Trump Insults Russia Dumps Kiev Zelensky UK/EU On Their Own; Russia Has 70% Kupiansk, Wants Kharkov (Alexander Mercouris)

00:00 Introduction & Setting the Scene
04:00 Trump's UN Speech: Tone & Reactions
10:00 Global Pushback on Trump’s Policies
17:00 Trump and the Ukraine War – Mixed Messages
22:00 Analyzing Trump's Truth Social Post
28:00 Shifting US Support & Handing Off to Europe
34:00 Europe’s Role and the Changing Battlefield
41:00 UN Diplomacy and US Policy Shifts
46:00 Military Updates: Russian Advance & Kupiansk
53:00 Russia’s Strategic Intentions Revealed
01:02:00 Frontline Developments & Ukrainian Exhaustion
01:10:00 Conclusions: Russia's Confidence & Looking Ahead



Trump is washing his hands of Ukraine by putting the onus onto Europe - this is despite his anti-Russian rhetoric. The problem for Trump is that he can't simply walk away without risking assassination. The second attempt on his life involved a Ukraine war supporter at a golf course.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 26, 2025.]