Why Russia Isn't Actually Collapsing
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Congrats for 7 million. And thanks for the video, keep it up! 👍👍
Videos like this should NOT have to be almost an hour long…plus the enunciations of words is honestly cringy. It’s a reason why I’m starting to watch less of these videos.
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@@Labyrinth6000you crying about it is cringe.
RealLifeLore 9 months ago: How War in Ukraine is Destroying Russia.
RealLifeLore now: Why Russia Isn't Actually Collapsing.
At least they’re able to change their minds. This video is an admission of being wrong and an attempt to correct it. Other geopolitical history channels have devolved into pure propaganda outlets.
Character development
RealLifeLore in 10 years: Good Evening Comrades!
Seems like Western Propaganda is crumbling like the Much Hyped Ukrainian Counter Offensive
Because dollar isn't everything Russia has. Time to think about that first.
All this BS about "Russia/Putin falling" should be an eye-opener to most people. We're always being shown the absurd Russian propaganda, often without realizing how ridiculous our own propaganda really is.
No, it’s very effective. Some Ukrainians are know that 80-90% Russians approve this war. Propaganda works when all people talk there words
Russia has been falling and has lost the war for nearly two years now
So many fact checks for this episode, I cannot even ....
@@pyropulseIXXIokay NATO bot
Russia has humiliated itself and so have it's shills. I remember when all the pro-Russia fools were calling people hysterical for thinking Russia was going to invade Ukraine. And then it happened and they pretending like they never said it.
People need to realize that Russia is not Cuba, North Korea, or Iran. While those heavily sanctioned countries are small and weak, Russia is HUGE with a ton of resources and a well established industrial base. But more importantly the majority of Russians believe that the West poses a threat to them and are willing to make the sacrifices to make Russia strong and this to me is an important political victory for Putin that many Western politicians don't want to publicly acknowledge.
"well established industrial base" a controversial statement, maybe true in the military branch, but definitely not in all critical areas.
@@user-bz9uv3ui6t its enough to have rocket space troops with the world's most advanced nuclear arsenal. Learn about Sarmat (Satan)..
@@user-bz9uv3ui6tчтобы иметь хорошую военную промышленность - надо иметь развитие во всех других областях. От образования до производства всего.
Aprove as russian who hate putin. Russian people don't see support
I am from Moscow and consider the West my friend, and the Russian government my enemy.
Читая комментарии, понимаю как похожи люди, несмотря на то что живут в разных странах. Не зная в большенстве своем истории страны, не читая местных новостей, не побывав в этой стране люди невероятно уверены, что разбираются, что происходит в ней. Но прикольно почитать о стереотипах России от иностранцев)
Why's your name user-hv2uo6rh6k mister "real russian resident"
Ты не представляешь, какие дегенераты живут в США! Эти ублюдки серьёзно считают, что невозможно жить без макдональдса и кока колы!)) И теперь после ухода всего этого дерьма из России, русские умрут с голоду, а Россия развалится)
Россия защищается.
Россия борется с фашизмом и бандой мародерствующих убийц, желающих завоевать весь мир и править им.
Россия - это маяк, который противостоит одностороннему правлению заокеанского гегемона и тем самым защищает не только свое существование, но и весь остальной мир.
Кто бы противостоял этому, как не Россия-матушка.
Слава России!
Дак для них это развлечение, эмоции, накал страстей, интриги и расследования 😂. А до реальности им дела нет, и на людей которые в Украине и в РФ живут им тоже похеру, как и похеру на то что они там думают, да и остальные "мелочи" их не будут волновать
I'm from India and your oil is certainly keeping things from going south here. I don't support your government at all but Russian people are very hardened so massive respect for that.
In 2022, this guy said "Russia is collapsing" now I love how he changed side so fast
Edit: Aisha was 6
Such actors mostly say what ppl want to hear
He is just someone doing stuff based on what will give him more traffic and thus more ad revenue. He or their team are just spineless creatures. They can be neutral but their titles aren't because of clickbait. They only believe in money my friend. 😢
@@iliyasiliev9103 I always advice looking up information from multiple sources with different opinions on the matter and draw your own conclusions. That said, I found this video on my feed, where YT actually showed me at least 2 other videos (I think i saw 3, but might misremember) with titles suggesting that "Russia is collapsing" (one week long, 2nd not sure) - so it looks like some other creators think that people want to see bad news about Russia - which, similar to creators of articles cited in this video here, seems to be logical assumption.
You are also not considering the fact that someone might change his opinion, with time more facts might become apparent, or there are generally things that are hard or even impossible to predict (like how fast Russia recovered their supply chain, how hard really Putin keeps his wealthy "friends" under his boots how China will act towards Russian Federation etc).
Either case - multiple sources is always the best option.
almost like things change over time
He said Zelensky has a 91% support in Ukraine😂 Zelensky is not even considering re-election considering how low his popularity is.
There's a demographer, *Yi Fuxian,* who's said that revolutions primarily happens when you have a relatively large, young population, primarily around the age of 15-30 approximately. Russia has the opposite of that.
Boomerocracy
Yup, Putin knows what he's doing. Kill of the fighting age and indoctrinate the young and old then he can relax and not worry about any internal threats.
Mostly cause Russia keep killing off their young :(
@@MrRrusiiigerontocracy*
Cause Putin is sending youths to the meat grinder of Ukrain, right?
From “Russia is losing and collapsing” to “why Russia isn’t collapsing” LMAOO
Things change? What are you implying?
@@veden3383 What I’m implying is that Russia was never losing. Russia is a nuclear power with one of the strongeat armies on the planet. Anyone who srsly thought they were losing to the Ukrainians is delusional
@@itsnadaaaa They were losing, then they were resupplied by the well known freedom fighters: Xi JinFree, Kim Freeman, I don't know what he's called but from Iran. And many more.
Stupid question: what the hell does Russia want with Ukraine
@@itsnadaaaa One of the strongest armies can't defeat one of the poorest European countries for nearly 3 years
Wagner didn’t launch a coup and it wasn’t against Putin. Prigozhin wanted to rebel against Shoigu and Gerasimov, not the Russian government as a whole. Big difference there
it doesn't matter kid.
@@kjererrrt2381 Definitely does
@@benmm01 that was a grave crime they committed. you don't knoe shit about that shit.
The frog fucked a viper
Как идеальное изображение дуба содержится в желуде, божественный образ его жизни находится в сверхсознательном уме человека.
• В божественном дизайне нет ограничений, только здоровье, богатство, любовь и идеальное самовыражение.
Так что на пути человека всегда есть Божественный Выбор. Каждый день ему приходится жить согласно Божественному Плану или испытывать несчастные реакции.
Например: Женщина переехала в новую квартиру, почти меблированную, когда к ней пришла мысль: “На том конце комнаты должен стоять китайский шкаф!” - Недолго спустя она проходила мимо антикварного магазина. Она заглянула, и там стоял великолепный китайский шкаф примерно восемь футов в высоту, богато вырезанный.
Она вошла и спросила цену. Продавец сказал, что он стоит тысячу долларов, но женщина, которая его владела, была готова взять меньше. Мужчина добавил: “Сколько вы предложите за него?” Женщина приостановилась, и цена “Двести долларов”
так что она ответила: “Двести долларов.” Мужчина сказал, что сообщит ей, если предложение будет удовлетворительным.
Ей не хотелось обманывать никого или получать что-то, что не принадлежит ей по праву, поэтому, идя домой, она неоднократно говорила: “Если это мое: я не могу потерять его, и если это не мое, мне это не нужно.” Был снежный день, и она сказала, что подчеркнула свои слова, отгоняя снег справа налево, прокладывая путь к своей квартире.
Прошло несколько дней, когда ей сообщили, что женщина согласна продать шкаф за двести долларов.
Есть предложение на любой спрос, от китайских шкафов до миллионов долларов.
“Прежде чем вы призовете, Я отвечу”, но если это не Божественно выбранный шкаф или миллионы, они никогда не принесут счастья.
“Если Господь не строит дома, тщетны труды строителей.” (Псалом 127:1).
TH-cam feed be like:
1. RUSSIA AT THE EDGE OF COLLAPSE
2. Why Russia isn't actually collapsing
So true.
Nazi Germany was not collapsing until it was.
cause the first point is what the political elite of the USA and the EU wants, and the second is the truth of the current days
It's based on your Google and TH-cam search history, its on you lol. I get true crime documentaries and debates, and this.
Number 1 is by NATO bots.
Russia has long shown itself capable of absorbing incredible amounts of suffering and deprivation. How? My theory is all the vodka. I am only half-joking.
Sanctions are hurting US/EU more than Russia
That and murder, torture and rape is loved by all Ruzzies. At the beginning of the war, there were Ruzzies cheering on what happened in Bucha and the torture chambers. They can't live without inflicting horrors on themselves and others.
@@CarlosSpicyWang No, not really. You're just over-generalizing the Russians and typing that they all love to kill. Typical anti-Russian behavior.
@@CarlosSpicyWang😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 your self to sleep little baby
@@CarlosSpicyWang There's a saying in my language that translates to ''shared misery is less misery''. Russians want others to be as miserable as them so they feel less miserable. Instead of actually improving their country and removing their leaders, they prefer to attack others for having better lives.
Lets not forget that the EU is now importing oil from India, I don't think I need to explain where this Indian oil comes from and how idiotic it makes the whole situation.
as an indian its actually fuking funny as fuk watching eu poltician talk about why india is buying russian oil then they themselves buy the same russian oil with indian sticker on it from us pretending they dont know where it came from lmao
Its working though. It forces Russia to sell it's oil at a discount on the global market, India gets the profit instead of Russia. Russia has less money to buy missiles.
@@justinbourgeois4685 why subsidize India at all? If they are going to buy resold Russian oil then might as well buy it at the same prices India does, cutting out the middleman. Europe gets cheaper oil, Russia makes the same limited profits and India gets nothing. The current situation is just kabuki theater, and an expensive and farcical one at that.
@@darthmortus5702 Because India and China are friendly to Europe. But Russia is not. So the EU is trying the choke Russia income stream, to end the war. It is working.
@@darthmortus5702 Well Germany didn't blow up Northstream.
That one wasn't much of a choice. Overall I agree.
So, it's been six months. Can we get a new video on the subject of 'Why Russia is collapsing', and six months later another video on the subject 'Why Russia is not collapsing'?
Prigozhin's uprising was not because of losses, but because of a personal conflict with Shoigu and ambitions to climb higher.
The narration on this video is too much.
Its like listening to a gadget salesman.
Take a breath, turn the volume down. Turn the quantity down.
personal conflict with Shoigu because of losses
Prigozhin spent months making videos complaining about losses, complete with images or videos of dead troops. One of his complaints was that supplies and proper equipment to Wagner was being throttled.
and he had a personal ego.
Well, nobody know why it happened, and since mr Prigozhin is recently "nullified" probably we'll never know what was the reason of this "performance"
It’s insane how we went from the biggest drama in Europe a decade ago was the UK leaving the EU, or something along those lines. Now we are getting insane moments like these, and we are getting videos talking about “Will Russia Collapse?” or “What Will Happen after Russia Collapses?” The history books in a few years will be insane.
What if West gonna collapse how's that for History books?
Future history books text: „Europe deindustrialized because it followed Usa‘s interests and russophobia. The beginning of the death of the former colonizers.“
Brexit was the dumbest thing my country has done *ever* in its long history.
Impossible to prove, but I don't believe Russsia would have gone all in against Ukraine in Feb'22
May you live in interesting times.
Future history books text: Russia collapsed in 2014, Russia collapsed in 2020, Russia collapsed in 2021, Russia collapsed in 2022, Russia already collapsed but not yet collapsed, Russia collapsed but facist racist sexist antihomophobic abcxyz, Russia collapsed season II, Russia collapsed season III, Russia collapsed the prequel, Russia collapsed the prequel
Hello I am from Russia. I have known this channel for several years, I liked learning interesting facts about geography and history before. After some time, the author began to focus on politics, in particular the anti-Russian point of view. This really confused and upset me, not because I am a fan of Putin or the war - but because this point of view simply did not reflect the reality that I saw outside my window every day.
Today I decided to watch it again, and I am pleased that the video at least contains more facts, although it is also imbued with a very one-sided view. But most of all I liked the comments - people at the same time believe that this video is sponsored by the Kremlin/West
That's definitely a good sign😂
It was "history and geography"when it's about some other countries but now it's suddenly "politics" when it's about your own country
+, "ukraine should advance now despite possible losses", "it is to russia's advantage for the war to be protracted bloody and expensive" and they have these 2 sentences within the framework of "democratic europe"
There is a big difference between discussing the pros and cons of certain countries' geographic positions, an island full of snakes, or another island - "stuck" in the Stone Age, and discussing current politics, relationships between countries.
In the end, politics can also be talked about in different ways. A dry summary of facts is one thing, and it’s quite another thing when the author or editor takes one of the sides.
There is no need to be dramatic. @@tabascolovers
@@tabascoloverswhen we are living it… it sure is the politics. It will turn history some time later. Each country has its own history as well. Surprised? 😂
😂😂😂 Russia and the Empire of Lies 😂😂
А теперь опустимся в комментарии и почитаем мнение экспертов)
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из 6б класса ))
Ну давай экспЭрд, бухти.
Heh!
The Wagner coup is like a textbook example of "If you're gonna go for the king, dont miss"
*aim
Sounds like a The Wire reference
He never challenged Putin. He had beef with his lieutenants.
Prigozhin wasn't aiming for the king. That's why the whole thing was designed to fail, no matter the details of the course of actions.
That was just an act. Prigozhin was not a mad man 😆 😆
RLL 9 months ago: How the war in Ukraine is destroying Russia
RLL Now: Why Russia isn't actually collapsing
Every Russia based video you've made recently has been about how much of a trouble it's in and how it feels like they're losing the war and are about to collapse. Now all the sudden they aren't? Maybe dial down on the exaggerated and over sensational phrasing you constantly use in your descriptions of events.
his sponsores said to change agenda, this is how western propaganda works. you can see other media changing its narrative too simultaneously.
I'd chalk it down to RLL being full of shit, now backtracking because everything he said earlier was wrong.
RLL in 9 months: Why Russia has collapsed
Perfect reply 😅 paid one ☝️
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Prigozhin was loose cannon and I'm surprised it took that long to get rid of him. As for Russian economy, they inherited a Soviet era industry, which is primarily a heavy industry. Because it generates good revenue stream they continued in that direction. With sanctions now they have focus on import substitution. Therefore, just like in Soviet era, now again they have to rely on their own efforts and just like in Soviet era they will do just fine. With sanctions, the west is creating the new Russia and the result will not be what they wanted. Will they ever learn?
It is clear as to what the Americans wanted with the sanctions: breaking the economic relations of the EU and Russia and they succeeded. But what did the Europeans get out of this ? From now and next 5 years the EU public will demand accounting. Watch the governments fall like dominoes.
Nah, the wrong political parties will be banned under the pretext of being far-right, sponsored by Russia or whatever other excuse is necessary. Look at how hard Germany is trying to ban AfD and how every other conservative party is smeared in shit by propqganda machines in every EU country. Not to mention that the EU executives are not even elected to begin with
Why do you want governments to fall logically it’s a better system for citizen choice (when done correctly)
"Full scale" is the most misused and abused phrase of the war.
Oddly refreshing to see a video that isn't titled something like "Why Russia WILL collapse in THREE DAYS". Important to look at things from a very grounded angle
I think ever westerner will now pretend they never said Russia would collapse...
Yeah it's refreshing to see a non biased coverage for once. Both sides for and against Russia are guilty of that. I just wanna know what is REALLY going on and not what MIGHT HAPPEN.
Specially because a lot the videos from this channel had a "collapse in THREE DAYS" vibe at some times, so it's good to know the information provided is changing as we know more things.
aka infographics, used to love that channel, hard to like it now
Rare W reallifelore
Russia for the last two thousand years: “That’s my secret, I’m always collapsing”
two thousand years ... maybe you meant two houndred? ... and still wrong
Nope, he isn't. Read the history. They change the name but never fully collapse
@@Andrew-qu5bqDude, 2000 years ago Russian territory barely had any civilization at all. Just a few dispersed tribes.
@@harryshuman9637 Well, already 1,500 years ago you have the first Eastern Slavic principalities. If by some chance there were already Christian faiths then, they would have been remembered in history. Thus, Russian history begins with the Holy Prince Vladimir Ryurikovich, Prince of Novgorod, who took over the "golden city of Kiev" from his brother, and then went to the Holy City of Constantinople, so that the Byzantine Emperor would send a multitude of clergy to "Baptize Russia". These are the 970s, 980s.. So the late 10th century. But it is known that were, centuries before that, only as pagans (polytheists) , lived on that territory for centuries before the Christianization of Russia, the Eastern Slavs, the ancestors of today's Russians (as well as Belarusians, as well as Malorussians, Russian: Малороссы, Ukrainian: Малороси, that is, today's Ukrainians)..
@@ilijaspasojevic7031 But we aren't talking about 1500 year ago, or 970s... we are talking about 2000 years ago here.
The author says nonsense: Prigozhin did not rebel against the Russian government. He did not capture Rostov. It was an internal showdown between the military.
А как ещё назвать вооружённый мятеж против правительственных сил с вводом войск и танков в город и захватом административных зданий?
Пригоженский мятеж действительно не позиционировал себя именно как антиправительственный, но это факт что "Вагнер", созданный Путиным и правительством, и обласканный пропагандой за время войны, выступил против армии государства где Путин верховный главнокомандующий и двинулся на Москву.
Выглядела эта позиция с борьбой только против армейского командования очень абсурдно и закончилось соответствующе - с прямым признанием Путиным мятежа как попытки госпереворота и гибелью Пригожена.
“They will not go away. We will not go away. We are doomed to live here together. And we have to choose whether to share this land, or to share the graveyard under it.”
Hi! Can you tell, please, hwo said that?
@@pavel8485 don't know man, i've heard it in some interview. His name as i recall was Rami Elhanan
@@pavel8485 it was "5 things" podcast.
The beginning of the video talking about people incorrectly predicting the end of Russia is funny when we’ve had multiple videos on this channel predicting that as well.
Yes. I was surprised at this video.
Turning around gives more clicks.
@@dwightmanne reality forces even the most ignorant and wrong to the truth in the end.
well the recent oil price increase, the lack of US support, and the good job Russian soldiers have done in building defenses ... all changed the picture
@@eugenmalatov5470
Lack of US support? 65 billion is larger than the gdp of Panamá or Costa Rica. That amount of money went straight to Ukraine
I really appreciate videos like this
Good
Yeah, it's nice to see somebody who is not blindly saying that Russia is being crushed just to get views. I see those videos all the time since the war started.
Why is it so repetitive? Take a shot every time he mentions the USA has given 60 billion in military aid.
@@TomCruz54321 Because it is camouflaged Russian propaganda.
@@TomCruz54321once? Twice? Did you even watch this video..?
A lot of russian oil is now going to gulf states, and blended together to be sold as gulf oil to buyers across the world. On the comparison to WW1. The average assault in WW1 gained on average 900m of ground before counter attacks stopped them. In the current war, it's only 50m.
25:28 You said "Gifted Military aid" Every cent of military, financial and training aid sent by the US is LOANS under the "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022". Much of what is sent by NATO and European countries is also loans.
A loan that with no fixed terms of repayment, no explicit rate of interest is indeed a GIFT. Likely to be forgiven/written off
I grew up in Ukraine of the 90s, where there was no problem with russia and russians at all. And now seeing how two nations are destroying each other is very sad. Especially sad is how world media is treating it like some sports competition. Propaganda rules the world. Every political espablishment is as bad as each other. Simple people want peace.
Quite a detached comment from reality, though it's easier to digest when you look at everything with the same vision.
@@Ollay245what vision?
egord's words are simple: war bad
@@Marlin123he called it "two nations", not his nation and russias. He doesn't even care that his homeland is being destroyed by foreign occupants. Even if his former homeland is reduced to rubble, he doesn't care. He now lives a comfortable life in the west while simultaneously bashing the west.
Still what's going on in egord's life is none of our business. It's already enough that we got propaganda all over the place and it takes a lot to find out where things truly stand. I know USA got some news media that BS things just as much as Russia. And I don't have much faith in specific figures knowing we got trouble in USA, partially or mainly caused by some of the people in Federal government.
As for egord, only he knows if he truly feels anything for his home. But he definitely seems to dislike war.
There's always been a problem with russians. Perhaps, soviet-russian propaganda has managed to create another image for you. Gross..
No, Wagner did NOT "launch a full-scale rebellion against the Russian government." They launched a MUTINY against the Russian military and the Ministry of Defense, specifically. They've been at odds from the very beginning, and after lack of supplies led to high Wagner PMC deaths during the battle over Bakhmut, that's when Prigozhin launched a tirade against them. There was quite obviously a power struggle between them. Furthermore, the Ministry of Defense is close to Patriot PMC and Redut PMC, with Shoigu personally having links to the former.
Exactly, Prigozhin wanted to replace Shoigu and his corrupt idiot generals. No one else. Prigozhin was very loyal to Putin even if Putin didn't see it that way. PMC Wagner now cancelled is what Shoigu wanted so it now happening is clear evidence who actually killed Prigozhin, Shoigu himself.
PMC Redan
@@thethiamat8712 haha
It wasn't coup, mutiny or whatever else you wanted it to be, it was "march for justice" and it accomplished every single goal they set.
@@J--12 it didn't achieve anything you clown,shoigu and grassimov are still in power and prighozin is in hell
I am an orphan, the state paid for my education in one of the best universities in my city, while I was studying, fully provided for me, I even had enough for a rented apartment. After graduation I had a choice between an apartment and a certificate for the purchase of housing, I chose an apartment, 42 square meters with good repair. the city of Yekaterinburg. That's how bad things are in Russia, sorry, but in what other country do they care about people in my situation?
Spotted a bot
Don't worry you will pay it back twenty fold in the next 50 years
@@arislanbekkosnazarov9644 🤡
@@user-ov2xs6ot5r Of course I pay taxes, thanks to the state I now have a good job and a good life, so it's investing in me and you're talking rubbish.
True. In the US you're on your own. Especially where I'm from(California) if you can't make it you end up dead or homeless on the streets or just living in absolute squalor.
You didn't mention that india is reselling Russian oil to the west 🤣
It’s important to consider that the Wagner coup attempt wasn’t aimed at Putin, at least not directly. Prigozhin said during the coup that his only goal was to remove Shoigu and Gerasimov; he said that the “Tsar” was good.
In a sense Putin was a sort of mediator between the Wagner group and Shoigu.
It was all a Tactic by Putin.
Putin never wanted the attacks to be on Bakhmut. He wanted to move from the East, focusin on the Kharkiv and Sumy Oblasts, while the main Trench Warfare would remain in Zapharozie. Bakhmut was an unnecesary front.
Taking Kharkiv and Sumy Oblasts basically would give all the Eastern Most regions of Ukraine under Russian control, making mobilization and re-supply far simpler, meaning their offensive would've most likely targeted on dividing Ukraine by the Dnieper River.
But Prighozin got delusions of grandeur and wanted to attack from Bakhmut, this cut supplies to Zapharozie and Kherson Oblasts where were where the main of offensives of Ukraine were coming.
Now Putin has decided to use the Wagner Group to create a Paramilitary in Belarus (specially since Poland is the only EU country that is open to actually send troops) so having them there is both a fear tactic as well as setting up a potentially worst case scenario.
Lukashenko agreed to have the Wagner Group in Belarus, because i am sure Putin will try to have him to take a leadership role in the Wagner Group.
A loyalist like Lukashenko would ensure Wagner Group would attack the targets that Putin believes are the ones that are necessary.
Also Putin knows that this conflict is starting to become a 2nd Cold War, and China is still unwilling to join.
So the Wagner Group is going to be used to spark conflicts in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Putin knows that the USA is still the most powerful nation in the world.
The only way he can beat them is the same way the USA beat the USSR.
Not by direct conflict, but by forcing them into conflicts that will gain them the hatred of the local population, and conflicts that devolve into Insurgency type of Wars.
The USA has proven for the past 20 years, that they are not good at Insurgency Type of Wars. It only causes the people in those regions to resent them and hate them.
Putin wants that hate to reach the point where they ditch the USA and EU entirely.
This is why what the Republicans are planning with Mexico is incredibly concerning.
Attacking the Cartels on Mexico is going to be a dumb move, just like how the USSR invaded Afghanistan.
Putin knows this, he may be the President, but at his core he's still a KGB Agent.
He knows how the USSR fell, and he knows those same tactics can be used by them as well.
The conflict in the Sahel Region will destroy France both Economically and Energetically. Add the fact that France has allowed a huge influx of migrants from those same regions, and they will even spark resentment within France itself.
Putin knows that a weak EU will force the USA to return to their role as the World's Police, but they no longer have the manpower to fulfill that role.
He also said Russia could have a new President in 48h
@@trifarianboi3043, well, it's more like "bro, I like you, but you've got to remove these jerks, or I'll have to take your place and do it myself"
ABSOLUTELY FALSE! That’s the language you must use in communist countries! I’m from there, I know. Just like I knew day one Wagner was finished. Putin will never forgive a traitor, his only plan was to disarm him. Prigozhin absolutely attacked Putin. He knew that and Putin knew that. One just can’t say it publicly as not to panic the rest. Prigozhin, just like the rest, specially those who were as close to Putin knew that no decision was made without his approval and that everything that Wagner group was going through was on Putins orders. Nobody makes independent decisions there, this isn’t America.
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Dude really repeats everything that’s a popular opinion 💀💀 kind of lost interest in watching his videos after how absurd these changes of thoughts are now
Political science as well as economics are certainly sciences, but social sciences in general are very bad at making predictions. This is due to stochastic processes ( random) in society.
I want to say that we political scientists are not very good at predicting the future. However, I want to predict that Putin will not be president forever. How about that prediction? And it gives hope for the future.
@@Yana-tf1he I stopped when he basically started making western propaganda.
@@j.a.hernandez9742”Making Western Propaganda”
You aren’t immune from propaganda, and you probably just chosen some that you agree with.
We need to be aware how engineered what we are all fed as information, constantly, strategically and algorithmically. This is not going away and it would just get worse.
100% agree, you gotta treat the internet with 3 grains of salt
Meanwhile we in Western Europe are suffering from huge energy hikes.....massive increase in food prices and now huge hikes in interest rates doubling and even trebling our mortgages and rent!
Not much different in US. Cost of going grocery shopping has more than doubled. Mortgage rates went from sub 4% to 7.5% Remember when we shamed Elon Musk for not ending world hunger for 6 Billion dollars? Meanwhile, we send 75 Billion to Ukraine to more efficiently kill people like its a drop in a bucket.
Oo poor us europeans suffering. 20 holidays per year by the sea, nonstop in the mountains, new cars, electronic toys...and rich russians but 2/3 still do not have proper toilet😅
@@Baccardi83сколько раз в год европейцы могут себе позволить отпуск на другом континенте? 20? Для чего так врать)))
Ukraines population statistics are pretty misleading when they lost areas and people fled from the war. Reminds me of the old statistics joke, 'After interviewing 1000 players of Russian Roulette I can confidently say Russian Roulette is safer than the sport of Boxing since none of the players interviewed had suffered any ill effects.'
That's the point... they are no longer part of Ukraine, or contributing to the Ukrainian economy.
Yeah but if you’ve lost them from losing territory and then fleeing the country, that means they aren’t in the economy or able to go for the military
Do you think those 1000 men were lying?
@@lucakrokrowinkel9576 so you think those that lost the game dont count towards the safety of the game?
Anyone who runs at the first sign of war should be treated as a traitor in my personal opinion, but I guess I shouldn't just judge from my comfortable couch in Arizona lol
2 years ago you said it was the end of Russia.... Oh lord.... I was expecting this.
Why did you wait for Russia to fall apart? I was born and live in Russia, my family and I have never had the thought that it would be bad in a foreign country. Until 2020, we actively traveled to different countries and loved to study the history and culture of different peoples. Reading the comments, it is bitter for me to understand that we went to you, left money in your country, and wished us harm. You need to be less exposed to propaganda, hate is slavery!
I travelled in Russia last week and it's thriving
lol
I don't think you've traveled to industrial areas
@@user-bz9uv3ui6tnah, industrial areas nowadays are better then ever, a lot of factories started working after 20-30 years of being abandoned because of the sanctions, people there now have a steady job and a purpose
We didn't, I can say. 40% inflation.
7,42%, lol@@user-ps9dg9ww8p
If you've watched this whole video, you'll realize how much RealLifeLore is repeating himself again and again. This video could have been shorter.
This is a real epidemic of idle talk. TH-camrs are trying to stretch the timing in every possible way, because the algorithm promotes long videos better (maybe)
@@AliiMerc it is america epidemic of empty talks
He is breaking the records for the largest vedio he ever made over and over again this year
I think it was all good info well explained
Waste of time this is rubbish there was never even a rebellion
This is a complex topic to cover, but man this video is riddled with mistakes:
- Rostov-na-Donu wasn't stormed there was no fight. Wagner arrived and negotiated/dictated.
- No 20k Wagner troops on the M4, no city captured they just rolled through. Preparations in and around Moskow were slow and haphazard.
- Civil War wasn't on the table due to the lack of numbers on the aggressors side. It seems at best Prigrozhin was able to convince parts of the regular Russian Forces to remain inactive. Surovikin for example seems to be doomed, due to this inaction.
- Many Wagner left for Africa operations or other organisations. Few wanted to camp in Belarus for lower pay.
- It wasn't a sudden backing down. The entire point was to try to force some kind of better negotiation by Prigrozhin. In this very video you explained how capturing a little city of no strategic value took 20k dead for Wagner, how could less than 5k unsupported troups take Moscow? I was a show of force, this is Russia after all.
- Calling Lukashenko an ally to the Kremlin is highly reductive, but fine.
- Yes, many people without a clue have made stupid claims. This is not unique to the Putin regime or the war. Kind of superficial.
- Approval ratings wouldn't mean a thing even IF they were conducted by a 3rd party. People don't trust that information is secure or anonymous and everyone knows what happened to dissidents under Stalin and even today. You mentioned Navalny, who wants to swap places with him? Which regular Russian wasn't to engage in Politics when it's a fruitless endeavour in their eyes?
- The sanctions weren't really agreed on unilaterally and quickly. Enforcement has been mixed for a while. Italy was upset about luxury goods for example. Sanction-busting is huge and already had existing infrastructure and operations.
- The financial warfare has not concluded yet, even the claims that sanctioners made were never "Russia's economy will collapse by the end of the year." Every expert is aware that it takes time and Russia is not helpless in that scenario. Additional sanctions and mitigating the sanction-busting is ongoing. Russia did many things to keep a hold on their economy. The goal is never to ruin Russia but to make it more difficult for them keep fighting a war. Largely western countries DO NOT want Russia, a nuclear state and as you mentioned a major global exporter of raw materials, to collapse or for a Civil War to errupt. If Putin is gone, whoever will replace him is an unknown factor.
- Russias GDP statistics have to be taken with a grain of salt.
- Russia is fighting a war of interest. Ukraine is fighting a war of existance. Ukraine has martial-law and is mobilizing their economy and population. Russia is trying it's best to maintain peace-time appearances while trying to fuel the war with man and material. It is futile to compare them.
- Calling the war a stalemate is silly. This is warfighting and not a football match it won't be over in 90 minutes. Ukraine suffers many complications to already one of the hardest tasks which is advancing against fortified positions. Attrition is necessary and this takes time. They are executing their plan and are advancing towards their goals.
- Norway can easily be counted as a petrostate in Europe besides Russia, they are arguably smart about managing it and diversifying, unlike Russia.
- It's important to adjust or account for the seasonal recurring fluctuation in gas/oil prices when trying to compare data. Heating is costly in the winter, not the summertime.
- When comparing defense spending, purchasing power parity has to be taken into account. A dollar get's you more in Russian than in the US, be that at the grocery store or when trying to buy tanks.
- Russias spending in all the sectors mentioned is a huge increase to their government household. Sanctions, energy export cuts and all the aforementioned actions by the west are trying to contribute to this. Making it costly. Russia cannot spend on everything forever, without taking further necessary steps. Western countries with trillions and millions of debt cannot be compared to the costs of spending on a war, with no returns in sight. The ruble is depreciating and this will hurt regular Russians and demands further actions from the government eventually.
- There are tons of videos, posts and accounts of soldiers not being paid. Corruption is widespread, but even then guarantees are worth little in the Russian Armed Forces were unarmed, untrained soldiers are sent to the frontline, being promised the opposite.
- People are NOT queueing up at recruitment offices. A soldier is not a respected position in russian society and not a sought after job.
- Debt in western economies cannot be compared to Russias position. They aren't spending on the same things here. Also, again using propaganda numbers as sources.
- Neither Turkey, China, Kasachstan nor UAE are neutral. Turkey is eager to disagree on one thing but make deals on another. They are willing to profit from Russia, but are supporting Ukraine in the war because that is best for them for example. UAE and China are similar with their own complexities. Kasachstan is a puppet state and forsaken by the West.
- Since you like graphs why not compare Ukraine backing countries GDP to Russia? It's a question of commitment, not of possibility. The same is true for Russias manpower, but so far it seems unlikely that total mobilisation of Russia is ever taking place.
- The West doesn't want to crush Russia it wants them to back off.
- If I need 1:1 to hold the line and I have more total, then I can generate 3:1 advantages locally. So Ukraine can win, by your own logic.
- Certainly countries destroyed by war like Korea, Japan, Germany and co. had no chance to recover either? Did that take decades? Even African countries that managed to stabilize and not having major cultural or religious conflict have seen major growth. Ukraine faces immense challenges even if they reclaim their territory, but NATO membership will be a guarantee for their borders. They possess major agricultural and energy resources that are prime for investment. Inclusion into the EU can also come with immense potential for earnings. Notice the issue with Ukraines grain export, it has to go south because EU countries ban it to protect their domestic production. If Ukraine has a secured future and can become part of EU trade it opens up a large previously unavailable market.
- You misinterpreted the US polling data. The overwhelming majority of US Citizens want support to Ukraine to continue, they slightly oppose an increase. There is only a small faction within the Republican party that is opposing support for Ukraine.
- A cutoff of support is neigh impossible. What you mean is a slowing in support to Ukraine if the war were to protract into a true stalemate.
- Russian Censor data is toilet paper. There has been a large shift due ethnic russians being resettled or incentivized to move out. So oblasts are now not concentrations of certain ethnicities as ethnic russians form the majority everywhere and are usually the people higher positions.
I appreciate the effort and your work. The video looks very good, but it's strange to make such harsh assertations about such a complex topic. Saying that Russia cannot collapse while mentioning less than a handful of reasons mirrors the silly articles on "why Russia is going to fail in 30 days".
With 7 million subscribers one has to be careful to not repeat Propaganda from either side or present things as "impossible to change" when they are not.
The dedication of Ukraines allies (I don't want to say West because Korea, Japan, Australia and co have been very important!) is indeed key, so swaying people to either side has a real cost of human lives to it and that should be respected!
Great, detailed response. The video is far too reliant on RU official statistics and does not take a nuanced view - maybe sponsored by an RU affiliate to affect the US presidential elections? You can expect to see a lot more of these in the election runup period.
Good points. Although it is worth mentioning that it greatly benefits the west to "crush" Russia, so that they can focus on China and eventually India, for their pivot to asia.
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i cant read everything but i 100% agree
Thanks for the info Peter Griffin
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Ну а с чего она должна была рушится, лол? Мне так нравится как американские сми распространяют ложную информацию о стране, в которой сами никогда не были чтоб оценить.
If I got a penny every time i heard "Russia is collapsed in __some_timestamp_", i'd be rich man..
As a Russian I want to say couple of words on Putin's approval rating. Some people say in comments that it's crazy to see 80% Putin approval in a country where you can be repressed or put in jail for a few words or likes in social media, and it's a very good point. There are couple of things too keep in mind. First it's important to understand when people in Russia are asked to take part in a social survey, they take it as a communication with a government, because even if it's an independent agency, people don't trust, it can be FSB agent (or some agencies that report to FSB) as well, and the question "Do you like Putin(Do you support war)?" will sound like "Do you support Putin or do you want to go to jail for 15 years?". Secondly you need to take a look at response rate in these surveys, statistic says that less than 5% respondents answering to the questions, all others 95%+ people are saying that the don't have time for it or not interested, the reason why response rate it that low is understandable, people don't feel safe sharing their opinions.
Ok
No difference to Zelensky who assasinates his Oppositions and Journalists
@@SanctusBacchus Soo… you’re an antisemite who supports Putin? Seems bout right
It's like asking people of North Korea. Are you happy here? Are you happy with our leader? Like what other answer people expect to get, except for yes when there's a gun aimed at them.
EDIT: for people arguing below that Russia is not as bad as NK and nobody will put a gun at you. I'd like to see men go out protest against the war and Putin. I'll see how quickly they'll be thrown to prison and shortly after by complete "coincidence" they'll get summons that they were drafted to war in Ukraine.
I'm not sure I believe your explanation. There are opposition and outside surveys Russians will be familiar with, such as universities, Levada, Gallup, etc.
Anyway, It's not easy to get responses to political questions in America, either. Most people are busy or want to be left alone or just haven't thought about it. I once tried to get peoples opinion on public transportation, it took me all day to ask 200 people, and I got only 44 answers. Of these, about 2/3 were pro public transportation or thought there was too little. Does this mean most people secretly hate trams and busses? Obviously not. Most people just didn't give a damn to answer.
There have also been external inquests which validate the results that come from Russian sources. For example, 2013 USAID study "Mood in Crimea" very closely matched the next year's Crimean independence referendum results. Similar for western journalists asking in Lugansk and Donbas about what people wanted with regards to rights and belonging.
Regardless on how you feel about the man, no one can deny Prigozhin did finally get that ammo he wanted
@@AdolfRainbowSo is Prigozhen😬
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Wow the best report about Rus vs Ukr conflict I've come across. Super indepth and informative, and a good sense of neutral truth. Reading those comments saying the report taking or changing side is hilarious. It's just a report, base on everything that has happened. All these comments coming from those who actually taking sides, just express how unwillingly the "public opinions" are to welcome truths that they dont want to hear. Lol. Just look for the clip back in 2022 on this channel explaning how each country has their own benefits and motivs in this war, they're not deletting any of the so-called "false opinions" right?
I think this video could have been shortened. But, the content is not bad and it is a topic less covered by others in media, so Thank You!
We went from titles like :"Why russia will collapse in 2 days"
To "Why russia wont collapse" youtube hypocrisy at its finest
And the copium huffing phase has started...
These Ukraine fanboys have started seeing the light.
its almost like circumstances change, also, sensationalism
@@mitchellcouchman6589 that's where the sensationalism comes in, gotta make a juicy title
@@rock3tcatU233 The light that russia is a 4th world economic power, yes. Russia is a joke, russians are dying in troves in Ukraine, they're pathetic genocidal fucks. Russia has gone back 30 years economically.
@@mitchellcouchman6589I think in order to keep sending money to Ukraine, the govenments need to convince general public that its worth it. Hence the propaganda. UKraine is not doing that well at all. I watch Weeb Union, who updates the situation on the battlefield based on ukrainian and russian battlefield footage and reports. Try him, you may see very different situation from what media tells us.
Let's be honest here: If a dictator puts out his "overwhelming positive reviews" of himself, it's a little suspect. Yeah, Saddam had a 99% approval rating.
На выборах в Чечне Рамзан Кадыров получил 99,9% голосов - вот это настоящая демократия!
Exactly. Every one of Putin's enemies turns up dead. You'd tow the line too, if there even was an honest survey and the numbers weren't just fake.
True but im pretty sure the number's coming from an independant source
Well it's hard to argue with Saddams reviews of himself when Iraq was doing better under him. Iraq is kind of a huge mess now with rampant corruption everywhere and wealth traveling out of the country. Dictators aren't good guys, but they are in charge of governments which are inherently evil. It's not like it's massively better when you put democratically elected and corporate/foreign owned sockpuppets in charge of said evil organization. It ends up being the same shit with the poor people becoming poorer and the corporations and oligarchs becoming richer. At least the dictator man can offer some stability through his iron fisted rule which could really help in some of these areas.
@@testmaxfadwait isn’t that the Putin puppet guy who’s there to make sure Chechnya doesn’t rebel again and beats protesters? Yeah, “real democracy” my ass. The only time approval ratings go up that much is during big events, like a national tragedy or a war. A great example would be approval of George bush skyrocketing after 9/11 terrorist attacks, or Zelenskyy right now because Ukraine’s in the middle of a massive war.
Hey man, great video, but i wanted to tell you that the borders of the russian empire were a little off. They didn't have Kaliningrad (or Königsberg) yet and they still had control over the caucasus mountain area, so georgia, azerbaijan and armenia
As for the war, best thing would be give back system through trade and partnerships. Then have an independent save guards bilaterally. That is a hard sell for both sides in the conflict. That is if both sides can go back to old times and builds up a partnership to keep it where one trades out side as well.
Запад не хочет покупать у России товары и ресурсы. Запад хочет владеть ресурсами России и иметь все бесплатно. В этом вся суть конфликта. Не понятно почему, но Россия не хочет все отдать Западу. Запад раздражен.
@@milakarneevaвсмысле, не понятно, почему? Логично что Запад является для нас врагом. Помимо этого, РФ - суверенное государство, и её ресурсы принадлежат только ей
@@milakarneevaoh? And exactly WHAT goods are those, may I ask? Apart from oil and gas, I really can't think of anything Russia produces that the west want......but I am a seeker of facts, so feel free to correct me. No really, I want to know.
I love how he sounds so surprised every time he says "The G7 plus AUSTRALIA"
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@@fighter5583if any country is Zoidberg it’s the US, just look at your presidents. The last non-clown president George H W Bush
The reason this war is happening is because the USA is telling China what happens when you Fck with other democracies. He includes australia, because australia is a MEGA trading partner with china. All the chinese steel was dug out of the ground in Australia, a ton of the copper, and even some coal.
bro cant say G8
He means the 7 dwarfs plus zelensky who has Snow White
Soviet losses in Afghanistan were not catastrophic, and they had a fairly small force there at any time. But of course it cost at ton of money. But the continual arms race against the US along with the oil prices going down during the 1980s. Along with a stagnant economy that was mismanaged, was a tougher blow than the Afghan war ever were for the Soviets. That war have been heavily overblown as a reason for the collapse of the USSR.
Didn't oil drop down till almost nothing? That rekt them
Well the falling of the USSR had many reasons, but yes the trying to keep with the US' military budget with an economy many times smaller had a big role in this.
hyeah
We can't forget Chernobyl Disaster too. which might be a bigger factor in Soviet's collapse
@@danieln6700 So... to defeat the Russians, we need to do is save the environment?
The UE is not member of the G7, it's France Germany and Italy but UE is member of G20.
Where did you get the data on the losses of both sides? It seems that it is necessary to present Ukrainian losses as losses of Russia, and Russian losses as Ukrainian.
GDP is not a relevant metric to assess the health of economic structure. When you are at war, you produce a lot of ammunition, tanks and military goods that add to GDP but not to economy or society. GDP of the Soviet Union before the collapse was quite high, but over one-third of all production was military.
Tis why you must look into PPP GDP and not Nominal GDP
War literally brought the United States out of the great depression.
The US is going into that direction! 800+ bases all over the world that produce nothing.
The moment the demand for US debt declines, the US deficit will kill the USA. Add to that the catastrophic infrastructure and the completely corrupted US gov that lives in a "La la land".
He always goes for average per capita which is as close as it gets to reality
Aren't you the type of people that says billions given to Ukraine by the US will not affect it because the military industry is gonna get fat therefore, US too??? Why that doesn't apply to Russia?
Speaking about the "same military budgets", we should not forget that in Russia the salary is 3-4 times lower than in the EU/US. This means that the production of clothing, food, equipment will also be cheaper.
I mean no one in Germany would fight in a war for a 1.740$ salary
Food yes, but not clothing or equipment of which perhaps 90% are imported. Russia failed and continues to fail to manage domestic production of anything except home-grown food (so-called "импортозамещение", import replacement, has been a total failure). They have to import electronics, clothes, high-tech components and so on from abroad - and they buy them in dollars, which weakens the ruble and makes prices higher.
Before the war, I once compared the prices in US and Russia for common goods out of interest, and while salaries/rent/food prices were at least 2 times higher in US, the price for iPhone or Playstation or any other consumer electronic in both countries were about the same, which means for Americans these things are vastly cheaper (since higher salaries) than for Russians.
Most of Russians now exist below the poverty line (Russian economic authorities even had to change the definition of povery in order to change that and make it seem like things are OK) and are very vulnerable to any economic changes. This makes them susceptible to enlisting in Ukraine war as a cannon fodder from a purely practical standpoint ("if I die, at least my family will have the money to go on"), but it also makes them desperate since they have nothing to lose (more fuel for possible revolution) and it further strains the economy, since poor people are increasingly dependent on government handouts, do not contribute as much in taxes and are taking more and more credits from Russian banks which they have no hope of returning. This credit bubble is getting so bad some economists are already warning that it can collapse just like it did in the West in 2008.
Bottom line: nothing is ever simple, but I would avoid the conclusions along the line of "Russian economy is doing fine because it didn't collapse yet" or "Russians love Putin just because they are", which some may draw from this video. There could happen some very drastic and sudden changes in the coming year.
@@Mir0v0iwdym, Russia produced a lot of its own equipment, they are a leader in weapons production for example...
Russian economy is not doing fine, but they are at war and they are holding up very well for being in a war and sanctioned by half the world.
@@nikolavideomaker that's what should have been the conclusion for the video. All things considered Russia is doing quite well economically for a nation at war with cut ties to most of its major trading partners.
But that "quite well" definition is relative, and in absolute values it means a severe economic crisis that undid about a decade of economic and societal development and destroyed most of the sources that allowed for reasonably high standards of living.
The problem with sanctions is that a lot of them work against each other. Limits imposed on the capital movement made sure that foreign business isn't investing in Russia but it also means that Russian capital holders are investing domestically which wasn't the case traditionally. The effect of capital flight thus cancels out and I would argue that the impact of domestic capital is actually higher than foreign.
Same goes for a lot of other limitations - they hurt growth but also make the country more resilient in the shorter term
@@Mir0v0i ты ври, ври, да не завирайся. :) Придумывают, блин, аж удивительно, как мы тут живём. В нищете, в отчаянии, без надежды. :D
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Bro just gonna act like he wasn't one of the ones producing the hundreds of videos of hypothetical scenarios making it sound like it was everyone else ☠☠☠☠
It would be nice if you could put your used sources in the description. With a topic so much influeced by a lot of intrest groups it's good to know where the information that is presented came from.
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Source "Trust me bro"
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Come on buddy. It's a youtube channel. It isn't serious investigative journalism by a reputable journalist. No need to take it seriously.
you would be surprised by the amount of people that take youtube videos made to entertain as reputable journalism. lot of people take lazerpig seriously for example@@bob-zi1eb
Потому что с нами Бог!!!
Well that IS good news....if Russia is relying on the support and intervention of the (imaginary) big Sky Fairy, I guess " that's all folks" da d d da da da da, dada da da da daaaaa.
Довольно забавно наблюдать за тем, как подобные ему западные блогеры и горе аналитики. Абсолютно ничего не зная про Россию, переобуваются налету, и делают вид что так всё и задумано
Nah we know russia never has a plan!
2 guys for ever 1 gun in wwll was their "plan"
@@anything.with.motors Bruh, cringe. Have you studied history on call of duty?
@@anything.with.motors этот бро изучает историю по голливудским фильмам
A lot of the traditional media coverage around the war has felt based on wishful thinking rather than on what's actually happening on the ground.
The problem is that both Russians and Ukrainians lie about what is happening on the ground. This naturally leads to all kinds of speculation from "Oh no Russia will disband, poor Vova!" to "The degenerative West decays!"
Apart from not covering the topic, what would you suggest to do, to get the truth of what's happening on the ground?
As opposed to the “Ukraine will fall in 24 hours” line they gave before the war.
Yeah I used to think that. But kyiv didn't fall in 3 days. And then they were pushed back, and then Kharkiv, and then Kherson. Then there was the Russian spring offensive, or lack of. The one tank in the May parade. Prighozhin talking shit about how Russia was doing in the war. And now the counter offensive making slow progress, and the media coverage I think has accepted that.
@@visible5000 The Russian government/military never actually claimed Kiev would fall in three days, that was actually an American general. Showing a bunch of podcasters saying it will be instant means nothing. And honestly Ukraine didn't push anyone back from the city, there wasn't any significant fighting to say they won anything. That giant Civ style stack of doom just sort of left. Putin, and I don't swear this is true, recently commented that the army leaving the area was part of a peace deal to end the war. Which Ukraine broke almost instantly. Also don't take what Prighozhin said too serious, he also said he was about the be completely out of ammo and abandoning the war literally the day before his troops took Bakhmut. His "20,000 KIA" numbers are also completely batshit insane, and he had nothing approaching that many men actually join his coup attempt (it was hundreds, not tens of thousands. Most of Wagner didn't participate). There are a lot of theories as to exactly why, from he's feeding his enemies disinformation to exaggerating for dramatic effect to he's a pathological liar, but he made a LOT of shit up.
@@visible5000 Russian officials didn't say Kyiv fall in 3 days. It's actually from a USA general, another western propaganda to make Russia looks stupid.
A mistake was made in the video: the Wagner group did not capture Voronezh, but simply passed by on the outskirts of the city.
A lot of mistakes were made in this video. RealLifeLore called right now "The Second Phase of the Cold War" what happened at the end of that? Russia collapsed.
And it's pronounced as "vorOnezh" and not "voronyEzh"
It's not a mistake. Bro is just not objective. Listen to how he call head of belaruss dictator
@@kuokkamdamha1691 Head of Belarussia is Dictator.
@@kuokkamdamha1691But the head of Belarus is literally a dictator...
Can I just say, thank you for putting the time into this incredibly thorough and informative video. Cheers to you!
Why are your videos so good?
I watched the video thinking it was a 12 minute video and only 42 minutes in did I realize that i was watching a full long form documentary 😂 great stuff.
Even though the video was 52 since I'm heavily interested in foreign policy it didn't feel that long.
@@comebackcodplayer8248 yup, same for me
Definitely not great.
@@comebackcodplayer8248calling it foreign policy is so lame. Just say you like to learn about the world grandpa
Russia also has massive food and steel production which allows them to be self sufficient in most categories especially since china which is the largest producer in the world still trades with them regularly
They're full of food resources but one of their first problems on the battle field was no rations for the soldiers. Some started muttanies beacause their food was stale or none at all.. 😂
@@thebookdetective8745cope harder
If they're so good at producing food, why are they trying to seize a breadbasket?
@@robertrockwell8995 Remove the main competitor, how do you like this plan?
Russia is useless at everything, they are going to be the fifth biggest economy in Europe in 2024 when Italy overtakes them with on average twice the population and the biggest land mass!?!
They dropped this video after the CIA check didn't hit
You need to find another word for “you see” it’s in every video multiple times
Sometimes sanctions help Russian economy. For example, I can't go to from St. Petersburg to Finland to purchase some goods or spend my vacation, so I spend money locally and support local business.
Also, sanctions hit people, who were initially against the war. This proves Putin's narrative about hostile western countries.
I wouldn't say The western countries were the hostile ones, when the sanctions were put in place after a military invasion started. That sounds peretty hostile to me
Only 5,000 members of Wagner marched with him. The main issue was that the Donbas has been legally codified as "Russian territory," and Wagner can not legally operate within Russian territory. The Russian MOD then told Wagner they would be dissolved into the Army, and Prigozhin lost his shit.
Edit: Spelled Donbas wrong.
Lost his shit? He'll lose his life!
@@terencechaiwat6750he is talking about what was leading to him turning on kreml
@@terencechaiwat6750 You think he's alive?
can you blame him? Watching your relatively capable small army you built get dissolved into a larger less competent mess is not something that most people would like.
@@terencechaiwat6750he's already dead. He passed in what is reported as Plane crash just north of Moscow that killed all on board.
Russia is a country that, over the 20th and 21st centuries, has suffered perhaps the most pain and loss, has participated in more wars than all other countries and still remains a strong country. I hope that soon the whole planet will calm down and peace will come.
yeah, "the whole planet will calm down" while russia will continue invading own neighbors?
Count in the Russian Empire as well
US has participated in more wars.
Russia suffered the most? What about Belarus, Poland and Ukraine that each lost a way higher share of population in WW2 (25% & 20% & 20% respectively)
What about China, which lost unimaginable numbers of people to its civil war?
What about Afghanistan, which has been in continuous war & anarchy for over 30 years.
What about North Korea, which has a way more repressive & regressive regime that even Stalin was back in the “Good Old Days”, to the point of being under continuous near famine for decades. What about the island countries in the Pacific like Micronesia, who are literally disappearing into the sea? What about the Baltic states, suffering under 50 years of military occupation directly after being the ‘background’ of Nazi-Sovjet not once but twice.
Don’t get me wrong, the Russian people have had more then their fair share of tragedy. But they are far from the worst victims in this cruel world
@@JABN97 А как насчет миролюбивых США, которые провели более 100 военных интервенций за последние 30 лет?
i love the civilization VI graphics to show resources lol
Every outlet either says "Russia will surrender in a day" or "Ukraine will surrender in a day", so its very refreshing to see a report on the war that isn't biased towards either side. You tell it like it is regardless of if we're comfortable with the truth and I can respect it.
Dude, this video's biased. It's very clearly biased. Russia's about to mobilize a third time; they're running out of people again. So imagine all those vacant jobs, all those empty family tables. It's almost been 2 years, it's catching up and Russia's "election" is coming up.
This likely has been in the can for a while, and it's only being released now because of the youtube algorithm being on it's side. There was a video antithetical to this from the same channel months ago.
Who has ever said that? I only remember the russians believing kiev would fall within a week after the illegal invasion hahaha.
The media in Australia (when it's not simply talking about sports) simply plays the Russia: Bad, Ukraine: Good card without any reference to facts. Never seems to mention the Azoz Brigade either strangely.@@Davoodoox1
Nobody ever said Russia will surrender. We fully expect them to keep dying until they collapse because they are more afraid of their commanders' bullets than the enemy right up until they meet their enemy and surrender or die.
@@Davoodoox1lmao what constitutes a "legal" invasion?
Geopolitical "experts" calling out *this* as the end of Putin for the past quarter of a century are about as accurate as Gargamel was about the Smurfs.
gargamel?
@@LeraRiemann Yeah, derp. Dunno how that mixup happened.
Yeah everything is going great lmfbo
Putin will come to an end, he just might have to be wheeled out of the Kremlin on a gurney. But the experts will eventually be right :P
Да, ты прав. Интересно, много ли среди вас тех, кому не запудрили мозги "либеральной" чушью?😂
The "mysterious" explosion of pipes is only damn you, the author of this video.
To be honest I recommend that people should go and visit Russia if they wanna know what the hell is going on. With the help of friends I went out and asked random people (which many refused to speak to me cause it's rude to just interrupt someone's day there) who the majority of (73 of 75 people) said they love Putin in power and would willingly vote for him and the reasons were largely due to the safety they have even with an ongoing war and providing all their needs even when sanctioned. Are you wondering if their economy is failing? well that's a horrid statement if you go there you would see that in the major cities the amount of care that is put into them is fabulous and shows that they are not lacking enough to avoid beautification. Their transportation insures that people arrive on time in unbelievable accurate timing (30 seconds to 1 minute for each metro train to arrive one after the other on the dot) and offices, parks, public buildings, museums, entertainment clubs, fine dining, fast food (yes its very popular even without American brands), factories, schools, universities and etc... I could go on and on but you get the idea, they have everything and its standing very strong. if you go to some of the smaller cities and towns you would of course notice a drop in quality but its no more than say that of France, Spain and UK's drop in quality when you head to their own respective Rural and suburban areas. Russia as a country is very secure, fun and Prosperous. The salaries could do with a bump up in some sectors but that is nothing that Russia isn't advancing to do.
I hope my own little experience I had there from an unbiased point of view could help others understand to not believe ANY AND ALL Media when it comes to favored sides, go there a see for yourself. (if you think you might have trouble getting a visa there trust me It was tedious for me too as I carry a German passport but it's not impossible, only you are the only obstacle between you and the truth)
hello from Russia, you're great
The sheer amount of "And before that" at like minute five or so, left me in awe. I actually thought it wouldn't end at all anymore 😅
Just wait till you see how many there are for climate change, they use to tell us the world was going to freeze over.
Basically, as author says, it literally ends at USSR times))
As a Russian, i can say it''s the short version.
It was 23 years of non-stop "Just you wait, Putin \ Russia is done" narrative.
Imagine Trump Derangement Syndrome for 23 years. Just constant media hysteria.
One could bring it all the way back to the October Revolution where people back then were most likely thinking “this is the end of Russia” as well.
@@GodfatherActualand before that it was Rasputin having so much influence at court
I am very sceptical about any conclusions made based on official data comming from Russia or any other country that is known exporting propaganda. Ofcourse I'm not saying it is incorrect, but them trying to convince the world that sanctions are less effective than they are is definately something I'd do if I were them.
lol, you eat western propaganda everyday and saying "russian propaganda". I love that "russians only have shovels, they are out of rockets, they lost 300k" and other bs. you are brainwashed
I agree 100%. The Russian government is a web of lies
Yeah you should be because the data is biased heavily towards the best estimates he could find and the very lowest figures for death tolls, he failed to mention the actual covid deaths and many other things that don't fit the narrative. This means the longevity of this video will be short lived when reality overtakes wishful thinking.
You mean the US and its mainstream media minions is telling the truth?
You must be living in a cave.
Every country is heavily exporting propaganda these days, especially in regards to the war
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I quit watching at the 9th "before that". Do you have some timeslot to fill or something?
Casualty figures don't really translate to who wins or loses a war, just take a look at every war and you'll find numbers all over the place.
Not exactly true. It depends on the type of war and beaurocracy. The US had low casualties compared to the Afghans and Vietnamese but lost both due to beaurocracy. Those weren't basic wars. The US was completely defensive in South Vietnam and was fighting a massive guerilla force in Afghanistan. The Russo Ukraine war is a simple invasion where both sides are organized militaries. Land and casualties are the best measure as Russia is relatively stable and so is Ukraine.
@@vyros.3234 my point is to be cautious, every war is complicated and has a lot of factors. For all we know Russia could lose millions and still win
The point about the military casualties was the public's reaction to many wives and parents losing their spouses and sons to what could be perceived as a "senseless war." The surprising part is that it seems a majority of the public is unaffected and even content with the reparations the Putin regime is sending to military families.
@@SpeakerWiggin49 But why would it be considered "senseless war"? A lot of people inside Russia thinking that Putin is too soft and call for carpet bombings of ukrainians and other shit like that. That's amusing, but many think that Putin is somehow not a pro-western goon out of the 90s that he is. He only fights back because he was driven into a corner by shortsighted western politicians. Well, better that nothing I guess...
yeah it's very rare in warfare that a side loses because it runs out of manpower. This has been true for thousands of years. I don't know why this video brought that point up. Was a very odd video overall. If you want to understand what's going on in Russia, take the word of a russian rather than some random american youtube channel. The idea that russia would ever collapse is absurd, it didn't need a 50 minute video
Prigozhin rebelled not against the Russian government, but against two individuals: Defence Minister Shoigu and Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Gerasimov. If you are in the know, then Prigozhin’s conflict with them began in Syria back in 2017.
@@paul.1337 Both of these guys are appointed by the president, that is, Putin. But they are often appointed out of some necessity. But these guys clearly do not shine with military leadership talents.
One does not start a mutiny to go from number 3 to number 2. There is no holding back in an armed coup, once you take up arms against your own government, you either go all the way or your life is over. Prigozhin flinched and got the latter.
Против правительства он восстал. Он воткнул нож в спину воюющей стране. Тварь он и предатель. И Бахмут этот захватывать не надо. Пригожин просто уничтожил своих бойцов ради собственного пиара и попытки устроить майдан в России
DM and CF are the direct subordinates of the president. Prigozhin going against them means going against the president and the people who elected him. It’s simple as that. The rest is meaningless blabber.
Prigozhin is Putin’s friend and will be allowed to run for election in 2024!!
At the moment, most of Russia's income is agriculture. More than oil and gas.
With the price of food going up so much I'm sure that will grow
Советский Союз распался из-за войны в афганистане, ахахахахха, офигенная история, бро.
Didn’t this guy literally make a video talking about how Ukraine taking Crimea will “destroy” Russia? So which is it?
Yup. I think he’s just going for clicks now. Not sure if he’s hired others to do research for him also now, but it seems like he’s kind of phoning it in.
Both could be true. One doesn't exclude the other.
At no point did he say that Ukraine taking back all its territory wouldn't destroy Russia.
Edit: I do of course mean the current Russian regime.
Russia will start using Nukes before losing Crimea. Losing Crimea means death of Putin and he knows that.
Both are true and he never said otherwise. The world isn't black and white.
Just reading a script Poor ukrain soldiers Being slaughtered just check the graveyard s hospital s
One thing that needs to be understood about the Wagner rebellion is that it didn't happen because how the war was going, but because the MoD (ministry of defense) ordered the dissolution of Wagner and the incorporation of it's equipment and troops to the Armed Forces. Prigozhin achieved his main goal, making Wagner survive, at least for now
Edit: Prigozhin is NOT Wagner. Don't be so dramatic
Prigozhin is dead.
Not really, taking into account all the Higher ranks of wagner are now dead including Prigozhin, the russian government will elect the next leader of wagner making it just an other branch of the Russian ministry of defense.
@@ixthebest8325 That's actually good. The main russian army have prooved thoroughly sub-par, Wagner will be much easier to deal with in Ukraine should Russia take over it's command.
hes dead. wagner is screwed.
@@captainharlock3998 That's a very optimstic perspective. In my opinion it was much better to have Prigozhin as a counter part of the russian government, but maybe you are right.
Oil was mentioned 56 times in this video from 6:30 - 46:54, 40 minutes of this 48 minutes video (excluding the ad time), so 83.33% of this video.
Don't dig a hole for someone else, as you will fall into it.
The approval rating figure from polls is almost meaningless. Due to the heavy repressions, people who oppose the government usually avoid answering this question when asked.
In China yes, in Russia no. People do not fear free speech in Russia.
@@konnectoneforexsignals7844 are you joking?
While true, I've listened to 538 discuss this. The polls are independent and scientific. They use psychology and carefully phrase the questions to assess approval or disapproval in ways people wouldn't think they'd get in trouble for. People put a lot of thought and man hours and testing for these.
Most people refuse to answer polls in Russia.
That's right. In the year 21, during the parliamentary elections, a girl approached me and asked whom I would vote for. I replied that I would vote for the "Yabloko" party. Suddenly, a black van pulled up, and FSB agents grabbed me. Later, they took me to Lubyanka and executed me there. Such life in Russia.
The population of even 40 million before the war looks too optimistic. Most likely, now in Ukraine there are no more than 27-30 million "present" population. This means that Ukraine does not have any reserves, given that about 2 million people are now in various security structures, making it the most militarized nation in the world.
Source?
40 mil in February 2014
10 millions in Europe now.
7 million in Russia
Crimea and donbass is around 5 million.
New territories is also around 2 million
@@stikulzon801 Ukraine never had census in 21st century. Their real population is unknown.
19 millions
People will always talk about how a nation they don’t like is on the verge of collapse, Russia is a nation able to take a beating and being at a standstill in a relatively small war (compared to what they previously endured) its safe to say nothing is gonna happen
Dude , Russia deficit are miniscule 17B -2023 and 30B -2024 to USA deficits 1500 billion 2023. Yankee total debt is 34 Trillion is 125% of GDP, Russia recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 17.20 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2022 Who has banana , Zimbabwe economy? The main Russia production is goods every one needs. US export is US dollar syphilis and war.
7:15 these numbers mean nothing. It doesn't matter how independent the source is, most people will simply give you whatever response will get them in the least amount of trouble in a country where anything that can remotely be considered dissent will get you 15 years in a labor colony. The tiny sample size of these surveys alone should already raise suspicion, they have a lot of trouble finding people willing to respond to surveys in the first place because no one wants to do hard time for answering a phone call
As if he's really trying to say putin's approval rating its that high LOL
It sounded like he was. I was really confused because he would usually be the first person to say that the poll wouldn’t be reliable; but just accepted it and moved on.
@@skipdip
That's what he was trying to say. NIce try though.
Exactly. Given how much the state has cracked down on its citizens i would be surprised if his actual approval rating was over 50%.
Yeah I thought it was weird he reported that number like it was a given fact
7:50 Forgot about Kim Jong-un with 117% approval rating 😅
Putin's party "Edinaya Rossiya" also had 146% rating once or twice, so Kim can rest peacefully
The EU gas import cap was a very smart thing, since then we pay more than twice as much for gas...
Какие вы смешные)))
У нас бесплатная медицина, бесплатное образование! Остальное на уровне с другими странами. Огромные плодородные площади! Вся таблица Менделеева добывается. Зима жаль длинная и мы не можем снимать по несколько урожаев за год как в теплых странах. Мы никому не желаем зла! Но себя в обиду не дадим!
Медицина плохая население нездорово и порядочно вытравлено,как из за климата так и власти порядка. Не развалится как минимум потому что стремительно стареющая страна некому делать революцию одни старики да скуфы
@@user-cl7pm7zm3xпсихиатр в помощь😂😂😂
you forgot to mention that: EU imports lots lots of oil from India. And could you guess where does India get the oil?
Yes, and India must be very happy to get the profit from such a trade.
He already mentioned where India gets its oil..It's Russia
@@ManrajSingh4UIt was a rhetorical question...
What was missed is actual cost for Russia to extract their oil and transport it. Not to mention loss of sales of refined products. It’s all about detail and I feel this was all missed and wrong conclusions drawn.
@@XeonSX Agreed. It honestly just feels like lazy research being done to gather information, and then misrepresenting the data.