“It’s clear that actually, as a KGB officer, he was pretty mediocre.”
Whilst Putin ‘defends Russia’, he lets “his cronies rob Russia in the process”, says Mark Galeotti, Putin expert and author of ‘Putin’s Wars – From Chechnya to Ukraine’.
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Quite a few Putinites in this forum.
08:21 "while we're trying to get Matt back on the line…" 🤔
Galeotti is a clown. A pathetic propagandist that spews a delusional and mythical of Russia and Putin. His obsession with Putin is creepy.
Putler is not afraid for ruzzia safety. He wants ruzzia great again.
E pleaded wiv yanks 2 stop goin east. Neland wouldent listen. War is 100 % washington fault. Boris should get 2 front wiv his kids 2 c want fun their missing
Yes as well as being a psychopathic mass murderer.
If Europe helps Ukraine push Russia back to its borders, then Military spending might not be so important. Why plan for a war tomorrow that Europe can win today?
11: 49 the world order isn't meant to be "US led". It's meant to be led by a democratic coalition of all the countries in the world, the United Nations.
US with the connivance of UK has stolen that power from the UN by a lie that some toxic terrorist minor gas station dictatorship which is not even a member can override the mandate of all the countries of the world.
Galeotti knows this perfectly well but continues to cover up the lie.
It's good to see Galeotti not promoting Human trafficking of citizens by a government any more. The party line has changed.
Ok to anyone who wants to comment that Putin is a great leader, currently the Russian government cannot even keep its people warm and is suffering the problems it said would hit Europe. It cannot defend itself against drones launched hundreds of miles away, and has lost the Black Sea to a country without a Navy. Is this successful leadership ?
lol
Excellent commentary
And according to the press he had not long to live two years ago, so why should we believe anything they tell us now.
Putin may only be a mediocre operative with no military experience, but his deviousness and viciousness are in the same league as notorious serial killers.
There is a destabilising factor. He lacks a politbeaurax officer.
Putin is a criminal who is delusional. He doesn’t have the intelligence to realise that all of his decisions are wrong at every level !
A vote for Trump is a vote for Putin!!
I don't believe that Putin genuinely believes that he is defending Russia from the West militarily. This position is simply a bogus pretext for his anti-NATO stance which has been used both as justification for attacking Ukraine, and attempts to disrupt NATO support in Ukraine's defence. This is clearly evidenced by almost the entirety of Russia's military resource being focused on Ukraine, leaving the NATO flank essentially undefended. The perpetual state of war that Putin instigated is simply an attempt to consolidate his own power in the face of his own weak leadership and poor economic performance. His entire MO, both internationally and at home, is based on deception, so his actions should always be evaluated through this lens.
What Putin really fears, is that bordering countries such as Ukraine, Georgia and perhaps even Belarus, will (like Poland and the Baltics) become highly successful through greater economic and political integration with the EU & US. This will expose the very poor state of Russia's economy and standard of living right on his own doorstep, making his own grip on power inside Russia increasingly untenable. We see this effect already in Kaliningrad, where a clear majority of even the local Russian population want closer ties with the West.
A STANDING ARMY IS THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR FREEDOME ! THE THE WAY TO INSURE PEACE IS TO HAVE A CREDABLE MILITARY AND NOT USE IT ! THE PROBLEM IN UROPE IS ONLY AMERICA HAS PAYED FOR A CREDABLE ARMY/NAVY /AIRFORCE /MARINES /SPACE FORCE /COAST GUARD / NATIONAL GUARD / AND C.I.A. PUTEN KNOWS UROPE IS NOT EVEN SLIGHTLY PREPARED , LOW HANGING FRUIT !
IN LIFE ,BUSINESS , AND WAR , MORE OFTEN THEN NOT , SUCCESS IS MORE LIKELY , IF YOU ARE PREPARED !
ALL CHILDREN WANT FOOD , PLEASURE , COMFORT , AND AMUSEMENT , [ NOW ] ! SOME ADULTS CAN DELAY GRATIFICATION !
It's clear that actually, as a historian, Galeotti is pretty mediocre.
Blah 😊. He's just a show pony mascot of the KGB 😊
No he's not . He's probably the world's best leader . Their economy is better than any others. Thus is another propaganda piece from the leaders in propaganda
You are all so deluded. Go get yer 40th booster and roll over and let Rishi and Co rub your tummy .
Dear 'Times Radio', please stop making these nonsensical videos that demean Putin's power. Hateful man though he is for his invasion of Ukraine and rule inside Russia, I grow weary of these infantile commentators who ignore the fact that he has ruled over the largest nuclear arsenal in the world for 25 years. Grow up and recognise the magnitude of the enemy we face.
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If Putin is mediocre and always two steps ahead of the West, what does that say about our own politicians? Their economy is due to grow by 5% this year while Britain's is due to shrink by 2.5%.
Putin may be mediocre, but the American team falls far short of mediocre, and the intelligence services of our enemies know this.
More rancid propaganda from Murdochs right wing rag radio
UK only jealous as Putin does it better than them
Love to Putin❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ success🎉
What meaningful military experience do Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden have? As KGB, Putin is at least trained to think ahead…and by the way, the Russian economy is doing great 😛
Putin Derangement Syndrome on full display.
Galeotti is positively unhinged.
Lots of idiots on World 😂
You realize being a ¨KGB officer¨ meant drinking beer in Dresden, right?
meanwhile ukrainian man do what they can to flee the country😂😂😂
What would be ‘morally right’ would be that the EU spends more than 1% of your GDP on defense. All of the EU use the US taxpayer to defend yourself but then stick your nose up thinking yourself more moral. The US is the ‘bully.’ Well guess what folks … apparently you want the ‘neighborhood bully’ to come protect you! The US taxpayer is tired of hearing your moralizing and are not happy about coming to your aid. It is time for the EU to protect Ukraine. The US will take care of the rest of the bad guys in world.
Putin is the most respected leader in the world! Face reality!
Putin served in Angola in the 1980's. He was described as a brilliant military strategist who spoke perfect English.
Talking about been in right place in right time with hunger for power and no morals. Putin is small man.
Putin the suitcase carrier and Lowlife internal affairs driver 😂😂😂😂