Why Russia is Invading Ukraine

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[@timberwolfe1645]

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

[@ameame32]

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

[@marioelburro1492]

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

[@Terrakol]

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

[@Shidan174]

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

[@roybains7288]

Because they HV their own agendas

[@tlow5766]

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

[@Walking-MY-Path]

*proved

[@IXORARK]

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

[@MintyLime703]

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

[@osverhernandez8435]

@@IXORARK EMOTIONAL DAMAGE

[@osverhernandez8435]

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

[@Charlies1970TA]

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

[@ricardocostaval]

Congratulations for this amazing video and themes

[@ashsmith5522]

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

[@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind]

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

[@kuchee8843]

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

[@icyboy771z]

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

[@kuchee8843]

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

[@fernandofernandez2286]

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

[@jclarkent3757]

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

[@covfefe1787]

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

[@poppachoppa8956]

Russia must fall

[@kaidenbrown1398]

@@poppachoppa8956 ehhh i disagree

[@poppachoppa8956]

@@kaidenbrown1398 Putin must fall

[@AmericanScotsmen]

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

[@Thomas-fp9mm]

Amazing well researched and perfect production of a video. Fantastic

[@KichatovAY]

But its 30 min of lie

[@Thomas-fp9mm]

Ok troll

[@KichatovAY]

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

[@Taxistheft.]

@@KichatovAY? How

[@Vovan3737]

but there are a lot of mistakes and incorrectly placed accents

[@marc988]

08:55 Don't necessarily need to believe the NATO is or could be aggressive. 1st: Look at their expansion and the expansion of their allies since the cold war (while they clearly don't want Russia or China to do the same) 2nd: ... They have nukes.

[@char1211]

Why would it matter that NATO has nukes if they aren't/won't become aggressive?

[@igorpodebryi311]

Are I really think that. NATO so thread to Russia Iook on NATO army it does not exist

[@Xavierpng]

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

[@alexwwenba]

Yeah, the entire mass media is like : ".... Because Putin is a crazy man"

[@randycenson4400]

yes, most ukraine supporter comments are the propaganda

[@egornekrasov5729]

Move it!

[@lukayaroslav9914]

@@randycenson4400 Except Azov battalion and tons of racist citizens that prevents people of color from escaping in Ukraine exist. I can't really support them anymore.

[@thomasneedham1224]

Here, here

[@JeanOfmArc]

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

[@melonenlord6901]

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

[@mr.gorbachev1985]

yes

[@Shaggy.Vibes-]

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

[@tricolore31]

you said the same comment on another video

[@TurnYourBassUp]

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

[@petersonnenberg5449]

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

[@bohdanliashko7942]

Also you did not mention what was happenning between the end of russian empire and start of soviet union

[@maxliu1099]

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

[@Romeosoul]

War not just conflict

[@davidhowell1415]

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

[@kimilsung2608]

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

[@unemiryune9322]

you actually have, since this video is simply worng

[@coryfoster9373]

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

[@EthanBlakeProductions]

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

[@GrigRP]

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

[@vtx7275]

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

[@tylergooden2183]

Because the USSR lost the Cold War.

[@EthanBlakeProductions]

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

[@HarryWessex]

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

[@falconinflight6235]

Excellent insight

[@staroskolsky]

That's an excellent analysis. The author does not mention at all the problem of NATO enlargement, which the Russian government has consistently stated since at least 2008, he does not talk about the illegal military coup in which Western governments were directly (sic) involved, he does not talk about the fact that the entire southeast of Ukraine consists of historical Russian territories administratively attached to Ukraine by the Soviet government. Turns out it's all about economics and gas fields (here the author is practically describing the reasons why Americans traditionally act to rob the natives). And it's also amazing that the Soviet Union had to look for gas and oil in the taiga, in distant Eastern Siberia, thousands of kilometers away in impenetrable forests, when, it turns out, this wealth was right on the coast of Crimea all along. The author is talking nonsense and is not shy.

[@Zartem23]

Умный человек)

[@kkirillka89]

Ну,автор сделал обзор с экономической стороны. На самом деле это одна из основных причин,природные ресурсы всегда интересовали сша

[@sH-ed5yf]

I consider sibiria as historic sibirian territory. So sibirians can declear independence?😊

[@staroskolsky]

@@sH-ed5yf of course. The historical inhabitants of Siberia are mosquitoes. It will be the most unique and inclusive state in the world. I would sign up to be their UN representative and get a grant in the US to spread democracy among mosquitoes!

[@sH-ed5yf]

@@staroskolsky so either you are not aware about the native population of sibirea. Or you actually call those people insects, making you a even more inhumane prick. So what is it

[@chrisshannonmoeller781]

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

[@hidan4098]

Idk why, but it's making me confused af

[@waelalabdaly4543]

@@hidan4098 same

[@budisoemantri2303]

It shows the perspective of Russia

[@rational0]

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

[@adameus42]

@@rational0 care to explain?

[@Ofiryonatan]

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

[@newares8140]

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

[@Mirsab]

What country are you from?

[@bl-ni1iu]

Does it really matter?

[@kosamsani9355]

Where are you, dear Mr Biden?

[@SuperThunderPanda]

thats news in general for every country

[@NikitaSherman]

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

[@pathonnn]

Is nebula an app?

[@renarsspons]

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

[@nutyyyy]

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

[@mikepastor.k6233]

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

[@drinkmorewater8791]

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

[@TropicalPriest]

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

[@romanlinnik7441]

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

[@johnpatterson6448]

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

[@ladyelainefairchild3546]

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

[@chainedscythe2000]

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

[@hophuongnamnguyen6349]

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

[@hophuongnamnguyen6349]

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

[@hophuongnamnguyen6349]

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

[@bluetvsports]

i want to ask you something else, what USA wants in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Afganistan and many other places? Why USA wants Ukraine, Finland and Sweden in NATO?

[@n.m4052]

Hum it's Ukraine, Finland and Sweden who asked to join NATO, not USA who invited them. I remind you that at the beginning NATO did not want Visegrad group to join NATO, it was after seeing the actions of the Russians that they accepted the request of these countries...

[@Navynho1]

@@n.m4052каких таких действий!?

[@Navynho1]

@@n.m4052когда Союз разволился, Идиот Горбачев сказал! беру с вас слова что Нато ни на сантиметр не передвинется на восток, по тем временам нато были на западе Германии где они сейчас умник?

[@n.m4052]

@@Navynho1 Actions in Chechnya, actions in Georgia, actions in Ukraine and invasion of crimea. If it was really a NATO issue, then you would have made sure that Finland and Sweden didn't enter, right ? Yet they're there. Either you failed or it wasn't a NATO issue. You choose

[@biftaylor3939]

​@@n.m4052 Несмотря на сложное прошлое финнов и русских - Финляндия не враждебна к России. Никто там не призывал вешать русских на гильотину, и никто там не разводил межнациональную рознь, в отличии от жëвто-блокитных шакалов. Хватит уже эту бедную Финляндию в пример приводить.

[@Gibsan1a]

Really good video. Thx you

[@KichatovAY]

good video != true

[@Gibsan1a]

@@KichatovAY but this video = true.

[@KichatovAY]

@@Gibsan1a no. 30 mins of lie.

[@Gibsan1a]

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

[@KichatovAY]

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

[@TheGroovyGuitarDude]

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

[@You-vv1xv]

1st

[@servit0r]

Joined Jan 28, 2022

[@ledan728]

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

[@bian7744]

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

[@GrigRP]

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

[@max5183]

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

[@inconvenienttruths7953]

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

[@absolutelyfookinnobody2843]

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

[@BehraamK4]

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

[@abhishekshah1707]

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

[@winxinternetblog5567]

Ну да конечно

[@redpill2206]

And now you need to make a video about Us interest toward Russia and the reason of the hundreds of military based around the world. Especially the ones surrounding Russia.

[@EXOAC]

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

[@NazaroffNiko]

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

[@jabberwolf7348]

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

[@EXOAC]

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

[@vladlenoff907]

@@jabberwolf7348 Боже что ты несешь

[@Igoriuskhan]

@@EXOACok, a „special military operation“

[@adamfrazer5150]

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

[@ReleaseImranKhanNOW]

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

[@jaboris2536]

The media actually have a direct job: ideological subversion

[@eobardthawne7851]

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

[@adamfrazer5150]

@@jaboris2536 👍 nicely put 🍻

[@Predated2]

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

[@areis7415]

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

[@nutyyyy]

Exactly.

[@hakerjack]

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

[@clockworkcookie]

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

[@egg-iu3fe]

there's no such thing as energy independence.

[@frostthron8009]

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

[@NikolayCarpenko]

Little comment - Russian economy counted in gdp ppp is twice larger then Spain and was 5th overall in the world in 2022

[@user-ly2yp4ix8p]

А по результату 2023 года ещё и выросла на 3,5%, ещё больше оторвавшись от Германии.

[@ivansubbotin7779]

@@user-ly2yp4ix8p куда выросла? Куда оторвалась? В абсолютных цифрах Германия на 3 месте, Россия на 11 (4.43 Tn против 1.86 Tn). Причем отчие в объемах в 2,5 раза. На душу населения $12,938 в России против $53,210 в Германии. Куда мы оторвались? АААааа вы про странный параметр ВВП/ППС... Как бы ППС редко пересчитывается, и текущий не учитывает как все подорожало у нас. Да и странная штука этот параметр. Который не сильно говорит о мощности экономики.

[@igoringm]

Just because of its natural resources from colonized countries

[@user-ug8wu9dr1l]

That's an awesome video. Thank's a lot to the author. But the point about Russia's demography is inaccurate. If you'll take a look at Russia's demography pyramid graphic, you will see that there are big and small generations, which comes one after another periodically. It was caused by 20'th century big tragedies (civil war, 2 world war, Stalin's repressions, starvation etc)

[@NArbiza4]

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

[@KevinKickChannel]

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

[@Smile4theKillCam456]

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

[@robiirjk1371]

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

[@gamingdragon1356]

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

[@amazingamazigh6847]

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

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

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

[@somebodynamedsunny]

hey

[@justdane1933]

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[@Cat-withahat]

you again

[@nikhil282]

you are every where

[@jjc1347]

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

[@Kenny-ProdiGys]

Well!!! That didn’t work out for them! Now we have Sweden and Finland. Wasn’t too smart for them was it?

[@kevinhitzemann1257]

I refuse to get involved in conflicts...unless its war, i turn my cheek

[@jrsindone]

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

[@oaedeoi]

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

[@alok.01]

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

[@pepelefrog1121]

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

[@user-kj3qg3kv2l]

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

[@gayestrand5952]

Yikes

[@Samira-rj4ke]

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

[@saarvinsinghal743]

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

[@Samira-rj4ke]

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

[@isabellechan5208]

oml tysm this helps sm

[@astrowuff]

Rendering error at 26:56 :D

[@Samira-rj4ke]

@@astrowuff oops XD

[@maksymbahrov7297]

Not REALLY unbiased view. When the author talked about starting the war and invasion he never mentioned how many people suffered but when he talked about water situation he started manipulating, mentioning nearly 2 million people suffering without water.

[@kertin48]

Он говорил о 14000 тысячах человек

[@taiyo-has-made-games-since-22]

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

[@vasylin77]

Dear real life lore. I’m a Ukrainian and I didn’t know a fraction of all this. Please keep doing this, the world desperately needs this kind of information.

[@uricomendador3676]

We are praying for your safety and peaceful resolution of conflict in your country. 🙏

[@Hykys]

Stay safe my guy

[@sneakycatto3886]

Please stay safe.

[@fernieu3537]

Thats so sad my friend . stay safe! Sending your people prayers. And ask god that he may be merciful on both countries. We do not fully understand why the leaders keep hurting our people but I ask god that he may help them find the love your arms. Please protect all the innocent people of Ukraine and I ask that you give them your courage so that they may not be overwhelmed . guide them to the answer and peace .

[@RedLineZ196]

What about Palestine? Palestine always get attacked and no one cares about that

[@mattmenzies8135]

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

[@trt8]

"Hard work." Meanwhile in Ukraine..

[@sylvie3097]

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

[@trt8]

@@sylvie3097 Putin wants you hate Russia

[@MrBreakingbad]

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

[@quisqueyanguy120]

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

[@cliftonjames785]

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

[@KamSingh-up9lg]

I have special skills to negotiate and end conflicts ..

[@0601989m]

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

[@Vollzeitnomaden]

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

[@lethimdohisworkforyou1177]

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

[@0601989m]

@@Vollzeitnomaden Completely agree!

[@Mitchpea]

Mind sharing a bit on the russian origin story bit?

[@MikeHoncho2269]

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

[@ChrisIsAPotato]

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

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

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

[@arjen20]

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

[@Kop176]

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

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

@@arjen20 when who became the threat?

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

@@Kop176 there are polls out there on many russians feeling Ukraine belongs to the russian people. Putin’s speech when he invaded even explained his reasons for invasion - he said Ukraine was made by communist russia, giving aid by russia, and it’s history is part of russia. Many other Russian leaders have been saying this for years and polls of Russian people show they support those views.

[@lolwut_fgsfds]

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

[@volodymyrzhuravel1275]

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

[@user-hv3tx6sr7b]

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

[@olhovroman]

The whole strategic essence of Ukraine and Crimea is here: 16:38 - 17:03 (except Natural Resources) Keep in mind that 6 countries (+ Abkhazia) have access to the Black Sea. Of these, three countries are members of NATO, and two more countries want to join. + ships of either the US Navy or the British Navy regularly loom in the Black Sea. Russia really wants to send them home. History shows that when the Ottoman Empire owned Crimea, it dominated it. And Russia does not want NATO domination in the Black Sea.

[@euri594]

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

[@avoshockistan8643]

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

[@masked_gamers362]

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

[@masked_gamers362]

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

[@bobminifigure3018]

Sad😭

[@aryan5593]

@@SnowyButterfly1 Estonia is Part of china

[@CARLGULA]

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

[@JustinDOehlke]

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

[@JM-kv2kn]

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

[@leonixnn]

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

[@CARLGULA]

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

[@holywars4639]

I would Agree with you on this one.

[@omarfeira3813]

BECAUSE OF MINSK AGREEMENT BREACH , DO NOT FORGET THAT.

[@xeniastarling1000]

В ролике есть тезис, о том, что у России оружие, конечно, так себе, не то что у запада. Спустя 1,5 года мы ясно видим, что всё наоборот

[@denkravtsov6009]

20 Хаймарсов остановили русскую армию и обратили в бегство. Новые ракеты сбиваються старыми западными ПВО. О чем ты бредишь, ванюшка?Все видили как ваша хваленая армия обосралась в Украине.

[@biggore8338]

Х*ли ты там видишь, больше года линия фронта не двигается, как ты, б*ять, из этого делаешь вывод о превосходстве русского оружия?

[@illusion-_-7294]

Да ты что? Напомнить как Т-90М Подрыв горят?

[@keenanmcbreen7073]

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

[@Blaze_Raven]

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

[@DarthVella]

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

[@christopherwinter6911]

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

[@theplaylistpsycho]

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

[@Jabarri74]

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

[@oldarn590]

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

[@eileenpritchard9154]

ME TOO, WONDERFUL VIDEO.

[@KinghtofZero00]

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

[@jaywalkercrew4446]

MSM talk shit.

[@Its-Sofii]

Same

[@thenonexistinghero]

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

[@skydreamer3820]

On the night of August 7-8, when Georgia sent troops into the territories that declared independence and shelled the capital of South Ossetia and the positions of Russian peacekeepers located on the line of demarcation of the parties, and then began to establish control over the rebellious region, a large-scale armed conflict began, which became the culmination of the previous tension[35]. On the afternoon of August 8, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced the beginning of the deployment of troops into the conflict zone (while some units entered earlier). Within a few days, Russian troops, together with South Ossetian armed formations, ousted Georgian troops from South Ossetia, as well as, in cooperation with Abkhazian forces, from the Kodori Gorge in Abkhazia, occupying a number of areas adjacent to the conflict zones of Georgia. Georgia: 412 dead (including 170 military and Interior Ministry personnel, 228 civilians), 1,747 wounded and 24 missing. Republic of Abkhazia: 1 dead and two wounded (only in Kodori Gorge.

[@uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweug7219]

❤

[@OptimisedCharles]

I notice that almost all your maps put Crimea as Russian territory, not Ukranian. Is this a conscious decision, or an oversight?

[@MaRussya777]

Crimea = Russia 🇷🇺 forever

[@user-pn9oe1mf9e]

Это БАЗА

[@daryalownan4936]

in 2014 Crimea officially became part of Russia

[@user-hk9vs2wg4y]

Sorry, but no , check the history and official documents valid for whole the World. ( a civilized and non-terrorist world, of course😂)@MaRussya777

[@candykkhorsesngp925]

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

[@gabeghiby6935]

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

[@charlie8344]

Well they need to make Russia look like the villain

[@dhriyamanadak5006]

@@charlie8344 not Russia but putin is the villain

[@GrigRP]

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

[@dhriyamanadak5006]

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

[@bossdog1480]

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

[@sarthakkukreti2444]

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

[@RetroDawn]

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

[@user-wx4nv8xr3d]

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

[@mdza]

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

[@chrisstowell484]

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

[@ipanteleev85]

Это крайне однобокое освещение событий. А значит предвзятое.

[@user-nr6vl9sy3r]

10:02 a factual error that devalues the author's further work. Income from the sale of oil and gas is not 30% but ~ 4%! The author was mistaken almost 8 times!

[@kertin48]

I know Russian, Russian websites say very different numbers. On average, about 15%. That could definitely be an exaggeration.

[@janileskovsek7975]

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

[@dudeladude456]

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

[@UG_RIGRUM]

Can you explain the geopolitical reasons or share a link?

[@kev792]

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

[@k.vn.k]

Also water resources (Crimea).

[@k.vn.k]

And human resource (military).

[@Dell-ol6hb]

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

[@ismails2702]

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

[@carval51]

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

[@davidtitanium22]

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

[@Lolp821]

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

[@ElHabsburgHechizado]

@@lilithdvs13 go away mr Russian troll. SLAVA UKRAINI

[@user-zb1jy8wu3z]

Nobody wanted war - war was inevitable.

[@igoringm]

Hitler told this as his successor Putin and his Nazi country

[@augustusglup3974]

How can he know it?

[@andydave93]

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

[@james8194]

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

[@deadvirgin428]

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

[@marlon6598]

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

[@leataylor9277]

@@marlon6598 😹

[@asgacc8789]

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

[@SashaBlightWing]

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

[@loiloi8030]

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

[@bestaround3323]

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

[@loiloi8030]

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

[@marby602]

That water never should have been deprived in the first place

[@cheese..wizard]

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

[@sparrow2022]

If the Russian economy is like Spain why it resists embargo (at least the west is very trying :) ? Can Spain resist word embargo and, showing the middle finger to Washigton, having war and a growing evonomy. West is making calculation according to the "right" picture of the word which exists only in their minds and tge reality is different😂

[@NullSeries]

Tuzzia is on borrowed time

[@ICE-gt9jk]

At this point Russia is no longer the second great power in the world anymore, China > Ukraine's victim, if this war continues, you guys will be surpassed even by India, and will have to fight with Japan for the 4th place 😂😂

[@sparrow2022]

@@ICE-gt9jk so what? Doing ratings means nothing

[@Aviritius]

"showing the middle finger and a growing evonomy" 😂😂😂

[@igoringm]

Secret is that russian people used to obey and live in shit

[@goofyness]

Why is it Crimea marked as Ukraine 😭

[@RealLifeLore]

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

[@thegdjordan6332]

END THE WAR LIKE IF YOU AGREE

[@KaptainKharisma]

End the war

[@Clickty]

yep

[@revenger211]

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

[@Notjackpausner]

hi

[@Lockk9]

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

[@Bl_2023e_inturkeyandsyria]

Some money

[@twotfreigh4946]

It is connected to Texas....

[@liquid_shadow8690]

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

[@WakaWaka2468]

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

[@repCanada]

Noam Chomsky is a joke

[@kevincollins619]

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

[@user-hk9vs2wg4y]

correction for the maps from your video: until 2014, Crimea is the territory of Ukraine, after 2014 it is the territory of Ukraine occupied by russia

[@abz4c215]

Ahahahahahahaha. Then you woke up and shits in your pants

[@jeremykievit897]

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

[@chsi5420]

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

[@TheNN]

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

[@shrimpcat6937]

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

[@WhatTheAce]

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

[@endor4757]

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

[@officialjbbeverley]

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

[@0g0dn0]

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

[@chupameusculh0es493]

The historical points is Putin invaded Ukraine unprovoked. Simple

[@exploertm8738]

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

[@debordeleur2005]

What use if not to justify the unjustifiable?

[@exploertm8738]

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

[@totalcount]

It is important to understand that Russia is not acting for its own financial gain. Look at it from a different perspective, we are ready to sacrifice both people, who are few, and the system, exchanging Communism for Capitalism, just to avoid war. Russia stands for the development of humanity, and many countries understand this - Africa, China, Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, etc. Look at Libya before the civil war and after, is someone going to help it stop the conflict and start developing? For some reason, America is not engaged in ending civil wars, most likely because it itself is actively engaged in internal confrontation and has contradictions.

[@uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweug7219]

❤

[@theslayer5978]

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

[@chuchulainn9275]

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

[@timosha_1366]

@@dimitrescucrncevic9746 что зачем?

[@aideyragegoblin407]

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

[@revolter7094]

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

[@evelyneca7454]

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

[@user-qr9ir6ig9l]

BEST Video Ever AND gave me better knowledge about their interest! !

[@bl_lbdm1604]

This is a bs video. Ask me how I know

[@horde4909]

I've never heard Belarus pronounced that way.

[@72badry]

Actually you just have 😂😂

[@Third_]

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

[@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind]

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

[@TropicalPriest]

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

[@myspanishispoormiespanoles911]

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

[@river3583]

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

[@kinsellakp]

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

[@ouroborosrecords]

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

[@stephcannon2106]

@@user-kb2no8yg1o ok bot

[@Crazy-pl1lo]

It kinda is now with the power plant being attacked

[@MouMouhd]

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

[@alinabogdanova9554]

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

[@lukaszm6691]

@@user-kb2no8yg1o is it joke? another bot?

[@totalcount]

25:18 Putin does not set point 2 and 3 as a condition. He only recalls that in 1990 the American Secretary James Addison Baker of State promised "...no extension of NATO's jurisdiction for forces of NATO one inch to the east." (this can be viewed at the American National Archives). Well, that was a lie, but it's okay. Let's just accept all countries into NATO, and together solve all economic problems without wars?

[@user-qm6hp2cs5b]

NATO is a terrorist organization, it must cease to exist, we do not negotiate with terrorists.

[@user-gx3oz7gj7p]

In 1954,1983,1991 and 2002, USSR (Russia) tried to join NATO or form an alliance. Unsuccessfully 🤦‍♂️

[@user-ci9ze9ic4h]

I've been in Crimea 3 years ago and never heard of water supply difficulties. Also all people I met there were satisfied by changes after joining Russia. It was clear to see how bad all infrastructure was and how poor people were before joining and how much rebuilding, developing and investing since then.

[@bardur2669]

brother, just look at the photos before 2014, and then 2017 and see how Crimea has changed under Russia, heaven and earth

[@user-ci9ze9ic4h]

I saw with my own eyes, the changes are significant. It looks as if Crimea was completely abandoned before 2014 and suddenly began to come back to life

[@bardur2669]

@@user-ci9ze9ic4h right

[@boz9188]

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

[@vinnieg6161]

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

[@dadshirt6681]

Tf prayers gonna do

[@WeAreSoBackBros]

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

[@dadshirt6681]

@@WeAreSoBackBros ratio?

[@thekharkivcoomer8841]

your prayers are worthless

[@cyrely]

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

[@rys3486]

Naah, a lot of times is power.

[@PinoyAbnoy]

@@rys3486 power and money arent the same?

[@marvelousdcedits7908]

And culture

[@guesswhosgoing2jail2nite78]

Money/Resources - hit the nail on the head

[@rys3486]

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

[@alex2a]

If you omit manipulating conclusions and messages (like "if you believe nato could be aggressor" or about "the biggest thing they want") then most of the facts are correct and comprehensively explained.

[@a.n.d.r.e_666]

Thank you author for having the strength to tell us about America and Iraq at the beginning..And only then start about Ukraine

[@MR___G]

America doesn't need a strong Russia because Russia is a direct competitor to America in the political arena. And Russia is one of the few countries that can compete with America. And Europe has been telling the whole world for 20 years that it does not want to pay Russia for resources, although Russia is the main supplier for Europe in the field of energy and resources. That's why Europeans and America have united in an alliance. Also, for the last 20 years there has been the biggest operation of brainwashing people through social networks. And all social networks belong to America. People in Russia and people of allied states were brainwashed through KZbin, Instagram, Facebook and so on. Specially pitted people against each other. It was America's operation against Russia. America paid for the coup in Ukraine. After the coup, America put its puppet actor at the head of the Ukrainian state. Now it is supplying weapons and meanwhile Europe is attacking with sanctions. And Ukrainian people are free soldiers. After the Ukrainian coup d'état there were coup attempts in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Belarus, Azerbaijan and Armenia. All these coups were provoked by the American side. Here is the answer why Russia is at war with Ukraine.

[@igorpodebryi311]

Putin dad thx Don’t understand people Y really understand fashysts state Russia

[@Crusader-ct1qv]

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

[@princejangra1231]

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

[@spartakos3178]

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

[@arrownoir]

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

[@Homer-OJ-Simpson]

Russian government is bad though.

[@bigdookie1473]

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

[@nr_6170]

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

[@reccemdown]

You must be new.

[@dova238]

this is getting demonitsed easily

[@Chuked]

Bruh he predicted it 😳

[@crazybeatrice4555]

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

[@josephosmond415]

My only disagreement is Iran is pronounced “eye-ran” not “ee-rahn”

[@fredschepers5149]

War happens only for three reasons: Money, (World) power, Religion.

[@sjp.5880]

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

[@f-86zoomer37]

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

[@Neros_Neckbeard]

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

[@JGrant60]

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

[@mrsmith1097]

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

[@mohq9573]

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

[@babi9784]

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

[@gtfgaming8243]

Bruh this is happening right now lol

[@frazierl7898]

@@gtfgaming8243 history class bad, future class good

[@Iorgarino]

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

[@myttri6417]

bruh this isnt fun

[@NeoGamemaster]

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

[@jordanleonard8198]

It’s crazy all of this stuff happens despite what the people of each country’s opinions are on each decision. Who the hell makes these decisions and gets them approved.

[@ipanteleev85]

Чем отличается пропоганда от журналистики? Журналистика озвучивает факты и предлагает выводы сделать слушателю. Тут мы видим только взгляд с одной стороны. И чем такие видео ведут только к продолжению войн.

[@ghostgimli8876]

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

[@Bobs4580]

Зэтс тру, май френд

[@iceblack1469]

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

[@EtherPlex]

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

[@drake_21]

Do you think what Putin is doing is right

[@rcane6842]

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

[@joshuabenton3785]

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

[@animesh390]

Ukraine deserve it should be annexed

[@ivokantarski6220]

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

[@IpostedaCoDvideoonce]

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

[@dylanc9174]

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

[@zahrans]

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

[@lassef3692]

Why did you show Denmark. They never controlled Denmark

[@anastasia_moldovan]

4. Dnipro river - Ukrainian, dnepr - russian. Right way - Dnipro

[@TimTomTwo]

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

[@winxinternetblog5567]

Украинцы и так понимают русский

[@shib5267]

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

[@TinyBearTim]

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

[@cheble003]

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

[@sinoroman]

will that even stop russian protests