Could UKRAINE go bankrupt and LOSE the WAR? - VisualPolitik EN

[@VisualPolitikEN]

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[@FlamingBasketballClub]

*HOW MANY FUCKING UKRAINE VIDEOS HAVE YOU POSTED IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS? TOUCH GRASS NIGGA!*

[@TheElelphanti]

Yes, and it is great.

[@mothermovementa]

No way maybe being invaded will colapse a country

[@Coco111s2]

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[@odin6108]

No, and please do not use the loud siren at the beginning of the video ever again. It just scared the F out of me

[@michaziomek]

Poland managed to rebuild after wars. Debt paid off over 50-60 years helped.

[@gigacanno750]

And a good bulk of Poland was leveled

[@michaziomek]

The Polish capital was levelled to the ground. Only 10% of the buildings were still standing after Nazis and russians were done.

[@miguelkurc6655]

@Mr Wonder Youre obviously very ill informed and have no idea what youre talking about...

[@Alexx120493]

EU Money (better said German money) rebuild most of Poland in the last 15 years. The conditions in Poland during Soviet Times were bearable at best, the big takeoff happened only since 2004

[@gediminaskucinskas6952]

@Mr Wonder It did. But they are not poorest country in europe.

[@FilAnd01]

I haven’t watched the entire video yet obviously but personally I don’t think this is a risk. After the war, absolutely Ukraine might be in trouble financially, but until it’s done I don’t think anything will happen. I know my country (Sweden) already has committed some funds to keep Ukraine afloat and to help reconstruction later, and I know we aren’t the only western country doing this.

[@Azmodaeus49]

Sweden economy is small compared to the G7, that will not keep Ukraine a float. Ukrainians will need the G7 and possibly IMF to help them come back.

[@FilAnd01]

@@Azmodaeus49 well yeah, hence the “I know other countries are doing the same”. I know Sweden isn’t a huge economy (though for our population it’s by no means small) but I also know the US, Britain and Germany are also helping financially.

[@eduwino151]

America threw away billions in a lost cause in Afganistan and iraq, arming ukraine to defeat Russia and rebuilding it is something most Americans heavily support

[@FilAnd01]

@@eduwino151 Also in Ukraine there is no state building efforts. Ukraine is already a western friendly state the US won’t have to build up a bunch of institutions from the ground up.

[@madhead4529]

@@Azmodaeus49 all resources that valdof Putler holds in Ukraine is more than 10Trillion gas coal gold copper rare earth etc and that is what putin want....the resources and he will kill all Ukrainian and sacrifice all Russian soldiers for

[@brianjonker510]

If Ukraine was on its own it would already have lost by April and been nearly bankrupt at that time. I assume every month when the USA sends 2 billion dollars of military supplies that they are also issuing direct money to the Ukraine treasury.

[@maxime7873]

We are a bloc and we're together. Democratic model rules. From Belgium.

[@AntonSobyanin]

@@maxime7873 Yes, Belgium brought an excellent democratic model to the Congo.

[@MrDude826]

@@AntonSobyanin That was long ago. Go cry somewhere else.

[@zjeee]

@@AntonSobyanin That's great but we don't live in the 1900s anymore. Things change, in the past the Europeans dabbled in Genocide and colonization. These days the Chinese and Russians have taken over that role.

[@usama1168]

@@zjeee So NATO invasion of Afghanistan, Libya and countless other countries killing millions of people are what? Liberation?

[@Kaiyening]

As a Ukrainian, I want to thank you for bringing many of these issues into the limelight.

[@MrDivyanshu8]

Former Ukrainian.

[@generalfishcake]

Ok, Paul the Ukrainian

[@awsysumer3814]

@@MrDivyanshu8 Why former?

[@BonnaMOD]

@@awsysumer3814 because his last name sounds more like Polish, I guess

[@troll_zizipiano2kiev]

Usa wants this war to sell weapons. All those dollars are loans, not FREE military aid. May peace be all over the world.

[@tuhkakasa1917]

"The sinews of war are infinite money." - Marcus Tullius Cicero

[@scpatl4now]

I think there is a lot more military aid going to Ukraine than we know about, and the gas situation? That ship has sailed since Russia cut them off. That reduces any incentive to hold back against Russia.

[@keepcalmandenjoythedecline]

They will cave in to russia's demands in a couple months, when the price of utilities and food start causing riots in the important countries of europe.

[@Alphamaan]

If my country was attacked, the last think I’ll have in my mind is that the country is bankrupt.

[@ozeeo]

yes youll go to a gun fight with your fist, good luck

[@domdomdom720]

But that is exactly what troubled Zelenski….he didn’t inform his citizens of Russian invasion (he received notice a day prior) because he feared that they would flee the country and empty their bank accounts….ah…and there wouldn’t be any human shields to use for azov battalion in Mariupol…so…priority I guess (all states by zelenski and edited out by the economist..)

[@zeriel9148]

It kind of matters. Even in war, people still have to eat and need services. Sure, you can say foreign governments will pick up the slack, but that comes with costs of its own and problems.

[@A.Martin]

@@zeriel9148 Those countries decide it is more worth sending money and causing domestic harm to their economy that way than letting Russia get its way, because they kno0w eventually Russia will come back again, and throw its weight around, at least with a defeat now they will not be able to throw weight around for a long time.

[@attilamarics4808]

@@A.Martin I dont really care for ukraine at all. It think the EU is a shitty insitution that made bad decisions agains tthe interests of its citizens. I woudl vote out any politican that says a stupid thing about supporting ukraine.

[@matthewtymczyszyn8948]

If only there were a European economic area so that they didn't rely on the Americans. Some kind of European Union...

[@excentrik5725]

Its a joke really, all this talk about how great EU is, and how much it is championing human rights, and how good the economy will be in Eu and bla bla bla...as times go on, EU countries are becoming lapdogs of USA. Why are we letting them dictate everything?

[@Nikhil-ty3rk]

This is basically an anglosphere proxy war. EU should have not involved itself at all.

[@michaelhall7546]

@@Nikhil-ty3rk Anglo like as in England?

[@Evilprimarch]

Kind of ironic maidan started back in 2014...precisely for that reason?

[@BurntheKremlin966]

Democracies stand togheter. Basicly the only way Eu could be an alternative is than Russia go full democracy witch could certainely happen but in how many times?

[@flintb6559]

Exactly like Saigon collapsed within days after the US cut their financial support, and exactly like Afghanistan collapsed within days after the US moved out. The second the US stops paying for them, this war is over. Only question is - will it be rotating-wing or fixed-wing aircraft this time around, from which people drop?

[@MrWhitmen1981]

This is something the USA will not back down from, the reverse case is true for Russia being bogged down in this conflict. The USA can to this point pivot to deal with China. Russia has totally screwed up plans for taking back Taiwan.

[@Evilprimarch]

Wanna bet if Israel will collapse the same way?

[@MommaKnowsBestest]

Till China

[@hhkk6155]

Exactly 💯

[@surplusking2425]

History remember Ukraine war as 21st century version of Vietnam war. Greedy capitalists of western so-called free society jeopardize Russian sovereignty but utterly failed.

[@Kameeho]

As a norwegian im a big fan of a suggestion that was brought up, giving 2% of all revenue made from energy exports to ukraine not just during this war but over the entire post war period of reconstruction. Consider Norway is in a all time high on revenue. I have no idea what happened to this.

[@NorwegianNationalist1]

You are a traitor. Go live in Ukraine if you love it so much, Quisling.

[@therraxz]

norway already gave 2 billion nok for ukraine to buy gass

[@VolodymyrLisivka]

IMHO, North Streams should be transferred to Ukraine to help recovery at cost of Russia.

[@HungPham-hm9yk]

Dude that's awesome if Norway actually do that

[@KKOPPONG]

Won’t really work considering the profits are made by & belong to companies unless all energy is nationalised in EU. All companies will do is increase prices to compensate for the loss in profit.

[@freetolook3727]

They'll come back. Many countries have been in the same position and bounced back the economic abyss.

[@Jovan_Jarkarane]

Ukraine was already poor before the war . So I don't know what do you mean by recovering back . From poorer they will go back to poor?

[@arcarcon4620]

@@Jovan_Jarkarane not in debt, also zelenky in wartime has power to sack corruption easily. Ukraine would recover really well after the war.

[@justinblake420]

Come back? Dude you realise the city of donetsk is now located in rostov oblast Russia! There is going to be no Ukraine

[@Crashed131963]

@@justinblake420 How long do you think broke Russia can occupy a country of 40 million Russian haters? Russia only had a GDP just above Spain before the war. Russia went bankrupt over the 1979-89 invasion of Afghanistan, this will be more costly.

[@Crashed131963]

We have that 300 billion US dollars in US banks that were frozen from Russia that can go to Ukraine after.

[@stefanosnikolaidis552]

If we know something about war,is that when a country is involved in one everybody is eager to lend whatever it needs

[@tony18662]

except Russia

[@nobodyfromnowhere3597]

Really I see no money being sent to Yemen, Syria or Iraq when it was defending itself against US.

[@stefanosnikolaidis552]

@@tony18662 who buys Russian gas and oil?those countries will give money but we'll find about it after the war

[@stefanosnikolaidis552]

@@nobodyfromnowhere3597 a war can't be fought without money because you never heard it doesn't mean that's not happening

[@nobodyfromnowhere3597]

@@stefanosnikolaidis552 War can be fought without money. Look at the Soviet Union. War is above money and is not subservient to the money. War is a contest where every aspect of nation is put to the test money is nothing more but one of the logistical assets that only smoothes the exchange of goods and services however does not determine the outcome.

[@thomascunningham111]

For everyone's sake, this war should end soon.

[@Birdylockso]

American politicians won't allow that to happen.

[@lanciadr]

@@Birdylockso Russia does not want that to happen. America has nothing to do with that.

[@Birdylockso]

@@lanciadr So, who caused it? You think Zelensky just made it happen?

[@lanciadr]

@@Birdylockso I don't know, I guess if Russia invaded its neighbor while pretending to do military exercises and prepared for it for years then the blame would have to go on that country, don't you think? Or is it zelwnskiy fault because he did not give up and let the russians take over his country. Stop with the victim blaming.

[@Birdylockso]

@@lanciadr You are still young. I also wish the world is as clear as black and white, or as simply as good vs. evil. It's obvious that you do not understand geopolitics and how politicians manipulate people to believe in certain narratives. Let's agree to disagree without falling into the trap of polarization, which politicians will harness for their own advantage, to the detriment of peace.

[@mandarinasMDA]

We will stand with Ukraine till the very end. Your loss is our loss. ✊🏻 Much love from Moldova. 🇲🇩❤️🇺🇦

[@madmantheory5216]

UA & MD would soon be dissolved into Great Russia

[@mandarinasMDA]

@@madmantheory5216 Did I ask your opinion?

[@madmantheory5216]

@@mandarinasMDA Bosses don't need to ask.

[@mandarinasMDA]

@@madmantheory5216 your narcisism is as horrible as your real life. go impress kids in londergarden with such remarks, “boss” 🤡

[@Veldtian1]

Lol just be nice to Russia and maybe you'll have a chance to scrape through this mess.

[@Latin_American_Economic]

For economies at war the factors of production gets shifted to military support which will have large economic loss. Additionally since very little is produced to sell abroad this dry up liquidity. When countries are at that stage they will print money to finance the war an inject money in the economy. The results will normally be high levels of inflation as the currency crashes and if there's capital flight, the country will fall into an inflationary recession. This is the general economic cycle of countries or empires at war

[@user-pl3lm5dn5c]

We can only hope.

[@michaeldavison9808]

This could easily happen to Russia. It could easily happen to the Ukrainian currency - But Ukraine is backed by the West, and that is NOT going to happen to the Dollar + GBP + Euro. So, no, Russia loses, Ukraine wins, Russia is set back 50 years economically and has only India and China to trade with...assuming China will trade with them if it has to decide between selling to russia or selling to the west. Let's hope this all happens with as few deaths as possible.

[@Latin_American_Economic]

@@michaeldavison9808 it has started to happened in Russia. Look at the currency and inflation, once the war started capital flight began to take off.. this increase inflation and you can see the Russian currency purchasing power (inflation) began to drop soon after. While Ukraine may have backing of the west, capital flight will begin because of the uncertainty of the future. It is very much mechanical function for countries without a reserve currency.. the major economic power of the past went through the same (Dutch empire, British, Spanish crown).

[@ashleymukarali4852]

That why I all say USA is best it hit 4 birds with one stone with war in Ukraine it has created jobs for it's people supply them with weapons it's gets military understand of Russia military heads think if have war with them who are that friends and enemy in world war it's has crippled Russia buy make draining it's resources in Ukraine and cherry on Ukraine owes us banks alot money a nice long time slave

[@corvusglaive5769]

@@michaeldavison9808 that is wishful thinking at best. The backing of the west is only sufficient to keep Ukraine's head above the water. It is not meant to help Ukraine win the war. It is meant to delay Russia's victory. Regardless of whatever outcome, Ukraine is going to pay the greatest price for this war.

[@magnvss]

If they don't tomorrow you will read this sentence: "Remember when the West did not enough to support Ukraine and the country fell to Putin and was whether divided or conquered? Now we have ten similar conflicts around the world (because of all the countries who have or acquired a nuclear arsenal and took advantage over the weaker ones)." This is a very strange war where one country is free to ravage another while the agresor suffers almost no damage on its territory due to nuclear deterrence. If Europe and the West want to erase such precedent not only for Europe but for the rest of the world, it should take a firmer approach. Not just a timid "yeah, we send you some weapons and some money" but a complete compromise and mobilization. If Russia thinks it's unfair and threatens to use its dated nuclear arsenal, so should the world stand firm on the same level.

[@coderentity2079]

Standing firm means everybody dies right? I settle only for you doing that.

[@adoolty1436]

this is definetely the road to de-escalation...

[@bourbon4033]

Do it, destroy your enemy, destroy your country, destroy humanity. It's astounding how crazy people have been.

[@zjeee]

It's because we have countries like Germany that has been getting in bed with the Russians for decades that we have such a "weak" and "timid" response. If the Baltic countries and Poland was running the show Russia would most likely have lost already. The Germans and the French still wants to appease Putin and hope he turns into a "good guy" over time.

[@ObeySilence]

At this point I´d say let´s send in NATO troops. Russia will be crushed without any doubt.

[@trevenflynn4780]

if the usa taught me anything it’s that having no money doesn’t always stop the government 😆

[@annaredding]

Ha!

[@danbreen839]

Only works when foreigners still want your money. When they don't, you get Veneuzuala

[@luxuryhub1323]

after 8 decades of peace...do the Balkan wars not count as "Europe"?

[@dezzjays9568]

It's typical western favoutisim

[@marksimons8861]

The Balkan wars have simply been forgotten. This gives some hope, in fact, for the future of Ukraine. On the other hand, while Russia was supporting Serbia, it was not a serious player as the Soviet Union had only recently collapsed, enabling NATO to step in.

[@dezzjays9568]

@@marksimons8861 it hasn't stop lying

[@kibicz]

Balkan is category on its own, you cant count it;)

[@raziismail8230]

Yeah yugoslavia. Western the terrorist

[@Ghastly_Grinner]

Talking a little fast there makes me wonder if he has been hitting the slopes with Zelinski

[@dimadamag]

hello from Kyiv Ukraine )

[@gropatapouf5998]

As a Belgian, my gas+electricity bill went from 120€ to 420€ in a few months so yes, I'm willing to support Ukraine but no, I don't think the free world will continue to do so because Europe's economy is dying.

[@flintb6559]

So are you willing to support or are you not willing to support? If you are willing to support, why do you complain about the electricity bill? And if you want a low electricity bill, how can you support? And then you western europeans are surprised if nobody is interested in your "values"? You have no values.

[@mrmc2465]

It's a big price to pay and it the price will continue to go higher as politicians will ensure so

[@elenasivac7352]

As a big Ukraine supporter, I think you will be glad to know that, recently, Ukraine's government gave themselves a handsome 70% salary increase, courtesy of EU and USA taxpayers:)

[@lanciadr]

@@elenasivac7352 No they did not. Stop spreading garbage.

[@gropatapouf5998]

@@elenasivac7352 I personally think it's part of the media war. I may be wrong, but I know that misinformation has been at the heart of this war since the beginning

[@chriswharton]

After the war, God willing Ukraine wins, they will rebuild their infrastructure, still have their rich soil, their skilled farmers and their wonderful people. It might be a hard slog, but they WILL recover and prosper. Also, the world will assist, for sure, with cash investment and other assistance.

[@janedoe6350]

Provided we don't go down the route of the nuclear option! Are we using DU rounds yet?

[@tatradak]

Plus I for one will bring manufacturing to Ukraine and open a new factory with state of the art manufacturing process...I also know others who will do the same....Slava Ukraini!

[@user-mq1up2fw4r]

Ukraine is not winning. Donbass is gone. Luhansk is gone. Crimea is gone. Ukraine should agree to peace before Odessa get targeted next, and Ukraine becomes land locked.

[@janedoe6350]

@@user-mq1up2fw4r You think "the West" will allow Zelenskyy to agree for peace after all the money spent on weapons? No... it must continue, Boris had his turn... now it is Liz Truss who want's to play. The Ukrainian people will love her more than Boris when she is finished, you see!

[@Jay-hr3rh]

War is only expensive for the people fighting it. Otherwise, someone is making a lot of money from the conflict.

[@hhkk6155]

Military industrial complex getting filthy rich 🤑

[@christonngoveni8438]

If Russia annex the fertile agricultural land in the South, and East, the soviet factories, Ukraine might take over 50 years to recover. It will be hard even for rebuilders

[@andrerothweiler9191]

Depends, do you really need those Things?

[@iampeachy1188]

@@andrerothweiler9191 Do you have a brain ? If Industrialised area and fertile land are gone , this very well cause bankruptcy really fast

[@christonngoveni8438]

@@andrerothweiler9191 Yes Ukraine needs it as its base economy, service economy is bad without primary sector economy. I'm sure you learnt a lot in with war

[@_thoughtcriminal_9102]

@@andrerothweiler9191 yes, you need food lol

[@JimmyKeeseeJr]

Refreshing to see a retraction. What ever happened to the days when that was a core responsibility of good journalists? Thank you for your integrity..

[@deepaksingh-tu7xv]

Bad political decisions cause huge economic losses.

[@real_lostinthefogofwar]

I can't imagine how anyone thought war with Russia was a prudent thing to do

[@hassanjawad933]

@@real_lostinthefogofwar yes Ukrainians need to immediately pull out of Russia

[@dr.catherineelizabethhalse1820]

@@real_lostinthefogofwar But the decision to have the war was only made by Russia.

[@ImNoctica]

The bad political decision was to not pre-emptively insert nato bases into ukraine and put them under protection. Allowing Russia to have Ukraine isn't an option

[@Evilprimarch]

@@real_lostinthefogofwar you could address same questions to Russia, no? As in, how could anyone in Kremlin thought war is a prudent thing to do?

[@attemptedunkindness3632]

If Russia maintains control of gas and oil fields off Ukraine's coast, it's going to get harder and harder for Ukraine to ask for more expensive equipment.

[@TheeRomantic]

They've been asking for money since the beginning. I'm surprised they had money at all.

[@banto1]

If European countries could grow a backbone, they would actually enforce the sanctions on Russia, not allowing it to evade sanctions by shipping Russian oil via Iran, rebranding it as Iranian oil. Then the world could allow heavily monitored export of Russian oil and gas to keep the Russian economy afloat, keeping 70% as reparations for Ukraine.

[@antony6799]

Sanctions wont work as long as Russia can find markets in Latin America, Asia and Africa, the sanctions will only damage the west

[@vengefulspirit99]

They will at the end of the year. The EU is dependent on Russian hydrocarbons. How can you tell other places to stop buying Russian hydrocarbons when you are still doing the same?

[@feandil666]

sanctions are useless, see Cuba, or Iran. did sanctions ever changed a regime? never. what they do is punish people though and makes everyone hate the west

[@banto1]

@@feandil666 True. Sanctions never work to directly change a country's behavior. Sanctions are an alternative to taking kinetic action against an aggressor, so they are a lot better than the "other" options. In addition, having sanctions in place insures that you are not directly funding the aggressor. Actions that might have an affect on the general population are part of the calculus of the aggressor. Most want to retain popular support and are wary of causing actions that will cause them to lose popular support, thus if they know sanctions will be applied, they think twice before taking the aggressive action in the first place.

[@anirudhhhh]

US and EU is not the world Asia will buy more oil from Russians. China has already made a lot of trade deals. "World" is not going to monitor export of Russian oil. There are alternatives. Alternative banking systems etc.

[@hulkhogan9341]

Yellow yellow yellow yellow. All I see is yellow.

[@zink8841]

It’s ok the Americans will send more money. 😂

[@stefanweilhartner4415]

they get a lot in return.

[@jimjonsen1591]

AND ON A SIDE NOTE : The western NATO-alliance is already 500 km from Moscow via Latvia and 150 km from St, Petersburg via Estonia so the argument that NATO will get closer to Moscow if Ukraine joins NATO is BS there is 800 km from Kyiv to Moscow .. (And lets not forget the last time when "Russia" got closer to NATO it was in-fact Russia own doing, by invading and annexing Crimea in 2014 "Russia" came right up-to and ended inside the NATO countries BLACK SEA maritime territorial waters !!) And her is a thought .. If every neighbor you have is running to NATO begging NATO to let them join; is it becouse you are such a nice and good neighbor? Or is it because you act like a bully and are aggressive and invade your neighbors lands sending in troops and tanks Hungary 1956, Czechoslovakia 1968, Poland 1980 Moldova 1990-91, Georgia 2008, Ukraine 2014 ++ and now Kazakhstan 2022+++ and Ukraine 2022 (soon to come ) ?? Russia eats eats eats its victims and then blame the victims for eating them !!... Maybe if you act in a more nicer way, then your neighbors will liked you more and maybe your neighbors in your neighborhood will want to be around you as well ..

[@Suksass]

Russia has an enclave with nukes smack dab in the middle of Europe, they should shut up about their complaints in regards to getting NATO military at the borders. Heck, even the whole thing with Ukraine joining NATO is nonesense. Ukraine can't join NATO untill its border disputes with separatists end. And since Russia started and keeps sponsoring them, Russia knows Ukraine ain't joining NATO any time soon. Though, wasn't Putin opposed to Ukraine joining EU before the war? Heck, the man was the one who ordered his puppet to tear up agreement before Maidan revolution.

[@AntonSobyanin]

Hungary - it was not Russia, it was Soviet Union. Czechoslovakia - the same Poland - the same Moldova can be separated from the Soviet Union, Transnistria cannot be separated from Moldova. Roger that. And besides Russians, there were Ukrainians, Hungarians, Romanians, and Georgians in Transnistria. Georgia attacked Russia first in 2008. The UN International Commission has recognized this. In 2014, Ukraine declared war on its own population. Russia had nothing to do with it. The President of Kazakhstan personally invited Russian troops to calm the unrest in the streets. What questions? We were there officially. Now in Ukraine we are protecting the people of Donbass from the genocide of the Ukrainian Nazis. This completely justifies us morally.

[@benjaminlibal994]

@@AntonSobyanin Well, that's just a bunch of lies, just like in 1939 when Hitler was telling stories about Ethnic Germans being oppressed in Poland and Czechoslovakia.

[@BTyler808]

NATO agreed not to expand west. The 2 countries you mentioned were before Putin's time. Putin said on record over a decade ago, that he will not allow NATO up to it's borders unlike his predecessor who allowed the breaking of the agreement to go unchecked. Ukraine wouldn't even be at war right now if the US didn't fund their governments overthrow and put in a pro west puppet. But the US and it's corrupt elite politicians are addicted to war and are using Ukraine as fodder to hurt Russia.

[@Suksass]

@@BTyler808 Actually, NATO never agreed to that. There is no signed agreement and even Gorbachev mentioned that that wasn't the case. There is litterally no proof of USA being behind euromaidan. The one peace of evidence usually used is audio that shows that US after finding out about euromaidan, was happy about it and chose to support the outcome. Russia meanwhile is on record for organising civil war, and providing people and heavy weapons and at times military assistance to separatists. And this was even before this year's attack.

[@Chisato_Strafe]

Whatever it is ... we've learned any war would be a lose lose situation ... Ukraine, Russian, Europe, US, and the whole world ... everyone in the world suffers the spill out of the war because of how globalised our economy becomes

[@wkwojti]

Everyone is suffering not from globalism but from Putin's imperial ambitions

[@feralinc.8693]

Short answer to your question: No. Long answer: The west has a significant financial investment in Ukraine already that they wouldn't allow to go to waste. If Ukraine loses the war, it would be too much of an international security hazard given the statements and expected thought processes of Vladimir Putin. In summary, many countries would likely extend financial support to Ukraine in order to keep them from losing. Glad I could answer your question.

[@moustaphakahwaji862]

"a country literally can't function without energy" Lebanon on 2 hours of electricity a day : what are we doing wrong

[@Remake5182]

Lebanon need electricity, or they will have no water. Can they survive without water?

[@gj8550]

The longer the war drags on, the harder it would be for Ukraine to sustain. European countries are facing increasing headwinds as energy costs increase as they head into the winter. Countries would have to increase interest rates to combat inflation. Factories would have to reduce output to conserve energy. Western countries would be in a worst position to support Ukraine as their GDP declines.

[@TheWedabest]

The war in Ukraine has been going on for over 8 years now!!!

[@gj8550]

@@TheWedabest See what happens when US and EU decided to meddle?

[@TheWedabest]

@@gj8550 the so called "eu" is completely useless! They have been bending over for putin for years. Also Russia started this war by invading Ukraine, but you want to blame the victim!

[@Evilprimarch]

@@gj8550 more like see what happens when US and EU did not decide to intervene during 2014 annexation of Crimea, during 2008 invasion of Georgia, and during both Chechen wars. This would have been long over by now.

[@gj8550]

@@Evilprimarch Europe was not in economic crisis back then. It is now. Many economists predict that this crisis would be worst than 2008. When Europe isn’t buying, export countries such as China, India, Vietnam etc would all suffer.

[@livondiramerian6999]

The lack of wisdom lead to catastrophe.

[@enriquevazquez9746]

Specially from europeans politicians.

[@alexmischenko5406]

Thanks to VisualPolitik for highlighting russian aggression in Ukraine. The financial situation for Ukraine is tough, but with the help of our western allies we can win this economic front just like we do it on the real battlefield 🤝💪

[@ThaTurminator]

Pay for your own damn war. Why do western tax payers have to pay to make thriving corrupt politicians like Zelensky rich?

[@maciek_k.cichon]

@derzzsh you would like the help to stop, wouldn't you? We will overcome everything!

[@pilotmanpaul]

@derzzsh lol Enjoy Drug filled streets and crumbling infrastructure as billions that could be used for that are sent to a foreign nation thousands of miles away.

[@user-mq1up2fw4r]

Zelensky govt has literally bombed the Donbass nonstop since the 2014 Maidan Coup, ignored Minsk Agreements, and allowed a corrupt govt to take hold of the country. Ukraine made it's bed.

[@maciek_k.cichon]

@@user-mq1up2fw4r Not true. Even Komsomolskaya Pravda (pro RU gov) wrote that recent explosion in Donietsk was something new for residents. And what coup? Russia acknowledges other nations right of self-determination only when it suits her. Why wouldn't you guys understand that not every nation wants Russian supervision?

[@ElasticbrandNet]

Why is your voice always so sped up. It makes it hard to listen to. The other Visual Politics guy doesn’t do it so, why?

[@mkmahooo9722]

Man… you’re talking way to fast. I had to check, as i thought the playback speed setting was on x 1,5.

[@miroslavhoudek7085]

This war should be almost fully financed by European countries - especially when Ukraine is protecting our European borders from outside incursion. I mean, I don't remember Night's Watch going bankrupt when they faced incursion of Whitewalkers from the north, when the winter was coming.

[@nobodyfromnowhere3597]

Eghm they were but a handful few…

[@tengkualiff]

This is why people are so pissed as to how Ukraine isn't winning yet. Ukraine's only weakness is manpower, if they had more people, they would have already taken advantage of all the aid they were given. But being a corrupt country even before Russia invaded, even normal people like us who donate wont make a difference. We need countries to finance these wars.

[@nobodyfromnowhere3597]

@@tengkualiff Shows how little you know about the war. ManPower is the only advantage Ukraine has over Russians. Ukraine is fighting on the home front with massive mobilization. They have twice as many people deployed compare to the Russians however they are incapable of utilizing them properly.

[@MrThhg]

@@tengkualiff their lacking fire power not manpower

[@harrypolychronopoulos478]

Haven't you heard where did your help go ?? Two days ago the SBU arrested officials "liberating" a train load of containers full of western supplies and selling the goods to retailers. That's from CNN News.

[@frankhaugen]

We in western Europe needs to start to take this seriously. All the energy issues we have, can be solved by Ukraine itself. Ukraine has the infrastructure and resources, (even though it has taken a beating). The focus should be on returning Ukraine to 2013 borders and aid them in extraction of natural resources and start running those nuclear power plants red hot, so we can shed ourselves of Russian influence

[@enriquevazquez9746]

It’s too late

[@frankhaugen]

@@enriquevazquez9746 probably, but let's release the Poles and get the Russians out of Ukraine, (or maybe not the Poles, they'll probably head for Moscow, stopping at Minsk for a brief visit, if NATO sent them to save Ukraine without strict supervison. I knew Poles didn't like Russia, but some of the rethoric is scary

[@anonimo2932]

Well until creditors doesn't ask money back they are fine. And the creditors wanted Ukraine to win so i think there is this problem

[@adoolty1436]

sure! And then we should just print more money to get everyone richer!

[@anonimo2932]

@@adoolty1436 if governments actually believe in keeping a good economy there would be no wars and the US budget for military would be less than 2%

[@CastorRabbit]

This didn't age well

[@HBR.MetalWorks]

Play at 0.75 speed, lol he speaks so fast 🤣

[@bombheadgames9565]

The value of an asset is based on its future value.. Ukraine with a med seafront, natural resources, stable european aligned government and proved skills at defence has a long rich future. Russia on the other hand has shown to lie, be untrustworthy, deceitful and hostile to its neighbours.. It may hold resources but they have little value if economically successful countries countries have decided they do not want blood oil and gas in 2030

[@dknight25]

That's a speculative future. Ukraine's future is uncertain on many aspects and it will depend on their next moves how it plays out. To say Ukraine is doing well and with a bright future ahead is a sharp contradiction to the current situation.

[@germsage6726]

Ukraine's future lies on its people. Less on its natural resources. Run a tech company and you will eventually find someone from Ukraine.

[@_thoughtcriminal_9102]

"Stable government" lol like everything you've said is the opposite, finish 6th grade history before commenting bs like this

[@germsage6726]

@@skbskb7596 Let me ask you something simple. If I am going to present freedom to you, but the price I ask is blood. Are you willing to pay the price? Look at Syria, Libya, Iraq and Iran, ask yourself, when they had the chance why didn't they pay the price? Now they are paying dividends - also in blood.

[@germsage6726]

@@skbskb7596 I think you have a problem digesting what I wrote. Or maybe I need to be more explicit with my examples. If you don't pay the price you're always at the mercy of other nations that do. Want to take a fine example? The Americans. They paid the price of fighting the British for their independence. Then they paid the price for their identity. Following that, they paid the price, not once but twice during the great wars to become the superpower they are today. Bitch if you want but that's the reality. The British and European powers have the same history. Look back at the fall of Rome and the price they paid. The English were ravished by the Vikings, the French by the English, Muslims and Germans tribes, and the Germans fought for the right to exist during the Romans. Even the modern Israelis fought for the right to exist. Compared that to the history of Africa and all those countries you cited. They don't deserve the right to exist because they didn't pay the blood price. You may say that it's not worth it but your children will curse you for not paying. Or maybe the current cool-aid is to blame the victors. Ukraine is once again paying the blood price but whether it's worth it, history has always proven to be correct, for future generations to come. If you don't pay the price you don't deserve respect and without respect, you and your future generations don't deserve freedom because it's not given. * Fun fact: Common sense isn't common.

[@banana-sw1hc]

Luckily we live in Internet century so President Zelensky could manage to get help. Don't let another Southern Vietnam Republic fall into the hand of Modern Emperror. Debt could be paid gradually but getting back territory isn't.

[@myvoiceafrica254]

Russia's concentration is in the Donbass region,where there are pro Russian citizens. Its important to note there's no civil unrest or condemnation of Russia in this areas. Most of those fighting Russia in Donbass are not from the region. Russia is therefore not stagnant as expressed.

[@mykhailosulikovskyi386]

yes yes. tell it to me and my relatives. I had to travel from Krasnoye Luch when the Russians came there at 14. Go ahead and read Russian propaganda more.

[@wolfvoigt5497]

I'm pro Marshall Plan. Germany profited 80 years ago from it, we should do something similar here. In my humble opinion.

[@er5269]

Germany never got much from that. It was mostly for the ones allied to the USA. Germany rebuilt itself.

[@wolfvoigt5497]

@@er5269 That was not the point of the argument and it is questionable, if Germany would have made it by itself without the machinery and monetary help of the USA.

[@er5269]

@@wolfvoigt5497 Around 1,5 billion dollars doesn't build one of the worlds largest economies. Maybe the UK and France was built up woth the marshall plan but there just wasn't very much help for Germany. It wouldn't have made much of a difference in building up both everything that was destroyed in the war and all the stuff the allies, including the USA, looted after the war. The allies looted Germany's industries until 1950, getting just above a billion dollars cannot have been what rebuilt Germany after that.

[@wisikahn]

This is humanitarian crisis, civilians are tortured, raped and killed which were considedred collateral damages in WWII, but now it is war crime to be punished at tribunals. All free world helps forever and unlimitedly Ukraine because this war is not just for Ukraines but for all human beings..

[@ananamu2248]

Right you lot ,nows the time to put our money where our mouth is .....the final push must come from all of us ..all those who believe the victim can face up to the bully ....do not doubt. Ukraine is an example of many good things in the world ...a little ,a lot ,makes no difference ....no sitting on the line ,.. Russia has done many war crimes and not just from Feb ...

[@michaeldavison9808]

Absolutely right Ananamu, so I will turn down my heating this winter, accept the cost of gas, and consider myself lucky that I am not fighting for my life in Ukraine, while I vote for the politicians who will best support Ukraine from Britain.

[@bourbon4033]

@@michaeldavison9808 I can't really say if this is ironic or a bot

[@_thoughtcriminal_9102]

Go fight yourself then, why does everyone else also have to pay for NATOs war?

[@_thoughtcriminal_9102]

@@bourbon4033 they might as well all be bots lol

[@ananamu2248]

@@michaeldavison9808 good on yer Michael ( as we say in New Zealand) I will sort out a reliable way to get some money through

[@nicholasconder4703]

Considering what is at stake for Ukraine, I wonder if the Zelensky government has really gone after the corruption in the country. Reducing the corruption substantially would help them pay for the war as well.

[@user-mq1up2fw4r]

Zelensky is corrupt.

[@bigsiegee]

Look at Germany after WWII if you want to see how a country can rebuild

[@4tedi4]

Look at Afganistan, Syria, Libia how country could rebuild...

[@anabellejune8069]

​@@4tedi4 they're all Muslims nations who love war but show me any democratic nation that suffered ww3

[@anabellejune8069]

show me any US allies that suffered after WW2, is it south Korea,Japan that was totally destroyed ?? US always put their allies first that is why they still stand.

[@4tedi4]

@@anabellejune8069 after II Great War USA had sth like 50 % of The total world industrial production. Now they have maybe 16%, maybe less. BIG differance. So american Ally Who was crashed could be for example The Kurds, South Vietnam, Persia - american puppet state crashed by religous fundemetalist, latelly democratic Afganistan , next USA puppet.

[@4tedi4]

After second Great War also Great Empire of Great Britain was destroyed mostly by American. After two, theee decades from war from Empire which had land All over The Word, only Britain small part of ireland and few grasp of island remain.

[@brettwhittlesey6862]

Unemployment 35% in a country literally being destroyed I'd say that is very very reasonable...

[@rainieresguerra4780]

Ukraine is in a dire situation and right now. Luckily for Ukraine, the economic and military aid it receives from the west is increasing instead of diminishing.

[@kokomo9764]

Ukraine is in better shape than Russia.

[@demons1790]

@@kokomo9764 You people are delusional

[@MrScruffels]

@@kokomo9764 it really isnt

[@andrejs2708]

@@kokomo9764 Ukraine is banana republic since 2014. Millions are cleaning toilets in Poland, Czech rep. Germany... and now even farmland is owned by western corporations.

[@Corsuwey]

Having Russia pay war reparations afterwards would be a good idea... But the sanctions have tanked their standard economy and the common folk will primarily be hurt by the costs.

[@MorrocanDarijaArab]

Your pfp makes sense now

[@gorchilo]

It would also be great if Germany paid reparations to the countries it destroyed in WW2 and if the USA paid reparations for several dozen countries it bombed since WW2.

[@roysmith3767]

Search . ' Why is Ukraine the West's Fault . '

[@moshoodbakare1210]

I would have asked if you've been living under a rock, but you commented on KZbin, so you are definitely not living under a rock. The winner decides who pays reparations and not the other way round. Talking about sanctions tanking Russia's economy, the ruble has been the world's strongest currency for several months. The sanctions have affected the US and EU more than they affected the Russians.

[@hhkk6155]

Europe will pay for this war, and they are already paying;)

[@kenlan3347]

Great video. I have always wondered how could the country support itself these days.

[@demven04]

Why do you speak so fast? 0.75 sounds good, but distorted…

[@howardmarriott7128]

Why our support and destruction of our economy doesn't make sense unless you believe that is all to do with the US mission to destroy Russia and maintain its unipol world leader position. 17th February Ukrainian army began to shell heavily the two breakaway republics of the Donbas region, Donesk and Lagansk peoples republic, killing hundreds of innocent people. After a long televised security council meeting in Moscow, Putin on behalf of Russia recognised the independence of these republics. Russia then immediately entered into defence agreements with these two republics which it recognised. Those agreements were to help provide defence for those two republics. Because the Ukrainians continued their shelling, killing innocent civilians, the Russians then launched the special military operations to protect these regions on 18th February. Russia made clear that it had no intention of invasion just protection of these regions and why it hasn't pushed further west. It's feint to attack Kiev was to concentrate Ukrainian forces around the city while it easily took over the Donbass with little resistance. The Western press ignored this and made Russia out to be an invading force. This is the legal sequence. Russia honours its legal position by having to allow the militia of these regions to do most of the fighting, Russia providing supporting roles and why Ukraine will sometimes cry victory until the Russian forces step in to stamp on them after the militia have failed. For the real story watch and learn and make your own minds up as to why we got involved and ruined our economies by making our biggest energy supplier and partner, Russia, out to be the bad guys instead of insisting on diplomacy months if not years before Ukraine escalated the conflict to bloody civil war against the predominantly ethnic Russian Donbass. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2m6i5qfrNxkiLc

[@b3x]

I hope they stay safe and the support enough for them achieving victory.

[@vegasrick6556]

As time goes on, regardless of the aid, good things are not going to happen. Russia has little incentive to end this, and any aid will hardly pay off in the long run. How much do the allies want to lose and it appears many countries are halting their investment. Ukraine will change forever, sadly, and even if "victory" can be achieved, we can't even afford that. The earlier the conflict is stopped, the better. Every Ukraine soldier lost is a lifetime of of human production lost in the future. These soldiers are too valuable in the long run.

[@theuselessdrunk]

stopped how exactly? they are willing to sacrifice the ukrainians to save ukraine. worked for stalin.

[@roysmith3767]

Search . ' Why is Ukraine the West's Fault . '

[@markusveracity2865]

I wrote my House Representative and both Senators to stress the immeasurable value of a defeated Russia and rebuilt Ukraine. Just as domestic investments in infrastructure repay themselves many times over, so will investments in Ukrainian military and government infrastructure.

[@michaeldavison9808]

I did the same with my MP and the PM.

[@Wilhelmofdeseret]

🐑

[@dynamicascension981]

tell them to carry out a no fly zone. that will speed up the end of the conflict drastically

[@zepher664]

@@dynamicascension981 at that point NATO might as well invade Russia, as a no-fly zone is essentially a declaration of war, and definitely would mean war after the first time they enforced it.

[@markusveracity2865]

@@dynamicascension981 if we declare a no-fly zone, then we have to enforce no-fly zone; next NATO and Rashists are shooting at each other. A little patience is indicated. If Kyiv can roll up the west bank of the Dneiper, then take out the Kerch bridge, Russians will crumble.

[@miketiong8441]

Pity the Ukranians to suffer now. But they are the one that support the comedian President. Attempt to join NATO triggers this calamity. Too bad the Russian is not going to stop the war anytime soon

[@patwilson2546]

The need to support Ukraine financially has been noted long ago. 80B is chump change for the US and Europe. OK, maybe not chump change but certainly manageable. If the west loses its nerve then Ukraine is screwed.

[@Birdylockso]

I agree. There is much more where the money came from. The West would keep Ukraine afloat as long as it takes. Not a problem.

[@Bee.Holder]

Maybe supporting Ukraine indefinitely seems "pretty acceptable" for the author of this video as considering the number of subscribers he is earning decent amount of money. However, that can't be said for many people in western countries which are highly affected by the increased costs of living due to this war. Of course those stakes are high concerning Ukraine but what is common for all the governments is that they want to stay in power. If discontent within the public rises to alarming levels, they might decide that lesser damage will be to abandon aid for Ukraine as a lost cause and focus on strengthening their economies and positions among voters.

[@jjsheets330]

So the west shouldn’t support Ukraine and just let Russia take it over and do lord knows what to it’s people?

[@piotrb4240]

A Serb speaking for the people of "western countries"... How cute! :D

[@neznamtija8081]

@@piotrb4240 so his reasoning is wrong then u reckon ?

[@themoonrider351]

@@neznamtija8081 yes, Serbs are russian allies

[@charlesscott4722]

@@themoonrider351 what exactly did he say that you disagree with?

[@garyhuntsr71698]

Even without a real war, 60% of countries worldwide are near collapsing... I account on my blessings!

[@muralikarthik]

Just my POV: Central banks can juggle the economy with their monetary policies. They can increase the borrowing cost and create pain for the economy and its people or do vice-versa. They can create more jobs by the above process and by buying corporate bonds and by making the share prices of companies go higer or they can do vice-versa. Governments can join hands and can implement policies to make or break you like increasing the price of day to day goods and commodity. Its not that when we are rich we become independent. It can even become even more devastating if you rich and you're misinformed or did not take right financial decisions. Then why this narrative fed to us during our childhood to study hard, work hard, earn lot, save lot, die rich, pass wealth. What we need is happiness, peace of mind, good health, save planet, save humanity. Its a flase narrative that once we become rich we become independent. Its actually the indenpendence to choose the lifestyle you want makes you rich.

[@justinwillingale2086]

I’ve been poor and I’ve been rich is better, I mean I came from nothing saw opportunity and took it like a starving dog with no bone. That’s the life I grew up, and made me hated within the community for not wanting to be on the streets to not starve in a western country to actually have tv to have a warm shower a bed money to buy me fines for my dying mother who past in front of me in a western country while we out on the streets living in boxes to not beg others and have them spit on me. For asking for help so I started taking. Do I share what I have earn’t through ruthless business tactics no he’ll no. Dose my wife have a huge rack and looks like a model with the money I have earnt, dose she love me no do I control her yes did I force her to sign so she gets nothing yes cause I’m not giving money to over glorified baby sitter fuck her she can do what I did if she wants what I have.

[@cyizarwanda5488]

When you say free countries, what exactly do you mean? Do you mean what I am thinking you mean? You mean we have non-free countries?

[@0fficialdregs]

a news channel that admit their error, RESPECT!

[@diogorodrigues747]

What are you talking about?

[@0fficialdregs]

@@diogorodrigues747 did you even watch the video?

[@diogorodrigues747]

@@0fficialdregs I literally watched the entire video and all their videos about Ukraine. This doesn't seem to be that different than the others and reflects a big truth about not only this war but all the wars in general.

[@0fficialdregs]

@@diogorodrigues747 well if you did, then you would of seen the ending of the video where the host verbally told us, the viewers, that he made a mistake in a previous video and acknowledge that in this video. most news channel or network hardly ever do that.

[@diogorodrigues747]

@@0fficialdregs Ah, are you talking about that mistake about another video that they made? OK, I'm sorry, you're absolutelly right! ;)

[@shanelambert6192]

Ukraine was already basically bankrupt before the war. They are entirely dependent on donations to keep going. The grain exports will dry up once the current crops are harvested, any crops near the front line for next year that haven't been planted won't be until they are on the Russian side or it becomes safe to

[@zjeee]

Yep they don't have a choice though they are fighting for their survival, if they lose they cease to exist as a nation. Perhaps this time Russia will settle for a few parts of the East and South then they will invade again 5 years later.

[@learntospeakamharic8323]

Zelenisky could learn a Lot from Czech Republic, they saved their country from devastation during the second World War and now they live as a free country. Handling complex stuff like this would be tough for a comedian! He simply allowed the destruction of Ukraine and paid a very high price simply for sake of joining Nato or EU 🇪🇺. Very sad 😔.

[@MrZenGuitarist]

Yeah, it's true that Zelensky was a comedian before he was subsequently elected - but still, he's actually been working as president now for some time and also are surrounded by a lot of seasoned politicians. (Perhaps an even greater surprise though is that he actually performed the very role of president in an evidently popular TV-show. Or at least I thought so). I further assume that he under these current, tragic circumstances must been working pretty much 24/7 - both since he simply has no other choice, but also because he needs to in order to protect himself, his family and of course his fellow country-men [and women to, of course]). Also, it seems as if he's been successful in the arena of politics, at least domestically as he's become pretty much a rallying-point and a pillar of support for his countrymen. Although I admit I'm not well versed in politics. But I still believe that managing both an economy that was quite crippled even before the invasion - as well as the utter devastation of businesses, infrastructure, people's homes as well as lives would have been a tough task indeed to take on for any politician... Further I'm not entirely certain that the war would NOT have happened anyway, even though they would not have aspired to join NATO. (And Putin himself has said himself that joining EU isn't really 'an issue' - although admittedly, since when can you take Putin at his word?). Although it was in all probability at least 'one of the dominoes' - so to speak. Rather I suspect that the real 'deal-breaker' when it comes to Putin's invasion, at least if you can trust the sources from which I've learned, was most likely a combination of several, much less obvious factors (at least to an 'outsider'). One of the major, if not THE major reason was as to hinder Ukraine from (starting) extracting any of their hitherto untapped natural resources (gas, oil as well as several 'important' minerals), since that would have posed a serious threat to Russia's economy, as well as its influence over Ukraine in more way than one; *Since that would really have put Ukraine in the position of being de facto and completely independent from Russia (both 'energy-wise' as well as economically and therefore also politically). *Ukraine would then, in all probability have become THE 'go-to-nation' for the entire EU's import of "gas & oil" - and thus would have struck a very real and 'threatening' blow to Russia's entire economy (since Russia's economy is entirely based on the export of literally the very same natural resources that Ukraine has). *Which would also as a result mean that Russia would then have had a wholly independent as well as 'West'-oriented neighbor that would potentially, or perhaps even probably be(come) economically richer than Russia (and hence more powerful economically and perhaps also politically and militarily). (I, at the very least, find these arguments particularly probable, especially since most of Ukraine's untapped natural resources lies almost entirely in the Eastern border with Russia, as well as in the Black Sea-coast; that is exactly where Putin seem to have put most of the efforts in 'securing'!). Then, of course we also have Putin's own 'arguments', which he postulated himself: *That there is an ongoing 'genocide of ethnic Russians' (peculiarly enough at the very same areas? and also - NO support for that claim what-so-ever, except for a 'ban' in schools to teach in anything but Ukrainian! [which nation does NOT teach in their own native tongue?]). *That the Ukrainian state is 'run' by neo-nazis (despite that it's clear for anyone to look into that merely around 2% of all Ukrainian's voted for an 'extreme-right'-Party - and has NO seats in the government, and never has!? Not to mention the fact that Zelensky himself is of Jewish ancestry..?). And, last but certainly not least (ridiculous, to not say outrageous); *That Ukraine REALLY isn't a "real nation", but rather a "Soviet invention" as a mere administrative region!? (sure - it was forcibly turned into that when Soviet power was as its peak, and there once was a state called 'Kievan-Rus' - but, at that time that [proto-]state was neither Russian or Ukrainian! And also - Kiev was a metropolis looooong before Moscow was even as much as a mere village....and - either way, since when is history to judge? [if so - from which time-period should we all then base our claims? Like - should we all reconcile to 'give back' all the now sovereign Nations to the British Empire? Or - should Russia itself be 'given' to the Swedes, since it was Vikings who founded Russia...and so on and so on...] Although I completely agree with that he both could and should learn from the Czech republic - just as we should all learn from each-other, really all the time IMHO!: Since no state has gotten 'everything' "right", but there is usually at least some state 'out there' that has successfully tackled issues where others have failed. Well, this doesn't in any way mean that the NATO-question wasn't the drop that 'spilled sh*t over'...but either way - I believe that the reasons I mentioned above were at least just AS important, in any case. But again, that's based of off all the sources I've been able to find - and have read. And also - is merely my humble opinion.

[@portfedh]

I think that if Russia is defeated, the Russian foreign reserves will probably be used for the rebuilding of Ukraine, but it doesn't seem like Russia is anything close to being defeated. I wonder if once the gas shortage really hits Germany and France in winter, their citizens will pressure their governments to step up the help to Ukraine or to cut it off completely.

[@noneinparticular2338]

If russian foreign reserve are touched is casus belli , wont advice it

[@portfedh]

@@noneinparticular2338 How does that work? I've never understood why sending weapons is not an act of war, but it is if they are used to strike within Russia. Same thing with cutting off gas, what determines how far a country can go without declaring war?

[@chansangwoon5049]

This Ukraine issue is more complicated than most issues. Where is the start of Ukraine issue? 2022, 2014, 1991...? Many corruption there also and those who send money there will end up in the pockets of politicians at home and abroad.

[@user-mq1up2fw4r]

Exactly. Westerners think Ukraine is benevolent for some reason. The issues of corruption, authoritarianism, and far right nationalism in that country have been highlighted for decades now.

[@krystof764]

Do you remember what had happened in Odessa in 2014 ???? That was the beginning of this disaster !!!! It is very good lesson not to listen to Victoria Nuland

[@ikv7409]

Thanks for this video. We will win this war together! Greetings from Ukraine

[@carmelovirgiliolim2984]

How will the USA and the EU sustain their economic support to Ukraine when they themselves are having economic crisis? People in various European countries are protesting the inflation and energy crisis in their countries. Some have changed their leaders. And still others want out of NATO.

[@lv3609]

“VisualPolitik en” have only entertainment value. Which I must say it is nothing to trow away, given its style of very fast paced video, funny presenters with funny character (edit:in personality sense), and very witty animations. Cartoons animations in this channel is what it make worthy to watch to me.

[@jameshiggins-thomas9617]

This is what is frustrating about letting this drag out. Putin is unhappy, I'm sure, that he wasn't instantly successful, but reducing Ukraine to ashes would be an acceptable fallback. Frankly, Ukraine needs a way to reach the Kremlin and not just hold the line. Putin needs to start paying a real price for this petulant aggression.

[@BosworthMcG]

Agree. Russia and Russians need to start feeling real pain otherwise this will drag on and Russia will slowly pummel Ukraine into the ground.

[@patrickkumwenda1309]

Wat pain exactly shud putin feel. U exhausted all yo sanctions. U don't own the world and Putin shall feel no pain unless George Bush and Tony feel the very pain u implying. This war didn't just start doore research and reading than being fed by propaganda channels daily. Y aren't u talking abt Yemen being bombed daily by US made weapons, or Palestine by Israel coz yo propaganda networks aren't feeding u tht news.

[@BosworthMcG]

@@patrickkumwenda1309 lol George Bush and Tony Blair!? Our bro is stuck in 2002.

[@davids5126]

@@BosworthMcG Ukrainian missile attacks on Russian territory and Russian civilian casualties are exactly what Putin wants so that he can declare a general mobilization in Russia, multiply the number of soldiers and thus win the war. Fortunately, Western strategists and Zelensky's military advisers are smarter than you.

[@charlesscott4722]

@@BosworthMcG Do you people honestly think Ukraine can invade Russia? Are you really this naive?

[@mlionea]

After, you will see villagers living in extreme poverty with no EU or USA anywhere near to help

[@CenterPorchNP]

The Ukraine, eventually, will have no choice but cede part of the nation. My guess is the ceded area will be where the mass of the fight is now. The support nations will eventually slow down or end support because of financial and resource issues of their own.

[@devrerffs]

Ukraine is backed by the wealthiest, high tech countries in the world vs Russia, a corrupt agrarian society. Russia will crumble far faster than west.

[@nicholasconder4703]

The Ukrainians have made it very obvious they are really ticked off with Russia and won't cede any territory. And that includes Crimea.

[@FireCrow1961]

not going to happen. Pootin has just about exhausted his manpower. He's emptied the countryside, he's emptied the prisons and tide and momentum has already shifted. He is going to lose this war and be taken out by the weasels at the Kremlin.

[@achernar2724]

if everyone put in a $1 Ukraine will be fine, i donate on a weekly basis and I know a lot of people who donate as well, and they're also keen to help re-build their country after the war so yeah they won't collapse if we all donate a $1 each, millions depend on it

[@_thoughtcriminal_9102]

Does a Ukrainian oligarchs personally send a thank you card for lining his pockets?

[@achernar2724]

@@_thoughtcriminal_9102 here’s a potato 🥔 for your hard work 👀😂

[@jamesbehrje4279]

How much of that dollar really end up helping ukranian soldiers??? 10 cents???

[@achernar2724]

@@jamesbehrje4279 well if you don’t donate then you obviously don’t know troll 🧌

[@Zoza15]

As long a the war keeps going in Ukraine, then the economics is not really a concern for Ukraine. Its all about survival. But hopefully when the war is done and Ukraine comes on top then we can finally settle for the real issues, on rebuilding Ukraine and Ukraine reforming itself into the western values.. And most of all, a painful dialogue with Russia for the coming years..

[@arturoeugster7228]

Not to worry, remember the Marshall plan to revive Europe? There are moves to rebuild Ukraine using just such a plan. The recovery will be swift, just as bombed out Germany were helped to rebuild in a matter of years, not decades.

[@rafaelcosta3238]

The question of whether or not I would invest in Ukrainian debt is pointless. My government forces me to do it whether I want to, or not, by sending to Ukraine the money it steals from me in taxes.

[@roysmith3767]

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[@assertivekarma1909]

If the people want to fight for their country, military equipment is provided by allies, and enough money to pay for food and energy, they will overcome. A large portion of GDP is associated with tycoons and bankers, who are the least priority in such a conflict, they will need to take a haircut. Wars have occurred too often in history, with people bouncing back, but without economists & bankers lamenting calculations. The global community owes Ukraine, the west should cut nearly all aid to other countries and focus on Ukraine. Agriculture can be ramped up again easily, for the nation, with other natural resources to utilize down the road.

[@leifandersen2756]

There is no way around other than peace talks.You cannot live from pride but Ukranians have not discovered this .

[@elpresidenta1945]

We in the United States are just gonna bail them out, and pay for literally everything

[@michaeldavison9808]

That sounds like a good deal if you want someone else's blood to be spent stopping Russia. Don't you?

[@elpresidenta1945]

@@michaeldavison9808 I don't believe we should help Europe at all, none of you help at all. I wish Russia would re-establish its title of a superpower to bring stability back to the globe, in a bi-polar world order, instead of the United Globalist state.

[@kokakadoo9101]

The usa always does that its the global piggy bank so to speak

[@brianh9358]

I think that it may make sense to start training Ukrainian soldiers on more modern NATO equipment so that their ammunition supplies and equipment replacements can come from their allies. Being able to get resupply from European and U.S. stockpiles would decrease their costs significantly and would allow more of their aid to be used for keeping their economy afloat.

[@CODY1GUN]

Just send NATO in easier 🤔

[@rafaelcosta3238]

@@CODY1GUN are you going, or should young men from NATO countries go be shot for "democracy", and "Western values". The only people I know that talk like you are closing in on 50, and will not be forced to go. Only military aged men's opinion is relevant, and I do not know a single one that wants to do that stupidity.

[@williamsherman1942]

@@CODY1GUN Yeah, start WWIII smartass.

[@Dennis12869]

Every time this speaker is on camera, I check if the play speed is on 1.5 or so. He speaks so unnaturally fast. Even on 0.75 it looks and sounds wrong.

[@SahajPS]

great video, as always

[@Arag0n]

Ukraine needs to accept they lost the war, and make sure they win the peace. Surrender a part of land like Finland did, let them fully join the EU immediately afterwards and show Russia their people can enjoy a better life than anyone in Russia cam dream of.

[@benjaminlibal994]

That will only work if Ukraine is in NATO the next year, otherwise the Moskale will return. They might even go after the Baltic states next.

[@Arag0n]

@@benjaminlibal994 so f.. make it happen. If west wants, they can accept Ukraine to eu and NATO in 5m. Why not do that, instead of encouraging them to go throw themselves into Russian lines? We want to be the good guys, yet want someone else pay the price.

[@timmyturner327]

@@benjaminlibal994 speaking just on the topic of EU membership vs NATO membership and Ukraine getting one or both, EU membership is even better of a guarantee of safety than NATO membership is. From what I've heard...forgot the details.

[@thomashaapalainen4108]

The west will not let Ukraine fall. It is in our best interests to stop ruSSian aggression for many reasons. With the relatively high level of education in the Ukrainian population it would make total sense to move all the western firms that formerly operated in ruSSia to Ukraine. Once the east is secured the massive natural gas deposits will be too tempting for western investors. The currently unfortunate exchange rate will be attractive to western companies that have formerly operated in ruSSia to reopen in Ukraine. The economic miracle of 1950s Germany and Japan will be eclipsed by the Ukrainian economic miracle of the 2030s.

[@boynamesue7720]

100%

[@vinniechan]

I dont think the strategic situation in Taiwan is anything like Ukraine Ukraine has no geographic barrier so it's like a flat plain all the way to Kiyv, but once you are in you basically have no geographic feature yourself yo hold on and then u get attacked on all side for Taiwan, u need to launch an amphibious laning across a strait that's 3 times as wide as the English channel. lets say u manage to cross the strait u will run into log jam on landing sites that makes the commute on the M20 looks like a smooth ride. after that u fight against a guerella war on mountainous terrian there's a reason why the allied force bypass the then Japanese Taiwan altogether in WWII

[@benjaminlibal994]

There's also the caveat that equipment can be brought into Ukraine through Poland, but there isn't anything to stop China from sinking any ship that enters Taiwanese waters to cut them off.

[@johnmyster]

@@benjaminlibal994 "there isn't anything to stop China..." The United States Navy.

[@vinniechan]

@@benjaminlibal994 Taiwan is arming itself like a hedgehog and they have the highest concentration of anti air missiles anywhere in the world China can sink the ship and adversary but the reverse is also true Simply put unless u go nuclear theres only one way an invasion of Taiwan can succeed that is to mount an amphibious landing and then effectively rule the island For it fail there are many many more ways

[@benjaminlibal994]

@@johnmyster Of course. If the US is willing to go to full blown war for Taiwan.

[@Ghastly_Grinner]

Recent videos from Mariupol shows the place is being rebuilt quickly by Russia

[@leifandersen2756]

Russia is not hit economically .The economy is Bloomington.The Rubel has a high value because of the trading pointed at Asia.There something you do not have noticed !

[@raym.d.1765]

Video suggestion: are sanctions against Russia a hindrence for Ukraine? Let’s agree that Ukrainian debt should be financed by the West. Surely, we (the West) can do this more effectively if we are on solid financial footing. Many but not all economic sanctions seem to be backfiring. Shouldn’t we admit as much and roll back only those which hurt us economically more than they do Russia?

[@roysmith3767]

Search , ' Why is Ukraine the West's Fault . '

[@user-mq1up2fw4r]

We should admit that but westerners are too ignorant and prideful to ever admit they are wrong. It'll take famine and freezing to death to come to such a realization.

[@ippy6896]

If this is true I will personally invest in Ukraine to help in any way I can. Glory to Ukraine

[@petersydow4002]

we should invest in peace talks not weapons

[@balrajmaan467]

What happened to Ukr Nazis groups that fight for Ukr, are you supporting them too? Remember history WW2 USSR really really really hated Nazis 🙈😬

[@petersydow4002]

@@balrajmaan467 a lot of nazi Ukrainians murdered Polish civilians including my ancestors and they're still there in Ukraine.

[@HexerPsy]

Essentially I see no financial issues here. Consider WW2 where allies not only militarily and financially helped during the war - they also reinvested into West Europe, with a big advantage: it opened up a market faster. So too the USA and Europe will invest in the rebuilding of Ukraine, funding rebuilding efforts that have the possibility of setting Ukraine up for a swifter EU entry. However Putin will never back down. He s going to be 70 this year - either his health ends the war, or a coupe will.

[@puraLusa]

Ukraine has enough gas to make eu energy independant for 20 years - - - EU will rebuilt it for sure.

[@Thunder_playz_331]

But ukriane need to survive long enough for the us and britan to rebuild it

[@thomashaapalainen4108]

@@Thunder_playz_331 and it absolutely will. The Anglos will not let orcs win.

[@thomashaapalainen4108]

Ukraine has a relatively educated population the cost of product is low . The west will invest heavily once the war is inevitably won and all manufacturing that was done in Russia will be moved to Ukraine. Think companies like Volkswagen and the massive food and natural gas Ukraine has. The economic miracle of 1950s Germany and Japan will repeat it's self.

[@puraLusa]

@@thomashaapalainen4108 there is only one if on that equation: to keep investing in the anti-corruption commissions. The biggest issue with former soviet states is corruption.

[@kbmcdonald25]

It’s clear you sped the recording up to make the tempo interesting, but I find the pace to jarring and hard to watch!

[@tobucksy]

The international community will figure out the finances because it depends on Ukraine for too much. Europe and Japan were flattened and rebuilt afterward because they had to be. Same thing.

[@Remake5182]

Easy said than done.