Michael Weiss

Yeah, so on the sanctions side of the ledger, you know, remember Donald Trump said if Russia doesn't come to the table or abide by a ceasefire, we're just going to sanction the hell out of them. That was his tough guy, his one... One or two moments of appearing or posturing as a tough guy in Russia.

Yeah, so on the sanctions side of the ledger, you know, remember Donald Trump said if Russia doesn't come to the table or abide by a ceasefire, we're just going to sanction the hell out of them. That was his tough guy, his one... One or two moments of appearing or posturing as a tough guy in Russia.

Yeah, so on the sanctions side of the ledger, you know, remember Donald Trump said if Russia doesn't come to the table or abide by a ceasefire, we're just going to sanction the hell out of them. That was his tough guy, his one... One or two moments of appearing or posturing as a tough guy in Russia.

Well, what the Russians are doing, and Putin specifically is doing, is dragging out this process of negotiating a truce, whatever you want to call it, and adding new conditions and caveats to it. So now the Russians are saying, well actually, in order to get us

Well, what the Russians are doing, and Putin specifically is doing, is dragging out this process of negotiating a truce, whatever you want to call it, and adding new conditions and caveats to it. So now the Russians are saying, well actually, in order to get us

Well, what the Russians are doing, and Putin specifically is doing, is dragging out this process of negotiating a truce, whatever you want to call it, and adding new conditions and caveats to it. So now the Russians are saying, well actually, in order to get us

To do a maritime ceasefire, you have to lift some sanctions on our agricultural exports and also critically reconnect the Russian Agricultural Bank to SWIFT, the International Banking System. Now, the nice thing about that is that that doesn't get done without the European Union's consent. And the EU votes by consensus. They're not set to vote until the summer, July, August.

To do a maritime ceasefire, you have to lift some sanctions on our agricultural exports and also critically reconnect the Russian Agricultural Bank to SWIFT, the International Banking System. Now, the nice thing about that is that that doesn't get done without the European Union's consent. And the EU votes by consensus. They're not set to vote until the summer, July, August.

To do a maritime ceasefire, you have to lift some sanctions on our agricultural exports and also critically reconnect the Russian Agricultural Bank to SWIFT, the International Banking System. Now, the nice thing about that is that that doesn't get done without the European Union's consent. And the EU votes by consensus. They're not set to vote until the summer, July, August.

Just before coming on your show, the European Commission came out and said, the only way we amend or change or lift sanctions is Russia full withdrawal from Ukraine. So it's a very strong, solid statement. So the Europeans have, to use the metaphor of the hour, cards to play here.

Just before coming on your show, the European Commission came out and said, the only way we amend or change or lift sanctions is Russia full withdrawal from Ukraine. So it's a very strong, solid statement. So the Europeans have, to use the metaphor of the hour, cards to play here.

Just before coming on your show, the European Commission came out and said, the only way we amend or change or lift sanctions is Russia full withdrawal from Ukraine. So it's a very strong, solid statement. So the Europeans have, to use the metaphor of the hour, cards to play here.

Well, the US can start to lift sanctions unilaterally, but the EU can do secondary sanctions, so it doesn't have the full impact. I mean, if the EU keeps in place its sanctions on the same institutions, that tends to constrain or limit Russia's ability to do business. But to the point that Philipps is raising, and I made this point myself,

Well, the US can start to lift sanctions unilaterally, but the EU can do secondary sanctions, so it doesn't have the full impact. I mean, if the EU keeps in place its sanctions on the same institutions, that tends to constrain or limit Russia's ability to do business. But to the point that Philipps is raising, and I made this point myself,

Well, the US can start to lift sanctions unilaterally, but the EU can do secondary sanctions, so it doesn't have the full impact. I mean, if the EU keeps in place its sanctions on the same institutions, that tends to constrain or limit Russia's ability to do business. But to the point that Philipps is raising, and I made this point myself,

One of the unsung victories for the Ukrainians in the last couple of years has been to drive the bulk of the Black Sea Fleet out of Crimea, their base in Sevastopol, through drone attacks, missile attacks, including with attackams that we've provided them with their own homegrown or homemade Neptune cruise missiles. They've expended a lot of resources doing this. And it's also allowed them to...

One of the unsung victories for the Ukrainians in the last couple of years has been to drive the bulk of the Black Sea Fleet out of Crimea, their base in Sevastopol, through drone attacks, missile attacks, including with attackams that we've provided them with their own homegrown or homemade Neptune cruise missiles. They've expended a lot of resources doing this. And it's also allowed them to...

One of the unsung victories for the Ukrainians in the last couple of years has been to drive the bulk of the Black Sea Fleet out of Crimea, their base in Sevastopol, through drone attacks, missile attacks, including with attackams that we've provided them with their own homegrown or homemade Neptune cruise missiles. They've expended a lot of resources doing this. And it's also allowed them to...

create an alternate route for their own grain shipments right i mean the black sea fleet imposed a blockade and that completely circumscribed ukraine's ability to make money by selling its food on the international market so the question is if this maritime ceasefire does come into effect and already there's some some issues in terms of the readouts on either side and what conditions have been agreed or not does that mean the black sea fleet is able to return

create an alternate route for their own grain shipments right i mean the black sea fleet imposed a blockade and that completely circumscribed ukraine's ability to make money by selling its food on the international market so the question is if this maritime ceasefire does come into effect and already there's some some issues in terms of the readouts on either side and what conditions have been agreed or not does that mean the black sea fleet is able to return