Comments by "Nigel Johnson" (@nigeljohnson9820) on "Thousands gather in Belgrade to cheer Putin during his brief visit to Serbia" video.

Well that is one country he won't have to invade, they will give it to him. It is apparent that Putin is on a quest to recover the territories and satellites that were lost when the USSR collapsed. With the arrogant EU forsaking NATO in favour of its own ill prepared and inadequate military forces, and an alleged Russian agent in control of the White House, there seem very little in the way of Putin achieving his ambition.
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@oaka5639 I do not have a political agenda, I am making political observations. It's ironic really as my analysis of the EU usually results in being labled a russian troll.
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TVBalkan as I recall it was necessary for NATO to intervene, to stop Serbia from commuting war crimes, including genocide. So I suspect you may have a biased point of view, but I can certainly see why you might wish to join with Russia that has a similar cavalier attitude to the rule of international law and human rights.
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@romanchizz I take that as meaning I have a clean and open mind.
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TVBalkan Crimea, which is internationally recognised as belonging to the Ukraine.
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@Cetnik Cetnikusa No simply someone who bothered to check the legality of this invasion, I suggest you do likewise.
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@slavadonbass1188 that is what I have come to expect from those who have no respect for international law. You cannot give away something that does not belong to you.
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@slavadonbass1188 to a certain extent I agree, as NATO is used as an extension of US policy. However, it is difficult to defend the rights of dictatorships that gas and murder their own people. Serbia, which has so recently been found guilty of war crimes, is not really in a position to take the moral high ground. I really don't care if you throw in your lot with Russia, it will be interesting to see how it treats you. Those states that escaped russian influence when the USSR collapsed do not seem to be keen to go back. They are even willing to buy into the corrupt EU emerging super state. This gives some indication of the treatment they received as part of the USSR. Today's Russia is not the same as the old USSR, it is run along the lines of a well organised criminal organisation, which seems to mirror the Mafia. With Putin as the don. It has been suggested that Putin is really the richest man in the world as a result of the money he has extracted from the country. I have no way of knowing if this is true, but the world seem full of despotic leaders at the moment. Those who have no ideals or commitment to service, but run their countries to fill their pockets and those of a few elite friends. The death of communism is evident by the number of oligarchs that have been created. China is in a similar position, but for some reason still clings on to a communist delusion, presumably to control the NOT rich majority. With the death of communism we have seen the growth of corrupt capitalist plutocracy, which really do mirror organised crime syndicates, Russia is just one of a number.
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@Dima-jq3mj it is the standards of behaviour agreed by the United Nations to limit the chances of the world descending into chaos and war. One of the prime concerns seems to be the recognition of territorial boundaries. This concern has often leed to the genocide of a states minority people. Because of the unwillingness of other nations to intervene in the internal affairs of other nations. But if you are Serbian you would know all about that.
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@slavadonbass1188 I am in no position to know if all russian lives were improved by Putin. News reports suggest the any improvements are limited to Moscow and other big cities. At this point I suspect the leaders of most of the big nations are corrupt. In the UK it is difficult to tell the difference between corruption and incompetence. I suspect that this was true in the latter days of the old USSR. My comments about the corruption within the EU are often met by those who defend it, saying they are a lot better off after escaping the influence of the old Russia and have no wish to rejoin Putin's Russia. I have no way to judge the veracity of those who reply to me. My own views are formed from experience and what I glean from the media and the news channels and from what I have read.
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@gitana082 that is a reasonable assessment provided the elections were fair. There were interesting parallel in the way Crimea was annexed and the way the sudetenland was claimed by the nazi regime at the start of the second world war.
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@gitana082 few are truly innocent in war, however I do not recall soldiers from the other side being prosecuted for war crimes.
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@gitana082 I think the war decided kosovo's fate.
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@vlabog1 it really does not matter, you appear to have decided which side you wish to align with now. It will be interesting to see how Russia treats you.
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@vlabog1 what was so important about the 1990s. If you are implying that Russia has changed, I agree. It was driven by communist idealism with a plutocratic elite in charge . Now it is organised as a modern criminal organisation with a very rich plutocratic elite in charge.
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@vlabog1 as I said it really does not matter, you have already decided to align with Russia. It will be interesting to see how they treat you. Tell me in ten years if you are still so happy.
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strelacxxx would the "Serbian Generals who fight and humiliate NATO in 1999" be the same as those convicted of war crimes and now serving life sentences or commited suicide? Did Russia stop the NATO bombing in 1999?
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