Do Russians really hate the US, UK and West? - BBC News

[@liamm9962]

I think people underestimate the effectiveness of propaganda and it's true purpose. There seems to be an assumption that if people don't fully believe what is being told to them, then propaganda has failed. However, the goal of propaganda is not to change how someone thinks, but rather how they act. A person can remain skeptical at their core, but so long as they espouse the correct narrative and demonstrate the preferred action (or inaction), then the message has done it's job.

[@wertiopo]

Not only the Russians, the whole world hates the gringo and anglosaxon pestilence 🤮🇬🇧🤮🇺🇸

[@olgakoroleva8]

You think people underestimate the effectiveness of propaganda. So you feel like Western propaganda is stuffing Russophobia into you - right?

[@masterlightjames950]

Just like you've been banned from watching Russian media. Now, your thoughts are totally aligned to the central narrative.

[@KaterinaKattt]

Welcome to Crimea. I can met you. ) Come and you’ll see the total lie about this region in your media. Best wishes from Crimea ❤

[@Omit1tulliportin]

@@KaterinaKattt Prime example of somebody who doesn't realize they are being fed propaganda. Russian (speaking) population of Crimea was onboard with joining Russia, but that russian population was a minority, and yet Russia annexed Crimea. That's illegal. Hypothetically if 5% of Karelians want to join Finland, is Finland allowed to attack Russia and take it by force?

[@BetterRedThanDead21]

"The Bear never attacks first" 😂😂😂

[@MrAvant123]

What !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@48_LAWS-w8z]

It’s some hot escorts in Russia And they cheap

[@infinitestare]

my thoughts exactly. that's so un-true

[@TheLalangue]

And she’s a teacher 😵‍💫

[@alexsilent5603]

Yes, Russia is only defending itself against an aggression from USA and their Ukrainian lackeys.

[@xgengx7530]

As an American I wish this war never started. Cant we just all respect each other?

[@user-blue_sky1186]

Tell that to your colonial government hypocrite american racist!!

[@prajwal1341]

America started this with nato.

[@chefrabbaigoldenbergsteins5018]

Bro xD there is no poor country in the world that hasn't got touched by americans and french and uk u reasons why some other counties poor just like small counters near Russia

[@mb77mb66]

Hardly when USA is choking everyone else... I wish you USA citizens to feel on your backs what your leaders are doing to everyine else.

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

@@prajwal1341 No NATO country is fighting in Ukraine. For the first two months of Russian attacks, Ukraine stood alone. Ukraine, alone, repelled Russian soldiers from Kyiv with no outside help. Russia attacked Ukraine with no NATO in Ukraine. And there are still no NATO soldiers in Ukraine. What has changed is Ukraine has received weapons from NATO members, but NATO has not participated. NATO is as involved in Ukraine as Iran and North Korea. They have only delivered weapons.

[@OrdinaryEgor]

No, there is no hatred and cannot be. Politicians constantly mess things up and it's very sad. Ordinary people have no problems with each other. Peace to all of us. Best regards from Russia.

[@proshacot]

Do you mean one puting kills Ukrainians every day? How about more than one hundred thousands orks who have commited atrocities in Ukraine since Feb. 2022? Also, I have problems with Russians who tell me what language I should speak in Ukraien.

[@DrMrPersonGuy]

The ordinary people will be the ones beating each other in the name of the glorious state, not the politicians.

[@OrdinaryEgor]

@@DrMrPersonGuy Maybe yes, maybe no. In any case, the root of all these disagreements and other chaos that is now happening in the world does not come from ordinary people.

[@DrMrPersonGuy]

@@OrdinaryEgor there's no maybe about it. The politicians aren't the ones making up the police/army/guard/fsb/media/economy. Your empty words mean nothing if you go along with the government and do nothing to fix it.

[@OrdinaryEgor]

@@DrMrPersonGuy Your "brilliant" conclusions do not make you smart, please do not write what you do not know for sure. I repeat once again for special “adepts of thought” the root of all this is initially not in ordinary people, your conclusions are erroneous.

[@TallTravels]

"Despite the war in Ukraine the street party is going ahead" 🤣. There were no parties in UK then when British troops were exterminating Iraqis, Afghanis and others?

[@Brightly747]

It's very sad that one man whose life doesn't have many years left is subjecting Russia and the world to such an awful destiny

[@wl9275]

It is not just one man. It is Russia, and Russia must take responsibility not pass it off by saying, they were powerless and Putin did it. Who flies those missile missions? Who shoots people from tanks and artillery pieces? Who sits idly by while genocide is taking place in their name. What about the nameless, faceless Russians that are in the process of "re-educating" all those stolen children within the Russian population. It is Russia! Russia not Putin!

[@boomerbracey9364]

This is so true... It's all about one man's imperialist ambition... And how he's brainwashed his own people.. so he can achieve his dream... Shocking

[@Oleh_87]

You’re wrong and show your incomplete picture about russia. According to you in Ukraine fighting almost 200k putinist …

[@niburu1508]

Roy Dave real - access theREALnews about GW Bush and many other atrocities perpetrated by USA

[@alexsilent5603]

Yeah, Biden must go.

[@AndresGomez-ct7qb]

I worked in Russia til April of last year. It's much more westernized than people believe. I literally met more pro-Soviet style people in the US and UK. Which is why there has been a mass exodus of young people from Russia and why basically everyone I knew doesn't live there anymore

[@wrysagb9330]

Imagine Russia planning military base in Mexico what would they do or Cuba if anyone remembers that’s situation

[@eccIefechan]

@@wrysagb9330 I keep seeing this ridiculous comparison and it makes no sense. The USA is not going to invade and try to annex parts of Mexico, whereas Russia has a history of illegally invading and trying to annex parts of neighbouring countries.

[@viktorsanroman1219]

@@eccIefechan Well of course US won't invade Mexico because they already DID that you IDIOT !!! California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming is MEXICO!

[@eccIefechan]

@Black doesn't mean bad What are you on about? The USA is not going to send troops into parts of Northern Mexico and declare it to be new regions of the USA.

[@linkmeforfun]

@@eccIefechan The US did exactly that and grabbed 5 provinces of Mexico. Texas, California, New Mexico, and Arizona are territories grabbed from Mexico. Add Puerto Rico, Guam, "American Samoa, and 11 other colonies that the US currently occupies and you will learn that the US is no better than Russia when it comes to land grabs. Currently, both UK and France sit on 13 colonies each. Thus, the Western alliance is nothing but an alliance of colonialists and their vassals.

[@janinak6320]

How is it that the BBC Russia corresondent, Steve Rosenberg, can travel freely and apparently report uncensored in Russia while the UK close down Russia Today and other Russian media outlets? It would be interesting to see the equivalent exercise in UK by a prominent Russian reporter. It seems that for relations to improve between Russia and the west, the west (mainly US) would prefer a return of another Boris Yeltsin and Russia would like the west to strictly adhere to the UN Charter and International Law.

[@sashaeasterneurope]

Putin is ok with Rosenberg, but they turfed out Sarah Rainsford. BTW isn't it odd that Steve Rosenberg and Sarah Rainsford have the same initials and the same amount of letters in their names 🤔

[@PS-nv2qp]

The Russians just give him enough rope so he can again highlight BBC as a state owned propaganda machine

[@freeman041]

I appreciate Russia on this 👏

[@emilydavison2053]

I'm not sure, but I think they must have some respect for Steve. He knows russian language and culture very well and has lived there for a long time.

[@slowmorbius8805]

​@@emilydavison2053 The tragedy is that a person who knows the Russian language and culture makes such propaganda and biased reports. What can we say about the ordinary Western man in the street, who usually does not know anything about Russia at all

[@ericdpeerik3928]

"the Russian bear won't hurt you if you don't attack it" Explain how the hungry bear wondered in to Ukraine's kitchen......

[@willjdeanie]

Because Ukraine ultra nationalists forces killed around 15,000 ethnic Russians in the Donbas between the 2014 coup and the beginning of the Russian offensive? …….. could be that maybe?

[@TKUA11]

Propaganda rots the brains of Russians. They’re in a cult where they’re made to believe up is down and left is right. This is why they have some of the highest rates of drug use, alcoholism, domestic violence, rape

[@anyarodionova8889]

Because fascists from Ukraine burnt people alive in Odessa in 2014.

[@boeserapotheker]

You mean how the aggressive eagle wanted to make a nest in that kitchen

[@Andrew-ob5ij]

@@boeserapothekernato didn’t even have troops in Eastern Europe until 2014, so how is the eagle aggressive again?

[@sturman9977]

I still can't believe this is happening in my country. Back in 2018, we all had fun together in the squares of our cities at the World Cup, welcomed foreign guests with joy, supported each other ... And now my best friend is forced to go to a criminal war, because he thinks that the country is in danger. But I can't argue with him, if only because it won't change anything and will only break our friendship more. What will happen next, I'm afraid to imagine

[@zylox_lacks_IQ]

man its so sad seeing this, i was looking at a concert in 1991 by metallica and other names about two years ago, i like music alot lol its my thing, there were just so many people enjoying the show, russians and other countries, they all united as great friends, it was amazing seeing all those people at peace with one another, now their sons are kiling each other again, its so sad to see knowing that at one point they could have been friends, like hell i had a russian friend on a game i used to play with, he was a bit older than me, and we stopped talking just due to doing other things, even tho im given a narritive that russians are attacking the ukraine and all the evil bs. i cant stop thinking about the fact that "the bad guys" in my media is one of my old friends, i would never think to hurt him. and i just cant fathom that people are doing this to each other

[@DrMrPersonGuy]

Yes that's all very sad, but I guess it's up to the aliens to fix russia, not you.

[@poorfordtransitowner1627]

He will get a storm shadow missile through his front window an die

[@realleftover]

Aye we love you very much. Please stay safe and I hope that soon we will be all united again. Much love from Germany 🖤

[@Anonymous-qj3sf]

Чм 2018 это вообще позор. Он показал что Россия это мировой бордель

[@VlesonT]

I am Russian, I live in the Far East in the Amur region in the small town of Tynda and I want to tell you about the beginning of the war, how it affected life, and to be honest, food prices have gone up by a maximum of 1-5 cents By currency in dollars people don’t think anything about the West, they absolutely don’t care about everything they want it to end, of course there are people who don't want the war to end, but these are individuals 1% 2% sorry if there are errors in the translation, I use Google Translate

[@colinstewart1432]

I'm UK. Same here the war seems like a bullshit excuse for prices to rise ( first covid now this) Like there, we too are just trying to live life. Frankly being lectured on how to feel about Russians & all Russian things is absurd, ridiculous and patronising. A country's people are not the decisions made by it's politicians ( ours or yours, it doesn't matter) Live a long and happy life. Gain whatever wisdom you can, and enjoy the outdoors. You're only responsible for your own thoughts and actions. ✌️

[@williamkinkade2538]

Yes,in America prices are up too and we want the war to be over.

[@danielbb8570]

@@colinstewart1432Agee

[@danielbb8570]

Only leader want the war carry on but the people want this war to end , it not our business and we also want sort out our economy and keep the peace, just stupid responsible leaders who don’t care

[@Genga-x8h]

It's the west that spreads wrong propaganda about Russia, why expand NATO and threaten Russia's security concerns. The Imperialists who impose their way of life on every one.

[@gordonstewart8897]

I find it telling that when the Soviet Union fell, the only country that thought the Cold War was over was....Russia.

[@saladbruh2625]

That face when you realise that its not an anti communist alliance but anti russian American puppet system.

[@nordic39able]

source please

[@doogleticker5183]

I can’t reply for gordanstewart, but anybody senior members in the military knew that Russia was continuing its SSBN patrols off the coasts of North America. The Cold War didn’t stop…they just cut numbers of obsolete equipment, kept the newer stuff in service, and continued developing. The promising projects. The lying and naïve Western press invented the “peace dividend” and focused on how wonderful Russia was opening up and developing…Nobody, in public, asked how a lowly Lt. Colonel KGB officer became the new dictator for life…so, from a military perspective, nobody thought things had fundamentally changed.

[@geraldbutler5484]

If they had free and fair elections and a free press then they could join us as a civilised nation. Russia is not free and Putin is a murderous lying dictator.

[@retix11]

This is untrue. Really you could argue the opposite, the West perceived Russia as becoming less relevant, this is what some Russians don't like, they want to be seen as a world power. The West very much perceived the cold war was over. But with a population comparable to Mexico and an economy the size of Australia, this isn't happening. Putin wants to return Russia to soviet era economy, power and respect and that's what his invasion(s) are all about.

[@Inkachu]

At the end of the day we are all just humans trying to live happy lives. The powerful and wealthy force us into these conflicts but, as citizens of the countries involved, we pay the price. Russian, Chinese, American, Iranian, North Korean… we all just want happy lives. Not to get forced into these tragic situations. We hate the governments, not the citizens.

[@hachimakihoshino4832]

Yes poo tin is in every trench. It's him raped and pillaged Bucha. russian aren't human. Poo tin is not the source of the problems with russia, he is the consequence.

[@4981t]

Come on!!!!!! watch confrontation between Ukrainian bloggers and RUZZZZIANS and you will get sick of THEM 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@4981t]

RUZZZZZIANS ARE BRAINWASHED AS F.....K👹👹👹👹👹👹🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@so03]

Very true

[@mosinM-so5ng]

true, which is why people need to have a say for matters that effect them

[@QwadLuzr]

We've certainly been told to hate them enough. Regular people everywhere want a quiet life. All our problems are manufactured by "elites". Send them to the frontlines instead.

[@anyarodionova8889]

Who are "we"? I've never been told to hate any country in the world. So... speak for yourself.

[@QwadLuzr]

@@anyarodionova8889 "we" as in BBC viewers, it should be pretty obvious by the post, try to keep up.

[@DavidBennell]

When have we ever been told to hate Russia? you are just making stuff up.

[@mrwong8584]

@@QwadLuzr

[@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304]

I'm guessing a good many of your problems are self inflicted

[@lecturesfromleeds614]

Some of those towns were twinned because the people helped each other in times of hardship, it had nothing to do with government policy, it was between people, the Russian embassy in London posted this before the Ukraine war started, and it explained how women from England sent supplies to women in Russia during WW2 when they were struggling

[@masterlightjames950]

The same women who raised the men that helped Hitler and committed atrocities of their own across the world? Imagine the Devil helping someone. Quite a joke

[@Meme-lo7ru]

😂YOU MUST BE JOKING! YOU SOUND COMPLETELY LIKE A NINCOMPOOP. 😂😂😂😂 YOU HAVE NO KNOLEDGE.

[@DrMrPersonGuy]

Russia has received loads of aid since WW1, and every time they betrayed it afterwards.

[@jerrystark1209]

Russia betrayed the world.

[@xgengx7530]

"If the countries from the west didn't help Ukraine this war would be over". How about Russia respects Ukraine and there's no war to begin with.

[@nickolaspetrov2786]

Damn, you know nothing about this conflict, who started it and who benefits from it, definitely not Russia. It seems like you're just another bbc or cnn brainwashed victim. study other sources to find out a little more.

[@Nevar_studios]

How about NATO not be in Ukraine and the war wouldn’t even start

[@LFPAnimations]

"the Russian bear never attacks first" lmao. Tell that to Finland, Ukraine, Poland, and Afghanistan...

[@YulYal]

And Japan

[@barbarianfromclashofclans]

@@YulYalKurils have always been Russian

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

And Georgia. They have attacked pretty much all of their neighbours at some point, without being attacked first.

[@Amestriokoyo]

Sister is really comparing Russia as bear who doesn't attack you if you don't throw threats to him. What a sheep.

[@MichaelCurry-es5qy]

What are coward you are

[@smskinner1001]

Try telling that to Poland the bear never attacks first how many times did Russia attack Poland loads

[@garethwilliams2897]

Any thoughts of the BBC reviewing it's content towards Iraq and Afghanistan the last 20 years? Hypocrisy is incredible.

[@History23-bp7kb]

We are talking about Russia here. Do not bring up Iraq and Afghanistan, please.

[@treddah]

Isn’t it odd - we all just sit here acting hard done by and yet we don’t actually make a move to help the situation. Imagine the world we could have if the normal, good people (rich and poor) took a stand and made life what it should be 😢

[@GRUTTLaw]

When the 1% rules the 99%.... you'd think we'd have done it by now!

[@randomuruk7230]

What the fuck are you going to do?

[@adrianh332]

We are helping the situation we're giving weapons to the good guys.

[@MasterChiefSamus]

Politics is the mechanism that manages the power to do that. It's not about the politicians, so much as war isn't about the soldiers. Just two people trying to make any fundamental change at a state level is politics. We don't just magically know what's right and wrong. Try to think of something that is absolutely right and good - you'll find a group of people in your country that believe in the complete opposite. You'll also find people that disagree with it being absolute even if they agree in principle, and there's even a different kind of people that will argue with you on how such right and wrong should be established in the country. To make matters even more complicated, people can change their opinions and stances and even ally with different groups once their own loses out or is threatened by a bigger one. Now a simple 9-5 job person will probably want to ignore all that and just do what they can, right? That's fine and all, but these complications will not ignore *you*. The moment this person tries to do even one thing they think is best, they're joining a group. They'll become the target of an enemy group, and even their own group may attempt to get closer to this person and cause more and more complications in their life. It's so intimidating! There is no escape, and that's why there's such a high number of politically apathetic people in a lot of countries. The moment you try making life "what it should be" you're a target and may end up in a place of responsibility where your actions can affect entire countries.

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

​@@adrianh332 No first of all you are not helping at all. Help was to take ukraine and Russia negoziate not send arms that can do no good but kill! You do not to have to a scientist to know that! You are not smart at all!

[@happyelephant5384]

In America a bear attacks you. In Russia you conduct a special military operation to denazify and demilitarize a bear!

[@mumu8727]

@happyelephant5384 would United states tolerate Russian missiles in Cuba, a couple of minutes away from Washington?

[@enderstergaming7710]

yea answer him american bot

[@timmanning5357]

The Russian people are the only ones who will force a change in direction their country has taken but somehow I don't feel this will happen anytime soon as they have a very apathetic stance towards their governance.

[@WangAiHua]

They are apathetic to them being sent to KILL Ukrainians!--Perhaps some would rather not--inconvenient!

[@KeiKAndLies]

Putin's ideological slavery is a very hard mindset to shake off.

[@fireflyric4516]

They are used to authoritarian rule since Stalin, so I don't think they are kind of people who had a willing to fight for Democracy,

[@sandunsudusinghe5799]

Well west people can do the same in their countries. World dont need NATO. West can tell their own people that first

[@timmanning5357]

@@sandunsudusinghe5799 People living in free democratic countries have rights that people living in Russia can only dream of. Unlike Russia we have the freedom to elect whoever we choose. In Russia any opposition party will be silenced by the regime. Its the M.O. of authoritarian states around the world.

[@joelpetersen2480]

Russia is a deadly circus.

[@Robert44607]

It’s like the partner in an abusive relationship, but refuses to accept the relationship is abusive!!! Typical of some people who trust so easily and always ready to forgive their abusers!!!!! 😢😢😢

[@adrianlouw2499]

BBC switched off comments on their Australian war crime accused why is that? Russia bad Putin bad focus exclusively on their war crimes, we're the "good" side in all this.

[@СергейМонин-д7с]

It's not abusive. Russia invests heavily into newly captured territories. We almost finished a beautiful school in Mariupol for 1100 pupils. We're investing into education, sport, giving maternity capital to parents with children. And so much more. Feel free to go there and ask locals about Russia. Many people on the occupied territories will say positive things.

[@Robert44607]

@@СергейМонин-д7с meant the relationship with the West, relationship with Britain!!!!

[@azorahai7837]

@@СергейМонин-д7с What a joke. Most of Russia is decaying. Russia isn't only Moscow and Peter. People in countryside still have no gas or running water. Infrastructure and tech is still soviet-era and neglected. Of course you'd invest in annexed territories purely for propaganda reasons to begin with; to show off on national TV like you care and are doing something. Laughable sad Russian.

[@jonathanjordan5143]

@@СергейМонин-д7с hi bot

[@vernepavreal7296]

why won't the BBC provide audio translation? As a blind person content like this is incredibly frustrating

[@christopherhealey-xt6hs]

ask the thug ( putin ) why he doesn't want other people to have a view

[@gordon4672]

Politics and propaganda is hell of a scary thing, it makes some ppl so outta touch with reality. And it’s a shame because I’ve met some really gd ppl, but once u try talking sense into them they take any kinda these disagreements as personal attacks. This isn’t limited to Russia. At the same time I pity those who didn’t agree with their government view but suffer the reputation non the less It’s also funny how I find myself not wanting to find out what their views are on the subject when I met a Russian in my uni. In fear that what if they agreed with their government… I’d rather not know

[@paddington1670]

Thats why democratic values have built in safe guards like 4 year double term limits etc so we dont get power hungry dictators ruling our countries, UNLIKE RUSSIA and other dictatorships.

[@lawtraf8008]

It is a scary thing. Russians, Americans, British are are so in touch with reality because of propaganda.

[@mustachegurl1714]

True, met some people who are not the same political view as I am. She have this conservative mindset, so she favor countries like Russia at some point because in Russia "they punish the LGBTQ community" but at the same time she said she recognize them and respect their identity. Also she even said at the start of the war that Russia can conquer the world but to do that, there would be war and killing of people. Its ironic because shes religious and to be religious, you should condemn any killings and war. She doesnt make sense to me at all.

[@ritwik5774]

And why exactly are you so sure that you're not the one who's out of touch with reality? :) Have you personally been to Russia or Ukraine?

[@jmhorange]

Why wouldn't you want to know their views? I always am interested in seeing how other people view things. Not just for empathy purposes, but you can't persuade the other side if you can't logically understand what their beliefs and their goals are. It's like a sport, you have to understand that your opponent wants to win the game, and what they see as the best way to do that. Writing off their goals and how they see the game as propaganda and brainwashing and not the "true" reason they are doing things because it conflicts with your goal to win the game isn't a good strategy for you to win.

[@foreversmile8898]

Журналистика - это показывать разные мнения людей, а не только те, что вы хотите услышать

[@joshitheyoshi2533]

Индия поддерживает Россию. Россия - великая нация с великой культурой. Американцы индийского происхождения любят Россию.

[@Amestriokoyo]

And this must be applied to the Russian national TV

[@christopherhealey-xt6hs]

go away

[@Morpheus187]

Of course they don’t. They envy Europeans and Americans that’s why they visit other countries if they can afford it.

[@павелпожарицкий-з4е]

That’s rough from you bud

[@gwopgetta2091]

Russians are the biggest European ethnic group 🤦🏾‍♂️ doesn’t get more European than Russians.. also Russia is one of the last remaining real Christian nations in Europe along with Poland Hungary and other Eastern European countries. they also have 2 of the 5 biggest European cities in St Petersberg and Moscow .

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

Most of Russia isn't even in Europe. If they want to be accepted as Europeans, their government needs to start acting like them.

[@hansstofberg43]

For a teacher she is pretty dumb the bear will not attack 😂😂😂

[@liveuser8527]

And epstein killed himself.. Yep..its the Russians who are dumb

[@Say_My_Name--]

@@christianmarriott3696 Many more? Tell 2 more 🙄😂

[@mohamednoaman8082]

@@christianmarriott3696 lol, UN admitted, Georgia who started the war, it was confirmed by USA. -there are 3 regions in Moldova refused that d to be part of Moldova since the USSR collapse, the reason is known, Moldova wants to be a part of Romania and those people don't want, people's right to choose their fate?! -In Chechnya, it's surprising, Wikleaks revealed documents proving, the USA made Al-Queda and sent it to Chechnya. Btw, I am from Chechnya and now, Chechnya is better than Poland. When was Russia in Norway?! Go and study?! -Poland?! we know, polish people killed Russians by using fake tsar, and in return, we liberated them from nazis rather than doing the same as they did with us in the past. -In Syria, USA, and NATO in Syria before Russia, Russia came to Syria by a request from an elected government in 205 but who invited NATO and USA in 2012?! from 2012 and 2015, ISIS controlled more than 70% of Syria, it's not weird because Wikileaks say, USA made ISIS and supported. but after Russia came to Syria, 5% of Syrian lands were under the control, of ISIS and ISIS lives in regions under the occupation of the USA. Sorry to destroy your propaganda.

[@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304]

@@Say_My_Name-- Poland (alongside its nazi allies). Latvia.

[@TKUA11]

@@Say_My_Name--Japan, turkey , china

[@BBCSteveR]

Thank you for watching and for your comments.

[@NeilMalthus]

Thank you for your gratitude But not for the licence fee

[@jakecross4628]

I fear it is too much to hope for that media in the UK would provide a clear presentation of the Russian perspective. I guess that kind of perspective would be as unlikely to be found on our media as the Western perspective would be found on Russian media. It feels like through the media our governments are telling us what to think.

[@ColourBlindHero]

If this really is you then thanks for all your reports from Russia.

[@stephenmuir5030]

Thanks for your report, Steve. And so many previous ones. May I also say, I was very moved by your comments at the end of the recently rebroadcast (perhaps by mistake) "Private Passions" radio programme in which you featured, and I certainly hope those sentiments come to reality.

[@edgeofsanitysevensix]

Thank you. I really can't quite understand how you are allowed to stay in Russia?

[@SaharaPowerLove]

All normal people already left Russia and live in West. Russia is the most horrible place on Earth.

[@gor33311]

Да-да, как скажешь, ты же правда в последней инстанции.

[@craigharrison5406]

1:32 The irony of this woman saying the Russian bear never attacks first while Russia is in the middle of a Ukrainian invasion is off the charts.

[@lint_olga3245]

Россия защищается наминуточку

[@craigharrison5406]

@@lint_olga3245 attacking on a foreign country's land isn't defending

[@craigharrison5406]

@Алина Crimea is not Russian territory, it was annexed illegally which is a nice way of saying stolen. The only country that recognizes Crimea as Russian territory is Russia.

[@craigharrison5406]

@Алина i don't give a fuck what sham referendum you clowns took. You can't just walk into another country and take part of it.

[@YulYal]

​@AlinaKZbinVlogs Crimea is Ukrainian territory that Russia first annexed under Catherine the Great's rule and The returned to Ukraine centuries later during the Soviet era. And in 2014, Putin decided to annex Crimea back from Ukraine.

[@jack_timber]

I am surprised the authorities don't censor Steve's broadcasts, maybe they do. It's always of interest to hear from him.

[@Melanesian88493]

No, they don't. You've been fooled. You don't get that kind of media freedom in the West.

[@MrManny075]

RT is banned in the UK

[@КонстантинАлепов-б9я]

In Russia, in general, there is much less censorship than you think (certainly less than in Western countries). But the fact is that Steve does not objectively reflect Russian reality - he only says what Western politicians want to hear

[@stephenmuir5030]

@@КонстантинАлепов-б9я That really does take the biscuit! How many independent news outlets have been closed down by the Russian authorities? Isn't that the ultimate censorship? And what ludicrous comments to make about Steve Rosenberg's report! How does asking Russian people what they think (1) "not objectively reflect Russian reality" or (2) only say "what Western politicians want to hear"?

[@stephenmuir5030]

@@MrManny075 Banned? By whom?

[@TheWanaka1]

Love your work Steve. Keep it flowing it's much appreciated. Stay safe.

[@ЖивотныеЖивотные-в8н]

War is Ukraine 😭🙏kzbin.info/www/bejne/raHbmniEbspnf7c👈

[@TallTravels]

What do you love about his work exactly?

[@TheWanaka1]

@@TallTravels kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZjLXomFbKaqmtU Not scared of Putin...unlike so many others...

[@witchamacallit]

I prefer to get my vox pops from 1420

[@TheWanaka1]

Yep Mr 1420 doesn’t seem to be afraid of Putin either. I hope he remains outside of jail…​@@witchamacallit

[@Flight--tz5nf]

And yet the bear attacked another country without provocation. How suddenly we forget that.........

[@mrbaywatch21]

If a majority of the russians cared enough i can assume they would have done something significant about it by now. Im concerned by some of the polls artur rehi mentioned in his latest video, inferring a majority of russians are actually for the war.

[@goenzoy]

Yes in the meantime 80% support the war.When war started it was at best 20%

[@vedser]

there are different polls and different results. one poll says that there are more people who want peace negotiations and the war to stop.

[@InflightIreland]

Polling shouldn't be trusted. I'm not trying to be the guy who says, "Don't trust anything russia says!!" But when it comes to polling a lot of the time, people aren't truthful. For example, the Polling agencies in Russia often cold call/ring up Russians on their phones or houses and ask them these questions. The issue here is that these places now have that address, the phone number, and many other identification details about these people who may feel worried to say what they really think. In my opinion, now I don't know this for sure. People in Russia have gotten used to 21st-century life. Just like us. Are russians honestly up for another meet grinder war like those in the past? Now, after having some semblance on luxury life and comfort. And then suddenly, an email pops through your inbox, saying that you have been drafted. What are you going to think then? When you are taken away from your good life. In 1940's Russia, the country that was attacking them not only invaded them, they were ideologically and culturally opposed to each other. And a lot of the fighting/military class Russians then were effectively living in peasant like conditions with no information on the outside world other than what the government was telling them. Today, when it comes to Ukraine, these 2 nations are culturally very close. They were a part of the same state of nearly a century. Most of them speak the same language, share the same cuisine, like the same songs, and drink the same beer. Do you honestly think that the average Russian is willing to fight someone like that. I'm not sure on this by any stretch of the imagination, but I genuinely don't believe the Russians are up for killing their cultural brothers. And for seemingly no apparent reason other than the news us telling them too. Your avergae russian now has a substantially better education than the average 1940's Russian i think they may have critical thinking skills when it comes to war. They may not like the West. fine. But do you honestly think they would be up for a war like this? I dont know. The world is a strange place

[@adrianlouw2499]

The majority of westerners did nothing about the invasion of the middle east but you want the Russians to do what we in the West didn't. Why is that?

[@mrsam0496]

I think once western leaders openly said their main objective is to weaken, splinter and wipe Russia off the map, it changed most people. If the mission stayed rebel against the invasion and kick Russia out of Ukraine, most Russians would oppose their government like Vietnam war. Now Russians are in self preservation mode. There was no tact in the diplomatic corridors

[@Robert-xy4xi]

Zelenskiy had a peace agreement 16 months ago but that didn't suit the political elites so Boris Johnson was dispatched immediately to tell Zelenskiy not to go with this peace deal!

[@adrianlouw2499]

The BBC will NEVER report this...

[@hyperbeast134]

Finally some real comments and not British npc

[@StrataVision]

peace deal from Putin is worth nothing. Just a stalemate and time to recoup resources and attack again.. quite boring Edit: Real peace deal MUST include third party countries, one East, one West and some in between working for both sides.. Good peace deal would include countries: RU, UA, US, China, Brazil, Turkiye, India (maybe)

[@mikebutler6308]

Don't know about any peace agreement, but if Boris Johnson was "sent", I'd be very surprised. He was fighting for his political life, and the greatest PR that could be gained would to be seen at the heart of a major conflict. Especially offering help to the victims. Boris was there for the good of Boris.

[@adrianlouw2499]

@@mikebutler6308 Did you know Boris has interests outside his political career that he acquired using his political position? He directly profits from the war, that's why he scuppered the peace deal.

[@lac8356]

The russian "bear" seemed to attack Georgia, Syria, Chechnya and Ukraine without any of these countries provoking russia. The bear must be rabid

[@Alex-lg6nz]

You're delusional.

[@G.UProcks]

russians dont attack!they clear countries from nazism and gay people :D:D:D

[@nielshansen-c4c]

No, they are envious because they see that social democracy is paying off. A state that is divided into many parties becomes less corrupt because the other parties keep an eye on what is going on under the table.

[@jackbrown6788]

'The Russian bear won't hurt you'. We'll come to your country and release Novichok in your cities with reckless abandon but this is not a threat. Just our way of saying we love you.

[@ФомаКиняев-ж2ш]

it's funny when an American or an Englishman complains about a newcomer, but they forget that they have the largest network of agents in the governments of foreign countries

[@jackbrown6788]

@@ФомаКиняев-ж2ш Our agents don't release nerve agents amongst the general population.

[@РусланЗаурбеков-з6е]

Maybe YOU can explain all this "novichok" BS???

[@jackbrown6788]

@@РусланЗаурбеков-з6е Just type Novichok, Salisbury and Sergei Skripal into a non censored search engine. You assume it's bullshit which suggests you won't believe or accept the story anyway even though it was worldwide news. To be honest no-one cares if Russians believe it or not. You are known liars, deceivers and bullshitters.

[@thatonelocalauthority2809]

@@ФомаКиняев-ж2шRussian agents in the UK released novichok in population centers that had to be evacuated and decontaminated. Our agents don’t do that

[@jefferysizemore1344]

Jealousy is love and hate at the same time.

[@refigee8752]

More of admiration and hate

[@Red-32]

Listen, a lover will loves what their loved one loves.

[@YarNazarov]

There are a lot of people here against this terrible war and the Putin regime, but they are afraid to speak and act openly because of the huge prison terms even for the phrase “No to war”. Please don't believe the opinion polls that say the majority support this madness. I hope that someday Russia will become a normal democratic country that chooses peace instead of destruction.

[@kyunney4361]

Is Libya already a democracy or just a ruin country?

[@YarNazarov]

​@@kyunney4361 I hope that this will happen one day. I don't wish ruined countries to anyone

[@kyunney4361]

@@YarNazarov Omg ukranian , you happy that the people of Libya are in poverty democratically?! Iraqi citizens say you attacked Iraq in 2003 and Ukrainian troops withdrew from Iraq in 2008. Ukraine committed genocide in Iraq for 5 years Why is Ukraine such an evil state that hates people?

[@z98ja]

I love how all comments of common sence to have peace in the world are deleted. Russia is the source of common sence in the world. We, Russians, want peace. As a Russian living in USA, drain the swamp who gets money from the war and we all raise our kids, enjoy upcoming Olympic games rooting for best athletes, watch them loose and drink together.

[@veex48]

So why doesn’t Russia withdraw from Ukraine and all will be well. No brainer!

[@T57Custodian]

because he wants his name i the history books and to reform the ruski mir.

[@stan_hiz]

I like the music in these reports. It`s always so sad and hopeless. Reflects the reality very well.

[@q___m2158]

Rather creates the reality it wants to create.

[@vitvalkov]

It is same, that was in Germany 39-45 years. 😢 Read Haffner "History of the 1st german"

[@videogra5645]

The difference is that Germans admited in the atrocities some of their government did. But russians will never admit in their atrocities. Will forever continue screaming abour defences and about the bear that "will not attack first"...

[@anthonynapier2887]

Before the war, I liked Russia.

[@idkman3210]

the citizens may like eachother, but the government does not care.

[@ЖАБАКИБЕРГНИДА]

I'm from Yaroslavl. I want to say that I am very surprised how angry some people are in the comments. Ordinary people do not talk and do not touch on the topic of politics. I just want people to try to stay away from such topics a little bit, then everyone will live in peace. War always brings losses for all its participants and this is undoubtedly terrible... I hope everything will get better soon 😔

[@zurielsss]

Because the majority of Russians voted and support Putin, the modern Hitler committing genocide in Ukraine - due to his delusion that Russia deserved their lands. Your people supported the pain and suffering inflicted on Ukraine through elections and thus we don’t like Russians at all

[@BruvaBob]

You're a perfect example of why this war is going on. All it takes for evil to suceed is for good men to do NOTHING. Stop appeasing your gov!

[@yourma-uh5um]

People are animals, they yell and scream at the people they have been told are the oppressors because they think it makes them look moral and virtuous amongst other people who have been told the same thing.

[@reconnv3084]

@Алина, yo ukries are so dumb. You are loosing at all fronts, except media one, but still manage to do this performances. People of Donbass have a lot to say to you, who've shelled them for almost a decade.

[@proshacot]

Russia invaded Ukraine exactly because you, majority of Russians, did not talk and did not touch on the topic of politics. Your imbevalent behavouse casued Putin to belive he can do anything he wants. As Ukrainian, I want Russians to get out of my country and leave Ukrainians alone for good.

[@agritech802]

Great video, just one question, how does he get away with calling it a war?

[@WangAiHua]

In RuZZia you can say or do anything as long as YOU are one of the ones controlling the sheeple!

[@lawtraf8008]

The same way The US get away calling all their invasions, genocides "wars".

[@winstoningram99]

Because it is

[@Arron_Mottram]

Putin called it war in his victory day speech.

[@winstoningram99]

@@Arron_Mottram good for him

[@LunnaJannah]

It’s weird how the west plays victim

[@stefanm5636]

After collapse of Soviet union and 90'-2000' relations started to be good, but only on paper. Why NATO started expanding after collapse of Soviet union can someone explain to me ? There was no threat from Russia anymore,Russia asked NATO to join but they refused why ?

[@stefanm5636]

@mannyc4224 It is not true, I will give you two countries that were forced to be member, whitout asking people of those countries Montenegro and Macedonia were forced to be members without referendum or anything governments decide to join with pressure from USA and UK embassies. Russia was not threat to any of those countries nor neighbours back in 90' and early 2000'.

[@edonveil9887]

Might be news to you but SU/RF never attacked a NATO country. It is called peace and surprisingly many appreciate it.

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

@@stefanm5636 All of their neighbours which are NOT neighbours, they have attacked...

[@kavipandit]

As a indian i heard russian ppl love very much to indians ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@RedSpicyFeast1010]

No, most Russians do not have a good view of Indians.

[@gratsova]

We all want peace and we don't want war. No policy is worth human lives…💔🕊️

[@deepnarayanrajpoot6721]

I am from India❤ i love Russia and putin cute man ❤ BBC news 💩💩🤮 west 💩🤑🤑🤑🤑 Russia great country ❤ India Russia ❤❤

[@nicko1397]

​@@deepnarayanrajpoot6721bot

[@joshitheyoshi2533]

A great proud people with an immensely rich culture. - Regards, from India.

[@alex2980]

Never attacks first? Right ok 😂

[@danielreed5199]

"The Bear never attacks first", just shows how brainwashed they are by their own government.

[@ВолковВладимир-ц2и]

The statistics of wars over the last centuries are known. There were 106 wars in the 16th century, 231 in the 17th century, 703 in the 18th century and 730 in the 19th century. In the twentieth century, before World War II, there were 882 wars, and after World War II there were over 300. Tell me who was involved in these wars? Ask a neutral question, who had the most victories in the wars? Country Won battles 1 France 1115 1174 1 2 The United Kingdom/England 1105 800 1.4 3 United States 833 240 3.5 4 Russia 491 1160 0.4 The last digit of the war/the age of the state. Who is the most bellicose? These are just the victories. Don't forget that the last war on US soil was in the mid 19th century. Don't forget 1812, 1914(1941), 2014(2022) Every 100 years the civilised world goes to war on Russia.

[@Aaron_Salloway]

"The Bear never attacks first" -*also Russia invading Ukraine*

[@mach5525]

Please, rephrase the question. Why do the West and US hate Russians so much? Your hatred is just spectacularly morbid!

[@aloevera9254]

No, it's not the West and US that hate Russians. Russia inflicted on themselves as they have been the most ruthless cold blooded land thirsty nation in the world. Lots of well-educated Chinese view Russia this way, because Russia invaded and took lots of land and looted lots of treasure and money from China, while the US returned the money and helped rebuild its infrastructure. People that have conscience would not choose Russia to be their friend. The Chinse government is against people's will.

[@terrie001]

The danger of putting all power to one man. The person goes rogue and everyone else follows to go rogue with him. Sadly.

[@lashlarue7924]

Can that logic of yours. It isn't "one man", it's most of the entire nation state of Russia. These people are a pack of Machiavellian psychopaths, almost ALL of the elites are die-hard imperialists. IT IS NOT JUST "ONE MAN".

[@carlosw1687]

All the power in a few USA corporations

[@LG-te4vh]

​@@carlosw1687 which is not the same as one man 😂

[@Har_Har_MAHADEV5084]

WEST and HYPOCRISY are just synonyms.

[@josfur1977]

1:30 right right... how delusional do they need to be to say something like that.... they never attack first 😂😂🤣🤣 attacking first is all they do!!!!!!!!! pathetic!

[@carlosw1687]

The West has attacked first. Pathetic you need to be told this

[@videogra5645]

Maybe that's why they chose the bear as their national animal...

[@AG-vb6vv]

What is that song those girls are singing, it’s catchy? Russian is a nice language.

[@ИванЛарзалев]

Dabro - Юность / Звук поставим на всю P.S. But the original is ughh... not my thing.

[@AG-vb6vv]

@@ИванЛарзалев Spasiba!

[@r------]

Typical BBC propaganda

[@nelsonsibiya9204]

We all do. Not just the Russians.

[@edriley2703]

Of course, no ordinary people hate other ordinary people!! It's our corrupt and greedy politicians that convince us that we are hated and we must act in turn. I love all cultures that love human rights and the free experience.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Russian people and there towns and city's, buildings look the same as the UK to Me.

[@boeserapotheker]

​@@HOLLASOUNDSprobably cause it's european architecture

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

@@boeserapotheker The only difference is that I speak English.

[@boeserapotheker]

@@HOLLASOUNDS ok? I can obviously write, speak and understand it too. So what's the point?

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

@@boeserapotheker My point is the lives of the citizens of Russia and the UK are practically identical so hating each other would be completely pointless. We live work, drive and shxx the same and are towns and citys look the same.

[@paulio_87]

Trouble is the hate seems to go one way, if only they knew.

[@dr.verbena]

I'm from Russia. I live in Saint Petersburg. We have an elderly bloodthirsty government that is looking for a way to keep their places and wealth. Therefore, the image of the enemy is rewarded. At the same time, families are children, the property of those who can afford it, in the west. Apparently there is a manual: how to be a dictator. And there to scold the West is one of the points. Young people are different, but the generation of 18 to 40 is very rationally well educated and would like to live in a normal country, looking for opportunities to move, because they see no way out for a normal life. Most of society is depressed. In relation to 2018-2019, the number of antidepressants sold in the country increased 6 times. Society is depressed and sees no way out. Only a part of their troubles blames the West, part of the government, and almost everyone feels responsible. Helplessness and hopelessness is a common background. There are no ideas about the future of Russia, except for the most terrible and black ones.

[@insabon]

It sounds like the same problems in the west, but worse by a big factor. It could be the lingering effects of the late Soviet era, or the slowly collapsing coalition of oligarchs and dictators. Although life is better in places like America, it still rhymes with Russia and it's a shame that our governments do not work together to solve common problems and for shared interests. While I still consider my citizenship in the U.S. a blessing, I must acknowledge the role that the military that I am apart of, the defense industry that creates our weapons and sends them to Ukraine, and the oh-so-bloodless government that we serve plays in escalating world tensions in tandem with modern dictators. I hope to visit soon one day, but not in uniform.

[@dr.verbena]

@@insabon In this war, Ukrainians defend the right to freedom, self-determination of their loved ones and at home. We tried to stop a lot of signatures, letters of appeal. If you go to the square under arrest, the internal troops fight only with their peaceful citizens, beat them with batons at rallies, and there are more of them than the military. but still at night someone writes words about peace in the yards where there are no cameras, and in the morning they are painted. In Russia, people are silent and endure, waiting for changes. And everyone hopes that they will not touch him, will not be taken to war, will not be touched by the security forces for words. Only the poorest, and there are many in despair, go for money that they have never seen in their lives because of debts, and there are few of them. Forced more often. Very scary. Ashamed of the old people who are not in their minds and they were poisoned by the TV. West in the meantime: here's an equal opportunity break for you! In the meantime, I heard a dialogue on the bus, a 4-year-old child says I know the colors of the flag: white is purity, blue is wisdom, and red is the blood of our soldiers. This is in kindergarten .... I was ready to hit the bus window in desperation. My child goes to school, they introduced 2 patriotic lessons a week, they plan 2 more. Please... this should not be... Why is the solution of questions about domination, about financing military blocs, going at the expense of our lives, at the expense of Ukrainian and Russian children and their future? I believe there are enough ways to stop this daily nightmare. Whoever caused it. Stop this for all time, please. Love, no war.

[@hustle4229]

тоже с питера , тоже в ахуе

[@dr.verbena]

@@MariaV777 когда аргументов нет остаются оскорбления. Но это говорит только о Вас.

[@JuliaTourist]

Опять во всем виноват Путин… Проблема сейчас не в том, что Вы описали, а в том, что люди стали слабы духом.

[@careswho777]

always get confused when i see a monument removed, like it fixes the issue. It is important to know the past!

[@Josytt]

“The bear never attacks first” Yah Ok LOL… these people are totally brain washed

[@q___m2158]

Every second Russian has relatives in Ukraine. Several million Ukrainians fled to Russia and live there. People communicate on a daily basis and know first hand reality. Are you sure Russians are brainwashed and not the BBC audience?

[@ritwik5774]

and you're certain that you're not the one brain washed because...?

[@Josytt]

@@ritwik5774 because I have a brain that can think for itself? Sounds like you’re on the other side, don’t get brained washed buddy….

[@HUMANIST_101]

Yah I get it Russia initiated this new barbaric phase of War, but you see the whole picture you will realise that it was the desparate response to the Strategic war waged by the US( not the whole of West) against Russia. A war which continued even after the disintegration of USSR.

[@Ben_D.]

'...the russian bear wont hurt you if you dont threaten him, the bear never attacks first' 🙄 ...except for the hundreds of times it did and is still doing right this minute.

[@silveriver9]

The US has 800+ military bases around the world. China has only 1. It is the US we should be worried about. The US has been at war 93% of the time - 227 out of 245 years - since its founding in 1776. i.e. the U.S. has only been at peace for less than 20 years total since its birth. History teaches us lessons about how it’s easier to blame others than blame ourselves. The greatest danger we face today is not coming from Russia and China.

[@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304]

Because people like the US more than China lol

[@meliane6639]

Japan and South Korea which the US helped have become great countries while North Korea which is backed by China and Russia became a shithole. "History teaches us lessons about how it’s easier to blame others than blame ourselves.", you should tell that to Putin and Xi because they are the prime example of this.

[@videogra5645]

America is the most powerful and leading country on this planet. It's predictable that the country will be involved in most of conflicts. And even with that, we tries to stay away from many European wars, and joined the WW2 at the end. And when did, all Europeans started blaming Americans for not entering sooner. So you participate in the war, you are bad, you didn't join sooner, you are even worse. Ok...

[@BackGardenFarming]

bear never attacks first my ass lool

[@bubba3667]

So what I’m hearing is let us invade out neighbouring countries and don’t get involved or well feel Threatened.

[@leobender2910]

У тётеньки двоемыслие развито на уровне "детей убивать нельзя - детей убивать можно".

[@reduxmod9178]

There are children who will grow up to be the nazis Russia says they are , They must die as small children in missile attacks that are against the Geneva convention.

[@Dafliner]

Это вы только что сами придумали, она такого не говорила. Я не защищаю ее, просто вы взяли и высосали какой-то бред из пальца, ещё и кавычки поставили будто бы это цитата. Логика на уровне "слышу что-то, а потом пишу несвязный бред"

[@Vitamin_71]

@@Dafliner Да у него словесный понос от скудоумия.

[@joshgoldbullion]

The bear did attack first.. whats she smoking? I want some 😂

[@adrianlouw2499]

What did Amnesty International say about 2014-2018 in the Donbas? Of course you're unaware...

[@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304]

@@adrianlouw2499 Russia invaded Donbas in 2014.

[@adrianlouw2499]

@@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304 And then withdrew? Waited until Trump was out and came back in 2022? Not even our own propaganda is claiming that ...

[@YulYal]

​@@adrianlouw2499 What they say about Ukraine massacring people in Donbass is lies, Ukraine didn't send their army to Donbass until Russia sent their army in. This is just like how The US claimed that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction to justify their invasion, here Russia is claiming that Ukraine did bad things in Donbass and Crimea to justify their war

[@la7dfa]

Norwegians like me will always try to do the right thing. Support freedom and democracy, and not some brainwashed bloodthirsty logic strangely similar to Nazi WW2. Slava Ukraini, so this war can be stopped and every Russian sociopath expelled.

[@happyelephant5384]

Tusen takk

[@barneymagee3285]

Can you explain some of those strange emblems on many Ukrainian tanks...

[@melvinsinclair2339]

He has ever right to. The unelected war monger will soon find out the damage he has done in the UK that can not feed or house its own people

[@RecoveringAhole]

“The bear won’t attack first” I’m sure Ukraine would disagree…I’m sure Finland would Disagree.. I’m sure Chechnya would disagree.. or even Georgia for that matter.

[@Srw-em6iq]

You forgot Syria, Japan and Sweden.

[@paddington1670]

god damn russians

[@carlosw1687]

You don't know history then

[@carlosw1687]

​@@Srw-em6iqyou don't know a thing about Syria

[@aloevera9254]

Add China, too.

[@sainidhikarthikeyan2291]

The entire East hates the hypocritic West (except the US vassals in east)🤣

[@stan_hiz]

hopes for ties with the west is something very different from recognizing the huge mess created by Russia both from within and without the country and taking responsibility for it

[@DayDreamingWhispersASMR]

As an American, i do NOT stand with Ukraine, I stand with Russia. 💁🏼‍♀️

[@S.Trades]

@@DayDreamingWhispersASMR please go and troll elsewhere.

[@stussymishka]

Everyone hates us but in America we still respect all cultures 🙏🏽🇺🇸

[@julians7268]

Except for the Canadians... we can't stand the Canadians.

[@antixocialman]

so very true.

[@user1qaz2wsx3edc]

Then why do you have masshootings on a daily basis,and cops who shoot people in wheelchairs.

[@khdr829]

did you ask yourself way everyone hates you?

[@divya9951]

Americooo😘😘😘

[@littlebirdsflyfree6751]

I had been playing an online game over covid in the same team as russians europeans brits and ukrainians and no one hated anyone for a few years. Then the war broke out to start ukrainians and russians were still friends took months for the cracks to show. Russians didnt even know what was going on to start with. Sad thing is everyone were mates when i left that was no longer the case.

[@Vilka50]

I’m Russian and I’m leader of union in some online game. In our union there are a lot of Russians and Ukrainians. We play, talk, support each other. After 24 February there were many emotions and tears. But we made it, we are still together and just don’t talk about war. Ordinary people understand that it just cruel political game.

[@Alicja1Fenigsen]

"strong relations"?? - how about: live and let live?

[@АвгустаТейлор]

Такой бред про Россию, это праздник на 9 мая, каждый год проводится, и военные песни поют и форму носят, сейчас да еще добавляют нынешнюю полит ситуацию, но все дружелюбны и хорошо ко всем относятся

[@ashleyburns6752]

I had a few good Russian friends, all women from Moscow, they had no negativity towards the ''West'' at all, it is Putin who is dragging Russia into this imperial almost medieval mindset of conquest and dying for the motherland.

[@SteA197]

Great piece but I would have preferred it if they'd been more direct and actually asked people.

[@Recoates]

They probably did, but didn't like the answers

[@one_step_sideways]

They couldn't have ever done that because they're BBC. Independent or factual journalism does not exist in the west anymore.

[@gulbilsux]

“The bear never attacks first” tells me everything I need to know about her

[@urmakerper6842]

Правда в том, что у россиян нет яиц, особенно Путин страдает комплексом неполноценности. Что произойдет, когда война в Украине закончится? Думают ли россияне, что их будут приветствовать в Европе или других странах? Почему бы не остановить войну и не попытаться снова подружиться с Западом, вместо того, чтобы быть навсегда изгнанным из остального мира. Чему это служит?

[@alexsuslov2891]

As a Russian I want to say, that most of us believe that approach of European countries on Russia is unfair. After Soviet collapse Russians believed they could be a part of European community, but they were wrong. We hate your leaders for false hope to be a part of European world, hate your politics, but we have nothing against ordinary people.

[@barrybrodin7085]

and we hate putin the murderer

[@patchesconway5957]

"What comes around goes around." You should have remembered your friends.'

[@planeguy95]

We must always, no matter what, work towards peace. We are all human beings and should be looking after one another. More than anything, we’ve got to work together to look after our planet. Cutting ties is not the way to go about it, we should cooperate, accept our differences and find common ground. The human race will always be better off for it

[@realnapster1522]

First step is to say no to NATO expansion. It’s causing a regional war now and may cause WW3.

[@proshacot]

Ask Russia to remove all its troops from Ukraine and only then you can talk peace talks.

[@thegerm1397]

This question needs to be asked in reverse

[@oskar3757]

Rosenberg is a remarkable journalist. Imagine the constant surveillance he is under?

[@alexsalemo9137]

Remarkable my ass… he’s spying for west, why he as to stay in Russia for almost 30 years for? Just being journalist? I don’t believe ….

[@jackdripper5675]

@Алина It certainly acts like it. Other Western journalists have been barred entry or expelled including some from the BBC.

[@InflightIreland]

I would take the Polling with a grain of salt. I'm not trying to be the guy who says, "Don't trust anything russia says!!" But when it comes to polling a lot of the time, people aren't truthful. For example, the Polling agencies in Russia often cold call/ring up Russians on their phones or houses and ask them these questions. The issue here is that these places now have that address, the phone number, and many other identification details about these people who may feel worried to say what they really think. In my opinion, now I don't know this for sure. People in Russia have gotten used to 21st-century life. Just like us. Are russians honestly up for another meet grinder war like those in the past? Now, after having some semblance on luxury life and comfort. And then suddenly, an email pops through your inbox, saying that you have been drafted. What are you going to think then? When you are taken away from your good life. In 1940's Russia, the country that was attacking them not only invaded them, they were ideologically and culturally opposed to each other. And a lot of the fighting/military class Russians then were effectively living in peasant like conditions with no information on the outside world other than what the government was telling them. Today, when it comes to Ukraine, these 2 nations are culturally very close. They were a part of the same state of nearly a century. Most of them speak the same language, share the same cuisine, like the same songs, and drink the same beer. Do you honestly think that the average Russian is willing to fight someone like that. I'm not sure on this by any stretch of the imagination, but I genuinely don't believe the Russians are up for killing their cultural brothers. And for seemingly no apparent reason other than the news us telling them too. Your avergae russian now has a substantially better education than the average 1940's Russian i think they may have critical thinking skills when it comes to war. They may not like the West. fine. But do you honestly think they would be up for a war like this? I dont know. The world is a strange place

[@markovmily6950]

Thank you for the nuanced opinion

[@alexsilent5603]

I received one of those polling phone calls. Woman asked me do I support the military operation. I answered - yes. Then she asked who is responsible for starting the conflict. I said - Ukraine. Easy questions. Russia is accused of kidnapping Ukrainian children. Ironically it's USA who kidnaps Ukrainian children since 1991 for re-education. Today we see a new generation of brainwashed Ukrainians programmed to obey American master and to hate Russia.

[@blesz04]

This is a confrontational statement ...if you say don't listen so they should listen to the other side.....you are right and we wrong....the war didn't just start from thin air.....issues has to be addressed from both sides......not his evil we good....every one believes his good in his own head and justifies his or her decisions

[@InflightIreland]

@bless04 I'm not arguing for the cause or politics of it it. I'm talking about ethical reasons and what the average Russian is realistically facing. Its politics has nothing to do with the situation that I am talking about. And that's the sad fact. Politics always affects those who have no involvement in it. If you can't see the men behind the war machine, then good luck and good day to you, sir. In no way was I disregarding the results, nor did I tell anyone to. I was simply saying that they should be taken with a grain of salt due to the political climate I russia on free speech

[@alexsilent5603]

@@InflightIreland Political climate in Russia is much healthier than in western countries. European rulers have very low support because they refuse to hear their own people. In Russia Putin regularly gives big interviews where anyone can ask him a question.

[@olgakoroleva8]

The film is riddled with Western propaganda. And in the comments one can feel how deep Russophobia is rooted in the brains of Western society. Some Russian comments are very funny for me to read. As if we are intimidated and afraid of Putin. No. We are proud of our President. We love and support him. During the 20 years of his presidency, Russia has become a mighty power. It is nice and comfortable for people to live in it! He is a wise and strong leader!

[@aloevera9254]

You still don't get it. Your leader is a ruthless cold blooded dictator, who pulled your nation into the dark. You are blind not to see that. This video is impartial. There is no western propaganda at all. I am Chinese. Putin is a war criminal.

[@andrewbarrett42]

I,m from UK,I get more hate from Americans but none from Russians.