Description:
Did Ukraine's partners really go silent before Russia's latest missile strikes on Kiev? Alex breaks down Zelensky's claim that intelligence warnings were withheld, Trump's denial, the new Starlink speed cap, the Russian diesel deal angering Senator Blumenthal, Houthi strikes on Saudi Aramco, Kimberly Guilfoyle's exit as US ambassador to Greece, and the Nord Stream trial opening in Hamburg. Is Washington quietly tightening the screws on Kiev, or is this just good cop, bad cop?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro and Rutte on Russia and NATO
00:00:41 Zelensky heads to London to meet Burnham
00:01:53 Zelensky claims partners withheld missile warnings
00:03:42 Trump denies cutting off intel to Ukraine
00:06:16 Medvedev mocks Zelensky over intel
00:07:11 Starlink speed cap hits Ukraine's front line
00:09:24 Senators slam Trump's Russian diesel deal
00:10:49 Massive Russian strikes leave Kiev in blackout
00:13:25 Ukraine runs out of interceptors
00:14:13 Houthis strike Saudi Aramco
00:15:32 Iran's new tactics in the Strait of Hormuz
00:19:34 Guilfoyle asked to resign as ambassador to Greece
00:22:14 New press secretary's rocky first briefing
00:26:01 Nord Stream trial begins in Hamburg
00:28:21 Clown World: Rutte on hybrid threats