Russia - threadbanned users in OP

I've given up on most of the youtube commentators who give updates on the war. About the only ones I watch now are:

Reporting from Ukraine - usually 5 min or less daily update. Very condensed, goes very much into the tactics and has very little waffle. Still a pro-Ukraine source but not overly so and will go into a lot of details on Ukraine losses and mistakes too without issue

Perun - An Aussie commentator, publishes a new vid once a week, Sundays, usually an hour long. Goes into insane detail on one topic a week, some Ukraine related, some not. Well worth a watch if you like doing deep dives into topics

William Spaniel - A guy with a background in game theory, probability and stats, he randomly publishes good vids delving into various aspects of the war, what likely results/outcomes might be, who the winners and losers will be and impacts of various strategies etc. Typically about 10-15 mins in length

So who else is good and worth watching?

A few things I see wrong with that.

Firstly, the Ukrainians look like they are full steam ahead on going back to 2014 borders and this has been stated many, many times. They have no interest in anything else.

Second, NATO, the US etc will find it difficult to convince them to cede additional territory so whatever about settling at the pre-war lines, there is no way in hell Ukraine will allow Russia to gain a single acre from this invasion.

Third, given the level of consistent support the west has given, it will be difficult to just say to Ukraine "soz, you're on your own if you don't accept this" as there would be little to stop Ukraine publicizing this. Public support for Ukraine is still very, very high so this option would not fly with voters and would see western govts come under a lot of pressure.

Fourth, the west knows they have to bloody the nose of Russia in Ukraine otherwise Poland, Estonia, Finland, Latvia etc will be next. Russia can't be allowed to paint this as a victory in any way otherwise they'll be moving on to the next item on their shopping list.

Lastly, there is no gain for Ukraine in compromise and everything to gain for Russia. Russia wants 3 things

1. Stop Ukraine from developing its oil & gas as it would displace Russia as it could produce cheaper and have easier access to ready made markets
   1. It does this by holding on to Crimea and the Donbas
2. Stop Ukraine from joining NATO
   1. It does this by holding on to Crimea and the Donbas and causing disruption and skirmishes and inciting "republics" to develop
3. Stop Ukraine from joining the EU
   1. It does this by holding Crimea and the Donbas, causing mass refugee swarms to cause huge pressures in the EU. This will further the rise of the far-right in the EU and will allow for more pro-Russian heads of state to get into power who can then block Ukraine in the same way Hungary is blocking Finland and Sweden from NATO. Also, regarding refugees, if you thought it was bad before, wait until you see how its going to go once winter comes and Russia keeps knocking out the heat & power. There could be twice as many flooding into the EU

If Ukraine wants to join the EU or NATO then it must gain 100% control of its territory. Without that, it will never be able to control its own destiny

The Telegraph I haven't looked at so I'll check it out.

I gave up on the Times. Too much yapping and opinion, not enough actual info. They do have some good ones, especially when there's a General or someone on to speak as they pretty much get to the point, but mostly its lads trying to fill airtime which is just annoying to me.