What Russia Doesn’t Want You to Know About Your History

[@RealLifeLore]

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[@a5cent]

​@@MarathonMan117 Truth isn't biased. Could it be your own biases are the problem? Don't know about Trump, but nothing in this video was biased.

[@closetmonster4471]

​@MarathonMan117 😂😂😂 you one of them that like to deny history I think you need to do better!

[@3dashooters]

​@@MarathonMan117cope ivan

[@Kenabukanyo]

Please man, we live in a world with so many paid subscriptions, I don't wanna pay for another, can't you deploy your entire content here? :/ You already have a solid base for ad revenue now... Why not make it for only one platform? :(

[@ruskyexwhyzee9837]

​@a5cent This guy clearly presents pro west/Nato bias and propaganda. It's not neutral by any means

[@Flavas]

As a Moldovan - we used to have russian jets flying over our houses, the electricity and gas would be switched off in winter and constantly threatened by Moscow whenever they didn't get what they want and people wonder why we want to join Nato.

[@AS-np3yq]

Give Transnistria to Ukraine, reunite with Romania. Tada EU and NATO.

[@mr.gamewatch6165]

Wouldn't Moldova need to deal with Gagauzia and Transnistria before joining NATO (and possibly the EU if they wanted)?

[@Flavas]

@AS-np3yq so give up land and our independence?

[@Flavas]

@@mr.gamewatch6165 yes and guess who is funding and protecting Gagauzia and Transnistria

[@mr.gamewatch6165]

@@Flavas Yeah, Russia. It's definitely gonna be hard to convince Gagauzia to side with Moldova, with Trasnistria being especially difficult, considering that territory's support for Russia is on turbo.

[@Ben.....]

Russia: Don't join NATO, we'll protect you. Eastern Europe: Protect us from what? Russia: From what we might do if you try to join Nato

[@legendaryblood1937]

Didn't Russia applied for NATO membership like decades ago but was rejected because the sole purpose of NATO was for America to control the world by their military force?

[@YujiroHanmaaaa]

Sound like the Mafia speaking to a Restaurant owner LOL And this is exactly what Russia is doing.

[@dboyzer1]

@@YujiroHanmaaaajust don’t join NATO problem solved

[@Arcane_Scholar]

​@@dboyzer1when did Ukraine join nato ?

[@dboyzer1]

@@Arcane_Scholarwhen they started accepting weapons and training from NATO.

[@bababababababa6124]

- Invades Ukraine to prevent NATO from expanding - multiple countries in Europe apply to join NATO for protection Nice one guys

[@fjuraa]

he plays 3D chess....

[@NobleGamer889]

Daniel give me coffee

[@AllanHinde-mb2pr]

NATO is losing BILLIONS the people of Europe want the war ended

[@IWILLJUGGLEYOURBALLS]

Vlad remains a master strategist.

[@jollyjohnthepirate3168]

Not just any countries but neutral stalwarts Sweden and Finland.

[@iedzerkvasu2063]

As a Latvian, i can say that this video is very accurate and true. If it weren't for NATO, Latvia and other Baltic states would already be occupied by russia today. Joining NATO was the only way to preserve our independence, so when the opportunity arose to join NATO and EU, we seized it with both hands and never looked back at the sh*thole that russia currently is.

[@mrnobody9611]

This Is why i hate my home country, people like you ruin It for me, Latvia IS RUSSIA. 🇱🇻❤️🇷🇺

[@Neutralino]

@mrnobody9611 No it isn’t. Guess you’ve never looked at a map in your life.

[@ivanergovic2634]

Righ...the whole state of russua has a gdp worse then italy, barely bigger then bulgaria, which is just sad, and ​ russias influence is falling apart@@Neutralino

[@enlighty]

There is no if in the context of history. We can't say how the world look like if Russia joined NATO, if US didn't bomb other countries around the globe for many years and many other IF's.

[@RogueSecret]

lol, no... We are entering the end stage of the 30-year US neocon debacle in Ukraine. The neocon plan to surround Russia in the Black Sea region by NATO has failed. Decisions now by the US and Russia will matter enormously for peace, security, and wellbeing for the entire world. Four events have shattered the neocon hopes for NATO enlargement eastward, to Ukraine, Georgia, and onward. The first is straightforward. Ukraine has been devastated on the battlefield, with tragic and appalling losses. Russia is winning the war of attrition, an outcome that was predictable from the start but which the neocons and mainstream media deny till today. The second is the collapsing support in Europe for the US neocon strategy. Poland no longer speaks with Ukraine. Hungary has long opposed the neocons. Slovakia has elected an anti-neocon government. EU leaders (Macron, Meloni, Sanchez, Scholz, Sunak, and others) have disapproval ratings far higher than approvals. The third is the cut in US financial support for Ukraine. The Republican Party grassroots, several Republican Presidential candidates, and a growing number of Republican members of Congress, oppose more spending on Ukraine. In the stop-gap bill to keep the government running, Republicans stripped away new financial support for Ukraine. The White House has called for new aid legislation, but this will be an uphill fight. The fourth, and most urgent from Ukraine’s point of view, is the likelihood of a Russian offensive. Ukraine’s casualties are in the hundreds of thousands, and Ukraine has burned through its artillery, air defenses, tanks, and others heavy weapons. Russia is likely to follow with a massive offensive. The neocons have created utter disasters in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and now Ukraine. The US political system has not yet held the neocons to account, since foreign policy is carried out with little public or Congressional scrutiny to date. Mainstream media have sided with the slogans of the neocons. Ukraine is at risk of economic, demographic and military collapse. What should the US Government do to face this potential disaster? Urgently, it should change course. Britain advises the US to escalate, as Britain is stuck with 19th century imperial reveries. US neocons are stuck with imperial bravado. Cooler heads urgently need to prevail. President Joe Biden should immediately inform President Vladimir Putin that the US will end NATO enlargement eastward if the US and Russia reach a new agreement on security arrangements. By ending NATO expansion, the US can still save Ukraine from the policy debacles of the past 30 years. Biden should agree to negotiate a security arrangement of the kind, though not precise details, of President Putin’s proposals of December 17, 2021. Biden foolishly refused to negotiate with Putin in December 2021. It’s time to negotiate now. There are four keys to an agreement. First, as part of an overall agreement Biden should agree that NATO will not enlarge eastward, but not reverse the past NATO enlargement. NATO would of course not tolerate Russian encroachments in existing NATO states. Both Russia and the US would pledge to avoid provocations near Russia’s borders, including provocative missile placement, military exercises, and the like. Second, the new US - Russia security agreement should cover nuclear weapons. The US unilateral withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in 2002, followed by the placement of Aegis missiles in Poland and Romania, gravely inflamed tensions, which were further exacerbated by the US withdrawal from the Intermediate Nuclear Force (INF) Agreement in 2019 and Russia’s suspension of the New Start Treaty in 2023. Russian leaders have repeatedly pointed to US missiles near Russia, unconstrained by the abandoned ABM Treaty, as a dire threat to Russia’s national security. Third, Russia and Ukraine would agree on new borders, in which the overwhelmingly ethnic Russian Crimea and heavily ethnic Russian districts of eastern Ukraine would remain part of Russia. The border changes would be accompanied by security guarantees for Ukraine backed unanimously by the UN Security Council and other states such as Germany, Turkey, and India. Fourth, as part of a settlement, the US, Russia, and EU would re-establish trade, finance, cultural exchange, and tourist relations. It’s certainly time once again to hear Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky in US and European concert halls. Border changes are a last resort, and should be made only under UN Security Council auspices. They must never be an invitation to further territorial demands, such as by Russia regarding ethnic Russians in other countries. Yet borders change, and the US has recently backed two border changes. NATO bombed Serbia for 78 days until it relinquished the Albanian-majority region of Kosovo. In 2008, the US recognized Kosovo as a sovereign nation. The US similarly backed South Sudan’s insurgency to break away from Sudan. If Russia, Ukraine, or the US subsequently violated the new agreement, they would be challenging the rest of the world. As JFK observed, “even the most hostile nations can be relied upon to accept and keep those treaty obligations, and only those treaty obligations, which are in their own interest.” The US neocons carry much blame for undermining Ukraine’s 1991 borders. Russia did not claim Crimea until after the US-backed overthrow of Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych in 2014. Nor did Russia annex the Donbas after 2014, instead calling on Ukraine to honor the UN-backed Minsk II agreement, based on autonomy for the Donbas. The neocons preferred to arm Ukraine to retake the Donbas by force rather than grant the Donbas autonomy. The long-term key to peace in Europe is collective security as called for by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). According to OSCE agreements, OSCE member states “will not strengthen their security at the expense of the security of other States.” Neocon unilateralism undermined Europe’s collective security by pushing NATO enlargement without regard to third parties, notably Russia. Europe - including the EU, Russia, and Ukraine - needs more OSCE and less neocon unilateralism as key to lasting peace in Europe.

[@Horus137]

Joining NATO was probably one of the biggest achievements of my country (Poland). After hundreds of years under Russian occupation/influence, we are finally safe from them. The same applies for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and other central European states. I bet that in the best case (if they weren't in NATO), these 3 countries would've been partially occupied now by Russia, like Georgia and Ukraine.

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

But your country is still under oppression from the religion.

[@lokay7233]

Lol imagine thinking something like this

[@ILikeToSayCaKaw]

Lol, imagine thinking this is anything less than the truth >< must take some active effort on your part

[@swingnd]

Your people earned every inch of your land and sovereignty. 🫡 Mad respect!

[@pablosalazarsojo3877]

> after years of russians ocupation we are finally free > gets economic sanctions by the EU for not allowing muslims immigrants to settle in Poland

[@deanjordan8120]

Bro saw Jonny Harris's video and said hold my beer

[@CozyEagle]

I was just about to say...

[@cemdursun]

Johnny Harris skips the most important details for the sake of making a "digestible" video. His channel has been on a downward spiral lately in terms of content quality.

[@mkunz-3548]

That video was awful to watch

[@Khan-hb2bb]

Need to send this video to Second Thought.

[@hamzamahmood9565]

​@@Khan-hb2bb He'll probably rant about the "American empire" and never adress the true reason why NATO expanded

[@kacperolkusz3985]

As a pole, the fact that Poland - a country that today has no cultural nor economic ties to Russia, does not hold any Russian minority, has completely different language and religion, has virtually no strategic value to Russia, is not expansionist in any way and is building up army solely for its self preservation, is still threatened on the weekly basis by Russia really shows what they're all about. They have no claims to Eastern Europe, they don't own Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe does not want them. They are doing all of this out of pure spite, pure hatred for any society they perceive as being better of without them. All of those people died for nothing, both Russians and all the others.

[@kevinerbs2778]

sad.

[@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord]

Your acting as if poland is neutral they are not. They have serval military bases from the US and missle targeting technology to strike Russia. And they are apart of NATO.

[@Nieldyboy]

Fair play. You lot and the rest of Eastern Europeans deserve their own destiny. Russia was an expansionist empire like many others in the period 1500-1950

[@dantetre]

Did you watched the video? Or you just skipped the part were it talks about Russian intervention of the last 3 decades?

[@TexasBoyDrew]

Poles and russians are same people no? I mean all eastern europeans.

[@moishesdeluxeshekelshack8576]

What's concerning is people unironically say "NATO started this war" Last time I checked it wasn't american tanks pouring over the border in 2022.

[@kyosokutai]

Or 2014

[@kyosokutai]

Or US tanks rolling across the Georgian border in 2008

[@kyosokutai]

Ah yes, we can not forget when the US fought two wars lasting over nine years with Chechnya for... reasons.

[@rmf9567]

Nobody cares because the American people just voted to possibly leave NATO.

[@nikitashulmin1883]

Yugoslavia, Libya, Iraq. Was it Russian tanks and aircraft that invaded these countries?

[@MaisyPadilla]

A Polish friend of mine put it best: Russia's anger at NATO expansion is like to the town burglar's frustration that for some reason, everyone in town has joined the neighbourhood watch. How could the neighborhood watch accommodate so many people who are scared of someone sneaking into their home at night?

[@f-86zoomer37]

nafoid bot comment. Why have I seen this exact comment verbatim five times already?

[@user-qo4kb4dr1i]

@@f-86zoomer37 probably because it's a good analogy. Or maybe Polish people have friends? It's a hard concept for alcoholics who only have собутыльников

[@Puleczech]

Cancer is complaining that healthy organs have expanded to its borders.

[@CeylonSeirra]

​@@f-86zoomer37 Nothing wrong with spreading the truth

[@Puleczech]

Flood is complaining that sandbags are expanding towards its borders 🤷‍♂️

[@hermaeusmora4874]

As the former President of the Republic of Finland said (paraphrasing): "If Russia now wonders why Finland has now abandoned neutrality and joined NATO, they should take a long hard look into a mirror"

[@AllanHinde-mb2pr]

Who did Finland side with in WW2?

[@lawmei4477]

@@AllanHinde-mb2pr are you stupid? You do realize they allied with the germans after the soviets invaded them out of nowhere right?

[@deadbeef-i8b]

@@AllanHinde-mb2pr I think I recall they were the same guys the Soviets were friends with.

[@josh-029]

@@AllanHinde-mb2pr Originally? Nobody, though they were originally inclined to the Western powers. Following the Soviet invasion, Finland was a co-belligerent to the Axis powers.

[@UnKnownv5]

@@josh-029 oh yeah. so maybe YOU should look right in the mirror.

[@julien_lemur2302]

Im georgian. We would never want to join NATO if we were 100% sure russia wouldnt attack us but in georgia we have a saying “Russian’s promise has as much value as a whore’s purity” We are scared as fuck and also we see russia has not done shit to baltics which were in a very similar situation to ours before joining, since they joined 0 problems. joining NATO is the only safety guarantee

[@BasicallyTabletop]

@@louiebrown5515 That's a sophisticated bot you got there. Neo-Nazism and all.

[@c.j.shotgunangel8905]

Also i hope nato brings the countrys closer together. We need a strong alliance not just for war but also for other crisis to come❤

[@raykeur1]

​@@AllanHinde-mb2prfound the ruski bot

[@TAP7a]

I wish Georgia every speed in meeting the criteria for EU membership so you may join that too should you, as a country, wish

[@watermenlon3617]

like an old general says "believing in the words of my enemy is like believing in the love of a prostitute"

[@jfreeman007]

Thank you for this master class in Russian European history. My Finnish mother and grandparents were forced to flee their home in Karelia in 1939 ahead of the advancing Russian army. So my family has direct experience of Russian expansionist aggression like so many others who have commented here. It is Russian aggression and Russian aggression alone that has forced Eastern European nations to seek protection under NATO’s defensive umbrella.

[@haroldhausman1672]

Well that was generally becuase it was a communist country. There is no such valuable comparison in the events of the current day. So perhaps you shouldnt try painting a picture with paint that is no longer solvent.

[@gabber_]

@@haroldhausman1672 yeah, thats why tankies like you try to paint everything russia does as "justified" because you "paint" with relevant information that isn't way out of date (or straight up history revision), like how the russians weren't allied to nazi germany in ww2. lol. hypocrite.

[@balinthehater8205]

​@@haroldhausman1672 given that the soviet union was a russian centric nation and the russian federation is the inheritor of the wreck that was the soviet union, yeah, that paint is still solvent.

[@ingakit5381]

@@haroldhausman1672@haroldhausman1672 Before Russia became the USSR, it was the Russian Empire. And it's called empire for a reason. It attached its neighbors many, many times, occupied their land, stole their resources, and tried to destroy their cultures. Unlike many other states in 21st century that were empires (i.e, KJapan, the GB, etc.) it still (at least Putin) sees itself as an empire.

[@arseniy_viktorovich]

Yeah, but if it wasn't for Russia, Finland would be a Swedish province, and you'd speak Swedish. Your culture and language would be wiped out. Just go to your central square in Helsinki and look whose monument is standing there. And ask yourself, how was Finland created as a state, where did you get your parliament from. Such a shame Finnish people know nothing of their history.

[@randomguyontheinterweb]

Russia accusing Nato of breaking a verbal agreement while breaking an actual signed treaty is hilarious

[@rmf9567]

At least the United States gain some more territory

[@artiarora-n6e]

which signed treaty did rus break?

[@theholypeanut8193]

​@@artiarora-n6eThe one which Ukraine handed over Soviet nukes to Russia in exchange for Russia recognizing Ukraine's territory.

[@golmgolm]

@@theholypeanut8193 that was a memorandum, not a treaty ffs

[@andriinaum1411]

@@artiarora-n6eat least the fcking border treaty with Ukraine

[@mihailrangelov8343]

As an Eastern European, I was disappointed how much traction the "NATO provoked Russia" thesis has gained in the West. This shows that unfortunately, many westerners have very limited knowledge on EE and Russia, in particular. Regarding the region of CEE we are talking about 100 million people, that have their own ambitions and desires as nations and are not supposed to be just "buffer satellite states" between the West and Russia.

[@adamgorz9679]

They have an excellent propaganda network that draws in apolitical people through Joe Rogan then down the rabbit hole to Tim Pool before being finally passed on to Tucker, Ritter and Lira.

[@RoninTF2011]

The sad truth is, many in western europa ignore the east largely

[@stevestrangelove4970]

Its because both the right and the left use it for their own goals without knowing that they are being used by russian psyops.

[@markblanch2905]

A lot of this is due to mass ignorance in america

[@Valfary]

Eastern Europe is a parasite sucking blond out of the West. The real question is why western Europe countries stay american vassals to thèse days.

[@botatobias2539]

THANK YOU, us Eastern European countries are so tired of being treated like objects with no agency of our own.

[@HK-gm8pe]

Im from the Baltics and I say to everybody.....we CHOOSE to join nato... nobody threatened us to do that....we WANTED this cause we understood that we are in very great danger and if we didnt join our freedom wouldnt have lasted , we hate the fact that we are in the middle of this conflict and everybody always attacks us from both sides but especially Russia....we literally just want to be left alone but Russia just doesnt want to leave us alone , we need protection thats literally it

[@earth9531]

Including by the CIA and its NGOs?

[@earth9531]

@@HK-gm8pe not always. Baltic countries did quite a bit of conquering, too.

[@igorlopes7589]

​@@earth9531 When did baltic countries conquer anything?? Last time they expanded into other peoples' lands was in the middle ages with the Grand duchy of Lithuania, after that no other expansions

[@Siranoxz]

I totally feel your sentiment.

[@zeni104]

People talk about NATO like its a sovereign entity and not an alliance of seperate sovereign nations. Every nation decided to join NATO, NATO didnt absorb them unilaterally. If the nation in question wanted guarantees of peace through strength, which NATO is, then they sought it out. Seeing what Goergia and Ukraine are dealing with now as well as Chechnya before. No wonder they wanted membership.

[@alexus267]

That starts with denying agency to EE countries that only recently had stopped being absorbed by empires. Why do people (on both sides) may think it might be even remotely okay to pull off another Munich Agreement is beyond me.

[@Donk322]

So you seriously consider NATO to be an equal alliance of Latvia and USA

[@rmf9567]

Thank you for letting us know how naive you are😂😂😂😂

[@eterno2457]

@@Donk322 1. define "equal alliance" in practice. 2. do you have the authority to define such constraints between two separate, willing parties? They ally for their own reasons, not yours.

[@Donk322]

@@eterno2457 equal alliance = equal contribution in its safety What I can see is that Lithuania doesn’t have nothing except the proposition to be a puppet for NATO military bases to sacrifice itself in a theoretical Russian attack and has no money/ army etc I believe it was even not joined to NATO but accepted to it And I have the authority based on the right to have free opinion like yours

[@heinrichkrull2523]

Fun bit of history of Estonia, there is a letter dating back to 1949 written by the Estonian government in exile, that was a request to join NATO less than a week after NATO had formed. So from a historic point of view most of the wars didin't need to have happened for Estonia to want to join NATO.

[@martinkoitmae6655]

Yeah. We wanted in from minute one.

[@RickJaeger]

🇪🇪🤝🇺🇸

[@martinkoitmae6655]

@@RickJaeger Glad to have you on our side🇺🇸🫡

[@Rathbone_fan_account]

@@RickJaeger Thank fuck for US and NATO.

[@matpk]

JOE ROGAN JOHNNY HARRIS BOTH GOT MONKEY BRAIN

[@Ar1AnX1x]

I mean Russia lost even the neutral countries which were Sweden and Finland, Sweden specially has been crazy neutral since before World War 2, that really says something

[@UnKnownv5]

and really means nothing when you're spineless.

[@IMGsmereka]

trading materials to nazi germany is not being neutral

[@SolusBatty]

I don't think I'd say completely neutral. They were completely ready to easily join NATO in a situation like this. All their training/equipment etc. is per NATO standards. Just taking issue with the word "completely", nothing else. Sweden and Finland joining NATO is one of biggest blunders of Russia.

[@js70371]

What does it say other than that Europe is nothing but a sycophantic and obedient collection of U.S. vassal states?

[@venetoaward]

@@SolusBatty Support to join nato among population was as low as 10% for decades and flipped overnight hours after the invasion

[@lacsativ1]

As a Romanian, who does Russia think it is to tell our country what we are allowed and not allowed to do? It's the guts Putin has that really get to me, always making claims as if any country owes them anything. Take care of your failed state and the inane poverty that's prevalent outside your big cities rather than telling others what to do with their country.

[@RedXlV]

Russia has always felt like it's entitled to dominate all their neighbors. It's what their culture is all about.

[@Randomcliff01]

Agree, and why do we in the west listen to his victim blaming rhetoric. Because he has nuclear weapons. Russia would be a better place without such colonial habits. Not suffering food shortages and crumbling infrastructure and economy. Why does the world stand by complaining only about the west.

[@adamzaczek6342]

Citizen of Poland here. This is the go-to video regarding the state of the matters in Europe today. We are just trying to survive.

[@philsburydoboy]

Finally someone who has a perspective that doesn’t dehumanize the Eastern and Central European people as pawns in a power struggle. They joined NATO to address fears that Russia would invade them, which were supported by the fact that Russia was already invading its former allies.

[@martinkoitmae6655]

Yup. My country Estonia joined NATO to defend itself from Russia. It is that simple. We don’t want a war, we just want to live peacefully - like we do right now.

[@abramjones9091]

Just because Russia is in the wrong doesn't mean Ukrainians are not being used as pawns. That is their exact situation unfortunately

[@weik-2936]

small correction there russia didn't have allies, they were vassals and puppets, set up by russia to control lands and nations

[@thomaskaplan4898]

At the expense of US tax payers, what have the Baltic states ever done for the US? The USA should get out of NATO. The Europeans can defend Europe, the welfare should be over

[@ShinryuZensen]

@@martinkoitmae6655 And I hope it's gonna be like you want forever and ever brother. War is a stupid show of stupid people trying to say "my dick is bigger!" .

[@azazenson55]

As a Pole, i can confirm our desire to join nato was because of Russia. Like, seriously. That was the only reason.

[@petrikallio2485]

As a Fin I agree 100%

[@HaloFTW117]

As a Latvian I agree 200%

[@zirnis_13]

As a Latvian, I couldn't agree even more.

[@moabd7575]

As a Syrian, i dont know why i am here

[@9_9876]

As a Romanian i agree 300%

[@carlosmiguelteixeiraott3643]

Truly the "If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole." of Geopolitics.

[@nic1317]

That's a great goddamn saying. I'm stealing it

[@carlosmiguelteixeiraott3643]

@@nic1317 It's not mine, go ahead, I did too.

[@terricon4]

Or you're a Colorectal surgeon.

[@mike17032]

@@carlosmiguelteixeiraott3643did you get this from Rylan in Justified?

[@yellowtunes2756]

Israel?

[@MiSt3300]

I'm Polish and the term "NATO expansion" sounds so bad to me, it's as if we don't exist and just territory to be carved up between Russia and America. It's as if it wasn't our decision to join. This kind of sentiment coming from Moscow truly shows their arrogance and disdain for smaller countries and makes our resolve to be in NATO and have a large army even stronger

[@bjornborg4849]

I know this is the polish view. But I can assure you that the Americans don't care about your sentiment and your agency; for them countries like Germany, Poland and Ukraine are just peasants on a Chess board

[@omargj1]

That's the huge difference, when Warsaw Pact was created it was formed by countries under Soviet occupation, while for NATO, countries ask to join and have to be approved.

[@MyDogmatix]

I kinda think NATO should break away from America, (but fingers crossed, Canada can stay in). That way, it’s a true block of like minded countries and we can all get along and defend each other without question. (Hungary can either on the vine or fall off, no one cares).

[@vinchenzomarchiavafa962]

@@MyDogmatixhot take. I don’t see it working well for NATO without the US though

[@themachine9366]

@@MyDogmatix this comment makes no sense. It somehow implies that countries like Canada or the United Kingdom are more similar to other NATO members like Germany and France than to the US. Turkey is in NATO. So it is Spain. You think all these nations are “alike.”

[@AdMerIin]

Finland, who have a single word in their language for "There was no one else" when talking about having to go it alone, joined Nato explicitly because of the Ukrainanin invasion, and because Russia invades Finland every 80 years or so like it's some kind of tradition since the iron age.

[@jameskarg3240]

When the warsaw pact fell, MOST of East Europe looked back on their history and noted one pattern: Russia never changes no matter WHAT Regime they have. ALWAYS expanding, ALWAYS aggresive. So, From warsaw to Helsinki and Kiev, many took to the only real route to secure their soverignty: Join NATO and deter Russia from EVER expanding west again. Banding together was their natural response

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

Russia fought against the Ottomans, the allies joined them.

[@MedIsman-vj1np]

​@@PROVOCATEURSK you are still in 1500 s wake up russian bots

[@lesath7883]

While I agree with your argument, can you please tell me which superpower across the history of mankind does NOT always try to expand? Either geographically, culturally or economically? Is the current "western world" (USA and Europe) not in a constant push to expand their influence and economic power over the whole world?

[@jameskarg3240]

@lesath7883 Heres the key difference: West can TAKE being told no and work, at least, to either an amiable compromise, or just accept a "Trade and nothing more" stoic relation. Russia NEVER accepts being told no until theyre forced to.

[@lesath7883]

@jameskarg3240 jajajajajajajajajajajajja Sure. How many people has the CIA killed to bolster USA influence in countries? Ho many billions of dollars get "lent" by the World Monetary Fund to developing countries, paid to american and european companies, leaving the debt to the country? How many mexican citizens and cops have been killed by weapojs smuggled by the CIA fr9m the Fast and Furious operation? The west can't take being told no. They just switch to underhanded tactics.

[@edvinasss967]

Great, we should send this video to Johnny Harris

[@DarthHoosier3038]

What did bro say? Did he blame America cause he does have a common “America-bad” tumor throughout many of his videos

[@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle]

😂

[@gehdochnicht]

Narrator literally started the video saying: "I want to explain this primarely from the perspective of the countries of central and eastern Europe themselves". And in fact the whole video is only about why they wanted to join. There's NOTHING in the video about the effect of NATO's expansion on the current war or geopolitics in general, and definitely not from Russia's perspective.

[@dantetre]

Already made a comment in his "apology" video, telling him how real journalism works.

[@TheWefikus]

@@gehdochnichtyeah nobody cares

[@valerian8999]

Russia: “NATO is expanding against their promise” Poland: *literally bullying the world’s most powerful country, forcing them into allowing NATO membership*

[@Blanka1100]

Nato never promised Russia not to expand east. Bs small talk behind the scene is not official treaty.

[@rmf9567]

Poland is now owned by the United States of America

[@valerian8999]

@ I know. I’m paraphrasing their bullshit.

[@Awaken_To_0]

NATO didn't expand East Russia drove all of her neighbors West.

[@NONcomD]

This. Is it hard to understand for so many people? Countries apply to join themselves. NATO doesn't annex countries.

[@Moojuice4]

I recently am, although lately, being convinced of this argument. People really need to wake up. The other side has no interest in promoting stability in any neighboring country. Just compare the standard of living after WW II of countries within the US sphere and the Soviets' sphere.

[@Acin75]

Precisely!❤

[@kyosokutai]

@@NONcomD it is hard to understand, because it is politically expedient to repeat the lie, for some very unscrupulous disgusting people. Who, lacking any truth of their own, muddles the waters with a septic stream of lies. So people will just shrug and assume both sides are bad. See fig: B. "The only way for evil to win, is for good to do nothing". This apathy, in the face of a mountain of contradiction and lies, is good, doing nothing.

[@Cis.v]

The Nato never sine a paper contact whit Russia that they Nato never will expand to Russians border. Gorbatsjov also say that.

[@closetmonster4471]

I'm 45 years old. I was a child when this was happening, but this is the history I remember as a teenager in the 90s! Facts don't change!

[@AmericanHinoki]

you mean your msm provided facts ?

[@Duijnkiller]

Facts and history can be changed by the victors. Fairness will never exist.

[@docsavage8640]

@Duijnkiller sounds like a Soviet

[@ajkorras]

Im 35 and the chechenia thing ringed bells

[@electronmess]

As a Czech, I'm grateful for this video. With powerful people, influencers pulling alternative takes on European history out of their behinds. With so many buying into the Russian Potemkin fairy tales. "Never our fault, it's the evil West" It feels like the truth is getting buried. We who still value human life and freedom can't fall into this trap again. The isolationism, the apathy, always prior to a world war. It's weakness and appeasement that caused war. Not defending, and pushing back.

[@emilomel]

LOL. Who values human life? NATO? WEST? Cant you see hypocrisy over isru..oeu3el??? where 3-4% of civilian population dead in 1 year, vs 0,002% in 3 years, where women and children are 70% of confirmed dead (BY UN) vs less than 1%. How many countries nato attacked, bombed serbia, stole kosovo, middle east wars, look up how many people "we killed" and our boogey-man ru did in recent history. You will be shocked. Its just that west owns all of the media and has way better propu/guandysts. Like Real Life lore - Whenever topic comes to geopolitics, hes full of shit and bias. You do realize we sided with countries, which had biggest colonies, murdered and enslaved the most humans in history, french, brits, usa... WE kinda CANT virtual signal, ru is pathetically peaceful nation, compared to our "ordeals". People still cant get past the fact, that soviet union and ru are different entities; communism does not work. Trying to occupy lands with hostile populations does not work as well, both lessons, which were taught to ru the hard way. Look at certain colonial experiment, how "easy" it is for them... Again writing is on the wall, look how we defend certain conflict in middle east, with true barbarism and carpet bombing of innocents and ru vs ua war, where CLEARLY you can see how 99% of dead are combatants, versus 10-30% at best for gr!@za.

[@BusesAreFatCars]

It is the alternative fairytales of people like yourself that are trying to drag my country into the sphere of NATO influence. Something that absolutely does not benefit us.

[@sinoroman]

Europe has been eaten by America. No one should wonder why the EU isn’t really a challenge to America.

[@RedGreen-Blue]

That is funny. We who still value human life? This time Russia is the better guy and soon all will have to agree , but unfortunately it will be too late.

[@ToniTortelini]

I'm grateful as well from Germany, unfortunately many Germans believe Russian fairytales, same thing in Poland where I gave some friends. Many people hate Ukrainians because a few people didn't behavie, russian bots and trolls spread misinformation to stop the support for Ukraine. They deserve a free and peaceful country like you (cz), Poland and other countries. And it's make me sad what happened in your country in 1969.

[@xborak2]

As a Czech, our viewpoint is that in 1968 we wanted to improve our lives just a bit and soviets invaded us and occupied us until 1990. If not for NATO, the Warsaw pact countries would have made another anti-moscow pact, because the Kremlin can never be trusted

[@gaborrajnai6213]

As a Czech I can tell a dozen times when Czech doublecrossed any military alliance they were involved in, and we all know you do this because you can sell weapons in a high profit margin, nothing else....

[@enlighty]

Russia would be ok with it. Since this block do not include Germany, France, Britain and US it would be perfect. The problem is the military infrastructure. Basically american military infrastrucute expanding towards Russia's borders. It's not about Russia's military moving towards US. You are just a proxy like Ukraine.

[@GiovanniGeo]

@@enlighty Military infrastructure moved there in 2014, because of crimea

[@GiovanniGeo]

@@enlighty Oh, and also, they know they are pawns to america's game, they are not stupid. They chose to become american pawns because being an american pawn provides far better survival rates and life quality than being a russian one. Like, do you even guys know why countries negotiate with each other and offer some concessions in order to make a mutually beneficial agreement. It is simple, Eastern europe gives to US permission to build bases and project power throught them and US gives eastern europe protection against a violent russian regime, which was already violent before that happened. Both sides are happy. Eastern europe flourished these past 30 years and it is not a coincidence you know.

[@enlighty]

@@GiovanniGeo comapring Crimea in 2014 to moving NATO infrastructure since 91 including Poland, Baltic states and others? Are u serious? 🤣

[@Quetzalcoatl-tq7su]

I am an Ukrainian. I am pleasantly surprised by the integrated understanding by the authors of this story of the real intentions of the russia to expand, by conquering and subjugating the neighbouring countries and people. This video is definetely oriented to western people: western Europe and US. But especially Europe. Many sympathize with Ukraine, bust most don't understand the real threat of russia. Poles, people of Baltic countries, maybe Romanians and Czechs understand better, but in Western Europe people don't want to annoy russia. Many believe that the sooner war be ended by any compromise - the sooner life be the same: cheaper resources, big russian market... If russia can engulf Ukraine - it will come soon to take Baltics, Poland, Chech Republic. And every time it become bigger and stronger, feeded by European money. Every nation which russia succeded to conquer become russified, life of the people in russia worth nothing. Don't let russia grow: it must be stopped and pushed back from Ukraine!

[@rirr6984]

Agreed!

[@frakismaximus3052]

But ... but... but... Ukrainian super soldiers! Created in the NATO bio labs!!!! 😂 🇺🇦

[@malcolmy3413]

I hope you and your family are safe. All my love and support to Ukraine❤🇺🇦

[@gogudelagaze1585]

Romanian here. My father's family was "purged" from their ancestral home in Cernauti by the Russians. My father and his mother were the only ones that survived, and that was only through a fluke - they were away from home for medical treatment. The war feels very personal to me. I'm planning to move to Ukraine to help rebuild once I settle a few responsibilities.

[@CodeModCreator]

As an random american, I agree. All my love and support to the Ukraine

[@MomoBagel]

I am Polish and live in Poland. I can't explain to my friends from Western Europe or the US the horror that Russia inspires. The Russians I've met in my life in Poland over the past 30 years have been cool, nice, warm and kind - maybe that's what they become when they leave Russia. Russia is like a drunken psychopathic mass murderer. Their leaders do not respect human life at all. Neither the lives of their own people nor those of strangers. All that matters is force and violence. Until recently, I thought that ordinary citizens are "poor" because they have such leaders. But since the war in Ukraine, much has become clearer. They have such leaders because they want to. That's the kind of leaders they support. They don't know how to play democracy - now I understand that, democracy works when there is peace and prosperity. With them there has never been peace or prosperity. It is a colonial state that preys on conquered nations but also on its own citizens and they accept it in the vast majority because they never stopped being slaves to their leaders.

[@piotrp5668]

Russians are willing to sacrifice prosperity for being a part of empire feared around the world. And it doesn't matter 20% of them does not have a running water or toilet in home. 🤐

[@zurielsss]

Russians crave respect and being seen as equals from the West, thus their obvious self esteem issues as a Russian. Thus they are so happy when their leaders flex weapons and invaded others (Georgia Moldova Crimea Ukraine) in order to gain the idea of being a superpower. Russians wanted respect, but they were never respectable to start with.

[@aortenzio]

not much better than america where our leaders only seem to understand greed and self preservation.

[@AS-np3yq]

Once Orc, always Orc.

[@vostatin9380]

these russians leave russia because they are cool, nice, warm and kind and have understading that their life is not worth to risk for some corrupt psychopaths that don't give a shit about you these that are not trying to escape - they listen to all shit that their government passes on them

[@nroke1684]

Tankies and russian bots are out in force in these comments lol.

[@kevinerbs2778]

it's very annoying to read. It's obvious not one of them watched the video.

[@BeardofBeesPool]

That's alright. They always get owned in the comments and the never responded back to a proper rebuttal.

[@kyosokutai]

@@kevinerbs2778 That is the idea. Their only purpose is to post contradiction to muddle the issue.

[@b4nterontilt]

@@kyosokutai Yep. Spill propaganda. Part of their information war

[@nashbridges-cu6dy]

​@@kyosokutaiyou guys sounds like a real persons, question for you: If ex russian ally apply for nato why wouldn't we call russians and ask them to help that country together with us as a friends instead of getting it into our alliance? If we look at someone as treat he will be a treat even more, maybe we should try the opposite tactics, lets look at them as a friends.

[@SWATDRUMMUH]

Its kinda like a toxic partner wondering why they're being dumped, and handling it poorly

[@Ludvigvanamadeus]

28:00 - you forgot to mention the time Wałęsa got Yeltsin drunk and made him sign a declaration that Russia is fine with Poland joining NATO. The rest of the story checks out. NATO didn't "expand" into Poland, rather it was Poland bullying Clinton into letting us join 😂

[@andyshtroymish4997]

The only fear I personally have for you is the whole alliance's impotence in the main thing it was created for... Pray for Ukraine to go through!

[@enigmaticzigfried7557]

NATO enlargement, not NATO expansion! Unlike the Soviets, NATO didn't simply expand and annex territories in Eastern Europe. The (once again) sovereign nations of Eastern Europe, Poland, Czechia, the Baltics, Romania etc., were granted NATO membership after going through a clearly defined application process and meeting the relevant criteria.

[@NamemaNSl]

That's all very well. However, it is obvious that a situation where a hostile and aggressive military bloc is approaching your borders will inevitably cause you to respond to an increasing threat to your security.

[@mp40submachinegun81]

​@@NamemaNSl except the fact that NATO is neither hostile or aggressive. Its an alliance to protect its members from attack. Thats it.

[@ChuckNorrisCanSeeU]

@@NamemaNSl How is NATO "hostile and aggressive"? Some of its members - sure. But all of NATO?

[@NamemaNSl]

@@ChuckNorrisCanSeeU The countries that play a leading role in it have fought more wars in the last 50 years than all the other countries in the world combined. Yes, Luxembourg may not have been at war with anyone, but its influence in the organization is even silly to compare with the influence of the United States, for example.

[@NamemaNSl]

@@ChuckNorrisCanSeeU In addition, the countries of the alliance can potentially easily and very quickly provide the United States with a built-up and fully compatible military infrastructure. Which is extremely dangerous.

[@imperialdragon111]

Key pattern: Russia systematically **reconquers** territories after recovering from collapses (1917, 1991), driving Eastern European **NATO membership** as only credible deterrent. Supporting evidence chain: 1. Post-1917: Reconquest by 1922 2. Post-1991: Sequential military actions - Moldova 1992 - Chechnya 1994-1999 - Georgia 2008 - Ukraine 2014-present Result: Former territories join NATO for **Article 5** protection (1999-2024).

[@frozello14]

Russia doesn't want friends. They want puppets.

[@pmack217]

Russia applied for NATO membership and attempted to make contacts with Western Europe. There was an agreement after the Cold War to put an end to NATO and to not expand East. America has been using unleaded uranium in their arsenal since desert storm which has been causing unprecedented ecoside that is not talked about. America has done very little to rectify the geopolitical situation across the globe especially in the Middle East and Africa after the fallout of the Cold War. It is a failure of American leadership and foreign policy.

[@thinkingonesec]

​@@pmack217and Putin is saint

[@Namelesslatvianguy]

@@pmack217 did NATO expand or did the small nations that came out of the USSR decide to join for security reasons? Russia wanted to skip all security measures that came with joining NATO. Such as making sure they are a democratic non-expansionist country that doesn’t have any claims on other NATO members (which is everything Russia is today). You’ve made numerous inaccurate statements, which leads me to think you are either ignorant, uninformed or just lying.

[@zklpr4661]

@@pmack217 Your comment is full of historical inaccuracies that have 0 basis in fact. 1. There was no official agreement that NATO wouldn't expand eastwards. There were talks of that being possible behind closed doors, however an actual deal never came to fruition and the Soviets agreed to move towards German unification anyways. 2. Depleted Uranium only emits alpha particles, which are mostly blocked by skin anyways. Being around depleted uranium is about as dangerous as standing in direct sunlight for a few hours.

[@stevendeamon]

NATO didnt expand. Free countries joined whoever they wanted to. Big difference.

[@DanielPereira-ey9nt]

Because countries being free to do what they want is exactly what the US supports. Like when they threw multiple South American countries into dictatorships to "keep away communism" and how they are threatening countries for wanting to de-dollarize their trade

[@BusesAreFatCars]

After being invited to join. No, there isn't a difference.

[@emilomel]

yet mexico/canada has no right to do so... i wonder why, add cuba/Venezuela to the list. Oh i remember, USA Monroe doctrine.

[@ainaras33]

@@BusesAreFatCarscould have refused, unlike joining ruskiy mir

[@BusesAreFatCars]

@@ainaras33 Can we refuse? The people of the country have been polled many times. Overwhelmingly we have said we want nothing to do with NATO. Yet our politicians have placed us now in multiple NATO cooperative groups. NATO influence is here. It's only bad when non western nations do it though, right?

[@ThePastTheorists]

Poland then: "NATO or nukes" Ukraine now: "NATO or nukes"

[@henryhargraves4184]

By Putin's logic, finland can get their historical lands back, So can Hungary, So can Poland, so can Turkey, so can Greece, so can the Mongolians, so can Denmark etc it just never ends. To paraphrase Haile Selassie " It is us today and tomorrow it will be you".

[@alexus267]

He is actually saying exactly that: everybody would have done that if they could pull it off. Moreover, I'm afraid that he actually believes that.

[@motofugy]

When you loss on the Nazi germany side you cant claim back your territory, when you lost on Soviet side you cant claim back your territory. And by that logic 1/2 of USA should be gift back to france and Mexico.

[@motofugy]

Russia do the same thing in a degree of what USA do in Latin American or what China do in Indo China. Each country defend they local interest and i am not a moral giver to anybody.

[@iam5085]

That would be nice but that old fart at Kremlin has no logic.

[@cillalundstrom4064]

Sweden would never have applied for NATO membership if Russia did not invade Ukraine in big scale. Before that, a vast majority of the people held pride over being free from wars during 200 years and having a kind of independent status outside NATO, yet collaborating with it. The thought was that by being non aligned, Sweden could stay out of conflict, playing other roles, but yet be as nationally armed to deter an enemy/Russia. The big invasion of Ukraine changed it all, and now a majority of the people left the idea of Sweden staying out of conflict without full collaboration with the NATO countries. The solidarity with Ukrainians also play a big role to this shift. Many draw parallells to the Soviet invasions of Finland 1939 and -40 when the whole Swedish civil population were supporting the Finns; recieving Finnish children sent to Sweden for protection, supplying food, clothes, 8 000 volontary soldiers. The civil society is now very engaged in concrete support for Ukraine, and no political party so far dare to put limits on the state support.

[@DrDanQ92]

Swedes have always been racist towards russians, nothing new.

[@marquised7037]

Public referendum would have never passed nato entry of Sweden. The decision to join is one of the most undemocratic displays of a supposed free and democratic country. Sweden is in fact not a democracy it is an absolute monarchy.

[@DrDanQ92]

@@marquised7037 More of an oligarchy. Like the rest of the west, its ruling class is totally submitted to the US imperial interests.

[@whitegoose2017]

@@marquised7037 You sir are a bot without sentience.

[@deez8202]

@@marquised7037 Ah yes Knugen rules us with an iron fist...

[@MrAdik861]

Very recently Putin said that he invaded Ukraine out of... boredom. As if flying bullets and bombs are a nice thrill to him, because something "interesting" is happening. In that same speech he said he aims to regain all of "historical Russian territories". This includes Baltic states, Finland, and most of Poland. So yeah... That is why US politics are so important to us. If USA somehow fails to support these countries (under Trump, through internal conflicts or due to being stuck in conflicts elsewhere), the Kremlin, seeing it could win and possibly make NATO a void alliance, is sure to invade these countries, especially the Baltics.

[@AutismIsUnstoppable]

That former Russian territory includes Alaska and part of California. Americans seem to forget that.

[@MrAdik861]

@@AutismIsUnstoppable Actually true. It's going to be quite funny and terrifying at the same time, once Putin begins claiming Alaska, while Trump will continue claiming Canada and Greenland. What will he do then with Alaska? The unthinkable is already becoming thinkable. History makes a very unexpected and potentially violent comeback.

[@3dashooters]

what people need to understand is: NATO didn't expand into the east, but rather the east expanded into NATO.

[@lesath7883]

The end result of those two movements is the same. NATO still expanded eastward.

[@mikamanelka1326]

NATO let them join. Would NATO let join everybody who wants to join? You can call it a passive expansion :D

[@p-2312-o2n]

When you drive into a wall, what do you say to an insurance company? "No, I didn't drive into the wall. The wall drove into me!" ? Genius.

[@HK-gm8pe]

thank you...thats right , its just that americans live soo far away from eastern europe...and they dont have a clue what Russia is like or how they function....we do! Listen to us :D cause right now americans look like dumb people who have been gaslit by Russia into thinking that Nato is somehow at fault of whats happening...no it isnt, Russia has always been an aggressor towards Europe

[@gehdochnicht]

Are you kidding? That makes no sense whatsoever. Since NATO existed, when did the east expand into NATO? Also, the narrator literally started this video saying: "I want to explain this primarely from the perspective of the countries of central and eastern Europe themselves". And in fact the whole video is only about why they wanted to join. There's NOTHING in the video about the effect of NATO's expansion on the current war or geopolitics in general, and definitely not from Russia's perspective.

[@Barbabapan]

We Czech went WEST, not NATO came to us. Thanks to Russia's neo-imperialist voices in Russia, whining about great lost Soviet empire. That was a warning from Russis that we answered to. God forbid if we hadn't.

[@RedXlV]

The Russia shills completely ignore how difficult it actually was for the nations of Eastern Europe to *convince* NATO to let them join.

[@patrickazzarella6729]

This better be good, Johnny Harris got righty torn apart for his shit video.

[@Jayden20099]

Bro literally got cooked by all European viewers

[@MominEnjoyer]

Who? And what the hell did bro say?

[@Jayden20099]

He basically said that it’s the U.S fault for the war in Ukraine because of NATO expansion which is lie because the Russians use the promise NATO expansion lie for their wars

[@AshkanPacino13]

this is like a direct response to his video lol

[@squigglyblue7377]

It's good. Reallifelore did an amazing job. This is what actual reporting looks like.

[@robertlavery6896]

The amount of Russian apologists that I come across, that claim NATO is entirely responsible for this conflict, fucking blows my mind. This video does a great job of explaining why NATO expanded, especially the part about Poland. So thank you for sharing this, I will share this everywhere.

[@Jayden20099]

Johnny Harris: make a video about NATO Expansion 30 minutes later: gets cooked by his viewers

[@dantetre]

Because RLL shows how REAL journalism looks like.

[@HK-gm8pe]

Im from eastern europe and I literally facepalmed and unsubscribed lol :D I understood already from the title that im listening to an american that doesnt have a clue what people think in eastern europe :D we WANTED to join nato, we asked for this... and we asked for this cause we have been threatened by Russia...and they have never been able to leave us alone here, we just know that without nato our cultures and languages will die under Russia again and we dont want to live under Russian tyranny , in my country people have soo bad memories ofSRussian rule that many people dont even want to learn Russian language and they get offended when tourists think that we speak russian :D we want nothing to do with Russia...literally

[@gehdochnicht]

Narrator literally started this video saying: "I want to explain this primarely from the perspective of the countries of central and eastern Europe themselves". And in fact the whole video is only about why they wanted to join. There's NOTHING in the video about the effect of NATO's expansion on the current war or geopolitics in general, and definitely not from Russia's perspective.

[@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986]

@@gehdochnichtwhy should Russias’ perspective on what other sovereign countries’ choose to do even remotely matter? The poles, Balts etc. Made their own decision to join NATO primarily out of fear of Russia

[@gehdochnicht]

​@@sirsurnamethefirstofhisnam7986 it's absolutely 100% irrelevant whether it should or shouldn't, much less your or my opinion on the matter. The fact is, it does. Russia is a super power (specially in Europe and Asia). Israel is a super power in the Middle East. China is a growing power in Asia. And the U.S. is a super power everywhere. Nothing in the world, or in their areas of influence, will happen unless they allow it. Period. You are welcome to live in lalaland if you wish, but that doesn't change how the world works.

[@riku3716]

Nato expansion did not cause war because Nato expansion does not take place through invasions, but independent states choosing to join and members accepting new members. NO ONE ELSE GETS A SAY.

[@oroget9211]

Bruh, they just buy the votes (EU-subsudies) and topple governments (Maydan coup)

[@Moscow_Will_Burn]

There was never a NATO non expansion agreement. A couple of dudes saying TRUST ME BRO doesn't work for internationally binding agreements. It's classic Russian Vranyo. We know. That they know. That we know. They're lying. VRANYO.

[@causemean]

Ok, then how do you explain the fact that Russia was denied membership in NATO, which is not mentioned in this video?

[@riku3716]

@@causemean because members choose who they accept and even if Russia actually wanted to, no one was idiotic enough to admit the country they most needed protection from.

[@causemean]

​@@riku3716 ok, then why do you think that Russia is obliged to respect the security of these countries, provided that these countries do not respect the security of Russia?

[@whitewarrior7215]

I am from Poland. Russia occupied our lands for 200 years, we fought more than a dozen wars. They murdered millions of our citizens, banned the Polish language, destroyed our culture and traditions. The last Russian occupation soldier dropped Poland in 1993! I remember when these soldiers left our country, they laughed that they would still come back here. We had a period when Russia was very weak at the end of the 1990s, which is why we were able to join NATO in 1999. This was, in my opinion, the most important event in the 21st century for our country. I wanted to write this for Western Europeans and the Americas so that you know that Russia is the last colonial state, still very imperialistic...

[@Sayenkor]

And Russia is the only country in the world celebrating its independence from Poland :D

[@martinkoitmae6655]

Same experiences here (Estonia). I’m happy that we both can live our lives freely because of EU and NATO❤.

[@Sayenkor]

@@whitewarrior7215 I'm Russian and I hate those Russians and other Russian-speaking bastards who make me a part of the literally nazi state. I love Poland and Ukraine too, I see no reason why we should be enemies. This war is horrible. I left Russia 2y ago and I'm not going back while Putin is alive. I lost hope to see Russia as a free country.

[@evaristus4821]

Poland-Lithuania invaded and occupied Russia in 1607 and installed their King Wladislaw Vasa as the new Tsar. Why did you not mention that? Besides, it was the Soviet Union that liberated Poland from the Nazis in World War 2. The Nazis were planning to kill all the Polish people and replace them with German settlers. Are you aware of this. If not for the Russians, every single Pole would be dead. So thank Russia and stop being a hater.

[@joeysworldsewer]

Many Poles in America knew first hand how bad the Russians treated our families. 🇺🇸🇵🇱

[@jojochess2883]

It's more like NATO is attracting countries, not expanding

[@b4nterontilt]

No. Countries join to seek protection

[@geographylover6028]

Out of all of the examples you provided, the Baltic States are by far the most compelling because the key difference between them and other eastern bloc member states is that they were directly annexed into the Soviet Union which brought catastrophic consequences. Thousands of people from all three countries were deported between 1940-1949 and the USSR did everything they could to wipe away the national identities of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. While all of the Warsaw pact members received their fair share of oppression as well, the occupied and annexed Baltic States know the true horrors of what Russia is capable of as the USSR tried to ethnically cleanse their nationalities in addition to oppressing any sort of political freedom.

[@magdalenavalentinastegaru8531]

And Moldova was anexed.But we were forced to freeze the Stalin borders to not upset both EU and NATO and Russia. That strip in Moldova with Russian troops is not ours, it is Stalin mixed up borders, and we have land in Ukraine.

[@geographylover6028]

@ true as well and Stalin tried to distance Moldova from Romania as much as possible. De jure Transnistria is Moldovan territory but yes I do believe stalin is partially to blame for the mess because when the USSR annexed Bessarabia, they gave parts of it to Ukraine and the remaining of it became the Moldavian SSR along with that tiny strip of land.

[@donaldmcronald2331]

Russia: occupies and exploits eastern Europe for 40 years. Eastern Europe: Chnanges teams as soon as they can. Russia: You weren't supposed to do that! Russia played stupid games and won stupid prizes.

[@Ludvigvanamadeus]

more like 400 years. Contrary to what Putin claims, there was no "Russia" in the 1400s. For centuries Eastern Europe was inhabited by various East-Slavic peoples (collectively known as "The Rus") that spoke various languages and dialects and were ruled by various principalities. Eventually the Muscovites emerged as the strongest East Slavic state and decided that they are the masters of all of Rus', hence they renamed themselves "Russia". Putin to this day uses this excuse to justify his invasion of Ukraine and calling it "denazification", which is hilarious, given that this entire rhetoric is a Muscovite spin on the concept of Germans being the "Aryans", and hence the masters of all the Germanic peoples.

[@schopenhauer5427]

Only US sponsored channels like this one, push this narrative of Russia are losing from this war. Russia has never been better and this war is already lost for Ukraine, and it'll only last for as long as it is profitable for US arms companies (the people that really run the country)

[@bluebuda8170]

Yeah , I don't think anybody wonders why they joined NATO. The question is why did the united states and europe allow it. But I'm not even saying I disagree with letting them in.I'm just saying that's not the question

[@blackwatertv7018]

NATO/The US allow them to join because it would be hypocritical of them to deny them entry while saying that NATO is open to any European nation that wants to join.

[@yellowtunes2756]

​@@Ludvigvanamadeus Russia and rus are the same thing, it doesn't really matter what the name was. Especially considering that Russia changed their name 3 times in the last 100 years

[@TedFanat]

Finally some based explanation of what is really happening and not some "Western intellectual Mearsheimer" nonsense

[@Heinakuhi]

whos is that?

[@AbstractGaze]

This video is for dumb ignoramuses who know neither history nor the history of economics. If they knew at least the school course - no questions about the reasons and duration, and why this will be at least a few more years would arise.

[@mdjey2]

@@Heinakuhi One who is big advocate of realism philosophy. Realism is dead already.

[@Blanka1100]

@@Heinakuhi Mearshemer is an old dude who never cared about Eastern Europe's voice in all of this.

[@Mrqwerty2109]

It is amazing to me hear the perspectives of all of these Eastern Europeans in the comment section who mentioned their past trauma from Russia. Whenever your nation joined NATO, welcome to the alliance and we're glad you're here

[@Edis12121]

As an lithuanian i hate the term NATO expansion we choosed to join So did Poland,Latvia and Estonia And we all hope that Ukraine gonna join as well Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦❤️🇱🇹

[@martinkoitmae6655]

@@Edis12121 ❤️

[@keinlieb3818]

Unfortunately, Ukraine can't join while in the middle of a war and with territory disputes.

[@thomaskaplan4898]

When will Ukraine give back Hungary's and Poland 's land?

[@Darchmare]

"As an lithuanian i hate the term NATO expansion we choosed to join" It's a weird, perverse form of western (and often American) exceptionalism. Supposed "little" countries cannot choose on their own volition what to do. They can only be forced, one way or another, by the United States and other western nations. As if you can't make up your own minds based on a simple examination of what Russia does to its neighbors. The denial of agency toward Poland, Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Estonia, et al is incredibly condescending.

[@ShinryuZensen]

@@Darchmare A country , no matter how small it is, has a will. It's a will that's formed from many people's. As such, they CHOSE to apply to NATO.

[@MultiMenvafan]

As a recent member of NATO all I can say is that this is apt. There would be no need for a defensive alliance without 21st century Adolf Putler.

[@nightflame389]

Hitler would have won in Ukraine by now Putin is more like Mussolini

[@iKapJloc]

*a country wants to join NATO to feel safe from a possibility of russian Invasion. Russia: invades this country to prevent joining NATO. A bunch of neighbouring countries join NATO for safety. L - Logic

[@mortenjohansen4120]

Not «Nato expansion» but but sovereign countries appliing for Nato membership to secure their existence vs the russian menace

[@IanMrozek]

Is this a tutorial for Johnny Harris?

[@Present-Tense]

isn't everything?

[@itsJPhere]

I installed burglar alarms in my home. All thieves in my neighborhood are now complaining about me expanding into their territory.😂

[@HelliarCOH]

What needs to be emphasized is that NATO and Russia never signed any official document that NATO would not expand.

[@MiSt3300]

Im Polish and whenever I hear the term "NATO expansion" I ask myself, what does that mean regarding Poland. It's as if we don't have anything to say about our own foreign policy, and it's just Russia and America deciding everything. It's our decision to join, and Russia has no place in preventing us from doing anything we want with our country.

[@RedXlV]

That's how Russia actually sees things. They think smaller nations like Poland don't actually matter and shouldn't get to make their own decisions. They think that smaller nations' only reason for existence is to be dominated by Russia.

[@neon.kalash3115]

To be fair, you are in our sphere (the US) we're just much kinder to our pawns than the godless slavs.

[@morskojvolk]

I spent 20 years of my life closely monitoring the Soviet and Russian military and national leadership. I observed many of the events you describe in this video firsthand and in depth. I cannot fathom how _anyone_ in the US government could be so naive, so willfully ignorant, to think that appeasement or compromise could effect a positive outcome.

[@DrDanQ92]

What do you mean, the US created all of this by plundering Russia in the 90s and breaking every single promise imaginable.

[@alex_paksi]

As a Hungarian I totally understand what this means. Hungarian history from the 16th century suffers from outside suppression, alternately coming from the east, and west without a break, our anthem is about this exact fact. Our biggest luck is that before the Orban regime went totally nuts we joined NATO and stopped somewhat this trend. After that we "only" had to fear ourselves. Which unfortunately totally happened. After the 2nd Orban government the few select people leading Hungary started stealing the whole country slowly but surely. In the process they got entangled with the russians and with that year after year we started losing out rights and even started serving the russians, bc our Ministry of Foreign Affairs became the playground of russian secret service, probably aiding them on the attack on Ukraine. With that even being in NATO russia started suppressing Hungry again through our government who betrayed the nation, and even getting classified information about Ukrainian to aid their war. Our bs government does not represent us, but only themselves and Russia is so dangerous even being in NATO doesn't't guarantee your country's safety.

[@afiiik1]

Where are the protests?

[@thomaskaplan4898]

Anytime your party is not in power in a democracy, your country is being stolen.

[@janosvass5628]

Don't you know shame? Obviously not.

[@A-lik]

If you spend decades being mean to your neighbors, don't be surprised when they all clamor to join the thermonuclear homeowners association.

[@zurielsss]

More like centuries. 😂 Ask Poland

[@Xenogenocide]

@@zurielsss Hell, Poland didn't exist for over 100 years. It literally disappeared and millions of Poles had nowhere to go.

[@thomaskaplan4898]

Poland has done it's fair share of ass kicking. Europeans have killed and conquered each other for centuries...why should the western hemisphere care? All these small nations want others to foot their defense bill

[@GTM9164]

The fact that most of the comments and all the highly thumbs up ones are from eastern europeans applauding this video can't not being a better recommendation.

[@W_Bin]

Excellent, very clear summary. Now we all can understand what happened. One small peripheral detail: in 1999 while Putin was PM, Russia and Ukraine signed the Charter for European Security, which reaffirmed the right of any members to join any security organisation. And forbade any claims of "sphere of influence".

[@CinematicSeriesGaming]

Very thorough and informative video. Much better than the Russian revisionism that Johnny Harris recently published.

[@Telleryn]

Russia: brutally attacks its neighbors repeatedly "I can't believe my neighbors want to join the organisation created to protect people from me"

[@rumenvasilev1172]

As a Bulgarian born in 89 I can safely say that the decision for us to join NATO and EU after that has been the two greatest feats of politics we've accomplished since the 30s. Cheers to RealLifeLore for the honest story. P.S. As much as I like Jonny Harris, this is what his video should've looked like

[@permissionBRICK]

that's some impressive 40 min snipe at Johnny's garbage stance

[@RobertOlofsson73]

Best video in a long time! Thank you ❤ Greetings from Sweden.

[@preslavl1]

Bulgarian here: Finally an unbiased factual video not influenced by russian propaganda. Nato's expansions is entirely Russia's fault.

[@andp.490]

Very good summary. Respect from Lithuania.

[@heymartinadams]

Now this is journalism! Well-researched, based on facts (not opinions). Excellent work!

[@stevematthews4489]

If it's not on paper and signed by all parties, then there was no agreement. On the other hand, Russia signed agreements that they would not invade Ukraine. So much for integrity...

[@Lukos0036]

Russia has lost nearly it's entire professional army, nearly all of it's modern ground equipment, and much of it's soviet stockpiles just in the last year of the war. Much of their forces are comprised of prisoners, and foreign mercenaries who die in droves just to move a few meters. Ukrainian casualties are nowhere near as high as Russia's ether, which stand at over 700,000 killed and wounded. Likely approaching 800,000 now that North Korean troops are getting slaughtered in Kursk. And though they now once again have a pro russian administration in power in the US, the Ukraine is still gaining technological and strategic power. Securing some of the west's most powerful weapon systems as well as developing versions of their own, and expanding their drone fleet. Ukraine is regaining strength, rebuilding it's industrial complex, their supply lines are short, and in comparison Russia is over extended and getting tired. On paper it looks bad for the Ukraine. But numbers don't tell everything. On the ground you see a different story. One of an increasingly professional and tech savvy army motivated to protect their home, versus an antiquated and incompetent horde lead by officers appointed by nepotism more than capability, and motivated more by the prospect of losing their jobs than securing a future for their country. I am no expert. But considering their massive losses, and their economic problems coupled with a long ongoing brain drain and population crisis, I do not see this going well for Russia. There are Pyrrhic victories, and then there is whatever the hell Putin is doing where every inch of ground taken costs battalions to gain. They aren't endless. And their ally in the US cannot run again after this and he is aging rapidly as he approaches his 80s. He can't even control his bowels ffs.

[@gearsankylosaurus9624]

Your source came from trump's bowels. Ukraine has likely taken some more losses than Russia.(both claims from UA and RU govt are laughably false) just on the fact that a mostly stagnant frontline benefits the side with the artillery advantage.

[@andrewspears8891]

NATO didn't expand into Eastern Europe. Eastern Europe fled to NATO.

[@xtron1234]

Stop using the terms of the Russian invader. NATO never "expanded". Former Soviet Republics and Warsaw Pact nations joined it of their own free will.

[@navinthehouse4710]

Which is an expansion of nato

[@MegaEssin]

​@@navinthehouse4710No, Russia is trying to expand the Russian "empire" into Ukraine by force. NATO gained member states that joined of free will. NATO isnt a country, it cant expand, it doesnt have any land, the countries that are part of NATO have not expanded either, they've kept their original borders since joining NATO. Its just that their borders are respected now for some reason. I wonder why that is?

[@navinthehouse4710]

@MegaEssin NATO is an organisation, and organisations can expand. Tbh idk if poland wouldve been invaded if they didn't join nato. Poland having an outside alliance with nato countries and arming themselves up or even becoming a nuclear state wouldve been an interesting timeline

[@ivancertic5197]

Its not just decision of country itself whether it will join or not, but of NATO alliance whether will it accept it or not, and therefore, expanding is better term then since its up to NATO whether it will expand or not, it's not to single country whether it will join or not.

[@shadow200343]

Which is an expansion of NATO. That's not Russian jargon, that's literally the definition.

[@dmitrikulkevicius9161]

Glad my country joined NATO and EU, as a Baltic country we do not trust ruzzia in keeping its promises, we all saw that during chechen wars.

[@olenasvitla5965]

Ukrainians knew it for centuries (history books). They are always coming back for MORE

[@XD-cr3du]

He maybe prevented Ukraine from joining NATO, but he caused Finland and Sweden to join, that's a far bigger problem for him.

[@Sayenkor]

I'm sure Putin does not really care about Finland in NATO. I'm sure he knows that NATO didn't plan to attack. He's just trying to get what he thinks he can. All his speeches about "evil NATO" exist only as propaganda for Russians.

[@swiggityswooty407]

Not really, one of the causes of invasion was that Ukraine wants nuclear weapons and if those weapons are launched from for example Kiev, Moskow will have no time to react to it,, and Finland and Sweden have none

[@unitrader403]

@@swiggityswooty407 you mean Ukraine wants their Nukes back because Russia didnt give them their Security? /j

[@XD-cr3du]

@@swiggityswooty407 Ofcourse Ukraine wants nuclear weapons. It would have kept them safe from an invasion by Russia.

[@Տիգրան-ժ1է]

​@@unitrader403 No, Zelensky said that Ukraine could reconsider its commitment to the Budapest memorandum. This statement was made on February 15, 2022, and it seems that for the Russian authorities, judging by the rapprochement between NATO and Ukraine and its frequent participation in exercises, it was clear where they would get nuclear weapons from.

[@NormanInAustralia]

Thanks!

[@dantetre]

Hey Johnny Harris! This is how REAL journalism looks like.

[@oroget9211]

It just suits your vision 😉

[@Eh-Mungu-Nguvu-Yetu-q8p]

​@@oroget9211 it's true broh you Russia is not very good to it's neighbors that's why they decide to join NATO

[@dantetre]

@@oroget9211 You mean, talking about both perspective and looking at both narratives is my vision of journalism?! Then yea, this is journalism. Johnny is often biased, often ignorant and way to many times populist...

[@oroget9211]

@@dantetre Sure, did you hear the perspective of Russia in this video? Did you hear about the actions of USA in Europe or the actions in Serbia by NATO for example?

[@nigelgarrett7970]

​@@oroget9211 The perspective of Russia or its leaders? And what were the Serbs up to at the time? Were they picking flowers and singing folk songs? Did NATO try to negotiate with Serbia for years, only getting the finger in return?

[@mrreziik]

About time a big channel makes a response to Johnny Harris

[@vitaliy_514]

The younger generation doesn’t know, but the older generation remembers how, after the last transfers of nuclear weapons, unrest began in Kerch, and the Russians expanded Tuzla to build the Kerch Bridge. Even President Kuchma came at that time to express his protest. Thus, one could say that the planning of the attack began as early as 2003. As for the so-called civil uprising in Donbas, everyone knew that people were simply being brought in from Russia because we had visa-free travel. There are photos of the leaders of those protests showing that these imported people organized demonstrations against Ukraine. Those protests gathered 5-7 times fewer people (1-2 thousand people) than the rallies in support of Ukraine. (I remember how we gathered near the city council-there were about 10-11 thousand of us.) People tried to resolve the conflict through protests and dialogue, but the consequences were catastrophic. In February 2014, Russia seized Crimea, as Russian troops were stationed there under agreements, and the bridge had already been built, allowing the free movement of Russian troops-or, as they were called in Ukraine at the time, "little green men," since Russia claimed they weren’t its forces. Troops moving across the Kerch Bridge connecting Russia and Ukraine-it was absurd. Then, in March, they deployed troops to Donbas, again insisting it wasn’t them but rather a people's uprising. Perhaps the most notable figure in Donbas at that time was Strelkov-Girkin, who was then an officer of Russia's FSB. When their column entered Ukraine with battles and was surrounded, Russia claimed they had accidentally ended up there. After this, there was an order from Poroshenko to let those troops go, even though they had entered Ukraine and attacked (this was supposedly to "avoid escalation"). Those troops returned to Russia, only to re-enter Ukraine later with significantly larger forces, surrounding and destroying Ukrainian troops. This is what happens when you try to resolve something peacefully with Russia. And don’t believe the myth that this is all Putin. He alone couldn’t have started this war. There’s some kind of war cult there-they crave it. All they seem to want is to fight, shouting slogans like: "To Berlin," "We can do it again," "For our grandfathers," "Liberators," and so on. And finally, there’s a lot of talk now about forcing Ukraine into peace, as if Ukraine doesn’t want peace. What an absurd notion. Ukraine is fighting for its people, its culture, its independence, and its land. Russia wants to take all of this away, deporting people to remote regions while resettling Russians in occupied territories, claiming that Ukraine and the Ukrainian language have never existed. Back in 1876, there was already The Ems Ukaz, which banned the Ukrainian language, and now they want to do something similar again.

[@grievetan]

It was not an expansion, East European countries remember very well how the life under communism was and they simply run away towards the West.

[@Angelgreat]

Johnny Harris: YOU STEAL VIDEO IDEA! RealLifeLore: DID NOT! Johnny Harris: DID SO! RealLifeLore: At least I don't ignore some key facts Johnny Harris: (screams)

[@bryanchan8438]

Funnily enough, this video isn't even the "original" response video to Johnny Harris, there's another one made 1 year ago that goes into greater detail.

[@mapetlv]

I dont see Harris video on this topic. Whats the title of his video, please?

[@enderwrath4523]

​@@mapetlvHe deleted it and made a response to the backlash.

[@Thinkingnamesishard]

Oh man, didn't know about Polish shenanigans to get into NATO. Truly epic and puts into perspective current Ukraine lobbying.

[@RedXlV]

It was a *huge* mistaken on Ukraine's part to give up their nukes in exchange for completely empty "security assurances" under the Budapest Memorandum. They should've demanded NATO membership, or at least a separate treaty obligation for military intervention, in exchange for giving up the nukes.

[@grochowskiwaz]

It is also fascinating how the Global South suffering from colonialism does not understand that Russia was a colonial power and unlike the West, mentally still is.

[@twokool4skool129]

"Colonizing" Crimea, where Russians already lived, is not quite the same thing as colonizing a place on the other side of the world. If you want to talk colonial mentality, then lets talk about how the US goes to war with any country that attempts to stop having to buy US dollars to trade oil. And it's not Russia with 1000 military bases all over the world, bombing half the planet.

[@Neutralino]

@@twokool4skool129 Russia did colonise the other side of the world; tell me - where is Alaska and Eastern Siberia in relation to Moscow? Russia maintains a colonial empire today that they are keen to expand on.

[@twokool4skool129]

@@Neutralino Siberia is the "other side of the world" from Moscow? Yeah, ok chief. Buy a map.

[@Neutralino]

@ The distance from Moscow to Irkutsk is the same as the distance from Paris to Dakar or Niamey. But one is colonialism according to you but one suddenly isn’t? Your hypocrisy is laughable. I might suggest you to look at a map, Putin acolyte.

[@grochowskiwaz]

@@twokool4skool129 lol what? In 1858 population of ehtnic Rissians was 12%. Russians are majority there since the begining of the XX century and "archived" that after years of wars and depopulation of ethnic minirities.

[@DavidTonner]

Thanks!

[@gertfeikens7311]

NATO kept its promise: from the situation of 1990 onwards, former GDR (East Germany) has NO foreign NATO military stationed on its soil. Afterwards, the USSR respected the sovereignty and free will of the people of its former military "influence" sphere, by letting them free. Essentially, the Soviet military presence in Eastern Europe was occupational and repressing, as can simply be shown by the Kruschev policy, and Brezhnev Doctrine and its impact on Hungary (1956), and Czechoslovakia (1968). The people though decided to leave the economic and repressive horror of the USSR behind after 1990, and chose for NATO and EU membership. What Putin is framing is that Baker gave some promise in a gentlemen's agreement. Well: he didn't, it's a flagrant lie, later framed in blunt Russian propaganda. Baker didn't have the mandate, and there isn't any treaty. They asked Gorbachev, and he too denied any such agreement or treaty. Historically, the lie is even more naked: Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria, at that time, were technically still members of the Warsaw Pact, with large Russian military forces present. That organization was dissolved on 1 July 1991. The German reunification was on 3 October 1990. Gorbachev respected the sovereignty and free will, as did his successor in Russia, Yeltsin, towards all memberstates of the USSR. The USSR was formally dissolved as a sovereign state and as a subject of international law on 26 December 1991 by Declaration № 142-Н of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. And the Baltic states? Yeltsin formally acknowledged that these were illegally occupied and annexed by the USSR, and technically never were a part of USSR. All nations mentioned, and including Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, could therefore - by free will - become members of EU and NATO, and they did. Russia needed to respect their free will and sovereignty, and it did under Yeltsin. The trouble is with KGB-agent Putin, who just wanted the old Soviet Union back, AND its infamous "sphere of influence", and so he started with Georgia (2008), continued with Ukraine (2014-), and had plans with Moldova (as could be seen on invasion maps in 2022). Putin's personal history is traumatic from his duty as KGB officer in Dresden, where he saw his little utopia collapse into pieces. But his days are nearing a conclusive end. His army, his navy, and his air force are mere shadows from what they once were, and are being destroyed in Ukraine. The Russian economy is far too small to continue the arms races in the world, and lacks even basic advanced technological progress, or decent production. The country is backward, the cities are corrupted by deepstate KGB comrades. Putin lost the Baltic, the Black Sea, and now also the Mediterranean Sea. It's allies perform in a house of cards. Syria is the latest, and some allies have already left (Serbia, Armenia). The unstable African Wagner colonies will also collapse by lack of logistic military supply. The problem is not NATO, it's Putin. He didn't rebuild his country as Deng Xiaopeng did for China. Compared by China, Russia is a dwarf, and since Putin's leftover military might is diminished by the Ukrainian meatgrinder, his country will collapse in the near future. The old KGB gang around him, has the same age. All are in their late 60s at minimum. Russia is only supported by rogue states North Korea, Iran, and Belarus. The Iranian house of cards is also collapsing (Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria), and Iran too is becoming more unstable. Current Russia under Putin is getting weaker, and has no future left. And China is only waiting for the inevitable total Russian collapse, to take back what was once theirs: the far eastern provinces around Vladivostok, taken by Russian imperialists in the 1850s, and never given back by arrogant Soviet leaders with their military might.

[@lepetitroquet9410]

You could add to facts to the video: 1) Ukraine could have entered NATO in 2008 and this war could have been prevented, but France and Germany, wanting to appease Russia and "listen to their security concerns" vetoed the entry, hoping to preserve peace (which was very well intentioned). In hindsight, they only allowed the war to happen. 2) In 2021, Putin sent an ultimatum to NATO, demanding that the alliance stopped defending eastern Europe.

[@Cherokie89]

Russia: “We’re worried we might have to go to war so we’re going to actually go to war about it.” Huh?

[@weik-2936]

no one said the russian leaders were smart no but in all seriousness, this is exactly the kind of thinking you get from dictators dictatorship is fundamentally paranoid, the dictator always fear threats against their power, they can very easily become convinced that people are out to get them and that conflict is inevitable, and when you think like that while also believing (often erroneously) that you are currently "ahead" of your enemies, its very easy to conclude that you should start a war first before the enemy can attack you because you have the "advantage"

[@jmryd4780]

People in eastern Europe know about Russia in a way us in western Europe do not really understand.

[@hermaeusmora4874]

Map of Finland at 11:40 is incorrect. It's missing Petsamo

[@jarmosalonen2068]

Yes, the Finnish maidens other hand to Arctic sea should had been shown also stolen.

[@hermaeusmora4874]

@jarmosalonen2068 Vasta vuoden 1944 jälkeen, tosin :)

[@hunterhoffman3947]

this video is actually so important for combatting Russian propaganda about NATO being the problem and not the Russians

[@4xhoser]

Russia needs to stop idk why we let bullies bully us around 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇺🇦