U.S. military-industrial complex a biggest winner in Russia-Ukraine conflict: expert

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U.S. military-industrial complex a biggest winner in Russia-Ukraine conflict: expert

STORY: U.S. military-industrial complex a biggest winner in Russia-Ukraine conflict: expert DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:20 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Pentagon, military forces, vessels and planes 2. various of streets of Ukraine 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ANTONIO RONDON, Political analyst in Cuba STORYLINE: Media reports say the U.S. has given more than $2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration, with about $1 billion last week alone. As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues, a Cuban political analyst says that the U.S. military-industrial complex is one of the biggest winners in the crisis. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ANTONIO RONDON, Political analyst in Cuba "Russia has opposed all steps taken by NATO to move closer to its borders by adding Eastern European countries that were formerly part of the Warsaw pact, and deploying weapons and troops in those countries near the Russian border. In recent years there has also

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