Russia ' s conquest of the Baltic is mentions as well as its expansion west to the Carpathian mountains , conquest of Crimea and expansion to the Caucasus . How is it propaganda ? It is not a video about morals , human rights or what is right . It is a video about Russia ' s geopolitical security interests dictated by its geography and resources . It is simplistic as it only looks at this ignoring other factors , but it is not propaganda . Finland was probably not a focus in this video as much of the expansion North West was for sea access and then strategic depth around vital ports so did not fit with the theme of the videoHis videos about other nations geopolitical interests are the same . And the video Decline of Putin ' s Russia is not exactly flattering to Russia or Putin .