The question is what is attracting these former Soviet republics to the west ? Well, the short answer is Germany will never invade Switzerland because some because of the German speaking population there . France won’t invade Belgium for the same reason. Moreover, opposition leaders do not suddenly fall from the window in the west nor end up poisoned with radioactive materials. Sadly, there are some who still support people like Putin, they see nothing wrong in taking it by force.
If you know the reality, the Swiss don't really speak German. They speak dozens of dialects, some of them only VAGUELY RELATED to German. The entire vocabulary is different. Various grammatical structures are also vastly different. Kids have to learn German in school in order to have access to German literature and books. Sometimes Swiss from different parts of the country even have difficulty communicating with each other! It's a completely different situation between Romania abd "Republic of Moldova", where the population speaks exactly the same Romanian (with some slight peasant accent in "Republic of Moldova" being more pronounced).
@@gigikontra7023the point isn’t how much German is spoken in Switzerland or for what reason but that Germany won’t use the excuse that some German is spoken in Switzerland to take Swiss land.
As a Georgian, I am pleased that the media is finally dedicating attention to us and acknowledging that the 2008 armed conflict was initiated and instigated by Russia. However, referring to us as a mere backyard of Russia diminishes the all the efforts we have made and all the lives Georgians lost to safeguard our independence and freedom. It is important to recognize that while the European Union has only recently come to realize its mistake and has started to see Putin's true intentions, we have long been aware of the challenges posed by Russia.
Agreed. Georgia is one of those countries that are unfortunate enough to share a border with Russia; this means the Kremlin is eager to take over that country, regardless of what the Western countries say.
How come Georgians want to join the EU but keep voting for prorussian politicians? Money doesn't smell, huh? It's profitable to further business ties with russia, it's profitable to be a hub for russian parallel import, it's profitable to help russia dodge sanctions and supply needed for russian missiles Western components. That won't be forgotten.
"referring to us as a mere backyard of Russia" This is terminology commonly used in geopol that isn't meant to be derogatory FYI. It just refers to influence on surrounding countries, which georgia is. I wouldn't take it too strongly.
Backyard does not have the negative connotation you are implying. The Chinese provinces that border Russia are in Russia's backyard also. So are Canada or Mexico in relation to the US, or North Korea and Vietnam in relation to China.
As somebody originally from Moldova, I can say that Moldova was never(even under Soviet occupation) pro-Russia(will explain) and "now moving towards 'The West'". Moldova was always forcefully held "pro-Russia" under threat(with the help of Transnistria) or corruption of the government officials. Even Voronin(Communist Party) wanted to join EU and made moves towards that until he was called to Kremlin to talk with Putin, after which the political system was corrupted for a very long-time to keep Moldova away from "The West"(pro "rule of law" countries). Moldovans never had any love sentiments towards Russians - that's what I got even from elderly people that were under the Soviet occupation. They always described oppression from Russians.
I'm all for self determination, but when you have regions like Transnistria, Ostetia, Donbass and Luhansk you have wonder how much did the Russians play a role in it. We know Russia tried to do the same thing with Montenegro by interfering in their elections and that accomplished was Montenegro joining NATO. The same can be said of Finland and Sweden. No one in their rigth mind wants to be under the Russian's thumb.
People are not all intelligent and good hearted. Many corrupt themselves over small bribes, so democracy is always tenuous. Many really love authoritarian regimes, even falling victim to it. Saddening!
@@AdlerMow30% of Transnistria's population is Romanian. How does it makes sense to have yet another (a third!) State with large Romanian population!?😂
Thanks! Estonian here, and we look to the West, because life and freedom is valued there. You live for youself, not for some czar-complex ridden gremlin in the Kremlin. Oh, we also legalized same-sex marriage, 1st in ex-USSR state.
@@m3dicatedI have a lot of respect for Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians. You suffered a lot because of Russia, who just wouldn’t let you be, and you know that Russia is just incapable of treating her allies in any way that isn’t ruthless exploitation… Personally, I hope that Ukraine will be able to free herself, especially because if Russia is allowed to take Ukraine, the next in line will be Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania… and maybe it isn’t much, but know that if Estonia was invaded, I would gladly leave my country and come to help you defend your Freedom. That’s what brothers do, and to me the people of the Baltics are just that 🇮🇹❤🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹
I hope after the war then Ukrainia can remove those 3000 russian soldiers from Transnistria! and those russians who live there have to return to Russia.
Russia wanted to increase its sphere of influence with this war, all they did was to lose what little influence they had left. Putin remains a master Strategist 😉
Russia invaded Georgia knowing that their EU bid can’t complete until all ‘Territorial disputes’ have been finalised. This wasn’t about the ‘Russian’ people there, it was a cynical ploy to disrupt the EU and European peace
I remember my mother telling me a story from Uzbekistan. Right after the dissolution of the USSR, she was confronted by a Moscovite in an airport. She did her job and asked to see his passport. The man flew into a rage and rant and asked how dared she, some "lower" Uzbek, ask a Russian for his passport. She kindly reminded him that the Soviet Empire was over and rules of travel applied even for him.
Политики. Жители жившие в СССР понимают как там было хорошо. Нет проблемы с жильём, цены не ростут с каждым годом, есть работа, хорошее бесплатное образование и медицина. Коммуналки расселяют. А главное нет войны. Где бы ты хотел жить? В стране где еда за месяц может подорожать на половину, где на тебя кладут дополнительную нагрузку выше нормы на работе, где ты не можешь поехать отдохнуть на море, где в твой дом может прилететь бомба а твой подвал закрыт на ключ. Или всё таки в стране где не делят людей на чёрных и цветных, где реальные свободы и социальные гарантии, где ты знаешь что тебе через 5-10 лет дадут личную квартиру с личной кухней, туалетом, душем, краном. Где ты получишь хорошую профессию и будешь работать не таксистом и доставщиком еды, а инженером, конструктором, строителем, преподавателем. Где ты можешь спать спокойно и знать что завстра всё будет хорошо, хорошо булет и через 10 лет. Если бы капитализм мог приспособить производство не к извлечению максимума прибыли, не на вывоз капитала в другие страны, в том числе в ваши штаты, не на усовершенствование методов эксплуатации, не на войны и роскошные дворцы бизнесменов, то не было бы кризисов, но капитализм не был бы капитализмом. Чтобы уничтожить войны и кризисы, нужно уничтожить капитализм! Современная Россия ловко манипулирует Советским Союзом в своих целях. Для вас Россия говорит об СССР хорошо, для нас каждый день на каждой передаче, канале, говорят что там было плохо, пытаются внушить что советские дома плохие, хотя это квартиры, показывают кадры дефицита конца 1980 года СССР уничтожали, говоря что так было всегда. Они называют плановую экономику не эффективной. Не эффективной для кого? Для рабочих которые живут в мире и спокойствии, нет войны, или эффективность есть там где этих рабочих можно эксплуатировать и убивать? Знаешь что такое общежитие? Даже не все русские знают. Это конц. лагеря 21-го века. Это обычные общежития бывших советских предприятий которые уничтожили. Но в СССР в них жили временно, за ними следили, были правила, была вахта и комендант. Сейчас они признаны многоквартирными домами, но квартир там нет. Там комнаты 15-20 квадратных метров, в комнате живут семьями, туалет общий, там плесень, вонь, сломаные унитазы, умывалка общая, общая кухня, перебои в подаче воды, тараканы, антисанитария, маргиналы и мигранты. Это возникло в 21 веке, после распада СССР. Это прямой результат приватизации. И современные органы в России не хотят и не будут решать проблему. На улице Жолудева и Дзержинского, город Волгоград, в одном месте 10 таких обежитий. Там рушится крыша, падают кирпичи с фасада, згорели люди. Через дорогу легендарный Сталинградский Тракторный Завод. Людям одного аварийного дома дали комнаты в таких же общежитиях. Этих общежитий в городе может 100, может 200. А по стране? В одном общежитии может быть 200-800 комнат. Это всё капитализм, в СССР так не было. Мой прадедушка освобождал Европу от нацистских захватчиков, я хорошо знаю историю моей семьи, никто не был дессилентом, все были советскими людьми, настоящими коммунистами.
In Uzbekistan, young people are more West-oriented, want more democracy, speak less Russian, and more politically active, and much more sympathetic towards Turkic union which should be something like EU but for Turkic countries
With Turkic Union you have to be careful. Turkey is ruled by own version of Putin and Kremlin. The Anatolians will try and dominate other Turkic states.
You mean KAPUT'in? I think he's a victim of fetal alcohol syndrome, his looks malformed, undeveloped, his chin is abnormally small and his whole look ... of course orcs drink tons of vodka even when they're pregnant and little pewtin was probably a heavy drinker by the time he was 10.
82% of the Republic of Moldova population are Romanian ethnics and 50% of them also have Romanian citizenship. "Republic of Moldova" is nothing else but the Eastern half of Romania's Moldova region, invaded by Stalin and USSR in 1940.
@@RandomGuy9 the flags are in fact identical. The coat of arms of Republic of Moldova is PART OF THE ROMANIAN coat of arms, because Romania itself was created by the union of Principality of Moldova and Wallachia (two Romanian states) in 1859. So Principality of Moldova was a founding member of Romania. Kids in Republic of Moldova study "ROMANIAN Language and Literature" and "History of ROMANIANS". They don't have a separate history, language and literature. So basically the relationship between Romania and Moldova is like between West Germany and East Germany.... Both East Germany and "Republic of Moldova" were invented by Stalin.
@@Micha-qv5uf yes, we the people all want to see Reunification of Romania and Basarabia (aka Republic of Moldova). But Moldovan politicians are not so keen because many of them would lose their jobs. A typical county in Romania has maybe 500'000 people. In the Republic of Moldova is more like 20'000 people. A lot of senatorial and councillor jobs would simply vanish. Do you think they want that?
What has Armenia's reliance on Russia benefited the Armenians???? Did Russia come to their aid when Azerbaijan went in for their most recent land grab???? Armenia should have been focused on NATO all along.
@@leet3207 Nice Try, Russia signed a CSTO agreement to come to the defense of Armenia. When Armenia begged for help, Russia didn't come. Now there is peace where Armenia loses its land and its trust in Russia
@@leet3207Putin went for piece??? Do you mean Putin went for surrender??? What kind of piece is that??? Same as what you want for Ukraine (No Doubt)....
When the Ukraine war is over Russia will find its geopolitical place in the world massively diminished. Sure it gets some sentimental support currently for sticking it to the West, but soon this will all be forgotten. It would be prudent to end the war soon and make a decided effort not to threaten other former Soviet states. This way it will not just become entirely wounded and angry.
Step out of a Western mindset and realize that the rest of the world is moving away from western institutions and ideologies. They're looking for collaboration amongst themselves as equals and to the East.
I respectfully disagree. This war is very personal because of the deceit propagated by imperialists over the historical connections to Ukraine. A simple DNA would trace the majority of claimants to distant lands as expected with any post-empire population.
Putrid is an amateur 'strategist.' Everyone knows that to build an alliance and win friends, you don't do that with aggression, but by winning the hearts and minds of the people with friendly gestures. He has only ensured that Ruzzia remains alone and isolated away from Europe. So much for being like Peter the Great, who actually tried to open a window (i.e. St. Petersburg) to Europe.
" Everyone knows that to build an alliance and win friends, you don't do that with aggression, but by winning the hearts and minds of the people with friendly gestures." Aha, so that's what the US has been doing for the last 80 years. Making friends in places like Guatemala, Honduras, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan and whatnot.
@@PropagandasaurusRex The US didnt annex any of these countries unlike Russia. The US gained new allies with Germany, Austria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Mexico etc
@@Birdhatter "Of all the nations the USA has invaded, how many of them are allied to the USA now? And how many of them are better off than they were before?" None, twice.
@@GranitWall Afghanistan an ally? LOL. You do know Afghanistan is fully controlled by the Taliban, right? The same Taliban the US tried to defeat for 20 years and failed miserably. Germany and Austria are not allies. They are ideologically subjected vassal states of the US. Like all of the EU actually, with the sole exception of Hungary. So correct me if I'm wrong, but ruining a country is okay as long as you don't annex it? Something like we do with Ukraine today? Pumping it full with weapions and money and giving them false hope that they will be part of the EU and NATO someday? I truly feel sorry for all the Ukrainians who died and will die because they mistakenly think we have good intentions...
While Ukraine is fighting, Moldova has nothing to fear. And to all tyrant apologists, russia was always the aggressor. It didn't have a single year when it was not killing someone. Saying this as someone who has relatives and parents for Russia/USSR. No worst country out there, China is trying but - as with everything else - it just does bad copies.
DW News, may I ask, why have you said nothing on the fact that NATO provoked this war?? Why have you not spoken of the bombing of the Nord-Pipeline? I mean, you kinda look like some silly propagandists when you just go on and on about how Russia is losing a war which it clearly is NOT. I am NOT DEFENDING RUSSIA IN ANY WAY, just asking legit questions which you seem to want to just ignore. If Russia today started putting its own Governments in Cuba and Mexico, who here really thinks that the USA and its massive army/appetite for war, would just sit by with their arms folded????
@@benito91kumbirai26 Oh, the bombing where Russian ships were sniffing around the pipeline just before it blew? Do you think you're fooling anyone with the "I'm not on Russia's side, I'm just regurgitating Kremlin talking points verbatim." song and dance? Clue, botski: you're not. May you soon be drafted.
@@benito91kumbirai26 Oh, and just to smack down the rest of the botski talking points: NATO already had borders with Russia, the overthrow of the Putinpuppet who murdered and disappeared peaceful protestors was a necessary counter-action to Muscovite interference in Ukraine, and Russia provoked this war when they invaded.
Putin has his own NATO. Early on they refused to help him in any way except for countries whose leaders are dependent on Russia to remain in power. The problem is sanctions would devastate their economies in the short term, and make them a pariah in the long term. All eleven time zones of Russia has an economy that is smaller than some US states, and to make matters worse, it is more heavily substance. By contrast, the European economy alone is over 40 times that of Russia's. That means a war footing on Russia's part is like an additional tax in Europe. Russia lost 26 million people during WW II, mostly from famine and cold. Still, today, Russia's population is 1/2 what it was at the END of WW II, which tells you all you need to know about their age demographics. The Russian education system collapsed prior to the Gorbachev days when he started to turn it into a democracy prior to Yeltsin turning it back to a socialist oligarchy. The youngest of the well educated and most technical of Russia's brain trust is now 60 years old. They only have 8 million guys in their 20s. This will be the last major land war that Russia is capable of on their own, after which they will require alliances, and how well they could leading such an alliance is debatable. To make matters worse for their ambitions, the Ukraine war has been a wake-up call for democracies, unparalleled since WW II. Support for NATO in Sweden and Finland went from the 20% area to near 70% area in a matter of weeks, and training operations were well under way long before Finland's ascension. NATO and the EU who couldn't agree on anything prior to the Ukraine war, are of one mind today. The experts who said that Europe's dependency on Russia for energy would take decades if ever to overcome, and Russia's only highly profitable one, was gone in a year, along with sanctions that made the long-term survival of their energy sector doubtful. The US and Japan, the #1 and #3 economies see them as a threat and do not want to feed the alligator. China's survival depends on their export of manufactured goods and Russia's small substance-oriented economy make risking trade relationships with democracies make it economically impossible. Russia's enemies won't feed the alligator anymore, and Russia's friends and former republics cannot afford them, have been exploited by Russia, and the performance of Russia's military and equipment have put resisting Russia on the table should it become necessary, and puts a higher priority of establishing alliances and relationships with other nations.
1st thing: Please use paragraphs as no one will read this block of text. 2nd thing: Russia has nukes and if pushed will use them. 3rd thing: we'll all be dead.
Respect your next door neighbours. When you value and respect your closest neighbours, you will be respected and valued 100 times over. The respect and appreciation given to the neighbours should be regardless of whether they are strong or weak neighbours.
Look at Estonia. 30 years ago, they were an impoverished post-Soviet state located right on the Russian border. Today, they’re an extremely highly developed country with the highest HDI in the post-Soviet world, home to the EU’s IT center and protected by NATO. This is what happens when you realize that choosing Russia’s side is a bad option early on.
How much of that "welfare" is based in ECB and EMF loans? How much has the domestic Estonian owned industry developed? How many Estonians have moved outside to work for better wages? Why hasn't the core infrastructure been developed to transition out of Soviet made infrastructural planning? If you're part of the "liberal west," why do you suppress anti-EU or pro-Russian voices?
Россию вы так не будете спонсировать и инвестировать Западу деньги девать некуда, а Россию вы рассматриваете только как поставщика дешёвого сырья и рабочей силы. Лицемеры.
@@davidnoelfranks1124 I see your comments all over the place. You work hard not to be sent to the front in Ukraine? Well, if lucky, you've earned potato today. How's the weather in Mockba today?
imagine if putin give access to koningsberg/ kalningrad port to china later after vladivostok earlier when things going badly for him, mad scenario, but its not impossible
But all 3 countries the video is the subject of are Soviet Republics, I don't think you yourself fully understand the distinction, or I am misunderstanding your statement
@@INTJ791 You are right about "practical politics" but it is very insulting for me not to see any difference between soviet satelite and soviet republic. I am Polsh and I know many Western Europeans and North Americans still seem to be very suprised when I tell them Poland has never been a part of USSR and Polish people don't spreak russian....Poland had nothing to say. We never asked to live under Moscow's commands. We have always had our own land, borders, flag, national anthem and political leaders (puppets of Moscow but still). Ukraine's example shows it is high time everybody stopped looking at Eastern Europe through Russia's eyes. Even being russian speaking and being pro russian is not the same these days.
Pulling away from Russia's oppressive grasp means once again discovering their own identity that Russia stole a long time ago. Anne Applebaum's book, "Between East and West" really sheds light on the sad loss of culture and identity that Russia crushed. A bright future does not include Russia, but rather the absence of Russia.
Hopefully there's plenty of partisan activity to keep the orcs reminded that they're not welcome. Orcs have sooooo many smoking accidents, things blow up, things catch fire ....
Im not shocked over Kazakhstan starting to distancing themselves from Russia. In recent years and its something the world isnt talking much about is that Kazakhstan themselves are starting to become kind of a regional power within central asia and they are gaining their own major influences over the region. So it does question, why would Kazakhstan need Russian influence after all? This war has shown that Russia, well isn't all that powerful after all. Yea Russia has the military might and a ton of nukes but the one thing they are majorly lacking is organizing with its forces. If Russia had a strong organized military, the war would have been won by now, but they dont. Its like you have all the most powerful tools and weapons but lack the knowledge on how to use them.
I am from Kazakhstan. We are still dependent on Russia. Russia can easily cut off the oil pipeline that goes through its territory. Oil makes up around 50% of our export
Kazakhs have been wary of the nationalistic Russians who rule the Kremlin. For the last 10 years they have made statements that Kazakhstan is not a real a country and is basically former Russian land. This started to happen when the Kazakh government announced its plan to switch from the Russian Cyrillic alphabet to Latin and make Kazakh to the official language of the government. Russians don’t understand soft power. They only know how to bully and threaten when their neighbours want to ensure their own national identity.
Война и не проиграна. Сейчас Россия воюет не только с Украиной, но и с западным оружием и людьми. Украина до сих пор не в состоянии вывести армию России за свои границы.
Interesting to see this slow, but steady, disengagement from Russia. GOOD change is rarely swift. It needs a foundation to rest on, to add to. BAD change is often swift AND violent...
Почему когда от СССР откололись республики, включая Грузию, запад не кричал об этом как о плохом. А когда от Грузии откололись Абхазия и Осетия, то это жесть и преступление?
Mistake. Not 15 new countries, but 12. Because Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia were not established after the collapse of the USSR. They get independence even before the Second World War, in 1918, just like, for example, Finland. Only Finland was not occupied by the USSR in 1941.
There is this tale from ancient Greece... a Greek king consulted the oracle of Delphi: would he be successful if he attacks the Persian empire. the oracle told him, if he does that he will "destroy a great empire". So king Croesus thought he surely will win and attacked Persia - but the only empire he destroyed was his own. Putin reminds me of that: he thought he'd easily gonna defeat Ukraine, but he's only destroying the Russian empire in the end.
"There is this tale..." Putin understands Russians very well and so is able to control them. He does not understand other countries and so has not predicted what they would do.
DW News, may I ask, why have you said nothing on the fact that NATO provoked this war?? Why have you not spoken of the bombing of the Nord-Pipeline? I mean, you kinda look like some silly propagandists when you just go on and on about how Russia is losing a war which it clearly is NOT. I am NOT DEFENDING RUSSIA IN ANY WAY, just asking legit questions which you seem to want to just ignore. If Russia today started putting its own Governments in Cuba and Mexico, who here really thinks that the USA and its massive army/appetite for war, would just sit by with their arms folded????
Europe should buy much more from Kazakhstan to give them more independence both from Russia and China. Kazakhstan is too important to be lost from Europes perspective.
but trading with europe would be much more expensive for them compared to china... also they don't produce much, they can only export oil, gas and some mineral resources
@@accountnew7030 yes it would be more expensive for Kazakhstan but Europe could willingly pay extra to compensate that to have secured alternative source of energy supplies.
@@Misiok89 so wait a sec. u mean that europe that can't buy russian oil and gas now and has to buy it from the US, that is 10 times more expensive, now also have to WILLINGLY pay extra for kazakhstan resources?! this genuinely would be a economical suicide. I understand europe wants to support other countries but the way europe operates is they have to make decisions that are beneficial for the european citizens first and foremost. also you're saying that europe is willing to pay extra, you think that china wouldn't be willing to do the same? plus it'd be much cheaper for them anyway
@@accountnew7030 we are already buying resources from Kazakhstan. They are not the first choice. But they are not expensive. But currently there are also new logistical problems because new routes have to be established that avoides Russian territory. Their capacity has to be improved. China will pay but it does not make problems if Europe will be secondary customer.
@@tomlxyz In Romania, the support for reunification is quite high, while in Moldova it went in recent years from pretty low to almost 50% and it's growing fast.
@@reubenmcmurray4377 Well, we Romanians would love to reunite, but not with sleazy-uglee Ruznitskies / Gagautzies / Bulgarians, heck not even Ukrainians! It's hard to get rid of them all though... they know all too well, what's waiting for them to the east of Moldova border... Putin's iron fist and a war torn landscape...
Is it only my perception, or did Putin appear to look EXTREMELY HAGGARD during his address to the Russian people? His "swagger" is weakened, as a 'world leader', and, 10:44 his look of confidence for that role, has certainly diminished! The threats levy upon his OWN people is indicative that his over- powering days of intimidation is cause to reveal that Putin himself, is about to reconize his demise is imminent. People in Russia and for all intent and purposes, simply WISH TO LIVE IN PEACE! Nothing MORE, nor, nothing LESS. The world and its neighbors will then become a PLACE where ALL PEOPLE, WISH TO DO, IS TO AMIABLLY CO-EXIST!!!! Please pray THAT DAY COMES SOON TO FRUITION.
@davidnoelfranks1124 You haven't seen a video of a Russian pows with swastikas on their backs. Every white country on Earth has members that support white supremecy or nazism. Russia, US, Ukraine, Belarus...
Well, Georgia was never really new to the concept of wanting to be part of the west continental club. They tried to spearhead a transcaucasian democratic federal republic immediately after the russian empire dissolved, and a number of their intelligentsia and great writers spent time in Paris, etc And in our time working there in 2012, Georgia had a decidedly more European vibe to it than Armenia did - not that we're slating Armenia here. But Georgia just has a vibe that feels more west continental... And all the millennials and zoomers and a decent chunk of the gen xers from there feel very much the same way. And in the intervening 11 years, the sentiment has only strengthened
Very interesting report, especially Kazakhstan. One thing to point out is that although Kazakhstan is looking closer ties with China, China won't put Kazakhstan in a position to pick Russia or them. That's not China's way of relations with nations and westerners have to understand that because although we have this view that our ways and "values" are the best and everyone should follow them, the rest of the world has their own.
That's only because Chinese think of themselves as superior and no-one else is worthy to be part of the Great China. However, China wants to make any other country fully-dependant on China so that they can pull its strings and do force them to do its biddings. There is no national chauvinism and racism quite like in China. It is truly a next level.
@@impact0r You're basing this assessment of China from what? Assumptions because that's how Europe and my country of the US operates with other nations? China is looking to do business and not getting involved in the internal affairs of nations. My American government expects concessions from economic policies to social policies to conform with "our values" in order for business to happen. The same is with the EU.
@@MrOraenji Russia a vassal to China? I don't think so. There's far more evidence to argue that the EU and the UK are American vassal states than Russia is to China.
@@jesusaguilar4585 China sponsors corruption, oppression and totalitarianism. Same as Kremlin. How could they openly say they "expect" that, like democratic countries "expect concessions" of countries to protect those countries' own human rights and economies? If you think corruption, oppression and totalitarianism are the free choice of the people of any country, you need to open your eyes. It's Chinese and Kremlin money talking.
I wonder how the situation gonna look in 15-20 years. There can be many scenarios. Russia might even decolonize itself, considering there have been republics that wanted to split from Russia but were not allowed. If central Moscow control gets shakier and the resources more scarce it might become a possibility. Not sure how realistic that is, but just a thought.
Moldova, Georgia, Kazakhstan is NOT Russia's "backyard"! They are INDEPENDENT SOVEREIGN countries. You imply that Russia owns this area since you say it's their "backyard".
We NATO and EU countries should do everything in our power to free these countries from Moscow's grip and tyranny. These countries see that now that a country (Ukraine) has stood up to the Russian bully and that they can be beaten.
It interesting like for some countries joining the European Union means an affirmation of their identity but for the British leaving seems to do the same. I didn’t know about this economical detachment from Russia by the former Soviet Union States, but it understandable after seeing the horrific acts done by the Russians in Ukraine.
Распад Советского Союза был катастрофой. 1. Инфляция. 2. Кризисы. 3. Почему мы зависим от иностранной валюты? 4. Почему я должен 30 лет ждать квартиру и так её не получить? Почему деньги копятся медленней чем теряют в цене? Почему я не могу накопить на первый взнос на ипотеку, или потом 30 лет работать как раб? 5. Почему автобуса нет целый час? Почему в СССР смогли закопать под землю трамвай, а сейчас запчастей для автобусов нет. Почему они иностранные? Почему вместо Сталинградского Тракторного завода руины? Кто успел завод газовой аппаратуры стереть с лица земли? 6. Почему в СССР общественный транспорт стоил 3 копейки и был новый, а сейчас трамваи из СССР с проездом в 32 рубля? 7. Какое ущё укрытие? Типо бомбить будут? А там закрыто? Каждое утро тяжолый гул военных самолётов от которого дрожат окна. Истребители пересекающие звуковой барьер. Под городом збили военные беспилотники. Так какой смысл от укратий если на них висит замок? 8. Почему такая плохая учебная программа? 9. Где работа? Почему я не могу стать кем хочу. 10. Когда общежития и коммуналки булут расселять? Почему беженцу из Херсона дали сертифткат на бесплатную квартиру, а кореной житель с 40 летним стадем живёт в аварийном общежитии? 11. Почему бизнесмены живут в роскошных дворцах, ездят по заграницам, когда рабочие живут в нищете? 13. Зачем вся эта реклама? Она сводит с ума. Потому что капитализм. Ты либо не знаешь, либо сам эксплуатируешь людей. Знай. Мы рядом. Социализм победит. Люди уже всё больше и больше погружаются в ужасы войны, в ужасы кризиса, в ужасы капитализма. "Мы это зделали. Когда именно, в какой срок, пролетарии какой нации дело доведут до конца, вопрос не существенный. Существенно то что лёд сломал, путь открыт, дорога показана" В. Ленин.
@@ВладимирВладимировичНеПутинyou listed a lot of political issues, but none of that has to do with the collapse of the USSR. If you want to be communist, then be communist. Have the USSR in Russia. We'll keep Kazakhstan. You don't need Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania to fix your problems 😂
@@markheithaus Нам нужен социализм. Если Россия станет социалистической, бунты и митинги захлеснут все остальные страны. В этот раз у нас есть совершенные технологии и искусственный интеллект который позволит лучше управлять плановой экономикой на высоком уровне. В этот раз мы не будем вводить сильный контроль иностранных туристов и СМИ, пусть видят и рассказывают всем что было в России при Путине и стало при социализме.
This was very interesting. It kind of reminds me of what happened to the Austrian Hungarian Empire after World War 1. The rise of nationalism played a major factor in Breaking that Empire up. Time will tell if this Ukrainian War if it continues will do the same to the old Russian and Soviet Empires.
Can we stop calling embracing democracy, and rejecting Russia imperialism "moving toward the west" its jus being decent human beings nothing to do the "the west"
Kazakhstan and other countries in that area have solar energy resources which far exceed their already vast fossil-fuel resources. The big mystery is....why are most of the people in that region dirt-poor compared with Western Europe?
Former "soviet socialist republics" were always at odds with Moscow, as a diaspora Armenian, ive studied and no SSR wanted much governorship from Moscow.
That's like been going on for decades since the fall of the "Iron Curtain" , now I can see the wonderful cultures and colours that have been hidden from the world for oh so long 🥲
Exactly. The French, British, Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch empires (with a small "e") imposed their rule in Africa, Asia, the Americas. The Tsars and Soviets just did it wherever they could, south and east of Russia. It's a thing of the past and Russia is broke and broken.
While I agree that being called someone's back yard is insulting, the idea of the USA scrunching up in the North Sea and spilling out into the North Atlantic Ocean is pretty funny; talk about a corset--!
Despite all its faults, the EU is one of the most humane and forwards looking multinational organizations. We here in Austria hope for membership for Moldavia and any other state that wants to join.
@@grimgoreironhide9985 It's bad enough that we have Orban in the EU. Erdogan would be worse. Reform needs to happen. Don't get me wrong. I was in Turkey once many years ago. Wonderful country, wonderful people. But bad luck with governments.
@@therealzilch Yeah let them become more secular and less nationalistic first before being considered for EU membership. They need to make their own borders stricter too. Otherwise Europe will be flooded with uneducated and low skilled people who will cause economic pain for Europe.
У меня вопрос к иностранцам. В США и ЕС есть общежития? Не те общежития которые для студентов, для временного проживания, а обычные общежития. Их ещё коммуналками и общагами называют.
I will never understand the constant fear of Russia by Europe. Russia died in 1989 but still causes the wealthiest and mightiest alliance in human history nightmares. This is a non issue, just public hysteria lol
@@olgafilimonova9807 No No..russia is now officially tied up in 1) Ukraine, 2) Civil War 3)Wagner. No dreams honey. Those Syrian and Georgian, and others arer now free to make meat out of Russian Troops. Ofcourse if they take this "opportunity".
US and NATO should show those countries that they are willing to adapt and increase trades with those countries..until they ascend to the EU..🤔, create influence and support for those aspiring countries 🤔
As long as they don't want to join NATO to have the US footing the bill for taking care of them. Europe needs to learn how sovereign countries have a responsibility for looking after their own country. Maybe learn from the New world, lots of countries in the Americas taking care of their own territory.
@@jmhorange "Europe needs to learn how sovereign countries have a responsibility for looking after their own country." If that were true, the EU would not exist today. The British are now paying the price for leaving but they may be laughing in the end.
@@PropagandasaurusRex Eh it was always gonna be costly to leave the EU, the US might be the world's superpower today, but after it left the British empire, it was hard times ahead. The UK got it's sovereignty back. They'll figure it out.
@@jmhorange Agree, they'll figure it out eventually and they have a headstart compared to the countries that will want to leave once the EU has really descended into fullblown totalitariansim. Which is obvious to anyone who's paying attention.
У сына Ротенберга гражданство Финляндии и живут они там, дочь Лаврова в Нью Йорке , дочь Пёскова в Париже- Лиза живёт и учится во Франции, сын Николай был судим в Великобритании и более года провёл в английской тюрьме, супруга владеет квартирой в США площадью 126 м 2. Внук золотова в англии ,У соловья (телепропагандист) - вилла на озере Комо (недалеко от Милана), Италия, и вид на жительство там же... у Малышевой в США. Владимир Жириновский имеет гражданство Испании, Игорь Лебедев (сын Жириновского) имеет грин-карту США, гражданство Испании и ПМЖ Швейцарии , Михаил Берулава имеет ВНЖ Чехии , Ирина Роднина имеет гражданство США . Геннадий Тимченко друг Путина, (один из «королей госзаказа» и крупнейший экспортёр российской нефти) - гражданин Финляндии, жена и дочь - тоже. С 2014 года под санкциями, вынужден проживать в РФ. Этот список можно продолжать до бесконечности... Не поленитесь посмoтрите в интернете список чиновников с иностранным гражданством. Волосы дыбом встают!! все патриоты Московской орды ? Или иностранные агенты?
Thank you very much. Now is actually a historical moment when the interests of Central Asia and the EU coincide more than ever 💯, I really hope that the two regions will agree on deeper cooperation and take advantage of the moment for the favorable development of both regions. Peace and Goodness to everyone ❤
Russia is losing its front yard... and its living room. Pretty sure Wagner is in the kitchen already and Putin is hiding in the last closet he can still call his XD
the root cause of all this is Putin assuming all those state owe loyalty to Russia just because of their past, or that Russia has the right to rule over them for the same reason. It's delusional but kinda expected
What are you talking about? Every European country is free to independent, neutral and trade with whoever they want to. Good examples are the UK that chose to cut ties with EU. Freedom to choose. Neutrality - Austria is neutral. Sweden and Finland was until recently, Finland now a member of NATO, Sweden will also be, very soon.
So Putin turned out to be exactly what he appeared to be. There is this core liberal value that directs that we should give everyone the benefit of the doubt, to not act like we think poorly of them, even if we do. People like Putin and many others take advantage of that behavior. This is a basic human thing that happens all the time. That core liberal value is wrong. We have to treat people for what they are, not what we hope they could be.
I was always told "Respect everyone--until they prove that they don't deserve it." One chance to show your true colors; and the results can always be updated.
The question is what is attracting these former Soviet republics to the west ? Well, the short answer is Germany will never invade Switzerland because some because of the German speaking population there . France won’t invade Belgium for the same reason. Moreover, opposition leaders do not suddenly fall from the window in the west nor end up poisoned with radioactive materials. Sadly, there are some who still support people like Putin, they see nothing wrong in taking it by force.
And if they start killing the German-speaking population in Switzerland, will you sit and watch too?😏
Multiculturalism and illegals is a good thing in EU.
If you know the reality, the Swiss don't really speak German. They speak dozens of dialects, some of them only VAGUELY RELATED to German. The entire vocabulary is different. Various grammatical structures are also vastly different. Kids have to learn German in school in order to have access to German literature and books. Sometimes Swiss from different parts of the country even have difficulty communicating with each other! It's a completely different situation between Romania abd "Republic of Moldova", where the population speaks exactly the same Romanian (with some slight peasant accent in "Republic of Moldova" being more pronounced).
@@gigikontra7023 That would not stop Putin from claminig those are ethnic-Russians (Germans in the analogy).
@@gigikontra7023the point isn’t how much German is spoken in Switzerland or for what reason but that Germany won’t use the excuse that some German is spoken in Switzerland to take Swiss land.
As a Georgian, I am pleased that the media is finally dedicating attention to us and acknowledging that the 2008 armed conflict was initiated and instigated by Russia. However, referring to us as a mere backyard of Russia diminishes the all the efforts we have made and all the lives Georgians lost to safeguard our independence and freedom. It is important to recognize that while the European Union has only recently come to realize its mistake and has started to see Putin's true intentions, we have long been aware of the challenges posed by Russia.
Agreed. Georgia is one of those countries that are unfortunate enough to share a border with Russia; this means the Kremlin is eager to take over that country, regardless of what the Western countries say.
How come Georgians want to join the EU but keep voting for prorussian politicians? Money doesn't smell, huh? It's profitable to further business ties with russia, it's profitable to be a hub for russian parallel import, it's profitable to help russia dodge sanctions and supply needed for russian missiles Western components. That won't be forgotten.
Yep, calling it that feels like feeding into putin's narrative. Former soviet states are not his property!
"referring to us as a mere backyard of Russia" This is terminology commonly used in geopol that isn't meant to be derogatory FYI. It just refers to influence on surrounding countries, which georgia is. I wouldn't take it too strongly.
Backyard does not have the negative connotation you are implying. The Chinese provinces that border Russia are in Russia's backyard also. So are Canada or Mexico in relation to the US, or North Korea and Vietnam in relation to China.
As somebody originally from Moldova, I can say that Moldova was never(even under Soviet occupation) pro-Russia(will explain) and "now moving towards 'The West'".
Moldova was always forcefully held "pro-Russia" under threat(with the help of Transnistria) or corruption of the government officials. Even Voronin(Communist Party) wanted to join EU and made moves towards that until he was called to Kremlin to talk with Putin, after which the political system was corrupted for a very long-time to keep Moldova away from "The West"(pro "rule of law" countries). Moldovans never had any love sentiments towards Russians - that's what I got even from elderly people that were under the Soviet occupation. They always described oppression from Russians.
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Wtf are you talking 😅
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....."Even the elderly"....exactly. 🌿♾️🌿
life in the EU is better then being joined to russia, what a shock...
I am happy that Norway is NOT member of EU and wil never be, we live good with what we have.
@@eddale5557you are in the EU single market and Schengen. Norway is lucky to have oil and gas
Not today Man
@@eddale5557you would think differently if you were a geographic neighbor to Russia
@@eddale5557du snakker som du har vett til. Vi har det vi har, fordi vi er så nært knyttet til EU. Vi har ingenting å tjene på å fjerne oss fra det.
I'm all for self determination, but when you have regions like Transnistria, Ostetia, Donbass and Luhansk you have wonder how much did the Russians play a role in it. We know Russia tried to do the same thing with Montenegro by interfering in their elections and that accomplished was Montenegro joining NATO. The same can be said of Finland and Sweden. No one in their rigth mind wants to be under the Russian's thumb.
People are not all intelligent and good hearted. Many corrupt themselves over small bribes, so democracy is always tenuous. Many really love authoritarian regimes, even falling victim to it. Saddening!
Not even the Russian people themselves want to be under this Kremlin terror rule
You wouldn’t be under Russia’s thumb you’d be under their boot on your throat.
@@AdlerMow30% of Transnistria's population is Romanian. How does it makes sense to have yet another (a third!) State with large Romanian population!?😂
Quite funny as your analysis turned out to be a fairytale
They want to be fully democratic, and prosperous, like the Baltic states. They’re tired of being poor
I doubt Kazakistan wants to be fully democratic anytime soon.
NAT(Orc) and EU is autocracy.
Thanks! Estonian here, and we look to the West, because life and freedom is valued there. You live for youself, not for some czar-complex ridden gremlin in the Kremlin. Oh, we also legalized same-sex marriage, 1st in ex-USSR state.
@@andin3720this is why they are still poor simple as that they are all coming to the west ….
@@m3dicatedI have a lot of respect for Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians. You suffered a lot because of Russia, who just wouldn’t let you be, and you know that Russia is just incapable of treating her allies in any way that isn’t ruthless exploitation…
Personally, I hope that Ukraine will be able to free herself, especially because if Russia is allowed to take Ukraine, the next in line will be Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania… and maybe it isn’t much, but know that if Estonia was invaded, I would gladly leave my country and come to help you defend your Freedom. That’s what brothers do, and to me the people of the Baltics are just that 🇮🇹❤🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹
I'm pretty sure Romania will not let anything bad happen to Moldova, and neither will the rest of Europe
Hopefully 👍
I hope after the war then Ukrainia can remove those 3000 russian soldiers from Transnistria! and those russians who live there have to return to Russia.
neither will you
Who is Romania 🇷🇴 and what will they do ?? 😂.. you guys are so dumb ..
😂😂😂 Romania is that even a country
Russia wanted to increase its sphere of influence with this war, all they did was to lose what little influence they had left.
Putin remains a master Strategist 😉
seems like Putin works for West to destroy Russia.. in disguise
Of course Putin is smart, 25% of Ukraine land is now Russian! And Ukraine is a wasteland. Zelensky is a clown
heil putlers stupidity! lol
Yeah mother of all miscalculations 😅
Imagine Putin saying after the war ends: "It was just a prank bro, please don't kill me 🙏😭"
Russia invaded Georgia knowing that their EU bid can’t complete until all
‘Territorial disputes’ have been finalised. This wasn’t about the ‘Russian’ people there, it was a cynical ploy to disrupt the EU and European peace
russia talking about the USSR as if it was a good thing.
Literally every ex- soviet country: BRUH
From the perspective of the former master of course it seems like a good thing, the former vassal on the other hand
😂😂😂😂😂
the slavemasters always enjoyed slavery the slaves not so much
I remember my mother telling me a story from Uzbekistan. Right after the dissolution of the USSR, she was confronted by a Moscovite in an airport. She did her job and asked to see his passport. The man flew into a rage and rant and asked how dared she, some "lower" Uzbek, ask a Russian for his passport. She kindly reminded him that the Soviet Empire was over and rules of travel applied even for him.
Политики.
Жители жившие в СССР понимают как там было хорошо.
Нет проблемы с жильём, цены не ростут с каждым годом, есть работа, хорошее бесплатное образование и медицина. Коммуналки расселяют. А главное нет войны.
Где бы ты хотел жить?
В стране где еда за месяц может подорожать на половину, где на тебя кладут дополнительную нагрузку выше нормы на работе, где ты не можешь поехать отдохнуть на море, где в твой дом может прилететь бомба а твой подвал закрыт на ключ.
Или всё таки в стране где не делят людей на чёрных и цветных, где реальные свободы и социальные гарантии, где ты знаешь что тебе через 5-10 лет дадут личную квартиру с личной кухней, туалетом, душем, краном. Где ты получишь хорошую профессию и будешь работать не таксистом и доставщиком еды, а инженером, конструктором, строителем, преподавателем. Где ты можешь спать спокойно и знать что завстра всё будет хорошо, хорошо булет и через 10 лет.
Если бы капитализм мог приспособить производство не к извлечению максимума прибыли, не на вывоз капитала в другие страны, в том числе в ваши штаты, не на усовершенствование методов эксплуатации, не на войны и роскошные дворцы бизнесменов, то не было бы кризисов, но капитализм не был бы капитализмом.
Чтобы уничтожить войны и кризисы, нужно уничтожить капитализм!
Современная Россия ловко манипулирует Советским Союзом в своих целях.
Для вас Россия говорит об СССР хорошо, для нас каждый день на каждой передаче, канале, говорят что там было плохо, пытаются внушить что советские дома плохие, хотя это квартиры, показывают кадры дефицита конца 1980 года СССР уничтожали, говоря что так было всегда.
Они называют плановую экономику не эффективной. Не эффективной для кого?
Для рабочих которые живут в мире и спокойствии, нет войны, или эффективность есть там где этих рабочих можно эксплуатировать и убивать?
Знаешь что такое общежитие?
Даже не все русские знают.
Это конц. лагеря 21-го века.
Это обычные общежития бывших советских предприятий которые уничтожили. Но в СССР в них жили временно, за ними следили, были правила, была вахта и комендант. Сейчас они признаны многоквартирными домами, но квартир там нет. Там комнаты 15-20 квадратных метров, в комнате живут семьями, туалет общий, там плесень, вонь, сломаные унитазы, умывалка общая, общая кухня, перебои в подаче воды, тараканы, антисанитария, маргиналы и мигранты. Это возникло в 21 веке, после распада СССР.
Это прямой результат приватизации.
И современные органы в России не хотят и не будут решать проблему.
На улице Жолудева и Дзержинского, город Волгоград, в одном месте 10 таких обежитий. Там рушится крыша, падают кирпичи с фасада, згорели люди. Через дорогу легендарный Сталинградский Тракторный Завод. Людям одного аварийного дома дали комнаты в таких же общежитиях.
Этих общежитий в городе может 100, может 200. А по стране?
В одном общежитии может быть 200-800 комнат.
Это всё капитализм, в СССР так не было.
Мой прадедушка освобождал Европу от нацистских захватчиков, я хорошо знаю историю моей семьи, никто не был дессилентом, все были советскими людьми, настоящими коммунистами.
In Uzbekistan, young people are more West-oriented, want more democracy, speak less Russian, and more politically active, and much more sympathetic towards Turkic union which should be something like EU but for Turkic countries
With Turkic Union you have to be careful. Turkey is ruled by own version of Putin and Kremlin. The Anatolians will try and dominate other Turkic states.
Yes, We love West. We hate Russia
It's the end of GasPutin and his hold on the Russian people.
да не пори херню
You mean KAPUT'in? I think he's a victim of fetal alcohol syndrome, his looks malformed, undeveloped, his chin is abnormally small and his whole look ... of course orcs drink tons of vodka even when they're pregnant and little pewtin was probably a heavy drinker by the time he was 10.
Everybody laughing at Russia's red lines, they've become such a joke 😂
Maybe Putler have a gas chamber he can rest in soon? 😒
Yea its ending for 18 months now 😂
82% of the Republic of Moldova population are Romanian ethnics and 50% of them also have Romanian citizenship. "Republic of Moldova" is nothing else but the Eastern half of Romania's Moldova region, invaded by Stalin and USSR in 1940.
Does it have ethnic tensions like Yugoslavia had/countries previously part of Yugoslavia had?
That's probably why their flags are so similiar.
In that case they could also join the EU by simply merging with Romania :D
@@RandomGuy9 the flags are in fact identical. The coat of arms of Republic of Moldova is PART OF THE ROMANIAN coat of arms, because Romania itself was created by the union of Principality of Moldova and Wallachia (two Romanian states) in 1859. So Principality of Moldova was a founding member of Romania. Kids in Republic of Moldova study "ROMANIAN Language and Literature" and "History of ROMANIANS". They don't have a separate history, language and literature. So basically the relationship between Romania and Moldova is like between West Germany and East Germany.... Both East Germany and "Republic of Moldova" were invented by Stalin.
@@Micha-qv5uf yes, we the people all want to see Reunification of Romania and Basarabia (aka Republic of Moldova). But Moldovan politicians are not so keen because many of them would lose their jobs. A typical county in Romania has maybe 500'000 people. In the Republic of Moldova is more like 20'000 people. A lot of senatorial and councillor jobs would simply vanish. Do you think they want that?
What has Armenia's reliance on Russia benefited the Armenians???? Did Russia come to their aid when Azerbaijan went in for their most recent land grab???? Armenia should have been focused on NATO all along.
Well Turkey is in nato and Turkey and Armenia are everything but friends
Yeah Putin went for peace where NATO would of gone for war. Dam you putin!
@@leet3207 Nice Try, Russia signed a CSTO agreement to come to the defense of Armenia. When Armenia begged for help, Russia didn't come. Now there is peace where Armenia loses its land and its trust in Russia
@@leet3207 That's why Armenia is now looking west . Same as Georgia .Moldova . Ukraine. Sweden. Finland. Starting to see ah trend aren't you.
@@leet3207Putin went for piece??? Do you mean Putin went for surrender??? What kind of piece is that??? Same as what you want for Ukraine (No Doubt)....
When the Ukraine war is over Russia will find its geopolitical place in the world massively diminished. Sure it gets some sentimental support currently for sticking it to the West, but soon this will all be forgotten.
It would be prudent to end the war soon and make a decided effort not to threaten other former Soviet states. This way it will not just become entirely wounded and angry.
Step out of a Western mindset and realize that the rest of the world is moving away from western institutions and ideologies. They're looking for collaboration amongst themselves as equals and to the East.
They should be isolated from the civilised world for at least 100 years as punishment for the atrocities committed in Ukraine 🇺🇦
I respectfully disagree. This war is very personal because of the deceit propagated by imperialists over the historical connections to Ukraine. A simple DNA would trace the majority of claimants to distant lands as expected with any post-empire population.
Too late for that. Pootin is wedded to his War. When the War ends, so does Pootin
@@DSAK55 Yes but Russia will still be there. Preferably.
Freedom for the People of Russia , join the Legion of Freedom set Russians Free from Putin and his evil Government .
@@davidnoelfranks1124 How does it feel to be Putler's behind licker?
Putrid is an amateur 'strategist.' Everyone knows that to build an alliance and win friends, you don't do that with aggression, but by winning the hearts and minds of the people with friendly gestures. He has only ensured that Ruzzia remains alone and isolated away from Europe. So much for being like Peter the Great, who actually tried to open a window (i.e. St. Petersburg) to Europe.
" Everyone knows that to build an alliance and win friends, you don't do that with aggression, but by winning the hearts and minds of the people with friendly gestures."
Aha, so that's what the US has been doing for the last 80 years. Making friends in places like Guatemala, Honduras, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan and whatnot.
…Tyra wants to get away from Russian influence and leaching of its resources as well …
@@PropagandasaurusRex
The US didnt annex any of these countries unlike Russia. The US gained new allies with Germany, Austria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Mexico etc
@@Birdhatter "Of all the nations the USA has invaded, how many of them are allied to the USA now? And how many of them are better off than they were before?"
None, twice.
@@GranitWall Afghanistan an ally? LOL.
You do know Afghanistan is fully controlled by the Taliban, right? The same Taliban the US tried to defeat for 20 years and failed miserably.
Germany and Austria are not allies. They are ideologically subjected vassal states of the US. Like all of the EU actually, with the sole exception of Hungary.
So correct me if I'm wrong, but ruining a country is okay as long as you don't annex it? Something like we do with Ukraine today? Pumping it full with weapions and money and giving them false hope that they will be part of the EU and NATO someday?
I truly feel sorry for all the Ukrainians who died and will die because they mistakenly think we have good intentions...
While Ukraine is fighting, Moldova has nothing to fear.
And to all tyrant apologists, russia was always the aggressor. It didn't have a single year when it was not killing someone. Saying this as someone who has relatives and parents for Russia/USSR. No worst country out there, China is trying but - as with everything else - it just does bad copies.
China is a very good copy
They mistreat the Turkics, the Mongols and the Falun gong.
They are always ahead these days!
DW News, may I ask, why have you said nothing on the fact that NATO provoked this war??
Why have you not spoken of the bombing of the Nord-Pipeline?
I mean, you kinda look like some silly propagandists when you just go on and on about how Russia is losing a war which it clearly is NOT.
I am NOT DEFENDING RUSSIA IN ANY WAY, just asking legit questions which you seem to want to just ignore.
If Russia today started putting its own Governments in Cuba and Mexico, who here really thinks that the USA and its massive army/appetite for war, would just sit by with their arms folded????
Very well said!
@@benito91kumbirai26 Oh, the bombing where Russian ships were sniffing around the pipeline just before it blew? Do you think you're fooling anyone with the "I'm not on Russia's side, I'm just regurgitating Kremlin talking points verbatim." song and dance? Clue, botski: you're not. May you soon be drafted.
@@benito91kumbirai26 Oh, and just to smack down the rest of the botski talking points: NATO already had borders with Russia, the overthrow of the Putinpuppet who murdered and disappeared peaceful protestors was a necessary counter-action to Muscovite interference in Ukraine, and Russia provoked this war when they invaded.
Putin has his own NATO. Early on they refused to help him in any way except for countries whose leaders are dependent on Russia to remain in power. The problem is sanctions would devastate their economies in the short term, and make them a pariah in the long term. All eleven time zones of Russia has an economy that is smaller than some US states, and to make matters worse, it is more heavily substance. By contrast, the European economy alone is over 40 times that of Russia's. That means a war footing on Russia's part is like an additional tax in Europe. Russia lost 26 million people during WW II, mostly from famine and cold. Still, today, Russia's population is 1/2 what it was at the END of WW II, which tells you all you need to know about their age demographics. The Russian education system collapsed prior to the Gorbachev days when he started to turn it into a democracy prior to Yeltsin turning it back to a socialist oligarchy. The youngest of the well educated and most technical of Russia's brain trust is now 60 years old. They only have 8 million guys in their 20s. This will be the last major land war that Russia is capable of on their own, after which they will require alliances, and how well they could leading such an alliance is debatable. To make matters worse for their ambitions, the Ukraine war has been a wake-up call for democracies, unparalleled since WW II. Support for NATO in Sweden and Finland went from the 20% area to near 70% area in a matter of weeks, and training operations were well under way long before Finland's ascension. NATO and the EU who couldn't agree on anything prior to the Ukraine war, are of one mind today. The experts who said that Europe's dependency on Russia for energy would take decades if ever to overcome, and Russia's only highly profitable one, was gone in a year, along with sanctions that made the long-term survival of their energy sector doubtful. The US and Japan, the #1 and #3 economies see them as a threat and do not want to feed the alligator. China's survival depends on their export of manufactured goods and Russia's small substance-oriented economy make risking trade relationships with democracies make it economically impossible. Russia's enemies won't feed the alligator anymore, and Russia's friends and former republics cannot afford them, have been exploited by Russia, and the performance of Russia's military and equipment have put resisting Russia on the table should it become necessary, and puts a higher priority of establishing alliances and relationships with other nations.
1st thing: Please use paragraphs as no one will read this block of text.
2nd thing: Russia has nukes and if pushed will use them.
3rd thing: we'll all be dead.
Respect your next door neighbours. When you value and respect your closest neighbours, you will be respected and valued 100 times over. The respect and appreciation given to the neighbours should be regardless of whether they are strong or weak neighbours.
Look at Estonia. 30 years ago, they were an impoverished post-Soviet state located right on the Russian border. Today, they’re an extremely highly developed country with the highest HDI in the post-Soviet world, home to the EU’s IT center and protected by NATO.
This is what happens when you realize that choosing Russia’s side is a bad option early on.
100% spot on
Get on the winning team and away from the one who can't even shore up their own economy.
How much of that "welfare" is based in ECB and EMF loans?
How much has the domestic Estonian owned industry developed?
How many Estonians have moved outside to work for better wages?
Why hasn't the core infrastructure been developed to transition out of Soviet made infrastructural planning?
If you're part of the "liberal west," why do you suppress anti-EU or pro-Russian voices?
Россию вы так не будете спонсировать и инвестировать
Западу деньги девать некуда, а Россию вы рассматриваете только как поставщика дешёвого сырья и рабочей силы.
Лицемеры.
Do we want Ukraine to defeat Russia fast?
If yes give, more long range missiles like ATACMS and F-16s to provide cover air defense for the tanks.
Or better, send soldiers. More and more westerners should come 😊😊😊
@@davidnoelfranks1124
I see your comments all over the place.
You work hard not to be sent to the front in Ukraine?
Well, if lucky, you've earned potato today.
How's the weather in Mockba today?
You do not have to get the Russian army in a serious trouble until it is too late to react ...
Agreed.
Exactly right. They are finally getting ATACMS, at least if congress gets its way, and are training for F-16s so maybe.
The question now is how many new United Nations members will rise from the division of Russia?
10+
Probably some of them will join Turkey, China, or other U.N. members ...
Like the Georgian guy said: Russia has NOTHING to offer; Putin missed the changes in the world, he has 1970's mindset
Russia is looking desperate and vulnerable
Nice joke
How exactly? 😂 is it not Ukraine that keeps begging every week for more weapons and money
Europe will now decide russia's future, putin capitulates his sovereignty with such poor leadership.
25% of Ukraine now belongs to Russia.
Is lie! Russia is not looking desperate and vulnerable! Russia IS desperate and vulnerable! :D
I haven't forgotten about Georgia, Moldova or Königsberg for that matter
imagine if putin give access to koningsberg/ kalningrad port to china later after vladivostok earlier when things going badly for him, mad scenario, but its not impossible
@@davidnoelfranks1124kalinin was an evil Bolshevik.
@@davidnoelfranks1124Its Konigsberg. A Prussian city since the medieval period
@@davidnoelfranks1124 Kenigsberga.
Also do not forget the following: Iturup (Etorofu) Island, Kunashir Island, Shikotan Island, and the Habomai Islands.
Soviet republic and soviet satelite state is not the same. People keep forgetting about it.
Exactly. People also always lump in the former Yugoslav countries and Albania with the eastern bloc even though they were non-aligned.
@@MoonThulias an American, most of our people don’t have the brain power to differentiate
But all 3 countries the video is the subject of are Soviet Republics, I don't think you yourself fully understand the distinction, or I am misunderstanding your statement
soviet satelite under heavy influence from main soviet republic anyway, in practical politics, not much difference
@@INTJ791 You are right about "practical politics" but it is very insulting for me not to see any difference between soviet satelite and soviet republic. I am Polsh and I know many Western Europeans and North Americans still seem to be very suprised when I tell them Poland has never been a part of USSR and Polish people don't spreak russian....Poland had nothing to say. We never asked to live under Moscow's commands. We have always had our own land, borders, flag, national anthem and political leaders (puppets of Moscow but still). Ukraine's example shows it is high time everybody stopped looking at Eastern Europe through Russia's eyes. Even being russian speaking and being pro russian is not the same these days.
Excellent reporting. We need to pay more attention to our friends to the east. ❤🌏
Friends in the East who just will be colonies again. 😂😂😂
@@arturschlegel-ky2wt hey, at least you are one of the honest one who admits that this is all just Russian imperialism.
We are not your friends. European society is colapsing
@@arturschlegel-ky2wt Well, it's somehow true. Russia is vassal of China ;)
@@Koooles Iran used to be in Western club. Look what westerners did to Iran that today it is being ruined by Islamists.
And 17 hours later, it's "Is Putin losing control of Russia?"
Pulling away from Russia's oppressive grasp means once again discovering their own identity that Russia stole a long time ago. Anne Applebaum's book, "Between East and West" really sheds light on the sad loss of culture and identity that Russia crushed. A bright future does not include Russia, but rather the absence of Russia.
Hopefully there's plenty of partisan activity to keep the orcs reminded that they're not welcome. Orcs have sooooo many smoking accidents, things blow up, things catch fire ....
Sorry Putin, the Soviet Union is gone and your military is a broken shadow of the former Soviet military.
Pooteen has no authority to claim anything soviet nor imperial. They wish. But Moldova, Ukraine have not less right for the legacy than Moscow.
When you start war in the neighbors front-yard, your backyard neighbors start erecting strong fences.
Im not shocked over Kazakhstan starting to distancing themselves from Russia. In recent years and its something the world isnt talking much about is that Kazakhstan themselves are starting to become kind of a regional power within central asia and they are gaining their own major influences over the region. So it does question, why would Kazakhstan need Russian influence after all? This war has shown that Russia, well isn't all that powerful after all. Yea Russia has the military might and a ton of nukes but the one thing they are majorly lacking is organizing with its forces. If Russia had a strong organized military, the war would have been won by now, but they dont. Its like you have all the most powerful tools and weapons but lack the knowledge on how to use them.
I am from Kazakhstan. We are still dependent on Russia. Russia can easily cut off the oil pipeline that goes through its territory. Oil makes up around 50% of our export
Kazakhs have been wary of the nationalistic Russians who rule the Kremlin. For the last 10 years they have made statements that Kazakhstan is not a real a country and is basically former Russian land. This started to happen when the Kazakh government announced its plan to switch from the Russian Cyrillic alphabet to Latin and make Kazakh to the official language of the government. Russians don’t understand soft power. They only know how to bully and threaten when their neighbours want to ensure their own national identity.
Война и не проиграна.
Сейчас Россия воюет не только с Украиной, но и с западным оружием и людьми.
Украина до сих пор не в состоянии вывести армию России за свои границы.
Interesting to see this slow, but steady, disengagement from Russia. GOOD change is rarely swift. It needs a foundation to rest on, to add to. BAD change is often swift AND violent...
Почему когда от СССР откололись республики, включая Грузию, запад не кричал об этом как о плохом.
А когда от Грузии откололись Абхазия и Осетия, то это жесть и преступление?
I hope we can welcome more friends into the EU soon.
It will be decades until the next country joins
Countries wait for 30 years but EU doesn't want them. If EU want they will be in EU tomorrow.
Mistake. Not 15 new countries, but 12. Because Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia were not established after the collapse of the USSR. They get independence even before the Second World War, in 1918, just like, for example, Finland. Only Finland was not occupied by the USSR in 1941.
But Republic of Moldova was invented by Stalin on Romanian territory
This is a good report. Well done 👍
As long as the people exsept these dictators as their government they will keep suffering. The need to rid themselves of these monsters ✌🏻☘️
russia would probably be bigger and more influencial now if russian empire didnt become soviet union.
Её бы вообще не было.
Это была империя с пустыней.
Социалистическая революция, лучшее что было с Россией и другими республиками.
People prefer freedom and democracy
Russia only offers slavery
🇺🇦🥳🇺🇦S❤️U🇺🇦🥳🇺🇦 Freedom and Lasting Peace for All Nations🇺🇦🌻🙏
Very good reporting. This summarizes everything we need to know about the region.
There is this tale from ancient Greece...
a Greek king consulted the oracle of Delphi: would he be successful if he attacks the Persian empire.
the oracle told him, if he does that he will "destroy a great empire".
So king Croesus thought he surely will win and attacked Persia - but the only empire he destroyed was his own.
Putin reminds me of that: he thought he'd easily gonna defeat Ukraine, but he's only destroying the Russian empire in the end.
"There is this tale..." Putin understands Russians very well and so is able to control them. He does not understand other countries and so has not predicted what they would do.
Except Russia is not an empire.. just a big chunk of land stealers since it's inception.. and most of it is a barren wasteland..
DW News, may I ask, why have you said nothing on the fact that NATO provoked this war??
Why have you not spoken of the bombing of the Nord-Pipeline?
I mean, you kinda look like some silly propagandists when you just go on and on about how Russia is losing a war which it clearly is NOT.
I am NOT DEFENDING RUSSIA IN ANY WAY, just asking legit questions which you seem to want to just ignore.
If Russia today started putting its own Governments in Cuba and Mexico, who here really thinks that the USA and its massive army/appetite for war, would just sit by with their arms folded????
@@benito91kumbirai26You are posting literally the same comment everywhere XD
@@bonnie7898yes
Calling independent states someone else's backyard is an insulting contradition.
Europe should buy much more from Kazakhstan to give them more independence both from Russia and China. Kazakhstan is too important to be lost from Europes perspective.
but trading with europe would be much more expensive for them compared to china... also they don't produce much, they can only export oil, gas and some mineral resources
Anybody can trade with CHINA, RUSSIA and EUROPE at the same time.
Why should anybody turn his back on CHINA or RUSSIA, just to be your Friend?
@@accountnew7030 yes it would be more expensive for Kazakhstan but Europe could willingly pay extra to compensate that to have secured alternative source of energy supplies.
@@Misiok89 so wait a sec. u mean that europe that can't buy russian oil and gas now and has to buy it from the US, that is 10 times more expensive, now also have to WILLINGLY pay extra for kazakhstan resources?! this genuinely would be a economical suicide. I understand europe wants to support other countries but the way europe operates is they have to make decisions that are beneficial for the european citizens first and foremost. also you're saying that europe is willing to pay extra, you think that china wouldn't be willing to do the same? plus it'd be much cheaper for them anyway
@@accountnew7030 we are already buying resources from Kazakhstan. They are not the first choice. But they are not expensive. But currently there are also new logistical problems because new routes have to be established that avoides Russian territory. Their capacity has to be improved. China will pay but it does not make problems if Europe will be secondary customer.
Moldova should reunite with Romania just like East and West Germany did in 1990, that is by far Moldova's best option.
Is that what Romania, Moldova and the EU want?
How much support is there for that in each country?
Moldova can also join as a sovereign country, if they want to (and fulfill the requirements). EU has many smaller members.
@@tomlxyz In Romania, the support for reunification is quite high, while in Moldova it went in recent years from pretty low to almost 50% and it's growing fast.
@@reubenmcmurray4377 Well, we Romanians would love to reunite, but not with sleazy-uglee Ruznitskies / Gagautzies / Bulgarians, heck not even Ukrainians! It's hard to get rid of them all though... they know all too well, what's waiting for them to the east of Moldova border... Putin's iron fist and a war torn landscape...
A lot of nations within the Russian "Federation" want independence.
Forcing membership into the EU to find an identity?
“Root out your corruption” leave no poison to grow again.
Wouldn't that mean killing every Russian?
Losing his front yard now too.
Kazakhstan is a very nice place
It's got a lot of potassium...
Hope Russia breaks into smaller countries again soon. Only way to end the evil course of Russian imperialism.
The USA and UK must break up too in several states, so they can't invade again countries in Middle East and Africa by their resources too.
Independent Chechnya and Ingushetia 💪🏿
I hope the same will be with USA.
@@glaya7548 whatever you say....as long as Russia doesn't exist anymore I'll be fine
@@MegrelMamba Russia will exist, but Ukraine could be a risk to be partitioned by their neibourds.
Putin and Lavrov to the Hague.
To good for them, send em to the gulag
The world will definitely be a more peaceful place without Putin.
Poo poo Tin
And with the so-called RuZZian Federation broken into many independent countries.
And just better
Is it only my perception, or did Putin appear to look
EXTREMELY HAGGARD during his address to the Russian people?
His "swagger" is weakened, as a 'world leader', and, 10:44 his look of
confidence
for that role,
has certainly
diminished!
The threats levy upon his
OWN people is indicative that his over-
powering days of intimidation is cause to reveal that Putin himself,
is about to reconize his demise is imminent.
People in Russia and for all intent and purposes,
simply WISH TO LIVE IN PEACE!
Nothing MORE, nor,
nothing LESS.
The world and its neighbors
will then become a PLACE where
ALL PEOPLE, WISH TO DO, IS TO AMIABLLY CO-EXIST!!!!
Please pray
THAT DAY
COMES SOON TO FRUITION.
XIJi PING
Finally the world wakes up. WAKE UP!
So many have been BULLIED or put to sleep.
We Aussies stand with Ukraine! 💪💪
M 🦘🏏😎
@davidnoelfranks1124 You haven't seen a video of a Russian pows with swastikas on their backs. Every white country on Earth has members that support white supremecy or nazism. Russia, US, Ukraine, Belarus...
@@nicholasbatty8923 WRONG. 👎👎
Our PARLIAMENT stood as one for Ukraine.
Grow a BRAIN.
@@nicholasbatty8923 If you don't like it, VOTE.
But before that, grow up and get educated.
@@nicholasbatty8923 Grow a brain.
@@nicholasbatty8923 Let's hope that your home is never invaded by murderous criminals.
Grow a brain. Even a TINY one would help.
He should have known that his former allies were going to turn against him.
Former allies or former servants? The people want to remain free from Moscow's yoke.
Russia's former ally turns against them when attempting to kill and steal from them. 😱
Well, Georgia was never really new to the concept of wanting to be part of the west continental club. They tried to spearhead a transcaucasian democratic federal republic immediately after the russian empire dissolved, and a number of their intelligentsia and great writers spent time in Paris, etc
And in our time working there in 2012, Georgia had a decidedly more European vibe to it than Armenia did - not that we're slating Armenia here. But Georgia just has a vibe that feels more west continental... And all the millennials and zoomers and a decent chunk of the gen xers from there feel very much the same way. And in the intervening 11 years, the sentiment has only strengthened
Very interesting report, especially Kazakhstan. One thing to point out is that although Kazakhstan is looking closer ties with China, China won't put Kazakhstan in a position to pick Russia or them. That's not China's way of relations with nations and westerners have to understand that because although we have this view that our ways and "values" are the best and everyone should follow them, the rest of the world has their own.
That's only because Chinese think of themselves as superior and no-one else is worthy to be part of the Great China. However, China wants to make any other country fully-dependant on China so that they can pull its strings and do force them to do its biddings. There is no national chauvinism and racism quite like in China. It is truly a next level.
Russia is only a vassal state of China. Don’t worry about Russia getting jealous with China.
@@impact0r You're basing this assessment of China from what? Assumptions because that's how Europe and my country of the US operates with other nations? China is looking to do business and not getting involved in the internal affairs of nations. My American government expects concessions from economic policies to social policies to conform with "our values" in order for business to happen. The same is with the EU.
@@MrOraenji Russia a vassal to China? I don't think so. There's far more evidence to argue that the EU and the UK are American vassal states than Russia is to China.
@@jesusaguilar4585 China sponsors corruption, oppression and totalitarianism. Same as Kremlin. How could they openly say they "expect" that, like democratic countries "expect concessions" of countries to protect those countries' own human rights and economies?
If you think corruption, oppression and totalitarianism are the free choice of the people of any country, you need to open your eyes. It's Chinese and Kremlin money talking.
When I think of Russia, I think of inevitable demise...
And you dreamed of the west and its LGBTQ community emerge as victorious. 😂 The world would be catastrophic than Russian demise.
How
@@pecapeconi234 Crawl out of your rock to find out
I wonder how the situation gonna look in 15-20 years. There can be many scenarios. Russia might even decolonize itself, considering there have been republics that wanted to split from Russia but were not allowed. If central Moscow control gets shakier and the resources more scarce it might become a possibility. Not sure how realistic that is, but just a thought.
@@-The-Grim-Reaper- so you dong have explanation. Thanks. Bye bye western countries
Moldova, Georgia, Kazakhstan is NOT Russia's "backyard"! They are INDEPENDENT SOVEREIGN countries. You imply that Russia owns this area since you say it's their "backyard".
We NATO and EU countries should do everything in our power to free these countries from Moscow's grip and tyranny.
These countries see that now that a country (Ukraine) has stood up to the Russian bully and that they can be beaten.
Yes Ukraine is great example it looks like the surface of the moon.
It interesting like for some countries joining the European Union means an affirmation of their identity but for the British leaving seems to do the same. I didn’t know about this economical detachment from Russia by the former Soviet Union States, but it understandable after seeing the horrific acts done by the Russians in Ukraine.
Leaving the EU is a self-inflicted wound to the UK, and it's becoming steadily more apparent that we need to rejoin first chance.
The fall of the Soviet Union was a miracle
Распад Советского Союза был катастрофой.
1. Инфляция.
2. Кризисы.
3. Почему мы зависим от иностранной валюты?
4. Почему я должен 30 лет ждать квартиру и так её не получить?
Почему деньги копятся медленней чем теряют в цене?
Почему я не могу накопить на первый взнос на ипотеку, или потом 30 лет работать как раб?
5. Почему автобуса нет целый час? Почему в СССР смогли закопать под землю трамвай, а сейчас запчастей для автобусов нет. Почему они иностранные? Почему вместо Сталинградского Тракторного завода руины? Кто успел завод газовой аппаратуры стереть с лица земли?
6. Почему в СССР общественный транспорт стоил 3 копейки и был новый, а сейчас трамваи из СССР с проездом в 32 рубля?
7. Какое ущё укрытие? Типо бомбить будут? А там закрыто? Каждое утро тяжолый гул военных самолётов от которого дрожат окна. Истребители пересекающие звуковой барьер.
Под городом збили военные беспилотники.
Так какой смысл от укратий если на них висит замок?
8. Почему такая плохая учебная программа?
9. Где работа?
Почему я не могу стать кем хочу.
10. Когда общежития и коммуналки булут расселять?
Почему беженцу из Херсона дали сертифткат на бесплатную квартиру, а кореной житель с 40 летним стадем живёт в аварийном общежитии?
11. Почему бизнесмены живут в роскошных дворцах, ездят по заграницам, когда рабочие живут в нищете?
13. Зачем вся эта реклама? Она сводит с ума.
Потому что капитализм.
Ты либо не знаешь, либо сам эксплуатируешь людей.
Знай. Мы рядом. Социализм победит. Люди уже всё больше и больше погружаются в ужасы войны, в ужасы кризиса, в ужасы капитализма.
"Мы это зделали. Когда именно, в какой срок, пролетарии какой нации дело доведут до конца, вопрос не существенный. Существенно то что лёд сломал, путь открыт, дорога показана" В. Ленин.
@@ВладимирВладимировичНеПутинyou listed a lot of political issues, but none of that has to do with the collapse of the USSR.
If you want to be communist, then be communist. Have the USSR in Russia. We'll keep Kazakhstan.
You don't need Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania to fix your problems 😂
@@markheithaus Нам нужен социализм.
Если Россия станет социалистической, бунты и митинги захлеснут все остальные страны.
В этот раз у нас есть совершенные технологии и искусственный интеллект который позволит лучше управлять плановой экономикой на высоком уровне.
В этот раз мы не будем вводить сильный контроль иностранных туристов и СМИ, пусть видят и рассказывают всем что было в России при Путине и стало при социализме.
This was very interesting. It kind of reminds me of what happened to the Austrian Hungarian Empire after World War 1. The rise of nationalism played a major factor in Breaking that Empire up. Time will tell if this Ukrainian War if it continues will do the same to the old Russian and Soviet Empires.
Can we stop calling embracing democracy, and rejecting Russia imperialism "moving toward the west" its jus being decent human beings nothing to do the "the west"
When an ex kgb official becomes boss of the whole country, kgb values define the country.....
Great report
Kazakhstan and other countries in that area have solar energy resources which far exceed their already vast fossil-fuel resources.
The big mystery is....why are most of the people in that region dirt-poor compared with Western Europe?
Former "soviet socialist republics" were always at odds with Moscow, as a diaspora Armenian, ive studied and no SSR wanted much governorship from Moscow.
That's like been going on for decades since the fall of the "Iron Curtain" , now I can see the wonderful cultures and colours that have been hidden from the world for oh so long 🥲
We Europeans need to come together and finally remove Russia from Europe. Out of Georgia, out of Belarus, out of Moldova and out of Ukraine.
Moldova is part of Romania. Principality of Moldova was a founding member of Romania in 1859
When almost all your brothers and neighbors want to leave you, it means you are bad.
"Is Putin losing his back yard?": no, but his front porch is definitely on fire.
Please don't call post-soviet countries "russias back yard". We are our own countries
Exactly. The French, British, Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch empires (with a small "e") imposed their rule in Africa, Asia, the Americas. The Tsars and Soviets just did it wherever they could, south and east of Russia. It's a thing of the past and Russia is broke and broken.
I'm from Georgia and I feel bad when you call my country somebody's backyard. How would u feel if I called Germany Amerca's backyard?
While I agree that being called someone's back yard is insulting, the idea of the USA scrunching up in the North Sea and spilling out into the North Atlantic Ocean is pretty funny; talk about a corset--!
Please, take no offense. It was merely a
hypothetical
statement with no injurious intent.
Very sorry that you interpreted it
otherwise.
Russia has the Worlds biggest reserve of natural gas and has oil. The EU has no such reserves.
lots of countries have gas and oil. That's why russia was easily replaced.
Despite all its faults, the EU is one of the most humane and forwards looking multinational organizations. We here in Austria hope for membership for Moldavia and any other state that wants to join.
Just not Turkey 😂
@@grimgoreironhide9985 It's bad enough that we have Orban in the EU. Erdogan would be worse. Reform needs to happen.
Don't get me wrong. I was in Turkey once many years ago. Wonderful country, wonderful people. But bad luck with governments.
@@therealzilch Yeah let them become more secular and less nationalistic first before being considered for EU membership. They need to make their own borders stricter too. Otherwise Europe will be flooded with uneducated and low skilled people who will cause economic pain for Europe.
Снова через кровь на на Украине?
Russia has about 500 Special Forces in Transnistria. The rest of them are reservists and don't associate with the Spetsnaz.
Big surprise? Russia is just poor gas station where minimum wage is 200$. Russia must to accept that they are no longer importan player.
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У меня вопрос к иностранцам.
В США и ЕС есть общежития?
Не те общежития которые для студентов, для временного проживания, а обычные общежития.
Их ещё коммуналками и общагами называют.
Russia is a sinking ship and no wise man can allow himself and his nation to face such horrific end.
And for us in Moldova russia has been an issue for over 200 years, nobody killed as many of our people as russia did
RuSSia's influence is fading away even in RuSSia.
I will never understand the constant fear of Russia by Europe. Russia died in 1989 but still causes the wealthiest and mightiest alliance in human history nightmares. This is a non issue, just public hysteria lol
well, for a start Russia invades its neighbours.
Not his back yard, independent nations and people
Russia will not be able to send more troops or support in break away Georgian or Syrian region. Russia is tied up!
russia is broken and dying.
Dreams
@@olgafilimonova9807 No No..russia is now officially tied up in 1) Ukraine, 2) Civil War 3)Wagner. No dreams honey. Those Syrian and Georgian, and others arer now free to make meat out of Russian Troops. Ofcourse if they take this "opportunity".
Astonishing observation by DW News ; we all saw it more than ONE YEAR AGO.
What I see about influence is the number of countries wishing to join BRICS js increasing, even Macron asked to be invited.
Calling the nations as "backyard" is quit cynical for a reputable media.
US and NATO should show those countries that they are willing to adapt and increase trades with those countries..until they ascend to the EU..🤔, create influence and support for those aspiring countries 🤔
As long as they don't want to join NATO to have the US footing the bill for taking care of them. Europe needs to learn how sovereign countries have a responsibility for looking after their own country. Maybe learn from the New world, lots of countries in the Americas taking care of their own territory.
@@jmhorange "Europe needs to learn how sovereign countries have a responsibility for looking after their own country."
If that were true, the EU would not exist today. The British are now paying the price for leaving but they may be laughing in the end.
@@PropagandasaurusRex Eh it was always gonna be costly to leave the EU, the US might be the world's superpower today, but after it left the British empire, it was hard times ahead. The UK got it's sovereignty back. They'll figure it out.
@@jmhorange Agree, they'll figure it out eventually and they have a headstart compared to the countries that will want to leave once the EU has really descended into fullblown totalitariansim. Which is obvious to anyone who's paying attention.
Georgia and Moldova aren't a surprised bc they were bullied by Russia, but Kazakhstan is a big blow .
У сына Ротенберга гражданство Финляндии и живут они там, дочь Лаврова в Нью Йорке , дочь Пёскова в Париже- Лиза живёт и учится во Франции, сын Николай был судим в Великобритании и более года провёл в английской тюрьме, супруга владеет квартирой в США площадью 126 м 2. Внук золотова в англии ,У соловья (телепропагандист) - вилла на озере Комо (недалеко от Милана), Италия, и вид на жительство там же... у Малышевой в США. Владимир Жириновский имеет гражданство Испании, Игорь Лебедев (сын Жириновского) имеет грин-карту США, гражданство Испании и ПМЖ Швейцарии , Михаил Берулава имеет ВНЖ Чехии , Ирина Роднина имеет гражданство США . Геннадий Тимченко друг Путина, (один из «королей госзаказа» и крупнейший экспортёр российской нефти) - гражданин Финляндии, жена и дочь - тоже. С 2014 года под санкциями, вынужден проживать в РФ. Этот список можно продолжать до бесконечности... Не поленитесь посмoтрите в интернете список чиновников с иностранным гражданством. Волосы дыбом встают!! все патриоты Московской орды ? Или иностранные агенты?
Ponzi murderer Pushilin has land in Brazil. Good luck to them.
Thank you very much. Now is actually a historical moment when the interests of Central Asia and the EU coincide more than ever 💯, I really hope that the two regions will agree on deeper cooperation and take advantage of the moment for the favorable development of both regions. Peace and Goodness to everyone ❤
Russia is losing its front yard... and its living room. Pretty sure Wagner is in the kitchen already and Putin is hiding in the last closet he can still call his XD
Great doc
the root cause of all this is Putin assuming all those state owe loyalty to Russia just because of their past, or that Russia has the right to rule over them for the same reason. It's delusional but kinda expected
Typical thoughts from a narcissistic megalomaniac.
"joining the west", as a colony. Since when can't countries just be independent, neutral, trade with everyone and be friendly to everyone.
What are you talking about?
Every European country is free to independent, neutral and trade with whoever they want to.
Good examples are the UK that chose to cut ties with EU. Freedom to choose.
Neutrality - Austria is neutral.
Sweden and Finland was until recently, Finland now a member of NATO, Sweden will also be, very soon.
@@oneshothunter9877 Sure, especially the ones in NATO. The most free, that's why they bomb countries all over the world for decades.
@adrianocelentano3997 Canada is so neutral they basically still own most mines around the world since hundreds of years of (ongoing) colonialism.
But this news chanel is showing wrong news about rassian power😅😅😅😅😅😅
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So Putin turned out to be exactly what he appeared to be. There is this core liberal value that directs that we should give everyone the benefit of the doubt, to not act like we think poorly of them, even if we do. People like Putin and many others take advantage of that behavior. This is a basic human thing that happens all the time. That core liberal value is wrong. We have to treat people for what they are, not what we hope they could be.
very well stated. Westen leader raised putin!
I was always told "Respect everyone--until they prove that they don't deserve it." One chance to show your true colors; and the results can always be updated.