Serbia, Russia and the war in Ukraine | DW Documentary

Serbia has refused to impose sanctions on Russia up to now. The majority of Serbs support Putin’s war in Ukraine. Many have traumatic memories of NATO bombing during the Kosovo War and mistrust the West.
This documentary shows how the war in Ukraine has actually strengthened many Serbs’ feelings for Russia and upped President Vladimir Putin’s popularity. At demonstrations, protesters chant "Serbia and Russia: brothers forever” and "Putin, Putin”. Construction worker Sreten Mijovic regards Ukrainians as antichrists. For him, the most important things in life are Russia, Serbia and the Serbian soccer club Red Star Belgrade. The Grbovic family remembers the frightening weeks that they spent in the cellar during the NATO bombing campaign in 1999 - when Russia was the only country that took Serbia’s side.
Serbia would like to join the European Union, but it feels strong ties to Russia because of a shared culture and the Christian orthodox faith.
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[@hipnerotomahija]

Unfortunetaly, this feeling can be better described as Anti-NATO, than Pro-Russia...

[@WaltervonKurzgesagt]

Are you a Serbian?

[@serboslav1389]

It's both, Russians are our brothers.

[@sooryan_1018]

Understandable

[@Rikimkigsck]

Serbians were commiting genocide. Why do you guys act like you were the victim. You were the Nazis!

[@screamingeagle1316]

No the EU has also non NATO members, Serbs are just trying to play their old game of milking both sides East and West.

[@lunatico981]

I am from Serbia and I love Jamaica!

[@aliciadavis8872]

As a Jamaican i was'nt expecting this 😍😍😀😀

[@bogdanknezevic2523]

Hahahahahhahahaha

[@lunatico981]

@@aliciadavis8872 Than you would be surprised I am not the only one :)

[@barryhessel6078]

Why do Russias believe there are Nazis in Ukraine? Putin is killing babies in Ukraine.

[@puggcash4860]

nothing like smoking weed with a jamaican

[@marcuslegion3654]

As a Russian .... We won't forget who our brothers are.

[@tzoied]

​@@RandomAmerican304what do you call this? A NATO bot?

[@tzoied]

@@RandomAmerican304 from the perspective of a brainwashed American. What can you expect from a person who has never seen war? Maybe you should get educated on the opposite side of the NATO interventions in Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Serbia and Iraq, challenge your views and then come preach to us about your great values. Besides, when it's war in America, it's another sunny day in Washington D.C. You cannot even fathom what your country has done in the rest of the world.

[@GuthixisTeaFlask]

GLORY to the USA

[@rundle888]

Russian propaganda is bad stuff!

[@GuthixisTeaFlask]

eeeeeew @@saccount-z3

[@sarfaraz73]

I love Serb brothers and sisters from Iran. You are more than entitled to choose who to love or hate 🥰😘

[@DiakoHZ]

بسیجی ؟

[@pipipupu5104]

​@@DiakoHZno basigi

[@sasak9794]

Glory and Respekt to Iran ✊❤️

[@pipipupu5104]

@@sasak9794 you're from which country

[@kuracodovce7514]

Majority of Serbs are against NATO more than anything. Of course there's a long history between Serbia and Russia because of religion and support and that will always be there.

[@kunik61]

WTF YOU HATE UKRAINE THEN?!

[@TheBoss-nc7fz]

Of course it is true. Serbia and Russia have a lot of things in common, for example: -they have war criminal which are called "heroes" by brainwashed and people goes proud of them -they make genocide on civils and disarmed people , also raping women other countries is normal for them -they call "terrorist" everyone who don't think like them -the don't have a real opposition party in their county -their government control all the media to share easy their propaganda. -they blame NATO for every stupid decision make by their politician -they don't change the president for all life time -their president are the richest man in their country -their president decide who should live and who passed away -they always try to invade or destabelize counties near them -the level of corruption is very very high in this countries. -often their church mix religion with politic for political purpose Should I add more?

[@ajoajoajoaj]

But Ukrainians are also Orthodox tho?

[@metigame1450]

Serbia was populated by Russia after 1870 so yeah basically as he said mother Russia

[@swann3814]

Ukrayna da ortodoks.

[@alek8210]

I am Serb and I pray for peace and unity from all sides. We all have to come together 🙏🏼

[@stalker7892]

When ignorant men refuse to listen there's only one alternative!

[@jecka021]

@@stalker7892 not just 1 in a war there is always 2!...or in this case 3,4,5...all of them are making WW3

[@Elo-hv3fw]

I know you pray for peace. But for being a Serb, what is it you are doing for it ?..........praying ?

[@chadgaston8615]

You say that here. It is too bad racial generalizations are forbidden in youtube. Let just say that if it was a Serb from the Swedish army in a fox hole with me and the russiacels were on the opposite side... you know.

[@Elo-hv3fw]

@@svestrantrip9039 Is he driving a truck load of medical supplies to Sarajevo twice a year ? Not good enough, smock.

[@katiaryzhov8101]

I’m Russian, I love Serbia and Serbian brothers, our Orthodox brothers! God bless Serbia! 3:41

[@bulut1881]

🇷🇸🇷🇺🇧🇾☦️>>🏳️‍🌈🇭🇷🇦🇱

[@6042833]

Glory to all Serbian people.

[@z0ranz0ran]

I'm Serbian and I wish peace upon the Ukranian people as soon as possible.

[@DIGIITALBITCH]

Can some1 tell why is it in 1999 we were in the 20th century also can any1 tell me why in 1990 was it called the 20th century and not the 19 hundred & 90th century and what is it now that we made it 2 ///2022 please explain////imso confused

[@thurbine2411]

@@DIGIITALBITCH because the first century is the first hundred years so from 0-99

[@DIGIITALBITCH]

@@thurbine2411 so 1900 was excluded because we leaped IN2 the millennial excluding the 19th century completely because a 1000 yrs mark ?I'll look that up thankyou

[@thurbine2411]

@@DIGIITALBITCH 1900 was exkluderat from what?

[@Laughing_Lord]

нас и Срба - 200 милиона, а без Срба - пола камиона

[@belogradski011]

Most Serbs have absolutely nothing against Ukrainians. They have something against NATO and US imperialism. The opinion of one guy from the movie calling the Ukrainians the anti-Christ doesn‘t represent us at all. Ukrainians and Russians are all welcome in Serbia and both nations are our brothers and sisters. Let there be peace!

[@tamarys89east38]

My Serbian ex hated everybody in Jugo after war and he still does. He hate croatia, bosnia.. everybody. Calls the western world Nazi's and lives in the netherlands. But he hated also black people. And said to me at that time that the whole wide world knows what kinda Nazi's we are.. well when did i hear this type of thinking before. It's like Putin propoganda. So sick

[@joisty9128]

While the West is far from perfect in international affairs, I would argue that Russian crimes against Afghanistan in the 1980s, against Chechens in the 1990s, against Georgians in the 2000s, against the civilians of Syria in 2010s, and since 2014s against the people of Ukraine far exceed those of the west. The structure and culture of the Russian military produces an environment that embraces indiscriminate crimes against the local civilian population. Their grad missile systems and bombing doctrines saturate civilian areas with bombs, some of which remain unexploded and a hazard. They have been shown to loot the local populace and execute anyone deemed a threat (including non combatants). The Russian government has taken on an expansionist and bullying demeanor in Eastern Europe and constantly threaten action against self determination. The United States has not in recent decades done any such thing. The United States’ war in Afghanistan was a United Nations approved war (including approval from Russia) against a terrorist organization that conducted an attack against America and its citizens. Inversely, the so called “special operation” in Ukraine has been a disgusting attack on national sovereignty and an imperialistic invasion on an unwilling population of individuals who simply voted to be included in NATO. A country should have a right to self determination. Again, the west is guilty of many international crimes and has shown to violate national sovereignty many times over. But Russia is markedly worse on these subjects and should not be any kind of symbol for Serbians to follow.

[@annai6393]

So would you say that Serbs see this for what it is? A proxy war between the U.S. and Russia?

[@baileygregory9192]

@@joisty9128 yes but Russia hasn't done any Imperialism against Serbia unlike Nato

[@nikeimizhongtomasch1880]

Imperialism? Lmao were Serbians conquered? You are still independent no?

[@rnapol3266]

Yes, I too am surprised how well DW Documentary covers all sides. Good job, DW.

[@tseekmin]

DW is currently one of the best real news broadcasters. Neutral and calm presentation style

[@dejanmicicelovic8213]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA Natürlich die Deutsch grünen vollidoten ein Volk was momentan untergeht... aber naja das ist halt so wenn man ein Vasal des Imperiums ist wird man als erstes geopfert.. vielleicht macht die neutrale DeutscheWelle eine doku einmal darüber in 50 jahren vielleicht?

[@xi1864]

joke

[@tshifhiwaramatswana6862]

Not recently.

[@saramarija21]

This is horible and doesn't represent Serbiam peoplr

[@tshifhiwaramatswana6862]

@@saramarija21 LOL, doesn't represent Serbian people? Are you Serbian? Did you forget the unilateral NATO bombings of Yugoslavia? Some people are naive. Serbia is Russia's ally because actions speak louder than words, they fought for Serbians while the west killed Serbians. There's no moral bullsh*t about it... of course they were gonna stand with Russia instead of hypocrites. Many people lost their families.

[@erich6336]

I’m surprised dw covers both sides of stories so well, not many organizations that do that these days, especially as impartial as they do.

[@ebb_]

It is their first. We need more

[@hamidhamidi3134]

Many nations round the world support Russia but quietly, because of sanctions and western bullying.

[@PRubin-rh4sr]

I always watch documentaries when its DW-made. I have watched half their creations and never once I thought "Wow, thats biased."

[@cornpop1631]

@@PRubin-rh4sr What about when the narrator in this documentary sarcastically and snarkly says "Russia has already won over their hearts and minds" at 14:21? 🙂

[@Nonames569]

This shows how the situation is changing. It’s going to be more pro Russian

[@mimosveta]

Serbia: Majority of people don't want to join EU EU: Serbia will have to decide if it wants to join EU... Westerners really don't get it...

[@lightcyy]

Zato sto vas vUčić bi da sjedi na 6 stolica ako moze, dvolicna spodoba..glumac najveci

[@georgeloquvam2550]

Great commentary, thank you

[@omarismail2424]

Thank you for showing us how the other side thinks in an impartial manner. This is good journalism.

[@DD-tu2jr]

I am a Serb and I pray for peace, stability and that our friends, the Eastern Slavs, function properly again and that they are no longer misled by the great powers!🙏💪🏼🇺🇦🇷🇺

[@jakobaichinger3828]

Well Russia is one of the great powers messing around.

[@chrisb3189]

Serbia has been the major destabilising and genocidal force in the Balkans

[@AleksandarAcanski]

Mislis kao sto je gomila zaludjena Rusijom?

[@messer3914]

Davide nemoj da sereš

[@Truth-Istina]

@@messer3914 A šta je čovek loše rekao??? 🤔

[@sasasimic75]

As a Serb living in Serbia, who was fought in unfortunately civil war during the early 90s, i can tell that this is not opinion of majority of people living here. This was filmed in city with 2M people and people here are sick of all the wars.

[@joexavier8870]

Not at all...majority of Serbs supporting russia...becoz of nato bombing

[@Funkywallot]

You dont need to apologize... Its all over Europe,not just Serbia. Its the cult of the far right that celebrates their masters . They are just robots for an ideology that never really went away after WW2

[@alecempire8982]

No civil war you liar. It was a war of aggression against internationally recognized countries like Croatia and Bosnia. That is why all of your top leadership of the 90's went to the Hague.

[@flair500]

Civil war? Its not civil war if you attack another country!

[@sasasimic75]

@@alecempire8982 Try to explain that to 19 year old kid. I did not come to another coutry to invade them, i was pushed to ethnic conflict around my home without hathred to enyone. So that does not make me a liar, just you a ignorant war monger. After that stupid war i moved to Serbia.

[@blogusvox]

This is how it should be done; get the story from both side and let the viewers decide for themselves.

[@lukasz1154]

I think it’s important to understand that the world isn’t black and white. There is no ‘good’ and ‘evil’. There is only your experiences. The experiences of Serbs is that NATO bombed them whilst Russia helped them. I’m a pole, and our experiences are that Russia oppressed us whilst NATO secured us independence, or atleast protection in a way in which we can be sovereign and rule ourselves freely. Neither of these views are inherently wrong, and that’s why the world is so messy.

[@petardrapsin8164]

Yes, there is evil. NWO creators are pure EVIL.

[@whatvermysy6847]

Serbia was bombed for a reason. Serbia doesn’t have oil so NATO didn’t bomb them for some oil but bc they were committing ethnic cleansing right after committing genocide

[@nickstaresinic9933]

"The experiences of Serbs is that NATO bombed them..." I understand that, but NATO didn't just wake up one morning and say: "Let's go bomb the Serbs today." The very important context of what led to bombing Belgrade wasn't addressed by anyone interviewed in this well done documentary; and they likely would not recognize the reason(s) anyway.

[@Adriana-eu6ty]

Boy, go take a history book and learn. Serbia should have been bombed sooner and in bigger amounts.

[@king27702]

Bombs will come again if you start to slaughter childrens and innocents in their houses

[@milankovacevic1483]

As a Serb I must say how impressed I am of the objectivity of this video, bearing in mind it comes from DW ;) The pros and cons have been explained quite well. Though the main focus was mainly on emotions and logic behind it, but very little about economic reasons (our banking is 100% Western, and energy is 100% Russia dependent, the fact we have been promissed eu membership for 20 years now and nothing came of it.). Also, our close ties with the French have not been mentiomed, as vast majority of next set of military equipment (mailny fighter jets) will come from them. Also, the stance toward Russia we have due to energy dependency can also be seen in some of the EU members such as Hungary, Czech republic etc. So this is in a way a good video, but it stick to the very shallow / simplified ways of looking at things. Real life is never a Hollywood movie with clear bad and good guys.

[@ramonanetto8718]

Putin is poison to humanity. He won't hesitate to kill his own Russians....leave alone Serbians!!!

[@dukakisomondi8552]

Energy dependence does not make u support war crimes against a neighbouring country U may continue trading oil if ua conscience allows u that , but don't make statements blaming the victim if aggression

[@fd2824]

As for the EU's promise: you will not be accepted until you meet the accession criteria, and that depends only on Serbia. If you allow Russia to meddle in the country's affairs (I'm sure Russia is funding the pro-Russian protests), you won't be any closer.

[@pavlissimus]

@@almac9203 aren't you escaping the complexity of what happened? it was immoral and illegal what they were doing. both Serbia and NATO, even though the first did way worse. yet, you somehow ignore that part

[@almac9203]

@@pavlissimus NATO were stopping a genocide. Serbia was committing ethnic cleansing and war crimes. NATO was simply preventing further crimes against humanity. Many people were grateful for the intervention.

[@roozbeharanipour6288]

Great Reporting. Very Informative. Thank You.

[@roozbeharanipour6288]

Dear DW; Accurate, Unbiased, and Comprehensive reporting does not come easy; especially nowadays. I watch and listen to your posts on your KZbin channel. My special thanks goes to your staff for doing such a great job. Godspeed, DW.

[@yungskoota5016]

Let’s go Serbia

[@SerboFaca1]

I am Serbian and idk what to feel about this situation it's like two friends are fighting and u cant spot them.... Lets be clear i love Russian people and i like Ukrainians then never did anything bad to my people but u need to know that this war didnt start in 2022 it started in 2014 where was western politicians all this time?

[@blackkingofworld]

Absolutely

[@milostomic8539]

NATO puppets are not our friends. The puppet is always worse than the master.

[@milansimonovic8267]

Onda dodje neko iz druge ulice i tera te da izabereš stranu. A svi mi znamo kako se takve situacije rešavaju

[@VikingFitness00]

think the western politicians would of helped back in 2014 if Russian tried to annex the whole country not just Crimea

[@SerboFaca1]

@@VikingFitness00 same as they helping now? 🤣

[@robertoleary3004]

I was in Belgrade two years ago and enjoyed every minute. Looking forward to going back again.

[@user-jc9nf5ky5t]

Come bro we can drink rakija together

[@zm5856]

Yea ma boy! Come to drink rakija and eat some meat

[@pokerface9713]

You are welcome

[@bransemlin56]

Belgrad is beautiful city!

[@JB-sg7rb]

Stay there ok?

[@torbenm2375]

This country is the gift that keeps giving when it comes to unappetizing people.

[@ilinautiamisheva5568]

Serbian brothers 🙏❤️

[@Mohammed96134]

War is not a solution. I hope the peace for all. You can't imagine how much difficult to live in a war zone because I lived in it. From Iraq❤

[@serbianwarrior385]

We love our Russian brothers and sisters too❤all the best to u Ilina and to your people from Serbia 🇷🇸❤️🇷🇺

[@samuraijack4462]

Serbian people know NATO and USA very well how peaceful they are and how much they care about human rights..

[@Talkish]

yeah serbia surley knows alot about human rights

[@unau792]

Is this a reason to kiss Putins ass?

[@Talkish]

@@marko.rankovic i think you assumed i'm american, i'm slovenian and i was aiming twoards srebrenica and similar events. Also serbia isn't really the catalyst of social-welfare either

[@gilda5275]

Serbs killed in Bosnia Croatia kosova !!

[@M________________________]

how cab you support a country where you don't even can say what you want?🤣

[@Mar.1634]

Romania loves Serbia 🇷🇴❤️🇷🇸

[@kategoried7501]

if the war between nato and serbia start again, which side would you take?

[@kategoried7501]

@@Mar.1634 like battle of rovine where serbs with turks attacked vlachs(romanians)?

[@drose241t]

You country send helps to ukraine shame to romania Long live russia!!

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

Do romanians bate russian?

[@sorindiaconescu]

are you an elected official that you speak for Romania as a nation ? Nonetheless unrestricted support for anybody is very stupid. Support should depend on someone's actions. If that someone is commiting horrible crimes our morale stance should dictate a change accordingly.

[@d2d319]

Interesting documentary! Your side, their side and the truth.

[@imeprezime732]

The truth is on Serbian side. It is so stupid believing that truth is always "in the middle".

[@hansenyang4014]

whats the music @2:26? sounds so good~

[@bp7177]

Serbia should not be forced to choose, but remain independent and work with everyone - US, EU, Russia and China

[@willyholdsman3956]

China works with the CCP; camps and destroying muslims....

[@wamingo]

Sitting idle by while war ravages your neighbors, what kind of neighbor are you?

[@ht-mm2el]

That would work if Serbia cancelled their bid to join the EU, it would cost Serbia a lot of money tho.

[@awkwardowl8835]

@@ht-mm2elOh, that old carrot on a rod story? They wouldn't have bombarded us if they ever considered us part of their world, would they? Europe has encouraged the exodus of 250 000 Serbs from Croatia in 1995, an equal number from Bosnia in 1992. and from Kosovo and Metochia in 2004, without batting an eye and nobody was pleading over our victims nor property, nor historical monuments and treasures being robbed, burned down and scattered all over the world. Who had ever said that Serbs are willing to join EU??? It is not our choice that EU is in habit of installing the marionette governments that fake the picture of winning in democratic elections, so that they would ease your purchase of our industry for peanuts, while pretending to be generous in doing so.

[@andrekoniger3020]

That would require cancelling the EU application bid, as you can't join a team and play for both sides.

[@Ronald-cq7cz]

Love Serbia from Austria, i always respected your country, your people and we have many serbs living in Austria, they are our citizens.

[@gent9896]

You're respecting the wrong people dude.

[@yiman7370]

U r on the wrong side. Wtf

[@atinamink5290]

Love for Austria from Serbia ❤

[@danielgarciainfante4138]

@@gent9896 "good people" is a subjective term and can be change depends the situation or the person that say it. All countries have indecent people or person's with close minds.

[@KingQeens-op5rr]

Dankeschön Österreicher sehr gast freundlich und gute Menschen lang lebe Österreich und österreichische volk ❤

[@nemanjam310]

I appreciate the effort to keep it objective and the attempt to show both sides. There is not that many media outlets that do journalist work without biased. The only downside in this episode is that the translations did not correctly describe what the people interviewed were trying to say, and you can feel there is still biased in the way you narrated the story. Still appreciate the coverage though.

[@sloweny2086]

As a Hungarian, I also support Russia and Serbia! 🇭🇺♥️🇷🇺♥️🇷🇸

[@David-kn4hb]

Do you remember a WW1 a war that was started by Serbia and Russia, the war that destroyed our Austro-Hungarian empire. Do you remember 1956 Hungarian uprising. There is no reason to like Russia. There are only reasons to hate Russia.

[@m.r.h5644]

cringe

[@sasak9794]

♥️🇭🇺🤝🇷🇸 🇷🇺

[@tommyd3257]

I guess you didn’t live through the Cold War. Your EU membership and right to travel and work should be revoked.

[@sasak9794]

@@tommyd3257 EU?! 😮 what a joke 😂

[@moonstruck336]

I am amazed how realistic this report is ! Good job! Very objective ! ( I'm saying this because I'm from Serbia so I am quite aware of the situation ) Thank you for not demonizing and for trying to explain why some people are the way they are.

[@mojo7618]

DW if funded directly by tax payer, it has its own provision in the law so it doesnt have any supervision from the German government, more like BBC but just better. I just paid 110 Euros for that, so you are welcome :)

[@melindabraun6060]

@@mojo7618 nope, it is definitely better than the BBC.

[@swiftflight7927]

@@melindabraun6060 das what they said yeah, the BBC is unwatchable aside from nature documentaries lol

[@psychologianiestacjonarna6558]

Oh, really? So you're saying it's not like the Serbian media, or even better, the Russian state TV which demonises and lies about the West... I didn't even mention how you're fond of the Bosniaks or Kosovars...

[@prioris55555]

What is insanity NATO dropping bombs on Serbians Serbian: I hate NATO for dropping bombs on us Putin dropping bombs on Ukrainians Serbian: I support Putin and Russia

[@s-6019]

Serbia has a long-standing love relationship with Russia, dating back from the beginning of the 19th century, when Russians helped us in our Uprising against the Ottoman Empire. It was fortified when the Emperor Nicholas entered the Ww1 because Austro-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Of course, it also helps that they are Orthodox and the only great power that never bombarded us, and whose interests are for most part alligned with our interests.

[@olenkap9585]

emmmm half of russia literally consists of asian nations, most of which are muslims. Have you been to Moscow? Have you seen the people? Have you seen where russia is located on the map?

[@baardagaam]

who cares about historic events 200 years ago? your Serbian government just feeds you the Pro-Russian propaganda it wants you to hear... Reality is: since March 2022 Russia does not exist anymore, it's a now a fake country , run by a small group of gangsters that took control over all constitutions and democratic systems: a group of pirates that have overruled the Russian constitution, filled the Russian parliament with Putin-friends (even murderers of the secret service, no joke!) , banned or even shamelessly murdered all media/journalists,... All Russian scientists, engineers, artists, journalists (everyone with an IQ over 120) have left the country, (or will do so in the next year) all that remains is uneducated people that can be manipulated easily. The Serbian government is following the same track, slowly going towards a dictator-regime, taking over the Serbian media, filling the government with people linked to the Putin regime... The whole 'Serbia-Russian history' is just a scam... I don't understand how a beautiful country like Serbia has become so retarded in just a few years...

[@Katze400]

@@darenzy He/She is not obligated to "educate" this dull Jasenovite serb, he talks about Orthodoxy but doesn't realize that the Ukrainians being genocided are ORTHODOX too

[@kategoried7501]

Do you know that serbians were ottoman allies?

[@s-6019]

@@kategoried7501 Do you know that Croatia ceased to exist in 1097, and regained its nationhood in 1941. as a Nazi puppet state of depraved child murderers?

[@Philipa0]

12:11 "During the wars on Serbian territory, Russia was always a loyal ally." That's a hard stretch to say the least.

[@zazaza903]

Amazing documentary.. We got the chance to understand unconditional support to Russia from Serbian people.

[@nikolaslavevski3981]

no you did not, since is not based only on the NATO bombardment... it is also based in the national struggle of the Serbs to free them self from the Ottoman Empire (First and Second Serbian uprising), on Orthodox Christianity, on being Slavs, of the Red Army taking part in liberation of Belgrade in WWII, as on being part of SFRY and socialist memory... it is more complicated than DW puts it...

[@chipbuttytime3396]

it was propaganda aimed at the ignorant, ignorant of facts that is. You didn't also notice the anti-Russian participants were shown to be intelligent, educated, sophisticated victims but the pro-Russian participants except one... well I'll sum them up, one was portrayed as not even sure if what he believed was true and the other as a nationalist thug. When you get older... older than the producers of this kind of rehashed-tripe and get some knowledge of facts about the subject, you'll see it for what it is

[@kanabis134]

@@nikolaslavevski3981 true to that. Are you a serb yourself man?

[@nikolaslavevski3981]

@@kanabis134 no, I'm Macedonian Yugoslav :)

[@tonymatic1704]

Not really, Kosovo issue and Russian propaganda are the main reasons, only the neo-fascist types go back to "glory of Russian empire that saved the Serbs"

[@constantinoVino]

Dw congrats for your effort to keep neutral position on making the documentary, we must always hear both sides to come closer to a clear opinion of any discussion/conflict. Media is definitely the most dangerous weapon that exists nowadays, it doesn't kill people directly but transform any people's mind towards to support or not a conflict like war.

[@tshifhiwaramatswana6862]

They are no longer neutral. 🤡

[@ekh2082]

1. In the beginning of the report, the narrator mentioned that Serbian airlines still fly to Russia. However, the narrator failed to inform that air Serbia has been receiving bomb threats on the planes daily from the start of the war. Later, they began to receive calls of bombs set in schools and day cares all around the cities in Serbia. Serbian president says the calls come from Ukraine. 2. RT is banned in the USA (unlike the lady mentioned, maybe her kids found a way to get around it) 3. A lot of Russians panicked and fled Russia in the beginning of the war. However, they say 80% of them returned due to difficulty assimilating and brutal discrimination they are facing (regardless of their position on the war) just because they are Russians

[@SpeakOut_with_ReyCMutia_2014]

AS ASIAN HISTORIAN... we knew how horrible is Western Countries friendship....THEIR KISS IS DEATH..... THE TRAITOR OF ALL TIME...

[@PinkieFire]

RT is banned in Serbia as well…

[@darenzy]

@@PinkieFire Not on Facebook, ironically.

[@AnnaGeo]

Вы всё правильно написали, всё так и есть. 1. Подобными звонками занимается специальное подразделение армии современной Украины, так называемое ЦИПсО, состоящее из нескольких подразделений и ведущее кибервойну против России в социальных сетях, СМИ, используются финансовые мошеннические схемы. Очень много денег было украдено у доверчивых российских граждан именно посредством телефонного грабежа. Причем война ведется давно, началась задолго до 2013 года. Обучают подразделения НАТО и Mи6. 3. Именно так, запаниковали, испугались, а не потому что русские на стороне Украины. Россия имеет самый мощный ядерный потенциал, в самом начале военного конфликта люди испугались именно этого. Страх перед ядерной войной на территории России. Но когда стало понятно, что время идет, конфликт только локальный, а запасы наличной валюты заканчиваются, то смысла оставаться вне дома нет. Вот и поехали домой.

[@08vhhghhjio87]

Serbian president's close people made those bomb threats so he has a reason to sanction Russia. There were like 150 threats and none of them turned out to be true, and if they were made by Ukrainians, those Ukrainians surely wouldn't say its from them lmao. He wants to turn to the west and his nation adores Russia so he tries to fool them all

[@jonkisby4871]

Interesting documentary. I value the Serbs for trying to remain independent and not be pressured by any other powers. However I am not impressed with hearing that the USA warned Serbia against purchasing Chinese weapons. Its none of their business and certainly hypocritical to start warning independent nations about what they can and can not do. My thoughts are that the EU will never let Serbia in whilst the people are not pro EU. Stay independent and carve your own path.

[@royjacobs1204]

It is perfectly normal for one sovereign country (US) to explain the ramifications of another sovereign country (Serbia) over it's policy decisions, particularly concerning weapons purchases This is called Diplomacy and seeks to minimize surprise when decisions are made.

[@carlabroderick5508]

That path will be poverty, like Russia’s path. Modern economy requires respect for international law and human rights. Serbia is not independent, but guilty of genocidal crimes, and a pawn of Russia.

[@royjacobs1204]

@@rdsc.455 China uses it's diplomatic muscle in more open and transparent manner. Australia correctly asked for an independent enquiry over the origins of Covid 19, and got hit by trade sanctions Many countries such as the UK have welcomed the Dali Llama and seen China put them in the Diplomatic deep freeze Lithuania dared welcome a Taiwan trade delegation, trade sanctions. So, the possibility or likelihood of a Chinese military base in close proximity is very likely to incur Diplomatic concern

[@TorianTammas]

Oh Russia tought us that a stronger nation can do whatever they want. Russia invaded Ukraine twice. This was not the only country they invaded.

[@TorianTammas]

@@rdsc.455 Russia invades its neighbours and killed the citizens of the invaded countries. Do you get the difference?

[@emmanuelterbio9951]

BLESSED THE COUPLE..GOD BLESS!

[@raghunomics]

Thank you

[@ForelliBoy]

the guy mentioning the enemy is Austria in the first few minutes got me like "The more things change..."

[@jamesbernsen3516]

Gavrilo Princip has entered the game...

[@dariusweisz7440]

I also wondered about that statement... i am from austria and here are so many serbians so how can austria be the enemy??? no wonder serbia is a failed state

[@johnsinger1887]

@@dariusweisz7440 Obviously you don't know that the first countries which recognized Croatia as a state were Germany and Austria. Some things never change.

[@ht-mm2el]

@@johnsinger1887 And Russia and China recognized Croatia before US and UK.

[@vuksil3438]

Just a weird Serbian sense of humor I would say...

[@zarjesve2]

3:40 “Our children does not have future in Russia” - and they move to Belgrade without kids...?!?

[@Markoni100]

Maybe they didn't want kids be filmed

[@kajgod999]

I am Croatian. My father was a soldier, he was killed in the war with the Serbs, because they thought it was a good idea to send tanks against foot soldiers. And so Serbian tanks obliterated them. I am saying this because I know there are peaceful and kind people in Serbia. I met them, I laughed with them, I admired them. Some of them are my family. My sympathies go to all those compassionate Serbs who are forced to live among such deranged sociopaths. Hang in there brethren, these people belong to the past, and that's where they're going! Zivjeli!

[@igor7195]

Says the guy who's nation had only concentration camps for children,killed one million Serbs in WW2, expelled God knows how many,and again in 1990s expelled 300k and killed around 3000. Yes great comment. Plus not to mention that you are catholic Serbs...

[@draganlj7782]

Yeah, lets all forget how peacefull croats almost killed that boy from macedonia in Split before everything. And how serbs stors and houses simply blew up in the middle of night and certan number of serbs dissapired mistiqly. Or how we all watched on tv trucks crossing from Hungary with guns bought by Tudjman. Its more easy to just blame the serbs

[@tony-3679]

they killed Croats like a bug and now u love them lmao...... Orthodox Christians hate Catholics like Nazis hated Jews

[@sasadelic1988student]

Nobody from Serbia sent tanks in Croatia..Croatia was just part of Yugoslavia, which was a federation where federal units did not have rights to declare indenpendence without agreement of all units, that Constitutional law said in 1974..So, indenpendence of Croatia and Bosnia was secessions from Yugoslavia..Yugoslav army was the military unit you fought against and Serbs in Croatia who were constitutional ethnic group in federal unit called Croatia..So please, explain me what is a difference between Croatia and Donbas today..both are result of secession

[@kajgod999]

@@sasadelic1988student First of all, learn historical facts. Every country in Yugoslavia had a constitutional right to become independent. And stop conveniently forgetting other countries, namely Slovenia, Herzegovina, Macedonia, etc. that also wanted out from the idea of Great Serbian Empire. So, if you want to spread Serbian hegemonic ideas, go back to where people want to listen to them. Namely, the CURRENT and forever borders of Serbia. You know, those borders you actually can hold with your water pistol equipped army.

[@lazarzivkovic3393]

Aleksa Grbovic's statement at 10:30 is the most truthful statement surrounding serbs and the controversies they face. No matter what evil that government perpetuated, NATOs response to target civilians while supposedly standing for democracy, peace, and freedom is the direct cause of so much pain and continued disdain for the west in the eyes of many serbs and it is 100% comparable to the way ukrainians feel right now. Thats the key element in this whole comparison, Ukraine is in an extremely similar situation to where Serbia was 20 years ago, the difference is who the west is supporting.

[@st3019]

NATO did not target civilisations in the bombardment of Serbia in 1999. This is a lie that many serbs are repeating again and again to victimize themselves and present themselves as just victims . Yes it’s true that civilians were killed that unfortunately was inevitable just like in every war . The bombardment of Serbia was completely justified. It was a war that was going on since 1991 . You need to look at the situation from the inside. Ukraine is facing a full scale invasion not just bombardment. It’s totally different situation.

[@stefanstruger9949]

true

[@lazarzivkovic3393]

@@st3019 you are completely incorrect, the Kosovo war and the Croatian/Bosnian civil wars in Yugoslavia were completely different conflicts. They occurred around the same time and concerned the same main participants, but the war was not "going on since 1991", the Kosovo war lasted from February 1998 to June 1999. You have no credit here to discuss what is a lie and what is truth when you can't even get the basic timeline of events right. The reality is that while they were hitting government and military infrastructure primarily (that is true) they were still greatly targeting civilian areas, hospitals, trains, infrastructure in order twist their wrist and to force the Serbian government to bend. It wasn't just civilian bystanders that happened to be killed, there were targeted attacks and specific civilian centers and locations were hit as a means to force a surrender. My point isn't whose side was right or wrong in the conflict or to make "victimize" Serbs (though the civilians were undoubtedly victims just the same way that Albanian civilians were victims of the Serbs) my point is that America is a hypocritical beast that chooses who and what to bomb when it suits them, they choose what is a crime and what isn't when it suits them, and they cannot pretend to stand up for peace and human rights when they both perpetuate war and violate human rights.

[@st3019]

@@lazarzivkovic3393 When I said “ the war was going on since 1991” , I didn’t mean only about Kosovo war . I meant Yugoslavian wars which already had started since 1991 . Serbia was in control of all yougoslavian army resources . It’s hard to imagine that what happened would had lasted for 8 years if Serbia didn’t want war . Even in Kosovo situation was very tense and repressive since 1989 . War in Croatia and Bosnia are called just “ civil wars “ but these wars woudn’t have happened if Serbia didn’t want to happen. I know the reality in the field is more complicated. My point was to say that it’s not the same situation with what is going on today in Ukraine. Ukraine is not doing what serbian army and militia were doing in Kosovo. Russia is not in Ukraine to defend Russians as Putin says but to stop integration of Ukraine into the west and return Ukraine under russian influence.It’s not the same

[@HarisBurazerovic]

Serbs slaughtered 100k Bosnians and then it was time to take it out on Kosovo. Remember you fought wars in Slovenia, and Croatia as well. You had tons of ex Yugoslavian weapons and your next target was Kosovo. Nato tried to avoid another Bosnia, or Ruanda by bombing your infrastructure and not civilians. Not sure where you are getting your facts, russian tv? It amazes me that Serbs play the victim card here. Such a shame that you will never move forward with this and will always look back to some fake history moment to justify your believes. Your country is run by a guy who sniped civilians in Sarajevo, who controls your media.

[@Crocodebil]

The love for russia is not because of putin. We have a long history with serbia that politics will not destroy

[@KittenBowl1]

There’s no such absolute love for Russia but anti-NATO rather. Those who love Russia in Serbia are under the influence of Russian propaganda including yourself, even forgetting what actually happened in the past.

[@almightytrollgod]

@@KittenBowl1 Hmm, spoken like a tru " DOS" regime bootlicker and a traitor. Why do you not move from Serbia then and join your "friends" in US or EU?

[@serbtesla]

@@KittenBowl1 What happened in the past? Russia leveled Belgrade 3 times in last 100 years?

[@rd7726]

And Putin saw the threat of NATO in Ukraine. Zelenksy himself was saying they wanted nuclear capability and to join NATO. Russia has the right to defend itself.

[@alextozzi8619]

@@serbtesla you said it right, they are scared that the master could level it the 4th time so better to be like little following dogs....

[@h.m.z2157]

Nato: Russia stop bombing Ukraine!!! Serbia: sounds familiar right?

[@DezorianGuy]

There was murdering of an ethnic group happening. Not just imagining it like with ukrainans cleansing Russians.

[@lukaszwojtowicz1981]

NATO: Serbia, stop doing genocide in Kosovo... - Do you remember that?

[@jscotland3148]

NATO did not she'll the fuck out civilian houses or shot civilians or fired non guided weapons. Russia is firing thousands of unguided rockets per day using illegal cluster bombs on civilian population shooting civil service dead in the street shooting at civilian cars after the pass a Russian checkpoints to flee. How can anyone defend what Russia is doing. They are as bad as ISIS where they need to build lots of mass graves to bury all the murders they have committed look at the satellite photos in Russia control areas around 7 large mass graves have been found with upto 1000 bodies this is not including the mass graves found with 5 to 50 bodies that have been uncovered on reclaimed land where upto around 100+ of small mass graves have been found

[@jscotland3148]

Because RT is state owned they are not going to show anything critical

[@lukaszwojtowicz1981]

@@saccount-z3 How is this connected in any way with NATO intervention or Russian invasion? Think before you will comment.

[@matijacosic3785]

I'm genuinely happy & surprised that DW is actually reporting objectively on this topic and not censoring the things the ppl say (about distrust in western media, etc.) in order to make them look like bad guys. GJ

[@toyboy51funorb]

Serbian brothers. As a Belgian I am deeply ashamed of what happened to the citizens during the bombings. I have never felt at home so much in a country as when I spent some weeks in Serbia with my wife. If it weren't for my good job back home, would instantly move to Belgrade. Country is developing extremely quickly due to having good relations with most world powers. People are super welcoming and friendly. City is absolutely stunning and safe. Love Serbia.

[@zo2779]

Lol Serbia is not Belgrade & they are being ran by a dictator who destroyed all the institutions and you judge them by cheap drinks and cevapi lol. Ps you should know that Serbia supported four years of bombing of Sarajevo for example, they should have been bombed in 1992.

[@xdxd___]

bombing was justified seems like you've been brainwashed google what serbs did in kosovo croatia slovenia bosnia etc

[@StradexEngine]

One of the worse things about war is polarization and hate, hate is an awful feeling that war fuels like nothing else in this world.

[@MagicMike_101]

There is no polarization or hate. There is a dictatorship, attacking, and annexing territories.

[@supersardonic1179]

Hate is profitable.

[@pragueexpat5106]

Hate boosts morale of the soldiers.

[@stupedcraig]

I love Russian people. I hate Putin's war.

[@EpicCrust]

I hate the russians, i’m very sadistic about thinking of their tank turrets getting blown off and vaporised in Ukraine. I can’t say i hate them all, but 80% of them

[@SnakeP1tPoetry]

"Our shadows will be walking through Vienna, strolling through the court, frightening lords." - Gavrilo Princip

[@kategoried7501]

yep, around 350 000 serbs living in Vienna.

[@Aa-hw4zc]

Reverse colonialism. It’s what happens to every country that has exploited other countries.

[@tutifruti7488]

👏👏

[@bobigny9345]

I am from Romania and I send much love for my brothers in Serbia and Russia, may God bless you and the soldiers on the field. 🇷🇴🇷🇸🇷🇺

[@30dk09]

The guy at 16:35 is not very bright. He should stick to carrying fences, that's his greatest capacity.

[@aleksandarsaric5020]

I think you forgot a very important thing: Bombardment of depleted uranium kills Serbs even today. There is no family that has not lost someone from cancer ... Before the bombing, few people had heard of the disease. Is that NATO's purpose?

[@Pitera2140]

Why kill albanians in kosovo civilians? Thats what happens and don’t forget sarajevo

[@Lobanjolom]

@@Pitera2140 The bombing was still unjustified (both because they bombed civilians and because NATO countries did not vote for that bombing to occur) and also "eye for an eye" is not a good principle 💀💀

[@Pitera2140]

@@Lobanjolom oh ye then stop killing innocents in other country nobody gonna bomb the fk out of you if you ain’t doing shit..

[@Wingnut40]

No so true it kills everyone what about the soldiers and aid workers police from all over the world which was providing support for the civilians Russian peace keeping troops was also deployed I think mental health and chronic illnesses attributed to the balkans there could be a lot of cases all over the world I could still imagine there are lots of unexploded ordinance and land mines I hope peace in Balkans continues ❤️

[@b.b.1715]

What happens in Sarajevo? You are a psychopath, and don’t forget, Kosovo is Serbia.

[@gregk.6723]

Enemy of my enemy, is my friend. How true.

[@kategoried7501]

they trying to sit on two chairs. they love russia but also they love money from eu.

[@mysterio980]

Oye Gregory you PRICKK ....... .. RUSSIA FOREVER ZZZZZZ ZZZZZ ZZZZZ😁😁😁😁

[@p0tmuffin69]

@@jecka021 people in the west only know the worst things about Serbs and Russians. The propaganda is quite rabid

[@tomislavcuric513]

Nato b, anditen

[@sciencetechnology9167]

Serbs are accomplices of Russian Nazism. and they love Nazi Putin because of the money.

[@JaSamJaPod]

I don't know why but DW made its most objective video till now. Keep doing it like that.

[@Ilij4]

When saying NATO ”intervention” and Russian agression does it imply that NATO was, in fact, throwing fertilizers from the air to boost Serbia’s agriculture sector? If so, in the United Nations they have also said this way of supplying fertilizers is illegal so why is it still called "intervention”? Hitting hotels, TV stations, hospitals and other civilian infras instead of sunflower fields should be enough of a proof.

[@antred11]

No, it's implying that it happened to shut down Serb aggression. Don't try to pretend you guys were innocent angels.

[@Ilij4]

@@antred11 If you consider NATO as ”angels“ and Serbs as aggressors then why didn’t they get UN approval even though Russia and US were on the same side back then? Could it possibly be there was something wrong with their interpretation of events as, e.g. when they waved with vial of water as a proof that Iraq has WMD?

[@schadowizationproductions6205]

The Balkans are supposed to be one of the most anti imperialists regions in the world imo.

[@horvatlovren7198]

The Balkans has been ravaged by imperialism for 500 years. The Turks occupied and caused misery here for a long time. Since the Turks were expelled, the main imperial force has been Serbia (with the backing of their Russian masters).

[@supernova7966]

@@horvatlovren7198 Pax Ottomanica

[@AbuHajarAlBugatti]

Yes thats why they against imperialist NATO thats been expanding all the time since founding

[@draker769]

Then ask yourself, how many NATO countries are history biggest imperialism.

[@paladro]

its a pass through, so it will always be a focal point sooner or later.

[@blabla-hh9nk]

People so easy use Genocide as word. When talking about wars in all Yugaslavia,you always forget that in all counries except Slovenia lived a lot of Serbs. And now, you can’t count them

[@user-om8oy5tr6t]

Бла бла. надуваш ми се Српских јаја, јајаро.

[@pokerface9713]

@@bilic8094 Yes! 700 000 people, including over 100 000 children. And no one in the west talks about it. They didnt care about true, they only care about their agenda in wich we were chosen to be the bad guys. Unfortunately i see that their people believed in that propaganda.

[@albinh.3149]

@@Ana_5056 lmao... sure thing bud

[@Ana_5056]

@@albinh.3149 what's funny?

[@coolekikker4454]

@@bilic8094 It didn't happen, but if it did they deserved it and we will do it again.

[@denardotsula2654]

Good documentary

[@nikolasablja4940]

Which melody is on 2:36 min ?

[@runer007]

Amazing doc this one. We really need a lot of alternative views on everything!

[@pwp8737]

maybe you need a pen pal like Donald Trump

[@Marko-rz5sy]

🇨🇳🇷🇺🇷🇸

[@alexanderrudawski7802]

@@Marko-rz5sy 🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@Marko-rz5sy]

@@alexanderrudawski7802 bolje rat nego nato otan satan pakt

[@j2174]

@@pwp8737 maybe you're generic

[@sanctuary72000]

It makes me understand Serbia and Serbian people more. Thanks DW

[@Giorg189]

It doesn't say anything about the genocides Serbs did and why NATO got involved.

[@gbp4998]

@@Giorg189 what funking genocide. You mean the one orchestrated by NATO, Bosnian and Albanian terrorist.

[@Giorg189]

@@ilicdjo Bosnians, Srebrenica. Thousands of murdered Bosnians by Serbs.

[@Giorg189]

@@darenzy Tell me 6000 murdered Bosnians is not enough for you? Thats why your government and majority of Serbians support the mass murder and genocide of the Ukrainian nation? NATO was right and it has brought peace. Now if your people think its better with Putin, then become a Balkan North Korea and dont bother with EU. Keep out of Greece, we don't want Putin's pawns here.

[@stefandanicic8260]

@@Giorg189 I Agree. Milosevic was a war criminal. And yet the bombing nato did was Illegal! In order to intervene ( Nato ) is required by its charted for a UN security council vote. This didnt happen. Neither in Iraq war or in this instance.

[@jaiyk7609]

Please anybody tell me how the music started at 2:27 called?

[@tardenov2968]

Dmitri Shostakovich - Waltz No. 2

[@JimboKM]

Shockingly balanced and informative.

[@awkwardowl8835]

Serbs have always been shockingly balanced people with great sense of humour, while being well informed.

[@ianhuang1425]

More like Shockingly pro-Russian

[@awkwardowl8835]

@@ianhuang1425 What is shocking in resisting mass paranoia?

[@rapier1954]

Easy to be Pro-Putin when you aren't dying because of his miscalculation. I hope NATO and the EU never admit the Serbs.

[@themaestro3034]

@@awkwardowl8835 bunch of losers really tho. Let them share Russia’s bleak fate 😂

[@ivanav8580]

I am from Serbia. And to be honest majority does not support it, but negative news are easier to be spread. Yes we didn't put sanctions( that doesn't mean we support war), but from the other side : we are not in EU so we have no choice than to try to be as neutral as possible

[@andicenaj]

you did not put sanctions because you love russia and putin especially. stop bullshitting

[@marilenaganea6578]

@@kostam.1113you mean Russia supported your interest in a small genocide like they do themselves?

[@payaso216]

@@monkpkey Go join the frontline please join the foreign legion!

[@EIyssium]

On the other hand the russian flag flies on serbian streets durin pro-russian marches

[@ivanav8580]

@@EIyssium it does, and as you said it's pro Russian march ....

[@milos4779]

You made a nice drone views of our city Belgrade

[@grim6762]

As a Serb, I'm very pleased with this documentary, shows how regular people really feel about this war. I'm honestly neutral and I want this war to be ended ASAP. Živela Ukrajina, živela Rusija! 🇷🇸🤝🇷🇺🇺🇦

[@___alessandro.337]

Kosovo is Serbia🇧🇷💖🇷🇸

[@HTeo-og1lg]

Even though I am not a Serbian, I have empathy for Serbians, whom NATO demands that they must choose between the EU and Russia. Ironical, that the so-called "free people" could not see the hypocrisy of expecting a Serbian to give up their freedom in order to adhere to the mandatory choice to choose either you are with us or the Russians. Nelson Mandela was once asked the same demand, and he replied: "Why must your enemy also be my enemy?" Note: Only a true dictator demands you to follow to make his enemy also your enemy.

[@bilic8094]

That was a great quote by Mandela.

[@nromk]

At least they have a choice. Latin America and the Caribbean have no choice.

[@Friderikas]

Don’t choose, you don’t need to. But also don’t apply to EU.

[@user-ye2kp9dk9l]

@@Friderikas The EU is no longer attractive to us. There are announced sparse baths and showers, because there will be no hot water next winter.

[@samimaric8108]

Irony, because majority of them migrate to EU for better life.

[@HShango]

The irony in that is immense

[@kostam.1113]

So what? Working in the EU doesn't mean you have to support its politics

[@samimaric8108]

@@kostam.1113 chanting anti EU slogans meanwhile going there to live and work.

[@madserbz4912]

MARICKA NE SERI

[@nohcho84]

Same with every Russian oligarch and Russian eiltes

[@Cidadaodomundo.au.br.007]

I was surprised by a DW non biased documentary.

[@psihopedia]

We shouldn't judge Russians for being Russians. I personally have a lot of respect for the Russians who understand where Russia has been brought by Putin and I feel pitty for those who live in denial.

[@user-rg8yt5bb9e]

А мне жаль вас - вы живёте в иллюзии. Куда Путин завёл Россию? Она развивается, она сильна, она Великая Держава. Нам ваше сожаление не нужно. Я горд быть русским и наш президент все делает правильно. Себя пожалейте. Смешно читать такие комментарии.

[@mistersquare7327]

Putin is an oligarch crook, but people who he opposes are much worse.

[@simojovic6358]

This is more of a hatred towards nato than anything

[@adrianog4148]

Hvala NATO za bombardira beograd!🚀

[@simojovic6358]

@@adrianog4148 sad little albanian guy. Go hold up Nato signs and parade the streets because we all know who you ran to in 1999

[@kategoried7501]

they trying to sit on two chairs. they love russia but also they love money from eu.

[@simojovic6358]

@@kategoried7501 we aren’t part of EU you 🤡

[@masg9122]

@jj jj Nope. Serbs are not Germans!

[@dc2288]

This documentary was very well done because it appeared to be unbiassed. It just stated what was done and the differing opinions about it. Refreshing.

[@Rikimkigsck]

They didn't mention enough Serbians genocide against Kosovo. As if NATO just decided bomb people for no reason. Serbians were the Nazis back then.

[@Flavor88]

It is also missing a lot of information

[@mirkogolub4927]

Dust in the eyes. Don't be so naive.

[@dc2288]

@@mirkogolub4927 Could you be more specific?

[@mirkogolub4927]

@@dc2288Look through the comments, there's one by me that might raise your interest in something you obviously don't know...there's great and dark history hidden behind cheap and manipulative stories like this film is...

[@jimminalbo5844]

i never thought DW would use drive forever theme music in this video😁😁😁😁

[@WorthFightingFor100]

I am educated man in Serbia. Russia didn't bomb us. Russia helped us many times in history so you maybe now understand. I want peace, we are supporting Ukrainian independence. Russia is doing similar to NATO, difference is they fight in area where are living Russian people

[@AndreaDavidEdelman]

This lady makes good sense. You should listen if someone is willing to talk, even if you don't believe them. Censorship is evil incarnate.

[@Filip333ify]

Perhaps not a good idea to get Serbia into EU. Would be another Hungary. Undermining while asking for more cash.

[@moonshadow7057]

yeah Hungry should be kicked out from EU asap, EU is fine without UK, no member state is too important

[@milansimonovic8267]

O Filipe what a nice Serbian name you got there, first you bomb us than take 15% of our land. You owe us big time budy.

[@aliabazzi1198]

the thing is, WE DONT WANT EU. keep it for yourself.

[@linardsabolins6923]

It would be worse, a russian trojan horse.

[@markdriscoll8119]

@@aliabazzi1198 Serbs don’t want EU? Then why do all of your children leave for the EU the second they are old enough?

[@Zyzyx442]

19:46 really like this guy

[@benleong1809]

The world torn apart. Whenever there's conflicts. Violence and forces of destruction creates resentment ....of either sides . If there's of any hopes...or conditions that gives peace a chance, I 🙏 to the the creator...for he too did place in each of us the virtues of , loving kindness, compassion and wisdom...regardless of creed, status or doctrines. May the world find its peace. 🙏🙏🙏

[@dragon2695]

Serbia won't be pushed to choose. Serbia love friends, no matter where they are from, as soon as they are good people. Serbians love their freedom and they are always ready to fight for that.

[@kategoried7501]

serbians dont love anybody. they were always opportunists. they love only money and power.

[@tambalamba1920]

But are we? We aren’t the same people anymore as 100 years ago. We just bark but don’t bite.

[@thatgreyocean631]

@@tambalamba1920 I'm sorry to break it to you but Serbia doesn't even have enough power and influence to do anything even if it wanted to show. Croatia is the most powerful, the most important country in the Balkan region. You guys in Serbia are still in a good old dream 😂

[@molusio9775]

Very impressived with the construction guy even though I didn't agree with majority of what he said he's at least open to him being wrong 👏

[@Some0ne001]

I love how he is drinking coke while saying how much he hates the west.

[@johnskrelnik]

Western media is crap ,pure bs

[@pola5392]

it is weak mindset, our enemies will leap on it so best never give an inch because this world is malicious and sinful

[@vetvendosje-kosov-gjenev9986]

Belgrade is a beautiful city! U should try bureks there

[@djtv7777]

As a Russian, I don't understand this point of view. Fighting for Putin isn't fighting for freedom. I don't like Nato and the US myself, but Putin will always be worse than them.

[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

I’m American and I agree.

[@cheezycurlzy5690]

then people in the US and from NATO countries had freedom, the most important thing in our life, in order for us to move accordingly and prosper. "FREEDOM" the most essential thing in our life, to do our own will, practice our belief, and succeed in our own capabilities.

[@clubromance1513]

We are a free country, there is much more freedom here than in any other country in Europe. And the fact that we have Vladimir Putin is our choice, the Russian people love him, and now in 2022 they love him even more, because Vladimir Putin showed that he will not allow anyone to mock the Russian-speaking population and the enemy will not be able to approach our borders . He is a great ruler, there will be no more like him. And vice versa, we are proud that we live with him at the same time, we are proud that we got him. A century or two will pass, and I am sure that monuments will be erected to him. A worthy president of a high-ranking country. May God bless him. 🇷🇺🤍☦️

[@fox_6417]

You are just liberal and majority of people in Russia dont share your liberal opinion. He is Better than previous president Boris Jeltsin who was drunk always and destroyed most f russia

[@djholliday5132]

You hate us cause you ain't us.

[@zcoolr]

We fu..up. when we bombed this poor country. That is why they "hate" us but they actually don't they are one of the best human beings that I have ever met.

[@nikolaceprnja9164]

Well that is true, we don't like US, NATO and what they represent in the world but on other hand if you come to Serbia as an American you will be very welcome and soon you will make friends. And about Russia, we love them because they helped us, defended us, they are similar to us and there is many more reasons why we will always back up each other.

[@pola5392]

@@nikolaceprnja9164 we must preserve ourselves and pray for God's protection first and foremost. It is a game of survival at this point I believe

[@robgotti4157]

@@nikolaceprnja9164 don’t worry Americans don’t even know your country exists lol 😂

[@nickstaresinic9933]

@@nikolaceprnja9164 "...on other hand if you come to Serbia as an American you will be very welcome and soon you will make friends." I can testify to that. (But the people whom I know there are not the "Samo sloga..." types; they're just normal people who want to get on with their lives and see their kids have good lives.)

[@eurobonusabc7427]

Serbians say they don't need the EU. On the flipside, does the EU need Serbia? NOPE. Do we want them in the EU.......

[@dp-by1wg]

It's funny, more and more people actually want OUT of the EU. Come next winter, it's gonna be very interesting to see you guys struggle just to get warm 🤣😂

[@dejansrbinovic5879]

EU promovise novi svetski poredak satanizam i lgbt kulturu... ne zelimo da budemo deo toga, samo status kandidata je najbolje za nas

[@battlefieldP4Fbeta]

@@dp-by1wg LOL have you ever heard of a small place called Finland? Maybe Sweden? Pretty formiddable militaries, decent economies. + they already use the euro currency if im not mistaken. Alot of member states are b*tching about all & nothing since the new mandatory 2%gdp military spending but its for all the right reasons! Edit: typo

[@xTruncz]

@@dp-by1wg your comment is adorable, the fact you even put the two lauging emojis at the end, it's so cute!

[@dorianc4490]

@@dp-by1wg russian gas had one advantage, it was cheap, europe has the money and Will buy from somewhere else. Money can buy you anything, there are so many options if you gave the money, dont worry europe Will give it to someone else to have what it wants

[@tosicaleksandar]

I, as Serb, have big enough heart for all, just don't poke me with stick. Russia never poked me with stick.

[@mojtabahhaidary9464]

originally from Iran the country which fought with Iraq for long 8 years, millions died to serve hateful feeling of both countries' leaders against each other, starting war is madness and have a negative impact on generations to come.

[@lar.8168]

As a Serb who’s been to all of the protests that support Ukraine (and there are always more foreigners there than Serbs) and has spoken publicly about it, all I can say is that it’s very difficult to stay rational in an irrational place. I’m so sorry 🇺🇦

[@DavidSaintloth]

Thanks for being the exception to the rule.

[@chrispeng8417]

The world needs more people like you

[@kostam.1113]

I support Ukraine because it's having same problems Serbia did in 1999 (Fighting against separatists and being invaded by foreign powers)

[@moonshadow7057]

who’s the foreigners I wonder? Syrians?

[@WorldOfKnowledgeTH]

@@kostam.1113 how can you compare them? Ukraine was trying to be cicil but the Russian back soldiers and the true Russian soldiers were fighting Ukrainians in donbas. With regards to the breakaway region I can understand but who invaded serbia exactly? There is no record at all of serbia being invaded in 1999. Who invaded? If you are referring to nato then you are wrong. To invade means that they want something withing the border of serbia such as the land or infrastructure etc for themselves. Nato did not do that because if it did then serbia would have fallen without a doubt. Having said that, nato did attack and we should never forget as to the reasoning behind the attack. What was happening in the region was so bad and it needed to stop. If serbia wants to blame someone, blame soviet russia! They are the reason yugoslavia doesn't exist anymore. Before they forced yugolsavia into submission and forced communism onto the people when Russians weren't even communists themselves damaged and destroyed everything including the time when all the people of yugoslavia lived peacefully

[@DrChickwit]

Great documentary!

[@alokinrainborn]

Bravo, Aleksa!!

[@jordiegundersen1465]

Good to hear other people’s side of the story. It’s also good to dig for information outside of the government narrative..

[@markotesla2016]

The west bombed Serbia. Before during and after they told the people they bombed that they had it coming. Imagine if someone told you that you deserved to be bombed and that you should support them for it. Now the West is surprised when a handful of these people cheer for the enemy of the west. I am sick of war and this war against Ukraine makes me so sad, but I am just as sick of Western attitudes towards others. It's none of Germany's business who or what people in another country might support. Germany does not have a say in the internal affairs of other countries, but still they talk and shame others. Maybe they can look back at their own German history to find some shame for interfering. If you don't like what someone in Serbia is protesting and you don't live there, your opinion is nonsense.

[@JD-de5mq]

100% Agreed! Amen Brother

[@ionbrad6753]

Germany did not look in your yard, a couple journalists did. Accidentally, they were working for a German press agency. Not accidentally, they are independent.

[@markotesla2016]

@@ionbrad6753 so I grouped Germany all together like they are linking Serbia, and that was wrong of me? Mkay

[@elenaeremeeva9708]

I'm a Russian, I have an access both to the Russian media as well as to the western media. None of these two is better than the other. Every side imposes its attitude. Both sides are no longer objective. The Russian proverb says, "в чужом глазу соринку видим, а в своем бревна не замечаем" that stands for "we see the fallings of others but are blind to our own". This seems to be rather applicable here, also for DW, also for the intrusive western attitude..

[@daYugoslav]

You do realize they bombed them because they picked a fight with every country in the region trying to make a "greater serbia". No other country tried to invade another only serbia did.

[@ljupCHE1000]

The Serbian government condemned the violation of territorial integrity in the UN, but did not apply sanctions, as did not apply the other 150 independent countries on the planet.

[@alecempire8982]

All of the European nations applied some sort of sanctions, even Hungary. Only Serbia did not. Serbia does a great job paying lip service how they want to be part of the civilized world but behind the scenes support Russia on all of their endeavors. West has cought on to what Serbia really prefers.

[@vukasinjosic9719]

yeah, but 150 countries aren't eu candidates...

[@ljupCHE1000]

@@vukasinjosic9719 Is that why you think that Serbia is not an independent country?

[@katedebt9150]

I like it so much when you say "independent countries". Funny)))))

[@katedebt9150]

@@goodafternana You won't hear the answer. Because they don't like him themselves

[@dazedd-fi4yx]

they really called the NATO bombing an "intervention"

[@Robert-tt5tg]

How people can be so deceived, God bless and may God have mercy

[@maeyrhonamissabea7772]

You know I'm very thrilled everytime , watching your ducu! So organized .