How Ukraine Paralyzed 40% of Russiaβs Oil Export Industry
by #WilliamSpaniel
15:56
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22xorEtdHBM
Ukraine has disabled about 40% of Russia's oil terminal capacity: what Ukraine must do for the campaign to continue to succeed.
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Ukraineβs Refinery Campaign: The Math Shows Whether PUTIN IS DONE
by #WilliamSpaniel
15:01
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7M1szU1Zn8
Ukraine's campaign to disable Russian oil refineries is well known: how much it will restrict future Russian military actions, and how those figures might [β¦]
Honestly you can get better analysis from #Scorpo.
Why don't you at least watch someone who is wrong thoughtfully, like #WilliamSpaniel? Or wrong by citing tons of irrelevant numbers, like that #Perun dude who has crazed General Rippers on his channel. They are at least trying to find sources.
The Real Security Guarantees Ukraine Needs
by #WilliamSpaniel
16:36
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeQcOrsWjWQ
Why Ukraine keeps seeking a U.S. guarantee, why getting one is not simple, and how Europe can use its institutional rules to manufacture a U.S. commitment out of thin air.
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Did Ukraine Just Effectively Disable a Third of Russiaβs Shadow Fleet in One Strike?
by #WilliamSpaniel
09:24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JzbeT9HzyI
Ukraine struck Russia's shadow fleet in the Mediterranean Sea: back-of-the-envelope calculations show that if Russia abandons taking the [β¦]
How Ukraine Recaptured a Key Frontline City
by #WilliamSpaniel
11:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UmUV5ML9UI
After weeks of Russia claiming firm control over #Kupiansk, Ukraine counterattacked and ejected Russian troops from the city: how Ukraine did it, the propaganda surrounding the [β¦]
Why the Witkoff Leak Is Way Worse Than It Seems
by #WilliamSpaniel
16:46
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdjU14Lt_iw
Bloomberg released a transcript of a phone call between #SteveWitkoff and #YuriUshakov, two of the US and Russia main negotiators
#Witkoff offers advice on how #Putin could [β¦]
The Astonishing Success of Ukraineβs Air Campaign
by #WilliamSpaniel
17:16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpgiTa3IzGc
Ukraine's air campaign against Russia has worked so well that it has expanded into a second campaign: Ukraine's strikes on Russia's electrical grid, and why the Kremlin seems [β¦]
Russia's Air Defenses Are Pitiful and Putting Putin in a Politically Precarious Position
by #WilliamSpaniel
13:04
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gQZBnfhcsg
It appears that the #Kremlin now aims to protect key installations throughout the country by having reservists fire large caliber [β¦]
Inside the Plan to Impose a No-Fly Zone in Ukraine
by #WilliamSpaniel
29:38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diqhdex2tfU
#Poland has called for a #NATO no-fly zone to be imposed in Ukraine: the plausibility of such a strategy and how the situation is so much different from the start of the war [β¦]
Ukraine's New BOPP Strategy: The Big Oil Power Play
by #WilliamSpaniel
21:05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvha2sVzAFE
Over the last month plus, Ukraine has been hammering Russia's oil infrastructure.
Today's video explores what Kyiv has done so far and the political risks that the #Kremlin [β¦]
Why Russia's Economy Is Like a Chronic Alcoholic
by #WilliamSpaniel
15:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLt8UnM-otY
A common narrative is that Russia is poised for an economic collapse after the War in Ukraine comes to an end: the element of truth behind this perception, and how the Kremlin [β¦]
Summit of Schmooze: Trump, Zelensky, and the Future of Ukraine Peace Talks
by #WilliamSpaniel
13:31
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8HibsISA0A
The second major diplomatic summit in four days has come to a close. Was this one any different?
How the timing of a ceasefire and an enforcement [β¦]
Russia's "Last Chance" Offensive Cost the Kremlin Way More Than It Seems
by #WilliamSpaniel
17:36
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2_tpvpyh8U
Within the last week, Russian troops have made a significant advance along the eastern front: what happened, how serious the threat is to Ukraine, and a [β¦]
Did Ukraine Just Have Its Best Day of the Year?
by #WilliamSpaniel
19:56
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqTLWJQauj4
The #USA and #NATO announced a weapons transfer program designed to surge materiel to Ukraine: how the plan works, the secondary sanctions plan attached to it, and some of the [β¦]
The Problems Will Only Get Worse: Inside Russia's Military Recruitment and Corruption
by #WilliamSpaniel
16:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uiqXHAW1Rw
Russia offers competitive wages to convince soldiers to deploy to Ukraine: the hidden consequences of choosing such a recruitment strategy [β¦]
Did Ukraine Just Commit Its Biggest Attack of the War?
by #WilliamSpaniel
10:52
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc6BxxkZloM
On June 1st, Ukraine committed one of its biggest attacks of the war: it smuggled more than a hundred drones into Russia, maneuvered them close to airfields, and then [β¦]
Will Tanking Oil Prices Sink Russia's War Efforts?
by #WilliamSpaniel
20:12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8acAUkpwRBY
Following #Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement, the oil markets have taken a huge hit.
This development is critical for the #Kremlin because oil revenues fund a major [β¦]
THE #LINESONMAPS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES youtu.be/hIPF31KU6xo feb 2025 #WilliamSpaniel
Three Years Later: The Current Strategic Situation, Why the War Continues, and Problems with Trump
by #WilliamSpaniel
01:18:08
It has been three years since the war in Ukraine started: a look at why the war is still ongoing and what may be in store with negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. [β¦]
Investment Dilemmas: Why the Kremlin and Russian Oligarchs Are at Odds
by #WilliamSpaniel
09:48
A report from Reuters indicates that Russian oligarchs are increasingly upset about the economic situation: the more interesting claim is that they are tangibly affecting Putin's thinking about the [β¦]
Is Russia on the Verge of a Banking Crisis?
by #WilliamSpaniel
14:03
Recently, there has been an influx of content regarding Russia hiding war debt inside of private banks: which is the origin of the claim, why Russia might pursue such a strategy, and exactly where the cracks in the system [β¦]