Why Russia Failed to Help Venezuela: Ukraine, Hardware, and Attrition - William Spaniel [View all]

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Ten days removed from the U.S. operation to extract Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, today we look at how exactly it played out. We focus on Russia's role in particular---the structure of its military relationship with Venezuela, and how Ukraine created a major distraction. These points are relevant for potential conflicts with other Russian client states in the near future.

0:00 Revisiting the Fracas in Caracas
0:53 How the Operation Happened
2:34 Venezuela's Foreign Arms Support
3:29 How Russia Structures Arms Deals
6:30 Side Note: The Indirect Benefits of Supporting Ukraine
7:58 The Help Russia Offered
11:01 How the United States Exploited the Weakness