Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on ""NovoRossiya": Putin's Plan to Take Back Ukraine - TLDR News" video.

@Admin-gm3lc If they actually offered something beside poverty, maybe they would, the reality is, Russia is trying to exploit these countries whiles the EU is trying to develop them, you only have to look at the living standards in the Eastern European countries that joined the EU and the ones that didn't to see that and eventually those Eastern European countries that are in the EU will become modern first world countries like the west. Now ask yourself, do you really think Russia is going to help develop these countries when they can't really help themselves or do you think they will divide and conquer, basically, basically Russia wants to keep those eastern European countries weak so it can control them, the EU on the other hand wants to make them strong so they give both Russia and the EU an ear ache lol
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To be fair, as long as you're in the EU, there's little Russia can do to your country as I highly doubt Russia would go after an EU countries knowing what could happen but as for the politicians in the given country, well that's another story, Russia can play games with them and in fact is doing so. Russia is going after Ukraine because they are an easy target, also, Russia doesn't like EU expansion because they know as the EU expands, those countries become a lot more protected where Russia can do far less with them, it's the main beef Russia has with the EU because it wants it disbanded so it can pick on the eastern European countries for it's own end. Basically, divide and conquer, something much harder to do whiles those countries are in the EU.
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That's mostly what I think it is, just testing the waters to see how far they can push the west but personally, I think if Russia did attack Ukraine, the west would have to act and act very tough, otherwise Russia will feel it can do this to other countries, and I do feel that Russia thinks the west, the EU and US in particular are weak because of lack of action, that could be a big mistake on Russia part because the EU and US are a lot stronger than given credit if push comes to shove, just that they've becomes less war like, especially the Europeans but if it came to it, both the EU and US have the resources, economy and skill set that could wipe the floor with Russia if they push their luck. Honestly to me, Russia is quite weak economically but does love to saber rattle.
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@vkrgfan Keep telling yourself that but lets look at the facts, all the eastern European countries that joined the EU are doing far better than Ukraine and a lot of the other eastern European countries. If that's what you call exploitation, then where do I sign up? lol. But honestly, ask yourself, what is Russia offering Ukraine apart from threats? The EU has already shown it wants to help develop Eastern Europe and it's clearly working if you look at the living standards in the eastern European countries that join and the ones that are not in, the only other regions in Eastern Europe that compares is Moscow and St Petersburg and considering all the natural resources, it's easy to see why but even most of Russia is living in poorer conditions than those Eastern European countries that joined the EU, the rest of Eastern Europe that are not in the EU are in even worse condition. So again, ask yourself, who is really doing the exploitation?
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@uncleadi That's because they don't just magically join the EU overnight, those countries were being prepared for EU membership long before they joined, many in the early 90's, in other words, they got a lot of the benefits of EU membership before being a member with a lot of the reforms they had to do and easier access to the EU market. At the end of the day, you only have to look at the countries that joined the EU and the ones to the east that didn't, there's a big gap in the economy with the exception of Russia but Russia has a lot of natural resources that the others don't and even with Russia, most of the wealth is kept in Moscow and St Petersburg. As for Ukraine, yeah it's failing but that's because the prospects of the country don't look good and as for the money, that plays a small part when developing countries, security, stability and reforms plays a massive part, especially when it comes to investment in countries, the EU offers that whiles also throwing money at them to help speed up the process, so reforms, changing the system and mindset of the people is how you really change a country from being poor to modern, something easier said than done but when you have big brother like the EU pushing you in that direction, it makes it a lot easier and less likely to go off the rails which so many countries do. In fact we see that within the EU it's self, if you look at the countries that do well and the ones that are lagging a bit, Spain, Italy, Greece and the likes, you can see by the reforms or lack of reforms why they fall behind northern European countries.
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@vkrgfan Brexit was conducted for many reasons that had nothing to do with how great the EU is, anyone with half a brain should know that with all the noise that comes out of the UK. Beside, before the UK joined the EEC, they were the sick man of Europe, whiles in the EU, they became one of the richest countries in the world and now with Brexit are already starting their slow decline with even mighty Australia having fun with the UK.
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@theemperorofmankind7706 Problem is with Turkey is that they've got an authoritarian government, that rarely ends well and Turkey have been paying the price since.
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@Admin-gm3lc That was a by product of freedom of movement, something all those eastern European countries wanted, it was unfortunate that so many left those countries but remember that those countries were in decline even before they joined the EU and in fact most of Eastern Europe that isn't in the EU is in decline, that's a different issue but as those countries develop in the EU and some sound policies, their population should stabilize and even grow with the right policies in place. Russia by the way are one of the richest eastern European countries, especially in Moscow and St Petersburg but also remember that Russia has a lot of natural resources that those other eastern European countries that joined the EU don't, that their GDP per capita is matching the richest parts of Russia so soon is quite impressive. Russia would be in the toilet if it wasn't for it's natural resources and beside, you only have to look at the eastern European countries that joined the EU and the ones that are not in with some wanting to join, there's a massive gap in GDP per capita in favour of the ones that joined the EU, I've travel around many of the Eastern EU countries and they've already gone through quite a transformation, imagine over the coming decades where they'll be. At the end of the day, what is Russia doing for it's so called friends? all I'm seeing is fear from Russia, poverty and exploitation, in fact, it's why so many countries want to join the EU to get away from all that. Russia is a country that is clinging onto the old days of being a power, truth is, Russia is quite weak that even just a modest EU member like Spain is comparable economically, if the EU puts more resources towards the army, what could Russia do about it apart from complain? the fact is, the EU has a far bigger economy, population and resources to push more aggressively if Russia pushes it's luck. The irony is about Russia, they are being squeezed from both sides, the EU on the west and China from the east, who do you think would have Russia interest in mind? Russians after all are pretty much Europeans and are not really that different to western Europeans if we get past all the political bs, China on the other hand is a different story that I'm sure they would love some breathing room just north of the boarder, probably something for Russia to worry about longer term. Also, you do have to wonder, what is Russia going to do once Europe doesn't need it's natural gas and oil as well as other resources, which could start to happen over the next few decades? Russia is becoming too dependent on the west for it's living standards and even then it's doing poor, EU countries have little to no natural resources and yet they've got some of the best standards of living in the world, now that's impressive.
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@vanea123 In a time when that was allowed, yes but in today's day and age, we wouldn't want world war 3 as the damage would be immense with the tech we have today, basically, none of us really win.
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@topbanana.2627 In what way? do enlighten us lol.
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@vanea123 Depends but really only time and the people in those countries changing will reduce corruption. In the end, these countries are new to democracy and it will take them time to adapt to that, heck even western countries are still doing a poor job on that lol.
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@danielmakondo4981 I hope he's not, the west could do with a wake-up call but it won't end well for Russia as the economy is what really matters now and the western countries have a far bigger economy then Russia has, if Russia pushes it's luck, it wouldn't take much for western countries to use that economy and shift manufacturing of goods to arms but it's unlikely will get to that stage as Russia will likely back down before it gets out of hand, after all, the west can't afford to let Russia invade Ukraine because if they allow that, Russia will get bold and take on other weaker countries in the region, in other words, the west would be forced to react and act tough with Russia if Russia pushes it's luck.
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