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This week, four Ukrainian Oblasts apparently voted for accession to the Russian Federation in referendums that are widely seen as a sham. So in this video, we’ll discuss what happened on the ground, the world’s reaction and how this might impact the war.

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1 – https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26919928
2 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Donbas_status_referendums
3 – https://www.nationalia.info/new/10460/constitutional-reform-autonomy-for-donetsk-and-luhansk-foreseen-in-ukraine-ceasefire-deal
4 – https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-calls-for-civilized-implementation-of-east-ukraine-referendum-results-1399884791
5 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Oblast
6 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia
7 – https://www.ft.com/content/87a4bd52-2d82-48ac-a842-cdca3ba742dd
8 – https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/public-opinion-divided-donbas-results-january-2022-survey-both-sides-contact-line
9 – https://www.ft.com/content/87a4bd52-2d82-48ac-a842-cdca3ba742dd
10 – https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20220923-eu-s-top-diplomat-josep-borrell-slams-sham-referendums-held-by-russia-in-ukraine/
11 – https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/09/23/statement-from-president-biden-on-russias-sham-referendums-in-ukraine/
12 – https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3578647-turkey-not-to-recognize-results-of-pseudoreferendums-in-ukraine.html
13 – https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202209/1275971.shtml
14 – https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-says-it-supports-respect-for-sovereignty-and-territorial-integrity-ahead-of-referendums-in-ukraine/article65923019.ece
15 – https://warontherocks.com/2020/06/revelations-about-russias-nuclear-deterrence-policy/

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  1. @Darkor44

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Wait… I haven't seen this guy a while… What happened to him? And why isn't he daily briefing anymore…? I like that dude btw

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    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

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  3. @Heidenspross

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    nice to see you guys still shilling for NATO…
    a little prediction: this won't age well

  4. @toletoles

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Dude, this whole thing could have been avoided if only this guy Zelensky would have left and leave someone else try dimplomacy for a change instead of taking a country as hostage for NATO's intrests.

    NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization, how is Ukraine anywehere near the north atlantic? I think Putin is right, the NATO was created to counter the soviet union and now they want to have Ukraine as a member?? the Ukraine that speaks Russian and was part of Russia few years ago? Seriously? Are you guys blind?

  5. @stephenlock7236

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Russia just implemented western style democracy for the Donbass region. Isn't that exactly what the US and the Western European regimes has been crying out for?

  6. @Padenie

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    since when did democracy, leading the people, become a pretense? people have the right to self-determination

  7. @itschadsson4872

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    W Russia 🐻❄️🍞 love you putin

  8. @kkkiren599

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Timings mattered. Russia knew that a successful attack towards Lyman was building up. Russia had to produce results. They fast tracked the referendum and annexation for their domestic audience to promote conscription as well as to buffer the effects of " forced" withdrawals and potential " voluntary " surrenders! It probably was a saving face agenda before part of the roof fell in. Now desperation may be setting in which may commit to irrational acts.

  9. @ericnelson8752

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Just because you do not agree it is not a sham. After reporting the facts and Chronology you have concluded something quite wrong. So many must be confused by you.

  10. @ericnelson8752

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    heat God bless Russia and Putin from New Zealand. Please cleanse Ukraine of NATO, America, Germany, UK, American Puppet selensky, and Ukraine’s Nazi forces. Please American gangsters, stop blowing up Russian gas pipelines like Biden said he would, and allowing puppet selensky to buy property in America. Let Russia have their land and people in Ukraine back, and end the war.

  11. @oillipheist

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    You guys are so far gone in your Russian-hating blindness that facts just don't matter and if CNN says the referendums are a sham THEY MUST SO SHUT UP YOU PUTIN STOOGE!

  12. @ReiseLukas

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    US automates elections and anyone who doubts them is Conspiracy Theorists, but Russia holds Referendums and the News suddenly says its illegitimate. Enough of the Hypocrisy

  13. @bosinaify

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Putin doesn’t give damn about western powers and he is truly a brave leader. Independent journalists are there witnesses that Ukraine or indirectly western powers are killing Ukrainian people in those areas where referendum was held. Shame on US, UN puppets and long live Russia

  14. @extremumadventura

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    sort of like every lotto ticket is a winner

  15. @extremumadventura

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    150M false prophets couldnt make this happen or valid

  16. @kkkiren599

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Everyone scores brownie points while normal ( innocent) citizens suffer the brunt of conflict , death and destruction. Humans responsible will definitely pay an unprecedented price as none consider it their righteous duty to stop evil Satanic intent and deeds even in an era of logic and humane rationale. The earth's recycling will have to become a reality.

  17. @patrickryan7829

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Same way they destroyed the UK.

  18. @dirgsuite5546

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Sham referendums? Why acting as if Russian speaking Ukrainians do not exist anymore. Why would they be pro Kiev, after the regular Ukrainian army has been shelling them for 8 years, forbidding Russian language and oppressing them. If Ukraine takes back these territories, I am afraid of the civil massacre that will follow on these citizens. Something that will not be reported on by the West. Why is it so hard for the West to report on both sides. You're supposed to be the free Western press!

  19. @Kallikukurinn

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Putin's thinking has changed because he realized he had pushed the Ukrainians firmly out of his hands, especially with his invasion. There was no way for him to get Ukraine back, so he decided to go full copium and try to annex certain territories from Ukraine~

  20. @hps362

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    4:04 date wrong

  21. @krisfleischer7467

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Putin is really crazy if he thinks he just keep getting away with this tyranny.Nobody believes his fraudulent cloth bullshit, I wonder what Biden thinks🤔🥕🌽🤧

  22. @MrUKRAINEC

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    These 2 groups were formed by russia back in 2014! Isn't it obvious now?

  23. @lasubasimon2539

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    2

  24. @user-yx6oy1vm6u

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Referenda "whilst a gunpoint" as your Annalena Berbock said??! LMAO)))))))))))
    Hysterically laughing)) the Western propaganda = a madhouse

  25. @user-yx6oy1vm6u

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Hahaha! Look who is teaching us how to conduct referenda!! LOL :-))))))))
    Is everyone down and out moron there in the West??

  26. @nachoqualsevol554

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Well, Britain did this very trick against Spain in Gibraltar in 1966 anda against Argentina in Malvinas (falklands) in 2013. The only possible outcome: to "remain british"… a sort of "colonial-washing".

  27. @HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Mind Begs the Question:
    To support & aid an Apartheid State
    Righteous,Evil?

  28. @schutzanzug4518

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    The People of Donetsk and Luhansk’s right to self determination outweighs the territorial integrity of those who wish to put them to the ground.

    At least it was the case with the Albanian in Kosovo, but when it doesn’t go with nato then it’s a “sham”

  29. @TitoSim

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    The people spoke and voted, and witnessed by international observers. The West and Ukraine can call it anything but the people that make their choice felt that they will have a better life. After it is said and done, any argument that follows is just bullshit. Just saying.

  30. @TheWriteFiction

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Russia – "We are now SIX MONTHS AND TWENTY FIVE days into our glorious TWO WEEK special military operation!

    We have successfully:

    -poisoned an entire battalion of our soldiers by having them camp and dig trenches in the contaminated zone of Chernobyl, because the commander was a genius and thought that would be the last place anyone would think of attacking

    -pulled back our assault on Kyiv because we had been beating the Ukrainians so badly that we decided to mercifully withdraw our forces… and totally not because we couldn't get into the city past their multiple layers of defences and our convoy ended up stuck on the main highway leading into the capital city as a result, making it an easy target for their artillery

    -assaulted a nuclear power plant and fired rockets and tank shells at it, because that is the smart thing to do when attacking a NUCLEAR power plant

    -had many of our vehicles, tanks, and ammo/fuel dumps bombed to shit by precision artillery, airstrikes, and drones, so much so that the fires of our burning vehicles could be picked up by orbiting forest fire satellites accessible to the public

    -redirected all our forces to the frontlines to the East and South because the Donbas (and Odessa) have been our real targets all along, and not because we couldn't get Ukraine to capitulate within two weeks like we originally planned by taking Kyiv

    -stopped an average of 90 miles away from our borders on ALL fronts, because not only are the Ukrainian forces putting up a stronger defence than anticipated and are intimately familiar with Russian battle tactics due to originally being part of the glorious Soviet Union whose doctrine we still practice today, but because our logistics are shit and are unable to support an army fighting 100 miles away from our borders before running out of supplies

    -been unable to effectively supply all our troops on the frontlines, which is why our fully equipped, fully stocked, and well fed troops are looting shops and villages because they have enough to eat and sustain themselves, and not because they are criminals and conscripted teenagers who are starving and running low on food, fuel and ammo

    -have resorted to using ALL our backup units, including training vehicles, and vehicles from the public to reinforce our frontlines, because we lost so many in the initial few weeks of the invasion due to most of our vehicles running out of fuel or getting stuck in the February winter mud, which is the same problem the Germans had in WWII

    -resupplied Ukraine's military with our latest tanks, AP units, trucks and mobile artillery, because they totally didn't get stuck in the aforementioned mud and were towed away by Ukrainian farmers and randoms with tractors

    -used a nuclear power station as a storage house for ammo and fuel, because Ukraine keeps bombing all of our ammo dumps and supply depots. What could possibly go wrong?

    -strategically bombed every random bit of field, farm house, and civilian building with smart guided munitions because they have been identified as vital military installations to Ukraine's war effort, and not because our access to the more accurate GPS satellite network which our military is mostly dependent on no longer works because we've been cut off from it and have been forced to use our less reliable satellite system… (and because we have no problems committing war crimes)

    -purposefully docked most of our ships in port and sunk our Black Sea capital ship the Moskva on purpose because it got badly damaged in a storm, and not because most of our fleet including the Moskva are 10,000 hours due for a service and most of the equipment and vital components on board weren't functioning, making our beforementioned glorious, fleet killing capital ship vulnerable to two missile strikes

    -have lost over 50% of Moscow's elite 1st Guard Tank army's armaments, vehicles, supplies and equipment in the most recent Ukranian assault in the Kharkiv region, and have retreated to stop Ukraine's advance in its tracks

    -have started importing ammunition from North Korea and other parts of Russia, because we're running out of ammunition on the frontlines

    "Everything is going according to plan." -_-

  31. @iiiDartsiii

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    well in 2014 they just waltzed into Crimea and no one bothered doing anything about it so Putin thought he could take a bigger bite, if he knew that Ukraine was not going to play around before hand he would have thought twice about invading. Putin is like a primitive animal, he can sense fear and takes advantage of it.

  32. @christopherduke2477

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    More bought and paid for propaganda. The referendums were free, fair and totally legal. Sadly the same can't be said for your paymasters Kosovo debacle, your videos are getting more and more embarrassing. Now get all your dirty money together and pay your gas bill.

  33. @Mrblazed420

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Not just greater that 50% turn out they were all apparently like 97% its actually hilarious how weak this makes Russia look and if they cant hold them they will look even more stupid than they do already

  34. @HigherMorality

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    All of those areas rightfully belong to Russia. Ukraine is NOT a country and all of the territory that this social-experiment-gone-wrong currently occupies belong to Russia.

  35. @grfrjiglstan

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Russia's allies disagree with these referendums because they realize that if they supported it, Russia could do the same to them. Well, theoretically, at least. Practically, their capacity to wage war after this will be pretty much zero.

  36. @grfrjiglstan

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    "I licked it, that means it's mine!"
    -Vladimir Pukin

  37. @vortexgen1

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Now that the those people who instigated the fake vote in these territories, have committed treason, and once the Ukrainian forces take back over, the traitors should be shot or hung.

  38. @himagainstill

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Putin runs votes like lawyers run trials – never ask a question unless you already know the answer in advance.

  39. @frankieseward8667

    March 3, 2024 at 5:20 am

    Just after this sham, Lyman was liberated.

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With Russia’s persistent struggles on the frontlines, speculation that Putin could once again call for a mobilisation in order to improve his prospects on the frontlines. But given the major backlash to his previous attempt, will he risk it again?

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1 – https://meduza.io/amp/en/feature/2026/09/10/putin-dismisses-rumors-of-another-mobilization-as-nonsense-but-can-russia-keep-fighting-without-another-round-of-forced-recruitment
2 – https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/19/russians-leave-before-election-ends-fearing-mobilisation-to-follow
3 – https://www.belfercenter.org/research-analysis/will-putin-resume-mobilization-if-so-when-and-why
4 – https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-18-2026/
5 – https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/04/07/russia-has-shifted-to-a-year-round-conscription-system-here-s-what-that-means-for-the-country-s-young-men
6 – https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/14/russia-ukraine-putin-recruiters-mobilisation
7 – https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/what-we-know-about-north-korean-forces-joining-russias-war-against-ukraine-2026-08-06/
8 – https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/eur46/1361/2026/en/ 
9 – https://unn.ua/en/amp/russia-raised-payments-to-millions-but-the-number-of-contract-soldiers-has-decreased
10 – https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/28/russia-losing-6000-more-troops-than-it-can-recruit-each-month-in-ukraine-says-west 
11 – https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/21/should-russia-brace-for-a-new-mobilization-a93256 
12 – https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/06/24/something-could-start-as-early-as-october-russian-authorities-are-discussing-a-new-wave-of-mobilization-after-the-state-duma-elections
13 – https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-tests-readiness-for-new-round-of-military-mobilization-87d61b96
14 – https://ua.news/en/world/u-rosiyi-gotuiut-spiski-pratsivnikiv-iz-bronniu-vid-mobilizatsiyi
15 – https://www.belfercenter.org/research-analysis/will-putin-resume-mobilization-if-so-when-and-why
16 – https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-12-2026/
17 – https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/09/21/as-fears-of-post-election-mobilization-swirl-russian-activists-prepare-for-the-worst-a93761
18 – https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-09-13/russia-uses-arrests-and-coercion-to-send-more-recruits-to-the-front-in-ukraine.html
19 – https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-29-2025/

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Why Russia’s Election Results Were More Revealing than You Think

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In this video, we’re going to look at the official results from the Russian election; the real results; and what the widening gap between them might tell us about Putin’s strategic posture.

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Germany’s Political Centre Collapses: What Next?

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Over the weekend, Germany held two more state elections, both delivering another blow to Friedrich Merz’s CDU. In this video, we’re taking a look at what happened on Sunday and what this means for Germany more broadly.

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Is Ukraine Fighting a Proxy War in Mali?

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As a new front opens up in Mali, Russia and Ukraine are apparently continuing their battle away from home. In this video, we’re going to look at why Ukrainian forces are operating in Africa, what led to it and how it affects the war at home.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78ld18lgr9o
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgl5jeg5r15o
https://www.csis.org/analysis/tracking-arrival-russias-wagner-group-mali
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/russias-wagner-mercenary-group-says-it-is-leaving-mali-after-mission-2025-06-06/
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/malis-army-claims-capture-rebel-stronghold-kidal-2023-11-14/
https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/monthly-forecast/2026-07/west-africa-and-the-sahel-17.php
https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/fall-of-northern-mali-jnim-fla-offensive-russia-issp-camara
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLCG-_I-DYk
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/12/africa/ukraine-russia-drones-mali-libya-intl
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/world/europe/ukraine-air-defense-deal-qatar-saudi-arabia.html
https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-denies-involvement-mali-attack-says-cutting-ties-short-sighted-2024-08-05/
https://adf-magazine.com/2023/12/as-critics-warn-of-blood-gold-mali-signs-deal-with-russia-to-open-refinery/
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/29106
https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/lifestyle/north-african-country-with-6-russian-military-bases-denies-allowing-ukraine-to-use/tkltznz=
https://english.nv.ua/nation/ukraine-s-hur-hits-russian-base-in-syria-after-putin-assad-meeting-50439035.html
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/13/ukrainian-troops-are-now-operating-across-africa/

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Will Canada’s “Associate Membership” Lead to a Multi-Tier EU?

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On Wednesday, the EU invited Canada to become an “associate member”, but with many candidate countries waiting in the wings, it’s unclear what this actually means in practice. Could this be the first step towards a multi-tier vision of Europe?

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Ursula von der Leyen State of the Union speech, proposing associate membership for Canada:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_26_1868 

Macron’s two-tier proposal:
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/05/11/what-do-we-know-about-macron-s-idea-for-a-two-tier-europe 

Merz proposes associate membership for Ukraine:
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/21/merz-proposes-associate-eu-membership-for-ukraine-with-mutual-assistance 

Albania & Serbia back gradual integration:
https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/11/serbia-and-albania-issue-joint-text-on-eu-accession-without-veto 

Ukraine opposes gradual integration/membership-lite:
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/europe-cannot-afford-to-leave-ukraine-trapped-in-the-geopolitical-grey-zone/ 

EU member reservations about Canada associate membership:
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-capitals-mark-carney-ursula-von-der-leyen-associate-membership-canada/ 
https://www.ft.com/content/7b1a00f1-6842-4f5e-ace4-d6a57e98b21e 

EU is already ad hoc:
https://www.euractiv.com/news/rapporteur-the-rise-of-ad-hoc-europe/

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