Ukraine's New BOPP Strategy: The Big Oil Power Play

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Check out my book "How Ukraine Survived": https://amzn.to/47gnlEf. You can also read it for free by signing up for a Kindle Unlimited trial at https://amzn.to/3QMsBr8. (I use affiliate links, meaning I earn a commission when you make a transaction through them. Even if you read for free, you are still supporting the channel.) Over the last month plus, Ukraine has been hammering Russia's oil infrastructure. However, the subtleties of Ukraine's power play are lost in the spectacular visuals of refineries on fire. Today's video explores what Kyiv has done so far and the political risks that the Kremlin will soon face. We also talk about some of the strange interactions between the current attacks and future sanctions policy, ceasefire negotiations, and new missile technology. 0:00 Ukraine's New Oil Strikes 1:06 Map of the Strikes So Far 2:18 Why Now? 5:21 Ukraine Has Two Strategies, Not One 8:04 Losers of the Attacks: The Kremlin, Ordinary Russians, and More 15:51 Secondary Sanctions 17:49 A Partial Ceasefire 19:12 Flamingo Missiles The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), EU, and NATO visual information does not imply or constitute an endorsement. Media licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0): By участник Водник: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wp_nefteprovod_druzhba.jpg Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0): By Kremlin.ru: http://tours.kremlin.ru/tour/senate http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/49437 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/50549 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/54859 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/58581 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/58586 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/58879 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/60495 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/61732 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/61799 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/65973 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68371 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69390 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70748 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70859 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/72453 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73585 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73732 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73981 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/74475 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/74514 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/74920 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/75931 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76073 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/77046 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/77449 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/77903