the reason is simple, russia is for big. ukraine is too simple. russia itself is the largest country on planet earth with a relatively huge economy for the region and 145 million people who live there. ukraine has a population of about 40 million. it s the poorest country in europe. it s got an average annual income that s much lower than albania s. so just by looking at the most basic wikipedia numbers, if ukraine remained a sovereign country, ukraine it would have to reach a negotiated settlement with russia. pitch battles were not going to do it. that s not a moral judgment. you can root for the ukrainian military all you want. it s still a fact. the second thing that was immediately evident about this war was how unusually destructive it was, and was going to be. it wasn t just ukraine that was getting pummeled, though it certainly was, it was the entire western economy, including our economy. russian energy fuels europe. a recession in germany was certain to lead to a re
and the reason was simple. russia s two big ukraine is too small. the russian military is many times the size of the ukrainian military. plus, of course, it has nuclear weapons. russia itself is the largest country on planet earth. it s got a relatively huge economy for the region. and it s got one hundred and forty five million people who live there. ukraine has a population of about 40 million. it s the poorest country in europe. it s got an average annual income that is much lower than albania s. so just by looking at the most basic wikipedia level numbers, it was clear right away that if ukraine wanted to remain a sovereign country, and of course, all of us wanted that for ukraine, ukraine was going to have to reach some kind negotiated settlement with russia. pitched battles were not going to do it. now, that s not a moral judgment. you can root for the ukrainian military all you want, but it s still a fact and there s no getting around it. the second thing that was immediately ev
the reason is simple, russia is for big. ukraine is too simple. russia itself is the largest country on planet earth with a relatively huge economy for the region and 145 million people who live there. ukraine has a population of about 40 million. it s the poorest country in europe. it s got an average annual income that s much lower than albania s. so just by looking at the most basic wikipedia numbers, if ukraine remained a sovereign country, ukraine it would have to reach a negotiated settlement with russia. pitch battles were not going to do it. that s not a moral judgment. you can root for the ukrainian military all you want. it s still a fact. the second thing that was immediately evident about this war was how unusually destructive it was, and was going to be. it wasn t just ukraine that was getting pummeled, though it certainly was, it was the entire
0 that number on your screen. now use your promo code to get my king-size split kings or california kings for only forty nine ninety eight queen size and rb queens only thirty nine . ninety eight full size for thirty four . ninety eight or twin and twin xl for only twenty nine . ninety eight . we have limited quantities and once they re gone they re gone. so order now. good evening and welcome to tucker carlson. tonight. happy anniversary. this week marks the seven month anniversary, the beginning of the war in ukraine. something is still going on and isn t talked about quite as much anymore. so the day that war began, which is february twenty fourth two things were very obvious. the first was that there was no way the ukrainian army would be able to win a decisive military victory over russia. and the reason was simple. russia s two big ukraine is too small. the russian military is many times the size of the ukrainian military. plus, of course, it has nuclear weapons. russia itself is