Vitaly Shevchenko

By saying that he is prepared to sit down and talk with Donald Trump, that Russia is all for negotiations, that has been the Kremlin's line for years. We are being reasonable here. You, i.e. the West, do not want to listen to our concerns. We're ready to sit down and talk, but you won't listen. Now, does he mean it? Vladimir Putin, he was very positive about Donald Trump.

By saying that he is prepared to sit down and talk with Donald Trump, that Russia is all for negotiations, that has been the Kremlin's line for years. We are being reasonable here. You, i.e. the West, do not want to listen to our concerns. We're ready to sit down and talk, but you won't listen. Now, does he mean it? Vladimir Putin, he was very positive about Donald Trump.

He said he is a very smart person, pragmatic. Does he mean it? Well, possibly. But we shouldn't forget that Vladimir Putin is a former Secret Service agent. And Secret Service agents, they're not necessarily known for telling the truth or speaking their minds. Vladimir Putin said that the election was stolen from Donald Trump back in 2020. That is going to be music to Donald Trump's ears.

He said he is a very smart person, pragmatic. Does he mean it? Well, possibly. But we shouldn't forget that Vladimir Putin is a former Secret Service agent. And Secret Service agents, they're not necessarily known for telling the truth or speaking their minds. Vladimir Putin said that the election was stolen from Donald Trump back in 2020. That is going to be music to Donald Trump's ears.

Ego is pretty big, even by most politicians' standards.

Ego is pretty big, even by most politicians' standards.

Well, possibly. The question is, though, what sort of pressure can America put on Russia that's not been exerted already? Donald Trump did suggest that oil output needs to be increased globally so that oil and energy prices go down dramatically. That will hurt a bit. I don't think it will completely undermine the Russian economy.

Well, possibly. The question is, though, what sort of pressure can America put on Russia that's not been exerted already? Donald Trump did suggest that oil output needs to be increased globally so that oil and energy prices go down dramatically. That will hurt a bit. I don't think it will completely undermine the Russian economy.

A few years ago, half of the money in the Russian state coffers, it was from the sale of hydrocarbons, i.e. oil and gas. Now, that share is decreasing. So Russia is making energetic efforts to wean itself off oil and gas. it knows that it's dependent on that sort of revenue.

A few years ago, half of the money in the Russian state coffers, it was from the sale of hydrocarbons, i.e. oil and gas. Now, that share is decreasing. So Russia is making energetic efforts to wean itself off oil and gas. it knows that it's dependent on that sort of revenue.

So to completely stop this war by dropping energy prices, that will have to be done A, dramatically, and B, very, very cleverly.

So to completely stop this war by dropping energy prices, that will have to be done A, dramatically, and B, very, very cleverly.

Well, the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andrei Yarmak, he said on social media that Vladimir Putin wants to discuss Ukraine without Ukraine, and that's not happening. But I think Vladimir Putin is really keen to talk to somebody like Donald Trump. And also, importantly... He wants to talk to Donald Trump about other things, not just Ukraine.

Well, the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andrei Yarmak, he said on social media that Vladimir Putin wants to discuss Ukraine without Ukraine, and that's not happening. But I think Vladimir Putin is really keen to talk to somebody like Donald Trump. And also, importantly... He wants to talk to Donald Trump about other things, not just Ukraine.

For Vladimir Putin, Ukraine is a huge chapter, but it's only part of Russia's more global standoff with the West. So for him, this is a chance to discuss the new world order, if you like, not just Ukraine.

For Vladimir Putin, Ukraine is a huge chapter, but it's only part of Russia's more global standoff with the West. So for him, this is a chance to discuss the new world order, if you like, not just Ukraine.

We have got statements from both the investigative committee and also the Russian Federal Security Service and also a video published by the security service showing the apparent perpetrator, the man himself, And all of them are basically saying the same thing, that this man, a citizen of Uzbekistan, bought a scooter.

We have got statements from both the investigative committee and also the Russian Federal Security Service and also a video published by the security service showing the apparent perpetrator, the man himself, And all of them are basically saying the same thing, that this man, a citizen of Uzbekistan, bought a scooter.

Then several months later, and this operation apparently took several months, he received parts. for the bomb, which he assembled, then parked the scooter outside General Kirillov's house, set up a camera, which was live streaming to the Uzbek man's alleged handlers from the Ukrainian Security Service.

Then several months later, and this operation apparently took several months, he received parts. for the bomb, which he assembled, then parked the scooter outside General Kirillov's house, set up a camera, which was live streaming to the Uzbek man's alleged handlers from the Ukrainian Security Service.