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Trump and Zelensky are clashing over Russian refinery strikes, sanctions, energy prices, and how the war in Ukraine should end, while Vladimir Putin is now pushing for a possible summit with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping that could discuss Ukraine without Volodymyr Zelensky initially at the table. In this video, I break down how the relationship between Trump and Zelensky has deteriorated, why Trump agreed to allow more Russian diesel back onto global markets, why he pressured Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries, and why he waived major new sanctions Congress had authorized against Moscow. I also look at the Ukrainian drone units behind the refinery campaign, how those strikes are affecting Russia’s energy sector, and why Ukraine sees them as one of its most important independent forms of leverage. From there, I examine Putin’s proposed Trump-Xi-Putin summit, the comparisons to a modern “Yalta”-style great-power meeting, what Russia would hope to gain, why China might participate, and why Ukraine is deeply concerned about being excluded from the early stages of negotiations. Trump and Putin probably cannot simply end the war without Ukraine, but they may be able to negotiate enough of the political and economic framework around it that Kyiv eventually arrives at the table with fewer options than it had before. #Ukraine #Russia #Trump #Putin #Zelensky #China #Geopolitics #UkraineWar Want to support Ukrainian long-range sanctions? 1st USC Fundraiser: https://1usc.army/en/aid/ United24 Fundraiser: https://u24.gov.ua/news/1-year-since-the-launch-of-the-united24-app 🧠Join my Patreon and get weekly reports on what's going on in the world! https://patreon.com/CalebMcMurtrey ☕️ Interested in supporting the channel? Consider buying me some coffee! 👇 https://www.buymeacoffee.com/threatsandb 🔥 Get unbiased and balanced news while tracking bias from the largest news outlets with Ground News using my affiliate link: https://ground.news/landingV5/welcome?utm_source=threatsandtrends&utm_medium=pap-link#a_aid=threatsandtrends ⭐️ Find me at: Twitter - https://x.com/CalebBMcMurtrey Business Email - threatsandtrends@gmail.com Interested in starting a lab or sprucing up your home office? Check out these affiliate links for cool things I highly recommend! These also go to help support the channel! 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 https://kit.co/studiosec Note: I receive a small commission from any purchases of any of the gear shown in the affiliate link above. This supports the channel and keeps the content free!