Ukraine War Update EXTRA: Nuclear Peace (!), Crimea, Iran, Morality & Law
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"If I put it in really simplistic terms, imagine a big bully is beating up a less able person on the road, or I don't know, in a playground... Ian keeps Ian in fact has been making these baseball bats himself and he's handing them over and maybe he's been sharpening them as well and he's stabbing this poor kid with these these like bits of wood that Ian has been sharpening now you're looking over at this and you're thinking hang on I can see what's going on here now if you see that what Vlad is doing is morally wrong then what Ian is doing in giving Vlad this stuff is also morally wrong"
Hello Team!
Jonathan discusses Russian propaganda from state TV, where a State Duma member argues striking America with nuclear weapons is the only way forward because "Russia brings peace and calm everywhere it goes". Jonathan notes the absurdity and seriousness of these statements.
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British Army No Longer Top-Level Fighting Force
- A senior U.S. general privately told the UK defence secretary that the British army is no longer regarded as a top-level fighting force, according to defence sources
- The decline in war fighting capability following decades of cuts needs to be reversed faster than planned in the wake of Russia's war in Ukraine
- Rishi Sunak risks failing as a wartime PM unless urgent action is taken, including increasing the defence budget by at least £3 billion per year
- Jonathan discusses the difficult decisions and trade-offs involved in increasing military spending
Slovenian M55S Tanks in Ukrainian Service
- Slovenia has donated M55S tanks, a modernized version of the Soviet-era T-55 tank, to Ukraine
- The tanks have been upgraded with additional armor, including ERA (explosive reactive armor) blocks
- The T-55 is an old tank design but has been widely used and upgraded by many countries
- The Slovenian modernization in the late 1990s significantly improved the tank's capabilities
How Ukraine Might Retake Crimea
- Mick Ryan, a former Australian general, discusses the strategic importance and challenges of Ukraine potentially retaking Crimea
- Crimea may be the culminating point of the war, whether through a major military campaign, a long-range strike campaign to make it untenable for Russia, or forced negotiations
- Recapturing southern Ukrainian territory in Kherson and Zaporizhia oblasts would be necessary for any campaign in Crimea
- Two broad options: a large-scale air, sea and land operation or capturing southern Ukraine and holding Crimea at risk with missile/drone attacks
- Significant Western support and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian troops would likely be required for a military conquest of Crimea
Poland Ready to Transfer F-16s to Ukraine
- Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Poland could hand over its F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine if the decision is supported by NATO
- Poland has been one of Ukraine's strongest supporters and is willing to act in coordination with NATO allies on any transfer of air power
Ukrainian Soldiers Training on Night Vision in UK
- With the help of Canadian instructors, Ukrainian soldiers are being trained in the UK on the usage of night vision devices
- Ukraine needs to gain every possible advantage over the Russians, even if they can't match them in troop numbers
- Corruption has been an issue, with reports of better equipment in western Ukraine compared to the front lines
Drone Attacks on Iran: Legality and Morality
- Iran has been hit by drone attacks targeting military factories, possibly by Israel, but it's unclear if it was on behalf of Ukraine
- Leah, a viewer, asks about the moral vs. legal justification for such attacks
- Jonathan distinguishes between preemptive war (launched in anticipation of imminent attack) and preventive war (to prevent a potential future threat)
- Most experts consider preventive war without UN approval to be illegal under international law
- However, Jonathan argues there may be a moral case for attacking Iranian facilities supplying drones and missiles being used by Russia to harm Ukrainian civilians, even if it's technically illegal
- He uses an analogy of stopping a bully being supplied with weapons to illustrate the moral dilemma
Wrap up
Jonathan thanks viewers for their support and invites them to check out ways to support the channel in the video description. He acknowledges the video may need to be released the following day due to its length.
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