This video talks about the war in Ukraine. Why did Putin invade Ukraine? Depending on who you ask, he feared NATO membership, needed to remove Ukrainian Nazis, or he was just expansionary. But could it be simpler than that? Perhaps one significantly overlooked factor was that Ukraine was an economic competitor. in fact, Russia has been engaging in an economic war with Ukraine since before 2014. In this video, you’ll see how Putin weapon trade both during the war and before the war began.

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