The REAL Reason Putin is Invading Ukraine

[@johnnyharris]

I’ve made a new video now that the Ukraine invasion is actually happening, in which I explore Putin’s motive and make the case that Russia has already lost this war. Over on that video, I'm raising funds for Save the Children and matching up to $10,000. Watch here, and donate if you can: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIKXmamCprOZp9E

[@cwe8170]

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[@balashibuyeeter2704]

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[@balashibuyeeter2704]

@@DonutsIceCreamAndCottenCandy Idk man just continue the damn chain

[@DonutsIceCreamAndCottenCandy]

@Ios Tilam What did he say that was wrong? All I heard was facts.

[@DonutsIceCreamAndCottenCandy]

@@kushal10192 Go back to Weibo

[@CleanH2OPools]

Who else is watching this Thursday morning 2/24/2022 when Russia entering Ukraine?

[@anormaldude127]

yes

[@ekeleloveth]

Meee

[@ddd8-]

Ok, but he is MAD biased.

[@bezzerwizzer6448]

@@ddd8- Exuse me? Are you supporting what is happening today , the russia's attack on ukraine?

[@elonmusk8758]

here

[@lifewithaquaman1116]

Who’s watching this after Russia invaded Ukraine

[@taco9787]

Me 👀

[@randomamericansoldier8586]

I am.

[@kamogeloluvhimbi6995]

Me

[@nyxknight7555]

Same

[@gn6691]

Same

[@tirushone6446]

It's uncanny to see him explain with such caution optimism why Russia won't invade

[@FNFNFN99KKK]

:(

[@ShazEire]

when the correction appeared on screen about propaganda starting, i went 'oh shit'. he was right :(

[@KostEffective]

I too thought Putin would not invade cuz all of the political and economical repercussions, but he actually did. The dumbass did, not caring how this will affect his people first and then an invaded Ukraine. As long as he and his beloved oligarchs are well fed, the guy does not care whether the people are way worse in living conditions. And of course I'm not even mentioning how bad the actual conflict is, no need to. But even in the long term, he is fucking up everything. In a world where we are closely collaborating, the equilibrium in terms of economy and stability is way more brittle. This will affect us all in a way or another. F*ck war

[@GrinFlash007]

@@dave39548 The difference is America can be trusted with their word, Putin can't. Do not equate Putin's actions with America's. I'm not a fan of west, but god they're right about a lot of things when it comes to evil dictators.

[@seththebeatmxchine]

Hindsight is 20/20

[@ArtisZ]

This video says a different story when watching it in 2024.

[@LifeLevelUp-dbr]

Fact he’s a western puppet

[@michaelpungwe7593]

He got it all wrong 😂 Not easy to predict future to be honest.

[@ArtisZ]

Finnish, Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, Polish and few others have been saying this for over 2 decades. Then there were Moldova, Chechnya, Azerbaijan, Georgia and lastly partially Ukraine​in 2014. I dunno, people who've experienced this wonderful russian world and track record of fucking with virtually every neighbor kind of us a giveaway. @@michaelpungwe7593

[@ArtisZ]

@@michaelpungwe7593 I don't think this is about predicting the future. Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and few others have been saying this for over 2 decades and with the military behavior russia has consistently shown in Moldova, Chechnya, Azerbaijan, Georgia and partially in 2014 Ukraine one could conclude the self-evident.

[@michaelpungwe7593]

@@ArtisZ yeah I agree. But at the same time NATO should stop expanding eastwards. Russia is a nuclear power as much as USA refuses any Russian base closer to its borders. For the sake of peace those 2 (US and Russia) should be separated miles away geographically. COMMON SENSE.

[@birdnoir5841]

Yeah, it's kinda surreal and scary living right now here in Ukraine at the moment. Constant fear of war, that may escalate any day now, highest covid spike yet, economy collapsing. Yeah, it's been rough. Thanks for coverage and bringing more attention to this topic!

[@recitationtohear]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqe1g6muoZWIkKc You Missed This.

[@digojez]

@@recitationtohear This is why I don't trust any link reply, it's always you.

[@_perza]

Wow, hope everyone in Ukraine is ok!

[@Naataalliie]

I have been to Kiev, Ukraine lastly, I didn't feel the tension.

[@laurynasidla]

Hold on there, guys. Lithuanian here. You have Europe and Nato on your side.

[@xyan819]

The Egoistic World Leaders when they have issue with each other should be allowed to have a MMA or Boxing match one on one and let their respective citizens stay in peace.☮️

[@chigozie123]

Word Although...given Russia's reputation at Olympic events, there is no doubt, Putin will pursue some illegal means of gaining an advantage.

[@ps123fan]

yea i agree haha, yes... and you know the whole world will watch it lol.. its not lol though, i mean voilence is terrible and not cool! but yeah, it'd be something to see huh, let them go at it lol. atleast thats more manly than even.. even the war with guns, such cowards! if your going to be voilent do it like a man, go in there with fists and hands, not guns lol, i mean do it like a man as they say right? lol. but yeah i mean, to hell with war, it shoudldnt be happening!

[@RumpelStiltskindarkone]

Im sorry but war is about much more than personal disputes.

[@rickyrobinson3705]

@@RumpelStiltskindarkone But, this whole invasion by Putin sounds personal. His mission is clearly to bring back the Soviet Union. I wouldn't be surprised if china jumps in this in the years to come because they're planning something too.

[@Ty-uy6bf]

Smh snap into reality. These are man who build there country it’s not egotistical, it’s about furthering there beliefs….. This part is life we have been going at war with each other since the beginning of time

[@vgaavin7031]

I agree with everything but I don’t think that’s Russias only reason. As a British citizen even I recognise that some of NATO and the US’s demands are unfair. The US has military bases and nuclear weapons right on russias border, however when Russia tried to do the same in Cuba, the US completely destroyed the Cuban economy for being a soviet allie.

[@martinw2235]

Agreed. What Putin is doing is reckless and has caused a ton of suffering in Eastern Ukraine, but this video glosses over the impact of NATO spending the last three decades filling in the buffer of states between it and Russia. NATO knew that admitting countries that directly border Russia would be threatening from Russia's perspective.

[@andr386]

Yep those countries (Belo-Russia, Ukraine, ...) are a buffer between the west and Russia. There is no geographical feature beside distance that would prevent any army going from Germany to Moscow. Even if those countries joining the EU might seem unncaceptable for them. What is really unnaceptable, and I agreee, would be for those countries to join NATO. Russia's already immense frontline would have to get even bigger.

[@TheSamuraijim87]

Yeah, it makes no mention that NATO is America's weapon to be directed at Russia. Pulling a weapon on someone will make them feel threatened.

[@martinw2235]

@@andr386 yep. The binding mutual defense clause of NATO makes the lack of buffer states much more dangerous.

[@stephenglover8828]

Exactly I think it's quite reasonable of Putin not to have a NATO base on it's Western Border. This was also my thought with regards to Cuba, it's very hypocritical then again Biden is the US President so that makes perfect sense

[@PatricScheiderer]

Johnny, I have a lot of respect for your work. However, you are blatantly leaving out facts. One, the US & NATO vowed to not move NATO one inch east after the collapse of the Berlin Wall. That promise has since been broken, several times. Putin has every right to be concerned about that. That would be like the Russians putting missiles in Cuba…. Oh wait. Or like China creating a military alliance with Mexico… how would the US react? Not to mention the sole purpose of nato when created was to defend Europe from Russian aggression. Secondly, Russia hasn’t made any moves to secure more territory unless they’ve been provoked to do. You’re leaving out several CIA plots in Eastern Europe. Any time an Eastern European country gets too cozy with Putin, that regime is replaced. I.e Ukraine in 2014. Russia and Putin haven’t shown any signs of wanting to restore the USSR. What they want is to be embraced by the west instead of being pushed into chinas arms. They’d much rather have a relationship with the west so their economy could flourish. Please just tell all of the facts. Not the facts that support your narrative.

[@The_Watcher86]

WoW

[@findmeatthepayload5883]

Thank you

[@PatricScheiderer]

@@The_Watcher86 good wow ?

[@uflurr]

so nice to finally see someone frame the information in an objective way without the influence of propaganda. the only problem is that already 9.2 million people (who watched this video) have an distorted view on this conflict

[@uflurr]

btw it’s actually a shame to see a video like this where a person clearly shows his attitude towards the topic and alters the facts thus not allowing the viewers to develop their own opinion. like… if you are making a whole video about such a serious conflict at least make it professional. without 1st graders jokes about political figures

[@christinekeefe9004]

That "war isn't coming" tomorrow part aged like milk unfortunately.

[@alexacabello9625]

It didn’t come tomorrow tho. Maybe almost a month later which is still pretty fast

[@universalsoldier2293]

@@alexacabello9625 Considering it's been brewing again for a decade...

[@STMARTIN009]

Like milk in humid Florida weather

[@ShashaStudios]

I think he was being optimist and he says “but it (the war) very well could”

[@jemakrol]

Well, he lists solid arguments for not invading, yes. And even though invasion has begun, the arguments are still valid. Moreover, he also concludes that it might as well happen. Which it did, against the reasons listed for not to. I am very curious to understand why.

[@Justin-nn7jg]

The Ukraine-Russian situation has escalated so much faster than I expected.

[@joanazuri2795]

Same way corona started in China, like a joke... Before we knew it, it was all over the world

[@unknownentity8256]

It started in 2014 and now it's full blown war, so no it's been under our noses but we have just ignored it (well I havent)

[@cici1474]

@@joanazuri2795 true i was in college in the cafeteria, we were like “did you hear about the new virus? imagine if it spread all around the world hahaha” 😐

[@danigz]

Fr..

[@danigz]

@@joanazuri2795 omg yes

[@Sharma-xw6ml]

Fun fact : in 1991 Ukraine had approximately a 1000 nuclear weapons in its borders. It handed them over to Russia with the promise that Russia would never invade Ukraine....that seems to be going well...

[@augustuslunasol10thapostle]

Well Russia where the only ones capable of using those nukes they had the launch codes

[@kozyrevsergey89]

@@augustuslunasol10thapostle wrong

[@matthewc8241]

And the US promised Gorbachev they wouldn’t expand NATO East into former Soviet states of the user disbanded, turns out empires don’t really honor promises

[@carpet2408]

@@matthewc8241 When did they promise this?

[@augustuslunasol10thapostle]

@@kozyrevsergey89 prove me wrong

[@АнатолийЧубарых]

America did not tolerate Soviet missiles in Cuba and the Caribbean crisis broke out. And why did everyone decide that Russia would tolerate American missiles in Ukraine ???!!! The smartest ass , or what ???!!!

[@bobgatewood5277]

You obviously know nothing of the euromaidan and the russian backed coups. Ukraine has been at war for much longer than 2021.

[@gwopgetta2091]

@@bobgatewood5277Russian backed coup? 🤦🏾‍♂️ when did that happen? Because last time I checked the euromaidan was a CIA funded operation confirmed by Victoria nuland deputy head of the state department. She is heard ON record picking the next Ukrainian leader BEFORE it even started 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@tayzonday]

All of Eastern Europe depends on Russian energy. Putin knows (from historical western behavior) that energy and monetary economics rely on military hegemony. Although separate organizations, this is as much about asserting clout in the European Union economic sphere as it is about containing NATO.

[@magigale]

I was just thinking this. Isn’t the gas pipeline delay which would bypass Ukraine also a factor

[@wlad7192]

All of Eastern Europe depends on Russian energy. Well, Yes but actually no. Speaking about Ukraine, after 2014, there is less and less dependent

[@EmilSosnin]

Cold War about to literally become cold

[@mustafasahidmahamoud4942]

Who knew the guy behind "chocolate rain" would be a geopolitical expert. Respect!

[@AB-zl4nh]

Putin is a thug and he must be stopped.

[@senjara5918]

I'm Russian and this situation makes me feel so angry and frustrated. It just doesn't feel real. We don't want this, no one wants. Because of this old mad crap and his gang we have to be a part of something no sane person would. There are lots of protests in Saint Petersburg, people shout 'no war' and riot police take everyone they can reach their hands to, vans patrols all over the city. It's not the first time we experience arrests just because we gather and express our minds, but now it's much more surreal than ever. I don't understand why we have to pay for one man's sins. Thank you for objective and real explanation, all I want to add is that Russian people don't support the war.

[@L16htW4rr10r]

Thank you for sharing this here

[@TraderRobin]

Most Americans feel as you do, Senja Ra (pretty name). I just hope you won't get sent to a Siberian gulag for expressing your opinions here!

[@ploplmao2655]

No war is just but usa and otan should have not pushed ukraine to provoke this situation. You as a russian would you be happy to have missiles and possibly nuclear missiles pointed at you as a mean to make your country concede on the economic and political level ?

[@LisaSnow3]

No you should want this if you love Russia you need to hear Putin speech he is telling the truth

[@duskodragic649]

It's complicated: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5eZYpWXjKtnfac

[@fatherfreddie8512]

The saddest thing about this is knowing that both most Russian people and most people of Ukraine want nothing to do with this. It's just the government systems. 🙏🏽 😣 🙏🏽

[@RessG]

It's Putin

[@JWNimble]

@@RessG hence government.

[@leo9dis885]

banks

[@LevSeven_]

@@JWNimble Well, it's only one government system and regime: Putin's. We wanted nothing to do with this.

[@talllll.ll.1712]

Oh so he's not considered to be equal as a person and another member of our human family

[@Ax0I0tle]

you need to read "geopolitical catastrophe", not just "catastrophe" - it is not the same

[@dgfather2809]

Just to mention that Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria etc... were not actually "soviet countries" like it was mentioned in the video.. they were of course communist countries, with important ties with the Soviets.. but never part of the USSR like Belarus, Ukraine, baltic states etc were.

[@Silver_Prussian]

Well interesting fact my country bulgaria was actualy offered to become a part of the soviet union

[@Feefa99]

I can confirm that we were in USSR involuntary 🇨🇿

[@alexsif1]

Also moldova was kinda stolen from Romania in WW2

[@bart_ender6116]

Yet when the Hungarians tried to regain their freedom Soviet tanks quashed the protesters.

[@ladenbinosama2776]

Warsaw pact countries

[@johnnyharris]

I have a new video coming soon explaining the invasion now that it's happening. Stay tuned and subscribe to get notified when it comes out. Also if you live in Ukraine I really want to include your voice in my upcoming video. I'm collecting accounts of what people are seeing and feeling. Go to my instagram and send me a video instagram.com/johnny.harris/

[@Nordanway]

Is it going to be a good one or another biased american vision of how the world should be?

[@alexandervashchuk7795]

I'm from Ukraine, the situation is crazy, I hope the world stops the madman

[@ryancavill2971]

Thanks for your dedication and analysis Johnny, keep up the good work 👍

[@Sir.VicsMasher]

Talk about the President of Ukraine just saying that they will issue weapons to any citizen who wants them. Now you see why Americans have the 2nd Amendment.

[@t5t406]

I live in latvia and were geting ready to have a red code activated soon lithuania activated it yesterday its real scary. All posable prayers to my friend from ucrain love yall and stay safe.

[@ivandemko3360]

I was born in Russia and currently live in Western Ukraine. I love both countries. Screw politicians. A war would be meaningless!

[@tirvaygaming1330]

Yeah.....

[@ОлегХмара-ч1в]

About 90% of Russians supported the occupation of Crimea. We are not talking about politicians, but ordinary citizens of Russia.

[@ЭЮЯ-о3к]

@@ОлегХмара-ч1в Crimea escaped from Ukraine because the United States destroyed Ukraine.

[@marweshemello1090]

I believe wars are formed from greedy people ...they enjoy unequal society for their benefits they sell everything including even life they are the capitalist they are ruthless

[@lionlion6374]

💡 Ukraine soon.... will calm down in the arms of the Tsar. This is a settled issue, and Europe will wake up to the scheme drawn up by America to make it a cheap sacrifice to defend it in the face of Russia, China, North Korea and many others......

[@marleymiller2730]

This has not aged well! If you research the Maidon Coup, Budapest Memo, Minsk Accords, and listen to Col McGregor the leading expert on this topic you will realize that this guy either pushed talking points, propaganda, or is a bad or biased researcher. He should work to remove certain statements and language out that are his opinions rather than fact. His intelligence and level of analysis should prevent him from talking w such confidence and certainty. One Colonel McGregor video on the history of this thing makes him look like a chump

[@TonyKnoll]

This video is pure propaganda. Don't fall for it

[@__R_E_K_O__]

You missed an important point, when I lived in Ukraine most of the people there wanted to be part of the EU because they wanted to raise the living standards of the country and to rid corruption. That’s why the war started in the first place because the people of West Ukraine closer to Poland felt more aligned with Europe and the people of East Ukraine felt more aligned with Russia With either side saying that Europe or Russia will bring us a better life if we merge

[@tazmanshadowske997]

But it jus small part of easter Ukraine that wants to be part of Russia is not even haft of Ukraine that wants that.

[@Belle-zq3xc]

It was a small part of Eastern Ukrainians who wanted to be aligned with Russia, it's even smaller now after our government annexed Crimea and started a war in Donbass, according to polls at least

[@LeonAnilom]

No, the people from the eastern part of Ukraine do not align mostly with Russia - just the very small Russian descendants do. And they were relocated to eastern there by force too.

[@SoraJustAGuy]

Forgot the part where Kiev tries to erase language and culture of eastern Ukrainians

[@Zeetana1]

Then split the country in two, and let's see which part is better off in 10 years.

[@loquatmuncher]

You failed to mention that a lot of europe is energy dependent on the pipelines that run through ukraine. Controlling ukraine is like controlling the tap on europe's economy and livelihood.

[@christopherortego1647]

Bingo

[@kopapai7138]

Putin already controls germany's supply, and the majority of the uk's supply aswell

[@FTATF]

I think that's kinda bullshit. Cut it off and it will come from somewhere else

[@MegaEdward39]

@@FTATF and where is that gas going to come from??? no where!! no country can replace the gas that russia is supplying to europe for volume and price..

[@FTATF]

@@MegaEdward39 yeah but if the price goes up the gas will come. I mean there is all kinds of gas and oil in the area. Yes the infrastructure is set up a certain way, but I think Russia is going to find out just like OPEC did that they aren't as powerful as they think

[@dattilo1]

Here's a bit of criticism: while I agree with some of the motivations you bring up, I feel like that makes up only a small part of Putin's reasons for an invasion. Putin didn't get to where he got by being a romantic, but by being extremely pragmatic. I feel like the motivations he might have in stirring up a war, or a mock war, in Ukraine are mostly to do with internal politics (as is the case in 90% of all wars) and the relative power games and power displays involved, and not with international politics.

[@15081997flo]

While i agree in general, i dont think in terms of ukraine he is particularly pragmatic. Take crimea for example. He lost a lot of international trust back then and got hit with massive sanctions for what? I know there is a big russian naval base there, but if you make calculations I'm pretty sure it would've been better to just concede. And this is not even taking into account that russia being shut out of this naval base was even that probable at the time. I think its more of a fear, that the longer he waits, the less influence he has over ukraine as it further westernizes, and escapes his reach entirely.

[@Tisulan]

@@MM-gt9uy He wrote three sentences.

[@ragecl4120]

@@MM-gt9uy damn dude you don't need to write a paragraph describing a very complicated subject in order to provide context and legitimate critiques on a video

[@aresnir2725]

Wrong. Putin does not care much about ratings

[@Enigma1130]

It's an American view on a non American subject, it's only a fraction of what is going on and absolutely not the REAL reason. Harris = Putin bad.

[@leonardowynnwidodo9704]

To be more accurate, it's not just the Soviet Union that was fighting against NATO, but they also had their own organization called the Warsaw Pact, which included countries that directly border the massive country, such as Poland, Czechoslovakia (modern-day Czech Republic and Slovakia) and Hungary, as well as a few outliers like East Germany, Bulgaria and Albania. No. 2, communism began to fall, starting with most of their allies around the late 80s, for instance with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the subsequent reunification of Germany the following year.

[@sebastianliwinski222]

"Solidarity" movement in Poland begun all of that, then Berlin wall and other countries followed..

[@leonardowynnwidodo9704]

@@sebastianliwinski222 first time knowing that. But I did give instances of the fall of communism before the dissolution of the Soviet Union

[@sebastianliwinski222]

@@leonardowynnwidodo9704 I appreciate it ... The union's membership peaked at 10 million in September 1981,representing one-third of the country's working-age population. In 1983 Solidarity's leader Lech Wałęsa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and the union is widely recognized as having played a central role in the end of communist rule in Poland.

[@andreamanova258]

this guy emphasized the things that were logical to him only in a westernized way and left all the other important information that he clearly either ignores or he isn’t well educated😂

[@sebastianliwinski222]

@@andreamanova258 Who?

John, you're making a mistake which so many people do: you use the word "Soviet" wrong. You can't say stuff like "ex-soviet countries joining NATO" and then show countries turning blue, which even though were part of the Warsaw pact, were never part of the Soviet Union: Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Czechia, Poland, Croatia.

[@ByzantineDarkwraith]

Fun fact! Yugoslavia (and thus Croatia, as a constituent republic) was never part of the Warsaw Pact.

[@davidmihal6279]

@@ByzantineDarkwraith don't forget about Slovenia!

[@monty58]

I'm guessing the way he's using it is similar to how I tend to use it these days and referring to the Soviet Bloc nations

[@toosas]

do you for a minute think that those countries that were in the block wanted to be there and are you saying they matter less because they were incorporated against their will?

[@Player-ix7rx]

@@toosas you just explained the post ww2 in just few words

[@toxirimomqulov2670]

Disclaimer: I am not defending Russia, if they invade Ukraine and start a war, I condemn this action and think they have to answer for it accordingly. However I don't understand NATO, what they expected, as they move along the east, that joining more countries and placing rockets in their territory, which means very high tech war rockets are increasing in near Russian border, at the same time saying any independent country can join NATO but denying Russia to join NATO, and expecting Russia do nothing and be cool with it? Let's imagine Russia did the same thing. They created some military organization and started to place high-tech rockets in member countries' territory. Let's say they start with joining China and India. And then they start to join Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Columbia. Venezuela, Cuba, Honduras, Guatemala. And then they plan and announce joining ( which means placing active Russian military rockets in) Mexico, which has a direct border with the US. So do you think the US would be watching it and doing nothing??? The same arguments can be used here too, that any independent countries can join any organization this is none of the US's business. At the same time denying the US joining this organization. And if you remember from history NATO was created against possible USSR invasion. The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 but NATO still exists. The question is whom against NATO exists now? It seems against Russia because they continually deny Russia's joining the NATO. It looks like in playground all the other kids are joining some club and they don't let you join, and now they are trying to join your best friends as well (here analogy best friends = close neighbor countries). So what do you do? What if the club's name is "we will kick anyone's ass who is against us"? So what do you think about that? Let's have some civilized discussion

[@mangeshchalan8786]

USA defence industrial complex is all the reason NATO exist!!

[@toxirimomqulov2670]

@@mangeshchalan8786 good point, it is also obvious from defense spending, US defense spending in 2020 $778 billion, Russia 2020 $61.7 billion, The US spends more than 12 times higher compared to Russia.

[@mcr2356]

Russia don't and never wanted to join Nato. Whoever says that to you are lying. Also you have to recognise that Russia is literally forcing countries to join Nato by being aggressive and invading, Finland and sweeden said they will join Nato if it invades Ukraine.There is a reason Canada and Mexico aren't joining a military alliance with russia because they don't fear an invasion from the us. Also honestly Russia have far more troops and weapons in the east than the west do. The idea they fear the west military wise is a joke. This is about stopping democracy on its borders. Don't forget that.

[@dolboblog3626]

Totally agree

[@Ukrainiancouple]

@@dolboblog3626 There is no threat to Russia. Russia (or more correctly, the Putin Regime) is in fact crazy for starting these games It was perfectly fine with Nato before 2008 and wanted to join it. It's not naive to wonder why Putin is doing what he's doing - the only logical explanation is that he wants to create an enemy where there was none, use it to justify his existenance and indispensability.. leveraging the situation it to spin a convenient narrative for Russia's population. I'll give you an interesting statistic. In 2013, 67% Ukrainians were against joining NATO, and 15% for. In 2022, 76+% of Ukrainians are in support of joining NATO. Russia, USA, or anyne else has Nothing to do with this. Ukraine is free to select which: ecnonmic bloc to enter; security alliance to enter; political alliances to form; etc.

[@mokongthe3856]

It's surprising how most people don't know much about war in Ukraine when it has literally been on going for a long time. Edit: Aaaaaand *Russia did Invade Ukraine* (Formally)

[@renderproductions1032]

@good one reported

[@strafniki1080]

because USA isnt affected by things in Europe

[@kalvisjanis7241]

People don't know much about anything besides themselves. How is it still surprising?

[@quandeldible]

Yep mokong fact check you literally mentioned it Donetsk and Luhansk people's republic are real

[@joeyyc8515]

Not to the scale of what’s coming.

[@LungisaKnowledgeMlenzana]

You ignore the violent overthrow of a democratically elected government of Ukraine on purpose. You don't mention the active involvement of the USA and the Western block in this deadly coup de ta. You say nothing about the persecution of the Russian Ukranians by officially abolishing their language and culture from public institutions. You omit to mention that these Ukrainian Russian Eastern regions begged and clamoured for recognition and autonomy for them to peacefully live and express their culture and languge, but their pleas were dismissed. These regions turned to Russia to assist them fight for their survival, because the newly installed Ukranian government was forcefully subjugating these regions. The Russian government responded by crossing the border to protect their brothers and sisters from the brutal subjugation. From 2014 , negotiations were arranged to resolve the impasse( Minsk 1&2). These talks which were sponsored by the likes of Germany, France and others were not successful. It was only later that it was made clear that these NATO countries were purportedly negotiating with Russia in bad faith. They were not genuine in their approach. Angela Merkel later revealed that they tying down the Russians to negotiations ONLY to buy time for them to train battallions of Ukranian soldiers, and supply tons and tons of powerful and dangerous weapons to Ukraine, which is right at the doorstep of Russia. All this, they said, was meant to fight and bring Russia to its knees. They undermined Putin and Russia. They also ignored his pleas and assertions that Europe cannot enhance their security at the expense of other nations who fall outside of block. SECURITY IS INDIVISIBLE. Putin suggested that comprehensive agreements should be reached for ALL the nations of Europe(inclusive of Russia) to live in sustainable peace and security. The USA and the Western countries dismissed him with contempt. Logically speaking, Putin had run out of options for him to be able to protect the existence of his country.

[@rrr826]

After all the research that Johnny has done, how the CIA was created and how the USA (Military government) has overthrown other governments and killed millions of innocents, I’m surprised how he really didn’t dig deeply about this whole thing.

[@UnimatrixOne]

Any proofs?

[@LungisaKnowledgeMlenzana]

Take me as your lecturer because you are not aware of the facts. Make your own research before believing the propaganda.

[@UnimatrixOne]

Do you really think that Vladimir Putin cares about a few thousand oppressed Russian-speaking/feeling people in Ukraine?? And that's why he's starting an invasion? And if he really thinks Ukrainians are brothers, why is he killing them?

[@rrr826]

@@UnimatrixOne the CIA

[@titus_philemon]

His explanation on the conflict is making it sound way more "sentimental" than it actually is... The conflict is 100% geopolitical and strategic. Of course Russia doesn't want its enemies on their doorstep (The same way the US flights Cuba & China fights Taiwan).

[@sparks444]

The Russian economy has been stagnating for years. Putin is becoming more unpopular, and his way to force unity in a time of crisis is to keep the country in a state of near war.

[@davidking7750]

America fought......not fight but fought Cuba. I think they squashed that beef recently when Fidel died. But I get you....you're right I guess.

[@mcr2356]

It's not the same. Ukraine didn't want to join nato until russia invaded it. Also nuclear weapons are not being put in ukraine like they tried to in Russia.

[@titus_philemon]

@@mcr2356 Do you need to have nuclear weapons to be considered a threat? As far I know, Russia isn't threatened by Ukraine directly (not even by NATO itself to be honest), but by the USA which is behind it all and is a step closer to their borders (The same way as the US wasn't threatened by Cuba, but by the USSR pulling the strings behind it).

[@knudskoubo1090]

@@mcr2356 So Russia invaded Ukraine before 2008. It was in 2008 that Ukraine applied to be a member of NATO

[@johntheman9842]

It's all about geropolitics. Ukraine joining NATO is a big no no to Russia. It's like Cuba joining a military alliance with Russia. America would never accept it because it threatens its safety PERIOD

[@thatsportsguy983]

So killing Ukrainians will make them like him again???

[@StonedSpagooter]

@@thatsportsguy983 Oh you innocent child

[@thatsportsguy983]

@@StonedSpagooter he’s not gaining shit by killing innocent people. His ideology of them joining the motherland won’t happen again. The dude is in a fantasy and it’s going to cost him greatly. You don’t gamble with innocent peoples lives because your feelings are hurt. Wake up billy

[@Ggg-nv5ly]

@@thatsportsguy983 you don't understand geopolitics

[@stepanserdyuk4589]

@@thatsportsguy983 Dude, "killing innocent people" is basically the American foreign policy for the last seventy-something years. Our is "to avoid being killed by those".

[@flyfantasy6565]

"We see them as our own close people." That's something that makes everything 10 times worse.

[@dantan1249]

Guess that explains why he asked the Ukrainian army to attack their own capital

[@AwesomeBlackDude]

First where's the money coming from becoz we're in a stagflation also does this mean everybody will be dead soon?

[@sillyjackass2239]

Some itachi shit

[@MrDrgdf]

Totally biased It's okay US bases around the world but not a Russian base in Cuba kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4q1Y4eufdCVasU

[@TVeldhorst]

"I love you but if you rather be with your friends I will destroy you, but I love you so much, please come back"

[@alexdjins6710]

If you haven’t seen Putin’s 2008 Munich speech, you should. Around 23:15, there’s a key point: many in the West underestimate Russia-a mistake repeated too often. Russia, with its rich history and significant military capabilities, sometimes even surpasses the U.S. in certain areas. This speech offers crucial insights into why dismissing Russia as a lesser power is both naïve and risky. It’s a reminder that respecting Russia’s influence is vital for global security.

[@titteryenot4524]

In a lengthy essay penned in July 2021, Putin referred to Russians and Ukrainians as "one people," and suggested the West had corrupted Ukraine and yanked it out of Russia's orbit through a "forced change of identity." - The classic custody battle on the geopolitical scale.😳

[@n00bm4str69]

Do you still have source about this, I want to read more about that.

[@firestormua]

Bullseye

[@esb88]

They did the same with Yugoslavia so i don't know why are you surprised?

[@jiousen]

Like fighting for a child's custody

[@chille-ql4ry]

So US/NATO surrounded Russia with military basis but Putin is the one that badly wants war?yeah right. The guy in the video is delusional.

[@emmalong8666]

I’m part Russian and I’m now in the USA. I’m worried for the safety of Ukrainians and Russians. Please, think of all the normal people that are going to be hurt because of Putin’s choice to invade. Like, imagine waking up for work this morning and instead of getting ready for work… you are getting ready to flea your home

[@jhonnywalker866]

What is that comment gonna do

[@atta962]

I'm worried about Russians living in USA also because you guys will receive a lot of racism. Good wishes to all Russians outside of Russia .

[@MysticThighs]

It’s heartbreaking! My heart and prayers go out to everyone, what’s going on is disgusting.

[@skipbrainless7527]

@@jhonnywalker866 they’re not trying to stop the war with their comment some people just don’t realize how insane and evil Putin’s decisions are

[@flex1661]

@@atta962 I live in the USA and trust me that will never happen 😂

[@rappcu]

I’m surprised we didn’t get into Europe’s dependency on Russian energy. That affects the calculus quite a bit in my opinion.

[@positronikiss]

and Russia doesnt depends on Europes cash inflow?

[@marcschaeffer1584]

It wasnt exactly a non partisan video. He obveously forgot to mention one of his sponsors.

[@vkrgfan]

@@positronikiss You are comparing a piece of printed paper to a natural resource? Nice, the currency is valuable as long as people believe in it, once it looses value in the eyes of the majority you may as well use it as a toilet paper. You could tell when capitalist start to reason in the comment section.

[@positronikiss]

@boomchicken Exactly, its almost a non zero sum game.

[@MilanDrazic]

Ok what is alternative? Dirty coils and oil from USA??? If you need energy you must to pay. If you want for free give me your good's for free. And your services for free.

[@TedM.-hh3to]

9:12 "Greatest catastrophy in the 20th century"... Don't you remember the nuclear bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Johnny?!

[@aayanali3143]

The US responding to any conflict: here have some guns

[@gn6691]

Exactly Edit : *after all the languages in the world u chose to speak facts!!!*

[@gkelectrical1]

100% facts!

[@ray_x6959]

if you know you know

[@murry2314]

Giving away weapons is a great way to take money out of people's pockets to fill the private manufacturers and help fuel the media narrative

[@aaryansingh5740]

Like Afghanistan 😂

[@cerdic6586]

Another major reason is that Putin does not want Ukraine to become a member of the EU and NATO, which would probably result in America positioning armies and nukes in striking range of Moscow. Basically like how America feared the USSR attempting to use Cuba as a springboard of attack close to home.

[@CuriousPassenger]

*probably*

[@tacticallemon7518]

except we have nuclear armed subs that have 24 misses, each with 12 payloads that can be independently targeted nuclear capabilities are not his worry

[@flaterik81]

also Nato already have plenty of countries on the border of russia without nukes. Like Norway a member since NATO was founded.@@tacticallemon7518

[@sawbasumner2171]

@@tacticallemon7518yeah that’s what he wants people to think. NATO is already close enough🤦🏾‍♂️

[@tacticallemon7518]

@@sawbasumner2171 what i’m saying is Nuclear facilities in former ussr territory can’t be a worry for him, because we can put hundreds of nukes way closer to moscow

[@CarolinvonPetzholdt]

It just happened today. War is happening. I pray for the people of Ukraine.

[@Man44444]

I’m praying for Ukraine too

[@R0G3RZ87]

It started yesterday morning and now the Russian forces are trying a push on the capital

[@jeffday6459]

They lost

[@Man44444]

@@jeffday6459 Kyiv fell?

[@jeffday6459]

@@Man44444 I've only heard the president and prime Minister have left the country

[@sizwembatha2167]

You fail to mention the pre-existing agreement that NATO would not expand more east-ward. This is exactly what NATO did after the collapse of The Soviets. Its not that Putin thumb-sucked this demand because of his affection with Ukraine, but he was saying NATO must keep their part of the agreement.

[@hommevivant]

yes he forget a looot of stuff.. his bision is the USA NATO vision.. so funny ..a gyu so smart forget the principal element for investigation....................war propaganda is working oon so much poeple..

[@heichotv]

that guy is a pro nato so what do you expect?

[@facex33]

yeah the usual claim of this "promise", which was never written down or signed, right, let's invade a country therefore

[@Rom4yk]

Except there was no such agreement and Gorbachov confirmed there was no such promise. Until 2007, Russia even considered joining NATO.

[@tellem3000]

The guy is brilliant but for the love of money is the spew of propaganda. He deliberately exempts so much

[@dopydiddly7622]

No mention of the Minsk agreements / 2014 and NATO's & US's commitment not to move towards Russia?

[@Nata-rp6pf]

Maybe Johnny never heard of this?🤔

[@BritishReign]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 EXACTLY!! America went against their word and now are dealing with the consequences

[@MultiChimRichalds]

Conveniently left out to push a narrative,

[@calebplank1643]

Exactly! That’s one of the real reasons

[@artemkoval365]

As a Ukrainian I would say that the main difference is we see democracy and freedom as essential path we must follow. We are okay with common culture with Russian and being friends with everyone of our neighbors, we just don’t like being told who to like and with whom to have a friendships. We are our own nation with language of our own, our history and culture. In anyways, thank you for bringing attention. We need this now.

[@metelitsaaa]

Да, друг, все бы хотели свободно решать с кем дружить, а с кем нет... вот только решают это наши политиканы за нас, а не мы. И не важно, что ты чувствуешь себя более вольно в Украине или в большей безопасности в России - ничего от этих ощущений в реальности не изменится... так лишь ощущения и останутся... увы

[@jah_gamingyt5989]

But when Ukraine joining nato is different Russia has security concern that’s why they will act.

[@oliiverbetts]

@@MM-gt9uy Oh your trolling lol. I saw you on other threads.

[@MolloyPolloy]

You have every right to become a member of Nato and to apply to become a member of the EU.

[@jah_gamingyt5989]

@@benjiro8793 did you know that if Ukraine become part of nato that they can deploy missiles that can travel 4-5minutes to Russia? I mean imagine Mexico becomes an allie of Russia and they deploy ballistic missile that can travel 4-5 minutes to US? Imagine what would they do to Mexico if that happened?

[@patton3rd1]

Hey, if Russia wants a Canada/US or Austria/Germany type relationship with Ukraine, that's great. Those relationships, today, do not involve invasions or annexation. They involve economic, military, and cultural cooperation.

[@AndreUtrecht]

It's not about what non-democratic Russia wants but what sovereign Ukraine wants...

[@icecoldchilipreppers]

@@AndreUtrecht as a canadian ukrainian, lol, it is my understanding that about half of ukraine likes their connection to russia, albeit they all seem to like western culture as well.

[@medievalpepper1832]

Yes, but Austria and Canada do not suddenly decide to join a military alliance with China or any other force opposing west

[@patton3rd1]

@@medievalpepper1832 because they aren't afraid their largest neighbor will invade

[@adamjd7645]

@@patton3rd1 It's a real chicken-&-egg situation. A Western Ukraine is as much a threat to Russia as a growing Russian sphere is to the West. There is trust between the US & Canada because there isn't an external player (like China, but could be anyone) actively agitating Canadians to cut ties with the US. If there was, do you think the US would sit idly by?

[@efrainguerrero7421]

Well this video was clearly one big rant and anti-Putin! You fail to mention the treaty after WW2 that NATO would not expand east. Which they have done. You fail to mention that Ukraine has been shelling the citizens of crimea (it's own country) since 2014. The biggest reason for this war was because Ukraine wants to join NATO. If that happens then the WEST can place nuclear weapons to the border or Russia. If the US didn't let that fly in Cuba what makes you think Russia will. This video only makes you sound like mainstream media.

[@БогданБеркут]

"treaty after WW2 that NATO would not expand east" - name by whom, where and when this treaty was signed. "Ukraine has been shelling the citizens of crimea" - Crimea, Donbass are so stupid that you don’t understand the difference? No, Ukraine did not shell Donbass, Ukraine fought with the forces that occupied it. “because Ukraine wants to join NATO” - Ukraine’s admission to NATO has been fundamentally impossible since 2014.

[@tess_little1122]

watching this now to get some information, I don’t live in ukraine nor russia but I live in europe and even if I don’t this still concerns the world, this situation could escalate and become a bigger war 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’m sad for all the people, the innocent people who are the losers in this situation. I hope that this won’t end badly

[@dantesk8]

please dont take this video as information... this is uncut propaganda with ZERO information. I love johnny harrises videos but this one is stupid.

[@tess_little1122]

@@dantesk8 like I said to get some information, it doesn’t mean that I’ll believe everything. I can also search abt it 🤷🏻‍♀️ at the end of the day I’m just worried for ukraine’s people who are suffering from the attacks.

[@joshuariston2924]

Most likely

[@CookinBulls]

uhhh russia is NOW INVADING

[@ronrocker7131]

It will, one way, or another. One thing is for certain: Even if it does not become a world war, Russia is most definitely fucked. They are waging a war they cannot afford.

[@flexmode17]

I wish for a world where the common people doesn't have to suffer the tragedies of war all because of power hungry individuals.

[@snakevenom4954]

That's never going to happen. Why do you think humans have become so dominant? Because we kept striving for more and more power. The same reason we got out of the stone age and no longer have a massive fear of wild animals killing us every day is the same reason we go to war

[@omarnasr113]

I think we sow the same thing in 1936

[@flexmode17]

@@snakevenom4954 which is why I think humans as a species is doomed. As technologies advance, with weapons of war along with it, it's only a matter of time before conflicts are settled in a catastrophic scale.

[@tirvaygaming1330]

@@flexmode17 it's just a "wish" for the positive outcome.

[@Ayanda846]

I feel you What you're saying makes very much sense

[@IvyJau]

Just to clarify. The Eastern European region did not just *become* Soviet Union. Our countries' freedoms were swiped away and we were occupied. The way you put it in this video sounds like we just willingly joined USSR which was totally not the case.

[@ApexSportsbooks]

Word

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

@@ApexSportsbooks no, not just word. this is a HUGE talking point because so many people say "so what If they invade these countries, they owned them before"

[@Arkturbettel]

Totally not the way he puts it. It's the way you see it.

[@Anonymous-qj3sf]

If it weren't for the USSR, it would be America, just covertly and under the guise of "democracy" (What is happening to Latin America and Asia now). That is, the United States would not have occupied you in the literal sense, but would have crushed you by making it its puppet

[@mclovinurmom2884]

@@Anonymous-qj3sf im american and i cant speak on the behalf of my countries avid push for democracy across the world, which obviously doesnt always work, but think about it like this: ussr? Or the usa? Which government would you rather live under

[@jamesyohanna5601]

Johnny Harris, today, July 30/24 is the first day that I came across your platform. I watched a few and I was so happy that I discovered another intelligent person in this illiterate North America. And then I watched, in disappointment, this episode. How could you do this to yourself and to your audience? You are a man looking for truth and selflessly sharing it with others. Couldn’t you have devoted your time to discover about the history of Donbass? Or about Crimea and to whom it belongs historically? Or about other historical Russian Lands currently labeled as part of Ukraine? Or about the difference between the western and eastern Ukraine and their association with Russia? Or about the origin of nationality and language of Ukraine? Or about the influence and role of Austro-Hungarian empire as well as influence of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on the people western Ukraine- using Catholic vs Orthodox faith to divide and conquer that part against Russia? Or about the power of Nazi Germany on western Ukraine and the support they received from the US and UK since 1945 up to this day? Or about what NATO really is- an offensive force after the fall of the Soviet Union against Russia? Or about the dream of UK which is century or more old, to disintegrate Russia and use its natural resources? What are you doing dear Johnny? Thank you, James Yohanna Canada

[@MrSpherical]

Thanks for the history learned in the video. However, this does feel overly simplistic and told through the lens of a story… which is convenient for a KZbin video. I feel filmmaking techniques and the reality of the situation have been overly mixed here. Salience bias of focusing on one aspect Note - it is, of course, incredibly hard to do any such situation justice in explaining all the influences, but it could have spoken more broadly. To avoid there being one main reason for Putin’s actions, which is unlikely reality

[@booaks2980]

Ayo

[@yubnub6431]

hello MrSpherical

[@scopingops698]

Hello Mr

[@Belle-zq3xc]

Idk I'm Russian and I'd say this is pretty accurate though of course it doesn't go into detail. But I'm not sure people are looking for details anyway

[@MrSpherical]

@@Belle-zq3xc it’s likely accurate to say it’s one of Putin’s reasons, but the “salience bias” is likely here too… one reason can’t explain a situation

[@MrvelvetviruS]

You forgot to tell something important: Back then, when USSR collapsed, and Putin started to rule Russia, one of the first things he did was to ask NATO if they could join the alliance. He thought "why not?", the "soviet menace" is no longer there... That was one of his first decisions, to join NATO. He was rejected. Later on, when the EU was created, Putin asked the EU to be part of the block. Again, he was rejected. In 2001, after 911 and the following "War on terror", and seeing that they kind of shared the same enemy with the US and its western allies (religious fundamentalists in Chechnya, Dagestan and so on) he was one of the first world leaders to support US "War on terror". Do you need to use my bases in central Asia to attack fundamentalists from there? No problem, be my guest. Was there anything in return for Russia? Military cooperation facing the common threats of fundamentalism? Nothing, nothing in return for them... I'm not trying to "defend" Putin. He's a ruthless autocratic leader that suppresses political opposition, LGBT rights and the like, but he's not the "bully" he is for free. I mean, the guy took the control of a ruined country ruled by the drunkard of Yeltsin, trying to make attempts to get closer to the west to be rejected every single time or being generous against threats that he perceived "common", thinking that that would help bond ties or lead to help to Russia against these common threats, getting nothing in return every single time. All this while being remembered, disdained again and again "you're not that great country, you're not the USSR anymore, just shut up and stay quiet". Putin learned to distrust the west. In your video you said that it was good to see the roots of all of this. Looking back at all that, somehow, many wrong diplomatic and bad approaches towards "the Russian issue" after the collapse of the USSR had led us to this point we're now. Would this fate be different if the approach had been the one of a Marshall Plan after WWII in Europe or how US handled the Japanese after their surrender? I'm sure it would.

[@830toAwesome]

Russia could have applied to join NATO. He wanted to be invited and he was told to apply. He didn't. He was never rejected, he never applied. You can thank the Baltic States and Poland for Russia not being part of the EU.

[@davidking7750]

Your comment seems to come from a place of strong education on the matter. However I cannot verify none of what you wrote with such articulation.

[@feedthechicken1480]

@@830toAwesome when he was told he could apply he respond with ‘well, we’re not standing in line with a lot of countries that don’t matter.’”

[@MrvelvetviruS]

@@feedthechicken1480 Also, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former NATO general secretary met with Putin in the early 2000s, and said back then that he got the impression Russia was pro-Western and open to joining the transatlantic alliance.

[@benjamindcaltenmond9617]

Dude, citations. John Mearsheimer!

[@MrDudi42]

I live in Poland near a factory which produces self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicles. The last time when they were producing and testing that tanks was around 2008. Today I hear sounds of gunshots everyday coming from there.

[@MrEvolcire]

You sure you dont live in Cicago?

[@nkumbusimwawa9837]

@@MrEvolcire Southside, Chicago

[@Janshevik]

no i kurwa gdzie to jest?

[@MrDudi42]

@@Janshevik a kurwa w Tarnowie, zakłady mechaniczne

[@jinfin221]

Lol

[@esc0bar2]

Wow I just discovered this channel and watched a few videos and I'm absolutely amazed about the quality of the production and the budget it must have cost while still not being able to research properly to tell the whole story. Kinda seems like a guy that just enjoys himself speak and get tons of agreement from viewers. Hence why he is simply spewing rechewed news of mainstream media popular opinion put out by the state department. The consistency is remarkable.

[@cauchemarr]

As an Ukrainian i don't want war too, worrying about my girlfriend, she is in Kharkiv(huge Ukrainian city next to Russia)

[@TatianaGlare-jy4iv]

I have a sister in Ukraine, Odessa, somewhat far from Kharkhiv. But I worry every day. War will affect everyone even those who are far from war zone. God help us all.

[@pfffttt9563]

@@TatianaGlare-jy4iv I wish you the best.

[@pfffttt9563]

I wish you the best

[@Senzawa69]

@@TatianaGlare-jy4iv wish you all the best. if this conflict escalate as US heating this up. I'll be going to my bunker in Switzerland

[@user-mj8zf4qq7u]

dont worry shes in a good hands of another man

[@R-e-Joyce]

I feel like a lot of this explanation heavily depends on taking Putin's writings at face value, and not as (in greater or lesser part) propaganda pieces intended to foster nationalism among Russians, and rally support among the populace and the oligarchs and other powerful people whose backing he depends on. As much as he may or may not be a romantic, Putin is also an intelligent tactician heavily concerned with his own power, and this wouldn't be first time a dictatorial leader starts a conflict over a nation's bygone glories to increase national unity and support. I believe what you say about Putin having strong, genuine feelings about the geopolitical history shared by Russia and Ukraine, but reducing this conflict down to "Putin is a delusional, jealous ex-boyfriend" seems overly simplistic to me. EDIT: I guess I stand corrected. He's proven himself to be anything but an intelligent tactician, and the idea that this whole war's sole purpose was to simply stroke a blind, power-hungry dictator's ego seems more and more like it's the truth.

[@blahbleh5671]

@good one thanks for the link, I reported it to youtube for you!

[@babushkalol]

Absolutely correct - this is essentially a war of propaganda and should be analyzed as such.

[@araag.4257]

Beside the shared heritage and economic sphere of influence, I feel Johnny is brushing the whole "Nato at your doorstep" a bit too quickly here, I think that's probably a big factor And Ukraine not joining NATO will probably be part of his explicit demands to ease the tension.

[@sircrackboi]

excactly what i thought. The point that Ukraine got more western Politicians and wants to be in the west has to be looked closer. If you look at the US and the dozens of states they manipulates in favour of them is unbelievable. Really not impressed with this video. nothing new to be honest and no where near a deep analysis

[@saadsalman6641]

@good one یہ کیا طریقہ ہے دین کا مذاق بنوانے کا۔ کلکس چاہیئں تو کوئی دوسرا طریقہ اپنائیں۔

[@adamigo1000]

As a Pole myself I would like to hear more about Eastern Europe in the world media, but not because of Putin's love to destabilise other countries...

[@ssh0ck138]

Poland is in Central Europe tho

[@wlad7192]

What do you think Johnny should cover about Poland? I live in Poznań rn, and I also would love to watch something about Poland.

[@Roscoe6ix]

@@wlad7192 basically anything, poland has a rich and interesting history, greetings from czech republic

[@thisisyol]

I was shocked about learning NOTHING in school about my neighbouring country Poland or Czech Republic other than our german WW2 sins. It was like an information boycott. Education is ideologized heavily. Don't trust any administration no matter if democratic or not. These narcicists don't want us to be brothers.

[@troperrific663]

@@thisisyol That's quite surprising. In Poland we learn quite a lot about Germany - mostly of course about the events that intersect with our own history, but not just that. We learn about Frankia and how it splintered and morphed into Holy Roman Empire, we learn about religious uprisings connected with the Protestant Reformation, we of course learn about Teoutonic Order, how it became Prussia and then how Prussia took part in partitions of Poland, but we also learn about emperor Otto III and his vision of alliance between HRE and rising Kingdom of Poland. We also learn a tiniest bit about West and East Germany post WW2 - we sadly do gloss over the resettlement of German people from parts of Prussia and Pomerania. I think it's quite regrettable you don't learn that in Germany, because our shared history isn't just those five years of war and occupation and what came before and after gives crucial context to what happened during WW2.

[@heybos4640]

And Nato expanded with 2 more countries joining. Did Russia say anything about it? No.

[@Panaputra]

There is a big difference between those countries and Ukraine. The second largest but the poorest country in Europe which is easily manipulated by the US with a population of 50million and a 2000km border just 400km away from Moscow is far more dangerous than Finland which won't be easily manipulated by the US, much smaller border far away from Moscow and a population of just 5million.

[@temugenie2698]

I want to nominate this as the most American take on the crisis I have seen yet.

[@sofiadri2638]

That's exactly what I thought. I sometimes wonder what it feels like to see life in such a simplistic way. He totally confused the excuse Putin's making to invade with the actual reason

[@rawtecc]

lmfao

[@crazyeamon1]

super biased video in facts and tones in his voice

[@sofiadri2638]

@John Grigg probably something internal o resource driven, like most wars

[@Nonamelol.]

Exactly, I usually like his videos but this one is just clearly biased.

[@saquibsharif1048]

"The greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century" is now ringing in my head

[@brandyf4088]

Good grief; agreed!!

[@empry7]

Sounds impressive, but has nothing to do with reality. In the mouth of Putin, it sounds like someone ruined the USSR. But the only reason for this "geopolitical catastrophe" is the USSR itself, which built an inefficient planned economy that did not last at least a century.

[@PrimumQualia]

@@empry7 The USSR falling is far more complex then just an inefficient planed economy, it was manly done by one man who in acted very stupid policy's by reforms plus nationalism brewing in which made infighting, but god is it stupid to call it "The greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century"

[@kaisiangtey8964]

@@empry7 you know.............the world is full of headline readers that do not do further readings on issues and simply take it whole heartedly on what media say. Thats why the world is full of conflict and unrest precisely because of Sheeps who are living in bubble around the world. "greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century" remark was explained by Putin several time. Back then in Soviet era everyone from every member states were free to travel and migrate around , it was under one system. When Soviet collapse it resulted a huge amount of Russians stuck in those ex member states and they are faced with enourmous uncertainties in terms of socio-economy, nationality recognition and security conditions. But it seems to me that many of you guys simply accepted what Western mainstream media says by taking the remark out of context and call Putin a new Tsar. The world is never going to have peace because vast vast vast majority of the people in the world lack such critical thinking in complex issues especially economy, history and politics, and easily brainwashed by propagandas. I am exhausted and tired of this hypocritic world. Believe me. I am also tire of debating online being a keyboard warrior and non of us can change the world. Good luck to all of us.

[@kaisiangtey8964]

Dont forget how American Media make many people dislike Muslims during War on Terror era and many Western scholars and publicists trying to paint a picture where Quran made Muslims aggressive and violent. You buy the Medias word without researching and thinking further, you become part of the problem. World will never have peace. even what you said is meant to be humourous.

[@corey2232]

One correction while watching, NATO has an "open door" policy where other countries can request an invite to be formally a part of NATO. Many of the former Soviet states sought out NATO membership, not the other way around. If you recall, many of the territories wanted independence but were under the thumb of Soviet oppression. Countries like Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, etc. wanted away from Russian control. They actively requested NATO membership as a way to ensure their survival & not fall to future Russian aggression again. It didn't involve much "convincing" by EU or US, it was a matter of necessity for many former Soviet states.

[@HungrysitesRu]

Even Russia (with Putin as a leader) tried to join Nato and was rejected at some point.

[@skrydon78]

@@HungrysitesRu Wait, really?

[@HungrysitesRu]

@@skrydon78 yeah, google for "Ex-Nato head says Putin wanted to join alliance", it's 2000-2001.

[@skrydon78]

@@HungrysitesRu 'ight. Thanks for the info

[@ritemolawbks8012]

@@HungrysitesRu That wasn't serious. Yeltsin suggested it too, but then claimed Russia was too big for NATO. It wouldn't work. NATO is a security agreement. What country would attack the US or Russia requiring them to aid each other?

[@danobanano2505]

I love your detailed explaining. I do think i am missing a ln important part.. The origin of the betrayal claim To understand Russia’s claims of betrayal, it is necessary to review the reassurances then US secretary of state James A. Baker made to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev during a meeting on February 9, 1990. In a discussion on the status of a reunited Germany, the two men agreed that NATO would not extend past the territory of East Germany, a promise repeated by NATO’s secretary general in a speech on May 17 that same year in Brussels. nato clearly breaking its promise and having former ussr countries to the nato could be seen as a threat

[@loonie555]

There was never any promise. The speech you mean that wouldnt put any NATO troops outside Germanys border... well adopting new countries isnt directly putting troops, the countries could choose to not have NATO troops from other countries. In 2014 Gorbachev himself said in the Kommersant that he never talked about NATO not expanding. Its Putin from 2007 who has been loud about there being some promise of no NATO expansion

[@dannylojkovic5205]

This is true, but that’s not how geopolitics works. There were no treaties signed between Russia and NATO countries to not accept new members. As such, a voiced “promise” means nothing in politics unless it’s on paper. Finally, this entire argument ignores Eastern European agency into wanting to join NATO. For God’s sake, Poland blackmailed Clinton threatening to support the GOP if Clinton did not say he’d consider NATO membership for Poland.

[@vilukmusic]

yes but when making this agreement no one was considering that the remaining eastern europe part will be forcefully tested to convert fully to ruzzia. essentially you’re justifying a model where there exists western europe and ruzzia on the eastern part. even though theres like 20 sovereign nations there. you’re acoustic.

[@ИльяДмитриев-ц4ч]

@@loonie555 Countries can't choice, they forced to join NATO

[@loonie555]

@@ИльяДмитриев-ц4ч next time dont use autogenerated account and write in Russian to at least try and look legit

[@theexplorer3636]

Watching this now, that statement "War isn't coming tomorrow" is really chilly. Hope Ukraine endures 💪

[@altrusianwolfdog2564]

@Bill Rem If Russia wanted them dead, they would be dead...

[@fortnite13progamer58]

@@altrusianwolfdog2564 ukraine is winning though

[@altrusianwolfdog2564]

@@fortnite13progamer58 I wouldn't hold my breath on that...they lack the numbers and the firepower..

[@firebyrd437]

@@altrusianwolfdog2564 he thought he would put his troops in Ukraine and they would hug them, he's so delusional but dangerous all the same threatening nuclear war

[@altrusianwolfdog2564]

@@firebyrd437 That's not why hes there...what he is fighting is going to get a bunch of people killed in the long run..

[@christinewatson1989]

"I don't think he's going to invade tomorrow." That didn't age well.

[@Spudst3r]

His take is psychoanalytical and so spectacularly naive. It's about natural gas monopolization and securing fresh water supplies for Crimea after the Ukrainians cut off canal water from the Dniper river.

[@grantm.5975]

@@Spudst3r this very well may be true. But there has never been a point in history when an authoritative political figure makes purely economical decisions. There is ALWAYS an u deleting motive, which he described.

[@adhillA97]

I mean there was almost a whole month's time in between this video and the invasion (plus some extra time while the video was being produced), and that time was when the all-important indicator that is the propaganda being used to justify the war to Russians happened.

[@RomilCPatel]

This video was made over a month ago

[@uegvdczuVF]

@@Spudst3r Above everything else t's about disabling NATO's spread east.

[@xqcqx9096]

Learned so much. Thank you. At this moment, Russia has attacked Ukraine. My hearts goes to the innocent civilians affected by the war.

[@ddmddmd]

johnny is so Fucking wrong. CNN or he wont show this: the news don’t show this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4DOnWWOnL-frZI

[@jaykiller4510]

Im glad ur heart is with them does a lot for them sir.

[@playtimeplay4518]

@@ddmddmd why did putin lie?

[@acolossalangrybook3169]

@CodeWeb he never said anything about the us

[@LonesomeDove-s3m]

This is so wrong it’s laughable. At least you used the correct medium, a cartoon. You omitted the rest of Putin’s quote, "Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.” Putin never wanted to invade, let alone conquer Ukraine. See Prof. John Mearsheimer’s comment that Putin knew conquering Ukraine would be swallowing a porcupine. Hitler required over 3 million troops to invade Poland. Putin’s 100,000 was barely a border guard. He wanted NATO out of his face and out of his backyard. Picture the Warsaw Pact in Mexico. NATO was ostensibly set up to counter the Soviet “threat” following their loss of 27 million people in WWII (in other words, the last thing the Soviet Union wanted was war). NATO was not dissolved after the collapse of Soviet Union because, quoting Lord Ismay, the first Secretary General NATO, “the purpose of the Alliance was to keep the Americans in Europe, the Russians out, and the Germans down.” Keep the Americans in Europe. Hegemony. It’s why the U.S. blew up the Nordstream pipeline, because Germany was getting too powerful, “to keep Germany down.” See Oliver Stone’s film “Ukraine on Fire” for the U.S. coup in 2014. And 2008, and on and on. Prof. Mearsheimer again, Ukraine is a de facto member of NATO, and what did they do? They invaded Russia. This video is unadulterated neocon/neolib propaganda. BTW, between Ukraine and Russia there’s 100 TRILLION dollars in natural resources. Lindsey Graham openly lays claim to $13 trillion he feels belong to us and we should fight to the last Ukrainian for it. Quoting Kissinger, it may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal.

[@adoberoots]

To be fair, he said it was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century, not the greatest catastrophe in general. The Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide, WWI, WWII - those were all humanitarian catastrophes, not geopolitical ones. As for the "tens of millions", he is without question referring to the tens of millions of ethnic Russians that live in Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Kazakhstan, not just all ex-Soviet peoples in general. I'm not at all trying to defend Putin, but if we want to criticize his views we should at least understand them first.

[@Impzorz]

How are the world wars not geopolitical catastrophes?

[@adoberoots]

@@Impzorz they were certainly not geopolitical catastrophes for the winners, i.e., the Soviet Union, the US, France and the UK. I think you're missing the point.

[@JustAnotherAccount8]

@@Impzorz World wars were catastrophes, but definitely not geopolitical. Geopolitics refers to land and borders, not human lives

[@JustAnotherAccount8]

Glad someone said it, Johnny really rushed this one out and made it wayyyyyyyy too dramatic. This kind of journalism is toxic

[@cardboard2night]

When Putin says "our people" he means ethnically, culturally, more importantly, ideologically *russians*. He doesn't consider kazakhs as russians, and he doesn't consider ukrainians as their own people. He is a nationalist.

[@ghulammustafa7087]

You misunderstood one rule of international relations that every super power wants its borders secured, they want neighbors that are friendly and easily controlled. US will react the same way if canada, mexico or even Greenland sign a military agreement with china. Case in point: cuban missile crisis 1962

[@henrymendez9589]

Yes, this seems to have been left out by this KZbinr. They certainly wouldn't want a traditional adversary as their neighbor. Also, It’s childish to use the ex bf/ex gf analogy for this situation.

[@abrqzx]

Hhahaahhahahahaha how are you so sure that US will invade Canada if China had a military agreement there? China been colonizing South China Sea but where y’all at? Siding with Putin? 🤮🤣

[@abrqzx]

Also, the world knows China with its military have its own agenda and evil works behind that military agreement. China and Russia cannot be trusted at all cause they don’t have transparency, legitimacy and integrity with their actions unlike the US and NATO

[@ghulammustafa7087]

@andy broqueza, you didn't understand my comment. Please read it again carefully. It wasn't about west vs east or democracy vs dictatorship

[@TheLutefiskGOD]

Seems odd to reduce this to Putin's pathologies when there are plenty of legitimate strategic/geopolitical reasons to apply pressure for Ukraine. The situation is far more complex than presented here.

[@r_tomanicka6960]

That's exactly what I thought...

[@FedeDiver1]

Amen! Totally simplistic and biased

[@naeemqureshi5819]

of course if my enemy buys a house next door to me i will be up all night Putin has every reason to be worried i cant even imagen NATO country just next door to Russia its like China makes a Military alliance with Mexico and sends Military with Nuclear weapons to Mexico.Think.

[@lestres4able]

No it isn’t lol

[@timbehrens9678]

@@naeemqureshi5819 Former USSR had an Army brigade stationed on Cuba until 1989. The US couldn't care less. Think.

[@traveltogether3480]

Many people are ridiculing Putin's remarks regarding the collapse of the USSR. I was born in the USSR in 1982. I share the view that it was a catastrophic event for our generation, particularly for Soviet citizens who identified with the Soviet Union. The rise of nationalism, fueled by both external and internal factors, led to brutal civil wars that continue to resonate today. Tens of thousands perished, hundreds of thousands of people lost their homes and were forced to flee from their birthplaces and familiar surroundings. It's common for Westerners to claim that Putin aims to resurrect the Soviet Union. Personally, I disagree with this assertion. He once remarked that the Soviet industry could only produce galoshes (rubber shoes), indicating his skepticism towards restoring the Soviet era. Unfortunately, the underlying ideology of the Soviet state failed under practical examination. Nonetheless, the collapse of the country brought about immense sorrow and hardship.

[@starryyynightzzz4691]

Came back here after watching Russia start to invade Ukraine. Honestly kinda scared for the future…

[@ignacymat]

Mee too. As a Polish citisen i seriously concider selling all my assets here and go to the west. Fucking nuts as i'm barely recovering from the covid madness. What's really interesting though is putting Vladimir Pozner's lecture in comparison with this video. USA is quite and asshole when it comes to war-related stuff and they were no good in that term. Putin wanted to join NATO in 2002 and had few years od collab with US after 9/11. It sucks as the propaganda here is so strong from all sides it's quite hard to learn the truth.

[@johns1139]

I did too. I don't 100% agree with Johnny's assessment of Putin's intentions. Although Putin's invasion is totally wrong and violates all sorts of international relation processes, some of Putin's demands are not nonsensical as Johnny would have us believe - especially the part about NATO expansion. How would you feel if Mexico and/or Canada made a major defense pact with China?

[@seifeldin.]

@@johns1139 exactly what i thought, NATO expanding non stop is not only scary for russia but for the world… when there is one big union (and unions are made to fight for the same purpose) that is so strong and has almost no one that can stand against them it’s scary. It’s like a person that acts all nice with everyone to bully other people while they cheer him on and help him

[@xavierator7368]

"im not sure russia will invade tomorrow" well that didn't age well

[@iwantfood-koda9583]

Yeah but if ww3 does happen Ukraine has a good change of winning cause a bunch of other countries are on there side to

[@Star_Official]

@@iwantfood-koda9583 wdym? ukraine isn't even in NATO's, it's not official yet so the US and UK only focused to drain russia's economy not their military

[@YeSukee]

@@iwantfood-koda9583 Ukraine isn't in nato though

[@zadumanzx]

he called rigth, after the propaganda machine didn't start till a few weeks ago there was no clear clue. but now we know

[@suvariboy]

@19:53 -- "I'm not sure that he's going to invade tomorrow...BUT HE VERY WELL COULD." You missed the last part.

[@____9546]

I was excited to watch this since this channel has created an image of being unbiased like mainstream and a reputation for giving information that mainstream media doesn’t. Wasn’t expecting such oversimplification of the geopolitical tension and an extremely one sided analysis.

[@Xero285]

Thatˋs it..

[@akshaykamble1044]

Right. I kind of felt like I was wasting my time watching this when I was half way through it.

[@zenjoe5226]

Usually love the well thought out content. But this oversimplified explanation of the motives of a stone cold ex KGB dictator goes right up there with George Bush's "they hate us because of our freedoms" line. Follow the money and follow the power.

[@gardenerzh0ngbase173]

@@zenjoe5226 Johnny is very neo-liberal. He is heavily one sided and bias against Russia, non-USA allies or far-left politics. And he easily ignores same things that he accuses China and Russia of doing, when America does the same if not worse.

[@AtlasFox]

@@gardenerzh0ngbase173 I for one learned something, I understood the NATO expansion angle already but I wasn't aware that Ukrainian culture is so closely aligned with that of Russia, or that Putin is driven at least partially by sentimental memories of his past.

[@Madelro100]

To me, from Uruguay, the collapse of the Soviet Union was a "catastrophe". That leads to a unipolar world, a dark period in modern history

[@72badry]

Where did you get that silly idea fro m? It is still multipolar

[@danielbayhonan1126]

When you thought the pandemic will bring all nations together, but instead another world war is closer than ever. Prayers to everyone in Ukraine right now.

[@digojez]

covid is just a short pause in the international politics

[@charliesheen111]

Don't worry nothing will happen with Ukraine. The whole NATO are on their side and if something really escalete between Russia and Ukraine, the whole NATO will protect Ukraine.

[@stevie6621]

Funny how in this vid there is no mention about the 2014 coup that happened in Ukraine that was openly supported by US and EU. There is much missing from the "real reason".

[@MoreGeography]

This Russia-Ukraine conflict wouldn’t be another world war

[@sonicsmemehouse3387]

​@@stevie6621 Lot's of context conveniently cut out.

[@Peatopher90]

"If I can't have you, no one can." -Putin to Ukraine

[@vebz_6872]

People are dying Peat

[@Peatopher90]

@@vebz_6872 and they're gonna die whether or not you virtue signal in the youtube comments. Grab your musket and go fight :)

[@vebz_6872]

@@Peatopher90 i'm not virtue signaling, treating it as a joke is just disrespectful to the victims

[@dkbros1592]

@@vebz_6872 if u feeling so bad go buy an AK 47 and fight Russia ur hooo cry will not work because ur west is not doing anything if do care go fight take

[@Peatopher90]

@@vebz_6872 yeah we get it ur better than us

[@venoltar]

I feel like, for the sake of brevity, you have grossly simplified the relationship between Ukraine and Russia (particularly by glossing over what Stalin did to them, which happens to be the period Putin is currently glorifying), while that is an understandable editorial decision, it does undermine your argument somewhat. Also, do you really think Putin has truly been able to retain power under his own capabilities? You may want to examine the people who actually ensure he retains power more closely and see what their motives are. That might help you gain a better idea of why he desperately wants and needs Ukraine back under Russian control and it is far from romantic.

[@patrickm.4754]

His pro western stance is very clear. This is not journalism but a propaganda.

[@justcause7521]

Who are the oligarchs controlling Putin?

[@AlanHoey86]

"You may want to examine the people who actually ensure he retains power more closely and see what their motives are." I believe Johnny touches on this in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqOyg6qhlLeNgq8

[@ers-br]

Can you elaborate on that pls?

[@falahati]

@@patrickm.4754 but, but, but the argument of OP here was not that he is pro-west, but rather that the video is incomplete, if anything, you could say he was pro-east in this video!!

[@TedM.-hh3to]

All this and you did not even mention the Regime Change after the EuroMaidan in 2014?

[@paulbeernaert1626]

Johnny you forgot to mention the 2008 Bucharest summit between Nato, Ukraine and Georgia where Putin was also invited. As you said despite the fact that NATO had lost al its purpose at that time the US still wanted to expand it by adding Georgia and Ukraine. The US didn't care about the concerns of Russia even though Germany and France were warning them that it would cause a lot of trouble in Eastern Europe. So they wrote this convention that said that Ukraine and Georgia would join NATO within an undefined date. Russia was feeling legitimately threatened at that time: how would the US feel if Russia would create an Military aliance with all its neighbours? And placing military bases and troops in Mexico for example. The US would never tolerate this just like Russia will never tolerate an expansion of NATO up to its border. The US were warned about that but they didn't care because they were the (unchallenged) mightiest country in the world at that time. Also the expansion of NATO also breaks a golden rule of international security: you can't increase your security at the cost of another country's security. So basically Putin is trying to set the US and NATO straight here because they violated their international security concerns and didn't give a fuck about their demands ( Russia wanted to join NATO but the US laughed them away and they also wanted to join the EU on their own terms but that was also refused). History has shown, that if a large, defeated power has not been incorporated into the post-war order it will begin to take action aimed at destroying that order or, at the very least, significantly altering it and that's what is happening here.

[@TCWG87]

Yeah this guy is an American after all...after all the cover of impartiality, his views are super biased and only based on the American point of view

[@liledg2357]

Exactly what I thought throughout the video, while I do not support Putin's actions, It is very much understandable why he would fight for this. I hate how everyone today is so pro-west and not trying to look at an argument from both sides. NATO hates Russia just as much as Russia hates NATO, let's get that straight, expanding it's borders that much IS a threat to Russia's security, is it that difficult to understand for people? I hate Russia just as much as everyone, but please, stop trying to glorify NATO

[@rinzo2009]

Because of this comment, I have decided to reserve mine.

[@DennixMusic]

Russia has been trying to increase cooperation between them and Cuba / Venezuela since this all started. Simply put, there's no option where the US invades Cuba because of this. This isn't the 1960s we weren't trying to start a cold war. Nato's posture did change after 2014, when Russia invaded Crimea. Russia did this because of several pro EU protests and politicians removed the Russian puppet that Putin had fought to put in place. A more apt comparison would be how America would react if Canada started making friendly relations with a foreign rival like, oh idk, China. Wow they did that, and we didn't to to war. Or if Germany were to say, make pro Russian trade deals for, idk, gas maybe? If these countries did that and we then decided to put troops ok their boarder, your argument would hold weight. It doesn't hold weight because it's Russian propaganda. Putin is a corrupt dictator who has no interest on bettering Russia. He's doing this to distract from his own failings of covid, Nilvany, and trying to cash in on the division he's caused in the west with disinformation campaigns. He's doing this cause he though he could get away with it.

[@paulwally9007]

@@liledg2357 How exactly does NATO's expansion threaten Russia? It is entirely defensive. If Russia were somehow to upset Ukraine, and Ukraine were to respond by attacking Russia, NATO COULD NOT assist the Ukrainian attack. NATO could only come to Ukraine's defence if Russia were to attack. Eastern European countries are justifiably extremely suspicious of Russia. Ask Czechs, Hungarians, Poles, etc how they feel about Putin. Citizens of countries previously behind the Iron Curtain are the most anti-Russia. They weren't manipulated into joining NATO....they welcomed it with open arms.

[@lookinaroundguy]

As a Canadian I don’t feel right at home when visiting the US. There’s similarities but there’s nothing like the relief of crossing back into Canada. I’m sure Americans feel similar when coming to Canada and coming home. It’s nice to visit and that a lot of stores and services are the same but it’s not home, it doesn’t have to feel like home.

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

I agree. I definitely felt more at home in Canada before Covid. Now I don't recognize Canada. When you would be fined $1 million dollars and jailed for sneaking into Canada during the pandemic it said it all. I pray for my friends in Canada. Trudeau is a fascist.

[@4riel]

@@thereissomecoolstuff lmao

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

@@4riel what isn't true comrade.

[@dranzergigs8333]

Well you might understand what putin means if you stay sometime in a country with completely different culture. This concept of seperate countries but one nation has been propping up a lot recently. Especially among Turkic nations.

[@melanchorly7618]

@@dranzergigs8333 There are more Batswana in South Africa than Botswana, more Basotho in South Africa than Lesotho and more AmaSwati in South Africa than eSwatini (Swaziland). People in Botswana are very proud of their country and nationality, but people in Lesotho and eSwatini mostly desperately wish to be provinces/territories of South Africa. South Africa is not doing exceptionally well, but it's much better than those two nations and that's where the different countries one nation concept comes in.

[@tazepat001]

The original quote was "the greatest geopolitical catastrophe" not the greatest catastrophe.

[@finnconroy2668]

That’s an important distinction thankyou

[@JsJdv]

That's so convenient leaving that one part out, lol. I'm disappointed.

[@Stuie444]

Yeah as much as I like this channel...they definitely leave things out here and there or alter wording slightly. I have caught this same thing in several other videos and it's so unnecessary

[@Jijadelamadre]

I love how people use some quotes out of context to make a point. As if the US isn't evading the rest of the world too

[@risingraisings7012]

thank you

[@maxsharun]

You're not quite right and you're missing a lot of points. 1. The Russian Empire conquered the South of present-day Ukraine not from Ukraine and not for Ukraine. It took several centuries. 2. Kiev has never been Ukrainian. But after the February revolution, tsarist General Skoropadsky, together with the German special services, created the UPR. 3. The Soviet government created the Ukrainian SSR, transferring to it the territories of Russia (Crimea, Odessa, the mouth of the Danube). 4. For almost 70 years, a modern Ukrainian identity was created on Russian lands, and Russians (who live in Ukraine) were drummed into their heads that they were Ukrainians. 5. The military development of Ukraine by the North Atlantic Alliance puts an end to Russia's centuries-old efforts to create a buffer zone in the West. In general, NATO and the United States left Russia no choice. Your analogy about an ex-boyfriend and girlfriend is not about that at all. Although... The analogy is this: the girl went to another who does not love her, but uses her to harm the one she left. In addition, the collapse of the USSR was initially fixed on the conditions that Russia, Ukraine and Belarus would have common armed forces, etc. But the agreements were not respected. And Russia has to fight for its territories again.

[@augustevarkalaite321]

You forgot to mention that Ukraine was a part of Grand Duchy of Lithuania and later part of Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth. Ukrainian history is not just being one with Russia, Ukraine has a lot of Western influence and their culture is different from Russia. It’s religious scene is very diverse - orthodox (this part had a lot of Russian influence), units (a religion were catholicism is joined with orthodoxy) and catholics. Some parts of Ukraine had been a part of Austro-Hungarian empire, for example the city Lviv, they have architecture very similar to one you can find in Vienna. So it’s no wonder why Ukrainians want to be a part of the west, they have parts of their culture that are western. And seeing how Baltics, Poland are prospering being aligned with the West, they want that too.

[@charmskzn1880]

I agree with you. It is very one-sided. The actual reason why this is happening is explained very well on this link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKOwmoaHdqyCiZY&ab_channel=TheUniversityofChicago

[@rhodium1096]

Really? why USSR gave Kharkov and Crimea to Ukraine?... if Ukraine didnt exist before 2018

[@Johnmajong]

Name one adjacent country that ukraine never been under, lol. Seems like its our national idea

[@csanadbarczy9153]

Ukraine never existed. It's made up of all the lands that were confiscated from other nations.

[@hopeintruth5119]

@Csanad Barczy it now existed and let then decided for themselves. Your talking as if people don't live and operate there. You say thus conformable behind a screen

[@anirudhkolli2241]

As a Russian, it’s sad how we have treated our neighbors. There are many ways to strengthen ties with others, like how the eu has open borders. Invasion is not one of them.

[@dograkhalsa1098]

You're Russian and your name is Anirudh??!

[@anirudhkolli2241]

@@dograkhalsa1098 ever heard of different nationalities?

[@vindicare9636]

To be fairyour neighbours treated you badly as well

[@crazyshorts4278]

@@anirudhkolli2241 bro the day Russia treats starting Ukraine good, it will be thed day that Ukraine will become a Part of EU & NATO because they fear Russia. And if Ukraine did that, then it will be the greatest threat to Russia.

[@dograkhalsa1098]

@@anirudhkolli2241 i still don't get it, where you born in India and later became a Russian citizen or were you born in Russia to Indian parents or are you a Russian converted to Hinduism??

[@SanFranFan30]

My dude you really did a 1000 year hop-skip-and-a-jump from the Kievan Rus' to the Soviet Union and then a 100 year jump from the start of the Soviet Union to Putin's consolidation of power.

[@scintillam_dei]

He's a Zionazi, pro LGBTHIV rainbow-stealing puppet. What do you expect?

[@ButterzPapi]

@@scintillam_dei ignorant

[@scintillam_dei]

@@ButterzPapi Because you say so.

[@user-ts2ny8jg9d]

@@scintillam_dei because you clearly are

[@YuYuYuna_]

@@scintillam_dei Yeah you're definitely not a neckbeard living off food stamps at all.

[@omitter-q8d]

All neighbors have similar traits... It doesn't mean you have to start killing people who doesn't want to be on your side..

[@jordanwilliams1585]

He said the greatest geopolitical catastrophe, there's a big difference.

[@dkmark7802]

And he cited de Nazi Germany but there two things: First, the actual Ukrainian Government have sordid connections with neonazis and has made some comemorations to the Ukrainian troops in the SS, and, two, the ones who destroyed the Nazi Germany was... the Soviet Union so.. isn't the dissolution of the ones who stopped the Nazis a biggest catastrophe than the Nazis itself?

[@castellanos9924]

@@dkmark7802 the real reason. Putin is conservative asf. NATO completely opposite. This is a clash of ideologies with, once again, the people at stake

[@randyjones3050]

I'm glad someone else caught that as well. I've heard this Putin quote a number of times already. There are LOTS of reasons why Putin wants to expand the territorial boundaries of Russia and many of them involve geography. Also, Putin seems to be of the school of thought that Russia and eastern European nations are all part of a broader Christian Orthodox slavic civilization. He views the values of the West as being generally incompatible with Orthodox civilization in slavic countries.

[@redspit123blackops]

Fact checks are ALWAYS disingenuous

[@randyjones3050]

@@farhodotaboev3324 Words mean things. Purposefully excluding "geopolitcal" from the sentence changes the meaning of the sentence. Granted, this is an English translation from Russian, so there may be nuances of the Russian language that are not making the translation.

[@t.b.1568]

"...and Nato was formed" shows a map where East and West Germany are united in the Nato. East Germany wasn`t a part of the Nato, they were part of the Warsaw Pact.

[@astrolillo]

He is a CIA shill. Nato started with just a few countries and has been continually expanding, even Colombia was accepted as "observing" member, just to put pressure to Venezuela, and this cynical agent wants people to believe NATO just came out from the sea like Venus

[@JustinJapan]

@@astrolillo shill calling others shills lol

[@maka6134]

@@astrolillo whats that called again oh yea, pot calling the kettle black

[@saam9283]

Usually I really like many episodes in this channel, but I sort of disagree with this episode. In my opinion, I think Putin doesn't care much about cultural or historical aspects. His intention isn't to merge Ukraine back to Russia, but to have a buffer state between Russia and Western Europe. He knew that NATO would gain a huge advantage if Ukraine were to join NATO. So, he has no choice but to deploy troops and demand aggressively in order make NATO reconsider their course of action. I fell like this episode is a little biased and your reasoning is kinda lacking. Don't take it serious though, I still enjoy your contents. :D

[@pavlomykytyn1164]

NATO is already present in Baltic states like Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania which are direct neighbours of russia, which dismisses your point completely. Moreover, Ukraine is years away from joining NATO, this is just an excuse he makes to invade Ukraine. Being a part of NATO for Ukraine is a guarantee that russia will not dare to invade and Ukraine can develop its own separate way from Russia.

[@FDP2112-y8u]

I totally agree with you, this video is one sided and doesn't show how NATO is surrounding russia with military bases. If NATO gets Ukraine, it means missiles getting to moskow in 10 minutes. This is all a game of chess and if people could think a little, they would know that both NATO and Russia are playing with lives here and they dont give a s***

[@zshaikh13]

Why shouldn't he take this comment seriously, it's 100% valid. This was way too much of an opinion piece/ blog post than an informative video about the actual complexity of this conflict

[@derodelotus2579]

@@FDP2112-y8u Are you implying Russia has to respond because of NATO aggression towards them? NATO will literally never invade Russia. Never. Russia is a nuclear power. Invading that country would mean mutual assured destruction. NATO's prescense in the region is purely for defensive reasons. The only reason those troops are there and eastern european states want to join NATO is because of aggressive Russian posturing driving them to the nuclear umbrella of the NATO member states.

[@FDP2112-y8u]

@@derodelotus2579 This is not about NATO wanting to invade russia lol, you are naive.

[@m.g.m.5650]

It might be one of the reasons for the invasion, but its definitely not the main reason. Ukrainians and ethnic russians were, as you stated, one people for centuries, have so much common heritage... The main reason why Putin invaded Ukraine is bc ethnic russians arent safe in Ukraine anymore, since nazi ukrainians started to purge them. The new nazi regime which came into power through CIA coup in 2013-14, made things very clear that Crimea would stay within Ukraine. Ethnic russians became public enemy followed up by sanctions like they didnt pay wages or pensions to the people anymore, their kids werent allowed to attend schools anymore. Thats what the new coup Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko consecutively and consequently did after taking over. He even imprisoned the former President Janukovitch which hadnt done anything but dared to insist on neutrality of Ukraine. Janukovitch didnt want Ukraine to join NATO, he wanted to stay neutral between USA and Russia. Furthermore, the fact that US agencies (CIA,FBI etc.) and NATO troops are involved in Ukraine war only adds to the paranoia of Russia which, according to US history in intelligence, is not without any reason. So if the US didnt cross many many red lines that Putin had posed, if they hadnt broke Minsk treaty, Putin would not have invaded Ukraine just like that. But in his and in the sight of his russian people NATO is a threat to their security and so is Ukraine as long as US is assisting them with military and stuff. The history of the USA and the Soviet Union (Russia) show that US has provoked and caused way more chaos, trouble and war and more government breakdowns in any decade of the 20th century than Russia in the whole century. So when we see a pattern in this new editioned cold war, its because the constant is the US in dire need of War in order to Finanzen their one of a kind consumerism and wealth. Thats all America has ever done througout its history, steal Land, steal resources, steal knowledge, steal influence etc pp.

[@lekendy8919]

Well said. You mentioned the real reasons here. Thank you!!

[@0DarKDoteR0]

"Putin thinks ...", "Putin wants ...", "Putin is afraid of ..." - if you hear any of this, then be prepared, maybe right now you are being fed shit.

[@ffffbfggngn]

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[@on_set5917]

No , Putin has everyone in his control. Similar to North Korea he's more of a dictator than a president , and everyone in the right mind understands this.

[@saheruthepharaoh]

@@on_set5917 lol you know nothing about North Korea. In fact, I know you don’t because only people who don’t know anything about North Korea will shoehorn NK into any conversation about “dictators” or authoritarianism. If you wanna understand NK, you HAVE to learn about the Korean War, what started it, and the United States role in the horrific oppression of NK. All of the click bait “facts” about NK are lies of western media, and it’s easy to tell considering none of them have any actual sources. And they get increasingly outrageous. NK is just a country that is extremely wealthy in natural resources but is under the boot of absolutely insane economic sanctions and US military presence at their borders. Russia is an entirely different story. But it’s helps nobody to diminish an entire countries story the way you just did. There are two sides to everything. We just live in the dominant force of the world, so our nation (USA) heavily controls the narratives.

[@novakattila]

In Russia the only thing what matters is what Putin wants. I live in Eastern Europe and thats how politics work here in every country since forever. It's just another form of feudalism with the king and the aristocracy getting the land/money/positions and we the peasants. If you don't understand this you cannot understand Russian or Ukrainian or Eastern European politics. The West wants to spread democracy, which even if an imperfect system (since nothing is perfect) at least gives you a greater autonomy and some choice, even if as for the big things the choices are still illusionary. So for Ukraine, the West is a much better prospect than joining this dubious "aliiance" ran by a single person voted in for life. NATO is made up of dozens of countries all leaders being replaced every couple of years, and there is no "NATO" opinion, there are the NATO members who all have their opinions. In Russia, its only Putin and whatever Putin thinks. You cannot "cooperate" with Putin because you have to do whatever Putin wants anyway. Countries could leave the NATO and oppose the US (France left once, Germany constantly was against the US wars etc.). Russian "alliances" is basically like a master-slave relationship.

[@xervexczymycur6226]

@@novakattila Come on ... Only US call the shot in Nato. Other countries are just for window dressing.

[@danialkhir1]

You kinda missed the part where any Russian neighbor joining NATO is also threatening to Russia. I mean remember Cuba

[@marhs3806]

This👆

[@defenderalt7393]

“We see them as our own” Proceeds to airstrike civilians

[@Saracen00166]

There wasn't a single airstrike toward a civilian object yet. Prove me wrong

[@davidboy45]

​@@Saracen00166 Putin will prove you wrong in the coming days OMEGALUL

[@eugenesukhoi7025]

You must mean the the nazi ukrainian military that bomb shelled Donetsk citizens for 10 years.

[@eugenesukhoi7025]

@@davidboy45 I saw the missile bro! It said it was russian on it.

[@6-dpegasus425]

@@Saracen00166 they launched an airstrike on a civilian airport

[@eolit1o]

Enough talking about NATO expansion. Russia attacked Ukraine in 2014, only after that Ukraine wanted to join NATO. 2013. 13% want to join NATO, 67% are against it. 2014. 47.8% want to join NATO, 33% are against it. and so it was until 2022! And only after the attack in 2022, 83% were in favor of joining NATO, 4% were against.

[@Naniso]

Its so sad to watch this after the invasion. I'm heartbroken.

[@sneakymilkman4203]

During*

[@commoq3764]

@@sneakymilkman4203 It’s after the invasion during the war

[@tangetaier1783]

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[@ShaunStruwig]

Love how everyone on the internet is all of a sudden an expert on this crisis. I am fully in agreement with a lot of the 'western perspective' - but it's also naive to believe that western powers do not have their own geopolitical aspirations and means with which they exploit that. In reality things are always a lot more complex than the media likes to squish them down to for our fickle brains to digest.

[@marinagiuliarazza6628]

I completely agree, I am trying to have an objective look on the matter, because I really wanna understand the situation and decide with which part I agree more…but it’s almost impossible, because it’s hard to find people who speaks about the western interests on the matter. Digging deep you eventually find those info, but they are not explained publicly as much as the Russian government interests are. I mean countries do things for interest, and which interest had the west since the collapse of Soviet Union, and after this event, what the west did for all this time behind closed doors (and with that I mean things that are not really of public knowledge)

[@knudskoubo1090]

@@marinagiuliarazza6628 This might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4HHnpeDiZZ5d8U

[@Nohinio]

Big difference is that the west handles their geopolitical aspirations pretty differently than russia does.

[@AA-vr8ez]

It’s really not that complicated. Ukraine used to be part of Russia by way of the USSR. Now that Ukraine wants to distance itself from Russia, and get closer to the West, Russia is upset and willing to bluff war to show how upset it is. This is analogous to an abused girl-friend (Ukraine) leaving her abusive boyfriend (Russia) and the latter getting belligerent about it.

[@marinagiuliarazza6628]

@@AA-vr8ez yea that’s for sure part of it, but it’s not the whole picture

[@asagadam550]

I just realized that if Russia invades Ukraine it may cause an actual multi-country war/another world war which is kinda scary for me because I live in east Europe and soon I'll be old enough to be drafted as a recruite

[@carlosandleon]

I mean it's geopolitics bro. Modernity has given us a false sense of security

[@joburinga616]

Same man kinda scary

[@joburinga616]

I hope that the Netherlands stays neutral

[@carlosandleon]

@@joburinga616 But the Netherlands literally sits on the great European plain? It has not luxury of safety like Switzerland has. The next natural barrier to the west of Russia is like the Pyranees. And in northern central Europe the Atlantic ocean where your country is literally at.

[@joekey8464]

War will affect everyone and everything. Better to prevent war. Strength deters war and madmen like Putin. Weakness and appeasement of madmen only leads to war (ww2) Europe must fully support Ukraine to deter Putin's ego.

[@God-Emperor_of_Mankind]

It's just a compilation of Western propaganda talking points.

[@joedellinger9437]

The irony is Ukraine had such deep deep ties with Russia. Cities like Kharkiv were tightly integrated with the Russian economy. After 2014 that trade stopped, forcing Kharkiv to look West for trade. Russia and Ukraine were part of the same Orthodox church. After 2014 Ukraine created their own independent branch of the orthodox church. With every threat Russia makes, they drive Ukraine further west. Even ethnic Russian Ukrainians who had very much wanted to join Russia in 2014, now after seeing what happened to Donetsk and Luhansk are feeling much more Ukrainian. Just like Poland, Czechia, Slovakia before them. They are Slavs, speak slavic languages, were brutalized by the Germans in WWII and saved by Russia. By all rights they should look East. But after 40 years of Russian occupation the very first chance they had they joined in an alliance with a reformed and repentant Germany, rather than ally with Russia.

[@cornpopsrazor5375]

Fake news.

[@dolphin069]

Because Russia is a autocratic corrupt shit hole with potato TV. They never changed since the Czars.

[@alexandernorman5337]

You can't actually lose Ukraine because it isn't valuable to begin with. Go investigate the rankings for the Europe region from the Index of Economic Freedom. Ukraine is at the very bottom. And it's not even close to the next lowest - which isn't Russia, by the way.

[@crayzmarc]

I agree with your first points about the cities having so much ties and also the religion in Ukraine being the same etc. BUT I believe the CIA have had a massive had over several decades in driving a wedge between these two nations and breaking them apart. I'd admit though in turn Russia hasn't handled it the best they could of but Ukrainians thought the could join the EU or something after their revolution but instead nobody wants them and they're paying now. It has more to do with a conflict of oligarchs in Ukraine those more aligned to Russian interests and those more Western. The Western ones have taken over but this might now last the more impoverished the people become.

[@cornpopsrazor5375]

@@alexandernorman5337 The one thing we do need to do is save as many Ukrainian women under 25 as possible and bring them to the United States to replace our fat ones.

[@mariokartgamecube]

Comparing Russia and Ukraine to Germany and Austria was a great metaphor by Putin, but probably not in the way he intended.

[@sushantmanandhar1387]

_nice_

[@oslo3790]

Haha damn yeah

[@هواتف-م9ر]

Maybe it's the way he intended

[@serhatarcakaynak9158]

* *Anschluss* *

[@ramb0nat0r]

damn that was really good one

[@sashazatogin9623]

I was born in Ukraine and live my whole live here. You have pretty good explanation of what is going on and the history. But Putin's craziness on Ukraine begun on 2014, after millions of people decided to join EU rather than staying with Russia.

[@wereparus847]

You are not living in Ukraine, don't kid yourself

[@Slothups]

@@wereparus847 what makes you think so, just curious

[@alexanderkorotkov921]

millions people decided to join the EU rather than staying with Russia, especially people in Crimea and Donbass

[@wereparus847]

@@alexanderkorotkov921 no they wanted to stay with Ukraine, exactly as they were, and I think in this case both Russia and the EU/US are monsters, but here's is something interesting for you, since 2014 Russia took the CRIMEA, I lived in Crimea for years, they have greatly improved it, new airport, new construction daily, and what did the fascist who took over Ukraine do for Ukrainians, nothing, a few new road, but it's the same roads they reconstruct every year, and we also got a lot of Toyota Prius for our cops, NOTHING ELSE, not one new school or hospital or new road, and our currency keep going down very very fast, so please tell me again why we should join EU, besides ofcourse so they can use Ukraine as a garage for weapons

[@xXrandomryzeXx]

@@alexanderkorotkov921 the crimea and donbass regions are pro-russian what are you talking about?