{"id":1821,"date":"2022-04-13T19:51:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T23:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/williamtoti.com\/?p=1821"},"modified":"2022-05-14T07:59:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-14T11:59:07","slug":"situation-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/williamtoti.com\/situation-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"The situation in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The situation in Ukraine<\/h3>\n<p>I worked for a few years on security in Ukraine, so I was asked for my thoughts on the situation between Ukraine &amp; Russia right now. I did a podcast on the subject, titled &#8220;More than a few thoughts on the situation in Ukraine.&#8221; <span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">It&#8217;s long, but this is not a simple matter. I hope this provides some degree of understanding. Hope you find it useful.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/jethrohelpsukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#JethroHelpsUkraine<\/a> <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/armukrainenow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#armukrainenow<\/a> <a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/presidentzelenskyy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#presidentzelenskyy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#JethroHelpsUkraine<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"More than a few thoughts on Ukraine\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W1a0u84t378?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Contents of this video: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=0s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">00:00<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Beginning <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=68s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">01:08<\/a> <span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Jethro helps Ukraine <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=131s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">02:11<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Why should you listen to me? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=160s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">02:40<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Let&#8217;s start with a map <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=316s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">05:16<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Russia&#8217;s Invasion of the Republic of Georgia <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=451s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">07:31<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Some history of Ukraine <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=515s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">08:35<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Holomodor <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=616s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10:16<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> The Revolution on Granite <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=641s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10:41<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Cooperative Threat Reductions <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=706s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">11:46<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> The Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=831s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13:51<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> The Orange Revolution <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=926s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15:26<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Euromaidan <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=1332s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">22:12<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> My meetings with members of Congress <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=1427s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">23:47<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> My meeting with President Petro Poroshenko <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=1583s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">26:23<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> A little about Russia <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=1895s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">31:35<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> How NATO has evolved since 1997 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=1969s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">32:49<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> A little about President Zelenskyy <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=2134s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">35:34<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> Keeping the White House honest <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=2360s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">39:20<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> What about World War III? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=2458s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">40:58<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> What about China? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=2631s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">43:51<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> What should we do at the national level? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yJWz3wTzdYc&amp;t=2744s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">45:44<\/a><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"> How you can help <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">A<\/span><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">fya Foundation&#8217;s Ukraine Disaster Relief Hub: <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmVrRERzM051TGFqNEVjZnpzbk9uYk84MjROUXxBQ3Jtc0trMG1IVjZqX0J4WEkzV0RjSzNYRU84ODVHZWtJaGZyS281VDhESFN6aE1EMFU2ZGN5Vm84Y1BqbXZzSUk4TmFZTkNQZTNkRnZJeTIyeUxUV19GbVNEM2tlNGNKc05HWlBaNEdIMGJuQXZXZzBJRHgzbw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fafyafoundation.org%2Fcampaign%2Fukraine%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow 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