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  • The European Union's Frontex border control agency said 66,000 Russians have entered the EU in the past week. This represents a 30% increase compared with the previous week, according to the agency. It said that most of the crossings were occurring at the Finnish and Estonian sections of the border. According to Frontex, most arrivals had visas, residence permits or dual citizenship. Frontex predicted that illegal border crossings could increase if the Kremlin decides to close Russia's borders for potential conscripts. Thousands of military-age men have been leaving Russia since President Vladimir Putin announced a "partial" mobilization last week.
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  • @mrlucasftw42
    @mrlucasftw42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +834

    Pretty bad when the invading nation that hasn't been attacked has people fleeing

    • @IgorFranknstn27
      @IgorFranknstn27 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you kidding? They are not fleeing, they just wanted to avoid the drafting because they ain't ready to offer their lives for Putin's ambitious expansion goal

    • @royroy3
      @royroy3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Yo for real 😂😂.

    • @JohnnyD-u7
      @JohnnyD-u7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Fact 🤣🤣

    • @yahawahreuben1159
      @yahawahreuben1159 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lots of cowardly men fleeing with women and children.
      These countries they fled to will round them up and put them in conc-camppz.
      Left to die slowly of starvation and disease.

    • @sarasays9883
      @sarasays9883 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because majority don’t agree with the war in Ukraine

  • @joseaca1010
    @joseaca1010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2675

    It sure must be awkward trying to flee to countries russia previously invaded

    • @psq6214
      @psq6214 2 ปีที่แล้ว +481

      right? i cannot possibly imagine the people living in Finland, Georgia and others be happy to see a bunch of Russians enter

    • @slewone4905
      @slewone4905 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      and would be awkward if Russia ends up at war with Georgia again. There is another pipeline that goes through Georgia, and the West open a new front against Russia, via Armenia. What will be worse, is Russia hid spies and saboteurs in Georgia.

    • @MaxMinXX
      @MaxMinXX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      🤣 totally!

    • @EatMyShortsAU
      @EatMyShortsAU 2 ปีที่แล้ว +248

      Shows how much of a basketcase Russia is lol

    • @miketrn16
      @miketrn16 2 ปีที่แล้ว +172

      There's very few other places for them to go, which says a lot.

  • @19katherine1213
    @19katherine1213 2 ปีที่แล้ว +483

    It’s funny how Russia boarders so many countries yet no one’s lining up to go to China or Belarus

    • @alexoolau
      @alexoolau 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Perfect reason for nuclear weapons.

    • @isrial7
      @isrial7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@alexoolau yes I wish all the nukes would just fly so we could see who has the best fire power America or Russia instead of talking we need examples

    • @abobanger9054
      @abobanger9054 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@isrial7 what i'm sure about is that the american nukes will be working and hitting their targets perfectly

    • @kennethmoses4900
      @kennethmoses4900 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think it has more to do with travelling distance. I don’t know.

    • @rootpt
      @rootpt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly

  • @AWriterWandering
    @AWriterWandering 2 ปีที่แล้ว +433

    At this point Russia is going to need a mobilization to keep the people from fleeing its mobilization

    • @oleggorky906
      @oleggorky906 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      😂That was a great comment! I thought that you would have gotten more responses.

    • @1ACL
      @1ACL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      They have. Russia putting mobilization centers at various borders, snatching up the men trying to leave. Soon the borders will close.

    • @nvelsen1975
      @nvelsen1975 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, last time they built a huge wall with barbed wire, armed sentries and landmines to keep people locked up inside Russia and Russian-occupied areas....

    • @newton18311
      @newton18311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      That would take a Special Operation.

    • @AWriterWandering
      @AWriterWandering 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@1ACL if you can’t cross the border legally, then you’re going to start looking for ways to cross it illegally

  • @Feyser1970
    @Feyser1970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1195

    Russia has to give back the territories it annexed from Georgia in 2008

    • @oleggorky906
      @oleggorky906 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Yeah, well, good luck with that one. If you’ve been watching what’s going on here, then you will realise that is never likely to happen.

    • @MrDICKHEAD28
      @MrDICKHEAD28 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      THOSE TERRITORIES WERE NEVER ANNEXED BY RUSSIA
      IT BELONGS TO MINORITY GROUP FIGHTING AGAINST GEORGIA
      RUSSIA IS JUST PEACEKEEPERS

    • @ItzWhiz_
      @ItzWhiz_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Lastochka720
      🤓🤓

    • @jorgjorgsen7528
      @jorgjorgsen7528 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      And Kaliningrad

    • @tomsmithok
      @tomsmithok 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@jorgjorgsen7528 no point in giving Königsberg back to Germany, the city is not German anymore

  • @simonniven
    @simonniven 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Are they against the War, or, are they against being actively involved themselves?

    • @Mr.Nichan
      @Mr.Nichan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As the man said in the video, most of the people he meets (though that may be because he runs a specifically anti-Putin organization) actually were against the war from the beginning, they just didn't see a point in leaving Russia before, though the other large group is people who mainly just don't want to have to be sent to Ukraine themselves.
      It is important to note that the people fleeing to other countries are obviously a different (I don't know if smaller or bigger) group than the people protesting the mobilization from inside Russia, who, based on their timing, are probably either mostly just against the mobilization, or anti-war people thinking post-mobilization is a good time to bolster their numbers by piggybacking on or joining with anti-mobilization sentiment.

    • @estellasalmi9409
      @estellasalmi9409 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They don't mind the war or Russia invading it's neighbours. They just don't want to fight themselves.

    • @nexusalpha4670
      @nexusalpha4670 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      just like a russian man said, he don't want to kill people or either to be killed...what is the meaning of sacrficing his own life on that senseless war.

    • @estellasalmi9409
      @estellasalmi9409 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nexusalpha4670 and the war is only a problem when it's getting personal.

    • @Greg_Chase
      @Greg_Chase 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It would be like the region in the U.S. like the state of New York deciding to steal the lands of New Jersey. The head of New York would tell citizens in New York "I'm the leader of New York and my plan is to steal New Jersey. I'm ordering all men in New York to attack New Jersey to help me steal their property"
      It's freaking senseless. The citizens of New York should tell their leader "hey bud - you can't just go around stealing property - why not try to BUY the land instead, and acquire it legally? And NO, SORRY, we're not attacking the innocent people in New Jersey"
      Russians need to grow a pair and kick out that leader. I mean, how many innocent people have to lose their life before russians realize "It is OUR leader who has lost reality - it is OUR responsibility to solve that problem"
      INSTEAD OF RUNNING TO OTHER COUNTRIES
      .

  • @James-ke5sx
    @James-ke5sx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1206

    ''Everything is going as planned". Famous last words.

    • @pamelajessup7931
      @pamelajessup7931 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes, for NATO also.

    • @VolkXue
      @VolkXue 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pamelajessup7931 dont cheer for a dictator abusing his own people and waging war on an innocent nation that did nothing.
      Even more so on youtube, a platform banned for Russian people

    • @WithoutRemorse12
      @WithoutRemorse12 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are a Nuclear power. Some country better come to their senses or Western imperialism is going to get everybody killed.

    • @JRead0691
      @JRead0691 2 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      @@pamelajessup7931 lol, what?

    • @Memphis-15bs
      @Memphis-15bs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Get ready for Saheed lgbt lover

  • @martinwatts3796
    @martinwatts3796 2 ปีที่แล้ว +422

    As a person who owns a property in Georgia, this influx of people is very worrying to many Georgians; it is not just the fact that the numbers are very high, it is also wondering who is coming in - FSB? GRU? who are the people coming in? Many came in February, now when conscription arises, that number is so much more. The "government" is Russia leaning anyway, they just pay lip service to the wish to join the EU and NATO, which the Georgians majority want. With an oligarch controlling behind the scene, things were already fractious, but now it has raised much concern and alarm at the security issue. Where will they live? What will they do? How much has the cost of living increased since February? So many questions here - it is sad that people cannot fight this dictator, but Russia has had a bully in the Kremlin for over 20 years. With over 20% of Georgian land occupied by puppet governments under Russia's control, it is small already, and now the strain could be excessive. Amazing that Russia has the most land of any country, and are forcing their citizens to go to a small country which is bursting at the seams. All of my Georgian friends and neighbors are terrified for the future, it is another take over, albeit done without an army with weapons, just large numbers that may kill the whole country, and change it forever, or give Putin a reason to occupy the whole of Georgia.

    • @bluecitrusart
      @bluecitrusart 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Exactly what I’m thinking. Georgia doesn’t deserve this, the cost of living will go up.

    • @JamesSmith-ix5jd
      @JamesSmith-ix5jd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      russia does not occupy the people who do not want it, that's why abhazia, south Ossetia are 'occupied' while the rest of georgia is not. same for ukraine.

    • @suportbghelp4938
      @suportbghelp4938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Most of them is rich boys, who pay well, i guess this is main reason Georgia to welcome them.What i know Georgia is very poor and corrupted right now.

    • @fan8281xx
      @fan8281xx 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@JamesSmith-ix5jd PUTINESQUE AGENT!! . ETHNIC CLEANSING of GEORGIANS AND GREEKS BY "abkhasian and osetian liberators" like 1939 in KARELIA (FINLAND) and LITHUANIA, LATVIA and ESTONIA..... AHHHH do not forget those Poles eager to have POLAND "liberated" in 1939 by Germany and RUSSIA!!

    • @ernestinehemingway7799
      @ernestinehemingway7799 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @ Martin, Welcome to our world.

  • @JEZER911
    @JEZER911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Let's pray and help them the only problem is their leader,not the people of Russia, Ukraine be strong we love you from Philippines 😘🇵🇭.

  • @annafarago2271
    @annafarago2271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1109

    The concern of the Georgian's concerns are quire understandable that in years to come the Russian descendants will want parts where they settle to be part of Russia, and even doing what is happening in Ukraine, then attack and take more land by force.

    • @bad_writer
      @bad_writer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brah, that's literally a made up narrative. The attack on Ukraine was entirely Putin's initiative, there were no "Russian descendants" asking for any parts of Ukraine to become parts Russia. Of course Putin wants everyone to think that it was the "people" who wanted it, so good job helping him spread his narrative

    • @КостикК
      @КостикК 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sheer nonsense! Why are you spreading Russophobic myths?! None of the Russians outside of Russia wants to annex territories to Russia. Why are you lying and inciting hatred for the Russians. Are you a racist?

    • @matpk
      @matpk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Make Celtic and rangers play in English premier League to prevent Scotland independent🎉🎉🎉

    • @Halcon_Sierreno
      @Halcon_Sierreno 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      So those Russians can never really escape who they are.

    • @highend79
      @highend79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      I come, I stay, i conquered?

  • @samipan3410
    @samipan3410 2 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    Till recently some of these same people pretended that there was no war.

    • @drivehard2395
      @drivehard2395 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      They were told there was no war. No pretending. They were fed that information.

    • @suportbghelp4938
      @suportbghelp4938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@drivehard2395 And what u fed? :)

    • @jonye7511
      @jonye7511 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@drivehard2395 They knew there was a " special operation" going on for nearly a year that had no ending. They would have stayed put had they not been affected. Only those Russians who left before this, I believe are sincere in their anti-war stance.

    • @HeadhuntexGamer
      @HeadhuntexGamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Because for them it was all on TV, like a movie.

    • @Michiganian8
      @Michiganian8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Right

  • @simongreen3120
    @simongreen3120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Well done DW for the full disclosure at 2:55.))))) This is positive as it shows transparency and builds even more trust in your brand and news network. Your research too is very thorough as always.

  • @frixz5489
    @frixz5489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +795

    I'd love to hear some Georgian's opinions about this. Given the 2008 war, they shouldn't be happy about it.

    • @seadkolasinac7220
      @seadkolasinac7220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      it undermines Putin

    • @jamegumb7298
      @jamegumb7298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      @@seadkolasinac7220 And gives reason to take way more than 20% of the land.
      Do not forget mass decapitations in the stadium followed by a game of football, under watchful eye of the Russian troops. Again. But worse.

    • @hatman3445
      @hatman3445 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm Georgian, so I can tell that most (whom I've asked or told me themselves) don't like Russians fleeing to our country. There are various reasons why but most obvious reason is because we genuinely dislike them due to all the wars they've caused in Georgia and Ukraine. There's also attitude problem of them rather fleeing than fixing their own damn country and giving reason to Putin in long term to possibly "liberate" Russian speaking people again. Also just large volumes of Russians coming in. In Tbilisi, you can literally walk anywhere you want and you'll hear Russian half of the time, it's as if hey are colonizing our capital which worries and angers lot of people here. We're small country with small population and influx of Russians is just tooooo much for us to handle, but our government doesn't see it that way for one reason or another... And also, don't doubt for a moment that some one them were Z and V pro-war supporters before mobilization, but when Putin called them up, they fled.
      That's general attitude here, including myself.

    • @akaking7499
      @akaking7499 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      We are mad! previous wave was tolerable, but this one has way too many pro Government cowards who run to the nation they see beneath them for shelter.
      I've read enough blatant hate filled messages on Telegram to loose all respect for them

    • @RoseNZieg
      @RoseNZieg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have heard concerns that they don't want russia to use this excuse to invade Georgia.

  • @Boo-pv4hn
    @Boo-pv4hn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    Praise for those who didn’t forget when you own pets your responsible for them and took them with them instead of leaving them to starve. It’s very sad when you see homes abandoned with pets skin and bones left there

    • @craigrheberling
      @craigrheberling 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      left to starve and run from the bombs...

    • @nundhlalgaya3841
      @nundhlalgaya3841 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Pets are the family , cannot leave pets to die of starvation

    • @Boo-pv4hn
      @Boo-pv4hn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@nundhlalgaya3841 sadly many do hence why so many places have street dogs ect

  • @AusESL
    @AusESL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    They really are Rushin’

  • @totallynotthecia
    @totallynotthecia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +280

    5 years later: Russia declares special military operations and annexes all these areas because they have a significant Russian population that they want to protect.

    • @ebhole
      @ebhole 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      except Georgia joins NATO

    • @craigrheberling
      @craigrheberling 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      this bs can't last 5 years- but i see your point. putin must be taken out- soon!

    • @agelessrebellion8271
      @agelessrebellion8271 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      yep, these countries are fools for allowing these russians in.

    • @AL-lh2ht
      @AL-lh2ht 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@ebhole not going to happen any time soon. Like a decade or more.

    • @caseymalambo2105
      @caseymalambo2105 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      With lunatics in leadership it is possible.

  • @siberianpie
    @siberianpie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +610

    Thank you so much Sakartvelo ( Georgia) for letting us in. We don't deserve it. I hope your territories will be freed from Russia

    • @frixz5489
      @frixz5489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      If you don't deserve it, just leave.

    • @seadkolasinac7220
      @seadkolasinac7220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      @@frixz5489 you speak for Georgians do you?

    • @frixz5489
      @frixz5489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@seadkolasinac7220 No, I'm speaking for logic.

    • @Lastochka720
      @Lastochka720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Всё говно само сливается. Красота! 😂

    • @drawgam2946
      @drawgam2946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@frixz5489 Everyone thinks that.

  • @mikerequadt9661
    @mikerequadt9661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    God Bless Ukraine. Long live Ukraine!

  • @ropersix
    @ropersix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    I assume all of these fleeing Russians aren't going to the Russian-occupied parts of Georgia, but the reporting is less than clear on that.

    • @slewone4905
      @slewone4905 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would think Putin is smart enough to hide saboteurs in with the group, which is why they are allowed out. If I was Putin, I would be using the Azerbaijan attack on Armenia to attack the Azerbaijan pipeline, which also flow through Georgia.

    • @башарал
      @башарал 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      near the start they show a map and they're not in the Russian areas of georgia

    • @renemagritte8237
      @renemagritte8237 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@башарал There is no such thing like "Russian areas" of Georgia. There are some Georgian areas occupied by Russia.

    • @ur-inannak9565
      @ur-inannak9565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you mean South Ossetia?

    • @CIAinTaiwanAndUkraine
      @CIAinTaiwanAndUkraine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ur-inannak9565 and Abkhazia

  • @tomnoneofyourbeezwax5032
    @tomnoneofyourbeezwax5032 2 ปีที่แล้ว +323

    A referendum should be held at these points to determine if Russia should be annexed by Ukraine.

    • @suportbghelp4938
      @suportbghelp4938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Sure all want to be in this poor corrupted SHolle, when Moscow is best city for live in 2022 UN ranking. :)

    • @President.GeorgeWashington
      @President.GeorgeWashington 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lmao!

    • @ktelite
      @ktelite 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@suportbghelp4938 both Ukraine and Russia are quiet high on the list for corruption.

    • @paulmakinson1965
      @paulmakinson1965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@suportbghelp4938 Russia isn't Moscow. Most people sent as cannon fodder to Ukraine come from poor places in the east.

    • @miketaylor5212
      @miketaylor5212 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@suportbghelp4938 there are only 100,000 homeless living in the sewers in moscow.

  • @grantgee2842
    @grantgee2842 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This reporter is calm and collected, great job in keeping us engaged

  • @frankledger4716
    @frankledger4716 2 ปีที่แล้ว +703

    They need to join the Georgia army to help defend their new home land

    • @IBTU
      @IBTU 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Silly silly boy

    • @SpaseGoast
      @SpaseGoast 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They'll just flee to the next country when that war breaks out, they're draft dodgers.

    • @jeanmuyuela8112
      @jeanmuyuela8112 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      nahh what will happen is russia will claim the land is theirs because there are russians there and those russians will become separatists. russian nationalistic pride is strong

    • @elladapetrosyan9610
      @elladapetrosyan9610 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Some of them proceed to Armenia. Some are ethnic Georgia's and Armenians with Russian citizenship.

    • @UNKN0WN_1
      @UNKN0WN_1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      They will never do that..
      They will run away.. they are cowards
      Their values are not our values.
      And will never stand and fight for it when things come to pass.

  • @phiakate
    @phiakate 2 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    This is very interesting lesson. You never know when you may have to flee your country to seek asylum. It is a big lesson in how each country treats people fleeing problems in their related countries.

    • @GandalftheWise
      @GandalftheWise 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I find it interesting that when Middle Eastern men were fleeing the Middle East during the various wars every single common section mentioned how only women and children should be allowed to leave and that the men should stay and to fight. now and every single one of these videos I never see anyone mentioning all these men running away from their country, I guess being white has its privileges

    • @jameslatief1
      @jameslatief1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      what did you learn?

    • @Shyknit
      @Shyknit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@jameslatief1 don't be a dic(tator) and be nice to your neighbors and the people you're leading

    • @Rich-yj4ub
      @Rich-yj4ub 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That won't ever happen in America!

    • @charlottebowes7666
      @charlottebowes7666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Shyknit Yeah cause being nice gets loads done 🙄

  • @tropica9238
    @tropica9238 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Russia ***invades Georgia***
    Russia a few years later "PLEASE LET ME IN"

  • @jaker3151
    @jaker3151 2 ปีที่แล้ว +426

    Instead of fleeing imagine if these tens of thousands of men actually stayed in Russia, organised themselves and "protested" etc. With their military occupied in Ukraine they could overwhelm the local authorities. They could fight for a better Russia like the Ukrainians are fighting for their country.

    • @dlobrown3673
      @dlobrown3673 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      That's not reasonable at this time. They should just leave

    • @artephank
      @artephank 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Imagine russia werent russia and russians werent russians? When did they fight for something other than new tzar to rule them?

    • @pogo1140
      @pogo1140 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      70-80% of the Russian Military is not deployed, so don't think that there is no one to put down a rebellion.

    • @gitamic2287
      @gitamic2287 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@pogo1140 most of them would be border guards or defense personnel(from a Chinese or American attack), but curious why Putin didn't rotate them. Conscripts to the border, those guards to Ukraine.

    • @wishingonthemoon1
      @wishingonthemoon1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Amen to that 🙌🏽

  • @pakeshde7518
    @pakeshde7518 2 ปีที่แล้ว +454

    I am against the war when the draft comes for me would be truth. Bloody shame how many stayed quiet until the draft sent them a special operations notice.

    • @joysimpson7503
      @joysimpson7503 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Well said !!!

    • @BullGator-kd6ge
      @BullGator-kd6ge 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rlr69 I doubt all of them are reservists. If a 60 year old man with diabetes can be drafted into the army, anyone can.

    • @genericscout5408
      @genericscout5408 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@rlr69 being a protester is not veterancy status in any nation. Those are who are drafted. Breaking a window does not make me a tank commander...

    • @That0therG
      @That0therG 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      be safe

    • @franceslock1662
      @franceslock1662 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because they’re selfish bastards.

  • @mirthepeeters65
    @mirthepeeters65 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    They kept quiet all these months, now that their own lives are being affected they flee..

    • @achuuuooooosuu
      @achuuuooooosuu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, because protesting is so easy in Russia under Putin.

  • @maddogpham9815
    @maddogpham9815 2 ปีที่แล้ว +404

    February 2022: Ukrainians said "We don't need the ride, we just need ammunition."
    September 2022: Russian said "We don't need ammunition, we need the ride out of Russia."
    LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
    God bless Ukrainians for stand up and fight for their freedom, their right, and their land!
    🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

    • @donabeth4561
      @donabeth4561 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hahaha perfect😂

    • @elorasandoval2801
      @elorasandoval2801 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A wolfing Putin

    • @alexchad98
      @alexchad98 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂😂😂

    • @Chicago48
      @Chicago48 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Zelensky is smart to tell the RU soldiers to surrender and they will be treated humanely. I can see a bunch of RU soldiers waving the white flag and walking across the border.

    • @SV-pv4pv
      @SV-pv4pv 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What a bunch of cowards! This shows how Putins war is a joke

  • @oleggorky906
    @oleggorky906 2 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    They’re not leaving. It’s a special border operation exercise! 😂😂

    • @mrbard1
      @mrbard1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Based off this failed russian operation in Ukraine, I don't think Russia is capable of that sort of border operation. Hahaj

    • @eriknephrongfr8847
      @eriknephrongfr8847 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nice

    • @berlindickson8533
      @berlindickson8533 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😂😂😂 I just fainted !

    • @zlonewolf
      @zlonewolf 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Becareful Georgia, Russians will claim new lands occupied by immigrant Russians as ethnic equivalent to Donetsk and Luhansk & vote referendums. Same in other bordering nations like Finland, Poland, Kazahkstan, etc.

  • @geoeconomics5629
    @geoeconomics5629 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Result of military mobilization in Russia
    300.000 reservists + 480.000 volunteers

  • @kazuhirala
    @kazuhirala 2 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    Folks really don’t know just how massive the Russia border is in the world, there are literally roads with no border security you simply drive on in on the Mongolia and Kazakhstan lines

    • @kazuhirala
      @kazuhirala 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@Elatenl Yes, but this particular Border (given its size) is the one of the Major Powers’ countries that’s less secured in the whole planet. During the Soviet Union they never thought of having a border control on their Eastern sector given their close cooperation with China. That’s all changed now.

    • @kazuhirala
      @kazuhirala 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Elatenl I meant to put “Massive”.

    • @Demicleas
      @Demicleas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Elatenl you know how the U.S. Is having border control issiues? Well multiply that for Russia and you'll have a relative understanding of what Russian border security is like.

    • @SpaseGoast
      @SpaseGoast 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If they fled Russia through illegal border entry into other countries then they are illegal immigrants and should be arrested and deported to Russia.

    • @leagueaddict8357
      @leagueaddict8357 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know, same with China there is a very thin metal fence between a very big part of the border between China and Russia.

  • @juuhaa1
    @juuhaa1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Putin called for partial mobilization. So some mobilized to Finland, and the other part to Georgia and Kazakstan . 😄

    • @suminshizzles6951
      @suminshizzles6951 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Read the fine print. All people who had military training are in the pool. Since russia has forced military or civil service the number of people eligible to be drafted is huge.

    • @torehaaland6921
      @torehaaland6921 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Correct. I have been in Sakartvelo (Georgia) a few months. Rental prices, forexample, are increasing in Tbilisi.

    • @facedante1990
      @facedante1990 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can you judge them? Would you go and kill people for nothing? Would you die for nothing? For putin?

    • @khatunramrattie9243
      @khatunramrattie9243 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@suminshizzles6951 aa

  • @richardw64
    @richardw64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    A slap in the face for Putin and his '"war cronies". Good luck to all the young people leaving Russia. I certainly hope the EU can accommodate everyone.

    • @ОммнриГрошшо
      @ОммнриГрошшо 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Idk its strange i saw videous of ukranian army take People from Street into army and catch students in the border Who try to flee country and nobody talk about It, doesnt show hundrends of pro russian videous from Telegram where they destroy ukr force no footage full lie, i realise West have so much propoganda and their Democracy is a joke

  • @WasNotWas999
    @WasNotWas999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Funny how they did not complain until they got called up!!!!

    • @grassytramtracks
      @grassytramtracks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Because people don't want to be called to die for the sake of Putin's greed and aggression - it was the final straw to break the camel's back. Besides how do you know that they didn't protest or anything?

    • @nesser52
      @nesser52 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      They were, got punished and not highlighted in the news

    • @joyaustin6581
      @joyaustin6581 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The wealthy run every country. The wealthy use nationalism to get the poor to die for them

    • @johnmc3862
      @johnmc3862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You can’t complain, it is not accepted.

    • @irrationalreasoning6368
      @irrationalreasoning6368 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because they don't want to die pointless deaths in a conflict in which they'd be seen as the villains. Wise up.

  • @Козак-т6с
    @Козак-т6с 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The most shocking thing is that after Russia grabbed 20% of Georgia, Georgia has visa-free policy with russia.

    • @evamasters5028
      @evamasters5028 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Georgia is a small country with very little leverage against ruzzia. Unlike Ukraine, which is very important for Europe, Georgia is small and the US and EU don't consider is worth the fight. If Ukraine wins, this will be also a win for Georgia, which may become an EU member at the same time with Ukraine and Moldova.

    • @alexoolau
      @alexoolau 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nuke war means who cares.

    • @jonathanjacob5453
      @jonathanjacob5453 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@evamasters5028 what is the future of the EU without access to abundant cheap energy? Georgia is better of looking to Russia and the east.

    • @SolomonSunder
      @SolomonSunder 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe because many Georgians work in Russia than the other way around?

    • @evamasters5028
      @evamasters5028 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @ Jonathan Jacob: gas is not everything and ruzzia has been using gas for political leverage, limiting freedom and enslaving whole countries, like Belarus. EU will be perfectly fine without Ruzzian gas, it will diversify fron other countries like Norway and North Africa, as well as new renewable sources. Ruzzia will be completely diminished at the end of this war.

  • @kunal.khanna
    @kunal.khanna 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Americans watching this video must be super confused lol

  • @drlegendre
    @drlegendre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +194

    2:00 - "..if everything closes down, there will be no Japan".
    This remarkably odd comment seems to come down to a poor translation of idiomatic speech. My guess is that what he said is more along the lines of "if the (Russian) borders are locked down, my plans for Japan will be canceled ".

    • @fahadahaf
      @fahadahaf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      you could translate it as "..if everything closes down, there will be no going to Japan" I guess

    • @ulfpe
      @ulfpe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Or just an unpreparec FSB agent messing up his cover story

    • @JamesSmith-ix5jd
      @JamesSmith-ix5jd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      just adding [for me] would be enough to translate it correctly

    • @wookiwoki6954
      @wookiwoki6954 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yes. That's exactly what he meant. In Russian you can say something like "больше никакой Японии", which is literally "no more Japan". But in this context it refers to previous plans about Japan.

    • @Graham_Wideman
      @Graham_Wideman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      The speaker's comment is very normal casual English. We might say something like "I'm planning to go to Hawaii, then Taiwan and then Japan. But if I can't get a visa, there will be no Japan." Yes, obviously it just means "there will be no trip to Japan", or "there will be no Japan on my itinerary". The verb "to be" does not, in this case, refer to the existence of the country per se, it refers to the presence of the country on the list, or on the itinerary.

  • @compassroses
    @compassroses 2 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Who can blame them for not wanting to be carbonized in a rusting T-34 that's been hauled out of storage?

    • @eh1702
      @eh1702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ouch! Succinct but…brutal.

    • @AtomicExtremophile
      @AtomicExtremophile 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      LOL

    • @IBTU
      @IBTU 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      America hadthe latest technology and still run away from Afghanistan

    • @oleggorky906
      @oleggorky906 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep. Relics from the Second World War, with some still being in service to this day.

    • @sorin_channel
      @sorin_channel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@IBTU USSR with its latest technology also ran from Afghanistan, and so what?

  • @lioncross9471
    @lioncross9471 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0.41 let the dude with the cat pass , he's a nice guy for sure :)

  • @mickeypigknuckles
    @mickeypigknuckles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Wild watching the fall of the Soviet Union, the fall of Yeltsin, and now the fall of Russia.

    • @natalias50
      @natalias50 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Best thing that would happen to us Easter Europeans and Russians themselves.

    • @jabloko992
      @jabloko992 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't understand why there hasn't been a coup in Russia. I'm pretty sure nobody wants their economy to go into the garbage bag. The gazprom and oil oligarchs are suffering too and they have power to stop this. The army is getting obliterated and filled up with un-motivated conscripts. The generals are getting blamed and will be arrested/fired/executed. This is bad for EVERYONE.

    • @johngy40
      @johngy40 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Let’s hope so

    • @LoliLikesPedobear
      @LoliLikesPedobear 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@natalias50 true.
      Hey from Moscow.

    • @JuniGobi
      @JuniGobi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      All of the above disintegrations were planned by the West. You can read about this in memoirs firsthand.

  • @willia451
    @willia451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    He said, "Thanks to the Georgians for opening the border. It made it much easier for us." Poor choice of words.

    • @chrisoghenetegamaloney5799
      @chrisoghenetegamaloney5799 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      But a country like Georgia has any choice against Russia even as poor as the choice of words

    • @majuscule8883
      @majuscule8883 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Georgia is also a opened door to the world. They can move from Georgia to Azerbaijan, Turkey, the Emirates,south america, .
      The world is immense when you are young with energy.

    • @viki_kekw
      @viki_kekw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@majuscule8883 ага. Особенно когда у тебя нет денег

  • @Deline83
    @Deline83 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One thing I’ve noticed is wars can be lost at the front, but can be won 🏆 at home.

    • @SerBallister
      @SerBallister 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same thing happened to Russia in WW1

  • @Steven-ji7sc
    @Steven-ji7sc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    85% in Russia agreed with the war. Now they have to be accountable to fight only to say the war is not right.

    • @Investorstoday
      @Investorstoday 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don’t you think 60,000 is less than 15% ? Just because your not involved is why you have such short sight into the matter

    • @nielsf
      @nielsf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah and 99% of ukraine voted to join Russia. If there is ever a point in your life where the numbers never seem to add up and you need to think about why, it's when russia does "Poll's" with it's "citizens".

    • @beta3522
      @beta3522 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where did you get that number from?

  • @E3ECO
    @E3ECO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    I can see both sides of this. On the one hand, let them escape so they can't add to Russian forces. On the other, force them to stay so they can agitate for change. I don't know which argument is more compelling.

    • @jamegumb7298
      @jamegumb7298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Or: Let them escape, that way Russia has all the more reason to invade those countries along the border.

    • @visitante-pc5zc
      @visitante-pc5zc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Both makes sense. Hard to predict the outcome either way

    • @zazazazadze9933
      @zazazazadze9933 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The first one of course because the last 20 years showed that russians are unable to overthrow their government even when it was much easier, let alone today.

    • @3amthoughts5
      @3amthoughts5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The worst that would happen to them is proscution when they want to come back , because they kind of bertayed their country by not staying in russia and try to fix their country

    • @laurenz4528
      @laurenz4528 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Honestly it would be beneficial for the ukranian army if they had to fight people that don’t want to fight. They would form a disorganized,big, barely trained, bad equipped army with low morale(which is already at a low point), who despise their leaders. Also not only good, war opposing Russians flee the country. I wouldn’t want to be a Ukrainian Woman in Germany, that gets a new Russian neighbor. There already are cases of Russians in Germany threatening ukranians. As far as I’m concerned they should stay. Especially if you consider that putins time is over he won’t last 5years and then we need the good Russians to rebuild their country and lead a new political way, if they all leave we get the next Zar after Putin.

  • @nicholasalexander4482
    @nicholasalexander4482 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I'd probably also leave, but a part of me wishes they would stay and take up arms against Putin

    • @elizabethr4107
      @elizabethr4107 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh without a doubt an uprising is overdue

  • @stephenmcdonald664
    @stephenmcdonald664 2 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Thanks from Canada. DW from Germany provides very good coverage of the Ukrainian - Russia war.

    • @crush42mash6
      @crush42mash6 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      🇨🇦

    • @weseehowcommiegoogleis3770
      @weseehowcommiegoogleis3770 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kanaduh. You have your own problems.

    • @rhondaclark716
      @rhondaclark716 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      AT LEAST THEY ARE GETTING GODS CHILDREN

    • @shannonwasserman3653
      @shannonwasserman3653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🙏🙏🙏🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

    • @wbrucesimpson
      @wbrucesimpson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      DW is another reason we must always resist calls to defund the CBC. Public broadcasting is more important than ever! NO MORE WAR!

  • @6MAJORXWEIGHT6
    @6MAJORXWEIGHT6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    They weren’t against the war until it effected them personally

    • @veronicaclayton8163
      @veronicaclayton8163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah

    • @thabzmad7265
      @thabzmad7265 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      These are ordinary people, they were never interviewed and of course we have seen what happened to dissidents, now they have the platform and have voiced their opinion, how can you speak for them for a time when they were not behind the mic?

    • @6MAJORXWEIGHT6
      @6MAJORXWEIGHT6 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thabzmad7265 Idk, I’m just an American on the internet

    • @down-to-earth-mystery-school
      @down-to-earth-mystery-school 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Being against the war publicly in Russia is detrimental to keeping your head on your shoulders

    • @dersven4122
      @dersven4122 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@6MAJORXWEIGHT6 exactly, you have the luxury of judging others without living their situation

  • @anftrew3775
    @anftrew3775 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I wonder if I'm the only person that wonders if some of the fighting age Russians fleeing to neighboring countries might actually be going there to be the first russian boots on the ground if Russia decides to invade those nations. Because I believe in human rights, I'd say let them in to escape conscription, but detain them or at least enforce strict controls on their movements. Hundreds of thousands of fighting age men from a country that is currently invading it's neighbour, and has a record of doing so, is something that I think people have a right to be wary of.

  • @nikkster01
    @nikkster01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    so they are concerned now because it might be them instead of someone far away where was all this concern in Feb

  • @calikiwi
    @calikiwi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Last one leaving, turn off the lights! (So glad to see they’re taking their pets like family ❤️)

  • @thomastraynor9299
    @thomastraynor9299 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    To finally get there and be turned around must be soul destroying! To be forced back to be conscripted and sent to a war you had nothing to do with. What a strain on Georgia. Too few have too much power in this world.

    • @kti5682
      @kti5682 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm wondering how many people try to hike across those pretty mountain ranges to freedom. Russia can't possibly have an impenetrable border given its length.

  • @jamesschafferius2687
    @jamesschafferius2687 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    If these young men were as courageous as the women of Iran they would not be running away from Putin.

  • @madmiguel6593
    @madmiguel6593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    It will be great to have a table with numbers by country of the people fleeing.

    • @aikhis
      @aikhis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The names of the first two across the border will be willoughby and schofield

    • @hom0faber
      @hom0faber 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Georgia probably would be on the first place, despite been very small country

    • @khiem1939
      @khiem1939 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      When Putin's War started, Russia had a population 1/2 that of the USA, NOW due to conscripts fleeing, 54,000 DEAD Russian soldiers, 250,000 Russians who have immigrated elsewhere, soon Russia will be left with nothing more than OLD men and women and a population 1/4 that of the USA!

    • @martiedoherty5765
      @martiedoherty5765 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is not draft dodging, is "special escape operation".

    • @gardengeek3041
      @gardengeek3041 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, this outflow is no longer just a trickle. We're now hearing of "tens of thousands", How accurate is that ?
      If it's an accurate estimate, it really could effect the direction of this war, but also the direction of Russian society for decades to come.
      Those fleeing now appear to be from the backbone of Russian society. But again, how many ? And will it be enough to tip the scales before Putin closes the exits ?

  • @angelbofarullviladas7541
    @angelbofarullviladas7541 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    why did they not leave BEFORE

  • @maco1985
    @maco1985 2 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    Let's imagine instead of running, turning up at the red square in the same numbers. Putin would end up as Ceausescu.

    • @TheGreatDanish
      @TheGreatDanish 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Putin has engineered a scared, submissive population. They'd sooner run than try and meaningfully oppose the leader.

    • @Dmitry2184
      @Dmitry2184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      No 😂 people who never lived in authoritarian regime are so cute and naive

    • @larsrons7937
      @larsrons7937 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rumours are that Putin fled Moscow for his Ural Mountains bunker. It can accomodate 30.000+ people for several years so if true he'll probably be safe there - for some time.

    • @lancerevo9747
      @lancerevo9747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Dmitry2184 💯

    • @christopherg2347
      @christopherg2347 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@Elatenl By Ruzzian state forces. Because the Belarussian army would not shoot their own people.

  • @Sigismundism
    @Sigismundism 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Every Russian man that leaves his country is potentially one less man contributing to the Russian war effort (however unwillingly). Even though there are good reasons to be concerned about Russians mass immigration, I think this reason alone outweighs them.

    • @MiladaKaiser
      @MiladaKaiser 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There is 159 mil Russians. All men have 24-48 months of military training. It was always compulsory for every young man in Russia to follow army for 3 years.

    • @Sigismundism
      @Sigismundism 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@MiladaKaiser The Russian population may be large, yet the Kremlin are still struggling to find soldiers, and people fleeing the country will not make things easier for them. Also, there are better and worse recruits from the Kremlin's perspective - some have military experience, some don't; some have 48 months of training, some have 12 (since 2008 military service is 12 months minimum, not 24).

    • @anastasiiaskurativska1162
      @anastasiiaskurativska1162 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MiladaKaiser so Russian men that are against Putin have enough training to actually fight for their country against their government.

    • @nikeimizhongtomasch1880
      @nikeimizhongtomasch1880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@MiladaKaiser Russia actually is less than 130m. Half of it is drunk or sick. Also the territory is too large to control.

    • @greyarea1004
      @greyarea1004 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ahh there will always be enough in Russia

  • @OnePunchMicky89
    @OnePunchMicky89 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As a german: a warm welcome to these young man, please come to europe .We don't want a war either. Stay strong, slava Ukraine

  • @nzs316
    @nzs316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I never realized how many patriotic men Rus has but, aren’t they going the wrong way!
    This will be a good lesson for China. If China dares to invade Taiwan how many of their conscripts are going to be heading to other borders to get away from a battle or war.

    • @JamesSmith-ix5jd
      @JamesSmith-ix5jd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      1/100 of Chinese army will be enough to cover up taiwan in Chinese bodies 2 times over.

    • @suportbghelp4938
      @suportbghelp4938 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      China have nothing with Russian liberal society.Did u hear for revolution in China for 4000 years? :)

    • @КостикК
      @КостикК 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only Western countries will accept them. Western countries are tolerant of all ethnic groups, except for Russians. This war showed the true face of Europeans

    • @craigrheberling
      @craigrheberling 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      the lesson for china- if you want to take control of taiwan, after you destroy it you will be hated by the whole world.

    • @oleggorky906
      @oleggorky906 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don’t think they would. China is more brutal. Putin is no angel but there’s no evidence that he’s committed atrocities against his own people, China had Tiannamen Square.
      He would throw them into prison, China would probably execute them. Either way, I am grateful that I wasn’t born in either of those countries.
      I don’t dislike the people there but I am glad not to be under their forms of government, even if I do have some criticism of my own country.

  • @hhKJgf1M8a0rzt8hP
    @hhKJgf1M8a0rzt8hP 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    How does a country survive in these modern times when all competent IT people leave?

    • @clayton584
      @clayton584 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      They won't. They're an aging population with Soviet Era infrastructure. They're too busy playing war games as their cities and towns remain in the past.

    • @hhKJgf1M8a0rzt8hP
      @hhKJgf1M8a0rzt8hP 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@clayton584 people have no initiative to improve their surroundings while kleptocratic government is stealing from them. How could they improve the infrastructure if the money is needed to build palaces and buy yachts for the elites? Russia has so many natural resources it could be the next Dubai if the government wasn't so greedy.

    • @austinscott4695
      @austinscott4695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That too more than 82% of IT people are men.

    • @clayton584
      @clayton584 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@austinscott4695 I did not know the figure, but I'm not surprised.

    • @mso1ps4
      @mso1ps4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Serious question, is there any use for IT people in Russia's current state?

  • @beltingtokra
    @beltingtokra 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fair play to those fleeing. I'd do the same in that position.

  • @nyhtfall5260
    @nyhtfall5260 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    With a population of under 4 million - with potentially half a million Russian citizens in country….
    What’s to stop Russia from “protecting” Russian citizens + de-nazifying the Georgian regime?
    When can we expect a Georgian “referendum” to be annexed by Russia?

    • @Gwyrddu
      @Gwyrddu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The fact that Russia's army is mostly growing sunflowers in Ukraine. If Russia at some future point jumps from their humiliating defeat in Ukraine to take another stab at Georgia they'll find themselves in the same predicament of facing a well armed force with an unlimited supply line from NATO.

    • @КостикК
      @КостикК 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Russophobic lies. You are now trying to justify discrimination against Russians. This is the true face of Europeans

  • @MattyJ55046
    @MattyJ55046 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’m sorry but “just to avoid going to the battlefield” she said that like going to war is such a small thing.

    • @stellabailey9025
      @stellabailey9025 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Especially a war they don’t believe in!

    • @yellow3661
      @yellow3661 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No she didn’t…

    • @yellow3661
      @yellow3661 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Larisa Ulkina no…making something out if nothing

  • @ABC2345eee
    @ABC2345eee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THIS IS PUTIN'S WAR NOT RUSSIANS' WAR

  • @LOFIGSD
    @LOFIGSD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    People, Don't die for the War Pigs, there will be no War if none of us line up to die

  • @seancallaghan54
    @seancallaghan54 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    So they were fine with the war until they suddenly might get drafted...

    • @franceslock1662
      @franceslock1662 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Exactly, selfish, precious, princesses.

    • @drivehard2395
      @drivehard2395 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You know they were "fine" with it? LOL! For months most of them didn't even know a war was going on because of the misinformation they were being fed. You know what protesting Putin gets you in Russia. Prison. Death.

    • @junioradult6219
      @junioradult6219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@joyaustin6581 your missing the point

    • @mso1ps4
      @mso1ps4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@joyaustin6581 Why support a war you don't intend to fight?

    • @joyaustin6581
      @joyaustin6581 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@junioradult6219 I’m a veteran. I believe it is acceptable to change your support of war if you feel your government has been deceptive or is sending you somewhere completely unprepared. Governments don’t care if individuals die, you are just a sacrificial pawn. Government is typically the wealthy upper class who send the young and lower income to die for something that is unlikely to benefit them. In a democracy everyone should be involved in decisions but reality is most of us are more focused on social and family obligations.

  • @torchbearer7533
    @torchbearer7533 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As a Georgian, this has my blood boiling. I don't want to be seeing Russian men or hearing Russian on the streets when I go out for a walk, but we have no choice right now, and everyone here knows it. We're a tiny country with no backing and a non-NATO member. I am just glad that the world is finally seeing and coming to terms with the degree of violence and injustice Russian imperialism has been dishing out here in the Caucasus for centuries now. We're a warrior nation and will get our lands back. Just have to be patient until then...

  • @MindsMouth
    @MindsMouth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Russians, do not become a burden to your neighbors, do not bite the hands that help you. Be useful, not freeloaders. 👍

  • @moimoi3896
    @moimoi3896 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    or how to invade Georgia without make war....

    • @napoleonbonaparte4396
      @napoleonbonaparte4396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah... Russians getting a resident permit in Georgia as I saw in previous videos. Next step is to hold referendum to join Russia.

    • @aheimdahl5201
      @aheimdahl5201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@napoleonbonaparte4396 Georgia should not allow them to get Resident Permits.
      If they act out against Georgia while in Georgia, they should be rounded up by the Truckful and dropped off at the Russian Border.
      Full stop.

    • @napoleonbonaparte4396
      @napoleonbonaparte4396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@aheimdahl5201 Thank you for your advice. In general, the Georgian public knows what you are saying, but Georgian government is scared of the world. The current government has one foot in the West, and the other foot in Russia. Other than that, pressure comes from liberals in terms of the human rights. Secondly, Georgians have bad reputation since the 1990s. Anything happened in Georgia, Georgians are blamed from the world, so called political analysts and professors from the western universities.

    • @napoleonbonaparte4396
      @napoleonbonaparte4396 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You are right. Historically, a bunch of people settled in Georgia and then they want a piece of territory from Georgia. Gradually, Georgia is becoming smaller and smaller.

  • @bernardkisby4490
    @bernardkisby4490 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I wonder if Georgian tv shows the true picture in Ukraine. If it does these Russians are in for a shock when they see what their soldiers are really doing in Ukraine. They will pass on what they learn to friends and relatives still in Russia. The truth will out!

    • @vazhadavituliani6394
      @vazhadavituliani6394 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Georgia is totally pro-Ukraine so they can see the true picture of war from here

  • @leonardmoreno4400
    @leonardmoreno4400 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ARENT FIGHTING FOR THIER COUNTY? Some say they are against the war, but I rarely saw any serious protest from them until it was time for them to fight. I’d be ashamed to show my face in a country Russia previously invaded.
    Hopefully they return home once the war is over AND TAKE ACTION TO CHANGE THEIR COUNTRY

    • @cezarstefanseghjucan
      @cezarstefanseghjucan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Russian army doesn't defend Russians, it is a tool for Putin's madness.

    • @CT-Woods
      @CT-Woods 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They don’t have arms to fight back. Russian soldiers will happily kill rioters as well.

    • @sarasays9883
      @sarasays9883 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because if you don’t agree with the war you aren’t going to go die for Putin. Many don’t agree with the war. They aren’t defending Russia they would be invading and who wants to do that

    • @greyarea1004
      @greyarea1004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      No balls on them , unlike the Ukrainians who have been dieing for there country since 2014

    • @КатеринаЗон
      @КатеринаЗон 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You need to immerse yourself in the history of the country and then you can understand why this is happening now.
      All reasonable people long ago left the country, although, of course, many also left when the war starts.
      But there are also brave people who are still trying to do something. But while it is impossible...a lot of human destinies have been broken by the "system".

  • @allo-other
    @allo-other 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    "I don't approve of the war" = "I'm terrified of dying for Poooti in Ukraine!"

    • @rob6850
      @rob6850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I don't know that terrified is the right word for not wanting to die for a despot's narcissism.

    • @travispaskiewicz2663
      @travispaskiewicz2663 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I mean, they're still taking volunteers. Go sign your name, if you think everyone else are cowards.

    • @artephank
      @artephank 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@rob6850 did they protest when russia annexed Crimea? Or when russia, oh irony, annexed part of Georgia? Georgians are saints letting all those russians in, taking into account atrocities russians committed there not that long ago

    • @allo-other
      @allo-other 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@travispaskiewicz2663 I don't have the misfortune of being a Poootinista. Have you signed up as a volunteer, then?
      No, I thought not.

    • @allo-other
      @allo-other 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@artephank With an open border, I don't think that the Georgians have a choice.
      As to atrocities, every nation has a subset of evil thugs. It's just that culturally-militaristic and religionist societies seem to have a higher proportion of contemptible, chest-thumping bullies.

  • @joshuaanderson7219
    @joshuaanderson7219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The bully didn’t expect the kid to hit back hard

  • @gregabbott8100
    @gregabbott8100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Georgian citizens should be concerned,,, when there are Russian citizens in a neighbouring country and a few say “we want to be part of Russia” they send in the troops to handle the “referendums”,,, you know, to protect their citizens who live there now…

    • @zlonewolf
      @zlonewolf 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      When your "neighbor" stake claims in your home because they have squatter "tenants". Never trust a Russian. They will stab you in the back. Georgia, Germany, Moldova, etc take note & stay safe.

    • @spicynoodles2742
      @spicynoodles2742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think is possible many Georgians might already be paranoid about that, not to mention how much the cost of houses has gone up since the Russians arrived.

    • @MatveyTsivinyuk
      @MatveyTsivinyuk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They're literally running to be out of any part of Russia.

    • @johnmalik2631
      @johnmalik2631 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Larisa Ulkina not for the georgian people . I just hope that this doesn´t create a divide among the locals and russian immigrants. If too many russians enter goergia then the georgian people will be scared, especially since the 2008 ivasion

    • @Ketuna
      @Ketuna 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definitely! most of the Georgians especially the young generation don't want them here at all, they are not welcome and we really worry about this situation...

  • @boryslebeda6908
    @boryslebeda6908 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Now actually Russians have opportunity to conduct referendum in Georgia and annex some more territories

    • @JamesSmith-ix5jd
      @JamesSmith-ix5jd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      don't give ideas to putin :D

    • @EnriquePerezBarahona
      @EnriquePerezBarahona 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's what i was thinking, too. Wherever Russians go, Putin deems it okay to invade.

    • @njnikusha
      @njnikusha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Its a trojan horse indeed

    • @IgorFranknstn27
      @IgorFranknstn27 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Russia has already got 20% of Georgia when they invaded in 2008, what makes you think they'll need more?

    • @IgorFranknstn27
      @IgorFranknstn27 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EnriquePerezBarahona Really? Then I feel sorry for China. There have been millions of Russians living in China now

  • @robertgadziola1601
    @robertgadziola1601 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is so terrible. Such disruption.

  • @Ast151
    @Ast151 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Adds in Russia in 2018: - We are renting out only to Slavic people"
    Adds in Georgia, Kazakhstan in 2022: - "We are renting to anyone but Slavic people"

  • @jjohnson5014
    @jjohnson5014 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I imagine prices will increase nearest the Russia-Georgia border as there is more demand for basic necessities

  • @RobRoyBoaz
    @RobRoyBoaz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can we be sure there is not a third column here?

  • @michaelgallery4582
    @michaelgallery4582 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Georgia should be careful as Putin may hold another referendum thereand annex it because of new russian citizens

    • @КостикК
      @КостикК 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Russophobic nonsense

    • @cryptocsguy9282
      @cryptocsguy9282 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@КостикК Russophia is ok in the west

    • @wizzenberry
      @wizzenberry 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@КостикК phobe means scared, yes people are scared of putin he is a pleb lets go brandon

    • @ronnie5329
      @ronnie5329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ​@@КостикК it makes plenty sense seeing the support for stealing land in Russia

    • @fantasea2617
      @fantasea2617 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@КостикК haha.. Ofcourse it's russophobic for you when West talking sense

  • @terryrich4285
    @terryrich4285 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I wonder how many Russian fighting aged males were against the war before forced mobilisation? Just a thought

  • @stanleyong7638
    @stanleyong7638 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is embarrassing.

  • @ufosrus
    @ufosrus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The influx does change the demographics of Georgia or any other country where the Russians are fleeing to in the thousands. Also, the fact that Georgia has a disputed zone with Russia is a delicate and likely volatile situation. So it's not surprising that the Georgians are concerned.

  • @aikhis
    @aikhis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Pretty sure i saw willoughby and schofield walking past everyone to the front of the queue

  • @wiwikumang209
    @wiwikumang209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Its better to run away rather than be killed.

  • @liamh9814
    @liamh9814 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    That was one good looking cat.

    • @terrywhalan3442
      @terrywhalan3442 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They taste better than they look 😋

  • @McShag420
    @McShag420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Russia is literally losing all it's smartest men as we speak. Let's hope their families follow.

    • @suminshizzles6951
      @suminshizzles6951 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Suits putler as the ones that are left will be brainless sheep.

  • @edlubitz2968
    @edlubitz2968 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cant say I blame those guys, who wants to fight in a war they have no idea why they are there,

  • @theeraphatsunthornwit6266
    @theeraphatsunthornwit6266 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Another 8000+ people are crossing via mountain pass in the background 😉

  • @santagemma6212
    @santagemma6212 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Sounds like the US-Canada border during the Vietnam war.

    • @STho205
      @STho205 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was much smaller, and typically boys 18 to 22 that owned nothing, most without wives or children, many were already living a drop out life in the late 60s or very early 70s.
      The Nam protest marches coincidentally all but ended when Nixon rescinded the Johnson era draft during his reelection campaign. Nixon won an overwhelming reelection, including youth votes.

  • @ExpatRiot79
    @ExpatRiot79 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Okay, I was livingin Tbilisi when the war broke out. What an awesome and chill city! As soon as Putin invaded we were slammed with Russians seeking a way out of russia. I was paying 600USD per month in rent for a large two bedroom with a view of the city, but when the influx happened rent tripled, then quadrupled. When I moved out I looked at the listing for my apt. 2k/month. It's probably more now.

  • @yasmindevadas6468
    @yasmindevadas6468 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Wud be nice if these Russians join Ukraine n fight against Russia

  • @vedros6822
    @vedros6822 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Ukrainians should give them a lesson from Maiden 2014 how to deal with Putin and his puppets.
    Slava Ukrajini

    • @jonathonstephenson8170
      @jonathonstephenson8170 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Best comment here

    • @artephank
      @artephank 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      but they are putin puppets. In most part russians supported putin till now.

    • @Lesmore187
      @Lesmore187 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is a bit like football, make the play coach. 😂

    • @RealDixonPeter
      @RealDixonPeter 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      SLAVA RUSSIA 🇷🇺 kicking Ukraine back to 1940s.

    • @jacqdanieles
      @jacqdanieles 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RealDixonPeter pooptin needs you for his meat 🍖 grinder, Vanya

  • @carolsullivan1981
    @carolsullivan1981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Question at the border should be: “Did you support the annexation of Crimea in 2014?” It was sooo popular in Russia so it would be interesting to hear their responses. Or even thoughts on Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Sakatvelo is beautiful, the people there are so hospitable yet they don't have it easy. I am thinking of old friends there.

    • @craigrheberling
      @craigrheberling 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that IS a good question...

    • @katholischetheologiegeschi1319
      @katholischetheologiegeschi1319 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Larisa Ulkina yes just as the people now with far over 90% pro-Russia votes in Ukraine. Looks like north korea voting for Kim Jong Un ahhahaha

    • @gotzvonberlichingen8210
      @gotzvonberlichingen8210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jaouad_h Probably RT!

    • @carolsullivan1981
      @carolsullivan1981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Larisa Ulkina Yeah, I guess the Crimean Tatars (qırımlar) thought the influx of Russians would eventually lead to something ominous. I hope it doesn’t happen to Georgia. Putin is on a Tsarist rerun but then his view of the world is rather 18th century.

    • @wai828
      @wai828 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Larisa Ulkina The Crimea people had no choice, the referendum was not legal.
      Also I'm sure they are so happy right now, with war all around them.

  • @Zeno7741
    @Zeno7741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    First time in history were you have citizens from an invading country flee their motherland

    • @tessjuel
      @tessjuel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh no, that is quite common. This is not the first wave from Russia either btw. It has been estimated that more than 300,000 Russians fled their country during the first two months after the invation.

    • @mso1ps4
      @mso1ps4 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tessjuel Name any other countries?

  • @nikitaromeo8837
    @nikitaromeo8837 2 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Glory to Ukraine! ✌

    • @IBTU
      @IBTU 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      why don’t you go and fight

    • @bluecanary9417
      @bluecanary9417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @G Been hearing that for 7 months now 😂😂😂

    • @M167A1
      @M167A1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The folks in Western Ukraine are at least partially to blame for the situation, they knew they were putting Russia in an impossible position and then dared them to do anything about it.
      This is all well and good for the west who doesn't mind expanding and thinks this will take Russia down a notch, frankly they're probably right about that anyway.
      Long story short is this could have been avoided by simply not including Ukraine in Western security arrangements.
      Whoever thought this was worth the risk of provoking a response from a nuclear power is clinically insane.

    • @M167A1
      @M167A1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bluecanary9417 solid point but it would be the best thing for everyone including Ukraine.
      Ukraine really isn't a country it's more like an island that rises out of the swamp when Germany or Russia are weak. Well they think they're going to be an independent country in reality they're just moving from the Russian to the German part of the swamp.

    • @neoreign
      @neoreign 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      stick to soap operas and reality tv

  • @aronhayse9895
    @aronhayse9895 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect but we never had to put a wall up to keep our people in to prevent them from leaving us

  • @NormandyFoye
    @NormandyFoye 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Could you imagine if all these men stood together to overthrow the Putin regime?
    Update: Shocking to see so many negative, cowardly replies to my post. Smells like fear. Are Russians really that spineless or have we forgotten what courage and sacrifice means?

    • @artephank
      @artephank 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      No, I can’t

    • @spicynoodles2742
      @spicynoodles2742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      A bunch of civilians without any type of training are going to be able to fight against a trained army, with weapons and armor?
      Yeah I don't think they will make it, they would be sent to jail or die, as they are doing with all those who protest.

    • @ultrinstct7865
      @ultrinstct7865 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Nothing would happen, they would be thrashed.
      It's not democracy and even in democracy it's difficult.
      Every leader is feeling like king now a days.

    • @spicynoodles2742
      @spicynoodles2742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@rlr69 What happened to Canada?

    • @henrimatisse7481
      @henrimatisse7481 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "men"? I don't think so

  • @rajkaregakhalsa3030
    @rajkaregakhalsa3030 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Very Brave to flee from Crimnal War

  • @bushyg6067
    @bushyg6067 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wonder how many of these men was pro war until they got called up 🤔

  • @jameshart678
    @jameshart678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    A whole lot of Russians coming to Georgia are actually crossing into Turkey, and then spreading across the Pontus Area (Northern Turkish Coast). This is traditionally where many Russians go on holiday every year.
    Some have used it to get to Greece, Cyprus & Israel. Others are heading for Azerbaijan. So, its not like all of them are gonna stick around Georgia for very long!

    • @vomm
      @vomm 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have fun in Turkey when they attack Greece soon. Turkey is on the same path as Russia, a police state that wants to revive the Greater Ottoman Empire like Russia wants to revive the Soviet Union. Turkey will extradite all Russians who are wanted to their best buddy Putin.

    • @napoleonbonaparte4396
      @napoleonbonaparte4396 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are no diplomatic relations between Russia and Georgia because Georgia is an "unfriendly" country for Russia. So called Russian tourists' heading to Georgia via Armenia and Azerbaijan.

    • @emregomecoglu
      @emregomecoglu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      True. I've started seeing so many cars with Russian license plate like never before in Istanbul and Ankara.