Ukrainians Seem Relaxed As Russia Surrounds Them With Troops And Western Powers Prep Sanctions
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- Опубліковано 1 лют 2022
- Stephen breaks down the latest news about the standoff between Russia and the U.S. over Ukraine, and the curious sense of calm that's evident on the streets in that country. #Colbert #Comedy #Ukraine
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I live in Kyiv and I can say that we are ready to meet Russian forces here. People are getting ready, but of course we all hope that it won't happen. On the other hand, Russia has invaded Ukraine in 2014 so we have been waiting for this situation for a long 8 years.
Most of Ukrainians understand that if we start panic, nothing good will happen for sure. As an example, for 3 last weeks we had numerous calls to police about bombs in schools and in metro stations. I work in school and last Friday we evacuated because of that. Young children were panicking as they didn't know what to do, and that's why teachers had to stay calm: we have to take care of kids no matter what. War or not war, if adults panic, it's kids who suffer.
I don't know you, but as a fellow human being, I am proud of you. Your attitude is the right one. No one wants war, it would be horrible and we all should hope (and most of us do hope) that it won't come to that. At the same time, Putin's regime is infuriatingly ridiculous and his "give me an inch I'll take a yard" attitude should not be acceptable to the global community. I'm not talking specifically about the U.S. here. The U.S., like all countries, have their own failures and abominations, but two wrongs don't make a right and Putin simply should not be allowed to continue to oppress people. However, it's far easier to say when it isn't you who are at risk of being invaded. May I ask what is the general perception of the situation in your country at this time? And may I ask what you think other Ukrainians think of the U.S., NATO in general, and specific NATO countries like Canada, France, Germany, Britain, etc? At the end of the day, I just want to salute your wiseness when it comes to kids. You couldn't be more right. This must be an awfully traumatic time for these kids and the best...and pretty much only thing to do as adults and role models for these kids is to stay calm and be there for them. It must be a horrible situation that you are in. I would very much like to read about what you think of the situation in general and whatever else you may want to share. Oh, also, and this might sound like a stupid question, but does, in your opinion, Covid-19 have an impact on the whole situation and if so how? Is it a positive one or a negative one.....if there is one at all......I would very much like to read your answer, but I'd understand and respect if you decide not to. I sincerely wish you the best with all my heart. I truly want you guys to be okay. You are not in an easy position and things like this shouldn't be part of our allegedly modern era. I'm not a religious man but if I were I'd pray for you all....instead I'll just hope for the best and are there organizations taking donations that you think would help the situation? I'm pretty much even less of a rich man than I am a religious man lol, but still whatever I can save I'll send...I just wouldn't want to send it to the wrong place. Sorry if this sounds like pity, it is not, it's an attempt at solidarity and I, in no way, am trying to insult you and your fellow citizens. Again, I wish you the very best.
Pff😂 You ain’t ready for nothing because noting will happened unless you nazi’s helpers will invite USA to deploy missles against Russia.
@@user-wg1bl1dx2m huh
What about protests in Ukraine? They don't get much coverage. Media tells us that Ukrainians are united and all digging trenches.
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@Oskar Dora No. Russia has only two military bases outside of the country and both were by invitation. While the U.S. has over 200 foreign bases. So then when you look at what is going on in the Ukraine, which is basically a society divided between those who want closer ties to the West and those who want closer ties with Russia, you have to wonder who is really driving the civil unrest? Remember Ukraine is right on Russia’s border. We certainly would considered it practically an act of war if Russia was involved in Mexico in the same ways that the U.S. is in the Ukraine. Also remember that Putin seemed to virtually be bending over backwards to accommodate the U.S. on a joint missile defense shield with Russia under Bush. However, what killed the deal was when the U.S. refused to stop building new military bases deep in Eastern Europe. Again, imagine how we’d feel if Russia insisted on building new military bases today in Cuba and Mexico? This question ignores the fact that Russia doesn’t even have military bases there presently, as the U.S. already did have bases deep in Eastern Europe. So the seeming obsession with creating even more isn’t an action that would make Russia feel safe, We don’t want ukraine.
As a Moldovan I take offense at that joke. People come here sight seeing our large potatoes, nobody grows turnips.
You have some delicious wine. I had some for Christmas. It was delightful. Cheers from United States.
He is Irish...they Lo-ove their turnips.
and your wine. Moldova makes good wine. To anyone out there you should check out Moldavian wine ;)
yeah, wine it's one of the main exports, along with fruits and cereals. I'm glad you liked it. And speaking of records, we do have some of the largest cellars in the world, Milestii Mici and Cricova. So large, that they had bike races down there, it's some 120 miles of tunnels. Not much of anything else though...
Hahaha, I love that the whole world watches the show and replies things like this :)
Russian troops in Moldova or ( Transnistria ) have been there for a long time, before the Russia-Ukraine Conflict even started in 2014.
And all the other russian troops are in permanent bases. There are 80k Russian troops protecting 80% of the Russian pop spread out over 000s of Kms.... and today the WH walked back their claim an invasion was :imminent
@@sisyphusvasilias3943 true..... Copy that....
Why are Ukrainians calm? Well, Eastern Europe has only been poor and oppressed for, oh, about 300 years. They've seen everything. It's not easy to shake them.
Calling Eastern Europe poor is ignorant.
@@tvs9978 well they are the poorest in Europe, economically speaking. 🤷♂️
@@tvs9978 Being poor is totally understandable if the area has been oppressed for hundreds of years, neglected by every leader and got ravaged by communism for 80 years. It's not like that because of the people, it's because geography, economics, politics and bad luck. Nobody can expect Swiss-lifestyle after that much hardship and grief.
I know because my country got oppressed for 900 years, got used shamelesly as a buffer zone, neglected by the foreign rulers and impacted by the constant threat of communism for 80 years. We just had a bit of good luck, whereas many others didn't.
@@alaric_ Bruh every country has gone through hardship and grief, it's the human condition, we are living in the luckiest time period for every country. 1000 years ago you weren't likely to live past 21. Even the so called "rich" European countries have had it really really bad in their histories, constant war, oppression, disease, corruption, monarchy, classes, torture and every bad thing you can't imagine or comprehend.
@@Bbouy1HD the blow got softened by their colonial empires. Eastern Europeans didn’t have the whole continent of Africa and South america to fall back on when they had resource scarcity
Russia invaded Ukraine 8 years ago, as you showed on your map of Ukraine without Crimea. Hence the relaxed attitude. We have been in this for quite some time.
The Crimeans held a vote to rejoin Russia, how could anyone blame them 🤦🏼♂️ Ukraine almost destroyed Crimea 🙌🏻
@@adamc9058 Ah yes the votes, held at gunpoint at the voting booths and not validated the integrity of the voting by an outside third party...I am sure everything went "fine".
@@DagobertX2 oh yeah sure. Who was the last guy to claim an election was "fake" when it didn't go his way?
@@adamc9058 is your real name Igor?
@@adamc9058 is your real name Igor?
They've been at war effectively since 2014, so yeah they're calm
Great. Hope you and your family have been vaccinated.
False Ukraine is in a Civil War.
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@@sisyphusvasilias3943 becouse of america
@@sisyphusvasilias3943 you Russian or what.
Yeah when the USA supported the 2014 Ukrainian coup to overthrow their democratically elected government, like America has done to SO MANY OTHER COUNTRIES.
Straight after the coup the US started to help train, advise and supply the Ukrainian military with lethal weapons who then started bombing eastern Ukraine. So far US supplied weapon's have helped the Ukrainian military kill over 15,000 eastern Ukrainian innocent civilians.
In my lifetime I have seen right wingers go from despising Russia to being in love with a Russian dictator. More than a wee bit bizarre to me.
I know, right?
@Misericordia Given the history involving the two countries, that's even more bizarre.
@@capturedflame They have wet dreams about shirtless Putin.
My brothers and I were discussing the same thing. It's amazing that the hatred for our own countrymen has risen beyond that of despising despotic madmen.
It’s the Schröderization of the right.
I have a friend who lives in Ukraine, when I brought up the Russia situation, their response was to meme at me
The whole Russian war thing is memed to DEATH in Ukrain. My Ukrainian friend's facebook feeds are nothing but war memes.
Comedy; a way to cope.
Because it's the American propaganda doing it, they are making an excuse to make this war up. Biden is losing popularity and wants to do what Bush did
Anyone which a semi-functioning brain knows this is all just propaganda by the American media to start another war.
Is the murican population really that stupid or most of the comments and like on those comments are bots because its blatantly clear Nato and US are the aggressors here.. they have lied about and destroyed Iraq syria libya Afghanistan but boy Russia and China wont be the same.
Ukraine has seen more war than Americans have holidays! Hence the reaction.
when they are all lying dead in the street tell me if they're still laughing
We have your back..
Yes that’s why u need our help
Americans have more combat experience than Ukraine has seen war… piss pants
To be fair we have very few holidays in America.
It is more like we have come to terms with the threat of new invasion (in case any one missed, Russia invaded Ukraine 8 years ago and we are fighting them ever since) and we are trying to live our lives as normal as possible. At the same time about a half of us are ready to fight in active combat when necessary, other half is ready to help by supporting the troops. Because this is our land, our home and we will not just run. We will fight. Untill then we might as well go and have a dance in the club
P.S.:@the late show with Stephen Colbert, Crimea is Ukraine, check your map
That's not remotely true. Ukrainians are saying "Please stop lying that Russia is about to attack us. We live here and see no evidence of a Russian invasion. Your non stop sensationalist media frenzy has weakened our economy and stressed out people for no reason."
And today the WH said an invasion was not imminent.
@@sisyphusvasilias3943 I am Ukrainian, I live in Ukraine and I am telling you, that there is no way telling when exactly russians gonna strike. But we keep calm and live our lives, while always ready to fight back. Which of that you find remotly not truth escapes me. As for the evidence of Russia invasion - check out Crimea and occupied parts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. They have invaded, they are still there.
@@koshkomashko You're (maybe) A single Ukrainian. The Ukraianian Gov and Military say there is no sign that Russia is thinking of striking. It's far more likely that Ukrainian Gov forces will attack the Ukrainaian Donbass provinces, breaking international law and the Minsk Agreement Ukraine signed.
Corrupt and tyrannical Zelensky moved 60% of the Ukrainain Forces to the ceasefire line and Publicly stated he was about to attack.
This is a Ukrainian CIVIL WAR, not a Russian invasion.
@@sisyphusvasilias3943 you should probably quite watching russia today. There is no civil war, there are Russian officers in occupied parts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions and russian occupational administration in Crimea. Try and watch interviews of Girkin and other russian officers, who were leading the active combats in 2014 and on. They don't even pretend anymore.
As for Zelenskyj, yeah he is not my cup of tea, but he was democratically elected. And guess what, if he keeps failing at his jod, he will be voted out. That is how democracy works, and we did our share of fighting to make sure we can elect our representatives. And I am Ukrainian from Ukraine, not some outsider full of russian propaganda narratives
@@koshkomashko Nope. It is absolutely and undoubtedly a Civil War as is agreed by all of the Normandy Group Governments including the last two Ukraine Governments. You'll need to provide evidence of Russian Servicemen deployed to the Autonomous Donbass Republics.... If there was any US media would have long ago shared it.
Retired Russian Vets going to volunteer to save Family and Friends from the threat of Fascist ethnic cleansing, sure and I salute them, but even those are a small amount. And nothing compared to the foreign volunteers serving in the Ukrainian Gov trenches, including NAZIs andAlQaeda Jihadist fresh from Syria, (Chechens mostly).
The people who defeated the Ukrainian Army are almost entirely the local inhabitants of DNR/LPR and US Intelligence has stated as much in numerous policy speeches and papers, most recently in an article in Foreign Policy Magazine by the RAND institute.
Western media and politicians are not reliable, unless they provide solid evidence it's more statisticly accurate to accept they are lying.
And as Zelensky, I get as a Ukrainian you have a low bar for standards of politicians as pretty much ALL of them have been corrupt and/or fascist but no way was Zelensky democratically elected and no way we should just right off his tyrannical crimes as 'par of the course'.
If a Gov is appointed without including the votes of Donbass and Crimea then that Gov has no claim to represent them. But what's more important is that millions of Ukrainians were denied the right to vote due to be migrant workers in Russia, while Ukrainian migrant workers in EU were not just counted, some estimates reported above 100% turn out for polling stations in Ukrainian Embassies in E.U. So either Ukrainians TRAVELLED hundreds of miles, across borders to stand in long lines to vote, or they voted twice. Or the Ukrainain Embassies stuffed their ballots.
Worse than that is the intimidation tactics of Hard Right Thugs who travelled to twons with high % of Russian speakers and threatened people with violence to deter them from voting for any candidates who were sufficiently anti-Russian.
And you need a Free Press to hold fair elections, that hasn't existed in Ukraine since 2015.
Let alone PEACEMAKER and the Russian Language laws, even the lack of a Census to accurately form the electoral roles.
Ukraine is nowhere near a Democracy. Who knows who would have run and defeated Zelensky if Ukraine was a safe place for anyone to compete in elections based on their policies.
What Zelensky has done is deplorable and the most authoritarian anywhere in Europe.
Ending the Independent Judiciary so he can throw his opposition in jail. Terrifying the population with threats of Martial law. Provoking the 2021 crisis by sending huge numbers of troops and tranks to the ceasefire line. Closing down all media critical of him... and the endless pilfering of state funds by Rada officials has continued under him, bringing the economy to the brink of collapse despite continue EU bail outs.
All of these are Ukrainian problems created by Ukrainians.
Russia's not to blame for the state Ukraine is in. Ukraine will never improve until Ukrainians take responsibility for it's corruption and political violence.
I’m Ukrainian, can describe situation from inside. Okay imagine you read in your FB or twitter news about Russian troops on your country’s boundaries and so on. You read all of this, watching different experts videos about military numbers, how many troops needed to cut of a capital and so on… of course you feel anxious and scary but what you, as a citizen, can do basically - not much. Just to think about worst case scenario, how you will contact with your relatives and where to hide from bombs if somth. That’s pretty much all.
Yes, it is a rich man's war. The people are just disposable pawns in their power games. I feel totally detached from the drama of politics because I am surrounded by loving, peaceful, people just trying to live their lives and provide for their loved ones.
Stay strong friends, there not much we can do about it. I hope this problem solves soon with no casualties. Greetings from Mexico.
You might need to eventually engage in guerrilla warfare, you need some stockpile of food and water, buy some weapons if you have men willing to defend. That's what you can do. You're gonna regret it once they invade if you don't.
We are many that fully understands you want to remain an independent nation. Putin use your nation to deflect his own populations attention away from the ever increasing oppression they are experiencing.
We are many that remember that Russia PROMISED to never attack you if you delivered the many nuclear weapons stationed in your nation over to Russia and you did, thus making the world safer.
MANY will support you and prevent Russia from throwing the entire world into new 50 years of instability. If Putin are given a finger, like he was when the world accepted he took Crimea, he unfortunately perceive this as an opportunity to rip of the arm. YOUR safety are ultimately OUR safety. Russian population will have to go back to eat potatoes again if Putin really invades you. NATO as an DEFENSE alliance have been a huge stabilizing factor. The West will come to regret if we deviate from the recipe that have created that stability. Kennedy PROMISED to stay away from Cuba if there were no nukes there. USA have kept their promise, if Russia dont keep theirs to you, all bets are off. I really dont hope Putin are THAT stupid. Stay free! Best wishes!
@@Mike-ox8sq What oppression is that? Putin enjoys a massive support at home! The "oppression" you talk about is the one coming out of american politician´s asses, constantly trying to portray Russia as the bad guy, while NATO flies and sails within sight of Russian shores. And now that they are out of Afghanistan, a new boogeyman has to be created to keep that armament industry in business!
I find it hilarious that people will foam at the mouth over Crimea, but says nothing about Israel and the Golam Heights.
People are most certainly anxious and worried. How much, depends on where in the country they are. Those closer to the Russian border - they're holding mass 1st aid training, buying guns, packing their bags, and those who can have fled the country.
hahahahahaha yeh they fled the country ten years ago because this might happen in 2022.
100% Certified BS
@SISYPHUS VASILIAS all of your comments are BS
@@burgermind802 Obviously a Colbert fan…. Which is surprising, considering there aren’t very many
Uh huh. Let's listen to the human target's with 80iq. Cause there isn't anyone else left alive above that cept us gods
The Taiwanese are similarly sanguine about the possibility of invasion from China. Villagers living near an active volcano are similarly blase about the possibility of it erupting. Live with a fear for long enough and it becomes commonplace.
I live in Eastern Europe in an "at risk" country for Russia and the thing most of us are p!ssed off about is the USA and the UK talking Europe into war.
Russia won't invade in spring. The EU relies on Russia for 30% fo its gas in winter - so Russia's power is in winter, as always. THIS situation is about Biden and Johnson having problems at home they need to distract from.
Point taken yet I'm still curious how the former Soviet republics feel about getting the Union back together? I truly believe that the dream of a certain KGB officer/FSB director with nostalgia for past "greatness" is to return to the "glory" days.
@@scottmwilhelms2437 Because your media has told you that.
@Keep an open mind 保持开放的心态 - Those defence contractors won't get rich unless you bomb someone...
@@piccalillipit9211 This
As an American I have to say one thing.
I think the way Ukraine is responding to this is really bad ass.
They are looking a possible horrible catastrophe in the eye and saying.
"Well it sucks but maybe it won't happen."
I wish I could be that low stress.
What pill are you taking give me one right now Ukraine.
No seriously how much do I have to pay for that kind of calm rationality.
Ukraine is a country full of real men and real women who are bad ass.
I wish America could react to something with such a since of calm togetherness and stand as one again.
#NothingButRespect
#WatchAndLearnSomethingAmerica
Actually you would really have to understand the situation...In a way the sort of don’t care..the country is split between the two..the two countries are intertwined it’s almost like cognitive dissidence. Many too are also skeptical of the west and them being a more reliable and safer union..many do not want or will accept the terms that will be brought upon them by the west and many are seeing the west decay.
@@ByzantineCapitalManagement Like the day never came when Russia invaded and occupied Crimea and parts of the Donbas?
#UkraineIsAlwaysUnderThreatOfRussia
Hahaha! It's our typical Eastern European way. It's a result of Eastern Orthodoxy, which is quite different in it's outlook on life compared to Western Catholicism or Protestantism. The basic message of Orthodoxy is "we must endure and suffer" since the path to salvation involves some degree of discomfort. As Americans invoke the unalienable right to the "pursuit of happiness", we go the exact opposite way and we embrace the fact that life sucks. This may sound suicidal or like some BDSM fetish 😀and it does have downsides, but it does prepare you mentally for hardship. Things that Westerners often consider unbearable, are for us minor inconveniences. As a poem from my country (Romania) once said: "Gladly we'll suffer through it all/Be it peace, be it war"
This spirit was captured well in the mini-series Chernobyl on HBO... I loved the speech by Shcherbina: "This is what has set our people apart. 1000 years of sacrifice in our veins. And every generation must know its own suffering." That word is key: must. Or the scene when the miners agree to go to Chernobyl once they realize what is happening. They choose to die/risk death of their own free will. The series is written by a Westerner, British I think, but of all the Western films and other media depicting the East, it's the only time I felt: they get it! And you could say, it's just some show, it's not accurate, but read the real-life speech to his troops by a Serb officer, Dragutin Gavrilovic in WW1, during the defence of Belgrade against the Germany and Austria-Hungary. He tells the soldiers not to worry about their lives, because they no longer exist and their regiment has been struck from the records. They simply put flowers on their guns and uniforms and they attack. The Serb defence of Belgrade was so fierce, that the German commander August von Mackensen said afterwards: "We fought against an army you only hear about in fairytales" and he made a small monument to honour his opponents, which simply says in German and Serbo-Croat: "Here rest Serb heroes".
Do not buy the BS. I watched European news and they were on the ground there. They interviewed civilians being trained to fight and it is so desperate that they are training 50 year old women with no previous experience. These same civilians report to the Ukraine Army.
Zelensky is trying to keep people calm on camera, while scrambling behind the scenes.
@blank blank ~ your premises is false…
It’s the west that betrays treatise, not everyone else..
OOPSIE! Graphics department used the UN flag instead of the NATO flag
I dont think that was an accident in the context of this propaganda piece
Huh? I don't even know my own flag tbh
The smartest General and the Greatest leader knows the one and first rule 1. Stay calm during the face of war.
Ukraine 🇺🇦 is handling this so damn well, they have seen more war on its soil before it even became Ukraine.
No they haven’t Ukraine only became Ukraine after the collapse of the USSR
You do realize that France has won more battles and wars than any nation in history, right?
С чего вы взяли что Россия планирует войну с Украиной? Откуда у вас эта информация? Я живя в России знаю, что Россия не хочет войны, не с кем!!!!!! Вы жертва пропаганды
That makes no sense. Calmness is not a weapon that you can fight with.
@@orangeziggy348 but it definitely helps
Fun fact- you can find the world's largest turnip is in Carelton-Sue-Mer, Canada. (according to the Guiness Book of World Records).
See it, you sure it ain't plastic;) from what I know turnips rot
And all this time I thought it lives in Mar a Lagos, Florida. USA
Shhh don't send Russian to invade Canada!
@@ProulxS Relax, Sarah Palin is watching them from her doorstep
My younger sister is studying in Ukraine. My parents have been loosing sleep and hairs over this crisis and her safety. She is attending her classes, birthday parties and impromptu bowling party 🤷♀️.
When we asked her to prepare an emergency bag she laughed it off, saying it isn’t likely to happen and if natives are not worried she need not as well.
...It never hurts to be prepared.
She really should have what we call, over here, a "bug-out bag."
But I just live in hurricane country, so what do I know?🤷
Nah she's not getting it, the native's are preparing but also saying it might not happen. They've had to deal with this 8 years so they've always thought it might happen. Tell her to just have a bag prepared even if its just for your parents peace of mind, better be safe than sorry
@Tina Crew • Not only should your younger sister prepare an emergency bag (aka bug-out-bag) she should do a video of it. All the preppers I've seen on UA-cam are no where near a potential war zone. What she chooses would be a lot more revealing. If she could zoom in your parents with comments, it could be hilarious (as opposed to depressing.)
@@yvonnetomenga5726 They collected credits and thought not to pay them, but Putin loose the hopes Ukrainians again ;)
1:20 that's not NATO's flag, it's the UN's wtf. 😂
Living in South Africa with anxiety and after the riots in my home town last year, just feel like anything can happen. My family members were literally running militias and reconnaissance for the neighbourhoods in case they were targeted. School kids went on routine patrols with weapons in case of attacks. Now, we act like that all didn't happen. I moved from that area a long time ago because it felt so charged. I actually feel safer working in a prison now, at least I just offer healthcare so I know most people would protect me because I try to be kind but if anything should happen I'm always expecting it. You never know when things could go awry.
What was the breakdown on ur neighborhood? Most from subcontinent or mix of whites and Indians descendants? Any Bangladeshi or Pakistany in ur neighborhood?
@@addyred1861 What a silly thing to ask... Conflicts arise as a cumulation of multiple factors. Trying to make it all about ethnicities or races is just ignorant and destructive.
As an Indian let's not get politically correct in wording , the riots and hate against Indian's are engrained in black south Africans , ik many Indian's who patrolled
Stay safe some inmates don't care how nice you are they will still attack you other inmates will come to your aid if they can tho as I know even in prison the good outnumber the evil.
@@addyred1861 goons of Jacob Zuma SA ex-president
A few weeks ago while in Bulgaria, I met a backpacker couple from Canada coming from Ukraine. Of course I asked them how it was. They told me how beautiful the country is, what they did, how friendly the people were, etc...
I am, no, I mean the political situation. They didn't know what I was talking about. I had to explain to them about the Russian armies at the border. They haven't seen or heard anything while being there for two weeks.
Nice to have you here. Hope you and your family have been vaccinated.
@@falsch4761 Russia is known to deny and lie, and then proceed to do exactly that. they did the same act in 2014. Of course, US is known to deny and lie as well, but it is usually about other things.
@@falsch4761 No, Ukraine media says that Russia ALREADY invaded Ukraine, they have been living with this for 8 years, this is just wave 2. You can't keep up hype for 8 years, people get burned out of it. Covid only been around for 2 years and everybody is over hearing about it every day. Every Ukrainian already knows what is up. That is why Ukraine is buying all the AT missiles and training soldiers.
@@falsch4761 That and other things, yes.
@@falsch4761
Look up second Gulf of Tonkin incident.
The My Lai massacre definitely happened, but unfortunately, it's probably one of _many_ village massacres that routinely occurred in Vietnam.
My Lai was just reported on and then investigated. The other ones were not.
I am sorry, why is the map of Ukraine showed without Crimea here?
Because they had a referendum...only the West doesn't like how that vote went, so they call "fake!"
@@lenawagenfuehr53 so you call Ukrainians "the West" as well? Because Ukrainian government also considers this as annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
Because Crimea is not part of the Ukraine stop living in the past
@@user-eg9zf7wx6f Hello this is Germany, we want back Poland.
Hasn't Putin played Risk before? You can't hold all of the USSR, I pulled it off once, and the trick is to get all of the other players to argue with each other over pointless crud... Oh wait.
LMAO
The Russian troops are not in Moldova but are in the breakaway and unrecognized nation of Transnistria. Only reason Moldova hasn't taken that renegade area back.
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Fun fact: your map needs a correction badly -- Crimea is Ukraine!
I am assuming that the map shows method of attacking the main body of Ukraine, not the territorial claims of Ukraine...
So the media is lying! There are no Russian soldiers in Crimea? Interesting thing to claim.
@@gHGhej those aren't claims, those are internationally reconized borders, to begin with ;)
What's wrong then showing the methods of attack without carving out the Crimea from Ukraine?
And yes, Crimea was occupied by Russian army in the first place. But similarly, there's a lot of Russian soldiers in Donbas.
So pls let's just stay on the only point I've made -- the correctness of the map in terms of Ukrainian borders -- and try not to pin anything on top which wasn't in the initial message.
Cheers ;)
@@49bes By the way, what events made these borders? And no West power ever blank international recognized borders, glad that is the case. Have you heard for the right-wing? They love blanking history as well.
Also as there is no real defination for a country, territorial claim is much easier to explain the situation. Also generally we do not colour, Taiwan as part of China or North Ireland as part of the Republic, as it is down to the forces who control that ground. Sorry the world is not 2D, your argument needs to be consistent. Unless it is not fact driving you but emotion and my reply if you just emaotional that territorial claim was add to a map graphic is please become more mature.
@@gHGhej so, your argument is 'whoever has the army on the ground -- he's the legitime owner of the land'? Boy, than I'm happy with my 2D world, mate! You know, the one where laws exist -- those funny papers that don't let your neigbors rob and kill you ;)
And if you are a history fan -- how long do you want to go back in history to set the 'true and fair' borders? Just name me that year.
As for me -- I'm a law fan. In this example -- Helsinki act, Paris accords, Vienna convention and Budapest memorandum. I could also throw in a Friendship treaty, but we all know that Russia treats its agreements loosely.
@@49bes Yes laws stop you being murdered, they are more after the fact punishment then magical defences 🤣
It is your right to make an idiot of yourself publicly. Good day, before you get your piss over me and yet claim you never as that is not how it works
When working with explosives, you always work with 'enough' so that a mishap will end all your worries.
A small charge is a worry, it could injure you.
A large charge is no worry, you would not survive.
The folks in the Ukraine are sitting in an explosives warehouse...they don't have a worry in the world!
kinda weird that Stephen's graphics team used a map of Ukraine without Crimea included. United States still recognize Crimea as Ukrainian, so don't throw Russian propoganda such easy visuals to use.
Because its factually is already under russian government?
Unless u agree that we should also count taiwan as part of mainland china...
I was looking for this comment. That bothered me.
hes using the nyt graphics though
Crimea is Russia stop being delusional
Geopolitical maps aren't supposed to show what you WANT or think is right ethically. They show territorial control. And the fact is that Crimea is part of the Russian Federation now.
Russian troops in Moldova explanation: The unrecognised state of Transnistria.
is that the T in LBGTQ?
3:14 Stephen says "look at how many Russian troops are surrounding Ukraine." But the US has far, far more troops surrounding Iran, and they're not even close to being neighbors.
@@ninotitan 😜👍
Speaking as a Ukrainian, we're relatively calm, because we have a strong army, that is in active combat for 8 years. Plus gun sales are rocketing too.
@J Silva oh,sure Russian army is strong,we do not underestimate them, but ours is no joke too, it's a matter of price they are willing to pay,because we will fight back with full force, that is what I meant. As for russians electing a fre leader, sorry, but that is a fantasy. They not that kind of people and never will be, they are not victims, Putin respresents what they stand for,they support him fully. And thank you for your support!
Any way you turn it, it will not end well for Ukraine.
@@mikeyom1 we had worse
@@ratildahoyden9864 Really? How do you know how bad it will be this time?
@@mikeyom1 , you probably missed that, but the talk is about Ukrainians not panicking RIGHT NOW, when there's only a threat of a big hot war. We've been in war with Russia since 2014, and, eight years ago,it was much worse - we didn't have an Army, new weapons, or united International support. If Putin is completely bonkers to openly attack us, yes, we know it will be very bad, but we also know that it won't be bad for a long time, and the understanding of the fact that this war, if it happens, will be the end of Russia as it is now, is very comforting to us, Ukrainians.
Well, that was more hard news about Ukraine in a 6 minute comedy show clip than you would hear in a full day if you only watched a certain network, where their top rated "newsman" called it a "sparsely inhabited Russian colony"!
Compared to Ukraine, Canada is more "sparsely inhabited" with a population of some ~6 million fewer inhabitants than Ukraine.
But you're right... FAUX News has become the pro-Russia/anti-America news channel in the USA, second only to RT.
Which network. Faux, Snoozemax, or another?
Actually the rest of the world is looking at real news, such a thing doesn't exist in the USA to keep it's population believing in the good guy America
@@ericsuarez834 How's the weather in Moscow, Boris?
hard news gas evidence this is just propaganda
How talented is Stay Human?
Best Late Night Band Of All Time!
Collapse the Russian economy!?
But.. who will buy overpriced luxury flats in London now!?
The Arab princes...as usual
Ukrainians live with the war threat since 2014 and almost all their history, this is a reason of certain calmness.
Just another day waking up with an AK-47 and a piece of bread in mounth 😃
Imagine if they put supplies of blood next to Romania instead - 'it's a trap, other Vlad!'
I talked to my Ukrainian friends and they're deeply worried!
And the USA with its aggressive tone, is, as always, not really helping, just playing 'good guy with a gun'.
It's the Russians who are worried
The Russian economy cannot support Ukrainian invasion Vladimir Putin does not have the political support at home for one.
If the invasion fails Putin Falls, if Putin Falls the Russian Federation could go the way of the Soviet Union. Only this time neighboring countries will do land grabs
@@jamesricker3997 mm, you misspelled "USA" as "Russia"...
@@jamesricker3997 Putin is like a robber baron, confusing his power hunger for Russian interests. And the USA keeps pretending their aggression is all for 'freedom'. Sigh.
@Le cerveau Oh, you talked to yours, or you listened to the Colbert? And most doesn't mean all.
@Le cerveau our backyard? Whose backyard. Your comment changes meaning depending on which country you're from. ;)
1:18 And that's not the flag of NATO but the UN that Russia is very much a part of.
Wonder why is it that people so far far away feels so much tension and preparing for war ….
...
After hearing about how they are handling the situation in Ukraine I uh... I kinds wanna go there...
At least it'll be a different kinds of messed up I guess....
This slow burn is driving me nuts and a few nights partying out with some fine Ukraine friends sounds like absolute heaven, I must say.
@@Stevie-J Thanks mate, a kind offer indeed.
Nice to see caring people around ✌
It's just been so long - even before the shtshiw of the last few years I'd been on about an 8 year long uphill battle.
Throw this crap on top and other than the constant worrying about health, and a roof over our head, I now have this constant pressure that I know most everyone is feeling.
Just been a long time since much has seemed... bright. Even if it ended in shoot outs, at this point I think I'd take the chance if it meant a few days of good fun and good folks first.
Sorry to ramble, but had to vent somewhere, at some point.
🍻
Only idiots want to go to war like that, especially over sighing yiu don’t understand nor have anything to do with it but go maybe you’ll get nutrients in a coffin, but realistically you’ll be lying somewhere in a ditch to rot.
@@Stevie-J I wouldn't be shooting and I no don't want to 'go to war' as another guy said.
I was saying the trade off of a few good days, filled with good times, and good people, even if followed by action (against/around me / whatever - not me) is tempting at least.
It's been a daaaaaamn long time since I've even been able to come close to having a good time with mates. Someone taking shots at me, sounds about as safe as where I am in many ways rofl (Florida, now with even more Nazis and covid, along with the classic swamp beasties, and of course the many nutters etc.) but at least that way (in Ukraine) it'd start with some fun, and maybe a more abrupt end instead of the constant brain numbing insanity getting fire-hosed into our maws.
@@Stevie-J There are indeed absolute tons in some spots. But no, never tried eating one....hmmm..
There are some small 'islands' and peninsulas that are absolutely packed with them too.
The news stories of them falling outta trees from the cold is legit as well btw. Well idk how often it happens, but it DOES at least occasionally happen especiallywith colds snaps.
As for eating, I've no idea, but I'd likely give it a shot. I love gator, and what little snake I've tried wasn't bad, so I could see it possibly working, idk...
Prep would prob be important to cut down on some of the more... powerful, unwanted,, flavors I've heard mentioned with various similar animals.
@@Stevie-J I've heard some good things about 'roo. I think I heard a recipe for burgers a while back. Never tried it but I'd like to as well.
I have a gastric issue so I have to be careful with some foods, but for me it's important. I enjoy food, and especially exploring new, and foreign foods.
Even if I pay for it, it's usually a worthwhile experience, at least now and again lol
Q: What’s Ukraine's top import?
A: Russian troops.
Q: Where's everyone? Are they surrounded?
A: yes,We are victory for Ukraine-Russia peninsula between Belarus and moldova.
Q: Whats Ukraine top export?
A: Russian coffins.
Q: what is Ukraine's top export?
A: Vodka for the Russian troops on their border
An oligarchy Nazi regime with a Zionist president!
@@Stevie-J Its on a planet called Earth, funny people, but mostly dumb as a brick, can't even find themselves on it and make ignorant jokes on social media while saying social media censors them.
Funny place indeed.
Dear Steven Colbert, love you so much, watch you every night! But please don’t show a map of Ukraine that doesn’t include Crimea. Thank you!
Puh lease, it was Khrushchev who annexed Crimea to the Ukrainian SR. Open a history book - in Roman times, Crimea was part of the Empire - Ukraine wasn't.
Open a history book, 2 thirds of the world's land mass was once owned by the British, therefore the British have claim to everywhere.
Look out for our harriers, we are coming to reclaim our rightful land.
Starting with America, they seem to need the help tje most
@@lenawagenfuehr53 many thanks for that Russian propaganda line - didn’t ask for it. Crimea is part of Ukraine according to international law and recognized as such by the United States so I’m sure the show did not include it simply by omission, I was just trying to point that out.
He already did it. And you're not going to do *shit* about it.
Btw Crimea is Russia stop being delusional
Happy Canadian Truckers month!
Stephen, you are the best. Thank you for keeping us laughing
"Short and sweet."
Well, I wouldn't call him 'sweet'...
Americans need to stop telling Ukrainians that they should be in a panic. They are dealing with it appropriately and creating a panic would be VERY bad. Also, they are eastern european, they don't show that kind of emotion. As a Polish person, carrying on and screaming about Russia would be seen as very weak. You quietly get all your guns and troops put in place and just say "Come at me bro, see what happens".
American want to make it clear to our enemies we have a 2x4 and are willing to use it.
WHERE IS CRIMEA ON THAT MAP?!!?!?!
It's there, just not colored according to your narrative
I love seeing more of "Staying Human" in the show!
Re: when Stephen imitates a ring announcer announcing the UN "Diplomatic Brawl"....
Get Lin-Manuel Miranda on that, if he can make Hamilton and make political debate into a rap battle, he can do anything!
We all turn up for the turnip jokes.
Which Vodka pairs best with boiled turnips?
@@Columbiastargazer the kind in a plastic bottle, per Bald and Bankrupt.
Turn it ip!
...Turn ip the volume?
Idk.
Stephen's signature in his various mimes is he always puts back the prop 🤣
And Jon never misses his cue.
Jon Batiste slaying with this look
Well it's sorta like expecting your worst nightmare to happen for the last 20+ years. Knowing full well it IS going to happen at some point.
And then now seeing it happening with your own eyes.
You don't really feel the fear any more because one of the worst things you can imagine is already happening.
That's not remotely true. Ukrainians are saying "Please stop lying that Russia is about to attack us. We live here and see no evidence of a Russian invasion. Your non stop sensationalist media frenzy has weakened our economy and stressed out people for no reason."
And today the WH said an invasion was not imminent.
@@sisyphusvasilias3943 the troops are still here. they are amassing more. we may hope Russia will not invade -- but it won't stop them.
Okay… why was the UN’s 🇺🇳 Flag shown when Stephen was talking about NATO ???
(I am from Australia and I watch US news as ‘reality TV’ but this was not believable… and I’m the first comment to notice this!)
Probably a mistake. Not sure if you know about this in Australia, but Stephen isn't "US News", its a late-night talk show... so that whole shtick about "THIS WAS NOT BELIEVABLE"? Dont do that. Very cringey.
I noticed that too. As if the UN and NATO were synonymous!
@@KuroNekoExMachina what a lame defense. If Colbert's writers can keep him up to date on slang (see Romansplaining), they can do a two second Google search on NATO vs UN
The UN is controlled by the US, so is the same shite
The guy has a team of writers and editors, Stephen dont write the show or his monologue. Signs of a shit team when they get basic shit wrong and it is a news talk show, here in the UK we expect it to have that degree of knowledge, don't you hold your show hosts to account?
Another fun fact: Moldova has the world's largest wine cellar, Mileștii Mici, which has miles long tunnels complete with car lanes.
My son is super excited to see John Batiste in his school today.. even if it's a video or a zoom call you still super excited.
Thank you Mr Batiste
Guys relax it's not the "whole country"
Austria 1938.
Edit* Check o slow vak eya 1939.
How did that work out?
You know the years, but don't know it's Czechoslovakia?
This particular segment is off the rails ... I've been laughing out loud throughout. "KABOOM! Kisses, Vlad"! These writers are brilliant
This video is wrong on so many levels it’s hard to pick were to start:
1. The map of Ukraine is depicted without Crimea. Does this show accepts the russian annexation? Last time I checked the US an global community recognise Crimea as Ukrainian territory
2. The “relaxed” mode of Ukrainian attitude is at best a poor reporting or just pure manipulation. I am Ukrainian and my family and friends live in Ukraine and I can say with confidence that people are not relaxed about this. The number of mental health issues spiked up enormously in the recent years of russian aggression
3. Ukrainians are getting prepared for the worst, civil people go through trainings on how to behave in various scenarios. Saying that the country is not doing anything is jus offensive. Ukrainians live in the state of military conflict for more than 8 years now and it’s not surprising that they don’t run around on the streets stocking up on toilet paper like some other people do in the slightest stressful situations
Should just have stuck with your old president. You could have avoided all this drama
This needs to be bumped higher or pinned. THIS is the actual truth. I don't know why america keeps reporting that "Ukrainians are doing nothing". It may look like they are not doing much in the last month because they have been doing A LOT for the last 8 years!!!!
americans see "nothing being done by relaxed ukrainians" because we know that if america was to face pressure like that, putin would not even have to invade- just stand at our borders and watch us make a mad dash to splinter into a thousand factions that all turn on each other like rabid dogs.
I think its meant in more of a complimentary way, like Nonya Bizness indicated. Its more of a compliment about how maturely and reasonably Ukraine is handling everything, in comparison to how if it was America going through a similar situation, we would destroy ourselves from the inside, squabbling over whether science is real or not, or some other BS.
@@nonyabizness.original
Good point.
Our middle class is pretty spoiled.
Cool calm and collected 🍷
"There is no war in Ba Sing Se" energy right there
Nah. Folks know and understand the threat, they just aren't so seeped in protagonist syndrome that they see freaking out over their personal safety from this particular source as worth the shame of being Karens about it. _Everybody_ is in the same boat, so nobody is crying about their "personal freedom" to make life worse for everyone else by digging holes under their feet.
@@BoojumFed wow, garden-vaeriety misogyny. we are being Karens, armed to our teech and ready to fight middle aged Karens. beware.
Hilarious that people joke about Russia having troops outside Russia in one country and yet the US has over 750 military bases in countries all over the world haha.
whataboutism
I loved it
@@dlr6666 lol. People who cry whataboutism is is a nice way of saying your face have more snot than mine.
@J Silva well that presence dates back to 1945. What about the other 150 countries with US troops? Lol
US isn't threatening to invade RUS, and the way their bases and troops are positioned also are not posing a threat of invasion inside RUS. Difference between defense and offense.
Should've depicted the occupied territories differently, they look like parts of Russia
Same jokes different shows. ua-cam.com/video/2HS4EzVaImc/v-deo.html&lc=z225s3zwotugep1v5acdp435zebh3xaiaherichdy0pw03c010c.1641954740667912
Crimea voted to rejoin Russia and have backed that up in two elections. The Crimean people asked to rejoin Russia when Ukraine did not have a government. But you want to start a brutal war by forcing 1m Crimeans to live in a country that tried to kill them by cutting off their only water and electricity supplies and stole all their pension funds?
We do the same with Tibet, Tibetans were invaded and most maps show Tibet as China. Anything to appease China and Russia. Google will sell its soul for profits and to stay in good relations with Russia and China.
I worked with Ukrainians and others from the black sea region. And the tougher our days got, the more likely you'd see them on the dance floor in their off time. If they're dancing, they're stressed out.
nah, we just llove to dance..
I miss David Letterman. Never thought I'd say that. I miss late night when it was a talk show and not an extension of the evening news...
I miss Dave too, and have been seriously disappointed that CBS replaced replaced him with a DNC hack, who was much funnier when he played a caricature of himself.
Hell the news isn't the News!
First of all Crimeea is part of Ukraine. 🇺🇦
Second, they're preparing. Also, they're trying to not cause too much chaos because it will affect the economy. The worse the economy, the easier it is for Russians to "find assets" or better said find people that will betray Ukraine. They have a good solution.
Of course Krimia is part of Ukraine. Same as Golan Hights is part of Sirria. Or Albania part of Hugoslavia....
No it is not, it’s been Russian since the 18 th century,
@@triggerboy85v59
No, it's Ukrainian.
@@karbit290
Albania was NEVER part of Yugoslavia.
You seem to be stuck in the past. Crimea ceased to be part of Ukraine ages ago. 🤣🤣 It's time you accept reality
this is the sort of propaganda he wouldve roasted when he was on cc
“Two points make a line” lmfao can’t argue with that logic
I can see smth missing on the map of Ukraine.
Oh, wait a minute. That’s the annexed by russians Crimea is missing.
It’s so much fun to joke about “give me Ukraine” and actually marking the annexed peninsula as a non-Ukrainian territory.
Thank you, Stephen, thank you
Crimea wasn't annexed by Russia, Crimea voted with 97% to re-join Russia. So stop the BS. Colbert is just an establishment fool.
@@sergeikhripun Yeah sure they voted, with russian spec ops standing behind their shoulders. Um um um, what free will.
@@dwarfie24 There were Russian troops in Crimea as per agreement between Russia and Ukraine to defend the Black Fleet in Sevastopol. And it's a good thing that they were there because not 1 single person died in Crimea and over 100 people were killed in Kiev in a US backed Neo-Nazi coup where mysterious snipers were shooting at both sides of the conflict.
Crimea never wanted to be a part of Ukraine, it has 60% ethnic Russian population. Crimea was a part of Russia since 18th century, since Catherine the Great. Crimea voted for Putin in the presidential election with 90% of votes in 2018. And the US put sanctions on Crimea when it became a part of Russia again. Why? If they are victims of the "Russian aggression" then why punish innocent people? So which one is it?
Neo-Nazis in Ukrainian government started a civil war against their own citizens. 20k people have already died, there were 100 ethnic Russians who were burned alive in Odessa after a soccer match. Do you think Colbert knows about or GAF? He is just an establishment fool.
Standards of living in Russia were higher than in Ukraine even before the Neo-Nazi coup in 2016, now 46%% of Ukrainians live below poverty line. What country has benefited from the US meddling? The US is like a reverse King Midas - every it touches turns to sh#t.
The US DGAF about Ukraine or Ukrainians(like they didn't GAF about the Vietnamese, Iraqis, Syrians, Iranians, Venezuelans etc), it just wants to use Ukraine in a proxy war with Russia.
Yeah Ukraine will be missing Crimea as long as it is going to exist on a map
it is self governed and they chose to be with russia. the wikipedia page said that crimea has always had disputes with kiev since independence.
So Putin fears that Ukraine will join NATO while Sarah Palin is surveilling Russia with her binoculars from her front porch.
Never forget
@Le cerveau You know, I know, but for the sake of the joke I needed that specific setup. 😉
@@Al69BfR this is a tired joke. Palin ceased to be relevant a decade ago
"And I can act real rude, or totally removed. Or I can dance like an imbecile...." - Safety Dance
They have lived like this forever, I am not surprised with their complacency.
They aren't complacent. They are calm. There is a big difference.
Prince's song, remember ya'll?! "Sooooo tonight imma party like it's 1999"🤩🥰
Prayin' for them folks 😷✊👊✌💗
I kindly ask The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to demonstrate the map of Ukraine in its recognized borders including temporarily annexed by Russian Federation in 2014 Crimea. Thank you beforehand for understanding and quick response
That map represents reality. Crimea is Russian, has been for 400 yrs.
@@sisyphusvasilias3943 In fact Crimea used to be in Russian Empire only for about 150 years. Now it's only temporally annexed but according to our Constitution and international laws it's Ukrainian territory
@@sisyphusvasilias3943 there was no Russia 400 years ago.
@@maryxmas9921 +
@@Andriy_Shalyov Not temporary bozo. Crimea held referendum and voted to Join Russia Federation. Sorry about it. If Ukraine wants Crimea back they should invade it. But I doubt it because Russia would Instantly make Ukraine part of the Federation also. And in regards to "international law", the Maidan coup overthrew the Ukraine Government in Kiev which automatically made the Crimea parliament the legit government in the region. Before US could install their puppet regime in Ukraine, Crimea voted to join the Russian Federation.
American needs to stay out of this and help its own people.
When Putin was a little boy, his Mom
noticed him pushing his food around
on his plate and said to him, "Vladdy,
don't play with your Chicken Kiev!"
And, Vladdy, responded back to her,
"I'm not Momm! .. I'm playing chicken
with Kievv!" :-)))
Oh, believe that the Ukrainians are not relaxed, they wisely try to refrain from panic.
Stop beating the war drum. We promised not to expand NATO not 1 inch East. And we lied. The Russians don't want this fight. The American people don't want this fight. Ukraine does not want this fight
unfortunately it doesn't matter what the people want. It all comes down to what the wealthy elite want. War makes people lots of money
All listening to Chandelier by Sia.
My paranoid brain went, "Oh no, what if the Ukranian prez is IN on it!?" but then I recall that Ukranians have been subjected to Russia before. Hell, Stalin starved off 8 million Ukranians in the 1930s.
Stand solid, Ukraine. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Stupid . In the 1930s, the hunger was in the USSR, Europe and the United States. Did you make Russian too?
Keep pressing that laughter sounds button stephen colbert... Otherwise the only joke which is worth laughing at is you! Lol
Thank you for the attention to the situation around Ukraine's border, but, please, don't make fun of us. Some ukrainians really do care about this.
Exactly, this is what propaganda does. They can lie just to get people to see what they want them to see
Same jokes different shows. ua-cam.com/video/2HS4EzVaImc/v-deo.html&lc=z225s3zwotugep1v5acdp435zebh3xaiaherichdy0pw03c010c.1641954740667912
That's not remotely true. Ukrainians are saying "Please stop lying that Russia is about to attack us. We live here and see no evidence of a Russian invasion. Your non stop sensationalist media frenzy has weakened our economy and stressed out people for no reason."
And today the WH said an invasion was not imminent.
This is not fun, this is Stephen being serious.
Oh he's not mocking Ukrainians; he's viciously excoriating Putin and the Russian government.
Very disappointed to see Colbert's map showing the occupied Ukrainian region of Crimea as part of Russia.
Well it always was Russia - and now it is "de facto" Russia. Nobody will dispute this military base any more.
It has way too much tactical weight to think that Russia will ever give it up again as in the time of the SU.
Crimea is part of Russia stop living in the past
Glad to hear a shout out from Colbert on chinese new year. My fav late night host in modern TV
The hypocrisy of stephen talking about russia having troops all around Ukrain even moldova which is not russia soil when US have troops in many many countries far from its borders including all around Iran is just AMAZING to me. When did we get the AUDACITY to just presume the international laws are interpreted differently for us than every one else!?
The U.S has no intention of invading any countries for the sake of occupying them. Go back to mother Russia
The Americans don't invade countries on the false pretext of protecting expats living in the border regions of neighbouring countries (they invade on the pretext of stealing a nation's wealth or fighting terrorists/dictators they created or don't like).
This whole venture for Putin is because Russia has not been invited to become a NATO member - THAT is what Putin is after: NATO membership.
Putin is too proud to submit an application for membership of his own (as all former Warsaw Pact countries who have since become NATO members had to do). He want's to be invited into the club.
Strategically, as a user of Atlantic sea-routes, Russia has every right to be considered for NATO membership in securing its Atlantic access interests. And NATO would be better served with Russia in the alliance (where it could influence/allay Russian anxiety over external threats) rather than keeping it out and keeping it as a likely belligerent.
We need more Moldova jokes.
The US is soooooo blessed! with these kind of late shows, the US simply can't go wrong
Stephen, you've painted Crimea (which is part of Ukraine, currently under Russian occupation) in the same color as Russia, like you agree that it belongs to Russia. That's a big NO-NO for any Ukrainian. No more borshcht for you, Stephen.
and the 2014 referendum? They voted to leave Ukraine and what happened next?
@@moosesnWoop referendun with armed russians operating ballot stations, nobody but russian trolls takes it seriously
Crimea is not a part of the Ukraine stop being delusional and stop living in the past.
In fairness it's colored that way to show it's an area Russia occupies and has stationed troops in to threaten Ukraine, spiritually it is still Ukrainian clay but in practicality it is a Russian staging ground
I love Jon. His clothing is so great. Love to see what he's wearing everyday.. So cool. Big Fan of the show!!!
American public gets their political knowledge from comics, and then wonders why their foreign policy backfires
Map of Ukraine without Crimea is a disgrace to this show.
But they also used UN flag when speaking of NATO. So, sincere incompetence I guess?
Because Crimea is not part of Ukraine stop living in the past
You should AT LEAST show Crimea as occupied territory (which it IS) and not as a Russian! Annexation was never recognized by the world and it's officially IS a part of Ukraine. Please!
You are right, but if Stephen wants to show the encirclement of Ukraine by Russian weapons, then yes, that is true: in the illegally occupied Crimea there are weapons that threaten Ukraine.
A territory that was part of Russia longer than California has been part of the US. Given that, is it a given that Crimea does not, in actuality, prefer to be part of Russia rather than part of Ukraine? It houses a major Russia naval base (which Russia still maintained by agreement with Ukraine even after having given Ukraine independence).
Crimea was part of Russia from the late 1700s. In 1954 it was transferred to the Ukrainian SSR but was still part of the Soviet Union. When the Western powers carved up the USSR in 1990 they arbitrarily and unilaterally decided to make Crimea part of the new nation of Ukraine to further hobble to development of the new Russian Federation by denying them a port in the Black Sea. There was never any legitimate reason for Crimea to be part of Ukraine.
Also the population of Crimea is nearly 60% ethnically Russian (to just 20% ethnically Ukrainian) and they held a referendum in 2014 and voted to join Russia.
So you know, "the world" (by which you only mean NATO and its allies anyway) may not have recognised it but the people who actually live there? Very much do.
@@nctpti2073 tell that to the all the people (well over a million) that fled Crimea after Russia invaded to become refugees. I am sure they love Putin in how fast they ran.
My God can you please stop talking about nothing you know about?
@@00SmileTime00 have you ever been to Ukraine?
How so few people can decide such events it scary. We just want to live and let live
Exactly.
Too damn cold to be anxious.
i am from Ukraine, and i am not relaxed, neither are all people i know. well, i am not freaking out, i was in 2014 and 2015, but no one can freak out for so long. we are thankful for the support from US. if our democracy fail under russia, it will be disaster. thank you, US citizens. God bless America!
Stay safe .
Hmmm just remember know USA is helping for their own interests and Not because they care about your people. They just want your land to set up bases close to the Russian border. It would be wise for your poltics to stay neutral CHEERS from USA 🇺🇸
@@xReLentLess213 ... Russia brings tanks ..America brings Starbucks. Most people prefer America.
@@xReLentLess213 hmmm, what to choose? russian mafia with imperialist ideas how to destroy Ukraine as a sovereign country or US interests and ideas of free world??? hmmm, very difficult choice. probably, i will stay neutral while Russia is digesting us.
btw, such comments about US interests to bomb russia from Ukraine usually come from russian internet aggressive operations. these are the guys that interfered into US elections.
pretty sure that i would trust the citizens of the country over the lies that the media and this ex-comedian puts out.
Anybody besides me noticing that great driving bass guitar in the mix?
I think you should Interview Zolinski, he's actually a pretty chill guy.
Escaping to the dance floors to reduce the feel of dread.. sure, that's not panic at all. Just like how the nazis partied hard in the final days as the allied and soviet troops were closing in to destroy them, because they were so relaxed.
*(disclaimer: it's about the behavior before impending doom, not comparing the people to nazis!)*
Well, those Ukranians are dancing to "Panic at the disco" I'll see myself out 😂
Excellent, intelligent point . And, when Irish fisherman stand ground? And win? Its called smelling a change in the air.....
@@vojake100 Maybe a chill concert with the song that goes "it's the end ofthe world as we know it" will relax things further, you never know
Check out Ukraines Azov Battalion and the disclaimer is not needed.
@@rolandking3376 considering how many people fail to understand irony, combined with the explosive nature of mentioning a certain german party, a disclaimer doesnt hurt :p
Steven should take a closer look at Vladimir Putin, he seems to have gotten a little fluffier over the past year
There is some new material there
Let's see a map of U.S. bases surrounding Russia -- and one of Russian bases near the U.S. (hint: there are none).
Hey Stevey, why not ALSO show where ALL the US military bases are around the ENTIRE PLANET!! ... Want to see LOTs MORE RED?!