Why Russia is Invading Ukraine

[@RealLifeLore]

Honestly, I don’t know what to say. Words can never convey the horrors going on in Ukraine today, and I never expected these events to pass. I began making this video 5 weeks ago and I genuinely was not expecting the invasion to take place a few days ago. Once it did, I struggled with whether or not I should still release this, and ultimately decided that it still offered valuable perspective and went ahead. My heart and full support is with the Ukrainian people, and the Russian people who did not want this war. слава україні!

[@thegdjordan6332]

END THE WAR LIKE IF YOU AGREE

[@KaptainKharisma]

End the war

[@Clickty]

yep

[@revenger211]

I don't think anyone expected it to be honest. I'd also appreciate if you made a video of what happens next. The ripple effects on other nations that depend on exports from both countries and what Russia's next move might be.

[@Notjackpausner]

hi

[@timberwolfe1645]

WHY can't creators like THIS GUY be our news providers?!? Completely understand the logics of nations, countries, and situations better because of him. Thank you

[@ameame32]

They want to hide the truth am also curious as to why NATO wants to expand to the east

[@marioelburro1492]

Because people might get bored and its easier to scare people to generate money and views. Im sure theres many reasons

[@Terrakol]

@@ameame32 well, if NATO want to stay relevant, they need a new enemy to fights with. Besides, NATO were created to fight with USSR before, now it is Russia until everyone who oppose of NATO's way of thinking is no more.

[@Shidan174]

@@ameame32 Presumably the same reason Russia wants to expand west. Whoever expands the farthest has the advantage in a theoretical war. Ironically though, Russia is providing plenty of motivation for said eastern european countries to want to join NATO. After all, that's the reason Russia can get away with attacking them, they're not in NATO.

[@roybains7288]

Because they HV their own agendas

[@Charlies1970TA]

Two years later and this reporting is still applicable and accurate. Excellent work.

[@Science-Vlog]

the map spinning was so confusing though, terrible editing choice.

[@flyingdutchmanSimon]

and what does NATO want in Ukraine?

[@GaryGraham-sx4pm]

@@flyingdutchmanSimon .. if sovereignty and government have any meaning perhaps you might ask what ukrainians want in ukraine

[@GaryGraham-sx4pm]

@@flyingdutchmanSimon .. (hint: it's certainly not russians)

[@wefouzle3884]

​​@@flyingdutchmanSimonthey want another puppet state 😊 but let's be real, QoL in NATO countries is far superior then the QoL in Russia or countries that are heavily supported by Russia, the Ukrainians are better of living under NATO then Russia

[@tlow5766]

My professor once said: History is always happening in an area. Therefor understanding history without understanding the geography of the region, is not possible. This video proofed that quote correct one more time.

[@Walking-MY-Path]

*proved

[@KOUTSOKALIGERHS]

@@Walking-MY-Path 11 years on youtube and all you can provide in the comments is stupidity

[@MintyLime703]

@@KOUTSOKALIGERHS Only in today's world could spelling something correctly be considered stupid. fucking lmao

[@osverhernandez8435]

@@KOUTSOKALIGERHS EMOTIONAL DAMAGE

[@osverhernandez8435]

@@MintyLime703 lmao tell me one person who likes a grammar nazi. We all know the language, we all know what he sayin, why bother correcting? It really isnt that deep, this whole comment section is filled with typos, who tf anyone tryna impress having perfect vernacular on a fuckin youtube video 😂🤚🏽

[@JeanOfmArc]

This is a very helpful video on understanding the “why” of the situation. I'm sure there are many more details involved, but you explained a number of aspects very well. Thank you.

[@melonenlord6901]

and the one with the least bias ive seen so far. Thanks RLL!

[@mr.gorbachev1985]

yes

[@Shaggylicious]

@@melonenlord6901 TIP: if somebody says they're completely unbiased then you know that they're at a misunderstanding of what bias is. Best someone could do is try to be as unbiased as possible

[@tricolore31]

you said the same comment on another video

[@TurnYourBassUp]

How did you watch it all in 15 minutes, mr lying pants!

[@maxliu1099]

Thank god for this. I’ve been following the current Russo-Ukrainian conflict for about a month now but I’ve never really managed to really organize the information in my head, and because of that the only context I’ve really had was just “Russia doesn’t want Ukraine to join NATO”. The existence of this video means that I don’t have to go through several dozen news articles to have an organized understanding of the situation

[@Romeosoul]

War not just conflict

[@davidhowell1415]

If you want more information watch the documentary called Ukraine on fire and you will understand more about the politics behind this. It started 2014

[@kimilsung2608]

If you want to fully understand you should go back to the ussr and 2014 after the coup

[@unemiryune9322]

you actually have, since this video is simply worng

[@coryfoster9373]

True! US also helped fuel this conflict by offering NATO membership to Ukraine , which was hopeless and went against the opinion of most of the world. It could never join as Ukraine has its own internal conflict and corruption, so first and foremost- US needs to drop any offers of Ukraine joining NATO. A similar agreement to the Minsk 2 agreement is the best we have to solving this.

[@cliftonjames785]

This is why i don't watch the news anymore for information. They barely touch the surface on geopolitics unlike youtube creators like this channel

[@WallNutBreaker524]

Facts, Mainstream News is Outdated tbh. 😂

[@QuicksilverVM]

you shouldnt give too much about the opinions of randoms in their videos on youtube. if you want to know something about a country you should watch a video from that country

[@nixontanui2445]

Me too haha this analysis is something else

[@X.D.-2001-4L]

This channel is a pro U.S. channel though

[@Lockk9]

" The general population doesn't know what's really happening - and it doesn't even know - that it doesn't know " - Noam Chomsky Thank you for making this video, as so many people have no idea about origins of this conflict.

[@Bl_2024a]

Some money

[@twotfreigh4946]

It is connected to Texas....

[@liquid_shadow8690]

Yea… pretty sad. They just believe everything they’re told by the lamestream media.

[@WakaWaka2468]

Ah yes, Chomsky. The Joe Rogan of the left. Worshipped by liberals and teenage commies.

[@repCanada]

Noam Chomsky is a joke

[@jclarkent3757]

This just shows how complex world conflict really is, and how a small difference in perspective completely changes one’s reality

[@covfefe1787]

​@Captain slow its more then that. Geography determines a nations foreign policy those lines determine the resources and population that you control Lines on a map actually mean everything.

[@poppachoppa8956]

Russia must fall

[@kaidenbrown1398]

@@poppachoppa8956 ehhh i disagree

[@poppachoppa8956]

@@kaidenbrown1398 Putin must fall

[@sirduckuspondicus]

@@poppachoppa8956 now I agree but we need all his friends to fall or one of his friend oligarchs will take control

[@Samira-rj4ke]

0:58 Putin declares war 2:22 Soviet Union collapse 4:08 Geographical disadvantages 6:27 Suvalky gap 9:00 Energy is a big resource 11:50 Ukraine is a transit to EU 14:20 What the situation is truly about 16:30 Crimea 18:44 Supporting canal in Crimea 20:41 Covid interference 22:41 Russia acknowledged independence of Donetsk and Luhansk 25:09 Putin’s demands 26:14 What happened before to predict how it will unveil

[@saarvinsinghal743]

lol, how much time did u spend searching and writing this 😂😂

[@Samira-rj4ke]

@@saarvinsinghal743 as you watch you take notes that’s it ☺️✍🏼

[@isabellechan5208]

oml tysm this helps sm

[@astrowuff]

Rendering error at 26:56 :D

[@Samira-rj4ke]

@@astrowuff oops XD

[@dahnyul]

That was so informative!!!! Thank you so much for your work, and this beautiful presentation!

[@ashsmith5522]

Bro you've explained more in 30 minutes than hours and hours of news every could.. hope your channel keeps growing and more people use you a source on info keep it up. Ill recommend your channel to everyone

[@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind]

The news doesn't teach you how to think.. just what to think... "Putin bad...bad is Putin...Putin is bad..." Can't even have conversations with people because you'll realize 5 seconds in they're just brainwashed repeating talking points on the day's hot topics

[@kuchee8843]

​@@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind If you are still getting your news from Main stream media that's no bueno... with that said, Putin bad.

[@icyboy771z]

This type of information, like the real reasons for invasion is generally classified by military ppl and gov. But because of advent of sites like KZbin and creators we can know the true intentions.

[@kuchee8843]

@@user-ze2kl5st3k the guy is Jewish and lost family in the holocaust... doesn't seem to fit the "Nazi" profile lol... Also Trump was not a legend lol he was an average president who looked Amazing because his competition was lost my emails Clinton and Sleepy Joe.

[@fernandofernandez2286]

@@icyboy771z these reasons have been known for very long though. Years ago before this invasion happened. There’s a great lecture by John J. Mearsheimer

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

This video was really well researched, well explained and much needed to get everyone informed on what's happening rn. Thanks for making it, it'll only serve to educate everyone on current events.

[@somebodynamedsunny]

hey

[@justdane1933]

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[@LibrarianRoland]

you again

[@nikhil282]

you are every where

[@jjc1347]

Good information but a bit slanted towards the Ukrainian side. There is no mention of the fascist elements that took over Ukraine from the 2014 color revolution. There are laws that prevents Russian from being spoken among Ukrainian. If Ukraine consider Crimea part of Ukraine, how can they take away a fresh water for over 2 million residents? Not in the mood? It's a war crime. NATO isn't a pacifist block. It has engaged in invasions after USSR collapsed. I hope the Nebula video is more balanced on why Putin behave the way he does instead of for the glory of the old days. He is trying to protect the best interests of Russian citizens which is why he is popular in Russia.

[@chrisshannonmoeller781]

The way you flipped the map making the NATO countries to the East at the top of the map and showing the shape of the European Plain made this so much easier to understand. Thank you for an informative and in depth video.

[@hidan4098]

Idk why, but it's making me confused af

[@waelalabdaly4543]

@@hidan4098 same

[@budisoemantri2303]

It shows the perspective of Russia

[@rational0]

@@hidan4098 A lot more was flipped than just the map !

[@adameus42]

@@rational0 care to explain?

[@petersonnenberg5449]

I think you might have it. The saying "follow the money" comes to mind and this makes sense, but more in the higher macro level of energy..."follow the energy".

[@usul573]

Most wars can be boiled down to land and resource grabs. You can estimate the price tag on those.

[@areis7415]

This shows exactly why energy independence is not only essential from the perspective of the envornment but also for the national security of countries all over the world.

[@nutyyyy]

Exactly.

[@hakerjack]

Clean and renewable energy that every country can afford is the cure

[@clockworkcookie]

For Europe, energy independence is just not feasible. If Europe as a whole started building nuclear power plants (the fastest, cheapest way to get off fossil fuels), the demand for uranium would boom. Kazakhstan is one of the biggest exporters of uranium and is also another ex-Soviet Union country. If Europe went truly green (solar energy for example) they would still need to import the materials to build large scale solar panel fields and the demand for these materials would be so high that basically it would be the new oil. There's just no winning for Europe. There's a reason why historically Europe has been at war in one way or another for the majority of its history - lack or imbalance of resources.

[@egg-iu3fe]

there's no such thing as energy independence.

[@frostthron8009]

@@egg-iu3fe unless you're Russia, Iran, Algeria or Qatar.

[@TheGroovyGuitarDude]

Thank you for this. I was doing my best to keep up with and understand the “why” behind what is happening, this helped clear things up so much!

[@You-vv1xv]

1st

[@servit0r]

Joined Jan 28, 2022

[@ledan728]

@PHX Swan Nato doesn't exist just for Russia. It's an alliance for whatever comes in the future. Don't you know that Nato was involved in Afghanistan? It offered aid in 9/11 too among other things. Nato has never been the aggressor in a war like what Russia is doing now.

[@bian7744]

@PHX Swan NATO still exists because sometimes super powers within NATO want to use the alliance as a handy excuse to extract what they want

[@GrigRP]

One thing I've never got an answer for: Why was the US justified in blockading Cuba and threatening war because they wanted to host Soviet weapons; but Ukraine joining NATO is their "sovereign right"?

[@renarsspons]

So basically - the Cold War never stopped! It was just contained for 30 years, but was still bubbling under the surface. The 'frontline' has just shifted from Germany to Ukraine. So interesting, and kudos to you for explaining everything so neutrally and insightfully!

[@nutyyyy]

It likely will never stop. Russia is a civilisation unto itself in the way Europe is. So its perogative is always going to be expanding influence West.

[@mikepastor.k6233]

@@nutyyyy as long as 500 war heads that can annihilate the earth are in possession of a temperamental country as far as power constraints go. Never!

[@drinkmorewater8791]

you have a lot to learn. a lot to catch up on lol

[@TropicalPriest]

It would be more accurate to say the cold war ended with the fall of the Soviet Union. But the "end of history" never actually occurred because neoliberal policy adoption has been lackluster at best in Asia since they were given time to watch its failure in South America. What we're seeing now has very little to do with military or colonial expansion, but instead resource management as a consequence of western interference during the maidan revolution. Had that never occurred, Russia and Ukraine would have likely reached equitable deals on gas exploration ages ago.

[@romanlinnik7441]

@@TropicalPriest the USSR never fell. It only transformed. And it transformed into something horrific, with even more blatant lies, with outrageous hypocrisy on display. Putin is a former KGB agent and a lot of his gang mates can be traced back to USSR. The dictatorship never left, Russian people never had a chance to voice their opinion and be heard. '91 started a mad dash to the finish line (which was indicated by the presidency/how hard you can squeeze the public after it got the taste of freedom), this is when the true nature of elites became very apparent. Putin won, whether by being lucky or purposefully getting close to Eltsin, it doesn't really matter now. The man holds the entire country hostage for over 20 years, strips it of everything valuable, plays the emperor: just as he was taught under the sickle and hammer. He will NEVER do or propose a productive or peaceful solution to a problem, because he was brought up by a language of violence and power.

[@JohnHawley-c5n]

Imagine how advanced we'd become if we all worked together.

[@72badry]

not much. Actually this competiveness pushes advantages faster

[@rpbajb]

Technological advancements are definitely related to conflict.

[@Mesopotamia-v6d]

Well that impossible

[@adamfrazer5150]

The biggest threat we face these days, is to simply getting the truth of things. Many thanks for putting this all together, when even 'major' news networks haven't bothered to educate.....anyone.

[@ReleaseImranKhanNOW]

Very true. That's why we should stand up for journalists when they are attacked. Julian Assange is being persecuted for revealing war crimes and has been imprisoned in UK's Gitmo for years. We need more truth tellers. Not corporate and government stenographers.

[@jaboris2536]

The media actually have a direct job: ideological subversion

[@eobardthawne7851]

@@ReleaseImranKhanNOW Simply No. They made their bed when they kept lying to the people. Why in the fuck would I defend journalists who get paid to spread lies and propaganda? Just isn't happening. If they die, they deserve it.

[@adamfrazer5150]

@@jaboris2536 👍 nicely put 🍻

[@Predated2]

Well, there is a downside of news networks revealing this. It would be public approved televised transmissions that Russia could see as just another threat. It's best to share just the concern publically untill things are confirmed in cases like this. In the age of information, the slightest misinformation can cause a massive discourse. Imagine that misinformation reaches a country thats on the verge of starting a massive war.

[@EthanBlakeProductions]

This is a pretty solid glimpse into the complexities of Ukraine and Russia’s history. It was thorough enough to have most of the major details, but short enough to keep people’s short attention spans in check. Thanks for posting!

[@GrigRP]

One thing I've never got an answer for: Why was the US justified in blockading Cuba and threatening war because they wanted to host Soviet weapons; but Ukraine joining NATO is their "sovereign right"?

[@vtx7275]

@@GrigRP there's no objective answer to that question imo, it's all about perspective

[@tylergooden2183]

Because the USSR lost the Cold War.

[@EthanBlakeProductions]

@@GrigRP that’s another reason things escalated in Ukraine. I can see where that would make me feel uncomfortable. I wouldn’t like it if China was putting missiles on our Canadian or Mexican border pointed at the US.

[@HarryWessex]

Mainland Europe relying on Russia for natural gas is just stupid. I'm glad the UK mainly gets it from the US & Norway

[@Thomas-fp9mm]

Amazing well researched and perfect production of a video. Fantastic

[@KichatovAY]

But its 30 min of lie

[@Thomas-fp9mm]

Ok troll

[@KichatovAY]

@@Thomas-fp9mm lol, u have epmty account with registration year ago, but troll is me? xD USА - wоrld оccupаnt, its a rеason of all wаrs in last 30 yеars.

[@Taxistheft.]

@@KichatovAY? How

[@Bergelmir_Þrúðgelmirson]

but there are a lot of mistakes and incorrectly placed accents

[@max5183]

This was so much better than anything in the news or on TV. More objective, calm and not speculation based. Just the facts what is happening in Russia, the history etc. No political agenda but just trying to explain the matter to millions online. And all for free and not behind a pay wall. Thank you for that!

[@inconvenienttruths7953]

The US State Dept (filled with former Eastern European Jewish refugees) and the US military industrial complex who for 30 yrs (since the fall of the Soviet Union) have indulged themselves to expand NATO at all costs, forcing all former Soviet republics to submit themselves with the threat of coups and toppling their Democratically elected governments at will. The latest one being Kazakhstan this January. Earlier in 2014, it was Ukraine. Before that in Georgia. Next on the list is Belarus and Kazakhstan. All in the hopes to encircle Russia, place nukes close to Moscow to counter Russian hyper-sonic delivery capabilities and neutralize Russia military superiority in that region. Unless US/NATO expansion is halted eastward and Russia's security concerns are taken seriously and not dismissed with the usual US arrogance, things will only escalate. US war establishment will keep constantly poking the Russians to enrich their coffers. Putin's rational and measured actions pertain to the Donbass region where the CIA trained (arms supplied) Ukrainian neo-nazi militia are committing genocide against Russian speaking civilians in that region of Ukraine. For 8 yrs, Russia has been pleading with Ukraine to abide by Minsk agreements and no attention was paid to it by Ukrainian puppet government installed by US/Israel and flanked by NATO vassals. Now exhausting all options, Putin has finally drawn a red line and took action to secure the lives of ethnic Russians in the Donbass region. For any concerns regarding unilateral actions by Russia, read the US 'Monroe doctrine' on how it set the stage. Imagine the Russian and China start placing their military assets in Cuba Lain America. The US does everything unilaterally, whenever it pleases and wherever it wants. Does Yugoslavia ring a bell and creating a Kosovo? It will make sense why Russia is always on guard with the constant US expansionism impulse under any pretext. You can fool the western public using misinformation, disinformation, fake news and decades of carefully choreographed Hollywood propaganda from childhood. But facts are facts and it rings louder eventually. US establishment with its usual media propaganda and on the ground CIA operations wanted to make sure that Russia gets dragged into Ukraine and other wars in order to effectively place sanctions on it and cripple the Russian economy so that a weakened Russia can be brought into submission and allow NATO to expand to their borders and eventually into Russia itself to oust Putin, their penultimate enemy before taking on China. While the US global dominance declines rapidly, it will get more and more reckless and desperate to create conflicts everywhere to present itself as the solution. The US dollar hegemony is cracking immensely and the other big powers are getting ready to take action at the appropriate time. Until then, the US will engineer as many new conflicts as possible with its global peers while the situation at home gets worse and worse as the quality of life for ordinary Americans goes down significantly.

[@absolutelyfookinnobody2843]

Yea, welcome to reality. People need to stop acting like it's impressive that someone does a better job then mainstream media. They are propaganda and money driven, so the bar isn't even there

[@BehraamK4]

@@inconvenienttruths7953 bro, you have worded it in such a nice way I want to shake your hand lol. May I share

[@abhishekshah1707]

@@inconvenienttruths7953 oh god, do you actually believe this drivel? Gtfo with your antisemtic nonsense.

[@winxinternetblog5567]

Ну да конечно

[@Chrono_topher]

I’ve always been drawn out to why Russia is invading/attacking Ukraine. I have watched multiple videos, read numerous articles, documentaries, news reports, etc. None of which were particularly helpful because all of those have different reasons and concerns. Is it the NATO reason, the Crimean region, or the 2014 crisis? But, now that I have found this video, this really did highlight what is the real reason. EDIT: Help my comment started an argument in the replies :((

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

This is mostly about Russia wanting to control its former colonies and feeling weak as many of them drift away from Russia. Russia has seen its territory and influence shrink to its smallest in centuries. NATO is a defense pact and would never attack Russia in an offensive attack (when has a nuclear nation attacked another nuclear nation?). NATO would only fight for defensive purposes. Russias concern is that it cannot use force or the threat of force to control/influence any nation if it’s part of NATO. That is why he fears any former Soviet colony joining NATO Since it means Russia will have lost almost all influence and control over it. Furthermore, many Russians including Putin (confirmed it in the speech when the invasion started) have a belief that Ukraine belongs to Russia or the Russian people. So it is even a bigger interest of Russia to control Ukraine thus prevent it from joining NATO or EU.

[@arjen20]

Well those are the reason but those reasons became broken when they themselves became the threat

[@chromoy]

@@Homer-OJ-Simpson I am from Russia, and I can surely say that not many people thinks that Ukraine belongs or should belong to Russia, even more - none of us wanted this war, the only person who wanted all of this is our president

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

@@arjen20 when who became the threat?

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

@@chromoy there are polls out there on many russians feeling Ukraine belongs to the russian people. Putin’s speech when he invaded even explained his reasons for invasion - he said Ukraine was made by communist russia, giving aid by russia, and it’s history is part of russia. Many other Russian leaders have been saying this for years and polls of Russian people show they support those views.

[@Ofiryonatan]

wow, its amazing that the news in my country talk all day about the war and just say the same things over and over and this video just taught me in 32 mins more than almost all the people in my country know.

[@newares8140]

So true…. Almost as if the media was a giant echo chamber

[@Mirsab]

What country are you from?

[@bl-ni1iu]

Does it really matter?

[@kosamsani9355]

Where are you, dear Mr Biden?

[@SuperThunderPanda]

thats news in general for every country

[@jorgeserrano61]

I'm sold to your Nebula profile. Great content!

[@johnpatterson6448]

I am amazed that no one else has given the geographical analysis that is given here. Very, very informative. A completely different angle here. Plus the energy stuff. The tariffs. The resources. The canal. It’s criminal that this information has been kept from us. Thank you so much for this.

[@ladyelainefairchild3546]

It’s actually all really about the energy and mineral resources, the NATO part is Putin’s bs excuse.

[@chainedscythe2000]

@@ladyelainefairchild3546 Haha. At-least he made an excuse unlike the Americans sniffing out oil.

[@hophuongnamnguyen6349]

@@ladyelainefairchild3546 the problem is not Nato, it USA , if Georgia and Ukraine join NATO, Russia will be surrounded by USA military base, and their missile will right to the boarder from Baltic to Caucasus . It like USA point the gun right to Russia head. And with surrounding Russia, USA has chance to stop every missile from Russia to USA outside of USA boarder. It mean Russia lost nuclear advantage to USA. And without nuclear, Russia will be vulnerable and will hard to defend themselves especially you can see on the map, they will lost may be in 10 days and Nato has prove they are just “defensive” on paper, Yugoslavia and Iraq Afghanistan prove it. And replace Russia government with a new puppet like in Iraq has the most benefit for USA. They will has access to the Russia oils and without Russia, their only problem left is China who they also surround by their ally Japan Korea and Taiwan and with Russia fall, China has surround on the north too. And believe me get Russia out of global power is the thing the USA will love to do.

[@hophuongnamnguyen6349]

@@ladyelainefairchild3546 considering how long it take to fire missile to Moscow from Baltic to Black Sea and how long it take to Russia use there nuclear weapon and even Russia is dare to use nuclear weapon in Kaliningrad where is very near to Ukraine and is Russia oils. . And with USA record from Iraq Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, the possibility is actually very high. Moreover take Ukraine help USA to have chance to keep Russia missile out of USA border and even their western follower by stop it in Eastern Europe. Ukraine and the east country can be the shield to protect Germany and France and uk from Russia missile so Russia nuclear missile is really not that threat and without nuclear weapon, Russia is actually vulnerable. By take Ukraine , USA is really hang the gun into Russia head with kallinigrad and Moscow.

[@hophuongnamnguyen6349]

@@ladyelainefairchild3546 This is not about nato or the west vs Russia. This is about USA vs Russia. The chess piece is Nato and Ukraine sadly is just the board.And even the west get destroyed it not affect to much to USA , one get rid of an superpowers opponent, the other will have to depend more on them if Russia use nuclear missile.

[@CARLGULA]

The WORST part of all this is so many generations have passed since the end of WW2 especially the Younger generations I don't think they fully comprehend the tragedy of War. I'm so grateful for videos like this that show Historical accuracy & can help guide people in understanding the grave situation in Ukraine. I genuinely hope this gets resolved with the least amount of casualties because it's such a shame.

[@JustinDOehlke]

Not really. Baby boomers and gen x are very much alive and well.

[@JM-kv2kn]

You must be stupid. It was boomers who refused to listen to Russia's concerns and interests. Knowing fully well what war means and what Russia is willing to do when they feel threatened.

[@leonixnn]

I wouldn't go as far to say that the majority, but a great lot of us Russian young people actually do understand what the war means... It's just that in the time when the giants were made, our people were ignorant and weak after the collapse of the USSR. That's how someone luke Putin was allowed to reign... Our promise to the whole world is that we are doing our best to get rid of that deragnged ancient. In the long run, we suffer from the deeds of our idiotic government the most. So hell yeah we are motivated to deal with them.

[@CARLGULA]

@@JustinDOehlke I'm not saying they're not alive & well, I was just pointing out that our youngest generations don't have the same understanding & comprehension of the tragedy of War that our elder generations have. I have nothing but the utmost respect for our older generations. My great-grandfather was a WW2 vet& my grandfather was a Vietnam vet & the things they've told me were nothing short of insanely atrocious. I just want the bloodshed to end.

[@holywars4639]

I would Agree with you on this one.

[@janileskovsek7975]

I was wondering why Putin invaded Ukraine. That "demilitarization" and "denazification" seemed very childish reasons. I knew about the geopolitical reasons and NATO reasons but i never knew about the huge oil and gas reserves in Ukrain. This explains a lot now.

[@dudeladude456]

I know, I couldn't really understand his reasoning because it was clearly rubbish. This video is extremely helpful

[@UG_RIGRUM]

Can you explain the geopolitical reasons or share a link?

[@kev792]

@@UG_RIGRUM Basically a lot of the former Soviet Union states are either in NATO, friendly to the west or are neutral, and Putin see that as a threat.

[@k.vn.k]

Also water resources (Crimea).

[@k.vn.k]

And human resource (military).

[@NikitaShershakov]

i suggest you to go deeper every time you hear the word suddenly here. Cause it’s not suddenly at all 😅

[@jrsindone]

This is by far one of the most comprehensive, thorough, and neutral reviews on the crisis, condensed into all of 31 minutes. Thanks RealLifeLore for all you do.

[@oaedeoi]

31 minutes?? This was so well made, felt like 10 minutes passed

[@alok.01]

@@oaedeoi Really true, I thought that this was 10 minutes but when the end reached and I checked it was about 30 minutes

[@pepelefrog1121]

Wait until you find out why Hunter Biden lived the past 5 years in Ukraine doing "undisclosed business deals". Your kind is dangerous: the kind that accepted covid without asking questions.

[@user-kj3qg3kv2l]

Exatcly! If you look at all western news there is basically no objective article about this invasion. Its always one sided. This Video is very valuable!

[@gayestrand5952]

Yikes

[@0601989m]

By far the most detailed account of the situation I have seen on youtube or on mainstream media for that matter. Great insights especially on the gas fields and water factor in Crimea. There are of course other sociological and perhaps "spiritual/ideological" issues at play here which are outside the scope of the video (Russia's "origin story" in Ukraine, the power dynamics behind the various regime changes, the historical significance of Crimea for Russia and the reasons why the takeover of Crimea was so popular in Russia and had such little international backlash, historical reasons for the population makeup across Ukraine vs. the Donbas, the important historical contrast between Abkhazia/S.Osettia and the new "republics" in Ukraine, etc.) but I honestly can't see how you could make a more insightful, concise and professional 30-minute overview on this appaling situation than this. Thank you and contratulations on the excellent research and presentation; this definitely deserves a suscribe.

[@Vollzeitnomaden]

It would be even more professional and insightful with sources provided I think.

[@lethimdohisworkforyou1177]

@@Vollzeitnomaden It's fine though. I don't doubt this man because if you actually research of things he says you will find the truth he says.

[@0601989m]

@@Vollzeitnomaden Completely agree!

[@Mitchpea]

Mind sharing a bit on the russian origin story bit?

[@MikeHoncho2269]

@@Mitchpea kiev is historically the area where the group of people who became the soviets/russians started dating back to the time of ancient china and the mongols

[@NArbiza4]

I love how he explains the situation with the map seen from the POV of Russia, this puts this in a lot more perspective

[@KevinKickChannel]

Yea it almost makes you realise there might be a Russian perspective too. But we shouldn't though, Russian did a bad thing so we should mainly put attention on how things are from the Ukranian and Western perspective.

[@Smile4theKillCam456]

@@KevinKickChannel this is just simply not correct. We should look at it from the Russian Perspective as well. This gives us a leg up on them, as well as the ability to empathize and eventually make peace with them.

[@robiirjk1371]

I understand that you know very little about the situation in Ukraine and Russia, but Russia simply could not tolerate the way the United States and Ukraine provoked our country. You also don't know how Ukrainian soldiers mock the corpses of the Russian military and send photos of the killed Russian soldiers to their mothers, you don't know that Ukraine shot down its plane that damaged the building, you haven't seen the video where the Ukrainian military shoot Ukrainians because of the Comindan hour. How Ukraine bombed Donbass killing and burning children, old people and women. Of course, civilians are not to blame and no one touches them, Ukraine will remain Ukraine after Russia overthrows the Nazi in power.

[@gamingdragon1356]

@@KevinKickChannel How did Russia did a bad thing? Should it just wait for a US invasion like Iraq and Afghanistan. I feel sorry for the Ukranian people but this war is due to its president as well as NATO's politics to try to undermine and surround Russia.

[@amazingamazigh6847]

@@robiirjk1371 I as a Morrocan stand with Russia against NATO agression! Long live Russia! Proudest nation ever!

[@stampsplusltd670]

A wonderful and enlightening history lesson. Thank you!

[@euri594]

This is something very sad to witness, if you are living close to where the combat is happening stay safe!

[@avoshockistan8643]

I feel so bad for the ppl there send prayers to ukraine ppl

[@masked_gamers362]

дякую за віру в мою країну хай живе Україна😭🇺🇦

[@masked_gamers362]

thanks you for saying good thing about my country😭😭🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@bobminifigure3018]

Sad😭

[@aryan5593]

@@SnowyButterfly1 Estonia is Part of china

[@ac8760]

It's so vital to see analysis of current events based on history, geo-politics, and FACTS, instead of just sensational click baits and propaganda. Thank you for your great work.

[@mr.sporty2094]

bro u have lowest like literally only 1 like as compared to those who other donated money in comment box. so here's my like for you ....because people like u deserves likes🙂🙂

[@benapeh854]

@@mr.sporty2094 A true hero

[@veduci22]

Facts? The fact is that Russia is nuclear superpower and no one sane would actually go to invade them so the argument of geopolitical importance of Ukraine and being threatened by NATO is total nonsense - I mean shouldn't they been threatened by an armed conflict with NATO right NOW when they invaded a neighboring sovereign country? Isn't this the one of best possible situations for NATO if they actually wanted to start a war that Russia is so afraid of?

[@meowcow21]

@@veduci22 obviously that isn't the only reason for Russias invasion but keeping Ukraine for themselves is very strategically wise in the event that NATO would pose a threat to them. If the governments make a good decision, which they never do, NATO and it's countries will stay out of the conflict. but if they don't, Russias occupation of Ukraine will help them. And being a nuclear superpower means nothing. you can't nuke a country with nukes of their own. And when it comes to sheer military force, Russia is far outnumbered by nato's forces.

[@ОлегЛесков-у8о]

war started 8 years ago. Ukraine has been bombing Donbass for the last 8 years. 13,000 victims. This was the reason for the intervention of Russia. The few Western journalists who have been to Donbass a lot also talk about this. For example, Anne-Laure Bonnet, a French war reporter who has been in Ukraine since 2015, confirmed Ukrainian aggression and the killing of 13,000 residents of Donbass on a French channel.

[@andydave93]

All I can say is, “THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!” There is no better explanation of the conflict that I know of. This is the kind of clear and unbiased information that we need in today’s world.

[@james8194]

it’s still quite bias in Nato’s favour. Fails to mention the Crimea and Donbas referendums and wavers Ukraine’s responsibility for the war in these areas. Also doesn’t accurately describe the coup.

[@deadvirgin428]

Lmao, don't be fooled, this isn't unbiased, a couple times in the video he even explicitly gives his """opinion""", and the whole video in general is quite opinionated, he conveniently left out some important factors.

[@N54MyBeloved]

@@deadvirgin428 Please elaborate, if you don't mind. Genuinely curious

[@leataylor9277]

@@N54MyBeloved 😹

[@asgacc8789]

@@james8194 I think it's generally safer for anyone to spread bias towards nato than bias toward russia regardless of any knowledge they'd provide

[@jeffswaney3444]

Excellent documentary. It's very difficult to really understand what is going on by watching the news. We are limited to seeing that a larger more powerful country invaded the smaller one and there is no explanation as to the reasons for the conflict, or where the conflict might go in the future. I learned a lot by watching this video and I will look forward to seeing other videos.

[@theslayer5978]

As a russian I thank you for such a good anslytics. I'm against this war and invasion. Diplomats should have worked harder for peaceful solution. I don't want to see common people die.

[@chuchulainn9275]

Agreed. Politicians start wars but it's the common people that suffer.

[@timosha_1366]

@@dimitrescucrncevic9746 что зачем?

[@aideyragegoblin407]

I'm british and i feel as this war could have been resolved by just one god dam few hour long talk not weeks soon to be months of suffering of people of little political power. Why must they suffer for the greed of another? It's all too much

[@revolter7094]

They worked for a peacefull solution for the past 8 years. There was Minsk1, then Minsk2 and both failed. Putin put out an ultimatum to NATO which was also ignored. What came had to come.

[@evelyneca7454]

@@revolter7094 Violence never has to come. It is a choice and for the innocent people it's always the wrong choice.

[@Dell-ol6hb]

Thank god this is an actual thorough and detailed analysis of what’s happening and the historical context. Most of the stuff I’ve seen so far has been extremely simplistic and lacking any sort of depth. Thank you for the video, easily the most comprehensive and objective analysis I’ve seen.

[@ismails2702]

@J.Harris analysis is a joke compared to this analysis

[@carval51]

@@lilithdvs13 well somewhat, there is big reason they invade not exactly the good guy but neither ukraine which is painted as victims

[@davidtitanium22]

@@lilithdvs13 well, not really the "good guy" but also not the "bad guy" either. Everyone was just acting in their own self interest with no compromise and it inevitably leads to this current situation

[@Lolp821]

And you believe it all because....just because

[@ElHabsburgHechizado]

@@lilithdvs13 go away mr Russian troll. SLAVA UKRAINI

[@bossdog1480]

That's the first time I've heard the geological explanation of why Russia needs Ukraine. Very interesting that the Crimea has so many natural resources that Russia wants. Obviously if Russia gets hold of all or most of Ukraine they can also restore the water back down to Crimea.

[@sarthakkukreti2444]

Geopolitics is multi-faceted and if people read and research enough and are intelligent enough to process info then things become clearer BUT most people are quiet dumb and have a fixed ideology though which they try to rationalize things .... you have to be a realist when it comes to geopolitics

[@RetroDawn]

They already restored that water long ago. Didn't need most of Ukraine to do that.

[@user-wx4nv8xr3d]

@@RetroDawn they only restored it during the invasion a couple days ago

[@mdza]

@@user-wx4nv8xr3d funny or not they restored water roughly at the same time this video got posted.

[@chrisstowell484]

Ya but greedy fossil fuels are on their way OUT all it takes is the People of Earth to use what we have in alternates and shut down the money. The greedy will languish.

[@skydreamer3820]

2008. Georgia: 412 dead (including 170 military and Interior Ministry personnel, 228 civilians), 1,747 wounded and 24 missing. Republic of Abkhazia: 1 dead and two wounded (only in Kodori Gorge. And can you find out what the good forces of the United States were doing in Iraq and Afghanistan and where a million Iraqi residents disappeared after the American humanitarian rescue mission?

[@HFddHFddHFdd]

Remind me how many people died in the war between Russia and Ukraine from 2014 to 2024? The USA never dreamed of so much.

[@skydreamer3820]

​@@HFddHFddHFdd No one has published exact data. But according to open sources, you can easily find information that losses are measured in several hundred thousand people. Moreover, 90-95% of these losses will be military losses. In America's war against Iraq, Iraq's civilian casualties amounted to about 1 million people. And then there were Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, and Yugoslavia.

[@mattmenzies8135]

Let’s take a moment to appreciate RLL and his hard work. This is fantastic research and very informative. Bravo sir

[@trt8]

"Hard work." Meanwhile in Ukraine..

[@sylvie3097]

USA and Nato caused this. Zelensky is the US’s puppet. The mainstream media just wants you to hate Russia.

[@trt8]

@@sylvie3097 Putin wants you hate Russia

[@MrBreakingbad]

"especially during times like these".. Is he preparing the videos on the battlefield? Mouth diarrhea is strong with you my dear. 😅

[@quisqueyanguy120]

@@sylvie3097 The russian air force is bombing civillians as we speak and you blame the west. Shame on you.

[@ghostgimli8876]

As a Russian i can say, that this video explains me more about the current situation than OUR social media.

[@Bobs4580]

Зэтс тру, май френд

[@iceblack1469]

I think it missed a couple of points about people under western sanctions (from 2014 against people of LDNR/Crimea) and the issue of Minsk agreements in 2015. But generally it's very well researched balanced!

[@EtherPlex]

The absolute state of all media on Ukraine from both sides is terrible

[@drake_21]

Do you think what Putin is doing is right

[@rcane6842]

If you play RTS games, you'd somehow understand Putin's actions

[@SashaBlightWing]

Funnily enough one of the first things The Russian Federation did was blow up the dam that was blocking that canal to Crimea you were right on that. I think you've pretty accurately predicted many of the missions that The Russian Federation has planned for Ukraine with this invasion.

[@loiloi8030]

Welp.. Ukraine basically make themselves as a bait to make NATO move, Russian got a reason to make a war because this dam threaten their citizens lives you could say it was a form retaliation.

[@bestaround3323]

@@loiloi8030 You mean the citizens Russia stole from Ukraine?

[@loiloi8030]

@@bestaround3323 on this case doesn't matter which citizens, cutting natural resource for living actually pretty taboo in international society. Especially water wasn't something you can ban because it was more cruel than simple war.

[@marby602]

That water never should have been deprived in the first place

[@cheese..wizard]

Such a bad ass move for Ukraine to shut down the canal you know putin lost sleep over that. Also really shitty to see the results of war and conflict on the environment, even when no major fighting is involved.

[@jimbaozi]

I once had a Ukrainian friend who listened about the war and Stefania Orchestra. And he was smiling and laughing. *It haunts me.*

[@XODownGrade]

Let's all pay respect for the Ukrainian citizens and Russians that have to suffer through this terrible event. I hope this will not escalate any further than it needs to be and that Ukraine gets the help they need.

[@masked_gamers362]

thanks you for saying good stuff about my ukrainia 🇺🇦🇺🇦😭😭😭😭

[@masked_gamers362]

why russia invade ukrania.😭😭 we all brother and sister😭 I go to polen safely with my family I hope every thing good for ukrania🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦😭😭😭😭😭

[@Peroskiller]

russians probably like this

[@IronKnight2402]

@@Peroskiller there are Russians who are against this act

[@unknownpawner1994]

ThOuGhTs AnD PrAyErS

[@oldarn590]

I've learned more on the conflict in the last 30 minutes than I have watching hours/days/years that mainstream media have ever put out...thank you!

[@eileenpritchard9154]

ME TOO, WONDERFUL VIDEO.

[@KinghtofZero00]

Yeah I wasn't exactly sure why Russia was attacking Ukraine aside from being afraid they'll join nato

[@jaywalkercrew4446]

MSM talk shit.

[@EfySmasher]

Same

[@thenonexistinghero]

Never trust the mainstream media. Just use it to see what's pretty much trending. And if it seems important to you, actually read up on the subject yourself because the mainstream media isn't going to show you objective, unbiased information.

[@officialjbbeverley]

It’s good to see this addressed with historical points rather than unilateral politics. Thank you!

[@0g0dn0]

Right? It's good to finally get some information without somebody's politics bleeding in.

[@chupameusculh0es493]

The historical points is Putin invaded Ukraine unprovoked. Simple

[@exploertm8738]

@@chupameusculh0es493 you can be ignorant and say that OR you can take information and use it in some capacity.

[@debordeleur2005]

What use if not to justify the unjustifiable?

[@exploertm8738]

@@debordeleur2005 learning motives on enemy gives you insight in his mind. And also where to kick him to make it hurt like a bitch.

[@kevincollins619]

It’s all about a warm water, port, and food

[@candykkhorsesngp925]

Makes me kinda sad to know that no where near enough people will see this video when they should. Mainstream news sites are not helping and not explaining this clearly enough. This reminded me of a geopolitics lesson in Geography. There is ALWAYS more to the story and there is always a financial motive behind government action

[@gabeghiby6935]

Of course there is... War is business...the biggest business of all... from government contractors selling armor and ammo and uniforms and anything else you can think of war related, to governments themselves taking over land and resources and innocent civilians living on those lands... War is the biggest business of all...

[@charlie8344]

Well they need to make Russia look like the villain

[@dhriyamanadak5006]

@@charlie8344 not Russia but putin is the villain

[@GrigRP]

Mainstream news is full of compete propaganda, it's unbelievable.

[@dhriyamanadak5006]

@@GrigRP putin is attacking Ukraine and has started an unnecessary war that is the truth no matter which news media tells us what , I believe putin is solely responsible for this

[@ouroborosrecords]

I'm glad to see the energy aspect of this invasion is being acknowledged in this video. It's been frustrating that it is not more broadly discussed in other media.

[@stephcannon2106]

@@kno6ndg7 ok bot

[@Crazy-pl1lo]

It kinda is now with the power plant being attacked

[@MouMouhd]

in France there is lot of talk about that aspect... and that why nobody move an inch... Its crazy all this shit...

[@alinabogdanova9554]

Russia has a much larger reserve of gas and oil than Ukraine, and therefore Ukraine can never and will never be the 2nd petro state in the world and compete with Russia. By the way, Russia is friends with Kazakhstan, former soviet republic. According to the official OPEC data, Kazakhstan has oil reserves in the amount of 30 billion barrels, which is 1.93% of world reserves and is ranked 11th in the world by this indicator. In comparison, Russia owns 80 billion barrels, 5.16% of the global oil reserve and has the 7th place in the world. Well, what about Ukraine…Ukraine owns only 0.395 billion barrels of oil and is ranked 41st in the world. Feel the difference, as one says. I mean, there is no point in seizing Ukraine and its so-called "huge" resources, this is a complete nonsense. Russia always tries to maintain friendly relations with all former Soviet republics. And Ukraine mainly imports gas, since it cannot extract its own due to the deep economic crisis in recent years. Quote: “Ukraine's exclusive economic zone within the black sea MAY contain more than 2 trillion cubic meters worth of natural gas”. Pay your attention to the word “MAY” which means the possibility,”highly likely”, but not the confidence about it. There is no evidence of it in the video, just some reflections about it.

[@lukaszm6691]

@@kno6ndg7 is it joke? another bot?

[@Third_]

Its crazy that through a literally a decade of schooling, the connection between European nations has never even once been described through this economic lens... Its kinda messed up that I'm only really now getting any of this information when a literal war is breaking out over it that could affect the course of modern history, off youtube.

[@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind]

They don't want you to actually be informed...they don't even want you to be able to think...they just want to tell you what to think

[@TropicalPriest]

This is...okay reporting...it doesn't even take into account the nature of why 2014 or who backed it, which was the West. This is like surface level, immediate concerns, without any historical representation.

[@spqr950]

sounds funny when you use "a literal war", as if the world has been peacful for decades. Like the Ukrainian refugees said: "we are not Afganistanian or Syrian, we are also (noble and advanced) white". Even as refugees, being invaded, they still keep their discrimination towards non-white races.

[@river3583]

Its mind blowing that I've never heard any of this information before. Definitely a great channel.

[@kinsellakp]

@@TropicalPriest It's head and shoulders over the bullshit they put on TV, if your so informed where is your video showing the even deeper dive?

[@federickakwanga-xm8xy]

This material is pure gold.

[@TimTomTwo]

This needs proper translation into Ukrainian and Russian. Especially the parts with the gas fields in Ukraine! And then to spread this information far and wide to citizens of these countries.

[@winxinternetblog5567]

Украинцы и так понимают русский

[@shib5267]

Surely they're taught about their own countries' politics already

[@TinyBearTim]

Are you seriously trying to claim they don’t know their own politics and history

[@cheble003]

@@TinyBearTim Of course they do, but it's probably a heavily skewed version of what is reality.

[@sinoroman]

will that even stop russian protests

[@keenanmcbreen7073]

Would be nice to see this sort of detailed report on, oh you know, a news outlet. Thank you for the research and detail!

[@Blaze_Raven]

Good information has always come from subject matter experts, never general media.

[@DarthVella]

@@Blaze_Raven You'd hope that some branches of the general media would employ said matter experts for such a reason, but sadly that seems beyond them.

[@christopherwinter6911]

It's best they keep their nose out of things they know nothing about!

[@theplaylistpsycho]

@@DarthVella Reason is pretty simple. Good research costs a lot and most people are not interested in that kind of info. Case in point is just looking at the boom of short-form content. There is just a lack of incentives for media outlet to adopt this approach.

[@Jabarri74]

Jabarri 1 second ago News works as soundbites I doubt a 31 minute video could be condensed into a 30 second clip. Love this video though and people who think for themselves asking why!

[@Crusader-ct1qv]

Finally, an explanation for this war that actually seeks to convey the underlying internal and external issues Russia faces that goes beyond "Russia bad." and "Ukraine wants to join NATO." Cheers m8.

[@princejangra1231]

If that happens Russia will invade Ukraine and there might be a bigger war Don't be so simple in political scenario.

[@spartakos3178]

Russia is not bad... Putin is an asshole.

[@arrownoir]

@@spartakos3178 That’s why you can’t allow people to stay in power for too long.

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

Russian government is bad though.

[@CherryBakewell21]

@@princejangra1231 have you been living under a rock?!

[@andrelafrenais4478]

We need more people like you. Excellent work!

[@somedominik9036]

finally someone who can properly explain what is happening in Ukraine

[@somedominik9036]

@Chess Drama lol i didnt say i watch it full but i know these videos are good at explaining

[@Truthorfib]

@@somedominik9036 Plus it really does makes sense when you look into it geopolitically. There's no guarantee that the relations between the West and Moscow would ever warm. Western presidents have always vilified communist leaders such as Putin and Xi. Due to the cold relationships between the countries this video shows why its a huge vulnerability for Russia to lose Ukraine to the West. First if Ukraine really does find those natural resources (such as natural gas and oil) they could directly cripple Russia's economy by being a rival alternative to the rest of Europe. Second, after crippling Russia's economy in the event of a land war the West will have an easier time mobilizing their armies to cut-off Moscow from its Natural Resources (oil specifically) then proceed to destroying their capital via a very flat and easily maneuverable terrain. This was the only video to finally let me realize why Moscow has repeatedly been worried about Ukraine joining NATO. Yes, war is never the answer but I'm perplexed as to why this vulnerability or concern of Russia did not seem to be taken much into consideration.

[@LeonelAmaral14]

@@somedominik9036 thats how you get brainwashed

[@bioliv1]

True! Good not to feel so confused anymore.

[@abrahamnapel]

2014. Massive protests in Ukraine. A new president has been selected. New laws have been establised, most of them are russophobic. Everyone against the revolt is being burned alive in the house of trade unions, Odessa (14th of May). Neonazi soldiers are continuing to terrorize Lugansk and Donetsk for 8 years. 13,3k people have died. Nazist groups blackmail everyone who's against the new government. Poroshenko, as the new leader, completely approves of it. Zelensky, the current president, did nothing to stop it. It's not just about the NATO invitation. Fascism has been restored. The corrupt ukrainian leadership got to rule the country through blood and constant screams of the families they destroyed. This isn't war. Putin, after 8 years of watching innocent people bleed to death from the shattered glass, finally takes action. I can't believe that almost the entire world has sympathy for Ukraine, but not for the regions they continued to drop bombs on. This is sick. I have no hate towards these people. I only feel sadness for them.

[@TayTay-zn8dm]

This man has made more sense in just 10 minutes, than the mainstream news networks like BBC and Fox has made in 5 whole days of listening to them. Good job!

[@jayremie5705]

Oof, yea most "news" is just subversion. The only thing I get off the news is weather. And even then you're taking a gamble.

[@supers0nic77]

@@jayremie5705 exactly. Brainwashing the masses

[@nickporter574]

And there’s a reason for that. American MSM is soooo bad.

[@beeeev]

That’s because they purposefully don’t want you to feel empathy for Russia’s people.

[@googleit1131]

Well, you watch Fox, so there's your issue

[@Borjigin.]

After years of about a dozen channels I watch offering the CS+Nebula bundle, and me never going for it because there's more top-quality free content on KZbin than I could ever watch in a lifetime, this video is the one that got me to commit. You did an amazing job of covering a huge amount of material in 30 minutes (and you had a great beat in the background with it). Now I'm able to send people this 1 video to give them background knowledge to understand the conflict, while previously I had to send like 8 videos with a total runtime of about 3 hours, to cover the same material. 👏🏽👏🏽

[@trademarked2476]

Link? Please

[@dirty_deeds3523]

Nebula is the best platform for this kind of content when it works 😂

[@user-on9rs3yx3s]

its in the description

[@Skallva]

Okay but locking information behind the current conflict in which a lot of people are currently losing their lives behind a paywall is a scummy move.

[@joshm9363]

@@Skallva the information isn’t locked behind a paywall; it’s someone’s research and subsequent presentation of publicly available information that you’d be paying for. Hard to be critical of that on a platform (KZbin) that requires internet access and thus implies users like you or me can use that same internet access to do our own research if we want.

[@roncicotte]

Very informative but needs a seriuos upgdate

[@jeremykievit897]

Went from “why did Russia invade Ukraine” to “how hasn’t this happened sooner” real quick.

[@chsi5420]

@@H-to-O it ain't 1956 anymore.

[@TheNN]

@@H-to-O Well be fair here, don't say 'Russians'. The regular folk in Russia probably do not want this nor will see any benefit by it. This is, like many ways, one funded by the rich, to send the poor off to war, in order to make the rich, richer.

[@shrimpcat6937]

@@H-to-OI don’t think it’s paranoia.... From my Russian and Ukrainian friends, I learned that citizens of DPR and LPR were suffering for 8 years under Ukraine’s actions. Daily shooting and bombing, they even cut off them from water and electricity, hundreds of kids killed over the years, and all of that done by Ukrainians. Russia is just trying to put an end to this, so people will no longer suffer in such hell. I’m not saying that what Russia is doing is right, but it’s just that Ukraine is not a pure “victim” here I just hope everything settles down soon, and nobody will suffer anymore :(

[@WhatTheAce]

@@shrimpcat6937 Noticed that the thing you stated here never got mentioned in the video?

[@endor4757]

@@H-to-O You missed one variable, my friend. Ukrainian Nation. I myself joined teritorial deffence unit, fought against russia in 2015. 400 000 of my compatriots have prior combat experience. In last week week we had about 100 000 volonteers (not conscripts) who took up arms aginst russia. Civilians who are not fit for military help government support and supply our troops. They spent their lifesavings to defend their freedom. putin started war he can never win. All he can achieve is demise of decadent russian state

[@nr_6170]

I never would’ve thought a real life lore video would be a large scale real time event

[@reccemdown]

You must be new.

[@dova238]

this is getting demonitsed easily

[@Chuked]

Bruh he predicted it 😳

[@crazybeatrice4555]

@@dova238 the video has a sponsor anyways so It doesn't matter

[@grotto5416]

I live in Poland, we are the closest NATO country to the war. We are very mobilised to help Ukraine. In whole country we raise money, gather stuff Ukraine needs. Polish civils are very determined to help. In cities and villages near to the border pepole are even using their own cars to deliver supplies for Ukrainian pepole. Also we help in more creative ways, for example public railway (PKP) organized special transport for wounded Ukrainians to take them to our hospitals and gave Ukrainians free tickets, so they don't have to pay a cent for evacuation. I also really admire determination and bravery of Ukrainian pepole. Many Ukrainians traveled to Poland to work here. Many of them immediately returned to defend their homeland immediately after invasion begun. They chose this even when they could safely wait out the invasion. Stay safe, brothers and sisters form Ukraine, whole world supports you in this hard time.

[@ДеннисЧернышевский]

I'm from Saint Petersburg, a Russian city close to Finland and Estonia. I would love to do something too but if we go too public our lives get ruined. I really believe Europe i sbetter of without our government, very painful to say.

[@Perririri]

Romania, Hungary, and even Slovakia are also NATO and neighbours to Ukraine!

[@peterlaskiewicz8252]

Proud to be a Polish-American. Happy to see Poland is helping. Thank you.

[@grotto5416]

@@ДеннисЧернышевский Don't worry, we know that majority of Russians are strongly against the war, and any way of demonstrating this view would end by police kicking at your door. But besides of that your countrymen demonstrate against the war in almost every city. Putins days are coming closer and closer to the end. Like any dictator he's absolutely terrified of perspective of anti government riots. That's why his forces are so brutal.

[@grotto5416]

@@Perririri Of course, and are helping a lot too. It's so heartwarming to see not only governments taking actions but also normal people helping as they can

[@GlorifiedG-z9c]

According to Mike Benz on The Shawn Ryan Show recently, you were right on this one from the start, I'm sure he saw this particular video.

[@sjp.5880]

Absolutely stunning stuff. Impartial and yet you managed to show your audience (which I assume is mostly in western countries) the real reasons for Russia’s actions. I’ve become a great fan of your channel.

[@f-86zoomer37]

How is this impartial at all? It's only "impartial" when you agree with it.

[@Neros_Neckbeard]

@@f-86zoomer37 at multiple points he says "viewed from the Russian perspective, this is why this is bad". Nothing is ever gonna be unbiased entirely. This is 1000x better than mainstream media. What exactly do you think it did wrong

[@JGrant60]

@@Neros_Neckbeard They bombed the dam yesterday so water has started flowing again to Crimea. I didn’t know the Ukrainians cut off the water as Western media never mentioned it but looks like it’s true.

[@mrsmith1097]

@@Neros_Neckbeard western media just says "Putin bad!", leaving us with no idea as to why this war is happening. We need to understand the other side, even if they're our enemy.

[@mohq9573]

@@Neros_Neckbeard He didn't mention that the 2014 color revolution was just another western backed coup, it's important context.

[@urfindzuss3794]

after watching the video, I finally realized that NATO turns out to be a friendly blog that turns out not to have bombed Yugoslavia, but simply carried demorality into this camp. But that's not the truth.....When America and NATO bomb Syria, everyone else is silent about it ... but this is different.... true.

[@raze997]

By yugoslavia you actually mean serbia. Serbia was forcefully trying hold together yugoslavia by driving with tanks everywhere. It took almost 8 years of war and a genocide to get Nato involved. Don’t fucking dump down history to make it right in your simple world. Almost everyone in the balkan joined EU and/or Nato and laid their history long hostility aside, except Serbia. Everyone agreed not to take any land away, except serbia. Serbia was the hegemon of yugoslavia and it was really telling in the end

[@proliskievg3107]

Когда Россия бомбил Сирию - это хорошо, когда НАТО бомбит Сирию - это плохо.

[@АлексейКоба-е7б]

Серия развязанных США и НАТО войн: Югославия ( развалили страну), Ирак ( нефть), Египет ( канал, электроэнергия), Афганистан ( литий), Ливия ( нефть), Сирия ( нефть), Украина ( металл, газ, нефть, пшеница). В Белорусии два года назад чуть не устроили. Во всех этих странах США и НАТО убили/ пытались убить законных лидеров страны. Вспоминай: Милошевич, Хуссейн, Кадафи, Асад, Янукович. Бомбили. Убивали. Набери: отчеты мониторинговой миссии ОБСЕ в Украине в поиске. Почитай. И ты поймёшь, что Гражданская война на Украине началась раньше, чем 24 февраля. Для РФ спецоперация на территории Украины для того, чтоб не воевать позже на своей с невыгодных для себя по географии позиций. Через год у Украины (в составе НАТО) были бы байрактары, истребители Англии. И все военное наследие СССР. Плюс агрессивное пропагандистами население Украины. А НАТО нужны российские ресурсы. Плюс почитай про ВОВ 41-45. Зачем Гитлер рвался на Волгоград. Поэтому я и говорю, США - виновник. Без вмешательства в 2014 году и Майдана Жили бы дружно и сейчас

[@proliskievg3107]

@@АлексейКоба-е7б Отличительная особенность россиян: тупой. Альошка, в Югославии были этнические чистки, организованный сербскими националистами. ООН, ЕС, НАТО несколько лет ждали, вели дипломатическую работу чтобы этнический конфликт прекратить. НЕ получилось ,Милошевич со своими карателямине желали мира. Пришлось вмешаться. Альошка, Ирак на суверенный Кувейт напал и оккупировал, решил провести маленькую победоносную войну, как вы с Украиной. Не получилось, США помешали. Ой, какие плохие США. Афганистан. ОЙ. А кто это в 1979м вторгся в Афганистан?... Ливия. Альошенька, в Ливии "успешная" политика Каддафи привела к обнищанию народа. Народ больше не стал терпеть. Народ "отблагодарил" своего нацлидера. Или ты думаешь, что Каддафи американский спецназ ликвидировал? Бггг. В Сирии гражданскую войну организовал карательный режим вашего друга. Опять мимо, Альошенька. Украины... Слышь ,ты, мразь... Вы на Укриану напали, чтобы земли захватить. Вы, мрази, убиваете украинцев. Вы, мрази, уничтожили Донбасс. Вы, мрази, оставили сотни тысяч семей без жилья, Миллионы без работы. Вы, нацистские мрази, решили заморить миллионы украинцев холодом и голодом. Суки мерзкие.

[@proliskievg3107]

@@АлексейКоба-е7б Милошевич - этнические чистки, гражданская война. Всё как вы любите. Типичный друг России. Хуссейн - нападение на суверенную соседнюю страну под предлогом "исторической справедливости". Тоже ваш почерк. Типичный друг России. Каддафи - зажравшийся диктатор с нищим населением. Тоже всё как вы любите. Еще один ваш друг. Асад - диктатор, каратель, ни в грош не ставящий свой народ. Тоже обычный друг России. Яшукович. Ахахах. Криминальный персонаж, зэк, вор, продажная тварь - всё как вы любите. "Набери" Набрал. Российская военная техника, российские военные на ротационной основе, проход российской военной техники через границу по тропам вне пунктов пропуска, обстрелы контролируемой Украиной территории. Так что ты сказать хотел? "Гражданская война на Украине началась раньше, чем 24 февраля" Гражданской войны не было. Была российская агрессия. Прочитай резолюцию Генассамблеи ООН 3314. Будешь иметь представление что такое агрессия. "Для РФ спецоперация на территории Украины для того" Как сказал ваш нацлидер "новыми территориями приросли". Это и есть ваша цель, остальное - ложь. "Через год у Украины (в составе НАТО) "Для тупых Альошек напоминаю. НАТО не собиралось принимать Украину в свой состав на протяжении пары десятков лет как минимум. Для этого надо было всего лишь слушать заявления официальных представителей НАТО, а не Киселёва с Путлером. Вам накак не угрожала перспектива вступления Украины в НАТО. А вот вступление Швеции и Финляндии в НАТО - факт. Многоходовочка. "Плюс агрессивное пропагандистами население Украины" Агрессивное к России население Украины - последствие вашей внешней империалистической политики. Это факт. До 2014 украинцы лучше относились к россиянам ,чем россияне к украинцам. Опросы общественного мнения этому свидетельство. "А НАТО нужны российские ресурсы. " Страны НАТО вполне устраивало положение России как страны-бензоколонки. Им выгоднее покупать, идиот. А не воевать, а потом все равно покупать. У них нет государственных нефтепромыслов. Все частное. Вы в своем менталитете отстали от цивилизованного мира на столетие, даже больше. Вы в 18-м веке со своими взглядами на мир. "Без вмешательства в 2014 году и Майдана Жили бы дружно и сейчас" Майдан был следствие политики вашей марионетки Януковича. Только и всего.

[@umudumu]

Thank you for this video. I’m Russian and as many Russian people I do not support any kind of war like this one. This is a pure crime against humanity. I love Ukraine, I love Ukrainians. This nightmare should be stopped immediately. Putin will eventually pay for his evil deeds.

[@reguit5849]

@JL 45 how the hell is he saving people by killing them also?

[@reguit5849]

@JL 45 and Ukraine is part of the UN which makes it a country

[@dc_43]

@JL 45 yep! Killing thousands of men women and children is 100% saving

[@xX_gAmErGoD6869_Xx]

@JL 45 then why is the Russian army bombing separatists areas

[@reguit5849]

@JL 45 but these casualties are bombing innocent people's apartment buildings and forcing them to leave their city.

[@Gibsan1a]

Really good video. Thx you

[@KichatovAY]

good video != true

[@Gibsan1a]

@@KichatovAY but this video = true.

[@KichatovAY]

@@Gibsan1a no. 30 mins of lie.

[@Gibsan1a]

@@KichatovAY and what is aa lie here? For example?

[@KichatovAY]

​@@Gibsan1a Russia started a war with brotherly people for resources? This is a propagandian lie. If this were so, Putin would never have mass support from the people of Russia. Many russians have family and friends in Ukraine. Wanna true? After defeat in the Cold War, the USSR broke up into 15 US colonies. And the United States has been pitting us against each other for 30 years. Putin was forced to start a war because Ukraine was planning an attack (NATO had been supplying it with weapons for this since 2014), and there was even talk about nuclear strike. Russia had no other choice. Ukraine is a victim, but of American occupation, not of Russian aggression.

[@boz9188]

This escalated so quickly, prayers to all the people going through this.

[@vinnieg6161]

I've been saying for 8 years now Russia would declare war on Ukraine and Georgia.. this could not have come as a surprirse

[@dadshirt6681]

Tf prayers gonna do

[@WeAreSoBackBros]

@@dadshirt6681 shit like this is why Ukrainians voted against western influence until the EU backed coup took away their elected president. Russia must win

[@dadshirt6681]

@@WeAreSoBackBros ratio?

[@DGP406]

your prayers are worthless

[@penguin8615]

Let’s take the moment to appreciate how much effort RealLifeLore puts into his content for us. Great job

[@alecfongy3175]

@DFaking Then please enlighten us sir if you really know the answers

[@fordmanau]

@DFaking like u?

[@aizat27]

@DFaking Please elaborate.

[@jonas8993]

Stop with these bots messages

[@gtgamersl3882]

BOT

[@jlurenzjr]

This was simply incredible. I have watched countless videos with people who are supposedly professional’s in this situation and none of them came even close to telling the complete, honest and easy to understand story better than you. This was so well done. Can’t wait to show everyone I know who’s been asking for more information on why this conflict is happening. Thank you!!

[@lenabanx6221]

Right?? I knew about the NATO bit- I mean literally everyone knows about the NATO bit because that's what all the so-called experts being interviewed by news stations say. But now.... knowing about the oil pipeline tariffs, the recent huge oil discovery in Ukraine, Russia's population decline, Ukraines control of the main water source into Crimea, the western gas companies being granted rights to drill & building up their economy/military as a result, the recent Ukraine revolution, and finally the overall historical evidence of how Russia does these invasions + the regions history is all incredibly eye-opening. Truly a fantastic job here, I've shared it all around. Never have I had a breakdown of a major world conflict be broken down so well and so detailed. Normally these things are glossed over with a go-to explanation and then "plus a lot of other factors make this extremely complicated situation."added on the end.

[@prizecowproductions]

What people dont realise is that Ukrainian farmlands in western areas are almost brown coal like peat but dry. Anywhere that coal lives gas and oil are not that far away.

[@simonturner1]

Finally, a neutral and unhysterical examination of the issue, something that is apparently beyond mainstream media these days. Thank you for that. Not sure I believe a video about the Russia/Georgia war would get demonetised though.

[@CrabSully]

Yeah, I liked the video a lot, but that condescending segue into monetisation left a bad taste.

[@julius43461]

You can't have that in the media, otherwise people won't be as supportive of any possible aggression towards Russia. Doesn't mean that what Russia is doing is right, but it becomes more understandable in the eyes of people, leading to more apathy.

[@jwalster9412]

To get here I had to search for new videos with lower view numbers, this is about the best I could find from that.

[@gabeghiby6935]

That was a subtle and clever transition to the advertising part trying to convince the viewers to subscribe to the other "pay - to - view" provider...it wouldn't be demonetized or anything... it's just "go there, pay the fee if you want to see more"...

[@RetroDawn]

Sadly, this is biased. Just MSM is so much more biased that if you aren't aware of all the facts, this looks unbiased.

[@kirkhenry3867]

This is comprehensive, it's well-made, thoughtful, and intelligent....and it explains the "why" that seems to be missing elsewhere....thank you for your work and research and sharing.

[@babi9784]

I hated history classes, but this made me love to enjoy learning about history!

[@gtfgaming8243]

Bruh this is happening right now lol

[@frazierl7898]

@@gtfgaming8243 history class bad, future class good

[@Iorgarino]

history is how the winner tell tales, while this is called reality

[@myttri6417]

bruh this isnt fun

[@NeoGamemaster]

Modern teaching of history in schools just focus on tell you what happened without any real passion. Schools don't truly foment people into getting interested in history, they're too cold unlike youtubers like this one who make you feel invested in history

[@falconinflight6235]

Excellent insight

[@pltechs]

How is this the most educated, sensible, intelligible analysis of the situation against literally all media outlets? Simply outstanding and essential video.

[@GrigRP]

Media outlets aren't there to inform you

[@roninski3638]

Because Western media is essentially propaganda

[@juch3]

@@roninski3638 so which media isn't really? Arabic media? Ghanian media? Media all over the world has an element of propaganda in it, even in the case of independent youtubers. As you may know, people don't even need to get paid to get them to spout propaganda.

[@ydid687]

traditional news channels create content from news events, it's adjacent to entertainment sector's speculation and commentary because the more people they get as audience the more they get paid in ad revenue, even subscriber models are biased, you have to achieve a certain level of level headed -ness to discern best.

[@pltechs]

@@ydid687 Alright, but KZbinrs have the exact same business model… More audience brings more ad revenue and so on.

[@BlackRasta207]

Dude, as a Russian, I must say that you just can't imagine the pain we all (except some small warmongering minority of assholes) feel while looking at this insane shit that's going on in Ukraine. Nobody thinks they're our enemies, nobody wants war. Interesting thing is that our government actually keeps the number of our deceased soldiers in secret, so nobody really knows how many men we lost. That's one of the reasons our anti-war movement is not that big yet (and of course it's due to the fact that our country is an autocracy and you can't even protest without a chance of being imprisoned for that). So people actually get arrested for pleading for peace... What is that if not an actual fascism?.. That's something surreal and absurd, that's what people feel. It just shouldn't happen, it can't happen. These are the darkest days of modern Russia. Peace to Ukraine, Freedom to Russia, No to War

[@duckyduck34]

Glory to Ukraine, Freedom to Russia!

[@Kani_Modaressi]

❤️🙏🌼

[@blabla-rg7ky]

that doesn't excuse the fact that your president is thirsty for blood or slave of war mongers.

[@derp195]

@@blabla-rg7ky Are you a child? You’ve completely missed the point. Do you hold yourself responsible for the actions of your own political leaders? If not, why would you hold anti-war Russian citizens responsible for the actions of their unfairly “elected” president?

[@Petteriks]

Our prayers are with both countries, peace among all, no to hatred 🙏🕊️

[@SkypherOfficial]

I've been looking for a detailed explanation like this everywhere. The big media outlets are just merely scratching the surface on this. Great work!

[@Undecided_]

Because rationalizing Russia would make USA look bad, since they’ve done everything Russia has done to Mexico, Cuba, and the Middle East So they have to paint Russia as absolute aggressors to remove light from their own atrocities

[@tyletonic]

If you want to truly understand, watch Oliver Stone's "The Putin Interviews"

[@bear76009]

@@Undecided_ look shit that happened waaaaaaay back in the day pre UN and modern society is trashy and cheapshots. The middle east? sure i guess we could let Saddam invade Kuwait and then Saudi and on and on until it totally controlled the middle east. We backed the UN to remove saddam then after years and years of saddam NOT being cooperative with the UN weapons inspectors we went back in to remove him in a post 911 world. He kept threatening the US and our citizens with destruction of our cities by "holy fire" and "bathe the US in fire" and after 911 we decided that it would be prudent to take him seriously. If you are talking about Afghanistan the government (taliban) was given the option to turn over Osama Binladen and all Alqueda on its soil or we would go in and take them and remove the taliban from power for their actions and support of Alqueda in their attacks on our cities and citizens in the US and Abroad. Libya? they were blatant supporters of terrorism and were responsible for Bombings of Airlines resulting in massive casualties of our citizens and those of other nations. They also trained and supported terrorists in their country who attacked our people and those of others in the world. so saying that , what did Ukraine do to to deserve invasion that is a actual thing? They dared to say no to russia? They wanted to enter NATO so that they could not be bullied into submission by constant threats and use of proxy forces to attack them? how dare they eh comrade? Oh and i can see that you are among the people that say " the us attacked the middle east because of oil" we get 0 oil from the middle east we get our oil from Canada and South America. Do you see us invading them? I can understand you being paid to lie or encouraged to lie or even lying for patriotism. But if you are lying because you are stupid err i mean ignorant of what the facts actually are then you might want to increase your knowledge

[@bear76009]

@@Undecided_ oh and Mexico? seriously? Mexico sold the land to the US it was unused and worthless to them at the time. Then Mexico tried to start a war with us and we briefly had a war with them. We could have easily took the country and made it another state but we didnt.

[@soulxtr]

Georgia The first beginning of the war on this is evidenced by the report of the EU Commission - the report of Tagliavini.

[@EXOAC]

Declared a war? I don't remember that one.

[@NazaroffNiko]

Oh, you are correct! It's just military training as this coward dwarf said days before the invasion.

[@jabberwolf7348]

Which part? Russia annexed Crimea and invaded Ukraine from multiple fronts

[@EXOAC]

@@jabberwolf7348 still don't remember a "war" declarations.

[@vladlenoff907]

@@jabberwolf7348 Боже что ты несешь

[@Igoriuskhan]

@@EXOACok, a „special military operation“

[@gvantsatskipurishvili7224]

Please release the Georgian version of this video here on KZbin. As a Georgian, I am waiting for the thorough and unbiased analysis of our crisis and invasion from a non-georgian and non-russian person. Thank you for this video!

[@StarNameKev]

Unfortunately KZbin itself would restrict the video so heavily that it may not even show up in anyone's feeds

[@lh457725]

@@StarNameKev Why would they do that? How is it any different than posting this video about Ukraine?

[@StarNameKev]

@lh457725 The KZbin algorithm works in very interesting ways, I'm afraid. One big reason why this video is being seen by a lot of people is because, unfortunately, this conflict is the new "trend." It's the thing every media outlet is discussing, so KZbin's programs will boost anything related to it. With the Georgia crisis, from a media perspective, it's old news, and unfortunately, the algorithms predict that people won't care as much and won't push it. That's a very simplified summary of one of the factors though. I would highly recommend doing your own research as well into the KZbin algorithm and censorship. I hope this helps

[@lh457725]

@@StarNameKev Ahh, that makes sense. Thanks for explaining! 👍

[@Legion849]

@@lh457725 You don't understand KZbin's algorithms. Controversial topics and political issues are not allowed on KZbin if he did upload it here it would get shadow banned and age restricted which would make the video useless because it will not appear on the recommendation page or even the trending page.

[@johnnyharris]

Excellent work on this!

[@RealLifeLore]

Thank you!! Means a lot to hear that from you. Huge huge fan

[@Not_so_important]

Yours to

[@GrigRP]

One thing I've never got an answer for: Why was the US justified in blockading Cuba and threatening war because they wanted to host Soviet weapons; but Ukraine joining NATO is their "sovereign right"?

[@PlaywrightLorde]

@@GrigRP have you not heard of the Cuban missile crisis? All that nuclear crap in Cuba right next to the U.S. and Cuba was basically a Communist satellite state of the Soviet Union which was a clear threat to the U.S. Ukraine is not a direct nuclear threat to Russia in a cold war. Therefore Ukraine should've been able to join Nato because Russia is the only one making itself the enemy here.

[@GrigRP]

@@PlaywrightLorde @J.E. ่ The question was about that, why wouldn't I have heard of it lol? Your reasoning makes no sense. Cuba was a threat so their sovereign right doesn't matter? And why wouldn't Ukraine be a threat to Russia if it joined NATO, a hostile military alliance?

[@AimiliosVelia]

Dude, this video should honestly be viewed everywhere possible. It is so eloquent and informative, especially from a visual perspective, and it clears up so much confusion about this crisis. Thank you so much for this.

[@Head_Coach]

Oh cmon man, this is so ignorant. Please learn about that it was a Georgian attack on Osetia on 08.08.2008, not a russian invasion. Learn about a nationalist coup in ukraine which was followed by killings of russian people in Odessa which led to fear of the same massacre in Lugansk, Crimea and Donetsk. Reallifelore prefers not to mention this, showing Putin as a leader who wants political power in Europe and oil money, not a man who was frightened by yet another genocide of russian people on ex-ussr soil. That already happened in central asia in 90’s. That happened in Chechen republic. And that was happening in last years in eastern ukraine, and the regime is fully responsible for that, as they ignored the Minsk treaty’s for years - another thing that author decided “unimportant”.

[@danelynch7171]

This is insanely bias and ignores several real issues.

[@Herr.P]

Unlike the media.

[@priyamtolani1480]

@@Head_Coach The reason you state is definitely complimentary to the other reasons stated in the video. However it is not the sole or even the main reason of this invasion. Russia isn't retarded. They wouldn't go for an expensive full scale invasion, get thier country sanctioned and economy tanked, kill thousands of civilians in Ukraine just to prevent a possible persecution of a small Russian minority in a foreign nation

[@128pResolution]

@@priyamtolani1480 They’ve been sanctioned for so long, it doesn’t even matter anymore

[@lolwut_fgsfds]

In fact, the Russo-Georgian 2008 war began Aug 8 with Georgian troops shelling the capital of S. Osetia and the peacekeepers' base, followed by the advance of ground units.

[@vlodzhrl1275]

Strange thing, really. Everybody is provoking poor russia, and it constantly has to attack its neibghors, make henocide and take other countries' land. Mentioning a peacekeppers' base, do you mean the Russian military base? Well, then I have to ask how can you consider an initiator of the conflict to be a peacekeeper?

[@КатяКапустина-л2в]

There's more. In south of RU is Abkhasian republic. For some reason no one knows that Georgian also came in there from sea to Abkhasia. Abkhasia and Russia have a frontier, so Georgian military was like 20 min away from Russia.

[@cyrely]

Damn, that is just the deepest analysis I've ever seen on that matter, despite I spent some time to study the situation from both Russian and European perspective, sooooo great job. The real reason is always money.

[@rys3486]

Naah, a lot of times is power.

[@PinoyAbnoy]

@@rys3486 power and money arent the same?

[@marvelousdcedits]

And culture

[@NotLikeUs17]

Money/Resources - hit the nail on the head

[@rys3486]

@@PinoyAbnoy Of course not, money can bring you power but not always. Some prefer power over money, some prefer money. Not always most powerful is the richest one.

[@runawayplane6166]

The amount of research that’s gone into this video is incredible. You’ve made an overly complicated subject very manageable. Well done Sir! 👏

[@dontbothertoreply9755]

Because he is giving the west vision and did not check diplomacy, nuclear power, food, west destabilization, unification of Europe etc this is just a CNN special war propaganda.

[@Lolp821]

And you believe everything because of that right? No wonder the public are both ignorant and arrogant at the same time

[@burlington3731]

@@Lolp821 What’s your point?

[@sal2372]

India..... Jesus

[@rgflint]

A well balanced analysis and insight into the issue which we don't get from main stream media. Great job!

[@tomjongman4797]

@Александр Север ill give you a summary. While it gives another plausible reason for the war. 1st oil and gas, Ukraine could become a competitor due to newly found gas and oil sites in ukraine, 2nd strategic reasons, moving NATO-RF front to western Ukraine. Other than that its very biased and pro-west, supporting the narrative of a revolution instead of the right-wing coupe d'état in 2014(Svoboda, right sector etc.) and the invasion of Crimea(democratically voted to join RF after right-wing coupe d'état).

[@matthewtorres7781]

@Александр Север yugoslavia bombing had less casualties in 78 days than this russian conflict has had in about a week.

[@wmurch3]

@Александр Север turn off the RT comrade and wake TF up... even if you win this war, you lose.

[@innercircle7957]

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[@innercircle7957]

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[@EugeneRudyy]

Moscow could get Ukraine in their orbit with these few characteristics: democracy, developed economy, freedom of speech and opportunities. Ukrainian people simply don’t want to be a part of Mordor world. Yes, Ukraine has lots of problems of its own, but being in alliance with russia simply do not give any perspective to overcome these problems. While western world (even with all of its problems) gives a chance to fix the system and make it work. Clear rules, working laws, transparency and system. This was before the fullscale invasion. After that, as some people say, Putin made ukrainians unite and define the vector for generations. This vector is away from russia, no matter how this war will end, even with defeat of Ukraine as a state. People will not forget

[@fedorli7031]

😂😂😂

[@VictorSar-m7r]

There is no any real democracy in any country around the world unfortunately. What you call “democracy” - is not even exist over all. There are some problems in every country with freedom of speech and opportunities. Doesn’t matter is it western or eastern part of the planet. You might be blind or naive, or not well educated. Cheers

[@ДимаБиатлонист]

Ещё 2 года такой войны и украинцы останутся только зарубежом. Те кто останется в стране умрут на войне. Я вот украинцев не считаю братским народом. Обычная бывшая советская националистическая республика. (Чем западнее регион , тем более националистический) При чем национализм никак не ограничивался государством. А если ещё и был повернут против русского языка и русских, то даже проощрялся.

[@EugeneRudyy]

@@ДимаБиатлонист Пишет человек из страны в которой высмеивают и унижают всех кто не русский по национальности. Как там у вас говорят «чурка», «черный», «хохол» итд. Вы живете в многонациональной стране и у вас уровень шовинизма и ненависти зашкаливает. В Украине такого никогда не было, это удел маргиналов. Наезжали только на тех кто принципиально унижал страну и язык. Я вообще родился во Львове и никогда не стыкался с проблемами. На себя в зеркало сначала посмотрите.

[@max-hk1mr]

😂😂😂

[@agony5517]

This is the reason why we shouldn't forget history and do our best trying to learn from it

[@nation5478]

@@fraserodonnell7618 what if it was recorded incorrectly to begin with? is change not progress?

[@henrygao5778]

The only thing we learn from history is that: we do not learn from history!!!

[@joshuabenton3785]

By far the best breakdown so far. So many factors considered, and it was done so in a non-hostile way. Well done!

[@animesh390]

Ukraine deserve it should be annexed

[@ivokantarski6220]

I didnt imagine it's also about resources. Yeah I know Ukraine has farm land of great value but didnt knew they found new gas reserves. For europe it couldve been very convenient to make a great economy of Ukraine and to have that stronghold against Russia. Through it's annoying when some times media presents the issue as Russia bad the Free world good. Despite fact that free world has had wars on every corner of the planet.

[@IpostedaCoDvideoonce]

@@animesh390 The government got toppled. Some claim the coop was funded by the CIA, others claim revolution (haha?). I think the Ukrainians deserve their own country, but I guess it's very tough to be able to resist becoming a bufferstate or a puppet to either the US-EU alliance or Russia, like Belarus is. I think the people there are deserving of their own state, but due to being the border they have to thread carefully.

[@dylanc9174]

@@IpostedaCoDvideoonce I would much rather be a part of NATO than a puppet state of Russia. I am currently under NATO and my country is one of the most democratic and least violent.

[@zahrans]

@@dylanc9174 Congratulations for having the good fortune to be living in a "low violence and democratic" nation, benefits which NATO, the organisation you speak highly of here, have worked hard so that such benefits will NOT to be easily acquirable/accessable in other, usually resource heavy and more 'brown' nations.

[@jesusnunez6503]

I knew about Russia not wanting NATO on its door steps and thought that was the entire reason for the invasion. However after hearing about the natural gas and oil reserves in Ukraine I can see Russias point. I do not agree with it or support it an any way, however I can see why they are so keen on Ukraine. If this was a video game and I was Russia I’d want the same thing, however since this is reality and lives are being taken i can’t agree with Russias actions, but i understand them.

[@leojohn1615]

what good are natural gas reserves if sanctions prevent you from using them??

[@pathfinder6997]

@@leojohn1615 good point

[@Commandos12]

@@leojohn1615 probably is the alternative of letting ukrain selling them to europe is worse

[@zathary564]

@@leojohn1615 thing is though, if russia gets them, europe would have no other option but to buy from them. Esentially a monopoly

[@ManiacMayhem7256]

@@zathary564 Europe can buy from Venezuela, Arabia and other oil heavy countries no?

[@heliguy7357]

Good explanation

[@rajeev4243]

Absolutely brillaint analysis! Issues of Oil and Gas in Crimean EEZ as well as Crimea's acute water crisis triggered by Ukraine are so less known! The whole conflict now makes so much more sense. Also it makes so much more sense as to why Putin will risk so much downsides in this war

[@planescaped]

Ukraine is gone as a country, as nobody's going to want to go to war over this. Real shame that Kim Jong Putin can just do this, but whose gonna stop him? I imagine NATO is going to start building up military again and this'll possibly lead into another Cold War. Cold war 2 electric boogaloo. The interbellum was fun.

[@rinserofwinds]

@@planescaped putin is an asshole psychopath, but nato and the usa are igniting this conflict for the last 30 years. i hope nobody wants to go to war over this and nato troops will stay out of ukraine. if not, this conflict will escalate and burn russia and the eu.

[@BelindaShort]

@@planescaped You should catch up on the news

[@harfar1900]

@@planescaped Uhhh, Russia is eating shit in Ukraine so far, 1 more week and Russia won't be able to sustain this conflict.

[@Mashevskyi]

No, it does not make any sense.

[@misciline1998]

I cannot tell you how your input could set a new milestone for peace talk. So many media are bias and instigating more emotion for viewership. Yet your video educate us to better understanding world situation and encourage all nations decent viewers to made sound decisions. I will definitely share this and do our part to stop world war 3 . God have mercy on us all.🙏

[@james1658]

I agree this video is great and states non-judgemental facts. All I see on Tv is propaganda.

[@santaclause3487]

@@james1658 right. The media doesn’t explain the paranoia the Russia has. And rightfully so.

[@MUIDYLANICE]

@@santaclause3487 wdym rightfully so?

[@ailidhlalala1592]

@CHEFF pool but what does he want? Nobody is a threat to country with atomic bombs

[@nowonami2524]

Putin has too much russian blood on his hands. He has no son or loyal heir to hand over power eventually. His successor will send him to a siberian gulag and seize his stolen assets. He had no exit strategy, no retirement plan. Running away to Beijing with his money was not very attractive. He wanted to become a national Hero. These wars on ukraine and upcoming moldova, possibly georgia are his last hurrah. But GOD has other plans. Justice catches up with everyone, wherever and whenever He created you.....

[@redbarchetta9445]

It would have taken hours to present the entire story, but this is a much watch for people unaware of details in the area. It's also a great intro for anyone who's considering a more in depth look into the history of The USSR and its dissolution.

[@daryink4785]

Russia isn't evil nobody is born evil i think the reason Russia attacked Ukraine just because it wanted to join NATO and if it joined NATO then USA would just have the power to use Ukraine as it's Military base and in a war like situation USA would just have a fair Advantage against Russia and it is nothing for Americans to build it's miltary bases near Russia or any other country but it matters a lot to other contries and wouldn't USA invade Mexico/Canada/Cuba or any other country if it allowed Russia/China to build military bases in it and didn't USA saction Venunzuala when it allowed Russia or China they allowed them to do the same in the name of human rights and such but the main of the reason Venunzuala lost it's humanity is cuz of having less money and everyone mostly cares about themselves and if they actually had money then why they would rob, and do other evil stuff and if America actually cared about human rights then it would have helped Venunzuala Economically and not saction it and I know it is not Ukraine's fault too and People of it don't deseve this as well i think there is nobody 's fault in it and it is a as much fault of America in it as much of Russia if USA just removed it's Military (Nuclear )bases from Europe and Eastern Europe near russia then i don't think russia would have attacked it. Ukraine is just a Country crushed between West and Russia Didn't USA attack other countries a Chinese minster literally posted a list of countries US invaded don't remember his name

[@bgarra]

@@daryink4785 well said. Russia only problem is USA forming their military base in Ukrain. USA must be special. They invaided more than 30 countries since 1980. But not sancions to them. NATO countries supported them. That’s why I think NATO is bullshit in part. USA left Cuba people in poverty. Tried to do the same thing with the puppet autoproclaimed president in Venezuela. Made the same thing in Ecuador. And many other countries.

[@reneeluvJYJ]

@@bgarra finally someone speaking the truth !

[@ashroskell]

Absolutely. I would suggest we spread its link around and make sure everyone we know sees it?

[@ashroskell]

@@daryink4785 : “Unfair advantage against Moscow”??? Do you tip over the Monopoly board when you see you’re losing? Throw the Risk board across the room and smash your computer during World Of Warcraft!? Are you insane!? I stopped reading your pro-Putin propaganda after that sentence son. Go on, make up some lies about the, “Donnybass,” region?

[@Jasongamer14rg23]

People before the war: if Russia declares on Ukraine, Ukraine wouldn’t even stand a chance people after the war:wow

[@lkotof]

I thinks it's a good thing you decided to post the video, despite the discomfort you've experienced over events transpiring in the past 2 days. I believe it's important for everyone, no matter what side they are taking on the matter, to understand the nuances of the issues at hand, and the motivations behind them, and hopefully use the knowledge gained to prevent such things from occurring again. I think this was a well thought out and structured video. Good work.

[@pranavtripathi791]

Is he a Ukranian?

[@hosybosy1119]

@@pranavtripathi791 he is american