Description:
Putin just warned that the Baltic Sea could become the next Strait of Hormuz, and Alex breaks down what that means for Europe as Elbridge Colby and the Pentagon quietly tell Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to stop poking Russia. We also cover Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Carney pushing Canada toward EU associate membership, Zelensky striking Russian refineries despite Trump's pressure, the CENTCOM briefing on Iran, Kaja Kallas under fire and the massive $6 billion Binance crypto hack. Is Europe about to turn the Baltic into its own Hormuz crisis?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Ursula and Carney push Canada EU associate membership
00:04:17 Merz backs the EU Canada Alliance for the Future
00:08:41 Putin backs Africa seat on UN Security Council
00:10:05 Putin warns Baltic Sea could become another Hormuz
00:12:00 Why Putin took the call from Stubb and Store
00:13:33 Putin on 2030: Russia ready, but no victors
00:15:10 Colby tells Baltic states to stop poking Russia
00:19:14 WSJ says Ukraine paused refinery strikes, then Samara hit
00:23:10 CENTCOM briefs Trump on Iran blockade and Hormuz
00:27:16 Senator Murphy calls the Iran strike plan insane
00:29:54 Nord Stream stays shut as EU oil majors post record profits
00:33:00 The $6.3 billion Binance hack and North Korea claims
00:36:07 Clown World: Berliner Zeitung asks what Kallas does
00:39:16 Merz in Japan seeking funds for Ukraine
00:41:03 Rest in peace Patrick Stewart