Great interview. It presents an inside look on the over-all situation between Russia and the USA. It is interesting to hear the other view and how they see things. I think interviews like this can lead to better understanding in the long term. Understanding how each side feels does not mean agreement on actions or goals but it gives hope.

I wish USA listened....😪

nice

20:13 Pozner: "If lethal weapons are given by the U.S., then they will be used in the (Ukraine) southeast. And the Russians will step in." Pozner said this in 2015. Quite prescient, I'd say.

In goes back a ways. Just “recent” past: USA lost about 300,000 war dead in world war 2; perhaps about 15 million war dead in Soviet Union from world war 2. USA never understood that fact, that difference. Imagine if USA had had 15 million deaths. We might think gd idea, let’s do a Warsaw Pact thing. World war 2 and Russia 1000 yr history of no democracy are, to a degree, still behind current usa-Russia probs. Those nato nukes in Ukraine can be turned from defensive to offensive nukes overnight by changing a computer program. W that change Those nukes reach Moscow in 15 min, perhaps 10. Wd we here in USA ever put up w such a thing?

Yes my mistake 15 million dead by Russia in world war 2, not by Soviet Union. Some say 10 million, some say 22, a few say 29 million

the same argument a few years later - Pozner aksed a question during his visit in Yale in 2018 if Russia had disappointed the USA from 1985 til 2007 that could justify NATO extension, including "domestic" matters. And gave the answer "nothing, not one thing during that period". It seems to me Pozner has really a very selective memory - even if we limit this period to 1999 (Nato extension) we could find Ossetia (91-92), and Chechnya (94-96, 1st war). Russia gave a clear message to the West, and most importantly Poles, that they were going to oppress their neighbours, which continued later on - Georgia, Crimea. Pozner sales the russian rhetoric. This interview now clearly shows how detached from reality Pozner is, or how non-objective he is - Finland and Sweden want to be members of NATO not because they like militarism. And no - the USA were not the only one who broke an agreement - I mean the Budapest Memorandum, of course. One thing more - russians want to be partners, they want to be respected. Sure, but russia's GDP is on 11th place now, soon it will be out of TOP20, not only because Europe has to diversify their supply, oil&gas is no longer the cheapest source of energy. Russia will get a respect one day (although I don't know how), but this country stopped to be a superpower a long time ago, which shows now in Ukraine. In 2022 it is not even "a gas station masquerading as a country" any longer.

There’s always 2 sides of a story

Of course Vladimir Pozner DOES NOT take into account anything that Ukraine wants. Instead of Mr. Pozner's presenting the Russian view of "Ukraine is a pawn that Russia can invade, annex, and use like a prostitute", the Ukrainian point of view of "We are a free, independent, and sovereign country that has the right to associate with whomever we wish militarily, economically, and socially. Ukraine is NOT Russia."

He's not right saying "After Cold war USSR was told to sit in the corner and shut up". Russia was invited to G8. Russia as offered cooperation with NATO. In fact Russia was told something different after Cold war: "Listen, your way has failed. Join us to do it our way.". this is NOT the same as "sit in the corner and shut up". Difference!

Mr. Pozner, you are too much trying to explain russia. Russia must be first de-rusified and completely isolated, then maybe after 50 years will see if they deserve to live among us on this planet.

mr Putin must understand this - Ukraine is sovereign country - and will decide for themselves direction they are going ! Despite the idea that is still under traditional russian zone of influence ! Not anymore !

Just me or EVERY ONE of his statements an excuse why Russia can't do something (or do something better) -- because of America... ?