Topic 2078
Alex Christoforou of The Duran breaks down Putin's pointed response to Zelensky's open letter at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, where the Russian president called the letter rude and designed to prevent talks, dismissed Zelensky as the author without naming him, and told the Russian military to get to work as 141 Ukrainian drones targeted the Leningrad region in what Christoforou identifies as a deliberate distraction from the near-complete Russian capture of Kostiantynivka, the biggest city seized since Mariupol. The update also covers escalating US and Iran strikes across the Gulf, NATO's new 70 billion aid push led by Merz, EU plans to return military age Ukrainian men to the front lines, and the growing Albanian protest movement now dubbed the Flamingo Revolution over the Kushner island development. With Russia advancing, the ceasefire holding by a thread, and Western money still flowing, is the collective West running out of options to change the outcome on the ground?

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00:00:00 Intro and Thank You from Belgrade
00:02:12 141 Ukraine Drones Target Leningrad Region During SPIEF
00:02:59 Konstantynovka Falling: Russia's Biggest Capture Since Mariupol
00:04:17 The Drone Distraction: How Media Hides Front Line Collapse
00:06:09 Putin Addresses Zelensky's Open Letter at St. Petersburg Forum
00:07:33 Putin: The Letter Was Rude and Designed to Prevent Talks
00:08:55 Putin's Response: Get to Work Boys
00:11:13 Secret Kyiv Talks Revealed: Businessman Mission Then Dormitory Strike
00:13:48 NATO Plans 70 Billion Ukraine Aid Package Led by Merz
00:16:30 EU Plans to Send Military Age Ukrainian Men Back from Europe
00:17:47 Ukraine Drones Hit Romanian Port; Grain Ship Attack Kills Five
00:19:39 US Iran Ceasefire Update
00:21:04 CNN Exclusive: Israel's Secret Bases Surrounding Iran During Conflict
00:22:29 Trump Says Iran Deal Is Very Close
00:24:50 Clown World: Kushner Albania Island and the Flamingo Revolution