[000:00:00;00] to divide the kingdom of judea, because it was quite strong then, when the roman empire began to strengthen after the republic, so it is not resolved by tsenkovsky, under no circumstances, by the way, in 2016 it was a wise concept to settle gas on the territory of egypt, in my opinion , this is now impossible, anti-israeli and anti -semitism statements are gaining a very serious global geopolitical meaning, and especially this meaning is now very useful, for the great muslim tyrannies, they are very comfortable with the whole package of problems, the same turkey, here is really an exclusively domestic political moment , the turks will not fight with israel in any way, it is not serious, but in order for erdogan to have his political reputation, he just represents the islamist, kr wing and atatyuk is surely turning over in his grave, what happened to this, that's right, there are too many nodes to characterize them in one

short analytical outline, but the general summary is as follows: there is another trigger that can ignite the world barrel, the problems that have accumulated on planet earth are incredibly numerous. thank you sir colonel, thank you for the conversation, it was petro chernyk, a colonel of the zsu in the reserve. friends, we are working live on tv channel, as well as on our youtube and facebook platforms, for those who are currently watching us on youtube. please put a favorite. video, don't be stingy, and in order for our video to be promoted on youtube, we need your like, and vote in our poll, today we ask you about this, does ukraine need a temporary moratorium, yes, no, it's hard to say, or your comment , please leave a comment under the video and write what you think, next we have ben hodges, retired lieutenant general of the united states of america, former commander of

the united states army in europe. mr. general, i congratulate you, i am glad to see you on our air. thank you for the invitation. mr. general, the great war has been going on for 21 months, the large-scale russian invasion of ukraine, 21 months of exhausting struggle of ukrainians for their lives. how do you assess the current situation on the ukrainian-russian front, in which, according to your point of war, we are of course there are a lot of challenges and there is still a long way to go, but i want to say that now the initiative is on the side, on the side of ukraine, they are making progress in all areas of the front, we

see that the black sea fleet. is moving away from crimea, due to the actual actions of the ukrainian armed forces, and therefore i am really quite optimistic that ukraine will be able to win this war. mr. general, time magazine predicts that russia cannot launch another full-scale strategic offensive against ukraine until at least the spring of 2025, the publication asserts that russia is preparing to attack civilian infrastructure. of ukraine this winter, but in order to make a strategic offensive against ukraine, they will not have enough forces, do you agree with such forecasts that by 2025, russia simply will not have the opportunity for a major offensive on the territory of ukraine. i am sure that russia

will continue. on critical infrastructure facilities, on energy resources, the way they did it last year, i am sure that they have the capacity to do it this winter, and of course, ukrainian energy companies will have a lot of work to do, they actually need to make ukraine more ready for this winter, and of course, if we are talking... about russia and their ability to restore their strength, i want to say that i think they will be able to to do this, they are training their people, they are producing ammunition, weapons, they are setting up their logistics, all these aspects, they, i think it will be difficult

for russia. aspects to reach the level at which they were two years ago. when we talk about the air force, for example, then in two years, the air power of russia, could not destroy the ammunition, weapons, equipment that came from poland to ukraine, that's where their big mistake was, and the fact that the black sea fleet had to redeploy, because of the way ukraine is now fighting thanks to the stormshades and other powerful weapons, we see that this is how the war scenario is unfolding now. of course, when we talk about land. it is not happening as quickly as we would all like, but what is important is that now the initiative is on the side of ukraine and that ukraine continues progress towards crimea, in which russia

controls approximately 19% of ukraine during these years of war. mr. general, minister of defense of germany. we have to get used to the idea that a war may start in europe - he said on the air of the cdf tv channel. how do you, mr. general , assess the prospects for the outbreak of a major war in europe, and how do you think it can be avoided. of course, there is always the possibility that if we don't help ukraine win this war. if russia achieves its military

successes in ukraine, at a certain stage, then yes, we will all have big problems, and that's why it's very important, and this is what minister pistorius is talking about, he's talking about how serious this threat is, and that's why we have to do even more to strengthen our potential and help ukraine achieve success on battlefield, and that is why we are now really thinking about how to properly help ukraine, how to deter russia, deter iran, and deter china in the long term. we understand that ukraine attacked ukraine, hamas attacked israel, iran. and works, closely cooperates with russia, and china is actually awake, that 's how complex all this is, and that's why we really have to unite even more, and we hope that ukraine will defeat russia. mr.

general, during your command of the american army in europe, during the three years you led the contingent of american troops on the european continent. was the possibility even considered that europe would be at war with russia, that russia would be a potential threat and that the war could be on such a scale as we are now seeing in ukraine, of course, i always i was worried, i was always worried about this, and my superiors and my leadership were also... worried then precisely that russia would think that we were not prepared, because at that time, the nato forces that were deployed on

the european continent, they were limited, and they believed, the russians believed, that we were not properly prepared, but fortunately, the union reacted correctly. especially after the nato summit in warsaw in 2014, we changed our approach and i'm sure that what we took from the ukrainian soldiers, we ultimately strengthened the training of our american soldiers, we have adapted to the new reality, dear viewers, i will tell you that we have guests today and we are in touch. united states army lieutenant general ben hodges. we continue our conversation with mr. general. if you have any questions, you can write these questions on youtube to mr. general, we will forward these questions to him. well, we

will continue our conversation, i, mr. general, want to ask you about how russia is currently trying to enter some negotiation platforms, or create the prerequisites for it. to enter into negotiations, because shoigu spoke at the 10th sianchan security forum and said that moscow is ready for negotiations on the post-conflict resolution of the crisis in ukraine tara on further coexistence in the west, but said that russia is not ready for that , that the west constantly strives for the strategic defeat of russia, and the west must stop first of all in order not to lead to the strategic defeat of russia, which means, in your opinion, mr. general, a strategic defeat. in the sense of shoigu and what does it mean in

the sense of the west? i think the best the scenario for us would be that russia suffered such a defeat, russia, they never paid the bill for their actions, unfortunately they were never brought to justice. to hold accountable for all the crimes that the kremlin has committed for decades, and therefore not only ukraine is interested here, but the whole world, we all want russia to lose. russia calls for such negotiations , it's such a joke, firstly, i don't trust them, secondly, they are an aggressor, they can at any moment,

putin can, but already today. reach the regime cease fire and withdraw their troops, because they illegally invaded the territory of their neighbor, and so yes, they say that it is up to ukraine to decide, ukraine should stop negotiating, but again , ukraine can decide when to do it, so i am but i look from the side and i will say frankly that i do not know how in ukraine it is possible to proceed to negotiations. until they took, did not regain control over crimea, that's what is important, that 's where it should start, and that's why ukraine should have control over all ukrainian ports, including in the sea of ​​azov. i don't know how much ukraine will benefit from any negotiations that the shoigu is currently talking about, and accordingly, we have to wait until russia announces that they are withdrawing. military. mr. general, we see that the great war, the war

started by russia against ukraine, started other processes in the world. many countries and many organizations, including hamas, have seen that no rules apply, that international law can be disobeyed, that people can be killed and territories seized with absolute impunity. we see how the world is changing, the security system that existed after world war ii in the world just collapsed, it doesn't exist, so you can say as someone who knows the middle east very well, you, you know what iraq is, you know what iran is, you know what it is, hamas, and syria, can you say what has become the real... cause of the hamas war, the hamas attack on

israel? of course, i can't know all the details, but i look at it, i understand who will benefit from this and who will not benefit from this, russia will definitely benefit, she has such a conflict the most on hand, after all. the attention of the whole world is shifting from ukraine to the situation in the middle east, and we can even talk about the fact that some aid that could go to ukraine will now go to israel. russia is now coordinating this whole conflict with the help of iran , and so on, with the help of their proxy armies, they understand that iran will support russia, of course,

there is no official document, for example, from putin to the representatives of hamas, which would write, yes , we attack on october 7, yes, but we understand how all this is built, we understand who is behind it, how they present it all, and so again, the west must be aware that the situation in the world, the war in ukraine, the war in israel, we have understand that these are all just pieces of the big picture, and therefore there must be a clear strategy. how should we organize ourselves in order to overcome all these challenges, and we see that china is either passively or actively watching, they understand what benefit they can have, they

are watching, yes, whether ukraine will win or not israel, and again, won't china miscalculate, here's what they're thinking right now, mr. general, republican senator mitch mcconcone, quite a cautious and so lapidary in his statements as a politician, says that there is a new message of evil where there is china, where there is iran, where there is russia, and this statement was made on the eve of a possible meeting between xijin ping and joseph biden. can this statement by mcconnell be taken as a kind of warning to xijinping or a reprimand? in order for the leader of china to say: we have nothing to do with this axis of evil, to enter into this army of evil means having trouble with the united states of america.

yes, the senator is right, because all these countries, they, their actions are mutually coordinated, and they ... help each other in one way or another, we see diplomatic measures or providing ammunition, drones, sharing flags, technology, everything, the whole world sees it, and it is clear, now it is important, in my opinion, precisely to help ukraine defeat russia, if when russia is defeated, then it will be clear, both for china and for others, for the west, for example, and there will also be a clear signal to iran, that iran cannot rely on russia, providing it with its weapons, and therefore for me the main point here is help to ukraine.

mr. general, a bipartisan congressional commission has concluded that the united states of america's conflict between china and. and russia, it is possible between the years 27 and 35 that these two countries may start or provoke the united states of america into war, and accordingly, as the representatives of this bipartisan commission conclude, it is necessary to prepare for war, whether it will lead to two of the cold war, when the united states of america will be forced to produce weapons... much more now than is needed, and in this way, uh, create additional power, weapons power, which will also be created on the other side of the world, where in

this axis of evil is china, russia, north korea and iran, first of all. we know that in order to prevent war, it is necessary to prepare for it, and we must understand that we need, we need to strengthen our military power, appropriate weapons, and more allies, and that is why our, our representatives of our government are now establishing partnerships, particularly in the pacific region, we are really working now to improve our defense. system, to strengthen what we now have at our disposal, and therefore, now the most important thing is that there is political will on the part of the president, on the part of the congress, we have to unite, they have to unite in order to understand, to give to make china understand that we

are preparing, that we want to prevent a war in this way, it is also about diplomatic pressure, in particular. we understood, so that we understood in the economic plan, what we need, ah, but we will also understand that china is also improving its defense power. mr. general, during the last week, everyone is waiting for the ground operation of the israeli army in the gaza sector. benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister of israel, confirmed that the israeli forces have begun the second phase of the war in the gaza strip. against hamas militants, let's hear what netanyahu said. those who dare to accuse our soldiers of war crimes are. people are steeped in hypocrisy and lies who have no morals whatsoever. our army - the most moral army in the world. the israeli

army is doing its best not to harm those who are not involved, and i again call on the civilian population to evacuate to safe areas in the southern gaza strip. mr. general, how likely is the war to escalate now in the middle east. hamas or hamas's attack on israel and israel's response to the great arab-israeli war. so, first of all, i want to make this very clear, because we understand that israel has a right to self-defense, they have a right to exist, and what hamas has dared to do is this is unacceptable.

it's terrible, it's barbaric, it's actually the way in which the russian military operates on the territory of ukraine, and therefore, of course, israel must answer, must punish the representatives of hamas, who have caused so much harm to them, and must punish them so that they no longer wanted to dare to do so in the near future. we understand that yes, hamas violates the law, they use the civilian population of palestinians as human shields, even so, israel must act, act so that the collateral damage is as small as possible, unrelated human the losses were much smaller, and we can see that they are already ready for the transition. into a ground operation, but we understand that it will not be that large-scale, but right now the video shows that they are working methodically,

the israelis are working methodically to gain dominance and then move on to new stages, everything is very structured here, and they really focus their efforts on getting as few people hurt as possible. the israeli soldiers, they have undergone very powerful training, and i think it is possible it will take months to achieve their military objective , so i hope they will succeed, they have enough internal military power, but they may need external support before that, so in principle, i agree that

says prime minister netanyahu, mr. general , there are a few questions from our viewers who are watching right now on youtube, they ask you , vika kramer asks what mr. general thinks, why was israel quickly given the iron dome, and ukraine is the west going to overcome the russian plague? we understand that israel has its own weapons, they have a powerful anti-aircraft defense system, they themselves are ready to actually create an iron dome for themselves, they can repel most of the attacks that hamas representatives send against them. mr. general, another question from our viewers, victoria ponomarenko asks what the general thinks about the rumors about putin's death

, which are currently spreading, it is known that putin's death was reported by telegram channels that are close to the kremlin, and one of the political scientists, valery salei , he said that he apparently died there on october 26 and these rumors keep popping up, what do you think it's all about. actually, i don't know, i don't believe in such rumours, i think our strategy should not be based on whether putin is dead or not, our strategy should be based on helping ukraine to restore its borders , 1991, keep yours. sovereignty, yes, putin will die one day, but you don't have to bet all your bets

on it, i also want to say that the west should... prepare for the day , not only when putin dies, or when lukashenko dies, or when xi jinping dies, we have prepare for the collapse of the russian federation, so what will we do in the event that ukraine experiences unprecedented success on the battlefield, what will we do when the entire structure of the kremlin collapses, what will we do then, will there be refugees, how will we receive them, how we will deal with the nuclear weapons that are now in russia, and the main question is how the united states of america will respond to china's claims to siberia and to the part of the russian federation where there are many minerals, and what

the representatives of china actually claim , is that so? but i want to to say that the us supports the un charter, and it also respects sovereign states, so we cannot support any state in such desires when it comes to actually leveling the sovereignty of another country. and the very end, mr. general, is a very short question, because many viewers are asking whether the aid of the united states of america to ukraine will not stop. in connection with the war in the middle east and in connection with the situation in the world in general, what do you say, as a person who knows how the military machine of the united states of america functions, of course, our president said that the usa is ready

and has every opportunity to support both ukraine and israel. and therefore, even if we need to help a lot, we understand that we can provide it, our budget allows it , we know that two aircraft carriers are already in the water, in the waters of the middle east, we need to prepare for possible actions against iran, and we know that in order to do that, we have to have that kind of carrier presence. and we want there to be two in that region, and so i want to say that now yes, we can do it to do, that is why our president works very hard, works hard, strengthens partnership both in europe and in the countries of the pacific region.

mr. general, thank you for the call, this is retired united states army lt. general ben hodges, folks. we continue to work live on the channel, as well as on our youtube and facebook platforms, for those who are currently watching us on youtube, please like our wonderful conversation with peter chernyk and ben hodges, because it depends on this video promotion in trends youtube in addition, you can still vote in our survey, we are asking you today about whether ukraine needs a temporary truce, so no 79 yes and it's hard to say 13% - these are the results of the vote on our youtube platform. friends, thank you all for your attention and thank you all for being viewers of our beautiful broadcast today. this is where i put an end, i say goodbye to you until tomorrow at 20:00, i wish you all good health,

take care of yourself and your relatives, goodbye. congratulations on the broadcast of ukraine in the studio in london dzhafev works, for the next 15 minutes we talk about the massacre at the dagestan airport, whether the russian authorities are losing control in the region, over the weekend in the russian caucasus , several mass anti-semitism actions took place at once , the largest at the makhachkala airport, where nato broke into the terminal building in search of refugees from israel. the russian authorities say they detained 60 people due to the violation. the pogrom at the airport in magachkal is not the first case of anti-semitic protests in the caucasus,