West In Shock After Konstantinovka Fall; Putin Resists US Pressure During Tense Trump Call; Kharkov (Alexander Mercouris)

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Introduction and channel reminder
00:00:45 Western media downplays Konstantinovka fall
00:02:11 Financial Times buries the admission
00:02:44 Zelensky denies the city has fallen
00:04:07 Video evidence shows Russian control
00:05:22 Pattern of Ukrainian denials on lost cities
00:08:12 Kupiansk and the Zelensky photo op
00:09:54 Why the media narrative matters
00:11:44 Ukraine drone offensive losing effectiveness
00:14:29 Crimea fuel and highway situation stabilizing
00:15:42 Trump calls with Zelensky and Putin
00:17:07 Ukraine seeks another 70 billion euros
00:20:43 Poland and Italy funding doubts
00:23:30 Inside the Putin Trump phone call
00:33:08 Putin pushes back on ceasefire demands
00:51:09 Frontline updates Konstantinovka and Kharkov
00:59:34 Iran supreme leader funeral scenes
01:02:07 Alleged Israeli plot against Iranian negotiators
01:04:14 Strait of Hormuz oil flows to China
01:08:34 Energy crisis warnings for Ukraine and Europe

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 7, 2026.]