Gen. Robert Abrams: 'Time is not on the Russian’s side'



ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with retired Gen. Robert Abrams about the reported Russian seizure of Kherson, Ukraine, and the tactical challenges for Russia moving forward.

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29 comments

  1. Just Remember;…. It was the CIA lead Insurrection that toppled the Elected, Pro Russian Government in Ukraine and Installed a Pro-American government they have today. Putin is just responding to this CIA/NATO Aggression and Threat to Russia.

  2. The most effective logistics nightmare for nazi Germany was mining its rivers . If Russia gets the dneipro the Ukrainians should mine it. To cut logistic barge traffic for the russian forces.

  3. It should also be noted, that the Russian people have been duped into a war against their brothers and sisters in Ukraine, by Vladimir Putin through deception and propaganda. Hence we encourage all fellow global citizens in Russia – in particular all military officers of the Russian Armed Forces, such as the MVD, FSO, SVR, FSB and GRU – to rise up and overthrow Vladimir Putin, so that the UDHR and UNCRC can be restored in the International Community. Hence we're hereby triggering this governmental intervention in Russia 🙂
    CODE NAME: MOTHER HAS AWOKEN.

  4. West media silent when NATO USA invaded many another country and numerous civilian and children death in palestine, iraq, afganistan etc.

  5. The Ukrainians will prevail as long as they have the outside support to supply them with arms and amunition. Putin's army is slowly being attrited and soon he won't have an army and air force to do his dirty work.

  6. Regarding what happened to the aggressors in Stalingrad, it’s clear Russian military does not read history, but fantasy novels of Russian power.

  7. Someone should be calculating how much the direct cost of this war is, including the million dollars fighter jets and helicopters shot down, the million dollars tanks no longer usable, personal carriers destroyed as well as all fuel, ammunition, food and so on and so forth. Russia is likely to see its army collapsing due to its own weaknesses, independently of the sanctions.

  8. At the beginning of this war, the Russians could choose and bombard their targets. Now that they are inside the country, wherever they are, they are surrounded by the enemy from all sides. They no longer choose targets; instead, they themselves became targets. Wherever they are, they are targets. The strategists did not learn the lessons of the USSR failure in Afghanistan. It is impossible to win Guerrilla warfare when you are in enemy’s territory and the enemy is at large extent united to send the invader home. The Ukrainians know well what strategy they need to apply. The scene of the 60km Russian column stuck on its way to Kiev tells everything. They became seating ducks.

  9. hmm. It's almost like the russian don't want to be there to fight. May that continue! slava ukraini! 💙💛

  10. Why does nearly every Russian vehicle look old and busted?

  11. Just be thankful this turd isn't leading the Ukraine. They would have lost already.

  12. If russians living in another country supports putin and the war in ukraine, these russians should get out of the country and return to russia.. why are they in another country if they love russia very much

  13. The world knows getting Biden and his crooked son out of the Ukraine will take time all those Nazis are hiding .

  14. The world is much better and peaceful with out the interference and interventions of UK AND US. These 2 nations destroyed nations too.

  15. According to Voice of America Today….10% of the oil for U.S.A. Comes from Russia…thank you MR. Biden…you are working for whom……?All these crap about Green Energy…Fossel Fuel was a hupla…..No wonder only 70% of the banks got closed…we need to pay Russia.

  16. Vladimir Putin has dwelled on the past all this time. Denial and misery are a dead man's memory.

  17. Time was not on The U.S. and NATO side either. tThat's why they tucked their taiks between their cheeks and ran out of Afghanistan after 20+ off invasion…🔥🔥🔥

  18. Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦 Death to the Zinky boys

  19. A quote say "tactics win a battle, but to win a war requires logistics "

  20. I’m praying that Russian troops start surrendering en masse.

  21. Holy crap Batman! That is some outfit 😵‍💫

  22. – Russian naval ship, please, responde
    – Russian naval ship reporting. What's up?
    – Russian naval ship, go fukk yourself :- )

    Happy hunting, Ghost!

  23. What the hell is she wearing messed my eyes up

  24. This experts what they know he never won a war.

  25. What a small minded dickhead. Russia did not take invading Ukraine lightly. To understand this you need to stop watching msm propaganda and study the recent history of the divisions and ethnic clensing going on in that country. The expansionism of the EU and NATO into East Europe has a lot to answer for in this conflict.

  26. This general was a four star general? I am not sure he is paying attention to history, Yes, my heart goes out to the Ukrainians. Yes,he is right in that the Ukrainians have been unbelievably heroic. HOWEVER, to say that time is not on Russia's side ignores history. Russia is going to starve out the city both in food, water and energy. No static position can survive. General Abrams cited St Petersburg that held out from the Nazi's for three years. First, they did get some supplies in by the Russians, although clearly not enough. Here, Russia will take over the whole country and leave Kiev isolated without any ability to get supplies. Even if some supplies can make it though , like some did to St. Petersburg, Many, Many will die. This is a no win deal for the Ukrainians. They need to counter attack at various nuclear sites and hit in other cities. and not just sit, fortifying in Kiev. If Russia has to keep back tracking to retake areas of Ukraine., it will be much tougher for them than to simply surround cities and starve them out. If Ukraine's military simply sit in Kiev and fortifies it, it is game over. Time is NOT on Ukraine's side UNLESS a protracted war causes rebellion in Russia, which is unlikely considering the complete control Russia has on media. I would say that a longer war might cause Russians to question what they see in the media, but it would take a long time for that to happen.

  27. No, Russia has all the time of the world, to hold up negotiations, in the meantime throttling Ukrain.
    'Only 141' nations — hardly any Asian — support the UN motion for the condemnation of the invasion of Ukrain.

  28. Also supply line as far as that's concerned they will use up their reserves supplies as well as ammo and everything else because in the past few years they have not been making their own ammunition they've been buying damn inition from of the country's the lodge bulk of it I believe that they will run out of enough materials food water weapons ammunition no matter what anybody tells you if she does not have the resources with troubles at home as well economically this will take a toll on their government big time this will reduce their ability to make war