Putin’s Energy War Against Europe, Explained

[@johnnyharris]

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[@pratikdharanep.d.8938]

Hiiiii

[@MAR_10-x5w]

You are a literal legend!

[@ropro9817]

Obviously, hind sight is 20/20, but how tf did Europe not see this coming... 🤦

[@peterirvin7121]

@@mentesIV BOOOOOO

[@powertothesheeple5422]

You should research and report how this compares wo what the US did with the middle east countries over the 80s/90s. We supported that region heavily until we armed them well enough for them to turn their weapons on the west.

[@jakob.endler]

As someone from Germany, the protests and such are quite over-exaggerated. Most Germans, by a wide margin, still support Ukraine. Also, Gas prices have recently been falling like crazy cause all the gas storage facilities are full. And current temperatures in Germany are suprisingly warm, so that alleviates some of the problem to.

[@wlqpqpqlqmwnhssisjw6055]

wait for sometime

[@Crac96]

@@wlqpqpqlqmwnhssisjw6055 This Friday it will be 23 C. Maybe I will go swimming in a lake nearby 🌞

[@himanshusatav4343]

Prices of gas are falling because petrol is still subsidized

[@notmyname0893]

100%

[@Christan_Moreno]

Winter isn't here yet.

[@Gertol31]

One of the great things about these videos is that the comment section is super informative. People are correcting some errors and adding a lot of background and extra information to the topic. Great video.

[@reelenz]

Yes because his videos are so Off much of the time. Take him getting his information from Wikipedia.

[@antonsofronov8958]

Honestly, when I first subscribed to his channel a couple of years ago, I thought he's a smart guy. Now, when he tries to understand European politics and Ukraine, where I live, I see that he's just another ignorant american who's read a couple of articles, watched videos of protests of marginalised lefties and russia-paid political parties, and tries to put this in a massively simplified video essay. And still he gets half of the things wrong

[@reelenz]

@@antonsofronov8958 Yep couldn’t agree more. Doesn’t have any idea what is going on.

[@neatwheat]

@@reelenz I guess the list of western subsidies to Ukraine's war against their invaders was just an example of how openly communicated things actually are today. But the numbers are official anyways so you might as well go directly to the official government sources as well

[@johnnyharris]

that's a dream come true for me. I'm not some authority on this stuff. I'm a curious guy with some formal training on this but really just curious and doing my best to bring these issue to a big audience. when people with other perspectives come in and add value, critique, correction, and nuance to the topic, everyone wins. I'm really excited about the community of curious people we're creating here.

[@elrored]

As a Norwegian, when Johnny said; “Spoiler alert, in the short term, Qatar is gonna get way rich off of all of this.” I was like … oh okey, I guess we’re not addressing the moose in the room. 😬

[@GekovarMoonandStar]

God bless you gas-pumping Vikings, because of you my oven cooked Christmas dinner will taste as delicious as ever! despite costing 4x the price after inflation lol

[@thisiscrazy4122]

Those pensions are not going to pay themselves, hue hue hue.

[@giofilms9099]

Norwegian prosperity as the cost of global warming. They’re all going to hell lol

[@fredko4293]

I mean you guys are doing it the right way with regulations and human rights, last time I checked you guys don’t confiscate your migrant workers passports or build stadiums in a desert

[@Bluefox1978]

Same here! 2.5 km from my driveway lies two humongous insulated steelpipes bringing gas from Norway straight over Denmark west to east bringing gas to Poland and Germany 😁 Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@kennmoyer2736]

Historically, winter has always been a defensive weapon. Not a big stretch to turn it the other way.

[@thehelmsfamily5397]

Facts! Russia has been using winter as a weapon for a millenial

[@karlslicher8520]

Water bombs and salt shells.

[@raggedclawstarcraft6562]

but it could be. and thank global warming it's not the case in this case

[@williamsherman1942]

@@raggedclawstarcraft6562Cold weather and winter will always exist, only in smaller amounts of time. Russia is still as cold nowadays as it was during the Soviet Union for example

[@raggedclawstarcraft6562]

@@williamsherman1942 actually it is not as cold as ussr was and you completely missed the point i was told previously.

[@thomxs94]

Kinda surprised that you didn't mention the subsea explosions that ripped holes in the Nord Stream pipelines, just outside the danish border.

[@GrigRP]

Because it was orchestrated by the US.

[@circleinfo]

Because it is an ongoing case and the outcome really doesn't matter that much. But at 0:02 he showed the leakage for a split second lol

[@SuperCatacata]

Yeah, that literally adds nothing to the point this video is making. Wild speculation on that event can be it's own video.

[@dbteepo86]

American involvement, say the quiet part kids

[@jacksevert3099]

@@dbteepo86 the current American government were the ones who authorized it last year for Germany though and they are the ones currently at war with Russia... they could've just not authorized it like Trump

[@BioshadowX]

"Trick up his sleeve" Except it's been known about and discussed extensively by scientists and engineers in multiple fields for years and Europe has been frequently been warned and told off for not switching to their own, cleaner energy sources. Is it an easy switch? Absolutely not. But it's been known for years.

[@Jkp1321]

Europe got themselves hooked on Russian oil and gas and then cut themselves off from the oil and gas and somehow this is Russia's fault. I usually want to think Johnny is independent but this reeks of paid propaganda

[@neolithictransitrevolution427]

Absolutely it's been a clear goal of Putins government since the Yukos scandal, and avoiding Ukrainian NG production has been a driving force in this conflict since 2014.

[@Mihayan1]

What energy sources?

[@balam314]

@@Mihayan1 Nuclear + renewables

[@roejogan2693]

F clean energy. That's not our concern right now

[@OllieIbb]

Fun fact: Iceland has its own 100% renewable thermoelectric power and is not relying on any other country to import oil or gases. And Iceland also uses hot water from the geological hot spots to heat houses instead of using electricity or gas.

[@sydney_smith]

smart people

[@sambland3903]

They also have a population smaller than most capital cities in Europe and practice eugenics so not a nation to admire. Nice scenery though.

[@MrHexo]

Germany shut down all nuclear power plants recently

[@quasii7]

@@MrHexo Not all... Just most of them. A stupid move, that's for sure.

[@2011GenerationNew]

@@MrHexo This was clear for more than 20 Years... so no news...

[@Abhinav204]

Thanks!! I love your content. I keep waiting for a new video every day. You are awesome. Continue the great work you are doing.

[@rivans.]

As a European watching this video, I find it quite interesting to see how people outside of the EU view this conflict while still keeping it very informing to me. Thank you very much for the hard work you put in every video. Keep going!

[@doogiedoesyoutubable]

All they do is repeat western media propagandists.

[@LilLingLing6789]

Really good at it arnt they ❤️

[@brandon779]

Your politicians made a huge mistake by trusting Putin and doing a natural gas deal with him. Not smart!

[@benas_st]

@@brandon779 some of them have long been saying that it's a terrible idea, but money doesn't listen

[@nazimdar1651]

People outside of Europe want NATO to lose lol

[@dertuel]

I’m a German and I think this winter will not be a big issue for Germany and Europe. The challenge is to get the gas storage facilities full for the winter 2023-24. I also think showing the protests must be balanced out with mentioning that many Germans stand behind Ukraine and are not demonstrating or questioning our political course. I'm proud to do my little part in defending democracy. Great video Johnny! Keept it on

[@marcoslightspeed5517]

Cope

[@jaronlunau1198]

@Tilman agreed

[@VGYugo]

I think you have a lot more challenges than just gas storage. Why stand behind? Get out there, side by side with Ukrainians and help, get the war over with.

[@VGYugo]

@A Z I don’t need to be, because I really don’t care. It’s just another conflict about some stupid shit as always, that divides us all and makes rich people and superpowers wealthier. I was part of a country NATO once bombed, I stand with those people. No one cared back then to seek the truth.

[@VGYugo]

@A Z You right..

[@Charlie-hj6to]

Invaluable information, thank you for your content.

[@amshermansen]

I feel like you glossed over that we've recently filled most of the EU's gas storage and that gas was for a short time traded at ZERO cost to move it around within the EU. Edit: Of course this doesn't mean we are safe from gas shortages by ANY stretch. Our storage was never built to last for months on end - We never expected it to cause we had a stable supply going in.

[@nightowlanna1069]

I indeed mis this important fact as well. I feel the video is dramatising this topic to an extend that it might not reflect the actual truth.

[@rjfaber1991]

Indeed. And that's also where the "Germans will be freezing this winter" narrative is wrong. I mean, first of all it's always Germany, as if the Russians can't name any other EU member state, but more importantly, every EU country except Hungary (and even they are nearly there) has filled its gas stores to the required levels, which are based on a particularly harsh winter scenario we're unlikely to actually see. So if this is going to become a fundamental issue at all, it will be in the winter of 2024, not the coming one. That gives us plenty of time to a) fill those gas stores up again and b) ramp up investment in the energy transition moving us away from needing gas in the first place.

[@ridingweeb4801]

@@rjfaber1991 freezing is not the issue germanies entire economy of manufacturing is based on cheap gas and germanies entire economy will collapse if the gas doesnt start flowing at the russian price again. we already saw multiple 100 year old petrochem companies go under in the last weeks

[@rjfaber1991]

@@ridingweeb4801 That's a risk, but with all due respect to those companies; their business model was built on shaky ground to start with. Some will find other sources of cheap energy, others will indeed go under, but new companies will rise in their place. It's not a fundamental threat to Germany or the German people, only to those individual companies.

[@lesto12321]

​@@ridingweeb4801 yes and no; the gas price crisis started BEFORE the war, and it is a global issue, exacerbated in EU by the war. The economy would be hit anyway, there may be a global recession, but hopefully the new economy will be based on renewable and nuclear, so that crisis like this will never happen again

[@rfldss89]

15:30 the protests I've seen aren't so much about the sanctions against Russia, in fact the vast majority of europeans are in favour of them. The issue is that, at the same time, you've got oil and gas companies taking advantage of the situtation to raise prices to exhorbitant amounts, while at the same time making record-breaking profits. People don't want to have to pay high prices for gas and petrol, if it's to line the pockets of BP, Shell or Total shareholders.

[@No44778]

Totally agree

[@Albtraum_TDDC]

It wouldn't be European war without some war profiteering.

[@giggity4670]

What they do is buy all the gas and oil when it was cheap then as soon as this started they hike the price up and use the it more expensive now even know they have huge storage of the cheap oil and gas so they make double or triple the profit. And when prices goes back down they never put the price down as fast as it goes up.

[@ghosthunter0950]

Yeah that's even the case with the speech in the video, he couldn't even find a decent clip about condemning the sanctions. He's either too dumb to understand or deliberately misrepresented the situation in Europe to fit his story.

[@priyankapalit4900]

Maybe these profits were the sole reason to instigate this conflict. How does that sound?

[@Maverekt]

It wouldn’t be a Johnny Harris video without him waving around some printed documents ❤

[@TheJordanK]

My man loves paper 😂

[@jioboy2676]

Ya....

[@imberrysandy]

The colored flags was a twist 😂

[@oneone8318]

But the video is very uninformed and not based on actual facts.. :/

[@Presentation3995]

I just pissed with how he portrays Crimea on every damn map. Hey Johnny Crimea is still occupied by russia

[@karapnematicatos8032]

I work for a Utility Management company in the UK, and it’s been both scary and interesting to see all the changes happening with the Utility Suppliers energy rates and service levels.

[@peterovesson7482]

😁 This is a Proxy war from Year 2014, USA levererade krigsmaterial långt innan 2014

[@shaun469]

Is it uu?

[@RealLifeLore]

Great video, loved to see your take on this!

[@anonymous3_68]

What are you doing here ?

[@DoubleAAce]

cm even u must see the problems with this video.

[@BrokeBillionare]

Your videos are much better. Facts.

[@lorddabian5030]

i love your videos -some guy from Aruba

[@BrokeBillionare]

@@DoubleAAce Johnny thinks that EU will come out better in long term. Better if it was compared to Russia, but worse when it comes to Asia.

[@arog7493]

As a European it makes me disgusted to think we are even entertaining the thought that we should stop the support to Ukraine because our energy prices have soared and made life a bit more difficult. The problem with this is that it can not even begin to compare to what the Ukrainian population is experiencing, and here we are pitying ourselves. It is beyond belief, and I hope that we can all pull together and make our way through to the other side. A lot of Europeans laughed at and were grossed out by the Trump administration and thus America's "America First" sentiment, well look at us now..

[@CarlosMendes-cn2hc]

Go help Ukraine. It makes me disgusted that you are not going into the field.

[@gamaltk]

I do agree, but I believe we should also not brush under the rug other european caused conflicts, and assess our role in them (just taking your opportunity to raise this current concern)

[@oleksandrkovalchuk3823]

Thank you from Ukraine ❤

[@wisenG771]

Nice one Zelenskyy

[@hugovelasco1586]

@@CarlosMendes-cn2hc Regardless of the situation looking at the big picture this bloody dictator Putin should not get his way with anything. History repeats itself. Every dictator has had a bloody painful end and Putin is no exception. Dictators like Mussolini, Hitler, Ghadafi. And mafia gangsters like Pablo Escobar had bloody end and Putin is no exception.

[@Lizko]

As someone from Russia I agree with everything you say. The one thing that frightens me is that Putin really can't loose, he has never ever admitted his mistakes. Btw I see you and your channel for the first time but already subscribed. Content of quality, really

[@stralplane]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXeXl6SOaciIhdU >this is what they teach children in Ukraine(think about it). And how about the people without voices in the western media from Donbass. If you are from Russia you should know better. This is not Putin's economic war, every European country including USA sanctioned your country and when the world economy start to collapse they blamed Putin...girl you should know better... I live in Europe but i do not support NATO or USA...they make war everywhere..

[@codercrisYT]

Putin CAN lose.

[@valentinchiriac4170]

Putin CAN and HAS to loose!

[@brinzapila]

@@codercrisYT she means that he will only escalate the situation cuz he has no ways.

[@sipalingpaham]

@@codercrisYT loose. Not lose.

[@SwagaliousSuperMan]

Over a year later, nothing has changed.

[@LegIIAVGCA]

Not really, Ukraine recaptured a lot of territory in early 2023, but the big attack failed. Now (Aug 2024) Ukraine troops invaded Russia through Kursk. But Russians huge size and slow but steady advances in Donbas. One theory is a possible huge natural gas supplies in western Donbas. This could hurt Russian exports of energy.

[@johnlacquey7240]

You really need to mention that Europe has responded very well in building their reserves, which is a game changer. Ukraine and Europe are proving to be very resilient in all of this. Putin is losing mostly because every time he escalates the European public escalates their support for Ukraine. Might we worthwhile to investigate that mechanism.

[@carrioncrow8191]

He is also losing because his army is full of corruption, and that causes a lot of incompetence from the soldiers and equipment

[@fgsaramago]

Not sure if you realize but Ukraine and Russia are themselves in Europe

[@skyfeelan]

@@fgsaramago he probably means Europe as a nickname European Union (and their European allies), just like how sometimes ppl call USA as America

[@fgsaramago]

@@skyfeelan people dont generally do that, "Americans" do. It adds unnecessary confusion and makes it seem the guy doesnt know the basics of what he is talking about. For instance, the vast majority of Russian population lives in the European part of the country. This is very relevant in understanding the conflict itself

[@aizac91]

@@fgsaramago as a southeast asian, I agree. Just like how Americans perceived “whites = Caucasians” nonsense. I mean, “white people” came from Europe, and ethnic Europeans ARE NOT ethnic Caucasians. So I don’t know how they added two & two together 😅

[@talisbatten6035]

Hey Johnny, I noticed that you didn't really touch on the unique crisis in the UK, I'm a Canadian who just moved to Europe and the prices over here are crazy! However only some of the problems we are facing are because of the energy crisis in Russia. A lot of the gas companies here have seen record profits since the war at the direct expense of the people, supported by an insane government! Just thought it would be a good idea for another video!! Love your stories keep up the good work!!

[@catmonarchist8920]

Inflation is basically the same in the EU vs UK so I doubt it's much different. We all have to buy gas on non-russian markets now so the prices will go up for everybody.

[@talisbatten6035]

@@catmonarchist8920 you're right inflation is the same however the key difference about the UK is that private companies haven't been given a limit in which they can charge customers and especially businesses as a result they have been charging far over the rates of inflation and because of the state of the government nobody has stepped in!

[@talisbatten6035]

As a result many families have lost their homes and had to choose either heating their home or buying groceries

[@johnnyharris]

man I wish I could cover everything. there was sooo much to go into here but I tried to stay disciplined and focus on the scope of the video which was to explain the dynamics and calculation in the hybrid war we're seeing between Russia and the West.

[@이주영-h5j9n]

So they just admitted it's ALL a total lie? kzbin.info/www/bejne/laqtgmdsp8hlf9E

[@nic2312]

I'm really struggling with anxiety today and this video is providing a lot of relief from my own struggles. Thank you Johnny.

[@johnnyharris]

I’m so glad to hear this. Thank you for expressing. If one of my videos can help calm your anxiety then we’re doing at least one thing right

[@Akalipt0s]

wait Nic are you making fun of Johnny Harris or you really mean it ? because i am confused.... at the end of the video he is saying that Putin will NOT stop no matter the cost... that means we will all face nukes in the end or something? how is that final statements providing a lot of relief from your own struggles?

[@dumbodum]

@@Akalipt0s embrace the doomer mindset, if we're all going to die nothing matters and there's nothing to be worried about ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@2HN.]

@@johnnyharris have you watched the response videos to your "why china big" video? You should make a response video debunking them.

[@AlMcpherson79]

@@TheDezmona .... I think it says a lot over how fucked the world is when a guy struggling with anxiety feels RELIEVED at this video. the people who haven't been struggling however who suddenly do, because, holy shit. it's basically which perspective are you coming from, even subconsciously. personally my own anxieties' aren't strengthened or relieved. I already knew the world was fucked. I just experience it as panic attacks and nightmares, rather than a constant state of dread, and usually triggered by the topic, like fuck will my wages cover the time off because my car is broken, fuck can I even pay for the repairs, fucking hell when will the car insurance pay out its been two years, fuck I can't even get on the phone to chase them up because, well, panic attack. Head in the sand pretty much describes my only coping method at the moment.

[@Israel_estine_EDU]

I'm German, living in Berlin and you summed it up just pin point accurately 👌👌👌

[@RayRay-dv9xg]

German here. One very important thing most people don´t think about: There are a lot of really big machines, for example for making glas, which use gas but CAN NOT stand still. If the gas supply stops, these machines cool down and cooling down means they just break. They HAVE to run 24/7 or we loose these machines and with them the whole industry around them. And you know, big machines are expensive and need years, if not decades to replace.

[@jashsylde8136]

Buy gas from the US and Middle East. We can force papa Joe to pump more gas out.

[@SuyashSharma8]

Don't u think closing down all the nuclear plants all of sudden by Merkel in order to win green votes was a mistake

[@alexanderkharin7036]

This speaks to the goals of those who arranged this crisis. To uplift prices, physically deprive Germany of the possibility of obtaining cheap Russian gas. Kill the industry of Germany, kill the industrial potential of Europe. Kill the welfare of European countries. It's very doubtful that Russia is interested in this - Putin, rather, needs a stable traditional partner for the inflow of funds, rather than torment with new flows to Asia. Who else should want to see Europe fall?

[@kingace6186]

A very important point. Also, ah yes, a man of culture. Buggy D. Clown. The next King of the Pirates! (LMFAO)

[@qquappa6847]

@@jashsylde8136 It turns out that the United States and the countries of the Middle East benefit from what is happening, you can sell resources at a high price!

[@dannyrose3687]

Man I tell ya this channel is literally 1000% better then any news channel that exist, once I click on one of your videos I cant stop watching until the very end. Thank you for everything you do my friend.

[@johnnyharris]

Thanks Danny. Means a lot to hear such generous feedback

[@Racko.]

Indeed it is

[@disinterBaz]

congrats on three million subscribers! thanks for all the engaging well researched topics you cover!

[@johnnyharris]

Thank you!!

[@user-uy1rg8td1v]

@@johnnyharris Great video and channel. I would however suggest that having background music is unnecessary and it's best not to even have it. I firmly believe background music is annoying and distracting (especially for information-dense educational channels) and that people want to hear you speak/get information and not hear generic background music that doesn't really add anything and that people have to mentally filter out.

[@aatifnazar8203]

@@user-uy1rg8td1v background music is essential and majority of people enjoy it

[@Damonm68]

@@user-uy1rg8td1v I disagree, I think the way his production team mixes the music is perfect. They are doing a great job, as it adds emotional depth and helps to highlight his points in subtle ways. Top notch.

[@kingace6186]

@@johnnyharris Yes! Congratulations, Johnny! Keep up the great and honest work.

[@pavelzeifart]

Czech republic here. Many households (ourselves included) lowered the indoor temperature and are now saving energy. It's 40F outside, but so far I didn't turned on the heating. Getting colder inside, but better than having Putin at the door and fighting for our lives.

[@JeroenJA]

all over europe, gov is making an example :), offices get only warmed up till 19°C , and at my workplace they just decided to not heat 2/3th of the office building on mondays and fridays, since so few choose to come those days, that they can all easely sit togheter in 1/3th, still easy to keep a few meters distance between teams if they choose to, since covid aint all over either ...

[@YawnyCatBird]

I live in Canada and we keep our house at 56F during the winter. To be honest, it's not that bad.

[@forbaldo1]

not using heating won't keep Putin from your door. That's like going to a protest, I have a stick with a piece of paper on it that will show this dictator .Your options are join the army, or move to England who were so smart as to have a brexit .so they don't have to do what Brussels tells them

[@premprabhakar805]

@@YawnyCatBird canada has its own gas, this topic is about rus and eu

[@JeroenJA]

@@forbaldo1 lol, like brexit made the UK any less energy dependent? wtf? 😀 you would have ben less energy dependent had the UK listened more to the insolate britain campaigners ;-)

[@pathfinderjan]

The title we voted for. It’s nice to know Johnny is including us in his process of publication of the video. Thanks Johnny, G.O.A.T.

[@toxictransgender5920]

Why else would he have asked if he wasn’t gonna do it?

[@sebastianorye2702]

He used the most voted title as the title, and used the 2nd most voted title which included energy blackmail in the video photo. Smart.

[@destroyingangel14]

Nordstream pipeline went boom .., ln a week Putin ordered a Submaine unit , make itself visible off the coast of Alaska , please note. There was not a thing in this News report like this ; A Russian Submarine convoy surfaced with in mile of Bearing Strait islands today , a c c o m p a n I e d b y a n. A m e r I c a n ( _____ ). Destroy er Submarine P 38 Sub chaser Carrier task force You see............... they surfaced off of U. S . waters undetected. He’s not bluffing.

[@kingace6186]

JH, the G.O.A.T.

[@johnnyharris]

yes! my dream is to create a community of curious people who can help me tell these stories. it seems to be happening and I'm so grateful for all the perspectives here.

[@Michael-sh9ci]

I work in this large industrial plant site in Ludwigshafen (BASF) and many plants don't operate at maximum capacity because so much natural Gas is needed. Some are even shut down because they aren't lucrative enough with these prices

[@-Mitra-]

Germany was quite silly in shutting down the nuclear plants. So now France is more stable due to having alternative sources for its plants, while Germany is in a real trouble.

[@johnnyharris]

Thanks for sharing

[@michaelotieno6524]

@@johnnyharris Check out the largest glass maker in France shutting down, ALCOLA shutting down aluminium and zinc processing plants in Norway and farmers in the Netherlands shutting down green houses.

[@Franfran2424]

@@-Mitra- It isnt about electricity,, nuclear wouldnt help. Industries need GAS. like actual gas

[@-Mitra-]

@@Franfran2424 oh, tell this to France. How they manage to have industry that uses nuclear power plants, and gas makes only 17% of their energy consumption?

[@simutispal]

Johnny, as an IR nerd to an IR nerd have a book to offer regarding this topic. "The New Geopolitics of Natural Gas" by Agnia Grigas. US, Europe, Caucus countires, China and of course Russia, it reflects of how everyone playing in this field of politics ans how it got important as never before and how long it actually was building up to this day. Super great read!

[@tumeloselex]

Got a primer?

[@saviorvx1883]

@@tumeloselex i dont think he's selling since he didnt leavve any way to buy..i was intrested and since no reply meh ill find it elsewhere

[@Jamie-ul6ww]

Absolutely been binging your content tonight after discovering you - The quality of both your insights and of your production value is incredible!

[@onkar3451]

I live in Sweden and i am paying 2.5x for my energy bill. Petrol prices are almost 40% higher and so are my grocery bills. I think we can survive this year but if this gets dragged until next year we are in trouble. I work in Ikea and they have already started doing hiring freeze, cost cuts and giving pink slips to employees. So yeah whether we like it or not this is affecting us. Recession is here!

[@karolkrska7280]

Yes go to sauna

[@onkar3451]

@@karolkrska7280 yeah it's expensive too and I can't afford it every other day ;)

[@williamzk9083]

The problem is not really Putin's war. It's that investment in oil and gas is down 40% since 2015 hence oild and gas fields are not be developed, exploration is not happening. This is because the green movement discouraged investors. It will take several years to turn around. Putin will get blamed but its actually investment policies. Listen to the investor types on you tube, look at the numbers.

[@cynicalobserver8176]

It’s definitely dragging into next year

[@johnnyharris]

Thank you for sharing

[@majster7380]

I'm from Czech Republic. This year's winter will still be somewhat manageable, the worrying thing is, what about next year's winter.

[@Elonas]

Why next year should be worse you think?

[@majster7380]

@@Elonas if the prices will keep on rising then there won't be many people who will be able to pay for it

[@Elonas]

@@majster7380 Money printer will go brrrr, it will be subsided by government. Is it good? No, our children will pay for it. But there won't be energy shortage. Difference between Europe and russia, Europe will get as many loans as they ask, russia on other hand can't get any loans from anyone.

[@okaykatieokay]

In the UK at least, most of the pushback to rising energy costs has been calls to invest in 'home-grown' renewables, not to stop the war in Ukraine. People are also really against fracking or new oil drilling in the North Sea.

[@imyarek]

Seems like people want to live several decades into the future, which is of course a great goal to look forward to and can maybe accelerate the progress, but you can't really rebuild your whole energy system in a couple of months or years, especially in a large country such as the UK.

[@sofiassecretchannel]

Greetings from Northern Germany! Two things I wanted to share from my perspective: As to Germany's energy market and why it is super tricky: The problem why Germany's electricity prices skyrocket is that we have a super weird system: We use the "Merit-Order" System. Within the Merit-Order System the most expensive energy plant running at that time determines the price for electricity at that moment. Super confusing, I know. For example: If during the day coal powerplant-energy is the most expensive, all prices on our energy market rise. The cheaper prices, that produce energy during the day, like solar, also become more expensive. And now we have the situation that energy from natural gas becomes super expensive. Natural gas makes up 'only' around 20% of our energy market. Most energy sources would be much much cheaper. BUT since the prices of our energy market are always linked to the most expensive energy source - ALL our energy prices skyrocket. Even my "super sustainable green energy" coming from windparks and solar. Sorry for the long text. I thought this might be interesting to know in case US energy markets work differently. As to the protesters: It's mostly people who fell for disinformation, who go and demonstrate in Germany. It's especially stunning that it's both far left and far right movements who organize these protests. Both presenting the same or similar arguments. It is by now partly revealed that Russia was investing in both extreme sides (left and right) to destabilize Germany's political situation. 'Regular' people mostly unterstand what is going on. At the same time of course many, especially poorer people, really suffer from the ongoing inflation. But they usually do not join the left and right wing protests and support Ukraine's independence. Thanks for reading and thank you for this video! It's always super interesting to see how things that happen around here are seen and perceived from other countries :)

[@anthonylee7561]

Thats really neat. We use the merit system but not for gas thankfully. Very well put! Stay safe

[@vaziralramin4565]

I see you mentioned Russia and it’s “partly revealed investments”, maybe it would be interesting for you to know about money invested by nato including Germany in destabilising Russia😅. For example only around a week or two ago Germany held conference called free Russia or something like that(I really don’t remember the name) with so called opposition but the people that were there never were a major opposition in Russia. Germany just tried to put all the russophobes that had at least some connection to Russias political life in one place and introduce them as opposition😅. Also Germany before 2022 had many nonprofit organisations based in Russia which main and only goal was to sponsor antirussian sentiment inside Russia. Their official budget was many times bigger comparing to same organisations of Russia in Germany, also numbers of such German organisations in Russia was higher. All this partly revealed things don’t have nothing special in them comparing to what nato organisations did in Russia for years. For example a few months ago Russians posted a footage of the head of the political department of the British embassy meeting with Russian opposition(dumbest of it) for discussion of political situation and the planned actions. Russia have all this stuff on purpose for many years, just in case maybe you interested in the topic.

[@crayonviking]

Great comment! I think the Marit system is EU wide, because it is the same here in the Netherlands.

[@tr0wb3d3r5]

Thanks for your comment, really helpful. As a fellow European hope everything gets better soon.

[@detectivecoder7271]

I would love to thank you for your well putted comment. I am moroccan and as far as I am concerned, the merit system in the EU also affects 'neighbors'. We suffer from high energy prices also, put aside the oil countries. Maybe Algeria suffers less than Morocco, but this war offred to the so called oil countries huge market opportunities that apparently they seized extremely well: Qatar for instance. My point is the different policies that arre applied in different regions around the global affect one another. Yet, some benefit, but more suffer.

[@JobStoit]

Man can we take a moment to appreciate the amount of amazing work people have put into finding these alternative energy sources over the short term and coming up with amazing (more complex than we often realise) ways of supplying all of these goods and infrastructure

[@이주영-h5j9n]

So they just admitted it's ALL a total lie? kzbin.info/www/bejne/laqtgmdsp8hlf9E

[@dominicray6640]

Could have avoided a whole lot of it if politicians listened to their scientists and not Homer Simpson with regards to nuclear energy. Shutting down all their perfectly fine nuclear power plants so that they can funnel Russia more money was some real stupid decision making.

[@amarissimus29]

Damn good luck that these alternative sources don't have to be cost effective. What a nightmare it would be if they had to be profitable. Dodged a bullet, eh?

[@Western_Decline]

Europe will de-industrialize

[@ojastelwane1790]

Renewable energy sources except hydroelectric Power cannot provide baseload electricity,

[@charlesrose8185]

As a European, I think it is important to mention another HUGE play from Putin which also was a crucial part of his blackmail plan, being that he openly funded populist and far right/left parties in Europe (provided loans to Rassemblement National and France Insoumise in France, Fratelli d'Italia in Italy, etc) in order to bolster the feeling that the comfort of European houseolds should be prioritised over the survival of Ukraine. These parties play huge roles in dividing the European response and in organising and running protests against the sanctions, in an obvious attempt to pressure goverments and the EU as a whole to stop supporting Ukraine. This move is probably one his smartest, a modern rendition of the british 'divide to rule' doctrine.

[@dannthenitroman]

If you don't think this goes both ways you are very naive

[@jorgenascimentoepoxyart]

Any proof that Putin is doing all this?

[@thechosenone1533]

​@@jorgenascimentoepoxyart No proof. They just call anyone who disagrees with them a Russian agent.

[@scrubs3050]

not being skeptical, but it'd be nice to have some sources.

[@charlesrose8185]

@@dannthenitroman No the west isn't sponsoring opposition parties in Russia for the very reason that there are no real opposition parties in Russia.

[@Torresmos]

Yep, the transition to renewable energy is something that even in Portugal we are already feeling it. Particularly in solar (not photovoltaic) to warm up water that used to be heated with gas. I know that we are, in terms of using solar energy, one of the dumbest countries in the world but at least this is making us move forward and in a very short future maybe we can do what we should have done decades ago with solar and photovoltaic panels. Putin just made the world a more expensive and dangerous place and at the same time.... greener. Life is strange.

[@victorcapel2755]

Portugal is really in a prime spot for renewables, as windy as Ireland but way more sun. Edit: A lot of potential for tidal and wave production as well, if those techs gets off the ground.

[@Torresmos]

@@victorcapel2755 That will be the day... We tried in Peniche with the sea sausage and now we are trying with a device that looks like a buoy... But all those projects are just money pits. Mechanical devices working in a salty environment that occasionally have to suffer very large tensions... the maintenance, the down time, replacing or repairing equipment in high sea... hope is the last to die but i think fusion will work first than this.😅

[@victorcapel2755]

@@Torresmos Basicly the same problems they have with wave energy in north of Scotland, another very good place for it in theory. It might be a dead end, but I think it's still worth trying. Almost endless potential in some places if you can get it to work properly. But for now is in prototype stage.

[@victorcapel2755]

@@Torresmos Maybe we're thinking about it all wrong. Why would you attatch the cable to the sea floor, why don't we just sink a large platform down (like we do with oil rigs) and have the cables going from above and have all the generators easily aceccable in a sheltered structure 30 meters up in the air? All repairs and replacements could be done from a stable, safe, dry enviroment easily acessable by boat or helicopter. If any wave power exec sees this, you're welcome. You can have this for free for now and give a billion € in 15 years when this is the main way of producing energy in the world...

[@johnsmith1926]

@@Torresmos Try, fail, work on redesigning the aspects that failed. Meanwhile start building and improving stuff that already works.

[@barry_bloggs]

You get it. It's refreshing to watch a vid that glances on the importance of petrochemicals 💪🏼

[@Mia-z5e]

As someone from Denmark, I’m so not concerned about freezing this winter. Our home insulation standards are so good that you almost get cooked in the summer. For me, it just means I’ll have to run around in warm clothes instead of a T-shirt, oh no.

[@edwixas]

Unnecessary comment - showing off.

[@Marky-Mark1337]

So Denmark is all good then

[@millmoormichael6630]

Finland probably even better, we don’t use natural gas for heating, that’s just stupid. Nuclear, geothermal, renewbles etc

[@DDM1995]

Don't underestimate the blow on the lower class. I worked in a call center for a Dutch energy company during this crisis. Household energy is an entirely privatized market sadly. Our monthly deposits for energy are higher than rent or mortgage sometimes. I left the company a few weeks ago because I couldn't take it anymore. The devastation, the uncontrollable crying, the fear. I spoke to dozens of people every day that couldn't make ends meet anymore with their new tariffs. Many households get cut off from energy by the grid companies as a form of punishment for not making ends meet with the supplier. You want to have your energy back? That's another couple thousand euro's. Even some relatively well off people got deeply indebted. Some people even told me that they have trouble buying food. And this is in The Netherlands, where the internet seems to think everything is running smoothly.

[@이주영-h5j9n]

So they just admitted it's ALL a total lie? kzbin.info/www/bejne/laqtgmdsp8hlf9E

[@hernan5940]

I bet that's the reality everywhere in Europe. Only Johnny in wonderland things differently along with the euro nutcases, too brainwashed to even ask themselves wtf is the US even doing.in Europe. I never heard of Russia going to Mexico to counter the building of a wall or anything else

[@Lydorcc]

ukraine

[@jessedevilbiss8436]

But your CO2 emissions are heading the right way!

[@hernan5940]

@@jessedevilbiss8436 Who gives a f*ck about that crap? Save the planet, kill the people?

[@snf321gotti6]

Hello Johnny. I felt like saying that your journalism is exemplary to say the least. Although I may not always see the same angle as you I can always respect your credentials as a modern day journalist of our time. Your decision to go solo is a testament to your character as a standard of professionalism. Coming from a 40 year old male who has understood and listened to the news for the last 30 years to date. Sallam ✊

[@Bentendo83]

You have a lot of deprogramming ahead of you. Good luck.

[@johnnyharris]

wow this is a very generous comment. thank you!

[@calholli]

@@Bentendo83 Sadly, it's just a different angle of programming here. Bro.. Why does he keep saying that Putin is the one who shut the gas off? lol.. The German's and others voluntarily turned off the pipes as a sanction, to punish Putin for invading. You keep painting it like "Big bad Putin cut off their oil and gas" and that's not at all how it happened. They did it to themselves and shot themselves in the foot -- that's why their citizens are protesting this choice of action in choosing to purposely put themselves in this energy crisis, for the sake of "backing Ukraine" -- Stop spreading propaganda and just stick to the facts.

[@AngelGarcia-op3bd]

@@Bentendo83 wdym by this

[@BlackEagle352]

@@AngelGarcia-op3bd i think he believes that OP is brainwashed.

[@cajum24]

Now that I think about it, everyone here (NL) complains about the high gas prices but I haven't heard anyone say we should just lift the sanctions.

[@ax6356]

here in Switzerland inflation hasn't been very high, so we're just looking at the euro zone with pity. having this comparison although the economy has slowed and everything, we don't perceive it as that bad.

[@vgamesx1]

14:32 That plan might work in the short term, but as mentioned later on, for the people who actually understand the problem, this means far more people will be looking at alternatives, but what makes it worse is that no country is going to rely on it the way Europe once did, because they could decide to rug pull at any moment, so like the war itself this just seems like economic suicide.

[@rjfaber1991]

I think that's an under-appreciated consequence of this conflict. The credibility of Russia as a peacekeeper in the Caucasus or Central Asia, as a trade partner to Europe, or as a rational actor in geopolitics with the EU and US (and even its own allies), is in tatters. The way Russia has gone about this war, breaking treaties left, right and centre, gaslighting the UN Security Council and General Assembly with one nonsense argument after the other, and denying observable facts about the reality on the ground in Ukraine, is going to stop any other country from being able to take them seriously for decades to come.

[@sensiblewheels]

This!! Excellent point. We will survive this winter and come out relatively unscathed. It will be rough! But come March 2023, it's game over for Russia and its economy.

[@lordolie]

@anirudh so long as they have resources people will be willing to buy from them

[@Thezftw]

@@lordolie but they will not rely on just one source of energy.

[@sensiblewheels]

@@lordolie You're right. Especially if it's cheap. Ignoring any new use cases for this resource (which could happen but the returns are wayy into the future.) But buying from Russia means not buying from where those countries were buying from before which will drive the costs to the ground. Now, If Russia stops the war and faces action for the war crimes, Europe will definitely go back to buying from Russia. It's suicide only if Russia holds it's ground or escalates.

[@BlokeonaLake]

Great job, Johnny. I have told so many people about your channel, and your content just keeps getting better and better.

[@joelimbergamo639]

You forgot a very important point, gas storage is full in the EU and this means there is enough gas for the winter. In response gas prices are falling as demand starts to REDUCE so Putin's strategy massively backfired and the gas and energy markets start to stabilize ( even if at a much higher price )

[@orkkojit]

how did the gas storages become full ? Qatari gas ?

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

if Russia loses this war then nothing can stop nato and united states from invading middle east and africa in robbing their natural resources

[@comrade9374]

🤣🤣🤣how did eu get them full?

[@FilipeSilva1]

@@comrade9374 US, North Africa, Saudi Arabia.

[@Joey-ct8bm]

@UC_KTRulcc2sMICLD-Tnrynw It's officially Chinese gas from Russia. So Russia sells LNG to China for cheap and the Chinese profit from it. China is a huge winner in this conflict. It's a trade off for the west. This will change though. The west will get more gas from Africa and the middle east a lot more next year. The other option was not to have heat this winter. Not a option at all.

[@smokerr61]

Thank you, Johnny, for your great explanation of hybrid war. Thanks from city of Kharkiv in Ukraine 🙏 to all European and American people for support to us.

[@gregorylaufend2570]

Ещё ничего не закончилось, Мыкола, погоди визжать.

[@СеменСосницкий-д6э]

@@gregorylaufend2570 чей Херсон, фашист?

[@Drake-xc2qd]

Fuck Ukraine

[@metalgearsolidsnake6978]

what support? Are people not dying over there in east ukraine??? Is that what you like??

[@bradandjensweck6594]

Can you make an updated version of this? You present all of the moving pieces very clearly and it would be great to hear an update. This is in my opinion very unbiased information that as a society we need more of! Love your chanel and videos! Also, your story is amazing, would also love to hear an update on your journey outside of the church!

[@vegardpedersen]

I am glad as a Norwegian to help out Europe with our gas, we hurt just as much from this as our power is super expensive too

[@TheSecondProject2]

Dont worry, you guys are still the richest :D Jokes aside, I´m happy to have such wholehearted and friendly "neighbours" like the scandinavians. Love from Deutschland

[@vegardpedersen]

@@TheSecondProject2 Yeah true, thanks for the nice comment, I love Germany as well :-)

[@Fjado]

I think most of my friends here in Amsterdam would prefer sleeping with twelve blankets than giving in to Putin

[@extsaojose]

self-punishment for being a fucking clown? 🤣

[@tommymarco]

no, don't be stupid

[@pulancheck]

You didn't mention about the pipelines (NS1, NS2) supposedly suffered some explosions and huge gas leaks were noticed (even though, they were off) & they will probably be out of order, for quite some time, even if relations with Russia get fixed. One commentary said that if salt water entered the pipes, it will really damage them.. Some news outlets blame it on Russia, doing self sabotage.. but those pipes meant years of work + mld. of $ to build .. where is the sense in doing self sabotage?

[@anmingtou256]

Yeah he should've at least mentioned it, I was under the impression it was a big deal, but even if it wasn't he should have explained why it wouldn't be. Either he made the video before the sabotage or he deliberately didn't mention it.

[@GTAVictor9128]

Moreover, it's interesting how the replacement Baltic pipeline was inaugurated literally a day after the Nord Stream pipeline explosion - could be coincidence, or perhaps it could've been sabotage by the US or Europe itself.

[@ivani3237]

war cost Russia even more - where is the sense in doing war?

[@Baronight]

Thats where the conspiracy theory of American behind those bomb explosion?

[@gandalf2950]

@@Baronight did you hear Bidens response in spring about the pipelines 😂

[@glenbeckett]

Thanks!

[@rose_clips]

When things are tough, I remind myself that globally we experienced lockdowns, health scare, financial difficulties, uncertainties, etc. but people united and now we can go off the streets without even wearing mask. I hope people will unite again to find ways to end wars and prevent it.

[@kingace6186]

Humanity is strong and preservers. And this global society we built is resilient as well.

[@Patrickblox]

Here in Denmark, they've been turning off the heating and power in our universities to save on resources. It's scary, I've never tried something like this before.

[@user-wj3yr7xr2f]

I dont think that has happened in Sweden yet. But then Denmark went in to look-down during the pandemic and that didnt happen here either. I guess Denmark acts more forcefully to crises? For better and worse ..

[@Nightraven26]

Just dress warmer. Here in Croatia, one of my acquaintances didn’t Heat his place to save on rent money a couple of years ago, he just lived wearing jackets inside for 2-3 months. In comparison to your house being shelled by Russian artillery, this is a small nuisance

[@OlgaFyodorova]

We had that in Russia in the 90s (yeah, those 90s Putin is using to scare us into obedience: do you want to go back to the 90s?!). It's not pleasant but bearable. You wear your outdoor coats and gloves. You get hot beverages in the breaks. We studied at like +5°C in the classrooms. It was warmer at home though. I'm really ashamed about what my country is doing. I hate that one mad dictator kills people by thousands and makes life worse for millions. And now they are throwing people to war with this conscription - it's terrifying. Like, in my city, they give out conscription notices to random people outside malls and supermarkets, stop cars on the roads and stuff. Every day, I'm afraid for my husband and brother. I would never think it could come to that without huge protests blowing up the regime, but well, it could - and that's what's really horrifying.

[@TheRussianGenius]

Keep these uploads! This been my fav channel for a long time

[@AMOUDIYATOUABDOULAZIZOU]

We need part 2. Thanks.

[@SquizzMe]

Civilization has become so smothered by the luxuries that energy gives them that they're willing to tolerate injustice for it.

[@tommymarco]

no they not

[@Hafaechaes]

European winters are usually not that bad. I've been barely heating my flat during winter for the last couple years and it was fine. I hope people don't go protest before simply trying to put on some cuddly clothes and finding someone to cuddle with.

[@bookishdaydreams4993]

Europe is a big place! Not having access to heating can be life-threatening in some places, especially if you are part of a vulnerable group.

[@ismt9390]

Oh yeah? Where do you live in Europe? Try -20°C in an old communist appartment building and then come back and update your comment.

[@kototube346]

There are huuuge differences from one country to the other and even within the same country. On top of weather there is also a big difference in how the houses are built. I have lived in Southern Germany on a relatively new apartment with good isolation and I was way less cold in winter than here in Southern Italy where they build houses with chewing-gum and preyers.

[@eugens519]

@@ismt9390 and how often -20 happens in the recent years? A week per an entire season at worst?

[@Hafaechaes]

You're all correct of course. Depending on the place and the person that you are, you absolutely need access to proper heating. That being said, we all know that most of the people that are or will be complaining simply have an out of proportion sense of entitlement.

[@cerys7727]

I love this channel so much. My absolute favourite. Your knowledge and enthusiasm for what you do is amazing and inspires me to do research of my own!

[@johnnyharris]

god stop this is so generous and kind. I appreciate you taking the time to express this. it encourages me more than you know.

[@cerys7727]

@@johnnyharris honestly no problem at all, I cannot wait to see all your future content

[@patrickchristiansen1286]

You havent mentioned the pipeline that was sabotaged by setting explosives to it near Denmark. There are SO many conspiracies about this one hope you will make a follow up :D

[@Zezeze.]

i live in Germany and boyyyy is that true. It's not just electric heaters, its also lots and lots of wood stoves and the wood needed to use them. We had installed our wood stove about a year before the war started and had stocked up on wood as well, but now that we've got the energy crisis everyone is trying to do the same and it has gotten difficult in some places to actually find wood. The only "luck" we've had so far is that due to climate change october has been unusally warm. Which is... well. Germany has invested in biofuels the past decade but since food prices are also rising it's somewhat unlikely that we will see a rise in acreage for biofuel production. Solar panels have gotten popular for new homeowners and are typically installed on newly built homes, but the taxes and fees make them almost not worth it, so they are not utilized by more people. We have wind mills and they cover about 24% of our electricity needs (according to about three quickly googled articles), but they were supposed to cover more and Germany is far too slow in the expansion of renewables. Oh and nuclear energy is very much hated by the general public (meanwhile our neighbour france has plenty of nuclear power plants). Right now big stores are turning off their lights after closing time and also do not run as many escalators as usual and at my university all students received an email with instructions on how to keep energy use low. I wouldn't say there is panic but everyone is slowly and calmly approaching the whole thing (including slowly stocking up your pantry, came across a few articles mentioning how being a prepper is no longer smth that 'crazy' people do). So all in all? Really depends on good management.

[@alexzzz163]

We r truly living in a funny, extreme, yet interesting time to redefine energy. Other than exploring renewables, there are traditional and natural ways to live through winters. No electric heaters? There are heating stones to keep yourself warm personally. Or enjoy yourself with a hearty stone soup or a glass of ginger tea. Or a good old hibernation. Have a safe winter. From Asia

[@Maxitanker]

I heard that in germany a lot of technical corn is grown for bioenergy. Сould there be a choice between food and electricity if food prices will rise even more? That's gruesome.

[@fernandotaveira7573]

Good video as always. From a European, things look bad, for sure but I'm more afraid of the elections in most European countries than Russia itself. As you said, people will get desperate and things could go bad if the wrong leaders get into power. And trust me, they are, like wolfs, waiting to attack and grab power. I can't even imagine what another full-scale war would look like in Europe in the 21 century.

[@bradavon]

To right. The UK, Italy, Poland and of course Hungary all have right wing governments.

[@oliilo1]

This is my fear too. People are blaming every sitting politican for inflation, when the root cause is Putin. The knee jerk move seems to be to vote in some authoritarian person who is going to suck up to Putin and give him even more power.

[@이주영-h5j9n]

So they just admitted it's ALL a total lie? kzbin.info/www/bejne/laqtgmdsp8hlf9E

[@hernan5940]

What? Things will get fantastic if changing governments ASAP. Is time to have a real democratic Europe preferably not under USA occupation which nobody seems to think is an external player

[@LK-ui9rx]

​@@bradavon So? Does right wing equal totalitarion or bad?

[@LordJaric]

"otherwise Putin would get really comfortable when stealing land" Exactly. If Ukraine falls, Moldova will be next. Hell, Putin could just decide to finish off Georgia. Hitler got away with so much because people thought giving him what he wanted would get him to stop and we all know how that turned out.

[@Sujay95]

So just like how Israel keeps stealing Palestinian land and expelling Palestinians? Sounds fair to me.

[@wenterinfaer1656]

This what happens when you prioritise diversity quotas over diplomatic effort

[@Sujay95]

@@wenterinfaer1656 mad yt spotted

[@wenterinfaer1656]

@@Sujay95 m'kay

[@laurenarndt464]

America has had a strong history of "stealing land" as you put it. America has had a free ride for far too long with the dollar being the leading world currency. It has waged many rescent wars while not officially calling them wars. America can not sustain its path of debt, and at the same time, it continues to tell other countries what to do, based on a WW2 mindset over Europe. I think Russia saw the globists agenda (as openly stated by the World Economic Forum). Ukraine is being used as a pawn; both sides wanting to exploit its resources. The globists need the economic leverage of Ukraine, and they certainly don't want Russia to have it. The WEF doesn't represent Russia's interests at this time, especially for an oil producing country. America wants to have its cake and eat it too, continuing to spend money, have the strongest military, and when the dollar crumbles, it wants to still be on top. I doubt very much Russia will go beyond Ukraine. European stabilization and cooperation is more important.

[@ZachBobBob]

Johnny single handedly destroying the Amazon printing stuff

[@jesselira8485]

I hope he read your comment

[@isaiahc8390]

Repent and follow Jesus my friend! Repenting doesn't mean confessing your sins to others, but to stop doing them altogether. Belief in Messiah alone is not enough to get you into heaven, you must become a new creation and be born again by responding to the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 3:15-16 cf. Hebrews 10:26-29. Pay close attention to your thoughts and how you respond to your inner monologue because it has a greater impact than you think. Call on the name of Jesus and pray for Him to intervene in your life, and do all that you can to follow His ways.

[@cyrilio]

The war in Ukraine is truly the first ‘Open Source Intelligence War’. Massive change in warfare. What impact does the open source community have in your opinion Johnny?

[@johnnyharris]

I interviewed a few OSINT people for this video. they had different takes. totally fresh and very helpful. so my answer is, I really love the rise of OSINT and how it brings more evidence and sources to the conversation

[@이주영-h5j9n]

So they just admitted it's ALL a total lie? kzbin.info/www/bejne/laqtgmdsp8hlf9E

[@airangel94]

Very informative video, great work! And congratulations Johnny & team on reaching 3M subscribers!

[@johnnyharris]

thank you!

[@guijpc4145]

You could've mentioned the closing of nuclear powerplants in Germany, it also contributed a lot for the energy crysis

[@brendanmorris3499]

Yes, that seemed like an obvious omission that has been setting the stage for this over a number of years. Happy to close those down based on green ideology and use someone else's cheap gas, then when things go south geopolitically, wonder why you have no other generation options on the table.

[@gqqggq7127]

In Poland there was lots of pressure to shut down a lot of the coal and dirty producers of energy for green reasons. A year ago this would have seemed entirely reasonable, and they should transition to cleaner energy, but if this had happened now without a fully working replacement the potential disaster this coming winter would be enormous in Poland.

[@SirithPL]

@@gqqggq7127 The wildest thing is that there was a push for a nuclear plant, and then it got blasted down... by "green" movements. Because why care about energy security when you're between Russia and Germany.

[@StuartB138]

@RealLifeLore did a fantastic video on how Germany got into its current position… kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpqaZZqGp9Nlars

[@TheMustangArmsAndAmmunation]

You are a literal genius for calling it a proxy war

[@kellykydd]

I have been scrolling looking for a comment on this, especially since Johnny challenged us. 🤣 At first I was like, Proxy war? How did the US instigate Russia starting a war in Ukraine. But after I rewatched what Johnny said about how and why the US escalated the situation, particularly as a power play against Russia, I think he's right. It didn't start as a Proxy war, but almost immediately turned into one.

[@tommymarco]

hold on a aec, why did russia attack ukraine. like no one wonders. :)

[@Yuriyk87]

Great content. Editing and all makes it very enjoyable to watch and learn

[@joyid]

USA doing DOLLAR Blackmail to like 100+ countries.

[@rickybojangles162]

As a Brit, I'm so so so so thankful we rely very little on Russia for our energy. Germany however, different story. Energy independence should be an aim for every individual country.

[@JamalW239]

Look what happens to Middle Eastern countries when they try to have autonomy and to control and nationalise their resources

[@amutah8063]

You do rely on Russia though and that is why energy prices are sky high in the UK. Oil and gas are traded globally so any shortage of Russian gas will make prices go up pretty much everywhere in the world.

[@Joosher56]

@@amutah8063 yeah I was gonna say I’m pretty sure that’s one of the main reasons our energy bills have increased, yk aside from… her…

[@kohnil321]

My guy, there is no such thing as energy independence for most eu countries and there won’t be in any foreseeable future.

[@ivani3237]

@@amutah8063 India and Turkey are buying now cheap Russin oil - so price of oil is going down on their market

[@atumf87]

Thank you for the explanations. You missed one thing very important which is, America and its 51 state NATO was already planning a new pipeline in North Africa that was to run from South Nigeria(Biafra) to the North across the red sea into Europe. That's how they had planned to stop depending on Russian gas. But thank God, the countries in the SABEH region of Africa stop their ground and say, no pipeline will pass through their country into Europe. And it was a great moved by these African countries because they knew that NATO caused the war in Ukraine, and at the same time, want to continue to exploit these countries minerals of which, they need the minerals too. Hopefully you will research that and throw more light on it in your next report.

[@superpumpkin1065]

1:51 the United States hasn't declared war since WW2 and called the Korean War, Vietnam, the Gulf War and the War in Afghanistan military interventions, no different than Russia.

[@tommymarco]

truth

[@alaint]

I'm french and this situation has been created by europeans themselves. Especially Germany.

[@user-hz7qi]

Great video! You just forgot to mention one important thing, even the key thing I would say-Europe gas storage. Quick googling show the storages are filled up to its maximum in advance, and it's more than enough for the coming winter. And yeah, as some ppl already have mentioned on the comments below-you quite over-exaggerated the protests. The real things are way not that bad as they are shown in the video.

[@danielBAC]

The EU economy is built on cheap russian gas. Most EU countries will see a short term industrial decline. The EU will decline economically unless they innovate and have a fast green transition. The US will benefit from this either by gas exports or if EU companies relocate to the US

[@Jakob_DK]

The gas supply for the first winter is OK, the problem is the next if this first one becomes very cold.

[@orsations]

There’s a whole year to refill until the following winter

[@Jakob_DK]

@@danielBAC EU economy is built on high quality and high value products where energy is only a minor part.

[@michaelotieno6524]

@@Jakob_DK Energy is a major component of European manufacturing. - BASF the largest chemical manufacturing company in the world has shut a number of processing lines at factories in Europe. - ALCOLA has shut down aluminium and Zinc processing lines. - Europe's largest glass maker in France is also shutting down. - Farmers in the Netherlands are also shutting down green houses for growing veggies. There are so many industries shutting down and i don't know what you mean by "high quality and high value products" but i suspect that it is all about the typical European stereotypes on racial superiority.

[@broker17-u9t]

I am really obsessed with your videos. The information covering, visuals and audio being used comprise of masterpiece videos. Congrats Johnny for this excellence!!

[@niuboi_]

When you put “speaking foreign language” in the captions, it covers the captions you’ve added for translation leaving caption users unsure of what was said in the foreign language. Please leave a gap in the captions so the translations are visible to everyone.

[@grainofsalt1217]

One thing to note on your reasoning that this situation will increase the rollout of sustainable energy in Europe, is that the new contracts with the Qatari you mentioned are actually forced by them to run for decades. This could potentially reduce investments in renewables. Next to that, coal power plants are kept running for longer and investments in liquified natural gas terminals have skyrocketed. So unfortunately it's not as clear cut as one would have hoped!

[@triplenasty]

Yes! Lützerath in Germany is about the be destroyed for the coal thats underneath. Last month, the last resident of the village was forced to leave his home by RWE. He couldnt win the decades-long legal battle. And right now they are dismantling the wind turbines that are standing there! Can't make this shit up.

[@j3ffm1s7r0]

Johnny as a Global Studies and politics major what I would GIVE to just speak with you for 30 minutes about your opinions on the trajectory of our foreign policy. Sharing dialog with you about that would be incredible man.

[@Franfran2424]

to teach him?

[@economistfromhell4877]

Please write your views here - he may respond - would be interesting to see a US view.

[@richardhernandez-kw6ml]

your level of understanding of the world just baffles me, I don't even know how I could even get to that level of understanding and the way you have learned to make complicated topics simple enough so that anyone can actually pay attention long enough or care is just astonishing to me. I hope one day I can be like that one day, this is my goal in life, to better understand the world before i die. I can't change everything but I can do my little grain of sand or at least know what the fuck happen and why my life is the way it is because man lol this information is so helpful to actually enjoy my life without walking around blind or wondering why

[@linorosavoigtlander3507]

It's interesting how the same narrative was used in Germany the other way around. They were like: "Let's stop paying the gas, so that Russia loses money and can't afford more war". But I think Germany knew it up form the 24th of Feb that he was going to cut it out eventually. So they pumped everything out they could to store it for the winter. I think it won't be enough for the whole winter, but the storages are full. Also another interesting point is, how there's a conflict in Germany beginning about who should reduce their need: the industry or the people. Everbody is starting to blame each other. On a side note: Oh yeah, it is a proxy war".

[@AleXxTM123]

"Oh yeah, it is a proxy war" I, as a germann too, agree it is one and I also share the opinion that it is the only thing we could do. We have to show him that he can't just keep rolling into neighboring countries

[@c0rr4nh0rn]

Proxy wars (Definition: a war instigated by a major power which does not itself become involved.) do not, by definition, include unilateral invasions. There is no proxy, just Russia attackijg Ukraine. Russia chose this war. Or was Germany's invasion of Greece, or Czechoslovakia a proxy war? There are many proxy wars going on, but this is not one of them.

[@BombaJead]

Germany made a mistake by abandoning nuclear.

[@theexplosive583]

but Russia did not cut out gas.Russia just requires to buy it in rubbles.

[@ismt9390]

@@theexplosive583 No, Russia did cut the gas and someone damaged the pipelines intentionally.

[@KenTen10321]

Can you do a series starting from the 2014 coup in Ukraine and what has transpired up to this point. Thank you

[@missfavoured]

Update: Europe played checkers, while Russia and China are leading in chess.

[@Swack0617]

This guy upload such high quality and interesting videos in a short time, Absolutely love the work!

[@Emily-ou6lq]

you've got very low standards, obviously

[@johnnyharris]

Lots more coming!!!

[@Emily-ou6lq]

@@johnnyharris Of course, since you're so full of ..it

[@Swack0617]

@@Emily-ou6lq if you don’t like him than just leave you don’t have to keep coming back and commenting

[@zasd80]

Factual note Johnny. Europe is not threatened by a gas crisis this winter. Due to a voluntary country rationing strategy implemented in mid August, all EU countries (Germany included) have enough gas in storage for reduced use through March. The danger is rising prices and potential storage levels for winter 2023-2024.

[@bigbong1449]

Europe refused Russian gas, so Putin cut off gas to Europe. What?

[@KDimaXXV]

Watching your videos from Canada. I discovered your contents last week and I've learn a lot more about what's going on in the world in such a short time. Keep up the good work ! Love !!!

[@tc7584]

I live in WI and we purchased an older house and it had a wood stove that's totally functional in addition to central heat/AC. I thought about removing it but then thought I just might need that one day and there's absolutely no shortage of wood to burn in my area.

[@pemaap5727]

Congratulations on your contribution to deforestation and global warming.

[@petraw9792]

From Germany here. Last time I checked the prices for convector heaters doubled compared to one year ago. Blackouts are a concern since people might switch from gas heating to electrical heating and the infrastructure might be overstrained on a particular cold day.

[@johnnyharris]

Whoa. Thanks for sharing

[@jestfuldemigod]

Imagine how different the scenario would be if Europe and the world hadnt stupidly sidelined Nuclear energy for Russian gas. Nuclear energy was and is the cleanest and best source of energy.

[@seanaugagnon6383]

So right... I completely agree with you. But just to okay devil's advocate; they are obvious weak points to be destroyed and cause massive death. But again. You're 100% correct. I wish we had gone that route.

[@lilic975]

exactly. France is a powerhouse in nuclear, their inflation YoY is 4,9% because of cheap nuclear while Germany is looking at a 10% inflation YoY. Germany absolutely fumbled the bag, they can thank Merkel for this

[@lyinarbaeldeth2456]

The real loss is the decades of potential nuclear research. The potential is there for far more efficient, much cleaner nuclear energy generation, but the funding hasn't been there to explore it.

[@VedJoshi..]

@@seanaugagnon6383 wasn't France the greatest nuclear energy nation at one point? What happened to that? The whole situation is baffling.

[@VedJoshi..]

@@lyinarbaeldeth2456 America has just signed a major high tech investments bill which will put in big money into researching modular reactors. Where Europe left off in research, America and Asia will take off from. The science will never die.

[@rainedrop14]

"i just really like colour flags" 🤣🤣🤣 i've only just found you today, but you're quickly becoming one of my favs (also because the whole "im gonna share with you what fascinated me this week and sent me down a rabbit hole" is like, my dream job)

[@GilgameshEthics]

🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

[@yacine778]

Isn't Europe currently in a very large surplus of natural gas? With dozens of liquid gas carriers in line to port, and full storage space. Ofc this is bcz of the current mild weather in many parts of Europe, and i'm sure it will change few weeks after winter choose to show up. Anyway, great video as always. Hopefully a video about the current situation in Azerbaïdjan and Armenian, which heating up with Russia full focus on Ukraine.

[@Kevin-xq2tv]

Its just a bit of drama thrown on top yes we have all the storage up to 90% all across europ on average + trust me the winters here are not that bad they cold yes but freezing to death bad no not that bad, thats like denmark and up wheater not germany etc

[@samuraijosh1595]

All of the gas is heavily subsidized.

[@Thezftw]

@@Kevin-xq2tv Nordics don't rely on gas that much anyway.

[@TheDanzau]

@@Kevin-xq2tv we just don't have enough storage . in france , (the largest western country of europe) it is predicted that some part of the grid are going to be turned off during cold winter night. our politics are looking right now on how to make it bearable and fair ...they are trying ... most cities will be ok .

[@smootheraura]

Thank you Johnny, I love your take on all this and your journalism! Can't wait for what you have installed next for us (no pressure) 🙏

[@eugens519]

It is also worth mentioning that electricity consumption in Germany is 30% lower YoY this month, which is highly impressive and will definitely contribute to the smoothness of the winter. Oh and btw. Crimea is Ukraine.

[@ravanpee1325]

Yes, becaus many energy intensive companies in Germany just shut down or declared bankruptcy. e.g. toilet paper producer Hakle or Mittal steel steel plants

[@mr.righteous2333]

Omg man! I love your content. All of it! Even if it's a subject that I'm not particularly keen on, I truly believe that you are reporting it fair and balanced, truthful, and unbiased. Keep up the good work! I'll continue to support you and hope your content grows as even I will share it with friends, family, and colleagues. Believe it or not, there are boatloads of people that do not even have an inkling of an idea of how the world works and the real play behind the curtains.

[@joanndeck4315]

LOL…well reverse almost everything he said and then you have the truth 😂

[@hippiemuslim]

Regarding the story of the wolf and the fox, in Romania we have pretty much the same story but about the bear and the fox, and I think it makes more sense since bears have small tails and the folk tale explains how they lost it. Ironically, we used to call Soviet Russia - "URSS", which translates in Romanian as "bear" and we used to make puns about it.

[@youeatthemtheydie]

Not to mention the national animal of russia ;)

[@hippiemuslim]

@@youeatthemtheydie 🐻

[@williamsherman1942]

@@youeatthemtheydie🐻😉

[@einfachnurleo7099]

-15° ... The weather in Berlin hardly ever gets that cold. The lowest shown in the graphs us -2°. Same with most places up north. I remember us having colder days back then but those were few and the climate is changing. Snow has become rare.

[@oleksiivoloshyn4194]

Climate change has two sides, huh :[

[@BrianPaick]

For anyone who is curious the strings at 7:50 is based on Schubert's Piano Trio in E-flat, 2nd mov.

[@labanbroman972]

Extremly good content and very good explaining for those who hasn't that much background information before the documentary. 👍