KALININGRAD: the russian thorn in NATO's side
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- Опубликовано: 23 сен 2024
- Kaliningrad oblast is a small Russian exclave overlooking the Baltic Sea, enclosed between Poland and Lithuania. After a brief historical overview, we will discuss its strategic significance and role in the context of the current tensions caused by the war in Ukraine.
Sources used:
- A. S. Maass, "Kaliningrad: a dual shift in cooperation and conflict", East European Politics, 2020;
- P. Aalto, "European Geopolitical Subject in the Making? EU, Russia and the Kaliningrad Question", 2010
- I. Oldberg, "The Changing Military Importance of the Kaliningrad Region", The Journal of Slavic Military Studies, 2009
- M. J. Zieliński, "Kant’s Future: Debates about the Identity of Kaliningrad Oblast", Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, 2019
You forgot to mention that Kaliningrad was bombed to the ground by British aviation.
I think it can be forgiven in a video sub 20 minutes long
@@Kamala__Harriis Do not think so. Especially when author trying to blame Russians in it
@@Alchemist7887 Most historic videos have a western bias
Whats your point?
Did you forget that Russia was an ally during WW2? There was the siege of Leningrad and Stalingrad at the cost of millions of lives All due respect, but should Poland return Silesia, Posen and the Southern part of East Prussia to Germany? Russia could have vetoed the German re-unification but it didn't. Just as the Poles did, the Russians expelled the German population from Konigsberg. The entire Polish nation had been moved 400 km to the West. I will grant you one thing, in 1939, Germany and Russia partitioned Poland. Russia received a large part of Poland that Russia attached to the Ukraine where it remains today. Perhaps Ukraine could return it? These are the ghosts of WW2.
Never skip the ads on this channel. This channel is such a super gem with the way they explain things. Especially when it comes to Europe’s history which sometimes is quite complicated in almost every aspect. Kaliningrad is a smart strategically place geographically and Russia has no intentions of giving it up. Plus Germany has no intentions of taking it back because 90 something % of the population is Russian so great on Russia’s behalf for playing it’s cards right during WWll.
Russia might lose it especially after the big mistake of trying to invade other countries.
This channel is full of mistakes. Literally praising saddam husein, who lunched chemical weapopns on 40 kurdish villages, invaded Kuwait and displaced and killed thousand of persians.
You mean with it's lies, about agreesive Russia, about Russia invading Georgia, totaly true, not like Georgia ATTACKED FIRST, shelled a Russian base killing and wounding "blue helmet" troops, sent in 23 000 troops to "take back" the separatist regions and then when Russia responded with 10 000 force, pushed them back and went back home, it's agressive Russia invading Georgia? Full of shit!
@@hoti47sooo nothing compared to western countries killing millions?
As always very interesting and well explained video, keep up the good work!
Königsberg-Kaliningrad must become the center of Russian-German friendship and collaboration.
Sehe ich genau so , aber unsere Freunde im Westen werden dann misstrauisch / I agree but our western friends become suspicious
Why should Germany have friendship and collaboration with Russia? Until Russia stops being an empire, that isn't possible.
@@RedXlVso why it collabprates with USA? USA isnt empire?
I absolutely love this channel, Simply due to the facts that it spreads awareness, with full honesty and tells the truth in a great way and it’s very detailed as well.
He's the best Mexican on youtube, besides John from What Would You Do
@@Mypromiselive uh... I don't know if you are sarcastic, but he's Italian...
@@supermariobianconero Isn't that the same thing? Like Texan & american ?
@@Mypromiselive lol
@@Mypromiselive no it’s not xd
The Baltic coast makes Kaliningrad a SEMI-exclave.
“Well I at least played my cards for this right for this one. It has benefited me more than hurt me” - Stalin
Did you forget that Russia was an ally during WW2? There was the siege of Leningrad and Stalingrad at the cost of millions of lives All due respect, but should Poland return Silesia, Posen and the Southern part of East Prussia to Germany? Russia could have vetoed the German re-unification but it didn't. Just as the Poles did, the Russians expelled the German population from Konigsberg. The entire Polish nation had been moved 400 km to the West. I will grant you one thing, in 1939, Germany and Russia partitioned Poland. Russia received a large part of Poland that Russia attached to the Ukraine where it remains today. Perhaps Ukraine could return it? These are the ghosts of WW2.
lets face it, the author is stupid and brainwashed. To say the least
Many ghosts, what Germans and Russian did in Europe, if the ground would Split upon and Swallow the AGGRESSIVE Murdering Scumbags, I can assure you, no one would miss them.
you are right, sadly many people including modern day politicians don't know the real history. even some top politicians believe manipulated versions from so called historians.... the documentary is missing some information but it is good, not manipulated i believe.
"Expelled"? It was a genocide of the entire Prussian nation, arguably on the scale of "that other" genocide during WW2. People fled for their lives upon hearing the atrocities of the Soviet soldiers, those who stayed were murdered or raped to death. Historians put the civilian death count of Germans in Prussia and the other German territories east of the current German-Polish border at around 1.6 million.
I love this channel bc it helps me learn stuff about the world! I’d never heard of this place before, very interesting!
got to know about Kaliningrad few years ago because of geopolitics but the documentary reveals many facts we didn't know
Just found this channel and I’m loving it!
“Just take the German people and move it over there”
This is very informative. The situation is really complicated moving forward.
Did I hear that Lithuenia is blocking only sanctioned goods? From Russia to another part of Russia? That is madness, to say the least.
Да Литва запрещает перевозить российские товары в Калининград. Теперь европа отбирает наши машины, трусы, телефоны, шампуни.
What's insane is that Lithuania is allowing Russia to transport *any* goods through their territory. That it's "from Russia to another part of Russia" is immaterial. Any goods to or from Kaliningrad should have to be transported entirely by sea.
Литва по сравнению с Россией букашка😂
Great video! Just a tip, change your background of your computer to something beautiful, it might look better in the endresult.
Russia have all the rights to invade the gap and secure the people of Kaliningrad .
With love from Holland 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
Russia is evil and corrupt. With love from Holland.
Aan wiens kant sta je?
Great quality as always👌
Damn, Skyrim music in the background. You got like from me.
it’s the little things.
and Battlefield soundtrack too bro 😍
Would have been nice to mention that historically it was Baltic lands, and only became germanicized after relentless slaughter of local population, replacement migration, and harsh cultural oppression. The so called "Lithuanian minority", and in part the polish one, was the oldest native population of Kaliningrad, part of which was even called "Little Lithuania"
A flurry of mistakes and omissions from the very onset. Konigsberg was never "true Germanic territory", the very term "Prussia" regards to Baltic, NOT Germanic tribe. Prusses were conquered by Germanics, just as many Westerns Slavs were, and then gradually Germanized. Technically, true Germans in many parts of East Germany are a minority, surrounded by German-speaking Slavs. Konigsberg was just like that, like Schecin and Danzig, a Germanized Slavonic trade towns, just Baltic by origin. Anthropologically, Prussia was less "true German" than Eastern Karelia is "true Russian", LOL.
thanks again for your information in this video
got to know about Kaliningrad few years ago because of geopolitics but the documentary reveals many facts we didn't know
Much love from Bulgaria man keep up the good work
Hello from Kaliningrad 👋
krolewiec
@@darealpapajon Then you will also bring Danzig back
@@In_Cor_Cadit Really, don't ever pis off the wrong people, especially when you don't know what is coming next. Russian Butt!😅
@@darealpapajon kaliningrad
@@garbancitolentejas486 krolewiec
I didn't know it Russia expanded West.
Last I checked, within the 30 years. NATO is the one that expanded East becoming the thorn on Russia's side.
Russia Expanded West in 2014 they invaded Ukraine, the difference between NATO and Russia is that when NATO expand they do this peacefully, when Russia do this, they are destroying everything on their path.
No mention of amber or electricity generation.
Very interesting, I didn't know anything about this
Not any more. They declared their independence as a free Baltic territory about 6 weeks ago.
Is that battlefield 1 menu music in your video? Lol
A great video from a great channel. i regret not seeing it sooner.
Strange how occupied Lithuania had any say in taking the territory or not
It was a Republic within the Union that had its own leaders and representatives. It wasn't apart of Russia lmao
@@arbendit4348 Even if it was a Republic in USSR it didn't become one willingly, it was occupied.
"leaders and representatives" they were either planted by Mascow or accepted boot lickers. Or maybe maybe some with Lithuanian ideas in mind who tried to make that part of USSR better for Lithuanians, except he had to work in Soviet rules.
"It wasn't apart of Russia" it dependes on how you view it, i guess. Even if it was a Republic it was under Mascow rule, it was under Mascow laws, Sovietization and Russification was happening. Deportations in first years and other stuff. It doesn't matter that they were "Republics", they still were under Mascow aka Russian thumb.
@@enemy1191 Yes, and they were under Russia long before then. They were controlled by the Russian Empire for hundreds of years and many Russian settlers came to Lithuania during that time. Also, yes obviously it was occupied but there were also Lithuanians as you say who wanted to be part of the Soviet Union, but who were defeated by the Lithuanian nationalists.
As a Lithuanian, I am inclined to give you some insight.
Soviet Union consisted of "Republics" which were ran by the communist party of that specific republic. Those communist parties were created and approved by Russia, and basically if you were a member of it, you show your support for communists (and thus youre not a threat).
Since most people who joined the lithuanian communist party were lithuanians, they were the ones who ran the republic and had a say in such matter as accepting/rejecting Kaliningrad into the territory of Lithuanian SSR.
the question is: why the NATO militar base in Italy is USA territory?
Потому что США обнаглели
good video
could you make a video of the Arab Spring in Egypt/Syria and its consequences?
Empress Elizabeth I of Russia incorporated E Prussia into Russia in 1757
It was already indecent the expelling of the native German population, it was a crime gladly accepted by the ww2 victors. Not just in East Prussia.
The expeling of native German Population took place too in Poland, Czechoslovakia and Balkan.... and in FRANCE....
"It's a geographical and Political anomaly" like Malvinas (Brits call them Falklands) or Gibraltar ?
12:06 How you can spot that speak person saying bullshit? When he says "2008's Russian invasion to Georgia".
So. Everything also should be checked because he must be some sort of lies and propaganda leftovers between some facts. Worst type of lies - when it hidden among some truth.
Ironic that you complain about disinformation while you are supporting Russian imperialist propaganda. It was Russia that invaded Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. It was Russia that was bombing separatists in their own country in Chechnya and it was Russia that has interfered in Syria (as well as the west) and other countries.
I was looking to see if someone made a comment on that. pretty sure it was the other way around as Georgia got balls because they thought the bush admin had their backs to do a probe at best. Also looks like Russia seen all that was coming and reasons for todays action with the encroachment of the west with nato,missles etc. hmmm so maybe Russia did have reasons beyond the western medias bs.
Georgia and any other countries enslaved by Communist need to be freed. I was under the impression that as humans became more educated, they would become more HUMANITARIAN. UNFORTUNATELY, not all Neanderthals left their caves, nor do they realize what century this is!
Your audio is so low it's very hard to hear
I can't use headphone I have your problem
It will be better for me if you raise the volume
17:30 "Provocative strategy" - Lithuania and Finland are "uncle Sam"s siucide bombers, like a barking dog who gets his head blown off eventually, when tensions reach breaking point. Then the "Are we REALLY want to die for Daugavpils?!?!" tragicomedy begins.
Why is it Russian? Because they took it and kept it.
Russia empire - This is my land
German empire - Well I disagree this my land
USSR - Hold my hammer and winter this my land.
Germany - Hold my beer and controversial history with a moustache and my sandals and socks this my land
Russia - Are you sure about? Don’t hold my nukes and natural gas this my land I’ll write this on my stand.
Germany - Okay find fair play now let’s be friends and have a beer
Russia - Alrighty than let’s do that and chill (Ukraine conflict starts)
Germany - Dude woah wait a minute, we aren’t we never we’re friends and won’t be friends. This my land and we’ll make sure to sanction this land of mine :)
Russia - If you say so you’ll be back as my friend during winter. You also know winter favors both of us one in a positive and one in a negative way this my land btw ;)
Germany - Ughh not again… (energy crisis) fine it’s yours and it always has been.
What on Earth have I just read
Germany doesn’t even want it back.
@@kubamax9kubowski176 It’s just a joke no need to overthink it.
@@kubamax9kubowski176 LOL 🤣
@@kubamax9kubowski176 Because they're self-hating woke lunatics.
Yeah, Russia simply existing is a thorn in the side of Nato, and it’s obviously Russians fault that the warmongering nato expanded so much it’s on top
of Russia. I mean really, how biased and moronic can this be.
Unlike Russia, nato expands with an apply request from the territories that want in - Usually _because_ of Russia
@@diego5079 FALSE.
Tutto il Sostegno per il video buttato giù ragazzi
13:31 I think you mean assension.
No, he meant annexation
Russias Alaska? Cha dude
I say one thing that maybe blow your mind - Russia is anti-imperialistic empire😂 but really, instead of colonizing like the West, Russia provided joining policy (like Chinese admiral Zheng He). And providing now. Do you know that Slavs not only one people in Russia? Do you know that Russia was built by Cossacks who are semi-turks? (When ukranian Sich was disbanded, most of Cossacks moved to Turkey, those who remaind incorporated in Russian Empire as elite warriors) So Slavs and Turcs are two parts of Russian people but not only them. Rus started surprisingly in Germany and Prussia (PoRussia - now Kaliningrad). Charlemagne of the Franks was fighting with Slavs on the territory of modern Germany and Poland, and the Baltic Sea was a Slavic Sea, thats why Slavic colony of Novgorod was based in the middle of Finno-Ugric lands - Slavs from German lands escaped by the sea and rivers to the North to live in peace as a republic of Nogorod (Russians had denocracy before all western countries haha). A few centuries after that Vikings were invited to rule, because of disorder. Those semi-slavic Vikings occupied Kiev and made it a capital of Rus lands from Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. Not Slavs! Then went many Turcs tribes from the East to 'colonize' Rus. In the end they became Rus😂 and then Russia. And so on with Siberia which was Tartarian and was attached by Cossacks (not Slavs!). All peoples and tribes in so called Russian Empire was joined not colonized and they saved their culture. In modern Russia there are payments to northern peoples who keeps its own culture. On the South were wars of course. But thats explained by religion non-conformism between Christians and Muslims. Which was not only in Russia. But now Orthodox and Muslims are brothers in Russia. Chechens and many Caucasian peoples slowly incorporating to become Russians. Middle Asia was attached at a very hard times for Russia - during the Civil War. But now Middle Asia is independent. Russia gave statehood and left (as Soviet Union crashed). But what? Middle Asians people arrive to Russia and work here because their states don't work properly (Soviets left too early but they left! As an Eastern Europe after WWII).
Ok, finally. Russian people is close union of Slavic-Turcs-Finno-Ugrs-Siberian-Caucasians and all of this is one nation! And now compare it with Europe, with America, with their Afro Americans, italoAmericans and so on. They separating each other like nationalists and think that all should do the same. No! We are all the people and to be a Russian is to understand that brotherhood of nations! So Russia is truly an Empire but based on anti-imperialism anti-separatism but joining policy - to be friends with everyone who wants friendship, and to be enemies who wants war! Till they stop being aggressive. As the Holy Quran says.
Big Spasibo for those who read.
I really like enclaves, there is just something so cool about having a small piece of home that is far away and surrounded by other nations while still maintaining your own culture. It would be so awesome if the U.S had an enclave in the middle of Europe, I would more than likely move there
The US exclaves are Alaska and Hawaii.
Actually it is other way around Krolavec is weak point of Russia, not NATO.
2:50 Hey! You used BF1 music, didn't you?
I thought I was crazy. Looks like skyrim music too
June 22 1941, has created a lot of modern problems, we are still dealing with today.
My wife's grandfather lost his life in ww2 back it konningsberg
Good video, but you clearly are not Americans and I'd be surprised if Americans are more than a plurality of your watchers, so you REALLY should not use the illogical American dating convention. You have the choice between just writing it out with month names, the continental European convention of DD/MM/YYYY or DD.MM.YYYY, or the ISO way. All without danger of being misinterpreted.
My friend, I don't want to be rude, but do you imagine a European viewer asking to an American youtuber to say/write "20010911" for example?
KALININGRAD OBLAST is a smart strategically place geographically and Russia has no intentions of giving it up. Plus Germany has no intentions of taking it back because 90 something % of the population is Russian so great on Russia’s
U.S. fleet in the Baltic see . Georgia and Ukraine to be in NATO. What a beautyful "Defence" strategy.
It is spelt as 'beautiful' and not beautyful.
@@MrDave-yr5um OK. Thanks.
Nor Ukrainia nor Georgja will be never in NATO... maybe Cuba, Mexico, Panama and Argentina will be in a Military Alliance with China and Russia...
Придётся присоединить к Калининграду при Балтику и Польшу
WRONG MY FREND BEFOR THE NAME KENIGSBERG THIS PLACE WAS CALLED IN POLISH KRÓLEWIEC THATS MIN KINGS PLACE AND THE POLISH CHURCHES WAS BYLD ALMOST 900 years ago the germen even didint know where this place was . IN KROLEWIEC ALSO WAS THE ONE OF THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY IN POLAND THE NAME OF THIS UNIVERSITY WAS STEFAN BATORY . Check this and stop that Nonsens . Thank you
Königsberg never belonged to Poland...
Kalingrad is actually Geman Konigsburg
Are you sick?
First!
I met a girl ( student) in London, she was from Kaliningrad, she said almost all her friends want Kaliningrad independent from Russia. Her grandparents are Polish.
WHY IS GIBRALTA AND FALKLAND ISLANDS BRITISH.....
Because it was renamed from konigsburg. Unfortunately it was given to Russia along with a lot of Eastern Europe
Unfortunately, with an agreement between Britain and USA after ww2 victory and soviet entering in Berlin?
@@martinottoman3179well unfortunately this dudes above has a brain of a peanut so.
It was not given... RUSSIANS CONQUERED...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_K%C3%B6nigsberg
Make it Lithuanian or Polish
Because we learned little from WW2.
Why not forcefully NATO take it ?
Should be given to Lithuania
Why?
Really!......Kaliningrad is a thorn in NATOs side......hmmm! 🤔
As Sweden and Finland have both joined NATO, making the Baltic Sea a NATO pond, Kaliningrad has become a port in someone elses pond, making it untenable in any conflict for Russias Navy.
Russia will soon have to pay "tolls" to sail on NATOs pond!
The Baltic will only be a NATO lake until Russia decides to end NATO's supposed 'control' of it. If they try to block Russia's access to the Baltic, countries like Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland will experience severe consequences... and NATO will not be able to protect or save them from their stupidity.
These pathetic Z-orcs in the comments, lmao.
ZZZZZ.....
NO more ORCS than NATO, the famous CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION...
Excellent report. Very informative. Glory to Russia.
Very well done. However, Konigsberg is surrounded and cut off from resupply from Russia. In the event of any conflict, they will starve, die, or surrender. Furthermore, I do NOT honor murderers and war criminals. "Kings Mountain" was a good enough name for over 500 years. There is no reason to use some other name, much less an evil criminal.
The name is KALININGRAD... or maybe New York is named NIEUW AMSTERDAM?
You're a criminal.
Belongs to Germany, don't know why they don't take it back
Make it German again.
Make it baltic again
How about divinding Berlin again instead.
Youd think Germany has learned its lesson after ww2, but I guess not
@@totallydead5908 how about making Germany Divided again?
@@vermilion6966 Oh, the irony of that statement, while Russia literally does the same mistakes in their invasion of Ukraine as Hitler did when he invaded the Soviet Union in 1941.
@@hopfinatorischerkuchenkrieger you're gonna be surprised by the results of territorial gain, economic growth, resource growth, number of ukrainian soldier casualties and other things at the end of the war, this war will greatly benefit russia
Lithuania is probably regreting this today🤣
How so? ... If you think everything would be safer you are wrong. If Kaliningrad would be under Lithuania there's a chance that the same thing would happen as what happened with Crimea, because of all that ethnic Russian population of that territory. Although maybe not, because Lithuania is in NATO. So maybe it would be rather similar as in Donbas or in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. There would be a massive possibility of some kind of unrest from ethnic Russians of that territory.
And even putting that aside, they atleast they don't have massive ethnic russian populatioin like in Latvia and Estonia. So less other problems.
@@enemy1191 There are no ethnic problems with Russians in non of the Baltic states. We are not mentally degraded nations and having centuries old traditions of living together in peace and respect to every ethnicity individuals and their communities, be it Russians, Jewish, Gypsies, Crimeans, Tartarians, or any other. All these "threats" and "dangers" are purely political fiction, propagated exclusively by western policies.
Where comes America's "democracy", there big troubles begins...
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New video on how Ukraine is becoming Russia please!!!! LPR is free
Poland's going to x it in.
They wish.
Just give it back to Germany.
No way , man. No way.
with luck Russia will be forced to abandon it, when it will become Post-Russia or Prussia for short.
Bonjou reste M Poutine
France also has lots of non-homeland territories around the globe, and part of the UK is located in North Africa, so Russia's enclave is a small matter for NATO.
UK in North Africa? Where?
It is koiensberg The Germans should reclaim it God bless the Kaiser
''Reclaim it''. Wasn't theirs in the first place.
@@raimondsstokmanis1892 lol
The city was almost completely destroyed in WWII, and rebuilt after a soviet image, so the only remnants of anything resembling anything German is decaying or gone
@@raimondsstokmanis1892 yes it is, it has been for 700 years and still is at its core.
@@plasticpinocchio247 Ok. And It has been Russian for decades. So I guess it's rightfully theirs, and they should keep it. Thank you for agreeing with me.
It would make more sense for Poland to claim this territory and for Poland to cede Szczecin/Stettin and some other land to Germany.
Another clown!🤡😂🤣😂As if ! Dream on!
Yes because fkn Poland deserves even more of what used to be Prussia.
Oh wait it doesnt.
Yes, but what will Russia get then? Poland leaving NATO, maybe that could be a deal. But this is all wishful thinking.
And what will Poland give to Russia?
@@garbancitolentejas486 Poland already gave Kresy to the USSR in 1945.
Despite what anybody says, I have a good feeling Germany will eventually take it back, and hopefully it is within my lifetime.
@@roddeazevedo Dude I'm only 20. I still got many decades ahead of me.
I can't ever see that happening. It makes no sense for Germany to claim this territory, given the geographical position.
мой прадед за этот город кровь проливал,как и остальные солдаты советского союза.вы по моему подзабыли почему кенигсберг стал калининградом
@@163shawtylovemyclique4 And did he spill his blood to support Soviet conquests? I presume not. Much more blood was spilt by the USSR's victims.
Это вполне может случиться, но тогда Польша опять исчезнет с карты мира.
Nato is a thorn on Americas side. #Amexit, get U.S out of nato.
NATO is a thorn on everyone's side Europe included.
@@arbendit4348 NATO is a thorn to the world's side. Endless suffering, for no good reason other than protecting the rich elites' interests.
@@lemonov3031 Glad to see more and more clear minded people speaking out the truth. 🕊
We have to get rid of those "elites" once and for all, they are the most big danger and threat for humanity.
Glory to Russia 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
it would be better if *Kaliningrad* would be reverted as *Konigsberg* and join Germany again instead of staying with Century-old mediocre Russian Economy
@bladimir 08
How can Russia influenced European economy aside of exporting oil? Lol
@bladimir 08 they are and will let the Russians choke on snow
@@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan6687 wake me up when Europe stops being America's bitch to prosper as well when they stop exploiting Africa. Until than I'll be living well in North America aha
You nickname suits you, one doenst even have to write anything in response but to cite that name
@@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan6687 Is that a small thing? Also Russia sent all kinds of raw materials to Europe. From zinc, Iron, copper, gas etc. Not to mention Russian equipment in relation to Eastern European Nuclear powerplants who are incompatible with Western designs. European prosperity was clearly Brought on by and now we can see this abandonment of Russia leads to economic ruin for Europe, high inflation, energy scarcity, and the costs of looking for more expensive and less efficient alternatives such as expensive imports of lower quality American gas.
Stolen from Germany
The Baltic countries were never Integral part of ussr. They were occupied in 1940.
Not much put on history are you? Lmao.
They were a part of the Empire long before 1940. They were brought *back* in 1940
@@vermilion6966 Occupation translates to forced and illegal invasion and integration of sovereign countries. All of the Baltic countries Gained independence in 1918.
@@Sebastian-sd1om not only not much put on history, but st-p-d af as well. gained independence from *who* ? thats right genius.
were a part of russia for centuries, were able to break away for couple of years, were brought back before world war 2.
@@Sebastian-sd1om They were seperatists who fought against the Soviets with the Whites. Plus I don't think the USSR ever recognised their independence to begin with, so it's a pointless assertion.
@@arbendit4348 Bruh, there were planty of people who were fighting on all sides. Look up "Latvian Riflemen". I thought all of them were for Independent Latvia side, but turns out a lot of them were on Lenins side, some of Whites side, and planty of them on Independet Latvias side. Look up movie "Dvēseļu putenis / Blizzard of Souls (2019)".
It is not Russian get that
это сейчас.
Kaliningrad needs a wall all around! Nothing in nothing out. Only russians inside.
I believe Russia should have captured the Baltic states bordering her. There won't be any American lives lost for economically and geographically insignificant Baltic states. There won't be any article 5 triggered for these small states.
Russia more power full them Eroupe nation can't win Russia anu way
God bless Russia!
The best place to put a nice setup for the Russians if they attempt to take it the setup would be brutal and quick to take care of the problem
Russia DID NOT INVADE GEORGIA in 2008! The Georgians attacked and killed some Russian peacekeepers in Ablhazia and Russia was forced to defend its peacekeepers. The commentary in this channel is flawed.
You are right.