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Did Ukraine Just Have Its Best Day of the Year? - William Spaniel
Today, the United States and NATO announced a weapons transfer program designed to surge materiel to Ukraine, with the first set of supplies potentially arriving later this week. This video explains how exactly the plan works, the secondary sanctions plan attached to it, why it is all happening now, and some of the potential issues that may arise with it.
1:23 What Are the Announced Transfers?
4:36 The Secondary Sanctions Plan
8:16 Why Trump Was Stringing Us Along
10:08 The Republican Party's Internal Dispute
13:04 NATO's New Spending Targets
15:39 The Continued Prioritization Problem
17:21 Will This Plan End the War?