James Menendez
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That said, the missing detail on Ukraine... being free with Russia within its borders, the very question of how a conflict line would be policed by foreign troops, there is missing detail. America said it's nothing to do with us, but Ukraine, I think, politically still has plenty to play for.
That said, the missing detail on Ukraine... being free with Russia within its borders, the very question of how a conflict line would be policed by foreign troops, there is missing detail. America said it's nothing to do with us, but Ukraine, I think, politically still has plenty to play for.
This is now the diplomatic challenge because at the moment it's hard to see how.
This is now the diplomatic challenge because at the moment it's hard to see how.
This is now the diplomatic challenge because at the moment it's hard to see how.
if you have a summit in Saudi Arabia, where you see Donald Trump with Vladimir Putin, who will be delighted that he is able to bypass Ukraine in these negotiations, a country he denies the existence of, it'll be very hard for President Zelensky to then get his elbows up and get to the table and start asserting his wants and needs for a ceasefire. And I think
if you have a summit in Saudi Arabia, where you see Donald Trump with Vladimir Putin, who will be delighted that he is able to bypass Ukraine in these negotiations, a country he denies the existence of, it'll be very hard for President Zelensky to then get his elbows up and get to the table and start asserting his wants and needs for a ceasefire. And I think
if you have a summit in Saudi Arabia, where you see Donald Trump with Vladimir Putin, who will be delighted that he is able to bypass Ukraine in these negotiations, a country he denies the existence of, it'll be very hard for President Zelensky to then get his elbows up and get to the table and start asserting his wants and needs for a ceasefire. And I think
It is a reflection of geopolitics where superpowers wield the influence they do because of Ukraine's reliance on American aid, notably because of the scale and speed it can be provided. America is therefore able to impose its terms on Ukraine more easily. The US is still going after Ukraine's natural resources in a deal in exchange for continued So it's really quite difficult.
It is a reflection of geopolitics where superpowers wield the influence they do because of Ukraine's reliance on American aid, notably because of the scale and speed it can be provided. America is therefore able to impose its terms on Ukraine more easily. The US is still going after Ukraine's natural resources in a deal in exchange for continued So it's really quite difficult.
It is a reflection of geopolitics where superpowers wield the influence they do because of Ukraine's reliance on American aid, notably because of the scale and speed it can be provided. America is therefore able to impose its terms on Ukraine more easily. The US is still going after Ukraine's natural resources in a deal in exchange for continued So it's really quite difficult.
I guess the only positive from yesterday for Ukraine is that this is the start of a very complicated path to peace. And when you've been in a full scale invasion, when you're on the tail end of 11 years of war, people do want peace. Of course they do. People are tired of worrying whether their sons and husbands will come home.
I guess the only positive from yesterday for Ukraine is that this is the start of a very complicated path to peace. And when you've been in a full scale invasion, when you're on the tail end of 11 years of war, people do want peace. Of course they do. People are tired of worrying whether their sons and husbands will come home.
I guess the only positive from yesterday for Ukraine is that this is the start of a very complicated path to peace. And when you've been in a full scale invasion, when you're on the tail end of 11 years of war, people do want peace. Of course they do. People are tired of worrying whether their sons and husbands will come home.
They're tired of wondering whether they'll survive the night under artillery. So, of course, peace is desired, but it's the terms of that peace which is so crucial for Ukraine.
They're tired of wondering whether they'll survive the night under artillery. So, of course, peace is desired, but it's the terms of that peace which is so crucial for Ukraine.
They're tired of wondering whether they'll survive the night under artillery. So, of course, peace is desired, but it's the terms of that peace which is so crucial for Ukraine.
A little more than that, other than that this is, you know, in the scale of things, it's a larger attack than normal, but it's still something that Russia sustains. The night before there were ballistic missiles landing here in Kiev, the week before 14 people were killed on a missile strike, this missile and drone strike on the central region of Poltava. This is what happens.
A little more than that, other than that this is, you know, in the scale of things, it's a larger attack than normal, but it's still something that Russia sustains. The night before there were ballistic missiles landing here in Kiev, the week before 14 people were killed on a missile strike, this missile and drone strike on the central region of Poltava. This is what happens.
A little more than that, other than that this is, you know, in the scale of things, it's a larger attack than normal, but it's still something that Russia sustains. The night before there were ballistic missiles landing here in Kiev, the week before 14 people were killed on a missile strike, this missile and drone strike on the central region of Poltava. This is what happens.