Michael Weiss

But all that to one side, there is no Ukrainian politician who's going to emerge to say, we must look eastward once again. There's no Yanukovych in the offing here, right? Everybody wants to be part of the EU. Everybody sees themselves as a member of the Western community. The Russians don't appreciate that fact.

But all that to one side, there is no Ukrainian politician who's going to emerge to say, we must look eastward once again. There's no Yanukovych in the offing here, right? Everybody wants to be part of the EU. Everybody sees themselves as a member of the Western community. The Russians don't appreciate that fact.

But all that to one side, there is no Ukrainian politician who's going to emerge to say, we must look eastward once again. There's no Yanukovych in the offing here, right? Everybody wants to be part of the EU. Everybody sees themselves as a member of the Western community. The Russians don't appreciate that fact.

But we seem to be now suggesting, I mean, Bloomberg just had a piece today that the Trump people are telling Zelensky you have to have elections. Yeah. The sheer logistics of which are going to be quite difficult because 20% of the country is occupied.

But we seem to be now suggesting, I mean, Bloomberg just had a piece today that the Trump people are telling Zelensky you have to have elections. Yeah. The sheer logistics of which are going to be quite difficult because 20% of the country is occupied.

But we seem to be now suggesting, I mean, Bloomberg just had a piece today that the Trump people are telling Zelensky you have to have elections. Yeah. The sheer logistics of which are going to be quite difficult because 20% of the country is occupied.

Missiles are still landing into Kiev and Kharkiv, and you're going to have a ceasefire before, which will be kind of fitfully maintained, and then you're going to go to the polls. It doesn't make much sense, but this is another demand the Russians have.

Missiles are still landing into Kiev and Kharkiv, and you're going to have a ceasefire before, which will be kind of fitfully maintained, and then you're going to go to the polls. It doesn't make much sense, but this is another demand the Russians have.

Missiles are still landing into Kiev and Kharkiv, and you're going to have a ceasefire before, which will be kind of fitfully maintained, and then you're going to go to the polls. It doesn't make much sense, but this is another demand the Russians have.

He would tell me if he were lying. He wouldn't do the dirty on me.

He would tell me if he were lying. He wouldn't do the dirty on me.

He would tell me if he were lying. He wouldn't do the dirty on me.

Well, I mean, I think they want to drag this out as much as possible. A de facto ceasefire or anything that lowers the temperature. is a boon for the Russians because it allowed them to regenerate their forces. It allowed them to kind of pause and reconstitute and, you know, bring new kit to the front, dial up more North Koreans that they can send into Kursk, whatever.

Well, I mean, I think they want to drag this out as much as possible. A de facto ceasefire or anything that lowers the temperature. is a boon for the Russians because it allowed them to regenerate their forces. It allowed them to kind of pause and reconstitute and, you know, bring new kit to the front, dial up more North Koreans that they can send into Kursk, whatever.

Well, I mean, I think they want to drag this out as much as possible. A de facto ceasefire or anything that lowers the temperature. is a boon for the Russians because it allowed them to regenerate their forces. It allowed them to kind of pause and reconstitute and, you know, bring new kit to the front, dial up more North Koreans that they can send into Kursk, whatever.

I mean, but it also, frankly speaking, allowed the Ukrainians to do the same thing. I mean, Ukrainians are suffering pretty badly themselves. I mean, this is a matter of population differences. One of the big points of vulnerability for Zelensky is his refusal to,

I mean, but it also, frankly speaking, allowed the Ukrainians to do the same thing. I mean, Ukrainians are suffering pretty badly themselves. I mean, this is a matter of population differences. One of the big points of vulnerability for Zelensky is his refusal to,

I mean, but it also, frankly speaking, allowed the Ukrainians to do the same thing. I mean, Ukrainians are suffering pretty badly themselves. I mean, this is a matter of population differences. One of the big points of vulnerability for Zelensky is his refusal to,

to lower the draft age to 18 and bring more younger people to the – I mean you've got 40-something-year-olds, in some cases geriatrics, who are now in trenches in Donbass fighting on the Ukrainian side. So they have a problem with manpower. But ultimately, look, I think the Russians understand that this is going to be a process. Sure.

to lower the draft age to 18 and bring more younger people to the – I mean you've got 40-something-year-olds, in some cases geriatrics, who are now in trenches in Donbass fighting on the Ukrainian side. So they have a problem with manpower. But ultimately, look, I think the Russians understand that this is going to be a process. Sure.