Russia's Desperate Move - Joe Blogs
Vladimir Putin just made his most desperate move yet. Days after a two-hour phone call with Donald Trump, Russia unveiled plans for a $100 billion tunnel linking Siberia to Alaska a project being called the PutinTrump Tunnel.
The Kremlin claims its a vision of peace and trade, but behind the headlines is a much darker truth.
Russias economy is under pressure from sanctions, war costs, and falling oil revenues and this huge infrastructure fantasy looks more like a propaganda stunt than a real plan.
In this video, I break down:
What was actually discussed in the 2-hour TrumpPutin call
Why Russia suddenly wants to build a tunnel to America
The engineering reality 70 miles under Arctic ice
How much it would cost and who would pay for it
The economic desperation driving Moscows latest PR move
Its one of the strangest geopolitical stories of the year and another sign that Russia is running out of real options.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:46 TUNNEL
4:52 COMPARABLES
7:17 FUNDING
9:55 DEFLECTION
11:11 SUMMARY & CONCLUSION