The Black Sea Grain Deal: Russia’s Plan to Hold the World Hostage
Simon Whistler · August 24, 2023 · 23 min video · Europe & NATO
Already an Insider? Sign in and it plays here.
Also on YouTube. WarFronts published this video on its YouTube channel on August 24, 2023. Here it is with the sponsor segment cut out. Insiders watch all 879 WarFronts and HomeFronts videos this way.
From the transcript
If there's one thing, Russian President Vladimir Putin likes it's a good hostage. Informed by his days in the KGB, the malforming and instrumental part of his grand plan to seize the sovereign nation of Ukraine, Putin and his top brass in the Kremlin have been on a hostage-taking bender in the last couple of years.
Unprotected Ukrainian towns and villages packed with civilians are held hostage by Russian missiles to try and coerce Ukraine into standing down.
Europe was held hostage by Russian oil ahead of the winter of 2022 in an unsuccessful attempt to get Europe to back off their support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian regions of Crimea and the Donbas have been held hostage for the better part of the last decade in a long, slow play meant to either weaken Ukraine, to the point of collapse, or force it to stand
This transcript was generated automatically and may contain errors.
No sponsor reads, on every episode
This video is free on YouTube with a sponsor segment. Insiders get the clean cut of every WarFronts and HomeFronts video, plus 128 exclusives that are only on Fronts.
About this briefing
Exploring Russia's Game-Changing Move: The Black Sea Grain Initiative Ends! Discover the global ripple effects as Ukraine's crucial grain exports halt, risking food security. Can solutions emerge in time? Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Biographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/
