins, that's okay with them!!!
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  2. Forgive me for coming in at 18:58 where Fiona is asking how can we reconcile all of these things. The retired American Lt. General Ben Hodges says that in less than 180 days the Ukrainians will take back Crimea and force the Russians out. I am not a military analyst or geo-political scholar, but I firmly believe Putin will throw in the towel when Crimea is lost. If there ever was an Achilles Heel to the leader of Russia's 'military exercise' it is the crown jewel of Crimea. Putin would not survive the ground swell of dissent from the Russian population and especially the Russian military, because morale would hit historic lows knowing that they have been fighting for a few deserted acres of farmland and their beloved holiday island was lost to the enemy. If you look at it, every way you look at it, it's a win / win deal all the way around and on top of that it gives a beleaguered Ukrainian President and his people a short-time goal that a top military specialist says is doable. Putin will not last in office when Crimea has been taken back by the Ukrainians. Fiona, we should look at setting short time goals, because we are a world running on social media and in two days, we'll be at 365 days of an atrocious conflict where civilians are not safe in their own homes. We should put all of our efforts into helping the Ukrainians take back the only thing that is keeping Vladimir Putin in power: Crimea. Ukraine + Crimea = the end to the war and only a clean-up operation to follow. It is doable; we need to think in short-term goals.
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