Russia's Awful Week Could Not Have Come at a Worse Time for the Kremlin - William Spaniel

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Last week went very poorly for Russia. But it is not just the bad news coming in that was the problem. It was also the timing. This video looks at what went on with nuclear coercion, Russian casualties, the ruble's value, Georgian protests, and the collapse of Syrian lines. We then put that into the context of the incoming Trump administration, and how U.S. foreign policy might soon change.

0:00 Bad News for Russia
1:34 Failed Nuclear Coercion
4:05 Russia's High Casualty Figures
5:47 The Ruble Crash
10:09 Georgian Protests