What's going on between Russia and Ukraine? From natural gas theft to Russia's seizure of Ukrainian gunboats, here's everything you need to know about the two former Soviet states. #Ukraine #Russia #Soviet
Side note Ukraine gave Russia nukes not only for promise to respect Ukrainian sovereignty, but because they couldn’t afford to maintain them , as well as the control lunch codes were located in Russia.
@@sy466 well what Katara trying to say it could have been in good faith which I say it was a little of both . I’m sure there are intelligent Ukrainians that could have dismantled a few warheads. If Russia complained they could say look in your own background.. and bribery is everywhere even here in the states. I’m just saying friend you don’t know and neither do I .unless you have first hand knowledge that we don’t have?
Ukraine as part of the agreement promised to not target and victimize Russian speaking people who lived in Ukraine ! Ukraine broke the agreement in 2014 when they passed anti-Russian language laws ! Ukraine has effectively passed Jim Crow laws ! And the EU and NATO support that shiet !
Thank you very much for explaining the Ukraine and Russian situation. Now I have a better understanding about the current history of the situation between the two countries. You have a very good way of explaining and making people understand. Thank you for the clarification and the time that you took to spend on research. Keep up the good work and thank you.
While you were given a better understanding, TRT failed to mention that the coup in 2014 had CIA fingerprints all over it. Russia is protecting itself from the United States and its allies that seek to place nuclear missiles in Ukraine that can reach Moscow in 5 minutes. Russia doesn't occupy or invade the countries of the world. It only interferes when threats around its border become evident. The U.S. and its allies on the other hand have been poking the big Bear for years as well as invaded over a dozen defenseless countries in the last 20 years exploiting their natural resources and killing over one million innocent men, women, and children. One has to rethink who is the real threat to the sovereign nations of the world.
@@americanhomelessfirst7689 Russia is always aggressive when it comes to defending their motherland, they will even bomb a tiny ant who trespass on their Territory
I agree... Victoria Nuland said U.S. spent 5 billion dollars to change the Ukrainian governament (the regularly elected - pro-Russia - Yanukovich escaped). U.S. has been sending weapons to Ukraine for 8 years (not just 3 weeks) and Ukraine (first Poroshenko, then Zelensky) used them to bomb civilians in the Donbass region for 8 years!!
Why didn’t you mention that since Crimea became part of the Russian Empire in late 18th century, it was always a russian territory untill 1954 when Krusciov in one night decided to give it to Ukraine?
Why mention something that is irrelevant? If I buy a car, own it for 20 years then sell it to somebody that people owns it for 2 years I don't get to use my old key to take it out of their driveway at night then claim that since i owned it historically I have a right to take it by force today... It stopped being Russia when Russia gave it to Ukraine, everyone including the Russians until they launched their revisionist campaign agreed to that. Hence why Russia needed a lease from ukraine to have a military base there.
@@sinco2179 My example is solid given your pretty much reused it, just adding irrelevant emotional fluffery. No documentation? The 1954 transfer was the result via formal written decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, they literally had to amend the Russian Constitution of 1937 and the 1937 Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR to reflect the change in borders. Stealing a classic car from someone who now owns it doesn't make it any less theft just because you owned it for 70 years instead of 20.
@@gomunkul1054 Yes to the same extent that the eastern lands of the Soviet union stopped being the Soviet union and became Germany when they "gave" them it.
I am an average citizen. I pay my taxes, expect my gov. to protect me when I walk in the streets, provide tap water, provide electricity so I can switch my lights on and warm the food for my children so they can eat. I am very very.... tired of a select few who rule our countries and our planet....who decide and dictate to us in so many ways, what we can and can't do in everyday life. Yes, you are making decisions that include war (without our consent), trade negotiations that do not benefit us as a country or the one you are negotiating with. You, as politicians are negotiating our futures, in the wrong way, without our consent. We are the people of this planet. We are the life souls, the living energy of every single country that exists on earth. You (politicians), in the last 15 years have eliminated, discounted our inputs as average citizens. Yes, we are tired of this ....you have disconnected us from who we really are. You disrespect us.... as an average citizen. We all, as average citizens, live our lives in expectation of being normal...... We want to wake up every morning knowing that we can look after our families, our children, our pets and follow our dreams. We are average citizens...who will never ever ask for forgiveness, just because we are who we are. We have never asked to be in power. We have never wanted to create anarchy. We have asked for guidance, diplomacy, direction...management...democracy...peace....law and order..... We have asked you to provide us these securities..... You have failed.!!! NO one on this earth, any individual, any government, has the right to deny or take away our "average citizens" right to freedom. What is freedom. It is a right to live in peace and harmony. It is a right, to feed your wife and children in peace. It is a right to look after your parents. Take care of their needs. It is a right to be able to look after your animals (farming or pets). It is a right to look after your neighbor in need. It is a right to go to work....earn a living.... It is a right to have dreams....buy presents (build a Christmas tree)....save for a car or a house....go on holiday. You do not as (politicians) have the right to take our natural given normal freedom away. We have given you, as the representatives of our rights, the opportunities to make the right informed decisions. Yes...You have failed as a collective.! We are not, as the average citizen uninformed...We read the news, we retail in stock investments, we make our own household budget decisions.. We DO talk to our wives, our children, our families.... WE do and can make proper informed decisions about how to spend our money. We can see, quite clearly, what are reasonable and unreasonable decisions made in terms of economics in our household budgets. We are tired, stressed, agitated and negative because you as (politicians) have made us this way. You have disregarded our needs, our fears, our stresses, our family arguments (over food/finances etc...) DO NOT continue in this way... Whoever you are as a (Politician).... Please...treat us with respect. We are the future.....
It won't be easy because they are dealing with people and their emotions. Logically speaking. Ukraine should vote as a nation on what they want to do (since they're a democracy?) I always thought Ukraine was part of Russia 😅
As a Polish person I can say that It would be very retarded if Slavs would fight each other once again. C'mon guys! Our ancestors has been living here for thousands of years and they originally were united! Why we have to make the same mistake once again! You - both Ukrainians and Russians should reinforce on your governments peaceful negotiations! We can't live in such family conditions any longer! Our Slavic family looks like dysfunctional family once again! Embarrassment to the world! Jako Polak myślę, że to bardzo upośledzone, że Słowianie znowu ze sobą walczą. Ludzie! Nasi przodkowie żyli na tcyh ziemiach od tysięcy lat i początkowo byli zjednoczeni! Czemu popełniamy znowu ten sam błąd! Wy - Ukraińcy i Rosjanie powinniście wymusić na swoich rządach negocjacje pokojowe! Ta rodzina nie może tak żyć! Ta Słowiańska rodzina wygląda znowu jak rodzina patologiczna! Upokorzenie wobec świata! Как поляк, я думаю, что очень плохо, что славяне снова воюют друг с другом. Люди! Наши предки жили в тыхских землях тысячи лет и изначально были едины! Почему мы снова совершаем ту же ошибку! Вы - украинцы и россияне должны навязать мирные переговоры своим правительствам! Эта семья не может так жить! Эта славянская семья снова выглядит как патологическая семья! Унижение по отношению к миру!
I AM SORRY TO SAY ...THIS EASTERN EU PROJECT WAS STARTED BY POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER RADISLAW SIKORSKI ....he is the one who proposed to integrate ukraine belarus armenia moldovo etc.. into eu ...and first start was ukraine ...poland did it with americaas help ...this is true ....
@@daniels1263 germany is more westernised than poland and moreover 26 million russians died because of germany yet germany and russia have good relationship ...therefore your point is completely wrong ....
Vikram Nandakumaran he said us slavs Shouldn’t fight even though poland hate Russians and about germany they have a good relationship because of gas from Russia to germany
@@daniels1263 you dont get it do you??polish government hates the russians not the people ....nope its not because of gas .....germans dont hate russians infact they feel sorry them ..but poland hates russians like hell ...
One thing ive learned over the past few years with big tech and everything being political...theres always two sides of the story and their both bias explanations
Also, let's remember the historic hatred of and abuse by Stalin in regards to the Ukraine. So much so, that during the early days of WW2, many Ukrainians saw the Nazi's as liberators. And how this hatred today in modern western Ukraine is projected onto the Russian state/culture. What's most ironic about this hatred is Stalin was not Russian. Stalin was from Georgia.
Good point. Many Hungarians felt the same, they hated the Nazi's but saw them as better than the Russians. My family fled to Germany and grandparents eventually made it to the US to start a family.
@@pacmanshooter247 This reporter is biased and subjective in most counts: Fact number one: Crimeans were not held at gun point to vote in the referendum that enabled it to become part of Russia. They voted overwhelmingly to become part of Russia. They had long wanted to become a part of Russia and it’s a choice they made. It’s a fallacy to use the word “annexation” in a situation where people willingly and excitedly voted for their territory to be part of Russia. Number 2: What the man in this video doesn’t mention is that the Ukrainian crew was warned well ahead of time by their Russian counterpart about breaching the Russian security along the Kerch Strait and what he doesn’t mention is that Ukraine was supposed to have issued the Russian port authorities about its intentions to cross the bridge few hours prior or days prior. After the Ukrainian crew was warned to not to approach the bridge, it defied the order and proceeded anyway and so that compelled the Russian military guards to use its high-speed boats to prevent the Ukrainians from entering the bridge. It’s a normal standard procedure in every country and it’s a pity that the western media and others who are sympathizers of Ukraine prefer to tug the facts under the carpet by twisting events or building own narratives to suit their objectives. It is a false flag to say that the Ukrainian ship was chased by the Russian only after the ship had turned away. The fact of the story is that the Ukrainian ship attempted to force its way through into the bridge, and that opposed a major security breach. That on its own was an act of provocation on the part of Ukraine and they know that. Ukraine had hoped that Russia would fire on the Ukrainian to keep him in power as the elections were approaching. Poroshenko had hoped NATO will intervene and to also ensure that his stay in power is cemented during the elections. That did not work out.
@@fishdawn1804 Thank you. It is actually really difficult to get unbiased information in Central Europe. Can you give me some sources on your information? I'd like to learn more.
@@fishdawn1804 Asking out of curiosity. Sorry if I sound dumb. Just a high schooler here. 1. How can people of one country vote for being a part of another one? 2. The guy in the video said that Russia had signed a treaty with Ukraine regarding the sea area which basically said that it can be used by both countries. So how come Russia suddenly took the authority of the sea area and Ukraine needed to get their permission to use it?
Good Job Bro! 👍👍very informative and non biased, and straight forward. People can actually learn from your info. Great study and delivery of Knowledge! Keep it up👍👍👍
Yanukovich was a decoy that when he eventually fled it made Ukrainians feel liberated again and thus celebrations provided a perfect backdraft for Russia to quietly annex Crimea. It was a beautiful yet evil chess move.
Agreed 👍💯. Also I hope the US 🇺🇸 Government under Biden Administration don't get involved between Russia and Ukraine conflict situations. Let Russia 🇷🇺 and Ukraine 🇺🇦 handle their own business and solve their own problems and conflicts between the former USSR.
The Ukraine is at gunpoint by Russian aggressors. The Ukraine wishes to join NATO which Russia has said will cause them to attack Ukraine in retaliation
@@BlackCeII you mean both because Ukraine 🇺🇦 started the conflict with Russia back in 2014 or 2015 when it violent is peace 👍 that was delivered since the end of the soviet United. Hope both countries could sit down and agreed a new terms and work their long long history conflict from each other together and find another solution.
Believe me, one lie is enough. Russian Russian separatists were not killing Ukrainians, but Ukrainian troops were killing Russian separatists (i.e., their own Ukrainians who just wanted to secede, not everyone even wanted to join Russia). Read about the conflict, about the Minsk Agreements, which were violated by the Ukrainian side for 8 years, about the oppression of minorities in Ukraine, about the house of trade Unions in Odessa. Don't believe everything they tell you.
Yes, it was. Cremea was protected by Russia military. Crimeans were supporting the soldiers while the mad Ukro Nazi were killing their own people in other parts of neo Ukraine after the Junta came to power, and relied upon them like their protectors. Crimean ladies were bringing them their own home pies. Crimeans always have been free-spirited people, beautiful and brave, Russian-speaking and Russian-thinking. They are still crying tears of happiness that Crimea got accepted back to Russia.
@@gloriousrussia7515 "Crimeans crying tears of happiness" Said no one ever.. Anyone reading your arrogant writings can see you're just a Russian propaganda troll. The Crimean Tartars have mostly fled. The rest keep to themselves in the Crimean mountains. Russian tourism accounts for 85% of the visitors but everyone knows they don't spend much money and do not tip well. So Crimean residents continue to suffer. Russia was suppose to respect Ukraine after the Non-Proliferation agreement which made the world a far safer place. I'm in Ukraine, I know better.
@theater of souls Yes Russia had about 11,000 troops stationed in Crimea prior to the invasion. Most of these troops were naval and logistical support with the exception of 2000 Russian combat marine units. Prior to the invasion "little green men" Spetsnaz and FSB agents were strategically placed to disrupt regional command and control. This was in coordination with the extraction of the Russian puppet Ukrainian ex-president Yanukovych.
@@ZDriver1996 Facts, are NOT propaganda...Not like western governments and western MSM. Tell me something...putting to one side the claim that Russia, more or less invaded Crimea, what other country has Russia, invaded in recent times (not the OLD USSR, not Russia today ? Then ask the same question of countries in the west ? How Many countries has the USA, invaded ? I am not pro or anti Russian, but I do like looking at all sides of the same question. No one doubts the vote took place, no one doubts the results. The west needs an enemy..to sell weapons...Russia, is it..though they have made no thread to any country in its part of the world. Russia, is so dangerous, Germany, buys fuel from it..as do other EU, countries. Why would any country buy much needed fuel, from an enemy. They are only the enemy when it fits western rhetoric. The only sabre rattling is from the west.
@@jackcummings4121 "other countries Russia invaded? Easy, Georgia 2008 .I flew into Kyiv 3 years ago to bring supplies to one of the combat medics. 1 of the topics we spoke of was the 5 day Russo-Georgian war and his role during that invasion. Listen I don't trust Western MSM, thats why I actually fly to these countries, and put my feet on the ground and take a look for myself. Ukraine I've grown to love and return 1-2 times every year. I also don't have ill feelings towards Russians though I have noticed a higher level of arrogance in general from my dealings with them in SE Asia and Eastern Europe. On the subject of Crimea, the fact is that the vote took place under military/FSB watch. Those who resisted were not treated well. Some of the people did want Russia while some wanted too stay with Ukraine. But the fact is, the referendum did not allow them to Vote to stay with Ukraine. Only to become independent or become part of Russia. If the referendum was actually legal in accordance with International Law, then Russia should be holding a referendum in Chechnya as well. But they wont.. If I were Russia I'd take Crimea since it is a defendable location once seized, cuts off 1/2 of ukraine's ports which would normally be used to supply arms to Eastern forces which they are at War with. As far as Germany buying fuels from an enemy. Thats like saying America won't buy goods from China which we know we do even though we are at corporate/cyber warfare with them and they stated publicly they want to replace America as the world power by 2050. Economically replace America by 2025. Tying economics together can help avoid war, but it can also split and weaken alliances which Russia is doing to the EU but some members of the EU are choosing to do so. The West is by no means innocent, and I have no illusions of this as I've lived outside the United States for 1/2 of my life. That being said, for now, the West, and the US are still the best overall for freedom and standard of living.
Would you say "Odesa" is a safe place to visit? I came here looking for the trouble zones to stay away from and got a history lesson. Well explained and put together. Thank you.
There was a massive drop around that time. But the reason was Iran at the time flooding the market after they signed their deal that Trump burned to the ground.
One Russia Guy on Ps4 said...you know what ? "I dont respect every dession my country take...most of the times i Fear them." When i read that i was like: Huh...okiii O_o
Sorry but you appear to have missed the important part. For sure Russia is building a pipeline that will bypass Ukraine, however you neglected to mention its Russia to Germany Nord Stream 2. The Germans have signed the deal with Russia, the Pipeline is being built and the EU is very happy with the deal. The fact the EU is happy with the deal that puts the EU's member states energy security in the hands of Russia, would tell most people the EU trusts Russia, and does not trust Ukraine. With Trump having little interest in Ukraine, and the EU no having little interest in Ukraine, its becoming apparent the EU was in fact being forced by the Obama administration to support Ukraine, and bring them into the European Union despite many member states being opposed to Ukraine joining.
@Yakav8r55m Your right, but I don't think its really about the pipe for Russia. They WANT Ukraine. In other words they wanna take Ukraine over to make them join Russia. And same with the other countries around it. Thats why there troops in Ukraine too. Causing many conflicts with the Ukrainaian soldiers.
Not quite that simple. EU still welcomes Ukraine and the discussions regarding pumping gas BACK to Ukraine from the German pipeline to cut the Ukrainian dependence on Russia were had many times. The rest I agree with. There's been a grab to essentially passively grab power surrounding Russia (old Soviet buffer nations) to help put pressure on Russia to bend when needed/wanted. US set up militarily all over the place in Eastern Europe, very quietly, when this all started through operation Atlantic resolve. Trump isn't as interested as Obama, sec. Clinton and McCain were, however, in this power grab.
@Mendoza Juan haha but for reals though, im doing a paper on this conflict so if yall are saying this missing info, please fill the rest of us in, otherwise its just smoke being blown out by these knuckle heads
I can clearly remember when Ukr gave its nuclear arsenal to Russia and thinking "that's a dumb move". Best thing you should do if you live in one of those strategically pivotal border countries is to move somewhere else.
Let me explain in simple terms as a person who has lived in Ukraine, Russia and Crimea and also has a Political Science background. Nato has expanded into over 16 countries since the Cold War ended. There were assurances that no border startes with Russsia would join NATO when the Cold War ended. Russia has said it will engage its military if Ukraine becomes a NATO member state. So Ukraine's potential NATO membership is the real issue here, since Russia has put its food down on this issue.
The thing is, most of those reports are one sided. Im not here to backup russians, but every nation has its own national geopolitical interests. And as u see how USA acted the last 20 years in eastern europe, its mostly just an answer. Syria and crimea are important strategic havens for the russian military and it got threaten, so it defends itself in that manner. And beside that, look at the economic standpoint, what would beneftit ukraine more, joining the EU or joining the eurasion union. Where is the export of ukraine going and so on. Nevertheless, most reports about ukraine are totally onesided, if its from the russians or the west, doesnt matter. peace
Yes, I have also been troubled by Western media press bias, usually against Russia. Yes, as some noted, history is critical. And often, Stalin is brought into the picture, the Western hammer to backup historical Western fear of Russia (and the CCP). Russia has always been attacked historically. And Russian people suffered. The West is no angel in this. Through NATO, it has indirectly threatened Russia with expensive logistical and tactical policies for decades. So Russia has been uneasy. The Ukraine has been deeply corrupt for decades. Yet this has been overlooked. The other issue is that a sizeable number of Ukrainians have deep connections to Russia, despite Stalin. Sure, there are Ukrainians who loathe Russia. Yet one cannot ignore those Ukrainians who are connected to Russia. By the way, Western press is the one that is pushing for war by citing pro-Western sources....stranger than fiction, Humanity keeps getting it wrong...
@@edoedo8686 hey I’m trying to look for sources that explain the issue with less hate for russia and I see you have some understanding on the issue,is there any way I could contact you over any social media cause I really want to know about this issue and I feel like through the media it’s very hard to find a truthful source.
Thanks! I was confused when this reported that they agreed to share the waterways but then Russian accused Ukraine of abusing waterways and attacked. I am assuming that between these 2 events that Russia claimed control of both sides of peninsula....so did Russia also claim controlbof the water ways as well?
I checked the detailed number of deaths as quoted in wikipedia (for what they are worth...) 3318 civilians from UN(probably mostly Eastern ukrainian, but not specified) 4159:Ukrainian forces + volunteers (Ukr historical sources?) 3544: DPR/LPR various 400-500: Russians US state department (compatible with 5000 to 10000 troops) So indeed, the figure of 10000 includes civilians + military of both sides.
When he said in the video that more than 10,000+ people has been killed by russian speratists i exited the video. Most biased statement ever, and actually misinformation.
@@danieldreasvold2072 Indeed! Not only TH-cam, but ALL media hide the true meaning of the estimate 13000 deaths more or less equally split between the two sides, and roughly equally between military and civilians on each side. A journalist of 'Le Monde' Benoît Vitkine, specialized on Eastern Europe, also claimed 13000 was the number of deaths on the Ukrainian side.
@@anna-if8fi Nobody should trust wikipedia blindly,but when it is biased, it is biased in favour of NATO countries, given who supervises it. In this case, I checked the reference to US military sources, which are rather unlikely to favour Russia. So the number of deaths attributed to separatists is an actual lie, which destroys the whole Video
as for the 2014 crimean referendum, " ... Gallup conducted an immediate post-referendum survey of Ukraine and Crimea and published their results in April 2014. Gallup reported that, among the population of Crimea, 93.6% of ethnic Russians and 68.4% of ethnic Ukrainians believed the referendum result accurately represents the will of the Crimean people. Only 1.7% of ethnic Russians and 14.5% of ethnic Ukrainians living in Crimea thought that the referendum results didn't accurately reflect the views of the Crimean people ..." so as for, "...a referendum at gunpoint ", laughable
Thanks for this video about Russian agression in Ukraine. That was told accurately besides one moment. Actually it doesn't matter what the language people use in Ukraine, is it Russiian, Tatar or Ukrainian. The language is not related to opinion of Ukrainians. There are millions russian speaking Ukrainians who fight and struggle against Russia. At the same time we have some ukrainian speaking people who are not agains Russia and who doesn't appreciate our independence. Really people's views mostly depend on ther education, experiance, ability to be steadfast against russian propaganda etc.
Movies;: Who are you to decide that a law enforcing ukrainian language in schools is irrelevant to russian speaking ukrainians? Yes there may well be some russian speaking ukrainians (collaborators) who accept it. There are millions of others who do not! When baltic nations wanted independence from Russia, it was granted. When Kosovo wanted independence from Serbia, it was granted. When russian speaking people in Crimea (or Donetsk?) want independence from Ukraine, it is not.
Hey guys, I'm from Russia and I have many good friends in Ukraine. Don't be fooled by politicians, we all must work together for the equal growth and opportunities for each human being in our civilization.
So EU didn't like Ukranie joining the Russian economic zone. And sponsored the protest against a democratic government. The European union is the main culprit in this crisis
Might not be too far fetched that NATO illegally bombed something again to start a war between Russia and Ukraine so they can come and "peacekeep" the 2 and in the end establish their own bases there to exploit the country of minerals and stuff xd
The comments seem to allude to a bunch of information being left out of just plain wrong in this video. Can anyone reasonably informed on this conflict explain?
BGivka, All you have to do is look at ALL the countries that have or try to flee Russian/Soviet control. Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Romania, Estonia, etc etc, and now Ukraine. Georgia tried to break free and Russia invaded to restore Pro-Russian Government. When Russia tried to do that to Ukraine, Ukraine fought back. I spoke to the soldiers who fought with the Russians during the Russo-Georgian war who would later fight against the Russians in the Donbass region during the beginning of that conflict. Ukraine revolted against the Russian Puppet president and Russia invaded in attempt to secure its control. Some in the east do want to be part of Russia as with any war you have people on 2 sides. You can just look at history of countries breaking away form Russia or you can come here like me and talk to the people. Be mindful of all these Russian trolls on here spreading lies.
Donna, you won't find the truth in this clip. Look up at the history of Russia. Crimea's population is 80% Russians. These people wanted to be part of Russia! There are videos with their reaction after the referendum. They were happy. They were celebrating. And there were thousands upon thousands of them! That cannot be orchestrated. This is the truth.
If there is anything in the world that is no business of the US it is the relationship between the former Soviet state of Ukraine and Russia. These two countries are like Jack and Jill. Their cooperation or non-cooperation is their own affair. If Russia absorbs Ukraine, the life of the Ukrainian people will hardly change for better or worse. Ukraine was part of Russian Empire for centuries. It is no catastrophe if it is again. The Ukrainian government is desperately cozying up to the West trying them to defend Ukrainian independence solely because THEY are the ones out of job if Putin annexes the country. Why should the West care if Ukrainian politicians are out of work? The life of the people goes on same as before. Let's get real here. Putin is not Stalin. There is not going to be any mass murders and forced relocations in Ukraine to cities in Siberia. No death camps. Putin may not be as fun to live with as Yeltsin, but he is not even as bad as Brezhnev. The idea that the West has to protect Ukraine because Putin will invade Poland is based on sheer fantasy.
Okay, back up the timeline a bit. Much of Ukraine actually was Russia before USSR. Even further back, Kiev is actually the birthplace of Russia. There have been ethnic Russians there long before USSR. During dissolution a formal deal was struck, land was gifted to Ukraine, and Russia continued to use the naval port there. It's also important to cover the conflict regarding natural gas. Since it's not covered here, please research Ukraine falling behind on what they owed (I won't say it was stolen, but... it was stolen). This gave birth to worldwide grab to get Russian buffer nations, Ukraine in particular here, to begin going with the EU and possibly having gas BACK PUMPED through to Ukraine from Germany, or US liquefying it and bringing it in on tankers, OR attempting to begin extracting its own nat. gas for itself. Because God forbid Ukraine make it right and force criminals to pay it back. Ukraine said piss off to EU once they went over fine print of inclusion and control. In comes euromaidan, the violent coup which US fully supported, look up SVOBODA and McCain. Svoboda btw was ALWAYS ethnic (Ukrainian Slav) nationalist and anti Semitic. There are hundreds of moving pieces here and it's very complex. This breakdown missed quite a bit.
What coup? Svoboda got 2,6% in last elections, it has a ONE, a one deputy in the parliament. Muscovy is not Russia, when "Kievian" Ruś was briefly united the area of Moscow was populated by Muroms or Mordvins, ugro Finnic people. No land was "gifted" to Ukraine in 1991, if anything it was "gifted" in 1918 Brest-Litovsk treaty, in 1920s during creation of Ukrainian SSR, 1939 during nazi-soviet invasion of Poland and 1954 (Crimea). It was the Ukrainian teritory by each and every bilateral and international agreement anyay. Until Russia invaded in 2014, annexed Crimea and made a proxy war about some "New Russia". Ukraine would even defend itself and drive the invaders out if Russia did not send even more supplies, offciers and soldiers to Debaltseve.
Wow a bit of history classes wont hurt you but let me tell you a simple fact , kievan rus existed eay before the name "russia" , around 1000s moscow is first mentioned in any historic findings or socuments , moscowie was never part of kievan rus , coins and the symbol Trizyb was used back then as it is still to this day , moscowy what you call today russian federation uses 2 headed eagle on its coins and country symbol which was used by the tatars of the golden horde , fun fact moscowy and kiev always fought each other ppl were different from each other , it was moscowy tartaria always on the map up untill 1724 when you renamed it to russian empire , fun fact there is sofia cathedral who was built in 1000s in kiev which got ukrainian words carved on its walls, russian languege didnt even exist back then
@@user36003 Two headed eagle was an imperial simbol of Rome or Byzantium. Golden horde never used it. Ruś were the Swedish vikings (Varangians), the Slavs were organized in different tribes and the tribe which populated Kiev (Polans) was ruled by the Khazars before Varangians conquered it. There was no "Kievian" Ruś before, it was a set of separate tribes and even under Variangians they were rebelling, Drevlans even killed a one Varangian ruler. Ruś was never really united. As for Moscow it's true, at that time the area was populated by the Ugro-Finnic Muroms or Mordvins, the name Moscow is not Slavic. Only later Slavs arrived in the area and established trading post on the river Moskva, about 300 years after baptism. Rulers of Moscow reformed their language many times, the same can be said about the Statutes of Lithuania, so more or less Belarussian language, it was different already in 16 century.
wow this was a great informational video including the extra animations, GREAT JOB! Even if it leaves out parts with Germany, this video brought a lot of information compared to me knowing nothing before.
Honestly, Ukraine has been part of Russia for more than 3 centuries. The west should stay out of this. Russia has already accepted nato expansion despite being promised that it won’t happen. We all are lucky that Putin doesn’t really care about his country as much he cares about robbing Russian people. A leader like Stalin or Brezhnev or Andropov would have nuked NATO the moment it expanded into former Warsaw Pact territory.
it doesn't say why yanukovich decided to turn around and leave the european union deal and escape to Russia and why Russia didn't complay with its promeses made in 1995 and 2000 of respecting Ukraine. The reason? Putin
Wow...not great at history (but have an interest) but it seems like if the Ukraine kept the nukes in 95, it may have been enough of a deterrent to keep Russia out. If that theory is wrong, I'm open to being corrected. Wow..the annexation of crimea was definitely a gangsta move. Basically preventing any kind of waterbased travel between diff parts of the ukraine
Personally, I read the INYT everyday, but I am still able to hear the screams of eastern ukrainians when the shells of the Ukr army who wants to 'liberate' them falls on houses, schools, hospitals,etc... I fail to understand the logic. Whatever the 'propaganda', the opinions in Russia are far more diverses than in Ukraine
EU screwed Ukraine on admitting them as full members. Thats why Yanukovych refused Associate membership (which gives only visa free travel and some manual work in Poland, no export, only import from EU to UA). Should Ukraine stayed in CIS and joined EAU, there wouldn't be referendums in Republic of Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, nor ATO operation in the Southeastern Ukraine, nor US/NATO bases in Ochakov near Odessa and Republic of Crimea, nor sanctions, escalations, war games, very high probability of WW3 ..either conventional or nuclear. After Crimea rejoined RF, neither NATO, nor US and EU were interested in having UA as a member of NATO. IMF promised to invest in UA with $15 billion yearly, and now they changed the amount to $1-$2 billion. US offered $1 billion loan guarantees, helmets, night vision. Those who've caused this tragedy were POTUS Obama, VP Biden, Secretary of State Kerry, Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, US Ambassador to Ukraine Pyatt, who've planned and executed Euromaidan, coup d'etat, and brought neo Nazi National Socialist party "Svoboda", extreme right neo fascist party Right Sector and ultra Nationalist Batkivshchyna. The economy is completely destroyed. Neither EU, nor IMF or US will help UA to get out of this disastrous situation. Their GTS is also in disastrous condition and unable to guarantee gas deliveries to EU The nukes transfer from Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan was done after US asked RF to move them to Russia and destroy them there to minimize possibility of getting these ICBM's into wrong hands and keep Ukraine, belarus and Kazakhstan nuclear free after fall of Soviet Union...with all expenses covered by USA. Budapest memorandum was signed with understanding that Russian bases in UA will stay until 2045 with renewable extensions. However, new Nationalist government decided to remove RF Black Sea Fleet by 2017 and bring in NATO forces to Republic of Crimea..which was unacceptable to Russian side. That's what happened..a simple regie change with grave consequences for Ukraine, CIS, EU, NATO, CSTO and a very good possibility of nuclear Holocaust.
Make sure you say "Bless you" to the guy who sneezes at 3:33 in the background.
Good observation 😛
Bless him !
and you too! 😊
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i say bless the people of Ukraine
Side note Ukraine gave Russia nukes not only for promise to respect Ukrainian sovereignty, but because they couldn’t afford to maintain them , as well as the control lunch codes were located in Russia.
I think they were still given in good faith because they could've just not given them at all
@@katara4955 well not rly, general public at the time was against having them , as well as reasons mentioned above
@@sy466 well what Katara trying to say it could have been in good faith which I say it was a little of both . I’m sure there are intelligent Ukrainians that could have dismantled a few warheads. If Russia complained they could say look in your own background.. and bribery is everywhere even here in the states. I’m just saying friend you don’t know and neither do I .unless you have first hand knowledge that we don’t have?
Ukraine as part of the agreement promised to not target and victimize Russian speaking people who lived in Ukraine !
Ukraine broke the agreement in 2014 when they passed anti-Russian language laws !
Ukraine has effectively passed Jim Crow laws ! And the EU and NATO support that shiet !
Russia wouldn’t have invaded a sovereign country if it had Nuclear weapons.
Thank you very much for explaining the Ukraine and Russian situation. Now I have a better understanding about the current history of the situation between the two countries. You have a very good way of explaining and making people understand. Thank you for the clarification and the time that you took to spend on research. Keep up the good work and thank you.
This is an amazing way to understand thank you
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While you were given a better understanding, TRT failed to mention that the coup in 2014 had CIA fingerprints all over it. Russia is protecting itself from the United States and its allies that seek to place nuclear missiles in Ukraine that can reach Moscow in 5 minutes. Russia doesn't occupy or invade the countries of the world. It only interferes when threats around its border become evident. The U.S. and its allies on the other hand have been poking the big Bear for years as well as invaded over a dozen defenseless countries in the last 20 years exploiting their natural resources and killing over one million innocent men, women, and children. One has to rethink who is the real threat to the sovereign nations of the world.
Henry Kissinger Quote: “To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.”
"1000 friends is too few, but 1 enemy is a lot", by certain philosopher and politician.
And finally, now i know i learned and i understand the conflict about two countries....well explained...👏👏👏 MABUHAY🎉
why did putin attack in the first place? the crisis in ukraine should not matter to him, it's not his country to get involved
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it's because UKRAINE wanted to join the NATO alliance which is the enemy of the Soviet union.
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@@IsidroEstranghero it’s no excuse. You heard the deal . Russia said they would never attack them even if the made friends with the west
@@americanhomelessfirst7689 Russia is always aggressive when it comes to defending their motherland, they will even bomb a tiny ant who trespass on their Territory
Finally I found a great explanation about the Russia/Ukraine conflict. THANK YOU!!!
3:33 bless you mate
3:34 bless you
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It’s not 3:33 it’s 3:35
Maybe you should add the USA influence in the conflict to have a more balance historical view,
Yeah why is the US role being ignored
I agree... Victoria Nuland said U.S. spent 5 billion dollars to change the Ukrainian governament (the regularly elected - pro-Russia - Yanukovich escaped). U.S. has been sending weapons to Ukraine for 8 years (not just 3 weeks) and Ukraine (first Poroshenko, then Zelensky) used them to bomb civilians in the Donbass region for 8 years!!
@@kristinat298 you know this a propaganda?
@@Real_OSHA_Unsafety_Engineer you’re propaganda.
@@kristinat298 wait huh?
that was sooo helpful, cheers mate xx the exactly right kind of depth
Why didn’t you mention that since Crimea became part of the Russian Empire in late 18th century, it was always a russian territory untill 1954 when Krusciov in one night decided to give it to Ukraine?
exactly!
Why mention something that is irrelevant? If I buy a car, own it for 20 years then sell it to somebody that people owns it for 2 years I don't get to use my old key to take it out of their driveway at night then claim that since i owned it historically I have a right to take it by force today... It stopped being Russia when Russia gave it to Ukraine, everyone including the Russians until they launched their revisionist campaign agreed to that. Hence why Russia needed a lease from ukraine to have a military base there.
@@sinco2179 My example is solid given your pretty much reused it, just adding irrelevant emotional fluffery. No documentation? The 1954 transfer was the result via formal written decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, they literally had to amend the Russian Constitution of 1937 and the 1937 Constitution of the Ukrainian SSR to reflect the change in borders. Stealing a classic car from someone who now owns it doesn't make it any less theft just because you owned it for 70 years instead of 20.
link10909 It stopped being Ukraine when Ukraine gave it to Russia in 2014.
@@gomunkul1054 Yes to the same extent that the eastern lands of the Soviet union stopped being the Soviet union and became Germany when they "gave" them it.
I am an average citizen. I pay my taxes, expect my gov. to protect me when I walk in the streets, provide tap water, provide electricity so I can switch my lights on and warm the food for my children so they can eat.
I am very very.... tired of a select few who rule our countries and our planet....who decide and dictate to us in so many ways, what we can and can't do in everyday life.
Yes, you are making decisions that include war (without our consent), trade negotiations that do not benefit us as a country or the one you are negotiating with.
You, as politicians are negotiating our futures, in the wrong way, without our consent.
We are the people of this planet. We are the life souls, the living energy of every single country that exists on earth.
You (politicians), in the last 15 years have eliminated, discounted our inputs as average citizens.
Yes, we are tired of this ....you have disconnected us from who we really are.
You disrespect us.... as an average citizen.
We all, as average citizens, live our lives in expectation of being normal......
We want to wake up every morning knowing that we can look after our families, our children, our pets and follow our dreams.
We are average citizens...who will never ever ask for forgiveness, just because we are who we are.
We have never asked to be in power.
We have never wanted to create anarchy.
We have asked for guidance, diplomacy, direction...management...democracy...peace....law and order.....
We have asked you to provide us these securities.....
You have failed.!!!
NO one on this earth, any individual, any government, has the right to deny or take away our "average citizens" right to freedom.
What is freedom. It is a right to live in peace and harmony.
It is a right, to feed your wife and children in peace.
It is a right to look after your parents. Take care of their needs.
It is a right to be able to look after your animals (farming or pets).
It is a right to look after your neighbor in need.
It is a right to go to work....earn a living....
It is a right to have dreams....buy presents (build a Christmas tree)....save for a car or a house....go on holiday.
You do not as (politicians) have the right to take our natural given normal freedom away.
We have given you, as the representatives of our rights, the opportunities to make the right informed decisions.
Yes...You have failed as a collective.!
We are not, as the average citizen uninformed...We read the news, we retail in stock investments, we make our own household budget decisions..
We DO talk to our wives, our children, our families....
WE do and can make proper informed decisions about how to spend our money.
We can see, quite clearly, what are reasonable and unreasonable decisions made in terms of economics in our household budgets.
We are tired, stressed, agitated and negative because you as (politicians) have made us this way.
You have disregarded our needs, our fears, our stresses, our family arguments (over food/finances etc...)
DO NOT continue in this way...
Whoever you are as a (Politician)....
Please...treat us with respect.
We are the future.....
Thank you for this, well explained! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Excellent! So much involved, it’s hard to follow but much clearer now. I don’t see an easy, peaceful solution.
It won't be easy because they are dealing with people and their emotions. Logically speaking. Ukraine should vote as a nation on what they want to do (since they're a democracy?)
I always thought Ukraine was part of Russia 😅
Great video very interesting I hope that peaceful compromise can be established rather than fighting in wars.
Thank you for explaining this I know its a whole lot more detailed but at least now I have some understanding
Thank you so much for this explanation!!
As a Polish person I can say that It would be very retarded if Slavs would fight each other once again. C'mon guys! Our ancestors has been living here for thousands of years and they originally were united! Why we have to make the same mistake once again! You - both Ukrainians and Russians should reinforce on your governments peaceful negotiations! We can't live in such family conditions any longer! Our Slavic family looks like dysfunctional family once again! Embarrassment to the world!
Jako Polak myślę, że to bardzo upośledzone, że Słowianie znowu ze sobą walczą. Ludzie! Nasi przodkowie żyli na tcyh ziemiach od tysięcy lat i początkowo byli zjednoczeni! Czemu popełniamy znowu ten sam błąd! Wy - Ukraińcy i Rosjanie powinniście wymusić na swoich rządach negocjacje pokojowe! Ta rodzina nie może tak żyć! Ta Słowiańska rodzina wygląda znowu jak rodzina patologiczna! Upokorzenie wobec świata!
Как поляк, я думаю, что очень плохо, что славяне снова воюют друг с другом. Люди! Наши предки жили в тыхских землях тысячи лет и изначально были едины! Почему мы снова совершаем ту же ошибку! Вы - украинцы и россияне должны навязать мирные переговоры своим правительствам! Эта семья не может так жить! Эта славянская семья снова выглядит как патологическая семья! Унижение по отношению к миру!
I AM SORRY TO SAY ...THIS EASTERN EU PROJECT WAS STARTED BY POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER RADISLAW SIKORSKI ....he is the one who proposed to integrate ukraine belarus armenia moldovo etc.. into eu ...and first start was ukraine ...poland did it with americaas help ...this is true ....
sorry to tell you but Poland is to westernized to be friends with russia
@@daniels1263 germany is more westernised than poland and moreover 26 million russians died because of germany yet germany and russia have good relationship ...therefore your point is completely wrong ....
Vikram Nandakumaran he said us slavs Shouldn’t fight even though poland hate Russians and about germany they have a good relationship because of gas from Russia to germany
@@daniels1263 you dont get it do you??polish government hates the russians not the people ....nope its not because of gas .....germans dont hate russians infact they feel sorry them ..but poland hates russians like hell ...
Thank you for the explanation. It was brief and informative.
lyricalnote, the Turkish Government does not know what is really going on
One thing ive learned over the past few years with big tech and everything being political...theres always two sides of the story and their both bias explanations
Usa making sure u only hear the way they want it to sound...all lies
Well done, you're becoming wiser.
That's what happens when you give up nuclear weapons.
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Right It's funny that in 2012 Putin sang Ukrainian songs in Crimea and swore his love for Ukraine.
@@MikleMarksman And then funds separatist groups to start a war with nationalists.
exactly. we used to be number 3 nuclear power in the world
@@MikleMarksman russias best friend is money
excellent! You answered all my questions. Thank You
I was so confused but now feel informed. Thank you
sneeze at 3:33
Beautiful & thoroughly researched presentation. Thank you sir
But not entirely correct.
He left out CRITICAL DETAILS about foreign interference in the Euromaidan Revolution.
Also, let's remember the historic hatred of and abuse by Stalin in regards to the Ukraine.
So much so, that during the early days of WW2, many Ukrainians saw the Nazi's as liberators.
And how this hatred today in modern western Ukraine is projected onto the Russian state/culture.
What's most ironic about this hatred is Stalin was not Russian.
Stalin was from Georgia.
Good point. Many Hungarians felt the same, they hated the Nazi's but saw them as better than the Russians. My family fled to Germany and grandparents eventually made it to the US to start a family.
Thank you for teaching History to the ignorant
Interesting Jim.. Trying to learn this history that can be complex at times.
@@SO-wo6mc thanks for sharing that history and experience.
Jim, another race---not the Russian White People---controlled Russia back then, do you know who I'm talking about?
Thank you. That was really helpful in understanding some general context.
The info is not fully accurate.
@@fishdawn1804 feel free to elaborate.
@@pacmanshooter247 This reporter is biased and subjective in most counts:
Fact number one: Crimeans were not held at gun point to vote in the referendum that enabled it to become part of Russia. They voted overwhelmingly to become part of Russia. They had long wanted to become a part of Russia and it’s a choice they made. It’s a fallacy to use the word “annexation” in a situation where people willingly and excitedly voted for their territory to be part of Russia.
Number 2:
What the man in this video doesn’t mention is that the Ukrainian crew was warned well ahead of time by their Russian counterpart about breaching the Russian security along the Kerch Strait and what he doesn’t mention is that Ukraine was supposed to have issued the Russian port authorities about its intentions to cross the bridge few hours prior or days prior. After the Ukrainian crew was warned to not to approach the bridge, it defied the order and proceeded anyway and so that compelled the Russian military guards to use its high-speed boats to prevent the Ukrainians from entering the bridge. It’s a normal standard procedure in every country and it’s a pity that the western media and others who are sympathizers of Ukraine prefer to tug the facts under the carpet by twisting events or building own narratives to suit their objectives. It is a false flag to say that the Ukrainian ship was chased by the Russian only after the ship had turned away. The fact of the story is that the Ukrainian ship attempted to force its way through into the bridge, and that opposed a major security breach. That on its own was an act of provocation on the part of Ukraine and they know that. Ukraine had hoped that Russia would fire on the Ukrainian to keep him in power as the elections were approaching. Poroshenko had hoped NATO will intervene and to also ensure that his stay in power is cemented during the elections. That did not work out.
@@fishdawn1804 Thank you. It is actually really difficult to get unbiased information in Central Europe. Can you give me some sources on your information? I'd like to learn more.
@@fishdawn1804 Asking out of curiosity. Sorry if I sound dumb. Just a high schooler here.
1. How can people of one country vote for being a part of another one?
2. The guy in the video said that Russia had signed a treaty with Ukraine regarding the sea area which basically said that it can be used by both countries. So how come Russia suddenly took the authority of the sea area and Ukraine needed to get their permission to use it?
Good Job Bro! 👍👍very informative and non biased, and straight forward. People can actually learn from your info. Great study and delivery of Knowledge! Keep it up👍👍👍
I do hope it is ironic...
Yanukovich was a decoy that when he eventually fled it made Ukrainians feel liberated again and thus celebrations provided a perfect backdraft for Russia to quietly annex Crimea. It was a beautiful yet evil chess move.
Amazing ....very informative...good that you kept it subtle..
Super simple and clear. Thank you.
Now everything is clear to me. I hope both nations can come to some agreement and find peace as both countries do not need this kind of tension!
Agreed 👍💯. Also I hope the US 🇺🇸 Government under Biden Administration don't get involved between Russia and Ukraine conflict situations. Let Russia 🇷🇺 and Ukraine 🇺🇦 handle their own business and solve their own problems and conflicts between the former USSR.
Get ready Lol
The Ukraine is at gunpoint by Russian aggressors. The Ukraine wishes to join NATO which Russia has said will cause them to attack Ukraine in retaliation
@@JulioCNY if only Russia stopped attacking and stealing land of their Sovereign Neighbors.
@@BlackCeII you mean both because Ukraine 🇺🇦 started the conflict with Russia back in 2014 or 2015 when it violent is peace 👍 that was delivered since the end of the soviet United. Hope both countries could sit down and agreed a new terms and work their long long history conflict from each other together and find another solution.
clear explanation with nice presentation skills . Thank you !
Turkey does not know the truth what is going on
Is this the PowerPoint he has used to explain or some other software/ app ?
Very clear, precise unbiased without a lot of lies for one or the other side. Excellent review.
Believe me, one lie is enough. Russian Russian separatists were not killing Ukrainians, but Ukrainian troops were killing Russian separatists (i.e., their own Ukrainians who just wanted to secede, not everyone even wanted to join Russia). Read about the conflict, about the Minsk Agreements, which were violated by the Ukrainian side for 8 years, about the oppression of minorities in Ukraine, about the house of trade Unions in Odessa. Don't believe everything they tell you.
Can we change the background music?
sent forces to Crimea? I thought they already have a huge military base in there...
Yes, it was. Cremea was protected by Russia military. Crimeans were supporting the soldiers while the mad Ukro Nazi were killing their own people in other parts of neo Ukraine after the Junta came to power, and relied upon them like their protectors. Crimean ladies were bringing them their own home pies. Crimeans always have been free-spirited people, beautiful and brave, Russian-speaking and Russian-thinking. They are still crying tears of happiness that Crimea got accepted back to Russia.
@@gloriousrussia7515 "Crimeans crying tears of happiness" Said no one ever.. Anyone reading your arrogant writings can see you're just a Russian propaganda troll. The Crimean Tartars have mostly fled. The rest keep to themselves in the Crimean mountains. Russian tourism accounts for 85% of the visitors but everyone knows they don't spend much money and do not tip well. So Crimean residents continue to suffer. Russia was suppose to respect Ukraine after the Non-Proliferation agreement which made the world a far safer place. I'm in Ukraine, I know better.
@theater of souls Yes Russia had about 11,000 troops stationed in Crimea prior to the invasion. Most of these troops were naval and logistical support with the exception of 2000 Russian combat marine units. Prior to the invasion "little green men" Spetsnaz and FSB agents were strategically placed to disrupt regional command and control. This was in coordination with the extraction of the Russian puppet Ukrainian ex-president Yanukovych.
@@ZDriver1996 Facts, are NOT propaganda...Not like western governments and western MSM. Tell me something...putting to one side the claim that Russia, more or less invaded Crimea, what other country has Russia, invaded in recent times (not the OLD USSR, not Russia today ? Then ask the same question of countries in the west ? How Many countries has the USA, invaded ? I am not pro or anti Russian, but I do like looking at all sides of the same question. No one doubts the vote took place, no one doubts the results. The west needs an enemy..to sell weapons...Russia, is it..though they have made no thread to any country in its part of the world. Russia, is so dangerous, Germany, buys fuel from it..as do other EU, countries. Why would any country buy much needed fuel, from an enemy. They are only the enemy when it fits western rhetoric. The only sabre rattling is from the west.
@@jackcummings4121 "other countries Russia invaded? Easy, Georgia 2008 .I flew into Kyiv 3 years ago to bring supplies to one of the combat medics. 1 of the topics we spoke of was the 5 day Russo-Georgian war and his role during that invasion. Listen I don't trust Western MSM, thats why I actually fly to these countries, and put my feet on the ground and take a look for myself. Ukraine I've grown to love and return 1-2 times every year. I also don't have ill feelings towards Russians though I have noticed a higher level of arrogance in general from my dealings with them in SE Asia and Eastern Europe. On the subject of Crimea, the fact is that the vote took place under military/FSB watch. Those who resisted were not treated well. Some of the people did want Russia while some wanted too stay with Ukraine. But the fact is, the referendum did not allow them to Vote to stay with Ukraine. Only to become independent or become part of Russia. If the referendum was actually legal in accordance with International Law, then Russia should be holding a referendum in Chechnya as well. But they wont.. If I were Russia I'd take Crimea since it is a defendable location once seized, cuts off 1/2 of ukraine's ports which would normally be used to supply arms to Eastern forces which they are at War with. As far as Germany buying fuels from an enemy. Thats like saying America won't buy goods from China which we know we do even though we are at corporate/cyber warfare with them and they stated publicly they want to replace America as the world power by 2050. Economically replace America by 2025. Tying economics together can help avoid war, but it can also split and weaken alliances which Russia is doing to the EU but some members of the EU are choosing to do so. The West is by no means innocent, and I have no illusions of this as I've lived outside the United States for 1/2 of my life. That being said, for now, the West, and the US are still the best overall for freedom and standard of living.
1:26 he says "socialist RePubRick"!?!?🤣
I mean he is Japanese.
What is wrong with that?
Imagine making fun of people for making mispronunciations of words that aren’t of their native tongue.
Grow up.
@@coronwhite3095 imagine thinking I did that...*cough "idiot"
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Thank u for the info...now I knw what the reason of conflict. Praying to all innocent peoples who involve this war🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Would you say "Odesa" is a safe place to visit? I came here looking for the trouble zones to stay away from and got a history lesson. Well explained and put together. Thank you.
It wasn't in 2014 if u weren't trying to be. A nazi
Of course Odessa is the safe place for visit. I live in Lviv(it is west of Ukraine) and I every summer visit Odessa
I do recall a gallon of gasoline in the US dropping from $4.30 to $1.70 during that time.
Its called "stealing resourses".
There was a massive drop around that time. But the reason was Iran at the time flooding the market after they signed their deal that Trump burned to the ground.
One Russia Guy on Ps4 said...you know what ? "I dont respect every dession my country take...most of the times i Fear them."
When i read that i was like: Huh...okiii O_o
russia is ruled by mafia
@@Caesar88888 and ukraine are ruled by people, yeah? pathetic
This was informative. TY
Will that makes sense. Thank you
Sorry but you appear to have missed the important part. For sure Russia is building a pipeline that will bypass Ukraine, however you neglected to mention its Russia to Germany Nord Stream 2. The Germans have signed the deal with Russia, the Pipeline is being built and the EU is very happy with the deal.
The fact the EU is happy with the deal that puts the EU's member states energy security in the hands of Russia, would tell most people the EU trusts Russia, and does not trust Ukraine.
With Trump having little interest in Ukraine, and the EU no having little interest in Ukraine, its becoming apparent the EU was in fact being forced by the Obama administration to support Ukraine, and bring them into the European Union despite many member states being opposed to Ukraine joining.
@Yakav8r55m Your right, but I don't think its really about the pipe for Russia. They WANT Ukraine. In other words they wanna take Ukraine over to make them join Russia. And same with the other countries around it. Thats why there troops in Ukraine too. Causing many conflicts with the Ukrainaian soldiers.
Not quite that simple. EU still welcomes Ukraine and the discussions regarding pumping gas BACK to Ukraine from the German pipeline to cut the Ukrainian dependence on Russia were had many times. The rest I agree with. There's been a grab to essentially passively grab power surrounding Russia (old Soviet buffer nations) to help put pressure on Russia to bend when needed/wanted. US set up militarily all over the place in Eastern Europe, very quietly, when this all started through operation Atlantic resolve. Trump isn't as interested as Obama, sec. Clinton and McCain were, however, in this power grab.
@Yakav8r55m No they should import American LNG for double the price like Poland right ? That would be much better : D
The idea that the EU isn’t backing Ukraine…well your comment seems to be absolute rubbish friend.
Your info is not fully correct
I saw that too
@Mendoza Juan haha but for reals though, im doing a paper on this conflict so if yall are saying this missing info, please fill the rest of us in, otherwise its just smoke being blown out by these knuckle heads
If you're so clever, then put ALL the info that's right.
Whats Strange to me was that Stalin Who hated Ukraine, Was not Russian, but Georgian.
Valeriy Shishkin Да
Excellent explanation...thanks a lot...
Give us your weapons and you’ll be safer🤦♂️
It’s not their weapon
There were not Ukrainian nukes they were Russian nukes and when the Russian army left they took them with them
They gave up their weapons long after the fall of the Soviet Union.
They’re probably regretting this decision right now. 😱
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No. You are wrong. Weapons were split equally.
I can clearly remember when Ukr gave its nuclear arsenal to Russia and thinking "that's a dumb move". Best thing you should do if you live in one of those strategically pivotal border countries is to move somewhere else.
Omg! Why is it anytime there is an international crisis, at the root of it its always oil or a gas pipeline?
Very precise information... Thanks and God bless!
Let me explain in simple terms as a person who has lived in Ukraine, Russia and Crimea and also has a Political Science background. Nato has expanded into over 16 countries since the Cold War ended. There were assurances that no border startes with Russsia would join NATO when the Cold War ended. Russia has said it will engage its military if Ukraine becomes a NATO member state. So Ukraine's potential NATO membership is the real issue here, since Russia has put its food down on this issue.
The thing is, most of those reports are one sided. Im not here to backup russians, but every nation has its own national geopolitical interests. And as u see how USA acted the last 20 years in eastern europe, its mostly just an answer. Syria and crimea are important strategic havens for the russian military and it got threaten, so it defends itself in that manner. And beside that, look at the economic standpoint, what would beneftit ukraine more, joining the EU or joining the eurasion union. Where is the export of ukraine going and so on. Nevertheless, most reports about ukraine are totally onesided, if its from the russians or the west, doesnt matter. peace
Yes, I have also been troubled by Western media press bias, usually against Russia. Yes, as some noted, history is critical. And often, Stalin is brought into the picture, the Western hammer to backup historical Western fear of Russia (and the CCP). Russia has always been attacked historically. And Russian people suffered. The West is no angel in this. Through NATO, it has indirectly threatened Russia with expensive logistical and tactical policies for decades. So Russia has been uneasy. The Ukraine has been deeply corrupt for decades. Yet this has been overlooked. The other issue is that a sizeable number of Ukrainians have deep connections to Russia, despite Stalin. Sure, there are Ukrainians who loathe Russia. Yet one cannot ignore those Ukrainians who are connected to Russia. By the way, Western press is the one that is pushing for war by citing pro-Western sources....stranger than fiction, Humanity keeps getting it wrong...
True
Absolutely :part of the West's propaganda. Its classic. I never come to a conclusion untill you have as much info as poss.
@@edoedo8686 hey I’m trying to look for sources that explain the issue with less hate for russia and I see you have some understanding on the issue,is there any way I could contact you over any social media cause I really want to know about this issue and I feel like through the media it’s very hard to find a truthful source.
@@godarou1338 Look up *The Duran* on youtube
Thanks!
I was confused when this reported that they agreed to share the waterways but then Russian accused Ukraine of abusing waterways and attacked. I am assuming that between these 2 events that Russia claimed control of both sides of peninsula....so did Russia also claim controlbof the water ways as well?
Very Informative Thank You
I checked the detailed number of deaths as quoted in wikipedia (for what they are worth...)
3318 civilians from UN(probably mostly Eastern ukrainian, but not specified)
4159:Ukrainian forces + volunteers (Ukr historical sources?)
3544: DPR/LPR various
400-500: Russians US state department (compatible with 5000 to 10000 troops)
So indeed, the figure of 10000 includes civilians + military of both sides.
Thank you.
When he said in the video that more than 10,000+ people has been killed by russian speratists i exited the video. Most biased statement ever, and actually misinformation.
@@danieldreasvold2072 Indeed! Not only TH-cam, but ALL media hide the true meaning of the estimate 13000 deaths
more or less equally split between the two sides, and roughly equally between military and civilians on each side.
A journalist of 'Le Monde' Benoît Vitkine, specialized on Eastern Europe, also claimed 13000 was the number of deaths on the Ukrainian side.
Wikipedia can’t be used as a source lol
@@anna-if8fi Nobody should trust wikipedia blindly,but when it is biased, it is biased in favour of NATO countries, given who supervises it. In this case, I checked the reference to US military sources, which are rather unlikely to favour Russia. So the number of deaths attributed to separatists is an actual lie, which destroys the whole Video
Crimea has been Russian territory for 300 t
Years .. until khureshev gave it to Ukraine...
Illigally gave it to Ukraine
your right everyone needs to stay out it is none of there business
Guys, are you stupid? Malenkova gave Crimea, not Khrushev.
This helped a lot. Thank you.
Thank you sir 🙌🏿
as for the 2014 crimean referendum, " ... Gallup conducted an immediate post-referendum survey of Ukraine and Crimea and published their results in April 2014. Gallup reported that, among the population of Crimea, 93.6% of ethnic Russians and 68.4% of ethnic Ukrainians believed the referendum result accurately represents the will of the Crimean people. Only 1.7% of ethnic Russians and 14.5% of ethnic Ukrainians living in Crimea thought that the referendum results didn't accurately reflect the views of the Crimean people ..."
so as for, "...a referendum at gunpoint ", laughable
Almost all Crimean people are very happy to stay with Russia. It's a fact and it's easy to explain: Ukraine is getting more and more a nazi country.
Thanks for this video about Russian agression in Ukraine. That was told accurately besides one moment. Actually it doesn't matter what the language people use in Ukraine, is it Russiian, Tatar or Ukrainian. The language is not related to opinion of Ukrainians. There are millions russian speaking Ukrainians who fight and struggle against Russia. At the same time we have some ukrainian speaking people who are not agains Russia and who doesn't appreciate our independence. Really people's views mostly depend on ther education, experiance, ability to be steadfast against russian propaganda etc.
Movies;: Who are you to decide that a law enforcing ukrainian language in schools is irrelevant to russian speaking ukrainians? Yes there may well be some russian speaking ukrainians (collaborators) who accept it. There are millions of others who do not! When baltic nations wanted independence from Russia, it was granted. When Kosovo wanted independence from Serbia, it was granted. When russian speaking people in Crimea (or Donetsk?) want independence from Ukraine, it is not.
who else is here three years later in 2022?
Well explained... Thank u
Excellent overview, clear and concise.
Hey guys, I'm from Russia and I have many good friends in Ukraine. Don't be fooled by politicians, we all must work together for the equal growth and opportunities for each human being in our civilization.
Agreed, From America and I agree that we all need to work together and be civilized. These wars are becoming unreasonable.
So EU didn't like Ukranie joining the Russian economic zone. And sponsored the protest against a democratic government. The European union is the main culprit in this crisis
This explanation was clear. Thanks
Bless you 3:35
Imaginé how powerful an alliance with the US and Russia could be! A global force for good!
WWII again. I’d be down
Good video. Great explanation!
Good Explanation, thankyou
Thank you well explained!
I like how they used F22 raptors as the demonstration to bomb the boats lol
Might not be too far fetched that NATO illegally bombed something again to start a war between Russia and Ukraine so they can come and "peacekeep" the 2 and in the end establish their own bases there to exploit the country of minerals and stuff xd
@@kajmak64bit76
Nonsense.
@@AliShuktu sure bud
@@kajmak64bit76
It is not about Nato or some "conspiracy".
Read *Budapest Memorandum,* idiot.
Thanks for this.
Bloody awesome synopsis 😄🇨🇦
The comments seem to allude to a bunch of information being left out of just plain wrong in this video. Can anyone reasonably informed on this conflict explain?
*logicbomb007* totally agree!
@logicbomb007 Do you know why they owned crimea? And they historical context? If u do know you wouldnt say that stupid things
how about you! what's your take on it
Great video but I am still very confused by all this.
Correct, this is a shameless lies like everything coming from the USA with support of dirthy bloody Washington money.
BGivka, All you have to do is look at ALL the countries that have or try to flee Russian/Soviet control. Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Romania, Estonia, etc etc, and now Ukraine. Georgia tried to break free and Russia invaded to restore Pro-Russian Government. When Russia tried to do that to Ukraine, Ukraine fought back. I spoke to the soldiers who fought with the Russians during the Russo-Georgian war who would later fight against the Russians in the Donbass region during the beginning of that conflict. Ukraine revolted against the Russian Puppet president and Russia invaded in attempt to secure its control. Some in the east do want to be part of Russia as with any war you have people on 2 sides. You can just look at history of countries breaking away form Russia or you can come here like me and talk to the people. Be mindful of all these Russian trolls on here spreading lies.
@@gloriousrussia7515I don't know who/what to believe. I just want truth
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Actually, you are the one who is spreading lies. Shame on you.
Donna, you won't find the truth in this clip. Look up at the history of Russia. Crimea's population is 80% Russians. These people wanted to be part of Russia! There are videos with their reaction after the referendum. They were happy. They were celebrating. And there were thousands upon thousands of them! That cannot be orchestrated. This is the truth.
No mention of NATO? There is major historical issue you have completely not mentioned. I would like to hear Russia version just to be balanced.
If there is anything in the world that is no business of the US it is the relationship between the former Soviet state of Ukraine and Russia. These two countries are like Jack and Jill. Their cooperation or non-cooperation is their own affair. If Russia absorbs Ukraine, the life of the Ukrainian people will hardly change for better or worse. Ukraine was part of Russian Empire for centuries. It is no catastrophe if it is again. The Ukrainian government is desperately cozying up to the West trying them to defend Ukrainian independence solely because THEY are the ones out of job if Putin annexes the country. Why should the West care if Ukrainian politicians are out of work? The life of the people goes on same as before.
Let's get real here. Putin is not Stalin. There is not going to be any mass murders and forced relocations in Ukraine to cities in Siberia. No death camps. Putin may not be as fun to live with as Yeltsin, but he is not even as bad as Brezhnev. The idea that the West has to protect Ukraine because Putin will invade Poland is based on sheer fantasy.
Okay, back up the timeline a bit. Much of Ukraine actually was Russia before USSR. Even further back, Kiev is actually the birthplace of Russia. There have been ethnic Russians there long before USSR. During dissolution a formal deal was struck, land was gifted to Ukraine, and Russia continued to use the naval port there. It's also important to cover the conflict regarding natural gas. Since it's not covered here, please research Ukraine falling behind on what they owed (I won't say it was stolen, but... it was stolen). This gave birth to worldwide grab to get Russian buffer nations, Ukraine in particular here, to begin going with the EU and possibly having gas BACK PUMPED through to Ukraine from Germany, or US liquefying it and bringing it in on tankers, OR attempting to begin extracting its own nat. gas for itself. Because God forbid Ukraine make it right and force criminals to pay it back. Ukraine said piss off to EU once they went over fine print of inclusion and control. In comes euromaidan, the violent coup which US fully supported, look up SVOBODA and McCain. Svoboda btw was ALWAYS ethnic (Ukrainian Slav) nationalist and anti Semitic. There are hundreds of moving pieces here and it's very complex. This breakdown missed quite a bit.
What coup? Svoboda got 2,6% in last elections, it has a ONE, a one deputy in the parliament.
Muscovy is not Russia, when "Kievian" Ruś was briefly united the area of Moscow was populated by Muroms or Mordvins, ugro Finnic people.
No land was "gifted" to Ukraine in 1991, if anything it was "gifted" in 1918 Brest-Litovsk treaty, in 1920s during creation of Ukrainian SSR, 1939 during nazi-soviet invasion of Poland and 1954 (Crimea).
It was the Ukrainian teritory by each and every bilateral and international agreement anyay. Until Russia invaded in 2014, annexed Crimea and made a proxy war about some "New Russia". Ukraine would even defend itself and drive the invaders out if Russia did not send even more supplies, offciers and soldiers to Debaltseve.
@@05KAR какая у тебя каша в голове))
@@efim_sivacholi Całe szczęście, że Ty jesteś mądry.
Wow a bit of history classes wont hurt you but let me tell you a simple fact , kievan rus existed eay before the name "russia" , around 1000s moscow is first mentioned in any historic findings or socuments , moscowie was never part of kievan rus , coins and the symbol Trizyb was used back then as it is still to this day , moscowy what you call today russian federation uses 2 headed eagle on its coins and country symbol which was used by the tatars of the golden horde , fun fact moscowy and kiev always fought each other ppl were different from each other , it was moscowy tartaria always on the map up untill 1724 when you renamed it to russian empire , fun fact there is sofia cathedral who was built in 1000s in kiev which got ukrainian words carved on its walls, russian languege didnt even exist back then
@@user36003 Two headed eagle was an imperial simbol of Rome or Byzantium. Golden horde never used it.
Ruś were the Swedish vikings (Varangians), the Slavs were organized in different tribes and the tribe which populated Kiev (Polans) was ruled by the Khazars before Varangians conquered it. There was no "Kievian" Ruś before, it was a set of separate tribes and even under Variangians they were rebelling, Drevlans even killed a one Varangian ruler. Ruś was never really united.
As for Moscow it's true, at that time the area was populated by the Ugro-Finnic Muroms or Mordvins, the name Moscow is not Slavic. Only later Slavs arrived in the area and established trading post on the river Moskva, about 300 years after baptism.
Rulers of Moscow reformed their language many times, the same can be said about the Statutes of Lithuania, so more or less Belarussian language, it was different already in 16 century.
Clearly one-sided...why is that...hmm never mind, just a rhetorical question...lol
wow this was a great informational video including the extra animations, GREAT JOB! Even if it leaves out parts with Germany, this video brought a lot of information compared to me knowing nothing before.
If two neighbours have an argument, that means one of them had an Englishman guest yesterday
Actually Russia is very good at this kind of aggression taking look at the record of Russian army and wars around there.
5 years later . Show me one video of the Russian army in eastern Ukraine. Do all the cameras spoil?
Honestly, Ukraine has been part of Russia for more than 3 centuries. The west should stay out of this. Russia has already accepted nato expansion despite being promised that it won’t happen. We all are lucky that Putin doesn’t really care about his country as much he cares about robbing Russian people. A leader like Stalin or Brezhnev or Andropov would have nuked NATO the moment it expanded into former Warsaw Pact territory.
It would be the same as separating or worse, than separating England from the rest of the Brittain
Excellent video 👍
Relevant to what is happening today.
Stopped watching at 2:40. Too many distortions. If you want to know what happened there this is not the place.
Why must respect the right? Towards the right thing? and keep calm? towards justice?
it doesn't say why yanukovich decided to turn around and leave the european union deal and escape to Russia and why Russia didn't complay with its promeses made in 1995 and 2000 of respecting Ukraine. The reason? Putin
Thank you,we are from Ethiopia.
Can it be possible not to include the background music and just your voice?
But that wouldn't sound so dramatic.
Wow...not great at history (but have an interest) but it seems like if the Ukraine kept the nukes in 95, it may have been enough of a deterrent to keep Russia out. If that theory is wrong, I'm open to being corrected. Wow..the annexation of crimea was definitely a gangsta move. Basically preventing any kind of waterbased travel between diff parts of the ukraine
@@user-ie5qr2ds9p thank you for explaining
you are right though
Dude great breakdown
Well explained 👍
I'm an American and met a Ukraine guy and he told me about this. it seems like Russia is being some bullies.
meet a russian and ask him about his opinion
@@gerardsmadja1323 and get an earful of russian state propaganda.
Personally, I read the INYT everyday, but I am still able to hear the screams of eastern ukrainians when the shells of the Ukr army who wants to 'liberate' them falls on houses, schools, hospitals,etc... I fail to understand the logic. Whatever the 'propaganda', the opinions in Russia are far more diverses than in Ukraine
@@gerardsmadja1323 and there we have it.. blaming Ukraine. Of course.
@@freq32 Who kills whom?
I knew it was really about the pipelines..
Huh
In Syria same thing. Also in Georgia in 2008. All pipelines. Main income of Moscow.
Russian oligarchs are mad.
EU screwed Ukraine on admitting them as full members. Thats why Yanukovych refused Associate membership (which gives only visa free travel and some manual work in Poland, no export, only import from EU to UA). Should Ukraine stayed in CIS and joined EAU, there wouldn't be referendums in Republic of Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, nor ATO operation in the Southeastern Ukraine, nor US/NATO bases in Ochakov near Odessa and Republic of Crimea, nor sanctions, escalations, war games, very high probability of WW3 ..either conventional or nuclear.
After Crimea rejoined RF, neither NATO, nor US and EU were interested in having UA as a member of NATO. IMF promised to invest in UA with $15 billion yearly, and now they changed the amount to $1-$2 billion. US offered $1 billion loan guarantees, helmets, night vision.
Those who've caused this tragedy were POTUS Obama, VP Biden, Secretary of State Kerry, Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, US Ambassador to Ukraine Pyatt, who've planned and executed Euromaidan, coup d'etat, and brought neo Nazi National Socialist party "Svoboda", extreme right neo fascist party Right Sector and ultra Nationalist Batkivshchyna. The economy is completely destroyed. Neither EU, nor IMF or US will help UA to get out of this disastrous situation. Their GTS is also in disastrous condition and unable to guarantee gas deliveries to EU
The nukes transfer from Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan was done after US asked RF to move them to Russia and destroy them there to minimize possibility of getting these ICBM's into wrong hands and keep Ukraine, belarus and Kazakhstan nuclear free after fall of Soviet Union...with all expenses covered by USA.
Budapest memorandum was signed with understanding that Russian bases in UA will stay until 2045 with renewable extensions. However, new Nationalist government decided to remove RF Black Sea Fleet by 2017 and bring in NATO forces to Republic of Crimea..which was unacceptable to Russian side. That's what happened..a simple regie change with grave consequences for Ukraine, CIS, EU, NATO, CSTO and a very good possibility of nuclear Holocaust.
Thanks for such informative video. Thanks for the time and efforts. Liked and subscribed to your channel.