Alex Marlow

I think the icing out of Ukraine in that negotiation in Saudi Arabia and only including Russia, that was all about trying to pull Russia away from the Sinosphere. and to the United States. This is what it's all about for me. I feel like everything is actually about China, though Trump will not say China. I think this is brilliant, and it gives us in the commentariat space a lot of room to play.

I think the icing out of Ukraine in that negotiation in Saudi Arabia and only including Russia, that was all about trying to pull Russia away from the Sinosphere. and to the United States. This is what it's all about for me. I feel like everything is actually about China, though Trump will not say China. I think this is brilliant, and it gives us in the commentariat space a lot of room to play.

But you know China better than anyone. What's your take on all this?

But you know China better than anyone. What's your take on all this?

You know, one thing that people might not know about Peter is that he first got connected with us at Breitbart when he was our editor of Big Peace, which was Andrew Breitbart's first national security foreign policy blog that he started. So Peter's got expertise in this way as well. And again, personal biases aside,

You know, one thing that people might not know about Peter is that he first got connected with us at Breitbart when he was our editor of Big Peace, which was Andrew Breitbart's first national security foreign policy blog that he started. So Peter's got expertise in this way as well. And again, personal biases aside,

Peter, what do you make of Zelensky's sort of meltdown in the Oval Office where he was vaguely threatening us? And then the mineral deal, which was as good as signed, apparently just didn't end up getting signed. And then he went on Fox News and really apologized for anything. He sort of doubled down in a lot of ways. All this, I don't fully have my mind around what's going on.

Peter, what do you make of Zelensky's sort of meltdown in the Oval Office where he was vaguely threatening us? And then the mineral deal, which was as good as signed, apparently just didn't end up getting signed. And then he went on Fox News and really apologized for anything. He sort of doubled down in a lot of ways. All this, I don't fully have my mind around what's going on.

From your perspective, what do you think is really happening?

From your perspective, what do you think is really happening?

Yeah, him relitigating the origins of the war, which was, I don't understand who allowed him to do that. Maybe he doesn't have good advisors. Maybe he's not that bright of a guy. I don't get it because that was not what Trump cares about at all. Trump wants to bring this thing to a close. He doesn't care about really who started it.

Yeah, him relitigating the origins of the war, which was, I don't understand who allowed him to do that. Maybe he doesn't have good advisors. Maybe he's not that bright of a guy. I don't get it because that was not what Trump cares about at all. Trump wants to bring this thing to a close. He doesn't care about really who started it.

Yeah, Putin started it, but Putin started it because Joe Biden's weakness. I have a whole chapter on this in my book, Breaking Biden, explaining this. And a lot of it was that the Biden administration for years said, And prior to that, Obama had had these overtures, Ukraine, that they could one day join NATO.

Yeah, Putin started it, but Putin started it because Joe Biden's weakness. I have a whole chapter on this in my book, Breaking Biden, explaining this. And a lot of it was that the Biden administration for years said, And prior to that, Obama had had these overtures, Ukraine, that they could one day join NATO.

This is a total non-starter with the American people and anyone who I think wants to avoid nuclear war. What did you make of Zelensky's repetition that he needs security guarantees? What does that look like to you? Security guarantees, that basically means a promise that we'll go to war with Russia. That's insane. Why is he suggesting that?

This is a total non-starter with the American people and anyone who I think wants to avoid nuclear war. What did you make of Zelensky's repetition that he needs security guarantees? What does that look like to you? Security guarantees, that basically means a promise that we'll go to war with Russia. That's insane. Why is he suggesting that?

Right.

Right.

J.D. Vance summed it up best. He said the minerals deal is a way better security guarantee than European troops. It's a long-term investment in their sovereignty. Perfectly put.

J.D. Vance summed it up best. He said the minerals deal is a way better security guarantee than European troops. It's a long-term investment in their sovereignty. Perfectly put.