Three Key Reasons Why Russia Wants Control Over Ukraine | WSJ
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- Опубліковано 12 кві 2022
- Russia is persevering in its war in Ukraine despite setbacks, sanctions and condemnation from many countries. WSJ’s Ann Simmons explains why deep cultural and political ties, its strategic location and potential resources have made the former Soviet Republic a target for Moscow. Photo composite: Eve Hartley
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What value is a poll in a country where you can be jailed for talking against the war.
Yeah they should be ashamed
And where fewer people oppose the "war" than peacefully entered the Capitol, but they were sentenced to 15 years in prison and shot a woman. Oh, wait, it wasn't in Russia
@@Prihodsky "Peacefully" ;0)
People who is feeding you such disinformation!?
@@Krokodil82 name checks out
Reason #1 Money & Power.
Reason #2 Power & Money
Reason #3 All of the above
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Russia is still stuck in 19 century politics. Imagine Germany demanding Austria and parts of Czech Republic and Poland because Germans lived there before WWII. Italy demanding littoral parts of Slovenia and Croatia, islands in Greece and Turkey and whole of Libya.
Нигде она не застряла. Россия пришла спасти народ Луганской и Донецкой области. Людей обстреливали на протяжении 8 лет. Нацысты Украины убивали мирное население детей и стариков. А ведь эти люди жили там на протяжении многих и многих лет. Сейчас они именно краинская армия и Нацысты вместе с ними расстреливают дома жителей этих областей да и везде где идут бои. Херои прячутся за мирное население.
russia evolve politics
They are fighting like 19th century also. Worst army in history.
Imagine Russia sign agrement with Austria, Poland, Switzerland and France and put some heavy bomb launchers to Germany border. Would Germany feel safe and ok with that? And honestly when I checked last time, Germany started two WW-rs, yet the biggest enemy in western media was Russia from the start of time.
Well humanity has always been greedy so I'm not so surprised by this. Some practices have never gone away. I still think medieval torture methods should come back for really bad criminals.
his approval rating raised alot when he made it illegal to not approve of him weird ?
No, it's not weird. This is confirmed even by engaged American researchers. We really support Putin. This problem has gone too far. If America had ever had a war on its territory, I could give an analogy, but with a parasitic state it is difficult, so it will be difficult for you to understand. It's like finally removing hemorrhoids
He did not make it illegal for people to disapprove of him. It was simply a 'special legal operation.'
@@Prihodsky It's hard to believe how the Russian people could support a man who is committing war crimes in another nation, but I guess that's what happens when you have really good propaganda and a natural fear of the West.
@@MrBassmann15 You can calm yourself with this. If you were interested in geopolitics, you would understand that a civilizational clash is inevitable. Ukraine is just a pretext and a bargaining chip. I am given you, but on the other hand, I even envy such a simple perception. In reality, everything is much worse.
@@Prihodsky I understand geopolitics quite well. I am a political science major with a concentration in international relations. It's just that I like to simplify things instead of going into detail.
Your looking at a new Hitler.. he's looking at dominace and a new Era for the old Russia..
Along with Trump
World War 3 is already counting down. May Russia be given the strength to live out its destiny. Bravo Russia ❤️
@@hollydowns2279 better Trump than Obomber&Hitlary who created huge chaos in Europe
Did you just say 83% approval rate according to an "independent" Lavada. Where is it cause there is nothing independent in Russia?
The saddest thing about this is knowing that both most Russian people and most people of Ukraine want nothing to do with this. It's just the government systems. 🙏🏽 😣 🙏🏽
Russians and their so called government have everything to do with the atrocities umfolding in ukraine
This is fueled by greed, nothing but PURE GREED!!!
Exactly. There's no strategy, no goals but greed for power and glory.
Anyone thinking otherwise doesn't understand the mind of the autocrats and dictators of this world.
@@miks564 obligarths hence Russian mobsters fact's 👍💯 Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🌎🙏🕊️
And a total lack of regard for the rights or opinions of others, or value of human life.
The whole issue makes so much more sense to me finally. Thanks 🙏
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If China 🇨🇳 drags Canada into its orbit the US will also invade Canada by declaring (National Security Threat) 😂its so simple to understand without PhD in politics science 🧬
Don't listen to these.
You can listen from president of russia yourself,
ua-cam.com/video/MOkl2XgZlw0/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/1PC7DzTRS7A/v-deo.html
Patrick Lancaster youtube
You forgot the most important reason: Putin himself. That is, Putin’s grip on absolute power, something he cannot afford to lose. Everything else, including NATO, Ukraine’s resources, Soviet irredentism, comes as secondary.
In Russia, a country with no democratic tradition or rule of law, leaders do not simply step down, in the way that a former US president can just finish his term, go home and do something else, regardless how many controversial decisions he made during presidency. Once a leader in a country like Russia and China retires, he has nothing, and has every possibility to be trialed, arrested, or even killed, or in the best case scenario, fading into obscurity like Gorbachev. After seeing waves of popular uprisings across authoritarian countries, which are spreading increasingly close to Russia over the years, Putin fears he could be next (think of the Arab spring, Maidan revolution, mass protests in Belarus 2020, and Kazakhstan 2021). Since the very beginning of Putin’s presidential career, military adventurism has boosted his approval: Chechnya (2000), Georgia (2008), Crimea (2014), Syria (2015), and now full scale attack on Ukraine. So he waged this war mainly to boost his domestic support among vatniks, and to crack down dissents
@Youknowwho Givutwoguesses Excellent question. For centuries Canada had military forces from the British Empire stationed there. During WW2 vast numbers of Commonwealth forces were being trained in Canada.
America did nothing. Except launch a disastrously failed invasion in 1812.
Yes, ignore decades long geopolitical interests and reduce all matters to the personality of a certain political leader. This is the infantilizing of politics.
@Youknowwho Givutwoguesses Another question. What do you think would happen if Finland, after centuries of being butchered, invaded, extorted from, enslaved, ethnically cleansed....decided to join an alliance of small countries that joined together to resist Russian invasion?
@@GQ2593 He didn't say "ignore", he said it's the core reason. At the heart of every injustice is someone's ego. This is no exception.
@@SquizzMe Every state has interests which exist outside the personality of politicans. Russian leaders have objected to NATO expansion for over 30 years. This is no matter of psychology and you're deluding yourself for thinking so!
Everytime these videos come out over why Putin wants Ukraine makes me realize that no one really knows even why.
bias news.. y Aus want to control solomon island?
because they want to be SLAVES of USA & NATO
can be a USA DOLL
GOD BLESS YOU RUSIA
From +62 people
This looks at the issue in terms that the West can understand. They all make logical sense but none are the key reasons. They're important, but not key. You have to understand what Putin's ideology is first, and that is difficult for Westerners because it is outside of rational cost-benefit type thinking. If you want to understand it, read Timothy Snyder. Erzra Klein did a good poscast with him a few weeks ago.
I still don't know why?...because if take a lots of money to rebuild and keep it...
@@KcDan86 are you a wumao? Lol. Only wumaos would criticize Australia for its relationship with Solomon Island while China is making deal with Solomon Islands that would allow them to use the island as a base.
Thanks for the analysis. Putin never accepted Ukrainian independence.
@Joscha Wexler you are right. Putin's successor will respect Ukraine borders as recognized when they became a separate country.
He did, but genoside of people of Donbass and Lugansk for the last 8 years changed that.
@@DinoPal genocide or not, Russia guaranteed Ukraine borders. Russia signature is not reliable or worth the ink used.
@@francissantos7448 So, if i get your logic correctly, Russia shoul let Ukraine killed all russians (2 mln) in the east becouse the dont want to be with nazis and be ok with that? Historically it is Russia, and you just a warmonger.
putins a ussr kinda guy.
He wants Ukraine to be a failed state
it is already. rich in resources, but has sadly been poorer since the soviet ending.
@@darwinjina you are mistaken. I live in Ukraine in the 1990s and trust me the country is much prosperous now
Biden must end as Sadam Husein world would be much more at peace
@@putinmustenduplikegaddafi2236 I would agree with you but the western stats would say otherwise. fwiw, I would fault the western politicians and their corruption.
He wants it to be a buffer state and Russafied.
The absurdity of this is incredible.
* Gorbachev in early 90s: West should stop NATO expansion as this is like kicking your foe while they’re down.
* Russia’s general Lebed in the 90s: NATO’s continues eastward expansion will result in a war if it continues.
* Putin in early 2000s: stop eastward expansion of NATO, we will not ignore it.
* Putin in 2008: stop eastward expansion of NATO we will now allow it.
* US in 2008 (after 3 waves of NATO expansion): Let’s offer membership action plan to Ukraine/Georgia.
* Kennan/Kissinger/Germany who were all for prior expansions: This can literally lead to war, so no. Besides most Ukrainians are opposed to it.
* US in 2008: Fine we’ll just promise Georgia and Ukraine they’ll be members in the near future.
* US during 2014 Maidan: Let’s help oust a democratically elected president elected just 3 years ago and help get a guy in charge who wants to have Ukraine join NATO as his policy.
* Russia in response: Takes Crimea and destabilizes the East of the country.
* Ukraine in 2019: Let’s codify in our constitution that we will ask for NATO MAP in 2023.
* US in Summer 2021: We support Ukraine’s NATO’s aspirations.
* Russia in December 2021: Asks US for security guarantees and to formally stop NATO expansion.
* 2022 US / NATO rejects Russia’s request to stop further NATO enlargement
* 2022 a few days later: Russia invades Ukraine.
Hmm…. I wonder what is responsible for Russia’s invasion? What a real mystery this is! Putin is Hitler maybe?
Thank God somebody finally told the truth!
Ukraine and the baltics are independent countries, they have the freedom to choose for themselves. Russia can join Nato too; then we'd never have these annexations and invasions! 🤣
Anyway, Nato is not a threath to Putin, but freedow of speech and freedom of the press is.
No go back to your basement in St Peterburg you trolling Russian.
Ridiculous. If you actually listened to Putin's declaration of war NATO barely shows up. He talks about 'Ukrainian nationalists oppressing Russian speakers' and 'liberating' the Donbass. It's only in the West where you see idiots like this make these claims about Russia's motivations, rather than actually listening to what the Russians say about it themselves.
@@horus2780 Russia cited three major reasons: “denazification” “save people of Donbas” and “demilitarization.” The last one is the real reason for the war. The first two are largely what you call war propaganda.
I’m an immigrant from the Soviet Union and actually speak Russian, so I think I’m quite well-versed about the Russian official position about NATO as I’ve heard most of the full speeches by Russian leaders. NATO expansion is all they’ve talked about since the 90s when talking to foreign representatives. Listen to Putin’s speech in 2008 in Bucharest, 14 years ago. There is plenty of translated versions available. Like I said, westerners themselves like Kissinger and Kennan, both of whom were FOR NATO enlargement in the 90s, have both said Ukraine needs to become a neutral country to avoid a broad war.
Every war has a real reason, and a propaganda reason for the masses/troops. Literally every war is like that. The fake reason given for Iraq was “WMDs” and later “to bring freedom and democracy from tyrannical Saddam.” That’s what you call a propaganda reason to rally people behind the war. The truth is only an idiot would now believe we cared about “freedom and democracy to help average people” or didn’t know that Saddam didn’t have any WMDs.
Russia’s propaganda reason for this war is “denazification” and “to help people of Donbas.” Both have SOME degree of truth to them. Ukraine has a far right problem (hugely overblown by Russia). Moreover they kept shelling the East because they didn’t want to fulfill Minsk (which would ensure permanent no-NATO expansion to Ukraine as it gave those regions autonomy). Since they didn’t do that (the Ukrainian politicians have literally declared they will not fulfill Minsk) Russia declared war to ensure the country isn’t part of NATO - that’s exactly what “demilitarization” effectively means. By the way, they’ve already pretty much accomplished that goal, so west supplying weapons is just prolonging this.
@@russ_6214 спасибо, мой английский не так хорош чтобы ответить так развернуто как вы
Thanks for uploading this informative video 👍
Russia controlling Ukraine’s ports would render Ukraine landlocked
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Russian approval ratings are done with a question: tick one box ... box1: I approve of Putin - box2: I agree to move to Siberia... the 17% he lacks are actually already living in Siberia...
Siberia once used to belong to China. The area will soon go back to China.
@@moeomeohuyenmeo1883 The earth once belonged to dinosaurs they will soon come back and claim it 🤣
Exactly, ignorant is one who believes in "independence" of "polls" generated by the cold calling of Russian families stewing in post-KGB nation by random bureaucrats asking if they are "for or against Kremlin"...
These reporters were born yesterday
@@moeomeohuyenmeo1883 California and Alaska once belonged to Russia!
Putin should be force to rebuild Ukraine.
like bush and blair rebuild iraq?
Nice video.
Short and brief to the point explanation
I like it👍
So there are no reasons for the Russian invasion of Ukraine but merely fictitious excuses and motives .
What we would usually refer to as the case for the prosecution . The guilt and the blood are on one man's hands .
As for the polls , I lend them as much credence as I would for a poll taken in any police state .
Are you saying Nato's expansion to the Russian border is not a reason? so why did Nato need to do it even knowing Russia was not happy, Next, was Ukraine in a war with the separatist? why was that about? Did Ukraine have a nazi army that want to eliminate all Russians from Ukraine? Did Ukraine's government impose a ban on the Russian language? it's all a fact documented 8 years ago by the BBC and Ukraine on fire documentary, do your research it's all here on UA-cam if you care to know Sure the mean stream media don't want to talk about that as it never happen, they want to keep you in the dark, sure many innocent people are paying the price because others took the wrong actions. fact is every action has a reaction.
The only thing that makes sense is that Putin is looking to steal Ukraines natural gas reserves and other resources in Ukraine. And the polls mean nothing. Russia arrests peaceful protestors, so if a pollster calls someone's house and asks if they support the war; of course they say yes. If they say no, they might get arrested. It's really lame how so many news videos report the polls numbers as if they are credible
@@MrManny075 So if you're unfortunate enough to border Russia you lose the right of self determination. Countries can join or leave NATO but turn away from Moscow and here come the tanks. That walks and talks imperialism , Prague 1968 all over again.
Russia uses the word nazi exactly like the nazis used the word untermensch, a pretext to do whatever you want , wherever you want . Last sunday's article in Ria Novosti made it abundantly clear , that russia is the nazi and is willing to employ nazi methods to achieve its goals . That Ukraine be eliminated and turned into Russian lebensraum in the South.
Once again, kiss my tass .
Where are the 5 replies? Must be nice to have a captive audience! Go UA-cam! You rule! Talk about Russia! The nerve...
@@kathrynmcmorrow7170 yeah, that's happening a lot lately... Yet they wonder why Russia blocks Meta\Twitter\YT...
Putin is now very rapidly learning a thing or two about "wanting" things.
He is learning a lesson on taking thinks that do not belong to him. Some one stands up and tells you No. If you then apply force you are pushed back with same ammount of forcre as they do not want your stuff. if you walk away damage is limmited if you keep coming back you suffer more. The defender is the bigger men because they do not go after you on your ground or try to take from you.
This is what Ukraine is showing the world. They want peace and prosparity and live happy lives.
@@boelensds Kyiv is a native land for Russians and Ukrainians.
@@vkrgfan The internet just became infinitely more stupid because of that comment.
@@tripe2237 Uneducated troll.
As the Buddhists say, desire is suffering.
It's time!!
Woah!
I kind of feel that it’s sentimental to him and he wants his legacy to be reclaiming where Russia began originally
Russia doesn't want Ukraine nor do they want to dismantle there government only thing is they don't want the terrorists nato next door
He is bankrupting the country
2 of my grandparents came to the United States from Russia according to their papers, in 1905. I Google a 1905 map of Europe.
Oops......I'm half Ukrainian !
That's not it at all
Sentimentality stops where murder begins.
Where's NATO story?
NATO is a defense treaty. Not a threat to Russia. End of story.
Natural resources,
trillions of cubic ft of natural gas. Large deposits of Uranium, iron ore and coal.
1, Gas
2, Coal
3, Nickel
With all due respect, the only reason why Russia wants control over Ukraine is that
Russian leaders nurtured population which want greatness but built the system in which the only way they could get some of it is through war and destruction.
Plus, to stay in power Russian leaders cannot allow for some former soviet republic to prosper more than the Russia as this would have made an argument inside the country about whether management system in the Russia is the best system Russians could hope for.
Before this war target was Belarus, subjugation of which is almost complete (no major appreciation points can be earned from Russians by enforcing more power over Belarus). Currently it is Ukraine's turn, which couldn't have been subjugated by the same means (financing pro-Russian parties, pro-Russian president, gas monopoly etc.). Moreover, the plans of subjugation of Ukraine were in progress for a long time as dehumanization of Ukrainians in the eyes of Russian population started long before 2014.
Get some help
Russia has been attacked by Europe throughout its history to the point of extinction they will never allow NATO to the closest country that they have cultural and ethnic heritage. Ukraine was the part of old Rus way before Soviet Union, it’s a native land for Russians and Ukrainians. Western Ukraine mixed with poles when Polish Lithuanian commonwealth attacked Old Rus, this is why they consider themselves Europeans, they fought for Nazi during WW II as well against Soviets and Jews. They
@@vkrgfan So you just stated your world view under my comment? At least @local_host had a currage to insult me stating that he or she completely disagree with my comment but will not convince me otherwise.
And "Russia was attacked by Europe"? You mean Russian Federation, SSSR, Russian Empire, Muscovy? Do you even understand how often this part of world changed it's name and borders?
Same goes for Europe: do you mean the continent of which Russia is part of? Or European Union? Or some other set of countries part of which do not even exist any more?
If Russian afraid of NATO why kill Ukrainians? Or this is some perverted understanding of normal behaviour when you do not like of someone but this person is too strong for you so you go and beat you family members?
These all are rhetorical questions ofcourse. I completely understand narrative of Russian propaganda.
@@aiev643 So what? Yes, it changed it’s name, people did not change, still same ethnic groups of people, still similar culture and language, still celebrate the same holidays. Borders changed because of war and leadership but that doesn’t change the fact that Ukraine and Russia were Old Rus, which is native land for Russians and Ukrainians. Both have relatives in both countries. Today, the West is acting like they are trying to move Ukraine to the West, it’s not a bride that you can give away, it is the country it will continue to be neighbour of Russia, the sooner Zelensky understands that, the better off everyone will be. Playing tough with Russia will just bring more suffering, Zelensky is the Western puppet who sold the trust of his own people for a green dollar. He has no actual remorse if he continues asking for heavy weapons and forcing people to fight and spreading hate towards Russians.
For Ukraine to remain neutral is the only solution to peace, it’s not that much to ask. They can still join European Union, just not military alliance. If Zelensky is so in love with America he can pack his bags and move there, he is a Jew and I doubt he sees the tragedy the same way.
@@aiev643 Don't waste your time with the Russian trolls.
all reasons disclosed in this story are probably very correct. Let's be fair, but there was nothing mentioned about possible NATO expansion in Ukrain as one possible negligible reason too. Strange, Russian people have nothing to do in 21 centery and simply have decided to concur other country. I am feeling very sorry only for those innocent civilians in both sides. They are always colateral victims of world politicians and their egocentric activities
Precisely
This is reminding me of a question I’ve had on my mind:
Let’s say that Russia got Ukraine. What people would want to live there after everything has been scorched to a crisp? And there are mines everywhere. Blood is still all over the streets.
the Russian government particularly Putin just wants to do it for future generation, hoping that in the future the scars will be healed and his name would be molded in history books as Making Russia Great Again.
From my perspective as former USSR country citizen, Russia didnt plan to "attack" Ukraine. Maybe there were considerations towards it, but I dont it was first what they would do. Because of NATO's expansion which made Russia panick, Russia wanted to clear Ukraine by force, because noone, and I mean noone, listened to requests of president Putin about NATO's expanaion. Now US is backing Ukraine with tens of billions of American money Ukraine think they stand a chance. But never forget about the roots of a problem. Ukraine never was meant to be destroyed. It should have stayed neutral. Now because of US's greed for power everyone holds accountable for this crisis.
An opportunity to rebuild modern Ukraine on European Union standards is possible after removing the debris.
I hope Ukraine stay free because Russia is the bad way.
@@romuloburgos2170 me too. They should stay neutral.
Beautiful city now destroyed.Lives ended.Terror created.Heartbreaking
Ukraine must have things Putin wants. Precious elements, gas, etc.
Nah...Putin and his cronies are rich. And he old. This is retrograd ethno-nationalism. Simple tribalism.
Yeah strategic resources 1:28
That is what US wants just look what a mess they made of economy all for corruption
lol really???
The goal of the United States was first to tear Ukraine away from its largest market and trading partner (Russia), destroy its industry, then arrange a war and drag Europe into it.... And destroy their trade and industry. This was the only chance for the Empire of Lies not to perish. But Putin, as always, began to act quite differently. Once again, Russia is to blame for preventing the United States from robbing and killing, pitting foreigners across the ocean, in countries that an ordinary American cannot find on the map
Mainly they want the oil, gas!
Russia has plenty only thing Russia wants is the terrorists nato to stop provoking them
Russia has enough oil and gas on its own. He is after Democracy. He wants to destroy EU and America because he thinks they destroyed the Soviet Union. The Soviets collapsed, and the former republics became independent states. And then underdog Ukraine wants to leave a Russian political orbit... Russia is not a super-power anymore, and the West is not scared of Russia as it was before. And Russia loves scare those around it.
Enable subtitles pls
Good vid. Regards from Malaysian utuber
Lesson learned, a "gift" from Russia is an IOU
They All Want Cobtrol !!!
He's after the natural gas reserves the coal industry he was thinking about taking the nuclear reactors and wanting a land bridge across to Crimea. No he doesn't want a buffer zone he actually believes that he can bring the old republic back that's his goal
Exactly right; he wants all of what you said and he thought he'd have Kiev and Zelensky dead within a week, so that he could then go to Lithuania and Moldova. He thought wrong and now he's desperate to not get taken out by his intelligence officers.
Correct.
🤣🤣🤣
Correct. And that's why it's all the more important that the West supports Ukraine to win this war. Ukraine has all the potential to become an economic powerhouse that could provide Europe with the resources it needs. It's the way to cut-off Russia completely. The idea that Ukraine could overshadow Russia in the near future is something that is horrifying for Putin.
Ukraine is a sovereign state over which Russia has no claims. Not even so called 'historical claims'. If that were the case, then Italy could claim half of Europe because the Romans had control over it till some 1500 ears ago. No, Ukraine belongs to the Ukrainians. It's up to them to decide their future. If they want to join the EU or NATO for that matter. Maybe that's something Putin fears the most; free choice.
I have not heard more nonsense!
Jealousy is the only reason… insecure people have a we all loose attitude…
Polls are accurate? Or people lie so they don’t get punished.
Good question.
В опросах участвует ограниченное число людей. Это первый фактор. А второе, люди действительно боятся высказывать свое мнение. Я живу в России, и все это вижу.
@@7privetov Что за чушь? Я тоже живу в России, кстати.
@@7privetov, не ври , я живу в России,
Я за Путина,
Он правильно сделал , что ввел на Украину войска.
Украина вместе с ЕС и США, готовились вторгнуться на Донбасс и Луганск, а потом в Крым. Они к этому вторжению готовились 8 лет. Но Путин их опередил. И они ему не могут этого простить.
И никто не боится выражать свое мнение.
Так что не сочиняй .
@@user-ph4ir1rn1h а на меня соседка готовит нападение этажем ниже. Пойду спущусь, сам нападу на нее. А то зачем ждать. Надо нанести превентивный удар, пока она не сделала это первый. А то ходит тут по подъезду с выпученными глазами. Видать, недоброе замышляет.
Ukraine god bless and protect them all
What, no mention of Putin's Rasputin Aleksandr Dugin?
Well then...
This is first come first serve
If China 🇨🇳 drags Canada into its orbit the US will immediately invade Canada by declaring (National Security Threat)
Take another look at the Crimean war…. Russia is a mess, been that way for at least a couple hundred years now
Regarding the inaccuracy of Russian polls: since 90-s Russia started wars in Chechnia, Georgia, Syria and Ukraine, so after each war the Russians let the same leaders stay in power? Yes, the vast majority supports the politics of 'collecting territories'. Each of those wars inspired Russians to invade other countries despite their own low life standards and support its government.
At the end each government reflects the processes in its society.
The Russian Federation is not a real country. Really.
While Western elites are notorious for expanding their empires into Africa and Asia in the 19th century, Russia continued to expand its colonial empire east and south. Moscow does not consider these people from its “federation” to be real citizens. In practice, they are nothing more than subjects from the central Moscow metropolis. The only significant differences from the colonial past of Europe are the historical time, the fact that these conquered Russian regions did not achieve independence, and the contiguity of the "federation" in comparison with the ultra-marine character of the past colonies of Europe. And by the way, today's Europeans are ashamed (or at least should be) for what their ancestors did in colonial times.
The Russian Federation is an evil empire, everything that Hitler wanted for his people in the 1930s... A central metropolis surrounded by occupied territories, home to people considered "inferior" and servants of the capital's autocratic regime, where an indifferent elite lives a luxurious life at the expense of the poor and ignorant.
Russia invaded places occupied by Russians. Each time they acted to stop the murder and displacement of ethnic Russians being very clearly mistreated. Western media pretends like Putin just launches into battle for no reason. Imagine being dumb enough to believe that. It’s always a response to western aggression. Go push you nonsense somewhere else.
Russia didn't start any of these wars.
@@alexsilent5603 then who did
@@thebarbarian3108 "The Guardian", 30 Sep 2009:
"Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili blamed for starting Russian war
An investigation into last year's Russia-Georgia war delivered a damning indictment of President Mikheil Saakashvili today, accusing Tbilisi of launching an indiscriminate artillery barrage on the city of Tskhinvali that started the war.
In more than 1,000 pages of analysis, documentation and witness statements, the most exhaustive inquiry into the five-day conflict dismissed Georgian claims that the artillery attack was in response to a Russian invasion, accused both sides of violations of the laws of war, indicated that war crimes had been perpetrated against Georgian civilians and rejected Russian claims of "genocide" in the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia.
The EU-commissioned report, by a fact-finding mission of more than 20 political, military, human rights and international law experts led by the Swiss diplomat, Heidi Tagliavini, was unveiled in Brussels today after nine months of work.
"There is no way to assign overall responsibility for the conflict to one side alone," the report found.
But the conclusions will discomfit the western-backed Georgian leader, Saakashvili, who was found to have started the war with the attack on Tskhinvali, the South Ossetian capital, on the night of 7 August last year, through a "penchant for acting in the heat of the moment".
The war started "with a massive Georgian artillery attack", the report said, citing an order from Saakashvili that the offensive was aimed at halting Russian military units moving into South Ossetia.
Flatly dismissing Saakashvili's version, the report said: "There was no ongoing armed attack by Russia before the start of the Georgian operation ... Georgian claims of a large-scale presence of Russian armed forces in South Ossetia prior to the Georgian offensive could not be substantiated ... It could also not be verified that Russia was on the verge of such a major attack."
Great video. This is why we need to have more awareness of geopolitics, so that we don't become a puppet of countries or politicians with interest. Both groups have a good and ugly side, but I cannot forgive the one which started an invasion into civilian lives. I hope the two sides find a solution (which I know it'll be very difficult), so that this terrible conflict destroying people's lives will be ended as soon as possible... and again, thank you for a great journalism as always.
In the end this is all a battle for the new global reset, the one world government one world religion!
If people want to understand this better they need to read this:
Preparing for the coming collapse of the petrodollar system by Jerry Robinson. You can find this free on the Internet.
Again with this laughable "puppet" word. Anytime a country forms an alliance with another or joins an organization....they're being called a puppet.
Russia occupied half of main Europe and Colonized half of mainland Asia, from Siberia to Far-East not too long ago.
The geo-politics of oil. Per the UK’s request and based on the nationalization of Iranian oil...Eisenhower commissions the CIA removal of the democratically elected leader of Iran and installation of the Shah as an American puppet. (Operation Ajax 1953)
@@jondoe9548 not too long ago is it 6 centuries ago?
Always Good To See John Deere Equipment
mining metals and minerals
This is more of resources than pride
Thank you President Biden for arming the heroic Ukrainian defenders 🇺🇸
lol 🤣🤣
What is the percentage of Russian people that refused to take part in the "independent" poll? 99%
As a Russian myself, I could verify if tomorrow there would be a president election in Russia, Putin will easily win like 80% of the votes
@@Krokodil82 yeah because of numerous falsifications
@@Krokodil82 yeah because of numerous falsifications
@@Krokodil82 It's easy to win for autocratic Dictators that hold a gun to other people 's heads! Also, corruption is rampant and Putin corrupts, as well as encourages corruption in every sphere of Govt and business! People are pragmatic, it's about survival! If one criticizes Putin, they end up in prison or dead!
@@lenitaa7938 😂 yeah, if we criticize Putin he will send us to gulag 😂 you’re so brainwashed, please stop watching CNN, you know nothing about Russia and its people
You just lost me when you reported the "pole results" as though they were fact ...
Is this Radio Moscow? Or WSJ?
It is worth to note couple of things
1. "popularity on the rise". that's a known effect - Rally 'round the flag effect
2. there are actual laws that threaten wide range (from a fine of 1 average monthly salary and up to 15 years in prison) for "fakes about and discrediting of special military operation". people are detained, put in jail for couple of days and fined for anything against war (blank piece of paper, piece of paper with 8 asterisks (that's "coded" no to war in russian), demonstration of Tolstoy's "war and piece", naming war "war" and not military operation, and even for full (word-for-word) quote of last year putin's own speech - 9 may 2021). more than 15 000 people are detained amidst anti war protests, more then 60 criminal cases are open (from 5 to 15 years of prison), hundreds of fines are doled out already
2.5 anything and I mean *anything* that you say about this war that was not said by russian "ministry of defense" is considered fake and punishable by law
3. there are only state funded media left
4. state media tv is running all day long with "informational broadcast" with propaganda
even this comment is sure to fetch me at least a fine (people are prosecuted for posts in social networks (vkontakte, facebook, instagram, twitter) for comments in telegram, for retweets, sometimes even for likes (in vkontakte mostly).
You are considered a witness in some case? be prepared for police to take away all your electronic devices (hard drives, laptops, phones, pcs, thumbdrives) and never see them again (seized during search of your home, which just may be breached by force); be prepared to be taken to "give your testimony" for over 10 hours in police station while your lawyer (even if you have one) will not be allowed to enter.
Thank you for commenting
@Olive I do not try fool people. I just provide a little bit of extra context. Russians are sure poor in more way than one, but it pales in comparison beyond words to what ukranians are going through. and there is no justification for war.
p.s.
These are numbers based on mostly anecdotal evidence, but still
* at least 30% are wholeheartedly pro-war in country. no two ways about it. (basis: models based on latest election)
* another 20-30% have weird stance on it like "yeah war is bad, but that's all vicious west who started it and also there are nazis everywhere in ukraine" (basis: anecdotal evidence of ~150 ppl I personally spoke with. 20 - 80 yo, factory workers, retirees, ex-military, architects, software developers, sales ppl, business owners)
* ~20% on the fence (basis: same as before)
* 15-20% are strongly anti-war (basis: same as before + those "nationwide surveys")
Not sure about whole "destroy everything" and "dangerous for the world" labels for every russian out there. I am of opinion that if there will be change of regime / change of story (that propaganda is peddling), within a month or so general opinion will sway in completely opposite direction
Russia is big country. Find somewhere to bury all storage devices. Only storage in home should contain Pootin on horse with no shirt.
I advocate for harder sanctions against Russia economy.
Sanctions are worthless. Put troops in to fight Russia and Putin goes home
'Money Money Money, Mooonnnknneeeee.' And CONTROL. The third, perhaps their love hate relationship in relation to both of those things, that which oppose them.
Just go in and get him.
Most of the trolls that watch this doesnt even speak english and just assumes its false. Even they cant deny that.
What is false?
There a lot of American and British and Australian and Indian who speak fluently English disguised themself as Russian bots also
@@fukyubichh7989 You remind me a coworker that asked me about the russian bots that were smearing the Star Wars movies. Myself, didn't like the last one, so asked me about it. lol. I asked him about Russian Collusion story, and he said it was true.
Sometimes I fee that most of Americans don’t speak English either. There are some many reports online that better explain situation in Russia Ukraine conflict, but no one wants to hear them, or pretend that they don’t understand them… this’s truly sad
@@fukyubichh7989 ???
WSJ should have explained that Russia is a country that's ruled by thieves, and all policy and decisions are made on behalf of those thieves.
Well said. Oil & gas, and huge agricultural production.
looks like you describing western countries
ukraine is europes foremost corrupt country, 2 corrupt countries fight each other, both leaders multi millionaires
So far, the west is a thief! steals money from another country
It's not a gift if you take it away.
A poll in Russia ???????? C'mon guys.
Russian bots getting paid again lol
Well lots of unemployed people in Russia right now. Putler probably put in new law that unemployment benefits if such a thing requires working as a bot.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🤲🤲❤❤🇵🇸🇵🇸
We awakened people all over the world are rooting for a free Palestine! We repudiate the occupation of the scoundrels who stole the lands occupied by the Palestinians. We know that it is not a state for Jews but for Zionists. They tell us through the media that Israel was a conquest, but we know that the meaning of this conquest is actually illegal, a theft! They are always growing an eye on other people's lands!
He is doing extra time on earth
Money, Money & Money.
And who created the Approval rating report For putin... Was it putin himself??
This is like a fool declaring himself the world's smartest man
One of the bread( wheat) baskets of the world. Slav contiguity, Crimean / Azov sea ports , potential of oil and gas pipelines to Europe of Gazprom, Aircraft /Naval Engines and buffer security of Russian hinterland from NATO.
That's disinformation.
NATO never was going to attack Russia.
You believe Kremlin lies.
Because it was their before all of this.
I liked the Ariel NG compressor at 2:00. Beautiful machine.
Russia WILL pay for all of this!
🥶Хахааххахха,интернет герой 🤡
USA should pay for Iraq
USA should pay the world blyat
They will. Court cases lodged against seized Russian assets will be heard and settled before a single dime of sanctioned funds isreleased. The Russian government will be lucky if they get $0.50 on the dollar.
the world will pay for this dept, price rise, food shortages, unemployment, only rich will not suffer inc all world leaders who got us into this mess
Liiiieees and always lies
NATO, it's because of NATO
captions guys !?
Well then if thats true people of russia supports the war..then its wise enough to let them taste the bitterness of war..let the shells reign through their skies..only then they will feel how bitter it could be..
Polls are not correct, people in russia are intimidated to answer questions about war (they could be arrested or hired if they have non-government position)
I’ve been trying to say this! Thank you
Agreed
The sanctions imposed on Russia are the wrong policy , we should remove these sanctions , this war has been escalating since 2014 and we can't just blame Russia for this war the war needs to end but imposing sanctions is immoral
I voted for Biden but I think sanctions are the wrong policy
the sanctions we imposed on Cuba and Iran were a disaster and I'm generally opposed to sanctions and I think imposing sanctions on Russia is the wrong policy , its immoral .
Polls are correct. I'm Russian and just a few days ago I was asked two questions via the phone-call: 1) Do you support Russian operation in Ukraine? - I said - yes; 2) Which side do you think is responsible for starting this conflict? - I answered - Ukraine.
Are you kidding me? In Russia, only a pitiful minority (who have seized power in the United States and are doing what they want) are dissatisfied with the Special Military Operation. Most have already sick and tired of what the United States was doing through a puppet government in the southwestern fragment of Russia, where, according to Google statistics, 80% of requests were made in Russian, but thanks to the United States, even school education in Russian is prohibited there, and collaborators who performed in the ranks of the SS troops were elevated into the ranks "national" heroes. So that you understand the stupidity of what is happening: "Ukraine" is a complete onalog of the Russian word "Okraina", which means "Outskirts". It's like if the residents of Texas declare themselves a separate nation after the collapse of the United States, and then China establishes its regime there and will set them up against the rest of the Americans. Is this normal? Everything okay?Therefore, Putin's support among the Russian population is as high as ever. Everyone is tired of this bacchanalia of the USA and their European vassals.
One word: Greed!
This is clickbait - it never attempted to give any insight in to the question it posed.
United Nations should remove, expel, or suspend Russia from the UN Security Council seat or remove their veto power! If not the United Nations must dissolve or disband themselves in order to create NUN, the New United Nations for better one without permanent seats or just with no veto power in the NUN Security Council!
The US should’ve been removed when they waged illegal wars in the Middle East.
That’s stupid
It’s worldwide we gotta hear each other out not just or what just be arrogant not wanting to listen to another person opinions
It’s what Putin doing not listening
These are the "logical" reasons why a Russian dictator like Putin would want to invade Ukraine, and whilst they all make sense, I question whether this has been Putin's main reason for invading. Evidence suggests that what Vladimir Putin cares most about is not Russia or its people, not even the spread of NATO, but simply "maintaining or growing his personal wealth and power". Since about 2010, Putin has been unable to significantly grow the wealth of Russia or its people, so he has resorted to territorial "grabs" from former USSR states as a distraction from his own growing illicit wealth and centralising of power. Having Ukraine on its borders, becoming a successful trading democracy with a fast-improving standard of living, and sharing that knowledge with Russians through its media and social media, shows Russians that there IS another way, and Russia does not need a dictator to be strong and secure. Putin could not allow that situation to develop further.
thanks for pointing that out. things are never simple these days
Putin should start a rock band "Putie and the kleptones"
What more scary. Poking A Bear or Poking A Panda? I think poking a Panda. WE seen bears angry . Angry Panda! a nightmare!
Why is simple , if Ukraine accessed its huge gas reserves and sent it to Europe, Russia will be out of the energy business immediately.
WSJ ... why don't you tell the story of Bosnia & Herzegovina with 3 presidents at the same time who are governed by Supreme Advisor assigned by EU? I bet most of your audience has no clue what actually is happening around the globe
America is reall bully
Basically empire building.
Another Capitalist misunderstanding of Russia, it’s surprisingly not a war over assets
One word answer "SECURITY"!
@@grratana That's a question for the puppet Zelensky.
Once Ukraine have won it should join NATO alongside Finland and Sweden. Then it's security concerns will be fixed. No more invasions from an imperialist Russia that would be anililated by NATO.
@@David-bi6lf Ukraine will never win this war, but US and collective west would definitely push mr. Zelenskiy to fight until every last Ukrainian…
My thinking goes like this (I am already in my 70's) so if I was Ukrainian, I would gladly give my life for my people and do some of the Kamikaze-appropriations and execute it. Our mortal death, is not if, but when, where and how! It is a good thing to give of oneself to one's people. Go out in a blaze of glory? May God bless the the good to Life!
do you want the Ukrainians to become like terrorists, that the twins flew into the building?! or what are you talking about?
To build the first smart country including virtual reality work spaces
The heading should be, " Why America or Britain wants Ukraine."
"Why is Ukraine the West's Fault", 2016 lecture. Education vs. information from the sources that lie to you on a regular basis.
Why is West Fault instead of East's?? It is the old Soviert Union and Russia who has failed in Ucraine and A PILE of other ex-soviet nations.
Russia had a czar and it changed alot but Ukraine was part of it and it western band southern. Russia lacks land with access to those oceans and prime location. It would be as if Mexico took florida from us. Or reclaimed texas. The history does go both ways. Ukraine was a part of czarist russia .
Part of Ukraine was part of Poland, too.
Want - but will not have - never!
Just because you made a sand castle when you leave the beach you can't say it's yours
upside questions. why is it so important to America.
When is there going to be a video about how foreigners have been stealing Ukraine's natural resources, leaving the Ukraine citizen poor?
No, you should say about the unknown wealth of the hero vested comedian. Oh well, we are probably gonna be Russia bots. It's just crazy to think no media is talking about these except the guys who got into prison in Ukraine for exposing that, billions dollar wealth in offshore account and other properties he owns after two years of presidency.
Which foreigners are those?
@@marshallmintz7564
Westerners
@@pattijesinoski1958 Really, and how so? Harvestin de Wheat? Oil ? Gas? Ukrainian wives? Crimea? What did the West steal. Ukraine has always seemed like it ran itself since 1990 and until Crimea Putins foray of murder.
@@pattijesinoski1958 Come, come now, be more specific and back it up. If these resources are untapped...means no one is benefiting from them, right ? Ukraine should tap these immediately after they finish with the Russian army.
Crimea is our.
U.N are we waiting for another show as the one after Budcha??
So are you saying there's no neo nazis
Yeah, there aren't. Or do you want to hear about wagner and ragozin?
There's tons of nazis in Ukraine. The videos are all over the place
@@fleekrushyt9410 Do you wanna hear about the azov battalion ?
@@dwaynewade66 Oliver Stone has a documentary about them on Ukraine onfire.
There are neo-Nazis everywhere.
This is basically how America came to be. How ironic.
That guy just crazy. We shouldn’t be seeking for some reasonable explanation for the topic.
looks like russia and canada have a lot in common - natural resources, buffer zone, similarities and shared border to another superpower.... o shiet.