Rex’s previous appearance on GVO:
Timestamps:
1:33 - How did the Russo-Ukrainian war start?
What’s an SMO, Soviet collapse, first Maidan in 2004, Banderism in western Ukraine and the second Maidan in 2013, Russophobia, Anti-Maidan, Ukraine war 25 years in the making, NATO orbit attempting to balkanize Russia
10:00 - Ukraine 2014
Elections, Right Sector, voting suppression in the East, assault on Donetsk, ultra-nationalist
13:26 - Immediate effects of Russia’s SMO
On Russia:
The ruble during the war, society at-large, Russian patriotism, military bonuses
18:25 - On Europe:
Trump presidency and American/European relations, sanctions on Russia hurt Europe, Ukraine’s weapons stockpiles, weapons possibly being sold online, Mexican cartels with javelin missiles & more
22:30 - On America:
Inflation from sanctions on Russia, Trump is continuing sanctions, America might roll-back sanctions and increase trade with Russia, deals between Russia/America/Israel in post-Assad Syria, Iran/Russia/America/Israel, multipolarity
28:25 - Why does Rex want Russia to win:
Self-determination, fighting genocide of Russians, fighting terrorism, Russian family, opposition to neoliberal expansion in European societies, referendums, NATO expansion
32:30 - How does neoliberalism (through NATO) threaten Russia and why does it want to be in Russia?
Breaking down homogenous societies (especially White ones) in order to exploit them through neoliberal capitalism, Soviets tried to join NATO, NATO exists to fight Russia, missile defense system
36:20 - Rex’s personal experiences
What are the other soldiers like?
Where are the Russian conscripts?
Non Russian units
Ukraine’s foreign fighters, Kursk, mostly conscripts and foreign mercs, Central and South American mercs and their professionalism
Sleeping arrangements on duty
49:00 - A possible career in the Russian military
Future Africa tour, Crocus theater terror attack
Which time of day does combat usually occur?
The morning shift change, combined arms assaults
Where are the civilians?
52:35 - Azov’s crimes, Azov’s battlefield skills, Azov ideology and Banderism, Azov/Right Sector culture
Russian soldiers and their political interpretation of the conflict
Historical claims to ‘Little Russia’
Denazification/Opposing Russophobia
Monetary gain
Citizenship through military service
BREAK
59:45 Comparing and contrasting Ukrainian leadership’s relationship with its people versus Russian leaders relationship with their people
Mobilization ‘death’ squads, corruption, comparing Ukraine to Moldova, Post-Soviet revival in Russia under Vladimir Putin
1:03:26 - Jews in Ukraine’s top positions and the impact
Ability to flee to Israel
Documentary mentioned by Rex (below):
1:13:09 - Key figures in the conflict
Putin, Zelenskyy, Trump, new German Chancellor, Polish leaders, French leaders
Combat updates
Ministry of Defense for the Russian Federation
1:15:30 - How can we get a ceasefire?
Non-negotiables on both sides, Ukraine needs to offer better terms, Russia has no need to compromise, the contested Oblasts
1:19:00 - The importance of Donetsk
1:21:00 - NATO membership and other non-starters, leaders in the way of peace
Ukrainian leadership is not acknowledging their defeat, preventing peace, Banderist groups relationship with Ukrainian leadership
1:24:00 Putin is the moderate in Russia
1:26:10 - America is a schizophrenic obstacle to peace, rhetorical moves to peace but actions increase the conflict, Biden’s honesty on heightening conflict in Ukraine vs. Trump’s dishonesty, America’s slow drift away from Ukraine towards Israel
1:30:16 - The obviousness of Trump’s lies about Ukraine
Ukraine could hold out for years, don’t believe the hype, livestreamed war footage, Europe can finance and feed Ukraine through stockpiles of weapons
1:37:15 - Who has the better weapons?
Highly capable Ukrainian drones, Overwhelming Russian power, how the Russian-aligned troops transitioned from small arm militias to a full military
1:39:45 - Europe may buy (overpriced?) American weapons to give to Ukraine and Trump would probably have no issue selling them
1:41:15 - Current Ukrainian leadership may flee the country, instigators like Poroshenko and Klitschko will probably not be punished
1:43:00 What will happen to Ukrainians after the war?
Very old populations, low wage workers, dying society
1:45:00 What will happen to Russians after the war?
Small salary increases possible, birth rate increase likely, population increase
Poverty may insulate Ukraine from Africanization, the war was sold to Americans to sell it worldwide, inauthenticity of liberalism vs. authoritarianism,
