Putin's hold on Crimea 'nearly untenable' despite Ukraine's lack of Navy | Ben Hodges

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“After nine years with every advantage, Russia still controls less than about 17% of Ukraine. They’ve lost 20% of their navy.”

Russia carrying out a wave of attacks on several cities across Ukraine overnight is “retaliation” for the striking of a warship in the occupied Crimean port, says former commander of U.S. Army forces in Europe, Gen. Ben Hodges.

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46 thoughts on “Putin's hold on Crimea 'nearly untenable' despite Ukraine's lack of Navy | Ben Hodges”

  27. You can't understand? As the former commander general of the United States Army Europe?? Mr. Hodges, you surprise me! Surely you can't be so dense? The United States is out of ammo. Nato is out of ammo. Americans are using the Navy's emergency stockpiles and those are diverted to Israel. They also need them for the Red Sea. You need expensive precision missiles and munitions to defeat Russia and you can't get them enough, soon enough. Allowing Ukraine to use Storm Shadows directly against Russia would be equal to NATO attacking Russians. Seems that the US cannot wage war on two fronts. Contrary to the decades old propaganda. And now you have 5 fronts: Iran, Israel, Red Sea, Ukraine and China. You don't have the capacity, political will and money to tackle all of that. You don't have public approval. And yet Russian stupidity may win the Ukraine war for you. But understand this: Losing Crimea means the coming annihilation of Russia. On such a case they could go nuclear in Ukraine. A few 150kt or so warheads would collapse the front. I don't think that the US would retaliate with nukes or conventional means over this. Since Ukraine is not a NATO member. But they would surely bite the dust. Nuclear or otherwise.

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  32. I don't know the full situation over there. BUT I do know the Kharkov civilian strike by Rus was a telegraphed retaliation for the Belgorod civilian strike by Ukr.

    Russia called a UN [security meeting] about the Belgorod strike but was snubbed.

    SO… this channel is either shamefully ignorant of the subject it is reporting on OR it is another propaganda outlet pretending it's news. "[russia humiliated by naval strike]." I imagine so. BUT the Kharkov civilian strike comes after the Belgorod civilian strike that rus made a beef about.

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