I see that 1420’s videos are reposted on Reddit, and those reposts contain cut versions with only negative responses from interviewees. Nobody reposts positive responses because apparently nobody is interested in it! Negative videos usually “sell better” just like the news; while this video has less aggressive people than in the previous videos, my gut feeling tells me, this video will reach less people! Hence, less people will see that there are some sane people. People only need to see babushkas who’re willing to ****** everyone, including babies. This comment is a reminder to not use “Russians” with any following adjective in a sentence. For example, “Russians are bad”, “Russians are cool” and so on. Just like with any other nationality, it’s too many people to put them in one box. "But Ukrainian children are dying and women are being raped, how can you say that Russians are not bad??!!” - for those of you who’re willing to write this, I’d recommend to calm down, turn off the computer and go to park for a walk ❤ Also! Check out this vid - "Full Reveal on Why Putin is Coming for Russian UA-camrs": ua-cam.com/video/V6TbrpWD7iA/v-deo.html
Absolutely well put! It's good that you let all sides have their say. Also nice to see the lot of sane and thoughtful people, would be bad to think everybody there went nuts.
But they are dying, Daniil, they are being bombarded and being killed by russians. What conclusions are to be drawn from this? That ruski mir is real? Yes, there are exceptions …because if wouldn’t be the case, this war wouldn’t exist. But the majority are for war and that for sure doesn’t make them “good russians”
(From an american) This is amazing work. I commend you all. This kind of journalism is ABSOLUTELY needed. I've never donated or paid for a comment before (whatever you call this) but I feel a NEED to support you and your channel in some way. I feel it is crucial to 1. Explain to the west the thoughts of the general Russian population 2. Allow us to see the good...the bad...and the ugly of the discourse that happens within....and 3. and most likely most importantly allows us to relate to these human beings. No matter if it's because they make me laugh or if it makes me want to cry. In the end that's the common denominator. We are all human beings and we must find common ground. This current world situation is tense and scary but this channel has allowed insight for me and at times a sense of relief as well as a sense a despair. But I've come to realize it's just the nature of the world we live in right now. As JFK said.."We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal." Please continue your work and I wish you and yours the best of health. P.S. if your reading this please support these people. They absolutely deserve it. Cory
@@tusk4339 The existence of borders is not the problem. Our idea of their purpose is. If we allow everybody to communicate, conduct trade and travel across borders, fine, I see little problem with that. But as borders are also used to limit the territory under the control of a single government, and to confine separate jurisdictions, removing said borders would lead to a world population under the same government and the same laws, with nowhere to escape should that government deteriorate into a tyranny. When your government makes bad decisions, and you criticise them for that, they may ask you to give a single example of a government that is doing better, and you can't find one, because there is no other government to compare to. The worst place in the world is simultaneously the best one. The right to seek asylum in a different country is no more. Why? Because it's no longer needed due to the government being perfect, or because the concept of "different country" has evaporated? "To form a more perfect union": which are the two most important words in that phrase? I'd say its "a" (indefinite form, one of many possible) and "more" (a comparison with something else). Pluralism. The very force that makes business work (competition), democracy (elections), even refridgerators work due to the contrast between hot and cold. To be human is to be different. Celebrate difference, not uniformity.
@@jeremybunn8473Please try to imagine you lived your life under the barrage of state propaganda, don’t speak any foreign language to check what you hear, probably are not fluent in Latin alphabet, your husband dead at 62 due to abuse of spirits, and the state paying your pension is the only means of support. I don’t excuse them, but I can see where they are coming from.
@@pawelpap9 I understand they position, but I can never accept their way of thinking. So many people are ready accept war in Ukraine, and the propaganda that Russian goverment is spewing now. Kids being brainwashed from early age to hate the Western world just because. History books are re-written. European countries are slowly waken up(eastern countries have been awaken longer), but the wheels are turning. Europe is slowly turning on our war machine, and it's all about Russian aggression.
Well in a way yes and no. Resistance groups could always spring up and honestly start conducting secret missions around and or inside the Kremlin. So in some aspects yes I feel bad but at the same time. None of them are wanting to potentially sacrifice their "Freedom" that they have left nor their life to better their future generations. :) I mean if the US didn't stand up to Britain back in the 1700s, America would be a lot different today. So to each their own but I feel the Russian populace could be doing a lot more to help end this faster and sooner.
Dont be so innocent. Those answers are because attacking Sweden and Finland is so fucking non sense that even for russians it's a big WTF. Those same people will say that in the Ukrainian scenario it kinda makes sense. Russians are weird motherfuckers, dont let this one video fool you.
You can really see the difference in opinions of (brainwashed) older and younger generations. As a Croatian this reminds me of what I hear and see in my country too. The younger generations never want war, it's always the older ones... Younger people are looking towards the future and trying to move on, while older people are looking to the past and trying to bring the old times back, which were usually pretty shitty, but they got brainwashed through decades of fake news, media and propaganda.
Lol ) they are afraid to go to war, 50/50 that they are open minded. What they say on camera and what they actually think, can be completely opposite )
The fact one of the youngest interviewees was the one to make the point NATO is a defensive bloc is wild. All the old folks are either misinformed or just apathetic
@@ShebanFPV Aaand.. how would that in any way invalidate any of the things they have said? The part that people don't want to go to war and die for something they do not believe in is PART of the many points and arguments mentioned.
@@nickkohlmann very easy mate, here is the question: why they have kept quiet for 1 year? I bet those who were surveyed are only now against war, because ruzzia is running out of infantry and these lads realize that they will be the next minced meat on the battlefield… When Ukrainians were unhappy with the government course, millions went out on the “maidan” and fought for their rights and freedom… I hope this answers your question.
But discouraging to find out some were still in the dark enough not to know about Sweden or Finland joining NATO. They have levels of awareness, but limited.
Indeed. Some of these young Russians give me hope for the future. The young man at 2:08 goes straight to the heart of the matter. None of this evil in Ukraine is necessary. Glory to the Heroes! Freedom and democracy for all of Eastern Europe!
Such a interesting and important video. Some of the things the older people say makes me angry but then I realise I can't get mad at them because I guess they are just so brainwashed of all the propaganda. Thanks to the internet and people like you for saving the newer generation.
It was an amusing hearing the guy @5.05 saying that Finland has always been an enemy of Russia since 1917. He's referring to the fact that Finland chose to take independence from Russia shortly after the Bolshevik revolution having previously been conquered by Russia in the 19th century. Why don't Russian's respect the right of self-determination for neighbouring countries? And this was way before NATO even existed
My neighbour has always been an enemy of mine... ever since I set fire to his shed, shot his dog and stole half of his garden. I dont know what his problem is?! I let him keep half... unreasonable man. Now he is even threatening to join up with all my neighbours - who are also my enemies all just because I occupied their gardens in the past.
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@@damianeadie510 Thank you! This was funny and spot on.
Finland was not actually conquered by Russia. Not a single battle between the Russians and the Finns took place on its territory. It was then part of Sweden and went to the possessions of Russia as a result of the defeats of the Swedes from the Russians. Until 1939, relations were not bad, with minor incidents during the civil war But then everything really deteriorated. Now Russia and Finland are vrggi, of course, due to the actions of Russia.
Finns attacked Russia several times. Heimosodat and Continuation War was Finland attacking. Finland purposefully tried to ethnically cleanse Eastern Karelia from non Finnic people. Finland isn't so innocent.
As a German, I can tell you: Being at war with the whole world sounds like fun at first. But we have tried it twice, and it can become quite an inconvenience 😅
Hahaha. I have to give kudo's to Germans on how they're taking responsibility for the past. As a country, you don't hide the ugly pages of history and educate people on how to avoid making the same mistakes. Massive respect for that. Many countries can learn from you, including mine.
As a finn in Sweden I can only say that Russia is not our enemy but we fear "special operations". Without the "special operation" in Ukraine, NATO wouldn't have been on the table in Sweden or Finland.
As a Finn in Finland, I can only say the only country that would realistically invade us one day is Russia, and we all know it. Ukraine just showed the doubters, too, that neutrality means nothing to Putin.
I am not certain about this but I assume Fins have mandatory military service specifically because of Russia so they were always preparing themselves for the Russian threat?
Yes, exactly. Just like NATO wouldn’t have been on the table for most Eastern European countries and Balkan countries if Russia hadn’t attacked Chechnya in December 1994 and completely destroyed the city of Grozny.
Can you make a survey about alcoholism in Russia? We need to know how much Russians drank before the war, and are drinking now during the war, and at what average cost per week!
There is no lack of imagination but information about what Russia actually does. This is the power of the propaganda in some cases, I know it very well as a hungarian in 2024.
Herman Goring said this in his last interview before killing himself. He said, the public never want war. You have to convince them they're under threat and war is necessary.. Putin is doing a great job of doing this..
Not even close. many people still support Putin and support this 'special military operation.' Better to live in reality and accept that your lay Russian is firmly in the camp of reuniting the empire, one country at a time.
It shouldn’t give you hope. It should invoke a deep desire to connect with your neighbors and demand your “leaders” to do what the fuck they were hired for, and listen to the people that pay their god damned salary. We all want war to stop in these comments. We should create a peace group. We gotta start somewhere. It’s almost too late.
What a bullshit, we are not the same people, F*** NO! I am not murder, I never raped a woman, and I was never invading other nation and this is what ruZZians are doing right now and what they were doing many times in the past. WE ARE NOT LIKE RUZZIANS!!!! NOOOOO!!!!
And true i have got to Knox people fron all these countries are all white people and pretty much the same most Raven the same religion as Jewish and Christian and non-religious and Ukraine and Russia are the same exact people who used to be in the same country when it was the Soviet Union so it's bizarre there at War Putin is an evil man
We don't necessarily hate. As a Finn, for example on this video, I thought about many people "Oh he seems like a cool dude / adorable old lady". It's only the aggressive old people that makes my blood boil (and Putin is one of them)
Not many men left in the country TO interview, especially young ones They're being killed off Ukraine. Try listening to some of the older men - they're usually reeling drunk, f this f that, hate America and all other countries but never been to any of them.
Hi. I'm Aslan, I am 14 and I am an ordinary Russian schoolboy. The times when I complained about the lack of privacy in my country are over. No, we still don't have any freedom, strict control has also touched me. Recently, at our school, among grades 7-11, there was a conversation about "undesirable participation in unauthorized protests" And after this conversation, the government began to trace my pages in social networks. After that, they blocked me in all the social networks of my school under the pretext of "distributing prohibited material", I hope this will all end, because I am very stressed.
Hey Aslan, you are a smart kid. Trust your instincts to seek truth (but do be careful too). Your generation might just break through this historic, oppressive burden that you bear. If you get too stressed, go for a walk. There is much natural beauty in your country. It may inspire you and keep hoping for better days ahead.
Hold in there Aslan. You have my full respect. You are the generation who will lead Russia to a brighter, more democratic and free future. I'm 100% sure of it.
I'm sorry for your situation. Well done for speaking your mind. The future of Russia is in the hands of young people like yourself. This gives me hope.
Hello Asian, it is sad that you were born in this terrible country. You appear well educated and intelligent. Take a step back and stay a 14 yo schoolboy. Your time will come, hopefully your unhinged leader will be eradicated and a new regime will be formed, with Western influence. The new Russia will need smart young men like you, as the older educated set have already left. All the best to you..............
I just saw a newspaper article about you and your channel yesterday in one of the bigger Croatian newspapers here, you are getting quite popular in Europe, keep up the good work :D
Just wanted to say that Artyom is a great interviewer, he often frames his questioning in a clever way that is specific but also neutral enough for people to reveal their true opinions. Keep it up artyom 👍
Some of the questions are neutral but others are very leading and leading with statements they know not to be true. Fair enough maybe they want to expose a certain mindset but I think it is taking the interviewee down a certain path too often
I admire you for posting these videos. You are helping us and your own country get a fair sense of what is going on in the world. I hope things will turn out better for the future
Love your content and I admire the courage of the people making the interviews as I imagine it can potentially lead to punishment by the state. Keep doing what you do, giving a voice to the people of Russia for us all to hear.
@@Yadeehoo Many in Russia have been arrested for protesting against the war and Putin has made it clear he cares little for peace unless it benefits himself. Why speak for a ruler who holds such little regard for human life?
@@Yadeehoo Look at the anti-war protests held on march 7th of 2022, the russian interior ministry themselves said 1700 detained in moscow and 750 detained in St. Petersburg. For comparison, during the protests against the Iraq War in New York City (15 February 2003), there were 348 arrests with around 100x more people in attendence (between 300 and 400 thousand people).
@@ImmoralKoala Comparison on point with the Iraqi war. Americans can't help but invade countries with lot of natural resources. And if these countries defend themselves, they're the bad guys, of course !
I'm from Sweden, and let me tell you: Sweden WOULD NEVER have joined NATO if it wasn't for the invasion of Ukraine and Putins aggression towards the West. The public opinion in Sweden took a 180 degree turn when Putin decided to invade Ukraine and started to show aggression towards Sweden by invading the air space over Gotland with fighter jets. Sweden has been at peace for over 200 years and even managed to not get involved during the 2nd world war. Our joining of NATO is just an assurance of safety, and nothing else! I fucking hate war, and don't consider people of any country to be my enemy. And us joining NATO is unfortunate because spending a lot of money to expand the military is just a waste of money, that could have been used for education and health care, IMO.
Joining the NATO makes Sweden true enemy to Russia. Don't make wrong decision and keep your neutrality. The Russo-Ukrainian war started in 2014 with Donetsk, Lugansk rocket shelling and Crimean blockade due to Crimean decision to leave Ukraine as they had tensions for almost 20 years.
Joining NATO usually meant a sharp drop in military spending, because countries specialize and rely on collective defense. A lot of NATO countries in Europe have underfunded militaries - because nobody expected a major conventional war. Sweden - as a neutral country - has a sizable military that won't have to be expanded very much, nor does it need any rearmament for NATO standards as its' massive arms industry helps set NATO standards. In fact, Swedish arms industry might rise to new heights in the coming years because of new contracts for fighter jets, IFVs, ATGMs, MANPADS and warships.
Calling it invasion is like calling "invasion" soviet offensive in Germany in 1945, forgetting what was happening for previous 4 years. You didn't bomb Donbass and didn't openly plan to attack Russia. So like any other country in the world, you don't have reasons to wait for russian invasion. But joining NATO will mean that it will be your duty to join USA aggression against Russia. Just like these poor stupid hohols, you are signed to be cannon fodder in conflict for USA interests.
Your military spending, along with Finland's is still a powerful deterrent, make no mistake, and keeping in mind that if it ever came to it, neither country would want to have to sit patiently and wait for NATO reinforcements to drive over the Oresund bridge while Russia is right next door, or the first thing that would happen is NATO would have to violently de-occupy both countries, after god only knows what would have been inflicted on you in the meantime
To be fair, saying you stayed out of ww2 isn't exactly a good thing Considering one of these countries was committing literal genocide against an entire ethnic group. Like, literal evil and that's not even a matter of opinion
We Finns are surely eternally grateful for both of our occupiers for their contribution in forming our country, but for the past 100 years or so I think our nation can mainly thank ourselves for the good things we have now. Older generation of Russians thinking NATO is a threat and an aggressive invader bloc should be peeing their pants right now if this was the reality. Most of the Russian troops are in Ukraine, who's protecting the NATO border? Nobody, because there's no threat of invasion. Not from Poland, not from Finland, not from the US. Ridiculous.
Serbians, Afghans, Sirians, Iraquis, Somalis and many many other know very well how peaceful is Nato. And fins alway took somehow part in those aggressions. Shame on you.
You are actually wrong about most of. The initial group is fighting in Ukraine, plus the mobilized one. Mostly contract soldiers left the regular army, and those who are called up for a year mostly stayed in Russia. And don't forget that we have 5 million security forces in our country. However, I doubt that they will go to war with Finland seriously, of course. They guard the government more. Nevertheless, the current grouping of our troops in Ukraine is smaller than the Ukrainian army. So you are mistaken: there is someone to guard the borders with Nato.
@@salvatoreventaglio3782 I think you confuse different things here. Iraq was not a Nato war. Afghanistan was yes because the Taliban did not hand over Bin Laden so they gave Nato a Casus Belli. Serbia was not a Nato war, it was a Nato bombing to prevent an ongoing genocide. Syria I don't know what you talk about exactly given that Russia has been bombing around there far more than the US and Nato didn't.
@@salvatoreventaglio3782 Not saying NATO isn’t involved in conflicts around the world. Not saying aggressive decisions haven’t been made by NATO. Just saying it’s not a threat to Russia, it’s a response to Russia’s threat to Europe.
I don’t think they’ll be murdered or anything for answering a question from a random youtuber, it’s not like they were shouting “f*ck Putin” like the rest of the world does. But yeah I would still be slightly worried if I lived there after saying this, they’re kinda brave
@@MikkoMurmeli Yes just like you and me, so they don't need anybody to talk to them and say what they have to do about their problem or not. You in revanche you need to sit down and mind you'r own buisness !
The younger generation sounds promising. So much more could be accomplished as partners. Russia (as well as it's immigrants here) has always had such talent in science, engineering, arts. It would be good to one day see them join the rest of the Western world so we can all work together and combine talents to achieve greater things.
I imagine they will be sent to the trenches without training, once students are not exempt from the draft anymore. If the war isn't over by then. Then as Russia seems to do, they will try to zerg rush the Ukrainians, with the soldiers dead or dying, since Russia doesn't really take care of their wounded. It's a long, excruciatingly horrible way to die.
Dude at 02:00 literally said "there has never been a case of a NATO country showing aggression against other countries". How about: Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995-1996, Serbia/Kosovo 1999, Afghanistan 2001, Iraq 2003, Libya 2011. Also Ivory Coast, Mali, Central African Republic... I am not rooting for Russia by any means. But let's not be hypocrites and pretend NATO (mostly USA) doesn't run it's narrative in the world.
As a Finn I was pleased to watch and see so many Russians having sensible view on this topic. I just hope that it was equal share of opinions. Could one reason be that there’s not that much propaganda against Finland or Sweden at the moment. If so, I hope it will stay that way.
@@february_29 That’s good news, for the moment, I guess! I used to work in a Finnish company which had several offices in Russia and visited there some 50 times and had many locals as colleagues. I have good memories from those times and really hate how things have changed.
@@LionCoupleenRoute let's hope more Russians wake up and we can get rid of the crazy old man. Of course, restoring friendly relations will take time, but I believe that it is possible.
Russia is intimidated by the strength and intellect of Finland. Quite frankly, they're intimidated by Estonia at the moment. They only push around weak dictatorships that can be bought $$$.
@@february_29 yes that will probably take some time. But eventually I think it's a must. We are neighbors and will always be. Friendly relations will benefit both of us in many ways as they have in past.
The guy towards the end in the Barcelona hat is 100% correct. Putin is scared that if Ukraine finds democracy, it might be contagious. Russians will see democracy working right on their border. They will see Ukraine prosper and understand that it is also possible for them.
You have a very naive and childlike understanding of politics. Putin doesn't give a sh!t about Ukraine becoming a democracy (Ukraine is more dictatorial than Russia by the way). Putin is doing realpolitik.
Russia is the most democratic country in Europe. In no country in Europe are presidential elections broadcast all over the planet, in Russia every vote is transparent and visible to the whole planet, so all observers admit that it is technically impossible to fake the election results in Russia. Ukraine is now more totalitarian than North Korea. Zelensky openly stated that he would execute Ukrainian officials and politicians for calling for peace (as it was before).
I said the same thing in other threads too. I really believe thats the real reason...its not NATO...its not abput USA wanting to conquer Russia or Ukraine or whatever. Its all about Putin's self interest...power, greed.
I am Armenian born in Russia. I have been to both Finland and Sweden. I want nothing but peace to everyone. Life is too short to waste it on hatred and other BS that politicians want us to feel towards each other to fulfil their needs.
@@cinderellaandstepsisters Sure it is true. What you hear recent immigrants saying on UA-cam is propaganda. It is all the same thing. It is all what Finns themselves say about Finland. It has nothing to do with what foreigners in Finland have been saying among themselves for decades. The idea that it is difficult to get acquainted with Finns, but when you do, you have a friend for life, is repeated in every video, but it is nonsense. It is not difficult to get acquainted with Finns, they are just like everyone else. Furthermore, they do not make better friends than Swedes, Germans or French, or any number of other nationalities. It is all ridiculous. There are troubling conditions in Finland as in every country but the Finns agree to deny them and hide them. One of them is the privatization of child services and increasing abuse, which is mentions often on Finnish radio. There are several other issues that Finns do not let out. Since the language is so different, it is easy to keep secrets.
But aren't Ukrainains just Russians? throughout history most if not all territory of Ukraine was always just a part of Russia, after the 1917 revolution, Ukraine was one of the republics of the Soviet Union and after the USSR fell in 1991, Ukraine became an independent country. I honestly see Ukrainians as Russians but with slightly different culture and a slighlty different language.
I was struck by that too, especially in comparison, how much they heard about NATO in Ukraine... maybe there is a reason their Tzar is not letting them to know....
I think Putin knows he can't attack Finland and Sweden. And had he started to talk about Finland and Sweden joining NATO without making any move to attack, it would have weakened his propaganda regarding Ukraine. After all, he pretends that Ukraine was under NATO influence and that this was a threat to us, but then surely two countries joining NATO are also a threat, so Russians should logically expect him to attack them too and he can't afford that. Of course, he could find a way to talk about it and to justify not attacking them, but it would make his propaganda less logical and since there are Russians who are becoming a bit more critical about Ukraine, maybe he doesn't want to show them another proof that his propaganda is just BS...
@@pxolqopt3597 it's been all over the news here in the west for about a year. You will find thousands of websites and newspapers mentioning it and it was also on tv. Even Putin already gave his opinion about it in an interview. But I believe that in Russia this is not the kind of content that they want to spread to the population.
hello from moscow! Not a single day passes without a thought about this horrendous and absolutely terrifying war that is actually a reason why Finland and Sweden join NATO. Living here means reading or at least hearing about all the nonsense that is taking place in this country. Still none of the problems we as russians have faced are comparable with what innocent Ukranians are going through. I’m utterly ashamed and saddened by the fact our nation is portrayed as barbaric and dangerous (deserved considering all the things that have been committed through the whole history and the current war to be precise). stop the war 🕊️ upd: many thanks for all kind words and support! I’ve never expected to receive such feedback from y’all :)
You may be ashamed of your country but you can be proud of yourself for making it a little bit better. Hang in there. Humanity needs your kind of people, Russia can only be changed from inside.
It us a pleasure to hear that most of the younger people know exactly what is going on and are not brain washed like the many of the older generation . I hope in the future maybe they will be able to use their influences so that Russia will be a peaceful country.
The younger people understand because they grew up with the internet and use it to talk to people from all around the world every day. The older people grew up just hearing whatever they were told. That's the difference you can see.
Which country created all wars from the last 40 years ? Which country invaded the most sovereign countries these last 40 years ? Which country spends the most in warfare (800 billions USA vs 70 billions Russia) ? Which country kept bringing weapons at Russia's border with NATO ? U are brainwashed by Hollywood. USA is a criminal state, practicing torture, not respecting human rights, poisoning its own people, invading sovereign countries.
Does that environment look oppressive? Have you seen the videos from January 6 2021 and what happens to people who protest against elect*** fraud in the US? Innocent families locked up? Threats to their judiciary?
The funny thing is that the real smart question is not whether Sweden and Finland should join NATO, but WHY they are so motivated in doing so..That explains everything.
As a Finn i just want to live at peace. Please stay your site of the border and everything is fine. We dont want a war we just want to be safe and live our lives.
@@thekurdishtapes8317 No. We dont need it and where those people who live there now suppose to go? I dont want to same for them when Finnish Karelia people have to leave 1939 - when it was taken. No. Its lost forever. 😞
Which you can't if another country won't let you! Or, in other, more famous words: "It is impossible for the most pious person to live in peace if it does not please the wicked neighbor." (Friedrich Schiller, Wilhelm Tell)
As french, I studied in russia and I was very afraid how they use their short history to legitimize all kind of claims on other countries. They even don"t understand that mostly all countries of europe have a longgest history compared to the slavic one (800 after Christ)... And even so, you cannot use historic claims on land all the time to legitimaze stuff. It would be like if as french we said russia is ours because of Napoleon; or the Roman because of the Roman empire... complet nonsence People in Russia using such arguments are very fooled and unable to think by themselves. Putin is number one of passiv agressiv introvert which should never got the power gifted like that... He hasnt the profile to exercise the power; now he is dangerously threating all of us with nuke.. and we must now dismantle his power and country to avoid that repeating again
I'm glad and hopeful seeing that the younger generation are wiser and more peaceful than the older one. Let's continue to be good neighbours. Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮.
i hope your people would be as smart as that and oppose the membership of NATO. Having a NATO country border Russia is asking for trouble. One mistake and we have nuclear war.
@@mypeeps333 Since the middle of 18th century, Finland has had 4 major wars with Russia. All wars have been devastating and traumatic for Finland. There's nothing to win in a war, even if you manage to "put up a good fight".
Hello from Finland. In these uncertain and chaotic times it's easy to dehumanize one another and think people from anoher nation are beyond humanity. Videos like these are a healthy reminder that even though there is war in Ukraine, we are also increasingly living in a world where we don't see each other as enemies but rather as people who all believe in peace, shared prosperity and common humanity. I genuinely wish there would be no wars. Nobody wins in that, we all have a common shared interest in a better tomorrow for all of us. My father died in February 2022. He used to travel to Russia many times and he even found a letter-friend family whom he had slept over during his travels in Russia and they were writing to eachother for many years. All the lovely gifts my father got, they seemed like good people. I wonder how they are doing these days, I wish them well.
I completely agree. We just need to remember not to generalise. In times like these its easy to have an all or nothing mindset, so you start to generalise your life, the people around you, the people you hear about, and your experiences. Thank you for your kind and humble message 👍
It is coming to Russia too. When the war is over against Ukraine, the Russians comes home, especially those fighting for Ukraine, and don't stop fighting until putin is gone! The Ruzzian army is collapsing too and people wants putin's head!
Attacking Finland and Sweden would be a horrible, logistical nightmare. Russia can't even handle their troops on flat mud surfaces in Ukraine. So no, Russia would lose fast. Also Sweden and Finland has one of the most advanced STA defensive systems in the world, and is also under US/British protection. Russia is a total Paper Tiger.
dude. You are so formidable, I can just imagine you writing this and at the same time banging your fist on the table in anger. lol. Russia can be paper, but not a tiger, but a bear.
As a Swede I only have to say that we (Sweden and Finland) have not attacked anyone for hundreds of years, except Finland that wanted to retake territory taken by Russia. In the same time period Russia has attacked a lot of countries. With that said I can't understand why defending is seen as aggression by so many but yeah most understand that Sweden and Finland is of no threat to anyone, except with furniture in flat packages from Sweden!
@Cu6upckuû First. I said never attacked anyone. Second. Sweden actually saved LOTS of Jewish people if you actually read any history. But yeah, we had lots of Nazis here at the time too. We sold steel to Germany, if we hadn't we would have been invaded and that would help others how? We also helped the allies so we was as neutral as possible if you see it that way.
@Cu6upckuû Hello Troll! I'll keep feeding you so I can use your time. If we COULD attack anyone? In theory yes, in practice no. Getting "attack order" passed in our Riksdag is impossible. You see, democracy... It ain't the same as Russia where one dude that want to go the history books (he will but not as he wants) can just attack anyone he likes.
Finlands position in there was extremely complicated as well, Finland literally had to attack or otherwise Finland would been got fkd by Nazis+Soviets simultanously. Situation was like comparing shit(soviets) to vomit(nazis) and you have to pick one..
"I don't understand Finns" let me help you - after seeing Russia invade neighbour after neighbour, they joined the opposing block that promises collective defence in the event of an attack.
But this is good for the entire civilized world. We can now safely turn them into a second North Korea and through away the key. No more russia said this, russia wants that. Complete isolation is the way forward. Let them out when they learn what a toiler is.
We are in the XXI century and yet we still encounter mass-scale invasions, what a shame. All the money and resources put in this war could have achieved a lot in the world. Instead, lots of common people have to suffer now because of the actions of these self-centered politicians. I guess that's human nature. We are going to learn how to be more united, but there's still a long way ahead, at least 1 or 2 more generations.
Sweden and Finlands have much stronger and modernized armies than Ukraine, they'll naturally be supported by the west with more equipment and advanced weapons than Ukraine since Sweden and Finlands aren't as corrupt as Ukraine and are generally more trust worthy. So Russia has no business attacking Finland and Sweden it would get crushed.
As an American...Too late, kid. This is what the world is...and what it's always been. The Soviets are doing Soviet things. As they've ALWAYS done. I KNOW...the younger generation wants things to be different and doesn't understand why things can't be different. I suggest you study European history. Clearly you haven't or you wouldn't be so confused right now. Frankly, as an American...it gets annoying having to get involved with European non-sense. WHY do we have to be the "World Police"? Why can't you Euros handle your business and not have to rely on "big brother" to fight your fights!?
I broke into my neighbour's house and declared that I own parts of it. Right now I am trying to get hold of his whole house but it's not going too well for me because his other neighbours are giving him tools to defend against me and I am running out of energy. I know I can't take them all in a fight but luckily I have a bomb in my own mansion that will take out the whole neighbourhood at the press of a button. Of course I won't press the button but I will threaten to do so to make everyone more afraid of me. Oh and by the way, everyone told me that if I just leave and go back to my mansion, I wouldn't have to deal with all this trouble anymore. Well, long story short I'm not leaving. Imagine how weak I would look to the whole neighbourhood if I just gave up! I must either get hold of the whole house or somehow come up with a way to leave and make it look like I won. So far I haven't succeeded in either and the neighbour is getting newer and better defence equipment all the time so I think I will just make more threats to everyone until I figure something out. All of this would've been over in a couple of days if my neighbour would've just let me take his house. What an unfair neighbourhood! I demand respect!
Daniil. Can you ask in your next interview if people support Lavrov's statement in India that Ukraine launched a war against Russia and that is why Russia started the "military operation"? The audience laughed at him about this statement.
Good idea, but the wording should be more like what do you think of the people who laughed at Lavrov. If possible they should show the clip then ask what do you say about that. Of course it's worth noting that India is not part of NATO.
@@bobbylong8348 If you play the clip a little longer you'll notice he kept a straight face but stumbled repeating a word several times. I think he was surprised especially with a supposedly friendly audience.
"Should we invade Finland and Sweden before they join NATO" Would never happened anyway, because Scandinavia and Finland are among the leading countries in so many fields and Europe and USA are dependant on them for so many things that it would be like an attack on a Nato country anyway. That is like attacking China in terms of stupidity.
These videos gives hope and shows different picture of the mindset of russian people, especially youth. You should be awarded some journalistic award, so important to show to the rest of the world these.
@6:20 Oh, she assumes/claims NATO is the aggressor. Can I ask when exactly did NATO show aggression for all these years? Can anyone tell? Just give one example. I guess you can't. This is a very dangerous concept. You just can't assume someone is the aggressor and start aggressing. This is definetely not the way. If it would, the world had already gone into the WW3 by now. You can't (and should NOT) attack anyone just because you think it's the aggressor and dangerous. It cannot be called "self defense" if noone is attacking you. But that is preciesly what is Russia doing right now. And this is the real danger and the reason why Russia must be stopped.
As a Finnish man this is calming to see, because i feel like the current propaganda has made people go nuts especially old people. Just like in this video, all the people with brains understand that war benefits nobody it just makes lose-lose situations no matter which side "wins".
Thanks for the video. As a Finn we never had an tought about attacking Russia or any kind of hostilities against them. Sad to see one man can change course of peaceful relationship with Finland and Russia. Much respect for the younger generation of Russia.
It IS sad, given that him making this video is jepoardizing his country's foreign policy statements and future decisions. If russia says they have not intension of invading Finland, this video shows otherwise.
The problem is that Russia is a peaceful liberal country, but Finland is not. If Finland were a free country, then all the politicians who propose to join NATO would already be in prison for trying to draw Finland into a terrorist organization.
@@kibervatniki7552 Its the Finnish people that wants to join NATO because Russia launched an offensive against their neighbour. Without Russias attack we wouldn't even discuss about NATO. You have to ask yourself wich country crossed anothers borders and destroyed cities and peoples lifes? Who is bringin terror?
@@hauki7510 Joining Nato is a process under way since 1990. Your governements started conspiring and signing agreements with Usa and UK at the people back's 30 years ago.
USSR/Russia was Finland's biggest trading partner. During the cold war, both USA and USSR wanted and needed Finland to be neutral. Nothing will threat Russia from the outside.
Hello from Gdañsk - Poland. I would like to say that I am gratefull for the work you do. Thanks to it we can see what normal people are like in Russia. Peace!
NATO is always creating war not Russia. There was offer with negotiations from Russia to Ukraine, because Donetsk has no electricity, no gas, oil and etc because Zelensky government cut if off. Watch Redacted channel and see what is all about. Also Gdansk is such a beautiful city, Sekmes !
The same normal people have been voting Putin in office to tune of over 80% supporting him and his policies. Don’t let these videos fool you into thinking they’re so opposed to the Russian administration and how the nation has been ran since the Cold War. These people should be revolting their own govt for the war in Ukraine but instead are dodging the draft and leaving the nation letting the power in Putins hands grow exponentially more when no citizens left in the country have a spine.
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The hope I have is that the young people who are making sense will live longer than their Soviet-loving countrymen, and that they might be able to eventually make Russia a normal country free from paranoia or narcissist leaders.
Russia will never be normal. Jesus, why do people in the civilized West believe that Russia and Russians will change? So naive. We Poles know Russia and its people better than any other country.
the young people are currently being forced in the military where they're dying for the most part. There's really very little hope for little folk with no money or power. We can't even leave, really.
What… with lgbt rainbow freaks and diversity quotas? Rather it stay Russian. The west and Europe have stabbed their ethnic people in the back. Russia hasn’t.
As a Finn, invading the Baltics is like invading Finland to me. This video is better, but only because there are brave young people that speak against ALL invasions. Every nation has the right to exist.
I can assure you the Baltics would not stand by and watch should Russia attempt a Special Embarrassment Operation in Finland whilst it's not yet a NATO member.
@@crocolagerfelden6142 Baltics (Lithuania) would not stand by. Believe me. (Wait i just understood you uncorrectly. WE WILL STAND BY) We have particly nothing just good human forces to be fair my brother is in them and we're ready and prepared for invasion like never before in our history. Our solders ar in so good condition like never in history. If Finland would have atleast a single Ruzzian treath our minister would send atleast a good portion of realy prepared forces to help Finland. Now we're all united. I mean all who have ever understand what ruzzia is and what threath it become. Poland/Baltics/Fins/Sweds and others like Romania etc know who ruzzia is. And believe me we will fight till last warrior. Like Ukraine is doing now. And west europe? Pussies. I wonder what they gonna do when shit gets hot. And if chinna starts war also and USA cannot help herself and Nato alies. Oh thats would be worst case scenario. So USA should end this shit in Ukraine ASAP, restock and prepare again. Because western Europe Nato to my believe will not put a finger on our Baltic states because they only will try to safe their own ass (and thats is a question is it possible anymore?) Poland/Sweden/Finland and Ukraine is our main allies now. Imho. I mean what western Europe think of us? Like some small countries that have nothing to offer? Everyone thought that Ukraine will pass out in 3 days or 2 weeks. No. No and no. Just give me the gun ill fight. Give the gun to German people? They will run for their lifes. French? Same. Spain is safe for now. Even UK understands what ruzzia is and this should be main europe compass of what happening but nooo... Fuck them. We have Poland and i wish it would become main European force nation which is doing now. Because Poland and Baltics know what ruzzia threat is. We will not forget. We will never let down. We will never AGAIN let this happen to us. And me myself i will not run. I will defend my small country as much as i can. If i die? I dont mind. They will never win anything again in this world. NEVER.
Thank you for this Daniil. It is great to see so many young Russians seeing this situation with clear open eyes, identifying domestic propaganda and being up to date,surely not from Russian media, of what is happening outside Russia.
I felt their kindness. Grandmother was raped in 1945, grandfather was sent to Siberia to work, father-in-law wanted to kill but he escaped. They wasted my youth by occupying my country. Very good people
Saddens me that any day now people like this who don't want war will be conscripted and sent to battle...put in a situation where they must kill or be killed. war is wrong on so many levels, and it's always the young and less wealthy that carry the bulk of the burden and yet reap the fewest benefit, if any.
Why would you think that young people are so wise and open-minded? Because they think like you and you think you are wise and open-minded? These 15-20-year-olds haven't lived half the life of the older people in the video. They haven't seen how bad it can be. They were not there after the fall of the Soviet Union when there was anarchy everywhere, a rise crime, etc. Why do you discount the views of people who have lived decades? People who have lived through the blockade and the fall of the Soviet Union?
I am surprised that the most “offensive” answers are from older russian “babushkas”. If they want to fight, maybe they might go and try how horrible war is…
A militarily unprepared Finland was a true nightmare for Russia during the Winter War, Russia paid a horrendous price for achieving a nominal victory. Since, Finland has had +80 years of meticulous preparedness for a war with Russia. The Finns have built entire underground cities that can host their population and allow them to concentrate on 1 thing: killing the enemy. Finland still has universal miitary service and can field an army of +1M in no time. Russia wishes!
A war with Finland give the Finnish the possebility to concur back lost territory of WW2,and they are not like Ukrain but fully ready to repel any attack from RuZZia
Young people did not live in the Soviet Union. I was born in 1997 and saw the destroyed Russia after the USSR. Closer to 2010, modern foreign technologies began to appear in our country, we began to build better building(mass markets, stores and etc), roads, and we got a lot of foreign things, food and computer equipment. Sorry for my English, it's hard to learn a foreign language in Russia because there are no good specialists and for this you need a lot of money. Young people are not afraid of NATO or the "collective West" because we want to build a modern country that will compete with the economy, not weapons. If, after a shameful war, we can return power to smart and real professional politicians. War is wanted only by old people who bitterly regret how much fun it was for them to walk drunk in the USSR and live in shit. Sorry for this comparison, but it's actually true.
@@kusabimaru- Younglings also know about VPNs and so many get their information from outside of Herr Putler's Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda. While the phone lines are connected the young will still get information while the old will watch propaganda on TV. Still, baring in mind the demographic timebomb that was facing Russia before the second Ukraine invasion the millions of young and/or professionals that have left the country should accelerate the population decline to the point China will get it stolen lands back sometime this century. BTW, the Tsars didn't create Russia, Russia was formed by the Viking King Blutooth (yes the comms protocal is named after him). Also "Russia always wins", yeah, Japan. Germany, Afghanistan, oh and not mention Crimea. Russia only wins against a power with the aid of the great powers, Russia has never defeated a power on it's own in history.
Dont kid yourselfe, they dont have a bloody clue, thats why they are so understanding. The younger generation didnt grow up during the cold war and the fear of nuclear war every day, now did they?
@@darthwiizius "Always won" - usually they say so and remember the northern war (1700-1725) and the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). These were defensive wars. In the minds of 40+ year old people (in Russia) this is a victory exclusively for RUSSIAN people and they forget that the USSR included a lot of nations in its army. 27 million dead soldiers did not fight for the sake of their descendants exterminating and hating each other. All the people who left Russia for the most part will return, because. their family remained here: Mother, father, sisters, brothers, grandparents. Not many are ready to leave forever.
@@kusabimaru- You say that but while Russia is ruled by kleptocrats the sanctions will never be lifted, until Russia "changes" systems again they will be facing harsher restrictions for the next couple of decades than the Soviet Union faced. I think the exodus might accelerate beyond this initial rush as the economic and social conditions deteriorate. Don't underestimate Russia's food security vulnerability either, Russia is solely dependent on US GM seed stocks from which they are now banned, these seed stocks are genetically coded with a life span so next year Russia will have a serious shortage of staple food stuffs.
Power to the people! No matter where the people from. If more of us will speak boldly against all those atrocities, than we might have a chance living more humanely!
Hey, I'm a bit concerned, could the interviewees be held accountable by police or others for speaking out against war? If so, could blurring their faces eliminate the risk? Other than that, this is extremely interesting and I am very happy to see videos like this! The questions you asked are very balanced too.
@@kam2894 If he would blur their faces and hide their identities, it might come across as "propaganda" from the viewpoint of the government, as if all of this was staged and done with the intention of "making Russia look bad" or something like that.
@kam2894 I think his point was that if the camera guy/interviewer blurred the faces, he would face severe scrutiny from the government of Россия as to WHY he would blur the faces. I could be mistaken 😅
This was really heartening to watch, we need more opportunities to connect with the humans across the war induced divide. Much respect to you and all those interviewed (even the women with different perspectives)
@sub R0cky Not the same, finnland is not filled with russians while the 3 regions that russia seek to annex are, and were annexed to Ukraine by the soviets, russia turned the blind eyes on this as long as the Ukrainian gouvernement remains freindly ( or at least not hostile) and respects the russian miniority's citizenship aka ( respecting their vote and not doing a coup in case their guy wins), nothing of this happened thus the war.
just came here after watching one of your other vids. The one questioning about ukraine war and polish involvement, and can i just say i'm relieved that you found some critical thinking people that are not bloodthirsty! :D jeez... although a lot of old women seem to want soviet era back??
As a Finn i can tell you my russian friends, we are very well prepared if you wanna try something one day. We don't like or want wars but we're allways ready to defend our country.
@@spacelemur7955 I´m quite sure that if russia would decide to try invade Sweden or Finland these days our countries would be very unified in defending the aggressor! This is not only what i hope but what i believe.
always has been. modern times are not special. they are only special to us, beause we live in them. For the future generations, these will be uncivilized unwise times, which they luckily were able to leave behind themselfes.
This is the best video you have done so far. It was very clever to ask questions that are relevant to the war in Ukraine without the need to even mention Ukraine.
I was thinking the opposite, I think when you ask the average Russian about Ukraine vs Finland or Sweden you are going to get very different answers. It is important to discern the attitude of Russians and how much they will equate Russia with the Soviet Union, and how that relationship will change depending on the question. I don't claim to fully understand it myself and no one could who does not live in a post Soviet state.
@Milkwalker Jones What I found particularly interesting was that when you ask about Ukraine the Russians often say that they had to invade Ukraine because of the imminent threat from NATO (even though Ukraine was not anywhere near joining NATO), yet when they are asked about Finland actually being about to join NATO they mostly see it as not a big deal. This discrepancy demonstrates the truth that the invasion of Ukraine really had nothing to do with its ambition to eventually join NATO. It is just a propaganda cover story.
@@milkwalkerjones633 it is very easy to explain, in the Ukraine matter there is an official State policy, in the Finnish-Swedish matter there is not. There has been interviews in the past, where people didn't have a problem calling Putin a thieving bastard (no State policy) while skirting around the invasion of war (which very much is a State policy).
The US invades Iraq with a full scale war. Americans: 'it's a war against terror, they have weapons of mass destruction'. Not that I condone the devastating war in Ukraine, but I'm not sure we're that much better.
The Special Operation is a response to military aggression by NATO. Russia has been subjected to military aggression by various countries on the orders of NATO for decades. If Sweden or Finland had been attacked for 10-20 years, you would have a different opinion.
From the many 1420 videos, I see that some of the old people are the most aggressive and bloodthirsty. To those who want the Soviet Union back, I wish them to end up in the Soviet Union of the 1930's.
Good to see so many people here with rational thoughts and sad that they can't make a difference because the people in power want war. Greetings from Australia and hoping that peace will come soon.
I see that 1420’s videos are reposted on Reddit, and those reposts contain cut versions with only negative responses from interviewees. Nobody reposts positive responses because apparently nobody is interested in it! Negative videos usually “sell better” just like the news; while this video has less aggressive people than in the previous videos, my gut feeling tells me, this video will reach less people! Hence, less people will see that there are some sane people. People only need to see babushkas who’re willing to ****** everyone, including babies.
This comment is a reminder to not use “Russians” with any following adjective in a sentence. For example, “Russians are bad”, “Russians are cool” and so on. Just like with any other nationality, it’s too many people to put them in one box.
"But Ukrainian children are dying and women are being raped, how can you say that Russians are not bad??!!” - for those of you who’re willing to write this, I’d recommend to calm down, turn off the computer and go to park for a walk ❤
Also!
Check out this vid - "Full Reveal on Why Putin is Coming for Russian UA-camrs":
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Absolutely well put! It's good that you let all sides have their say. Also nice to see the lot of sane and thoughtful people, would be bad to think everybody there went nuts.
I just saw that post yesterday
This is reddit lol, reddit is full of crap, a place for clickbaiters to all have fun together. It was to be expected.
Yeah let's don't care about killed women and children) truly a Russian moment) you forget to say that you outer of politics)
But they are dying, Daniil, they are being bombarded and being killed by russians. What conclusions are to be drawn from this? That ruski mir is real? Yes, there are exceptions …because if wouldn’t be the case, this war wouldn’t exist. But the majority are for war and that for sure doesn’t make them “good russians”
(From an american) This is amazing work. I commend you all.
This kind of journalism is ABSOLUTELY needed. I've never donated or paid for a comment before (whatever you call this) but I feel a NEED to support you and your channel in some way. I feel it is crucial to 1. Explain to the west the thoughts of the general Russian population 2. Allow us to see the good...the bad...and the ugly of the discourse that happens within....and 3. and most likely most importantly allows us to relate to these human beings. No matter if it's because they make me laugh or if it makes me want to cry.
In the end that's the common denominator. We are all human beings and we must find common ground.
This current world situation is tense and scary but this channel has allowed insight for me and at times a sense of relief as well as a sense a despair. But I've come to realize it's just the nature of the world we live in right now.
As JFK said.."We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal."
Please continue your work and I wish you and yours the best of health.
P.S. if your reading this please support these people. They absolutely deserve it.
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True if we want to unify and move forward into the future we need to break the idea of borders. We are all human, and we are all the same.
@@tusk4339 The existence of borders is not the problem. Our idea of their purpose is. If we allow everybody to communicate, conduct trade and travel across borders, fine, I see little problem with that. But as borders are also used to limit the territory under the control of a single government, and to confine separate jurisdictions, removing said borders would lead to a world population under the same government and the same laws, with nowhere to escape should that government deteriorate into a tyranny. When your government makes bad decisions, and you criticise them for that, they may ask you to give a single example of a government that is doing better, and you can't find one, because there is no other government to compare to.
The worst place in the world is simultaneously the best one. The right to seek asylum in a different country is no more. Why? Because it's no longer needed due to the government being perfect, or because the concept of "different country" has evaporated?
"To form a more perfect union": which are the two most important words in that phrase? I'd say its "a" (indefinite form, one of many possible) and "more" (a comparison with something else). Pluralism. The very force that makes business work (competition), democracy (elections), even refridgerators work due to the contrast between hot and cold.
To be human is to be different. Celebrate difference, not uniformity.
While I find this journalist's questions to be somewhat simplistic and clueless, I do acknowledge that he is performing well in his role.
(From an human)
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As a Finn I'm glad to see that atleast the younger people seem to have some sense in them.
@@jeremybunn8473Please try to imagine you lived your life under the barrage of state propaganda, don’t speak any foreign language to check what you hear, probably are not fluent in Latin alphabet, your husband dead at 62 due to abuse of spirits, and the state paying your pension is the only means of support. I don’t excuse them, but I can see where they are coming from.
@@pawelpap9 Correct but they sound ignorant, threaten us & wish us ALL dead. They are silly people.
We not about NATO in Finland
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@@pawelpap9 I understand they position, but I can never accept their way of thinking.
So many people are ready accept war in Ukraine, and the propaganda that Russian goverment is spewing now. Kids being brainwashed from early age to hate the Western world just because. History books are re-written.
European countries are slowly waken up(eastern countries have been awaken longer), but the wheels are turning. Europe is slowly turning on our war machine, and it's all about Russian aggression.
You have to feel sorry for the intelligent and empathetic Russians that are surrounded by such toxic nonsense.
Well in a way yes and no. Resistance groups could always spring up and honestly start conducting secret missions around and or inside the Kremlin. So in some aspects yes I feel bad but at the same time. None of them are wanting to potentially sacrifice their "Freedom" that they have left nor their life to better their future generations. :) I mean if the US didn't stand up to Britain back in the 1700s, America would be a lot different today. So to each their own but I feel the Russian populace could be doing a lot more to help end this faster and sooner.
Like being a normal person in the west surrounded by the bloodthirsty left you mean? We are all the same in this war. Not our fight.
Dont be so innocent. Those answers are because attacking Sweden and Finland is so fucking non sense that even for russians it's a big WTF. Those same people will say that in the Ukrainian scenario it kinda makes sense. Russians are weird motherfuckers, dont let this one video fool you.
No you shouldn't. It's their country. They too are responsible. You should only feel for those who are doing something about this.
Oh those poor “good” russians who are pretending that nothing is going on and continue to live like nothing happened? What about Ukrainians then?
You can really see the difference in opinions of (brainwashed) older and younger generations. As a Croatian this reminds me of what I hear and see in my country too. The younger generations never want war, it's always the older ones... Younger people are looking towards the future and trying to move on, while older people are looking to the past and trying to bring the old times back, which were usually pretty shitty, but they got brainwashed through decades of fake news, media and propaganda.
That’s not fair and widely inaccurate. Many older people spoke against the war
Thing is they are being brainwashed on such low level - they remember those shitty times as good ones only for one reason - they were young back then.
The internet is a beautiful thing. Free flow of information accessible to the entire world.
Spot on!
Us British need Russia to be back how it was. We always win because we are The Champions 😂
The reporter is a Nazi.
It's such a relief to see young people so wise and open-minded.
Lol ) they are afraid to go to war, 50/50 that they are open minded. What they say on camera and what they actually think, can be completely opposite )
@@ShebanFPV at least they see the idiocy of these wars the older people are stuck in the past
The fact one of the youngest interviewees was the one to make the point NATO is a defensive bloc is wild. All the old folks are either misinformed or just apathetic
@@ShebanFPV Aaand.. how would that in any way invalidate any of the things they have said? The part that people don't want to go to war and die for something they do not believe in is PART of the many points and arguments mentioned.
@@nickkohlmann very easy mate, here is the question: why they have kept quiet for 1 year? I bet those who were surveyed are only now against war, because ruzzia is running out of infantry and these lads realize that they will be the next minced meat on the battlefield…
When Ukrainians were unhappy with the government course, millions went out on the “maidan” and fought for their rights and freedom… I hope this answers your question.
It's encouraging to see so many young people openly speaking against having war!
yeah... i hope the future generation will change some things.
But discouraging to find out some were still in the dark enough not to know about Sweden or Finland joining NATO.
They have levels of awareness, but limited.
statistically that demographic still support Putler.
"openly" "against war", was pretty neutral against their own government. not really protesting is it now?
Speaking against doesn't help much. There are still people needlessly dying in Ukraine in their name.
The two young guys, voicing their opinion in such a clear and open way, are my heroes.
Indeed. Some of these young Russians give me hope for the future. The young man at 2:08 goes straight to the heart of the matter. None of this evil in Ukraine is necessary. Glory to the Heroes! Freedom and democracy for all of Eastern Europe!
Unfortunately they will soon be sent to the front because thats how its always been in history of mankind.
@@davidwilhelmsson1149 certainly in the history of russia, anyway.
In rasha onlu 5% maximum like thay
@@edwardgiovannelli5191 so true
Such a interesting and important video. Some of the things the older people say makes me angry but then I realise I can't get mad at them because I guess they are just so brainwashed of all the propaganda. Thanks to the internet and people like you for saving the newer generation.
One thought is they might even say what they are saying to stay safe, given where they live
4-5 dollars if it is swedish kronor.
@@augusttell Russia is much safer than any western country.
It was an amusing hearing the guy @5.05 saying that Finland has always been an enemy of Russia since 1917. He's referring to the fact that Finland chose to take independence from Russia shortly after the Bolshevik revolution having previously been conquered by Russia in the 19th century. Why don't Russian's respect the right of self-determination for neighbouring countries? And this was way before NATO even existed
My neighbour has always been an enemy of mine... ever since I set fire to his shed, shot his dog and stole half of his garden. I dont know what his problem is?! I let him keep half... unreasonable man.
Now he is even threatening to join up with all my neighbours - who are also my enemies all just because I occupied their gardens in the past.
@@damianeadie510 Thank you! This was funny and spot on.
Finland was not actually conquered by Russia. Not a single battle between the Russians and the Finns took place on its territory. It was then part of Sweden and went to the possessions of Russia as a result of the defeats of the Swedes from the Russians. Until 1939, relations were not bad, with minor incidents during the civil war But then everything really deteriorated. Now Russia and Finland are vrggi, of course, due to the actions of Russia.
@@aleniohan7841 RuZZia attacked Finland in 1939!
Finns attacked Russia several times. Heimosodat and Continuation War was Finland attacking. Finland purposefully tried to ethnically cleanse Eastern Karelia from non Finnic people. Finland isn't so innocent.
As a German, I can tell you: Being at war with the whole world sounds like fun at first. But we have tried it twice, and it can become quite an inconvenience 😅
Hey, you guys almost won the last one. Dont be a quiter
@@landsraad9745 I would say we almost won the first, but that's another thing 😅
You are a master of understatement
Hahaha. I have to give kudo's to Germans on how they're taking responsibility for the past. As a country, you don't hide the ugly pages of history and educate people on how to avoid making the same mistakes. Massive respect for that. Many countries can learn from you, including mine.
@@velehksain7999 yup, no way to win the second win unless peace with Britain, but the first one had a better chance since Russia fell.
As a finn in Sweden I can only say that Russia is not our enemy but we fear "special operations". Without the "special operation" in Ukraine, NATO wouldn't have been on the table in Sweden or Finland.
As a Finn in Finland, I can only say the only country that would realistically invade us one day is Russia, and we all know it. Ukraine just showed the doubters, too, that neutrality means nothing to Putin.
Or rather, it would just stay on the table like it had done so far.
I am not certain about this but I assume Fins have mandatory military service specifically because of Russia so they were always preparing themselves for the Russian threat?
Yes, exactly. Just like NATO wouldn’t have been on the table for most Eastern European countries and Balkan countries if Russia hadn’t attacked Chechnya in December 1994 and completely destroyed the city of Grozny.
Can you make a survey about alcoholism in Russia?
We need to know how much Russians drank before the war, and are drinking now during the war, and at what average cost per week!
"Why do they hate us now?" - I might call this a healthy lack of imagination.
There is no lack of imagination but information about what Russia actually does. This is the power of the propaganda in some cases, I know it very well as a hungarian in 2024.
And when she said what NATO is aggressive bloc
unhelthy* lack of imagination you mean?
As a swede this gives me hope. It is never the people going to war. We all want peace no matter what country we are born in.
You dont see how many russians going now on the territory of Ukraine? To kill people, to rob? Or its not russian people?
Herman Goring said this in his last interview before killing himself. He said, the public never want war. You have to convince them they're under threat and war is necessary.. Putin is doing a great job of doing this..
Not even close. many people still support Putin and support this 'special military operation.' Better to live in reality and accept that your lay Russian is firmly in the camp of reuniting the empire, one country at a time.
Relax, Sweden will be fine
It shouldn’t give you hope. It should invoke a deep desire to connect with your neighbors and demand your “leaders” to do what the fuck they were hired for, and listen to the people that pay their god damned salary.
We all want war to stop in these comments.
We should create a peace group.
We gotta start somewhere. It’s almost too late.
“I see these countries as people, and people are the same everywhere.” That was a great comment!! 🇨🇦🤘
Absolutely!
What a bullshit, we are not the same people, F*** NO! I am not murder, I never raped a woman, and I was never invading other nation and this is what ruZZians are doing right now and what they were doing many times in the past. WE ARE NOT LIKE RUZZIANS!!!! NOOOOO!!!!
@@qualitycertifiedbass😂😂
@@qualitycertifiedbass remember you’re like me, just a part of the 99% class of fools that follow like sheep.. become wiser✌️
And true i have got to Knox people fron all these countries are all white people and pretty much the same most Raven the same religion as Jewish and Christian and non-religious and Ukraine and Russia are the same exact people who used to be in the same country when it was the Soviet Union so it's bizarre there at War Putin is an evil man
As a Finn I laughed out loud at that old lady's question: "Why would the Finns hate Russia now?"
We don't necessarily hate. As a Finn, for example on this video, I thought about many people "Oh he seems like a cool dude / adorable old lady". It's only the aggressive old people that makes my blood boil (and Putin is one of them)
My ex was a history major and always said Finns are the best warriors; even Russia is not daft enough to try anything again.
And why should Finns dislike Russia? It appeared for the first time thanks to Lenin 105 years ago.
Yeah, Russia created Finland after all, according to "history professor" Larisa Alexandrovna… (05:21)
@@maestro6458 How about Russians attacking finland dozens of times during history, killing and raping while doing it
It’s usually older uneducated women who respond most aggressively- why send young boys to war and not these busybodies?!
Karens everywhere
Not many men left in the country TO interview, especially young ones They're being killed off Ukraine. Try listening to some of the older men - they're usually reeling drunk, f this f that, hate America and all other countries but never been to any of them.
Babushka / Abuela / Lola / Ah Ma's aren't known for their keen understanding of the mental state and needs of youngsters.
Hi. I'm Aslan, I am 14 and I am an ordinary Russian schoolboy. The times when I complained about the lack of privacy in my country are over. No, we still don't have any freedom, strict control has also touched me. Recently, at our school, among grades 7-11, there was a conversation about "undesirable participation in unauthorized protests" And after this conversation, the government began to trace my pages in social networks. After that, they blocked me in all the social networks of my school under the pretext of "distributing prohibited material", I hope this will all end, because I am very stressed.
Hey Aslan, you are a smart kid. Trust your instincts to seek truth (but do be careful too). Your generation might just break through this historic, oppressive burden that you bear. If you get too stressed, go for a walk. There is much natural beauty in your country. It may inspire you and keep hoping for better days ahead.
Hold in there Aslan. You have my full respect. You are the generation who will lead Russia to a brighter, more democratic and free future. I'm 100% sure of it.
I'm sorry for your situation. Well done for speaking your mind. The future of Russia is in the hands of young people like yourself. This gives me hope.
Hello Asian, it is sad that you were born in this terrible country. You appear well educated and intelligent.
Take a step back and stay a 14 yo schoolboy. Your time will come, hopefully your unhinged leader will be eradicated and a new regime will be formed, with Western influence.
The new Russia will need smart young men like you, as the older educated set have already left.
All the best to you..............
Aslan,lad, be careful and always trust your instincts..i do hope the future is bright for you
I just saw a newspaper article about you and your channel yesterday in one of the bigger Croatian newspapers here, you are getting quite popular in Europe, keep up the good work :D
Just wanted to say that Artyom is a great interviewer, he often frames his questioning in a clever way that is specific but also neutral enough for people to reveal their true opinions. Keep it up artyom 👍
Some of the questions are neutral but others are very leading and leading with statements they know not to be true. Fair enough maybe they want to expose a certain mindset but I think it is taking the interviewee down a certain path too often
I admire you for posting these videos. You are helping us and your own country get a fair sense of what is going on in the world. I hope things will turn out better for the future
Love your content and I admire the courage of the people making the interviews as I imagine it can potentially lead to punishment by the state.
Keep doing what you do, giving a voice to the people of Russia for us all to hear.
I don't think anyone is going to get into trouble for saying they want peace, Putin also does
@@Yadeehoo Many in Russia have been arrested for protesting against the war and Putin has made it clear he cares little for peace unless it benefits himself. Why speak for a ruler who holds such little regard for human life?
@@ImmoralKoala I think you're making that up dude
@@Yadeehoo Look at the anti-war protests held on march 7th of 2022, the russian interior ministry themselves said 1700 detained in moscow and 750 detained in St. Petersburg. For comparison, during the protests against the Iraq War in New York City (15 February 2003), there were 348 arrests with around 100x more people in attendence (between 300 and 400 thousand people).
@@ImmoralKoala Comparison on point with the Iraqi war. Americans can't help but invade countries with lot of natural resources. And if these countries defend themselves, they're the bad guys, of course !
I'm from Sweden, and let me tell you: Sweden WOULD NEVER have joined NATO if it wasn't for the invasion of Ukraine and Putins aggression towards the West.
The public opinion in Sweden took a 180 degree turn when Putin decided to invade Ukraine and started to show aggression towards Sweden by invading the air space over Gotland with fighter jets. Sweden has been at peace for over 200 years and even managed to not get involved during the 2nd world war. Our joining of NATO is just an assurance of safety, and nothing else!
I fucking hate war, and don't consider people of any country to be my enemy. And us joining NATO is unfortunate because spending a lot of money to expand the military is just a waste of money, that could have been used for education and health care, IMO.
Joining the NATO makes Sweden true enemy to Russia. Don't make wrong decision and keep your neutrality.
The Russo-Ukrainian war started in 2014 with Donetsk, Lugansk rocket shelling and Crimean blockade due to Crimean decision to leave Ukraine as they had tensions for almost 20 years.
Joining NATO usually meant a sharp drop in military spending, because countries specialize and rely on collective defense. A lot of NATO countries in Europe have underfunded militaries - because nobody expected a major conventional war. Sweden - as a neutral country - has a sizable military that won't have to be expanded very much, nor does it need any rearmament for NATO standards as its' massive arms industry helps set NATO standards. In fact, Swedish arms industry might rise to new heights in the coming years because of new contracts for fighter jets, IFVs, ATGMs, MANPADS and warships.
Calling it invasion is like calling "invasion" soviet offensive in Germany in 1945, forgetting what was happening for previous 4 years. You didn't bomb Donbass and didn't openly plan to attack Russia. So like any other country in the world, you don't have reasons to wait for russian invasion. But joining NATO will mean that it will be your duty to join USA aggression against Russia. Just like these poor stupid hohols, you are signed to be cannon fodder in conflict for USA interests.
Your military spending, along with Finland's is still a powerful deterrent, make no mistake, and keeping in mind that if it ever came to it, neither country would want to have to sit patiently and wait for NATO reinforcements to drive over the Oresund bridge while Russia is right next door, or the first thing that would happen is NATO would have to violently de-occupy both countries, after god only knows what would have been inflicted on you in the meantime
To be fair, saying you stayed out of ww2 isn't exactly a good thing Considering one of these countries was committing literal genocide against an entire ethnic group. Like, literal evil and that's not even a matter of opinion
We Finns are surely eternally grateful for both of our occupiers for their contribution in forming our country, but for the past 100 years or so I think our nation can mainly thank ourselves for the good things we have now. Older generation of Russians thinking NATO is a threat and an aggressive invader bloc should be peeing their pants right now if this was the reality. Most of the Russian troops are in Ukraine, who's protecting the NATO border? Nobody, because there's no threat of invasion. Not from Poland, not from Finland, not from the US. Ridiculous.
Serbians, Afghans, Sirians, Iraquis, Somalis and many many other know very well how peaceful is Nato. And fins alway took somehow part in those aggressions. Shame on you.
You are actually wrong about most of. The initial group is fighting in Ukraine, plus the mobilized one. Mostly contract soldiers left the regular army, and those who are called up for a year mostly stayed in Russia. And don't forget that we have 5 million security forces in our country. However, I doubt that they will go to war with Finland seriously, of course. They guard the government more. Nevertheless, the current grouping of our troops in Ukraine is smaller than the Ukrainian army. So you are mistaken: there is someone to guard the borders with Nato.
@@salvatoreventaglio3782 I think you confuse different things here. Iraq was not a Nato war. Afghanistan was yes because the Taliban did not hand over Bin Laden so they gave Nato a Casus Belli. Serbia was not a Nato war, it was a Nato bombing to prevent an ongoing genocide. Syria I don't know what you talk about exactly given that Russia has been bombing around there far more than the US and Nato didn't.
@@salvatoreventaglio3782 Not saying NATO isn’t involved in conflicts around the world. Not saying aggressive decisions haven’t been made by NATO. Just saying it’s not a threat to Russia, it’s a response to Russia’s threat to Europe.
@@salvatoreventaglio3782Iraq was a NATO operation? Get a fookin clue
These people are extremely brave for saying these things knowing what can happen to them.
I don’t think they’ll be murdered or anything for answering a question from a random youtuber, it’s not like they were shouting “f*ck Putin” like the rest of the world does.
But yeah I would still be slightly worried if I lived there after saying this, they’re kinda brave
Russians are people too, just like you and me, and this confirms it. We need to help them.
@@MikkoMurmeli Yes just like you and me, so they don't need anybody to talk to them and say what they have to do about their problem or not. You in revanche you need to sit down and mind you'r own buisness !
That's just american propaganda of "putin kills everyone who disagree with anything he does or says"
@@Sam-qc8my Why're you upset? :(
The younger generation sounds promising. So much more could be accomplished as partners. Russia (as well as it's immigrants here) has always had such talent in science, engineering, arts. It would be good to one day see them join the rest of the Western world so we can all work together and combine talents to achieve greater things.
Just today I thought the same thing. I think humanity is progressing. The future shines bright.
Inshallah
Russia was on that route until Putin took over.
I imagine they will be sent to the trenches without training, once students are not exempt from the draft anymore. If the war isn't over by then. Then as Russia seems to do, they will try to zerg rush the Ukrainians, with the soldiers dead or dying, since Russia doesn't really take care of their wounded. It's a long, excruciatingly horrible way to die.
Dude at 02:00 literally said "there has never been a case of a NATO country showing aggression against other countries".
How about: Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995-1996, Serbia/Kosovo 1999, Afghanistan 2001, Iraq 2003, Libya 2011. Also Ivory Coast, Mali, Central African Republic...
I am not rooting for Russia by any means. But let's not be hypocrites and pretend NATO (mostly USA) doesn't run it's narrative in the world.
As a Finn I was pleased to watch and see so many Russians having sensible view on this topic. I just hope that it was equal share of opinions. Could one reason be that there’s not that much propaganda against Finland or Sweden at the moment. If so, I hope it will stay that way.
Russian propaganda tries not to talk about Finland 🙂
@@february_29 That’s good news, for the moment, I guess! I used to work in a Finnish company which had several offices in Russia and visited there some 50 times and had many locals as colleagues. I have good memories from those times and really hate how things have changed.
@@LionCoupleenRoute let's hope more Russians wake up and we can get rid of the crazy old man. Of course, restoring friendly relations will take time, but I believe that it is possible.
Russia is intimidated by the strength and intellect of Finland. Quite frankly, they're intimidated by Estonia at the moment. They only push around weak dictatorships that can be bought $$$.
@@february_29 yes that will probably take some time. But eventually I think it's a must. We are neighbors and will always be. Friendly relations will benefit both of us in many ways as they have in past.
The guy towards the end in the Barcelona hat is 100% correct. Putin is scared that if Ukraine finds democracy, it might be contagious. Russians will see democracy working right on their border. They will see Ukraine prosper and understand that it is also possible for them.
Russians are slaves, and they have always been. They never had a democracy, and hardly ever will
You have a very naive and childlike understanding of politics. Putin doesn't give a sh!t about Ukraine becoming a democracy (Ukraine is more dictatorial than Russia by the way). Putin is doing realpolitik.
Russia is the most democratic country in Europe. In no country in Europe are presidential elections broadcast all over the planet, in Russia every vote is transparent and visible to the whole planet, so all observers admit that it is technically impossible to fake the election results in Russia.
Ukraine is now more totalitarian than North Korea. Zelensky openly stated that he would execute Ukrainian officials and politicians for calling for peace (as it was before).
I said the same thing in other threads too. I really believe thats the real reason...its not NATO...its not abput USA wanting to conquer Russia or Ukraine or whatever. Its all about Putin's self interest...power, greed.
100%!!!!!!
I am Armenian born in Russia. I have been to both Finland and Sweden. I want nothing but peace to everyone. Life is too short to waste it on hatred and other BS that politicians want us to feel towards each other to fulfil their needs.
When putin and his ilk are gone we may have peace. He is a relic from the cold war and an absolute bstrd.
As a s
Swede id like to see your sources for this@@ThomasGMcElwain
@@ThomasGMcElwain See you have fallen for the Russian propaganda.
@@ThomasGMcElwainAre you sure you are talking about Finland now.
This is not true. Omg.
@@cinderellaandstepsisters Sure it is true. What you hear recent immigrants saying on UA-cam is propaganda. It is all the same thing. It is all what Finns themselves say about Finland. It has nothing to do with what foreigners in Finland have been saying among themselves for decades. The idea that it is difficult to get acquainted with Finns, but when you do, you have a friend for life, is repeated in every video, but it is nonsense. It is not difficult to get acquainted with Finns, they are just like everyone else. Furthermore, they do not make better friends than Swedes, Germans or French, or any number of other nationalities. It is all ridiculous. There are troubling conditions in Finland as in every country but the Finns agree to deny them and hide them. One of them is the privatization of child services and increasing abuse, which is mentions often on Finnish radio. There are several other issues that Finns do not let out. Since the language is so different, it is easy to keep secrets.
'We need to give people their territory back and calm down' Brilliant. That is the best advice I have heard yet.
Yes, that lady is very intelligent she must be the ambassador of PEACE
But aren't Ukrainains just Russians? throughout history most if not all territory of Ukraine was always just a part of Russia, after the 1917 revolution, Ukraine was one of the republics of the Soviet Union and after the USSR fell in 1991, Ukraine became an independent country. I honestly see Ukrainians as Russians but with slightly different culture and a slighlty different language.
@@frank1313 are Australians and Americans just British people?
@@zulubeatz1 why can’t you answer my question though? Why change the subject if my first comment isn’t true.
@@frank1313 Muscovy is in fact a leftover from the Golden horde. Ukraine has a different origin
What's astounding for me, is how many Russians haven't even heard about Finland and Sweden's plans of joining the NATO.
I was struck by that too, especially in comparison, how much they heard about NATO in Ukraine... maybe there is a reason their Tzar is not letting them to know....
I havent heard that either and I am from the west, i doubt many people have actually heard.
I think Putin knows he can't attack Finland and Sweden. And had he started to talk about Finland and Sweden joining NATO without making any move to attack, it would have weakened his propaganda regarding Ukraine. After all, he pretends that Ukraine was under NATO influence and that this was a threat to us, but then surely two countries joining NATO are also a threat, so Russians should logically expect him to attack them too and he can't afford that. Of course, he could find a way to talk about it and to justify not attacking them, but it would make his propaganda less logical and since there are Russians who are becoming a bit more critical about Ukraine, maybe he doesn't want to show them another proof that his propaganda is just BS...
@@pxolqopt3597 it's been all over the news here in the west for about a year. You will find thousands of websites and newspapers mentioning it and it was also on tv. Even Putin already gave his opinion about it in an interview. But I believe that in Russia this is not the kind of content that they want to spread to the population.
@@just_jackie92 people aren't interested
The last guy was spot on. So nice to see there is some reason still in russia. The older ussr generation not so much🤷
the kid with dreadlocks also has a good grasp of reality
100%…. I am very sure this is the real reason Putin wanted to eliminate Ukraine.
Excellent journalism. Thank you.
hello from moscow! Not a single day passes without a thought about this horrendous and absolutely terrifying war that is actually a reason why Finland and Sweden join NATO. Living here means reading or at least hearing about all the nonsense that is taking place in this country. Still none of the problems we as russians have faced are comparable with what innocent Ukranians are going through. I’m utterly ashamed and saddened by the fact our nation is portrayed as barbaric and dangerous (deserved considering all the things that have been committed through the whole history and the current war to be precise).
stop the war 🕊️
upd: many thanks for all kind words and support! I’ve never expected to receive such feedback from y’all :)
You should be ashamed.
@@carolinebjerkelund767 he said he is
❤from Finland. Stay strong and sane, my friend.
@@xdxd___ And so he should be ashamed
You may be ashamed of your country but you can be proud of yourself for making it a little bit better. Hang in there. Humanity needs your kind of people, Russia can only be changed from inside.
It us a pleasure to hear that most of the younger people know exactly what is going on and are not brain washed like the many of the older generation . I hope in the future maybe they will be able to use their influences so that Russia will be a peaceful country.
Under Putins regime they can't do shit
Yeah, younger generations tend to know how to use the internet and VPNs, so any sort of media blackout won't affect them as much as the older gens.
3:35 that's a damn powerful quote
Russians know how to say the most profound things.
The younger people understand because they grew up with the internet and use it to talk to people from all around the world every day. The older people grew up just hearing whatever they were told. That's the difference you can see.
And this is what kremlin regime is afraid of. The last guy told it 99% right.
Exactly
I feel sorry for the sane russians who have to exist in this oppressive environment.
Which country created all wars from the last 40 years ? Which country invaded the most sovereign countries these last 40 years ? Which country spends the most in warfare (800 billions USA vs 70 billions Russia) ? Which country kept bringing weapons at Russia's border with NATO ?
U are brainwashed by Hollywood. USA is a criminal state, practicing torture, not respecting human rights, poisoning its own people, invading sovereign countries.
The World knows very well there are far more 'sane' Russians, but all Russians oppressed by the little dictator in Moscow.
Does that environment look oppressive? Have you seen the videos from January 6 2021 and what happens to people who protest against elect*** fraud in the US? Innocent families locked up? Threats to their judiciary?
The funny thing is that the real smart question is not whether Sweden and Finland should join NATO, but WHY they are so motivated in doing so..That explains everything.
@@peramoredellanalisi4341 Thats not a smart question at all, its a simple question where everyone knows the answer for, Ruzzia.
As a Finn i just want to live at peace. Please stay your site of the border and everything is fine. We dont want a war we just want to be safe and live our lives.
I still believe they should give Karelia back to you
@@thekurdishtapes8317 No. We dont need it and where those people who live there now suppose to go? I dont want to same for them when Finnish Karelia people have to leave 1939 - when it was taken. No. Its lost forever. 😞
Live in peace*
Which you can't if another country won't let you! Or, in other, more famous words: "It is impossible for the most pious person to live in peace if it does not please the wicked neighbor." (Friedrich Schiller, Wilhelm Tell)
They want to live their lives on your land with you deleted from existance.
As french, I studied in russia and I was very afraid how they use their short history to legitimize all kind of claims on other countries.
They even don"t understand that mostly all countries of europe have a longgest history compared to the slavic one (800 after Christ)...
And even so, you cannot use historic claims on land all the time to legitimaze stuff. It would be like if as french we said russia is ours because of Napoleon; or the Roman because of the Roman empire... complet nonsence
People in Russia using such arguments are very fooled and unable to think by themselves. Putin is number one of passiv agressiv introvert which should never got the power gifted like that...
He hasnt the profile to exercise the power; now he is dangerously threating all of us with nuke.. and we must now dismantle his power and country to avoid that repeating again
It's very hiliarious to see this video a year later after its upload...well, now Swe and Fin have joined the NATO XD
Just like Isaraelis
I'm glad and hopeful seeing that the younger generation are wiser and more peaceful than the older one.
Let's continue to be good neighbours. Greetings from Finland 🇫🇮.
i hope your people would be as smart as that and oppose the membership of NATO. Having a NATO country border Russia is asking for trouble. One mistake and we have nuclear war.
Hyvä päivänjatkoa, naapuri!
Finland would use Russia to wipe there ass lol
@@danydaniel8719 👋😄👍
@@mypeeps333 Since the middle of 18th century, Finland has had 4 major wars with Russia. All wars have been devastating and traumatic for Finland. There's nothing to win in a war, even if you manage to "put up a good fight".
Hello from Finland. In these uncertain and chaotic times it's easy to dehumanize one another and think people from anoher nation are beyond humanity. Videos like these are a healthy reminder that even though there is war in Ukraine, we are also increasingly living in a world where we don't see each other as enemies but rather as people who all believe in peace, shared prosperity and common humanity. I genuinely wish there would be no wars. Nobody wins in that, we all have a common shared interest in a better tomorrow for all of us.
My father died in February 2022. He used to travel to Russia many times and he even found a letter-friend family whom he had slept over during his travels in Russia and they were writing to eachother for many years. All the lovely gifts my father got, they seemed like good people. I wonder how they are doing these days, I wish them well.
@@al1999 Kazakhstan is also a great country🤝
I completely agree. We just need to remember not to generalise. In times like these its easy to have an all or nothing mindset, so you start to generalise your life, the people around you, the people you hear about, and your experiences. Thank you for your kind and humble message 👍
Привет из России! Рад тебя слышать, здоровья тебе, жизни и благополучия!
My mother is 100% Finish I love your country and have visited on several locations I hope there is no war and nothing but peace from your country :)
I use 1 oz in the fornt and 2 oz in the rear of ABC ceramic balance beads
"He saw that people are capable of creating democracy and was afraid of repeating it in Russia."
(Power to the people I say.)
That was a smashing remark. The best of the whole video.
It is coming to Russia too. When the war is over against Ukraine, the Russians comes home, especially those fighting for Ukraine, and don't stop fighting until putin is gone! The Ruzzian army is collapsing too and people wants putin's head!
@@karinjohansson7262 it would look good on a stick
"Why dont they love us anymore?" BOY I WONDER WHY.
Thanks for the insights into Russian thoughts. - please continue and be careful - very good work!
Attacking Finland and Sweden would be a horrible, logistical nightmare. Russia can't even handle their troops on flat mud surfaces in Ukraine. So no, Russia would lose fast. Also Sweden and Finland has one of the most advanced STA defensive systems in the world, and is also under US/British protection. Russia is a total Paper Tiger.
dude. You are so formidable, I can just imagine you writing this and at the same time banging your fist on the table in anger. lol. Russia can be paper, but not a tiger, but a bear.
@@aleniohan7841 Russia under Adolf pootin is a Naz1 cripple 🤣
@@ElRabito son, it's time for you to go to school. Go and be a good boy.
@@aleniohan7841 Let it be paper bear then :)
@@Juissimies84 ОК! ))
As a Swede I only have to say that we (Sweden and Finland) have not attacked anyone for hundreds of years, except Finland that wanted to retake territory taken by Russia. In the same time period Russia has attacked a lot of countries.
With that said I can't understand why defending is seen as aggression by so many but yeah most understand that Sweden and Finland is of no threat to anyone, except with furniture in flat packages from Sweden!
@Cu6upckuû First. I said never attacked anyone. Second. Sweden actually saved LOTS of Jewish people if you actually read any history. But yeah, we had lots of Nazis here at the time too. We sold steel to Germany, if we hadn't we would have been invaded and that would help others how? We also helped the allies so we was as neutral as possible if you see it that way.
@Cu6upckuû Hello Troll! I'll keep feeding you so I can use your time. If we COULD attack anyone? In theory yes, in practice no. Getting "attack order" passed in our Riksdag is impossible. You see, democracy... It ain't the same as Russia where one dude that want to go the history books (he will but not as he wants) can just attack anyone he likes.
what a swedish thing to say... "No threat to anyone"? Really? Do you honestly believe that?
Finlands position in there was extremely complicated as well, Finland literally had to attack or otherwise Finland would been got fkd by Nazis+Soviets simultanously. Situation was like comparing shit(soviets) to vomit(nazis) and you have to pick one..
Gotta admit, your flat furniture packs just might destroy the world xDD Just kidding, greetings from Finland!
Thank you. This was so interesting
"I don't understand Finns" let me help you - after seeing Russia invade neighbour after neighbour, they joined the opposing block that promises collective defence in the event of an attack.
I really feel like people are fed up of this war. What was supposed to be a 3 days, easy military operation turned out to be a nightmare for Russia.
But this is good for the entire civilized world. We can now safely turn them into a second North Korea and through away the key. No more russia said this, russia wants that. Complete isolation is the way forward. Let them out when they learn what a toiler is.
With over 150K 💀 Russians, you’d hope they would.
We are in the XXI century and yet we still encounter mass-scale invasions, what a shame. All the money and resources put in this war could have achieved a lot in the world. Instead, lots of common people have to suffer now because of the actions of these self-centered politicians. I guess that's human nature. We are going to learn how to be more united, but there's still a long way ahead, at least 1 or 2 more generations.
Ukraine is taking damage on behalf of all the other no-nuke countries that can be potentially invaded in the future
It is the end of Russia!
Love how they reimagine Finnish history now and think Finland was created by Russia. Occupied momentarily, and that won't happen again.
Finland as a nation was created by an agreement between Germans and Russians.
You can tell who sits at home watching state news all day
As a Swede I don’t want war and I believe most Russians don’t want either. Life is short, we should try and make the best of it. Please, no wars 😢
Everybody lose at war only dumb people want war
Sweden and Finlands have much stronger and modernized armies than Ukraine, they'll naturally be supported by the west with more equipment and advanced weapons than Ukraine since Sweden and Finlands aren't as corrupt as Ukraine and are generally more trust worthy. So Russia has no business attacking Finland and Sweden it would get crushed.
@@xnomadx9588 Bla-bla-bla, another Napoleon from coach😁
As an American...Too late, kid. This is what the world is...and what it's always been. The Soviets are doing Soviet things. As they've ALWAYS done. I KNOW...the younger generation wants things to be different and doesn't understand why things can't be different. I suggest you study European history. Clearly you haven't or you wouldn't be so confused right now. Frankly, as an American...it gets annoying having to get involved with European non-sense. WHY do we have to be the "World Police"? Why can't you Euros handle your business and not have to rely on "big brother" to fight your fights!?
@@scottbaron121 no one cares that you’re an American, Scott.
I broke into my neighbour's house and declared that I own parts of it. Right now I am trying to get hold of his whole house but it's not going too well for me because his other neighbours are giving him tools to defend against me and I am running out of energy.
I know I can't take them all in a fight but luckily I have a bomb in my own mansion that will take out the whole neighbourhood at the press of a button. Of course I won't press the button but I will threaten to do so to make everyone more afraid of me.
Oh and by the way, everyone told me that if I just leave and go back to my mansion, I wouldn't have to deal with all this trouble anymore.
Well, long story short I'm not leaving. Imagine how weak I would look to the whole neighbourhood if I just gave up! I must either get hold of the whole house or somehow come up with a way to leave and make it look like I won.
So far I haven't succeeded in either and the neighbour is getting newer and better defence equipment all the time so I think I will just make more threats to everyone until I figure something out.
All of this would've been over in a couple of days if my neighbour would've just let me take his house. What an unfair neighbourhood! I demand respect!
Daniil. Can you ask in your next interview if people support Lavrov's statement in India that Ukraine launched a war against Russia and that is why Russia started the "military operation"? The audience laughed at him about this statement.
Good idea, but the wording should be more like what do you think of the people who laughed at Lavrov. If possible they should show the clip then ask what do you say about that. Of course it's worth noting that India is not part of NATO.
i saw that, it was hilarious but you noticed he didn't really pause.... Russians are starting to get used to constant humiliation, lol!
Lavrov is human garbage.
Love it💚💛
@@bobbylong8348 If you play the clip a little longer you'll notice he kept a straight face but stumbled repeating a word several times. I think he was surprised especially with a supposedly friendly audience.
"Should we invade Finland and Sweden before they join NATO" Would never happened anyway, because Scandinavia and Finland are among the leading countries in so many fields and Europe and USA are dependant on them for so many things that it would be like an attack on a Nato country anyway. That is like attacking China in terms of stupidity.
Leading in what exactly? Building snowmen? Who in Europe is depending on what exactly from Scandinavia? In what alternate universe is that the case?
Keep up the good work.
1500? Wow.
@@sceptique8718 It's about 49 USD
@@casper14301 My bad. I didn't look properly at the currency sign.
@@sceptique8718 No worries. It was a very generous donation nonetheless. 🙂
@@casper14301 Definitely it is. My respect for that.
These videos gives hope and shows different picture of the mindset of russian people, especially youth. You should be awarded some journalistic award, so important to show to the rest of the world these.
Absolutly agree ! It was very refreshing to see
I agree a real insight into Russian people
Not only russian people, any country with the access of knowledge/education will have a better/smarter young generation than the previous one
This is a really cleverly worded approach. It feels like we get genuine responses from people.
@6:20 Oh, she assumes/claims NATO is the aggressor. Can I ask when exactly did NATO show aggression for all these years? Can anyone tell? Just give one example. I guess you can't.
This is a very dangerous concept. You just can't assume someone is the aggressor and start aggressing. This is definetely not the way. If it would, the world had already gone into the WW3 by now. You can't (and should NOT) attack anyone just because you think it's the aggressor and dangerous. It cannot be called "self defense" if noone is attacking you. But that is preciesly what is Russia doing right now. And this is the real danger and the reason why Russia must be stopped.
As a Finnish man this is calming to see, because i feel like the current propaganda has made people go nuts especially old people.
Just like in this video, all the people with brains understand that war benefits nobody it just makes lose-lose situations no matter which side "wins".
This is why Russia can still change. The younger generation seems to be able to stop seeing the west as enemies
wrong, Raytheon wins
We have to take seriously the fact that Russia can attack here and therefore we have to show that we are not backing down but fighting back
Same here as a Swede. I dont view the Russian people as enemies and hope that peace can be reached soon.
someone loses his life , but someones makes a otf money from war....
Thanks for the video. As a Finn we never had an tought about attacking Russia or any kind of hostilities against them. Sad to see one man can change course of peaceful relationship with Finland and Russia. Much respect for the younger generation of Russia.
It IS sad, given that him making this video is jepoardizing his country's foreign policy statements and future decisions. If russia says they have not intension of invading Finland, this video shows otherwise.
The problem is that Russia is a peaceful liberal country, but Finland is not. If Finland were a free country, then all the politicians who propose to join NATO would already be in prison for trying to draw Finland into a terrorist organization.
@@kibervatniki7552 Its the Finnish people that wants to join NATO because Russia launched an offensive against their neighbour. Without Russias attack we wouldn't even discuss about NATO. You have to ask yourself wich country crossed anothers borders and destroyed cities and peoples lifes? Who is bringin terror?
@@hauki7510 Joining Nato is a process under way since 1990. Your governements started conspiring and signing agreements with Usa and UK at the people back's 30 years ago.
USSR/Russia was Finland's biggest trading partner.
During the cold war, both USA and USSR wanted and needed Finland to be neutral.
Nothing will threat Russia from the outside.
Hello from Gdañsk - Poland. I would like to say that I am gratefull for the work you do. Thanks to it we can see what normal people are like in Russia. Peace!
Greetings from Jasień
NATO is always creating war not Russia. There was offer with negotiations from Russia to Ukraine, because Donetsk has no electricity, no gas, oil and etc because Zelensky government cut if off. Watch Redacted channel and see what is all about. Also Gdansk is such a beautiful city, Sekmes !
@@KochamFriza123 hehe Brzeźno here ;-) greetings
The same normal people have been voting Putin in office to tune of over 80% supporting him and his policies. Don’t let these videos fool you into thinking they’re so opposed to the Russian administration and how the nation has been ran since the Cold War. These people should be revolting their own govt for the war in Ukraine but instead are dodging the draft and leaving the nation letting the power in Putins hands grow exponentially more when no citizens left in the country have a spine.
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Great interviews folks.
The hope I have is that the young people who are making sense will live longer than their Soviet-loving countrymen, and that they might be able to eventually make Russia a normal country free from paranoia or narcissist leaders.
Russia will never be normal. Jesus, why do people in the civilized West believe that Russia and Russians will change? So naive. We Poles know Russia and its people better than any other country.
the young people are currently being forced in the military where they're dying for the most part. There's really very little hope for little folk with no money or power. We can't even leave, really.
What… with lgbt rainbow freaks and diversity quotas? Rather it stay Russian. The west and Europe have stabbed their ethnic people in the back. Russia hasn’t.
Russia is not a country, it is an empire.
Countries are Tatarstan, Komi, Buriatia, Udmurtia, Checnya etc. They are all occupied.
Correct 🙏🏽
As a Finn, invading the Baltics is like invading Finland to me. This video is better, but only because there are brave young people that speak against ALL invasions. Every nation has the right to exist.
Thank you brother. Lithuanian here.
Russia does not need your cold countries. It should better invade Turkey.
younger ones are scared to die in Ukraine. old farts don't care.
I can assure you the Baltics would not stand by and watch should Russia attempt a Special Embarrassment Operation in Finland whilst it's not yet a NATO member.
@@crocolagerfelden6142 Baltics (Lithuania) would not stand by. Believe me. (Wait i just understood you uncorrectly. WE WILL STAND BY) We have particly nothing just good human forces to be fair my brother is in them and we're ready and prepared for invasion like never before in our history. Our solders ar in so good condition like never in history. If Finland would have atleast a single Ruzzian treath our minister would send atleast a good portion of realy prepared forces to help Finland. Now we're all united. I mean all who have ever understand what ruzzia is and what threath it become. Poland/Baltics/Fins/Sweds and others like Romania etc know who ruzzia is. And believe me we will fight till last warrior. Like Ukraine is doing now. And west europe? Pussies. I wonder what they gonna do when shit gets hot. And if chinna starts war also and USA cannot help herself and Nato alies. Oh thats would be worst case scenario. So USA should end this shit in Ukraine ASAP, restock and prepare again. Because western Europe Nato to my believe will not put a finger on our Baltic states because they only will try to safe their own ass (and thats is a question is it possible anymore?) Poland/Sweden/Finland and Ukraine is our main allies now. Imho. I mean what western Europe think of us? Like some small countries that have nothing to offer? Everyone thought that Ukraine will pass out in 3 days or 2 weeks. No. No and no. Just give me the gun ill fight. Give the gun to German people? They will run for their lifes. French? Same. Spain is safe for now. Even UK understands what ruzzia is and this should be main europe compass of what happening but nooo... Fuck them. We have Poland and i wish it would become main European force nation which is doing now. Because Poland and Baltics know what ruzzia threat is. We will not forget. We will never let down. We will never AGAIN let this happen to us. And me myself i will not run. I will defend my small country as much as i can. If i die? I dont mind. They will never win anything again in this world. NEVER.
You are amazing Daniil ! Thanks for what you do !
The bully doesn’t understand why he is so hated…
Thank you for this Daniil. It is great to see so many young Russians seeing this situation with clear open eyes, identifying domestic propaganda and being up to date,surely not from Russian media, of what is happening outside Russia.
Plenty of Russians like this. What needs to happen is for the outside world to know that they are.
I felt their kindness. Grandmother was raped in 1945, grandfather was sent to Siberia to work, father-in-law wanted to kill but he escaped. They wasted my youth by occupying my country. Very good people
Saddens me that any day now people like this who don't want war will be conscripted and sent to battle...put in a situation where they must kill or be killed. war is wrong on so many levels, and it's always the young and less wealthy that carry the bulk of the burden and yet reap the fewest benefit, if any.
Why would you think that young people are so wise and open-minded? Because they think like you and you think you are wise and open-minded? These 15-20-year-olds haven't lived half the life of the older people in the video. They haven't seen how bad it can be. They were not there after the fall of the Soviet Union when there was anarchy everywhere, a rise crime, etc. Why do you discount the views of people who have lived decades? People who have lived through the blockade and the fall of the Soviet Union?
Good to see that at least younger russians have their own sources and are able to filter information.
How do you know how Russians think? About 5% of the surveyed people publish in such videos.
It's good to see the young people know the truth and what is really going on.
I'm not so sure, this video was recorded in Moscow. The countryside (gloubinka) is totally different...
Tiny minority, vast majority especially with no access to non neo-soviet news are totally brainwashed
It's unfortunate that this kind of young people are the ones forced to die in Ukraine.
Larisa's logic is pretty damn funny hahah, i cant stop facepalming hahaha
Hello from Finland again! This is the interview I have wanted to hear a long time. 😀 Thank you. 🙏
The last guy was absolutely correct and the first russian person interviewed who understood exactly what was going on
As a Finn, it was nice to see many wise folks.
Even better, mostly the younger people can see through "POOtin's propaganda", while the older ones seem gullible and brainwashed 'sheep' !?
Agreed (swedish though) but we got eachothers backs in the worst case brother 💪🇸🇪🇫🇮
As a romanian, my blood hit boiling levels when she said: Finns have always been our enemies😂
Bitch please…
Nor really wise if it was that late but sure
@@Don_Puparo It's just shows that you have ~ 0 knowlege in history.
I am surprised that the most “offensive” answers are from older russian “babushkas”. If they want to fight, maybe they might go and try how horrible war is…
They risk nothing.
And have only known state media for 50+ years
A militarily unprepared Finland was a true nightmare for Russia during the Winter War, Russia paid a horrendous price for achieving a nominal victory. Since, Finland has had +80 years of meticulous preparedness for a war with Russia. The Finns have built entire underground cities that can host their population and allow them to concentrate on 1 thing: killing the enemy. Finland still has universal miitary service and can field an army of +1M in no time. Russia wishes!
Actually our wartime strength is 280,000, but it can be expanded.
yah, Finland remembers and hates mother Russia!
Yeah it can be extended up to 980 000
A war with Finland give the Finnish the possebility to concur back lost territory of WW2,and they are not like Ukrain but fully ready to repel any attack from RuZZia
It's true, but russians don't know about this.
Fantastic series of interviews with the finale, superb. You guys are amazing and brave.
The generational difference in opinion is incredible. Thank goodness the young people seem to know what's really going on.
Young people did not live in the Soviet Union. I was born in 1997 and saw the destroyed Russia after the USSR. Closer to 2010, modern foreign technologies began to appear in our country, we began to build better building(mass markets, stores and etc), roads, and we got a lot of foreign things, food and computer equipment. Sorry for my English, it's hard to learn a foreign language in Russia because there are no good specialists and for this you need a lot of money.
Young people are not afraid of NATO or the "collective West" because we want to build a modern country that will compete with the economy, not weapons. If, after a shameful war, we can return power to smart and real professional politicians. War is wanted only by old people who bitterly regret how much fun it was for them to walk drunk in the USSR and live in shit. Sorry for this comparison, but it's actually true.
@@kusabimaru-
Younglings also know about VPNs and so many get their information from outside of Herr Putler's Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda. While the phone lines are connected the young will still get information while the old will watch propaganda on TV. Still, baring in mind the demographic timebomb that was facing Russia before the second Ukraine invasion the millions of young and/or professionals that have left the country should accelerate the population decline to the point China will get it stolen lands back sometime this century. BTW, the Tsars didn't create Russia, Russia was formed by the Viking King Blutooth (yes the comms protocal is named after him). Also "Russia always wins", yeah, Japan. Germany, Afghanistan, oh and not mention Crimea. Russia only wins against a power with the aid of the great powers, Russia has never defeated a power on it's own in history.
Dont kid yourselfe, they dont have a bloody clue, thats why they are so understanding. The younger generation didnt grow up during the cold war and the fear of nuclear war every day, now did they?
@@darthwiizius "Always won" - usually they say so and remember the northern war (1700-1725) and the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). These were defensive wars.
In the minds of 40+ year old people (in Russia) this is a victory exclusively for RUSSIAN people and they forget that the USSR included a lot of nations in its army. 27 million dead soldiers did not fight for the sake of their descendants exterminating and hating each other.
All the people who left Russia for the most part will return, because. their family remained here: Mother, father, sisters, brothers, grandparents. Not many are ready to leave forever.
@@kusabimaru-
You say that but while Russia is ruled by kleptocrats the sanctions will never be lifted, until Russia "changes" systems again they will be facing harsher restrictions for the next couple of decades than the Soviet Union faced. I think the exodus might accelerate beyond this initial rush as the economic and social conditions deteriorate. Don't underestimate Russia's food security vulnerability either, Russia is solely dependent on US GM seed stocks from which they are now banned, these seed stocks are genetically coded with a life span so next year Russia will have a serious shortage of staple food stuffs.
Power to the people! No matter where the people from. If more of us will speak boldly against all those atrocities, than we might have a chance living more humanely!
The last guy completely gets it ...
Sadly, he is one of the very few in Russia that does
don't forget that those that could left!
Thank you for the interview!
Greetings from Finland.
Hi
You guys deserve a nobel peace prize and I'm not exaggerating.
you are doing a good thing with those intervievs! respact!
Hey, I'm a bit concerned, could the interviewees be held accountable by police or others for speaking out against war? If so, could blurring their faces eliminate the risk? Other than that, this is extremely interesting and I am very happy to see videos like this! The questions you asked are very balanced too.
I tought same thing
Yeah, he really should censor their faces
@@issadraco532 huh? do you understand how blurring faces works..? 💀 you make no sense
@@kam2894 If he would blur their faces and hide their identities, it might come across as "propaganda" from the viewpoint of the government, as if all of this was staged and done with the intention of "making Russia look bad" or something like that.
@kam2894 I think his point was that if the camera guy/interviewer blurred the faces, he would face severe scrutiny from the government of Россия as to WHY he would blur the faces.
I could be mistaken 😅
This was really heartening to watch, we need more opportunities to connect with the humans across the war induced divide. Much respect to you and all those interviewed (even the women with different perspectives)
Finland and Sweden are independent nations and they can have whatever they want in their territories, Russia liking it or not.
True you are right, but try to explain to that to the us if one of their neighboors happens to do the same ;)
@@drtak4512 exactly, like Russian missiles in Cuba
I agree
@sub R0cky Not the same, finnland is not filled with russians while the 3 regions that russia seek to annex are, and were annexed to Ukraine by the soviets, russia turned the blind eyes on this as long as the Ukrainian gouvernement remains freindly ( or at least not hostile) and respects the russian miniority's citizenship aka ( respecting their vote and not doing a coup in case their guy wins), nothing of this happened thus the war.
yet you choose to be Nato bitch and slave.funny use of freedom.
just came here after watching one of your other vids. The one questioning about ukraine war and polish involvement, and can i just say i'm relieved that you found some critical thinking people that are not bloodthirsty! :D jeez... although a lot of old women seem to want soviet era back??
As a Finn i can tell you my russian friends, we are very well prepared if you wanna try something one day. We don't like or want wars but we're allways ready to defend our country.
Vi hör dig, vän. 👍🍻🇫🇮🇺🇦🇸🇪
@@spacelemur7955 I´m quite sure that if russia would decide to try invade Sweden or Finland these days our countries would be very unified in defending the aggressor! This is not only what i hope but what i believe.
@@Juissimies84 True! But I am sure you meant "defending _against_ the aggressor." 😉🇸🇪🇺🇦🇫🇮
Who knows, maybe the next Simo Häyhä is waiting for his chance.
@@cicibrienc4192 ask putin and co
"He saw that people are capable of creating democracy and was afraid of repeating it in Russia"
To invade any country in these modern times is truly horrific and abhorrent. Citizens are the ones who suffer the brutality .
So true
Not the first time, it happened. That's partly why the global reaction is relatively mild.
Yes, just ask the Peoples of Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan…..
always has been. modern times are not special. they are only special to us, beause we live in them. For the future generations, these will be uncivilized unwise times, which they luckily were able to leave behind themselfes.
I hope you're referring to Nato invading Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Somalia, and many other countries that fell victim to U.S/Nato colonialism.
Excellent programme.
This is the best video you have done so far. It was very clever to ask questions that are relevant to the war in Ukraine without the need to even mention Ukraine.
I was thinking the opposite, I think when you ask the average Russian about Ukraine vs Finland or Sweden you are going to get very different answers. It is important to discern the attitude of Russians and how much they will equate Russia with the Soviet Union, and how that relationship will change depending on the question. I don't claim to fully understand it myself and no one could who does not live in a post Soviet state.
@Milkwalker Jones What I found particularly interesting was that when you ask about Ukraine the Russians often say that they had to invade Ukraine because of the imminent threat from NATO (even though Ukraine was not anywhere near joining NATO), yet when they are asked about Finland actually being about to join NATO they mostly see it as not a big deal.
This discrepancy demonstrates the truth that the invasion of Ukraine really had nothing to do with its ambition to eventually join NATO. It is just a propaganda cover story.
@@milkwalkerjones633 it is very easy to explain, in the Ukraine matter there is an official State policy, in the Finnish-Swedish matter there is not. There has been interviews in the past, where people didn't have a problem calling Putin a thieving bastard (no State policy) while skirting around the invasion of war (which very much is a State policy).
Brilliant young people, they know something isn’t right. This gives me hope.
**russia invades Ukraine with a full scale war** Russians: ‘We must defend ourselves’ 🤦🏼♂️
The US invades Iraq with a full scale war. Americans: 'it's a war against terror, they have weapons of mass destruction'.
Not that I condone the devastating war in Ukraine, but I'm not sure we're that much better.
Z logic
Ork logic
Fascist Z logic.
The Special Operation is a response to military aggression by NATO. Russia has been subjected to military aggression by various countries on the orders of NATO for decades. If Sweden or Finland had been attacked for 10-20 years, you would have a different opinion.
Some of these old ladies are the most aggressive. They probably frustrated, having not had a good rogering since Soviet times.
From the many 1420 videos, I see that some of the old people are the most aggressive and bloodthirsty.
To those who want the Soviet Union back, I wish them to end up in the Soviet Union of the 1930's.
Lol… They would love it!!! All the more reason to fell like a victim
Frankly, any decade of the 20th century in the territory of the Soviet Union would do 😂 😂
Frankly, any decade of the 20th century in the territory of the Soviet Union would do 😂
To those who praise capitalism, I wish them to end up in Great Depression era America
@@chairmanlmao4482 Is that really you, Winnie the Pooh?
It is great to see eloquent and informed young Russians. Thank you. Humanity may prevail.
10:16 THIS!
Good to see so many people here with rational thoughts and sad that they can't make a difference because the people in power want war.
Greetings from Australia and hoping that peace will come soon.