@Alexandria Lane Russian Bot alert. You are losing the war and you are losing the propaganda battle. Get your gun go fight in Ukraine but say goodbye to all your friends because chances are you will not be coming back.
If you target citizens you have not declared war, you have declared genocide. "Genocide is an internationally recognized crime where acts are committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group" War is when you fight an army, genocide is when you intentionally kill unarmed citizens.
Not at all. His story will be that the west is joining together to destroy Mother Russia, and the war is simply an act of defence on the part of Russia against western aggression.
It is a tragedy that a weak and cowardly old man can cause so much suffering and death. He even sits at the legendary coward's long table because he is so much in fear.
@@merlinmediagroup for Christ sake Putin is impotent and will be making a formal declaration on the 9th may, how hard is that to understand? Excuse the pun
That's the thing about being a dictator, you don't need a reason to do things. He doesn't need to declare war in order to do everything you're claiming he's going to do. He can do what he wants for any reason or no reason.
So you really based your conclusion on the words of this lady who just said "Officials have LONG BELIEVED, may 9 COULD"?) I'll keep you informed that SMO is going just fine.
@@НатальяЮрьевнаБелкина russian tears taste like vodka. Bro let me send you a pair of Levis, you can sell them and feed your family for years. Take a nice holiday!
The west is evil. Look at their track record. Who invaded more countries? Who dropped nukes on innocent civilians? Who has been sticking their nose in other countries' business? Who has been looting resources since forever? Who has been starting wars since forever?? Exactly the west. Where are their sanctions? Why didn't we confiscate their yachts and mansions when they invaded Iraq for no reason? How hypocriticlal can this world be? Is this justice? The real bad guys are the ones pretending to be the good guys. Just like the devil, They've deceived this world. Good is considered bad and bad is considered good. Open your eyes. The west is behind this war like always
Actually no, but it is indeed surprising how many bots from all sides are here. I usually watch not mainstream channels, there is no such mess in comments. This looks like a dumpster
Just gonna say that this victory day will forever be tainted for Russia. No longer could they see it as the day they ended the war with Germany but instead the day when they turned into the fascist state that they tried so hard to stop in the past.
Everyone thinks the USA goes to war over oil. Check this out. Guess what country has 500,000 tons of unmined lithium in the Donbas region! Now ask yourself why the Russians and the Americans seems so intent upon the Ukraine Nothing changes.
@Eric Holmquist So, move to Russia, then. You're not getting your fascist dictatorship in America. You need to think about freedom instead of your stupid ideas that freedom means you can oppress anyone you don't like. You have nothing to offer America and you've never done anything to contribute to America. So, clearly, you long for another place to live. I'd suggest North Korea.
The inflation problem isn’t joe’s fault, the Afghanistan debacle wasn’t joe’s fault, the southern boarder invasion isn’t joe’s fault, the Russian Ukraine war isn’t joe’s fault .The food shortage isn’t joes fault I wonder what else isn’t joe’s fault.
@@Bizon-r1w for a clown , he's sure putting up a good fight . Putin miscalculated badly . Over estimated his armed forces ability and underestimated his opponent .Believed all the hype his yes men told him. Classic mistake of the Autocrat. Now how is he going to back out without losing face ?
And by this logic CNN as well as most of the mass media is complicit because they are very much celebrating this pending chaos that this imbecile in the Kremlin is essentially attempting to bully the world with and it's really annoying they're giving voice to his madness watching the same way that they gave voice to Donald Trump's madness when we should have been ignoring him.
Stop giving “russian forces” all the credit for defeating nazis! Russian forces alone could not do anything without fighters from 14 other republics of the Soviet Union.
Andrew do not forget that the UK supplied weapons and foodstuffs to Russia during the second W W .My husband's Uncle took part these deliveries to Russia.
@@annewalden3795 And the US. The Soviet war effort likely wouldn't have gone nearly as smoothly without the US providing thousands of trucks to aid in logistics.
0:30 it’s incorrect to say “Russian forces defeat nazi”, it were Soviet forces. The core part of soviet army were ukarain people: sergeants, ensigns, lieutenants etc Ukraine lost 8 million people fighting to nazi. Russia nowadays tries to appropriate the victory, but it,s more correct to use the word Soviet Union when you speak about the time before 1991
They act as if they were the only ones there. Most of the world fought the Nazis and the victory is as much theirs as it is the russian's. Russia wasn't the only one to defeat the Nazis.
@@mindyourbusiness4440 I’m no Putin/Russian apologist, in fact, very much the opposite, but wasn’t the Russian faction of the USSR the ones who lost the most lives and pushed back and liberated Eastern Europe from the Nazis, including Ukraine? The Germans encircled and captured Kiev, but their ultimate goal was Moscow if I’m not mistaken, which they nearly captured but ultimately failed.
The trained professional soldiers couldn't get the job done, so he's instead sending into the carnage waves of boys who just learned how to shave. And some people still call him a great leader.
So the Russians have not yet launched an offensive. I have already heard in the Ukrainian media that the third draft to the military enlistment office. Or maybe they don't tell you about the Ukrainian losses?
Two lessons can be learnt from that: 1. Never trust Russia, 2. Always try to get or retain the nukes. Based on these premises, I'd expect a surge in secret nuclear programmes across the globe.
It, really, seems this guy just wants attention. I mean, he is fighting a war by himself. Nobody wanted a war but him. He ending people's lives for his (own) enjoyment. It's madness! 😠
Nobody wanted a war ??? Hey everybody wanted this war! They all came in Moscow but no one tried to calm him, on tne contrary they ALL provocated him, NO ONE tried to calm him down, NO ONE made a single step to prevent war. Why? There is a reason and you know which one
Watch the interviews with Russian citizens, there are many batshit vodka-pickled older Russians that want the glory days of the Soviet Union back. Now that their shelves are emptying, they are on their way.
It means complete isolation, complete bankruptcy (both economic and moral), it means complete loss of reputation, trust and respect. It means continued military failures and ultimate defeat of Russia.
@@FaHoLoo what do you mean by "it stands"? It's has its territory, alrighty, but it's one of the poorest countries on the European continent. Is that a "win" in your book?
Everyone thinks the USA goes to war over oil. Check this out. Guess what country has 500,000 tons of unmined lithium in the Donbas region! Now ask yourself why the Russians and the Americans seems so intent upon the Ukraine
Total bullshit, the declaration of war is a formal process after a cause el Belli with reasons and pull back from brink warnings,the Japanese and Germans flouted and made a laughing stock of this legal and time honoured process to stop these cowboy run tin pot dictatorship making war just another part of their lies and disinformation campaign!!!🎁✌️💍🎯🎉🪙💮🥇🌻🌸🏠🏵️🇦🇺💐🪅🏆🎀⚔️🗝️😄💯🌹💎🌍
Lavrov already declared it a war when he accused NATO of engaging in proxy war. A proxy war can only exist when there is a pre-existing state of war, and Lavrov's words were therefore an implicit acknowledgement that even Russia knows this already has been a war.
Lavrov needs to be on the hit list..... I understand that after WW2 ended there was a hunt for Nazis - not all were formally tried at Nuremberg and other war trials. The more informal hunt for Nazis usually ended in them being eliminated....saving a lot of time, trouble and money.
Everyone thinks the USA goes to war over oil. Check this out. Guess what country has 500,000 tons of unmined lithium in the Donbas region! Now ask yourself why the Russians and the Americans seems so intent upon the Ukraine Nothing changes.
@@bcshelby4926 he's a Putin loyalist. While it was a bit of a slip as far as their media control, it would have been totally illogical for Putin to turn on one of the few he can count on. It also totally follows the existing trends of the power holders in Russia not thinking out their words and actions beyond the immediate moment. All Lavrov could see was throwing a stone at NATO in the press, but totally blind to the larger implications of throwing that stone.
Same reason donald got his daddy to buy him a medical deferment from the U.S. draft (5 times). Both of them are gutless, crying little girly-men and psychopaths who use _other_ people to get through life, all the while whining about their grievances. REAL men wouldn't be boot-lickers to either of these penis-enviers. Here, think Ted Cruz and most of the other "conservatives" in the US gov't, as well as all of Putin's _yes_ men.
I pray for the Ukraine people. Canada has alot of Ukrainians here and they are wonderful people. Glory to Ukraine and all its peoples. Love from Canada
Oh yeah, Canada has a lots of children of ukrainian ss division galitchina members, who escaped prosecution after WW2 and landed in Canada, immigration wave of 1946/1947. Their kids were raised in hate toward everything that is Russian, and now they have their opinion.Those "Ukrainians" don't speak the language and have never been to Ukraine. I'm Ukrainian by the way, and I see how much lies you are getting in Canada! RU-vid deleting video after video about the reality in Ukraine.
Exactly. Putin got where he is through deft maneuvering and then wielding his power successfully. Portraying him as weak in a country that has no idea what is happening, due to his control of the media, is a mistake. The only thing he really fears is unfettered access to information by the Russian people.
The militants at Azovstal offered to exchange civilians for food and medicines. It is Zelensky's terrorists who are holding the civilian population as a cover.
Liberal world order will collapse if Putin use nuclea weapon on Ukraine, zelensky is no match. democrats is shaking after they lost to Taliban in Afghanistan for 20years LMAO 😂😂
Says who?. Russia say they lost about 2k troops while Ukraine lost 18k troops Who can we really trust?. Russia destroy over 800 military bases in Ukraine this it’s says that Ukraine lost more troops than Russia did.
A declaration of war would mean Putin would have to officially recognize the status of Ukraine as a separate country. That opens up the question officially as to why Russia is at war with another nation. No more special operation garbage talk.
A more interesting question is why wasn't the US so interested in Rwanda, or other African genocides. While their economy was better too. I mean I think the average American will want a raise over destabilizing Russia. These 33 Billion packages will start getting on people's nerves unless the American economy starts improving. Tread carefully Biden. Usually war time presidents see a major hike in the polls, but not sure that'll happen in this case.
@@billy6pack887 Rwanda was not attacking another country. Half of its whole population were massacring the other half. Plus there was already an international presence inside Rwanda and supposedly there to protect (and failing miserably). So totally different from Russia vs Ukraine.
@Gavin Gas The important distinction is that, in Putin's mind, there was no invasion and therefore there is no war. If he is now going to declare a war in the classical sense, then he must ID the other party as an international target, therefore admit that Ukraine is a separate country. Then, if Ukraine is a separate country (yuhaa finally), what is he doing attacking it and demanding regime change. He does have a parliament of sorts to answer to.
@@Bizon-r1w Ah yes, I’ve seen that symbol on many a destroyed Russian tank; Zelensky, the same as Zorro slashing a Z across the chest of his opponents.
When illusions do not match reality, people tend to respond with violence in an attempt to punish the reality. If the person is a political leader with no institutional, legal, or moral constraints on his decisions and actions, the violence can reach unfathomable levels, damaging the lives of many people. This is likely the source of the ferocity and viciousness demonstrated by Russian troops in Mariupol, Bucha, and other Ukrainian locations they occupy. And this is definitely the source of Putin’s complete denial of his own responsibility for the massacres in Ukraine.
@@anthonybourdon4642 Patrick Lancaster is nothing but a paid Kremlin puppet spewing Russian propaganda and setting up fake staged reporting since 2014. Everything he has ever reported has been debunked as such.
@@danie6045 but who would side with a not so super power who's running out of manpower and made no gains in 2 months? No Russia is done for with their WW2 tactics that don't work in modern warfare. Their allies also have out of date Soviet tech. And if your thinking China you are gravely mistaken Xi is dealing with internal turmoil right now just trying to stay in power with an inexperienced military himself.
The Rothschild ! It's what Russia has always been against. They don't want Rothschild influences in their country like it has in the west and whole Europe
Everyone thinks the USA goes to war over oil. Check this out. Guess what country has 500,000 tons of unmined lithium in the Donbas region! Now ask yourself why the Russians and the Americans seems so intent upon the Ukraine
There is a old saying that goes like this; It is the destiny of the weak to be devoured by the strong. The strong is now at the doorstep of Putin. Farewell to the evil that only Putin the poisoner is. Victory to Ukraine. 💛💙☮🖤🖤🖤
Zelensky is not the president of Ukraine! In 2014, he seized power with an armed coup, forced the real president to flee! The news talks about Zelensky as the president, but this is a lie! Zelensky is a professional actor! Zelensky plays the role of a victim. The news is controlled by the US government and therefore shows Zelensky as a victim, but he is an actor and plays a role. It's true, it looks strange, but it's true. Nobody elected Zelensky! The organization "Azov" is officially recognized as terrorists in the United States, now "Azov" is the army of Ukraine! The US is sending weapons to official terrorists! Everyone turns a blind eye to this because they are afraid of the USA! But the truth is that Zelensky is a terrorist who has illegally seized power in Ukraine and is terrorizing the people!
Great. He originally wanted to tell the Russian people "We won!" on May 9. With that possibility having diminished drastically, he's changing it to declare "We will win!" (which they won't). I have never seen a governmental body make so many miscalculations: A. Conquering Ukraine in 3 days because the “Ukrainian military is weak” (2.5 months later - you were saying?) B. Assuming the West will do nothing, as usual (not this time buddy… although it angers me that everyone allowed Putin to do as he pleased for 8 years…) C. Overestimating the condition of the military (not letting soldiers know they’re going to war really dampens the morals. Many Russian soldiers have family and friends in Ukraine) D. Overestimating the quality of their weapons and equipment (Russian “precision-guided” missiles have a failure rate as high as 60%, and tanks are from the Soviet era…) E. Raising the value of the Ruble by demanding oil payments be made in Rubles (that didn't help) F. Sending a crap load of general to the battlefield to make quick work of taking Ukraine (at least 16 generals/commanders were killed, one of which was killed by his own demoralized men, and Top military Commander Valery Gerasimov was wounded and sent back) G. Trying to take control of the Black Sea with its "mighty" Black Sea Fleet (Ooo where did the flagship Moskva disappear to?) H. Attempting to prevent more countries joining NATO by showing "Russian might" (that backfired since this led to Finland and Sweden to want to join NATO) I. Shutting off energy supply to the above countries to "show them" and try to get them to say "We're sorry! We won't join NATO so give us energy!" (they were ok with this) J. Believing the entire country will support the "Special Military Operations" (thousands of Russian intellectuals have pretty much said "Bye Felicia" and left the country) Who knows what further Kremlin miscalculations the future will hold....
Putin said "I'm changing my declaration from "special military operation" to "war" because "special military operation" is too long and onerous and 'war" is simply easier to say" he said.
Everyone thinks the USA goes to war over oil. Check this out. Guess what country has 500,000 tons of unmined lithium in the Donbas region! Now ask yourself why the Russians and the Americans seems so intent upon the Ukraine Same crap, different pile
"Putin can mobilize the reserve forces" and equip them with the things he find onto the junkyard? The first attack wave used cheap Chinese Walkie talkies. I assume the reserve will have a set of very modern signal flags and a hydrogen filled artillery observer balloon 🤣
Everyone thinks the USA goes to war over oil. Check this out. Guess what country has 500,000 tons of unmined lithium in the Donbas region! Now ask yourself why the Russians and the Americans seems so intent upon the Ukraine Nothing changes.
@@TheDrAstrov Refusal is basically a unilateral contract dissolution effective immediately. Furthermore this termination is a valid option as most contracts are based on obligations in war time, and INTERNAL militarily obligations at peace time. Basically those refusing right now are exercising their right described in the military contract while during war, it would be violation with military tribunal consequences.
Declaring war could also make it impossible for professional soldiers to resign their contracts and go home.....which they can do during a "special operation".
Liberal world order will collapse if Putin use nuclea weapon on Ukraine, zelensky is no match. democrats is shaking after they lost to Taliban in Afghanistan for 20years LMAO 😂😂
I believe if he declares war then it gives the Ukraine full permission to target any military asset anywhere in Russia including & especially Moscow with NAtO EU and US help with offensive weapons
@@melaniemartinez238 Nor has any member of NATO, the Pacific Alliance etc etc. Even the Russians are asking for help from the Syrians. Working together for a common interest makes sense. This is a bigger issue than Russia and Ukraine, so it makes sense to help them right now.
Everyone thinks the USA goes to war over oil. Check this out. Guess what country has 500,000 tons of unmined lithium in the Donbas region! Now ask yourself why the Russians and the Americans seems so intent upon the Ukraine
I am not political science expert. I understood all along that if a declared piece of land by country XYZ is not recognized as sovereign territory by the international community, then is doesn't exist. The Annexation of territory by the Russian Federation in areas such as Crimea and now possibly Eastern Ukraine is still going to be sovereign Ukraine territory regardless of what the Russian Federation declares.
People can deny reality, but Crimea is gone from Ukraine and it seems very much that the population in Crimea want to keep it that way; 70%+ are Russian. Crimea is a unique region, it operates as a autonomous state; Operating more independently and with more control over itself then other states did in Ukraine and apparently even in the Soviet Union. My understanding is that it exercises separate control within it's own borders, but is fully integrated into a country; Is not involved in International arrangements and uses currency issued from the host country. It is effectively a zone designed to house some of the most important military installations of Russia. The Crimean Government took action to rejoin Russia and the military swiftly moved to protect it from Ukraine. An election was held and it was heavily in favour of returning home to Russia. There is a reason that Ukraine has not made any serious effort to try and take it back.
It might not be recognized internationally as such, but it still must abide by the laws and customs of which the country that annexed it declares. They must speak Russian as the formal language and use the Russian ruble as their currency and little by little it will be Russianized over the course of many years to the point that it is no longer distinguishable from Russia. At that point, it is no longer an annexed territory. It effectively becomes a part of Russia.
@@alexandermelbaus2351 Crimea is a hell hole, don't lie to this people, if it wasn't for the world wide web, these people in crimea would be completely isolated from the ouside world.
As a Russian citizen I have limitations to express my thoughts because of possible "legal" consequences but I tell you this. When population doesn't trust "the leader" And "the leader" doesn't trust the population and taking away their rights giving "slaves" weapons is not a good idea, especially all at once. And that's without mention of paying bills, supporting families and so on.
@Cora Waller you bots posting same comments with same BS links. How many rubbles get to your bank account, or if you propaganda bot not from Russia I guess you take only Euro or dollars and don't waste your time for Russian currency. Your comments can't stop me. Work harder.
@@freemusicforyou2011 Most likely , he smoked some marijuana and took 10 shots of Russian vodka before posting his comments, like Mr. Zelenskiy before his speech.🤣🤣
We have had some odd ball leaders too, with supposedly free press media constantly telling us how to behave, and what to say, and what to think, and who we are. 👩🔧🇺🇲💵🔌🇺🇦
@@freemusicforyou2011 typical, report him off the comments to censor him, then blast at him without his counter argument. Fascist behavior. Bet you wailed when Elon bought Twitter. 👩🔧🇺🇲💵🔌🇺🇦
What it means is more countries will seek nuclear weapons as a means to defend themselves. Remember Russia guaranteed Ukraines territorial integrity in return for Ukraine giving up its nukes… it was the worlds 3rd biggest nuclear power before giving them up.
@@Kaluth Are you saying that Ukraine was just a colonial possession of Russia and had no legitimate ownership over those Soviet nukes? That the USSR was just Russia's empire?
Hay fellow Americans, Russia is showing us what an autocratic government performs like. Let this be a warning to you who continue to support the radical side of our parties....
I believe that the opposite will happen. Putin will use May 9 to announce the second victory of Russia defeating the Nazi. He will say “like in 1945 when Russia defeated Nazi Germany, we now defeated the Nazi in Ukraine”. That will be his way out of a losing war, that he started and doesn’t know how to end it. The Russian people will celebrate him as a hero for destroying the Nazi threat while the rest of the world will celebrate Ukraine’s victory over Russian agression. It’s a win win situation. Like in DeSantis’ Florida where they don’t want the schools to teach how the whites mistreated the blacks during slavery, the Russian schools will not be permitted to teach the truth about past injustices in Ukraine so that their kids don’t grow up feeling guilty. That’s how dictators control the narrative, whether in America or in Russia.
And they don't mention the whites who died to end slavery or the millions of white people who were slaves in the USA and middle East.you yourself forgot to mention that.
It's me: Will the insanity never end? Why should I feel guilty for slavery? My ancestors weren't even in America then. They were poor, starving peasants, themselves. Most immigration happened AFTER slavery. By your logic, I should also feel guilty for Putin invading Ukraine, because he looks "white".
@@robinlillian9471 ; I think you miss understood what I was trying to say. I was mocking the decision of DeSantis to prevent the history of slavery being taught to kids so they wouldn’t feel guilty for the way whites treated the blacks by comparing it to how a dictator like Putin is preventing Russians from learning how he is killing innocent people in Ukraine and making sure he destroys as much of the country that he can. The point being that DeSantis is governing just like the dictator Putin is. Putin doesn’t want Russians to learn about how he’s treating the ukrainiens just like DeSantis does want kids to learn how the whites treated the blacks. Putin/DeSantis both controlling what history their people will have access to.
Everyone thinks the USA goes to war over oil. Check this out. Guess what country has 500,000 tons of unmined lithium in the Donbas region! Now ask yourself why the Russians and the Americans seems so intent upon the Ukraine
Declaration of war is admission that he failed in his "special military operation", and he needs the help of his "oppressed" population. He needs more of them to lay down their lives for him!
«Dear friend! Right now I work in Eastern Ukraine as a volunteer. I deliver humanitarian aid to refugees. I use my motorhomes and big Kamaz trucks to bring food, water, medical kits. Yesterday I delivered my goods to Mikhailovka, Lugansk region. My contact person was Father Parfeny. He had been giving shelter to 300 refugees. Yesterday I came and I was just 5 minutes late. He was killed by Ukrainian artillery. They aimed at the hospital but killed our Priest. The church was destroyed as well. Please distribute this information to all people who are not aware of the real truth. In this village there are no military troops only one hospital. For several days they have been shooting at the hospital which is situated next to the church. They use rocket systems Tornado, 12 missiles at once, Big rockets which are used now against civilians, against our Priest, against wounded people. They shoot from Severo-Donetsk. If you are interested I can organize your trip. It’s a real disaster what is happening here. As a social worker I ought to tell the truth which I face here. Unfortunately official media never publish such human stories.»
Everyone thinks the USA goes to war over oil. Check this out. Guess what country has 500,000 tons of unmined lithium in the Donbas region! Now ask yourself why the Russians and the Americans seems so intent upon the Ukraine Same crap, different pile
Just to be clear, reserve forces in Russia are retired forces. So unless they do the great Dragonball Z and use the time hall to train 3-4 years in some week, it is gonna be rough for all the new troops.
Bless people like Kara-Murza, Navalny, and the brave independent Russian journalists. The are beacons of hope in a country packed with liars and cowards.
Everyone thinks the USA goes to war over oil. Check this out. Guess what country has 500,000 tons of unmined lithium in the Donbas region! Now ask yourself why the Russians and the Americans seems so intent upon the Ukraine Nothing changes.
Maybe it's time for all nations to launch their nukes and just see how it pans out. That's where we're heading and we all know it...just rip the band-aid off already.
A defense analyst from Janes made a good point at the beginning of this war that the Russians HAVE TO say they are fighting NATO because it justifies their longstanding xenophobia of the West. Right now the Kremlin would probably welcome fighting NATO directly not because they think they could win but because it would be easier for them to justify their failures than admitting they are doing poorly against Ukraine. The Kremlin could then cite the historical narrative and say once again an invader from the West has wrongfully attacked mother Russia and inflicted serious losses on them and play up the patriotic angle. So the Kremlin's endless talk about nuclear escalation is done to reassure its population that it CAN defend Russia against a NATO attack by making it so costly that it wouldn't be worth winning.
Everyone thinks the USA goes to war over oil. Check this out. Guess what country has 500,000 tons of unmined lithium in the Donbas region! Now ask yourself why the Russians and the Americans seems so intent upon the Ukraine
