Crimea: A Look Inside the New Russian Territory
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Days after Ukraine’s president was toppled from power during the Euromaidan revolution, Russian soldiers and local proxies took control of the strategically important Crimean peninsula and surrounded Ukrainian troops in their bases. Unhappy with the change in government in Kiev and using the unfounded fear of the Russian language being restricted, Russia made a bid for control in the region.
Following an illegal and fraudulent referendum on whether Crimea would become a part of Russia or not, Russia then formally annexed the peninsula - a move which was widely condemned by the international community. Russia had, in one quick and mostly bloodless takeover, reminded the world of its power, and made the West in its poor handling of the situation appear weak.
VICE News headed to Crimea to see how the change in rulers has gone down with the local population. Some residents welcomed Russia and the prospect of a greater economic future, while others feared losing their freedom to speak out, and did not like the idea of becoming pawns in Russia's military muscle flexing.
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I used to live in Crimea, Alupko (now study on the US). All the people in my home town are very happy to finally be back in Russia (Crimea was always Russia, since Russo-Turk war). Say whatever you want about Russia, but it's actually better in Crimea now.
Ru since not less than 1300 years , and 300 in RuEmp
now two gasTES , TPE180 , dunno if GTE180 is involved , maybe mapna ones und siemens ones
arent copy or either clone of v94tochka2 mgt(insert number) or sgt5von2000E oder sgt4000fh , sgt600 , etc
maybe partially , tech and derivative , but made in silmash utz saturn gtt ktz etc , btw , why tf Rusk etc ladz in usa
are you speaking English?
@Alex No he didn't. He's just making fun of you like a crazy homeless guy took his drugs and talk like an Alien language shit. lol
Considering the fact Ukraine was ALWAYS a poor nation under Russian Rule, your statement isn't surprising at all. From the very first day Russia occupied Crimea, they have pumped money into the area to bolster the economy.....and for good reason. It's very important for Putin to show the world that the people of Crimea are MUCH happier under the Russian flag.
But ask yourself, if the people of Crimea are so happy, whey does Russia need a military presents there?
If the VOTE was LEGAL and within the standards of international LAW, why hasn't the Ukrainian government accepted it?
Why did the EU and USA sanction Russia?
If you don't learn anything at all here in the USA, maybe you'll learn something about National Pride and that being a Ukrainian isn't something to be ashamed of.
Michael Beers, Ukraine was never a nation . old name was Okraina, during Russian empire, and it means border land. Ukraine was setup as a socialist republic in 1917 and at that time, Ukraine was only half of todays territory. Ukraine didn't have Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Herson, Zaporozhie, Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk, Ivano Frankovsk and Lvov. those 8 areas and Crimea as a republic was given to socialist Ukraine as gift from Stalin and Hruschov. Donetsk, Lugansk, Herson, Zaporozhie, Odessa and Dnepropetrovsk were given to Ukraine in 30s by Stalin. after WWII Stalin took Lvov and Ivano Frankovsk(west areas of Ukraine) and gave them to Kiev . In 1960s Hruschov took Crimea when it was administrative part of Russia without any referendum and gave it to Ukraine. Today, we have anti communism in Ukraine while communists gave them status of republic and doubled their territory.
You know things are bad when McDonald's are closing down.
people live longer avoiding McDonald, good riddance
I wish McDonald's would close down in Berlin!
You people disgust me. Don't you know the saying 'a big mac large combo meal, a day keeps the docor away'
don't feed the troll
Pitti Just a joke bro.
You say the Crimean referendum was illegal - but you don't say the 2014 coup was illegal. Why not? A little bias perhaps?
For them its not illegal but it's a revolution just because it has an anti Russia elements.
Both were against the law, but one was democ4atic the other not. A fake "election" after driving out anyone likely to vote the wrong way is clearly more wrong than removal of a corrupt leader who refused to do what he was voted in to do swiftly followed by real democratic elections.
@@owenthomas5103how can you claim russian referendum to be fake and ukrainian to be real?
@@benitocarbone2123 because they were in no way similar. One followed proper election procedures and had independent observers checking yhd voting was fair and the counting accurate, the other had gunmen of one side hmstanding menisigky outside silencing anyone if yhe "wrong" side and escorting away observers any of the "wrong" press etc etc etc
@@owenthomas5103 so you're just repeating the "voting under gun barrels" argument?
I had to crack up when the russian woman was saying they love and take care of the old people and then a real old lady turns up and says the exact opposite x'D. perfect sketch
Remember what channel your watching😂
You just knew what was going to come out of that old lady's mouth lol
Why don't you guys Crimea river
LMAO!
You pair of silly Russian Ivans. Nobody gets your Russian 'in-joke'. Crimea river - get it? Ho ho ho. Such a funny pun - in a pathetic sort of way. Now why don't you Put-in some more effort at the troll factory writing Kremlin garbage? Otherwise your line-manager at Savushkina Street will have you Put-out with the rubbish and you will forced to find new employment - at McDonald's for instance.
HAHAHAHAHH......NICE :)))
Only a fool would not understand allusions to the song of Justin Timberlake "Cry me a River" .
Whish i could laugh but not toonight after the attack in Nice;(
"illegal" referendum?!
how can referendum be illegal? Referendum is purest form of democracy that is best way to show will of the people and to say that any referendum is illegal is ignorant and undemocratic.
It was a rigged election. Not one person of the United Nation was allowed to attend the elections
Peter De Ruiter rigged or not referendums can't be illegal
LOL... You don't need the permission of the United Nations to vote.
Flying Pig (Hero) демократия не для всех, России и людям в Крыму в этом отказано, двойные стандарты. Я много общался и общаюсь с людьми из Крыма и они за воссоединение с Россией, но многие за рубежом не хотят этого, потому что русофобы, а люди ничто.
+Slaying Fascist
The referendum was corrupt as the results showed. Who observed the referendum? Who made it fair? Russian forces took Crimea by force and then a corrupt referendum in an attempt to justify the invasion and annexation of Crimea. A Ukrainian territory!
Ukrainians are not the enemy of Russians - through out history Ukraine has never once ventured beyond its borders in aggression or tried to dominate and oppress its neighbours - same cannot be said for Russia
@@CharleenDoll - nonsense - every European country has the right to make its own decisions about NATO without the interference from Putin & his Russia - also, Russian language was never "outlawed" in Ukraine - under the existing constitution of Ukraine minorities have the right to speak their native language freely in Ukraine - the fact that Russian and Ukrainian are sister languages which are mutually understood there is no need for official Russian language in Ukraine in fact many Ukrainians speak in many dialects of Ukrainian, even Russian and Polish languages in Ukraine just like in Russia where you have over 300 different nationalities but Russians have one official Russian language so all you Russians simply brain washed full of propaganda childish nonsense and that is why the world is against you
@@majorrgeek are you for real???? We saw Poroshenko speech about russian minority in south eastern ukraine. And we know what happened later.
@@aliklili - you lying Russian refuse - there was never a Russian minority in Eastern Ukraine - you want to worry about the war crimes your idiot leader has caused and made you all the target of reprisal - we are all out to avenge the deaths of Ukrainians
we can see that Russia has other intentions.
Actually Putin's main goal is to want Ukraine's natural wealth. In 2012, abundant natural gas and oil reserves were found in eastern Ukraine, it's Crimea, Donbask, Luhansk, Donesk, and Moldova in western Ukraine.
that's why those parts of the territory that Russia really want to take are Crimea, Donbask, Luhansk, Donesk. And now they are closer to the western region of Ukraine as well, it's Moldova.
Now, observers of world politics are reading Russia's movements, what they suspect is true, Russia's main goal is to target this area that has the potential for natural gas and oil.
See.... that Crimea fell into Russia in 2014, but Russia ( Putin) was never satisfied with just one region, Putin also continued to rise up the rebellion he formed in Ukraine, and made the Ukrainian leader furious and inevitably sought refuge in NATO by joining NATO. because Ukraine feels unsafe to stand as an neutral country, Russia since 2000 after one year Putin became president of Russia continuously seized Ukraine territorial and Russia also supporting the rebellion in Ukraine to against the legitimate government in Ukraine. Ukraine will not choose to enter NATO if Russia as a neighboring country does not continue to seize Ukrainian territory. We can see the goals of the Russians rebellion it is to broke Ukrainan united and to seize the territory of Ukraine which has great natural potential.
Russia and Ukraina same as like North Korea dan South Korea. (Russia) as North Korea and South Korea (Ukraina) .
Most North Koreans choose to be South Koreans because they don't want to spend their whole life being North Korea, which is known as a country that adheres to the communist ideology capitalist .
If we hear Putin's statement saying that his invasion was only to keep Ukraine from entering Nato, why is Russia (Putin) also stealing and seizing the territory of this independent country. If the purpose of the invasion was only to keep Ukraine from entering Nato, Russia should not have stolen and taken this territory of Ukraine, which has been independent since 1991. Invaded the country already independent that's so wrong , what's more, Russia (Putin) has also stolen the territory of an independent country......
Look at how deceitful Russia, the dictator, has acted so recklessly. Crimea which has been a Russian federation since 2014, many of them now regret and want to return to Ukraine but it is not that easy anymore, because all the leaders in cremia are puppets of Russia and those who are pro-Ukraine are imprisoned or even killed. When Crimea entered Russia, many foreign businessmen broke away from Crimea and did not want to invest there. Crimea is known for its beautiful beaches, now there are no more tourists visiting there, because they are afraid to see the large number of Russian military in Crimea, Crimea is only the center of the Russian military and Russia is also free to mine Crimea gas and oil. That is the goal of Russia to control the natural wealth of Crimea, which is known as one of the regions that has the largest natural gas and oil wealth in the world.
We can see the different treatment that Russia did to Estonia and Latvia when they entered Nato in 2004. Putin, who has been be the President of Russia since 1999, doesn't even seem to hold Estonia and Latvia, even though if you look at these two countries, their position is same equal to Ukraine, which is in the middle between Nato and Russia. Estonia and Latvia are even closer to the Russian capital Moscow. These 2 former Soviet Union countries were not even invaded by Russia when they entered Nato. Why ??? because Estonia and Latvia do not have large natural resources to benefit Russia, so Russia (Putin) does not appear to be so adamant in defending these 2,,,,, WHILE Ukraine has very abundant natural potential, if Russia can seize it , it is very profitable for Russia. It could lift Russia into a country that has the largest natural wealth in the world. Likewise, the way their ancestors the Soviet Union taught Russia to dominate the world took away the natural wealth of other country and their federation, Enriched themself and made other poor inevitably depend on it. Thats why the Soviet Union collapsed before because of their selfish, greedy, corrupt, dictator, their union was broken and not harmonious because Russia as the leader of the Soviet Union at that time only enriched themself and could not be fair to the federation. See that's why most of them joined Nato instead of remaining part of the Soviet Union ( Russia)
@@riskaborneo843 - gas reserves of Ukraine rates 26th in the world and it has 1/46th of Russia's energy reserves so Ukraine could develop itself to become self sufficient but it does not compete with Russia nor is it the real cause behind Putin's war - Putin has simply gone mad with regaining Russian empire status to USSR which will not happen - the best thing Russia can do is get rid of him, join the world and upgrade Russia to a market economy with EU - this can only happen if Putin is removed and it is currently the best time for this motivation to become a reality
Why Russia needs the Ukraine
For those who ask: “Why does Ukraine matter? “
This is why Ukraine matters.
It is the second largest country by area in Europe by area and has a population
of over 40 million - more than Poland.
Ukraine ranks:
1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores;
2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves;
2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world's reserves);
2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons);
2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves;
3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters)
4th in the world by the total value of natural resources;
7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons)
Ukraine is an important agricultural country:
1st in Europe in terms of arable land area;
3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world's volume);
1st place in the world in exports of sunflower and sunflower oil;
2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports;
3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world;
4th largest producer of potatoes in the world;
5th largest rye producer in the world;
5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons);
8th place in the world in wheat exports;
9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs;
16th place in the world in cheese exports.
Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people.
Ukraine is an important industrialised country:
1st in Europe in ammonia production;
Europe's 2nd’s and the world’s 4th largest natural gas pipeline system;
3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants;
3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km);
3rd place in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment;
3rd largest iron exporter in the world
4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world;
4th world's largest manufacturer of rocket launchers;
4th place in the world in clay exports
4th place in the world in titanium exports
8th place in the world in exports of ores and concentrates;
9th place in the world in exports of defence industry products;
10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons).
Ukraine matters. That is why its independence is important to the rest of the world.
Then why Ukraine is the poorest country in Europe ?
@@jirou6228 when it was part of the USSR there was an unofficial underground barter economy which the majority of people used amongst themselves and graft was the theme of the day when dealing with government officials. This is something that Zelenskyy’s government is trying to change. Unfortunately this is something that takes time and you need two or three generations to weed out old habits.
@@jirou6228 because of some greedy oligarchs. The same thing is happening in Russia.
Corruption and oligarchs plundering the country is why the GDP of Russsia is less than Italy's
@@jirou6228 because it has been under the thumb of communist Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church which is under the thumb of the Russian government then you have all the oligarchs Ukrainian and Russian mafiosi.
@@jirou6228 It isn't.
Why don't you go to Lybia, Iraq, and check out how democracy prospers there.
MAR'YAN CHABURSKY Too bad you’re too dumb to understand the point he’s making. Ukraine is a fascist and broke shithole now. Crimea will never go back to Ukraine. It belongs to Russia and has always belonged to Russia!
Afganistan and Syria too
same thing happened to cuba Colombia,Hawaii,Guam, usa virgin islands,puerto rico, American somoa and Mexico
Stephen Jenkins Crimea has belong to Russia almost longer than the US has existed as a nation. Fact
@MAR'YAN CHABURSKY brainwashed..
Funny you must have really gone out of your way to find people to say negative things about Russia.. The fact is that most of the ukrainians in Crimea at the annexation were not from Crimea. And their beaches are empty now??? You're kidding right - it's all Russians who go there on holiday! lol... It was never full of western tourists... Crimea is for Russians like Nice is to the French. Even when it was part of Ukraine it was mostly Russian tourists. Like the old fulla said - 90% approval of becoming Russian.
We Indian full heatedly support what Russia has done to Crimea to regain its own territory, & this so called annexation is also accompanied by the consensus of the common people so the media should think twice before calling t an annexation
Vice News is an American propaganda tool. You can't believe anything they try to push.
Russia is a dump, lol. 😁
The Dude have u actually been to Russia before? Or do u just go off of what Western media says?
@@vlaaad5160 Nah, we don t wanna get poisened, mate. Are u still defending that shidwhole?
Illegal referendum? How the west has conveniently forgotten Kosovo lol
Skyrim belongs to the Nords!
😂😂
Yes! NORWAY AND ICELAND FOREVER!
Ok i know this is a joke but im danish so im gonna ignore that its a joke
Crimea is russian just as much as Königsberg is german. me thinks. Fair trade.
***** haha yes, you get some you lose some!
***** when germany can give us 30 milion dead in return will talk
oldfishi and when russia can give Ukraine 1000s dead too, sure.
same people a dead ukrainian is adead russian as if bavarians are not germans ...
***** No problem. Come and get it. You mean Kaliningrad right?
2:57 haha that psychologist is soooo done with that dude who just barges in the interview lol
That clown, you mean to say!
What gives you the idea he's a psychologists he is a zealot
@@jaylm4112 how is he a zealot when he doesn't even show any support for either side though there are tones of support for Ukraine he never truly states if he supports the annexation or not unless you've confused the psychologist with the drunk clown that barged into the interview talking bout killing when he prolly has a hard time killing an ant with his boomer ass
@@whatsup5914 no no I meant the drunk dude talking about railroad Russia gulag or whatever.
He's legit a zealot. And I don't see why he's even asking anyone for their passport like he's someone important and not some Russian a$$licking alchy walking by
@@whatsup5914 no no you're right I rewatched it you guys are right.
IDK why I thought we were talking about the hammered guy lol
6:40 'I hope I see my grave soon' I felt that 😭 fell sad for that Grandma 😔
why don,t at least one russian have the courage to do what need to be done about putin are they all cowards .
I like how Vice news portray Russia took over Crimea...instead of Crimea joining Russia. There's a big difference in words. People by the majority choose to be with Russia. Russia welcomes them. There is no force. Nobody died in Crimea and after 2 years there been peace there. Of course the minority of the people will be sad or upset. But that's the vote. What Russia did for Crimea in 2 years is fast more than Ukraine did in 25 years. I love Ukraine but Crimea is Russia and always was.
You're honest and realistic, i respect that.
+Stevovich
Russian forces took Crimea by force.
Russian forces left their bases in Crimea and occupied the territory. Ukrainian forces in Crimea were surrounded by the Russian invaders. Putin himself admitted Russian forces took Crimea. The "referendum" was corrupt as over 90 percent voted to join Russia. Who observed the referendum? What international observers? Who recognizes the results? We all know Russia took Crimea!
+Marty Robinson I request source that Putin stated that. Do keep in mind that translation is never perfect. even in this video certain statements were excluded from the subtitles.
Marty Robinson Russia always had bases in Crimea...this agreement been made since the mid 90s. Secondly, Ukrainian Navy general defected to Russia and so did 70% of the Ukrainian Navy in Crimea. Those who stayed loyal to Ukraine was free to go. Again....no fight no conflict.
Do you even know what an occupation look like? Or you choose to be stupid? People don't celebrate their occupiers, they don't rejoice the president of the occupiers and vote overwhelmingly to be part of their occupiers country. But you insist Russia is occupying Crimea.
As for the referendum, yes Crimean people voted over 90% to be part of Russia. Why is this a surprise to you? They voted overwhelmingly to be part of Russia in 1991 again in 1994. You think Crimea got better since the 90s? Hell no. It got worst. Ukraine left that region in neglect...so only you and a bunch of clueless idiots who never lived there nevertheless can point to it on a map doesn't have an idea on how much the people want to be part of Russia. They never wanted to be part of Ukraine to begin with.
mid wot ?! Ru theresthere since 300 years , and counting wholeful , since 1200 years , minimum
and belaros ukran = Roslande oblast , or krajs if you will
those poor crimeans, forced to live in peace under a stable government by big bad russia, hopefully the good americans will save these poor people.
+Mike Smith America isn't up to it. There needs to be a 4th Reich.
+Mike Smith Not of a huge significance to the US, so probably not.. and you misspelled NATO
Ramon Reyes fuck nato, a bunch of terrorists disguised as "peacekeepers"
Mike Smith lol if anything, NATO troops deploy somewhere and don't do anything.
Ramon Reyes yeah but its russia who wants war, look at how close they put their country next to western military bases.
This hits different in 2022. I find myself drawn to these past news broadcasts and the more I watch the more I see how we have come to where we are now. I hope that there is a true golden age coming, as the woman in the video said. However, I hope that it does not come like this; With forced cooperation and fear.
we can see that Russia has other intentions.
Actually Putin's main goal is to want Ukraine's natural wealth. In 2012, abundant natural gas and oil reserves were found in eastern Ukraine, it's Crimea, Donbask, Luhansk, Donesk, and Moldova in western Ukraine.
that's why those parts of the territory that Russia really want to take are Crimea, Donbask, Luhansk, Donesk. And now they are closer to the western region of Ukraine as well, it's Moldova.
Now, observers of world politics are reading Russia's movements, what they suspect is true, Russia's main goal is to target this area that has the potential for natural gas and oil.
See.... that Crimea fell into Russia in 2014, but Russia ( Putin) was never satisfied with just one region, Putin also continued to rise up the rebellion he formed in Ukraine, and made the Ukrainian leader furious and inevitably sought refuge in NATO by joining NATO. because Ukraine feels unsafe to stand as an neutral country, Russia since 2000 after one year Putin became president of Russia continuously seized Ukraine territorial and Russia also supporting the rebellion in Ukraine to against the legitimate government in Ukraine. Ukraine will not choose to enter NATO if Russia as a neighboring country does not continue to seize Ukrainian territory. We can see the goals of the Russians rebellion it is to broke Ukrainan united and to seize the territory of Ukraine which has great natural potential.
Russia and Ukraina same as like North Korea dan South Korea. (Russia) as North Korea and South Korea (Ukraina) .
Most North Koreans choose to be South Koreans because they don't want to spend their whole life being North Korea, which is known as a country that adheres to the communist ideology capitalist .
If we hear Putin's statement saying that his invasion was only to keep Ukraine from entering Nato, why is Russia (Putin) also stealing and seizing the territory of this independent country. If the purpose of the invasion was only to keep Ukraine from entering Nato, Russia should not have stolen and taken this territory of Ukraine, which has been independent since 1991. Invaded the country already independent that's so wrong , what's more, Russia (Putin) has also stolen the territory of an independent country......
Look at how deceitful Russia, the dictator, has acted so recklessly. Crimea which has been a Russian federation since 2014, many of them now regret and want to return to Ukraine but it is not that easy anymore, because all the leaders in cremia are puppets of Russia and those who are pro-Ukraine are imprisoned or even killed. When Crimea entered Russia, many foreign businessmen broke away from Crimea and did not want to invest there. Crimea is known for its beautiful beaches, now there are no more tourists visiting there, because they are afraid to see the large number of Russian military in Crimea, Crimea is only the center of the Russian military and Russia is also free to mine Crimea gas and oil. That is the goal of Russia to control the natural wealth of Crimea, which is known as one of the regions that has the largest natural gas and oil wealth in the world.
We can see the different treatment that Russia did to Estonia and Latvia when they entered Nato in 2004. Putin, who has been be the President of Russia since 1999, doesn't even seem to hold Estonia and Latvia, even though if you look at these two countries, their position is same equal to Ukraine, which is in the middle between Nato and Russia. Estonia and Latvia are even closer to the Russian capital Moscow. These 2 former Soviet Union countries were not even invaded by Russia when they entered Nato. Why ??? because Estonia and Latvia do not have large natural resources to benefit Russia, so Russia (Putin) does not appear to be so adamant in defending these 2,,,,, WHILE Ukraine has very abundant natural potential, if Russia can seize it , it is very profitable for Russia. It could lift Russia into a country that has the largest natural wealth in the world. Likewise, the way their ancestors the Soviet Union taught Russia to dominate the world took away the natural wealth of other country and their federation, Enriched themself and made other poor inevitably depend on it. Thats why the Soviet Union collapsed before because of their selfish, greedy, corrupt, dictator, their union was broken and not harmonious because Russia as the leader of the Soviet Union at that time only enriched themself and could not be fair to the federation. See that's why most of them joined Nato instead of remaining part of the Soviet Union ( Russia)
It's like a giant foreshadowing. The prequel episode or movie.
There will be a golden age, the evil has to be destroyed, peacefully it doesn't seem to work, only by force. There is a saying that hope dies as last.
Have you seen what happened in Pakistan? Imran Khan went to Russia to reserve tons of grain and petrol for his country, despite being warned by the west. Now he got ousted in a US-backed coup. Millions of Pakistanis went outside to show their support to Imran Khan. Lets see what will happen next, too early to say.
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Truth and justice will prevail in Ukraine, i have no doubts in that
They moved the indigenous Tartars out of Crimea immediately after WW2 to create the Russian dominated colony. Later it was moved to Ukraine because of geographic logic, Crimea has little fresh water.
Crimea suffered badly as an unrecognised sanctioned area, the Russian economy works for the well connected not ordinary people.
Furthermore the sanctions imposed in 2014 has clearly degraded Russian military capabilities.
@@RobBCactive it is a crime against humanity to purposefully block access to water to the population. North Crimean Canal is responsible for 85% of Crimeas water. People in Simferopol had only water for 4 hours per day !!!!
Not only that, but Ukraine also completely shut down all the electricity towards Crimea. That is why the Russian forces have captured the nuclear power plant in Energodar, they do not want to fire at the plant because they need it. It is Ukraine that is corrupt and sabotaging. Yeah, Soviet Union had some big problems, Stalin did horrific things, but Soviet Union is gone and the forced removal of Tatars happened 70-80 years ago. Putin is openly criticising Soviet Union and Lenin. The referendum in Crimea, 96% voted to join Russia. Do you know how many Tatars there are? 12% . Not every Tatar is an ukrainian patriot, this is a fact.
Watch "Ukraine on fire" by Oliver Stone, it was made in 2016 I believe, explains the 2014 coup to the details
"An illegal referendum" - Crimea was an autonomous region in both the Soviet Union and in Ukraine. Actually, Crimea left USSR before Ukraine did and wanted to join Russia in 1991. To avoid a possible conflict, president Jeltsin allowed Ukraine to keep administrative control of Crimea as long as its autonomous rights were respected.
The referendum was legal and according to the international laws and UN charters of self-determination. It was issued by a lawfully elected autonomous government of Crimea and controlled by UN observers.
The only reason the USA and its allies are calling the referendum "illegal" is that they don't like the outcome.
If Crimea was "occupied" and "annexed" then where are the protests? Where are the "freedom fighters"? Where are the Russian occupying forces patrolling the streets? Those are the signs of an oppressive and occupying foreign force. Like the Americans in Iraq.
The American occupation of Iraq was wrong but so was the occupation of Crimea
@@reanimationeas342 I don't remember Iraq being a part of the USA or having 95% of American citizens living there. Or ever had a vote on being invaded. The parliament of Crimea asked for permanently stationed Russian Forces in Crimea for help. You call it an invasion, the Crimean population calls it freedom. Can you remind me who in Iraq asked for Americans to come and invade?
@@SlavicSpring The number of a specific ethnic group does not equal loyalty.
If you looked at polls in 2013, less than half of the population wanted to join Russia and that was without Russian soldiers in the area. In 2014 when the referendum took place, nearly all eligible voters choose independence and joining Russia? Most Crimean Tatars didn't participate. Many Ukrainian people and some Russians didn't participate. The Crimean prime minister was replaced by Russian forces and Pro-Russian separatists.
How were the referendum results accurate? Do you see something wrong or will you just call it propaganda?
@@reanimationeas342 Those are nice and great US propaganda "facts". Give me the polls from the UN observation committee. from Indian observers, you know, people without a political stake in Crimea. Where are those? Crimea was an autonomous area - autonomous with certain rights. One of those rights was to decide its own faith. Crimea wanted to be a part of Russia when they left the Soviet Union, but Yeltsin (read - USA) stopped them.
Instead of citing anti-Russian nonsense, how about you answer me about who invited the USA to Iraq?
And, if anything of your anti-Russian propaganda was even remotely right...where are the "freedom fighters" against Russia? Where are those poor, sad Tatars, fighting for, oh, so beautiful Ukrainian rule? I can tell you, they freaking HATE the Ukrainian government. Ukrainian mad and uncontrolled nationalism have removed all minority rights in Crimea. Now the right is back, because of the Russian Federations Constitution. Russians don't remove nations from their constitution as Ukrainians do.
Just read what you said, travel to Crimea - or look at videos from common people in Crimea, and you'll realize they are finally home. Ukrainian military left without the fuss because they went home...where they came from. West of Kiev.
@@SlavicSpring Obviously everything you don't like is propaganda. The slightest criticism of Russia is propaganda.
A person at the 11th minute said that he was kept 11 days in prison and he was tortured with electricity. Torture electricity leave characteristic easily recognizable marks on the body - but he did not show his wounds to the journalist. Typical liar. Do not believe it.
Антон Вангер the part about going to Liv or lisbon sound fishy, to say the least
David Doumèche Just as the entire video.
+tanultorosz its obvious that Russia sends out propaganda
Gregory Rudak Everybody does. Make conclusions of your own.
With water, it does not, your argument is invalid.
"Who are Russia's neighbours? whoever Russia chooses..." big words that you cannot sustain.
In for a rude awakening!
Also very evil
They truly have a habit of saying "funny" stuff over there
TBH I have absolutely no understanding of the politics in these regions of the world but every time I watch a video like this I cant help but notice the amount of guns and war equipment on display. Its so different to where I live and I genuinely hope that the change in circumstances makes it better for the people who live there. However in the mean time I heading to the beach to watch a sunset, have a beer and swim with the kids. Australia.
Democracy is a better quality of life. No looking over your shoulders if the secret Police or pro putin neighbors are listening to your opinions and being AFRAID of the government putting you in prison and/or tortured.
A golden age I don’t think so
democracy have spoken, the mayority decided to go back to Russia (remember Crimea have been part of Ukraine only for the last 60 years)
25 years with Ukraine, was USSR
Bitch, please. The referendum was funded by the Russian government therefor wasn't accurate and illegal. Crimea is important only because of its geographical location. If you ever lived in Russia, you would understand the politics of Russia. But you never have lived there. Have a good day, dumbass.
The govs not people makes everything happen. The more power / influence you have the less you care. But even according the UN law there are Border Integrity and also people Self-determination - witch one is more important? It is depends on... power and influence
and crimea was never russian. the greeks and huns were there, and then crimea was populated and run by turks (tatars) for most of the history after that up to the 1600's. then the slavs came in after it was annexed. so crimea is not russian land
Who cares it was an autonomous region that didn't want the same fate as donetsk republic so they held a refferendum.
The anti-Russian comments are in no way justified. They can only come from closed-minded prejudicial peoples. Crimea is a land [always has been] majority native Russians. They held a referendum and the majority were in favor of rejoining Russia as opposed to being a separate [state]. The people wanted this so travel to Crimea and shout your protests to them in person-your statements here have no impact.
*****, Budapest Memorandum _was not_ broken. :)
Firstly, a referendum requires that all of Ukraine would have to vote on Crimea. The referendum is a sham on the most foundational level. Second, this 'referendum' was performed under gun point from Russia's army. Third the referendum only gave two options, break away from Ukraine and join Russia...where is stay in Ukraine? Fourth the referendum doesn't take into account that 50% of the population didn't vote out of protest. Finally I would just like to say the your Glorious Russia successfully killed Crimea's economy, fooled half it's citizens, beaten any opposition to the new order, murdered opposition to the new order, ethnically isolated and stripped the rights of Crimean Tatars (who were there way WAY before Muscovites stepped foot on it) and finally forced people of a different nationality into Russian citizenship. The sad sad defenses presented by some of you people are so disconnected from reality it is shocking...this is what Polish, French and Jewish peoples must have seen when starring down the face of Nazi Germany. I finally understand my fathers fear, having to run from a similar situation in Czechoslovakia 45 years ago
And since when have any of the referendum votes in Ukraine been legit. In any vote when had there been a legit 90% to one side. Besides all Russia really wants is crimea's warm water ports. Those docks are gonna really make Putin some dough.
milweapon Unless of course Crimea had a special autonomous status within the Ukrainian establishment. I believe Scotland is holding a referendum on their independence next month and the rest of Great Britain is not participating in their decision making process. Double standard much??? Or was Kosovo referendum under NATO gunpoint more democratic by some loop hole as well?
Crimea never had an ethnic Russian majority prior to 1944. In 1944 Stalin deported the indigenous Crimean Tatar population to Central Asia and Siberia. If it wasn't for this act of ethnic cleansing, ethnic Russians would not make up a majority on the peninsula today.
Forced russification, force-fed single opinion, military force as tourism...everything is a frigging show of arm-twisting force. Hellish.
Люди в фильме: я горжусь тем что мы присоеденяемся к России
Комментаторы: мне жалко Украину
There is no controversy in this.. Ukraine will never get Crimea back. Case closed. Move On people! Let Crimea now properly develop since it's been horribly neglected by ukraine since '91... You've heard the peoples voice. and respect it. Crimea since '91 has been an autonomous republic anyways. for good reason.
This aged well
Послушаешь россиян и понимаешь, что спасёт их только полная изоляция от всего мирового сообщества.
Себя от всех изолируйте)
Андрей Умнов Да незачем, украинцы адекватный народ на соседа не нападает, территорию не аннексирует, манией величия не страдает. А рузке надо изолировать как того алкоголика с "белой гаячкой"
Андрій Іскра Нормальный, но есть злобные гнилые индивиды
Да, очень адекватный и мирный народ. Когда президент страны Янукович сделал не по-их нему, адекватный народ немедленно начал закидывать стражей порядка коктейлями Молотова и отрубать им ноги, время от времени выдавливать глаза, крича "Слава Украине!!!". Не то что эти необразованные "рузке" звери, когда те выходили на площадь в Москве выступая против Путина. Вот там был ужас.
Kayander1 Аххахаххахха, ноги рубали, ааххахаха :D В такое верят только рузке идиоты. Это как история про ребенка которого распяли на доске объявлений в Славянске :D Чем страшнее ложь, тем больше в неё верят таки валенки.
Дурень, ты живешь у себя в России и рассказываешь мне про то в чем я сам принимал участие. Рассказывая подобную чушь.
Начнем с того, что Янукович после своего избрания систематически нарушал Конституцию Украины. В Украинской Конституции единственным источником власти есть народ, а уже потом президенты, парламент и т.д. Если народ не согласен с действиями парламента или президента, он имеет право на протест и как нормальный президент Янукович должен был прислушаться к мнению народа, потому как он не царь в отличии от вашего Путина. Но Янукович поставил забор возле Верховной Рады и нагнал туда "беркут" который защищал Януковича и его Партию Регионов от гнева народного. Янукович продлил базирование ЧФ РФ в Крыму, хотя украинцы были против. И вот чем это обернулось сейчас. Попросту Янукович это 6-стёрка Путина. Он полностью прибрал все рычаги власти к своим рукам.
А уже осенью 2013 г. студенты вышли на майдан. После чего пришел "беркут" и разогнал этих студентов ударами дубинок по голове. Разбивая при этом головы безоружных людей. Попадало даже девушкам. Украинцы имели полное право свергнуть этого пидараса продающего Украину Путину. Украинцы имели полное право защищаться от мусоров-преступников, которые служили этому гандону! Украинский народ имел полное право после убийства мусорами людей хоть стрелять, хоть резать. Потому что украинский народ стоял за свое государство, а мусора стояли за пидараса который это государство разрушал!
thank you for the undertitle , it is very interesting to hear peoples language.
I love how he says the people choosed even though they sent the russian millitary down there and forcibly annexed it
Dont cry….
@@aggelikip.664 wdym?
Agree if the people wanted to join Russia, Russia would not of had to invade Crimea with their military. As far as the people that were interviewed, we all know how that works in Russia.
@@kathleenscott4792 as if Ukraine government would just let them leave. They haven't let people in donbass decide for themselves.
Ignorant af my guy. Russia was already there. Ukraine leased crimeas ports for russian military use. There reason russia sent more troops wasnt to forcibly annex. They voted to be russian and to defend that vote russian troops were sent in. Look at what happened to donetsk and luhansk. Urkaine bombed them to hell after they declared independence and without russian support there was no stopping them. This is why russia is here. To stop the bloodshed.
i have been in Crimea, Yalta in aug 2015....sunny place, friendly people... visa news - antirussian propoganda
+Memento mori And you were not killed ? You are not broke a hungry Crimeans?)Here is a twist) ahah)
+Memento mori I'm going there this summer :)
+Memento mori building permits have dropped tourism no longer existno electricityAnd harassment of the Tatars and Ukrainians.A bunch of alcoholis run Crimea.
+Memento mori Russian rule suckswww.columbiatribune.com/news/perspectives/tatars-step-up-resistance-to-russian-rule-over-crimea/article_b5cea721-5087-516d-82df-84a5218ce315.html
+Memento mori hmm.. I can say the same thing about the majority of people all over the world. And there are plenty of sunny places. Hence what's the uniqueness of Yalta? And where did you see propaganda?
When people opposing this "anexation", "reunion", whatever you want to call it, get tortured and/or disappear - how is that not a clear sign of this being wrong and a grim foreshadow of what's to come?
5 years later, you have been proven correct. Unfortunately
So true.
Hello, fast forward 2022 !!!
It is the ukranian nazis that have been killing and torturing who they describe as sub human
Watch patrick Lancaster videos. He is the onky journalist interviewing actual victims and they blame azov nazis not russia
Bloody hell all the signs were there
A golden age will come to Russia.i really don’t think it’s going to happen
В 2013 году были в Крыму, казалось как будто оказались в России 10 лет назад, а может и попали в Советский Союз. За годы, как Крым перешёл к России очень заметны изменения : дороги , мост, парки, улицы городов. Крым расцвёл
а типа до России там была пустошь? Или не было парков, дорог, мостов, улиц?
@@fphlip нет до России было то, что осталось еще со времен СССР, жуткая совдепия
The referendum was NOT ilegal. Who exactly is the "international community"?
+Ancupola The referendum was NOT legal for several reasons: 1) Russian troops ILLEGALLY entered Crimea (then part of Ukraine) with hundreds of troops. Taking over government buildings and ordering the Ukrainian military to evacuate. This violated the 1994 Budapest Agreement, which Russia signed honouring Ukraine's territorial sovereignty. So right off the bat here, we have an illegal, foreign occupation, which used violence- 2 Ukrainian soldiers killed.2) The referendum was not sanctioned by Ukraine, as Crimea was still legally a part of it. Essentially, a foreign invasion force ordered a referendum without consent from Kiev.3) The referendum itself was a farce. It was hastily ordered, without time for real political debate- for example, there were no pro-Ukrainian opposition parties. Any Ukrainian attempts to protest were repressed, with people intimidated, attacked or imprisoned. Not to mention the huge amount of anti-Ukrainian propaganda, which depicted Ukrainians as Nazis. In short, it was an annexation- exactly the same thing happened to Austria under the Anschluss of 1938.
+KingOfScotland Well then according to those arguments provided, we can say that Kosovo is technically still apart of Serbia...
+Ancupola every country except Russia apparently
+KingOfScotland yes im curious aswell on your stance on Kosovo, everything you named stands for Kosovo too. And i bet u support its independence
I do not know mich about Kosovo to be candid and need to read more.
Love how Vice interviews both pro-Russians and pro-Ukrainians and yet people constantly say they're biased. Common sense isn't very present these days it seems
common sense? please tell me what it is? Tell me what commun sense is, i'm curious by your own point of view of it.
People love to style themselves a "defender of the underdog", then confirmation bias the shit out of everything they consume.
Crystal Dragon being unbasid
Abdalla Aldamiri i asked b00nge, and its 'unbiased' not unbasid
Crystal Dragon
doesn't matter
А на каких основания Хрущов подарил Крым Украине? Только потому что он жил в Украине, и решил подарить Крым в 1954 году, Украине!? За какие заслуги, делались такие подарки! У Беларуси оттяпали Беласток и подарили полякам, а Вильнюс подарили Прибалтике, за какие такие заслуги, беларусские земли дарили непонятно кому!
This is so sad. A great country was denied to take part in the true golden era...
Vice this is a great piece of Anti-Russian propaganda! You nailed it again...
well everything that isnt pro-russian is propaganda in your opinion
you´ve probably didnt even watched it.. you just wanted to cry propaganda so you can consider yourself a critical freethinker
jonathan77ize No I watched it. Why are you so quick to judge? Very hypocritical of you, good try tho.
jonathan77ize I watched it. So what? They find nice looking guy telling crap about Russia and place a "russian" drunkard near buy. They show a woman whining about Russia coming to where she lives and saying they lived there for 300 years without mentioning that Crimea was a part of Ukraine for only last 60 years and before that was Russia. It's full of bs like that.
XxLadrxX Thank you for clearing it up for him haha
XxLadrxX Copenhagen Wintergreen Budapest Memorandum, The Russians violated the treaty signed by Gorbachev barely 20 years ago. There was no option on the referendum that allowed Crimea to stay as part of Ukraine and the vote was conducted surrounded by Russian soldiers in full combat gear that Putin HIMSELF said were there. Go back to watching RT you simple minded fucks, you need Kremlin run media to hold your hand and tell you how to think.
Все дискуссии в Крыму заканчиваются фразой: "в России пенсия выше". Сюда многие годы приезжали военные отставники и пенсионеры и теперь их большинство в Крыму. Эти уроды выбрали не Россию а СССР, и отсутствие перспектив у детей и внуков на непризнанной территории их не волнует.
asvfm Чем стало хуже чем было?
XxLadrxX Мне проще ответить что стало лучше:
- пенсионерам действительно повысили пенсию, стоимость жизни правда выросла почти на столько же;
- бензин стал на 20% дешевле.
Ну как бы всё, в остальном одни проблемы, особенно для тех кто не сидит на печи а занят своим делом или просто реально работает.
asvfm законодательство поменялось - отсюда и проблемы как понимаю, как-то не убедительно, ну вот я дятел и не знаю что там происходит. Дай хотя бы три примера ухудшений. Ну мб фирмы всякие типа макдака ушли. Что теперь работать негде?
XxLadrxX Да перерегистрируют предприятия, не вопрос, и законодательство российское не сильно отличается от украинского. Но невозможно работать в современном мире фактически без транспорта (даже мост не спасет), полноценной банковской системы и зарубежных партнеров.
Из-за тупоголовых крымских властей так и не смогли договориться по водоснабжению, хотя нужно было лишь не упоминать слово "Россия" в договоре). В результате огромные титановый и содовый заводы встали, рисоводство перестало существовать. У меня в округе несколько заводов стоят и заменить заказчиков, поставщиков, профиль производства и наработанные связи не реально без огромных инвестиций, под санкции попадать нет желающих.
А ещё есть такая штука как патриотизм, вот представь что например твой город условно в России вдруг перешел к Беларуси. Вроде и отличий мало, но возникает невольный вопрос: "какого хера?".
asvfm Понятно. Ну про патриотизм - к Беларуси если присоединят - я не против) там говорят здорово. 60 лет назад тоже самое ведь было Россия передала Крым Украине. У всех был тот же вопрос "какого хера?". Со временем всё улеглось.
Illegal referendum? Anyone care to elaborate on why it was illegal?
Because Russia barged into another nations territory, in this case Ukraine's, and said "You vote in this referendum" and put fear into the souls of those who did not want to vote to be a part of Russia. This is not democracy, and this is not Russia's territory. It's like the UK annexing the Republic of Ireland and saying "this is ours". Even though many people may support this annexation, it does not make it legal my friend.
@@markscarisbrick1534 Fucking lie and double standarts...
@@markscarisbrick1534 The United States destroyed the indigenous people of the American continent, turned Africans into slaves, staged coups d'états, prowled around the borders of Russia. They cannot live peacefully on their continent. The United States wants to wash the feet of everyone living on our planet Earth, they themselves are seeking.
США желает мыть ноги всем живущим на нашей планете Земля,этого они сами добиваются.
@@markscarisbrick1534 but Kosovo separatists referendum was?
God bless Crimea...
what a BS How long did it take you to find all those people ? Crimea is Russia I am from Crimea The roads are rapaired The bridge is being constructed Crimea does not depend on Ukrainian electricity
how long do Ukraine as independent self-governing country and Ukrainians as ethnicity/people exist? and when was Crimea a part of Ukraine in said sense?
this is not an insult, but the question to the last line "to give Crimea back to its rightful owner. Ukraine."
***** sorry, I thought you were Ukrainian.
Just an example. Who allowed USA to become independent from British Empire?
*****
www.globalresearch.ca/the-u-s-has-installed-a-neo-nazi-government-in-ukraine/5371554
yeah, Russia is totally responsible. Everything western media says is a 100% pure truth.
*****
I live in Moscow, and yes I just recovered after FSB beat me up for criticizing Putin,because I want communism to come back.
+Antin Konop the us is involved in many things. Ine thing you need to know hillary had to with some stuff a while back thats why putin doesnt like her nor her to him.
CRIMEA IS UKRAINE ! ! !
You misspelled Russia :)
Gio Iberi Crimea is Ukraine with only one condition - Ukraine is Russia! Same as Georgia!
KOSTENKO Both Ukraine and Georgia will never be a part of Russia again. Deal with it.
Gio Iberi MY ASS. Nikita Khrushchev unlawfully gave it away 1954.
KOSTENKO Georgia attacks Russia, Bombs South Ossetia & then bitches about it leaving.
90% of voters in Crimea supported Putin in the March 2018 national presidential election.
I want to help that old lady, that breaks my heart to see that
Accept the annexation of Crimea, Ukranian people. It,s the tyranny of the majority. The Russia. Крымиа зта Руссия
@@robertcramer1886 та нехуя
@@robertcramer1886 and now?
Everyone is saying to her that she doesn't have to stay there, because her passport will be brought to her home. But she doesn't believe them, because nothing like this would've ever happened in Ukraine.
You dedicated the entire video to the minority opinion, and showed only one individual who appeared to be genuinely happy about the results.
Some nice unbiased journalism from VICE right there.
Clearly you didn't watch the whole video. Several people expressed happiness at rejoining the Soviet Union/Russia. Everybody knows the referendum was overwhelmingly to leave Ukraine. So what are you whining about? You won. But that's the only referendum you will win. Nowhere else in Eastern Europe would anybody vote to go back to the way things were. Be happy with your one victory and learn how to live in peace with your neighbours.
f.. putin, he will loose crimea
Referendum could not have passed with minority opinion 🤔
Bullshit
A golden age will come? Maybe, but it will be more of a chinese age not a russian one :P
A Golden Dawn? *boom boom tish* Ok i'll show myself the door.
jonharson Bad jokes are welcome, you might stay. ^^
Well we'll be to China like UK to US :)
The Chinese look inward not outwards, they seek only to enrich themselves and prefer to leave all the international dominance and idealism to the Americans. A Chinese age will look exactly like the American age today, just dominated by Chinese corporations vaccuming massive amounts of resources to feed China while paying off the Americans to keep the world stable and mind their own business.
Russia suffering under US and EU sanctions will put them under the sway of the Chinese, but unless Russia has an alternative to turn to then the Chinese will definitely exploit Russia’s isolation to the fullest.
fludblud As an European i hope that we might serve as kind of an mediator between China and the US and stop acting like Americas bitches all the time.
Good job VICE News, the world is watching now
I dont know if vice is really for the good of people or another propganda. Russia built 2 huge power plant to accomodate the electricity problem in crimea. And they built a bridge connecting crimea to mother russia. While when they are in ukraine, crimea is always blackout due to electricity shortage and isolated and forgotten in ukraine
Crimea wanted to join Russia. End of story.
Yes , we are.
Bullshit
I wander how long Vice news had to look for people who don't like being part of Russia in Crimea. I bet it took a really long time :). I couldn't find any.
+AntiFascist Smith да) 1-2%
+AntiFascist Smith Russia isn't allow for proper polling, even though they strongly claim the referendum said 90% of people supported it. Strange how in the first year there were massive protests... and what's the issue with allowing proper polls? It'll just confirm the results for the rest of the world!
But yeah, bullshit. The referendum and the high concentration of Russians in Crimea was an excuse for Russia to take over. They breached multiple international laws. Since when is this a thing? Where if you have enough people that descend from your nation you can just perform a referendum only supervised by the INVADING government and then just take over? I'm sure this means Russia would be quite happy in allow China to push into a few bordering regions that have a rather high population of Asians!
Oh! Oh! And what about some of the far-west regions of Russia that have multiple pro-European and also support breaking off of Russia? Why doesn't Russia perform a referendum in those areas... oh right... that wouldn't be beneficial... quit with the bullshit. This was a breach of international law and is covered in bull. If you're truly treating the pro-Ukraine crimeans with respect; and if you the referendum polls were true; then allow foreign supervision of the area.
ParadoxalObserver
i do not care about polls dude. I personally know bunch of people there. info you got is probably from official cia propaganda
AntiFascist Smith Uh. I don't think you even read what I said. Russia is not allowing proper polling. As in, respected polling agencies to check if in fact a majority of the people support this. Ah! And you know some people there, wonderful! The Crimean population surpasses 2 million. "Knowing a few people there" isn't really knowing what the majority census is.
ParadoxalObserver
but it gives me a better idea of what is going as oppose to just blindly listening to western propaganda machine.
Bridge connecting Crimea and Russia will be completed by end of 2018.
Belarus-chan Completed:)
👋🏿 hello
Two days back the bridge was opened.
@@AkashS97 When you posted this, the railway was opened. The bridge was already open for a while to cars and trucks before the train tracks were completed.
"I overslept and had some things to do" hahaha don't try and hide it, you had somebody to do
Please make another video now, in 2016. I really wish to see how things are now.
+Michael Lane Exactly!
TThis video - antiRussian propaganda.
we have electric always now
It got worse. I have friend who's wife is from Crimea. It's simply occupied by Russia and knowing what shithole Russia is - in Crimea it will just get worse. I do not know any country which would get better once Russian occupied it....
Mr . Skokan
Thanks for speaking the truth.
"Russia really takes care of the old people,all the old Generals and Admirals..."
Yep, Stalin did take care of a lot of them.
Mark Pnikolic How So?
***** She only said Russian, not defining weather she meant the USSR or the Federation.
William lydon u know that Stalin wasnt Russian? He was Georgian...
HLTV〉REDDIT ᕦ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ᕤ He lead the Russian goverement.
+william lydon he doesn't lead it now.
Crimea belongs to Ukraine!!
Крым был передан Украине в 1956 году незаконно, т.е. с нарушением законодательства Советского Союза. Если кто-то считает, что Крым передан России в 2014 году незаконно, тогда получается, как говорят в России, «Баш на Баш». Тогда скажите этому человеку, что вопрос исчерпан.
Crimea was transferred to Ukraine in 1956 illegally, i.e. with violation of the legislation of the Soviet Union. If someone believes that the Crimea was transferred to Russia in 2014 illegally, then it turns out, as they say in Russia, “Bash on Bash”. Then tell this person that the question has been settled.
There are some videos of Ukrainians that have been in Crimea and asked people about the situation in there in Ukrainian and no one showed even a trace of aggressiveness. This is worst propaganda ever. And about tourists, Simferopol airport is now in top 3 most loaded in Russia.
Still remember the days when Putin said he didn't have troops in Ukraine xD
Your comment was 5 years ago and was right about Putin. Now 2022 Putin said the same thing "there's no invasion in Ukraine" but Putin rolled in his army destroying major cities in Ukraine causing horrible lethal destruction 2 weeks after. Cannot trust words from communist Kremlin.
That comment dodn't age well😥
As an outsider. This documentary video was in 2014.
I like to know if the war 2022 possibly changes anything.
Don't you feel ashame of this reportage after the years?
Immersion journalism at it's finest. Vice is as good as it gets when it comes to English language reporting. Thank you.
The Crimea has been Russian well before there was a country called the Ukraine.. The British, French and Turks fought the Russians in the Crimea in the 1850s. I have been to the area, as a military history buff I went there to walk the battlefields of the Crimean War. Yet in spite of the short time I was there I noticed how pro-Russian the people are, they speak Russian and many consider themselves Russian not Ukrainian. Khruschev gave the Crimea to the Ukrainian SSR without consulting the people of the region, at that time it did not matter too much because the Ukraine and Russia were all one country back then, the USSR. But when the Ukraine became independent then it became an issue with many people of the Crimea crying out to be annexed by Russia. Without Russia's mostly bloodless take over it is very possible that a rising against Kiev could have broken out in the Crimea, starting an insurgency that could have gone on for years and cost thousands of lives. I am British and I back Russia all the way over the Crime
That Freudian slip at the end tho.
So if Mexico invaded the US and starts supporting terrorism in the US, and their reasoning is "California used to be part of Mexico and we're just reclaiming it!", you would back mexico "all the way over" the US? Probably not, huh..
What if the people were mostly mexican and wanted to be part of Mexico?
This is bull crap because ruzzia did not exist when Ukrainians in Kyiv were publishing books! Think about that!
@@APT4308 Neither did the Ukraine
I mean honestly both sides on this issue make pretty f-cking absurd statements/arguments. Is what Russia did legal? No, of course not. But, it's also illegal to carry out a covert armed coup in a country as well disposing of the legally elected President so, the West doesn't have any room to talk on this issue as they were the first ones in this country to carry out an illegal act (& that specifically limits things to actions to solely what happened in Ukraine... we won't even go into actions elsewhere.) That doesn't make it what Russia did legal still, but it certainly should make people not listen when the West whines about Russia's illegal behavior in taking Crimea.
Secondly, they did carry out a referendum in Crimea for people to express what they wanted to happen. Now the west dismissed the whole thing as a sham, but the polling done in Crimea a year after the referendum which found almost identical results to the referendum & was done by western polling companies from the U.S. & Germany seems to answer whether or not the vote was a legitimate vote or not, & does so quite definitively as well. This again, still does not make it legal but cannot possibly be ignored by anyone of some basic ethics/morals. Nor, can one ignore the very harm that was being inflicted & threated to continue being inflicted on Crimeans by paramilitary irregular forces from Ukraine.
Did Russia do what they did because the government was trying to help some suffering people out in the region? F-ck no, just like no other country's government acts on behalf of helping people who are suffering under whatever circumstances anywhere, ever. It just happens that in this scenario their self-interest aligned with what helped Crimeans so it was a PR bonus. Why do people have such a difficult time with any sort of objectivity on this type of sh-t. What Russia did was not legal & wasn't "right" per say, but it was less wrong than what the West did in carrying out a cover coup of the legitimate Ukrainian government via local collaborators in Ukraine & better than letting whatever would've happened to Crimeans had they remained in Ukraine given the violence & persecution that had been going ever since the coup against Ukrainians who were ethnically Russian which the majority in Crimea was & is (even more of whom speak Russian as their primary language.)
So it was the least bad of the 2 options at the time, it would have of course been much better for none of this sh-t to ever happen in the first place, but I'm certainly not going to fret & complain about what Russia did in response to the coup we sponsored because while Russia did out their own self-interest it did in fact help protect Crimeans. Does that make Putin & the Russian government angels in the world f-ck no, there is plenty of sh-t one can legitimately complain about in terms of what they do at home & abroad... just like you can in the West.
An unbiased comment. Love it. 👍.
I often hear that the Euromadien Revolution was a CIA coup but none of you provide proof
Kremlin trolls are everywhere
Seems to me, many of the people interviewed that love the idea of Russia taking over, were from Russia.
yup
Yup
Yup. The older couple who mentioned they had lived in Ukraine only briefly and were happy to "be back in Russia" made me wonder how many of those who supported the referendum had only lived there briefly. The mysterious little green men were there briefly as well. Almost sounds orchestrated.
@@2eyeson2b it was orchestrated , they shipped Russian people to Crimea for the referendum
@@UserUser-ww2nj 😆😆😆 you are funny 😆😆😆
I went there over the Summer on a fact-finding mission. Big mistake. The people don't want to join Russia, they want to join the USSR. It was scary actually.
Why was it scary? The USSR is overly demonized by the media nowadays....
People don't want to join USSR. They refer to stability. They had stability and now it's chaos.
Why would they love the USSR, that is even worse than Russia.
@@jan22150 Old people. Most old people remember the Soviet Union bitterly and hate it and are glad it's gone, but maybe 10% of them want to return to being young.
Not true
These peoples of Crimea that thought Russian governance was so great back in Aug, 2014 should now be asked why are so many Russians in Sept. 2022 are now jammed up at the Finland and Georgian borders as well as at the Russian Airports trying to get out of their country the one that is suppose to be so good. Ask them now what where they stand on the matter I bet you will find a lot of "two faced" individuals. But I bet they too are headed over the Kerson Bridge heading to their beloved Russia. Just saying. Glory to Ukraine and their Heroes.
To be fair, you don’t get to whine about your rights being taken away from you by Russia if you didnt even bother voting regardless of how suspicious the referendum was
Next annexations will be Belarus and Northern Kazakhstan.
1MuchButteR1 Only when the local dictators fail.
Russia only would want northern Kazakhstan where slavs live. Like the guy said in this video about the slavic nation. Russians say they are anti-nazi but they actually don't want Asians in their country.
Well to annex Belarus would not be that bad at all.. the dictator is WAY worse then Putin.
Belarus and Kazakhstan are apart of CSTO, Russia's "Economic" version of NATO,
Fucking shill
Sheep King And also there is a pro western movement in Belarus, sheep idiot. When Lukashenko is gone there could be another revolution just like in Ukraine.
I've been to Crimea recently. Everyone and everywhere was for Russia. I think it was really hard to find those people who has different point of view.
I don’t think people truly understand and grasp this reality.
Они оооооооооооочень старались найти таких спикеров, возможно, кого-то даже импортировали откуда-нибудь 😂
It's because they are mostly thinking that life became better
Because, as stated in the video, expressing your pro-Ukrainian opinion openly is very dangerous in Crimea. You could be killed. So of course you didn't find anyone with a different viewpoint sir.
And if you express a different opinion in the west you lose yourjob and become a black sheep. If you are unvaccinated you cannot go anywhere. Fucking hypocrisy
All of these people who spoke against Russia then, now hold dual citizenships because they can get the pension from both countries. The Ukrainian women who were over 55 took it very willingly to get the pension, so it is ok to get a pension from Russia, but complain about Russia. Anyway, now, eight years later Crimea is so clean and well organized, unlike when I visited it under Ukranian control, when it was worse than a 3rd world country, especially the infrastructure.
Wow thank you for telling us this. I always wonder why Ukraine government hated losing Crimea so much when they couldn't even take care of the people living there.
For those in Crimea be ready to be come Ukraine 🇺🇦 again.
Actually, Ukraine should get ready to become Russia. Greetings from Crimea.
@@kinglong5726 After getting slaughtered on the retreat after failing to take Kiev. I don’t think so.
@@starshipdriver8536 Ukraine is losing cities and towns in Donbas every day, but they still dream of Crimea😂
CRIMEA IS RUSSIA ! URRA!!
Crimea is russia, so, kosovo is not serbia, right?
Kosovo is Serbia. 35% young kossovians unemployed. They are escaping their new country to find jobs. Exactly like polish people.
Big plus for EU Ha ? Ukrainian want the same. The bankrupt country and fascists in power. Wonderful !!!
Sylwester Woodest kosovo is the same as the issue with crimea their are more percentage of russians in crimea showing it was russian but taken by ukrain so it should be russian. Same with kosovo their is 80 percent of ethnik albanians meaning its albanian and albanians have always been living there. Serbians stole it after ww1. Albania was split into 5 parts. 1 to greece, kosovo, presheva serbia and to macedonia.
Armend Shaquiri Serbians allowed Muslims to settle on Serbian land. Kosovo was never a part of Albania. Kosovians with help of Slick Willy Clinton stole this land from Serbia. Crimea was Russia. However it was given to Ukraine by soviet leader WITHOUT population concern. It was a mistake but it was corrected a year ago. URRA !!!
That makes no sence why would the majotiry be albanian. What happenend to serbian population in kosovo.
America and the West's powers are fading away? Are you daft? Who are these geniuses... lol
William Dell Its happening before your eyes, soon the $ will crumble
What's Good not if no one ones buying your oil
MrSpaceMarine ouch**
Canada is the only winner here
MrSpaceMarine ^ This guy, he knows the truth. Canada for life!
The referendum conducted under Russian forces occupation in 2014 was a shame. Ethnic Tartars and other nationalities were deported. Then annexation followed.
Crimea as part of Ukraine was in a humiliating state, and the Crimean Tatars could not receive education in their own language and study their culture. Under Russia there have been tremendous improvements. If you don't believe me, come.
@@Grossadmiral_wowsb bruh. Crimea under ukraine is autonomous republic. So they are self declared which mena they have right of education, transportation and now during the invasion crimea tatar fought against russian agreesion. They love ukraine and they are ranked as the most nationalist people in ukraine.
that aged well. i am curious how many of the people from this video are either dead or o the front lines.
How ironic that the "Ukrainians" are speaking russian. As a russian i can admit that there is a distinctive Ukrainian culture but it is in the west. In Crim we have felt occupied by the Ukrainians.
Сейчас каждый из Сибири, чувствует себя крымчанином
Please make another video now, in 2018!
I don't understand, so -- WHY exactly DID USSR give this Crimea to Ukraine in the first place???
Khruschev's choice...
Crimea was Russia is Russia and will be Russia for ever !!
The whole europe was Roman Empire. Russia was Mongol Empire, South America was Spanish, Asutralia was English. Things change. Crimea is NOT Russia.
You say that Crimea has "bleak economic future", but Russian economy is growing (slowly, but still) and is kinda ok, while Ukraine can't pay their debts and is close to default.
Crimea's economic future as part of Russia is much much much brighter then as a part of Ukraine.
Even with all those sanctions from the West.
Really?
@@paolagrando5079 Yes. And Europe also enlarging their debt by providing old military equipment, while their oligarchs stealing what was left.
Aged like milk
Crimea is 70% Russian, 15 % Ukrainian ,15% Tatar.
Crimea has gone back to it's motherland where it belongs.
Peace for crimea.
Its not an "Annexation" if the people who are being "Annexed" accept the "Annexing" Forces, dummy
Look at them they happy become part of Russia, The People of Crimea have rights to decide their own future and they decide to become part of Russia (Republic of Crimea)
fucking western nation with their Propaganda keep feeding the world with lies
I Know Right.
If everyone was happy to be part of Russia, would this even be an issue? Would there be any fighting? No, there wouldn't. You're a small-minded idiot.
you realize Crimea and Donbass are two different areas right? i mean when Russia "Annex" Crimea there are only less than 5 Deaths, making it one of the most peaceful "Annexation" ever
Chuck D that's because the EU and US won't mind their own buisness
Yes I dont like some things russia do and I can see how shitty life there is but calling this referendum illegal in my eyes is dumb
Well, idk. There wasnt a status quo choice on referendum. There was only "Crimea independent" or "Join Russia". No "keep as it is". If Crimeans really wanted to go out, why they dont do it like normal way? By democratic lobbing? Political support? Scotland managed to get its referendum. South Sudan managed to get it too. And nobody turned to "green men" to sink UA navy and close their army in barracks. It is possible to make it much less violently, much less destroying your reputation, and not making your neighboring country openly hostile towards you.
+Bartek Jankowski Crimea was an autonomous region of Ukraine so "staying independent" is the same as "keeping it as it is", at the time of the referendum Crimean Parliament still hasn't proposed leaving Ukraine, soo...
so No, you are wrong. Referendum proposed 1992 regulations, not ones which were at time of referendum (status quo). 1992 regulations made Crimea de facto independent as it greatly expanded Crimea parliament powers from Ukraine and it allowed Crimea to have its own foreign relations. So any choice on that referendum would result in de facto separation from Ukraine
+Bartek Jankowski um... no, if Chechnya had the same referendum but the question was whether to join Georgia or stay independent, the independent vote would still have Chechnya stay in the Russian federation. you should really read up on what exactly autonomous regions are and how they aren't truly independent.
+Bartek Jankowski you should also read up on what exactly the may 1992 Crimean constitution had in it... like how it said they were a part of Ukraine... so the recent referendum would have made it independent based on their 1992 constitution... an autonomous region of Ukraine, just the 1992 constitution made the autonomous region more independent than their pre 2014 one, but still a part of Ukraine
Right on the ground basic and down to earth great truthful journalism of its own and best kind. 👌 good 👍 👌 👏 😋.
we can see that Russia has other intentions.
Actually Putin's main goal is to want Ukraine's natural wealth. In 2012, abundant natural gas and oil reserves were found in eastern Ukraine, it's Crimea, Donbask, Luhansk, Donesk, and Moldova in western Ukraine.
that's why those parts of the territory that Russia really want to take are Crimea, Donbask, Luhansk, Donesk. And now they are closer to the western region of Ukraine as well, it's Moldova.
Now, observers of world politics are reading Russia's movements, what they suspect is true, Russia's main goal is to target this area that has the potential for natural gas and oil.
See.... that Crimea fell into Russia in 2014, but Russia ( Putin) was never satisfied with just one region, Putin also continued to rise up the rebellion he formed in Ukraine, and made the Ukrainian leader furious and inevitably sought refuge in NATO by joining NATO. because Ukraine feels unsafe to stand as an neutral country, Russia since 2000 after one year Putin became president of Russia continuously seized Ukraine territorial and Russia also supporting the rebellion in Ukraine to against the legitimate government in Ukraine. Ukraine will not choose to enter NATO if Russia as a neighboring country does not continue to seize Ukrainian territory. We can see the goals of the Russians rebellion it is to broke Ukrainan united and to seize the territory of Ukraine which has great natural potential.
Russia and Ukraina same as like North Korea dan South Korea. (Russia) as North Korea and South Korea (Ukraina) .
Most North Koreans choose to be South Koreans because they don't want to spend their whole life being North Korea, which is known as a country that adheres to the communist ideology capitalist .
If we hear Putin's statement saying that his invasion was only to keep Ukraine from entering Nato, why is Russia (Putin) also stealing and seizing the territory of this independent country. If the purpose of the invasion was only to keep Ukraine from entering Nato, Russia should not have stolen and taken this territory of Ukraine, which has been independent since 1991. Invaded the country already independent that's so wrong , what's more, Russia (Putin) has also stolen the territory of an independent country......
Look at how deceitful Russia, the dictator, has acted so recklessly. Crimea which has been a Russian federation since 2014, many of them now regret and want to return to Ukraine but it is not that easy anymore, because all the leaders in cremia are puppets of Russia and those who are pro-Ukraine are imprisoned or even killed. When Crimea entered Russia, many foreign businessmen broke away from Crimea and did not want to invest there. Crimea is known for its beautiful beaches, now there are no more tourists visiting there, because they are afraid to see the large number of Russian military in Crimea, Crimea is only the center of the Russian military and Russia is also free to mine Crimea gas and oil. That is the goal of Russia to control the natural wealth of Crimea, which is known as one of the regions that has the largest natural gas and oil wealth in the world.
We can see the different treatment that Russia did to Estonia and Latvia when they entered Nato in 2004. Putin, who has been be the President of Russia since 1999, doesn't even seem to hold Estonia and Latvia, even though if you look at these two countries, their position is same equal to Ukraine, which is in the middle between Nato and Russia. Estonia and Latvia are even closer to the Russian capital Moscow. These 2 former Soviet Union countries were not even invaded by Russia when they entered Nato. Why ??? because Estonia and Latvia do not have large natural resources to benefit Russia, so Russia (Putin) does not appear to be so adamant in defending these 2,,,,, WHILE Ukraine has very abundant natural potential, if Russia can seize it , it is very profitable for Russia. It could lift Russia into a country that has the largest natural wealth in the world. Likewise, the way their ancestors the Soviet Union taught Russia to dominate the world took away the natural wealth of other country and their federation, Enriched themself and made other poor inevitably depend on it. Thats why the Soviet Union collapsed before because of their selfish, greedy, corrupt, dictator, their union was broken and not harmonious because Russia as the leader of the Soviet Union at that time only enriched themself and could not be fair to the federation. See that's why most of them joined Nato instead of remaining part of the Soviet Union ( Russia)
We are fine here in Crimea now. Russia took care. Putin rulls!
You are one of the few channels trying to show the events in Ukraine in an objective manner. Good job. Waiting for update
that was true 7 years ago....not anymore
@@hernan5940 lol russian bot
@@hernan5940 сейчас есть Крымский мост, новые дороги и т.п.
И Крымчане каждый год празднуют воссоединение с Россией. Они видят, как с 2014 года Украинские войска разрушают Донбасс и рады, что Крым этого избежал..
И да, фашизм из Украины никуда не делся.
Сравните отношение к пленным... какие международные нормы? Чистый фашизм...
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@@hernan5940 because they were there, they know the real situation and when you know the reality is impossible to be neutral.
@@blackbox9641 no
The comment sections on these videos are always filled with constructive discussion and debate
Silent sufferings by Ukrainians. We pray for this great evil to be removed speedily and your perseverance to be an example. The free world supports you and condemned Putin.
Silent suffering?
m.ruclips.net/video/xF563XDshTo/видео.html
Pity u dont understand the message of the video.. the people of crimea voted for russia
@@baikorg im glad you get it. The annexation wasnt forced. The vote was in majority so russian occupied to defend crimeas legitimacy in that vote. Its unfortunate they were only now able to occupy donetsk and luhansk. So many independant people were slaughtered by ukraines gov
Others suffered silently for a century under so called ukranians so what's your point?
No dear intelligent people know which side they are certainly not where you are
How do people of Crimea feel now in 2022 day 33 of the Poutin invasion of Ukraine
Lots of Crimean citizens participate in the war from the Russian side.
Good job, Vice! Keep up the good work!
Forever praying for Ukraine and its' people ❤️
You can say that again! 😁
Halah
Damn this aged well
now look what we have, so sad
Yes prayer for people in Ukrain NOT TO ZELENZKY AN IDIOT COMEDIAN PRESIDENT
Whoi is VICE news owned by ???
They were invaded . You don't take a poll on being invaded. Russia attacked another country. Remember Germany and the Sudatenland?
Cry me a river - Vladimir Putin
Crimea river*
JewTube T he joke
You
WhiteBoiNiggaz
no need to get butthurt, just do it properly next time.
JewTube Do you still not get the joke?
WhiteBoiNiggaz
what if i told you
you're the one not getting it