Oxford Students Discuss Ukraine Russia Crisis | Oxford Union 

I feel so comforted to know that there are lots of rich, unaffected 20 year old Oxford students discussing this war with all the wisdom of my 10 year old son.

If these students become leaders in the future the world is in danger.

This is embarrassing that Oxford which is a highly respected University in the world can present such a one sided "debate" more of a discussion really.

How to be an oxford student: learn something then act like you know everything. 💯

Can’t believe this is the level of Oxford students…if they are the future of the democracy world, we’re already lost.

Is this supposed to be a debate for pro war or anti war? Or a justification for war. This is incredibly like watching watching CNN

“Capitalism is a system in which the central institutions of society are, in principle, under autocratic control. Thus, a corporation or an industry is, if we were to think of it in political terms, fascist, that is, it has tight control at the top and strict obedience has to be established at every level. [...] Just as I'm opposed to political fascism, I am opposed to economic fascism. I think that until the major institutions of society are under the popular control of participants and communities, it's pointless to talk about democracy.” Noam Chomsky

I am surprised by lack of depth in these debates, war talk and pressuring Russia is the attitude that led to this crisis. Doubling down will only lead to WW3… Role of the West in all of this is conveniently omitted. Much more bloody and unjustified US wars did not bother these gentlemen as much it seems. Is it because “our wars” are inherently just? And then the West is surprised to see all this opposition to its actions…

i m far more impressed by the comments here than the guest speakers in the video.

There is no one in earth who knows more than a 2nd-final year college student.

It’s scare me very much how our next generation is been taught and their mindset, god help humanity

15:45 , this guys has no clue how important it was on the part of India to abstain from voting in the UNSC. India and Russia are very key friends and members of important international orgs, such as BRICS,SCO,G20,etc. India has a very rich and extensive defense trade with Russia and most importantly Russia has stood for India on occasions when most of the other countries were against India including Ukraine( a kind of situation Russia is in rn). there are countless more reasons on the side of India to abstain from voting ,and just because the fact someone studies in a prestigious school does not mean that they can call any situation concerning without knowing the real essence behind it. India is conducting humanitarian aid missions to Ukraine and also wants this war to end as soon as possible but because there is an idea that India has followed over the years and will follow in the upcoming years called the 'non - alignment policy' India has abstained from voting in the UNSC. The ideas of students studying in the oxford is what is concerning right now on my part!

This discussions shows how Oxford and other top universities now serve as training for servants of power. If you repeat the conventional doctrine that powerful people want, you'll move upwards careerwise. The Union had much better debates a decade ago.

oh my gosh... these kids are so unprepared to think and reflect about the subject, i am impressed

One of the worst experiences of my life was listening to this discussion. Oxford Union has lost it

This is how low Oxford stands . The hypocrisy is shocking.

I went to Oxford, watched many talks, debates at the union. This was not up to scratch. Sorry. It's a shame. I can't really say that the future is in good hands now can I?

I thought someone will bring up NATO's expansion, I guess even the speakers are scared of peer pressure.

No words for these students, who are living in a virtual reality……

14:40 - "We must make Russia suffer, not only till the emergency ends, but for a long time." That's pretty hard on the Russian people, who are, on average, quite poor compared with us. The really wealthy people, the oligarchs, and the 'upper crust' of Russian society, won't suffer all that much. The upper crust never does. If we make Russia suffer, we will be kicking the people who have fallen down. It won't make them vote a better person into power - they can't. Nobody can convince me that Putin has been in power for two presidential terms, followed by a prime misterial term, followed by presidential time again - all due to having won the vote each time by a high percentage of votes.

If this is the standard and understanding of geo politics and economics of the students at Oxford, then I am assured that the future of the likes of India and China is bright. These speakers have no clue what impacts geo politics of the day. Let’s build alternate pipeline? Overnight? Let’s put boots on the ground? An average 10 grade student in India is smarter than any of these speakers. Did they even think it over? Not for immigrants, UK is done for.

I watched the first half and could watch no longer. The thought that many here and in the audience will over the next 10 years or so be appointed to various offices of power in UK government and private sector explains why we are in such a mess. Did anyone at all mention any concerns with NATO expansion? I watched some of he second half and was even more disappointed

In an era of easily accessible information afforded by the internet, these students are surprisingly, if not shockingly, ill-informed. The discussion transpired was decidedly one-sided. Had no one bothered to read up on the Cuban missile crisis in the 60s? What would make anyone think that the Russians would stand Nato stationing missiles in Ukraine, should the latter become a member like other former soviet states, when the US risked WWIII with the Soviets to prevent them from planting missiles in Cuba?

I hope this video is never deleted. I want to show this to all my friends and urge them not to fall for the marketing of Oxford, Harvard , etc. I think you’re far smarter outside these so called places of learning. Everyone is out there talking about the great alumnis from this university. Someone needs to do a study on the number of war criminals these colleges have produced. And after this “debate” you’ll know why so many of them come from these “universities”. Also, I’m so proud of you guys in the comments. If we as a public, without going to these establishment run institutions can run policy, we can save the world from these 3rd rate idiots on display

I find it alarming that this is the best Oxford Union has to offer. I am a final year chemical engineering student at HKUST but I love to read international relations. The speakers have no knowledge about what war means and facts on the ground. Two speakers have called for giving more weapons to Ukraine. Complex weapons need expertise and sending weapons is already an escalation. Russia has much larger arsenal than the West can provide in a short time. India and UAE abstained due to strategic reasons. Without understanding international relations the third speaker babbled about all that. Also the accusation that China knew about the attack. There is a possibility but the reports quote American intelligence with no evidence. I can think of situations where they might have talked about but this is not definite facts. Most of all I still don’t understand what we need most is diplomacy. Diplomacy means compromise. Unless you understand that you cannot achieve international relations. The first thing for diplomacy is empathy not demonization. Putin is paranoid and he is known to be paranoid and widely reported to be that is not something new. So you need to sit and talk and understand what compromise you can come up with. He gave maximalist demands because no expects that demands will be met. You set demands so that you can negotiate not outright reject. I do think it is possible that Putin would operate under bad faith but you do your best. Even now NATO is not committed to defending Ukraine what harm would have talks done instead of outright rejecting this demand

Lord help us. I think these people live in a bubble. No wars for 75 wars he said. Lol. Tell that to Palestine, Syria, Libya and Iraq. They’d make great politicians. 😂

One of the biggest mistakes we make in life, is to be in awe of where someone studied, what career path they followed or what title they hold. Most of the time these people only perform 1 specific job role which they are mediocre at but are highly remunerated for. Outside of this 1 skillset, they are absolutely clueless regarding all other aspects of life, but because we see them living in a nice house, driving a nice car and earning a decent salary, we immediately equate this with success, intelligence and importance. What they really are, is mono-skilled, highly paid, clueless individuals who lack common sense but who have a false sense of self-importance and entitlement.... Be in awe of yourself and nobody else! Only compete with yourself and never be content unless you are the best that you can be! My rant for today...

They are so cute in their idealism. So beautifully detached from reality while living comfortable lives hundreds of miles away from the actual crisis. No word on the actual cold analysis of the situation...

A fairly shallow debate, unfortunately. A sense and understanding of Ukrainian and Russian history, including the forced famine of the 1930's and the role of Ukrainians in the holocaust of the 1940's would help. The semi-mystical view that Slavs have of the Byzantines and the concept of Moscow being the the third Rome is so important to understanding the psyche of the participants.

This isn't a debate. It is a lesson in Selective Amnesia and Faux Outrage. We have the wrong people selling the wrong message. A nation that is morally bankrupt should feel just a tiny bit of shame.

to all debaters one question: how we in UK should react if China(or Russia, or Germany, or Brasil) decides to have active military base in Scotland?

"One, don't do that. And Two, you dropped a hundred and fifty grand on a fuckin education you coulda got for a dollah fifty in late chahges at the public library."

Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Libya: "Are we a joke to you??"

It's very worrying to see one of the most prestige university all thinking alike. Each one echoing what the previous speaker have said only with different words. Until the mindset of the Europe and U.S. people changes a little. The world won't rest for a week without wars. Truthfully there's always a hand in any war around; by those super powers. All because of such mindset.

When I listen to these 'talks' because it's not a debate, I feel there is a sense of urgency to instroduce a compulsory course on 'thinking lessons' and 'common sense' philosophy to liberate the young scholars to be able to think independently. We must start embracing 'the why' in our brainstorming processes....."cogito ergo sum"

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

Since the Oxford Union has demonstrated (repeatedly, I might add) an inability or unwillingness to provide a forum for proper discourse on a complex, epochal topic, here’s my contribution in the hopes it will provide at least a modicum of perspective: an important, but oft overlooked dimension in understanding the roots of Russia’s paranoia over the Ukraine is that 5 times over the past 4 centuries an invading army from the West has tried to dissolve the Russians, using the North European Plain (of which the Ukraine forms the single largest area) as a superhighway into Russia’s heartland, where over 80% of Russia’s population resides. The NEP is the largest unobstructed plain in the world and the only way to defend it under modern military doctrine is through the use of tanks. It’s the reason why Russia has one-fifth of the world’s armour deployed along their border facing Westward, more tanks than the US, China, Germany and France combined. What is so hard to understand? The US was willing to risk nuclear Armageddon over an island off its Southern coast barely larger than Maine. If the Chinese entered into a military and economic cooperation pact with a deeply anti-American Mexico government and started equipping and training Mexican soldiers while setting up forward facing military equipment along the Rio Grande, is there any doubt the US would raze Mexico City to the ground and turn it into a parking lot before allowing that to continue. There are no clean hands in geopolitics. If you want tales of good vs evil, then go binge on Star Wars. But the real world isn’t Disneyland, there’s only the cold calculus of balance of power geopolitics and the prospect of war. Putin is a tyrannical dictator, no doubt, but it’s perfectly legitimate for Russia to view NATO expansion on its doorstep as an existential threat. They literally have 4 centuries worth of pretty reliable data on that. Whether NATO actually means it when it says “we come in peace” is irrelevant if the Russians see a mortal threat inching closer.

Not much of a discussion. Pretty one sided all of these views are. Well researched to be sure in a few cases but sophomoric and shallow in their perspectives. You can just watch mainstream Western media and get the same thing. How does badgering Russia about its evils help move the conversation in any beneficial way? Whether you agree with them or not, Russia has a view. What is the point of discourse if the end goal is to merely attack the same point from all sides.

This video proves that universities these days are not designed to teach young people how to think and refelct objectively anymore, but not to call anything into question which is disseminated by the mainstream media...

Oh my god the third speaker didn't just say light vs dark 🤣....And he also said we haven't had wars in last 75 yrs. I heard all I have to about Western hypocrisy, but now I'm watching it.

After derailing the Russia-Europe energy relationship, Biden is witnessing that the prices for gas are skyrocketing in Europe, and Washington has no solutions to the grave situation that is developing. The spot market price for gas has zoomed to 8 times the price at which Russia had been supplying Germany. (Russia has announced that w.e.f Thursday, it has shut down the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline which is the trunk route transporting gas to German market.) "Expert opinion is that if oil price touches $125 per barrel, US economy slides into recession."

If these are our future leaders, heaven help us

For all the comments I have read, I hope that someone from Oxford is taking note, I very much doubt it though. I would of been embarrassed to post this one sided poorly thought out debate. The west is on a very slippery slope downward, helped by the universities….. Putin bad, west good ….. did the MSM wright their debates???

It's appalling. A University? Debate!? It's almost as if they all just logged in to BBC bytesize and Guardian to learn what their views should be.

If these people are the future of our nations.... We are screwed.... Smh. 🇺🇲✌

The comments sections is way better and constructive than the video.

I always enjoyed the Oxford union debates. Like others was drawn to the topic expecting an unbiased intellectual discussion , with some insight into the minds of the young adults . Instead we got a rehash of what is playing out in the mainstream media, so much for free thought and genuinely dissecting the issues at hands The speakers were unified in their ignorance of so many other conflict areas and some of the double standards at play here As much as we should be critical of Russia wanting to expand westwards , we should want to question why the west want to expand eastwards

It is very unfortunate that none of them mentioned about NATO agressive expansion. They were only blaiming russia. None of them talked about how US and NATO used ukraine to serve their purposes. They are too proud to self-analysis.

This over privileged kid are living in an alternative universe… “we have not seen war for over 30 years!” They not ideas about what going on in real world yet debating about something they totally ignorant of. The statement clearly shows that, I can’t blame them, they live in a safe bubble.

I feel happy that I didn't study at Oxford.

"Dear Oxford Union Students. After viewing this 'debate/discussion/response', I've decided to take the dog and move back to Kansas and live with Gramma." ~ Dorothy

I would highly recommend people to go and watch Professor John Measheimer who predicted this war 7 years ago. The costs of a bigger war with more participating countries, more weapons, more deaths , more destruction from both sides are completely not taken into account here. There are always two sides of a story. We need to listen to both and find a way to compromise. It's so sad that this happens and what scare me is what comes next - countries are ramping up with Nuclear weapons. It will come to a time that one conflict, one button away, a fight for democracy and we will witness the most devastating tragedy in human history.

Isn't this a very uninformed debate, and very eurocentric? I am not judging the merit of the argument just the factual accuracy of that one guy who talked about how India doesn't have a dependency on Russia. That's so inaccurate. All of our arms and planes and artillery comes from Russia. Our economy is also heavily dependent on Russia. Also, Ukraine has consistently voted against India in UNSC during India's armed conflicts. There was also no moral uproar when very recently China attacked India's borders in the northeast...so isn't this a little hypocritical. India did not come out in favor of Russia but abstained...which is understandable because you have to be careful making Russia an enemy when US and Europe has consistently failed to show up as an allie. You may agree with this or not, but at least research a little more before calling it "apathy".

Its interesting to see that none of the speakers came out with arguments trying to dissect this conflict in an objective fashion. If we don't discuss this issue academically, how will the Oxford Union debates stand the test of time. Portraying Russia and Putin as evil autocracies will not help us solve the problem. We have to stay factual and be able to understand the Russian thought process to fully comprehend this new war in Europe. We must discuss why NATO expanded after 1990 when it had promised Gorbachev and Yeltsin that it will never do so? What was the thinking behind this change in strategy? Why NATO continued to place strategic weapons in Poland and around? This war is not about values and morality as we are intending to portray it. This is about power and influence. Unfortunately Ukraine is getting hammered and sacrificed in this raw game for strategic power! The free world should pressurize its leaders to talk to the russians with an open mind...

Maybe you should debate topics like why NATO keep expanding east while they promised not doing that or topics like why democracy is so easily manipulated

Very disappointed that the students didn’t look deep into the roots of the geopolitical conflicts and explore how to make the world a better place for all. Conflict resolution starts with understanding and respecting different cultures and civilizations.

Question for the Union: If China invaded Taiwan, would the Colleges continue to accept lucrative investment from China and lucrative Chinese students?

India has huge trade engagement with Russia as well as defence deals that is why India abstained and the history of Russia backing india in every time from 1965

When all the media and governments did were to spread their freedom and liberalism ideology without informing the truth and historical facts what do you expect from these young people? Whenever people talk about China Taiwan relationship and liberalizing Taiwan it pul chills all over my body. It brought back the Iraq war image. Our life is as precious as Westerners.

Oxford should pay to have this deleted, the most scary part of this shockingly empty debate, is the fact that one of these guys stand a good chance of being an important world leader someone.

How can you discuss the events taking about if ignoring the background. There is no need to go to the times of the Slavic tribes. Just delve into the last 20 years. Find John Mearsheimer lectures and maybe at least some of you will open your eyes to the essence of what is happening. Break away from the median of state channels and look at the situation from all sides, and not as your social networks, the government and other interested people show you. Also to study the "special operation" in Yugoslavia in 1998. Who, how and for what reasons did it.

Was drawn to the title. Looking forward to some thoughtful engaging discourse especially from Oxford. To say I am disappointed is a gross understatement. If these are your potential leaders, I shudder for Europe and unfortunately for the whole of humankind.

Instead of giving a widely heard voice to these furiously ambitious egos, wouldn’t it be wonderful if a similar platform were given to hear the experience-won wisdom offered in old people’s homes?

Shockingly Superficial and monochrome!! Debates in my high school (St. Xavier's, Bokaro, India) used to be much more incisive and diverse! Oxford should take this down to save its own image...

To all sleeping "people of democracy": History hasn't taught you anything: don't poke the bear. The bear is not going to smile back

What is the meaning of democracy? What is the liberty? I think different people have different cognition. You need to have more living experience in different countries, try to understand the people's ideas who living there.

These Oxford students must have taken their course from CNN and BBC.

I don’t see any different between Oxford Union and BBC or CNN!!!!!!

“Good people have to suffer so we can build a better future.” -2nd dude. Never give him power. Generally disheartened at the lack of intellectual rigor from Oxford students. I imagined a higher bar.

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago and the next best time is now"* I consider this to be best motivational quote I've heard in a very long time. But motivational quotes are useless if you don't practice what you preach

What India is doing is absolutely right. Like all other nation we value our national interest the most.

Are these speakers students of Oxford University? If it is, then the OU is massively disappointed with what I have been admired. How could be called a discussion when only a one-sided story is being discussed? What is the rationale behind ignoring the other sided stories? Imagine! if these speakers are employed as Diplomacy? The world will be disasters!!!! None of the speakers proposes, how the war should be ended? But instead, Oxford speakers are calling for more economic sanctions and imposing. I find these arguments are inviting proxy-war and Western economic domination than the peaceful solution. One thing, that I wanted to remind the Oxford speakers is that democracy may be good governance in your country but that does not correlate with authoritarian governance. What we can do is how democracy and authoritarian could be negotiated and find alternative diplomacy, instead of pointing fingers at each other? What is black for you may be white for others but that does not mean we cannot negotiate.

Correction 0:15: the largest conflict in Europe since Yugoslavian conflict. Not WW2. I assume.

What is the point when everybody agree with a topic and still discuss about it? 🙂🙃

When you believe in something or something that benefits you , it's hard to truly have a conversation or debate or make a point or listen to others views cuz you will end up supporting your views only. Oxford Uni just proved it, sorry we got the message and most importantly I hope it doesn't dent the glorious past !

In Africa we are looking for a genuine democracy!! Actually you guys are brilliant!!

The last thing these kids needed was a platform for their egos.

A lot of beautiful rhetoric but not much of the much boasted critical thinking that requires the exposition of opposing perspectives and the refutation of one. I could obtain similar opinions in the tabloids without the florid language. On November 10th 2021, the United States and Ukraine signed the Charter on Strategic Partnership. On November 11th the United States announced a build up in Russian forces ultimately leading to the current siege. Clause 5 of this aforementioned document stated, "Declare our determination to deepen our strategic partnership by expanding bilateral cooperation in political, security, defence, development, economic, energy, scientific, educational, cultural, and humanitarian spheres." In other sections this document stated, "the United States supports Ukraine’s right to decide its own future foreign policy course free from outside interference, including with respect to Ukraine’s aspirations to join NATO." Read into this as you please but it was clear it was read by the Kremlin as Ukraine tacitly creating an alliance with the United States specifically and explicitly against Russia. Since Kelensky's election his government has undertaken the following: - On 12 June 2020, Ukraine joined NATO's enhanced opportunity partner interoperability program. - On 14 September 2020, Ukrainian President Zelensky approved Ukraine's new National Security Strategy, "which provides for the development of the distinctive partnership with NATO with the aim of membership in NATO." - On December 1, 2020, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andrii Taran stated that Ukraine clearly outlines its ambitions to obtain the NATO Membership Action Plan and hopes a decision in 2021. - On February 9, 2021, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, stated that he hoped that Ukraine would be able to receive an action plan for NATO membership at the same time as Georgia. - On April 7, 2021, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis told a press conference that Lithuania intends to offer its NATO allies to provide Ukraine with a Membership Action Plan (MAP) - On April 10, 2021, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andrii Taran stated that the top priority of the Ukrainian political leadership is to obtain the Action Plan for NATO Membership (MAP) in 2021. - In May 2021, Democrat Senator Chris Murphy said in Kyiv following a meeting with Zelensky that granting Ukraine a MAP would be the next logical step toward NATO membership. - At the June 2021 Brussels Summit, NATO leaders reiterated the decision that Ukraine would become a member of the Alliance with the Membership Action Plan (MAP) - On 28 June 2021, Ukraine and NATO forces launched joint naval drills in the Black Sea codenamed Sea Breeze 2021. - On January 11, 2022, a group of Republican congressmen announced that they intended to introduce a bill declaring Ukraine a NATO-plus country. - On January 14, 2022, Andrii Yermak, Chairman of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said that the Ukrainian authorities hope to hear specific conditions for joining the North Atlantic Alliance. And the British media tells us today that there was no chance of Ukraine joining NATO.

Can't believe this is actually happening at Oxford. Kind of shocking to see how ill informed and one sided the discussion is. The brats are being listened as whatever comes from their mouth is pure gold. Hilarious.

Where is the Steele interviewed, why did you delete it? It really revealed your collective mindset and was so very entertaining!

It seems that anyone with any wisdom or intellectual curiosity would feel rather lonely at Oxford

God bless Ukraine, I am from MONTREAL CANADA

My son has just got offers from the Russels uni & few others. I can't afford some of the big names uni's. But his views & arguments are formidable on the subject

I am shocked at the shallow discussion by such a high institution! Words fails me when I try to describe the level of arrogance and stupidity in these young people. They seem to live a life of echoing others voice, headlessly.

The underlying reasons for any nation taking a decision, is based on complex reasons including national interests and historical relationships. The Abstentions by some of the countries are linked to these very reasons. They have abstained because they are observing this closely and do not have any opinion in totality. The whole issue is entwined in Russo-Ukrainian history and the Russian population in Ukraine. Another dimension is emergence of an assertion of counterweight to NATO, which will soon emerge in the next two decades. Why can't Ukraine be happily out of NATO like Sweden or Finland and function normally with a good democracy. What advantage does Ukraine get by aligning with NATO? It will only allow deploying NATO defence apparatus right at the border of Russia. Can Ukraine compromise its stand and stop this bloodshed by not joining NATO rather than challenging Russia. Democracy and freedom are not absolute but relative terms and have to balanced with several other contextual factors.NATO can solve this crisis in a day if it chose to, by making a statement that they will not allow Ukraine to join. It is like poking Russia and Ukraine becomes the victim.

UK Goverment guide lines this is not a debate.

I believe India has point to abstain from voting due to high dependency on defence sector. With neighbour like China and Pakistan it is also important for INDIA to safeguard their interest and security by doing so! Apart from it history also says that whenever India needed help in terms of security Russia stand by our side. But yes i aggree with the point is war should never be option.

“…self determination is the centre of…”, I wonder what Scotland and Northern Ireland would say about that😅…

The power structures of the world are still fully grounded in the dynamics of the 20th century and when looking objectively at world relations a war was inevitable at some time. These universites need to be spending more time with degrees around 'resolving conflict' and 'mediating conflict' and understanding the complexity behind conflict. The young bright minds might actually sound brighter then. If you are a young intellectual you should strive to understand why. Our position in the west is likely to make this conflict between the West and Russia, go on, and on and on because we are the good guys, and Putin, well he's an evil mad bad guy. Its clearly that simple to some. Moral indignity will end up masking the complexity, and there won't be a resolution to this conflict. For Putin can cast the war how Farid Ahmadi underneath suggests, and no intellectual in the west could convince me that isn't viable as whatever Putin has done, the West for some reason, forgot what true diplomacy was before he done it.

A student from the UK arguing that Ukraine should join the EU which they themselves have left not very long ago. That shows how some UK people just want to use the EU and Ukraine.

India and Russia are massive allies and good friends, militarily and otherwise for so many decades now, even though no fuel dependency.

Oxford students will spend all Ukrainian lives to defend democracy. What heroes.

Speaker 1: Ukraine isn't Russian. Speaker 2 & 3: Europe must fight more actively for its values. Speaker 4: We must exclude Russia from the international community. Speaker 5: Must must impose sanctions and seek energy independence from Russia. Speaker 6: We should have committed harder to the inclusion of Ukraine into EU/NATO since 2008.

What super power country has the moral background to proclaimed themselves heroes...This is geopolitics failure and suffer we the ordinary people... Sad situation

Sky News still has the video up where Putin explains the reasons, and it didn't happen to revive Kievan Rus

I personally got a lot more from hearing the different speakers express their different points of view, even if it was just their own personal reading and appreciation of the situation, than I did from reading the comments on it. They did not ignore the historical facts surrounding this matter, nor did they fail and pass up this opportunity to touch upon the other different aspects, which may have been of concern more to them than to others and to voice their own opinions and fears; not necessarily the economic aspects alone, for I do regard the loss and the cost of life and limb, to be a far more greater and a far more tragic loss and cost than mere monetary loss and cost. I do not regret having watched this video.

It's great to see so many middle class kids discussing a situation about lower to working class situations Ukrainians find them selfs in, your years education ( Payed for by your family ) could pay for a families food and heating Bil for 2 years.

So many hypocrites people talk. my county been colonized for 350 years never crossed in my minds I want destroyed that country and make them suffering. Yeah, it is painfully our country started from scratch while we build one stable country from our blood, tears and sacrificed our People. Long live Rusia ur country help our independence. Don’t let these hypocritical people destroy u.👏🏻

"Light vs dark" Is this Oxford or Disney?

This wasn't a debate...to be fair i expected something very informative...instead i learned a lot on the comment section