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THE UKRAINE WAR LIFTING CONSTRAINTS ON MILITARY SUPPORT Business Basics: Putin gets UNEXPECTED bad news - Ukraine Can Strike In Russia PLAY YOUTUBE VIDEO Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCU6qEboDYk Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess
Putin gets UNEXPECTED bad news - Ukraine Can Strike In Russia Business Basics 1.24M subscribers Nov 17, 2024 Support the content on Patreon: / businessbasicsyt Sign up to my free 7 day Youtube Basics Bootcamp here: https://bit.ly/7dayCrashcourse Sign up for our FREE Geopolitics Newsletter: https://www.globalrecaps.com/subscribe Our Podcast 'Chaos & Peace' : • Chaos & Peace Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Putin gets UNEXPECTED bad news - Ukraine Can Strike In Russia Join the Basics Team: ▶️ Apply for Shorts Writer: https://forms.gle/Hsz7XViCv2nCX92Z9 ▶️ Apply for Script Writer: https://forms.gle/x9fvA5GmUA5Nec9eA ▶️ Apply for Clips Researcher / Gatherer: https://forms.gle/hYqkLTEKbHGGSSxH9 Transcript 0:00 Russia launched one of the largest strikes against Ukrainian energy and civilian infrastructure this morning I think when Putin ordered that strike this morning he wasn't expecting the news that we just got it seems like this may be one of the biggest blunders Putin has made so far in this war because of the scale of this attack and the fact that it's targeting energy infrastructure as the Ukrainian winter is starting President Biden has now approved the use of Us weapons inside Russia this is something Putin has been freaking out about ever since the war started and in the last 6 months he has up the rhetoric saying that this would lead to a nuclear war what makes this decision even more interesting is the fact that President Biden just met with President X Chinese president X yesterday now we don't know the exact details of this meeting but I'm sure Putin is not happy that us is making such a big decision a day after meeting the Chinese president so let's let's get 1:00 into all that and more in today's video like always please please be sure to hit the like button down below it helps us out tremendously when covering the war in YouTube algorithm let's go here's more details on the strike that Russia carried out this morning Ukraine's President Vladimir zalinski says that Russia has launched around 120 missiles and 90 drones in what he calls a massive combined air strike on his country's energy structure well the foreign minister Andre siga says says that Russia launched one of the largest air attacks with drones and missiles against peaceful cities sleeping civilians and critical infrastructure Ukraine's energy operator announced emergency power Cuts in the keev region and the bombardment also forced power Cuts in two other regions in the east of the country where people in the capital made their way to underground stations to shelter from this assault Russia's defense Ministry claimed that it attacked facilities that support Ukraine's defense industry and further South the Black Sea port of adessa experienced a Citywide power cut 2:03 a neighboring Poland says that it scrambled fighter jets in a statement warsa confirmed that operations by polish and Allied aircraft were underway in total five ukrainians died in what seems to be the largest attack so far since the Ukrainian curse counter offensive and the target is simple Ukraine's energy infrastructure as winter months roll in in Ukraine Russia wants to kill ukrainians ability to keep their houses warm Russia wants to kill the V of Ukrainian people to continue this fight now Russia claims that these aren't war crimes because Ukrainian military uses the energy generated at these plants to fuel the defenses that Ukraine is putting up against Russia but that makes no sense to me because by same logic you can start attacking the food plants that Ukraine has because at the end of the day Ukrainian military is also eating food the timing of this attack basically gives away what Russian goal is the Russian goal is to put pressure on 3:02 Ukrainian civilians so the war comes to end because Russia is getting hammered badly on the front lines they are hitting record highs in casualties every other day and they know the easiest way they can win this war is not on the front line but rather by attacking civilian infrastructure and the infrastructure that supports the civilian economy and the civilian population in Ukraine because Russia has made this calculation that if they can just kill the Ukrainian economy they don't have to beat Ukraine on the front lines so before we get into the reports about us giving permission to Ukraine to strike inside Russia let's listen to a Ukrainian Economist explain this exact situation the economy War that's going on between two countries so basically uh any sort of War it's the war of the economy right I mean we this is It's a return on the investment so for example if Ukrainian uh ukrainians s uh uh recently probably have heard about these huge ammunition depots that exploded in 4:01 Russia so Russia lost billions and billions of dollars you know basically in the past um you know in the past uh week and and and and the reason it came was because uh basically um Ukraine send drones worth of $10,000 or 20,000 or $100,000 and they destroyed billions of dollars worth of ammunition so that's the kind of return on investment we're talking about now when Russia targets Ukraine they for example targeted one of the major producers of uh electricity a plant that would be considered worth about $1 billion they sent some heavy rockets that cost tens of millions of dollars but you know you spend tens of millions of dollars and in the return you were able to destroy1 billion and Ukraine needs to renew that energy and so the resour es will be going into that instead of uh for military purposes so 5:05 that is one thing it's an economy right as you pointed it out rightfully so it is an economic question and the question is where is the good return of investment now the stupid uh Investments and something that Russia has been doing is like hitting literally random uh civilian targets that don't have a significant strategic or economic value for example you send a military rocket into some sort of hospital or near Hospital uh which you know you just destroy lives but you're not gaining anything on the economic front and that is done to intimidate the population it's a very simple tactic that is uh you know uh done it's a war crime it's a it's a horrific thing to do and Russia usually does double tapping when they will send a rocket the then you have uh police and uh uh firefighters and medical workers come inside and then they set an another rocket and so you 6:01 kill civilians and you have more casualties and the civilians and people Ukrainian people get more fatigued and they're like well forcing the government stop this war at any cost well it doesn't work really it didn't work so far the Ukrainian population and morale is very high they're not willing to see and in fact right now zansky the president of Ukraine is sort of um is captive uh of his own people you know he cannot you know even if the negotiations were if somebody was pushing him to negotiate he cannot because people don't want to you know Ukrainian people are the driving force for the even behavior of the president of Ukraine and because they've lost so much because Russia has been bombing them and they got used to it you know they got used to live in the middle of the war in the middle of these horrific crimes and they're like well no no peace until you get out of this and pay for everything you have done so uh it serves multiple purposes uh and some 7:02 of these purposes kind of make sense as I said and some of them just don't make sense now it seems that this decision to Target Ukrainian energy and civilian infrastructure by Putin backfired and backfired badly for him because just few hours after the attack New York Times came out with the reports that Biden has approved Ukraine to strike inside Russia with us missiles now why do I say that it was the Russian attack that forced Biden to give this permission well because this has been the trend with the Biden Administration earlier this year when Russia launched one of the largest attacks in the kke Direction That's when Biden eased restrictions for Ukraine so the trend is that every time there's a big attack by Russia us gives Ukraine more Firepower to fight back according to the report it seems the first permission or first likely use is going to be against Russian and North Korean troops that are gathering inside Kirks to launch a counter offensive against Ukrainian positions what makes this situation a little bit more interesting for us personally is because we had Ben Hodes just a few days ago on our podcast 8:06 and he predicted this exact thing listen to it yourself well this this would be a great opportunity for the United States to change its policy uh and allow Ukraine to use longrange weapons against targets inside Russia I mean you've got that many UK Russian and North Korean troops that are basically bassing um against the course bridg head uh that means there's Logistics artillery troop concentrations all of these are ideal targets for uh long range weapons uh that could hit that could hit them um and yet it seems like the the B Administration still has not um CH been willing to change its policy about this I think this is a mistake we should we should take the handcuffs off and and allow Ukraine to use every weapon that that U they have uh against a big Target like that that would make a big difference on the ability of the 9:03 Russians to um put pressure on the kurur bridge head as if Ukraine could start hammering away at the logistics and the artillery and the headquarters necessary to to run that Russian counter offensive now clearly the North Korean troops and Russian troops inside kers are going to be the prime target and likely the first Target of this new weapon or ammunition that Ukraine has unlocked but earlier we did Cover what other targets Ukrainian could strike inside Russia to give them an advantage in this war so let's get into that segment as you guys just saw we had to blur some sections of the video because YouTube always demonetizes and restricts our videos whenever we share footage from the battlefield and the front lines but we like doing these and I hope you guys like watching them especially when we have experienced guests on who break down the situation on the front lines with these clips to continue doing this type of content we recently launched our patreon where you 10:01 can watch uncensored video uncensored breakdown of the clips from the front lines and you can also support our content this is not something you have to do but if you're able to support us it costs as little as just $5 a month and it helps us out tremendously to continue making this type of content so if you're able to you can sign up now by clicking the link in the description or scanning the QR code on your screen thank you so much if this decision is taken it will mean nothing less than the direct involvement of NATO countries the United States and European countries in the war in Ukraine this will mean that NATO countries the US and European countries are at war with Russia the US has given Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia using American missiles but there will be no Public Announcement at least that's what the Guardians reporting on top of that one Western official quoted PBS news saying the first announcement of this policy will land when the first missile lands in Russia ever since Ukraine invaded KK in August Moscow has not been able to catch a break the Tide's about to change for the war as the UK and the US have just 11:06 granted Ukraine permission to strike with Western weapons in Russia negotiations with the White House and Downing Street have been ongoing throughout the year as zalinsky has been gearing up for more attacks inside Russia to be able to stay on the offensive and continue gaining ground in Russia zalinski needed to be able to launch long-range missiles to strike in Russian territory UK foreign secretary David Cameron led the way when he commented on the Ukrainian War pledging that it was going to give Ukraine $ 3.84 billion in military aid to help them win the war against Russia after making this promise the secretary went on to make a statement greenlighting Ukraine David Cameron is quoted as saying just as Russia is striking inside Ukraine you can quite understand why Ukraine feels the need to make sure it's defending itself the UK is not the only country that's done this and the US has also granted permissions to to Ukraine 12:00 meaning Putin's in for some trouble in this video we're going to discuss the situation with the UK and the us while also talking about all the Ukraine allies coming together to help Ukraine fight against the strongman Putin the war in Ukraine and Russia is changing every day and we're working hard to keep you guys posted on everything that's happening sometimes it's hard to do this because of Putin's Bots that dislike our videos and push our content back do us a favor and give this video a quick like so we can keep bringing you all the news as soon as it happens let's get right into it it has taken a long time to get here but finally the UK and the US are Seeing Things From kev's perspective with permission from these two countries Ukraine's going to be in a much stronger position in the conflict as it'll be able to take out essential structures inside Russian territory zalinski hopes that with the restrictions lifted he'll be able to strike Russian airfields missile launchers ammunition Depots fuel storage and command and control centers now the first question is why did this take so long for both countries the fear 13:02 was that assisting Ukraine too much could lead to an escalation in the war that would require everybody to get involved Moscow knew this and manipulated the West sphere by regularly talking about crossing a red line in his annual State of the Union Address Putin made this Threat by saying we don't want to burn Bridges but if somebody interprets our good intentions as weakness our reaction will be asymmetrical rapid and harsh we decide for for ourselves in each case where the red line is from the beginning the White House's aim was to give KV support without being dragged into direct conflict with Moscow the problem that Washington was facing was that there was a split in opinions about whether all restrictions should be lifted most US state departments have been calling for a lift on restrictions but intelligence agencies in the Pentagon have been advising Biden not to allow the use of long-range weapons in Russia another reason the decision took time for the US was because there were certain interests 14:00 in Russia that the US needed to be protected in 2024 Ukraine began to launch attacks on Russian oil refineries Ukraine considers these to be legitimate military targets because they're used to fuel Russia's military the problem was that the United States was worried about the economic impact of taking out these refineries as Ukraine's military ally the US has told them to Halt on these attacks Biden had hoped to keep the oil prices stable but it seems this is not a problem anymore allowing Ukraine the opportunity it's been waiting for previously Ukraine had struck two of Luke oil's facilities in early 2024 in vulgar and narad neft yores this was strategically important because they provided for 11% of Russia's gasoline requirements the attacks were a small victory for Ukraine as the factories had contracts to supply the Russian military what's pushed Britain to give its permission is what's been happening in recent days between Russia and and Iran speaking at a press conference British foreign secretary 15:03 David Lamy said Russia was guilty of a significant and dangerous escalation by receiving Iranian ballistic missiles for use in its war in Ukraine the UK's Act of pledging money to Ukraine was already very frustrating for the Kremlin but the continuous changes in its stance are going to send Putin through the roof the commitment of 3.84 billion dollar will be renewed every year for as long as it takes to beat Russia what really delivered the blow was the comment made by the foreign secretary which represents a willingness to change the rules for Ukraine a spokesperson for Britain's Ministry of Defense said that Ukraine had a clear right of self-defense against Russia's illegal attacks and that does not preclude operations inside Russia this means that British tanks anti-tank missiles and any other military equipment given to Ukraine can be used inside Russia as part of Ukraine's defense this is Putin's biggest nightmare as he believes that the West is trying to use it weapons in Russia to escalate the war so far Ukraine has used British drones 16:04 heavy artillery and tanks to capture more than 390 square miles of Russian territory there are also reports that Ukrainian troops have been using British Challenger 2 tanks inside Russia but these are all rumors now with Ukraine having permission to strike Russian targets inside Russian territory we could be inching closer to the end of the war prior to this the UK had been very strict about these restrictions s since February 2022 the UK had insisted that its weapons could only be used within Ukraine's International borders and could not be deployed inside of Russia however as Russia continued on the offensive the UK began to warm up to zelinsky's requests in February 2024 a statement was released reading we want to be clear that the UK will never recognize Russia's illegal claims to the region or any Ukrainian territory and that will continue to do all we can to stop Putin's War machine and support Ukraine in their fight for as long as it 17:02 takes the UK has kept its promise and has now lifted the restrictions on the use of British Weaponry up until this point Putin's tricks had been working and most countries had been taking a step back in limiting the Weaponry that they supplied Ukraine with Moscow had been able to launch operations in Ukraine without the fear of a direct threat being posed Putin was aware of the fact that Ukraine was receiving weapons from overseas but he was confident that those weapons were being used to kill Russian troops inside Ukraine only now with everything that's been unfolding Putin's confidence is shaking his original plan is no longer working and countries like the UK are stepping in this is in part due to zelinsky's negotiation skills in July during Ukrainian president zin's visit to Downing Street he'd worked hard to convince the UK to work with Western allies to remove the limits on the use of weapons because he believed that increasing Ukraine's long-range capability would Force Russia to seek peace the Kremlin has not taken the UK's 18:03 actions very well which is to be expected before that as you guys know today's geopolitical world moves very fast and it's pretty much impossible to keep up with all the news that's why I launched Global Recaps a geopolitical newsletter that covers world news in a quick and simple way every day I send out an email directly to your inbox that covers the most important world news that you can read in less than 5 minutes best of all it's completely free and you can sign up now by using the link in the comments or Link in my bio now back to the video Moscow has taken the statements made by the British secretary as a direct and dangerous escalation of tensions that could exist between the west and Russia it also made it clear that it would respond if Ukraine launched strikes against Russian territory with British weapons fremlin spokesperson Dimitri pesov commented on Cameron's comments saying this is a direct escalation of tension around the Ukrainian conflict which could potentially pose a danger to the entire European security architecture Russian foreign Ministry 19:05 spokeswoman Maria zacharova added this is the first time that a western politician has so frankly acknowledged what has long been a well-known secret for a majority of the world's countries that the West is waging a covert war against Russia with the hands of ukrainians speaking directly to Cameron's comments she responded by saying how irresponsible and callous do you have to be not to realize what such statements lead to especially with regards to countries with nuclear weapons we always respond but how can you not think about the feelings of British subjects and EU citizens as if these statements weren't enough Russia summoned the British Ambassador Nigel Casey to make a formal complaint against Cameron's comments according to Britain's sources Casey was not summoned and the meeting was actually pre-arranged to discuss the UK support of Ukraine Russia used the opportunity to threaten Britain and warn them against using British weapons on Russian soil on Thursday Putin issued more 20:02 warnings against the actions of the UK and the US he's continuously made it clear that the use of long-range missiles is going to be interpreted as a direct conflict with Russia his reasoning is that since Ukraine's armies are going to need NATO Specialists to program the missiles that would be their direct involvement in the war while all this support from the UK is exciting the country that both Ukraine and Russia have been waiting patiently for is America and now Washington's given its permission to Ukraine as well in the beginning the US was very clear that it did not want us supplied equipment to be used for direct attacks into Russia then in May 2024 president Joe Biden gave Ukraine permission to 21:00 carry out limited strikes using Us weapons in Russian territory around KV the policy's been slowly shifting and in recent months Washington has moved from a blanket ban to allowing Ukraine to use us supplied weapons when it comes to defensive strikes Ukraine's been negotiating with America about the use of its longrange Army tactical missile system to Target sites inside Russia and the negotiations have been successful at first Washington was advising Kiev to focus the use of Western weapons on defending the eastern and Northern regions of Ukraine Crimea and retaining access to the Black Sea but now Ukraine will be able to attack Russia in relation to whether Ukraine can use long-range weapons from America the US is finally allowing Ukraine to go ahead after months of lengthy discussion when asked by reporters last week President Biden had initially said that his administration was working that out now but now a final decision has been given the discussions have been successful and US Secretary of State Anthony blinkin and British foreign secretary David 22:02 lamby traveled to Kiev this week during a press conference blinkin said one of the purposes of the trip that we'll be taking together is to hear directly from the Ukrainian leadership including President Vladimir zalinski about exactly how the ukrainians see their needs in this moment to what objectives and what we can do to support those needs as permissions from these two countries have come Putin's fears increase as reports come in that other countries are slowly warming up to the idea of giving permission too let's start with lvia and Finland who have made comments that follow the same tone as Camerons according to sources in the defense Ministry Finland has not set any restrictions on the use of weapons it supplied to Ukraine the chair of the Parliamentary defense committee Juka cpra NCP stated according to my information Finland has not set such restrictions and Ukraine has the right to use these weapons against military targets also on Russian soil copra even went as far as saying if necessary Ukraine should also strike military Targets on the Russian side it's a 23:05 completely legitimate defensive battle that Ukraine's waging the UN Charter allows military targets to be attacked across land borders lvia has always been loud about its support of Ukraine and has even urged other Western allies to get with the program lavian president Edgar rovix has encouraged Western allies to lift restrictions on the use of weapons it provides to Ukraine rovix believes that the success that Russia's experiencing is because Ukraine's been limited by the restrictions on the use of its weapons as long as the targets are legitimate military targets and not cities or civilians the lvan president believes Ukraine should have full Reign Latvia's urgency is a lot to do with the fear that once Ukraine's defeated it will be next if the West can band together and stop Russia now more European countries will be spared from the hands of Putin why is it so fundamental and so important for you what about your knowledge of the area you're positioning about Ukraine I think that for us it's a matter of security 24:03 because we believe that if Ukraine loses then our security is going to be impacted in a very negative way I think that has been repeated many times but also it's about international law it's about International order and I think that we don't want to see the repetition of the darkest moments of history and my country has experience those lvia also understands that Russia's been using the fear that the West has to its advantage rovix is quoted saying there's probably fear and I think it's groundless that Russia could use tactical nuclear weapons I think this is blackmailed by Russia very well calculated but some governments are buying in this is not something that I could advise to add to the list NATO's also begun to speak up on the matter in support of Ukraine in an interview NATO's Secretary General Jen Stenberg claimed that the time has come for Ukraine's allies to consider lifting some restrictions on the of weapons in Russia after watching 25:01 everything that Russia's done in the carv region NATO's beginning to question whether it should be sitting back and letting Russia continue unchecked he's quoted from the interview saying the time has come to consider whether it would be right to lift some of the restrictions which have been imposed because we see now that especially in the carv region the front line and the borderline is more or less the same if NATO gets on board with the use of military equipment donated by its member nations Russia's really really about to experience some losses on the front line more allies are coming forward and Poland's foreign minister rosla stated that his country is not ruling out sending its troops into Ukraine while the conversation around NATO troops being in Russia has been ruled out by most countries Poland thinks that it should be a possibility months earlier when French president Emanuel macron had said something similar many of the Allies shut him down but Minister rtis thanked him for saying the things that needed to be said statements like these being made by NATO member nations have very serious implications Putin has made 26:04 it very clear that he will take the use of NATO troops is a sign that direct conflict must take place and he would not hesitate to use nuclear force unfortunately for Putin the West is tired of hearing these threats and they might actually just disregard them in response to the comments by macron Putin ordered his military to hold Battlefield nuclear weapons drills as a way of showing the West what he was working with in May in the Southern military District that lies adjacent to Ukraine Russia ran some exercises for the launch of a tactical nuclear warhead as a close Ally of Russia Belarus was also involved in the drills the exercise was to keep soldiers practiced equipping potential launch vehicles with missiles the Russian foreign Ministry made it clear that this drill was meant to be a signal to the West that it needed to stay out of its war with Ukraine a statement by Russian officials stated we hope these drills will cool the hote heads in Western capitals while helping the countries that have provided the green 27:00 light to Ukraine to realize the potential catastrophic consequences of the Strategic risks they're generating Putin has used all of this conversation as an opportunity to show moscow's Power but it's not certain how much longer this will work we're going to talk about the United States's controversial position on the matter but first let's take a look at what some of Ukraine's allies are saying in Germany the government's given Ukraine permission to strike Russian territory with weapons provided by Berlin according to German Chancellor Olaf scholes as long as the targets are not civilians and buildings Ukraine's allowed to attack scholes is quoted saying I find it strange when some people argue that Ukraine should not be allowed to defend itself and take measures that are suitable for this Germany's provided Ukraine with weapon systems like its self-propelled howitzers and Mars 2 rocket launchers but it's still hesitant to give Ukraine its longrange weapons despite negotiations Germany's declined to give its long-range tourist cruise missiles because it fears this will bring it into direct confrontation with Russia another 28:00 country that's been by Ukraine's side from the very start is Denmark in March 2023 the Danish government set up the Danish national Ukraine fund which aimed to provide long-term support for Ukraine so far approximately $906 billion has been placed in the fund to provide military support and training the money is also expected to help with civilian support for Urgent humanitarian efforts and long-term reconstruction in Ukraine in addition Denmark also Don donated long-range Harpoon coastal defense missile systems which Ukraine used in the Black Sea to Target Russian fleets in relation to its comments on whether or not Ukraine can use its weapons in Russia Denmark has been cryptic but the message is clear Denmark states that Ukraine's use of the weapons must be within the bounds of international law this means that if Ukraine's acting in self-defense to defend its sovereignty they're free to attack Russia finally the cck is also behind Ukraine using its weapons within Russia since 2023 the Czech has been a big supplier of weapons for Ukraine donating 89 tanks 226 29:05 fighting and armored infantry Vehicles 38 howitzers 33 multiple rocket launchers six air defense systems and four helicopters with such big support for Ukraine it's no surprise that Czech prime minister Peter fiala believes that stenberg's statement is absolutely logical he argues Ukraine is a country defending itself against Russian aggression and as an attacked country it certainly has all the rights to use all possibilities for its defense while Ukraine rejoices in the UK and the US getting on board with their use of weapons in Russia there are rumors that Kev has already started using them in 2024 aerial images showed that Ukraine used an MGM 140 atacms on a Russian base in luhansk these missiles are capable of reaching a speed of 2,300 mph they have a range of around 186 Mi and they can carry 500lb Warhead the missile also 30:00 releases small bomb lits upon detonating allowing impact on a large area with explosions rather than unleashing a precise missile strike the strike hit a Russian training ground and killed 116 troops another strike destroyed a launcher and charger which were hit by six of these missiles there have also been reports of attacks in sasta pole with a missile strike taking out two Russian Landing strips and damaging infrastructure Ukraine was comfortable attacking s asapo and Crimea because they territories that Russia annexed from Kiev and thereafter what's rightfully theirs

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