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Heya Roman. I joined to help you escape ruzzia and look after your family. So glad you're safe and able to keep speaking out. You're one of the few online personalities that gives me hope.
great video as always. Hope you're doing well mate, those Russians (like you, and 'inside Russia') who speak out against Kremlin bullshit are invaluable not only to the west dealing with the misinformation but also for fellow Russians. Keep up the good work man
But they like to spend their vacation there, because the worse Turkiye does with those kind of presidents the better their foreign currency. These people are sadistic by nature.
I actually was next to the old, pro-putin ladies in the Hague. They danced around clearly drunk yelling and anoying the croud. We started throwing coins at them and they eventually called the police because someone "pushed" their speaker. The police eventually led them away against their will and were overall very supportive of the anti-putin crowd. It was a beautiful day!
Yes, it's interesting how some people who have said "F... this country, I'm outta here" suddenly develop strong opinions on how the country they no longer live in nor pay taxes to should be run, while gloating how much more money they make living abroad. And I don't mean it in connection to the war ("Don't mention the war!", search it up if confused, I think it's funny), I've noticed the trend for well over 15 years.
Nobody yelling “WAR!” can claim to have the moral high ground. Someone who truly cares about Russia wouldn’t want young Russians dying in a senseless war.
It's also quite easy to call for war knowing that she is personally not actually participating in it: She will never have to carry a gun or manoeuver a tank through Ukrainian territory nor anywhere else. Her life is not at danger which cannot be said for the physically abled Russian middle-class men in their 20s residing in Russia. I also believe that this is the only reason why Vladimir Putin is calling for war. If it was 2000 years ago where he would have to lead his army in the front, I doubt that this war would ever happen. But in 2024, he can sit back, have a cup of tea and relax in his tax money funded palace near Gelendzhik while his citizens are being sent to their demise.
Maybe because they realized the West wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Sometimes the grass isn't always greener, sometimes it's fertilized with bullsh*t
I used to think that I had to support Russia and even Putin or else it would be like betraying the country I was born in! (I was born in Russia and me and my parents moved to Canada when I was 15)
This is a strange phenomenon that occurs in many countries. Just look at the recent elections in Portugal. The majority of Portuguese living outside Portugal (who are immigrants themselves) voted in favour of a far-right party that is against immigrants. It's very similar in Turkey.
Ventura is not against immigrants. Ventura is against the excess of immigrants and immigrants who live dependent on state subsidies. Comparing Ventura to Putin is like comparing Mortagua to Staline. Don't write nonsense.
@@Minu-lv1rk Thank you. I am Canadian and I feel like I am the only one here that has actually read through CHEGA's platform. I would 100% vote for them if they were in Canada. Illegal immigration is not acceptable anywhere.
This reminds me of that A&W root beer commercial. (job interview) "Am I your man, Mr. dum(b)ass?" "The name is DuMass." Anyone else remember that commercial? I will never get it out my head. It left an indelible mark.
This does not only apply to the Russians. When I look at my own countrymen (Turks in Germany), I see the problem as well. Living in Germany and enjoying the freedom here but voting for Erdogan in the elections. Sometimes you don't know whether to laugh or cry.
At least Germans don't speak Turkish with them. In Latvia and other countries there's a lot of language issues and ruzzification is still omnipresent. m.th-cam.com/video/tpQWxIvReKI/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUadGhlIHNvdmlldCBzdG9yeSBnZW5vY2lkaW8%3D
Erdogan is burning the Turkey hard (pardon the pun) and those Turks who live in the west are actually beneficiaries due to higher salaries. They can just invest into properties at home which are much cheaper, because the economy is ruined and hopefully when the economy rebounds later these European Turks will become much richer.
Yeah, crazy times we’re living in now. Also in Germany the crazy extreme right wing sympathizers are totally in on Putin now together with the extreme left wing. And people who are calling for freedom in general are marked as Nazis now or antisemitists. Propaganda is driving everyone crazy 😅 fanatics are spreading hate and disinformation to frighten people. Pessimism and ignorance are the true enemies.
I find it strangely comforting to know that crazy middle aged ladies are just a feature of humanity all over the world. We humans really aren't that different from one another. 😊
These people are actually the opposite of a Karen. Karen is a product of capitalist entitlement and these people are a product of the communist motto "my country, right or wrong" They see the negativity of the Western society where they live towards them (for their views) as a sacrifice that they endure for their country. It is the opposite of the individualistic "Let me talk to the manager!" Karen mentality
@@MeeesterBond17 Yeah sexism exists all over the world. It always has to be "crazy ladies" although there are actually more Putin supporters who are men.
Tltr thoughts from a German here: My best friend back in the day and his family immigrated to Germany and at that time they were in Germany for over 15 years, their son was fluent in German (and Russian), really sociable and felt comfortable in Germany while his mother and grandmother couldn't speak a single word with me... their whole bubble was made of (very proud) Russians who also barely could speak German even though they also lived here for far more than a decade or two. They all work(ed) here in Russian exclusive business (like a bakery, grocery stores, Russian assistants home office). I had a few really close Russian friends, and they never idealized (still loved) Russia or exclusively stayed in their "Russian bubble" while their parents pretty much were. Don't get me wrong, I think it's nice that they have people around them who went through the same, and they can comfortably talk in their native language, enjoy their culture or even get their native products and bakery goods (and I get to enjoy them too!). But honestly all of my friends showed frustration over it, they even supported them in every aspect (language lessons which are provided, government documents, mails, calls and letters) from a very(!) young age while their parents never showed the will to get an understanding of the country they plan on staying in forever. They, in a way, used their children to do all the work (translation, documents, calls, mails etc.) without caring to learn and somewhat making it their children's responsibility. I really wonder how they are doing now and what they are thinking about all of this (since we all lost contact way before all of this), I really hope my old friends are doing okay... this must be exhausting and frustrating.
That happened to my Russian friend. His mum always spoke Russian even in front of native speakers of that country and he found it super rude and awkward. She only ever looked for other Russian friends (who apparently all turned out to be crap user friends ) and now she still struggling with the language of the country shes living in with no friends. He told me shes on the phone to her old friends in Russia and into conspiracy theory youtube channells (in russian lol)
As an immigrant to Germany myself, then naturalised, I was surprised at how Russian immigrants wouldn't say they were Russian even long before Putin. They'd say they were born in Russia, had Russian parents, but referring to themselves as Russian - nope. Germany has many "Germans with migration background" and most are happy to say "I'm German and X", but not Russian Germans. Weird that.
This even happened to my dad as an adult when he and his parengs moved to the US from Ukraine. He had to handle all their stuff because my grandma didn't learn English at all and my grandpa only at a conversational level. Plus they were from a time when old people could be use their age as an excuse to be lazy.
I think all Russians all over the world who support Putin should leave the country they live in and go back to their Glorious RUSSIA!!!! STOP USING THE GENEROSITY OF THE WEST!
I follow german news coverage and a similar situation happened with the last turkish election as well. Young people _in turkey_ were voting for CHP, older people and _very many_ turks living in germany voted for Erdogan. Given local elections in turkey now, CHP won in many places, causing Erdogan some stress. Basically, older turks living good in germany voting for the anti-Ataturk candidate that the younger people don't want.
@@TTKDMS I’ve noticed that lately about Stalin too. Can’t say I’m particularly well read about it . If you have any book recommendations please feel free. 🤗🤗🤗
you can be a good patriot of your country only knowing thier history. Russias history is full of putins. So patriotism should not be only for the sake of country
@@firetruck988 I disagree. Not only the Germans learned it. It is possible to learn from someone else's mistakes after all. But many haven't learned it, or have forgotten.
I interpreted what she called 'the situation' to mean how Russians believe the West looks down on them and doesn't give them the respect that they believe they deserve, independently of the Ukraine invasion. In short, delusions of grandeur. Putin will make Russia strong and feared once more!
@@fuzzy1dkno genius because Crimea is considered Ukraine by the Ukrainians and the Russian base in Sevastopol is older than the United States, so they can’t just leave.
Was similar in the Faroe Islands. We are Danish citizens, and around 10% of the entire population left for Denmark in the 90s because of a severe economic recession. The country would have gone bankrupt if Denmark didn’t lend them money. Then when things got better, all these people moved back from cushy Denmark to start demanding independence, while most of us who had to live through that recession didn’t want independence because we felt that economic pain firsthand, and Denmark was/is a safety net if things went belly up again. I live in Denmark now too, but wouldn’t dream of moving back there and then demand independence after having been in Denmark for so many years. I don’t even feel like I have a right to demand anything of them, because I haven’t lived there for 15 years.
Same over here in Belgium, i mean i had a former co-worker who was a turk and actively voted for him. I asked him "why?" "Who is a better option?" -"I mean there is this oposition guy who sounds pretty goo-" "HE'S A FAGGOT" -"According to who?" "Saw it on turkish tv!" They have the same problem as the russians, they need to be cut of from russian tv and and russian social media.
@@aoki6332 No LGBT person supports Hamas, they are supporting innocent Palestinian women and children not being fucking carpet bombed and trapped in an open air concentration camp while starving to death because of an Israeli backed famine. You can be anti Hamas and pro Palestinian just like you can be anti Putin and pro Russian
He can't call it a war. If he calls it a war then Turkey has an obligation to close the Bosphorus Strait to all warships, trapping Russian ships in the Black Sea. "In wartime, if Turkey is not involved in the conflict, warships of the nations at war may not pass through the Straits, except when returning to their base." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreux_Convention_Regarding_the_Regime_of_the_Straits
I was going to my usual seat at the Houston symphony and found an older woman sitting in it. She insisted she needed to sit there, so she could be next to her friend. She was not apologetic, she just said, I need this seat. I took the next seat over. She started talking to her friend… in Russian. Oh, are you Russian? Yes. Recently moved to Houston to be near her daughter. I said, good time to leave Russia. Things are really going bad there now. She took great offense and the pair of them unloaded on me how terrible the US was, how great Russia was, how Ukraine = Russia, and the whole war was NATO’s fault.
I mean the US is terrible and especially Texas. Just not for the reasons she said. She will fit right in with the US if (when) Project 2025 is enacted.
Bros first day in EU (Portugal) and bro already called the war in Ukraine outright. Massive props. EDIT: I know hes been saying it the whole time, I meant as in instead of doing the ironic "special military operation" he outright called it war.
It’s not just Russians, I live in a very liberal part of England and am Bulgarian. There is a Bulgarian society here and I have seen other Bulgarians who are staunchly pro putin, anti ukraine, anti nato, anti eu, anti lgbt and pro ussr who are also living here…in the gayest and most liberal part of the country….they are fascinating to observe
Is their opinion on N. Macedonia bad and do they interact with the Macedonians in G.B.? Because I assume they would not like us because Cold war Bulgaria was against our existience but was passive with provocating because of Yugoslavia. A simmilar thing happens with us, except it 's with Yugo nostalgia, ironic isn 't it, some miss the Warsaw-Pact, others a federal union with 5 other republics and 2 entities. 😄😬🤵🏻♂️
@@jovan-noble-guy749 tbh I couldn’t tell you because ive lived in England most of my life and don’t interact with Bulgarians that much as most of them are still very connected with Bulgaria whereas I’m not as much. When I was at uni there was a Bulgarian society and I remember there was one Macedonian guy who everyone called the Macedonian, but there was no tension or hostility, at most there were just some jokes about how we speak the same language lol
Yeah but he is still much more openly popular in Turkey than Vladimir Putin is in Russia because 1) instrumentalises Islam for his election, similarly to Trump with Christian fundamentalists, by stating nonsensical numerological 'facts' and 'supporting his Muslim brothers' in Arabic countries, 2) he pays poor people in East Turkey to make noise for his election campaigns, thus they might perceive him as 'one who looks out for the locals', and 3) similarly to Russia, he has great control over the media to boost his election campaign compared to others with a 95:5 ratio and regularly spreads misinformation to a degree that doesn't raise enough suspicion in same parts and generations in Turkey. In short, he is a really good manipulator just like Donald Trump. If his votes were cut off from outside Turkey, then I believe he would still get the highest votes. However, it would not be enough for AKP to rule alone, so he would most likely cheat the results (as he has done before).
As a Turk living in germany i know exacly what you talking about. and i think there are multiple major issue with us turks and russians living in europe. first we have a lack of understanding of democracy or a political stubbornes, for example if you go to an german middle school before the elections and ask a few teenagers who they will vote the answer will be mostly either i have no clue and have to take a look at the candidates or they have made their research and will now go to vote. and sadly if you ask a turkish child who he will vote he has a quick response but if you ask why he is voting the following party he either has no clue or he says because his parents said so. second major issue is a bit of a identity crisses as i would call it because those autotherian leaders are usually present themselfs as the patriotic party who safes the nation. and in my opinion the biggest issue is that we (who live abroad ) have no knowledge about the political landskape of the country we are voting for or as you would say we are out of touch with the country and dont have to face any consequences, for example i have a friend who like me has also a turkish immigrant background but a he has both citizenships and i dont. when i asked him who he voted he said the opposition but he doesnt speaks turkish and he doesnt know what they are doing for the people he just voted them because his parents said so. in my opinion if you dont live in a country then you should not vote because your vote effects everybody but not yourself.
Ich glaube warum diese beiden Migrantengruppen "problematisch" sind liegt an dem starken Nationalismus in Russland und der Türkei. Und das dieser ungehindert sich über Propagandatools in Deutschland verbreiten darf. Beides sind Länder, die in der Vergangenheit Weltmächte waren und den Fall nie überwunden haben, dass beeinflusst die Art des Nationalismus, welcher von Revanchismus geprägt ist, ähnlich dem deutschen nach dem ersten Weltkrieg. Nicht umsonst wählen so viele Deutschrussen die AFD, der Nationalismus, die Opfermentalität, das Nachtrauern nach vermeintlich besseren Zeiten verbindet. Ich glaube, dass wenn die AFD nicht strikt anti-muslimisch wäre, sie auch große Teile der deutsch-türkischen Community ziehen könnten. Als dritte Gruppe könnte man hier sogar noch Ostdeutsche reinbringen, die viele Gemeinsamkeiten mit diesen Gruppen haben (So sind türkisch-stämmige Männer und ostdeutsche Männer die am schlechtesten gebildeten Gruppen in Deutschland, während türkisch-stämmige Frauen und Ostdeutsche Frauen durchschnittlich gebildet sind, was auch zu einem Machtgefälle führt, da in Deutschland die meisten Leute in die selbe ökonomische Gruppe einheiraten und zu einem erstarken von Konservatismus als Gegenreaktion in diesen beiden Gruppen (bei den Männern) führt)
In Germany this problem is even more ironic, most of the Russians here are "Spätaussiedler" with German Heritage and even mostly from Kazahstan but still are the Biggest Putin Simps
@@JesusOfficialAccount They deserved to be called "Russians" if they still act like typical Russians. (My father is a Spätaussiedler but he has common sense. I'm lucky)
@@JesusOfficialAccount Yeah, that phenomenon (calling ethnic Germans from Kazakhstan "Russians" - and then often extrapolating whatever they learned about them on "Russian Russians" who left the country in the last few years) always baffled me
Not living in Canada, but in Finland. Although, there are russian immigrants in my area, only pro-Putin whom I have heard of is a finn. There hasn't been 'kneecapping' (dude is in his late 60s). However, he has been offered 'assisted transportation to the eastern border' together with 'assistance with filling up Wagner contract papers' multiple times.😂😂😂
“I am absolutely convinced that Ukraine will not shy away from the processes of expanding interaction with NATO and the Western allies as a whole. Ukraine has its own relations with NATO; there is the Ukraine-NATO Council. At the end of the day the decision [on Ukraine joining NATO] is to be made by NATO and Ukraine. It is a matter for those two partners.” Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin 2002
Well not really. Austria has had good realtion with the Kremlin since the cold war. In fact a couple of weeks ago they objected the EU proposal of using frozen russian assets in the Union and sending them to Ukraine. Hell one of their former ministers actually has a small dance wirh Putin.
@cgt3704 No offense intended to the people of Austria, but a lot of their politicians aren't doing a good job at trying to not look like a bunch of daft Viktor Orbán wannabes.
A true patriot is someone who loves their country and wants the best for it and its people. It’s not about wanting everything to stay the same forever. A patriot know their countrymen are awesome and can achieve great things.
He gave a fairly accurate description of patriotism. You can love your country but not like what the government does. We saw this here around the Iraq war, love the troops but didn't support the war.
As a Brazilian who lives in the Netherlands, I can tell you that supporting an extremist "patriotic" candidate from a distance is not exclusive to Russians. My mom and basically all of her friends, are overwhelmingly in support of Bolsonaro. They basically all share extreme right wing views on Brazil and that Bolsonaro is a godsend that will free Brazil from "communists". She even supported (only morally because we cannot vote in Dutch elections) Geert Wilders, and was happy when he won. When I pointed out that he is a supporter of the Netherlands leaving the European Union and that that might mean we may lose our residency in the Netherlands, she started to panic (which to me was morbidly hilarious).
native dutch resident here; our excuses for politicians like wilders, him and especially the FvD guy (baudet) have been practically cosplaying like lukashenko for a while, and its mainly because of naive decency by colleagues that they've dodged too many serious questions and proper investigations into party finances.... so far.
lol I saw many trump-loving 2nd generation Latinos here in the US who began to panic knowing their immigrant parents may be deported because they voted for the anti-immigrant guy 😂
I still find it strange that Putin supporters outside of Russia don't simply move back to Russia if they love him so much--if it's because they'd rather make more money abroad, that seems extremely hypocritical to claim that things in Russia are so great but you find more opportunities outside of Russia instead. It's sad how little consequences there are for being a hypocrite these days. People just end up saying whatever they want now and don't care if it conflicts with their stated values--they just find a way to still justify their beliefs.
The won't go back because they know which side of their bread is buttered. They vote for Putin so they can pretend they never left, embarassingly just for better sandwiches (бутерброды - a word they stole from Germans).
My brother went to university and made friends with a Russian who came to study in Wales way back in 2018. He had a student visa but wanted to work in the computing industry after his study. Sadly he had no luck and his visa ran out so returned to Moscow. It is young people like him that I sympathise with, he's anti-Putin and doesnt digest Russian media because he knows its bullcrap, but he's stuck there. Its a really sad situation
Nothing annoys me more than Russian/Soviet-Canadians bitching about Trudeau and claiming that Putin is better cause they hate "wokeness" and "diversity". This is my own family and all I want to say is "THEN MOVE!"
Youre awsome Roman. You somehow manage to be very informative while at the same time very entertaining. We need more people like you to spread the truth. However no one will ever replace you.
Yes, most Russians in Lithuania doesn't speak our language even if they live here for 30 years. I got Ukrainian family as neighbours 2 years ago, and they already speak some Lithuanian. I am not surprised
@@angelikaskoroszyn8495 it’s interesting that apart from learning Polish, Poles also inspired me to switch from Russian to Ukrainian even though my first language is Russian. I like how you respect and cherish your language ❤
@@angelikaskoroszyn8495Let's be honest. It's shocking that even Polish people are able to learn Polish. 😂😂 I tried it three times and every time I gave up on learning Polish because it's just so incredibly difficult.
If this woman in Barcelona wants war, she can go to the frontline in Ukrane. Then we can see if she still wants it, after she's been in the trenches for a few days.
Imagine being happy for "buddy" when he actively encourages russian nationals to commit criminal acts against elderly american women, I.E. the video where he LAUGHED at old ladies losing their life savings to online dating fraud schemes. He said he finds it funny and wants it to happen more. L person
1) He's settled in Portugal 2) russian officials, including pootin himself, started calling it a war recently. It's actually another propaganda point now. That we weren't at war, but now we are, so country should work and mobilise for war and victory is near now
First off thanks for making videos like these that help me understand the things that are happening around the world, and Russia especially. I actually came to the channel for your videos about what life is like in Russia and how you grew up, but I really appreciate you explaining and translating videos like these about current events that I probably would never see. Despite how much we both wish you didn't have to make videos about what's been going on right now, it really is something I look forward to when I see you've posted a vid. Be it commentary or just showing us who you are and what your life has been like, I'll always look forward to seeing our Favourite Neighbourhood Russian. Keep rocking and surviving man
Well I am Russian and live in America and I will be voting for Trump, so that all American funding for Ukraine will be cut off. That’s how most Russians in America are voting and not because we love Putin, but precisely because we, like most other Americans, are more concerned about our economy than what is happening thousands of miles away. This country is falling apart and we need to concentrate our resources here. Ukrainians and even the Israelis should not be making geopolitical decisions based on assistance from the United States; they should make pragmatic choices based on their capabilities and limitations and their own budgets. Russia is Ukraine’s neighbor and they have to face a certain reality and accept it if they want the war to end. The entire world should follow suit and stop basing its geopolitical behavior on alliances and bailouts from other nations. If the world continues with the current trajectory, it will inevitably lead to a world war that will involve China, and the West, no matter how well-funded its army, will suffer a catastrophic loss because even if it wins, it will be a pyrrhic victory, and the damage to its economy will be enormous on a scale far larger than the consequences of 9-11.
@@PUARockstar hahahha yeah, its quite a contrast with oldhead z's and these young immigrants, however they blend in well with our young population who supports them (logic).
BTW, thank you for actually providing a description, I sometimes read the description first and watch the video later, and don't really like when people just put the video without any description whatsoever.
I can tell you an absurd story. I live in Norway, Oslo. Right the day the full scale invasion started in 2022, there was this young Russian influencer in her early twenties that went in front of the Parliament with a couple supporters to demonstrate against russophobia. She gave long speeches how she and Russians are victims of discrimination and oppression in the west. If I had to guess she was paid and hired by the Russian government to do that silly miserable show. Fortunately, right across the street where she was, there was a counter demonstration of other Russian clearly saying "no to war" and mocking her for being tasteless and clueless.
She was probably not paid. We had russ … moscovian friends that went full in on putinism. They came to Sweden to get a better life away from the shitty conditions in moscovia, and now praise the fascist leader that makes sure moscovia stays shitty. (That could be an idea for a baseball cap MRSS - Make Russia Stay Shitty).
Since I live in a neighboring country of Russia, the vast majority of the russians here can clearly see how much better life is here, and thus oppose Putin and the war. But still our media tends to focus too much on the very few of them who voice support for Putin and the rest of their community suffers for that. My own family members voice their dislike for these russians. It's a real problem.
It's stunning how many Russians living in Estonia say they want to live in Russia and that we are all fascists. Also the same people are quick to reply:"We pay taxes" when criticised for anything
Evidently Russia thinks they can invade any former USSR territory that has a large Russian population, It's a good thing Estonia is part of NATO, Otherwise they might be on his list.
As a Dutch person living in Finland, I totally agree with the mental aspect of moving to another country. Also, it is super funny they're protesting for Putin in the city of the ICC. And although I don't agree with them, I am happy to be from a country with true freedom of speech. No matter how dumb the opinion is.
During death of Navalny all Russians and Ukrainians in Oulu were protesting in downtown. Waving russian flag without the red stripe and holding speeches. I dont think this attidute is everywhere. If you´re in Finland/Poland what ever; Russophilia isn´t as tolerated as in Western parts of EU. If there are Z "patriots" in Finland they are awfully silent atm
Yeah. Speaking as an American: very jealous. Not that we too can't say whatever stupid thing we want, just that we don't do it with nearly as much style.
@@morfooni The Russian diaspora is not homogeneous. I live in Belgium, and a Russian friend of mine told me that the worst diaspora is in Germany, even using the word "abominations" lol.
@@alsteeves2044 Democracy isn't a global extremum. It requires constant work of civil society to be stable. Western countries should not forget about that.
Scary how non-z propaganda is on YOUR brain. You support a creator, Roman, who actively encourages russian citizens to steal the life savings of elderly american women. He laughed about it and said he hopes it happens more often. Do you support this?
Tolerance is incorrectly seen as a weakness by repressive societies like Russia, China or Iran. They cannot understand people can disagree yet coexist. In general, it makes you a better human being if you are tolerant of others until they infringe on your rights. Western countries have more tolerance for free speech now than most places but immigrants will discover there still is a breaking point and some traditions you cannot trample on in every country. You should always respect the house where you are a guest. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I am happy to see some Russians standing up to these Z patriots, pro-war idiots. We need more tolerant Russians. Thank you for your channel and offering your perspectives!
God bless you for saying that. I’m Lithuanian 33 years old. Who lived in UK for 8 years and returned back in Lithuania for last 3,5 years. And have childhood friends who where born here, but have russian parents, who also probably where born here. And they support Russia’s actions and fully on board with. And me my family and all my Lithuanian friends, don’t understand. How you can live all your life in EU “west” and still support russia’s “defence” against “facisim”. We (family and friends) talk exact same points. F…k off to russia then, if you love so much.
The issue is they likely only watch news in Russian vs listening to multiple language news sources. There's no way not to be brain washed listening to one source over time.
But you shouldn't just spend a month there on vacation in Moscow or St. Petersburg. You should spend a month living the average life of a Russian worker in a poor region like Tuva or Siberia.
@@jacksonfoxtrot nah. You're seeing things that aren't there due to your own visceral feeling towards him. We usually call these "delusions". Look, nobody likes war, but this is the most avoidable war of the 21st century. If he wanted to invade for the sake of expansion, he would have done so in 2014.
VIP guest like Putin also get this very cool tourist attraction in Hague called International Court of Justice. They even get a special seat to watch the show from.
@@gringo6362 USA killed 10s off milions off civilians since 1945 across the world ,still no single person ever from USA was brought to Hauge,that tells who actually control it
Not as often and if he did he looked nervous for a moment. Now he's like it's a war, it's an invasion with no fear. Good for him to feel comfortable and safe enough to say what he really feels.
Honestly I never understood people living abroad and supporting Putin. For instance, I have a woman in my friend's list in Facebook. She lives in Bulgaria, but originally she's from Yaroslavl. She's a keyboardist in a rockband called Episod (Епизод in Bulgarian)
They are very understandable actually, they fit into various categories like contrarians(just people who go against what most go for to feel special), people who are fooled by friends and media(many were told to believe Ukraine is somehow attacking Russia, poses a threat or that they are mostly/largely n**is etc. which unfortunately it just people's lack of education and trusting uncommon sources due to various biases), the cultish mentality that charismatic people create(Putin is very charismatic according to most so they support him regardless of his actions), people who support anyone that opposes anything US or 'West' related and finally people who genuinely wish those ill things(but most of these would not do the actions they advocate for, they want someone to end lives for them and others to suffer while they prosper, but not do it personally), together they form a very large amount of people. No one takes them seriously enough to test them and/or teach them to place the money where their mouth is, because most would not dare do the things they advocate for.
Russian "Karens" are truly built different. 😭😂 If innocent Ukrainians weren't being punished.... "WAR!" says the same lady behind every American Target customer service counter, shouting at the CS rep, but this one speaks Russian...
@@pablodelsegundo9502I think deep down they know how F up Russia is and they'll be miserable if they move back. So they use this shell to protect themselves for one true, they don't belong anywhere!
I think she just shouted "war" just cause its opposite to "no war" others were chanting then realised how stupid she sounds so went with "Donbass" instead.. the whole thing was cringe nonetheless
06:20- that lady moved out in Spain as an immigrant just for democratic benefits but has the same attitude as she would had still lived in Russia :))) Great! 08:39- is so sad to see adults as her repeating what she hears in the Russian media and placing all her hopes in one man that considers himself as a god. She has no cure but she has the right to vote.
@@Kannot2023 she should move to Thailand, Phuket Pattaya and many more places now taken by russians, every restaurant menu in russian, on streets riding pickups with loud spekers shouting in russian prices for fruits, every apartment for rent now in russian hands, this winter in 3 months on Phuket russians buys more apartments than been sell before war in period of 10 years. Thailand and specially sea side of thailand is not anymoreplace that you go se souteast Asian culture, is more like this woman screaming in Spain. This people takes something beautifull, changing it way they know to fill home and in the end they producing small hell on earth. I have even fight on the beach with dronk russian patriots after they got that im from Poland, from collective west not from Russia like 80% people there.
Hello NFKRZ, I 'll tell you that it doesn' t happen just with Russians in the diaspora, but with all sorts of people groups. For example, I come from an ex-Yugoslav country, we were under the Yugoslav governence for a while and from that came a whole generation of middle-aged adults, born before the fall of Yugoslavia who miss the old times and think Yugoslavia was the best country to have ever existed ( even though it was a dictatorship in which many unjust things happened which I can 't explain in a single comment). I 'm from former SR Macedonia, the southern-most Yugoslav republic and I can tell you from personal experiences that Yugonostalgia is wild in people' s minds, the Yugolav concept is engrained in people 's way of life and what they say to others. (and pointing it out will cause people of calling you a traitor or a pro-Bulgarian supporter, or just a young person who doesn 't understand the elders and will understand them when I grow up. Like dude, are they telling me I 'll be pro-Yugoslavian when I grow up or that I 'll be nostalgic for a country I never grew up in, and have not a single day of real-life experince over there?). A lot of people are anti-western and don 't like the West 's way of life, both people who live in my fatherland and also diaspora members, some of them live in western Europe and overseas for decades. What 's ironic is that there are people who miss former Yugoslavia and rant on about how people didn 't need to move elsewhere but left it when it was still a thing! Some went as Gastarbeiters (guest workers) in the 70's and early 80's and talk about the unity keeping everybody together but apparently not them and their family. A difference between Russians and us is that a lot of people claim to be apolitical and that they don 't discuss about political themes, yet claim that the system under Tito was the best one so far and it should be inplemented today (so, authorianism?) and really like autoritarian countries like 🇷🇺 and 🇨🇳. Ironic, since the Western countries are the best places to live in, but the Eastern places the best to support. Pretty insteresting how that works, isn 't it? 🤫
Hello from Texas! I escaped to the USA when I was 10 years old 😊 I agree with you and thank you for pointing out this strange phenomenon about Putin supporters!
Texas is a great and friendly place ❤️ don’t listen to the negativity. Texas also has some of the best food I’ve ever had. I’d much rather live in Texas than California or New York
@@Cam-nq8br In Texas you can't buy test tubes and flasks without registration. It is a real, living HELL for nerd who do amateur chemistry asa hobby. Not everyone is average like you. There is a good reason why Cody's Lab lives in Utash and not in Texas.
I'm originally from Romania. I lived there until I was 13 in 2005 (I am currently in the US). In Bucharest, I had a neighbor who was half Russian, half- Romanian (based on her last name, I think her father was Romanian, her mother was Russian). She has never lived in Russia but she still had Russian citizenship and I think visited Moscow a few times during the soviet era (according to my grandparents). She hasn't visited Russia since the '80s. She also had a kid my age. At the time, she was middle aged, didn't work, but had a ton of money. She had normal views about politics. Then she moved to Italy, about 2 years after I left. Well, she went off the rails. She started posting on Facebook that she misses soviet times and misses Russia (though she never lived there), that Romania, a NON-SLAVIC country, belongs to Russia (not that Slavic countries belong to Russia but it's even more bonkers to say that about non-Slavic countries), that Putin and the Lega party in Italy (aka Italy's fascists) are the best thing in the world, etc. She went off the deep end when Russia invaded Ukraine the second time. Literally every post was Z. 🤦♀️ On the other hand, there is a restaurant here in San Diego, California run by Georgians and Russians and they are mostly millenials/Gen Z and firmly pro-Ukraine. And they are loud about it. To be fair, there is a similar division among the Romanian diaspora but not about Ukraine/Putin (most Romanians are pro Ukraine, anti-Putin) but about LGBTQ rights and women's rights and Roma rights (for the record, I'm an ethnic Romanian but I support Roma, LGBTQ, and women's rights). I avoid places where the Romanian diaspora congregates like Anaheim because especially the older generation, but also some of the young people, are very conservative and believe in conspiracies spread through email chains and facebook. I only talk to Romanians who I meet through universities or other progressive spaces. Also, if they talk about going to the Romanian Orthodox Church in Anaheim (which is even more conservative than the churches in Bucharest and requires women to cover their heads and wear skirts and don't allow you to even enter a church of a different denomination and such nonsense), yeah I don't befriend them. I'm unapologetically progressive, and I don't have the patience to deal with nonsense.
It can be unbearable really. Growing up in Latvia (and being Latvian) there have been and still are many cases where you encounter such z people. And it really makes all Russians look bad. Especially since we have such a significant part of Russian speaking population that either is unable or chooses not to speak Latvian language. I suppose it has been getting better but c'mon. Would be nice to see some effort from them (not all but significant portion). But even "thank you" in Latvian is too much to learn sometimes. Even the young people. I am not talking about babushkas. So Latvians are the ones who should learn russian language. And they can get aggressive if not served in russian. Been cases reported by the young doctors who don't know russian. Some people are here just to bring Moscow closer. That's why we don't want more Russians in the Baltics.
I think such issue is very common for all the countries with "illiberal" elections - during last presidential elections in Turkey, Erdoğan got more % votes in Germany than in Turkey alone. In my country, Poland, Polish-American diaspora keeps voting for Law and Justice, despite this party dragging my country to the bottom. I believe if someone hasn't been in his country of origin for more than 20-30 years they should loose their voting rights.
A lot of the Polish living here in Canada have some of the WORST political beliefs I've ever heard. Like I get it, they got f*cked by communism worse than the other eastern block nations, but some of them are acting like people from the other place that invaded them.
for me it gives the feeling they think about politics like its a football/soccer game and they cheer on their favorite football-club. kinda like you still would cheer on FC Barcelona while living in germany just because you are spanish yourself. so they go out on the street, cheering putin while living in netherlands just because they are russian.
I live in a western country with a good chunk of Russians and some are in my life. I've discovered for myself and for the people that I interact with - there seems to be a correlation between how much the expat supports Putin and how smart they are. And it doesn't go smart = Putin let me tell you that.
Yeah. I live in Central Europe and it’s the same. My country of birth is the United States, and it’s the same. All the dummies like Trump and Putin. They share the same spectacular lack of values.
They were also young when they last lived in Russia. Certainly hard for the Netherlands to offer anything compared to memories of being 30 years younger. Throw in the fact they probably didn't move voluntarily but were dragged as children by their parents, and we have a recipe for making a person which hates their parents for bringing them to a place where they feel isolated from society and the only in-group on offer is Russian state media which propagandizes them.
All of my Russian friends here in Switzerland piss me off infinatley. They all support the war and Putin although they have never lived like the average russian. They all shit their pants when mobilization happened.
That would go against one of the reasons why people in Europe just live better: freedom of speech. However, I find it problematic that citizens of another country which is heavily sanctioned are eligible to not only travel and live somewhere else but also be able to vote for their origin country. One could argue that having an outside perspective gives a better understanding of the country, but the opposite can be true as well (e.g.: many RTE-supporting Turks in EU countries) and it isn't fair as they won't experience the consequences of their actions personally.
All young people in Russia, Turkey, USA and Israel has to active in politic and change or improve there systems. Right now its old men with old minds who bring chaos to the world...
The phrase ¨Putin supporters in The Hague¨ for me brings images of lawyers and crimes against humanity indictments... what you showed us was not even close
Nostalgia for youth days, resentment and envy that others live better - that is a terrible thing and not only in russians minds. I'm from Lithuania, we live in a democracy for 34 years, but we still have some older generation people (locals) who better choose to believe Putin's propaganda than NATO, West, Ukraine, even though they and their grown-up children now live so good like no other generation lived, also most of families has cruel stories about deportations to Siberia, tortures in camps, prisons etc. during occupation. Some kind of tragic Stockholm syndrome which hard to understand...
You have nailed it! I often feel sorry for folks who have left their country, here in the UK we are very aware of the huge numbers of those leaving all parts of the world to build a new life. It must be so strange for many of them. But what an extraordinary lack of self awareness those women are showing. The obvious nutty demonstration is as you say embarrassing. A great program as always. Thank you, Patricia Norfolk Uk.
That lady who was interviewed in Tallinn was directly across from a big protest collage about Putin's war crimes. Tallinn haaates putin, so she's got some balls, i'll give her that
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Heya Roman. I joined to help you escape ruzzia and look after your family. So glad you're safe and able to keep speaking out. You're one of the few online personalities that gives me hope.
great video as always. Hope you're doing well mate, those Russians (like you, and 'inside Russia') who speak out against Kremlin bullshit are invaluable not only to the west dealing with the misinformation but also for fellow Russians. Keep up the good work man
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you should watch some bits from the "heute show" from germany
Roman = NATO fan N°1 😅😅😅
Same with Turks who live in the West, most of them love Erdogan, but don't want to live there.
Same with polish people in USA. They super PiS party (populist party like Erdogan or Orban).
No that’s European Turks, Turks in Canada or America don’t like Erdogan
@@Honest_Abe1 yes because america picks the best of the best while the eu lets the doors open even for the worst trash
Just wrote the same thing, the only reason why he's still in charge is because of people outside of turkey voting for him.
But they like to spend their vacation there, because the worse Turkiye does with those kind of presidents the better their foreign currency. These people are sadistic by nature.
I actually was next to the old, pro-putin ladies in the Hague. They danced around clearly drunk yelling and anoying the croud. We started throwing coins at them and they eventually called the police because someone "pushed" their speaker. The police eventually led them away against their will and were overall very supportive of the anti-putin crowd. It was a beautiful day!
Glad to hear that even the Dutch police wasn't willing to just sit and stay silent while watching and listening to those ladies' BS.
I bet they got fines for being drunk in public too 😂
You're throwing metal at them, that's pretty douche bag.
Competent police moment.
As long as you weren't not sticking dollar notes in their underwear you'd be fine😂
There's a saying in the Balkans: "Patriotism increases with the number of kilometers".
😂
So true.
Yes, it's interesting how some people who have said "F... this country, I'm outta here" suddenly develop strong opinions on how the country they no longer live in nor pay taxes to should be run, while gloating how much more money they make living abroad. And I don't mean it in connection to the war ("Don't mention the war!", search it up if confused, I think it's funny), I've noticed the trend for well over 15 years.
And years on the planet. Some of the most awful takes from people are my parents age, which is in their seventies.
@@alb91878 But patriotism / Nationalism is good, though.
Nobody yelling “WAR!” can claim to have the moral high ground. Someone who truly cares about Russia wouldn’t want young Russians dying in a senseless war.
Unless the next words out of their mouth are “huh yeah, What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!”
It's also quite easy to call for war knowing that she is personally not actually participating in it: She will never have to carry a gun or manoeuver a tank through Ukrainian territory nor anywhere else. Her life is not at danger which cannot be said for the physically abled Russian middle-class men in their 20s residing in Russia.
I also believe that this is the only reason why Vladimir Putin is calling for war. If it was 2000 years ago where he would have to lead his army in the front, I doubt that this war would ever happen. But in 2024, he can sit back, have a cup of tea and relax in his tax money funded palace near Gelendzhik while his citizens are being sent to their demise.
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Maybe because they realized the West wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Sometimes the grass isn't always greener, sometimes it's fertilized with bullsh*t
I used to think that I had to support Russia and even Putin or else it would be like betraying the country I was born in! (I was born in Russia and me and my parents moved to Canada when I was 15)
Folks will really move thousands of kilometers away from home to live in Germany, just to say their country is the best in the world 😭😭
Turks do that too
@@Lanedl1Maybe there should be new olympic event. Like mentalgymnastics or such?
in Germany you get lots of money doing nothing all day and being a nuisance to society thats propably why xD
@@Lanedl1 Yeah, and let's face it, they have Trump/Putin signs in their front yard.
@@Sebastian-hc8rjafd ass take
This is a strange phenomenon that occurs in many countries. Just look at the recent elections in Portugal. The majority of Portuguese living outside Portugal (who are immigrants themselves) voted in favour of a far-right party that is against immigrants.
It's very similar in Turkey.
Or the Brazilians in Portugal voting for the Far-right. 🫣
chega is not far right... stop the bs. They are against illegal immigration...
Ventura is not against immigrants. Ventura is against the excess of immigrants and immigrants who live dependent on state subsidies. Comparing Ventura to Putin is like comparing Mortagua to Staline. Don't write nonsense.
@@Minu-lv1rk Portugal has only 16% immigrants. Don't be silly.
@@Minu-lv1rk Thank you. I am Canadian and I feel like I am the only one here that has actually read through CHEGA's platform. I would 100% vote for them if they were in Canada. Illegal immigration is not acceptable anywhere.
She is screaming "Donbass" because she is a Dombass
Based.
@@user-vu9xl2yz4she means that she is dumbass
@@user-vu9xl2yz4s Hi bot! Got your 15 rubles?
This reminds me of that A&W root beer commercial. (job interview)
"Am I your man, Mr. dum(b)ass?"
"The name is DuMass."
Anyone else remember that commercial? I will never get it out my head. It left an indelible mark.
@@user-vu9xl2yz4s Isn't what?
This does not only apply to the Russians. When I look at my own countrymen (Turks in Germany), I see the problem as well. Living in Germany and enjoying the freedom here but voting for Erdogan in the elections. Sometimes you don't know whether to laugh or cry.
At least Germans don't speak Turkish with them. In Latvia and other countries there's a lot of language issues and ruzzification is still omnipresent. m.th-cam.com/video/tpQWxIvReKI/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUadGhlIHNvdmlldCBzdG9yeSBnZW5vY2lkaW8%3D
Erdogan is burning the Turkey hard (pardon the pun) and those Turks who live in the west are actually beneficiaries due to higher salaries. They can just invest into properties at home which are much cheaper, because the economy is ruined and hopefully when the economy rebounds later these European Turks will become much richer.
It's insane hypocrisy isn't it? Also a kind of hatred for their own people...
Stop larping as a european, kid.
Yeah, crazy times we’re living in now. Also in Germany the crazy extreme right wing sympathizers are totally in on Putin now together with the extreme left wing. And people who are calling for freedom in general are marked as Nazis now or antisemitists. Propaganda is driving everyone crazy 😅 fanatics are spreading hate and disinformation to frighten people. Pessimism and ignorance are the true enemies.
There are also Chinese people here in Canada that support Ccp. It’s shameful
It's crazy how Karens look the same anywhere in the world
the karen gene is universal
I find it strangely comforting to know that crazy middle aged ladies are just a feature of humanity all over the world. We humans really aren't that different from one another. 😊
Based.
These people are actually the opposite of a Karen. Karen is a product of capitalist entitlement and these people are a product of the communist motto "my country, right or wrong" They see the negativity of the Western society where they live towards them (for their views) as a sacrifice that they endure for their country. It is the opposite of the individualistic "Let me talk to the manager!" Karen mentality
@@MeeesterBond17 Yeah sexism exists all over the world. It always has to be "crazy ladies" although there are actually more Putin supporters who are men.
Tltr thoughts from a German here:
My best friend back in the day and his family immigrated to Germany and at that time they were in Germany for over 15 years, their son was fluent in German (and Russian), really sociable and felt comfortable in Germany while his mother and grandmother couldn't speak a single word with me... their whole bubble was made of (very proud) Russians who also barely could speak German even though they also lived here for far more than a decade or two. They all work(ed) here in Russian exclusive business (like a bakery, grocery stores, Russian assistants home office).
I had a few really close Russian friends, and they never idealized (still loved) Russia or exclusively stayed in their "Russian bubble" while their parents pretty much were.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's nice that they have people around them who went through the same, and they can comfortably talk in their native language, enjoy their culture or even get their native products and bakery goods (and I get to enjoy them too!).
But honestly all of my friends showed frustration over it, they even supported them in every aspect (language lessons which are provided, government documents, mails, calls and letters) from a very(!) young age while their parents never showed the will to get an understanding of the country they plan on staying in forever.
They, in a way, used their children to do all the work (translation, documents, calls, mails etc.) without caring to learn and somewhat making it their children's responsibility.
I really wonder how they are doing now and what they are thinking about all of this (since we all lost contact way before all of this), I really hope my old friends are doing okay... this must be exhausting and frustrating.
That happened to my Russian friend. His mum always spoke Russian even in front of native speakers of that country and he found it super rude and awkward. She only ever looked for other Russian friends (who apparently all turned out to be crap user friends ) and now she still struggling with the language of the country shes living in with no friends. He told me shes on the phone to her old friends in Russia and into conspiracy theory youtube channells (in russian lol)
As an immigrant to Germany myself, then naturalised, I was surprised at how Russian immigrants wouldn't say they were Russian even long before Putin. They'd say they were born in Russia, had Russian parents, but referring to themselves as Russian - nope. Germany has many "Germans with migration background" and most are happy to say "I'm German and X", but not Russian Germans.
Weird that.
This even happened to my dad as an adult when he and his parengs moved to the US from Ukraine. He had to handle all their stuff because my grandma didn't learn English at all and my grandpa only at a conversational level. Plus they were from a time when old people could be use their age as an excuse to be lazy.
I think all Russians all over the world who support Putin should leave the country they live in and go back to their Glorious RUSSIA!!!! STOP USING THE GENEROSITY OF THE WEST!
I follow german news coverage and a similar situation happened with the last turkish election as well. Young people _in turkey_ were voting for CHP, older people and _very many_ turks living in germany voted for Erdogan.
Given local elections in turkey now, CHP won in many places, causing Erdogan some stress.
Basically, older turks living good in germany voting for the anti-Ataturk candidate that the younger people don't want.
Stalin once said : "it doesn't matter who is voting, but only the ones that are counting the votes". Decades later, nothing really changed😢
History repeats itself 😢 Germany feels like 1933 these days
Considering who Stalin was. Many of his saying are strangely self ironic .
Canada is really bad with trudeau
@@DoorsOfPerceptionPDMlike 1933? Really? You must be kidding
@@TTKDMS I’ve noticed that lately about Stalin too. Can’t say I’m particularly well read about it . If you have any book recommendations please feel free. 🤗🤗🤗
Being a patriot for your country doesnt mean you're a patriot for your government.
That is true, and okay to love your motherland, but these folks are chanting Putin.
you can be a good patriot of your country only knowing thier history. Russias history is full of putins. So patriotism should not be only for the sake of country
WW2 should have taught the world that patriotism is love of one's country, not love of one's government.
Only the German's got to learn that, no one else did, especially not the Russians (Great Patriotic War that they still think about every day).
@@firetruck988 I disagree. Not only the Germans learned it. It is possible to learn from someone else's mistakes after all. But many haven't learned it, or have forgotten.
I was there in the Hague, and fun fact: the dancing woman ended up being taken away by the police aming the cheering of the crowd
Why? Not that I agree with her politics, but I hope it was for more than waving a flag
@@TheKlaun9ive read in an other comment that they were drunken 😂
not to be Zphobe but kinda fitting that u got to have booze brain to understand their logic 😂
was she Russian or Dutch ?
@@TheKlaun9Drunkenness
"I voted for Putin, because he is the one who could navigate us out of the situation."
He got you into that situation in the first place. Just sayin'.
she wouldnt know i mean she hasnt been there since 1998 😂😂
we'll she's not really wrong, Putin could end the war tomorrow by leaving Ukraine
I interpreted what she called 'the situation' to mean how Russians believe the West looks down on them and doesn't give them the respect that they believe they deserve, independently of the Ukraine invasion. In short, delusions of grandeur. Putin will make Russia strong and feared once more!
The logic is mind boggling !
@@fuzzy1dkno genius because Crimea is considered Ukraine by the Ukrainians and the Russian base in Sevastopol is older than the United States, so they can’t just leave.
Was similar in the Faroe Islands. We are Danish citizens, and around 10% of the entire population left for Denmark in the 90s because of a severe economic recession. The country would have gone bankrupt if Denmark didn’t lend them money. Then when things got better, all these people moved back from cushy Denmark to start demanding independence, while most of us who had to live through that recession didn’t want independence because we felt that economic pain firsthand, and Denmark was/is a safety net if things went belly up again.
I live in Denmark now too, but wouldn’t dream of moving back there and then demand independence after having been in Denmark for so many years. I don’t even feel like I have a right to demand anything of them, because I haven’t lived there for 15 years.
Would you ever consider visiting there again?
Faroe situation can improve, also one shouldn't always rely on others. Small countries can be successful.
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You see the same thing in Germany with Turks supporting Erdogan
Same over here in Belgium, i mean i had a former co-worker who was a turk and actively voted for him.
I asked him "why?"
"Who is a better option?"
-"I mean there is this oposition guy who sounds pretty goo-"
"HE'S A FAGGOT"
-"According to who?"
"Saw it on turkish tv!"
They have the same problem as the russians, they need to be cut of from russian tv and and russian social media.
or just LGBT and trans people supporting Hamas, like they will be safe if they go there XD
@@aoki6332 No LGBT person supports Hamas, they are supporting innocent Palestinian women and children not being fucking carpet bombed and trapped in an open air concentration camp while starving to death because of an Israeli backed famine. You can be anti Hamas and pro Palestinian just like you can be anti Putin and pro Russian
@@aoki6332 bro wtf genocide is never ok im sorry?
The issue is that they feel like Germany criticises Turkey when Germany criticises Erdogan. And that's why they support them
Fun Fact : Putin is now officially calling the “Special Military Operation” a war
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lol 😂
He can't call it a war. If he calls it a war then Turkey has an obligation to close the Bosphorus Strait to all warships, trapping Russian ships in the Black Sea.
"In wartime, if Turkey is not involved in the conflict, warships of the nations at war may not pass through the Straits, except when returning to their base."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreux_Convention_Regarding_the_Regime_of_the_Straits
@spondoolie6450 he called it a war
Also, Turkey is already doing that.
@@spondoolie6450 Turkey has already been doing that since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
I was going to my usual seat at the Houston symphony and found an older woman sitting in it. She insisted she needed to sit there, so she could be next to her friend. She was not apologetic, she just said, I need this seat. I took the next seat over. She started talking to her friend… in Russian. Oh, are you Russian? Yes. Recently moved to Houston to be near her daughter.
I said, good time to leave Russia. Things are really going bad there now.
She took great offense and the pair of them unloaded on me how terrible the US was, how great Russia was, how Ukraine = Russia, and the whole war was NATO’s fault.
I think you should have said "good time to head back to Russia" instead.
@@__-fu5se Wanna bet the daughter is ashamed of her mother’s political beliefs?
I mean the US is terrible and especially Texas. Just not for the reasons she said.
She will fit right in with the US if (when) Project 2025 is enacted.
Russia has more abortion rights than Texas. Think about that.
Lol
She was very ignorant.
Bros first day in EU (Portugal) and bro already called the war in Ukraine outright. Massive props.
EDIT: I know hes been saying it the whole time, I meant as in instead of doing the ironic "special military operation" he outright called it war.
Freedom is one hell of a drug.
@@boardcertifiable A better drug than fascism and Communism.
Russia has also officially started calling it a war
Hes been explicitly calling it a war for months now
@@fbafroguy6200 he self cencored sometimes
It’s not just Russians, I live in a very liberal part of England and am Bulgarian. There is a Bulgarian society here and I have seen other Bulgarians who are staunchly pro putin, anti ukraine, anti nato, anti eu, anti lgbt and pro ussr who are also living here…in the gayest and most liberal part of the country….they are fascinating to observe
In my experience the more liberal parts of the UK there are, the more extreme the views of the minority are.
Very sad to see those kind of people living in the west.
I'm astonished they are not still worshiping Todor Zhivkov.
Is their opinion on N. Macedonia bad and do they interact with the Macedonians in G.B.? Because I assume they would not like us because Cold war Bulgaria was against our existience but was passive with provocating because of Yugoslavia. A simmilar thing happens with us, except it 's with Yugo nostalgia, ironic isn 't it, some miss the Warsaw-Pact, others a federal union with 5 other republics and 2 entities. 😄😬🤵🏻♂️
@@jovan-noble-guy749 tbh I couldn’t tell you because ive lived in England most of my life and don’t interact with Bulgarians that much as most of them are still very connected with Bulgaria whereas I’m not as much. When I was at uni there was a Bulgarian society and I remember there was one Macedonian guy who everyone called the Macedonian, but there was no tension or hostility, at most there were just some jokes about how we speak the same language lol
That lady confusingly yelling "war!" is hilarious.
I remember in protests against The Gulf War, the counterprotestors usual thing to yell/chant was "Faggots!"
It's the same with turkey.
The ONLY reason why Erdogan is still in charge of that place is because people OUTSIDE of turkey vote for him.
Yeah but he is still much more openly popular in Turkey than Vladimir Putin is in Russia because 1) instrumentalises Islam for his election, similarly to Trump with Christian fundamentalists, by stating nonsensical numerological 'facts' and 'supporting his Muslim brothers' in Arabic countries, 2) he pays poor people in East Turkey to make noise for his election campaigns, thus they might perceive him as 'one who looks out for the locals', and 3) similarly to Russia, he has great control over the media to boost his election campaign compared to others with a 95:5 ratio and regularly spreads misinformation to a degree that doesn't raise enough suspicion in same parts and generations in Turkey.
In short, he is a really good manipulator just like Donald Trump. If his votes were cut off from outside Turkey, then I believe he would still get the highest votes. However, it would not be enough for AKP to rule alone, so he would most likely cheat the results (as he has done before).
I doubt his elections aren't rigged
Same thing with Law and Justice party voters in (or rather outside) Poland
@@Sombre_gdThey lost the last election
@@richardarriaga6271 Well, they still managed to get the most of the votes of all the parties. It's just nobody wants to form coalition with them XD
As a Turk living in germany i know exacly what you talking about. and i think there are multiple major issue with us turks and russians living in europe. first we have a lack of understanding of democracy or a political stubbornes, for example if you go to an german middle school before the elections and ask a few teenagers who they will vote the answer will be mostly either i have no clue and have to take a look at the candidates or they have made their research and will now go to vote. and sadly if you ask a turkish child who he will vote he has a quick response but if you ask why he is voting the following party he either has no clue or he says because his parents said so. second major issue is a bit of a identity crisses as i would call it because those autotherian leaders are usually present themselfs as the patriotic party who safes the nation. and in my opinion the biggest issue is that we (who live abroad ) have no knowledge about the political landskape of the country we are voting for or as you would say we are out of touch with the country and dont have to face any consequences, for example i have a friend who like me has also a turkish immigrant background but a he has both citizenships and i dont. when i asked him who he voted he said the opposition but he doesnt speaks turkish and he doesnt know what they are doing for the people he just voted them because his parents said so. in my opinion if you dont live in a country then you should not vote because your vote effects everybody but not yourself.
Amen...
Herd mentality is the enemy of democracy
based
i get a part is xenophobic fearmongering political parties making it perobably harder , but damn, really
Ich glaube warum diese beiden Migrantengruppen "problematisch" sind liegt an dem starken Nationalismus in Russland und der Türkei. Und das dieser ungehindert sich über Propagandatools in Deutschland verbreiten darf.
Beides sind Länder, die in der Vergangenheit Weltmächte waren und den Fall nie überwunden haben, dass beeinflusst die Art des Nationalismus, welcher von Revanchismus geprägt ist, ähnlich dem deutschen nach dem ersten Weltkrieg.
Nicht umsonst wählen so viele Deutschrussen die AFD, der Nationalismus, die Opfermentalität, das Nachtrauern nach vermeintlich besseren Zeiten verbindet. Ich glaube, dass wenn die AFD nicht strikt anti-muslimisch wäre, sie auch große Teile der deutsch-türkischen Community ziehen könnten. Als dritte Gruppe könnte man hier sogar noch Ostdeutsche reinbringen, die viele Gemeinsamkeiten mit diesen Gruppen haben (So sind türkisch-stämmige Männer und ostdeutsche Männer die am schlechtesten gebildeten Gruppen in Deutschland, während türkisch-stämmige Frauen und Ostdeutsche Frauen durchschnittlich gebildet sind, was auch zu einem Machtgefälle führt, da in Deutschland die meisten Leute in die selbe ökonomische Gruppe einheiraten und zu einem erstarken von Konservatismus als Gegenreaktion in diesen beiden Gruppen (bei den Männern) führt)
In Germany this problem is even more ironic, most of the Russians here are "Spätaussiedler" with German Heritage and even mostly from Kazahstan but still are the Biggest Putin Simps
The most funny thing those people here in Russia call themselves "Germans" but you call them "Russians" 😂
@@JesusOfficialAccount They deserved to be called "Russians" if they still act like typical Russians. (My father is a Spätaussiedler but he has common sense. I'm lucky)
@@JesusOfficialAccount Yeah, that phenomenon (calling ethnic Germans from Kazakhstan "Russians" - and then often extrapolating whatever they learned about them on "Russian Russians" who left the country in the last few years) always baffled me
@@JesusOfficialAccount hey man they were ex nazis, you know they still go by purity laws and worship Israel😂 sick country
Crazy, to go and vote for a person in another country while u were not in that particular country for the last 25 years.
Americans get to do it too, at least in Presidential races and some state ones
They aren't where I live. My province of Alberta in Canada has a large Ukrainian minority and being openly pro-Russian here would get you kneecapped.
Same here in Manitoba tbh
Growing up around Ukrainians in Australia, being overtly pro-Z there might get you a brick through your window too.
Here in BC, we have recent Ukrainian imigrants. .. I haven't met any Russians.
Not living in Canada, but in Finland. Although, there are russian immigrants in my area, only pro-Putin whom I have heard of is a finn. There hasn't been 'kneecapping' (dude is in his late 60s). However, he has been offered 'assisted transportation to the eastern border' together with 'assistance with filling up Wagner contract papers' multiple times.😂😂😂
Well, that certainly does sound like they are Ukranian! ;-)
“I am absolutely convinced that Ukraine will not shy away from the processes of expanding interaction with NATO and the Western allies as a whole. Ukraine has its own relations with NATO; there is the Ukraine-NATO Council. At the end of the day the decision [on Ukraine joining NATO] is to be made by NATO and Ukraine. It is a matter for those two partners.” Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin 2002
And most of them live in Germany and Austria........
Kinda ironic.
Well not really. Austria has had good realtion with the Kremlin since the cold war. In fact a couple of weeks ago they objected the EU proposal of using frozen russian assets in the Union and sending them to Ukraine.
Hell one of their former ministers actually has a small dance wirh Putin.
yes, its a shame.....greetings from Germany
@cgt3704 No offense intended to the people of Austria, but a lot of their politicians aren't doing a good job at trying to not look like a bunch of daft Viktor Orbán wannabes.
@@alexandrearaujo2877 well im not austrian and i agree.
@@cgt3704 Does your country also have pro-Russian parties of its own? Because mine also does, unfortunately.
A true patriot is someone who loves their country and wants the best for it and its people. It’s not about wanting everything to stay the same forever. A patriot know their countrymen are awesome and can achieve great things.
Facts...
Sadly, from place to place, meaning of this word fades and can become what we see :(
Some just confuse patriotism with nationalism.
He gave a fairly accurate description of patriotism. You can love your country but not like what the government does. We saw this here around the Iraq war, love the troops but didn't support the war.
And if left uncheck, it'll become jingoism. @@VINLAND_777
Thanks! You're the real patriot!
As a Brazilian who lives in the Netherlands, I can tell you that supporting an extremist "patriotic" candidate from a distance is not exclusive to Russians. My mom and basically all of her friends, are overwhelmingly in support of Bolsonaro. They basically all share extreme right wing views on Brazil and that Bolsonaro is a godsend that will free Brazil from "communists".
She even supported (only morally because we cannot vote in Dutch elections) Geert Wilders, and was happy when he won. When I pointed out that he is a supporter of the Netherlands leaving the European Union and that that might mean we may lose our residency in the Netherlands, she started to panic (which to me was morbidly hilarious).
native dutch resident here; our excuses for politicians like wilders, him and especially the FvD guy (baudet) have been practically cosplaying like lukashenko for a while, and its mainly because of naive decency by colleagues that they've dodged too many serious questions and proper investigations into party finances.... so far.
XD
Is your mother homophobic and anti-west too?
lol I saw many trump-loving 2nd generation Latinos here in the US who began to panic knowing their immigrant parents may be deported because they voted for the anti-immigrant guy 😂
At least she doesn’t support Lula… and she clearly understands the immigration problems in the Netherlands better than you!
"VPERDE!" which means "in ass" on thumbnail instead of "VPERED!" "let's go!" ;))))
Ass status?
I still find it strange that Putin supporters outside of Russia don't simply move back to Russia if they love him so much--if it's because they'd rather make more money abroad, that seems extremely hypocritical to claim that things in Russia are so great but you find more opportunities outside of Russia instead. It's sad how little consequences there are for being a hypocrite these days. People just end up saying whatever they want now and don't care if it conflicts with their stated values--they just find a way to still justify their beliefs.
The won't go back because they know which side of their bread is buttered. They vote for Putin so they can pretend they never left, embarassingly just for better sandwiches (бутерброды - a word they stole from Germans).
The idea is to support their countries using remittances
I can’t understand only one thing, if such immigrants love so Putin, Russia and support his politics, why they don’t move back to Russia?! 🤯
My brother went to university and made friends with a Russian who came to study in Wales way back in 2018. He had a student visa but wanted to work in the computing industry after his study. Sadly he had no luck and his visa ran out so returned to Moscow. It is young people like him that I sympathise with, he's anti-Putin and doesnt digest Russian media because he knows its bullcrap, but he's stuck there. Its a really sad situation
I wish the UK government had laws in place to support these anti putin Russians who want to escape to the west.
Nothing annoys me more than Russian/Soviet-Canadians bitching about Trudeau and claiming that Putin is better cause they hate "wokeness" and "diversity".
This is my own family and all I want to say is "THEN MOVE!"
Living through this in Germany. Already told them that 😂
as A canadian Trudeau is awful but i 100% prefer him over Putin anyday
if only there was a leader that is neither woke nor a dictator ?
I hate wokeness too, but I hate putler a lot more, so I'd chosse any non-dictator president over him
As a Canadian, Pierre Poulet makes me sick. But I'd still acknowledge that I'd have to vote for him instead of Putler. As a hypothetical.
Youre awsome Roman. You somehow manage to be very informative while at the same time very entertaining. We need more people like you to spread the truth. However no one will ever replace you.
Yes, most Russians in Lithuania doesn't speak our language even if they live here for 30 years. I got Ukrainian family as neighbours 2 years ago, and they already speak some Lithuanian. I am not surprised
It's probably easier near Vilnius.
Yeah...
Polish language might be easier to learn for Ukrainians but it's still shocking how quickly they managed to learn it
@@angelikaskoroszyn8495 it’s interesting that apart from learning Polish, Poles also inspired me to switch from Russian to Ukrainian even though my first language is Russian. I like how you respect and cherish your language ❤
@@angelikaskoroszyn8495Let's be honest. It's shocking that even Polish people are able to learn Polish. 😂😂
I tried it three times and every time I gave up on learning Polish because it's just so incredibly difficult.
If this woman in Barcelona wants war, she can go to the frontline in Ukrane. Then we can see if she still wants it, after she's been in the trenches for a few days.
I love your perspective on these things.
There's Putin simps amongst us everywhere.
bro drops the "W" word!
Glad you can now say it buddy
He’s been saying it for awhile now
now he doesnt need to worry so can go full ham
It’s legal to call it a war in Russia now, Kremlin ministers have used the W-word for about a week now
Imagine being happy for "buddy" when he actively encourages russian nationals to commit criminal acts against elderly american women, I.E. the video where he LAUGHED at old ladies losing their life savings to online dating fraud schemes. He said he finds it funny and wants it to happen more. L person
1) He's settled in Portugal
2) russian officials, including pootin himself, started calling it a war recently. It's actually another propaganda point now. That we weren't at war, but now we are, so country should work and mobilise for war and victory is near now
First off thanks for making videos like these that help me understand the things that are happening around the world, and Russia especially. I actually came to the channel for your videos about what life is like in Russia and how you grew up, but I really appreciate you explaining and translating videos like these about current events that I probably would never see. Despite how much we both wish you didn't have to make videos about what's been going on right now, it really is something I look forward to when I see you've posted a vid. Be it commentary or just showing us who you are and what your life has been like, I'll always look forward to seeing our Favourite Neighbourhood Russian. Keep rocking and surviving man
Russians in Serbia voted like 3% for him in Serbia which was pretty nice to see and then they marched with Serbians on protests against the dictators.
That moment when recent russian immigrants in Serbia are less vatniks than serbians
@@PUARockstar It's crazy seeing us Serbs hate on Russians but love Russia
Well I am Russian and live in America and I will be voting for Trump, so that all American funding for Ukraine will be cut off. That’s how most Russians in America are voting and not because we love Putin, but precisely because we, like most other Americans, are more concerned about our economy than what is happening thousands of miles away. This country is falling apart and we need to concentrate our resources here. Ukrainians and even the Israelis should not be making geopolitical decisions based on assistance from the United States; they should make pragmatic choices based on their capabilities and limitations and their own budgets. Russia is Ukraine’s neighbor and they have to face a certain reality and accept it if they want the war to end. The entire world should follow suit and stop basing its geopolitical behavior on alliances and bailouts from other nations. If the world continues with the current trajectory, it will inevitably lead to a world war that will involve China, and the West, no matter how well-funded its army, will suffer a catastrophic loss because even if it wins, it will be a pyrrhic victory, and the damage to its economy will be enormous on a scale far larger than the consequences of 9-11.
@@PUARockstar hahahha yeah, its quite a contrast with oldhead z's and these young immigrants, however they blend in well with our young population who supports them (logic).
Give local Serbs russian passports and you will get 99% voting for him. It is so weird to see Serbs being more Z than Russians themselves.
As a portuguese, were happy to have you here!
ahh thats really nice :)
BTW, thank you for actually providing a description, I sometimes read the description first and watch the video later, and don't really like when people just put the video without any description whatsoever.
Hopefully his Hague-based fans will visit him once the International Criminal Court locks him up for war crimes.
@@isaywhateveriwantandyougot7421 Putin, duh.
imagine that sorry to tell you but both him and netanyahu is being exiled to the U.S.
The arrest warrant is a symbol and to build political pressure. If he survives, he'll live in exile in China.
send him a cake with a hidden metal file in😂
Keep dreaming... 😂😂😂
I can tell you an absurd story. I live in Norway, Oslo.
Right the day the full scale invasion started in 2022, there was this young Russian influencer in her early twenties that went in front of the Parliament with a couple supporters to demonstrate against russophobia.
She gave long speeches how she and Russians are victims of discrimination and oppression in the west.
If I had to guess she was paid and hired by the Russian government to do that silly miserable show.
Fortunately, right across the street where she was, there was a counter demonstration of other Russian clearly saying "no to war" and mocking her for being tasteless and clueless.
Putins is the Greatest Russophobe of All Times
She was probably not paid. We had russ … moscovian friends that went full in on putinism. They came to Sweden to get a better life away from the shitty conditions in moscovia, and now praise the fascist leader that makes sure moscovia stays shitty. (That could be an idea for a baseball cap MRSS - Make Russia Stay Shitty).
Since I live in a neighboring country of Russia, the vast majority of the russians here can clearly see how much better life is here, and thus oppose Putin and the war. But still our media tends to focus too much on the very few of them who voice support for Putin and the rest of their community suffers for that. My own family members voice their dislike for these russians. It's a real problem.
It's stunning how many Russians living in Estonia say they want to live in Russia and that we are all fascists. Also the same people are quick to reply:"We pay taxes" when criticised for anything
Evidently Russia thinks they can invade any former USSR territory that has a large Russian population, It's a good thing Estonia is part of NATO, Otherwise they might be on his list.
Фашисты и есть! Обьявить часть населения не гражданами.Попахивает третьим рейхом.
As a Dutch person living in Finland, I totally agree with the mental aspect of moving to another country.
Also, it is super funny they're protesting for Putin in the city of the ICC. And although I don't agree with them, I am happy to be from a country with true freedom of speech. No matter how dumb the opinion is.
During death of Navalny all Russians and Ukrainians in Oulu were protesting in downtown. Waving russian flag without the red stripe and holding speeches. I dont think this attidute is everywhere. If you´re in Finland/Poland what ever; Russophilia isn´t as tolerated as in Western parts of EU.
If there are Z "patriots" in Finland they are awfully silent atm
Yeah. Speaking as an American: very jealous. Not that we too can't say whatever stupid thing we want, just that we don't do it with nearly as much style.
@@morfooni The Russian diaspora is not homogeneous. I live in Belgium, and a Russian friend of mine told me that the worst diaspora is in Germany, even using the word "abominations" lol.
ICC are Western puppets. When will they arrest George Bush?
You can't wave around a 3rd reich flag, so why should you be allowed to wave around the russian flag?
"Patriotism is loving your country. Nationalism is hating that of others."
Charles de Gaulle
Nationalism is not really that.
Speaking as an American, we have the exact same type of people.
Those people are everywhere. It becomes a problem when they are entitled at the governmental level.
@@DailyMusicSuch as in Trudeau's cabinet and Trudeau himself who is on record as saying that he admires the Chinese system of governance.
@@alsteeves2044 OMG!
@@DailyMusic Yup and the apathetic electorate have given him 3 terms.
@@alsteeves2044 Democracy isn't a global extremum. It requires constant work of civil society to be stable. Western countries should not forget about that.
The scary bit is how effective Z propaganda is on Z brain.
Z brains are scary. They have the discerning capacity of a mollusk, but they get to vote and decide for our lifes too.😢
Scary how non-z propaganda is on YOUR brain. You support a creator, Roman, who actively encourages russian citizens to steal the life savings of elderly american women. He laughed about it and said he hopes it happens more often. Do you support this?
You’re on the side of Ukraine and NATO but you’re taking about other people being propagandized. You have no idea how ironic and funny that is lol
@@js70371 ah yes, we are all part of the Nazi, woke, west, says a guy who is prob the Canadian version of a MAGA cultist
Dude where're you live? I'm 15 y.o. Russian teen, with Z parents... Sometimes it fells like live in hell.
Tolerance is incorrectly seen as a weakness by repressive societies like Russia, China or Iran. They cannot understand people can disagree yet coexist. In general, it makes you a better human being if you are tolerant of others until they infringe on your rights.
Western countries have more tolerance for free speech now than most places but immigrants will discover there still is a breaking point and some traditions you cannot trample on in every country. You should always respect the house where you are a guest. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
I am happy to see some Russians standing up to these Z patriots, pro-war idiots. We need more tolerant Russians. Thank you for your channel and offering your perspectives!
Same. I prefer to have Russians with the ⚪🔵⚪ flag and oppose the war, not the Z 🧟♂️ shouting "Putin yay"
God bless you for saying that. I’m Lithuanian 33 years old. Who lived in UK for 8 years and returned back in Lithuania for last 3,5 years. And have childhood friends who where born here, but have russian parents, who also probably where born here. And they support Russia’s actions and fully on board with. And me my family and all my Lithuanian friends, don’t understand. How you can live all your life in EU “west” and still support russia’s “defence” against “facisim”. We (family and friends) talk exact same points. F…k off to russia then, if you love so much.
The issue is they likely only watch news in Russian vs listening to multiple language news sources. There's no way not to be brain washed listening to one source over time.
All these people supporting Russia should go live there for at least a month. Nothing better than the cold shower of reality.
But you shouldn't just spend a month there on vacation in Moscow or St. Petersburg.
You should spend a month living the average life of a Russian worker in a poor region like Tuva or Siberia.
If Zelensky's a "fascist", what does that make Putin?🤣
im sure there's some word in a country whose language I don't understand for that.
Putin certainly would nail to super villain look with PRESENTATION!
It makes him anti-fascist. Try harder, brother
@@far_centrist Interesting though how much the Putins Russia has in common with the Mussolinis Italy.
@@jacksonfoxtrot nah. You're seeing things that aren't there due to your own visceral feeling towards him. We usually call these "delusions". Look, nobody likes war, but this is the most avoidable war of the 21st century. If he wanted to invade for the sake of expansion, he would have done so in 2014.
VIP guest like Putin also get this very cool tourist attraction in Hague called International Court of Justice. They even get a special seat to watch the show from.
Interesthing no seat from anyone in Israel or USA
@@dzonikg That's called hypocrisy
@@dzonikg USA and Israel are the most sane countries in the world
@@gringo6362 USA killed 10s off milions off civilians since 1945 across the world ,still no single person ever from USA was brought to Hauge,that tells who actually control it
Great vid, Roman. I’ve been watching for 2 years and I want to say that I really enjoy your content, and thanks for telling the truth about Russia.
The video came out like 3 minutes ago lmao, how do you know it's a great vid? 😂
@@Ty-dk2sj no idea tbh i’ll reply with my opinion after watching the vid😂
@@Ty-dk2sj Maybe He/She is talking about NFKRZ's previous videos ?
Hi Roman. Wlcome to Portugal, I hope you like it here, and that one day you can get back to a Russia were everyone can be free.
He finally said “War” he got the W pass
Common Roman W
Not as often and if he did he looked nervous for a moment. Now he's like it's a war, it's an invasion with no fear. Good for him to feel comfortable and safe enough to say what he really feels.
Putin got only 7% of the vote in Copenhagen.
Based
He got over half in Norway
@@azatchi9737 thats crazy
@@azatchi9737time to deport
putin can be president of Copenhagen ?
Looking forward to seeing Portugal vlogs and trips around Europe!
Honestly I never understood people living abroad and supporting Putin. For instance, I have a woman in my friend's list in Facebook. She lives in Bulgaria, but originally she's from Yaroslavl. She's a keyboardist in a rockband called Episod (Епизод in Bulgarian)
They are very understandable actually, they fit into various categories like contrarians(just people who go against what most go for to feel special), people who are fooled by friends and media(many were told to believe Ukraine is somehow attacking Russia, poses a threat or that they are mostly/largely n**is etc. which unfortunately it just people's lack of education and trusting uncommon sources due to various biases), the cultish mentality that charismatic people create(Putin is very charismatic according to most so they support him regardless of his actions), people who support anyone that opposes anything US or 'West' related and finally people who genuinely wish those ill things(but most of these would not do the actions they advocate for, they want someone to end lives for them and others to suffer while they prosper, but not do it personally), together they form a very large amount of people.
No one takes them seriously enough to test them and/or teach them to place the money where their mouth is, because most would not dare do the things they advocate for.
Russian "Karens" are truly built different. 😭😂 If innocent Ukrainians weren't being punished.... "WAR!" says the same lady behind every American Target customer service counter, shouting at the CS rep, but this one speaks Russian...
russian karen is Olga because I've personally noticed that women with this name are b!tchin the most
They all choose violence and lack self awareness. Not so different.
In the US you see Karens in Target, in modern Russia Karens see target in you.
@@pablodelsegundo9502I think deep down they know how F up Russia is and they'll be miserable if they move back. So they use this shell to protect themselves for one true, they don't belong anywhere!
I think she just shouted "war" just cause its opposite to "no war" others were chanting then realised how stupid she sounds so went with "Donbass" instead.. the whole thing was cringe nonetheless
Portuguese subscriber here if u need anything just ask
8:00 The cringe level was too much for Roman that he switched to Russian insults 🤣
The joke wouldn't work in English
06:20- that lady moved out in Spain as an immigrant just for democratic benefits but has the same attitude as she would had still lived in Russia :))) Great!
08:39- is so sad to see adults as her repeating what she hears in the Russian media and placing all her hopes in one man that considers himself as a god. She has no cure but she has the right to vote.
She might be rich, she moved for the sun
@@Kannot2023 she should move to Thailand, Phuket Pattaya and many more places now taken by russians, every restaurant menu in russian, on streets riding pickups with loud spekers shouting in russian prices for fruits, every apartment for rent now in russian hands, this winter in 3 months on Phuket russians buys more apartments than been sell before war in period of 10 years. Thailand and specially sea side of thailand is not anymoreplace that you go se souteast Asian culture, is more like this woman screaming in Spain. This people takes something beautifull, changing it way they know to fill home and in the end they producing small hell on earth. I have even fight on the beach with dronk russian patriots after they got that im from Poland, from collective west not from Russia like 80% people there.
Your break down of these Z Patriots in the West is a very good 1 in my mind. I think you are SPOT ON!
The motherland is best loved from afar.
This is so hilarious and bleak at the same time. As bulgarian myself I've never laughed so hard when it comes to eastern european bafoonery.
Hello NFKRZ, I 'll tell you that it doesn' t happen just with Russians in the diaspora, but with all sorts of people groups. For example, I come from an ex-Yugoslav country, we were under the Yugoslav governence for a while and from that came a whole generation of middle-aged adults, born before the fall of Yugoslavia who miss the old times and think Yugoslavia was the best country to have ever existed ( even though it was a dictatorship in which many unjust things happened which I can 't explain in a single comment). I 'm from former SR Macedonia, the southern-most Yugoslav republic and I can tell you from personal experiences that Yugonostalgia is wild in people' s minds, the Yugolav concept is engrained in people 's way of life and what they say to others. (and pointing it out will cause people of calling you a traitor or a pro-Bulgarian supporter, or just a young person who doesn 't understand the elders and will understand them when I grow up. Like dude, are they telling me I 'll be pro-Yugoslavian when I grow up or that I 'll be nostalgic for a country I never grew up in, and have not a single day of real-life experince over there?). A lot of people are anti-western and don 't like the West 's way of life, both people who live in my fatherland and also diaspora members, some of them live in western Europe and overseas for decades. What 's ironic is that there are people who miss former Yugoslavia and rant on about how people didn 't need to move elsewhere but left it when it was still a thing! Some went as Gastarbeiters (guest workers) in the 70's and early 80's and talk about the unity keeping everybody together but apparently not them and their family. A difference between Russians and us is that a lot of people claim to be apolitical and that they don 't discuss about political themes, yet claim that the system under Tito was the best one so far and it should be inplemented today (so, authorianism?) and really like autoritarian countries like 🇷🇺 and 🇨🇳. Ironic, since the Western countries are the best places to live in, but the Eastern places the best to support. Pretty insteresting how that works, isn 't it? 🤫
Hello from Texas! I escaped to the USA when I was 10 years old 😊 I agree with you and thank you for pointing out this strange phenomenon about Putin supporters!
Texas is one if the worst states you could go to in the USA.
@@mernokimuvek I cannot afford to live in California or New York 😔
@@dan6756 You'll get there eventually, it's important that you got out of Russia. I wish you well.
Texas is a great and friendly place ❤️ don’t listen to the negativity. Texas also has some of the best food I’ve ever had. I’d much rather live in Texas than California or New York
@@Cam-nq8br In Texas you can't buy test tubes and flasks without registration. It is a real, living HELL for nerd who do amateur chemistry asa hobby. Not everyone is average like you. There is a good reason why Cody's Lab lives in Utash and not in Texas.
I'm originally from Romania. I lived there until I was 13 in 2005 (I am currently in the US).
In Bucharest, I had a neighbor who was half Russian, half- Romanian (based on her last name, I think her father was Romanian, her mother was Russian). She has never lived in Russia but she still had Russian citizenship and I think visited Moscow a few times during the soviet era (according to my grandparents). She hasn't visited Russia since the '80s. She also had a kid my age. At the time, she was middle aged, didn't work, but had a ton of money. She had normal views about politics. Then she moved to Italy, about 2 years after I left. Well, she went off the rails. She started posting on Facebook that she misses soviet times and misses Russia (though she never lived there), that Romania, a NON-SLAVIC country, belongs to Russia (not that Slavic countries belong to Russia but it's even more bonkers to say that about non-Slavic countries), that Putin and the Lega party in Italy (aka Italy's fascists) are the best thing in the world, etc.
She went off the deep end when Russia invaded Ukraine the second time. Literally every post was Z. 🤦♀️
On the other hand, there is a restaurant here in San Diego, California run by Georgians and Russians and they are mostly millenials/Gen Z and firmly pro-Ukraine. And they are loud about it.
To be fair, there is a similar division among the Romanian diaspora but not about Ukraine/Putin (most Romanians are pro Ukraine, anti-Putin) but about LGBTQ rights and women's rights and Roma rights (for the record, I'm an ethnic Romanian but I support Roma, LGBTQ, and women's rights). I avoid places where the Romanian diaspora congregates like Anaheim because especially the older generation, but also some of the young people, are very conservative and believe in conspiracies spread through email chains and facebook. I only talk to Romanians who I meet through universities or other progressive spaces. Also, if they talk about going to the Romanian Orthodox Church in Anaheim (which is even more conservative than the churches in Bucharest and requires women to cover their heads and wear skirts and don't allow you to even enter a church of a different denomination and such nonsense), yeah I don't befriend them. I'm unapologetically progressive, and I don't have the patience to deal with nonsense.
Lifes too short.
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You are great. ❤
Except Romania IS slavic
You seem like a cool lad. Cheers from Ukraine
It can be unbearable really. Growing up in Latvia (and being Latvian) there have been and still are many cases where you encounter such z people. And it really makes all Russians look bad. Especially since we have such a significant part of Russian speaking population that either is unable or chooses not to speak Latvian language. I suppose it has been getting better but c'mon. Would be nice to see some effort from them (not all but significant portion). But even "thank you" in Latvian is too much to learn sometimes. Even the young people. I am not talking about babushkas. So Latvians are the ones who should learn russian language. And they can get aggressive if not served in russian. Been cases reported by the young doctors who don't know russian. Some people are here just to bring Moscow closer. That's why we don't want more Russians in the Baltics.
I think such issue is very common for all the countries with "illiberal" elections - during last presidential elections in Turkey, Erdoğan got more % votes in Germany than in Turkey alone. In my country, Poland, Polish-American diaspora keeps voting for Law and Justice, despite this party dragging my country to the bottom. I believe if someone hasn't been in his country of origin for more than 20-30 years they should loose their voting rights.
I propose a rule like "if you haven't set foot in the country since the previous election, you can't vote in this one"
The UK takes away voting rights for people who've spent 15 years abroad.
So, some countries do this already! :D
A lot of the Polish living here in Canada have some of the WORST political beliefs I've ever heard. Like I get it, they got f*cked by communism worse than the other eastern block nations, but some of them are acting like people from the other place that invaded them.
This phenomenon reminds me of the crazy Q Anon people we have in the United States of America
Once again. Great reporting you journalist. Come to NZ. We are in a bit of a mess right now but I'm kinda hopeful. Always hhopefconee packed and ready
It's surreal that Russia still has control over Russians living overseas even the ones who have left since the 1990s
The only thing which defines if you are Putin supporter or not is if you have Russian TV at home. If you have, you get brainwashed in a week.
I think people of the west are just ignorant. They need to watch your channel. You're doing a great job.
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Its like Polish people living in the USA for the last 30 years who are supporting PiS
for me it gives the feeling they think about politics like its a football/soccer game and they cheer on their favorite football-club.
kinda like you still would cheer on FC Barcelona while living in germany just because you are spanish yourself.
so they go out on the street, cheering putin while living in netherlands just because they are russian.
I live in a western country with a good chunk of Russians and some are in my life. I've discovered for myself and for the people that I interact with - there seems to be a correlation between how much the expat supports Putin and how smart they are. And it doesn't go smart = Putin let me tell you that.
Yeah. I live in Central Europe and it’s the same. My country of birth is the United States, and it’s the same. All the dummies like Trump and Putin. They share the same spectacular lack of values.
What a bunch of absolute doorknobs.
They were also young when they last lived in Russia. Certainly hard for the Netherlands to offer anything compared to memories of being 30 years younger. Throw in the fact they probably didn't move voluntarily but were dragged as children by their parents, and we have a recipe for making a person which hates their parents for bringing them to a place where they feel isolated from society and the only in-group on offer is Russian state media which propagandizes them.
this makes a lot of sense
All of my Russian friends here in Switzerland piss me off infinatley. They all support the war and Putin although they have never lived like the average russian. They all shit their pants when mobilization happened.
How many of them returned to Russia to serve their country? I'm guessing none of them did.
Are they homophobic and anti-west as well?
You shouldn't be friends with them then
Why did they shit if they were already in Switzerland?
Why are they your friends?
Let’s send them home
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That would go against one of the reasons why people in Europe just live better: freedom of speech. However, I find it problematic that citizens of another country which is heavily sanctioned are eligible to not only travel and live somewhere else but also be able to vote for their origin country. One could argue that having an outside perspective gives a better understanding of the country, but the opposite can be true as well (e.g.: many RTE-supporting Turks in EU countries) and it isn't fair as they won't experience the consequences of their actions personally.
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in modern western europe they will never do that
@@belstar1128 if they don’t want to assimilate in our western culture they should leave
All young people in Russia, Turkey, USA and Israel has to active in politic and change or improve there systems. Right now its old men with old minds who bring chaos to the world...
The phrase ¨Putin supporters in The Hague¨ for me brings images of lawyers and crimes against humanity indictments... what you showed us was not even close
Imagine if all Russians were at least half as educated and nice as Roman.
They would be good neighbors. No wars. Only cooperation.
You could quite literally say that about every war mongering country, which is the west😂😂
Thanks for this great video. AGAIN. Always enjoy it.
Nostalgia for youth days, resentment and envy that others live better - that is a terrible thing and not only in russians minds. I'm from Lithuania, we live in a democracy for 34 years, but we still have some older generation people (locals) who better choose to believe Putin's propaganda than NATO, West, Ukraine, even though they and their grown-up children now live so good like no other generation lived, also most of families has cruel stories about deportations to Siberia, tortures in camps, prisons etc. during occupation. Some kind of tragic Stockholm syndrome which hard to understand...
May Russians know freedom one day
How about some of that 'freedom' for Canada.
@@bimmjimyeah canadians are sent to the meatgrinder on the american border u got it right 😂
@@bimmjim: Explain.
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you cant talk against israels genocide anywhere in the west soon, so what freedom are you talking about?
Some clips are honestly so embarrassing to see...
Thank you for another great video, Roman!
You have nailed it! I often feel sorry for folks who have left their country, here in the UK we are very aware of the huge numbers of those leaving all parts of the world to build a new life. It must be so strange for many of them. But what an extraordinary lack of self awareness those women are showing. The obvious nutty demonstration is as you say embarrassing. A great program as always. Thank you, Patricia Norfolk Uk.
That lady who was interviewed in Tallinn was directly across from a big protest collage about Putin's war crimes. Tallinn haaates putin, so she's got some balls, i'll give her that
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Thanks!