Fixing Russia's Borders (& Making It Smaller)

Step confidently into daily life with the waterproof, ultra-light Vessi Sneakers. Covered with a 1-year warranty and 30-day worry-free returns. Get 15% off your first pair at https:vessi.com/GK at checkout! In this video I imagine a completely hypothetical scenario: what if Russia suddenly decided to be the “nice guy” of geopolitics and actually fixed all of its borders? From returning disputed territories like Crimea and South-East Ukraine, to redrawing its borders with Finland, the Baltic States, Georgia, and even Japan over the Kuril Islands - I walk through what Russia would look like if it gave up land, settled its disputes, and even allowed some of its Republics to become independent countries. We start with the exclave of Kaliningrad, explore Russia’s historic borders with Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, look at the wars in Ukraine and Georgia (Abkhazia & South Ossetia), and cover the long-running Kuril Islands / Northern Territories dispute with Japan. Then I’ll move inside Russia itself, breaking down how its many republics and autonomous regions could become new independent nations - places like Chechnya, Dagestan, Tuva, Tatarstan, and Sakha/Yakutia. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Disclaimer 00:04 What if Russia was nice? 00:53 Kaliningrad 01:56 Finland 02:37 Baltic Nations' Borders 03:25 The Bear in the Room 05:44 Eastern Ukraine & Crimea 06:57 Abhkazia and South Ossetia (Georgia) 08:27 South Kuril Archipelago (Japan) 09:40 Russia's Internal Borders 10:21 Autonomous Republics 11:35 Minority Ethnic Republics 12:01 Krais, Oblasts & Federal Cities 12:15 Jewish Autonomous Oblast 12:29 Autonomous Okrugs