These maps explain why Putin is invading Ukraine

Mountains, ports and flat ground: Geography plays a part in Putin's desire to control Ukraine. Author and Broadcaster Tim Marshall explains why.
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[@Liam1694u]

I kind of liked the blending of practical visual aids with digital overlays. That was a nice change of pace. Well presented.

[@serwinzzalot9989]

Yeah but the real reason is the supply lines of russian oil. Its been about oil. And will always be about oil. Dinosaurs still rule the earth

[@boydwhite3708]

Yep, this was an important video on the strategic nature of what is going on. Point of Order, this video did not also point out that Flat Ground gap has been exploited the other way too....the Mongols came through there.

[@Slenderirl]

Actually it's not 1:24 he says a "civil war" started but that's not the case at all. Russia invaded with unmarked soldiers that's how they also took Crimea pay attention do you research smh don't be amazed at cool transitions

[@boydwhite3708]

@@Slenderirl Point taken, Paco A. Our ancestor's had certain rules that was expected from civilized nations...and by the breaking of those rules they would have demonstrable proof of uncivilized conduct.Heck, even Santa Anna when he pulled up to the Alamo with his army gave the Women and Children time to leave...which they civilly did...before Santa Anna attacked the Alamo. The region's history does put some complexity in trying to understand what is going on over there...after the American Revolution our admiral John Paul Jones took a commission from Catherine the Great and was stationed in Sevastopol, Crimea (e.i., a Russian naval base on Russian territory.) True, that was then and this is now...but to the Russians land is very very close by.

[@tinaandro1178]

@@serwinzzalot9989 can you please give me a source to this? I tried to search it and only found that Ukraine isn;t exporting any oil - just importing so I am honestly confused

[@ALMarkAZ1990]

I am from Slovakia. I've grown up under our Main Carpathian Mountains that we proudly own. My grandparents always says that we have advantage of not being directly affected by the war for generations and now it only proved me more safe then ever.

[@jvjjjvvv9157]

My ex-girlfriend is from Verkhovyna, in the Carpathians. She's there at the moment with her mother. I'm also glad that she happened to be from that part of the country.

[@JK-br1mu]

They must have been in the part the Nazis and Stalinists didn't fight over in 1944, cuz there were some battles for them then.

[@madtechnocrat9234]

@@JK-br1mu well even if, compared to poland for example were warsaw was destroyed in 85%. (85% total not just buildings, infrastructure and so on...)

[@gigikontra7023]

Republic of Moldova is simply the eastern half of Romania's Moldova region (which is much larger), invaded by USSR in 1940, thus drawing Romania in WW2 on the Axis side. But the official language in Republic of Moldova is still Romanian! 82% of its population is Romanian and speaks Romanian as it's mother tongue. They study "ROMANIAN language and literature" and "History of ROMANIANS" as compulsory subjects in Moldovan schools. In fact, Principality of Moldova became in 1859 a founding member of Romania when it decided to unify with Wallachia, under a MOLDOVAN prince! About 50% of the population of Republic of Moldova have applied for and received Romanian citizenship, arguing that their forefathers have lost it unjustly during Soviet occupation. Not only does Republic of Moldova and Romania have the same flag, but they had the same anthem as well until 1994!

[@doro4414]

and yet, we have been affected by 1st WW, 2nd, the cold war and if we were not in NATO, we definitelly would be affected by this war. With all due respect, your grand parents were wrong.

[@xvilusxv3432]

Wish everything CNN put out was this concise, polished & visually interesting. Excellent video.

[@adriankelly350]

Real journalism ay, one time you won’t see stelzer anywhere within cooie

[@WangAiHua]

The video is a bunch of Putler crap!

[@gigikontra7023]

Yes, but they are legitimising the invasion. That's abnormal. By the way, Russian Orthodox is the same as Greek Orthodox or Romanian Orthodox or Serbian Orthodox. It's not a different religion

[@YouTube_Enjoyerlol]

A great short documentary which explains the historical and geopolitical implications of this conflict is "Ukraine on Fire" right here on KZbin.

[@davehughesfarm7983]

I thought it was horrible. No mention of the bolsheviks and neo-bolsheviks in Ukraine.

[@jackderrida]

This is incredibly insightful. Topographic maps reveal so much more than regular maps. In Pennsylvania, you'd think the two largest cities are somehow culturally, economically, etc. very similar. But a topographical map shows Appalachia separating them into being parts of two very different regions of the country. In Philly, I've met more people from Derry, Ireland or Budapest Hungary than I have Pittsburgh.

[@shredd5705]

It's horseshit. There's nuclear weapons now, NATO is defensive pact, there's zero need to have these "buffer nations" like in Napoleon's time. They just want new land (and resources), for the sake of it

[@YouTube_Enjoyerlol]

A great short documentary here on YT which explains the historical and geopolitical implications of this conflict is "Ukraine on Fire".

[@TheRealBillBob]

It's not insightful, it's propaganda. Russian culture did not begin in Kiev. That area was called Kieven-Rus, and it was invaded by the Vikings who would be called Russians. There wasn't even a Ukraine for 1100 years later until the USSR created the territory. Jeesh. Don't learn your history from news media during wartime.

[@erics2305]

If you think about it, if Russia started in Kiev, then it's actually not Ukraine that belongs to Mother Russia, but rather Russia that belongs to Ukraine.

[@diagorasofmel0s]

dumb take lol, russia existed before ukraine, also these are same people divided by a squiggly line.

[@lucutes2936]

Wat Russia existed way before Ukraine

[@Bialy_1]

He have head full of Putin propaganda. Russia started as Dutchy of Moscovia and Russians were and are to this day called Moskale... Ruler in the Moscow was a kid and his nobles claimed that he is the Tsar of whole Ruś and Ruś is in West known as Ruthenia and at that time Tsar from Moscow was ruler of Ruthenia only via his fake tittle as only very small and poor part of the Ruthenia was under his rule and he was happy to prove how brutal and ruthless rules he is and that is why he is nowdays called Ivan the Terrible... and both pesants and nobles were runing awey from his land to Poland for help or just to run awey from his "security force" that was killing even nobles that provided him with that fake tittle... So history made a full circle.

[@andrewh3616]

In fact the city of Moscow was founded by one of the descendants of the Kyivan prince (governor, duke) about 600 years after Kyiv was founded

[@gerro7858]

Mother Russia it's a mother only for Russians themselves. Slaves, but also to other ethnic minorities due to Russians conquers.

[@j.b.macadam6516]

This war was NEVER about defending Russia from NATO aggression! Vladimir Putin was a Communist party member and trained KGB officer. The fragmentation of the Soviet Union left a deep scar of humiliation within Putin. His desire is to go down in history as being the man who established a New Russian Empire, beginning with the former 'bread basket' of the old Soviet Empire, Ukraine. If defense was his purpose, he would not be bombing and murdering his 'fellow Russian brethren' in Ukraine, but rather courting and urging Ukraine to become a willing ally of Russia. His intentions are purely expansionist! Stay Strong Ukraine!!!

[@halib-mentelhalibay1359]

You are a juvenile kid Who failed to do his home work. i suggest, you read one or two books. John kennedy threatned the soviet union with atomic bomb unless they withdraw their nuclear missiles from Cuba and it is the same with the russians. they don't want Nato military infrastructure close to the decision making places (moscow). If ukraine joins Nato, the time it will take to fire a tomhawk missiles to moscow will be less than 15 minutes. this is the potential threat to their national security they are trying to defend by invading ukraine. The fact of the matter is, the russian leadership put his own ultimatum by saying, unless Nato offers Russia security guarentee by not expanding to the East and incorporate ukraine and Georgia, Russia will take technical military solution. The West gave them deaf ears and the invasion fellowed.

[@nikehusk3849]

If Ukraine is Russia’s “mother,” why would Putin destroy it? Historical buildings, monuments and all. It’s more about him, I say.

[@delmanpronto9374]

it's about ensuring nato didn't train its guns on moscow from kiev. kiev is like a 10 hour drive away from moscow.

[@kunthurubabujinaidu1181]

Actually he was forced to do this. He had no other options, but to do what he's doing right now to deter future threat to his Country from the Western countries as we all know

[@delmanpronto9374]

@@Since1667 that would make sense given that NATO remained intact even after soviet union's dissolution.

[@oldowleye3161]

@@kunthurubabujinaidu1181 ...russian troll here - paid in rubles !..

[@imyarek]

Ukraine is not Russia's mother. Rus' is both Russia's and Ukraine's mother and it was founded in Novgorod (present day Russia near St. Petersburg) by Rurik in 862 on the base of a union of several slavic and finno-ugoric tribes that lived there. A couple of decades later the capital was moved to Kyiv, so I guess by that analogy you can call Novgorod the father and Kyiv the mother (or vice versa) of both Russia and Ukraine. Furthermore Russia became an empire and achieved it's true greatness when the capital was in Moscow and later moved to St. Petersburg, while Kyiv and all of the territory of modern Ukraine were considered important rural areas with great strategic significance but not exactly the heart of Russia (especially not in terms of culture). So if you ask me all this fixation on Ukraine and Kyiv is really dumb and unnecessary, Putin should've really let them be or maybe try to reconnect through economic and diplomatic means, not a fucking war.

[@Speakers154]

Tim Marshall explained it very well in just a few minutes. Fantastic!

[@ernestpaul2484]

The vast mineral, gas and oil deposits just might play a role in Putin's plans also. Just a bit of a sarcastic thought.

[@jimcrozier3785]

@@ernestpaul2484 The vast mineral, gas and oil deposits just might play a role in Blackrocks and J P Morgans plans also.

[@ljt3084]

@@jimcrozier3785 If that were the case, the US would be plundering Chile by now considering it sits a top far greater mineral deposits. The largest Lithium reserves in the world for one. Portugal has the largest untapped reserves in Europe, not Ukraine yet i don't see the US effecting a coup and installing a sympathetic government in Portugal any time soon.

[@krakenhawkstratdude204]

I wish this was a little bit longer.

[@MidnaZ]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGrUk3hrjbGqgas

[@HTFGamesStudio]

There is a film by Oliver Stone that is a good continuation to this intro about Ukraine. Is called "Ukraine on Fire" released in 2016

[@staniclol7063]

Your wife has the same wish 😂

[@wendyhardin5259]

I agree. Very enlightening and fascinating.

[@pacman4937]

One issue most people don’t address is the OIL discovered in Ukraine. It would give them massive oil reserves, and they would become Europes major supplier instead of Russia. Russias economy would collapse, and Ukraine would become a thriving western backed democracy on their border.

[@gaveintothedarkness]

you should watch the real life lore video on this topic.

[@richardhorn7688]

Please share your knowledge of Ukrainian oil reserves and show us examples of comments or times you have shared this information and it's importance before today

[@user-rt5mr4qf2p]

Look at what the Ukrainian Nazis are doing kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIPZq2irhZp4bdU

[@bassinc3039]

This story I've heard also.

[@freestate6200]

@U.S Politics Russian soldiers are very happy to leave Russia behind and flee into the West.

[@davebartosh5]

The argument to the Russian "history" of Ukraine being Russian was well argued by the Ukraninans, who pointed out that Moscow was forest while Ukraine was developed long ago.

[@splashafrica]

At this point we might as well say they all belong to 🇩🇰 since they are offshoots of the vikings

[@gbeziuk]

Well, more accurate would be to say that `Ukraine` never existed before ~1917, while Kiev is one of first RUSsian cities. Really, Ukraine is a very weird name for a country that claims independence. It literally means "periphery".

[@romanianturk2101]

Ukrainian nationalism was created 100 years ago. If you went to pre ww1 german ukraine you would see Ukrainian villagers seeing themselves as just another russian people with weird accents and their loyalty to the tsar. This is a undeniable fact. Before 1914 there was no ukrainian nationalist feeling, only sad ukrainian 17 year old boys without any jobs wrote and said ukrainians were "different". Ukrainian nationalism is as insane as if people from here in vladivostok said "fck it, I'm not russian anymore glory to Vladivostok!" It's that stupid. Ukrainian nationalism only worked because germans patronized it.

[@madtechnocrat9234]

@@gbeziuk One of the first Rus not "russian" cities... Russia originated from muscovy not from the Kiev. Kievan Rus and Muscovy were separate entities.

[@madtechnocrat9234]

@@romanianturk2101As a Pole I wonder then who tf did we thought against in the 1648...

[@bgregg55]

So clearly he will attack Moldova next. And Sweden & Finland need to join NATO very soon.

[@SkillCharged]

What kind of a psychopath would want to bomb the hell out of the city where his civilization originated from?

[@silentbob7984]

I think I get why Russia wants Ukraine. I understand at least some of it. But none of that matters to me because Ukraine doesn’t want to be a part of it.

[@mattayele1906]

looks like ukraine doesn't have a choice in the matter

[@silentbob7984]

@@mattayele1906 Truth.

[@Megaliberator-mt4dc]

The West doesn't want to see them unite just like they divided Africa

[@Ecko92]

This is life and war! we get to see it in our generation which is crazy but Russia has the mentality that someone will come for them, when it's like bro it's 2022 lol just chill and live! Old niggas way of thinking is the root of these issues!

[@MrHigherplane]

@@Ecko92 we are still a threat to them

[@yetiplay]

GREAT video- short, unbiased, highly informative. Give this man a cigar!

[@Bibliotics]

This isn’t even covering the most major issue, which is literally another war for oil and gas. In 2012 it was discovered that off the Ukrainian coast line, and in their eastern and western regions is enough natural gas and oil to make them the 14th largest producer. Starting in 2012 with the Ukrainian overthrough of their Russian oligarchical poppet and pro-Russian leader western companies were working with Ukraine to develop these, while at Ukraine sought entry into the EU and NATO. This would mean that Ukraine could become the supplier of choice to the EU instead of Russia, who relies on its oil and gas exports for a larger portion of their microscopic economy. In effect, spotting Ukrainian oil and gas as an existential threat Russia funded “proRussian groups in the eastern NG a area called Dombast and Luhaunst, and took over Crimea in 2014. Effectively cutting off half of Ukrainians potential for development of oil and gas. While there is a potential for military defense, this is way more about Russia killing off a competitor in the fossil fuel market for Europe, than anything else.

[@blt4085]

oil and gas i agree

[@zen4men]

Exactly.

[@chi_chai]

Overthrow

[@GhostRaiter]

No. The Natural gas that Turkey discovered in the Black Sea isnt within Ukraine or Crimean territory. Its in open water, availabld to first come...

[@zen4men]

@@GhostRaiter Research the oil and gas on Crimea, and adjacent waters

[@ricksimon9867]

0:24 - Russia does not feel nervous about NATO. If you don't even understand that very basic concept, what good could the rest of this video be? Russia CLAIMS to feel threatened. What they really feel is that they can invade Ukraine but not Estonia or Lithuania. THAT is all that Putin feels.

[@serwinzzalot9989]

Yeah i hate fox but i cant argue with them that cnn is getting too "emotional" with their news. Im tired of the "feel" and the victim mentality they got over there

[@Ariwari5298]

Can we all remember that hitler invaded Austria to “bring the Germans living there back to Germany” this is the same thing

[@keyalpha1]

With the slight difference being that Hitler didn't order the bombing of civilians in Austria.

[@Ariwari5298]

@@keyalpha1 no he put them in ovens, same outcome different method

[@harmless6813]

@@Ariwari5298 That was Hitler's personal - and completely insane - hatred of Jews. I'm not sure it's much of a relief, that Putin doesn't seem to hate a particular group of people but instead kills indiscriminately.

[@michaelblanchette2787]

It's nothing alike. Hitler was greeted with cheers in Austria

[@Enyavar1]

@@michaelblanchette2787 Putin was greeted with cheers in Crimea. Nah, this is more like the invasion of Czechia by Hitler, the annexation that came after Austria. That really annoyed the entire world. Also, @harmless, Putin hates a particular group of people, i.e. his critics.

[@jerryrichardson2799]

Excellent report and analysis, thank you.

[@WangAiHua]

It is complete crap!--Only the ignorant can take it seriously!

[@WeimarAmerica]

That is a very insightful presentation; thank you!

[@wolframstahl1263]

Packed with clear, concise information, comprehensible and well explained. Best video I've seen on CNN in months, more like this please! I feel like I actually learned things, understand the situation better, and all that in less than 3 minutes.

[@mrrey8937]

He missed critical component to the geographic and historic importance of Ukraine to Russia and that is gas fields. Ukraine owns some of the wealthiest gas fields in the region. Gas production is Putin primary economy and Ukraine secures its position as the King of gas and oil with the Ukrainian gas fields. Here is a much more comprehensive interesting video of it ....... kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5eZYpWXjKtnfac As an added note, you can clearly see where Biden has been failing to recognize what was happening when Putin sent 200,000 to the border back in October 2021. It is very clear that Biden missed his chance to abort Putin months ago but, did not. It tells me that Biden is willing to give up the entirety of Ukraine, Putin knows this already and will gladly take it. I pray for the Ukrainians

[@Love-on7vv]

Want to learn libtard. Watch newsmax and oan. FJB. FKH.

[@wolframstahl1263]

@@Love-on7vv Nah, it seems to make people unreasonably angry.

[@wolframstahl1263]

@@mrrey8937 Thank you! This video actually showed up in my feed quite a bit already and RealLifeLore is a great channel. I'll definite watch it and learn some more!

[@markusschmidt7513]

Well, only it hides on the fact that nobody in NATO would even think about invading into Russia WHATSOEVER...on the contrary...Russia has helped NATO to justify its existence...why should they every attack it...the problem is rather that the West cares far too little about the East...giving room room for mafia states to attak our naivety

[@kanya1998]

So ironic looking at how the dude is unleashing all his firepower on that population that happens so dear to him!

[@eatyourcreal9365]

Better callkzbin.info/www/bejne/l2LNaqKtd9qqmrM

[@minhaj23227]

Hmm , like a pshycotic ex 🤣

[@meridianudachi5171]

Who told you that ? CNN ? Just so you know...russian troops have an order NOT to kill civilians and NOT to destroy civil infrastructure..their target nazy hunta in power NOT the ukranien people or their territory !

[@TheBiggreenpig]

@@meridianudachi5171 Ukrainian cellphones, my dude. I usually don't watch CNN. Yeah, the first wave of young lads didn't shoot at civilians, because they didn't even know they are in a war. They prepared for a military drill in Belarus. But, cluster bombs falling on Kharkiv are reality you cannot deny.

[@MeriLizzie]

@@meridianudachi5171 tell that to civilians posting videos of thermo & cluster bombs. Tell that to the mother of the 6yo who died to a bomb, or any of the mothers of children killed in the missiles sent into apartment complexes.

[@sadeaton]

Not making light of this deadly situation in the Ukraine but when these news reporters implement a map to explain what is going on over there they look like weather forecasters on late local news stations everywhere.

[@mw6563]

I did not know some of that. Makes sense. Thank you.

[@watchman835]

Just expanding on the idea. For Russia to really have a safe port, it should occupy Istanbul, and completely to be land safe from the West it should overtake Poland. You can not build your psychological safety on other people’s ruin.

[@leoperidot482]

Look how close Alaska is to Russia's border. Will Russia want Alaska back someday?

[@ryanmalone2681]

Securing strong trade in those ports is a win win and much more long lasting.

[@nonyobussiness3440]

That’s their long term goal

[@michaeleager4635]

@@leoperidot482 they are justifiably freaked out. There's a Russian looking out of his kitchen window forced to bear witness to the horror that is Sarah Palin

[@leoperidot482]

@@michaeleager4635 I bet the Russians are thankful Palin is not a Russian politician. With friends like her, who needs enemies.

[@pearla4731]

yeah in his psychology, definitely not in his heart. A caring, loving parent/spouse would let you go even if they despise your choices. They don’t turn around and crush you to death, unless they are deranged.

[@mindandsoulchannel5364]

Yes u can let go one of your child even if he/she despise u, but one day your child is enlisting himself to the group of gangster who happened to be your notorious enemies. You can see that the rest of your family is endangered. Now please answer what will u do if u r d Father? Would u still let go? Or would u protect the other members of the family?Or would u impose a discipline?

[@tinaandro1178]

@@mindandsoulchannel5364 You don't fking kill him that's for sure.And maybe if Russia handles it;s relanshionship with Ukraina better this wouldn't have happened.They tried to make Ukraina a second Belarus with Russian croonies at it's helm , anexing Crimea didn't help either.Are you seriously trying to justify this fking war? There is no excuse! None. Maybe you believe Putin when saying that he wants to denazify Ukraina with a Jewish president while bombing the Holocaust monument but as you can see the rest of the word sees through the lame excuses

[@mig7290]

But so many do that and often the stray spouse and their family friends and allies provoke matters by blind propaganda and gaslighting. By betrayal and blind siding. But in this case it's not just about letting a country move on it's about Russia's survival and autonomy.

[@Rune-Thorne]

@@mig7290 Nobody has declared war on Russia since WW2...nobody wants Russia. That's paranoia speaking, meaning the entire collective nation needs therapy because that's crazy. The only battles Russia has fought in 80 years are people that want to break away or people they choose to invade.

[@nataliapavlenco6924]

You did not live there.Better do not say.I grew up in Ukraine.You can't do your judgement.

[@FunkcijaDijagonale]

And the solution? Peace, partnership, combined prosperity

[@confidential1809]

What specific reason stands behind to get buffer zone on the flat land when nuclear weapon delivery is on the air?

[@PissOnChristians]

Trump knows all about maps and Sharpie pens.

[@MegaMarlon0123]

😆

[@sgtwrench69]

I can't believe you're unemployed

[@11Nosferatu11]

He also knows about running a successful economy. Something Biden couldn't fathom... 🤡

[@whyputaname]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍

[@mhall801]

@@11Nosferatu11 👈👍👍👍

[@lzrd8460]

Very informative, thank you.

[@stephennelmes4557]

Great books Tim. THANKS

[@boyvale]

When I saw the title of the video I somehow suspected that it would be Tim Marshall giving the explanation. I read his book "Prisoners of Geography" from 2015 where he already used this explanation.

[@shkronjax]

Very accurate. Lets pull out a few maps ignore human suffering and start drawing borders. Ukraine does exist. Period.

[@eloelo8625]

Only I see such „explanations” as justifiy of war? I have seen several other geopolitical lectures stating that Russia has to expand in order not to collapse. Germans in 1939 also had to expand to the east and as a result they shrinked to its present territory. Did they loose as a nation? Did they disappear ? No. They live on the smaller territory then before the war and they live very good. That is ridiculous claiming country bigger than Australian continent has to expand. What a joke

[@shkronjax]

​@@eloelo8625 They are not expanding anywhere. That is for sure. Its only a matter of time before their economy collapses and political pressure mounts up. This will have serious consequences for the Russian people. An empire with the mentality of a 5 year old throwing a tantrum.

[@Mst-bh9ti]

As usual.....of the ilk unable to understand that other areas of the world have thousands of years of history and culture disconnected from US, and even much of the West. Another flaw is the attitude that "Russia does not have legitimate concerns about being invaded.". Even if that were true, based on history, they still believe it. It's the continued flaw of trying to project, and expect, Western culture and value decisions onto others. See Vietnam, second Iraq War and aftermath, Afghanistan circa 1980s and 2000s. Here endeth the lesson.

[@hughjorg4008]

The West should have imposed today's economic sanctions back in 2014 when Russia invaded Crimea. That would have been a lesson for Putin not to invade further.

[@SheryAwan123]

What about isreal bombing Gaza and killing 300 kids no sanctions on Isreal?

[@ecurewitz]

Yes, they should have

[@valyadaviney2166]

How do you invade something where you have your own military bases for a century? Think before you write.. but this is CNN so what can we expect from their ignorant audience lol. Sorry, you need to learn how to use google search.. and analytical training would help too.

[@coimbralaw]

@@SheryAwan123 why the antisemitic whataboutism?

[@Enyavar1]

@@SheryAwan123 what about the million Uyghurs in camps, and what about the Yemen war, and the Syria war. When I see evil in the world, I am able to not see black and white. Believe it or not, there are _good Israelis_ . And also good reasons not to sanction Russia more harshly back then. Hindsight is always 20/80 in favor of bad decisions.

[@jamesrobinson5018]

Where did you get those maps?,I would like to have maps like those

[@nehalilisays]

There are 2 types of people in this comment section: - People who respect Ukraine as a sovereign nation - People who like empires

[@silveroland3433]

also everyone turns into an armchair historian and suddenly knows everything about NATO and Russia...

[@j.p.morgan8367]

And people like me who are trying to understand from the presenter and from the commenters. Thank you to all who contribute knowledge and understanding.

[@davidjameson4597]

Awe they're commiting war crimes with their hearts

[@titteryenot4524]

You know, when I look around at the mess we humans create, I come round more and more to Aldous Huxley’s affirmation that just “maybe this planet is another’s hell.”

[@unknown24242424]

Really insightful video - and fair and balanced.

[@MONICAANICA]

Yesterday's Geopolitical nostalgic story (the parents) & modern Ukraine ( the young generation with very different aspirations).... Yesterday versus Tomorrow

[@neilmckay8649]

The Dardanelles has got to be the riskiest assumption of a viable route out. The Russians living in Ukraine have not asked to be 'saved'. Hearts and minds.

[@diankreczmer6595]

I do understand this. I am 84 now but I remember as a child my Russian grandmother pulling out a small jar where she had placed a teaspoon of Russian soil so that she could remember where she came from. She had married a polish man, outside of her religion and nationality and her family disowned her for it

[@thetacokawaii5708]

😐 your mind is sharp for an 84 year old

[@diankreczmer6595]

@@thetacokawaii5708 age, it's only a number, child!

[@leishi2218]

wish you good health!

[@paradoxward2533]

thank u sir.., very informative.

[@Kokonutzlz]

1:06 I saw a video claim that an additional large reason for invading Crimea is the large fossil fuel resources on the peninsula. Ukraine becoming another petrostate would have been threatening for Russia's economy. but mostly yeah, they'd just like to invade the area again because they simply claim it as theirs

[@SueMyChin]

The oil and economic factors are significant but also are the ideological reasons. Russia doesn't want a western democracy on it's boarder because those ideas will spread and threaten his dictatorship. NATO will never invade Russia and oust Putin but freedom of speech, choice and liberal society are things all people want, the Russian people are no different and that''s what scares Putin the most.

[@colinm3130]

The difference is that the growth in NATO is done by peace talks, not by force. He is not being surrounded by nations of war, he is being surrounded by nations of peace talks. Completely non-threat. If a new Napolean or Hitler developed, those nations would stand against it and if anything it would protect Russia from that threat. Every explanation of Putin's side only paints Putin as a mad man who is off his rocker.

[@diggedboy2333]

Well its called spreading poison ,why usa should install weapons and why us army should leave home under name of military exercise ?

[@michiganmarv1860]

When I invaded Afghanistan, we wore NATO patches….. what’s peaceful about that? When NATO invaded Libya, where was the peace in that? Or when NATO bombed that Soviet country and made Kosovo…. Was that peaceful?

[@robramos3632]

Spot on. We’ve seen clearly who is the aggressor. We live in a modern democratic world and while Ukraine is a part of it, Putin wants to assert his dominance and destroy it. He seeks to return to a world of empires. NATO must stop him. My question is how much death and destruction is required for us to cease his actions? My heart goes out to all the innocent people in Ukraine and Russian soldiers who didn’t sign up for these atrocities.

[@MFobe]

When was peace when the middle east got bombed to the stone age 2003 illegal invasion? Noo Russia 🇷🇺 is clearing house.. no more talks..

[@saviola5194]

Where have you been the last 30 years nato and peace don’t belong in the same sentence

[@michaelv77]

It’s not Russian thinking, my friend, it’s Putin’s thinking. I am telling you, since I am from there.

[@justincoleman3805]

You are from Putin?

[@sheshatheblackqueen9279]

But we Russians need Eastern ukraine. But not beyond that. It is useless land for Russia

[@williamthell5930]

That why he’s the president and not you 🤣🤦🏽‍♂️ he has to deal with this issues and make the best decisions to favor Russian interests

[@pedrojarnalo]

Succinct, yet very informative. Well done!

[@billf7062]

Atrocities of the past are no justification for atrocities of the present.

[@giannispsillias7964]

I have so many of his books…he is a great analyst and journalist tbh

[@scottfarrell1906]

One of the big things this will result in is the remilitarization of Germany.

[@csuporj]

Part of the great reset: The Usa will not be the only superpower. A handful of countries will dominate.

[@harmless6813]

@@csuporj Dominate is a stupid word. I guess when you see it that way, the police 'dominates' the citizens. But that only matters if the government sucks. And some concentration of force is inevitable anyways.

[@draker769]

@@csuporj Yes, finally Germany will not be reluctant anymore, they must built a strong army with France and Poland to gradually kicking American influence out of European Continent. If Russia wants, they should be allowed to join. I believe for a safer Europe, they must include Russia, not isolate them, by isolating Russia, you are kinda threatening them

[@douglassantet647]

And it will be crushed again

[@andyd5492]

That explanation is like the USA taking over England and France because that's where a large part of the the population and culture is from.

[@DaDunge]

Or England taking over France because the Norman nobility first came from france.

[@henningbartels6245]

@@DaDunge plus they are christians as well and one could say the French goverment are nazis because Marine Le Pen exists!11!11!!11

[@-K2-]

It is not true that Russia was founded in Kiev. This is where Kievan Ruthenia was founded. Please watch and learn about the history of these areas.

[@brucemacmillan7128]

Well now... Maybe if the former Soviet Union hadn't treated those former east block countries so badly, they might not have desired to align themselves with the west and the protection that NATO offers. And seeing what Putin is up to now, it's no wonder Ukraine wishes to be part of the club.

[@georgecher2513]

Putin is a dictator but after this he will work uber driver as 1990 when he work taxi driver 😎

[@johnsarab4500]

The people decided to align with the West - a clear signal.

[@brucemacmillan7128]

@make a wish I was a kid during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 62. It is largely due to JFK's deft and unflappable handling of that crisis that we are here having this exchange at all.

[@brucemacmillan7128]

@@georgecher2513 Lol. When did Putin ever work as a taxi driver? Wasn't he deputy mayor of St. Petersburg around that time? I heard he stole a lot of money that was intended to help ordinary Russians during that period.

[@georgecher2513]

@@brucemacmillan7128 He was work a driver when the Soviet Union fell down.

[@maxd3028]

The most informative yet straight forward analysis of what's going on since the war ☝💯👏

[@AUMINER1]

aka LIES and fake news from pedofilled CNN

[@Proudmule1]

hmm......was it? was it really? It is Putin's cover story, sure, but what is really going on???? I think not.

[@pf9222]

He literally forgot one of the biggest reason, Ukraine is a hotbed of energy reserves, once a pro Russian government is in place, it will strengthen an already strong grip Russia has in the European energy market

[@ashroskell]

Except he left out the reason Putin has invaded Ukraine. This is why academics need to get out more. History is useless without context, invaluable with it. Ukraine is sitting on the biggest gas and oil reserves outside of Russia. Putin has made sure they never get developed by stealing them in Crimea and fomenting trouble in the Donbas region. But now Shell, Exxon and BP have all confirmed even bigger finds in the west of the country, outside of Putin’s reach, the only way he can prevent their development is by stealing the whole country and sitting on them himself. So long as they are never drilled, he remains the biggest energy exporter in Europe and the 2nd biggest in the world. He doesn’t want to drill them himself. He just wants to ensure no one else does. But, if Putin had ever read a little history, he’d understand that the west has NEVER allowed themselves to lose control over energy reserves in a hundred years. Not since, “energy security,” has been a thing. This is not a war. This is an armed robbery, pure and simples. And he’ll lose. In 20 or 30 years, it won’t matter, because no one will be using fossil fuels. But psycho boy Putin doesn’t care what mess he leaves behind to bequeath his successors. In fact, it probably massages his ego to think the country will collapse when he’s gone, making it look like only he could run Mother Russia? Who cares? The madman needs to go now. We must sanction him into the Stone Age until his people overthrow him. Better that than starving?

[@ashroskell]

@@pf9222 : Yup. It’s actually an armed robbery. He doesn’t want to drill Ukraine’s massive reserves. He wants to ensure no one does. Historians need to get out more. This guy is seeing it all from the perspective of a decent person who reads, not from the POV of a mafia hood who is so ignorant he keeps calling Zelensky a Nazi, even though he’s Jewish.

[@philipwaters5043]

Can you please add captions?

[@joycekoch5746]

I, I will be king And you, you will be queen Though nothing will drive them away We can be heroes, just for one day We can be us just for one day. -Heros, David Bowie

[@adriantudor2215]

The thing that bothers me with many of these explanations is that they only do it from a "sphere of influence/great power" point of view. But what about Ukraine's wishes? or Poland's or Romania's or Estonia's, etc. Should these countries which have been occupied or dominated by the Russian state for hundreds of years and suffered immensely in the 50 years after WW2, not have a say in the matter? Eastern Europe countries, already in NATO, flocked towards the alliance. In the 90's a lot were even refused, so it took a lot of criteria being met before being allowed in 2004. So it isn't NATO expansion, it's a scramble for safety by E. Europe countries, as we always knew Russia's aggression will comeback eventually.

[@JakeFallis75]

It doesn’t help when the US implements a coup against an elected gov’t & Victoria Nuland gets to decide who the next prime minister will be.

[@duyataksis5210]

Childish notions of a country's "wishes" are to be completely ignored. They have never been entertained in *millennia* of recorded history and were only indulged in the last hundred years or so because of the West's cultural pathologies and near monopoly on military force. The world no longer works that way and ideas of "freedom" are going on the ash heap of history.

[@commentsurfer8507]

Of course this is coming from a liberal and pro western alliances point of views like you.

[@jameswilliam26]

How about this? The Ukrainians can realize themselves or achieve self-actualization as part of the commonwealth of Russian peoples, including the Byelorussians. They don't have to be alone to get what they want. The Poles and the Baltic peoples are not Russians, so they are already out and on their own.

[@Nefariously_ignorant]

@@duyataksis5210 Remember those words when you're grieving the sudden loss of paranoid Putin.

[@plantbased2846]

The given military explanation makes no sense. He says that Russia wants to dominate the flat area (Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania & Poland). but Ukraine is quite far South of this so the explanation makes no sense.

[@hardslam6474]

Thats because the map was inaccurate, that flat ground is called the northern European plain and it extends into Ukraine as well, Ukraine is extremely flat and also Russia wants to get any buffer space that they can so literally any extra European land in their eyes is good to have. For some reason news agencies just cant be accurate in their information and get simple things wrong

[@Enyavar1]

Well, the Great European plains goes much further than this highlighted green area. It's that huge funnel that goes from the Netherlands straight to the Ural mountains, with no mountain range anywhere. A huge battleground for military campaigns, whether it's cavalry or tanks used. That is the largest European chessboard, and Russia's interest is to dominate as much of the playing field as possible. Their ideal borders for defense were those of the Soviet Union, with Poland and East Gernany under their control. Ukraine and even most of Romania are part of that plain as well. And outside of Russia, every country's security interest is to DENY them that power because Russia always abused it, in history. Even the Belarusian dictator tried to get some distance from Putin, some years ago. Everyone thinks Russian culture is great and all but they should stay in their own borders.

[@liamjm9278]

Ukraine is included in that flat area. Flat land is hard to defend. The Carpathian mountains funnel the plain into Poland and the Baltics. Between the Carpathians and Russia is a flat plain controlled by Ukraine; a wide front that's hard to defend. Russia wants to push their influence to the Carpathians into more defencable land; the only flat land that Russia needs to worry about then is Poland and the Baltacs, which historical invasions of Russia have been launched from. If Ukraine joins NATO then Russia will have few natural borders against them.

[@JS-jh4cy]

That some mountain range for Europe, but where are the old military gaps in mountain passes?

[@xanatax1844]

an excellent summary! …and also, there are untapped oil/gas reserves: - in the Donbas region. - under the Black Sea west of Crimea. - western Ukraine, NW of Moldova.

[@markusschmidt7513]

no, this is just about maintaining power of a criminal regime in Moscow....all these endevours actually cost Russia only money...they dont make any sense from an economic point of view...

[@CornPopWazABadDude]

@@markusschmidt7513 that's what I thought at first too. But imagine if Russia setup a military base on the border of Canada and the USA. Would you be comfortable with that? That's exactly what Ukraine becoming a member of NATO would be to Russia. And dummy Kamala Harris talked openly about Ukraine becoming a member of NATO right before this war started. So to say Putin did this totally unprovoked is a flat out lie being told by the western media and politicians. That doesn't mean I support what Putin is doing, what he's doing is a travesty and war crime. But "unprovoked" which continues to be spewed by Biden and company nonstop, is a flat out 100 percent lie.

[@YouTube_Enjoyerlol]

​@@markusschmidt7513A great short documentary which explains the historical and geopolitical implications of this conflict is "Ukraine on Fire" right here on KZbin.

[@electrostarOG]

Stay STRONG UKRAINE WE ARE WATCHING

[@nadiaaltaf841]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKrXq4aJg8SkftE

[@wakeup6060]

We are mask wearing, fake news watching, sheeple! Let's go! Whoever fake news tells us to, let's go, we say it! Baaaaah!

[@dreday3463]

Don't nobody care about them...we watching. Fake news , fake media , lies lies lies.....

[@dBFRESH]

@@dreday3463 for real bro tell them

[@isthisshabab4561]

WATCHING modern warfare... no more one sided war against technologically inferior opponents... like a football game...

[@robbie9030]

For those who ask: “Why does Ukraine matter? “ This is why Ukraine matters. It is the second largest country by area in Europe by area and has a population of over 40 million - more than Poland. Ukraine ranks: 1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores; 2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves; 2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world's reserves); 2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons); 2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves; 3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters) 4th in the world by the total value of natural resources; 7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons) Ukraine is an important agricultural country: 1st in Europe in terms of arable land area; 3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world's volume); 1st place in the world in exports of sunflower and sunflower oil; 2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports; 3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world; 4th largest producer of potatoes in the world; 5th largest rye producer in the world; 5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons); 8th place in the world in wheat exports; 9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs; 16th place in the world in cheese exports. Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people. Ukraine is an important industrialised country: 1st in Europe in ammonia production; Europe's 2nd’s and the world’s 4th largest natural gas pipeline system; 3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants; 3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km); 3rd place in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment; 3rd largest iron exporter in the world 4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world; 4th world's largest manufacturer of rocket launchers; 4th place in the world in clay exports 4th place in the world in titanium exports 8th place in the world in exports of ores and concentrates; 9th place in the world in exports of defence industry products; 10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons). Ukraine matters. That is why its independence is important to the rest of the world.

[@iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii2458]

Maybe I am dumb, but how all these would benefit average Americans? Why should average Americans care about resources in another country when the trickle-down economy does not help Average Americans?

[@tarasbondarenko7342]

@@iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii2458 Well, because Americans don’t like to be extorted, don’t they? The Oil Crisis in the 70s for example, was mainly because of the wars in the Middle East, but it was the American (and European) economy who took the biggest blow. Simply put, the more resources an anti-western country has, the more it can strategically price-fix to damage the economy. And your wallet too.

[@StephBer1]

Your explanation is much more rational than the guy above.

[@iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii2458]

@@tarasbondarenko7342 Our wallets are hurting, regardless of how much resources our government has. I guess you are not familiar with the reality of being an average American. As they say, war is poor people dying for rich men's properties. The American tax dollars that are being spent on Ukraine could be spent on helping Americans in need, especially during inflation, but no~~~. The oligarchs in America want us, average Americans, to give up our tax dollars just so they can protect their overseas investments. smdh...

[@iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii2458]

@@Luis.Macedo.Monteiro The worse crisis has been going on in Yemen for 8 years now, but no one cares. So, why is this special? As you said, it seems like they don't want to waste a good crisis for their political agendas. I am a veteran. I was fooled by Bush soon after 9/11. This smells just like back in the day.

[@scottjones8406]

Cnn this is the most accurate reporting you have done in the last 15 years

[@russjohnson5443]

The author’s analysis and theories regarding the “Flatland” area is based on pre-WWII rationale. The bitter winters in that area led to the failed attempts by both Napoleonic and two Germanic invasions into Russia. Today’s warfare tactics would undoubtedly be different.

[@DaDunge]

The war in Ukraine has shown us war has not changed that much.

[@russjohnson5443]

@@DaDunge - Not changed much? Depends upon which century or period of time one would examine. Killing the perceived enemy is the only thing unchanged; however. the manner and methods have radically changed Fredrik, unless the observer has been living in a cave and is oblivious.

[@DaDunge]

@@russjohnson5443 Killing the enemy had never been what war is about. That's what made the US fail in Vietnam.

[@russjohnson5443]

@@DaDunge - You may be only examining the motivations for going to war; how the aggressor justifies its aggression or the opponent defends against the aggression. The war in Nam which “failed” in your words was because (imho) the US didn’t go all out aggressively and chose to limit its military force’s involvement. But that’s not involved today Sir. Believe what you will, that’s fine with me. I was referring to the manner in which wars have been fought then and Now.

[@aurelspecker6740]

@@DaDunge Actually, the opposite is true. Putins rationale about war apparently hasn't changed much. So, in this perspective you are correct. However, Putins invasion obviously falls flat and he is on the verge of losing it. Even if he wins the fight for Ukraine, he definitely loses at a geopolitical scale. And losing hard. It is the first time someone tested, if the "old rational of war" is really dead. And Putin has proven now: Yes, it is! The economic damages you receive when conducting a classic invasion scale war into an intact country is so extreme, that there is no way you end up being a "victor" in a geopolitical scale. Economic stability trumps military power in the long run. However, what Putin also proved is that one must have a defense capability to protect this economic stability, if a crazy authocrat makes a stupid decision.

[@harrycallahan9143]

Thanks for this, just hope they can sort out their differences peacefully.

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

If someone walks up to you and shoots you, do you want to sort out your differences?

[@markhepworth7822]

Even looking at a map will be a new thing for most Americans,a topographical map though..

[@tommygun5038]

It easily becomes a excuse when you have the world's largest nuclear weapons arsenal.

[@billdurfy2110]

What I don’t understand is if this is all reaction to NATO expansion, where was the outcry when the Baltic states, ALSO ON THE RUSSIAN BORDER, actually JOINED NATO?

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

There was.

[@williammarshall8265]

The Russians didn't like it then but we're powerless to do anything about it. Russian military modernization began in earnest about 10 years ago but much of that was simply implementing previously scheduled upgrades approved before the collapse of the Soviet union. The Russian state has been so poor up until recently that they couldn't even update their military equipment. The west and NATO took advantage of that weakness and expanded.

[@dra.latina3063]

Thank you so much for this concise and easily understood summary of history, geography and cultural identities: Best three minutes I’ve spent in months

[@fadex-pubgmobile6507]

Could’ve just said Putin wants to dominate them because in his mind he still owns them and he heard they might want to join the EU so he said “fuck that…start murdering women and children and say it’s only military targets. No one will know”…I’m paraphrasing but I hope his own people rip him limb from taint and make Russia an at least somewhat democratic society

[@MarjanVukovic]

Fair enough

[@harmless6813]

I don't care, actually. No-one has the right to force his will on a free country. No matter how strategically beneficial that would be to him.

[@griffins750]

That’s the cool thing, you don’t have to care, it’s just interesting and maybe (probably not) important to know about it 🤷. It doesn’t have to change your mind, it’s just an informative about a potential reason as to why Putin decided to pull this shit… Frankly I had no idea that Russian culture originated in Ukraine so I personally learned something from this video 🤷😊…

[@inervin]

You mean NATO and Amrican interventions all over the world? Vietnam, Yougoslavia, Iraq, Sirya, Afghanistan?

[@wowulam7411]

@@inervin yes same goes for them bot.

[@inervin]

@@wowulam7411 by the way calling everybody who disagrees with you bot is pathetic.

[@wowulam7411]

@@inervin spelling Syria wrong is also pathetic. Also copy pasting which people have known and has been written on every comment about the war is a bot move. So calling you a bot about it, is valid. your point?

[@johndean4998]

Good analysis, as far as it goes.

[@Brough1111]

Yes thank you

[@charlesmartin1121]

So according to your analysis Tim, Poland can expect to be the next country invaded?

[@erkkivarv3373]

jep.. russia wants nato to get away..

[@imjusthappytobedepressed1123]

No, Invading russia would mean all out nuclear warfare, they won't do it, most likely after they take ukraine they will take Moldova, which considering it's minute army and lack of defenses, will probably, at most, be a matter of days.

[@tobiasglendenning7966]

If Poland had not joined NATO I'd consider it a strong possibility, though I think Belarus, the baltics, Finland & Ukraine are the main buffers Russia cares about. Had the Baltics not joined NATO early I think it's quite likely they would be invaded for wanting to join.

[@luciustarquiniuspriscus1408]

As far as advancing armies, seriously, we are in the 21st century with ballistic missiles. Plus Hannibal passed the Alps before there were roads across it. As far as Crimea, Russia always had access to the Black Sea, roughly between Rostov and Sochi, and a base in Crimea as well.

[@JeffreyGoddin]

To be fair, Hannibal paid a terrible price for crossing the alps...

[@sekokhan5307]

That was a gamble move tho, and he crossed with fing elephants

[@thodoriss3068]

Ballistic missiles don't win wars. Boots on the ground do, and from Berlin to Moscow or Kiyv to Moscow, there is basically only flat land to walk. Hannibal crossed the Alps on foot, when you are on foot you can cross any terrain(although it takes more effort for some terrains), modern vehicles however need roads to cross mountains. Destroy one road in the mountain and you have possibly saved youself. Crimea is not just a simple port, there is a reason they have continiously been there for 200 years.

[@joselopez-jj3wv]

Gambino seal mold only good for forty-five min, when you retake it with seal army

[@Tussinette]

Seriously?! You think that in 2022, Putin is nervous because we might use the flat grounds to roll over Russia with our "cavalry"? 😂😂😂 OMG, can't stop laughing. You made my day. Thanks!

[@kreaturen]

It's part of Russia's narrative, it's of course complete bullshit. Russia is unconquerable thanks to its nukes, and Putin knows this, but it's a convenient story for idiots to believe in regardless.

[@realwooobrazy8276]

They are real Patriots (Ukraine Soldiers). They deserve much love and respect! Stay United and stand with Ukraine! 🇺🇦🇺🇸

[@spaceliner2000]

@@yurypalkin5848 Google is more Nazi than Ukraine.

[@afridgetoofar1818]

If the Cuban government was pro-Russian, and the Russians put their own nukes there pointed at us, how do you think we’d react?

[@user-rt5mr4qf2p]

Look at what the Ukrainian Nazis are doing kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIPZq2irhZp4bdU

[@yurypalkin5848]

@@spaceliner2000 maybe. But I give respect to the Google webmasters

[@yurypalkin5848]

@@user-rt5mr4qf2p Look at what the Ukrainian Nazis are doing ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%8F_%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2

[@johnspence8141]

Welll....it is more about the oil and the minerals than anything, but lets look at this differently. We're in the modern world...NATO came about as a response when the (then) Soviets occupied Poland, Ukraine, East Germany and Yugoslavia. That's it, that's all. It took 40 years for that to removed. So you might say "Russia is worried" but in reality, Russia has never had anything to worry about. I'm not saying USA is good and everyone's holding hands, but the idea that there's going to be an army marching across the flatlands is ludicrous in the age of nuclear deterrent. Especially since he should be more worried about China. AND in the global economy, he could easily pay Ukraine for access to the black sea, or offer Ukraine a financial incentive to join Russia's ANTI-NATO. But Russia doesn't dance, it takes. So this analysis is fine and dandy but its not really why its happening.

[@rossorlandi5173]

Well said for most of us to understand better, and I must agree with your updated profile.

[@violjohn]

Agree entirely; is England’s “heart” back in Jutland and Denmark? Non-sensical. I respectfully suggest that this analysis muddies the waters about what is happening now and this style is what Putin uses to shore up his indefensible attitudes.

[@johnspence8141]

@@violjohn Yes its used to say "Hey Putin is the one threatened here" and its pure gaslight horseshit

[@thundershirt1]

Wow. Excellent.

[@dmlevitt]

thanks

[@grantsmythe8625]

Interesting history lesson.

[@brasstacks1696]

He forgot to show the U.S. biolabs that Obama helped put in place being destroyed. Wait never mind, these people don’t want the sheep to know the truth.

[@888mabraham]

It is difficult for countries that never had border issues to understand this. Older countries and cultures value their history. I wish Richard Holbrook was with us. He knew diplomacy.

[@p0pimp2004]

The world has moved on. Russia or putin has not

[@benjaminjohnson7512]

@@p0pimp2004 And what NATO did, you think they moved on from Cold War.

[@p0pimp2004]

@@benjaminjohnson7512 what?

[@shmuelaryehkoltov241]

@Louis van der Merwe if you decide to invade a sovereign nation and bomb their civilians because of your old conceptions of the world, then yes, you do deserve to be condemned.

[@MultiRose86]

India support RUSSIA,

[@timeflysintheshop]

At 0:22 why is Kaliningrad not shown in red with russia?

[@Aluminata]

Historical invaders did not have the threat of nuclear retaliation which is working so well for Russia now.

[@Stigsens1]

What stupid argument, landwar is easy done with mobilitt, plus air domination is most important

[@TheGecko213]

Modern troops are not inhibited by mountainous terrain You have ballistic missiles and cruise missiles and tactical r nuclear weapons Huge troop transports to drop paratroopers

[@Enyavar1]

Terrain is still a common military/strategical concept, and Flat terrain is bad for defense, while mountains and hills are great. Ask the Afghans. All foreign borders around the exposed Russian heartland are in flat terrain. Putin imagined that the EU tank squads can strike this weak flank any moment, and Russian positions are in fact basically indefensible if there is ever a war against Europe. If Russia can entrench itself in Poland and Romania, it is that much safer. Even just holding Ukraine has a defense advantage over the current borders. (Not taking into account that the areas mentioned are inhabited by unhappy natives though. He imagined they'd like him.)

[@TheGecko213]

@@Enyavar1 As long as both sides have tactical nukes there will not be any massed tank attacks Satellites give advance warning . But yes Ukraine is the Achilles heel for Russia and the Ukrainians are just Russian pawns Sooner they accept it the better They cannot joint NATO . The same way Canada cannot join Russia

[@rimrunz1795]

Exactly. If russian leaders are actually looking at Europe and asia from th perspective of medieval kings, then their whole country.... their whole way of being.... is destined to remain a living Lord of the Rings model in a 21st century world.

[@musafawundu6718]

Modern troops are inhibited, because most supplies are still transported by land, and not by air. Additionally, most wars are still conventionally fought. Cruise missiles cannot take out every bunker, every missile facility, and every vehicle, and all personnel too...

[@elusivelight3766]

Thats one hell of a map!

[@stilllearning5159]

Well done ! explanation without justification .

[@AndyWoohoo666]

I think this only showed partially why Russia is invading Ukraine and sure history plays a very important role. The why in this video is a part of the Russian narrative "the countries near Russia is becoming NATO countries" so the question should be "why do they ask to join NATO?". A huge misconception is that NATO is like the old WP, NATO ( America ) occupy a country and force them into NATO, that is the old Soviet WP ( Warsaw Pact ) way and that is not how NATO works. NATO membership is applied for and it has a lots of stipulations before a country can apply and one of them is that NATO do not take in new members that are in some form of conflict. Also, sure there are a lot of old history regarding Russia and Ukraine however one country have developed and the other has not, Ukraine will not be forced into a marriage as in some Middle Eastern cultures. Russia is not as of today as attached to Ukraine over the "brotherhood" it is about control, strategy and money. You see Ukraine has been and is the European "breadbasket" as well as it is rich in gas and oil, everything the Putin and his oligarchs are after. On the strategic point of course Crimea is one of the most important ports. Even the religion has gone South, the Russian orthodox church has banished the Ukrainian orthodox church and as we talk about history I must say that it makes me a bit sick too my stomach that the so called author is so one sided towards Russia and forget such a important piece in history as the Holodomore because that is a huge reminder for all Ukrainian people.

[@VnatureZamir]

Вы абсолютно правы уважаемый! Жаль всех, да гибнут люди, но их могло погибнуть коллосально больше если бы Украина со своими националистами начала войну против Донбасса в статусе члена НАТО, ведь России пришлось бы втянутся в конфликт. Вероятно с применением ядерного оружия..может Россия спасла мир сейчас?

[@carolyntalbot947]

Thank you, I cannot believe CNN let this propagandist deliver Russian blood-and-soil narratives on their network. They need to hear from all of us. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 💙 💛

[@AndyWoohoo666]

@@carolyntalbot947 Thanks Carolyne. Yes even if this was not for the average person a "propaganda" or excuse for Russia and their behavior I'd say it was. The so called "brotherhood" between these countries has not been just that, sure the villages close to Russia always had a closer tie with cross marriages etc but in general Ukraine started to develop in a totally different direction in beginning of the 90's. Sadly Russian influenced or even placed presidents and government officials in Ukraine has slowed it down and in 2008 it started to get a grip again and in 2014 it got traction for Ukraine and the proof of that is the annexation of Crimea and Eastern Ukraine. Anyway thank you for the recognition of my post. Slava Ukraini!

[@neffetSnnamremmiZ]

It's the independence fight of the Ukraine. All east-european countries had to fight this fight; once russian tanks were shooting in Praque and Warsaw! But this time its so very brutal, because it's the last country before core land of Russia. Putin's Russia is deeply in fear!

[@user-rt5mr4qf2p]

Look at what the Ukrainian Nazis are doing kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIPZq2irhZp4bdU

[@neffetSnnamremmiZ]

@@user-rt5mr4qf2p There is a strong nationalism and patriotism in Ukraine. They don't want you Russians anymore. It's part of their self-becoming. But the Russian separatists were produced and supported by Russia first, they were the ones who used civilians as shields. The old and deep frist between East and West, once runned through Germany, today sadly through (east) Ukraine.

[@thechezik]

@@user-rt5mr4qf2p Dude you kill over 1m your citizen don't even fucking try running here Russian propaganda !!!

[@YouTuber-to6cj]

Informative.👍👍

[@davidt3671]

Wish you could put closed captions on this video. :/

[@stevenwashington6698]

Yeah and the Soviet Union no longer exists time to move on and except the way things are now Ukraine is a sovereignty it’s its own nation

[@paulalim1476]

Shouldn’t that be Russia is really part of Ukraine? Makes more sense.

[@noodle1987able]

Informative

[@eyeofthetiger7]

Excellent presentation

[@geraldmiller5260]

Excellent use of maps to explain the region.

[@MidnaZ]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGrUk3hrjbGqgas

[@nahomentertainment3633]

This is horrible,My heart goes out to the civilians!!!!..😭💔🇺🇦🙏

[@alexhero4748]

huhu don’t cry

[@antonioacosta3618]

L

[@mrx-od3ji]

@@alexhero4748 my heart goes out to the civilans of ukraine putin invanding ukraine is bs and heartless putin is a monster.

[@willemventer3935]

nice historical overview

[@Cruxair]

This video is for people who dont know anything about this situation