
Friedrich Merz has stated that he will not talk to Vladimir Putin, as he doesn’t think it will bring any positive results. Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has urged the EU countries to “tap in the Russian frozen assets” as Ukraine needs this money to stop Russia. Viktor Orban has stated that the EU is deceiving Ukraine with the EU’s membership and has argued that Ukraine’s EU membership would bring war. Polish President Duda has arrived in Kiev in wha might be his last visit to Ukraine as President of Poland. Ursula Von Der Leyen doesn’t believe in conventional negotiations tactics with the US and is keeping EU’s options open to CPTPP, looking at possibly joining the trading bloc.
0:00 In this episode
0:12 Intro
2:02 Merz in denial
6:08 "Tap" the assets
9:12 Orban warning
12:53 Duda In Kiev
13:59 EU's move
16:40 Lithium reserves