Ukraine War Update BUMPER NEWS (20241116b): Geopolitical News – Abkhazia, Scholz, Trump's Picks



Here is today’s UWU NEWS giving you all the nuggets you need to add to your understanding of events.

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CHAPTERS
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0:00:00 Hello Team
0:00:26 Japanese Foreign Minister makes surprise visit to Ukraine
0:00:50 Japan’s role in securing $15bn loan for Ukraine
0:01:16 Slovak Foreign Minister pushes for exemption of Russian pipeline oil from import bans
0:01:44 EU prepares new sanctions package targeting Russia’s shadow fleet of tankers
0:03:03 Russian economic crisis – ruble plunges
0:05:22 Sanctions impact on Russian banking and airlines
0:06:01 EU considers sanctions on China for supplying weapons to Russia
0:06:47 Protests erupt in Abkhazia against investment deal with Russia
0:08:37 Historical context and analysis of Abkhazia and Russia’s influence
0:14:23 Further protests and unrest in Abkhazia
0:16:26 Poland to host enlarged Weimar Triangle meeting with Ukraine
0:18:02 Boris Johnson’s critique of the Minsk agreements
0:20:56 Scholz-Putin phone call and reactions
0:25:34 Germany bans Russian gas tankers from its ports, EU sanctions and German Green Party
0:28:32 Biden to meet with Xi Jinping, EU aid to Ukraine, Trump and US cabinet appointments
0:29:25 Trump’s concerning cabinet appointments
0:40:51 Russia’s stance on negotiations and Trump’s concerning bypassing of FBI clearance for appointees
0:43:50 Investigation into Elon Musk’s contacts with Russia and China
0:48:50 Response to a viewer’s comment about US energy independence
0:53:44 Edward Hunter Christie’s warning about Trump’s nominations as signs of an emerging dictatorship
0:59:02 Wrap up

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