«Ніяких реальних гарантій безпеки для України немає», — Портников

#hannahhopko #podcast #vitalyportnikov In the podcast “Subjectively, but Truly,” Hanna Hopko speaks with Vitaly Portnikov, a publicist, about the protracted nature of the war in Ukraine and Russia, the lack of real security guarantees, Russia’s strategy of attrition, and a possible period of “dark ages” on a global scale. Timecodes 00:00 announcement 00:47 guest introduction 01:27 “we are in a period of semi-decay of the continental empire” 08:35 Portnikov recalls his article from the 1989-90s about the impact of Ukraine’s independence on the Baltic countries 09:22 discussion of scenarios for attacks on the Baltic countries and their realism 11:25 about the “war of armies” (Ukraine-Russia) and the “war of missiles” (Iran-USA) 12:24 Ukrainian strikes deep into Russia as a “war of technologies” 14:30 “Europeans will not be able to take any money from Russia” 16:01 about the letters of the President of Ukraine to Trump and Putin as political steps without real impact 18:53 “only one thing matters in war – iron, money and people. Everything else is a side dish" 19:51 the war will end when Russia runs out of money, people and resources 20:23 "the people who will live here should know that a new war will happen soon" 22:19 analogy with Hitler: reality is understood only when "tanks near the Reich Chancellery" 23:25 lack of prerequisites for the disintegration of the Russian Federation; the main idea of ​​the Chekists is control over Ukraine 26:30 Portnikov claims that the USSR "did not collapse", but is undergoing a "half-revision" 27:11 de-imperialization of the Russian Federation requires the disappearance of the post-Soviet space as a sphere of influence of Russia 28:45 discussion of the lack of free elections in post-Soviet countries, except for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Armenia 29:55 ethnic Ukrainians in the former Soviet republics are often carriers of imperialism 31:30 Ukrainians who developed the lands of Russia (Zeleny Klin, Kuban) became imperialists 35:21 prediction that after the war there will be no Russians on the territory of Ukraine, and Ukrainians in Russia 36:51 "so that Ukrainians are at least physically present - this is the number one task" 40:44 prediction about the departure of people from Ukraine after the war and after joining the EU 41:59 will Ukraine restore the borders of 1991 43:25 "We will be the Kazakhstan of Europe." "A vast territory without people" 45:00 the possibility of keeping young people in Ukraine depends on security guarantees 46:39 Portnikov sees "no real security guarantees" 48:24 "they will continue the war of attrition [of Ukraine]" 49:46 "I just didn't think they were such idiots" 51:15 the idea of ​​the "Russian world" as a triune nation was the basis of the Russian empire 56:33 forecast for the "new Macedonia" 58:22 if China does not win the war with a small actor, a period of "dark ages" will begin 01:00:08 Ukraine needs to "simply survive" and become part of Europe 01:01:17 the most important thing for Europe is "not to get involved in this story" so as not to lose and disappear 01:03:43 discussion of the depletion of the military forces of totalitarian countries 01:04:10 quote: "if you live next to a maniac, don't walk naked in front of the window" 01:05:40 is Portnikov planning to run for president All episodes of the podcast "Subjectively, but truthfully" with Hanna Hopko:    • Подкасти з гостями "Суб'єктивно, але правд...   Official pages: ✋  / hanna.hopko   ✋  / hopkohanna