Andrei Martyanov says the Abu Dhabi talks were mainly about European security, not Ukraine, and that Russia's position on territory is unchanged. He says Europe stays out until Moscow lets it in, and that France is pressing Germany on long-range missiles because a launch from NATO territory could bring a nuclear response.
He cites an El Mundo report that Europe is starting winter with minimal gas reserves, while Russian LNG diverted to Asia sells at about four times the old contract price. He says those contracts, including Spain's, end in 2027.
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
Alex breaks down the Abu Dhabi trilateral talks, where Kushner and Witkoff are reportedly floating an Article 5 style security guarantee for Ukraine, a return to the NATO Russia Council, and a seat for the Europeans at the next round on European security architecture. Alex also covers Thomas Massie's push to impeach Pete Hegseth, Merz threatening to block the EU budget unless every member state funds Project Ukraine, Europe's Patriot shortage, and France blaming Iran for its supermarket fridge cyber hack. Is the collective West negotiating in good faith, or setting a trap for Russia?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Hegseth defends himself against impeachment
00:00:28 Abu Dhabi trilateral talks and Europeans on the sidelines
00:04:24 Politico: Europeans at the table on security architecture
00:07:21 Article 5 style guarantee for Ukraine and border redraw
00:09:21 Kushner's NATO Russia Council proposal
00:10:44 Axios: White House upbeat, Ukraine's three priorities
00:14:30 Zakharova warns against foreign troops in Ukraine
00:17:20 Kallas cheers the Democrat midterm win
00:19:00 Merz EU budget ultimatum and the end of unanimity
00:24:00 Bloomberg: Europe's Patriot interceptor shortage
00:25:55 Massie pushes to impeach Hegseth
00:28:10 Trump, Qatar and the Iron Gate blockade on Iran
00:31:25 France blames Iran for supermarket fridge cyber hack
00:34:14 Clown world: Ukraine space force, suits and hockey
00:37:55 Dana White at the podium and Trump questions the midterms
Max Otte tells Glenn Diesen that Europe is at a breaking point, pointing to unrest in France, discontent in Germany, an arrested presidential candidate in Romania, and what he calls an attempted coup in Poland. He says European leaders are making Russia a common enemy to distance themselves from the United States, and that the EU falls if France or Germany falls.
Timeline:
00:00:00 The current state of Europe
00:09:33 Economic crisis as a catalyst for change
00:19:38 The legitimacy crisis in European leadership
00:24:01 Future of US-Europe relations
00:25:16 The challenge of consensus in democracies
00:26:36 Germany's independent path: a new approach
00:30:05 Navigating energy security and economic interests
00:34:07 The future of the euro and European integration
00:39:03 Germany's relationship with Russia: a path forward
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to an affair, and the Chinese spy claims surrounding it are landing just days before Trump's summit with Xi Jinping. Alex asks who benefits from pushing Huang out, then turns to a Reuters exclusive on an EU report blaming Russia, MAGA and Israel for the France protests, Europe's push for a seat at the Abu Dhabi talks, and Trump's 60 Minutes interview on Ukraine and Iran. Is this really about espionage, or about who controls the future of AI?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction from Athens
00:00:28 NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang admits affair
00:01:14 China denies spy claims
00:01:47 Timing ahead of the Trump Xi summit
00:05:31 Who wants Huang out as NVIDIA CEO?
00:09:30 EU report blames Russia, MAGA and Israel for France protests
00:11:50 Operation Overload
00:15:43 EU to borrow 40 billion for Ukraine
00:17:05 Macron's Elysee bunker
00:18:23 UK claims Russia behind hybrid attacks
00:19:42 France wants a seat at the Abu Dhabi talks
00:22:57 Kushner and the NATO Russia Council
00:25:51 Trump on 60 Minutes: Ukraine, Iran and Israel
00:32:14 Krakow gunman, Houthi strike on Aramco, hacked KIA list
00:36:13 Clown world: Dana White, Zelensky avoids Kiev
Poland's Donald Tusk failed in a national address and blamed Russian bots and Dmitry Medvedev for his failed takeover of the Constitutional Tribunal, while Donald Trump floated a first Putin and Zelensky meeting at the G20 in Miami. Alex breaks down the US Embassy tipping off the FSB about a Moscow plot, Estonia defying Elbridge Colby, Zelensky asking Erdogan for money, and Germany's Gen Z protests against Merz. Is Europe finally cracking under the weight of Project Ukraine?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro from Athens
00:00:28 US Embassy warns Russia of Moscow plot
00:03:11 Trump vs CIA over oil refinery strikes
00:06:21 Estonia defies Colby on Russia rhetoric
00:09:04 Zelensky asks Erdogan for money and weapons
00:12:20 Trump hints Putin Zelensky meeting at G20
00:14:26 Tusk meltdown over Constitutional Tribunal
00:18:42 Tusk blames Russian bots and Medvedev
00:22:58 Rubio signals support for Nawrocki
00:26:11 France protests and Germany Gen Z revolt
00:30:23 Binance hack and North Korea claims
00:32:12 France data tax and BBC YouTube tax
00:34:24 EU parcel fees and new taxes
00:35:54 Turkey social media ban for under 15s
00:36:58 Clown world: Greenland and Lavrov at G20
A top election analyst says if Trump loses just the House on Tuesday his era is over. Would a Democratic House have the guts to cut Iran war funding? Plus an update on the uprising in France. Ray McGovern, Scott Ritter.
Ray McGovern is a former C.I.A. Russia analyst and presidential briefer, Scott Ritter is a former U.N. weapons inspector, intelligence officer and author. Joe Lauria is editor-in-chief of Consortium News. Cathy Vogan is executive producer of CN Live! and The World This Week.
Alexander Mercouris tells Glenn Diesen that Europe is under economic stress, with falling living standards in France and the same pressure in Britain and Germany, and that people are in the streets because they feel the political system no longer responds.
He says both sides have agreed to sit down, but Ukraine, the Europeans, and Marco Rubio treat the talks as being about Donbass and territory, while Russia says the subject is Europe's security architecture.
Timeline:
00:00:00 The State of Europe: Economic and Social Unrest
00:05:48 The Impact of War on European Stability
00:12:05 Diplomatic Dynamics: Russia, Ukraine, and the West
00:17:59 Revisiting Security Architecture in Europe
00:26:33 The Political Landscape of Ukraine
00:27:32 Demonization of Russia and European Unity
00:28:38 The Existential Threat of Peace
00:30:33 The American Influence on Ukraine
00:32:33 The Dynamics of U.S.-Ukraine Relations
00:36:23 Negotiation Challenges and Military Strategies
00:38:09 Shifts in the Battlefield
00:46:11 The Impact of Middle Eastern Conflicts on U.S. Strategy
Scott Ritter tells Judge Napolitano that EU sanctions on Jacques Baud, a Swiss officer living in Brussels, froze his bank, and that officials told a German parliamentarian even a loaf of bread would break the sanctions.
He says a later review dropped the Russian-propagandist charge, kept the sanctions because Baud is so neutral that his speaking would reinforce Russia's position, and calls those sanctions a death penalty.
Elon Musk says Ukraine's military broke Starlink's terms of service by using it for offensive drone strikes, and he has nothing but contempt for those pushing endless conflict. Alex explains the Starlink versus Starshield distinction, why Musk fears SpaceX satellites could become fair game, and what Ushakov's confirmation of a Trump, Putin and Xi summit in China means, as protests spread across Europe and Brazil and Serbia head to the polls. Is Musk protecting Starlink, or signaling that the West's patience with Project Ukraine is running out?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Obama and Trump clash over Iran
00:01:57 Brazil runoff between Bolsonaro and Lula
00:03:33 Serbia snap elections and Vucic's next move
00:05:23 Musk explains the Ukraine Starlink dispute
00:07:55 Musk's post on terms of service
00:10:32 Starlink and Starshield share the same hardware
00:13:49 Why Musk fears Starlink becomes a target
00:16:34 France protests and a thousand arrests
00:17:38 Albania protests target Edi Rama
00:20:32 Why Brussels won't invest in Europe's youth
00:22:44 Trump, Putin and Xi to meet in China
00:23:54 Kuleba, Trump and Rubio on ending the conflict
00:27:00 Clown World: Eagle's Nest fire and fake Zelensky bunker
00:29:51 Britain told to be ready by 2030
Washington has reportedly handed Russia yet another peace plan for Ukraine, complete with a Donbas demilitarized zone, sanctions relief and a single reopened Nord Stream pipeline, and Alex explains why it is the same old offer in new packaging. Alex breaks down Europe auditioning Meloni, Stubb and Frederiksen to negotiate with Putin, Zelensky's media blitz, the Abu Dhabi talks, Trump and Musk on Starlink, oil at $113 and Macron's move to ban protests as French bond yields soar. Is the West finally negotiating, or just hoping to wear down the Kremlin?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Localized ceasefire
00:00:56 Economist reports new US deal offered to Russia
00:02:36 Why the terms ignore Russia's root causes
00:06:18 Repackaged terms and the one Nord Stream pipeline
00:07:09 Zelensky says Russia needs Ukraine in NATO
00:08:08 Telegraph: Europe auditions a Putin negotiator
00:11:44 Zelensky on Diary of a CEO and CNN Amanpour
00:14:43 Putin to Zarubin on Europe and Abu Dhabi talks
00:18:44 Bennett contradicts Zelensky's Kiev story
00:20:32 Fallen soldier exchange and the 10 to 1 ratio
00:24:43 Drone strikes across western Ukraine
00:26:47 Trump, Musk and the Starlink reversal
00:29:01 Oil hits $113 despite Hormuz claims
00:31:55 Airline CEOs warn of higher fares
00:34:05 Trump blames Iran for fuel prices
00:36:19 Macron moves to ban French protests
00:37:56 French bond yields pass US Treasuries
00:40:11 Serbia snap election and Belgrade student rally
00:42:12 Clown World: Ireland hugging consent ad
00:43:11 Clown World: Telegraph Russian fishing trawlers
On this month's episode of The Dot Connector, David starts the show with an emotive and powerful message in response to the civil unrest happening in different parts of Europe, especially the mass rioting and vandalism occurring in France. Who/what does it actually benefit long-term?
As more migrants from one culture integrate into the West, whose culture do they plan on accepting?
Description:
France is in flames and Macron has left the country, but in this episode we argue this is not just a French crisis, it is a European one rooted in a Brussels center that now controls borders, migration, the euro, foreign policy and Project Ukraine. From Orban and Georgescu to Meloni, Le Pen, Merz and the AfD, we explain why national governments can no longer answer to their own voters, and why Macron may already have his eyes on the European Central Bank as Lagarde moves on. Will the EU outlive the very nations it was built on?
The Duran: Episode 2654
00:00:00 France protests spread across Europe
00:01:00 Why France is the flash point again
00:02:16 Migration, economics and fear of conflict
00:03:53 Weak governments under a Brussels center
00:07:14 France under pressure from EU policy
00:09:38 There is no France without sovereignty
00:10:26 Orban, Georgescu and the price of dissent
00:11:43 Meloni falls in line, Le Pen softens
00:14:28 The EU will destroy member states first
00:17:27 Five years of meetings about Ukraine money
00:19:34 Macron's speech and his exit to the Middle East
00:22:47 Macron's next move: the European Central Bank?
00:26:00 Project Ukraine as the test of loyalty
00:29:08 Burning of the town hall and cultural violence
00:32:32 Europe's future: tourism and the military
00:34:12 Germany's AfD split, east versus west
00:38:04 Britain, Brexit and the London establishment
00:41:14 What is the EU? Treaties and Aztec gods
00:44:16 Mercouris on the France he loves
Europe is finally ready to talk to Russia, but the two option offer reported by the Financial Times looks designed to be rejected. Alex walks through the Witkoff Oslo meeting with the E4, Zelensky lobbying US senators against Trump, Elon Musk distancing Starlink from Star Shield, plus curfews in France, Albania blaming Russia for its protests, the Kim Jong Un coma rumor and Christiane Amanpour leaving CNN. Why would Putin pick either door when Russia is already winning?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Europe ready to talk to Russia
00:01:13 FT reveals Europe's two options for Putin
00:03:47 Why Russia will reject a ceasefire and the NATO trade
00:06:26 Setting Russia up to say no and the next escalation
00:07:29 Starlink, Starshield and Musk distancing
00:09:33 Witkoff heads to Oslo to meet the E4 and Ukraine
00:12:43 Kushner joins virtually as US and Europe coordinate
00:14:52 Trump lashes out at Zelensky over leadership
00:17:04 Trump floats a Trump Xi Putin denuclearization meeting
00:20:43 Zelensky lobbies US senators against Trump
00:26:21 Republicans tie Pentagon funding to a tougher Russia stance
00:27:18 France curfews, Macron in the UAE and Italy deploys troops
00:29:31 Hegseth in Israel and talk of another Iran strike
00:30:48 Clown World: Albania protests and Rama blames Russia
00:34:28 Kim Jong Un coma rumor and Amanpour leaves CNN
In the video I reference the Putin-Trump call on October 9th. I said "December 9th" multiple times. This is my mistake. I meant to say October 9th. My apologies for the error.
Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump may meet at the APEC summit in China to discuss Ukraine, and Zelensky is not invited. Alex breaks down the Wall Street Journal report, Trump's blunt Truth Social message to Zelensky after pausing Graham's sanctions, Russia's Rasvet guided strikes on western Ukraine, and Macron's speech blaming Trump for fuel prices before flying off to the Gulf. Is Europe's leadership running out of excuses as protests spread from Paris to Milan?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Xi, Putin and Trump to meet at APEC in China
00:04:05 Why Zelensky is not invited
00:06:48 Trump defends pausing Graham's sanctions bill
00:09:10 Trump on Iran and his blunt message to Zelensky
00:11:14 Witkoff and Kushner call and what Putin may propose
00:13:12 Zelensky blames the US in NBC interview
00:15:40 Russia hits western Ukraine using Rasvet
00:17:56 Kyiv strikes and the US warning claims
00:21:19 St Petersburg drone flight path via Lithuania
00:25:18 Macron's speech and the Celine Dion concert
00:29:38 Macron blames Trump and the Middle East
00:33:12 Macron leaves France for the Gulf
00:35:06 Italy's Crosetto dismisses public opinion
00:36:54 Trump endorses Netanyahu
00:38:49 Clown World: Zelensky's NBC interview
Big Three, real one. Stand-off arsenals. Andrei Martyanov says political and military elites have brought Europe to the end, with France convulsing, and that only the United States, China, and Russia will decide a relatively peaceful world, because Russia's standoff arsenal, used every day, is not comparable to what he says remains of U.S. munitions after the Iran war.
