Rare Kremlin video: Putin with Witkoff and Kushner, then their first Kyiv trip this term and Zelenskyy’s restrained reply. Moscow cites trust and economic projects; Bessent chokes offshore funding. Argentina presses Malvinas as Trump rethinks automatic U.S. backing of Britain.
The Kremlin released rare footage of a high-level meeting between Vladimir Putin and Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, followed by their first trip to Kyiv this term and a comparatively restrained response from Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signaling revived U.S. diplomacy on Ukraine. The script argues Putin views the American team as a more trusted broker than European leaders and notes Ratcliffe’s Moscow visit and Bessent’s G20 outreach to Russia’s finance minister. With Kirill Dmitriev present, Moscow described major U.S.-Russia economic projects; Bessent is choking offshore/banking channels funding Ukraine via Europe/UK/Canada. Pivots to Argentina’s Malvinas/Falklands push as Trump reconsiders automatic U.S. support for British sovereignty.
00:00 The Monday Brief – Donroe Doctrine Goes Live: From Ukraine to Falklands
00:49 The Re-Engagement is Real
04:35 The Weapon – Why Talks Are Back
07:22 The Falklands and the Monroe Doctrine’s Real Target
