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 event continues. to watch the action, but this is no reason for putin to think 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 admired by the whole world and the west. however, the burden of navigating the path to success rests primarily on the shoulders of ukraine. this means that

ukraine needs a concept of victory, it is about both 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 existential and literal war. a couple of weeks ago, when putin had the opportunity to remain silent, no, he issued a public ultimatum when he said that there can 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 the concept of an existential 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 not shown anything. except for the willingness

to sacrifice their 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 putin would like to achieve, because for good reason he met with north korean dictator kim jong-un, so putin is starting to... look for countries where he can add fuel to the fire. turning to north korea, china and iran, putin is making a huge mistake. this coalition is only more so will repel the west, but also internationalize ukraine's struggle to repel russian aggression. stimulating western countries to provide even more aid to ukraine. this is a big miscalculation on his part. ukraine must do

what it must. when british troops were pushed out of france in 1940, 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 give up. it was british determination. at the time. churchill did not have an american ally, since 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 arms, and this struggle can make ukraine powerful and leading.

state on the world stage. dear mr. general, we understand that the current situation can change rapidly in the fall. there's going to be an election in the united states, right? and we don't know in ukraine, to be honest, what to expect from them donald trump, right? we also don't know what to expect from his team, 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 the former advisers of trump, yes, what. .. today we talked about how trump would conduct certain negotiations with kyiv and moscow, this is really disturbing, we understand that putin and in the kremlin, putin analysts, are counting on certain events this fall, yes and we in ukraine are extremely worried about this. before moving on to the political situation in the united states, i want to say something to the ukrainian soldiers and their families. many of us are 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 those of us in the west, who closely follow the course of the war, admire the flexibility and speed of the response to the invasion in the kharkiv area, which was demonstrated by general syrskyi and the leadership of ukraine. russia will calculate. that she would be able to break through and capture kharkiv, but the quick response, powerful leadership, and self-sacrifice of the 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 responding to the invasion of kharkiv and sumy shows a 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 prices, and the unemployment rate. that is, there are many conversations about everyday things, and not about the complex matter of foreign policy. when trump talks about what he's going to do in ukraine, i think that's how he expects support from putin. 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 have to understand who he is addressing when he delivers his speeches. in the 16th year 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 the fact that he became president, and so he wants to again to get its support. 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 lead." negotiations or giving up their territory, then it will be so. there is no way trump will be able to force you to do this. that's why i would didn't care so much about our elections. instead, focus as much as possible on building up your strength, preparing for

next winter, restoring power, and working on the concept of victory. to clarify, the concept of victory is not just a few soldiers standing near a board with a map. it requires 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, and finally, i would like to ask for your advice, perhaps we could address it to someone from the ukrainian generals, perhaps to the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of ukraine, perhaps to colonel-general oleksandr syrsky, what do you think should be done, what should be paid attention to? oh, i can't. to answer this question, that is, i cannot give such 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's like

to be in his place, it's him making all the important decisions and doing everything right. or he is acting correctly, only time will tell. often you need to wait for results not a day, not two or even a month. it was in the vicinity of kharkiv that we saw an immediate result, and in general, this is a long-term struggle, which, 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 didn't. because...wars don't end quickly, that's why you have to tighten your belts, roll up your sleeves, admit that it is an existential struggle and moving 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 in history. so it can be relentless, but the forces that will determine the outcome come from the heart. the heart of the ukrainian people pulsates more and more strongly, after centuries of struggle, after... the charms of 1918, after the problems of 20 century, revolutions of the loss of crimea in 2014. all this is part of the evolutionary process of struggle for its formation. success comes to those who persevere. this is the challenge ukraine is currently facing. unfortunately, i have to finish our conversation to our tv viewers, i want to remind you that now the legendary american... general wesley clark, the former commander of the american euro-atlantic contingent on the european

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difficult and scary moment. andriy pionkovskyi, a famous political scientist who is in washington, will now work on the espresso tv channel. glory to ukraine, andrii andriyovych, glad to see you. glory, good day, anton. it's an extremely important story 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, so the aid will continue no matter what, but there is another factor called donald trump and his... advisors, who voiced rather strange, so to speak, methodologies that trump might be

to be used in the near future, in particular to put pressure on moscow, but worst of all, on kyiv. your word, andriy andriyovych. general clark is right, there is a conceptual revolution in the usa, which was carried out by the reagan wing of the republican party, its three outstanding leaders. defense committee chairs for... criticism of the biden administration for insufficient support for ukraine. this is a serious blow to putin's agency in washington. i agree with clark's conclusion that support for ukraine is now in general. from the presidential elections. because of this revolution in

a two-party pro-ukrainian majority was formed in both chambers of the congress. from the latest votes, we see that in the senate it is 80 to 20 senators, 50 democrats and 30 republicans, and in the house it is 370 to 60, and that majority will not change. but there is also the supreme commander of the armed forces of the united states of america, yes... 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, american elections are a thankless business, that is... their analysis and futurology on the matter, but, but, but, first of all, that commander-in-chief you are referring to has yet to reach the oval office. secondly, the usa is a democratic state in which congress plays 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 united states and congress and the leaders of europe. set themselves the task not only of avoiding the defeat of ukraine, as the biden administration did, but to defeat russia, they understand that this defeat must be done in order to be absolutely sure of the outcome by january 21 , 2025, when the new president enters the oval office, so that there is no longer any doubt. and that's what all the latest actions are working on. we see how all the red lines are being erased before our eyes, the usa has allowed attacks from the longest range, removed the restrictions on the range of strikes on russian territory, and here is the sensation of yesterday: the entire american press says that the biden administration continues to resist, but everything more sources claim that under pressure

from republicans, she will be forced to accept such a formula. but does not rule out that the companies that supplied the weapons send their personnel to maintain these weapons, that is, it is the same, in fact, that europe is going to do, to provide not only missiles and planes, but also technical personnel to maintain those missiles and planes. in one sentence, macron destroyed the multi-year, ten-year... servicemen are already participating in the military conflict on the territory of ukraine. they already service our missiles scalp, like the british, serves storm shadow. i am ready to refer even more technical specialists. and ready to provide french planes to ukraine. 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's not threatening nuclear weapons right now. he realized that these were empty threats, which caused outrage already within his so- called z-patriotic community. we see confusion in propaganda debates channels, we can already hear the complaints. the king is not real. the tsar did not live up to his hopes, france has already... announced to us that it is sending its troops, but we cannot launch a nuclear attack on france. but andrii andriyovych, i would ask you right away, without straying far, so to speak, from our intellectual treasury, to explain why putin rolled out his ultimatum, that is, an irrational ultimatum, he made it publicly on the eve of the peace summit in switzerland. putin could simply

remain silent, but he says: "no, ukraine must withdraw its sovereign territories." military, otherwise, i won't talk about anything, that is, putin, his head is not clear. great question, i don't agree, it shows that something has cleared up in his head. yes, this is an unprecedented proposal in the history of world wars and world history. give me also the territories that i could not seize from you. 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 cattle, which supports it, it's a retreat. putin is the same started the war with an ultimatum to 30 nato countries. collect the money and get out of here. threatening destruction, he told them on the day of the declaration of war, if you only dare to help the ukrainians, to prevent me from destroying

ukraine, such disasters await you, which you have not known for a long time. of your thousand-year history, that is, 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 master of the universe, he was sure that kyiv would be in seven days and that the west would let go a little unbreakable, but now he is busy with other things, he needs to stay in power in a defeated country . because even his ultimatum, brazen and laughable, is an admission of the defeat of his war plans, which he announced on february 24, now his task is to stay in power. and how to do it? conclude some kind of agreement that 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 draw. like, that's how i didn't manage to do ours a noble purpose, and he has already prepared the culprit, because the army consists of thieves and traitors. his whole fight against corruption is an attempt to blame. 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. therefore, it is funny that he suddenly found out that there is corruption in the army. he cooks two things. the first is to tear out this agreement on a temporary draw and sell it to the population, to blame the failure of the implementation of the great goal for... well , no one in the west will be able to sell it, you understand, any honorable

a draw that putin would like to come up with at our expense, it will not fit in any western cabinet, that is, everyone will reject it, that is, putin’s plan, well, it is simply broken on the fly, but he has no other choice, he is grasping for trump like the last straw . 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 political, it contradicts the position of the majority of the republican party, of the reagan wing of the republican party, which criticizes biden for insufficient support for ukraine and demands a complete defeat. 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 to save putin. to save his hopeless plan of arrangement for no apparent political reason. harms his political prospects. this proves what many have been saying. do you remember that scene after summit in helsinki, when he and trump talked face to face for more than an hour, and then went out into the public, little scoundrels with a mocking smile, putin, and a completely confused, crushed, huge carcass of trump. i don't know what documents and what arguments putin made there, but it is proven by today's ... trump's policies, his attempt to save putin, as you rightly said, a hopeless defeat, no one from the biden administration today for all our claims against

this administration for this the agreement will not stick, especially the europeans, his hope is that trump will win the election and save, will bring him salvation this honorable draw. he went to north korea, things got tense in beijing, and the united states got tense, that is, on the way out, putin can take out, i don’t know, a certain amount of artillery ammunition and sell kim jong- un to his visage, so to speak, one or the other missile technology, that is, he would not have said anything on the way out, but putin went for it taking into account the fact that the day before he was literally there for several weeks in beijing 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 to his agent , trump, was to push the deal through any means to an honorable draw for putin. but his trip to

korea, to beg for weapons, shows the impasse he found himself in. by the way , his senior partner, comrade xi, was not very pleased with the trip to korea. because he invaded china's inner backyard. the sovereign territories of the people's republic of china, yes, that is, monsters. who was raised in beijing? it reminds me of something else, you know relations between putin and lukashenka have always been difficult, quite acute, and lukashenko always went to beijing in difficult moments: showing putin that he has another sponsor annoyed moscow terribly, 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 most frightening thing is his z-patriotic community, which is unfolding, the sentiment that the king is not real. zetpatriotov wonders why putin does not punish france with the same

nuclear strikes. and because macron reminded him quite firmly that france too nuclear state. this is what i have been saying for three years on all channels, that putin was never ready to use nuclear weapons. he knew very well that this was just blackmail to intimidate the west. now putin is pouring out other threats, after the attack on sevastopol they blamed the americans and rushed to threaten them. to be specific, mad mashka zakharova is not a propagandist, she is a media official, she said that the americans will have a very serious retribution for their strikes on sevastopol. well, the patriots are already outraged, where are the 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 he is. 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, well, 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 a base airfields for strikes on crimea, but where are putin's strikes? putin's 12 blows: a visit to north korea, a visit to vietnam and silence about dagestan, that is, there is a crisis of the genre, that is, it does not affect the war yet, but i completely agree with you, i think that the environment of issues appears to the intra-fascist more and more, that is, what should they

do, they do not see any strategist. prospects, not that there, i don't know, to win, but how they can survive in the situation into which putin is dragging them deeper and deeper. absolutely right, putin is a rat who was driven in angle. pay attention to the new circumstance of the caucasian-islamic-fascist rebellions. the main composition of these terrorists is the golden youth of dagestan, they are the children, two sons, other relatives of the head of the united russia party in dagestan. the manager region, these organizations are connected with the national hero of dagestan, they have wrestling without rules, all those schools of wrestling without rules, it turns out that they trained all these islamic terrorists, that is , it is not some socially dissatisfied people, driven to despair by their situation, who oppose putin. the same golden youth and elite dagestan opposes the russian government.

having given power in chechnya to the kadyrov clan, kadyrov essentially heads an independent sultanate, produces there whatever he wants. putin will have to, that is, the caucasus is already effectively separated from russia. not to mention that putin lost absolutely all positions in the south caucasus when he refused to support armenia during the second karabakh war. azerbaijan is there. guests 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 de facto a nato army. turkey, let me remind you, is a member of nato. that is , putin's geopolitical position, while he is mired in the war in ukraine, is collapsing throughout the post-soviet space. but the worst thing for him is the loss of the audience of z-patriots. by the way, this is very relevant, now is the anniversary of prigozhin's rebellion. prigozhin's mutiny took place essentially under the same slogan. the king is not real. only he did not call the name of the tsar himself, he called shoigu gerasimov in obscene words that i cannot quote on your air. but we remember prigozhin's rhetoric evolved two days before his...