0:02 Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe that has been in the headlines for years. If we want to know the history of Ukraine, we should know that this country was founded in 822 AD, and that too with its own special name, Kievan Rus. Of course, the Russians do not accept this date, saying that Kievan Rus is part of Russia.
0:54 So this shows us that from the first day, Russians and Ukrainians have had problems with each other. Both are Slavs, but they are not compatible with each other. Throughout history, Russia has always been more powerful. That is why for most of the time, this country was part of Russian territory, and later it became part of the Soviet Union. But when the Soviet Union collapsed, one of the republics that separated from it was Ukraine. Many say that if we put all the Soviet territory aside, Ukraine is another side because it was the best place in the Soviet Union that was lost. You should know that during the Soviet era, the Moscow government had stationed most of its nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
1:39 But when Ukraine gained independence, not only Russia was upset about the nuclear bombs that were there, but the West was also very upset and they said that this country should not be nuclear, and that is why almost all Powerful countries, especially Russia and the United States, entered into negotiations with Ukraine and told them to hand over these nuclear weapons. Ukraine said, "Well, this is my defense tool." They said, "You don't need these. If something goes wrong, we will defend you." And Ukraine is disarmed in this way. They take away all its nuclear weapons and turn it from a powerful nuclear country into a normal Eastern European country. Time passes until we reach 2014, the year when Russian forces suddenly enter Ukraine and occupy Crimea.
2:30 What was Russia's excuse? That Crimea was ours first and now belongs to Russia. If you've seen the video of Nikita Khrushchev on TV, you know that Khrushchev grew up in Ukraine and loved Ukraine, and at that time he agreed that Crimea should be part of Ukraine. Of course, the Ukrainian Republic was under the auspices of the Soviet Union at that time, but 60 years later, the Russian government said no, this is ours and it will take Crimea. Eight years pass until we reach 2022, when everyone knows what will happen. Russia will attack all of Ukraine, and the war is still ongoing.
3:22 Currently, four eastern Ukrainian provinces, plus Crimea, are in the hands of Russian forces. The Russian government's excuse is that these provinces are Russian and should be part of Russia. Let's move on. We don't want to get into this war, but we want to know what the story is. Why is everyone reading this? You know, since Donald Trump came to office, he has supported Russia and said, "I want to end this war," and Ukraine must give us some of its resources in exchange for the $500 billion we gave it. On the other hand, the European Union says no, and they say, "We support Ukraine." Doesn't that sound a bit suspicious? Why do three powers in the world want this land? What's going on here? It was
4:12 announced on February 24th, about a week ago, that Trump and Zelensky were talking to each other, but not about war, but about Ukraine's resources. You might ask, what resources does Ukraine have there? Resources there.... Mendeleev's periodic table, especially those rare and valuable elements, is more abundant in Ukraine than anywhere else in the world . After these words were said, it didn't take long for news agencies to announce that the Ukrainian and American governments had reached an agreement and were about to sign their contract. We are getting closer to the moment when Trump and Zelensky will meet, and the meeting is imminent, even though Trump was saying just a few days ago that Zelensky is a dictator
4:58 and that he is to blame for the war with Russia. Now, what are these Ukrainian resources that are so hotly contested? Its ordinary resources, which we have nothing to do with, such as iron and manganese, are abundant in this country. But when it comes to rare and valuable elements like titanium or zirconium, Ukraine becomes much more valuable. You might not believe it, but seven percent of the world's titanium is produced in Ukraine. So what else does it have? Uranium, beryllium, but these are not unusual resources. There are resources in this country that are desperately needed to produce new batteries and chips, like neon and krypton.
5:43 These two, neon and krypton, are two noble gases, which are called Nobel gases in English, and each pair is widely used in the manufacture of lasers. Two-thirds of the world's neon and forty percent of the world's krypton are in Ukraine. Six percent of the world's graphite resources are in Ukraine, which currently accounts for four percent of the world's consumption. The next element that is abundant in this country and very useful is lithium. As you may have heard, lithium-ion batteries require lithium a lot. Lithium-ion batteries are found in everything today, from smartphones to laptops to cars.
6:30 Now let's move on to rare and valuable metals, elements that we haven't heard of before, such as neodymium, lanthanum, or in English, lanthanum, cerium. In short, I said that the periodic table is still there. I don't want to bore you with it. I'll just call them yttrium and erbium. The interesting thing is that about forty percent of the mines of these rare and valuable elements are in the provinces that have fallen into the hands of Russia. The rest is in the hands of Ukraine itself, which means it's kind of like this country is being divided. It goes without saying that Ukrainian soil is one of the most fertile soils in Europe,
7:16 which is why it is called the agricultural paradise in Europe. Donald Trump, without any flattery, told Volodymyr Zelensky that so far, we have helped Ukraine in the war with $500 billion, so you should give us control of 50% of these mines. Zelensky said, "No, you didn't help us with $500 billion, but you helped us with $100 billion." International statistics say that America has given about $120 billion, but Trump says we spent $500 billion on this. You may think the Ukraine issue is simple, but it is not simple at all. It smells like war, and if it becomes a war, it will be World War III. In
8:01 short, there are many contradictions. For example, Zelensky says he will not sign anything that will leave Ukraine in debt for ten generations, but suddenly news comes that Ukraine has reached an agreement and wants to sign it. One day Trump says Zelensky is a dictator, the next day he says no, I didn't say that. That's why they say it smells like a world war. The Europeans are also busy fishing in the middle, saying that the deal that America wants to make is very one-sided and will not benefit Ukraine in any way, which is why we do not agree. Of course, this sympathy does not fit with Europe's history, because they used to destroy countries, but now they are sympathetic to Ukraine. Even some British politicians say that what the US wants to do with Ukraine
8:48 is colonialist. You should notice that the British are saying this. In short, on Friday, February 28th, Zelensky will come to America. Donald Trump will welcome him and they will go to the Oval Office to talk. These talks are unusual because usually when two presidents talk, nothing leaks out. But Trump had called dozens of journalists from around the world to come and take part in our negotiations. In short, with the bits that Trump's vice president, J.D. Vance, threw at Valensi, the atmosphere became tense and even a brawl broke out. This is the first time in the world that two presidents have argued like this in front of the camera. You
9:37 must have seen it on the news. No agreement was signed and Zelensky was somehow thrown out of the White House, that is, he got into a car without an escort, and when we left, a joke was made about it, saying that Putin is going to get in between Zelensky and Trump, which is kind of a funny joke. In short, with all this The interpretation that has occurred is that neither European power will reach America nor Ukrainian power, and that the agreement will be signed as Bush arrives, and in that case, the war in Ukraine may finally end.
