Ukraine Has Forced Russia Into Impossible Choices

Russia's war is creating impossible choices inside Russia as the fuel crisis spreads from gas stations into agriculture, banking, food supply, and occupied Crimea. Chapters: 00:00 Putin's war creates impossible choices 00:24 Kazakhstan blocks fuel smuggling from Russia 00:52 Russians hijack fuel trucks and fight at gas stations 01:35 A governor runs out of gas after telling people not to stockpile 02:06 Russia argues over interest rates and economic survival 03:22 Crimea banking trouble and grain harvest collapse 03:56 Duma warnings about famine and diesel shortages 04:17 Farmers cannot harvest without diesel 05:07 Russia censors damage from Ukrainian strikes 05:32 Omsk refinery hit and gasoline sales halted 05:42 Fuel rationing spreads by QR code and license plate 06:12 Russian stock market falls as Crimea seizes up 06:52 Empty shelves appear in occupied Donetsk 07:08 Putin denies a crisis while ordering officials to fix it 07:22 Russia bans diesel exports and prepares fuel imports 07:49 Agriculture keeps weakening under fuel shortages 08:12 Officials demand honesty about disrupted fuel deliveries 08:52 Crimea gasoline reaches extreme prices 09:36 Russian officials finally admit fuel shortages 10:14 Refinery losses reach 35% before the latest strikes 10:37 Grain harvest losses become critical 10:53 Russians turn anger toward officials 11:19 Fuel crisis desperation reaches social media 11:44 Updates on the 40-day operation and Crimea queues 12:18 Jake Broe fundraiser and food-crisis question 12:47 The exam-cheating metaphor for Russian denial #Russia #Ukraine #FuelCrisis #FoodCrisis #RussianEconomy #Crimea #Agriculture #OilRefinery #Putin #UkraineWar Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. @JakeBroe's fundraiser: https://www.help99.co/patches/jake-broe-train-to-kyiv *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: ***** 🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address) https://a.co/iodWsUK Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html 🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/ ***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE *** 🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow. 🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine. 🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email [email protected] #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR