60. The Opening Phase
Battleground
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Putin's Decision to Blow Up the Ukrainian Side
Putin needs high oil and gas prices to fund the war. OPEC basically sided with Putin at the outset of the conflict. Odessa was hit yesterday by Calabro Cruz missiles. The Russians are using up their supplies of ammunition. They will find it hard to find like-for-like replacements, which is why we hear they're planning to build their own equivalent of the Shahid Iranian drones. Now the picture is a bit brighter since the Joint Expeditionary Force Group (JEF) has just announced they're sending 92 million pounds worth of air defense equipment for Ukraine.
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