This is an objective post to provide additional context to what is going on in the Ukraine. I encourage everyone to take a 24 hour fast from watching ANY Main Stream Media (MSM) sources including but not limited to: CNN, FOX, MSNBC, NEWSMAX, Etc.
First, I would like to express my sincere condolences and prayers for all the innocent people in Ukraine caught up in this geopolitical event as this is a truly a horrible situation for all involved.
JP Sears - While the content he creates is entertaining and done in a satirical and humorous way, he is highly researched and provides a unique perspective. Please consider watching and checking out some of his other content. More of JPβs Videos can be found π₯here: π
This is a very well put together explanation from 2 years ago regarding the structure and brief history of the Ukraine government. π
This is Gonzalo Lira. He is an interesting guy who currently lives in Ukraine and was stuck in Kyiv when Russia initially invaded Ukraine last week. He is animated and fair warning, he uses many adjectives to express his opinions! You can also find more of him at the links below:
πLocals channelπ(This is behind a paywall for subscribers due to censorship on other big tech channels, but I have provided some key call outs from the episode)
Key Call outs:
Volodymyr Zelenskyy 23% approval rating. Source
Ukraine Rated #1 most corrupt country in Europe in 2015 and 9th in the world in in 2017. Source
Putin bans George Soros from Russia in 2015. Source
Putin approval rating 70%. Approval rating has not been below 60% from 2000 until current. 89% in 2015 (Same year he banned Soros) Source
Putin Full Letter/Transcript which is being followed very closely. Why is the βFULLβ transcript very difficult to find via gπgle? Source 1 , Source 2
The Barnes Brief: Sunday, 3/6/22
1. Putin-critic Peter Hitchens explains why he won't be cheerleading Ukraine in the conflict: "The point is that this is not a contest of saints versus sinners, or of Mordor versus the Shire."
https://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk
2. A man behind enemy lines in Ukraine reports what he sees, and gets put on a hit list by Zelensky's pals.
3. Russia produces evidence of the US Ukranian BioLabs.
4. Even WSJ admitting potential effect of conflict is "set to further the deglobalization trend and entrench two separate spheres of technological, monetary and military power." https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-currency-reserves-arent-really-money-the-world-is-in-for-a-shock-11646311306?
5. Pfizer documents released so far. https://phmpt.org/pfizers-documents/
What is the history over the last 30 years in Ukraine?
Who is Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Current πΊπ¦ President)?
What are the Pandora Documents?
https://www.axios.com/pandora-papers-politicians-countries-d8ca46fc-8422-4d39-b354-aa1de2a24a9f.html
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/03/pandora-papers-biggest-ever-leak-of-offshore-data-exposes-financial-secrets-of-rich-and-powerful
https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/the-cowboy-cocktail-how-wyoming-became-one-of-the-worlds-top-tax-havens/