An overview of the topics discussed this afternoon and their timestamps:
0:00 - Trump’s recent post about Zelensky being a “dictator” and the notion that he started the war is clearly a repetition of what Putin has told him.
2:40 - Zelensky and Trump’s back story. Why their relationship has always been troubled ever since Zelensky rebuffed Trump’s attempt to get compromising intel on Hunter Biden.
5:00 - Zelensky and Trump’s tense meeting at Notre-Dame + Zelensky vs. Putin
7:55 - How firm is Zelensky’s grasp on the leadership of Ukraine? (50/50 in the polls on a normal day but likely now skyrocketed to 94 per cent after Trump’s bashing of Zelensky)
11:06 - The talks in Riyadh. Practical or problematic?
14:40 - Putin’s ultimate goal: he wants a Yalta 2.0 to include the US and China.
15:50 - Kirill Dmitriev, Russia’s Jared Kushner - how Jared Kushner, and Dmitriev wereresponsible for the Riyadh meeting. And for connecting Putin to Trump.
22:15 - Potential dark money in the Balkans?
23:07 - How will this play out between Putin and Trump? Who has the upper hand?
24:16 - Putin’s effective communication style: how he passed on soundbites to Trump
26:32 - Putin learning from Trump in terms of political philosophy
29:25 - What’s Zelensky’s play at this point?
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