2014 Ukraine Crisis: The Real Beginning of the War with Russia

[@warographics643]

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[@Drewscipher]

Simon, with the intelligence failures about Russia's capabilities, could we have a casual criminalist about Robert Hanssen, the FBI double agent, who was both bad at his job and then became a double agent. Kinda makes you wonder if all the hype about how powerful the Russian Army was supposed to be was also just BS with people getting paid off. The wikipedia entry reads like a short version of that rightous killer vid you did.

[@Biden_is_demented]

That is a very disingenuous description of what happenned in 2014. No mention of the fact that the country is divided, with the west being pro EU, and the East being pro-Russia. The fact that Yanukovich won a second time is a clear sign that at least the East half of the country wanted to be closer to Russia. The mass protests were conducted, not by the majority of ukranians, but by the Western half. Also no mention of the far right´s part in those protests, or the investigation that proved the sniper shots coming from the opposite side of the police, from a building occupied by members of Sektor Right. Do better.

[@alphabogeyman7462]

@@Biden_is_demented He conveniently forgot to mention the role of the violent neo nazi groups like svoboda,the right sector,S14/C14 and Aidar battalion. He also didn't mention the ambush on Yanukovych's convoy.

[@jaskaasi]

pricate internet access is owned by malware company

[@imtiazakand3174]

Ukrain is divided one side with russia and another side with west.ukrain people are divided.ukrain must be divided into two states according to your analysis.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:15 - Chapter 1 - A brief history 5:35 - Chapter 2 - The revolution & crimea 10:00 - Mid roll ads 11:25 - Chapter 3 - Summer 2014 16:30 - Chapter 4 - Ramping up the rebellion 19:40 - Chapter 5 - No end in sight 22:45 - Chapter 6 - Only a prelude

[@HallsteinI]

This deserves to be pinned

[@Kadeo-ms6qw]

@@HallsteinI Simon isn’t allowed to pin any comments other than the one that has the sponsors links. It’s part of the terms of the sponsorship.

[@csonracsonra9962]

@@Kadeo-ms6qw thanks for this, we don't know all the rules....I know I was in the dark. Thx again

[@gemmalee3032]

Tnx for time stamping.

[@raaid85]

revolutio or cia sponsored coup

[@mapalozimba2107]

I remember my high school history teacher talking about the initial spark between Russia and Ukraine and the issues it could lead to. He's a smart man

[@ArgelTal_]

my teacher was talking about globalisation as a buzzword and the eu industry making itself dependent from china like ... 25 years ago. Sometimes teachers are very smart. ;)

[@simonjones4855]

Or they just follow the actual news.

[@rajlowkie6616]

Putin was sent to Dresden to ✋ STOP the German from moving to the west, the Germans tossed the hammer & sickle to Putin, Putin FUMBLED & the ussr collapse, Putin's KREMLIN is still fumbling.

[@aztec0996]

News becomes history in a matter of time ​@@simonjones4855

[@FreedomofspeechSensor-zu8ip]

The original spark was Obamas CIA regime change in Ukraine!

[@morelka1872]

As a Ukrainian I got used to disinformation in western media when it comes to the war. Howewer, this video is well-made. I`m so glad that videos with deep great analysis exist.

[@ThePkmage]

all media has disinformation saying "western" is pointless.

[@yoooyoyooo]

It's just a pity no videos ever link to any clear evidence. It's all heresay. For example the maydan protests. I still don't know who to blame for the blood shed. Who fired first live ammo? Ukraine has to do much more work on clearing that event. To me it looks like some right wingers brought down the legally elected president. You have to realise that people that break the democratic process can't claim continuation of the state. That state was violated it's a huge question who has the right to continue ruling it and what part of it.

[@yoooyoyooo]

I'm not claiming I have the answers but I do have questions and I'm not pro any side I'm undecided because information is being disputed all the time and it's very hard to know what the truth is.

[@malcomx1924]

Lol you’re definitely a Russian, if you think that Russian media isn’t 90% propaganda and 10% real journalism you bumped your head. At least in the west we have acces to all the info and you can form your own opinion… and we don’t have cars with loudspeakers from the government playing government propaganda. Good luck being conscripted in yhe russian military!

[@Sandor7698]

It was the terrorist Jewish regime in Kiev that started this war, Russia will finish it. I hope that your people know what kind of Jewish monster the majority of Ukrainians voted to power.

[@Schizniit]

Great videos, because even back in 2013-2014 when shit started really hitting the fan in Crimea, people in the US had absolutely no idea it was even happening or that it had turned into war, and then fast forward to the end of the ceasefire, most people here think it was the beginning of the war, when it was just the end to a ceasefire during a conflict that has been going on for almost 10 years now.

[@TaTa-ce1kq]

Not only in the US but also around the world. Thus such videos are really important for an objective and fair assessment. Thanks to Simon.

[@Munin497]

And not only that, most who comment on the political games behind it completely forget about the faulty election, the poisoning and the orange revolution.

[@LordPadriac]

Not true at all. We knew. It was on TV almost every night. We're in the same position now though. Short of invading Ukraine ourselves and coming into direct conflict with Russia in open war there is nothing else we can do. Such an invasion will not happen unless Putin uses a nuke which would leave nothing left for us to lose. There is too much at stake for the world to act recklessly.

[@Lt_Dans_Legs_]

I’m pretty sure it was all over the news

[@FreedomofspeechSensor-zu8ip]

The Orange revolution was an Obama CIA funded coup! That is not BS you can look it up yourself.

[@garrettmorton774]

Thank you for covering the history of this conflict, Simon. It's important, but it hasn't received proper attention in the West for the last eight years.

[@Kektamusprime]

hasnt received it on purpose because USA has been setting this proxy war up since then, they have been training and funding nationalists who have been shelling civilians in the Donbas this is pay back against Russia by the US for Russia saving Assad in Syria which was also a US lead regime change attempt.

[@user-DongJ]

Absolutely. Fortunately/Unfortunately for those who took the effort to understand war, money & nature from works like Sun Wu's Art of War, Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations & Carl Sagan's Vision of Humanity, s/he/they will realise there exist many who will seek profits/opportunities from this crisis. This may explain why many elites/experts from states like US, China, EU, India, UK, Russia, AU, Brazil, etc. groups like IMF, WHO, UNP, RSF, ICC, WFP, TSB, POG, etc. & firms like Apple, Tencent, Samsung, Nestle, Loreal, Tata, Sony, Siemens, etc. are already making their moves in the cyber/shadow space.

[@robertyoung8785]

Garret Morton,.. and never likely to be.

[@noth606]

define what you mean by 'proper' - where I am it's been in the news enough that I stopped following news altogether.

[@AngelosGT]

What do you mean it hasn't received proper attention in the West? The West was directly involved in all these protests by sending representatives to support the protesters. Where have you been for that long?🤣

[@nathaniellong4281]

Great video. I've also heard a few pieces of information from other analysts. Crimea is home to the city of Sevastopol, where Russia's Black Sea Fleet is based. This port city is important because it is the only port that remains ice free year round for the Russian Navy to operate from. While Russia's Navy is probably not it's strongest military branch, having one branch of your military being unable to operate for half a year because of the weather isn't a good thing at all. Russia was leasing the port from Ukraine at the time of the protests. With the resulting change of government, Russia was uncertain if any new likely pro-EU government would let Russia continue to lease the port, and this uncertainty could have been a major reason for Russia to move the o annex Crimea. But there is also another reason. A few years before 2014, large reserves of oil and natural gas were discovered in Ukraine, so large in fact that Ukraine suddenly had the 14th largest natural gas reserves in the world. Many of the oil and natural gas reserves were located off the coast of Crimea. Now, the Russian government is majority funded by, and the Russian economy is essentially built up on the sale of natural gas and oil. If Ukraine were to develop their oil and natural gas reserves, Russia's oil and natural gas customers could decide to instead buy Ukrainian oil and natural gas, threatening the Russian government and economy. Plus, with Russia largely funded by the sale of oil and natural gas, Russia could always use more oil and natural gas to sell.

[@mirkovic]

… the development and research to take advantage of these richness? None! You left out a third FACT off, that the MAJORITY of the population in CRIMES happens to be Russian Speaking, hence the overwhelming result on the plebiscite, ANOTHER FACT sorely missing from your reasons Crime went Russia…

[@nathanjw940]

Good for Ukraine there's plenty of water access on the black sea in Ruzzia.

[@bhubankumarchhetri3311]

@@nathanjw940 Zoolensky destroyed Ukrop already.

[@jrobertsoneff]

All Russia needs is another yankee base on its doorstep.

[@darenzy]

Severomorsk near Murmansk is also ice free. Namely, ice isn't much of a problem for Russians, as they have many icebreakers. Even quite a fleet of nuclear ones.

[@nealhoffman7518]

A couple months behind on KZbin and currently binging Whistler. I remember watching the 2014 events unfold on the news... and then disappeared without resolution. I hate the short attention span of the 24hr news cycle

[@sepnyte9422]

I genuinly thought it had been resolved somehow and I just missed it. Huge shock to realize that wasn't the case.

[@netzoned]

You did not watch the events unfold on the news. You watched prop. Unless what you watched told the fact that the US led the 0-throw of UA in late March 2014, which started this whole mess.

[@mattcromwell4308]

Such an important prelude to understand the current war. Thanks for a great explanation of the conflict as always

[@moosesnWoop]

it's got a lot of gaps, but it's a good start.

[@Nightwing690]

US and NATO caused it, you're welcome

[@Dave5843-d9m]

The methods used to take Crimea and the East are what NATO was built to deal with. Sadly politicians always take the east line. It’s far easier to pretend Russia is not trying to encroach into Eastern Europe.

[@danielbrown6112]

Victoria Nuland Wikileaks is a big left out part lol. For those who don’t know I’ll sum it up. The US state department with Victoria Nuland hand picked which Ukrainian person would be able to take which ‘elected office’..... there is a leaked phone call where she does this with another US state department rep. Aka - USA is hand picking ‘elected officials’ in a ‘parliamentary democracy’..... it’s a fraud. Add the rejected IMF loan/debt/hyper interest rate deal Yanokovich rejected prior to the well funded riots of Maidan and you have a confessions of an economic hit man situation/pressure Russia at the border situation all controlled by USA (likely our deep state CIA not our own puppet elected leaders). Convenient to leave all of that out, lol. Worst part is the content creator here clearly KNOWS all of this already.... he just deliberately doesn’t tell us. And look - none of this is about blindly supporting Russia or bashing USA, I am American and I love my country.... this is about being truthful about what is happening. An honest accounting. If us Americans can’t recognize that we are hijacked by economic neo imperial interest then we are being dishonest and we are destined to servitude. We have the responsibility to question our leaders and learn the truth about major situations. WE are the super power, that comes with immense responsibilities and the need for transparency IF we are going to parade around like we are truly a ‘democratic republic’.... otherwise we are just fake liars hijackded by criminals usurping our international prestige and honest military might. We have a constitution. But back to our Content Creator here - his target audience is people looking to learn about the conflict with little other source material. Here is mine: 1.”Ukraine on Fire” by Oliver Stone 2.“Confessions of an Economic Hitman” by John Perkins 3. The leaked phone call with Victoria Nuland/US State Department And secondary sources which fill in the blanks and give us a deep historical context: 1. President Dwight Eisenhower’s last speech about the Military Industrial Complex 2. Major General Smedley Butler’s account to Congress about a corporate fascist state pulling the strings and conducting wars for private racketeering economic purposes.

[@altuspienaar7679]

@@moosesnWoop you are right, it's got a lot of gaps and that makes it a very bad start because a lot of cherry picking of info to serve his biased narrative which paints an inaccurate picture and leaves his audience utterly confused as to a most obvious solution to settle this once and for all.

[@danielkington2984]

Please can we have a Warographics special on the 1991 sieges of Vukovar and Dubrovnik in Croatia?The tank battles, urban fighting and tactical/strategic errors made are hugely relevant to today’s war in Ukraine. It was the biggest war in Europe since 1945 and seems to be repeatedly overlooked by experts and historians when various comparisons are made with Putin’s war in the media. Thanks.

[@JamesNettum]

Simon's on his third VPN sponsor?! There is some untold drama happening in Sponsorship Land.

[@SEAZNDragon]

More like a bidding war

[@Aothis]

History and political videos are being demaunitized left amd right so most history content creators have to use sponsors.

[@LeeDaegon]

Demonitized is a pretty way of saying "censorship"

[@robertopics]

@@LeeDaegon kind of but not outright, more like soft censorship.

[@danielknapp5189]

Can't wait to read the comment section of this video.

[@Coolidge2329]

Defund Ukraine

[@multiyapples]

Rest in peace to those that passed away.

[@Kefuddle]

I was flying in an out of Kiev during that time. Every airline knew not to fly over Eastern Ukraine. We were banned from that airspace by our airline and our regulator. To this day I cannot understand what the Malaysian was doing there.

[@westrim]

Flying the same basic route that 200 other airliners flew that week.

[@Kefuddle]

@@westrim 200 other airlines? 200? The US and Europe closed Eastern Ukraine to their carriers in April. MH17 was brought down in July. This recommended closure was promulgated by ICAO in April to which many regulators responded. There is a Guardian article saying that MH17 came down in different airspace, but that is not true. I specifically remember the routing we had to take. However, Dnipro Radar would often give us vectors through that airspace, which would have to decline. The point is, the world knew that was a dangerous route, but some regulators and airlines flew it regardless.

[@westrim]

@@Kefuddle You're right, checking, I was misremembering. It was more like 900 airliners, from 37 airlines, including Lufthansa, according to a Der Speigel article. I don't care what was recommended or what should have happened. I'm just saying what was. And from that concluding that victim blaming is perhaps just a little wrong headed.

[@Kefuddle]

@@westrim Malaysian Airlines and the Malaysian CAA are not the victims, but they are responsible. They are the groups responsible for not making the airspace out of bounds. Which frankly, is staggering considering the warnings from ICAO. They are not alone, I think Singapore ignored the warnings as did a few other Asian regulators and airlines. Even where that airspace was prohibited, we still had the odd crew who were not paying attention and accepted routings through the airspace, so that is on those crew for the callous risks they took. But that is different from mandating the restriction, which in all likelihood, would have prevented the loss.

[@westrim]

@@Kefuddle They lost an aircrew and an airframe, but they're not victims? What No, I didn't miss a period. Yes, Air Malaysia made a mistake, the same mistake as dozens of other airlines, but mistakes =/= responsibility. This isn't deciding who's at fault in an accident for the insurance claims. It's 100% on those who ordered the missile fired, and those who fired it. You don't blame a dead person for walking in the wrong neighborhood, or a raped woman for having a short skirt, that's disgusting. As for the weird focus on Asian airlines, again, *Lufthansa*, among other western carriers.

[@tassosplatis2143]

The Donetsk airport was newly renovated for Euro 2012. So sad to see it shambles like that....

[@johnnyb2909]

Yeah lets care about the airport...

[@chillydawgg4354]

They had a nice new stadium there too

[@JoBlakeLisbon]

You missed the fact that the US financially supported the pro-Western candidate and literally financed and started the second revolution. After that they colluded with literal Nazis in the country. Now we have some of the best men in the world squandered in a US lead meat grinder. Oh also the loans for weapons are being spent in the US. In return for money it will never be able to pay back Ukrainian land is now up for sale and the Ukraine is de facto a US vassal state. Some of this analysis is very immature. Please take a closer look at the financial issues rather than invoking nonsense about people's uprisings etc. This is how the real world operates.

[@lasagnaocelot4766]

I remember learning a hell of a lot about these EXACT events about three or so years before the war, I correlated all of these points together while predicting the initial rush to Kiev. Not much to pride myself in but I wasn’t entirely *surprised* by all this

[@ZeroCGR2]

You should check out Ukraine War for Independence (1917-1921) It basicly ended with Ukraine split between Poland and USSR

[@iorek4149]

He did it in his warographics channel

[@markdturnock]

They already did. On this same channel. Only like 3 weeks ago

[@tatianasavelieva4646]

You can study better. 1917-1921 it was not country with name Ukrain It didn’t exist

[@kevinnovak6511]

I had to search 'Warographics', to find this channel, after watching your video on the RC-135; While your other channels are mostly linked, this one was not listed, in going into the Channels list from that channel.

[@Jaxck77]

I was at uni in 2014 when the war first kicked off. There were a couple of us who went round to the Royal Marines recruiters office in case things escalated. Glad it didn't, but it seems like it was just a delayed reaction on Russia's part.

[@tonygreen6185]

You should listen to Jeffrey sachs.. he makes this guy look like a student compared to the professor. He outlines American foreign policy since the break up of the Soviet Union and how they have constantly and incessantly provoked Russia. Weapons on russias doorstep! Think of Cuba and that provides perfect comparison in attitude.

[@TY-km8hj]

​@@tonygreen6185 the west has been the biggest instigator of modern conflicts period

[@nomoresunforever3695]

The way you pronounce Yanukovych is absolutely insane.

[@jewels5340]

How’s is it meant to be pronounced

[@eugeniamatushchenko4895]

@@jewels5340 with “ch”, not “k” at the end like chees vs kiss

[@scottmccrea1873]

Had a neighbor in the 2000s who'd worked in the Soviet Ministry of Defense, she said - one key reason the Ukrainians gave the nukes to Moscow - they couldn't fire them*. Moscow, unsurprisingly, kept launch control in its hands. So, they were simply very large, radioactive paperweights that Ukraine couldn't use and, in any event, couldn't afford to maintain, even if they had the launch codes. *yes, potentially, the plutonium, uranium could have been removed from the warheads and used to construct new devices but this was beyond Ukraine's financial and technical ability. The real fear of everyone - US, Russia, NATO - was that the said elements would be sold to the highest bidder - Pakistan, N Korea, Iran, etc. Interesting story about Iran - they have 3 Soviet era warheads. The Russian mafia stole them and then sold them to the Mullahs. Once again, the Iranians didn't have the launch codes and were unable to crack the encryption.

[@JBM425]

Ukraine also gave up Tu-22 Bsckfire and Tu-162 Blackjack long-range strategic bombers as part of that NPT. Those bombers would have come in handy in the current war for hitting Russian bases and supply and combat columns before they could reach the border. For the most part, Russia has until recently been able to operate near the border with impunity, although that has begun to change recently.

[@thaddeuscarpenter1580]

Sure If ukraine maintained them for 30 years

[@scottmccrea1873]

@@JBM425 hmm, w/o fighter escorts wouldn't those bombers be shot out of the sky? In any event, it would have given Russian planners one more thing to underprepare for.

[@CarbonKevin]

This is all correct. There were even those on the Russian side that said "Don't give Ukraine anything in exchange for the nuclear weapons, let them keep 'em. Soon, they'll be paying us to take them away."

[@scottmccrea1873]

@@JBM425 no doubt you're right. However, could they have maintained those planes? Russians would charge outrageous prices for replacement parts assuming they'd have sold them at all.

[@truckinconvoy7312]

Tbh some of these modern conflicts deserve the "casual criminalist" treatment of getting 1-3 hour long videos

[@elatomala1976]

So many people do need to learn about the History of when things started.

[@RHINOTEJAS]

Putin needs to know this : This invasion started 10 months ago and it’s been a failure , time for the Russians to leave Ukraine 🇺🇦.

[@benjaminnguyen554]

i have so many questions but my questions incrementally go back hundreds of years lol

[@BradyPostma]

I recommend the book _The Gates of Europe_ by Sehii Plovkhy. It covers Ukraine's history from ancient Greece to Zelensky.

[@killer923]

I remember watching the vice on the ground coverage of Ukraine every might thinking how insane it was

[@MrRoyalbeers]

In hindsight I can't remember vice showing us the russian soldiers though. I find it impossible to believe that they werent aware of their presence while embedded with the seperatists.

[@imswanronson3558]

@@MrRoyalbeers I remember them implying it a lot, especially with crimea and the Belorussian “volunteers” but vice were mostly on the Ukrainian side of the fighting

[@MrRoyalbeers]

@@imswanronson3558 im specifically referring to when they were with seperatists. Not Ukranien.

[@imswanronson3558]

@@MrRoyalbeers I highly doubt sep leadership and their masters were going to let a western media company film russian soldiers at that time. The vice journo with the butt chin even claims to have gotten tortured by Russians and after that they were cautious about showing the other side

[@spagutti]

@@MrRoyalbeers They still have the episodes on their KZbinchannel. They are well aware that it's russian soldiers.

[@devonweber8006]

You should do one on cypress war

[@valentynknyaziev3524]

Thank you for this video.

[@bgwarior]

Incredible amount of detail was omitted from this recounting of 2014's events. It's a shame really, telling the events as they were as opposed to how they justify your point of view won't change anything now.

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@TheEvilCommenter]

@thecazigan28 Didn't even watch 1 min. Whatcha gonna do about it 🕺🕺

[@TheEvilCommenter]

@thecazigan28 Yes. But I can see why you don't like yours 🙆‍♂️

[@ChrundleTGreat]

In 1994 I used to work for a Slovakian man who believed his neighbors were blowing poison gas into his yard. He was crazy, but DID live near a meth lab in Tujunga, CA (IYKYK). So I’d go there and “smell” the air for 2 hours and I’d get $40 after writing a statement about my observations. He also told me that if WWIII were to kick off it would start in the Crimea. He was crazy but VERY smart about history and politics.

[@TheDJGrandPa]

Genius and crazy have a way of interconnecting 😅

[@pedrocavalcante5822]

I would like to know why Nuland landed in Kiev on that freezing winter day to distribute cookies to Ukrainians.

[@ZetaScirata]

My uncle was a "cyborg" in Donetsk Airport. Since the start and killed in the end of the "siege"

[@altuspienaar7679]

Stop with the cyborg bullshit, your uncle was part of the Ukrainian army which couldn't even stand up to a rag tag bunch of civilians with no training and some basic arms. Glory to the brave fighters of Donetsk Peoples Republic.

[@mikhailv67tv]

Your Uncle was Ukrainian warrior, that fought Orcs from Ruzzia. He’ll be remembered as far Australia.

[@johnslusarenko3309]

@@altuspienaar7679 That didn't age very well!

[@Fruzhin5483]

@@altuspienaar7679 go back to the shadows, troll

[@altuspienaar7679]

@@Fruzhin5483 you'r goddamn right I am trolling😉...but from the shadows not!

[@dbfbobt]

Thank you. I have been attempting to understand the background of the present situation. This helped immensely. Now my head hurts less.

[@Hellsong89]

Include Western vs Russia meddling into Ukraines internal politics via varying methods like Biden families shady oil deals with Ukraines oligarchs, so as usual its two superpowers proxy war with all available methods....but you should not talk about that, otherwise you are evil "Putinist" according to Western propaganda, what also pushes hard that Russian military is utterly useless, will loose any day now and is not a treat to anyone.... but some reason everyone should join to NATO and Russia is the devil... yeah makes total sense Also fun fact MA flight 17 was only aircraft in the airspace during that time, while everyone else went around the Ukraine airspace and just happened to be holding most of the worlds top AIDS researchers that were killed... one can question who this benefitted the most.... Shooting it down was no accident.

[@ObjectiveMedia]

This is lazily researched anti-Russian propaganda and why I’d never subscribe to this channel.

[@robsumner7528]

Not exactly consistent with other version of events, but interesting none the less.

[@franciscobuenrostro3891]

Would love to see a video on the Mexican Drug war

[@IsntTheInternetGreat]

Definitely something for Warographics, or Into The Shadows

[@robertoleary5470]

@@IsntTheInternetGreat or multiple videos for the casual criminalist

[@--enyo--]

Seconding this.

[@rejvaik00]

Hard to believe that 2006 when Mexico began it's war wasn't that long ago

[@ToneTraveler]

Yes and a documentary on Myanmar, current crisis.

[@lewiegan216]

I very much appreciate how he spelled out the politics and the protests that started long before crimea. Mainly because I have seen multiple American newspapers and organizations speaking of the current Ukrainian government (specifically since the ousting of their president in January-February) that since then their government is illegal and should be treated as such. Which is just a gross misunderstanding of the events that took place. You could paint it either way but the actions of the players and of the people doesn’t make it difficult to get to a accurate portrayal of what happened in 2014

[@barryludwikowski989]

Assuming your American, what had been completely left out of the discussion is the fact that everything that happened in Ukraine all the way back to 2004 was urged and supported, and at times downright instigated, by my country (US) for the singular purpose of weakening Russia because that country (along with China) represented a threat to our unipolar dominance; even if it meant starting a war in Ukraine. This surreptitious ambition had its inception all the way to the start of the so-called cold war with CIA Operation Aerodynamic and intensified during the first Clinton administration with the infamous 'Wolfowitz Doctrine' and has been constantly evolving ever since. As early as 2008 at Bucharest Romania, Ukraine (and Georgia) were promised to be admitted into NATO, something that Putin and numerous American political figures denounced as something that would lead to big trouble. Explain why on the night of the 'Maidan' in 2014 an American political appointee (Under Sec Victoria Nuland) was caught on a leaked phone call endorsing Arseiny Yatsenyuk (she referred to him as "Yats is our man") for new PM? What business is that of hers, or any American for that matter? By the way, the overthrow of the Ukrainian government to one which is west friendly and hates everything Russian was the direct inspiration for Putin's plebiscite to bring Crimea back to Russia, fearing that the Sevastopol naval base which was Russian since 1783 would become a new port of call for the US 6th fleet (which was in the works). What pisses me off is my country playing the hypocrite going all over the world peeing in everyone's pool, something the founders of this country strictly admonished against, as if such stuff matters anymore. www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/feb/07/eu-us-diplomat-victoria-nuland-phonecall-leaked-video Nuland's speech ‘F**k the EU’: US diplomat Victoria Nuland's phonecall leaked - video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIG5pGiMqq5rjqs www.medialens.org/2022/doubling-down-on-double-standards-the-ukraine-propaganda-blitz/? Doubling Down On Double Standards - The Ukraine Propaganda Blitz 4th March 2022 The point is that if the US were not involved, the dynamics and situation would be entirely different. The US doesn't give a rats ass about Ukraine, that country is nothing more than a tool to accomplish nefarious undertakings. All the drama and soap operatics were carefully crafted with the inspiration and leadership of my country - and that f_____g stinks. Are we not continuously preached to how the US respects the sovereignty of other nations? We're continually sending billions of dollars (printed inflationary money) to a European shithole that has absolutely nothing to do with US security, while Florida has to kiss Washington's ass for aid following the destruction caused by Ian. My country has completely lost its bearings and is assuredly marching into a global conflict that will ultimately bring it down and for no less than the ego and hubris of butthead people in charge.

[@sharongriffin2673]

I like the meme that has elenski saying "...where's my money, Joe?"

[@aleksaskela25]

@@barryludwikowski989 needs to be pinned

[@anfg7376]

yr not really saying anything here??

[@barryludwikowski989]

@Yarp Yarp Yarp, Yarp, Yarp etc. I never voted for Trump, so suck on that asshole!

[@Т1000-м1и]

Great summary

[@Morozilka12]

There is quite a lot of omissions and inaccuracies in your video, though it definitely gives mere perspective to the current conflict. I'll point out just a few which are rather important. First of all, in February Yanukovich left Kyiv but not Ukraine. At least not at first. February 21 he signed a treaty (Crisis Management Treaty) with the opposition (Vitaly Klitchko, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Oleg Tyagnibok) under the supervision of the German and Polish representatives - Frank-Walter Steinmayer, Radoslav Sikorski and Eric Fournier (France). By the terms of the treaty the President should have had his authority cut on behalf of the Parliament, so that Ukrainian constitution was restored to its 2004 version. Yanukovich also agreed to hold early Presidential election no later than December same year. Same evening he left for Kharkov to join a planned meeting. Next day 112 Channel airs his speech where he declined to sign any parliamentary decision. A couple hours later the Parliament signed a document that proclaimed him to "unconstitutional dereliction of duty" and moved Alexander Turchinov (not holding any political post at the time) for Ukrainian Rada Speaker. Same day, after the meeting had been cancelled, Yanukovich left for Donetsk for another meeting, and then for Crimea though between the two, it is told that he's ben evacuated to Krasnodar, Russia, by helicopter. Anyway, while he was in Crimea, SBU (Ukraine's Defence Bureau, equal to Russian FSB or American CIA) moved in to arrest him in company with Alpha and Falcon special ops units. February 23 - Turchinov proclaims himself Acting President until the elections in May. A move that Russia to this day considers a coupt. And only the next day, February 24 Yanukovich leaves for Russia. As for the Russian Forces moving in to secure Crimea. There has been a treaty between Russia and Ukraine to split bases in Crimea as well as armaments, so a contingent of Russia's Black Sea Fleet had been the from 1997 on till 2017 with a possible prolongation. This contingent included "up to 25,000 troops, 24 artillery systems, 132 armored vehicles, and 22 military planes on the Crimean Peninsula". So, despite that little is known for sure, there was no need for any other Russian military force to cross the border and get to Crimea to bolster the marines.

[@roberttaylor3594]

Glad I found this. I've read up on it online, but this summarises it nicely. I have now heard both sides of the argument on the break away republics, Orange Revolution, etc...the 'Coles notes' versions, anyway. You don't mention any involvement by the West, specifically the US in the two 'revolutions', but the fact that there were protests and popular support for the move toward the EU is always ignored by the 'pro Russia' side of this argument, calling the change in governments 'coupes'...but clearly they were not, as far as I can tell. Without the involvement of Russia the breakaways would not have had a chance, without the support of the West the Orange and Dignity revolutions probably still would have happened; Ukraine would still be moving toward the EU and away from Russia, it seems.

[@LLlap]

Glad that you took the time to figure it out!

[@michaelotieno6524]

In January 2014 support in Ukraine for joining the EU was at 41%. The idea that the Ukrainian president had a clear cut choice to make between the EU and Russia is wrong. You only need to read the Ukraine/EU association agreement which allowed EU good tax free access into Ukraine. All Ukraine got in exchange was visa free access into the EU for their citizens. At the same time there was no customs border between Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan - which meant EU goods entering Ukraine tax free could be dumped in Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan. The most obvious fact is that since the coup and signing of the EU Association agreement had no visible economic impact.

[@roberttaylor3594]

@@michaelotieno6524 I read up on it as you suggested and couldn’t find the tax free access for EU countries in there… I found references to moving toward a tarrif free trade agreement, which is not the same thing. Also; not really a “ coup” as far as I can see.

[@LLlap]

@DuckDodgers. it is pure evil. Ask Stalin or the Tsars.

[@paleface953]

@DuckDodgers. it's ridiculous to say russia invaded ukraine not out of evil ambition. it is EXACTLY what it is - evil ambition. Russia wants to rule Ukraine. How else would you name it?

[@Marcik86]

Wow... Couldn't be more clear. Now I understand the situation as a whole. Thanks!

[@johncarroll772]

@duckdodgers.8419 Oliver Stone 😅😅😅😅

[@yakuzarage2301]

At 5:13 when you said the orange revolution was peaceful. I beg to differ, I have seen documentaries and if you search on you tube you will see it. Do your research properly before making such statements.

[@jeffjohnson6709]

You skipped the part where Yanukovych resigned and the US and Russia a deal to get him back but he had already fled and then they broke into his compound and that was it.

[@memilshakes8576]

Video needs more recognition

[@randlerobbertson8792]

Over a year on this is still relevant and informative😊

[@okcyurwin]

Thanks for the very informative article 👍🏼👍🏼

[@ciprianokritzinger3636]

Something important missing, why is Victoria Nuland‘s role in the Maidan 2014 event excluded in this video.

[@czechultimatestyle]

Is that german flag mixed with russian? Stockholm syndrom of eastern germany???

[@ciprianokritzinger3636]

@@czechultimatestyle You are the first one to see the combination. Congratulations! I'm sure you can figure out why a good relation with russia is beneficial for our country. For our suzerains it would be a disadvantage. Germany should follow the American doctrine no friends no enemies, only interests.

[@luissantoyo27]

Because it’s not important. Pro-Russian zealots like to bring it up to promote the myth that the Maidan Revolution happened as a result of America.

[@gilliganallmighty3]

Georgia 2008 was the real start. It was the exact same MO as 2022.

[@TheEmmef]

8:45 Remember that Yanukovych was elected democratically by the _whole_ of Ukraine. Mostly people in the west of Ukraine protested for the ousting of Yanukovych, and as you mention, people in the East did not approve of his ousting. It, again, puts your "majority of Ukrainians" claim in doubt. And are people in East Ukraine suddenly rogue by supporting "their" candidate? We Westerners might agree with the ousting, but we are not part of Ukraine. Your story is coloured by what the Western part of Ukraine thinks. I am looking forward to evidence that I am wrong.

[@eq1373]

Did you collect your 800 rubles yet?

[@TheEmmef]

@@eq1373 Smearing is all you got? Mentioning bribes says more about you than about me. I want this war to stop. All parties in this war are wrong, as always. But if we attempt to understand each other's perspective, likely not agree with it, we MIGHT be able to stop this nonsense. I try that. I even provide easily verifiable evidence. What do you do? You smear anyone that disagrees with you. But hey: what else can you do? People with your behaviour are necessary to prolong and likely escalate this war. To get more innocent Ukrainian and Russian boys killed. To make poor people around the world suffer from economic and resource-related collateral damage. To make shareholders of the weapons industry richer; still laughing when the bomb drops. *Good going!*

[@pedrocavalcante5822]

I would like to know why Nuland landed in Kiev on that freezing winter day to distribute cookies to Ukrainians.

[@TheEmmef]

@@pedrocavalcante5822 At least she was not in a manifestation against the government with the Right Sector like McCain. But both were actively participating in anti-governmental demonstrations in a country that they had official diplomatic relations with. That is a diplomatic sin. There is too much evidence for foreign meddling, see also the exposed tape recording of Nuland with the ambassador but also an article where the Guardian cheers on the 'US campaign behind the turmoil in Kiev'. I have never seen any convincing arguments that the west was not involved after all.

[@alex4863]

The biggest red flag will always be “good v evil” very rarely in this crazy world does that ever happen, this is certainly not one of it. The people who believe in Ukraine is totally innocent of this (relatively mostly western back preferring officials in Ukraine) are the same people who believe that WMD are a legit threat in Iraq.

[@bobbyh4957]

Forgot to mention about US diplomats participating in rallies in Ukraine.

[@PeterMuskrat6968]

Yup, deal with it.

[@pedrocavalcante5822]

I would like to know why Nuland landed in Kiev on that freezing winter day to distribute cookies to Ukrainians.

[@bogdanafilonich33]

Finally a video with true information about the war and situation

[@lijokjohn2001]

What about the ban on Russian language in Ukraine?

[@eq1373]

What about it?

[@alex4863]

🤫 also the same with Ukraine genocide of Russo speakers in Donbas, violations of Minsk 1 & 2 agreements.

[@hann-pro]

Thank you Simon and channel writers for adequately explaining our history to English speaking community 💙💛 Through a lot of hate and misunderstanding on even existence of Ukrainians as a nation sober and correct facts provide a great support!

[@deathbeforedishonor9012]

I remember when this started, they hit a Russian convoy and took it out and found literal Russian documents, they didn’t even try hiding it.

[@mechanicaldavid4827]

On the other hand, there was also the breakaways in Chechnia Pt 1 & 2

[@abekane7038]

This was an interesting listen to one side of the story

[@dannyacatincai9661]

Exactly

[@onegoodearthcycles]

That was fuqing awesome Thank you

[@joshuawatson575]

Once again Simon never misses. Detailed and unbiased analysis.

[@mark4371]

Joshua Watson Unbiased in its detail No mention of CIA involvement in the maidan demonstrations or that the protesters were paid 29 dollars a day to keep the protests going There are numerous omissions in this presentation Too many to mention as one could write a thesis upon what is missing Unbiased 😂

[@deutugal]

So? No one is guilty? Who is in the right?

[@neilhillis9858]

@@deutugal Not Putin

[@yoooyoyooo]

​@@deutugalI don't think anyone on earth can answer with 100% certainty who is to blame for this. I think both sides are wrong.

[@DuandaleQingle]

putin is guilty@@deutugal

[@LLlap]

Fun fact: Yanukovik actually has a 'ch' instead of 'k' in his name, making him in fact a Yanukovich. Like dozen times you said his name incorrectly in the first minute. Obamer, Bidon, Cliton and Tramp.

[@TheTuareg]

They don't care about our names neither about our countries, brother!

[@thePrahoable]

So? Big deal. What's more important - a foreign person that could pronounce correctly as a native Ukrainian or the story behind the whole conflict that deserves a comment from your side? I also noticed the misspelling but disregarded it because the story was more interesting than his Ukrainian pronunciation skills.

[@spechund7109]

Vik or vich, he's still a b*tch ;)

[@TheTuareg]

@@thePrahoable That simply shows how poorly he prepared for this video. And second, what if people call you Mulanov as in mule?

[@irishrebel374]

People seem to forget the 5 day war in Georgia.. the prelude etc..

[@SuzysRedStripes]

Thank you for summarizing. I remember when it started, but I was in middle school, and the TV coverage was mostly about how it affected the US more than anything else. I remember the airplane being shot down. There were so many conspiracy theories about that.

[@chriswood9836]

I used to watch all the stuff from Donetsk and luhansk and the interviews they did with the civilians there about all the sneaky things Ukraine was doing at the time but all that stuff is gone from yt now gotta push the sanitized Ukraine is winning garbage now

[@justinjenkins2682]

Wow, I knew about the passenger jet but not much else about this

[@David_Robert]

Hello 👋 how are you doing today??

[@seanb2039]

You sound like if Jeremy Clarkson played a news reporter in a Graham Greene parody.

[@saatee100]

Regarding the election looks mostly similar to the elections in the USA 😂😂😂

[@ArgelTal_]

classic russia "if it works one time it will work another time" ... well ... didn't work out with ukraine so far, i hope the US won''t dive in a civil war about this.

[@rajlowkie6616]

Democracy is a civilized war with 🖊 and paper 📃, is MIGHTIER than the sword .

[@geothon]

What started it is that Russia sees the break up of USSR as loss of their territory. They do not accept the sovereignty of former Soviet republics.

[@ilearnedsomethingnewtoday6193]

You guys need to do a video on the Battle Off Samar, also known as the last stand of the tin can sailors.

[@jobanh7ify]

Yes

[@DeliveryMcGee]

I'd also recommend the second naval battle of Guadalcanal, the last pure gunfight between capital ships. Much like Taffy 3 at Samar, it's one of those that they can't make a movie about because nobody would believe that shit actually happened -- spoiler alert: Samar was a bunch of destroyers and baby aircraft carriers against a far superior force of battleships and cruisers, and the little guys won against all odds. Guadalcanal was two heavies and their escorts in a knife fight, the American force was losing badly, with most of the esorts mission-killed if not outright sunk, and the battleship South Dakota crippled and unable to call for help bc the electrical problems ... and then the other American battleship that nobody had noticed got close enough to visually identify which battleship-sized radar blip was which.

[@DeliveryMcGee]

Are you accepting spec scripts? I may be amenable to writing about the Second Battle of Guadalcanal, though I'm sure your regular writers would do a fine job of it.

[@ThunderRoad8888]

You can't call them separatists. They were fifth columnists helping a Russian invasion. That is how Russia conducts hybrid war. A separatist would be like in Quebec, where a vote is held democratically for an independant nation. These gunmen wanted to join Russia, and we led by Russians.

[@FreebornJohnLillburne]

The gunmen were Russian Ukrainians. Moreover this description fits the US policy to a T as well. That’s what we did in Ukraine in 2014, and even a Ukrainian court admits that most of the violence was caused by agent provocateurs from outside the region. This is just another coup like the Dulles Brothers regime, Cheney, Imran Khan etc. I like this channel but he’s not giving the whole story

[@CanadianOnlooker]

Read the wiki page of "war in donbas 2014-2022".. Feb 24th is even listed as the day it ended.. yt won't allow the link 🤷‍♂️

[@FreedomofspeechSensor-zu8ip]

You clearly dont know geopolitics and fail to put things into context! Eastern Ukrainians are Russians and want to be part of Russia. After the 2014 Obama-Soros "Pro-west" CIA coup; which funded nazi groups in Ukraine, Russians became marginalized and want to be united with Russia!

[@AlAl-b5j]

If Quebec became part of the USA, they would still be separate from Canada

[@ThunderRoad8888]

@@AlAl-b5j If the USA sent its troops to fight the Canadian army, like Russia did (Debaltseve, Ilovaisk) then it would be an invasion. Not separatists.

[@billwill7383]

So much history in all this. I just wish this war would end.

[@88GAF]

This does leave out several key events that are not mentioned in this video but clearly shows Ukraine was not squeaky clean such as the following. Ukraine cut off access to fresh water to the entire crimean peninsula starving civilians of drinkable water, rise of ultra nationalist neo nazi political figures such as Svoboda and other people who indirectly supported them such as now general Zalushny, thirdly Ukraine passed a law that made speaking languages other than Ukranian an offense which is why the number of LPR AND DPR rebels exploded. History is important but getting the entire picture is as well not just selling one narrative

[@thebalticpower2301]

Yeah but who occupied Crimea, Russia, Russia blocked all roads to Crimea when It annexed it so yeah It wasn't Ukraine's problem anymore. And F**k Russia.

[@TheGringuish12]

This

[@ringodeathstarr6070]

thirdly Ukraine passed a law that made speaking languages other than Ukranian an offense That's the dumbest lie ever.

[@ringodeathstarr6070]

Why Ukraine should provide it's own resources to the occupied territory?

[@ringodeathstarr6070]

Why are they neo nazi? What's their neo-nazism?

[@kleetus88]

its crazy how much the 2004 election in Ukraine is like the 2020 in the US.

[@Joaquin546]

Yeah only if you evidence for 2020!

[@riebenzahl-524]

Was Biden poisend by the Kremlin to tty to ensure the victory of its puppet? 🤔

[@eq1373]

​@@Joaquin546we did. No one wanted to hear it.

[@Joaquin546]

@@eq1373 right that’s why trump and his staff went to over 60 court cases with no evidence! 🤣🤣🤣

[@ivettispaghetti8895]

I was a US soldier stationed in Germany 2012-15. We thought it was time for WW3 when this happened. We were ordered to sit on a Reagan Missile Silo in Turkey for 9 months.

[@lampegutt123]

And the election Yankovich was actually deemed a fair election in 2010. All international election observers were welcome

[@lampegutt123]

So to just take power from an electorally elected president, completely unconstitutionally. That is why the authorities were so aggressive. 2014 Was a coup to seize power in an un-democratic fashion. To think this was a just response to your leader making a decision you don’t agree with, is so anti-democratic as it gets.

[@lampegutt123]

You could call it a CIA funded presidential campaign

[@lampegutt123]

@IncreaseRussophobia according to Wikipedia, it was observed and deemed fair. In a country since 1991 plagued by extreme corruption and political infighting

[@PeterMuskrat6968]

Yes, and then he pissed off his people by trying to sell his countrymen to Russia. So they toppled his government and made a brand spanking new one. It’s called don’t piss off your population

[@Ianmundo]

I was just thinking 🤔 This Simon Whistler guy needs another channel in which he reads out wikipedia pages

[@s.corrigan1586]

Just a few years into his presidency Yanukovych suddenly decided to not sign the EU association agreement, against parliaments decisions... You might not want to just gloss over that bit, some might say it's the most important bit. What were the EUs demands? What would be the affects on Ukraine?

[@richardeastman9846]

Yanukovych pulled out of the EU Accord when the EU made the deal contingent on an IMF loan that was not on favorable terms and risked a debt crisis. He went to Putin and was offered better terms. The IMF didn't like that and the Maidan Revolution popped up with strong organization and money.

[@platosbeard4449]

Ssshhh. Simon prefers cherry-picked facts that paint a bogus pro-western story rather than the truth that the US has been intervening in Ukrainian affairs in order to threaten Russia on a key border which has seen multiple invasions of Russia by western powers over the previous 3 centuries.

[@monaliza3334]

Yup US billions $$$ for supporting AZOVE Nazi's.

[@pedrocavalcante5822]

I would like to know why Nuland landed in Kiev on that freezing winter day to distribute cookies to Ukrainians.

[@cencension]

Lol, "better terms", yeah meaning a private villa for Yanukovich ... he got bribed by Putin, possibly also threatened ... there were better offeres on the table from the EU after Y. returned from Moscow and still he didn't even wanna discuss them, despite it being a campaign promis of his.

[@grapeshot]

Yeah remember when Malaysia Flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine. And of course the finger-pointing started.

[@pagejustin5572]

And then the wtf is Russia doing started.... Only Russia could have shot that plane down and everyone knew it.... This isn't no internal uprising

[@toomaskaljas1664]

Plame was pointed away

[@PeterMuskrat6968]

and then the video of the Separatists after they shot down the plane came out and put the issue to rest… Oh wait… Russian bots still delusional

[@johnbullard902]

Great overview, thanks!

[@ИннокентьевАлексей]

This video is somewhat misleading, because man who sparked violence into the war was Russian ex-fsb agent Girkin/Strelkov. He organized very disorganized groups of militia in Slovyansk, and people did not want to escalate violance into actual war, but he spilled the first blood. If there was no Strelkov, violence would be at the level of local protests and some negotiations with prorussian protesters

[@Lexomm1]

7:57 "and the police fired at them with snipers..." - That's not true, no one knows to this day, who the snipers were. Though, considering their effect, they seem unlikely to have been Yanukovych's men.

[@chriswood9836]

Forgot to mention givi and Motorola and how much of an impact they had

[@YellowBlueArmy]

I never hear anyone butcher the name Yanukovich so hard as you. It also seems like you pronounce his name different every time you speak it haha

[@micahistory]

last time I was this early, Ukraine wasn't at war

[@THIS---GUY]

The concept of undeclared wars is facinating. Russia has not declared war on Ukraine. Ukraine has not declared war against Russia. USA hasn't declared war since Jun 4, 1942.

[@davidcampbell3642]

I thought they declared war on the Empire of Japan after Pearl Harbor.

[@THIS---GUY]

@@davidcampbell3642 ...On December 8, 1941...

[@freddykruger1086]

"Democracy" here you go..clarified this for you. Needs to be quote over democracy toward anything that nato try to invade..was yugoslavia dismantlement and then decades of deaths was democracy too? Was libya invasion by foreign forces and paid for/trained by so called rebel forces by nato elements are democracy aswell?

[@mrsupremegascon]

Yougoslavia broke up itself. No one invaded Libya. Libya did tried to invade Chad and Egypt tho

[@freddykruger1086]

@@mrsupremegascon ... please read up on subjects before speaking on them. Not just a 4 minutes news clips from the propaganda machines on social medias x)

[@mrsupremegascon]

@@freddykruger1086 Speak for yourself. You really have to know no one from the Balkans or Libya to believe such lies. I do. Yougoslavia was only held together by a dictatorship, once it fall, Serbia, Croats and Bosnia were doomed to break up. Gaddafi was hated by almost everyone at the end. When he got captured, he got lynched to death by his people and almost all Libyan (except his tribe) cheered. And no, one invaded Libya.

[@freddykruger1086]

@@mrsupremegascon im in montreal..canada..we got all the war refugees here. I actually know the geopolitical involvement of pro nato elements that fought in yugoslavia. Libya was invaded by "rebel forces" that were sponsored and trained by nato elements aswell (french/italy). A little reminder for you. Al qaeda and isis were groups also armed/trained by cia/nato elements. Ive been in kandahar training afghan police in a joint ops of CAF and Nato elements. Truly, get knowledge son. The only thing you know is what the media told you that you need to know. When youre on the field for real and see how the money flows goes and see things thst you shouldnt see you understand a lot about how this world work and have been working for many decades if not centuries now.

[@freddykruger1086]

@@mrsupremegascon and most lybian still miss kadhaffi..lybia was the richest afrikaan country per capita and was pushing to become indepedent with their ressources. They also had amazing h3althcare (most rich afrikaans were either going there for operation or germany) also had good wealth giving back to the people..the country is now a leftover of what it was. Like irak..like anywhere else we went to quell any sort of globalist resistance. The gold afrikaan dinar..look it up. Thats the reasons they got invaded..you really think that country just fall out of nowhere for no reasons but people wanting "democracy"? Like for real wake up bud x)

[@David_____]

Interesting to see the parallel between tge donetsk airport and azovstal defenders

[@lcifermorningstar191]

The biggest lesson in this war is: Don't ever give up your Nuclear Weapons

[@istvanglock7445]

Or .... don't ever trust Russia. They've broken at least 3 agreements that I know of in starting this 2022 war.

[@hannahr77]

hmm those nuclear weapons were made by the Russians

[@truckmusic1]

They couldn’t use them anyway, Russia had the launch codes

[@FatManWalking18]

Ukraine had a separate seat at the UN while the USSR still existed

[@tenton459]

Just as individual EU countries keep their seats...

[@xmaniac99]

So in retrospect, what was the Budapest memorandum worth?

[@diogorodrigues747]

It was a big error.

[@yoloswaggins7121]

It was worth it. Ukraine couldn't use the nukes anyway, and Russia weren't the only country that wanted Ukraine to give up their nukes. The US was also uncomfortable with another nation have nukes and Ukraine risked becoming internationally isolated in the new world order if they didn't give them up.

[@oleksandrnahnybida3167]

@@yoloswaggins7121 “Ukraine couldn’t use nukes” this is stupid point I see a lot.

[@yoloswaggins7121]

@@oleksandrnahnybida3167 Why is it a stupid point?

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

@@yoloswaggins7121 "Ukraine couldn't use the nukes anyway" - they could but it would take massive investment

[@tavern77]

You forgot the first referendum un Crimea in 91

[@iiitiberiusiii3441]

It must be noted that already in 2014 russia was shelling Ukraine with missile launchers from its own territory and the Ilovaisk encirclement happened cause russia has employed tank brigades directly through its border which was proven by the satellite images at the time. Oh, and the Girkin, is no only a separartist leader. He is a russian citizen and FSB colonel.

[@sammadet]

😮‍💨

[@S.STAR23]

The main reason for the conflict is Ukraine's desire to join NATO and consent to the deployment of American military bases on its territory, and this is a threat to security for Russia.

[@YohanRoth]

Dude you are wrong. Before Russia attacked Ukraine did not wanted to join nato as Ukrainian people saw Russia not a threat

[@sH-ed5yf]

Is it? What are few military bases going to do to the biggest nuclear power on earth

[@Avidire]

@@sH-ed5yftell me how and why are there so many US bases across the globe and seemingly as if they surround countries that arent the US’s lapdog.

[@sH-ed5yf]

@@Avidire why should I. This is not the topic and has nothing to do with ukraine. Keep quiat

[@aAverageFan]

​@@sH-ed5yf If USA didn't allow Cuba to host Soviet nuclear missiles then why should Russia allow Ukraine to host American nuclear missiles?

[@himiehonor1196]

They did not staggeringly “ inherit”1700 nuclear weapons! These weapons are not bullets, they are complex bombs which were only sited in Ukraine but fire controls were controlled by Russia. It’s like saying Turkey has rights over US nuclear bombs sites at Incirlik.

[@Huvpalto]

Thank you so much for covering this. I was a little frustrated at the beginning of this invasion by how many people in the west actually believed that not only this was the start of the war but also that it in any way understandable or justified. “NATO expansion” “nazis” and other bullshit pro-russian points. My home country is now a case study of what happens when civilised world doesn’t react to such aggression decisively. This is what Russia does and always did: test waters. They try something, they check out what the world does. And if it works out fine - try something bigger next time. And I’m grateful for the worlds support. Helping Ukraine fight for our sovereignty - is fighting for a world where authoritarian regimes cannot just stroll anywhere and annex anything they want while bullying the world with threat of “nuclear escalation”.

[@Huvpalto]

Separate note about Donbas. My best friend is a refugee from there. Most of those “separatists” were either russian soldiers, mercenaries or local bandits armed by Russia. My friend says that in 2014 she saw hundreds of buses without numbers full of dudes riding in Donetsk. Her father was a police officer. Those “Donetsk separatists” being what they are - bandits who had beef with previous policemen, tortured him and pulled his teeth and fingernails off to make him confess he’s a “nazi”. Her mom and grandmother are still there. Still secretly pro Ukrainian. Telling how mercenaries set artillery in residential areas, fire and then run away to then have that area bombed back and accuse Ukraine. Also they are living Without water without electricity without police without banking systems and pensions. But with Russian flags, yaay. Those are not a “Russian speaking minority oppressed by Ukrainians and fighting for their freedom”. Those are Ukrainians being held hostage by bandits, mercenaries and russian soldiers.

[@kyle-ld2gh]

@@Huvpalto it's amazing how many people actually believe ruzzian revisionist history. It honestly just blows my mind. I'm Ukrainian by heritage and have tried to keep. But it's been obvious from the start who the real fascists are in this conflict. And it's almost like to the reich wing here in the west that ruzzia has never lied before lol. Also, anyone who's been paying attention the azov they try to portray as far right neonazis, are just Ukrainian nationalists who were literally created in a direct response to ruzzian oppression and constant involvement. Like who would have thunk, that ruzzian extremists and violence from an oligarch would lead to an extremist response. Also which country out Ukraine and ruzzia have had numerous fair and free elections, and constant anti corruption campaigns that have actually worked? There is a reason losers like Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Traitor Greene support and simp far "The Little Father". And I guarantee if it were an Islamic country attacking Ukraine, they would be screaming to put boots on tbe ground because it's brown people to them.

[@darenzy]

@@Huvpalto Slava Bandera, oh no

[@brianticas7671]

History lesson for you guys, crimea originally isnt neither russias land nor ukraines. It was actually part of turkey but they lost it to catherine the great in a war.

[@worfoz]

I think it is where all the crime was invented.

[@vaidaselement7634]

Thats wrong history lesson. Crimea is Ukraines land becase it is internationally recognized so. Crimea originally was part of Roman empire, then Mongol empire, only then part of Ottoman empire. So if you choose random time in history and judge things this way, Turkey doesn't exist as it's part of Italy.

[@brianticas7671]

@@vaidaselement7634 wasnt siberia part of china and mongolia too and russia took it away?

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

Before them, Greeks and Goths.

[@2dradon2]

Too late now but at the time, referendums with international observers on Donetsk and Lushansk over autonomy may have been the best option. Now, who knows? Too many people have fled. This will be a long and costly war for everyone involved

[@juliusdeleon5305]

what happened to the part where the nato u.s., etc, after the USSR dissolution, signed assurance that nato will not extend to the doorstep of Russia? also not included was the coup d etat where nuland distributed cookies.

[@tetsucat13]

Fantastic, detailed history lesson. Well done.

[@Iliketobeeducated]

Thank you for being neutral because I actually want to know. It seems so sad the life many Ukrainians have lived and here I am privileged and sometimes complaining I have to go to work. These types of videos humble me and make me realize someone will always have it worse.

[@kazkaskazkas8689]

Minks agreements😂😂😂 It's Minsk agreements, named after the capital of Belarus where they were signed

[@chansangwoon5049]

A few gaps in Simons narrative, slight anti Russian, no Obama-Hillary-Nuland involvement.

[@erlandmathiasstrmmen8593]

In 2014 Ukraine as a free country decided to establish more ties and opportunities with EU. Janukovich who were Putin’s paid man, like Belarus «leader, had to go as part of a democratic decision. This did not the Russian dictator like, and therfore he started to covardly invade by using so-called separatists. And so it went. All Ukraine wanted was to look to EU for developing which they have all rights to do. They did not want to be a slave for a dictator with no free media or opinions. Go Ukraine!

[@jackflashproductions6898]

Your researchers sure skipped paragraphs and left out chapters!!! I wonder why?

[@BradyPostma]

They didn't talk about the conspiracy theories around the conflict, if that's what you mean.