The Maidan coup in 2014 was orchestrated and funded by America. US senator John McCain was present on stage giving a public speech at Maidan Square in Kyiv on 15 Dec 2013, cheering the crowd in overthrowing president Yanukovych, who was not pro-Western. Standing at McCain’s left side was neo-Nazi Svoboda Party leader, Oleg Tyahnybok, who worked with neo-Nazi groups like the Right Sector and C14, who set fire at Maidan Square for three months from Nov 2013 to Feb 2014. After 200 died at Maidan, President Yanukovych was forced to resign. This was exactly the same modus operandi from the CIA playbook as used in Hong Kong 2019 and Kazakhstan in 2022. After the Maidan coup, Victoria Nuland was recorded over a telephone conversation in handpicking Yatsenyuk as the new prime minister of Ukraine, also Klitschko and Tyahnybok who both would receive orders directly from Washington to work with Yatsenyuk from behind. This strongly suggests that Washington directly funded the neo-Nazi party Svoboda. There’s also a video showing her giving a public speech saying the USA spent 5 billion dollars in switching Ukraine to pro-Western. This has been a government that represents Washington’s interests rather than the Ukrainian people’s interests. If we see two people fighting in the street, the best way to stop the fight is to calm them down. If we want them to escalate the fight, we give weapons. This is what America has been doing since 2014, shipping arms to Ukraine and training the Ukrainian army and even the neo-Nazi militia. Ukraine military budget rose from 1% in 2014 to 7% in 2021, while Ukraine being the third poorest country in Europe. Zelensky was listed by the Pandora Paper in the corruption name-list, and he was exposed to possess 1.3 Billion dollars in his personal account. If Zelensky really cares about his people, make peace with Russia, and all his people can go home. Russia’s three demands are reasonable and a bargain, compared to millions of Ukrainians becoming refugees. But instead, he dispatched guns to the people to engage in street battles, asked for the West’s military support and requested for no-fly zone which means extending the war to other European countries. It just makes no sense. He has at every stage the absolute control in his hand to save his people from suffering, but he prefers to be a superstar. Just a while ago, Alexei Navalny was being funded by the NED and Mi6 to topple Putin. And in Jan 2022, a coup attempt took place in Russia’s neighbor Kazakhstan. This war is all along the USA’s attempt to take on Putin and Russia. The main reason is Putin has become the forerunner in de-dollarization. He already sold all US treasury bills. Putin and China proposed to use Euro for oil trades in Eurasia. Eurasia has 70% of world’s population, and America has just 4% of world’s population and it is isolated from Eurasia. Therefore Euro is a serious threat to the dollar as the world’s reserve currency. Now, 40% of dollar bills in existence in America was printed in the last 12 months due to the pandemic. The USA debt has amounted to 30 Trillion, and there’s less and less takers of US treasury, because whenever the USA prints a lot of money, these countries’ foreign reserves devalue. The dollar is in a creditability crisis. If Euro or another currency replaces the dollars as the world’s reserve currency, America will be in deep deep trouble. As former Americans NSA chief Zbignew Brzezinski put it: “It is IMPERATIVE that no Eurasian challenger emerges capable of dominating Eurasia and thus of also challenging America”. Wars in Europe would strengthen the dollar. Remember after WW II, Europe, Russia, Japan and China were devastated, but America emerged as the world leader. This could be a repeat of that. Another reason is the Military Industrial Complex’s projects in the Middle East have wound down. The focus is now in Europe and China-Taiwan. America has a war economy. That’s why America has been in wars for 230 years in its 246 years history. Lockheed Martin alone has an annual turn over of 60 billion, the same as the GDP of a country like Bulgaria. And Lockheed Martin is just 1/13 of America’s military budget. Wars stop, payrolls stop. Then there’s the Nord Stream II gas pipeline. The USA warned Germany and Russia that the construction of the pipeline must be stopped, but it was completely nevertheless. This is the USA’s reaction. Why the USA allowed a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany which passed through Ukraine, but not allowed Nord Stream II pipeline which directly runs from Russia to Germany? Because Nord Stream II avoids the USA’s proxy state Ukraine, and the control of energy supply to Europe change hand from USA to Russia. Also, Biden is heading to the mid-term election with a low support rate. Domestically there’s little could be done. If America could reap benefits from the war in Europe and the Far East, then Biden could gain more support. As you read, another conflict is already in the making. American weapons already shipped to Taiwan, and Mike Pompeo visited Taiwan on 4th Mar 2022. China has a clear red-line: not to challenge the One-China policy. Just like in Russia’s case, where Putin’s red-line was used by America to push Russia into a war, America will use Tsai to push across China’s red line and trigger a war.

Has the US ever stopped to even think of the global economic disaster if incites another conflict in Asia against China? Coz they certainly didn't think at all when it comes to the mess in Ukraine. Most of us in Asia are struggling to recover economically from the pandemic as it is! Does anyone even have the testicles to throw that question in its face? Despite all the freedom & democracy that America promotes, has the world become either completely voiceless or totally drowned out by America's hubris on the matter? Why should the rest of us pay the price for America's insatiable bloodthirst...???

The point of NATO post 91’ was the antagonist of western imperialism to provoke conflict, expand and justify its budgets. That’s the best logical answer. One could definitely argue it was used as a tool to insulate North America and keep fights abroad, while perpetuating the dollar dominance. Coming from a family that’s witnessed this same grotesque philosophy enacted in my family in Canada (suppress development to comfort the rich and lazy). I can say whole heartedly we became the driving force of this conflict in our inability to respect boundaries and support stability.

What about the 14,000 civilians killed in eastern Ukraine over the last 8 years, does that not justify Russia's intervention.

I disagree, Ukraine were letting NATO military inter it’s border. Russia has every right to protect it’s security. People don’t realize that if Ukraine became NATO and if NATO ever wanted to sanction more, Russia would be completely blocked off and would have to fight NATO by itself which be impossible. Russia would just starve to death just to protect Ukraine sovereignty, sorry but that’s not how real world works. Russia didn’t do anything the US wouldn’t have done. Ukraine had every opportunity to negotiate a peace treaty,

As an American who moved abroad years ago, it saddens me to see that my country is run by clowns on both sides, while China and Russia have real statesmen, who can have credibility and are trusted by many other countries.

The lady was very smart in leading and dissecting the gentleman's mind in explaining the US and NATO mistake in the current conflict.

I would say Germany moved closer to Washington after Angela Merkel left office.

China is very wise: Russia is a partner to China, not an ally. The West should be able to appreciate the distinction.

I have great respect for Martin Jacques. I hate wars as much as he does, maybe even more because I have seen the devastation of war very close. Have a question for him though: What should Russia have done (instead of going to war) to avert an imminent attack on Donbas-Lugansk and NATO imposing itself over Ukraine, with US Biowarfare laboratories in plain sight of its borders?

The question nobody is answering. If this war had not been there and Ukraine was to join NATO. What was Russia supposed to do. Just accept the deadly missiles aimed at Moscow and hostile foreign troops amassed on it border ? It was an existential threat to it. And any aggressive action at that stage by Russia would precipitate WWIII. This war is avoiding that horrific eventuality. And the West is responsible for it for not reassuring Russia's genuine security concerns.

I wish you could air this guy’s views on Iraq, Lybia, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, Vietnam etc

Jacques must feel that the devastation of Germany by the allies was wrong during the second world war and also the bombing of Japan was wrong. He says "you just can't justify treating a country like that".

This is not true that Europe relaxed it’s attitude towards the need of NATO! On the contrary, it adopted many new European countries into NATO and surrounded Russia with NATO based on the west. Russia, naturally felt threatened since 1991 by this new expansion- study the new NATO members map in Europe please

I have a huge respect for Martin Jacques.

He's a Britisher, ' follow what I say, don't do what I do'. The history of British is LITTERED with episodes of military episodes AND GENOCIDES. I suggest he shut his trap

What is wrong with this SOB saying it was wrong for Russia to invaded Ukraine? It is Russia right to protect its security. Ukraine allowed NATO to fly B52 bomber 30 Km from Russia's border, this is unacceptable for any country. Jacques Martin needs to shut up saying Russia is wrong.

If US/UK/NATO were in Russia’s position they would have destroyed Ukraine using same tactics as in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya & Yemen. They used mainly Soviet era Weapons only a few State of the Art devices. I wonder what would have happened to Bio Labs if Russia didn’t find them???

The 8 years of "deaths, the carnage, the deep remorse and unhappiness," in Donbass caused by Kiev justifies it all, old man. The only thing Putin can be blamed for is that he didn't do it in 2014 already, too many unnecessary lives lost and destroyed in those 8 years. Ukraine also wouldn't have been prepared for it, not armed and not trained by the West for 8 years either. As Zhirinovsky said a few years back: "mistakes, mistakes, mistakes, the Czar made mistakes and Stalin made mistakes by responding way too late, which caused nothing but trouble. And we keep making the same mistakes by responding too late now too".

Martin looking healthier. He's feeling optimism despite the lies in social media. That's a disciplined scholar.

Misinformation is part of our daily life. This is a major tragedy in the course of human evolution. People just take it for granted for the purpose of securing personal gain.

How’s this dude going to blame Iraq solely on America?. Last I checked the Americans fallow a British imperial military doctrine AND the British were more than happy to come along for the ride 🤦🏻‍♂️.

Thank youCGTN Tian Wei invided a great guess

I've been listening to all the narratives. I think it is more important than ever to hold to the middle ground and bring truth to inflamed passions. Keep the pragmatism in the discussions. There's a big picture and a whole world full of there own vested interest who are transfixed by watching a fight in progress...

So Martin Jacques would ask us not to care for the 14,000 dead over 8 years in the Donbas . . . . . . . . hey Martin, how do you sleep at night?

It is wrong! Hug, were irak, Libya, syria, yougoslavia wars right? What about saudia carnage in yemen? How much friendly is MBS who cut in little pieces the journalit khashoggi?

Putin saw Eastern Ukraine Russians suffer constant bombardment for 8 years and Ukraine's failure to implement the Minks Accord before taking actions

The planers at the State Dept and the Pentagon are not very original thinkers and the collapse of the Soviet Union caught them completely unaware. Officially, the premise of the Cold War was based on the existential threat of communism but suddenly, that threat was gone... It is in the Russia's history of the 1990's that we must look to understand what happened. The expansion of NATO took place as if nothing had changed and the Soviet Union was still with us. What the Pentagon feared more than anything was budget cuts and they would do anything to prevent that, even start a war...

Jacques was playing to NATO and company to support an event that could have been addressed regarding security before it even started. It was and still is apparent that this was planned to be used to inflict harm.

Why is it wrong for Russia to invade but it is right for USA to invade countries after countries in the Middle East?

Say that to BIDEN

One thing my family always says about our time before we were forced from Russia, being the Germans that were invited to come by Catherine the great. Is that the area we occupied and lived in before the first world war and the Russian revolution

I appreciate a sound analysis of the current crisis in Europe (amidst a planetary Climate Warming crisis, that is). Indeed, US & Allies maximised brutal oil-based pofit taking after the USSR's dissolution ... Irak, Libya, etc. - In Eastern Europe, however, it's been a different story altogether since 1991. Through FREE democratic elections Peoples voted to become independent states (Ukraine, by a 73% majority in 2014). These Peoples want CHANGE from the previous oppressive & inefficient/corrupt regime/s! Good on them, there's a need for transparency & accountability within all governments to gain Peoples' trust. Sadly, these Human Rights concerns dwindle in the face of the geopolitical tug-of-war for coal, oil & gas. So, where does China, a powerful nations WITHOUT coal, oil & gas truly stand? PS: Russia would never have dared to invade Ukraine without the 350 Mio $ per day from oil & gas revenues!!?

Ceasefire must come about immediately . Anything else is a criminal act

Klaus Schwab and his rich friends at the WEF. "In the future you will own nothing and be happy." -Klaus Schwab "It's a private club and you ain't in it." -George Carlin Watch: "America Unearthed: the New World Order."

GOLD AND SILVER ARE SAFE INVESTMENT THAN CRYPTO OR OTHER COUNTRIES CURRENCYS....

The fact is that the British should not use America to help fund and establish biolabs and military bases in Ukraine.

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I wish he had a view about Yemen, Ethiopia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libia. I believe these wars were wrong, too. thousands of people are and were killed in these wars, too. But these were people of color and not White people. There are 8 other wars happening in other parts of the world right now, but all we hear and see in the news is Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine.

Was Amazing and it was very much like the Okanogan Valley. I wish Mr. Putin would ask us to come home.

It could also mean that no matter how much NATO spends, the destructive power of nuclear weapons means that all there will be is still just economic sanctions.

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He is Right with the errors of US. An the europeans followed in a stupid way.

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I agree with Mr. Jacques and hope that his prediction of a ceasefire within two months is correct. I am sympathetic to Russia's concerns about NATO encroachment but, like Jacques, I think Russia made a terrible mistake by invading Ukraine. Among other things it has given the west a huge propaganda victory.

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Northern Ireland Same story etc

War is always a wrong move!!!

Unidentified source=manufactured lie.

“Fake accusations” this is fake journalism, how would she know if it’s true or not, it was a claim from a confidential source at higher levels beyond her pay grade…

CGTN: you have a meaningful interview. However, I am constantly distracted by the very unbalanced wired hairstyle of the host, which keeps distracting me and is an unbearable eyesore.

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Mr Jarka？

How much was this guy paid off to paint such a rosy-hued picture of China?

As predicted pax americana will end and pax Jerusalem take over.

Self defense is justified. How can it be wrong? NATO moves were hostile. Just think of the numerous naval exercises conducted in the Black Sea. The number of vessels that took part were massive Would any other countries allow this?

look at libya. is that what you want? no.

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@ SEE CHINA STAND ON UKRAINE

It seems like china is the only grownup in this whole mess

Red scare 2.0 people never learn. Hence, history forever repeating itself.

Whether China knew of impending Russian invasion or not is irrelevant.

PLEASE STOP PLAYING THE ASKING CARD OF FACE. PLEASE PUT EVERYTHING IN WRITING AND SAY, PLEASE VERY LOUDLY IN THE WORLD BROADCAST.

10:36 ff: have to agree with that. we really did try to engage Russia into a constructive democracy in Europe, by means of trade, culture, sports, etc. and I still hope it will be possible one day. sadly, for now, it didn't work. it failed badly, as Putin's plans are different.

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