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Why Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia Are Are Way More Important Then You Think!
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- 🌍🔥 If World War III broke out today, where would it start? One of the likeliest spots: the Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. These former Soviet states are now NATO members, much to Putin's dismay. With Russia's ongoing aggression in Ukraine, the Baltic region is a geopolitical hotspot. Learn why these small countries matter so much and how they could spark a global conflict. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share your thoughts in the comments!
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All our support to our brothers and sisters in the Baltics from Denmark
🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 🇩🇰
Love from Estonia 🇪🇪!
Love from Latvia 🇱🇻!
Love from Lithuania 🇱🇹!
Love from latvia 🇱🇻
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Keep Russia out of baltic states
Right Russia better stay away from them if putin even thinks about it not going to be pretty if one NATO member is attacked it’s an attack on all 32 members
more like ''keep your hands off of our fucking lands''
Keep Russia out of American politics
ussr 1:10 is 1:06 father 1:08
@@DSAK55 Do that, and it will quickly insert itself into and keep you out of your trade routes
People should listen to the Baltic States more! Follow their lead!
Yeah, when it comes to Ruzzia, the Baltic states and Finland know all to well the atrocities they will go too to meet their goals. Even the west coast of Finland has a centuries old hate for the terrorist state that was then and is now Ruzzia with the Great Wrath of 1713-1721, where they killed, raped and enslaved a literal fuckton of Ostrobothnians!
My great grandfather was a fucking corpse wagon driver in the continuation war of 1941-44. The shit he saw is just unimaginable!
Of course this comment is from and Ostrobothnian with over 500 year lineage in the area, so I will only talk about what we have been trough. I'll let others tell their stories as I could never give them justice!
Ačiū!
Yes, Poland has also been a great leader along with the baltics
Paldies!
Hahahahahaahahhaahha clown
Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia are some of the best geopolitical friends we have. They’ve lived under Russian rule and know first-hand the implications of such.
Exactly! They are the experts. Had the rest of NATO listened to them from the get go, the war would've been over by now.
In the USSR these were strong industrial countries, but now these are three agricultural countries with debts.
@@user-is3lh7vx4e We were also the most "west like" countries in the USSR and thus popular tourist destonation. People who could not afford and were not permitted to travel to west came here to see what west looks like.
@@user-is3lh7vx4e hello puninbot. these industries failed immediately after soviet union collapsed because they were incredibly inefficient and/or produced delusional products for russia that real world didnt need. not to mention rampant polluting etc.
now theres much higher standard of living than russia innovative industries and of course agriculture because people need to eat and russian people value these food products highly.
debts are low compared even to countries average.
meanwhile russia is mordor and seems forever will be.
@@user-is3lh7vx4eevery country has debt, because that's how you get money for investments or crisis management. And Baltics don't have much debt anyways, it's quite healthy
Lithuania has been around long before the failed and dying Russia, and will still be here when it's long gone
Well Smolensk and Bryansk were Grand Duchy once
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what about other two?
@@balticpagan1495Latvia and Estonia are younger counteryes
@@balticpagan1495 we always stand united with our Baltics brothers. It goes with out saying ❤
We will never let our Baltic Friends fall!!
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Finland and Estonia could close the Gulf of Finland in mere days if need be!
THEY ARE FUCKING COOKED BRO
@@Leo_92183remember that during the occupation of the Baltics soviet soldiers always were under threat from the forest brothers if russia tries they will find themselves under the same threat
@@blocky8344 And *_this_* time they will have the support of NATO.
@@Leo_92183 You have no idea what air superiority can achieve (especially when you put in the air a good share of Grippen fighters).
🇪🇪BALTICS🇱🇻FOREVER!!!🇱🇹
Thank you!
I’m from Baltics.Putinia is not welcome here.
@@MarvelandStarWarsProductionsThan go to Russia and live there.
@@MarvelandStarWarsProductionsYeah, kaliningrad
@@raulimaagiaDon’t disrespect the Estonian flag like that.
@@lewiov What do you mean? Where do I do it?
@@raulimaagia What do you mean where do you do it? The Estonian flag represents a sovereign and independent Estonia. Not a long gone Estonian SSR enslaved by Soviet Russia.
My wife is from Estonia, and we are flying there soon again. Believe me, they would fight harder then even Ukraine if the Russians even tried to come close!
The resentment is real, and the Memories of the Udssr times are still fresh.
those same 10 Estonian soldiers on an inflatable boat?
@@user-is3lh7vx4e Lets remind again how a severely downsized Ukrainian army managed to halt much larger Russian force.
Numbers aren't everything. Motivation, knowing the land and it's people, the will to fight and allies all matter way more that people think.
Remember Afghanistan? The graveyard of empires. Despite severe numerical and technological disadvantage they managed to kick out not one, but two superpowers.
@@Raivo_K Ukraine, with its 5 million soldiers and weapons support from 51 countries, lost 25% of its territory, at the same time that Russia took half of Africa as its ally.
@user-is3lh7vx4e Where did you get the 5 million number from?
Before the Russian 2022 invasion with 200k men Ukraine had at the most 353k men.
200k army. 50k national guard. 53k border guard and up to 50k various paramilitary forces.
Russia never controlled 25%. At max it was 22% and is now 17,5% including Crimea and other post 2014 occupied territories.
Half of Africa? That's a lie. There are 54 African countries and only 6 of those can be considered Russian allies in the region. Those are:
Algeria
Central African Republic
Mali
Mozambique
Libya
Sudan
Combined these six counties control up to 29% of African land. So one third. Nowhere near half like you claim.
@@user-is3lh7vx4e u been watching to much RT today.... use internet and learn more my frend dont be a sheep of putler...
Bunda jau Baltija !🇱🇹 Atmostas Baltija !🇱🇻 Argäke Baltimaad !🇪🇪
I'm a little triggered that you wrote "Argäke" but "Ärgake" would be correct
The Baltic states, and especially Latvia and Estonia, are unique and separate cultures that have very little to do with Russia or Russian history, other than what was forced upon them by Soviet and Russian Empire "Russification" attempts. Lithuania is closer to Poland than it is to Russia in culture. I lived in Latvia in 2003-04, and except for Riga and a few of the communities that have large ethnic Russian populations on the Russian border, Latvian folks I knew there are nothing like the Russians I've met when I lived in Russia. The Latvian language isn't even related to Slavic languages like Russian is and is a bit more like German in that regard, but of an Indo-European origin.
It is a total shame what Stalin and subsequent Soviet leaders did to Latvia and the other Baltic countries, exploiting resources and treating the land there like a toxic dump. Latvia still has scars from the Soviet era to this day, like Soviet style urban blight, poor infrastructure and design left behind and severe effects of pollution that was endemic in many Soviet satellite states. Russians treated Latvia like a dump, and except for the resorts like Jurmala and the beaches of Vecaki of coastal Latvia, which Russians exploited right up until the Russo-Ukrainian War caused Latvia to block Russians from freely entering Latvia, Russians have been a pest that Latvia just can't seem to rid itself of, like cockroaches that become resistant to even the strongest pesticides. Russian neighborhoods of Riga like Purvciems and Vecmilgravis are actually more like ghettos and slums, at least they were when I lived in Riga. I've lived in many countries over the years, even in Russia and Ukraine for years at a time as an English teacher, and the saddest of all those examples was how Russians used up and abused the non-Russian country states of the Soviet Union and mistreated the native populations therein.
Russia should keep away from the Baltic countries and Ukraine. Hasn't the world seen enough of Russo-centric ethnic cleansing?
Lithuanian culture is just as unique and separate from Russian as are Latvian and Estonian.
Lithuanian and Latvian languages are the two surviving Baltic languages, while Estonian language is an Ugro-Finish language that's closely related to the Finnish language.
@@gintasvilkelis2544 I never said that Lithuanian culture wasn't distinct, my point is that Poland and Lithuania at one time were historically almost interchangeable as a people. Yes, there were distinct language and cultural differences in ethnicity, but the political borders and class structure was fairly common between these peoples, and the two countries were at one time a combined nation, and it was all called Lithuania at one time, inclusive of most of Poland, Northwestern Ukraine and all of what is now Lithuania. In this regard, none of them were all that related to Russia. My main point is that Russia has always been the neighborhood bully in every regard, trying to steal land, incorporate lands into both the Russian and Soviet Empires, "Russify" and subjugate peoples that were not ethnically Russian. All of these nations were distinct and separate communities from Russia, except for the subjugation that was forced upon them by this bully state of Tsarist and Soviet Russia.
@@jasonyoung3690 As a Lithuanian, I can tell you that the fact that before 1795 Poland and Lithuania had spent a significant amount of time in the form of a single political entity, does not make Lithuanian culture or language "similar to Polish", just like Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland having been under Russian occupation during the whole of the 19th century and more than half of the 20th century, does not make cultures of any of those countries "similar to Russian". Given the copious highly-repulsive attributes of the Russian culture, there was never any temptation in any of those cultures to become "more Russian-like".
Belorussians, on the other hand, did indeed lose most of their unique enthnic identity to Russification - in part because their language happened to be the closest of all Eastern Slavic languages to Russian.
But your main point is right: Russia has always been the neighborhood bully in every regard; and they still haven't "grown out of it" yet.
Lithuanian culture is the most seprate from russia out of all the baltics. We were enemies with russia before yall even had separate countries
My grandmother lives in Daugavgrīva, a heavily Russian area, and is seen (at least by some) as a worse part of Rīga. It’s nice that the beach is walking distance from her apartment, and my most precious memories of visiting my family (I’m American), but the shitty roads and even shittier traffic aren’t worth it.
20 years ago if Ruzzia had invaded the Baltics, ethnic Russians would have been enthusiastic. Now, they would enlist in their country's armies to fight off any Russian invasion. Prosperity, freedom and opportunity have taken root, while Ruzzia has been exposed as an oppressed impoverished shithole country. It's EU expansion, not NATO, that Putler fears most, and why he invaded Georgia and Ukraine. If these countries attain a western standard of living, it will shine a big spotlight on how badly he has failed the Russian people and how much he and his cronies have ripped them off.
This
which is going to ahcieve the same result with the invasions. hell the eu etc will have to pull the spain exception card to get ukraine and georgia in to there block and more.
20 years ago? No, 40 years ago. These countries don't want anything to do with Russia.
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From Latvia here. Its nice to live constantly thinking that one day, maybe even soon, I will have to die in a war. Just wonderful. Im not running. Its our country, my family, my friends.
Everyone cant run, so Im staying.
Es gan skriešu. Sorrī, bet, redzot, ko krievi dara ar ukraiņu sievietēm, sagūstītajiem ukraiņu karavīriem, man vemt gribas. Kur tādi rādījumi rodas? Es negribu, lai man griež laukā acis.. 🫣
My Estonian hometown will be on the frontline so i must also stay
Im from Latvia too brother! And honestly i shedded a tear of happiness reading this and knowing that im not alone in this! And I will give my life if needed to defend this place!
Es domāju, ka es arī nebēgšu. Nosprāgt kkādu pērkamu, vai zogošu žurku dēļ es negribu, taču savas mājas un savi tuvie ir jāaizstāv. UN TE NEBŪS KRIEVIJA.
Ja NATO noliktu te kādis pāris atombumbas mūsu rīcība ta krievija nekad neiebruktu viņi baidītos no mums kā amerika no ziemeļkorejas 😂
This video ignores some crucial things. Also some annoyances.
First and foremost: its been 33 bloody years! Enough with "formerly soviet" bs! Its already same as calling USA a former british colony! It may be correct, but why would you refer to USA a former british colony every time you mention them?
Second: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are NATO. Sure, you aknowledge it when talking about borders and article 5, but there is that "junior partner" vibe when explaining how we have integrated and are joining NATO. Its been 20 years. Meaning- ruzzia would not shorten its borders, if it invades us. They would not be able to put it to "just suwalki and sea". Additionally, even assuming they win (fat chance btw), they would not be able to hold us. We fought decades worth of guerilla war without any supplies against ussr, when it was much stronger. We now have know-how, supplies and preparation. Additionally, even conventionally, our forces do have enough skill and knowledge to keep ruzzia at bay, albeit with a great cost while allies break through the ruzzian lines.
Third: You overestimate ruzzia, underestimate Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, but also Finland, Sweden and Poland. You also overestimate belarusian people's willingness to fight for ruzzia- there is a big reason why Belarus has not joined ruzzia on invasion. ruzzia currently has barely enough logistical strength to keep fighting in Ukraine and to amass enough troops to even have chance at invasion of baltics- even under assumption that rest of NATO will not join in (Finland, Sweden and Poland would 100%, USA and UK as well- if not for anything else, sheer prestige would not allow them to sit it out), ruzzia would need lot more troops to invade us. And this buildup would take a while- enough for NATO allies to deploy even more troops here and even more in europe in general.
Fourth: putler is already probing us. For decades, even. First ever nation-wide cyber attack in world was in 2007 Estonia.. by ruzzia. This followed bronze night riots, which was also ruzzian attempt to undermine Estonia, to see if they can maybe pry then-fresh NATO member out. They failed.
Thanks for this post
Incredibly based comment.
0:23 - We REgained the independence. We were occupied for 50 years. We got our independence in 1918.
In 1918 we gained independence for such a short time and then I lost it again but in 1991 we gained it back for good.
I am an old man, Soviet dissident since 1983, member of close protection detail of Estonian government in 1991 when we regained our independence. And let me tell you: if Russia were to attack, we will fight back, tooth and nail. I will go and fight. Because we have seen and experienced firsthand what Russian rule is about. It has always been about russification and genocide. Russia never apologised for what it did. There will be scores to be settled. And witnessing what it is doing in Ukraine, the meter is ticking. Two words: Never again!
@@UrielX1212 yeah.. a day.. just like ruzzia took Ukraine in 3 days? Now its 3 years later, wheres is thy great might? Now black ruzzians form africa are filling in the lines...
Much love and support to you from Denmark
Respect to you, from Lithuania 👊
Long live Estonia 🇪🇪 Elagu Eesti
Greetings from Baltics! 🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹 We’re proud and peaceful states. God bless everyone
My Baltic brothers and sisters. I ❤You
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Love from Estonia 🇪🇪!
Love from Lithuania 🇱🇹!
The Baltic countries have done fantastically well in supporting Ukraine. They are in the top in donations relative to their GDP, and in donations per capita they even come close to the Nordic countries. This has absolutely been noted by other NATO countries. The Baltic countries, with the memories of russian occupation and suppression, are strongly determined to stay as free, democratic, peaceful nations, and this makes it easy to decide to help them in case of an inconvenient situation.
Hell yeah, we stand with Ukraine. Long life to Ukraine
that is a real dumb idea.
Because we Have a Hearts ❤Together we are STRONG together we survive everything. Thrue friendship never ends! ✌🤗✌ Peace and love all baltic states and all countries around! 🙌🙌🙌
Not former member, we didn't join willingly. It's previously occupied countries.
I love how he considers the fall of soviet union a tragedy but for us the tragedy was over 2 million of our people sent to Siberia to starve and our books burned
My 3 year old grandpa and his 14 year old sister were among those who were forcibly taken to Siberia to starve and fend for themselves. Today, russians claim only nazies and SS members were deported. It was straight up ethnic cleansing, tens if not hundreds of thousands of native people were killed or deported and russians were brought in as a replacement. Cultural and ethnic genocide. Today my ancestors' names are written on a memorial site of victims of communism. Never again 🇪🇪
I tell you one thing about suwalki gap, not Nato should fear russian by cutting suwalki gap, but russians should fear for kaliningrad to become another pearl harbor, and by the way, kaliningrad its an illegally occupied by russians, because originally for centuries it was Prussia a German land.
when Russia announced its annexation of the regions of Ukraine it had invaded, there were mock petitions for the governments of Czech Republic, Poland and Lithuania, to jointly annex and hold fake referendums themselves, since they had all also owned parts of eastern Prussia in older medieval and pre-modern times and rename it kralovec.
The Czech made their claim by having it shown with a Czech flag during Central European weather forecasts and making a fake tourist website called 'Visit Czech Kralovec". and Germans on twitter suggested mutual ownership by German, Poles, Czech's and Lithuanians as a "free state" directly managed by the EU but with oversight of the previous mentioned governments.
and I thought Germany paid reparations this way, didn't it?
@@user-is3lh7vx4e it was a demand from Stalin that the allies didn't protests and couldnt really do anything about, The incorporation of the Königsberg area of East Prussia to Russia became a stated war aim of the Soviet Union at the Tehran Conference in December 1943.
@@gawkthimm6030 Stalin, as the leader of the USSR, who defeated Germany, had every right to demand whatever he wanted. Or should 27 million dead Soviet citizens go to Germany without reparations?
@@user-is3lh7vx4e yeah but that was then, we are now in 2024, with an exclave of isolated Kaliningrad inside the EU. that Sanctioned Russia use Electronic warfare from to disrupt flights over Europe, which puts Kaliningrad on the front lines.
I don't understand why you always use stock footage of ruzzian soldiers marching? Showing malnourished unwashed groups of men recording videos pleading to the Tsar is a more accurate image of their military.
That's true, the russian army is a poorly equipped trained pre industrial state, yes Ukraine has reverted them back 100 years in tactics as they never prepared for any part of the war, some three days huh.
yeah, they should show actually footage from the war of Russian soldiers, not old stock videos
@@x_hibernia That's why Ukraine and 51 other countries spent the first two years shouting about victory, but now they're throwing up their hands and drowning in recession?
They always show what I call the Pretty Boys brigade.😂
Yep. Russia-Ukraine war is probably the most documented war in history with the most amount of combat footage shot of any wars ever. Using some stock videos instead is... beyond lazy
The Baltic countries were invaded by the USSR in 1940 and were never legally part of the Soviet Union. Estonia had a government in exile the whole time the Soviets militarily occupied them.
"Government in exile" isn't a real government though. It doesn't govern anything.
The first thing Putin did when Finland applied for Nato membership was to bring all combat-ready Russian troops and equipment from the nearby bases to Ukraine. He is not afraid of Nato attack, because he knows Nato is a defensive, not offensive alliance.
However, Putin is afraid of democracy and prosperity of neighboring countries. Especially those with a large slavic population.
This.
Also, in the Russian perception, the Russian Empire without Ukraine is like a rapper not having his "bling". It's a "vanity project".
If Russia becomes surrounded by wealthy democracies, the Russian people might start getting funny ideas about democracy
He is afraid of his own people realizing the horrible country and rulers that surround them. The people are so brainwashed..
Im proud balt and i will not run away
Greetings from Estonia
Greetings from Lithuania!
@@Mantux86 Greetings from Estonia.
Baltic countries were military occupied, not part of soviet union
Enjoying this relaxing video, with a cup of coffee, from Lithuania.
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It's a really eerie topic.
It’s almost like independent nations don’t want to be ruled by Russia and Russia doesn’t want independent nations to have a choice in the matter
Or Russia doesn't want more NATO countries on its borders, as was promised when the USSR fell, yet that hasn't been adhered to.
@@Master-ng9uj Russia doesnt want EU expansion not nato. Pootin hates successful democracies
@@CitsVariants What is the success? To rob Iraq, Libya and Syria?
@@CitsVariants yeah... because EU membership is more likely to host weapons that threaten the existence of Russia. Genius.
@@Master-ng9ujLOL is that why 2/3 of russian soldiers stationed alond finnish border left since it is NATO? Looks as if the russians really expect no attack. On the other hand countries who are not in NATO and bordering russia get Attacked by russian orc army. Strange.
I'm afraid you have not properly addressed the likely reaction of the Poles to any Russian attempt to cross the Suwalki Gap.
They would almost certainly NOT stand aside, regardless.
With most of Russia's military assets bogged down in Ukraine, the Russians would have far from an easy time trying to conquer the Baltics.
Poland has a large, capable military relative to its GDP and population, with spending far above the 2% NATO baseline.
Since the full scale invasion, they have undertaken an urgent expansion, acquiring a great deal of new hardware and standing up new combat units.
Finally, there is no love lost between Poland and Russia.
I think we would have to add a lot of topics to the what is a warcrime list should russia try to invade. Poland would go Berserk.
@@erichbreckoff3405 Poles like committing war crimes, huh... That's interesting to know.
IIRC, Finland has commented they will not be spectators if Russia invades Estonia. I. Believe Poland made a similar comment about attempts to close the Suwalki Gap on the Lithuanian side of their border.
Well they are members of NATO....
Finns wouldn't just watch by if Russia would invade our southern neighbor. Finns and Estonians are tightly connected by our languages and history. We both know bitterly what russification means and won't ever want to experience that again.
@@ninyli1Estonia knows about russification even more. Also Estonia was under communism . Finland never was.
I hane noticed in all of the discussion of suwalki gap is that it doesn't consider that at the same time NATO is overrunning Kaliningrad.
Overruning how?
I'm from Latvia, and I'm just happy to see how positive all the comments are here about the Baltics.
Keep calm and support Ukraine 🇺🇦. The Balts know this well: they win when Ukraine wins.
What we will win? :DDD You delusional fam, things are worse than ever
You are so wrong for saying that. We have already given and supported them so much that now we have to keep more for our country. We can't support them as long as it goes.
Technically Kaliningrad is an exclave not an enclave. To be an enclave it would have to be totally surrounded by a single state ie. Vatican City.
when Russia announced its annexation of the regions of Ukraine it had invaded, there were mock petitions for the governments of Czech Republic, Poland and Lithuania, to jointly annex and hold fake referendums themselves, since they had all also owned parts of eastern Prussia in older medieval and pre-modern times and rename it kralovec.
The Czech made their claim by having it shown with a Czech flag during Central European weather forecasts and making a fake tourist website called 'Visit Czech Kralovec". and Germans on twitter suggested mutual ownership by German, Poles, Czech's and Lithuanians as a "free state" directly managed by the EU but with oversight of the previous mentioned governments.
The small piece of land that the Baltics are might be inconsequential in the context of the whole world, but the response or lack of it from NATO would be very consequential to the whole world. Lack of a response signals weakness that enemies of all European people, including those in the United States, would love to exploit further.
i think Europe has remembered the lesson of appeasement and Hitler and will not allow that in Europe again. they will make sure that the US, regardless of American domestic politics, stays committed to the defense of Nato/Europe.
They actually already allowed it: in 2014 Russia was allowed to keep Crimea after conquering it.
@@Apollorionyuup
Europe does not remember the lessons of history and makes a mistake for the third time
@@Apollorion But now the Ukrainians are taking it back.
Amen to that! Let's hope Western Europe remembers the teachings of history, indeed. Otherwise, we're screwed. 🙂
We will stay strong as baltic States!! Talking from Estonia as a young Estonian🇪🇪!!
Maybe Russia shouldn't threaten all their neighbours and have been such assholes when they occupied them.
They have a totally different mindset.
liking the video. Because of the Russian losses in Ukraine, a large part of the forces and war materials have been moved out of Kalingrad. Not saying they are abandoning it. It's no longer the heavily manned fortress it was prior to 2022.
@@jinkazama9017 is that why anything that moves is sent directly to front?
@@jinkazama9017enjoy your delusions. The Soviet Union had unlimited resources once they were in lend lease, they had the people and the US had the manufacturing capacity. Once they were modernised with US help they could produce by themselves again.
Lend lease is now on the side of the Ukrainian people. Russia can't produce anything without aid from the west or China. Enjoy learning mandarin as you will soon be part of the Chinese empire as Putin is selling everything to them for military aid and parts for weapons.
@@jinkazama9017enjoy learning mandarin as Putin sold your country for parts to reactivate tanks. You can't even produce ball bearings, previously delivered by Germany now substandard being delivered by the PRC.
@@jinkazama9017Right now, populationwise, Russia has a small population compared to the EU.
@@henkvandervossen6616 Russia has always (not only right now) had only a fraction of Europe's total population. But it is the biggest fraction of Europe's population among European countries. That didn't enable Napoleon or Hitler to win though...
Russia has no need to worry about the defensibility of its western borders with NATO. NATO has no interest, or intention to invade Russia, so that argument is absurd. The Baltic states are NATO members. They should be defended by all means necessary. Russia wants to expand its territory and population, not defend itself.
please name the reasons for the Cuban Missile Crisis
Simple answer, either fight now or you will have to fight later! Manchuria and the Sudetenland was the time to stop the aggressors in the 30's not after they got the upper hand
That is correct, history has shown without any doubt that wage imperialistic wars does not stop by just getting a single chunk of land, if you don't stop them early on, you will fight them later and with added strength of what they conquer.
Japan and China at the time never threatened America, same as Russia now, so America let them do what they wanted
@@Daniel-vw7mwThey forgot to fill you in. Putaine and his/her personal propagandists and mouthpieces (Solovievs, Medvedevs and such) are practicing nugular blackmail against the developed world basically on a semi-daily basis.
The current situation is the plan. Right now Russia is stuck in a quagmire, it can't retreat nor can it win. It also cant just dig in and stop all advances either. The western plan is to keep russia pushing thats why America wont give permission to use ATACMs against russian air bases. They dont want russia to stop. This is brilliant in Realpolitik terms. Putin gave the west a neutral territory bigger than any eu country and 40 million people to fund and arm against them. Is it horrible for Ukraine? Absolutely, but draining russian finances, equipment, manpower, it's massive Soviet stockpiles in a controlled contained manner is the safest ans cheapest way for the world to end the russian threat.
Don't believe me? Almost every western system, aid, loosened restriction has come in response to russia gaining an advantage. Sending in huge columns of armor? Give them Javalins. Artillery barraging across the country? Give Himars so no serious supply dumps can be near the front. Huge russian missle attacks on cities? Send in Patriots. Russians adapting to Himars range? Send atacms. Russian air force becoming a serious problem? Send in F-16s. Russia massing an army literally 2 miles over the border thinking its safe? Let them HIMARS on russian territory.
@@Daniel-vw7mw nothing threatens America technically
1:06 " combined population of 6.1 B people."
typo/misspoke, said million on CC. Good find tho :)
"do not cut significant figures on the world stage." :)
I was sure I wasn't the only one to see this! 😂
Also have two Ares in the title. Then instead of than as well.
what can I say we breeding fast
Kaliningrad belongs to Lithuania and Poland
or more of to the teutonic order. give them there estates back and make a duchy with the teuronic order as governing heads.
Technically it's German's.
It belongs to the people that live there, and no one else. These ancient claims are ridiculous.
Actually germans, but that's just protocolary info.
@@tschorschtell that to Russians
Russia won’t go there because the NATO response would be overwhelming.
Estonia will be a role model for, russia a cautionary tale about how to build a state.
Really reassuring to hear that if WW3 happens the battles will take place in my country. What a time to be alive
real shit bro
If your country is in the middle of warring civilizations, the outlook is never the best. And when the rulers of such countries serve the interests of the states, the news is very bad.
One of the primary objectives of Putin's actions in Ukraine was to prevent the NATO from expanding its presence closer to Russia's borders. However, his "genius" strategic approach involved occupying Ukraine, which inadvertently resulted in Russia's own border moving closer to NATO. It's like saying stay away from me, but moving closer to the threat.
Baltics are too hot to take now that Sweden and Finland are aligned with NATO - even with the spearhead to Baltic sea, new Russian territory would be flanked and unable to exploit it for military purposes. So it really is safer for Russia to keep Baltic states as economic ally for Baltic sea trade routes as was before Ukraine excursion. Russia still has Caspian sea, Black sea and Nordic naval routes available that would be cut if it becomes excessively hostile, as would be Denmark-Sweden corridor so additional Baltic excursion is not economically feasible. Besides looking at map Poland is one actually under the sword with the shortest route being Grodna-Suvalki-Gusev, though terrain is atrocious for fast land attack.
Also Azarbajian isn't pro russian but more pro turkish so Azarbajian can be a very valuable ally and now even Armenia
@@egertroos-qh7hw Turkey is not exactly pro NATO or pro Ukrainian.
@@UrielX1212Turkey is in nato
I do not think Russia has Baltics as economic allies. They used to trade ( edit) . But now everyone stays away from Russia like it is radioactive. I do not think that would change
@@minaolenella869 Me pole kunagi olnud venelastele majanduslikud liitlased isegi kui me nendega tegelesime kaubandusega
Living in a front line of ww3 thats a crazy to even think about😢
Westerners are NOT weary. Even the American support for Ukraine is over 70%. The notion of "weary" comes from the Russian trolls, who pose as Westerners and comment on these YT videos. The date of the creation of their YT being post-invasion is a dead giveaway (among other clues). Check out the replies that I am sure this will generate (or the other comments below).
Baltics give us call if needed.
We will...
And?)
@@user-is3lh7vx4e Do not worry Sergei you would find out fast enough.
Thank you for creative second video about my small country and my baltic sisters
Why fear them? Same reason you fear a lion's claws - they might be small, but there's a lot of power behind them.
Russia should be more afraid of Poland. The Poles have long memories and are committed to defense spending. They take their NATO GDP percentage expenditure seriously.
How many nuclear warheads does Poland have and how many does Russia have?
@@user-is3lh7vx4e Nuclear weapons require extremely expensive maintenance *_every year._* Do you really believe that cheapskate Putin has been paying for that mainenance for 20 years? So, how many of his 20-year-old nukes still work? Xa-xa.
@@user-is3lh7vx4e Better question is how many working nuclear warheads does Russia have.
@@user-is3lh7vx4e Zero is talking about Poland on her own but almost as many as Russia herself (and vastly better quality) if talking about the combined stockpiles of NATO who is guaranteed to be at Poland's side in a conflict.
@@user-is3lh7vx4e Unless Russia wants to risk an article 5 response and a nuclear retaliation from the West (USA), it matters very little how many nukes that Russia or Poland might have. Russia won't use nukes in Poland. That would be a suicidal move on Putin's part. There is a very old military saying that goes, "A saber makes plenty of noise when it is rattled in its scabbard, but very little sound when it is drawn." So far, Putin has always been rattling that saber. He's far too chickenshi+ to actually pull it out. The USA does not rattle sabers.
Dude Norway is in NATO but your map excluded it
probably mistakenly used an EU instead of NATO map.
@@gawkthimm6030probably. I also mix these two😅
Writing directly from Estonia: we have lived under the regime of communism for a long time, we have supported the Ukrainian war a lot, many of my Estonian sisters have now gone through military training - oh, we would fight to the last drop of blood...
No you’re just making up BS now. Ever since Sweden Norway and Finland have become NATO partners every think you’re saying is out of date. And Russian forces are so pathetic they can’t even defeat Ukraine with a 10 to 1 advantage
U said the same before rus invaded ukraine... not happening again.
Rus actually has 7 million of military age boys. Think about it, in a population of 140m. They have lost 700k, so 6mil left. ukraine had 40m population before war
@@CitsVariantsand who do you think will keep the economy going?
@@CitsVariants why 700 thousand? write 7 million right away and you will immediately win in this comment))
@@slugma1054 u think pootin cares about economy? Good one
With what does Putin will overrun the Zuwalki gab.
Poland alone has by now more and more modern tanks then Russia - at least in regard of tanks which are fit for service.
How will they keep air dominance, which they never managed in Ukraine, with the combined air power of NATO; the Russian air force will be vaporized in days if not in hours.
The same go for Russia Navy.
Air and water will be under total control after less than a week, and then NATO use its massive land force to push Russia back.
There artillery won't help them a bit. With total air control and long range like HIMARS and beyond, it will become a duck shooting.
The only think what Russia makes dangerous are her nukes.
But what the actual state of these weapons which needs highly qualified maintenance. But spare parts and other components are extremely expensive. Tritium alone costs 30,000 Dollar per gram.
What if they have water than rocket fuel like in China.
And 30,000 Dollar per gram for something that will never be used, will never be discovered, and if, if nukes are flying, it will no longer matter.
Why do the Slovakians and Hungarians feel closer to Russia than Europe?
I dont understand this.
Anyone?
Thank you
I live in one of these Baltic states and saying Russia fears us is pure bs , it’s just we have nothing they would need from us , it’s not worth getting involved with Nato for small lands which have nothing to offer , making people paranoid lets you do what you want
Dievs, svētī Baltiju
belarus is stationing chinese soldiers for military drills.
even lukashenko is annoyed by putin
Why would China go to war with russia for the sake of Belarus?
China hasn't forgotten Lithuania's transgressions against it regarding the Taiwan issue... I'm sure China would be happy to support Russia dealing with Lithuania for them, after Ukraine is dealt with. Supporting the defense and deterrence of Belarus against NATO is a good step towards this.
@@hyhhy lithuania is just balsy and that hurt his ego
@@hyhhy ahahaha, you know why they are annoyed, westerner/zombie ?some cities in Russia is already translated in Chinese, Russia is very dependet now on China, why would China lose that? :D
@@hyhhy Hahaha, Lithuania causes that much pure seethe for the CCP that it lives rent-free inside their heads? Good to know. "after Ukraine is dealt with" that's literally not going to happen. They will never take Kyiv. Heck, they can't even take Kharkiv that's about 20km from the border. What are we even talking about here. "Supporting the defense and deterrence of Belarus against NATO is a good step towards this." literally not a single NATO soldier ever stepped into Belarus or Russia. Never happened, wouldn't happen, couldn't happen.
DOWN WITH PUTIN. DOWN WITH XI XING PING.
Do you want to put a woman with a beard and other masculine characteristics?)
America would absolutely defend the Baltic states!
The Baltics know they need a good defense and good friends. While the defense is questionable, we got good friends around us who share the idea of not having russia next door
The thing with small operations in Baltic is that article 5 enables countries to enter the war. Your analysis misses the fact that Poland is even more militaristic towards Russia than the Baltic states. So, an attack on Baltics, would definitely trigger Poland entering the war. Poland then domino effect will start.
In addition, your analysis is just bad in general. There are troops stationed in Baltics from USA, Germany and other nations. It would make political situation extremely tricky for them not to use troops in a country which it vowed to defend with troops already stationed there. Even then, what USA would do if German troops engage in combat? Their allies just chilling while other nations are fighting? Such actions behavior is incomprehensible in a modern world.
Why does no one ask the question: why would Russia attack the Baltic countries?
@@user-is3lh7vx4e because putin is old and out of touch with reality thinking he can bring back old ussr
@@erikas2272 Is there a version based on reality? Why does Russia need the Baltic countries, which need to be maintained, and there are so many problems from them? Does Russia have little land?
@@user-is3lh7vx4e yes, Russia's useful land is very small, because a lot of the land is just mountains, snow and etc.
@@erikas2272 You have not only a poor knowledge of history, but also of geography. The largest forest reserves are in Russia, the most fertile lands, gas, metals and other minerals of the world are 60% in Russia. What is there in the Baltic countries besides swamps and small patches of forest?)))
You move the country (if you can 😅), you learn the language.
If russian is not official language (it shouldn't be) no service in russian needed.
🇫🇮 is with 🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹
Author has lack of knowledge about terrain in Estonia, Latvia and ru border land. Its swamp. Yes... Nothing fast csn happen there and author suggested fast motorcycle and golf cars... Well I dont think they will be fast in swamp.
theyll use gliders
Yes. In case of Estonia. The physical border is 2/3 Lake Peipus. Biggest (divided) lake in Europe? And it is navigated only by fishing boats... Not mistral type amphibious- landing ships :) And rugged, marshy, swampy terrain in southern parts. Not better in the North with short strip of river of Narva. No armour (even T-34...) can penetrate it fast. Even without opposition...
Lietuviai
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We should boost traffic from Poland to Lituenia by digging a channel for river ships.
Another banger video
It's sad you use a term Baltic states, because it's in line with Russian propoganda. It is Baltic countries!!!!!!! Baltic states is used inside Baltic coutries, because of friendly relationships. I can only dislike this vid.
The term "state" and "country" are synonymous.
A country like Germany, USA or Russia is a federative state (consists of multiple states).
Countries like the Baltics are nation states.
All you're doing is making us Balts & Estonians look like we don't understand English.
What about Slovakia, Poland, hungary, romania
And finland?
You ask if e.g. Turkey would come to protect the Baltic states. It is a wrong question, they are obliged to protect all Nato territory by the article 5. So without a question they would come, that is the whole idea of Nato.
The Turks can come from the south. Or via Caucasus.
@@DT-wp4hk both would be from the south. Just like Spain, Greece, Portugal, Italy etc. would also come from the south.
Except they're not. It's a political decision. They could send a helmet and that would be that
read first what is written in article 5😂
Unfortunately wording of article 5 implies that they must come to aid in capacity they deem appropriate. That means, if Türkiye decides that sending 5 first aid kits is appropriate response then Türkiye has complied with article 5. In good news EU membership mandates from all EU countries full immediate assistance.
The keyword regarding the Suwalki corridor - Poland! Those madmen would probably take on Russia right now by themselves if Washington wouldn't hold them back :D
Not sure about Latvia or Lithuania, but Estonia has always had mandatory conscription (so a considerable force of trained men) and an above average spending on defence. Plus lake Peipus which limits the land-contact with Russia.
All-in-all I have no doubts about article 5 and our good friends in the eastern block who have shared our faith and also our nordic friends (y)
NATO already has several multinational battalions present in the Baltic countries.
The russians have never dared to attack a NATO country, from very good reasons.
The Baltic countries are developed and democratic, and good friends with the other developed, democratic countries.
People in the Baltic countries are cool.
The russians fascists will be chanceless if they try to do anything against any of the Baltic countries, especially after putler sent hundreds of thousands of orcs to fertilize the farm fields Ukraine.
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Holy shit im from one of the baltic states and i didnt know we have combined 6.1b people :O /s
Love watching this as a Latvian living here... 🥲
Uff... Honestly, if even the US refuses to respond to Article 5, I'd imagine NATO would be either as good as dissolved or the US would basically be kicked off NATO. The US is the only one who invoked it beforehand and got support. If they chose not to respond to an attack on the Baltics, there would be no reason for any country to ever respond to another request from the US, because they would think that the US has no intention of keeping up their end of the deal. While Russia or China would never attack the US directly, it could signal to both that any and all interests outside of US soil are fair game, as nobody would assist the US in defending them. Destroy the military base of the US and that's done. The US is then faced with either retaliating half away across the world (which if they did not respond to article 5 for similar reasons they would likely just write off) with no logistical support from any of the other NATO countries other than the one directly targeted.
Yeah, that’s a good piont 👍
IMO, I think the whole point here is moot due to russia's lack of trained infantry. They're already having to turn to N Korea and China for equipment and they're exhausting their supply of tanks and APVs. Ukraine has shown what superior arms can do against a larger, untrained army... so long as they have the ammo to work with 🤬🤬🤬
Even IF putin is stupid enough to attack the Baltics, NATO would retake the land and wreak havoc upon russia's infrastructure leaving them crippled for DECADES to come.
Whats the plan to deal with the Finnish Airforce now that all russian air defenses have been removed to ukraine?
Let's just say- as a Baltic citizen, even, if we fall in body, we'll remain in spirit, ready to betray!❤
I'm from Latvia 🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻
Maybe Russia shouldn't have forced the real ethnic people of these countries out to move Russians in. They did this decades ago so they can always have a reason to keep these countries under their boot. Russia can just move those ethnic Russians back to Russia if they were actually in any danger (they are not).
Pootler!
All the difficulties you are having in Ukraine and you want MORE nations involved!?
Crazy Ivan!
Bwahahahaha!
Swill another litre of vodka and good night!
6.1B people combined population, didn't know that😅
I really appreciate this channel, very informative :)
Wow...will america come to their allies aide?! Carrier groups have been in the region long before you looked for clicks..
Putin met his end in Ukraine 😅
idk why I watched this... it would be a huge gamble to try to take baltic states and the prize honestly isn't even worth it imo.
Great show!
Puck Footin
140 million putins
too old
@@slugma1054too much 😅
ONLY 6.1B 1:05
7:40 If not mistaken, soviet union recognized Lithuania in 1920s. on July 12th as they have signed Peace Agreement
Estonia here🇪🇪
Personally, I think the Baltics are not the first target after Ukraine, my bet is on Moldova. He already is working on it with his troops in Transnistria and only after that, we might see him going after the Baltics. He might need an easy victory before the more demanding attack on NATO. Maybe he will even try to conquer and annex Georiga before that great war...
And how would he supply those soldiers, with them being cut off by Ukraine?
@@slugma1054 "after Ukraine". Russia will extend to Moldova before the war is over. Also, the weapons cache in Transnistria is massive. Moldova isn't a member of the EU or NATO, and doesn't have much of a military. Those troops wouldn't need much in the way of supplies to begin with. But I suppose you think Ukraine is going to win the war against Russia? Hahahahahaha.
@@Master-ng9uj If you consider that Putin is now desperately trying to recruit soldiers from Nepal and Africa who don't even speak Russian, and he is importing defective artillery shells from North Korea that explode in the cannon and kill his own troops, it doesn't look to me like Putin's war in Ukraine is going very well. Where are all the millions of young Russian men who want to enlist in Putin's army? Why is he importing Nepalese and African troops if he has millions of Russians ready to enlist? Your story doesn't add up, товарищ. Maybe you should stop getting your news from Россия 24. Россия никогда не завоюет Україну. Мы вас похороним. Слава Україні! 🇺🇦
I'm a proud Brit living in Latvia. I regularly drive russian friends to and from the russian borders (Kaliningrad and to the East).
I'm not "scared" at the prospect of an invasion but I'll admit that it would be inconvenient.
The Russians I know are not evil imperialists. They are people who go to work, bring up kids, laugh at comedy shows, read books and sometimes crash cars . . . just like everyone else.
I have my emergency plan ready, but I i really don't think I will need to implement it.
The second most powerful military in Ukraine is currently too busy to play with the Baltic states.