Description:
Episode 2235. Jared Kushner heads to Moscow to see Putin after the Abu Dhabi talks ended in two hours. Alex covers Medinsky on Europe's security architecture, a prisoner exchange, Zelensky's demand for an 800,000-strong army, and an EU training mission moving into Ukraine. He also takes Merz and long-range missiles, Fico's refusal, a UK request for a direct line to Moscow, and Rubio on Iran.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Kushner heads to Moscow
00:00:40 Abu Dhabi talks end after two hours
00:01:50 Medinsky on Europe's broken security architecture
00:05:14 Prisoner exchange and Zelensky's 800,000 army demand
00:08:55 Kushner and Witkoff to Putin, then Dublin
00:12:50 St Petersburg drones, Lithuania alert and Odessa
00:17:28 Merz's long range missiles worry France
00:20:39 Fico tells Merz no
00:23:07 EU training mission moves into Ukraine
00:26:07 UK asks for a direct line to Moscow
00:27:48 Rubio, Iran and the Bessent option
00:30:55 Refrigerator gate
00:35:17 Tusk targets social media
00:36:43 Clown world: Levin AOL saga and Kiev substation money