She remembered when the Soviet Union was around and they were all one country. She’s been through different regimes and just wants to live and doesn’t care whose country it is…
@@caseclosed9342 She definitely cares what country it is. She literally said the reason she didn't and won't leave, is because then russians will take her property. Literally days ago from recording, a russian came to her house, where she has probably lived for decades, if not her whole life, and claimed it was his house. She cares a lot. And she chose her country, Georgia.
Maybe just a few that can actually do the interviews without too much hassle dealing with translations, giving the impression that "so many" of them can speak English so well?
Poland's Lech Kaczyński in August 2008 traveled to Tbilisi together with the presidents of Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to show solidarity with Georgia in the face of Russia's invasion of that country, according to accounts by officials. He said at the time: "Today Georgia, tomorrow Ukraine, the day after tomorrow the Baltic states, and then, perhaps, the time will come for my country, Poland."
BS.. The US Military is spread out across the world in conflicts right now, its not being broadcasted as conflict but "peace keeping" and suddenly it doesnt matter to the same degree and those countries are either joining or part of NATO. There is double standards with all this bs.
@@romangolovko8306That’s because both Greece and Turkey joined NATO before any regional conflict. Plus it’s more like the governments of each country are bickering at each other than a regional conflict.
@@romangolovko8306what exactly you talk about? they dont have any conflicts followed by unstable borders that no one recognise what is the main point of not having conflicts
Thanks Johnny for shedding light on the occupation of Georgia. As a Georgian, I really appreciate you bringing attention to this important issue. 🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪
This is way more important for the world to know and fight for than Palestine. Not just for the Georgian people, but for the whole world to know how Putin is slowly trying to claw back all the countries that broke away from the USSR and how easy it is. Palestine on the other hand, whilst enduring unbelievable horrors and hardship is not having it's land taken away from them. They are merely allowing Hamas to ruin their country for them so they can blame someone else.
@@arget13 many polls in EU are around these numbers when people are asked whether they like being in EU.. in my country, Slovakia it's around 70-75%.. so yea... we just don't value the memberships in EU and NATO enough, EU made it possible for my country to go up massively in life quality and NATO's here to protect it... sadly, russian propaganda is working overtime here and it's working the best in all of EU
@@arget13 there are a ton of parties in European countries that are EU sceptic or are downright advocating for leaving the EU (funnily most of them get funded by Russia ... 🙃)
Okay, memo to myself: Don't bother reading the comments in the first hour, it's so full with AI generated comments about some investment scam, so annoying 🙄
Just came back from Georgia (and Armenia) yesterday to my hometown Vienna, Austria, and saw Johnny Harris dropping this video today. Awesome. During the last 10 days, I have been traveling through the whole country and have seen people fighting so desperately for the liberties we in the West so often take for granted. My deepest respect for the bravery and the willingness of the Georgian people. Austria and Europe are with you❤🇦🇹🇪🇺
@@whitehorse1961 They are fighting for the liberties they still have, for now. Ask the honest Russians what liberties they lost in the last few years and you'll know. Or maybe you want to go there and say something about their leader or about the "war in Ukraine" and see what will happen but hey, maybe you are already there and you wrote this comment from a "farm".
🇬🇪 As a Georgian i thank you for taking your time and creating this video if you are still in georgia i will be more than happy to help you out on your travels 🇬🇪
It's mind boggling to me how obvious Russia has been with this. And at the same time how oblivious the whole world chooses to be with this. It's not like it's hard to see
@@aresnir2725 for one thing Germany could have refused to give Russia billions of dollars since 2008 buying cheap gas from them. The US could arrest business people who conducted business with any Russian entity since 2008.
@@calebbearup4282 Arresting people just for conducting business with Russia is delusional. However, Germany absolutely has blame for this. I can't imagine being entitled to the point where you violently hate on another country whilst helping them fund their war. Trump even talked about this at the NATO summit in 2017
One of the reasons we have the Ukraine war, is because we never stood up to Putin when he started acting like a modern day emperor. We allowed him to do as he pleased with places like Georgia. And when i say, "We" i mean the international community not just America.
If we are talking about the 90s, then Yeltsin was great friends with the United States, so they were not against it. If we take 2008, then this war lasted 6 days and Saakashvili unleashed it by hitting the Russian peacekeeping forces
We have many Georgian people here in Ukraine, many of them working in restaurant business, cooking their national cuisine which tastes incredible! They are very humble and hard working. My friends who have been to Georgia say that Georgians are super friendly to Ukrainians, especially now, when we face a common enemy. Too bad their government licks putin's butt while people stand against russia. I hope one day I'll visit this beautiful country.
As an Georgian first emotion “thank you “ seeing your favorite content creator making documentary about things that’s me as an 20s generation facing everyday . Thank you for telling everyone our story . We are Georgia 🇬🇪, we are Europe 🇪🇺.
As another European, from an EU nation, I feel honored to be included in your club. Because the courage and pride I've seen from Georgians far exceeds what I've ever had to muster, myself
As an American, the vast majority of us support Georgia being independent and free from Russian influence, even if our politicians don't show it. We stand with you, Georgia! 🇺🇲🤝🇬🇪
@@BackYardScience2000 Don't worry Ukraine faith would be yours soon, continue to be gullible it seems you don't want to think critically . Or you need the help of some c.i.a bloggers to think
I remember going to a georgian restaurant that was made from this guy from abkhazia. Im half georgian and i know the basics and a good amount of the language and was with my mother who was fluent : but she spoke some russian. The guy who owned the restaurant couldnt speak georgian but only russian. I was confused because i thought he was a georgian (he is) at first and he was speaking russian. My mom was translating what he was saying but he was so happy for us georgians (me and my mother) to eat there he even gave us a discount. Even though he couldnt speak georgia and was in occupied land, that man was most definetely a georgian. He was very involved in the culture and must i say his food was delicious. Kind man. We were in florida when we ate there.
This is Russia's MO, create frozen conflict until the world forgets and then it becomes the status quo. This was the goal in Moldova in 1992, in Ukraine in 2014 and its the MO in 2024. Frozen conflict gives Russia immense leverage. Moldova/Transdnistria was the dress rehearsal for Georgia. But in other news, can confirm Georgia is an amazing place. Ancient culture, great wine (therefore great brandy), 1200 year old churches. Just beautiful.
nope, in 2014 if you actually follow the story it was ukraine started attack pro russian ukrainian first, basically is like how the georgia goverment react
@@LegionZGaming Well don't forget about Russian soldiers in civilian clothing heating the situation over there and artillery coming from Russian soil on Donbass cities. It is not black and white. Started in Crimea ...
As a Ukrainian, I regret that I did not pay enough attention during the occupation of Georgia. You have done an incredible job of telling the world about this period of history ✊. საქართველოს მშვიდობა და კეთილდღეობა 🇬🇪 Peace for all the world 🕊
As an African, you should pay enough attention on how African are talking they land back with the help of Russia from Europe...so we are shifting colonizers...
Maybe you should pay even more attention. Georgia is still a country. Russia dont want to take Georgia. Like Russia don want to take Ukraine. Why would you think that? In both Georgia and Ukraine regions wanted to leave for legit reasons. Russsia is just helping them. The moral question of Russia Sacrificing civilions, is a diffrent question, But I guess you support sacrificing civilians to stop Donbass and Crimea leaving Ukraine? Have integrity. Dont buy into this nationalistic bs. Be a patriot, not a nationalist.
You didn't pay attention in Transnistria? Much closer to you. Or, to be fair, at that moment you were happy to be Russia's ally and attack Moldova together! Now Moldova accepts and hosts Ukrainian refugees! I think you should be ashamed!
yep also the su-25 was build in georgia so the lived okey in the udssr they had their invrastructur and their pride and thechnical schools ect but yes russia was playing the ossetians and abkhazians they said they want to be their own staat so russi was placing peace keepers there and in 2008 the georgians attacked them and imo wanted to take over the ossetians for some reason and that backfired hard (maybe they wanted to fix their border problems with them so they can join nato coz you cant join with border clashes) i mean what was the point for georgia? get some village back? imo it could not been a preemtive strike from georgia coz in the end russia just run in and punched them hard but left emediatly after destroying the georgian army so there was no intend to take over georgia from russia but it makes sens for russia to hold this ossetians and abkhazians territory "for" them so georgia cant join nato and if they join nato they have a foot hold on the other side of the caucasus from wiki 20 September 1990 - South Ossetia declares independence. The republic remained unrecognized, yet it detached itself from Georgia de facto. In the last years of the Soviet Union, ethnic tensions between Ossetians and Georgians in Georgia's former Autonomous Oblast of South Ossetia (abolished in 1990) and between Ossetians and the Ingush in North Ossetia evolved into violent clashes that left several hundred dead and wounded and created a large tide of refugees on both sides.
Yes but he considered himself a Russian. He didn't even want Georgia to join as an individual SSR. Instead he wanted it's identity diminished as a part of the TransCaucasian SSR.
@@gazpachopolice7211 He was fighting for multinational Soviet Union, he didn't want people to be divided by race or ethnicity, that's why he wanted what u said(if its true...) Today "Most Progressive" Woke powers have the same narrative by the way:))) So Stalin was Woke MF
Yeah shit's getting out of control. They're copying random comments and reposting them with the product name seemingly randomly inserted somewhere in the sentence.
Why is that you say Georgia would be a theater for Russian actions in the next conflicts but you fail to even mention the overwhelming fact of the USA. The US has a long history of taking advantage of opportunities to further its global dominance by instigating internal conflicts in other countries. By providing substantial financial support to small protests, the US often turns them into massive movements, leading to societal division. This strategy ultimately results in the installation of pro-US governments, a pattern seen worldwide, including in Ukraine.
the important part. I remember the irony of the USA forces in Afghanistan in the 00's seizing USA and UK weapons that had previously been supplied to the Afghans to arm them against USSR.
Did you bring out the Planet Earth film crew or something? The footage is STUNNING. Wish these people got to comfortably exist in their beautiful country without having to deal with this encroachment
@@FlorinArjocu Have no doubt this is CIA project. Georgians kicked out US spies and NGOs. That's why they are pissed! And that's why they are trying to overthrow government so they can install US puppets.
Georgia, you are our European brothers. I admire your bravery in this fight for what’s right. We as Europeans must pay close attention to what’s happening in the Eastern corner of our beautiful continent. Stay strong Ukraine, stay strong Georgia. We must not forget you and we will not forget you. Light will prevail. Post tenebras lux - an old latin saying. After the darkness, there’s light. Love and support from Switzerland
@@purplespaceship2417 very interesting! Yes, it would seem this video is american propoganda. The russians have their propoganda and the american/europeans have theirs. It seems like Geogia is definitely a battleground of conflicting propoganda.
A few import things Johnny glances over: 1) Georgia was part of the USSR, but it wasn’t just a conquered subject as Georgians played a role shaping Soviet politics. One of the if not the most important Soviet leader - Josef Stalin - was a Georgian who actually spoke Russian as a second language. 2) The parts of Georgia Russia invaded were separatist regions which home to ethnic groups who didn’t like being part of a Georgian state. The Abkhaz are a Caucasian group while the Ossetians are actually an Iranian ethnic group that practices orthodox Christianity. Neither group wanted to be part of Georgia but were stuck in Georgia at the end of the USSR (the Ossetians were also separated from their fellow Ossetians living in North Ossetia which is a part of Russia). Something Putin has done well is convincing separatists groups that he will invade their territories to let them separate, whereas Putin’s attempt to invade an entire country has been less successful. 3) Many Western countries will criticize Russia invading Georgia to support separatists but simultaneously support other countries doing the same - like supporting Armenia’s claim to Azerbaijan’s territory which until recently Armenia occupied in a similar manner. While I support Georgia in opposing Russia, it’s important to understand the nuances of the situation. Johnny doesn’t seem to like nuances…
Yes, some people can't see that world is not black and white. Sure I don't agree with war, but if people support break-away states like Kosovo, then it's hypocrisy. But hey, we live in the world of radicals, who believe that if someone's not with them, then it's are against them.
And part 1 is note true but I expect nothing less of Ruzz1ans - After the Russian Revolution in 1917, Georgia briefly emerged as an independent republic under German protection, but was invaded and annexed by the Soviet Union in 1922, becoming one of its constituent republics.
More on item 1 of your post: The Russo-Georgian alliance, however, backfired as Russia was unwilling to fulfill the terms of the treaty, proceeding to annex the troubled kingdom in 1801, and reducing it to the status of a Russian region
Lol, u yourself glanced over a lot of important things. And I mean A LOT. 1) First of all, Stalin considered himself a russian. For all the time he ruled during USSR, he didn't do ANYTHING good for georgian people. He even hated when other people were bringing up his ethnicity. Also, these autonomous regions in Georgia like Abkhazia or so called South Ossetia were created by...surprise-surprise: STALIN/bolsheviks. So Stalin is partially at fault that these wars broke out, because bolsheviks were trying to tie the republics like Georgia back to Moscow, so that Georgia and the other nations could not settle their conflict without Russia's influence. You mentioned Armenia/Azerbaijan war, but you didn't mention that this war ALSO broke out because of unneeded autonomy that was created by Soviet government. We can go even further and see that almost EVERY SINGLE WAR on a post-soviet territories can be tied back to Soviet action. 2) so called "abkhazians" (their real name is apsua) and ossetians are not the original inhabitants of so called Abkhazia (Abkhazeti) and so called "South Ossetia" (Tskhinvali). These are georgian territories and always were georgian, so I dunno what are trying to say with that. By that logic, if a russian immigrant is not happy in US, he shouldn't move back to Russia, but he should bring Russia to US. What the hell??? Same as if an indian doesn't like to live in Canada, he shouldn't go back to India, but bring India's army to Canada. You're nuts, dood. Also, why didn't u mention the fact that russia occupied Georgia's territories, and holds them under control TILL this very day. I don't see independent Abkhazia or Ossettia, I see a russian people living there, with a russian passports, with a russian ruble being the main currency and the russian language being the main language...do I have to continue? This list can go on and on. And you know why is that? Because these failed states can't exist without an external support. They never were and they never will. 3) Why mention US here, if in this specific video there was NOTHING mentioned about how US and the West is good compared to Russia? For God's sake, can all of you just stop pretending that you're against the imperialism, drop this facade and admit that you're just another coping West hater? This really starts to annoy a lot to be completely honest. Snap back to reality.
As an European citizen this video really touch my soul. On my country and in general across the EU I see more and more skepticism about the EU, because people take for granted all the benefits they have now, being European citizens. Seeing how passionately and passionately Georgians want to be Europeans really moves me. Unfortunately, I don't think that the European geopolitical scenario is now ready to welcome them, rather it must first think about not dissolving. I will never stop dreaming of a united Europe, with Georgia as a member. Thank you very mush Johnny for telling this story, and in general for all the videos you make.
I was in Tbilisi in 1985 with a tour group, years before the invasion. Georgia was part of the USSR then.What an absolutely beautiful country. It's criminal what Russia does to it's neighbors, all under the guise of "protecting" Russian speaking people.
What about the people of Abkhazia and the people of Ossetia? Why does the West think that the people of Taiwan are worthy of independence while the people of Abkhazia and Ossetia are not? They are not even Georgians. And the Taiwanese are Chinese.
@@PhilippSeven Apkhazia and Samachablo are Georgian lands that have always been ethnically and culturally Georgian throughout history. Georgians are natives to these lands but were kicked out by the ossetians and aphsus, who are not natives there nontheless. Georgians civilians WERE KICKED OUT OF THEIR HOMES in these territories, do you understand that? Yet THEY'RE the victims in your eyes? Buddy, what do you mean they want independence? They want independence on MY lands? On a land that doesn't belong to them? Buddy, this is the equivalent of some Turkish communities declaring "independence" from Germany... IN GERMANY. Like. Who would support that, other than Turkey? Also they clearly aren't independent. They're very much depended on Russia.
@@TimtheEnchanter25 Kingdom of Abkhazia was a vassal state of Byzantium, and it belonged including territories of western Georgia. So here Abkhazia can claim Georgian territories rather than vice versa.
@@PhilippSevenSamachablo is not "Ossetia." Commies made up that term just because there were some Ossetians living there, unfortunately for us. They weren't even the majority there, and yet the commies still called it "south Ossetia." That's like the E.U declaring Paris as "North Algeria" just because there are some Algerians living there. You know nothing about this topic, so why oh why in the name of common sense are you yapping about it?
@@mariaannenkova7954 He's not "highly regarded" in Georgia, because despite where he was born, he was a Russian politician, that occupied newly-independent Georgia, murdered and repressed Georgian intelligentsia and created an empire for Russians. I doubt Hitler is "highly regarded" in Austria as well just because he happened to be born there.
Of course they have that right, but that changes nothing about the situation. Even if they were determined by Georgia before, now they are determined by Russia. Also, the rest of the Georgian people self-determinate that they want nothing to do with Russia, unlike the current Georgian heads of state. So all in all, Russia should get out to provide the necessary right to self determination, regardless of other factors.
@@mjouwbuis both countries should stop their meddling tho, don't you think? And georgia have shown that it is willing to reconnect old territories militarly, so i doubt russian occupation will end any time soon Harris is not wrong in dubbing it an occupation, mind you, any military base outside any country's border is occupation, if it's forced to lease the land
Buddy, they kicked out native Georgians from their own lands of Apkhazia and Samachablo. They have a right to self determination on a land that doesn't belong to them? Do Chechens not have a right to self determination? And Chechens, unlike ossetians in Samachablo, actually live on their own native lands occupied by Russia.
Fair arguement. Counter point: Gerogia sent in the army and massacred abkhas people, their cultural and riligious sites, an institute holding historical documentations.
Hello to all the georgians here from the other side of Black Sea. As someone, whose country is bombarded with russian propaganda every day, this video is a great reminder how lucky we are to be in the EU and NATO. We believe in you guys! Keep fighting! Best wishes from Bulgaria
@samihamchev9528 The EU has banned RT etc from its space. If you are getting 'Russian propaganda it is because significant proportions of your population realize the close historical ties between Bulgaria and Russia. In fact you wouldn't exist without Russia.
@@andreas543 Not on TV per say, but all around social media. A lot of people here don't have critical thinking and believe all the bullshit that's being fed to them. And that's how we got a pro-putin party to a 3rd place in the parliament(combined with the record low % of people who go to vote on election day).
I remember when it happened. I was in Beijing, China, for the Summer Olympics. This war went against "the peace" that always should appear during an Olympiad.
@@AddieHilton Yes, of course ♥️. Suddenly, Russia has 50,000 soldiers with tanks, artillery, and aircraft on the only road connecting to Georgia. A week before, they evacuated their civilians and began firing at Georgian villages. The day Georgia responded, these 50,000 soldiers immediately started advancing, bombing the entire Georgian territory from the sea, from another occupied region, Abkhazia, and from the air. They killed many civilians simply because they were Georgian, and thousands of Georgians were forcibly displaced from their homes. Of course, Georgia “attacked” Russia on their so-called territory, which only Syria, North Korea, and a few “peace-loving” organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah recognize as independent. Do you know how long it takes to gather 50,000 soldiers at the border? No. Russia started preparations two months before their attack. Perhaps the “wise” Putin knew that after two months, small Georgia would decide to attack a global nuclear power 🙏. It’s literally free to learn some basic historical facts about the subject before commenting.
@@teimurazshvelidze-ff4sc There is such a thing as intelligence. Of course the Russians knew something was brewing. But the fact remains that the Georgians were the first to attack, and if it had not been for that attack, nothing would have happened. And yes: Russia did not enter Georgian territory. Abkhazia and Ossetia are not Georgia and have never been Georgia for the past millennium. And Georgians do not live there.
@@teimurazshvelidze-ff4sc The Georgians had been concertrating their forces and shelling South Ossetia for week killing dozens of civilians so of course the Russians were on high alert. After the Georgian invaded South Ossetia they killed hundreds of civilians are drove tens-of-thousands out of their homes. Georgia brought whatever happened to them on themselves. And they haven't tried anything since - so it worked.
Damn Early Gang here! Hoping this vid is a banger! Will update when I finish Update: Your videos are always improving and honestly it's showing that your whole team is dedicated to working with you to make a awesome video. ❤
Next time a story about Moldova? A country split in two by Russia (and their ally at that time, Ukraine). In Transnistria the ethnicity is like 30% Moldovans, 30% Russians and 30% Ukrainians. Only the strong alliance between Russians and Ukrainians keep this part of Moldova under Russia's control.
Yeah, but most people in Moldova wanna be part of Russia. That wasn't the case in Georgia and Ukraine - people there just wanted to be free from Russia influence.
@@boccobadz 😂😂😂 All the world want to be part of Russia. No! People from Moldova speak Romanian, Moldova was part of Romania for hundreds of years and only some Russians living there want to be part of Russia. Just remember: WW2 started when Russia and Germany signed the Ribbentrop Molotov Treaty and both countries attacked their neighbours. Germany attacked Poland and Russia attacked Finland, Poland, Baltic states and...... Moldova. Moldova is the last territory still occupied based on Hitler's and Stalin's Treaty.
My sympathies to Georgians. Perhaps something can be learned from Switzerland. After Neapolitan fell at Waterloo, no foreign military has invaded or even attacked Switzerland. Why ??? After Neapolitan fell, every Swiss man has been required to keep a military rifle and ammunition in his home. Rifle training was compulsory. This is a law required of all males from age 18 years to age 65 years. Georgia you might want to adapt this policy.
THe problem is the government being complacent with Russia. Georgians having more guns isn't relevant here, and Switzerland is helped by its geography and by having bombs set up in bridges and tunnels.
@@Danjuanfr Yes the bridges and mountains assist sin protecting Switzerland; however, the armed populous is another element of its deterrence. BTW, my father served in US army intelligence during WWII. He decoded Nazi communications. He had related that Hitler weighed the costs versus benefits of invading Switzerland. No Swiss lives were lost to Hitler because of the deterrence.
I remember 2008 before social networks and when US had the biggest news networks on the planet and how it was covered by the west. Georgia started military operation to take their land back and indiscriminately bombed those territories. Then Russia went in and went out ... Why did Russia didn't take over Georgia or hasn't done much since 2008 ?
Russia had its forces beaten back by the Georgians, despite having an overwhelming numerical superiority, so it held on to what it could and just stayed where its forces were at the armistice/truce. The term is “frozen conflict”.
@@Egilhelmson u drunk bro? Unlike ukraine which is supplied by 50 NATO countries Georgia was a land locked nation means Russia can level everything there unlike Ukraine which has a Russian population and Russia cannot go hard.
@@EgilhelmsonYou sleep well when you don’t know much ehhh? Russia has Deep respect for Georgia only reason it’s not part of Russia like Dagestan and Crimea.
@eugene4950 stop spreading misinformation. Georgia never started militaty operations, there were bunch of shooting from russias side and only after this Georgia responded with gunfire. Even putin admitted that preparations for operation started year before 2008 war.
It was not really a choice, but he did not help us win the information war either. Non-peacekeeping Russian troops were already in Georgia when “Saakashvili started the war” and Georgian controlled village were being shelled for days as well. Russian “peacekeepers” refused to intervene.
Russia didn't like that Saakashvili was pro-western and was developing our country to become free from Russian control and influence, so Russia provoked this war not Georgia to tell Georgia who the boss was. 20% of Georgia is occupied by Russia and the question is who started the war???? It's Georgian territory, Russia shouldn't be their in the first place.
It's a classic Russian narrative. Depending on which leg was out of bed first that morning. Putin will tell you that either Ukraine or NATO started the current war. He will use actual factoids that he twists and expands into some fantastic story. He doesnt even need a false flag operation to frame it, such as used by Germany to invade Poland in 1939.
I thought you will feed the whole Europe with your bacon and milk. European stomach too weak for Riga’s sprats? What happen to all manufacturing after USSR left? What happen to one of the largest fishing and trade fleets? What happen to “liepajas metallurgs”? VEF? RAF? DAUER?
I love the rhetoric regarding Georgia’s longstanding commitment to freedom as a foundational cultural value and the subsequent discussion of resisting Soviet oppression. All this accompanied by images of Stalin…the most famous Georgian in history. Well done! Great editing!!! 🤙🏻
Yeah but that doesn't mean anything Stalin was the biggest conqueror of Georgia he gave the order to the red army to attack back then the independent republic of Georgia.
@@Otawee Well it does mean quite a lot. It means that Georgia wasn't an occupied territory by the USSR, at least, as Baltic states pretend to be, for example.
@@PhilippSeven You are from Abkhazia? Suspicious how my best friend is half Abkhaz and she tells me everythjng about Russia coming to the land and kicking her out, if you're really Abkhazian take a DNA test, you don't speak act or live Abkhazian, even carry Russian passports.
@@Pyro3009 If all Abkhazians want to be with Georgia, as you say. Who was Georgia at war with in 1992-1993? Russia was not involved in that conflict in the beginning.
"My dog becomes emotional when I talk about this" LMAO! Anyone saying/believing this nonsense would also believe this story about Russia is bad, blah, blah...
It would have been great if you’ve also interviewed more folks of older generations and shared their perspective, I bet it would be rather different. This would have shared more insight into why these laws are getting passed. Most of Georgian population is senior, while many younger ambitious folks tend to leave the country. Having said that, it’s rather unfortunate how such a beautiful country with heartwarming people is getting destroyed by my homeland.
@@bronyaenjoyer The entry of a country into an aggressive military alliance, whose geography poses risks to another country, poses obvious conflicts. The politicians of these countries understood these risks perfectly well but ignored them. At the same time, it does not matter to Russia whether Nicaragua or Portugal joins NATO, since their location does not pose a security threat. I am still surprised that people do not understand such obvious things.
@@borisogradkin8072 since when is NATO an aggressive alliance instead of a defensive one? NATO kept Europe almost war-free for decades, which only ended when non-members became agressive.
@@mjouwbuis if you don't waste your energy on small conflicts so we have: 1991 - Iraq 1 1992 - Bosnia and Herzegovina 1999 - Yugoslavia 2001 - Afghanistan 2003 - Iraq 2 2011 - Libya 2012 - Syrian Literally all US war campaign its NATO operation
According to International Relations: Great powers do whatever they want. Period. Another rule: Democracies never attack democracies. That should explain a lot.
I’m a little confused,if Georgians are hard fighting and are wishing to be free from Russia then why their government and parliament is so pro Russian. Officially Georgia is not Ukraines ally, in fact even opposed, even though Ukraine officially supported Georgia and fight in North Ossetia with Georgians. Hello from Toronto Canada
Hi There. Russia didn't like the pro-western course of Georgia's previous president, hence provoked the war in 2008, invested heavily in propaganda to demonize president Saakashvili, who made enemies when fighting corruption, crime etc and as result a party called "Georgian Dream" headed by an Oligarch Ivanishvili who became a billionaire in Russia in the 90ies rose to power. This party exposed Saakashvili Government for an inhumane treatment of prison inmates , some human rights violations that significantly tipped a scale in favor of "Georgian Dream" and they've managed to stay in power until now.
I understand your confusion and will try to provide some context as a Georgian. We need to consider this situation from two distinct perspectives: the ruling party and its government, and the majority of the people, particularly the younger generation. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, many Georgian soldiers and volunteers have joined the Ukrainian army to fight against Russia. Tragically, we have lost many soldiers there. In addition, from the very start, numerous non-governmental organizations, activist groups, and individuals have organized humanitarian aid. After the disgraceful statements by Georgia's former prime minister, Irakli Garibashvili, there were large demonstrations in the capital to show support for the Ukrainian people. You might wonder why this party is still in power, given that statistics suggest it shouldn’t be. The answer lies in corrupt elections, state-controlled media, and widespread poverty. Outside the capital, the situation in rural areas is dire. The government's propaganda machine continuously emphasizes that if we pursue a European path, we’ll end up in a war with Russia like Ukraine. And the cherry on top? The opposition parties are a disaster. In about a month, on October 26, we have elections and we're hoping for the best.
Corrupt government. The head of government is former Russian businessman actually ) that’s why) Russia tries to put the “right person” in Ukraine too, but failed and we saw Maidan in 2014)
@@likachkhaidze8789 thank you very much for your clarification, now I understand. Wishing peace and freedom for both Georgian and Ukrainian along with Belarusian people.
Because Russian is one of the big countries in the world that can do pretty much anything and get away same as USA, CHINA and couple other global / major regional powers, nothing new big empires historical always dominant smaller nations.
@@nemzi8969 i would have thought the same thing but seeing 32 countries forming a alliance against one country seems that they are really scared of Russia
Грузия одна из самых красивых стран на свете с потрясающими людьми! Ребята держитесь, попробуйте победить на выборах найти рычаги, не дайте стране дрейфовать в сторону этого монстра под именем Росси. Благословит вас бог!
Is Georgia a democracy? I don't know enough about this country. It is now on my visit soon list. If is a democracy why don't they vote the shitty politicians out of power? Someone please enlighten me, I want to learn more.
are you american?why didnt you vote out your shitty politicians?i as a turk have experience with this.most people are still rural folk who vote for the ruling party.and even more so in the broker part of the world
Yes, it is a democracy. The next parliamentary election will take place on October 26th of this year. The problem is that the power is very centralised and concentrated on the executive (the president), so there is a risk of rigged or non-free elections. There is a great article by the Council of Europe titled "Free and legitimate elections essential to safeguard Georgia’s place in Europe’, says head of PACE pre-electoral delegation, ending visit" that explains really well the situation. (fell free to copy/paste the title on google since I can't post links on RU-vid comments) I have been down this rabbit hole of trying to understand Georgian politics for the last half hour and it's super interesting, thanks for making me search all this ! :)
@@THETRUEXBEN19 Sorry my friend, I wasn't looking for people to do my homework for me but thankyou. I will do some Googling of my own. Thankyou for the information. Let's hope democracy prevails.
They should/could join the EU but can't expect Russia to sit idly by while its neighbors join NATO. Just like the USA wouldn't allow missiles to be deployed in Cuba, it's the same.
@@chrisadema3985 Let me guess, USA is a "free societie", like the EU that every day pass dictatorships wise laws to control the internet and free comunication?
What concentrated pure propaganda, I think Goebbels is smiling in hell watching this report. Zero percent of any research into the history of the region, not a single opinion of the other side (Ossetians) is presented. This is what I call "real journalism". Well done, buddy, the State Department is proud of you.
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No need to travel to Tskhinvali region. There are plenty of Ossetians living in other region of Georgia and they have no problems living here whatsoever.
as a Ukrainian, thank you for this. It's a sad story and even today Georgia as a country is afraid it can get worse, and they have the shittiest government but the most amazing people. The world should know that russians won't stop until someone stops them. Help us, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, all the 'imperial' seized lands. also, the election is right around the corner and russians are literally threatening them even more. Just today I saw photos of billboards that had pictures of destroyed Ukrainian cities, bombed bridges, leveled buildings, and the slogan that said 'choose peace', which sounds more like 'get on your knees and don't even think about it'.
5:37 being the only Christian power in its neighborhood and surrounded by Ottoman Empire and its vassals, Georgian Kingdom practically begged the Russian Empire to become a protecrorate. Its story as a part of Russia's sphere of influece is vastly different from those of, for example, the Caucasian peoples or Central Asia.
You are referring to the Treaty of Georgievsk, under which Georgia became the protectorate of the Russian empire, which was supposed to guarantee its SOVEREIGNTY. When Georgia was invaded by neighboring Muslim powers, Russians took no action and later ANNEXED Georgia. So much for protecting the sovereignty of the country. Since then, we have not been able to escape Russian imperialist claws. I would advise against making misinformed comments if you do not know what you are talking about.
@@nod.noda1 to win an internal power struggle, a member of the ruling Georgian dynasty invited the Russian Tzar to support him and in return agree to become an only nominally independent puppet. Afterwards the Tzar decided to change the terms of the agreement, presumably because he considered the other party to be less than dependable. Then the Tzar died and with the Napoleonic wars brewing the focus of the policymaking for Russian rulers shifted away from their conflict with the Ottomans and Persia, to European affairs. If you want to ever "um. actually someone, [;ease have a common courtesy to provide all of the wider context.
@@fillosof66689 The agreement was that kartli kakheti would protect the southern front against the ottomans and Persians during the war, and when they would inevitably invade Russia would aid them, and the Georgians held up their end, fought and defeated both empires in multiple battles, but when the Persians invaded with a vast army, the Russians did nothing, and later broke the treaty fully and annexed the kingdom.
@@fillosof66689 Again, wrong. Regardless, your comment is irrelevant to the video because referring to a historical event from centuries ago to justify Russian imperialism and expansionism today is straight out of Kremlin's playbook. Refer to Tucker Carlson's interview with Putin where he went on an hour-long rant about the history of Russia and Ukraine in order to question the very existence of Ukraine. The Treaty of Georgievsk was a tool Russia used to annex Georgia and even if it was not, frankly, we do not care. It's not the 18th century, Georgia deserves to be a sovereign state that determines its own foreign policy within its internationally recognized territories so Russians need to go HOME.
