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Sweden and Switzerland, countries with a long history of neutrality, are teaming up with much of Europe in uniting with Ukraine to help with its defense against Russia. NBC News’ Alex Seitz-Wald reports on why this European unity is so significant.
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Save Ukraina = Save Biden Burisma… Adrenochrome… human trafic… biolaboratorys…
so what? you started a war with your own shadow? began to terrorize the Russians in your country? who have not even seen weapons in their lives. I am more and more convinced that President Putin is doing everything right. this is how you need to act against your fascism
Mr.Bean: The war that occurred because of the jokes of comedians….
All World Companies that have sanctioned Russia – https://youtu.be/Z3lOH9LloWA
we europeans are ready to make these sacrifices, putin must be stopped and end this madeness
🇷🇺✊☝🏻👍
Nur wegen America sterben immer Kinder jetzt in Ukraine.TERORIST USA
Complete nonsense.
To stop Russia you must stop NATO expansion towards East Europe..
West controlled media are the liars…
Remember WMD in Iraq? who’s the liar?
@M. Isa
Media in Russia that’s are controlled by Putin…
Media in West can write what ever they want without geting killed or send to jail like in Russia.
Liar about Islam and everything that against western will… that’s what western media all about… promote Islamphobia with false fact.
@Henrik L off course he will jail western dog media…
Putin has made Europe “great again”. Lol
BRAVO RUSSIA….YOU ARE AKE NEWS.
And always pray and ask God to help you before you slam the axx kunt in to the chit hole of eternal darkness ,,,, for being so mean ,,, remember to always give God the glory and Love your neibours as you Love your self ,,,Amen…
Allah always blessing Ukraine 🤜🤛👍🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇲🇾🇮🇹🇺🇦🇮🇹🇺🇦🇲🇾🇲🇾
So what is Switzerland going to do? Bomb them with minimarshmallows?
They hold back the money of the criminal Russian oligarchs who support Putin. That’s what hurts them most. Very good. West depends on Russian resources, Russian economy depends on Western technology and services. Russia is cut off from world finance system and world markets. Boycott is underway.
Have some fun in Russia, you Putin troll …!
there are two sides on all coins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9qbE5XLwKI&list=PLUjtDFD8YSqTLEYKTdyAksRox9VR4KlyQ&index=28&t=2s
USA NATO UE mafia mondiale
Not
let’s just get one thing clear. What’s uniting the world is the threat of nuclear war.
I HOPE GTETATHUNBERG AND THE DISASTER TEAM DON’T ARRIVE , MS GRETATHUNBETB GOD IS WORKING OVERTIME, SO YOUR DREAM OF OWNING THE EARTH won’t happy
Confused nonsense. Are you drunk?
God bless mr Putin, for trying to make this world a better place to live in, nobody listened to his security needs
Putin troll. Putin’s understanding of ‘security needs’ is invasion, submission, control and exploitation of neighbouring countries, just like the czars, Lenin, Stalin and others before. Ask Finland, Baltic states, Eastern European countries, Georgia, Afghanistan, etc. Nobody wants Russian ‘friendship’, it’s a poisonous gift.
Ukraine is fighting for the freedom of its people. We will give them the weapons that they need.
Помалкивай, русский нацист!
Sweden and Finland need security so Mr Putin, is it alright with you that we take some parts of Russia for our protection against a agressive country’s that’s have Nuke near our countries?
There we are the us thinking they know about Europe and it’s history let’s face it they wanna just see who wins and steal the remains Biden bout to use the Russian war for his re election 😂😂. Gtfo us ur all too stupid to help in any way
About time! There comes a time where neutrality is complicity.
Putin threatened Switzerland with military and political action of it thought about joining NATO. U have to be completely insane to threaten Switzerland. They didn’t even choose a side when Hitler was invading Europe.
Save kashmir ist of all
And forget UKRANE it belongs to The great russia
You’re seeing Gog and Magog fulfilling prophecy
When you watch a lot wee propaganda and gets bully and threaten by the avengers hero usa of course you would
Or when you see russia committing war crimes and threatening to use nukes you would probably break neutrality
Sweden is NOT neutral. The reporters simply don’t understand Swedish foreign policy.
We swedes are not neutral in this in any way. We hate (and right now are quite terrified of since our stupid goverment never joined the NATO) Putin just as much as any other people with a beating heart.
Switzerland has never been a nutrual country,do your researcH
Where were you when Burma, DRC, Libya,Iraq, Rwanda,were in trouble from both Europe/America and eastern countries…?
Nonsense.
https://youtu.be/28A0-YL5R_U
USA invades Libya, Iraq and Iran.. No one blinks an eye… Russia invades Ukraine.. Everyone loses their minds
Why was those country’s invaded?
Really ugly civil war’s with alot of civilian death and Iraq invaded their neighbour country.
What have Ukraine done?
what has been experienced by Ukraine..the Palestinians have experienced it for a long time…but the world is silent..seeing the ferocity of the terrorist state of Israel.. Don’t forget Palestine!
Neutral Sweden sold weapons to Germany in World War II. And allowed German Military to cross to Norway via Sweden.
Did we?
Don’t know anything about Sweden exported weapon to Germany, what would that be?
Sweden exported Iron to Germany and weapons to UK, think USA also had Swedish guns on some of their ship’s.
No, we didn’t sell weapons to Germany in WW2. So what though? Are you saying that if Sweden did something bad 80 years ago therefore it should let Russia invade another country today? What’s your point? Go away Russian troll. I’ll enjoy watching your economy collapse!
Fake,
Foolish news. Both Sweden and Finland (with its 1380 km boarder with Russia) are not NATO members.
Unnecessary enthusiasm invites trouble in the North.
I’m sure you think you have a point but you don’t. Go away, Russian Troll.
Would be nice if the US would stop importing Russian oil
Stupidity has no limits, Brainwash by the media, what about #Pelestine# or Yemen ‘ or #African ppl in ukraine###
Pass it on Says IAM who Iam Amen and amen
As a Swede I am very happy that we decided to support Ukraine properly, not just with words but with action. I hope we can do more too. Slava Ukraini. Stay Strong Ukraine. 💛💙💛💙
Yeah before hand you need to know the history
@Dennis Chen @Dennis Chen Hello there Putin bot. Please go and pound sand. Thanks. 😊
Ukrainian is the tool of their president, western allies
@Ni An LOL
@Ni An you know that it takes years to be able to give proper training on something so technically advanced right?
We may need to put the brakes on and back the truck up a bit here in considering that Russia is the only nation that has resisting the WEF’s attempt to tranfer all the wealth from lower and middle-class citizens up to just the handful of powerful Global Corporate Elites (who’s net wealth increased by over 60% during the pandemic even while your net wealth was decreasing at alarming rates).
Nations like Sweden and Switzerland and Canada are heavily infiltrated with WEF agents. We also need to consider the complexities in Europe of NATO breaking their promise to Russia and pushing ever deeper eastward into Europe to literally put nukes and troops on their border.
This is by no means denying the horrors of war. But we need to remember that the lame-stream news media has just finished lying and gaslighting us about key factors of a pandemic for years, resulting in “a solution” that in many ways was FAR worse than the actual illness (and unto making a handful of Big Pharma Corporations and their political stooges VERY rich off our grandchildren’s backs!).
So as much as I dislike coming to Putin’s defense on this . . . I think we’re being manipulated and duped. Because that’s what the media and politicians DO!
We would be wise to re-examine the narratives we are being fed . . . by news agencies with horrendous obvious recent histories of manipulating and gaslighting. (See the Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect)
You know that Putin probobly are the One in the world with most money?
He have around $200 billions….
https://youtu.be/3vKQyROyd1Q
Not my issue. May the strongest nation win. GO RUSSIA
Russia is done. Their economy is collapsing. I’ll enjoy watching them disintegrate.
God bless Russia and Poutine
Alright NBC- you won me over. I still don’t approve of your nefarious advertising practices but your news reporting is improving.
This reset was scripted back in 1992 when the WEF met in South America to devise a plan to save the environment. Apparently humanity in not included in this NWO.
WORLD ENDS NEUTRALITY ON BIDEN AFTER STATE OF UNION ADDRESS. GLOBAL POLLS HAVE SUGGESTED BOTH BIDEN AND HARRIS SHOULD RESIGN FROM THEIR ILL GOTTEN POSITIONS IMMEDIATELY.
A global polls?
And that should change the result from the election for a president in USA?
And I would think Trump’s result in a global polls would been even lower.
Then they are not neutral anymore. Are they also condemning a war in Yeman, which has been going on for the last 10 yrs and the media has been ignoring it
The media have not ignored the conflict in Yemen.
It is sad, but it is a local conflict.
In Ukraine, however, there is a ruthless heartless callous machiavellist with atomic weapons, Vladimir Putin, involved. This is a danger for the whole world.
NATO chief Stoltenberg (former Norwegian Prime Minister) was subdued by Mr Trump for four years. Now he is the NATO star of the TV with dummy Biden behaving like a puppet of the Arms Lobby.
But people of North Norway do not feel it amusing.. Northernmost town Kirkenes with a population of 7000 is only 180 km from the Russian Military base Murmansk (population 300,000).
Norway is also sharing land in the North Pole Island of Svalbard. Taking dirty Ukrainian NAZI politics to Svalbard will not be a healthy thing . So Norway is allowing Russians to operate their as normal.
Count me out. Ukraine had this coming.
Go away, Russian Troll.
🐀🐀🐀🐀ratPUTIN 🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀 is the HITLER OF THIS CENTURY
ratPUTIN is a disgusting war criminal!!!
Thank you to the Swedish countries for stepping up to help Ukraine 🇺🇦
There is a misinformation in the title “Germany breaks pacifism …”. They probably mean Switzerland instead of Germany, since Germany has broken pacifism already in 1999 (see Wikipedia “NATO bombing of Yugoslavia”).
Poor kid wearing a mask. That’s the true crime against humanity.
Putin is backed against a wall. That makes him very dangerous.
Agree.
Prayers for World 🌎 PEACE 💙
Loadup today on SOFI and PLTR, Support Ukraine in some way! Russians, Its time you declared WAR! on your self serving storybook government NOW! Destroy the dam place!!
I hope people will have some proper history knowledge
proud to be european again 🙂
No Ukraine = No Germany = No Europe. Help Ukraine. Too much speaking
It’s all fun and games until Sweden and Switzerland abandon neutrality
We have not.
But it change a bit in 1992, Long time ago.
It’s we should be able to stay neutral in the case of a war near us.
So we can’t join NATO or a allians, we are neutral.
But we can Still take a Side, we have a defence agreement with Finland and we can send weapon to Ukraine.
We try to balance or security, if Russia take over Ukraine how would that effect Sweden in the long run?
Together with how would our relation with Russia, how Will that change if we will export weapon?
And last, what is the right thing to do…
Now that Putin has put his nuclear strike capabilities into red alert , doesn’t it make sense to commence the shut down and closure of all Russian embasies, especially those in NATO countries, as these embasies provide a cover for Russian spy & espionage activities to collect and feed information back to the KGB in Russian. Remember Putin is now desperate, out of control and can not be trusted. Lets keed him in the dark as much as possible
Nato and white peoples are always looking for excuses for humanity to intervene in other people’s wars. and expand its power in the country closest to Russia. such as the Middle East conflict. the fact is the russian army cares about the ukraine civilians, but the western media hides it. for this time i’m with russia
In others war’s!!!!
It’s not Ukraine that wanted a war, one morning Russia invaded their country’s and they Wake Up in war.
And don’t forget, No other country have join the Ukraine forces but Belarus have started fighting on the Russian Side.
Yes other country’s have send equipment to Ukraine, why would we not. As Long they want to defend their freedom they should be able to do so.
Then you have the economy “war” but that is just no western countries trust Putin and don’t want his or his Friends buissness or money.
People of the world unite—-support Ukraine . 🇺🇦
There is a God..Yes!!! I am czech and our homeland should have done this day one in 1968…not 21 years later..russian brutality needs to be stopped..once and for all.. enough already..
Hey NBC News
On the map of NATO countries, you forgot Greenland witch is part of Denmark and therefore part of NATO….
The Bear has awoken the ten headed Beast of the Book of Revelation
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Now they officialy not Neural anymore.
It changed in 1992. Now days it’s that Sweden should be able to stay neutral in case of a war near us.
That mean with that law we can’t join NATO or any other allians. But it said should be and that mean we can support if we want.
Now Days we have a millitary agreement with Finland, we been working with NATO and now sending millitary equipment to Ukraine.
Correct. We’re all against Russia now. Any questions?
Who are “We”? For What reason “we” against Russia? For Ukranian or For Humaniny?
“European unity has been fraying since brexit”
This is factually incorrect. European unity has been dramatically increased since brexit. The EU is more popular than it has ever been among its own citizens, that’s BEFORE the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It’s more true to say that European unity was ENABLED by brexit. We’ve finally rid ourselves of the one member that was ruining European unity.
Send weapons and volunteers .Finland and Sweden need to join NATO .
Sweeden does not need to join Nato, Sweden has good shooters, such as Levinho, Sevoe, Panda they will easily defeat Russia if there is a war with Russia
@Sam Dol Famous last words .
After Kyiv falls, Putin will push his ballistic nukes forward. What will you do then, when he takes Moldova? what will you do when he uses Ukrainian energy to choke resistance in post-1997 NATO. One man, one tyrant holding the world hostage?
South Korea supports Ukraine.
Ukraine is the arm pit of the eastern block, Russia should have slapped them long ago.
unlike in the medieval times. technilogy showing to your eyes. tough to stay neutral
Start fighting with
People Defence Force…
PDF must be
Formed..in every ward or village.
Nearest 10 household
join together. Elect 10 household leader.
All 10 house leaders join together and form Executive Democratic Party of the Ward/village and elect a Chairman and a secretary of the Ward/village
Form a small group of Guerilla PDF in each and every ward/village.
At least 1000 of Trained Ukraine Military Soldiers spread each and every town and village to train and lead PDF in each village ,ward and town. Start training every PDF ,how to fight Guerilla war.
Each PDF joins with the nearest Ukraine military and let the military persons lead each PDF.
Try not to fight in residential and civilian area. Fight outside town and city in Guerilla ways.
Start Guerilla war in the Whole Ukraine to fight against the invaders.
For the Ukraine People.
By the Ukraine People.
With the Ukraine People.
You have 44 millions of people. If you could mobilze at least 4 million of Ukrainians involve in fighting against the invaders, you will keep Ukraine independent.
The Democrat of the People…
I blame both and I understand both sides. If you trully want to undestand what is going on there without the enormous social media anti-Russian sentiment, I would suggest watching the lecture by the John Mearsheimer, Harvard’s Professor of political sciences (American). In his 2015 lecture, he described the crisis from the point of view of cause-consequence type of relationship providing all key dates/events. He predicted how exactly the whole situation would play out today. Why is Ukraine the West’s Fault? Featuring John Mearsheimer. If anyone has strong counter arguments against John Mearsheimer’s point of view, please, share your sources here (no sociam media and/or govt media of any kind) and I will take my time to study them.
LOVE DONETSK, LOVE LUHANSK, LOVE THE MIDDLE EAST
I’m Swiss and I don’t agree with our government! They are breaking our neutrality taking part of the EU! Our politic is not to take part but to prevent other countries to use Switzerland to avoid i.e. sanctions from countries involved in confrontations. This decision was taken by our government without confirmation of the people in Switzerland! And don’t think we are part of the EU.
This is another fake account by a Putin troll from Russia. Allegedly 14 years old, but only two comments. Who believes that?
You are not Swiss.
Помолкивай, русский фаши́ст.
This is no longer a war between Russia and Ukraine. This is a war between good and evil. The world must stop Putin to preserve world peace. All countries who support Ukraine should send military and non military aid.
Is this Ukrainian good? Peaceful torchlight processions, peaceful burning of people in Odessa, peaceful humiliation of people on May 9, peaceful murder of people in the DNS and LPR, peaceful NATO bases, streets named after the peaceful Bandera, peaceful Tornadoes, Azov and Aidar and their very peaceful fighters, painted peaceful Nazi crosses, peaceful children’s camps in which 8-9 year old children peacefully shout: “Moscow must lie in ruins! Death to Muscovites!” Why is Ukraine not ashamed of THIS?
$ 1 BILLON PUT DEAD OR ALIVE REWARD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_qamAzkJMU PAID BY RUSSIANS.
$1 BILLON PUTIN IN DEAD OR ALIVE REWARD @ PAID BY RUSSIANS.
$1 BILLON PUTIN ARREST OR ALIVE REWARD @ PAID BY RUSSIANS.
$ 1 BILLON PUTIN ARREST OR ALIVE REWARD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_qamAzkJMU PAID BY RUSSIANS.
Let’s all unite and support Ukraine. They are fighting for all of the free world.
Нет, это Россия выносит нацистский мусор!
@Marianna you call ukraine nazi garbage when putin is the one acting like a nazi
Imagine being so bad that the historically neutral Switzerland becomes your enemy.
I call on Russians to neutralize Putin to save us all from the the threat of World war 3. I know most of you are against this war waged by your madman President. It’s a shame you are tolerating this kind of behaviour. God help us all from this evil, heartless and cold monster of a human being.
I did good research about all situations over there and understood that Ukrainians think we are idiots here and gonna support Ukrainian neo nazi against Russia. Maybe stupid Boris Johnson will, but the rest of us, no thank you.!!!!!!!!!
Forgive me for being rude, but judging by the comments, there really is a bunch of idiots here who do not understand that they are supporting the Nazis. And, if Russia does not take out this garbage in the near future, the Nazis in power and the army will come first to us, and then to Europe
@Marianna
The Jews president in Ukraine that’s nazi?
So ..why wasn’t the swiss bother with being associated with america for american bombings of asian kids….oh wait…
Diversion attempt. Nonsense.
Screw EU, NATO is dragging Switzerland into a war they have nothing to do.
Another attempt of diversion and division. Switzerland has decided on its own and has well understood that ‘good relationship’ with Russia is not vital, but can be mortal. Ask Russia’s neighbours. Putin troll.
Помолкивай, русский наци́ст.
@Frank Husel decided it’s own? Go ask it’s people how they feel bout this decision dummy.
when you´re the lastt react, you´re not leading the way lol but better last than never germany, welcome aboard.
Switzerland is not neutral anymore
why?
@Sebˇ why u ask me? u have to ask switzerland。
!!! 28.2.2022: A black day! As a Swiss citizen, I am deep ashamed for our Bundesrat, which reveals the holy neutrality of Switzerland.
In the Federal Constitution is clearly written: “Article 185 external and internal security: 1 The Federal Council meets measures to safeguard the external safety, independence and neutrality of Switzerland. 2 He meets measures to safeguard internal security.”
About the heads of the sovereign, the Federal Council decides directly to give up this centuries old tradition! That’s just a sacrilege. Russia has never hurt Switzerland, a scandal. Our country could be an island of peace at which all parties could advise themselves. And now this possibility has disappeared. Catastrophic, a shame for our fatherland. !!!
Very nicely done. My band and I produced an instrumental song yesterday in the studio that is dedicated to the Ukrainian People. I would love it if people could check it out. I feel it is a very moving piece that tries to convey the feeling of this sad situation. If you click on our icon it will take you directly to our band’s channel. Thank you!
Europeans know.
Seeds of WWIII.
Ukraine 🇺🇦
Must prevail.
Free World knows this.
Europe and the World will change forever if Ukraine Falls 🇺🇦
Ukraine is Putins Golden Basket in
His Demented Ambitious Dream.
A Soviet Russia.
China is Watching how this plays out.
Sometimes in History Freedom will be tested.
Pray for Ukraine 🇺🇦
Be Strong.
Be Brave.
Pray for God’s intervention.
Bring Peace among Nations.
Putin you started world war 3‼️‼️‼️😭😭😭
russia, like a barbarian, has to face severe punishments, putin is a killer