Life Inside Putin’s Crimea

In 2014, Russia seized the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in one of the most brazen annexations of territory since World War II.
This is what happened after.
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In 2014, Russia seized the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in one of the most brazen annexations of territory since World War II. This is what happened after. WATCH NEXT: Before The Trump Scandal: How Comedian Zelensky Became Ukraine's President - kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWGkfaOZqt6Uj68

[@themaskedmagic1783]

Big oof

[@abdur1300]

You always said Russia do propaganda, but Ukraine do it too.. Vice is so bias If Crimeans and other east ukraine people want to join Russia, let them be.. it's their right, they feel closer to Russia than Ukraine

[@goldenages7089]

Uhh Crimeans voted to re-join Russia after it was obvious Ukraine was going to 'Donbass' them all....

[@privateauthor7037]

Tibet.

[@SwordOfTheSpirit-I-]

Sounds like a comedy act haha

[@tyrranicalt-rad6164]

Billionaires punching people, guys making out with lions, 12 mile long bridges...this whole situation is crazy ASF !!! .

[@fuckinghardhatready]

WW3? Like wtf man. I just wanna go to work and go home 🤣🤣.

[@Bee-tj8gc]

Sounds about Russian

[@morty4429]

Itsss ruuuussiaa my friend

[@zed1207]

His son, Evgeny, lives in the UK and owns a newspaper, among other things.

[@erich1070]

Werd

[@dotexe4981]

''200 million dollar.. euro whatever'' I could live the rest of my life from that difference.

[@4ever239]

38 000 000+ dollars

[@samsam828]

“Not a penny’s profit” said while eating caviar on his rooftop restaurant lol

[@renanmoyanolopez]

@@Xeej0 as long as they charge fair prices to use their facilities it's aight

[@bjornbrandstatter8923]

Renan Moyano and.... PAY TAXES

[@stlkngyomom]

It's all fake MonEye!!!Check out Patrick Bet-David's(Valuetainment)interview about The Federal Reserve.

[@kyecypress]

Crimea was first settled by the Greeks 2000 years ago and then by the Byzantine empire and then controlled by Venetians through till medieval times. It was then Conquered by the Mongols, then mostly settled by Crimean Tatars in the sphere of Ottoman influence. It was then annexed by the Russians in the 1700s. The Ukrainian population of the peninsula has never been over 25%. It's been Russian dominated since 1900s when the Russian population outgrew the Crimean Tatars. This is why the majority of the population want to be part of Russia. For anyone to think Crimea belongs to Ukraine is totally ignorant of history.

[@pogo8050]

Go dig up your cousins from around Bakhmut vatnik filth

[@grecovevo2416]

@@pogo8050 you cant handle the truth so respond with a cope

[@pogo8050]

@@grecovevo2416 the truth is of course that the majority of Crimea supported joining Ukraine in the collapse of the Soviet Union. There are plenty of Russian speakers in the rest of Ukraine and they’re fighting tooth and nail to keep the invasion out. Russia doesn’t have the right to take those territories either.

[@Rkachan31]

Так причём тут история?

[@JulioCezar-we9zo]

@@pogo8050 that is straight lie. majority of crimea didn't support joining the Ukraine.

[@angelinak.4868]

Giving out Crimea to Ukraine was a terrible mistake that Khrushchev did. At that time Ukraine was a part of the Soviet Union and nobody thought the USSR is going to collapse. When the collapse happened, a territory with the majority of Russian population and strategically important to Russia's security ended up being a part of another country.

[@andreyefimenko551]

Если вспомнить о национальности Хрущева, то тут сразу понятно становится, почему он передал Украине Крым.

[@user-ny7ks2sr8w]

@@andreyefimenko551 Этот даун ещё и сибирь кукурузой засеил ))))

[@eternalblade2076]

people voted to join, that's why

[@4eker_388]

people join best

[@rossevans1774]

That's not quite right. it was the Government of the failed USSR led by Mikail Gorbachev that provided Russia and the other 14 republics the opportunity to grow and prosper with the rest of the World. Putin knows his control of Russia and the other 14 countries maintains the regions isolation and his personal wealth. Unfortunately for the Russian people Putin's expansionist crusade reduces any possibility of Russia's and the Worlds security.

[@nicowokeuplikethis9145]

"You are scared of lions, aren't you ?" Apparently, that's a sentence in russia.

[@Cooe.]

More like Russia*. Lol

[@golkas9971]

Hahahaha!!!!!

[@zimon129]

Want to tell him, its a lion bro, they eat human for food

[@moosesnWoop]

But those aren't really lions, not African anyway.

[@USSR413]

We keep bear as pets

[@nicoledreamcr4666]

Nationality? *Russian* Occupation? *No, just visiting*

[@sahzodirgashev3133]

@Kristian only reason crimea was given to ukraine back in the soviet times is because of it's proximity. And it remained like that even after the collapse of soviet union because ukraine was suppose to be a really close russian ally so they been allowed to keep crimea despite population there being mainly russian. No one who knows at least a little bit of history cannot say that is was an occupation.

[@sahzodirgashev3133]

@Kristian by your logic it would mean that uyghur autonomous region and tibet is inseparable part of china despite them being ethnichaly and culturaly vastly different from them and if they were to decide to gain independence, they would have no right to do so. It's baseless to say that all borders are unchangeable in any circumstance.

[@sahzodirgashev3133]

@Kristian dude, just because previous administration gave it to them, it doesn't means it has to be that way till the eternity. There are simple facts here, crimea prodominantly russian? Yes. Crimae was just an autonomous region of ukraine and wasn't even the core country? Yes. Countries can decide to revoke their previous policies and do something else? Yes. I mean whats even the argument here? Even the people in crimea doesnt wants ukraine...

[@belomorcanal]

The Crimea is russian, 300 years russian-osman wars do it true. Bones millions russian soldiers in the crimea earth.

[@nicholascecil6733]

Good. Your welcome has run out. It's been 6 years, Get out.

[@whiteknight975]

Ничего кроме лжи, направленной против России, в этом видео нет. Люди в Крыму прямо в камеру говорят, что сами приняли решение присоединиться к России, к своей исторической родине. Сколько денег VICE News получает за распространении лжи и дезинформации направленной против России????

[@alkinart7834]

Casually asking "you're scared of lions aren't you?" is wild 😂😂 3:56

[@metothemoon1227]

Putin is the type of guy who reads the whole terms and conditions and clicks "I disagree".

[@unawild7186]

Pmsl love it! 😂😂😂💕

[@metothemoon1227]

@Una Wild Hi dear Friend have an awesome day. 😎

[@unawild7186]

You to hun. X 🤗

[@wokeaf1337]

and still proceeds to use the full range of service

[@metothemoon1227]

@Brisco Darling 😂😂 That's so true haha. Putin as a child never sended letters to Santa but ultimatums. Also Putin bloodtype IS AK -47. Usa & french presidents : Creepy & downfall videos compilation Russian President : Epic walking compilation.

[@davidfigueiredo9456]

Journalist: "You own pretty much all of this don't you?" Russian Billionaire : "Yep"

[@PillCozbee]

At the pleasure of Putin.

[@MrAmgadHasan]

How much of this do you own? YES

[@robertneighbors4091]

Putin's Stooge . . . .

[@Cooe.]

@wantafanta01 This is some revisionist Putin propaganda bullshit if I've ever heard any, rofl. How's the weather in Moscow?

[@facebookreal]

This is the same girl that spent 2 videos saying how gross eating dogs is, and then proceeded to eat them

[@martiniden8282]

Украинцы, отключают Крыму воду, отключают Крыму электричество, перекрывают Крыму туристические потоки, объявляют Крыму торговую блокаду. - Смотрите, смотрите! Видите, как вам при русских стало плохо жить? Видите? Прямо вот странно, что никто из крымчан не захотел обратно в состав Украины.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@digitalspacestudio3956]

И нет комментариев))

[@MrSoulDevourer]

А чё тут комментировать - все по делу

[@user-hi5qf7gz1c]

​@@MrSoulDevourerвы смешные. Россия оттяпала Крым, который полностью зависел от Украины, а потом жалуется, что полкидыша не кормит мама, у которой его забрали... 😂😅

[@martiniden8282]

@@user-hi5qf7gz1c "жалуется, что полкидыша не кормит мама" Раз мама не кормит, значит ребёнок ей не родной, это же ясно? Родного кормят в любом случае. В чём вина ребёнка, если его забрали? Россия не жалуется, все вопросы решила сама. Потому что ЕЙ как раз этот ребёнок - родной. А вот с вашей стороны желать теперь возвращения "ребёнка" не только глупо, но и подло. "Россия оттяпала Крым" Нет. При чём тут, вообще, Россия? Крым отделился - сбежал - от вас по вашим же законам, решением своего парламента. А уже после этого НЕЗАВИСИМЫЙ Крым после референдума присоединился к России. Сомневаешься в законности? Тогда вопрос. Где ЮРИДИЧЕСКИ оформленные претензии за "оттяпанный" Крым? А нету за все годы. Юристы не политики и не медийщики. И они не дураки затевать однозначно проигрышную тяжбу.

[@88romanov4]

когда дудаев хотел оттяпать чечню , пенсии итд там не перестали платить @@user-hi5qf7gz1c

[@glennhuinda9783]

Crimea only obtained by Ukraine in the 1950s. Crimea was never Ukrainian in identity but Russian. Go ask the people. It has nothing to do with Putin like almost no one cares about politics. They just mind their own business and live a good life in the fullest extent.

[@user-og2xh8wu6n]

Круто! Я рад, что хоть кто-то это понимает. Для нас Крым это не часть империи, которую мы присоединили, потому что Путин злой импералист КГБшник. Мы любим Крым, любим крымчан - они для нас такие же россияне, как и любой другой регион России. Мы хотим инвестировать в Крым, чтобы он процветал и вернул былой статус в составе нашей общей страны России. Это не Империя, а Федерация ❤🎉

[@thomasimmel9266]

​@user-og2xh8wu6n yeah, lets hope they have functional toilets unlike most in siberia. Is that what you mean with prosperous development

[@Comm.DavidPorter]

You might ask the Crimean Tatars about that. Historically, Crimea was "never ruzzian," except in the sense that Circassia became "ruzzian" after ruzzia exterminated the native inhabitants and brought ethnic russians in to replace them.

[@Dejroslaw2448]

​@@user-og2xh8wu6nWell im from poland but i still can't from this mispread that Putin annexed ukraine illegal but if he serously did this like they said zelensky acted worse because he cut off gas electricity and water and looking how nationalism started to rule in ukrainian goverment and how US started to use it i think that this country is lost

[@browneyes2100]

Who's watching this now that the war began?

[@terryrex7419]

I am.

[@user-mn3yk6ym2m]

What war?

[@homelesslukeskywalker7277]

@@user-mn3yk6ym2m are you living under a rock?

[@hayjors]

The host is beautiful 😍

[@Yourebeautyfull]

Instead of making silly comments like these, actually do something meaningful. They need our air support!

[@em68855]

10:15 they talk about how Crimea is primarily an advantageous location for military operations. This was made in 2019, and in 2022 we see that it was 100% correct

[@crystalamity381]

He was obviously planning this attack for some time... also would explain the bridge connecting Russia directly to Crimea... chilling

[@manojkothwal3586]

Meanwhile, EU /NATO twiddled thumbs and imposed ineffective sanctions since 2014........... Chilling

[@JAYJAY-ng3yz]

No need to wait the future, just look at a map. It was really obvious, even more since the bridge. On the other hand, I am surprised that they dont attack also by transnistria, it is surely not to wake up the moldavians

[@AkoToMarjon]

Stop watching Western Media propaganda. It was originally part of Russian Empire.

[@em68855]

@@AkoToMarjon usa used to be a british colony. maybe england should come and get it

[@tanyoivanov-personal]

6:30 wow these are Swastikas

[@Chaldon-hl6yk]

its normal if your president jewish

[@user-sh8vv4fj8w]

10:40 Украина говорит, мы стараемся поддержать наше население... перекрыли им воду, взорвали линии электропередач, устроили продуктовую блокаду. Все для наших граждан

[@user-sh8vv4fj8w]

@@buyshark3838 Во первых, если чисто по человечески, Украина получила незаконно от России Крым с русскими людьми, СССР распался, будьте добры отдайте обратно. Это было бы справедливо Во вторых: да, Россия построила огромные водяные резервуары, для того чтобы была вода, энергомост чтобы было электричество, и Керченский мост чтобы было продовольствие, поэтому теперь в Крыму есть и вода, и электричество и продукты. А вы так пишите, что они с неба свалились В третьих, это не я заявляю, что правительство Украины поддерживает жителей Крыма, а представители этого самого правительства. И то что он заявляет это ложь, так как они перекрыли воду, газ, электричество и продовольствие якобы "своим гражданам", которые они поддерживают

[@motify3520]

в Крыму люди только рады, что стали частью России) Я из Крыма, не знаю ни одного человека, кто бы поддерживал Украину

[@motify3520]

@@buyshark3838 во время Украины здесь была сплошная бомжатня, сейчас же тут очень многое изменилось и живётся в кайф

[@unoforteable]

@@motify3520 Я знаю толпы людей за Украину в Крыму)) тетка с Ялты ожидает, что скоро вернется Украина в Крым)) и Крым скоро вернется и все пройдут кто не сбежит полиграфф)

[@lexasmile674]

@@buyshark3838 ну, лучше бросить 2,5 млн. своих граждан. В этом вся бля🤬ская власть Украины! А вы её поддерживаете.

[@crazylips123]

"Soviet elite" this sentence right here is almost a spit on marx face lmao

[@SpaceCowboy1218]

It's a bastardization of "Soviet", most of the elites were created by enclosure (the privatization of formerly public goods) in the 90's, after the USSR split; to comply with international loan requirements. It was an international scheme that worked well as it created local power brokers they could play against each other.

[@pratyush4real]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-mq9oy4nh9g]

Everyone went there , all workers had the chance to visit Crimea and the trip by train was not counted in your vacation days, but your right . Stalin was eliminating elites and has become a bloody dictator who won the worst war and created a socialist state in 20 years after a revolution , civil war and 98% population of peaseats who could not read.

[@crazylips123]

​@@user-mq9oy4nh9g i was just talking about the theory of communism, not was actually put in practice. i aint defending stalin or any one for that matter, just a comment about how much marx would hate what his idea had become :)

[@akalion213]

@@crazylips123 It's almost like communism doesn't work

[@caroloa3301]

Did KZbin just recommend this to everyone in 2021?

[@guineapigdance3338]

Not actually everyone

[@polskahonor4943]

We need Ukranian nationalists in USA 💪🏻😂

[@robertosierra16]

Nah I’m just rewatching this

[@caroloa3301]

@@robertosierra16 I probably will rewatch it soon its pretty good.

[@ilyal5712]

It is so funny to see the video now. Especially, when nazzi feel free in Ukraine, compare utilities prices (kommunalka) to ukrainian and oppression of Russian language.

[@raptormm4005]

As a Crimean, I couldn't thank Putin enough for bringing us up from our knees and away from Ukraine

[@chectorr7895]

10:30 He says they wanted to support their population in Crimea. The closure of the water to the peninsula has supported them perfectly, bravo. Hypocrites.

[@Zetler]

This reporter is watchable AF.

[@claudiuvalentin9696]

Kexin she’s a nice girl❤️

[@Udontkno7]

And brazen. I’m still shook after that China episode. She’s a damn good reporter.

[@Okradoma]

velvet shoe buckles yeah same here...

[@maxsjoberg788]

Your opinion is irrelevant if you use the term "AF."

[@qaching]

Kexin shes half Chinese Hybrid of Chinese and western girl is perfect

[@iqbalassyraf5058]

Everyone: Tiger is a big dangerous cat. Russian: what so dangerous about cat?

[@youngforever1445]

Am I the only one that read this with a Russian accent?

[@user-dx7mf6ir6i]

@@youngforever1445 И какой же у нас акцент?)

[@ody734]

I’m Russian and was named after a lion

[@dariuszas1520]

You not alone

[@janefonda3749]

Actually you have nothing either. After Russia falls apart, which is only a question of time, all this regions with their indigenous people will have access to their diamonds and oil

[@user-jh3zg8zz4d]

Вы клоуны , которые борются не за правду, а свой западный мир. Крыму в 2014 году Украина перекрыла электроэнергию и водоснабжение. После того , как Крым не принял захват власти в Стране. Крым отошёл от состава Украины, в таком же порядке, как Украина покинула СССР , а уже после этого провела референдум по вхождению в состав РФ. Все было сделано в соответствии с конституцией и законами. Так что учите мат.часть и не пудрите мозги ни себе не другим людям.

[@sergiobalzak]

шыза?

[@atanasvasilev3228]

When a random person is being asked on the street of Crimea what do they think about if, follows immediate positive response, yet you managed to gather a compilation of sour people, some with dubious back stories...

[@navaryn2938]

nobody: oleg: those lions would fight the ukrainians

[@andriiturchenko7740]

vatniks are very stupid people, they are always scared of Ukrainian nationalists and the USA. They are a perfect example of how vodka damages your mind if you drink it every day.

[@che8866]

@@andriiturchenko7740 somebody doesnt like russians

[@MisterL2_yt]

I thought this was a reference to Vikings' Oleg

[@farzana6676]

@@che8866 Lmao, the only people that like Russia are Serbia, Iran, Venezuela and North Korea 🤣

[@bobbydicappa5814]

@ilovepancakeswithjam Its not true majority on planet loves Russia.I am from Serbia and 80% loves Russia!!!

[@Voicist]

"200 million dollars, or euros - whatever..." _Tell me you're a billionaire without telling me you're a billionaire_

[@b0raNd]

Russian separatists ? Do you actually mean those people who lived in Ukraine since they were born there, who were Ukrainians until those nazis you’ve been interviewing got the power in Kiev? Russian separatists seems to be the only real Ukrainians left from what u call Ukraine now

[@Leszczuk23]

OK bud

[@adamhall5298]

If Russia cared so much about nazis in Ukraine, they shouldn't have employed Wagner and Rusich. You'd almost think this is just another imperialist landgrab... oh wait, it is.

[@svevobandini6926]

​@@adamhall5298я на твоём лице сидел

[@user-ln4ds5cj7g]

Я пророссийский украинец с Донбасса, да нас большинство, к нам применяют репрессии только за советский флаг.в Крыму все люди хотят к своим в Россию, большинство, это так.

[@geraltofrivia7633]

​@@adamhall5298в каком месте Вагнер - нацисты? Где они пропагандировали нацизм? Русич - 30-60 человек Ты походу наслушался бреда из западных журналов, а реального положения дел не знаешь, поэтому и мне ты ответить ничего не сможешь Не говорю даже о том, что Русич не принадлежит к силовому аппарату России, он никуда не вписан, это добровольческая группировка. В отличие от Азова, Айдара, Донбасса, которые официально часть вооружённых сил Украины, и их национальная гвардия Не говорю даже о положении внутренней нац. политике. Что у нас любые зачатки нацизма гасятся мгновенно, в то время как на Украине с 00-х поощрялась любая русофобия Короче не рассуждай на тему, в которой ты 0. Ты знаешь о ней по самой поверхностной пропаганде, и никакой дискуссии с теми, кто разбираются в теме ты не вывезешь

[@user-sm2mz3qp1j]

не обманете ))) , я там был и все видел

[@pooshansingh2242]

"200 million Euros or whatever"

[@salaheddineberrhou]

idk i don't have money

[@philiposborne982]

All chump change really isn't it. For a banker that can be a rounding error.

[@visu550]

Philip Osborne id make sure to take my fair share of errors

[@spbkassa]

He is lying

[@davidp2707]

Didn't really look like it. The place is a dump

[@gangiskhan6948]

Is that Russian a Bond villain? He’s got a perfect British accent. All he needs is a white cat.

[@UMORIEGA]

BTW, this guy is an ex KGB and was stationed in London under diplomatic cover of an economic attaché in 1980's.

[@tillyt4054]

Angus Buchanan They do everything bigger in Russia , He has a White Lion 😂

[@tuyanaonnet5251]

he is ukrainian

[@MrKran80]

2 British newspapers belong to him

[@lavienestpasunlongfleuvetr2559]

Who? The Oligarch? Check your ears, because that's NOT an English accent, perfect or otherwise.

[@marinmilosevic834]

Русија СИЛА!!! Поздрав из Србије!!!

[@lohmach_anpilog]

Косово - Сербия, Крым - Российский

[@user-gu1xg4ko7j]

КОСОВО- СЕРБИЯ !! Привет из Сибири.

[@brick2k513]

Косово - Украина.

[@user-gu1xg4ko7j]

@@brick2k513 бамбарбия киргуду

[@user-iy6fd1oe5h]

❤❤❤

[@free-human85]

is that simillar to swastika?? 6:29

[@user-lu9tr5rw5x]

Yes.

[@ashutoshmohapatra3586]

Swastika is a sacred sign of Santana dharm( Hinduism)religion and this distorted sign is the hakenkruz from the n@zi’s . Get your facts correct

[@tutlakero]

No, it has nothing to do with it! it’s an ancient Slavic amulet/symbol called “the fern flower”, you can google and read about it

[@tutlakero]

No, it has nothing to do with it. It’s an ancient Slavic symbol called the fern flower, you can google it

[@thespookprod.]

I wonder if that guy with the tattoos is still alive

[@slava6653]

“You’re scared of lions aren’t you?” Russia at its finest.

[@zed8155]

how about bears ha ha ha

[@Johntb100]

The Crimean peninsula has long suffered from water shortages, but these are now often exacerbated by the ever-more frequent winters with little to no rain or snow. In the last several months, under Russian occupation, those difficulties have become critical: according to Russian officials, the region has seen its reserves of potable water decline by 60 percent and will entirely run out of supplies of this critical natural resource sometime in July or August (Gazeta.ua, May 21).

[@RussianKondr]

What?

[@mastersonogashira1796]

Zoran Todoroski that’s more Canadian

[@shinmalphur9214]

from their youtube channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2OTonqgbLWHqpo

[@anomalunadota2]

200 million euros/dollars, it's whatever

[@frexagon1]

For corrupted Russian billionaires which also Putin's friends it's really whatever, because they can steal anytime more from Russian people taxes and natural resources. The financial gap between the rich and the poor is giant here, bigger than in USA.

[@che8866]

@@frexagon1 Thats bullshit the gap is nowhere near the us. Where russia has issues is in its more isolated areas the ones on the outskirts that are still hurting from soviet dissolution. 44 million americans don't even have health insurance. 38 million people live below the poverty line let alone the amount sitting just barely above.

[@che8866]

@@frexagon1 Russia is corrupt but not as corrupt as uncle sam is maybe yall should focus on your own issues instead of pretending to care about everyone else.

[@che8866]

@@danflynn9075 If you look at statistics the financial gap in Russia has fallen considerably over the last 20 years and continues too. While America's has only risen and continues to rise. Income inequality is currently lower in Russia and has been for almost a decade.

[@che8866]

@@danflynn9075 And by the way my source is from a French economist named Thomas Piketty. His statistics greatly differ from the altered ones that most governments release themselves. Russia's inequality is considerably higher according to him than what the Russian government releases. Same goes with America.

[@user-xv9nr6gw3n]

"Ukraine stops water flow in Crimea" Ukrainian representative: "We just want to protect our Ukrainian citizens in Crimea"

[@rayreyy8888]

Всем плевать на граждан крыма! Это вопрос геополитики а не народа! И это настолько спорная территория что уже доказала что угрожает нацбезопасности Украины, а значит от крыма не отстанут и там зделают всё возможное, чтобы та зона была демилитаризирована или разрушена

[@AndreAydn]

А может нужно было думать о снабжении Крыма водой прежде чем анексировать?

[@user-sz5yy4if6g]

Clarabelle Woods

[@AndreAydn]

@@user-cd3jo3kh1j ага, и Байден сцыт в русских подъездах, и Чита чистейший город в мире... И примеров тысячи. Всю историю свою россия войны развязывает... Как сказал путин - граница россии нигде не заканчивается... Так кому из нас нужно слазить с наркоты?

[@sergey3533]

Also Ukrainians “Crimea will be Ukrainian or uninhabited.”

[@nikolaykolya1150]

forget about Cremea, hohlya😂

[@skyscraper5910]

whether its in a battle zone or a nationalistic rally, god damn that reporter always looks on point.

[@arcaneiconoclast319]

That's my wife

[@arcaneiconoclast319]

@@lukasp5892😂

[@dr.apollo4226]

Lukas P I second that

[@idkman4655]

Because of the video montage :D

[@agnai]

Stop being a Simp.

[@hethestrange]

The guy at the end is going to get arrested for this.

[@weibrot8324]

I hope not! But yes, thats a taff man, to say your opinion in russia is and was all over the years a risk.

[@cyrilleamoursky9950]

He is a clown...

[@KG-mx5ti]

Facts

[@lutontown5923]

Least hes got his lions to save him.

[@nickleary1982]

Just arrested?

[@user-yh6oq5tr7z]

I live in the Crimea and I 'm amazed . We have a paramilitary state of Crimea. A nightmare, kind people, something is being done. Putin is probably building schools and repairing roads out of anger in Crimea. No, 95 percent of people here are for Russia. And those 5 want to go to Ukraine, who have a bad life under Putin. And adequate people in their homeland have everything that is good, because Crimea is Russian. We haven't done everything yet, and the prices are decent, but we live.

[@Strongir]

Don't even hope, they don't want to hear the truth.

[@sergeixvedureli7983]

Зубков всегда был и остаётся про украинским и это не хорошо !

[@user-yh6oq5tr7z]

@molek well, come to our Crimea and see for yourself. we are hospitable people, we will not offend and feed) And I created an account when I became an adult. I'm sorry that I was born at the wrong time and only reached the right age by 2014. I communicate a lot with people from different countries. But only English-speaking people use the word "propaganda" so often. There is such a thing as freedom of speech, I express my and only my personal opinion. you have no right to insult me. But taking into account what I have heard from residents of English-speaking countries, I can conclude that you have a very bad perception of personal opinion. And also we understand what is happening. You only know the word "threat". China, Russia, Iran, Iraq, Venezuela. Have you found many enemies? Or maybe you see them where they are not. I'm tired of explaining ordinary things to degenerates with a minus IQ level. But for you, I repeat, PEOPLE MAY THINK DIFFERENTLY. And 2/3 of the world thinks the same as me. That Russia is right and is on the right side of history. All the best to you, in your Western world, a rotten little world. I don't care what you think of me, but just be healthy and God willing, you will see the light someday.

[@shehamane3518]

@@user-yh6oq5tr7z забейте, это типичный обиженный украинец, таким лучше не отвечать

[@engliterra355]

@molek Pfff you have no idea what you are talking about. I was there right after Crimea was returned- the place was absolutely run down. Now it has great new infrastructure- so who do you think, people there like more? Especially after Ukraine deprived those people of DRINKING WATER

[@LLIEFF]

как референдум может быть противоречивым если ты сама говоришь что более 95% проголосовали за вхождение в состав России и явка на это референдум была самой высокой за всю историю Крыма!!!! не будет ли правильным сказать что референдум ОДНОЗНАЧНЫЙ? а не "противоречивый"?

[@whatkarmasays8663]

Vice it's propaganda so Stupid from the West

[@Elefay]

Ходят люди в военной форме , вот это явка , однозначность Вы совсем глупая

[@LLIEFF]

@@Elefay ты меня в женский род не ставь я тебя в мужской же не ставлю! Ты хоть раз в Крыму бывало чучело??? там всегда было много людей в военной форме Крым это БАЗА ЧЕРНОМОРСКОГО ФЛОТА, там каждый 3й житель так или иначе связан с флотом! Так что ты пишешь полную ахинею, это как написать, что в Новосибирске подозрительно много учёных (Новосиб это Интеллектуальный центр России, где у каждого 10-го жителя есть докторская степень) или например, что в Челябинске подозрительно много металлургов (Челябинск это кузня России Где 40% территории города это заводы металлургической отросли!) или например что на окраине подозрительно много дураков ( окраина это попа России (у края российской империи) во времена СССР это был самый дотационный регион (т.е. Россия вкладывала туда миллиарды долларов, а дохода получала НОЛЬ целых, ноль десятых) после развала союза на окраине 30 лет разворовывали то что 70 лет строилось при СССР, и население это позволяло!!!!!, а когда всё разворовали начали торговать суверенитетом и заигрывать с НАТО и население это позволяло! = дураки, много дураков! и ни чего удивительного! Никто не удивляется встретив дурака на окраине, металлурга в Челябинске, учёного в Новосибе, вот и военному в Крыму не стоит удивляться (это всё в порядке вещей)!

[@mishulyakoshulya]

Она вроде сказала, что мировое сообщество, а репортёр как профессионал своего мнение не должен высказывать.

[@olegtretyakov9203]

А то, что из 18000 военнослужащих украины расквартированных в Крыму, больше 15000 остались в Российском Крыму, это тоже "под дулами автоматов"?

[@TinyTalesBookClub]

I've never picked up a penny in profit... that's why I'm a billionaire. Duh.

[@stalinm.jvaninternet265]

Lol

[@mariano7699]

He just throws up penny for personal profit 📈

[@TinyTalesBookClub]

@Billy Billy first of all, whoosh. (The sound my joke made when it went over your head and you didn't get it) Second, he straight up says he treats it as a mission, implying he thinks of it as a donation, when we all know it's a long term investment from him. He will be picking up money from it when travel is back in action and things have calmed down in that region. It's not a mission (ie charity)

[@amateresu6708]

@Billy Billy You really think hes investing 200 million and not expecting any profit down the line? XDD

[@wisamalzataf3268]

he is one of Russian oligarchs , that are the billionaries who made their money by taking a goverment facilities after the fall of the USSR and payed almost nothing , and they became rich just within weeks . plus he is a former KGB agent

[@beth-xg7gi]

This young lady is very brave..i watched her in china looking for the camps..she found them but was harassed constantly by thier police...God Bless those who are real journalist...&speak the truth to us..

[@alannewman85]

What is her name?

[@beth-xg7gi]

@@alannewman85 nadia something..not sure but she does good work.

[@alannewman85]

@@beth-xg7gi Anyone know this ladys' surname?

[@mvm3016]

Isobel Yeung

[@alannewman85]

@@mvm3016 I'm in love.

[@user-pd5zo5ub5s]

From the first words of the English-language text, the brazen deception of the listeners began: the announcer says that this is "three years after the seizure by Russia," but the deception is that Russia DID NOT SEIZE Crimea! Even when Ukraine was separated from the USSR, Crimea ITSELF stood out from its composition as an Independent Republic of Crimea, but the Ukrainian authorities ignored this and used Crimea as an annexed territory for all 22 years, using its territory to their advantage and giving nothing in return. And in 2014, when, as a result of a coup, not only the LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT in Ukraine was actually overthrown, but also the country's Constitution was grossly violated, Crimeans did not want to live in such a country and restored the INDEPENDENT Republic of Crimea. The fact that 96.8% of Crimean residents expressed a desire to join Russia as a result of the referendum held UNDER the SUPERVISION of foreign OBSERVERS was solely the desire of the Crimeans themselves. Russian troops in Sevastopol were all 22 years in the number of 20 thousand people and in the lease agreement of the Sevatopol naval base, for which Ukraine received 200 thousand dollars annually, it was indicated that the number of military personnel could be increased to 30 thousand if necessary. In connection with these events, the Russian government decided that such a need had arisen.

[@melnikmelnik892]

Я был в Крыму через год после присоединения. И старик и ребёнок мечтали быть с РФ!!!

[@Zhilkin]

Okay, that 15 minutes intro was fine. Where's the actual movie about life in Crimea?

[@ner0p]

@MR PIMP That and the hike in youth extremism in Ukraine. Apart from the rich guy, the lion sanctuary, or whatever that zoo was, gave a pretty bleak picture about how the Crimean economy took a hit due to travel blockade and international sanctions. To this day, any person who travels to Crimea, devoid of political motivation, is treated somewhat as persona non grata if they later enter Ukraine. At the end of the day, politicians sip on their Scotch while the people get f'd over the dispute; losing access to fresh water in the process - that's a great strategy for wining hearts and minds I'm sure.

[@vinsanhrangkhawl2083]

Here is the guy, One more toxic 😀

[@fayandgake]

Crimea always belonged to Russia

[@user-eo4pf5xt8d]

It's true. Residents of the Crimea like it in Russia, but do not like it with Putin

[@muharremtgt1588]

@@fayandgake What? Russians didn't even exist in Crimea 150 years ago.

[@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810]

S-s-sorry, still laughing about his "I haven't seen a penny of profit" line.

[@MrConhobar]

I'm not saying he isn't lying but funny how as soon as someone is Russian people from the west assume he can do no good. If that was Kim Kardashian or some other western celebrity/rich person people would believe that it's a non-profit attempt to help people. Instead of your comment there'd be comments like ''How self-less he is! He doing the lord's work!'', but some Russian dude, oh no no no, can't have that :D

[@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810]

@@MrConhobar and most people in the west detest Kim K and her entire family.

[@fupopanda]

@@MrConhobar loool, you're clueless about the West. Clearly you've never lived in a Western country lmao.

[@kentbolhano3049]

Actually, It can be true. Putin might have a gun behind his neck He has no choice but to use his money based on the wants of Putin

[@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810]

@Person 1 that's rich coming from the guy who just repeated Donald Trump's catch phrase. Like I said, most of us detest Kim K and her family.

[@tom33453]

the music to this episode Is great, good job on whoever was in charge of that.

[@harolddburke4726]

Very good video and informative.

[@ridavis5088]

The end where he says it appears they are getting ready for WW3. Was bone chilling.

[@cspan1993]

it's obvious putin had planned this for 2020 but the pandemic came and ruined his plans

[@thirty8super609]

@@cspan1993 of course putin has to stop the neo nazis of ukraine killing innocent Russian way before all this mess. They asked putin for help

[@redrick8900]

@@thirty8super609 If there were NEO NAZI's killing Russians the world would cheer them and give them weapons because they are still better than you so you cowards should stop whining about the fake NAZI's.

[@rastahima1223]

@@redrick8900 hes clearly being sarcastic

[@00ELDuderino00]

Yeah. If he would not be prepared we would have it now. But now the criminal NATO-gang can't do anything.

[@mashosh7861]

" I invested 200 million, i own everything, I'v never picked up a penny in profit " That statement must make pinnochio proud

[@sergeig685]

You know what profit means, right? You have to make what you invested and the cost to maintain it to make profit.

[@jerrykeranen813]

he has not made any profit to pick up you saw how empty all looked? :D

[@lynxcato3327]

I actually believe he have not made any profit, that area is still not very popular for tourists, all the investment in infrastructure is still a work in progress, so i think this is an investment that have still not produced benefits.

[@DiscoDashco]

@@lynxcato3327 Welp, hope that prick fails, miserably.

[@captainobvious1137]

More about 1:50 is here kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ3MZYJpjZ59mMk In fact, the opponent himself said that he wanted to hit Lebedev "but not here." Lebedev was outraged. His opponent, Polonsky, who is accused of fraud with the construction of real estate, began to threaten Lebedev. I think Lebedev has more conscience and human dignity. But Lebedev is not the kind of person who lives with fears. He immediately went into action.

[@sergey3533]

Putin’s Crimea. True journalism.🤣🤣

[@gordanramsy4022]

last guy sums it up all

[@z1lla4]

If this was on mute and the only clips you were to show me was the guy fighting on camera and the guy playing with the lion. I would almost instantly know we're in Russia

[@lovehasnolimits3637]

dude it's just a show. it's all scripted. don't be an idiot

[@grippinglipsfishing5671]

@@lovehasnolimits3637 The clip of the man punching the other man on t.v. is scripted? Where can i get a cool tinfoil hat like yours?

[@lovehasnolimits3637]

@@grippinglipsfishing5671 everything on tv is scripted)) the more controversial it is the more views it got. U didn't know that?

[@mamorudigit3145]

Cos noone ever heard about Ukraine before revolt took place in 2014....and we are brother nations

[@nicholasstevenson7574]

she is fine as hell

[@RichardsWorld]

OK, Isobel isn't afraid of bullets, but she's afraid of lions 😀

[@introsense4495]

Hahaha yeah

[@rikardagren6125]

Well, not that afraid. She actually stepped into their cage, which is INSANE. I would be screaming that whole time and clawing at the gate to get out.

[@ronr.53400]

Isobel ? now i know her name, nice, thank you, shes nice, nice looking

[@Fractal_blip]

@@ronr.53400 yes follow her around online

[@themagnificentorange672]

@@Fractal_blip bruh

[@matt.willoughby]

I'm sure thos video is older than 3 years, I saw it about 6years aho

[@Diego-jc2ep]

Да, когда так снято - это кринж конечно. Балалайка, водка, дрюжба и медведи в шапках ушанках/Yes, when it’s filmed like that, it’s kringe, of course. Balalaika, vodka, friendship (dryuzhba), matryoshka, putin-gorbachev and bears in hats with earflaps.

[@romanzhuravlev6226]

Перекрытый водный канал, санкции против обычных якобы уведенных в полон крымчан, почему то никто не замечает.

[@DarkOrion7]

@@romanzhuravlev6226 А потому что они подхватили два момента - какой-то хрен с горы говорит, что жаль что они стали частью России и что у чела убытки увеличиваются. А то, что хохляндия перекрыла воду, то, как они показали в ОТКРЫТУЮ НАЦИСТКИЙ МАРШ МЛЯДЬ это решили пропустить мимо глаз

[@user-kw5bz1rd7p]

Так это русская культура, чему удивляться. Особенно водка

[@cheapdope]

They're way too comfortable around those lions

[@Roman-kk1ic]

This guy is crazy, hes salty about russian authorities because they've banned him from charging people 100$ per person to take a bunch of selfies with lions... KZbin Taigan lion safari...

[@zacharyjones1285]

And that's how you end up dead

[@Oakleaf700]

@@zacharyjones1285 Absolutely right. They look quite skinny, but would turn on that bloke given half a chance.

[@kleverboaz6446]

Its just a matter of time lol

[@hydraliskin]

yeah they arent following the sevastopol safety protocols..

[@YorktownUSA]

"200 million, Euro-dollar... whatever." 😂

[@sigurdaab]

eurodollars mean dollars on deposit outside of the united states..

[@Jeffcrocodile]

@@sigurdaab that's how fake news are born i guess lmao

[@sigurdaab]

@@Jeffcrocodile what?

[@rolfen]

I'm so rich, I create my own currency. You want Euro-Dollars? No problem. But yeah TBH Euro-Dollars might be a real thing, like Eurobonds (which are not necessarily European despite the name)

[@orestmakar8562]

More like 200 million, 200 billion, 2 million euro’s, dollars, rubles... whatever. Its just a fictional number for Putins voters, and it’s ment to symbolise a hudge Russian investment. In reality the majority of whatever he is talking about was stolen by the oligarchs who „invested” russian tax payer money in Crimea. All projects in Russia are handed to Putin loyalist oligarchs who are allowed to defraude most of the money. Thats why this guy is fo flexible with numbers.

[@raisakhairutdinova281]

in 2014, in a referendum, residents of Crimea voted to join Russia. What could be more important than people and their desires!

[@cpthrki5852]

A referendum that was held under occupation, or in other words bullshit like the Russian "elections"

[@Comm.DavidPorter]

In the 1991 referendum - the only free one that has ever been held, 54% of Crimean residents voted to stay in Ukraine. That's the only one that counts. The 2014 "referendum," taken at gun point after ruzzia had already seized control by brute force - has no meaning whatsoever except as evidence of typical ruzzian fakery.

[@eepee_eepee]

intro music please?

[@The-Real-Ando]

“Unfortunately, I did not appreciate what we had” pretty much says it all.

[@almed179]

This sentence breaks my heart.

[@user-yc5bh6rd6s]

Reporter didnt say, that Zubkov has seriuous problems, after his lion attacked one of the visitors of zoo. So he has personal reason to blame Russian officials.

[@user-yc5bh6rd6s]

i am Crimean, i know what i am talking about

[@shadowshade3873]

@@user-yc5bh6rd6s we know this is not a reason to blame russia ... him its speaking about a military state who its not have in its plans to build crimeea ... they whant just the strategic geography of crimeea like this russia can threath nato ... i am not a american i am from Romenia but this is the truth ... so stop with this propaganda you are just a idiot Russian ...

[@DM-dy6vn]

@@shadowshade3873 Crimea is soaked with Russian blood. Crimea speaks Russian only. Crimea is a part of Russian history. Just shut le f*ck up, Nicolae!

[@Imm23743]

Calm narrator: Alexander Levedav is a Russian billionaire. With a combative reputation. Me: Hmmm intere... wait! She meant that literally!

[@Snake101Gaming]

ТРАХНІТЬ ВІЛЬБУ Крим

[@valentinventures]

“Scene cuts” “Alexander throws dude out of chair and off the stage”

[@vidkunpurischkewitsch9598]

She should talk to Canadian-American Oligarch Elon Musk who said that Oligarchs can overthrown every President who they want. That was a comment of Musk on coup against Evo Morales.

[@wahyuindrasto8307]

*Isobel seems to take a liking to macho Russian billionaires (the term oligarchs are reserved for people like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates). I wonder why?*

[@vidkunpurischkewitsch9598]

@@wahyuindrasto8307 She is a Propagandist that has the mission to make look Russia bad.

[@JONNIK_TV]

ВТФ? Где перевод? Вы мне еще за Севастополь ответите

[@romanzhuravlev6226]

Забавно пересмотреть этот фильм сегодня. Очень познавательно!

[@gamebilng]

согласен

[@user-it4bh3rd6w]

Идёт среди нацистов-ублюдков, всё нормально, все свои!

[@zulaboldyrev9847]

Здравствуйте, о чем фильм?

[@BojeYakeKoncheene]

Видеть как радуются захватчики и окупанты руснявые?

[@Romstroy]

@@BojeYakeKoncheene никто не радуется, скорее горюют, что рядом иуды с крестами рейха на груди. На гиляку на ножи орали двадцать лет, теперь получайте. Кесарю кесарево.

[@a.laureentwini9390]

Isobel is such a great journalist. I remember meeting her in Libya while she was interviewing some protestors.

[@someguyontheinternet7]

laureen tuweni Without a doubt, this was such a detailed report that provided so much information on the interests & actions of the various individuals who have a stake in Crimea’s future. How did you run into her in Libya though?

[@Keepskatin]

@Laureen Tuweni. Mr. Vladimir Putin 4 Presidente of America 2024🇺🇸👆👆🏾🇷🇺

[@andystm]

Yep, she is one of the reasons I'm still subscribed to vice.

[@someguyontheinternet7]

laureen tuweni Oh nice! Protesting Gaddafi must’ve been terrifying tho

[@MrJaredOrta]

I would confidently say she is the best reporter I have came across in any news organization. She is very unbiased and asks direct and relevant questions when even in imminent danger.

[@kiwibassplayer]

“I did not appreciate what we had”… how many times have humans uttered this statement and failed to remember all the times it’s been spoken before

[@Turnpost2552]

Nobody cares, there are needs and desire to be met. They pursue it because the media brainwashed them into thinking it was needed.

[@nuggetella]

Agreed, the spring board into endless conflict, you owe me more..! Here we go again ffs. 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️ It always must come down to tears, even than, selfishness is not yet satisfied... Old saying: "it takes a great travesty to awaken people"... 🍺❤🤙 👉😷💉 🌳🍏🐍

[@YourNightmares333]

Yeah, and Ukrainians have Putin to thank for their suffering.

[@nuggetella]

@@YourNightmares333 Ogh..? 🤫 Nothing like MSM to keep you posted. 🍺❤🤙 👉😷💉 🌳🍏🐍 🔮 🎖 🇳🇱🇺🇲🇷🇺 💰 🦇 🕳 📈🖱📉 👇 🤐 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4O5n5KYqNGGgbM

[@agustinhernandez6218]

The refrain of countries turned socialist. You don’t appreciate freedom until it is lost.

[@MrMaurivz]

06:16 there are no nazis in Ukraine ... hmmmmm

[@montesquelie]

Except several millions that were brought up like stepan Bandera

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Isobel is beyond fearless

[@justindchaney]

Hey it’s the Russian Tiger King: Boris Exotic

[@funkymonkey11ify]

just about to comment this beat me to it :)

[@propellerjfk]

Haha

[@TrollHiddenCave]

Instead of crystal meth he seduces straight men with vodka

[@TrollHiddenCave]

@First Munch at least he died doing what he loves can you say the same mister I'm still alive?

[@MrBrown-br4rb]

carole baskin

[@aelinsardothien8926]

As a Crimean (even though i don't live there anymore) I can say that the sentiment of the zoo keeper is a very common one, especially among business owners. Knew lots of people who had pretty successful booming businesses that are now bankrupt, and many of my peers don't stay to study in Crimea, but choose to either to go to Ukraine or Moscow to study. Crimea has become a nomansland, it's not Ukraine anymore, but also not fully Russia. P.S: my former best friend,( we grew up in Sevastopol together), chose to go to Kharkiv to study, because there are no prospects in Crimea, and well, today (march the 2nd) her university was bombed by oh so friendly russian missiles. Edit: it wasn't her uni, but the city where she attends uni. Srry the building just looked like a typical university but it was in fact an administration building.

[@joaogarcez10]

Hard times. The world is watching now... And we stand with Ukraine

[@Tingletonttu]

God bless you.

[@saunter5130]

I’m wondering where did you choose to stay after moving from Crimea? Greets from Poland

[@aelinsardothien8926]

@@saunter5130 I went to Belgium)

[@ryanb2607]

After Ukraine is fully annexed, it will all be Russia. Just takes time.

[@balakh]

Remind me whom shouted that his country is above all?) The woman in interview has a surname "Kotova" ( in russian its a cat, but in ukrainian its a "кiт") Also, Poroshenko had a factory in Russia, until 2017. Life and journalism is not a simple things🙂

[@user-zz2re8wk9p]

It's no secret from whom Ukrainians copied all the slogans. "Deutschland über alles".

[@Comm.DavidPorter]

You didn't see Putin's rally exalting ruzzia as the greatest nation ever, even while ruzzian troops were looting, raping, torturing and killing thousands of civilians in Bucha, Irpin, Lyman, Izium, Mariupol, etc.? Ruzzia is great only in its own twisted mind.

[@lowboyyy]

*stops giving them water "see,it sucks over there"

[@pathos92]

Russia needs to step up and take care of their conquered citizens. You take the land then you better be ready to provide for the people 😂

[@NixErdes_]

@@pathos92well they do

[@dankster7993]

​@@pathos92they did restore water flow within the first week of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In June 2023 after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam the water flow has reduced but it's nothing that pumps couldn't fix

[@johnwilsdon5456]

"Unfortunately, I did not appreciate what we had." How many times does the world have to hear this?

[@Tohdette]

It's the same with Iraq. As an Arab, I can tell you that many Iraqis that sided with the American invasion and occupation of their country feel the exact same way now. Saddam's regime was terrible, dictatorship, ruling a police and military state. But he is an angel from heaven when you compare it to what Iraq has become post the American invasion and occupation. They wish they could go back now...but too late, damage is done.

[@missourimongoose8858]

@@Tohdette unfortunately most of the middle east requires a ruler with a iron fist because of religious violence

[@Tohdette]

@@missourimongoose8858 I swear to you that is not true, it is a misconception used by dictatorships and their supporters to justify their rule. The Islamic region has been a unified powerful empire since 600AD with the Rashidun caliphate, the Umayyad Dynasty, the Abbasid Dynasty, and the Ottoman empire. The reason Iraq is a failed state was because the objective of the American Invasion was to destroy Iraq. In other words, their mission was a success. Before the American invasion, and this is as recently as my father's life time, when our parents went to Iraq, there were literally zero sectarian tensions between Iraqi Sunnis and Shias. They married into each other's families, both served in the police and military, both were equal citizens. The American invasion caused the civil war and the subsequent sectarian blood bath.

[@missourimongoose8858]

@@Tohdette I was in Iraq man and the shias and sunnis fight amongst themselves far more than fighting American troops and they both fought the kurds and yazzidis, its like that all over the middle east, Islam is far from a religion of peace and the middle east is far from peaceful

[@Tohdette]

@@missourimongoose8858 That is after the war, not before. It is not like that all over the Middle East. That is simply not a factual statement. I'm not saying this just to argue. Islam is not a religion of peace or violence, its a religion that is practiced by peaceful and violent people (just like any other religions). Middle East is not peaceful or violent. If you invade, occupy, destroy, dismantle, sanction, blockade countries, they end up in a very dire state. The Middle East didn't just magically become what it is today. It was the British Empire and the French that turned the Ottoman Empire into 22 different war torn countries through sabotage, infiltration, military interference, occupation, and installment of corrupt dictatorships and monarchs. I know you have a perspective, but it is based on your observation of what you see in front of you...I recommend adding historical context to your way of thinking so that you can be more fact based when you make an argument (again, not saying this to pick a fight).

[@Rnankn]

With those last lines he casually stoked existential terror and dread: “Crimea is getting armed…It’s obvious we are getting ready for some kind of World War 3…Unfortunately I did not appreciate what we had”.

[@alberthorn180]

Yeah. Because an Ukraine in the NATO totally would NOT get armed and be getting ready for some kind of WW3(which, i might remind you, is ILLEGAL to start by any other people than mine, the Germans!).

[@wemakeasiansurveys4U]

@@alberthorn180 Crimea under Ukraine friendly to NATO would not be a police state and more open to the international community. Russia lost Ukraine as soon as the Holodomor proved to the people of the historical Kievan Russ that they would be thrown under by Moscow at any given chance.

[@ginjordom6065]

@@wemakeasiansurveys4U Exactly that,Russia sees Ukraine as Russian territory and it boggles me how there's so many idiots out here who call Ukrainians nazis yet they cant see this obvious show of fascism from a country that invented the word "antifascism",the irony.

[@cosseybomb]

@@ginjordom6065 Its because there's a resurgence of neo Nazi ideology happening currently in the Ukraine

[@ginjordom6065]

@@cosseybomb It's bs,they get attacked and to justify it suddenly they're nazis because nazis bad,nazis very bad,it's ok to attack nazis. It's an obvious propaganda move...and who exactly is calling them nazis? Surprise,surprise the separatist Russians from Donbass.

[@MarkLee1]

13:20 - You could do anything before, commit crimes, rob your neighbors and now you have to abide law. How unfortunate.

[@nikitavasilev6137]

Wow, it’s brilliant. In my opinion you succeeded in showing both sides

[@MarkLee1]

Not really.

[@chiraggarg9623]

“Oh i am such an amateur” She came for his neck pretty fast damn.

[@nickinvietnam1989]

Prolly infatuated by the "dollars, euros, whatever" pick up line

[@AaronLyons]

She came for his neck??

[@Aziz-wl1xf]

@@AaronLyons Yeah, she was sarcastically facetious with the billionaire dude

[@issecret1]

@Emmawat What you could hear her sarcasm from miles away

[@hymniclimbic]

Very stupid move, it was just a frindly tip, she took it as an insult and used bitter sarcasm as her comebackt. Not very helpful, when you are trying to get to know more informations from the guy she wants to attack later with that gained knowledge.

[@techniksnoob5494]

“Unfortunately I did not appreciate what we had.” That was so sad

[@PDXMILO]

Freedom is a fickle little thing eh? I mean yeah, sanctions from the west have probably screwed them BUT the police state is the thing that really screws them the most.

[@Mark13091961]

That really summed it up

[@nuggetella]

@@Mark13091961 Never know what you've got untill its gone..! 🤦‍♂️

[@bradc32]

the west might say that someday.we take everything for granted

[@Mark13091961]

@@nuggetella ain’t that the truth!

[@hectorlarsson7259]

Это тот самый тип, который украл енота из херсонского зоопарка? Ничего себе он рассуждал тогда как))

[@user-jf5qw6vg3h]

As a resident of Sevastopol, its great, I remember life in Ukrainian Crimea was terrible, like a gutter, now its awesome, we've been back home after decades of separation

[@thatsnodildo1974]

Lol won't last long

[@linusmayden8465]

​@@thatsnodildo1974"Won't last long," why, will they remove the inhabitants? Will Ukrainians win? Doesn't seem like any of that is happening anytime soon.

[@user-jf5qw6vg3h]

@@thatsnodildo1974 really? Well its been a year and we still haven't seen Ukraine take and inch of Donbass or Crimea. Ukraine is holding Kiev and its borders. And if you want to come and kill our families and bomb our schools again, we will nuke you

[@michalveltrusky9633]

lmao you will be begging the UN for aid

[@user-jf5qw6vg3h]

@@michalveltrusky9633 its Ukraine who is doing that my friend 😂

[@casadechrome]

I’m just going to pretend I did not just hear Russian tiger king say ” Russia is obviously preparing for something big like WW3”

[@philiposborne982]

Bettwr to be prepared than get invaded. Obviously.

[@sep0262]

@bob tom rlly? are dumb or just an idiot? :D

[@FennecFoxxx]

@bob tom Why don't you go live there then?

[@blackkmamb]

he realized too late

[@overbeb]

There will be no WW3 over Crimea. Russia has no need for any other part of Ukraine, they just need the warm, deep water ports in that area and they’re going to keep it.

[@itsblossom-pv3fx]

I’m going out on limb here and say that Russian billionaire did not earn his billions ethically.

[@Rspsand07]

So like every billionaire?

[@darko38]

Unlike people like the Rothchilds who are such good boys and definitely are not up to no good in our beautiful world 😂

[@sandrineroesch8706]

Where’s the ethical part in capitalism? Which part did I miss? 🤣

[@stefangrib1125]

You mean legally

[@bertvolg1347]

человек паук do you have freedom of press? 🤣

[@andrewwhite8762]

I think Vice does great documentaries!

[@grecovevo2416]

They dont, theyre horribly biased and left wing

[@manuel.camelo]

That girl alone in the thumbnail gave you 11 million views.

[@dhawal28pawar]

Russian playing with tigers like they are small cats Just a Russian thing

[@AlyoshkaNecro]

FYI that guy is a tamer. Nobody in Russia is stupid enough to mess with any wild and obviously dangerous animals...except bears sometimes.

[@reloaddm]

@@AlyoshkaNecro ))))))))))))))

[@MayoFilms83]

Karen from tiger king knows that just ask her husband lol.

[@ernisupriani9270]

Russian like to play with big dangerous animal even dagestani play with the bear

[@dariuszas1520]

Dagestan belongs too Putin

[@bobby398]

When was this filmed? Poroshenko was defeated by Zelensky in May 2019

[@cuminthenameofpiss]

over the course of the last 5 years, it's chronologically correct though

[@accretor]

When the reports are not contemporary, Vice ought to include in the video description when the report was originally aired. It's confusing.

[@vg2213]

@@accretor they stated 2017 right at the beginning of the video..not much to be confused about.

[@rustzz8]

@@accretor it's says in the very first sentence this is Crimea in early 2017 three years after Russian takeover at 0:27 and also says 2017 at 0:11

[@accretor]

Actually, though, while this includes footage from 2017, this was clearly produced AFTER 2017 as it also references 2018, so you two are clearly confused as well. If they had included the original publication date, there would be no confusion.

[@GULLIVER1012]

It's hard to understand, but most people born in the Soviet Union are not used to taking responsibility for themselves. It was taught from an early age to bow to the state apparatus, based on historical experiences. That's why it's predominantly the older people who support annexation.

[@dylanmcdowell3894]

This is one of like... 3 videos on the whole internet that considered viewpoints on both sides. Well done as always, VICE.

[@grantmalone]

It considers viewpoints on both sides but look at how it ends. With a man who previously supported a Russian Crimea saying he was wrong, while predicting world war 3 to almost cartoonishly ominous background music. Not saying it's wrong... but let's not pretend this video doesn't have a very clear point of view.

[@vickysinha4128]

Western propaganda

[@xChemistryFTWx]

@@vickysinha4128 Cope and seethe

[@steveperreira5850]

I agree, this was a riveting and well done documentary. As far as the politics, never ever can you trust a dictator ship, that would be Russia, amongst many others

[@panterxbeats]

Right, except one of these "viewpoints" is one of billionaire/oligarchal and authoritarian interests over another country. The other is the reality of annexation, faked polls, human rights abuses and war in Ukraine. There may be two viewpoints, but they sure aren't comparable.

[@tonitonight6691]

Russia is investing in crimea but forgot to invest in the mainland Russia

[@TheJcrist]

No we did not forget, my friend) whole Russia is building, not just Crimea

[@2bobra]

Revenues from tourism will pay off from 2014. Especially 19-20 years. Plus there is a share of military spending.

[@denplechnoy4712]

@@TheJcrist hahahahaha when it comes to other countries we invest but when it comes to our own we don't. you probably live in moscow and dont notice the difference.

[@gastonhitw720]

@@TheJcrist you must be from moscow then hahahaha

[@user-ig1go2xl2x]

@CHESTIY CARAT, мост, электричество - это что?

[@Sorrowblast]

why the F the subtitles spell "Benderovtsi" as "nationalists" ? Don't you Vice people want to tell the truth?

[@nielubieciee]

Ukraine Above all... Ukraine Above all ...? Deutschland Uber Alles ?

[@snowtwistnorm9325]

And what were they supposed to shout in your opinion?

[@nielubieciee]

@@snowtwistnorm9325 Well, I do not tell anybody what to do, but view that your nation is a Supremacy over all other Nations is slippy slope. We are learning history for a reason.

[@snowtwistnorm9325]

@@nielubieciee True, but any march or protest will sound similar. The territories occupied by Russia are now processed in the same way by the Russian authorities. The same "Za" - the purest symbolism. The same as that of some Ukrainian troops. In general, everything is about the same thing, only now the enemies are those who used to be accomplices. And at the same time, the training manual is the same, both accuse each other of nazism or fascism

[@soccermaster25]

Good for the journalists to talk with both sides of these issues and to present many type of people and their views in a fair way.

[@mariaivanova4400]

"Fair way" is the CNN one? LMAO

[@im_not_an_elephant]

The journalist is absolutely a gorgeous asian.

[@eda8612]

Both sides? Are you really that blind?

[@jeffreylebowski2440]

@@eda8612Are you dumb? You have understand that the russian officers commanding the mercenaries and russian soldiers cannot give interviews they work undercover they cannot blow their cover they are still acting like it's a revolution not russian intervention.

[@bluntfruntac9981]

@@mariaivanova4400 Huh?

[@alexandr.stolpovskych]

I was born in Crimea, I have friends and relatives in Russia, Ukraine and Crimea. All situation is such a blur, it’s very hard to navigate through it. And I must say, great job, Vice, on bringing very accurate reports.

[@AR-rn8ok]

It’s not hard to navigate, the invading army is wrong. No one attacked Russia. Putin controls his media so you will mostly get his story. He imprisons opponents like alexei nalvany so you only hear his greatness and not his corruption. He is causing so much pain and it will come back around to hurt regular Russian citizens. He will convince you to hate America but your suffering will all be a result of Putin’s invasions.

[@andretobias2439]

what a great propaganda machine very effective how come they ain't talking to poor people they talk to the millionaires billionaires

[@pharaohsmagician8329]

@@AR-rn8ok you are right but you are still confused. It is *very* hard to navigate because while Putin controls his media, someone else controls yours. And that includes Vice. This report is propoganda and telling you what will make you want to support the US. It will never show the full story because Vice is not allowed to. Free Journalism is not real. Even if they wanted to tell the truth, KZbin would take it down. Remember that before you criticize other countries censorship.

[@pharaohsmagician8329]

What do you think of Azov please tell us the full story or tell us where we can learn more what to search

[@laoch5658]

@@AR-rn8ok there is propaganda on both sides

[@romansinitskiy]

Thank you!

[@PedroFerreira-ze5yp]

time for Mr Storm Shadow to pay this guy a visit!

[@ha-vitaboys5637]

Who is here for Isobel young ?

[@geogmz8277]

Isobel Yeung**

[@WhiskeyShotsV8]

So that's her name, nice to know

[@filip1997andersson]

Shes very pretty

[@TristanMac65]

She's 33 years of ago too... Can't even tell

[@filip1997andersson]

@@TristanMac65 Those Asian ladies age very slowly

[@beccakate8592]

Doing an interview in a cage full of lions? How very Russian of you

[@sashakts]

Crimea is Ukraine! It's only a question of time!

[@user-xz8lb6ez8j]

As we can see now, preparations in Crimea for big war was truly necessary. Of cause there are few peoples there, who didn't want to become a part of Russia. But democracy it's a point of view of most citizens.