Ukraine War Update NEWS: Military Aid & Geopolitics News
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"If you're going to stop China attacking Taiwan, you've got really two options. One, have nothing to do with China, but threaten them. If you attack them, we're going to hit you with our own... We'll go to war, basically. Or two, you say, right, let's talk a little bit. Let's do some diplomacy. Let's get a little bit closer. Let's integrate with each other and interact with each other, which means that actually, if you do that, we're going to shut off this trade route there and do, you know, let's have these conversations and this closer working environment so that we can affect we can affect your international diplomacy without having to resort to just threatening to hit you with missiles this is incredibly important"
Hello Team!
Jonathan has been looking at footage on Twitter showing huge amounts of Russian equipment being destroyed, similar to what was seen in Vuhledar. He believes this justifies the high loss figures reported by the Ukrainian General Staff. One example is a Himar strike on a Zala drone unit, showing Ukraine is using high-value munitions to take out important Russian assets.
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Military Aid
- Zelensky and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau discussed air defense, hopefully leading to more equipment for Ukraine.
- Fabian Hoffman analyzed Ukraine's usage and stocks of Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles:
- Ukraine likely received 400-600 missiles and is using 30-50 per month
- At this rate, stocks could run out between January-December 2024
- Low usage (30/month) has limited battlefield impact; Ukraine needs Taurus missiles from Germany
- Joint G7/EU effort to confiscate Russian assets is crucial to avoid de-dollarization
Geopolitics
- US President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in San Francisco, agreeing to:
- Resume high-level military communication
- Address risks of advanced AI
- Combat drug trafficking
- Increase passenger flights
- Continue diplomacy
- Biden called Xi a "dictator" but said US and China must "manage competition responsibly"
- German President Steinmeier says Ukraine needs even more support and focus despite events in the Middle East
- Report suggests legally justified seizure of frozen Russian assets to deter aggression and aid Ukraine
- Prague has frozen Russian state assets in Czechia
- Russia was not elected to the UNESCO executive board for the first time
- IOC called on committees to refuse participation in Russia's "Friendship Games"
- US Senate Rules Committee voted 9-7 to reform rules around military appointments, but key Republicans like McConnell still opposed the change
Wrap up
Jonathan expresses frustration with the current state of the Republican party in the US, feeling they are no longer interested in governing or bipartisan work. He cites examples of physical confrontations between Republican politicians. While acknowledging many of his Republican viewers may not agree, he notes that some "Reagan Republicans" have contacted him to express similar concerns about the party's current direction.
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