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Episode 2189. Putin says the circus has left town but the clowns stayed behind, mocking Estonia's defense minister as Bloomberg reports that Trump told Zelensky to go to Moscow and meet Putin himself. Alex breaks down the EU's €6.6 billion European Peace Facility package, the scramble over the €90 billion loan, the Dobropillia encirclement Alexander Mercouris compares to Mariupol, CBS reports on Cuba, and Trump rejecting Iran's ceasefire offer over the Strait of Hormuz. Is the collective West now in full panic mode as Ukraine's economy and front lines give way?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Putin mocks Estonia's "clownery" at the United Cultures Forum
00:02:36 Putin on retaliation for the Wildberries and Ozon strikes
00:03:25 Putin on peace talks and claims of a threat to Europe
00:05:05 Trump's $400 million package and the EU's €6.6 billion
00:08:25 Bloomberg: Trump tells Zelensky to go to Moscow
00:10:34 Trump's handshake gesture at the UN
00:12:13 EU scrambles to frontload the €90 billion loan
00:14:45 Ukraine steel, locomotives, internet and Dobropillia
00:18:10 Cuba plans, Trump Xi talks and the Iran ceasefire rejection
00:22:51 Clown World: Amanpour, von der Leyen and multilateralism