Ukraine War Update NEWS: Military Aid & Geopolitics News
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"Zero-sum game thinking is counterproductive, it's destructive."
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Jonathan provides an update on the Ukraine War news for November 7, 2023, focusing on military aid and geopolitics.
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Strike on Taganrog airbase
- Explosions reported at the Taganrog airbase, just inside the Russian border near Donetsk and Mariupol
- Russian sources claim air defenses did not work but the military is fulfilling its tasks
- Speculation that Ukrainian missiles were shot down near the airfield, damaging containers but not IL-76 aircraft
- The airbase is 121 km from the front line and within range of Ukrainian munitions
- Significant development as parts of the Russian chopper fleet were reportedly repositioned to this location from Berdyansk
Military aid to Ukraine
- President Zelensky stresses that budget resources should be directed to defense rather than street repairs amid protests in Ukrainian cities
- Germany is still undecided on supplying long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine, which have a range of 500 km
- Taurus missiles would not be a game-changer but would help with the supply of the game-changing long-range munition category
- The US has learned lessons from supporting Ukraine that will make it stronger in the Indo-Pacific
- Claims that US aid to Ukraine costs $900 per American household are highly misleading
- Canada has transferred six robots to Ukraine for remote mining of territories
- Slovakia's new government will not prevent Slovak companies from producing and supplying weapons to Ukraine, despite the Prime Minister's opposition to military aid
- An image allegedly shows a US-supplied M1A1 Abrams tank on Ukrainian soil, but the paint job resembles Polish Abrams tanks
- Russia has accumulated 870 high-precision missiles, including Iskander-M, Iskander-K, and anti-ship missiles, for future massive air attacks on Ukraine
Geopolitics
- EU's top diplomat, Joseph Borrell, admits that conflict in the Middle East is affecting aid policies towards Ukraine
- Ukraine expects positive reports on its EU membership progress next week
- 127 UK companies voluntarily reported sanctions violations against Russia to the UK government
- A scandal in Italy involves Putin's seized yacht being allowed to sail free last spring
- Investigators in France are investigating the possibility that Russia was behind the marking of buildings in Paris with the Star of David
Jonathan's response to a critical comment
In response to a comment criticizing his views on the EU and UK's support for Ukraine, Jonathan argues:
- The EU is a conglomeration of up to 30 states, and their slower decision-making is due to the need for agreement among all states
- Praising certain EU states while criticizing the EU as a whole is inconsistent
- Germany and France have turned around their support for Ukraine, and it's important to focus on their current actions
- Saying Germany is doing well now does not diminish the UK's early and ongoing support for Ukraine
- Zero-sum game thinking, where praising one country is seen as an insult to another, is counterproductive and destructive
- Jonathan believes he is fair in his criticism and praise of various countries based on their actions and the political situations endangering support for Ukraine
Wrap up
Jonathan concludes the video, acknowledging his mid-video rant and emphasizing the importance of fair and balanced criticism of countries based on their support for Ukraine, rather than blindly favoring or disparaging any particular nation or political entity.
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