EXPLAINED: Why Russia Doesn't Want Its POWs Back
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- There have been no prisoner swaps between Ukraine and Russia for nearly four months.
In this video we look at the current situation with POW swaps, possible reasons for Russia’s reluctance to take their men back, what Russian POWs say about their predicament and Ukraine’s response.
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I think, in the end, the sole problem is the POWs come back and tell the truth to their fellow Russians which undermines the MOD's lies as they are treated better as POWs than they were by their own army. This causes problems.
Seen some Russians say they will tell all when they get back these were pows
I think so to. RuZZia can't let anyone who was sent to Ukraine to come back home. They will know to much and they will also be dangerous because they have been in battle. These men are the perfect base for a future revolution and Putler and his merry gang of criminals has no desire to let them cause any kind of problem.
Yeah, that's exactly what the journalist said, pal.
Ukraine lets Russian POW's make video calls to their loved ones. Even if the loved ones think there is coercion they can see that they are healthy and tell from their voice and posture that they are not under excess stress, they know their loved ones.
the "sole problem"? You're nuts. Russia has SIX TIMES the manpower, while every un-returned Ukrainian is a loss that cannot be replaced (because let's admit it: those young men in Kyiv paying bribes to keep clear of the Killing Zone aren't in any danger). On top of that, Russian POWs take valuable foodstuffs from the Ukrainian stocks. Very soon, Ukraine will simply not have the manpower to go toe to toe with Russia, no many how many weapons they beg off of the West. Watch and learn.
I remember the stories that my father told about the Winter War between Finland and the USSR. When the warring nations exchanged bodies of the deceased so they could be buried, the Soviets took perhaps one truckload out of ten, and told the Finns that "this is enough, we don't want the rest". Apparently this served two purposes. Firstly, the Soviets thought that by refusing to repatriate bodies of their dead, they could more easily hide the enormous casualties from the public. Secondly, this forced the Finns to take care of the bodies themselves. Even the official estimates puts Soviet casualties at over 100 000 dead. The true number is probably even higher. And burying even a single body when it is -40 Celsius outside is quite a task, let alone doing it a hundred thousand times over.
The Russians did not care for their own soldiers back then, nor do they care now. Living or dead, the Kremlin views their slaves as nothing but worthless meat.
Well if many come from their penal system, its not hard to see why they dont
Such an orcish thing to do.
@@jamesmeppler6375 True their army is rag-tag assemblage of the undesirables and non-Ethnic Russians. As an ethnic-state they have little incentive to want those bodies back.
I've heard of a third factor in the present conflict. Intercepted phonecalls have revealed that at least some of the officers are collecting the paychecks of soldiers whose deaths have gone unreported.
I heard stories of NKVD officers removing the dog tags from dead red army soldiers after a battle. Now it makes sense.
Ukraine should drop leaflets on Moscow listing the names of POW's held, asking for exchange.
One problem with that. Very few soldiers actually come from Moscow or St. Petersburg. They mostly come from small, poorer areas.
@@RabbitShirakYour right 80 per cent I'd say
@@user-pj5tl5gf6l He's right a 100%, most troops are coming from places far east.
@@justalonesoul5825 that's what I said 80 per cent the rest have to come from some where else
I guess Ukraine could choose the targeting. @@RabbitShirak
It's like Stalin's Order 270, "There are no Soviet Prisoners of War, only traitors".
Перестань врать. В приказе написано о том, что нужно делать, если часть попала в окружение. Там четко прописаны правила, в каком порядке нужно пробиваться к своим и что делать с командирами, которые решили сдать часть в плен.
Same for Ukrainian soldiers in the front lines, none are granted an order to surrender.
All those that have done so face court marshal if returned with the single exception of the AZOV fighters from the Mariuple Azoz Steelworks siege who were given permission "to be evacuated."
@@stevebuckley7788 False. I have met an spoken with returned Ukrainian POWs in the USA.
@@davidwiley8752 were they from Mariuple? If not, where were they captured?
@@stevebuckley7788 One of them was. They were in my city to get prosthetics fitted.
Americans please call your congress member and your senator and demand support for the great nation of Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤❤
When you send criminals to war, you probably don't want them back.
Officially, they get a full pardon.
What is "officially"to putin!?
He does not want them back...plain and simple........🙄😣
@@emmerentiagroenewald3694 Some of them are actually back in Russian society
Some of them were not criminals. The FSB and police pick up men walking on the streets in the small towns of eastern ruzzia and arrest them with bogus charges then are sent directly to conscription offices. Are then used as cannon fodder on the front lines.
@@FelixxxxxxxxxI don’t believe you, when the war isn’t over.
Why free prisoners early when there’s still fighting in Ukraine
This is very bad news. I hope Ukraine gets their people back soon
Especially their children !
why?
@@vazi011 they cant exchange their prisoners if russia don't want theirs back.
Every day I am so proud of Ukraine.
Heroyam Slava!
And every day I'm sickened by Fox news, some of the anchors on Newsmax and Fox business who harp about "negotiations" and ending the war and the cost and yadi ya ya.
@@bc-guy852who is winning ukraine or russia ??
@@AmandeepSingh-dt7pefor the past 20 months Ukraine no doubt about it. 🇺🇦💪🇨🇦💙💛
@@eddieo4978 - Is that because the Russians are running out of weapons and fighting with shovels? or did they get a special deal on a huge consignment of washing machines so as they had the chips needed for their missiles?
The dishonesty of Russia is baffling. The gall, the audacity, the callousness, the ruthlessness against anyone, including its own soldiers. How is it possible for these genocidal criminals to stay in power is beyond me.
A lot of ruzzians have been lied to so much they don't know what the truth really is.
Its literally a part of their history and culture.
Checkism
That's how kleptocracy rolls, chump!
Russia and Russians are the most evil people on Earth.
Every time they have a chance to be better, they revert to cruelty.
There is no such thing as a good Russian, any more than in 1945, there were good Germans.
Thanks for the reporting !
My ancestors left Russia stating human life had no value.
down to cost, if they are returned then the krem has to pay wages. If they say the gave up or defected then the krem doesn't have to pay.
That, too, of course. But I think the psychological and political aspects are just as important.
It's a no-brainer. They don't want those guys to come back & tell their comrades what it's really like !
During WW2 my mother worked as an apprentice in a butchers shop. Because of a shortage of men, two POWs were assigned to work for the butcher. One of these POWs was French, the other a Russian. They both lived with the butcher and ate at his table. As the Russians approched their town, the Butcher closed shop and everyone had to fend for themselves. My mother fled with her sister to Hamburg. She told me that they assumed that the Russian would go back to his countrymen. He did not, saying that they would kill him as a deserter. Just one small story from the past.
You are delusional. You are incapable of understanding the past correctly. The USSR of the past is not the Russian Federation of today.
I presume that was in Germany then.
I have hear a similar story
from my father. The russian Pow was working in a french town and at war end he refuse to go back for the same reasons. The french arrested him and send him back to russia. I know that many of such pow was send then to Siberia.
No sense of bafflement here,a contrast of values up against a regime with no values , many thanks..cheers Anya and team...keep up the great work you do...peace and love from Merseyside aka Ukraine on the river mersey....ps...the BBC today featured the ENO and a Ukrainian choir of displaced people performing at Bradford Cathedral...very poignant and moving..😢...E...
It is amazing to see so many English people here that actually believe the nonsense coming out of Kiev. Are you aware that 2 days ago the regime raided a gym just north of Kherson and abducted young women in their 20’s to force into the grinder. Are these the ‘democratic’ values you think Kiev represents?
I have a family member in that area. She cannot leave the country. She is trapped because of her chosen career. Are those the ‘Values’ you talk of? She can be abducted at any time of the day or night and sent to her death while your Saint Zelensky has purchased 2 new yachts for 75 million bucks and his wife thinks nothing of blowing 1.5 million a day in jewellery shops.
Yes, nice values you support. I’m a medic and will never put money before life.
@@SpatchcockRatActually that story about the yacht and the shopping spree are Russian fakes that have been debunked thoroughly in several places. Spreading these lies is a sure sign that the rest you tell is probably also a bunch of lies.
@@SpatchcockRat Forbes lists Zelenskys wealth at about $20m, mostly from a 25% stake in Kvartal 95, a group of companies that produce humorous shows. No yachts and only modest property holdings.
Thats my source (and lets bear in mind Forbes has an international reputation to preserve, not just EU or USA centric), whats your source for owning multiple yachts and big spends?
@@paidwitness797 It’s been well documented outside Google, Facebook and CZcams. Do you honestly think a multi millionaire destroying Ukraine and it’s people for western geopolitics cannot hide his transactions? He isn’t going to put his own name is he? He uses 2 buyers that are well known for dealing with his and his wife’s investments. CZcams blocked the ability to post links or directly contact channel owners at least 2 years ago because they are frightened the Global community will know the truth. You have a keyboard so try searching yourself with an open mind.
Nothing has changed there. In WW2 Russia also did not want any soldiers back save for high ranks. Right behind front lines were 10s of thousands of commisars ready to shot any soldiers hesitant to advance. Only much later after the war did that story come out.
Completely caricatural view propagated by the west, to be honest. That was not the case anymore starting 1943 and later, these methods were largely abandonned due to ineffectiveness. Soviets also didnt have a rifle for two men like Hollywood movies would wantr us to believe. So much propaganda bullcrap...
The ruzzian government also saves money as they do not need to pay these soldiers, who now no longer exist, offically!
Nor do they compensate their families. Only acknowledged dead (might) bring something to their families.
Giant difference between MIA and dead @@cathjj840
Short answer: Because Ruzzia is friggn' evil.
Slightly longer answer: Because Ruzzia hates dealing with its mistakes and atrocities.
Prayers for all the POWs and Ukraine
man I have many problems but at least i wasn't born in Russia...
👍 "Always look on the bright side of life..."
_{Monty Python}_
They have long tradition of doing cruel things to their own soldiers.
From wikipedia related to soviet POWs from winter war with Finland:
"The number of Soviet prisoners of war during the Winter War (1939-1940) was 5,700, of whom 135 died."
"After the Winter War, the Soviet POWs were returned to the USSR in accordance with the Moscow Peace Treaty. They were transported under heavy guard by the NKVD to special camps as suspected traitors. Prisoners were interrogated by 50 person research teams. After lengthy investigations 414 were found to be "active in traitorous activities while in captivity" out of which 334 criminal cases were transferred to Supreme Court of Soviet Union, which sentenced 232 people to death. 450 prisoners were released, but most of them, 4,354 men, were sentenced to three to ten years in labour camps (gulag). This would lead to the later death of some of the prisoners due to harsh camp conditions."
Good ol' Russia. It never changes. It's been a shithole forever and shows no sign of ever becoming anything else.
In that regard, not that much seems to have changed in Russia since the era of the Romanovs.
@@merkvandermeulen3978 Ah, Romanovs were more human. Also, much less death sentences at that time.
No change since Stalin. Putin is more like Stalin every day.
@@dejavu666wampas9 He would regard that as a compliment.
Great job thank you.
My guess is that Russia's main reason for not swapping is to sow discord in Ukraine. This is actually an admission that discord in the population actually makes a difference in Ukraine whereas in Russia families of POW's are powerless, does not matter if they are disgruntled, discord will be crushed.
Yeah, ukrainina men are dying on the fronts, while russian pows are living safe and decently comfortable lives as POWs... And it seems just a small number of the are joining the Free Russian Legion or get released for civilian work / gettin asyl in Ukraina.
Yes, but that women's group called Way Home is looking hopeful. Their petitions are all done legally, though ignored by the kremlin, but the latter feels threatened enough to send their own women propogandists to try to discredit them. Based on the reports from this channel and a few others, they're sticking to their guns so to speak.
Seems like a Soviet subversion strategy, much similar to the ideological subversion during the cold war, as described by Yuri Bezmenov.
Sure. Also, it does costs to keep POWs in decent conditions. And ukrainians do. So its still another burden of the ukrainian economy and society... Not any of their biggest, but many small creeks and you have a river, as the proverb says.
Thank you so much for spreading this information!
I'll bet they dont want them back for 2 reasons 1) Live men talk a lot about their experiences 2) If as lot of POWs come back it shows that Putins BS about how brilliantly they are doing on the ground !
Thank you for your excellent work. ❤
Its pretty hard to negotiate with someone when what you have is something they don't want.
Exactly, the Russian POW's are already the throw-aways of Russian society: anything from the unemployed, to alcoholics/addicts, to thieves and then the murderers and rapists. They come from colonies, in GULAG style camps, seeing the opportunity to murder Ukrainians as a way to get out, get money, start anew. Disgusting. I'm just baffled at how stupid they are, I can understand the selfishness, but to be so daft as to think the same govt that's murdering an invading multiple neighboring countries (with a tyrant for a ruler) will actually care about you, that you will be the lucky one? The soldier 'away from the front lines'. Like, piss off! It's remarkable how lacking in self-preservation some idiots can be...
exactly.
Russia has no need to negotiate with a country it has already defeated.
Sadly this is the truth!
Thank you for the information.
Thank you for the update.
My great-uncle served in the US army in WWII and went from Normandy to nearly the Czech Republic. His father was born in Belarus and spoke Russian, and my great-uncle could speak some Russian. He had the opportunity to meet some Russian soldiers who were deserters or POWs who didn't want to go back to Russia. However, there was a large language barrier since they only spoke Russian. They wanted to know where to go - since they wanted to avoid returning to Russia.
Those were probably White Russians since it was after the civil war.
Russian and Ukranian ethic seem to be at a very different level.
That's what they are fighting about, isn't it? Two completely opposite and opposed belief systems. Ukraine are fighting for 'Western' values (better, Enlightenment values): people are equal and should be treated as such, have freedom of thought and speech, from fear, ill-treatment, hunger, etc.The Russian system is inherited directly from the Mongols: the use of the people is to serve the leader. Stop. The West had better wake up to the seriousness of the situation. Putin and hi mouthpieces, Lavrov, etc., have said repreatedly that they see Eastern Europe as part of teir empire that has been taken from them. This includes Eastern Germany and Berlin. Some even think it should go as far as Portugal and the Atlantic. Unless Ukraine beats Russia now, we go through this all in a few years, as soon as Russia recovers and rearms itself. It will far harder.
very informative, thank you ! :)
I doubt that there are any Russian soldiers who eagerly want to be sent back to the trenches
My stepfather told me that after world war two they were ordered to fix bayonets and force Russian prisoners of war to board transportation that would return those prisoners to the Soviet Union. He indicated that they did not force the prisoners on to the transportation but they were ultimately forced to return. ( To their fate)
I recall this as the order seemed to me to be an ethical breach.
This being the case it shows that the Russians are up to their old habits.
I hope we are better now than we were.
Don Hansen
Very true. Those whom in some capacity fought for Germany, were of course killed off well back in Russia.... The common POWs, survivors of POW-lagers, went through a severe investigation by NKWD... If they managed to prove their innocency, they were usually let go home. Or sometimes, pressed into army again. Others whom didnt managed to prove fully their innocency of not cooperating with the germans, were send to the Gulag-prisons...
This was an effective and professional presentation. 5 to 7 minutes is perfect. Our US congress needs to get their act together and help more. We appreciate your presentations.
Thank you!
@@kyiv_post No, *Thank You!* 🥰
Help more? GFY. The US Congress needs to focus on US Citizens and not the corruption in Eastern Europe.
@@henrymp6295 speak truth much? Ukraine is working to get rid of it's corruption problem left as a relic from the soviet times
@@henrymp6295Like you, I am worried that russia having to turn tail and have a day of reckoning regarding dreams of empire will hurt my stock portfolio of MIC I am counting on a russia that uses so much resources for aggression so that we develop 6th, 7th, 20th generation weapons and sell them for additional profit. The same with stock in factory farms that makes a huge profit over russian disruption of global food supply I don't care if bread costs $20/loaf but worry if my ADM, etc stock drops if Ukrainian grain freely hits the market.
Thank you for covering this story. Very professional and well informed.
Put the POWs to work. $270 sounds like a very attainable goal to extract from a month's worth of labor.
If the pows go back to Russia they might tell others how bad Russia is really doing.Then Putin's ass will be grass.
Thank you for truth. May we find an answer.
Good reporting. Keep us informed. We care.
Thank you, we will!
Freedom of Russia legion should start recruiting
"your nation has abandoned you. we will not"
What kind of flag is this in your profil pic?
@@HealTheWorldasap it's called a Nyeberg Flag of the Three Percenters. the black stripe is for Mike Vanderboegh, the founder of the Three Percent movement who died back in 2015.
the three percent is a theory that during the american revolutionary war, only three percent of the population actually fought against the english king, backed by ten percent who gave material support but did not fight.
the concept is that it does not take a majority to win, but an active, vocal, and armed minority that will not back down.
seems appropriate for the Freedom of Russia Legion.
Khuilo doesn't want his men back as they are a pain for Ukraine to feed and hold them. The main thing is Khuilo is scared of them telling the average Russian what the reality is.
Yeah that's what the whole video was about and that's exactly what the journalist said, among other things...
Thank you Anya.
Good article well presented.
As i Norwegian i find it very disturbing that not Stoltenberg, neither Biden have been commenting the war in Ukraine for a long time. Apparently both have taken a "Putler", withdrawing from publicity now when the situation is so difficult. I think somehow i pay for both of them and expect them to show up . Assuring things in Ukraine are going as scheduled.
Zelensky is in Washington right now.
The help that Biden wants to give to Ukrain is sabotaged by republicans. They hold everyting back. Give Biden some slack. I really hope that Trump is not going to be the next president, he’ll sell out out Ukrain to Putin in no time.
You are so off base in your comment, in regard to Biden. Who do you think has provided money, military and medical support to Ukraine. You need to do a better job fact checking your statements. I take what you say as an insult!
Biden is fighting a war within . He is a quiet guy working hard behind the scenes
@@3putt548 So you can write. I expect you also can read. This a good starting point for understanding what i express. The GOP is currently blocking further American assistance to Ukraine in a hostage deal to stop South American refugees access to the USA. and President Biden And Norwegian general secretary of the Nato has been practically invisible in world media since this situation got clear. No statements from any of them. But both Biden and Stoltenberg let Ukraine hang in a limbo of not knowing what to expect. DO you understand me so far,?!Can Ukraine expect a ontinuous support to a nation terrorized by its eastern neighbour brutal attack, or was it all empty words? As a Norwegian citizen, i ask the same question as most Ukrainians are asking themselves today: " as long as it takes", does that mean the same in American as in English,? Because right now i would like both Biden and Stoltenberg to come out and assure me they are in control. You angry man: Can you guarantee Usa and NATO are in control?! Or are the GOP in control? You tell me. YOU get me some kind of guarantee, before you get mad at me for expressing my opinions. I am a neighbour of Ruzzia. But you are not. If USA are more than big words: Prove it! Dont get angry.
That's the difference between one side that fights because they are forced or tricked to, and another that fights for their home and people. Russia doesn't care about its soldiers unless they have some use. It doesn't care much about what their families want back home or what they will do because they can simply repress them and make them keep quiet as long as there aren't too many of them and they don't raise too much of a fuss. Plus, they are mainly women and old people, so what are they really going to do even if they are angry and want their men back? Until the soldiers at the front decide they have had enough and decide to revolt against their slave driver, they are all going to suffer. Plus each POW that comes back and doesn't go back to the front line is another potential headache that might talk about just how terrible the war is for them and how they were mistreated by their own government and their idol Putin.
All true and the police have a lot to answer for
Seen Russian soldiers shooting fellow soldiers possibly for not wanting to fight ??
Many reasons, I'd imagine war crimes too.@@trevorslater2746
Do you think Ukraine cares about its people? Come the fuck on they spent eight years killing citizens they protest to want back with artillery for speaking, the wrong language! Ukraine tried to murder all 3 million people in Crimea by stopping them from having drinking water! A full 30% of all Ukrainian fire missions are targeted at civilians which Ukraine says it wants back to same from the Russians.
Thanks! And shared on #Twitter
I believe that no prisoners will be exchanged so that Ukraine will be overloaded with Russian prisoners over a long period of time. Just my idea of what I think about it.
The longer they hold them, there could be a chance they'll join the Freedom of Russia Legion.
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You realize it was an actual point that the journalist brought forward? Or do you always comment without even watching the video?
@@justalonesoul5825 haha
How does Ukraine feed the thousands of russian prisoners and convicts.....?!
Much appreciated ❤
Great content thank you
Thanks for the update.
Thank you for your honest reporting. From 🇨🇦
Excellent reporting
Again. Excellent reporting. Compliments. Keep up the good work!
Those poor Ukranian POW returns was so shocking. (In aug and before)
The trauma was imprinted on their bodies.
Bless them all.
It will commit Ukraine's resolve to not be a part of the repulsive russia world.
I hope the rest of the world are seeing this.
Thank you 💙💛🌅🌻
The first thing I noticed in the prisoner swap was the Russian prisoners looked well fed and for the Ukrainians some may need hospital treatment
All the very best Ukraine
Keep up the good work Anya! I only hope/wish this work of yours and these stories gain much more traction… Unfortunately with the way CZcams works, you need to keep posting more and more in order for the algorithm to promote your content further and into the eyes and ears of more people around the globe. I guess the only saving grace is there are endless stories that need to be told… 🙏🇺🇦✌️
Hmm. My comment got lost? Briefly, if it is not already happening, I would suggest that the Ukraine gov't enlist the protesting families to talk to the international media about wanting their people home. Redirect the anger where it belongs: toward Russia. We have a similar situation here with hostages taken by Hamas. Families speak all over the world, with gov't support. It has helped.
The problem is also that treatment as a POW in Ukraine is a lot better than conscripted and mobilised are treated. That might be negative, as they will probably be a resistance.
If you want to believe the numbers published by Russian milbloggers, punishments for insubordination have been steadily increasing as are the reported numbers of _refuseniki_
Thank you Anya for this revelatory expose. I hope the madness of Putin's regime will end soon and Russia is then permitted to return to the global norms the rest of us in the free world live with. It will be a great day when Putin is no longer ruling and has been properly replaced. Let freedom reign in Russia so that we may live together in peace once again.
Agree a lot of good people in Russia
Love the cheeky smile at the end, Slava ukraine
Of course not, because they will speak the truth when they come back
Thankyou for interesting truth. God Bless UKraine
This is very sad, Russia does not want the men back who went to fight and possibly die for their country. However, these men might be better off as prisoners in Ukraine. People seem to be more expendable in Russia. My impression is that people are expected to make their government strong and do what the government tells you to do rather the government looking after its people but what do I know.
Anya, if you ever decide to crack a History book you'll find out POWs are rarely ever exchanged During a conflict. Its always Post conflict surrender terms that frees POWs
I think the explanation is pretty simple and straight-forward. Russia views those who surrender as weak and/or cowards, so they are therefore worthless in the eyes of the State. As such, they actually do Russia a lot better in Ukraine's POW camps where they are a constant drain on resources and manpower. So long as they are being held, they are taking up food, space, and men needed to guard them. The more POWs Ukraine ends up with, the bigger the resource drain.
What if the Russian pow offers to change their citizenship to Ukrainian?
Hi ! Can you update us about the Russian election from your point of view please .
Your Channel is one of the very few I still listening to it . Because it’s informative
Thanks again. Regards from Australia
You are doing a good job with these reports Anja, greetings from Sweden oblast
Thank you!
I wonder how feasible it is to get these russian POWs to fight for Ukraine. Of course, there are certain logistics and vetting that needs to be done, but any soldier with a brain can see that Ukraine treats them much better than does russia.
They need to volunteer otherwise it is a violation of human rights the same as the Russians do in pressing Ukrainian citizens into their militia and army.
Sadly, governments around the world are acting like Russia has lately. I'll never understand why those that have a government they do not want or agree with do not make changes for their self.
Such a pity the Russians do not let the Ukrainian captives return home. Their families must
be worried and panicky. If the Russians do not want their own soldiers back it is bad. I guess the Russian government does not get bothered, only the families. Even though some
mothers and wives are slowly getting more active, it might not help much. There should be
larger numbers of them. Two countries so close to each other, neighbors - not brothers -
yet totally different mentalities. Let us hope this useless war will be over this coming year.
Slava Ukraini!!!! We admire you, stand with you, and think of you. Maybe Pr. Z, right now in
Washington can get more ammo and general help. 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦
in modern history, the exchange of pow is very sad. it's especially very sad for pow who are viewed as traitors by their home countries.
That is only true in countries like Russia. A lot of countries are just glad to have their people back.
As an American who's voted Republican since my first Presidential election in 1980, I'm embarrassed by the GOP's lack of resolve to support Ukraine no matter what the economic costs to the US. I'm voting Democrat in the next election regardless of their stance on gun control, abortion etc. NONE of that matters if democracy itself is under attack in every corner of the world.
Glad to hear that. It's astonishing that a party a few years ago was resolutely anti-Russian, that a party that held Russia was THE big bad wolf for nearly 70 years is now arguing to protect it! Everything the US has constructed militarily has been designed to fight Russia. Of course, bluntly the US doesn't want to see their boys fighting in Europe or anywhere. But the best way to stay out of the actual fighting is to give Ukraine everything it needs. I'm sure you realise, too, that over half the money (at least) goes straight to US companies, making new arms and ammunition for the US forces, to replace the old and stock items (that need disposal) that have been given to Ukraine. A lot of jobs in Republican areas depend on this 'Ukrainian aid'!! Finally, the US has lost a great deal of respect and confidence among its allies, thanks to Trump. Biden's support for Ukraine has restored some of that, but the slow rate of agreements and supply (e.g. F16s) has been 'puzzling'. European companies and manufacturers are looking not only to spend more, but to be less dependent on the US. There is nothing the US produces that Europe cannot. Three countries build and operate aircraft carriers, two build and operate nuclear powered submarines, one (maybe 2) builds its own nuclear missiles. The Saab Gripen JAS 39 may be a more suitable plane for use in Ukraine and wider than the F35, etc, etc.
Thank you for realizing this. Putin wants Ukraine's rich grain lands, and access to the Black Sea. He will move his adherents into positions of authority in Ukraine, and terrorize the citizens into fleeing or compliance. Moldova will be next on his list of conquests. He will control a large portion of the worlds grain supply, and trade in the Black Sea. This will result in conflict with Turkey and the EU countries. All along the borders with the newly expanded Russia, there will be a major build up of the military. He will take offense, and potentially kick off WWIII.
The reich in the USA believe in fascism and share values with Putin…
Well said, this is too important. The party has taken the maga pill and all gone cult
You shall fit right in as a Democrat. Failure to look at the complete picture and a desire to give up your constitutional rights. But, like Forest said, "you can't fix stupid".
You speak so well, I wish you would do more youtube videos.
Great vid. Thanks. BTW, thanks also for using an actual person for the job of narrating this program. Channels which instead use AI are really disrespecting their audience by using such clownish method to provide news of the war.
Iirc when Britain repatriated POWs they had liberated in ww2, they were marched off the ship in Odessa and gunned down on the wharf.
Who gunned them down? I just started reading the WWII stories from German POW'S. They were scared to go back to their homes occupied by Russia. It was heartbreaking. Many of these soldiers were unaware of the atrocities Hitler was doing, until the war was over. They were indoctrinated as kids, enlisted young, and thought they were doing their "duty". They had little access to information, and weren't allowed to question authority.
They don't want to trade because Ukrainians don't have as many POWs as Russia. For Russia to trade POWs with Ukraine they would have to give many more Ukrainians back for less Russians, otherwise Ukraine would not think it's fair. Ukraine is not able to offer 1 to 1 trade, they simply don't have that many POWs
Ha ha ha😂.
two other reasons. Ukraine benefits more since the quality of their soldiers is generally higher. and russia does not want to pay the contracts of their soldiers or any other benefits
Spread the word in russia if any russians are watching this
Great video
Cool channel,you’re a great find.
Perception management operations.
A much more likely explanation is that Kyiv just doesn't have enough Russian POWs to exchange. As prisoners taken would track successful ground operations pretty closely then if Ukraine doesn't have prisoners to swap then it reveals how badly they have been doing. If Russia doesn't want it's own people back for some sort of psychological reason then why did it do those previous swaps? Why doesn't Ukraine reveal the number and names of the prisoners it's holding?
If I were a Russian Soldier, who did the right thing by abandoning the fight, I would be quite pissed, if you sent me back to Russia.
It is simple Russia will let Ukraine keep them. That means that they have to feed , cloth and provide medical care to them. Ukraine also has to use men and resources to guard the POWs. Remember that a lot of these POWs are former inmates that were pardoned if they joined the Wagner group or conscripts that had maybe 3 days of training. And while Russia has never really cared about it's people these POWs/deserters are helping tie down Ukraine.
Ukraine and Palestine both need Peace 🕊️.
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Barers of bad news and rumours arent wanted in Russia.
They can't handle the truth. I robbed that line 😅
I wonder how many of the Russian POWs were recruited from prisons. Maybe the lack of swaps is an effort to reduce the crime rate in Russia.
True. They don't need them back. Also as there is no longer Wagner PMC there is no need to have them back to boost other to join. Mobiks can be forced anyway.
Although I fully agree with your point of view, I suppose that we will have to wait for the end of the war before we know the truth. I find all of the atrocities committed against their own people and our brothers and sisters in Ukraine unsurprising and inhuman especially in the modern world. Thanks Anya for an excellent summary. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
Perhaps the KyivPost could use a column width by five centimeters length size BOX in every day's issue stating : Russia's last agreed prisoner exchange : August 7, 2022.
A very dry and straightforward view of this specific topic.
Interesting thing to learn of.
Russia’s main advantage over Ukraine is manpower, it makes sense why they will not trade soldiers.
Here’s to the POW and MIA defenders who suffer.
Yes, depriving Ukraine of potentially thousands of soldiers, while keeping them barely alive and demoralized, but available as hostages.
Ukraine needs manpower. russia provides men. How can these men be utilized in the Ukrainian war effort keeping in mind the Geneva Conventions and ensuring a Ukrainian victory?
Typically Russian slava Ukraine 🏴🇺🇦
Я вже бачив звіт про військовополонених...
І не можу сказати цього достатньо…
Ви повинні висвітлити більше про це..
Підкреслити, що український народ непохитний у правильному вчинку..❤❤❤
У світі
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Ви повинні бути наполегливими, щоб відстоювати добро❤🎉❤🎉
Тепер серця завойовують тисячі. Кожен день..
І в Росії, і в усьому світі..
Я один із тих, чиє серце сильно б’ється за народ України, і я їду, щоб зробити все можливе для реабілітації жертв війни та побудови притулків та притулків для тих, хто цього потребує.
Сказав дітям (моєму)
І попросив дозволу піти..
Тож до зустрічі в січні..
Я не можу дочекатися, щоб ступити на вашу землю❤
Good luck to you! I'm guessing you are, but you are connected with a group already, right? Everything I've heard, you need to be connected. I commend what you're doing for Ukraine & glad you have the support of your family. Be safe & Slava Ukraini!💜🇺🇦🤝🇺🇸
You can’t reuse cannon fodder. It is for single use only.
Russian prisoner conscripts? Fight in Ukraine and don’t come back! Genius.
The lady from Kiev post spoke good English I like the Kiev post I use to the paper when I went to Kiev and stayed at hotel Rus
Ukraine needs to run ads in Russian news papers asking for money to build places to house and feed the Russian prisoners. Ukraine can say Russia is not wanting them back and it’s getting too expensive for Ukraine to provide for them. They should also ask the Russian government to send money for their soldiers too.
Russia does not want its criminals and injured POW’s back. They would rather Ukraine pay for their livelihood. These are mostly weakened soldiers.
We Russians 🇷🇺 have lost the war, how are we going to win when 90% of the money allocated by the USA to Ukraine remained in the USA and was invested in the military industry of the USA?
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