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Ukraine's New BOPP Strategy: The Big Oil Power Play - William Spaniel
Over the last month plus, Ukraine has been hammering Russia's oil infrastructure. However, the subtleties of Ukraine's power play are lost in the spectacular visuals of refineries on fire. Today's video explores what Kyiv has done so far and the political risks that the Kremlin will soon face. We also talk about some of the strange interactions between the current attacks and future sanctions policy, ceasefire negotiations, and new missile technology.
0:00 Ukraine's New Oil Strikes
1:06 Map of the Strikes So Far
2:18 Why Now?
5:21 Ukraine Has Two Strategies, Not One
8:04 Losers of the Attacks: The Kremlin, Ordinary Russians, and More
15:51 Secondary Sanctions
17:49 A Partial Ceasefire
19:12 Flamingo Missiles