We must vigorously support diplomatic efforts to deescalate this crisis and reaffirm Ukrainian independence and sovereignty. I’m on the Senate floor explaining why.
Sanders loves the Russian system that allows Putin to kill innocents without consequence. He spent a career in the US Senate with no accomplishment. he comes from one of the smallest least populated states that has downsized its population due to loss of jobs. Maybe he should be leader of your country.
@@jamesstewart7212 apparently you don't understand how the world works. And in that case, this should apply to you: stop blaming other people for your own misery
@@DNAleguillou I am communist and can definitely say that Bernie is not a communist. He is social democrat and wants USA to follow the Scandinavian model.
@@benangel3268 Almost right. . . he actually wants to follow the Israel model and is pretending to be Scandinavian socialist to sucker in the likes of @DNA Leguillou.
Amazing isn't it to hear an educated thoughtful guy CONSISTENTLY standing up for the common citizen. (And the common citizens are too stupid to elect him.)
Thanks to Bernie for mentioning some of the very important and relevant historical context. The world would be a different, better, place if he would have won in 2016 or 2020. Even if Congress would have blocked everything. Just his voice on the world stage as president and his executive orders would have accomplished more than Biden in his entire term
Now I finally understand why so many young voters said “Bernie or Bust” before the 2016 Democratic primary. I’ll likely be one of them if he is on the ballot next time. Sorry Bernie that I didn’t realize that in the last round…
I love this man! Always speaking the truth! I'm going to be so scared if he wasn't around. The world needs him and especially that country he lives in need him.
Not a fan of Bernie’s economics policy but his argument here is very honest, clear and comprehensive which really addresses root causes. Good job Bernie 👍
You're not a fan of his Economic Policy but I bet you wish you voted for him now. Perhaps he would have averted some of this death and bloodshed. Because he's an honest man that can see and clearly tell the truth. Americans always say they're lucky, should count their blessing and say they are better off than other nations that they see being destroyed on the news but it's because of America why some of these nations are being ruined.
@@TheVernonENT I would have voted for Bernie over Biden 100 times no doubt, but my first choice was Trump :-) Biden might drag US into War with his stupid NATO policies. I also agree with you 100% everybody says Putin is BAD, OK, we got it, but US with stupid policies set the stage for death and destruction. Biden Talked to Finland president today to bring him to NATO, how stupid someone can be?
@@Arashyou18 Agreed! Biden and his NATO policies are not smart. And I would vote Trump over Biden any day as well. And the media is truly a dishonest /cheery picking source of misinformation. I mean look at how they keep avoiding the fact that America has done this to many other countries around the world. And it's only when Russia wants to do the same thing that the media, America NATO all want to point the finger at Russia. It's a bunch of hypocrisies.
@@TheVernonENT You mean the United State Of America. The U.S is not the whole Continent.and I do agree with you. The America stuff leave it to the to full of yourself American and ignorant one.
If you're not a fan of his economics policies it just means you don't understand economics policies. He has presented factually many times why his plans WOULD work better than the current systems in place on pretty much every level. Everything Bernie wanted to do is already in place in most of Europe and it is provably better. You don't have a different opinion you're just wrong
The solution to end this war, Russia and Ukraine must sign a treaty Ukraine not to join NATO or allow them to use their country for military defensive staging against Russia in exchange to withdraw and Never invade the Ukraine! This is what this war is about!
Ukraine signed an agreement in the 90's to give up their nuclear weapons in exchange for a guarantee of sovereignty and territorial safety Russia was one of the parties involved. Moral of the story: No, the solution is NOT for Ukraine to give up their defenses.
@@clocked0 Russia never attacked Ukraine until USA invited Ukraine to join nato. Joining nato means Russia will be kicked out of their naval base in Crimea. That's what informed Russia annexing Ukraine. Nato holding a military exhibition in Ukraine last year was the last straw for vlad. He's very much justified to defend his ground. America should review its policy of flexing muscle allover the world
@@osobajay Ukraine said outright they had no interest in joining NATO.. And then Russia annexed Crimea. Funny how Russian aggression tends to shift perspectives towards joining alliances designed to combat Russian aggression.
Thank you Bernie for acknowledging both aspects of the situation: 1) Ukraine's sovereignty must be respected. 2) Putin is a corrupt power-hungry dictator, but Russia does have legitimate cause for concern if Ukraine joins NATO (very apt comparison to the Cuban missile crisis). We must be hopeful that there is a diplomatic solution to this, but politicians and media who recklessly beat the war drum and say there is 0% truth to the Russian narrative are exacerbating the tensions.
For people to understand why all this is happening they need to know few facts, purposely omitted by the West, US and the mass media: 1) Ukraine was created as a country during the establishment of USSR and it was Lenin’s idea in the 20s of the last century, to add Donbass (historically very Russian territory) to the Soviet Republic of Ukraine; 2) Crimea was “gifted” to the Soviet Republic of Ukraine in 1954 by the communist leader Hrustchov and cut from the Soviet Republic of Russia. Back then this really didn’t matter so much as it was all one big country - USSR; 3) After the collapse of USSR many things were not thought trough by the new leaders and this included the status of Crimea which has always been a special status within Ukraine; 4) The coup in Kiev in 2014 was supported by US. The US Administration representatives, the US Embassy actively participated in the protests, giving speeches to the protesters and cookies :-); 5) The president than Yanukovich signed agreement with the opposition, predominantly represented by the ultra right neo Nazis. US was there as monitor :) Yanukovich agreed to step down and have new elections. The bloody protests started a day after this. 6) Yanukovich is portrayed in the West as pro-Russian or Russian installed puppet. He was actually very pro-EU and the West but wanted to keep good relations with Russia too. The whole issue started when he put on hold negotiations with IMF and European countries. IMF was insisting on terms and conditions that will economically hurt the ordinary people in Ukraine and make lots of prices skyrocketing. IMF was insisting Ukraine raises the price of the gas received from Russia to add to other thing - the list is not short; 6) The self proclaimed new government who staged the armed coup started tough measures against all Russian speaking citizens in Ukraine and staged massive anti-Russian policy; 7) In Odessa 40 Russian speaking Ukrainians were burnt by the ultra right fans by locking them in the Trade Building and setting fire with Molotov cocktails and shooting at them when they were trying to escape from the building. There is no real justice till date and the killers are enjoying their freedom; 8) People of Crimea knew they are next and held a referendum to get out of Ukraine; 9) Many people in Donbas were protesting peacefully against the self-proclaimed government of the ultra right neo Nazis and these people wanted new elections, saying they didn’t vote for this government. That was all they were asking for - new elections. 10)The new Kiev regime sent the military to Donbas and that’s how the situation escalated. Lugansk and Donetsk announced their independence as they don’t want to be part of a country that sends its military against its own people. 10)Till date the Ukrainian army has not really complied with the cease fire agreed with the Minsk agreement and for 7-8 years Kiev continued to shell Donbas region; 11)The Kiev regime put an economic blockade on Donbas in terms of supplies, pensions and salaries not paid to people, constant stoping of water and electricity as punishment… It was only Russia that sent humanitarian aid to Donbas. Nobody else cared about the millions of people there; 12)All the West has been telling people is that Russia must comply with the Minsk agreement BUT they didn’t really explain what the agreement is about. Russia’s part is the very last step once all other steps are achieved and complied with by Kiev. Only than Russia is required to close the boarder and give the Ukrainian government full control of that border. 13)Kiev did nothing. They did not engage in negotiations with Donbas as agreed in Minsk. Zelensky got elected promising peace in Donbas and deescalation of the conflict and did exactly the opposite. Nobody in the West has shown the people of Donbas. We see only the Ukrainians on the other side of the line and the so called separatists are shown as the aggressors! 14)Kiev regime did nothing to deescalate the situation. Few days ago they started shelling Donbas again and basically created what is happening now so they can blame Russia for intervening and breaching Ukraine’s sovereignty; 15) Last but not least, majority of the people in the West watch and listen to information pushed by the MSM which is part of the Trusted News Initiative of BBC to fight “propaganda”, meaning they show their “news” freely and block all alternative opinions through the censorship they impose. They were so afraid of the Russian “propaganda” being more convincing in competition to their lies and pseudo facts that they had to come up with the TNI pact. The people in the West and US were hugely misled and never given unbiased view and the full facts. Yes, Russia as a big power has its regional geopolitical interests. Same as US, UK and the big countries in EU. However, let’s just recall who staged all major wars in the last decades: Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria… US and NATO!!! The aggressors who call Russia the aggressor! The West knew what Russia will do if Kiev’s regime don’t comply with the Minsk agreement and they purposely supported Zelensky in pushing the agenda of conflict escalation, though in interviews they all talked empty talks about deescalation.
@@supergamergrill7734 no lies there. Factual actually. Russia is leading the US by the nose into irrelevance. The US doesn't have a future and they did it to themselves.
@@rodneykiehne5212 This video already debunks 3 of his points: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zJvz3Ai9Ppw.html Basic, quick to search Ukraine history Why is 4 there? It really doesn’t matter In number 5… Why put that there it means nothing 6. Where’s the proof he cared about the Ukrainian people because in here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-k8AYzc_Q9Us.html this doesn’t look like someone who cares much does he. 7. Ok… What are you trying to convey in that? 8. They held the referendum AFTER they got taken over by Russia. 9. Do you have any footage, links or even site you can reference your claim because ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V9Dk2emDU0o.html this doesn’t look peaceful nor just asking for new elections 10. The terroist shelled a pre K, broke the ceasefire and you have the Gaul to side with them 10. Again there’s no proof whatsoever that Ukraine broke it. You Russian bot. 11. Ukraine did that after it was taken over by Russia and assimilated to Russia. Why fund a land that left you? 12. How is this a argument again, Russia has literally done none if it’s promises. They first needed to back away before Kiev done it and they didn’t ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G7RBOtUlpBc.html 13. Because they are 14. That’s straight up False. The Donbas region shelled first. Breaking the ceasefire and Ukraine retaliated 15. Jesus Christ. This is the most aggressions of all. We are talking about Ukraine you Muppet! We aren’t talking about America, uk, europe or your RT fetish. We are talking about Ukraine. All you did was spew lies that can easily be debunked in 5 minutes of searching. The fact leftist take your comment seriously is the reason I’m becoming more of a leftist imperialist. You guys don’t care about people but being against America. Well why just drop the whole act and just become imperialist.
Thank you Senator Sanders for being ~ We grieve you are not President in these horrific times in which we are suffering to survive ~ No more War ~ We marched since Viet Nam with Dr. King ~ Peace Love Light
@@danielvertino8126 The DNC made it clear in 2016 and 2020 that there was NO way they would allow Bernie to ever be president. The reason he enforced HRC and Biden is because Trump had to go before he destroyed our democracy.
For the whole Continent? I do reclaim that there is more than just the U.S I know you mean U.S, but that talk is just plane ignorant and too full of yourself type of talk.
As a U.S. Army Veteran, I say bravo to Senator Sanders for sounding the alarm regarding how fragile this situation is politically and militarily without abandoning the people of Ukraine, or defending Vladimir Putin's aggression towards Ukraine. Yes, hit Putin and his cronies with the toughest possible sanctions if Putin enters Ukraine, do not punish the Russian, Ukrainian and European populations for a situation not in their control, or start another world war.
@@rajashashankgutta4334 sanctions are an act of aggression against Russia, and so is arming Ukraine. Russian "aggression" cannot be proven to be anything other than mythology and propaganda.
But the goal is to cut Europe from Russian energy supply so that American energy industry can profit. Besides, if the military industry can sell a few more weapons that's better.
Wise people pursue peaceful path to solve their problems, but unwise people pursue war path to solve their problems war isn't an expression of strength but of weakness. Nobody wins in a war they all lose.
Some of the richest capitalis get richer. The big oil giants, (military is also the biggest user of oil by far) the corporations supplying eg weapons, tanks, warplanes, ships, , satellites, uniforms and thousands of other commodities. Those who rebuild the ruined countries. Most of the countries USA has destroyed have been socialist countries. Cold war tactics. Which led to the war on terror. Basically countries that do not serve Western corporate capitalist interests. However, as humans, I believe you are still correct Everybody is a loser in war. Billionaires don't need more billions, but everybody with any sense wants peace.
@@ZiggyMercury WW2 could have been prevented. Virtually everybody knows WW1 was a needless war. Germany as the loser was forced to pay Britain and its allies the cost of going to war against it. That caused hyperinflation and crashed the economy. Hitler and the Nazis saw their opportunity. They used the German workers socialist party as their platform. Adolf Hitler became leader of that party in 1921 and convinced the people he could resolve their problems. He got into power in 1934. In extreme situations people vote for extremists. He got into power in It is all very well for politicians to corrageously risk other people's lives, but it is not them who are getting hurt.
@@benangel3268 Yes, had it not been for the mistake of Versaille Hitler and Nazism may have been curbed, but we are not in a position analogous to the late 1910s and early 1920s, but rather to the late 1930s. Hitler/Putin are already in power and are initiating wars. In 1938 the West thought that by giving Hitler parts of Czechoslovakia (which he, like Putin, claimed basically belonged to Germany) it can prevent war. Instead, it only instilled in Hitler the notion that he can do whatever he wants to smaller/weaker nations and no one would bother stopping him. Another German leader, Otto von Bismarck, said that "politics is the art of the possible". With respect to the current state around Ukraine, the question isn't whether lives would be put at risk, but whose lives, how many lives and for how long. It is my firm opinion that any capitulation to a strongman fascist like Putin would mean that while in the very short term less lives would be lost, in the slightly longer term a much higher number of lives would be lost.
@@ZiggyMercury I think you might find that USA and it's allies are worse warmongers than either Putin or China. Russia donated the Dumbass region to Ukraine to persuade it to be part of the Soviet Union. In 2014 USA and allies backed a coup to overthrow a Labour and Social Democratic alliance. Hardly fanatical parties. It is hardly surprising that the majority would vote for these. Since the collapse of USSR the majority of working people have suffered tremendous poverty. The party in charge has has Neo Nazi members who are killing the Russian speaking people. Therefore Putin and his government have an affinity with them. USA had also made a promise to Russia that NATO would never expand to it's border. As The West considers it to be an enemy. That promise has been broken. I know that might seem one sided, but a side that doesn't seem to be reported on Western main stream media
Great respect to you, Sir! Very rarely I see so bright minds in people of US. I wish you were the president of USA, whole world would benefit from wisdom which you definitely have. Thank you!
I love Bernie Sanders! He sounds like an old college professor. He's the most intellectual politician. He should have been President. I hope he runs again in the year 2024. I'm 70 years old. I remember the Cuban missile crisis. Those were scary times. Imagine, what the country would be like now if Bernie Sanders had been back in 2016, and re-elected again in 2020. Oh! If Astrophysicists were to discover how to open up an inter-dimensional portal in the multiverse, and in another parallel universe, Bernie Sanders had won in both 2016 and 2020. If such a portal could be opened up, I would jump through in a New York minute!!!
HE IS A COMMUNIST, IF HE WAS ELECTED PUTIN WOULD BE HANGING OUT AT THE NEW WASHINGTON PULITBUREAU. HE IS THE PUPPET MASTER OF BIDEN LOOK AT THE DAMAGE BEING DONE NOW BY HIS POLICYS. NO GOOD COMMIE RAT
@@wb9285 I don't know how old you are. But, you sound like you lost a cause after Joseph McCarthy died. Are you, by any chance, a member of the John Birch Society??? Go crawl back under the bridge, ya troll !!!!!
Thank you, Senator Sanders. In genuinely seeking peace, people must learn not to ignore even the perspectives of the adversary--they always have their concerns which must not just be swept under the carpet no matter how tiny their voices may be. Putin is wrong and must be called out. And yet, I do not see any world leader in the shoes of Putin, acting differently.
Hope Biden will take advice from Bernie. However, it’s a bit disappointing that Even Bernie can’t talk about foreign leaders without labeling and contempt, like we were better than others . This kind of American attitude on world stage is very problematic! No more wars! US has committed enough war crimes and interferences around the world!
Bernie Sanders is brilliant as usual. Time fore him to start a new political party for his race as president which I will support whole hardheartedly. A party which will bring the resetting of our moral compass to true north and the industrial rebirth of our country.
@@danielvertino8126 The greatest divide ever caused by any president in modern times was the divide created by none other than the populist madman, Trump. And the divide yawns because he won't keep his vociferous mouth shut.
How could you guys not vote for him? I don't judge only from this video, but his actions over the last decades. I haven't heard many American politicians admitting that the US was actually the "bad guy" European here
Russia applied to join NATO four times, but NATO was only willing to treat Russia as an enemy. Later, Russia also protested against NATO's eastward expansion, but NATO expanded four times, and the deployment site of nuclear weapons was getting closer and closer to Russia. In my opinion, Russia is forced to attack hostile Ukraine. In the eyes of the Chinese, NATO led by the United States is the fuse of the war.
@@ns4235 I would like to share another view from China. We still have some doubts about whether Russia's attack is counted as an "invasion", not only because of the relationship between Russia and NATO, but also considering the serious crimes committed by Ukraine's Neo Nazi organization against the people in Donbas since 2014. They worship Ukrainian Nazis, wear Nazi symbols, maim Ukrainian Russians and Russian speakers for a long time, bomb, bury and divide civilians alive, rape and kill women and children. Putin's claim to disarm Ukraine and punish the Nazis can be seen from the current operational trend of the Russian army. The attack on Kiev is to step down the Ukrainian government, the attack on Kharkov is to destroy the Ukrainian military industry, and the attack on Mariupol is to eliminate the headquarters of the Neo Nazi armed forces. In addition, the Russian army basically does not disturb civilians, Even if Zelensky encouraged civilians to attack the Russian army, the Russian army showed more restraint. Judging from the current behavior of the Russian army, we really feel that this military action can not be arbitrarily characterized as "invasion".
Thank you Bernie! His views on the necessity of diplomacy reminds me of a line from the British Comedy, "Yes, Prime Minister,": “Diplomacy is about surviving until the next century - politics is about surviving until Friday afternoon."
I love Bernie Sanders! He’s such a consequence person with high values! He doesn’t have any interest with the military industrial complex. I can’t agree more with every single word he has said.
Bernie you are a national treasure and you alone in politics have made me proud to be American when there is so little to be proud of in my generation.
As a far right member of the constitution party, I completely agree with Bernie Sanders. Our party was formed when republicans broke off from the republican party when George Bush Senior enabled the military industrial complex to profit off of foreign oil. I am on board. Sign me up for Bernie Sanders on this. I disagree with much of his other opinions. But this I will advocate and agree to.
Have sanctions had any success in achieving their goals in the past? Have we won any wars in the last 70 years? Who are the people that usually fight these wars, are they the sons and daughters of those that make the decision to go to war?
Wars can never be won. Each side throws innocent people into a conflict to be injured and killed. Civilians are collateral damage. Everyone is hurt. War is useless. Diplomacy must be the way.
How very unfortunate you were NOT allowed to rule!!! The world needs sensible, understanding,not happy trigger leaders!! All unimaginable human sufferings would be less than what's happening around the world!!!
Nothing against Ukraine, but they share a border with Russia, and I can definitely see why Russia would be concerned about us forming a military alliance with them. How would we feel if Russia or China formed a military alliance with Mexico or Canada? We'd be losing our minds about it. At the very minimum we'd have a lot of questions about what their intentions were. We need to stop trying to wage wars and start trying to work together with every country in the world for our mutual benefit. We need to figure out a way to get along with everybody to insure our mutual survival and prosperity.
@@rajashashankgutta4334 They can join NATO all they want, but is it the right decision? The US should have pushed Ukraine to be a neutral state instead, it'd benefit both US and Russia and we wouldn't have had this war. Russia would let Ukraine to join the EU but would never let itself be surrounded with majority NATO countries. Have an economy with everyone and military alliance with no one.
Bernie is a fighter man. He gives me the motivation to feel like the fight is not in vain. There are decent and intelligible people left….ones with compassion and understanding. Keep going Bernie living legend
I don't see Russia's military at our borders, but I see the involvement of EU nations shipping weapons of mass destruction into Ukraine, enabling war and not diplomacy. I have not hear the reasons why NATO keeps threaten Russia by militarizing a belt of countries around its borders of Russia. Mexico has been victim of the militarization and territorial expansionism.
Ukraine is asking for the help of NATO and they are completely in their right too. Eastern Ukrain has been in its own little Civil War thanks to Russia destabilizing it. Not to mention, Russia has a long history of bullying their neighbors in the 21st century. "Lethal aid" support for Ukraine is a legitimate response to Ukraine's call for help from Russia aggressiveness. Edit: I incorrectly put "NATO troop movements into Ukraine", which is false. NATO has placed trooped into Eastern Europe, but not Ukraine itself
I don't always agree with with Bernie policies but i'll agree with him on this it's something I've been saying. Many others too, John Mearsheimer summed up greatly. Vladimir Pozner, Joseph Nye and Stephen F Cohen
Yeah, but I think their analysis of why Putin invaded Russia now is wrong. IMO Putin isn't acting for his right to self-defense. He's acting for his "right" to invade another country. Putin said himself that Russia is no match for NATO. So whether NATO had Ukraine or not was almost irrelevant, given that the real defense Russia has is nuclear missiles. But Putin wants Little Russia back, he started with Crimea, declared Donetsk and Luhansk "independent", meaning Russian, and next is Kiev. He acted now before Ukraine joined NATO, because it was now or never. The analogy to the Cuban missile crisis is incorrect, in my opinion. Oh, and in 2011, a huge deposit of gas was discovered in Ukraine. I guess it's not only the US who invades other countries for oil...
Agression from who? It's not Russia who just weaponized who Ukraine and push them into war, it was't Russia who send their troops into Ukraine and then run like cowards when Russians start operation... so yeah, Russia is only defending their postions in this case, it's might be brutal to understand but that how it is
This was an agreement signed by the US, UK & Russia,along with others, that stated that if Ukraine gave up its sizable nuclear arsenal, the borders of Ukraine would be recognized as permanent and inviolable
How about USA firstly not invade other countries (Iraq, Syria, Libya, Kore,a, Vietnam, Yugoslavia and many many more and not recognize rebel country they like eg. Kosovo and to obey International law
Peace be with you! The list goes on: the brutal Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956, along with the 1968 invasion of Chechoslovakia, and the more recent Russian invasion of the Republic of Georgia...The 20th century has had glimpses of what world peace could look like from the ill fated League of Nations , to the World Court in Hague and the United Nations If we do not learn from the past, we are condemned to repeat it. We never thought we would see a replay of the German blitzkrieg into Poland, yet we are perilously close to it in the Russian political/ military scheme in which their leader openly declares Ukraine should not exist....
Now this is the only American politician who talks with perspective and sense of history. Zelensky was inexperienced and allowed the US and NATO to push him into challenging Russia....The US and NATO escalated this situation by not recognizing the genuine security concerns of the Russians even when the Russians explored all manners of diplomacy.
60 percent of the federal budget wasted on the industrial military. Health Care? U.S. is the only country that does not provide health care, current health care system ranked last in the world, the worst health care.
As usual Bernie hammers the point home. He doesn't excuse Russian aggression but he is not pretending Washington hasn't done everything it can to egg on the situation. Only honest compromise through diplomacy can resolve the issue.
Woow. It sounds surreal to hear sensical spot-on comments from American politicians. Bernie always manages to be in the right side of history when it matters.
Its as he is speaking our minds and truth. Its the most sane, sincere,down to earth speech i have heard from a politician. Its a shame he isnt the American president.
