Putin risks FSB split over blaming Ukraine for ISIS-K attack | Maj. Gen. Rupert Jones

Americans try to help Ukraine any way we can and our government does nothing. I’m so frustrated I wanna cry. 😡😭

Thank you for this excellent analysis by Maj. Gen. Rupert Jones. I like that he doesn't try to out-think the Ukraine military leaders and gives them credit for fighting as they know how to do it. I also feel it is wrong for Western military people to project their expectations onto Ukraine in this devastating war. We need to continue giving them what they need and let them get on with their heroic efforts without pressures and criticism from the West. These only encourage Putin.

What happened in this Crocus hall? - If someone somewhere in Moscow or St. Petersburg shows a blank sheet of paper, fully armed and armored "policemen" will be there within 30-90 seconds and capture the person and drag them into waiting vehicles. - Crocus Hall: There are hundreds of surveillance cameras around and inside the building. - There is a larger police station in the building itself. - There is a “special police” station about 2 km away from the hall. - In the building there is a sprinkler system that runs on water and there is a system with halon gas; i.e. two different fire extinguishing systems. So what happened? The terrorists appear in a vehicle and park. They get out with large automatic weapons in their hands. they walk completely calmly to the entrance and into the building. The people sitting in front of the surveillance camera screens could have raised the alarm - in addition to automatic danger detection systems. WHY didn't this happen? As a reminder - someone lifts a white sheet of paper - then it only takes seconds until someone is there....... . Was the entire surveillance staff on vacation at the time of a major event? Were the automatic surveillance systems switched off during a major event? Then the "police station" IN THE building - was the staff there also on vacation? Then the police station is about two km away - the emergency services could walk to the Crocushalle in 20 minutes, by car in 5 minutes - why did it take over an hour until the first police officers were on site? The pictures that exist of what happened - the terrorists don't give the impression that they are in a hurry, as if they knew that they had enough time. They move completely freely in large parts of the building and shoot people. they have enough time to start a fire. Not only that, they must have either known exactly WHERE to set the fire in order for it to spread or they knew that BOTH extinguishing systems would NOT work. Afterwards they still have enough time to leave the building undisturbed. Only someone who knows exactly that there will be no resistance acts like this Personally, I believe that it was a terrorist attack by an IS group, but I also believe that Putin knew it exactly and that he let it happen on purpose in order to then use it to his advantage. Isn't anyone in Russia asking themselves how this could happen when it usually only takes seconds for someone to be arrested with a blank sheet of paper?

Just wait until the general public learns how many died for so little

"all the armor we have given them"... We have given them left overs and crumbs, a zoo of different types in small numbers, requiring even different tool sizes and lubricants. Everybody who witnessed these "NATO-doctrine" combined arms exercises towards the end of the Cold War knows, that these "huge strikes" have been based on 5 times the numbers, including superior air power, on a front line of half the length of the one in Ukraine and a "theater" in only one direction, not surrounded by 300°-s. That 2023 spring offensive according "NATO-standards" anyway never could have worked. Militaries insisting on this and blaming Ukrainian command up to there occurring a re-shuffle are terrifyingly irresponsible and displaced.

It took Russia 20 minutes to blame Ukraine without evidence ( despite Isis live streaming the attack) It took Russian authorities 90 minutes to get to the concert hall , despite being within walking distance of it.

General Rupert has a great way of giving information

As an American I’m wholly embarrassed by the ridiculous demands of my inept, incompetent and impotent government in regard to Ukraine striking Russian oil/gas facilities. The hypocrisy of our government is staggering. We have to sit here and watch Russia destroy the Ukraine and commit genocide, whilst our government sits idle with much needed money/weapons sitting idle in warehouses. Trillions spent in the Middle East on senseless, directionless war however, we can’t help a nation defend itself against the tyranny of a psychopathic dictator whose delusions are tearing the world apart. I’ve never been more embarrassed to be an American, in my nearly five decade existence on this earth.

A country at war with itself

It is really was ‘Life of Brian’ish’ with Putin saying “it was Ukraine, it was Ukraine ” and ISIS saying “no, hang on it was us!, it was us!!!!”

Ruppert, you are a hero and said it so succinctly and with the nuance lacking in so much analysis. Grateful the population has access to the experience, wisdom and foresight you bring to this diabolically cruel and complex situation. Thank you, and thank you James for the excellent line of questioning that allowed Rupert to cover off so many critical insights that so often get under explored by interviewers. Well done, cracking team!!

Not once did i hear the word ..'peace'...how many years will it go on....the arms manufacturers must be rubbing their hands with glee !!!!

Just one American here. My leadership (if you can call them that) needs to shut up and sit down! Ukraine needs to double down on targeting the Ork's oil production!

Thank you James, you always find the best guests.

Insanity in russian state hitting new records...

Ukraine cannot fight a war with promises.

Thank you, Maj. Gen. Rupert Jones from Ukraine!

Excellent, forthright analysis. Thank you.

narcissists put the blame on others

The idea that Ukraine could have, or should have, fight like a NATO army is insane. NATO manual, chapter 1, Establish Air Supremacy. It wasn't mentioned, but the fact that Ukraine has yet to receive any aircraft is nothing less than disgusting. Before you tell me it takes time, I already know that. But we were a year and a half into the war before the US agreed to allow even training to start. Far worse than that, Biden prevented Poland from turning over a bunch of MiGs very early in the war because they had some NATO technical upgrades. The US has still not given any long range missiles other than some ATACAMs cluster munitions. And Germany steadfastly refuses to send any TAURUS missiles.