Russians Are Starting to Panic at the Pump

DON’T LOOK AWAY.

Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine with 611 drones and 70 missiles, targeting Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and other regions. The video breaks down the numbers, including the high drone interception rate, the weaker ballistic missile interception rate, and the predicted missile buildup that pointed toward a strike of roughly this size. The attack damaged cultural sites including the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, the Dovzhenko Film Studio, the Mystetskyi Arsenal, the Kharkiv art museum, residential neighborhoods, and other locations. The update also explains why the strike fits Russia's broader problem: Moscow is struggling on the battlefield and under pressure from Ukrainian long-range strikes, so it uses mass attacks to project strength and terrorize civilians. 00:00 Russia Launches a Massive Overnight Strike 00:22 The 681 Missiles and Drones Breakdown 01:56 Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Other Regions Hit 02:30 Russia Targets Ukrainian Culture 03:48 Zelensky Calls for a G7 Response 05:16 Missiles Over Kyiv and Families in Shelters 06:29 Lavra, Kharkiv Rescuers, and Double-Tap Strikes 07:23 Civilian Targets Versus Ukraine's Refinery Strikes 08:18 Ukraine Strikes Back Inside Russia 08:47 Port Kavkaz, Kerch, and Crimea's Isolation 10:08 Yaroslavl Depot Fire Keeps Burning 10:40 Battlefield Losses and Strike Ratios 12:35 Chonhar, Arabat, and Novoazovsk Bridges Hit 13:20 Pipeline Training and the Rescuer Memorial #ProfessorGerdes #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #Putin Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. ***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: ***** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains [https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains] Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes [https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes] Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes] YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership [https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership] 🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ [https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/] *****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 [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 [https://a.co/iodWsUK] Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... [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 [https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html] Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html [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 [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/ [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 [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 [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 [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 professorgerdesyt@gmail.com #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR

Russians Are Starting to Panic at the Pump

Russia's fuel shortages are spreading from occupied Crimea and Krasnodar into more regions, with drivers facing long gas lines, fuel limits, QR-code distribution systems, empty grocery shelves, and hotels offering gasoline as a tourist perk. The video walks through the week from June 6 through June 13, showing how Ukrainian strikes on refineries and logistics routes are feeding a wider crisis in Crimea, Novorossiysk, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, and other regions. The economic pressure is broader than gasoline. Russia's largest property developer is collapsing, regional governments are being pushed toward new taxes, corporate tax revenues are falling, reserves are being drained, stocks are sliding, Gazprom's value has cratered, China is reducing Russian oil imports, and Putin is moving toward asset seizures to fund the war. The discussion also covers reports around Elvira Nabiullina, possible border closure or martial law fears, installment-plan groceries in Transnistria, Crimea becoming a summer trap, and why higher oil prices have not rescued Russia's war economy. 00:00 A Contagion Spreads Across Russia 00:34 Krasnodar, Sevastopol, and the Fuel Limit Problem 01:21 Property Collapse and Ukraine's Long-Range Sanctions 01:48 Crimea's Two-Kilometer Gas Lines 02:26 Russia's Economic Forum Turns Into Ideology 03:18 Fuel Shortages Spread Beyond Crimea 04:02 Tourism, Taxes, and Regional Budget Stress 04:48 Seized Assets, Sliding Stocks, and Gazprom's Collapse 06:40 China Cuts Oil Imports as Southern Russia Runs Short 08:24 Moscow Joins the Fuel Shortage Map 09:03 Novorossiysk Gas Lines and Tourism Denial 10:34 Russia's Worst Fuel Crisis Since 2023 11:03 Recruitment Strain, Asset Seizures, and Nabiullina 13:05 Transnistria Groceries on Installment Plans 13:58 Industrial Strikes and the Crimea Trap 14:37 Fuel Queues Reach Crimea, St. Petersburg, and Kazan 15:42 Oil Revenue Rises but Does Not Save Russia 16:32 Russia's Economy as Snow White #ProfessorGerdes #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #Putin Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. ***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: ***** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains [https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains] Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes [https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes] Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes] YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership [https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership] 🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ [https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/] *****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 [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 [https://a.co/iodWsUK] Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... [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 [https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html] Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html [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 [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/ [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 [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 [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 [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 professorgerdesyt@gmail.com #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR

ANOTHER SHADOW FLEET TANKER SIEZED!

Britain Just Seized Putin's Shadow Fleet Tanker Britain has now crossed a major line against Russia's shadow fleet: Royal Marines boarded and detained a sanctioned tanker in the English Channel. That matters because these ships help carry Russian oil, dodge sanctions, and keep Putin's war funded. Britain intercepted and detained the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker Smyrtos in the English Channel during a six-hour operation involving Royal Marines, the National Crime Agency, Royal Navy warships, maritime helicopters, RAF patrol aircraft, and coordination with France. The video explains why this is a major step for the UK, how Russia uses hundreds of shadow fleet tankers with obscure ownership to move sanctioned crude, and why cutting into that network matters for funding Putin's war in Ukraine. 00:00 Britain Seizes a Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker 00:20 The Smyrtos Operation in the English Channel 01:17 Why the Shadow Fleet Matters 02:53 Starmer Frames the Operation as a Blow to Putin 04:04 Ukraine's Strikes Inside Russia 04:39 Zelensky: Europe's Fate Is Being Decided in Ukraine 04:57 Russian Discontent With Putin Keeps Rising 06:01 Kasparov Says Russia Is Considering Life After Putin 06:42 Russia Expands Bases Along NATO's Border 07:43 Tulsi Gabbard and the Ukraine Bio-Lab Claim 09:07 Ukraine Denies the Bioweapons Narrative 09:34 The Map Problem and Soviet-Era Pathogen Labs 10:50 Laura Loomer Joins the Criticism 11:29 Trump's Age and Older World Leaders 12:23 Iran, Hormuz, and a Possible Deal 13:01 Trump Must Pressure Putin #ProfessorGerdes #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #Putin Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. ***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: ***** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains [https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains] Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes [https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes] Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes] YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership [https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership] 🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ [https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/] *****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 [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 [https://a.co/iodWsUK] Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... [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 [https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html] Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html [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 [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/ [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 [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 [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 [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 professorgerdesyt@gmail.com #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR

GREAT News for Ukraine Today!

There is major good news for Ukraine today, and it is not about overnight drone strikes, deep strikes, or battlefield movements. EU member states have agreed to officially open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, beginning with the “fundamentals” cluster after years of delay. That matters because Ukraine is not just fighting for territory. Ukraine is fighting for its future place in Europe. In this episode, I walk through why this political breakthrough matters, why Russia will hate it, how Latvia’s drone support strengthens Ukraine’s war effort, and why more analysts, officials, and observers are now saying openly that Ukraine has the initiative. We also look at Russia’s increasingly nervous posture, Putin’s claims about Finland and Sweden joining NATO, repression inside occupied Crimea, and the broader geopolitical context involving Europe, Trump, Iran, and Russia. Ukraine is gaining political momentum, military momentum, and strategic momentum. That does not mean the war is over. But it does mean the story is changing. Chapters 0:00 Great news for Ukraine 0:16 EU accession talks officially move forward 1:33 Why the Hungarian veto mattered 2:01 Russian language protections and Ukraine’s direction 2:48 Latvia expands drone support for Ukraine 3:23 More voices say Ukraine is winning 4:42 Ambassador Taylor: Ukraine has the initiative 5:30 Ukraine’s technological advantage returns 5:55 The Trump-Zelensky-Putin aid cycle 6:26 Eric Schmidt, Kyiv, and Ukraine’s defense-tech future 7:02 Europe, defense leadership, and diplomacy with Russia 8:24 EU pressure on Russian visas in Bosnia 9:13 Russia cancels major events near the Kremlin 9:33 Putin lashes out at Finland and Sweden 10:34 Crimea sentence shows Russia’s repression 11:42 Iran, Trump, and negotiations with autocrats 14:10 Strategic oil reserve and gasoline prices 14:43 Member shout-out and Reagan’s Berlin Wall lesson Hashtags #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #Zelensky #Putin #Europe #EU #NATO #UkraineIsWinning #Geopolitics Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship. ***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: ***** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains [https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains] Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes [https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes] Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes] YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership [https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership] 🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ [https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/] *****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 [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 [https://a.co/iodWsUK] Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... [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 [https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html] Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html [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 [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/ [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 [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 [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 [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 professorgerdesyt@gmail.com #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR

The Truth About Ukraine’s Biolabs

Tulsi Gabbard's final major intelligence release has reignited one of the most persistent controversies of the Russia-Ukraine war: the claim that Ukraine housed dangerous U.S.-funded biolabs. Russian state media and pro-Kremlin commentators immediately seized on the announcement as vindication for years of accusations. But what do the documents actually show? In this video, we examine Gabbard's statements, the Russian reaction, the difference between biological research laboratories and biological weapons programs, the biosafety levels of Ukrainian facilities, and what independent reporting says about the claims being made. We also explore why Russia has emphasized this narrative since the opening weeks of the war and whether the newly released information supports Moscow's longstanding allegations. Facts matter. Definitions matter. Context matters. Chapters 00:00 Introduction: Why the Biolab Story Is Back 00:49 Russia's Long History of Pushing the Biolab Narrative 01:25 What Tulsi Gabbard Actually Released 03:46 What Is Gain-of-Function Research? 05:18 Why Russian Propagandists Seized on the Announcement 06:20 ChrisO's Analysis and Russian Reactions 08:41 What the Released Documents Actually Show 10:55 Ukraine's Biosafety Levels Compared to Russia and China 11:50 Biolabs vs. Biological Weapons Programs 13:18 What Radio Free Europe Reports About the Claims 14:42 Final Analysis: What We Know and What We Don't Know Hashtags #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #TulsiGabbard #Biolabs #RussianPropaganda #Putin #Geopolitics #MilitaryAnalysis #ProfessorGerdes Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship. ***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: ***** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains [https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains] Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes [https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes] Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes] YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership [https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership] 🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ [https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/] *****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 [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 [https://a.co/iodWsUK] Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... [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 [https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html] Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html [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 [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/ [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 [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 [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 [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 professorgerdesyt@gmail.com #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR