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My Thoughts On Russia/Ukraine As A Russian Immigrant

- When I was six years old,

my family and I escaped from Russia

and came to the United States as refugees.

Today I wanna share that story

and talk about how those experiences shaped my feelings

on the current Ukrainian-Russian conflict

where I still have family living to this very day.

(dramatic music)

Being that I was so young when we left Russia,

I don't have a lot of memories

as to what my feelings were at the time,

what I even knew at the time.

But as I became older, I had more questions for my family.

I repeatedly questioned my father.

"Why did we leave Russia? Why did we get refugee status?"

And he consistently told me the same points.

One, it was the political corruption.

I mean, money runs the world in Russia.

Bribery was rampant, especially within the government.

After the fall of the Soviet Union

my father told me that the economy

was literally up for grabs by the oligarchs there.

Certain individuals gained huge economic power

while the majority of the people

were living paycheck to paycheck

or even unable to make ends meet and were starving.

(man speaking in foreign language)

- [Reporter] "I find my food in the bin," he cries.

"Why was I born? For what reason?"

- Second was the antisemitism aspect.

My father, born in Ukraine, is Jewish.

In Russia, there was antisemitism that was growing,

and he felt it economically.

He felt it even throughout his education process.

And the final thing he was worried about

was what would happen to me and my sister.

He saw crime was at an all-time high.

He saw the economy was collapsing.

He saw that the education system was suffering.

There was so little money

being put towards the future of Russia.

And he became genuinely worried.

Turns out he was right about almost everything.

25 years later, the risk that he took,

well, him and my mom took

to get me and my sister here has paid off,

and I owe them a debt of gratitude

for completely changing my life.

(dramatic music)

- The Russian forces came in broadly on three fronts.

From the North, from the South, and from the East.

- When I talk to my father about this,

the anxiety that he has,

the panic attacks that he's developed

as a result of watching Ukrainians suffer,

watching Russia unprovoked invade Ukraine.

- Russian Multiplier Rocket Launcher Grad strikes hospitals,

schools, kindergarten, and apartments of civilians.

- Where so many families are related.

Ukrainian people have family in Russia.

Russian people have Ukrainian family members.

And the reality of causing these countries

to go to war for no reason,

I don't mean there's no geopolitical discourse that is real.

It is real, and there are disagreements,

but war is never the answer.

(protestors shouting in foreign language)

For the Russians that are out there

that are protesting the war,

that's the strongest level of courage I've ever seen

because to stand against a corrupt government,

to go in the media and hold up a sign,

to go onto the streets and protest

where it's against the law to do this,

to speak out against your government

is really a thing of beauty.

I stand up with those people.

I want to thank those people

for fighting against their own government.

For the people who aren't speaking out against it,

I'm understanding as well.

The Russian government,

the ones in power do a really good job

at having a chokehold of the media,

of controlling the state-sponsored messages that people see.

They've confused the Russian soldiers

into believing that there's Nazis in Ukraine.

This is a country where the President of Ukraine is Jewish.

He's had family members die in the Holocaust.

How can you say you're invading a country

to rid them of Nazis when the person in power

is the opposite of a Nazi?

- [Reporter] No relief in sight for the city of Mariupol

where more than 100,000 people are still trapped.

- [Mike] Innocent bystanders are suffering.

Soldiers that are merely

protecting their own homeland are suffering.

(soldier speaking in foreign language)

- The economic sanctions

are not only destroying the ones in power

and the oligarchs and hurting them

but they're also hurting the everyday people.

- [Reporter] One resident, Svetlana,

purchased more than 20 pounds of sugar

in the city of Vladimir, an hour away.

- So I'm hopeful that there's some sort

of diplomatic solution in the future.

And while my responsibility right now is to my patients

and the ones that I take care of in the hospital,

I do wanna do something for this war.

There is a way for me to support Ukraine.

As many of you know, I have an upcoming boxing match

that was recently announced against iDubbbz.

Every dollar that I'm gonna earn from that boxing match

I'm planning on donating to the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund

hosted by GlobalGiving.

I've done a lot of research on this foundation.

It has four out of four stars on Charity Navigator.

My Patreon community recently donated

almost $6,000 to this organization.

They have a goal of raising $20 million

having already raised $17 million.

Also all the proceeds of this video, all the AdSense revenue

will go to the Ukrainian Crisis Relief Fund.

I'm also making this an official charity video

where you can donate.

Anything you can donate matters.

To the Russian leadership and politicians,

please end this war.

There has to be a diplomatic solution here.

And to the Ukrainian people, know that we stand with you.

Thank you for watching.

My Thoughts On Russia/Ukraine As A Russian Immigrant |||Rusija||||| |Gedanken||Russland||||| ||||Ucrânia||||imigrante russo Meine Gedanken über Russland/Ukraine als russischer Einwanderer My Thoughts On Russia/Ukraine As A Russian Immigrant Mis pensamientos sobre Rusia/Ucrania como inmigrante ruso افکار من در مورد روسیه/اوکراین به عنوان یک مهاجر روسی Ce que je pense de la Russie et de l'Ukraine en tant qu'immigré russe I miei pensieri sulla Russia/Ucraina come immigrato russo ロシア／ウクライナに移住した私が思うこと 러시아 이민자로서 러시아/우크라이나에 대한 나의 생각 Mano, kaip rusų imigranto, mintys apie Rusiją ir Ukrainą Moje przemyślenia na temat Rosji/Ukrainy jako rosyjskiego imigranta As minhas ideias sobre a Rússia/Ucrânia enquanto imigrante russo Мои мысли о России/Украине как русского иммигранта Mina tankar om Ryssland/Ukraina som rysk invandrare Bir Rus Göçmen Olarak Rusya/Ukrayna Üzerine Düşüncelerim Мої думки про Росію/Україну як російського іммігранта 作为俄罗斯移民我对俄罗斯/乌克兰的看法作為俄羅斯移民我對俄羅斯/烏克蘭的看法

- When I was six years old, - Cuando tenía seis años, - وقتی شش ساله بودم،

my family and I escaped from Russia ||||pobjegli|| ||||entkommen|| my family and I escaped from Russia mi familia y yo escapamos de Rusia من و خانواده ام از روسیه فرار کردیم

and came to the United States as refugees. |||||Sjedinjene Države|| |||||||Flüchtlinge |||||||refugiados y llegamos a los Estados Unidos como refugiados. و به عنوان پناهنده به آمریکا آمدند.

Today I wanna share that story Today I wanna share that story Hoy quiero compartir esa historia y امروز می خواهم آن داستان را به اشتراک بگذارم

and talk about how those experiences shaped my feelings |||||iskustva||| ||||||вплинули на|| hablar sobre cómo esas experiencias dieron forma a mis و در مورد چگونگی شکل دادن آن تجربیات به احساسات من صحبت کنم

on the current Ukrainian-Russian conflict ||trenutnom|ukrajinskom|| ||aktuellen||| |||ucraniana|| sentimientos sobre el actual conflicto ucraniano-ruso در مورد مناقشه کنونی اوکراین و روسیه

where I still have family living to this very day. donde todavía tengo familia viviendo hasta el día de hoy. جایی که هنوز خانواده ام تا امروز زندگی می کنند. где и по сей день живут мои родственники. де й досі живуть мої рідні.

(dramatic music) dramatična| dramatisch| (موسیقی دراماتیک)

Being that I was so young when we left Russia, از آنجایی که وقتی روسیه را ترک کردیم خیلی جوان بودم،

I don't have a lot of memories ||||||sjećanja خاطره زیادی ندارم

as to what my feelings were at the time, در مورد اینکه چه احساسی در آن زمان داشتم،

what I even knew at the time. چیزی که من در آن زمان می دانستم O zamanlar ne bildiğimi bile.

But as I became older, I had more questions for my family. اما هر چه بزرگتر شدم سوالات بیشتری از خانواده ام داشتم.

I repeatedly questioned my father. ||||oca ||perguntei|| من بارها از پدرم سوال کردم. Babamı defalarca sorguladım.

"Why did we leave Russia? Why did we get refugee status?" ||||||||||status |||||||||status de refugiado| ¿Por qué obtuvimos el estatus de refugiados?" "چرا روسیه را ترک کردیم؟ چرا وضعیت پناهندگی گرفتیم؟" "Neden Rusya'dan ayrıldık? Neden mülteci statüsü aldık?"

And he consistently told me the same points. |||||||stvari |||||||ideias principais Y constantemente me dijo los mismos puntos. و او به طور مداوم همین نکات را به من می گفت. Ve bana sürekli olarak aynı şeyleri söyledi.

One, it was the political corruption. ||||politička|korupcija |||||corrupção política Uno, fue la corrupción política. یکی، فساد سیاسی بود. Birincisi, siyasi yozlaşmaydı.

I mean, money runs the world in Russia. |||||||na Rússia Ich meine, in Russland regiert das Geld die Welt. Quiero decir, el dinero maneja el mundo en Rusia. منظورم این است که پول دنیا را در روسیه اداره می کند. Yani, Rusya'da dünyayı para yönetiyor.

Bribery was rampant, especially within the government. Corruption généralisée||généralisée||au sein de|| suborno||generalizada|||| korupcija||rasprostranjena|||| bestickning||utbredd|||| Хабарництво|||||| ||蔓延していた|||| El soborno era rampante, especialmente dentro del gobierno. رشوه خواری به ویژه در داخل حکومت بیداد می کرد.

After the fall of the Soviet Union |||||soviética|União Soviética Después de la caída de la Unión Soviética, پس از سقوط اتحاد جماهیر شوروی ソ連崩壊後 Sovyetler Birliği'nin çöküşünden sonra

my father told me that the economy mi padre me dijo que la economía پدرم به من گفت که اقتصاد 父は私にこう言った。

was literally up for grabs by the oligarchs there. ||||à saisir|||| ||||available for selection|||| ||||奪い取る|||寡頭たち| ||||disponível|||os oligarcas| |||||||олігархи| war für die dortigen Oligarchen buchstäblich zum Greifen nah. estaba literalmente en juego por los oligarcas allí. به معنای واقعی کلمه توسط الیگارش های آنجا مورد چنگ زدن بود. 文字通り、オリガルヒの手中にあったのだ。 oradaki oligarklar tarafından tam anlamıyla ele geçirilmişti. була буквально загарбана тамтешніми олігархами.

Certain individuals gained huge economic power ||ganharam||| певні||||| Ciertos individuos ganaron un enorme poder económico افراد خاصی به قدرت اقتصادی عظیمی دست یافتند 特定の個人が巨大な経済力を得た Bazı kişiler büyük bir ekonomik güç elde etti

while the majority of the people mientras que la mayoría de la gente در حالی که اکثریت مردم 国民の大多数が

were living paycheck to paycheck ||||salaire ||salário|| Vivíamos de cheque en cheque از حقوق به دستمزد زندگی می کردند

or even unable to make ends meet and were starving. ||incapazes||fazer frente|as contas|dar conta||estavam|passando fome o no sin llegar a fin de mes y estaban hambrientos. یا حتی نمی توانستند زندگی خود را تامین کنند و گرسنه بودند.

(man speaking in foreign language) (مردی که به زبان خارجی صحبت می کند) (мужчина говорит на иностранном языке)

- [Reporter] "I find my food in the bin," he cries. |||||||poubelle|| |||||||soptunnan|| - [خبرنگار] گریه می کند: «غذایم را در سطل زباله پیدا می کنم». - [Репортер] «Я нашел свою еду в мусорном ведре», - плачет он.

"Why was I born? For what reason?" "چرا به دنیا آمدم؟ به چه دلیل؟" «Зачем я родился? По какой причине?»

- Second was the antisemitism aspect. |||反ユダヤ主義| - دوم جنبه یهودستیزی بود. - Вторым был аспект антисемитизма.

My father, born in Ukraine, is Jewish. پدر من، متولد اوکراین، یهودی است. Мой отец, родившийся в Украине, еврей.

In Russia, there was antisemitism that was growing, ||||antisemitismo crescente||| در روسیه یهودستیزی وجود داشت که در حال رشد بود، В России нарастал антисемитизм,

and he felt it economically. و از نظر اقتصادی آن را احساس کرد. и он почувствовал это экономически.

He felt it even throughout his education process. او آن را حتی در تمام مراحل تحصیلش احساس کرد.

And the final thing he was worried about و آخرین چیزی که او نگران آن بود

was what would happen to me and my sister. ||||a|||| اتفاقی بود که برای من و خواهرم می افتاد. 私と妹がどうなるかということだった。

He saw crime was at an all-time high. او می‌دید که جنایت به بالاترین حد خود رسیده است. 彼は犯罪がかつてないほど多発しているのを目の当たりにした。

He saw the economy was collapsing. |||||s'effondrer |||||colapsando او دید که اقتصاد در حال فروپاشی است. 彼は経済が崩壊しつつあるのを見ていた。

He saw that the education system was suffering. او دید که نظام آموزشی در رنج است. 彼は教育制度が苦しんでいるのを見ていた。

There was so little money پول خیلی کم بود お金はほとんどなかった

being put towards the future of Russia. به سمت آینده روسیه قرار می گیرد. ロシアの未来に向けて。

And he became genuinely worried. |||sincèrement| |||genuinamente| |||щиро| و او واقعاً نگران شد.

Turns out he was right about almost everything. виявляється||||||| معلوم شد که او تقریباً در مورد همه چیز حق داشته است.

25 years later, the risk that he took, 25 سال بعد، ریسکی که او انجام داد،

well, him and my mom took خوب، او و مامانم گرفتند

to get me and my sister here has paid off, ||||||||окупилося| برای آوردن من و خواهرم به اینجا نتیجه داده است،

and I owe them a debt of gratitude |||||恩義||感謝の念 ||devo-lhes|||dívida||gratidão و من مدیون آنها هستم

for completely changing my life. برای تغییر کامل زندگی من

(dramatic music) (موسیقی دراماتیک)

- The Russian forces came in broadly on three fronts. |||||largement||| |||||de forma ampla|||frentes de ataque - نیروهای روسی به طور گسترده در سه جبهه وارد شدند.

From the North, from the South, and from the East. از شمال، از جنوب و از شرق.

- When I talk to my father about this, - وقتی با پدرم در این مورد صحبت می کنم،

the anxiety that he has, |a ansiedade||| |тривога||| اضطرابی که دارد،

the panic attacks that he's developed حملات پانیک که او ایجاد کرده است

as a result of watching Ukrainians suffer, |||||os ucranianos| در نتیجه تماشای رنج اوکراینی ها،

watching Russia unprovoked invade Ukraine. ||non provoquée|| ||無差別に|| ||sem provocação|invadir| تماشای تهاجم روسیه بدون تحریک به اوکراین.

- Russian Multiplier Rocket Launcher Grad strikes hospitals, |||Lance-roquettes|Lance-roquettes Grad|| |Multiplicador (1)|foguete multiplicador|lançador de foguetes|Grad (1)||os hospitais |Мультиплікатор(1)||||| - موشک پرتاب چند برابر روسی Grad به بیمارستان ها حمله کرد،

schools, kindergarten, and apartments of civilians. |jardim de infância||apartamentos||os civis مدارس، مهدکودک ها و آپارتمان های غیرنظامیان.

- Where so many families are related. - جایی که خانواده های زیادی با هم فامیل هستند.

Ukrainian people have family in Russia. مردم اوکراین در روسیه خانواده دارند.

Russian people have Ukrainian family members. مردم روسیه اعضای خانواده اوکراینی دارند.

And the reality of causing these countries و واقعیت ایجاد این کشورها

to go to war for no reason, برای رفتن به جنگ بی دلیل،

I don't mean there's no geopolitical discourse that is real. ||||||discours||| ||||||discussion||| ||||||議論||| |||||geopolítica|discurso geopolítico||| منظورم این نیست که هیچ گفتمان ژئوپلیتیکی واقعی وجود ندارد. Я не имею в виду, что нет настоящего геополитического дискурса. Gerçek olan hiçbir jeopolitik söylem olmadığını kastetmiyorum.

It is real, and there are disagreements, ||||||desacordos ||||||розбіжності واقعی است و اختلاف نظر وجود دارد، Это реально, и есть разногласия,

but war is never the answer. اما جنگ هرگز راه حل نیست. но война никогда не является ответом.

(protestors shouting in foreign language) os manifestantes|gritando||| (تظاهرات کنندگان به زبان خارجی فریاد می زنند) (митингующие кричат на иностранном языке)

For the Russians that are out there Para los rusos que andan por ahí برای روس هایی که آنجا هستند Для россиян, которые там Для росіян, які перебувають там

that are protesting the war, ||protestando|| que protestan por la guerra, که به جنگ اعتراض می کنند، які протестують проти війни,

that's the strongest level of courage I've ever seen ||mais forte|||coragem||| ese es el nivel de coraje más fuerte que he visto این قوی ترین سطح شجاعتی است که تا به حال دیده ام це найсильніший рівень хоробрості, який я коли-небудь бачив.

because to stand against a corrupt government, porque para estar en contra de un gobierno corrupto, زیرا برای ایستادن در برابر یک دولت فاسد، тому що протистояти корумпованому уряду,

to go in the media and hold up a sign, ir a los medios de comunicación y mostrar un cartel, برای رفتن به رسانه ها و نگه داشتن یک تابلو، вийти в ЗМІ і тримати плакат,

to go onto the streets and protest ||dans|||| salir a la calle a protestar виходити на вулиці та протестувати

where it's against the law to do this, cuando es contra la ley hacer esto, де це протизаконно,

to speak out against your government щоб||||| hablar en contra de su gobierno

is really a thing of beauty. es realmente algo hermoso.

I stand up with those people. Me pongo de pie con esa gente.

I want to thank those people Quiero agradecer a esas personas

for fighting against their own government. por luchar contra su propio gobierno.

For the people who aren't speaking out against it, Para las personas que no se pronuncian en contra,

I'm understanding as well. es entendible también.

The Russian government, El gobierno ruso,

the ones in power do a really good job Diejenigen, die an der Macht sind, machen einen wirklich guten Job. los que están en el poder hacen un muy buen trabajo те, кто у власти, делают действительно хорошую работу

at having a chokehold of the media, |||emprise sur les médias||| |||メディアを支配||| |||controle da mídia||| |||grepp om medierna||| die Medien im Würgegriff zu haben, en tener un estrangulamiento de los medios, при наличии удушающего захвата СМИ,

of controlling the state-sponsored messages that people see. |controlando|||patrocinadas pelo estado|as mensagens||| mensajes patrocinados por el estado que la gente ve. контроля над спонсируемыми государством сообщениями, которые видят люди.

They've confused the Russian soldiers ||||os soldados Han confundido a los soldados rusos para Вони збивають з пантелику російських солдатів

into believing that there's Nazis in Ukraine. |acreditando|||nazistas|| que crean que hay nazis en Ucrania. в те, що в Україні є нацисти.

This is a country where the President of Ukraine is Jewish. Este es un país donde el presidente de Ucrania es judío.

He's had family members die in the Holocaust. Ha tenido familiares muertos en el Holocausto.

How can you say you're invading a country |||||invadindo|| ¿Cómo puedes decir que estás invadiendo un país

to rid them of Nazis when the person in power para librarlos de los nazis cuando la persona en el poder чтобы избавить их от нацистов, когда человек у власти

is the opposite of a Nazi? es lo contrario de un nazi? противостоит нацисту?

- [Reporter] No relief in sight for the city of Mariupol ||||à vista|||||Mariupol - [Reportero] No hay alivio a la vista para la ciudad de - [Корреспондент] Мариуполю облегчения не предвидится

where more than 100,000 people are still trapped. ||||||presas Mariupol donde más de 100,000 personas siguen atrapadas.

- [Mike] Innocent bystanders are suffering. ||passants innocents|| ||testemunhas oculares|| ||невинні свідки|| - [Mike] Los transeúntes inocentes están sufriendo.

Soldiers that are merely |||simplement Soldados que simplemente están

protecting their own homeland are suffering. protegendo|||pátria|| protegiendo su propia patria están sufriendo.

(soldier speaking in foreign language) soldado||||

- The economic sanctions ||sanções econômicas

are not only destroying the ones in power |||destruindo|||| уничтожают не только тех, кто у власти

and the oligarchs and hurting them и олигархов и вредит им

but they're also hurting the everyday people. но они также причиняют вред обычным людям.

- [Reporter] One resident, Svetlana, ||uma residente|Svetlana - [Корреспондент] Жительница Светлана, - Одна мешканка, Світлана,

purchased more than 20 pounds of sugar acheté||||| comprou|||quilos|| купил более 20 фунтов сахара придбали понад 20 фунтів цукру

in the city of Vladimir, an hour away. ||||Vladimir||| в городе Владимире, в часе езды. у місті Володимир, за годину їзди.

- So I'm hopeful that there's some sort - Так что я надеюсь, что есть какой-то - Тож я сподіваюся, що існує якийсь

of diplomatic solution in the future. дипломатичного вирішення у майбутньому.

And while my responsibility right now is to my patients І хоча зараз я відповідаю за своїх пацієнтів

and the ones that I take care of in the hospital, і ті, якими я опікуюся в лікарні,

I do wanna do something for this war. Я хочу зробити щось для цієї війни.

There is a way for me to support Ukraine. У меня есть способ поддержать Украину. Для мене є спосіб підтримати Україну.

As many of you know, I have an upcoming boxing match ||||||||à venir|| Як багато хто з вас знає, у мене незабаром боксерський поєдинок

that was recently announced against iDubbbz.

Every dollar that I'm gonna earn from that boxing match

I'm planning on donating to the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund |||||||||Fonds Я планую зробити пожертву до Українського фонду допомоги в кризових ситуаціях

hosted by GlobalGiving. hébergé par GlobalGiving.||

I've done a lot of research on this foundation. Я провів багато досліджень про цей фонд.

It has four out of four stars on Charity Navigator. Він має чотири зірки з чотирьох на Charity Navigator.

My Patreon community recently donated |minha comunidade no Patreon|||doou

almost $6,000 to this organization.

They have a goal of raising $20 million |||||angariar|

having already raised $17 million. nachdem er bereits 17 Millionen Dollar gesammelt hatte.

Also all the proceeds of this video, all the AdSense revenue |||recettes||||||| |||earnings||||||| |||||||||AdSense доходи| |||rendimentos||||||receita do AdSense|receita publicitária todos los ingresos de AdSense Також весь дохід від цього відео, весь дохід від AdSense

will go to the Ukrainian Crisis Relief Fund. irán al Fondo de Alivio de Crisis de Ucrania.

I'm also making this an official charity video También estoy haciendo de este un video oficial de caridad

where you can donate. |||fazer uma doação donde puedes donar.

Anything you can donate matters. ||||é importante Todo lo que puedas donar importa.

To the Russian leadership and politicians, |||||os políticos A los líderes y políticos rusos,

please end this war. por favor terminen esta guerra.

There has to be a diplomatic solution here. Tiene que haber una solución diplomática aquí.

And to the Ukrainian people, know that we stand with you. Y para el pueblo ucraniano, sepan que estamos con ustedes.

Thank you for watching. Gracias por ver.