Why Russia is Invading Ukraine

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  • Опубликовано: 17 дек 2024

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  • @timberwolfe1645
    @timberwolfe1645 2 года назад +22229

    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
      @ameame32 2 года назад +731

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

    • @marioelburro1492
      @marioelburro1492 2 года назад +802

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

    • @Terrakol
      @Terrakol 2 года назад +400

      @@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
      @Shidan174 2 года назад +454

      @@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
      @roybains7288 2 года назад +36

      Because they HV their own agendas

  • @Lockk9
    @Lockk9 2 года назад +3873

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

    • @Bl_2024a
      @Bl_2024a 2 года назад +62

      Some money

    • @twotfreigh4946
      @twotfreigh4946 2 года назад +15

      It is connected to Texas....

    • @liquid_shadow8690
      @liquid_shadow8690 2 года назад +74

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

    • @WakaWaka2468
      @WakaWaka2468 2 года назад +54

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

    • @repCanada
      @repCanada 2 года назад +54

      Noam Chomsky is a joke

  • @RealLifeLore
    @RealLifeLore  2 года назад +37730

    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
      @thegdjordan6332 2 года назад +2424

      END THE WAR LIKE IF YOU AGREE

    • @KaptainKharisma
      @KaptainKharisma 2 года назад +669

      End the war

    • @Clickty
      @Clickty 2 года назад +137

      yep

    • @revenger211
      @revenger211 2 года назад +563

      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
      @Notjackpausner 2 года назад +19

      hi

  • @Charlies1970TA
    @Charlies1970TA 8 месяцев назад +256

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

    • @Science-Vlog
      @Science-Vlog 5 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @flyingdutchmanSimon
      @flyingdutchmanSimon 5 месяцев назад +2

      and what does NATO want in Ukraine?

    • @GaryGraham-sx4pm
      @GaryGraham-sx4pm 5 месяцев назад +3

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

    • @GaryGraham-sx4pm
      @GaryGraham-sx4pm 5 месяцев назад +3

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

    • @wefouzle3884
      @wefouzle3884 4 месяца назад

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

  • @JeanOfmArc
    @JeanOfmArc 2 года назад +28573

    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
      @melonenlord6901 2 года назад +577

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

    • @mr.gorbachev1985
      @mr.gorbachev1985 2 года назад +43

      yes

    • @Shaggylicious
      @Shaggylicious 2 года назад +291

      @@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
      @tricolore31 2 года назад +21

      you said the same comment on another video

    • @TurnYourBassUp
      @TurnYourBassUp 2 года назад +27

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

  • @tlow5766
    @tlow5766 2 года назад +1451

    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
      @Walking-MY-Path 2 года назад +13

      *proved

    • @KOUTSOKALIGERHS
      @KOUTSOKALIGERHS 2 года назад +18

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

    • @MintyLime703
      @MintyLime703 2 года назад +41

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

    • @osverhernandez8435
      @osverhernandez8435 2 года назад +6

      @@KOUTSOKALIGERHS EMOTIONAL DAMAGE

    • @osverhernandez8435
      @osverhernandez8435 2 года назад +11

      @@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 😂🤚🏽

  • @cliftonjames785
    @cliftonjames785 8 месяцев назад +157

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

    • @WallNutBreaker524
      @WallNutBreaker524 6 месяцев назад +6

      Facts, Mainstream News is Outdated tbh. 😂

    • @QuicksilverVM
      @QuicksilverVM 6 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @nixontanui2445
      @nixontanui2445 4 месяца назад

      Me too haha this analysis is something else

    • @X.D.-2001-4L
      @X.D.-2001-4L 3 месяца назад

      This channel is a pro U.S. channel though

  • @ac8760
    @ac8760 2 года назад +936

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

    • @mr.sporty2094
      @mr.sporty2094 2 года назад +20

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

    • @benapeh854
      @benapeh854 2 года назад +7

      @@mr.sporty2094 A true hero

    • @veduci22
      @veduci22 2 года назад +7

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

    • @meowcow21
      @meowcow21 2 года назад +13

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

    • @ОлегЛесков-у8о
      @ОлегЛесков-у8о 2 года назад +12

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

  • @maxliu1099
    @maxliu1099 2 года назад +4397

    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
      @Romeosoul 2 года назад +85

      War not just conflict

    • @davidhowell1415
      @davidhowell1415 2 года назад +88

      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
      @kimilsung2608 2 года назад +43

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

    • @unemiryune9322
      @unemiryune9322 2 года назад +29

      you actually have, since this video is simply worng

    • @coryfoster9373
      @coryfoster9373 2 года назад +181

      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.

  • @ashsmith5522
    @ashsmith5522 2 года назад +3669

    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
      @ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind 2 года назад +128

      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
      @kuchee8843 2 года назад +45

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

    • @icyboy771z
      @icyboy771z 2 года назад +17

      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 RUclips and creators we can know the true intentions.

    • @kuchee8843
      @kuchee8843 2 года назад +31

      @@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
      @fernandofernandez2286 2 года назад +6

      @@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

  • @dahnyul
    @dahnyul 4 месяца назад +6

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

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 2 года назад +8308

    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
      @somebodynamedsunny 2 года назад +7

      hey

    • @justdane1933
      @justdane1933 2 года назад

      E

    • @LibrarianRoland
      @LibrarianRoland 2 года назад +3

      you again

    • @nikhil282
      @nikhil282 2 года назад +6

      you are every where

    • @jjc1347
      @jjc1347 2 года назад +104

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

  • @chrisshannonmoeller781
    @chrisshannonmoeller781 2 года назад +2163

    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
      @hidan4098 2 года назад +43

      Idk why, but it's making me confused af

    • @waelalabdaly4543
      @waelalabdaly4543 2 года назад +1

      @@hidan4098 same

    • @budisoemantri2303
      @budisoemantri2303 2 года назад +97

      It shows the perspective of Russia

    • @rational0
      @rational0 2 года назад +2

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

    • @adameus42
      @adameus42 2 года назад +6

      @@rational0 care to explain?

  • @Samira-rj4ke
    @Samira-rj4ke 2 года назад +1488

    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
      @saarvinsinghal743 2 года назад +19

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

    • @Samira-rj4ke
      @Samira-rj4ke 2 года назад +82

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

    • @isabellechan5208
      @isabellechan5208 2 года назад +16

      oml tysm this helps sm

    • @astrowuff
      @astrowuff 2 года назад +12

      Rendering error at 26:56 :D

    • @Samira-rj4ke
      @Samira-rj4ke 2 года назад +2

      @@astrowuff oops XD

  • @premiercconstruction
    @premiercconstruction 19 дней назад +1

    Very clear take on this conflict! Of course there are always more details. Thank you for sharing. I understand the conflict more clearly!

  • @SkypherOfficial
    @SkypherOfficial 2 года назад +695

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

    • @Undecided_
      @Undecided_ 2 года назад +45

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

    • @tyletonic
      @tyletonic 2 года назад +1

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

    • @bear76009
      @bear76009 2 года назад +2

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

    • @bear76009
      @bear76009 2 года назад +1

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

    • @soulxtr
      @soulxtr 2 года назад

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

  • @renarsspons
    @renarsspons 2 года назад +2495

    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
      @nutyyyy 2 года назад +97

      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
      @mikepastor.k6233 2 года назад +36

      @@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
      @drinkmorewater8791 2 года назад +12

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

    • @TropicalPriest
      @TropicalPriest 2 года назад +121

      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
      @romanlinnik7441 2 года назад +38

      @@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.

  • @TheGroovyGuitarDude
    @TheGroovyGuitarDude 2 года назад +3436

    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
      @You-vv1xv 2 года назад

      1st

    • @servit0r
      @servit0r 2 года назад +4

      Joined Jan 28, 2022

    • @ledan728
      @ledan728 2 года назад +39

      @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
      @bian7744 2 года назад +35

      @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
      @GrigRP 2 года назад +63

      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"?

  • @LuckySOT
    @LuckySOT 18 дней назад

    This channel is awesome, I've binged like all of your videos over the last month or 2

  • @jclarkent3757
    @jclarkent3757 2 года назад +4038

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

    • @covfefe1787
      @covfefe1787 2 года назад +208

      ​@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
      @poppachoppa8956 2 года назад +32

      Russia must fall

    • @kaidenbrown1398
      @kaidenbrown1398 2 года назад +142

      @@poppachoppa8956 ehhh i disagree

    • @poppachoppa8956
      @poppachoppa8956 2 года назад +84

      @@kaidenbrown1398 Putin must fall

    • @sirduckuspondicus
      @sirduckuspondicus 2 года назад +42

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

  • @johnpatterson6448
    @johnpatterson6448 2 года назад +1503

    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
      @ladyelainefairchild3546 2 года назад +45

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

    • @chainedscythe2000
      @chainedscythe2000 2 года назад +51

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

    • @hophuongnamnguyen6349
      @hophuongnamnguyen6349 2 года назад +89

      @@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
      @hophuongnamnguyen6349 2 года назад +11

      @@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
      @hophuongnamnguyen6349 2 года назад +26

      @@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.

  • @max5183
    @max5183 2 года назад +3067

    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
      @inconvenienttruths7953 2 года назад +263

      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
      @absolutelyfookinnobody2843 2 года назад +85

      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
      @BehraamK4 2 года назад +77

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

    • @abhishekshah1707
      @abhishekshah1707 2 года назад +74

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

    • @winxinternetblog5567
      @winxinternetblog5567 2 года назад

      Ну да конечно

  • @Thomas-fp9mm
    @Thomas-fp9mm 10 месяцев назад +49

    Amazing well researched and perfect production of a video. Fantastic

    • @KichatovAY
      @KichatovAY 10 месяцев назад +7

      But its 30 min of lie

    • @Thomas-fp9mm
      @Thomas-fp9mm 10 месяцев назад +3

      Ok troll

    • @KichatovAY
      @KichatovAY 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@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.

    • @taxfraudyumyum
      @taxfraudyumyum 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@KichatovAY? How

    • @Bergelmir_Þrúðgelmirson
      @Bergelmir_Þrúðgelmirson 10 месяцев назад

      but there are a lot of mistakes and incorrectly placed accents

  • @EthanBlakeProductions
    @EthanBlakeProductions 2 года назад +3415

    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
      @GrigRP 2 года назад +174

      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
      @vtx7275 2 года назад +78

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

    • @tylergooden2183
      @tylergooden2183 2 года назад +17

      Because the USSR lost the Cold War.

    • @EthanBlakeProductions
      @EthanBlakeProductions 2 года назад +80

      @@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
      @HarryWessex 2 года назад +4

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

  • @Ofiryonatan
    @Ofiryonatan 2 года назад +594

    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
      @newares8140 2 года назад +40

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

    • @Mirsab
      @Mirsab 2 года назад +2

      What country are you from?

    • @bl-ni1iu
      @bl-ni1iu 2 года назад +4

      Does it really matter?

    • @kosamsani9355
      @kosamsani9355 2 года назад +1

      Where are you, dear Mr Biden?

    • @SuperThunderPanda
      @SuperThunderPanda 2 года назад +1

      thats news in general for every country

  • @janileskovsek7975
    @janileskovsek7975 2 года назад +1311

    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
      @dudeladude456 2 года назад +90

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

    • @UG_RIGRUM
      @UG_RIGRUM 2 года назад +3

      Can you explain the geopolitical reasons or share a link?

    • @kev792
      @kev792 2 года назад +132

      @@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
      @k.vn.k 2 года назад +61

      Also water resources (Crimea).

    • @k.vn.k
      @k.vn.k 2 года назад +46

      And human resource (military).

  • @jorgeserrano61
    @jorgeserrano61 3 месяца назад

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

  • @tralexium
    @tralexium 2 года назад +318

    I've been wondering about this for the longest time. Your video cleared up a lot of the questions that many people had.
    My gratitude goes to you my friend. And to everyone who has been affected by this tragedy, stay vigilant! I can only hope that things will change for the better sooner than later.

  • @sageanthony3011
    @sageanthony3011 2 года назад +154

    This was honest, informative, and genuinely unbiased. Very helpful to help understand what is actually going on right now. Thanks!

    • @shzncl
      @shzncl 2 года назад +8

      rich

    • @mattmayor2628
      @mattmayor2628 2 года назад

      This was very biased although still the best video I've seen

    • @ok3528
      @ok3528 2 года назад +1

      Whats that $2 sign?

    • @bgarra
      @bgarra 2 года назад +2

      This is biased information and not correct. The problem is USA.

    • @ketelin4285
      @ketelin4285 2 года назад +4

      Yeah anything more unbiased and would have been unwatchable by a western audience . I tend to see it as Cuban crisis in reverse . Nato 400 km near Moscow is a deadly conventional threat , even more thinking that maybe some years from now interceptor technology and spaceforce will make russian nukes irelevant .And the west didn't back up and people dies needlessly. Kennnedy also was prepared to bomb and invade Cuba but Kruschev backed up . Politicians were more sane these days , those of today are caught in their slogans .

  • @ZachX888
    @ZachX888 15 дней назад

    This is amazing. o_o This is probably the greatest RUclips channel of all time, and without a doubt the greatest news source of all time. It's literally JUST facts!!!

  • @Chrono_topher
    @Chrono_topher 2 года назад +1857

    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
      @Homer-OJ-Simpson 2 года назад +239

      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
      @arjen20 2 года назад +16

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

    • @chromoy
      @chromoy 2 года назад +222

      @@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
      @Homer-OJ-Simpson 2 года назад +5

      @@arjen20 when who became the threat?

    • @Homer-OJ-Simpson
      @Homer-OJ-Simpson 2 года назад +59

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

  • @theslayer5978
    @theslayer5978 2 года назад +1720

    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
      @chuchulainn9275 2 года назад +207

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

    • @timosha_1366
      @timosha_1366 2 года назад +53

      @@dimitrescucrncevic9746 что зачем?

    • @aideyragegoblin407
      @aideyragegoblin407 2 года назад +74

      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
      @revolter7094 2 года назад +150

      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
      @evelyneca7454 2 года назад +82

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

  • @0601989m
    @0601989m 2 года назад +774

    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
      @Vollzeitnomaden 2 года назад +10

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

    • @lethimdohisworkforyou1177
      @lethimdohisworkforyou1177 2 года назад +4

      @@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
      @0601989m 2 года назад +1

      @@Vollzeitnomaden Completely agree!

    • @Mitchpea
      @Mitchpea 2 года назад +2

      Mind sharing a bit on the russian origin story bit?

    • @MikeHoncho2269
      @MikeHoncho2269 2 года назад +7

      @@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

  • @jeffswaney3444
    @jeffswaney3444 4 месяца назад +1

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

  • @Dell-ol6hb
    @Dell-ol6hb 2 года назад +511

    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
      @ismails2702 2 года назад +1

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

    • @carval51
      @carval51 2 года назад +10

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

    • @davidtitanium22
      @davidtitanium22 2 года назад +12

      @@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
      @Lolp821 2 года назад

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

    • @ElHabsburgHechizado
      @ElHabsburgHechizado 2 года назад +5

      @@lilithdvs13 go away mr Russian troll.
      SLAVA UKRAINI

  • @adamfrazer5150
    @adamfrazer5150 2 года назад +1433

    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
      @ReleaseImranKhanNOW 2 года назад +64

      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
      @jaboris2536 2 года назад +25

      The media actually have a direct job: ideological subversion

    • @eobardthawne7851
      @eobardthawne7851 2 года назад +11

      @@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
      @adamfrazer5150 2 года назад +2

      @@jaboris2536 👍 nicely put 🍻

    • @Predated2
      @Predated2 2 года назад

      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
    @areis7415 2 года назад +2101

    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
      @nutyyyy 2 года назад +24

      Exactly.

    • @hakerjack
      @hakerjack 2 года назад +77

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

    • @clockworkcookie
      @clockworkcookie 2 года назад +76

      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
      @egg-iu3fe 2 года назад +26

      there's no such thing as energy independence.

    • @frostthron8009
      @frostthron8009 2 года назад +20

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

  • @stampsplusltd670
    @stampsplusltd670 5 месяцев назад +5

    A wonderful and enlightening history lesson. Thank you!

  • @NArbiza4
    @NArbiza4 2 года назад +450

    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
      @KevinKickChannel 2 года назад +4

      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
      @Smile4theKillCam456 2 года назад +51

      @@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
      @robiirjk1371 2 года назад +18

      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
      @gamingdragon1356 2 года назад +16

      @@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
      @amazingamazigh6847 2 года назад +10

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

  • @mattmenzies8135
    @mattmenzies8135 2 года назад +1478

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

    • @trt8
      @trt8 2 года назад +6

      "Hard work." Meanwhile in Ukraine..

    • @sylvie3097
      @sylvie3097 2 года назад +20

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

    • @trt8
      @trt8 2 года назад +15

      @@sylvie3097 Putin wants you hate Russia

    • @MrBreakingbad
      @MrBreakingbad 2 года назад +8

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

    • @quisqueyanguy120
      @quisqueyanguy120 2 года назад +20

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

  • @jrsindone
    @jrsindone 2 года назад +892

    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
      @oaedeoi 2 года назад +11

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

    • @alok.01
      @alok.01 2 года назад +2

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

    • @pepelefrog1121
      @pepelefrog1121 2 года назад +11

      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
      @user-kj3qg3kv2l 2 года назад +6

      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
      @gayestrand5952 2 года назад

      Yikes

  • @petersonnenberg5449
    @petersonnenberg5449 8 месяцев назад +21

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

    • @usul573
      @usul573 8 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @keenanmcbreen7073
    @keenanmcbreen7073 2 года назад +457

    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
      @Blaze_Raven 2 года назад +25

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

    • @DarthVella
      @DarthVella 2 года назад +11

      @@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
      @christopherwinter6911 2 года назад

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

    • @theplaylistpsycho
      @theplaylistpsycho 2 года назад +3

      @@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
      @Jabarri74 2 года назад +2

      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!

  • @bossdog1480
    @bossdog1480 2 года назад +984

    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
      @sarthakkukreti2444 2 года назад +69

      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
      @RetroDawn 2 года назад +23

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

    • @user-wx4nv8xr3d
      @user-wx4nv8xr3d 2 года назад +48

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

    • @mdza
      @mdza 2 года назад +24

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

    • @chrisstowell484
      @chrisstowell484 2 года назад +6

      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.

  • @officialjbbeverley
    @officialjbbeverley 2 года назад +742

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

    • @0g0dn0
      @0g0dn0 2 года назад +11

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

    • @chupameusculh0es493
      @chupameusculh0es493 2 года назад +14

      The historical points is Putin invaded Ukraine unprovoked. Simple

    • @exploertm8738
      @exploertm8738 2 года назад +18

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

    • @debordeleur2005
      @debordeleur2005 2 года назад +2

      What use if not to justify the unjustifiable?

    • @exploertm8738
      @exploertm8738 2 года назад +1

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

  • @JohnHawley-c5n
    @JohnHawley-c5n 5 месяцев назад +7

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

    • @rpbajb
      @rpbajb 5 месяцев назад +1

      Technological advancements are definitely related to conflict.

    • @Mesopotamia-v6d
      @Mesopotamia-v6d 5 месяцев назад

      Well that impossible

  • @andydave93
    @andydave93 2 года назад +507

    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
      @james8194 2 года назад +11

      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
      @deadvirgin428 2 года назад +10

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

    • @N54MyBeloved
      @N54MyBeloved 2 года назад +5

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

    • @leataylor9277
      @leataylor9277 2 года назад +1

      @@N54MyBeloved 😹

    • @asgacc8789
      @asgacc8789 2 года назад +2

      @@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

  • @CARLGULA
    @CARLGULA 2 года назад +1553

    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
      @JustinDOehlke 2 года назад +33

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

    • @JM-kv2kn
      @JM-kv2kn 2 года назад +70

      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
      @leonixnn 2 года назад +43

      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
      @CARLGULA 2 года назад +21

      @@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
      @holywars4639 2 года назад +3

      I would Agree with you on this one.

  • @johnnyharris
    @johnnyharris 2 года назад +1510

    Excellent work on this!

    • @RealLifeLore
      @RealLifeLore  2 года назад +311

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

    • @Not_so_important
      @Not_so_important 2 года назад

      Yours to

    • @GrigRP
      @GrigRP 2 года назад +47

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

    • @PlaywrightLorde
      @PlaywrightLorde 2 года назад +18

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

    • @GrigRP
      @GrigRP 2 года назад +26

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

  • @skydreamer3820
    @skydreamer3820 11 месяцев назад +8

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

    • @HFddHFddHFdd
      @HFddHFddHFdd 11 месяцев назад

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

    • @skydreamer3820
      @skydreamer3820 11 месяцев назад +4

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

  • @oldarn590
    @oldarn590 2 года назад +510

    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
      @eileenpritchard9154 2 года назад +1

      ME TOO, WONDERFUL VIDEO.

    • @KinghtofZero00
      @KinghtofZero00 2 года назад +12

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

    • @jaywalkercrew4446
      @jaywalkercrew4446 2 года назад +2

      MSM talk shit.

    • @EfySmasher
      @EfySmasher 2 года назад

      Same

    • @thenonexistinghero
      @thenonexistinghero 2 года назад +1

      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.

  • @XODownGrade
    @XODownGrade 2 года назад +1360

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

    • @masked_gamers362
      @masked_gamers362 2 года назад +80

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

    • @masked_gamers362
      @masked_gamers362 2 года назад +72

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

    • @Peroskiller
      @Peroskiller 2 года назад +9

      russians probably like this

    • @IronKnight2402
      @IronKnight2402 2 года назад +211

      @@Peroskiller there are Russians who are against this act

    • @unknownpawner1994
      @unknownpawner1994 2 года назад +11

      ThOuGhTs AnD PrAyErS

  • @Crusader-ct1qv
    @Crusader-ct1qv 2 года назад +524

    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
      @princejangra1231 2 года назад +5

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

    • @spartakos3178
      @spartakos3178 2 года назад +39

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

    • @arrownoir
      @arrownoir 2 года назад +12

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

    • @Homer-OJ-Simpson
      @Homer-OJ-Simpson 2 года назад +22

      Russian government is bad though.

    • @CherryBakewell21
      @CherryBakewell21 2 года назад +4

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

  • @NikitaShershakov
    @NikitaShershakov 11 месяцев назад +38

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

  • @jlurenzjr
    @jlurenzjr 2 года назад +142

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

    • @lenabanx6221
      @lenabanx6221 2 года назад +1

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

  • @ghostgimli8876
    @ghostgimli8876 2 года назад +956

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

    • @Bobs4580
      @Bobs4580 2 года назад +19

      Зэтс тру, май френд

    • @iceblack1469
      @iceblack1469 2 года назад +60

      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
      @EtherPlex 2 года назад +18

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

    • @drake_21
      @drake_21 2 года назад +8

      Do you think what Putin is doing is right

    • @rcane6842
      @rcane6842 2 года назад +21

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

  • @SashaBlightWing
    @SashaBlightWing 2 года назад +753

    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
      @loiloi8030 2 года назад +38

      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
      @bestaround3323 2 года назад +79

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

    • @loiloi8030
      @loiloi8030 2 года назад +42

      @@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
      @marby602 2 года назад +25

      That water never should have been deprived in the first place

    • @cheese..wizard
      @cheese..wizard 2 года назад +9

      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.

  • @EugeneRudyy
    @EugeneRudyy 11 месяцев назад +11

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

    • @fedorli7031
      @fedorli7031 11 месяцев назад

      😂😂😂

    • @VictorSar-m7r
      @VictorSar-m7r 11 месяцев назад

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

    • @ДимаБиатлонист
      @ДимаБиатлонист 11 месяцев назад

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

    • @EugeneRudyy
      @EugeneRudyy 11 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @max-hk1mr
      @max-hk1mr 11 месяцев назад

      😂😂😂

  • @urfindzuss3794
    @urfindzuss3794 2 года назад +228

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

    • @raze997
      @raze997 2 года назад +1

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

    • @proliskievg3107
      @proliskievg3107 2 года назад +1

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

    • @АлексейКоба-е7б
      @АлексейКоба-е7б 2 года назад +31

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

    • @proliskievg3107
      @proliskievg3107 2 года назад +2

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

    • @proliskievg3107
      @proliskievg3107 2 года назад

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

  • @candykkhorsesngp925
    @candykkhorsesngp925 2 года назад +434

    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
      @gabeghiby6935 2 года назад +20

      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
      @charlie8344 2 года назад +31

      Well they need to make Russia look like the villain

    • @dhriyamanadak5006
      @dhriyamanadak5006 2 года назад +22

      @@charlie8344 not Russia but putin is the villain

    • @GrigRP
      @GrigRP 2 года назад +30

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

    • @dhriyamanadak5006
      @dhriyamanadak5006 2 года назад +16

      @@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

  • @grotto5416
    @grotto5416 2 года назад +280

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

    • @ДеннисЧернышевский
      @ДеннисЧернышевский 2 года назад +27

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

    • @Perririri
      @Perririri 2 года назад +8

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

    • @peterlaskiewicz8252
      @peterlaskiewicz8252 2 года назад +6

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

    • @grotto5416
      @grotto5416 2 года назад +5

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

    • @grotto5416
      @grotto5416 2 года назад +5

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

  • @heliguy7357
    @heliguy7357 Месяц назад

    Good explanation

  • @kirkhenry3867
    @kirkhenry3867 2 года назад +265

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

  • @umudumu
    @umudumu 2 года назад +322

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

    • @reguit5849
      @reguit5849 2 года назад +83

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

    • @reguit5849
      @reguit5849 2 года назад +48

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

    • @dc_43
      @dc_43 2 года назад +54

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

    • @xX_gAmErGoD6869_Xx
      @xX_gAmErGoD6869_Xx 2 года назад +14

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

    • @reguit5849
      @reguit5849 2 года назад +11

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

  • @euri594
    @euri594 2 года назад +644

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

    • @avoshockistan8643
      @avoshockistan8643 2 года назад +12

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

    • @masked_gamers362
      @masked_gamers362 2 года назад +11

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

    • @masked_gamers362
      @masked_gamers362 2 года назад +8

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

    • @bobminifigure3018
      @bobminifigure3018 2 года назад

      Sad😭

    • @aryan5593
      @aryan5593 2 года назад

      @@SnowyButterfly1 Estonia is Part of china

  • @federickakwanga-xm8xy
    @federickakwanga-xm8xy 7 месяцев назад +6

    This material is pure gold.

  • @Third_
    @Third_ 2 года назад +536

    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
      @ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind 2 года назад +46

      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
      @TropicalPriest 2 года назад +15

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

    • @spqr950
      @spqr950 2 года назад +4

      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
      @river3583 2 года назад +1

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

    • @kinsellakp
      @kinsellakp 2 года назад +5

      @@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?

  • @sjp.5880
    @sjp.5880 2 года назад +617

    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
      @f-86zoomer37 2 года назад +12

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

    • @Neros_Neckbeard
      @Neros_Neckbeard 2 года назад +50

      @@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
      @JGrant60 2 года назад +22

      @@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
      @mrsmith1097 2 года назад +20

      @@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
      @mohq9573 2 года назад +13

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

  • @TimTomTwo
    @TimTomTwo 2 года назад +360

    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
      @winxinternetblog5567 2 года назад +4

      Украинцы и так понимают русский

    • @shib5267
      @shib5267 2 года назад +22

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

    • @TinyBearTim
      @TinyBearTim 2 года назад +16

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

    • @cheble003
      @cheble003 2 года назад +45

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

    • @sinoroman
      @sinoroman 2 года назад +2

      will that even stop russian protests

  • @GlorifiedG-z9c
    @GlorifiedG-z9c 2 месяца назад

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

  • @ouroborosrecords
    @ouroborosrecords 2 года назад +1058

    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
      @stephcannon2106 2 года назад +2

      @@kno6ndg7 ok bot

    • @Crazy-pl1lo
      @Crazy-pl1lo 2 года назад +8

      It kinda is now with the power plant being attacked

    • @MouMouhd
      @MouMouhd 2 года назад +6

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

    • @alinabogdanova9554
      @alinabogdanova9554 2 года назад +21

      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
      @lukaszm6691 2 года назад

      @@kno6ndg7 is it joke? another bot?

  • @odysseus277
    @odysseus277 2 года назад +62

    Thanks for this outstanding video. You did a great job putting together the relevant pussle pieces and presenting them in a great and understandable way. This should be a mandatory watch in politics classes these days.

    • @heynowur9146
      @heynowur9146 2 года назад

      Where did you get that banner

    • @rimurusama5070
      @rimurusama5070 2 года назад +2

      @@heynowur9146 Below the video where Like, Dislike, Share buttons are present, There is a thanks button, you can use that

    • @odysseus277
      @odysseus277 2 года назад +2

      @@heynowur9146 It's a "Super Thanks".

    • @lukapfc
      @lukapfc 2 года назад

      Relevant puzzle pieces
      :puts CNN inserts in the video:

  • @lkotof
    @lkotof 2 года назад +130

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

  • @roncicotte
    @roncicotte 9 месяцев назад +3

    Very informative but needs a seriuos upgdate

  • @BlackRasta207
    @BlackRasta207 2 года назад +263

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

    • @duckyduck34
      @duckyduck34 2 года назад +9

      Glory to Ukraine, Freedom to Russia!

    • @Kani_Modaressi
      @Kani_Modaressi 2 года назад +1

      ❤️🙏🌼

    • @blabla-rg7ky
      @blabla-rg7ky 2 года назад +7

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

    • @derp195
      @derp195 2 года назад +52

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

    • @Petteriks
      @Petteriks 2 года назад +4

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

  • @Borjigin.
    @Borjigin. 2 года назад +425

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

    • @trademarked2476
      @trademarked2476 2 года назад

      Link? Please

    • @dirty_deeds3523
      @dirty_deeds3523 2 года назад

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

    • @user-on9rs3yx3s
      @user-on9rs3yx3s 2 года назад

      its in the description

    • @Skallva
      @Skallva 2 года назад +1

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

    • @joshm9363
      @joshm9363 2 года назад +5

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

  • @cyrely
    @cyrely 2 года назад +470

    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
      @rys3486 2 года назад +6

      Naah, a lot of times is power.

    • @PinoyAbnoy
      @PinoyAbnoy 2 года назад +17

      @@rys3486 power and money arent the same?

    • @marvelousdcedits
      @marvelousdcedits 2 года назад

      And culture

    • @NotLikeUs17
      @NotLikeUs17 2 года назад +3

      Money/Resources - hit the nail on the head

    • @rys3486
      @rys3486 2 года назад +6

      @@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.

  • @jimbaozi
    @jimbaozi 10 месяцев назад +5

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

  • @simonturner1
    @simonturner1 2 года назад +411

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

    • @CrabSully
      @CrabSully 2 года назад +1

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

    • @julius43461
      @julius43461 2 года назад +9

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

    • @jwalster9412
      @jwalster9412 2 года назад

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

    • @gabeghiby6935
      @gabeghiby6935 2 года назад +3

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

    • @RetroDawn
      @RetroDawn 2 года назад +1

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

  • @jesusnunez6503
    @jesusnunez6503 2 года назад +625

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

    • @leojohn1615
      @leojohn1615 2 года назад +71

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

    • @pathfinder6997
      @pathfinder6997 2 года назад +17

      @@leojohn1615 good point

    • @Commandos12
      @Commandos12 2 года назад +58

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

    • @zathary564
      @zathary564 2 года назад +109

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

    • @ManiacMayhem7256
      @ManiacMayhem7256 2 года назад +6

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

  • @AimiliosVelia
    @AimiliosVelia 2 года назад +221

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

    • @Head_Coach
      @Head_Coach 2 года назад +5

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

    • @danelynch7171
      @danelynch7171 2 года назад +1

      This is insanely bias and ignores several real issues.

    • @Herr.P
      @Herr.P 2 года назад +1

      Unlike the media.

    • @priyamtolani1480
      @priyamtolani1480 2 года назад +4

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

    • @128pResolution
      @128pResolution 2 года назад +1

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

  • @EXOAC
    @EXOAC 10 месяцев назад +35

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

    • @NazaroffNiko
      @NazaroffNiko 10 месяцев назад

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

    • @jabberwolf7348
      @jabberwolf7348 10 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @EXOAC
      @EXOAC 10 месяцев назад +4

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

    • @vladlenoff907
      @vladlenoff907 10 месяцев назад

      @@jabberwolf7348 Боже что ты несешь

    • @kevinleon7979
      @kevinleon7979 9 месяцев назад +1

      Most countries don't actually declare formal war on each other anymore. This is a war in every sense except there's no official paper saying it is a war.

  • @somedominik9036
    @somedominik9036 2 года назад +203

    finally someone who can properly explain what is happening in Ukraine

    • @somedominik9036
      @somedominik9036 2 года назад +5

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

    • @Truthorfib
      @Truthorfib 2 года назад +6

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

    • @LeonelAmaral14
      @LeonelAmaral14 2 года назад +2

      @@somedominik9036 thats how you get brainwashed

    • @bioliv1
      @bioliv1 2 года назад +3

      True! Good not to feel so confused anymore.

    • @abrahamnapel
      @abrahamnapel 2 года назад +3

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

  • @gvantsatskipurishvili7224
    @gvantsatskipurishvili7224 2 года назад +181

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

    • @StarNameKev
      @StarNameKev 2 года назад +3

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

    • @lh457725
      @lh457725 2 года назад +3

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

    • @StarNameKev
      @StarNameKev 2 года назад +28

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

    • @lh457725
      @lh457725 2 года назад

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

    • @Legion849
      @Legion849 2 года назад

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

  • @rgflint
    @rgflint 2 года назад +621

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

    • @tomjongman4797
      @tomjongman4797 2 года назад +4

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

    • @matthewtorres7781
      @matthewtorres7781 2 года назад +12

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

    • @wmurch3
      @wmurch3 2 года назад +9

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

    • @innercircle7957
      @innercircle7957 2 года назад

      From 4

    • @innercircle7957
      @innercircle7957 2 года назад

      7

  • @falconinflight6235
    @falconinflight6235 8 месяцев назад +6

    Excellent insight

  • @runawayplane6166
    @runawayplane6166 2 года назад +215

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

    • @dontbothertoreply9755
      @dontbothertoreply9755 2 года назад

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

    • @Lolp821
      @Lolp821 2 года назад

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

    • @burlington3731
      @burlington3731 2 года назад

      @@Lolp821 What’s your point?

    • @sal2372
      @sal2372 2 года назад

      India..... Jesus

  • @TayTay-zn8dm
    @TayTay-zn8dm 2 года назад +197

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

    • @jayremie5705
      @jayremie5705 2 года назад +17

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

    • @supers0nic77
      @supers0nic77 2 года назад +10

      @@jayremie5705 exactly. Brainwashing the masses

    • @nickporter574
      @nickporter574 2 года назад

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

    • @beeeev
      @beeeev 2 года назад +3

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

    • @googleit1131
      @googleit1131 2 года назад

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

  • @joshuabenton3785
    @joshuabenton3785 2 года назад +585

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

    • @animesh390
      @animesh390 2 года назад +6

      Ukraine deserve it should be annexed

    • @ivokantarski6220
      @ivokantarski6220 2 года назад +3

      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
      @IpostedaCoDvideoonce 2 года назад +1

      @@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
      @dylanc9174 2 года назад +5

      @@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
      @zahrans 2 года назад +6

      @@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.

  • @Anna-bk9nj
    @Anna-bk9nj 10 месяцев назад +11

    Video is interesting. In my opinion author highlights the problem from the one side and stubbornly rejects/don't say the interests of the other side. Just answer questions below: how far is located from Ukraine country-chief of NATO? If the conflict escalates, is there a danger for the USA? And benefits? Why is the "harmless" NATO moving east, closer to the borders of Russia? why doesn't USA organized negotiating table?

    • @AcerRubrum-sk8lh
      @AcerRubrum-sk8lh 10 месяцев назад

      Maybe because NATO was made to protect countries from Russia and Russia started bunch of war last 40 years????

    • @Oops8-1
      @Oops8-1 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@AcerRubrum-sk8lhБелград кто бомбил?

    • @DrMaslo-yv3fc
      @DrMaslo-yv3fc 10 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@AcerRubrum-sk8lhэто войны в Ираке , Вьетнаме , Югославии , старанх Центральной Америки? Это вот эти войны Россия развязала ?

    • @slevinkelevra5084
      @slevinkelevra5084 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@AcerRubrum-sk8lhnato was created long time ago, when USSR still existed. It was created against USSR(after it destroying - against Russia). If you look on a world map since 1970 to 2014 years, USSR (Russian territory) territory became much less…but nato comes closer and closer to Russian borders. Who is attacking whom?
      Also, what about another organisation AUKUS, created against China. The same as nato … but against China .

    • @slevinkelevra5084
      @slevinkelevra5084 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@AcerRubrum-sk8lhbtw, did nato was saving Ugoslavia against Russia? Or maybe Irag, Iran, Afghanistan and many other countries? BTW, USA didn’t find mass destruction weapon in Iraq, but 1 million citizens are dead there. Is it ok for you? What about Syria? USA took control on some parts of the country where they get oil …stealing resources from another country 😃 I suppose no questions here too?

  • @pltechs
    @pltechs 2 года назад +140

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

    • @GrigRP
      @GrigRP 2 года назад +13

      Media outlets aren't there to inform you

    • @roninski3638
      @roninski3638 2 года назад +13

      Because Western media is essentially propaganda

    • @juch3
      @juch3 2 года назад +4

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

    • @ydid687
      @ydid687 2 года назад +1

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

    • @pltechs
      @pltechs 2 года назад +1

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

  • @Sarmad.S
    @Sarmad.S 2 года назад +218

    I have always knew this conflict's reason was about geography and resources control but i didn't know exactly how.
    This video did great in explaining it and delivered information in such great easy to understand way. We're so lucky to have such content creators. Obviously so much great effort was put in this video.

    • @khaliquet1
      @khaliquet1 2 года назад +3

      Yeah, I had the same idea that this was more than NATO encroachment, but to see it broken down like this; classic geopolitical stuff at play here

    • @pepelefrog1121
      @pepelefrog1121 2 года назад +3

      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.

    • @entary4723
      @entary4723 2 года назад +2

      NATO is at play here also America and some parts of europe im so devastaded why NATO is only out for Expantion resources

    • @Sarmad.S
      @Sarmad.S 2 года назад

      @@pepelefrog1121 You had me seriously believing that I was being mislead until you mentioned COVID.

    • @pepelefrog1121
      @pepelefrog1121 2 года назад

      @@Sarmad.S you are still being mislead for fear of social repression. Imagine thinking an statistic consists of unpublished population information and even less variance analysis.

  • @madskristensen5691
    @madskristensen5691 2 года назад +171

    This is a damn fine job.
    Big respect for your work on this, and keeping people informed.

    • @yyyy12344
      @yyyy12344 2 года назад +1

      why would you believe some dude on youtube making videos about countries he's not even been to or never talked to people living there?

    • @apex9806
      @apex9806 2 года назад +6

      @@yyyy12344 Because I've watched his videos on topic I know deeply about and he does a good job on all of them every single time by being impartial and well informed. If I had any doubt in his reporting, I'd voice it and would tell you, but he did an amazing job on this video. Even though, some of the NATO allied nationals like Britishers or Americans might not like it, this video clearly shows Russia's reasons and it is 100% justified from their perspective to start this war.

    • @whirrrl
      @whirrrl 2 года назад +6

      @@yyyy12344 because he is a trust worthy guy and i have a few friends from ukraine that could surely tell you that all of this is accurate
      clowns are not welcome here :)

    • @yyyy12344
      @yyyy12344 2 года назад +1

      @@whirrrl ask your ukranian friends why they bombed donbass for 8 years straight

  • @markthornton7347
    @markthornton7347 26 дней назад

    please explain the limilting parameters to of you tube .....thank you!

  • @BEMEiTY
    @BEMEiTY 2 года назад +256

    For those who ask: “Why does Ukraine matter? “
    How the nation of Ukraine ranks:
    1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores;
    2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves;
    2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world's reserves);
    2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons);
    2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves;
    3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters)
    4th in the world by the total value of natural resources;
    7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons)
    Ukraine is an agricultural country:
    1st in Europe in terms of arable land area;
    3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world's volume);
    1st place in the world in exports of sunflower and sunflower oil;
    2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports;
    3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world;
    4th largest producer of potatoes in the world;
    5th largest rye producer in the world;
    5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons);
    8th place in the world in wheat exports;
    9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs;
    16th place in the world in cheese exports.
    Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people.
    Ukraine is an industrialized country:
    1st in Europe in ammonia production;
    2-е Europe's and 4th largest natural gas pipeline system in the world (142.5 bln cubic meters of gas throughput capacity in the EU);
    3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants;
    3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km);
    3rd place in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment;
    3rd largest iron exporter in the world
    4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world;
    4th world's largest manufacturer of rocket launchers;
    4th place in the world in clay exports
    4th place in the world in titanium exports
    8th place in the world in exports of ores and concentrates;
    9th place in the world in exports of defence industry products;
    10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons).
    As always, natural resources.

    • @johngalt6838
      @johngalt6838 2 года назад +16

      Lots of resource in Ukraine.....the timing is based on the collapse of the Western countries and fuel of globalist conflict as a reset.

    • @Chuked
      @Chuked 2 года назад

      @@johngalt6838 Alaska

    • @MultiFiziK
      @MultiFiziK 2 года назад +3

      For NATO they matter because they are against Russia, and it is only reason

    • @imadetheuniverse4fun
      @imadetheuniverse4fun 2 года назад +5

      Sincere question from an ignorant person wanting to learn more. If Ukraine has so many natural resources at its disposal, what prevented it from becoming a major power in the world or at least in Europe?

    • @R0B0TUK
      @R0B0TUK 2 года назад +13

      @@imadetheuniverse4fun manpower and they were so far behind when they left the soviet union they had to start from the beginning

  • @shirshasongshoptak3271
    @shirshasongshoptak3271 2 года назад +717

    Incredibly well-explained. Thank you for going into the geo-political and strategic implications of Russia's actions and not just painting the conflict as "Mad Putin" Invading like most other channels are doing. Amazing work!

    • @Satyam1010-N
      @Satyam1010-N 2 года назад +11

      But ask american did in Iraq? Sadam husain GEOPOLITICs is mean all are bad dude and take no one's side lodu.

    • @carlosgarciasanchez
      @carlosgarciasanchez 2 года назад +54

      You can't deny Putin's selfishness and ego also played a role in invading Ukraine. He is one of the richest people on the planet. He can do whatever he wants yet invades knowing it'll demonize Russia and hurt its citizens?

    • @lokisg3
      @lokisg3 2 года назад +24

      Putin: I threaten you guys with Nuke's.
      Yeah, he is a madman.

    • @inconvenienttruths7953
      @inconvenienttruths7953 2 года назад +48

      It reads like a CIA paid channel. In all of this he never explained the role of the US in expanding NATO beginning with the destruction of Yugoslavia to open the path all the way to the coups in Ukraine in 2014 and coup in Kazakhstan this January. Belarus is already gearing for a coup now....

    • @fwogboi
      @fwogboi 2 года назад +10

      @@inconvenienttruths7953 maybe its because this video isnt about nato in the first place

  • @luisdestefano6056
    @luisdestefano6056 2 года назад +153

    I find this video very well presented, intelligent, and full of valuable information. I knew about the oil and gas in the Black Sea, but not about the water issue in the Crimea. Congratulations and many thanks!

    • @petertrudelljr
      @petertrudelljr 2 года назад +1

      Whereas I knew about the water issue, but not the oil and gas!

  • @EdwardMacisaac
    @EdwardMacisaac 9 месяцев назад +2

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

    • @bl_lbdm1604
      @bl_lbdm1604 9 месяцев назад

      This is a bs video. Ask me how I know

  • @redbarchetta9445
    @redbarchetta9445 2 года назад +468

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

    • @daryink4785
      @daryink4785 2 года назад +13

      Russia isn't evil nobody is born evil i think the reason Russia attacked Ukraine just because it wanted to join NATO and if it joined NATO then USA would just have the power to use Ukraine as it's Military base and in a war like situation USA would just have a fair Advantage against Russia
      and
      it is nothing for Americans to build it's miltary bases near Russia or any other country but it matters a lot to other contries and wouldn't USA invade Mexico/Canada/Cuba or any other country if it allowed Russia/China to build military bases
      in it
      and
      didn't USA saction Venunzuala when it allowed Russia or China they allowed them to do the same in the name of human rights and such but the main of the reason Venunzuala lost it's humanity is cuz of having less money and everyone mostly cares about themselves and if they actually had money then why they would rob, and do other evil stuff
      and if

      America actually cared about human rights then it would have helped Venunzuala Economically and not saction it
      and
      I know it is not Ukraine's fault too and People of it don't deseve this as
      well
      i think there is nobody 's fault in it and it is a as much fault of America in it as much of Russia if USA just removed it's Military (Nuclear )bases from Europe and Eastern Europe near russia then i don't think russia
      would have attacked it.
      Ukraine is just a Country crushed between West and Russia
      Didn't USA attack other countries a Chinese minster literally posted a list of countries US invaded don't remember his name

    • @bgarra
      @bgarra 2 года назад +9

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

    • @SmilePeaceHappiness
      @SmilePeaceHappiness 2 года назад +2

      @@bgarra finally someone speaking the truth !

    • @ashroskell
      @ashroskell 2 года назад

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

    • @ashroskell
      @ashroskell 2 года назад

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