I don't really think that Neutrality is really an option for Ukraine. It may end the war, but it wont stop Russia from getting deeply involved in Ukrainian politics.
@bandit6272
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, if anyone thinks Putin would be content and not invade anyone if only they wouldn't talk about joining NATO, they're delusional.
@generalboyit7867
2 жыл бұрын
I have question for you Austin if Ukraine joins NATO would it lower tensions?
@generalboyit7867
2 жыл бұрын
Would it avert a world war in the next century
@generalboyit7867
2 жыл бұрын
I was not talking to you Austin
@generalboyit7867
2 жыл бұрын
Do you not see the first replay I was talking to him
@michaelransom5841
2 жыл бұрын
not bad, but it definitely missed a lot.. mostly it glossed right over what is arguably the single biggest cause of the current situation. The Economic factors.... Ukraine inherited a “command economy” when it became an independent state after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. In a command economy, all decisions involving production, investment, prices and incomes are determined centrally by a government. Unfortunately, the industries that the soviet union left behind were highly focused on resource extraction and military equipment manufacturing. This meant Ukraine didn't have the existing infrastructure required to be a fully autonomous morden country. The attempts to rectify this situation quickly lead to massive overspending and financial instability, a problem that was greatly exacerbated by rampant corruption within the Verkhovna Rada and Ukrainian court system. And so, the economy collapsed soon after independence. Gross domestic product plunged by over 60% in the early 1990s, and inflation skyrocketed to more than 10,000%. For ordinary Ukrainians, this collapse meant massive poverty and hardship: Approximately 50% of households lived on less than $5.50 per day, and life expectancy declined by five years. This led to the mass privatization of state-owned enterprises as small as a grocery store to as large as giant steel mills - just like in Russia, and just like in Russia, it was the former communist elites who stepped in to buy these industries for pennies on the dollar. Some estimates suggest that over 50% of GDP was controlled by oligarchs. Corruption became endemic and the economy struggled to grow, as Ukraine became a vassal state to the interests of the russian oligarchy with 56% of all its exports going to russia in extremely uneven trade deals. However the people of Ukraine were mostly unable to do anything about as the Ukrainian government had become structured to be a near mirror image of the russian system with rampant corruption through the government and judicial system and a legal system that protected both the members of the Verkhovna Rada and the Oligarchy from criminal prosecution by giving them legal immunity. In exchange the Oligarchy supported the Ukrainian president, ensuring he retained power. The extant to just how crazy this system is can be seen in the old Ukrainian presidential palace, now a museum. This lead to growing resentment within the Ukrainian population, and the government was forced to slowly make attempts to improve trade relations with the west, despite this directly conflicting with Russia's interests. This was seen as an opportunity by western corporations and governments to gain access to critical Ukrainian exports like neon and wheat. and to wrestle control of the Ukrainian government away from Russia and into the european sphere of influence. This went on for years in a game of geopolitical chess match with Ukraine's situation continuing to deteriorate until 2013 when budget shortfalls left former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych looking for external aid to avoid a default. This initially looked like it was going to come in the form of the EU Association agreement that was tied to a $17bn loan from the IMF. This was designed to integrate the Ukraine with the EU and laid out numerous governmental reform that Ukraine would have to implement to meet the standards for EU admission (as well as a few EU favorable trade deals surrounding wheat and neon). This move was EXTREMLY popular amongst most ukrainian citizens who saw there dependence on russia as the reason for their ongoing struggles. This was EXTREMELY unpopular amongst the russian oligarchy and russian government as this would have meant significant loss of influence and control in Ukraine and a loss of a number of favourable trade deals. However, in an abrupt change of direction, Yanukovych chose a Russian aid package worth $15bn plus a 33 percent discount on Russian natural gas. To most Ukrainians this was seen as a corrupt betrayal by Yanukovych, a point of view that was promoted and fuelled by western media, further compounding the growing unrest. this eventually boiled over into the events of 2014.. I'm officially getting i trouble for taking to long to write this.. as we speak.. gotta go.. just look into the rest..
@TyuHeyheyhey
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that. More folks should understand the recent history of Ukraine.
@corneliuscapitalinus845
2 жыл бұрын
"the Russians" didn't starve Ukrainians. Stalin and the Bolsheviks did. The same people who laid waste to Russia itself.
@answerman9933
2 жыл бұрын
But why did Ukraine's trajectory from a command economy differed from many other former Soviet republics, such as the Baltic States, and most other former Warsaw Pact countries?
@michaelransom5841
2 жыл бұрын
@GARLICPRESS I did understand you intention, so I certainly would not criticize you for what you wrote, other than to say that while those details are accurate and relevant, they play less of a role in the current string of events than the events since the fall of the Soviet Union. The rest of my comment was going to be surrounding the events since 2014, primarily surrounding the Minsk I and II protocols and the struggle for control and influence over the Ukrainian parliament by various different interests, including US Business interests, European business interests, Moscow, the Kremlin etc., and the efforts by Zelensky since his election in 2019, including his attempts to disarm the AZOV battalion in 2019/2020, the "no to capitulation" protests, and even the anti corruption bill enacted in November that targeted oligarchs, but I ran out of time (I'm supposed to be working.. lol)... That said, we should be careful with our language... I am just as guilty of it as anyone, but the use of the word Russians in this context, or the "west" or even "nazi" (technically the National Socialist German Workers' Party no longer exists, so no one is actually a Nazi) are all forms of propaganda in that they over generalize in an attempt to sway opinion.. Just because something is propaganda does not mean it is untrue, it is just loaded language meant to influence how the reader interprets a set of facts, and it can lead to some pretty dark places. So in that regards Cornelius Capitalinus comment is fair and justified. the last thing we want is to conflate the actions of a country's government with that of its citizens, who themselves are often either the victim of that governments brutality, or who are victims of that governments propaganda. If all the information you have available to you comes through a distorted lens, it is the undistorted information that will, to you, feel distorted when first presented with it. Not that i'm religious, but it's like the old adage, "there, but for the grace of god, go I".
@michaelransom5841
2 жыл бұрын
@@answerman9933 Because of Ukraines valuable resource industries, it's access to the black sea, and it's geographic position as the primary gateway between europe, russia, the middle and far east. It is a gateway country and therefore he who controls Ukraine can exert significant geopolitical influence.. it's the same way that the mongol's pushed through into europe, and it's where the yamnaya people spread the proto-indo european language family and culture from... (the sky father which is now the basis for most of the world's major religions) it's also the same reason Constantinople was once the wealthiest city in the world, although the trade routes were a bit different then and mostly bypassed Ukraine, but similar geopolitical considerations none the less. it's access to the black sea meant russia was paying billions in transit tariffs for pipelines across ukraine and it also resulted in Russia-Ukraine gas dispute, and the creation of the nordstream 1 and 2 pipelines to bypass Ukraine. and consider the fact that 90% of the worlds neon gas comes from Ukraine.. you can not make modern microprocessors without this... Basically it's The resource curse, also known as the paradox of plenty.. although not exactly as those terms are usually applied... but regardless, its Ukraines unique value that caused it to be fought over by numerous different and competing interests, with the Ukrainian people themselves caught in the crossfire. Luckily or unluckily, most of the other former Soviet block states do not suffer from this level of strategic value and therefore were far less squabbled over. Hope that helps answer your question. Cheers!
@dentalnecro
2 жыл бұрын
Guys, I'm giving you the opinion of a resident of Ukraine, I'm 25 years old. First, about Ukraine, it has changed a lot for the better over the past 6 years, for example, we have the world's first electronic passport "Diya" Construction of new schools, roads, hospitals, parks and other things. We have freedom of speech and expression, for example, one of the parties in Ukraine could say that they are for Putin and pro-Russian (not now 🤣) I was offered a job in Europe and the USA, I refused, having a salary of 5-10k €, you feel himself king in Ukraine. About the Nazis, this is generally such nonsense, in every country in the world there are such organizations, we are no exception, but if you study the issue, you will see that they are not in the Verkhovna Rada or in parliament, they are not in power. And just for fun, look at how the cities of Ukraine and Russia look like, and you will probably be surprised that Ukrainian cities look even better than Russian ones, the same thing in comparison of small villages, we just lived better than the country rich in oil and gas in the neighborhood (do not take as an example Moscow is a separate state) There were no language problems either, I myself speak Russian and my friends too, now I am switching to Ukrainian of my own free will. And yes, young people hate Russia (the State), I was born in a country with Crimea and Donbass, Putin decided to take it away because he wants to restore the USSR that died long ago. And believe me, most Russians “silently” participate in this or support this war directly, I had a lot of friends at work, now they don’t exist, they don’t even believe that cities are being bombed and can’t even write that there is a war in Ukraine, we are returning to the period of the second world war. Peaceful skies to all ✌️
@obindim3828
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this pov
@jamessills5802
2 жыл бұрын
NWO
@theclassicalrepublican9226
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comments. What are your thoughts on Donbass? Should the be part of Ukraine, Russia or independent?
@dentalnecro
2 жыл бұрын
@@theclassicalrepublican9226 I have many friends from Donbas , they want to be part of Ukraine , but I understand that people have been living in propaganda for 8 years, so we need to be better in every sense of the standard of living
@multidoor6928
2 жыл бұрын
@@theclassicalrepublican9226 Donbass has no cultural, historical, or any other context in which it can be considered an independent country. Donbass People's Republic was declared by people with Russian citizenship and without Ukrainian citizenship. Main guy who led separatism was Russian FSB agent. Russia flooded that region with Russian arms and money to destabilise Ukraine even further (Ukraine just had a revolution). Russians were a minority in Donbass. You need to know that Russian speaking doesn't mean Russian. There are Ukrainian speaking Ukranians, Russian speaking Ukranians and Russian speaking Russians. Russians were a minority in Donbass, Ukrainians didn't want to become part of Russia, so it was not popular. It is also not 100% (less than 50%) of Russians who wanted to become part of Russia. It is if UK said that Ireland is English because they speak English.
@jimmyhoffa6192
2 жыл бұрын
Slight correction* Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Ukraine were not satellite states of the USSR. They were under full occupation and did not exist as formal entities. They were countries under active occupation, nothing more, nothing less.
@Noschool100
2 жыл бұрын
tbf ukraine was in the UN
@aaronhpa
2 жыл бұрын
Slight correction* False Information
@TheLocalLt
2 жыл бұрын
Well they did exist as formal entities but as Soviet republics rather than satellite states; for example that was still way too much autonomy for Putin’s liking. He recently declared that the creation of a Ukrainian SSR was “madness” and that Lenin “used national minorities to cement Bolshevik power”, calling Ukraine “Lenin’s creation” and promising its “de-Communisation”, essentially envisioning a breakup of Ukraine into several Russian governorates like during the Russian Empire era. Now Putin is obviously wrong/lying about Lenin “creating” Ukraine since several Ukrainian states existed before the Ukrainian SSR, but Putin clearly detests that the Soviet system created proto-countries ready-made for independence in Russia’s borderlands
@tanker00v25
2 жыл бұрын
@Grand Duke of the North it existed till 1921, which isn't as good, but still
@cagangultekin8469
2 жыл бұрын
@@Noschool100 belarus was too, the soviets wanted a few seats in the un they could control
@kimmogensen4888
2 жыл бұрын
Because Putin thought he could get away with it. Until now when Putin has run a risk and used force, he has escaped fairly well, he had also surrounded himself with yes sayers and had overestimated his own military, underestimated Ukraine and dit not at all expected that Europeans would react so strongly to his invasion.
@adriannv2562
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty much, also Putin doesn't want to conquer rubble, he wants the country intact which is why he wasn't bombing the shit out of Ukraine like Syria/Grozny, but things are obviously going to have to change if Putin wants a chance at some sort of victory. I highly doubt chemical weapons will be used as much as the West would love that for propaganda, but bombings are already escalating.
@counterdebate
2 жыл бұрын
He got away with it before because he was killing Muslims...chechens/Syrians and kazahs Now he is killing europeans though and they have finally woken up to what the Muslims have been saying about him being on the devils side! Hopefully this is the end of russia finally
@Keskitalo1
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Lenin once said: 'You probe with bayonets: if you find mush, you push. If you find steel, you withdraw'. So in other in a way Putin was testing the waters. Unfortunately he is not withdrawing.
@WoodlandSocialist
2 жыл бұрын
I agree I think Russia has tested the waters and got away with Georgia and other military expansionism and then tested crimea. More or less they are trying to expand and thought they could get away with it as Ukraine wasn't NATO and thought they could smokescreen the world but failed
@adriannv2562
2 жыл бұрын
@@counterdebate "Hopefully this is the end of russia finally" Nah, this isn't good for anyone unless you're a western elite, competition is good, once one side manages to get complete control these assholes will turn on us peasants.
@Obsidius
2 жыл бұрын
As someone who's from eastern europe, listening to a random indian dude lecturing geopolitical history about the place where I and my forefathers grew up. is kinda hilarious :D
@asr4327
2 жыл бұрын
Aditya Rathore and the research on his channel is top class, this comes from a Eastern European
@kingstarscream320
2 жыл бұрын
You are right to be skeptical. English-speaking Indian living overseas usually means rich parents.
@bootstompify
2 жыл бұрын
@@rusmn12 and how the Ukrainian government is just as corrupt and jails journalists. I'm not clear as to how Ukraine became the avatar of western democracy when the reality is far different.
@singularityraptor4022
Жыл бұрын
@@kingstarscream320 not really. You have to be an engineer/doctor grad and can be from middle class family.
@kingstarscream320
Жыл бұрын
@@singularityraptor4022 Rich enough
@Sfaxx
2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thank you for your work! Just have two points: 1. Ukraine was neutral when RU annexed Crimea and started war in Donbass. We're neutral now durin fullscale invasion. Neutrality (as well as demilitarization) is just a way to ensure easy war next time. 2. It feels like you could've said a bit more about what Ukraine wanted. Points in video made me feel like Ukraine was pro-ru until 2014. It's not true. Even in school, before events of 2014 and even 2004 me and my surrounding seen RU not as friend or ally but as a former oppressor and a necessity to deal with due to economic ties
@asr4327
2 жыл бұрын
Aditya Rathore is very good
@Sfaxx
2 жыл бұрын
@@asr4327 agree :)
@hjalmar4565
2 жыл бұрын
Well Ukraine shifted more and more to EU and NATO membership and 2014 was the moment for Putin to act against it. A conflict in Donbass ment Ukraine wouldn't met the requirments to join the EU and NATO and Putin knew this all to well. This is why Putin started the "civil" war in Donbass, to destabilized Ukraine with the aim to buy time for his solution.
@Sfaxx
2 жыл бұрын
@@hjalmar4565 yeah, but it public wasn't really pro-ru before 2014. Majority was fond of neutrality
@Sfaxx
2 жыл бұрын
@@hjalmar4565 sorry, I've misunderstood. Tell me then what the difference between neutrality and being client state of RU if we can't even (pardon me) fart without RU permission as a neutral state? And is our decision to align with anyone other than RU good excuse to annex our territory and launch full-scale invasion? It's not like NATO was/is forcing us to join them. We ask NATO to accept us and they are not in rush to answer
@gandhithegreat328
2 жыл бұрын
At first I read it as “how” and I was like “Um, I’m pretty sure he just kind of drove his tanks across the border” 😂
@SayakMajumder
2 жыл бұрын
😂
@koboldparty4708
2 жыл бұрын
Don't be silly. He had other people drive the tanks while he stayed home.
@AdityaRathoreproduction
2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, Good one!
@azmodanpc
2 жыл бұрын
@@koboldparty4708 He's now in some god forsaken secret bunker location in the Urals. Paranoid as ever (and rightfully so) of anything he eats or drinks.
@Jorn6460
2 жыл бұрын
What you may have missed? Well, RealLifeLore made a quite convincing point recently, regarding the natural resources in Ukraine and the possibility of Ukraine becoming a rival natural gas supplier for Europe (and it would be a politically favourable option over Russia). This is also in the direct interest of the Russian oligarchs, who support the Putin regime.
@user-pj7wf3kn2i
2 жыл бұрын
🤨
@michaelbonhomme3219
2 жыл бұрын
It’s always the resources… there are no righteous wars
@nuggetella
Жыл бұрын
@@michaelbonhomme3219 USA DEMONIC-RATS invested swamp started this when the Berlin wall came down..!
@PakBallandSami
2 жыл бұрын
Short answer Putin wanted to make a new Russia empire and used NATO as an excise to invade Ukraine but iam really hoping the Ukraine wins and Russia losses badly
@internetisinteresting7720
2 жыл бұрын
American redditors saying that Russia invaded Ukraine because they want their oil and gas...🤦
@hjalmar4565
2 жыл бұрын
Because everything Americans think about is oil and gas. They ignore what happened in Moldova in 1992, Chechnya, Georgia and now Ukraine, because they have a very limited view of the world or because it doesn't back up their theory. Looking further back in time shows Russia was already planning to take back all "their" territory after the fall of the USSR. This is what the Baltic States noticed too and why they wanted to join the EU and NATO so fast.
@aeniechka
2 жыл бұрын
На ~20% это правда, так как в Украине есть весьма крупные залежи газа
@wallingnaga6563
2 жыл бұрын
@@aeniechka Russia has one of the largest Gas and Oil reserves in the world why would they invade Ukraine over oil ? That’s sounds so stupid!!
@aeniechka
2 жыл бұрын
@@wallingnaga6563 извини, но ты меня не понял. Если Украина начнёт добычу газа, то она станет конкурентом для России
@fullsend8738
2 жыл бұрын
A few things, you referred to the USSR as an empire, failed to mention the AZOV battalion
@JesterEric
2 жыл бұрын
The vote for pro Russian parties in Ukraine went down because the areas most pro Russian, Crimea and E Donbass were no longer under the control of Ukraine
@willnew4745
2 жыл бұрын
Both statements can be true. The Ukrainian opinion of Russia has eroded for both Russian speakers and Ukrainian speakers. My friends in Poland who are currently housing 30 people also took in refugees in 2014. Many of the displaced people fleeing west are Russian speakers and still opposed to Putin. He is not just bombing the homes of Ukrainians speakers but also the people he is claiming to liberate.
@maxcream6726
2 жыл бұрын
Russia's lack of power internationally is down to population decline. When the USSR was in its heyday it had a similar population to the US. Work on quality of life and convincing people to have babies instead, Vlad.
@illyrian9976
2 жыл бұрын
Quality of life has very little to do with population rates, or would you argue that congo has better quality of life than japan or germany?
@Ragnarok540
2 жыл бұрын
The poorest countries have the highest fertility rates...
@Packpuck-vy6tw
2 жыл бұрын
The largest part of Russian land located in the permafrost zone or on the swamps.
@steinschneider1314
2 жыл бұрын
And I am writing this as a Russian who had gone through the entire state education system from elementary school to the college and the army, average Russians have a very skewed nationalistic look of the world and the fact that a lot of them quote the same ideas that the Russian state at large does, tells me russian plans aren't particularly far sighted
@alanchristensen5735
2 жыл бұрын
I believe Putin sees himself as a historic figure. As the video suggested he has a tremendous ego and is now more isolated than ever before. An isolated, angry, autocratic dictator is unpredictable and extremely concerning. We live in interesting times.
@thechunguses
2 жыл бұрын
One thing you also forgot to mention is also his paranoia
@MatthewChenault
2 жыл бұрын
Or he’s not any of those things and you simply believe in whatever has been fed to you by western media rather than thinking about the current situation. It was just revealed that those Biolabs in Ukraine that the Russians discovered were holding Biological Weapons were linked back to Hunter Biden.
@kokofan50
2 жыл бұрын
He is a historic figure for at the very least the consequences of the Invasion of Ukraine.
@lightfeather9953
2 жыл бұрын
@@MatthewChenault right, hunter Biden and his bio weapons. Him and Tupac are going to use them to invade Canada.
@MatthewChenault
2 жыл бұрын
@@lightfeather9953, there is no hope for you.
@_blank-_
2 жыл бұрын
This isn't a very good video in terms of content...
@darktip
2 жыл бұрын
One interesting thought I heard was that Russia still has an imperial mentality. Think about it. When UK, France, Spain and others have freed their colonies they begin to lecture their citizens that it was a bad thing to do simply put. But in Russia on the other hand they all think that collapse of USSR or the Russian empire is the biggest geopolitical tragedy. They didn't accept any of their sins, hasn't apologized for any atrocities they have made, but in fact more revanchist opinions began to rise. "We can do it again" is the main agenda of propaganda referring to WW2. It's easy for such people to get manipulated. All wars the Russia started decreased value of human life, and it's very sad to see. Russia could be very prosperous and rich country. It had very resources to do so. But they've chosen to be perished
@FOLIPE
2 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry but when did any European country apologize for colonialism?
@TelcontarTargaryen
2 жыл бұрын
The western NATO countries, and especially USA have invaded ten times more countries than Russia or USSR did since 1945, I don't hear them apologizing, or removing their forces either.
@dork7546
2 жыл бұрын
@@FOLIPE Since the 90's.
@TheNinj47
2 жыл бұрын
@@FOLIPE like every time all the time? you are dishonest and vile
@GothPopTV
2 жыл бұрын
No, they’ve chosen to not be taken over by the United States.
@mrmr446
2 жыл бұрын
Even if I were to believe every defence of the Russian invasion that still leaves Putin deciding to massively escalate the situation by sending an unprepared military into a country that had been preparing for this eventuality for years. Neither the rebels in Chechnya nor those in Syria were nearly as well armed or trained as the Ukrainian army. I don't think the decision to cut off the water supply to Crimea was wise but this was just about the worst way to react.
@MR_Nosy_Otter1
2 жыл бұрын
if you believe the thought that he is not invading and is attacking select military bases and areas then I would say that everything is kinda going as planned but if you are one to think he's invading to conquer than yea he's under prepared
@mrmr446
2 жыл бұрын
@@MR_Nosy_Otter1 I thought the 'military exercises' on the border were just posturing to further negotiations as giving your foe months of notice makes no sense at all. I don't think he wants the whole country but even with limited objectives a lot has not gone to plan, that he was invading was kept from most officers until the order was given so they couldn't prepare.
@hjalmar4565
2 жыл бұрын
@@mrmr446 Well it wasn't the first time Russia was holding big 'military exercises' on the border. Every time they left after a few months, but there was always a chance it would invade. I think all those exercises were done to create a fog, so they could invade with some surprize left in the future.
@mrmr446
2 жыл бұрын
@@hjalmar4565 From what we have seen since I'm not sure there was as much of a coherent plan as you suggest, otherwise plans would have been filtered down to unit level so that troops could properly prepare for what was ahead.
@hjalmar4565
2 жыл бұрын
@@mrmr446 There are a few reasons for this: secrecy must be kept in this and they clearly Overestimate their own forces and underestimate the enemy. "otherwise plans would have been filtered down to unit level" At the moment of truth their communications systems failed, so orders were harder to give out. They did prepare for it in other, real, exercises or that was the plan. You don't have to train your troops near the border of Ukraine, do you? Why these exercises didn't happen every time? Well the answer is simple: Lack of money and corruption. And it looks like the Kremlin thought: "We have only to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will come crashing down." This is what happens when you start to believe your own propaganda.
@AdityaRathoreproduction
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! We hope you like the video.
@irasingh2498
2 жыл бұрын
I will subscribe to you channel
@irasingh2498
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing Reserch
@pramilashaktawat4429
2 жыл бұрын
Very good, loved your deep analysis and reserch
@aratirao9007
2 жыл бұрын
Keep it up!
@aratirao9007
2 жыл бұрын
Nice work
@sansan2591
2 жыл бұрын
Stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦
@HollywoodMarine0351
2 жыл бұрын
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
@Jack-cd5dj
2 жыл бұрын
Why? Genuinely curious, because I support Russia on this.
@spoon7126
2 жыл бұрын
@Aditya Rathore in his final segment came very close to the truth without saying it. Putin saw his internal polling, he knew that his strongest support base is elderly or approaching the elderly demographic (55+) and traditionalist, the younger age brackets there have become somewhat westernized (the younger the more westernized) and saw a window to act (the current weakness of the many western powers due to internal social divisions, combined with a weak US administration) before he wouldn't be able to act to age and public waning support of traditional Russian cultural ideals and values. The sanctions enacted coupled with western tech and financial companies cutting them off (effectively un-personing the entire nation) played right into his hands, isolating them from western influences and strengthening his calls for Russian nationalism and national unity in the face of "hostile " western powers that wish to erase traditional Russian culture and values.
@MatthewChenault
2 жыл бұрын
And modern western culture is a degenerate culture that has destroyed everything it touches. Putin is doing a favor for Russia, if that is his plan.
@asr4327
2 жыл бұрын
Yes Aditya Rathore is very good
@siddharthyadavchekkala2845
2 жыл бұрын
It's just a re hash of western talking points. Doesn't offer anything new.
@AdityaRathoreproduction
2 жыл бұрын
@@asr4327 Thank you! Yes, Putin is very well aware about the mentality and demographic of his supporters.
@enpakeksi765
2 жыл бұрын
@@MatthewChenault And that's why 1980s music is fantastic, yes?
@soulsidejourney2693
2 жыл бұрын
There's also the fact that Russia has been in a population crisis for a while. The Central Asians in Russia are massively outbreeding the Ethnic Russians. Ethnic Russians have indeed had more deaths than births since Lenin's reign, which has forced Russia to rely on mass-immigration in modern times. Since Ukraine has around 40 million Slavic people (1/3 of Russian population) it would certainly give a significant boost against Russia's population crisis.
@gegagegadze4117
2 жыл бұрын
100% agree with you, for the Kremlin it is about the demographics, Russia is declining, it is a dying empire, ethnic russians are shrinking, you can't "Russify" for example Caucasians or Central Asians, so, the Kremlin decided to solve demographic predicaments, let's "unite" (actually occupy) Slavic people (Ukrainians, Russians, Belarusians), and make from them one nation, that's why Putler sermons: "Ukrainians as a nation does not exist, they are Russians", it is some Hitlers level craziness.
@AndrewTheMandrew531
2 жыл бұрын
@@gegagegadze4117 "Putler?" Y'know, maybe Hitler will eventually get his thousand years because people won't shut up about him.
@gnas1897
2 жыл бұрын
The Russian population is declining because of ww2 and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
@-helpergamming-4163
2 жыл бұрын
why in the moment when i said "finally another neutral video of ukranie" you needed to put your logo in ukranian colors?
@someone_you_know5945
2 жыл бұрын
A popular Russian political blogger Maxim Katz once spoke out an interesting thing: during 2020, when the pandemic spread around the world, Russian government almost did nothing to protect people. The actual lockdown lasted no more than several months and was positioned as 'holiday at the expense of the employer', of course almost no help for business was provided. Oppositionist Navalny (that was mentioned in this video) suggested a west-scenario strategy which was to announce an actual lockdown and motivate citizens to stay at home by paying, if i'm not mistaken, 20,000 RUB per month (around 200 USD, it's a weighty salary supplement for Russians) from the National Wealth Fund, which was supposed to be spent money from in emergency cases just like there was. Of course Navalny wasn't listened to. This neglect has lead to huge excess mortality and ruined business. Now it's clear why this way was chosen by the government: the money from the National Wealth Fund was prepared for so-called 'special military operation', which is being held now. Mr Putin sacrificed lives of Russians to be able to kill Ukrainians
@mohinish2273
2 жыл бұрын
Actually the pandemic primarily kills older people and since most of them don't contribute much to the economy and a dead weight on the state,he genuinely wanted them dead
@zlgames9606
2 жыл бұрын
Вам не известна причина войны с Украиной!
@c1ph3rpunk
2 жыл бұрын
@@zlgames9606 and you do?
@chirp3379
2 жыл бұрын
@@zlgames9606 причем тут причина войны? комментарий спекулирует о том, что рабочим финансово не помогали при карантине в пользу траты этих денег на армию...
@darthsigil
2 жыл бұрын
@@zlgames9606 I agree; he doesn’t understand the reason of this war.. The video touches on some of the reason. That said, Putin did not use the Pandemic to fund thIs war. His response is just like his response to HIV-/AIDS epidemic, the alcoholism issue…. His response mirrors the American conservative response to the Pandemic and HIV.
@MihaSheva
2 жыл бұрын
10:05 Your missed. "Харків" - it is just an Ukrainian variant of city's name, and "Харьков" is Russian. The same is for Киев(ru) - Kиїв(ua). The cities got Ukrainian variant of name in 1991 when the independence was proclaimed. The renaming which accursed after 2014 relay to the soviet inherit. For example, almost all Ukrainian settlement used to have Lenin's street; Dniproperovs'k become Dnipro because the old name refer to Grigory Ivanovich Petrovsky who was a well known member of communistic party of Soviet Union.
@imiy
2 жыл бұрын
No, they've got them not in 1991. Ukrainian variants of city names existed as long as Ukrainian language exists.
@spacesloth6496
2 жыл бұрын
Europe ignore questions about Ukraine nato. For long time 2005 2007. No nato unacetble but soeverein ok No nato. Bit nobody react. In europe They make good buisness deals. But ignore russia. Why.
@BoydXplorer
2 жыл бұрын
Nice upload. Interesting to watch. Keep up the good work. Full watched brother.
@richdobbs6595
2 жыл бұрын
You have gone grand strategy in your explanation, whereas I favor a more tactical reason: Russian's thinks that Crimea is Russia, and Crimea needs water from the Dnieper to be successful long term. Securing a greater DMZ around the Donbas was a nice-to-do, but not essential. Regime change would be a nice-to-do, but couldn't be maintained long term. Degrading the Ukrainian military was a nice-to-do, but can not be maintained in the long term. A land bridge to Crimea, a nice-to-do, but pretty pointless with the Kerch bridge built, and Dnieper water secured. The annexation of Crimea combined with the Kerch bridge had already destroyed the value of Mariupol for Ukraine. This was the right time to secure Dnieper water because of the Chinese manufactured world energy crisis. With Biden taking office, the USA looked weak and unlikely to intervene, while simultaneously likely to open the floodgates to provide American arms to Ukraine. Meanwhile, year by year Russia gets more irrelevant economically and demographically. If not now, when? However this works out, I expect Russia to hold on to Crimea, and the North Crimean Canal to be filled with water. Most likely a frozen conflict and a new cold war, but maybe with the disintegration of the Moscow based state and a New Russia splinter state.
@MatthewChenault
2 жыл бұрын
Russia is likely to rebound, since it’s backing away from the globalist agenda and more towards an international friend vs. foe style politics. Rather than being rendered irrelevant, it will only become _more_ relevant as the western nations enter into a societal collapse.
@ThePrinceofParthia
2 жыл бұрын
@@MatthewChenault The West is certainly in a tumult, but if you think anything that has happened in the West is indicative of "societal collapse", I'd really like to hear your reasoning.
@drk5orp-655
2 жыл бұрын
@@MatthewChenault Tell me anything close to collapse. What dou you mean? Inflation? High electricity and gas prices that could be lowered be decreasing their taxes.
@Ben-xf7uy
2 жыл бұрын
So ultimately you think this is about water rights??? Thats what you are getting at. Why doesn't Putin just say that?? That would make more sense than the neonazis running Ukraine.
@Remington510
2 жыл бұрын
Would make sense if not for Putin himself denying the stateship of Ukraine in his "military operation video"... They want Ukraine, not Crimea and Donbas.
@FM_1819
2 жыл бұрын
"Imagine if an american president controled the executive, congress and even companies like the NYT..." Heh yeah... imgine
@LLlap
2 жыл бұрын
Did Trump control NYT?
@MacTac141
2 жыл бұрын
@@LLlap No you’re right, he controlled Fox which is even worse cause that gets more viewership than NYT
@MatthewChenault
2 жыл бұрын
@@LLlap, no, but the DNC and western elites control basically all of the media, the government, and most everything. Even the “opposition” is nothing more than controlled opposition used to give the impression of no hidden agenda.
@LLlap
2 жыл бұрын
@@MacTac141 Well putin controls both and the Joe Rogan podcast. that`s the idea. it`s a monopoly.
@Rationalific
2 жыл бұрын
Mr. Gorbawacek, tear down this wall!
@brandonblackfyre5783
2 жыл бұрын
Just curious why you used so many videos of *American* troops and helicopters when talking about *Putin* and *Russias* army? Great video, thank you for covering this topic. I have been looking forward to hearing and seeing you cover this war.
@AdityaRathoreproduction
2 жыл бұрын
Glad, You liked the video! I make face- cam videos! I hope you like them!
@morgan258
2 жыл бұрын
I love adita, his accent is fucking incredible. Also love how he misspronounces the Russian names
@ALLmattersALLmatters
2 жыл бұрын
gorbachok
@nikolatasev4948
2 жыл бұрын
There are all true, but there a few more important reasons. First and foremost, he had waged similar wars before, in Chechnya and Georgia. He had seen similar wars fought before, by USA, Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia, etc, and while condemned by some, none of these wars gathered such attention or sanctions. The current situation just feeds a sentiment of "The West does it, but we can't". Second, IF Ukraine entered NATO, any attack against it would be considered an attack against every country in NATO, including nuclear powers including France, the UK and USA. But if Ukraine had not officially given up their claim on Crimea, they could enter Crimea and any conflict there could be considered an attack on them, and trigger WW3. So Putin needs Ukraine to sign away their rights to the disputed lands, or else be forced to give them away at great cost politically. He also needs Ukraine to supply Crimea with water, as they had cut off the canal it desperately needed. Third, you would notice USA and Russia participate in a conflict somewhere every few years, in order to harden their army with real-world experience, test the latest equipment in field conditions, and remind everyone that they should be feared and obeyed. This is in contrast with China, who do all their human right violations in their own borders, and have last fought a war in 1978. And fourth, the citizens in the disputed territories were either pro-Russia, or at least wanted more authonomy, which they did not get. Yes, Zelensky is a Jew, but the Azov Battalion are still Nazi, and Azov was deployed against Donetsk and Luhansk, and I do believe there were serious human rights violations there. I do not think Russia's actions were justified, but they had their reasons.
@bustavonnutz
2 жыл бұрын
You can't believe anything coming out of the Ukraine. The fog of war is especially dense in this conflict.
@dentalnecro
2 жыл бұрын
man, you sound like you're on Russian TV
@nikolatasev4948
2 жыл бұрын
@@dentalnecro What, Russian TV also says Russia's actions were not justified? You mean that woman who protested against the war on live TV and got arrested? I don't think my post was that brave, but I will take it as a compliment. On a more serious note, I want international rules enforced, but I want them enforced equally, which is not the case right now. I also want people to have freedom of self-determination, and this is not the case either, none of the major countries supports that.
@TheLocalLt
2 жыл бұрын
Good video, cool collab, also I apologize for my overly harsh comment on your Donetsk and Luhansk video, I’ve deleted that, as I know you worked hard on it
@00Infinitysahirul_alam
2 жыл бұрын
good u brought Aditya Rathore
@AdityaRathoreproduction
2 жыл бұрын
Very grateful.
@Khasidon
2 жыл бұрын
Putin saw Ukraine as a threat because it was democratic and free. Their turn towards the west and the EU would result in wealth beyond that of the ordinary Russian. He couldn't have that so close to Russia.
@jamesrichards2720
2 жыл бұрын
If it was "democratic" and "free" there wouldn't be so many us politicians money laundering there with American tax money, George soros, etc. John McCain and Lindsey graham went over there a couple years ago to publicly say they support a coup of a lawfully elected president there. Zelensky has banned every single party in opposition to him and imprisoned his political opponents.
@rodrigorodders7173
2 жыл бұрын
Why spewing so much shit Ukraine was never free or democratic you swallow too much western propaganda
@MatthewChenault
2 жыл бұрын
>Ukraine. >”Democratic.” >”Free.” Yes, the country that was directly influenced by Hunter Biden that was perpetuating war crimes in the Donbas region is totally the shining beacon of freedom and democracy. Then again, considering the US has bombed everyone under the guise of “freedom,” then it seems accurate.
@Khasidon
2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesrichards2720 He didn't ban the political parties. They are temporarily suspended pro Kremlin parties while there is martial law and the illegal invasion of Ukraine is going on. There is still regular opposition parties that aren't pro Putin.
@Khasidon
2 жыл бұрын
@Dani Al There is problems yes, but they were on a path towards EU and western values and a modern democracy. They wanted to get rid of corruption. This was a threat to how Putin rules.
@kateryna9274
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Thank you for this video and hi from Kyiv❤️
@AdityaRathoreproduction
2 жыл бұрын
Hey! Wishing health and happiness to you and your family!
@beth7935
2 жыл бұрын
Thinking of you in Ukraine- this is so wrong, but you guys are heroes ✨
@BlueHawkPictures17
2 жыл бұрын
I think out of everything that's been said in this video, what Aditya said at the very end in the most important and insightful. We can talk all day about the northern European plane, border security, population decline, "Russian Ambition" and such. It all makes sense in a video game sure, but this is reality, what is Putin so hell bent on protecting Russia FROM? There is no Hitler or Napoleon anymore, the Americans made sure of that. What are the oligarchs so afraid of that they are giving Putin all this power? They are in a capitalist country in a capitalist world. Why are they running this decades long propaganda machine to convince the average Russian people that the West are Nazis and evil and that the Russian nation is alone in a dark forest? You don't need to look very hard that the average westerner couldn't even fathom a war between European countries, let alone nuclear powers. I think the answer lies in what Aditya said, that in Putin's experience (and the experience of the intelligence officers that comprise the majority Russia's political leadership) the biggest and most dangerous force is freedom and liberty. The right to protest, the right for free speech, the right for free press. All this can only be cautiously tolerated, but expunged whenever possible. The biggest danger and existential threat to Putin isn't that the "NATO expansion" is creating military threats to the Russian state, but it signals the encroachment of liberal democracy to Russia's borders, and the real threat of NATO is that the Americans are the security guarantor of these liberal democracies. This is also an existential threat to these oligarchs as well, since now their livelihoods are in jeopardy. Whether is be corruption charges, accountability, anti-trust laws, or whatnot that we take for granted in the west. This signals the end of their free hand in the Russian economy, and by extension the exploitation of the Russian people. I think the framing of this war and Russia's justifications should rest not on these "gamey" strategic concerns over threats of invasion from the west, but instead through the perspective of the leadership's traumatized understanding of how the world works, and the vested interests of who will lose if the Russian people were to lead the country instead. Russia had no choice but to go to war with Ukraine because it couldn't fathom a peaceful world. Everyone had hope that this unprecedented era of peace would result in a change in this understanding, but looks Putin just had to wait until everyone who remembered WW2 had died out.
@TomAZ1984
2 жыл бұрын
Umm what exactly is your understanding of American involvement in the napoleonic war?
@AdityaRathoreproduction
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I am greatful that you liked my reserch. In this competitive KZitem world very deep researched Geo political videos is how I want to stand out.
@lightfeather9953
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly, it's sad that even legit historians like Hilbert have bought Russian propaganda hook line and sinker. The idea that they're actually afraid of a western invasion is laughable. What they have a problem with is anyone who is against their imperialist goals and domestic tyrannical autocracy. This is the first time I had to stop a Hilbert video early due to bad quality content. Bad enough seeing comments that he doesn't understand what satellite states are , and red washing away the oppression that Ukraine and other Eastern Europe countries have always faced from Russia. I don't get it ... Is it communist sympathizing causing bias?
@ministryofzim
2 жыл бұрын
I just started the video looking forward to seeing it. I have learnt more about Ukraine and the countries around it from being a subscriber to your channel
@brandonblackfyre5783
2 жыл бұрын
Going to check out the channel you did this video with. Never heard of him before so it should be awesome checking out all of his videos. Looking forward to seeing his view on the war. Especially from a Indian perspective. India is playing both sides right now and are trying not to piss off NATO or Russia.
@siddharthyadavchekkala2845
2 жыл бұрын
Please don't expect much He's a hysterical nobody.
@danileuenberger5620
2 жыл бұрын
As the Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel once sayd; ''We MUST take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.'' Or as Einstein put it; ''If i were to remain silent, i'd be guilty of complicity.'' I know war is ALWAYS an extremely complex topic. War and the atrocities that follow it never ''just happen''. Even the 2nd world war didn't just happen, even though it seems clear from our perspective we have now who was the aggressor at that moment in time. There happened many things beforehand that favored such a situation and conflict. But at one point big nations like yours, or China as well, have to take a stand. Remaining silent just helps, like i already quoted, the aggressior. I'm from a small country myself, from switzerland, which stayed ''neutral'' even during ww2.. Switzerland ''managed'' the finances from both sides in the form of gold during that time, and whoever who would win; my country wins. We even took the gold that germany seized and robbed from jews during that time. That's how our banks ended up with tons of gold previously owned by jews at the end of the war that didn't belong to us. And we helped the oppressor.. But not this time. Switzerland did something it didn't do since more than 200 years, since 1815. It took a stand. Not by military intervention, Switzerland doesn't take part in military conflicts nor selling weapons to countries that are at war, but by colaborating at sanctions that got imposed on Russia so Putin can't bypass them through our banking system. And i have to say, while i'm not a very patriotic person, i'm glad my country did and i feel kinda proud that my small country that always proved to have smart minds did that. I have to add that Switzerland didn't block Russian media so far like the EU or the US did. We still are able to see the full picture from both sides of which the media is delivering. And to me it is pretty clear who's the aggressor in this particular case. Which side keeps even his own population under the hammer of onesided information more. I really hope India will take a stand soon. It's such a big country with the 2nd largest population on earth. It showed such big developement in the recent decades, everyone on earth knows this by now, and his voice may matter more than itself realizes. And while my expectations for China aren't very high at this moment since it likes to reintegrate Taiwan and Hong Kong itself, the ones for India is to be on the right side of history, even though it has his own tensions with Pakistan. Greetings to India from here!
@siddharthyadavchekkala2845
2 жыл бұрын
@@danileuenberger5620 If india has to take stand on Ukraine then it will also have to take stand on Syria, Libya and Iraq.
@danileuenberger5620
2 жыл бұрын
@@siddharthyadavchekkala2845 Why?
@user-xq5og9lt8p
2 жыл бұрын
This really needs some subtitles. Aditya's prononciation is leaving mush to be desired
@MassMood
2 жыл бұрын
I don't want to set the world on fire, I just want to start a flame in your heart.
@LLlap
2 жыл бұрын
Funny thing is Fallout and Fallout 2 are adored in Ukraine and russia.
@MassMood
2 жыл бұрын
@@LLlap yeah apocalypse wasteland incoming.. I made a Fallout like video about Putin
@mungmungthethird1664
2 жыл бұрын
If you don’t believe both sides are propagandizing the hell out of their people, you aren’t paying attention.
@beth7935
2 жыл бұрын
If you think Western "propaganda" can in any way be compared to Russian propaganda, you're so out of touch in your privileged little bubble it's laughable. Does the government play propaganda films to our kids the whole time they're at school? Is there only one government-controlled media outlet in the entire country, with all international media banned? No. Is our media perfect? No, but please, get some freaking perspective & lose the tinfoil hat.
@georgecop9538
2 жыл бұрын
This is similar to the war fought with Japan in 1905. The Tzar wanted to gain popularity by winning a war, but it lost the war. After 12 years, the Tzar abdicated.
@hendrikdependrik1891
2 жыл бұрын
And just like back then, the Russian armed forces are all drunk idiots.
@sovietunion7643
2 жыл бұрын
@@hendrikdependrik1891 maybe, but those drunk idiots also steamrolled the nazis majorly so theres that to consider as well
@earljohnson50
2 жыл бұрын
@@sovietunion7643 ahhhh there he is. The antifa liberal advocating for communism. Let me guess, true communism has never been tried? Oh btw the Soviet Union lost over TWENTY MILLION people in WWII. And no not because Soviet soldiers were drunk. It was because of their communist overlords neutering their military in the 1930’s. P.S. Your beloved communists would’ve lost to the Nazis had the evil and racist USA not gotten involved.
@MatthewChenault
2 жыл бұрын
Not really, no.
@sovietunion7643
2 жыл бұрын
@@earljohnson50 i said nothing about communism, i talked about the russian people. my PFP is about a hoi4 reference. go fight about politics and "leftist conspiracies" in another thread please.
@frozenmongolian3334
2 жыл бұрын
I like the idian guy. Lets go and support him!
@asr4327
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Aditya Rathore is amazing
@curtandoscar
Жыл бұрын
Another excellent video. thank you for taking the time to do these.
@bluewho4071
2 жыл бұрын
Oh, i wasn't seeing the video couse i didn't recognize the new channel-profile pic
@jacksonteller1337
2 жыл бұрын
The Belgian and Dutch were neutral in the first and second world war. It didn't protect them against the fascist regime in Germany. Neutrality will not protect Ukraine against the fascist regime in Moskou.
@ObitoUchihaisgay
2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@NoName-OG1
2 жыл бұрын
Pipelines! That’s why! Sure there is a Russo-Ukrainian conflict. But the catalyst of “why now” is Nord Stream 2…. Ukraine has been a contentious issue for Russia as it is an alternate route of oil and natural gas pipelines - as well as fields for those resources. Nord stream 2 was built specifically for the purpose of bypass and obsolescence of Ukraines pipelines feeding Eastern Europe. Norway is past peak production. The continual sanctions and delays on Nord Stream 2 - in a large part due to Ukraine since the pipelines start in 2015, as the reasons for the sanctions that predate Russias broader invasion in 2022. In January Biden dropped the sanctions and instead pressed Germany to not certify the pipelines to be opened - unless Gasprom sold the pipeline as a loss of $50B to another western company to operate. The response was a buildup of troops in placements around Ukraine, and adding additional sanctions on oil and natural gas. Resulting in the broader invasion of Ukraine. Russia uses “Nazis” as a Casus Belli and manufacturing of consent for its people. And has been for over 8 years since Euromaidan and the move away from the Eurasian Economic Union. And could have at anytime broadly invaded as they have now. But the time now coincides with pipeline sanctions and US intervention in the Nord Stream 2 specifically.
@sharwama992
2 жыл бұрын
Well said
@ecurewitz
2 жыл бұрын
Of course, Europe can simply go to renewable energies and Nordstrom’s will instantly become obsolete
@fegelfly7877
2 жыл бұрын
Russia is not using Na*is as the casus belli. Try again. The casus belli was the U.S. provoked missile crisis, that aimed to set up strike weapons in the east of Ukraine, endangering Russia's nuclear second strike capabilities. That is a massive danger to Russia for obvious reasons, and no sane leader would ever allow such a looming threat to their country. Then, there is the never ending 8 year war, which alone is enough justification for military intervention.
@NoName-OG1
2 жыл бұрын
@@fegelfly7877 actually “de-Nazi-icication” was specifically stated… By Putin. Apparently “big NATO missile threat” didn’t make the opinion polls bounce…. And the 8 years of war that they sponsored were supposedly all about “Nazis” too. As opposed to a country wanting to make different economic allegiances… And join the EU. As I said before- the real reason is pipelines. And you can overlay a map of Ukraines pipelines, it oil fields, it’s natural gas reserves - and the current occupation - and on top of the timing - US, Germany and Ukrainian communications on the topic of Nord stream 2 - it all is pretty straight forward. Anyway, not sure which nation you hail from - but seem pretty eager to swallow Russian propaganda… Not unlike most MAGA dbags here in the US. So - who’s side are you going to be on in WW3? The Russian fifth column in the US? Or are you already Russian for a plane to Russia?
@NoName-OG1
2 жыл бұрын
@@ecurewitz unfortunately Europe will need to travel in a time machine to go to renewables before next winter. Because the real timeline of renewables is “never”, and 30 years away from energy independence from Russia. Sure you can get an electric car, and switch to electric for heat. But both of those have a tailpipe at a power plant. And exceed any amount of solar that can be installed in our lifetimes. Sadly. There is also plastics, industrial processes, concrete, steel the list is endless. The largest electrical consumption is concrete kilns. And the largest emitter of CO2 is concrete kilns. Want to solve global warming issues? - Solve concrete… Until then - Russia serves >40% of Eastern European needs for industrial production. On top of heat and electrical production.
@anceglove
2 жыл бұрын
Hello from Ukraine!) First time on the channel and I liked this video.
@cagangultekin8469
2 жыл бұрын
a good video, sums up both putins personal and geopolitical motivations as well as historical context
@asr4327
2 жыл бұрын
Aditya Rathore is very good
@joshadams8761
2 жыл бұрын
Cool collab with Aditya!
@asr4327
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, i subscribed to his channel! His research is amazing
@AdityaRathoreproduction
2 жыл бұрын
THANKS! ❤️
@steinschneider1314
2 жыл бұрын
It is good to try and example logical and historical explanations for what is happening but I do hope that people not take it as legitimising or justifying of Russian governments actions or views in any way because no matter what political interests of any country may be they do not justify the immorality of war, forgetting this lead us to the two world wars
@rogink
2 жыл бұрын
Yes of course. And Putin arguing that ethnic Russians were stranded outside Russia after the end of the USSR is exactly the same as Hitler's justification for invading the Sudetenland to protect ethnic Germans after WW1. What Putin conveniently forgets is that after WW2 those ethnic Germans were often forced out of the Soviet bloc, so there are very few of what was a large German diaspora left in eastern Europe.
@zlgames9606
2 жыл бұрын
Всегда можно договорится! Никогда нельзя доводить до войны. Но все видят лишь сам факт нападения, но не знают причины нападения! Украину поработила ненависть к России и из войска начали геноцид в ЛНР и ДНР. И готовила полноценное нападение
@user-oy7jt5gn7n
2 жыл бұрын
@@zlgames9606 в 2018 году на Донбассе погибли менее 20 человек. В данный момент, только в одном Мариуполе более 5 тыс. погибших гражданских. Так где же геноцид, хм? Россия гнилая изнутри и сейчас прекрасно это демонстрирует. Либо ты бот, отработавший 50 рублей за коммент, либо слишком узколобый.
@rezakarampour6286
2 жыл бұрын
Watch . ' The 2014 American Coup In Ukraine '
@attiepollard7847
Жыл бұрын
How about Russia just be a good neighbor to former Soviet countries and then maybe they won't have to
@dovah_v6382
2 жыл бұрын
Throughout history beginning in the 15 century Ukrainian nation has been fighting for independence and freedom. In this time was created The Zaporozhian Sich. The first mention was in the twelve century. And by the way, directly Ukrainians are direct descendants of Kievan Rus'.
@usernamesample8386
2 жыл бұрын
Why? For the same reason the Cuban Missile Crisis occurred.
@Ramschat
2 жыл бұрын
This has nothing to do with nuclear weapons...
@nonameking4874
2 жыл бұрын
I love this channel. Instant subscription and notifications turned on. Please see this comment Hilbert.
@asr4327
2 жыл бұрын
Yes ADITYA RATHORE is also very good
@ajthelwell6357
2 жыл бұрын
you forgot about the water problem in Crimea
@keizervanenerc5180
2 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, i get it is a statement for Ukraine, but the new logo sucks. It blends in with the background. I didn't recognize it, so i didn't realise this was a video of a channel i am subscribed to, and skipped over it at first.
@steinschneider1314
2 жыл бұрын
Aditya rathore is completely right that the Russian government views any democratic trends as a threat, the problem is this mindset goes deeper into the views of many of the general population
@asr4327
2 жыл бұрын
Aditya Rathore is a champ
@aaronhpa
2 жыл бұрын
Indeed, they have the same mentality as US Congress/Military
@frazzleboi2821
2 жыл бұрын
The imposter from the hit game among us
@dkeithley1204
2 жыл бұрын
I have done research on the current leaders in both of the separatist areas of Ukraine and found really good information on Wikipedia about them. Would you please do a special on each of the current leaders in the two separatist regions because you will find it very interesting and these two people would be involved in the negotiations with the president of Ukraine. Basically as a researcher and writer these two individuals were put in by Russia to run the states and have a background with the Russian military.
@DixonD
2 жыл бұрын
Your map as an illustration for decommunization is completely off. You just changed Russian names of the cities to Ukranian which is irrelevant to decommunization. In fact, the only city that actually changed the name among the listed was Dnipropetrovsk to Dnipro, but instead you showed its new Russian name Dnepr as the old name. And to add it to the absurdity of the map, while all cities changes names from Russian to Ukrainian, for some reason one city, Kharkiv, changes it vice versa, from Ukranian Kharkiv to Russian Kharkov.
@mykolamelnychuk1523
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, nice review) When we say Putin invaded Ukraine, we actually mean Russians invaded Ukraine. Though the propaganda in the RF was translated very hard, there is one core cultural quality that made the propaganda to be effectively sucked in by it's citizens. This quality become a psychological basis of Putin's decisions, and it currently makes Putin highly popular in the RF. And it's name is hatred of Ukrainians, Ukrainian culture, sovereignty and way of life. Further question would be - where this hatred appeared from; and answer to it will touch almost whole the history of Moscovia's statehood and it's Russian interpretation.
@MatthewChenault
2 жыл бұрын
Not a hatred of Ukraine, but a disdain of the west and western influence, which I fully agree with. After witnessing what my own countrymen in the United States have done to the heritage of my ancestry and the evils they wish upon me, then the Russians have every single right to oppose the west. The western elite - especially the interest of the cosmopolitan, Northern elite who seek only to spread globalism upon everyone and everything - is diabolical and should be brought down. The Global American Empire is evil and should be brought to an end.
@isupportthecurrentthing.1514
2 жыл бұрын
If we want to lecture the Russians about democracy , we'd better fix our own first .
@williamchamberlain2263
2 жыл бұрын
Drunken New Year's Eve bet gone wrong
@blueunicornhere
2 жыл бұрын
3:45 "various battalions" is one way to put it Another way to put it would be battalions comprised of the sons and daughters of WW2 Nazis. That'd be another way to put it...
@braveheart4603
2 жыл бұрын
Why you's lie about the nazi threat in ukraine ? not saying i agree with putin about his motives but the fact zelensky is jewish is irrelevant to the fact there's nazi presence in civic society and armed militia folded into the armed forces.
@LLlap
2 жыл бұрын
How did you measure it and how does it compare to russia?
@L5nd
2 жыл бұрын
Because they are a very small group of people, lets take the azov battalion for example. It was created in 2014 as a militia to fight in donbas, it performed well si it got integrated in the national guard. There are only like 900 members in this battalion, and in one interview one member said that 10-20% are neo nazi witch means like 200 people. Theres is even a private militia in russia full of neo nazis in white supremacists like wagner, who have even more members. Where is the nazi theat here?
@Maphisto86
2 жыл бұрын
There are Ukranian ultra-nationalists such as the leadership and rank and file of Azov battalion. Yet for Putin to cry "Nazism" is the height of chutzpa. Many of the pro-Russian seperatists in eastern Ukraine are led by former members of neo-Nazi and Russian far-right organizations such as the Russian Unity Party. The problem of Fascism in the Ukranian government is overblown.
@braveheart4603
2 жыл бұрын
@@L5nd i think they have more presence than you suggest, not proportionally in the population, i think they're small minority but influence wise they seem to have benefit very well in their alliance with the pro western factions. i'd like to at least be told what grain of truth putin is relying on for his propaganda purposes. telling us zelensy is a jew is totally irrelevant, being jew doesn't preclude the possibility of nazi collaboration.
@TelcontarTargaryen
2 жыл бұрын
@@L5nd Azov Batallion was just one of many, and it had far more than 900 memebers, estimates (from the western media before the invasion, you know when they were still allowed to talk about it, so this isn't even coming from the Russian side but from the western media) were that at least 10000 people were just fighting members of various military and paramilitary fighting units (that means not just Azov) that could be considered extreme rightwing and neonazi. And that is just the fighting unit members, doesn't include right sector or other organizations and their civilian members. Look out for, I'm not sure who it was, possibly BBC but I might be wrong, did a video and text article about rising neo-Nazism and right wing extremism in Ukraine post 2014 few years ago. That doesn't make Putin right, but that is not the point here, the right wing extremism in Ukraine is far less overblown that what the media today, post Russian invasion, would like you to believe.
@mdkooter
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting video as always. Just a word on your collaboration - I struggled to understand his heavy accent and often botched pronunciation of common words and names (For example I had to stop and revert to understand what "Mikael Gobabochek" really meant. I generally understand accents from all over the world without issue, and follow a few Indian channels (Piximperfect comes to mind). His verbal communication skills are not great in general, with a repetitive and staccato way to bring his information to the screen. His eyes are glazed to some point just above the camera, and his expressions are frozen and stiffled. I'm sure he's knowledgeable, but compared to the usual experience from you (and many others that I follow) this was pretty bad. I am not a looker, so I don't become a model is my main philosophy in life. In his case, well, I think some speech and pronunciation courses would greatly help him to come across as easier to understand and more pleasurable to listen to. He doesn't seem to have put any effort in improving his english beyond what is common around him - but the moment you want to reach a larger audience, you really have to pay attention to that.
@asr4327
2 жыл бұрын
Aditya Rathore is very good, i think he will work on his accent
@TotalWar305
2 жыл бұрын
I love the tag-team public intel report!
@marendradika
2 жыл бұрын
Guerilla Ukrainians for your Land! Sea! Air! Independence! Existing! Life! Guerilla is the only way available to fight giant bully. Guerilla need friends to give sanctions as worst as possible in another side. (Worsen sanctions per week). Guerilla need friends support with all possible optimum helps. (Weapons, Logistics, Vehicles) Putin will death sooner or later, Never Surender Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Never Surender Ukraine!!! Guerilla salute from Indonesia! Slava Ukraina!!!
@eavyeavy2864
2 жыл бұрын
Bodoh banget. Negara muslim diserang, dibilang teroris. Giliran Ukraina diserang malah berani
@browngreen933
2 жыл бұрын
For peace with the West, Russia needed another Gorbachev. Instead it got another Stalin.
@MatthewChenault
2 жыл бұрын
Considering the west is evil… I think having another Stalin to take out the proverbial Hitler that is the Global American Empire and it’s ceaseless March towards “democratization” of everyone and everything seems fitting.
@browngreen933
2 жыл бұрын
@@MatthewChenault Interesting take. But what you'll get is WW3. Better to defuse the situation now.
@Abm5544
2 жыл бұрын
No and no lol
@connorgolden4
2 жыл бұрын
@@MatthewChenault the west is evil? We ain’t perfect…but we sure as shit are better than anyone else. Lol, a Stalin to defeat the evil us. Wow you’re delusional. How about you goto China or russia since it’s so bad in the west. Let’s see what happens the seocnd you say something those governments doesn’t like.
@MatthewChenault
2 жыл бұрын
@@connorgolden4, no, we’ve evil. We have aligned ourselves with Satan to become the embodiment of moral and social degeneracy. We wage war against anyone who does not support our degenerate ideals - if you could ever call them “ideals” - and slaughter their people in the name of “democracy.” No, we are definitively evil. Even China, which has done many terrible things, seems less of an evil than what we have become.
@user-mj3st8py6p
2 жыл бұрын
Stop repeating one motive over and over again about Jewish president. Nazisn is not only Germans vs Jewish people. And just google Azov batallion from Ukraine, wich country except Ukraine have far right neonazi in its army? btw Zelenskiy as "Jewish president" gave medals for neonazi Azov commanders lol
@MatthewChenault
2 жыл бұрын
@@artevans4207, Azov has been forcing people to speak Ukrainian and has been actively oppressing the Ethnic Russian population in the Donbas for eight years. They are not friends of the Russians. They hate them.
@luca-ig2tj
2 жыл бұрын
A crucial part of the ideology of National Socialism is hatred of Jews. Yes, fascists and Nazis are a problem, also in Ukraine. They are always a problem. Especially in the army. But still one has to see that in the last elections the Fascist Party in Ukraine was under 5%. So Ukraine is still a long way from being a National Socialist state... Besides, that doesn't justify a war of aggression with hundreds of thousands of innocent deaths and millions affected.
@alexanderk5522
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry but all this geography seems non existent to me. It's more about politics, about surviving as a political leader of non democratic country. No one gave a shot about NATO until the last, say 8 years, when our propaganda became more stupid and aggressive. The single reason why the one would be scared of NATO is when the one plans to commit a genocide or a terrorist attack in another country. It's no matter if NATO expanded or dismissed or anything else, when you're a man who potentially will be jailed right after regime change you will do everything this not to happen. So in order to stay in power and in order to excuse 20 years of stagnation and loss of freedom you as a authoritarian leader will find enemies encircling the country. If not NATO then America if not America then nazis in Germany whatever reason to stay away from democratic world you'll use it like this.
@295g295
Жыл бұрын
9:55 - In 2012, Poland and Ukraine jointly hosted the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship / UEFA Euro 2012 .
@MR_Nosy_Otter1
2 жыл бұрын
while from a simple viewpoint your video was good, but this whole conflict and the geopolitics around are so much more complex than what a 14 minute video can provide. Strictly speaking for myself I believe Putin wasn't lying about everything and this is not an invasion but is still a military operation (quick note I don't think he's a saint and his reasons don't justify innocent people being killed even if they may or may not be true) with the claim of "de-Nazification", that whole subject is more complex than people know if they actually did their own research. first, there were a good amount of Ukrainians that joined the nazis to fight russia. By this point many in ukraine were tired of Russian rule and wanted to be their own nation and the nazis were viewed as saviors. this mindset was more in the west, while in the east they viewed the nazis as bigger enemies and russia as their saviors. the 14th waffen division is a nazi volunteer group that committed horrible acts on fellow ukrainians and other ethnic groups. to note after some time many saw the nazis as enemies and fought them and russia as well so the land became a battleground for 3 factions. even today there appears to be a laxed attitude to nazis and those ideals. there are still many nazi statues and street names up in parts of the country while having a "de-communization law". since 2016 nazi/ultranationalist groups like azov have been permitted to be in their national guard and special forces and have been trained by the US and have committed war crimes against many in donbass region, but I will add for fairness that many pro russian forces there have done the same which shows the subject is more complete than many think and not so black and white. to the part of Putin supposedly wanting to control all of Ukraine. If Putin does want any land of Ukraine he wants the eastern and southern parts of the area where there is a higher percentage of ethnic Russian people. If he was interested in all of ukraine like the west he would have already begun military operations like he has been in the south and east. Putin has clearly shown very little desire for the western part of the country, which shows he doesn't not want to control all of Ukraine if any at all. In the areas where that he may want control of he probably will have an easier time controlling because many along the eastern side of wanted Russia to save them, contrary to what mainstream news has been reporting. I personally do not think Putin wants to restart the old USSR. he just wants Russia to be a strong nation. he is clearly proud to be Russian and in a way wants to "make russia great again" but as stated above that doesn't justify innocent people dying and this much destruction. It must be remembered that Ukraine is no saint either. there are clear signs that Ukraine has signs of corruption and shady stuff. you have Nazi-like groups like azov serving in their military, you have US training them and others of their military in secret from 2016, you have reports of ethnic Russians being harrassed by ukraine military in the east and south, US created bio labs mostly the areas where most of russia's military actions have been taking place, which originally the thought of the labs were thought to be fake until victoria nuland had to confirm them and repeated claims from china knowing about them and the US ukraine embassy sites scrub all files that showed the locations of labs (you can find files online) kinda means we are hiding more in those labs than what we are being told, you have the US creating a riot that over threw the pro-Russian leadership in a color coup, zelisnky being in a huge money laundering (look up pandora papers), and ironically it was the US offering to get him out and no other nearby country which shows that along with bioweapon stuff, US helping create the new government with a color coup, and even training their special forces means US has way more on the line and involved than what we think and are told. you're welcome to disagree with me but at least keep in mind that maybe not everything we are being told is the truth
@BBBrasil
2 жыл бұрын
Aren't you all tired of hearing reasons why Russia invaded Ukraine? History, NATO, UN, geopolitics blah blah blah Pootin invaded Ukraine because he is a criminal. All places he "intervened" have rich natural resources. Then followed appropriations. By whom? Go on, google each situation, overlay an economic map over the regions, see for yourselves. Go on and ask who acquired the available resources. Greed.
@endo_kun_da
2 жыл бұрын
Good to collaborate with others on the platform!
@ailediablo79
2 жыл бұрын
NOTE: I just want to say that people underestimate what 1% Nazis and 2% of the militery Nazis extremist can do to a country overtime. Saddam Hussein came to power with less than 0.1% support. This is eastern Europe this is middle east, middle world area.
@rod9829
2 жыл бұрын
you must understand though, the main reason why these far-right groups have as much traction as they do (1/50 people) is because Russia is breathing down their neck, thereby invigorating violent nationalism, the problem may not be as "bad" if Russia would have just ended the war in the Donbass...
@ailediablo79
2 жыл бұрын
@@rod9829 well the problem is there before 2014 even before 2008. Also there is other reasons that has to do with other topics.
@ninianstorm6494
Жыл бұрын
@@ailediablo79 need to force city officials to lower inflation/living cost for all those making below 150k per year to prove daca worth it since for ages DC never lower living cost only print dollars to do more refugee crisis 1. Ukrainian Officials Tried To SABOTAGE Trump 2016 kzitem.info/news/bejne/o3193qBsoXZmrJg 2.george bush 14y ago said add ukraine to nato foreshadow nuland f eu coup 2014 support = kzitem.info/news/bejne/z4qHmXhnml-bZWU 2001 pentagon memo kill occupy libya to syria kzitem.info/news/bejne/wKOosIZ-sJSHem0 current ukraine gov is proxy since obama drew red line just like did in syria earlier arming rebels telling russia not to interfere while zelensky ethnic cleanse donbass region 7y= a. kzitem.info/news/bejne/1ZdvyouInHaGg3aZ. b. kzitem.info/news/bejne/qnibuHZtq4mckm0 dnc smear looking into treat covid symptoms/travel bans but permit parades/riots, recall snitches get rewards? kzitem.info/news/bejne/kWx835tqppN9ipw
@Agora13
2 жыл бұрын
"So what if he shook hands with Azov Batallion? Jews can't be nazis: the 15 minutes special" Helmuth Wilberg sends his regards.
@MatthewChenault
2 жыл бұрын
Also, let’s not forget that the nation that fought against the Nazis in World War II funded Neo-Nazis in other countries just so they could get rid of politicians they don’t like. It definitely did not involve the CIA, Nope!
@karolissavickis10
2 жыл бұрын
@@MatthewChenault dont forget that nation who claims have beaten nazis has most nazis in Europe.
@Masterho310
2 жыл бұрын
I can't understand the Indian dude. His accent is just too thick. He's also struggling with a lot of the pronunciation and vocabulary.
@asr4327
2 жыл бұрын
His research is amazing! Soo deep and good with best facts
@gog_magpie
2 жыл бұрын
His heavy accent makes difficult to understand, but over time he may improve.
@Masterho310
2 жыл бұрын
@@gog_magpie Yes he may.
@Masterho310
2 жыл бұрын
@@asr4327 I feel bad calling out the obvious that his accent is so thick it's hard to understand him. It would honestly be easier if he fed his research into a text to speech program.
@patrickhill3033
2 жыл бұрын
What do you think of John Mearsheimers take on this subject?
@pawernielsbroek3971
2 жыл бұрын
Nice art
@OldSkoolWax
2 жыл бұрын
Ukraine literally means the 'Borderlands'. It was the borderlands of the Rus Empire and subsequent empires and historically from the middle ages Russia relied upon it for defence. In fact the name 'ukraina' was given to several Russian boderland areas. Russia has a very long and very storied history with the area.
@user-ox9kw2kk9d
2 жыл бұрын
so what does it mean now? nothing but mighty lingustical version
@user-ox9kw2kk9d
2 жыл бұрын
@Dani Al Ukraine IS the Kievan Rus, we have same capital till modern day, when world Ukraine was first invented, there are 400 years before russian empire created at all
@dentalnecro
2 жыл бұрын
Rus empire gone, ussr gone. let's restore the Roman Empire, because it has such a great and ancient history 🤣
@idleishde6124
2 жыл бұрын
@ Dani AL News flash. All countries are artificial constructions of man. Show me an atom with 'Russia' 'Ukraine' or 'USA'. Nations are people, and if Ukraine says its Ukraine not Russia, its Ukraine. Few Anglo-Danes want to reinstate the Dane Law. Why? Because Anglo Danes don't exist anymore. There is just England. People make nations so if you want to win a nation you need the heart of the people. And Russia does not have the heart of Ukraine. You win more hearts with flowers than bullets.
@dentalnecro
2 жыл бұрын
@Dani Al you should study history
@thelionofthewest9168
2 жыл бұрын
It's simple he wants to return the Soviet Union back into existence
@humanipulationnation
2 жыл бұрын
Kievan Rus’
@edmundduke1296
2 жыл бұрын
You're schizophrenic.
@MR_Nosy_Otter1
2 жыл бұрын
technically true to a degree. he for sure wants the east and south parts of ukriane more than west. he is securing his border from UN and definitely US meddling near russia's borders.
@Maphisto86
2 жыл бұрын
I do not believe Putin is a committed Marxist-Leninist. At least not anymore. He does not want Communists in the Kremlin but rather to return Mother Russia to superpower status. That means ruling eastern Europe and parts of east and central Asia as part of Russia's "sphere of influence." Ideologically Putin is more of a Russian nationalist and Checkist, the latter being the advocacy of rule through a police state.
@thelionofthewest9168
2 жыл бұрын
@@edmundduke1296 yes yes you are schizophrenic
@nimei3262
2 жыл бұрын
I can explain everything you wish about all goals and proves of this war, as a Russian citizen. Firstly, I do not support war, and all these deaths. Secondly, we do not care, and Putin does not scare about protests and so on. I wait for your questions 😊
@LegalCommander
2 жыл бұрын
What do you mean when you say, "we do not scare" my friend?
@nimei3262
2 жыл бұрын
@@LegalCommander Ops, I have not read all my comment, we do not care, note scare. Sry for that, wrote from phone
@UnipornFrumm
2 жыл бұрын
ask belgium and netherlands how neutrality worked for them
@saulgoodman7858
2 жыл бұрын
Putin is enforcing his own version of the Monroe Doctrine. If he did the same on our borders we would be doing the same thing.
@LLlap
2 жыл бұрын
Bullshit.
@bandit6272
2 жыл бұрын
If Putin invaded us, we'd join NATO? Kind of a strange way to phrase it, but in and alternate timeline....yeah sure, I guess.
@kameronjones7139
2 жыл бұрын
Good thing the usa is actually friends with it neighbors unlike Russia who pushed them to NATO
@rodrigorodders7173
2 жыл бұрын
@@kameronjones7139 that’s the funniest thing I heard US is friendly with its neighbours
@kameronjones7139
2 жыл бұрын
@@rodrigorodders7173 oh yeah I forget you guys watch RT. The USA hasn't been hostile Canada or Mexico for over a hundred years. Most countries that are next to the USA would rather side with the USA than Russia. So by all means tell how those countries would become better off with Russia
@usernamesample8386
2 жыл бұрын
Propaganda starts at 3:40
@Boreas74
2 жыл бұрын
In an ideal world the items that should be considered as part of a peace settlement. 1 Putin’s removal and the setting up of a provisional government including opposition groups, with the goal of building a real democracy. 2 The same for Lukashenko and Belarus. 3 Russia pays for the reconstruction of Ukraine and compensates victims and families. 4 War crimes trials that reach from individual enlisted soldiers all the way to the top of the military and political hierarchy. 5 Independence for Kaliningrad. 6 Expedited membership of the EU for Ukraine, and Kaliningrad. 7 A pathway to EU membership with clear milestones for Russia and Belarus. 8 A commitment to replace the current US led NATO with a combined EU military fully funded and equipped for its own defence and capable of intervening outside of Europe without US support or involvement. 9 A new global defence alliance open to all democratic states. Expedited EU membership of Ukraine is the only one of these that seems likely at the moment.
@theshenpartei
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for giving background on this and context on this
@AdityaRathoreproduction
2 жыл бұрын
Very grateful! Thank you for watching.
@M-a-k-o
2 жыл бұрын
There has been a *civil war* not these past weeks but these past eight years. Did you know that the Right Sector, Trident (Tryzub) and Patriot of Ukraine are right-wing nationalist, neo-Nazi, paramilitary movements as well as political parties? Did you know that in 2014, the U.S. “influence” on the newly formed Ukrainian government was raising concern, specifically around members of Svoboda and Pravyi Sector (Right Sector) holding five senior roles in the new government, including the post of deputy prime minister? Svoboda is sold to the west as a romantic movement of benign Ukrainian nationalists, who happen to support WW2 war criminal and Nazi collaborator Stepan Bandera and cannot deny that they support ethnic ultranationalist views. I could give you many more examples (Azov Battalion, Olena Semenyaka etc) but it will fall on deaf ears. To unsuscribe is inevitable.
@luca-ig2tj
2 жыл бұрын
Does that really justify a war of aggression with thousands of innocent deaths and millions affected?
@emrecanarduc4378
2 жыл бұрын
yeah invading and literally sparking a civil war in an soverign country does make ukranians more nationalist ?! What a frecking suprise ? do you know how much real nazis in russian army ? Look at wagner group , literal putin's privite army. And fascist or nazis in ukraine just got minimal votes considering zelensky got +70% democratic liberal votes , ukraine is definetly right about this conflict.
@M-a-k-o
2 жыл бұрын
@@luca-ig2tj Did I said that? Read my post again.
@luca-ig2tj
2 жыл бұрын
@@M-a-k-o The video title is: "Why did Putin invade Ukraine?". And you respond with such a comment. That struck me as a justification for Putin's war of aggression. I'm sorry if I misunderstood you. Of course Nazis are a problem in Ukraine. They are always a problem. Especially in the military. But it does not justify a war of aggression. That's what I wanted to express.
@M-a-k-o
2 жыл бұрын
@@luca-ig2tj I see your point. This is Putin's war for sure. Even though I may understand how it came into being it is a criminal act and cannot be justified by anything. In my comment I responded to what the Indian guy said that Nazis in the Ukraine was fake news. Cheers
@seanwieland9763
2 жыл бұрын
MartyrMade has an excellent podcast episode on this as well. Everyone should listen to it first before speaking on this topic.
@Denis_Komarrov
2 жыл бұрын
If you look at russian medal for crimia then you will see date when russia began to take control 20.02.2014. Janukuvich lost power 23.02.2014. This is mean that russia began to move WHEN Janukovich was still in control.
@manilajohn0182
Жыл бұрын
This video is missing a major factor which I earnestly recommend to the channel owner to examine. The conflict which broke out in 2014 was the result of an escalation created by the United States (and almost certainly the U.K., France, and Germany), and the Russian Federation. Bullet points follow. 1. Competition for access to the extraction rights of large natural gas (and some oil) reserves discovered in early 2012 in the Donbass of eastern Ukraine, in the Carpathian Foreland of western Ukraine, and under the waters of the Black Sea offshore of the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine's economic exclusion zone. Two U.S.- based energy corporations (ExxonMobil and Chevron) and one British (Royal Dutch Shell) performed the exploratory work. 2. The first and third- named were close to reaching a fifty- year extraction agreement with the Ukrainian government of President Victor Yanukovych when the Russian state- owned energy concern Lukoil objected to the deal. The two western corporations placed further negotiations on hold until the political situation was clarified. 3. The resulting EU Association Agreement with Ukraine would have allowed continued and intensified work by those two corporations, to the benefit of both of them and to Ukraine (the latter of which was heavily dependent on the Russian Federation for energy imports. Projections indicated that Ukraine would be energy independent of the R.F. by 2025 and would then be able to export energy to EU nations. During the period 2012- 2014 however, approximately 50% of the Russian GDP came from energy exports- so the Russian economy would have been severely impacted. 4.The Ukrainian government was aware of the above and attempted to secure some billions worth of loan guarantees from the EU to compensate for a possible hostile Russian economic response. The EU responded with approximately 850 million immediately. The Russians learned of this and countered with 1.4 billion and preferential prices on energy to Ukraine- IF the Russians were granted extraction rights. Then, Russian Customs closed their borders to the import of Ukrainian goods (see the provisions of the Budapest Memorandum). 5. The Ukrainian government refused to sign the EU association agreement- an action which angered pro- western Ukrainian politicians and anti- Russian groups in Ukraine. Protests began immediately in Kiev. 6. Within a month, the Obama Administration sent two U.S. senators (McCain and Murphy) and a liaison team (headed by Victoria Nuland) to Kiev to meet with the protest leaders (see the provisions of the Budapest Memorandum). The team provided the leaders with 350 million prior to the fall of the Ukranian government, and another 1 billion afterwards. Within a month of the arrival of U.S. representatives, protests became violent. See Nuland's recorded phone call (three weeks prior to Yanukovych's fall) with the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine (Geoffrey Pyatt) and their discussion of the makeup of the government which was to replace Yanukovych. 7. Yanukovych's fall and the formation of a new government was quickly followed by the Russian annexation of the Crimea and the entry of disguised Russian armed forces into the Donbass (see the provisions of the Budapest Memorandum). There's more than enough here to allow the chain of events- and the responsibility of the parties involved- to be clearly seen. Cheers...
@pm71241
2 жыл бұрын
Well ... all this is fine, but the mere fact that he's continuing to claim that Ukraine is run by Nazis while behaving like a fascist himself (and that's not just a platitude) makes it very hard to take him serious as an honest actor.
@bootstompify
2 жыл бұрын
How does one behave like a fascist?
@pm71241
2 жыл бұрын
@@bootstompify Aside from recommending fascist literature to your regional governors, being an authoritarian invading a neighboring country under false pretense is a good hint.
@bootstompify
2 жыл бұрын
@@pm71241 no. Being a fascist is fascist behavior. Which fascist literature is it this week, because there's always attempts to link him with some kind of fascist thinker? And was the literature explicitly fascistic or just written by someone declared a fascist?
@pm71241
2 жыл бұрын
@@bootstompify Ok ... Fine...Putin is the fascist here. ...nuff said
@bootstompify
2 жыл бұрын
@@pm71241 and applying that label does what?
@sokolmihajlovic1391
2 жыл бұрын
Good work of both of you. Funny though how your college spells Gorbatschow. lol
@asr4327
2 жыл бұрын
Aditya Rathore is very good, subscribe to his channel
@leechlord8234
2 жыл бұрын
I also support the current thing
@XIXCentury
2 жыл бұрын
Nazi doesn't mean the same thing in Russia as it does in the west.
@asr4327
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, Aditya Rathore was right in this video, i subscribed his channel
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