Description:
The Duran on Russia sending Medinsky, Ryabkov, and GRU chief Kostyukov to Abu Dhabi, a team the episode says was built for European security architecture as well as Ukraine. Witkoff and Kushner look outmatched, Europe tries to get a seat, and Ukraine's energy grid is collapsing. The question the show poses: is Moscow putting NATO expansion back on the table?
The Duran, episode 2669.
The Duran, episode 2669.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Abu Dhabi talks and the negotiating teams
00:01:11 Putin presents his team to the Security Council
00:02:55 Medinsky leads the Russian delegation
00:04:52 Military heavyweights Kostyukov and the General Staff
00:05:54 Ryabkov, Galuzin and European security architecture
00:11:57 Is Putin ready to capitulate?
00:14:13 Kushner's NATO Russia Council idea
00:16:56 Europe tries to gate crash Abu Dhabi
00:22:06 Kallas demands Russian concessions
00:25:09 Zelensky avoiding Kyiv
00:28:19 Democrats push $15 billion for Ukraine
00:32:14 Ukraine's energy grid nears collapse
00:35:02 Dnieper bridges and the front lines
00:39:15 Trump says Ukraine will get smaller
00:40:14 Why Europe wants the talks to fail