These maps explain why Putin is invading Ukraine

Mountains, ports and flat ground: Geography plays a part in Putin's desire to control Ukraine. Author and Broadcaster Tim Marshall explains why.
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[erics]

If you think about it, if Russia started in Kiev, then it's actually not Ukraine that belongs to Mother Russia, but rather Russia that belongs to Ukraine.

[Liamu]

I kind of liked the blending of practical visual aids with digital overlays. That was a nice change of pace. Well presented.

[billf]

Atrocities of the past are no justification for atrocities of the present.

[Cruxair]

This video is for people who dont know anything about this situation

[silentbob]

I think I get why Russia wants Ukraine. I understand at least some of it. But none of that matters to me because Ukraine doesn’t want to be a part of it.

[SkillCharged]

What kind of a psychopath would want to bomb the hell out of the city where his civilization originated from?

[andyd]

That explanation is like the USA taking over England and France because that's where a large part of the the population and culture is from.

[stonedcoldchillerk]

“I don’t want NATO close to me. Let’s get close to them.”

[pacman]

One issue most people don’t address is the OIL discovered in Ukraine. It would give them massive oil reserves, and they would become Europes major supplier instead of Russia. Russias economy would collapse, and Ukraine would become a thriving western backed democracy on their border.

[ALMarkAZ]

I am from Slovakia.
I've grown up under our Main Carpathian Mountains that we proudly own.
My grandparents always says that we have advantage of not being directly affected by the war for generations and now it only proved me more safe then ever.

[Bibliotics]

This isn’t even covering the most major issue, which is literally another war for oil and gas. In 2012 it was discovered that off the Ukrainian coast line, and in their eastern and western regions is enough natural gas and oil to make them the 14th largest producer.

Starting in 2012 with the Ukrainian overthrough of their Russian oligarchical poppet and pro-Russian leader western companies were working with Ukraine to develop these, while at Ukraine sought entry into the EU and NATO.

This would mean that Ukraine could become the supplier of choice to the EU instead of Russia, who relies on its oil and gas exports for a larger portion of their microscopic economy.

In effect, spotting Ukrainian oil and gas as an existential threat Russia funded “proRussian groups in the eastern NG a area called Dombast and Luhaunst, and took over Crimea in 2014. Effectively cutting off half of Ukrainians potential for development of oil and gas.

While there is a potential for military defense, this is way more about Russia killing off a competitor in the fossil fuel market for Europe, than anything else.

[ricksimon]

0:24 - Russia does not feel nervous about NATO. If you don't even understand that very basic concept, what good could the rest of this video be? Russia CLAIMS to feel threatened. What they really feel is that they can invade Ukraine but not Estonia or Lithuania. THAT is all that Putin feels.

[michaelv]

It’s not Russian thinking, my friend, it’s Putin’s thinking. I am telling you, since I am from there.

[xvilusxv]

Wish everything CNN put out was this concise, polished & visually interesting. Excellent video.

[confidential]

What specific reason stands behind to get buffer zone on the flat land when nuclear weapon delivery is on the air?

[Ariwari]

Can we all remember that hitler invaded Austria to “bring the Germans living there back to Germany” this is the same thing

[watchman]

Just expanding on the idea. For Russia to really have a safe port, it should occupy Istanbul, and completely to be land safe from the West it should overtake Poland.
You can not build your psychological safety on other people’s ruin.

[davebartosh]

The argument to the Russian "history" of Ukraine being Russian was well argued by the Ukraninans, who pointed out that Moscow was forest while Ukraine was developed long ago.

[waynefrost]

Has anybody told putin that it's 2022 and not 1942 anymore?

[kanya]

So ironic looking at how the dude is unleashing all his firepower on that population that happens so dear to him!