Response to Russian Narrative Regarding Ukraine

My magnum opus. Pushing back against the Russian narrative. They've had decades to put their version out there. I've had a few weeks to formulate my response. Albeit 21 years to know the true nature of these good people and this wonderful land that is Ukraine.

But publish or be damned. So here it is.

Ukraine is not a facist state. And the people here are not Nazi sympathizers. Anyone who says differently has an agenda.

i recognize it's long but it's a complex and nuanced issue. Take it in chunks if that makes it easier. Or if you get sick of hearing my voice:

- 00:00 Intro

- 05:16 Monument to Victims of the Communist Regime. How Ukrainians suffered under Moscow and why it motivated them

- 07:40 Mural showing Ukrainian Soldiers today and Legacy of Partisans of the past. So much to unpack in a single image.

- 08:33 Taking refuge from the rain in a Lviv cafe. Azov Battalion and Ukrainian Nationalists.

- 14:19 Lviv Monument to Horrors of the Holocaust. Would a facist state erect something like this?

- 17:38 Bandera's WWII activity. Russia has always been seen as the bigger threat. With reason.

- 20:53 The Privvy Sektor (Right Sector). The true extreme right threat that does exist in Ukraine but Russia doesn't discuss for some reason

- 25:39 The Brothers Shyptyski. Giants on the Ukrainian stage at the same time as Bandera. Still reverred today. But Moscow also doesn't talk about them.

- 27:09 Summation