Interview with

00:00 - Did Vlad Vexler feel the full-scale war was coming?
06:30 - Why was putin in a hurry to attack Ukraine?
16:00 - Does this war have a global impact?
22:35 - Has the world understood what russia is?
25:00 - A little bit about the future of russia: opposition, collapse or what?
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Real life stories about russian war against independent Ukraine. Short war stories that the world needs to know. Ask your questions and get your answers. I am not a professional vlogger, but I feel KZbin community needs more truth. Stand with Ukraine!

[@AnnafromUkraine]

Watch Part II tomorrow!

[@pjohnson179]

Vlad! Anna!

[@robertnunn634]

Let me watch part 1 first Anna 😉

[@imaginemetoo]

Watching now and will do tomorrow 🇺🇦🔱✌🏻💙💛

[@hannekezijlmans6578]

It's a pleasure to see the two of you have such a thoughtful conversation. ❤

[@Grant_S_M]

Cliffhanger! 🇺🇦

[@marcusott2973]

Well this is a most pleasant surprise. Much awaited, much appreciated.

[@ronpowell4026]

Slava Ukraine !!! Glory to the Hero's !!!

[@deevnn]

Vlad Vexler is one of my favorite commenters, thanks for having him on.

[@colinmorrison5119]

Anna's empathy combined beautifully with Vlad's erudition. Excellent conversation.

[@TheBezaleel]

Well said Vlad. We are all proud of Anna !!

[@VladVexler]

Yes!

[@raggedblossom508]

I could listen all day to discussion between these two. Much appreciation and thanks from Australia. Slava Ukraine! 💛💙💛💙💛💙

[@Arcsurvivor]

Ditto, 🇺🇦🎶🇦🇺💙💛

[@colinpreston8232]

And New Zealand. 💛💙💛💙

[@281992pdr]

"Raggedblossom". Fantastic! It's a great name with a great provenance. Love it.

[@sidakerblom8633]

This is a very special happening! Thanks to both of you!😊❤

[@imaginemetoo]

SLAVA UKRAINI 🔱🇺🇦 HEROYAM SLAVA 🔱🇺🇦✌🏻 Thank you Anna and Vlad👍🏻 💙💛

[@kajsahakansson9092]

Vlad is a brain PT, he challenges your comfortable thoughts and makes you look at the world from different views. Anna, this was a gem - thank you so much, both of you 🫶🏼

[@AnnafromUkraine]

Thank you 🙏 I love watching Vlad and he indeed know how to give new ideas

[@NzTings]

He speaks slow and down to people to make himself sound correct. He's a Ukrainian propaganda pusher

[@florete2310]

True, that he does - and he does it in a very good way. I haven't watched Anna's stuff yet; I actually found this interview in my feed, bcs I subscribed to two of Vlad's channels - but I'm definitely going to sift through her channel as well. She is a great interviewer (still having part 2 ahead of me), impeccable work here, nicely done. The two of them are working very well together with this dynamic👍

[@rick91443]

GREAT CONVERSATION....Intelligent people from both Ukraine and Russia need to join hands and minds to stop this barbary...Slava Ukraine...rr Normandy, France

[@emmajk7433]

Amen xxx

[@TheBandit7613]

Not going to happen. Too late for that. what is needed is a strong united Europe. A Europe where Germany spends at least 2% of GDP on military. Same with FRANCE. The UK, Italy, ect. Must have strong military and work together. Russia is only getting started. No more non-European refugees. That only weakens Europe. I'd like to see Germany and France take the lead in Europe. Tell the USA how they can help but the US can't lead Europe.

[@ramjet7470]

@@TheBandit7613 Well said and I agree with you. The US cannot lead Europe nor should it attempt to. Sovereignty among nations is not compatible with globalism and the concept of one world government. The EU is a good example of why this will never work. There is no individualism when everyone of every nation is thrown into the same tin can and rattled around relentlessly as rocks by power hungry elitists. Europe continually and historically births its own problems but refuses to admit them much less address them.

[@diogorodrigues747]

​@@TheBandit7613Non-European refugees only weaken Europe if the refugee protocol isn't followed (which is what happened in 2014 and 2015).

[@diogorodrigues747]

That would be the reality in a perfect world. Unfortunatelly this isn't going to happen anytime soon as Russians are completely apolitical (or most of them) and have a complete sense of apathy towards what's going on. At the same time Putin's power is not going to be challenged anytime soon as the Wagner mutiny failed and the last opposition to the regime, a very imperialistic and militaristic opposition that was still allowed to exist, was purged. International organizations are obsolete as Russia and China corrupted them over the years.

[@Bill-user-ws2jr1bo4m]

Yay!!

[@PlanetFrosty]

“There isn’t any country in the world not suitable for some form of democracy…” is very powerful statement. De-politicized indifference includes acceptance of brutal tyrannical rule. Great observations.

[@AnnafromUkraine]

Yes, stole that quote for myself too

[@ulrikschackmeyer848]

​@@AnnafromUkraineOne of the signs of being genius is to only steal from the best.

[@internetcensure5849]

"Democracy" is economic tyranny under capitalist rule, as the dire social condition of millions of Americans show. Russia doesn't suffer as much from social inequity as the USA does, run by the bipartite system of elected oligarchs.

[@klubberzvonhatzenbuhl563]

@@internetcensure5849- Shoo, botnik.

[@1midnightfish]

@@klubberzvonhatzenbuhl563 And in the spirit of only stealing from the best... I'm going to steal "botnik"! It's perfect 😁

[@alexanderlehner1849]

Dream team! As a German, who's country had started two world wars, I feel incredible thankful that the allied nations managed to turn our country into a modern and thriving democracy (with all its edges and stones of course). Looking at this history, I wonder how Russia is going to develop in the future. Good point by Anna and Vlad in the last segment of this interview. Thanks to both of you, you have built an amazing community!

[@annemcleod8505]

Tim Snyder makes the point very compellingly that the precondition for Germany's positive transformation after the war was its total and utter defeat. This is why the West should now be doing all it can to ensure that Russia loses this war.

[@texaspatty4697]

I wonder what thinkers were saying in 1945, about the probability of rehabilitating Germany. Or, should I say, the German people. Perhaps Germans were relieved when Hitler was dead and the war was over. I'm sure many Russians want today's war to be over. I won't refer to Putin's demise. Regime change was not a goal of mine in 2000, when I visited Russia.

[@julianbrelsford]

Germany's two attempts to conquer all of its neighbors failed and became disastrous for Germany. But the German people over-all were willing to support or tolerate both attempts. To me it's clear that the people of Russia in general, during the last 1 ½ years, have been somewhere between supporting and tolerating their government's attempts to rule over the former USSR by conquest (some are actively working against the war and they're a small minority). Will Russia need to collapse militarily twice in order to see a similar transformation? If Russia collapses once, will the West find a way to gently encourage them to rebuild as a state that's interdependent and cooperative with its neighbors, in similar fashion to the relationships that the Allies and Germany managed to build in the years following the Nazis' 1945 collapse?

[@alexanderlehner1849]

@@TheFrewah That's a good point. Vlad made an excellent clip citing Googol where he says something like this "Rus is racing on a horse carriage alongside the rest of the world. Snow is falling, wind is blowing and everybody is wondering what's going on." Question is whether and when the carriage will stop and drop on the ground of reality.

[@TerreHauteRemoteGoat]

There was already a core of democracy in educated Germans by the 1920's, if not sooner. This is lacking in Russia. Only the Russian people can turn things around and that, unfortunately is not on the horizon, though it is possible eventually. Most folks learn to justify what already exists at their given moment in history and do not think beyond.

[@NHill13]

Thank you, Anna. I have never really watched Vlad Vexler before. I'll check him out now. 👍

[@ulrikschackmeyer848]

For deeper understanding of philosophical background in this crisis he is simply unsurpassed. Prepare to see, think and be absorbed at new levels.

[@johnsimon2988]

Anna, Vlad, thanks for being out "there" and sharing yourselves with the KZbin verse. You are both the best! Which sounds like a philosophical contradiction.

[@kayakjim007]

I consider Vlad one of the great minds of our time.

[@ulrikschackmeyer848]

Hear, hear

[@viktorberta4953]

I could not agree more with you. Vlad is awesome!! One of the most inspiring thinker, philosopher and human being of our time. Absolutly & genuinly kind, constructive, sensible good spirit of the mankind needed so much.

[@paulgilbert9346]

Big thanks to both of you. You are both inspirational and help our community on the path to critical analysis. Slava Ukraini!

[@reinhardmuller3269]

Dear Anna, Absolutely fascinating talk, thank you for this piece. Vlad Vexler is brilliant, his insights are just illuminating, they should be shared and discussed in the Western political sphere. Looking forward to the continuation! 🇺🇦🇩🇪🇪🇺

[@AnnafromUkraine]

Thank you 😊 Vlad is fantastic

[@patrickkafel7417]

It's not in truth.

[@patrickkafel7417]

This is very mundane to as to riskiest want.

[@Muddy283]

@@patrickkafel7417 What do you mean? I don't understand what you're saying.

[@williamzk9083]

@@Donaldperson7 The Wests response under the weakling Obama in 2014 was pathetic. Cameron carries the same blame. This emboldened Putin. Furthermore when Trump gave 600 million in military aid and then another 400 million (for which they tried to impeach him for asking zalensky to investigate why a prosecutor that was investigation a Hinter Biden firm was fired at Joe Biden's request. The $400 million got held up. The insanity of this time and the US election that was caught up in transgender ideology and Chazz zones, pizzagate must have looked like the US was falling apart. No wonder Putin struck. America looked weak.

[@homerbeer943]

I don't recall seeing Anna smile so brightly as during this discussion. Ukraine has borne enormous pain and trauma. They deserve a bright future.

[@Shibalove9454]

I’ve been waiting for an interview like this Anna & Vlad…I can’t wait to watch episode 2 & hopefully more. This discourse is what we need to hear at this stage of the war so we Westerners could better conceptualise the inner most concepts of the Russian people. I must say that your your timing of this conversation is absolutely perfect! Thank you both for sharing these thoughts with all of us ! 💙💛🤗 💪🏼🇺🇦🤜🏼🤛🏼🇺🇸💪🏼Slava Ukraini🇺🇦💪🏼

[@carlwest9454]

I love watching Vlad's chats. But this this is something special. To watch Vlad being questioned by you, Anna, a Ukrainian, brings it to a new level. Thoughtful questions and thoughtful answers as expected. I enjoyed this conversation a lot. I was left wanting more, and I'm glad there is a part 2. But I expect I will probably feel the same after watching tomorrow's video, too. Slava Ukraini!

[@hendrix8602]

Wasn't expecting this one, awesome! Vlad always have such informative takes, always so clear and thoughtful

[@robertmorris8786]

Thanks Anna!. Thank you Vlad. Slava Ukraine.

[@andyreznick]

Wow. Superhero convention. Duzhe kruto!

[@MarieWest-tbic]

OMG, had to pick up the phone and leave a comment. This is the best Duo! Wow awesome! Hello, Em!!! ❤ Slava Ukraini!!! ❤️🔱🇺🇦❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦🔱❤️

[@reg4008]

Thank you both for a great conversation. Can't wait for the second part! Slava Ukraine!💙💛💙💛

[@Professor-Gerdes]

Two of my favorite KZbinrs. Great video. To the point of emotion, I watch your channel so I can FEEL what Ukrainians feel.

[@arthurmiller-vl6sw]

Anna, Vlad makes you think outside of your mindset which is extremely important to save Democracy (and society). Thanks for this.

[@VladVexler]

Look forward to witnessing more of Anna's journey!

[@AnnafromUkraine]

Thank you for being you 💙💛

[@AlloBruxelles]

Thank you, Anna! You are the quintessential 21st century lady: pugnacious, clear thinking, informed, educated, articulate. . . and who doesn't feel your beauty must be toned down to be taken seriously. Keep up the good work!

[@AnnafromUkraine]

Thank you

[@EdjieboaNova]

Hey, it's the both of you :D Ru's have a saying, "Beat your own so that others may fear you." Generations of abusive relationships. Hammered into any shape. 2 of the most intelligent and insightful people on YT in the cause 🇺🇦 Stay strong Anna. Love it, love y'all. Y'all are awesome. Dallas, Texas 💙🌻

[@neilclay5835]

My two faves! Also Silicon Curtain ofc. xx

[@JohnScott-bb2pm]

Just brilliant 🤗 Slava ukraine victory is coming 🙌 💙💛

[@carlahauschildt6397]

He is a sensitive soul and knows how to clearly express himself, to our great benefit.

[@peterszabo1874]

Thank you, Anna. I have never really watched Vlad Vexler before. I'll check him out now.

[@DocLunarwind]

This will be good

[@bjornSE]

I think Vlad is correct in that some western countries think turning back the clock to 2021 is desirable or realistic. At the same time there are many changes in progress which might not look very significant now but could turn out to be the first signs of something fundamental. One example is how countries that has traditionally been seen as the leaders of EU like France and Germany hasn't lived up to the expectations many had on them while some other countries has done the complete opposite. The shift in Sweden has been absolutely massive, we ended a 200 year period of being "neutral" to applying for Nato membership basically overnight, the previous government tried to stick to the usual "war-is-bad" narrative by first suggesting sending helmets but quickly folded due to massive public pressure. I could go on..

[@ulrikschackmeyer848]

Skicka Gripen

[@bjornSE]

@@ulrikschackmeyer848 I'm pretty sure we will!

[@dsjwhite]

Two wonderful people. Both would have made a great contribution, and hopefully will in future, in their own spheres without this dreadful war. Thank you both.

[@thomasjosullivan9179]

Great chat guys, my two favorite sources of knowledge!!

[@RoyCousins]

Nice to see a collaboration between two of my favourite KZbinrs. 🌟♥️🌟

[@chopper7352]

#1 ... Slava Ukraini

[@lelandrogers1078]

Any break up of Russia has to come from within and cannot be imposed from outside. Very good conversation, can't wait for part 2.

[@viktorberta4953]

That is very important distinction indeed. Noone ought to threaten Russia, truth will come to them anyway..

[@homerbeer943]

Two of my favorite commentators on this brutal global outrage. I never would have run across them unless Russia invaded. Which shows that good things can come out of the very worst events.

[@viktorberta4953]

Yes, indeed. I think the transformation of evil energies into good courses is an extremely powerful concept.

[@sonodiventataunalbero5576]

Anna and Vlad! 👏🇺🇦 😊 thank you both

[@peterszabo1874]

Slava Ukraine !!! Glory to the Hero's !!!

[@Pirrata123]

Both of you are so beautiful people! In mind, Look and philosophy. ❤

[@carlahauschildt6397]

Thank you so much for interviewing Vlad. He is so talented! ❤

[@RichPober]

Excellent interview.

[@timsecord8207]

Once again Anna, great interview! Slava Ukraini!🇺🇦🇨🇦🌻

[@RoyCousins]

That was an excellent and thought-provoking conversation. I can't wait for part 2.

[@richardhouser508]

красивий Anna and Благородний Vlad, Thank You for your lucid discussion! Slava Ukrajina! 🇺🇦!

[@julianbrelsford]

Vlad isn't wrong when he refers to a 'beautiful community' in his videos. This video conversation is for sure an example

[@uzstiklo7141]

Thank you both. Always a pleasure to listen to Vlad.

[@SandraSmith-vr2lc]

Hey Anna and Vlad, I think you make a good partnership for conversations like this. Hope you can help bridge the divide.

[@SharmanSomerset]

Two of my favourite youtubers, exactly what my day needed x

[@jubaourad]

Frankly, I love both of you. Your channels are very informative. Thank you both.

[@shnerp]

thank you for this interview. looking forward to Part II

[@dsjwhite]

I love the way that Vlad talks and the way that Anna listens. Amazing people.

[@AnnafromUkraine]

Thank you 😊

[@martinriepma5009]

Truly a great interview. Thoughtful, respectful and not stepping on each other. A conversation; questions and answers. 👍🏻

[@hajos_kanal]

Fabulous. Thank you, both for this thoughtful dialogue.

[@Joona.Lukala]

Great conversation, thank you 🙏 for both. ❤ Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦❤️🇫🇮

[@leannevandekew1996]

Great discourse. Cheers from Seattle .

[@codecraftsman4302]

Good interview, Anna and Vlad! It gives plenty to think about and consider various aspects of the current and future situation. I look forward to Part II. Thank you to both! 🔱🇺🇦 Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava! 🔱🇺🇦

[@markrice41]

You. Vlad, Starsky, and Denys Davidov are my main sources of Ukranian and Russian information. 👍🏻

[@markrice41]

@@donttellmymisses1581 Russian pig dog.

[@ulrikschackmeyer848]

​@@donttellmymisses1581He has announced that had a medical condition that stopped him from signing up. So who, how and why did he betray anyone? Please enlighten us if you know anything of substance.

[@trevmacc]

Thank you Anna and Vlad very interesting

[@KennethMills]

Anna, I found your channel through Vlad’s a while ago. I really love this collab and wished we had more of such conversations in our media. I believe these conversations can change views in the West on how to act properly and how to find the right kind of solidarity with Ukraine and Russians who oppose the war. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦

[@AnnafromUkraine]

Glory to Heroes. Thank you 🙏

[@IndelibleNihilist]

My two favorite people:) This is amazing

[@catherineandpaulfuters2523]

Stay strong and never give up 🇬🇧🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🇪🇺

[@tubalcain1039]

Thank you both for exposing Putin's crimes.

[@megantaylor4189]

Wonderful, pertinent conversation. Bravo to both of you.

[@sumiland6445]

💛💙💜💙💛 beautiful Anna and Vlad 😊💖 thank you 🇺🇦 🌏 🇺🇸

[@SCZim]

SUPERB!!!! Anna from Ukraine and Vlad Vexler are two bloggers that I follow almost daily. Anna the University professor and Vlad the deep thinking philosopher. Both complement each other. Both give informative, intelligent synopses of current events. Anna, if you could somehow line up Ilya Ponomarev’s for a similar discussion, that would be priceless. I am hopeful that Ponomarev will be the next leader of Russia. 🇺🇦

[@theresafinn4257]

Lovely pairing. WOW, what an incredible conversation.

[@Kim-J312]

Finally Anna and Vlad interview 🙌 ❤️❤️

[@jonsmachineshop]

A brilliant conversation, Anna! Loved the look on your face when Vlad mentioned the possibility of Ukraine retaking Crimea. Hope that becomes a reality soon. I agree with Vlad 100% when he says you've been through a lot in the past year. I too am very proud of you. Looking forward to part 2. Слава Україні!

[@asynchronicity]

Two of the most luminous minds and hearts on the Internet ❤

[@roelpiepenbrink700]

Great discussion. Im reading the recent book of Alexander Etkin (Russie against modernity) that explains a lot. There is a big tragedy for Ukraine and Russia as well. The best outcome would be a victorious independent Ukraine followed by Russia in transition to one ore more really modern political entities. The world would be a better place. Glory to Ukraine! 🌻

[@AnnafromUkraine]

Glory to Heroes. Now I need that book too

[@albertoordonez2487]

Great conversation, looking forward for part 2. Slava Ukraini!

[@CaroAbebe]

❤ Lovely Anna with a lovely guest! Thank you, Anna, and I’m looking forward to part two!

[@roderickstaples127]

Well done Anna. That was a great interview. I have only found Vlad's channel in recent months. As always Slava Ukraine! 💛💙 and Freedom to Russia and Belarus.

[@vasileterente8441]

Good Luck 🍀 Anna and God bless your Ucrainian people 👍🏻💪🏻🙏🏻🇺🇦🇲🇩🇷🇴🇪🇺🇺🇦💙💛💖

[@brianfreeman8290]

Two of my favourite contributors together.

[@manateeluvrfl7478]

Absolutely love this talk Vlad and Anna. Between the two of you I am learning so much. I try to do my part by having conversations with people I know about the importance of Ukraine’s survival and victory. Also, that Russian leadership is really dangerous to the entire world. Thanks again for the wonderful talk and looking forward to Part 2!

[@strezztechnoid]

Thanks for this Anna, we appreciate your commitment to exposing the fascist and orcs you call out. Your love of Ukraine is obvious, and I appreciate your passion.

[@EdgyNumber1]

Oh Anna, I'm so glad you have Vlad on here. He's kind of a calming guru in this war, its causes, its effects and on Mr Potatohead in the Kremlin. Mind you he's not afraid to point out our responsibilities and our faults and what we need to do to defend our freedoms and democracies against such a tyrannical and vicious regime. Great to see this video.👍👍👍 Good health to you and Vlad. _Slava Ukraini, heroyam slava!_ 🇺🇦🇬🇧💪

[@kwgm8578]

Wonderful Anna. I've always believed in you! 🙏🏼

[@coldcreamkitty]

My two favorite Ukraine commentators and interpreters in the same video! 😻😻😻😻😻

[@sherryberry2394]

Excellent interview!!🏆 I can't wait to hear part 2!

[@ChiefsFanInSC]

Two brilliant people!

[@dianetourje1359]

From the get-go I was aware of the danger of Russia taking over Europe, &Ukraine's role in preventing this

[@stevep6018]

Thank you both. Very interesting. Slava Ukraini. Glory to Her Heroes

[@lawrencemitchell5983]

What a pleasant surprise to see and hear both of you 😊.

[@arikahn3907]

Thank you Vlad and Anna for sharing this important conversation. Anna, love this format, please continue to bring brilliant guests from time to time.

[@metameta1427]

I found your channel, Anna, from a recommendation from Vlad a few months back. You both produce interesting and thoughtful content that is needed to combat Russian misinformation and propaganda. Thank you for what you do.

[@AnnafromUkraine]

Thank you for being with us

[@saaraa7876]

Me too! I have been watching almost every day since.

[@BrentAsbjornhus]

Thankyou for a very interesting interview with Vlad Vexler ! I have enjoyed listening to his vlogs. I look forward to part 2 tomorrow. Stay Safe ! Slava Ukraini !💙💛

[@jamesfrederick1221]

Fascinating and heartbreaking at the same time.

[@markstuartwakeley]

❤ anna and vlad match made in heaven love you both stay safe x

[@TheTeganOsmondChannel]

Awesome!

[@bandit4550]

Very interesting conversation you had there. SLAV UKRAINE 🇺🇦

[@beachbum77979]

Anna, when you asked us a few days ago to guess where you were, I didn't even try. I only knew you weren't at my house. I hoped you were safe and having a fulfilling life. When you asked us yesterday who we thought you would be having a conversation with, you mentioned a philosopher, I had an idea. But what I was sure of is that it would be interesting and thought provoking. I thank you both, Anna and Vlad. I look forward to tomorrow.

[@No2AI]

Great to see you two in tandem taking on the wrongs and immorality of war .

[@lloydperrin3889]

I love both of your channels. Good to see you two connect.