An Interview with the Leader of the DPR: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 106)

[@101chickendance]

"You can't ask those questions" what a free people they are...

[@Redempy]

101chickendance you can't talk about freedom in capitalism

[@vidak92]

101chickendance Maksym Hoyda There is a famous interview when Putin was in Sweden. A journalist asked him together with the Swedish prime minister and they shouted at him saying he wasnt one of the allowed journalsits! Putin smiled and said "And you who are complaining about our democracy". Here you go: /watch?v=XZn8BElFOf8

[@samdo123]

101chickendance Your kidding right? Virtually all countries do that with journalists. If you interview their leader you are usually given the questions, or the questions are previously read over. Just in this instance they recorded it and kept it in.

[@tank_3487]

101chickendance Still he have asked and received answer. In Kiev they just kill for this. Like was killed this month journalist Oleg Buzina.

[@Epic14Games]

Samdo123 Although I don't agree with the DPR and what they stand for, I have to give it that to you.. Indeed with pretty much all world leaders you can't ask questions that weren't previously read over.

[@StreuB1]

My man Simon has balls made of polished brass. Stay safe my friend.

[@12NuKe21]

Brian Streufert I didn't expected him to go back there after what separatists done last time, even if it's a truce going.

[@waty0usay1]

Brian Streufert more like diamonds.

[@StreuB1]

Alexandr's body language was so telling. He couldn't sit still. I've watched this 3 times and its just unreal.

[@StreuB1]

Blame Indeed

[@KP-ys7jt]

***** Its just a red lighter and he's clearly jonezing for a cig.6:04 clearly shows

[@cybrpypr]

I genuinely appreciate Simon Ostrovsky's reporting, objectivity and energy he brings to his reporting for Vice News and Vice in general. He is an asset that sets Vice News as my one-stop shop for World news. Thank you for your persistence is searching for the truth and your bravery in the face of a constant theater of pending danger.

[@tatianalyulkin410]

He IS an asset. The question is whose?

[@DigitalRival44]

- "Thank you America for providing us with the hardships that we face" ✓ - "The great country that used to be called the USSR must be brought back" ✓ - "Innocent civilians are NOT being killed on both sides, only the people of the DPR are being murdered" ✓ - "I think historical justice must prevail" ✓ - "You can't ask that question, if you ask one more question that wasn't on the list you'll be thrown out of here" ✓ - *Portrait of Vladimir Putin hanging on the wall ✓ I don't know about you guys but that's all I needed to know from the this interview.

[@corinvlack2378]

TY for summing it up for us (no sarcasm).

[@corinvlack2378]

He did not say that those were his. He said that it was a part of an ongoing interview, technically. So nothing contradictory there.

[@ClintEastwood711]

Shameless Antics Hey how do you do the check-mark?

[@gslavik]

( ͡º ͜ʖ ͡º) Unicode character: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick_%28check_mark%29 just look it up on how to enter it on your computer on internet.

[@ClintEastwood711]

Slavik Goltser Thanks

[@Culverin8]

"Hold on, innocent civilians are not being killed on both sides" Yes, a RT-like "truth".

[@MrQuickscopes34]

RT is propaganda.

[@Culverin8]

***** No but it is bombing other cities while refusing to acknowledge it. Mariupol was bombed - 28 dead. It was the nazis fault they said. Debaltseve - First sign the ceasefire deal - then break it and claim moral issues to justify the ceasefire violation. Blame it on Ukraine, sorry, on the nazis. Kramatorsk - What 10 killed in a single attack? And all the terrorist bombing that have been taking place? It is fucking idiotic to believe that the "separatists" haven't killed civilians.

[@Culverin8]

***** Oh sure!! Mariupol for instance are being opressed and was attacking the "separatists" that we're supposed to observe a ceasefire. And Kramatorsk, which is what, 30 km from the "frontline" and was in no way launching rockets or anything (it was a staging area, not an attacking one). And Debaltseve!!! Yes, it is Ukraine's fault that the "separatists" decided to break the international agreement they had just signed!!! The "separatists" are innocent in every possible way! Regardless of commiting the same crimes they accuse UA of doing!!!!! Heil Putin!

[@Starwayal]

***** How many civilians died in Kiev because of DNR's actions?

[@Starwayal]

Peter Griffin All USA media is propaganda. Smart Americans know that.

[@MrHotstepper89]

Simon doesn't give a fuck. Best reporter on vice!

[@AmericanPsycho08]

Enduro Clutch N Shift Yeah he's awesome. He called the guy out on a lot of his b.s.

[@DJScootagroov]

They've already captured and tortured him once. He's not afraid of them.

[@nbossg]

Enduro Clutch N Shift he is not impartial, he choosed side, and represents right doing Ukraine and western countries, that is why he is so agressive in questions to other side...

[@AmericanPsycho08]

Roman What does religion have to do with it idiot? I bet if he was pro-Putin you'd be applauding him.

[@AmericanPsycho08]

xXHITLER IS BADXx RU Wow I'm so impressed bro. Seriously is that all you got? Come on Putin's bitch you can surely do better than.

[@racer7868]

He doesn't even stand up to greet the reporter. Some leader.

[@racer7868]

Ian Broshchuck He should've mentioned it then. ***** Its proper to stand up and shake hands and look into eachothers eyes. You can tell allot from a man by doing such.

[@Alilbas]

Ian Broshchuck He looked not friendly anyway.

[@racer7868]

***** I smelled propaganda when "Authorized questions" were mentioned.

[@racer7868]

Ian Broshchuck When your a leader you should look as best as you can because you represent your people. You may not like it but thats just how things are.

[@Bosniake]

Lawson M He leads personly the final assault on Deltzevo and got injured

[@TheSteveRobinson]

Who cares what he wanted in 2015? He's dead now.

[@muffindudeswag]

Thank god.

[@tatianalyulkin410]

No, he's not, you moron. He's more alive than Bandera.

[@denisgolos6102]

@@tatianalyulkin410 no he was killed in 2018

[@tatianalyulkin410]

@@denisgolos6102 Well, let's just say that it depends on your POV. As far as I'm concerned, Sasha is very much alive. He's one of my Guardian Angels.

[@DieGo-fc6dp]

@@tatianalyulkin410 🤡

[@theangrychairman]

4:13 So... Ukraine is also guilty about all the civilians killed by DPR? Dat logic.

[@lanciadr]

***** It was peaceful in the donbas until masked and armed people along with Strelkov and other people from Russia appeared. The first victims of the war were caused by them and all that followed are a consequence from those first killings. kiev did not bomb donbas until those people in Slovyansk started killing all pro-ukrainians and shooting in the ukrainian army.

[@lanciadr]

***** No, it was not peaceful in the whole of Ukraine until the new government came by. Do you have amnesia or do you know remeber the events the occured December 2013 through February 2014. Oh, wait, based on your channel profile i can tell who you work for. Nevermind.

[@lanciadr]

***** True.

[@DaHuntsman1]

***** And let Russia annex Ukrainean land? fuck that shit, the seperatists need to lay down their arms and go home to Russia, same with Putin

[@lanciadr]

***** Or Moscow pulls outs its people and tanks and everything is fine again and people will receive their pensions and other social benefits.

[@kyle87436]

Lol at Simon's reaction that the prime minister witnessed the plane go down. I also like the zoom shots on Putin's portrait to emphasize the relationship. Actually the condescending way they do interviews and video edits is one of my favorite things about Vice.

[@Tvvugt]

They should have asked: What is Nazism? I would love his explanation as he clearly doesn't know lol.

[@MrQuickscopes34]

Here's a quick answer: Nazism is the Russian and Novorossiya government run on.

[@theguy1633]

***** "Nazism is everything that is not part of, or related to Russia."

[@viktorborisov1246]

Peter Griffin Sure, and good guys with wolfsangel are figthing nazism. Peoples are insane, mayve we just deserve end of the world.

[@lanhuong-xo7ec]

Obviously, because he didn't kidnap, extort money, terrorize anyone, he even met Malaysian leaders.

[@godzillaboe8897]

Ipostle nazis are also the serbians who fight for their serbian Hitler, Milosevic lol

[@Hookooo]

I wonder if he believes what he says.

[@jefsiv]

***** The assholes troops shot a Boeing 777 with 100 children aboard 300 total and he's fucking saying he could positively I.D. 2 fighter jets at 33,000+ft.? He's got Superman ultra x-ray vision. Anyway, if you ever took a seminar on interview & interrogation techniques, his "tells" show that he is being deceptive throughout the entire interview.

[@Hookooo]

***** He might believes his lies. Some people do that, they make up some lie about a traumatic event and they truly believe it was like their lie... (though I think he is aware of all the fuck up in he is, thats why he is so happy in the interview...)

[@Johntb100]

no

[@rytis3005]

He don’t believe at all now 😀

[@namesurname-1488]

@@jefsiv ukraine did that

[@GOTT605]

At about 2:30 he said (if the translations are correct) that they started the war but at about 4:15 he claimed that the enemy/kiev came to their land and is therefore resposible for the death of civilians. Isn't that a contradiction? They start the war but it's the enemies fault if people die. I guess he isn't able to answer non scriped questions without contradicting himself...

[@PP-hu9wv]

I remember an intwrview with Ivor Girkin where he explained how proud he is that he maxe the first shot and spilled the first blood

[@YG-xw3nj]

after being imprisoned by this people Simon goes back and asks the hard questions. good to see real reporting in action.

[@galaxyninetyfour1098]

"Если вы зададите хоть один вопрос не из списка я вас отсюда просто выгоню". Прекрасное интервью.Не любят скользкие вопросы

[@mostlyright5384]

Biden calls on certain reporters on lists.

[@oleksandrchubras7143]

@@mostlyright5384 Stay on topic Biden wasn't even a president at that time. Yall only know how to change clocks in your favor just like the lady)) Sooo similar approach I can't

[@tatianalyulkin410]

And that idiotic clearly sadistic answer from what's his face when he was asked about what happened to Gonzalo Lira. Pa-leeze!

[@legend9805]

Foolish questions from western media.

[@sanctusboy9382]

​@@mostlyright5384are you really compare head of terorist with legal president of USA 😂

[@VICENews]

In the latest dispatch, Simon Ostrovsky interviews Aleksandr Zakharchenko, the leader of the breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic, discussing the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, and the leader's plans for the future of the separatist-controlled region. Watch “Inspecting the Ceasefire in Shyrokyne: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 105)” - bit.ly/1K5Dn2W

[@dnbwhynot]

VICE News I don't speak Russian but @2:33 probably should say "on the Elbe", the river, not the Italian island Elba.

[@regvarney4376]

VICE News Zakharchenko is a great man...Ostrovsky is a pile of shit. Terrible interview style

[@funcounting]

Reg Varney What do you mean "terrible interview style"?

[@kaxofka]

dnbwhynot Yes, it is the river Elbe, аnd Zaharchenko now fighting against the USА.

[@kaxofka]

Reg Varney Shuck!

[@TheFeralcatz]

I have lots of sympathy for the DPR. If they don't want to be part of the EU why should they be forced to be? Ukraine needs to just go ahead and acknowledge them as a sovereign nation. Plus whatever you say about these people, they have some massive balls.

[@RolandBizjets]

TheFeralcatz Their balls are protected by a guy whose first name starts with V and family name starts with P.

[@TheFeralcatz]

You wot mate He's got balls too

[@tank_3487]

You wot mate Still they have started uprising with just WW2 era PPSHs and antitank rifles. This need a lot of bravery. Of course now they got help.

[@corinvlack2378]

Whoever ditches EU for Russia is a moron tbh.

[@anyanon434]

Дима Карпович What a bullshit. Here's uprising in Slaviansk day one: i.imgur.com/bG7NdE9.jpg and Kramatorsk: i.imgur.com/Y72zfXN.jpg Now show me WW2 era gun.

[@robb1324]

It's very comforting to know that there is still some real journalism that exists in the world. Thank you Simon for risking your life to give us the most honest coverage of the Ukranian conflict out there. I appreciate that you expose the atrocities of both sides. I also can't believe you're still asking the hard hitting questions in the DPR after getting tortured. Respect.

[@PP-hu9wv]

The lovely thing is that Zacharchenko is observing the roses from the roots below

[@DUKEBLADE]

This guy looks like one of the shady characters from GTA. Love it how these fools call people Nazi's without even knowing the true definition or meaning of the word and then blame Ukraine for the shells fired from the DNR killing civilians. How these people made it past evolution is beyond me. Slava Ukraine

[@Diphenhydramine3640]

Yes ukraine did supported nazis to invade ussr. they established a Ukrainian legion.

[@straightwarlock5341]

juan bhoda there also were russian organisations supporting nazis. So what, russia’s a big nazi?

[@lalirazmadze7932]

@@straightwarlock5341 u think that russia isnt nazis? Ussr was even cruel than nazis

[@GuilhermePereira-vi6vc]

@@lalirazmadze7932 wrong. soviet union won the war. It means that they had all the resources and time to ''kill whatever they want'' (they didn't kill anyone for no racional reason, but let's ignore this). Nazi German didn't win the war. If they did win, they would literally kill half of the Slavic population of Europe in just some years. They did not make that, because they were defeat by the red army. And that quantity of people are way more than any number that you can encounter even in the most exaggerate propaganda about stalin. Just by this fact, that statement is already wrong

[@johnnyporker8837]

@@JK-oq9cl " if there was no war there would be no shells being fired." And if the seps weren't waging the war there would not be one either, it's a retarded argument. The ukranians are objectivly on the defensive, they have not taken one step into russia. "refusal to respect the right to self determinaton" You mean the dodgy elections held by a group who's leader literally says he saw the plane being shot down and ukranian warplanes flying away with his own eyes? You HONESTLY for REAL trust that? Take a moment, try to ignore the propaganda from all sides and have a good think.

[@frankbongio]

"Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain." Vladimir Putin Freaking Simon, and his balls of steel man. I have a feeling he's a huge fan of George Orwell.

[@legend9805]

Let donbass be with whom they want. Like western US interfering with other nation to go their side

[@globalvillagedrunk]

Thank you for all your wonderful work, Simon.

[@mtlct]

Not only Simon has balls but also Zakharchenko has bravery to be interviewed not by Russian channel but by Vice. Respect to both. PR girl tries to do her job but she has to become much more balanced than she is.

[@ОлексійДудка-с3ю]

Как он мог наблюдать самолеты когда боинг был сбит на 10к высоте?

[@DieGo-fc6dp]

Because that Putin's puppet was obviously lying 🤥

[@farqification]

this guy is now dead apparently, never has a 7 year old series been this relevant today ,simon&co deserve a freakin medal

[@pmeagle]

He died in a carbombing back in 2018. The VICE reports are most often clearly biased toward West, but when you add them to other raw videos from back then, the picture is really inhumane. Some oligarchs with personal armies backed by nations playing people to take arms. Also what the series doesn't show is the radicalization that Ukraine saw from 2014 onwards. They don't show you the *forced military draft* enacted right after the coup by the Interim Pro-Maidan Government, and the soldiers sent as cannon fodders (either you go east to fight, or you got 5 to 8 years of prison) to take out opposition members of the anti-maidan from 2014 (with mothers from West-Ukraine protesting in recruitment centers) and shelling and bombing in UA territory. And the other side (DPR, LNR), these opposition members, trying to save their power using people suffering from these tragedies. A bunch of criminals used the Coup as a way to secure some power, unlishing private mercenaries to kill oppositions, and the situation spiraling out of control to a full scale civil war. Poor people are now victims of not only death, but also information, as their deaths are used by the different sides to recruit for more deaths.

[@dimashevchenkoua]

@@pmeagle shut up

[@talk-supersix-seven6021]

@@pmeagle +10,000 rubles for you. Use better spellcheck comrade.

[@pmeagle]

@@talk-supersix-seven6021 What are you on about?

[@ajc5479]

@@pmeagle Is being a complete idiot your main goal in life? If so, you succeeded lol

[@user-eh6jk8dl9t]

DPR, putin and everything that's happening in eastern Ukraine is just pure madness

[@101chickendance]

Balls of steel!

[@TOXIC-jq3ry]

"everyone deserved to be sovereign.....this is why Ukraine must join back into the USSR.' imagine 🤣🤣🤣🤡 Also: "you can only ask questions on the list." And the face he makes at the end like "why are they asking me such hard questions" lmao. So funny.

[@usernextuser5385]

At 5 minutes he said the USSR must be brought back and that was 7 years ago. Proof if any was needed why Russia invaded Ukraine and intended to go further. What some people like Peter Zeihan have said.

[@joshuadevonshire4561]

1:25 that picture of Putin on the DPR wall sums up relations with Russia

[@norman191000]

2018: This leader is out of the game, dead.

[@TheArtropoda]

Well done

[@evilemuempire9550]

Natural causes, fighting, or did the Kremlin just get tired of him?

[@RandomnessCreates]

@@evilemuempire9550 Sounds like the Krem got him, dude got bombed inside the DPR. I guess he didn't get results.

[@evilemuempire9550]

@@RandomnessCreates Truly a cause worth fighting for I guess

[@asmo1313]

@@evilemuempire9550 natural causes, cause its quite natural to die when a bomb blows you to pieces

[@james_jamesons3096]

Yeah 15 thousand meters of altitude saw a small plane , lol

[@Unbrutal_Rawr]

Никита Вареня Google "contrail" if you haven't ever seen a single plane in your life. By the way, it's twice as low.

[@АлександрДенисов-б7ч]

Никита Вареня 10 000. You are liar

[@danielduarte6086]

Никита Вареня yes this is 21st century, sorry to shock you. We can see other galaxies with telescopes.

[@TheQman89]

Point being you need the Hubble telescope to do it. Sorry to shock you but you're a moron.

[@danielduarte6086]

Come on stop with stupid comment for fuck sake. 10000 meter high planes are visible with naked eye. You think that an army system costing millions cannot find and track it? Do ypur research about Buk system. Bye

[@samferguson2259]

Just a few days after the B777-300ER flown by Malaysian airlines which was MH17 was shot down the DPR shot down another aircraft, an Ilyushin IL-76 operated by the Ukrainian army.

[@legend9805]

Dont fool yourseld if DPR shot down then they will have to shoot Ukraine jets who are bombing them daily. Use your brain

[@VladMarkov]

As usual brilliant interview of Simon Ostrovsky VICE News with Aleksandr Zakharchenko, the leader of the breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic. Really depressing perspectives for people who end up under DPR control. Because for my understanding DPR does not offer any regional development program, which should employ people and generate TAX's for the region. I am afraid it will be future similar to Palestine and people will live in the region on donations from Russia. I doubt it would be possible to stabilize the region, simply because as long they are fighting, they don't have to report about regional development program in numbers, the second region will become stable people will begin comparing DPR conditions and Ukraine. Simon in interview already ask that question and Aleksandr replied with standard DPR rhetorics: Ukraine is nazis, we should not support it and we may suffer on our way to prosperity, however he have not described, how he or anyone in DPR would achieve prosperity level after separation from Ukraine.

[@JimPreston]

I wish Ukraine would let them go. Ukraine has enough problems to solve without those regions making it worse or impossible to create a developed country.

[@VladMarkov]

Problem is they ready to ignore them for a while, but peace is not in agenda of DPR

[@NikitaMikhailoff]

Jim Preston because it worked so well with Crimea, right?

[@ArtemisDEfes]

***** They have a lot of factories, but some of them were destroyed by ukres, some can't trade because of economic blockade, some are forced to pay taxes in Ukrain on the same reason. Now they are finding ways for trading through the back door. But it takes a time and money.

[@VladMarkov]

Елена Ханова before you do something drastic, like take over some land (even if you would like to call it liberation), you need to anticipate steps for recovery, including worse case scenarios, because we are not talking about some crazy experiment, but peoples life. Russia for my understanding, evaluated pros and cons regarding Crimea and whiningly went forward with it, now they need to make sure Stabilization Fund will not run out, and new sanctions will not be implemented.

[@LeftWingNationalist]

Im American veteran. I personally believe every Oblast, State, Province, etc in all countries should have the fundamental right to unilaterally declare independence as long as the referendum is universal sufferage and is overseen by UN and OSCE observers to maintain international credibility of the vote. This United Nations principle of self determination has been the core reason I support DPR and LPR separatists. I see no difference between them fighting for their independence when us Americans fought for our independence from UK. Russia helping DPR and LPR is just like France helping our 13 colonies. Obviously Russia and France have/had their own interests to why they got involved. But the principle of choosing your own future still remains. I support self determination in Donbas and Crimea. But I support it in Kosovo and Taiwan also. Its consistent. If Donbas and Crimea must return to Ukraine. Kosovo must return to Serbia under the same consistent standard.

[@jb894]

Finally a smart person

[@LeftWingNationalist]

@@jb894 dont get your Hope's up. Not enough of us in America that could change the course of our governments decisions.

[@jb894]

@@LeftWingNationalist shame more people don't think like you and just go along with what mainstream media tells them to think.

[@LeftWingNationalist]

@@jb894 make no mistake thinking I'm Pro Russia tho. I'm only pro self determination. Self determination in Donbas which is in Russias interest but also self determination in Chechnya and that's not in Russian interest. It's the standard of letting local people choose their own government and country regardless of how I think thet should vote. If Putin stopped his forces in Donbas instead of pushing into Ukraine that's controlled by Ukrainian government. I would've looked at him more positive. But because he continued to push into Ukraine proper I label him more like our American President Polk.

[@shoeby9273]

because the DNR and LNR are "feudal warlord states with a Stalinist pension for authoritarianism", quoting Igor Girkin who is a former FSB colonel and de facto mastermind behind the separatist republics. Rewatch the series from the start. Realize that you watched the Anschluss in the 21st century, and then rethink everything you wrote here. Ukraine has had it's problems, but Putin's regime has gone full fascism.

[@rjpancerniCAUSA]

First time I heard about Russians actually fighting in Vietnam.

[@townfanjohn]

Imagine lying like that on camera, he knows full well his people shout that jet down. H also knows the missile system used came from Russia just before the incident and went straight back there immediatly after. I would struggle to face facts if I had just killed hundreds of innocent civlians myself, Alek.

[@thepumpedupgeek]

That part about bringing the USSR back... wtf.

[@DieGo-fc6dp]

It's what all those separatist asses want

[@savimcgee7443]

this makes my palms sweat just watching. what amazing reporting.

[@curtcoeurdelion]

Thank god the guy got de-putinized soon after.

[@madhukarjonathanminj2772]

Very epic indeed

[@EdgarChicas]

This Interview answers so many simple questions. Russian Propaganda is a powerful tool.

[@raghudevabhaktuni1496]

He got blown up yall

[@Ergilion]

Simon does a great job. He works in one of the world's hairiest shitholes going from one side to the other asking tough questions. I hugely admire what he does and promote it here in Moscow. It's a really good piece of journalism. I haven't turned the TV on for years. Neither do I watch Ukrainian TV channels. So VICE helps enormously with their insight into what's really going on there. I had some friends over in Dontesk but recently they moved to Kiev so I don't have first hand info from them any more. And yeah - Zakharchenko looks dumb. Apparently he just learnt a bunch of cliches and keeps repeating them to everybody. Great thanks to Simon and to VICE. If you ever film something in Moscow - don't hesitate to contact me, I will be glad to help in any way possible. Keep up the good work.

[@Livv2020]

Poignant interview w/ Aleksandr Zarkhachenko, elected Prime Minister for Donetsk Peoples Republic, Envoy to Minsk ll Agreement between DPR, KYIV, Germany, France, Russia. DOB: June 26, 1976 Donetsk. Assassinated: August 31, 2018 DPR referendum, by US-KYIV people who went to the DPR more than once to kill him --eventually in a eurostyle cafe blast. Continued blessings to loved ones & community. A brave soul and leader throughout the atrocities.

[@KnifeCursed]

Is he in government? YES Are his lips moving? YES Is he lying? YOU BETCHA!

[@PahanZol]

Наблюдал, как сбивали Боинг? На высоте в 10 км. Глаз-алмаз прямо

[@fightback397]

The boing was asked to lower their altitude . Which BUK system is needed to reach this altitude ? I found his answers interesting since here in the Netherlands the investigation was very unclear to say the least . Not a coincidence this video came in my feed today because the court in the Netherlands will read the verdict .today .

[@imperialglory9004]

You go Simon! You go were no reporter has gone before.

[@flobotera]

And heads up to Simon, he does a great job. And wasn't intimidated by what they did to him.

[@gillesspony4264]

the questions were great!! very brave! 👍

[@WhoopsWrongButton]

Simon Ostrovsky is an excellent reporter. One of the best.

[@titaniumdiveknife]

Nice one Simon! You know how to ask the tough questions. :D

[@ffaksimiliani]

His eyes says: Brain has successfully removed

[@alexanderpapadopoulos2383]

He is referring to a thousand kids die on 3:52 min. Is it rhetorical or there were incidents? I'm only aware of Odessa 2014 horrible incident that was caused by far right Ukrainian extremists.

[@anka1238]

Zaharchenko said, that he saw Ukrainian war airplane, wich attacked Boing MH-17. Interesting how he could see airplane in the sky near Shahtarsk, if he was in Donetsk that moment? Between them about 35 miles.

[@tatianalyulkin410]

How do you know where he was?

[@ackrazam]

no matter what was ussr back in the years, he s one of the few person who has the courage to insurge against west and nazism. Respect

[@Kreuzkruger89]

"Prime Minister" lol

[@honeymr.latenight5714]

funny how that guy killed in cafe "spear" that means separatist

[@tatianalyulkin410]

Not " Spear "- " Separ " and he " stole " the idea from yours truly. There is a restaurant in L'viv called " Kryiivka "- it's designed like an underground bunker where the UPA garbage used to hide from the NKVD. The idea is very original and entertaining- unless your loved ones were tortured and killed by the UPA that is. You're not gonna be allowed in unless you say their " Slava Ykraine- Geroyam Slava " slogan, the waitstaff carries fake guns, you're not allowed to speak Russian- if you do, you're gonna be thrown into jail and the only way out is to sing something in Ukrainian. At that time the Loyalists called the Rebels " kolorady "- because of the Ribbon of St. George that we used to wear. So my cafe was gonna be called " Cafe Kolorad ", you're not gonna be allowed in without the Ribbon of St. George, the menu would have been " appropriate ", etc. I forgot how I wanted to dress the waitstaff. But my " horrible " brother figure stole my idea and decided to name it " Separ " instead.

[@akhalif68]

Thanks for posting this interesting & informative interview. As former citizen of Odessa now living in Australia for many years, I have been following developments in Ukraine since late 2013. I get the impression that Zakharchenko is a clever & intelligent military / political leader around whom the majority of people in Donetsk / Donbass have gathered. The Minsk II agreements should have seen the end of military confrontations & the start of serious negotiations in regard to full autonomy for this region. The general situation in western Ukraine & eastern Ukraine is quite bad....I don't see any way out of this bloody mess, except for the so called government in Kiev to finally allow the people of this region to govern themselves with NO political or military interference from Kiev or other paramilitary brigades...

[@davidjohnson8655]

6 years later, you have been declared a Russian bot and an enemy of the Western state, welcome to the club.

[@thegrid2659]

Like russia

[@soninpapa1568]

Симон Красавчик!!! Всё-таки спросил про Бурятов... Я думаю ещё много о чём спросил бы, но ведь это вопросы не по списку, вашу мать!!! Про боинг вообще молчу, сколько можно толкать эту версию, ну не может штурмовик физически и теоретически это сделать , нет же блядь я их видел... Про мирное население просто убил... тоесть ради "Руского мира" будим уничтожать и своих и чужих... сильно , очень сильно!!!

[@МаксимНовиков-н1ы]

У Захарченко нет будущего на этой земле.

[@Bosniake]

Look at 0:44 I think on the wall there is a picture of Putin....lol

[@samdo123]

Bosniake Yeah... Russia is a major inspiration to the people of Donbass. Under the leadership of Putin multiple aid convoys have made it to Donetsk and Luhansk. Even as a ProRussian in America I have a photo of Putin on my wall.

[@samdo123]

Monsignor Just got the definition of Cuckold. I don't think you meant to call me that... Also I support Donbass and the Russian Federation for one major reason. The coup in Ukraine at this time last year. Its factual that the US was directly involved in at least producing propaganda that helped make the west support Euromaidan. I can provide proof of this if needed. Along with that, it has been said by Ukraine AND Russia there are no regular Russian troops fighting in Ukraine. The only Russian officials are there with Ukrainian officials due to the fact Ukraine refuses to negotiate with the people of Donetsk and Luhansk. But Canada, Germany, and the United States all have soldiers helping train Ukrainian troops in Kiev and to the east. Or have offered some type of military aid. I respect Russia for offering humanatarian aid and limited military aid but still being a major support for Donetsk and Luhansk. I understand no side is perfect, and both tell giant lies. But when looking directly at the evidence I can't help but side with Donbass.

[@utherix0]

Samdo123

[@samdo123]

Utherix I try and act serious and offer my opinion in an entirely mature way, and you respond like that?

[@artkac3780]

Samdo123 that is why harper has to go!

[@ElectricBuckeye]

“The USSR must come back” OH NO NO NO NO NO

[@ClintEastwood711]

(At the end of the video) *Zakharchenko looks up at the Putin portrait* "Notice me senpai." lol

[@ОлегБез-в6э]

Одно только высказывание захарченка о том, что он видел два отлетавших самолета, шоворит о той лжи, которую проповедуют власти днр... ни в одних отчетах: русских фейковых снимках, официальной версии...нигде нет и слова о двух свмолетах. А он видел...

[@germanredneck4414]

wow, the leader doesnt even look into the eyes of the guy hes shaking hands with

[@AsterixYZ]

Zakhar doesn't like that Simon character - that much is clear. He is just too polite to decline the handshake all together.

[@CaptainCore993]

"And the great country that used to be called the USSR must be brought back" -Aleksandr Zakharchenko I read that and was about to turn the video off immediately and any of you see the Russian flag and the picture of Putin,strange huh? But really,what was this guy smoking because that is certainly not in the U.S,must be some Russian drug.

[@kevjtnbtmglr]

"atleast 95%" did he really say that?

[@Michal41100]

***** Like 90% people on crimea voted for joining russia eventhough 25% of people living there were ukrainian? And what about tatars that make 12% of the population there? Tatars wanted to say in Ukraine, ukrainians too. All votes that are hosted by russians are for some weird reason in 90% favor of russian interests.

[@gotogo5230]

kevjtnbtmglr maybe because almost all people leaved their homes

[@kevjtnbtmglr]

***** Youre stupid if you believable those numbers. Its like voting in Dagestan... voter turnout 99%.... no.

[@Johntb100]

@@Michal41100 Exactly

[@bryanjacob94]

Kosovo broke aw from Serbia why can’t DPR or LPR ?

[@md.fakharuddin4848]

Chechnya wanted to break away from Russia? Why Russia waged war against it? Answer, motherfucker!

[@autorabbitnara3978]

​@@md.fakharuddin4848Because nobody wants radical muslim slave-trading wild west near their borders.

[@Xycomm]

Cause they’re the kinda republic that has to make reporters ask pre approved questions that are on a list. That’s why.

[@gottkaisersliver]

@@Xycomm Because that never happens in the west.

[@speeddemonsliderule]

IMO, Mr. Aleksandr Zakharchenko was excellent on everything thrown at him.

[@CarterMc3]

You can immediately tell that he's a douche just because he wouldn't even stand up to shake Simon's hand when they walked in.

[@simonbezek6382]

That tells he is not pretending somebody and lick his ass. Honest man I'd say

[@AndriiAndrusiak]

Wow! How can one take seriously that mess, which this addict has in his head?

[@MrKampana]

"если будете задавать вопросы не по списку, я вас просто выгоню"

[@belozerov721]

Viva Donetsk People's Republick

[@runemason]

Best News channel on the planet.

[@Culverin8]

Alexander would make a good RT/Life News jornalist. He can lie while sounding more serious than Putin - a true statesmen quality!

[@Prickwork]

I want the same stuff this Aleksandr guy have had. What great stories he have made up, with hallucinations and everything! I'd write a good fictional war story book if I were him.

[@maxmeggeneder8935]

I saw a comment of a Russian Roulette viewer on another video, that he has watched over 15 episodes and still does not understand why they are fighting. Well, that's clearly because Simon of Vice is so heavily biased and doesn't educate his viewers in any way. He just repeats CIA and far right propaganda 1 to 1 while still trying to appeal to his hipster audience. And he obviously succeeded. People watching these "dispatches" know less and less facts about the conflict with every episode. And I guess that this is the very goal of this endeavor.

[@Ozymandias1]

If you ask a "wrong" question to Obama at a press conference you'll get thrown out off the White House press pool and will never be allowed back in. So why is this different?

[@digadeh]

Because people have the bias. They are stupid.

[@sliccowens]

AvariceUntied Obama has never thrown anyone out of a White House press conference.

[@piter4595]

Now trump on the other hand..

[@firestartervoo3547]

этот клоун назвал СССР - российским союзом жесть и он еще говорит что он лидер

[@ninmachine109]

This journalist from Vice has to be the most professional human being i've seen on video

[@Scherzo7]

Did Simon work as a journalist during the Iraq invasion? Because judging by his outstanding chutzpah and hypocrisy, I'm sure he could have convinced the world that it was Iraq that invaded America from Mexico and Dubya simply launched a defensive strike :)

[@stevepolychronopolous6093]

This man is a hero.

[@whiteycat]

I admire Russians for their patriotism. That's what makes them stronger.

[@TheBiggestCrazyDuck]

holyinfantry999 Patriotism is cancer, it makes you blind for your country's mistakes, and Russia is the prime example of that.

[@andreilahunou7322]

holyinfantry999 Sure man, it's always trendy to be a hipster. Support terrorists, ISIS and Russia, be cool.

[@lilswitchbkacc]

Darth Zoddo wtf are you a military historian??? The wonders of wikipedia i guess. Who gives a fuck what the yanks done to the native indians or latin america!

[@davidbrown8384]

But russia doesnt have the greatest track record either not that im saying the us is perfect

[@Claptonisgod33]

Many of those weren't even terrorism, just when U.S. military force was ever used. Would you like me to make a list of all the shit Russia's done since 1890?

[@ВиталийДубивка-й1с]

Только дети могу поверить в сказку о том как захарченко видел лично как сбили Боинг. Во-первых Боинг летел на высоте более 3000 метров, "пассажиры" да еще и транзитные на меньших высотах не летают. Крутое у захарченка зрение раз он видит на такое расстояние без бинокля и дополнительный средств. И зразу ответочка тем кто скажет, а у него был бинокль и он смотрел через него, так вот самолет летя на такой высоте нельзя услышать с земли что бы потом посмотреть в его сторону, поэтому не знаю маршрута графика полета вычислили самолет просто так в воздухе по звуку он не мог! Можно вычислить только средствами ПВО, или другими радиолокационными устройствами специализирующимися на этом, причем не кустарными, а спец оборудованием скорее военным! Теперь дальше 3000 это высота от земли до самолета под прямым углом, то есть захарченко должен был быть точно под самолетом в этот момент, что тоже п****ж полный. Он вообще был в другом месте в это время и опять же если смотреть в бинокль на самолет не над головой а в даль да еще и на самолет который летит на высоте немение 3000 метров то расстояние между наблюдателем и целью будет еще больше чем 3000 + наблюдатель должен стоять в поле что бы ему не мешали деревья дома и тд. Так что лично зрительно видеть Боинг он не могу это просто вранье! Видеть на радарах ПВО с которого его сбили да мог, ну или ему доложили что идет судно на такой высоте. Но зрительно видеть Боинг да еще и два истребителя это брехня!))) И подводя итоги послушав захарченка во всем снова виноваты "америкосы"! Где то я уже слышал эту песенку на протяжении последних 30 лет!))))))

[@Taligari]

It seems a bit hypocritical to me that the reason the separatists started this fight was how they were treated in the past. And that they wanted to be closer to Russia. But Yanukovych was the President for the last 4 years prior to the civil unrest that rocked the entire country. He was removed thru protests by the people of Ukraine to start anew. But the separatists could not wait for change and now want the support of the very country that Yanukovych was propped up by (Russia). Also, the separatists call Kiev a fascist regime. Which is also inconsistent with the basic definition of what fascism truly is. In fact, Russia, and the complete strong armed tactics of the Russian media machine (lack of freedom of speech) and the military and the propaganda that claims patriotism by the Putin regime actually fits more accurately the definition of Fascism. This effort by the people of eastern Ukraine only proves that with the right message, anyone can be brainwashed into believing they are fighting tyranny. Every time I see a comment regarding Kiev being fascist only makes the commentator looked stupid and naive.

[@gannon3816]

Rest in Power Zakharchenko

[@unmastered6154]

Rest in piss

[@ArunasSileris]

Great Journalism!

[@ayeapprove]

Nice editing in the intro. You make it look like Zakharchenko wasn't going to answer, but being the man he is, he's not going to avoid this question and brings up a great point. If single man are there fighting for freedom of Donbass, it doesn't matter where they are from, we shouldn't automatically assume, their homecountry sent them. All in all, Zakharchenko is a great person and he's being ignored by Kiev so far eventhough he wants peace for the people of Donbass. It's funny how this isn't so called propaganda, while Graham Phillips is considered to be a russian backed propagandist.

[@gigialdred5197]

They don't come much smarter than Zakharchenko - He is great

[@DavesView]

2:45. “America is fighting through the hands of Ukrainians” that’s from the 2014 Coup

[@zolotoybaton2941]

На 4:45 "А есть куча... эээ... масса людей, которые имеют право на самоопределение..."

[@ParikshitBhujbal]

Did he say the the downed airliner had bullet holes? Interesting..

[@PositiveMe100]

Parikshit Bhujbal thats bullshit

[@dennis253]

Parikshit Bhujbal That is correct but when a buk rocket explodes, it releases tiny fragments that take away the pressure inside the aircraft and thus take it down

[@djp1234]

Parikshit Bhujbal They're not bullet holes. They're shrapnel holes from a missile explosion. He knows the plane was shot down by a BUK. He has to lie about it, or else Putin will assassinate him.

[@DaveBears]

Parikshit Bhujbal It is interesting that he mentiod that DPR didnt have material to shoot surface to air missles. A few days before MH17 they shot down an Antanov of Ukraine military.... With a BUK or Gadfly installation.

[@DopeFiend]

If it was BUK, there would be 100+ videos with rocket contrail that stays 10 minutes after launch. It was only other aircraft.

[@pavelkrutienko]

Respect to Simon

[@Culverin8]

On a serious note, many people I know who at first might have understood that russians might have felt scared during February/March 2014 (myself included), no longer feel that way.

[@Noob___Noob]

1:26 they hung it like Putin is the queen

[@UkrRusSlavic]

The ignorant comments here are baffling. Allow me to clarify what he said from a perspective of an American with Eastern Ukraine descent. 1. In terms of no respect, he is a busy man fighting a war in a territory that's constantly being bombed. What do you want him to smile 24/7 and give optimistic and gracious gestures to every single interviewer? Give it a break if Obama was smiling in regards to a fucking terrorist attack against Americans you'd all throw a bitch fit. 2. In terms of the USSR comment. He isn't saying "We should all be communist and be run under the KGB etc." He's saying he wants a strong powerful nation that the USSR was and a super power. To the extent that foreign powers would be incapable of influencing internal conflicts "Maidan+Orange Revolution". Many Russians and Eastern Ukrainians miss the Soviet Union because of it's cultural aspects, not because of the dark history with Stalin and gulags. Idiots. 3. It's amazing how if America supports anti-government rebels, its justified through "democratic intentions" and "freedom", when Russia does it's considered an invasion. You fucks need to stop being ignorant and learn to take information from a perspective outside "American Eyes". You learn this shit in your colleges, use this knowledge, stop taking in single information sources like CNN, FOX, VICE or even RT. Look at personal primary sources, people who are having their children and family members killed as a result of artillery shell bombings etc. 4. When you all supported ISIS fucks in Syria Russians didnt go on your news comment sections and begin hate comments, now you guys are eating your words, helped create the #1 deadliest and most dangerous fucking group of terrorists that are taking territories in multiple nations and killing other muslims, Americans, Russians, Christians etc and you all throw a blind eye. TL;DR. Stop being ignorant assholes. -A Ukrainian+American who isn't an ignorant cunt playing monkey see monkey say.

[@paolagrando5079]

@Edward Zhadan Russia still a pretty big country, can't it be a super power without invading other countries?

[@shanehoward4197]

I told you "motorola" would be liquidated along with "Givi" and Aleksandr Zakharchenko. Texas my friend, your next.

[@timsagatov7236]

This aged very well

[@deepwaters7885]

i bet you poroshecko (kiev) wont give simon an interview. respect to the DPR

[@zekakiev]

I Like Zaharchenko. I'am from Crimea, if you belive that, Crimea is annexed, you brain, probably annexed too...