Why Russia Might Invade Georgia (Again)

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[theawesomeman]

When I was in Middle School, my teacher offered extra credit to whoever could name a country starting with the letter "G". I had watched the news the night before about Russia invading a country called Georgia so I named Georgia as my answer for my extra credit attempt. My teacher thought I was talking about an American state that happened to also have the name Georgia. She told me, "just because they talk with an accent doesn't mean they are a different country." I did not get credit.

[joshuahillerup]

I don't suppose this bill means that the Georgian Dream party will have to register as a foreign agent?

[aspenin]

“NGOs and media are under foreign influence” - the government under foreign influence 😂

[KINGUCXO]

Aphxazians are related circassians?😂 Please don’t ever try educational content about Georgian ethnical groups, this videos provokes our political sovereignty and causing a lot of gap between us.

Apkhazians are Georgian native ethnical group, not Apsuas, they aren’t not even close with our homeland, Apsuas with Russians has occupied our territory.

Long Live Georgia 🇬🇪

[PetroGameplay]

I was in Georgia back in March. At some of the restaurants in the country, the receipts have a "fun fact" letter that says "Russia controls 20% of Georgia's territory".

[corymorimacori]

“You’re from Georgia, sweet Georgia as the history books unfold ya!” Rasputin

[lonelywanderer]

Just the day this video was uploaded a Chinese company has been officially approved as a sole investor of the Anaklia port project.

[LindalaAKARose]

Hi! A Latvian here. I distinctly remember the 2008 Russian invasion in Georgia - and how fast it was all over. And how only countries that had firsthand experience with Russia's aggression and never dying imperialism were in a loud uproar about it.

And I distinctly remember, just having walked out of my parents apartment, heading to the public transport stop, in school, 15 years of age, and thinking - oh. Oh what is my family gonna do when/if Russia invades Latvia again? Oh we would have to get all of our grandparents. Oh good thing my mom's grandparents have a car, and my dad's car is so big. Oh, but maybe we should also pick up some of my friends too.

You know. Normal thoughts to have as a fifteen year old.

This is why there is this unbridgable gap between most people in the world and the people that have grown up in the old and ongoing, wealthy and always safe empires. If you know how it is, to be afraid of your country's sovereignty, than you know. If you have never felt that fear... you have no idea.

[PonderosaPine]

Just wanted to say that while Saakashvili did lose the 2012 presidential election, he did not lose to Ivanishvili. Giorgi Margvelashvili won the Georgian presidential election and remained president until 2018 as an independent--though as a part of the Georgian Dream coalition--but slowly became more critical of the Georgian Dream's consolidation of power and ultimately did not seek re-election. Ivanishvili became the Prime Minister of Georgia in 2012, not president. Doesn't change the fact that the Georgian Dream party controls, but there is a slight error in elected positions here.

[GamePlayer]

If I had a dollar every time a Western-leaning country on Russia's border had two seperate Russian-back seperatist states appear shortly before a Russian invasion, I'd have 2 dollars. Which isn't a lot, but we really should have seen it coming after the first dollar

[Shadowfeather-sbvc]

as a Georgian, Apolitical nature of population is the scariest thing ever to happen to country.
2 things that happened in Georgia during protests:
1) MFA operators would use foreign numbers to call people who took part in protests and start swearing at them threatning to rape their parents and asking why are they taking action in anti-govermental protests.
2) MFA created Database which as they say: will contain data about people who support "war" in country.
(According to govermnet you support war if you are not Apolitical)

[ZukaNikolozBukhrashvili]

"According to the last census conducted in Soviet Georgia in 1989, the population of Abkhazia totaled about 525, 000 people. As for the ethnic composition, the largest groups were Georgians (239, 872 people - 45.7% of the population), Abkhazians (93, 267 people - 17.7%), Armenians (76, 541 people - 14.6%) and Russians (74, 913 people - 14.3%)"

The ethic map in 8th minute is kinda misleading. You mention the correct numbers shortly after though. Nice video overall.

[sonsprinter]

The song used in this video is "Blue Lantern" - Yi Nantiro in case anyone was interested. Not sure why he didn't credit it.

[JesseWagnerMusic]

The way this man pronounces Belarus is downright jarring every time

[rvdzst]

As a peanut farmer from Georgia I am deeply concerned....

[dylan-wqql]

This guy is the reason why I love geography.

[Davethehedgehog]

Have to say, I kinda think it’s a good idea that media organizations have to publish their funding, for all sides

[ZiggyZeee]

Your work is so detailed.. For some reason after hundreds of hours watched, I felt like letting you know, Its impressive af

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Nice. Will was see a video on Moldova too? There's a lot to talk about. Unionism with Romania, Transnistria and how it is in the weakest bargaining position ever, Kremlin destabilising measures, Gagauzia. I think there's a lot to talk about.

[monichaki]

only putin can predict reallifelore's timing