When did the Russo-Ukraine War start? Well, since for dominant narratives we are told it started one year ago this then is our discussion and description of the last year of that war.
Please use these timestamps to skip ahead and to see what we talked about:
0:00 Introduction
0:45 Russo-Ukrainian War, Ukrainian Civil War? What is this actually? When did it really start?
2:25 According to Zelensky this war started in Crimea
3:00 The Civil War element
3:40 A look at the map and a brief summary of the political events and fighting in 2014-16
5:57 A time-lapse of the war and the general progression of the war over 2022 and 2023
9:50 How we, and many others, including Zelensky, didn't think there was going to be an invasion
12:25 Why were the Germans and French skeptical about US intelligence in relation to the invasion?
14:30 How many soldiers and civilians have died?
15:07 Ursula Von Der Leyen slips up and reveals the Ukrainian casualty rate
17:10 Complications in relation to training and equipping Ukrainian troops with NATO weapons and kit
19:30 The politics and war dynamics of the casualty rate
20:50 So how many casualties have there really been?
23:10 If we combine the UK MOD estimate with that of Scott Ritter it seems the 40-60 thousand Russian soldiers have been killed in the war so far
23:20 How many Ukrainian casualties have there been?
24:05 Comparing this war to other wars of the 20th Century
24:10 The Russians have lost as many troops in 1 year as the US lost in more than 10 years of the Vietnam War
25:10 IMPORTANT: The historical significance of this war
27:28 The definition of war and military operations
29:50 How does this war compare to the World Wars?
30:55 There are 320k Russian troops in Ukraine
31:10 How big is the Russian troop deployment compared to deployments to Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other wars?
34:47 How does this end?
38:50 US former soldier who fought for Ukraine hands over information and joins Russians
41:57 Defector talks about open fascist tendencies amongst Ukrainian troops
47:15 17000 missiles arrived in Ukraine from the West in the first 6 days of the war
47:57 Javelins for sale on the Black Market
49:35 Defector details the corruption within the Ukrainian military and discussion on Western backed regimes in general
53:35 Final remarks on the general military situation going forward
54:40 The deadliest day of the war was in Feb 2023, so the war is escalating
55:20 The economic side of the war and how the sanctions failed
58:59 Long term effects of the sanctions on Russia's ability to make advanced weapons and how they might counter that in the future
1:01:23 What does the Russian replacement McDonald's look like?
1:03:55 Russian Starbucks replacement and the New Russian Coca-Cola and Fanta
1:07:05 The Chinese 12-point Peace Plan
1:11:37 The 2nd point of the peace plan addresses Russian concerns leading up to the war
1:14:30 The absurdity of shelling a nuclear plant that you are in control of
1:16:00 Long-arm jurisdiction effectively undermines the sovereignty of smaller nations
1:17:55 Political implications and posturing from others in response to the Chinese Peace Plan
1:20:00 A proxy war within a proxy war
1:22:00 Conclusions
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