Description:
Putin has brought back the December 2021 draft treaties and is demanding NATO pull its forces back to the German border, turning the Kremlin talks with Witkoff and Kushner into something close to an ultimatum.
Alexander Mercouris goes through the Ushakov briefing and Peskov's conditions for Europe, asks whether Kushner is misrepresenting Putin on European participation, and explains why Antonio Costa and the EU chief negotiator split leave Europe with no seat at the table.
Alexander Mercouris goes through the Ushakov briefing and Peskov's conditions for Europe, asks whether Kushner is misrepresenting Putin on European participation, and explains why Antonio Costa and the EU chief negotiator split leave Europe with no seat at the table.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro and Ushakov's briefing
00:01:50 Somber mood and the bare Kremlin table
00:03:49 Kushner claims Europe gets a seat
00:05:45 Why Russia links Ukraine to Europe's security
00:11:40 Putin's Konstantinovka gambit
00:19:38 The core issue: a new security architecture
00:27:41 Return of the December 2021 draft treaties
00:29:06 NATO pullback to the German border
00:31:34 Ushakov hints at new Russian demands
00:35:00 Could the Nordic and Baltic states be next?
00:37:44 Ushakov on the Europeans
00:42:56 Peskov's two conditions for Europe
00:46:08 Is Kushner misrepresenting Putin?
00:52:02 Russia's near ultimatum
00:55:59 Witkoff and Kushner steamrolled
01:00:07 Unlike anything since the Cold War
01:02:44 Costa denies Europe's security failure
01:07:59 Dublin and the EU negotiator split
01:16:26 Follow-up talks and Trump and Putin in Shenzhen
01:20:53 Graul casualty study, Rosstat leaks, front line