Russia Hits Kiev Biggest Strike As US Military Joins US Russia Ukraine Talks; No Deal UK/EU Left Out

Russia Hits Kiev Biggest Strike As US Military Joins US Russia Ukraine Talks; No Deal UK/EU Left Out
Topic 1796

0:00 - Introduction and reminder to like and subscribe
0:28 - Overview of recent Moscow meeting between Putin and US officials
2:13 - Agreement to set up a working party with Russia, Ukraine, and the US in Abu Dhabi
3:22 - Pentagon's new defense strategy focusing on homeland protection and Asia-Pacific
8:00 - US shifting defense responsibility to Europe and scaling down in Europe
10:14 - Details of the Abu Dhabi working party participants from Russia, Ukraine, and the US
18:51 - Nature of the Abu Dhabi meeting as a military and intelligence working group
20:30 - Topics in Abu Dhabi: security issues, buffer zones, and control mechanisms
24:12 - Meeting logistics and lack of public information on outcomes
25:05 - Likelihood of ongoing working group meetings and comparison to Minsk agreements
27:22 - US strategic motives for scaling down conflict in Ukraine to focus on China
28:38 - Absence of CIA and Ukrainian civilian intelligence in the Abu Dhabi talks
30:05 - Internal US government divisions over Ukraine conflict strategy
34:14 - Ukrainian position on Donbass withdrawal and prospects for peace
40:28 - Recent powerful Russian missile and drone strike on Kiev and its impact
48:31 - Challenges of Ukrainian air defense against advanced Russian missiles
53:06 - Overview of missile types used in the Kiev strike and their implications
56:25 - Humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Kiev and Ukrainian government’s response
59:09 - Lack of substantive negotiations between US and Russia
1:03:00 - Prospects for final settlement and Ukrainian resistance to territorial concessions
1:07:17 - Europe crisis amid US strategic shift and Greenland controversy
1:14:00 - European failure to engage directly with Russia and reliance on US mediation

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