Description:
Carl Zha and Warwick Powell on Ukraine running out of options, Russian advances in Donbass, and why Moscow may reject a Kushner-Witkoff settlement that skips Russia's security demands.
Powell argues Russia has absorbed Ukrainian drone attacks while manpower shortages, thinning air defenses, and NATO weapons depletion pile up on Kiev. If the war runs into winter, the shock hits energy markets, European politics, and the U.S. midterms.
Powell argues Russia has absorbed Ukrainian drone attacks while manpower shortages, thinning air defenses, and NATO weapons depletion pile up on Kiev. If the war runs into winter, the shock hits energy markets, European politics, and the U.S. midterms.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Trump sends Kushner & Witkoff to Russia
00:00:56 The Western narrative vs. battlefield reality
00:02:19 Why Russia has weathered the economic pressure
00:03:18 Ukraine's growing manpower crisis
00:04:16 Russia's attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure
00:05:15 Why Russia may reject a peace deal
00:06:10 Moscow's long-term security demands
00:07:44 Ukraine as an extension of the NATO military system
00:08:41 NATO's weapons and industrial depletion
00:09:11 Russia's growing missile and drone production
00:09:41 Energy markets and the economic consequences
00:10:11 Ukraine, Europe and the U.S. midterm elections
00:10:39 Political pressure building inside Europe
00:11:34 Is the Western order unraveling?
00:12:02 A historic turning point