Ukraine War Update NEWS: Military Aid & Geopolitics News
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"It is appalling that the efforts of the Russian state to justify their illegal takeover of our business in Russia has now evolved into targeting innocent employees"
Hello Team!
Jonathan starts the video with his usual greeting and mentions this is the second part of the Ukraine war news update for November 17, 2023.
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Military Aid
- President Zelensky says supplies of 155mm artillery shells to Ukraine have decreased since the start of Israel's war against Hamas. He is focused on getting aid from the West but their focus is shifting.
- Biden signed a temporary spending bill without aid for Ukraine and Israel due to resistance from House Republicans who want to separate out the funding.
- Ukraine is mass-producing its own analogues of Iranian Shahid drones according to the Minister of Strategic Industry.
- Latvian volunteers purchased and delivered four Bandvagn 202 all-terrain vehicles to the 115th Mechanized Brigade in Ukraine.
- A convoy of at least seven vehicles armed with machine guns, likely for anti-drone purposes, was seen in Ukraine.
Geopolitics
- The situation on the battlefield in Ukraine is more complicated than NATO expected according to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. He emphasized this is an argument for greater support for Ukraine.
- The Russian Technological University MIREA purchased a Canadian-made drone detector system which likely violates Canadian sanctions. The company denies providing products to Russia.
- Russian oil revenue has rebounded as the price cap and sanctions are not working well. The US is trying to increase costs for Russia's shadow fleet of tankers.
- The US envoy to Hungary called PM Orban's proposed crackdown on media and NGOs "potentially very dangerous". Jonathan expresses concern about Trump's admiration for autocratic leaders like Orban.
- Pro-Russian disinformation is seriously affecting the Bulgarian army's ability to fight according to the Defence Minister.
- Finland is closing four border checkpoints with Russia as citizens of Iraq, Yemen and other countries, motivated by Russians, began coming through. An asylum seeker said Russian police assisted him to get to the Finnish border.
- Ukraine joining the EU would provide economic benefits and help fill labour shortages. Military aid is now being processed more through Germany than Poland due to Polish truckers blocking the border.
- Putin could face a new war crimes case as evidence suggests the starvation of Ukraine through grain theft was pre-planned before the invasion.
- President Biden and Japan's PM Kishida agreed to continue tough sanctions on Russia and strong support for Ukraine.
Wrap up
Jonathan thanks his supporters, gives a special shout-out to a few individuals, and mentions an upcoming live chat with Jonathan Fink from Silicon Curtain. He needs to prepare his questions and invites viewers to check it out.
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