John Henley

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Today in Focus · Zelenskyy’s clever play to win over Trump at G7– The Latest · 16 Jun 2026 podcast

So there's potentially a lot of money in there for Donald Trump.

But the crucial thing is,

is that 50% of those reserves, more than 50% of those reserves are in underneath territory that is currently occupied by Russia.

And so, you know, Trump can't, as it were, cash in or American companies can't cash in on this agreement until the war is over.

So that clearly will be a motive.

I mean, we know, we've seen in the past how much, you know, commercial interest, the extent to which commercial interests

you know, motivate Trump and his family and the whole kind of Trump money making machine.

So, yeah, that will be certainly be at the forefront of his mind as well.

Yeah, I mean, I think it's, as regards Ursula von der Leyen's comments, they're kind of a mix, I think, of sort of, you know, strategic optimism, but also a good dose of reality.

You know, I mean, it's absolutely true.

And that the, you know, the leaders at the summit today, you

essentially agreed that Russia is not winning this war.

I mean, it might not be losing and Ukraine might not be winning either, but Russia certainly isn't winning.

And so in that case, that's a very fair assessment.

Well, you know, I mean, I just think it's unrealistic to say that Russia has lost.

Yes, Ukraine is succeeding in striking deep into Russian territory, but the front line is still really bitterly contested and a very, very tough place indeed to be.

And as we saw yesterday, Russia is still very much capable of launching really big full scale drone and missile attacks on on Ukrainian targets.

You know, as the summit was effectively getting underway yesterday, UNESCO listed World Heritage sites were being struck in Kyiv.

So, you know, the Russian war machine certainly isn't isn't paralyzed yet.

And although the Russian economy is is definitely suffering, it hasn't collapsed either.

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