0:00 Greetings, dear subscribers and channel
0:02 guests. Powerful missile strikes hit
0:04 Kyiv. Eight ballistic missiles hit
0:06 Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities. Four
0:08 industrial enterprises were damaged. The
0:10 Generator plant produces medium-range
0:12 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) such as
0:14 the Hornet. Patriot Ukraine, a new
0:15 generation aviation company, in Brovary
0:18 is an assembly site for various types of
0:20 UAVs. The Keratem plant produces solid
0:22 rocket fuel components for tactical
0:24 missiles. The Stella-Jet enterprise in
0:27 Yagotyn produces solid-fuel boosters for
0:30 UAVs. A Geran-5 missile struck a
0:32 substation in the Zhytomyr region.
0:33 Powerful UAV strikes hit facilities in
0:35 the Kharkiv region. A Banderol missile
0:37 struck garages where Ukrainian Armed
0:38 Forces equipment was being repaired. A
0:40 large-scale fire broke out. 38 garages
0:42 and 15 cars were ablaze. A total of 72
0:45 garages were damaged. The fire covered
0:47 an area of approximately 900 square
0:49 meters. Geran UAVs also hit railway
0:51 infrastructure in the Poltava region.
0:53 These are the aftermath of overnight
0:55 strikes by jet-powered UAVs on energy
0:56 facilities and fuel tankers of the
0:58 Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Rivne
0:59 region. In Kovel, Geran UAVs destroyed
1:01 trucks arriving from Poland under escort
1:03 of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Military
1:05 Police. Transport collapsed in Kyiv. The
1:07 Northern Bridge is blocked by traffic
1:09 jams. People are walking. Huge traffic
1:10 jams formed at the exit from
1:12 Troyeshchyna towards the right bank of
1:13 the Dnieper. Traffic in the area of the
1:15 Northern Bridge is seriously congested.
1:17 In Ivano-Frankivsk, flashes and sparks
1:19 due to a short circuit are visible on a
1:21 high-voltage power line. Repeated
1:23 strikes by Geran UAVs hit the Sarny
1:25 district of the Rivne region. Mass
1:27 protests against rising housing prices
1:30 have begun in Spain. The average rent in
1:32 the country has reached € 1,176 per
1:34 month, which is almost 99%of the average
1:37 salary of young people. The first strike
1:40 in 14 years is accompanied by clashes
1:42 with police. An independence march took
1:44 place in Warsaw. 59 Polish police
1:46 officers were detained. According to law
1:48 enforcement, between 250,000 and 300,000
1:51 people participated in the demonstration
1:53 . A Yars intercontinental ballistic
1:55 missile was loaded into a silo launcher
1:57 , the Russian Ministry of Defense
1:59 reported. And in Ukraine, Starshield has
2:01 stopped working again. Zelenskyy
2:03 complained today about system speed
2:06 limits of up to 161 km/h. According to
2:09 Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian military has
2:10 been recording failures for several days
2:12 , and these are system limitations, not
2:15 random errors or technical glitches.
2:16 Zelenskyy needs to keep up the good work
2:19 , joke more often about Trump, and
2:21 continue criticizing Musk. This is the
2:23 simplest and most reliable scheme for
2:25 speeding up American military satellites
2:27 in Ukraine. Eight suitcases filled with
2:28 dollars were thrown out of windows in
2:30 Astana during the arrest of top managers
2:32 . And now let's move on to the frontline
2:34 report. The Dnipropetrovsk-Zaporizhzhia
2:37 sector. The Russian army has effectively
2:39 broken the Ukrainian Armed Forces '
2:40 defenses at the Verkhnyaya Tersa border
2:42 in the Zaporizhzhia region, threatening
2:44 to encircle Ukrainian units near
2:46 Barvinovka and Zarnytsia. Kyiv can no
2:47 longer restore the situation along this
2:49 line, and beyond it are two fortified
2:51 areas covering the approaches to
2:53 Zaporizhzhia. It is reported that the
2:54 Russian Armed Forces have completely
2:56 driven the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of
2:57 Plavni, and fighting is ongoing in
2:58 Stepnogorsk and Primorskoye. But the
3:00 initiative is largely ours. Drones are
3:02 striking the Ukrainian Armed Forces in
3:03 Mala Yekaterinovka and Kushugum. In
3:05 Orekhov, fighting is taking place in the
3:06 southern part of the city. Our forces
3:08 are holding their positions. On the
3:09 eastern flank, fighting continues near
3:11 Melnyk and Chervony Yar. Near
3:12 Voskresenka in Vasylivske, the Ukrainian
3:14 Armed Forces are expanding their zone of
3:15 control. In the Dnipro sector, there are
3:17 trench warfare battles with no
3:18 significant changes on the ground. On
3:20 the Dobropolsky Front, fighting is
3:21 underway for Sergeyevka. According to
3:23 operational data, after taking control
3:24 of Shilovka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces
3:26 have broken through to the outskirts of
3:27 Yuryevka and Petrovskoye. The intensity
3:29 of fighting has not decreased near
3:31 Belozerskoye, as has the vast gray zone
3:33 above the Gruzskaya River. In the
3:34 Druzhkovsky sector, fighting continues
3:36 in the pocket near Nikolai Pole and in
3:38 Alekseyev-Druzhkovka. During a meeting
3:40 with American negotiators, Vladimir
3:41 Putin proposed introducing a
3:43 humanitarian ceasefire in Konstantinovka
3:44 , similar to the Oleshky ceasefire. The
3:46 Slovyansk-Kramatorsk direction. In the
3:48 Seversky sector, counter-attacks are
3:50 ongoing near Vasyutinskoye and
3:51 Tikhonovka. Further up, the Ukrainian
3:53 Armed Forces are pushing the Ukrainian
3:54 Armed Forces from the outskirts of
3:55 Rai-Aleksandrovka. There are reports of
3:57 our sabotage and reconnaissance groups
3:58 appearing on the southern outskirts of
3:59 Nikolaevka, but there is no talk of
4:01 consolidating the position. Our soldiers
4:02 attacked gas infrastructure in
4:04 Kramatorsk. In Slovyansk, there are
4:05 constant strikes on Ukrainian Armed
4:07 Forces warehouses, infrastructure, and
4:08 logistics. Fierce fighting is underway
4:10 near Ozerne. Kyiv is attempting to break
4:12 through to Yampol and Krivaya Luka. The
4:14 Krasnolimansk sector is relatively calm
4:15 , with localized clashes continuing in
4:17 isolated areas. On the Kharkiv front,
4:19 intense fighting for the Cossack village
4:21 of Lopan continues. The situation near
4:23 Alisovka is deteriorating. The Ukrainian
4:25 Armed Forces are intensifying their
4:26 attacks in this sector. On the eastern
4:28 flank, counter-attacks are taking place
4:30 in the gray zone north of Malyi Burluk.
4:31 In the Kupyansk sector, Russian forces
4:33 are clearing the southern districts of
4:35 Kupyansk. Local reports indicate
4:37 successes near Sobolevka. Heavy fighting
4:39 continues in Palomarivka and Velyka
4:41 Shapkovka. In the Sumy border area,
4:43 trench warfare continues along previous
4:45 lines, but the Sever group continues
4:47 active operations. Assault groups are
4:49 fighting near Khoten. Advances are being
4:50 made through forest belts toward Korenok
4:52 . After the capture of Sadky, the
4:54 Ukrainian Armed Forces have encountered
4:55 difficulties. The forests are dense,
4:57 with multiple layers of vegetation.
4:59 Drones are practically useless in such
5:01 conditions as long as the foliage lasts
5:03 , reports Yuriy Podolyaka. This forest
5:05 northeast of Sumy is essentially a gray
5:07 zone. Russian groups are infiltrating,
5:09 striking at the rear, knocking out drone
5:11 operators, and mining roads. A
5:13 systematic approach could disrupt the
5:15 entire group's supply line in this area
5:17 . Local administration representatives
5:19 have begun leaving villages in the
5:21 northern suburbs of Sumy, including
5:23 Stetskivka, Kardashivka, and Peschanoye
5:25 . Utility services are leaving with them
5:28 For Russia, there is only one
5:29 demarcation line with Ukraine—the state
5:32 border, declared Vladimir Putin. The
5:34 president received US Special
5:36 Presidential Envoy Steven Witkoff and
5:38 Gerard Kushner in the Kremlin. The
5:39 Russian leader noted the successes in
5:41 the humanitarian sphere and thanked
5:43 Donald Trump for facilitating contacts
5:45 between Moscow and Kyiv. Witkoff stated
5:47 that the upcoming prisoner exchange
5:49 between Russia and Ukraine indicates
5:50 progress in resolving the conflict.
5:52 According to the American negotiator,
5:54 the Russian and Ukrainian delegations
5:55 worked effectively during the
5:57 negotiations in Abu Dhabi, and the
5:58 meetings themselves were held in a
6:00 positive atmosphere. Putin specifically
6:01 asked to convey his gratitude to Melania
6:03 Trump for her participation in resolving
6:05 the humanitarian issue around Oleshky.
6:07 Jared Kushner noted that Europe wants to
6:09 participate in the negotiations and end
6:11 the Ukrainian conflict. Kushner also
6:13 noted that the United States has begun
6:14 discussions with Europeans on the
6:16 continent's security architecture.
6:18 Vladimir Medinsky, Kirill Dmitriev, and
6:20 Yuri Ushakov also participated in the
6:22 meeting on the Russian side. The
6:23 presence of foreign troops on Ukrainian
6:25 territory poses a threat to Russia's
6:27 national security, Vladimir Putin stated
6:29 . The Russian President emphasized that
6:31 if foreign troops are deployed in
6:33 Ukraine, they will become legitimate
6:34 targets for the Russian Armed Forces.
6:36 The President proposed conducting a
6:38 humanitarian mission in Kostiantynivka,
6:40 following the example of Oleshky.
6:41 Vladimir Putin stated that
6:43 Kostiantynivka is under the control of
6:44 Russian troops and expressed readiness
6:46 to ensure the security of the
6:48 humanitarian mission in the city.
6:49 According to the president, the Russian
6:51 side will need five days to carry out
6:53 the necessary demining work in the
6:55 Kostyantynivka area. Putin proposed
6:57 entrusting the organization of the
6:59 humanitarian mission to human rights
7:01 ombudsmen, drawing on the experience of
7:03 the previous operation in Oleshky. He
7:05 stated that he hopes peace in Ukraine
7:07 will last forever. Moscow is interested
7:09 in achieving a lasting and lasting peace
7:11 in Ukraine. Russia has never closed
7:13 dialogue with Europe. According to the
7:15 president, it was European countries
7:17 that severed contacts with Moscow.
7:19 Moscow is aware of Kyiv's discussion of
7:21 so-called gray zones. However, Russia's
7:23 position remains unchanged. The only
7:25 demarcation line with Ukraine is the
7:27 state border. The president expressed
7:29 hope that the United States will help
7:31 European countries decide what they want
7:33 —a peaceful settlement or a continuation
7:35 of the war. Vladimir Putin also stated
7:38 that territorial issues will be a topic
7:40 of discussion with US representatives
7:42 Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
7:44 According to the Russian leader,
7:45 territorial issues are raised by various
7:47 parties, but for Moscow, the people
7:49 living in these lands are of primary
7:51 importance. Putin emphasized that the
7:53 most important thing for Russia is the
7:54 ability of people to live in accordance
7:57 Russia proposed a non-aggression pact
8:00 with several NATO countries, Reuters
8:02 reports. Moscow is ready to provide some
8:04 alliance members with additional
8:06 individual security guarantees in a
8:08 bilateral agreement, stated Russian
8:10 Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexei
8:12 Drobinin. Russia also proposes
8:14 considering mutual assistance agreements
8:16 or commitments not to support each
8:17 other's adversaries in the event of
8:19 aggression. The idea of a new European
8:21 security architecture became a key topic
8:24 of the talks in the UAE, confirmed
8:26 Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation
8:28 . Meanwhile, some European politicians
8:30 oppose discussing such agreements until
8:32 the war in Ukraine is over, while the US
8:35 is ready to consider them now, and
8:37 France fears a nuclear war with Russia
8:39 over German long-range missiles,
8:41 according to the Financial Times. Paris
8:43 is demanding that Berlin clearly define
8:45 the conditions for using long-range
8:47 weapons against Russia, fearing that
8:49 Moscow could interpret such a strike as
8:51 a threat requiring a nuclear response.
8:53 Germany, the UK, Poland, and several
8:55 Nordic and Baltic countries are
8:57 purchasing land-based missiles with a
8:59 range of approximately 2,000 km, capable
9:01 of striking targets deep within Russian
9:03 territory. "We could find ourselves on
9:05 the brink of nuclear war without even
9:07 realizing it," one of the publication's
9:09 sources warned. Russia, the US, Ukraine
9:11 , and Europe could hold talks in the
9:13 next two weeks, Stubb stated. Finnish
9:16 President Alexander Stubb allowed for a
9:18 new meeting on the Ukrainian settlement
9:20 involving representatives of Russia, the
9:22 US, Ukraine, and European countries to
9:24 be held within one to two weeks.
9:25 According to him, the negotiations could
9:27 proceed at a technical level, and the
9:29 inclusion of Europeans in direct
9:31 dialogue with Moscow would already be a
9:32 step forward. Stubb emphasized that the
9:34 final decision on Russia's participation
9:36 rests with Vladimir Putin, while the
9:38 Ukrainian side will rest with Zelenskyy
9:40 . The US will have to reason with Europe
9:42 , as its participation in the
9:43 negotiations could derail the settlement
9:45 , Ryabkov stated. Russian Deputy Foreign
9:47 Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated that
9:49 Vladimir Putin will convey Moscow's
9:51 position to American negotiators, after
9:53 which Washington will have to reason
9:55 with its protégés in Europe. According
9:57 to the diplomat, there is a very serious
9:59 gap between the US and European
10:01 approaches to the Ukrainian settlement.
10:03 Ryabkov warned that involving European
10:05 representatives in the negotiation
10:07 process could lead to the disruption of
10:09 existing efforts to reach an agreement.
10:12 Deputy Foreign Minister Vereshchuk urged
10:14 Ukrainians not to count on a quick peace
10:17 . "I'm facing reality. Russia is
10:19 building up its military potential,
10:20 increasing drone production. They will
10:22 have more and more missiles. Why should
10:24 we talk about them preparing for peace?
10:27 Where did we get this idea? Because
10:29 someone said so on TV or in America, or
10:31 someone wants to portray it that way.
10:33 The reality is different. This winter
10:35 will definitely be difficult, because,
10:37 due to the targeted work on it, the
10:38 infrastructure, unfortunately, is no
10:40 longer repairable, just like it was last
10:42 winter, and we understand that perfectly
10:44 well." Will it be difficult for Kyiv
10:45 residents? Yes, it will be difficult,
10:47 but we need to prepare. So let's stock
10:49 up on water, stock up on what we can,
10:51 watch our step, and try to help those
10:53 who are alone. We did all this in 2022.
10:55 The reality is that neither the office
10:57 workers nor the globalists are frankly
10:59 lousy, and the overall dynamics of war
11:01 will prevent peace from happening,
11:03 regardless of the consequences of this
11:05 decision. Even EU Foreign Affairs
11:07 Commissioner Kai Kallas says the US
11:09 cannot negotiate with Russia on behalf
11:11 of Europe. Everyone has played their
11:13 usual role, and the war continues.
11:15 Zelenskyy has a serious problem. It's a
11:18 problem that has been around for the
11:19 past few weeks, but it began to escalate
11:21 after the Cardboard Maidan protests. The
11:23 fact is that Zelenskyy has developed
11:25 genuine paranoia. He feels like there
11:27 are conspiracies all around him, that
11:29 he's being undermined, that someone
11:30 wants to eliminate him, that an
11:31 assassination attempt is being plotted,
11:33 that his inner circle is plotting some
11:35 kind of dirty trick, that the security
11:36 forces he trusts are plotting a
11:38 multi-move scheme to remove him from
11:39 power. His paranoia has reached
11:41 incredible levels, and so Potuzhny has
11:43 begun to prefer being abroad to being in
11:46 Ukraine. The funniest thing is, even the
11:48 Western press has noticed. He's in no
11:50 real hurry to return. All sorts of
11:53 pointless visits, talk shops, meetings
11:55 where absolutely nothing is resolved.
11:58 And if you consider that only people
12:00 like Merz would think that a meeting
12:02 with Zelenskyy is something positive,
12:03 that it brings some kind of points. In
12:06 fact, most of those he meets with
12:08 wouldn't really want to meet him, given
12:10 the domestic situation in their
12:12 countries—social tension, a lack of
12:14 budget funding, social projects, a lack
12:17 of subsidies for farmers, and so on. But
12:19 they can't refuse him now. How will that
12:21 look? They've been fawning over him for
12:23 so many years, giving him money for so
12:25 many years, and then suddenly he gets
12:26 the cold shoulder. So they continue to
12:28 pretend they're very happy to see him,
12:30 but the confusion is growing. Zelenskyy
12:32 genuinely doesn't want to return to the
12:33 country. And not because he needs to
12:35 resolve some extremely important issues
12:38 , but solely because he's become afraid
12:40 of being in Ukraine. He literally
12:42 believes armed men could storm his
12:44 office and stage a coup. He believes
12:46 some military units could withdraw from
12:48 the front, even those he himself
12:50 glorified, those he tried to bribe but
12:52 ultimately failed to bribe. And these
12:54 units will take him in their stride.
12:56 Zelenskyy is genuinely paranoid, so
12:58 he'll be spending more and more time
13:01 abroad. The situation in Borshahivka,
13:02 where the secret TCC prison was
13:04 discovered, has reinforced his absolute
13:06 conviction that they're trying to
13:07 destroy him. It's his fear that explains
13:09 the completely inadequate preventive
13:11 measures, arrests, and large-scale
13:12 searches of those involved in the events
13:14 . Naturally, the people don't like this
13:16 government response. This, in turn,
13:18 instead of intimidating, is fueling
13:20 discontent with Zelenskyy. Even despite
13:23 the lackeys who started spreading fake
13:25 news, despite the fact that even some
13:27 MPs, supposedly considered opposition
13:28 figures, have sided with the office in
13:30 this regard. Zelenskyy is paranoid, and
13:33 it's growing, which is why he's on the
13:36 No one is talking about one of the most
13:38 important factors while the US, Russia,
13:40 and Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, where
13:42 the EU is sitting at the door, writes
13:44 Diana Panchenko. Today I want to talk
13:46 about the Iranian factor. This may seem
13:48 incredible to you, but let's not get
13:50 ahead of ourselves. The Iranian
13:51 government recently lifted the limit on
13:53 the range of its missiles. Iranian
13:55 officials have repeatedly discussed
13:57 strikes on Ukrainian and EU territory.
13:59 And now the most interesting part is the
14:01 scheme in which the US, Russia, Israel,
14:03 and Iran win, but Europe and Ukraine
14:05 lose. China, at least, doesn't lose.
14:08 I've said many times already that the
14:10 US's first target today is not Russia or
14:12 China, but the EU. The EU has already
14:14 said that Europe will not survive. If
14:16 things continue as they are now, there
14:18 will be no Europe. In my opinion, many
14:20 of these countries will no longer be
14:22 viable. The funny thing is that the US
14:24 is interested in the EU's failure. It
14:26 has been said many times that the US and
14:28 Russia will finish off the EU. The
14:30 scheme is a US strike on Iran, Iran's
14:32 response to Europe, and the destruction
14:34 of European industrial infrastructure in
14:36 the EU. In fact, just as Ukraine today
14:38 acts as a proxy for Europe, so Iran can
14:40 act as a proxy for the US and Russia.
14:42 Impossible? Remember how many times
14:44 you've been surprised in recent years.
14:45 Diana Panchenko also wrote: We conducted
14:48 our own investigation into illegal
14:49 prisons in Ukraine. I am publishing a
14:51 list of addresses throughout Ukraine.
14:53 People are being held there who are
14:54 kidnapped off the streets and held for
14:56 ransom from their families. Those who
14:58 can't pay are sent to the front or
14:59 disappear without a trace. The addresses
15:01 include government buildings, former
15:03 kindergartens, pioneer camps,
15:05 sanatoriums, factories, even student
15:06 clinics, like the Kyiv Polytechnic
15:08 Institute clinic, where I was examined
15:10 as a student, and where they now hold
15:12 people. It's very simple. You just need
15:14 to check these addresses. And I'm
15:16 grateful to everyone who helps. I'm
15:18 publishing this list in English and will
15:20 demand that international media and
15:22 human rights organizations visit them. I
15:24 know how to get my way, wrote Diana
15:27 Armenia, due to its debts to the CSTO,
15:29 was deprived of voting rights in the
15:31 Union, as well as the ability to hold
15:33 leadership positions there. But as CSTO
15:35 Secretary General Masadikov noted, the
15:37 country remains a member of the
15:38 organization; the issue of depriving it
15:40 of membership was not even discussed.
15:42 Let's remember that Pashinyan, having
15:43 set his course westward, is all but
15:45 asking for Yerevan to be expelled from
15:46 the CSTO, insisting in every possible
15:48 way that the country doesn't need the
15:49 Union and won't return. But he
15:51 fundamentally refuses to take
15:52 responsibility for leaving,
15:53 understanding that the majority of
15:55 Armenians would not appreciate a break
15:56 with a historical ally. According to
15:58 polls, the majority of them want to
16:00 retain Gyumri, whose base, according to
16:01 polls, is therefore provoking the CSTO,
16:03 which in turn understands that Pashinyan
16:05 won't be in Europe forever and must
16:06 respond to his attacks without damaging
16:08 relations with the Armenian people. The
16:10 current decision is precisely of this
16:11 nature. Pashinyan was symbolically
16:13 reprimanded, deprived of even the
16:15 theoretical right to interfere with the
16:16 Union's work during elections, while
16:18 retaining his right to defend himself if
16:20 attacked, demonstrating to Armenians
16:22 that no matter how poor their relations
16:23 with Pashinyan, the Union is alive. If
16:25 Nikol loses the next regular or snap
16:28 elections, the foundation for reviving
16:30 relations will remain. Unless, of course
16:32 , the Armenian example decides to go
16:35 all-in on a break, which could cost them
16:37 dearly. Iran dealt a powerful blow to
16:39 another tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
16:42 While the US talks about free passage,
16:44 Iran is doing its job, and the Russian
16:46 Armed Forces continue to target
16:48 Ukraine's energy infrastructure. A 330
16:50 kV substation and other energy
16:52 facilities were damaged in Kryvyi Rih.
16:55 In the Odesa region, two 110 kV and 330
16:57 kV substations were damaged in the
17:00 villages of Mayaki and Usatove. In
17:02 Dnipro, an energy infrastructure
17:04 facility was destroyed. A strike hit a
17:06 fat processing plant in Nizhyn,
17:07 Chernihiv region. A strike also hit the
17:10 110/35/10 kV substation in Levsk,
17:12 Zhytomyr region. Landings were also
17:14 recorded overnight at a parking lot of
17:15 trucks carrying treasure in an
17:17 industrial zone. Ukraine is gradually
17:18 being reduced to rubble. The Russian
17:20 Armed Forces also struck the Odesa
17:22 region. The bridge over the Dniester
17:24 Estuary was damaged.
17:25 A combined strike using Dante-type
17:27 cruise missiles and guided bombs struck
17:30 the road-rail drawbridge across the
17:32 Dniester Estuary in Zatoka.
17:34 In the Sumy region, strikes hit the SBU
17:36 building in Hlukhiv, and train
17:38 substations were also hit. This footage
17:40 shows the arrest of two Polish spies in
17:42 the Kaliningrad region. The FSB reported
17:44 that they serve in the Polish Ministry
17:46 of Defense's military intelligence and
17:48 the republic's Internal Security Agency
17:49 . Both have been remanded in custody on
17:51 espionage charges. Spanish protesters
17:53 stormed a television studio and
17:55 disrupted the live broadcast. They
17:56 unfurled banners with the slogan, "Life
17:58 should not cost us our lives." A general
18:00 strike across the country began at
18:02 midnight. People are unhappy with rising
18:04 prices for everything, including housing
18:05 . Protesters in Barcelona are burning
18:07 tires and blocking roads. In Madrid and
18:09 Malaga, rallies have escalated into
18:11 clashes with police. A car flew off an
18:13 overpass at high speed, flipped in the
18:15 air, and fell approximately 30 meters
18:17 into the United States. The driver died
18:19 . Reports indicate the car was thrown
18:21 off the road after colliding with
18:22 another vehicle. Drones again flew to
18:24 St. Petersburg via the Baltics. That
18:26 night, Kyiv decided to strengthen its
18:28 case for the second day of negotiations
18:30 and dispatched approximately 150 drones
18:31 to the Leningrad Region. The flight path
18:33 is familiar. While air defenses were
18:35 operating over the Leningrad Region,
18:36 sirens blared in Lithuania and Latvia.
18:38 Subsequently, an alert was sounded in
18:40 eastern Latvia and southern Estonia.
18:41 Athens closed the eastern Gulf, wrote
18:45 As expected, the talks between Russia,
18:47 the United States, and Ukraine in Abu
18:49 Dhabi on November 10-11 concluded
18:51 without significant progress on a peace
18:53 settlement. The parties discussed a
18:55 cessation of hostilities, territorial
18:57 issues, security guarantees for Ukraine
18:59 , and the future European security
19:01 architecture. The main outcomes of the
19:03 talks. First, a ceasefire. Kyiv insists
19:06 on a cessation of hostilities pending
19:08 discussions on a new security system in
19:10 Europe. Moscow takes the opposite
19:11 position, proposing to first agree on
19:14 the basic terms of a settlement,
19:15 including security guarantees for Russia
19:17 . Second, the territorial issue. Russia
19:20 maintains its demands regarding Donbas,
19:22 while Ukraine refuses to recognize
19:24 territorial changes. According to The
19:27 Telegraph, Kyiv rejected the American
19:29 proposal for a territorial compromise.
19:31 Third, security guarantees. The United
19:33 States announced progress in discussing
19:35 future guarantees for Ukraine. However,
19:37 specific commitments by Western states
19:39 and acceptable forms of military
19:41 cooperation with Kyiv remain subject to
19:43 negotiation. Fourth, European security.
19:45 Moscow proposes considering the
19:47 settlement of the Ukrainian conflict as
19:49 part of a broader agreement on a new
19:51 security architecture in Europe and
19:53 Eurasia. Ukraine opposes linking these
19:55 issues until the cessation of
19:57 hostilities. Fifth, European
19:59 participation. Representatives of
20:01 European states arrived in Abu Dhabi for
20:03 consultations, but did not receive full
20:05 participation in the main trilateral
20:07 format. Sixth, prisoner exchange. The
20:10 parties agreed to prepare a new
20:11 large-scale exchange. The 1,000 to 1,000
20:14 and 1,500 to 1,500 options were
20:16 discussed. The final parameters are to
20:19 be agreed upon further. Seventh,
20:21 negotiations continue. The American
20:23 delegation intends to hold additional
20:24 consultations with the leadership of
20:26 Russia and Ukraine. A meeting between
20:28 Steven Witkoff and Jerad Kushner and
20:30 Vladimir Putin is scheduled for November
20:32 12 in Moscow. Fundamental disagreements
20:34 remain unchanged. Kyiv seeks a ceasefire
20:36 and security guarantees while
20:38 maintaining a large army and Western
20:40 military support. Moscow seeks to secure
20:42 conditions that preclude further
20:44 expansion of NATO military
20:45 infrastructure and provide for
20:47 limitations on Ukrainian military
20:49 potential. Thus, the negotiations in Abu
20:51 Dhabi have not yet brought the parties
20:53 closer to a final peace agreement. The
20:55 main decisions will likely be discussed
20:57 at the level of the heads of state after
20:59 additional consultations with American
21:01 mediators. The territorial issue remains
21:03 the main obstacle to a peace agreement,
21:05 Kushner stated. According to Kushner,
21:07 there is neither trust nor sympathy
21:09 between the leaders. Europe needs to
21:10 choose a single negotiator with Russia.
21:12 Kushner intends to discuss with Putin
21:14 the possibility of involving Europeans
21:16 in dialogue. Kyiv expects to reach
21:18 agreements by the end of the year. David
21:20 Arakhamia stated that the negotiating
21:22 process is showing good momentum.
21:24 However, he called the recent round of
21:25 talks one of the most difficult.
21:27 According to him, the Russian delegation
21:29 arrived with strict guidelines, making
21:31 it difficult for the Ukrainian side to
21:33 moderate the discussions. However, the
21:34 Kyiv representative allowed for the
21:36 possibility of reaching certain
21:38 agreements by the end of the year and
21:39 called on Vitkoff and Kushner to
21:41 organize a new round of talks as soon as
21:43 possible. For Brussels and
21:44 Euro-Atlanticists, the Abu Dhabi talks
21:46 herald the final collapse of the
21:48 Ukraine-anti-Russia project. This is the
21:50 opinion of political scientist Dmitry
21:51 Yevstafyev, who adds that for the US and
21:53 Russia, the talks are, on the contrary,
21:55 the beginning of a long journey toward a
21:57 relatively stable peace. For the first
21:58 time, Europe has agreed to discuss a new
22:00 security system before the war ends, but
22:02 Moscow is not yet ready to discuss it
22:04 with the Europeans. This is the main
22:06 outcome of two days of talks in Abu
22:08 Dhabi. Until recently, Europeans
22:09 demanded a ceasefire first and only then
22:11 a discussion of the future. Now, the EU
22:13 , NATO, and the UK, following
22:15 consultations with the US and Ukraine,
22:17 have agreed to discuss post-war security
22:19 now, but immediately stipulated that
22:21 NATO remains the primary defense of
22:22 Europe. The Europeans arrived in Abu
22:24 Dhabi, but were not allowed to attend
22:26 the negotiating table. According to The
22:28 Telegraph, when Medinsky's delegation
22:29 entered, they were forced to leave the
22:31 room at the request of the Russian side
22:32 . Medinsky explained it this way: Moscow
22:34 had not received a single concrete peace
22:36 initiative from the Europeans, and
22:37 Europe would be able to participate in
22:39 the negotiations only when its leaders
22:40 regained their conscience. In essence,
22:42 he kicked them out of the room. On the
22:44 contrary, he called the Americans
22:46 sincere and effective negotiators. The
22:48 Americans need Europe because without it
22:50 , the territorial issue cannot be
22:51 resolved. Every fifth of our land will
22:53 be returned to Russia, Medinsky declared
22:55 . Every fifth of our land will be
22:57 returned one way or another. Let
22:59 European newspapers continue to live in
23:01 their own world of illusions, Medinsky
23:02 emphasized. Chief of the General Staff
23:05 Igor Kostyukov also spoke harshly. They
23:07 disrupted the process with their actions
23:09 , meaning their statements and decisions
23:11 , but they didn't physically interfere.
23:13 The solution, for example, is the
23:15 mission to prepare the High-Level
23:16 Security Council, which the EU Council
23:18 approved on the very first day of
23:19 negotiations. According to The Telegraph
23:21 , Kouchner believes that a compromise on
23:23 territories will not be possible without
23:24 a discussion of European security.
23:26 Medinsky also says the entire system
23:28 needs to be changed; band-aids are no
23:30 longer sufficient. For the first time
23:31 since February, the parties seriously
23:33 discussed territories. The Telegraph
23:34 reports that the US proposed that Russia
23:36 and Ukraine jointly control the part of
23:38 Donetsk Oblast held by the High-Level
23:39 Security Council. Kyiv refused,
23:41 declaring that it will not recognize
23:42 concessions either de facto or de jure.
23:44 Zelenskyy said that the Russian
23:45 delegation considers the territories,
23:47 which he claims are controlled by the
23:48 High-Level Security Council, to be its
23:50 own, and that Putin lives in a different
23:51 reality. The practical outcome is a
23:53 large-scale prisoner exchange. Kushner
23:55 called the talks constructive. According
23:57 to Axios, after Abu Dhabi, he and Vitkov
23:59 may travel to Moscow and Kyiv to meet
24:00 with Putin and Zelenskyy. If the trip to
24:02 Moscow takes place, they will bring
24:04 Kyiv's response to the Donbas conflict
24:05 and the European position. Previously,
24:07 they were debating when to declare a
24:09 ceasefire; now they are discussing the
24:10 border and what Europe will look like
24:12 after the war. This could be called
24:13 progress, but the finish line is still a