How Oil Became Russia’s Strongest Weapon | System Error

Oil fuels international conflict, corruption and authoritarianism while also killing the planet. Until now, most nations were happy to put up with this, but Russia’s war with Ukraine may spell an end to that. ​​ So far, EU countries have paid Russia $44 billion for oil and gas since the conflict began. In this episode, we investigate how the fossil fuels are financing Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Check out the VICE World News playlist for global reporting you won't find elsewhere: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw613M86o5o4S3BXgi3bCiIVuopQxIMgV Watch more from this series: Why the Police and Military Have a Sexual Abuse Problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up0JCoZIWxI How Big Pharma Gets Dangerous Drugs Approved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayE0y7XfCpo The WWF’s Poaching War Is Killing Innocent People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J6iJg6NUOA&t=228s Help keep VICE News’ fearless reporting free for millions by making a one time or ongoing contribution here. - https://bit.ly/3oRyDu8 Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: https://bit.ly/2HR9kGq Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://bit.ly/36oafb0 Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: https://bit.ly/33xksQy Instagram: https://bit.ly/2VvVaxT More videos from the VICE network: https://bit.ly/3fWNVrZ #VICENews #News