Comments by "神州 Shenzhou" (@Shenzhou.) on "Ukraine War is Finished (You Won't Believe What Happens Next)" video.
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@MarkYeung1 Stalemate? Russia has recently added 4 oblasts, namely Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and the two republics, Donetsk and Luhansk. Russia has defeated Ukraine in battle of Mariupol, Bakhmut, Zaporizhzhia and it looks as though Avdiivka will soon be under Russian control, so how is this a statemate?
Also, the mainland Chinese government has stated many times that they are committed to peaceful reunification on the Taiwan Strait. However, the current DPP government in Taiwan is the one advocating independence, so the mainland will not rule out the military option. If Taiwanese want a government that's committed to reunification, they should vote for the KMT party next year.
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@MarkYeung1 Since you brought China into the discussion, then according to the Republic of China 🇹🇼 constitution, Taiwan claims all of mainland China (including Tibet, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, etc) as part of their territory. Taiwan also claims all of Mongolia (i.e Outer Mongolia) as part of ROC territory, as well as pieces of land that's currently under the control of Myanmar, Bhutan, India, Japan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia and Tajikistan.
But do the rest of the world recognize Taiwan's claim to all of mainland China, Mongolia and so on? The answer is no. So most likely the same thing is going to happen with Ukraine. Give it some times, and once Russia achieves victory over Ukraine, then whatever's left of Ukraine will definitely not include those oblasts.
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@bens8013 "1. Do you believe that if Russia got Crimea and the occupied territories that they would just stop there?"
Putin has spoken of the concept of a Russkiy Mir ("Russian World"). It's an region that's not defined by territorial boundaries, but by where the Russian people themselves are situated. Back during the Soviet Union, many Russians travelled out of Russia to the various satellite states (mostly to Ukraine) in order to work on various Soviet projects. Crimea was also historically part of Russian Empire but in 1954, the Bolsheviks decided to transfer Crimea to Ukraine to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Ukraine's union with Russia.
However, the abrupt Soviet Union collapse in 1991 meant that overnight, many Russians suddenly found themselves trapped outside of the motherland. Most Russians ended up in Ukrainian territories such as Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, etc. Just imagine if you left your hometown to work in another region in the country, only to find that overnight, that region becomes independent and you automatically become a citizen of that new state, even though your home is elsewhere. That's why Putin feels sorry for those Russians who've been abandoned after the Soviet Union dissolution.
Ukraine had become independent after USSR collapse, and Crimea had became a republic. The 1991 referendum in Crimea pushed for more independence from Ukraine and closer links with Russia. But in 1995, the Republic of Crimea was forcefully abolished and firmly brought under Ukraine control. After the 2014 Maidan uprising, a referendum held in Crimea revealed that the overwhelming majority (97%) voted to join the Russian Federation. Given the history I outlined above, Putin sought to bring back those people into the Russian world, and that's why Crimea was annexed.
So to answer your question, Putin wants to make Russians who overnight became citizens of a foreign country, feel safe and not abandoned by their motherland. Ukraine has many territories with significant Russian populations such as Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Putin seeks to bring these territories back into the Russian world. It's because of the complicated history of the Soviet Union and its sudden collapse left behind unresolved issues.
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@realsimonwest To understand the history of the conflicts along Russia's periphery, we need to understand Russian history. Putin has spoken about the concept of "Russkiy Mir" ("Russian world"), which is defined not by territory but by where the Russian people reside. During the Soviet Union, Russian people frequently travelled outside of Russia to work on various Soviet projects across the Soviet satellites, mostly in Ukraine. Much territory also changed hands within the USSR. For example, Crimea was historically part of Russia, before the Bolsheviks transferred Crimea to Ukraine in 1954, to mark the 300th anniversary of Ukraine's union with Russia.
The abrupt collapse of the USSR in 1991 meant that many Russians suddenly found themselves trapped outside of their motherland. When Ukraine declared independence, the Russians living in Ukraine became Ukrainian citizens overnight. Just imagine if you leave your hometown to work in another part of the country and then suddenly, you became a foreign citizen overnight. When Ukraine became independent, Crimea also became a republic and held a referendum with the Crimean authorities pushing for more independence from Ukraine and closer links with Russia. However, the Republic of Crimea was forcibly abolished by Ukraine and made a part of Ukraine. In 2014 after Maidan uprising, Crimea held another referendum where the overwhelming majority (97%) voted to join the Russian Federation. That's why Putin decide to annex Ukraine.
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@realsimonwest To understand the history of the conflicts along Russia's periphery, we need to understand Russian history. Putin has spoken about the concept of "Russkiy Mir" ("Russian world"), which is defined not by territory but by where the Russian people reside. During the Soviet Union, Russian people frequently travelled outside of Russia to work on various Soviet projects across the Soviet satellites, mostly in Ukraine. Much territory also changed hands within the USSR. For example, Crimea was historically part of Russia, before the Bolsheviks transferred Crimea to Ukraine in 1954, to mark the 300th anniversary of Ukraine's union with Russia.
The abrupt collapse of the USSR in 1991 meant that many Russians suddenly found themselves trapped outside of their motherland. When Ukraine declared independence, the Russians living in Ukraine became Ukrainian citizens overnight. Just imagine if you leave your hometown to work in another part of the country and then suddenly, you became a foreign citizen overnight. When Ukraine became independent, Crimea also became a republic and held a referendum with the Crimean authorities pushing for more independence from Ukraine and closer links with Russia. However, the Republic of Crimea was forcibly abolished by Ukraine and made a part of Ukraine. In 2014 after Maidan uprising, Crimea held another referendum where the overwhelming majority (97%) voted to join the Russian Federation. Because of the concept of Russkiy Mir, Putin felt compelled to reincorporate Crimea back into Russia.
As you can see, the history of Russia and its surrounding neighbors is very complex, and the USSR dissolution complicates it further.
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@AmbietsRato Korea's history is complex indeed, but in my opinion, Korea shouldn't have to be partitioned into North Korea (by the Soviet Union) and South Korea (by the United States). This division by foreign powers is the root cause of the issue and while the Soviet Union has since dissolved in 1991 and its inheritor Russia is no longer interested in spreading communist ideology, the US is still actively spreading its.
In my opinion, reunification of Korea should be left up to the Koreans themselves to decide, and this includes DPRK and ROK. The DPRK goal remains the same, it wants to reunify Korea into a single entity. However, the US military intervention is a form of interference in what should have been a Korean civil war. Imagine if say the American Civil War had some foreign power intervening and preventing one side from wiping out the other. America would probably be remain divided had such a scenario happened.
Also, you said the UN "intervened to defend the south and to contain the spread of communism." but this isn't the case. Had this been the case, the US forces would push the North back to the 38th Parallel and remained there. But instead of stopping, the UN forces went beyond the 38th Parallel and into actual North Korean territory, right up to China's doorstep (You said: "The UN forces then crossed the 38th parallel and advanced toward the Yalu River, the border between the DPRK and China.")
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@MarkYeung1 Taiwan had been ruled by the authoritarian single party Kuomintang party for more than half its life. For decades, the KMT ruled Taiwan with an iron fist, and KMT leader Chiang kai-Shek was a dictator who tolerated no challenge to his rule and jailed/executed dissidents and political rivals (whether real or perceived). KMT also imposed martial law on Taiwan for 38 years, which was qualified as "the longest imposition of martial law by a regime anywhere in the world" at that time.
Yet under KMT rule, Taiwan's economy flourished in what's known as the Taiwan Miracle and Taiwan became one of the Four Asian Tigers/Dragons. Taiwan's economic growth was on average 8.7% from 1952 to 1982, and Taiwan's GDP grew by 360% between 1965 and 1986. But Taiwan's economic growth became more modest in 1990s once democracy was introduced to the island, and today, Taiwan's economy is stagnate, wages are stagnant, cost of living is rising, and many Taiwan graduates are seeking employment opportunities in mainland China.
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@MarkYeung1 Taiwan had been ruled by the authoritarian single party Kuomintang party for more than half its life. For decades, the KMT ruled Taiwan with an iron fist, and KMT leader Chiang kai-Shek was a dictator who tolerated no challenge to his rule and jailed/executed dissidents and political rivals (whether real or perceived). KMT also imposed martial law on Taiwan for 38 years, which was qualified as "the longest imposition of martial law by a regime anywhere in the world" at that time. This period of Taiwan history was known as White Terror (白色恐怖)
Yet under KMT rule, Taiwan's economy flourished in what's known as the Taiwan Miracle (台湾奇迹) and Taiwan became one of the Four Asian Tigers/Dragons. Taiwan's economic growth was on average 8.7% from 1952 to 1982, and Taiwan's GDP grew by 360% between 1965 and 1986. But Taiwan's economic growth became more modest in 1990s once democracy was introduced to the island, and today, Taiwan's economy is stagnate, wages are stagnant, cost of living is rising, and many Taiwan graduates are seeking employment opportunities in mainland China.
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@AmbietsRato "Consider the immense loss of life in Afghanistan caused by the Soviet Union..."
Like I said earlier, Russia today is no longer the Soviet Union of the past. Russia today is no longer interested in spreading Soviet ideology, whereas the United States still continues to spread its ideology today, even in Afghanistan, although the democratic experiment ended in failure.
You said: "I encourage you also to research who initiated the Korean and Vietnam Wars..."
Korea once existed as a single unified country during Joseon Dynasty, until Imperial Japan invaded it and occupied Korea during WWII. After the WWII Japanese surrender, Korea was (needlessly) divided into North Korea (by Soviet Union) and South Korea (by United States). North Korea wanted to end the humiliating division of its country and reunify its divided country that's all. But just as Korea was 90% unified by the North, the US decided to intervene in this Korean civil war, and they pushed the North Koreans back past the 38th Parallel and into actual North Korean territory, right up to China's doorstep (near Liaoning province) In the end, China decided to aid North Korea and push the US forces back to the 38th Parallel.
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