Now Putin Should Be Losing Sleep
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Published 2024-08-21
In fact, Russia not being able to expel Ukraine from the Kursk Region of Russia is indicative of much larger problems within the Russian military that are compounding by the day, Gen. Hodges explains to Kyiv Post's Jason Jay Smart.
Looking ahead, the General suggests that the West does not give Ukraine nearly enough credit for its many successes and ingenuity, something that prevents many Westerners from realizing how well Ukraine is really doing.
During this interview, General Hodges references an initiative of the Renewal Democracy Initiative (RDI), on which he sits on the Board, which is chaired by Garry Kasparov, that is calling on Chancellor Sholz of Germany to send weapons to Ukraine: rdi.org/articles/garry-kasparov-germanys-historic-โฆ
To support this initiative, Kasparov's organization has started a petition calling on Scholz to assist Ukraine. The petition can be found here: www.deutsche-verantwortung.de/
General Ben Hodges, who commanded the US Army in Europe from 2014 until 2017, says that Western policymakers need to open their eyes to a hard truth: Russia is only emboldened by the empty phrases we use to describe support for Ukraine, as we are unwilling to say that "we will do all that we can for Ukraine to win."
Jason Smart, in Ukraine, conducted this interview with General Ben Hodges, in Germany, on August 21, 2024.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:12 What are Ukrainians doing in the Kursk region of Russia?
03:32 Why aren't Russians moving faster away from Donbas?
06:45 The Russian military was caught unprepared
10:32 If Russia wishes to send troops from Donbas
15:15 Russian soldiers are surrendering en masse
18:13 Will Crimea be decisive in this war?
21:34 What hope do Russian generals have?
25:07 What more weapons could Germany and the US give to Ukraine?
31:13 What other things do you see going on that are worth noting?
33:00 End
All Comments (21)
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Having served under Gen Hodges I always have so much respect for him and go out of my way to watch any interview he does. Truly was a great leader to young enlisted soldiers like myself.
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I see Gen. Hodges, I click.
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That's so sick and shameful from US/Germany/UK to still not allow the Ukrainians using the weapons as it is needed to - really, shame on all those cowards which still believe the short crooks threats!
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Gen Ben Hodges needs to be advising US foreign policy
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Love the interviews with Ben Hodge's western "leaders" NEED to listen to this guy ๐ great job Kyiv post doing this interview ๐๐๐ Slava ukraini ๐ฑ๐ช๐บ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฑ๐จ๐ต๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐บโ๏ธ
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It's always great to see General Ben!!
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General Hodges is a great American patriot.
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Stay strong and never give up ๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ฆ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐บ๐ฆ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐บ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ
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Who is in the Kitchen is the only one who feels the heat. Zelensky did not play any stupid game. Zelensky is quite cognisant of what their plan is all about. The problem is every body is speculating, because Ukraine is keeping tight lips. They are very right. This is a war, Ukraine cannot give the enemy good bait so they can use it to defeat Ukraine. If it fails, It is better to have tried and fail than to never try at all. Zelensky, I support your effort. Hold the Fort, we are praying for Ukraine. YOU MUST WIN IN JESUS NAME SLAVA UKRAINE.
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Hodges is so right. All Western politicians should listen to him and act accordingly.
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Buckle up Moscow, it's coming.
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Thank you #GenBenHodges!!!
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Slava Ukraini
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Great talk gents๐, many thanks and Slava Ukraini!
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Amazing how much quieter the standard bots have been since the Kursk operation has begun. Perhaps they got reassigned to internal damage control for the Russian people ๐ค
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Ben should be in charge of our response to Russia/Ukraine..... this would be over if he was.
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Too many cooks in the kitchen F's up the whole meal, that's why the Western Allies were left out of the information loop and was a smart move by Ukraine to maintain operational security.
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Well Vladimir when you play stupid games you win stupid prizes!!!
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One day, the world's historians will tell the story of how a comedian freed our world of the bare chested, horse riding, submarine diving, judo throwing, Aquaman-level swimming, FSBing President of Russia.
