Russia's Kaliningrad Problem with Lithuania Is Ukraine 2.0 ... with Some Big Differences

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Lithuania has begun enforcing European Union export restrictions on Russia, thereby blocking deliveries of steel to its Kaliningrad exclave. The parallels between this situation and Ukraine are uncanny. However, there are a few major dissimilarities that will likely lead to a different outcome.
0:00 What is Kaliningrad?
0:49 The Lithuania Crisis
1:43 Connection to Ukraine
3:08 How Russia Bought the Black Sea Fleet
5:12 The Kaliningrad Land Bridge Problem
6:40 The Crimea Land Bridge Problem
8:26 Why Lithuania Is Different
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  • @CJusticeHappen21
    @CJusticeHappen21 Жыл бұрын

    Lithuania purposefully rejected assimilation with Kaliningrad for the purpose of avoiding adding Russians to their population. They basically avoided the fate that Ukraine got when they got Crimea.

  • @idkgoodname

    @idkgoodname

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Manticoruss Russia illegally declared independence from Mongols too. Therefore, we can conclude that Russia is rightfully Mongol owned.

  • @jjsmthr

    @jjsmthr

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Manticoruss Russia is not an independent country. It's basically a terrorist state. Deal with it.

  • @akzy4532

    @akzy4532

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Manticoruss cope

  • @lacosta0892

    @lacosta0892

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Manticoruss and russia illegally took crimea from Ukraine, what’s your point?

  • @compatriot852

    @compatriot852

    Жыл бұрын

    It would have also given more Russian military support against the Forest Brothers as well

  • @BANKO007
    @BANKO007 Жыл бұрын

    One major correction. The Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were not Soviet brothers, but they were forcibly occupied by Soviet Russia from the original invasion in 1940 (interrupted by Germany for three years) until post-Soviet restoration of independence and liberation from Soviet occupation.

  • @markheithaus

    @markheithaus

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep. That's my issue with "The Great Patriotic War" celebrations. I'm American, and I'm generally a bit conservative and religious (I hope not obnoxiously so). I understand a lot of the Russian mindset, and I lived in St Petersburg, Russia for a while. But I now see "The Great Patriotic War" as an obsession. I'll never forget my first few months in Belarus and Russia, and I gawked in utter fascination at the Lenin Squares, Victory Parks, and all the monuments that said 1941-1945. But then I remember my first visa run to Estonia and noticed the obvious lack of Soviet anything. The Museum of the Occupations in Tallinn was impactful. What strikes me is how many Russians deny to an obsessive degree anything that suggests that Russia wasn't the almighty savior of Eastern Europe. It's a problem. The memory gap is very real.

  • @BANKO007

    @BANKO007

    Жыл бұрын

    @@markheithaus Very well put

  • @Rigel_6

    @Rigel_6

    Жыл бұрын

    @@markheithaus ​ Well, I'm not sure how Lithuanians and Estonians see it, but from Polish point of view, the "Great patrioric war" as ruskies call it should be called the "Great unprovoked war of agression, butchery and backstabbing". In every conceivable way, USSR was as much a villain of WW2 as Germany was, hell, maybe even more, given all the consequences felt over the next 50 or so years. On another note, russians belive they were "helping" other SSRs and satellite states like Poland and Chechoslovakia, but in reality they were pulling ridiculous amount of resources with nothing in return, causing food crises while moscovites were... well, not living a luxurious life, but at least didn't have to fucking buy meat on monthly debit. There is a USSR-era saying in Poland - it goes something along the lines of "What is the height of mistrust? To drill into the 'friendship' pipeline and check which way the gas is flowing"

  • @joachim5080

    @joachim5080

    Жыл бұрын

    @@markheithaus and if Hitler would not have outright attacked Russia (one of the biggest sins ever committed) Stalin would have been content in splitting up Europe between the two of them, as done with Poland.

  • @kumisispaketov3654

    @kumisispaketov3654

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@markheithaus eastern europe. ah yes, the great involvement of allies in eastern front, somehow in the american version(even) of wikipedia there's nothing about that, but at least there is a statistic that says everything that soviets had were 60-70% by lend-lease. ah so true, my memory gap is gone.

  • @rufenas123
    @rufenas123 Жыл бұрын

    at once Lithuania was ranked nr1 at hating russia. Calling them "brothers" is a big mistake. Lithuania sees russia as the biggest enemy as the biggest bad guy, from all the countries occupied by them Lithuania fought the hardest. Out guerilla war was one of the longest and bloodiest in europe.

  • @killmeh2

    @killmeh2

    Жыл бұрын

    @Duplizapper we continue to hate russia, meanwhile germans can't have enough of russian pipes in their mouths

  • @fictionwojak3595

    @fictionwojak3595

    Жыл бұрын

    @Duplizapper Lithuania still hates Russia more, as the Nazis caused less pain and suffering than the Soviets here in Lithuania.

  • @R0ccojas0n

    @R0ccojas0n

    Жыл бұрын

    @Duplizapper Germany chose hostiles with USSR though....Lithuania was only defending their home

  • @kubsonixd6845

    @kubsonixd6845

    Жыл бұрын

    en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Russian_sentiment Polish people hate the mist

  • @zarakdurrani7584

    @zarakdurrani7584

    Жыл бұрын

    Respect to Lithuania. Fighting stronger countries and empires since the 13th century.

  • @LTVeranda
    @LTVeranda Жыл бұрын

    "Soviet union" was never a "union', for Baltic states it was a brutal occupation. Baltic states have always been oriented towards the West and when occupied by Soviet union, continued their resistance through entire occupation time. So to call Lithuania and Russia 'brothers' is just disrespectful. A third part of population was wiped out, most of families in Lithuania have their relatives or grandparents killed by the soviets.

  • @XXX1NELSON1XXX

    @XXX1NELSON1XXX

    Жыл бұрын

    ukraine suffered the same. well most of countries ocuppied by orcs suffered that

  • @BrianLTU

    @BrianLTU

    Жыл бұрын

    Yh disrespectful fs

  • @siberiancat9363

    @siberiancat9363

    Жыл бұрын

    @@XXX1NELSON1XXX ahahahaha. Based as f

  • @hkxl493

    @hkxl493

    Жыл бұрын

    @@siberiancat9363 attention seeking child spotted

  • @tstanemo8950

    @tstanemo8950

    Жыл бұрын

    He was being sarcastic when he said brother

  • @marksullivan2230
    @marksullivan2230 Жыл бұрын

    Kaliningrad was originally a German City. During WW2 the city was levelled with not a single building surviving. As late as the 1980, significant buildings - such as their Cathedral - were still in ruins. At the end of the War, Russia decided it wanted an “ice free” port for the Baltic fleet. So they evicted every single German, then settled it with Russians. It is strange when you go there because they put an enormous effort into celebrating their German history and culture. Which is hilarious because not a single family can trace their roots back to earlier than 1945.

  • @gamerdrache6076

    @gamerdrache6076

    Жыл бұрын

    true my family is from there when it wa sgerman

  • @unconscious1076

    @unconscious1076

    Жыл бұрын

    Using the logic shouldn't north Americas entirely belong to Natives since they were there for millennia ?

  • @marksullivan2230

    @marksullivan2230

    Жыл бұрын

    @@unconscious1076 No, it is just for history and context. As far as I know, Germany is not asking for it back. Although now you mention it, given where it’s positioned, it probably just makes sense to split it between Poland and Lithuania now don’t you think? Really the Baltic is a NATO lake now so it is not really a viable territory any more. Maybe have a referendum and see if the residents want to be part of Lithuania and the EU. Much better salaries etc. in the EU.

  • @unconscious1076

    @unconscious1076

    Жыл бұрын

    @@marksullivan2230 agreed

  • @Arcaryon

    @Arcaryon

    Жыл бұрын

    @@marksullivan2230 Na, it will just become our anti Russia. Like a reverse GDR. We let Germany do the finances, Poland does the logistics and the locals finally get a decent government and everyone is happy. Except Putin. He would not be happy. But who cares about that guy anyways.

  • @CHITUS
    @CHITUS Жыл бұрын

    5:39 Lithuania was never been a "Soviet brother". They was just a oppressed and occupied territory by Soviet Union. They fought their way out literally with only hands against tanks by laying down on the streets, pushing them with bare hands. That was in 1991, people died that day, crushed with tanks and shot dead by soviet soldiers.

  • @jamsky1558

    @jamsky1558

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, this is important. "Soviet brothers" are like a group of family members, recovering together in therapy, after moving out from abusive josef fritzl style father, calling himself the boss of the neighborhood, because he has a machine gun.

  • @jamsky1558

    @jamsky1558

    Жыл бұрын

    @@weakspirit_ but people watching this don't know this. It's for them, not for the author.

  • @danielch6662

    @danielch6662

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jamsky1558 yeah. Uncle Joe was from Georgia. His whole life, he spoke Russian with a weird accent. Not that anybody dared pointing it out while he was alive.

  • @Gametheory101

    @Gametheory101

    Жыл бұрын

    @@weakspirit_ Right, it was sarcastic. The next sentence immediately pivots to "Lithuania was like lol no."

  • @danielch6662

    @danielch6662

    Жыл бұрын

    CHITUS, Antanas Sniečkus was not Lithuanian? Krushchev offered to transfer Kaliningrad to Lithuania in the 1950s. But Sniečkus refused, mostly because there were already too many Russians in it by that time. Crimea is larger than Kaliningrad, but Ukraine is even larger than Lithuania. Lithuania only has 2.8 million people today, 85% Lithuanian and 5% Russian. Kaliningrad's population is 430,000 with 87% of them Russian, and hardly any Lithuanian at all. If Kaliningrad were annexed into Lithuania today, Lithuania's Russian population would jump from 5% to 16%. And the worse part of it is they are all concentrated in the southern part of the country. This could possibly in the future give rise to separatists wanting to tear off that bit of the country and annex it to the other neighbour. Like what happened to Coahuila y Tejas.

  • @losthart5577
    @losthart5577 Жыл бұрын

    If Russia didn't treat its dominions like crap during the "Commie" years, then maybe these countries wouldn't be defensive towards Russia. Remembering old wounds bring up old fears. 🤔

  • @debilman9065

    @debilman9065

    Жыл бұрын

    And the Russians are not helping quell Eastern Europe's fears by commiting war crimes in Ukraine.

  • @mmarsh1972

    @mmarsh1972

    Жыл бұрын

    No, they all pretty much all hated Russia before the communists as well. Russia has a LOOONG history of invaded its neighbors throughout the centuries.

  • @angelikaskoroszyn8495

    @angelikaskoroszyn8495

    Жыл бұрын

    Honestly people are willing to forget a lot since new generations simply never experienced Soviet version of communism. The issue is that Russia never grew out of its imperial phase It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. Poland is not that EU-loving, NATO ass-sucking, West lover. But because Russia continues to act as Big Bad no political party even proposes leaving either of the organisations. Similar thing happens with Nordic as well as Baltic countries and finally with Ukraine

  • @augustuslunasol10thapostle

    @augustuslunasol10thapostle

    Жыл бұрын

    @@angelikaskoroszyn8495 poland infact loves to NATO and loves EU benefits

  • @mavfin8720

    @mavfin8720

    Жыл бұрын

    Same reason Poland is very anti-Russia

  • @gediminaskucinskas6952
    @gediminaskucinskas6952 Жыл бұрын

    You forgot to mention that soviet union once suggested to give Kalliningrad to Lithuania but Lithuania rejected because they feared that since there are so many russians there (as most native german or lithuanian people that lived in Kalliningrad were killed or deported) it could cause to big problems in the future like Crimea.

  • @punkmonk666

    @punkmonk666

    Жыл бұрын

    HOLY CRAP I didn't knew we at Kaliningrad are so unlucky)

  • @grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic1139

    @grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic1139

    Жыл бұрын

    If they gave it to Poland, there would be no problem. They should have as compensation for eastern land they took from us. We would have no problem to populate it and they knew it. But Stalin hated Poland, he took Lviv from us, Grodno with over 80% Polish population which is right next to the border. Imagine "winning" a war and getting smaller.

  • @bogjesrbin484

    @bogjesrbin484

    Жыл бұрын

    @@grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic1139 Stalin hated Poland? Man, he gave a lot of core German territory to Poland for free. It’s totally unfair. And Lviv was founded by Russian king from rurik dynasty, and the whole area is known as red Rus

  • @grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic1139

    @grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic1139

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bogjesrbin484 For free???? 2nd Polish republic was 24,6% bigger than modern Poland. You call this for free? Territories of red rus changed hands several times in early middle ages between Kyivan Rus and Poland. In 14th century it was incorporated into Poland for good and ever since it was a Polish city. Poles made it the capitol of the region, the grandest city in contemporary Ukraine. For centuries it was a center of Polish culture, probably in top 3 most important cities in interwar Poland. Stalin hated Poland because of 1920. At that time he sieged Lviv and refused to sent help to Tuchaczewski's efforts in Warsaw, creating a gap in Bolshevik forces and allowing Poles to counter attack. Taking Lviv from Poland was a matter of personal ambition and revenge. It's funny how you call these "core German lands" when they were founded by Poland and it lost them to Germany around the same time when it got red rus.

  • @grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic1139

    @grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic1139

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bogjesrbin484 Besides he was no Russian king, Rus or Ruthenian king. King of Galicia and Volhynia. Much closer to modern Ukraine than Russia.

  • @taumil3239
    @taumil3239 Жыл бұрын

    "Lithuania, one of its former soviet brothers" - we were never brothers, actually I don't think there was ever anything resembling even a notion of positive feelings towards Russia

  • @777chicha777

    @777chicha777

    Жыл бұрын

    There was, until there wasn't. That's how love works. It slows ebbs closer or further. Saying you were never brothers is like saying you were never part of the CCCP

  • @danekender5332

    @danekender5332

    Жыл бұрын

    I think your rite 🍻

  • @kazekamiha

    @kazekamiha

    Жыл бұрын

    By 'Former Brothers' I imagine it's where one holds the other at gun point and says "I AM YOUR BROTHER! YOU WANT TO BE SHOT!? DO YOU!?!?"

  • @orangypteco8858

    @orangypteco8858

    Жыл бұрын

    @@777chicha777 because Lithuanians were never part of the USSR by their choice, the baltic were constantly strong armed by the Russians into this "brotherhood" which was more of an occupation than any kind of true cultural connection.

  • @777chicha777

    @777chicha777

    Жыл бұрын

    @@orangypteco8858 you're wrong. Russia and the USSR are not the same. The USSR was communist while Russia is democratic (in most ways). Russia agreed to Lithuanian independence and had almost no issues. Their issues with Ukraine were always there.

  • @MV-hx6jr
    @MV-hx6jr Жыл бұрын

    Dude, Lithuania was never a "Soviet brother" , what a weird messed up comparison that is

  • @snowman821

    @snowman821

    Жыл бұрын

    @@SunriseLAW no

  • @psy-lion

    @psy-lion

    Жыл бұрын

    more than a forced step-brother :D

  • @CamPaFai

    @CamPaFai

    Жыл бұрын

    it's a joke

  • @TheAustronaut03

    @TheAustronaut03

    Жыл бұрын

    thats how putin sees it

  • @-.respect.-

    @-.respect.-

    Жыл бұрын

    the subtitles say soviet "brothers" so he was being sarcastic

  • @RandomBazooka
    @RandomBazooka Жыл бұрын

    Lithuania being a soviet brother? That is a big factual mistake to say. It's like saying USA is a Chinese brother.

  • @bardanke

    @bardanke

    Жыл бұрын

    We are though

  • @benas_st

    @benas_st

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bardanke Sovietinis broli, laimingai gali eiti ieškoti Stalino (o dabar Putlerio) saulės. Kai išdegins akis, gal ką nors ir suprasi.

  • @bardanke

    @bardanke

    Жыл бұрын

    @@benas_st Tai stalino ar putino?

  • @bardanke

    @bardanke

    Жыл бұрын

    @@benas_st O tau jie jau isdegino akis?

  • @aldonabagusauskas4956

    @aldonabagusauskas4956

    Жыл бұрын

    I know! Where do these people get this B S from?

  • @MochineMike
    @MochineMike Жыл бұрын

    Dude, the Baltics hated the Russians especially Lithuania.. they all pretty much welcomed Nazi Germany as liberators when they invaded after the start of OP Barbarossa

  • @liesdamnlies3372

    @liesdamnlies3372

    Жыл бұрын

    Same boat as Ukraine on that one. "Holy shit, these Nazi Germans are assholes but they're way better than Russians." Later: "Holy shit they're almost just as bad, nevermind, shoot everyone."

  • @honkhonk8009

    @honkhonk8009

    Жыл бұрын

    Its hilarious how the Soviets made the NAZIS look like saints. Soviets were truly a fucking black scar on humanity. America has its criticism, but most of the wars its been involved in, and most of the influence its gained, isnt even by purposefully power grabbing. Vietnam was because they had defence treaties with south vietnam, and wanted to prove to Europe that it will honor all its defence treaties regardless of importance. Iraq was because Saddam Hussein would use unusually high quality aluminium for missiles, which normally would be used for uranium enrichment. Stuff like this sent so many alarm bells, that a post 9/11 USA was fear mongered into invading. But even then, Iraq was independent from the US, and actually votes against the US alot of times in the UN. Even then, the US paid reparations to both Vietnam and Iraq. I always loved how Russians try to say the US is "evil and imperialistic", when the Americans look like SAINTS compared to Russia and China.

  • @belofost

    @belofost

    Жыл бұрын

    @@honkhonk8009 So US used chemical weaponry in Vietnam with millions people hurt, they also used nukes to wipe 2 entire cities down. And you say soviet bad, saint Nazis. Well ok, but how about you just understand that you can not call a country good or bad? It does not work this way...

  • @jimattrill8933

    @jimattrill8933

    Жыл бұрын

    The Ukrainians also welcomed the Germans as a liberation from Soviet Russia which had caused a great famine. Nobody likes the Russians and the same is true nowadays.

  • @shadowgamer4306

    @shadowgamer4306

    Жыл бұрын

    @@honkhonk8009America is the lesser evil there is no denying that, but calling them saints is a bit too much for me.

  • @richardk5246
    @richardk5246 Жыл бұрын

    I have family in Lithuania and they would not have called themselves brothers with Soviet Russia. Everyone I know in Lithuania hated them and the feelings against Russia are still very strong.

  • @feloniousmonk3049

    @feloniousmonk3049

    Жыл бұрын

    Its no different in the Netherlands since WWII, still an intense but subdued lack of trust with the Germans, since being occupied by the N a z i s

  • @SroWwe

    @SroWwe

    Жыл бұрын

    @fan there’s no such thing as +-25% russians. It’s as much as 5% or even less.

  • @zjeee

    @zjeee

    Жыл бұрын

    @@fan-ey8mn The Russian speaking population is less than 5%.

  • @marioformosa4259

    @marioformosa4259

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes brother or otherwise it is not wise to taunt a big guy hoping that a diversity guy will come and help you

  • @nekochan222

    @nekochan222

    Жыл бұрын

    @@fan-ey8mn what are you babbling about, just go check any official source, russian ethnicity number is at 5% (according to 2021 data).

  • @vgshwk
    @vgshwk Жыл бұрын

    Funny that Russia is beetching about Kaliningrad being denied a land route to continental Russia which is perfectly legal when they are denying Ukraine illegally a sea route to the Black Sea.

  • @rafikrabhi7684

    @rafikrabhi7684

    Жыл бұрын

    Ukraine has blocked their own ports with mines to keep the Russians out. ..

  • @vgshwk

    @vgshwk

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rafikrabhi7684 Ukraine never mined Mariupol.

  • @rafikrabhi7684

    @rafikrabhi7684

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vgshwk they did with Odessa

  • @vgshwk

    @vgshwk

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rafikrabhi7684 they had no choice with Russia stealing Crimea and then snake island.

  • @rafikrabhi7684

    @rafikrabhi7684

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vgshwk that's another point but Russia aint blocking or denying.

  • @Ghost1828
    @Ghost1828 Жыл бұрын

    Lithuania is where my dad is from. He fought against Russian soldiers

  • @danrook5757

    @danrook5757

    Жыл бұрын

    Mine also

  • @user-rz8wl6st9d
    @user-rz8wl6st9d Жыл бұрын

    I live 10km away from Kaliningrad, its a bit scary because sometimes we can hear them doing tank shooting exercises, and its a bit scary

  • @edvsilas8281

    @edvsilas8281

    Жыл бұрын

    @user-rz8w16st19d You : '' I live 10km away from Kaliningrad, its a bit scary because sometimes we can hear them doing tank shooting exercises, and its a bit scary .'' There are NATO training exercises on your side, as well, how can you tell the difference by the sound ?

  • @joeallen9104
    @joeallen9104 Жыл бұрын

    Liberating ethnic russians and forming a land bridge with crimea may be their official goals, although has anyone noticed that the area occupied just so happens to contain the majority of Ukraine's natural gas reserves?

  • @Arcaryon

    @Arcaryon

    Жыл бұрын

    I will kind of copy and paste a response of myself that explains this very well: (In response to some guy saying it began with the president of Ukraine being allegedly forced to flee the country) The real story is why the protests even began that forced him to flee to escape justice. Remember 2013? "Russian embargo of Ukrainian goods refers to trade sanctions Russia launched against Ukraine starting in July and August 2013. That resulted from putting all Ukrainian importers to the "list of risk" by the Federal Customs Service of Russia on 14 August 2013 that resulted the embargo of imports from Ukraine to Russia.[1][2]" Wanna know why Russia sanctioned Ukraine? To keep them from joining the EU. Not NATO. Guess why we have this war now? Because Putin lost his puppet in 2014, so he knew that he needed to keep Ukraine out of the EU some other way. Why? Because when Ukraine makes it, in his eyes, he is done. Then it would be obvious that his regime is the problem. Then he would be in the GDR again. Did you know that? He was a KGB officer in the GDR when it all fell apart. And later, the director of the FSB. Conveniently just prior to his election. Interesting isn’t it? And why is he ok with Ukraine jointing the EU now? Because while he didn’t get all Ukraine, he thinks that he already ruined its economy for as long as he will live. The Donbass is its industrial heartland. Was. Before 2014. So many convenient circumstances… Why 2022? After the west was finally weakened enough to make his attempt. Did he care for the civilians? In the second Chechen war, HIS Chechen war, VERY conservative ( propaganda ) estimates say that 120.000 civilians were killed. 120.00!!! in the Donbass, in total, on both sides, only 14.000 found the same gruesome fate until 24 February 2022. Not even mentioning the first Chechen war. Total CONSERVATIVE estimate of civilian casualties? At the lowest estimate, 30.000. If we believe Russia. "Let me tell you about one specific case. I knew for sure that on this day - it was the end of February or the beginning of March 1995 - forty servicemen of the Joint Group were killed. And they bring me information about fifteen. I ask: “Why don’t you take into account the rest?” They hesitated: “Well, you see, 40 is a lot. We'd better spread those losses over a few days." Of course, I was outraged by these manipulations. - Anatoly Kulikov[68]" Chechen war #1 "30,000-40,000 civilians killed (RFSSS data)[16] 80,000 civilians killed (Human rights groups estimate)[17] At least 161 civilians killed outside Chechnya[a] 500,000+ civilians displaced[18]" Chechen war #2 "Civilian casualties Estimate total number of casualties: ~80,000 killed in Chechnya (GfbV estimate),[20] More in neighbouring regions, 40,000-45,000 civilians killed (Kramer),[21] More than 600 killed during attacks in Russia proper. Total killed military/civilian: ~50,000-80,000 * The Committee of Soldiers' Mothers group disputed the official government count of the number of war dead and claimed that 14,000 Russian servicemen were killed during the war from 1999 to 2005.[22]" I hope this clears this up. Also, there are many Russians in this area because under Stalin, there was either a mass genocide or insane incompetence and 3.5 million people in the area starved and were then replaced with Russians, since as you have rightfully understood, there are a ton of recourses there, not just gas btw, also a lot of other stuff. In conflicts like this, I always like to find a good map of the recourses a country has. Often, not always though, very insightful.

  • @Arterexius

    @Arterexius

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Arcaryon The civillian casualties in Ukraine are likely much higher than any estimates say right now. The 14.000 dead you mention, is just another estimate. There's no way of checking anything close to a real number, in an active war zone.

  • @kdw75

    @kdw75

    Жыл бұрын

    How long will we let him hold on to it?

  • @Arcaryon

    @Arcaryon

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Arterexius The conservative 14000 was an estimate until the 24th of February.

  • @Arterexius

    @Arterexius

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Arcaryon The invasion of Ukraine started the 24th of February. Meaning the estimation began on the 24th of February. It didn't end there and there's no absolute number of dead civilians from the 24th of February to now. You're saying that the 14.000 dead civilians were an estimated dead, before the war even started, at a time where the entire western world, didn't fully believe in an invasion.

  • @Gametheory101
    @Gametheory101 Жыл бұрын

    To be clear, "brothers" is sarcastic. I am well-aware of the Russia-Lithuania history. Anyway, if you enjoyed this video, check out my new book "What Caused the Russia-Ukraine War? (And How Will It End?)". It brings together the ideas from my recent video series into a coherent narrative. The digital version is out now available at amzn.to/3HY5aqW. You can also read it for free by signing up for a Kindle Unlimited trial at amzn.to/3QMsBr8. (These are affiliate links, meaning I earn a commission when you make a transaction through them. Even if you read it for free, you are still supporting the channel.) Physical edition coming soon!

  • @averagejoe8358

    @averagejoe8358

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I was thinking that too. Good to clarify before too many people go "Um, ackchually"

  • @bljah123
    @bljah123 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the info and history. Not always easily available on main stream, plus saves me having to dig in 😊

  • @SparkyCas
    @SparkyCas Жыл бұрын

    It's hard to really formulate words on how I'm not surprised, as a native to Lithuania, that my country is very keen on keeping Russian export out of it's way with the restrictions that it's slowly applying. It's just a bit hilarious, knowing the history us Lithuanians have with Russia.

  • @cookiecola5852

    @cookiecola5852

    11 ай бұрын

    Yeah and it also feels so satisfying playing hard ball with Putin😄

  • @richdobbs6595
    @richdobbs6595 Жыл бұрын

    I find it funny, that Murmansk is effectively a warm water port, since it stays ice free. Most of the time Arkhangelsk is too. But, now days, Russia can use nuclear icebreakers to provide year around access to St Petersburg.

  • @ianscott3697

    @ianscott3697

    Жыл бұрын

    But Putin would have to move all them ships, build a bigger port to house them, Kaliningrad is more than just a warm port in a snow storm, its a place to fire missiles from.

  • @erikvangelder6671

    @erikvangelder6671

    Жыл бұрын

    True. I think, for commercial trade that would be somewhat more expensive (one has to deploy one or more ice breakers), but otherwise, fine. For military navy on the other hand, I can imagine that a fixed route provided by an ice breaker, limits the manoeuverability of vessels passing through, which seems to be a grat disadvantage? Hence, I can see why a warm water port still is preferred over a cold water port.

  • @slartybarfastb3648

    @slartybarfastb3648

    Жыл бұрын

    @@erikvangelder6671 It doesn't really matter in modern times anyhow. Warm water ports were vital in the days of sailing ships. Russia's problem is the US Navy. Murmansk could stay ice free but there is still only one outlet and it's to the west. Arctic ice locks down the north year-round. Same with the east. Russian warships are under constant observation the minute the leave port and there's only one exit. Saint Petersburg and Konigsberg are just as bad for Russia. There is only one exit to the west past Denmark. Same with the Black Sea exiting through the Bosphorus, Gibraltar, or Suez. Vladivostok is locked in by Japan, Korea, China and the Bering Strait. No Russian ship will survive modern war unless they are under the ice before the war starts, and no ship at sea will ever make it back to port, unless confined in the Black Sea, Barents, or Baltic.

  • @ashscott6068

    @ashscott6068

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ianscott3697 Nobody can stop nukes, no matter where they're fired from. By the time you have even calculated where an ICBM is headed, it's already too late to do much about it. If it were just one, it would take a collossal effort to stop it. But the fact that each ICBM released a shitload of reentry vehicles, while its still beyond the reach of any anti-missile system, and some of those warheads are real and others are decoys, makes stopping every nuke from even ONE ICBM, basically impossible, even if it's launched from the middle of Russia. Putting them next to your enemy, is just a statement. Tactically, it's kinda stupid, because it gives them a small chance to destroy the missile before it even leaves the atmosphere. A very, VERY small chance. Like you already have planes in the air right next to the silo. Cus by the time the launch is detected, and the information passes through all the relevant phonecalls, and eventually gets to that specific pilot...again...too late.

  • @axlslak

    @axlslak

    Жыл бұрын

    It's not all about having a warm water port. You also have to be able to defend it, you also have to be able to supply it by land, and finally, the distance and obstacles between said port and the Atlantic is also important. Shorter the distance, longer the patrols.

  • @apbpa5042
    @apbpa5042 Жыл бұрын

    Lithuania and Estonia never wanted to be Russia's "brother"

  • @eliasziad7864

    @eliasziad7864

    Жыл бұрын

    Neither did the native americans.

  • @apbpa5042

    @apbpa5042

    Жыл бұрын

    @@eliasziad7864 right, native Americans never want to be Russia's "brother" either 😂

  • @eliasziad7864

    @eliasziad7864

    Жыл бұрын

    @@apbpa5042 🤡

  • @apbpa5042

    @apbpa5042

    Жыл бұрын

    @@eliasziad7864 nice make-up

  • @quakeknight9680

    @quakeknight9680

    Жыл бұрын

    Never should be.

  • @kube-dude
    @kube-dude Жыл бұрын

    Russia: attacks Lithuania Poland: button pressing time? Lithuania: yes Poland, button pressing time **Article 5 meme intensifies**

  • @luk4s56

    @luk4s56

    Жыл бұрын

    *drift phonk music starts playing*

  • @m60tsabra24

    @m60tsabra24

    Жыл бұрын

    *Tanc a lelek starts to play*

  • @TheRezro

    @TheRezro

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean. Technically in this case Lithuania would push the button as they are in NATO.

  • @alvarocshc
    @alvarocshc Жыл бұрын

    You speak in a way that is very easy to understand for non-native English speakers. It's very clear and not fast. Thank you very much for that.

  • @nigellawson8610
    @nigellawson8610 Жыл бұрын

    The Lithuania was ceded to Stalin as part of the secret protocols of the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. The poor Lithuanian people had no say in the matter. In 1940 Stalin formally incorporated Lithuania and the two other Baltic republics into his empire. In 1945 as part of the post war settlement at Yalta, the Western allies recognized Stalin's conquests in Eastern Europe of which Lithuania formed a small part. During the incorporation of this small inoffensive country into the Soviet Union, Stalin's NKVD deported and murdered tens of thousands of innocent people. Therefor, when one considers the historical relationship between Russia and Lithuania, the Lithuanian fear and loathing of the Russians is quite understandable in light of the fact that they were enslaved from 1940 to 1991. Brothers they were not!!

  • @yanisbaker881

    @yanisbaker881

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi from Latvia, Russia isn’t our brother they are the abusive step dad we didn’t want

  • @johnfalstaff2270

    @johnfalstaff2270

    Жыл бұрын

    Stalin carefully and preventively seized all three Baltic states. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia followed similar steps by Hitler with Austria and Czechoslovakia. Stalin also populated these countries with Russian citizens, hoping to erase their original identity in the future and replace it with Russian culture and identity. He attacked Poland on September 17, 1939, fearing that Hitler intended to incorporate all of Poland into the German Reich. He clearly did not trust Hitler.

  • @theholypeanut8193

    @theholypeanut8193

    Жыл бұрын

    @@yanisbaker881 Im from Lithuania and thats bassicly what Russia is.

  • @F4CIIphantom.obsession

    @F4CIIphantom.obsession

    Жыл бұрын

    @RusaForever I do love how Russians claim territories culturally,lingustically and politically completely different, what next will Lithuania be able to get claims and succesful intergration of parts of Western Russia,Belarus and Ukraine, it was an ethnic part of Lithuania for many centuries no?

  • @5.45x39_

    @5.45x39_

    Жыл бұрын

    They were brothers in trenches of ww2, but Stalin wasn’t a brother neither to Russian nor to Lithuanian red army soldiers, who could be executed because of minor stupid inconvenience despite having ton of medals, ton of completed objectives and ton of eliminated nazis and sometimes even being Heroes of USSR

  • @mirovvid5142
    @mirovvid5142 Жыл бұрын

    Seeing this video while living 15km from the border on the Polish side is truly an epic gamer moment

  • @thealex2971

    @thealex2971

    Жыл бұрын

    Really?

  • @mirovvid5142

    @mirovvid5142

    Жыл бұрын

    For real, the day Russia invaded Ukraine it looked like we were at war as well, military convoys started popping out of nowhere. There's an artillery and tank regiment stationed where I live, in hindsight seeing them mobilise so quickly is reassuring to a certain degree.

  • @thealex2971

    @thealex2971

    Жыл бұрын

    I kinda know the feeling Im romanian Romania shares the border with Ukraine and after Ukraine is Russia

  • @robvig60
    @robvig60 Жыл бұрын

    For many “Kaliningrad” will always be Königsberg.

  • @judehylton9692

    @judehylton9692

    Жыл бұрын

    That belongs to Gremany. These Russians just think they can walk over and steal whatever they want.

  • @Damian-cilr1

    @Damian-cilr1

    Жыл бұрын

    or for poles Królewiec lol.yep thats literally the polish name for Königsberg

  • @riccardodececco4404

    @riccardodececco4404

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Damian-cilr1 like the correct German name for Wroclaw is Breslau - and for Szczecin it is Stettin, and for Olsztyn it is Allenstein - the Poles should better never forget this while tinkering with international politics.

  • @Orangevirus

    @Orangevirus

    Жыл бұрын

    Or for Lithuanians - Karaliaučius

  • @riccardodececco4404

    @riccardodececco4404

    Жыл бұрын

    @Dan Beech no, because Roma/Rome or Naples/Napoli had never for a thousand years an English speaking population. Nor were they founded by English speakers.

  • @lollertoaster
    @lollertoaster Жыл бұрын

    Some time ago I checked the routes from Belarus to Kalinigrad Oblast, out of curiosity. There is a direct road going almost perpendicular to the Polish-Lithuanian border through Lithuania.

  • @viggob4816
    @viggob4816 Жыл бұрын

    I think Russia would hate for Lithuania to see what kind of goods is transferred. Most likely a lot of western sanctioned goods find their way into Russia, and may very well go in transit here. When Lithuanian customs start to discover this, it will be investigated and most likely several of the problematic firms selling to Russia will eventually get blocked in the west.

  • @Duesi2024

    @Duesi2024

    Жыл бұрын

    Russia is transporting their stolen washing machines to Kaliningrad, thats why they check the transported goods.

  • @dapygor9339

    @dapygor9339

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Duesi2024 cringe

  • @LucasJasche

    @LucasJasche

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dapygor9339 cringe is stealing a washing machine during a war, what kind of homeless man loots womens underwear and toilets?

  • @martso9288

    @martso9288

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jared8515 i mean, they're just businessmen, doing business.

  • @edvsilas8281

    @edvsilas8281

    Жыл бұрын

    Viggio, Whether you are russian or not, how would you like someone sniffing through your personal effects when it has nothing to do with any sort of exports or imports.

  • @seligastas
    @seligastas Жыл бұрын

    You didnt mention the genocide and deportations of people from both those regions throughout both soviet and tsarist times .

  • @G.A.C_Preserve

    @G.A.C_Preserve

    Жыл бұрын

    I like Tsar so I will ignore it

  • @JoshWilliams-mf9fc

    @JoshWilliams-mf9fc

    Жыл бұрын

    This dude is dumb. He gets his info from the news

  • @wellardme

    @wellardme

    Жыл бұрын

    And how the SS were shocked at the brutality of Baltic citizens towards the jewish population when the Nazis arrived.

  • @Juzztas

    @Juzztas

    Жыл бұрын

    @@wellardme Jews here welcomed soviets with flowers during the first occupation

  • @seligastas

    @seligastas

    Жыл бұрын

    @@wellardme ohh i see a vatnik shill . So thats the excuse for the centuries long opression of cental European Countries . Russian are an unapolegeticly expansionist and imperialist country and thers no genuine argument that can support their actions for the last 3 centuries . Hit*er is dwarfed by what colectively russia has dobe to central and western slavic people and other ethnic groups whose land they currently squat on . Work camps , death camps , deportations into icy hell scapes , torture , rape , massacres , rusification , genocide , finantial and economic repression for centuries. And when you try to rebuild you end up like Ukraine , attacked out of spite and jelousy .

  • @bonyrita7466
    @bonyrita7466 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for your very clear and detailed information. You do understand what you are talking about. I am impressed. Keep up the good work.

  • @jimc6481
    @jimc648111 ай бұрын

    Excellent ....Thank you from the states. Be strong Europe!

  • @kircou8300
    @kircou8300 Жыл бұрын

    ¨Putin says , we are not in war , we take just back ,we think what is form us ??, maybe can Germany says the same for Königsberg...

  • @Arcaryon

    @Arcaryon

    Жыл бұрын

    It is certainly the only nation that has a historical claim of 690 years of unbroken rule in the region until 1945.

  • @nikitro1732

    @nikitro1732

    Жыл бұрын

    maybe then the Germans will also return the millions of lives that were taken by Nazi Germany?

  • @astakon4815

    @astakon4815

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, please. I'm sure Lithuanians would be happier if there was Germany instead of Russia nearby.

  • @CGBear

    @CGBear

    Жыл бұрын

    Germany can not. They are civilised country and respect the laws unlike Russia🥲

  • @jpablo700
    @jpablo700 Жыл бұрын

    Well, Lithuania is obliged to enforce EU sanctions. And didn't Russia say said sanctions were not having any impact on them? So, what's the problem now, Russia?

  • @highphysics3617

    @highphysics3617

    Жыл бұрын

    Part of the problem is, young Scandinavian women😘 who are not intimidated by the Kremlin Dwarf,and Lithuania is doing all the right things. Because they don't blend with his ego,and,he has absolutley no control, and,that gets up his nose! It would be a different story if Lithuania wasn't part of NATO. He'll probably start picking on Finland again soon.🤣😂 Good on Lithuania. Stand your ground.

  • @marrchy2682

    @marrchy2682

    Жыл бұрын

    Access to Kaliningrad by Land trough Lithuanian was a prerequisite to Lithuanians independence. It Literally is in the Signed Paper. Voiding the main reason why Lithuania was granted independence, spells doom for that tiny county.

  • @Charlemagne_III

    @Charlemagne_III

    Жыл бұрын

    Don't be stupid. Lithuania isn't making this decision. This decision wouldn't be made without the approval of the United States.

  • @zbygniewingessnn9342

    @zbygniewingessnn9342

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Charlemagne_III The Terrorists Snakes of ignorance **

  • @leonieromanes7265

    @leonieromanes7265

    Жыл бұрын

    @@marrchy2682 Russian people and supplies still have access to Kaliningrad. Lithuania is just blocking sanctioned goods from crossing its boarders. Really putin should of seen this coming, when he started his illegal war with Ukraine.

  • @blotski
    @blotski Жыл бұрын

    There are very few cases of the differences in USA pronunciation and UK (and in general non-USA) pronunciation. One is 'route'. In the UK this is pronounced the same as 'root'. But 'route' pronounced in the American way does actually exist here in the word 'rout' which means 'a disorderly retreat of defeated troops. Another is 'era 🇺🇸'. This is pronounced in the USA the same way as in the UK we pronounce the word 'error 🇬🇧'. So when an American says 'this was an important era' a British person hears 'this was an important error'. (For info, 'era' in the UK is pronounced 'eeruh').

  • @SunnyOst
    @SunnyOst Жыл бұрын

    I'm surprised I don't hear much more about the landbridge. The current positions make it extremely obvious that this is one of if not _the_ goal

  • @dzengrinder
    @dzengrinder Жыл бұрын

    Hey, Russian here. Calling any of the Baltic states "Brothers" is clearly an overstatement. Kazakhstan was more of a Brother-state, if anything, although we have significantly less things in common. The only "Brother" move, that we had in history, is when Soviet riot police was suppressing riots in the late 80s\early 90s, we had some protests against it, that's all. Our countries are more or less doomed to be connected, since we're neighbors, but we'll have to fix our country first, and think a lot about how we interact with our neighbors. Although I do feel bad about Kaliningrad, and hope that it'll be ok. Since I have plenty of friends and some of my colleagues there.

  • @vult_r

    @vult_r

    Жыл бұрын

    let me answer your thoughts about how russia interacts with its neighbours : downright hostile

  • @tryingtocorrect

    @tryingtocorrect

    Жыл бұрын

    "Although I do feel bad about Kaliningrad, and hope that it'll be ok. Since I have plenty of friends and some of my colleagues there." They say only 1% is blocked. So for example food and other stuff can be transported.. and people can travell . So I dont think its a huge issue really, Putin just makes it bigger than it is. Yes, it hurts Kaliningrad military, but normal people not so much really... only 1% is blocked , not fulll block like the Russian media makes us to believe.

  • @josefmengele181

    @josefmengele181

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tryingtocorrect 640 of your boys scratched off as of yesterday's reports why don't you join up?

  • @tryingtocorrect

    @tryingtocorrect

    Жыл бұрын

    @@josefmengele181 what????

  • @dzengrinder

    @dzengrinder

    Жыл бұрын

    @@vult_r That's what I'm saying

  • @exequielalonsocaceresdelar7007
    @exequielalonsocaceresdelar7007 Жыл бұрын

    It would be interesting to do a video about the Transnistria-Moldova issue and how it relates to possible escalation

  • @tatfly5779

    @tatfly5779

    Жыл бұрын

    SO far this week US tried 9 provocations,a plane flying into russ territory,this btch move by lithuania,israel attacking the airport,the nato forces in moldava,an attempted strike on snake island by romanian air forces and so on,so far the rus kept their cool,but it shows how desperate the US is to create new martyrs.It's funny seeing lithuanian idiots commenting how they support this sht when they are under the effect of fear porn,sadly this will bite them back,but I guess it will be better for them to learn the lesson early cause they pissed off both china,russia and turkey.

  • @madsuramilitaryallianceupd6388

    @madsuramilitaryallianceupd6388

    Жыл бұрын

    True! Moldova is the next.

  • @camar4630

    @camar4630

    Жыл бұрын

    @@madsuramilitaryallianceupd6388 Don't say that.

  • @Zlaton.

    @Zlaton.

    Жыл бұрын

    @@camar4630 It's inevitable tho

  • @manuelcampagna7781

    @manuelcampagna7781

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Zlaton. it would be inevitable if Russia won the war. Russia is losing the war and RasPutin's sending more cannon fodder won't help him.

  • @Disco-Mike
    @Disco-Mike11 ай бұрын

    U explained the war for us. Thank you very much.

  • @revinhatol
    @revinhatol Жыл бұрын

    Oh, this just in: Ukrainians support the Czechian annexation of Kaliningrad.

  • @bigdikdude4207
    @bigdikdude4207 Жыл бұрын

    Hello from Kaliningrad! ;)

  • @raidoha9190

    @raidoha9190

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello

  • @djappnew

    @djappnew

    Жыл бұрын

    Privet druz'ya! I dont hate the people just the system

  • @chaosXP3RT
    @chaosXP3RT Жыл бұрын

    Yevgeny Fyodorovin the Russian Duma on 8 June proposed a bill saying the USSR's recognition of Lithuania's sovereignty on 7 September 1991 was null and void because it went against the Soviet constitution. This tension is entirety Russia's fault

  • @TomFghdd
    @TomFghdd Жыл бұрын

    I live in central PL and always liked Lithuania alot ^^

  • @barbaraherlihy9967
    @barbaraherlihy9967 Жыл бұрын

    Another excellent and informative video Thank you

  • @emilmills9553
    @emilmills9553 Жыл бұрын

    I say Lithuania will more than likely cut the tracks if Russia keeps going the way they are

  • @danekender5332

    @danekender5332

    Жыл бұрын

    As they should!! 🇱🇹 ✊️

  • @elmermatthew6796

    @elmermatthew6796

    Жыл бұрын

    By then, Lithuania is no more. No one in the sane mind wants to fight Russia knowing what they could do. It would be just like Ukraine, giving aids only.

  • @rishikeshdora4594

    @rishikeshdora4594

    Жыл бұрын

    Then it will be lost from the earth lol

  • @Day537

    @Day537

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rishikeshdora4594 when Putin threatens, everyone concludes it to military war. If Lithuania has anything exported from Russia, then that's where the dominoes will start.

  • @janestones323

    @janestones323

    Жыл бұрын

    @@danekender5332 Big mistake! Be close to your bad neighbours than friends to the distant ones!

  • @Redfour5
    @Redfour5 Жыл бұрын

    Good objective observations, light on the whys and history, but to be expected for what this is. Lays out the framework of what is going on very well and most importantly, objectively.

  • @lindagitschlag4522
    @lindagitschlag4522 Жыл бұрын

    thanks for this video. At the 1:00 mark, the CC track said March 15, 2022 but the audio said May 15, 2022. I thought you should know.

  • @TheTimer81
    @TheTimer81 Жыл бұрын

    Tnx for the interesting topic. Until next time.

  • @angelaalston4180
    @angelaalston4180 Жыл бұрын

    On Oct. 10, 1977 ,soccer fans in Vilnius , greeted a visiting Russian soccer team from Smolensk with chants of "Katsapy , Katsapy ! ", the Lithuanian derogatory term for Russians . They also chanted "Russians go home ! " . My source is Peoples Almanac #2 .

  • @psy-lion

    @psy-lion

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, because no one invited them on the Baltic land

  • @bobapbob5812

    @bobapbob5812

    Жыл бұрын

    Kaatsap is also the term used by Ukrainians for Russians.

  • @42carlos

    @42carlos

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bobapbob5812 Let me add that it means "slaughterer" or "butcher" in Slavic languages.

  • @schizou

    @schizou

    Жыл бұрын

    Ethics issue

  • @majk5995

    @majk5995

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bobapbob5812 it's a pretty universal term for Russians lmao we use it on polish as well

  • @user-iq3cr3wj4i
    @user-iq3cr3wj4i Жыл бұрын

    I am Russian in Kaliningrad right now, and we kinda chill here

  • @algiz21

    @algiz21

    Жыл бұрын

    How about you all go back to Russia proper so the Germans can have their rightful land back

  • @user-hn5tg1lq7q

    @user-hn5tg1lq7q

    Жыл бұрын

    For real.

  • @tomseipert3755
    @tomseipert3755 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent analysis thanks.

  • @camilledouglas7991
    @camilledouglas7991 Жыл бұрын

    Keep up the good works

  • @Vit-Pokorny
    @Vit-Pokorny Жыл бұрын

    On the Czech subreddit its a meme that we should annex it and finally gain access to sea.

  • @johnbarry5036
    @johnbarry5036 Жыл бұрын

    This was SO well explained 👏

  • @compatriot852
    @compatriot852 Жыл бұрын

    In the case of Kalingrad (Lithuania minor), it was once a region heavily populated with Prussian Lithuanians. It was a crucial region to Lithuanian language and culture as people risked their lives smuggling literature and documents from the Russian government who was trying to colonize the region and exterminate it during the tsardom. The Russian population there is fairly recent and almost entirely military after they genocided the local population. In Lithuania proper, a similar situation was playing out, but luckily the Forest brother guerillas were able to fend off the Russian efforts after they invaded Lithuania again along with the other Baltic states

  • @MantasasInHD

    @MantasasInHD

    Жыл бұрын

    @dear dear ya cant read?

  • @TarpgalaktinisShvancas

    @TarpgalaktinisShvancas

    Жыл бұрын

    @dear dear well the geoicide part explains it no?

  • @saidalasgarov4971

    @saidalasgarov4971

    Жыл бұрын

    During Tsardom Kaliningrad wasn't even within Russia

  • @Scheiseposter

    @Scheiseposter

    Жыл бұрын

    Lithuanians were gone from there by 19th century. Ethnically Lithuanians were minority due to Prussians pushing Lithuanians out and settling themselves there after 3rd partition. And that land never belong to Lithuania to begin with.

  • @kba8548

    @kba8548

    Жыл бұрын

    They weren't Prussian Lithuanians but Prussian Balts surely?

  • @saltyroe3179
    @saltyroe3179 Жыл бұрын

    Russia moved on Ukrain before they could join the EU or NATO. Kalingrad is now like West Berlin, an Island surrounded by enemies. Things will get tense, but with Sweden and Finland joining NATO Russian options are very limited. Combined with Russian failure to take Kiev, I suspect Russia will not cause much trouble in the Baltic. The real question is if NATO will keep up the pressure and thus stop further Russian land grabs.

  • @honkhonk8009

    @honkhonk8009

    Жыл бұрын

    NATO was about to disintegrate after 2016, since Trump wanted to cut down on "US Imperialism". Already it was seen as basically welfare for European countries who didnt want to fund their own military. People were especially mad at Germany, for refusing to pay the 2% requirement on their military, and not letting US troops leave. But now, after Ukraine? Puting singlehandely gave NATO a reason for existing for a whole other generation.

  • @romualdaskuzborskis
    @romualdaskuzborskis Жыл бұрын

    One correction: Lithuanian PM stated that ban is *currently* at 1% of transit market. While thr full goal is 54%. That is because these things take time in different areas.

  • @alexstorm2749

    @alexstorm2749

    Жыл бұрын

    ⚡️American military analyst Scott Ritter on the blockade of Kaliningrad: “The Russians will march through Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and the corridor will reach St. Petersburg. And these three Baltic hooligans will be finished”.

  • @romualdaskuzborskis

    @romualdaskuzborskis

    Жыл бұрын

    @@alexstorm2749 yeah well, we are 2 months in and it seems that the only place russians are going is back home in the form of G-200..And they did not even fought NATO :D

  • @alexstorm2749

    @alexstorm2749

    Жыл бұрын

    @@romualdaskuzborskis Maybe your constant anti-Russia propaganda forgot to tell you about it, but the transit issue had been settled in Russia’s favour and it’s not even being discussed right now. Don’t get too salty over it, ok? Cause everybody knows that the ONLY purpose of your existence is a chihuahua barking at the elephant. 😂

  • @Joesolo13

    @Joesolo13

    Жыл бұрын

    @@alexstorm2749 lmao more russians for Hell

  • @benjaminkurilla3943
    @benjaminkurilla3943 Жыл бұрын

    Throughout history, exclaves on the Baltic coast had often lead to war. WW II is the latest example.

  • @vitaminandreja
    @vitaminandreja Жыл бұрын

    Brothers? Huh must've missed that part when we were learning about years of lost freedom and occupation....

  • @peterni2234

    @peterni2234

    Жыл бұрын

    Must’ve missed the part where he was being very sarcastic.

  • @dorismartir316
    @dorismartir316 Жыл бұрын

    Good info, thanks.

  • @Gametheory101
    @Gametheory101 Жыл бұрын

    I know "Why Putin Didn't 'Cause' the War (But He Is Responsible for It)" won this week's vote, but then the Kaliningrad thing happened, so we're going with this for the week. I've scripted the Putin/cause video, though, so that's definitely happening soon. Also, with any luck, the digital version of my Ukraine book will be released next week!

  • @slartybarfastb3648

    @slartybarfastb3648

    Жыл бұрын

    I'd appreciate a video retrospective at the activities of Russia's FSB and GRU in the immediate years and decade following the Soviet collapse. I think we get too wrapped up in current events to appreciate how we got here. History leads to the present and everything in the present is easier to understand with a look back at those tumultuous years from 1993 to 2001. Those were the years which laid the groundwork for where we are today.

  • @ItsaRomethingeveryday

    @ItsaRomethingeveryday

    Жыл бұрын

    appreciate the info and content, one only a handful that we watch, Liked, and also just subscribed

  • @MDCDiGiPiCs

    @MDCDiGiPiCs

    Жыл бұрын

    Great content William, thanks for putting in the effort.

  • @arisplugis5197

    @arisplugis5197

    Жыл бұрын

    the big difference is that Russia can use international waters to supply Kaleningrad. Lithuania have no obligations to allow using their railway for logistical conveniences of geopolitical enemy.

  • @MikeOxlong-

    @MikeOxlong-

    Жыл бұрын

    Cool, except you may wish to revise that topic of him ‘not’ causing the war - unless you were trying to be punny! 😄 I’m smiling - but serious though...

  • @theol1044
    @theol1044 Жыл бұрын

    What you are showing at 2:23 is Baltiysk, the former German city Pillau and now home of the Russian Baltic fleet, in the Kaliningrad Oblast, not the city of Kaliningrad itself.

  • @petershestakov5255
    @petershestakov5255 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for objective video. It's pretty rare these days

  • @user-hx2ch7pd2b
    @user-hx2ch7pd2b Жыл бұрын

    At its core, historical circumstances make the two cases incomparable.

  • @d.p.2680
    @d.p.2680 Жыл бұрын

    I hope that Kaliningrad emerges as an independent nation after all of this, not that they need to rush into EU nor NATO, but to make a balance in the area, and maybe in a distant future move closer to their neighbors.

  • @user-hn5tg1lq7q

    @user-hn5tg1lq7q

    Жыл бұрын

    Cringe.

  • @user-hn5tg1lq7q

    @user-hn5tg1lq7q

    11 ай бұрын

    @MonHun Kaliningrad should be remain in Russia.

  • @Sebastian-sd1om

    @Sebastian-sd1om

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@user-hn5tg1lq7q ruzzians would rather suck The toes of The Kremlin than fight for Self determination and Independence. Living in shit and suffering makes them "masculine" and Proud :D Serf mentality.

  • @dutchsailor6620

    @dutchsailor6620

    11 ай бұрын

    @@user-hn5tg1lq7q Its not in ruSSia to start with.

  • @user-hn5tg1lq7q

    @user-hn5tg1lq7q

    11 ай бұрын

    @@dutchsailor6620 ???

  • @mattpotter7071
    @mattpotter7071 Жыл бұрын

    I believe this has less to do about warm water ports, but more to do with natural gas reserves, pipe lines, and petro-dollars. Ukraine standing for their independence and developing their reserves was seen as a direct threat to Russias economic power.

  • @westenkey9532

    @westenkey9532

    Жыл бұрын

    Not so sure about certainly not but it’s definitely a factor as Ukraine discovered reserves 2012-2014 and Russia annexed crimea in 2014 and russias effectively a petrostate as ~30% of their economy is oil and gas but also Russia is also an imperialistic nation currently and historically so preventing western spread is beneficial to Russia as to protect its identity and pockets overall I would say there is no one right answer

  • @Robert53area

    @Robert53area

    Жыл бұрын

    This is why the United States funded to over throw yanokovich yes, to hurt ukraine and russia bottom dollar. The leader of that plan was Joe biden and Hillary Clinton.

  • @Robert53area

    @Robert53area

    Жыл бұрын

    @@westenkey9532 crimea was an autonomous republic within the borders of ukraine, and when the euromaiden crisis and over throw of yanokovich, crimea was free to declare independence which it did.

  • @edvsilas8281

    @edvsilas8281

    Жыл бұрын

    Matt, Russia' s primary interest in Ukraine,and it has been stated ad infinitum by Putin , is not for economic reasons but strategic security (no NATO presence in Ukraine) and the protection of the Russian regions of Donetsk and Lugansk.

  • @yandespar3490

    @yandespar3490

    Жыл бұрын

    The theory about natural gas reserves is deeply flawed because it doesn't take into consideration long colonial history of the region. Russian leaders expressed that they can't become a world power without Ukraine multiple times starting at least with the last century. apart from colonial narratives, it was about food. You can how they use world hunger as leverage today. Since russians see themselves as the other major power of the world that opposes USA, they want to re-establish their influence over ex-soviet states at the least and, possibly, over half of Europe. As for the gas, they have quite a plenty of it themselves and quite a developed infrastructure to supply it to Europe. And now they don't have any technologies to develop potential reserves in Ukraine, no investments to develop infrastructure and Europe that decided to slowly stop buying their energy resources. Their imperial ambitions prevailed over economic pragmatism

  • @irrelevant_noob
    @irrelevant_noob Жыл бұрын

    1:02 Luckily, the 3 months waiting time starts on MARCH 15th, not May 15th. :-B Also, it's "exports" only from the Russian perspective, from the EU's it's a ban on IMPORTS. ^^

  • @RANDP117
    @RANDP117 Жыл бұрын

    As a german customs official, I gotta ad that it is right now also forbidden for trucks under RU or BY registration to pass through the EU. That makes supplying Kaliningrad on roads much more difficult.

  • @dutchsailor6620

    @dutchsailor6620

    11 ай бұрын

    At least it makes the roads a lot safer.

  • @MrZlocktar
    @MrZlocktar Жыл бұрын

    - How to say privatization in German language? - Königsberg

  • @highphysics3617
    @highphysics3617 Жыл бұрын

    Putin would not dare attack Lithuania. He knows what the outcome would be. Admiration for Lithuania. They made sure by checking with the EU before taking action regarding sanctions against Russia. They are a tiny nation, that Putin would love to gobble up,but,thankfully they remain waaay out of reach being a member of NATO. It's so sad that it didn't happen for Ukraine, so many years ago,and,not being a political genius,I still don't understand why??? Perhaps there is someone here who can enlighten me without being too SMART. Well done Lithuania. Stand your ground,and shrug off the Putin"gabble".

  • @danekender5332

    @danekender5332

    Жыл бұрын

    Corruption is the only reason.. You make excellent points though..

  • @tatianavorobiova8015

    @tatianavorobiova8015

    Жыл бұрын

    Putin doesn't care about outcome.

  • @krzheph7373

    @krzheph7373

    Жыл бұрын

    They are trouble makers mate - would you risk nuclear war so that a pesky "country " ( it only has less than 500,000 in its capital - thats like less than a small village in China ) can grandstand around the world? Last year it was taunting the CCP and this year its poking the Russian bear. Its irresponsible and war mongering little countries like this that could pull the world into nuclear war. They should act with sensitivity. We have only one planet and tiny little countries like these think they can go around stirring up trouble left right and center.

  • @iammrchetan

    @iammrchetan

    Жыл бұрын

    It's no Lithuania's decision, that all is coming from USA/EU.

  • @ayoCC

    @ayoCC

    Жыл бұрын

    Ukraine had a treaty with Russia and US that if they did not make Nuclear weapons and stayed neutral they would not be invaded and have their sovereignty guaranteed.

  • @robertharrington2658
    @robertharrington2658 Жыл бұрын

    Well presented, 👍

  • @mindaugas884
    @mindaugas884 Жыл бұрын

    You forgot to mention than in both Crimea and Kaliningrad Russia deported local inhabitants and actually brought people to those lands and gave them the property of the deported ones. Look at the mix of ethnicity of those places before the invasions.

  • @edvsilas8281

    @edvsilas8281

    Жыл бұрын

    @mindaugas884 You : ''You forgot to mention than in both Crimea and Kaliningrad Russia deported local inhabitants and actually brought people to those lands and gave them the property of the deported ones. Look at the mix of ethnicity of those places before the invasions.'' You better study some Kaliningrad/East Prussian history.The majority of that region were German and fled the region and others were repatriated . Put it in your head that Nazi Germany killed 27 million Russians during their unwelcomed vist in Russia and that the Russians didn't take the Germans kindly when they took East Prussia. Do you appreciate that fact ?

  • @Masquerade456

    @Masquerade456

    Жыл бұрын

    You also forgot that the USA and Canada are Anglophone exactly like Crimea is. If Russia has to forced out of their colonization, let them annex the USA and Canada as compensation.

  • @mindaugas884

    @mindaugas884

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Masquerade456 they should not annex anything, they should be reduced to their core. So in Canada and USA case the lands should be given back to natives.

  • @crinolynneendymion8755

    @crinolynneendymion8755

    Жыл бұрын

    @@edvsilas8281 Stalin's tactics killed most of his own soldiers. Don''t you appreciate the fact of the brutality of the Russian socio-political reality?

  • @edvsilas8281

    @edvsilas8281

    Жыл бұрын

    @@crinolynneendymion8755 Stalin died 70 years ago .Times change. People change . Or are you frozen in time. ?

  • @Mladjasmilic
    @Mladjasmilic Жыл бұрын

    As for Kaliningrad, a suggest West Berlin solution, as Kaliningrad now acts as West Berlin until 1990.

  • @Carewolf

    @Carewolf

    Жыл бұрын

    They would first have to build an airbridge to win that priviledge.

  • @br0k3nman

    @br0k3nman

    Жыл бұрын

    Are you another Serbia who also practiced genocide like the Russians are doing again?

  • @Stanko418

    @Stanko418

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Carewolf SLAVA RUSIMA!! BRACA!!!

  • @haruthaiarayawong6257
    @haruthaiarayawong6257 Жыл бұрын

    I've been in Poland passing thru East Germany just before the fall of the iron curtain. "Brothers" probably means in the Russian language: extreme poverty and people scared for Western Europeans. Nowadays, I think there are few "brothers" in former eastern bloc countries left (maybe Hungarians) who have fond memories of their Russian "brothers". That was really a scary and depressive experience!

  • @godmode8687

    @godmode8687

    Жыл бұрын

    My mother is from the ddr. Ehe Always says russia was bot a friend Nation, but a brother Nation. As you can choose friends, and noone would choose russia.

  • @godmode8687

    @godmode8687

    Жыл бұрын

    Ehe Always says russia was bot... New web Layout doesnt let me edit and correct my reply ;/

  • @paulreinertson918
    @paulreinertson91811 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @rickeras
    @rickeras Жыл бұрын

    Was waiting for lines on maps

  • @Gametheory101

    @Gametheory101

    Жыл бұрын

    Another time, I promise!

  • @browngreen933
    @browngreen933 Жыл бұрын

    Good information, thanks!

  • @21boxhead

    @21boxhead

    Жыл бұрын

    WILLIAM SKIPS HISTORICAL FACTS AND PUTS THE USUAL FAKE NEWS BULLSHIT

  • @browngreen933

    @browngreen933

    Жыл бұрын

    @@21boxhead What did he leave out?

  • @21boxhead

    @21boxhead

    Жыл бұрын

    @@browngreen933 4:52 PEOPLE OF CRIMEA VOTED TO LEAVE UKRAINE AND JOIN RUSSIA WILLIAM JUST BASICALLY SKIPS THIS FACT AND BASICALLY SAYS "PUTIN'S FORCES SWOOPED INTO CRIMEA" AS IF THE VOTING NEVER HAPPENED OTHER VIDEOS OF HIM LYING HIS ASS OFF TWISTING HISTORICAL FACTS

  • @halavich9672
    @halavich9672 Жыл бұрын

    As Ukrainian I look on it with curiocity :D Proud of Lithuanians that they don't fear Russia.

  • @edvsilas8281

    @edvsilas8281

    Жыл бұрын

    It is good to be proud and brave. But it far better to be pragmatic especially against a much bigger enemy.The pride that you speak of may well cost them their freedom.

  • @Mistscorner

    @Mistscorner

    Жыл бұрын

    Easy to be brave when you are protected by Article 5

  • @edvsilas8281

    @edvsilas8281

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Mistscorner Yes ,easy to be brave with art5;however, would art 5 work here. Would NATO go nuclear over a very questionable UE just to save face sanction call that is in fact a transit provocation ?

  • @Mistscorner

    @Mistscorner

    Жыл бұрын

    @@edvsilas8281 if it won’t, then there is absolutely no point to be a part of such alliance, meaning it would essentially self-disband. And if it will… well, mutually assured destruction. However, russians view it as a high risk, low reward target as well. Which is, circling back to my point, exactly why Baltic states allow themselves to be so bold, knowing they can do or say whatever they want and there will be no consequences.

  • @edvsilas8281

    @edvsilas8281

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Mistscorner I am not in Lithuania but my roots are there. So I can only surmise but not Lithuanians are of like mind. There are several Lithuanian youtube sites that are activelly discussing the insanity of the current coalition government there. Even those who deeply dislike or mistrust russians are wondering where the present coalition is going.

  • @slartybarfastb3648
    @slartybarfastb3648 Жыл бұрын

    I think Lithuania is a border too far for Russia. Poland WILL enter the war if Belarus or Russia makes a move on Lithuania. With, or without, NATO. In fact, I think the only reason Poland hasn't already entered the war is because of NATO. Belarussian military exercises near the northwest border of Ukraine are reason enough. The days of watching Russian movements and provocations are over. We all see where that leads. Any aggressive move by Russia or it's proxies should trigger a well prepared response BEFORE they launch their attack. The time for diplomacy has passed.

  • @creesmith2794

    @creesmith2794

    Жыл бұрын

    Preemptive attacks are the fastest way to start a preventable war my guy.

  • @777chicha777

    @777chicha777

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree. I really hope Europe attacks Russia with all they got and Russia just drops it's nukes on Europe. It's a war no one can win and thus no one wants to start it. Simple. I agree with you that the only reason Poland hasn't started a war is because of Nato, ad Nato would not be able to manage the backlash from Russia if it does and Poland would be blamed for the annihilation of Europe (including Russia)

  • @SerBallister

    @SerBallister

    Жыл бұрын

    @@creesmith2794 Like Pearl Harbour? ;)

  • @danekender5332

    @danekender5332

    Жыл бұрын

    Although you make some excellent points, Let Russia make the First move! Then it will be justified..

  • @demontrader1222

    @demontrader1222

    Жыл бұрын

    I don t think the Russians will back down. NATO started this. Russia will finish it.

  • @ExodentalCADAcademyofNorth
    @ExodentalCADAcademyofNorth Жыл бұрын

    Lithuanian and Russian dispute will never end. There is only one historical solution, like on mad Max Thunderdome: "Two Men Enter, One Man Leaves"

  • @datsunlambchops4624

    @datsunlambchops4624

    Жыл бұрын

    So if that is the case. Save the fight and give it to Russia.

  • @realpolitics527

    @realpolitics527

    Жыл бұрын

    @@datsunlambchops4624 only that its not just one man on lithuania side. Its whole of nato

  • @5.45x39_

    @5.45x39_

    Жыл бұрын

    That was the only way until nukes were invented. Now if you have nukes you can at least attempt to remain sovereign from both west and east

  • @datsunlambchops4624

    @datsunlambchops4624

    Жыл бұрын

    @@realpolitics527 That wasn't the statement. It didn't say Nato, it said Lithuania.

  • @realpolitics527

    @realpolitics527

    Жыл бұрын

    @@datsunlambchops4624 the ground reality is that lithuania isn't alone its part of nato. Individually, every single european country is militarily weaker than russia. Only the US is stronger. That's why many european nations joined nato. Lithuania is not alone in a wrestling ring with russia.

  • @rockabillymike9398
    @rockabillymike9398 Жыл бұрын

    I live on the Baltic Sea around 30 minutes drive from Kaliningrad It used to be a German town of Noikuren now it’s Pionersky,where Putin has a huge residence I am US citizen married to a beautiful young Russian girl and opened a small Coney Island here Serving All American breakfast to Russians and Germans The business is good

  • @Larsbor
    @Larsbor Жыл бұрын

    I would like to see an independent Kaliningrad. Smaller countries means smaller wars when there are disputes. Peace

  • @ItsaRomethingeveryday
    @ItsaRomethingeveryday Жыл бұрын

    I hope none of the current conflicts lead to ww3, there are far too many people in this world for it to be ok ever for deployment of anything nuclear, may God 🙏 protect us all

  • @danekender5332

    @danekender5332

    Жыл бұрын

    😁🍻 Absolutely 💯 correct..

  • @sirmiles1820

    @sirmiles1820

    Жыл бұрын

    Sadly, we might aswell. With the current global leaders and how dictators acting up from South China Sea, India and Europe.

  • @mrdrone4253

    @mrdrone4253

    Жыл бұрын

    your god can't give anyone a hang nail let alone help prevent ww3

  • @SoapBoxMediaTV
    @SoapBoxMediaTV Жыл бұрын

    well presented

  • @irinamat4175
    @irinamat417511 ай бұрын

    In 1945 Potsdam Conference in Potsdam, Germany made a decision to transfer Kоningsberg / now Kaliningrad/ from Germany to USSR. This document was sighed by Truman, Stalin & Churchill. There was a redistribution of the World after the WWII

  • @michaelesq.atpcfii.9862
    @michaelesq.atpcfii.9862 Жыл бұрын

    Lets hope so. I am getting tired of Russia, time to end it.

  • @Masquerade456

    @Masquerade456

    Жыл бұрын

    Go end it, then. Also, just let the Russians know where you live so they can take you, your family and every one else down with them.

  • @rollinas1
    @rollinas1 Жыл бұрын

    They didn't keep Kaliningrad, they offered it to Lithuania and we didn't take it.

  • @priceless073

    @priceless073

    Жыл бұрын

    wasnt it cuz there was so many russians living there? so it would affect poltics etc?

  • @peterni2234

    @peterni2234

    Жыл бұрын

    @@priceless073 that seems to be the popular consensus.

  • @littlecrybabyspecials4057

    @littlecrybabyspecials4057

    Жыл бұрын

    Poland should have taken in

  • @Aron-ru5zk

    @Aron-ru5zk

    Жыл бұрын

    Because it would add half a million Russians into Lithuanias population. Having a population of 20% Russian is not something any country wants lol.

  • @MasterFlopy
    @MasterFlopy Жыл бұрын

    Important thing to note here.. if you look at electicity export and import for lithuania.. it is actualy importing and selling electicity from Russia to poland.

  • @flexltu

    @flexltu

    Жыл бұрын

    As of 2022 May, they are no longer importing electricity, gas or oil from ruzzia.

  • @rapper4orty2
    @rapper4orty2 Жыл бұрын

    After seeing this video it makes sense

  • @deivydask3611
    @deivydask3611 Жыл бұрын

    As Lithuanian my best guess would be that Russia would punish Lithuanian very hard, but Russia is very busy right now with other much bigger issues so we are good for now

  • @cantinadudes

    @cantinadudes

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea and lithuania is in NATO, so he wont attack

  • @Rudy97

    @Rudy97

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, the war in Ukraine makes people in the Baltic states feel safer.

  • @vikstankus1743
    @vikstankus1743 Жыл бұрын

    It may end with Kalinigrad declaring independence, asking for economic support from the three Baltic States to effectively become a fourth Baltic state.

  • @honkhonk8009

    @honkhonk8009

    Жыл бұрын

    Even though most are russian, they embrace alot of the german history ironically enough. Konigsberg is probably gonna go independent, lets be honest.

  • @I_am_somebody_1234

    @I_am_somebody_1234

    Жыл бұрын

    And who Else would remain, every other ethnic group got yeeted out of there. If kaliningrad separated, It would be a rew RUSSIAN ETHNIC state in the Middle of the baltic, but presumably more allied to the west. Would be interesting to see a free kaliningrad and Ukraine join the EU.

  • @Masquerade456

    @Masquerade456

    Жыл бұрын

    What makes you think Russians would rebel against Russsia? It may end with Lithuania asking Russia to annex them.

  • @user-cd4bx6uq1y
    @user-cd4bx6uq1y Жыл бұрын

    I didn`t even know this happened

  • @peribe438
    @peribe438 Жыл бұрын

    3 months later, you are right so far.

  • @Gazakhalifa
    @Gazakhalifa Жыл бұрын

    9:19 if this happens it's nuclear war everybody lose 💀

  • @ehmjay97
    @ehmjay97 Жыл бұрын

    "Kalinigrad" isnt Russian soil. This piece of land was settled by Germans, Poles and Lithuanians. It should be free and a member of the European Union. But instead, Russia threatens us from there with nuclear missiles.

  • @user-ss6co6vj5f

    @user-ss6co6vj5f

    Жыл бұрын

    One thing - it was settled by Stalin, and other countries was agreed. Stop lying. And we only use Kaliningrad - as a Strategic City, not like a Russian Land. Like - when USA took all Perl Habor - as their Military City, "it's okay", but then Russia do it - "reee it is illegal reee wacrime, reee". Like Bruh...

  • @mmarsh1972

    @mmarsh1972

    Жыл бұрын

    @@user-ss6co6vj5f "It was settled by Stalin" - LOL that translates into English as "Conqueror and Annexed by Stalin in 1945". Prior to 1945, Kalingrads name is KONIGSBERG, founded by German Knights in 1255 AD. Its has German, Polish, and Lithuania roots -NEVER Russian. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6nigsberg. It's about as Russian as Ukraine is. The one who is lying is you, like all Russian apologists.

  • @user-ss6co6vj5f

    @user-ss6co6vj5f

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mmarsh1972 >>It was NEVER Russian Yes, indeed - it never was. But if you was been clever person - you will find out, Stalin settled and took this land - bcs it was strategic land for Navy. Not bcs - "there are russian roots". And who is lying now, my Westerner apologist? (Who even - gonna defend USA and NATO warcrimes - amiright?)

  • @user-ss6co6vj5f

    @user-ss6co6vj5f

    Жыл бұрын

    @Dan Beech Ki-i-i-inda - yes. As i said to some libtard here, who never read history book, but believe to websites - like Wiki, where i can write "i f_cked your mom" in some arcticle: Yes, Kaliningrad WAS never a Russian City. But it was a Strategic City for Navy. Just like - what USA did with Perl Harbour, and in Modern Days with that Japanese City with most mixed-blood (bcs of rape by USA Army) kids. But - "Colonialist territory" - i still, kinda agree. Well put. But again - it's was made by strategic choice. That's why in Russia - we called this city more like - a "Navy's Capital City".

  • @jecacolt5225

    @jecacolt5225

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mmarsh1972man, stop this "who founded which place first", if were gonna disquice it that way, well then, what about ukranian city Lviv, which is originaly polish? What about New York, which is founded by scandinavians? What about Hong Kong, which is clearly chinese but still is a western colony? What about texas? There is no such thing as "this is my land ive been there first give it back", there is only "i took it bcs im stronger, now its mine, if u want it back, take it from me or shut up"

  • @spiritoflegend7483
    @spiritoflegend7483 Жыл бұрын

    I really hope nothing happens cause I have a friend that lives in Lithuania

  • @bamf6603

    @bamf6603

    Жыл бұрын

    me too

  • @danrook5757

    @danrook5757

    Жыл бұрын

    One friend?

  • @jamielonsdale3018
    @jamielonsdale3018 Жыл бұрын

    7:30 This reminds me of a joke about Gorbachev. "Why didn't you arrest them?" "Because I'm not sure who the other two people are, but their driver was President Putin!"

  • @lajoyalobos2009
    @lajoyalobos2009 Жыл бұрын

    Russia voided literally ALL the terms of that treaty. I think Ukraine should have claim to the black sea fleet as compensation.

  • @lajoyalobos2009

    @lajoyalobos2009

    Жыл бұрын

    @@crhu319 I'm actually a Jew, and so is Ukraine's president. Maybe you'd realize that if you pulled your head out from where the sun doesn't shine. Go back to polishing Putin's little fascist knob.

  • @Fogaata
    @Fogaata Жыл бұрын

    Very informative thank you!

  • @ghg0709
    @ghg0709 Жыл бұрын

    2:11 thats picture of the dutch ships