Comments by "R136a1" (@HR_8035_YEA) on "DW News" channel.

  1. If Russia had the military capable of doing so they would press on all the way through Germany to Paris. Yet some Germans want to try to appease them.
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  2.  @HladniSjeverniVjetar  His military can't handle it. His ego is irrelevant.
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  3. Recently it was reported that German investment in China increased by 80%. Can we expect this to drop sharply now? If not, it's just BS.
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  4. NATO should intervene and defend Ukraine. Putin will not stop here. So act now or act later. Any sign of weakness will only embolden the dictator. Have we learned nothing from the 1930's?
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  5. There's nothing "artificial" about the default. If you have a contract where you have to pay in USD or Euros and try to pay in rubles, you have defaulted That you could not get USD or Euros because of consequences due to your previous actions is no excuse. It's a default plain and simple.
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  6. Putin is showing us how to start WW3.
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  7. Modi: "The age of expansion is over." But silent against Russian expansion in Ukraine. Hypocrite.
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  8. We'll done Turkiye and congratulations to Sweden and Finland.
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  9. He lied on his Travel Declaration. He even admitted it. Don't deport him before prosecuting him for this offence. He should serve some jail time before being sent on his way.
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  10. ​ @mengreat6982  False equivalence and whataboutism. Troll.
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  11.  @eveleung8855  That explains why do many people are migrating to Russia, rather then the EU or US. Oh wait...
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  12. Yes and all Western countries were highly critical of China. We can easily recognise that China is the aggressor and India is rightfully defending itself.
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  13.  @kayjr9795  That book has indeed been changed since it's inception. But even if it had not been changed, how would that prove that its contents were true? Do this: read the book first. Most of its followers have never read it. They just go by what their religious leaders tell them is in it. If you want to know all the false claims in it, you can easily google it. Do yourself a favour and open up your mind. Learn some science and logic and you will easily know that it cannot be the word of God. How can God get so many things wrong?
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  14.  @mac-xk1ec  Try making a relevant and intelligent comment.
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  15.  @rajeshji2811  Rubbish. Stop spreading lies. Putin has never believed Ukraine should be an independent nation. Despite the borders being agreed to after the break up of the USSR. You are an apologist for the murder of Ukranian children.
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  16. ​ @SeanWinters Democracy is better with more parties. Things only went downhill in Germany after it became a one party state. The US political system is clearly out of date. The two party system can't deal with the problems facing the US.
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  17.  @saascarlson5597  All the African countries on the Security Council voted against Russia. So much for your delusional and racist dreams.
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  18. Now that Putin has made his intentions clear Europe has no choice but to confront Russian aggression and wean itself off Russian energy. The new cold war has begun and it can only end after the Russian Federation collapses, just like the USSR. For Europe its a case of short term pain for long term gain. For Russia it's the beginning of the end.
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  19. The era of Russia being considered a superpower is over.
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  20.  @nevermorengpinas7418  If Putin has a problem with the US and NATO then why did he not attack them? Ukraine is not a part of NATO, it never had been and was not going to be for the foreseeable future.
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  21. Ukrainian soldiers are fighting to defend their homes, their families and their futures. They don't need orders from old men to do this.
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  22. Russia invaded Ukraine and commits massive war crimes and your conclusion is that the West lacks respect? Logic and rationality are not your strong points.
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  23. If Ukraine had the same military assets as Russia when this war started, they would have control of Moskva already.
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  24. How did the US and its allies "sort of promise" to help Ukraine? They have sent them vast quantities of weapons. I don't recall the Ukrainian government claiming they had been promised protection. You are just spouting BS.
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  25. Putin sounded desperate. For a second I thought he was going to burst into tears. Things must be going really, really badly. He knows if the Russian military can't defeat Ukraine, he is a dead man.
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  26. Good job Lithuania. Now how soon can someone start seizing the sanction busting oil ships?
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  27.  @upstreamer1661  Idiotic statement
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  28.  @tstocker6926  Inflation in Russia is twice as high and Americans are at least 10 times wealthier than Russia. Also, the US is self sufficient in oil. If an emergency arose they could limit exports and always have enough. America may go into recession but Russia will collapse. Not for lack of money, but simply for not having parts to maintain your industries. Enjoy your collapse and lower and lower standard of living. I know I will, as I enjoy my second overseas vacation already this year. Yeah, life's hard in the West.
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  29.  make a wish  Countries make treaties with each other. That is how promises are made formal and legal. Show me the treaty or memorandum that proves your assertion? If you have that document, provide a link or at least what its name is so I can read it myself. You can't because it doesn't exist.
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  30.  make a wish  Just checked your claim. Gorbachev has said that no such undertaking was made. It was not even on the Agenda.
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  31.  @KingSobieski  During the cold war there were dozens of proxy wars fought between nuclear powers. Those powers understood MAD and still do.
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  32.  @silveriver9  I'm quite sure social media is having no effect on Zelensky. If he puts down his arms his country will cease to exist and Russian tyranny will be threatening the other former Soviet countries. If you are a coward, so be it. But Ukrainians are clearly prepared to fight for their motherland. And if you bothered to do any research, there are many military analysts and former generals who think Ukraine will either win or that Russia will never be able to hold it. Appeasement has never worked. General Clark is right, it's easier to make a stand here and now.
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  33.  @henrikandreason7261  International resolve appears to be strengthening. More arms are starting to flow to Ukraine If they can get access to those arms, it will make it much tougher for Russia. One thing that I have not seen much discussion about, but which I think is important is motivation. The Ukrainians defending are super motivated to fight to the end. Whereas I suspect many of the Russian soldiers dread being there and are just trying to survive. If this drags on for more than two weeks the Russian army will be a laughing stock and morale will plummet. I saw a couple of videos where an elderly man and one with an elderly woman confronting and berating Russian soldiers. The soldiers acted very professionally and listened but they had a look about them that said they knew what they were doing was wrong and just wished they were back home in Russia with their families. I think most of those soldiers do not want to kill Ukrainians and most Russians believe this war is wrong. It really is just Putin's war. It is a terrible mistake and I believe the beginning of the end for him. Even the people close to him must see that he looks a little crazed. The threats he's making to anyone who intervenes must terrify them because rational people know you can never use WMD's without full retaliation. I believe he will be overthrown or killed within the next 2-3 years, even if Russia wins the war.
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  34.  @jamesmedina2062  I have no idea what you are trying to say.
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  35.  @jiridrapal7512  How would Russia ensure no nuclear fallout landed on a NATO country? Because that would most certainly lead to Russia being nuked. Also, how would Russia's friends and allies react to the use of nukes? I think China, India and others would withdraw all support from Russia immediately. Because they would understand that the risk of all out nuclear war had become extremely high. They would not want to die in the nuclear winter following an all out nuclear war between Russia and Europe/USA. The conclusion is obvious: Russia cannot use nukes.
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  36.  @КомментаторЮтуба-л1т  They have already taken them from stock. When an announcement is made, the weapons are usually already in the field. You think the US will tell you everything they are doing?
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  37. Why did NATO bombard Serbia? Let me think ... maybe it had to do with Serbia killing 250,000 people in Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo and other parts of former Yugoslavia? Remember the siege of Sarajevo? Remember the massacre at Srebrenica? They are just two of the many war crimes you Serbs committed and in the end, you got what you deserved. So stop trying to play the innocent victims.
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  38.  @mgronich948  Yes. But Europe collectively has an economy about 20 times bigger than Russia and it is more capable of adaptation. Russia is a one trick pony. As Senator McCain said, " it's a gas station with nukes". Consider this: the USSR, which was vastly stronger economically and had a huge industrial base, could not survive the cold war against the West, why would Russia be able to? Russia has no hope of winning against 40 nations, with a GDP about 50 times greater than theirs. Russia believed they were the wolf and Ukraine was the sheep. But now they are going to discover that the US/NATO and their numerous allies are the wolves and Russia is the hapless sheep.
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  39.  @SUPERBRETTASTIC5  The current government was democratically elected in 2019. So you're wrong.
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  40.  @Harrock  How well has appeasement worked in the past? I imagine Germans, of all people, would understand that if you appease an aggressor it only serves to embolden him to make further conquests.
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  41.  @dontlaughtoomuch11  False equivalence.
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  42. A more accurate name for that company is Energy Blackmail for Europe.
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  43. Great news. Now when is Germany giving Taurus?
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  44.  @cccc2740  No, that is not hypocrisy. Before Feb 24 India only bought 2.5% of its oil from Russia. Germany and other European countries were getting up to 50% or so of their energy from Russia. They cannot stop overnight. It takes time to find alternative sources and that is what they are doing. It will happen.
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  45.  @eka9743  No-one in the west is asking China to stop buying energy from Russia. Even some European countries will continue to buy from Russia. The sanctions do not stop all energy purchases. But a sudden increase in China's purchases to a point where it is blatantly helping Russia get around the sanctions will be a different matter. Of course China needs to meet its energy needs. That is only common sense. I'm sure the EU and US have some red lines for China. It must have already been discussed.
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  46.  @sankalp6872  It's also a no play for Putin and in a conventional war against NATO, he's toast. His position is far weaker than it seems.
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  47.  @hamzaabdi6513  Don't worry about Western countries. We invented practically everything in the modern world and we will find ways to live well without Russian energy. Necessity is the mother of invention.
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  48.  @sachin2842  More lies from Russian trolls
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  49.  @MatejzKosic  The US saved Europe more than once. Be grateful they have not been isolationist or you may be speaking German or Russian.
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  50.  @yeshiyangzom8532  Who is forced to learn English? English language schools don't hold a gun to their students heads. People choose to learn English.
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  51.  @doginu  Keep dreaming. If the situation is so great for Russia's economy then why are you Russian's complaining about them? You should be asking for more. If the USSR could not compete with the West economically and militarily, how on earth can Russia even begin to? The USSR had around 20% of global GDP annually. Russia is less than 2% and falling. The US and its allies have about 50-60% of global GDP. Keep cheering. But what you are supporting will bring about the collapse of the Russian Federation. It is inevitable now.
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  52. They are already in Ukraine.
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  53.  @nelayanpejuang4194  No-one can use nukes. It's mutually assured destruction. If it happened, you will be dead along with everyone else on the planet. Russia and China cannot win a conventional war. The are both heavily out-gunned.
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  54. Ukraine has not technically agreed to join NATO. It's application was refused and there was no possibility of it happening in the foreseeable future. Ukraine will fight until the Russians leave, however long that takes.
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  55. Serbia makes Kosovars who enter Serbia change their number plates. If it's ok for Serbia to do it, it's ok for Kosovo to do it. Once the Serbs started shooting at Kosovo officials they should have been arrested and jailed. The rule of Kosovo law must apply.
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  56.  @monishboro8648  I know. Ukraine also does not want conflict with Russia. But here we are.
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  57.  @monishboro8648  That's like saying India does want conflict with China because you refuse to give China the territory that they claim is theirs. Have you stopped, even for a moment, to ask yourself why all the former Warsaw Pact countries joined NATO? Answer: because they had suffered under Russian occupation and oppression for 50 years or more. They are terrified of Russia. Who are you or anyone else to try to force countries to live under Russian rules and occupation? The citizens of Ukraine have the right to choose who they wish to associate with.
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  58. Ukraine is being invaded by Russia. It's Putin that needs to call the cease-fire. Stop Russia's war crimes immediately.
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  59. They're not going to like the find out phase.
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  60. How will Russia gas get to India and China? The infrastructure does not exist for this to happen. The solution is to go hard on economic sanctions and even a complete trade embargo to cripple Russia. The faster it happens the sooner it will end.
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  61.  @cccc2740  To defend its members against Russian aggression. Now we can see just how important it is. This is the fourth war of expansion Russia has started just this millennium. I thought Modi said "The age of expansion is over." So why no criticism?
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  62.  @Shogun507  It is hypocrisy. You can check the definition in the dictionary if you need to. India has close relations with Russia and I don't expect that to change any time soon. But the US has close relations with the UK, France and many other countries. Yet despite these good relations, disagreements occur and we can criticise each other. The relationships still endure. It would be a good thing for both Russia and India if Modi did criticise Russia. Putin might listen to a trusted ally. Modi would get kudos from the West. The parties may come to negotiate a peace settlement sooner, with less loss of life. And Russia and India would continue to be close allies just as they are now. A good friend can tell you when you are doing something wrong. That is what friends do.
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  63.  make a wish  Mike Baker does not represent NATO. Show me the treaty. Otherwise, put a sock in it.
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  64.  make a wish  There is no point in reading it. There is no formal treaty to that effect. Another poster had also debunked it. Give up already.
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  65. Taiwan needs to get some nukes. That is the only sure deterrent against Chinese aggression.
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  66. The EU is asking China not to help Russia avoid the sanctions. The sanctions do not cover all oil and gas exports or all trade. They are limited. Does that help you?
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  67. Lend lease starts on October 1. Six months after that, ask the same question. Your beloved war criminals in Russia will be begging for peace.
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  68. @SeanWinters  You're wrong. Have a closer look at other nations political systems and you will quickly see that multiple parties horse trading over divisive issues often leads to a solution. The US political system can't cope with the issues the nation faces. It's tearing your country apart.
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  69. More Russian lies! You Russia cannot say a word of truth. There is no provision in the Budapest Memorandum requiring Ukrainian neutrality.
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  70.  @lokisg3  The CCP will have enough problems dealing with their own population over the next few years. Why not focus on becoming a better neighbour rather than threatening all the time?
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  71. @IIOO Are you saying muhammed is God?
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  72. ​​ @pDdsqggcfg  Have you thought about it? Serbian dominated Yugoslavia had already invaded Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and were killing Kosovars. They had already killed at least 100,000 people before military intervention to stop them. Do not try to make out as if they were victims. Their entire leadership ended up being convicted of war crimes.
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  73. They should start getting nukes as fast as they can.
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  74. NATO's weakness will only embolden Putin further. His aggression will not stop here. Imagine being so weak they don't even have the guts to ban Russia from SWIFT. Disgraceful.
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  75. Yes. Can someone with a deep understanding of tech create a list of alternatives to US operating systems, software, social media, search engines, AI etc.
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  76. Who is Vance to tell Europe what to do? The US is quickly becoming an international pariah.
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  77. The sheer stupidity of this comment is beyond belief.
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  78. @UC6sJNdN6P8RvlE90Jsd2ImQ That headline does not say they were going to nuke Russia. It seems to suggest arming Ukraine against the threat posed by Russia. Given what has just happened, maybe they were right?
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  79. If the declaration is meant to criticise Russia, then why not specifically name them? I agree with Ukraine, the declaration in many parts makes it seem like borh parties are equally guilty for the war. But the fact us that Russia invaded Ukraine and is wholly responsible for the war. Facts matter, right?
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  80. Lies. NATO intervened because Serbia was perpetrating genocide on the Kosovars. Serbia has only itself to blame.
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  81. @Anonymous Bosch More lies. Mladic and Karadzic are both convicted war criminals. Milosevic was on trial for war crimes and the case against him was iron clad, but he died before a verdict was reached. Hundreds/thousands of Serbs participated in both the siege of Sarajevo and the massacre at Srebrenica. These were war crimes and the perpetrators are still walking around free in Serbia and the Serbian part of Bosnia. Those are the facts. Indisputable and irrefutable.
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  82.  @MatejzKosic  But I do agree on this point. Poland has been fantastic in this crisis and is emerging as a major power in Europe. We'll done Poland.
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  83.  @doginu  It's not just US GDP it's Europe, Japan, Australia, Singapore etc. Those combined economies are 25 times larger than Russia. You may have also noticed that China is not helping. And India just wants some cheap oil. As for your claim that Russian weapons are better, that is absolutely laughable. I have seen Western military equipment pitted against Russian since the 6 day war and the result is always the same: Russian equipment gets totally destroyed because it is vastly inferior. It has happened so many times that the only countries that buy Russian military equipment are those who can't get Western gear or who are allies or who are too poor to buy the best quality. But believe whatever you want. It's your delusion and you're welcome to keep it.
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  84. The Western countries that they are increasingly hostile towards are their primary export markets. When their customers get tired of the vitriol and stop buying, then these 5 countries will be shitting BRICS.
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  85.  @milomilo417  In 2013 Russia's GDP was $2.2 trillion. After the sanctions imposed after Russia invaded South East Ukraine in 2014 their GDP is now $1.65 trillion. The next round of sanctions and banning Russia from SWIFT will destroy them over the next few years. Once the full impact of the sanctions are felt Putin will be overthrown by his own people and handed over to the Hague to face charges for war crimes. Just like Milosevic.
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  86. ​ @ezwansafri8006  It's of far less strategic or economic value than Kyiv, Kharkiv and Kherson, that's for sure. Yet Russia was forced to withdraw from all of these.
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  87. Russia crossed the red line in Feb. '22. Since then they have consistently escalated. The West and Ukraine have a free hand to do whatever the need in defending Ukraine.
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  88. Ukraine is being resupplied with advanced western weapons. Russia already lost 35-40 Battalion Tactical Groups even before the new weapons arrived to help Ukraine. This is now a war of attrition and Russia cannot win such a war. Putin is a dead man walking.
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  89. Serbian Nationalism dismemberment Yugoslavia. Learn some history before you comment.
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  90. As Trump is a convicted felon, when will he finally be treated like a criminal? When will we see him in handcuffs being hauled off to prison, where he belongs?
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  91.  @jerrypeukert5732  But Putin's already got Trump and Lukashenko up his ring.
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  92. At the moment the West if funding China's military by all the junk that we buy from them in the same way as Europe funded Russia's military by their energy dependence on Russia. The solution is to stop outsourcing our manufacturing to China. We can manufacture in the West or outsource some of it to other countries that are not going to wage war against us in the near future. Failure to act now will cost us big in the near future. We can claim hindsight to excuse Europe's failure with Russia, but knowing what we know now there can be no excuses for repeating the same mistake with China.
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  93.  @СергейМонин-д7с  Yes, it's all in your imagination. It didn't happen.
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  94. The West is 50 times stronger than Russia. Kosovo is an independent country due to Serbia waging genocide on them. Suck it up. Serbia is surrounded by NATO countries and will intervene to defend Kosovo.
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  95. Apparently not even one NATO weapons shipment has been attacked by Russia so far. They fear it being seen to be a direct attack on NATO. All those weapons are getting through.
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  96. Putin has made clear what his ambitions are. In a nutshell, he wants all the former Soviet Republics to be under his control. So Poland, Czech, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and the Baltic states. He seems as clear about his goals as a certain former artist born in Austria was back in the day. How well did appeasement work that time?
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  97. Russia invaded Ukraine. That is clearly against international law and the UN Charter. Now Russia is going to get destroyed militarily and economically.
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  98.  @kristofferlaw6991  The ignorance of the Russian trolls stands out when they champion the rise of the ruble. They never get or admit that their currency is being heavily manipulated. It's not a free market currency and until it is, it's true/market value cannot be determined. Russia will collapse just as the USSR did. But it will only happen after years of sanctions and after Sweden and Finland join NATO and all of Europe raises their military spending as per their recent statements. Once the NATO troops are increased and in position on Russia's borders their military spending will have to at least double or treble to keep up with NATO. They will manage it until oil price tank. As oil prices are cyclical, that is as sure to happen as night follows day. And when it does, it's check mate for Russia.
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  99. That is one of the stupidest quotes I have ever seen. There is no evidence that Europe has that mindset. But it seems to impress people with little knowledge and poor education.
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  100.  @Sibaram143multi  Another one with no original thoughts and just regurgitating mindless drivel. Try and think for yourself next time
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  101. Surrender? Why, so their men can be tortured and murdered and their women raped? You are a disgrace to even suggest it. Ukraine is going to win the war. There is no other outcome possible. The West will keep giving them weapons and training until they win. That evil midget must be defeated. Until he is, he will keep finding other countries to invade.
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  102. Russian imperialism will only increase if Germany keeps relying on them as an energy supplier. Stopping Putler is priority number 1. The new cold war will destroy Russia as the previous one destroyed the USSR.
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  103. Are you saying that people in the west should have supported keeping Saddam Hussein in power? Do you really believe the democratically elected government of Ukraine is the same as that of a murderous tyrant like Saddam Hussein? Were you protesting and demanding the re-instatement of Saddam Hussein and his government?
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  104. Putin and numerous other Russian politicians have made statements that Ukraine and its people are not a real nation and people. They are also forcibly removing Ukrainians captured in the conflict to Siberia and other remote locations and rapidly "Russifying" those regions. How is it possible to view Russia's actions as anything other than genocide? We are witnessing the genocide of the Ukrainian people and sitting back and doing the barest minimum possible. Putin is a genocidal maniac and he is supported by many Russians who shares his views Time for the whole of Europe/NATO to give Putin an ultimatum to stop immediately or enter the war in defence of Ukraine. The cancer of Russian fascism must be defeated.
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  105. If even one of these strelas manages to hit a vehicle near the front of the Russian convoy headed ti Kiev, it would stop the rest of the convoy.
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  106.  @johncameron6864  Typical whataboutism. Care to give some of examples of the US invading democratically elected countries who are living peacefully with their neighbours?
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  107. I've thought the same. The Russians seem completely irrational and unable to grasp the implications of their threats.
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  108. Let's give Ukraine long range missiles for HIMARS plus everything else they need. The faster Ukraine can win back their land the less casualties there will be. It's the humane thing to do.
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  109.  @SterileNeutrino  You sound like a proper goose.
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  110. Russia is lying as usual.
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  111. ​ @calistusfrancis1340  Ask the children of the Russian leadership, the oligarchs and their children. Because they seem to mostly live in the West, get their education in the West and have mansions in the West and keep there yachts in the West. They will be able to tell you.
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  112. The West will bring inflation down over time. But Russia will collapse economically. So it's all good.
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  113.  @winkus8586  The Russian collapse is inevitable. It's just a question of when. I'd give them 2 years to run out of money and parts. Putin will be dead along with all his supporters.
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  114.  @eveleung8855  Yes. Sanction China too if it breaches the sanctions on Russia. We can start by placing 50% tariffs on all Chinese imports into Western countries.
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  115.  @winzfeld1  India will never be on side with the West. It is a Russian ally and has been for 50 years. Just treat it as such.
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  116.  @cooljosh2307  All but India are rapidly reducing their purchases. They're doing it in a way that won't tank their economy. India, on the other hand, has dramatically increased it's purchases from Russia. See the difference? You can stop being so disingenuous. India is basically assisting Russia to kill and grape as many Ukrainians as they like. Shame on India. But then again, it is known for it's grape culture, so hardly surprising.
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  117.  @EdgarSchnegg  Is it because you support Russian imperialism? Or because you support Russian war crimes? Or is it because you support Russian racism? Or is it all three?
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  118. It's far more insane to keep trading with Russia when the money will be used by Putin to wage more war on Europe. As difficult as it is, Europe and its allies must starve Russia financially and the only way to do that is to cease all trade as soon as practicable. Putin has proven with multiple invasions that he is a war monger and there is no reason to believe he will ever stop while he has the financial means to do so. Who in their right mind gives money to an enemy waging war on him?
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  119.  @janhanchenmichelsen2627  At last, someone who knows their stuff.
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  120.  @momobhai3792  Did that trade agreement go ahead? I recall strong support for India from Western countries.
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  121.  @cccc2740  Germany is slowly learning it's lesson that you cannot appease aggression. I can understand that they were trying to bring Russia into the European tent so to speak. But clearly Putin had other ideas. So because Germany made mistakes, now you support Ukranians being killed? It justifies India now propping up Russia to help it commit war crimes and atrocities in Ukraine? At least Germans can say they never thought Putin could go this far. Indians have seen what is going on, and some like you, still appear to support it.
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  122.  make a wish  You look pathetic trying to misrepresent what I wrote. Agreements between nations are formalised. No one person speaks on behalf of the West. How can James Baker speak on behalf of 20 different countries? To give such an undertaking, he would have had to be Secretary General of NATO and he would have given it in writing. As I have pointed out to you, the issue was not on the formal agenda of that meeting. Gorbachev says no agreement happened. Russia and NATO signed their Foundation Agreement in 2002 and there is nothing in that document to prevent the expansion of NATO. Go and read the document. If Russia had a concern about it, they could have added that clause. But they didn't. Stop making a fool of yourself by blaming others for Russian aggression and expansionism.
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  123. Lithuania should just deny that there is a blockade just as Russia deny there is a war going on. On the BBC Lavrov stated that Russia has not invaded Ukraine. He said it with a straight face. He was adamant. So give them the same type of reality-denying response. There heads may just explode when faced with their own stupidity.
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  124. The Russians appear to support the war crimes being committed in their name in Ukraine. They just don't want to talk about it because they know it will make them look like pieces of excrement.
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  125.  @birdyflying4240  No they are a special economic operation. I would be ok with Russia cutting off gas and oil to Europe. Their economy will collapse. Go and study history and see if you can figure out why the USSR collapsed. Russia as a whole is much weaker than the USSR ever was and Europe and the US are much stronger. Cold war 2 can only end with the collapse of Russia. If I was in charge of sanctions I would just cease all trade. Let's see who can withstand the pain the longest. China and India will be of minimal help to Russia as their economies would be devastated too.
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  126.  @fengkuangyu7116  The Russian red line was a pretext. The US red line is there to reign in Russian aggression and war crimes. It's not that hard to tell the difference. The Chinese government seems to understand. They have stated repeatedly that they support international law. They support the territorial integrity of Ukraine. That being the case, it's reasonable to expect China not to help Russia avoid the sanctions.
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  127.  @chrisronald2856  China can do as it wishes and so can the western countries. If China assists Russia in their clear breach of numerous international laws and the war crimes they are engaging in, then China can have no complaint if secondary sanctions are imposed on it.
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  128.  @dreamnakerma718  Do as you wish. But don't cry about the consequences.
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  129.  @chrisronald2856  If EU and US sanction China and you retaliate, who will be buying Chinese exports? China needs them to keep buying or your economy will collapse. The Chinese government is too smart for that.
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  130.  @chrisronald2856  Do some research and see who your customers actually are. If we boycott each other's countries the West will be much richer and China much poorer. Unemployment in China will crush ordinary Citizens. Personally, I think it's in the West long term interests to cut off China.
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  131.  @chrisronald2856  The EU, US and their numerous allies will do what is in their interests too. If that means sanctioning China, that is exactly what will happen.
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  132.  @alberthenriette8976  If you are going to try some whataboutism, you should at least first learn some history. The red line in Iraq was UN Security Council Resolution 1441. It gave Saddam Hussein's government one final chance to comply with the previous 10 UN Security Council Resolutions regarding weapons inspections and disarmament. It was passed 15-0. China and Russia both voted in favour. When Saddam refused to comply, the US and its coalition invaded Iraq. Now, where are the UN Security Council Resolutions against Ukraine? What is Ukraine's crime? And who is Russia to breach all international laws and invade them and also commit the heinous war crimes that you can see on your TV?
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  133.  @zjc8043  You will get your sanctions. The decoupling is going to destroy you. Enjoy the collapse of Russia. I know I will be.
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  134. What is the point of interviewing a guest and cutting him off before he can provide the relevant information? Pathetic interview.
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  135. Germany's economy is 2.5 times larger than Russia's. So the impact is not equal. Russia will feel it much more.
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  136.  @mac-xk1ec  If you have a specific point to make regarding history, then why don't you make it! Do you think people reading your comments are mind readers? Which part of history are you referring to?
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  137.  @utrukkurtu7293  You should improve your comprehension skills before making an irrelevant comment.
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  138.  @mac-xk1ec  It's good that you clarified what you mean. My meaning was clear: Russia is not Germany's friend. They are hostile adversary.
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  139.  @mac-xk1ec  Do you actually have a point or just keep claiming you have some special knowledge that I do not know about? What are you trying to say? Your comments are incomprehensible.
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  140.  @abmuhumuza  Irrational reply. Lend lease will finally give Ukraine the weapons it needs to drive the Russian war criminals out of their country.
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  141.  @leojordano3074  Go ahead, mobilize. It will be an admission by Putin that Russia is in a war and that it is losing. Putin will be terminated within 48 hours.
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  142. Can this interviewer be fired? She's constantly interrupting guests just as they are making their point. What is the point of asking a question if you are not interested in the answer? She is worse than useless.
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  143.  @jameshill4900  More Russian lies. Russia broke the agreement. Plain and simple.
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  144. Amazing that anyone can be that gullible.
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  145. BRICS should more aptly be known as BROKES. It's like a forum of all the broke countries looking to get a handout from other broke countries.
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  146. No-one seems to be talking much about China's statement regarding the sovereignty/independence of the Stans. In my view it is a clear message to Russia to stay out of all of them as they are now considered a part of China's sphere of influence. Russia has become a vassal state of China now and can never be regarded as a superpower. Putin has done more damage to Russia in 6 months than NATO has in 30 years.
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  147. China's aggressive wolf warrior diplomacy and military build up in the South China Sea make good relations impossible. These problems only emerged after Xi became leader.
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  148.  @gunsumwong3948  Australians do not care if China buys it or not. China's rise has already peaked and it is on the way down. Xi Jinping has made your country hostile towards investors and buyers. China needs to get rid of him and reset it's relationship with the Western world for its own good.
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  149.  @gunsumwong3948  How do you know how many people support the government when it is a one party state and there are no elections? Also, anyone opposing the government is jailed? The CCP is a cancer. It's going to die soon. The first stages of China's collapse are beginning now.
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  150.  @blardymunggas6884  China and Australia already do hundreds of billions of dollars of trade recently. If anyone is unreliable, it's Chinese people. Just ask anyone who has ever had to to business with them. Chinese are so crooked they lay in bed straight at night
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  151.  @duyataksis5210  China already appears to be struggling to deal with Covid, it's debt crisis and it's demographic time bomb. Add in disinvestment by Western companies, rising wages and inflation and it's clear the rise of China has peaked and it now faces very difficult times ahead I do not need to cope as I am an affluent Westerner with full freedom, unlike Chinese who live under the thumb of communist rule. And I am not seething. That is your own projection. I am pointing out the significant difficulties that China faces. If they are smart they would avoid adding a conflict with the West to their many problems.
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  152.  @gunsumwong3948  Australia's national interests did not change with the change of government. China is still a belligerent and hostile nation. If you are in doubt, just ask all the countries it has threatened in the past few years and see what they have to say. Thankfully, the Chinese Ship is beginning to sink.
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  153. Did Ukrainians have trouble defining what a woman is? Is this what the war is about? If you have a problem with woke, fight it where it exists. Ukraine is not that place.
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  154. The less money Russia has, the less it can spend on killing Ukrainians. So it does help Ukraine. Especially in the long run.
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  155. I disagree. Putin may not care about people's lives, but he definitely cares a lot about his money and power and he may also care about his children. He has worked tirelessly for more than 20 years to enrich himself to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars. All that effort would be completely wasted in the event of a nuclear war. What is the point of accumulating all that wealth only to die in a nuclear war that he starts? Putin is escalating to de-escalate. He is desperately hoping the West will back down. Which it won't. Putin will end the war once it is clear to him that winning is impossible. He can still hold on to power because he has complete control of the media and can frame a victory narrative irrespective of reality. He can imprison any far right opponents at will.
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  156.  Tom Goddard  Yes. I keep pointing out to the Russian trolls that the USSR had more than 20% of global GDP while Russia has less than 2%. Yet the USSR collapsed. They don't like to face the reality that Russia is doomed to collapse eventually.
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  157.  @sys3248  You mean like the Budapest Memorandum? What about Russia invading another country being against international law? Nothing Russia does can be trusted and if Russia can break any agreement it wants, then so can everyone else. So you can take your agreement and shove it where the sun doesn't shine.
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  158.  @stanfarshtei1291  Only in your deluded dreams. Russia can't even take Ukraine. NATO as a whole would destroy Russian conventional forces in the blink of an eye. No-one fears Russia's military after their debacle in Ukraine.
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  159.  @kayjr9795  Wrong. You blindly follow a mediaeval book that is riddled with false claims. But you are too brainwashed to understand that. Even when it is proven false, you still will not accept it.
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  160. What would a professor of political science know about what the outcome on the battlefield may be? The Germans really are trying to find every which way to appease Putin so they can keep getting their cheap gas. Shame on DW for peddling this drivel
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  161. BRICS is a joke. The two main proponents are totalitarian states where freedom and rule of law do not exist. Their economies are currencies are manipulated. No-one wants to invest in them and they have massive demographic problems. Both countries are sinking like the Titanic.
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  162.  @pDdsqggcfg  The law? Simple. Countries have an obligation to intervene to prevent genocide. Serbian Yugoslavia was perpetrating genocide. You can't cry if you start numerous wars and then get bombed in return. Why did the Serbs, Yugoslav army and irregulars massacre 8000 civilians at Srebrenica and kill thousands in the siege of Sarajevo? That's just 2 of their numerous crimes against humanity. If you commit war crimes and genocide, you should expect to get a dose of your own medicine.
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  163.  @pDdsqggcfg  No. Let's start with China's genocide of the Uighers instead of bringing up ancient history. China is a brutal dictatorship that is an abomination to the world.
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  164. Russification is a form of genocide. Don't nations have an obligation to intervene to stop genocide?
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  165.  @groenmoetjedoen3481  India is neutral. They only have to ask one question: who will Putin ultimately support the next time India and China come to blows? There's no prize for answering correctly because the answer is obvious.
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  166.  @groenmoetjedoen3481  BRICS is not an alliance. The respective countries have numerous territorial disputes with each other. China and India are far more likely to be at war with each other than cooperating together.
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  167.  @emilfilipov169  Not analogous buddy. Try harder next time.
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  168. Your Serbian friends are cheering on Russia in Ukraine and support Russia going even further, into the Baltics and Poland. Why does that make you look like a Russian troll?
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  169. Watch any video by Peter Zeihan. He can give you a few suggestions as to what is going on. Personally, I think it has to do with a combination of Russian imperialism and Putin's place in Russian history along with all the energy riches that were discovered in South East Ukraine. Putin is literally killing the competition.
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  170. So when are Putin and Shoigin going to be formally charged with war crimes? There is certainly a case to be answered. So let's start the proceedings.
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  171.  @geckomat1987  Appeasement has never worked. Does anyone really believe Putin will stop after swallowing Ukraine? If he is allowed to get away with it, he will only become more adventurous. NATO will face him on the battlefield in Ukraine or in the Baltic states or elsewhere. He cannot use his nukes as Russia would be bombed into oblivion. Biden and his allies need to confront him immediately.
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  172.  @user-oy9zy4ds9m  He can't use his nukes due to mutually assured destruction. And what when he decides to take back the Baltic states? Or Poland or Romania. Just sit back and do nothing? Appeasement only emboldens a bully more.
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  173. The sooner we give Ukraine more weapons the sooner the war will end. It's the best way to reduce the number of deaths and casualties on both sides. So let's ramp thing up.
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  174. China and India allowed the statement from the G20. That speaks volumes about the degree of Russia's isolation. No-one in the G20 will recognise Russias Annexations of Ukrainian territory. Russia is a pariah state. The only people supporting them are their fellow terrorists.
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  175. Trump and the maga cult are too stoopid to understand tariffs, VAT and trade deficits and surpluses. The lunatics have taken over the asylum.
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  176. @jenniferhutson8579  Yes. Aside from me you're the only other person making this point. He uses the term subsidy instead of trade deficit. it's infuriating to witness a spineless media never challenge him on this misrepresentation. A subsidy makes it sound like the US is giving a handout. His ignorant supporters buy into it and it fuels their anger.
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  177.  @sandip870  So facts don't matter?
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  178.  @sandip870  I do not recall writing that countries do not operate on self interest. Perhaps you need to improve your reading skills. But facts do matter. Russia unilaterally invaded Ukraine and is committing thousands of war crimes. India is actively supporting them. I've yet to see a coherent explanation of how Russia murdering thousands of Ukrainian civilians is in India's interests. I doubt very much you can explain it either genius.
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  179. Mostly it's failed states who are looking to deflect blame for their failures on to the West. It's far easier to blame others rather than take responsibility for your own failures. It's also driven by envy and racism.
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  180. @Anonymous Bosch Complete lies. No one ever found Milosevic innocent. He is a war criminal and everyone knows it. But you Serbs are supporters of his war crimes and that's why you keep trying to deny known facts.
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  181. ​​ @doginu  Australia Canada and other Western countries have all those minerals in abundance. Russia is going to be dirt poor and eventually break apart, just like the USSR. Only it will happen much faster because Russia is far weaker economically and militarily than the USSR.
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  182.  @doginu  The Soviet Union had 20%. Russia has less than 2%. Yet the USSR still collapsed. Think about that for a moment. It's Russia's future.
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  183. ​ @DynoGreen313 Then unalive Putin.
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  184. Tesla shareholders must be wondering how many Teslas can be sold to MAGA voters who don't accept the science of climate change. I can't see people on the political left buying them in future.
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  185. And while you are politely telling them the new rules and the Serbs start shooting at you, what do you do then genius?
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  186.  @jovicatrpcevski209  If the Serbian people would just stop starting wars, there would be no wars left to fight in the Balkans.
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  187.  @jovicatrpcevski209  Your solution is to bring back centuries of near constant warfare? The solution is to move all the Serbs to Russia. That would solve Russias demographic problems and leave the Balkans peaceful.
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  188.  @jovicatrpcevski209  Read some history from the time Yugoslavia was formed and see that it is. The Serbs keep starting some oppression against their neighbours, who then respond by fighting back and defeating Serbs. Instead of a greater Serbia, the result has been a smaller and smaller Serbia. When will Serbs finally learn the lesson?
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  189.  @user-zw8uc4rm1m  Lies. Serbia was perpetrating genocide on the Kosovars. Kosovo was and remains 90% majority Kosovar. Serbia has no claim to Kosovo.
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  190. Do the Germans and other recalcitrant states not realise that if Ukraines defences collapse Russia will be on their borders within weeks and well positioned for their next offensive. Europe will need to increase spending on defence by hundreds of billions of dollars and the entire economic and power balance in Europe will have shifted in Russia's favour because they will control the Ukrainian food harvest and all the gas and oil in the East of Ukraine. Are European leaders st*pid?
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  191. I agree with you up to your last point. Did Russia come to India's aid when China attacked? In future, if there is a war between India and China, who will Russia support? Russia will do whatever it thinks is in its best interests and their relationship with China is more important.
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  192.  @krishnkant9477  So is that all they did, just delivered weapons that you had already ordered on time. Ok. They didn't call a meeting of the UN Security Council? They didn't condemn Chinese aggression against India? Kept selling arms to China as well and helped them develop their nuclear subs and aircraft carriers that may some day be used against India... If India is happy with that, good for you.
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  193.  @uglystupidloser  India is a member of QUAD now. So we can ask if India wants the other QUAD members to defend them in the event of an attack by China, is India also prepared to defend the other members? If USA, Japan and Australia choose to defend Taiwan, will India be there with them? I hope that QUAD develops so that the answer to those questions is yes.
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  194.  @krishnaa9571  I did not suggest it was. I was asking hypothetically. It is possible it will develop into something resembling NATO in future, but that seems a long way off.
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  195.  @krishnaa9571  I did not suggest it was. I was asking hypothetically. It is possible it will develop into something more substantial in future, but that seems a long way off.
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  196. Like all bullies, Putin is a coward. NATO needs to get boots on the ground and planes in the air and destroy the Russian military.
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  197. If Ukraine surrendered, their men would be tortured and murdered and their women would be raped. Is that what you want? Shame on you for supporting the aggressor and blaming the victim.
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  198.  @КомментаторЮтуба-л1т  Lend lease starts in 2 days. Ukraine can get whatever Biden is willing to sign off. Much of Ukraines wish list is already in Ukraine or just over the border in Poland. They are not going to wait years to give more HIMARS to Ukraine. And they're not going to publically announce everything they are lending.
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  199.  @seanryan1606  Having a lot of soldiers on it's own does not mean anything.
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  200. Those friends are so far south they would have to cross several NATO countries to reach them. Those friends are more of a liability than an asset.
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  201. Chinese are far more racist than Australians. That is a fact.
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  202. The Chinese government should first withdraw from Tibet and destroy their military islands in the South China Sea. Otherwise they just look like screeching hypocrites.
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  203.  @megashadow3789  Who said anything about Americans? That's just whataboutism For the record, I would like all suspected war crimes to be investigated and prosecuted if there is evidence. I think Bush, Blair and Howard do have a case to answer regarding Iraq. I would have no issue with them being put on trial.
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  204.  @megashadow3789  If the issue is about Ukraine, then stick to the issue. Going on about past historical events is whataboutism. It's a deliberate deflection used by people who cannot make a reasoned argument about the issue at hand.
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  205.  @milomilo417  If your comment is correct then Russia would welcome sanctions and being banned from SWIFT. It would enable them to smash SWIFT and destroy the USA and Europe economically. So let's bring it on as soon as possible. I have already given you the real world numbers from the last round of sanctions. When things get really bad for Russia economically, Putin will be ousted. He will be handed over to the Hague to face charges as a war criminal. Just like Milosevic.
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  206. It's a discussion that has to take place as Russia has made it clear it intends to attack other countries after Ukraine.
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  207.  @viliamvacula8111  It allowed itself to become far too dependent on Russian energy, to the point that Russia could blackmail Germany whenever it wanted. And the situation only got worse after Russia invaded Ukraine and annexed Crimea in 2014. The writing was on the wall. But Germany ignored all the signs and put too many eggs into the Russian energy basket. Germany can diversify its energy sources and finally learn that Russia has always been an expansive, imperial power. That will never change. Build up your military so that you have a credible defence against Russia without relying on the US to come and save your backsides.
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  208.  @natakhomyakova6996  More lies. You know no-one believes Russian lies. Do better or you may be sent to a Siberian Gulag.
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  209. India should have secondary sanctions slapped on it.
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  210.  @vatsalsingh1555  What ha Ukraine got to do with British colonialism in India? Do you realise that Russia is an imperial country that has colonised and oppressed it's neighbours? If you support Russia, you support imperialism, colonialism, and racism ( just witness how Putin is sending Asians to their deaths, while white Russians from Moscow are staying safe at home).
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  211.  @AapkaArunendra  Europe is drastically reducing its buying of Russian energy. It is reducing to zero as quickly as possible. India has dramatically increased its buying of Russian oil since the war started. See the difference. India is basically happy to buy Russian oil no matter how many Ukrainian civilians Russia kills. India is actively supporting Russian war crimes. You will realise soon that India cannot pretend to be friends with Europe, the US and their allies. Don't cry when secondary sanctions affect 70% of your exports.
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  212.  @eka9743  At worst Europe will have a mild recession. But Russia will totally collapse. The world will be a much better place once all the Russian Federation republics are independent nations with their own destiny. No longer under the Russian boot.
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  213.  @percival1217  I think the elephant will kill the ant and you think the ant will kill the elephant. Which one of us is dreaming?
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  214.  @Mrac-zz8vh  Sure, Russia with it's 1 trillion dollar GDP is going to defeat the US, Europe, Japan, South Korea Singapore, Australia etc. Keep dreaming war crime supporter.
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  215.  @percival1217  It appears you lack the intelligence to understand a metaphor.
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  216.  @user1qaz2wsx3edc  For the US nothing much will change. They will remain top dog, while Russia continues to be destroyed.
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  217. You can read his 100+ page report. All the numbers are in there. He is far more credible than all the online trolls like you.
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  218.  @tluzanov  Russia can't use nuclear weapons without committing suicide. The West does not need to use them as they can defeat Russia in a conventional war easily. No-one is afraid of Russia. If it does collapse, that will be entirely due to Putin and his supporters war mongering.
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  219.  @ghteo9766  Putin will not have a chance to start a nuclear war and he knows it. If he so much as makes one move towards launching a nuke against the West he will be obliterated in a pre-emptive strike. He is a coward who would never put his own life in danger. That's why you never see him anywhere near the front lines. He's always hanging out in his bunker. Why do pro Russians always appear to believe that the West will allow Putin to fire first?
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  220. Putin must be defeated now, no matter how much sabre rattling he engages in. If he manages to capture the 4 Ukrainian Oblasts it will only embolden him. He will regroup, rebuild his military and a few years from now the war will resume with Kharkiv and Kyiv being next. After that, Poland and the Baltic states. As difficult as the situation seems, the only way for Europe to have peace is by Russia being comprehensively defeated. Just have a look at Putin's track record. It is obvious he will never stop attacking to get whatever he wants. Never!
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  221.  @Broodplank86  Yes and it's not clear whether they will end up getting any sort of victory at all.
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  222. Putin has already blinked. He says the sanctions are an act of war, but he has done nothing about it. Also, providing massive quantities of arms would surely also be seen as an act of war. Again, he has done nothing about it. Conclusion: for all his huffing and puffing, he is terrified of a direct war with NATO. At this point it's obvious that the Russian militaries ability to wage conventional war has been greatly overestimated. All he has are nukes, which he can never use and he knows it. It's time to make it crystal clear to him that indiscriminate bombardment of civilians will cause NATO to enter Ukraine to defend them. Let him think about that.
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  223. Then live with them. We'll add some more if you like.
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  224. Can't happen. The Serbian part of Bosnia was created by Serbs committing genocide on the Croatians and Bosnians who lived their by means of "ethnic cleansing". Serbia can not be allowed to gain from that genocide.if Serbs in that region of Bosnia want, they can just go and live in Serbia.
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  225. The US will never back down. To do so would concede that Russia is more powerful than the US. What is the point of spending $800 billion a year and being the sole superpower if you have to bow down to a second rate Russia? If the US detects movements of nuclear weapons or heightened launch readiness levels, I think they will strike Russia preemptively. Putin and his generals need to factor this into their behaviour. They can bark all they like, but if they start to look like they are going to bite, the US will be forced to act. Talk is cheap.
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