Comments by "Michael Dunham" (@michaeldunham3385) on "OBF" channel.

  1. It was an empire before the Soviet Union
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  2.  @russianpower4252  the republics won't break away because it is illegal under the Russian constitution to even suggest such a thing. Curious though that the Russian government would encourage such actions in other countries.
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  3.  @meklowthelemur861  only because it's imposed by force at the moment, but so was the Soviet Union and that eventually ended
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  4. The two agents were spotted, plus Putin really does not care that people know what happened
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  5. Short video that only scratches the surface, although it at least shows a less well known side of Russia
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  6. @zain Iqbal currently Chechnya is controlled by pro-kremlin leadership and even if Chechnya did try again the response from the Kremlin as would be brutal as it was previously. There was two wars in Chechnya, the first was lost by Moscow the second was said to have been orchestrated by Putin himself. What's interesting is how critical Putin is in regard to the Ukrainian response to what is going on in Eastern Ukraine given what he did in the same situation in Chechnya
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  7.  @russianpower4252  I have serious doubts you've ever been to Russia, if independence from Russia in the various regions wasn't a problem then it wouldn't be illegal to campaign for it since there's no real prospect as you claim
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  8. Actually the reverse is happening
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  9. No and to be clear they were ethnic Russian, not actually Russian. The current Russian population is much higher now for several reasons one of which was that anyone who wanted to remain in Crimea had to apply for Russian citizenship
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  10.  @srbtlevse16  I don't think I know, why don't you look into these things yourself
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  11. @zain Iqbal the second Chechnya war was instigated by Putin, it was a direct attack by the Russian military leaving Grozny looking like it had been hit by an atomic bomb
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  12.  @puzzled012  Yugoslavia destroyed its self when it descended into civil war, Kosovo already existed before this happened. Yes Serbia was was bombed in order to bring an end to the war and the war crimes, which many Russian citizens took part in. The Soviet Union was the first country to recognize Israel as a nation, Russia continues to have a close relationship with Israel. Much of the Arab world took part in the Arab spring that began in Tunisia.... Your point is? Yes you certainly are puzzled 😄
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  13.  @ihavenojawandimustscream4681  The cause of the US civil war wasn't just about the prospect of succession. The issue I have with the current regime in the Kremlin is not only do they clamp down hard on independence movements within Russia they actively encourage in other countries..... you were saying something about hypocrisy?
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  14.  @crnjak123  you're talking complete nonsense
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  15. Oh you missed out Mossad, Putin was behind it 100%
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  16. The Russian has
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  17. Yawn
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  18. A woman died and exactly how do you know there were no other long lasting effects? No Skripal wasn't expelled he was part of a prisoner swap. No he did not contact the Russian embassy to be allowed to return to Russia, that was Berezovsky. You have absolutely no idea what happened, two Russian people turned up and spent two days in the UK and just happened to be in Salisbury and left on the same day that Skripal was found poisoned?
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  19.  @artemg9753  Russia has a long history of this type of political assassination. The Russian government is happy to show how dissidents it treats them. Did you not watch the video? They did not use their real names and they left the country before any investigation could take place. Russia does not extradite its citizens
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  20.  @artemg9753  The use of Novichok was independently confirmed by the OPCW. They visited all the sites including the hospital in Salisbury and took their own samples. The hotel where the two Russian agents stayed was contaminated with novichok. Skripal had been released from prison in a prisoner swap, he was said to be at the time of the the poisoning to be working as a consultant for the UK. A woman in fact died of poisoning from Novichok, you don't know even the basic facts. Putin himself said that "traitors will kick the bucket, believe me" The two Russian agents were seen twice on two separate days near Skripal's home. On the day of the poisoning both immediately left the country. They both lied about when they entered the UK.
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  21.  @artemg9753  I've already pointed out that the poisoning was verified by the OPCW, who Russia is also a member of. You can visit their website and read their conclusions. I've asked you do know the process for a Russian citizen to apply for a UK visa? Do you know how much time they spent in Salisbury? You can't actually explain any of the facts about what happened. The Kremlin operates in the same manner, just ignore questions and deny everything.
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  22.  @rockyfjord3753  homicide rates are higher in Russia
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  23.  @rockyfjord3753  so you only want to count murderers that involved guns? There is no shortage of killing of children in Russia
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  24.  @ablorenz  not sure why you have directed this comment at me, but Russians have children.
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  25. Evidence is overwhelming, that Putin was behind it
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  26.  @artemg9753  two confirmed Russian agents in the UK for two days? When a former Russian spy was poisoned. They also lied about their entry into the UK. Firstly they'd be no reason for UK officials to fake photos of their arrival, the fact that they had arrived is in no doubt..... they admitted that they were in the UK. They both claimed to have used the same entry gate together however it can be clearly be seen that they used separate ones..... now why they lie? Because they are guilty
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  27.  @artemg9753  If you had followed the actual events, you would know that their identies was not confirmed immediately. Again he was not useless. You refuse to address the reason why they came to the UK for an extremely short visit or why they have no evidence of a reason. You write about coincidences? They were near Skripal's home twice, a coincidence? They left on the same day as the poisoning, coincidence? The evidence is there, Russia refused to allow them to be returned to the UK to attend court. They attempted to murder Skripal
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  28.  @artemg9753  You're asking for an image of them standing over a body holding a knife in their hands, but I doubt even that would convince you. When people lie about their visit it usually means that they have something to hide, these two lied and as I've previously stated "direct evidence" was found in the hotel
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  29.  @artemg9753  I've have already previously explained why Skripal was poisoned, why persist asking the same question? I've already explained that they were not identified quickly. I have already pointed out that that they arrived and left the country before they were even considered to be suspects. A former Russian spy poisoned with a Russian nerve agent and you ask why suspect Russia? This question is a joke. Why should the British provide materials to Russia? A crime committed on British soil requires an international investigation? Why? The OPCW carried out an independent investigation as to what toxin was used. You think that if you ask questions it hides the fact you have no answers? It's obvious to me that you have very little idea of what actually happened or the subsequent investigation. So just keep avoiding the questions I've put to you, they simply show your blind ignorance
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  30.  @artemg9753  Novichok was developed in Russia, that is a fact. You've contradicted yourself again, you claim the British government did not hand over samples to "anyone" to guarantee that it could not be shown to have been manufactured in the UK, but the OPCW has a sample. Why should another be given to Russia just to have them claim they did not manufacture it? You'd must be incredibly naive if you think we would not expect this. I see you haven't learned anything yet, the two agents were identified by the the British but only their false identities. Bellingcat identified the real identities. Who claimed Skripal needed to be killed urgently? Once again you make up your own facts. Abstract message? Again another made up fact. Skripal is a former military intelligence officer, he was only released as part as a prison swap. Do you really believe Putin was happy with the fact that he was assisting the British government? Why would a postman or anyone else have need to touch the door knob? You have no idea how anything works, do I need to remind you that Litvinenko was killed by two Russian men visiting the UK? We know this because Litvinenko did not die immediately. You are desperately trying to avoid the questions as to what these two came to UK for just two days. Why lied about their entry into the UK. Why poison was found at their hotel. Why they travelled on false papers and please do not tell me it is impossible to use false documents. These documents were supplied by the Kremlin.
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  31.  @artemg9753  Once again you've shown that you haven't read the OPCW report by making claims that simply are not true. Bellingcat use open source materials to establish many things, the fact that they are a private entity is irrelevant. Putin made the statement regarding people he considers traitors, you cannot deny that. At what point have I suggested that this was his only concern? So you admit that Litvinenko was murdered on the order of Putin. Litvinenko's only crime was to know too much about Putin and the crimes Putin himself had committed. You keep claiming that no one sends agents for a couple of days days to kill someone, yet you have no evidence to back this up. If Skripal wanted to make contact with Russian officials he could have simply gone to the embassy in London, but the truth is he never had any intention of this. Once again you avoid answering any questions that I ask. If this was just a simple meeting then would have been no need for any secrecy or lies. There are of course other questions, but you already are struggling to answer the most basic questions
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  32.  @artemg9753  Why don't you start avoiding my questions and start answering them? The OPCW's job is to identify the toxin, so stop wasting time asking for anything else other than what they found. British Intelligence do not publish the results of an on going investigation. There's no ambiguity in what Putin said, we already have irrefutable evidence that assassins at least once, do not bother suggesting such a thing couldn't be repeated. Rhetorical? 😂 There's no evidence that Litvinenko worked with organized crime, it is just another of your fantasies. If it was a simple meeting with Skripal then why all the lies? Oh I forgot I already asked and you didn't answer that time either. Since when did Putin ever care what problems his actions would cause internationally? You keep claiming that there is no evidence, yet you offer no explanation as to why the toxin was found in their hotel, why they lied about their entry into the UK. You last comment regarding toilets was after the apartment bombings where Putin said he would hunt down all those responsible. Of course it is strongly suspected Putin himself was actually behind the bombings. Do not make the same mistake as others do and assume I don't know about such things
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  33.  @artemg9753  You won't answer any questions because you have no idea or answers. There is real evidence and it was not an alleged poisoning, both facts have been established by the OPCW, but even circumstantial evidence is still evidence that is regularly used in criminal law. Putin is no politician, he made his views perfectly clear on people he considers traitors. You have consistently failed to address the information that is contained in the media, simply saying it is false because it is in the media does not make your claims true. I've already pointed out that British intelligence does not make public how they work, what is so difficult to understand? So you're are happy to speculate that two Russian agents could be sent to meet someone you yourself described as "absolutely useless" but not to kill him. Another inconsistent claim of yours. Litvinenko was KGB who knew too much about Putin so was killed for this, he did not work for any criminals.... He may have written about this and no doubt he probably met such criminals. So if these two agents were simply sent to meet Skripal then there would be no reason to lie would there?
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  34.  @artemg9753  no you can't answer any questions because you have an extremely limited knowledge of the incident. Read the report from the OPCW, they confirmed the findings of the British. You still keep claiming that there is no direct evidence after being repeatedly told that this was found at the hotel...... You seem be suffering from attention deficit syndrome. I have provided both motive and opportunity for the attempted murder of Skripal. Once again you make the assumption that Putin cares about what others think. Litvinenko knew Putin. Now put up or shut up as we say..... you won't though as I know you that your knowledge of this is next to zero
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  35.  @artemg9753  to summarise. You have no idea what the OPCW do. You have no idea how British intelligence functions. You have no idea who conducted the investigation into the incident You have no idea what idea what Skripal did whilst in the UK. You have no idea who Litvinenko was. Conclusion, you have absolutely no idea what happened in Salisbury or anything connected to it. BTW 2014 in this year the EU was second only to the US in the number of refugees it accepted. The the largest group of people came obviously from Syria, the second largest group came from Russia
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  36.  @artemg9753  You still have no idea what the OPCW do. You still can't explain why these two lied about their entry to the UK. You still can't explain why they went to Salisbury not once but twice. You still can't explain why novichok traces were found at their hotel. You can't explain why they went to the trouble of obtaining UK visas just to spend two days in the country to do apparently nothing. Conclusion you have no explanations, no answers, no clue
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  37.  @artemg9753  Highlight the text where I said that the OPCW claimed the toxin was made in this incident made in Russia..... You are now once again inventing stories to justify your opinion. You want to say that there was nothing wrong with these two Russian agents being in the UK or in Salisbury but you are incapable of explaining how you arrived at this opinion, because you have no explanation. You claim that there is no physical evidence yet when this is presented to you, you dismiss it for dubious reasons. I remind you that the OPCW visited all areas and took their own samples. In a criminal investigation the suspects are required to explain their actions, you cannot explain why these two agents traveled to the UK for just two days. There is more than sufficient evidence to bring these two men to trial in UK. Evidence you have failed to address let alone discredit
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  38. I'm surprised that can spell the word
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  39. @zain Iqbal when did this happen and do you have any evidence to support it?
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  40. @zain Iqbal Grozny is the capital of Chechnya, you mean Kadyrov sold out to Putin
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  41.  @OldMoneyInsights  ah the old Russia is a much older country routine. There is nothing mystical about Russians although I would agree watching YouTube videos will not really give a full appreciation of Russia.
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  42. @zain Iqbal I haven't suggested that just because a capital has been captured this results in a victory. But it was the direct military intervention by Putin that resulted in the end of the independence movement in Chechnya
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  43.  @curtisthomas2670  more efficient?
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  44.  @gabrielwing2436  yes?
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  45.  @jikamos  highlight what I have written that is anti-Russian or get lost.
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  46.  @QiuSe  OK I'll ask you the same question, what have I written that is anti-Russian? Bashkortostan may not as you say been taken by force, but a history lesson will show that this is not the case for all of Russia
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  47.  @QiuSe  yes, you are aware of Russian law regarding any attempt to campaign for independence from Russia? Can you also explain what happened in Bashkortostan in 1662 and then 1704? You know nothing about me
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  48.  @QiuSe  The video is about Russia why would I bother mentioning any other country in the comments? Would it mean that if I did it would mean I was against those particular countries? I've never done a survey of which countries allow cessation, but Canada comes to mind. Quebec regularly holds referendums on this however so far they have elected to remain part of Canada, does Russia hold such referendums? Don't worry I already know the answer. Of course there was a fairly recent referendum in the UK where again Scotland chose to remain part of the the UK. Realise??? Interesting
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  49.  @QiuSe  Yes Russia was very vocal in saying that the people of Catalonia had the right to vote in an independence referendum yet at the same time denying its own people the very same rights..... we have a word for this. You mentioned something about Crimea and the fact that they were permitted to vote in a referendum on the Soviet Union and Russia had at the time had the same rights. We not talking about rights that existed 30 years ago I'm talking about now under the current Russian leadership. This leadership believed that the people Crimea had the right to take part in an independence referendum, do they still believe this now? No they decided that they no longer have this right......so what should we think about this? We're constantly being told everyone in Crimea is happy now. Are you aware also that in Crimea they regularly held polls on rejoining Russia before the annexation? Are you aware that the pro-Russia party of Sergey Aksyonov before 2014 only managed 6% of the votes? You wonder why we are suspicious?
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  50.  @jikamos  and yet you can't actually identify what comments are as you anti-Russian, what a surprise. Eastern European people say bad things about Russia? I wonder what would make them do that 🤔
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  51.  @jikamos  so once again you've simply resorted to nothing more than playground insults, no surprise. Too many YouTube videos I think, a little more time in the real world might help
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  52.  @Jugge83  the western world only intervened in Yugoslavia when the Serbs began the genocide, they have only themselves to blame
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  53.  @Pythoner  No, UN reports and interviews with the Tatars say complete opposite, in fact many ethnic Russians who were already living in Crimea have actually complained about the large influx turning up and pricing them out of the property market and businesses
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  54.  @Pythoner  mostly UN reports and comments from actual Russians I've discussed this with You're information I suspect is just an invention of your mind unless you actual census data. As for "anyone is free to move there" give it a try, then you'll find settling in Russia isn't as straightforward as you think
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  55.  @Pythoner  hold on you're the one making claims regarding large movements of people to Crimea yet it's obvious that you have no evidence of this. Also no former citizens of the Soviet Union don't have the right to live in Russia, they have limited visa free access but that's all. Take my advice and stop making crap up, some of us can spot it a mile away
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  56.  @Pythoner  yes I said the preportion of Russians in Crimea is higher now this is based on several things, the first being the requirement of Russia for people living in Crimea to become Russian citizens, the second being reports in the Russian media regarding Russian citizens moving to Crimea and buying property and again UN reports of Ukrainians having to flee Crimea many of which were ethnic Tatars. At no point have I claimed it's census data. Anyone can visit a Russian consulate website and see the entry restrictions on citizens of former Soviet republics where it's clear that they cannot live and work in Russia as you claim. It's actually not unusual to see news reports in the Russian media of arrests being made of these people who claim are free to live in Russia 😄 You'll have to send me a link to this repatriation program, as you're such an expert on Russia you'll know exactly where such announcements are made 😄 The offer of Russian citizenship to Ukrainians in eastern Ukraine is common knowledge, but hundreds of thousands last year? Unlikely
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  57.  @Pythoner  No my claims are not anecdotal they are based on actual reports. Russia considers Crimea to be part of its territory, I suggest you look into Russian residency requirements. Ukrainians statistics on visits to Russia are meant to prove what? No there is not a large number of Ukrainian tourists visiting Crimea, completely made up by yourself. Editing your original comment now to hide your mistakes? Russia has a quota system for work permits, so there are limits to the numbers allowed from any country. Citizens from former Soviet republics do not have an automatic right to work in Russia as you've previously implied. I'm not going to waste my time looking for a repatriation program that obviously doesn't exist, if you knew the first thing about Russia you'd know the likelihood of such a program is laughable
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  58.  @Pythoner  I've already explained much of the information I've given comes from. Ok I've also covered Ukrainians applying for Russian citizenship, Putin has offered Russian citizenship to Ukrainian citizens, this old news that was aimed at people living in the disputed east. Big clue that these Ukrainian tourists are actually from the disputed east also is that they enter via Krasnodar. The only simplified process for obtaining Russian citizenship is those who are considered ethnic Russians. A company can arrange work permits? And your point is? I think you're confused about the relationship between Russia and Belarus, they are still subject to visa requirements just as many other former Soviet republics. Border control is more relaxed between the two, but that's about all So we're posting news articles now? https://jamestown.org/program/demographic-transformation-of-crimea-forced-migration-as-part-of-russias-hybrid-strategy/ How about a UN report on the situation in Crimea? https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=22140 I can look into the alleged repatriation program, I'm skeptical about its actual implementation. Interesting fact about Crimea, it has twice lost its autonomous status, first time it was taken by Stalin the second time more recently by Putin. Things in Crimea are not as you would like people to believe.
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  59.  @mpireoutdoors5274  two Russian people just happened to take a two day trip to the UK? 😂
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  60.  @artemg9753  Skripal is in hiding and has made a recovery. Do you have any idea how difficult it is for a Russian to get a UK visa? They were both seen twice in Salisbury and both left on the day of the poisoning. Skripal's was not under UK surveillance, but traces of the poison was found at their hotel
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  61.  @artemg9753  yes because it actually happened, they purposely used agents from Russia as a warning to others.... This is how it works in Russia
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  62.  @artemg9753  warning about what? You know exactly what I mean by this. How do I know this? Litvinenko, Nestmov and Navalny just to name a few but there have been plenty of others.
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