What if Putin didn't miscalculate?
That's the question raised by a recent New York Times op-ed. What if his main objective was not regime change, but instead capture of Ukraine key eastern and coastal resources?
If looking through that lens, the incursion seems less like a bungled regime change and more like a strategic success for Russia, as Russia now is largely in control of these assets.
In this video we hear from David Knight Legg, the energy expert whose thesis sparked the NYTimes piece. See the YouTube Video for the charts and graphics: https://youtu.be/dBXk_963Kec
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