Ukraine Signs Agreement To Join The EU, But...

[@FairyCRat]

What I don't understand is, how did we let Cyprus in? Literally over 1/3 of their claimed territory isn't under their control.

[@REDnBLACKnRED]

I guess it helped that both the countries claiming the territory are NATO members. idk.

[@fudgemonkeyz69]

Didn’t Cyprus lose control of half of its territory AFTER being admitted to the EU?

[@defaultusername1145]

Also it’s in Asia not Europe

[@aidanmiller3721]

@@defaultusername1145 Cyprus is technically in europe because of geography, that’s why it’s in the European union

[@REDnBLACKnRED]

@@defaultusername1145 There is no real geographical divide between Asia and Europe. So that line falls on cultural lines. If Cyprus is considered culturally Greek, its European. If it's considered culturally Turkish, its Asian.

[@tatu1601]

The reason austria is not part of NATO is not necessarily because we don't want to, but because we are legally not allowed to. The 1955 Austrian State Treaty, which made austria a sovereign country after the war and made the winning powers remove their occupation of austria, prohibits the reunification with germany and some other points, like ban of fascist organizations and such. The soviet union would only agree to the treaty, if austria would stay neutral afterwards. So after the treaty the austrian state made neutrality part of the constitution. We are prohibited to join a military alliance by our own laws.

[@lrgr1518]

good for you

[@ihatemotionblur_3255]

ussr has been disbanded

[@izawa9211]

@@lrgr1518 its not good in any fucking way if you want to join anyone not just NATO, also you know i think it would be great to be part of some group so it wouldnt be you against evry other country in ww3 that will invade

[@miguelpadeiro762]

@@izawa9211 Austria is in the EU, which is pretty much enough garantee of its sovereignty. If Europe does fall for some reason however, Austria is going down with it anyway.

[@carlosandleon]

Then change the laws. It's called an amendment and americans are very fond of it.

[@regentofnothing]

The myth of consensual EU integration : EU members : I consent. Ukraine : I consent. Russia and EU prerequisites : I don't.

[@JDManring]

EU Parliament: I grant waivers.

[@ibx2cat]

My favourite comment so far

[@christianosanjo]

Lol

[@REDnBLACKnRED]

@@JDManring Future of EU: I'm doomed

[@MacGuy3135]

But are we in the UK an EU prerequisite now... (insert facepalm emote an thinking emote here)

[@MarillSweatshirt]

Even when talking about depressing stuff he keeps his attitude upbeat. Appreciate the coverage broski!!

[@JmMateo933]

Yeah

[@craigdavies2598]

He creates detailed videos just to keep us up with the news

[@d93atomic]

"There's always gonna be Portugal which is living in eastern Europe despite being western Europe" As a Portuguese I laughed harder than I should.

[@d93atomic]

@MrHolyKindness roughly 700 euros.

[@pegasBaO23]

@@d93atomic that is still more than in eastern europe countries, where the pay is abour 400-600euros for a cashier

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

@MrHolyKindness Here in netherlands 40 hours a week, 4 weeks, cashier type work you would take home about 1200 euro but the price of living is way higher !

[@bigfo2629]

most of Europe stole all the welth. France is a third world country if they dont sell any natural resources from Africa. and if all the big corp stop exploiting the third world for cheap labor most company would go bankrupt. Portugal and eastern europe dont exploit the third world.

[@maxsmith8196]

Even the language sounds kinda like a russian speaking spanish

[@RedSoxFanatic4Life]

3:56 “This is a map from 2023.” That’s why I come here: it’s the only KZbin channel with a time machine. 😂

[@mrkebab9051]

We are really watching a possible world war through Toycat videos what a time to be alive

[@bennelong8451]

The only thing the west will do is send thoughts and prayers. And millions in equipment which will be seized by Russia

[@BUMMY105]

Aid is still pretty important to Ukraine. They are capable to defend themselves from Russia with their current equipment and years of war experience from fighting the same country a decade or two ago. Their problem is keeping their weapons loaded and supplies full. The EU and the UN supplying them is enough to keep them alive for weeks whilst securing whatever's left of global peace. However, Ukraine ultimately does not want to fight a war forever, and so they're taking every avenue to end war with Russia whilst remaining independent. Joining the EU is one of them, as the EU is the closest military power that can support them with more than just arms.

[@EndoClaw]

@@BUMMY105 also the incrimination being in the EU a group that is closely related to NATO might help Ukrainian end the war in a good position

[@Sugar_Vibes_]

What a time buddy

[@EndoClaw]

@@jaguarsparkle8788 while it is possible the chances are small

[@Duck-wc9de]

Portugal: In the west, living in the east. that should become our national motto. because its true. we should leave the "order and work" and "this is my beloved nation" and put : "have here your true eastern experience without leaving western europe"

[@volka2199]

How is Portugal Eastern?

[@lama99654]

@@volka2199 generally lower quality of life unlike many other countries in western Europe

[@electro10306]

@@volka2199 Portuguese people behave more like Slavic people instead of Western,Old lady's watching you from their window,Proud of their past,always drinking and cursing,not that much Karen's because if if a person behaves like one they would just be yelled at and expelled from the place( FOOD EXTABLISHMENTS) plus the phonetic Wich is similar to Slavic languages, the Northern Portuguese accent has a REALLY similar phonetic to Russian(Phonetic is not to confuse with Grammar)

[@lol-ih1tl]

@@electro10306 Portugal should be uprooted and be placed in the Balkans.

[@alexsayshi6782]

@@electro10306 not even true

[@zeadessam7108]

Can I just say u d one of the most genuine people I have ever seen on the internet

[@lao5610]

If the UK ever wants to get back in the EU, America will gladly invade you to help out. In all seriousness, best of luck to everyone out there in these uncertain times and keep Ukraine in your thoughts in prayers 🇺🇦

[@davidmcmonies8892]

We don't wanna be in the EU. Our economy is fine and still growing.

[@Ytremz]

@@davidmcmonies8892 Why are you lying? The British Economy is not fine! 🤣

[@davidmcmonies8892]

@@Ytremz Google it there's literally 5 richer countries than us. Its fine

[@Ytremz]

@@davidmcmonies8892 Do you even care about the surging inflation, especially in household energy/utility costs, the depressed local business sector due to COVID, etc.? Again, why are you lying?

[@davidmcmonies8892]

@@Ytremz im not lying. our economy is one of the strongest in the world. Just Google it. If People Didn't believe covid was gonna end the world like sheep. This wouldn't have happened

[@stephenaddair]

Im afraid its gonna get worse before it gets better Prayers for Ukraine

[@douglasscott7614]

There is a clause in the EU which states that any country which is subjected to a military attack will be given 'aid and assistance' in response. This could pertain to some kind of direct military action from other member states

[@skylarkesselring6075]

not from any NATO states, and the majority of EU members are in NATO.

[@michelleschaefer683]

^ that plus what the EU is doing now (delievering weapons, sanctions etc.) could already be interpreted as 'aid and assistance'

[@alicec1533]

Does this risk starting World War Three, or is that overstated?

[@skylarkesselring6075]

​@@alicec1533 The risk of starting WW3 depends on how every one else reacts. If any NATO country sends troops into Ukraine to fight Russians the chance of WW3 goes up dramatically. If everything keeps going like it is now, some sanctions and sending weapons + supplies, WW3 is unlikely. Remember that an all out massive war (especially a nuclear one) is NOT in most countries best interests. Nations are selfish, and basically always do what's in their geopolitical best interests. It's not in Russia or the US's best interest to fight WW3. That would cause millions of deaths along with certain destabilization of global order and trade, etc etc.

[@alicec1533]

@@skylarkesselring6075 Thanks. I was already of the opinion that WW3 is currently unlikely, I just wondered about the EU's place in this.

[@michelleschaefer683]

Pls keep making these videos! They're so educational and at the same time not panic inducing like most of the news are. Thank you, Toycat. Just renewed my Toycat-Tax 💕

[@supertrooper6011]

I think most military estimates give Ukraine weeks... then I'm betting the new regime has a change of heart on EU membership - I really hope Im wrong on both fronts

[@ulrichbrodowsky5016]

Russia has the biigger army and will (probably) win, given enough time. The question is though how much time Russia has. You see, the war doesn't seem to be particular popular there either. And with corpses piling up and sanctions making everyday stuff much more expensive, the people might get angry. If the anger focuses on Putin, he may have to step down. Or stop this war to appease his people or get his army back to protect him from his people. Obviously I can't see into the future, but Russia doesn't have infinite time either. What really matters is which side can go on for longer

[@rickmuc089]

@@ulrichbrodowsky5016 There is no way Russia will "win" this war. Even if the army surrenders the Russians will be drawn into a guerilla war. No chance of winning the entire ukrainian territory!

[@ulrichbrodowsky5016]

@@rickmuc089 I meant "winning" by the definition of beating the Ukrainian army. How useful that victory would actually be for Russia is debatable, obiously

[@ProjectYoutube]

@@rickmuc089 They do not want the entire Ukrainian territory, they want to officially claim Crimea and take their natural gas reserves, all of which is mainly in the east and along the coastline. This goes much deeper than Russia wanting to take over Ukraine or not wanting them to join NATO or the EU

[@gotworc]

@@ProjectKZbin you actually think they'll just take half the country and call it good? lol no way.

[@spekenbonen72]

Not sure if serious. Signing the request to join the EU was firstly a statement towards Russia. Yes they want to join. But they know that is not going to happen before the whole Russia situation is over.

[@Trezooo]

This is a weird episode of Seed Saturday…

[@Yezpahr]

0:00 "Hello I'm Soycat" ... Can't be unheard.

[@asheep7797]

Yes, it can.

[@Lord7979]

When I saw that press release that they signed documents trying to join the EU, I knew they wouldn't actually be able to anytime remotely soon. Thanks for the specifics Toycat I hope Ukraine can maybe use it as a bargaining chip.

[@fbi8836]

god that “but” in the title is a good move

[@Tundrawrath]

Unbelievable that a Minecraft channel have better information than state owned news , what a time to be alive , keep the good work!!

[@doggo7078]

Only big enterprises have ceased to sell products to Russia, like Apple and such. But other essential companies that sell, for instance, olive oil, will keep selling to Russia, and maybe, since they have no recognizable brands worldwide that people can sabotage out of anger, a lot of essential products that could have a great(er) impact on Russia's economy won't cease to be sold there

[@wesly2089]

17:23 way to make an unbiased statement. Socialism is democratic in nature. Much more so than capitalism. I see no democracy in the class system set up. Liberal democracy is a step in the right direction but it’s not enough. The upper class still is in power dictating the lower class from their lavish palaces. Russia is a capitalistic class system, representing the far less liberal side of capitalism. Russia is capitalism without liberal democracy. If you value freedom so much, free the people. The current system is but a tribute to the capitalists, keeping our unrest at bay and keeping them in power longer.

[@bleuhart2638]

As of a few minutes ago, Georgia has also submitted a formal request to be granted candidate status!

[@asherl5902]

I don't really know why Georgia wasn't even a candidate yet when it's the most EUropean country of the Caucasus

[@bleuhart2638]

@@asherl5902 probably because of its territorial disputes and the government taking its sweet time to apply. but now that Ukraine is going down Georgia is almost certainly the next target and the realization is finally setting in. Georgia would fit great into the EU but we’ll see if they actually make it

[@masterchaoss]

Man I have no idea what your main channels content is and I've been subbed to this channel for over a year.

[@jantjepietjepol]

I checked out the main channel for the first time, i have questions.

[@mixp1x]

He brings up Serbia, never considering if Serbia actually wants to join the EU. Serbia is now more aligned to Putin (sadly) If they actually wanted to join, they would meet the criteria in a few years no prob And Ukrainian people are like 'do whatever you want, just get us to the EU' And besides, the EU parliament has agreed on an 'accelerated procedure' so I think that means they are likely to skip some criteria for Ukrainian accession So I expect Ukraine joining the EU in 2025 maybe (if they actually outlast the war)

[@rawka_7929]

Wouldn't Kosovo get in the way of joining though? The whole, not being in control of your claimed territory

[@mixp1x]

@@rawka_7929 Yes, right. I'm mistaken here about easy joining for Serbia. Absence of territorial disputes is one of the main conditions. And it's not likely to be overlooked in Serbia's case

[@minnamandariini4843]

Have they really agreed on that? The criterias are there for a reason so it would be extremely stupid to skip some.

[@flyingmoose]

I like that you have two different channels. I don’t sub to the other one because I’m not into games but I really like this one.

[@shittymcrvids3119]

I don't think there's a lot of overlap between his two channels lol

[@blueveins295]

As far as I'm concerned, the point of sanctioning the shit out of Russia rn isn't really to make the Russian public not want Putin, so much as to reduce the amount of money Russia can collect in taxes, and thereby reduce the amount they can spend on missiles and artillery shells.

[@natnew32]

It's also to make it as painful as possible for Putin and his friends so they all collectively just wanna stop.

[@alexpotts6520]

I think sanctions in general are a blunt instrument, but in the specific case of Russia they might be quite effective. Putin's oligarchy has stashed much of its ill-gotten gains in the west, so those guys are *very* vulnerable to stuff like asset freezes etc. Ideally we can hurt the plutocrats heavily while the impact on ordinary Russians remains light. Even reports of 15% fall in Russian GDP make me wonder whether that's really a 15% fall in living standards for ordinary people, or whether those losses are heavily concentrated among Russia's elite.

[@maxl3265]

Wtf men, u thing that this war will continue for 10 years?

[@maxl3265]

@@alexpotts6520 you are talking about the elite, I am Russian and I can say that major part of sanctions hit the Russian economy (such as the suspension of cargo transportation), and these are problems for both: ordinary Russians and the elite. There are also sanctions such as the removal of minecraft in Russia, I don’t know how minecraft prevented them, but most likely the russian military trained in minecraft to attack Ukraine

[@alexpotts6520]

@@maxl3265 I'm sorry.

[@arposkraft3616]

@2:40 that map is kinda outdated, rus are also invading from transnistria , closing the gap around odessa, they are around mariupol and kharkiv

[@ayoCC]

the real answer is to defend and prevent loss of life against those that are threatening murder and chose to assist terror and killing. Ukraine was aspiring to stand for the same values as Europe. There needs to be a quick special status for countries in the process of joining to guarantee their security while they're transforming the country

[@arianmartic7965]

Same values as europe? Bro, you have no idea.

[@REDnBLACKnRED]

Politics does not work on emotions. You can't weaken and hurt the EU's future simply because adding Ukraine in this moment sends a message of solidarity. Poland and Hungary, fully integrated members, have been a headache to the EU because they don't ideologically align with 'western values'. Greece, a country whose economy is slumbering is barely able to recover under the weight of the Euro. Then there are all the countries that have applied to the in the EU and are in the process of aligning legally with EU regulations, which takes lots of negotiations. You can't simply add a country and call it day. There is a reason that certain requirements have been laid out for EU membership, requirements that Ukraine barely met before the war, and certainly does not meet now. It will destabilise an already hurting EU after Brexit and Merkle stepping down in Germany. It is of course most advantageous for Ukraine to appeal to the emotions at this moment and ask for this, and of course if circumstances were favourable the EU would have no problem at all, but that is far from reality. What the EU can do, and is doing, is showing support though aid, military equipment, refugee support, and solidarity.

[@skylarkesselring6075]

Terrible idea, honestly terrible. Also what does it matter, you think EU countries will come fight Russia in Ukraine? Nearly every EU country is also in NATO, meaning they aren't gonna fight Russia. Ukraine is certainly much different than the image you've created in your mind, which shows the danger of randomly latching onto a topic because it's in the news and immediately coming to broad/sweeping conclusions. Parts of Ukraine align more with the EU while others with russia, but more importantly, what are "European" values? Considering only EU nations, do you think Germany, Bulgaria, Poland, and Greece share the same values?

[@YouWillBeHappyOrElse]

@@skylarkesselring6075 Dude, don't you know all us white folks look alike?

[@Sheltered]

its been so long since I watched a toycat video that when I saw this suggested and clicked on it I did NOT expect the "HELLO ITS TOYCAT"

[@deanian3128]

i love how liberal toycat is ;), like the way you ended your video is exactly how i conclude my long winded explainations of Ukraine to my friends who couldnt care less, this is why i love this channel

[@bennelong8451]

It’s funny cause all your freedoms are a lie Freedom of the press: RT is banned in the EU Freedom of speech: Canadian convoy protest violently stopped Freedom of thought: The mainstream media constantly produces propaganda against the countries enemies brainwashing you into believing false narratives (WMDs in Iraq) Freedom to live: They refused to contain the pandemic only using half measures at best to not cause damage to the economy while people were dying Thanks for coming to my TED talk

[@shayyuss]

@@bennelong8451 you need to provide sources

[@shadowcween7890]

@@bennelong8451 Can I take a guess that you are from the U.S.

[@serhiy-serhiiv]

@@shadowcween7890 he's a russian bot

[@miguelpadeiro762]

@@bennelong8451 I can go to my government's headquarters and shout that the president is the son of a whore that sucks dick for breakfast and then go on with my hobby of having a internet blog solely existing to share my hate towards the prime minister Furthermore, I can then hop on my couch and choose which news channel to watch, compare their narratives, get further news online and then openly make my own consensus, without having the glorious leader spoon-feed it to me This is freedom, which I am privilidged to have and which billions are barred from, do not call it a lie, for then you'd be comparing my situation to one of North Koreans, a statement which has no purpouse but to cause conflict So yeah we get what your purpouse in making these comments is, no need to make it any more clearer

[@slava2425]

2:08 as an Ukrainian,that staying in Ukraine i would like to say that it's totally fake map. This is confirmed by an official source. Yeah Crimea is occupied now,as Donets'k and Luganskh..but not at all how you might think. And i would like to add that other kinda "under russian control" fake too. Russian army does not show such brilliant results as to occupy the whole region, maximum a village. I don't know why people share this fake information 🌝

[@johnross5098]

I didn't expect you of all people to cover this

[@Zadrakos]

Bro you went from teaching me the features removed from Minecraft to teaching me about what is probably going to be World War 3. Thank you.

[@iamgoo]

This is my favorite Minecraft video! Tysm

[@lasjok3r97]

Luv u toycat, thanks for being intelligent enough to explain this to people lmao Glory to Ukraine!

[@NicEeEe843]

Thank you for your coverage

[@HannahHäggAutisticTransWoman]

Russia actually could go from kaliningrad and attack Sweden directly without needing to go through any other country. It's not like austria where russia need to through multiply countries.

[@blanco7726]

@Schwainer mit ai suicide mission

[@maddogbasil]

Yh but why tho Y invade the rest of Europe Russia only wants russian lands in ukraine to be safe

[@REDnBLACKnRED]

@Schwainer mit ai This has nothing to do with Russians and only to do with Putin.and his rich friends. Ordinary Russians have just as much to lose from this war. Lets separate the government from its people. They don't even get to choose.

[@REDnBLACKnRED]

Not really. Kalliningrad is surrounded by NATO. And Sweden has its own island, Gotland, right in front of it before Swedish mainland. If Finland joined NATO, there is no way Kallinengrad could do any real damage to Sweden before being taken out by Sweden itself, or with the help of NATO who already have close military relations. To be honest, a Russian attack on Sweden would almost certainly drag NATO into the conflict through EU's defence pact.

[@REDnBLACKnRED]

@Schwainer mit ai Russia is neither united in its effort like Germany was, nor brainwashed to follow ever order its leader gave. Putin is not committing genocide, the war casualties are surprisingly low given the war has been on for a week, that is not what happened when Germany went to war. It is not at all an equal comparison. And even then, after the war was over, the German public was largely forgiven by the world. We did separate everyday germans from Nazi's.

[@smpark12]

Toycats bean reviews when

[@amicloud_yt]

lol i went to edit the eu expansion wikipedia article to fix that over editorialization that was mentioned and was pleasantly surprised to see that someone already had taken care of it!

[@RATsnak3]

Russia: *invades ukraine* Ukrainian sh*tposters: I see a job opportunity

[@thiesschroder5587]

Austria isn´t allowed to join NATO because Germany and Austria were prohibited from unifying or being in a military alliance after WW2.

[@blackzed144]

What ? I thought austria in NATO (Sorry for my bad english)

[@thiesschroder5587]

@@blackzed144 No, they are only in the EU but not in NATO

[@blackzed144]

@@thiesschroder5587 but why they didn't join the NATO

[@lynoska1951]

@@blackzed144 read their original comment

[@shittymcrvids3119]

I mean they're both in the EU and the EU has a defense clause

[@like31000]

When in hoi4 you're getting wrecked but join a faction at the last moment

[@kennandunn7533]

Oh dear, the implications on what comes next are frightening.

[@theemperor-wh40k18]

Upcoming peace deal: RUSSIA HAS CAPITULATED UKRAINE TOOK 3 STATES GERMANY TOOK 1 STATE IRELAND TOOK 216 STATES Russian republic has been liberated Siberia has been liberated Arztotska has been liberated

[@SoloTravel101]

Using an empty can of beans as a cup, killed me.

[@jjtt]

19:08 I think it's a bug, I've seen it do the same thing in other places where a road splits like that

[@Ashtrid-i5f]

I like how toycat is like “second channel don’t care”

[@nikg_72]

I didnt know you had this channel

[@zadovrus1624]

I love how you just casually mention drinking out of a can of beans, great description of a 2nd chanel

[@virtualplanespotter9192]

I started hearing your voice fading and i was like ah damn i need to loosen this scarf or am going to pass out.

[@durchfaII]

This makes me think about how Bulgaria actually joined the EU

[@shittymcrvids3119]

great success

[@johnthefishermanjohnhoyle5763]

I hope they never do . Let Russia have it, not worth nuclear war.

[@european6380]

If the EU agrees to let Ukraine join fast-track, they have to let Moldova, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Georgia and Turkey join too.

[@yigit2167]

@Schwainer mit ai eSpeCialY NoT turKEy

[@blanco7726]

@Schwainer mit ai yes all Turkish immigrants behave very disrespectfully. Do you hear yourself?

[@tatu1601]

There is no obligation for them to be accepted faster or at all only because Ukraine is.

[@yigit2167]

@Schwainer mit ai it must be really great to be a german you know? You can shit on Turks in Germany without any problem, but when Turks criticize all those afghans, syrians and countless other 10+ million refugees, we are being fascists in the eyes of world lol

[@nieselwiesel19]

@Schwainer mit ai @Schwainer mit ai no one gets insulted here in Germany for being German. That's ridiculous and just shows the typical victim mentality. I agree that there are assholes everywhere, but are we really judging all immigrants now because there are assholes among them? Then it's clearly not a surprise that we still have to deal with the Nazi stereotype. You're just feeding into that, that's not helping at all. It's a vicious cycle of people being judged and turning rejection into hatred, from all sites. We can and we should do better.

[@Baulder13]

dude you're the kind of politics/geography nerd i always wanted as my best friend

[@thommy_optmax]

"Peace is good and lame stuff like that." ... Toycat really wants to join the Royal Navy and go on adventures around the globe 🌍

[@SirPogsalotCreates]

see, this is news. toycat is *news.* not media, *news.*

[@einyoutubenutzer]

19:13 Toycat: is this really the most effective way to get there? Google maps: *shows directions from moscow to kiev*

[@jebise1126]

but russia invaded ukraine precisely because nato came to close... so i doubt that finland would want that

[@candle1955]

Im finnish and ppl here are stupid thinking we could join nato and not be attacked 💀

[@5267w]

thats just an excuse with invading ukraine they have moved themselves closer to nato countries but its overall worth it for putin due to the massive strategic value in controlling ukraine

[@masoodjalal1152]

@@5267w It is either let NATO at your border and let them threaten you or take the fight to their border and threaten them. Russia choose what was best for them.

[@commscan314]

@@masoodjalal1152 They're trying to collect the Warsaw Pact Infinity Stones, clearly. They're likely going to invade the Steppe next, if Ukraine and Moldova fall.

[@aveyli]

"Austria feels safe because they're surrounded by NATO members" * Yodeling gets louder from the west *

[@Hyblup]

lol he just goes on a 1-and-a-half minute side tangent after the video ‘ends’

[@Pidalin]

We accept everyone after UK left, even China can join EU. 🙂

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

China can’t join the eu

[@wonkydonkey7705]

Raining down under too

[@jasonsarahsnyder1058]

The wether around is weird today it like 60° F but yesterday it was like 30 and 2 days before that it was like 54

[@christopherellis2663]

Francis Fukuyama was a wide-eyed SciFi fan. Thank you for your commentary. 🇷🇴

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

I mean when things were going bad for Egypt in the early 2010's, the people meme'd things up.

[@kevinvandal8595]

There is also a defence claus in the treaty of Lissabon, art 42.7

[@egbertkind]

this channel now has more subs than ibxtoycat did when i started watching…

[@jebise1126]

4:15 that map is a bit weird... pretty sure GDP differences are bigger

[@RealSpotter-GetALifeLol]

man went to playing mincraft to becoming a political god

[@Boilmyovaries]

As a middle eastern given our history with both the former Soviet union and the US , this second opinion that you gave out in the end is the public opinion here .

[@nekonukes]

It was weird not hearing ibx before toycat.

[@bennelong8451]

Imagine if Ukraine joins the EU but then Russia takes it over and says that Russians a EU member now

[@stephenaddair]

It doesn't work that way

[@highjutsus3994]

What

[@ΑναστάσηςΤσαμπούκος]

Imagine Ukraine joins EU. Russia occupies Ukraine and then claiming they are EU member and they demand Putin to become EU president.

[@vatnidd]

This is the actual EU, not the Holy Roman Empire in EU4

[@TheVorazz]

EU but it's managed by a shitty python script

[@kasparas147]

Hi, loving your videoos, keep the good content coming Btw could you make a video about Lithuania or the baltics ?

[@dalealpaca2877]

I hope the next Call of Duty game is just you playing as a Social Media Manager for your country memeing on the other country. Call of Duty Meme Warfare.

[@uranusneptun5239]

I think what Ukraine was and is doing is very smart. They are actually marketing their situation! Especially with the president. I believe a lot of fast responses and sympathy came directly from social media. This made the world look even faster ans especially look inside the situation and made it even more personal. Now it's like a movement, everbody wants to be a part of. I'm wondering if this was one of the presidents ideas, like intentionally, because he used to be a comedian.

[@REDnBLACKnRED]

I think any modern war would go like this. Unfortunately the wars in the Middle East were fought in countries with no basic infrastructure and no western interest or sympathy. This is the first war that meets both those criteria.

[@uranusneptun5239]

@@REDnBLACKnRED This is true. People care more because it's in Europe. Though the situation is also very unique. I find this invasion and war to be very different to all others I know about.

[@REDnBLACKnRED]

@@uranusneptun5239 But it really isn't. Ultimately it is about one power trying to hold on to its power in a world that is increasingly turning against it (Russian perspective). Looking at it from that lens, it is literally half of the wars in history.

[@uranusneptun5239]

@@REDnBLACKnRED Yes but everything that happend before is somewhat weird and how Putin planned this invasion, at least from the informations we receive from reports. He's using some medieval tactics mixed with some, what looks like crazyness from the outside.

[@AdamCanavan12]

You’re clutching at straws there we care because it’s the biggest war in Europe since WW2 and could affect the west.

[@Ohhiohh]

2:00 wtf y talking about “sending eu troops to add them to the federation”

[@0xCAFEF00D]

15:25 I've always understood it as making the cost of war much higher than just military losses. If we could make Putin sleep on tacks and legos we'd do that too. And we don't think that'd make the people more likely to overthrow the government.

[@fifthofascalante7311]

I have no interest whatsoever in your MineCraft content, even though I used to play the game a lot, but I do like this channel :). Finland has a history of being invaded by Russia and share a long border with them, so naturally they feel insecure with the bear prancing. And Sweden holds a key island, Gotland, that could allow to project hard power, which is Russia's style, over the Baltic. Especially with Kaliningrad, it would allow them to completely encircle and disarm the Baltic States. Also, Russia has historically had bad access to open seas.

[@realchaos32]

when he moves his hand across his face, his ethnicity changes from british to a sunburn italian

[@Yeetusussy]

As a proud Latvian, I am really glad that Latvian government has agreed to let Ukraine join EU 😌

[@timra9309]

As a Portuguese thx for the call out

[@yehonatanduek8705]

11:58 "Peace is good, and lame stuff like that" Quite the statement XD

[@sujatamastani9762]

What do you think of the streets in the Netherlands?

[@jesserobertson8397]

What is stopping the entire eu from doing a mass blanket of embargo on food, if we stop food going into russia (russia has like 4% farmable land) and say, if you support russia you to will get the same food embargo?

[@stafer3]

Russia is food exporter. They produce more food than they consume. It will actually be other way around, since both Ukraine and Russia combined make like 29% of world's wheat exports, this war can disrupt pretty big chunk of food production from world's market. So you can expect higher prices of food, and those who are from poor countries, maybe even starvation.

[@no-nx3ip]

4 percent farmable land I dont think those numbers are right chief with russia being one of the worlds biggest grain exporters

[@jesserobertson8397]

@@no-nx3ip i think i over accounted for the cold east

[@stafer3]

@@jesserobertson8397 Russia’s arable land is 7,3% of their land area. Which sounds like not much, but their country is biggest in the world, so even that low number makes it 1,2 million square kilometers. In comparison, China has 1 million square kilometers, difference being there are 140 million Russians and 1,4 billion Chinese.

[@justasydefix6251]

Ok, but please dont dislike this man. I can sense dislikes bombarding him.

[@divyde_]

I love learning this fron a mc yt and not from my history teacher or in assembly

[@alexx980_.]

You are my favorite KZbinr, love from Serbia ❤️

[@taith2]

I mean, EU project is so successful, it would be hard for other countries to pull themselves up to match their members economy wise, free market causes explosion of trade, that takes years to match

[@paullavoie5542]

I can tell you this those dollar numbers for each EU country doesn't tell the whole story. How many people in Switzerland or Germany or France make closer to Ukraine's number. In Canada I can tell you that I make less then 20000 a year. Plus people who make absurd amount of money upwards to billions of dollars. Alls it really means is the average Ukrainian makes that amount of money. Many people make less and very few make way more.

[@blanco7726]

It's GDP per capita, got nothing to do with salary. It's got to do with how much money the state can theoretically divide between every citizen per year.

[@LordNorthern]

So, apparently, Toycat is a chameleon, which is a.... reptile.

[@Jotari]

That's a pretty salient point on Hong Kong. I bet a lot of people would have been completely in favour of intervention if the UK had decided to invade.

[@Esth.1]

Damn that roast about portugal 😂

[@danielkrcmar5395]

Hong Kong wasn't a democracy under the British...

[@thelazer9992]

19:40 you damn british person with your left hand side road drive thing

[@Marcusjnmc]

Swedish island opposite Kaliningrad is in an awkward spot concerning Russia , incentivising joining Nato

[@prion42]

They could transfer it to Denmark and it would automatically be in lol

[@kazriko]

If they could take back Crimea, then they would have access to their offshore oil reserves again that Ukraine was developing at great expense before the Russian invasion in 2014. Since then, they have had to spend a significant amount on Defense, which has further limited their economic activity, so if they were able to shake Russia off and reclaim Crimea, they might be able to get up to Poland's level at least in a decade or so.

[@stekra3159]

Regarding austria and nato it is a very austrian thing to do none of the work and get all the reward indeed

[@rcat777]

Ukraine also doesn't fit the human rights criteria

[@nouhowlmao2809]

They have western media on their back they can just ignore human rights if its convenient

[@PippetWhippet]

@@nouhowlmao2809 That western media that is funded by Moscow? They do that a lot. The western media not funded by Moscow, they… wait, is there any?

[@tiredgardener]

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is complex. Very large oil and gas deposits were discovered in Ukraine back in 2012. Most of these were off the Chimea Coast, and in the East of the country. Oil and Gas sales to Europe are where Russia gets a lot of its money. If Ukraine were able to tap into its own natural resources and join the EU, it would drastically damage the money coming into Russia from Europe. Also Russia has seen former bloc countries leave and join NATO. From their view point, NATO are practically at their doorstep. If Ukraine did join NATO it would mean that Belarus is virtually surrounded be NATO countries. The Russian leadership are deeply paranoid so to them these are grave concerns. Then we have to factor in that what is Russian culture and identity, historically started in what is now Ukraine. Trouble is Ukraine is now a sovereign country, Russia has no claim to it, it to the Russian leadership they see it as part of them that has got lost and needs to be brought back into the fold. Going forward, I don't see how this can be resolved peacefully, Russia has chosen aggression... the sanctions might make Russia more desperate and reckless. This could very well be the start of World War 3.

[@MatthewChenault]

It’s not paranoia, but perfectly rational because of how the US has dealt with other powers (Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria, etc).

[@masoodjalal1152]

Real life lore and CaspianReport have made some good videos about it.

[@markusklyver6277]

Ukraine would be able to out-compete Russia with all their gas, throwing everything Putin has built up in Russia since early 2000s away.

[@matejcingalek6582]

Look at that island in Carribean which Netherlands claim but doesnt control