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as general ben hodges says, russia has not demonstrated any ability to resort to anything else. so they will not dare to do anything significant, and after the attack with the atakams and takams systems, they would allow in ukraine to attack air bases, command posts and logistics, which are in the rear and all these three things would hasten the end of the war now . it is time for zelensky to go to america, i hope that this thesis will gain wide publicity , he needs to meet with representatives of the congress with president biden and talk to them forever , not through zoom, not on social networks, but eternally, june once had to do it too, he went and stayed in the usa for a month, trying to convey all his arguments, how to win the war, take several high-ranking people with him to zaresenie in america and reasonedly explain face to face why we need atakams and what we need in the future, this would be of great benefit because the american public should see that zelensky is a living person and not an image from tv, dear glen, a couple of minutes ago i spoke with our fighters who
as general ben hodges says, russia has not demonstrated any ability to resort to anything else. so they will not dare to do anything significant, and after the attack with the atakams and takams systems, they would allow in ukraine to attack air bases, command posts and logistics, which are in the rear and all these three things would hasten the end of the war now . it is time for zelensky to go to america, i hope that this thesis will gain wide publicity , he needs to meet with representatives...
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ben ta hodges writes, well , now we let's include let's add to our conversation roman vlasenko, the headmilitary administration of the severodonetsk district. we welcome you. please tell us what the operational situation is in the ukrainian luhansk region. information please. good morning. in the morning, the most hot direction remains sladkovskoye, this is the population of the point of novoselevskoe, and nevsky , the largest and most active fighting is going on here in the kreminskoye bilo-direction and bilo-pilogorivka, the situation is more or less calm, our guys are hitting the places of concentration, there are successes in this direction and not only on the front line , but in the table. and all the hospitals are filled with 300 occupiers , that's why the situation is so stable in this regard. well, i'm quoting information from serhii gaidai. he says that the pressing for jesus in luhansk region is not like that rapid as in other regions due to the serious defense, the preparation of the occupiers in such rapid as in some other regions, he said, unfortunately , the russian occupyi
ben ta hodges writes, well , now we let's include let's add to our conversation roman vlasenko, the headmilitary administration of the severodonetsk district. we welcome you. please tell us what the operational situation is in the ukrainian luhansk region. information please. good morning. in the morning, the most hot direction remains sladkovskoye, this is the population of the point of novoselevskoe, and nevsky , the largest and most active fighting is going on here in the kreminskoye...
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well, my guest is general ben hodges, former commander of the us army in europe.winter be russia's friend? i'm going to start with something you said just last month. you said total restoration of all of ukraine's sovereign territory, including crimea, is inevitable. now, a few weeks on, do you still believe that? even more so. i think ukrainians have achieved irreversible momentum. the russians are losing in every facet of this war. so that's why they're resorting to things like going after energy infrastructure, doing what they can, exactly as you said in the lead—in, to stretch this out in hopes that the west would lose the will to continue supporting ukraine. but it's not a small thing, is it? the way the russians are hitting civilian infrastructure, they are, as we speak, cutting power and heat to millions of people across ukraine. and it seems, despite the best efforts of ukrainian air defences, they can continue to do it. it sure looks that way right now, and certainly improving air and missile defence capabilities for the ukrainians should be the top prior
well, my guest is general ben hodges, former commander of the us army in europe.winter be russia's friend? i'm going to start with something you said just last month. you said total restoration of all of ukraine's sovereign territory, including crimea, is inevitable. now, a few weeks on, do you still believe that? even more so. i think ukrainians have achieved irreversible momentum. the russians are losing in every facet of this war. so that's why they're resorting to things like going after...
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have heard the opinion of the former e-e commander of the ground forces the usa in europe, uh, ben hodgess that crimea can be liberated by ukrainian forces as early as next year, and this is not the first time he has expressed such a thesis. do you share it? lieutenant general frederick benjamin hodges is treated with great respect. realistic or not realistic, but to liberate crimea in the summer of next year, we must first wait for the liberation of kherson oblast and a successful offensive on zaporizhia in the direction of zaporizhzhia, after that it will be possible to talk about specific plans before that, any the forecasts, to put it mildly, look unrealistic. if we talk about the liberation of the so -called newly occupied territories that you just mentioned, this same ben hodges said in this same interview that the russian ukrainian forces have every chance to liberate these territories by the end this year, if we are talking about the right west bank of kherson oblast, there are still chances for the left east bank. it is much more difficult and i would, if we have a chance for the
have heard the opinion of the former e-e commander of the ground forces the usa in europe, uh, ben hodgess that crimea can be liberated by ukrainian forces as early as next year, and this is not the first time he has expressed such a thesis. do you share it? lieutenant general frederick benjamin hodges is treated with great respect. realistic or not realistic, but to liberate crimea in the summer of next year, we must first wait for the liberation of kherson oblast and a successful offensive on...
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joining us now, our correspondent molly hunter and ben hodges who served as commanding general for themy europe. he is now a senior adviser with human rights first. molly, what are officials in kyiv saying about the fallout from that explosion in poland? >> yeah. i want to be clear about the time line. it actually does appear that ukrainian officials seem to be climbing back just slightly. so that explosion happened on tuesday afternoon. and president zelenskyy at his foreign minister and other senior officials were very quick out of the gate to say this was a russian missile. president zelenskyy was adamant even after the evidence and statements from the polish leadership, even from secretary of defense lloyd austin saying they have full confidence in the polish investigation and president zelenskyy doubled down yesterday afternoon. he said not our missile. not our missile strike. jose, by yesterday afternoon, into the evening, we did hear from president zelenskyy. did he not make that same claim. he said we expect to be involved in a joint investigation. that seems to be fair. he dem
joining us now, our correspondent molly hunter and ben hodges who served as commanding general for themy europe. he is now a senior adviser with human rights first. molly, what are officials in kyiv saying about the fallout from that explosion in poland? >> yeah. i want to be clear about the time line. it actually does appear that ukrainian officials seem to be climbing back just slightly. so that explosion happened on tuesday afternoon. and president zelenskyy at his foreign minister and...
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well, my guest is general ben hodges, former commander
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ben hodges, ex-commander of the american forces in europe, is now with us. vladislav seleznyov is in direct contact. this is a military expert. our congratulations to vladislav. good evening. how would you rate the plan you drew in your head on twitter? mr. khojas regarding the fact that they will begin the occupation of melitopol and mariupol already in january, and then they will be able to go to the crimea somewhere. to claim that his previous analytical notes and sense of the situation did not find the same practical implementation in our strict, strict everyday life. the fact is that it was general benkhozhestvo who predicted that even then the complaint would try to create a land corridor connecting the temporarily occupied denis with the temporarily occupied crimea so it was ben hollis who emphasized that the russians will try to create access to the dnipro authorities in order to provide that water with the help of the north crimean canal network the same ones that are currently operating on the territory of the temporarily occupied crimea. therefore
ben hodges, ex-commander of the american forces in europe, is now with us. vladislav seleznyov is in direct contact. this is a military expert. our congratulations to vladislav. good evening. how would you rate the plan you drew in your head on twitter? mr. khojas regarding the fact that they will begin the occupation of melitopol and mariupol already in january, and then they will be able to go to the crimea somewhere. to claim that his previous analytical notes and sense of the situation did...
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russia, mike mcfall, tweeted about it, and the former commander of the us ground forces in europe, ben hodges, also reacted. let's hear how they commented on it. putin lost the battle for kyiv, he lost the battle for kharkiv he lost the battle for kherson where he will lose again predicts that president putin will next lose the battle for crimea the decisive stage of the campaign next summer and then he will lose the internal battle in the kremlin before the end of next year ostap at a press conference dedicated to the mid-term elections president biden said which took place on november 8, he told a about the fact that a is still counting votes in three states in ukraine is monitoring these elections after all, it is very important for ukrainians that the congress preserves bipartisan support for kyiv, what can ukrainians count on after receiving the final results of natalya's vote in the white house, they say that regardless of the election results, regardless of who will ultimately control many representatives and the senate, support for ukraine continues and will continue joe baik did not
russia, mike mcfall, tweeted about it, and the former commander of the us ground forces in europe, ben hodges, also reacted. let's hear how they commented on it. putin lost the battle for kyiv, he lost the battle for kharkiv he lost the battle for kherson where he will lose again predicts that president putin will next lose the battle for crimea the decisive stage of the campaign next summer and then he will lose the internal battle in the kremlin before the end of next year ostap at a press...
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the same goes for ben hodges.as now also burst out with forecasts of options for now melitopol, then crimea and further and everywhere, yes, that is, these are clear coordinated actions, the media information component. understandable she shakes. she rocks when people don't get on with us a clear picture and image of the future, which is necessary and the image of the present is well understood. yes it's on which shore it's not all about it. uh, well, on the left bank, of course, yes. to the left means, then the granazis need to transfer reinforcements there, and we need to transfer weapons there, as deputy lugovoi correctly said 25 bridges? so it is necessary to destroy everything so that their grouping is in the same difficult state as ours at some point in time in kherson, that is, already, enough to play the city people. us so sorry enough. well, that's about bridges to isolate blood. regarding the zaporozhye lbs in just 3 days, yes. eh, first, uh, stick your head in. uh, several companies of tank uh, with the
the same goes for ben hodges.as now also burst out with forecasts of options for now melitopol, then crimea and further and everywhere, yes, that is, these are clear coordinated actions, the media information component. understandable she shakes. she rocks when people don't get on with us a clear picture and image of the future, which is necessary and the image of the present is well understood. yes it's on which shore it's not all about it. uh, well, on the left bank, of course, yes. to the...
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why because ben hodges said quite frankly the other day just yesterday.and melitopol and in the spring we are about attacking the crimea, here is the future, get ready and uh, you can treat it differently, it could be propaganda. it's scary and so on. listen to this position. this is the position of the collective west, no concessions to us will not forgive any agreements. we will not be allowed to do by definition. it seems to us that it can be comfortable conditions comfortable conditions - this is defeat defeat. this means that the next step is the destruction of russia as a state and no other options. no, exactly. this is what we should proceed from in our work with voters, working with people who continue to believe in us, who continue to trust the president ; implementation of the goals that we have set. i know comfortable conditions for negotiations. this is access to the western borders of the ussr these are comfortable conditions for negotiations advertising andrei of course, we are all gradually becoming military experts, although i can not clas
why because ben hodges said quite frankly the other day just yesterday.and melitopol and in the spring we are about attacking the crimea, here is the future, get ready and uh, you can treat it differently, it could be propaganda. it's scary and so on. listen to this position. this is the position of the collective west, no concessions to us will not forgive any agreements. we will not be allowed to do by definition. it seems to us that it can be comfortable conditions comfortable conditions -...
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kherson, in his forecast for the russian-ukrainian war, the ex-commander of the us forces in europe, ben hodges, gave the opinion of the retired general of the american immersives that they will now be able to to reach crimea, it will weaken the russian defense and the so-called left wing counteroffensive will be able to liberate melitopol and mariupol by january melitopol itself is the key city for liberating the south, according to the director of an information consulting firm defense express serhii zgorets, all logistical routes that provide the russian military on the left bank of the dnieper and between the dnieper and crimea are also located in the city. also, without the liberation of melitopol, the ukrainians will not be able to reach crimea. if we go to melitopol, then we can actually measure the actions that took place on the right bank. dnipro, when we, at the expense of e-e fire control , e-e close the possibilities of the russians, provided this group from the crimea and directly with the melitopol zone, this is a logical step, but we understand that so he himself understands the
kherson, in his forecast for the russian-ukrainian war, the ex-commander of the us forces in europe, ben hodges, gave the opinion of the retired general of the american immersives that they will now be able to to reach crimea, it will weaken the russian defense and the so-called left wing counteroffensive will be able to liberate melitopol and mariupol by january melitopol itself is the key city for liberating the south, according to the director of an information consulting firm defense...
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agree with this opinion, in particular, the former commander of the us ground forces in europe, ben hodges, believes that the united states can and should transfer tanks to ukraine . he expressed in a comment to the ukrainian service of the voice of america that there is no good reason why we have not done it yet, so learning will take time, but no one learns faster and better than ukrainian soldiers, so for that a large package of material and technical support will be needed because abrams tanks require a large amount of fuel and the requirements for their maintenance are different from those of a typical ukrainian tank. okay, but let's start this process so that by the end of april there will be ukrainian units equipped with abrams leopards or other modern tanks and tracked combat vehicles let's start don't waste time talking about how long it will take just start i can't to find a valid political reason why we didn't do it this year. it's an interesting idea. indeed, this friday, with an unannounced visit to kyiv , the us national security advisor jack sullivan ostapa, what is the main
agree with this opinion, in particular, the former commander of the us ground forces in europe, ben hodges, believes that the united states can and should transfer tanks to ukraine . he expressed in a comment to the ukrainian service of the voice of america that there is no good reason why we have not done it yet, so learning will take time, but no one learns faster and better than ukrainian soldiers, so for that a large package of material and technical support will be needed because abrams...
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territory of ukraine, eh, in particular, a very interesting phrase from the former ex-us general ben hodgessaid yes. please tell me again why we should. well, we, that is, the united states, should put pressure on kyiv to negotiate with the kremlin. why does anyone think that these murderers will fulfill any agreement, suddenly start respecting international right, they will stop attacking innocent civilians . well, really, will anything change after putin, so to speak, sits down at the negotiating table with zelenskyi? although i can’t imagine it. well, what will change, in principle, nothing will change, and today is, you know, a historic day in the sense that russian aggression for the first time really went beyond the borders of ukraine, that is, the fact that ukrainian refugees are now all over europe and the whole world is also a sign that the aggression has gone beyond the borders of ukraine, but they are refugees, they are refugees, they do not cause harm, but today the real disaster has gone beyond the borders of ukraine, this is moldova, the head of the country's foreign ministry
territory of ukraine, eh, in particular, a very interesting phrase from the former ex-us general ben hodgessaid yes. please tell me again why we should. well, we, that is, the united states, should put pressure on kyiv to negotiate with the kremlin. why does anyone think that these murderers will fulfill any agreement, suddenly start respecting international right, they will stop attacking innocent civilians . well, really, will anything change after putin, so to speak, sits down at the...
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and more like a trap for this was noted by the former commander of the us army in europe, general ben hodges russia. in an interview with novy vremya, he noted that after the damage to the kerch bridge in the ability of russia to support its troops in the south of ukraine has decreased many times, all other ways of supplying the army by land through rostov along the coast of the sea of azov to mariupol and then to the south and to the crimea are very risky, long, moreover, narrowed to one road in fact, while the reinforcement must be measured in thousands of soldiers, a fresh contingent and resources necessary not only for the war but also for the civilian population in the occupied territories, of course. they can deliver something by ships, but all this is very unreliable explained the american general and the operational command of the south confirms to us that the defense forces of ukraine are effectively working to take under fire control of all those roads that lead from the occupied crimea to the mainland south of our country, the new situation with energy supply in the capital and
and more like a trap for this was noted by the former commander of the us army in europe, general ben hodges russia. in an interview with novy vremya, he noted that after the damage to the kerch bridge in the ability of russia to support its troops in the south of ukraine has decreased many times, all other ways of supplying the army by land through rostov along the coast of the sea of azov to mariupol and then to the south and to the crimea are very risky, long, moreover, narrowed to one...
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ben hodges said that already in january, the armed forces, according to his conviction, are occupying melitopol, there is mariupol. do you share this optimism? well, if you pay attention to our i already said on today's broadcast that, for example , the part of the whiskey that carried out offensive actions in the direction of kherson could be involved , no, no, no, no, for the execution of actions in front of the forcing of the dnipro on this section, take kherson, and the solution of the problem from the zaporizhzhia side in the direction of melitopol , mariupol, berdyansk, yes. well, what are my thoughts, i have been on the air with him several times, the common thing is that he himself is a general who, first of all, is professionally quite highly trained and in his own way, i would say that he supports the actions in ukraine, he is one of those who to sign documents if we remember 20 people, professionals of various not only military, but also politicians, who appealed to the president of the united states regarding the need to energetically and qualitatively organize aid for arm
ben hodges said that already in january, the armed forces, according to his conviction, are occupying melitopol, there is mariupol. do you share this optimism? well, if you pay attention to our i already said on today's broadcast that, for example , the part of the whiskey that carried out offensive actions in the direction of kherson could be involved , no, no, no, no, for the execution of actions in front of the forcing of the dnipro on this section, take kherson, and the solution of the...
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i understand that ben hodges can express his position no longer as a functional e-military general, because he is not currently dealing with these issues e- it is completely, that is, he is not in office, but still, how can you evaluate such signals? well, of course, victory on the kherson line is critically important, and it is not for nothing that the ukrainian armed forces began an offensive on kherson as an intensification of their efforts, now in fact there, the transition to crimea is controlled by military means, and it is under the affected zone, and in this area there are a lot of hubs of russia and, let's say, khabib for the supply of military weapons. therefore, the next question is, of course, where the main ukrainian army and armed forces will create activity will it be a question of melitopol, as there is a lot of talk about it, or closer to the east from the settlement of svatove, but let it be a surprise for our enemies, they are now very worried, they are in the last days swam across the dnieper in some places in order to stay alive, and in fact i would like to focus on the
i understand that ben hodges can express his position no longer as a functional e-military general, because he is not currently dealing with these issues e- it is completely, that is, he is not in office, but still, how can you evaluate such signals? well, of course, victory on the kherson line is critically important, and it is not for nothing that the ukrainian armed forces began an offensive on kherson as an intensification of their efforts, now in fact there, the transition to crimea is...
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war will take place . near armyansk, near the crimean isthmus, two weeks ago, american general ben hodgese commander of the us ground forces in europe, said that in two months, ukrainian troops can move to the next stage, and after the liberation of mariupol and melitopol, the liberation of crimea can also be taken up. and we talked a lot with our experts here. serhiy zburets spoke at us and said that it is possible that donbas, donetsk luhansk, can stay for a more promising future, their liberation, and the main task will be now namely the south of kherson region, zaporizhzhia, donetsk region, and then crimea , and then donbas. how do you feel about such a scenario of the development of events? is this a possible scenario ? respect than to the american general, because he is a fighter with us, an expert, he is well- versed in those processes that take place in the armed forces of ukraine. yes, accordingly, at the level of geopolitical processes, it is necessary to give credit to him, his specialist - the situation and the forecast, it is obvious that the ukrainian the counteroffensive he
war will take place . near armyansk, near the crimean isthmus, two weeks ago, american general ben hodgese commander of the us ground forces in europe, said that in two months, ukrainian troops can move to the next stage, and after the liberation of mariupol and melitopol, the liberation of crimea can also be taken up. and we talked a lot with our experts here. serhiy zburets spoke at us and said that it is possible that donbas, donetsk luhansk, can stay for a more promising future, their...
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kherson in his forecast for the russian-ukrainian war, the ex-commander of the us forces in europe ben hodgesng to the retired general, the american chimeras will now be able to reach the crimea, it will weaken the russian defense and the so-called left wing of the counterattack will be able to liberate melitopol and mariupol by january. melitopol itself is the key city for the liberation of the south, according to the director of the information consulting firm defense express, serhiy sgorets, all the logistical routes that provide the russian military on the left are located in the city on the banks of the dnieper, as well as between the dnieper and the crimea, and without the liberation of melitopol, the ukrainians will not be able to reach the crimea, if we go to melitopol, we can actually scale the actions that took place on the right bank of the dnieper, when we shut down the possibilities of the russians at the expense of fire control, provided this group with sparks , and from directly in the melitopol zone, this is a logical step, but we understand that the enemy also understands the
kherson in his forecast for the russian-ukrainian war, the ex-commander of the us forces in europe ben hodgesng to the retired general, the american chimeras will now be able to reach the crimea, it will weaken the russian defense and the so-called left wing of the counterattack will be able to liberate melitopol and mariupol by january. melitopol itself is the key city for the liberation of the south, according to the director of the information consulting firm defense express, serhiy sgorets,...
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i completely agree with ben hodges' opinion on this matter, putin wants to win this war let's be honest wants to win. at the moment when he resorts to using tactical nuclear weapons, he will significantly reduce his chances of victory because it will cause a reaction from the whole world and contribute much greater support for ukraine and will also launch a reaction with conventional weapons, in particular from the united states of america. putin is dealing with democracies, he does not understand that democracies cannot be intimidated, he thinks that other countries are like his russia and that all people think the same as he does not understand the freedoms of democracy and the strength of determination of the west when pressured on it, democracies do not like to lose because it means a fight not with one leader but with the whole of ukraine and people are not going to give up just because putin will use tactical nuclear weapons, we understand that ukraine is now entering the protracted winter phase of the war, so we understand that we have to prepare for various scenarios, but in you
i completely agree with ben hodges' opinion on this matter, putin wants to win this war let's be honest wants to win. at the moment when he resorts to using tactical nuclear weapons, he will significantly reduce his chances of victory because it will cause a reaction from the whole world and contribute much greater support for ukraine and will also launch a reaction with conventional weapons, in particular from the united states of america. putin is dealing with democracies, he does not...
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ellison barber is live from ukraine and also joining me ben hojs. hodges.'re hearing? >> reporter: air raid sirens sounded across the country. the ukrainian military, they're saying right now that 70 missiles were fired, five drones -- a majority of those, they say were intercepted about 51 of them. but some of them were not. you mentioned kyiv. the mayor there says that at least 11 people with injured because of the strikes. three people dead including a 17-year-old. president zelenskyy speaking out about this as well. he says that there are many wounded and people who are dead. ukraine's ministry of energy, they are calling this a terror attack. let me read to you some of what they're saying right now. they say this is a massive attack on ukraine's energy infrastructure. civil infrastructure that provides electricity and heating for millions of people. again, they are calling this an act of terror from a state they say is a terror state that led to a temporary blackout of all nuclear power plants. most thermal and hydroelectric plants. for many ukrainians
ellison barber is live from ukraine and also joining me ben hojs. hodges.'re hearing? >> reporter: air raid sirens sounded across the country. the ukrainian military, they're saying right now that 70 missiles were fired, five drones -- a majority of those, they say were intercepted about 51 of them. but some of them were not. you mentioned kyiv. the mayor there says that at least 11 people with injured because of the strikes. three people dead including a 17-year-old. president zelenskyy...
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and now military analyst ben hodges shared his predictions in an interview with yulia yermolenko i remember you said that the ukrainians can return their territory to the position they were in on february 23 by the end of this year or this still remains your assessment i still think so of course it will it is difficult because it includes, for example, the return of mariupol, but my assessment is based on the existing superiority of the ukrainian troops and population over the russians in terms of will and willpower, the will to fight, the russian troops, most of them categorically do not want to be there, we see it, this is one of the reasons why i see an imminent collapse secondly the situation in ukraine continues to improve it is not perfect but continues to improve while the russian logistics system continues to be depleted and under enormous pressure and the ukrainian general staff supports attacks on russian logistics systems, which is a very reasonable approach, what kind of situation do you think we will be in by the end of this year and by the middle of next what do you think will
and now military analyst ben hodges shared his predictions in an interview with yulia yermolenko i remember you said that the ukrainians can return their territory to the position they were in on february 23 by the end of this year or this still remains your assessment i still think so of course it will it is difficult because it includes, for example, the return of mariupol, but my assessment is based on the existing superiority of the ukrainian troops and population over the russians in terms...
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in europe, ben-hodges, according to the retired general, the american immersion will now be able to reach this will weaken the russian defense and the so-called left wing of the counterattack will be able to liberate melitopol and mariupol by january, specifically melitopol is a key city for the liberation of the south, according to the director of the information consulting firm defense express, serhiy sgorets, the city has all the logistical routes that provide the russian military on the left bank of the dnieper, as well as between the dnieper and the crimea, and without the liberation of melitopol, the ukrainians will not be able to reach crimea. in fact, we can really smear those actions that took place on the right bank of the dnieper when we, due to fire control, shut down the capabilities of the russians, provided this group with sparks and directly with the melitopol zone, this is a logical step, but we understand that the enemy does the same, understands this risk, and now part of the russian troops is shifting precisely to the strengthening of the zaporizhia direction and on th
in europe, ben-hodges, according to the retired general, the american immersion will now be able to reach this will weaken the russian defense and the so-called left wing of the counterattack will be able to liberate melitopol and mariupol by january, specifically melitopol is a key city for the liberation of the south, according to the director of the information consulting firm defense express, serhiy sgorets, the city has all the logistical routes that provide the russian military on the...
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i'm joined now by the former commander general of the us army in europe, lieutenant general ben hodgesg with us on bbc news. can i ask you what caution you would to be adapting where you in your position that you once occupied at the moments in terms of the nato military response?— military response? well, first of all, i military response? well, first of all. i think— military response? well, first of all, i think we _ military response? well, first of all, i think we should _ military response? well, first of all, i think we should take - military response? well, first of all, i think we should take our. military response? well, first of. all, i think we should take our lead from the polish government. this is where the incident occurred. the fact that the polls are being pretty measured and calm and methodical about this, professional even, that is a good indicator that there is a lot more to learn. i have seen so much today on twitter and on other media of people saying we need to do this, we need to do that. without us having the facts. that would be my first thing. but i also agr
i'm joined now by the former commander general of the us army in europe, lieutenant general ben hodgesg with us on bbc news. can i ask you what caution you would to be adapting where you in your position that you once occupied at the moments in terms of the nato military response?— military response? well, first of all, i military response? well, first of all. i think— military response? well, first of all, i think we _ military response? well, first of all, i think we should _ military...
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joining me now, lieutenant general ben hodges.'s -- i guess yesterday when you start saying article 5 floating around, brings in to focus how close we are to maybe being drawn in to a real physical military conflict. is there any guarantee that that won't happen at some point? >> well, charles, of course there's no guarantee. but the processes that nato has evolved over the years and our own nation has evolved over the years through multiple administrations generally we have a good discipline process. it's thorough. i mean, if you think about it, we're talking about an incident that happened only 24 hours ago. and poland, which was the victim, if you will, in this case, i thought reacted in a very measured responsible way. the alliance was very measured. the key was getting the facts right, no overreaction and i think we got -- we're getting to the right answer. >> charles: we were just reminded the pendulum swings back and forth in this. now it's swinging back in the favor of ukraine. kherson being retaken. russia retaliating wit
joining me now, lieutenant general ben hodges.'s -- i guess yesterday when you start saying article 5 floating around, brings in to focus how close we are to maybe being drawn in to a real physical military conflict. is there any guarantee that that won't happen at some point? >> well, charles, of course there's no guarantee. but the processes that nato has evolved over the years and our own nation has evolved over the years through multiple administrations generally we have a good...
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lieutenant general ben hodges and courtney kube, thank you for being with us. >>> let's take a look atnd our borders. a close aid to former pakistani prime minister imran khan says he was shot and wounded in the leg during a protest march and was taken to a political party. he was waving to supporters after the attack. police have arrested two in the shooting. >> bolsonaro is asking those around the country to lift the blockades. thousands of supporters are protesting the election loss calling the election fraudulent. the country's electoral authority saying luis ignacio lula da silva won the vote. >>> coming up, an unprecedented surge in the respiratory virus rsv. we'll talk to the chief of the children's medical center next. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports." e diaz-balart reports. nail the final interview. buy or lease? masterpiece. inside joke. artichoke. game with doug. brand new mug. come here, kid. gimme a hug. the more you want to do, the more we want to do. boosters designed for covid-19 variants are now available. brought to you by pfizer & biontech. we've got questi
lieutenant general ben hodges and courtney kube, thank you for being with us. >>> let's take a look atnd our borders. a close aid to former pakistani prime minister imran khan says he was shot and wounded in the leg during a protest march and was taken to a political party. he was waving to supporters after the attack. police have arrested two in the shooting. >> bolsonaro is asking those around the country to lift the blockades. thousands of supporters are protesting the...
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and ben hodges, the former commanding general for the u.s. army europe joining me from romania, bordering ukraine. thank you both very much. so, congressman, let me start with you. the context we have is that the polish foreign ministry is saying that the missile was russian-made. ukraine also uses russian-made missiles, but there were a hundred missiles fired today. that's the context. and a missile hits four miles into nato territory. from your briefings, what have you learned about what happened? >> well, erin, we don't yet know. but we will know. and this is, for reasons that we can talk about and reasons that we can't talk about, not going to be terribly hard to figure out what the source of the missile was. there are a lot of missiles flying around in the region. but what i can tell you is that through a variety of ways. >> we will soon know the facts of what happened. and at that point forever including by the way for the russians to be clear and honest about what happens. because if this turns out to be the result of a russian missile
and ben hodges, the former commanding general for the u.s. army europe joining me from romania, bordering ukraine. thank you both very much. so, congressman, let me start with you. the context we have is that the polish foreign ministry is saying that the missile was russian-made. ukraine also uses russian-made missiles, but there were a hundred missiles fired today. that's the context. and a missile hits four miles into nato territory. from your briefings, what have you learned about what...
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the same goes for ben hodges. yes, this general has now also burst out with forecasts of options for now melitopol, then crimea and then everywhere, yes, that is, these are clear coordinated actions, the media information component. understandable she shakes. it shakes when people do not receive from us a clear picture and image of the future, which is necessary and an image present image means understand well. yes it 's on which shore it's not all about it. uh, well, on the left bank, of course, yes. so, then the granatsists need to transfer reinforcements there, but it is necessary to transfer weapons there, as deputy lugovoy correctly said 25 bridges? so it is necessary to destroy everything so that their group is in the same difficult state as ours at some point in time in kherson, that is, already, enough to play the city people. we're so sorry enough. well, that's about bridges, it's castling to isolate the blood from us, which must be blown up. regarding the zaporozhye ls in just 3 days. yes. e first, uh, p
the same goes for ben hodges. yes, this general has now also burst out with forecasts of options for now melitopol, then crimea and then everywhere, yes, that is, these are clear coordinated actions, the media information component. understandable she shakes. it shakes when people do not receive from us a clear picture and image of the future, which is necessary and an image present image means understand well. yes it 's on which shore it's not all about it. uh, well, on the left bank, of...
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i would like to draw attention to such a moment, which was noted here, in particular by ben hodges, that marked cards, so to speak, because at one time everything possible was done by our so-called western. so to speak , partners, so that it is directed systematically undermine european security. as a matter of fact, even before the start of the operation, uh, which is carried out by the russian federation, that is, on february 24th. i can only give a number of examples, for example, the almost slipping of all possibilities, and representatives of our ministry of defense have repeatedly spoken about this and the ministry of foreign affairs about establishing regular meetings of military experts , including those who could discuss issues of biorlerting and conflicting. what is called the reduction of risks along the line of contact nato russia nato deliberately and constantly evaded from these contacts, moreover, and such was the principled line, not to meet. this is the first such explicit clear example, the second is also a very simple such example proposed by the mayar pants. in partic
i would like to draw attention to such a moment, which was noted here, in particular by ben hodges, that marked cards, so to speak, because at one time everything possible was done by our so-called western. so to speak , partners, so that it is directed systematically undermine european security. as a matter of fact, even before the start of the operation, uh, which is carried out by the russian federation, that is, on february 24th. i can only give a number of examples, for example, the almost...
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ben hodges. me to pretend that he did not say anything, that is, everyone pays attention. i should just not pay attention to what he says, well, he says, in no case do the ukrainians stop. this is not the 18th century, they will put pressure on the russian forces, not giving them time to solve their problems defense no light future for russian troops and further and further hummers. soon they will shoot from kherson, you know, yes, we go further approaches to the crimea and the crimea itself is within reach, and this will weaken the russian defense, but by january, ukraine will take mariupol melitopol, which means, and then it will start in one mug. wait why should i shout over you sergeevich , the decisive stage of the campaign, the liberation of crimea, these forecasts, we also hear from kiev about crimea, we hear from the americans, and they are in reality think they can try to do it, and russia will continue to bluff. yes they have another important point. who is this concept of creeping or s
ben hodges. me to pretend that he did not say anything, that is, everyone pays attention. i should just not pay attention to what he says, well, he says, in no case do the ukrainians stop. this is not the 18th century, they will put pressure on the russian forces, not giving them time to solve their problems defense no light future for russian troops and further and further hummers. soon they will shoot from kherson, you know, yes, we go further approaches to the crimea and the crimea itself is...
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not have a slow positive effect against russian bases in crimea wow vlad and you say winter, here ben hodgesommander ex-force commander step in europe says that winter is not a reason to stop moreover, look, he would literally teasing them. it's not just that you know an impassive tactician of the technical specifications of some kind of ammunition. no, this is a call. i understand it that way, but how do you understand it? no, i take it a little differently. i understand that hodges in this case is, firstly, like any retired military man in america. in this case, he usually stays with them and everyone at once in this case is divided into two categories. yeah, those who went to work in the agro-industrial complex, they immediately become such hawks with stories about how everything is right for others, on the contrary. suddenly they start talking the truth about how it really was. eh, the move with her is now a person who is part of some serious influential political structure. uh-huh, and in this case, rather, he just voices. uh, like the opinion of a certain group, which of course would l
not have a slow positive effect against russian bases in crimea wow vlad and you say winter, here ben hodgesommander ex-force commander step in europe says that winter is not a reason to stop moreover, look, he would literally teasing them. it's not just that you know an impassive tactician of the technical specifications of some kind of ammunition. no, this is a call. i understand it that way, but how do you understand it? no, i take it a little differently. i understand that hodges in this...
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hawks are also acting to match ukraine, the former commander of the us ground forces in europe , ben hodges the seventeenth century in the yard and ukraine, thanks to the american highmars, will continue the counteroffensive in the south, next january they aimed to take several russian cities. highmars will soon fire from kherson the approaches to the crimea are within reach this will weaken the russian defenses while the left wing will take mariupol and melitopol until january, then it will begin the decisive phase of the campaign is the liberation of the crimea however, the western press stubbornly continues to write about something else, they say. instead of escalation. much in winter. more likely , the talks on the cessation of hostilities are inciting kiev to this in the american headquarters, arguing behind closed doors that ukraine has reached the limits of a possible counteroffensive. he does not undertake to predict the future, but there is an opportunity for a diplomatic solution. ukraine is fighting for existence, but it is necessary to take into account the interests of the unit
hawks are also acting to match ukraine, the former commander of the us ground forces in europe , ben hodges the seventeenth century in the yard and ukraine, thanks to the american highmars, will continue the counteroffensive in the south, next january they aimed to take several russian cities. highmars will soon fire from kherson the approaches to the crimea are within reach this will weaken the russian defenses while the left wing will take mariupol and melitopol until january, then it will...
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ben hodges.love for ukraine, but because it is beneficial for the united states, the cause of stability and security in europe is the most important element for the well-being of europe and american well-being is directly related to european europe is our most important trading partner for this reason, it is very important to stop russia, i do not think that at least one serious thinking person. do you believe that russia will say ok we just want crimea, you know, this is all in two or three years. they return again that this situation has developed due to us inaction during the eight-day war with georgia and russia's return of crimea, russia's permanent representative to the un noted that nato, with the help of ukraine, is leading a proxy war, and the european union finally abandoned its former peace-loving ideals and openly embarked on the path of an aggressive military bloc, undermining the combat capability of the ukrainian army, which threatens the security of the territorial integrity of ru
ben hodges.love for ukraine, but because it is beneficial for the united states, the cause of stability and security in europe is the most important element for the well-being of europe and american well-being is directly related to european europe is our most important trading partner for this reason, it is very important to stop russia, i do not think that at least one serious thinking person. do you believe that russia will say ok we just want crimea, you know, this is all in two or three...
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why because ben hodges said quite frankly the other day just yesterday.y and you can treat it differently, it can be propaganda. it's scary and so on. listen to this position. this is the position of the collective west, no concessions will be forgiven us for any agreements. we will not be allowed to do by definition. it seems to us that it can be comfortable conditions comfortable conditions - this is defeat defeat. this means that the next step is the destruction of russia as a state and no other options. no, exactly. this is what we should proceed from when working with voters, when working with people who continue to believe in us, who continue to trust the president, the question is now for the authorities, for the military, for adequate decisions, so that everyone can see that further victory is further the realization of the goals that we have outlined. i know comfortable conditions for negotiations. this is an exit to the western border of the ussr , this is a comfortable environment for advertising negotiations. triple shoe dixator with burger fr
why because ben hodges said quite frankly the other day just yesterday.y and you can treat it differently, it can be propaganda. it's scary and so on. listen to this position. this is the position of the collective west, no concessions will be forgiven us for any agreements. we will not be allowed to do by definition. it seems to us that it can be comfortable conditions comfortable conditions - this is defeat defeat. this means that the next step is the destruction of russia as a state and no...
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though she's ben hodges, and the former commander of the troops would be with nato in europe he said can do something, they don’t, but not what is left to them but in the soviet heritage. yes, the complex there with-300 buke, they have also been inadequate themselves lately. here were the shots that in dnepropetrovsk show that the rocket took off from 300, but did not even reach the target. she exploded in the air. regarding the s-300 missile today, we have what, uh, what to talk about? and what to discuss about work? uh, ukrainian air defense. we will discuss all this today, because it 's not just a mistake there, underflight, flight, not friends. this is a political provocation with far- reaching plans, so to speak. well, at least they were still there yesterday, today i don’t know, a short advertisement will return. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i'm sorry i'm out of breath, but it looks like there was a tragedy in dallas 10-15 minutes ago. the fbi had special marks on oswald's files without what you 're saying now is very different from what the united states government is
though she's ben hodges, and the former commander of the troops would be with nato in europe he said can do something, they don’t, but not what is left to them but in the soviet heritage. yes, the complex there with-300 buke, they have also been inadequate themselves lately. here were the shots that in dnepropetrovsk show that the rocket took off from 300, but did not even reach the target. she exploded in the air. regarding the s-300 missile today, we have what, uh, what to talk about? and...