The timing of your video is almost scarily accurate, noting that Putin has just moved to officially annex the four regions in Russian control in the last half hour.
@@AFoxGuy don’t matter … an attack on these newly annexed territories would equate to an attack on Russia . This would provide justification for Russia to respond in an escalatory manner
I am surprised you didn't notice a key detail in all of this, the extension of the land bridge essentially would make Ukraine Landlocked since they no longer would have access to the Black Sea. This in turn, limits Ukraines Economic and Naval capability in which could be used as a bargaining term the Russians may instill of allowing Ukrainian Trade to pass thru Russia's "Territory" in exchange for their demands to be met.
The whole thing blew up as Germans and Russians built the Nord Stream that bypassed Poland and Ukraine. Those two , who seem just as close today as they were in the 16th century, alerted Uncle Sam of the modern Ribbentrop-Molotov and their economic worries ensuing thereout. US then mingled in Kyiv with the Maidan and propped Europe(Germany) and Russia face to face to decide their faiths. Uncle is very knowledgeable. Finds ways
Ukraine isn't landlocked but its coastline has been reduced considerably. Odessa is still under Ukrainian control and I doubt the Russians will be capable of taking it.
For a brief 0.74 milliseconds at the start I was worried there will be no map in a Johnny Harry's video, but to my relief a map was quickly unraveled at the green tabletop
@@andrewjackson7970 The same could be said about you and everyone else watching this channel because no normal person in public is interested about geopolitical intricacies from half a century ago
The Minsk was nothing, but a hidden deal of sale Crimea concluded between Obama, Merkel and russian cannibals. Cheap russian gas, some agreements about issues at Middle East were good price for Ukrainian territory and killed people lifes.
@@gijbfhjmno get your facts right Russia gave weapons to the Donbas malitia so they can defend them selfs from the Nazi Azov battalion which were and still to this day have been attacking them. Russia pushed for peace and didn't want the Donbas to leave Ukraine and pushed this for 10 years and the Minsk accords prove this as it's all public knowledge and record just as Angela Merkel former German Chancellor stated that the Minsk agreements were just to give them time to arm and train Ukraine to fight Russia that they never wanted peace and that why the guarantors of the Minsk agreements (USA France Germany) did nothing about Ukraine breaching the agreements . Get your facts right b4 writing silly shit. Russia went to the aid of the Donbas after satellite photos show 80k troops on the border of the Donbas ready to launch a major attack on the Donbas and the other part was days prior zelensky stating that they are going to join NATO at a UN conference which is would put more weapons on Russia's doorstep. All Ukraine had to do is stop killing innocent people in the Donbas and declair neutrality aka state they will not join NATO, but the USA and NATO leaders were not happy with that, they wanted to surround Russia and used and destroyed Ukraine to try to get that done, now today all that they have done is killed 100z and thousands of Ukrainian me lost a whole bunch of land demilitarised nearly all of Europe and destroyed there economies thanks to sanctions that only hurt Europe and terrorist attacks such as nordstream bombing. Germany Europe's largest economy is now in recession.
Oh I disagree. I think the war has been over before it even started and I honestly think that all this nuclear nonsense that he keeps fake whispering about it’s not gonna happen look what state his freaking army and all of the tanks and bullets and guns and everything else liquid state that stuff was in… I think this will end by the end of the year. So I’m one of those idiots😂
Heck i was terrified it would end within a week. (having known nothing about Russia or Ukraine at the time). Russia just sounded so scary, and Ukraine so small...
@@stepanovtakiov9311 You did? All I see from what you said is you bitched a lot and he took your feedback into consideration and now you're showing off how small your diddle is by trying to act all cool over work *You* supposedly did.
I was the crazy nerd in school who loved studying history, politics and geography. I would be mesmerized hearing about wars and geopolitics but could never comprehend how wars could last years like how is that even possible. I think Ukraine and Russia made me realise what war really means and it's chilling what Powerful men's yes could do to millions because it's one thing hearing and it's one thing actually witnessing even if digitally.
Buchanan, Chomsky, Mearsheimer, and Kissinger all warned that the wests actions would lead to ruin. And of course, this is a project mocking bird channel.
I’m Ukrainian, currently in Kyiv, and I was here when russia started the full-scale war. I am a freelance designer, worked worldwide, traveled, loved my life, and created my future. My whole family used to live in the south of Ukraine. They all lost their homes. So now, I am paying for their new ones in another city that isn't as devastated as the one they lived in. Some of my friends have died. Some are at the front lines. I no longer think about my happy future, my travels, or the life I once loved. All I think about now is how to increase my income to support my family, donate to the army, help my friends, and stay strong with them. And all of this is because of the russians' desire to have more territory. That’s all. And unlike commentators who wrote about the bombing of Donbas by Ukrainians 👽, I am a real person, at least with a fb and insta page, not a noname or a bot.
You said 'I was wrong'. Our answers to political questions are often divergent, but I respect the hell out of your thirst for honesty and transparency.
@@arjitmishra100 yeah, and aren't you supposed to admit to any mistakes if they were pointed out? Have you been denying any mistakes you've done in the past? Change your ways, man.
Nice summary of the war so far. I would like to see more research from Johnny on the gas and oil reserves that were recently (last decade) discovered around Donbas (East of Ukraine) and around Crimea, how timing of oil prospecting contracts from Shell with Ukraine matched with the annexation of Crimea, etc.. That may add another dimension to our idea of Putin's motivations.
Yep. But to be fair, virtually everyone was wrong on this point. I follow a few geopolitical professionals, and no one thought that NATO would back Ukraine to the extent it has. Everyone thought Kyiv would fall fairly quickly.
@@Ryanlexz Thanks for boosting the vid for the algorithm with your whataboutism :). Even copied and pasted under every single comment. I don't agree with everything Harris does, and he gets things wrong sometimes, but I still appreciate his vids. Thanks for making them available to more people :). Bit pathetic that you had to go hundreds of years back for your whataboutism, though. Maybe you should read up on modern American history.
@@safe-keeper1042 imagine trying to defend native American Genocide and black slavery in USA as whataboutism. USA government ashame of their past lmao 🤔😂😂🤣
As a young boy growing up in the 70-80's, I was one of those "nerds" that enjoyed history, collecting stamps from all over the world and old maps.. It gave me a better appreciation of past and current history as well as understanding the importance of geography! Thanks so much for all your unique reporting on the real and deeper issues that many other "journalist" and "news organizations" don't bother even to mention in this day and age. It's what really attracted me and keeps me wanting to watch and hear more of your work on this channel!! Please keep up the great work and congratulations on your Emmy award!! 👍😃
Thank you for your service in upholding the truth which not only thousands of Ukranians and free people, but even Russians in the home front protesting against this war, have given life and limb for. I recommend you publish Ukrainian and Russian subtitles with this. It would help them a lot.
By the way, that is a great idea. I always wish I could share your videos with my grandparents who don't understand English. Would be happy to help with the translation
@@peterbeadle8062 no, be realistic, all they did - stay with posters nowar get kicked by police and go home. So don’t tell me about their protests, it is fucking ridiculous
I just got back from Poland where I spoke with many Ukrainian refugees. These people are as tough as nails and made one thing very clear, the men and women defending their homeland will never stop fighting. Until the bitter end. Putin made a huge mistake messing with Ukraine.
This is why Russia will inevitably lose. They will be perpetually and relentlessly terrorized by way of guerrilla warfare even if they retain overall control of these territories. And that can’t last forever. Many pro-russian westerners don’t know a thing about Ukraine and just how willing our people are to fight for what’s theirs
I agree with this 100%. This is the mistake West too is doing when its pretending that Russians are against this war. People don't stop defending their motherland, no matter the odds. If you are gonna station nukes at the border, any country's population will rise up. Any. Russia or wherever else. Donbass region was relentlessly bombed for last 8-9 years by its own supposed govt. but those people still continued to fight. Similarly, North Ukraine, the Non Russian ethnic Ukraine, will continue to fight if Russia tries to take it, and that's the reason, Russia is not doing it. Ukraine as we knew it before Feb of this year is gone, just like Crimea. West can cry foul all it wants, but I think it's time they move their focus back to bombing Syria, Libya and other such smaller countries. They are repeating Hitler's mistake. Russia is too big, too formidable, and too rich in natural resources to be defeated.
@@johnnyboy7538 He's old and some suspect he has a mental condition. I didn't believe it but judging by his decisions regarding this war, I believe it now.
@@johnnyboy7538 he never was a good chessplayer, it's just an illusion for a casual observer. This is just an average person who does not have any special advantages and accidentally found himself in power. He has never won an election, as they tell you.
@@stepanovtakiov9311 And that is why he will get the emmy.. Real Journalists get locked up for exposing Israel and America and War crimes committed by NATO nations.
Not criticizing you at all here, but, personally the most scary images were not the long vulnerable convoys stuck in traffic jams getting attacked, but rather the opening helicopter assault on hostemel airport. The images of waves of military helicopters riding over cities towards the airport really stuck with me, despite it's ultimate failure.
You are 100% correct. Many people don't actually realize this, but the battle at Hostomel was the single most important battle of the entire war (thus far). There's a very good reason why it was Russia's first military target - capturing it would have allowed Russian supplies to be flown in by air almost right next to the capital, making a swift victory at Kyiv extremely feasible. Seriously, if Russia managed to capture Hostomel, everything could have been over in an instant.
I think you are saying wrong when referring that Ukrainian eastern regions are packed with separatists and that's what helped Putin to occupy these regions - it's alone not a very minor factor and they're in tiny minority on eastern Ukraine - Russia put their own soldiers there back in 2014 to eastern territory of Ukraine - and that what was the MAIN factor of successful occupation - I think that majority of people in eastern Ukraine DID not sympathize to and wanted to be with Russia, rather then they were politically inert and pictured russia as a friendly country for Ukraine - they did not expect that will ever happen (again - I am referring to the particularly 2014 events.) I am from Donetsk oblast myself and left it in 2014 - but I remember that most of the people in my town Vuhledar DID NOT wanted to be part of Russia and supported Ukraine. Please fix it in your new episode or make some remarks in it. In a way you commented that, it seems that most of people in eastern Ukriane was waiting and that what make it easy for Russia to occupy it. IT'S NOT SO!
True there aren't many left. They've all been fed into the meat grinder without result and few are left, which is why Putey Pute has to start conscripting Russians.
Johnny, thank you so much for covering these issues and breaking them down into such an easily digestible and interesting format. Congrats on your Emmy!!!
but he does not name the reasons why Putin is doing this. And Crimea was transferred to Ukraine by Nikita Khrushchev without signing contracts, because Ukraine was a fraternal country. Just to supply it with fresh water was expensive, and in Ukraine there was the Dnieper. And when Ukraine says that it wants to get closer to Europe and join NATO, it's just mean. We cannot leave this important strategic peninsula to this country, it is not safe for Russia.
What? This is most probably his worst video. This video didnt say much, didnt give almost any insights. Fuck, I got to know more from ads I watched multiple times than this video.
@@FormaxLt holy fuck, he is litterally just doing a update, he is prob working on a giant ass video rn, no duh this basically does not tell much but thats not what its trying to do
Hey Johnny Harris, i am a highschooler from India, your content has inspired me very much. I am the kind of guy who is Practically in love with stuff like Maps , History, Borders and stuff like socio-economic situations of place . I want to do what you are doing. Spread information, opinions regarding certain topics which many mainstream media outlets can't spread due to political reasons. You make boring yet important information very interesting and attract people through Amazing story telling skills and editing skills. Please guide me, i do not know where to start and how to enter into this field. What degree do I need to hav? What all kind of skills do I need to develop ?
If you're looking for content, I suggest the cold war between India vs. Pakistan vs. China. The three of you are nuclear powers and another source of anxiety for the rest of the world.
@@stepanovtakiov9311 seriously, you are such a negative human being. I've seen previous comments from you, a little bit of kindness would help you a lot.
"We're still here.. We are not going anywhere." ~ Native Americans 🤔 May I ask if you care to know the fact that Native Americans population in their motherland, the Continent of America before European Colonizers arrived was around 15 millions, while European population in their motherland, Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, Native Americans population in their motherland is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continent of America + Europe, is a staggering 'TWO BILLIONS'!
@@olefella7561 My jaw dropped as I learned Native Americans population in their motherland, the Continent of America before European Colonizers arrived was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, Native American population in their motherland is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continent of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLIONS.. A sad truth. 😔
@@olefella7561 This land is their one and only ASSET. The beloved motherland their ancestors forebears had lived through thick and thin, endured through hardships of all sorts for so long. With their main ASSET was taken away from them, their IDENTITY, their DIGNITY, their POPULATION and most of all, their FUTURE are all but gone.That's a sad truth indeed. All they, indigenous Native people need is their beloved motherlands back, the lands that their ancestors' forebears had lived through thick and thin, endured through hardships and all for tens of thousands of years. 😔 May I ask why not let Native Americans have Europe, since Europeans have had both North/South America Continents already; a fair deal? Remember the saying,"You can't have your cake and eat it too" and "A man's gotta do, what a man's gotta do".
@@unclechinsyou8555 It is a shockingly sad truth... The truth of the matter is that indigenous Native People would forever be the subject of scapegoat, and victimized by the Colonizers of their lands, as long as they occupy those vast rich bountiful lands in order to justify their occupation. In other words, the Colonizers are 'Living in Denial'/ 'Living in Sin'... Thy Colonizers are living in sin for so very long.
@@olefella7561 Europe for Native Europeans, Africa for Native Africans, America for Native Americans, Asia-Pacific for Native Asians-Pacific islanders. In my humble opinion, those nations built upon stolen looted lands of Native American and Asian-Pacific people are all illegitimate nations.. Just saying. 🤷
You have a unique way of taking complex issues and boiling them down to their constituent parts making them much easier to understand. You cut through the drama put in by other news organizations used to try to keep you watching and pad their run time so they can make their commercial breaks. You have News, you report the News. You don't fill it out with a bunch of fluff, just enough time to say what you want to say. That's how it used to be, that's how it should be today. Thanks keep it up.
Are you joking? He never even covered the real reasons for this war. The real reason this war is being fought is because A) the US needed to get rid of a serious competitor in the EU and Germany, which it successfully has. The amount of businesses moving from Germany to the US is 50% OR MORE!, Germany will never recover. There is a new gas pipeline going to poland from norway to replace nord stream to make POLAND the defacto power in europe (it literally has a bigger military than germany) and poland WILL take part of ukraine for "self defense" reasons against "russian aggression". B) To blame all of the west's economic failures on some "evil person", aka shifting blame to cover up for biden's failures and C) To weaken the country with the LARGEST natural resources in the world so that they would be dependent on china, making chineese global goods cheaper for a much poorer USA. This war is a set up, and anyone who actually thinks putin is running anything is just being obvlivious. Heck, RED WHITE AND BLUE people, its a SYMBOL, russia, UK, USA, all friends :) just look at history, they were really good friends. Who wins the ground war doesn't even matter in the grand scheme of things. Who is winning? MURICA, cause we steel and bomb everyone :) directly or indirectly.
Actually, he takes some facts and bridges them together is made up or very misleading stuff. Hes known for that and there are videos on youtube tearing it apart
It is crazy for me that some people didn't thought that Russia's goal is to make Ukraine teritory part of Russia. He said "one nation, one country" after all... How else it would work? Putin would "liberate" people and let them rule that country, but in different name? I am honestly curious what you have thought it would be like, because here in Poland we never thought about different outcome :/
Exactly. Some people are just delusional about Russia and its goals. Most probably because their ancestors didn’t live under Russian occupation like Poland and Ukraine. Thank you and all the Polish for supporting Ukraine that deeply ❤
Just a small notion regarding "somehow getting high results in so called elections". It's hard to imagine in the west, but they just draw numbers, whatever they feel like drawing :)
@@aresnir2725 yes its hard to believe there are people in the West that are self aware enough to question what they're fed by their media, then seek out other perspectives and compare them to draw their own conclusions.
The votes are fake. I am almost certain that there were Russians there in line to make sure that the land gets annexed. And according to some media outlets here in the US, some citizens of Ukraine was held at gun point thus forcing them to vote yes
@@wolfswinkel8906 it’s hard to believe people actually believe what Russian propaganda feeds them. “Referendum” “liberation” “denazification”? So trustworthy
Russia has now moved to illegally annex Ukrainian regions they don't even control fully as you mentioned. The problem for them is that Ukraine is about to capture another strategic city in the northeast which will most likely serve as a launching pad to take back the remainder of Kharkiv region and push into northern Luhansk region. Russia seriously cannot hold the places they've supposedly 'annexed'.
@@leodx8585 YES!!! I´ve been saying this since the start of the War, If Russia were to pull back somehow because of Ukranian resistance, He will wait when winter is near to start making the actual big moves; People who think Putin will Lose, are naive. You cant win against a man you cant say no. And now we are seeing the consquences of Putin´s Plan. Many countries in Europe are falling into a big inflation, Germany IPC now its 10% and it hasnt been there since World War II; And mainly because Europe highly depended on Russian Gas to keep there energy flowing. With Winter coming and food productions falling and exportations of food also falling since Russia and Ukraine well you know.... Now Imagine how they will overcome the coming Winter. Thats when we will see a big major military move by Russia.
@@leodx8585 what can a bunch of untrained undisciplined men do against PMCs and ukrainian ato veterans? Of course there are not only amateurs, but still, I don't think that the mobilization will have a major impact. Also, there is a supplement trouble in RFAF, one of their generals has even been fired.
Yeah that's so cruel, unlike destroying a country and walking away from it just leaving it in ruins the way the US does it. The US should also provide its citizenship to people who live in places which its army has destroyed. Oh wait that part would be a violation of the UN charter, very barbaric!
Ur a brainwashed zombie! Have u ever thought of the fact that the people in those regions actually want to be annexed by Russia? 0_o Vast majority of Crimea and East Ukraine recognise themselves as “Russians” Just see how the last democratic Ukrainian presidential election was split between candidates and regions in 2010
Уже скоро будет сутки как люди празднуют возвращение , а Вы всё успокоится не можете. Слушаете односторонние мнения и из них складывается картинку 2D . Сколько беженцев жило в России которые наконец могут вернуться домой.
Johnny, thank you for this video. The quality of your work and your journalistic integrity makes you one of the best out there. Please keep it up. Thank you.
I thought like you that Russia would never be able to hold Ukraine, but I never thought they would get spanked in regular warfare! This has gone way better than I had dared to hope!
It hasn't gone well at all - many Ukrainian cities and just about everything else has been turned into smoking piles of rubble and 10s of 1000s of people have been killed. It's caused an economic crisis around the world and we're now threatened with a global nuclear war. That is not winning anything.
At the same time that Russia was taking over Crimea, there was a violent takeover by nationalists in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. The population of the east of Ukraine opposed the new government. Armed conflicts broke out between the population of Ukraine. On May 2, nationalists burned people in Odessa. Kyiv, June 2 launched an airstrike on Lugansk. An air strike was also carried out on Stanytsia-Luganskaya. Since 2014, the nationalists Azov and Tornado have been torturing and killing all those who disagree. People who did not agree with their power and expressed support for Russia disappeared forever. The new government of Ukraine since 2014 has been killing all those who disagree. This is confirmed by the murder of the historian Oles Buzina.
This war has been a massive embarassment for Russia, We used to perceive them as a power that possibly even rivaled the U.S, I would barely consider them on par with North Korea at this point.
Most people would say they now rival the US. their performance is about on par if not better, at the moment, than what the US did in Iraq, Vietnam or Afghanistan.
@@fgsaramago The U.S Didn't lose several ships (including a flag ship) to any of the country's; nor did it take longer then a few weeks for the U.S to defeat the military of Iraq. It also took the U.S just a few months to completely topple the Taliban in Afghanistan before occupying the country. You might have a point in Vietnam.. except the U.S lost fewer soldiers and less equipment in the entire Vietnam war then Russia has *So far* None of that is to mention the fact.. the U.S performed better in Iraq and Afghanistan and the U.S was across the world fighting those wars while Ukraine is quite literally on Russia's door step.
Amorica got beaten by a bunch of goat herders in Afghanistan last year kid.... We scare no one. We have one won war in 60 years, toppling the mighty Gernada... And with recruitment at all time lows, the war pigs can't even bribe people to sign up anymore. America's military is a joke and will continue to fade into oblivion.
I love your channel and the work you and your crew do. It’s hard to find a good news outlet these days, I hope this channel can one day have a similar reach as tradition news outlets because you guys do it so much better!
As a Ukrainian,(hi from Kiev), ill tell you what's gonna happen in a short future: Ukrainian army will push further and take back our territories, whatever this clown in Moscow says, and he will threaten us with a nuclear weapon, but threats doesn't work at all, he must use it if he wants us to believe him. Even if he does, he already lost, even tho me and everyone i love will disappear in a second, it won't change the result of this war
As a Russian I wish to Russia complete capitulation. We as a nation are in a desperate need to atone our misconducts and crimes. This is the only way to prosper - look at Germany. Now we're the fascists and we need to be liberated. Cлава Україні! I hope Ukrainians let us to restore the cities what Putler's greed destroyed.
Looking forward to those days when Ukrainian and Russian nations will get to live in peace and mutual respect. With no more hatred, death and suffering, directing the time and effort into the wellbeing of the humanity instead. A better future for both countries and the world. Cheers from Kyiv
One "tiny" correction re Donbas region: in 2014, those were not Ukrainians who started the war, it was the same ru army disguised as locals. Ofc there was some (probably small) percentage of actually local people who joined them, but it was started by Russia from the beginning. The sheer amount of guns and military vehicles those "locals" had would quickly prove ru trail in it. There are even few people admitting to lead that invasion (eg Igor Girkin, official part of ru military and FSB/FSS). So yeah, not locals, but ru army pretending to be locals, and Russia pumping tons of guns and vehicles into the region. It's not the first time Russia is doing it, but hopefully the last.
You failed to mention that Russia withdrew from Kiev as a sign of good faith as they reached a peace agreement in Turkey and Boris Johnson went and told Ukraine president zelensky not to sign the paperwork and they they will find the war, so in general Russia left Kiev as a sight of good faith during the peace agreement and the American and European propoganda network aka media said that Russia was pushed out of Kiev by Ukraines army
Few people thought that Putin could take Kyiv and expected a bloody battle of Stalingrad type scenario, but you are spot on with your comments about annexation. Enjoyed the video for the comparison of the beginning vs now.
it's the first time i've watched a video of yours, it's magnificent. i loved the accuracy of the content, the maps, the videos, the music which suits the video perfectly, the editing is simply wow from my view.
Congrats on winning the Emmy mate. Been following you for quite a while now. Love your content, keep going! Also, I hope we get to see the three part colonization videos you were going to make. I hope that comes to fruition one day, as I love that subject and it has always intrigued me. Just the sheer fact that small European nations actually ended up capturing pretty much the entire world and subjugated their colonies to their atrociously autocratic rule. An in depth work on that would be extremely welcome by us viewers I believe. Loved this video like always.
I don't understand people writing that this is the most truthful and cool source of information. In fact, he has not fully told anything here. He told only about the war that is going on in the course of hostilities, he did not say ANYTHING against the economy and what is happening in Europe itself. He spun all sorts of bullshit about the fact that Russia is weaker than Ukraine and in the last video he said that there is no Nazism in Ukraine. This is complete nonsense, in fact, the Ukrainian authorities are not Nazi, but they love money very much and because of this, the authorities are ready to spit on their country and the people of this country. I will say about Nazism, there is too much of it in Ukraine, even if not among the people, but there is a lot of it among the army, and again a lot. In short, the Europeans will not understand them because they were told something else. I could tell you a lot more, so far! ;)
This is a very important video. Not easy to find a full timeline of the movements of the front lines during the period you described as "a war of attrition".
4:37 - Russia was not pushed out of north of Ukraine by the Ukraine army. Russia left this territory as the first step of the peace agreement signed by Russia and Ukraine in Turkey. But Ukraine didn't do it's part and instead continued the war.
Hey Johnny, this has nothing to do with any video you’ve ever made and no pressure; I just wanted to let you know that your videos are many people’s only source of current world info and a big source of mine. You seem to have a lot of journalistic integrity and aren’t afraid to ever admit you’re wrong. So good job! Keep up the good work and strong integrity. American needs more Johnnys
Reakly? He asked Nato not to expand 10 timrs. Nato lied. Or ONLY USA has a monopolybon on breakung rukes? Woukd you enjoy Russia arms in Mexico or Canada? Or shoyld Russia wait for US to dismatles it as USA did to Iraq, Yugoskavia etc?
@@r.m.4212 NATO didn't "expand" eastward. Countries like Poland joined the alliance due to legitimate security concerns after Russia funded civil wars in Georgia and Tajikistan back in the 90's. They still bear the scars of 50 years of Soviet occupation, and they do not wish to return. This is not the fault of "the west," this is Russia's fault for abusing them. Furthermore, Canada would never join hands with Russia because the USA has been a good neighbor. Ukraine wishes to be safe from Russian interference, because you have not been a good neighbor. It's that simple. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
@@bigbrainenergyguy NATO 100% expanded eastward by political influence. Installing bases in these countries isn't the only way to expand. You forget what NATO, USA, and a list of other countries did in Pakistan, Iraq, Yugoslavia, etc. Read other sources other then Western backed sources. You also fail to realize that these same sources pushed the "Weapons of mass destruction" lie for years.
@@bigbrainenergyguylies...sorry man, no offense, but it sounds like Ukrainian/Western propaganda... All of mentioned countries were part of Soviet, and what scars are you talking about if most of the government people of USSR were of Ukrainian origin? Or it's different here? Or maybe Russia can also be seen as a victim of Soviet Ukrainian government? Please be logic and fair, if they didn't like Soviet life they could secede the Union no matter what it takes, so maybe everyone were just interested in it on any level you choose? Economically, politically or else? Be wise, be kind! Good luck!
Hmm guys ... If there are real democrats here, those who want to get to the bottom of all the different sides of this problem, then take a few minutes to read my comment) Good. The Soviet Union collapsed due to a multilateral crisis. But who among you knows that about a year before the collapse of the Union, a referendum was held on the preservation of the USSR, then 76% of the population voted for the preservation of the country (the Baltic countries did not participate in the referendum). Not as a communist system, but as a large state that is strongly connected within itself. Many Russian people lived in the Union, within the union republics, and as a result of the collapse, they almost simultaneously ended up in different states. This is exactly what Putin was talking about as the greatest geopolitical catastrophe. Immediately after the collapse, the United States "attached" to Ukraine. The market of Ukraine, as well as the former countries of the USSR, has become a market for everything and everyone for the European Union and the United States. Nobody cared about the enterprises and factories of the collapsed country. And thanks to the diligence of Western partners who actively lobbied for their products, the former famous factories of the USSR were no longer needed. Millions of people were left essentially without work. Until 2013, the economy of Ukraine received the lion's income from trade and supplies to Russia due to the close connection since the days of the USSR. Well, Ukraine wanted to join the European Union - no problem! Let's just settle some issues, there were serious "holes" in the contract, because of which the flow of European products could uncontrollably rush further to the east, in general, it was just necessary to finalize the document. For this, the date of signing the association agreement was postponed. And then radical forces came into play. Moreover, such forces with which the Soviet Union fought in the Great Patriotic War - Nazism and Fascism (which is why most of the Russian people support the Special Military Operation). They removed President Yanukovych. This shift did not please the residents of Donetsk and Lugansk. Kyiv sent troops to pacify them, but the inhabitants of the south-east of Ukraine perceived this as aggression. The Kremlin realized that Ukraine would soon blaze, plus, realizing that an absolutely pro-Western government could easily allow the NATO fleet to Sevastopol (which is unacceptable from the point of view of a Russian person!, It's like if the Chinese fleet began to "nest" in Canada), decided organize a referendum in which the pro-Russian population of the peninsula voted for joining Russia. Then there were the Minsk talks, the Normandy format, the Paris one... All to no avail. There was fierce resistance from both sides. The Kremlin is persistently promoting its position - do not interfere (the West) in your own business. We will not allow the lands of the former Russian Empire to be trampled under the enemy's boot. Kyiv began to prepare a plan for the complete liberation of Ukraine from pro-Russian forces, including the return of control over Crimea. On February 17, a major artillery preparation began. Kyiv has produced more ammunition than ever since February 24. Seeing this development of events, Russia gave the green light to the evacuation of women and children to Russia. They began to send signals to Kyiv with an urgent request - to cease fire, this did not produce results. Then the implementation of the prepared contingency plan began. They pulled up the troops that had recently been at different exercises, from there the symbols on the machines (Z, V, O, which translates as the Western grouping - from the Belarusian exercises, the eastern one - from the exercises near Astrakhan or somewhere there, and the brave group). Since the Donbass had a large grouping, and even in the center of the country there were a sufficient number of troops so that the entire ormada of Kyiv was not concentrated in one place and there was an entry of Russian troops from the north - to Kyiv, in order to pull them away from the Donbass front. Russia did not have the primary goal of taking Kyiv, it was not realistic to do this with a small group, although there was a hope that there would be pro-Russian forces in Ukraine, in Kyiv, but the Kremlin’s calculations for this scenario turned out to be wrong. The Kyiv grouping of Russian troops essentially performed one task - to keep Ukrainian troops from sending them to Donbass. When the provision of Russian troops near Kyiv began to experience problems, plus the desire of the Kremlin to negotiate with Ukraine in Istanbul, Russia decided to withdraw from Kyiv. At the moment, the eyes of both the United States and Ukraine and Russia are riveted to Kherson. There will be that "Battle of Stalingrad". - "There is no land for us beyond the Dnieper" - if I can paraphrase it like that ...
It’s really hard to understand that it’s possible and moreover: you actually live in this reality😞 I’m Ukrainian and it’s extremely difficult for us to try to live. Thanks for this video! I hope some people will see it, understand and help us🙏🏻
I forgot you made that prediction and you could of just made the video without acknowledging it. You get a lot of my respect for being honest and having integrity.
Being born in Russia, and spending half of the childhood in Ukraine, it's exciting to see the external perspective on these events. Having ability of talking directly to local people from both lands, I am more of insider rather than observer here. Here just a few insights that no online research can give: I've been to all the cities mentioned in the video, and know dozens of ukrainians. Most of them have relatives in Russia and now are separated or stopped talking to each other in disagreement. No one brings it, especially in western world. The opposite, they laugh about our "brotherhood" références, which is more than a pathetic métaphore for a regular Ivan. 2nd, all Ukrainians that are 30+ years old and born in USSR have mostly "mixed identity", of not willing to choose Ukrainians or Russian side. Being like that kids of divorced parents, all they want is to have peaceful simple life back, but yet stuck in the fight, pure colaterial damage. Thank you for the video, great quality as always.Looking forward to your thoughts on the latest update.
As a Ukrainian,I can surely say that you are deeply wrong. When you had times in Ukraine,that was different Ukraine. I think that most of thoughts about Ukraine based on Russia,what is a huge mistake. The idea of our brotherhood is simply stupid,but you need to know some history to understand it....
@@МаріяДюнямалізада, мне 42, я из Санкт-Петербурга. У меня нет никаких проблем с пониманием правой и виноватой стороны в этой преступной войне. Я не признаю нелегитимного президента Путина, не признаю ничтожных референдумов, желаю Победы Украине.
@@obsceneearlyriser honestly, most of Ukrainians don't care about Russians supporting or being against Putin as far as they do nothing to change the situation. words are just words, they have no value comparing to real actions. It's not an obligation of Ukrainians to stop Putin, but Russian's. we just protect our home. you have to change the situation in your country and silent opposition has no sense
@@МаріяДюнямалізада , все верно. Я писала о том, что будучи гражданкой России в возрасте 30+, родившейся в СССР, у меня нет «микст айдентити» и сложности с выбором стороны, как утверждает автор оригинального комментария.
@@МаріяДюнямалізада почему идея братства глупа? То, что наши народы и беларусы перемешаны друг с другом и родственники сейчас воюют против друг друга - это, кажется, очевидно. К ментальности можно относиться как угодно, ведь это вопрос идеологии. Но чисто на биологическом уровне мы близки (как и Западная Украина с Польшей, условно, братский же не значит один)
DO NOT TAKE WHAT THIS MAN SAYS AT FACE VALUE, YOU HAVE TO FACT CHECK EVERYTHING IN HIS VIDEO (VERY ANNOYING) BECAUSE HE HAS A HISTORY OF MIXING/ ALTERING THE FACTS/ HISTORY. I reckon he has a team behind him and doesn’t even check what he’s saying, just reads off the script.
Read your Minsk Agreement people - those areas were guaranteed a referendum that the Ukraine gov and western allies kept claiming it wasn’t the time to deliver. There was a peaceful solution to all this back in 2015
This is not a peaceful solution. Russia attacked Ukraine, Russia forced it to sign this treaty. And then it turned out that the agreement did not contain a lot of things that Russia would like to do with Ukraine, and the execution of the agreement in the literal sense would destroy the separatist republics and Russia began to sabotage it. And no, there is no referendum in the Minsk agreements.
Great video as always! Would really love it if you could do a video on what’s happening in Iran, there’s not enough coverage of this and it really needs international attention. I think you’re the perfect person for this.
Can we have a video about the war profiteering that is happening both in the west and in Ukraine. Because the way the West has quickly just thrown money and weapons at Ukraine, without much thought or caution has led to a lot of people making a lot of money from this. And since this hurts the poorest people in these countries, this is an important thing to cover and not just cover up with propaganda “give everything you (not the rich obviously) have to destroy Russia”
That's not exactly the case. Yes, we have some issues with corruption, but we are doing our best to watch and control politicians' hands. Believe me, anybody who will be caught stealing sufficiently, would be exterminated by the masses and ordinary military.
My parents are under occupation. The "referendum" was a sham. Very few people (mostly old people who lived in the Soviet Union) came to vote. That's why they decided to go from house to house and forced people to vote. Forms without seals and signatures, people were told what to indicate (yes, there was no secrecy of voting) and they did not enter every house. There is one mathematician, he noticed that during the coverage of the intermediate (during the counting) results of the vote, the number of votes against was constantly changing, as a result, down.
@@DMK-y9iyeah, and here is the video where he himself admits and explains how he made a mistake in calculations th-cam.com/video/mc_NfpGQMgs/w-d-xo.html
The timing of your video is almost scarily accurate, noting that Putin has just moved to officially annex the four regions in Russian control in the last half hour.
Yeah sadly outdated half an hour before upload
They aren’t even fully in Ruzzian Control..
@@AFoxGuy don’t matter … an attack on these newly annexed territories would equate to an attack on Russia . This would provide justification for Russia to respond in an escalatory manner
@@breadgarlichouse2265 and ? Lol
And then it was by 96% too
I am surprised you didn't notice a key detail in all of this, the extension of the land bridge essentially would make Ukraine Landlocked since they no longer would have access to the Black Sea. This in turn, limits Ukraines Economic and Naval capability in which could be used as a bargaining term the Russians may instill of allowing Ukrainian Trade to pass thru Russia's "Territory" in exchange for their demands to be met.
And it gives Ruzzia access to the EEC of that area which has oil too.
The whole thing blew up as Germans and Russians built the Nord Stream that bypassed Poland and Ukraine. Those two , who seem just as close today as they were in the 16th century, alerted Uncle Sam of the modern Ribbentrop-Molotov and their economic worries ensuing thereout. US then mingled in Kyiv with the Maidan and propped Europe(Germany) and Russia face to face to decide their faiths. Uncle is very knowledgeable. Finds ways
@@noisyshaun Oil and gas, but supposedly overrated factors by some accounts
Ukraine still has the major port city of Odesa, and Russia is now purely on the defense.
Ukraine isn't landlocked but its coastline has been reduced considerably. Odessa is still under Ukrainian control and I doubt the Russians will be capable of taking it.
For a brief 0.74 milliseconds at the start I was worried there will be no map in a Johnny Harry's video, but to my relief a map was quickly unraveled at the green tabletop
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@@andrewjackson7970 The same could be said about you and everyone else watching this channel because no normal person in public is interested about geopolitical intricacies from half a century ago
Lollll
@@Adomas_B in that case I'll be more than happy to be declared insane by a medical professional cuz I love this stuff
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Would be fantastic a video about what happened in the Donbass region between 2014 and 2022, the Minsk agreement, the saying of Angela Merkel, etc.
I would like to see it too! :)
The Minsk was nothing, but a hidden deal of sale Crimea concluded between Obama, Merkel and russian cannibals. Cheap russian gas, some agreements about issues at Middle East were good price for Ukrainian territory and killed people lifes.
You don’t know that russia attacked Donbas region in 2014?
@@gijbfhjmno get your facts right Russia gave weapons to the Donbas malitia so they can defend them selfs from the Nazi Azov battalion which were and still to this day have been attacking them. Russia pushed for peace and didn't want the Donbas to leave Ukraine and pushed this for 10 years and the Minsk accords prove this as it's all public knowledge and record just as Angela Merkel former German Chancellor stated that the Minsk agreements were just to give them time to arm and train Ukraine to fight Russia that they never wanted peace and that why the guarantors of the Minsk agreements (USA France Germany) did nothing about Ukraine breaching the agreements .
Get your facts right b4 writing silly shit.
Russia went to the aid of the Donbas after satellite photos show 80k troops on the border of the Donbas ready to launch a major attack on the Donbas and the other part was days prior zelensky stating that they are going to join NATO at a UN conference which is would put more weapons on Russia's doorstep.
All Ukraine had to do is stop killing innocent people in the Donbas and declair neutrality aka state they will not join NATO, but the USA and NATO leaders were not happy with that, they wanted to surround Russia and used and destroyed Ukraine to try to get that done, now today all that they have done is killed 100z and thousands of Ukrainian me lost a whole bunch of land demilitarised nearly all of Europe and destroyed there economies thanks to sanctions that only hurt Europe and terrorist attacks such as nordstream bombing. Germany Europe's largest economy is now in recession.
Correct is Donbas, with one “s”
Any of us who thought this would end decisively within the year were severely mistaken...
Loved your Obama video and totally agree with your defence of Johnny Harris video!!
I wonder if history will think we were crazy to think it would end soon, just as we think people were crazy to think the Civil War would end soon.
The war quickly became WW1 all over again, first quick land taking then turned into a bloody stalemate with major offensives from both sides.
Oh I disagree. I think the war has been over before it even started and I honestly think that all this nuclear nonsense that he keeps fake whispering about it’s not gonna happen look what state his freaking army and all of the tanks and bullets and guns and everything else liquid state that stuff was in… I think this will end by the end of the year. So I’m one of those idiots😂
Heck i was terrified it would end within a week. (having known nothing about Russia or Ukraine at the time). Russia just sounded so scary, and Ukraine so small...
Don't know many recognized journalists nowadays admitting false predictions. Very refreshing
@@stepanovtakiov9311 You did? All I see from what you said is you bitched a lot and he took your feedback into consideration and now you're showing off how small your diddle is by trying to act all cool over work *You* supposedly did.
@@stepanovtakiov9311 goofy
Yeah, it's a rarity and I greatly respect and appreciate the content creators who do it.
@@sloshed-rat
This guy is not a hero. Do not forgot.
He admitted because he got caught.
@@stepanovtakiov9311 maybe you speaking up, is what won him his Emmy yesterday ! Good Shit!
I was the crazy nerd in school who loved studying history, politics and geography. I would be mesmerized hearing about wars and geopolitics but could never comprehend how wars could last years like how is that even possible. I think Ukraine and Russia made me realise what war really means and it's chilling what Powerful men's yes could do to millions because it's one thing hearing and it's one thing actually witnessing even if digitally.
Yeah it's crazy how each usa president caused wars all over the world.
And it's another thing sitting in Kyiv hoping to not get nuked. A shitty experience ngl.
Buchanan, Chomsky, Mearsheimer, and Kissinger all warned that the wests actions would lead to ruin. And of course, this is a project mocking bird channel.
@@churblefurbles please, never reproduce.
Crazy historian nerd yet doesn't comprehend war. Lol yeah right
I’m Ukrainian, currently in Kyiv, and I was here when russia started the full-scale war. I am a freelance designer, worked worldwide, traveled, loved my life, and created my future.
My whole family used to live in the south of Ukraine. They all lost their homes. So now, I am paying for their new ones in another city that isn't as devastated as the one they lived in.
Some of my friends have died. Some are at the front lines. I no longer think about my happy future, my travels, or the life I once loved. All I think about now is how to increase my income to support my family, donate to the army, help my friends, and stay strong with them.
And all of this is because of the russians' desire to have more territory. That’s all.
And unlike commentators who wrote about the bombing of Donbas by Ukrainians 👽, I am a real person, at least with a fb and insta page, not a noname or a bot.
You said 'I was wrong'.
Our answers to political questions are often divergent, but I respect the hell out of your thirst for honesty and transparency.
lol.
Truth because he got caught.
@@arjitmishra100 yeah, and aren't you supposed to admit to any mistakes if they were pointed out?
Have you been denying any mistakes you've done in the past? Change your ways, man.
@@arjitmishra100 are you stupid? He made a prediction. He's allowed to change his view given new data
Thirst? Hahahaha
Even though its mostly a biased leftist view rife with intellectual dishonest points and inaccuracies.
Nice summary of the war so far. I would like to see more research from Johnny on the gas and oil reserves that were recently (last decade) discovered around Donbas (East of Ukraine) and around Crimea, how timing of oil prospecting contracts from Shell with Ukraine matched with the annexation of Crimea, etc.. That may add another dimension to our idea of Putin's motivations.
Additionally, most of the Ukrainian agricultural industry is located in the south.
I doubt Johnny Harris can do this research, CNN Freelance is more what this feels like
THIS! NOBODYS TALKING ABOUT THIS!!
Its for three things, gas and oil in Ukraine. Plus russian gas line running through ukraine for further reach in europe
These reserves were discovered not long before the First Donbas War (2014-2022).
One of the few people actually willing to point out they were wrong in their predictions.
Certainly good to see
He didn't admit anything 😂 He doesn't even know what he was wrong about.
@@tony050896 LMAO
@@stepanovtakiov9311 really? When and where was he being forced?
Yep. But to be fair, virtually everyone was wrong on this point. I follow a few geopolitical professionals, and no one thought that NATO would back Ukraine to the extent it has. Everyone thought Kyiv would fall fairly quickly.
He really loves maps I love maps as well ever since I was a child.
I love the fact that you are using metric units exclusively in your scripts. This way, the whole world can understand the things you want to say. ❤
This.
Everyone but Americans who can only sort of guess if you kinda know what the conversion rates are
It’s not that hard to understand once you know measurements for everyday things. Like I use my height for reference.
Right, wish us in the US would just switch to the metric system already. @@Jkp1321
@@Jkp1321 All Americans learn both. Am American
Pretty accurate considering Russia's actions today.
I mean, Putin has been saying for weeks he would annex those territories.
American acting like their government doesn't does the same thing to native American and slavery 😂😂
@@Ryanlexz Thanks for boosting the vid for the algorithm with your whataboutism :). Even copied and pasted under every single comment. I don't agree with everything Harris does, and he gets things wrong sometimes, but I still appreciate his vids. Thanks for making them available to more people :).
Bit pathetic that you had to go hundreds of years back for your whataboutism, though. Maybe you should read up on modern American history.
@@safe-keeper1042 it is what it is
@@safe-keeper1042 imagine trying to defend native American Genocide and black slavery in USA as whataboutism. USA government ashame of their past lmao 🤔😂😂🤣
As a young boy growing up in the 70-80's, I was one of those "nerds" that enjoyed history, collecting stamps from all over the world and old maps.. It gave me a better appreciation of past and current history as well as understanding the importance of geography!
Thanks so much for all your unique reporting on the real and deeper issues that many other "journalist" and "news organizations" don't bother even to mention in this day and age. It's what really attracted me and keeps me wanting to watch and hear more of your work on this channel!! Please keep up the great work and congratulations on your Emmy award!! 👍😃
Putin and Jesus won, Ukraine and Satan lost!
Is there money to br madr with history? I also have a deep interest in it. But u fortunately the history business paths are not very lucrative.
American acting like their government doesn't does the same thing to native American and slavery 😂😂
I just love how much effort Johnny puts in a single video.Take love brother❤️
Thank you for your service in upholding the truth which not only thousands of Ukranians and free people, but even Russians in the home front protesting against this war, have given life and limb for.
I recommend you publish Ukrainian and Russian subtitles with this. It would help them a lot.
By the way, that is a great idea. I always wish I could share your videos with my grandparents who don't understand English. Would be happy to help with the translation
Russians protest against mobilization, not war, this is very important detail.
@@shizofreninja nope! there’s been protests going on since February way before the mobilization.
@@peterbeadle8062 no, be realistic, all they did - stay with posters nowar get kicked by police and go home. So don’t tell me about their protests, it is fucking ridiculous
this guy is reading off a teleprompter I wonder who is paying him to say these things
I just got back from Poland where I spoke with many Ukrainian refugees. These people are as tough as nails and made one thing very clear, the men and women defending their homeland will never stop fighting. Until the bitter end. Putin made a huge mistake messing with Ukraine.
This is why Russia will inevitably lose. They will be perpetually and relentlessly terrorized by way of guerrilla warfare even if they retain overall control of these territories. And that can’t last forever. Many pro-russian westerners don’t know a thing about Ukraine and just how willing our people are to fight for what’s theirs
He underestimated their determination to defend what is theirs.
I used to think Putin was a good chessplayer, how wrong I was.
I agree with this 100%. This is the mistake West too is doing when its pretending that Russians are against this war. People don't stop defending their motherland, no matter the odds. If you are gonna station nukes at the border, any country's population will rise up. Any. Russia or wherever else. Donbass region was relentlessly bombed for last 8-9 years by its own supposed govt. but those people still continued to fight.
Similarly, North Ukraine, the Non Russian ethnic Ukraine, will continue to fight if Russia tries to take it, and that's the reason, Russia is not doing it.
Ukraine as we knew it before Feb of this year is gone, just like Crimea. West can cry foul all it wants, but I think it's time they move their focus back to bombing Syria, Libya and other such smaller countries. They are repeating Hitler's mistake. Russia is too big, too formidable, and too rich in natural resources to be defeated.
@@johnnyboy7538 He's old and some suspect he has a mental condition. I didn't believe it but judging by his decisions regarding this war, I believe it now.
@@johnnyboy7538 he never was a good chessplayer, it's just an illusion for a casual observer.
This is just an average person who does not have any special advantages and accidentally found himself in power. He has never won an election, as they tell you.
Congrats on winning that Emmy! You deserve it!!
@@stepanovtakiov9311 And that is why he will get the emmy..
Real Journalists get locked up for exposing Israel and America and War crimes committed by NATO nations.
@@stepanovtakiov9311 who isn’t? every journalist is a propaganda journalist to someone
@@stepanovtakiov9311 how's the draft going?
@@stepanovtakiov9311 One year old account with 529 comments on this channel alone. I love that you’re calling someone out for being propaganda.
@@stepanovtakiov9311 Get your comments in before you're sent over to the Donbas to fight.
I learn so much with your videos. Thanks mate
Not criticizing you at all here, but, personally the most scary images were not the long vulnerable convoys stuck in traffic jams getting attacked, but rather the opening helicopter assault on hostemel airport. The images of waves of military helicopters riding over cities towards the airport really stuck with me, despite it's ultimate failure.
I have just read that the Ukrainian military was prepared for the initial invasion of Kyiv, and had elite units ready to meet the airport attacks.
You are 100% correct. Many people don't actually realize this, but the battle at Hostomel was the single most important battle of the entire war (thus far). There's a very good reason why it was Russia's first military target - capturing it would have allowed Russian supplies to be flown in by air almost right next to the capital, making a swift victory at Kyiv extremely feasible. Seriously, if Russia managed to capture Hostomel, everything could have been over in an instant.
Putin and Jesus won, Ukraine and Satan lost!
@@carlruppert7324 also they lost there so many VDVs that they had problems after to to do anything like that again
Bloodied Pregnant Ukrainian Women being stretchered out of a bombed Maternity Hospital.
I think you are saying wrong when referring that Ukrainian eastern regions are packed with separatists and that's what helped Putin to occupy these regions - it's alone not a very minor factor and they're in tiny minority on eastern Ukraine - Russia put their own soldiers there back in 2014 to eastern territory of Ukraine - and that what was the MAIN factor of successful occupation - I think that majority of people in eastern Ukraine DID not sympathize to and wanted to be with Russia, rather then they were politically inert and pictured russia as a friendly country for Ukraine - they did not expect that will ever happen (again - I am referring to the particularly 2014 events.) I am from Donetsk oblast myself and left it in 2014 - but I remember that most of the people in my town Vuhledar DID NOT wanted to be part of Russia and supported Ukraine.
Please fix it in your new episode or make some remarks in it. In a way you commented that, it seems that most of people in eastern Ukriane was waiting and that what make it easy for Russia to occupy it. IT'S NOT SO!
True there aren't many left. They've all been fed into the meat grinder without result and few are left, which is why Putey Pute has to start conscripting Russians.
You mean EASTERN Ukraine, right?
Yea, he did a mistake, not western regions, it is eastern regions
@@johnknox1494 yes, this one too
@@gjh42 yes, corrected
Johnny, thank you so much for covering these issues and breaking them down into such an easily digestible and interesting format. Congrats on your Emmy!!!
Noam Chomsky does it better. th-cam.com/video/7uHGlfeCBbE/w-d-xo.html
but he does not name the reasons why Putin is doing this. And Crimea was transferred to Ukraine by Nikita Khrushchev without signing contracts, because Ukraine was a fraternal country. Just to supply it with fresh water was expensive, and in Ukraine there was the Dnieper. And when Ukraine says that it wants to get closer to Europe and join NATO, it's just mean. We cannot leave this important strategic peninsula to this country, it is not safe for Russia.
@@АндрейМорозов-ы7ю Noam Chomsky view on US involvement th-cam.com/video/7uHGlfeCBbE/w-d-xo.html
Putin and Jesus won, Ukraine and Satan lost!
American acting like their government doesn't does the same thing to native American and slavery 😂😂
Your map graphics are incredible 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Super illustrative and really helps to understand the war visually 🙌🏽 also the editing of the video in general is great.
Congratulations on your Emmy win I’m so happy to see you get Awarded for your awesome journalism
Putin and Jesus won, Ukraine and Satan lost!
There is Emmy for journalism? And he won one?! Wow 😀👍
American acting like their government doesn't does the same thing to native American and slavery 😂😂
Is any one else just love it when Johnny pulls out a map
Oddly satisfying indeed 😁
Putin and Jesus won, Ukraine and Satan lost!
Preston Gravey will agree
American acting like their government doesn't does the same thing to native American and slavery 😂😂
Dude congrats on the Emmy…you killin’ em on your solo mission
He paid for it because he is a mouthpiece for the left. He is not a real unbiased journalist! He and his family used to live in DC.
Putin and Jesus won, Ukraine and Satan lost!
Who care about emmy?? It mostly rigged Lmao
Your Ad is the most replayed part of the video thats crazy. Huge props
Japan has a terrible past... they know about it and changed.
Russia has a terrible past... they know about it and want to repeat it.
Today GOD slave Cristian Nazis Ukraine for Iraq Libya Afganistan Syria Yaman and PALESTINE people....GOD for Muslim people....
Putler
Japan only changed because of the KABOOOOM
Changed?? Forced to change is a better summary
japan changed?
Anytime Johnny Harris dramatically plops a map on a desk to start the video, you know it's gonna be good
my thoughts exactly
Putin and Jesus won, Ukraine and Satan lost!
American acting like their government doesn't does the same thing to native American and slavery 😂
That transition from Russian text to English translation is so smooth. It adds to the story even though it's subtle!
Putin and Jesus won, Ukraine and Satan lost!
What? This is most probably his worst video. This video didnt say much, didnt give almost any insights. Fuck, I got to know more from ads I watched multiple times than this video.
@@FormaxLt holy fuck, he is litterally just doing a update, he is prob working on a giant ass video rn, no duh this basically does not tell much but thats not what its trying to do
American acting like their government doesn't does the same thing to native American and slavery 😂😂
@@Ryanlexz Say you’re a Russian bot without saying you’re a Russian bot.
Probably these videos are the most reliable and accurate ones I have ever watched honestly great ❤❤❤
Hey Johnny Harris, i am a highschooler from India, your content has inspired me very much. I am the kind of guy who is Practically in love with stuff like Maps , History, Borders and stuff like socio-economic situations of place . I want to do what you are doing.
Spread information, opinions regarding certain topics which many mainstream media outlets can't spread due to political reasons.
You make boring yet important information very interesting and attract people through Amazing story telling skills and editing skills.
Please guide me, i do not know where to start and how to enter into this field. What degree do I need to hav? What all kind of skills do I need to develop ?
What is the news like in India? Is there much objective journalism or is a lot of your news propaganda? Just curious.
@@beehead5661 Wion is good.
If you're looking for content, I suggest the cold war between India vs. Pakistan vs. China. The three of you are nuclear powers and another source of anxiety for the rest of the world.
@@stepanovtakiov9311 seriously, you are such a negative human being. I've seen previous comments from you, a little bit of kindness would help you a lot.
@@LY-gp3tn Very true. It's the only news channel I watch on TH-cam.
The fact that we get free videos on TH-cam by Johnny Harris is truly a gift. 👍👍👍
"We're still here.. We are not going anywhere." ~ Native Americans 🤔
"We're still here.. We are not going anywhere." ~ Native Americans 🤔
May I ask if you care to know the fact that Native Americans population in their motherland, the Continent of America before European Colonizers arrived was around 15 millions, while European population in their motherland, Continent of Europe was around 25 millions.
Today, Native Americans population in their motherland is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continent of America + Europe, is a staggering 'TWO BILLIONS'!
@@olefella7561 My jaw dropped as I learned Native Americans population in their motherland, the Continent of America before European Colonizers arrived was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions.
Today, Native American population in their motherland is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continent of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLIONS.. A sad truth. 😔
@@olefella7561 This land is their one and only ASSET. The beloved motherland their ancestors forebears had lived through thick and thin, endured through hardships of all sorts for so long. With their main ASSET was taken away from them, their IDENTITY, their DIGNITY, their POPULATION and most of all, their FUTURE are all but gone.That's a sad truth indeed.
All they, indigenous Native people need is their beloved motherlands back, the lands that their ancestors' forebears had lived through thick and thin, endured through hardships and all for tens of thousands of years. 😔
May I ask why not let Native Americans have Europe, since Europeans have had both North/South America Continents already; a fair deal?
Remember the saying,"You can't have your cake and eat it too" and "A man's gotta do, what a man's gotta do".
@@unclechinsyou8555 It is a shockingly sad truth... The truth of the matter is that indigenous Native People would forever be the subject of scapegoat, and victimized by the Colonizers of their lands, as long as they occupy those vast rich bountiful lands in order to justify their occupation.
In other words, the Colonizers are 'Living in Denial'/ 'Living in Sin'... Thy Colonizers are living in sin for so very long.
@@olefella7561 Europe for Native Europeans,
Africa for Native Africans,
America for Native Americans,
Asia-Pacific for Native Asians-Pacific islanders.
In my humble opinion, those nations built upon stolen looted lands of Native American and Asian-Pacific people are all illegitimate nations.. Just saying. 🤷
You have a unique way of taking complex issues and boiling them down to their constituent parts making them much easier to understand. You cut through the drama put in by other news organizations used to try to keep you watching and pad their run time so they can make their commercial breaks. You have News, you report the News. You don't fill it out with a bunch of fluff, just enough time to say what you want to say. That's how it used to be, that's how it should be today. Thanks keep it up.
Johnny Harris = CIA shill, sponsored by George Soros and New York times
Stop listening to him, you are being mislead
Like Faux
Are you joking? He never even covered the real reasons for this war.
The real reason this war is being fought is because A) the US needed to get rid of a serious competitor in the EU and Germany, which it successfully has. The amount of businesses moving from Germany to the US is 50% OR MORE!, Germany will never recover. There is a new gas pipeline going to poland from norway to replace nord stream to make POLAND the defacto power in europe (it literally has a bigger military than germany) and poland WILL take part of ukraine for "self defense" reasons against "russian aggression". B) To blame all of the west's economic failures on some "evil person", aka shifting blame to cover up for biden's failures and C) To weaken the country with the LARGEST natural resources in the world so that they would be dependent on china, making chineese global goods cheaper for a much poorer USA. This war is a set up, and anyone who actually thinks putin is running anything is just being obvlivious. Heck, RED WHITE AND BLUE people, its a SYMBOL, russia, UK, USA, all friends :) just look at history, they were really good friends. Who wins the ground war doesn't even matter in the grand scheme of things. Who is winning? MURICA, cause we steel and bomb everyone :) directly or indirectly.
@@TheseStreetsReports I'd say yes like Faux, but they'd have to have broadcast some News along with their hyperbole and fluff which they don't.
Actually, he takes some facts and bridges them together is made up or very misleading stuff. Hes known for that and there are videos on youtube tearing it apart
Excl your political views, I enjoy your research and videos.
THANKYOU Johnny Harris for accurate explanation, your prediction is in point 🇵🇭✌️
Nah man
It is crazy for me that some people didn't thought that Russia's goal is to make Ukraine teritory part of Russia. He said "one nation, one country" after all... How else it would work? Putin would "liberate" people and let them rule that country, but in different name? I am honestly curious what you have thought it would be like, because here in Poland we never thought about different outcome :/
yeah, westerners are pretty uneducated in all things russia and Eastern Europe.
Exactly.
Some people are just delusional about Russia and its goals. Most probably because their ancestors didn’t live under Russian occupation like Poland and Ukraine.
Thank you and all the Polish for supporting Ukraine that deeply ❤
I think it was more wishful thinking tbh
@@МаріяПшенична-л2э can you describe life under soviet occupation? Just curious
American acting like their government doesn't does the same thing to native American and slavery 😂😂
Just a small notion regarding "somehow getting high results in so called elections".
It's hard to imagine in the west, but they just draw numbers, whatever they feel like drawing :)
It's hard to imagine in west that people could actually support Russia
@@aresnir2725 yes its hard to believe there are people in the West that are self aware enough to question what they're fed by their media, then seek out other perspectives and compare them to draw their own conclusions.
The votes are fake. I am almost certain that there were Russians there in line to make sure that the land gets annexed. And according to some media outlets here in the US, some citizens of Ukraine was held at gun point thus forcing them to vote yes
@@wolfswinkel8906 it’s hard to believe people actually believe what Russian propaganda feeds them. “Referendum” “liberation” “denazification”? So trustworthy
Dude your videos are alwsys so intense right from the get lol
Russia has now moved to illegally annex Ukrainian regions they don't even control fully as you mentioned. The problem for them is that Ukraine is about to capture another strategic city in the northeast which will most likely serve as a launching pad to take back the remainder of Kharkiv region and push into northern Luhansk region. Russia seriously cannot hold the places they've supposedly 'annexed'.
@@leodx8585 YES!!! I´ve been saying this since the start of the War, If Russia were to pull back somehow because of Ukranian resistance, He will wait when winter is near to start making the actual big moves; People who think Putin will Lose, are naive. You cant win against a man you cant say no.
And now we are seeing the consquences of Putin´s Plan. Many countries in Europe are falling into a big inflation, Germany IPC now its 10% and it hasnt been there since World War II; And mainly because Europe highly depended on Russian Gas to keep there energy flowing. With Winter coming and food productions falling and exportations of food also falling since Russia and Ukraine well you know.... Now Imagine how they will overcome the coming Winter. Thats when we will see a big major military move by Russia.
@@leodx8585 what can a bunch of untrained undisciplined men do against PMCs and ukrainian ato veterans? Of course there are not only amateurs, but still, I don't think that the mobilization will have a major impact. Also, there is a supplement trouble in RFAF, one of their generals has even been fired.
Yeah that's so cruel, unlike destroying a country and walking away from it just leaving it in ruins the way the US does it. The US should also provide its citizenship to people who live in places which its army has destroyed. Oh wait that part would be a violation of the UN charter, very barbaric!
@@ElenaKomleva This is not about US tho so you can get out of here trying to make Russia not look absolutely horrible.
@@ElenaKomleva whataboutism
"Somehow they voted yes" no choice if their is only one option on the ballot paper
Ur a brainwashed zombie! Have u ever thought of the fact that the people in those regions actually want to be annexed by Russia? 0_o
Vast majority of Crimea and East Ukraine recognise themselves as “Russians”
Just see how the last democratic Ukrainian presidential election was split between candidates and regions in 2010
Уже скоро будет сутки как люди празднуют возвращение , а Вы всё успокоится не можете. Слушаете односторонние мнения и из них складывается картинку 2D . Сколько беженцев жило в России которые наконец могут вернуться домой.
@@user-jf8us2ns86 how about you try answering in the same language as the comment you react to?
Johnny, thank you for this video. The quality of your work and your journalistic integrity makes you one of the best out there. Please keep it up. Thank you.
Putin and Jesus won, Ukraine and Satan lost!
American acting like their government doesn't does the same thing to native American and slavery 😂😂
@@Ryanlexz crying behind those emojies is all you do.
I've been waiting ur vdos about this issue.I needed it. Thank Johnny, u rock !❤
that's was great video thanks for your work, u making huge help for Ukraine by creating this content.
I thought like you that Russia would never be able to hold Ukraine, but I never thought they would get spanked in regular warfare! This has gone way better than I had dared to hope!
you're not very bright if you think the war is going well
It hasn't gone well at all -
many Ukrainian cities and just about everything else has been turned into smoking piles of rubble
and 10s of 1000s of people have been killed.
It's caused an economic crisis around the world and
we're now threatened with a global nuclear war.
That is not winning anything.
@@McRagtime
No, I was able to imagine much worse than it's been, rather.
@@midimusicforever Dont mind him, his prob a russian bot.
@@McRagtime - it couldn't get much worse.
Man that map flip of the end Is the Johnny Harris equivalent of a mic drop, another great one, and congrats on the Emmy
lmao i came here to comment on it too. soo cool
which video did he win the Emmy for?
@@Jon-ko1qg th-cam.com/video/hNDgcjVGHIw/w-d-xo.html this opinion piece he did with the New York Times
At the same time that Russia was taking over Crimea, there was a violent takeover by nationalists in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. The population of the east of Ukraine opposed the new government. Armed conflicts broke out between the population of Ukraine.
On May 2, nationalists burned people in Odessa. Kyiv, June 2 launched an airstrike on Lugansk. An air strike was also carried out on Stanytsia-Luganskaya.
Since 2014, the nationalists Azov and Tornado have been torturing and killing all those who disagree. People who did not agree with their power and expressed support for Russia disappeared forever. The new government of Ukraine since 2014 has been killing all those who disagree.
This is confirmed by the murder of the historian Oles Buzina.
Lie 🤡
@@mariiarti I saw the video footage of these incidents, it’s all TRUE !
This war has been a massive embarassment for Russia, We used to perceive them as a power that possibly even rivaled the U.S, I would barely consider them on par with North Korea at this point.
Most people would say they now rival the US. their performance is about on par if not better, at the moment, than what the US did in Iraq, Vietnam or Afghanistan.
Basically, the US has long been deemed a laughingstock
@@fgsaramago The U.S Didn't lose several ships (including a flag ship) to any of the country's; nor did it take longer then a few weeks for the U.S to defeat the military of Iraq. It also took the U.S just a few months to completely topple the Taliban in Afghanistan before occupying the country.
You might have a point in Vietnam.. except the U.S lost fewer soldiers and less equipment in the entire Vietnam war then Russia has *So far*
None of that is to mention the fact.. the U.S performed better in Iraq and Afghanistan and the U.S was across the world fighting those wars while Ukraine is quite literally on Russia's door step.
@@evensong3356 the Taliban never got toppled as we can clearly see now they’re are stronger than before thanks to NATO
Amorica got beaten by a bunch of goat herders in Afghanistan last year kid.... We scare no one. We have one won war in 60 years, toppling the mighty Gernada... And with recruitment at all time lows, the war pigs can't even bribe people to sign up anymore. America's military is a joke and will continue to fade into oblivion.
Congrats on your Emmy award on Liberal Hypocrisy! I really appreciated that video.
I love your channel and the work you and your crew do. It’s hard to find a good news outlet these days, I hope this channel can one day have a similar reach as tradition news outlets because you guys do it so much better!
“Liberate” and “Conquer” mean the same thing. The word used depends on one’s political alignment
As a Ukrainian,(hi from Kiev), ill tell you what's gonna happen in a short future:
Ukrainian army will push further and take back our territories, whatever this clown in Moscow says, and he will threaten us with a nuclear weapon, but threats doesn't work at all, he must use it if he wants us to believe him. Even if he does, he already lost, even tho me and everyone i love will disappear in a second, it won't change the result of this war
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@AgraFena stepanov you can't even write 'kool-aid' correctly, smh
Slava Ukraini!
As a Russian I wish to Russia complete capitulation. We as a nation are in a desperate need to atone our misconducts and crimes. This is the only way to prosper - look at Germany. Now we're the fascists and we need to be liberated. Cлава Україні! I hope Ukrainians let us to restore the cities what Putler's greed destroyed.
Looking forward to those days when Ukrainian and Russian nations will get to live in peace and mutual respect. With no more hatred, death and suffering, directing the time and effort into the wellbeing of the humanity instead. A better future for both countries and the world. Cheers from Kyiv
The editing is top notch, well done as allways
@@stepanovtakiov9311 none of your business
@@Zeus_9137 don't feed the trolls. Just be glad he's here to boost the vid for the algorithm and move on.
Amazing work Johnny!
Really good informative video, maybe it’s time for an updated one?
I hate the situation so much.. people on both sides are suffering, many people were forced to leave from Ukraine and Russia
“I was wrong” is a powerful statement to make! Thanks for the humility to do that.
Great Video. Great Research and Explanation.
Most human beings, are getting tired of this war, and we don,t think puttin is the only one guilty of land grab, the equivelence of annexation
One "tiny" correction re Donbas region: in 2014, those were not Ukrainians who started the war, it was the same ru army disguised as locals. Ofc there was some (probably small) percentage of actually local people who joined them, but it was started by Russia from the beginning. The sheer amount of guns and military vehicles those "locals" had would quickly prove ru trail in it. There are even few people admitting to lead that invasion (eg Igor Girkin, official part of ru military and FSB/FSS). So yeah, not locals, but ru army pretending to be locals, and Russia pumping tons of guns and vehicles into the region. It's not the first time Russia is doing it, but hopefully the last.
You failed to mention that Russia withdrew from Kiev as a sign of good faith as they reached a peace agreement in Turkey and Boris Johnson went and told Ukraine president zelensky not to sign the paperwork and they they will find the war, so in general Russia left Kiev as a sight of good faith during the peace agreement and the American and European propoganda network aka media said that Russia was pushed out of Kiev by Ukraines army
according to the sponsor, there is a movement right now called Save Soil, maybe you shall check it up
You are telling only one side of the story.
The true one ❤
Few people thought that Putin could take Kyiv and expected a bloody battle of Stalingrad type scenario, but you are spot on with your comments about annexation. Enjoyed the video for the comparison of the beginning vs now.
It appears that Russia has annexed Ukrainian cities in the same manner that Israel annexed Palestinian areas after the six day war.
"it's full of Russian soldiers and a bunch of people who want Russia to annex them"
Interesting use of language .
I guess similar to how Austria was a big fan of the Nazis and wanted Hitler to annex them?
I love your content!💪🏽👍🏽💯
it's the first time i've watched a video of yours, it's magnificent. i loved the accuracy of the content, the maps, the videos, the music which suits the video perfectly, the editing is simply wow from my view.
Victory New Land
❤the Hepplewhite Table
Putin and Jesus won, Ukraine and Satan lost!
American acting like their government doesn't does the same thing to native American and slavery 😂😂
Congrats on winning the Emmy mate. Been following you for quite a while now. Love your content, keep going! Also, I hope we get to see the three part colonization videos you were going to make. I hope that comes to fruition one day, as I love that subject and it has always intrigued me. Just the sheer fact that small European nations actually ended up capturing pretty much the entire world and subjugated their colonies to their atrociously autocratic rule. An in depth work on that would be extremely welcome by us viewers I believe. Loved this video like always.
Putin and Jesus won, Ukraine and Satan lost!
American acting like their government doesn't does the same thing to native American and slavery 😂
I don't understand people writing that this is the most truthful and cool source of information. In fact, he has not fully told anything here. He told only about the war that is going on in the course of hostilities, he did not say ANYTHING against the economy and what is happening in Europe itself. He spun all sorts of bullshit about the fact that Russia is weaker than Ukraine and in the last video he said that there is no Nazism in Ukraine. This is complete nonsense, in fact, the Ukrainian authorities are not Nazi, but they love money very much and because of this, the authorities are ready to spit on their country and the people of this country. I will say about Nazism, there is too much of it in Ukraine, even if not among the people, but there is a lot of it among the army, and again a lot. In short, the Europeans will not understand them because they were told something else. I could tell you a lot more, so far! ;)
I love maps and i love how u use maps in all ur videos
This is a very important video. Not easy to find a full timeline of the movements of the front lines during the period you described as "a war of attrition".
American acting like their government doesn't does the same thing to native American and slavery 😂😂
4:37 - Russia was not pushed out of north of Ukraine by the Ukraine army. Russia left this territory as the first step of the peace agreement signed by Russia and Ukraine in Turkey. But Ukraine didn't do it's part and instead continued the war.
Straight up lie
Russian rethorics😂 hear it all the time
Congratulations with the Emmy!!! Well deserved ❤️❤️❤️
Great analysis
Hey Johnny, this has nothing to do with any video you’ve ever made and no pressure; I just wanted to let you know that your videos are many people’s only source of current world info and a big source of mine. You seem to have a lot of journalistic integrity and aren’t afraid to ever admit you’re wrong. So good job! Keep up the good work and strong integrity. American needs more Johnnys
I wonder how anyone still dares to guess what is this man's plan when every new day what he said yesterday becomes forfeit.
Reakly?
He asked Nato not to expand 10 timrs.
Nato lied.
Or ONLY USA has a monopolybon on breakung rukes?
Woukd you enjoy Russia arms in Mexico or Canada?
Or shoyld Russia wait for US to dismatles it as USA did to Iraq, Yugoskavia etc?
@@r.m.4212 NATO didn't "expand" eastward. Countries like Poland joined the alliance due to legitimate security concerns after Russia funded civil wars in Georgia and Tajikistan back in the 90's. They still bear the scars of 50 years of Soviet occupation, and they do not wish to return. This is not the fault of "the west," this is Russia's fault for abusing them.
Furthermore, Canada would never join hands with Russia because the USA has been a good neighbor. Ukraine wishes to be safe from Russian interference, because you have not been a good neighbor. It's that simple. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
@@bigbrainenergyguy NATO 100% expanded eastward by political influence. Installing bases in these countries isn't the only way to expand. You forget what NATO, USA, and a list of other countries did in Pakistan, Iraq, Yugoslavia, etc. Read other sources other then Western backed sources.
You also fail to realize that these same sources pushed the "Weapons of mass destruction" lie for years.
@@bigbrainenergyguythe problem is USA.they are the causes of everything
@@bigbrainenergyguylies...sorry man, no offense, but it sounds like Ukrainian/Western propaganda... All of mentioned countries were part of Soviet, and what scars are you talking about if most of the government people of USSR were of Ukrainian origin? Or it's different here? Or maybe Russia can also be seen as a victim of Soviet Ukrainian government? Please be logic and fair, if they didn't like Soviet life they could secede the Union no matter what it takes, so maybe everyone were just interested in it on any level you choose? Economically, politically or else? Be wise, be kind! Good luck!
what happened to the europe series
I love your videos ! Thanks for educating eveyone
I heard that land grab is only cool when you are the US or UK. Otherwise it is uncool.
watch his video about Hawaii
Minsk Agreement 1 & 2.
Hmm guys ... If there are real democrats here, those who want to get to the bottom of all the different sides of this problem, then take a few minutes to read my comment)
Good. The Soviet Union collapsed due to a multilateral crisis. But who among you knows that about a year before the collapse of the Union, a referendum was held on the preservation of the USSR, then 76% of the population voted for the preservation of the country (the Baltic countries did not participate in the referendum). Not as a communist system, but as a large state that is strongly connected within itself. Many Russian people lived in the Union, within the union republics, and as a result of the collapse, they almost simultaneously ended up in different states. This is exactly what Putin was talking about as the greatest geopolitical catastrophe. Immediately after the collapse, the United States "attached" to Ukraine. The market of Ukraine, as well as the former countries of the USSR, has become a market for everything and everyone for the European Union and the United States. Nobody cared about the enterprises and factories of the collapsed country. And thanks to the diligence of Western partners who actively lobbied for their products, the former famous factories of the USSR were no longer needed. Millions of people were left essentially without work. Until 2013, the economy of Ukraine received the lion's income from trade and supplies to Russia due to the close connection since the days of the USSR. Well, Ukraine wanted to join the European Union - no problem! Let's just settle some issues, there were serious "holes" in the contract, because of which the flow of European products could uncontrollably rush further to the east, in general, it was just necessary to finalize the document. For this, the date of signing the association agreement was postponed. And then radical forces came into play. Moreover, such forces with which the Soviet Union fought in the Great Patriotic War - Nazism and Fascism (which is why most of the Russian people support the Special Military Operation). They removed President Yanukovych. This shift did not please the residents of Donetsk and Lugansk. Kyiv sent troops to pacify them, but the inhabitants of the south-east of Ukraine perceived this as aggression. The Kremlin realized that Ukraine would soon blaze, plus, realizing that an absolutely pro-Western government could easily allow the NATO fleet to Sevastopol (which is unacceptable from the point of view of a Russian person!, It's like if the Chinese fleet began to "nest" in Canada), decided organize a referendum in which the pro-Russian population of the peninsula voted for joining Russia. Then there were the Minsk talks, the Normandy format, the Paris one... All to no avail. There was fierce resistance from both sides. The Kremlin is persistently promoting its position - do not interfere (the West) in your own business. We will not allow the lands of the former Russian Empire to be trampled under the enemy's boot. Kyiv began to prepare a plan for the complete liberation of Ukraine from pro-Russian forces, including the return of control over Crimea. On February 17, a major artillery preparation began. Kyiv has produced more ammunition than ever since February 24. Seeing this development of events, Russia gave the green light to the evacuation of women and children to Russia. They began to send signals to Kyiv with an urgent request - to cease fire, this did not produce results. Then the implementation of the prepared contingency plan began. They pulled up the troops that had recently been at different exercises, from there the symbols on the machines (Z, V, O, which translates as the Western grouping - from the Belarusian exercises, the eastern one - from the exercises near Astrakhan or somewhere there, and the brave group). Since the Donbass had a large grouping, and even in the center of the country there were a sufficient number of troops so that the entire ormada of Kyiv was not concentrated in one place and there was an entry of Russian troops from the north - to Kyiv, in order to pull them away from the Donbass front. Russia did not have the primary goal of taking Kyiv, it was not realistic to do this with a small group, although there was a hope that there would be pro-Russian forces in Ukraine, in Kyiv, but the Kremlin’s calculations for this scenario turned out to be wrong. The Kyiv grouping of Russian troops essentially performed one task - to keep Ukrainian troops from sending them to Donbass. When the provision of Russian troops near Kyiv began to experience problems, plus the desire of the Kremlin to negotiate with Ukraine in Istanbul, Russia decided to withdraw from Kyiv. At the moment, the eyes of both the United States and Ukraine and Russia are riveted to Kherson. There will be that "Battle of Stalingrad". - "There is no land for us beyond the Dnieper" - if I can paraphrase it like that ...
Love your content....from South africa
Johnny Harris - like his reporting. Don't like his hats 😁
It’s really hard to understand that it’s possible and moreover: you actually live in this reality😞 I’m Ukrainian and it’s extremely difficult for us to try to live. Thanks for this video! I hope some people will see it, understand and help us🙏🏻
Your coverage is so understandable and so important. Thank you for your work.
thx for the update keep us posted at 12 months
I forgot you made that prediction and you could of just made the video without acknowledging it. You get a lot of my respect for being honest and having integrity.
Being born in Russia, and spending half of the childhood in Ukraine, it's exciting to see the external perspective on these events. Having ability of talking directly to local people from both lands, I am more of insider rather than observer here. Here just a few insights that no online research can give:
I've been to all the cities mentioned in the video, and know dozens of ukrainians.
Most of them have relatives in Russia and now are separated or stopped talking to each other in disagreement.
No one brings it, especially in western world. The opposite, they laugh about our "brotherhood" références, which is more than a pathetic métaphore for a regular Ivan.
2nd, all Ukrainians that are 30+ years old and born in USSR have mostly "mixed identity", of not willing to choose Ukrainians or Russian side. Being like that kids of divorced parents, all they want is to have peaceful simple life back, but yet stuck in the fight, pure colaterial damage.
Thank you for the video, great quality as always.Looking forward to your thoughts on the latest update.
As a Ukrainian,I can surely say that you are deeply wrong. When you had times in Ukraine,that was different Ukraine. I think that most of thoughts about Ukraine based on Russia,what is a huge mistake. The idea of our brotherhood is simply stupid,but you need to know some history to understand it....
@@МаріяДюнямалізада, мне 42, я из Санкт-Петербурга. У меня нет никаких проблем с пониманием правой и виноватой стороны в этой преступной войне. Я не признаю нелегитимного президента Путина, не признаю ничтожных референдумов, желаю Победы Украине.
@@obsceneearlyriser honestly, most of Ukrainians don't care about Russians supporting or being against Putin as far as they do nothing to change the situation. words are just words, they have no value comparing to real actions. It's not an obligation of Ukrainians to stop Putin, but Russian's. we just protect our home. you have to change the situation in your country and silent opposition has no sense
@@МаріяДюнямалізада , все верно. Я писала о том, что будучи гражданкой России в возрасте 30+, родившейся в СССР, у меня нет «микст айдентити» и сложности с выбором стороны, как утверждает автор оригинального комментария.
@@МаріяДюнямалізада почему идея братства глупа? То, что наши народы и беларусы перемешаны друг с другом и родственники сейчас воюют против друг друга - это, кажется, очевидно. К ментальности можно относиться как угодно, ведь это вопрос идеологии. Но чисто на биологическом уровне мы близки (как и Западная Украина с Польшей, условно, братский же не значит один)
DO NOT TAKE WHAT THIS MAN SAYS AT FACE VALUE, YOU HAVE TO FACT CHECK EVERYTHING IN HIS VIDEO (VERY ANNOYING) BECAUSE HE HAS A HISTORY OF MIXING/ ALTERING THE FACTS/ HISTORY.
I reckon he has a team behind him and doesn’t even check what he’s saying, just reads off the script.
This guy get fund from globalist! Look it up!! 🤣🤣🤣
Read your Minsk Agreement people - those areas were guaranteed a referendum that the Ukraine gov and western allies kept claiming it wasn’t the time to deliver.
There was a peaceful solution to all this back in 2015
This is not a peaceful solution. Russia attacked Ukraine, Russia forced it to sign this treaty. And then it turned out that the agreement did not contain a lot of things that Russia would like to do with Ukraine, and the execution of the agreement in the literal sense would destroy the separatist republics and Russia began to sabotage it.
And no, there is no referendum in the Minsk agreements.
Great video as always!
Would really love it if you could do a video on what’s happening in Iran, there’s not enough coverage of this and it really needs international attention. I think you’re the perfect person for this.
American acting like their government doesn't does the same thing to native American and slavery 😂😂
I'd rather hear from an expert tbh
3:25 that's not a Donbas region. That's just a part of it controlled by separatists after 2015
Well yes, but saying "seperatists in the Donbas region" does not mean the entirety of the region, but can also mean just a part of the region.
@@bobmcbobbob1815 Well, he could just show the whole region.
@@G0TIMAN but the point was to show the area controlled by the seperatists, not the entire region.
@@bobmcbobbob1815 nah
This is not an annexation, but the return of their territories and people who still consider themselves part of Russia
Then why were the Ukrainians protesting huh
Tell that to the Crimean Tatars/CRIMEANS ❤
Can we have a video about the war profiteering that is happening both in the west and in Ukraine. Because the way the West has quickly just thrown money and weapons at Ukraine, without much thought or caution has led to a lot of people making a lot of money from this. And since this hurts the poorest people in these countries, this is an important thing to cover and not just cover up with propaganda “give everything you (not the rich obviously) have to destroy Russia”
Based profiteering
That's not exactly the case. Yes, we have some issues with corruption, but we are doing our best to watch and control politicians' hands. Believe me, anybody who will be caught stealing sufficiently, would be exterminated by the masses and ordinary military.
this would have been avoided if NATO sticked to the agreement made in the 90's.
My parents are under occupation. The "referendum" was a sham. Very few people (mostly old people who lived in the Soviet Union) came to vote. That's why they decided to go from house to house and forced people to vote. Forms without seals and signatures, people were told what to indicate (yes, there was no secrecy of voting) and they did not enter every house. There is one mathematician, he noticed that during the coverage of the intermediate (during the counting) results of the vote, the number of votes against was constantly changing, as a result, down.
This video (with mathematic) th-cam.com/video/MRQUJVJCE0c/w-d-xo.html
@@DMK-y9iyeah, and here is the video where he himself admits and explains how he made a mistake in calculations
th-cam.com/video/mc_NfpGQMgs/w-d-xo.html
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3:20 the coup sparked the civil war in Donbass, as well as lead to the Crimea returning back to Russia. You're wrong on the cause and effect.