it will be affected by the fact that kosovo was part of serbia, however, having assumed specific obligations, the alliance could no longer retreat. milosevic misinterpreted the political calculation at the highest level in nato. we then started with airstrikes, which could turn into an invasion of ground troops into kosovo and possibly serbia. as soon as milosevic realized this, he compromised and withdrew his troops. the situation in ukraine differs in its nuclear component, however, this trump card is in the hands of not only russia, because the usa, france and the great britain also has nuclear weapons. while brandishing the nuclear card, putin must recognize the nuclear potential of the other side. if he declares that he wants to go to the end, then he should remember what happened to adolf hitler. let's not settle for fiction'.

putin's idea that he is ready to go to waste, sacrificing his mother russia. putin, like any leader who leads a war, wants to win and is willing to sacrifice his forces, but only to a certain extent. even hitler in 1945 was looking for a way out, hoping to save germany. he was not ready to fight to the end until that end became a reality for him. so putin must understand that there is no reason to continue this war. they weren't there from the beginning. ukraine has never been a military threat to russia. the people of ukraine simply wanted to be able to choose their own path. if putin had a clear head and understood the schedule of the 21st century. ukraine and russia were already partners today.

instead, he chose a false path based on false history and allure russian imperialism. which has no place in the 21st century. nato leaders understand this well, and that is why they are meeting this year on the 75th anniversary of the alliance. democratic countries were never in a hurry to intervene, even in kosovo, the conflict lasted for years. before nato began to act. in the case of ukraine , a full-scale war has been going on for more than two years, and the west continues to watch the action. but this is no reason for putin to believe that the west is tired. the heroism of the ukrainian people, their incredible technological competence, innovativeness and the determination to set one's own course in europe as an independent state and democracy are admirable. the world and the west,

but the burden of navigating the path to success lies primarily on the shoulders of ukraine. this means that ukraine needs a concept of victory, it is about a military concept and a political concept that would determine certain requirements. this concept must be approved and supported by western partners, in order to ensure the fulfillment of these requirements. dear mr. general clark, we understand that this war is not just a war, putin outlines it both an existential war and literally a couple of weeks ago, when putin had the opportunity to remain silent, no, he issued a public ultimatum when he said that there could be no talks about anything and began to demand the withdrawal of our ukrainian troops from our ukrainian territories, this is putin's position, and we understand that they are heating up this notion of existences. war and we understand that

putin is ready to pay his price, at the same time, on the other hand, we understand that the russian army has shown nothing except the readiness to sacrifice its soldiers, that is, nothing they did not offer anything new on the battlefield, and when we talk about the peace formula, i completely agree with you, a clear position of the west must be confirmed with resources, and if we talk about military goals, what do you think ... would putin like to achieve, because it was not for nothing that he met with the north korean dictator kim jong-un. so putin begins hysterically looking for countries where he can add gasoline to the fire. turning to north korea, china and iran, putin is making a huge mistake. this coalition is just yet will repel the west more, and will also internationalize ukraine's struggle to repel the russian one. aggression, stimulating

western countries to provide even more aid to ukraine, this is a big mistake on his part. ukraine must do what... must, in 1940, when the british troops were pushed out of france, prime minister churchill made an incredible statement, he said: we will fight them on the beaches, we will fight them on the farms . we will never, never, never surrender, that was british determination. at that time, churchill did not have an american one an ally because... america was not yet at war, these were scary times for britain. the country was being bombed, and its fighters were not enough to prevent airstrikes. many historical parallels can be drawn. this is a historic moment for the truth of the ukrainian state. this is a test of weapons,

and this struggle can make ukraine a powerful and leading state on the world stage. mr. general, we understand that the current situation can change rapidly in the fall, there will be elections in the united states, and we do not know in ukraine, to be honest, what to expect from donald trump, so we don't know what to expect from his team either, but in any case, he gives very different signals, and these signals sometimes scare me because they are too primitive, that is, if you believe former trump advisers, yes, who spoke today about the way in which trump would conduct... in one or another negotiations with kiev and with moscow, this, this is disturbing, in fact, we understand that putin is also in the kremlin, putin's analysts are counting on those or other events this fall, and we in ukraine are extraordinary we are worried about this. before turning

to the political situation in the united states, i want to say something to the ukrainian soldiers and their families. many of us in the west are watching what is happening in ukraine, and our hearts are with you. we greatly admire your courage and what you are doing. we understand what it's like to be in the dark, the cold, the dirt. we've been through it too, not in your circumstances and not in these realities, but we know how hard it is for you. our hearts beat in time with yours. we admire your dedication, patriotism and self-sacrifice. i also want to say that those of us in the west who follow the war closely are fascinated. the quickness and speed of the reaction to the invasion in the kharkiv region, which was demonstrated by general sirskyi and the leadership of ukraine. russia hoped that it would be able to break through and capture kharkiv, but lightning reaction, powerful leadership, as well as self-sacrifice of soldiers prevented this

from happening. winning a war requires good leadership at the highest level, as well as strong will and determination at all levels. in my opinion, the flexibility demonstrated in the response to... the invasion of kharkiv and sumy shows good top leadership. as for the us presidential election, we cannot predict what the outcome will be. the fight will be fierce, because everything depends on how many americans vote. it is important that the issue of foreign policy during the election campaign is not given much attention. the focus is usually on domestic issues such as the price of gasoline, inflation, food costs, and the level of unemployment. unemployment, that is, there is a lot of talk about everyday things, rather than the complicated matter of foreign policy. when trump talks about what he is going to do in ukraine, i think he is expecting putin's support in this way. he wants more help from russia to

win elections. however, my friends from the republican party strongly support ukraine and have no intention of abandoning their position if trump is elected president. therefore, you should not worry about his statements, you just need to understand to whom he addresses when he delivers his speeches. in 2016, during a debate with hillary clinton or during one of his speeches, trump said: russia, if you hear me, he knows that russia played an important role in him becoming president, so he wants to get their support again . actually, the skill and... character of ukraine will determine the further development of events. if president zelenskyi and others say that they are not going to negotiate or give up their territory, then it will be so. trump by no means cannot force you to do so. that's why i

wouldn't worry so much about our election. instead, focus as much as possible on building up your forces, preparing for next winter, restoring power, and... working on the concept of victory, so you understand, the concept of victory is not just a few soldiers standing around a board with a map. it demands sincere devotion to its people. but i believe that there is a way to win, and i believe that ukraine can do it. mr. general clark, finally, i i would like to ask you for advice, maybe we could address it to one of the ukrainian generals, maybe to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of ukraine, maybe to colonel-general oleksandr syrskyi, what in your opinion should be done, what should be paid attention to? oh, i can't answer that question, that is, i can't give that advice. especially in public. being the supreme commander that general syrsky is

is an extremely important mission. you are bombarded with advice, information and pressure from everywhere. you can't even imagine what it would be like in his place. it is up to him to make all important decisions and do everything right. only time will tell if it works correctly. often you need to wait for results not a day, not two or even a month. it is in the vicinity of kharkiv. we watched. an immediate result, but in general it is a long-term struggle that, unfortunately, will not end in one, two or three months. it was the same with great britain. there were hopes that the war would end within weeks of dunkirk in 1940, or when the allies crossed the english channel in 1944, but it didn't, because wars don't end fast, that's why you should slow down. buckle up, roll up your sleeves, recognize that this is an existential struggle and move

forward only to victory. and why do you think putin did not open the northern bridgehead when we are talking about the republic of belarus. yes, because it is an extremely serious threat, but there is a feeling that putin is afraid of it. putin is determined to leave a deep mark on history, which is why he can be relentless. however. the forces that will determine the outcome come from the heart, the heart of the ukrainian people live, kamikaze drone attacks, political analytics, objectively and substantively, there is no political season, exclusive interviews, reports from the hottest points of the front, free-flowing, frank and unbiased, you draw your own conclusions. andriy

pionkovskyi, a famous political scientist who is in washington, will now work on the espresso tv channel. glory to ukraine, andriy andriyovych, glad to see you. glory, good day, anton. well, a very important story is what the position of the united states will be when we talk about giving us long-term aid. a couple of minutes ago i spoke with the former commander of the euro-atlantic contingent on the european continent, general. wesley clark, and he assured that the position of the united states will continue, yes, the aid will continue no matter what, but there is another factor called donald trump and his advisers, who have voiced rather strange, so to speak, methodologies, which trump will probably use in the near future, in particular, to put pressure on moscow, but also, worst of all, on kyiv. your word, andriy andriyovych. general clarke is right, there is a conceptual revolution in the us, carried out

by the reagan wing of the republican party, its three prominent leaders: the heads of the defense, foreign affairs and intelligence committees, michael mccaul, mike rogers and mike turner, firstly, overcame the opposition of the trumpists in the law about aid to ukraine. moreover, they attacked the administration with criticism. for insufficient support of ukraine. this is a serious blow to putin's agency in washington. i agree with clark's conclusion that support for ukraine now does not depend on the presidential election at all. because of this revolution , a two-party pro-ukrainian majority was formed in both houses of congress. according to the results of the last votes, we see that in the senate it is 80 against 20 senators, 50 democrats and 30 republicans. but there is also the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the united

states of america, and we understand that in europe they are extremely worried, in particular , about what may happen in the next few months, so we do not venture to predict, because , you know, the american elections are on the right ungrateful, that is, their analysis and futurology on the matter, but, but... first, that commander-in-chief you're referring to has yet to reach the oval office. secondly, the usa is a democratic state in which congress plays a role. a decisive role in matters of war and peace. and thirdly, i believe that the revolution that took place in the usa and europe, which was carried out by macron, had an influence. now the leaders of the usa and the congress and the leaders of europe set themselves the task, not just to avoid the defeat of ukraine, as the biden administration did, but to inflict a defeat on russia. they

understand that this defeat must be inflicted in order to be completely sure of the result by 21. when the new president comes to the oval office, so that there is no longer any doubt. and this is what all the latest actions are working on. we see how all the red lines are being erased before our eyes. the usa allowed attacks from the longest range, lifted the limit on the range of strikes on russian territory. and here is the sensation of yesterday. the american press says that the biden administration continues to resist so far, but more and more sources claim that under pressure from republicans, she will be forced to accept such a formula. yes, biden, as before, is against sending american armed forces to ukraine, unlike macron and his allies. but it does not rule out that companies that supplied weapons

send their personnel to service these weapons. that is, it is the same. in fact, what europe is going to do is to provide not only missiles and planes, but also the technical personnel who maintain these missiles and planes. with one sentence, macron destroyed a long-term, ten-year nuclear blackmail of putin, saying: "french military personnel are already engaged in a military conflict on the territory of ukraine. they are already servicing our scalp missiles, just as the british are servicing the storm shadow. i am ready to direct even more." all this shows that the west really has a serious intention to defeat russia and understands the threat that trump represents. putin also understood this. mind you, he is not threatening nuclear weapons now, he has realized that these are empty threats that

have caused outrage already within his yes called the tsar did not live up to his hopes, france has already declared war on us, is sending its troops, and we cannot launch a nuclear attack on france. but andrii andrievich, i would ask you immediately, without going far, so to speak, from our intellectual treasury, to explain why putin rolled out his ultimatum. that is, the ultimatum is irrational, he made it publicly on the eve of the peace summit in switzerland. putin could just remain silent, but he says: "no, ukraine must withdraw its troops from its sovereign territories, otherwise i will not talk about anything, i.e. putin, his head was not clear. great question, i don't agree, it shows that

something has cleared up in his head." then i'm ready for a truce, no one will seriously consider it, no one will accept it, but look at this ultimatum from the other side, through the eyes of putin's patriotic cow , which supports him, is a retreat. putin started the war with an ultimatum to 30 nato countries. threatening to destroy them, he told them on the day of the declaration of war, if they dared to stop me. ukraine, such catastrophes are waiting for you, which you did not know throughout your thousand-year history, that is, you threatened with nuclear weapons, now it is clear that this is an empty threat, the west is not afraid of it, and putin is now busy

with another issue, so he wanted to become the ruler of the universe. he was sure that kyiv would be in seven days and that the west would let go of little trouble, but now he is busy with other things. he needs to stay in power in a defeated country , because even his ultimatum is brazen and ridiculous - it is an admission of defeat his plans for war, which he announced on february 24. now his task is to stay in power. and how to do it? make a deal? which will leave a large part of the territory of ukraine in his hands. therefore, he hopes to sell this decision to his people, his people and his supporters as an honorable one. a draw, they say, so i failed to realize our great goal, and he has already prepared the culprit, due to the fact that the army consists of thieves and traitors, his whole fight against corruption is

an attempt to blame the army for the failure of the takeover of ukraine. everyone knows that timur ivanov was shoigu's wallet, shoigu himself was putin's wallet, and all these billions went into the pockets of putin's group. but he has no other choice, he is grasping as if for

the last straw for trump. trump is essentially proposing the same thing. and i have a simple question. why is trump doing this? look, here's his last suggestion, which you voiced at the beginning. it does not bring him anything politically, it contradicts. positions of the majority of the republican party, the reagan wing of the republican party, which criticizes biden for insufficient support for ukraine and demands the complete defeat of putin. she does not add a single voter to him. those trump cattle that go to his rallies and congratulate him, they should sneeze. they don't even know what ukraine is and where it is. trump stubbornly continues. without any apparent political reason, harms his political prospects. this proves what

many analysts have been saying: there is a kind of frightening dependence of trump on putin. do you remember that scene after the summit in helsinki, when they talked with trump endlessly, for over an hour, and then they went out to the public, little ones. i don't know what documents and what arguments putin presented there, but today's trump policy proves it, his attempt to save putin, as you rightly said, is a hopeless defeat, no one from the biden administration today, despite all our claims to this administration , will agree to this agreement , especially europeans. his hope that trump will win the election and save will bring him salvation this honorable draw. he went to north korea, beijing also got tense, the united states also got tense, i.e.

on the way out, putin can take out of there, i don’t know, a certain amount of artillery ammunition and sell kimchin-un to his, the visage, so to speak, one or another missile technology, that is , he wouldn’t say anything on the way out, but putin went for it with taking into account the fact that he literally the day before. he was in beijing for several weeks with his whole team, this is the strange journey of putin and his cliques to the east. this shows both of his last desperate moves. the task he gave his agent, trump, was to promote an honorable deal by any means necessary a draw for putin. but his trip to korea to beg for weapons shows the impasse he found himself in. by the way, the trip to korea... was not very exciting, his senior partner, comrade of the time, because he invaded the inner backyard of china, the sovereign territories of the people's

republic of china, yes, that is, the monster that was raised in beijing, i have reminds me of something else, you know, the relationship between putin and lukashenka has always been difficult, rather acute, and lukashenka always went to beijing in difficult moments to show putin that he has another sponsor. it's terrible annoyed moscow, and beijing is also annoyed by putin's showdown with north korea. that is, all these desperate steps of putin only worsen his situation. but the scariest part is his burgeoning z-patriotic community. sentiments that the king is not real. the son-in-law of the patriots wonders why putin does not punish france with the same nuclear strikes. but because macron reminded him quite firmly. that france is also a nuclear power. this is what i have been saying for three years on all channels, that putin was never ready to use nuclear weapons. he is wonderful

knew now putin is pouring out other threats. after the attack on sevastopol, they blamed the americans. and they rushed to threaten them quite specifically. crazy mashka zakharova is not a propagandist, she is an official media. she stated that the americans would be severely retaliated against for their strikes on sevastopol. well, the patriots are already outraged, where? nuclear strikes, and now a week later, the same z-patriots will ask putin: where is the retaliation against the usa, he will find himself in a kind of watering hole of not empty threats. previously threatened with nuclear weapons, now explains to his patriots, that's right. we are ready to use nuclear weapons, but not now, there is no need now, there is a conventional war going on

and we will win it. yes, fine, now they will wait and threaten to strike american satellites, american drones, romanian and polish airfields, where nato planes are already arriving, and which will use them as base airfields for strikes on crimea, but where are putin's strikes? 12 putin strikes, a visit to north korea, a visit to vietnam and silence about dagestan, that is... there is a genre crisis, that is, it does not affect the war yet, but i completely agree with you, i think that more and more questions are appearing in the intra-fascist environment, that is, what should they do, they do not see any strategic perspective, not that i do not know, to win , and how can they survive in the situation into which putin is dragging them deeper and deeper? absolutely right, putin is a rat who was cornered, pay attention to a new circumstance...

the main composition of these terrorists is the golden youth of dagestan, they are children, two sons, other relatives, the head of the united russia party in dagestan, head of the region. these organizations are associated with the national hero of dagestan. they have wrestling without rules, all those schools of wrestling without rules turns out to have trained all these islamic terrorists. in other words , it is not some socially exhausted people driven to despair by their situation who speak out against putin. the same golden youth and elite of dagestan oppose the russian government. they do not arouse any sympathy in me. but when a frog competes with a viper, we only welcome such a phenomenon. well, but the question is why him somehow tries to bypass this story, that is , instead of the fact that he could unload his

order. informational dagestan no, somehow they are trying, they don't know what to do with this impression, so putin solved the problem of chechnya, in general, by admitting his defeat and completely giving power in chechnya to the kadyrov clan, kadyrov essentially heads an independent sultanate, produces what he wants there, putin will have to, that is, the caucasus is already actually separated from russia, absolutely all positions in the south caucasus, when he refused to support armenia during the second karabakh war. azerbaijan is there. therefore, during the celebrations in the city of shusha, president erdogan and aliyev signed an agreement on the unification of the army, and there is a single turkish-azerbaijani army. which is the de facto army of nato. turkey.