As Russia intensifies its war on Ukraine, it's also escalating its so-called shadow war against the West. Over the weekend, a railway line in Poland that was a link to Ukraine was sabotaged, and Polish officials say Russia was behind that attack. Some NATO allies are urging the US government to take this Russian threat more seriously.>> Yeah, they're warning that its military is already beefing up its presence along Baltic and Finnish borders. Among those is the foreign minister of Estonia. He has called Ru ...

Geopolitical Landscape & Security - The speaker suggests President Trump aims for peace in Ukraine, advocating for increased economic pressure on Russia, particularly urging Europe to cease Russian oil and gas purchases [3] - Europe has reduced Russian gas purchases by 80% and oil by 90%, with remaining percentages involving Slovakia and Hungary [4] - Finland emphasizes Ukraine's right to retain independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, rejecting any Russian acquisition of Ukrainian territory [5] - Security guarantees for Ukraine involve the Ukrainian army, European support, and a US backstop, with military constructs largely ready and political constructs under development [7] - NATO has established "Baltic Sentry" and "Eastern Sentry" operations in response to Russian actions in the Baltic Sea and airspace violations, respectively [10] - The speaker advises a calm and deterrent-focused approach to Russian provocations, emphasizing the importance of not showing weakness [10][16][17] NATO & International Relations - Article Four of NATO has been invoked nine times since 1949, indicating a mechanism for addressing security concerns short of Article Five [13][14] - China's economic size is over ten times bigger than Russia's in the early 1990s, and its oil and gas purchases support Russia's ability to conduct the war [20] - The speaker views India as a close ally of the EU and the US, advocating for Western engagement with India as an emerging superpower [21] - NATO allies have increased defense expenditure from 2% to 5% due to geopolitical and security circumstances, influenced by President Trump [23]

What will European leaders hope to achieve then. They've put out this statement just in the last couple of minutes and they expect to have this call with the president tomorrow. Yeah, it's funny, Tom Well, I mean, they're pretty much resigned to the fact that Trump is going to meet Putin on his own without Zelenskiy or Ukrainian presence at all.And that's always been pretty much their nightmare scenario. So they're hoping to now influence Trump to make clear what they would consider to be unacceptable conce ...

Tonight, Scott P in Ukraine with President Voteir Zalinski. The Ukrainian president faces a critical moment in his alliance with the United States. In an interview this past Friday, Voteir Zalinski invited President Trump here to Ukraine to see how Russia's unprovoked invasion three years ago continues to threaten the peace of the Western world. Zalinski is navigating a sharp turnabout in Washington. The United States had been leading NATO in arming Ukraine and isolating Russia. But since taking office, Pre ...