European Union open to membership talks with Ukraine

Ukraine has pushed for years to join the European Union. Now, there's some movement. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joins CBS News to unpack the latest development as Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Thursday he will continue the war.

[roadwarrior]

zelensky didn't try to prevent this conflict through diplomacy because he lacks honour and integrity.

In 2014 there was a coup. Soon after, there was a massacre in Odessa (dozens of people were burned alive). Ethnic Russians living in Ukraine were treated as subhuman. Their language and culture was being oppressed. A civil war broke out due to the rise in ethnic tensions. For 8 years the Ukrainian military was indiscriminately shelling civilians living in Donbas.

If Zelensky honored the Minsk agreement and pledged neutrality, none of this would have happened. The 8 year civil war would have ended and Donbas would have remained part of Ukraine. War is the ultimate failure of diplomacy.

Zelensky, Poroshenko, Merkel and Hollande admitted that Ukraine had no intention to honor the Minsk agreements.

Who didn't want peace? Who advised against the 2022 peace talks in April? Hint: someone visited Zelensky in Kiev at that time.

Russia's national security was compromised once nato began to expand eastwards. Russia clearly stated that Ukraine joining nato was a red line (November 2021) and unfortunately this concern was never taken seriously. The Russians openly stated: if nothing changes, we will be forced to act in order to defend our national security. Enhancing the national security of one country at the expense of another is unacceptable. The Russians have legitimate security concerns.

20th September, 2021. Ukraine launched military drills with US and nato.

NATO is not a defensive alliance. Nato illegally bombed Yugoslavia (a direct violation of the U.N. Charter).
We should never forget what they did to Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq etc.

Who blew up the pipeline causing an environmental disaster?

Zelensky banned all opposition and arrested a leading priest.

Zelensky also tried to invoke article 5 under false pretences. Remember the incident in Poland.

Ethnic Russians living in Ukraine were treated as subhuman. Their language and culture was being oppressed.
Poroshenko said, “Our children will go to schools and kindergartens—theirs will hide in the basements”.

Russians will never forget the 2014 Odessa massacre. The whole world needs to know about it.

Why was Denis Kireev eliminated? He was a member of Ukraine's negotiating team during the peace negotiations. He wanted to help his country.

Ukraine has a hit list. They target artists, journalists and ordinary citizens. Hundreds of children are on this list. (13 year old Faina Savenkova was placed on this list.)
Pink Floyd's Roger Waters is on this list. Jimmy Dore (American stand-up comedian, podcaster) and Aaron Maté (Canadian writer and journalist) are on this list.

There is evidence that Ukrainian troops have been indiscriminately shelling civilians in Donbas. (they used petal mines and targeted areas where there was no military presence).

The azov troops trapped in the azovstal steelworks in Mariupol used human shields. They refused to allow civilians to leave despite of humanitarian corridors being present. Russia held a proposed cease fire in order for the civilians to leave, but azov would not allow the civilians to leave.

Ukraine has committed many acts of terrorism (car bombs and other forms of assassination). Darya Dugina (journalist) RIP.

The first terrorist attack on the Kerch bridge killed the truck driver and the individuals in the adjacent car (innocent civilian victims).
The second terrorist attack on the Kerch bridge killed two parents and severely injured their young daughter.
Hopefully someone will write an UNBIASED book, stating facts and allowing the readers to form their own judgments. Everything I said can be fact checked and verified.

[knunyabeasewhacks]

10% for the "Big Guy"....

No more cash for Ukraine, no more Brother Wars!

[Straight--Vision--..]

No more of our money need to go to Europe

[SlumberBeark]

"European Union open to finding a way of dragging everyone into world war 3 because of a technicality."

[agimezei]

Do not send anymore money to Ukraine !!!!

[selvathea]

As soon as given candidate to Ukraine, Mr. Orban blocked over $50 billion aid to Ukraine. 😂

[stevendouglas]

The US has given Ukraine enough money, guns, ammunition, everything. Enough is enough.

[dilldowschwagginz]

Zelenski on the UN floor...

"So you see good people of UN, that's why I need 250 billion dollars!"

[crapple]

Huge mistake. Does the EU really want new borders with Russia??

[gabrielchunguchitoshi]

Just give up on this war, you are just causing harm to your country and your people are the ones suffering. You have been soliciting for help here and there. That war must end in the interest of your people because they have lost a lot. Let peace prevail. The EU must loosen their grip on this war. They are the ones fuelling up the situation. We need peace here and Israel as well.

[gringoloco]

This guy must have dirt on every single “leader” in the West.

[craigcrowley]

Ukraine doesn’t stand a chance quit all the lies !

[whiskeymonk]

Even with hundreds of billions of dollars the little dwarf lost the war. All his young countrymen are dead now. HUGE FAIL.

[Zippadeedoodaa-ntom]

Isn't Zelensky jewish ? Yep! Funny how this religion (not a race or ethnicity) is in a seat of power in every country that's causing war and turmoil.

[sufypwh]

Zelensky's A BUM...his favorite Nation is..."DONATION."

[joewilson]

Ukraine 🇺🇦is done their old fighters can't do it Russia has 100 million people

[rudolfoduran]

Have nato send them money we gave already .

[alvinsdad]

Good! No more money for Ukraine or any other country. The USA must start focusing on us.

[SubvertTheState]

I love how many not Ukrainians seem to courageously tell us how The Ukrainians will fight to the last toddler.

[alozano]

Literally this guy saying you need to vote for Dark Brandon to save Ukraine 😂😂😂😂😂