Not at all. Putin wants buffer states around Russia and doesn’t want them being westernized, thereby invalidating those countries sovereignty. Russia was never under any threat from NATO, and certainly was never going to be invaded. It has a nuclear deterrent… Whereas every country that joined NATO did for the exact same reason: They don’t trust Russia. Putin is a paranoid geriatric that thinks Ukraine doesn’t have a right to exist - as he pointed out in his ‘21 essay. Jeffrey Sachs is just another anti-war activist who’s apologetic towards Putin’s regime.
@@Mozephus80 My country Austria proves that you are wrong: AUSTRIA has been a westernized neutral buffer-state between NATO and Warsaw-Pact for decades. We are neutral and EU-member state. Austria would have been and still is the perfect model for Ukraine ! And Prof. Sachs is absolutely right !
You do not have to agree with Jeffrey Sachs or not, because he is not giving opinions or feelings. He is providing proven specific facts and dates. One doesn’t have to agree, one has to learn from him. Admirable decent man that is fighting for peace with the truth.
This is the clearest and most plausible explanation of the Ukraine conflict I´ve heard. Some might disagree with this brilliant man, but, in my opinion, THIS IS FACTUAL.
So if this is true. Sweden and Finland joined NATO yet Russia hasn't declared war on them. NATO doesn't expand, it gets expanded by member states that apply to join.
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday.
teraz już wolno o tym mówić? A jak mówiłes o tym 2 lata temu, bo pamietałeś wiele wydarzeń z czasów po przewrocie majdan to byles ruskim trollem. Czy pan Sachs jest ruskim trollem? :D
@@TallisKeeton jest pożytecznym idiota. Tylko idiota wierzy w dobre intencje Rosji w stosunku do ich byłych kolonii takich jak Polska. A pożytecznych idiotow nie brakuje na zachodzie. Pamiętasz jak mówili że pan H ma rację chcąc korytarza, albo ruch przeciw dozbrajaniu Anglii, w Ameryce mówili że to podsyca wojnę. Brzmi znajomo? Pan Sachs się w to wpisuje. Rosja to zawsze był wróg Polski. Zawsze.
" The last time a great power (USSR) set up a threat to the US near its border ( the Cuban missile crisis 1962) the US reacted so aggressively that it almost ended the world. The fact that the US demands Russia and China accept activities on their borders that the US would never accept on its own proves it's the aggressor." Caitlin Johnstone
China needs to build bases all over the Caribbean islands and do sail by of Miami and nyc with Chinese warships to maintain the freedom of transit under international laws.
@@9064peterpan the last time Russia was a threat for the US was in the 1980ths when they nearly launched a nuclear attack on the US. People forget so easily.
100% Facts!!! Those that say otherwise are nothing more than people who are ignorant of history. I lived during that time period and I heard all about this agreement.
@@MartianTom But it has though. Declassified state department documents show the memorandum of conversation between them, which you can find for yourself easily online, however I will post an exact quote below. This is a quote from Baker in the discussion of ending the German conflict, in which the USSR wanted a demilitarized, neutral and independent Germany, and the western powers wanted Germany in NATO. Notice how the Ukraine conflict was the exact same circumstances. The western powers wanting it in NATO, and Russia wanting Ukraine to be neutral. The only difference is that it's now over 1000km east, on Russian borders. Baker: "On the question of neutrality that was surfaced by Modro, we think that would be a mistake. I think that if you just look at history you can see that would be a mistake. A neutral Germany would undoubtedly acquire its own independent nuclear capability. However, a Germany that is firmly anchored in a changed NATO, by that i mean a NATO that is far less of a military organisation, and much more of a political one, would have no need for independent capability. There would, of course, have to be iron-clad gaurantees that NATO's jurisdiction or forces would not move eastward."
So you invade a country to prevent its membership (valid call), say that you’re making this call because of there’s Nazis there. But because you do that two other countries that had zero interest to join the evil alliance, actually joins the alliance therefore expands said alliance’s direct border onto yours totally invalidates the whole argument that you’re sending your economically challenged canon fodder to die. History is just opinions written down by people who never set foot on the front lines of those disputes. There’s still no clear answer why Russia invaded Georgia.
@@bobdhitman How does that invalidate the entire argument? Would Russia invading them, too, make the argument valid again? Georgia attacked Russian peacekeepers, and Russia wasn’t even sanctioned.
Mexico and Canada not sure, but if Cuba want why not?60yers after Cubinian crises...lots of time... After that you can say US has imperial mind still and we have too... but they say that they are better 😉😁 not imperial mind 😉
The US would try to get rid of the reds, but probably not by invading. Being a prosperous nation, it has so much to offer to its direct neighbours that it has not so much need for hard power projection. A major fallacy in the premise of the comparison is that you suppose that Eastern Europe was forced into nato. Quite the other way around happened: NATO got nearly pressured hard by Eastern European countries into accepting them in - just as Ukraine is doing today. And they know darn well why they want in.
@@nohandle822 I am from Eastern Europe, I know that we wanted in Nato, noone pressure us! Imagine Ukraina in EU with the same money like Poland...All people from Russia would move to Ukraina 😄😉Thats why...
If you really want to know what caused this war then read Ukrainian political history from 1990 onwards and read Putins essay on Ukraine written in June 2021. The rise of Ukrainian nationalism is what gradually occurred in direct opposition to the level of control in Ukraine by the minority but powerful Russians in the East Ukraine. This culminated in 2014 where the Ukrainian nationalist in Parliament clash with the Russian backed President over the countries economic direction ie EU or CIS. The people took to the streets and the Russian backed President fled to Moscow to get help. This caused Putin to seize Crimea and start uprisings in the Donbas. This solidified and united the Ukrainians and after losing Crimea without firing a shot they vowed to not let this happen again and that meant pushing Russians out of powerful positions in Gov / Armed Forces / Border Control / Intelligence etc etc (ie discriminating against Russian which led to Nazi accusations) and Putin now faced losing even more control in Ukraine. This is why he invaded as he was NOT prepared to let Ukraine be an independent country which is what it was becoming. In the June 2021 essay Putin makes clear that he sees one country and one people that has been split by history. Great Russia, Little Russia (Ukraine) and White Russia (Belorussia). This he sees as a historical tragedy and he sees himself as the person to reverse this and reunite the divided people. Its the few Nazi Ukrainian Nationalist who are forcing the Ukrainians away from their brothers and he will rescue them so they can become one again. (Read that essay its important to get Putin's perspective). However it turns out this is not how Ukrainians saw themselves. They saw their time UNDER Russia as oppression and they will fight to NOT return to that. The USA is a minor player in all of this and is NOT influential in Ukraine and DOES NOT decide Ukrainian politics. That's is Sachs trying to make himself out to be important and his time there as critical. It wasn't.
The policy was that Ukraine would be in NATO and Crimea would be part of Ukraine. This would mean that the Russian naval base at Sevastopol would become a NATO base. This would make war inevitable and the US neocons would have known this.
@tocreatee3585, where, in parallel universe 🤔…sure, why not. Let’s not forget that it was Khrushchev that put Crimea in Ukrainian Soviet Republic back in 1954, and that Crimeans hold the first referendum to split from Ukraine and go back to Russia back in 1991, which wasn’t supported by the Yeltsin (he wanted good relations with the U.S.). Their second referendum was during 1990s, also refused by Yeltsin, and third time the charm in 2014. Go try telling Crimeans that they’re Ukrainians, and they’ll make you black and blue 😌.
Mr Jeffrey knows nothing of Ukraine or Russia whether he is honest or not is irrelevant, he's a complete idiot for swallowing the nonsense explanation put forward by Putin.
@@DrittAdrAttawhy did US disagree Russia alliance with Cuba or US neighboring countries? You all pray for war and I hope one day God will answer your prayers and good luck then
@Thejoeviral Cuba has been and is allied with Russia so what are you on about? US opposed placing nuclear missiles on Cuba and staged a blockade. Why did Russia start placing nuclear weapons on Cuba? Because not long before that US had placed nuclear missiles in Turkey. So they both agreed to withdraw the nuclear weapons from each other's doorstep. Everyone knows about Cuba but few know that it all started with placing nuclear missiles in Turkey. Nobody civilised wants war, your comment is plain stupid. However, Putin is not civilised, he dreams of restoring the soviet empire, it is his life goal so he invades neighbouring countries like Georgia or Ukraine and butchers those nations which want independence like Chechens. He will not stop unless somebody stops him.
I love RFK, but he was wrong 1)There is nothing on papper for not enlargment of Nato, and that was USSR, not Russia...no USSR no deal 2)All new countrys come free, no one pressure them- for their own security, just like Sweden and Finland - because they know Russia well 3)
3) Medvechuk did the same what Victoria Newland do with 5 bilions spent - not so succesfull... Even 100 Victorii and 10CIA, can't do anything without people of Ukraine - and they want in EU, just like Baltics and Poland near them !!!
he is just repeating what john meahermier said 10 years ago. Jeffrey has no clue what he is talking about dude is an economist not political scientist. and not that good of economist.
@@tocreatee3585Facts are facts no matter who is telling them. And Jeffrey isn't lying, we have this fratricide thanks to West supporting nat zz iism in Ukraine.
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday.
If you really want to know what caused this war then read Ukrainian political history from 1990 onwards and read Putins essay on Ukraine written in June 2021. The rise of Ukrainian nationalism is what gradually occurred in direct opposition to the level of control in Ukraine by the minority but powerful Russians in the East Ukraine. This culminated in 2014 where the Ukrainian nationalist in Parliament clash with the Russian backed President over the countries economic direction ie EU or CIS. The people took to the streets and the Russian backed President fled to Moscow to get help. This caused Putin to seize Crimea and start uprisings in the Donbas. This solidified and united the Ukrainians and after losing Crimea without firing a shot they vowed to not let this happen again and that meant pushing Russians out of powerful positions in Gov / Armed Forces / Border Control / Intelligence etc etc (ie discriminating against Russian which led to Nazi accusations) and Putin now faced losing even more control in Ukraine. This is why he invaded as he was NOT prepared to let Ukraine be an independent country which is what it was becoming. In the June 2021 essay Putin makes clear that he sees one country and one people that has been split by history. Great Russia, Little Russia (Ukraine) and White Russia (Belorussia). This he sees as a historical tragedy and he sees himself as the person to reverse this and reunite the divided people. Its the few Nazi Ukrainian Nationalist who are forcing the Ukrainians away from their brothers and he will rescue them so they can become one again. (Read that essay its important to get Putin's perspective). However it turns out this is not how Ukrainians saw themselves. They saw their time UNDER Russia as oppression and they will fight to NOT return to that. The USA is a minor player in all of this and is NOT influential in Ukraine and DOES NOT decide Ukrainian politics. That's is Sachs trying to make himself out to be important and his time there as critical. It wasn't.
1991 Ukraine is the creation of Lenin in 1922, Donbas, Stalin in 1945, Eastern Poland and Zakarpatska from Hungary in 1945, and Khruschev in 1954, Crimea. Kievan Russ is the cradle of Russia, fertilized by Vikings and later by Khazars Jews (Pale of Settlement). In short, Ukraine is a hodge podge of a country NOT worth risking a global nuclear Armageddon. The US has no more vital national interest in Ukraine than Russia has in Cuba or Mexico. As for the comedian and perv Zelensky, who barely speaks Ukrainian, he should fly to one of his mansions brought on stolen US taxpayers $ while he can.
My husband birthday happened days before the war in Ukraine started. Family came over and at some point the war in Ukraine was the topic of conversation. We have a terrible discussion at the table ,maybe the worst ever,because I was against to blame Rusia in all what was going on because I love history and I concluded that the US and NATO where the instigator in all of was going on. Almost my whole family was against me. We all pass the test and the incident did not destroy our relationship. I thanks Mr Sachs for the courage to expose the truth. Your courage sir made me believe in humanity. Thank you
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday. Putin and his friends have taken over a Trillion dollars out of Russia and it is somehow Americas fault. Russia was an oil can and that is it i mean how did Putin take over Yukos Oil Company stealing it.
Thank you Prof, you dare to reveal the truth that happened. America as a big country should be aware of its greatness by doing the best for the world instead of destroying the world.
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday.
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday. Putin and his friends have taken over a Trillion dollars out of Russia and it is somehow Americas fault. Russia was an oil can and that is it.
@@stefanfunand that's what explains the credibility of the US and Nato.thats why no one trusts them.countries will be slaves to china than to be a friend to the .u.s and west.
The complete truth...said by an important american citizen : can we hope a day US government stop twisted politics abroad or provoke conflicts is a business ? the main problem in USA is the power of big companies and extreme-right think-tanks.
The USA has unilaterally terminated all treaties, how should the current conflict in Ukraine end? With whom should an agreement be concluded? The USA has shown itself to be untrustworthy in front of the whole world. Thank you for the correct presentation of the causes and background!
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday. Putin and his friends have taken over a Trillion dollars out of Russia and it is somehow Americas fault. Russia was an oil can and that is it.
This is old-style thinking like during the 1945 Yalta Conference when 3 dictators decided about over a dozen of countries and millions of people, just because they had many tanks and bullets. It completely ignores the right that Poland, Hungary, and other European countries have to decide about themselves. How about some respect for democracy?
Russians openly talking that Ukraine must be a part of Russia and they want to change world order. And still some useful Western idiots will be saying that it’s NATO fault. Russia invaded Ukraine, not NATO.
He ly dum dum ..Moscow used to be Ukranian land ..may want to learn history before yapping bs on youtube. Just because rusian left over refuse to learn national language , dosen t mean it Russia isn't it ? The fact u acting like an ex ussr countries shouldn't be considered independent, tells a lot about u and ur brain
He is lying eg about the character of the Russian offer in 2021. They wanted not a declaration of non -expansion from NATO, but its shrinkage. They wanted countries like Poland or Baltic states to be defenseless against them again. I wonder - what does make mr Sachs lie about this?
@mdelaubergine8930 Everything he says is 'verifiably spot on' apart from the bits that flatly contradict the evidence. He also omits a lot that is 'verifiable spot on' but doesn't suit his narrative.
@@dudebro91-fn7rz No it isn't. It was what Baker and Genscher assured Gorbachev. You are way out of your league if you think you can dispute Sachs on these matters. Even the claim were false, the conduct of the US and NATO toward Russia since then has been reprehensible. The world could have enjoyed a tremendous peace dividend but for the neocon criminals in the US and their lapdogs in NATO. They and their psychotic fantasies of "full spectrum dominance" are what the have led to this present totally preventable disaster and numerous others..
An American openly telling the truth regarding the sequence of events that led to russian invasion of ukraine in 2022. How long this American global diplomacy would work in their favour in the 21 st century?❤
The real sequence of events is that Putin became angered about implementation of the Magnitsky act in US and RoW (named after the young Russian lawyer that Putin had murdered after he uncovered theft by Putin of 200 million). The act prevents Putin’s cronies and their WAGs from secreting the funds they steal from the Russian people in western nations.
Thank you sir for speaking the truth and having the knowledge on the issue. Unfortunately we live in the world where corrupt politicians and special interests easily manipulate masses. Free press and media do not exist or they are not accessible to wider audience. After collapse of Warsaw pact NATO’s purpose was over and powerful military industrial complex continued to push world into constant conflicts to sustain their power and wealth.
I said it myself before the war in Ukraine started. The threat to Putin was NATO not Ukraine itself. He was promised that Ukraine wouldn’t be part of NATO. Why? Because it borders Russia. Not hard to understand.
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday. Putin and his friends have taken over a Trillion dollars out of Russia and it is somehow Americas fault. Russia was an oil can and that is it i mean how did Putin take over Yukos Oil Company stealing it.
teraz już wolno o tym mówić? A jak mówiłes o tym 2 lata temu, bo pamietałeś wiele wydarzeń z czasów po przewrocie majdan to byles ruskim trollem. Czy pan Sachs jest ruskim trollem? :D
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday. Putin and his friends have taken over a Trillion dollars out of Russia and it is somehow Americas fault. Russia was an oil can and that is it.
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday. Putin and his friends have taken over a Trillion dollars out of Russia and it is somehow Americas fault. Russia was an oil can and that is it i mean how did Putin take over Yukos Oil Company stealing it.
You have to think why many countries joined to NATO. Western Life is much better than their past life style. If you live in those countries, would you choose Russia? Jeffrey Sachs is living in the US and he didn't know how people live in those countries. They wanted to change their life style that Jeffrey Sachs didn't mention about.
Good point. I'm a Bulgarian and we desperately wanted democracy and western lifestyle. This still makes the US the aggressor though. Breaking up Yougoslavia is one of their wars.
I disagre, Gorbachov stated that nobody promise that Nato will not expand. He was promise not to move Nato solders in east part of Germany(Germany was unified in 1990). Warshaw Pact was dissolved end of 1991. After that countries try to look for other military alliance. There is no sense to Agree not expand Nato Because there was nowhere to expand. Gurbachov also confirmed that no such promise was made. Nato didn't have base in Ukraine. NATO could no say NO to any country which dont apply. The war started because Putin lost control of Ukraine. He needed pupped country like Belarus. Putin spends billions in propaganda. Forming fake institutes, sponsoring bloggers vloggers, streamers and massive bot farms. Now when he saw how much the war cost he will be even more generous. If NAto is dangerous for Russia why nobody invading right now when he is weaker(from conventional military point of view.)?
@@gregoryplaszewski6125 here you go, have you ever opened a book DAH, check it out yourself pinhead. James Baker speaking - And the last point. NATO is the mechanism for securing the U.S. presence in Europe. If NATO is liquidated, there will be no such mechanism in Europe. We understand that not only for the Soviet Union but for other European countries as well it is important to have guarantees that if the United States keeps its presence in Germany within the framework of NATO, not an inch of NATO’s present military jurisdiction will spread in an eastern direction. Source - February 9, 1990 National Security Archive Memorandum of Conversation between James Baker and Gorbachev
@@gregoryplaszewski6125 - US Secretary of State James Baker's famous assurance of NXTX expansion "not an inch eastward" at his meeting with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on February 9, 1990 was part of a series of assurances about Soviet security given to Western leaders to Gorbachev and other Soviet officials during the German reunification process in 1990 and 1991, according to declassified US, Soviet, German, British and French documents released today by the National Security Archive at George Washington University D.C., December 12, 2017 - Declaration on State Sovereignty from 1990, Ukraine said in Article 9 that it would not accede to the blocs: "The Ukrainian SSR solemnly declares its intention to become a permanently neutral state in the future, which does not participate in military blocs and adheres to three non-nuclear principles: not to receive, not to produce and not to acquire nuclear weapons." - US breached the Budapest Memorandum in 2004 by interfering in the internal politics of U th-cam.com/video/xrHsKKW4a2g/w-d-xo.html -- -- -- 33:00 Officially, the US government spent $41m (£21.7m) organizing and funding the year-long operation to get rid of Milosevic from October 1999. In U, the figure is said to be around $14m. - Russia did not follow the Budapest Memorandum that was in fact only Assurance as A insisted (to have low obligations) instead of Guarantee but it is true that other two "assuring countries" A and GB did not do anything to protect Ukraina. - Ukraine has been cooperating with N (Partnership for Peace) since 1997. On July 9, 2002, NxTx and Ukraine will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Charter on a Distinctive Partnership. Since its signature in 1997, the Charter has allowed for in-depth political, military, economic, scientific, civil emergency and defense reform cooperation between NxTx and Ukraine. This cooperation has not only reinforced Ukraine's standing as a key player in the Euro-Atlantic area, but has been a significant factor in consolidating overall regional stability and security. These fifth anniversary celebrations offer the opportunity to measure the considerable successes of NxTx -Ukraine cooperation under the Charter to date, and identify areas for deeper cooperation in the evolving Euro-Atlantic security architecture, in which the Distinctive Partnership is developing. - 1997 Gorbachov warned in US congress that they are not playing fair game th-cam.com/video/3wB9uL2lKaw/w-d-xo.html - Putin warned in 2007 at the security conference in Munich that Russia is not considered an equal partner and does not feel safe. th-cam.com/video/hQ58Yv6kP44/w-d-xo.html -- start at ----- 18 min 39 sec - Today's CxA director (Burns), the US ambassador to Russia, wrote a letter to the State Department in 2008 that "No means No" and that Ukraine in NXTX is a red line for the Russians (and that is not a joke) . - at the NXTX summit in Bucharest in 2008, Bush invited Ukraine and Georgia to join NXTX and the USA supports the MAP plan for NxTx th-cam.com/video/0epyHOz-Pbs/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/kZhA7y39bBI/w-d-xo.html - In 2014, during the Maidan Revolution when the coup was carried out, VN and CM was having funn time with the protesters in Kiev th-cam.com/video/R-YaivtGmzI/w-d-xo.html -- -- -- 0:20 - VN and GP makes a list of people in the Ukrainian government, who will do what th-cam.com/video/L2XNN0Yt6D8/w-d-xo.html - Want to know who shot at M… 2014 protesters? th-cam.com/video/3WQ6ECt5wt4/w-d-xo.html -- -- -- 37:10 th-cam.com/video/ipzvVsjfcmc/w-d-xo.html&rco=1 - Then some real troubles started in Odecca at 2014 May 2nd th-cam.com/video/QxcB0PI4ZLg/w-d-xo.html Rest is history
@@jallopenoman1126 I agree, although Australia is more democratic and open than, for example, China. Our lack of democracy is all pervasive, in the sense that even at the individual level, people have trouble respecting others' views. Often I see an inability to practise democracy at home, between friends and in the workplace. No wonder organisations become captive to political ideologies.
He is telling a very slanted half truth. Russia made the decision to become a foe. The US sent billions to Russia after the USSR Collapsed. Russia as a foe is 100% Russian.
thank you Jeffrey Sachs many of us knew the truth from the beginning, but most Americans was still sleepwalking that includes the world as blind as moles,
You should watch the speech of Mr. Putin at Munich Security Conference in 2007, to Majdan in 2014 and look the historical Map of NATO expansion from 1949-to 2024 provided by youtube.
"Never forget who is the real threat to the world." List of countries attacked and bombed by the United States after World War II Korea and China (1950-53) Guatemala (1954) Indonesia (1958) Cuba (1959-61) Guatemala (1960) Congo (1964) Laos (1964-73) Vietnam (1961-73) Cambodia (1969-70) Guatemala (1967-69) Grenada (1983) Lebanon (1983,1984) Libya (1986) El Salvador (1980s) Nicaragua (1980s) Iran (1987) Panama (1989) Iraq (1991) Kuwait (1991) Somalia (1993) Bosnia (1994, 1995) Sudan (1998) Afghanistan (1998) Yugoslavia (1999) Yemen (2002) Iraq (1991-2003) Iraq (2003-2015) Afghanistan (2001-2015) Pakistan (2007-2015) Somalia (2007, 2008, 2011) Yemen (2009, 2011) Libya (2011, 2015) Syria (2014-2015)
this is not an accurate list. South Korea, Japan have been saved from communism, the rest from terrorism (although maybe they shouldn't have been) A better list is what territories did USA and Russia gain since WWII
@@iuliancravet-ek8upFignya. The Soviet Union/Russia started the 2nd World War by invading Poland together. There's lots more countries on the list, Korea, Cambodia, Afghanistan plenty of Coups and interference. More recently; Moldova, Chechnya, Georgia, destabilizing countries in Northern and Central Africa and finally Ukraine.
Haha you think it's jist the US. The real enemy has 3 branches Rome, London and DC. They are the only 3 countries within countries and each have a specific area they are over and control. They all work together and in unison
What a nice and short explanation. As usual, the USA have pushed on diplomatically until Putin had to retaliate militarily as the USA kept breaching their promise.
I do not always agree with Mr. Sachs but I respect his intellectual honesty and his stance on war combined with the moral fortitude to state the truth when it is unpopular among his peer groups.
"We now have a very authoritative voice from Moscow confirming this understanding. Russia behind the Headlines has published an interview with Gorbachev, who was Soviet president during the discussions and treaty negotiations concerning German reunification. The interviewer asked why Gorbachev did not “insist that the promises made to you [Gorbachev]-particularly U.S. Secretary of State James Baker’s promise that NATO would not expand into the East-be legally encoded?” Gorbachev replied: “The topic of ‘NATO expansion’ was not discussed at all, and it wasn’t brought up in those years. … Another issue we brought up was discussed: making sure that NATO’s military structures would not advance and that additional armed forces would not be deployed on the territory of the then-GDR after German reunification. Baker’s statement was made in that context… Everything that could have been and needed to be done to solidify that political obligation was done. And fulfilled.” Gorbachev continued that “The agreement on a final settlement with Germany said that no new military structures would be created in the eastern part of the country; no additional troops would be deployed; no weapons of mass destruction would be placed there. It has been obeyed all these years.” To be sure, the former Soviet president criticized NATO enlargement and called it a violation of the spirit of the assurances given Moscow in 1990, but he made clear there was no promise regarding broader enlargement." Source : www.brookings.edu/articles/did-nato-promise-not-to-enlarge-gorbachev-says-no/ "RBTH: One of the key issues that has arisen in connection with the events in Ukraine is NATO expansion into the East. Do you get the feeling that your Western partners lied to you when they were developing their future plans in Eastern Europe? Why didn’t you insist that the promises made to you - particularly U.S. Secretary of State James Baker’s promise that NATO would not expand into the East - be legally encoded? I will quote Baker: “NATO will not move one inch further east.” M.G.: The topic of “NATO expansion” was not discussed at all, and it wasn’t brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a singe Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn’t bring it up, either. Another issue we brought up was discussed: making sure that NATO’s military structures would not advance and that additional armed forces from the alliance would not be deployed on the territory of the then-GDR after German reunification. Baker’s statement, mentioned in your question, was made in that context. Kohl and [German Vice Chancellor Hans-Dietrich] Genscher talked about it. Everything that could have been and needed to be done to solidify that political obligation was done. And fulfilled. The agreement on a final settlement with Germany said that no new military structures would be created in the eastern part of the country; no additional troops would be deployed; no weapons of mass destruction would be placed there. It has been observed all these years. So don’t portray Gorbachev and the then-Soviet authorities as naïve people who were wrapped around the West’s finger. If there was naïveté, it was later, when the issue arose. Russia at first did not object. Putin: U.S. attitude to Russia “antagonistic” The decision for the U.S. and its allies to expand NATO into the east was decisively made in 1993. I called this a big mistake from the very beginning. It was definitely a violation of the spirit of the statements and assurances made to us in 1990. With regards to Germany, they were legally enshrined and are being observed." Source : www.rbth.com/international/2014/10/16/mikhail_gorbachev_i_am_against_all_walls_40673.html
But nothing was deployed to new NATO members until start of the war in 2014. Even after that it was more of symbolic nature and people had doubts NATO would really work in case Baltic countries get attacked. Russia is nervous about NATO, because it still considers these countries a part of Moscow Empire and their sovereignty is commonly questioned and laughed in Russia. Russians still think these countries do not really exist, they are being controlled by evil West, because sovereignty of small and weak countries is a fiction in their minds. NATO just means for Moscow, that plans to fix historical mistake and re-conquer these small countries is becoming very complicated.
You are absolutely right Sir. US politicians feel that its their birth right to meddle in the affairs of other countries resulting into deaths and horrible sufferings of millions of people
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Do you agree with Jeffrey Sachs regarding the origins of the Ukraine War?
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No. He's a Putin shill.
Not at all. Putin wants buffer states around Russia and doesn’t want them being westernized, thereby invalidating those countries sovereignty. Russia was never under any threat from NATO, and certainly was never going to be invaded. It has a nuclear deterrent… Whereas every country that joined NATO did for the exact same reason: They don’t trust Russia. Putin is a paranoid geriatric that thinks Ukraine doesn’t have a right to exist - as he pointed out in his ‘21 essay.
Jeffrey Sachs is just another anti-war activist who’s apologetic towards Putin’s regime.
@@Mozephus80 My country Austria proves that you are wrong: AUSTRIA has been a westernized neutral buffer-state between NATO and Warsaw-Pact for decades. We are neutral and EU-member state. Austria would have been and still is the perfect model for Ukraine ! And Prof. Sachs is absolutely right !
You do not have to agree with Jeffrey Sachs or not, because he is not giving opinions or feelings. He is providing proven specific facts and dates. One doesn’t have to agree, one has to learn from him. Admirable decent man that is fighting for peace with the truth.
This is the clearest and most plausible explanation of the Ukraine conflict I´ve heard. Some might disagree with this brilliant man, but, in my opinion, THIS IS FACTUAL.
So if this is true. Sweden and Finland joined NATO yet Russia hasn't declared war on them. NATO doesn't expand, it gets expanded by member states that apply to join.
Because those countries are not countries that are dangerous from a warpoint. Ukraine is a highway to Russia. Look up the land map of Ukraine.
This is 100% true.
This is not plausible, this is true
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday.
“If two neighbours are arguing today, an American visited them yesterday”
thats such a bs, the US needs a stable europe. the only countries which can profit from power changes in europe are china and russia
teraz już wolno o tym mówić? A jak mówiłes o tym 2 lata temu, bo pamietałeś wiele wydarzeń z czasów po przewrocie majdan to byles ruskim trollem. Czy pan Sachs jest ruskim trollem? :D
thats antisemitic
@@TallisKeeton jest pożytecznym idiota. Tylko idiota wierzy w dobre intencje Rosji w stosunku do ich byłych kolonii takich jak Polska. A pożytecznych idiotow nie brakuje na zachodzie. Pamiętasz jak mówili że pan H ma rację chcąc korytarza, albo ruch przeciw dozbrajaniu Anglii, w Ameryce mówili że to podsyca wojnę. Brzmi znajomo? Pan Sachs się w to wpisuje. Rosja to zawsze był wróg Polski. Zawsze.
À kto rządzi Ameryką?
" The last time a great power (USSR) set up a threat to the US near its border ( the Cuban missile crisis 1962) the US reacted so aggressively that it almost ended the world. The fact that the US demands Russia and China accept activities on their borders that the US would never accept on its own proves it's the aggressor." Caitlin Johnstone
NA education. IT was the TURKISH missile crisis which forced the Soviets to put missiles in Cuba. It was the US who instigated this.
China needs to build bases all over the Caribbean islands and do sail by of Miami and nyc with Chinese warships to maintain the freedom of transit under international laws.
The USSR did that in Cuba because the US put missiles bases in northern Turkey,small details that are hidden when ever the Cuban missile crisses
@@9064peterpan the last time Russia was a threat for the US was in the 1980ths when they nearly launched a nuclear attack on the US. People forget so easily.
@@sauronthegreat5799 I don't think they want you.
100% Facts!!!
Those that say otherwise are nothing more than people who are ignorant of history.
I lived during that time period and I heard all about this agreement.
NATO moved east. Agreements mean nothing to the wealthiest! More to come?
Although the 'agreement' between Baker and Gorbachev has never been corroborated, or verified as fact in the form of any treaty.
@@MartianTom But it has though. Declassified state department documents show the memorandum of conversation between them, which you can find for yourself easily online, however I will post an exact quote below. This is a quote from Baker in the discussion of ending the German conflict, in which the USSR wanted a demilitarized, neutral and independent Germany, and the western powers wanted Germany in NATO. Notice how the Ukraine conflict was the exact same circumstances. The western powers wanting it in NATO, and Russia wanting Ukraine to be neutral. The only difference is that it's now over 1000km east, on Russian borders.
Baker: "On the question of neutrality that was surfaced by Modro, we think that would be a mistake. I think that if you just look at history you can see that would be a mistake. A neutral Germany would undoubtedly acquire its own independent nuclear capability. However, a Germany that is firmly anchored in a changed NATO, by that i mean a NATO that is far less of a military organisation, and much more of a political one, would have no need for independent capability. There would, of course, have to be iron-clad gaurantees that NATO's jurisdiction or forces would not move eastward."
Who wins wars are not people, the investors take it all, people just die in it, where others become more rich.
Yes,
The Monarchies and Elites
Who play us like pawns
In Their Chess Game !
Crows and Banks are the only ones Profiting Off Disasters
Imagine Russia expanding WARSAW into Mexico, Cuba and Canada. How would the US respond.
So you invade a country to prevent its membership (valid call), say that you’re making this call because of there’s Nazis there. But because you do that two other countries that had zero interest to join the evil alliance, actually joins the alliance therefore expands said alliance’s direct border onto yours totally invalidates the whole argument that you’re sending your economically challenged canon fodder to die. History is just opinions written down by people who never set foot on the front lines of those disputes. There’s still no clear answer why Russia invaded Georgia.
@@bobdhitman How does that invalidate the entire argument? Would Russia invading them, too, make the argument valid again?
Georgia attacked Russian peacekeepers, and Russia wasn’t even sanctioned.
Mexico and Canada not sure, but if Cuba want why not?60yers after Cubinian crises...lots of time... After that you can say US has imperial mind still and we have too... but they say that they are better 😉😁 not imperial mind 😉
The US would try to get rid of the reds, but probably not by invading. Being a prosperous nation, it has so much to offer to its direct neighbours that it has not so much need for hard power projection.
A major fallacy in the premise of the comparison is that you suppose that Eastern Europe was forced into nato. Quite the other way around happened: NATO got nearly pressured hard by Eastern European countries into accepting them in - just as Ukraine is doing today. And they know darn well why they want in.
@@nohandle822 I am from Eastern Europe, I know that we wanted in Nato, noone pressure us! Imagine Ukraina in EU with the same money like Poland...All people from Russia would move to Ukraina 😄😉Thats why...
Thank you Mr Sachs, clear and concise explanation..
Unfortunately the public in the US doesn't know any of this!
If you really want to know what caused this war then read Ukrainian political history from 1990 onwards and read Putins essay on Ukraine written in June 2021. The rise of Ukrainian nationalism is what gradually occurred in direct opposition to the level of control in Ukraine by the minority but powerful Russians in the East Ukraine. This culminated in 2014 where the Ukrainian nationalist in Parliament clash with the Russian backed President over the countries economic direction ie EU or CIS. The people took to the streets and the Russian backed President fled to Moscow to get help. This caused Putin to seize Crimea and start uprisings in the Donbas. This solidified and united the Ukrainians and after losing Crimea without firing a shot they vowed to not let this happen again and that meant pushing Russians out of powerful positions in Gov / Armed Forces / Border Control / Intelligence etc etc (ie discriminating against Russian which led to Nazi accusations) and Putin now faced losing even more control in Ukraine. This is why he invaded as he was NOT prepared to let Ukraine be an independent country which is what it was becoming.
In the June 2021 essay Putin makes clear that he sees one country and one people that has been split by history. Great Russia, Little Russia (Ukraine) and White Russia (Belorussia). This he sees as a historical tragedy and he sees himself as the person to reverse this and reunite the divided people. Its the few Nazi Ukrainian Nationalist who are forcing the Ukrainians away from their brothers and he will rescue them so they can become one again. (Read that essay its important to get Putin's perspective). However it turns out this is not how Ukrainians saw themselves. They saw their time UNDER Russia as oppression and they will fight to NOT return to that.
The USA is a minor player in all of this and is NOT influential in Ukraine and DOES NOT decide Ukrainian politics. That's is Sachs trying to make himself out to be important and his time there as critical. It wasn't.
They need to stay brainwashed.
@@TimMountjoy-zy2fdhello cia troll 😂
@@TimMountjoy-zy2fdnice try nafoid
@@TimMountjoy-zy2fdhow about leaked nuland phonecall
Thanks to you and anyone who has Dr. Sachs on to discuss Ukraine or Israel.
The policy was that Ukraine would be in NATO and Crimea would be part of Ukraine. This would mean that the Russian naval base at Sevastopol would become a NATO base.
This would make war inevitable and the US neocons would have known this.
Who cares about Sevastopol? Last time Russian Black sea fleet sank anything was in 1853.
Hagemony and greed is the roots. Unless blind to see
Crimea was always part of Ukraine. even during USSR.
@tocreatee3585, where, in parallel universe 🤔…sure, why not. Let’s not forget that it was Khrushchev that put Crimea in Ukrainian Soviet Republic back in 1954, and that Crimeans hold the first referendum to split from Ukraine and go back to Russia back in 1991, which wasn’t supported by the Yeltsin (he wanted good relations with the U.S.). Their second referendum was during 1990s, also refused by Yeltsin, and third time the charm in 2014. Go try telling Crimeans that they’re Ukrainians, and they’ll make you black and blue 😌.
@tocreatee3585 Why are you spreading misinformation? Dont you feel shame? Or are you just incredibly sutpid?
Should be broadcast on all the media,thank you professor.
These are misleading arguments, lacking a lot of other information
@@redblacktichy7713 Inform us then
@redblacktichy7713: these arguments outweigh ALL other missing information .
Perhabs on russia media spreading propaganda!
@@jallopenoman1126 sadly not...
Mr.Jeffrey is an honest and sincere man, everything is exactly as he said, it is the absolute truth.
Mr Jeffrey knows nothing of Ukraine or Russia whether he is honest or not is irrelevant, he's a complete idiot for swallowing the nonsense explanation put forward by Putin.
Sir. The definition of a real countryman.. May God bless you.
thank you for the truth
Kremlin propaganda
Of course they did. America is behind most conflicts around the world.
Is behind all conflicts. Read A. Sutton books.
@stanisawm2304 I was giving them the benefit of the doubt!
True but Russia is close 2nd if you look at last 100 years.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Immense thank you for reminding us of history, for telling the truth behind the curtains, unmasking the lies !
Only if you accept his outrageous premise that Russia has the right to dictate sovereign countries who they ally with.
@@DrittAdrAttawhy did US disagree Russia alliance with Cuba or US neighboring countries? You all pray for war and I hope one day God will answer your prayers and good luck then
@Thejoeviral Cuba has been and is allied with Russia so what are you on about? US opposed placing nuclear missiles on Cuba and staged a blockade. Why did Russia start placing nuclear weapons on Cuba? Because not long before that US had placed nuclear missiles in Turkey. So they both agreed to withdraw the nuclear weapons from each other's doorstep. Everyone knows about Cuba but few know that it all started with placing nuclear missiles in Turkey. Nobody civilised wants war, your comment is plain stupid. However, Putin is not civilised, he dreams of restoring the soviet empire, it is his life goal so he invades neighbouring countries like Georgia or Ukraine and butchers those nations which want independence like Chechens. He will not stop unless somebody stops him.
RFK said it. BlackRock.
BlackRock has been given control of Ukrainian economy by Zelensky.
I love RFK, but he was wrong 1)There is nothing on papper for not enlargment of Nato, and that was USSR, not Russia...no USSR no deal 2)All new countrys come free, no one pressure them- for their own security, just like Sweden and Finland - because they know Russia well 3)
3) Medvechuk did the same what Victoria Newland do with 5 bilions spent - not so succesfull... Even 100 Victorii and 10CIA, can't do anything without people of Ukraine - and they want in EU, just like Baltics and Poland near them !!!
There is more, reserch better and after that spread the information, dont be lazy to relay even on profesors
And yes there is black rock but this is not the whole truth!!!
a Real American patriot and truth teller!
Telling truth
he is just repeating what john meahermier said 10 years ago.
Jeffrey has no clue what he is talking about dude is an economist not political scientist.
and not that good of economist.
@@tocreatee3585You obviously have not read his credentials. Read on Wiki
@@tocreatee3585Facts are facts no matter who is telling them. And Jeffrey isn't lying, we have this fratricide thanks to West supporting nat zz iism in Ukraine.
Dude all you need is eyes, a brain and tyst you can read books and fact check. You dont need a educayion to understand political scientist
Thanks professor Sachs for the truth! 🇷🇸
many dates and none truth.just b.s.mix for thinking slow.
How do you know it's the truth?
@@jvesikDo the research
True indeed, nevertheless Russia is a corrupt government that takes to much away from its society
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday.
Wellspoken, Professor Sachs! You are absolutely right!
If you really want to know what caused this war then read Ukrainian political history from 1990 onwards and read Putins essay on Ukraine written in June 2021. The rise of Ukrainian nationalism is what gradually occurred in direct opposition to the level of control in Ukraine by the minority but powerful Russians in the East Ukraine. This culminated in 2014 where the Ukrainian nationalist in Parliament clash with the Russian backed President over the countries economic direction ie EU or CIS. The people took to the streets and the Russian backed President fled to Moscow to get help. This caused Putin to seize Crimea and start uprisings in the Donbas. This solidified and united the Ukrainians and after losing Crimea without firing a shot they vowed to not let this happen again and that meant pushing Russians out of powerful positions in Gov / Armed Forces / Border Control / Intelligence etc etc (ie discriminating against Russian which led to Nazi accusations) and Putin now faced losing even more control in Ukraine. This is why he invaded as he was NOT prepared to let Ukraine be an independent country which is what it was becoming.
In the June 2021 essay Putin makes clear that he sees one country and one people that has been split by history. Great Russia, Little Russia (Ukraine) and White Russia (Belorussia). This he sees as a historical tragedy and he sees himself as the person to reverse this and reunite the divided people. Its the few Nazi Ukrainian Nationalist who are forcing the Ukrainians away from their brothers and he will rescue them so they can become one again. (Read that essay its important to get Putin's perspective). However it turns out this is not how Ukrainians saw themselves. They saw their time UNDER Russia as oppression and they will fight to NOT return to that.
The USA is a minor player in all of this and is NOT influential in Ukraine and DOES NOT decide Ukrainian politics. That's is Sachs trying to make himself out to be important and his time there as critical. It wasn't.
1991 Ukraine is the creation of Lenin in 1922, Donbas, Stalin in 1945, Eastern Poland and Zakarpatska from Hungary in 1945, and Khruschev in 1954, Crimea.
Kievan Russ is the cradle of Russia, fertilized by Vikings and later by Khazars Jews (Pale of Settlement).
In short, Ukraine is a hodge podge of a country NOT worth risking a global nuclear Armageddon.
The US has no more vital national interest in Ukraine than Russia has in Cuba or Mexico.
As for the comedian and perv Zelensky, who barely speaks Ukrainian, he should fly to one of his mansions brought on stolen US taxpayers $ while he can.
No he is not, research better or read my coment under the pinned one!
@dimitarpetkov177 Your comment doesn’t have anything to read))))
My husband birthday happened days before the war in Ukraine started.
Family came over and at some point the war in Ukraine was the topic of conversation. We have a terrible discussion at the table ,maybe the worst ever,because I was against to blame Rusia in all what was going on because I love history and I concluded that the US and NATO where the instigator in all of was going on.
Almost my whole family was against me.
We all pass the test and the incident did not destroy our relationship.
I thanks Mr Sachs for the courage to expose the truth.
Your courage sir made me believe in humanity. Thank you
👍❤
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday. Putin and his friends have taken over a Trillion dollars out of Russia and it is somehow Americas fault. Russia was an oil can and that is it i mean how did Putin take over Yukos Oil Company stealing it.
Thank you Prof, you dare to reveal the truth that happened. America as a big country should be aware of its greatness by doing the best for the world instead of destroying the world.
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday.
Thank you Jeffrey Sachs for telling history how it is.
How Kremlin wanted it to be told...
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday. Putin and his friends have taken over a Trillion dollars out of Russia and it is somehow Americas fault. Russia was an oil can and that is it.
I agree. What we've been told over last 4 years is a huge lie.
This is the lie, Sachs is supporting Russia and China since a while
just the last 4 years? More like since 4ever
I disagree, read my coments under the pinned one, make your reserch and don't be so naive next time when you listen professors!!!
your comments are utter shit, what about it
@@WithmeVerissimusWhostoned Some arguments? Thruth hurts, but you need to accept it, when you use OM or AUM for profile picture...
US broke the treaty first, need to tell all sides of the matter!
A spoken promise between two men makes no international treaty.
Putin invaded Ukraine, no one forced him.
@@stefanfunand that's what explains the credibility of the US and Nato.thats why no one trusts them.countries will be slaves to china than to be a friend to the .u.s and west.
... So Putin was left with no other option but to invade a Country out of fear that they may be able to defend themselves in the future?
There was never a treaty.
The complete truth...said by an important american citizen : can we hope a day US government stop twisted politics abroad or provoke conflicts is a business ? the main problem in USA is the power of big companies and extreme-right think-tanks.
Big problem with Russia for past 100 years is that they are collapsing once per while because they are built on sick and delusional principles
This hits the nail on the head.
The USA has unilaterally terminated all treaties, how should the current conflict in Ukraine end? With whom should an agreement be concluded? The USA has shown itself to be untrustworthy in front of the whole world.
Thank you for the correct presentation of the causes and background!
@@hera9539 you are totally correct.
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday. Putin and his friends have taken over a Trillion dollars out of Russia and it is somehow Americas fault. Russia was an oil can and that is it.
Thank you, Liberty Vault 🗽
As more we hear knowledgeable people, as better we prepare to make a decision of what’s really going on in the World.
Thank you much Professor Sachs.
This is a lie and manipulation - read my coments under the pinned one or reserch better for yourself - wish you best!!
@@dimitarpetkov177And who are you?
This is old-style thinking like during the 1945 Yalta Conference when 3 dictators decided about over a dozen of countries and millions of people, just because they had many tanks and bullets. It completely ignores the right that Poland, Hungary, and other European countries have to decide about themselves. How about some respect for democracy?
Democracy vs. imperialism?
@@WLatu-kz7se and the winner is... ?
Democracy to be part of nato? its decision of usa allow that or not
@@userrandom357 it's all the members' decision to accept an application and the applying nations's decision to apply.
@@alanpreston2129 When has the US truly respected democracy?
Is Ukraine an independent and sovereign country? That's just what we should ask first.
If it was it will not allow itself to be manipulated by neocons
Russians openly talking that Ukraine must be a part of Russia and they want to change world order. And still some useful Western idiots will be saying that it’s NATO fault.
Russia invaded Ukraine, not NATO.
It's never was
@@dn1979lul
He ly dum dum ..Moscow used to be Ukranian land ..may want to learn history before yapping bs on youtube. Just because rusian left over refuse to learn national language , dosen t mean it Russia isn't it ? The fact u acting like an ex ussr countries shouldn't be considered independent, tells a lot about u and ur brain
The thruthful ,historical context needed so badly. WAR IS A RACKET ✌️
It doesn't matter who "disagrees" with Prof. Sachs. He was there at every step of the way and everything he says is verifiably spot on. Huge respect.
He is lying eg about the character of the Russian offer in 2021. They wanted not a declaration of non -expansion from NATO, but its shrinkage. They wanted countries like Poland or Baltic states to be defenseless against them again.
I wonder - what does make mr Sachs lie about this?
@mdelaubergine8930 Everything he says is 'verifiably spot on' apart from the bits that flatly contradict the evidence.
He also omits a lot that is 'verifiable spot on' but doesn't suit his narrative.
@joe_ninety_one5076 Nothing he says "flatly contradicts the evidence." He was there. You weren't.
@mdelaubergine8930 henl said that there was a guarantee to russia that NATO would stop expanding, which is false
@@dudebro91-fn7rz No it isn't. It was what Baker and Genscher assured Gorbachev. You are way out of your league if you think you can dispute Sachs on these matters. Even the claim were false, the conduct of the US and NATO toward Russia since then has been reprehensible. The world could have enjoyed a tremendous peace dividend but for the neocon criminals in the US and their lapdogs in NATO. They and their psychotic fantasies of "full spectrum dominance" are what the have led to this present totally preventable disaster and numerous others..
I'll vote for this guy
An American openly telling the truth regarding the sequence of events that led to
russian invasion of ukraine in 2022.
How long this American global diplomacy would work in their favour in the 21 st century?❤
The real sequence of events is that Putin became angered about implementation of the Magnitsky act in US and RoW (named after the young Russian lawyer that Putin had murdered after he uncovered theft by Putin of 200 million). The act prevents Putin’s cronies and their WAGs from secreting the funds they steal from the Russian people in western nations.
I agree 100% with Jeffrey Sachs
I don't, read my coments under the pinned one and research better next time ;)
. .Soviet area...Terrible deceitful grap...ah Real Estate..
@@dimitarpetkov177nice try but your bs reeks of NATO ignorance.
@@fredboychuk6702 Nice try without facts...
@@dimitarpetkov177How come you're not the one being interviewed in the video?
A man with balls to speak the truth about USA and its political "games"...
Knowledge is powerful for those seeking the truth and fear for others.
Thank you sir for speaking the truth and having the knowledge on the issue. Unfortunately we live in the world where corrupt politicians and special interests easily manipulate masses. Free press and media do not exist or they are not accessible to wider audience. After collapse of Warsaw pact NATO’s purpose was over and powerful military industrial complex continued to push world into constant conflicts to sustain their power and wealth.
Really amazing levels of the human being Quality....there's steel good people out there can tells the truth 🙌
I said it myself before the war in Ukraine started. The threat to Putin was NATO not Ukraine itself. He was promised that Ukraine wouldn’t be part of NATO. Why? Because it borders Russia. Not hard to understand.
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday. Putin and his friends have taken over a Trillion dollars out of Russia and it is somehow Americas fault. Russia was an oil can and that is it i mean how did Putin take over Yukos Oil Company stealing it.
This should be shared as widely as possible..The mainstream media will never publish this
And the EU cripple poodles followed along, limping and yelping! And now there is no puppy chow left. Oh dear!
That’s is a very funny way to pi this! 😂
teraz już wolno o tym mówić? A jak mówiłes o tym 2 lata temu, bo pamietałeś wiele wydarzeń z czasów po przewrocie majdan to byles ruskim trollem. Czy pan Sachs jest ruskim trollem? :D
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday. Putin and his friends have taken over a Trillion dollars out of Russia and it is somehow Americas fault. Russia was an oil can and that is it.
We call them neoliberals. Its been a decade now. We are sill not fully free enough to talk or know about it.
How many times has Moscow attacked those next door causing wars Georgia, Chechnya, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia or Poland and as Russia is stuck in the 1500s thinking it is a Empire it now attacks the Ukraine as most of its Histroy is stolen from Ukraine. These idoits in the USA and Europe supporting Russia are new wave Communists part of the Perestroika Deception as Russia is still using its Communist flags waving them everyday. Putin and his friends have taken over a Trillion dollars out of Russia and it is somehow Americas fault. Russia was an oil can and that is it i mean how did Putin take over Yukos Oil Company stealing it.
You have to think why many countries joined to NATO. Western Life is much better than their past life style. If you live in those countries, would you choose Russia? Jeffrey Sachs is living in the US and he didn't know how people live in those countries. They wanted to change their life style that Jeffrey Sachs didn't mention about.
Exactly...
Good point. I'm a Bulgarian and we desperately wanted democracy and western lifestyle. This still makes the US the aggressor though. Breaking up Yougoslavia is one of their wars.
Well said a lot of us are aware of these facts but our won't be heard unlike his.
For the US, *might is right.* There's a technical term for this: *imperialism.*
Thank you for your service! This man is a true American patriot! ❤❤
A brilliant, honest and courageous statement by Prof Sachs.
I disagre, Gorbachov stated that nobody promise that Nato will not expand. He was promise not to move Nato solders in east part of Germany(Germany was unified in 1990). Warshaw Pact was dissolved end of 1991. After that countries try to look for other military alliance. There is no sense to Agree not expand Nato Because there was nowhere to expand. Gurbachov also confirmed that no such promise was made. Nato didn't have base in Ukraine. NATO could no say NO to any country which dont apply.
The war started because Putin lost control of Ukraine. He needed pupped country like Belarus.
Putin spends billions in propaganda. Forming fake institutes, sponsoring bloggers vloggers, streamers and massive bot farms. Now when he saw how much the war cost he will be even more generous.
If NAto is dangerous for Russia why nobody invading right now when he is weaker(from conventional military point of view.)?
I know all this to be true,I`ve been around a long time and been following these developments ever since the begining.I`m also 61 years old.
Same here.
Absolutely true, you can read the Memorandum of Conversation, where these words are spoken, "Not one inch east".
Nonsense!
@@gregoryplaszewski6125 here you go, have you ever opened a book DAH, check it out yourself pinhead.
James Baker speaking - And the last point. NATO is the mechanism for securing the U.S. presence in Europe. If
NATO is liquidated, there will be no such mechanism in Europe. We understand that not only for
the Soviet Union but for other European countries as well it is important to have guarantees that
if the United States keeps its presence in Germany within the framework of NATO, not an inch
of NATO’s present military jurisdiction will spread in an eastern direction.
Source - February 9, 1990 National Security Archive Memorandum of Conversation between James Baker and Gorbachev
@@gregoryplaszewski6125 guess i will have to post my reply again, can't take being called out, loser
@@gregoryplaszewski6125 Go and search on Google facts .
@@gregoryplaszewski6125
- US Secretary of State James Baker's famous assurance of NXTX expansion "not an inch eastward" at his meeting with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on February 9, 1990 was part of a series of assurances about Soviet security given to Western leaders to Gorbachev and other Soviet officials during the German reunification process in 1990 and 1991, according to declassified US, Soviet, German, British and French documents released today by the
National Security Archive at George Washington University D.C., December 12, 2017
- Declaration on State Sovereignty from 1990, Ukraine said in Article 9 that it would not accede to the blocs: "The Ukrainian SSR solemnly declares its intention to become a permanently neutral state in the future, which does not participate in military blocs and adheres to three non-nuclear principles: not to receive, not to produce and not to acquire nuclear weapons."
- US breached the Budapest Memorandum in 2004 by interfering in the internal politics of U
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Officially, the US government spent $41m (£21.7m) organizing and funding the year-long operation to get rid of Milosevic from October 1999. In U, the figure is said to be around $14m.
- Russia did not follow the Budapest Memorandum that was in fact only Assurance as A insisted (to have low obligations) instead of Guarantee but it is true that other two "assuring countries" A and GB did not do anything to protect Ukraina.
- Ukraine has been cooperating with N (Partnership for Peace) since 1997. On July 9, 2002, NxTx and Ukraine will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Charter on a Distinctive Partnership. Since its signature in 1997, the Charter has allowed for in-depth political, military, economic, scientific, civil emergency and defense reform cooperation between NxTx and Ukraine. This cooperation has not only reinforced Ukraine's standing as a key player in the Euro-Atlantic area, but has been a significant factor in consolidating overall regional stability and security. These fifth anniversary celebrations offer the opportunity to measure the considerable successes of NxTx -Ukraine cooperation under the Charter to date, and identify areas for deeper cooperation in the evolving Euro-Atlantic security architecture, in which the Distinctive Partnership is developing.
- 1997 Gorbachov warned in US congress that they are not playing fair game
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- Putin warned in 2007 at the security conference in Munich that Russia is not considered an equal partner and does not feel safe.
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- Today's CxA director (Burns), the US ambassador to Russia, wrote a letter to the State Department in 2008 that "No means No" and that Ukraine in NXTX is a red line for the Russians (and that is not a joke) .
- at the NXTX summit in Bucharest in 2008, Bush invited Ukraine and Georgia to join NXTX and the USA supports the MAP plan for NxTx
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- In 2014, during the Maidan Revolution when the coup was carried out, VN and CM was having funn time with the protesters in Kiev
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- VN and GP makes a list of people in the Ukrainian government, who will do what
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- Want to know who shot at M… 2014 protesters?
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- Then some real troubles started in Odecca at 2014 May 2nd
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Rest is history
Absolutely, love listening to Prof. Jeffrey Sachs 👏👏
Well explained. Should be mainstream news.
Thanks for sharing this😊
Dr. Sachs, is an honest man. Very honorable bold man.
He's a flaming lefty. This war is the only thing he has ever been right about.
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Totally true.
I heard about that some time ago from Noam Chomsky, another great american persona.
The best wishes from Poland.
November 2024
Ty idioto!
Every American and British citizen need to watch this
One true honest man. Thank-you and may God protect you from these Demons.
Bravo Jeffrey
That was amazing thanks
Very glad to see Sachs telling this side of the story. In Australia on ABC it is censored.
His side is pure garbage.
@Andyferguson-ml4uo: why? You know better?
@saimoncole: of course it’s censored, it’s not a democracy society.
@@jallopenoman1126 I agree, although Australia is more democratic and open than, for example, China. Our lack of democracy is all pervasive, in the sense that even at the individual level, people have trouble respecting others' views. Often I see an inability to practise democracy at home, between friends and in the workplace. No wonder organisations become captive to political ideologies.
@@Andyferguson-ml4uoany valid arguments?
J. Sullivan’s the name that’s been surfacing whenever there’s a boiling pot somewhere!
God bless this MAN.
Absolutely true
I GLADE SOMEONE IS TELLING THE TRUTH FINALLY
He is telling a very slanted half truth. Russia made the decision to become a foe. The US sent billions to Russia after the USSR Collapsed. Russia as a foe is 100% Russian.
Cette vérité est dire depuis longtemps... choisissez bien vos source !
Incredible to hear someone knowledgeable speak the truth
As someone ignorant to the history of the invasion, thank you for sharing this perspective
Excellant , thank you . Jeffrey is the best at this .
thank you Jeffrey Sachs many of us knew the truth from the beginning, but most Americans was still sleepwalking that includes the world as blind as moles,
Thank you Jeffrey Sachs for sharing your deep knowledge in history
lol
May Allah protect you dear brother and like of you All! 🌹
Everyone in the World should see this.
Truth is the inconvenient Sunlight to dispel the Narrative lies of the military industrial complex
You should watch the speech of Mr. Putin at Munich Security Conference in 2007, to Majdan in 2014 and look the historical Map of NATO expansion from 1949-to 2024 provided by youtube.
"Never forget who is the real threat to the world."
List of countries attacked and bombed by the United States after World War II
Korea and China (1950-53)
Guatemala (1954)
Indonesia (1958)
Cuba (1959-61)
Guatemala (1960)
Congo (1964)
Laos (1964-73)
Vietnam (1961-73)
Cambodia (1969-70)
Guatemala (1967-69)
Grenada (1983)
Lebanon (1983,1984)
Libya (1986)
El Salvador (1980s)
Nicaragua (1980s)
Iran (1987)
Panama (1989)
Iraq (1991)
Kuwait (1991)
Somalia (1993)
Bosnia (1994, 1995)
Sudan (1998)
Afghanistan (1998)
Yugoslavia (1999)
Yemen (2002)
Iraq (1991-2003)
Iraq (2003-2015)
Afghanistan (2001-2015)
Pakistan (2007-2015)
Somalia (2007, 2008, 2011)
Yemen (2009, 2011)
Libya (2011, 2015)
Syria (2014-2015)
this is not an accurate list. South Korea, Japan have been saved from communism, the rest from terrorism (although maybe they shouldn't have been)
A better list is what territories did USA and Russia gain since WWII
@@iuliancravet-ek8upFignya. The Soviet Union/Russia started the 2nd World War by invading Poland together. There's lots more countries on the list, Korea, Cambodia, Afghanistan plenty of Coups and interference. More recently; Moldova, Chechnya, Georgia, destabilizing countries in Northern and Central Africa and finally Ukraine.
Haha you think it's jist the US. The real enemy has 3 branches Rome, London and DC. They are the only 3 countries within countries and each have a specific area they are over and control. They all work together and in unison
They were saving them from communism by using nuclear bombs?!
Sure. Native American Indians were also saved from terrorism.. America is the angel of democracy!
Jake Sullivan sounds about right. Guy is a yes man.
Thankyou, this is one of the most honest and informative conversations I have let sink in ..
Sorry, that is not saying much.
Thank you professor ❤
This is the most Truthful Man of ,2024!
Anyone that does their own research has already known this for a long time
I always have mentioned the USA foreign policy is more dangerous than a nuclear missile.Professor Sachs great explanation Thank You Sir.
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What a nice and short explanation.
As usual, the USA have pushed on diplomatically until Putin had to retaliate militarily as the USA kept breaching their promise.
Thank you for your bravery
I do not always agree with Mr. Sachs but I respect his intellectual honesty and his stance on war combined with the moral fortitude to state the truth when it is unpopular among his peer groups.
Jake Sullivan - Should have guessed ? All quiet in the Mideast ! 🤨
We all knew that all along , but nice to hear it on a big platform like that !
Everybody in the room is paying attention to this man, and Im paying attention on my cell phone.
He is correct
Thanks for this post. The World should educate it self!
thank you sirs!
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"We now have a very authoritative voice from Moscow confirming this understanding. Russia behind the Headlines has published an interview with Gorbachev, who was Soviet president during the discussions and treaty negotiations concerning German reunification. The interviewer asked why Gorbachev did not “insist that the promises made to you [Gorbachev]-particularly U.S. Secretary of State James Baker’s promise that NATO would not expand into the East-be legally encoded?” Gorbachev replied: “The topic of ‘NATO expansion’ was not discussed at all, and it wasn’t brought up in those years. … Another issue we brought up was discussed: making sure that NATO’s military structures would not advance and that additional armed forces would not be deployed on the territory of the then-GDR after German reunification. Baker’s statement was made in that context… Everything that could have been and needed to be done to solidify that political obligation was done. And fulfilled.”
Gorbachev continued that “The agreement on a final settlement with Germany said that no new military structures would be created in the eastern part of the country; no additional troops would be deployed; no weapons of mass destruction would be placed there. It has been obeyed all these years.” To be sure, the former Soviet president criticized NATO enlargement and called it a violation of the spirit of the assurances given Moscow in 1990, but he made clear there was no promise regarding broader enlargement."
Source : www.brookings.edu/articles/did-nato-promise-not-to-enlarge-gorbachev-says-no/
"RBTH: One of the key issues that has arisen in connection with the events in Ukraine is NATO expansion into the East. Do you get the feeling that your Western partners lied to you when they were developing their future plans in Eastern Europe? Why didn’t you insist that the promises made to you - particularly U.S. Secretary of State James Baker’s promise that NATO would not expand into the East - be legally encoded? I will quote Baker: “NATO will not move one inch further east.”
M.G.: The topic of “NATO expansion” was not discussed at all, and it wasn’t brought up in those years. I say this with full responsibility. Not a singe Eastern European country raised the issue, not even after the Warsaw Pact ceased to exist in 1991. Western leaders didn’t bring it up, either. Another issue we brought up was discussed: making sure that NATO’s military structures would not advance and that additional armed forces from the alliance would not be deployed on the territory of the then-GDR after German reunification. Baker’s statement, mentioned in your question, was made in that context. Kohl and [German Vice Chancellor Hans-Dietrich] Genscher talked about it.
Everything that could have been and needed to be done to solidify that political obligation was done. And fulfilled. The agreement on a final settlement with Germany said that no new military structures would be created in the eastern part of the country; no additional troops would be deployed; no weapons of mass destruction would be placed there. It has been observed all these years. So don’t portray Gorbachev and the then-Soviet authorities as naïve people who were wrapped around the West’s finger. If there was naïveté, it was later, when the issue arose. Russia at first did not object.
Putin: U.S. attitude to Russia “antagonistic”
The decision for the U.S. and its allies to expand NATO into the east was decisively made in 1993. I called this a big mistake from the very beginning. It was definitely a violation of the spirit of the statements and assurances made to us in 1990. With regards to Germany, they were legally enshrined and are being observed."
Source : www.rbth.com/international/2014/10/16/mikhail_gorbachev_i_am_against_all_walls_40673.html
But nothing was deployed to new NATO members until start of the war in 2014. Even after that it was more of symbolic nature and people had doubts NATO would really work in case Baltic countries get attacked. Russia is nervous about NATO, because it still considers these countries a part of Moscow Empire and their sovereignty is commonly questioned and laughed in Russia. Russians still think these countries do not really exist, they are being controlled by evil West, because sovereignty of small and weak countries is a fiction in their minds. NATO just means for Moscow, that plans to fix historical mistake and re-conquer these small countries is becoming very complicated.
This should be played all day on every news network across Europe, UK, Canada and the US.
God bless and help us all you are so correct
Truth
Sachs would be an excellent Secretary of State
$150bn and 600k lives evaporated, Boris Johnson still jogging peacefully in the posh suburbs of London👍👌
He's just a puppe of the US...
You are absolutely right Sir. US politicians feel that its their birth right to meddle in the affairs of other countries resulting into deaths and horrible sufferings of millions of people
Remarquable de synthèse, tout autant que de courage. Merci Monsieur Sachs.